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(Copyright, 1916, by W. G. Chapman.)
"But, Mabel, I don't know the young
lady."
"But I know her. She is one of my
dearest school friends. She and her
Bister are stopping with some relatives
over the week end. It is all arranged.
You are to call for her tomorrow eve
ning. Her sister, I believe, is provided
with an escort."
"And I am to take this Miss Lora
Vane to the lawn party up at Grays
ville?" "Yetf, Rupert."
"And then drive her here, where her
Bister will come also?"
"That is the program."
"Very well; I'll do It to oblige you,
bIb."
Mercy Grey smiled to herself. She
was not a matchmaker, but she would
not be averse to welcome her college
chum as a sister-in-law. As to her
brother, he was not altogether en rap
port with the situation. The Greys
were plain people, and thrifty. He
had not gone much into society and,
from what Mercy had told him, he
fancied that this Miss Lora Vane was
a gay butterfly of fashion, who rather
looked down on the simple, inexperi
enced son of a farmer.
"I Bay," hailed the brother-in-law of
Rupert as he came into the farmyard,
"going to shine this evening, I hear.
I don't envy you."
"How is tlmt?" Rupert challenged
his good-natured relative.
The latter pointed to old Fleecy, the
family horse. Fleecy was white as the
"Is What That Mischief-Makor Says
True?"
driven snow, a groat, strong, Intelli
gent animal, something of a puller and
decidedly a goer. He waB the main
Btay of the family for buggy service.
"I suppose you know that this Miss
Vane ia a red-headed girl?" observed
the tormenting brother-in-law, always
up to mischief. "No? Well, she is
fiery brick rod. With a white horse!.
Say, she won't relish It, believe me.
See the point?"
Rupert looked dlsmaved as his rela
tive strode off, laughing hilariously.
Ho saw the point, indeed! The red-hended-glrl-whlte-horso
fetich was a
standing Joke In the vicinity.
"Is what that mischief-maker Bays
true?" propounded Jacob, the farm
utility man of the Greys for a quarter
of a century odd, erratic and a prime
friend of Rupert.
"Is what true?" quorlod Rupert,
vaguely stlrrod up nt the latest dis
covery of the Individualism of Miss
Vane.
"About a redhoadod girl? If It Is,
don't you frot about It. I'll fix it for
you. I'll Bave you from being being
oh, yes, embarrassed, tlnvt'B the
word."
"What do you mean?" demanded Ru
pert, but the old man drifted away
chuckling and waving his hand reas
suringly, and replying in a confident
tone:
"I'll have it ready at eight. I'll fix
everything for you."
Rupert did not pay much attention
to old Jacob, who was always saying
and doing strange things. He resolved
to go through the ordeal. It waa too
late to borrow another horse, too ex
pensive to hire one at the livery. Be
Bides, in the dusk and in the later dark
who would notice the color of Miss
Vane's hair? Still, Rupert was sensi
tive, and It Miss Vane was the same,
she might feel annoyed at the close
conjunction of a white horse.
' Old Jacob was at the hitching block
;when Rupert left the house to start
on his experience of the night. Rupert
gave a great stare, a start, a gasp.
"Where's Fleecy?" he asked sharply.
"Why this is Fleecy, of course," re
sponded old Jacob readily. "Stained,
Idyed; wouldn't know him, eh? Any
thing to oblige you, and fix things
right, and no harm done."
"But" began the astounded Ru
pert. "You tee, the folks were dyeing
some old brown bollands. There was
a tubful of the stuff left over. Thinks
I, will it do the work? It did. Went
on slick as grease. It may not last or
wear, but for one evening I defy any
one to see a speck of white, or any
Btranger to guess that the horse has
been hocussed, hey?"
Rupert did not know whether he
had better laugh or storm. He looked
over Fleecy critically. Yes, In the
gathering dusk, the old animal would
pass muster. No one would particu
larly notice Fleecy. He would be
only a few moments in front of the
house where he was to call for Miss
Vane. Dusk would favor the situa
tion. By the time they reached Grey
ville it would be dark, and he could
tether the horse in an obscure spot.
So Hiss Vane's sensibilities would be
spared.
Rupert had never seen MIsb Lora
Vane before. As he saw her for the
first time an hour later, he wished he
could keep her in view for the rest of
his life. She was ravishing. And
her hair a golden glory! Red? He
would bodily assault his brother-in-law
if he ever made the insinuation again!
If it shaded on the tabooed derided
hue, it was in a magnificent way that
made Rupert wish every girl in the
world was singularly glorified.
Everything went charmingly. There
was a gay lantern-lit party on the
lawn, dancing, refreshments and ev
erybody happy. As Rupert helped
Miss Vane Into the buggy, he felt that
he had passed the most enjoyable eve
ning of his life. Lora was brimming
over with joyousness, she liked her es
cort and sho felt that this was true
and was radiantly content.
Her sister was to be driven after
them by her escort to the Grey home.
Rupert started down the hill road first.
The sky had become .obscured and it
began to rain.
Rupert got out the rain robe and
tucked in his pretty companion se
curely. There was a drenching show
er. It beat down for a full half hour.
Then the moon came out and then
He noticed Miss Vane staring askance
at old Fleecy. He glared himself.
Fleecy was once more in propria per
sona. The rain had washed off the
thin coating of dye. Old Fleecy had
turned white in a single hour!
Rupert was on nettles. He met the,
questioning, half quizzical eyes of his
fair companion once. He believed she
saw through the entire gauzy tissue
of maBk and circumstance. He was
about to stammer out a lame expres
sion when there was a weird scream.
It came from the shut-In cut they
had Just traversed.
"My sister!" cried Lora sharply,
"Oh, listen!" A runaway 1"
There was no doubt of it from the
sounds. Rupert halted Fleecy and
bent his ear Intently. He could trace
the sharp ringing hoofs of a horse, the
Jar and Jangle of a swaying vehicle,
The cries of distress and terror came
nearer and nearer.
"Miss Vane," he spoke hurriedly,
"please alight. If a runaway horse
gets out of the cut on the opon here,
he is liable to go over the side of the
gully to sure destruction,"
He knew Just what, to do. He cal
culated how far he could depend on
Fleecy wise, intelligent old farm vet-
oran. Quickly turning about he drove
back Into the cut, blocked the road
and old Fleecy braced for the crash.
It came, but the sturdy Bhlold never
wavered. Lora's sister clinging to her
Beat, the runaway was chocked. Her
escort had been thrown from the ve
hicle, but came running up unhurt.
As they reached the Grey home
later Lora went up to old Fleecy. She
guessed all, even the thoughtful over
sensitiveness of Rupert. She put her
arms around the neck of the hero
horse.
"You brave creature!" Bhe said.
"You saved my sistor's life, you and
your master here."
Her long hair showed like burnished
gold in the moonlight. Rupert felt
that it would be rapture to kiss that
In turn. And within a week he had
tho right to do so.
First American Newspaper,
Tho first newspaper published In
the Northwestern territory was the
Sentinel, published nt Cincinnati, No
vember 9, 17S3. A local hlstorlnn says :
"A wheelbarrow would have moved
nil tho types, cases and stands which
the pioneer establishment contained."
The pnper hail tts home In n little gar
rot on Front street, near the river. Sev
ern! years ngo the Historical society
nt Cincinnati pnld $148 nt un auction
sale for n copy of It. The first news
paper published In Indiana territory
was the Western Sun nt Vlneennes,
the first Issue appearing on the Fourth
of July, 1S04. In 1S07 the Sim print
ed a bound volume of the "Laws of
Indlnnu Territory," the pnper on which
the book was printed being brought by
pack horse from Georgetown, Ky, In
1.S24 the postmaster general reported
that there were 598 newspapers pub
lished In the United States nnd of
these Ohio had 48 and Indiana 12.
A Foot From 12.
For half an hour a Portland teach
er patiently instructed her class ln the
art of telling the time from a clock.
"Now," she said at last, as she
pointed to the big clock on the wall,
"you may. be the first to tell me the
time, Mary Brown."
Full of Importance, Mary turned
nnd studied the dial. Then she faced
her teacher again, her eyes shining
with triumph. "Please, miss," she
said, "it's Just one Inch past 11 1"
Seeking Relief,
"If you are tired, why not sit out
tills dance with your partner?"
"Well, mother, It will be less tlre
some to dance It than to listen to his
yapld talk." Kansas City Journal.
Manhood Alone
By J. a
Labor, calling, profession, scholarship and artificial and arbitrary
distinctions of all sorts, are incidents and accidents of life and pass away.
It is only manhood that remains, and it is only by manhood that man
is to be measured. When this proposition shall be comprehended and ac
cepted, it will become easy to see that there is no such thing as menial
work in this world. No work that God sets a man to do no work
to which God has specially adapted a man's powers can properly be
called either menial or mean. The man who blacks your boots and
blacks them well, and who engages in that variety of labor because he
can do it better than he can do anything else, may have, if he choose,
just as sound and true a manhood as you have, not only after he gets
through the work of his life, but now, with your boots in one hand and
your shilling in the other. There is very much dirtier work done in
politics and sometimes in the professions, than that of blacking boots;
work, too, which destroys manhood, or renders its acquisition impossible.
Perils of Nature
By DR. SAMUEL C DIXON
Commiiiioner of Health of Pennsylvania
Our streams, once undefiled by man,
ran from the mountains to the sea in
all of nature's pur
ity. They ran
through our val-
-f5I ln n11 thelr Prls-
' ' ' & tlne beauty and
offered to nil ani
mate nature that
which would Inno
cently quench the
thirst of man and
beast and help
them live. J'oday
it Is not so.
In that with which nature has en
dowed much of our territory more
richly than many other countries, we
now find lurking poison so hidden that
In some cases it is to be seen only by
the aid of the microscope.
In the season when we travel
through the country to be happy and
lay up energy and strength for the
toil of the coming winter, the want of
Intelligence and care makes us deaf to
the teaching of preventive medicine,
and we quench our thirst nt the
stream we run across, regurdless of
its purity, and often the sparkling
tumbler of water is only to be com
pared with the draught of the deadly
hemlock. The parched lips have been
moistened and the thirst satisfied, but
the day of Judgment too often comes,
bringing the development of typhoid
fever which In years past we could
only compare with some of the plagues
that ravaged our undent cities.
Those of us who collect, tabulate
and have ever before us the statistics
that show the suffering and sorrow
that still continue from typhoid fever,
beg you to awuken to that which
causes so much distress. By proper
care it can be avoided.
Never drink out of an unknown
surface stream. When traveling see
that pure water is carried along, as
well as food, otherwise the harvest of
sickness and death will follow.
Boys Weaker Than Girls.
In view of the number of men killed
by the war, the result of a study now
being mude by an English physician
Is ruther pessimistic as regards the
future masculine supremacy of the
race. For a period covering nearly
five years his study Indicates that the
mortality of boys under a year of age
has been from 323 to 125, as compared
with 100 for girl babies. Nothwith
standing the fact that nt birth boys
have the advuntngo of four to five
ounces of weight over the average girl
baby, they have less resistant power
nnd ure therefore less able to throw
oft disease. The reports upon babies
born since the war nre incomplete, but
they Indicate that while the number of
boys born Is considerably In excess
of the girls, the number who survive
their first year is so much less that
there is no hope of the men of the
next generation equaling the number
of women.
Her Stockings.
A tiny pocket on the side of a
pair of silk stockings provides a
place for carrying the handker
chief while dancing. This pocket
is just a nice height above the
ankle and on the outer side of
the right stocking.
Opal spangles ornament some
stockings; others nre decorated
with beads or rhlnestones, and
r for every variety w have the
nanu-painieu Blockings wun
stalks of blooming plants form
ing the "clocks" and gay butter
flies fluttering over the Instep.
Imnglne the truly poetic effect
of three lnce butterflies (with
wings upraised so that they flut
ter bcwltchlngly) on the front of
her stockings, one above the oth
er, from Instep to shoetop
height! Of course, these are to
be worn only with dancing slip
pers, or similar ones equally low.
Is What Counts
HOLLAND
Aeroplane Has Outstripped
Motor Car in the Rapidity
of Its Recent Development.
"The aeroplane in Its developed
state would decide many of the prob
lems we confront today, provided the
plane were fitted to living conditions
and commercial requirements," says a
writer. "The war has perfected the
aeroplane ln this short time to a
greater degree than the motor car was
developed In any ten years of Its
growth.
"Several years were taken to prove
to the public that the motor car would
run at all without a horse in waiting.
Years were taken to educate the pub
lic to two cylinders as against the
single, or to four as against the two.
Years more were spent in educating
the buying public and developing the
six, and now we are preaching eight
and twelve. It has i.aken years to
develop the light-weight idea in motor
cars. The public has held back the'
development of the motor car.
"The aeroplane, ln contrast, has
been developed by governments under
war conditions. Motors of today for
aeroplanes are of twice the horsepow
er of those used a year ago, while
plunes have been built up to 1,000
horsepower in five motor units. These
machines land at under 80 miles pef
hour nnd travel well over a hundred
in the air."
A Few Smiles.
The Mystery Explained,
"Why is it,"
queried the strang
er within the gates,
"that so many of
the men in this vil
lage seera to have
an ingrown grudge
against the minis
ter?" "Well, It's like
this, stranger," an
swered the post
master, "he's been
here for nearly fif
ty years and has
performed the marriage ceremony for
most of. thein."
Struck the Wrong Place.
"Sny," queried the tough-looking
hobo at the kitchen door, "where'a do
guy wot lives here?"
"Oh," answered the farmer's wife,
who was evidently wiser than her
home-grown complexion would seem
to indlcote, "he's back of the barn
burying a tramp the dog chewed up
this morning. Walt a second and I
will call him."
But by the time she reached the
door the unwashed hobo was headed
down the pike, beating it at an aero
plane gait.
Deserves It.
"There goes a pious man."
"Everyone says so."
"A mansion is reserved for him ln
the skies."
"I truly hope so. I overheard him
Just now in a real estate office dead
ing with his landlord to patch his
roof."
Facts In the Case.
Said He Were they divorced be
cause of a misunderstanding?
Said She No; because they under
stood each other too well, I believe,
Good Singing.
"This quartet Is
splendid."
"Yes," answered
the low-browed
person. "It's great,
I thought once or
twice the bass was
going to be a few
seconds late with
that comedy stuff,
but he was right on
time."
Ambitious Plans.
"Are you prepared to do anything
for the heathen?" asked the mission
worker.
"I should say we are !" answered the
capitalist, proudly. "We've sent som
of our best salesmen to China, and 1
predict that in a short while hun
dreds of well-to-do Chinese will be en-
Joying rides ln the best motor cat
made ln America."
TREATMENT OF TREE WOUNDS
Use of White Lead, Zinc, Yellow Ochr
and Other Materials Said to
Be Detrimental.
Recent experiments conducted by the
New York station tend to contradict
the generally accepted opinion of fruit
growers regarding the advisability of
treating wounds caused by the removal
of branches from trees.
From the results of this work it Is
concluded that the use of white lead,
white zinc, yellow ochre, coal tar, and
shellac for wounds under five Inches
In diameter is not only useless but us-
uully detrimental to the tree. This Is
particularly true of peaches nnd per
haps of other stone fruits.
The substances mentioned retarded
the healing of the wounds ; white lead
proved the best, but it is not thought
worth while to use even white lead
on wounds two or three inches or less
in diameter, though it may he advis
able to use it on wounds whore very
large branches have been removed.
On the larger wounds, where much
surface Is exposed, the white lead
helps to keep out moisture and organ
isms which cause decay. The smaller
wounds heal so quickly that the evil
effects of covering may more than off
set the benefits derived from Its use.
SYMPTOMS OF KIDNEY WORM
Look Out When Hog Apparently Suf.
fers Paralysis of Hind Parts and
Inability to Rise.
Symptoms of kidney worms In hoirs
nre the Imperfect use of the hind legs,
inclination to lie down, a seeming pnr-
ilysls of the hind parts and Inability
to rise on the hind feet. According
to some authorities the kidney- worm
s not common among hogs though oc
casionally one or two hoirs ln a herd
may suffer from Its presence. It Is not
rounu in the substance of the klilnev
but in the hollow portion, In which
the secretion of urine takes place.
What is said to be n certain cure Is to
pour a tablespoonful of turpentine
across the loins or small of the back.
dully for several days. Another rem.
edy Is to mix nnd feed In the night's
meal lor three dnys one tenspoonful of
sulphate of iron (copperas) and one
tenspoonful of sulphur. Sometimes a
longer treatment Is necessary. Corn
soaked ln lye made from wood ashes
has been used with success nt the.
first appearance of the complaint.
HANDY DEVICE AROUND FARM
Contrivance Shown In Illustration Is
Useful In Cleaning Ditches and
Terracing Hillsides.
The device shown ln the illustration
Is used for cleaning ditches, terracing
hillsides, and similar work. It con
sists of a heavy front cutting edge
Ditch Cleaner.
and two wings which have sham hori
zontal cutting edges and which can be
placed at different angles. It is guided
uy means of two handles. Wisconsin
Agriculturist
PURPOSE OF RIPENING CREAM
Fundamentally That Giving Butter
Desired Flavorlt Increases Ef.
flciency of Churning.
The DUTOOSe Of rlnenlne- crenm fa
fundamentally that of giving the but1
rer tne aesirea flavor and aroma, nut,
In addition, it increases the
efficiency of churning. Cream s
ripened ln one of two ways:
First it sours or rlnens ns
of the action of bacteria which are
normally present in milk and cream;
or,
Second, It ripens as a result of ac
tion of a certain kind of hnnterin
which are added to what is termed a
starter."
CHINCH BUG MAY BE TRAPPED
If Insect Goes From Wheat to Corn,
ii way be uaptured In Ditches
Also Use Oil Barrier.
The chinch bug sucks the tulees
of
corn, wheat sorghums and other plants
of the grass family. They may be
irappea in uusty ditches if they go
rrom wheat to corn, or in rainy
weather an oil or tar barrier may be
necessary. If they get to the corn,
spray it with sonpsucis, emulsion
tobacco solutions. The clump-forming
grasses by roadsides and in wnste
lauds umy be burned In lute full nnd
early winter to kill chinch bugs which
collect there for the winter.
MAKING BEST PRUNING CUTS
Method of Much Importance When
Working on Apple Trees Stubs
Will Not Permit Healing.
The method of cutting when prun
ing apple trees Is very Important The
best advice Is to cut every branch,
whether large or small, ns close as
possible to the part from which tt ts
taken. Never leave stubs, for stubs
will not permit the healing over of the
wounds, but may Induce decay. Make
all cuts smooth and close.
SUCCESS WITH GEESE
Toulouse and Emden Are the
Most Popular Breeds.
Low, Rough Pasture Land, Containing
Natural Water Supply Will Prove
Satisfactory Demand and
Prices Are Good.
The Toulouse and Emden are the
most popular breeds of geese ln this
country. The Toulouse Is the lurgest
breed, the adult gander and goose
weighing 25 nnd 20 pounds, respective
ly, while the standard weights of the
Emden nre 20 nnd 18 pounds.
Geese can be raised in small num
bers successfully nnd nt a profit on
many farms where there Is low, rough
pasture land containing a natural sup
ply of water. The market for geese is
not so general as for chickens, but the
demand nnd prices are especially good
ln sections where goose fattening Is
conducted.
Geese need only a house during cold
or stormy weather, when an open shed
should be provided. One gander Is
muted with from one to three geese,
. Vf 4 IP ,
Trio of Toulouse.
nnd the mntlngs nre not changed from
year to year unless they prove unsat
isfactory. When mated, they are al
lowed to run together In flocks. Tou
louse and Emden geese will breed
when about two years old. The females
are usually kept until they are from
twelve to fourteen years old, or as
long as they lay well. Sex is difficult
to distinguish, especially in young
geese. The gander Is usually some
what larger and coarser than the goose
and has a leaner, longer neck, and a
larger head. The sex is sometimes de
termined by a critical examination or
by tile action of the geese at mating
time.
Large boxes, barrels, or shelters are
provided as nests for geese, or they
nre allowed to make nests on the floor
of the house. The eggs should be col
lected dally and kept in a cool place.
The first eggs are usually set under
hens, while the last ones which the
goose lays may be hatched either un
der hens or under the goose If she
"goes l)roody." , If the eggs nre not
removed from the nest where the
goose Is laying, she will usually stop
laying sooner than if they are taken
away. The period of incubation of
goose eggs varies from 28 to 30 days.
Moisture may be added after the first
week by sprinkling the eggs or the
nests with wnrm water. Goose eggs
hatch slowly, especially under hens,
and the goslings nre usually removed
ns soon ns hatched nnd kept ln a warm
place until the hatching is completed.
ARRANGING HIVES FOR BEES
Construction Makes It Possible to
Drive Insects From One Hive to
Other When Desired.
In the figure are shown two bee
hives nnd a passage nt the bottom.
These hives have the ordinary entry
holes and also a chute near the top
nnd a connecting passage near the bot
tom. This construction makes it pos
sible to drive the bees from one hive
Handy Arrangement of Hives.
to the other when it is desired to re
move the honey. If, for example,
the right hand hive is full nnd we
desire to remove the honey, we con
nect it with nn empty htve on the left ;
close the entry holes; and Introduce
smoke slowly through the right-hand
chute. The bees then move to the
left-hand hive nnd the honey can be
removed in safety. Farmers Mall and
Breeze.
TO GET FINE STRAWBERRIES
Some Growers Keep All Runners Cut
Off by Hand After September
Others Use a Disk.
For extra fine strawberries some
growers keep all runners cut off by
hand nfter September. This Is an im
possible Job on large areas. Better
use a disk on the sides of the row to
keep the runners cut oft after Septem
ber 1. A little later ln the season,
when the plants have ceased to make
runners to any extent use a sharp hoe,
cutting straight across the row, cut
ting out the larger proportion of th
plants, leaving plants thick enough for
all fruiting purposes.
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