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S r J. B. L i p p i m c u t t C u M m v
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put her hand llchtly on his arm. “ lt'a
your solemn duty to take her into Ilsvrs
this very moment.”
\ t t
f i
Gussie'» tone ivn» an 1 » tally caressing
an I the speech seemed natural enough,
hut the face of her cavalier went scarlet
with annoyance.
“ Duty go hang!” he blurted out. with
»udden savagery. “ I see myself leaving
''fff* * '
you atone with-------” lie checked himself
and fell »¡lent a moment, roughly kicking
the pebbles in his vicinity, and then, in a
sort of injured growl, “ It's too much!”
he ejaculated. “ You've been jolly rotten
unfair to me ail day, Gussie, but this ia
the limit.'”
S to ry o f an A m a te u r
P o u ltry m an.
"This?” Mrs. W aring Ignored the re-
About
the most
sensible (a n d I
proach It. histone; her', had suddenly be-I
a]go> the moat profitable-,
come very frosty.
I duln t know I was
•
1 , 1 ,,
nnnl
asking so much." she remarked.
"An- beginning I ever saw made n the poul-
nette will have to be disappointed then, try business was by a young clerk, » b o
O f course she i 3 under my charge, and I lived In the suburbs o f a near-by c y.
couldn't possibly sanction the impropriety He sustained a severe attack o f the
of her walking into Havre at this hour “lien.fever," and. as Is the usual occur-
of the night with tny chauffeur.”
¡rente, became enthused over the “euor-
Gussie bad pulled the right wire, as mous" profits to be made with poultry.
usual, and slowly and reluctantly the He
did
not,
however, allow
his
Enalishtnan rose to his feet. To tell the enthusiasm to get the best of the bet­
truth, he was a little ashamed of himself
ter Judgment, and cause him to resign
by this time, having, underneath the in­
bis clerkship and immediately embark
evitable stratum of British crustiness,
In the poultry business on a more or
an exceedingly kind heart.
“O f course I'm perfectly willing to less extended scale, as lias so frequent-
take that walk.” he announced somewhat |y occurred; but, Instead, lie held on to
stiffly, " if Miss Bancroft weald really h|i clerkship, fixed up n good, comfort-
like to go and you wish it.
able little bouse on a back lot, bought
•I wish it? As if I Wished t . Gut- n doj!en gtandnrd-bred
hens and a
se Waring raised her candid, child-tike
rooRter at a dollar a head, of a neigh­
eyes to (Jerald's face and dropped ihem
boring
fancier, and
thus made bis
again instantly.
At last, in a very low voice, “ I start.
Tills w as early In the sprin g; during
thought,” she said, "we were ouly consid­
•he spring and summer lie furnished
ering Annette."
There is a peculiar potency in rh-* first the fam ily table with eggs and chick
person plural of a certain pronoun when ,,ns 1UU| bOHitlr^s. hatched and rnlsed
used in . the
right
tone by * the
right
wom­
1
........
........
something
like a hundred young chicks.
an.
Out of these he retained twenty-five of
A broad smile cleared the sepulchral
the best pullets for breeders, and. of
gloom from Gerald's oiien countenance,
and, making up his mind suddenly, he course, at the same time enlarging his
crossed the road in a couple of srridfs, house ro o m ; and so, by the next spring,
we find that his business lias, from nat-
approaching the girl, by tlie ino'o-.
"Keel like takin’ me Into Havre for 1 oral causes, tripled Itself, and all this
that thing, Miss Bancroft?” he suggest- time our friend lias been steadily and
ed. with engaging promptness.
“ Let'« rapidly gaining In practical knowledge
foot It, then ; I'm ready if you are.
of the business.
" O f course I am,’ said YnneGe. She
This natural increase continued for
glanced at Sarto's motionless figure by
another year or two, and by this time
tile motor and then at her cousin. "W ell,
bye-bye, Gussie!
W e'll bring the ti-e be bad his business so firmly establish­
hack then. Come on. Mr. Buist.” And, ed on a paying basis tlmt he w as Justi
setting off without much enthusiasm, fhe fied In buying a sninll farm out at the
led the way down the hill.
j edge of town, and then and there be-
"B e sure to hurry back," .Mrs. W aring coming n full-fledged poultryman, mak­
called after them beseechingly. But was ing
this
his exclusive
occupation.
Sarto wrong in fancying that ner rhoul- S i n k i n g o f profits, lie recently told
ders shook mischievously as die two fig­ me that he scarcely managed to meet
ures disappeared from view around I he
expenses the first
year, the second
curve of the hill?
year be slightly more than kept even,
By the time he joined her, however,
there was an enigmatical expression on while subsequent yenrs have not failed
her face which effectually concealed some to show a nice little sum on the right
lurking misgivings as to the wisdom and side of the ledger.— Outing,
conventionality of her course, the out­
come of the prospective tete-a-tete under
E x p e r im e n t S ta tio n K u lle tln s .
the stars with an inflammable chauffeur.
It alw ay s bas been and alw ay s will
(A fter all. Gussie rather enjoyed play­
ing with fire. It is an amusing pastime be true that scientists can but point
when carried on from a safe distance!) the w ay and practical men must dem­
"W e ll," she hazarded lightly, as her onstrate in a practical way all new
line o f lm-
victim came to a standstill beside her. developments along the
Wliat are you looking so serious nlicut?” provement in agricultural and breed-
The man hesitated slightly.
“ I was |ng problems. O ur experiment stations
thinking." he said, in an oddly constrain- nrp dolng excellent work and are not
ed tone, "that at the rate they're walking on|y ,ntroduolng new 1(U,as. but are
4 )
dy$)ß
sured her prosaically. "Sicily might be
I li lf after five.
The r lia ilffc D i »at a very different a ffa ir! When the Prince
tranquilly on the front »eat of the motor, del Pino and I tooled through there two
smoking one cigarette after another and years ago, after one of the usual out
wondering, with Increasim? curiosity a* breaks, we had bank notes sewed in the
the moments slipped by, when the rest of interlining of our motor coats and car-
the party would reappear.
Two hours I ried loaded Winchesters.’
‘Very exciting !” Mrs. W aring glanc-
since they bad vanished in the direction
<*<J at him curiously. “ Well, I’ve never
of the cathedral, with the avowed inteu
had to go as far as that,“ she rattled on,
• ion of returning in time for tea.
Again and agnin Sarto's slanting eyes “though I do take the precaution of hid­
flashed down the street, then, no one ing away my diamonds, wherever I go, in
appearing, resumed their
unconcerned an inconspicuous chamois glove case at
stare into space. It was not until a dis­ the bottom of a trunk.“
She changed the subject hurriedly.
tant market clock intoned six that three
“ But, speaking of your prince”— then
figures came in sight, walking with the
exhausted gait that marks the consci­ was a ring of interest in her tone— “ I
entious tourist. On nearer view it be­ see by the Baris Herald that he’s sailing
came apparent that none of them was in for America. I»o tell me something about
the best of spirits: Mrs. Waring, in par­ the man, Sarto; one hears such fabulous
ticular, lining quite evidently cross— the accounts of his wealth, his good looks;
Invariable result with her of too much you must' have grown to know aim very
well during those two years.”
sight-seeing.
Her manner was flatteringly confiden­
"Now for the tea-basket," she announc­
ed peremptorily, on reaching the hotel tial, but the chauffeur’s face lowered in­
steps and the attendant motor. "Where stinctively.
“The prince— oh, I know him well
is it, Sul'to? lint it out, anil let's all go
enough,” he admitted, resenting this in­
in and have something to eat."
Her glance ns well as the words in­ trusion of another into her thoughts. “ For
cluded the chauffeur, who. after a mo­ his wealth, he has certainly en ou gh -
ment's hesitancy at this unprecedented more than he knows what to do with,
and alluring invitation, dropped silently hut for his looks------ ” he shrugged his
from his percheaud seizing the hamper, slight shoulders contemptuously. “A man
of about my own build, I suppose tall,
followed his employer into the inn.
There, while Annette Itancroft piled •lark, clean shaven, speaks English like
up the ipiaint Hotter platters with sweet a native, and wears a monocle. That is
biscuits and chestnut
sandwiches, her about all there is to him.”
Opening the throttle at thi# point, he
cousin threw herself into the nearest
chair, tore off her gloyes, and set to work broke off a conversation that had lost its
charm, and turned his attention resolute­
making tea at railroad speed.
ly to the motor as it swept aiong the
"Here's your cup, Annette," she an
level high road between great
jagged
nounced, after an interval of concentrai
cliffs that cut the sky.
ed energy.
For the moment there was silence on
“ Now. Sarto two lumps of stignr for
you, I suppose? No cream? Well, then, the front seat, and from the tonneau
pick out a slice of lemon and sit down spasmodic attempts at conversation on
the part of its two occupants, one of
here,” indicating a seat beside her.
“ Why— what's the matter, Gerald? Got whom sat gloomily wondering, as others
a toothache?" as. at sight of the chauffeur of his sex hail before him. what woman
occupying the other end of Mrs. Waring'» means by her incomprehensible whims and
chaise-longe. Mr. Iltiist's countenance un­ wiles, and how much self-respecting man,
even a lover, should put up with.
derwent a momentary spasm.
On the car swept, on through villages
“ It's over now," he said at last, ac­
cepting with a look of disgusted resigna­ which seemed only an indistinct blur of
tion the cup his tormentor smilingly prof­ lights, drawing nearer and ever nearer
to the sen.
fered him.
“ We cannot be more than a mile from
I'ertainly Mrs. Waring'» devotees were
well trainer), and knew from long eiperi- Havre now.” announced Sarto at length.
ence that “ when Gussie had a mood on" His brief hour was almost over, and the
It was wisest to let her have her way. muffled regret in his voice did not escape
no matter where it led her, no matter the sharp ears so near him.
Turning her head, Mrs. W aring glanc­
how much it cost to follow loyally, no
ed at her chauffeur with distinct interest.
matter how great the strain.
Now, under the light clatter of teaenpa She was not in the least offended.
. Admiration was a coin that Gussie ac­
and conversation, the little inn parlor pos- •m
itlvely bristled with pent-up electricity, of cepted as a matfer of course from all
which the chauffeur, the undoubted cause, sides and ail classes. The tribute was no
seemed apparently the least aware, as surprise to her; it was a certain piquant
with the curious adaptability that char originality about the giver that attracted
ncterized the man, he sat sipping his ten her curiosity and satisfied her zest for
ami discussing mediieval architecture novelty.
" l>nt
KOIle an-' ,lm*’n hl
. . also condemning practices that
were
1 he speech was unexceptionable, out
„
, .
,
. . .
“ Not Havre already!” she ejaculated
with his employer as if he had been do­
the tone ran« full of meaning, a subtle considered good by those who thought
ing that sort of thing all his life.
in accents of genuine disappointment.
suggestion which Mrs. Waring, however, they w ere right but had no way of
The words were hardly out of her
The hells of Itouen were ringing for
I dem onstrating their propositions. I’rac-
ve»|ier» before Mrs. Waring finally led mouth when the motor gave a sort of chose to ignore.
" I think that was an admirable ar- tlcnl men should lie slow to discredit
the way out into the twilit street.
hiss, changing into an ominous clack-cack-
anil
"Fifty mill's between us and Havre,” cack, ami. looking behind, Sarto caught rangement of mine," she said, with a de- . the work o f these Institutions
I should work In harmony with them for
she ejaculated, accepting the chauffeur's sight of a scarf-like object wound loving­ mure side glnnce.
Again the chauffeur dared very greatly. t[|P general uplift of the cause which
hand ns a matter of course in climbing ly around one of the back wheels.
are
tryiug to lietter. Th e ac-
In a trice the car had come to a stand­ “ Admirable!" he responded, with quit.
Into the car. “ It will be pitch dark lie-
fore we reach there. By the bye. Ger­ still and its occupants were scrambling unnecessary emphasis.
l e g i b i l i t y of the w ork done at these
1 lu»ro was a long pause, during which
ald,” with an ominous sorrowing of her out In rapid and perturbed succession.
the frogs croaked uninterruptedly and a stations makes it easy fo r every one
“Tire lo*se, I see,” grunted Buist. as
dark i*res, “you must be tired to death
soft wind came in fitful gusts through the to keep in close touch with the work
of doing duty in the front seat all this he stiffly let himself down. “ I bet that
The bulletins issued are
time— how about taking a vacation in the that last spurt of yours gashed every one poplars. Above their shrouded tops the lieiug done.
of ’em.”
He shot a darkly triumphant night sky hung down, tacked into place cheerfully sent to all who w ill apply
tonneau for the rest of the distance?"
An awkward alienee followed, during glance at the chauffeur, who was examin­ with Innumerable stars, anil to right and f,,r them without cost to tile recipient,
that there I r no excuse for uny one
which the Knglishman
considered her ing the interior of the machine by the left the level fields of Krance lay spread,
a gray expanse curving towards the hor-
t klm w\ng j, 18t wllnt is bein g’ done
templing proposal with atony
gravity, aid of his lantern.
“Only one of the tires is punctured, as
Annette looked uncomfortable, and Mrs.
.
,
bv these hard-w orking scientists who
The setting was perfect for the some 1 *
,
, . .
...
W aring began to fear that she was sail­ it happens,” was returned in level tones;
. .
.
,
.
are alw ay s glad to spread the news
.
. . .
ing dangerously near the wind.
but this is beyond repair, unfortunate- what unconventional situation, and bus*
discoveries o r new Ideas.
If
As far as I *cnn see. we cannot go Rie felt that she was enjoying herself. ,,f
Hut the boat came to, as in the end it
something
beneath
her
worldlinesa
re-
>«»>
are
not
getting
these
bulletins
regu
on without a new one.”
always did.
“Oh, very well, then," Huiat said at
“ Well, walk into Havre and get a new spending to the scene— the man (fo r the larly from your own experiment sta
length, gruffly, “ it's just as you prefer, of one then,” Gerald suggested snappishly; moment she had lost sight of the cliauf- i tlon It Is your own fault.— National
feu r).
Stockman and Farmer.
course.” And. without deigning a glance 'nothing could he simpler.”
(T o be continued.)
at the chauffeur, he swung himself into
The two women had for the nonce re­
the tonneau.
tired discreetly into the background, the
F f n c e f o r Hoa; Y a r d .
A lllx (Irn s sh o n ite r.
Off the motor whlaade. in a very little time-honored resort of the sex in a strict­
while leaving Rouen far behind, painted ly masculine exigency. But at this junc­
A geographical expedition which set
In neutral tint against a pale mauve sky. ture Annette’s small treble made itself out for Australia on an exploring and
The wind had died down, and the chill heard.
ninpniaklng tour had engaged a negro
evening air. faintly stirred by the rush
What a good idea!” she exclaimed
cook, who took great Interest In every­
of the motor, brought to the chauffeur's enthnsiasticalyl; “let’s all
walk
into
quickened senses the subtle perfume of Havre and get the tire— it’a a delicious thing he saw. W h ile the party was en-
route a kangaroo broke out o f the
violeta. Through the tail end of his eye moonlight night.”
glimpses were obtainable of a certain pro­
She glanced appealingly at Gussie, but grass and made for the horizon with
file daintily carved out by the gathering received no encouragement
from
that prodigious leaps, ail event that Inter­
quarter, and it was Gerald, in the end. ested the colored gentleman exceed­
dusk.
motion— strange
to ingly.
"D elicious!" murmured a low-pitched who seconded her
voice very close to his ear. “Oh, to go •ay!
Y'on all have pretty wide meadows
floating on forever like this!'
r‘*h**"
agreed affably. hereabouts. I reckon,” he said to tha
'I^t a do it. Sarto can look after the native who w as guiding the party.
“ I.ike this!"
The chauffeur tried vainly to throw car and we three’ll just walk in and send
Not any larger than those o f other
off the disconcerting spell of the words, the thing out to him.”
His slow, ponderous drawl was very countries." returned the guide most pt*
the tone, t'ase-hardened ns the man was
lltely.
by the varied experience of s many-sided eomplacent too complacent for his own
"W e ll, there must be mighty power­
life, well versed in the juggling arts of good.
I m too tired to take that tramp,” ful high grass roundabouts, boh?” he
feminine mountebanks the world over
Mrs. Waring now deelnred unexpectedly.
still, underneath his' cynicism, his out
insisted.
a.arto.
she moved languidly toward the
ward impassivity, there beat a fiercely
"N o t that I kflow o f." replied the
those
susceptible, unmanageable heart with all roadsule— “do bring me one of
guide. "W h y do you ask such odd ques­
the Italian's swift response to the de­ leather cushions. I don't want to sit on
tions?"
mands of beauty.
It was not unmoved the grass an.l I t , had ,nou*h of th.
Small yards fo r hogs require very
"W h y . I'll tell yon. boss.
I was
that the stoical Sarto had watched be­ motor!”
tight fences either of boards or wire.
hind his blue goggles the outlines of
Sh» »too.! aharntly watching th. chauf­ thlnk!n' of the mighty onomimmi mag-
perfect face and figure on the front sea
feur obeying her behest with swift alac­ nltude of them grasshoppers."— Kansas Th e plan shows cedar posts set less
than eight feet apart. At the top and
through the sun snd shadow of thirty rity. and reflected that Gerald's air of City Independent.
bore she really must set rid of him if
bottom are two by six Inch planks set
long days, and thin sudden bewildering at
only for a little while!
T a b lea u .
tltude of the woman beside him struck
Into the poets and there are seven lat­
Aa she pondered, the object of her
chord that, in spite of all his determine
"Cyrus, did you mall that letter I eral wires.
•Ion, was beginning to vibrate painfully
thoutthts croased the road and joined her. handed you this morning Just before
l)f«t r n y ln g P o ck et G oph er«.
“ Yes. the <nr does travel most exceed
“ All right! t'huck the walk then." he yon started from home?"
Ingly well," he agreed, a trifle hoarsely, remarked, with exasperating hlandne»»
The Nebraska
Experiment Statino
“ I did. Emily. You had stamped it,
" I t ’s not half had sitting here."
]|
striving conscientiously to keep his head
das been Investigating the destruction
I
presume?
"IH> you see Jumierre? Behold, madame, stretched his long legs oat. suiting the
I expected you to do o f
‘ ° ‘,her*
A ' rtr' rtW «
at
to your right, over the brow of that hill, action to the word. "Lst Sarto get the , l "W h y . no.
M
|
t
t he same time inexpensive methods as
tire, then . he won't be long."
that mass of lights P
enn t«e employed a re : T rapping when
Bat Mrs. W aring did not
answer
"W ell, I didn't."
Mrs. W aring glance.! upward
done properly and In conformity with
“Only a look and a flash, then darkness Glancing opposite, her gsic fell on An
again and a silence,' “ she misquoted
dreamily, as the motor whirled them past
Then - " H u t what a place for brigands P
this with a little shiver. “ I can positive­
ly see them in those inky black woods
over there.'* Then, in a moment. TYear
met Aren't you thankful that we haven't
anything valuable on board?"
Her manner had regained Its nsual flip­
pant m a t t e r of factnese. and the chauffeur
pulled hlmeelf swiftly into step.
“fra n ca Is pretty sate going, kn reaa-
nette, atanding rather forlornly near the
motor and looking wistfully into the dis­
tance where a misty tsngle of lights out­
lining tbs horiion signified Rouen.
t'ertsnly there was something discon­
solate ia the girl’s attitude. Gussie's ex­
pression became somewhat enigmatical aa
she wstched her.
“Gerald." she said, lowering her roice,
“ that child will be dreadfally disappoint­
ed if she doesn't get her walk. Can't
yon ess she's sac bar heart on it?" flhe
T in - i n .
Knlcker— I v ^ v o ”
fnvor a school o f
Journalism In ttw universities’
Booker— Thera should be three; one
on how to run papers, one on how to
keep out of them, and one on how to
get Into them.— New York Sun
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Cblna strictly prohibits the holding
o f mam meetings for Political purpuam
la all parts of tha empire,
w
The honey produced In the United
States last year would load a string
o f freight cars from Chicago to New
York. "T h is is certainly sweetness long
draw n out.”
The heifer calf that Is Intended for
dairy use should not he given too fat­
tening a ration. Oats, grass and milk,
with a scant ration o f shelled corn,
w ill furnish about what she needs for
her proper development.
M iss D a n ilin ,
th e Y o u n g
E V A N G E L I S T .»
W hose W ork
Am ong
1« V e r y S u c c e s s fu l.
The Children's Evangelist is the ti­
tle bestowed iqion Miss Alice .Miriam
G aiallu, o f New York, the superintend­
ent o f the evangelistic department of
the State Sunday School Association.
She has made a special study o f evan­
gelistic work among children und has
met with rem arkable success. She hag
simple hut direct methods o f reaching
boys and girls. To even the cureless
and Indifferent child she seems to he
able to make the truths o f the Chris­
tian religion attractive. She brings be-
fo re the children the beautiful Ideals
and the wealth o f wisdom which are
The 1,300 pound draft horse at three
years old can alw ays be counted on by
the horse raiser as a safe and profit­
able proposition. D uring the past few
years such an animal has been worth
from 10 to 13 cents per pound.
Some one who has tried it says that
If flour of sulphur Is mixed liberally
with the seed corn in the planter box
the cutworms w ill not touch the corn
so treated. It Is certainly an easy and
Inexpensive recipe and at least worth
trying.
The colt that is halter broken nt the
start and trained and handled as he
grow s not only makes a much more
tractable horse at three years old. but
also one that will fetch a considerably
higher price ou the market because of
this very fact.
W hen the flock o f hens is confined
at close range and no green food is
available, cut green stuff, preferably
iaw n cuttings, should be given to them
in generous allowance every day or
two. The greediness with which they
devour it not only shows that they
relish It. but that their systems need it
W ater
I'linn
fo r
P o n ltry .
In the construction o f a w ater pan
for poultry some provision should lie
made to keep out dust and litter. The
forms shown In the Illustration permits
fow ls to drink from different sides at
, A
v
,;V
M IS S
At.ICE
M.
GAM M X .
contained in the lessons of the Bible In
a manner which alw ay s appeals
to
them.
Miss Gnmlln Is a native o f W orces­
ter, Mass., and went through a course
o f thorough training to fit her for the
work In which she Is engaged.
Five
o f her seven years in this branch o f re­
ligious work have been spent in N ew
York.
All during the summer seuson
she conducts meetings in the metropolis
In tents, which seat from 300 to 500.
She Is a woman o f great natural abil­
ity and o f wonderful personal magnet­
ism.
ssao.
r-erve.
D R I X K IX O
PAX
FOR PO U LTR Y
one time anil presents the smnllest
isisslble space fo r filth to enter. The
round cone-shaped top prevents the
fow ls roosting upon It. It may be fixed
on a platform high enough to prevent
the litter being rescratched Into It.
Sqnnnh
B
H u »;«.
The squash bug never lays Its eggs
A college youth Is rarely as old os
on the stem, unless by accident, but
the under side o f the leaves. The eggs he talks.
A ll the w orld's a stage, and most ot
are o f a dark chestnut color, glo bu la r)
in form, and exist In clusters.
They us are In the gallery.
tuny he found by turning up the leaves, ! The things we turn up our noses at
when the eggs may be crushed.
A n ­ are the things we can't understand.
other Insect deiiosits its eggs on the
A girl nitty make a sweeping asser­
ste m ; this is the borer.
The larvae, tion without knowing how to handle a
as soon as hatched, eat Into the stem, broom.
and are then difficult to dislodge. One
Strawberries come anil go, but In
o f the most effectual remedies against
boarding house circles the prune is per­
enemies o f the squash is n solution o f
ennial.
saltpeter, which Is prepared by dis-
A man bas to have a mighty good
solving n teaspoonful in a quart of
w ater and sprinkling It over the plant, disposition to be w illing to admit be
though sawdust, saturated with tur­ hasn't.
Engaging manners are an asset In
pentine, Is also used on the ground
other circles Ix-sidcs the matrimonial
around each plant with success.
market.
S a n ita ry
P o u ltry
Nest.
The present-day tendency to employ
sanitary measures In the dairy, the
stable, the doghouse, etc., has at last
extended
to the
poultry yard. The
industrious hen is
to
be
provides!
with
a sanitary
nest which can he
readily w a s h e d
and scrubbed as
occasion demands.
This recent devel­
opment is shown
In the accompany­
E A S IL Y CI F.AXED.
ing Illustration.
The nest is made o f wire and is sup­
ported in a suitable housing, both of
which can he removed from the chicken
house when cleaning is necessary.
When thus removed they can be con­
veniently placed In a suitable recep­
tacle containing boiling w ater and
thoroughly cleansed o f all Impurities
and undesirable insects.
Denatured
Alcohol
S ch oo l.
I f a woman can't find any other way
to enjoy herselP sh e will do it by hav­
ing the blues.
The reason women have so few bad
habits Is they haw? such queer Ideas
of what fun is.
There’s nothing makes a man so
proud of his brains ns for somebody
else in the fam ily to have them.
A girl alw ay s has an idea that If she
knew any dukes most o f them would
want to m arry her.— New Y'ork ITes*.
T en nis
R ack et».
W h at most affects the life o f the gut
In a lawn tennis racket is dampness,
says the N e w Y’ork Sun.
Nowadays
racket* are strung so tight that the
strings break with even greater fre­
quency than before. The Idea Is that
tight gut sends the ball with greater
force from the very tense surface. The
dampness gets right after these very
taut strings. A lawn tennis man w as
explaining recently what precautions
have to be taken In sending racket»
a b ro a d :
"W h e n first we began to send them
to Berm uda, for Instance.” he said,
" w e put them merely in waterproof
covers.
G reatly to our surprise
we
learned that the entire first shipment
had arrived with strings broken. W e
tried the same packing again, with the
same result
As a result o f plans which have
been matured hy Secretary James W il­
son or the department o f agriculture,
there will be established shortly in his
department at Washington a denatured
alcohol school.
This will
Include a
| small but complete distilling outfit. In­
cluding vats, worms, engines and other
) necessary apparatus, while It will be
"Then we realized what w as
the
the aim of the secretary and his spe­
trouble and packed the rackets In tin
cialists to give a practical demonstra­
hozes. Each box was carefully soldered
tion o f what denatured alcohol la, how
up and that made them airtight and
It Is made and from what products to
lam p proof.”
all visitors at Washington who may be
The lawn tennis man explained a
Interested In the subject
Dr. H. W .
new wrinkle o f players.
A t the end
W iley, chief chemist o f the depart­
of a season some o f them have all the
ment. has been assigned to the Job."
gut cut out o f a favorite racket Thl*
the •n lm al's habits; poisoning under
H s r t n i l s a at R l ( l t Tim e.
Is done because If the gut w ere left ia
~ r u l n " 'f i c t i o n s and careful p r a c
Pick vegetables with the dew on; a string might break in the winter and
*ho" tln* » «
,lm ®* « “<> they are superior to those picked In the put the strain all on the side o f tha
unrter • 0B“ " ' “ d ltlo n s ; snd lastly the | hot sun.
Beans,
however, must be frame, w arp in g I t
protection of the natural enemies of the ! picked when d r y ; If vines or fruit are | "W ith a favorite racket they think
• nln“ 1“'
11 '• u r* "1 that barn owls, I handled when wet they w ill ru st The It better to pay fo r restringing t h * «
, th® lon« u tled weasels and builsnakes following are better picked before full than to run those chances." said he.
I especialy be spared, since all these anl-
i
:
string beans,
beets, carrot*. ; “ It doesn't hurt a racket to restrlng
nmls are particularly noted as enemies | corn, cucumber*, peas,
radishes snd • t ; really It helps and Improves i t ”
o f pocket gophers wherever they are | squash. Don't allow seed to ripen os I
Is c a p »
Even an empty-headed
found.
I ths plants or t i e r w ill stop bearing.
bl# of getting full.
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