pocketed the money, fo rg ettin g to ac h ad ended It now, before It w as to*
count to th e ow ners for the sum s they late. T h ere m ight have been a scan
brought. T he d eale rs dem anded re s ti dal, and th a t she m ust avoid a t any
tu tio n or a se ttlem en t and U nderw ood, cost. Mr. Jeffries, sh e felt certain ,
JQ m ü f f iÂ Ï Ï Q V E ® t?
d read in g exposure, had to h u stle would n o t to le ra te a scan d al of any
aro u n d to ra ise enough m oney to kind.
All a t once sh e fe lt som ething
m ake up th e deficiency In o rd er to
avoid prosecution. In th is way he brush h e r cheek. She tu rn ed quickly.
£> J l ci
lived from day to day borrow ing from I t w as h e r husband w ho had en tered
W
aste
f
om
W
e e d , and H o w to Control
P e te r to se ttle w ith Paul, and on one th e room quietly.
::J Eradicate These ¿.er.ous PeóU
"Oh, H ow ard,” she exclaim ed, peev
or tw o occasions he had not been
P R O F . R. A . M O O R E
ash am ed to borrow from Mrs. Jeffries ishly: "how you frig h ten ed m e! You
D y
H '¿scons, n College o f Agriculture
sh o u ld n 't sta rtle me like th a t."
herself.
A ta ll, distinguished-looking m an
A licia len t th e m oney m ore because
^
A N D
T
she feared ridicule th an from any real w ith w h ite m u stach e an d pointed
mul
desire to oblige U nderwood. She had beard stood ad m irin g h e r in silence.
~ C o i . y r w . i l . 1UIO. b » W e . i s f u N e w t » « L i u - “
long since becom e disgusted w ith him. H is e re c t figure, ad m irab ly s e t off In
^ V ^ B ™ K ? „ ? X » A V W A LTE R S
rootsto k w ith one of th e s e Joint« on
T h e m a n 's real c h a ra c te r w as now a w ell-cut d ress co at suggested the
millions
Crons losses aggregating ■—
...
,
, . ...
,f dollars
occur
annually
throughout
will produce a new p lan t, althougn
plainly
revealed
to
her.
He
w
as
an
soldier.
is occur an n u a" to lack
"
l'" eiii
" t it
guessed how unhappy she w as. She
of
it
may
not
be
over
one
half
Inch In ;
SYNOPSIS.
"W
h
a
t
a
re
you
doing
alone
here,
- ■ _ i_
«»i»/nva c a n i f l l v
H ll'l
knew th a t by h e r own Indiscretion sh e a d v e n tu re r, little b e tte r th a n a com
! e U nited S tales due to i.»«
—
lent
weed
control
Im
m
ense
areas
The
wl
ole
p
lan
t
grow
s
rap
id ly
m
on
crook.
She
co
n
g
ratu
lated
h
e
r
d
ear?"
he
said.
"I
h
ear
c
a
rriag
es
out
H o w a r d J e f frie » , b a n k e r ’» »on. u n d e r w as In d an g er of losing all sh e had self on h e r narrow escape.
• e infected with wee s to an extent rl| en< Its feed usually in Ju ly and.
Suppose side. O ur g u ests a re arriv in g .”
won, h e r position In society, h e r place
t h e e v il in flu e n c e o f H u b e rt U n d e rw o o d
“J u s t th in k in g , th a t's all.” she re au t m akes It very advisable to carry w here grow ing In m eadow s, m ay he
• fe llo w -s tu d e n t a t Y a le, le a d » a life o f In th e uffections of
h e r husband, she had m arried him —the h o rro r of
n a determ ined w arfare to e ra d i.a te g a th e r'd in th e bay. from w hence it
it!
Y et th e n e x t in s ta n t she w as plied, evasively.
d is s ip a tio n , m .irrle » th e d a u g h t e r o f a everything.
g a m b le r w h o d ie d In prlMnn. a n d 1» »11 m -
filled w ith c o n stern atio n . She had
many years tho.-e inter- gH s into th e m an u re to be sc a tte re d
H e n o ticed h e r preoccupied look
W hen she m a rrie d Mr. Je ffrie s It allow ed him to becom e so In tim ate
Lem. For
• w n e d b y hi» f a th e r .
H e trie » to ( a t
rm aneut agrl- broad: ast over the farm .
and,
w
ith
som
e
concern,
he
dem
anded:
w o r k a n d fall» . A f o r m e r c o lle g e c h u m
sted In scientific and per
w as w ith d elib erate calculation. She
If grow ing in g rain It will be h a r
of
"T h e re 's no th in g to w orry you. Is
m a k e s a b u sln e» » p ro p o s itio n to H o w a r d did n o t love hltn, but, being am bitious, th a t It w as difficult to b reak off w ith
allu re have considered ti e m enace
vested and th re sh e d w ith th e grain,
him all a t once. She realized th a t th e re ? ”
w h ic h require» 92,000 c a s h , a n d H o w a r d
■ ta d s and have i-sued w arnings
la broke. H oia*rt U n d e rw o o d , w h o h a d sh e did not h e sita te to deceive him. with a man of th a t c h a ra c te r th e in
and if the g rain is not g ra d e d w ith
g a ln rt them . T his early w erk dealt
“Oh, no—no th in g like th a t," she
b e e n r ep u lsed b y H o w a r d ’» w ife , A n n ie , He w as rich, he could give h e r th a t
ex trem e care som e of th e quack gra^s
ev ita b le m u st com e. T h ere would be said, hastily.
(m
ost
wholly
with
preventive
meas-
In hi» c o lle g e »lays, a n d h a d o n c e b e e n p ro m in en t position
in society for a d isg racefu l scandal. She would be
will be sow n on th e fields th e next
e n g ag e » ! to A lhd a. H o w a r d '» » te p m o th e r,
H e looked a t h er closely and she ■res. largely along the line of seed in-
The fa c t th a t mixed up in it. h e r h u sb an d 's eyes
h a s a p a r i m e n t s a t th e A s t r u r l a a n d 1» w hich she yearned.
v
d
I >e a r
she w as alread y engaged to a m an for would be opened to h er folly, it m ight av erted h e r eyes. Mr. Jeffries often ■pection to insure clean se.:u
a p p a r e n tly In p r o s p e r o u s c ir c u m s ta n c e »
F arm ers on the virgin »o.D of
’
C anada T h lx t’e a M enace,
w ondered if he had m ade a m istake.
H o w a r d re c a ll» a 9250 lo a n to Un»lerw»>o»i whom she did c a re did not d e te r h er
ruin
h
e
r
e
n
tire
life.
She
m
ust
end
it
t h a t re m a in » u n p a id , a n d d e c id e s to a s k for a m om ent from h e r s e t purpose.
He fe lt th a t th is w om an to whom he
nited S tates where weeds w le n
l ike Quack g rass th e C anada thls-
now
—once
for
all.
She
had
alread
y
h im fo r th e 92,000 h e n e e d s .
i tie js a p?renni. 1 p lant In h eig h t it
She had m et R obert U nderw ood y ears given him to u n d erstan d th a t th eir had given his nam e did not love him, • um erous w ere incl.ned to r» i c
j : a ry e s from one to th re e
feet, de-
before. He was th en a college boy, in tim acy m u st cease. Now he m ust but his v an ity as much a s his prido d .a th a t they could e>er ( 10,1 \
C H A PTER III.
.p e n d in g on conditions. T h e C anada
tall, handsom e, clever. She fell in sto p h is v is its to h e r house and de p revented him from acknow ledging »usly troublesom e, l i e 1 >11
j l t | tie has no ro o tsto ck s like the
T h e handsom e tow nhouse of How love w ith him and they becam e e n sist from trap p in g her friends into his it, even to him self. A fter all, w hat d e n tis ts have been re» « '
ver. and ti ere a te now
| Quack grass, hut Is possessed of tru e
a rd Jeffrie», the well know n banker, on gaged. As she grew m ore so p h istic a t m any schem es. She had w ritten him did he c a re ? She w as a com panion,
i(o ahan
....... roots, the p a rts of w hich a re capable
H lverslde drive, waa one of th e inoet ed she saw th e lolly of th e ir youthful th a t m orning forbidding him to com e sh e graced his hom e and looked a fte r u this country which have i been
oned because the weeds have m ain
P erh ap s no
strik in g am ong th e m any Im posing in fatu atio n . U nderw ood was w ithout to th e house this evening. She w as his c re a tu re com forts.
idly th a t the of Producing plants. W hen u nd istu rbed
reaso n ab le m an should expect any ■ lied and spread so discouraged
rap
m illio n aire hom es th a t line th e c ity ’» fortune, his fu tu re u n certain . W hile done w ith him forever.
and b-v cultivation the roots « r e a p t to lie
th
in
g
m
ore.
C
arelessly,
he
asked:
aru
ier
has
become
in
th
is
uncertain
s
ta
te
of
m
ind
she
splen d id w ater front. House» th e re
Noxious weeds \ lu>nr the surface, but go d e e p e r in
T h ese th o u g h ts w ere responsible for
“
W
hom
do
you
expect
to-night?”
piven up In despair.
g ! cultivated soil and w here it is par-
w ere In th e Im m ediate proxim ity m et Mr. Jeffries, th e n a w idow er, a t th e frow n on th e beautiful Mrs. J e f
"Oh, th e usual crow d," replied are spreading at a rate w 1 1 1 1 ' 1 tlcu larly loose and porous m ay be
w hich w ere m ore show y and had cost a reception. The b an k er w as a ttr a c t frie s' be jew eled brow th a t p a rticu lar
’ j found a t a depth of th re e feet,
m ore money, b u t none a s com pletely ed to h e r and being a b u sin ess m an S a tu rd a y evening. A licia gave a sigh Alicia, languidly. “Dr. B ernstein Is claim ed those who are ac
, Canada th istle s seldom b e a r seed In
sa tisfy in g from th e a r t lo v er's sta n d be did th in g s quickly. He proposed and w as draw ing on h er long kid com ing—you know h e's quite the ra g s with the seriousness o t i e s ‘
I fields th at a re cu ltiv ated an nually,
point. It w as th e hom e of a man who and w as accepted, all In th e brief gloves before the glass, when sudden Ju st now. He has to <Jo w ith psychol llie re are m any farm s » a 1 -
ogy
and
all
th
a
t
so
rt
of
th
in
g
.”
ent.
of
the
crop
producing
eapa
| ^
^ (hoge fleldg ^
stu d ied and loved the beautiful for its tim e of—live m inutes. R obert U n d er ly a m aid e n te re d and ten d ered h er
a re seeded
"So, h e’s your lion to-night, Is h e?” aas been destroyed by weeds. T here
o w n sa k e and n o t because he w anted wood and th e rom ance of h e r girlhood m istre ss a note.
down to clover or grasses.
Alicia knew the sm iled the banker. T hen he w ent on:
is a g reat necessity of some con
to a sto n ish people with w hat m iracles w ere sacrificed w ithout questio n w hen h an d w ritin g only too well. She to re
M ethods of Weed E rad ic atio n .
“By th e by, I m et B rew ster a t th e certed action for weed control and
h is m oney could work. O ccupying a It cam e to reach in g a prom pt decision. th e le tte r open and read :
club to-night. H e prom ised to drop eradication with respect to two of the
Many m ethods have been devised
la rg e plot on slightly elevated ground, S he w ro te U nderw ood a b rie f le tte r
D e a r M rs. J e f f r ie s : I re c e iv e d y o u r l e t
m ost w idespread and serious weed and advocated for th e e ra d ic a tio n of
th e house com m anded a fine view of of farew ell, tellin g him th a t th e action t e r te llin g m e t h a t m y p re s e n c e a t y o u r in.”
Now It w as A licia’s tu rn to sm ile. pests.
Quack g rass and C anada th istle s. The
th e broad Hudson. D irectly opposite, sh e had taken w as really for th e b est h o u s e to - n i g h t w o u ld be d i s t a s t e f u l to
success of any m ethod d epends very
a c ro s s th e river, busy w ith steam and in te re sts of them both. U nderw ood y o u . A s y o u r a n I m a g in e , It w a a a g r e a t It w as not everybody who could boast
The
W
orst
Weeds.
» h o c k . D»»n’t y o u u n d c ra ta n » ] th e h a r m
largely upon soil an d w e a th e r condi
sa ilin g c raft, m illed th e g reen slopes m ade no reply and for m onths did not tills w ill d o m e ? E v e r y b o d y w ill n o tic e of having such a d istinguished law yer
While th ere are many weeds which
o f New Je rse y : In the purplish n o rth a tte m p t to go n e a r her. T h en he m et m y a b s e n c e . T tie y w ill J u m p to th e c o n as Ju d g e B rew ster on th e ir calling are proving troublesom e on farm s, tions and a m ethod w hich h a s proven
lists.
T
o-night
would
certa
in
ly
be
a
en tirely successful und er one se t of
frow ned thp Jagged cliffs of th e p re c lp h e r in public. T h e re was a reco n cilia c lu s io n t h a t th e r e h a s b e e n a r u p tu r e ,
tion. He exerted th e old sp ell—on th e a n d m y c r e d it w ill s u f f e r Im m e d ia te ly success— tw o lions in ste a d of one. th ere are two which are pre-em inently conditions has frequently failed when
Itous Palisades.
w
ith
y
o
u
r
fr
ie
n
d
s
.
I
c
a
n
n
o
t
a
ffo
r
d
to
le
t
noxious,
particularly
in
W
isconsin
T h e e ld e r Jeffries, a risto c ra tic d e m arried woman. Cold and Indifferent th is h a p p e n now . M y a f f a ir s a r e In s u c h F or th e m om ent sh e forgot h er w orry. and the north central states, viz.: used under som ew hat d ifferen t condi
"I am d elighted th a t th e judge Is
sc e n d a n t of an old K n ickerbocker to h e r husband, A licia found it a m u s c o n d itio n t h a t it w ill b e f a t a l to m e. I
Quack g ra-s and C anada thistles tions. Quack g rass Is m ore p ersis
fam ily, was preud of his hom e and in g to have h er old lover p aying h e r n e ed y o u r s u p p o r t a n d fr le m ls h ip m o re com ing,” sh e exclaim ed, h er face T hese weeds are extrem ely difficult to te n t and m ore difficult to era d ic a te
th
a
n
e
v
e
r
.
1
h
a
v
e
n
o
tic
e
d
f
o
r
so
m
e
tim
e
beam
ing.
"E
v
ery
one
is
talk
in
g
about
had sp e n t larg e sum s of m oney in c o u rt and th e d an g er of discovery only
th a n the C anada th istle , h en ce any
him since his b rillian t speech for the erad icate because of th e ir peculiar
b eau tify in g It. liu llt In colonial sty le
i m ethod w hich will e ra d ic a te Quack
uwture and habits.
defense in th a t m urder case."
o f p u re w hite m arble w ith long
Wild m ustard has become a serious g rass will surely d estro y C an ad a th is
T he b a n k e r noted h is w ife’s beau
F re n c h w indow s nnd lofty colum ns
pest
in the grain fields of many tles.
tiful
h
a
ir
and
th
e
w
hite
tra
n
sp
a
re
n
c
y
su p p o rtin g a flat, rounded roof, su r
T his m ethod can be used successful-
sta
te
s,
and in sem e sections is get
of
her
skin.
H
is
gaze
lingered
on
th
e
ro u n d ed by broad law ns, wide sp re a d
ng
beyond
the
control
of
farm
ers
»'
except on w et or ex trem ely porous
graceful lines of h er neck and bosom,
ing sh ad e trees and sp lash in g foun
using ordinary m ethods of eradication. ! »oil«. No crop can be grow n d u ring
g
litte
rin
g
w
ith
precious
stones.
An
ta in s, It w b h a conspicuous landm ark
exquisite arom a exuding from h er p e r Land values have deteriorated where !» • year in w hich th is tre a tm e n t Is
fo r m iles. T he in te rio r w as full of
son reach ed w here he stood.
H is the fields have become thickly seeded being given. It co n sists of plow ins
a rc h ite c tu ra l beauty. The sta te ly en
eyes
grew
m
ore
a
rd
e
n
t
and,
p
assin
g to m ustard. C onsiderable effoit has deep enough to reach th e horizontal
tra n c e hall, hung w ith a n c e stra l por
his arm affectionately aro u n d h e r been expended by farm ers in pulling roots, four tim es In a dry season,
tra its , w as of noble proportions, nnd
the m ustard plants when in full bloom and often er If the season is w et. In
slen d er w aist, he ask ed :
a su p erb stalrcn se, d eco rated witli
at a tim e when the weed could be fact, plowing may profitably be begun
"How
does
my
little
girl
like
h
er
a ta tu a ry , led off to ta ste fu lly d ocorated
ea
lly recognized in the grain fields, as soon as a crop is rem oved the
tia
ra
?
"
re c e p tio n room s above. T o-night the
“It 8 very nice. D on't you see I'm but when fields becam e badly infested preceding year.
ho u se was b rillian tly illum inated and
In the in te rv a ls betw een plow lngs
w earing It to-night?" she replied a l th is was a laborious task, and often
th e r e w as considerable activ ity a t the
the ground should be c u ltiv a te d often
w
as
done
a
t
the
expense
of
one-half
m
ost
im
p
atien
tly
and
d
raw
in
g
h
erself
fro n t en tra n c e , w here a footm an In
enough to p rev en t all leaf grow th.
or m ote of th e crop.
aw ay.
a m n rt livery stood opening th e doors
O ther weeds which are especially The spring tooth harrow m ak es an
B efore Mr. Jeffries had tim e to re
of th e ca rria g e s as they drove up In
ply th e re w as a com m otion a t the obnoxious are th e Sow thistle, S tar excellent tool for th is purpose, but
q uick succession.
o th e r end of th e reception room, thistle, English plantain. Ox-eye daisy, any exposure of th e roots to th e hot
M rs Jeffries' m usicnles w ere nlw nys
w here rich ta p e s trie s screen ed off the T oad flax. Dodder and Velvet leaf, winds and glaring su n sh in e of su m
larg ely atten d ed because she knew
m ain e n tra n c e hall. T he b u tle r drew and in many sections o th er weeds are m er rapidly kills them .
th e se c re t of m aking them Interesting.
T his fallow ing m ethod is m o re c er
serious.
th e c u rta in s aside.
H e r h u sb an d 's w ealth and h e r line
tain to resu lt In com plete e rad icatio n
“Mr. and Mrs. C ortw right,” he a n
Quack G rass Serious Foe.
ho u se enabled her to e n te rta in on a
th an any o th er w hich h as been tried,
nounced loudly.
lib e ra l scale, nnd she w as a ta c tfu l
Quack g rass Is a perennial plant liv
Alicia
w
ent
forw
ard,
followed
by
And diplom atic h o stess as well. She
ing from y ear to year unless pre it gets rid of th e w eeds w ith one
h er husband, to g re e t h e r guests.
-not only cultivated the rig h t kind of
vented by some unusual clrcum- year's work. The th orough cu ltiv a
(T O B E C O N T IN U E D .)
tion of the soil leaves It In splendid
peo p le who w ere congenial to each
condition, so th a t a m uch la rg e r crop
-other, hut she alw ays m anaged to
DANGER IN LICKING STAMPS
can be obtained th e follow ing year
ihave som e guest of special d istin ctio n
th a n would have been possible had
w hom ev ery one w as e a g e r to m eet.
P ractice H as Been Known to Cause
the w eeds rem ained, and th e field will
H e r own wide acq u ain tan ce am ong
A cute Inflam m ation of th e
continue to b ear good cro p s a fte r th e
th e prom inent operatic a rtis ts and h er
Tongue.
weeds are elim inated.
h uabund's influential position in th e
W here the Quack g ra ss o r th istle s
w orld of finance made th is policy an
Do the people who Jeer a t th e cau
are to be rem oved w hile a crop Is be
easy way of fu rth e rin g h er social am
tious ones who refuse to lick a post
ing raised, plow ing should begin in
b itions. She would alw ays invito
age stam p as "cran k s" know th a t th ere
the sum m er o r autum n as soon as
Borne one whom »he could p re s e n t as
Is a defined d isease know n as "th e
the form er crop is rem oved, th e ear-
th e lion of th e evening. O ne w eek it
postage stam p toDgue?”
■ Her the b etter. T h is should be fol-
would be a ten o r from th e opera house,
T his Is an acu te inflam m ation of the
, lowed by careful cu ltiv atio n u n til th e
a n o th e r tim e a fam ous violinist. In
tongue, d irectly traced to th e germ s to
ground freezes up. T h e n e x t spring
th is way she m anaged to c re a te a lit
be found on the gum m ed side of stam p
plowing should be done as soon as
tle a rtistic snlon on th e llm s of th e
or envelope.
soil conditions p erm it an d be con-
fam ous |K>litical salons in w hich the
O ther and more serious diseases
! tinued a t In terv als of four w eek until
b rillia n t women of the eig h te e n th ceil
have been caused by th is h ab it th a t Is
th e first of July.
tu ry mold» <1 public opinion in F ran ce.
so universal and seem s so harm less.
Betw een th e plow lngs th o ro u g h cul
Alicia knew sh e w as c lev e r am i as
O ne th ro a t sp ecialist In a hospital
tivation should be p ractised . On th e
ahe stood adm iring h erself in fro n t of
d ecla res th a t m any chronic affections
date m entioned the seed bed should
She a t L east W as Not a W ife He Need Be A sham ed Of.
a full length m irro r while aw aitin g
of th e th ro a t a re found- am ong persona
be carefully prep ared and th e land
th e arriv a l of h er g u ests she c o n g ra t
who have as th e ir livelihood the ad
sown to m illet o r b u ck w h eat a t th e
gave th e Intrigue additio n al ze st and th a t y o u r m a n n e r to m e h a* c h a n g e » ! d ressin g and stam ping of envelopes.
ulated h erself th u t she had m ade
f ’erh a p a y o u h a v e b e lie v e d s o m e o f th e
She did not lead U nderw ood atorle* m y e n e m lc » h a v e circu late»! a b ou t
rate of th ree pecks per a c re In e ith e r
Bad skin diseases have ben known
auccess of her life. She had won those charm
case. The previous tr e a tm e n t will
th in g s which most women hold d ear to believe th a t he could Induce h e r to m e. F o r th e s a k e o f o u r old fr ie n d sh ip . to follow th is habit, and It has eveD
have so w eakened th e w eeds th a t th e
— w ealth and social position, She h a d | forget h er duty to Mr Jeffries, b u t A licia, d on 't d e s e r t m e n ow . K em em lier caused pulm onary troubles.
h a t I o n c e w a s to >-<iu an d le t m e c o m e
It is a fte r all but a habit, and a bad
m illet or buckw heat g ets well e sta b
tnarrl» d a man she did not love, it sh e w as foolish enough to en co u rag e w
to y o u r r ec e p tio n to -n ig h t. T h ere'» a r e a
one. It ta k e s no m ore tim e and Is
lished before th e w eeds reco v er suffi
waa true, but o th er women had done a d an g ero u s intim acy. She th o u g h t so n w h y I m u st he s e e n In y o u r h o u se .
quite as easy to m oisten th e stam p
Y ours flc v o te d lv .
ciently to begin grow th.
B oth of
th a t before her
If th e had not »ho was stro n g enough to be able to
R O B ER T UNDERW OOD.
w ith a d am p sponge or rag.
th ese crops grow rapidly an d provide
bro u g h t h e r husband love »he a t least call a h alt w henever sh e would be so
W here m any le tte rs
m ust be
A licia's face flushed w ith anger.
a dense shade u n d e rn e a th w hich the
w as not a wife he need lie asham ed disposed, b u t as is o ften th e case she
The in T u rn in g to the m aid, she said : stam ped and sealed th ere a re good pa
weeds cannot survive.
of. In her 1‘aquln gown of gold cloth, o v erestim ated her (lowers
te
n
t
Inventions
by
w
hich
th
e
sponge
U nderw ood becam e "T h e re ’s no answ er."
w ith sw eeping tra in an d a jew eled tim acy grew.
Spraying to Kill W ild M ustard.
T h e g irl w as ab o u t to close th e is kep t moist.
tia ra In her hair, ahe considered her- bolder, claim ing and o b taining special'
The eradication of farm w eeds by
He soon realized th a t he door w hen h er m istress suddenly re
a e l f handsom e enough to grace any privileges.
H anging on the W alt.
1 spraying with weed killing so lu tio n s
m an 's home. It w as Indeed a beauty had th e upper hand and he tra d e d on ; called her.
“T h e way p ictu res are hung make*
lias been th e su b ject of special Inves
w hich aim saw In th e m irro r -the file») It. U nder h e r patro n ag e he w as in- j “ W ait a m inute,” sh e sa id ; "I'll such a lot of difference in the app ear
tigations by th e W isconsin e x p e ri
o f a w oman not yet 30, w ith th e fea vlted everyw here. He p ractically lived w rite a line."
ance of a room ." said an In terio r dec
m ent station for sev eral y ears. Ex
tu re s re g u la r an d refined
T he eyes on h e r friend*. He borrow ed th e ir j T ak in g from her d a in ty e sc rito ire a o ra to r a few days ago. "T h a t fact Is
perim ents w ith th e Iron s u lp h a te solu
w ere large and d a rk and th e m outh money and ch eated them a t cards. sh e e t of perfum ed no tep ap er, she th ru s t upon me nearly every day. I
tion w ere begun In 1906 an d su c c e ss
an d nose delicately molded The face Ills real c h a ra c te r w as soon know n to w rote h u rrie d ly a s follow s:
go Into som e p arlo rs w here the pic
ful resu lts w ere secu red In th e e ra d i
" I f y o u d a re to c o m e n e a r m y h o u se ( tu re s a re hung so high th a t all per
aretned academ ically p erfect, all but all. b u t no one dared expose him for
cation of wild m u sta rd and in th e p a r
th e expression
She had a cold, cal fear of offending th e influential Mrs to -n ig h t I w ill ha» e y o u p u t o u t b y th e spective It lost, and the celling seem s
tial control of o th e r weed pests.
c u la ttn g lo o k , and a cynic m ight have Jeffries. Ite a liitn g this. U nderw ood a e r v a n ts ."
T he Iron su lp h ate solution Is pre-
note, she to be hopelessly high. O th er folks
charged h e r w ith being h eartless, of continued hts d ep red atio n s un til he | Q uickly folding th e
hang th e irs to low th a t It hurt* your
i pared by m ixing 100 pounds of g ra n u
cru
sh
ed
It
Into
an
envelope,
sealed It,
becam
e
a
so
rt
of
social
highw
aym
an,
•to p p in g a t nothing to gain h er own
spine to took at them . In addition to
lated Iron su lp h a te w ith 60 g a llo n i of
lie had no leg itim ate source of In handed it to the girl, and said:
stra in in g your eyes, spoiling the
w ater and s tirrin g thoroughly. T h is
“Give th a t to th e m essen g er."
To-night Alicia had every reason to come, but he took a su ite of a p a rt
beauty of the room and tak in g from
solution Is sufficient to tr e a t o ne a c re
T h e se rv a n t disappeared an d Alicia
feel Ju b ila n t She had secu red a so m ents a t thw expensive A stru rla and
th e value of th e picture.
of land Infested w ith w ild m u atard .
cial lion th a t all New York would talk on c red it fu rnished them so gorgeous resu m ed h e r w ork of d raw in g on her
"All picture# should not be hung on
A specially adapted sp ra y e r Is n eces
a b o u t—no leas a person th a n
Dr. ly th a t they becam e th e ta lk of th e gloves In front of h e r m irro r. How th e sam e level, as they to often are.
B ern stein . the c e le b rated payebolo tow n. T h e m ag atln ea and n ew spa d a re be w rite her such a le tte r ? W as yet all should be as n early on the A C anada th istle, show ing the horizon sary to apply th e solution. Such m a
chines a re now to he found upon th e
tal root from w hich It spreads.
«1st th e o rig in a to r o f th e th eo ry of pers devoted colum ns to th e m agnifi h e r house to he m ade th e h e ad q u ar level w ith th e eyes a t possible. If
m ark et a t m o d erate prices.
acle n tlflr
psychology
E very th in g cence of th e ir fu rn ish in g s and the a rt te rs for h is sw indling sch em es? Did i square and oblong pictures a re a lte r
stances. It reproduces Itself by m eans
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o.
vatu
un Bj/niJVU
F
ifteen to 15 acres
can be
sp ray ed
seem ed to go (he way ahe w ish ed ; her tre a su re s th ey contained. A rt d e a l h e w ant to ch eat m ore of h e r frien d s? nated Irreg u larly with round and oval
of seed and h r m eans of the root- dally and a tin g le ap p licatio n of th e
■ laslralee w ere th e ta lk of th e tow n: ers all over th e cou n try offered him T he m ore she thought of all he had ones th e best possible effect la gained."
atocka. It Is th e ro o tsto ck s which solution will kill all of th e w ild m us
h e r husband had Just p re se n te d her lib eral com m issions If be would d is done, th e a n g rier ahe becam e. H er
give th e p lan t Its noxious c h aracter, ta rd If applied a t th e rig h t tim e. T h e
A ccounting for It.
w ith th e jew eled tia ra which now pose of expensive o b je ts d 's r t to his ey es flashed and h e r bosom heaved
aa they m ust be killed to e ra d icate It »pray D m ost effective If applied w hen
A
rt
L
over
(stan
d
in
g
before
"T
he
w
ith
indignation.
She
w
ondered
friends.
He
en
tered
In
bu
sin
ess
rela-
• r a c e d h e r head; th e re seem ed to be
and th y e -, o ssee# a g re a t d s a l o i vt- j the younger p la n ts a re in th e bud
B
a
th
"
)—"Did
you
ever
see
such
col
tlon
with
sev
eral
flrma
and
soon
his
j
w
h
at
h
e
r
husband,
th
e
soul
of
honor,
n o th in g In th e world th a t ahe jo u ld
ta llty . At each Joint new ro o ts a re
and th e o ld er p la n ts In th e th ird leaf.
room s becam e a v eritab le b a ta a r for . would say If he suspected th a t she or?"
n o t enjoy
P h ilis tin e —"N o w onder. You m ust th ro w n out and at m any of them new W eath er conditions should be fa v o r
T e t she was not happy, and aa ahe a r t curios of all k inds Mrs. J e f f r ie s '1 had p erm itted a man of U nderw ood’s
rem em L er th a t the lady a in 't through •tem a sta rt, lit th is way th e g rass able. aa rain s w ash off th e solution,
gaaed a t th e fa re reflected befo re her frien d s paid ex o rb ita n t prices for | c h a ra c te r to use his hom e for his dis
s p re a d s rapidly and a piece of th e m aking It Ineffective
of
th
e
stuff
an
d
U
nderw
ood
i
h
o
n
est
p
ractices.
She
waa
g
lad
s
h
e
!
w ash In j herself yeL"—Judge.
SO
LUS
In th e g lass she w ooden d If th e w orld
R0EÏÏTO®[Î>®Q,DTOR3 OIM
T hird degree
¿^CHARLES KLEIN
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, ARTHUR HORNBLOW
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4
Winter Months on the Farm
How to
Improve
Them
W ee d
d ic a tio n