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by J. a L if p u t c o t t C o m p a n y .
A ll rights rater re
By
Edith Morgan Willett
Cn.\PTEIt X.
man who loved her'happy, that ho would
Sonic day* after the 1‘rince del Pino be content— w e ll! with what she has /to
matle hi* first appearance in Washing
give?"
ton, two people were talking in fhe draw
Gerald did not hesitate an instant. “ I
ing room of a small house in S street should rnther think she couUJ,” he said,
at the hour which the French call, so with a siucerity that was almost pathetic.
Curiously, “ between the dog and the w olf." 'T h e man who loved Gussie would be
O f the pair in the gloaming, the man thankful for anything she could give
was standing up with his back to an at
him."
teuuated mantelpiece, against which he
Then, stiffening with the inevitable
leaned his huge frame, gingerly looking contraction that followed such unaccus
down from time to time at the girl oppo tomed expansion, he Rhook hands form al
site in the depths o f a M arket-llarbor- ly with his small hostess.
ough chair.
“ Got all my boxes to pack, you see—
"T h in k o f i t !” he was saying, in rath' have to he off by the ten-thirty train so
er subdued tones.
“ I was actually on as to take to-morrow's steamer from New
my way here yesterday, just coming out York. Good-hy.”
o f the Shoreham, when the cable was
Annette followed him to the door.
handed me. You got my note telling you
“ Don't you think” — she made up her
• th a t I couldn't keep my appointment? mind quickly— “ wouldn’t it be possible
W hat was It we were going to do? Oh, for you to stop in and see Gussie if only
\ yes. go up the Monument.
Yesterday for a moment this afternoon? I think
seems about five hundred years a g o !’
she'll be hurt if she finds you’ve been
“ It was very good of you to come and here without looking her up.”
tell me about it,” the girl said g en tly ;
“ I ’ m afraid I can’t flatter nyself.”
“ very friendly."
Buist’s tone was determinedly brisk. “ B e
"W a s it? "
Gerald Buist wheeled ab side*. why should she know? You'll have
ruptly around and stared with sudden to keep my secret. Miss Bancroft.”
He
absorption out o f the window. “ It was backed into the hall. ‘ T h e re ’s a great
kinder o f you to let me,” he said. “ There's deni to be done and it's getting beastly
a certain relief in talking.
When that late.”
cable came yesterday” — He broke off sud
Indeed, the little hall outside was un
denly, and then continued, in an odd deniably dim.
choked voice, "W e ll, that sort o f unex
Feeling for his hat with some haste in
peeled 'shock rather knocks over a man ! the shade, Buist dislodged a
sheaf of
T o lose poor old Jack— my only brother. cards, stuck in the rack, that came pelting
And then this later news coming right him with light touches, and, even as he
•w top o f it------”
opened the door, one fell fluttering out
A gain he could go no further.
on to the step outside, where the faint
Annette left her chair impulsively and Italian script stared up at him impudent
stood beside him. all the womanliness, ly, revealed by the fading lig h t: “ Prince
the latent strength in her, reaching out Hodcrigo del Pino,” and a curious crest.
to the poor fellow stricken in a strange
The mark o f the beast!
Again the
land.
track o f those alien footsteps that had
“ It isn't certain yet,” she said sooth Invaded his hunting ground.
ingly, stroking his rough coat sleeve with
Buist stared at the little strip o f paste
sublime
unconsciousness, “ about
your board with a puzxled frown. When had
fa th er; I mean— the cable— was it quite he been here? H e closed the door with
hopeless?”
an exasperated slam and stalked down
There was a slight pause and Gerald the steps.
turned towards her a very
set face.
Certainly Annette had had very little to
“ Q u ite!” he said shortly.
say about Del Pino, yet, on the other
Then with a certain shy awkwardness hand, what was there to be said? W hy
he took her hand and held it a moment. should not one fellow passenger o f the
“ Thank you.” be said huskily; “ you've Majestic hunt up another? and what pos
been very good to me. Miss Bancroft.” sible concern was it o f his— Gerald Buist?
H e shook himself determinedly into the
H is mind reverting to nearer, more
commonplace.
“ You
were surprised, personal, more painful matters, the Eng
weren’t you, when I turned up the other lishman made his way thoughtfully to
day. and asked you to take me in hand the S street corner.
But at the lamp
and show me the sights here? I really post Jie came to a sudden halt.
don't know what made me come to Wash
Standing quite still, he looked ahead
ington ! Can’t imagine, for the life of o f him, a very keen look in his eyes, for
m e !”
there, coming up the avenue toward him
The girl beside him had a shrewd sus with fam iliarly jaunty gait, was a slim,
picion that she could! Even when the supple, unmistakable figure.
attracting magnet is removed, the force
“ Ah !” ejaculated Buist.
o f habit still dominates us in a measure,
H is face set in uncompromising creases,
drawing us all unconsciously in the old he went forward again, looking stiffly
directions.
ahead o f him.
“ N ot my friend M. Buist?” Del Pino
“ H ave you seen or beard anything o f
“ T h is Washington, In
Gussie lately?” Buist now asked, with stopped short.
deed, supplies the unexpected.” H e scru
mapsive carelessness, turning to go.
tinised the Englishman with smiling eyes
Annette shook her head.
“ N o,” she said, tactfully avoiding his that told nothing. “ W hat in the world
embarrassed eye.
“ I saw in the Post are. you doing here?” ----- — «1— -
Buist ignored the cordially outstretched
that she'd been dining at one o f the em
hand.
bassies last night.”
“ V ery much what you are. I fancy,”
“ Del Pino was there, too," remarked
Buist. completing her information with be returned, with such conspicuous lack
f cordiality on his part that the other’s
surprising accuracy, "and he was at the
mile broadened and deepened.
horse show with her that afternoon.
I
“ Then you must be amnsing -yourself
suppose they're together ail th e time.”
H ere he felt it incumbent to shrug his very successfully," he commented airily.
shoulders loftily. “ T h a t’s what he’s here “ F o r me— my kind friends here provide
continually some agreeable divertissement.
for.”
“ So you think that's what he's here Mais a propos— you come perchance from
S street?”
The smile died out o f the
fo r? " echoed the girl.
slanting eyes, which acquired a sudden
There was the faintest hint o f interro
metallic glint.
“ H ow is the charming
gation. incredulity in her tones, that made
Buist glance curioosly at the small fig Miss Bancroft?”
F o r an instant Buist contemplated the
ure, the dim, opaque shading o f the June
Italian somberly, and then, turning on his
tw iligh t accentuating the blonde fairness
heel. "Y o u w ill probably have an oppor
o f her hair and childish outlines o f face
tunity soon o f judging for yourself,” he
and figure w th mellowed distinctness.
rejoined curtly. “ Good afternoon.” And
“ W h y,” he drawled, “ any one can see
be strode on with a somewhat unneces
that the man wants to marry Gussie, and
sarily martial tread.
I really don’t see any special reason why
W hy in the world was Del Pino hang
she shouldn’t take him. do you?"
ing around here? Th at was a question
H is air o f impersonal unconcern and
that was agitating him as he tramped
indifference was a sorry mask through
down the avenue, v
which a pair o f miserably anxious eye*
Annette was an uncommon good s o rt;
questioned Annette's face.
with unwonted enthusiasm the English
Woman-like, she outwardly evaded the
man admitted that, even though his loy
appeal even while answering it. “ Do you
alty, his irrepressible pride in the wom
really think they’ re in love with each
an he had loved for so long, told him
Other?" she asked quietly.
that the g irl’s modest attractions could
“ L o v e !“
Gerald hastily assumed the
not be considered in the running with
blank,
unrecognixing expression
with
Cussie's.
vhich one repeat* the name o f an nnde-
Gerald thought he understood what for
$ -able and half-forgotten acquaintance.
"W h a t is love?”
He narrowed his eyes, eigners o f Del Pino's stamp admired in
viewing the word through a mental mi women, which made it seem all the more
croscope with
scientific
impersonality. mysterious to him that this man— in fact
“ W ell. I suppose the thing exists, but that any man, whom Mrs. W aring de
it’s just a sort o f temporary disease that lighted to honor, should have the oppor
attacks one at tim es! Most o f us have tunity, let alone the inclination, to appre
It, or think we have— which is the same ciate Annette Bancroft.
W hat ax did the Italian expect to grind
thing.
B at if you’ ve been through it
Was he playing a double
once, you’re immune, that’s one great, in S street?
great comfort— you'll never
catch
It game with tw o women, or— a very alert
look came into Gerald’s eyes— was he
again !”
H e spoke with savage conviction, con out o f it entirely as far as one o f them
scious o f scars which were still painful was concerned? Could It be possible that,
to the touch. “ No, I think Gussie and even at this the eleventh hour, with ev
Del Pino are too entirely sane to fall ia erything in his favor, the Prince del Pino
love— lucky fo r them !
They’ re simply, had been turned down?
Buist reached this overwhelming ques
in cold blood, making what your papers
would call ‘a brilliant match.’
H e has tion point and Dupont Circle simultane
ously. and stood a moment considering
’ he title, and she— everything els e !”
“ H e has the t it le !" repeated Annette. the situation; then, half mechanically, he
He
She was staring at the honest-faced turned into Massachusett* avenue.
man before her, marveling at bis utter walked rapidly, with an absorbed look on
unconsciousness o f his own
probably his grave face, his rather slow mind grap
equal advantages in that respect at that pling with a problem that was bewilder
moment. Certainly, as far as rank and ing enough. W hy should Mrs. W aring'*
Its devotee* were concerned, there was accepted lover have called on Annette
little to choose between the Prince del Bancroft twice within three days— anless
Pino and the new Earl o f Lindsay.
I f — he was not Mrs. W arin g’s accepted
Gerald only realised It, chance— the eter lover?
Gerald's steps unconsciously slackened.
nal chance— was his to-day.
Annette’s lip* parted impulsively and H a lf a dozen doors away from him loom
then closed again. I t seemed such a pit ed dp a white exterior o f ornate lines,
iful waste that a loyal, unselfish love like an exterior with which, though Gerald
his should be sacrificed on ambition’s al had never crossed ita threshold, he seem
ed oddly familiar.
tar.
i
“ 1 suppose,” he muttered, consulting
The girl spoke with sudden beat. "G u s
sie Is my cousin, Mr. Buist," she said de^ his watch intereatedly, “ that It would be
term inedly; “ do you think, knowing her better form to stop in there for a few
One likes to do the decent
as we both do, caring for her,” she hook m inutes!
ed away as sb* spoke— “ tell me frankly thing.”
H e stepped np tbs driveway sad hesi
— do you think that alia could —- * • a
tated again In front o f the Imposing door
o f Mr*. W aring’s house, as diffident and
self-distruatful as if he were the humblest
book agent, instead o f the possessor of
unquestioned rank and several millions of
good Euglish pounds sterling.
“ It's 'ridiculous, my calling here under
the circumstances!” he
told
himself
sternly. And then, “ Perhaps,” the after
thought came eagerly on tiptoe, “ *he’U be
sorry when I tell her the news from Eng
land.”
And buoyed up by sudden hopefulness
Gerald Buist rang the bell.
C H A P T E R X I.
V ✓
Dinner at Chevy Chase was nearing
its close.
Along the broad, trellised
veranda*,
hung with Chinese lantern* and vivid
potrters, were dotted the small, round ta
bles, each surrounded by half a dozen
members and their guests, whose chatter
rose interruptedly.
Ix)oking around him, his impression
able senses pleasantly thrilled by the
light, the color, the movement o f the gay
scene, the mock Prince del Pino felt
an exhilaration, a rich enjoyment o f the
present, which was not entirely due to
the champagne he had drunk.
This was to be his last night— he told
himself that, as he had many a time be
fore during his Washington, week, with
the secret consciousness that the morrow
would find him still on the stage, playing
his part to the same appreciative audi
ence.
Like most successful actors, Lu-
dovic Sarto had become dependent on
the glare o f the footlights.
H e really
could not tear himself away, could not
make up his mind to give up the rale
which had become second nature to him.
Seated at Mrs. W aring’s right, with
five other chosen spirits surrounding her
table, himself the bright, particular lu
minary o f the occasion, the mock prince
kept the talk and laughter up to concert
pitch, while efficient waiters kept him
supplied with the delicacies which his
sybaritic soul craved, while on every aide
stretched vistas very grateful to the eye
o f the exiled European.
“ One could almost fancy oneself at a
Parisian cafe in the Bois,” he acknowl
edged, with a reminiscent sigh.
Gussie met his glance smilingly.
In
deed. her attention had been pretty obvi
ously consecrated to him throughout the
entire meal, much to the disgust o f her
host, a stodgy Senator, at whose right
hand she sat.
"Yes, it is a bit .like Paris,” she assent
ed, in answer to the other remark. “ T h e
open-air restaurant effect, and then the
cosmopolitan type o f the crowd !”
"T h e c ro w d !’’ echoed the mock prince.
H e shrugged his shoulders, lowering his
voice significantly, then, in rapid French,
“ Must there always be the crowd? Can
one never see you alone?”
His heavy
eyes met hers for the fraction of a min
ute. “ Remember, I am to drive yon back
in my m otor!”
Gnasie’a answer waa drowned in the
sudden rattle o f chairs as the people at
the tables rone to their feet.
“ No, I shall not fo r g e t!” ahe smiled at
him over her shoulder, moving off and
leading the way towards the veranda
steps.
A moment later the little party were
out on the lawn. grouped under the dense
shadow o f a copper beech, its rustling
tops blotting the night sky. Settling him
self some distance from Mrs. W aring,
now tete-a-tete with her host, Sarto lean
ed back lazily in the wide garden chair,
a curiously sardonic smile on his lips, as
he watched the Senator eagerly making
the most o f Guasie’s brief attention.
H ow little he imagined— this man of
politics and money— that, under
the
Prince del Pino’s mask, a very humble
rival had already distanced him !
How
little the woman opposite realised that
her hopes, inclinations and
ambitions
wera a ll cantered a n —-her ex-chauffeur!
During the- w hole course o f Sarto’»
present perilous career never had his star
»eemed more in the ascendant, never had
the winning cards seemed more certainly
in his grasp, than at that very moment,
when fate, in the person o f a middle-aged
Russian diplomat, was pursuing him all
unconsciously over the Chevy Chase lawn.
“ Ah. Meeses W a reen g!”
A t the sound o f the fam iliar sibilant
tones, Sarto leaned forward with a start,
hardly able to believe his eyes and his
ears. For, standing under the beech tree
only a few feet away, shaking, bands
effusively with Gussie, was a lithe, well-
known shadow.
“ W ell, you are a gad-ahout!” Mrs.
W aring was ejaculating.
“ One minute
in Newport, the next in Washington, and
welcome everywhere. P rin c e !” she rais
ed her voice. “ Here is a joyfu l surprise.
Your long-lost friend Count Souravieff!"
( T o be continued.)
DRESSED DOG AS BABY.
How
■ W om an
O u t w it t e d
S to n y »
H e a r t e d S treet C a r C o n d a e t o r * .
E r a d lo a tla * W ild
A
Sw eep
H ake.
The two main pieces in the fram e
of the sweep are made o f 2V j by 4 Inch
pine scantling; they are 12 feet long
and about 20 Inches a p a rt The teeth
are made of 2 by 4 Inch scantling, and
are i) feet lo n g ; they are beveled on the
lower side to slide over uneven ground.
The arms foe bitching the whiffle trees
to should project about 2 feet 8 inches
over the end of the sw eep; these are
made of 2 by 5 inch stuff. The guide-
firms should be 0 feet long by 2V4 by 3
Inches.1 Each has about a foot of chain
with a ring on the end to fasten to the
breast strap o f the harness.
The hay guard can be made of 2 by 3
T o m a to e s
TH K SWEEP SAKE.
Inch s tu ff; this la raised about a foot
above the sweep to keep the hay from
sliding back too fa r over the sweep. It
should be braced about four feet from
each end.
The wheels are 18 inches in diam
eter; and a piece of inch gas pipe is
used for an axle. It is clamped to the
teeth, two pins with washers
being
used to keep the wheels from sliding
sideways and rubbing against the teeth.
The -piece projecting at the
back
under the sweep should extend about
two fe e t; It Is beveled like a sleigh
runner; It is to keep the teeth from
raising too high where riding on the
empty sweep.
In hitching horses to a sweep that
have never been used on one a person
can get best results by tying the halter
shank to the end o f the guide-arms and
making both lines the same length on
the harness; then fasten one line to
each ring of the b it W hen It is desired
to turn the horses to the rig h t simply
hold the off horse back, and drive the
nigh one ahead, and he will naturally
awing around to the right.
In draw ing a sweep load of hay on
to the stacker draw It as fa r ahead ns
possible, then back the horses and raise
ends of teeth, and drive ahead a g a in ;
this w ill pack the hay on the stacker
and less o f it is apt to fall back on the
ground when being raised to the stack.
The most convenient size of stack to
build Is 16 feet wide by about 28 feet
"'•ng.— Montreal Star.
S im p le
Egg
T e s te r.
The average person evidently Imag
ines that it Is Impossible for the dealer
to distinguish between bad eggs and
good eggs. This sup
position Is natural,
inasmuch as so many
eggs of questionable
iurity reach the din
ner table. I f the
dealer desired
he
could readily dis
card eggs o f doubt
ful age, as ¿here are
EGO TESTER.
numerous
devices
for testing them. One o f the most re
cent Is shown in the accompanying il
lustration, patented by a
Minnesota
farmer.
It consists o f a wooden fram e or
casing across the top o f which is a
leather support for the eggs, the latter
resting In flexible apertures.
In the
bottom o f the casing is an Inclined mir
H e r E x p e rie n c e .
“A fter this I shall use safety raz ror. Mounted on the upper part of the
Is a light-reflecting hood in
ors,” declared Mr. Stubb, with much fram e
which Is placed a lamp or other suitable
emphasis.
In
operation
eggs
are
“They nre no good, John,” scoffed illumlnant.
placed over the aperture, and the light
Mrs. Stubb.
“No good? W h at do you know about falling on the eggs will cast a shadow
them ?”
upon the m irror If they are unsound.
“A great deal. I tried to sharpen a The soundness of the eggs is Indicated
lead pencil with that new one you by the clearness of the light that falls
bought and It wouldn’t even make a through them upon the mirror.
d e n t”
L e s r a H o w to S e ll.
B ln atard .
One o f the most pestiferous weeds is
the wild mustard, but recent expert
ments in Wisconsin seem to give prom
ise that It may tie quite easily and
cheaply exterminated. It has been
known for several years that spraying
a field with blue vitriol would kill mus
tard without injuring the grain which
Is growing. But the attendant expense
has been the chief objection to a wide
use. The Wisconsin station hiyi been
making some testa with copperas, or
iron sulphate, that indicate that It is
quite as effective aa the bluestone, and
cheaper, as 60 cents will furnish enough
to treat an acre. Sim ilar successful ex
I>erlments have been made with copper
as by the Cornell station. Some three
years ago the California station tried
spraying with blue vitriol to bold in
check mustard on Its cereal plantings
at Yuba City and came to the same
conclusions as did the Wisconsin sta
tion. At D avis during the present sea
son experiments in a limited w ay were
tried with copperas, but owing to the
lack o f facilities for properly applying
the compound results were not satisfac
tory. The work will be repeated anoth
er time with the most approved appli
ances.
fr o m
I t a ly .
Tomatoes are Imported in Increasing
quantities each year from Italy. The
quality of these tomatoes is stated to
be good and the prices low.
Large
quantities o f canned tomatoes are also
shipped now each season from Italy to
the eastern part of the United States,
and the American shipments to Italy
are much smaller than formerly. It Is
suggested by one of the leading Import
ers in Liverpool that the American to
matoes are frequently packed before
they are fully ripe, and that this prac
tice' renders them undesirable fo r jse
The Italian tomatoes are carefuly so
lected, and are only packed after they
have attained a<ripe and rich color.
L l f t l a g H e a v y T im b e r s .
W hen it becomes necessary for one
man to handle a heavy weight, such as
a log or barn timber which must be
lifted, it can be done without a strain
by making use o f the trlc$ shown in
the sketch.
Using small blocks, build
a crib under the center of the log by
lifting up one end, allowing the log
TRICK I l f TIMBER HAITDUKO.
to balance near the center. W hen lifted
as shown In dotted outline place an
other timber under the long end, and
then repeat the operation.— Farm and
Home.
K e e p D l z g l s g l a th e C a r a F i e ld
Some ambitions fnrm ers a re amxtous
to lay by the corn field very e a r ly ; but
it is not wise, for the grass and weeds
are alw ays more forw ard to grow about
this season than any other, and the
ground will become very foul where the
corn is too early laid by and, more than
this, a great proportion o f the nourish
ment o f the crop Is derived from the air
and dew conveyed to the roots. This
can be done only when the surface is
free from weeds.
l a v e s ! In a S p r a y e r .
No farm work pays
better than
sprnylng the trees, berry bushes and
grape vines. Attention to this matter
at the proper time assures Immunity
from Insect enemies and good crops of
perfect fruit are the results.
Don’t
spray fruit trees while the bloom is on,
for that kills bees and bees are valuable
assistants
in pollenizlng
fruits.
A
spraying outfit for the farm need not
be large and costly, and will have Its
own value the first year it Is used.
This Is u real true dog story
, He Is a pug aud a great pet of his
mistress, who Is very fond of hla fine
pedigree. One day she discovered that
Teddy could not see as well as usual.
She felt as sad aa if he were a brother
or sister and a famous oculist w as con
sulted. who told her to bring her pet
dog to him.
They started, but a great obstacle
presented Itself. Conductor after con
ductor Insisted that the dog should not
ride on bis car, says the I’ortlnnd Ore
gonian; so that it w as ouly after get
ting on and off about a dozen times
that the doctor’s office w as reached.
Teddy w as us quiet as he could be
while having bis eyes examined, and
his mistress wus told she must bring
him every day for a month, and all
would be done for him- that w as poai-
ble.
So Teddy’s mistress went to a
neighbor who had a small baby and
borrowed an outfit that was not too
dainty. Teddy kept very quiet while
being dressed in the long white dress,
then a cloak and mualln cap, and over
h e face a long white v e il..
Thus they started. Immediately upon
entering a car, if it was filled, up
would Jump a man to give the woman
carrying a little baby a good seat.
Teddy never wagged his little curled-
up tall once, neither did he bark.
Each day the trip w as taken with
the same result— a good seat and a
very quiet baby.
One day the doctor’s olHpc w as filled
with people waiting their turn, when a
woman turned politely to Teddy’s mis
tress and s a id : “ My turn comes next
and I will wait for you on account o f
your baby. It is so very tiresome to
wait with a baby.”
The doctor opened his door at that
moment and called them both in his
private office. H e said. “ 1 will show
you the very best patient I have,” and
took Teddy carefully in his arms. He
threw back the white veil and dis
closed the dog's little pug nose and a
pert little face looking out cutely from
Jider the frills of the cap.
Teddy can see pretty well out of one
eye now. Ills mistress expected a huge
bill for the expert’s service, but in
stead she received a receipted bill from
the good doctor with a note saying that,
as Teddy w as the first patient he had
ever treated o f royal dog blood, he
esteemed It a great honor to have been
the means of helping him.
® !?3
Advertising, says Lily H erald Frost
In the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Is
the lance with which the modern cru
sader, known ns the business agent,
invades the work! o f commerce. And
an extraordinarily effective weapon it
is, us the breakfast food people and
the patent medicine houses well know.
The man woh doesn't advertise la
soon a derelict, as Idle and useless ns
a painted ship upon a painted ocean.
’VYhch the advertiser owrser ht* -labor
it is then that the receiver gets busy.
It is when advertising dominates
literature that one feels like protest
ing. The commercial spirit rules the
rending world and thrusts -its volumes
upon it with a wealth of encomiums
m d a persistency that usunlly win.
By such Judicious exploitation bookz
are sold by the thousands.
T h eir
names are seen everywhere, in shop
windows, on billboards, placarded along
with brands of cigars or some superior
make of whisky. And they are accord
ed such high sounding phrases of mer
it, o f cleverness, o f dramatic possibili
ties, that, backed by the author’s name
and the illustrator's art, they present
such visions of delight that ever curi
ous mortals must buy them Just to
satisfy their curiosity.
On
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F o o t in g .
Absalom Foote, an eccentric old gen
tleman who had grown tired of life In
the city, decided to move to some small
er town, free from the road of traffic,
the bustle and confusion of the throng
P rev en t K k m K a t in * b y H en *.
In the main the egg-eating habit is ing multitude, where he could end his
caused by soft shelled eggs being laid. days tranquilly, as became a man of
In casting about for a loca
The hens get a taste of the egg and his age.
tion,
his
eye
chanced to light upon the
thus form the npj>etlte. To prevent
these bad eggs the fow ls should be com advertisement In a village paper of one
pelled to exercise and there should ka Thomas R. Foote, who wanted to dis-
such
fetid given that will supply plenty I>ose o f his boot and shoe store at s
Alone the farm er has no more chance
S t a tio n a ry .
bargain, having made up his mind to
of lime, and in addition a small trough
“ I thought you said if I gave you a with the market combine than a rabbit
remove to the city.
of cracked oyster shell should be con
good meal
you would work
like a has with a hungry bulldog. Collective
"T h at's the very thing,” he said.
ly he may hold his own and get a fair stantly within rench of the fow ls so
horse?” demanded the Irate housewife.
“Selling shoes is a nice, easy occupa
price fo r his produce.
Figure a bit. they can help themselvesv at will.
“D at’s Just what I am doing, mum,”
tion. It will give me Just enough to
Five cents a bushel added to the prlc*
replied the dusty tramp.
do to keep me from stagnating, and it
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o f wheat means a gain of $1 to $1.50
"B u t you haven’t moved all after*
Just as soon ns any crop of vegeta won’t w ear me out with overwork. I ’ll
per acre. One-half a cent per pound
noon ?”
Investigate it. It’s queer, though, that
means a gain of $5 In every 1,000 bles is finished In the gnrden spade tho
"W e ll, you see, mum, I meant a saw
his name Is Foote, my name Is Foote,
location,
and
if
any
seeds
are
in
the
pounds of beef or pork or mutton. Co
horse. Dey never do move.”
he wants to come to the city and I want
operation In selling will bring these soil many of them will sprout I f so,
o go to the country.”
advances and more. Twenty-five cent* go over it again, which will save much
E c o n o m ic a l.
A visit to the little town decided him.
time
and
labor
in
the
spring.
Late
“H e bought one of those door mats a bushel added to the sweet potato crop
lie liked Its appearance and location,
summer
and
fall
Is
the
proper
time
to
with the word, ‘Welcome’ on I t ”
in four years has raised the growers of
lie
wns
pleased,
moreover, with
“W ell?”
Tidew ater County, Virginia, from pov clean a gnrden, especially if weed seeds
Foote’s Shoe Store" and bought It,
Southern are to he gotten rid of.
“ W ell, h is w ife can’t get him to w lp* erty to respectable wealth.
Tood will nnd nil, at a bargain.
his feet on it.”
cotton growers have made $3,000,000 a
“W ell.” said the other Mr. Foote,
G e n e r a l F a r m T o t e «.
“ I wonder why not?”
year d e a r profit above the average by
you won’t have to change the sign.”
Sour swill Is not fit for hog feed.
"H e says he don’t like to wear out sticking together. Organization is the
“No,” he answered, slowly. “I ’ll Just
The early fruit catches the big prlie.
big stick” of commerce and it is time
his welcome.’’— Houston Post.
add a ilttle to it.”
for farm ers to learn to use It
It takes nerve to thin fr u it but It
The next day he added this. Just be
T h e S h a rp C h ild .
pays.
low the s ig n : ‘T h is place has changed
■ a l p h a » fo e H a l« .
“Edmund is the smartest child I ever
Too much corn will produce thumps feet.”
It Is said that if sulphur is sprinkled
saw ,” boasted the fond mother. “ He 1«
on the b a m door and through the cbm in pigs.
as keen as a razor.”
W hen a man moves into a western
D ry soil is one o f the first requlsIL*
"Yea,” spoke up grumpy grandpa, aa gathered there w ill not be a rat or
town, the thing that surprises him most
mouse to bother. A pound of sulphur for sheep farming.
“and he reminds me of a razor.”
is the great number of men who do
w ill be sufficient to preserve a large
“ In what way?”
Select the pigs for breeding from tbt nothing all day but stand on street
sow with the largest litter.
“Why, he needs strapping.”
bars o f corn.
“ornsrs and exchange fool opinions.
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