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W?T" , l' '& T V ,! Y '... -r" F !-. C' ELGIN. OKLA. FARM ERS CffAMPIOW -, - v i ! , J. -i I By SELINA ELIZABETH HIQOINS. When Plotrti Hanchoz rrturncil from putting down tlio limurrpctlim In Mo illvn, hn brought to Ills homo town of I'lonta hut ono trophy of tho war a larfjo brans tannon. PIctro was nn hotiont, sturdy black timlth Hn hail fought JiibI as ho But tires on tho wagon wheels of shod n 'orso- 1Mb wholo noul In tho tnHk. Hn had been tho leadur of tho company which dnno tho marauding KntiR ,lf llholla, tho bandit, out of tho dis trict. Who had a better right to adopt tho great Held pleco ns a boh enlr of thuso troublosomo battlo day? Tho blacksmith shop was located on tho topmost bluff overlooking tho broad Itlu llraioe, commanding tho valley for miles Just at Ha edge PIctro bad set tho crr-scn. "It la n memento, a monument and a trado sign." Bald P!tro. "Thero It shall remain as a record, remlndor and sign manual of tho trado of tho anvil." "Hut, neighbor." spoko a fcnr-mlnd-cd nenoui old man, "theso aro days of pence. Why remind of war?" "It shall not bo moved," perflated PJotro stubbornly. "Who car. say what may come!" Thero came now disturbances as the year passed by, but theso were centered In a distant province Tlc tro looked grim and thoughtful aa ho heard of new depredations of the III volla banditti. Airy, fairy Nlnex, full of all the Jojous hopefulness ot youth, only smiled on. Sho was light-hearted and happy. Had sho not Each Night Some One Had Watched. Lula Ouarei, tho handsomest gallant at PlastaT His stalwart arm, his loy al heart would sprlnir to action In re pons to any patriotic call. As to fllrotla, soma day the gibbet. Yet sho recalled the dark, perfidious face ot the cruel outlaw with a shudder. For the family of PIctro had known Rtvolla In the past Two years be fore he had rived at I'lasta for a time. He had appeared as a suitor for Nlnei. Sternly old Sanchez had or dered him away from tho threshold, learning of his cruel and cowardly past And Nlnez had felt relieved when the fierce vlsagcd bandit had departed from tho village Then thero had come a lnlsstvo for tho llttlo Mexican maid. It aa from the renegade nivolla, now devastating a peaceful district, drhlng off cattle, burning peaceful homes, blotting out the lives of worthy patriots in cold, murderous riot and hato. "Have n care!" tho words of tho message ran "I havo sworn to mako you nil ih, and llholla ucter falls in his pitrposu." It was of this that Nlnez and I.uls Mere speaking ono moonlit night. They bad strolled along tho bluff, where tho clear cool air was llko balm. The river flowed by, a spark ling sheet of silvery sheen. Tho air wna heavy with perfume of flowers. The pair had seated themselves on rt bench that ran beside tho old field piece. "Another month, tnio Nlnez." spoke tho young man fervently, "and you will bo mlno. Then ndlost to all your needless fears ot this terrlblo Rlvolla." "You do not know his treacherous nature," fluttered Nlnez, shrinking closer to her manly escort as though from a sense of protection. "My fa ther tells me he has broken looso again with his wicked hordo. They have ravaged ono province. They have sent a demand to the governor of Mltall demanding largo bribe money, else they will visit hit people nest Hn has refune.1, When tbey march thither, my father says at light detour from the trail would bring them near to I'lasta. It Is like Jllvolla's evil nature to make a raid upon this peaceful town out of sheer revenge." "Rlvolla Is a braggart and a cow ardl" declared Luis. "It waa In the last campaign that he threatened our little army so dlrefully, only to run and hide when we advanced upon hit atronghold." Nines smiled and forgot her fears m tkajr strolled homewards. Luis KH to brave, so proa at his clear family nnmu and of herself! Ho did not tell Nlnez as ho bade her good night, but ho know thero was some foundation for her words. Others as well wero in tho secret, but were not spreading It to alarm the quiet town. Thus, It was known to many of the old guard that Hlvolla was onco again on a raid. If his hand wbb of any numerical strength ho might Invade Modlvn. Otherwise, ho would senren ly venture. Kach night for a week somo ono of tho old war company had watched tho river nnd Its opposite shore. 11 wbh from that direction 111 volla would cmmi, If at nil After leaving Nine, her lover re turned to tho bluffs. It wait his night for patrol duty Tor a long tlmo ho sat by tho sldo of tho can non, hla mind going oMir tho blissful hour hu had spent that owning with his fair Inamorata, Ills plonk wrnnncd n limit Mm to guard himself from tho usual mid night chill Bwieptng down tho alloys, I.uls Biidtlenly aroused, ns chancing to glaucn across tho broad stream hn saw- a faint bluo glimmer ot blue, light. It changed to red, to nmber, back to blue, and then three miles nearor to tho point, directly opposite tho town, thero were responding signals. Famllkr with tho tactics of tho out laws I.uls In nn Instant understood that peril hovered. Without disturbing or alarming any other member ot tho family, hn aroused Sanchez. A grim vmlle crossed tho face ot the smith as ha listened. Ills clear eye glowed with tho coherent resolve of n resolute nnd Intelligent man as ho gam his direc tions. I.uls was to carry theso out. "Mount our srlft horse." directed PIctro, "arouse tho gunsmith nnd send him to me at once. Then mako for tho ford and reach Modlva. Tell the mayor there to rouse up the old guard and hurry to surround llholla and his crew." "nut If they cross tho river before then?" submitted Luis quite anxiously. "They will not cross tho river." de clared PIctro with a grim, determined flash of his Hon ejes. At daylight over one hundred grlra vlaagcd, determined men wero path ered on the bluff where tho historic field pleco Btood. Tho mists slowly lifting showed the camp ot tho out laws on tho opposite bank ot the river. They had employed tho night In scouring tho shoro up and down stream for oery stray raft, jawl nnd rowbont they could find. A formida ble flotilla, alt centered In a group In n llttlo cove, showed. Ilcsldo tho ennnon stood old San chez, In his hand an unllghted fusee. His old companion gunner was sight ing the field piece. "Aim low." directed Pictro, nnd tho fusee was lighted. "Orand old thundererl" commented tho patriarch of tho village, as boom and flash and destruction haunted the face of the waters. Thero was confusion on the oppo site shore, as almost to the lai ves tige tho flotilla was destroyed. And then new excitement as Luis, with tho Modlva contingent cut off tho Inland retreat of the baffled bandits. Kouted, prisoners or destrojed, their evil career was summarily and per manently checked and the power of Rlvolla broken forever. And in tho white moonlight, hov ering near tho brave old field pleco that had saved I'iastn, Luis and Nlnez rcnowed their plighted troth. (Copyright. 1J14. by W. O. Chnpman ) Day of the Gentleman Farmer. As a result partly of tho widening influence of our agricultural colleges and partly of numerous co-operating agencies, a new set of Ideals is being created with regard to country life. The nation as a wholo, In fact. Is making a re-estlraatlon of rural life. With tho coming of denr lands, city people havo awakened to n new In terest In country affairs and n new respect for country Inhabitants. Thero Is beforo us In tho United States the omiartunlty to develop per haps tho finest t)po of rural civiliza tion that tho world has ever known. Tho uwnershlp of land In past ages has alwas been most honorable, but tho working of It has been regnrded generally as degrading Tho nclual farmers, equipped with their poor, pltlablo Instruments, nnd condemned to unceaslag and disheartening toil, havo been slaves, serfs, heathen, pagans, boors, peasants. Hut today tho use of machinery and new facilities for communication make it posslblo for the same Individual to be a tiller of the noil nnd a gentleman. William J. Trimble, In Juno Atlantic. Too Much for Him. Paul Kcr, one of the principals In "Th Midnight Cllrl." was Invited by kii acquaintance who has the reputa tion ot being a "tlghtwud" to n cafa In Ixmgacro Bquarn after the matinee, relates tho New York Telegraph., It waa not long before a party of con genial spirits wero gathered about the festive board, and things went merrily until the hour drew near for Ker's return to tho theater for tho evening performance. Thus far tho aforementioned ac quaintance had managed to escape pay tng any of the checks and Ker deter rained that beforo the party broke up Mr. Tightwad should bo forced to pay for at least on round. Accordingly the waiter waa Instructed to hand him tha nest check. Thti waa done and, find ing no evasion, he reluctantly paid and Immediately left the cafe. As the door was opened a motor car tire blew out with a loud explosion. 'Oood Los'l" exclaimed Ker, "he's shot himself 1" SILAGE IS ROUGHAGE OF GREAT VALUE M.BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBII llsssssssssBsssnssflsflsSssssssssaVBTssssssssssssssssB issssssswIHrssssssssssssssflsssV CSBSSSSSSSSSSSSsB -ssssssssssssssssssssssssBBs! ssOSsssssMsHsmMssssssssssssssI BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSb'rYSBBBBBBBRsYftWfWl sVrcJJftBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBll IBBBBBBBBBBBbV ' RsOKlsBVBkBMj'BBBtf'iflEBBBBBBBBBVjBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB VEssssssssssssssssssssiHssssssBssssssssssilssssslsssssslsssssssisssssss Prize Cattle on a OTrrrd r th t'nltl 8tt IVrrt I mrnt of Axrleulturx-1 There Is no roughage which Is of more Importance to tho producer ot boot cattle than silage The value of silage to tho beef producer varies con slderably nnd Is dependent upon a miKu uuuiurr ui uturr iHciur. ii rough fodders are scarco or are high priced, if the grain Is high priced, or If the grain Is not near a good market when much of It can be roadlly told, silage will have a greater value than If the opposite conditions exist. Silage Is a great saver ot grain re gardless of whether It is to be ted to stock cattle or fattening cattle. It wtll lessen tho grain feeding by prac tically the samo amount as Is con tained In tho silage. Tho value will also depend somewhat upon the kind of cattle to which It is to be fed. It there Is an abundance of rough fod ders which can not be marketed, sil age will not be so valuable Hut In n case of tills kind tho silage would prove more vnluablo if used for the calves nnd pregnant cows and the conrso fodders used for tho other stock. For wintering tho entire breeding herd there Is no roughage better than silage. All of tho animals will relish a ration containing It and It will cre ate n good appetite for all otner feeds Cows thnt nro fed nil of tho silage they will consume along with clover hay will go through tho winter In One shape and mako small gains. It the amount ot sllago is limited, n more economical method of wintering them will be to reduce the silage to n half ration, letting them havo tho run of a straw- stack and feeding about two pounds of cottonseed meal or oil meal per doy. Some dry coarse fodder or straw should always be kept before animals getting silage, as it reduces the amount of silage consumed and jiro vents the bow-els from becoming too llo on a Mississippi Farm. looso. The succulent feed will cause the breeding i-ows to glvo a good flow ot milk even though the calf be born In midwinter, and a thrifty calf will result It tho silage Is free from mold or rotten spots thero will be no danger In feeding It to breeding cows. Bllaa.e Is especially beneficial for catvea which have Just been weaned. They take to this ration quicker than to dry feed nnd there Is usually little loss la weight from the weaning. The sllago should be supplemented with some good leguminous hay, as alfalfa, cowpea, or clover, and the calves should be given a small amount of grain. A mixture of one-halt corn chop and one-halt cottonseed meal It ex-flltut. Cacti fanner will have to plan the rations tor his cattle according to the amount of the various feeds he haa en hand. Stockera can be wintered on silage and tome good bay, fodder, or straw, but this may not always be the most profitable. When hay It high priced and grain It reasonably cheap or plenty of silage It available, It may be more economical to omit the hay altogether. A ration of corn ttlage alone bat often been profitable for thin aula. Bttxkers which have been f4 liber ally all winter and made to put oa good twin usually do not make as targa dally galnt when pat oa grate at d tteert which have not keen quite eo well led. The time the cattle are to he finished tor market aid the de gree ef tttaeee te ke attatee) efcouid lgggggggLV"a""" Southern Farm. govern to a large extent the method to be followed during tho winter. When beeves are expected to sell high In the early summer and tho steers are to be finished tor market at that time, a heavy roughage ration with a small amount of grain should to fed during the winter mouths. Silage stands tint in rank ot all the roughages for finishing cnttln For merly, during the era of cheap coi a and other concentrates llttlo attention was given to the roughage, as It waa usual ly considered merely a "tiller" and of very little economic value In feeding No especial care was taken In select ing any particular kind, nor waa the quality of It seriously considered. As the prices of tho concentrated food stuffs advanced, tho feeder looked about for methods of cheapening the cost ot producing beef, nnd soon found this could bo accomplished by using Judgment In selecting his roughago with respect to tho grain fed. n.v combining It with other feeds the efficiency of the ration Is Increased to such nn extent that tho amount ot tho dally gains Is Invariably gi enter and the cost of producing n pound of gain Is lessened. Tho heaviest daily gains aro usually made during the first stage of the feeding period, nnd sllago can then be used to advantage In largo quantities with a small amount of grain, but as tho feeding progresses the amount of silage should bo les sened and tho grain Increased. In some places tho prlco of hay and sto ver Is so high that tho greater the pro portion of silage used In the ration tho more profitable Is the feeding. SUPPLY OF TOBACCO PLANTS Open-Air Bto Are Cheapest and Qlvt Quicker Start Seed Should Be Sown Evenly. The successful tobacco planter must raise bis own plants; open-air beds aro the cheapest for the main supply. As a rule, plants raised In open air stand transplanting better, and usu ally got a quicker and better start than those raised In a hotbed or cold frame, covered with cheese cloth or canvas. Choose for the plant bed a sheltered spot, protected on the north and weBt Bides by a belt ot tree, close board fence or building. Have the ground plowed and well harrowed. If not too near any of the buildings, dry brush should be spread over the bed and burnt; after the soil haa cooled harrow- once or twice to mix the ashes with tho earth, then sow the seed and rake It In. A bed ten feet square will furnish enough plants for ono acre. The amount of seed required to sow this Bpaco is ono tcnspoontul. The seed should be sown evenly. Sow one half the seed lengthwise of tho bed and the other halt across the bed. Cover the seed with flno rake or brush. Some planters tread the seed In. This quantity ot eocd, properly town, Is sufllclent to produco stout, stocky, short-stemmed plants, with an abundance of fibrous roots tor one acre. It ground Is rather poor, sow one gill of One animal bone meal to every 3x6 space. No anlmil manure should be used, as It will bring In weeds and grass. Expert growers uae the same ground each season for growing their plants. This tame meth od is followed by market gardeners In growing cabbage, cauliflower and to mato plants for the main crop. Bet ter plants can be grown and at the least cost If the season should be bad and the toll dry, the bedt mutt be watered late In the evening and the plantt dusted every morning with tlfted wood ashes and toot to keep off the fly. Chsspenlng the Rations. The Iowa ttatlon bat found that a tmall amount of oil meal or cotton seed meal added to corn and oats Im proves and cheapens the ration for work horses, A mixture ot 77 pounds of shelled corn, 15 pounds ot oats and 8 pounds ot oil meal gave somewhat better results than oil. meal, and the ration was a little cheaper In the proportion of 71 pounds ot corn, IS pounds of oats and 6 pounds ot oil meal Dynamite fer tell. Dynamite Is said to work kest la vet toll when the earth Is thorough ly tamped over, tf earn u taken not to tamp directly oa the dynamite, ac eordlag to Investigations b tke Mia aeeota experiment station. VARIOUS FISH RECIPES DIFFERENT FROM THE ORDINARY METHODS OF 8ERVINO. Boiled and Served Cold, With a Ing, Makte Idtal Summer Dleh Dutch Method of Cooking Sal mon le Bald to Be Oood. A mayonnalee dressing teaeoaed With chopped ghorklns, capers and parsley and served Ice cold, with an equally cold boiled fish, Is an Ideal vlnnd for a summer luncheon or din ner. When fish It to bo bakod, wlpo It with a damp cloth and trim the flna nnd the tail. Lay It In the pan and pour about It a quart of sliced toma toes, mixed with a small onion and a tiny piece of garlic, chopped very fine. Season with salt and pepper and over tho top sift flno breadcrumbs, dotted with bits of butter. Uako a five-pound (Ish half an hour. A drosBlng for a baked fish ot medium size Is made by browning slightly a cupful of dry crumbs with a tablespoonful of butter. Moisten them slightly with a little water a dressing for fish or poultry should not suggest a poultice and season with salt, pep per and onion Juice or tweet herbs. Kill the Inside ot the flah and lay a few slices of salt pork under It Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with flour. The Dutch method of cooking sal mon la much liked by many American tourists In Holland. Select a mtddlo cut that weighs Ore or six pounds and put It In a ttew pan with white vinegar, a doten pepper corns, two sliced onions, a bunch, of parsley and enough cold water to cover the whole. Cover with a aheet ot buttered paper and simmer one hour. Drain, garnish with fresh pars ley and serve -5, 1th a white sauce. Dlack bass slewed In American fashion U a most delicious flah. Put three fish ot good size In a buttered sauce pan, with a teaspoonful of salt, ono tablespoonful ot black pepper, a dash of cayenne, two small onions chopped fine, half a pint ot calawbu wine, half a pint of tomatoes, a pint of white sauce and a bunch of parsley. Let It cook siovly half an hour, close ly covered; then rcmovo the flflli, skim out tho parsley, lift out tho fish and add to the sauco a tablespoonful of butter and the Juice of ono lemon. If tho enuce Is too thick, thin down a llt tlo with boiling water. A fine flavor Is given to broiled fish by la ing It, an hour before cooking, in a glass of olive oil, seaaoned with lemon Juice, sail nnd pepper. It oil U disliked use melted butter. Smelts, mackerel, fresh herring, brook trout and shad are especially good when cooked In this way. Salmon steaks laid In this preparation bolt an hour, and then dipped In beaten egg and rollod In bread crumbs before frying, aro very good. Small potato balls with a tartar sauce or green peppers, stuffed and chopped cucumbers or to matoes are appetizing with any kind of fish. Emergency Pudding Sauce. If you should discover five minutes before dinner time that you bad made no sauce for plum pudding, or similar puddings, try this: Put ono table spoonful of good brandy and half a teaspoonful of granulated or pulver ized sugar Into flvo cents' worth of cream. Stir well together. Turn the lid of the saucepan in which the pud ding Is boiling upside down and Bet the pitcher or little saucepan contain ing the sauco on It Uj tho time the first courso of tho dinner is finished the sauco will bo hoated through. It will be found excellent and enough for four persons. Onions With Cheese. This Is a dish especially -food for a cold night supper. Cook sufllclent on ions for tho number to partake; drain them and place a layer ot the cooked onion in a buttered baking dish, pout over a halt capful of rich wblto sauce, sprinkle generously with cheese, and repeat with another layer of the onions, white sauce and cheese. !ut into the oven and serve when well heated through. Christian Science Monitor. To Sweeten Butter. To sweeten butter that haa turned e little, place tho butter In a porcelain dish with a little salt and a tiny pinch of baking soda. Place over the Art and let It boll. Tbeu turn It Into a stone Jar and put In a cold place When treated In this manner the but ter will be found perfectly sweet when cold and not too salty for cooking pur poses. The Impurities will settle at the bottom of the Jar. Strainer for Sink Pall. A sink pall hat a strainer lid Into which slop and refuse can be poured to drain and then dumped Into the pall by simply closing the lid down ovet It It It of galvanized metal and ot convenient slse. Te Clean Iron Sink. To clean an Iron sink and keer. from rusting rub with a cloth (coarse preferred) and kerosene unUI clean and wipe dry with a soft cloth. Tare or three times a weak ought to In eaoagh. To Keen Fleh From "tHIeklna." No matter how mack dripping u ueed. ish, when kolas fried, Is ant to tick to tke pan'a kettom. A tabte taooafal ef dry salt ranked erst Um a Till amen this. rl h A REAL DUTY of every person to try and maintain the high- H est possible standard of I health. This plan can I be helped along won- B derlully by the use of IHOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS I It tones, strengthens, invigorates the digest- ive organs, the liver j and bowels and thus I promotes good health. H ssssl sV BUCK LEG USSCS tWKLT PatrWra t Cutter's SlMtlM rmn Itm rriowL frMh. nlUbMi tintfamd fa nMtam uxtaMh MHiN tfteir rttMt wSir ctkw vsmUm fill. IMI WHIT MM VtMIM fill. rlta for tnokM tod tatlwinUU. wnia for tnam oa imuaonltu t-M tt. SIMtltf Pllll I.H 0-IMt MM. SIM4IM Pllti 4 M Pllti IH tlM ,H InlHM. hnt nittM! ImL Th9 rapfrlortiy ef Cutur vroducta u dM to onr IS rtftra ef irruiuir In vmmim of Mlf. letirt M Cvttar't. if unobul&Abla, ordrr lUmrt. Tk Can Ukwatwi. BwMar. Cl- CUuh, is Fooled Once. Little Krancla was not to bo fooled twice. The heavy black clouds had) massed In tho east and west, tho lightning was flashing fiercely be tween the heavy, Incessant rolling; of the thunder. Francis was terribly frightened, and hlB fond mother had gathered her young hopeful into her arms and tried logically to calm his teorB. "Don't bo afraid, daring. There'a nothing to fear, (lod sends tho thunderstorm to clear tho air, water the flowers, nnd mako It cooler for us. Now, don't cry, denr; It won't harm you, and ever) thing will bo better when It's over." Tho llttlo fellow listened lutently. nnd ns his mother finished he looked up at her gravely, nnd Bald: "No, no, mother, ou talk exactly tho way you did Inst week when ou took mo to the dentist, to havo my tooth pulled." Chicago Sunday Examiner. Limitation of Art. Tho head of a certain Washington family was recently approached by bis son, just ncarlng his majority. "Kather," said he, "I wart to talk with you concerning my future. I have de cided to becomo an artUt Havo )ou any objections?" Tho old man scratched his head re flectively and replied: "Well, no, son provided of course, that you don't draw on me." Can't Tell, These Days. The two men had been obsenlne the antics of a strange man In silencer and finally broko Into speech. Crawford What's tho matter with that fellow- who is holding on to the, lamp post and shuffling bis feet J Crnbshaw Thero was a time when, I'd have said ho was drunk, but now perhaps he's practising a new dance. Judge. The Actor of Today. "Pardon me, but how could ou be come an actor with such an Impedi ment of Rpetch?" "Oli, no one notices It. The-the A fllm also tr-tremblea constantly." Mental Arithmetic. Teacher Tommy, If I fcpent one third of n certain sum ot money, nnd $11 represented five-sixths of the re mainder, what did 1 have? Tommy- The Jlmjnms. Grandmother Didn't Know A good cook? Certainly, but she couldn't have cooked the Indian Corn, rolled and toasted it to a crisp brown, wafer thin flakes, as we do in preparing Post Toasties They are delicioua with cream or milk, or sprinkled over fresh fruit or berries. From the first cooking of the corn until the sealed, air tight packages of delicately toasted flakes are delivered to you, Post Toasties are never touched by human hand. Grandmother would have liked Pott ToMtttl sold sy Qrocsrs. r