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By HARRIET
PEARL SKINNER.
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THE weekly hop was at its height
when Dorothy Dunham entered
•Die ballroom. She was accompanied
by her aunt, Mrs. Parker Dunham, and
as the two paused for an instant in
the doorway, watching the myriads of
dancers go floating by, the girl pre
sented a picture fit for the brush of
Titian.
she was tall and finely proportioned.
Her red-brown hair was piled in
glorious masses, her brown eyes were
flashing with girlish excitement, her
cheeks were delicately flushed, and
her whole being was vibrant with pleas
ure and anticipation. She was dressed
in a gown of gauzy white, which left
bare her exquisite arms and throat,
and her only ornament was a single
white rose fastened carelessly in her
auburn hair.
Instantly that she was discovered
nods and smiles greeted her from all
parts of the room, and it was evident
that she was easily the favorite of the
younger set at the lake. Her dances
had all been promised beforehand, so
her card was tossed aside while she
graciously accorded to each of the
young gallants the waltz “or deux
temp he hud previously begged.
Never had Dorothy appeared more
joyous and certainly never more beau
tiful than to-night, but this thought
continually thrust itself upon her at
tention:
“Just one week of fun, and then
conies' Saturday, and —Paul Churchill.
Hut I have this one week of grace, and
I shall certainly make the best of the
time.”
For Dorothy’s father had, upon a re
cent eastern trip, met with his old
school chum, Henry Churchill, the now
famous New York millionaire, and
they, in the delight of their reunion,
had concocted a plan whereby they
might cement their lifelong friend
ship, ultimately combine their vast
fortunes, and insure the future wel
fare of their children. A marriage be
tween Henry Churchill’s only son, Paul,
and John Dunham’s only daughter,
Dorothy, was arranged, pending only
the consent of the young people, which
the dutiful children would scarcely
fa il to accord. The gentlemen had de
cided that the twain should meet at
Delavan lake, and Dorothy, who was
motherless, had arrived to-day under
the care of her father’s sister.
“Of course L shan’t be compelled to
marry him,” thought Dorothy, “but if
1 can possibly tolerate him, I shall feel
that 1 must do it for papa’s sake.”
To-night, however, she was deter
mined to forget her impending ordeal
and to enjoy every minute of the
time.
Suddenly, as with Howard Moore
she waltzed slowly past the musicians’
platform, her eyes met those of the
violinist. For an instant she was spell
bound as she met that earnest, eom
pelling gaze. The color left her cheek,
and for the first time in her life she
lost the rhythm of the music.
“We are out of time, Miss Dunham
•—my fault entirely—l beg your par
don.”
Her partner’s words recalled Dor
othy to herself, and with a quick flush
she dropped her eyes and whirled away.
“Hold, yes, very—and presumptuous,
perhaps a little—but rude, not a bit'
His 100 l c wasn’t even one exactly of
admiration, but just of a kind of inter
est. Pshaw, what do I care what this
fiddler’s glances mean! He certainly
plays divinely, though,” she medi
tated.
All about the room Dorothy heard
comments upon the musician and his
art.
“He's new—came to-day. Tremen
dous tone—so much better than the
other one!”
Next morning Dorothy ran across
the green sward toward the hotel ten
nis grounds, wAere three other pretty
girls in short skirts awaited her.
“Hurry, Dorothy!” called one.
“I had four letters to read,” she
apologized breathlessly as she took
her place. Happening to glance inad
vertently toward the adjoining net,
where two men were playing singles,
Dorothy recognized the new violinist
in the court diagonally opposite her
own. That he was about 30 years old,
tall, dark, athletic, and vigorous she
comprehended in a flash.
Their eyes met, but his glance was as
cool as her own, and he continued his
game with an ease and dexterity which
be felt rather than saw. She turned
WHILE BABY SLEEPS.
Lullaby;
The shadows fall;
Hushaby;
The darkness creeps
Over ceiling, floor and wall.
Soon the cozy little room
Is shroudediin the deepening gloom—*
Andi baby sleeps.
“Lullaby,”
The night winds say;
“Hushaby,”
The soft breeze blows.
“Sleep well till the coming day.”
Not a trace of worldly care
Is there hovering in the air—
That baby knows.
“Lullaby,”
The mother sings;
“Hushaby.”
Her voice is low.
Like the rustle of the wings
Of angels bright that watch e’er ke-ep
O'er the shadowy realms of sleep
"Where babies go.
“Lullaby;”
Sing softlv now.
“Hushaby.”
The moonlight streams
Through the blinds; or. mother’s brow,
Casting a halo as she steals
A kiss and by the cradle kneels—
While baby dreams.
Sweet Dreams.
—Chicago Tribune.
Allen and tlie Stranger.
“Private" John Allen was strolling
down Pennsylvania avenue the other
day, when he passed a lamp post to
which was attached a person who
had Imbibed not too wisely but too
well. The man was bowed over and
holding on with both hands. If he
abruptly away with a sensation of
positive annoyance.
“How did he happen to choose this
particular court? What difference
does it make to me any way? Just a
common fiddle player. He has the
pride of a duke written all over him.
Dorothy Dunham, you are a dunce!”
She played a wretched game this
morning, to the surprise of her com
rades, and once sent a wild ball
straight into the enemy’s camp. The
violinist caught it easily in his left
hand and tossed it lightly back to her.
Dorothy bowed haughtily and scram
bled in the grass to recover the ball,
her cheecks as red as a red, red rose.
Presently she threw down her racket,
despite the expostulations of her
mates, and retreated to the hotel, con
fusedly murmuring something about
“auntie and a drive, you know.”
Thereafter it seemed to Dorothy
that at every turn of her roseate path
she came in contact with this hand
some, princely, never to be thought of
musician. If she sailed, he happened
to stand on the wharf while she em
barked. At golf he was sure to pre
cede her on the links. If she chose a
quiet hour and a magazine in the other
wise deserted reading room he wrote
letters at a distant table. If she drove
into the village for letters, he entered
the post office just before her, and if
she walked by the lake, he was certain
to be sitting with pipe and book beside
the path by which she must return.
Upon these occasions she displayed
an elaborate indifference, which was
quite unnecessary, for the offender
seemed quite unconscious of her pres
ence, never even remotely intimating
the peculiar interest with which he
had regarded her on the night of the
ball.
And Paul Churchill —he was to come
on Saturday night, and then she would
be bored beyond endurance. He was
sure to be uninteresting, Dorothy was
confident. “Doubtless his only accom
plishment is his ability to spend his
father’s money. I like men better who
do things. Now, if Mr. Churchill were
a novelist, or a painter, or—or a mu
sician—”
On Saturday afternoon, as she was
returning from a solitary ramble in
the woods, Dorothy was overtaken
by a sudden shower. Her thin, white
gown was drenched in a minute, and,
looking hastily about for shelter, she
hurried toward an old band stand near
by. Gathering up her skirts, she ran
up the steps and stood face to face
with the violinist.
Before she knew what hact happened
the tall stranger had snatched off his
“WE ARE OUT OP TIME, MISS DUN
HAM.”
rough tweed coat, wrapped it closely
about her, and was saying:
“Good gracious, Miss Dunham, how
wet you are! Pardon me, you must
wear it whether you like it or not.”
Instinctively she obeyed his tone of
command, but inquired, haughtily:
“May I ask who ventures to take
charge of my comfort?”
“Paul Churchill,” he replied, quiet
ly-
“ Paul Churchill! But your violin,
and —and salary?”
All the admiration which he had so
carefully concealed since the night of
the dance now shone in his eyes as he
replied:
“I have always played for pleasure,
and, forgive me, I substituted for Herr
Fischer during this one week that I
might see Miss Dunham in all her
loveliness without the oppression of
so fatal an introduction as ours was to
be.”
“Such impudence! You have been
playing detective?”
“Something of that nature.”
“Watching —”
“Watching you.”
“And discovered —”
“That you are the most charming—”
“Not another word! I am so sur
prised and—and vexed—and I just love
the violin!”
“And the violinist?” gravely.
A dimple appeared in each rosy
cheek, and she glanced roguishly into
his eyes.
“Ask me a week or two later, sir.”—
Chicago Tribune.
had stepped a little nearer he could
have leaned his body against it, but
apparently he did not dare make the
step for fear of losing his balance.
As Mr. Allen approached the
stranger mistily made him out and
hailed him. Mr .Allen stopped.
“M* fren\” said the afflicted one,
with difficulty, “e’n you tell—hie—
poor—invalid B. & O. depot is?”
“It is right over in that direction,”
said Mr. Allen, pointing, “about ten
minutes’ walk.”
“Temmints walk?” repeated the
sufferer.
“Yes.”
“D’you mean,” inquired the man,
“for—hie—for you or for me?”—
Washington Times.
Seek Host Ventilating- System.
Naval Constructor H. G. Smith and
Draughtsman H. S. Eps. of the navy
department at Washington, have been
in Detroit to examine the ventilating
system on the Detroit & Buffalo steam
ship company’s new steamer Eastern
States. Their object was to see if it
would be practical to equip the new
protected cruiser St. Louis with the
same system.
Cnnadian-korn Inhabitants.
The two American states which
have the largest proportionate num
ber of Canadian-born inhabitants are
Massachusetts and Michigan. The
total population of these two states
is the same as that of Canada.
PUZZLE PICTURE.
V -SI
St
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“I MUST FEED THE MULE VOW.”
WHERE IS HE i
SOUL ARTFUL DODGERS.
Ingenious Tricks and Schemes of
Transgressors of the Law to
Escape Punishment.
To the habitual criminal it is often
of vital importance that he should be
able to communicate swiftly and se
cretly with an accomplice, either to
elaborate a scheme of rascality or
send a warning of imminent danger
from the police. Nobody knows bet
ter than he, however, by availing him
self of the orthodox channels he runs
the risk of discovery. Hence it is
becoming a common practice for clev
er rogues never to communicate in a
straightforward way if they can avoid
it. but. instead, to set up and use pe
culiar post offices, which are essen
tially their own, says Cassell’s Sat
urday Journal.
A typical case was that of a man
who was “wanted” in connection with
certain notorious turf frauds. When
the warrant was issued he sought shel
ter in a shabby lodging in a back
street not five miles from the Bank of
England. He had friends who strong
ly objected to his capture, mainly be
cause his appearance in the dock
would have led to unpleasant conse
quences to themselves. But they
were all so well known to the police
and detectives that it was impossible
for them to send a message directly to
the fugitive, though he had adopted an
alias, much less to pay him a visit.
All of them, however, agreed to keep
watch on his behalf and to send him
word immediately they had reason to
fear his place of refuge was in dan
ger of discovery and the time come
for him to make a final bolt.
One of the watching gang learned’of
the coming danger to the fugitive by
methods he saw fit not to talk about,
and carelessly sent the servant of his
lodgings to dispatch a wire to another
of the allies in Edinburgh, to the ef
fect that his aunt was dead. The be
reaved nephew mastered his grief so
far as to in turn dispatch a wire ac
companied by a telegraph money or
der, to a hostler in the city of Lon
don. desiring him to send half a dozen
black ties to a given address without
delay. The articles were duly taken
to the gentleman in retirement by an
unsuspecting errand boy, and the
trick was done. Every apparently in
significant detail was a part of a pre
arranged code. The firm sending the
lies, their number and color —all con
veyed a hint to the person most inter
ested as to the safest mode of flight,
the best port at which to attempt em
barkation. and the very street in
which he was to jostle against a sup
posed stranger who was to surrepti
tiously transfer to him a store of
money and his passage counter-foils,
which had been taken under a false
name.
Nothing is too elaborate or ingen
iously audacious to men playing a
game the loss of which means penal
servitude to them. In a midland town
lived in lordly style and the odor of
outer respectability a person who was
strongly suspected of being in league
with a gang of “smashers” —that is.
coiners—who also disposed of sham
foreign notes and did quite a brisk
business in worthless securities.
There was no doubt that, while they
were all scattered about the country,
their operations were being directed
by a master mind, whom the authori
ties had no moral doubt was identical
with the aforementioned gentleman,
who may be called Smith. Smith was
never to be seen in dubious company,
and the postman never brought him a
letter which he was not willing to af
fably show to anybody. For months
there came to Smith’s house every
But I say unto you, that in this place is one greater than the
temple.—Matt., xii., 6. ** * * A man is greater than any
THE PLACE TO I
WORSHIP :: :: :: 3
By Rev. G. Campbell Morgan
being - here this morning is greater than this house, with all its mag
nificent appointments and aids to worship.
Christ is greater than the temple also in that the ante-type is
greater than the type. Being greater than the temple, Christ first
appropriated it, then superseded it, and He was independent of it.
Therein began His trouble with the priests. What had been intended
as an aid to worship had become £. hindrance, and wherever any of its
orders interfered with spiritual things He swept them away. There
was nothing lost to the world when the temple was destroyed, save,
perhaps, a‘shrine to which people would pay visits once in awhile,
and I would to God there were fewer such shrines in the world to-day.
But RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE, whether in the desert or the
city, on the mountain or in the valley, IS THE PLACE FOR YOU
TO WORSHIP. We do not have to come here to find God. Wher
erer the worshiper is-, there is God.”
morning a young milkman with a
placid smile and a shiny brow of inno
cence. He had set himself up to ex
plain to his customers generally with
a legacy left to him by his uncle, and
every morning he handed a quart can
of milk in at Smith’s area door—’and
every morning Smith’s illegal corre
spondence was lying at the bottom of
that quart can in a metal box, and the
stout cook who took it in (for appear
ances are shockingly deceitful) was
one of the most cool and daring of all
Smith’s tools, while the milkman was
another. The “smashers” had set him
up in business simply and solely that
they might have an innocent address
to which to send the missives it was his
duty to deliver.
THE ORIGIN OF GOLF.
Game Was First Played by a Scotch
Shepherd with His Crook
and a Pebble.
The man or woman who has become
interested in golf must needs' know'
something of its origin over in Scot
land. In his book. “The Art of Golf,”
Sir W. G. 'tnpson tells the following
pretty' stc as to how the game bad
its beginning:
“A shepherd leading his sheep
would often chance upon a round peb
ble, and, having 'V -ook in his hand,
would strike it -y; for it is as inevi
table that am; with a stick in his
hand should aim . blow at any loose
object lying in li.s path as that he
should breathe. Over pastures green
this led to nothing; but once upon a
time a certain shepherd, feeding his
sheep on a links, perhaps that of St.
Andrews, rolled one of these stones
into a rabbit scrape.
“ ‘Mary,” quoth he, ‘I could not do
that if I tried,’ a thought which nerved
him to the attempt. But a man can
not long persevere alone in any ardu
ous undertaking, so Mr. Shepherd
hailed another, who was hard by, to
witness the endeavor. ‘That is easy,’
said the friend, attach trying, failed.
They now searched the grass for the
roundest stones, and having deepened
the rabbit scrape, so that the stones
might not jump out of it, they set
themselves to practice putting.
“The stronger but less skillful shep
herd. finding himself worsted at the
amusement, protested that it was a
fairer test of skill to play for the hole
from a considerable distance. With
this arranged, the game was found to
be much more varied and interesting.
The sheep having meanwhile strayed,
the shepherds had to go after them.
“This proving an exceedingly irk
some interruption, they hit upon the
ingenious device of nailing a circular
course of holes, which enabled them
to play and herd at the same time.
These holes being now many and far
apart, it became necessary to mark
their whereabouts, which was easily
done by means of a tag of wool from a
sheep attached to a stick, a primitive
kind of flag still used on many greens,
almost in its original form. Since
these early days the essentials of the
game have altered but little.”
Scotsman's Precise Folly.
Maj. James B. Pond, of world-wide
repute as a pilot of celebrities of the
concert stage and the “lyceum.” tells
of a waiter, a Scotsman, of whom he
once inquired the exact time to leave
to catch the morning boat plying be
tween the river town where ne was
visiting and the next stopping place
on his itinerary.
“Weel. I canna’ tell ye jist whit time
’twill be; but if ye’ll leave five min
uites afore ye see the steamer cornin’
roon the p’int. ye’ll jist be in time to
coteh it. sir.”—Philadelphia Times.
form of ritual. The temple itself
was not the link between God and
man, but only the symbol of the
link. Sometimes we think that it
consecrates the man. It is not so.
It is the worshiper that gives val
ue to the temple. Every human
THE MUSKMELOH CROP.
I’ropfr Grading and I’nrkinK Add
Very Much to the Profit to Be
Derived from It.
To know just w.hen to pick a musk
melon is a matter of judgment, ac
quired only by a practical acquaint
ance with melons. Each variety has
its characteristic coloring when ripe.
The stem end colors and softens
first. This part furnishes the signal
for picking. The melon must be
picked before it has softened at this
critical point. It is not less impor
tant to grade melons than peaches
or apples, and no progressive fruit
grower dreams of marketing these
fruits without grading them, Grad-
HANDY MELON BASKETS.
ing according to size is a distinct ad
vantage, because it frequently hap
pens that one consumer desires a
small size while another prefers a
larger grade. The work of grading
and packing can be done best on a
properly constructed grading table
in the packing house or in a shailed
corner of the field. The packing
house is the best place, however.
In western New York there are
three types of packages—l2-pound
baskets, bushel baskets and crates.
The 12-pound basket usually holds
16 melons, the bushel basket and the
crate hold from 30 to 45 melons
each. A favorite size of the crate
is 9by 11 by 22' inches. Baskets
are neat and easily handled, but are
nqA suitable for shipping fruit to
distant markets. For long-distance
shipment the crate is undoubtedly
the best package, economy of space
and ease of handling considered. In
western New Y r ork most of the prod
uct is shipped by canal boat. Net
ted Gem packs nicely in 12-pound bas
kets, while the larger varieties, like
Surprise,are more conveniently hand
led in bushel baskets. It is doubt
ful, however, if growers could af
ford to use this package if shipped
by railway.—J. Craig, New York Sta
tion.
THE OSAGE ORANGE.
It Famishes Excellent Timber for
Posts, Ilailrontl Ties and Pur
poses of Tike .Vature.
Osage orange is undoubtedly the
very lest timber for posts, wagon
timber, railroad ties and for all pur
poses where the timber is exposed
to the weather.
The sap of this remarkable, timber
is an cily caoutchouc, which renders
the wood impervious to liquids and
gases and not readily affected by ex
posure to air, acids and alkalies.
Osage orange grows rapidly in tlio
low lands of the Missouri and Missis
sippi and their tributaries as far
north as latitude 42 degrees, perhaps.
It is in its glory in the latitude of St.
Louis and farther south.
I had plants to grow 12 feet the
first year from seed and could not
use the plants, they being too large
to sell. In three years they make
tine everlasting fence posts. In eight
or ten years they make railroad ties.
When one post gets large enough,
cut it off and another tree will
sprout from the stump and make a
straight sprout of 20 to 25 feet high
—so you have an everlasting patch
of trees and everlasting wood in the
trees.
Don’t plant your patch on poor
ground; you will be cifsappointed if
you do.
There are many thousands of miles
of railroads and new railroads are
being built —they all need ties, no
substitute will ever take their place.
The islands in thfr Missouri river
will grow fine post?.. In 1874 Judge
Miller, of Bluffton, and the writer
were looking at a tine lot, which
grew from where seme one had set
a short hedge on ar. island. 1 think
we calculated that 2,000 good posts
could be grown on an acre of island
land in three years, and then contin
ued indefinitely.—Julian Bagby, in
Rural World.
Keeping: Flow#« In Water.
To keep short-itemmed flowers,
pansies, mignonette, etc., in water,
paint the outside of a new tin ba
sin a natural tint, and also an inch
round the top on the inside. Have
the tinner cut a piece of wire net
ting a little larger than to fit the
inside of the basin, and solder it so
it will be oval when done. Fill the
basin not quite full of water r»nd in
sert the stems of the flowers through
the netting. The wire will be more
durable if painted on both sides be
fore it is soldered in place. With
care the water can bA poured off and
fresh added without displacing the
flowers.
Ugly Wart* on Cows,
In response to a request for a rem
edy for warts on a cow’s teats a vet
erinary says: ‘‘Take a piece of salt
p»-rk, fry it out well in a hot spider;
then cool the fat, and, after milking,
rub the warts ivell with the same, so
an to get well in among the seeds.
W* have found it to work well, and, i
followed up, it will usually drive
li'-toa away.” I
THE FARMER’S CLOTHES.
They Should Be Neat ami Well F it
ting; amt Worn with the Sian*
uer.x ol a Gentleman.
In this day of agricultural colleges
and agricultural journalism, ready ac
cess to high-class literature, tele
phones, free delivery of mail and elec
tric railways, when the farmer is no
longer isolated and uneducated, but a
man learned in the sciences, in art and
literature, and embracing in his voca
tion the best that is in botany, chem
istry, geology and natural philosophy,
the contempt sometimes shown the
countryman certainly proves that
there is something out of joint.
The cause of this attitude must lie
in the oddness of wearing apparel or
general carelessness or utter disre
gard of personal appearance displayed
by many a farmer when he visits the
metropolitan center. It is not expen
sive clothing that marks a well
dressed man, be he from country or
city, but care, neatness and cleanliness
and avoiding of oddity in personal ap
pearance. There are no successful
farmers who cannot afford to wear
as good clothes as nine-tenths of the
city men.
The average farmer cannot follow
all the latest styles, but he need not be
a slouchy, gawking specimen of human
ity, bringing down contempt not only
on himself, but on farmers as a class.
It is hard for a farmer to appear any
thing but a farmer, do the best he can,
but this fact need not worry him any
if he will only strive to bring his call
ing to the point where it will be recog
nized as it is. When he is at work on
his farm, when he goes to the home
village or town market, and when he
hauls his produce along the highway,
no matter how he is dressed, the farm
er is not looked upon with disfavor by
any well-bred persons; he is then mere
ly at work and is respected by those
with whom he comes in contact the
same as any other good, honest work
ingman is; but when he lays aside his
affairs of the farm and goes into the
city on business or pleasure it is xin
doubtedly a duty he owes to his voca
tion and to his fellow men to present
as g-ood an appearance as his means
will admit. If he is to be respected by
thosd who have no other means of
estimating him, meeting him but cas
ually as they do, than by his personal
appearance and manner, he must pay
some attention to attire, cleanliness
and manners. He must not neglect
those little courtesies that mark prop
er consideration of others, and that
belong to the well-bred man. He must
not be odd, nor rude, nor uticouth.
Good clothes and good manners will
obliterate self-consciousness which
makes owe awkward and ill at ease in
the presence of others, and will de
velop that proper amount of self
esteem which makes a man scorn to be
odd or untidy or uncouth, and which
will enable him to easily adapt him
self with quiet imperturbed demeanor
to his surroundings, however polished
and cultured. It is easier to say this
than to do it. but like all character
development it must be worked for
with the hardest of effort and most
constant practice. —J. G. Allshouse, in
Ohio Farmer.
DURABLE PLANT LABEL.
A Simple Little Thinu, But of Ineatl
mul>le Value to tlie Gardener
and Fruit Grower.
Where one has several varieties of
the same kind of plants, or is trying
new varieties, it is always desirable
to put a marker at the end of the
rows. A piece of lath with the name
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LABELS FOR PLANTS,
marked upon the end with a lead pen*
cil is a common plan, but before the
end of the season the pencil mark is
usually nearly, if not wholly, effaced.
A simple plan is shown in the accom
panying sketch. The lath and the
name in lead pencil is used as usual,
but over the name is fastened a bit of
wood, as shown in the cut, to protect
the marking from the weather. A
thin strip of wood, a few small screws
and a jackknife are all that are needed,
and a dozen of such markers can be
prepared in a few moments. —H. C.
West, in Farm and Home.
Death to Caterpillars.
Caterpillar nests or tents are yet
allowed to disfigure many of our fruit
trees. We who spray with Bordeaux
mixture and arsenites have no trouble
from leaf-eaters on apple and p< ar
trees. A resident of Shippensbnrg,
Pa., says he saturates a woolen c*oth
with black machine (lubricating) oil,
fastens it to the end of a long pole and
stirs it in and through every caterpil
lar’s nest he can find, selecting for this
job the early morning hours, when the
caterpillars are at home. It makes
short work of them. Wild cherry trees
are their favorite breeding places,
and should be cut out of all the fence
rows. —Troy (N. Y.) Times.
It Pays to Keep Account*.
Hoard’s Dairyman has found that
there are herds of dairy cows, owned
by patrons of Wisconsin creameries,
that with good care produce from
$1.50 to $2.13 worth of milk for every
dollar’s worth, of feed consumed.
Other herds produce less than this;
in a few cases $1 worth of feed pro
ducing only 93 cents worth of milk.
Either the care or the cow was not
what it ought to be in these latter
cases. We have an idea that the cow
has much to do with it. Do you know
what kind of a cow you keep?
C
The South In Waking I.p.
Stock growing is certain to become
one of the leading industries of the
south. The progress that has re
cently been made in this direction
has demonstrated that the southern
farmer is waking up to the possibil
ities that can be achieved in this di
rection. The abundance of water
and grasses, the mild winter season,
and the short season in which stock
have to be fed, make a combination
of advantages that cannot be sur
passed anywhere in the world.—'Cat
ion and Farm Journal
Woodward & Company, the old and well
known grain commission firm of Minneap
olis, are offering in another column a beau
tiful picture at about half price. It is not
4, a something for nothing scheme,” but a
legitimate desire on their part to place
themselves before the public in as favora
ble light as possible at the beginning of %
very fine crop.
; i .j
«3S«M9 SHOES IB
W. L. Douglas shoes are the standard of the world .
YF. L. Douglas made and sold more men’s Good
year >Volt vlland Sewed Process) shoes in tlie first
six months of ltMki than any other manufacturer.
C 1 H nnn ®EWARD will be paid to anyone who
fan dlsprofo this statement.
W. L. DOUGLAS $4 SHOES
CANNOT BE EXCELLED.
J1,108,82# I SKSSk 52.340.000
Best Imported and Amviican leathers, Heul’s
Patent Calf, Enamel, Box Ca.f, Calf Vlci Kid, Corona
Colt, Nat. Kangaroo. Fust Color Eyelets used.
Caution ! Tho srenulne have W. L. DOUGLAS’
name and price stamped on bottom.
Shoes by mail, 25c. extra. Ulus. Catalog five.
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BOYS WHO MAKE MONEY
In a dainty little booklet, 25 out of some 3000
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THE SATURDAY
EVENING POST
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ards off high prices, by
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orth a dollar.
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AND HOMES
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