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STORY C J
Q)hen
a Jftan
JfCarries
By
MARY ROBERTS RINEHART
Jlulhor of The Circular Staircase,
The thtan In Lower
Ten, Etc.
, CopjrrlaUtlew.bT tbeDobU-MertlllCo.
6
3YNOPSI8.
James Wilson or Jimmy an ho Is called
by his frlonda. Jimmy was rotund and
looked shorter than ho really was. Ills
ambition In Ufa was to lio taken eerlounly,
but people Rteadlly refused to do so, his
art Is considered a huso Joke, except to
himself, If ho asked peoplo to dlnnor ov
cryono oxpectod a frolic. Jimmy marries
Bella Knowlea; thoy llvo together a year
and aro divorced. Jimmy's friends nr-
' rancro to colobrato the llr.it anniversary
of his divorce. Those who attond the
party are Miss Kathorlno McNolr, who
every ono calls Kit, Mr. and Mrs. Dallas
Brown, tho Misses Mercer, Maxwell Reed
and a Mr, Thomas Harbison a South
American civil englncor. Tho party is in
full swing when Jimmy receives a tele
gram from his Aunt Sellnn, who will ar-
, rivo in four hours to visit him and his
wife. Jimmy gets his funds from Aunt
fiellna uild after ho marries sho doubles
his nllowancc. Ho neglects to toll her of
his divorce, ns sho Is opposed to it. Jim
my takes Kit into his confidence, he tries
to devise Bomo way so that his aunt will
not learn that ho has no lonaer a wlfo.
Ho suBgcsts that Kit play tho hostess for
ono nlRlit, bo Mrs. Wilson pro tern. Kit
refuses, but is finely prevailed upon to
net tho part. Aunt Sollna arrives and tho
deception works out as planned, as sho
had never scon Jim's wife. Jim's Jap
servant Is taken 111. his face is covered
with spots. Bolla, Jimmy's divorced wife,
enters tho houso and asks Kit who is be
ing taken away in tho ambulanco? Bella
insists It Is Jim. Kit tolls her Jim is well
and Is In tho houso. Bolla tells Kit it
wasn't Jim sho wanted to sec, but Tnkn
hirn. tho Jap servant, as sho wlshod to
sccuro his services.
nlng around Ilka this but thoro Is
not a servant in tho houso! They
havo gone, the ontlro lot."
"That's Odd," ho said slowly. "Gono!
Aro you sure 7"
In reply I pointed to tho servants'
wing. "Trunks packed," I said trag
ically, "rooms empty, kltchon and pan
trloa full of dishes. Did you over
hoar of anything Uko It?"
"Never," ho asserted. "It makes mo
suspect" What ho Buspectod ho did
not say; Instead ho turnod on his
hcol, without n word of explanation,
and ran down tho stairs. I stood star
ing after him, wondering If ovury ono
In tho placo had gono crazy. TheSi
I heard Botty Mercer scream and tho
rest talking loud nnd laughing, and
Mr. Harbison enmo up tho stairs again
twp at a time.
"How long has that Jnp been ailing,
Mrs. Wilson?" ho asked.
"I I don't know," I ropllod helpless
ly. "What Is tho troublo, anyhow?"
"I think ho probably has somothlng
contagious," ho said, "nnd It has
scared tho servants away. As Mr.
Drown said, ho looked spotty. I sug
gested to your husband thaj It might
bo as woll to got tho houso emptied
in case wo aro corroct."
"Oh, yes, by all moans," I said
eagorly. I couldn't got away too soon.
"I'll go nnd get my" Then I stopped.
Why, tho man wouldn't oxpect mo to
lenvo; I would linvo to play out tho
wretched farco to tho end!
"I'll go down and boo thorn off," I
finished lamely, and wo went together
down tho stairs.
Just for tho moment I forgot Bella
altogether, I 'found Aunt Sollna
bonnoted and cloaked, taking a stirrup
cup of Pomona for hor nerves, and tho
rest throwing on their wraps In a hur
ry. Downstairs Max was telephoning
for his car, which wasn't duo for nn
hour, and Jim Was walking up nnd
down, swearing under his broath.
With tho prospect of getting rid of
them all, and of going homo comfort
ably to try to forgot tho wholo wrotch
ed affair, I cheered up qulto a lot. I
oven plnyed up my part of hostess, and
Dallns told mo, asldo, that I was a
brick.
Just then Jim threw open tho front
door.
Thoro was a man on tho top stop,
With his mouth full of tacks, and ho
was nailing something to tho doori
Just below Jlm'a Floroutno bronzo,
CHAPTER IV. (Continued.)
"It's Immoral," I protested, "It's
Immoral to steal your "
"My own butler!" Bho broko In Im
patiently. "You'ro not usually so
scrupulous, Kit. Hurry! I hear that
hateful Anno Brown."
So wo slid back along the hall, and
I rang for Takahlro. But no ono enmo.
"I think I ought to toll you, Bella,"
I said as wo waited, and Bella was
staring around tho room "I think you
ought to know that Miss Caruthera Is
hero." Bolla shrugged her shoulders.
"Well, thank goodness," sho said,
"I don't havo to boo bfcr. Tho only
ploaBant thing f romembor about my
year of married llfo is that I did not
moot Aunt Sollna."
I rang again, but still there was no
answer. And thon It occurred" to mo
that tho stillness below stairs waB al
most oppressive Bolla was noticing
things, too, for sho began to faston
her veil again with a malicious llttlo
smllo,
"Ono of tho tilings I remember my
lato husband saying," sho observed,
"was that ho could manngo this houso,
nnd had dono It for years, with flaw
less sorvlco. Stand on tho boll, Kit."
1 I did. Wo stood thoro, with tho
table, JuBt as ft had been loft, be
tween us and waited for a response.
Bella was growing Impatient. Sho
raised hor oyobrows (she Is vory
" handsomo, Bolla is) and flung out hor
chin no if Bho had begun to enjoy tho
borriblo situation.
, I thought I hoard a rattle of sllvor
from tho pantry Just thon, and I hur
ried to tho door in a, rngo. But tho
pantry was empty of servants and
full of dlsheB, and all tho UghtB woro
out but ono, which was burning dimly.
I could havo sworn that I saw ono pf
tho servants duck Into tho stairway to
tho basement, but when I got there
tho stairs were empty, and something
was burning in tho kltchon bolow.
Bolla had followed mo and was peer
ing ovor my Bhouldor curiously.
"Thero Isn't a sorvnnt In tho houso,"
sho 'said triumphantly. And whon wo
wont down to tho kitchen, sho seemed
to bo right. It was in dlsgracoful or
dor, nnd" ono of tho bottles of wine
that had been banished from tho din
ing room sat half empty on tho floor.
"Drunk I" Bolla said with conviction.
He Was
r
Nailing Something
Door.
to tho
knockor, and standing back,wlth his
head on ono sldo to boo ff It wbb
straight.
"What aro you doing?" Jim de
manded fiercely, but tho man only
drovo another tack. It was Mr. Har
bison who stopped outside and read
tho card.
It said "Smallpox." v
"Smallpox," Mr. Harbison read, as
if ho couldn't bollovo It Then ho
turned to us, huddlod In tho hall.
"It seoms It wasn't mcaslos, nttor
all," he Bald cheerfully. "I movo wo
got into Mr. Reed's automobile out
thoro, and havo a vaccination party.
I suppose evon you blaso socloty folk
havo not exhausted that kind of diver
slon."
But tho man on tho stop spat his
tacks In his hand and spoko for tho
first tlmo.
"No, you don't," ho Bald. "Not on
your llfo, Just stop back, pleaso, and
closo tho door. This houso is quar
antlned."
jumping up nnd almost dropping hei
nmmonM bottlo. "My dear Bella!
Homo?" ,
Jimmy groaned nt tho foot of th
stairs, but Anno Brown was gottin;
over her tenra nnd now sho turned on
me In a temper.
. "It's all your fault," sho said. "I was
going to stay nt homo nnd got a 11U1
sloop" N . ,
"Woll, you can sloop now," Dallas
broko In. "Thoro'll bo nothing to dn
but, Bleep."
"I thlnlc you haven't grasped tho
situation, Dal," I Bald Icily. "Thero
will bo plenty to do. Thoro Isnjt u
Borvant In tho houso I" t
"No sorvants!" everybody cried at
onco. Tho Mcrcor girls stoppod gig
gling. !
"Holy cnts!" Max stopped In thd
act of hanging up his ovorcont. "Do.
you mean why, I can't shavo myself!
I'll cut my head off."
"You'll do more than that," I rej
tortcd grimly. "You will carry coal
and tendjlrcs nnd ompty nsh pons
and whon you aro not doing any ot
thoso things thoro will bo pots and
pans to wash and beds to maho."
Then thoro wna n row. Wo had
worked back to tho den now. nnd I
stood In front of tho fireplnco nnd le$
tho storm bent around mo, and trloil
to look porfectly cold nnd lndlfforonti
and not to boo Mr. Harbison's shocked.
fnco. No wondor ho thought them a
lot of savages, browboating thoir host
ess tho way thoy did.
"It'a n fool thing nnyhow," Max
Reed wound up, "to celobrato tho an
niversary of a divorce especially ''
Hero ho caught Jlm'a oyo and
stopped.1 But 1 had suddenly rememi
bored.' Bolla down In tho bnsomont!
Could anything havo boon worsoi
And of courso sho would havo hys
toria and thon turn on mo nnd blamo
mo for It all. It nil enmo ovor mo at
onco and overwhelmed mo, whllo
Anno was crying and saying sho
wouldn't cook if Bho starved for it,
and Aunt Sollna whb taking off her
wraps. I felt queor nil ovor, nnd I snt
down suddenly. Mr. Hnrblson was
looking at me, and ho brought mo a
glass of wine.
"It won't bo so bad as you fear,"
ho .said comfortingly. "Thero will bd
no danger onco wo aro vaccinated, and
many hands ,mnko light work. Thoy
nro pretty raw now, becauso tho thing
Is now to them, but by morning thoy
will bo reconciled."
"It isn't tho work: It la somothlng
entirely different," I said. And It was.
Bella and work could hardly bo
spokou In tho same breath.
If I had only turned hor out as Bho
deserved to bo, whon sho flrBt came,
instead of nllowing hor to carry
through tho wretched farco about 3eo-
ing Tnkahiro! Or If I had only run
to tho basoment tbo moment tho
houso was quarantined, and got hor
out tho areaway or coal holol And
now tlmo wan iiylng, and Aunt Sollna
had mo by tho arm, and any momont I
expected Bella to pounco on us
through Iho doorway and the wholo
situation to explode with a bang.
It was after oloven before thoy woro
rational enough to discuss ways and.
means, nnd, of courso, tho first thing)
suggested was that we all adjourn bo
low stnirs nnd cloan up after dlnnor.
I could havo Blaltt Max Reo'd for tho
notion, nnd tho Morcor girls for tnklng
him up.
"Of courso wo will," Ihoy said In a
duet. "What n lark!" And thoy nctu-'
ally began to pin up tholr dlnnor
gowns. It was Jim who stopped that)
METHOD IN BELGIUM
State Helps Municipalities and
Private Owners.
Financial Aid In Constructing Irriga
tion Projects It Equal to About
Half the Expense Value of t
Drained Lands.
IRRIGATION IN BtSET FIELDS
No aid Is extended by tho Bolglnu
government for tho Improvement of
marsh lands west bt tho Satnbro nnd
Mouse rivers, for tho reason that thoso
lands aro bottor than thoso In tho
higher parts of Belgium nnd that tho
drnlnngo Is of great Importance, for
cultivation, to tho landowners. Tho
stato grnnta no oubsldlos for tho
canalization executed for Irrigation In
tho sandy plains ot tho Campinos reg
ion, north of tho provinces of Ant
werp and Llmburg, but allows prlvnto
partlos to tnko wntor auppllba from
tho navlgnblo canal called tho Junc
tion cnnnl ot tho Mouso ntnl Schclt
rivers, says tho Breeders Gazotto.
Tho marshy and wot lands of n cer
tain area (about 74.2 ncrcs) and above,
whoso sanitary conditions havo been
Improved by drninngo (ditches or
pipes nro nenrly all united in "Wnt
crlnguo." This la a legally recognized
association of landownors interostcd
in tho work ot drying nnd irrigating
tholr lands. Tho wntorlnguos lu tho
vnlloys of tho navlgablo rlvcra aro
placed under tho supervision of tho
ministry of public works, whllo thoso
In tho valleys of unnnvlgablo Btronma
nro undor tho ministry of ngrlculturo.
Concorulng tho last-mentioned, tlio
stnto does not oxecuto tho Irrigation
work, but helps tho municipalities nnd
interested owners' associations (water-
ingucs) granting them subsidies and
also lending them tho services of tho
Btnft ot tho agricultural hydraulic ad'
ministration for tho study ot projects
nlso for tho dlroctlon and supervision
of work. Subsidies nro only granted
for drnlnago ot landa of-41ttlo vnluo
for improving sanitary conditions,
whon nocossary for tho gonornl health
of tho country, In vlow of suppressing
fogs and for tho Interest of ngrlculturo,
Tho subsidies nro grantod by tho gov'
ernmont In full ownorshlp nnd aro not
to bo ropnld.
Thoro is no gonoral law defining tho
nld which tho govornmont may extend
to provinces, municipalities, to dls
trlcts, to corporations, or to private
parties for, tho execution of works
which aro to bo of moro than local
bonoflt. Tho Btnto takes chargo at tho
total expenses for tho construction of
Btich works na uro'plannod and con
structed by tho ministry of agrlcul
turo. Tho mission of tho govornmont
ngonts ends ns soon na tho drainage
work la nccompllshod, theao ngentB
only supervising tho work. Tho im
mediate supervision of tho work, tho
preservation, tho maneuvering of
slulcos, lntnkos of wntor, etc., aro un
dor tho caro of tho wntorlnguos If tho
landa belong to prlvnto ownora united
in association, and undor tho caro ot
communal administrations if tho lnnds
bolong to communoa. Tho finnnoial nld
ot tho stnto In works of this kind is
generally equal to half tho oxponses.
Tho government also lends gratuitous
ly tha sorvlcos of lta ataft for tho
study of projects ns woll aa for tho dl
roctlon nnd Buporvlslon of work. Tho
largest marsh lands which havo boon
drained In tho higher part of Bolglum
Should Be Delayed as Long as There
Is Ourriclerrt Moisture to Keep Up
Steady Growth.
Tho Irrigation ot Iho boot Holds
should bo dolnyed as long ns thoro
Is Hiifflclcnt moisture! lir tho soli
to koop up aBtoady growth. Too
onrly irrigation tends to mnkb , a
turnlp-shnpcd boot and- produces nn
unusually henvy growth of leaves with
out corresponding development of tho
root. Tho Boll Bhould bo kept In a
thorough stnto of tlllngo by froquent
cultivations, so that tho loss ot mots
turo by direct evaporation may bo
oljght, says tho Field and Pnrm. Thoro
is n miuaio courso as to tho tlmo or
this Application of water to tho crop,
for If hold oft too long tho bo6t will
begin to mature nnd so prevent its
proper development lntor. Exporlonco
nlono will docldo tho best prnctlco,
but in n goncrnl way It Is no ndvnn-
tngo tp this crop to irrlgato . whon
thoro la nufllclont moisture to koop up
a vigorous growth. After Irrigation
and fin soon na tho ground lms dried
out sufficiently, n cultivation throo or
four Inches dcop should follow. Tuo
narrow cultivator shovel, bull, calf or
door tongues should bo used In order
to pulverlzo tho soil ns much ns pou
Biuio. u tho Dec to nnvo bocomo so
largo that tho loaves would bo In
jural, tho uno of thoso Implements
would lnjuro rather than bonoflt tho
crop and should bo avoided. Tho fur
rows will then romuln ns they nro In
tho furrow Irrigation nnd sorvo for
subsoquont irrigations. If plants nro
not too largo tho furrowing for follow
ing irrigations should not bo put off
too long after tho cultivation, ns thoro
Is dangor ot Injuring tho loaves.
IRRIGATION WATER IN ROADS
Highways In Many Places Found to De
Very Dad nnd In Spots Almost
Impae3abte by Leaks.
Irrigation wntor In roads Is not only
a wasto of wntor, but It doos innk
vory bad roads, sometimes Impassablo
onus. In Gallatin vulloy. Mont., recent
ly, wo wero delayed for nonrly an hour
nnd hnd to go to n fnnn houso for
ropes, otc, with which to pull tho nuto
In which wo woro riding out ot tho
mud, caused by n leak which two mln
uten with a spado would havo stopped
In several othor places wo found tho
roads In vory bnd condition from small
but ovldontly long ncgloctod leaks
from noarby ditches, says a wrltor In
tho North Dakota Farmor. This Is ono
of tho disagrooablo drawbacks In many
irrlgatod sections nnd a llttlo, n vory
tllttlo tlmoly enro would provont It,
Colorado has found this such a mils
nnco that section 30C0 ot tho stato
statutes roads: "Any person who
shall cnuso wnsto wntor or wntor from
nny ditch, road, drain or flumo,
or othor placo to flow In on upon nny
road or highway so ns to do damago
to tho Bruno, bIiuII bo subjoct to a fluo
ot not less than $10 nor mora than
$300 for each ofTonso and ohall
bo liable to any porson In a civil
action for any damages resulting thoro-
from."
And still thoro nro somo vory bad
roads from loaky ditches In Colorado
as wo can testify. Wo think that not
Iosb than $10 nor moro than $G0 would
perhaps bo bottor nnd this not apply
unloss tho lonk can bo shown to havo
OWES
HER
HEALT1
msm
mm Kim
l;w. M'S.MiA
To Lydla E. PInkham'a
Vegetable Compound
Scottvlllo. Mloh. " I want to tell
you how much good LydlnE.Plnkham'a
vogotaoio com
pound and Sanative
Wash havo dono me.
I llvo on a farm nnd
haVo worked very
hard. I am forty,
ilvo vcars old. and
nra tho mother of
thirteen children.
Jinny peoplo think
it Btrnngo tuatiam
not broken down
with hard work and
tho caro of mv fam.
lly, but I tell thorn of my good frlond-
your vogomuio uompounu, ana time
thoro will bo no bnckncho nnd bearing
flown pains for thorn If thoy will taka
it as I liavo. I am ocarcoly ovor with.
uub i& in tuo nouso.
"I will ear also that I think thero la
no hotter mcdlclno to bo found for
young girls to build thorn up and make
thorn strong and woll. My oldoBti
flaughter has taken Lydla E. Pink,
lianra Vogotablo Compound for pain
ful periods nnd irrogularlty, and it has
nlwnya helped hor.
X am always rcauy ana wining to
ppcak a good word for tho Lydla E.
I'lnkhanVB llomcdlos. I toll ovory ono
I meot that I owo my health and hap.
jlnosa to theso wondorfttl medicines
Mrs. J. G. JoHN60H,ScottYlllo,Mlcb,,
Lydla E.Plnkham'8 Vogotablo Com
pound, mado from natlvo rdots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
ful drugs, and to-day holds tho record
for tho largest number of actual curoa
of female, diseases.
SENT HAIL TO THE MOON
Embryo Man-of-War's Man at Last
Convinced Offlcor Ho Was.At.
tending to His Duty.
This Is tho Btory of ono of tho mem
bers of tho Massachusetts Nnvnl He
serves. On tho Bocond night ot tho
crulso of tho Ban Francisco, ono ot
tho amntour tarti was on wafch. Tho
night was clear, and myriads of Btars
twinklod in tho Bky, but thoro was no
moon. Suddonly tho rosorvo sang out,
"Light aboy!" "Where away?" asked
tho oulcor ot tho dock. "Far, far
away," ropllod the would-bo man-of.
war's man. Whon tho offlcor had ro
covorod from the Bhock occasioned by
this unsoamanllke nnswor he looked
ovor tuo rail in uio uirecuon inai-
cated by the rosorve's flngor, and
thon ho had another fit. "What's tha
mattor with you7" growlod (bo offlcor.
Can't you recognlzo the rising moon
whon you boo it?" "Moon! moon!"
stammorod tho ombryo sea dog. "I
beg your pardon, sir! Thon he
Bhoutod, as It maKtng amends tor hir
error, "Moon ahoy!"
boon a ncKloctod ono. or from two to
"Oh, look hero, you peoplo," ho ob-j do not mousuro moro than 247.4 ncrcs thrco dnya' standing. Too sovoro a
111 ...A t . A 1 A, JB . rrt. I 1 A 1 -11 I a.
Ject'od, "I'm not going to lot you do- each. Theso drained lnnds extend nil
that. Wo'll get somo servants In tw ovor tho territories of tho provinces
-morrow. I'll go uown ana put out mcj
lights. Thoro will bo onough clean
dishes for bronkfast"
It was lucky for rao that this started!
a now discussion thon and thoro nbouti
who would got tho breakfast. In tho-
mldst of tho oxcltomont I slipped!
away to carry tho news to Bolla. Shcj
was wnore i nau lore nor, anu sno uau(
mado herself a cup of tea, and wasj
very much at homo, which wasj
natural. . t
"Do you know," sho said ominously,!
"that you havo boon away for two
hours7 And that I havo gono through!
agonies ot norvousnoss for foar ilm
Wilson would como down and thlnki
I camo hero to soo him."
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
of Namur and Luxemburg, principally
In tho latter. Moat of tho drained
landa belong to prlvnto parties, somo
to communes, but nono to tho state.
Tho valuo of marsh lands after drain-
ago Is doublo to trlplo tho value of tho
landa boforo tho work waB accom
plished.
CHAPTER V.
From the Tree of Love.
Thero is hardly nny uao trying to
describo whnt followed. Anno Brown
began to cry, and talk about tho chil
dren. (She went to Europo once nnd
stayed until they all got over tho
whooping cough.) And Dallas said ho
But I didn't think so. Thoro had not had a pull, becauso his mill controlled
lieon tlmo onouKh. for ono thing. Sud. I forgot how many votes, and tho
denly I romomberod the nmbulanco thing to do was to bo qulot nnd com
AH, WHO KNOW3?
"Do you know," sho said, "I didn
that bad been tho causo of Bella's np
pearanc(j for no ono could believe
her bIIIv story about Takahlro. I
fortnblo and wo would feet out in tho
morning. Max took it as a huge Joko,
and somebody found blm at tbo tolo-
elmply loft her thoro, staring helpless- phono, calling up his club, Tho Mor
ly at tho confusion, and ran upstairs
again: through tho dining roomr-past
Jimmy and Aunt Sollna, past Leila
Morcor and Max, who wero flirting on
tho Btairs, up, up to tho servants' bed
rooms, and thoro my suspicions wero
verified. Thoro was ovory ovidonco of
,a hasty flight; in threo bedrooms five
trunks stood locked and ominous, and
tho closets yawned with open door,
empty. Bolla had boon right; thoro
was not n sorvnnt in tho house.
AavI omorged from tho untidy empti
ness ot tho servants' wing, I met Mr.
Harbison coming out of tho studio,
"I wish you would lot medo aomo
of this running about for you, Mrs.
Wilson," ho said gravely. "You are
not well, and I can't think of anything
worso for a headache. Has tho but
lor's Illness clogged tho household ma
chinery?" .
"Worse," I replied, trying not to
breatho In gasps. "I wouldn't bo run-
cer. girls wero hysterically giggling,
and Aunt Sollna sat on a stlff-backod
chair and took aromatlo spirits of am
monia.. As for Jim, ho had collapsed
on tho lowest stop, of tho stairs, and
sat thero with his head in his hands.
When he did look up, ho didn't dare
to look at mo.
Tho Harbison man was arguing
with tho Impassive Individual on the
top stop outside, 'and I saw him got
out his pocketbook and offer a crisp
bundlo of brlls. But tho man from tho
board of health only smllod and
tacked nt his offenslvo sign. After
n whllo Mr. Harbison camo in nnd
closed tho door, and wo stared at ono
anothor.
"I know whnt I'm going to do," I
said, swallowing a lump in my throat,
"I'm going to get out through a base
ment window at tho back. I'm going
home."
"Homo!" Aunt Sollna gaspod,
want to como to this place at nil. 1
bnd an Idea that It would bo awfully;
stupid." .
"And havon't you found It stupid,":
bo asked.
"You know I havon'L"
"How should I know?"
"No placo could bo stupid It you'
wero thero."
"It Is vory nlco of you to say so."
"I shall bo bo aorry whon you loavo.'
It has bcon tho most glorious wook of
my life."
"I am glad to know that; but I hopo
thero may bo many moro glorious
weeks In store for you."
After ho had gono to tho tennis
cpurt and left hor alono on tho wide
veranda, sho slghod and said to herself:
"How sad It is that a woman Id de
nied tho right to tell a mnn sho euros
for him I Who knows what would
havo hnppenod It 1 might havo told'
him all?"
"Ha!'
Another Kind.
I" said tbo Russian count, with'
a tierce bcowi on ms Muscovite raa-'
tures. "This worm ot an American
wrltor has Insulted mo with his pen!"
'Had ho written a biting satlro
about you?" Inquired tbo fair charmer
to whom ho spoke.
STORE UP WINTER MOISTURE
Sufficient Water for Crops Assured by
Deep Plowing In Fall to Absorb
Rains and Snow.
Doubtless many n Minnesota form
or has thought, during tho past sea
ion, as ho witnossod the destruction
sr curtailment of his crops by tho
long-continued drought, "What a flno
thing an irrigating plant would havo
boon tills year!" A few horticulturists
and market gardonors In . this stato
havo already Installed such plants, and
athors are planning to do so. Bays a
wrltor in tho Northwestern Agricultur
tst. "By uso of pumps and windmills
or gasoline motors, many small pieces
of land can bo suppllod with water,
Dn many farms, small stronmB, lakes
or swamps nro so situatod that their
waters can cosily bo turned upon tho
land for Irrigating purposes. Theso
methods of helping nature to help It
Bolt havo long since been learned by
Mio settlers of tho seml-arld regions of
tho west, whoro tho Irrlgatod lands are
now tho most highly productive of all
lands," But tho farmor to whom such
(ources of water supply aro not yet
avnllablo may, If ho will, "bottlo up
luch a quantity of water, Just .under
tho Burfaco of bis land by plowing It
deeply In tho fall so that It will absorb
all tho rnlnB nnd melted snows, and
then cultivating so as to kcop it cov
ercd with a dust mulchas to assure
a sufficiency of moisturo for his crops,
This Is tho wholo sucrot ot so-called
"dry fanning," which Is in roality only
Irrigation undor nnothor form.
"Nothing
tho count,
after mo!"
so gentlomanly!" yolled
"Ho has named his pig
Selection of the Drood 8oW,
Sows that como from prolific fnm
Hies aro moro cortaln to inhorit thoso
qualities and becomo good mothers
than thoso that descond from fam
tiles that iro less prolific.
penalty prevonts rathor than encour
ages complaints of this kind.
,
GENERAL FARM NOTES.
Whon tho crust forms nftor a rain
stir tho soli.
Don't lot tho cowb or young things
loso In condition now.
Bnnk up tho old barns to shut out
tho cold wind undor tho floors.
Do not wasto feed on n cow that Is
not returning a profit on tho food sho
onts.
Hogs properly sheltered will thrivo
on much less food than thoso exposed
to cold.
Don't condomn hor it you aro only
giving hor onough feed to koop llfo In
hor body,
Tho flrBt tost to bo given a new
workmnn on tho farm is to Bond him
out with n team.
Alfalfa hay and corn havo bocn
found to bo a most satisfactory fatton
Ing toed for hogs.
Alfalfa In n young orchard would bo
all right If grown only beyond tho
roach of tho treo roots,
Tho wholo secret of profit In poul
try culturo is ' In following naturo's
way in tho caro ot tho stock,
It Is tho height of folly to think
that a hog can llvo for any longth of
tlmo or oven fatton without wntor.
If tho food Is nllowvd to sour in tho
troughs, It will throw tho hogs off food
This will check growth, and Is a loss
HogB that havo dlod from tho chol
era should bo Immediately burned or
burlod dooply and covered with quick-
linio,
Unless a hon .hns a groat valuo, as
a hreodcr or as a mother It Is woll to
lot hor go to tho dresnod poultry mar
kot nftor her third ynnr.
Tho watorglass method of prosor
vlng eggs Is considered by tho miijori
ty of poultrymon who havo tried It tho
most satisfactory of nny.
With good corn onsllago and clovor
or alfalfa hay, nnd homo-grown grnlns
with porhnps somo whont bran nnd
oil-meal added, a flno profit can bo
mado from a herd ot good dairy cows
Tho manure from a herd of cowb
properly Bnved and appllod, will oach
yonr enablo Iho dairyman to raise
larger amounts of forage and grain
Tho hotter tho cows, tho grontor tho
profit
As It Appeared In Print.
Senator Nowlands of Novada was
soaring In dobato ono day, soaring so
high ho "hit tho colling." Ho realized
ho was getting a trlflo flowery and to
excuso hlmsolf said: "Indeod, Mr.
President, porforVld oratory may be
pardoned, for this subjoct furnishes
all tho food oloquonco needs."
That sounded pretty good to Mr.
Nowlnnds, but ho was a bit abashed
when ho road In tho Congressional
Hocprd next day that ho asserted his
toplb "furnished all tho food elephants
need."
Disapproving Constituents.
'How Is your member ot congresrf
spondlng tho holidays?"
"Doln" nothln' at homo Instead ot in
Washington."
A woman's idea of a great financier
Is a man who can stralghton out her
exponso account
RE3ULTS OF FOOD.
Health and Natural' Conditions Cor-"
From Right Feeding.
Man, physically, should bo like a
perfectly regulated mnchlno, each
part working easily In its appropri
ate placo. A alight dorangemont
causes unduo friction and wear, and.
trequontly ruins tbo ontlro system.
A well-known educator ot Boston
found a way to koop tho brain and
tho body In that harmonious co-opera
tion which mnkes a Joy of living.
"Two ycarB ngo' sho wrltos, "bolng
In n condition of norvous exhaustion,
I resigned my position as toachor,
which. I had hold for ovor 40 years.
Since then tho ontlro rost has, of
courso, been a benefit, but tho uso of
Grape-Nuts has removed ono groat
causo ot illness In tho past, namely,
constipation, nnd its attondnnt evils.
"I gonornlly mnko my ontlro break
fast on a raw egg beaten into four
spoonfuls ot Grnpo-Nuts, with a llttlo
hot milk or hot wator added. I Ilka
it extremely, my food assimilates, and
my bowels take caro of themselves.
I find my brain powor and physical
enduranco much groutor nnd I know
that tho uso of tho Grape-Nuts has
contributed largely to this rosult,
"It Is with feelings of gratitude that
I wrlto this testimonial, and trust It
may bo tho means of aiding othors In
tholr search for Iioalth." Namo given
by Postum Co., Battlo Creole, Mich.
Road tho llttlo book, "Tho Road to
Wcllvlllo," in pkgs. "Thoro'a a Rea
son." ,
Kvrr rend Uio nlxire letlert A new
one iippenm from time to time, Tliey
nre Keiiulnc, true, unci full ol iiuiuaa
Lutcrcat.
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