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STUDY IN PRODUCTIVENESS.
Alexander von Humboldt said that
South America could produce more hu
man food than any other continent
Very likely he was right. The palm
of productiveness, even for South
America, ho assigned to Paraguay,
practically every acre of which Is till
able Possibly Humboldt was right
there, too; but ho overlooked many of
tho (lllllcultles In the way of using
that productiveness. Paraguay nt pres
ent Is a cattle country. CUmato and
range aro perfect, says the Chicago
Journal. Hut tho Insect pest can bo
endured only by tho "natlvo" range
cattle, whoso hides aro as tough as
their meat.
Effort after effort has been madB to
Improvo tho breed of Paraguay cat
tle. Effort after effort has failed. Tho
Improved stock succumb at onco to
tho Insect pests. As n result, no re
frigeration plant has been established
In Paraguay, and none Is expected. To
the pleas of tho cattlemen, tho hard
hearted packers answer that they
could not sell Paraguayan beef It they
did freezo It. It Is Useful only for
canning purposes whei-o It comes In
to competition with tho worn-out mulo
or for Immedlato consumption by
pt-rsons who cannot get anything bet
ter. When an able bodied man halts you
on tho street and asks for monoy on
the plea that he Is unablo to And em
ployment, tho chances aro ton to ono
that ho Is lying. Tho Industrial de
maud for labor has been steadily In
creasing from week to wool: since tho
closo of summer, sayB tho Clovoland
l.cador. Men aro going about tho
downtown streets of Cleveland bear
ing signs almost besoechlng workers
lo tako tho jobs thoy advertise. In
front of all the employment ngcncles
are bulletins soliciting applicants for
many kinds of employment, skilled
and uiiBkyjH. Tho Indications aro
that thcreB'U bo nn even heavier do
mand for hsVjr next year. Tho pros
perity that lies behind tho refusal of
tho business world to entertain ap
prehensions ovor tho most Important
presidential election held in many
years cortaluly 1b tho solid kind. In
these days men aro not Becking Jobs;
the Jobs uro Booking men.
It is tlmo that tho warning of scien
tists and lovers of naturo against tho
slaughter of usoful birds was hcodod
by tho American people and uttontlon
paid to their preservation. How
ninny thoughtless men and boys wan
tonly kill birds nover can bo known,
but tho figures must run Into tho hun
dreds of thousands and porbaps to tho
million mark. Generally speaking, ev
ery bird that Is klllod reduces tho
army of consumers of Insect pests,
nnd that means just so many more In
sects aro left froo of forago In our ag
ricultural domains.
Tho Essex squlro who has boon car
ried to his burial In a farm wagon
drawn by n farm wagon team porpotu
ntcB a custom which still exatB In
other families mid In othor countries
nnd is of very ancient origin. It typl
lies tho lntlmato connection that used
to exist botwoon tho landlord of tho
r.olt and Us tenants, says tho Pall
Mall Gazette Tho wagou 1b not usual
ly mudu funoronl nor is tho team put
Into mourning. Tho wagoner walks
with u bit of cropo on his whip and n
black nrmlot to his smock; that Is all.
Miss Helen Louise Johnson, tho new
head of tho housohold economics do
pnrtment of tho General Federation ot
Womon's Clubs, says that household
administration Is tho prlvllogu ot the
woman, and that sho ought to regard
It as n plcnsuro, nB tho man does hln
business. Tho man, sho snys, plays
his business as ho plays n game, and
ho playB to win. It will probably take
Miss Johnson somo time, howovor, to
persuade tho uverugo housekeeper that
washing kettles Is a gamo.
Turkish rldomon hit nn aviator In
nn acroplnno 4,000 feet high, if tho
sultan hnd begun tho war with a fow
moro such mnrkBiuon ha might not
havo been forced to bog peaco from
llttlo nations long despised In Con
stantinople. "Man," suya n woman wrltor, "con
tributes nothing to tho homo but
money." Still, not ovory wlfo hnB tho
ncrvo to send out for n neighbor ovory
tlmo she wants tho back of her gown
hooked up.
A Los Angeles girl hugged anothei
so hard sho cracked three ribs. It
must havo been a long tlmo Blnce
she Indulged In the plcasuro.
A Chicago woman got two licenses
to marry tho samo week. Nothing
llko having two BtrlngB to your
beau.
It Is getting so that n baseball fan
never has a chance to hlbornuto any
more.
The Best '
Message
By RHV PARLEY E. ZARTMANN. D.D..
Secretary of Exttniion Dfpartmfll of
Moody Diblf Institute, Clutaffa
TKXT And Uii nttct nnll unto tliofn,
l'Vnr not- for, lielioM, I tirltiK you kooiI
tldlnRM of Krent joy, uhli-h ulmll be to nil
people. For unto you It horn this day In
tlio city of David, n Htivlor, which U
Christ tho l.ord.-l.uko 2.10-11.
Tho best mes
sago for this
Christinas timo,
the best message
tho world evur
heard, Is tho
mcsBnga which
en mo to tho
Judenn shepherds
on tho first Christ
mas night nearly
two thousand
years ngo; tho
message of Ono
who hnd come to
redeem mankind.
Hut who can say
anything new
about this wonderful blessing which
follows tho coming of Christ? Tho
moBsago hns como through tho
medium of nngela from Heaven;
prophetH had foretold tho Sa
viour, tho apostles and martyrs, tho
saints of all ages havo spoken of
tho glory which followed. Nineteen
centuries of eloquence from poets,
painters nnd sculptors, oratory rnd
literature and song havo united In
telling tho story of tho glory of tho
first Christmas and the transforming
power of the Christ-child. And yet
tho story never grows old; It is still
tho sweetest story ever told; nor Is
It strange that thlB should bo so, for
tho coming of Christ was tho supremo
evont In human history, tho turning
point In tho calendar of tho world,
and tho greatest gift to man. "For
God so loved tho world, that ho gavo
his only begotten Son, that whosoover
belloveth In him should not perish,
but havo everlasting llfo."
Tho mossago was ono of good tid
ings; of salvation, of forgiveness from
sin, of dollvcranco from bondnge, of
refugo from tho storms of life, of
penco amid tho restlessness of tho
world, of powor over tho evil In hu
man naturo, of cleansing from tho
stain of sin, of comfort in the midst
of tho world's sndncsB. and of n
crown at the end of the race.
Tho mossago was of good tidings
of gront Joy, nnd this Is the keynoto
of tho Gospel, for ho who really haB
Christ In tho heart can hear tho
Saviour say and renllzo tho truth of
It "That your Joy might bo full."
Tho mossago is nil inclusive to all
peoplo. In tho Psnlms wo rend that
Christ shall have dominion from sea
to sea. There Is no narrowness In
God's plan. "There's a wldeness In
God's mercy llko tho wIiIoiickb of tho
son." This babo born In Bethlehem
Is ho who shall rulo In Jerusnlom, and
In Judea, and In Snmarln, nnd unto
tho uttermost parts of tho earth.
"All Icings shall bow down before
him." Thero Is no bettor dny than
Christmas, nnd no hlghor thomo and
no greater motlvo for an appeal for
our Interest In foreign missions, for
this samo Saviour said: "Go yo Into
nil tho world."
This Is tho best messngo becauso
It announced tho Saviour. Redemp
tion 1b tho greatest factor In human
history; although It reminds us of
the awful fact of sin; for these two
explain ull mystery nnd unravel all
history. Sin is tho ground, redemp
tion tho process of all salvation Sin
mnkes redemption neccBsnry; redemp
tion shows us God. nnd wo bhout:
"What n wonderful Saviour." In n
vory truo sonso God was n Hedeemer
hoforo ho wna a Oroator. This Saviour
is nnnouncod as Christ and Lord, and
ovory word is emphatic. Christ Is
tho Messiah who was to como. and as
Lord ho takes his placo as ruler In
tho hearts and lives of thoso who ac
cept him.
The omphnsls of tho moBsngo Is
upon "tho fact that Jesus Is tho
Saviour. Thoro Is ono Unci that runs
through all tho Bible; It Is tho scarlet
thread of tho blood of Christ. Thero
Ib ono fact that shines out on overy
lingo of tlio book, the faco of One
who became man for ub men and for
our salvation. This Is tho message of
prophets and angels, of typoB and
symbols, of persons and sacrifices;
tho multitudes havo found it true It
romlnds ono of tho first, words of a
song used In tho south:
"How do I know my Lord In divine?
Hn unvca mo from my nln "
Tho mossago is porsonal "Unto
you." Blessed bo the night that song
wna born; blessed bo tho Saviour who
camo and who now llvos In his snintB;
blesBed bo the God who sent such a
wonderful redemption nnd snld'
"Whosoovor belloveth in him shall
not porlsh." So tho blesBlng reaches
me and thnt menus Christinas for my
soul and redemption for me, nnd
ponco, and Joy, nnd Christ, nnd
Heaven If I will. How Is It with
you? Has Christ boon born unto you
na a Savior? Havo you accepted tho
greatest gift Gad could make? Havo
you mado tho Babo of Bothlohom your
Caviar nnd Christ nnd Lord?
"O holy child of Bethlehem,
Donctitiil to U8, wo prny;
Cast out our Hln, nnd miter In,
He horn In us todny.
Wo hear the C'lirlutiniiH angola
The Rrvat Kind tldlnpt tell;
O come to us, ahlilo with tin,
Our Lord RmnminP"
Stai&aj-.jW
Return of Flounce to Favor
for Southland Dancing Frocks
Wf J ArilHHHHQHIIBIIKHPI 1
Photo, by Underwood St. Underwood, N. T.)
Flounces havo come back into fashion, as is evidenced by the dainty
dancing gowns for wear at Palm Beah, nnd by quite as dainty day cos
tumes of embroidery and Bheor materials. Flounces the modern flounces,
at least aro not gathered at tho upper edgo In the least, but are applied
flatly to the narrow skirt so that tho narrow silhouette Is not spoiled.
Many of tho most charming frocks for tho southland show very sheer
machine embroidered flounclngs used in this way nnd the Illustration
herewith pictures gold embroidered chiffon used In tho samo fashion, ono
flounce falling abovo tho other In three tiers.
LATEST IN LUNCHEON SETSI FRENCH JEWELRY IN VOGUE
Can Be Made With Prettiest of Effects
Without Too Great Strain on
the Purchaser's Purse.
At mldseason ono nlways goes over
tho lioiiso to find what needs renewing
lit linens, nnd bureau Bcarfs are us
ually nmong tho things which must bo
replaced. For either chiffonier, solv
ing tnblo or sideboard filet lnco Is pop.
tilar, but to thoso who do not caro for
It point do Venlco is shown. Of course,
theso real laco scarfs bring lmmenso
prices, ranging from about $150 up to
$1,000. For thoso who nro content
with excessive simplicity plain horn
etltched linen le to bo had and thoso
aro priced up from $1 nccordlng to
Izo. Luncheon sots are to bo had
reasonably nnd aro Indispensable when
one wishes to keep houso easily and
well. Tho sets embroldorcd in col
ored silk are out of fashion and tho
lMlnon embroidered In linen thread
or laco and embroidery sets aro In
fnshlon. Theso averago 25 pieces to
tho sot and rango in prlco from less
than $10 to $500 and $1,000. For dally
use Maderla ombroldercd sots, though
thoy have been popular for years, aro
still In vogue and nro nlways satisfac
tory In appearance and wearing qual
ity. "YVONNE."
Charming theater blouee, In black
:hlffon over biscuit chiffon, with fine
Bold lace and deep swathing of Chart
reuse ribbon.
Warm Foot Muff.
A foot mutt of leather, fur lined,
nttcd with an electric or hot water
foot warmer nnd mado so that it enn
bo drawn up snugly around the ankles,
ivhcro Jt Is finished with a wide band
jf long hnlred fur, Is something ovory
woman who motors much la winter
should POSBOBS.
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Artificial Trinkets Are Now Worn by
the Best Dressed of the So
ciety Women.
With tho makers of this attractive
jewelry growing moro clever each
year and copying moro closely the
genuine, It has long slnco ceased to
bo a social error for the well-drossed
woman to uso It. Tho designs are ar
tistic, the pieces useful and tho as
sortment offered so wonderfully large,
a woman has at her disposal Innumer
able llttlo trinkets for her adorn
ing. It is particularly suited for gift
giving, particularly from ono woman
to another. Now that earrings aro
so very much the voguo ono may have
tho right kind for each gown, when
tho most elaborate pair seldom costs
a sum over two figures and much
moro frequently ono below It. Tho
pearl and rhlnestono effects aro es
pecially good, and there aro gleaming
pondnntB, little bowknots nnd other
ornaments with which to deck our
cars and 1111 our trinket boxes.
Then thero are corsago pins to hold
one's flowers In place, delicate trifles
that are almost ns pretty as tho blos
soms they hold. Slipper buckles, too,
aro In this French jewelry enamelled
and jeweled and rhlnestono affairs
that look their best when decorating
a satin, kid or suede slipper.
What with ruffles and frills and
Robespierre collars and other neck
tlxlngs, sho Is an unusual woman who
doo3 not need for several bar
pins. If the stones are glass and tho
pearls baroque, the gems rhlnestono
and the metal but nenr-gold, one may
procure the prettiest of them for
qulto a modorate sum.
Accordion Plaited Waists.
Nowadays the wai3t has entered
upon a new phase, and tho accordion
plaited example Ib carrying all beforo
it.
Every girl must hnvo her llttlo waist
accordion plaited, while most of thoso
arc belted In at the waist with n tiny
Hccordlon-baBquo depending from It.
Ninon nnd crepo do chine nro the fa
vorite materials, and thq broendo belt
of some vivid tint which encircios tho
waist has usually one short end de
pending from it finished with thick
fringe.
Collars on Children's Coats.
Whllo i) number of largo collars aro
still being used on children's coats,
says the Dry Goods Economist, the
tendency Is to havo them a llttlo small
er than wnH the enso last season. The
rovers also aro made to conform with
this stylo. Many of tho newest mod
ols hnvo llngorlq collars. Theso
nro eithor buttoned or basted on so
that they can bo readily taken off
when soiled. Furthermore, the oppor
tunity is presented of having one or
moro collars to tho same coat.
French Plumes.
French plumes In solid and two
toned offects aro In evidence. Many
small hats depend on some ostrich
novelty, placed nt Bomo odd anglo
for decoration.
IRRIGATION OF COTTON CROP
Much Depends Upon Conditions, Snys
Prof. Kyle Greatest Good Comeo
From Conserving Water.
E. J. Kyle, doan of tho school of ag
riculture of tho Toxns A, and M. col
lego, has received thlB Inquiry: "How
would a half-Inch of wnter applied by
aublrrlgatlon to n cotton crop at tho
tlmo It Is most In need of moisture
benefit tho crop and increase tho
yield, tho water to be applied directly
at tho root of the plant nnd covered
with dry soil to atop evaporation, the
jstimato being two and one-half quarts
of water, equal to ono Inch of rain
fall?" To this Mr. Kylo replies: It Is Im
possible to say just how much one-half
Inch water would benefit cotton, so
much dopends upon conditions. For
Instance, If you would set aside two
plots of one aero ench planted in cot
ton In an nrld section where there
wns vory llttlo ratiiTnll during the
growing senson, and on ono of theso
ticro plots apply one-half Inch of wa
ter to the roots of the plants at the
time they needed the moisture and
on tho other acre plot apply no water
at all, tho honoflt would depend on
when tho next rainfall came.
If tho rainfall came within tho next
few dnys, tho application would not
bo of nearly so much benefit as In
case the drought should continue an
It would bo too lato for the rain to
do any good for the non-irrigated cot
ton. In that caso tho Irrigated cot
ton being ablo te hold up and con
tinue growing untili tho final rain
came, might be benefited 100 per cent.
It la quite a frequent occurrence In
this stnto for corn and cotton to bo
reduced one-half or moro in yield on
account of drought. Last spring wo
had almost a failure in corn crop due
to tho lack of rainfall just as the corn
was In silk. In a case liko that, If
one-half Inch of water could be ap
plied to the roots of tho plants It
could easily have resulted In a benefit
ot 50 to 75 per cent., and In somo
cases probably moro than that. Tho
greatest good from Irrigation would
come from applying the water under
tho soil to tho roots of tho plants so
as to prevent as much evaporation as
possible. I should Judgo that a half
inch applied In this way would bo
worth nbout as much more than an
Inch applied to tho surface.
BARLEY MAKES JUICY BACON
It Is Also Good for Sheep and as
Feed for Horses and Cattle Is
Nearly Equal to Corn.
Of course you like the big, juicy,
red and white streaked strips of ba
con. Hut you may not know that this
kind of bacon Is produced by feeding
ground barley mixed with skim milk.
Soaked barley, alone, Is an excellent
hog feed. Barley also is good for
sheep, and as a feed for Itorses and
cattle is nearly equal to corn.
You can't produce a better hog pas
ture than by sowing barley In tho
early fall, if tho ground is Biifllciently
moist, putting the seed in thickly nnd
at a depth of three or four Inches.
This furnishes excellent winter graz
ing until the ground freezes.
Barley also makos very nutritious
hay It sown thickly In the early
spring, cut in the flowering stago, and
properly cured. The beards will then
bo soft and will not affect the mouths
of the animals eating It. -
ThlB crop does best on deeply plow
ed soil. It Is well to follow a crop
of potatoes with barley. In a six
years' test at the Kansas agricultural
college this kind produced an average
yearly yield of 4S.8 bushels an acre
15 bushels more than any other kind.
It is not n hard tiling to kill weeds
If you know how to go about It.
Clean grain always brings fancy
prices. Mixed, dirty grain means low
prlcoB.
As a practical mntter It pays to
grind tho feed and to grind It flue
and often.
Bo careful In covering plants with
litter to guard against tho ravages of
field mice.
It is a mistake to suppose thnt you
can tako any cow nnd feed her well
and get big profits.
The degree of success obtained In
any lino of work dopends a great deal
upon knowing the work well.
In aomo cows the hardness of but
ter dopends moro on the character of
tho food than upon tho nutritlvo ratio.
In nn emergency mules may bo
worked for 21 hours without water
and for two or three days without
food.
Tho appearance of tho packngo as
well as tho way tho butter Is packed
has a grout deal to do with tho selling
prlco.
Milk pans and palls aro nil lr tiet
ter for a good sun bath In n sweet,
airy placo after having been washed,
scalded and dried.
Keep tho benrlngH clean and well
oiled and tho machine lovel and your
separator will run easier, do better
work and last longer.
Ono of tho main causes for having
to churn for a lng tlmo Is in having
the tompornture of tho cream cither
too warm or too cool.
Knowing tho yield of milk, Its qual
ity and the cost of keop, we can de
termine to a certainty the viluo of a
cow ns n business proposition.
Mulos mny b used tor alt purposes
for which horses aro suite:, and In ad
dition aro well adapted to several
lines of work In wbtch horses cannot
be employed.
THOSE RHEUMATIC
TWINGES
Much ofthoilieu
mntic pain that
comes in damp,
changing weather is
th work of uric
acid crystals.
Needles couldn't
cut, tear or hurt any
worse when tho af
fected muscle joint
is used.
If buch attacks aro
marked with head
ache, backache, diz
ziness and disturb
ance of tho urine,
it's time to help tho
weakened kidneys.
Doan's Kidney
Pills quickly help
sick kidneys.
'Jury
An Orerfon Caso
John T1. Matttaons, Til Kut Wrst Bu, Tb
Dalles, Ore., sajsi "Mr back ached bo 1 could
hardly stoop or tralgliton. Tho kldcer to
crctloni became profum, obliging inn to arlts
rojnr times a night and thepin.nifs nernrnrr
palnfnl. MjkldDryu bpemo so disordered llmtl
tbouplit 1 wnsdonofor. IXjin'-iKldnojl'lllshon-rrcr.went
right 'x the neat of tho truoble nnd fur
over threo years mj care has been permunonl, '
Get Doan's at Any Store, SOe a Dox
DOAN'S KlP?AlY
FOSTER-MILBURN CO.. Buffalo, Now Yorls
WHERE WE FIND EMERALDS
Famous IVIuso Mines In the Ftepubllo
of Colombia Produce Finest
Gcme.
Tho finest omernlds aro found In
the Republic of Colombia, at tho fa
mous Muzo mines In tho department
of Boyaca, seventy miles north by
west of Bogota, which havo been
worked since 1558. The Spaniards
mined thero In the middle of tho six
tenth century, but withdrew after
a time, owing to continual fighting
with tho Indians; with tho result that
for awhllo tho locality of the mines
was unknown. Thoy aro now worked
by an English company, in partner
ship with the government. The emer
alds at Muzo occur In calclte veins
running through black carboniferous
limestone In all directions and at all
angles. Often the limestone Is cov
ered with earth, in which bushes nnd
trees are growing; this has to be
pleared before prospecting Is pcaslble.
Vhen calclte veins havo been located,
tho side of the illl la' dug awny in
"banks," usually by Indians, whoso
chief tool Is a steel bar forged to a
point at ono end. Tho pieces of c&l
cite vein aro examined superficially
for emeralds, and aro then set aside
for conveyance to tho sorting-shed,
where a detailed examination 1b made,
and the emeralds are divided into fif
teen grades according to color, trans
parency, Bize, freedom from flaws, and
bo on.
Breath Was "Out of Place." t
Papa took Harry to tho country to
visit his grandparents. They lived a
short distance from tho village where
the train stopped. Harry Insisted on
running as thoy approached the homo
of his grandparents. They had not
gone far, however, until Harry's
breath was coming In short jerks and
he could hardily talk.
"Walt wait a minute papa," h
gasped.
"What's the matter, son?" asked the
father.
"My breath 1b all out of place,"
gasped the little fellow.
Her Advice.
"Reginald," says the beauteous ob
ject of his adoration, "I happened t
read In the paper that sugar has gone
away up In prlco, and for that reason
candy Is moro expensive. I just think
you are extravagant to keop bringing
me a pound every time you call."
"I am glad to do It, darling," avowi
Reginald.
"I know you aro but you must learn
to bo economical. Papa told mamma
to buy sugar by tha barrel and get it
cheaper, bo maybe you would better
buy candy for mo tho aamo way."
Oh, Fudge.
"Ho la a regular kleptomaniac."
"And still you Intend marrying
him?"
"Sure Ho steals nothing but
klSKOS."
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and
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A dainty dish of toasted
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sweet flavour and substantial
nourishment.
Poot Toastics in the pan
try mean many delicious
breakfasts.
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