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head. Mamma reads the familiar signs
but wisely refrains from any apparent
| notice. She knows the cloud must
burst and the rains must fall before the
air will be clear again; so laying the
favorte doll in the unresponsivc arms
she returns to her room.
Presently she hears sobbing sigh,
then another and another, each incrcas-
ing in volume and intensity A troubled
look clouds the gentle face. my poor
little grille" she says softly to herself;
then she opens the nursery door and be-
holds such a tragic sight. In her low
chair, one arm hanging limp over the
back, the other down ut her side, sits
the wocbcgonc Lily: tears streaming
down her checks. weeping and soLbing
as if her heart world break.
my dear child! What is the mattcrp"
The answer comes brokenly, with a
reprOachful gaze into the mothers face.
Il haven't ggot anybody to wipe
away MY tears"
A world of pent-up anguish breaks
forth with thc last word, and the next
moment the trembling form is i'm the
mothers arms, and the tears are wiped
and kissed away until there are no more
to come, and Lily is ready to go and be
mammals dear little girl again.
There are mothers that il should
bc said-whO in such Il case would
.'give the child something to cry for"
but this mother takes the gentlcr, and
1t seems to me the wiser course. Ger
tainly in the instance quoted it has
proved the wiser, for, us physical causes
lay back of the mental disturbance,
with improved health, the child has
mostly outgrown the extreme sensitive
ness which might so easily under less
judicious treatment have settled into an
uncomfortable ill-temper.
Occasions like these are often most
difficult to deal with; it is SO hard to
know just the right thing to do; and
knowing, still harder to command ones
time and temper TO do it.
Afterward, when the fret and the
worry of the day is over. we can see
where we have failed, and there is no
health in us because of the disquiet of
our souls.
Would that VIC mothers might always
so govern our childrcn-and ourselves
that when the little feet shall have
entered that way,
''Thorny and cruel ana cold and gray"
or pcrchancc travelled out into that dim
path beyond our following, we need not
recall with aching hearts the many
things we might have done and we did
them not.-Hvrict Irowbridge, in
Good WOuSckccDtn0
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His Best Girl on Il Strike.

More trouble about capital" said
the train boy, diving into his chest for
last summers magazine to sell to a
granger.
What now?" asked the brakeman,
putting back a daily paper, and lifting
| kiln-dried orange.
BEST girls on STRIKE" replied the
news agent; demands shorter hours
| Saturday night, to 10, with fifteen
minutes intermissiOn to take breath and
listen for the old man ut o'clock, ex-
ira carmels for overtime, no new girls
to be taken on without consent of the
present force of employees, and half
day of for the matinee everytime new
dude comes to town"
whats capital going to do about
it?"
Hard telling" said the news agent,
with q weary smile; "I'm holding out
Just now and offer to take her back and
sign the old schedule and no questions
asked, but there's a surveyors party
camped right outside of town, n 'Mika-
do company maxim n four nights stay
at the Opera-hOuse, and Salvation
Army storming the town, and the girl
holds the key to the situation. Reckon
I'll have to give in and sign the new
scale. american RGilrOdder.
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SHE AND COUNTRY.

A remarkably elegant garden-party
toilet worn recently was as follows: The
dress of black satin was laid in panels,
with kits of black and white striped
satin set between. The panels were en-
broidered in white silk, and there was
a short tish-wife tunic above, also en-
broidered. In the back was an enor-
nous sash likewise adorned. The waist
Jacket above made of the black satin,
and bordercd with the white silk en-
broidery. En- suite were black satin
parasOl lined with white silk, with
single spray of white marguerites EN-
broidered on the outside, fan of black
and white feathers with a long mother
o'-pearl handle, and Sir Peter Lely
hat of black satin braid. trimmed with
black and white lace, black and white
ostrich tips, and sprays of white crepe
marguerites.
Many of the serge costumes designed
for seaside and country wear are made
with jersey-shaped jackets cut away in
front, revealing jacket of ecru pique,
with braided pOcket-lapS at each side.
Dark marine blue suits made in this
style are very popular One pretty suit
of white serge is trimmed with five rows
of golden-brown velvet ribbon and then
killed. The tunic and Jacket are trim
med to match. Another costume is of
dOve-gray serge. trimmed with rows of
ruby velvet. The skirt is box-pleated.
and the milk-maid tunic is raised very
high on the left side, with mass of
gray satin ribbons dotted with small
cardinal flowers. The chic shooting
jacket, fitting like glove, is worn with
a wide Petersham belt, fastened with q
large silver buckle. Medium large sailor
or shephcrdess hats, trimmed simply
with scarfs of gay-colored etamine, ac-
company these hats.
The pretty twilled Louisine silks in
dots, checks. and stripes are still very
popular with those who study economy
in dress, rs they do not entail laundry
bills. They are besides very light, cool,
and durable, and are a really better
choice than the more perishable novel;
ties in summer fabrics that now crowd
the store counters and windows When
intended for drcssy wear these toilets
can be made TO look exceedingly rich
and beautiful, rs very delicate patterns
art 5lo"n III ilduNc anu Wnltt, tCIu
and pale Eau de Nil, silver and pale
blue, and pink and cream color, etc.
For more general wear are stylish satin
fOulards in dark wine, golden, brown,
fawn color, dotted with cardinal, deep
marine blue, and several distinct shades
of dark green, these, decorated with
pleatings of the same and loops of plain
satin ribbon. If it is preferred that they
have more trimming, panels of velvet
are introduced among the skirt pleatings
with vest and collar of the same. To be
still more elaborate lace is used to edge
the velvet, and etamine lace. with square,
canvas-like meshes, upon which are
raised figures like embroidery, is very
effective upon these dresses. ~ T. Post
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A PANSY BED.

A spot for pansies should be selected
where it is little shady, ut least in the
middle of the day. if such spot is to
be found, but if not, it can be where il
is fully exposed; a place entirely shaded
is not desirable. A light soil made rich
with well-rottcd stable manure would
be place the plants would delight in,
but if the soil is heavy it can be greatly
improved by digging in plenty of the
same kind of fertilizer Seed can be
sown any time the present month OF
the next to raise strong plants before
winter. Sow the seed in shallow drills,
and water lightly; take a little freshly.
cut grass and sprinkle it lightly over
the bed. thus making IL mulch to pre-
vent the soil becoming too dry. Watch
carefully for the first appearance of the
young plants and as soon rs they APP.
pear arrange the grass to lie between
the rows. allowing the sun access to
the plants, otherwise they would quick
ly become drawn. If weeds appear re-
move the mulch and hoe the soil, after
ward mulching again. When the plants
are sufficiently strong, or about an inch
high, transplant them TO stand from
four TO six inches apart in rows, with
the rows ten or twelve inches apart.
The location of this permanent bed and
its preparation should be the same AZ
ALREADY described. 1.-THE weather should
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Love and Friendship.

Recall, my heart, the two sweet sister fairies
To earth descended from the heavenly land
Friendship pure white lily blossom carries
And ardent Love the red rose in her hand.
Dark-lockcd is Love, with fire ana fervor
glowing,
Bright as the spring when blossoms deck
the hill:
Friendship, adorned with pearls her blonde
locks flowing,
Comes like II summer evening calm and
still.
Love is u raging sea by tempests driven,
Where wave on wave towers high with
foaminp crest;
Friendship n crystal lake, that mirrors heaven
Reflected from its pure and peaceful breast.
Love like the lightning darts To gain her pleas.
urc;
Friendship comes gentle like the moons pale
ray;
Love will possess and hold secure her treas.
urc;
Sweet Friendship gives, but never takes
away
Thrice blessed, thrice the theme OF admira.
ton
The heart where both kindly entrance
mud;
And where the rose, iI.ag!hcc:ul combination,
Is with the lily blossom iniertwined.
From the German of Emmanuel Gcibel.
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Construct your troughs for feeding
hogs, says the Licc-!StOck Register. of
Kansas City, so that each hog can not
appropriate more than Il foot to him
self Have divisions by means of small
fenced yards so arranged that at least
three sizes of pigs can slip under and
be divided into three grades and each
have trough to eat from. Now, by
pouring swill into the troughs for the
small pigs they will crowd into their
pen first and be out OF they way of the
older ones, safe, eating. Then take the
second grade. and they will all be on
an equality and out of the way of the
still larger ones. In this manner
feeder can regulate the feed and grade
his hogs in eating, and manage large
number and have each get Il proper
share of food, and not get hurt. DO
not undertake to raise your hogs on
grass alone. They need at least one
ear of corn per day to give them heart
and to neutraliZc the acid arising from
eating the grass. A full supply of ashes
and salt should be kept in reach all the
time. Charcoal Is Il great neutralizer
of acids. Burnt cobs are good. Re-
member that clover is full of acid, and
and sour stomach soon leads to dis
ease. ''An ounce of prevention is
worth pound of cure" in this case.
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FUN THAT FARMERS HAVE.

FUN THAT FARMERS HAVE.
There is popular belief that news
paper men are not posted on farm mat
tiers. But this is snare and delusion.
If you doubt it, read this from the
Atchison GiObe:
1t is frequent saying that the farm
er has nothing to do but enjoy himself;
that when the billiards. send in their
cards he can draw his chair up to the
.stove, put his feet in the oven, and
spend the day in reading the Globe and
Church Heraid and other moral works.
According to tradition this occupation
is only disturbed when he adjourns to
the table and banquets on mincc pic
and divers meats. This is all mis-
take. A close observer will see the IN
dustrious farmer crawl out of bed four
hours before daylight, soften his boot
with hammer and commence his days
work with lantern in one hand and Il
bucket of frozen slOp in the other. He
has from one to thousand hogs. which
shove their noses i'm his face, and tip
the contents of his bucket on him,
where it freezes until he looks like a
skating rink. When he has escaped
from the hog pen he hunts up six or
seven buckets, and crawls through
wire fence to milk twentv-seven cows
These animals wait until he has the
bucket nearly filled, when they kick it
over. aiming so that the contents will
calcimine such parts of clothing rs the
hogs spared. Now and then they vary
the monotOny by kicking him instead
of the bucket, which makes him feel
tired and homcsick. When the COWS
have been MIXED and he goes to feed
the horses he finds the sorrel mare
doubled up in the manager with collie.
He then has TO mix up a lot of aconite
and water, which he attempts to pour
down the animals mouth, when it hits
him on the teeth with its front foot and
makes him wish he had never been
born. He works around all morning
with the old mare and then proceeds to
curry the dun mules, which try TO see
which can kick the hardest, and by
the time he is through he feels as though
he has passed through a cOrn-sheller
When he has fed the hens, and watered
cattle and hunted three honrs for
twenty cent pig. and chopped half n
cord OF elm for the house, and carried
forty buckets of water for the horses,
and shelled three bushels of corn by
hand. and shovcled road through ten
feet of snow, and MIXED the cows and
curried the mules, and dOctored the old
mare again in the evening. he goes to
ped, and gets up again in the morning
four hours before daylight and com
mences the whole thing over again.
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Most Excellent.

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Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma,
Group and every affection of Throat.
Chest and Lungs. Trial Bottles Free at
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THE RAvAGEs OF THE CUTwORM.

The destruction by cutworm every
season is very large, in some fields the
young tomatoes. sweet potatoes, and
corn being cut down rs fast as they APP
pear above ground. The damage would
not be so great but for the fact that they
| work so late i'm the season as to some
times render it impossible to rcplant in
time TO admit of the maturing of the
intended crop:
The cutwOrm works on cool nights,
but dislikes extreme cold or heat. Ii is
more destructive on old sod ground, or
such as has not been plowed the previ-
GUS year, than on well-cultivated fields.
| 1t is the larva of various species of
| night-ilying moths and the eggs are
laid on the leaves and stems of plants
near the ground, either in spring or
fall. After being Matched the young
grub descends into the ground and
comes to the surface to feed ut night.
When fully grown the worm is about
an inch in length, and alter eating all
it desires it goes deeper in the ground
preparatory to undergoing a change.
1t is said that Persian insect powder,
which is SD destructive to insects, will
have no effect upon them, and the sup
position that salt will prevent their raw
ages has not been borne out by expert
ments. To attempt to destroy large
field infested with cutwOrms would call
for more labor than some crops are
worth, and the pests must be destroyed
before the seed goes in. To do this the
land should be plowed late in the fall.
and after frost sets in, which turns
them up to the surface, where they
quickly perish, for, although the cut
worm is able to endure quite low de-
gree of cold in the earth, it cannot
stand exposure to the moisture, air. and
frost on the surface. If any of them es-
cape they will be destroyed by blowing
the land again early in the spring. by
treating a field in that manner the work
of discriminating the cutworms will be
easy. while the late fall and early spring
blowing will prove beneficial to the soil
by admitting the frost, which pulverizes
the clOds and renders the soil fine and
in good condition for planting. which
cOmpenSateS for any extra labor that
may have been bestowed. The only
known remedy against the cutworm
after he has begun to cut down the
young plants is to hunt for him and de-
stroy him. The worm, after cutting
down the plant. is usually found about
half IN inch below the surface. near the
place of operations, and unless it is
found it will sometimes pass to another
plant, or kill the new plant set out in
place of the old one Early in the morn
ing is the best time To hunt them.
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hair, feathers, moss or better than Ell
Their balsam pine, better known to West
erners as Rocky Mountain feathers. 1t
will suffice to cover only the side and
top with plush, and this can all be done
at home with slight expense. The will
low lounges are made on an iron frame,
and as the bed is graduated incline
one cushion is all that is required to
make it n thing of beauty and de-
lightful spot for an aftcr-dinner nap. If
you arc ut q loss for a pattern, have the
tick cut and made by some upholsterer
The cost will be almost nothing, and
the filling and covering can be done at
home
There is no cheaper way of saving a
lounge or sofa than by draping it. II
the cover is brand new buy couple of
large linen lap robes. Throw one of
these over the couch and you have the
incest kind of lounging place. These
robes may be had for 81 apiece, and if
two patterns are bought the eye is rested
with the novelty of change. If the
sofa is in actual need of recovering buy
a yard and half of raw silk, fine jute,
velvet. or impression cloth, hem the two
ends, and throw it over the veteran.
Some safety pins will need hiding. and
it may tax your taste to squeeze the
drapery in, here and there. Ii the
springs are intact the drapery will
make an artistic sofa, to which 1926
store couch is not to be compared.
Semi-defunct chairs may be treated in
the same manner, and with a slum5er
blanket Or crazy quilt arm chairs may
be made as picturesque as unique. Just
now stocks are low, and plenty of nice
warm tints may be had for 81. % a yard.
The goods for upholstery use are sixty
four inches wide, and for as many cents
you can get stuff in jute that will keep
its face for three years. Don't buy blue,
for it is a poor dye to wear; green's tire
the eye and do not always harmonic
with surroundings; mulberry, raspberry.
maroon. pOmegranate, and dahlia reds
are preferable to brick or crimson;
pinks wear beautifully, and all tints of
grey ditto. - Chicago Hater-Ocean.
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AUGUST BUTTER.

We are often told that June and July
butter is prime when August butter
fails; then it grows better i'm September,
and so on. Why is June and July but
ter better than August butter? Because
the COWS have gone out in the fresh
field and have had pure grass in abund-
ancc. The flow of milk is increased,
and we readily churn butter from it in
about onc-half the time in July that is
required in the winter time or in
other seasons. This is because of the
June grass. The last of July the feed
begins to fail. June grass has become
too ripe, and something else, not as
good, must take its place. The dairy
man should have a crop of winter rye,
and feed that with his corn-meal, and
carry it through the month of August.
Cows fail in milk more in the month of
August than in any other part of the
season. In the month of September the
cattle are allowed to sweep over the
meadow and around the corners of the
fences where the moving machine did
not reach. The remedy is to feed corn
meal during the month of August. II
would cost trillc over cent per pound
for feed and extra trouble, but the but
ter yield would be kept up. If the rye
gets too ripe before August have crop
of clover for the cattle. When tine rye
gets nicely started, cut it with a now
ing machine and second crop will
soon be ready.-Dr. crafts. at NeU
York State Ddiryntcn'S dissertation.
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THINNING FRUIT,


When planted i'm rich soil good,
thrifty fruits will nearly always over
load themselves. and i'm order to secure
the best, smOothcst and largest fruit
considerable thinning must be done.
This is especially the ease with grapes
and tree fruits. Choice apples, peaches,
pears, ounces fact, the best of all
kinds of fruits. command the best prices
and always sell. OitimeS the market
becomes gluttcd with poor fruits, and
the prices realized are really below
what it cost to produce them. and some
times they cannot be sold at any price,
while ut the same time the choicest and
best are selling at profitable price.
Too many fall into the error of think
ing that by thinning they lessen the
quantity SO much that they prefer to let
the fruit remain. This is mistake. as
well as to think that by thinning they
lessen the profit on the fruit. When
tree is heavily loaded the fruit must
necessarily be small, and this will lessen
the quantity; then the fruii being small,
will sell for a less price, and you really
lose rather than make by not thinning.
Then, i'll addition, when a tree or vine
is allowed TO overload and mature, the
fruit is a strain upon the vitality of the
tree, SO much so that rest must be had,
and the next year the tree will fail to
bear Whenever tried judiciously, thin
ming fruit always pays, but it requires
considerable courage when the trees are
laden with young fruit to go over and
pull off and throw away a considerable
portion of the fruit. To one who has
never tried it at first it would seem like
a waste, yet it has been tested sufficient
ly to prove its value. The work, of
course, should bc done early. as soon
after the fruit has set us possible. The
longer the fruit grows after setting the
more waste of vitality of the tree that
should 90 to the other fruit that is left
upon the tree to mature. Close crowd
ing is what often makes ill-shaped fruit
If you have never been in the habit of
thinning try few trees first to see the
effect, and in 4 majority of cases you
will conclude that it is beneficial
Michi9dR HOrticuituriSt.
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NUMBER ii

DC very dry after transplantng, 1t VIII
be necessary to supply water as the
case may indicate. BY following these
directions one need not fail to have Wig
orous plants by October. Ncks Maya
zine
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Sr. son StErISCoPAIl CutRch.
~ Cor. Warner AMI Broad stS. Services
every sunday AT lO:So \. NJ. AMI go l. VI.
Evening Prayer every Friday AT ~ l.. NJ
Rev. 4. e Hudson, Rector.
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B. OF E. -

Meets I-I aud ard Thursday, and 2ud and ith
Saturday ia each month al o'clock 4. N
4~It
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BAPTIST CHURCH. F.L.T

RAPTISr CHtRCH. go + L.. PATTERSON,
~ Pastor. Services every sabbath III
lu:sh "A IA. and 20 a.. m. Young people
meeting at :Ut a.. IN. sabbath school at i2:uO
VI. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening
AT .:3d u Ia. Covenant meeting an Thursday
evening nctor" the first sabbath IN each
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AIw 4 a q. rsrlor- " &. 4 A. first
"A ami tnITi Tuesdays IL each munth At . d
VI. Band al Hupr every saturday al q. IN.
Free uIlnt school every "Wednesday evening.
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qua SANDERS E,ANaELIcALturu-

A. on uL-MANkAr LODGE M. "ih5,
iN.mrrt~ IirSI and thIrd Saturdays at each
month ia their hail over Collins drug ~I"r"
GEO. "a CLARK, ID.
A. =. MOOD RppuTtTr.
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MANKATo FREE Press.
Published Every Friday Afternoon.
Ferns $3.50 per AMlun IN Advance
ST. AZ not Paid IN Advance.

4 CENTENARY METHODIST GuUIiCu
~ Services sunday morning l0:3o evenings
AT 80, Prayer meetings AT :3G Thursday
evening. Class meetings sabbath noon and
evening ana Tuesday evening, AT class rooms.
seats free. strangers cordially invited.
j. 4. OGIE, Pastor.
al5, Fourth Street South
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DRESuyrEHIAN CuURCu

Corner Hickory ana Broad streets, Re
a.. q. Pollock pastor. Services SUNDAY NOR
inys II lu:3o, evenings nj 1:3o. Prayermce
ing At : 30 Thursday evening. Seats FREE
strangers cordially invited.