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FORGIVE MY WIFE, VOLUMNY."

him might dynamite bomb liable to go off
at any time and on slight provocation.
and walked back to her home had she dared. But If
she was afraid to accompany Abner to church, she
WIS was ms more Of sta NJ away Her n
they arrived at Little Shiloh church. she would
see Elder Justice and warn him concerning Abner's
This was discussed with Polk billiard in energetic
whispers, which the whisperers fondy imagined were
cloaked by the noise Of the wagon any syllable
reached Abner Wimberly, he made no sign and they
drew up at the meeting house in silence.
Leaving the Rev. Mr.. billiard to attend to the
team, Abner sprang from the wagon and made what
Pap Overholt afterward described tine beeest bee
line you ever saw, for the mourners' bench There,
as as the church filed he sat- very red in the face
him. aVolumnia, on her part fastened to the elder
and made her communication. .: ,
=. on trust not, sister, trust not, Sister Wmber
w. the venerable elder rre5oined. C! never have
seen, and never shall See why Abner hain't been a
3 Snds4 %
put your heart at rest Look at him sett1n thar on
the mo'ners' bench" " ''>", T. +: 49,.
=. Volumnia had not observed; she gazed and her
Jaw fell Abner at the mourners' bench-Abner-
without urging, OF his own motion! AS she slowed
herself FACILITATING and apprehensive,; upon the
serene face framed in its moving silver hair. Polk
Importance Of heading Abner OF, should he show any
wild tendency; he would be personally concerned
IN doing So: In him she placed her reluctant trust
A hymn was sung, one OF the waiing mountain
melodies, with ts wild minor cadences it's unsatis
fed upward turns l@G> ss!. ii 49,. 49, -
MY soul-hit,s awanderin' in the dark; "
=, 49,. Show, Lord, Thy light on me-" -
The words came strongly home to the soul of
Abner Wimherly. He had come to this place in
spirit of bravado; Voumnias fears of him were well
founded-yet in that mood he could but have con.
WINGED their world that she had always been justified
IN her attitude toward him. Now more dangerousl
because more genuine element entered into the
coil - woman was singing tenor in the back Of the
building: he knew it was his daughter Antrissa and
the snr1ll sweet notes, soaring, birdlke out above
the other voices brought choke In his throat and
a mist before his eyes. His children were all here,
IN tie told-7-..:.Ss t5s 4 s 81 81 Id
~ "Onct git Alb to that thar mourners' bench" Pap
Overhot had sconhded to his wife, when telling sof
the counsel hesgaye, "onct nit him thar and thars
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ers and creases of genial kindness beneath his
crown Gro OF thick, white hair-ke winter apple that
man kindly.
An whar you aputtin out fer, in such powerful
passed between them. a~
"Nowhars in particular" returned Wimberly. pull
ing ing up his team with slightly shamefaced look
He was good horseman and the painting sides of his
mules rebuked him.
"A merciful man is mercful to his beasts" quoted
rap Jonn smiling. EFF you hant agoin' nowhars in
thar" VIVA '''D''' n '"'' " gu
Thar now!" commented wimberly g1oomily. "You
Sau they haint no preacher out after
Pap John looked mystfed; then he laughed. The
WlmDerly troubles were too notorious to be ignor
ed John Overhot was a famous member of breaches.
no" ne edged his team closer to that of his neghbor
See hyer, Abner" he began; ct reckon sense jest
what you air adrvin' at. seen Polk billiard go up
your way awhile ago. I know you will use strong Ian.
g f and reckonbyou had a-er-had trouble with
hooter what Polk billiard says; hits when volunny
turns in-after all these years" He gulped and
out to each and every that am the scourge Of her
Hfe-why, jest can't help-jest can't help" IT.
HOLD or on tharr Pap John admonished, raising
l may have cussed few in my teens; but to say
wicked, never got the habit in me; don't know
how deep-seated hit may be- but 1 know mighty We'll
head that away" -" 49, "~-
The other shook that head that was to be aimed in
boots 1t was relief to speak Of the matter. Elk.
cept to quarrel over It, he had mentioned the
trouble to any creature in his world - .".', >
you are a mighty good somebody, Abner," Over
holt went on Man an boy, i've knowed you for morn
htty years; an, hain't found out low-down mean
guns?" = - : 49,, -
"Ye wouldn't go to quarterly at ALI Of you was
me?" Wimberley asked, looking up sharply.
II hain't a-sayin that" Pap John demurred; ''but
to home" - -, =. >-,.-s*. -E7c"H
4 When, few minutes later, Volumnia came out on
the porch holding up her black calico riding skirt,
she found the wagon waiting for her. I'm agwine
/ down TO nneetin," announced her husband without
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nothn' betwixt him and being the happiest man in
life" Ill., 'fI.f. Htf,.rI j. T17~#T 81 -
AS the last notes died away Elder Justice, stand
u see new face at our mourners' bench" Then
with fond smile toward 2Abner. Brother Win.
berry, do you feel to bar testimony this night?"
Instantly the old on his feet his cenched
hands dropped at his sides, the understood SINGULAR
gshouldered figure standing straight ID SOL
der. AS, Tor moment, he stood and gulped Volum-
MA with the sudden inspiration of desperation lean
ed across the aisle to where Polk billiard was labor
ing with some sinner who refused to come forward
and whispered 'frantically:1 a-~E >>
AK him to lead in +pra'ar! AK him to lead in
pra'ar They hain't tellin what that pore mis-
guided man will say, onct he gifts to givn' exper.
fence. Oh, fer any sake ak him to lead in pra'ar!"
His own name, mentioned with great frankness
In the opening Of Brother Wimberly's remarks,
smote upon the Rev MI. billiards. ear like tocsin,
but once an idea was firmly wedged among them,
it stuck: Bursting heavily in upon Abner's dig
course: Brother Wimberly will lead us in praar,"
he announced. ''>' = Il" , z-..s
Abner checked, tentatively. No one else spoke:
Catching glimpse of Voumnias purple visage and
desperate eyes, billiard repeated good deal louder:
brother Wimberly will now pray"
A moment VolumniaS husband considered the
proposition. His understanding of John Overholt's
advice was that he was to go down and "shake up
Shiloh Quarterly and have his evens."
But Pap John had not gagged his neighbor amiss
when he held out material advantages in quarrel
to draw the fiery, misunderstood little man within
genuine spiritual influences. Abner was at the
mourners' bench-there Of his own free will. The
mighty tides of emotion which abroad in suoh a
meeting caught up his soul and whirled it forward
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mourners benches calls themselves names jest to
try to squeeze q, compliment out of the Lord"
Turn1ng, Volumnia clutched the mantlepiece and
xer her ate
finally, to the rotund form that had that moment
appeared in the doorway. Il was Jest anarnins to
him that l wanted him to go down to- quarterly
with me-and this Is the answer git! Pray for him.
Brother Diliard-an don't fergit toapray for pore
me- She buried her face in her checked apron
The little man spun around upon his ministerial
visitor who had been expected to arrive later in the
day, and who would make his home with the Wimber
lys during the quarterly Rage and the inextin
Uncle Abner's sanguine face.
Don't you pray for me, Polk Billiard" he growled
nnaly Il kin do my own prayin', same l do my
own cussn'. Eff you pray for me here in this house.
you neither eat nor sleep in it, $780,
The Rev. Mr. billiard shook his head in mild, sad
reproach. Hits like the evil sperits Of DID," he said
that entered out OF the man and passed into the
swine"
EFF they anybody hyer with SENSE" Uncle
Abner snorted, I'D leave it to them who it Is in this
billiard and Volumna we're both extremely plump
while Abner a thin, dry, spare creature was, to
say the least, personal. :. - =. =,
j." The remarks concerning his tenure as visitor in
the house seemed to have called out all of Polk Dill
lard's Christian forbearance He smiled even mourn
fu1 smile as his host bounced from the room and
mounted his wagon to drive away.
What priestly consolation he found to administer
to the afflicted Sister Wimberly is here to be set
FORTH but it must have been excellent, for Polk Dill
of those In a1iction when the troubled
were we'll endowed with the goods and COM
forts Of this world. --....
Half way down the rough mountain road Abner
Wimberlys wagon met another. It's driver, Pap
Overholt. his rosy face drawn into thousand puck
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-01-18

serene He conceived that, having entered the
church with the Intention of exploiting his own griev
ances, divine grace had shown him the better way Of
forgiveness But the forgiven had the dragged
appearance Of persons who have through an un-
expected summer shower. ~
Later, as they were driving alone up the mountain
Polk billiard had remained behind-after clearing
her throat several times Volumnia remarked IN 8
small, Halted voice, I'm mighty proud o, YOU Alb
sner. do. love to hear them speak in meetin that
has the gift Of IL Seems like So words comes
mighty free. han't thanked re VT fer fergivin me
but reckon you know Jest how Greatly i do |"
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Ing for him the name of 'The wickedest man in the
two Turkey Tracks, -
Il reckon you want to pen me in the amen corner.
an iet FOX Dillard sass me to my face like he done
the last time put my foot in Little Shiloh meettn
house, the old man called after his wifes retreatink
form.
Brother billiard would a. let up on yo' sins ef
you had but come down to the mouners bench" she
sighed, turning upon him. -
with the air of man who fears that he viii be-
driven into despised and hated course. I'm too
old to begin turn1n hand-springs over mourners'
Lord that I'm a mis'able sinner. l reckon He's
got the tally; eft amt in His good books he knows
T. Most OF them drafted cattle that posters round
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with power that left him unable to choose Here
tofore, when dragged in, he had looked on the
machinery Of the church with alien misliking eyes,
as outsider Now he was like one who has put hands
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14
Plan of Barn.

say if a silo is not wanted the center
space can be used either for granary
or box stalls.
The round type of barn has these
advantages: First, the same amount
of outside surface used in square or
rectangular barns will inclose
greater surface in circular form. Sec
ond, the circular form has the decided
advantage of strength over the fiat
side Third the gable ends are total
losses and are avoided in the circular
barn. Fourth, the roof of a circular
barn is self-supporting and does not
sag, and is far less liable to damage
from heavy storms. Fifth, the space
inclosed is more convenient to use,
requiring less time and work to care
for the same stock than in any other
type of barn.
Here is a plan of the ground floor
of barn 5S feet in diameter,
having the same outside surface that
a barn 36x60 feet would have. 1t pro-
vides room for 12 horses and
% COWS in stanchions, having three
feet for each COW. This leaves
eight feet behind the COWS so a
team and wagon can be used to clean
the barn, or, if dairying is not fol-
lowed, there will be 1,150 square
feet floor space, which will accommo-
date 80 to so head of young stock,
owing to size. Everything can be fed
and watered from the one alley. l
defy anyone to comfortably house
such a number of stock and as con-
venient to feed in any other than the
round type of barn, and in addition
there is space of IS feet in diameter
in the center to store feed in. Hav-
ing built a round barn that has proven
satisfactory in every respect, | can
not speak in too high terms of it, and
while / would not build round barn
IL building a small one. believe that
when we get to a size suitable for so
acres or more there is only one proper
style-round If sand, gravel or
crushed stone is convenient | would
use cement to build the lower story of
barn and if possible build so as to
have d natural elevation on one side
so as to be able to drive in the sec
ond story without too much of a fill.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14
BREEDING UP is CHEAPEST.
The Way to Get Into the Business OF
Raising Pure Breds.

The farmer that intends to secure a
herd of pure-bred cattle will find 1t
cheaper to breed up than to buy pure
bred stock, especially if he Is prepar-
ing to raise cattle for the purpose of
making beef. If he buys all pure-bred
stock, the investment will be so heavy
that he cannot afford to sell the pro-
geny for the block, but will feel con-
strained to go into the business of
raising breeding cattle, for which he
may not have taste and adaptability.
Good females of pure-bred beef
stock bring high prices and he would
need a considerable number of pure
bred COWS to make a good start But
with a bull he can in few years have
a herd of cows that will make it pos
sible to send to market highSrade
beeves-market toppers For the beef
maker, then, this is about the only
course possible, and it is the course
that is recommended by the breeders
Of purc-bred stock.
In selecting a herd of COWS for
breeding up, says Farmers Review, q
keeping with the breed of the bull he
intends to buy. Thus, if he is going
to use a purebred Shorthorn bull, he
should pick up COWS having the gen
eral conformation of the Shorthorns,
He will find it easy to secure good ami
mails having in them considerable
Shorthorn blood, though these animals
would have be regarded, in his breed
ing operations, as without any pure
blood. simply because the buyer would
not generally know how much Short
horn blood such animals contained.
The same is true in the use of pure
bred bulls of any breed. II man
buys Hereford bull he should hunt
up cows having some of the general
conformation of Herefords and use
these for his breeding operations.
If such animals cannot be secured in
his own vicinity he can generally
find them at the big stock markets
and get them at meat prices. The
breeding-up process offers many ad
vantages that the other process does
not offer.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14
80 BUSHELS Of OATS
TO The ACRE.
WHAT MR.. KALTENBRUNNER HAS
TO SAY ABOUT HIS GRAIN
CROPS IN CENTRAL
CANADA.

Writing from Regina, Saskatche-
wan, Central Canada, Mr.. A. Kalten-
brunner writes:-
Some years ago I took up a home
stead for myself, and also one for my
son. The half section which we own
adjoins the Moose Jaw Greek; is a
low, level and heavy land. We put
in 70 acres of wheat in stubble which
went 20 bushels to the acre, and 80
acres of summer fallow, which went
% bushels to the acre. All the wheat
we harvested this year is No. l Hard.
That means the best wheat that can
be raised on the earth. We did not
sell any wheat yet, as we intend to
keep one part for our own seed, and
sell the other part to people who want
first class seed for there is no doubt
If you SOW good wheat you will har-
vest good wheat. We also threshed
5000 bushels of first class oats out of
160 acres. so acres has been fall
plowing, which yielded 80 bushels
per acre, and so acres stubble, which
went 30 bushels to the acre. These
cats are the best kind that can be
raised. We have shipped three car
loads of them, and got 53 cents per
bushel clear. Ali our grain was cut
in the last week OF the month of
August before any frost could touch it.
Notwithstanding the fact that we
have had a late spring, and that the
weather conditions this year were
very adverse and unfavorable, we will
make more money out of our crop
this year than last.
For myself feel compelled to say
that Western Canada crops cannot be
checked, even by unusual conditions.
Information regarding free home
stead lands in Manitoba, Saskatche-
wan and Alberta may be had on appli-
cation to any Canadian Government
Agent, whose advertisement appears
elsewhere. lie will give you informa-
tion as to best route and what it will
cost you to reach these lands for pur-
poses Of inspection.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14
FRIENDS HELP.
ST. Paul Park Incident.

after drinking coffee for breakfast
1 always felt languid and dull, having
no ambition to get to my morning
duties. Then in about an hour or SO
a weak, nervous arrangement of the
heart and stomach would come over
me with such force I would frequently
have to lie down.
AT other times I had severe head
aches; stomach finally became af-
fected and digestion so impaired that
l had serious chronic dyspepsia and
constipation. A lady, for many years
State President of the w. c. T. u,
told me she had been greatly benefited
by quitting coffee and using Postum
Food Coffee; she was troubled for
years with asthma. She said it was
no cross to quit coffee when she
found she could have as delicious an
article rs Postum.
Another lady who had been trou-
bled with chronic dyspepsia for years,
found Immediate reliet on ceasing cof-
fee and beginning Postum twice a
day. She was wholly cured. Still
another friend told me that Postum
Food Coffee was a Godsend to her, her
heart trouble having been relieved
after leaving off coffee and taking on
Postum.
$50 many such cases came to my
notice that l concluded coffee was
the cause of my trouble and l quit and
took up Postum. | am more than
pleased to say that my days of trouble
have disappeared. I am well and
happy" There's a Reason" Read
1.-THE Road to Wellville," IN pkgs.
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14
He Didn't Care.
Senator

"T like simplicity" said Senator
Beveridge to a Washington reporter.
Simplicity saves us a lot of trouble.
too. Two men met in front of a hotel
one daS-,and fell into political argu-
ment. They were ordinary, everyday
sort OF men, but one of them had an
extraordinary flow of polysyllabic Ian
guage. He talked half an hour, and
his companion listened in doze.
An now,' the speaker pompously
concluded, perhaps you will coincide
with me?'
"The others face frightened up.
Why, yes, thanks, old man. he de-
clared heartily, moving toward the
barroom door, I don't care if l do.' "
Home Magazine.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14
BUYING PAINT 5LiNDLY.

Many people look upon paint buy
ing as a lottery and so it is, the way
they do it. 1t is not necessarily SO,
however. Pure White Lead and lin
seed oil are the essential elements of
good paint. Adulterants in white lead
can be easily found by the use of a
blowpipe. Authorizations in Iinseed oil
can be detected with a fair degree of
certainty. See that these two elements
are pure and properly pat on and the
paint will stay put.
National Lead Company, Wood
bridge, Building, New York City, will
send a blowpipe outfit and instruc-
tions for testing both white lead and
linseed oil, on request.
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BARN PLAN.
Round Type of Building Has AdVan-
tages Over Other Forms.

The day is past when We can af-
ford to be without ample barn room
for all live stock. The present prices
of feed prohibit the old wire fence
shelter, and the prices of lumber will
never be less, and now they prohibit
the old style of haphazard building,
having a building for each kind OF
stock and then most of the feed out
side and the water from two to 20
rods from the barns. This is an era
of concentration, and nothing can fa-
cilitate the intensive style of farming
and concentrate a mans energies to
his life work on a farm like com
modious, comfortable barn. Personally,
says a writer in Wa!lace's Farmer,
/ would not build a barn without
silo, nor would l advise any one else
to do so, as the barn and its proper use
is the mainstay of our calling, as soon
er or later we must all come to the
keeping of live stock to consume the
greater share of our crops and then
carefully save and apply the manure
made. Nothing produces as much
feed per acre GS corn, and nothing
caves corn so economically as the silo.
Neither would build barn of suita-
BILE size for farm of so acres or more
any other shape than round, and have
the silo in the center; but to avoid
criticism on account of the silo, | will
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14
BARN FOR LAMB RAISING.
Arrangement of Building Which VIII
Prove Most Convenient

In this section of the country, writes
a jefferson county, Illinois, farmer in
the Breeders Gazette, stock rails
ing has become the leading oc-
cupation. Sheep are easily raised
and pay large profit. We
keep about 20 ewes and take de-
light in handling them, especially dur
ing lambing season. Our main breed
is the Shropshire, although we have
a few Cotswolds and Hampshires. The
latter are good hardy lamb raisers.
We prefer Shropshires, as they have
closer wool and endure more bad
weather.
Our barn shown in Fig. l, is con-
venient one and is large enough for
about 125 ewes. When the ewes be-
gin to lamb we put the first eve in
Pen /. Then when the second lambs
we put her in Pen 1, putting No L
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14
Menu ThnroInhIv Varied.

James Mcneil Whistler once visited
an artist in Paris who was not over
burdened with this worlds goods, and
was surprised at the sumptuous lunch
provided. On being asked how he
managed to live so well, his host re-
piled: Il have a pet monkey, which
let down from my window by a rope
into that of my landlady, and trust to
Providence. Sometimes Jacko returns
with a loaf, sometimes with q ham.
His visits are full of surprises. One
never knows what may appear"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14

In Pen 2, and so on until the pens are
full. Then we begin to remove them
one at a time to the large pen for
ewes ard lambs. When the lambs arc
about two weeks old they will begin
TO eat some small grain. A pen for
this purpose has been made Gig. u
and is provided with small grain boxes
on two sides. The ends are made of
portable gates.
A small creep hole will be noticed in
the gate between the lamb pen and
the ewes and lambs through which
the lambs can pass. These gates may
be removed the next fall and again
give the flock the entire barn. The
gate marked Y, can be set back to
any desired place and thereby enlarge
the pen and rack room, as more of
them have lambs.
The gates in the small pens can be
made so that by opening them back
to the right or left it will make an
alley through which any sheep can be
driven outside; the others are closed
up in their pens.
The hay and feed racks are of &
good type: those around the wall Gig.
LOFT q can be easily
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14
Just a Deduction

A polite little girl was dining one
day with her grandmother. Every
thing at the table was unusually
dainty and unexceptionable, but on
this occasion the little girl found a
hair In her fish.
Grandma" she said, sweetly, what
kind of fish is this?"
"Halibut. my dear"
"Oh," replied the child, IT thought
perhaps it was mermaid"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14
Insect Chemists.

Failing to bite sugar from several
humps, some marked bees under OBJ
servation of CASTOR BONNER, a French
naturalist, flew away, returning in an
hour or two with other workers, after
first visiting fountain. Settling on
the sugar, they were seen to pump VIZ
ter from their crops, when they sucked
up the syrup so formed.