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It is now costing the farmer about
500 a year to support a horse in Min.
nesota, according to the statistics
carefully kept at the experiment sta.
ton. The necessity Is apparent for
the farmer to get into methods Of
handling his horses so they will re-.
turn a profit, In addition to the work
they do. ito pay for their board" 1t
has been suggested by the secretary
OF the Minnesota stallion registration
board that the present average farm
horses be at once converted into high.
class brood mares capable Of raising
a colt annually. The geldings should
be sold TO people whose business will
keep them busy throughout the year
and pay their owners profit. Colts
Of high class brood mares will sell at
the end Of the second or third year
for q. sum suficient To give the farmer
= fair pront on his mare. while her
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Round FrlII a. Neck.

! The nat. round plated frill has
usurped the place Of the round, nat
lace collar. 1t Is not becoming. a. .
rule. but that makes no difference to
the votaries Of fashion. This frill 10
made Of very sheer material laid In
nat plants which spring out about an
inch from the edge. This edge q
nearly always finished with lace.
+. The collar IL intended To bs worn
with q slightly low neck or white
blouse In the same WAY that the
Peter Pan and Dutch collars have
been applied.
The small frill goes straight around
the nsckband and fastens with 4 large
cabochon. from which hang uneven
tabs Of black velvet or satin ribbon,
Few girls can wear this even round
line It the neck, for the human face
requires = dip at the front Of the
neck no matter how II 10 obtained.
Thsrefors II q girl wants to bs fash.
iona6is and wear ons, of these frillsa
collars and look we'll IN II abe should
dip II down to show her neck
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HOW A DOCTOR CURED SCALP
DISEASE =

"When l was ten or twelve years
old l had scalp disease, something
like scald head. though 1t wasn't that
l suffered for several months, and
most Of my hair came out. Finally
they had doctor to see me and he
recommended the Cuticura Remedies
They cured me In a few weeks. I
have used the Cuticura Remedies, also.
for breaking out on my hands and
was benefited great deal. I haven't
had any more trouble with the scalp
disease. Miss Jessie F. Buchanan.
R. F. D. 3, Hamilton, Ca, Jan. Z, 1909"
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PROTECT FARM BUILDINGS
FROM LIGHTNING STROKES
Every Effort Should Guard Against Loss OF
Life and Property From Destructive
Discharges Of Electricity

whatever depth the latter is found. II
there are no down rain spouts on the
building the ground connection should
be placed in the line Of the drip from
the roof. since the latter has ten.
dency to keep the earth moist. This
construction has the advantage Of an
unbroked run of wire from the
ground to the roof of the building.
When the main conductors run from
the roof of the building to the base
only there is often trouble in making
a perfect joint between them and the
materials used for ground wires.
One method is to take a galvanized
water pipe. say an inch and q quarter
In diameter. and drive 1t into the
ground at the foot of the main con.
ductors. Secure cap for the top Of
the pipe and bore a hole through It
so that the conducting wire can be
passed through; then insert the wire
into the iron pipe, fill the interstices
with powdered charcoal. and place
the cap on the pipe. The hole in the
cap should be large enough to permit
the conducting wire to pass easily
through and at the same time allow
water to pass down the wire into the
interior of the pipe.
A metallic roof properly connected
to the earth affords a reasonably good
protection to the building from light.
ming. In suburban districts where
frame buildings with tin roofs prevail
there Is little destruction by lightning;
most Of the buildings have down rain
spouts. which serve to conduct the
discharge to the earth. In the case
Of an isolated building with tin roof
The Raymer enterprise., 1910-09-08
The Rose Mum.

The well-dressed women OF Paris
and Vienna have come to the conclu.
sion that It is no longer necessary to
wear gloves in the summer months.
They have discovered that gloves.
whether kid. silk, suede, twill or
Danish leather are not only uncomfort.
able in the hot season. but are preju.
dicisl to health. So in June. July. Au.
gust and September the hands must
be left quite glove,ess. not even mitts
being fashionable.
The no gloves idea has been wei.
coined by votaries Of tennis. golf. GRO.
quet and rowing. To cover the hands
while at these sports has been great
mistake. they argue.
While gloves ale discarded It Is not
intended that the hands Of the woman
In ballroom or theater shall be
exposed. They are to be placed in 1
more agreeable prison In the form Of Q
rose muff. M
The rose muR is made Of wire 80
fashioned that flowers. more particu.
larlv roses. can be inserted. 1t Is al.
most as long and as broad as the or.
binary winter muff. The roses placed
In II remain fresh for six hours. The
introduction Of this portable rosary
has been voted q success. Several
were seen at fashionable race meet.
ings At Auteuil and Longchamps and
attracted admiration.
Naturally the rose mu6 ID not alto.
gsther cheap. but II d pretty.
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1r to Come Back,


Not long ago Lord Kinnaird, who Is
always actively interested in religious
work, paid surprise visit to a mis-
sion school in the east end Of London
and told class Of boys the story Of
Samson. Introducing his narrative,
bis lordship added:
He was strong. became weak, and
then regained his strength, enabling
him to destroy his enemies. Now,
boys, II had an enemy, what would
you advise me to do?"
A little boy. after meditating on the
secret Of that great giants strength,
shot up his hand and exclaimed: Get
. bottle Of air restorer."
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be little incentive toward incurring
additional expense for lightning con-
ductors. In case of an isolated farm
building standing apart from trees 1t
would seem that the conservative
course would be to erect an mex.
pensive system of lightning conduc.
tors.
Any farmer can construct a com.
paratively inexpensive yet effective
lightning conductor with materials
that can be purchased from the larger
electric supply houses.
The earth connections require great
care In their construction. The es.
sential thing is to reach permanently
moist earth In the shortest distance
from the main conductors. The
ground ends Of the vertical wires
should be coile.i in spiral having
diameter Of about foot. These splrals
should be buried in moist earth at
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II 8

~ have suffered with piles for thirty
six years. One year ago last April Be-
gan taking Cascarets for constipation. In
the course of week I noticed the piles
began to disappear and at the end Of SIX
weeks they did not trouble me at all.
Cascarets have done wonders for me. I
am entirely cured and feel like new
man." George Kryder. Napoleon, o.
Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good
Do Good. Never Sckcn, Weaken or Gripo.
l0c. 25c. Soc. Never sold in bulk Tho GEN
uine tablet stamped &C. Guaranteed to-
cure or your money back. SO
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and cashmere. The skirt is Of tulle,
gathered at the top and bottom and
finished with deep. plain founce Of
the cashmere, from which extends up
ward and onto the corsage a band Of
the same ornamented with fagoting.
The corsage, which also forms
sleeve caps. is Of embroidered tulle
with wide girdle Of liberty ribbon to
match. The yoke is Of tucked white
tulle and lace bordered with q plait.
ing. Of the white tulle.
The sleeves are Of the plain blue
tulle, with turnover cuffs Of the same;
the under cuffs are Of white tulle and
lace like the yoke.
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that number injured by lightning. This
great loss Of life falls largely upon
the people who live away from the
great centers Of population. So. too.
the greater part Of the annual loss Of
property Is chargeable to farm build.
ings and their contents and live stock
in the field. Light and power electri.
cal transmission lines also suffer from
the vagaries Of lightning, but the
great multiplication Of these lines in
recent times has stimulated the de-.
velopment Of means Of protection. so
that nowadays the electric power
plants and lines are better protected
from lightning than are farm build.
ings.
The ordinary farm building is not
difficult to protect from lightning
flashes in the great majority of cases.
While absolute protection cannot be
secured unless the building be in.
cased in network OF wires, It Is be.
lleved that building with properly
installed system of lightning conduct
ors will fare better than one without
such system in case a discharge of
the most violent type should fall upon
1t.
Whether or not to install lightning
conductors on ones property is a
question, after all, Of individual judg.
ment If the property Is insured
against loss by lightning there would
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wide box-plait trimmed with buttons
being taken down center from yoke to
waist. The sleeves are gauged In
lower part to form pufls.
Fancy straw hat. trimmed with
feathers.
Material required: Two and one-half
yards 30 inches wide. nve-eighths yard
lace IS inches wide.
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pr.ssy roIIssts

For dressy a&airs there 10 . modish
toilette Of Atoe blue chiffon cloth over
silk, the former trimmed with knee.
deep band Of black satin. The girdle
and sleeve bands arc also Of satin.
Small covered buttons and simulated
buttonholes Of silk braid trim front Of
skirt on each side, and there Is Z Do,
sign Of braid and buttons outlining the
square yoke Of bodice. The yoke aud
stock are white tucked chiffon. q sse
The lower parts Of the sleeves.
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Kept with Barnum's Circus.

P. T. Barnum, the famous circus
man, once wrote: II have had the
Cuticura Remedies among the con.
tents Of my medicine chest with my
shows for the last three seasons, and I
can cheerfully certify that they were
very effective in every case which
called for their use."
The Raymer enterprise., 1910-09-08
(By ALFRED ]. HENRY.)

(By ALFRED ]. HENRY
II the phenomenon Of lightning
were better understood. perhaps the
enormous toll 1t exacts in life and
property would be less. Carefully
compiled statistics show that in the
United States between 700 and 800
persons are killed annually and twice
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Source Of Revelation,

Twenty-seven new. crisp 81 bills,
says Harper's Weekly, weigh as much
as $40 gold piece. Wouldn't have
thought 1t. and have no means Of
proving the assertion, but II SO 1t is
probably owing in some way to the
recent activity Of the inspectors Of
weights and measures.
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N WHITE SPOTTED MUSLIN
Pretty Blouse That May Match the
Skirt or Be Made Up In Any
colored Material.

Our model is in white spotted mus
lin to match the skirt, but other COZ
ored or white muslin might be made
up in the same way. The deep round
yoke is of piece lace. to which tho
muslin is set in three rows of gauging,
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labor will have paid him part Of the
cost Of keeping through the idle sea.
son. The farmer needs horse that
will pay him profit every day In the
year.
The fact should not be overlooked
that the horse. like other animals, re.
quires adequate shelter. An attrac.
tive barn Is shown In the illustration.
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Smudge-He calls his new invention
"noiseless automobile"
Grudge-Noiseless? It makes an in.
fernal clatter.
Smudge-He claims that the loud
ness Of the smell browns out the loud.
ness Of the noise, and vice versa.
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Didn't Want His Chewed.
Bill-Don't you like to see dog
chewing bone?
Jill-Yes. II It's not one OF my own
-Yonkers Statesman.
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Of embroidery. which also forms
straps extending up onto the skirt.
The corsage is also plated and is
mounted to a plain yoke bordered
with bands and straps Of the EN-.
broidery. The sleeves are made and
trimmed to correspond, the cuffs and
guimpe are Of embroidered batiste.
The girdle is Of leather or rtbbon
fastened in front with a buckle.
The other gown is Of gray blue tulle
The Raymer enterprise., 1910-09-08
Maine Potato cron,.

From 80 acres Of land an Aroostook
county farmer last year raised 10000
barrels Of potatoes. II Is said, how.
ever. that even this fine record has
boen exceeded In that county.
The Raymer enterprise., 1910-09-08

Mrs. Winnow.s Soothing Syrup
forchldren teethiny, sOftens the gums t,tiuccsi
nAinmAtion .allays pain. cures wind cUlc 2s Lotu
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important to Mothers

JWpOTtHNt 10 UIUtV1VT8
Examine carefully every bottle oi
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy fol
infants and children, and see that II
The Raymer enterprise., 1910-09-08

II You Are q TrIfle Sensitive
About the size Of your shoes. many people
wear smaller shoes by using Aliens Foot. Ease,
the Antiseptic Powder to shake into the shoes
II cures Tired, Swollen. Aching Feet and
gives rest and comfort. Just the thing for
breaking In new shoes. Sold everywhere, CSC.
Sample sent FREE. Address, Allen 8. olmsted,
Le Roy, N. Y.
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lie man whose bluff Is not some
times called never existed.
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The secrets the average woman can
keep are those Of her toilet.
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scandal

0e4U0ot y.
Mrs. simmonds glanced at the scare.
headline: Bank Robbed! Police q
Seat" and laid down the sheet.
"Naow, look at that, Ell" she ejae
ulated. repeating the headline aloud
Here's big city bank broke into hg
burglars. and th city police force -
OF flshin' somewhere! What . acab
dal!"-Judge.
His Bad Break.
Whooper humiliated his wife terri
bly, last night"
49,"
"Oh, the minister read two chapters
from the Acts, and Whoopler went out
between them."-Puck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-11

watch fob. Dozens OF times the Cherub
had seen 1t dangling from the breast
pocket OF Nick's coat without specially
remarking IT. Now he noted that It
was really a locket, for it was open.
CHANGING carelessly over Nick's Shout
der, he saw it contained a picture, a
miniature on ivory. And the picture
on which young Mr.. Walloway was
gazing with such rapt pathos was a
likeness OF the Countess Vecchi. And
In an instant it was made clear to him
that the woman whom Nicholas Wal
loway had loved and lost and still con-
tinued to love was the Countess Vec-
chi.
Fortunately Mr.. Devine had not spo-
ken, and the roar OF the car wheels
had drowned his approach Swiftly
ne withdrew. Then he sat down to
ponder on the situation. Quite abrupt
~ the Cherub now came upon the real
ization of his own purposes. He was
a little staggered by the discovery of
his audacity, but this was no new
sensation. His audacious flights were
always more or less of an impromptu
nature. In a moment he was smiling
confidently, as was his custom when
once he had decided upon a line Of
action, however unpromising might be
the future. The heavier the clouds
ahead the lighter the smile. Nick was
a good fellow and all that, but If he
chose to NOPE inactive in the back
ground. let him stay there. He Cher
ub Devine) would show him how to
play the game boldly-perhaps how to
win
And then came the thought. Would
that be absolutely just to the Count
ess Vecchi7 She and Nicholas had
been spoony on each other for years,
and she must have liked Nick. He
was a likable fellow, clean, sturdy,
substantial, one of her own class, and
oh, the Cherub WINGED at that-one
whom she would call a gentleman.
Yes, Nick would measure up to all her
demands as to what a gentleman
should be.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-11

pared dinner accordingly. The count
ess was puzzled. Even Mr.. Hewing-
ton emerged from his study and want
ed to know why every one seemed so
disturbed.
Its because of Mr.. Devine, sir"
said Eppings. Hes coming up on a
special train, sir, and must see about
the table at once, sir"
Surely the particular frame OF mind
which Mr.. Devine had conjured up for
himself was quite worthy of a better
audience than he gave it. although he
was neither serene nor filed with con-
fldent joy. But he was very much
alive. He dubbed, sparkled. scintil-
lated. His mental faculties, never dull,
were at their keenest. His spirits
seemed to be dashed by a veritable
storm OF animation. one moment soar
ing to giddy heights, the next sinking
10 dark depths.
Young Mr.. Walloway, who was his
sole companion, was somewhat dis
gusted with this Illogical behavior
Much against his viii be had been
dragged from his office to accompany
the Cherub just when there was much
work to be done.
''Oh. the railroad be blowed. Nick!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-11

and yeaIy, chr
81 was a young ass, If that's. what
you mean,' cynically responded Mich
olas. 81 was too sure of her and
played the fool. You see, we were
youngsters together. playmates. 1t
was one of those affairs that every
body understood was settled from the
time we were a dozen years Old i
took it as a matter Of course that
was the only person she could ever
care for. In time she resented 1t, and
before 1 knew it had lost her"
went or with some one else, did
she?'
Again young Mr.. Walloway inclined
his head. He got up, took a seat on
the other side OF the car and unfolded
a newspaper
It WIS less than an hours ride at
best, but before it was half over
Cherub Devine was consulting watch
and time table and had again shifted
his seat to the forward chair, where he
could watch for the name boards on
the stations.
Perceiving this unusual agitation OF
a mind normally free from such dis
turbances, you might suspect that MT
Devine was about to make some great
venture. 1t was a fact. His plans,
however, were somewhat vague. About
the only definite part of his program
was his decision to turn himself out
OF house and home Immediately upon
reaching Hewington Acres. This de-
tail was already prepared. The Count
ess Vecchi should buy back the place
at her own terms. She now had the
means, and he was well assured Of her
desire to do so.
Small wonder, then. that Cherub
Devine in a brief period of time for
got all about the revived Indebtedness
of young Mr.. Walloway. A question
suddenly occurring to the Cherub, he
abruptly walked back to where young
Mr.. Walloway still sat, intently gazing
at something he held shielded in his
two hands. 1t was nothing more than
the gold oval which he wore as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-11

And had it been really she who had
broken of the match, or was it due to
the ambitious plans OF her father
Then after she had come back. hum
bled In spirit, the Hewington fortune
dissipated, had she perhaps held Nick
at arms length because of her prideF
Was this the reason OF his seeming
inaction? Had he been all the time
waiting in the hope that some day she
would relent, and might she not do so,
now that In some measure her fortune
had been restored? Ought not she to
have the chance? Was not the oppor-
tunity for a free choice due to her?
Shouldn't Nick have another show too?
Floundering through some such
maza of reasoning, the Cherub at last
came to this brilliant conclusion. with
only a faint suspicion that he was
about to make an astonishing chump
of himself. He even experienced
glow of satisfaction as he hastily map
ped out his new program. You would
almost have thought by the cheerful
manner in which he laid it before
young Mr.. Walloway that he thought
he was attaining long desired end.
we'll INlChS Ac DcBdAs lhAC CIV
ing young Mr.. Walloway due warning
OF his approach. we're almost there.
Now, the first thing on the docket is
for you to fix up this business about
the house with the countess"
'IT' exclaimed Nicholas.
"Why, sure! You know her better
than do. You go up and have a talk
with her; tell her how you sold the
stocks and what she can buy back the
property for"
"But-but-why don't you
''Me! Oh, I've got to skip back to
town on this train. Just wanted to
get you started straight. You can do
1t so much better than can. being one
of her own kind, and all that. Aren't
afraid of the countess, are your
''Why, no. But see here, Cherub"-
'fNow, that's all right, Nick. You
can do this fine. But. say. you call me
up on the phone at my hotel tonight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-11

Lots of time to attend to that. Forget
It"
Yet now that they were well started
toward Hewington Acres the Cherub
evinced a desire to talk, although the
precise topic at which he was aiming
was not clear. 1t was unrelated to
railroads, for the opening was OF an
intimate and personal nature.
mick. you rascal" he suddenly ex'
claimed, "why aren't you marriedP'
''why aren't you, CherubT he re-
torted.
'.NIew Mr.. Devine affected to be-
profoundly surprised at such ques-
ton. Now, come, Nick, what sort Of
a fine woman would have Cherub De-
vine?"
You're too modest, Cherub. You
underrate yourself. 1 suppose you
never tried?"
"Never had a chance, my boy Why,
see here, Nick, there's never been
time in all my life that I've had even
a speaking acquaintance with a real
good woman, such as you know by the
dozen-that is, leaving out the last
few days, of course. Now, with you
it's been different. You've had
chance to pick and choose"
"Ah, have II"
Cherub Devine caught the subdued
note of pain in the quick rejoinder.
you don't mean, Nick, that you got
q rundown
Brusque as were the words, they
carried a message Of sympathetic feel
ing which rang true and that was the
quality which made so many friends
for Cherub Devine. Young Mr.. Wallo-
way was certainly not the one to make
offhand condolences, but he nodded his
head in assent.
Unexpectedly finding himself an in
truder on private grounds, Mr.. Devine
curbed his buoyancy and gazed with
embarrassed emotion at the proprietor
thereof.
'Oh, WELL" he observed, maybe
you're just as well of. Guess it was
some time ago. when you were young
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-05-11

and let me know how you come out,
Ell? Don't forget that. about o o'clock.
Just give me line on how she takes
it and so on. You'll have some re-
port or other to make, I'll bet. Needn't
make too much OF my share In the
business. Just talk like I'd handed 1t
over to you, as l have. You're equal
to that Job. aren't your
Now, just what sort Of mental proc
ess went on in the brain Of Nichols
Walloway 1t would be vain to try 10
trace. He was a complex product
whose character had been nodded Lot
only by circumstances of birth and
breeding, but by the strong stamp OF
heredity.
He was young man chiefly distin-
guished by a reserved stiffness OF
manner. quality which often inspires
a confidence that obvious genius fails
to command. II, in hesitating to ac-
cept the advantage offered him by the
impulsive air. Devine. he was trou-
bled by pro blems of an ethical nature,
he allowed them to be easily swept
away. For many months he had want
ed to see the Countess VecchL Earnest
ly he had wished for a chance to talk
to her alone, and now this very oppor-
tunity was thrust upon him.
"Well, Cherub. IL you think you had
better leave this to me. why. r.
Good And don't forget about call
ing me up tonight to let me know
what luck you have"
No hint Of this altered program, OF
course, had reached Hewington Acres.
so it happened that when Timmins
finally did bring up the lathered cobs
with a fine flourish the whole house,
hold was assembled to witness the
Cherub's much heralded return
The Countess Vecchi had at the hast
moment abandoned her angelic pose
and yielded to curiosity. Mr.. Hewing-
ton was even more eager to learn what
1T was all about Mr.. Devine never
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Cherub
Devine

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