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with fine string of fish, from which he
gave bis mother her choice for supper.
The remainder he took to the market
and sold for a dollar. As he passed the
Thomas home he saw Paul just getting
out of the hammock In answer to his
mothers call to supper.
I'm q dollar to the good!' called out
Tom. And he held up two silver halves
for Paul to see. That's better than
sleeping In a hammock all afternoon,
isn't it7'' And he laughed good-naturedy.
"Oh, you'll work all summer and In
the fall you'll have no more ahead than
shall have, doing nothing"
But Paurs words did not come true,
for long before the fall-for 1t happened
in June-Toms father came home from
his place of business one evening with
bit of information for his industrious
son. "Say, Tommy, old man Perkins
wants to sell that fine little riding mare
of his. And he names a ridiculously low
figure for her. The saddle is to go into
the bargain; also good Bride"
wonder II l might get herr" ques-
toned Tom, eagerly. 1--WE could make
good use of her, for she's young and
well built, and later on we might get
little pbaeton for mother to enjoy"
That's just what was thinking" said
the elder Watson, "You have upward Of
$50. haven't you? Well, I'll add the re-
mainder and we'll get the mare at once
In a couple of months we'll get the
phaeton. What say your
"well, dad, l have close to fifty" said
Tom. II have thirty in the bank and
my half the profits from the strawberry
patch, which. after this seasons yield,
will amount to something like $40"
IAN right, tomorrow we'll close the
bargain with old Mr.. Perkins," said Mr.
Watson. And 1t is a bargain. zoo. for
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An Old Italian Legend.

Rome. At that time it happened that
the famous architect, Cimabue, was on
the outlook for artists to adorn the
churches and cathedrals for Pope Boni-
face VIII. When the story of the shep-
herd boy got to his ears he made a pill
grimage to the place where Giotto lived.
Meeting the little Giotto, the great
Cimabue said: Give me evidence of your
skill as an artist
Without a moments hesitancy the lit
tie Giotto took a stick of charcoal and
drew an o SO singularly round and per.
feet that the great architect was amazed.
The boy was at once taken to Rome and
soon gained wide fame as an artist and
sculptor.
And so the expression, Round as
Giottos o." came into use in Italy, and
is now often heard in English-speakin
countries, as significant of anything
being near perfection.
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Betlna did not have many days of sus-
pense. On, the third day after her de-
livery OF the samples, note came, ask
ing her to call at once at the art store.
There was a fine order awaiting her
one dozen gauze fans. to be used as
souvenirs at luncheon for ladies' And
an order for three dozen score cards, or
dered by lady who was giving u pro-
gressive card party.
To say that Betinn wns happy only
mildly expresses her condition Of mind.
She fairly dubbed over with Joy. She
hurried home to tell the glad news to
her mother "Oh, mamma during my
vacation I'll make not less than 500.
Old Mr. Brown has assured me thnt he
will have a lot Of work for me during
the entire summer. Isn't 1t great news,
mammal And now l must get to work
at once. am to have SIS for the paint,
ing Of the fans! And the same for the
score cards. Oh, won't l be rich?''
II am the richer Of the two darling,
to possess such talented and energetic
little girl" said Mrs. Payton. sGod
bless you, Betina."
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she had complained "And l have so
much In the house to do that just can't
get out to the garden" But instead of
going to work with a hoe. Paul had Idly
walked over to the Watsons to watch
Tom at his work.
81 wish I had pony like Fred
VESTS" said Paul. "If l had one. I'd
ride all over the country, exploring every
creek and hill. Gee, why can't I have
things like so many other boysi'
you don't stop TO consider how rich
Fred Vests father is,' said Paul. BE
sides, Fred isn't above work He Is as
busy in his fathers store during the va
cation as | am In my fathers garden and
barnyard. II you want a pony-and your
father can't afford to buy one for you
why don't you buckle down to work and
earn the money for yourself7"
Other boys have things they don't
have to work for" complained Paul.
I'D wear myself out trying to earn
enough money to buy a pony. Why, l
might work all summer, and still not
have enough to buy one.'
well, If you had worked all last sum-
mer, and saved your earnings, and
worked again in the winter of evenings
as l do-and again this summer, you'd
have quite enough to buy a pony" said
Tom. II have $50 In the bank, and al
though | offered 1t to mother the other
day-for she was needing some extra
money for the house-she wouldn't touch
1t, for she has quite made up her mind
that l am TO hive a riding pony this
fall. She's promised me half of all we
make on the strawberry patch, and that
will be considerable, for last week we
sold S14 worth of berries to one grocery
man and S. worth to private customers.
And the vines are still bearing. Then,
mother is always generous with me out
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BY WILLIAM WALLACE, JR.

- ON was SO busiiy engaged in his
garden. wedding a bed of onions,
that he did not hear Paul Thomas
- calling out to him till his name had
been repeated three times Then.
stopping his work for a moment. he look
ed around and saw Paul standing beside
the garden gate.
Hello. PAUL." he called out. whats
you any work to DOR
I'm supposed to be at work this min
ute," explained Paul. "But-say, /
just hate work on such a morning. II
l go to school for nine months of the
year, l don't think l should be put to
work during the remaining three months.
It's downright wrong"
at don't agree with you," said Tom.
az consider 1t our duty to try to repay
our parents In some way for our nine
months of schooling. And there's no
simpler way to do it than to work in
the garden of mornings. l have every
afternoon to myself. If l want 1t. I work
form eight till eleven. That keeps the
garden in fine shape. and leaves plenty
of time for me to go fishing or swimming
In the afternoons
but you help with the evening chores.
don't your asked Paul II have to feed
the horses and the chickens and get in
kindling wood for the cook. And It's too
much"
Tom laughed. "Why. a few evening
chores amount to nothing. And the work
In the garden is splendid exercise. Bet
ter than boxing and tumbling and vault
ing. 1t brings every muscle into play,
besides helping to produce good things
to eat. Look at my garden. Isn't 1t In
great shape? We have all the green stuff
We want"
Yes. 1t looks pretty good" confessed
Paul reluctantly. He felt twinge of
shame as he thought of his own garden
at home. Weeds were thick in 1t, and
only that morning his mother had asked
him TO work in her cabbage patch for
an hour Between the weeds and the
worms my cabbages are going to ruin
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A Little Girls Idea of How TO Spend a
Happy and Wholesome Summer.

n HE following summer plan made By
a little girl, whose home is In large
- country town, might be followed to
advantage by children all over the land.
The plan embraces both pastime and
study as well as affording plenty of
recreation and social pleasure. We give
her idea of well-spent and happy vaca-
ton:
Half an hour before breakfast I shall
jump out Of bed take my dip in the bath
tub, dress, and run out for ten minutes
walk. Returning, shall breakfast with
my papa and mamma, enjoying the meal
the keener on account of my brisk walk.
After breakfast l shall spend an hour
In my mammals room. assisting her in
mending or sewing. Then l shall rest
ten minutes on a couch in the sitting
room, my eyes closed and my body re-
Taxed. This little rest is to prepare me
for my music lesson-or music practice,
which will occupy an hour. After this
1t will be almost luncheon time, so I shall
pass the time till then in the garden,
tending my favorite rose bushes and
shrubs.
After luncheon I shall rest on the
porch or in the yard beneath the shade
trees for half an hour. Then, In the COM
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pany of some Of my young friends,
shall go for a long walk into the country.
taking with me my botany, for it will
afford me great pleasure to study some
new plant or BUSH About 3 o'clock I
shall return home again, and after sitting
with my mother and reading aloud to
her for half an hour or so, l shall 60 to
the kitchen and assist cook with prep
arations for dinner, for l shall learn how
to cook during my summer vacation.
after dinner, the evening shall be
spent with my papa and mamma, either
going to visit friends or entertaining CON-
pany at home, where conversation, read
fng and music shall help to pass away
the time most pleasantly till 10 O'Clock,
when l shall say goodnight. and run of
To he'd -
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LIE is a steed SO swift and
Il II strong,
And he can gallop all the day
long;
He never tires, no, not hel
And he can carry two or threel
Sometimes young Freddie, on his
back,
Lifts up his whip and gives a
crack
That fills the air and shouts,
"Now so!
Be lively, too, and don't be slow T.
Or Minnie oft will take a ride,
For this good horsey is her pride;
And in the saddle, happy, she
Will ride and ride till called to tea.
At night the steed in nursery
stays,
But out of doors he spends his
days.
No child e'er, fears him, for, of
course,
He is wooden rocking-hors
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I OWPuZZle Corner &
HIDDEN PRovERB PUZZLE.

well-known proverb is hidden in the
following ten sentences, each sentence
containing but one word of the proverb.
If the words are rightly Guessed and
written together In correct order the
proverb will stand complete:
1. We should always make allowances
for children and fools.
2. 1t is never too late to mend.
g. A miss is as good as a mile.
T. The honest man loves truth.
g. No other drink can be compared with
water.
8. Do not put off till tomorrow that
which should be done today.
7. (The word found in the fourth SEN
tence is repeated here.
8. 1t is well to look before leaping
0. Make your meaning so clear that he
who runs may read.
10. dry season brings many insects.
ZIGZAG PUZZLE.
This zigzag contains seven words Of
four letters each. If the words are rightly
guessed and written one below another,
their zigzag letters, beginning with the
upper left-hand letter and ending with the
lower left-hand letter, will spell that
which we all wear in one form or an
other. The cross-words are l. A medium
sized domestic animal whose milk and
flesh are often used for food. 2. A ships
officer. 8. A bird that sings beautifully.
4. A place where agriculture is carried
on. o. Part Of the human foot. 9. Small
insects Z. A melody
SELECTIONS.
A large American city. Select from the
letters spelling the citys name and get the
following: /. A very steep place. 2. A
medicine. g. A place often slept In by
baby. A. A part of the human anatomy.
8. That which should always be square,
9. A part Of the human mouth. T. That
part of house we first enter s. gar
ment worn by a Scotchman. 8. To jump.
ADDITIONS.
Add a feature Of the human face to
that which means light-hearted and merry
and get a bouquet. Add a craft to
country rustic and get subordinate Of
hcer on a ship. Add country estate
10 an English nobleman and get the
keeper of a hotel
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nNE often hears the expression,
Round as Giotto's o." but how
" few people know its origin. 1t is
drawn from pretty legend. which IL
given here:
Giotto was a humble shepherd boy, who
lived sometime between 1878 and 1885,
in the mountains Of Italy. While tend
ing his fiocks the fertile mountain
sides someone with an artistic eye dis
covered that the freckled, half-naked
shepherd boy had developed marvellous
talent for making figures out Of mud.
He modelled sheep mostly though other
forms were wrought from the pliable
earth which lent itself SO admirably to
Giottos genius. He also drew wonder
full charcoal figures on the rocky lodges
of the mountainsides.
The stories of this remarkable shep-
herd boy spread afar, finally reaching
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of the garden proceeds. You see. while
you are idle I am making money. And,
/ must get to work now. have played
long enough. leaning on my hoe. Ia, ia,
Paul, till after dinner. Then, II you are
still idle, you may go fishing with me- l
am selling my dsh-all that mother
doesn't want for our table-in the market
down town. Old Mr.. Akens gives me a
very good price,"
"Oh, you'll be regular money grubber
before you are old enough to vote, said
Paul in disguised tone. Then he turned
and ambled leisurely away, whistling.
well, I'll have something to begin
life on by the time l am of voting age,
said Tom to himself. 'And during that
time | shall not be burden on dad.
Poor old dad has his hands quite full as
it Isl I'm happy to be able to help him
a Bit
Then Tom fell to hoeing vigorously, and
-hen his mother called to him to come In
and rest bit before dinner, he was
proud to see that not weed remained
In the big onion patch. After dinner, In
stead of going fishing, as he had planned,
he decided to set out a new strawberry
bed, for a cloud shaded the sky, which
made the time most convenient for such
work. So, 1t was quite o'clock when he
took his fishing rod over his shoulder
and went merrily of toward the big
fishing pond nalf a mile away.
But is Tom passed Pauls house, he
saw him lying In the hammock under the
trees fast asleep. When he called out
to him, asking II he wanted to go to the
pond for a couple Of hours, Paul yawned
and replied: "Oh, it's too late to go
now" Then he turned over and wasted
the remainder Oh the afternoon In lazy
cat-nappiug
A bit after o'clock Tom returned
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LETTER ENIGMA.

My first Is In jug, but not In pot;
My second is in drunkard, but not In sot
Ny third Is In neigh, but not In colt;
My fourth is in key, but not in bolt;
My fifth is in ride, but not in walk;
My sixth is In noise but nc In talk
My seventh is in smile, but not in frown
My eighth is in village, but not in town
My whole of eight letters
Two short words does spell,
And they form sweet flower
We all love so we'll.
ANSWER TO LAST WEEKS PUZZLES.
PRIMAL ACROSTIC: Depdrop Cross
cords: 1, Drink; 2. Eagle; 3, Winds; 4,
Dress; 5. Riuer: 9. organ; Z. Plate.
CHARADE: Beatrice (BeGt-rice).
REBUS: Faint heart neuer 1oon fair lady
CURTAILINGS: a. ootton-cot. (2)
Buckets-buck. 80 Fine-fn.
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eyes glistening. "And I'll take you with
me, mamma"
Bless you, DEAR said the mother.
Eyes, we'll both work for that end
Within four days Betina had a nice as
sortment Of sample souvenir cards and
two designs for white gauze or satin
fans. With them all neatly laid in box.
she called upon the art dealer. He re-
ceived her In his of1ice, and showed great
ashtonishment when he looked over her
work. Child, you did not do these!' he
exclaimed. Your aunt did the paintingi"
Z -"Indeed, sir, this is my own work. and
every design is original. used no
copies, explained Betina with pride.
''I'll put them in the case and take
your address, II we receive orders for
any Of them, wen communicate with
you. II your work proves as satisfactory
as think It will, l can give you lot to
do. And III make 1t worth your while.
too, my little GIRL The old man smiled
az he said this, and no longer looked
at Betina with the sour expression he
had worn during her nrst call
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through her mind. Why should not she
ask to be allowed to submit some samples
on approval? Yes, she would do that. But
she would not ask the customer to see
her work. That would not be right. She
would ask the shopkeeper to permit her
to offer some samples of her painting to
him, and If he saw merit in them she
would ask him to take orders from them.
Betina, young as she was, had certain
amount of business tact and waited till
all the customers had departed from the
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GREAT BRITAIN ON ROLLERS.

p are all in the throes of an epidemic
Nof the American roller skating rink.
In Bristol the rink which was established
under American management is a large
building erected for the purpose. 1t paid
for itself in the first four months. Many
of the royalty have taken up the roller.
skating craze and have become devotees
Of the healthy sport.
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BY MAUD WALKER.

~ ET1NA PAXTON stood In front of
the counter In little art shop,
waiting for a clerk to serve her,
when her attention was called to a
stylishly dressed lady who was at
the same counter looking over an assert
ment of hand-painted souvenir cards.
81 don't like any Of these samples"
said the lady, addressing the clerk who
was waiting on her. They are so very
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- ON was SO busiiy engaged in his
n garden. wedding a bed of onions,
that he did not hear Paul Thomas
- calling out to him till HIS name had
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-22

ing for them, or rather the lack of
care. They are not restricted to feed
lots, where disease is commonly
found, but roam over large areas to
shift for themselves. No prolonged
feeding is practiced in narrow limits,
but from birth to maturity they are
pastured on alfalfa, oats. corn. rape
and peanuts. Hogs raised in the for
est regions of Hungary are likewise
rarely affected with tuberculosis. In
striking contrast are the hogs slaugh-
tered at three cities in one OF the
leading dairy states where there are
a large number of cooperative cream
cries and the raw skinned milk is
fed.
Buyers for packing houses are
learning from bitter experience to
avoid sections of certain states and
two firms will not buy hogs from one
state known to be badly infected.
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equitable But when the packer buys
subject to post-mortem results the
painstaking and intelligent raiser Will
receive more than he does now and
the ignorant or Indifferent breeder
will get less, which is more nearly q
fair deal for all concerned.
The hog cot illustrated above Is 8
feet wide, s feet long and 6 feet 2
inches high in front and feet high in
the rear. The floor is built with 2
inch by inch stringers and the frame
is held on the floor by blocks at each
corner. Lumber required will be-:
Twelve pieces inch by inch, Is feet
long. for frame; pieces. inch by
IL inches. 16 feet long. for floor; IL
pieces, / inch by inches, is feet
long, for roof and ends; 10 battens
16 feet long, for sealing crack be
tween boards. Total cost, about
$3.50.
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Some years ago Prof. F. H. King Of
Wisconsin made an experimental
study of the effect of ample and de-
ficient ventilation upon 20 milch cows.
The experiment was made in q half
basement stable, represented In &C
companying figure. having three out
side doors, 13 large windows and
a door leading by a stairway to the
floor above. The ceiling was nine feet
above the floor and the stable con-
tanned $50 cubic feet Of space per COW.
Leading upward from the ceiling were
two hay chutes two BY three feet In
cross sections, 20 feet high. which
could be opened or closed at will. and
a ventilating shaft terminating near
the ridge of the roof inside.
During the trial the cows were kept
continuously in the stable with the
hay chutes closed during two days
and then with them open two days
the trials being repeated four times
Following these four trials the hay
chutes were left closed during three
consecutive days for poor ventilation
and left open the following three
making IA days In all.
II was found that measurabiy tht
same amount of feed was eaten undel
both conditions of ventilation. Blu
during the days of insufficient ven
tslation the cows drank. on the aver
age. ia pounds more water eaci
daily and yet lost In weight an aver
age of 1917 pounds at the end Of eacl
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TUBERCULOSIS OF HOGS
CAUSING HEAVY LOSSES
Report Of Industry Of Department
Of Agriculture Shows Raiser and
Packer Alike Suffer.

An investigation carried on by the
bureau of animal industry in a certain
section of the middle west consisted
of tagging hogs hauled to market In
wagons. OF 1920 animals tagged 1t
was learned that all of the affected
stock came from less than six per
cent. of the farms.
1t is known beyond doubt that the
majority of tuberculous hogs are pro-
duced by the following causes:
/. Feeding raw milk and slime from
creameries.
2. Feeding hand-separated milk
from tuberculous cows.
8. Feeding behind tuberculous cat
tie.
4. Feeding tuberculous carcasses.
s. Feeding slaughter house offal.
Sooner or later the packer will buy
subject to post-mortem examination.
as some are now doing with certain
classes of female cattle. Then the
hog raiser who persists in fattening
with tuberculous material will be
made to feel the cost OF his indiner-
ence or lack of knowledge. To-day
the buyer makes his purchases with
the knowledge that a proportion OF
his animals will be condemned and
the price fixed accordingly, with the
result that the careful breeder suffers
with the careless one. This IL mot
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Reports gathered from the various
meat packing centers of this country
show tuberculosis of hogs to be on
the increase and causing heavier loss
to raaiser and packer alike than any
other disease.
Statistics show that year ago
there were over 56,000.000 hogs in
this country and their value at that
time was over 1899, 100000. Federal
inspection at the abattoirs of the
country show two per cent. Of the
hogs slaughtered to be affected with
tuberculosis. Reports from Europe
show far more widespread infection
that runs as high as SO to rs per
cent.
The small amount of money re-
quired to start in the hog-raising bust
ness and the quick returns on the
amount invested make it an attractive
field for operations. Hogs will make
greater gains on less feed than almost
any other live stock and at the same
time utilize profitably waste food
products of every variety If properly
prepared. AS tuberculosis of hogs is
chiefly contracted through feeding, the
significance of the latter feature is
obvious.
Hogs from Arkansas, Oklahoma and
Texas are remarkably free from tu-
berculosis, due to the methods of car