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tasks. I had often boosted of my prac-
teal knowledge of my business and the
amount Of work I can do in a given
time, but I had never calculated on
anything like this. | thought | would
be good natured about it and let Miss
Briggs see by the time she came back
how many pillowcases I could turn out.
She didn't come back. / worked
about an hour when, getting tired, /
concluded to make an excus to stop.
I broke the needle. Going downstairs,
I met Miss Briggs coming up. 1 told
her why / had to stop, but she said
there was no need to give up for a lit
tie thing like that, since there were
plenty Of needles In the house. She
got me another. I put II in and went
to work again reluctantly.
Miss Briggs stayed with me a little
while, chatting pleasantly, and I was
getting satisfied with my work when
her mother called her, and she skipped
out again. I expected she'd be back
soon, but she didn't come. An hour
passed, and | began to think up an
other excuse for stopping work. This
time / concluded to break something
that couldn't be liked. I took a stout
brass rod out Of a window curtain and,
inserting 1t in the curved arm that
holds the needle, broke it off. Then
I sat still awhile. I knew when Miss
Briggs heard the machine stop she'd
come up. and she did. When she saw
the damage that had been done she
looked grave for awhile. Then she
smiled. looked ruefully at the broken
arm.
Sorry" | said. There's no way Of
repairing that damage. I'm afraid l
can't help you any more this after
noon. There must have been a weak
place in the arm. don't like this kind
Of machine anyway. We never use 1t
at the factory
Don't disturb yourself in the least"
she replied amiably. But I'm afraid
I'll have to ask you to excuse me. for
mother is worse and needs my atten-
ton every minute"
We walked out of the room together
and downstairs. At the door she said
'CCNbs 'i' DAiH6H. 3" ever 50
much obliged for your kind effort to
help US out, and I've no doubt you'd
have done a lot more if the machine
hadn't given out"
II could have leaned out all the
work in the room before 6 O'clock" I
said In a disappointed tone
"Well don't worry. When you come
again Wen have something else for
you"
DO" | replied. "I1l show you what
| can do
1--WE been thinking what | shall do
to follow up my affair. I've placed Miss
Briggs under a slight obligation in the
work | did. but women are ungrateful
creatures. And if | go again she'll
feel that she must give me another job
icy which I ran show what | can do.
! It's u puzzler." I5A1
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DISKING OLD SOD.
Danger Of OVERRIDING the Matter ID
Considered Very Slight.

The following communication was re-
ceived by the Iowa Homestead from
a subscriber from Hardin county, Ia.
H. Il. Houston:
after reading various articles in
your paper relative to disking old sod
I have decided to try It IN an old pas
ture that is getting sod bound. VIII
you kindly inform me just how thor
oughly the work should be donef
should the disk be set very slanting or
run with Just a little slant so as tn
merely loosen the surface7 Also should
the ground be gone over more than
once and be crossed the second time
or double disked the same wayr'
The paper replies: We Will say IN tho
outset that the danger Of OVERRIDING
the matter OF disking is very. very
slight. As to the number OF times that
the surface will have to be disked in
order to do the work satisfactorily, ID
may be said that much depends upon
the conditions Of the soil. IL the work.
Is done when the frost Is coming out
Of the ground, so that the surface soil
Is a little soft. then two diskings oughe
to answer every purpose; but on the
other hand, IL the work Is not done
until the sod IS reasonably firm then
ii may be necessary TO go over the
surface three or four times.
There Is practically no danger OF
destroying the grass eve though the
soil on the entire surface were dis
turbed, because grass roots penetrats
the soil to n depth OF two Or three
feet. and while Il thorough disking may
delay early spring growth slightly. yet
in the end 1t will do a sod bound pas
ture much more good than harm. The
reason why IL is advisable TO disk an
old. tough sod Is that cutting up the
surface admits the air more freely and
this In turn rots the old roots. while
the rotting process results in the liber.
alton OF plant food to supply the liy'
ing roots.
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\ BOASTFUL SUITOR
By CONSTANCE WARDWELL

- NET Miss Evelyn Briggs at a So
cable Of our church during the
winter, and it occurred to me
that she was the girl had been
looking for. She didn't give me any
encouragement; but, you know, RANT
heart ne'er won fair lady" and l con-
cluded when the spring came on 10 go
down to the Briggs country place n
call on her. I sent up my card, anu
she obliged me to wait some time Do
fore she made her appearance, out
when she did she was quite cordial. 1
took courage at this, because, you see,
T hadn't had an Invitation. Besides,
Miss Briggs father Is a lawyer, and a
we'll to do lawyer, standing high In his
profession, while l am foreman In a
children's waist factory. Besides, MISS
Briggs is highly educated and intellec-
tuaI. while | don't make any p~retense
at hat sort of thing. / know M bust
ness. and that's all I want to know. l
can take hold of a sewing machine ana
do more work on it in a given time
than any trio of operators In my de-
partment.
Well. we hadn't been chatting but a
few minutes when Miss Briggs looked
absorbed in something passing In her
mind. Presently she said: MIR. Bea-
die. I'm in a peck of trouble. Next
week we're to have the house full OF
guests. and when we came down this
summer we found the rats had got
into our linen closet and made havoc
of our sheets and pillowcases. we
have the material for new ones. but
the woman we expected to make them
I'D has disappointed us. | was trying
to do some of the work when you
called but there's something the mat
ter with our sewing machine. | Won
der If you could fix it for me-"
81 should smile" l said. pleased to
have an opportunity to be of service;
..that's lust in my line. There isn't a
mart of a sewing machine that don't
know all about. I a put your ma
chine in order and then make her
hum"
She took me upstairs to a sewing
room. There was a machine at one
end of II. and the rest of the was
taken up with white goods. 1t looked
10 me as If there were a thousand
yards. l sat down at the machine and
started 1t up. 1t went very slick.
"Why. the machines all right" / said.
rs it? Well. you might try 1t on one
OF these ~niliowcases."
She handed me the top one on a big
pile. and In a few minutes ! had fin
ished 1t. She moved the pile up where
I could reach ii and said:
II must run downstairs for a little
while. Mothers not well. and | have
TO 60 into her room occasionally to see
that she doesn't want for anything"
She gave me an encouraging smile
and went ont. | looked around at the
niles of cotton and linen all ready TO
he sewed and remembered the princess
) to whom the bad fairy gave impossible
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Golden Textile wage of sin is
death, but the free gift of God Is eter-
nal life in Christ Jesus, our Lord
Rom. vi. %.
Genesis vi, 9-12: An acceptable man.
The favors Of God were received
with ingratitude by the people, and
they became nor than ever STEPPED
in sin and ~wickedness. There
was, however. one exception among
the majority of sinners. His life was
viewed with favor by God, who made
provision for his safety against the
day OF punishment. "A just man."
Noah was righteous as distinct from
the violence that prevailed among
the reckless men, the Imagination of
whose thoughts was only evil contin-
ually verse -. . "Walked with
God" His life was marked by ODE
dience to Gods commands and by fell
lowship with God. So he won the di-
vine approval like Enoch chapter v,
"a. This explains his characterize
was right with his n%eighbors because
he was first right with God. 'Begat
three sons" Mention is made of his
family because the special favors ef
God were shown to the sons for the
sake Of their good father. The word
addressed to Noah was, Come thou
and all thy house into the ark; for
thee have | seen righteous (chapter
vii. u. > . God looked upon the
EARTH The scene that presented itself
to God was u~nspeakably sad and dis
appointing. "All flesh Men were
living SO fast that they rapidly came
TO moral exhaustion and collapse.
.
Genesis vii. 11-16: An overwhelming
outburst.
When we think Of the food as a pun
ishment from God, let us remember
that 1t was not arbitrary. 1t was the
utter corruption Of man that drew upon
him the wrath of God. THE wages of
sin is DEATH" When all prepara-
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lions had been made, Noah and his
family entered the ark, which was a
large enough structure to hold the
very mixed population that gathered
into It, After seven days" From
h time that Noah entered the ark
"The fountains of the great
deep The springs that feed the wa
tiers of the earth were cleft asunder~
and there was an inundation. WIN
dows OF heaven were opened" The
great reservoirs Of water that were
ED together above the armament
were also poured out upon the earth.
I'm the selfsame day. Verses 1916
are y repetition of what Is found in
verses 10, which contain another ac-
count of the same event. '.Tbe Lord
smut him In" This was the seal of
the divine approval shown to the man
who had honored the commands of Je-
hovah.
Genesis VII, 17-2i.-A fearful devas-
tation.
THE ark went upon the face
OF the waters" II was borne aloft and
all It's inmates were safe, while all
around there was Understandable and ir-
reparable wreckage.' THE mountains
were covered SO complete was the
power OF the flood over the earth. "Ail
that was In the dry land died" The
destruction was effective and compre-
hehsive, including man and beast, re-
gardless Of station or position or adj
vantaSes in life. Truly God is no
respecter of persons. The only salts
factory standard Of life Is one of char
aeter. WAS destroyed" Liter
any was "blotted out leaving no
trace behind of the life that had active
" fulhiled its W desires without con-
sidering the will of God. There is al
ways peril when maj sets himself up
as the arbiter of his own destiny. The
wlsest course Is to order our lives in
accordance with him who knows the
thoughts and intents of all hearts
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PUT ON A GOOD FRONT
IF YOU WANT BUSINESS.
Your Store Windows Are Big Trade In
dueers-Make Use Of Them to
Attract Customers.

There is a vast difference in the
amount of good which people get out
of their window displays. \ great
many stores don't work" their win
dows as they should. and as a natural
result the windows do not work for
them.
The windows must be kept alive.
They must be made to tell a distinct.
emphatic story to the people who pass
by and look in. You can't make a
lively window without putting things
there which will attract attention and
cause people to keep watch of the
windows for interesting things.
One Cleveland grocer adopted a sim
pie plan for a lively window attraction
which brings him very good results.
About Thursday of each week he puts
a big placard in his window saying:
Watch this window about q o'clock
Saturday afternoon. Don't miss 1t"
Then at 3 O'Clock Saturday the cur
tains of the window are drawn, and
the merchant puts into the window
some especially attractive bargains. 1t
may be a choice line of sundries at 10
cents each; it may be a display of ba-
nanas at a low price or in the berry
season of berries at a low figure. 1t
is bound to be something which will
move fast and attract instant atten-
lion. People have learned to watch
for this Saturday night window, for it
always holds something especially at
tractive.
About the most discouraging looking
thing about a store can be its win
dow. A stale window, which has a
tired look, indicates the same sort Of
store back of the window and repels
rather than attracts trade.
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WOMEN FOES OF SUFFRAGE

The National Association Opposed to
Woman Suffrage plans a busy years
program in fighting the ambition of
their sisters seeking the ballot. The
New York contingent of the association
is planning an international anti-suf-
frage organization, and it has been
recommended that Mrs. Otto Kiliani.
who reports on international news. Wis
1t England IN the spring, accompanied
by two other members, there to meet
anti-suffragists and representatives Of
n newly organized German anti-suf-
frage society and then to report upon
the formation of such a body as con-
templated. Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge of
New York city has been reelected
president of the National association.
which has adopted colors and a badge.
the latter being in the form Of II pin
that can be Worn with any sort Of u
dress.
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A LITTLE CROP OF FARM
IDEAS.

/. A kerosene bath for roosts and
. nest boxes is in order any time
i. during lice season.
. Remember that fax chaff
: makes a good substitute for saw
. dust when ice cutting time
: comes.
! Nothing else ever comes so
! near turning winter into June
! for dairy cattle and sheep IS the
I silo.
!. So far as cooking feed for
I COWS or any kind Of live stock
! is concerned, only In rare in
I stances is 1t profitable.
. Put In the relay days fixing
7 outbuildings. A coat OF paint
!. will improve things wonder
/ fully.
|. Suniowers are just the thing
/ to raise next season for the
!. fowls, but don't grow them for
I the sparrows.
!. The cement watering tank will
improve the appearance OF the
! farm and prove a great conve-
{ nience and economy. Farm
! Progress.
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Reasons For Growing Trees.

Reasons For Growing Trees.
Trees retard wind.
Trees prevent drifting of soil.
Trees lessen evaporation.
Trees hold snow.
Trees increase yield.
Trees lessen the effects of hot wind.
Trees make a home for birds that
eat harmful insects.
Trees furnish fuel and fence posts.
Trees make a place homelike and
shelter stock. garden and fruit trees.
When clean cultivated trees will do
well. II left to fight weeds and grass
they are quite sure to fall.
Moral: Plant and care for trees
Kansas Farmer.
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Reseuina House planta.

When house plants are frozen dur
ing a sold snap take them before they
thaw and place in a chest or nearly
alright box. Place this in a moderate
ly cold room, bringing it slowly to a
warmer one, and then the plants will
come out as fresh as they were before
their dangerous experience. Farm
Journal.
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The Best Soil.

The best soil upon a farm Is one that
warns early in the spring and that
holds enough moisture for plant
growth. A soil of this kind should con-
tain some sand. clay and organic mat
ter. The sand permits the air to enter
and the clay and organic matter aid In
holding the moisture. 1t is friable and
easy to work.-Kimball's Dairy Farmer.
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UBLIC school officials of Cleye'
land. o.. believe that the funda'
mental principle Of the edu-
cational system Is teaching
children how to live happily, healthful-
ly aud capably. To this end a begin
ming has been made in an innovation
which is certain to attract III
many other communities. a new oe
partment of school hygiene ana tne
extension of school social centers
throughout the city are designed to ac-
complish the single result or teaching
children how to grow mentally ana
physically in a way most interesting 10
the children themselves.
Social center clubs i've been formed
In all the schools. Their quarters are
open ut night for the use OF the chill
dren and their parents. Mrs. Sarah
Hyre. principal Of the Brownell school,
long II Cleveland teacher and champion
of the very work which has been taken
up. took the lead by assisting in the
organization of three clubs for boys
and girls to study civics. What the
children learn at school about santa
ton is expected to be valuable to many
families in their homes. They will be
taught to take pride in good hygiene
environment about buildings and the
care of school and home grounds, also
the proper ventilation, heat. light and
seating facilities.
DIR. f. A. Peterson, head OF the ny
giene department, emphasizes the Inn
o~ortance of physical training in the
school. This first increases the vital
fly and endurance, but Is moi restricted
to outdoor play. Children are taught
how to sit and stand and walk.
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Survey of the Worlds News

ligious ceremonies Of all peoples to
whom Christian missionaries are being
sent will be realistically shown. Work
Is under way on the hundreds of cos
tunes which it will be necessary to
make and the instruction of the train
ers. who will in turn instruct the thou
sands of helpers. has been begun.
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Happy Marriages.

A Swedish clergyman, in Chicago,
celebrating the fftieth anniversary Of
his pastorate, draws attention to the
record of happy marriages at which he
has of1ciated. Out Of 1907 couples
married only two couples have been
divorced.
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1oo,ooo,ooo STARS MAPPED

Facts furnished by the Astronomer
Royal of London show that a ire
mendous piece of work was required
to complete a great map Of the heav-
ems which has been in curse of con
struction for twenty-five years and in
which twenty or more o~bservatories
In various parts Of the world have
been engaged. Each observatory took
1000 photographs of the stellar zone
allotted to it, and the complete set Of
plates will contain every star in the
armament down to the seventeenth
magnitude. This will give the anna,
teur of leisure who invests In the map
not less than 100, 900, 900 stars to play
with. On the Greenwich plates alone,
which cover the comparatively empty
zone extending twenty-five degrees
from the north pole, nearly 100000
stars are shown with an exposure of
forty minutes compared with 10000
recorded with six minutes exposure
and barely 300 visible to the naked
eye.
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EXPORTS OF COAL

Coal is rapidly becoming ar impor-
tant factor in the coal trade Of the
United States. The value of the coal
sent to foreign countries for the last
fiscal year was $50, 100000, against
$21. 1000 in 1902 and $S.500,O00 in
1892, having thus increased over 800
per cent in the last twenty years and
80 per rent in the last decade. Even
these large figures of yer SOC, 900
worth Of coal tent to foreign countries
in the fiscal year 1912 do not include
the value of that passing out of the
country in the form of bunker or fuel
coal laden on vessels engaged in the
foreign trade. which aggregated nearly
$23. 100000 in value, making a total of
$75,000.00O as the value of the coal
passing out of the United States in the
fiscal year 1912.
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LATEST OCEAN AIRsHIP

Crossing the Atlantic by airship Is
only a matter of a very short time, ac-
cording to a group of German capital
lists interested in a new type of dirigi-
BILE balloon devised by Herr Borner, a
German engineer, which is proudly
called the aerial ocean cruiser.
The inventor and those backing him
assert that the new balloon will carry
more than 300 persons, make the 1000
mile journey in two and one-half days
and afford safety and comfort.
The specifications Of the dirigible
have been drawn up in t~hirty-six diff
ferent sizes for various purposes. The
type destined for transatlantic passage
will be constructed to navigate on the
water if necessary as well as to ny.
1t will have a length Of about 300 me-
tiers. or about 975 feet, by 80 meters
wide and fitted with thirty-four ben
zine motors, seventeen on each side,
on an entirely new system capable Of
developing more than 5000 horse
power.
The average speed is estimated at
sixty-seven miles an hour. The airship
will have a lifting force of 210 tons,
which will enable 1t to carry 216 pas
sengers, with a crew of 102- The total
cost is calculated at $465, 0O0.
A feature on which great stress II
laid by the inventor is the immunity
of the airship from explosion even If
struck by lightning.
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A SoekdoIaoer.

Willis-Blower says he was put up
by his party at the last election.
Gillis-He's right, only he used a
synonym. He was canned" by them.
Puck.
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MAKING THE SEA SAFER

Willis l.. Moore, chief Of the United
States weather service. is one of the
principal workers for a system of ocean
weather service installed for the bene-
ft Of liners and other vessels. and he
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-02-01

All Kinds Make a World.
do you believe women have a sense
of humorT'
Sure. I know some girls who are
awfully funny"
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So He Didn't Believe II.

Medium-Your wife is here. Do you
not feel her presence?
widower nervously)-No-no; moth
ing has hit me yet!-Washington Star.
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NORTHERN DEMOCRATS

Numerically the northern Democrat
ic members of the new house of repre-
sentatives will far exceed those from
the south. Unless exceptions are made
in the rule of seniority and an equita-
BILE division of committee assignments
is made an embarrassing situation Will
have to be met. The same condition
will prevail in the senate, and here,
too. there will be need of Cancellation.
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WOMEN oFFIcEHoLpERs

Kansas elected more than 200 wom-
en- to public Office last year, fifty more
than in 1911. The offices which these
women were chosen to fill include
some Of the most responsible in va
rious counties. There are women dis
trict court judges, county treasurers,
county clerks, county superintendent,
probate judges and registrars of deeds.
There are 105 counties in the Sunfiow-
er State, and at least seventy of them
have women in one or more county Of
fees. Chase county was the only Kan
sas county which last year defeated
the issue of whether women should
run for Office.
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plans to cover the entire north Atlantic
with twice a day wireless messages
sent out from Washington. Professor
Moore Is also interesting himself in
the scheme of the Maritime Exchange
of New York for a weather bureau
building at Sandy Hook, n. J. 1t is
likely that congress will take action on
this matter this winter.
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Mrs. Julian Heath. Leader Of a Crusade
Against Prices Charged For Eggs.
on in that city to compel retailers to
reduce the prices they were charging
for A similar campaign was
waSed in Philadelphia. The women's
fight was successful in both places.
Y =
@THE WORLD IN CHICAGO"
Five hundred Protestant churches Of
Chicago and vicinity are sponsors for
1.-THE World In Chicago" an exposition
to be held in the Coliseum and the Au-
ditorium from May 3 to June I and TO
promote which 100000 has been sub
scribed. The exposition is Intended
to stimulate interest i'll missions.
Homes in every oriental country aud
scenes illustrating the worship and re-
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FIGHTING FOOD PRICES

AS president of the Housewives
League of New York city Mrs. Julian
Heath has attained wide prominence
because of the campaign she carried
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Senior Berean Sunday ScboolLesson

Golden Textile wages of sin Is
death, but the free gift of God is eter-
nal life in Christ Jesus, our Lord
Rom. vi, %.