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Evening star., 1914-11-16

In New York Anne bought things
she needed and a few she wanted
steamer rug was among the former
and lace blouse among the latter.
At twenty-eight one may go to tue
very ends of the earth unchaperoned
if one has a level head. Anne had =
very level head. She kept to herself
during the voyage, and when she was
not gazing at the sea, read her Baed-
eker and few others books. Incl
dentally. she added to her calculations.
She would stop first in England Then
would come France and Italy. and
after these Switzerland and Germany.
Her mind was full of visions, her heart
full of delight. All her dreams were
coming true-had. indeed, begun to
come true.
In England she remembered Norman
Brent and sent him a post card of Wind
sor Castle. She wrote briefly that she
was well and ENJOYING herself very much
letter from him ir reply To this fol-
lowed her to Paris. 1t seemed rather
dull letter. She did not answer it Nor
man Brent and Westmore were both out
of sight beyond the horizon for her now.
She did not hear from him again or from
anybody in Westmore. and she wrote no
more post cards home. She felt that she
wanted to be free from every old asso-
ciation
Ultimately her journeyings brought her
back to Paris. One morning she sat in
the Bos watching the endless procession
OF fashion and folly with undisturbed
eyes She was seeing it all fer the Sec
ond time and ii did not seem so very
wonderful now. Her two years were not
Evening star., 1914-11-16
Hints for Dog Owners.
From Outinx.


1t Is a good thing with farm dogs
to teach them early in life to associate
with the other farm animals and with
the chickens. especially. I have found
it useful to take puppies with me into
the poultry runs. keeping a sharp eye
on them. BY and by the constant asso-
citation with the fowls kills the novelty
and they pay no attention to them.
1t may surprise some people to be
told that dogs have strong sense OF
Justice. 30 unless you want your pup
to gain a poor opinion of you be care
full when you punish him. Never pun
ish unless the pup can associate the
punishment with the offense. The cir
cumstantial evidence may be very
strong, but you had better wait and
catch him in the act
Common sense is about all that is re-
quired to rear puppy into dog
which will be a faithful, useful. stead
fast companion; common sense and
consideration.
whenever 1 find one of those any
thing-will- do for the pup" kind Of peo-
pie / can see in my minds eye what
the humans in that family look like.
Evening star., 1914-11-16

Let that be enough. Some day per-
haps fortune may smile"
Next day fortune smiled Anne got
her sS,00e
II put all thought of Norman Brent
out OF her head. Just for . little while
she was wild. then she steadted down
and began to plan. She could put her
money OUT at interest and still go on
working and going without
NO, she said to herself. TIL spend
IT all I'll have good time with IT.
III exchange II for memories. When
m an old woman and shut my eyes
I'm going to see something besides 4
locust tree and Brents field When
I've got every last hit of good out or
the last dollar I'll 90 back to teaching.
She calculated for two full days.
Then one morning she put on her worn
blue suit and hat. took small travel
ing bag in her hand and started for
the station. Norman Brent overlook
her and walked with her. He was 30
ing to his work. He looked very tired.
Anne thought
You going somewhere >" he asked
Yes. I'm going to New York" Anne
replied. Pm going to Europe. 1 may
stay away three years" "
Three years." he repeated. He bit
his lip. God bless you. Anne, I
hope. You'll have q good time and como
back to US safe and sound"
Thank You, Nerman. Anne said,
simply. They shook hands and parted
Evening star., 1914-11-16
THE EVENING STORY.
THE LOCUST TREE.
con1risbt, 1914, by W. werner)

When the heirs of old Newell Curtis
handed together and broke the will
in which he had left his entire prop
ertv to a society that was little more
than a name, Anne Curtis found her
self suddenly and Unexpectedly the
no.sessor of $4,000 in actual money.
Now Anne Curtis was twenty-eight
y.,rs old and she had lived in the
lane all her life. The Lane is just
what its name signifies. narrow way.
with a field on one side and half
dozen shabby old houses on the other
Long ago. before Westmore was ever
Incorporated, there were two fields
which the Lane divided. Curtis
owned one and a Brent the other and
there was war between the two men.
Curtis, glancing a long way ahead, had
anelly cut his field into building lots.
but Brent had let his lie until the
taxes took 1t. The man who now
owned the field was holding 1t for
higher prices In the mean time. the
row of Curtis houses grew old and
unkempt All of them were rented
save one-the one IN which Anne Cur
tbs lived. Her father. during a liIe.
the possessor of just that much prop
erty and no more. When he died ne
left 1t to Anne. She was living there
alone when the $4,000 came to her;
Anne Curtis taught district schooi
and earned $40 week for forty. weeks
in the year For forty weeks she
lived somewhere in the backwoods ahd
ate salt pork and griddle cakes ana
never saw a daily paper. The remain
ing twelve weeks she spent at home
in the Lane, gazing out at the BLANK
field opposite the house and wondering
il life was worth living she was
w
fading before it had bloomed- For
nine years she had taught school and
she had done little more than pay
her own way and settle the deots ina.
to burden her. And she wanted music,
travel, pretty clothes and ease from
care. She wanted above all things TO
She could have married Norman
Brs.t He had loved her since their
school days. Long before Normans
day the Rrents had had money. but IL
was all spent by the time he was ola
enough to want some for himself. He
had gone to work at sixteen Even,
ings he studied. But he was hampered
by gay young sister, whom he could
DENY nothing. Sometimes of an even
ing when Anne was at home he came
out to the Lane TO talk to her. one
evening he asked her to marry him.
II was early June. there was vas moon aoond
s,sas nefore ana Anne's s little porch was white
with bloom. ,,
"Oh. Norm, you foolish boyM Anne
said, but her voice trembled. She her.
self was not altogether proof against
the locust scent and the moonlight
and this pleading lover. Il can't
marry you. Why. you've got Madeline
take care Of two women? It wouldn't
be fair to you. my dear, nor fair to
mo. Besides, Tn not sure l care
enough. II did l suppose ! shouldn't
up the thought Of me-that way. Norm.
Wen keep on being friends, of course
Evening star., 1914-11-16

ready to eat when you want it," said
pered past him. Striped Chipmunk
didn't say anything then. He couldn't.
You see, he had both pockets in his
cheeks stuffed SO full that his head was
twice as large as usual, and he couldn't
use his tongue if he wanted to. But in
a minute he was back on his way for
another load.
1T is," said he, replying to Peters re-
mark II never have anything to worry
about In the winter. It's worth all the
labor of these fine fall days. Why don't
you try it. Peter?"
mercy me-" exclaimed Peter. Il
in the world" Nevertheless, Peter grew
more thoughtful as he watched busy
Striped Chipmunk. When he returned
to the dear Old Briar Patch he was so
absent minded, because, you know, he
was thinking so hard, that he would
have gone right past 1t il little Mrs.
Peter hadn't stopped him.
what ails you, Peter?" Are you
sick 2" she asked, anxiously.
Peter smiled and gently rubbed noses
with her, which Is their way of kissing.
mo, my DEAR" said he, I'm not sick. 1
was thinking, that was all can't un-
and every day as Striped Chipmunk
does. but do you know 1 believe there is
something in this idea of his of having
things ready when you need them. We
couldn't store up food enough to keep
us all winter as he does If we wanted
to. But there are other things that
we can do. Now. there is that bramble
tangle on the edge of the Green Forest.
II p had some paths cut through that !
Evening star., 1914-11-16
How Corn Is Threshed in Cyprus.

From the Wide World Magazine.
The ancient Roman tribulum, as used
for threshing. may still be seen in the
Island of Cyprus. 1t is a board about
six feet long and two feet wide. stud
ded with sharp-edged fakes OF flint.
In use it is dragged by oxen or donkeys
over the corn spread out on the hard
earthen threshing-fioor. separating the
grain and at the same time bruising
and chopping up the straw. Thresh-
ing-time is enjoyed alike by children
and animals, the former riding the
primitive implement and the latter
gorging themselves with a hearty meal,
FOR in Cyprus the biblical dem" I'D
Thou shalt not muzzle the OK that
treadeth out the corn" Is still faith
fully observed. Although the govern
ment offers to thresh by machine at
nominal cost. the conservative Cypriote
prefers the old method. He says that
the animals will not eat machine
chaffed straw, and straw they must
eat, for there is no hay in Cyprus.
Evening star., 1914-11-16

SHE FLU NJ HEX ARMS Abot1 II.
UP yet and she had enough money left
to keep her another six months in France
She heard a little laugh ami looked up
into. the faces. of. two American girls
who passed close TO her. "Oh, I'm just
crazy about Paris"' one cried.
Anne got up and went home. She was
not crazy about Paris or about anything
else that was foreign and strange. She
stood at her windoW--it faced westward
and looked out duly. s4-..
l. I'm tired" she said ~ need rest and
quiet. | believe I wanr TO 60 hosne."
l. Tears came to her eyes. She shut her
eyes tight To keep the tears fr"m pour
ing upon her cheeks and there flashed
before her picture OF a little, low, gray
house under a great, branching. flower
white locust tree. '"I suppose" she said
to herself TREMENDOUSLY, THAT I'd better go
home before all my money is spent, after
ALL"
Anne went home. The lights were glow
ing on the Westmore platform when she
alighted from the train. runbly old
taXicab waited She did not know the
driver. He stared at her when she gave
her address. and she smiled at tire tncon-
gruity perceptible between the lane and
herself-so elegant. So travelled, and so
pretty in her fashionable clothes.
Just outside the lane Anne dismissed
the cab and. taking her travelling bag In
her hand, walked slowly down toward the
old gray house There was no moonlight.
only starshine A rich, heavy honey
sweetness overspread everything The
locust was sending its greeting to her.
Suddenly Anne dropped the bag and
went the last of the way on the run. She
went TO the locust tree and tiung her
arms about it and laid her check against
its rough bark. shutting her ewes in
sobbing. thrilling ecstasy of giadness like
none she had experienced even in her
happiest moments abr ad. I've come
back--rve come back. she VIII ispered.
Her eyes opened. She had heard
sound. The dense shadow OF a svrnga
bush stirred and man stepped forth.
"Welcome home. Anne he said.
Norman Brent: That cry was all she
was capable of at first. But presently.
hands. she asked: How did you know /
was coming?
II didn't know. l often come here al
an evening to rest I've done ii ever
since you went away. But after tonight
| shall not come again
Anne could not speak. lie had dropped
her hands and half turned away.
You know" he went on in his quiet
voice Madeline is married. and I've
got the job I've long been studying for
1t takes me away IRON Westmore for
good
But you'll find you'll want TO come back.
did,
She heard him draw his breath quickly.
"Then you didn't find your happiness
in Europe?" he said.
"Oh," Anne cried with a sob, ''ls there
happiness to he found anywhere?
YES" said Norman Brent here
He drew her into his arms. Anne laid
her head on his shoulder.
And the locust tree sighed as If for
gladness .
tTHE END =.
Evening star., 1914-11-16


Striped Chipmunk believes that that
is the only way to do if you want to
get on in life, and at the same time
enioy it. Whatever he does he does
with all his might. When he works he
works with all his might and main
When he plays he plays with all MS
might and main. When he sleeps ne
sleeps just as hard as ever he can. He
never let's play interfere with work.
and he never lets work interfere with
play. When he begins thing he keeps
at it until it is finished.
Now that the nuts were ripe. not to
mention certain very delicious seeds.
Striped Chipmunk knew that it was
harvest time-time to fill his secret
storehouses with food for the winter.
So he wasted no time wishing that he
could play, even though 1T was one or
the best playtimes in all the year.
Every morning as soon as Old Motner
West Wind had turned the Merry Little
Breezes out of the big bag in which she
had brought them down from the Pur-
ple Hills to play on the Green Meadows,
they hurried over to tease Striped CHIP
munk to play with them. But no mat
found him at work. and then they
might just as we'll have teased the
stone wall to play as to tease Striped
Chipmunk. Busy, busy. busy" was
all they could get out of him.
That was all Peter Rabbit could get
out of him, too, when he called. Now.
Peter is just as different from Striped
Chipmunk as it is possible to be. Peter
never does anything until he has to. AS
for work, real work. why, Peter hardly
knows what it is. He is happy-go-
lucky, is Peter Rabbit. He was born
that way. and so 1 suppose he is not to
be wholly blamed if he cannot under
stand how anybody can work all day.
He sat down and watched Striped
Chipmunk scurry back and forth. and
as he watched Peter grew very
thoughtful '1t must be very nice to
have plenty of food right handy and
Evening star., 1914-11-16
By Tad.

and is hardly to be expected in market
able quantities this year. 1t made its
first appearance in the Washington
markets last year. A considerable
quantity OF dasheen seed roots Will
soon be ready for free distribution.
Feterita, which is one of the most Inn
portant of the products upon the list OF
free seeds to be distributed this year.
is a sorghum which was introduced
into this country from Egypt in 1906.
Since then its value has been SO well
demonstrated that the Department Of
its cultivation this year. Only few
ounces were brought to this country at
first. They were distributed among
three experimental growers in Arizona
and Kansas. An additional quantity of
seed was secured in 1908, and tests
were conducted at two experiment sta
tions in southwestern Texas. The re-
suits indicated its value, especially in
dry localities, for its drought-resisting
qualities are superior to many other
bushels of feterita grain may be ex-
pected under ordinary conditions in
Kaf1r and Milo regions.
Sudan grass, new forage, was dis
covered as the result of quest for a
hay grass which was not supplied with
aggressive underground root stems.
This is native to khartum, Africa,
whence half a. pound Of seed
planted at the Chillicothe experimental
station in Texas. with such good re-
suits that it forms one Of the chief fea-
lures in the free seed distribution OF
this year.
The growing of long fiber Egyptian
cotton in the United States has been
chiefly brought about by the free seed
distribution of the Department of Agri-
culture. The cotton bids fair to be-
come the chief product of the irriga-
ton redeemed desert lands OF Arizona
and other southwestern states. The
first seeds were received from Egypt
by the Department of Agriculture.
They were tested and increased by
pagation In government experiment
stations until sufficient quantities
could be secured for planting in COM
Evening star., 1914-11-16

wouldn't have to run for the Old Briar
Patch every time Reddy Fox or Old Man
Coyote happens along. l believe I'll run
up there and cut some paths this very
afternoon. Everybody else seems to be
working, and ! may as well do that
now as some other time"
Mrs. Peter sighed heavily. Il don't
want you to. Peter" said she. You
are away from home too much as it Is,
and If you have safe hiding place over
there I'm afraid you'll forget to come
home at ALL"
Evening star., 1914-11-16

provement of cotton seed Is still being
sought. so seeds Of improved varieties
are being distributed to all growers
whose equipment enables them to cul-
tiyate them properly.
Evening star., 1914-11-16

SIaud-Would you recommend the law
yer who got you your last divorce?
Beatrix-well, his charges are reason
able. but I've enjoyed more notoriety
Aith others.-Iife.
Evening star., 1914-11-16

Now some body bobs up who saw the
emery ball used countless years ago.
The only thing new. under the.sun
would be a 1000 batting; average for
Evening star., 1914-11-16
Peter Rabbit Learns From
Striped Chipmuk.

Copyright, 1914. by J. G. Laoyd.)
'Tis never best to leave undone
A thing that once you have begun,
Unless you're bound to see 1t through,
why don't begin q thing to do.
Evening star., 1914-11-16

these have been satisfactorily intro
duced. and the department is anxious
still further to extend their use.
So if John Smith writes to the de-
partment requesting seed of the lately
introduced Feterita or the new Sudan
grass or any of the more staple varie-
ties he Is likely to have his wants sup
piled, provided he convlnces the de-
partment that he has land adapted to
their growth. His wife may be able to
her congressman, as f1ve-sixths of the
distribution of seeds will continue to
be made by the representatives and
senators.
In addition to what is known as the
congressional and the departmental
free seed distribution are the seeds
and bulbs given out by the expert
ment stations Of the department.
Whenever a valuable product has been
secured 1t IL desirable that 1t become
known to the public as soon as posi-
BILE. Therefore, the experiment station
is glad to send out seeds and roots
whenever possible to any one capabl
of giving them proper cultivation. The
small supply available for distribution
renders it impossible to grant all the
requests for these products. but thou
sands are filled each season. After a
new plant has been successfully grown
here and proved well adapted to ell
matte conditions, it takes at least fve
years to grow a sufficient quantity to
permit generous free seed distrfbu-
tion.
X
The dasheen Is one of the newest
products Of the experiment station. For
three years
Newest Products of an increasing
.. quantity OF
GAPeIlIueAt otatloA the tubers of
this vegetable has been distributed to
private individuals for experimental
growths. Where the directions have
been properly followed, good results
are usually obtained. The dashee is not
yet a generally known food product
Evening star., 1914-11-16

The free seed distribution for this
year will amount to moro than 10000. 900
Evening star., 1914-11-16
FALL RESORTS.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.

The Wiltshire OCEAN 3s ave, sie~ nnd drs.s11 Re.sh
improved. Cap. $50. Private baths. running
water in room. elevator, etc. Music. Special
Sl2 so up weekly: $3.50 up daily Open all year
Booklet. SAMUEL ELLIS.
Evening star., 1914-11-16

The dasheen is one of the newest
products Of the experiment station. For
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-11-13
LICENSE AS A soPoRIFlc.


Purely as an educational measure,
the temperance organizations of Mas
sachusetts introduced into the legisla-
ture bill asking that the fee for q
first-class liquor license be reduced
from its present minimum Il 81 1000 to
the minimum of $50. 1t afforded an
opportunity to puncture anew the high
license fallacy and to show how the
very amount of the fee served as a
bride to the several towns for the Ii
censing of the traffic.
Viewed on its merits and consider
ing the liquor traffic from the stand
point of any other legitimate business,
it would seem self-evident that the
men who pay the license would ap-
prove OF so wholesale reduction, and
we might have been excused for ex-
pectins the wholesalers, retailers,
brewers and distillers to be present in
large numbers to endorse the meas
ure. They were present, through their
paid representative, but not to en-
dorse. On the contrary Mr.. Weld
spoke with his accustomed ability
against the suggested change Why?
Because the large fee acts as bribe,
soporific to the municipal con-
science, narcotic to the body polite.
The trade" is wise enough to stand
for large sums paid into the public
treasures, that therefore their deadly
work may be protected.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-11-13
"a HORRIBLE EXAMPLE,

During recent election in Huron
county, Ohio, the liquor interests took
the town of Findlay, city Of $4,000
population, as a horrible example OF
what no saloons will do for a city.
Hon. Lincoln Groves, mayor OF Find
lay, produced evidence to show that
Findlay has the lowest tax rate Of any
municipality in Ohio and that the town
is better morally, financially and indus
trially than it had ever been during
the wet" period.
AS to the effect upon business, the
Business Mems association is quoted
as saying:
"The wet towns around have drawn
nothing away from Findlay but booze
and buns and neither pay for food or
clothing"
The city council said. Lower taxes,
less disorder and fewer paupers."
The Bankers association stated that
for the three years Immediately fol
lowing the voting out OF the saloons
from this county, there was an average
of over $23O,0O0 more on deposit in
local banks than during the three
years Immediately preceding the clos
ing of the saloons"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-11-13
WHY HE VOTED DRY.

"The other day a man who has
lived In this town long time. and
has employment here, came to me to
borrow 49," said leading business
man in an Illinois town. 1T was pay
night. I asked him why. He said
that when he went to the saloon
where he frequently spends too much
Of his hard-earned wages. he was
told that he owed $3.50 more than
the amount of the check he handed in
to be cashed. 4 know there isn't a
thing to eat in the house at home,
he told me, and l must take home
some groceries, / loaned him the
money. He's good. and I have no
fear that he will not repay me.
I've seen too much Of that sort of
thing in recent years, but it was
never brought home to me SO strong
ly before how the wives and children
have to bear the brunt of this drink
evil. Yes, sir. I'm dry from now
on"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-11-13
Activities Of Women.

The duchess of Sutherland, who is
acting as Red Cross nurse, was un-
der fire during the bombardment of
Namur by the Germans.
OF the 100000 women workers en-
ployed by the trades in London over
forty-five thousand are out of work.
while some two hundred thousand are
on half-time.
Mrs. George w. GoeSlals, wife of the
governor of the Panama canal zone, is
known as the first lady of the land"
in that territory.
over one million women signed the
appeal presented to President Wilson
asking him to lead a movement for
peace among the warning nations
abroad.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-11-13
Put That Pain to Use

The network Of nerves in your body,
like the network of wires in a burglar
alarm system, gives quick warning
when anything Is going wrong inside.
Looking at it in this way pain is
a useful alarm. Now, kidney weak
ness is dangerous thing-a condition
not to be neglected-and it is wise
to know and pay attention to the early
alarm signals of sick kidneys.
Backache is a common warning Of
congestion or inflammation in the kid
neys. 1t may be dull. nagging pain, or
sharp twinge when STOPPING or lift
ing. There are likely to be disorders
of urination, dizziness, headaches, and
drowsy, Respondent, tired feelings.
1t is very hard to strengthen weak
kidneys at first, but neglect invites
rheumatic or neuralgia attacks, gravel,
dropsy. and fatal Brights disease.
AS a special medicine for weak kid
neys Doan's Kidney Pills have been
used for years all over the civilized
world, and surely are considered reli-
able. The patient can always help the
medicine immensely, however, by diet
ing lightly, using little or no liquor,
tea or coffee, keeping regular hours
and drinking lots of pure water.