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theirs wardrobe than she had upon
her own; while Abe inwardly rejoiced
to think that for seven days to come
seven whole days-he and Angy would
be free from the surveillance Of the
sisters.
Mrs. Holman. in no way nonplussed.
doomed on:
Thar. most forgot about his neck
tie. Course, they don't dress up much
at the station; but jest the same that
air tie O. yourn, Brother Abe, is dis
grace. I told yew yew'd Spite 1t a.
wearin' it tew bed. Naow, l got a
red an green plaid what belonged to-
my second stepson, Henry o. He never
would "a died O. pneumony, either. eft
he'd a-took my advice an made him.
self a newspaper night cap last time
he substituted with the savers. An
yew kin have that necktie jest as we'll
as not. Naow, don't say word; I'm
better able to part with 1t n yew be
not to take it."
No one ever attempted the fruitlees
task Of stopping Mrs. Holman once
fully launched; but when at last she
permitted her back to rest against her
chair. folding her arms with the man.
ner Of one who makes a sacrifice in a
worthy cause, Abe broke into an ex-
plosive protest.
II any one fretted him In his some
what fretful convalescence, it was this
grenadier member of the. household.
who since Blossy's marriage had en-
deavored to fill the vacant post Of
"guardeen angel.
Mis- Holman" he sputtered, ris-
ing to his feet, Il wouldn't wear a red
an green plaid tie to a cells funeral!"
Then with a somewhat ungracious
goodnight" to the company in gen.
eral. he trudged across the hall and up
the stairs. muttering something to
himself about "passel of meddlers."
Well-meaning Miss Abigail. who
had been nodding half asleep. reused
herself to call after him. and he
paused unwillingly to heed.
"Naow. don't yew lose no sleep ter
night" she admonished, "a-worryin'
erbout the change in yer vittles.
told Capn SamI that bareback an
sech like wouldn't never do fer yer
weak stummick. an he promised me
faithful he'd send somebody tew the
mainland every day fer milk"
Dew yew think be a baby?"
shouted Abraham. turning on his heel.
Il know now what makes my teeth so
sore lately" mumbling to himself;
lite from this here arrer.root an all
these puddin'y messes. They need
hardenin', tew."
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UTILIZE THE ROUGH FEEDS
Excellent Example Shown In Mstheds
Employed on NIne-tiundred.Aers
Farm In Missouri.

An excellent plan for utilizing
the rough feeds and also avoiding
competition in buying feeders Il b
buy calves and yearlings and raiss
them. These cattle can be roughe1
through the first winter at q mods.
ate cost and run on pasture during the
summer. They can be fed out the tot
lowing winter or carried through q
cheap feeds until next summer ~
fattened on pasture.
A good example of the utilisnr
ton of rough feeds Is shown IN tho
methods used on a 900-acre farm 3
northwestern Missouri. The owner b
primarily a corn grower and hog rait
er, usually raising from one hundro1
and fifty to two hundred hogs annual-
ly, which are sold when they wdeh
two to three hundred pounds eaeA
This farmer considers It necessary y
handle cattle to use the rough feolb
and a considerable area Of pasture
land to the best advantage. He usual
ly buys a carload of good Texas ca1vD
each fall. The calves are run On -
ture for q few days and then turnoo
into the corn fields, where they GFsao
on stalks until the bad weather -
gins. In winter they are fed on stzav.
damaged hay. and soy-bean meal. ~
are given the run of q timbered ~
ture for exercise and shelter. H
raises the soy beans and feeds -
calf q ration of two pounds Of ~
bean meal q day. Il would prCboDV
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CHAPTER xl-Continued.

Abraham flushed. He did not care
TO recall Samuel's wedding day. He
hastened to ask the other what had
decided him and Blossy to come to-
day. and was informed that Miss Abb.
gall had written to tell Blossy that II
she ever expected to see her Brother
Abe" alive again she must come over
to Shoreville at the earliest possible
moment.
Then ! says ter Blossy," concluded
Captain Darby. Il says. says l, Jest
JENNIE see that air old henpecked
Abe Rose. I'll kill him er cure him."
I says. Here. yer pipes out. Light
up agin!"
Abe struck the match with a trem-
bling hand. unnerved once more by
the speculation a. to what might have
happened had Samuers treatment
worked the other way.
Il left Blossy and Aunt Nancy
arhuggin' an a-kissin' down stairs"
Abe sighed: Aunt Nancy alters was
more bark than bite"
"Humph! Barkin' cats must be
tryin' ter live with. Abe" he tapped
the old mans knee again. dew yew
know what yew need? A leetle vaca-
ton. Q change Of air. Yew want ter
cut loose from this ALFRED old ladies'
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CHAPTER XIII.
The ProdIgaI's Departure.

The ProdIgaI's Departure.
Abraham was up betimes in the
morning to greet day crisp and cold.
quiet. yet with sufficient breeze stir
ring the evergreens in the yard out
side to make him predict a speedy
voyage.
The old man was nervous and ex-
cited. and. In spite of his buoyant
anticipations. somewhat oppressed.
now that the day had actually come,
with sense of timidity and fear. Still.
he put on a bold face while Angeline
fastened his refractory collar and tied
his cravat.
This was neither Mrs. Homan's Of
fering nor Abe's own old. frayed tie.
but new black one which had mys-
teriously been thrust through the
crack under the door during the night
So, the last finishing touches having
been put upon his toilet. and Angy
having made ready by lamplight for
her own trip. even before the old man
was awake. there seemed nothing left
to be done until the breakfast bell
should ring.
Abe sat down, and looking hard at
his open carpetbag wondered audibly
If they had "everythin' in" The last
time they two had packed Abe's ward
robe for a visit to Bleak Hill had been
many years ago, when Samuel Darby,
though somewhat Abe's Junior, was
keeper Of the life-saving station, and
Abe was to be gone for a whole sea-
sons duty. Then all of his posses
sions. had been slowed In a long, boil
eter-like canvas bag for the short
voyage.
Both Angy and her husband recalled
that time now-the occasion of their
first. and almost Of their last, real
separation.
"A weekll pass in no time" muir
INJURED Angy very quickly. with a catch
In her voice. "Lookin' ahead, though.
seven days seems awful long when yer
old; but Oh. law. yes: a week1l
pass in no time" she repeated. only
dew be keerful. Abe. an don't take
cold"
TO BE CONTINUED)
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CHAPTER XII.


Angy's secret hope that Abe would
change his mind and abandon the
projected trip to the beach remained
unfulfilled, in spite of the fact that
cold weather suddenly descended on
the South side, and the bay became
first "scummed" over with ice. and
then frozen so solid that all its usual
craft disappeared. and the "scooters''
took possession of the field.
Abe and Samuel held stubbornly to
their reckless intentions; and the Sis
tiers. sharing Angy's anxiety. grew So
licitous almost to the point of active
interference. They withheld nothing
in the way Of counsel. criticism, or
admonition which could be offered.
"Naow," said Mrs. Holman in her
most commanding tones at the end of
a final discussion in the big hall. on
the evening before the date set for de-
parture. "ef yew're bound, bent an
determined. Brother Abe. to run in the
face OF Providence. yew want tew
mind one thing. an wear yer best
set of fiannels termorrer."
"Sho, thar hain't no danger OF me
ketchin' cold" decried Abe.
Il didn't say yer thickest set NJ
fannels; I said yer best. When a man
gifts throwed out onto the ice ker.
fump. the thickness of his clo'es amt
goin' to help him much. The fust
thing ! allus taught my husbands was
to have everything clean an whole ON.
when thar was any likelihood of a sud.
den DEATH"
"few 'spect me tew go an prink IN
fer a sudden DEATH" Numbered Abra.
ham. Il hain't never heard tell on a
scooter a-killin' nobody yit; it's them
plagued iceboats up state what"
That's all very WELL" persisted Mr..
Homan. not to be diverted from her
subject; but when old Doctor Billings
got run over by the train at Mastic
Crossin' on Fourth O. July eight wear
ago, his wife told me with her own
lips that she never would git over n
cuz he had his hull big toe stickin'
out O. the end Of his stockin'. tell
yew. these days we've got tew prepare
fer violent end"
The patient Angy somewhat tartly
retorted. that during the last week abe
had spent even more time upon q.
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should be covered very lightly with =
spiketooth harrow.
When the clover is seeded In co1to.
middles. where the land was heavily
fertilized for cotton, it will not be ne.
essary to make an additional applica,
ton OF fertilizer for the clover. On
sandy land that is deficient in phos.
phorus and potash. apply 200 pounds Of
10 per cent acid phosphate and so
pounds OF kainit. Broadcast and work
into the soil with a cultivator or har.
row before seeding. On stir rcd clsy
land apply 200 pounds of 16 per cent
phosphate before seeding. When con.
Ing bur clover on land that il very d.
ficient in vegetable matter light q.
plication of stable manure will helm =
get better incubation and q non
healthy and vigorous growth Of clover.
The burs containing the seed fall 10
the ground soon after the seed are N.
tured. To gather the seed the straw
should be raked OF and the burs swspt
up into piles with a stir broom. A
yield Of from seventy-five to one hua-
dred and fifty bushels of seed per scro.
In the bur. is not uncommon. A bushel
Of seed in the bur weighs ten pounds.
As the seed Of bur clover IL expen-
sive 1t is suggested that each farmer
SOW a few acres in his cultivated nslds
the first year as a seed patch fron
which seed can be saved for seeding
the entire farm. No farmer can a9osd
to be without bur clover in his perm,
nent pastures.
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His Limit.

A little boy, after gazing in the win
dow of a music store for some time.
went in and said:
low much Is that pianner in tn cor
ner?"
After the dealer had recovered from
his shock, he answered:
six hundred dollars, my boy"
The boy pulled a long face and
said: well, give me a mouth organ,
please"
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shebang an go skylarkin'" Abe hung
on Samuel's words. his eyes a-twinkle
with anticipation. "Yes,-yes, 90 sky
larkin'! Won't we make things hum ?"
"Thar's hummin' an hummin'," OBJ
1ected Abe. with a sudden show of
caution. Miss Abigail thinks more o.
washday than some folks does O.
heaven. Wharabouts dew yew caklate
on a-goin'r"
"Tew Bleak Hill"
Abraham's face lost its cautious
look. his eyes sparkled once more. Go
back to the life-saving station where
ne had worked in his lusty, youth
back to the sound Of the surf upon the
shore. back to the pines and cedars
OF the beach. out Of the bondage OF
dry old lavender to the goodly fra
GRANGE Of balsam and sea salt! Back
to active life among men!
Men, men, nawthin' but mem"
Samuel exploded as IL he had read the
others thought. "Nawthin' but men
fer a hull week. that's my prescrip.
ton fer yew! Haow dew yew feel
naow. mater
For answer Abe made quick spring
out Of his chair. and In his bare feet
commenced to dance a gentle. rheu.
matic-toe-considering breakdown. cry.
ing. "Hy-guy. Capn SamI. you've
saved my life!" While Darby clapped
MS hands together. proud beyond
measure at his success as the eman.
cipator OF his woman-ridden friend.
Neither heard the door open nor saw
Angy standing on the threshold. half
paralyzed with fear and amazement
thinking that she was witnessing the
mad delirium of dying man. until she
called out her husbands name. At
the sound of her frightened voice. Abe
stopped short and reached for the
blanket with which to cover himself.
"Naow don't git skeered, mother.
don't git skeered." he adjured her.
I'm all right in my head. Cap'n
Sam1 here. he brung me some won.
derful medicine. He"
"Blossy said you did!' interrupted
Angy. q light Of intense gratitude
flashing across her face as she turned
eagerly to Darby. "Lemme see the
bottle"
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Whom ktnos Envy.

Once the Duchess Of Argyle wrote
to several Of the crowned heads of
Europe and asked whom they espe.
cially envied. The Car of Russia
answered: Il sincerely envy every
man who is not loaded down with the
cares of a great empire" Francis
Joseph Of Austria wrote: Il envy the
fate of man who is not an emperor"
The Christian Herald.
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the little pants are returned to the
firm when the baby is large enough
to wear his first trousers they will be
given to him free. According to q
member Of the firm in question, about
20 per cent Of the letters and pants
sent out are returned and exchanged
for the free pair.
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Getting Trousers Free.

A well-known Southern clothing
firm has a novel scheme for increasing
its business. The birth records are
scanned in the newspapers every day
and record Is made of the birth Of
each male child. A congratulatory let
ter is then sent to the parents of each
new boy. wishing him long life and
prosperity. and with the letter 10 sent
a miniature pair Of boys pants. These
pants measure about four or i've
inches from waistband to. knee. In the
letter It IL said that II the letter and
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be transferred to Dent WorI
Camp" Opportunity t. go is a reward
'or good conduct.
In time. it is believed. the camp will
not only be self-governed. but also
self-supporting. and the mems labor
AN be paid for without cost to the
state, The success of this experiment
will not only mean a revolution in pc
nology, but be a cause for rejoicing to
he taxpayer.
Every human being who goes wrong
should have a chance to redeem him.
self. to try again. and he ought to
have an opportunity that is favorable
He ought not to be put in an environ
ment where everything around him
suggests the crooked, the wicked, where
everything tends to arouse the brute
in him to develop the evil thing in him.
the love Of revenge, bitterness, hatred
and to kill the good. He ought to be
in an environment which would help
him to forget the bad, which would
only suggest the good the pure, the
clean, which would suggest his divine
ly. not his beastly, propensities. and
which would hold out hope of another
chance-a chance to make good.
The brutal instinct lingering in man
has been graphically illustrated in our
cruel. inhuman treatment of prisoners.
and In our barbaric slaughter Of hui
man beings, upon whom the death
penalty has been pronounced. Justice
does not demand such an exhibition OF
horrors. There must be some more
human way of treating our erring
brothers.
How can we expect a criminal to
get back the self respect which he
has lost, by cruel treatment. by half
starving him. treating him like an
animal instead of like a man, putting
him in an iron cage away from Gods
light and air?
There is good material. ability
enough, energy, resources enough In
these people we thus deprive Of lib
erty and life, to perform great services
to humanity as well as to themselves
and their families. What right have
we to deprive them at least of a
chance to make good? How often the
crime. we commit against our prison
ers is far greater than their crime to
society!
II we wish to reform prisoners We
should try to make them self respect
ing, healthy beings. Their environ
ment should be as attractive and as
normal as possible. Reform means
healthful. normal conditions. The
mind is in no state to improve or re-
form when suffering from mental de-
preston due to the vicious, criminal
suggestive environment. where every
thing reminds the prisoner Of his fall.
or his inferiority, and everything
about him tends to impress upon him
the fact that he is not human being,
but an outcast.
We have all felt the restful. restor-
ing. renewing power Of beautiful
scenery, of country life. Why should
we deprive a prisoner Of these helps
to health and normality? Nature is a
great restorative, and criminals should
be kept where they can get the full
benefit of the sunlight, air and country
life, in an environment which would
suggest only the good and true. filled
with possibilities of recovering lost
manhood and starting fresh.
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LIVE STOCK7
e&R0EES-&S

Be sure that the fattening pigs
have plenty Of water to drink.
The colt that IL kept fat from his
babyho0d viii make IN easy-keeping
horse.
The horse with . sloping shoulder
cannot work with any ease or profit
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in q collar made for an upright sno~
der.
A little grain fed to the sheep VIZ
on pasture Is . paying practice
Ewes should not be bred before ~
are from one year to eighteen NO.
old.
II we continue to kill on caIvee
the present rate, It II only . que
Of time when . dairy COW o.
STAR viii be a scarce q bu4hlooh
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She Had Heard Him,

Pater-"Daughter. I'll tell you a
young fellow l wish you would grow
to like-young Wrigley-hel make a
noise in the world just when you least
look for It." Mabel-"You've got him
sized up all right. dad: I heard him
eating soup in a restaurant the other
day"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23

When a candidate makes too much
noise In a campaign he sometimes
scares votes away.
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At Least an Exnlanatlon.

Al Least an Explanation.
II the creation of woman was an af.
terthought, the fact might explain why
she considers the postscript of . let.
ter the most important part
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-23

Truth About Royalty.
The 1rst king was no more than
D sortuuate NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
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have been more profitable. hovev9'
to cut the soy beans for hay than =
permit the beans to mature enough -
threshing and grinding. as most Of =
leaves are lost by the latter mefho@
and soy-bean leaves have - greae
feeding value az wheat bran.
After May / the grain 10 discos
tinued and the cattle are turned
bluegrass pasture. where they rensn
until fall. In the fall he has the ~
ton Of selling them as feeders. p
tening them at once. or carrying %.
over another year The plan sdoDos
is determined by the available supSg
OF roughage and corn, the price
these commodities. the quality
condition of the animals themseuR
and the market outlook.-Nationai y
partment of Agriculture.
Lime Before Seeding.
Lime sand In the spring before -
inc IN c10vor M alfalfa rt'nt
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ing Most OF them are expected to par
ticipate in the cross-country recon-
noissancs flight.
One of them, however-Capt. L. E.
Goodier. twill not do so, as he is
now lying in the hospital with both
legs broken, the result of a recent
flight in which he was the observer in
the machine that fell. This accident
occurred during a prize contest for
which the Signal Corps held for the
try's flying machine makers could do
in supplying the army with exactly the
type of machine it desired.
Capt. Goodier, making a flight with
one of the exhibitors, was so severely
injured that it is possible his life may
not again be risked, as he had been
nearly killed once before, and another
bump. even if a slight one. on the
head might kill him, his superior Off
GERS fear.
Capt. Hollie LIE r. Muller holds the
American record for altitude flight.
only a little more than a month ago
having, attained the dizzy height of 49,
7e4 feet, which is BIS miles This is
more than thirty times the height of
the Washington Monument. In spite of
record breaking, those who know say
that Muller's record is likely to stand
for some time After his flight he made
a carefully detailed report of the con-
ditionS he had met on his remarkable
voyage into the thin air of the heights.
Capt. A. S. Cowan is the commanding
officer of the San Diego Aviation School.
All the others in the front row of the
photo are what are technically desig-
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mated as Junior military aviators,
having been graduated to this rank
from aviation students" the kinder
garten class for army fliers. In the
back row of the picture, among the
seventy-seven enlisted men. there are
several aviation students" The law
allows only twelve enlisted men to at
tend the school as aviation students.
The other enlisted men serve as help
ers of various sorts.
There is not yet in the army any Off
Ger with the title of military aviator.
the highest rank, nor can there be be-
fore July IS. 1917, three years after the
date on which Congress passed the law
officially creating an aviation section
of the Signal Corps. Therefore, al
flying for two or three years they can
not be promoted to be military avia-
tors for more than two years. Nor
can an officer who is already in the
Signal Corps. even if he does fly. be
made officially a military aviator.
only officers who are detailed from
other branches of the service for avia-
ton work being eligible by law to be
aviation students" Junior military
aviators" or military aviators."
Capt. Cowan, in charge of the school.
who is regularly in the Signal Corps.
cannot, therefore, be designated Off
cially Junior military aviator, al
though he is frequently in the air.
In the contest of December IS. for the
Mackay cup, each entry will be team,
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~HE great Derby of the air" OF
the United States Army is
to be held this year Decem-
Der IS. This annual field
day" contest for army avia-
tors is to assume the aspect of actual
wartime conditions.
The prize is the Mackay trophy, pre-
scented several years ago through the
Aero Club of America by Clarence H.
Mackay of New York, and now exhibit
ed in the Office of the Secretary OF
War The competition will take place
in California, near San Diego. the site
of the army aviation school.
In order to make the contest as
nearly as possible a test of what the
aviators could do in time of actual
been called on to furnish men who
will take the part of the enemy" Col
umns of marines. cavalry, artillery and
infantry will be moving about over a
large tract of country and the Compel
ing aviators will be obliged to make
a birds eye reconnaissance survey of
these enemy" forces and report there
on.
The sixteen officers in the front row
officer of the aviation school and the
Junior military aviators" who are now
at San Diego studying the art of fly
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young lieutenants in the line to try for
the aviation duty. But this is not the
only incentive, for many are born to
the art as truly as are poets, must
clans or sculptors to theirs.
Recognizing the need of having as
many men as possible in training for
aerial duty, Brig. Gems Scriven, chief of
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tain, as only from twelve to fifteen
are in training at a time.
In spite of the dangers which attach
to aviation, there is long list of APP
plicants for admission to the aviation
school. The increased rank, pay and
allowances which go with such service
is one of the attractions which draws
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twenty-six officers and 10 men eligi-
BILE for service in this list Aero Squad
ron. Congress has made provision for
sixty officers and ESQ men, and it is ex-
pected that by July 1, 1915. all $50 of
the men will be in the aviation section.
How many of the sixty officers will
have qualified by that time is not GER