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finish and sanitary furnishings. thor. oUgh system of ventilation is provided by intake fues in the outside walls and outlet fiues for the foul air, which extend up the sides of the building and along the roof to the cupola on the peak. This system takes fresh air from the outside and delivers it at the ceiling over the cows. Foul air is drawn of through the fiues that have their lower ends near the stable floor
 The horse stable end of this barn is finished in somewhat the same man. aer, except that the stall partitions and managers may be made of wood. In some sections farmers prefer wood en horse stall partitions. In some sec tions farmer prefer wooden horse stall partitions. In other sections they are made of wood to save expense. While iron stalls look neat and trim and add more to the appear. ance and real value of the barn, they are not considered absolutely neces- sary.
 One of the most interesting features about the construction of this barn is the way in which the large hay doors are constructed. These doors are 10 feet in width and 12 feet in height They slide up and down in iron grooves, so there is no swelling Of the tracks to bother in wet weather. The doors are hung by counterbalance weights on 3. finch ropes that play over grooved pulleys near the top. These weights run up and down in boxes built the same as window frames, so there is nothing to inter- fere with their action. The advan- tage is that the doors may be left part ly open or pulled all the way down, and they will stay in any position, re- gardless of the way the wind blows.
 When the big mow is being filled with hay 1t is a great satisfaction to leave these doors wide open so that the air can circulate through freely from one end of the now to the other. The doorway is big enough to admit large horse forkloads of hay without dislodging part of the load trying to pull it through. This feature will be appreciated by the farmers who have
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SOLDIERS WHO WEAR WELLS
British Troops in Southwest Africa Have to Conduct Campaign
 Under Difficulties.

One of the hottest places where the British are fighting is in German Southwest Africa, where General Botha is in command of an expedition against the enemy. The habitable part of German Southwest Africa lies in the center of a sun-scorched, water less. shadeless desert of shifting sand, and General Botha's men have to carry everything they need, for nothing whatever can be obtained from the country, not oven fodder for the anil mals.
 The sand penetrates everywhere. and the heat of the sun is SO terrific that all the troops fighting with Gen. eral Botha have been served out with veils and goggles" Without them. indeed, it would be impossible to get along at all, and, as it is. hundreds of the Boer burghers, though hardened campaigners. have been so blistered by the sun that they are in hospital.
 The heat at midday is 122 degrees in the shade and the shade Is a sweltering tent. Many of the troops pass that time of the day with noth- ing on but a sun helmet and a pair of boots
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AUTO 0N THE FARM
Value of the Truck Seems to Be Generally Acknowledged
 by Agriculturists.
CAN REACH MARKET QUICKLY
Truck Grower Living Several Miles From City Tells How 1t Helps hlm-Good Roads a Consider able Factor In the Matter
 of Making Profit.

In reply to your question about the value of the auto truck upon the farm, the amount of evidence pro and con is very limited. interviewed three men today. and in a general way their replies were favorable. with one of the three very enthusiastic. This man is a truck farmer in addition to his other farm industries. He lives eight miles from market which he says is no dis tance at all now, and in case of a great demand. he has made three trips in a day, where with a team only one would be possible. He uses the auto truck upon the farm for many pur- poses and does some freighting be- sides He has another car for the fam fly. so that there is & car for utility and another for pleasure.
 The other man has a large passen- ger car and has a homemade attach ment by which quite a large load of produce may be carried. Last fall in his section fruit and the like was a drug upon the market. and while he lives 25 miles from the city market, he carries all his produce to the city, making often double daily trips. and sold his produce at a fair price, while otherwise it would have been about total loss. His vote was that a farmer who had things to sell could afford to own a light auto truck at least
 The third man said if there were good roads" the trucks would be worth their cost, but he thought them a luxury" now, but admitted that with a good stout auto (passengerD, a man could drag more blow land in a day with one. than with a team in three days, and if you could turn round fairly we'll" they pull a nine-hoe drill in great form, but if you used phos- phate you would best cover the auto pretty well with a canvas.
 In our section the sight of the auto trucks from the city picking up prod uce of all kinds, great moving vans, Is very common, and almost in sight of my house is regular line of freight trucks. with regular daily trips, and line Of express trucks, and l hear that within a few days, the experiment is to be made of running line of pas senger cars over well-populated route of 10 miles instead of building trolley line. All of which shows that the gasoline wagon already has a place in the progress of the country, and can in no other place. have the same beneficial influence as in the rural section.-John Gould, in Rural New Yorker.
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leaves with mayonnaise dressing.
 Sweetbread Saiad.-Parboil and re- move all fiber from a pair of sweet breads. Cut in small cubes, add equal parts of celery and cucumber and serve with boiled dressing to which a little Worcestershire sauce has been added.
 Chicken SaIad.-Take a cupful of the breast of chicken, cut In cubes. one cupful of walnut meats or any nut preferred. two cuptuls of celery. mix with a good boiled dressing: a mayonnaise is just right for tais salad. as the white meat lacks fat.
 Cheese SaIad.-Take one or two bricks of cream cheese, add thick sweet cream to soften. add chopped chives and green peppers with nuts. Make in small balls or heap on let tuce leaves. Serve with or without dressing.
 Danish custard.-Put two-thirds of a cupful of sugar into saucepan and place in a hot place on the range to melt. When a light brown in color, set the dish into a large pan of cold water to stop the cooking, turn the dish so that the sides will become coated with the caramel Beat five eggs, add fourth of cupful of sugar, half a teaspoonful of salt and one tea spoonful of vanilla, then one quart of milk Strain into the dish with the caramel, set into a pan of hot water and bake until firm. Chill and turn on to cold plate 10 serve. Whipped cream may be served with this or it may be served alone. Do not allow the caramel to become too brown or the custard will have a burned taste.
 A simple dessert well liked, is any kind of canned fruit with a spoonful of whipped cream as garnish-
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dates is this and besides being good. they keep moist a long time Use a cupful of sour milk, a quarter of a teaspoonful of soda. two cupfuls of flour and a teaspoonful of baking pow der mixed with 1t. spices to taste, a half cupful of chopped dates, two well beaten eggs. two tablespoonfuls of melted shortening. salt to taste. Mix well and bake in gem pans.
 Date Bread Pudding-Take two cup fuls of chopped dates, two cupfuls of fresh bread crumbs, four cupfuls of milk. three eggs. a tablespoonful ot butter and quarter of cupful of sugar Mix the dates and crumbs to- gether and put them into a baking dish which has been well buttered. Add the eggs. slightly beaten. to the milk and sugar reserving one white to go over the top as a meringue when the pudding is nearly done. When a little pie crust is left make few date turnovers. Chop the dates, add orange juice. few bread crumbs. little but ter; fill the small crusts and turn over, futing the edges. Bake in a hot oven.
 Date SaIad.-Save orange cups or those of grapefruit to serve the salad in. Take a cupful of stoned, washed dates. add two cupfuls Of orange pulp. a half cupful each of celery and cocoa nut and cream salad dressing. Mix lightly and fill the cups. Place on let tuce leaves when serving. Other nuts may be used in place of cocoanut.
 Marmsiade.-Dates and rhubarb are a good combination. Take two cup fuls of dates to three cupfuls of rhu- barb, and a half cupful of sugar Put all together and slowly cook. well GOV cred. Simmer one hour. then put iD glasses
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at hand make variety and are easy of accomplishment.
 Maple Parfait.-This may be packed and frozen in mold or stirred and frozen as one does ice cream. The diff ference in the texture depends upon the method of freezing. Beat two eggs well and add to a cupful of hot maple sirup. cook just long enough to set the egg. Chill and add a pint of rich milk or thin cream and freeze. If to be packed as a parfait, separate the whites from the yolks and do not cook them, but fold into the mixture beat en stiff. just before packing in the mold
 Sunday Night Salad. - Cut cold boiled potatoes in half inch pieces, then cut the slices in cubes: there should be one and half cupfuls Add three hard cooked eggs. finely chopped, one-fourth of finely chopped onion and one canned pimento, drained and dried on a towel and cut in thin strips. Moisten with salad dressing and serve in nests of crisp lettuce leaves.
 Company Dish.-Soak tablespoon full of gelatin in a fourth of . cupful of water and dissolve 1t in one cupful of boiling water; then add a fourth of a cupful of sugar, the same amount of vinegar, two tablespoonfuls of lemon juice. and teaspoonful of salt. Strain and cool and when the mixture begins to thicken add a half cupful of shredded cabbage, the same amount of cooked peas. and cucumber cubes and a few cubes of cooked beets. Put into ring mold and when ready to serve fill the center with a good firm salad dressing and garnish the plat ter with neat slices of cold roast of lamb and crisp sprigs of water cress. or mint will be appropriate with lamb.
 Save good coffee from breakfast, add cream and sugar and chill. Serve in tall glasses with a spoonful of va nilla Ice cream to each glass.
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SHE QUIT But It Was a Hard Pull,

It is hard to believe that coffee will put person in such a condition as it did an Ohio woman. She tells her own story:
 T did not believe coffee caused my trouble. and frequently said liked it SO well I would not, and could not. quit drinking it, but was a miserable sufferer from heart trouble and nerv- ous prostration for four years.
 T was scarcely able to be around. had no energy and did not care for anything. Was emaciated and had . constant pain around my heart until thought I could not endure it.
 Frequently I had nervous chills and the least excitement would drive sleep away, and any little noise would upset me terribly. I was gradually getting worse until finally asked my self what's the use of being sick all the time and buying medicine so that I could indulge myself in coffee?
 So I got some Postum to help mo quit I made it strictly according to directions and want to tell you that change was the greatest step in my life. It was easy to quit coffee be- cause I now like Postum better than the coffee.
 "one by one the old troubles left until now I am in splendid health. nerves steady. heart all right and the pain all gone. Never have any more nervous chills. don't take any medi- cine, can do all my house work and have done a great deal besides"
 Name given by Postum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Wellville," in pkgs.
 Postum comes in two forms:
 Postun Cereai-the original form must be well boiled. 15c and 25c pack ages.
 Instant Postum-a soluble powder dissolves quickly in cup of hot war ter and, with cream and sugar, makes a delicious beverage Instantly. 300 and soc tins.
 Both kinds are equally delicious and cost about the same per cup.
 There's a Reason" for Postum.
 -sold by Grocera,
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Piston Rings important.

Careful automobile owners who be- ieve in economy of fuel and want long service from their motors will find the piston rings worthy of close attention. Piston rings maintain the compres- sion. They encircle the piston head and give a closeness of contact within the cylinder which the piston head of itself could not give without creating such friction as to lose most of the power communicated to it The prop CT attention to piston rings will save fuel and cylinder wear.
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in many sections of the country be, cause of their neat appearance and smooth interior, which gives such splendid now room. A roof of this shape is strong. because of the built up arches, consisting of heavy trussed rafters, placed six feet apart on cen ters. The rafteTs between these sup porting arches afe equally spaced. so as to bring the bearings for the roof boards two feet apart.
 This barn is 36 feet in width and 70 feet in length, as shown by the floor plan and is intended for the stabiins Of IS COWS and 14 horses. The two stables are made entirely separate by building a solid partition crosswise of the barn, as shown in the floor plan. For convenience there are doors at the alleys that may be opened at chore time.
 One farm of from 40 to so acres, where one barn is required to stable both horses and COWS. this arrange ment works out in a very satisfactory manner. Yards are provided to keep the horses and COWS separate when turned out, and they are as separate inside as they could be in two differ ent buildings. The yards are fenced in such a way as to give the COWS free access to the building from the COW stable end. and the horses are always taken out or in at the horse end of the barn. Similar doors are pro, vfded at both ends of the barn, and windbreaks are built according to the location. so as to protect both kinds of live stock to the best possible ad- vantage.
 The construction of this barn calls for good solid concrete walls with footings The foundation walls are 4h feet from the bottom of the foot ings to the top of the wall where the siIis are laid. The foodngs are 24 inches wide. to prevent the possibil- ity of settling.
 Two rows of concrete piers are built under the supporting columns on both sides of the center alley. These piers and columns are placed to divide the stable into three sec tiops, F feet each, which works we'll
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New reiI-raie Spark PIuo.

A novel type of spark plug for in- ternal combustion engines has been invented by . British company. The plug has . tubular central electrode. which carries block of quartz serving the purpose of a window through which one can observe the "color" of the explosion in the combustion cham Der. A dark purple spark shows the mixture to be correct: light blue or white explosion signifies that 1t is too weak. while a red color indicates too rich mixture. By simply detaching the quartz window" and substituting a milled nut, the plug is transformed into a "primicg" plug. through which gasoline can be injected directly into the combustion chsmber.-Scientiic American.
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Why We Say "She.~

We refer to an automobile by the female pronoun because she is very much like a woman in many respects When she Is slicked up. and is attrac- tive. we all admire her: when she is silent we are pleased with true aston fshment, for few are silent; when she acts properly she is charming. yet wd often drive her into improper actions by lack of care; when she gets old and has lost her style we try to dis card her and hunt up a more pleasing one-an affinity.
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surplus so that it does not make the coating too thick. The fat should be smoking hot and then tested with a small cube of bread: if 1t browns in 70 seconds it is hot enough for all uncooked mixtures. a 60-second test of the same will be right for all cooked mixtures. When fat bubbles and boils. too much moisture Is in the mixture and few less should be add ed to the fat. Five or six croquettes or cakes are sufficient to cook at one time. After removing from the hot fat the food should be drained on pa- per When fat needs clarifying. add a few slices of raw potato and cook un- til brown. then strain the fat through double cheese cloth to remove all set uings.
 Cheese croquettes.-To three table spoonfuls of melted butter add a third of a cupful of flour and stir until we'll blended. then pour gradually one cup full of milk. Bring to the boiling point and add the yolks of two eggs, slight ly beaten and diluted with two table spoonfuls of cream and two cupfuis of milk cheese. cut in cubes. Season with three-fourths of a teaspoonful of salt and a few dashes of pepper. Spread oh a plate to cool. Shape, dip in crumbs. eggs, and fry in deep fat
 Raisin Creme Frittera-Scald two cupfuls of milk in a double boiler with an inch stick of cinnamon. Mix thor oughly one-fourth- of a cupful of corn starch, three tabfespoonfuls of flour and dilute with a fourth of a cupful of cold milk. Beat the yolks of three eggs slightly. add a half cupful of sugar and 6 half teaspoonful of salt Combine the dry and egg mixtures and pour the milk on; cook 15 minutes; add a tablespoonful of butter. one third of a cupful of raisins, steamed until plump. Turn into a pan having the mixture three-fourths of an inch thick. Dip in crumbs after cutting in oblongs and fry as usual.
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Horse Chestnut

"I was sitting on the bootblack's stand said the story-teller. when the parade came along. the grand marshal riding a big bay horse at its head. Well, just as the head of the parade came opposite me. 1t stopped The grand marshal's horse wouldn't go another step"
 Recognized you as his long lost half brother, suppose" said one of his listeners maliciously.
 Think you're smart, don't you? Well. I'll tell you, anyhow. It was pride that made that horse stop nothing but pride. He wanted his shoes shined.'
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Adhesive PIaster's Many Uses.

A ten-yard spool of surgeons rubber adhesive plaster two inches wide will serve many useful purposes. It will patch an inner tube, repair a small blowout, make a temporary fan belt. repair a gasoline leak. insulate a wire connection, stop radiator leak, si- lence rattle of the wind shield. repair a broken celluloid window. strengthen the fabric Of stone bruise. and lov- ingly protect skinless portion of hu- man anatomy.
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Perfect Vision.

You big mutt" said the batter, as the umpire called the third strike. that was a foot outside. Whats the matter with your eyes?"
 Nothing at all." replied the arbi- trator in chilling tones. "I can see from here to the clubhouse. and if I don't see you over there in five min utes it'll cost you fifty dollars"
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Novel Pocket serewdrixer.

Motorists are sometimes in need of Q screwdriver for instant use. and hate to stop the car, dig into the tool box for the big screwdriver and waste five pr ten minutes in the operation. For these there has been invented the pocket screwdriver," which is really nothing but a circular piece of steel, the size of a quarter. tapered along the rim. so as to take" any size or type of screw.-Scientific American.
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Fill Grease Cups.

As a general rule, grease cups are not given the intelligent care they should receive. For instance, grease cups under the engine hood and in a fairly warm place require an occasion al twist, for the heat keeps the grease fairly soft and it is drawn into the bearings by the rotation of the shafts. Grease cups which are outside. how ever. where tine air keeps the grease almost solid. require frequent atten- tion.
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Oxygen Stored Without Pressure.

By the use of some of the commer- cial preparations of fused sodium per oxide, oxygen can now be stored with out pressure This substance has the property of holding oxygen in chem ical bonds. from which it is released by the action of water. A pound of the peroxide will hold 2.2 cubic feet of gas. or enough to supply the breath
 ing requirements of a man for 90 min utes. The application of this discov- cry to diving and life saving appli- ances is said to be entirely practical.
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Thouqhtfui Old Soul.

My dear. I've an idea" said old Mrs. Goodart to her caller. You know we frequently read of the soldiers making sorties. Now why not make up lot of those sorties and send them to the poor fellows at the front ?'-Bos- ton Evening Transcript
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tn construction because 12-foot joists may be butted together on top of the rirders and spliced to tic the building together firmly crosswise-
 A good solid concrete noor is laid fin both horse department and COW .table. The floor diners. in being level across in the horse stable. while the usual managers and gutters are moIded into the floor in the COW sta ble end of the barn
 -he COW stable walls are made dou-
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lubricatinQ SprIna Leaxes.

A new device for the fabrication of the leaves of automobile springs has been brought out by Providence firm The device is essentially nothing but . pair of plates, bolted one on each side of the spring. Each plate in- closes a small oil reservoir and felt wick. the latter pressed against the edges of the spring leaves and feeding the c1 between.-Scientifc Ameri- can.
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Lost to Sioht,

How annoying. The English and German accounts of the latest battle don't agree"
 What can you expect? Truth and Veracity dug themselves in when the first shot of the war was fired"
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The Player Piano.

In the manufacture of actions for playerpianos there are 10000 opera tions from the raw material to the finished product and a total of 4.063 individual parts enters into the mak- Ing of each action.
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have them good. The dates with the small stones are the most economical. as the large heavy stone in the larg. CT date weighs much more.
 A most delicious lit tie spice cake with
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Nu. hAt~ ~s.Q

since the sodium peroxide, while hard, is not brittle, and can be cast into any convenient shape. When charged with oxygen it may be stored without dan ger of deterioration if protected from moisture-Popular Mechanics.
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serve well chilled many dishes which are espe- cially grateful to the ap- petite. Dos 8 erts ar d salads of many kinds may be prepared before they are needed. There is no dessert that is so popular as the frozen one and the countless u,bicb ora
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well-made. are most de- licious. The important things to remember af- ter the croGuettes are made is to give them a good coating of sifted crumbs. then dip in egg and another coating of crumbs, shaking of any
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A Discovery.

What I want to find for the sum- mer Is a nice, quiet place where I can do as I please"
 That's my idea exactly. I'm going to stay home"
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grateful on a hot day. The following are old standbys:
 Normandy Salad.-Cut in cubes three cucum- bers, three hard-cooked eggs. add a cupful of of chopped olives and three fourths of a cupful of nut meats. Serve in to- mato cups or on lettuce
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struggled with hay doors built on the old-fashioned order.
 Another interesting feature about the barn is the number of windows and the neat way in which they are built into the sides of the stable. Mod ern farm barns require larger win dows than formerly. One reason is that farm stables contain more ami mals. but the principal reason is that we have learned the value of sunlight and daylight
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Oh late-remembered. much-forgotten. braggart duty. seldom paid in any oth- CT coin than punishment and wrath. when will mankind begin to know theef-Dickens.