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The Western outlook., 1915-10-16
The Way of
Man With
Maid
BY George Elmer Cobb
Copyright, 1915, by w. G. Chapman.


Copyright, 1915, by w. G. Chapman.)
New neighbors, Ezra" announced
Mrs. Perkins.
THAT so? Hope we don't lose them
as quick as we did the last ones"
Maybe that was our own fault.
submitted his wife. They sort OF
perked up with their stiff city ways
and 1t nettled me. You was down
with that spell Of rheumatism most
Of the time and Walden was away al
school. It's lonesome and dismal to
see the place next door vacant all the
while. Besides, every new family we
win to stay helps the town. Let us
try and make this new family stay
"Who are they?" inquired Mr.. Per
kins.
Their name is Purtelle- father
mother, young lady"
"Just match us, don't they" sug
gested Mr.. Perkins. well, you're the
moving spirit, Janet, and me and the
boy will follow the leader"
Ned Perkins and his father humbly
took heed to quite a lecture that eve
ming. Mrs. Perkins showed that she
not only had studied out a plan as tc
the treatment of their prospective
neighbors, but had pursued certain in
quiries that had resulted in the CLEAN
ing Of good deal of information re
garding them.
"They never lived in country town
before, / understand" said Mrs. Per
kins. "Mr. Purtelle has just retired
from business and his wife has worn
herself out with her social duties, fuss
ing for company, suppose that means
The girl is just out of school. She Is
In love with flowers, chickens, every
thing that grows and runs. They are
real nice people"
Il don't doubt it, If you say SO
Janet" observed her husband. "And
they will be good neighbors.
you said young lady in the fam
lily, eh?" remarked Ned thoughtfully.
Eyes, and you be good to her-them
Ned" warned his mother
Il will, to her-them," pledged Ned
with 6wh F Raaed t Style vopss are srOw 60
get acquainted with" went on Mrs
Perkins. Don't intrude yourself. BE
pleasant, but dignified. Show them al
The Western outlook., 1915-10-16
What He Meant.

Many years ago there was an Ameri
can missionary located among the In.
dams in the far West who was of a
hospitable turn of mind. He always
kept hard cider on the premises. Ii
any one of his widely scattered flock
of Indians CHANGED to call upon him,
he would bring them forth jug OF
it. One day strange Indian called
one whom he had never seen before
evidently an unconverted heather, so
far as Christianity was concerned
but converted to the consumption of
alcoholic beverages He, as 1t turned
out, had been coached after the man
ner of student at university. His
acquaintance with English was linn
tied He opened fire upon the aston
ished missionary thus: Abraham, ia
cob, Jonah, Job, Satan, Beelzebub,'
and then paused, evidently expecting
reply What on earth do you
mean?" asked the missionary, he not
having been christened after any OF
them, drawing himself up in digni'
fed manner. The Indian pithily re.
piled: II mean cider"
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RECORD IN FINDING DISTANCE
Longest Line Measured by Triangu'
iation in Canada Said to
Be 1856 Miles.

The longest distance ever measured
In Canada by means of the triangula-
ton system was accomplished by the
Canadian geodetic survey in the work
in which it was engaged in outlin-
ing the western boundary of the Do
minion. One of the distances meas
ured by the triangulation method was
1875 miles in length. By the measure
ment of one side OF triangle and the
reading of the angles on the transit at
the two ends of the measured line
which angles are formed by taking a
sight at the distant point-the side of
the triangle required to be measured
can be found.
In carrying out this feat it was nee
essary to work at night and to use
powerful acetylene lamps to find the
point 1876 miles distant. The transit
or telescope is perched high on d
mountain side in order to overcome the
curvature of the earths surface. In
distance of 60 miles it is nee
essary to have an elevation of
1000 feet in order to see the point at
which the instrument is sighted. In
1876 miles the elevation is correspond
ingly greater. This is perhaps the
second largest line ever measured by
this method. The record is held for
measurement across the Mediterra-
mean between Spain and the northern
shore of Africa a distance of more
than two hundred miles.
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EcIIpses Come In Series.

All eclipses occur in series, the first
one Of which takes place at one OF
the poles and the last at the opposite
pole. The whole number in the series
Of lunar eclipses is completed in a
period of about $40 years while the
entire series of solar eclipses covers
a period of 1000 years. Yet the time
of the beginning of any of these
eclipses, and the path of totality or
partial observation can be calculated
to the moment or the mile. This is a
matter difficult to explain to the anna.
teur in language to be easily under
stood The statement of the fact Is
sufficient. To ordinary students OF
observers the reasons for totality OF
partial observation are much more in
teresting, simply with the passing Of
each year.
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Sea Moss.

Sea moss is, a term popularity ap-
piled to any Of the polyzoa, which are
compound marine animals, several Of
which share a common horny skele-
ton, or polyzoary, which is plantlike
in form. According to the bureau of
fisheries, several hundred thousand
pounds of these skeletons have been
imported annually from Europe, chief
ly from France and Germany, for dec
orative and millinery purposes, and
the supply has now been practically
cut off by the war. 1t therefore seems
opportune to develop a domestic in
dustry, as sea MOSES, probably equal
In quality to those heretofore i'm
ported, are said to be abundant on
our coasts, especially in New Eng
land. Those with large bushy fronds
are the most valuable.
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the kindness you can. Above all, do
everything in your power to set them
In love with the country life. Now,
Ned, do spare enough time from your
athletics and fishing to pay some at
tention to these good people"
Mother, mine, responded Ned with
sunshiny alacrity, I'll do just that
thing, and as to the fishing-why, I'll
have this Miss-Miss-"
miss Edna Purtelle."
"Yes, Edna a member of the An
glers' club inside Of a week."
Don't be too forward, Ned warned
his mother.
That evening two big vans loaded
| with furniture arrived, and nearly all
night long their drivers were putting
up shades, laying down rugs and get.
ting the house generally in order.
It was not until after dusk the next
evening that two members of the Pur-
| telle family, mother and daughter, ar
rived. Ned was away fishing at the
| time, but his mother informed him OF
the circumstances upon his return.
"The father must be detained in
town on business" surmised Mrs. Per
kins, "for he did not come with
| them"
Ned was up bright and early. He
paced around the garden, and Their
| hearing a swish beyond the fence, mar
high, that separated the two rest
! dences, moved towards it. AS he tip
toed to look over, an eager, curious
faced girl likewise tiptoed with tiny
| feet resting on the inside stringer
She lifted to him rosebud vision o.
| beauty.
"You was peeping, l was peeping-
oh, dearl" exclaimed the little nader
breathlessly, jumping down in confd
| sion.
Then we must be interested in ont
another" suggested Ned.
"Oh, / know" tiuttered Edna, "the!
told me boy lived next door"
'Boy," began Ned resentfully, ant
then audaciously: Il am the boy mex
door, little girl"
| Edna pouted charmingly. She wa
plucking at a rambler rose vine tina
covered the fence reached over it AM
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Amazing Appetites.

II a baby had the appetite of a
young potato beetle 1t would eat from
SO to 100 pounds of food every "a
hours. If horse ate as much as a
caterpillar, in proportion to its size,
it would consume ton of hay every
"a hours. A caterpillar eats twice its
weight of leaves every day; but a
potato beetle devours every day at
least FIVE times its weight OF foliage,
every bit of which represents just so
much money to the farmer.
The most destructive of all insects,
however, is the grasshopper, which,
when in good health, consumes in a
day ten times its weight OF vegeta-
ton. No wonder that whole districts
are devastated by its multitudinous
swarms.
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Distinctly Personal,

In a certain town in the south of
Scotland there dwelt a policeman with
unusually large feet.
One night, after he had retired to
rest, he. was disturbed by noise at
the back of his house, and on going
out to ascertain the cause of it he
found that his garden was overrun by
a number of boys.
Robert angrily demanded what they
wanted, and received the following
reply from one of the urchins as he
disappeared over the garden WALL
"Oh, we're lukin' for ane o. your
auld butes to max rabbit-hoose WI
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Save Us From our Friends.

Mrs. Crawford suppose they won.
dered how we could afford an auto.
Mrs. Crabshaw-Not exactly. They
asked If knew how much you owed
on it.--Judge.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
TAKE PLEASURE IN HAGGLING
tioetans Will Not Be Denied the Joys That Accrue From the Sense
 of Bargaining.

Mornin' time, bargain time!" calls out one of the peddlers by the way side in Tibet cheerfully as he sees you returning from a glimpse of the snows at sunrise. You bid him come to you, and from one of the innumer- able pockets concealed in his volu- minous robe he will produce perfect little jade cup, or a Tibetan coffee pot, or gold copper and precious stones, or perhaps huge lump of rough turquoise hewn to look like a couch with tiny gold Buddha reclin- ing on it.
 Then comes the bargaining, in which he and all his friends take part against your single self.
 It can all be done by signs and smiles and patience and in the long run you will get some things well worth having at very reasonable price.
 But you must have no false pride about bargaining. It is an elementary part of these peoples nature, and the joy of selling will leave them forever when the day of haggling is done.
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spoonful and If it doesn't straighten you right up and make you feel fine and vigorous l want you to go back to the store and get your money. Dod- sons Liver Tone i. destroying the sale of calomel because 1t is real liver medicine; entirely vegetable, therefore 1t cannot salivate or make you sick.
 guarantee that one spoonful of Dodson's Liver Tone will put your sluggish liver to work and clean your bowels Of that sour bile and consti- pated waste which is clogging your system and making you feel miserable. l guarantee that bottle of Dodson's s Liver Tone will keep your entire fam. fly feeling fine for months Give 1t to your children. It is harmless; doesn't gripe and they like its pleasant taste.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
A(AIRY

Tho. eoou COW can be raised cheaper A 'iie can be purchased.
 *
 ,.ls n 'ne @ mother is worth keeping the
 should be worth raising. poos s' 'he Babcock test and know the
 eo"s from the poor ones. p,oo eep the cream as near 60 de- lbe ., as possible while waiting for pess patron will not dairy in busi- nono way is i: surprising he finds no to ery very heifer should have a chance bein. o'e her worth in the dairy before '''ng slaughtered.
 mono purebred COW does not make svoa Keep records and see if ksens one of your COWS pays for it's
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
CA[OMEL WHEN B|L|0US2 NJ! STOP!
 ACTS LIKE DYNAMITE 0N LIVER
1uarantee "Dodsons Liver Tone Will Give You the Best Liver and Bowel Cleansing You Ever HadDoesnt Make You Sick!

Stop using calomel! It makes yo Sick. Don't lose days work. If you feel lazy, sluggish, bilious or consti. pated listen to me!
 Calomel is mercury or quicksilver which causes necrosis of the bone.. Calomel. when 1t comes into contact With sour bile crashes into it, breaking It up. This is when you feel that aw- tul nausea and cramping If you feel "all knocked out" if your liver is tor Did and bowels constipated or you nave headache, dizziness. coated tongue, if breath is bad or stomach sour just try a spoonful of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone
 Here's my guarantee-Go to any drug store or dealer and get 5O-cent bottle of Dodsons Liver Tone. Take a
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
Scottish Lodging Houses.

Glasgow has seven municipal lodg- ing houses, six for men and one for women. They are stone buildings, three to five stories in height, and of the most substantial character. Each lodger has separate room, with bed and chair. The bed has wire spring. hair or fiber mattress, coarse sheets, blanket. a coverlet. a pillow and a pillowcase. These are aired, cleaned and washed after the lodger has gone in the morning. The total number of bedrooms in the seven houses is 2,235.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
We'll Named.

They were talking about g, promis- ing young man who had failed to make good as travelling salesman.
 The first man said to the other man:
 It was queer about the boy. He seemed to be a regular whirlwind. His first trip was rattling success, but all he brought back from his second trip was a bunch of foolish excuses"
 What was 1t you called nina whirlwind?"
 Yes"
 q see. All 'whirl' at the beginning, and all wind at the finish. ."-Cleve- land Plain Dealer.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
6AII&YI !SI [  
i. rrs1ING HELPS FARMER
:. Associations Enabled to fkn ,...r to Keep Records- NY r...nse Is Not Great.

OSCAR ERE. Ohio State Uni
 f'o' versity)
 aor year many farmers milk
 lsp ,.a. a do not pay for the feed
 z r a eat Cow testing associa-
 'us '.ist the farmer in finding out
 '. .0vs that cost him money to
 I ..d those that are making
 ~ for for him. Some cows start their their ,'aon s period with a heavy milk
 ausr snt soon drop to an ordinary
 other cows give a more regu- 's,v throughout the year. At the .
 ~ ', tbe year the latter cows will ,a .n,obably produced the most milk,
 ,s. farmer very often will con 5, the COWS that started we'll the 'a proftable. The main purpose of testing associations is to enable
 r.mbers to hire a tester to keep .ds which, in practice, it is almost s,,,ible for farmers to keep for .r,plves Another feature of the t,rs work is to work out for the ,npn the most economical rations heir herds. The expense to the E.nbers of the association will be Fy per year for each COW in their ris,
 l m many farmers it may seem un- Lsssary to hire a man to do work |slch they are perfectly capable of kbg Many farmers are unquestion- klV able to do this work, but it is un- bely that, during the pressure of Im work, they will do it. Experi- pce has made the tester rapid and uurate. He has at his finger ends ,e strength of the acid he uses, the mount to charge for roughage and ncentrated feeds, and the analysis the common feeds. It will take Q average farmer some time to be- me familiar enough with the things do the work as well as the tester. Not only do the testers records ow which COWS make or lose money ! their owners, but they show to st extent each COW is profitable what kind of feed at the prevail price produces the most economic urns.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
A GhastIY Fear.

Mrs. trongmind-Henry, I want you to come straight home as soon as you leave the office. every day! You were twenty minutes late yesterday. and 1t gave me quite shock.
 Henry-Yes, Henrietta. But you didn't think I'd been run over by a car, did you?
 Mrs. Strongmind-No; but how was to know that somebody wasn't hold ing you for ransom?-Puck.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
Cows Tail Holder.

ll''' mosquitoes, gnats, etc. It is we'll
 auoMa that cows switch their tails con- sluai'y' either to brush off insects, or AO,n nervous habit, and this tends S uiush foreign matter, such as dirt, sa'. n,". ana the like into the pail during sn 'Aing' particularly when the tail is s aaeu With the filth of the yard or m,p ad1.ule' The invention prevents such ulk Contamination
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
Exact Copy of Wrapper
The Way Out,

Sometimes think" remarked the timid young man in the parlor scene, that if I-er-had money I would er-get married"
 We'll suggested the dear girl who was occupying the other end of the sofa, "why don't you try and-er- borrow some?"
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
In Far.oH India.

In some unknown manner g. little sample of Hanfords Balsam of Myrrh found it's way into an interior village of India. It was it's own agent, and from that small beginning a steady trade has developed and each succeed. ing shipment has been larger. Adv.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
Rocky Roads of China.

We all know the description of the snakes in Ireland: There are none," and much the same might be said about the roads in China. There are so-called roads, certainly, upon which the people move about, but 1 have seldom met one that was any better than the surrounding country, and very, very often on this journey I met roads where it was ease and lux ury to move off them on to the neigh boring plowed field. The recipe for a road there in the North seems to be: Take piece of the country that is really too bad to blow or to use for any agricultural purposes whatever, that a mountain torrent, in fact, has given up as too much for the water, upset stone wall over it, a stone wall with good large stones in it, take care they never for moment lie evenly, and you have your road.-Wide World Magazine
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
No Speed Marvel.

'Is your hired man about tn place. Ezry?"
 "No l sent him to tn cross roads to fetch tn mail.'
 T see a cloud O dust down tn road Mebby that's him comin' now"
 "'Tain't likely. 1 don't s'pose he ever moved fast enough in his hull life to raise a cloud O. dust"
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
roundation for Separator.

sood' solid foundation is very es- sonsa ai 'o the smooth running of tor .a'or' to De sure, but the separa- m. must not be bolted down solid to don e loundation. 4 Just simply screw it not 4 4 ',sht and level, care being taken
 U nave 1t down too tight.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
An Error in Debate.

T think l made mistake in argu- ing the question of expense with my wife"
 What do you mean?"
 She wanted an automobile and Inadvertently told her that 1 couldn't afford it."
 "Well?"
 Now she wants it worse than be- re"-Detroit Free Press.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
(TTACHMENT ON cows TAIL
Prevents Introduction of Dirt, Dust and the Like Into Pail During
 Milking Operation.

The Scientific American in describ- gs cows tail holder, invented by E. eek of Trinidad. Colo. says:
 The main object of the invention is Pso secure the tail of a COW that the Falnal may not switch it's tail in an Faort to rid itself of insects, such as
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
Sympathy.

Mamie-I see, operated by two men, a machine invented by Chicago ho- tel steward will wash and dry more than 18,00O dishes an hour.
 Julie-Thats the way of the men. Trying to knock poor mother out of work!
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
Miqht Have Been Worse

F1atbush-Wasnt that awful for Nero to be playing his fiddle while Rome burned?
 Bensonhurst-It might have been a good deal worse.
 How so?"
 Why, the old man might have played the bagpipes.'
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
Too | ate.

Bill-It has been estimated that the heat received in year by the earth from the sun is sufficient to melt a layer of ice 100 feet in thickness GOV ering the globe.
 Jill-And yet we have to go hacking at 1t on the sidewalk with an old hatchet, just the same.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
Gave Him Pause.

Wife-Henry, you really must have the landlord come and see for himself the damage the rain did to our cell ing.
 Hub-I cant without letting him see the damage the children have done to the rest of the house.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
Let Them Go Cheap.

Lady tin furniture store to new clerk )-Where are those handsome sideboards that you had last week?
 Clerk (embarrassed)- I-er-I shaved them off day afore yesterday, ma'am-Life.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
reeding the Dairy Cow.

ho, "4en % feeding the dairy COW remem- w;t, 'n't ., She cannot do two things not tD tue same feed-that is, she can ta ss niake beef and milk at the same
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
A Modern Incubus.

Poor Dobble! He was the victim of an unfortunate automobile accident yesterday"
 Goodness! What happened?"
 "He fell into casual conversation with smooth-tongued person who turned out to be an automobile sales man and sold him one."
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
To Drive Out Malaria
 And Build In The System

Take the Old Standard GROVE s TASTELESS chill TONIC You know what you are taking. as the formula is printed on every label. showing 1t is Ouinine and Iron in tasteless form. The Ouinine drives out malaria. the Iron builds up the system. 50 cents. Adv.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
Not in the Money.

Does your husband play cards for money"
 "No," replied young Mrs. Torkins, thoughtfully; T don't think Charley plays for money. But all the people who play with him do."
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06

There's nothing in name attached to the bottom of a check unless there is a bank balance behind 1t.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06

Newspaper stereotypers use Han lords Balsam of Myrrh for relief from splashing metal burns. Adv.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
Beat MiIton,s Record.

Student--I heard that Milton spent fifteen days on one page when writing Paradise Lost"
 Convict - That nothing. l have been on one sentence six years Brooklyn Star.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
Spells the Impression.

Rogers Aas an intelligent face If he didn't say word you'd know he was clever"
 Yes: but the trouble is he doesn't
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06

For lame back use Hanford's Ba sam, applied thoroughly and well rut bed in. Adv.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06

The man who never tried has no sympathy for the one who tried and failed.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06

Every joke takes a postgraduate course in vaudeville.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
Repartee.

Did I make myself plain. sir?"
 "Oh, no, madam. Nature made @ thorough job of that for you.''
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
Her Identity.

Wonder girls daisy"
 "She isn't. for know her. and she's a black-eyed Susan.'
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06

Always proud to show white clothes. Red Cross Ball Blue does make them
 white. All grocers. Adv.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
It's Yearninqs,

T see they are going to establish a jitney line in Manila"
 '.Ah! Then I suppose the titney service is that for which the Philip pines."
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
Not Under the Circumstances.

 Were you surprised to hear of Jones' death?"
 Not at all. I knew he was being attended by a physician"
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06

For wire cuts use Hanford's Balsam. Adv.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
Good Advice,

SOOO AbNlSC. Mother, how had better dress for my motorboat trip this afternoon?" Who is going with you, dear?" MT. Scatterbrain." Then you'd better wear bathing suit and a life preseryer'
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-08-06
Exactly,

Exactly. How did you come to run up your cottage?" "Oh. that's another story"