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priceo dair. cows Ii is designed to hold the machinery necessary 10 nan. de both iced and manure, to save ex- pensive hand labor.
 The standard width of 36 feet has been adopted for modern dairy sta 1 bles. There may be any length, but the uniform width of 36 feet has been generally recognized as providing room for COWS, in addition to alley ways that are wide enough to operate manure carriers and feed carriers
 In this plan the lower story is built entirely of concrete started at a depth sufficient 10 reach down to good solid earth for the footings of the walls, also to get depth sufficient 10 go be- low frost.
 Ground to support the floor is very carefully graded and the earth made firm and solid by beng thoroughly wetted down with water and pounded into place.
 The center supporting piers are large. wide footings. The columns tha, support the weight of the roughage oF so they require good footings. The floor of the stable is carefully laid out to give the proper incline 10 the stand ing stalls. the gutters and the walking floor along the sides of the stable.
 The concrete for the floor is care fully mixed with a rough cheap mix ture for the lower strata This is sur faced with a fairly rich water-proofed cement mortar. The surface is made smooth for easy cleaning except where the COWS stand and walk. Most dairymen prefer 10 rough the floor al the back of the COWS and the back part of the standing foor next to the gutters. This is done by using a rough surface trowel after the rlch cement has been laid with the smooth ing trowel The rough surface is carefully applied so as not to interfere with the true even surface. The ob- ject Is to make 1t rough enough to prevent the COWS from slipping.
 The illustration shows a barn "A feet in length. There are four venti- lating fues to carry of the foul air. one fue in each corner of the stable. These fues reach up the sides of the building 10 the plate. then follow the slant of the roof 10 the ventilators shown above the peak al the ends of the roof. The center ventilator is for the mow. ventilators have been found necessary to regulate the draft in the ventilating fues. The wind
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GETS 2-CENT MONEY ORDER
Two-cent Balance Is Paid Through Ex. press Company by Kansas
 Woman.

The smallest money order ever made out by the agent for the local express company was given to a woman to pay on an account owed to a mail-order house, according to a Blackwell story printed in the Ardmoreite. The wom- an had received letter from the mail order house notifying her that she owed the firm two cents. Indignant and unable to realize the spirit that would prompt anyone to mail a bill for two cents, the woman decided that post office stamp would not suffice and that only money order would do
 The fee for the order was three cents and the postage stamp necessary to carry it cost two cents more, so that with the two-cent postage stamp that carried the bill to the woman seven cents was expended in collecting a two-ceut debt.-kansas City Journal
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FOREIGN

Gen. Baron c. won Scheffer- Boy adel has been appointed governor of War saw
 Maria Cecelia Natalie Janotha. ! court pianiste to Emperor William. was arrested in London and deported from Tilbury.
 A Rome dispatch states that the meteorological apparatus at Vesuyius observatory was destroyed by violent earth disturbances.
 Paylof volcano, situated on the Alaska peninsula. was in full erup- tion the night of July 9, last, with flames shooting from the crater.
 A special trade issued by the Sul. tan at Constantinople makes public drunkenness a crime punishable by military court-martial The order will bt effective for the remainder of the war.
 Several deaths have been caused at various points in Spain by a heat wave of unusua, intensity. The temperature rose to l33 degrees ohi thheit III tue sun dt Sthllit anu los at Madrid
 A protocol signed between Turkey and Bulgaria regarding the Dedesg- hatch railway leaves Bulgaria un- pledged as to her attitude in the Euro pean war, according to advices to the London Times from Sofia.
 London is stirred for the moment by a report. apparently well authen, ticated. that the engagement of the young Prince of Wales to Princess Margaret of Denmark is to be an nounced at the close of the war.
 Pope Benedict has addressed a let ter 10 the Catholics Of East Prussia, according to the Overseas News Agency, expressing his fatherly sym pathy for the terrible war horrors brought upon them by the Russian in- yasion.'
 The British foreign office in Lon don notified the American embassy in London that Americans resident in the United Kingdom as well as all aliens will be subject 10 registration under the British national registra. ton act.
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NO IDEA What Caused the Trouble.

'T always drank coffee with the rest of the family, for 1t seemed as if there was nothing for breakfast if we did not have 1t on the table.
 T had been troubled for some time with my heart. which did not feel right. This trouble grew worse steadily.
 Sometimes 1t would beat fast, and at other times very slowly. 50 that I would hardly be able to do work for an hour or two after breakfast. and if I walked up a hill. 1t gave me a severe pain.
 T had no idea of what the trouble was until friend suggested that per haps it might be coffee drinking. I tried leaving on the coffee and began drinking Postum. The change came quickly. am glad to say that I am now entirely free from heart trouble and attribute the relief to leaving off coffee and the use of Postum.
 "A number of my friends have aban- doned coffee and have taken up Pest um, which they are using steadily. There are some people that make Postum very weak and tasteless, but if made according to directions. 1t is very delicious beverage" Name given by Postum O.. Battle Greek, Mich.
 Postum comes in two forms:
 Postum cereai-the original form must be well boiled. 15c and 25c pack ages.
 Inseant Postum-a soluble powder dissolves quickly in . cup of hot wa ter. and. with cream and sugar. makes . delicious beverage Instantly. 300 and Soc tins.
 Both kinds are equally delicious and cost about the same per cup.
 There's . Reason" for Postum.
 -sold by GrocsrA
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for several days is some form of fruit jelly. Lemon jelly is especially nice in com bination with other things IT one has dish of jelly in the ice chest. arrange small spoonfuls of 1t in alternate layers of fruit in a sher bet cup. This Is one that was tried the other day and was highly praised. A little lemon jelly. a preserved peach cut in quarters. a spoonful of orange marmalade and tablespoonful of pineapple preserve with little of the juice. This was topped with cream garnished with halves of strawberries and served with simple little lemon cookies and made dessert most grati- flying to all who partook of it This pint of orange jelly in combination with other fruits like banana, orange and few strawberries made dessert for another day. in fact 1t made all to- gether eight servings in sherbet cups.
 Rhubarb DeIight.-Rinse. wipe and remove the peel from tender stalks of rhubarb. Cut the stalks into an earthen dish. scattering sugar ever
 
 water: cover and set in the oven. Raisins. dates and figs may be added to the rhubarb if desired. Cook until tender and pink.
 Vegetable Saiad.-Take two cupfuls of chopped cabbage. pour over it the hot fat from a slice of salt pork. cat in dice and fried brown. Add the bits of pork and a minced onion, stir and mix well, then heat hot enough vim egar to just moisten the cabbage and flavor 1t.
 To Can Rhubarb.-Wash the rhu- barb and cut in inch lengths without peeling. Pack in steTiii1ei jars. ;hcE fill with cold water and be sure that there are no spaces which the water does not All. Now plunge the jars in a pan of water and screw the tops on under water.
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number of connections cooling and ap, petizing to the thirsty palate. Cur rant, raspberry and cherry shrub made last year will now be appreci- ated. Grape juice is another rost delightful drink. A few bottles of ginger ale kept near the ice and served with a snappy ginger cookie and sparkling glass of the ale will cause your friends to rise up and call you blessed.
 Iced chocolste.-Melt four squares of chocolate with a half cupful of sugar and a cuptul Of water in a double boiler until smooth. Scala a quart of cream and add to the choc- olate, beating thoroughly; cool and strain. Flavor with vanilla and freeze. Serve when frozen like mush.
 Coffee Frappe.-Take a cuptul of ground coffee and two quarts of water. boil five minutes, then strain through a fine cloth. Then add a pint of su- gar, stir until dissolved. Add the white of an egg to the coffee and freeze until like wet snow. Serve fin punch glasses with whipped cream.
 Grape Juiee-Cover the well-washed grapes with water. heat until the grapes burst and all the juice extract ed. Strain through a colandcr. add a cupful Of sugar to each quart of juice or less sugar if liked; it does not hin- der the keeping quality. Cook for five minutes, boiling steadily. Then bottle. seal with wax for next years hot weather drinks. Grape juice will be found most grateful as drink in H. ness, winter or summer cupful of grape juice. a tablespoonful of lem on juice. pint of cream and sugar to taste makes a most delicious ice cream.
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WorIe's Largest Statue.

The largest statue in the world is now being carved ip Japan. IL IS . recumbent efhgy of Nichiren. . Jap anese patron saint. cut from a natural granite rock on . hillside on the Island of UshigakHbi. or. the cows head, in the inland sea Of Seto. Ja. pan The stone image will be 240 feet long from head to foot, sixty feet long CT than the Sleeping Buddha statue at segu. Burmsh. and considerably large then the Sphinx .n Egypt
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Man's Debt to the Candle.

After the lamp came the candle. whose modest ray we are inclined to regard with a considerable amount Of kindliness and esteem. But for the candle the dark ages of the world would have been dark in a still more literal sense than they already were. and to this humble servant civilized mankind was indebted for the very best iIluminant 1t possessed. certainly until the latter end of the eighteenth century. ard probably right up to the time of .se invention of gas.
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ngnt, add one CupluI Of milk. half teaspoonful of salt. one cupful of corn meal, and a cupful of cold boiled rice. Beat thoroughly, then add half cupful of four. sifted with three teaspoonfuls of baking powder. stir in four more tablespoon fuls of milk, and bake in layer cake tins. Bake thirty minutes in a hot oven. Turn out the cake. spread with butter. and put the other on top. short cake fashion. spread it with butter and put on the third layer Spread the top with butter. dust with powdered sugar and serve at once
 Scones.-Sift together two cupfuls of flour. three teaspoonfuis of baking powder, a half teaspoontll of salt, one teaspoonful of sugar. Beat one egg, add a cupful of rich milk, then the flour; mix quickly and dry by spoon fuls on a buttered pan. Bake in a hot oven twenty minutes.
 Pan Bread.-Separate two eggs, add the yolks to two cupfuls of milk. two cupfuls of cornmeal, a teaspoon full of salt, two tablespoonfuls Of melt ed shortening and a cupful of bread four: beat thoroughly and stand aside for twenty minutes. Fold in the three teaspoonfuls of baking powder, beat again, then fold in the whites of the eggs well beaten and bake in a well-greased pan in a moderate oven a half hour
 Graham Wafers.-Beat half cupful of butter to a cream, add cupful of sugar gradually, drop in an egg and beat three minutes. Put teaspoon ful of soda In a cup, add 4 tablespoon ful of water. and add to the sugar mix ture. then add two tablespoonfuls of milk and stir in three cUpfuls of gra- ham four knead until smooth. roll into a thin sheet and cut in squares of two inches. Bake in a moderate oven until crisp.
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erful hoisting machinery has proved much better and cheaper than to haul the stun into the barn and unload i; by hand
 Adopting the curb-roof plan of build ing rafters in pairs in the form Of self-supporting trusses has resulted in greater now space at less expense These self-supporting roofs leave the mow space entirely free from obstruc- tion for the easy operation of hoisting machinery. The result is that farm CTS have found it necessary to put in extra good horse forks with improved tracks and rolier-carrying trucks that
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A Natural Question.

Nearly a billion bushels of new wheat in America this year. Shall We refuse to export the surplus because wheat will undoubtedly help to pro- long the war?-Springfeld Repu5li- can.
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ITO have no crushing circumstances would be 10 live a poverty-stricken life. We would none of us attain what We should be unless We were driven to it often against our Will. And so the things that we most long 10 escape are likely 10 he the things that we most need. The S S Times.
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denly assailed with the thought that there Is no dessert and unexpected company, all in the same breath. A good emer- gency dish to keep on
 hand these warm days and nna which wfu keen
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tNe nOt UaEs Ol sUHmtl There Is no drink so sat. isfying and touches the spot" like good egg lem onade. It is not only cooling. refreshing, but nourishing if one is tired from a journey or a shopping tour.
 In the time of fresh herries fhere are anv
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Nu.. hlAt~.aQ
lotus-FIower Cigarettes.

Tn Siam the natives smoke ciga- rettes made of homegrown tobacco wrapped in dried banana leaves or in the petals of the royal lotus flower. In the latter form they are most de- licious. according to Carl c. Hanson. United States consul at Bangkok.
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iOuT pOunOs or suSdF and two cupfuls of wa ter, the juice of two lemons and the rind of one cut in strips and one ounce of ginger root. Drop the pears into cold
 water as soon as pre- pared to keep them from
 discoloring. Boil to- gether the sugar, lemon
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Play BiIliardi

Play Billiards on . Glass Table.
 In a billiard room in Paris is ta- bic made of glass. It is much more difiicult to make a shot on it than on the ordinary baizecovered table.
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Portable Hostetry.

When landed l took the car for . hotel"
 What a singular mistakei"-Boston Transcript.
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GENERAL

Gen. Benjamin F. Tracy. former secretary of the navy. who died in New York. was buried with military honors.
 President Wilson helped to rescue three automobilists whose machine had overturned onto them about three miles from his summer home at Cor nish, x. II.
 Announcement of the arrival of former President Tafts first grand child was made al Bar Harbor. Me. The child. boy, was born to Mrs Robert Taft.
 Private advices from London inti- mate that the recent shipment of s2O 1000 900 in gold to this country via Halifax is soon to be supplemented by heavy imports direct from South Africa and Australia.
 Resolutions urging the warning fac tions of Europe to conclude an honor. able and lasting peace and praising the course of President Wilson in handling foreign complications were adopted at Los Angeles at the sixty first annual convention of the Inter- national Typographical Union.
 The body of Mrs. John D. Rocks- feller was buried in Lakeview ceme- tery at Cleveland. Ohio The body arrived from Sleepy Hollow. near Tarrytown, N Y.. where it had been in the John D. Archbold vault since Mrs. Rockefeller's death March I2.
 The date of Gen. George W. Goe- thals resignation as governor of the Panama Canal zone has been desig- hated as Nov. in his formal resigna- ton, sent to Washington. according to an announcement made by him upon his arrival in New York from Cris- tobal
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SuMMERY FOODS.

Necessity being the mother of in vention is proved every day by the
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WESTERN

Attendance at the Panama. Pacific exposition has passed the 10000, ,OOO mark.
 A movement 10 keep the California expositions open next year was initi ated by the Salt Lake, Utah. Commer- cial Club
 Indictments charging manslaughter and criminal carelessness were re- turned against six officials before Judge Kernsten in the Chicago Grim inal Court in connection with the Eastland disaster
 The Union Stock Yards at Chicago was again made a restricted area and six Illinois counties were placed fin close quarantine by federal and state authorities, following new outbreaks of the foot and mouth disease.
 In fight near Mercedes. Hidalgo county, Tex, three Mexican bandits are reported as having been killed in a fight with rangers. The Texas bor- der guards captured twenty-two horses Of the peons. It was also reported that troops had chased the band of bandits across the Rio Grande.
 According to word received from New York, Marjorie Hamilton, the principal witness in the prosecution of the government in Denver against her second husband. Walter C. Cunning ham. who made a fortune in a fiat. reduction" cure, is now Mrs. Lynman of New York and the mother of a baby girl.
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HOT WEATHER BEVERAGES.

It is well to be provided with the materials for cooling drinks during
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hot bread and the old black nanny knew how to make the beaten biscuit and the corn lone as no one else could.
 Southern Rice Bread. Beat an egg until light, add one cupful of
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coNsERvEs AND PRESERVES.

To preserve pears take six pounds
 of pared. cored and halved pears. add
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WASHINGTON

Powers of North and South Ameri- ga already have agreed upon defi- mite plan for dealing with the Mexi. can problem.
 Prtliminary work on his plans for strengthening the national defenses was begun by President Wilson i'm mediately after his return from Cor nish, N. H.
 The American consul at Cork has 'epcrted the body of NJ W. Harvey. presumably a Lusitania victim. washed ashore on a small island off the Irish coast.
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HOT BR EADS.

Our southern sisters think a meal is not complete without some form of
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THE CHARM OF MOTHERHOOD
Enhanced By Perfect Physi.
 cal Health.

The experience of Motherhood is a try- Ing one to most women and marks dis tincty an epoch in their lives. Not one woman in hundred is prepared or un- derstands how to properly care for her. self. Of course nearly every woman nowadays has medical treatment st such times, but many approach the experi- ence with an organism united for the trial of strength, and when it is over her system has received . shock from which it is hard to recover. Following right upon this comes the nervous strain of caring for the child, and . distinct change in the mother results.
 There is nothing more charming than ahappy and healthy mother of children, and indeed childbirth under the right conditions need be no hazard to health or beauty. The unexplainabls thing is that, with all the evidence of shattered nerves and broken health resulting from an unprepared condition, and with am- pie time in which to prepare, women will persist in going blindly to the trial
 Every woman at this time should rely upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, . most valuable tonic and tnvigorstor of the female organism.
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work without friction. so that power may De used to advantage both for filling these great mows in summer and empfying them in winter.
 { modern dairy stable built as shown in the accompanying perspec tive and floor plan. provides both win
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{16oKIUITN
 d@aDKE$p

The free use of soups and fresh vegetables is wise for those persons who have a tendency to oyerindulg- .nce in eating.-Jordan.
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In m any homes once childless there are now children be- cause of the fact that Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound D, ak es wom en norm al, healthy and strong.
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Most dairy farmers feel that a con. crete wall is the best construction for . dairy stable. When it is built en. tireiy above ground. with light and air on all four sides. there is no objection If the stable is provided with suffi. cient light and ventilation.
 There has been considerable change in the manner of building dairy sta oles- The first concrete or stone basement stables were built into hill sides At that time three reasons were given. A hillside afforded good drainage. A bank cellar basement is warm in winter and cool in summer. The third reason for using a bank was to have an easy driveway from the high ground into the barn.
 At that time 1t was considered nee essary to have a threshing floor. The threshing machine occupied the floor two or three days in the year It finally dswned upon farmers that a threshing floor that Is idle three hun dred and sixty days in the year is a very expensive provision for two or three days threshing. Modern pow
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The Austro-German statement says that forts near Novogeorgieysk have been captured.
 General Funston sent a battalion of the Ninth infantry to Brownsville. Tex.
 German troops have crossed the Vistula and occupied Praga, eastern suburb of Warsaw.
 Carranza denies any outrages com mitted or contemplated against for eigners in his jurisdiction in Mexico.
 Carranza consul at New Orleans says Carranza plans to expel W. W. Canada, United States consul al Vera Cruz.
 President Wilson on return to Washington approved and signed peace appeal to Mexican factions drafted by Pan-American diplomats
 General Villa notifies United States government he will agree 10 a truce with his opponents during time re- quired for holding peace conference
 Allies begin a new drive against Constsntinople, in hope of relieving Russia, and Gen. Hamilton reports capture of important Turkish posi- tions
 Zeppelin raid killed fourteen per sons on coast of England. while one Of the big dirigibles was destroyed by allies aViators. Eight killed by allies in air raid on Bavarian towns
 Disaster has befallen three war ships in the naval activities of the var. They are the British auxiliary cruiser Ramsey, the German auxiliary cruiser Meteor and the Austrian sub marine UP.
 Sending of battleships to Vera Cruz officially described as precautionary measures to afford assistance to for eigners. Secretary Daniels says he does not contemplate sending more than two ships south at the present time
 Governor Ferguson of Texas ap- pealed 10 President Wilson for more troops in Rio Grande valley, declaring situation perilous and grave. and is doubtful if state forces can control il. "Peign of terror exists on border" he says.
 Desperate German attacks on the roads between Chelm and Vladoya have been repulsed by the Russians with extremely heavy losses 10 the Germans, according to an official statement issued at the headquarters of the Russian general staff.
 The British warship Ramsey was surk in the North Sea by the German steamer Meteor. 1t was officially an- nounced in London. The sinking of ten more craft was announced. They were the British steamer Oakwood, the Norwegian bark Morna, the French bark Francois and seven trawlers- the Young Admiral, the George Crabbe, nlustrious. Calm, Trevire. Welcome and Utopia. The crews were saved.