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?" he stammered.
English of the Diamond.

In the National league is an UNI
pire who is stickler for correct de
pertinent on the diamond. In a game
in which he ofiiciated at the Polo
grounds early in the season, as Chief
Meyers, the Indian catcher for New
York, came to bat, certain of the Bos
ton players sitting on their bench be
gan to guy the brawny red man.
In an instant the umpire had left
his place behind the catcher and was
running toward the visitors bomb,
proof.
Cut out them personalities! he
ordered Cut out them personals
tiesl"
As he turned away a hlgh-pitched
voice filtered out through the grand.
stand behind him, saying:
Cut out them grammar."-Satur-
day Evening Post.
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tBy +. NJ. RISLEY.D

tBy f. NJ RISLEyl
There were two, one at the house,
the other at the barn, built oil side
bill, favorable location.
Roots are 80 per cent water, account
ing for their shriyeling when kept in
a warm, dry place; all moisture eyap.
crates, therefore the roots lose most
of their fine feeding value, but if ones
cellar is moist and warm. then rot
sets in.
Beet roots will stand little frosty
spell without harm. We kept cab.
bages, carrots, etc, in the house eel
lar for convenience, being well sand
packed in large boxes, the windows
left open.
The air is kept away, as coolness
prevents rot. sprouting and shriyeling.
We found them fresh, crispy and
tasty in the spring
The other part OF the cellar was ce.
mented, Of course. and We spread
some fruit on the floor, yet no earthly
taste was noticeable,
Apples kept well packed in layers,
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KEEP POULTRY FREE
FROM ALL VERMlN
One of Best and Most Common
Methods Is to Apply Insect
PoWder-Good Formula.

tBy II. l.. KEMpsTER. Missouri Agri-
cultural College Experiment station)
The offspring from a single pair OF
lice will in elk weeks be approximately
$4,000. This fact emphasizes the i'm
portance OF keeping the poultry free
from them.
Lice live upon the bodies Of the pouI.
try. They deposit their eggs in the
plumage, generally near the vent, and
live upon the scurf, dead skin and
feathers. To get rid Of them remedies
must be applied to the bird. Spraying
the roosts with lice-Lilling remedies is
OF little value One of the best and
most common methods Of getting rid
of lice is to apply insect powder.
which should be we'll busted into the
feathers. A second application ten
days after the first will catch the sec
ond brood of lice and make a thor.
ough Job Of it. Otherwise II these
live the first application is of little
value.
A good, cheap and effective louise
powder is made by adding a mixture
Of one part OF crude carbolic acid and
three parts of gasoline to plaster OF
paris, all that the powder will blot up
When the plaster is dry pulverize 1t
and store in tight cans. Another Ell
fectiye remedy Is to rub a piece of blue
ointment the size of pea well into
the skin Just beneath the vent.
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WELL.TIMED HINTS
ON SEED SELECTION
When Corn Is in Stiff Dough Il
May Be Safely Taken-Keep
All Ears Separated.

Because OF unusual conditions this
year, many farmers will find II de-
kTRirable to practice early field selection
Of seed corn.
Seed corn may be safely selected in
the stiff dough stage, II properly
cured. The vitality of corn selected
earlier than this is likely to be un-
certain.
Early picked seed corn must begin
drying rapidly at the earliest possible
moment. II left lying in a pile for
as much as few hours the growth
Of mold is likely to start.
In drying immature corn. !. is i'm
portant % keep the ears from close
contact.
While drying. rainproof buildings
which provide free circulation OF
air and temperature above freezing
are highly desirable.
Well-preserved seed corn year old
Is very satisfactory.-Nehraska Col
1ege Of Agriculture.
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DOES CUTTING CORN
FODDER ROB SOIL?
Few Ways Of More Quickly Killing
Soil Than to Grow and Re-
move All Of Crop.

There is much said now about the
value of corn fodder by those who
advocate the use of the silo. 1t is true
that the corn plant at maturity ex-
elusive Of the ear, contains much valu.
able feed II properly harvested and
stored, says Kansas Journal.
Yet experienced ones say that there
are few ways of more quickly killing
the soil than to grow corn and re.
move all the crop by cutting the fod.
der.
1t is good farm practice to cut up
the corn and feed 1t on the place,
provided that land from which it is
cut Is Immediately manured to re.
store the plant-food elements taken
from 1t by the crop.
When no equivalent is returned the
soil is left sadly depleted of its bal,
anced chemical store of life-producing
elements.
The ear OF corn, being largely starch
and composed of water and carbon
dioxide, free compounds Of the atmos-
phere, does not remove much fer
tility from the soil But the entire
corn plant contains nitrogen, potas-
SUM and phosphorus which the soil
can Ill spare
These cornstalks should be allowed
to remain in the field and be plowed
under the following season to return
these vital elements and form soil
humus.
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Buddhist Priest Becomes Christian.

A priest of Buddha. in the city ot
syriam, Hurma. mas become disciple
OF Christ. Such instances are very
rare--for priest OF Buddha, protect
ed aud cared fc-. liyes life of ease
His position is exalted and hts fol
lowers worship him. Having a knuwl
edge OF herbs and roots. he win be
come Burmese doctor and go among
his people. healing the sick and
preaching Christ.
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SIL0 IS OF MUCH
VALUE TO FARMER
No Man Who Buys Steers to Fat
ten Can Afford to Be With
out Huge Receptacle.

Those farmers who have never stud
led the silo question, naturally do not
know how much money they are los.
ing every year in their feeding opera
tions. No man who buys steers TO fat.
ten can afford to be without a silo.
1t Is a poor corniield that will not
yield an average of from ten to fif.
teen tons of green corn pei acre. If
this is cut into silage 1t will make a
sure profit at present prices of cattle
at from $40 to $34 per acre.
1t has been demonstrated conclu'
sively that silage-fed steers bring
more money on the big market than
those that are fattened on whole corn.
It Is also fact well known to expe-
rienced feeders that silage saves grain
and hay.
1t Is true that corn fodder contains
under chemical tests more protein car
bohydrates and fattening material than
silage, but the fact remains that
steers do not get all Of the benefit
from corn fodder, while about every.
thing that Is valuable is consumed in
the silage.
Then silage being quite bulky. 1t is
an excellent feed given in connection
with ground grains and heavy meals,
as it aids greatly in their digestion
Another thing. steers like silage. II
Iastes good to them and they eat it
with avidity.
A steer prefers silage to dry corn
fodder, Just as boy prefers pie t.
dry corn bread, but in the case OF the
steer, the silage is better food for him
than the pie is for the boy.
= Place silage and dry corn fodder
before bunch of steers and they will
not touch the latter until they have
entirely disposed Of the first. This
is an important factor in feeding. be-
cause palatability adds to digestive
Qualities of feed, and the more a
steer digests the more fat he will
put on.
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some distance apart and sand covered.
Those in boxes were elevated triile
on bricks One season We packed
apples in barrel. with oats between
the layers and those proved sue
cess also.
The roots for our stock were uni.
formly good. handy to feed
Our barn-cellar was on side.hill
excavation into the high bank. 1t had
cement wall, several feet high, and
nice driveway on the upper side
The roots were very easily unloaded
by chute through convenient, re.
movable window, which furnished
light as well
One season We kept a quantity OF
roots and apples in pit, In the side,
hill--about three feet deep We spread
straw on the bottom. filled the pit to
the top and covered all with good
straw, with dirt heaped over that, and
then board cover. to protect the
contents from water. In February and
March they opened out, with only a
few defective specimens.
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You can't reason man out Of any
thing he hasn't been reasoned into.
SWAMP ROOT STOPS
SERIOUS BkCKACHE

When your back aches and your blad.
der and kidneys seem to be disordered, re-
member it is needless to suffer-go to your
nearest drug store and get bottle of DR..
Kilmer's Swamp.Root. 1t is physician
prescription for diseases of the kidneys
and bladder.
1t has stood the test Of years and has
a reputation for quickly and effectively
giving results in thousands Of cases
This prescription was used by DR.. XII.
mer in his private practice and was SO
very effective that it has been placed on
sale everywhere, Get a bottle, soc and
Sl.oo, at your nearest druggist.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr.
Kilmer & Co, Binghamton, y. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
A dollar unjustly gained cannot b.
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Write Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago
for illustrated Book Of the Eye Free.
Craven kniuht.

Never speak to me again. ex-
claimed the fair maid, as with flash
ing eyes she handed back to the foot.
ball hero the ring he had so proudly
placed on her finger few store days
before, Il can never marry COW.
ard"
"A coward?" he stammered
Yes, coward. | saw you with
my own eyes at the game this after
noon. You had the ball under your
arm and ran with 1t the whole length
of the field instead of facing the
crowd and fighting like a man.
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Guard Against Rabbits.

As soon as The fruit crop is harvest
ed the young trees should be protect
ed against rabbit injury. Wrapping
the trees with newspapers is a good
protection from this trouble.
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the Lord Is no
other than Jesus
Christ. and ii was
he, we think, who
appeared as the
angel of the Lord
in the Old Testa,
ment. The multi,
tude of those who
bow to his com.
mand is suggest.
ed by the fact that
In the garden OF
Gethsemane he
might have called
for twelve legions
OF angels and they
would have been
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Formed on the good old plan. q true
aud brave and downright honest man.
Whittier.
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Sanitary Floors Important.

Sanitary stable foors are important
II mill quality Is desired
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The angels compose the army OF
heaven. The captain OF this host of
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-11-04
The Amy Of
Heaven
By REV. l. ". CO. lELL
Supssn,esdes, ot Men. kloody Bib
lasdtu,e q CHICAGO

TEXT-God host.-Gen. e..
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Women are now making nearly all
The wine used in France.
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his fathe. into the room stern
ly, uttering the ejaculation "0uch!'
twice and the polite phrase the devil!'
at least once as he crossed the thresh-
old.
"Why was that door locked?" he de
manded. scowling.
"Was 1t locked?' asked Rodney In
nocently.
you young fool. didn't You just I'M
lock IT." reared his father.
so did" sail Rodney nervously.
Mary in the meanwhile had retreat
ed to her typewriter. and now began
typifying violently.
stop that noise" shouted Mr.. Mar
tin.
The noise ceased Immediately. and
Rodney looked ut her discouraged. She
motioned to him to go on. Meanwhile
Martin painfully limped to Il chair by
small table and sank into it. his foot
giving him another twinge.
"Ouch, Oh, my poor foot!" he
moaned.
Rodney hastily picked up footstool
fnd came with it to his father
I'm afraid your foot hurts" he ven
tured propitiatingly.
Not at ALL just pretend that it
does" growled his father.
81 hoped you were better" said the
son sincerely.
"Well, I'm not. What's that you got
there?'
"a footstool-l thought it might make
you more comfortable"
Comfortable? How much do you
want out of me now?' his father asked
shrewdly.
why nothing. father" Rodney an
swered.
well, anyhow the answer is, not n
nickel
why do you say that?" Rodney qua
vered.
81 know you, and whatever it is you
can't have it
Rodney turned appealingly to Mary.
who ignored him. He turned back tic
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Noufcyp WHY UOu yoo w SoHtOti'"S
worth whiie?"
plainly that r. ;1l1 something on .lls
mind He drew her into a small recep-
ton room on the first floor and made
her sit down. It was little pink and
gold room which was never used ex-
ccpt for cloakroom when dinners
were given or the housekeeper engag-
ed new servant. Lately Mary's type
writing machine had come to figure
anonymously as a part of its furnish
ings since the clicking keys bothered
Mr.. Martin in his library and Mary
came down here often to write.
Despite her bargain with the old gen.
tleman upstairs she made a brave at
tempt to ward off something that she
saw was inevitable here and now. She
took the lines in her own hands and
tried to steer the conversational craft
safely through the rapids.
Rodney" she said, tell me what you
have been doing today"
He told her.
i"Well. call that a very Improbable
twelve hours" said Mary firmly. Rod
ney, why don't you do something
worth while? Why don't you so into
some business? Have an office with
your name on the door. BE somebody.
1t would please your father so.'
Rodney was dressed in the cOrrectest
masculine fashion, Mary noted-gray
spats, braided English morning coat,
huge white carnation in his button
hole, and quite heavenly trousers. He
wore Il tie from Dasher's. Rodney was
a nice boy, and had nice manners. He
was only twenty-four, and his face had
a certain quaint, frank charm in spite
of his funny little mustache. He was
by no means brainless, Mary was sure.
Notwithstanding his fathers theories;
only undeveloped by reason of the kind
of life he had led and its appallingly
frictionless conditions.
AT the present moment he had an
unaccustomed air of resolution that
pervaded all the little room and made
Mary retreat behind the typcwriting
desk, quailing in spite Of herself. AS
she sat down, to her establishment, she
beheld Rodney turning the key in the
door that led into the hall.
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| insisted on your being told. 30 yon
see what an Injustice
"Injusticei Can't you see she want
ed me to know so that If disapprove
and cut you off she'd not be stuck with
you on her hands?''
please. father pleaded Rodney
and then dropped his hands al h
sides and turned to 60 adding. It's
quite useless.
mo. my boy; wait minute" said
Mr. Martin. Remember I'm yo,r
you believe it? It's only your money
she wants"
81 know it isn't" replied Rodney
proudly.
"I'n prove it is" said his father,
pushing an enamelea electri, bell that
stood near him on the tube.
What are you going to do?" cried
Rodney neryously.
send for Miss Grayson." said his IA
iher grimly III tell that schcmhty
secretary that If yun persist in thi9
marriage I'll disinherit yUu. and t!ien
you watch her throw you over" H.
ampliied for Rodney's benefit.
Even if you are my father You
shan't insult the girl | love" protest.
cd Rodney hotly.
"Poppycock. You're afraid n PCT
her to the test. You're afraid she " II
chuck you.' retorted his father
But Rodney answered quietly: I'm
not afraid. father. You're ni.st.Gcn.
johnson appeared meanwhile in an
swer TO the bell and in IL surprisingly
short time and with queer hook on
his usually imperturbable face, If thy
had only noticed it. returned with
Mary Grayson under his escort Maiy
looked from father to son with an eln''
orately assumed air of innocence and
inquired:
"You wanted me. Mr. Martini
She saw Rodney out of the tail OF
her eye make movement toward tier
and say Mary in a pleading tore:
then heard his father interrup!.rE Ia
curly. My precious son" hc Ia
her, 'has just Informed re that y''h
and he intend to get married. Is that
right?"
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" think you're very unkind to me-"
would have IL, opened the front door
with his pass key and came in just as
Mary was descending into the lower
hall from his fathers library.
MARY" he exclaimed delightedly
You here? What In tbunder's the
matter with JohnsonT"
Zone question at time, please said
Mary, collecting herself as rapidly as
possible. whats Johnson got to dc
with it?"
why, left my telephone numbers
with him." explained Rodney, so he
could call me up the very moment you
came In"
you sound like a doctor going to
the theater." said Mary.
"Same principle" echoed Rodney; as
o 8, @ Q D and all the rest of it. Safe
ty FIRST, you know"
Mary parted and fenced as best she
could. This was going to be a some
what earlier opportunity Of putting
through their scheme than she had
bargained for with the old magnate
upstairs. Rodney showed only toe
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otiu iNotllGf. W anl "
treat father badly. We've always been
pretty good friends. he and |. l guess
I'd better tell HMM week or So
Mary's self composure had been rap
idly returning during this colloquy, and
she WIS surer of what she wanted.
| Indeed 1t piqued her a little that Rod
ncy should have made such proposal
to her, so that now her own inclina-
tons and the old gentleman's upstairs
ran in the same channel. She spoke
up quite rcsolutely:
"Why. Rodney. if you love me you
will want to get this awful suspense
over with
Tut suppose he does object" Rod
ney argued, seeing his light of happi-
ness grow dim.
Even then | wouldn't give you up,"
said his sweetheart.
MARY"
"You could go into business" she
went on. make big man Of yourself,
make me proud of you
You talk just like the heroine in a
play | saw last night" protested Rod
ney. .'She wanted the hero to go to
work. and lie did, and then for four
acts everybody suffered"
Don't you want to work." asked
Mary anyiously.
81 should say not" Rodney answer
cd quite seriously. Imagine going to
bed every night knowing you'd got
to get up in the morning and go to
business
you'd be happier, wouldn't you."
Gueried Mary, 'if you had jOb?"
'Please don't talk like father" pro-
tested Rodney. Hes preached a job
at me ever since left college. Why
should work? Father made millions
out of soap and is forever complaining
that he's always had his nose to the
grindstone. that he's never known
what fun was, that it's all made him
old before his time. / can't see the
sense of following an example like
that really can't. He's got enough
for YOU and me and our children and
their grandchildren. I've explained all
this to him, but | can't seem to make
work when there's millions in the FAM
lily? And why even talk of it when
you and are in loveY"
He leaned hungrily toward her,
stretching out his arms to her, and fin
ished on note of genuine appeal:
Come, kiss me, Mary"
But Mary drew back from him quick
ly mo, you mustn't" she said firm
ly. Not till you've spoken to your ia
Their"
You won't even kiss me till l tell
him?"
NO"
"And you will when do?"
Yes"
'Then I'll tell him right away" cricd
the valiant lover, striding to the door
"Oh. Rodney. you're splendid ap
pnnded Mary. land don't lie afraid"
Afraid" echoed Rodney scofnfully
But he paused moment at the door
and said:
"You don't think I'd better wait till
the morning?"
mo. | don't" said Mary. And don't
lie silly about his govt. He really is
very patient invalid"
Rodney stood Il moment with his
hand on the knob, plucking up resolu
ton. AS he fingered there a violent
knocking sounded on the other side.
and his fathers voice could be distinct
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Continue from last week.

Eyes. terms. and here they are. You
needn't EXPECT anything better. I'll pay
you $1,000 down If you turn the trick.
Twenty-Five hundred dollars. You could
Use 1t, | suppose. couldn't YOU
At these terms Mary turned all the
way round and leaned her pretty back
against the dark mahogany door. her
figure in ts gray dress prettily outlined
against 1t and her hand still clinging
to the cut glass knob. Twenty-Five
hundred dollars from Mr.. Martin. Her
face and eyes. If not her lips. repeat
ed the fat and racy words. But could
she? huttered from her pretty eyes.
And yet she would. said the set mouth
and chin. But no. she couldn't. said
her Shell-like ears, blushing as pink as
coral. But yes; why not. said the firm
nOuth at last, and Mr.. Cyrus Martin.
watching this delicate byplay across
her lovely features. that found more
favor In his sight than ever this min
ute, despite his gruff demeanOr, knew
that the fates were playing on his side.
Every well. Mr.. Martini" said Mary
GraysOn finally. ITS bargain then"
"A bargain" said old Cyrus, chuck
ling inwardly. and rubbing his hands
together like an old fashioned actor do
ing the part Of ShylOck. Come here.
and I'll give you my blessing"
He stopped and kissed her respect
fully on her white forehead and could
not resist the temptation to let his hand
linger moment on the firm roundness
Of her upper arm and shoulder before
he released her "A bargain" he re-
sumed with suddenly returning gruff
ness. so now go to it,
Rodney Martin himself. as luck
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CHAPTER ".
The Harqain.


"0H. sir" Mary began timid!y. al
most losing her compoS,ire
moment. to think Of the pass
that things had come To with
her connivance. She was not sure,
moreover, If the soap king had not
really been in earnest in his fulmina-
lions as they foated out to her in the
hall. Either his acting or his gout
must be genuine today. she began to
fear.
Because l wish to tell you," he be-
gan again, that II lie marries you he'll
not get one penny of my money. And
that means he'll starve. l suppose you
realize that?"
Mary turned to Rodney, who was
standing up very straight near the
window looking on Fifth avenue, one
hand catching the braided lapel Of his
coat as his eyes devoured her with
such real love and confidence showing
on his face that she could not resist
his loves appeal to her. She turned
to his father and answered him cour-
ageously:
"Then ut least Wen starve together"
She was rewarded by the exultatfon
in Rodney's voice as he exclaimed,
"Mary!"
"You see, father" he added for the
old gentlemans benefit
Making q grand stand play. eh,"
went on the soap magnate remorseleSs-
ly to Mary, before my idiot of son
You think I'm so fond of him that I'll
relent. Well, you're wrong. Neither
of you will ever get nickel out of
me-"
1--WE shan't starve," declared Rod
ney.
"Well, what can you do to keep from
starving?' demanded his father. You're
not a producer. You never will be.
You're just an idler. You couldn't
earn S. week. But you'll have a
chance to try. You'll get out of my
house tonight, or I'll have you thrown
OUT
Now. father
Not another word. sir, not another
word!' cried his father and stamped
out angrily into the hall.
Mary gave an involuntary sigh of re-
lief.
Its getting more like that play ev-
cry minute" Rodney chuckled.
"Oh, Rodney, I'm so, so sorry," sniv-
eled Mary.
you were bully the way you stuck
up for me-" said her lover. when