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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

but to send the mare around. OF course,
most of our training was done in the early
morning, but each afternoon / let the
horses go through a sprint or long jog
just to please their owner.
isn't Miss Leland down here?" asked
Mrs. Clarke.
| shook my head.
al haven't seen her to-day, Mrs. Clarke.
Why" | went on with sudden alarm,
"isn't she at the house,"
"Would | be down here asking for her
if she were?' she snapped. mo; she
hasn't been home since luncheon. She
said she was going into Stephanie for
some things, and that She be right back.
But | thought that possibly she had
stopped to talk with you-about her
horses"
There was the least bit of a sheer in her
voice, which l ignored.
"She's probably visiting some one in
the town." said l.
"Who?' asked Mrs. Clarke.
isn't there some one? Some lady
that"
an this desolate-hole9" She sneered,
openly now. "Of course not! She-she's
probably lost"
"That's absurd, / said. "A blind man
couldn't stray from the road between here
and Stephanie. She'll probably be here
soon."
"And you'll stand here doing nothing"
she snapped, while, for all we know,
she's been thrown from her horse and"
did she ride?" asked quickly.
"Arent you the head stableman?" she
asked. Surely you should know if your
mistress rode or not"
E,VEN in her alarm-and | could see
that she was alarmed-she could not
forbear her fling at me, though never
before this had she been quite so out
spoken. | felt myself fush but it was no
time to get angry.
Jerry" l snapped, what horse did
she take?"
Jerry snapped his fingers to the boy
who was cantering by on Nivandere He
stopped the mare.
"What horse did Miss Leland ride to-
day." asked Jerry.
Jimmy he answered naming good
natured saddle-horse that didn't have life
in him to do more than jog along.
| turned to Mrs. Clarke with smile.
Jimmy never threw any one in his
life," | said. "Shes all right; you'll
find
From the church tower in Stephanie
came the tolling of bell. Mechanically
l took out my watch, to compare it with
the time. My watch said quarter past
four, and l pursed my lips as the bell
sounded for the fourth time Evidently
l was fast. Then it struck again-again.
l looked at Jerry. Blankly he returned
my stare. The boy on Vivandiere spoke
as the bell tolled for the tenth time.
"Somepin' wrong at de turpemtime
camp, boss, All reckon
"What do you mean" l demanded.
"Some dem fool niggehs musta busted
loose" he said "Dat's de warnin' bell
dey always rings when de prisonehs
breaks away"
Mrs. Clarke shrieked.
al knew it; l knew it! Those convicts
have broken loose, and she's some
where"
"For Gods sake. madam" said saw
agely, don't talk! Jerry, climb aboard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-17

FOR Stephanie was dull. A little Florida
town about forty miles from the coast,
its only industry was the shipping of tur-
pentine. In January resort hotel would
open five miles from the town and three
miles from Miss Leland's big place; but
Mrs. Clarke was evidently used to plenty
of society, and January was long way
off. MISUNDERSTANDING, fishing in the river,
and that sort of thing did not appeal to
Mrs. Clarke. | used to wonder why the
lady had consented to chaperon Miss Lee
land down here, in a place so remote from
the gaiety she loved. But it was none of
my business, and my pity was tempered
by my resentment toward her.
So it was that one afternoon, as she
came down to the track where Tom
Leland had trained his youngsters in the
winter, bowed very coldly to her, Won
dering if her flushed face had anything
to do with her contemptuous feeling
toward me.
I'd just been sending Miss Leland's
horses around the track, saving VIVIAN
deere for my employers arrival And, as
Middletown transcript., 1916-07-29
TAKE PROPER CARE OF EYES

| sparkling eye adds to the attractive
best of care should be given this sensi-
tive organ.
am told by physicians that indiges-
ton, nervousness, headache and other
ailments are often the result Of weak,
strained or tired eyes. Many women
do not know their eyes are not
normal; many are too vain to wear
glasses. They prefer to disrupt and
upset the entire system rather than
wear pair of glasses because they
look better without them. If the trOp.
bic is taken in time the glasses need
never be worn in public
The eye bath should be taken IN the
morning and before retiring. The eye
cup fits over the open eye and the wa
ter will wash it out. Soft or distilled
water should be used. A pinch of salt
thoroughly diluted strengthens the eye
and rests it. Or boric acid is also a
good eye wash. The cup must be we'll
cleanSed before using on either eye.
Sometimes one Cye will be infected
while the other is quite well and the
eye cup will carry the infection. Un-
der no conditions should more than
one person use the cup. If one can
spare the time after washing the eyes
it is wise TO lay a damp cloth over
them and lie down for ten minutes.
When reading one should always sit
so that the light comes from the back
or over the left shoulder. The book or
paper should be held about two feet
away. If one must hold the book
nearer or farther away to read with
comfort an eye specialist should be
visited.
want to remind you of the danger
for those who rub the eye with the
hands or fingers or handkerchief.
Many causes of eye trouble can be
traced to them.-ChicagO News.
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TALES LIKED BY STRATHCONA
Great Scotchman Highly Pleased by
Anecdotes That Dealt With the
Country of His Birth.


Lord Strathcona was fond of stories
of his Scottish countrymen One that
pleased him highly have heard often
repeat, says Mr.. Beckles Wilson, in
THE Life of Lord Strathcona and
Mount Royal"
A Scot was once boasting that
Scotch apples were far better than the
Canadian variety.
Really" exclaimed his friend, "you
can't mean that!"
Il do mean it," was the response;
but l must premeese that for my
ain taste prefer them sOor and hard"
One story told of his native town
delighted him, although he prOfessed
incredulity. The superintendent of the
Forres Sabbath school had prepared a
list OF questions for the junior class
Name the strongest man; the wisest
man; the meekest man. Only one
child, a cynical little elf she was. an
swered correctly: Samson, Solomon,
Moses. All the others wrote or print
ed opposite the queries the name of
the hero of their hearts-Lord Strath-
coma. There might be stronger and
wiser and meeker men, but the Junior
class was not acquainted wi 'em."-
Youths Companion.
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SIMPLICITY IN CLOTHES is NOW
MUCH IN DEMAND.
And Here Is Where the 0ne-Piece
Frock Justifies Its Continued Pop
uIarity-May Be Made at
Home at Small Cost.

The woman who searches anxious
ly for clothes that can be slipped into
easily in summer weather, avoiding
the tedious accessories that are de-
manded by the usual method of mid
summer dressing, finds the one-piece
gown joy, for it is built on one lin
ing, and that of coarse white net
which not only washes but is cool.
She can slip the thing over the shOul-
derS, adjust the girdle, and life is sim
plifed. Only the inOrdinately vain
or fastidiOuS woman would imperil her
nervous system by exhausting herself
in the trif1es of dress when the ther-
mOmeter is making things unpleasant
IN the morning. Life may demand
otherwise for certain hours and Occa-
sion, but in the house and before the
afternoon, surely then, If at any time
woman should be free from the fret of
adjusting a multitude of clothes on
her person.
Another choice of hot weather
frocks which is to be commended as
1t shows a normal attitude of mind as
10 what fabrics go with what tenn
peratures, is for twO-plece frocks of
wash silk in narrow stripes. Blue,
yellow, green and lavender against
a white background are the selected
cOlorS.
The smart dresSmakers are asking
SIS for these costumes, including a
belt of the material elaborated with
pearl buttons, which seem to have
suddenly found favor with those
whom fashion clothes because France
sent over a black satin coat with a
cream lace skirt, the sides outlined
with two rows of these white Orna-
ments; but it is not even necessary
for a woman to have an especially
good seamstress to accomplish one
Of the ''seventy-fves" at a third the |
price.
The blouse is cut like a mannish |
skirt with plaits in front and back,
the sleeves ending in broad turnover
cuffs of white silk; the shirt is slight |
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EVERY DEPARTMENT OF farm MUST
BEWELL ORGANIZED FOR SUCCESS
New Yorker Works Out Profitable Solution Of Farm Problems in His
RegiOn-Started Enterprise Without Previous Experience to
Aid Him-AIWays Weighed Advice Carefully and Meas
Eed It on Basis Of His Own Conditions.

rugged constitution, however, and had
been brought up on hard work, so that
he was not afraid of it. To the college
and the agricultural press, and espe-
cially to the personal help and inter-
est Of one college professor, he as
cribes all the success he has ever
made. These forces stirred him to
study his business and to use in every
way possible the agencies at hand
which would help him and which
would aid him in obtaining a better
knowledge of the principles of farm
ing. He had observed that rapid prog
ress was being made in every line of
industry but agriculture, and he took
new interest in everything pertain
ing to better farming. Yet he never
made the mistake of taking advice
wholesale. It was always weighed
carefully and measured in the light
of his own conditions.
When Mr.. English took stock of his
resources he found that his income
was practically confined to one source
-dairying. Some cows were making
a good profit; others were causing
daily loss. The fertility of the soil
was maintained by the use e-of manure
alone, and this went to produce feed
crops for the cattle. Very little hay
was sold. There was no systematic
plan of crop production or rotation
or definite method of soil improve
ment.
System Had Faults.
Such a system had several faults,
the correction of which was early rec
ognized as essential to success. I'm
profitable cows were destroying the
profit of the better ones. The limita-
ton Of the income to practically one
source put upon that factor the entire
burden of the farm expenses. Labor
was poorly distributed and was of ne
cessity frequently employed on unpro-
ductive enterprises in order to hold it
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FASHION NOTES

leather is dotted with white or green
or bright blue or other sharply con-
traSting color and made up either with
plain black leather or with black silk,
sometimes with silk of the color of
the dot.
White serge and white gabardine
outing suits made with three-quarter
or even seven-eighths coats are numer-
Gus, and with these the makers often
provide skirts killed all around.
A stunning cape to wear over lin
gerie dresses at the shore is of bright
red, blue or yellow bolivia, vicuna or
velour delaine. This cape is simply
very wide circular cape which drops
nearly to the hem of the short dress
and is gathered on to a wide sash,
which has long ends. So when it is
drawn up round the neck it makes a
muffer which goes about the throat
several times. This cape is most artis-
tic when it is worn as if it were sim
ply. thrown about the shoulders, the
collar sash ends crossed in front and
fastened under the cape behind.
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machinery and other equipment then
On the farm. The stock consisted of
three horses, so cows, II head Of cat
de and few chickens. The ordinary
equipment was left on the place, to-
gether with some nay, grain and
roughage. About 80 acres Of the farm
lie IN the broad. level valley, the
remainder being on a slope too steep
for cultivation, and on the top of a
hill nearly 500 feet above the valley.
About 30 acres of quite level and
easily tillable land are on the hilltop,
but it Is difficult of access. For this
entire property $4,000 was paid-$S,-
900 in cash and $4,000 as a mortgage.
The land and buildings were valued at
$4,000 and the stock and other NOV
able equipment at $4,000.
The former owner had been in pos
session of the farm for 81 years. 1t
had been profitable 30 OF 40 years
before, and had been recognized as
a farm of considerable fertility. In
the years Immediately preceding its
purchase by Mr. English, it had not
paid expenses. to say nothing of the
interest on the investment, and the
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for the dairy work, and this was
unsatisfactory both. to employer and
men. No definite system Of crop pro-
duction was in use to provide the right
proportion OF each crop with the
proper distribution Of labor. The
maintenance of fertility was expensive.
All these things it was determined to
remedy
The first step to be taken was the
improvement Of the dairy. The per-
formance of each COW was studied
and the Improbable ones disposed of.
The next important step was to in
crease the sources of income by grow
ing such other crops as the labor nee
essary for the dairy could handle with
out extra expense, or, in other words,
to diversity the farming. The third,
but by no means. the least important
step, was to be the development of a
rotation that would improve the soil,
furnish the maximum feed for the
stock and provide a cash crop.
These were taken up and carried out
as rapidly as possible.
A herd of so fairly good COWS was
purchased with the farm, and at the
start dairy products were about the
only source Of income. Gradually this
has been changed, and at present,
even though the dairy is an important
part OF the farm, attention is given to
several lines. A purebred sire was
included in the farm purchase. It has
been the policy at all times to keep
purebred sire Of good quality in the
herd. The heifer calves from the best
producing cows were grown and test
ed out for dairy production, the best
being kept and the others discarded.
In this way the quality and the pro-
duclng power Of the COWS have been
constantly increased. The herd today
is uniform and able to produce results.
Several cows have produced so pounds
or more Of milk day and have main
tained this record for continuous peri
DDS of from four to six montha,
Limiting Factors.
Mr.. English found that with this
method the COWS were the limiting
factors in the profit. No matter how
large the crop or what it was worth
in the market, its vague was measured
entirely by what the COW could make
out OF it. If the price of the milk was
loW, SO was the price of the crop. If
the cow was poor one, the price
OF the crop was still lower. Moreover,
there was much time on this farm
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Coarse rush straws are particularly
appropriate for country hats.
New are the sailor hats of pink or
blue linen bound with ribbon.
Some of the new hats are trimmed
with tiny fiat baskets of flowers.
Period style brooches go very well
with the present quaint frocks.
Organdie gowns are trimmed with
beads and with velvet and flowers.
May flowered delaine and blue taf-
feta make a charming combination.
Petticoats Of net with fiounces fin
ished with flOwered ribbon are very
full and cool looking.
Flowers, fruit, animals and. land
scapes are now painted by hand on
hats, stockings and gowns.
A frook made of white material dot
ted with blue spots and trimmed with
blue ribbon is ideal for a summer aft
ernOon,
Polka dotted leather is one of the
novelties, not too successful in point
Of beauty, but in some cases, with an
air Of Smartness. Black vanished
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GBy G. H. Afford, State Demonstrate
gent AfarvIandN

GBy G. H Afford, State Demonstration
Agent, Maryland)
The purpose of this article is to en-
phasize the following facts: 1t is
not enough to raise good crops or to
secure large animal production; these
must be economically secured. This
Is only accomplished when capital and
labor are so adjusted to existing con-
ditions that maximum yields are OBJ
tanned at the lowest cost. To farm
successfully every department must
be- well organized and must be CO.
Ordinated with the others. Labor
must be fully employed, capital must
be well utilized, both quantity and
quality Of products must be secured,
and the products must be well market
ed. All these things come as the re-
suit of close attention to and a de-
tailed Imowlege of the business.
The reasons and at the same time
the justification for recounting the ex-
periences and the methods of any indi-
VidUai farmer, however successful he
may be, lies in the fact that definite
illustration brings out the underlying
principles most clearly and effectively.
To most practical men the concrete
appeals more strongly than the alb
stract. Especially is this true in the
teaching of better farm management,
bscause it is a comparatively new
method Of attacking farm problems
which is not yet clearly defined. It is
because Mr.. L. ]. English of Bing-
hamton, N. z, has worked out prof
table solution of farm problems in his
region that his success is worthy of
telling and Of reading.
Had No Experience.
Mr.. English purchased the farm in
1897. He had no previous farm expert
suce to aid him in starting the enter
prise. His new possession consisted
of 162 acres of land, more or less"
with good buildings and all the stock,
Middletown transcript., 1916-07-29

matOeS cut in halves and sprinkled
with chopped onion or chives.
Lettuce, nodded spinach and finely
chopped beets.
Lettuce and pepper grass. Lettuce,
shredded onion and freshly roasted
peanuts, crushed with a rolling pin un-
til like coarse crumbs, served with
French dressing. Lettuce, sweet red
pepper, sliced pecans or almonds.
Lettuce with tomato stuffed with
chopped cucumber and onion.
Lettuce with tomatoes stuffed with
peas or string beans and finely
chopped chiveS.
Lettuce shredded tomatoes and
shredded green peppers.
Shredded lettuce, walnuts, and al
mOnds or cooked chestnuts sliced.
Lettuce, cream cheese in slices,
with chopped pimentos.
Lettuce with cottage cheese and
boiled dressing, sprinkled with chop
ped chives.
Lettuce, with cauIiflower, string
beans, and shredded pimentos.
Lettuce and cress, artichoke slices
and tarragon, finely chopped.
Shredded cabbage, nuts and green
peppers.
Shredded lettuce, Brussels sprouts
and chopped pepper.
Watercress, peppergrass and French
dressing.
Cucumbers sliced with new onions.
Watercress, diced, boiled beets and
olives.
Cauliflower with string beans and
beets in fancy shapes. Arrange each
vegetable by itself, breaking the cauli-
flower into floweretS, surround with
lettuce.
Radishes, sliced in paper-thin slices,
cucumbers and onions served with
French dressing on lettuce.
When making French dressing have
small piece or TWO of ice in the salad
bowl as you mix the dressing, this in
sures a thick rich dressing The ad-
dition of tomato sauce. tObasco or wor-
cestershire sauce, add variety.
Head lettuce sprinkled with rogue
fort and served with French dressing
makes most tasty salad.
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when the labor was not fully and prof
itably employed. The distribution Of
labor was so poor that the men could
not be given steady employment by
the year, and some difficulty was ex-
perienced in getting satisfactory labor.
So this farmer wanted to add to his
income without cutting down the In
come from milk, and by this means to
secure better distribution of labor.
Sugar beets were first tried, as a
factory was then in operation at Bing-
hamton. 1t was found that an aver
age of from 10 to 20 tons of beets
could be raised per acre, which
brought IS per ton. An average In
come of at least $75 per acre could
thus be obtained, besides saving as
many tops as there were beets sold.
These were Of considerable value as
g succulent feed for the cows.
Potatoes Were Next.
The next crop tried was potatoes,
and it proved to be so good a money
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No Woman Can Be Really Beautiful
Who NegIeets This Most Impor-
tant of Duties.

Most of US neglect our eyes until
they are in such a dangerous state
that we must care for them. How
many read in poor light, sleep with
the light streaming in on the eyes
or strain them in the sunlight when
bathing at the seashore or motoring
How many Of you bathe the eyes
daily?
The daily eye bath is one of the
most important and essential parts of
every persons life. None would live
in a house with unwashed windows.
But we will go year after year with
out washing the windows of the soul.
When one considers how q clear.
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wait until autumn is established by
the calendar before we see the return
of the heralded long even skirt. The
collar is a sweeping affair of white
silk that rolls well down over the
chest.
These gowns have taken the place
of the ever popular jersey cloth in
the wardrobe of several women who
have mOnOtOny in the wearying repe-
titiOn of the same fabric, usually
made up in the same manner. And
an excellent quality of wash silk is
one of the materials which never
leave regrets.
Copyright, 1876 by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate)
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The worlds in which we live are two
The world I am and the world 1 do.
The worlds in which We live at heart
are one,
The world 1 am, the fruit of I have
done
And underneath these worlds of flower
and fruit.
The world 1 love, the only living root
Henry Van Dyke
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spoonfuls of cOrnstarch, and the same
amount of curry powder; when well
mixed, add the milk strained from
the cOconut gradually, and when it
bOils up once the meat from a two
pound lobster. Salt and pepper to
taste.
Lobster a Ia BechameI.-Cut the
meat from two Holsters or dice as
preferred. Make sauce using butter
flour seasonings and a cupful each of
cream and stock. Add the lobster
and when well heated. add the yolks
of four eggs. mixed with a little of the
sauce. Use four tabIespoonfuls each
Of butter and flour, grating of nut
meg and salt and pepper to taste.
Add the lobster and when hot serve
at once.
Lobster a la PouIette.-Make
sauce. a third of a cupful Of butter,
a third of a cupful of flour, a half
teaSpoonful of salt, a dash of paprika
and fourth Of teaspoonful of white
pepper, a cupful Of cream and a cup
full of well seasoned chicken stock.
When all are we'll blended add the
juice of half a lemon, very slowly. Add
a pint of lobster meat and two hard
boiled eggs, cut the whites in rings
and put the yolks through a sieve,
using them as a garnish. Serve the
lobster on bits of buttered toast or
thin crackers, with the circles of
white and the powdered yolks sprin.
kled over the dish.
Plain Lobster.-Pour three table
Spoonfuls of lemon juice over the
meat Of lobster. season with salt and
pepper. Put three tablespoonfuls Of
butter in a saucepan. when hot add
the lobster. Serve when hot.
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GULL OUT WEAKLIMG CHICKS
Never Breed From Fowl That Is Not
Just "FuII" Of VKality-Avoid
Grow Head.

One decided aid to better vitality in
the flocks is to never let a chick live
that shows low vitality; kill every
weakling" should be the wide-awake
poultryman's watchword, and never
breed from a bird that is not just
full" of vigor and vitality-that is not
IN the most robust health. The indica-
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ROOSTER THAT HEADS FLOCK
II Only One Male Can Be Afforded Let
That One Be the Best Possible
to Obtain.

Do not suppose that any old rooste
is good enough to fertilize the eggs
Of your hens or that what the hen is
is what goes into the young bird. The
ROSTERS potency is greater than is
the hens, and If you can afford only
one good bird on the place, let that
be the male that heads the flock.
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Petticoats With Yokes.

Petticoats are now being made with
deep pointed yOkes upon which are set
net or thin silk foundations ruffied
right down to the hem. A few of these
petticOats are slightly stiffened, bat
most of them have merely a heavy
cord around the bottom and a width
of hair lace.
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tions Of weakness and low vitality
were considered, the conditions of the
eye being one of the safest guides; a
dull, lusterless eye is a certain sign
Of weak vitality. A long thin shank
and thin body is another indication of
weakness, and we should avoid
crow" head-a long, thin head-that
is sure sign Of lack of vitality and
vigor.