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Evening star., 1916-10-08

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| Each word might have been a whip
lash that landed on Miss LIE Favor's I'M
defended body. The girls hands sud-
chin first, forward.
IN the pause that followed, Cordelia
came to a sitting posture and Maxwell
moved over to the couch and sat besideher.
Miss LIE Favor's words came slowly, in
series of Kisses:
"Is-that-so, old frozen-face? P'r'aps
you'll tell mellow you know-so much
more-about me-than | know-about
myself. P'r'aps you'll tell mellow you
know-I'll spend that money-on clothes
when m crazy-to be stenographer.
"Sure. I'll tell you!" Miss Carroll an
swered directly. "The reason you won't
stay straight, even with all that money,
straight The reason you'll go crooked
with that money is because you want
clothes more than anything else in the
world. That two thousand dollars will
only grease the way. For you're not fight
ing for something that's worth all there
is in girl. You re fighting for something
that amt worth the powder to blow it up.
Fightinq! There amt no fight in you!"
"No fight in me! No fight in me! Say,
do you know who you're talking to?
Lefty LIE Favor's daughter!"
Lefty LIE Favor's daughter! Lefty lie
Fapor's daughterl Lefty LIE Favors
daughter drawing salary to be good.
And your father the gamest man that
ever put foot inside the ring. Gawd!
Amt you ashamed of yoursef?"
"Say, Miss LIE Favor said, "Tll listen to
you when you've lived on eight dollars a
week for three years.
Eight dollars week! Three years!
I've got you beat by two dollars and two
years. | lived on six dollars for five years
when | was telephone girl. Yes sir.
For five years! You can't tell me any
thing about the straight and narrow.
know every inch of it,"
"Aw-wel-I can see you all right,
Miss LIE Favor dropped scornfully. "Goin'
home every night, cookn' a warmed-over,
burned-up dinner on the gas. Coin to
church on Sunday and findin' that fun
enough. Say. girls like you don't know
what real living is. You never came up
against real temptation"
perhaps | didn't" Miss Carroll said.
"Perhaps | didn't. I'm not saying
whether did or not. That's not here nor
there. | lived on six dollars for five years,
though. But made up my mind that
| wasn't going to live on six dollars all my
life. No. sir! | worked and worked for
it, and planned and planned for it, and
dreamed and dreamed for it. Oh, | had
some ways of making easy money offered
to me; but they weren't straight and |
threw them down. Maybe it didn't half
kill me to do it. But | did it. | says to
myself If it beats you here, it'll beat you
all along the line And | kept saying over
and over again, You cant afford to let
it beat you. You've got to beat it,
| studied stenography and typewriting.
And, believe me. / was some bonehead.
1t was awful hard, but | stuck and after
while | began to learn. | answered
bushels of ads. And finally got an office
job. Then | got better one. And
then l got better one than that.
And now I'm with Miss Lee-private
secretary: fifteen dollars a week and eX-
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entreated with husky suddenness, "don't
let her get you to change your mind about
that check, will you? If they don't give
me that money at the bank I'll be in
the harbor inside half an hour"
Maxwell's arm crept round Cordelia's |
waist Cordelia's arm crept round Max
wells waist.
"You'll get the money, Miss lie Favor,
Maxwell said steadily. "Never fear"
81 knew you'd understand"
"What do they know about it?" Miss
CarrolPs voice rang suddenly. "They |
never had to earn cent by hard work in
their lives. Everything is pretty soft
for them. They've never got dog-tired
from work. They don't know what it is to
have hungry pain last over from one
meal to the next. They don't know what
it is to shiver all the time from not having
enough on. They don't know what it is |
to worry about the rent and meals and
clothes and carfare even-all at once.
They never had to make one cent do the
work of ten and ten cents do the work of
fifty and dollar do the work of five. |
They don't know any more about the
world that you and l live in than ifl
they'd never been here. OF course they
think money is cure for everything. And
it does cure any trouble they're ever had.
But money can't cure our troubles. And
money won't keep girl straight unless
she wants to go straight. Nobody keeps
good cause they're paid for it. If your
putting up a fight don't care what it's
for-you've got to want to win that fight
more than anything in the world. You've
To hn will fn oi, In inn
for it.
Sounds of hurrying even more tenn
pestuous came from the bathroom.
"Aw, you give me fierce pain!" Miss
LIE Favor exclaimed.
She finally appeared her face red her
forehead moist from haste.
"Say, she turned to MAXWELL
"don't you get cold feet about what
you've done. You'll never be sorry.
Good-by."
"Good-by," Maxwell said quietly. And
"Good-by," Cordelia quavered.
Miss LIE Favor tore to the door. Miss
Carroll ran after her.
"Dont!" Miss Carroll entreated
Flight it on your own! Remember,
you're Lefty LIE Favors daughter. Fight
for it,"
"Aw, shut up!"
Presently the elevator door changed.
Quietly Miss Carroll returned to her
own room, entering from the hall. For a
time Maxwell and Cordelia sat moveless,
still cinging to each other. After the
sounds in Miss Carrol's room died down,
they went to bed. They talked in whispers
AT ten o'clock the next morning the two
girls, in combing jackets very hollow
eyed, We're getting ready for breakfast. A
knock came at the door at their right.
"Come," Maxwell called.
The door opened. Miss Carroll more
than usually white-faced, stood on the
threshold "Good morning, Miss Lee,
she said. "Good morning, Miss Living
stone. I've come to"
The telephone interrupted.
Excuse me-" Maxwell said.
Hello" she called into the machine
"Send her up!" she added in another in
stant. Miss LIE Favorw she explained
briefly, turning from the telephone.
Middletown transcript., 1916-01-08
WORK OF MAINTAINING ROADS
People in Many States Spending Much
Money for Improvement, but
Overlook Needed Care.

Too much stress cannot be laid upon
the importance of maintenance in con-
nection with the work of improving
the roads. The people in nearly all
the states are filed with enthusiasm
for road improvement and are spend
ing enormous sums Of money in the
construction of superb roads; and yet
almost without exception they are
making little provision to care for the
roads after they are built. This is
true not only in the various counties,
but under many of our state highway
departments.
To maintain the roads in good con-
di.ion year after year requires con-
siderable annual outlay, but this out
lay is infinitely less than the loss which
must fall upon the people eventually
If they allow their roads to go to utter
ruin. The thing for all advocates of
good roads to do is to urge continuous,
systematic maintenance and the set
ting aside every year of an amount per
mile estimated by the engineer in
charge to be sufficient for the proper
maintenance of the road-a course
which must make for economy and
efficiency.
Middletown transcript., 1916-01-08
DAIRY cows REQUIRE SALT
Important Item Often Overlooked in
Management of Herd-EssentiaI
to Health of Cattle.
By E. v. ELLINGTON, Professor of
Dairying, Idaho Experiment StationO

(By E. v. ELLINGTON, Professor Of
Dairying, Idaho Experiment Station)
An important item that is often
overlooked in the management of the
dairy herd is the necessity of provid-
ing salt in the ration of the cow. All
animals that consume large quantities
Of vegetable food require salt. Bah
cock, of the Wisconsin experiment
station, found in his experimental
work that the cattle, when deprived of
salt, became emaciated and were of
low vitality and finally suffered COM
plete breakdown. He recommended
that they should be fed three-fourths
of an ounce per day live weight with
an additional 6-10 ounce for each 20
pounds of milk produced.
While salt may be provided in the
daily ration by mixing it with the
grain, an equally satisfactory method
in practice is to keep it in conven-
lent place where the animals may
have ready access to it when they so
desire. 1t may be used in the form
of rock salt or placed in boxes in the
feed lot However, it should be borne
in mind that salt is very essential tC
the economical handling and health OF
dairy cattle.
Middletown transcript., 1916-01-08
TAKE SALTS TO FLUSH o
KIDNEYS IF BACK HURIS
eau. Too Much Meat Forms Uric Ae'o
Suh;oh CLOGS the Kidneys and
Irritates the Bladder

Most folks forget that the kidneys
M +he bowels. get sluggish and clog
Fed and need a flushing occaslon~l.y'
eISe we have backache and dull MISERY
~ the kidney region, severe neau-
~. - s rbenmatic twinges, torpid iiVer,
acid stomach, sleeplessness anu ga
sorts of bladder disorders ,,uou.
You simply must keep your nv AltHUou ~,
oo+iUe and clean, and the moment you ~,
So'i' si ~ oche or pain i'll the kinney
region. get about four ounces .e - hore, ore
coI+s from any good drug sIole no-o ~
% 80 a tablespoonful in a glaSs SoU. :.
an IaAe bofore breakfast for a few aayS lay
o.sd va vonr kidneys will then acI nne, .S"
This famous salts is maze .ioo Ho com.
aoid of grapes and lemon 1ulc1, JUICE. to
80, Hsnad with lithia, and is narmleSI a,'Ioto
pine olnsu o1ogqed % kidneys and stlmuna1e u.a,,'
nusn clOee eermal activity. 1t also neu. y
them 10 ~" M acids in the urine so II
no longer irritates' thus eO
der disorders. las. inexpensive; /;
,.o. Sau . delightful efervescen' ahon1d ns
va "Itel now and then to keep ;n,,s tnVs com. ON
novs alD clean, thus avoiding Sei-
plications. -, druggist says he
A well-known loCa. |4. +o folks who be
sells lots Of Jad oals0 Tidney trouble
love in overcoming AiUI Hdv
,lgtT ub,Ie It T. is only trOuble'-Aav'
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Sensitive.

Every seat in the trolley was occu-
pied when group of women got in.
Going through the car to collect the
fares, the conductor noticed a man
asleep. Selling him by the shoulder.
he proceeded to shake him back to
a state of consciousness.
Wake up!" shouted the conductor.
Il wasn't asleep" said the passen-
ger.
Not asleep" snapped the conduc-
tor. Then what did you have your
eyes closed for?"
1T was because Of the crowded con-
dition of the car" explained the pas
senger. Il just hate to see women
standing"
Middletown transcript., 1916-01-08
A N u RIG
The Newest Discovery in Chemistry

This is a recent discovery Of DR..
Pierce, who is head of the Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute at Buffalo,
N. Y. Experiments at DR.. Pierce's
Hospital for several years proved that
there is no other eliminator of uric
acid that can be compared to it. For
those easily recognized symptoms OF
infammation-as backache, scalding
urine and frequent urinatiOn, as well
as sediment in the urine, or if uric
acid in the blood has caused rheuma-
tism, it is simply wonderful how sure
Iy "Anuric" acts. The best Of results are
always obtained in cases of acute
rheumatism in the joints, in gravel
and gout, and invariably the pains and
stiffness which so frequently and per
sistently accompany the disease rap
idly disappear.
Go to your nearest drug store and
Middletown transcript., 1916-01-08
FEDERAL AID FOR HIGHWAYS
Public Sentiment is Strong for Law to
Authorize Government Help in
Road Improvement.

Public sentiment throughout the
United States is overwhelmingly in IA
vor of federal aid in highway improve
ment, as shown in the report recently
made to congress by the joint commit
tee on federal aid. 1t is no longer
question of the desirability of ma
tional law providing for such govern
mental help in creating a national sys
TEN Of good roads, nor of the constitu.
tionality Of such an act, but Of de-
Gliding upon a measure the provisions
Of which shall be framed so carefully
that when enacted into law it will ba
SO equitable and effective that it will
remain practically unchanged for
many years and be a credit to the
congress that enacts it.
In its report the committee gives
many reasons for recommending ma
tional participation in the good roads
movement and clearly indicates that
Middletown transcript., 1916-01-08
SOME GOOD POULTRY ADVICE
Exercise Afforded Hens in Scratching
Through chaff Will Stimulate
Egg Production.

The chaff that accumulates in the
barn loft makes excellent scratch ma
terial for the hens. The hens will find
much to eat in this rubbish, and the
exercise they get in scratching through
it will stimulate reproduction.
A hen that has recovered from
serious disease, such as roup, should
be marked in order to be certain that
she does not get in the breeding pens.
A hen that has had roup will likely be
deficient in vitality.
A good and cheap method of supply
ing grit is to dump a load or two of
gravel in the poultry yard.
The 'egg-eating habit may result
through careless feeding Of egg-shells.
Before feeding the shells should be
pulverized. A good method is to
brown the half shells in an oven,
when they pulverize easily.
A good method Of feeding cabbage
Is to suspend the heads to the roof
with string, thus compelling the hens
to jump for every bite they get.
Turnips, pumpkins, small potatoes
and parings are greatly relished by
the hens when cooked, mixed with the
mash and fed steaming hot.
The perches should be on level.
When built one above another-step
fashion-the hens will fight for the
higher perches. Cedar wood makes
good perches. Lice and mites do not
like the odor of cedar.
In feeding milk to poultry it should
be fed either always sweet or always
sour. Changing from one to the other
will result in digestive troubles.
If the dropping boards are not clean
ed go through the houses each morn
ing and sprinkle dry loan or sifted
coal ashes over the dropping voided
during the night This will not only
keep down odors, but will prevent the
valuable portion of the manure-am-
monia-from escaping through evapo-
ration
Cut clover and cut alfalfa are ex-
cellent substitutes for green food.
These foods are rich in protein and
the mineral matter necessary for the
formation of bone and egg shell. One
hundred pounds of clover contains suf-
ficient lime to form the shells for sew
enteen dozen eggs.
Middletown transcript., 1916-01-08

a general improvement in the health
and appearance of your fowls. The
improvements may consist of larger
ranges, cleaner houses, stronger and
more vigorous males, plenty of dust
ing places, and sufficient shade. All
Of these Improvements will make you
real poultry farmer and the health
Of your flock will in direct proper
ton increase your receipts from both
eggs and stock.
To keep fowls healthy never feed
them so-called egg foods which are
only patent condiments suitable to in
fame the organs and reduce the real
value Of the bird. Some Of them may
seem to stimulate the hens for a
while but the stimulation is unnatural
and of very temporary value. Pepper
is not good for poultry and also may
inflame the organs. The poultry breed
ers who are successful stick to the
balanced rations of good substantial
foodstuffs and do not experiment with
patent medicines"
The open-front poultry house seems
like the most practical method OF
housing poultry that has been devised.
It insures a plentiful supply of fresh
air for the birds and prevents
drafts I have never seen an open
front house that seemed damp if it
was properly cleaned and the houses
with glass windows nearly always
seem damp and close. The open-front
house costs less money and is the only
sure way of keeping the flock in good
condition.
Middletown transcript., 1916-01-08
HE WANTED TO LIVE IN CITY
and Was Sorry He Made
the Change.

In Farm and Fireside is the story of
a farmer who sold his property to
live in the city, because his city
friends wore good clothes, had money
jingling in their pockets, went to the
movies, belonged to clubs, and en-
joyed a yearly vacation" He found,
however, that the city man pays dear
ly for these luxuries.
I'VE came to know" he said, that
it was just as hard for the city man
to get up at seven o'clock in the morn
ing as it was for the country nan
to get up at five. Why so? Because
he must not relax; he is ever on duty.
He may smile at this person and at
that person. He dares not notice any
body's peculiarities, or oddities or un-
reasonableness. The result is he
must find his relaxation in the eve
ming; therefore, the family rarely gets
to bed before ten or eleven o'clock,
and seven in the morning finds him
just as sleepy and far less refreshed
than five found him on the farm.
We found going to work for some
body else every day in the year, ex-
cept Sunday and perhaps two weeks
vacation, under somebody else as
manager, didn't exactly suit cur coun-
try spirit of freedom. We came to
know that our friends saved scarcely
a cent; and, furthermore, one couldn'
exactly see how they were extrava-
CANT. In the city it seems unbeliev'
ably hard to separate luxuries from
necessities"
Middletown transcript., 1916-01-08
RIGHT CARE DURING WINTER
Important to Have Poultry Houses
Well Ventilated, So as to Fur
nish Fresh, Pure Air.

Most poultry disease are conta-
gious, and after they once get firmly es-
tAblished are hard to break and sue
cessfully eradicate. Most of these
diseases occur during the winter and
early spring, when the fowls are con-
fined and cannot get out and run
where they please, on account of rainy
and cold weather.
1t is important that their houses be
well ventilated. so as to furnish fresh,
pure air at all times; for if they are
compelled to breathe impure air which
arises from the filth Of the henhouse,
which is bound to accumulate, they
will be apt to contract some disagree
able disease which may prove costly
before cured.
Middletown transcript., 1916-01-08
One Type of Butter Worker.

great measure, forcing people to use
limitations of butter, much as they dis
like to do so.
One young farmer is making good
thing of it, producing choice dairy but
ter, putting it up in prints or jars as
desired by his customers.
A few things need all the time to be
in the mind of the man who sets out
to do a business of this kind. First,
the necessary up-to date equipment;
second, the ability to make good but
ter; third, absolute cleanliness at
every step; fourth, good butter cows,
and fifth, cold water for washing and
otherwise caring for butter.
Middletown transcript., 1916-01-08
DIE IN MYSTERIOUS MANNER
Many Reasons Assigned for Mortality
Among Poultry FIocks Other
Than That of Disease.

So often chickens die in a mysteri-
Gus manner, both the young and old
flocks-some members of each at
least. The owner is puzzled and looks
about for a name of this strange dis
ease, often seeking advice abroad.
Perhaps he gets an answer that might
fit the symptoms, perhaps he does not,
and wonders why his fowls died after
all of his caution and care.
Chickens die Of many things and
for many reasons other than disease.
Young chickens especially will eat
many things the old ones may not
touch. For instance, young chickens
will eat toadstools, and these grow
thick and fast in manure piles and
other places where chickens dig. Toad
stools will kill, finally The chicks act
sick, lose flesh rapidly, nope about, get
dizzy when trying to walk, then die.
Unless you have definite symptoms
of certain diseases, always look about
first for the reason of sickness in
fowls from something they have eaten.
Middletown transcript., 1916-01-08
LACK OF MONEY
Was a Godsend in This Case.
It always that a lack of money

1t is not always that lack Of money
is a benefit.
A lady in Ark. owes her health to
the fact that she could not pay in
advance the fee demanded by a spe'
cialist to treat her for stomach trou-
BILE. In telling of her case she says:
~ had been treated by four different
physicians during 10 years of stomach
trouble Lately l called on another
who told me he could not cure me;
that had neuralgia of the stomach.
Then l went to a specialist who told
me l had catarrh of the stomach and
said he could cure me in four months,
but would have to have his money
down. l could not raise the neces'
sary sum and in my extremity was
led to quit coffee and try Postum.
THE results have been magical.
now sleep well at night, something
had not done for q long time; the pain
in my stomach is gone and 1 am a
different woman.
Every time l had tried to stop cof-
fee / suffered from severe headaches,
SO continued to drink it, although
had reason to believe it was injurious
to me. But when had Postum to
shift to it was different.
ITO my surprise did not miss cot
fee when began to drink Postum.
Coffee had been steadily and surely
killing me and l didn't fully realize
what was doing it until 1 quit and
changed to Postum" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum Cereal-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and 25c pack
ages.
Instant Postum-a soluble powder
dissolves quickly in a cup Of hot wa
ter, and, with cream and sugar, makes
delicious beverage Instantly SOc
and SOC tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious
and cost about the same per cup.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers-
Middletown transcript., 1916-01-08
SYRUP OF FIGS FOR
A CHILD'S BOWELS
Il IS cruel to force nauseatinu.
harsh fhysic into a
sick child.

Look back at your childhood dov.
Remember the dose" mother ins;stod y =
on-castor oil, calomel, catbartics
How you hated them, how Won fonoht
against taking them.
With our children it's different
Mothers who cling to the old form ~
physic simply don't realize what tbev
90. The children's revolt is well.found.
ed. Their tender little "insides' are
injured by them.
If your child's stomach. liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli.
cious California Syrup of Figs" It's
action is positive, but gentle. Millions
OF mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative" handy; they know children
love to take it; that it never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweet
en- the stomach, and that a teaspoonfuI
given today saves a sick child tomor.
row.
Ask at the store for 5O-cent bottle
OF California Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies children
OF all ages and for grown-ups plainly
on each bottle. Adv.
Middletown transcript., 1916-01-08

simply ask for a 50-cent package q
"Anuric" manufactured by DR.. Pierce.
or even write DR.. Pierce for a large
trial package (10c). If you suspect
kidney or bladder trouble, send him q
sample Of your water and describe
symptoms. DR.. Pierce's chemist will
examine it, then DR.. Pierce will report
to you without fee or charge.
NOTE. - "Anuric" is thirty-seven
times more active than lithia in elimi-
mating uric acid, and is harmless but
reliable chemical compound that may
be safely given to children, but should
be used only by grown-ups who actu-
ally wish to restore their kidneys to
perfect health, by conscientiously
using one box-or more in extreme
cases-as "Anuric" thanks to DR..
Pierce's achievement) is by far the
most perfect kidney and bladder cor
rector obtainable.
Middletown transcript., 1916-01-08

Grit, charcoal and green food in
addition to the regular grains, will be
found necessary to keep the flock in
the best condition. The best poultry
breeders know that the fowl on free
range will probably obtain plenty OF
grit but they keep it before the birds
at all times as it is not expensive and
they wish to be sure that every hen
receives the proper amount to keep
her strong and well.
Clean out the poultry house at least
once each week. We have found, says
a writer in an exchange, that scatter
ing a few shovelfuls of garden soil un-
der the roosts is a first-class method
of saving the manure. The dropping
boards are then easy to clean and the
soil, according to experiment station
reports, will fix the nitrogen in the
manure and make it more valuable for
spreading back on the garden. A
frequent cleaning of the house re-
suits in healthier flock as birds can
not prosper and roost in an atmos-
phere saturated with devitalizing
gases.
The hay chaff from the barn floor
should be dumped into the poultry
house. The hens will like it and if
you dump a few bushels on the poul-
try house floor in the evening you
will find them scratching and singing
the next morning and working up the
kind of appetite which means a good
feeder and a good producer.
Plan to improve your poultry plant
whenever possible and you will note