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represent interests that carry with
them motives for application and effort
and sacrifice, aud they carry with them
stimulation and recreation that axe no.
where else to be found.
The selection of hobby, like the Sc
lection Of an occupation or spouse.
must always be left To the person most
concerned. You may give your chill
drcn certain bias. however. that will
have value proportiOned 70 your judg-
ment and insight. As ii is legitimate
to have a prejudice against your son
becoming a bartender or your daughter
marrying a gambler, 50 you may tolcr-
ate certain types of hobbies and dis
courage others. But these Influences
should not rest on our own tastes;
there are more fundamental cOnSdera-
tons. Thus you and are fond of 20
ing to the theatcr, but it is better for
Louise to cultivate amateur thcatricaI>
than Il fascination tor a popular act
2Ss. It is better for Harold To play
baseball until sunset than for him 10
become baseball fan. Again. il is for
the child to determine whether he will
make study of medieval armOr or oC
orchids, whether she will conduct pro-
paganda for the protection of the ma
tive birds or for clean streets.
Parents should realize the advantage
of a hobby that calls for some kind of
activity over one that involves being
entertained or amused. In the same
way Il hobby that means doing some
thing is more valuable than a collect
ing hobby, which means having some
thing, although this is better than no
hobby ut all.
On the physiological side, entertain
ing a wide range of interests means
keeping large part of the brain sur
face in action. Or specialization of in.
terests in the narrowing sense means
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SAVING the Husband.

Mr.. Norton was very patient man
and lOng-suffering one. Mrs. Norton
provided a continuous flow of CONVEX
satiOn and was known as nag. Final
ly, the nerves of the poor man gave
way and the physician was called. HE
must have complete rest and undis-
turbed Sleep" said the doctor, as he
looked thoughtfully at the woman. II
will send up some sleeping powders,
which must be used exactly as written
on the box. VIII you promise to do
this, madam, or must 1 order him to
the hospital?" Indeed, / PROMISE"
cried Mrs. Norton, cheerfully. 81 will
give them just as you direct, DOCTOR"
When the box came from the drug
gist's the label read: Sleeping pow
ders to be taken night and morning
by Mrs. Norton"
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silage to accommodate all the cattle.
As shown in this view, the silo Is
built of wood. Hollow tile, concrete
blocks, or REINFORCED concrete. how
ever, can be used equally as well. With
the idea of making it possible to go
to another sliding doors have been put
in at all four corners and in the Oppo-
site end from the SilO there is door in
the middle besides those on either side
of this end
The ground floor is Of concrete,
which always makes n barn as SAM
tary as it possibly can be. 1t has
gambrel roof, which does away with
the rafters and other members of a
truss which take up much of the
space I'm the loft of barn.
The feed alley is conveniently To-
Gated in the middle of the barn. This
permits of easily distributing the sill
age TO the hangers on either side of
the alley. Concrete cutters are built
in the floor in back of the COW stalls
on either side of the barn. In back
Of these cutters are the manure
carrier tracks. conveniently located so
that the refuse in the cutters can be
directly picked up and carried out.
The dimensions of the COW stalls
can be made according TO the ideas of
the builder In some places it is Gus
tomary to build all of the stalls .
feet G. inches wide, and have 3
feet between the gutter and the
manger. In other localities the
stalls on one side would be made
4 feet 6 inches long. and on the
other 3 feet long. The length of
the stalls are made to vary in tilis way
so as to accommodate the different
lengths of the cows housed in the
barn. There are stanchions made
which are adjustable so that they can
take from or add TO the length of the
stall, 6 inches or so. In case these are
going to be used, all stalls can be made
the same length.
This particular barn was designed
for Il country where the winters are
rather mild and the cows can spend
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Floor Plan.
Mo.
ST. Ella.

of the barn, but considerable work is
required TO get the silage to some
| other part of the barn where consider
able Of it is used. This is not eff
cheney, for though you have perhaps
wasted no money in the construction
of the silo, you are daily unnecessarily
wasting much of your working eff
fort.
The silo may not only be located in
conveniently with respect to the places
where the silage is used. By neglect
ing sufficient forethought the design
may be decided on, and after the struc-
ture is completed 1t is realized that its
capacity is too small. 1t is just as
cheap to build a silo in the right place
as in the wrong, and it costs but little
more to build 1t large enough rather
than too small. Additions later are
much more expensive than the same
thing would be If included in the orig
,inal building.
These are but few of the many
inefficient things which might be done
in putting up farm buildings. In or
der to save on the original cost many
things may be left out which are great
time, thus money-savers. Money should
wisely be invested In such time-saving
devices. The money, represented by
work which can be saved In the long
run, will show a nice profit ON the
small extra investment necessary for
tfme-saving installations.
In dairy barn, as Well as all 9TH
ers, the comfort of the cattle, horses
and other animals should be given con-
siderable thought. They are just like
a man. Under better conditions the
cattle thrive more. Sanitation makes
them less susceptible to disease. Let
us say you lose two nice cows during
the year from disease. That repre-
sents loss to you of perhaps $3.50 to |
500. Wouldn't ii have been better |
to spend this $1,000 for construction
in your barn which would make II |
more sanitary and disease-resisting? |
During the first year you would make
up for this SEQ extra cost by not los
ing the cows. and during the second
and each successive year you would be
$500 ahead per year.
The thing in selecting a design for
your barn is this: Forget the first
cost and think of the things which will
make it convenient for you to work in,
and sanitary and comfortable for your
cattle. If you cannot get the frst-cost
dea out of your mind, remember these
Kings. You have perhaps borrowed
some Of the money for your barn from
he bank. You must pay them back
ind make more besides for yourself.
f you include sanitary and convenient
hings in your design you can pay the
,ank quicker and make larger profits
or yourself.
The dairy barn, of which a ground
Ian and perspective view are here {
hown, will accommodate 80 cows. The
lilo is Is feet in diameter and will be :
ound 20 heyo sufficient capacity for '
The herald., 1917-03-08
WOULD DAYS DANCE SHOCK?
Probably Write Of Fifty Years Aoo
Would Be Mortified at the Joy.
GUS Movements of Today.

II was Goethe who said that none
but husband and wife can with pro-
priety be partners In the waltz" He
and the rest of society had been used
to the square dance such as the Scotch
reel, the minuet, the old-fashioned
cotillon and host of rather simple
steps known as country dances. What
would dear old Goethe have said had
he seen the dances of NOWADAYS or n
year or so ago? Would he, like the
author of a quaint little book called
Etiquette for Ladies, With Hints on
the Preservation, Improvement and
Display of Female Beauty. published
some 80 years age, have said that he
summed up his advice in regard TO
the choice of dances, by warning them
against the introduction Of the new
tangled fashions of this sort"
In this quaint little book on decorum
one finds this advice: Let our Ameri-
can fair also turn away from the al
most equally unchaste dances of the
southern Kingdoms OF Europe, and
content with the gay step of France.
and the active merriment of England
and Scotland, with their own festive
continue their native balls
to their blameless delight, and to the
qualification Of every tasteful and
observer" And not only
have we gone to the southern king
doms of Europe. but to the much
warmer nations in the south OF our
own land, to Argentina first and of late
to the states of Central America.
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TIE WOODcAUcks

NJ ,y,.4,.,..
fin. Lnu.. o.. ........... '''" quit a ven
AHA ,.,,. '.'...' u. 'd DADDY, in !,
"co,,,. .'''' garden.
,.,r,.. ''' ~, ground was On.
In l'.. u" was Nr. WO@
,,I.a,,. ,,.... ''i' came the hOls
-,,.,I. ''.. '''usht about VIA,
-. .'' ''..N lie mad anOtbs,
L.l..l ...i.. '"'ns room, snd
' .- ''.' Tor his Sleepny
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South African Asbestos.

Asbestos has been worked in South
Africa for 20 years, and, according to
the annual reports of the government
engineers, there are in the three dis
tricts of Kuruman, Hay and Preiska,
what some claim to be by far the larg-
est asbestos bearing areas in the world.
Looking alike at the properties already
worked profitably by underground
methods, those on which surface work
has shown that the seams are likely
TO continue payable underground and
those on which further supplies are
still available by cheap surface min
ing, there is supply of asbestos as
sured that is more than adequate to
meet any expansion of the market that
can reasonably be anticipated for many
years to come. In the meantime fresh
discoveries and developments may be
relied upon to insure continuity of sup
ply for a further indefinite period.
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Good Spoilers.

Teachcr-Now, boys, | want 10 'e'
If any of you can make a complete 20.
tence out Of two words, boih ha''''
the same sound to the ear.
First Boy can, Miss Smith, -
Teachcr-Very well, Robert. Lei -
hear your sentence.
First Boy--Write right.
Teachcr-Very good. -,
Second BOy-Miss Smith, c"n
that. | can make three words "a
Wright. write right. ..,..
Third 10y (excitedly)-Hear 'ni'
Wright, write rite right.
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doing with all the energy and enthusi-
assn that can be mustered. Nor must
we determine for the child what is
worth doing. We have learned the fol-
ly of air rifles or of reading all the
writings of a farorite author, not by
suffering any injury from these inter.
ests, but by finding things that were
better worth while. And the children
need not take our preference for etch-
ings or first editions as indicating alb
Solute values. AT every stage the child
should be encouraged to pursue his
hobby as intensively as time and chance
permit. Some hobbies will last but a
short time; others may last into the
ripper years. But In any case these
The herald., 1917-03-08

That would sound far finer than Miss
Woodchuck. When can we have the
wedding feastT
i have Il fine room for YOU said
Mr.. WeOSchuck. who could talk ~
nothing else besides his new home
lined with grass and leaves. 1t will
be very delightful, | think
81 am sure it will be, and an
happy to be Mrs. Woodchuck. But
where is that wedding feast we're to
haveY
There will be no guests said Nj.
WOodchuck.
Mrs. Woodchuck looked quite
pleased at that, for she felt hungry
enough TO eat up her share and the
share Of all the guests.
~ am glad to see,' said Mr.. Wood.
chuck, as they began eating their wed
ding feast, that you have such a good
appetite, my dear. / think I do not
have to worry about you. To eat 50
much you must be In the best Of
health
81 am said Mrs. Woodehuck. Is
she swallowed piece Of clover. This
is very nice she said, as she nlbbled
piece of fresh grass. And what
good vegetables you have near your
home
at isn't said Mr.. WOodchuck. that
l have such nice vegetables near my
home. 1t is that | put my home near
a place where nice vegetables are to
be had
"'An excellent idea said Mrs. Wood
chuck. I am glad to see have such
an excellent WOodchuck TO look after
me- y
'Bow-wow, bOw-wow,' came the
sounds from q distance.
Hurry into the hole said Mr.
Woodchuck. Get way inside. | VIII
stay in our hallway room, near the en-
trance, and I'll protect you. Do not
be frightened NJ
"Mr. WOodchutk's voice was rather
shaky and his squeal was very shriil,
but his words were comforting to MIS-
Woodchuck, who was frightened ID
deed.
"'HOw glad l am that have Mr.
WOodchuck to protect me- she sald 10
herself. Il don't have to meet tnal
dog all alone. Instead ! am iOoSeo
after. It's splendidn
but the bark of the dog came near
er and nearer, and Mrs. Woodchuck
trembled all over when she heard Tue
sounds.
"'Oh. if Mr.. Woodchuck should gel
hurt she thought.
'BOw-wow, g-r-O-w-l, came from 'ne
dog.
"A sharp squeal and then long
yell came from Mr.. WoodchucK.
"'Oh, I'm so afraid my dear 'n'
WoOdchuck is hurt she saiu'
"And then followed another srOA
and snarl from the dog, and another
long. piercing yell from Mr.. "oOr
chuck.
"She couldn't bear 1t any ionse'
Hide when her splendid MI. Wow
chuck was In danger Of his very me-
I'm coming, she said In WOW
chuck talk.
THE dog heard the squeal Oh an
other woodchuck. and he had alreao!
received a horrid bite from Mr.. WOW
chuck's sharp teeth.
"'Oh. this is too much Thought ",
log. Il can't fight two WOodchueAs
md as he went hurrying on MI an'
Mrs. Woodchuck rubbed their heSu'
ogether and said how lucky they "'''
o have each other"
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Efficiency is word of much promi-
hence and importance at present. II
means that you must accomplish the
greatest amount of work possible with
the least effort and smallest amount of
capital.
1t is not confined to any one indus
try, but covers them all, including the
farm. In the days past the farm
or, who wanted barn, too often erect
ed the walls and covered them with
a roof. Many times the barn was
built regardless of how quick it would
enable the farmer later TO do the work
he had TO do in this barn.
For example, silo may be con-
Structed and located where il is con-
venient to get the Silage to one part
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"SisterIy" Kiss.

NO" said she, Il can only be a
sister to you"
Every WELL" said he. II must be 60
ing. / had expected q different an
swer from you. but-well, goodnight ~
George" she faltered, as he start
ed out into the night. "Georgew
'What is it?" he asked, very GROSSLY.
Aren't you going to kiss your sister
goodnight" He did not go then.
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allowing a large part of the brain to
remain unused, and thus q possible
source of i'll health.
Boys and girls who are encouraged
to look upon as legitimate all appeals
to curiosity, 10 inventiveness, to the
impulse to do and to make, will not be
likely to fall into old Mr.. Stewards
plight when they are some day kindly
relieved of their regular occupations.
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Power of Radiuu

Prof. William Crookes, the noted
English physicist, has calculated that
II the total energy in the small guam
tity of radium which could be placed
on the tip of the index finger was OBJ
tainable by an instantaneous disin-
tegration Of its atoms, it would be
sufficient to raise the whole English
navy as high as Mount Etna latitude
1898 feeO.
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good deal of time in the COW yard
rather than in the barn, as they would
if in cold climate.
1t would be found best if the front
OF the barn could face the south or
east. This would give the COWS the
advantage of the nice morning sun and
protect them from the north and west
winds during the colder months of the
year.
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Armaments Provocative of War.

BY RICHARD BARTHoLDT
This wend be terrible scourge than if
result Of it, the of Europe willing turn new
leaf and failed to come the conclusion that ornaments
OF rather than guaranty of Hence partial
disarmament uniformly conceded by all blgerents The neu
am will gladly follow suit.
The of all miarism snd na7alm mutual neigh
bory aggression
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Needed Invention.

A Chicago professor advocates the
use OF typewriters by public school
children, but he must have overlooked
the fact that as yet no one has invent.
co one with a correct grammar attach.
ment.
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MEANS MONEY IN
FARMERS POCKET
Efficient Building Helps to Write
Figures on the Right Side
of the Ledger.
HAVE SIL0 IN RIGHT PLACE
Better That indispensable Adjunct Be
Too Large Rather Than Too Small
Here Is Design of Dairy Barn
That Makes for Comfort
BY WILLIAM A. RADFoRD.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building work on the farm. for
tho readers of this paper. On account of
his wide experience as Editor, Author and
Manufacturer. he is, without doubt. the
highest authority on all these subjects.
Address all inquiries TO William A. Rad
ford No 1927 Prairie avenue, Chicago,
I'LL. and only inclose two-cent stamp for
reply.
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Sure of Him

isn't he rather fast, dear?" asked
the anxious mother.
Yes, mamma" replied the girl.
but / don't think he will get away"
Evening TRANSCRIPT.
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Problem of Distribution of Foodstufs One
Long Neglected by the Government
B, GEORGE W. PERKINS

We have millions upon millions of dollars in elab-
crate and conveniently arranged railway terminals for
the accommodation of passengers; We have established
publicseryice commssions-all that people may travel
more conveniently and have their rights while travel
ing better protected both to safety and the cost of
OF transportation. Yet while all this has been done
for passenger travel scarcely any money has been spent
and practically no thought given or planning done IN
connection with the great question of how to get into
the cities and distribute within the cities the food
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FROM FRONT
LOSE WAY IN LONDON
By j. W. PEGLEB.

LONDON, March 20. (By mail r.
With bituminous grunt the blunt
nosed engine OF the leave train
jerks to z full stop in Kings Cross
station. Tin hats clutter againsl
rifle butts, tin drinking cups jansle
OF bayoneta aud steel studded
boots make 1t thunderous sound on
TIC pavement. Bnt frankly Tommy
Is lost
The ferocious fighting man from
the Ancre. Salonika the Mesopota-
ME is bewildefed boy during has
atopover in London on his way
home on leave.
And that is why Mrs, Ruby ;.
Count is standing az the head OF
the platform. with the smile th25
came from Frankfort, Indiana.
Bundled in fureoat, with perfect
knowledge OF train times at the up
o. her tongue and railroad sHiae
on her arm to convince the doubt
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FOR RENTING furnished ROOMS
Tor light Housekeeping. Phone SD
or calf at 400 College street. dh-tt
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Good plumbing when you have it;
and You can tell poor plumbing, all
the quicker. When we complete
JOB everything works exactly right.
or course it takes care and skill to
maintain the standard of plumbing
excellence that we do, but it pays in
the long run in the way of reputation
that will eventually win you over to
us
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poads are roing to waist this year
Vet plenty are left It's sad
10 account for the lot
rhat whether or not
Have gone 10 M,lady's head
Nrw YORK. April 6.--This is the
season of the belting reign. Belts
.oetainlv reign supreme rs the 'aa
- ,be moment and the shops ana
yaistlines Of the lair afe slh'ey
1ooaad with thom provided o.
|anrse that they are beaded fof
a helt without bead on these aas >
is as flat Ae drausht OF hiai'eu
brew is without the same
e.,a. ~ the beaded belts are tlat
wy These are the Ions flat
.ars,es deliberately and eQlialy
s4,esG II eayly eoiogeI resigns VITA
e5reed eada Of hsads That are To'A
LIZ ,be loose, sttsigAt llned che
.,'se zawns Thase are saSsss1lEe
ia indeed many are teshioneS ~
south Central aad our owl
Narth American tribes. lna,aa ,
' slrdles Of beads WIN psuaF0
" ends ara also popular
ror wear outside OF the aeN
sat eoats aud wraps ars tns
'9gf ard keyal slrdles Of me.ss
| u with large beads
lux l'ah, ), squares 9! imitation 'aa =
asshs .u3 ..g.s ..-aA Q. va
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Edmonds Bros.
New Phone 53. Sw. day Phone 77S.
Corner Main and Elm Streets.
Night Phone S. w. 781.

canoes, Chinese coins or jet nail
heads.
The more fantastic the color conf
binations OF these girdles, the more
deliberately chased and carved the
metal links, the more effective and
stunning they are. Almost all Of
them finish with omnipresent tassel
| in metal or beads.
Though she struggles to be free.
EleFely woman still paradoxically
I loads herself with chains. Not con-
tent even with these beaded chain
belts and girdles she further shack
les herself by gayly slipping her neck
Into a rope of beads and metal sill
Der links broken here and there
with balls of blue lapis aided just
the right touch to charming putty
toned gabardine trimmed i'll embroi-
dered bits of lapis blue and putty
tassels worn the other day Really
nowadays your costume is not COM
plete unless you wear one Of the
metal sirdles or neck chains, earrings
#aad finger ring whose beaded charm
bring out tho telling color note Of
Your gown.
Bohold, the evolution of the bead
certainly makes the busy B. From
bag to belt, from belt to bosom and
from bosom to bean we have II.
For now every swagger bonnet has
4 bit OF beading on il. Some of
them are beaded to beat the band
with bands OF beads and yet others
r4.y solely OH a sihsie ornament OF
heads ia front. back or side or
wherever the beads will be most tell
ing
The ornaments rather run TO ami
rial effects and beaded Dummies,
birds. feiines and fishes perch rik-
ishly abaft bonnet Chanticleer i'll
gaudy beadely is popular favorife
though it isn't necessarily a cooked
hat that sports this cocky design
Beads OF wool, beads OF glass and
beads of every known composition,
color and design adorn our head
gear and thus the bead craze may be
said to have reached its proper level
for YOU see whether on beer or bon
nets you can't keep good bead
down.
II is odd to pause in the midst CT
our beads and consider how all the
world has a beaded bend in COM
mon. and how all the four corners OF
the earth meet us ON fashionable
footing or rather beading. From
China we gather in Il glory of beads
and Indian and Turkey lay further
snort Indian beads from the
Americas, glass and pearl
beads from Italy and to ar
count for the impetus given wooden
beads in our hat ornamentation
comes tniS story
A village of French peasants for
years had Piled their wooden bead
craft When their village was
SHIELDED by the German guns the
survivors fled to Parts. Here
knowing nothing else save their
life work of fashoning beads OF
wood they returned 10 their craft,
They turned them out to be eagerly
seized upon by the Parisian me-
distes as just the novelty they
yearned for Hence as usual, The
reply To all cur present day tads aad
fanoies, The war, mcsdames, is asain
the answer.
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To SET the hast pslces tor an7 ar
tiele you may have zen sale y e
necessary that everybody khew thar
Iyaa have aamssa.ng TOR sale let
the Daily Llsht Want column tell
,ls@ About 7 =
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Al the Dixie.

NJ he <. b s. E, program is
Fa0va al the Dixie theater to-
" Edison five act feature is
Faof The Heart Of the Hills, =
Fag Aahel TrunnelIe and Goa
|lsaGle. This is a drama of ORR
Mysticism and Indian intrigue.
r q the best five act features
a'vn at the Dixie in some
tomorrow the Dixie wiz show
|'as'nade feature from the
\ Program starring CARA kim
|l0fas IN "Trilby