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selves down at the corner. That cor
ner was only half block from either
boarding house, but it looked so weary
and strange and altered that they
could not say that they had ever seen
it before. They were across the street,
however, and they had only to follow
the sidewalk back. Then there came
another trouble. There were three
houses just alike, and by good luck
he found his own door. 1t took Miss
Annette twenty minutes to find shelter
in her own room.
1t wasn't very extraordinary to bump
against young man in a fog, or for
the young man to bump against a
young woman, but they both felt that
the fond beating OF their hearts had
begun at last. There had been no in
PRODUCTION, but there was to be one.
Your heart can't go ahead and do a
lot of fond beating unless yon know
for whom it is beating. 1t might be
beating for Sarah Brown, when it was
intended to beat for Susan Smith. No
landlady, however, good and noble she
is, will ever introduce you to boarder
in some other landlandy's house. 1t
isn't ethics. The one boarder might
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;: CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE 8:

told her would be back Wednesday
and that we'd begin life anew.
"I did not tell her what you girls
were trying to do about the newspa-
pers-neither did she say anything and
imagined tina tshe had not seen them.
When reached my hotel in New York
found letter from her. Paula, she
had already written that letter telling
me she was going to leave me before
we had that last conversation. Every
thing she did and said to me that day
was a lie,
"I know now that as far back as
when married her-and at that time
she was only twenty.four (''some dis.
crepancy between husband and wife
about wife's age" remarked Alma)
she planned to make me her dupe.
"Well, have nothing to say except
this, Flosste wants to be free and as l
have given her everything she has
wanted since have known her, am
going to give her her freedom. She
won't have to suffer the indignity of a
divorce court. There is an easier way
than that.
"'You know my business, little Sec
rotary, better than do myself. My
life insurance will pal all debts and
you can. If you wish, show this letter
to my attorney, who is also my friend,
There is no clause in my policies
against suicide-so goodbye, little new
friend, and here goes!'"
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the vegetables should keep without
spoilage until they are used up. Il
opened in warm weather they are like
ly to spoil quite rapidly unless the
paraffin Is relocated and the containel
resealed Immediately. In the case Of
cucumbers and chayotes, 1t is prefer
able, If enough material is available te
use the method Of packing IN kegs OF
barrels as described above.
Only those vegetables which cannot
be kept by storing or early ones that
are not available later in the season
should be preserved. Late beets, FOL
example, can be better kept in the
cellar.
The method of putting up cabbage
by fermentation has number of ad
vantages over the present process Of
making sauerkraut and will be describ
ed IL later article.
A circular describing the termenta
ton method is now available for dis
tribution from the States Relations
Service of the Department Of Agricul
ture.
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= a PAGE FOR WOVEN AND THE HOME .

7 induce the other boarder to leave his
,appy home, by saying they had cram
Jerry sauce every night for dinner
at his house. Stephen thought Of
,arious ways to bring about an intro
luction, and 1t may be that Miss An
lette gave the matter some thought,
but no introduction had taken place,
when Stephens tobacco ran low, and
le had to go around the block another
evening. It wonderfully happened that
Mss Annette had to go out the same
evening.
1t wasn't foggy this time. But there
vas gale Of wind on it's way from
ne Rocky mountains to Coney Island.
t came like runaway team. 1t sent
aats and signs flying. It made pedes-
trians clutch at ratings and lamp.
posts. Stephen was blown off his
course half dozen times, and great
big policeman picked up Miss Annette
and carried her half block and told
her to wait for a lull in the gale be-
fore she attempted to cross the street.
After ten minutes she started out, her
head down Of course, and, bump, she
went full against Stephen and the
two went down together. There were
more explanations and explanations,
but they were blown away as fast as
made. They hung to each other, and
they finally got across the street and
10 Miss Annette's door; and there,
covering on the steps and talking more
to the door than to each other, they
exchanged names, and one ran into
the house and the other crossed the
street.
1t was, of course, the duty of the
young man to call, but Just then he
had some extra work to detain him
at the office every evening for fort.
night. He meant to call. He wanted
to call. That loving wife and happy
hearthstone were in his mind all the
time. They were so much in his
mind that he made four and three come
to the sum OF eight on his books.
Stephen hadn't called yet, when a
great fire broke out, just as he was
going home one night, 1t was just as
Miss Annette was going home, too
and they suddenly found themselves
in a great crowd. The engines came
f:alloping, men and women came run
ming, and, though it was dark, the
usual, number of mothers with baby
carts was there. Stephen and Miss
Annette bumped against each other
They recognized each other. They
smiled and then Stephen had the
boldness to take her arm and lead her
out of that crowd. That's all Cupid
had been waiting for. He left her at
the door, and without being coaxed
at all he said he would call in about
an hour, and his old bookkeeping
might go hang itself. His fond heart
knew whom to beat for, and it beat.
So did the one across the street ste-
phen called. There had been three
bumps, and he did not get another.
They didn't say anything that first
evening about Cupid bringing them to.
gether, but they realized that he had
They talked of fogs, gales and fires
and other interesting things, and it
was six months before Stephen Doug
las had his home and fireside, and Miss
Annette had her coy little flat and a
good husband.
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"Alas, Margie," said Paula, as she
continued her most interesting story,
ALMA never wrote Flossie's story
which we intended to discredit in the
clever ways newspaper reporter can
do without saying anything, for while
she was talking to me a thick special
delivery letter was brought in to me.
recognized the boss handwriting and
tore it open, quickly. 1t began:
"'Dear Little Secretary-lt seems
strange to me that of all the old friends
whose names pass through my mind
names Of people to whom l might ad-
dress this letter-only your face and
loyal eyes look out of the blur of mis-
understanding and mistakes.
"'Child, it is rather unselfish OF me-
to burden you with my vaporings at
this time. recognize clearly that 1t
would be much more courageous for
me to keep my mouth shut and simply
let the world-the little world-which
has known me and my life say what
It may.
"'But Paula, don't want everyone
to think am a scroundrel and it
seems to me that l can best make you
understand that ! am only fool and
not a villain. Paula, l swear to you
that when | left Washington had no
more idea that Flossie would do what
she has done than have at this mo-
ment that ] shall ever look upon her
fair and false face again.
"'True, we had terrible quarrel
when the story which you and your
friend Alma answered so splendidly
came out. Atlast, in, desperation &C.
cused her of being milestone around
my neck.ald she replied that she had
long wantedato get rid Of me.
"T said, ITO marry Ross?"
"This seemed to frighten her. I
know now tina she had planned this
divorce business for just that thing,
anhlshe rdidnot; him brought into
It. So she suddenly turned about and
asked me why / did not love her any
more, told me that If she had been ex'
travagant and foolish she was ready
10 make up with me by being economi.
cal and sensible in the future. God
help me, believed her and turned
uhickly to take her in my arms, but
She pulled away and in SO doing she
stumbled and fell against a.chair.
"sThis is probably what she refers
10 when she says / struck her, for /
grabbed hold Of her arm to save her
from falling, and in my excitement !
probably was rougher than intended
10 be.
"'But, Paula, she kissed me as she
ay in my arms and told me she would
Be very lonely until could get back,
She sent me away happier than ! had
Seen for years, for / thought ! could
les order coming out Q fthe chaos.
aa j o. . q 4. b . g d
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FRECKLE-FACE
Sun and Wind Bring Out Ugly Spots
How to Remove Easily.

Here's chance, Miss Freckle-face,
to try remedy for freckles with the
guarantee Of . reliable dealer that it
will not cost you a benny unless I re-
moves the ffeckle while If does
gives you clear complsxipn the ex-
penbe is trtfling <H
double strength om any druggist
and akfew applications should show
you hbw easy it is to rid yourself OF
the hi meiE freckles and get beautiful
complexion Rarely is more than one
ounce ne ded for the worst case.
Be sur to ask the druggist for the
double trength othine as this is the
prescription sold under guarantee Of
money back If it fails to remove freck'
lea.
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HEALTH QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
Miss H. o. B-"Am worried by a
lump along the gland under my left
ear. What would you advises"
This is presumably an enlarged
gland, but the reason for the enlarge
ment could not be determined with
out an examination. Consult your
physician.
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THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
A Case Of Bumps.
BY JOHN BUTLER
copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure
NIo,vay,anay. Gvndicatel

Newspaper Syndicate)
VT IS one of the many mysteries OF
a great city that two hearts, which
Cupid intended fondly to beat for
each other may go for weeH6 ana
months and years without any sucn
beating.
here to the city from Kalamazoo, the
celery town Of the West, and secured
Mace as typist and stenographer.
She had a heart and Cupid intended
that 1t should beat for somebody put
the weeks went past and she didn't
find the man.
There was Stephen Douglass, who
came from the town of Yaphank, q
town on Long Island. He secured a
place with a firm as cashier and book
keeper. Cupid had plans concerning
stephen. He should have a home and
q fireside and a loving wife and half a
dozen children, perhaps. But Stephen
pored over his books by day and walk
ed home at night, and didn't see any
body who looked like a girl ne was 10
fall in love with.
And all this very time Miss Annette
and Stephen occupied boarding houses
right across the street from each 9TH
er. There hours for going to work and
returning we're about the same, and
thew both had walk of seven blocks.
They both had front roof on the
third floor. They both ate about the
same sort Of food, Both landladies
kindly saw to it that their board bills
run over the week. Cupid was OF no
great hurry to bring the fond hearts
together He was just waiting for a
little romance as an excuse.
When a fog drives into New YORK
1t comes from the rivers on both sides
of the city, 1t makes a tunnel OF
every street, 1t brings sort Of dark
ness which is worse than darkness
It chokes the street lamps. 1t bew1ld'
srs. It makes every policeman on liz
ed post seem to be nine feet high,
and the fog gets in his throat, and he
has to roar to you when he speaks.
You may have crossed street a hun
bred times to some designated point
on reasonably dark night, but If
you try 1t in fog you will go wrong.
Miss Annette got home before the
fog came, but later on she had to run
out to the store a block away. Steph-
en- Douglas also got home in good
time, but he had to go out later to
get some tobacco for his pipe, and
while these two people were busy on
their errands the fog drove in, and
it was like pulling down window
shade. Stephen started to go around
the block to the left, and Miss Annette
started to go around the block, too.
They had to go slow; they had to
avoid pedestrians. They had to hang
to ratings and fences. They had just
neared the boarding house patronized
by Stephen, and the young ladYs
boarding house was just across the
street, when they bumped and the
romance had begun.
OF course, there we're EXPLANATIONS
and explanations and, of course, Steph-
en- volunteered to escort Miss Annette
across the street. She hesitated and
then accepted his offer. They started
directly across and, after five min
utes Of cropping, they found them
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WASHINGTON, D. G., June 1.-THE
fermentation method widely used
abroad in preserving string beans,
beets, cabbage, cucumbers and other
succulent garden crops, is described in
notice just issued by the United
States Department Of Agriculture.
Sauerkraut and pickles put up in
this way are fairly well known in this
country but comparatively few per
sons have thought Of trying it as a
household measure for preserving
these and other vegetables. Those
who like acid foods and who have too
few canning containers to hold their
surplus products may find this method
useful. The following description of
this method of fermenting vegetables
is prepared by one Of the bacteriolo-
gists in the Bureau of Chemistry who
has been experimenting with this
process.
The vegetables are not cooked but
are put down in a salt brine in any
non.metal water.tight container and
are sealed up with paraffin and are
otherwise made air.tight, Under this
treatment Tactic acid will develop ana
this acid, the value of which as food
has been recognized, acts as pre-
servative. Whether Americans will
develop a taste for such fermented
highly priced in Europe, is open to
question, but the investigator believes
that many will find the process well
worth trying.
To Preserve cucumbers.
Wash the fruit if necessary and pack
into a clean, water-tight barrel, key
or crock. On the bottom of the barrel
place a layer of dill weed and a hand
full Of mixed spice. Add another layer
of dill and another handful of spice
when the barrel is half full and when
almost full add third layer. If a
key or crock is used, the amount Of dill
and spice can be reduced in proportion
to the size Of the receptacle. When
the container has been filled within a
few inches of the top, add layer OF
covering material-beet tops or grape
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NEW YORK, June 14.-About the
only prophecy of winter fashions which
may be ventured is that lines will
once more be juvenile, that is straight
Designers, however, are doing what
they can for the heavy woman by 9
process called scientific swelling.
Ample figures attired in one-piece
gowns Of this type are supposed tc
rival the slender lines which are ra
Their more familiar in fashion maya
zines than in society,
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euARpsMAN,s BODY ARRIVES

CLARKsBURG, June 15.-The body
of Ray Sanders of this city, a mem
Der of Company A, First Regiment
West Virginia National Guard, arriv'
ed here tonight for the funeral and
burial from Wheeling, where he died
in a hospital after brief illness OF
blood poisoning, which developed
from an injury to a shoulder receiv'
ed while wrestling with a fellow'sol'
der. He was son Of Mr.. and Mrs
John Sanders and was aged is.
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euyandotte Club coffee. Pungsnt,
aromatic dellcious.-AdVt.
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HEALTH HINTS
Man is bis own worst enemy when II

Man is his own worst enemy when it
comes to spreading disease germs.
Lower animals and insects play a
part in the transmission Of disease,
but the great source and reservoir Of
infections is man himself.
Sanitarians once believed that sur.
roundings we're the big source of in
lection. We now know that water,
soil, air and food are vehicles for the
carrying of germs rather than sources
Of infection.
The big problem of preventive medi-
cine at the present time is the control
OF diseases that pass directly from
man to man. The problem is further
complicated by the fact that many per.
sons harbor deadly disease germs, but
show no signs or symptoms Of the dis
ease.
Such persons are known as carriers
Persons may have diphtheria, pneu-
monia, typhoid and other dangerous
disease germs, but nevertheless be
in good health. At the same time they
are capable of injecting other persons
with the disease.
Most of the diseases that occur in
epidemic form are peculiar to man.
Some of the diseases may be given to
animals under experimental conditions,
but rarely do they occur among ami
mails under normal circumstances.
Humans may contract number Of
diseases from animals, but animals
contract but few diseases from man.
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NEW YORK, June 14.-very smart
hats sometimes prove very dtsappoint.
ing when tried on at home for the first
time. This is because the wearer ne
elects to notice the angle at which the
milliner places a hat when fitting it.
Hats like noses, are becoming to a
face or not according to their tilt. Just
now both big and little hats are shaped
to pull we'll down over the right eye
brow while disclosing the left.
The finest hat loses its sophisticated
look If Fashions correct angle Of In
clination is not observed.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-01-09
THE ROADS OF 1917

1t will be but a short time now
until the rigors and storms of win
ter will be past and the problems
of new year will be before us for
solution. -,
One of the most important of
these problems will be, "What of
our country roads in 1917"
The year 1916 witnessed the
greatest impetus to road building
hat has ever been known in our
history. Government, state, county
and municipality all awoke and at
tackled the problem with vigor, and
the results in many instances were
most gratifying.
But there was, the past year, an
other element in the solution of
the good road problem that hereto
fore had been lacking-that of COM
munity cooperation. In many parts
of the country the opportunities of
the good roads advocates had their
effect, and the PEOPLE awoke to
the live fact that the roads were
THEIR roads, and that THEY were
individually responsible for their
maintenance. And this was just
the added force needed to give to
the movement an impetus that moth
ing could stop.
1t is this feature Of community
cooperation that must be foster
ed if our roads are to be made
what we would have them. Each
and every citizen must be fully
aroused to HIS responsibility
not merely to pay his taxes and give
his few days of work each year,
but to shoulder his full share of
responsibility and never let up I'M
til every road in his community is
a GOOD road. ~
Many communities have worked
up a sentiment that each and every
citizen shall give one day out of
each month to voluntary labor ON
the roads. This is an auxiliary to
all other road working facilities
And the plan as carried out in
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-01-09
HOME LIFE

Home is where the heart is, a
place our feet may leave but not
our hearts. Home is where peace,
joy, comfort and happiness reign.
Where father whistles merrily,
where mother sings cheerily, where
children are happy, joyous and gay;
where the family gathers around
the evening lamp, busy with books,
the needle, the papers and the play
things and bask in the sunshine Of
each others love.
"Home is not merely four square
walls
OF wood and brick and spacious
halls"
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turning their faces to the allure
ments of the town and city. And
there are none to take their places
on the farms. As Mr.. Cleveland so
tersely put it, ''this is a condition
and not a theory"
Food spectators know this and
are buying and boarding the supply
and doing it out in driblets at
their own prices.
Foreign demand? Bunk!
Wholesale robbery? Yes!
When we get rid of four ifths Of
the middle men, and Jail the specu-
lating price boosters, and keep the
men on the farms and put more of
them there, then We will have
ample supplies at reasonable prices,
and not until then.
And in the meantime congress
will keep right on periodically
Investigating" and making an ass
generally of itself, as it has always
done and always will do, irrespec-
tive of party.
We . need more producers and
fewer robbers.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-01-09
WANTED-PRODUCERS

We have become so accustomed
to the cry that prevailing high
prices of living are the result of our
increased exports of food stuffs that
it comes as somewhat of a shock
to learn from official figures that
during the past year our exports of
food supplies were in reality some
thing like 800, 100000 less than the
previous year. And it is stated on
the same authority that never be-
fore has the visible supply been so
low.
The food spectators have been
yelling that Europe was making
such tremendous demand for our
food supplies that the enormous
shipments in themselves were the
cause of sky high prices. That,
too, appears to be a mixture of fin
ancial wind and hot air.
Congress is Investigating" the
price boosting combines. But did
you ever hear of the politicians of
either party doing anything more
than to "investigate"? Did You
ever hear of a conviction? More
wind-political wind.
There are two distinct causes for
the prevailing high prices. We lack
producers, and we are cursed with
set of food spectators who would
starve a baby to death for a penny.
Our production is not keeping
pace with the demand, because our
farmers are leaving their acres and
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-01-09
Why That Lame Back?

That morning lameness - those
sharp pains when bending or lift
ing, make work burden and rest
impossible. Don't be handicapped by
a bad back-look to your kidneys.
You will make no mistake by fol-
lowing this example.
r. M. Freeland, Stanton, KY,
says: "My back panied me and
ached and my kidneys did not act
right. Doan's Kidney Pills, pro-
cured at Duerson's Drug Store,
gave me quick and lasting benefits"
SOC, at all dealers. Foster-Mil-
burn CO., Props, Buffalo, N. Y. q 2t
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these communities has worked
splendid results in the improvement
of the highways.
If all communities will organize
on this plan, work it up to maxi
mum of efficiency, and keep the en-
thusiasm at white heat, it will be
only short while until they
awake to the fact that their road
problem has been solved.