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She overlook tramp and the mud
guard Of the runabout gave him a
slight push and such fright that he
scrambled over the fence. But those
were simply Incidents. Any good
looking girl who is out for a ride
would be certain to meet with those
things.
But Katherine got to thinking of
something else beside her machine
and when she approached one Of the
ugly farmers estates black hog
emerged from the barnyard and laid
down in the middle of road. She wan
ted to feel the dust in his bristles,
and he didn't care a cent what sort
Of vehicles might come along. That
hog was lying there, taking all the
comfort that a hog can take In this
world, when there was an exclama'
ton of dismay uttered by a human
voice. and the next moment some
thing happened. Miss Katherine's
runabout ran all over the hog. Every
wheel seemed to catch him. and,
when he tried to get up, he was knock
ed down again. He squealed. He
grunted. He made as much fuss ov-
er it as a tenderfoot in the West when
they have shot heels Of his shoes off.
The owner of the hog was drawing
wter at the well at the first squeai,
He dropped the bucket and hasten
ed down the road and ran out to the
Say, you! Do you know what you
have done?"
II think I've run over one of your
hogs" was the reply: ut is funny
that you allow your livestock to run
in the highway"
"There will be something funnter
than that If you give me much i'm
pudence! You must have run over
that hog on purpose"
"Well, the road was built for ira
vel, wasn't it?"
"Be careful, miss, You have injur'
ed that hog for life, and he will be
a dead animal before shutdown. Have
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A VIRGINIA
WOMAN'S ADVIc E

Roanoke, va-oMenbers d ny
family have used DR.. spierce'e Colder
Medical Discovery. My husband reed
it for cough and 70 make him siton
He used only q little and ~ couga
was cured by it. Others Of be tasliliy
have received like benefit, ItshaS be-
come a family remedy and haSB ever
failed us."-MRs. JOHN G. DAWo 81
4th Ave, N. E, Roanoke, Va
The best time to cure 9 coug q
when it starts. = ORDINARILY, few
doses of Dr.. Hefee's Golden &edical
Discovery will cure q cough u the
beginning. But even when the ieouglt
Is deep-seated and the. body e TED
by emaciation, DR.. pierce'e Golden
Medical Discovery will "a most ea.es
effect permanent cure.
Get DR.. Pierct's Golden Medical Dis-
coyery to-day from any medicine dsaier
It is a powerful blood purifier eoi peIe.
trating that 1t even gets at ths ilii.
pure deposits in the joints and carries
them out Of the system.
Depend upon this grand remedy
give you the kind Of blood that
the skin clear, the mind aleft the
vision keeuer, and puts anibidon enc
energy into the entire body. Ycn iH
not be disappointed. For free advice Of
free booklet on blood, write DIV "a.
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
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wax and string beans sWen og
young tender peas may BE- steFlliSed 40
120 minutes.
Remove Jars from boiler q Bterii izar,
tighten covers, inyert to cool aud test
the joints for LEAKAGE Examine cans
for leaks: Even the Siightest leak q
not close! completely q once cans
that the product In al probahlllsy win
not keep:
Do not place glass Jars toScool n
draft which Is liable 70 catlse hem
to crack. Wrap Jars In paper to pre-.
vent blanchng. and store "a cool
place.
II peas ere roughly hAndled 81.
blanching or cold dipping, Or split 81
broken peas are not removed before
packing. the liquid IN the Jas may.
have slightly c,oucsd appearances 4
sterilizinS has been properly done,
cloudiness e no evidence that the
product has spoiled.
For further information on cannine
these and 0lher vegetables or FOR II
vice III overcoming ditficulties, write
to your state agricultural college or
to the United States Department 81
Agriculture.
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:: CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE 3:

Once in a while, little book, I get
the opinion Of man and woman
on the same subject, so near together
can compare them word by word,
sentence by sentence, thought by
thought.
had been thinking Of what Eliene
told me about never havin angy Sc
crets from anyone whom those sec
crets concerned, and l came to the
conclusion she was wrong in the fact
that she started from the wrong prem
Use.
In her case she could not tell the
boys, as they were too young. Harry
had told her everything and she had
had, of course, ocular proof of the
tragedy. In looking 1t over came to
the conclusion that what she dreaded
was the breath of scandal.
Isn't that what we most dread, lit
tie book? Most Of us do not look up
on our sins as sins until they find US
out.
have always thought that thing
we call remorse was only fear OF be-
ing found out. Perhaps If l had COM
mitted murder, might wish had
never taken life, even if no one could
possibly identify me as the murder
er, but am almost ready to think II
anyone does anything short of that, the
conscience does not make much out.
cry, except to pile up the agony OF
fear Of detection.
II anyone who did not know me as
you do, read what Just told you 1t IS
probable he would jump at the con-
clusion that l had committed every
crime on the calendar with the posi-.
Bile exception of murder. You and l
know Marie Waverly pretty we'll, lit
4 tie book, and we know that in her
humanity weak way, she has always
tried to do what she considered right.
Her ideas Of right and wrong may
not be those of some other people, but
such as they are she lives up to her
code OF ethics-ab solutely.
She never lies to herself-she never
exedses herself from actions she would
not excuse in others, Above all, the
one great thing, the one essential
thing, the one paramount thing she
has learned in all this jumbled life OF
hers is tolerance. -.
Tolerance! l WISH little book, it
was short word like love. Why, as
Z write it, it seems to me it is love.
Not the mistaken idea that we In our
iallibility call love perhaps, but the
great boundless love that wraps not
only me but that which takes the
whole great universe within its shell
tering folds"
Little book, perhaps. / have never
loved Dick as / should-if ] had /
would have been more tolerant OF nus
Weaknesses. Is 1t possible that the
virtue I have Wanted so proudly to
sou Is not mine?
40 you know, little book, your great
est charm lies IN the fact that ] may
start ont With one thing IN mind and
u Z vi
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HOW TO CAN PEAS
AND snap BEANS
1t Is Easy TO Do if You Fol.
low These Direc-
tons.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July TO-
Housekeepers can easily can surplus
green peas and snap beans, which are
beginning to appear in home gardens
in many sections. The season has
been unusually good for peas, and
home gardeners in many localities are
reporting unexpectedly heavy yields.
Either Of these products readily can
be canned with no other home equip
p,ent tnan jars or cans and a wash
boiler fitted with a false bottom Of
stats to keep the jars from resting on
TIE bottom.
Here are directions given by the
United States Department of Agricul'
ture to the members of girls canning
clubs in the Northern and Western
states:
Do not try to can peas or beans that
have been long OFF the vtnes-the
fresher the vegetables the better the
product.
Shell peas. In case of beans string
and cut them as II for cooking.
Put the prepared vegetables in a
cheesecloth bag or colander and
blanch in live steam from boiling wa
ter for from to 10 minutes.
Next dip the blanched product quick
ly in cold water and remove 1t almost
Immediately.
Tack the product Immediately into
hCt scalded glass jars or tin cans.
Fiji the containers completely with
boiling hot water to which has been
added i level teaspoonful of salt per
qugrt. Place rubber rings on jars aad
screw tops almost, but not complete.
~ ght. The water in the boiler will
not enter these partially closed jars.
Seal tin cans completely.
Fut the jars or cans in boiling water
in the wash boiler so that the tops are
partly or wholly covered. Sterilize for
$50 minutes in the boiling water count
ing from the time the water begins
to boil again. If other canning outfits
are used, sterilize as follows:
Minutes
Water seal, 214 degrees. ......... 1870
5 pounds steam pressure. ........ so
10 to Is pounds steam pressure. 40
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you any idea what the hog is worth?"
Il have not bought any pork late
ly" was the saucy reply.
well, there's a judge up here
who will tell you all about the pork
market. l am going to get right in
to that machine with you and we'll
go up and see him."
Miss Katherine put on a defiant
air, but she was partly /cowed. She
made no objection, and they were
soon in the presence of the dreaded
justice. There was also young man
there who had come on business, and
he had a lawyers look about him.
"Sam, what's she been along? said
the Judge in a familiar way way to
the hog owner.
THAT will mean fine of $780,"
hog and crippled him for life!" was
the reply.
THAT will meean fine of $780,"
solemnly continued the Judge. Young
woman"
Miss Katherine began to cry, and
the young man arose up and said to
the old Dogberry:
Your honor, can you impose a
fine without trial?'
"Mr. Graham, you are only a young
lawyer, and you don't want to be
heard of to much and too often"
"But 1 shall be heard Of in this
case. 20 not know this young lady,
but If she will take me for her attor-
ney, | shall appear for her. ! will
now talk with her bit, and be ready
for our case"
Miss Katherine told the young man
how 1t was, and the farmer told his
story, and old Dogberry, after four
or five minutes consideration, made
the fine S. and assessed the costs at
50. Miss Katherine had no money
with her. Her lawyer paid the char
ges and rode home with her, and on
the wall solemnly pledged his sacred
word not to tell the sister or her
husband anything about it and he
hast told them to this day. Miss
Katherine Just overlook him on the
road and gave him a lift, they said'
and as he knew all about botany as
we'll as law, he was invited to call
and talk about sunflowers and catntp
story and old Dogberry' after four
ekd, and after that he was a frequent
caller. There was no more hogs run
over and no more call of law, until he
called himself, which was a year lat
err when he said to her:
katherine this has all been accor-
ding to law, and must be to the end.
If you do not say yes to me you'll
be fined at leaest $1,000 for the time
l have wasted" And Katherine didn't
have to pay the fine.
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desire to tell you and then perhaps
my thoughts will ny off at another tan,
gent and go wandering in the realms
of philosophy and dreams?
Whether record thoughts or &C
.tions, you receive them with the same
beautiful and boundless calm under
standing which puts me at peace with
myself and the world. You see how
much good it does me to talk to you,
little confidant. You clarity things for
me in a way no other can do.
The Joy Of roaming about the bound
less vistas that only a mind can ira
vel certainly makes up for many a
weary hour of hurts and troubles to
body and soul. IWould not tell even
myself, little book the things have
told to you. think perhaps II l could
imagine that other women would be-
come confidants Of little books by
reading mine, l might give you to Pat
to print,
That will have to come years hence,
however, when the poignant Griefs
have become undisturbing recollec'
tons, when the most sacred of joys
have been relegated to the land OF
memory. When the road which leads
from past to present has been long
and the present means surcease of
soul turbulence and has settled down
into numbing process which we are
apt to call content.
Now you mean too much to me
you are too wholly, seltishly mine
my life, to share you with anyone
else.
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HEALTH HINTS

One of the favorite competitions
among folk gathered at the beach II.
vacation time is to see who shall get
"taMned" first.
But just a wee bit of warning in con-
neC,ion with sunburn. A sunburn Is a
burn Just as much as burn from any
other cause. and a sunburn involving
the greater part of the skin surface Of
the body may be fatal. Much hardship
and suffering has arisen from this fool
hardy practice.
Treatment of sunburn is no differ
ent from treatment of any other kind
of burn and where large areas Of the
body are affected the services of q
physician should be had at once. Bills
tered and cracked surfaces frequently
are avenues of infection and should
be well protected by suitable dressing
and surgical coverings.
Exposure to the suns rays when
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corn, string beans, carrots, peas and
other starchy vegetables, an accom-
plishment to which her grandmother
aspired but never acquired, because
she never knew the meaning or i'm.
portance Of "steriliz!ng," "blanchiHg"
etc
To help those who have never can.
ned before, as we'll as those who are
familiar with only the old-fashioned
processes, the following list Of new
canning terms, with definitions, has
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MANY SURGEONS ENLIST.

CoNNELLsyILLE, Pa, July NO
Forty per cent of the surgeonsiin
employ of the H. c. Frick coke com
pany have enlisted in the medical
serve corps. The rest probably yin
be kept at home. as their services are
necessary to the successful oparati don
of the coke industry. The company eni'
ploys five division surgeons, each 81
whom has an assistant, besides i plan
surgeon at each coke works.
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THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
to Law.
BY SAMUEL BANKS.
Copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure
Newspaper sydicate.)

Newspaper sydicate.)
Now Katherine Collier, you have
got here and you have got to make
up your mind not to play any har-
um-scarum. There are staid folk a.
round here that won't put up with It.
You can romp over our place as much
as you please. You can climb trees,
fall off fences or chase chickens or
pigs, but when you go out on the road
you have simply got to behave your
self.
The above brief but vigorous lee
ture was delivered to Miss Katherine
Collier by her sister, who had coun'
try house and who had invited her
down from the city to pass the sum.
mer. There was probably need OF
some such talk, for, though Rather
inc had reached the age of nineteen,
she was harum.scarum. On a pre-
vious visit she had created consider
able gossip by driving around the
country at q furious pace, smiling
and bowling to the young farmers and
even attempting to flirt with men old
enough to be her grandfather.
Eyes sister, dear, have reformed
my ways, and shall be very good
this year" was the reply made to the
sister.
And, in half an hour, Miss Rather
inc was throwing stones at passing
dog, clubs at the COWS and knocking
down green plums with long pole.
For two or three days she kept her
career in check and then 1t broke out.
The sister had a runabout, and Miss
Katherine could operate one. They
had intended to go out together on
this day, but the sister had caller
who kept her at home. Miss Kath-
crime, therefore, went alone, but she
had to make about forty promises
before she took the machine out.
"There are farmers up the road
who Just hate machine as they do
poison" warned the sister, land If
any Of their chickens or pigs are run
over, they rush right off and get a
warrant and have law suit. There
is justice of the peace about three
miles away, and he dearly loves to
impose big fine on an autoist who
gives him an opportunity"
"Oh, you needn't be bit afraid"
laughed Miss Katherine. ''This is
not one of my wild days. l shall not
drive over five miles an hour, as l
want to view the scenery. will GER
tainly give the pigs and fowls plenty
Of time to get out Of the way.
The machine, of course started out
at a gait OF fifteen miles an hour, and
1t had not gone mile before the pace
was Increased to twenty. And why
not I? 1t was fine cool morning and
the road was pretty clear travel. If
you are going to jog along, why not
go on foot or hire an OK team? There
was nothing very daring in Miss Kath-
crimes keeping the middle Of the road
and obliging the farmer to drive his
wagon into the roadside ditch. He
could drive out againn as soon as
She had to pass wagon load of hay,
ed as If they needed rest, anyhow.
She had to pas wagon load of hay,
and she Rugged 1t so close that the
driver of the hay called out in alrm.
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wet very readily brings about blister
ing and, general opinion to the con-
trary. persons brown no sooner when
wet than when dry. On the other hand
extreme burns may result from such
procedure when thoughtlessly car
ried out.
Children who wish to play about in
bare feet should be allowed to play
only in clean and washed shore sand.
Samples taken from various sandpiles
and submitted to laboratory tests show
ed that whereas in one gram of clean,
unused sand there we're usually some
5000 germs, in the samples taken from
sandpiles used by many children in
play as many as 10000 germs were
found per cubic centimeter,
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been compiled.
scalding-To dip a fruit or vegeta.
BILE in boiling water in order to re-
move the skin without loss of pulp
to eliminate acids, and stop flow o!
coloring matter.
Blanching-To boil very quickly for
a brief period to harden tissue, set
color, and eliminate bitter substance
from the fruit or vegetable,
Blanched vegetables pack more
closely in the jars than do others.
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COUNTY COURT ADJoURNs.

BLUEFIELD, W. Va, July 1O.-Be-
cause proper attention to their crops
has been hampered by requiring the
attendance as jurors and witnesses of
number of farmers, the spring SEES
sion of the Mercer county criminal
court has adjourned until October s.
Among the cases docketed was that of
Mrs. Ida Young and her daughter,
charged with the murder of Mayor
Carter here recently.
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NEW YORK, July "a patriotic
costume won $500 Liberty bond for
Miss Nephele Bunnell at the recent a
utomoblle fashion show at sheepshead
Bay speedway. Miss Bunnell took he
r color scheme from the stars and
stripes. The red.and.white material
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az nlnnIE RvE

With the invention Of new canning
processes, many new words have been
added to the housekeeper's cooking
vocabulary. BY studying these new
terms and the general principles OF
canning, any woman will be able to
do her share for her country, day by
day, a can at a time, without mar
tyring herself to the canning sea
son.
She will be able to put up sweet
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Cold Dip-Rapid cooling OF fruits
and vegetables after scalding or
blanching, by plunging in cold water
The cold dip helps to separate the skin
from the pulp, to set color and harden
tissue
sterllizing-To boil fruit or vegeta-
bles for a certain period after the con.
tainer has been sealed, in order to kill
the batceria which il alive cause food
to spoil.
Processlng-Another word for ster'
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HEALTH QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
O. D. SIS there such a thing as
broken heart? A lady whose son was
killed in the war died suddenly and
friends say it was caused by broken
feart, although the attending physi-
clan says the real cause was pneumo-
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EVERY MARRIED c0IPLE

and all who contemplate rnaFfiege n
this complete book u LIFE The lee
Medical AdvtSsr,H y r. v. Pierce n, L
unfoIdS tho secreh Of married heppll 70
often revealed too late. No beck li5e - %
had at any price, 1908 pages bound "a.
Sold formerly for $50, We can only jlallla.l
q few Of the chapters here: me ll9 -
Of Life, History Of Marriages, Advle9 tos lle5n
and Babe, Nervous Troubles. Sex, lne 2 y
atomY, Physiology, Medicine ete.
Special Offer: = or limited tine ~
send one copy for dimes 70 pay 81 p
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Uncle Sans Thrift Thought For To-day
MILK TOAST

Don't throw bread and leftover skim milk, Madam
Housewife From you t cmpe and weknown but
nourGjn. dish milk toast Department of Agriculture
ponts Cut This breakfast luncheon
especially children,
Add small quantity q butter and season to taste
with salt Pour weload stale treed and
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LIKING, boiling or cooking used espec,
tally in connection with commercial
canning outfits.
Cold Pack-Method of canning II
which container is filed with uncook
ed, blanched food, which is then ster
llized in the can set in water bath
Open Kettle-old method Of cooking
food on top of stove, then pouring into
sterilized jars. Still considered very
good in making marmalades and Other
concentrated fruit preserves.
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at her weak heart prevented re.

mia, that her weak heart prevented re-
covery."
Death was not caused by a broken
heart in the sense that friends meant,
The causes given by the physician very
.Ikely were correct, although grief over
the death OF her son probably stifled
any figh! for recovery upon her part.
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went into smoothly fitted bodice and
flowing skirt while the blue and VIII
tie was used for a coat lining. A black
hat Of stunning curves and a swagger
sash Of black velvet served to empha.
size the brilliance of the national col
ors as fashion MOTIF.
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When painting floor care should
be taken to get the paint on the floor
as close as is possible to save room
space.