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Dairy Cows Are
Naturally Clean
Daily Baths Mean 6anitary Milk and
More OF It-Little Touches TO Bos-
sie's Toilet Make Her Comfortable
and a Better Produccr-What Dirt
Means Ia Consumer.

Sightliness and attractiveness are
feminine assets which extend even to
the dairy COW. Naturally she Is
clean and tidy beast Unfortunately
man has been Obliged to confine the
dairy COW closely in stables during
certain periods Of the year. with the
consequence that unless he daily
brushes and grooms the dairy ma
irons, their sleek. seemly coats soon
lose their gloss and luster and be-
come densely matted with dirt and
litter. For the same reasons that II
pays to groom horses-greater eff
cheney from neat. spick-span coats
il also proves invaluable to doll up
the dairy COW daily by vigorous ap-
plication of brush and curry comb,
Cow comfort-that inexplainable con-
dition of well-being which means an
imal satisfaction and the economical
production of the maximum flow OF
milk-is fostered by careful and per-
sistent grooming during the season
when the COWS need such extra at
tention, aa ordinarily during the pas
ture period the animals of their own
accord keep themselves clean.
The enthusiastic use of the brush
aud currycomb. supplemented by
moist cloth. as siege guns against
dust and dirt. are good mediums for
Increased production. according to
the opinions of progressive dairymen
reported 10 the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. They maintain
that clean coats and luxurious feel
ings of contentment induce increased
production of milk. II you doubt the
profits from grooming dairy cows. put
it up to Bessie and her stable mates
via the referendum-vote method.
Dirty Milk from Dirty Cows
From a sanitary standpoint. the
densely matted. filthy and caked coat
of the dirty COW is one of the main
sources of contamination in milk.
Filth dries on the body of the animal
and. unless it is removed previous to
milking, a portion of 1t is likely to
fall into the milk pail and carry un-
desirable bacteria with 1t. Hence,
grooming COWS is fundamental safe
guard against inferior, germ-laden
milk. Where cows are groomed daily
during their period of close confine-
nent an attendant requires only
about two or thre minutes a COW to
prepare and gloss up the animals as
hough for a hanGuet. On the other
hand. It is difficult and time-consum-
ing to clean on cows which have heen
kent without grooming in dirty
stable.
The commendable practice is to
groom and clean the cows daily at
such time between the milking per-
iods that there will be abundant op-
portunity for the dust put into cir
culation to settle so that 1t will not
contaminate the milk as it is drawn
from the COWS. 1t is necessary for
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Masons Lay
Cornerstone

A delegation OF Masons went to
Limon on Monday of this week where
they participated in a corner stone
laying service conducted there by the
Masons for a new Masonic hall in
that town. The ceremony took place
in the afternoon, and in the evening
a special communication of the lodge
was held in honor of the visiting
Masons.
The new building is being erected
by Homer Peck, of Ordway, and It
was partly due to this fact that so
many members of the order were in
attendance from here. altho there
were representatives from various
points in the state.
Those who made the trip were as
follows: Harry K. Mast. ]. r. Thorn
as, George e. Beaver, James M. Smith
Edwin G. Smith, W. II. Crisman. w.
r. Ferguson, C. e. Barker, Lieut.
G. l.. Richards, Floyd w. Pyles and
Walter S. Steen.
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LOCAL AND PERSONAL

II. C. Tiedemann. formerly of this
city, is now located in Chicago. He
has been with Schoellkopf & Co..
tanners. since leaving Ordway and
was located in Buffalo. Recently he
was transferred to the firms Chicago
office.
Mrs. C. R. Leighton was here last
week visiting friends. She went to
Simla where she is visiting her par
ents. Rev. and Mrs. Steinmetz. Mr..
Leighton has been'in Kansas the past
month and they may locate in that
stae.
Mrs Robert Irwin went to La Junta
Tuesday for stay of several days.
The Misses Elva and Mildred Ed
gar went to Pueblo Tuesday for a
visit of few days with friends.
Frank Ridgley, son of Mrs. Dora
Ridgley, formerly of Ordway, has re-
turned from service in the navy, and
is at his home in Rocky Ford.
Newton Davis has returned from
Smuggler. where he had been en-
ployed during the past few months.
Ed. Trainor went to Pueblo Mon
day to see Mrs. TrainOr and the baby
who are there. He was accompanied
by Miss Mary McKendry.
Miss Marie Bass and Miss Linda
Gallavan were in Pueblo visiting
friends this week
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best results to wipe off the udder and
fianks of each COW with moist. clean
cloth just before milking, In order to
remove all the surface dust and dirt
which has escaped the previous clean
up processes. 1t is recommended that
dairymen exercise special care to pro-
vide plenty of material so that at all
times they may use clean cloths in
preparing the cows for milking, as
too commonly the wiping cloth. un-
less carefully handled, becomes a
source of contamination. 1t is also
advisable to clip off the long hairs
from the udder and tanks of each
COW. as ordinarily they provide ideal
places for the accumulation of dirt
and filth.
Tests Show Harm OF Dirt
Extensive experiments conducted
by the United States Department OF
Agriculture at the government farm.
Beltsville, Md, show that milk drawn
into a sterile pail from dirty cows
contained an average of 32,677 bac-
terra per cubic centimeter, while milk
drawn from clean cows whose udders
and teats were washed Immediately
previously to milking had content
of only 4.947 germs per cubic cent?
meter These tests were made i'm
mediately after milking. Naturally,
OH standing. the milk with the great
est number of bacteria would de-
teriorate most rapidly, due to the
multiplication of the germs. Accord
ingly. its value as human food pro-
duct would be greatly reduced. while
its introduction on the city market
would be carefully scrutinized and.
in some cases. punished by the health
authorities.
Pride should cause every dairyman
to maintain his cows in an attractive
cleanly and sanitary condition every
day in the year. In way the ap-
pearance of the COW is an accurate
measure of the owner. In the same
degree that neglected fences, overrur
fence rows. tumble-down buildings
and unhoused machinery typify the
shiftless. ne'er-do-well farmer. dairy
cows which are dirty indicate the
milk farmer who does not safeguard
consumers against contaminated
milk,
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Letter files on hand at the New
Era office.
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Lady Marlborough, formerly
the beautiful Grace Carr of
Louisville. Ky. has just been en-
tertained at Newport for the first
time in l6 years. This recalls
the romantic courtship and mar
riage In 1900 to William Charles
Wynne. Lord Newborough of the
British peerage: marriage of
love rather than dollars. for the
late Lord Marlborough was
wealthy Her husband held
commission in the Welsh Guards
during the war and fell in action.
Lady Marlborough was then vol
unteer In the Womens Auxiliary
Corps and served until after the
armIstice was declared.
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;fN. HITCHCOCH

by
pk half fwayby
a than of principal o: the
the
progress
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Miss Henderson at Crowley

Miss Ruth Henderson will teach
school at Crowley this school year.
She has been attending the summer
teachers institute at Greeley and re-
turned home last week o prepare for
her work.
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Run of Water Out

Some good runs of water which
had been in for several days in varied
amounts is now out and there will
not likely be another run this season
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To Teach at Lolita

Miss Eloise Strickland will teach
the Lolita school the coming year.
She taught in the Eunice school last
year.
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WORD WAS NOT UNFAMILIAR
Might Have Been Better If Youth Had
Found Out Something About
That Parrot.

Gen. Charles T. Menoher, the brave
commander of the brave Rainbow d.
vision, said at dinner in Washing
ton:
1.-THE civilian who tries to teach
soldier how to conduct a court-martial
reminds me of the young man who
tried to teach the parrot to talk.
"This young man said he knew all
about parrots, and guaranteed to teach
bird-a bird he thought was young
and untrained-to say hello
$50 he sat down in front of the par
rot and said, Hello, hello, nello'-like
that-for 40 minutes. The parrot
didn't pay him the slightest attention,
but when he got through it opened its
eyes lazily, drawled, Line busy, ring
off, and then closed its eyes again.
Detroit Free Press.
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TkKE OATH ON SACRED BOOKS
Practice In Vogue Today Has Come
Down Through Centuries With
Very Few Changes.

The Christian oath on copy of the
Gospel seems derived from the late
Jewish oath taken holding in the hand
the scrool of the law Cor the phylac-
teries), ceremony itself possibly
adapted from the Roman custom. The
usual mode was to lay the hand on
the Gospel, and it was kept up to a
modern date in the oath of the Uni
versity of Oxford. The practice of
kissing the book, which became so
well established in England, appears
in the Middle Ages. The book was
manner of ancient Rome) the swear
err laid his hand on the altar itself or
looked toward it, above all, it became
customary to touch the relics of saints
ON the altar. Other objects, as the
cross, the bishops crozier, etc, were
sworn by. An oath ratified by con-
tact or inspection of sacred object
was called a corporal or bodily oath.
as distinguished from a merely spo-
ken or written oath. The English
word signifying the sacred object" on
which the oath is taken is "halidome.'
The ''halidome" on which oaths are
sworn in England is a copy of the
New Testament. Jews are sworn on
the Old Testament; the sacred books
of other religions are used in like
manner, a Mohammedan swearing on
the Koran, Hindu on the Vedas.
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Thousand miles to help you, countess.
This is not the time or place to ex-
plain. We haven't a moment to waste.
II need only say that | have been sent
from Paris by persons you know to aid
you in delivering the crown jewels into
the custody of your country's minister
in Paris. We must act swiftly. Tell
me where they are. will get them"
"Who are your" she whispered
tensely.
my name is Theodore Sprouse. l
have been loaned to your embassy by
my own government. l beg of you do
not ask questions now. Tell me where
the prince sleeps. how may get to his
room"
you know that he is the prince?"
"And that you are his cousin"
She was silent for moment. mot
only is it impossible for you to enter
his room but it is equally impossible
for you to get out of this one except
by the way you entered. If / thought
there was the slightest chance for you
to-"
LET me be the judge Of that, coun-
tess. Where is his room?'
"The last to the right as you leave
this door-at the extreme end Of the
corridor. Across the hall from his
room you will See an open door. A
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he Feit TOT ana OiuICnSo the HIN
Vine With the other.
time, risked a flash of the electric
torch The survey was brief. He led
her forward few PAGES to fiat boui-
der, and there they seated themselves.
81 wonder where we are" she said.
II am inclined to suspect that we
are above Green Fancy, but long
way off to the right of it. Admitting
that to be the case, am afraid to re-
trace our steps. The Lord only knows
what we might blunder into"
81 think the only sensible thing to
do, Mr.. Barnes, is to make ourselves
as snug and comfortable as we can
and wait for the first signs of day
break"
He scowled-and was glad that 1t
was too dark for her to see his face.
He wondered if she fully appreciated
what would happen to him if the pur.
suers came upon him in this forbid
ding spot He could almost picture his
own body lying there among the rocks
and rotting, while she-well, she
would merely go back to Green
Fancy.
st fear you do not realize the ex-
IRENE gravity of the situation. We
must get out of these woods if / have
to carry you in my arms"
IT shall try to keep going" she said
quickly. "Forgive me if l seemed to
fa1ter a little. liam ready to go
on when you say the word"
"You poor girl! Hang it all, per-
haps you are right and not l. Sit still
and i will reconnoiter bit If ! can
find place where we can hide among
these rocks, we'll stay here till the sky
| begins to tighten. Sit"
mo! / shall not let you leave me
| for second. Where you go, CO."
| She struggled to her feet, suppressing
groan, and thrust determined arm
through his.
"That's worth remembering" said
he, and whether it was a muscular
necessity or an emotional exaction
that caused his arm to tighten on hers,
none save he would ever know.
| After rev IuluuleS pIoWiluS dihouS
the rocks they came to the face of
what subsequently proved to be a
sheer wall of stone. He, flashed the
light and, with an exclamation, start
ed back. Not six feet ahead of them
the earth seemed to end; yawning
black gulf lay beyond. Apparently
they were on the very edge of q cliff.
"Good Lord, that was close call, y
he gasped. He explained in few
words and then, commanding her to
stand perfectly still, dropped to the
ground and carefully felt his way for
ward. Again he flashed the light. In
an instant he understood. They were
on the brink of a shallow quarry.
(TO BE CONTINUED
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CHAPTER XIV.
A Flight, Stone-Cutter's Shed, and
Voice Outside.

A Flight, a Stone-cutter's Shed, and
Voice Outside.
'Why have you come up here?" She
came swiftly to his side.
"Thank the Lord, / made it," he
whispered, breathlessly. Il came up
because there was nowhere else to go.
thought l heard voices-a man and
a woman speaking They seemed to
be quite close to me. Don't be
alarmed, Miss Cameron. l am conf
dent that / can"
"And now that you are here, trapped
as / am, what do you purpose to do?
You cannot escape Go back before it
is too late"
SIS Sprouse-where is he?"
"He is somewhere in the house.
was to wait until he-Oh, Mr.. Barnes,
IL am terrified. You will never know
the"
Trust him." he said. "He Is mar
vel Well be safely out of here in a
little while, and then it will all look
simple to you. You are ready to go?
OOOu! Iolt uOWn, w IL hC uoCoA
return in a minute or two, I'll take a
look about the house myself. ] don't
intend to desert him. ! know this floor
pretty well, and the lower one. The
stairs are"
But the stairway is closed at the
bottom by a solid steel curtain. 1t is
made to look like panel in the wall.
You are not to venture outside this
room, Mr.. Barnes. forbid it. You
'How did Sprouse get out? You said
your door was locked"
"He had a key. l do not know
where he obtained"
Skeleton key, such as burglars use
| BY Jove, what a wonderful burglar he
would make! Courage, Miss Cameron
| He will be here soon. Then comes the
| real adventure-my part of it. didn't
come here tonight to get any flashy old
crown jewels. / came to take you out
| Of"
"You-you know about the crown
| jewels?" she nurmured Her body
seemed to stiffen. "Then you knrw
| who / ann"
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CHAPTER xHI-continued.

IT will put my coat over your head.
Here is little electric torch. Don't
fash it until ! am sure the coat is
arranged so that you can do so with
out a CLEAN of light getting out from
under" He pressed the torch and a
bit of closely folded paper in the
others hand and carefully draped the
coat over his head.
Barnes read: THANK God l was
afraid you would wait until tomorrow
night. Then it would have been too
late l must get away tonight but /
something that is concealed in an
other part of the house. / do not
know how to secure it. My door is
locked from the outside. What am l
to do? l would rather die than to go
away without it."
Hastily he wrote: IF you do not
come at once, we will force our way
INTO the house and fight it out with
them all. My friend is coming up the
vines Let him enter the window. Tell
Hilu WHERE W. 80 anu Ht VIII Wv 'hC
rest. He is a miracle man. Nothing
is impossible to him. If he does not
return in ten minutes, shall follow"
There was no response to this. The
head reappeared in the window, but nc
word came down.
Sprouse whispered: II am going up
Stay here. If you hear commotion
in the house, run for it. Don't wait
for me. I'll probably be done for"
"1'll do just as l please about run
ming said Barnes, and there was 6
deep thrill in his whisper. "Good luck
God help you if they catch you"
mot even he could help me then
Good-by. I'll do what ] can to induce
her to drop out of the window if any
thing goes wrong with me downstairs.
moment later he was silently
scaling the wall of the house, feeling
his way carefully, testing every pre-
carious foothold, dragging himself
painfully upwards by means of thu
most uncanny, animal-like strength
and stealth.
Barnes could not recall drawing {
single breath from the instant the mar
left his side until the family luminous
square above his head was obliteratet
by the black of his body as it wriggleC
over the ledge.
We will follow Sprouse. When h
erawled through the window and stoo
erect inside the room, he found him
self confronted BY tall, shadowy fig
ure, standing halfway between hin
and the door.
He advanced a step or two and Ut
tered a soft hiss of warning.
mot a sound" he whispered, draw
ing still nearer 81 have come fou
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you feel like going on7 We must bea&
them to the Tavern. They"
II am all right now" she said, snc
they were off again. Barnes now picked
his way carefully and with the great
est caution. He could only pray that
he was going In the right direction.
An hour-but what seemed thrice as
long-passed and they had not come to
the edge of the forest. Her feet were
beginning to drag; ne could tell that
by theaeffort she made to keep up with
him. From time TO time he paused TO
allow her 70 rest.
''You are a2ucky," he once said to
her.
81 am afraid could not be so plucky
If you were not so strong" she sighed,
and he loved the tired, whimsical little
twist she put into her reply.
To his dismay they came abruptly
upon a region Astounding in huge rocks.
This was new territory to him. His
heart sank.
by Jove, II believe we are farther
away from the road than when we
started We must have been going up
the slope instead of down."
"In any case, Mr.. Barnes" she MUIR
INJURED, 1--WE have found something to
sit down upon"
He chuckled. IF you can be as
cheerful as all that, we sha'n't miss
the cushions" he said, and, for the first
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man sits in there all night long, keep
ing watch. You could not approach
Prince Ugo's door without being seen
by that watcher.
"You said in your note to Barnes
that the-er-something was in Curtis
study"
"The prince sleeps in Mr.. Curtis
rooms The study adjoins it, and can
only be entered from the bedroom.
There is no other door. What are you
doingw
81 am going to take a peep over the
transom, first of all. II the coast Is
clear, / shall take little stroll down
the hall. Do not be alarmed. j will
come back-with the things we both
want. Pardon me-" He sat down on
the edge Of the bed and removed his
shoes. She watched him as If fasci-
mated while he opened the bosom of
his soft shirt and stuffed the wet shoes
inside.
Then he said: you are not dressed
for flight. May / suggest that while
ain OulSluC yOu mp VA q 1tet SHAA =
and coat? You cannot go far in that
dressing gown. 1t would be in shreds
before you had gone hundred feet
through the brush. If / do not return
to this room inside of fifteen minutes,
or if you hear sounds of struggle,
crawl through the window and go
down the vines. Barnes will look out
for you"
"You must not fail, Theodore
Sprouse," she whispered. Il must re-
gain the jewels and the state papers.
l cannot go without"
81 shall do my best" he said simply,
| Silently he drew a chair to the door,
mounted it and, drawing himself up by
his hands, poked his head through the
! open transom. An instant later he was
on the floor again. She heard him in
sorting a key in the lock. Almost be-
! fore she could realize that it had ac-
tually happened the door opened slow
~, cautiously, and his thin wiry figure
slid through what seemed to her no
more than crack. AS softly the door
was closed.
For long time she stood, dazed and
unbelieving, in the center of the room,
staring at the door. She held her
breath, listening for the shout that
was so sure to come-and the shot
perhaps A prayer formed on her lips
and went voicelessly up to God.
Suddenly she reused herself from
the stupefaction that held her. With
feverish haste she snatched up gar
ments from the chair on which she hac
carefully placed them in anticipation
of the emergency that now presented
itself. A blouse (Which she neglected
to button), short skirt of some dark
material jacket, and a pair of stout
walking shoes (Which she failed t.
lace), completed the swift transforma
ton. AS she glided to the window, sht
jammed the pins into a small blacl
hat of felt. Then she peered over thu
ledge.
She started back, sitting cry will
her hand. A mans head had almos
come in contact with, her own as sh'
leaned out A mans hand reached
over and grasped the inner ledge o
the easement, and then a mans face
was dimly revealed to her startled
gaze.
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Christian Unity.

He who takes hold of one end OF
the litter on which hurt brother is
prone must not pause to question the
name and utilization Of the man who
takes hold of the other end.-The
Christian Ferald.
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If Wishes Were Passes.

Willie-Gee / wish l had million
dollars! I'd go to the picture show
every day.
Tommy-You'd take me with you,
wouldn't you, Willie?
Willie-Naw If you're too lazy to
wish little for yourself you can stay
at home Film Fun.
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zach Works to Same End.

The ease, the luxury, and the abund-
ance of the highest state of ciyiliza-
ton. are as productive of selfishness
as the difficulties. the privations, and
the sterilities of the est.--Coltoa.
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Another Threat.

"Bullen is trying to convince people
he's prominent citizen. Has private
detectives guarding his house,"
"That's all right. He told me that
his cook threatened to leaye."-Buf-
falo Express.
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ParadoxlcaI Sort.

"a doctor is queer sort Of man."
'Why sol"
'sHe is most angry and irritable
when he finds he must have patients"
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Quite Compatible.

ST heard the speakers address was
extempore." ut wasn't anything of
the kind; it was rotten"