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| tered. snd ohryed instantly. Mr Web
| st-r handed him di,rrputabl,.lu"klng
suitcase and stepped aboard In state
/ only 10 be Informed that ther. wasn't
yacant rrst.clsss berth on the train.
Yes. know I'm dirty" the late ar.
I rival announced cheerfully. but still.
rs Bobby Burns once remarked "A
mans man for a that'-and I'm not
un>anItary"
I'm very sorry" the conductor re-
piled p-rfunctortly and eld-aror-i 10
pass on. but Webster secured firm
grip on his lapel and frustrated the -
cape
You're not sorry" the ragged van
derer declared. mot one little bit
You're only apprehensive However,
you needn't be- There is no Wild life
on the, brother, assure you"
But tell you. the train Is full up
You'll have TO roost In the day coach
or the tourist I'm very sorry y-"
Nevertheless, despite your deep grief.
something tells me you're sppoiing. ~
while must. OF necessity, accept your
suggestion. said acceptance will be- but
temporary. In about two hours, young
fellow you're going TO make the alarm
ing discovery that you have bats In
your belfry." And with II whiskery grin
which. under the circumstances, was
charming in It's absolute freedom from
malice. Mr.. Webster departed for tie
day coach.
Two hours later the conductor found
him in the aforementioned day coach,
engaged In a mild game OF poker with
a mule skinner, Chinaman. an aged
prospector, and hnlf-breed Indian,
and waited until Mr.. Webster. on
bob-talled flush bluffed the Chinaman
out of a dollar-and-a half pot.
Are you Mr.. john =. Webster"
Your assumption that am that
person Is SO emlnently correct that IL
would be a waste OF time for me TO
dispute IT," Webster replied qulzzical.
~. However just 10 prove that
you're not the only clairvoyant on this
train, I'm going to tell you something
about yourself. In your pocket you
have telegram; It Is from Chicago,
where your pay-check originates; II Is
short. sweet and comprehensive, con-
tanning an order which you are going
to obey II reads somewhat as fol-
lows:
my friend. John y. Webster. wires
me from Blank that tie boarded train
al Blank and was refused first-class
accommodation because he looked like
a hobo. Give him the best you have In
stock, II you have TO throw somebody
Off the traia to accommodate him.
Signed, Sweeney
do / hit the targetf"
The conductor nodded. you win,
Mr.. Webster" he admitted.
Occasionally ! lose, old timer.
Wellr
mo offense. Mr.. Webster. no offense.
/ can let you have stateroom------"
THAT'S trading talk. III take IT,"
The conductor gave him his receipt
and led him back to the staterooin In
the observation car. At the door Web
ster handed him a flve-dollar bill. "For
you SON." he said gently. 'just to take
the sting out Of what I'm about TO tell
you. Now that I possess your receipt
and know that ten men and boy can
not take II away from me, TN going to
tell you who Sweeney is."
"who II her tie conductor Queried.
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8OYearSOld
Was Sick
Now Feels YOUNG After
Taking EatOnic for
Sour Stomach

u had sour stomach ever since hsd
the grip and IL bo,hered me badly
Have taken Eatcnic only y week and
ain much better. Am 81 years old,
says Mrs John Hili.
Eaionlc quickly relieves sour s,otn.
arh, indigestion. heartburn. hioating
and distress after eating because u
takes up and carries out the excess
sctdity and gases which canse most
stomach ailments II you have tried
everything" and still, suffer do no, give
M hope, Eatonlc has brought relief TO
tens cf thousands like you. A big hox
costs but tritle with your druggists =
guarantee.
Marble Hill press., 1920-09-30
CHAPTER %.

wehstsr's dream, % btiss had. with
very slight variations cpmr true &c
per schsduir IL Salt lake Cy he
abandoned the b~vfassk "a NJ. dam.
aged eye for tuo buslnessiike lc~yhs..
which quickly rrJur,ri the uocturus
effect srUuni his orb. suHhlins h'n.
the third tAy. TO saunirr forth Amcag
his fcIioSmcn by the ~ui of the
week he uAs a being rrtlcarnat-i aud
80 he packed = huge uvs ssrirnb%~
trunk With his latest purchases aud
iourueyed on to prnSer. Calncident
with his arrival th-rr, Ne again take
up the thread " our story
One hour afirf lis trunk arrived the
gentleman frum Death valley might
have been observed stAndiug bcsurs
q ehcyRl glass looking luas and
earnestly At the reflection of his mld.
dieHged person. the while he mars 81
the NJ OF his new raimsat John
Stusrt Webster VAS all dressed up foe
the first time Ia three long. labor, rid.
den years. and was tremendously glad
of II. lie lighted cigar aud stepped
forth into Seventeenth street. alonr
which he strolle,i ultil he came TO q
certain building. into the elevator "
which he catered aud wns Whlssc cd 10
the twelfth floor, where he alighted
and found himself before a wide portal
which bore In gold letters the words;
"Ensine-rs' Club"
The Engineers' club was the closest
approach 10 home that John Stuart
Webster had known for twenty years,
aad save for the slIsht. Job Of tsl.
Somining which Father Time had don.
on the edges of the close.cropped Web.
sterian musiache. tle returned prn,ii.
gal might have stepped out OF the club
but yesterday. lie would not have
taken the short end OF a modest be,
that even fresh log had been placed
on the fire or that the domino nla yers
over against the wall had won or los,
drink or two aad then resumed play.
ing-although perchance there we're n
few more gray hairs In The thickly
matched head Of old Netdy Jerome.
sitting In his favorit. sea, by the
window and turning the cards In hls
eternal game Of solitaire, In bMsstul
ignorance that John Stuart Webster
stood within the portals Of home aud
awaited the fatted calf.
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very much. ] am wel and strong and
nos able 10 % my wors. ! cannot
thanh yoa enough and ! reoomrn~ni
yvur medicine O. my Ntends wbo ar.
sick. ~ Mrs SuxiK SacATASsEr. -
has, i7th 81. Bayuans. y. j.
I, mus, be admitted b. every fair
minded. intelligent p<rron. that q moi.
cine could no, I've ard grox IN popgiaf.
i'y fot over forty ys.r.. .ns =, ,Sasy hola
as sc~. LYDIA D. Pinkhsm'. vsgs,Abls
Canpsgni without po..~ssing great
virtue anA actual with. Sgch med
,cins. mus, Be iooked ut.un and tsrm~i
both standard and dspsndabls b. even
thinking p~rNan
Marble Hill press., 1920-09-30
CHAPTER 1.

When John stuart Webster. mining
Engineer and kicker.up -of-dust on dis
tant trails. tagged the ;. T.. l.. A. &
\. l.. Limited at a bllstered board sta
tIon In Death valley. California. he
had definitely resolved 20 DO certain
thlags To begin, he would Invade the
dining car At the first call 20 dinner
and order approximately twenty dol
iarS worth Of ham and eggs. which
proveudpr Is. az all who know will
certify. the pianacle OF epicurean de.
light 10 au old sour dough coming out
of the wilderness with healthy bank
roll aud a healthier appetite.
Following the ham and eggs. Mr.
Webster planned 10 saturate himself
from soul TO vermlform appendix with
nicotine. which he purpOsed obtaining
from tobacco with nicotine In It. IL
was a week since he had smoked any
thing with an odor eyea remotely like
tobacco. for the August temperature In
Death valley Is no rrspecter OF moist.
ure In any man or his tobacco. Upon
arrival in Salt Lake city his spree
would really begin. Webster designed
charteriug taIicab and proceeding
forthwith TO Il hotel whore he would
engage sunIy room with e bath. Ill
the batLtub. climb hith"iy lu aud soak
for two hours ~ least. for If WAS near
iy eight months since hs had had
regular bath and he purposed making
the most Of his opportunity. His long.
drawn ablutions at length over. he
would don q silken dressing gown and
slippers. order up a barber and pro-
ceed 10 part with enough hair and
whskers to upkolster an automobile,
and upon the completion Of his ton
sorial adventures he would encase his
person ia II suit Of mauve-colored silk
pajamas. climb into bed and stay
there for forty eight hours. merely wax
lag long enough to take another bath,
order up periodical conHgnments OF
ham and eggs. and incidentally, make
certain that q friendly side-wlnder or
chuckwalla hadn't crawled under the
blanket with tim.
SO much for John Stuart Webster's
plans. Now for the gentleman himself.
No one-not even the Pullman porter.
shrewd Judge Of mankind that he was
could have discerned In the chrysalls
that tagged the Limited the butterfly
of fashion that WAS TO be. As the
ebony George raised the vestibule plat
form, opened the car door and looked
out, he had no confidence II the lean,
sun-baked big man standing by the
train. Plainly the fellow was not
first-class passenger but wandering
prospector. for he was og-dlrty, ruin
of rags and hairy as tarantula. The
only clean thing about him was a
heavy -calibered automatic pistol Of the
army type, swinging at his hip.
DAY coach an tourist up In front"
tie knight Of the whlskbroom an
nounced In disappearing tones and
started to close down the platform.
$50 perceived" John Stuart Web
ster replied blandly, Il also observed
that you failed to employ the title
sir when addressing white man.
Put that platform back and hop out
here with your little stool. you saddle
colored son Of Senegambia. or III |
make you q hard porter to CATCH
"Yassah. yassahi" the porter sput-
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Asa ium ,r#HaH .Hs visiting q
fr'sni rrr tN. sfrf. ehH uas fNfpi
=" uH rH.-i.I flHAs fauu Iht
sfr vss uH.a HHfttrIs'f Del ~ tttI
aus shuvu HsF rHrf.u. .fiF fns -
Iu.iiafur, b. fHHf ~ slI#a .Is a,s n,
60 s HITasft .f-H
-" 1aB HaFs Hf'sr,rsf N.t uis
ir'.,i tHf ar #.HI rhHf uFfInss.
,t..t'.s .. ..f,T .Hsfs Hss rsfura
uf.ss
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'Ss S~ WV S~s'hJ sN'tsHeHs
and told him TO send n walter for his
order, since he would fzin br-sk his
fast In the privacy Of lbs staferoom.
And vhen the waiter came for the
order, such WAS Mr.. Webster's mental
perturbation that ham pnd eggs were
furthest from his thoughts He or
dsred q steak with French fried po-
tato~s.
John Stuart Webster passed q rest.
less night. Sleep came 10 him In hour.
ly inNallments. from witch he would
rouse TO ask himself whether II was
worth while 10 continue to 60 through
the motions Of living or slight at the
next station. seek lonely and unfrr.
qnented spot and there surrender TO
outrageous fortune. II was altogether
damnable. In Il careless moment. Fate
had accorded him giImpse of the
only woman he had ever met and de-
essentially mans man. aud his pro-
fession and environment had initiated
against his opportunities for meeting
extraordinary women. and extraordi-
nary women wer. the only kind that
could hope 10 challenge his serious at.
tention. Fate had accorded him signal
opportunity for knightly combat in the
service OF this extraordinary woman.
and In the absence OF formal intro.
duction. what man could desire finer
opportunity for getti.ig acquainted If
only their meeting had but been de-
layed two weeks. ten days. week
Once free OF his ugly cocoon of rags
and wtiskers. the butterfly Webster
would not have hesitated one brief In
stant to inform himself OF that young
lady's address, following his summary
disposal OF her t0rmeatnr.
But In oil things there Is a limit.
and John Stuart webster's right eye
constituted deadline beyond which,
az a gentleman, he dared not venture:
so with heavy heart he bowed to
the inevitable. Brilliant and mysterf-
Gus as meteorite she had flashed
once across his hcrixoa and was gone.
III the privacy Of his stateroom Web
ster had ham and eggs for breakfast.
He WAS lighting HIS second cigar when
the porter knocked aud catered with
an envelop&
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by female troubis
II fslt - tired all the
time. had had head.
aches and foe .H
m nths /, could not
work ! was treat.
I'd By Q phyneisn
and took other re
m~,iis bu, got no
relief. A friend toll
ne about LYDIA n
I'tnkham Q Nsge
table Compognd 4 ahi
be has hslpef mo
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SIX MONTHS !
COULD NOT WORK
lydi, c. Piskhsn's Vegetable
Compound Made Me Strong and
Able 10 Work. Rseonnesd
h To An Ny fnssds.

Bayonne. n. - had pains IN back
and legs 90 that could not stand caused
Marble Hill press., 1920-09-30
MANS MAs-suT NE REFORMS.

Presently r .asl,f ,s sar-i fs,3dg i-,s,,i I7 ri-
% about W'''sr rFs tai rf corridor going 'arlrl Hs
lsai u %, '-nr A. 'rsssi aS, sii
3srrrf'g.
4 Z. r.' ga. ga. ur: 70 rt.l 70 faos yoa ani
ga'isgns q. gas r-r 90 fiirssors 4 yOg 10 Ho' stop
ygu- Iragg,sg l'srf.a1s ! ,Iil of" "s conductor"
~ R.Is' fsrsp" J0lr stuart Wslos, sa't'o,f'ri
y '5gt rar' . irg5ri goat rigt' rs lsH IN ~
s'srr,3 " s 5.- y . s'Isrl1T 1 gr 'aai N ne rssll
p'raonn3 '-s 8 iai .aS' tfss! WS'''r' o7' Webster
lyasE
.VliI~s .- r.1i.raissH, ~ b." - i Nv
Ike u other r1'f irsf ~ sole purpose rrsw'Tg 20 it'
.. o., 20 suggest " rs ,gi as-ss'g FOR 'iS7g
't. matter .a pr ts conductor an br' ari rs ma-' a
..Gr .rrsl3.
Tass, ..-.f-ir3 Johr Wsis',-' hart F7ppsi '-s
m rlri ..g0 his trout rsr'y gra.st >as 'ar.'g
49, ~l.a '. Hs, starry grs bs5Ir a. it' ~rasrs boots,
.-rs'rg .r ~ ..si rI,-i hs light hue
w .-Is lrf srf s is M Pie r'sts-' She 'i3-'d
m r, ls r.-,p, ,-rl'rg sai crrs sls,' sn,s "IiaHt
@ r -t ,- er,i and -r.si iOpr the cr7ior 10 bs
..s.-rgrar m-
Well that, IN. they Webster just coming ost
a Death pile bv, he looked like hobo he
dreaming baths E psi.m.. .nd
limited ham and Thr'ynns he's always been 'hy OF the
irl. h. her sndh u, begins.
down SIS ooosys Job eonsui''ng
call of adventure from old pal ~ho he.
he here-bshod
!, also And of there
revolution Webster and the r IN the thet Of Il folo-
sors.ou, Sighting thrilling .denturnd everything
y.,. "Wsb,tsr-M.n, Man" /. By Peter b kyns. That's
H originator Of c.ppy Rek Lno- and he ~rots
Of confirmed Globetro,tsr
Jack London color ability
Incidentally he eon.der.bs Of man. hmssf-hs veteran
the the double
shoulder bars the hGhtnG front.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-07-15
WOULD MAKE EASIER READING
Boston Man Has Idea for Printing
Books That Is Interesting but
Revolutionary.

Why not print all books in such
way that every page is a right-hana
page? asks D. l. Winslow Of Boston
who claims a patent for his conception
Of how to do it. He holds that if one
has to read pages on one side of book
only, this will be held more easily, the
eyes will not wander, there will be 10
necessity for changing the position OF
head and neck when passing from one
page to another. Thus reading, espe-
cially of big. heavy volumes, will be
less fatiguing not only to the eyes,
head and neck, but also to the arms
and hands.
Mr.. Winslow's idea is to print book
20 that you read straight ahead from
nght-hand page to right-hand page,
these being numbered consecutively
then, when you have read through to
the last right-hand page, you turn the
book upside down and continue reading
as before, what in ordinary books are
left-hand pages now being right-hand
pages This, Of course, involves print
Ing all left-hand pages upside down
and numbering them consecutively
from the back Of the book. This would
easily be arranged by the printer in
laying out the forms, though to get the
pagination of large book correct
would require some nice calculation on
the printers part.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-07-15
FAMOUS CHIMES RING AGAIN
Bells of ST. Clements, in Old London,
Appeal to Children, as in
the Olden Days.

"Oranges and Lemons" rang out on
the old bells of st. Clements on the
last day of March on an evening as
fine as any during the finest winter
London has ever known. The bells
rang, but few heard them, prevented
by the roar of the Strand traffic. 1t
was the first time the old nursery
rhyme had been rung QUE from the
steeple for very long while. Some
hundreds of school children, who had
been invited to attend the church, filed
out at the close in small professions,
'piloted across the streams of traffic by
the London policemen. Every child
carried an orange or lemon, a gift
which made up to them for the faint
tones in which the voices of the old
bells reached their ears. Down the
streets with the historic names running
from the Strand to the Thames, st.
Clements music was more audible, the
sound carrying over the noise and roar,
and into the offices where anybody,
with turn Of mind for antiquity has
but to throw open his window to hear
the sound of bell cast in the year Of
the Spanish armada.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-07-15
CO No FARTHER
The Evidence Is at Your Door.

Missouri Valley proof is what you
want and the statement of this high
II respected resident will, Danish all
doubt:
Hugh T. Flynn, carpenter, Ais
Fifth St, Missouri Valley, says: Il
have great deal Of bending to do at
my work. This caused my back and
kidneys to give out and become weak
several years ago. | couldn't bend
over or sit down without having
pains through my back Sharp pains
would shoot up through my kidneys
and feel like knife-stabs. / would
have to get up three or four times
during the night to pass the kidney
secretions which were highly colored.
used Doan's Kidney Pills and a
couple of days use made my back
feel better About three or four box
es of Doans entirely corrected the
trouble making me feel strong in
every way l have had no return OF
it since and believe Doan's to be the
best kidney remedy on the market
today"
soc, at all dealers. Foster Milburn
Co., Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-07-15
Hawaii Claims wettest Spot.

Hawaii now claims the wettest spots
ON earth. From records covering a
long period, Cherrapunji, village at
an elevation of about 4,50O feet in the
Khasi hills in India, has established
q rainfall average Of 426 inches year,
with maximum of 9O5 inches in the
questionable record for 1861. Short
period observations show that Mount
Waialeale, the central peak Of the
island of Kauai, with height of $3.50
feet, has yearly average of 476
inches; while estimates for nearby To-
calities for the wet years of 1914 and
1910, when no records were kept, make
1t appear that the rainfall then must
have exceeded GOO inches. Other parts
of Hawaii are scarcely less damp. Pun
Kukui, 5000 feet high. on the island OF
Maui, has had a seven-year average of
B69 inches, with a maximum of 562
inches in 1914 At least n dozen other
spots, above 1000 feet Of elevation, are
reported to have exceeded $50 inches
In each Of the years 1914 and 1918.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-07-15
RUSSIAN HERO IN PAJAMAs
Soldier q penIkln's Army, Decorated
for Bravery, ALFRED In Altogether
Unconventional Uniform.

The highest decoration for valor
that could be given soldier in Deni-
kin's army was pinned to the breast
Of soldier whose uniform ran a close
second to that Of Kipling's hero, Gun
Ga Din, says communication from
Ekaterinodar, South Russia, to the
Stars and Stripes.
The medal was pinned to the sol
dier's Jacket, which was the upper part
Of pair of pajamas, and the rest of
his outfit was only pair of British
military trousers. He was barefooted
and hatless.
The clothing worn by this man typi-
hes the conditions that exist in the
army fighting the bolsheviki in that
country. They do not have a service
Of supply and they do not have reg
ulat1on uniform.
General BradoH, who decorated the
pajama-jacketed hero, wore the
tunic Of British Tommie, and the
guard Of troops who furnished the
background for the decoration cere-
monies. wore parts of uniforms from
a dozen different armies With the
exception of a group Of Cossack cav
airy, the decorated soldier was the
neatest-d dressed man of the lot.
The hero, on his own initiative, led
q detachment of scouts in capturing
town from the bolsheviki. He was
wounded in carrying out this exploit,
taken to hospital and given a suit
Of pajamas. When he left he took the
pajama Jacket to replace his wornout
Russian tunic, and he had not been
able to replace 1t.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-07-15

Apple Snow.-Pare and quarter tart
apples. add boiling water and cook UNI
til tender Press through sieve. To
two cupfuls of pulp add half cupful
of honey and the grated rind Of half
a lemon, with the juice. Heat to the
boiling point, add one aud one-half
tablcspoonfuls Of graduated gelatine
softened in one-third of cupful Of
cold water, and stir until the gelatine
is melted. Chill. and when the mix
ture begins to jelly, add the stiffiy
beaten whites of two eggs, and beat
with Il Dover egg beaten until very fine.
Turn into mold and when firm,
serve unmolded with cream or boiled
custard.
Compete of Bananas.-Make strip
of sugar or honey and half cupful
of water. Peel and scrape two or
three bananas then cut in thin slices;
add to the sirup and boil, shaking the
pan to cook all sides evenly. Add
little lemon rind or orange rind for
flavor to the sirup. Skim the bananas
rs they soften, to plate. When all
are cooked, boil down the sirup a lit
tie, and when cool add the bananas.
Fruit salad.-For each service take
slice of pineapple. the flesh of one
fourth of grapefruit. half canned
pear, three heart leaves of lettuce, two
tablespoonfuls of fruit juice Canned
fruit juice may be used), half a tea
spoonful of lemon juice, two table
spoonfuIs of olive oil and one-fourth
of teaspoonful each of salt and pap
rika. Arrange the fruit on the let
tuce. Beat the salad dressing ingredi-
ents with n Dover egg beaten, pour over
the fruit, and serve at once. A cherry
may be used as a garnish.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-07-15
Queen PIeasures Carnival.

All the Protestant churches acknowl-
edge the continual diminution of their
congregations and are earnestly en-
deavoring to discover why the great
majority abstain from public worship,
says Sydney, N. S. W., dispatch to
the London Times Several novel
schemes have been propounded to
make services more attractive, but the
clergy finch from any startling limo
vations. Recently Rev. G. Black at q
meeting of the Baptist union declared
that "Queen Pleasure holds high carni-
VAL" and continued: 1.-THE churches are
unheeded by the mass of pleasure
tr1ppers, who patter by with feet
kingling with the torch of the tango,
ears atingle with the Jingle of the jazz,
and hearts aflame with riotous pas
Sion"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-07-15
GASOLINE TURNS THE EARTH
Motorboats Arc Replacing Gondolas In
Venice, and Even the Windmills
in Holland Disappear.

Motorboats in Venice, replacing the
gondolas are not the only mechanical
proclamation that is coming in to disap-
point future American travellers in Eu-
rope. A letter from Amsterdam tells
us that the Dutch windmills are being
replaced by mills operated by steam
and electric power. Every year some
OF the old windmills are burned, and
they are not re-erected. Time may
come when n few wind1nills will be
treasured as relics in Holland; just as
similar structures are still preserved
on Aquidneck and Nantucket islands
for their curious interest, says the
Boston Transcript. Already winGmills
of American construction, with steel
fans arranged in wheels, instead of
the picturesque old wooden arms, haG
begun to make their appearance, even
In Holland The metallic windmill
with the revolving wheel. is more pic
turesque than the ordinary steam or
water power mill, but it is not so pic
turesque as the old wooden affairs.
On our western prairies and plains the
tall windmilis, with their big metal
wheels spinning high in the air, are
indeed fine feature in the monot-
onous landscape, but even they are in
danger of yielding to the process of
pumping water by means of gasoline
motors. The power of the wind. to
be sure, costs nothing, while that of
the gasoline motor may cost good
deal, but there are times when no
wind blows, and the householder tires
of waiting for it to rise. Less and
less we are content to attend upoh
forces of nature. The beautiful sails
are vanishing from the seas, to be re-
placed by belching smokestacks. On
land windlnlls give place TO structures
operated by steam and electricity. The
stalwart oxen are no longer seen at
the farmers pillow; it is gasoline that
turns the Garth now. Homeward the
unweary motor banks its way!