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Belgiu1nSketches
The Voice of the
Chimes
By Katharine Egsle,ton Roberts
Copyright. 1880. Western Newspaper Union

ICopyriEht. 1Szu, western NeWhpApef bhlOhl
In little town in the plain Of
Brabanconne. the summer twilight
filled the winding streets with shad-
ows. Over the cobblestones, bright
checked girls In wooden shoes. blue
dresses. and red kerchiefs trundled
their twO-wheeled carts of flowers.
The scented breeze was cool. Here
and there lights began TO gleam be-
hind the windows of the narrow. peak
ioofed houses. The tower of the
cathedral rose against the sunset sky
like misty dream and yet dream
lmmOvable. Its sculptured saints
smiled on the peaceful land. All was
quiet In the happy silence that ends
n day well lived.
Then with the stealth of fairies the
tiny notes played in the air. Softly
at first. the magic music descended
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CHICKENS NEED GREEN FEED
Greatest Value Is sueeuIence. and
Salts it Contains are Great As
sistance to Digestion.

In nutrtive elements, green foods
contain 81 little strength that II their
only claim To poultry favor was on
that account they would have been
Discarded long ago. Their greatest
value is their succlllcncc. and the salts
they contnln, which promote digestion.
Green feed IN the winter poultry ra-
tlon helps 10 keep a laying stock In
good tone, II assists digestion. and
mnny poultry keepers use II for that
reason AMI because 1t Increases egg
production.
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IN THE WRONG DIRECTION
Colored Soldier Just at That Time
Was Not Living Up to His
Announcement.

Tie company had fallen ont for rest
on its hike into the Argonne. Nearby
negro workers drowsed In the sun. A
burly slx-foot Numidian driving big
army mule hove into sight on his way
to replenish the water supply NJ the
front. For whip lie carried n FIVE
pound hammer,
"Hcy, there. Sam. where yo' eoin'
wild dat new-fanglcd whpf" called on.
of the roadside loaferS,
Use on nah way to build me
bungalow on de Hin'enburg line" re-
tortcd the other without n smile.
Just then n shell exploded n few
yards from the road. The mule in
stantly turned tail ana proceeded to
break all records In getting back where
he came from, his driver hanging on
for dear life.
Man alive" muscd dnrky. Dat
ain't no way TO arrive at the llin'cn-
burg line. Dat bahy's done gone
toward the Cunard line."-The Home
Sector.
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SUPPLY MATERIAL FOR EGGS
No One Kind of Grain viii Furnish
All Of Different Food Elements
Required by Hen.

There is no one Kind of grain that
alone will furnish all of the different
food elements required 10 maintain
the body of the hen In good condition
eggs are made. Certain kinds of 'ood
combinations are required to make
the yolk OF the egg. certain other kinds
nra re, I ired to make the whites. while
sill other kinds are needed for build
ing the membranes which surround
the yolk and the white and the shell
which contains all.
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TN. swelling like bubbles OF light, 1t
burst in silvery shower. Every
where green shutters opened to let in
the winged notes. Pedestrians paused,
then fastened their steps toward the
foot Of the church. there to receive
the sweetest benedIctIon of the
chimes. Slowly the music faded,
melted Into the shadows and the per-
fume of the night.
The million stars, wakenlng from
their daytime sleep, blinked till their
eyes were bright, returning the
twinkle OF the lights within the win
dows. Now and then they peeked into
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cutieura soothes Baby Rashes.
That Itch and burn with hot baths
OF Cuticura Soap followed by gentle
anointings Of Cuticura Ointment.
Nothing better, purer, sweeter, espe-
cially II n little of the fragrant Cuti-
cura Tnlcum is busted on at the fn-
ish. 25c each everywhere.-Adv.
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Look at tongue! Remove peIsons
from stomach. liver and
bowels.

Accept "California" Syrup Of Figs
only-look for the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child is having the best and most harm
less laxative or physlc for the little
stomach, liver and bowels. Children
love its delicious fruity taste. Full
directions for child's dose on each bot
tie. Give 1t without fear.
Mother! You must say California" !"
ADV.
There is hunger Of the heart as well
as hunger of the stomach.
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Homemade Poultry Fountain.

the poultry from mcddllng with the
valve. THIS outfit will save n lot OF
work and also insure II constant sup
ply of fresh water II the cistern is kept
replcnished with u couple of pals %:
water once in awhile, according to the
number of chickens.
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II YOU use Red Cross Bag Blue In
your laundry, you will not he troubled
by those tiny rust spots. often caused
by inferior bluing. Try it and see.
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Belgian Refugee. Home.

OF some 25OOOO Belgian refugees
who fed to England during the war
the ministry Of health estimates that
there are less than 10000 there to-day.
the rest having returned TO their own
land or France. To care for Belgian
refugees has cost England by private
means and government support 80
5OO,OOO.
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OBTAINING EGGS IN WINTER
Supply of Bone Meal or Beef Scraps
Should Be Kept Before Hens
at All Times.

The farmer who wants winter eggs
should keep a box of bone meal or
beef scraps before the fowls, or give
them feed OF freshly-cut bones ev-
cry few days In addition. supply
them with vegetables occasionally,
make them scratch for all their grain
iced. and keep the fowls warm at
night.
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Az Ye Sow. Sew. Etc.

Mr.. Townley-Did You hire farmer
cites for your sowing this yearf
Farmer Siloh-Should say not Last
year they brought their dollies with
them and they sewed more than they
renped
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THREE YEARS WITHOUT HOPE
Story Suffering with Fnrl Return to Health
It viii do good to read It

No matter how long nor how much you have
suffered, do not give up hope. Do not decide
there is no help for you. There is. Make up
your mind to get WELL You can. There is a
remedy in which you may place full reliance
as did Mrs Rozalia KAMA OF 80 Silver Street,
New Britain, Conn. This is what she says:
81 had cramps for three years and thought
would never be any better l could not eat
without distress. Slept with my mouth open
and could hardly breathe. No medicine helped
me. 1 had catarrh of the stomach. Now
have no cramps and am feeling well and
healthy. wish every suffering person would
take PE-RU-NA."
Catarrh effects the mucous membranes in
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above, will Withstand considerable
frost and may be planted at least
month before the average date for
the last frost.
Take Chance on Early Planting.
Irish potatoes are easily injured by
freezing. but they require about II
month to come up and may he planted
mt about the same time as lettuce and
radishes. II pays to take chance
on the early planting of certain OF the
more hardy garden vegetables. II
they are killed or severely injured
they may be repanled. A good meth
cd Is to make about three paintings
nj Intervals Of two weeks. and II the
first planting Is killed the later ones
take its place; II not killed. early veg
etabies Will he produced and the sec
ond and third paintings provide Il
continuous supply.
Keeping up the gardening interest
throughout the season Is just as I'M
portant MS making an early start.
About the time the more hardy vege-
tables are planted in the garden the
seeds of tomato. eggplant. and pep
pers should he started In n window
box indoors. by the time the ground
and the air ARE warm these plants will
he OF good size and ready 10 set In
the garden. In the meantime a few
"fr0stprOof'' or hardy cabbage plants
may he set out. Next will come tire
planting of snap or string beans. Then
follows the planting or Lima beans.
summer squashes. melons OF all kinds,
and other of the more tender vege-
tables.
Remember the Greens, Too.
And don't forget the greens. We all
need more greens IN our diet. Spinach.
kale. and Iurnips will keep you sup
piled with green's during the late fall
and early winter but yOu should have
II bed of spinach planted now. In the
Gulf Coast region, for early spring
greens. Early turnips and heets are
excellent for use rs greens and later
Won can have delicious Swiss clIard
Bassella withstands heat aud makes
satisfactory summer greens. The
main point In getting the most out Of
your garden is 10 begin early and keep
going throughout the entire season.
making every foot Of land produce to
the limit.
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GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER.

Constipation invites other troubles
which come speedily unless quickly
checked and overcome by Green's
August Flower which Is a gentle laxa-
tive, regulates digestion both In
stomach and intestines, cleans and
sweetens the stomach and alimentary
canal, stimulates the liver to secrete
the bile and impurities from the blood.
1t is sovereign remedy used in many
thousands of households all over the
civilized world for more than half a
century by those who have suffered
with indigestion, nervous dyspepsia.
sluggish liver. coming up of food, pal.
pitation, constipation and other in
testlnal troubles. Sold by druggists
and dealers everywhere. Try bottle,
take no substitute.-Adv.
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Those who reform. from necessity
usually stay reformed just so long as
the necessity exists.
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the digestion blood
and nourishmeu the and
II SICK wait and suffer
wel-known
be well and and full possession
of health
1t fourteen OF
protection.
Sold eyeryW In a or LIQUID
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when man snyS he has forgotten
nhout that little loan you just returned
he Is generally n liar.
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Matchin1 Him.

Hc-I am II cipher in my own house
Shc-I care naught FOR that.
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WEST FLANDERS
BY KATHARINE EGGLEsToN ROBERTS


There's wide bare field where ghosty trees
Plead for the mercy of Heaven
They lift their broken and sigh
Against the pless, cold, gray sky,
But their prayers are hushed in the cloudy seas,
And the flying
In the desolate waste the she-ps gap;
Their wounded lips bleed poppies.
They trimmed with rusted guns and swords
With bits of cloth and broken boards,
And their mirror the broad wing-fap
OF the crows that are flying
Ger the battle plain, there's fierce
OF the death birds seeking booty
Together they rush and dip and dart
In the midst of the bleak fields aching heart,
There's lonely that marks the place
The black crows swooping
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Saving Time.

Jibb-I want a haircut In hurry
Barbcr-Kcep your collar and hn
on.
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Some men are unable To think when
drunk, or talk when sober.
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Pleasant Information.

EdIth-Dear Jack is so forGetfwl.
NIaud-Isn't he? had to keep re-
minding him that it's you he's engaged
TO and not me.
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How's This2

We offer $4,000 for any case of catarrh
that cannot be cured by HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is tax.
en- internally and acts through the BLOOD
on the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
Sold by druggists for over forty years.
Price 7bc. Testimonials free.
F. ]. Cheney & Co, Toledo. Ohio.
lrnornncn L. IIle stenmn1hnr of envy
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It's mighty poor son that his
mother won't stick up for.
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above. will withstand considerable
frost and may he planted at least
n month before the average date for
the last frost
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Ignorance is the stepmother of envy.
The Ordway new era., 1920-10-22
MONEY OF SILK AND PIGSKlN
Hungary Government Is Planning to
Have the Most Beautiful Cur
rency in Europe.

The democratic equality of material
and execution heretofore maintained
for currency of all denominations by
the least liberal nations has at last
been cast aside, That curious growth,
the new government of Hungary, is
responsible for the thought of making
small bills distinctly plebeian and
giving elegant distinction to bills of
larger value.
Small Hungarian notes, accordingly,
money of the proletariat, will be
printed on tanned pigskin. OF course
one doesn't have to own an English
saddle or a London bag TO know that
pigskin is marvel of durability. and
hence well fitted to represent the Hun
garian currency equivalents for active
quarters and ubiquitous dimes. But
how about disdainful women folk who
cannot bring themselves to cherish
hide of hogs?
The answer, carefully considered by
the government, manifestly is that
every man should keep his wife sup
piled with those refined and ladylike
notes to be impressed upon genuine
silk for sums of So and upwards. Such
"due distinction" is enhanced by rea-
son of the circumstance that all OF
the more important notes will be COM
posed of paper silk, or silk paper,
which once decorated the walls Of
Hapsburg palaces. And the engraving
of this most honorable currency Is
promised to befit its projected rank
as "the most beautiful money in Eu-
rope"
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Most Important.

Mrs. A. L. Allen, the Freudian
philosopher. said in a lecture in Chi
cago:
81 know a young mother who once
decided to impart some of the mys-
teries of childbirth to her nine-year-
old daughter, so she took the child
aside and explained to her with hushed
reverence that the stork has nothing
to do with the coming of little
strangers. that the baby is never found
under cabbage in the garden and that
the doctor never brings him in a bag.
"The little girl was very much i'm
pressed. At the end of the discourse
she put her arms around her mothers
neck and whispered:
"Mother, have you told daddy about
this, tooT'-Los Angeles Times.
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the end of piece of rope through the
hole, knot the end (T. Fig. 81. ind pull
the knot close up TO the hole. Then
bind the rope to the pole by wrapping
with heavy cord &c. Fig. %, and fast
en- the free emo TO the tree branch In
the manner previously described III,
Fig. 81.
The ends of the seat board must be
nOtched to receive the pole ends
Cleats 1 Gig. G) fastened across the
underslde of the seat. are notched to
fit around the poles. and are nailed or
screwed in place. To support the
seat, bore a hole through each pole
several inches above the lower end
and drive bolt, large screw, or spike
through the hole for cleats l to rest
upon.
If you build framework for n
swing, fasten one side to fence. as
shown In Fig. 8. Then 1t will require
less bracing. A detail of the end
struts of the framework is shown In
Fig. 0. For these you will need 2 by
4s 10 feet long for the uprights A,
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WISDOM OF bob" BURDETTE
Great Humorist's Dissertation on Work
Proves He Was a Good Deal Of
Philosopher.

"Remember, my son, you have to
work. Whether you handle a pick or
a pen, wheelbarrow or set Of
books, digging bitches or editing pa
per, ringing an auction bell or writing
funny things, you must work. If you
look around, you will see the men who
are the most able to live the rest of
their days without work are the men
who work the hardest. Don't be
afraid of killing yourself with over
work. 1t is beyond your power to do
that on the sunny side of thirty. They
die sometimes, but 1t is because they
quit at p. m. and don't go home until
2 n. m. It's the interval that kills, my
son. The work gives you an appetite
for your meals; 1t lends solidity to
your slumbers; it gives you perfect
and grateful appreciation of holiday.
"There are young men who do not
work, but the world is not proud of
them. 1t does not know their names
even; 1t simply speaks of them as old
So-and-sos boy Nobody likes them; ;
the great busy world doesn't know
that they are there. So find out what
you want to be and do, and take off
your coat and make dust in the
world. The buster you are, the less
harm you will be apt to get into, the
sweeter will be your sleep. the bright
er and happier your holidays, and the
better satisfied will the world be with
you."-"Bob" Burdette.
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Deep Was Riqht.

Two mining engineers were discuss
ing deep mine shafts, and one had
told In glowing terms about mines In
which he had worked.
Jump into my car and I'll show
you regular mine" said the other.
Arriving at the mine they saw the
hoisting engine revolving at n terri
flying rate. The engineman was asleep.
Rushing to the sleeping man, they
cried:
Wake up, mani You'll pull the
cage through the roofi"
"what day is this?" the engineman
asked, sleepily.
"It's Tuesday but stop the engine
quick"
"Ah, g'wan." he replied, disgustedly,
settling himself back In his chair.
"She won't be up till Friday."-Sci-
ence and Invention.
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W
SWINGS AND SWING SUPPORTS.

If n large tree with spreading limb
20 feet or so above the ground Is at
hand, nothing better could be wished
for as a support for swing. If you
are going to make n tree swing. Figs.
1 and show how the supporting limb
must be wrapped with cloth before the
rope is attached, for protection to the
bark; they also show how the rope
ends should be knotted, then tied with
u "clove-hitch."
Cut notches In the center of the
ends of the swing seat, for the swing
rope to fit in, and nail pair of clients
across the under side of the board to
prevent its warpIng Gig. -.
Long. straight poles may be substl-
tuted for ropes OFig. ~. If you live
near woods. you can easily find pair
of poles of the right size; If you do
not, perhaps you can obtain pair of
rug poles. which will do equally as
well. Bore 1-inch hole through each
pole about s inches from one end. slip
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"It's the way he said It," she apol-
ogized to herself. 81 knew he was
nicer"
Polly grew quite reckless after awhile
and tossed over hook after hook bait
ed deliciously for innocent-eyed fish,
only to bring up the hook minus the
bait.
what are you doing, child?" asked
Laura after while.
Feeding the fishes" said Polly
coolly, and she flung her line far out,
turned her back to the grudging sea
and proceeded to count the days
catch.
"The first prize goes to Laura" she
declared, and then added excitedly, "a
bite-a bite!"
She whirled about and tugged at the
line, the girls giggled with mirth and
Jake uttered deep guffaw; there was
pandemonium in the next boat, for
poor. careless Polly had flung reckless
ly-and had hooked the white flannel
shirt collar of the incest man in the
next boat!
Polly laughed and cried and then
tine Two DOatS came toGelner anu iois
unlocked her line and apOlogized very
prettily to her victim. He seemed TO
know Laura and Edith and accepted
their invitation TO come home and eat
some of the broiled fish.
Dick Raymond hardly took his eyes
from pretty Polly, and when they
mounted the cottage steps and Mrs.
Relyea demanded who had caught the
biggest fish, he solemnly took Polly's
hand and bowed low.
Miss Knight is the victor and am
the victim. and 1 am afraid 1t will be
hard to put me back into the lonely sea
againw
But 1t turned out that he, and Polly
as well, tumbled into the sea of mat
rimony-and that was a good days
fishing for everybody concernedl
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AUTOMOBILE
s@ E1SSIF1:

A satisfactory temporary repair
of leaking water pipe may be made
by binding around the seat of trouble
several layers Of string well soaked
In thick oil.
When did you use your spare tire
last7 If it's been long time. take 1t
off the back end of your car and give
1t some service. Too much rest Is
harmful to it.
Where castellated nuts and cotter
pins are not supplied in automobile
construction, well-tempered split wash
ers may be placed under the heads of
the bolts to keep them from rattling
loose.
The car owner who intends to do
any repainting work will do well 10
see that all exposed oil holes are
stuffed with felt or waste to prevent
their being painted over and so
choked.
A good way to prevent oil leaking
out of the crank case through the bolt
holes is to back off the studs a quar-
ter of an inch or SO, and then wind
several turns of cotton twine around
the bolts.
Don't use gasoline to clean leather
unless you want to crack it. Plain wa
ter with few drops of ammonia will
remove the dirt, after which the uphol.
stery should be rubbed briskly with
soft cloth.
Sediment in time will collect In the
bow of the. carburetor, and from time
to time the drain cock in the bottom
should be opened to rid the instrument
of any foreign particles which may
have accumulated.
A good many motorists hold that
few teaspoonfuls Of denatured alcohol
squirted into the cylinders when they
are hot, after which the engine is run
fast for a couple of minutes, Is the
best carbon remover to be had.
The latch dogs on emergency brake
levers are called upon for pretty
strenuous service on occasion and they
sometimes break. 1t is a good idea
to have n spare latch dog in the TOOL
box against this emergency.
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PLACE HAS CHARM
Old City of Bagdad Is Luring to
the Eyes.
Once Within lts Streets, However.
Much Of Its Interest Is Lost-Types
Of Almost Every Race There.

Bagdad from outside is alluring. At
first there is only a foreground of fat
desert, and In the distance lovely
rampant of palm trees. Then almost
suddenly one sees some forty blue
and yellow domes and slim minarets
defined against an azure sky. Maude
Radford Warren writes in the Satur-
day Evening Post.
This skyline is the most beautiful
thing about the city. If one looks at
dawn or at sunset across the rapid.
noisy Tigris, one sees the most beau
tiful colors, delicate or strong, pink
and pale green, hard orange and gold,
with the palm fronds embroidered
against them. At dawn there is the
deep grooming of doves, and at SUD-
set the mingled voices of the people
crossing the pontoon bridges and the
women and children sitting on the
steps that lead down to the water,
telling over the events of the day. as
the men In the bazars tell over their
amber beads. Even when one enters
the streets and bazars some of the
mystery remains, though a good deal
of the subtlety goes.
In the bazar. that place of clashing
variety, Of overbrilliant color. one can
see every type Of eastern face; one
can hear In the course of few min
utes speech In Arabic. Turkish, Kurd-
ish, Armenian, Persian, French and
English. Then one can leave this
seething life and go out into the
desert. out into the blue, as they call
n hara and 600 nOtbinp bnt Snapa
hear and feel only silence. Away on
the horizon there may be n line of
palm trees or little cluster Of cloth
covered Bedouin tents; there may be
a herd of donkeys that one takes for
camels, so deceptive are the distances.
Or perhaps n mirage Will suddenly
open a marvellous vista of lakes and
Islands remote and lovely.
But all this is n lure for the trav-
eler. The Westerner who lives in
Mesopotamla must see 1t with other
eyes. The man or woman who works
here must care tremendously for his
job or else for the country which de-
crees the job. A woman who comes
with her husband must care tremen-
dously for him. For country clubs and
pun uo dio-
guise the fact that to stay here is to
exist rather than to live. Dust or mud
in the winter and Internal heat in the
summer; thousands of men without
| homes.
No one uses the word "home' here.
| They say "billet." A British child is
rarity. I know of two men who
have children of five years of age
whom they have never seen. have
met men whose leaves of absence are
overdue, but as long as they are fit
enough to do their work they can't be
spared. Good men are scarce. A
mans best chance of getting leave is
| to break down.
But they carry on amazingly, espe-
cially through the months of gasping
heat, when from eight to five no SOL
dier is supposed to do any work;
when even the animals must do moth
ing when people must wear their pith
helmets and spine pads all day; when
men out In the blue lie pantingly In
their tents longing for night to come;
when the most important piece Of
knowledge Is the location Of the best
stroke station.