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New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
MY HUSBAND'SLOVE
 Ess PAs.. REVELATIONS OF A WIFE

was taking no ehsnees-snd then
 without a word reached cut his dis engaged hand, unlocked and opened the deoT and beek0ned me inside
 1 advanced enly siep, however, just enough 10 held out the scarab 10 him, and say hrealhlesslyi
 "Please give this to Afr Under wood, and ask him te come over as soon as possible" Then l turned and fairly holted out of the dor,
 knew that it was a perfectly un- reasoning terror which was mine, but 1 felt that I should have screamed with absurd fright fl the pawnshep door had closed with me upon the inside Of the shop instead Of the outside.
 gave no backward glance, but somehow 1 knew that the stout little man was gazing after me in puzzled fashion, and l aniekened my steps until l was out of sight of the pawn shop.
 Then I slaekensi my pace to slow walk. for I knew that Harry Underwood would lose no time in answering the summons, and with the memory Of Lilllsn's delicate moekery of the night before. friendly. Of course, but still gihing. I did mol wish to have Mir. Underwood answer what she had termed his Earl nf Essex signet ring business" with her as a iooker-on,
 "wbat Has Happened?"
 Therefore I walked as slowly as possible back 10 the apartment build ing. and when had reached it, stood in the yestibule. waiting, shell tered from the gaze of the rarely passing pedestrians, and secure in the knowledge that none of the apartment house inhabitants would be about for another hour.
 There had been no disturber of my solitude when Harry Underwood came pelting up the steps, correctly dressed as far as outward appearance went, but with light overcoat buttoned tightly to his chin.
 guessed that it concealed the de- fects of nasty toilet, and my guess was confirmed by the unkempt ap- of his usually meticulously arranged hair. revealed by the in- stinctive lifting of his hat as I hurriedly opened the door for him.
 What has happened?" he de- manded huskily, as he strode through the door. came just as quickly as could"
 He evidently was thoroughly i'm oued with the idea that I would lse the scarab for nothing save the most desperate emergency, and 1t vas with a choking desire to laugh hat I said demurely:
 Nothing has happened save that lillian wishes me to leave the city 1t once, and you are the only one who knows where my car is. think. ,ou have the garage receipt in your pocket"
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
TREATING THE SCALP

Keeping the hair clean and the scalp in good condition during the dusty, hot summer days was a duty to which Mrs. Mann of Anytown ap- piled herself, particularly where the children were concerned.
 Just how appreciative the hair is of good shampoo is shown by it's gloss and soft, fluffy look after the shampoo has been applied.
 Use clean brushes and don't be afraid of frequent washes so that dust may be thoroughly removed. Once . week is not too often.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
pay him to head in." "Well pb

pay him to head in." "Well?"
 "You have a disappeintin' way oi shootin' that word, Henry. I reckon we've got to decide how we're goin to proceed with the discussion. Are we goin' to show all hands on the call, or are we goin' to proceed hypo. thetical?"
 The Wreck looked at Sally, who was wrinkling her forehead into fur rows She seemed willing to leave the decision to him.
 There ain't any objection to givin' the gang five minutes for consulta- tion," said Charley.
 "Nothin to consult about" said the Wreck.
 | "Meanin'? 2" Meaning we don't get you"
 "H'm It looks like the case was Hypothetical"
 Sally stirred restlessy. She did not like beating around bushes.
 Can't we talk right out in meet ing?" she asked suddenly"
 Thank you, ma'am," said Charley.
 Wait" said the Wreck.
 He tossed his dish towel on the drain board and edged himself into a seat on the table, from which his legs dangled loosely.
 What are you going to do about it?" he demanded.
 'I figure that I'm goin' to hang on to the cook and dish-washer that was handed to me by Providence"
 'Blackmail?"
 ''I'm shocked" said Charley.
 What Is it, them"
 II figure coaxin' is better word"
 Are you getting the idea you can keep us here as long as you damned pleasc?"
 The Wreck was beginning to dis play nervous symptoms, and Sally gave him an anxious look.
 Tn a way, it's out of my hands," was to say to you, 'Honeymooners, climb right into flivver and help yourself That don't necessarily get you anything at all. The first per son that climbs into that three-legged critter and tries to drive off in it is goin' to set the boss prancin' in pur- suit You don't seem to get the idea. | She's had medicine, that fivver. It | ain't safe to acknowledge even a | passin' acquaintance. She's tainted. | Mind you. Henry, I ain't accusin' her of anything. I'm merely recitin' the suspicious of others"
 The Wreck was making an effort to be judicial.
 Suppose" he said, "that I was to | tell your boss how you happened to get cook and kitchen helper?"
 That would be sinkin' us all in | the same ship" admitted Charley. 1 But you ain't goin' to tell him. on | account of Mis- Williams here, who's got rights of her own in the matter"
 The Wreck could see that, but he did not like to acknowledge it.
 Every idiot on the place. he said, "seems to be chasing around with the idea that somebody committed a crime. Suppose it happened that there was no crime at all?" I'm open minded" observed Char ley
 (Continued in Our Next Issus)
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22

Letter from Leslie Prescott to Rutl
 Burke, Continued.
 Mother was so heartbroken owe Alice, she kept saying that sht wished she had not sent her to Eng land. l tried to comfort her, Ruth aud although 1 think that Englant did not do her any good, did moi tell mother so. Instead said
 T do not believe living in England made any particular difference in Alice, mother. If you will remem- Der she always insisted on having her own way, and she was not al- ways too scrupulous as to the meth cd by which she got it.
 T wonder if you remember, moth- CT dear, that when I was married we were surprised one day when she gave very vigorous opinion of me for not marrying Karl. l think even before that she was in love with him that is in love as much as she can love any one except herself"
 Hush, Leslie" said my mother, although she has wronged you, you must not feel so bitter toward her."
 "Why should 1 not? Wouldn't you feel bitter, mother, toward some one who tried and who has apparently succeeded in breaking up your home? I hardly thought it would be my own sister. could even forgive another woman more easily.
 Thank God she is married to Karl, and I don't think she will worry about me any longer-at least she oughtn't to.
 Karl Whitney has always ap- pealed to Alice's romantic tenden- cies. He has been the hero around whom she has dramatized her own emotions, and she probably thought 1t would be a very dramatic episode to snatch him away from the other woman, even if that other woman was I.
 She's a very jealous woman, moth CT. She not only wants to stand first in Karl Whitney's eyes but in yours and dads as well as in Inc eyes of every other person she happens 10 like. The reason she is fond of Eng land is because the English made much of her. and the reason she doesn't like America any more is be- cause when she came back it was only 10 be one of number of bright girls as clever and perhaps more beautiful than herself" You see Ruth, dear, l did not mean to he so unforgieing: at least did not mean 70 say all these things to mother, for after all, Alice is mothers daughter, but as was speaking 1t came over me again
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
The Way Madge sent Her Summons
 Co Harry Underwood


 The street into which stepped from the apartment door appeared indeseribahly froWzy 10 me 10 the nn' compromising light of the gray dawn
 Out in the country knew one could see the flush of the coming sunFiss in the sky but here horizon and sun gleams were alike shut from ane.s eyes hy the towering buildings that imPrlsen the ely dwelleas,
 The neighberhand still lay wrapped in slumbeF. A helated nighlhsWk taxi or tive, a couple Of early milk wagons, a solitary pedestrian zig' saesing his Nineus way hemeNard-' these were the only signs Of life on the streets, Even the proprietor or the corner fruit stand who slept in the enbhyhole behind his display was not yet in evidence, and the only eheery spot in the whole neigh berhooa was the all-night bakery on the corner. brilliant with light, bust ling with activity,
 crossed the street 10 avoid the intoxicated man, who, however, was raying no attention 10 anything but the necessity of planting his feet upon the sidewalk instead Of eleNat- ing them into the air, crossed IL again lower down. and finally, with bounding pulses and flushed face for my srrand made me inordinately self.conscious-arriy at the door of the pawnshop Harry Underwood had pointed out to me.
 It was too early Of course, for any one 10 be stirring inside, but l knew from Mir. Underwood that the ring inE of a bell at the side of the door would summon one of the proprie- tors from their living quarters above the shop. It was several seconds, however before could summon cour- age enough to push the bell. To my unframed imagination 1t seemed that every window on the street held curious eyes watching me.
 The answer to my ring came with surprising promptitude, considering the unreasonable hour. It was little more than a minute before l saw coming from the rear of the shop the grotesque figure of the stouter of the two proprietors, his shuffling feet covered huge felt-slippers, his pudgy figure attired in brilliantly colored bath robe which he held to- gether with firm grip.
 He advanced to the glass-front of the door, looked at me as if he neevr had seen me. and called non commit tally:
 A Breathless Moment
 What do you want?"
 For answer I put my hand against tho glass holding the scarab Mir. Un- derwood had given me, so that he | could not held but see it. He bent | and scrutinized it closely-patently he |
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
SMART FALL COAT

Here is enc of the smaTtssi 0f fall eosis-f0F iI really ls just a coat in spite of the fact that lt leoks like a sFess and eoat, What seems to be a dress Is a vest in the coat that may he fastened closely sbent the neck of opened to form TeEeFs The eeat is of rough wool material ana the linz ihg and vest are of plaid kashs. Hnd- son seal makes the cellar and eufts
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
Healthy Women, Happy Homes.

Good dispositions euccumb. Irrita- tility anl snappy retort take the place of happiness and amiability. Sunshine is driven out of homes. in fact, they are often wrecked. and friends are es- tranged because women suffer with ailments peculiar 10 their sex. The use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will overcome such ail- ments and restore health and happi- ness. Do not resort 10 strong stimu- lsnts or narcotics when this great Strengthening. healing remedy made eom roots and herns Is alwsye with in reach.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22

water and make a good thick studs with tar soap, or any good shampoo soap: use a nail brush in securing it: then rinse with several baths Of water. the temperature of which should be gradually cooled.
 Give the head first rubbing with hard. thick Turkish towel. Other rubbings can follow with ordinary hand towels. Women often find 1t helpful to warm the towels before using. as this will dry the hair more quickly.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
REGIN HERE TO-DAY

The Nervous Wreck an eeeen' irie Yeung easterneE, is driving Sally Morgan from her fathers ranch ta the station when they run out ol gasoline, Al the point of gun the Wreck takes fiVs gallons from a pass' ing ear,
 Later Charlie Mesween, foreman of a ranch along the gay. hides the Wreek's car and forces Sally 10 act as cook, Then they discover that Mir, Underwood, lhs owner of the ranch, was in the ear which they held up, sheriff Bob Wells, who is sally's fianee. is unwittingly searching the countryside for the bandits" who held np Underwood, Young Chester Underwood finds the wreek's ear hidden in a shed on the ranch, with wheel missing. and MesWeen is forced te explain the matter his employer,
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22

free. And when the Geni did thil
 the Thingum and the Zumzee soon found their nice Mama And as all the prisoners had not had anything to eat except fried chicken and mashed totatoes and cream gravy for six years,
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
Tea Kettle Lining

Tea kettles lined with white porcs- lain are a good investment, since it is very easy to see when they need cleaning and they are not so apt to be neglected as the metal ones.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22

Mrs. Kate Hauptrief has confessed to San Marcos, Tex, authorities that she caused the death of her first hus- band, Court Shrader. and four of her second husbands children by giving them poison in their food. She con- fessed after efforts 10 kill William Hauptrief. her second husband, failed,
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22

Mrs. Mingle with her magic cupboard was soon able to give everyone a fine dinner. And everyone was so glad to be free, they could hardly eat for singing.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22

silk and Cretonne Silk and Crstonne have joined their
 forces this year to the advantage of
 both.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
Table Linen

Table linen should be ironed in a single thickness until 1t is perfectly dry, then it may be folded and pressed.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
Wear Washable Gnnn

When cooking or doing homework IL Is advisable to wear a washabI. gown, and to have enough of these so you can always appear neat and fresh.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
laying I.inoleun

Before being tackled to the floor. iineieum should lie loose for al least month, so it can stretch. Then when it is tackled there will be no ridges which always cause it 10 wear out quickly.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
K~.p CInthe. nnsiel

Never put your clothes away in the closet with dust or dirt on them. Always have them in shape for the next wtaring.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22

There should be candle and a box of matches in every guest room at the house party. Even though there is electric light. if bs1 been known to go out. And so-ns people like to burn a candle all niTs..
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
Gossip;s Corner
Menace ia Healih

otehaef 10 nedith Al ali times, but particularly dur ing the summer, the garbage can should be kept closely covered or it Is 6 menace to health,
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
sailesi Wall Paper

soilnd Wall Paper Thick ernst-sliees from a loaf of stale bread are excellent for cleaning soiled wall paper.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
Silk and Cret

(continued in Our Next Issus)
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22

FABLES ON HKALTH-
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22

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yield due to this practice, especially
with such crops as corn and small
grains, is greater than is ordinarily
believed" Mr.. Stapleton said.
Given Same Chance
''The basic principles of the variety
test work is to give each variety in
question a uniform opportunity so
that the results secured will be truly
comparative. To meet this end each
farmer conducting a test agrees to
pant the seed on uniform soil that
has been given the same preparation,
to plant all of the varieties side by
side on the same date, using the same
rate of seeding for each, and to give
the crop only good farm care so the
results secured will indicate what
should be expected under normal
farm conditions. Community tours
will be held in different sections of
the county at the time that crops
have advanced sufficiently to war
rant comparison, information on the
yields will be secured at the close
of the season and efforts will be
made to bring to the attention of the
public through every possible channel |
the results secured" the county agent |
added.
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! place of those who dropped out. Con
sidering that the association has
been costing the members from
three to four dollars a month, the re-
newal of membership and the desire
of others to come in, is the best pos
sible indication of the dollars and
cents value of the association. The
following brief summary of the an
nual report of the association by L.
A. Campbell, county agent for Ra-
valli county, we'll illustrates the pos
sibilities of cow testing associa-
ton.
Out of 343 COWS tested in the Bit
ter Root Valley Cow Testing Asso-
citation last year, there were 100 that
produced over 800 pounds of butter
fat and Is that produced over 400
pounds. Fifty low producing COWS
were culled out and replaced by SIS
more that show promise of being
good producers, and five grade sires
were replaced by pure breds.
The association completed it's first
years work March first and is now
started on the second year with 81
members and upwards of 365 COWS
On test, exclusive of those on official
test.
According to the report of the
tester, r. F. Gaalaas, the 343 COWS
tested last year were MIXED for an ,
average of 9 ga months and pro-
duced an average of 6,3879 pounds
of milk and 261.9 pounds of butter
fat. The average price received for |
butter fat was 44.2 cents per pound |
which brought a gross return of |
S115.76 per cow. This was produced |
at a cost of $36.38 for pasture and
roughage and s17.16 for grain,
.otal of 1884 for feed. The aver
lge profit above cost of feed, there
ore, was $62.22 per COW. Inasmuch
Is the calf and skim milk will usual
y pay for the labor and incidental
expenses in caring for COW, this
1922 approximates the average net
'rofit. Returns for each dollars
Worth of feed was s2.16 and the av-
rage cost of producing a pound of
utter fat was 20.4 cents and milk
A cents per 100 pounds.
For the farmer with few COWS I
nd the dairyman who does not care
o keep mis- own records, the cow test
ng association is proving most I
aluable means of improving dairy I
erds. /
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TO MAKE TESTS
ON FARM CROPS

lTHE testing out under similar con.
d1tlons of the common varieties
of farm crops, now being grown
in Yellowstone county, for the pur-
pose of securing practical and de-
pendable information bearing upon
their comparative performance that
will be of help to farmers in deter
mining just what varieties are best
suited to local conditions, will form
the basis of the crop improvement
work to be conducted under the dir
ection of County Agent Stapleton in
cooperation with IS Yellowstone
county farmers during the coming
season.
Farmers to cooperate in this have
been selected through community
leaders, contracts between these men
and the county agents office have
been drawn up, seed supplies have
been secured, and a good share of the
planting already done.
The work will include the follow
ing varieties of the crops listed be-
low:
Irrigated Barley: Himilaya, Trebi,
Elite Trebi and Bark.
Non-irrigated Barley: Horn, Ham.
chen and Elite Hannchen.
Oats: Silver Mine, Swedish Select
and Elite Victory.
Wheat: Supreme, Kitchener and
Wheeler lob Elite Marquis.
Corn: Northwestern Dent Hart
wick, Gehu, Dakota White Flint,
Silver King, Minnesota No. 20, Owens
Yellow Dent, International Strain
Minnesota No. 10, Pioneer White
Dent, Brown County Dent, Paynes
White Dent, Northwestern Dent |
(Huntley) and Calico.
Potatoes: Rural New Yorker,
Green Mountain, Irish Cobbler and |
Bliss Triumph.
In addition strain tests will be con-
Quoted with Bliss Triumph potatoes
and Great Northern beans.
Basis of Pure Seed Work !,
While experiment stations have
lone, and are doing great volume
Of invaluable work in this respect,
t is recognized by experiment sta
ion workers and leading farmers
hat the real value of this work is
'ealized only when it is supplemented
by local tests for experiment sta
ions cover very large area and
heir work must of necessity apply
n general more than in local
way
''The annual loss to agriculture due
o the growing of varieties of farm
rops that are unadapted to our con-
itions is commended to be an enor-
nous one and close observation of
be matter reveals this to be an act
al fact. AS an illustration of this,
-ellowstone county is growing prac-
lcally every known variety of the
ommon farm crops and the loss in
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ELIMINATE THE POOR cow;
TAKE CARE OF THE GOOD ONE
by J. O. TRETsvEN, Montana State College

~ VERY DAIRYMAN and farmel
~ in Montana who gives the dairy
Is COW a place in his farm opera
lions is constantly concerned with the
problem of increasing the produc
| ton of the herd. The average pro.
duction per COW in this state is en-
tirely too low to make the COW as
profitable as it should be and that
necessarily means that there is a
large percentage of the COWS in this
state that are being kept at a loss.
There are examples in Montana of
dairymen keeping careful records of
their cows, testing the milk every so
often and weighing the milk at each
milking. Such records form an ex-
cellent basis for the wedding out of
unfit cows, and if this is followed up
by careful feeding, management and
breeding, and the use of bulls which
can be depended upon to raise the
production average, as is being done
on several of the dairy farms of the
state. good results will follow. One
successful dairyman who has follow
ed this system of improving his herd
increased the milk production of his
herd of IS cows from 5,723 pounds
per COW per year to 8,438, in six
years.
Undoubtedly this method is most
effective in building up the dairy
herd. It requires no great amount
of skill to keep such records but it
does require diligent and careful at
tention. The dairy farmer with a
good sized dairy herd often finds it
more convenient to follow out such
a system of herd improvement than
the farmer with just few head of
COWS. The latter often finds it diff
ficult to make the testing and the
keeping of records fit in with his
routine. On the farm with a few
dairy cows, dairying is often but a |
small part of the general farm bust
ness and while it is true that the
'ew cows should be given the same
attention as the many it is equally
rue that they often are not given
such attention.
The cowtesting association has
been devised particularly for the
man with a few COWS and for the
1airyman who does not care to keen /
lis own records. 1t is a means of
ak1ng care of a very necessary work.
Systematically and effectively /
uccessful COW testing association re-
lures that there must be a number
# farmers or dairymen within a linn
ted area who are willing to organize
or the purpose of improving their
erds. The organization must decide
pom rules and regulations and hire
cow tester An association con-
listing of around "a members, each
a dairy herd, is most
Elective as this allows the tester to
isit each herd once a month, figur- )
lg one herd day. =
The Bitter Root valley has one of a
lie outstanding COW testing associa- \
ons of the state. This association t
as just completed it's first year of e
1ccessful operation How we'll the II
irmers are pleased with the work !,
lat is being done is indicated by the t,
lct that rs per cent of the old mem
ers signed up for the coming year O
I'D there was no difficulty in obtain G.
lg enough members to take the Il