•V-7 w«r» baanily eM Uat be had ■M tat any aort of mudOa Motlmcntaltty keep him from pntUot The Weaoa ovsy before ebc raised the •ptaodld ■■ cruel The Xu bed node ef U> life. Aod The Xu received thU com ■ultattoo with ■ cntefsl smile lie sold that he had tried hoseetlj to pan her alone *>ih bit own twin

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broken and old before her time, tad (hat be bad not been wHUng to be dracced bee* by her when he was last in Om prime of Us life with man7 eocceasful years of splendid aetirtty ahead of him. And eves while The Mu thus JnstlB«3 himself to his friends who had aided end abrtud him In 'be matter of the divorce. The Woman sat alone In (be borne she had made him—(he present an onrea'lty, slipping from her at the touch of memory which took bar back alone the road of yea -cryear when aha stood in the toft dra pertae of her white satin town, almost m reloped by the billowy fold* of her

I veil. r which

little brood sometime* found it dlffl to keep flie teera in bounds when in a tired voice ahe told beraelf •'bre and bye* Bnt the phrvae had become her alo*u, ud she believed that beyonh the skimping, and pinching, ud sacrlBcing of the years when the children •ere young ley the "bye ud bye" that meant different things fir herself. So ahe worked from sunrise to sense*—ud often beyond that The Has leaned upon her strength ud Judgment He drew inspiration from the sweet, dean borne The Worn u made him; from the sweet dean children she sent out to meet him at the dose of each day’s work, ud he never stopped tc a&k bow she aoccmpliahed so much with so little. And If. sometimes. The Woman'i heart was still so young that sh> viewed her habitual shabblnees with a sigh, ud stilled her longing for e new and preUy frock, she stifled the yearning ud vhUpcred to herself: "Bye and bye." As the children grew older the old song on The Woman's Ups was less frequent, for with the years her burden increased. The children not only demanded a greater number of expensive clothes, but The Mu was putting money new into a business which he had butlded on the firm foundation of all The Woman's strong young rears of aervlce and sscriflce—and every penny ooon'ed. Fo it was that Tbfc Woman skimped ud saved ud sacrificed ar before, un til one day she realized that the last young blrdllng bad stretched his wings ano Down out of the home neat

The Wonan Bat Alone In the had dominated her amotions—love cr Pride, u she heard his clear. mul> promise to "love, honor ud cherish as they should Journey together do *n the full length of life's trouble road, so Intermingled had been the two. la the yean chlch followed their marriage she nlways believed In him. ctco when her own father pointed out to her that The Man was very poor ud that his future looked none loo

brtlllut.

The Woman was u excellent manaKtr she had been taught by a practical mother how to make tne PMMB go a very long way. ro she Just smiled up into her father's face wbu he (brew cold water on her enthusiasm, ud began her work. Ho It wu that The Man was surprised to find himself »*0 comfort•hie and happy In the tittle home The Woman eomehos managed to ♦hr out of his ridiculously small sal wry. ud never once did he stop <0 s«k tow It was accomplished. Aa ah. tamed ud (staled her own ■babas until they were worn threat •wre that he might make a good kVmwranee, and hold the respect oi hu frlloe-nirn sr well as his own. •he found out that it comforted her to '■lemipies whisper bye ud bye Fbr. you ssw. ahe hollered In to

morrow.

Then came the ehtldraw—one W - m yj (kero were four. and. al- — Xu's appearance of pros this by The Woman s . '■<»«( woo him f*v*

Homs Shs Had Mads for Him. maks a home of his own. ud that Tne Man had reached a point In baei neM where Uu re would be no longer uy need of eacrtfleo. The "bye and bye" had evolved It self out of all tho spent yean of Tha Woman's splendid youth, ud strange Indeed did it seem to her that now— when her promise to herself hud been fulfilled—ehe did not care in the very

least.

One day The Mu told her that hU r) f ^ T m the buslnewa world demand ed much of bis wife: that people looked to her to become a shining so ctal light; to entertain hta friends as became his standing. Tho Woman listened and wm

lent.

She waa awkwardly conscious of her work-i tained hu<ta. ud ‘he stoop of her tired shoulder.: she knew that her life—as numbered by years—ws» but fct t(» Prtn*. bul nevertheless she felt the relentless grip of old age Poo her and for the first time since she began her years with The Man she "po^lbe knew of a certainty that the demand he made of her waa impossible of fulfillment The autumn sunset bathed the quiet patience of The Woman's face In Us golden glow as she sat In the home she had made for The Man. Memories of the years which had poured the full strength of all the vesrs of her radiant, splendid youth look Bight, leaving her face to taoe with the present—ud what th.JX fw malnwl of the future—eloue

"I love you!" * I'm always behindhand My promises. you know—well. I fear, they are typically feminine. I never kept

"O. no-" "Or rwn a "No."

Pocnd Into the meat a cupful of Dour, a tables poem ful of salt ud a half teaspoonful of pepper. Sear the meat In hot fat, add a plat of tomatoes and

"Ever attend a suffrage meeting?** "Dear me. no." ‘Or belong to a woman's dub?" "No." "Exhibit a dog at the show or be a runner-op at golf or belong to tha W. C. T. u.r "Never." He clasped her In bis arms. "l don't cars how far away from Tipperary you are," be muttered; “J love you!"—Idle.

The Indian Jerry Builder. The contractor for the building of this hospital in Inula engaged a small army of bricklayers, maaons, carpenters, blacksmiths snd workmen. skilled ud unskilled, of all descriptions; practically everything, with the exception of steel beams for the roofs, the waterworks, fittings, glnas ud furniture, was made on the spot. The bricks ud lime were burned in Vitas'close to tha site, ud for s period of t w o years the Immediate neixhborhooo resembled a large ut-falll. The duty of supervision was shared between the district engineer ud myaelf. ud one or the other of us Inspect ed the work almost dally in our spare moments On several occasions pontons of the work, where hurriedly run up during our obsonce on tour, had to be demolished ud rebuilt, owing to defects which were discovered on our return. The ordinary Indian contractor In northern India baa certainly not yet discovered that It pays to supply good material to do sound work.— MaJ. C. H. Buck, t, U. the Hoe-

Antietam—Neuve Chapelle. “Gettysburg was the greatest battle of the war. Antietam was the blood fast," says Fox In his ‘Regimental Losses In the Civil War." At Antietam the Union losses were: Killed. S.10I; wounded. 9.4i»: missing. 751; total 12.410. The casualties reported by Oen. Sir John French at Neuve Chapelle were; Killed. 2,6X7; wounded 8,533; missing. 1.761; total. 12J11. A comparison of these casualties win show that Neuve Chapelle. in the pro portion of killed to wounded, was s bloodier battle than Antietam. ud II • 111 probably prove if be the fart that on the Germun side the casualtlet were much heavier than on the Brit Isb. Sir John French ssys (bat "tbs enemy left several thououd dead on the field, and we have positive Infer mstton that upward of 12.000 wounded were removed by trains."

SrMs and Bcula. On distinguished authority. th« sandy soil of Cape Cod. If not the best in the world for raising prize regeta hies. Is excellent for producing the best quality of men. An admiral of the Blue of the Royal nary was asked fay King George IV who was the most energetic mun he had ever seen. "A Cape Cod trader whom I met at Port Mahon.” he replied, “the commander of a 30-ton schooner. "He assisted In two duels between American midshipmen, thrashed five Fugllsb sailors on the quay for calling his ftsg a gridiron, took In cargo ud set sail, all between sunrise and sunset."—Youth's Companion.

His Rises of Worship. When on bis way to evening aervlce. (he new minister of the village met e rising young butlnees man ol tit piece, whom he was anxious to Inter est In (he chnreh. "Good evening, my young friend." he said, solemnly. "Do you "*»r at(end a place of worship?" •Yea. Indeed, sir. even Rondoy night." replied the young fellow with a smile "I'm on my way to see her now.”—Natlor al Monthly.

Threshing Wheat In April. Two farmers In the Cook Hetilement neighborhood In 8t- Francois countv had a threshing machine call around a few days ago and thresh out their last roars wheat. Each of (hem had a big rick of wheat, which had been left to feed to stock In the sueaf. ow lug to low prices last fall and the scarcity of corn. Higher wheat prices brought about the novel eight and sound ot the springtime thresher.—81. Louis Republic.

longer ud serve surrounded with the onions. The flour will thicken the gravy sufflclenUy. The bone that was removed may be broken up. covered with sold water and the broth kept' (O’ various uses, either a soup or a sauce, or a flavoring for a stew. If one does not wish to uae all the meat of the chine or altcfa bone, e portion of the meal left on the bone may be cut tn bits, a tablespoouful of minced onlrn added, a teaspoonful of chopped parsley, acme bits of fat bacon or suet, a little lemon Jeice and rind ud salt ud pepper, make Into balls ud serve for a supper or a luncheon dish with potatoes. If there Is not meat enough to make Into halts, season as above ud sprinkle R over layere of cooked macaroni and while sauo«, then bake for a half boor ud serve hot A butcher remarked the other day. “There is no tough meat. It is simply the manner in which It is cooked which makes meet tough." There is certainly a good deal of truth in the statement, for very tough meat may be made palatable by the right treatment- Add a tableepoonful of vinegar to the meat If a etew Soak it to olive oil and vinegar, two Ubleapoonfuls of each, if ft is a steak It ta far better' to ettw tough at*,k than to try to brctl It for toug* meat should be softened by slow cooking Blow cooking means keepln* tha temperature oven

point

FOODS FOR THE BABV. Orange Julra ta a most wholesoma drink to give ever very young babies. Strain the Juice ud give a teaspoonful not Just after or before the milk feeding. Boiall brblas need cool water to drink; their milk Is a food, not a drink, and a fretful baby U often dying for a drink. Oatmeal Water.—Stead one tablespoouful of oatmoai with a tablespooaful of cold water. Add a dash of salt ud stir Into a quart of boiling mater. Boll three boars, adding water u It boils away. Strain through a fine sieve. A baby six months old may be fed catmeal or barley water or It may be used tn preparing Its food if fed from the bot tie. Barley water corrects looseness of (be bowels and (he oatmeal the tendency toward constipation. Barley Water.—Take two tablespoonfuls of barley, one quart of water. boll continuously fo; six hours, adding enough water to keep a quart. Strain through a muslin. Soak the barley before putting II to cook. Oatmeal Gruel.—To three cupfuls of boiling water add a half cupful of oatmeal, and a half teaspoonful of salt. Cook fi-e hours in a double boiler. Dilute with bot milk and strain. Arrowroot Gruel.—This ta a valuable food in diarrhea. Mix two tablespoonfuls of arrowroot, one teaspoonful of sugar, a pinch of salt with two tablespoonfuls of cold water. Add a cupful of boiling water, stirring constantly. Cook lor 20 minutes, then add two cupfuls of scalding milk, and bring once more to the boiling point. Strain. Toast Water.—Take sufficient toast when broken in bits to measure two cupfuls. Add to lb's on>. pint of bolitng water and let stund an hour. Strain through a cheeae doth. Serve hot or cold Plain Bread Pudding.— Scald a cupful of milk. To a bcalMi egg, add one tablespoouful of sugarpnd a pinch of salt. Four on this tbJ scalding milk. Add one cupful of ba-ad cut in halllurh cubes. Itake 1# a bultend baking dish In ■ mudemte oven until the custard is net. S«wve with cream.

ind sauces; they strained out or removed. pretsrved I to a little sugar sirup and a table spoonful poured over a ■ of lee cxcam makes aa elegant

When traveling with bottles of toilet preparations, put a strip of adhesive plaster over the cork to lasnre

safe carrying.

Old. loose kM glares worn wber Ironing or sweeping will save the bands wonderfully. Banarma which are not quite ripe mads most palatable by baking them la their sklna. Lard l: much batter to greaae all gam and cake pans than butter. The casein la the butter scorches easily. A cloth dipped into hot water and then Into bran saed to dean white paint works like a charm. Add a small quantity of carbolic acid In paste, mucilage or Ink; this

make the meat lander. A few drops of vinegar on the hands will keep them soft and free from chapping. Rice with soapsuds will clews bot Use and small vaics. Shake the rice and suds often ana the stains will dta

appear.

Sauce for Fish.—Cook a small oaton to' two tab!os.oonfuls of butter until golden brown, add a grating of notmeg. a pinch of ground ginger and doves, salt and pepper and six tom title* period and cut fine. Cook all togethsr until smooth.

Put (he burden 1 nils hi have shared Has left » heart with a bitter sting. Of the thought that "nobody oared." -KdUh V BradL

THINGS FOR WEDDING DAY.

oi>OD

Chicken Is sc well liked that It will never go out of style for any kind of a meal Belmont Chicken. —Melt a fourth of a cupful of butter, . | sdd a third of a ■g®-- • I . cupful ot Hour and 1 *tir until well “ / blended, then pour on gradually a cup tul ot rich chicken stock. Bring to the boiling point and eeoeon with one asd a half teaspoonf uls of paprika and afeaspoonfc; of salt; then add a cupful of heavy cream, one and a third cupfuls of chopped cooked chicken and two-thirds of a cupful of p*--boiled sweetbreads, cut In cubes, loi stand In tbs top of the double holler to season 20 minutes. Serve with lettuce sandwichws. Spread fresh bread with butter and place a crisp lettuce leef between two slice#, with a spoonful of mayonnaise on each. Pound Caka.—Cream a half cupful of butter, add one snd a half cupfuls of pastry flour once sifted. Beat the yolks of five eggs until thick, and one snd one-half cupfuls of powdered sugar, gradually, beating constantly. Combine the mixtures snd add the whites of five eggs beaten stiff, and one teaspoonful of vanilla. 81ft over one teaspoonful of baHng powder and b«at thoroughly. Turn into a buttered floured pan and hake In a moderate over. Remove f. om the pan and cut in fancy shapes. Cover w lih boiled frosting, garnish with shredded cocoanut, fruit or rose leaves. Strawberry Bomb*.—Carmel!.* onehalf a cupful of sugar, add one and one-half cupfuls of blanched chopped filberts, turn Into a buttered pan. cool, then pound in s mortar snd put through s puree strainer. Beat the yolks of four eggs until thick, sdd gradually three-fourths cupful of bot rare mol sirup and cook in a double boiler until thick. Heat until coldFold it one and a third cupfuls of heavy cream beaten stiff. Then add the prepared nuts, a few grains of salt and a teaspoonful of vanilla. Uae a melon mold with strawberry Ice. turn In the mixture and pack In ice and salt, 1st stand three hours. Use cne part ol salt to two of Ice.

Making Things Even. It would be tllOcult to find a region where the ups and downs of fortune have been so sudden and extreme as in Califorsm In Its early days. fore Us production of grain was equal to the demand, wages of farm hands were high, nut na production Increased the prices towered faster than the rate of wuges A farmer employed au In duatrlous Irishman for B»o roars, at the rate of flft) dollars a month ‘and found"—board, lodging, washing, and mending Al tbr end of the torm.be

said to his man: "I can't afford to pay yon the wages 1 have been paying You have saved money, and 1 have saved nothing. At this rate you will soon own my farm" 'Then Ml hire you to work for me." said the other 'and you can gel your farm hack

again"

Using mirrors that are Invisible to t»e audience, a German motion picture apparatus reflects the entire colour tfl tho placers In a picture, giving a

" appearans*

(By A. R. ALEXANDER > When young nursing pigs begin to evident that the milk of the bow is disagreeing with them and immediate attention, therefore, ah be directed toward improving her rations. Most often the trouble cc from overfeeding on corn, or other rich food, lust after farrowing, and pigs of fat. flabby, cross, nervous, slips ted sows ore most apt to suffer. Sodden change# of food, or feeding soar swill, or food from dirty trough* also tend to cause diarrhea eltfae naming pigs or those that have been and all such caseg should be id or removed. To correct scouring In nursing pigs, give the sow 15 to 30 grains of sulphate of Iron (copperas) to her slop night and morning and. if necessary, slightly Increase the doses until effective. Lime water may. with advantage. be freely mixed with the glop as a preventive when there ta a tendency to derangement, or after the trouble bee been checked, and also Is an excellent corrective for weaned pigs showing a tendency to scour on slop or skimmed milk. When little pigs are securing severely, r-.ch may be given a raw egg and five to ten grains of snbnilrate of bismuth twice daily to addition to changing the food of (he sow and mixing copperas In her slop. In cases which do not respond promptly to treatawnt. success may follow the administration of a dose ot castor oil shaken np to milk. In all caeca it Is Important to e«t right all errors to diet and sanitation and to provide the pigs with dry. sunny, well-ventilated quartet a The derangement la moat apt tc occur

Prize-Winning Mule-Footed Hog. spoor pigs kept to Insanitary conditions. Inactivity of the bowels most often gives trouble to pregnant sows and other adult bogs when given too little exercise and too much rich food. In such animals the Brer Is torpid, the system feverish and the muscles and other organs overloaded with fat. Constipation seldom troubles where bogs are fed laxative foods, such as bran, flaxseed meal. Tools or alfalfa during the wiuier season, and to addition are made to t

in the common disease* of young ^igs known as rickets, there la en lurgement. bending and distortion of the bones o( the Joints and limbs, and fractures of leg bones are not uncommon. The bones of the body to affected pigs lack their normal proportion of mineral material and have an excess of vegetable matter. Tha ten dency to the disease is hereditary and most likely to be seen to dosely Inbred hogs or thoe. of turds kept under Insanitary conditions and long Imperfectly nourished upon unbalanced rations. The excessive feeding orn to generation after generation doubtless induces a weakness of constitution conducive to rickets and the disease may appear as a result of coy aggravating circumstance productive of malnutrition. BREEDING ONLY BEST CATTLE Countsrfelt Dairy Cow Has No Place on Pasture or In Feed YardDiscard Poor Producers. (By ROUD MVANN. Colorado Experiment Station.) The development of the increasing demand for well-bred dairy cattle :s baaed upon the recognition of the fact that under present production conditions. the counterfeit dairy cow has no place on the pasture or in the feedyard. Daring the past few years difficult) of replenishing and starting herds with good animals has confronted the dairy farmer at every turn. High fer-d hills have demonstrated the futility of expecting satisfactory returns when keeping poor producer*, and the wideawake, pro grossly,., businesslike dairymen are centering their demands on merit, of which there must be a greater supply to meet this demand Foreign competition has created a well grounded Impression that the most effective way of evading It lx by greater production per animal and better products.

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8llo Pays Well. No building on the farm will pay letter returns than a good silo. If properly built and filled on time, and n the right way. Reduces Farm Drudgery. The modern equipment ic the way if Utter carriers and teed carts reluct* (he drudgery of the barns to a

Wheelbarrow Arranged With Pita Strips Hinged to Bottom Oa*S*e Beard Proves Set stoctoey. Last spring we had occasic* t* fll a very slump, piece of aaodr a** ground for early potatoea. The age and two horse corn markers wow Id wto work because of so many staapa Tbs wheelbarrow being near with owed ap on h a happy thought stre.k me—th* would roil > roots, etc., and leave s d to the Boll, beside* running eaetty writes G. A. Randall to Faro bps Home. A half-inch hole was bored throjgt the bottom center board and twt pieces, c. of inch pine strips K ioctal long were hinged, as shown, to a os* ter section, e. fastened w»h a wire through the boles, f, to the i board. On the outer ends of

Handy Marks- foe Potatoea. stripe a light rnnaer. a. extend- to the ground and slants uack. Tb-ae rwa ners with the wheel to tha cestas make three distinct marks what pushed across the field. In coming it a stump either or both eecttoos tn easily folded bock until the obstruc tlon is passed, then dropped to past tlon again to mark. Being light and mounted on a era tot wheel it pushed as easily as a wheal barrow seeder and was extremely , is) to guide; marks clear across Lbs Bsic being straight as than, made with * line end very distinct. When not ta nse for a marker the sections on quickly rente red. BURN CHOLERA CARCASSES Burial e.’ Dead Animals Net Approves by Nsbraaka Station—Excellent . Plan Is Described. The burial of hogs lying of rholers ta not adrised by the port meat sr animal pathology at the KsMxkh* r% periroent station. The germ : of ihs . disease will last a long time tn Uu earth under favorable conditions oat ore liable to cause a new out The safest way to dispose of a a U to burn It Burning may be easily ae-omp to the following manner trenches a few Inches dego Hi log each other at right aaglaa. At tl Intersection of these, cornstalks, est or othe- fnel may be laid- Over Um trenches may next be laid strips ol metal to support the carcass. Before being placed over tha supports, the abdominal and thoracic carltlea shoulf be opened and be liberally sprinkled with kerosene Than the bog sbouK be placed belly downward over the fuel. As soon as the material In ths trenebac Is Igaltud. it will rxpldlj spread to the kerosene and fat and the body will be quickly consumed. If a large iron wheel U handy, M may be eubatltuted with good raontt* for the treach sod iron bare. IMPROVE YOUR POTATO SEED Wisconsin Experiment Station Give* tlx Excellent Rules for Fenners ta Follow. The Wisconsin experiment station tells the farmers of that state to lm prove their potato seed. 1. liy cooperating with their neigh hors to securing pure seed. 3. By planting this founds tioe etock by ItaeU where it wUl not be mixed with other varieties. 3. Dy learning the vine and tubes characteristics of the variety on* plants. 4. By discarding as seed all bills which do not have these character!*

ties.

5. By selecting seed for next yeox on the field at digging time. C. By organizing the growers, dealers snd others to your community who are Interested to the development and Improvement of its potato Industry. TREATMENT OF COVER CROPS Thoroughly Cut Up Clover or Ot*rer Crops With Disk Harrow* Before

Turning Over.

Never turn the clover or other ooy

under without tint thoroughly cutting up with a disk barrow, ns the material / plowed under to a layer seriously to/ terfores with the capillary action I

the moisture in the hull. The r~ of turning under In l layer are 7 is bometimi-a called souring t‘ with green manuring crops. Double disk the cover crop/ three times with n sharp dial before plowing; plow *"11 I

a narrow furrow and • than Inverting the double di»k the land i deeply, and no Injurious suit however lanse t

ylaking f rather

then, rslhr'

Sot wlU /rewth J/

Bulls In 8*™If dehorned, t dlfferenl ages tho same ■ nc are kept li should he sepal board fence. »a4W **• VkCh other.