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too won; boaioeag was not prepared

for it." etc.

8° Chariaa. one of those wfto h*j JMM aU to and the war “too nooo," wP 1 ' 1 hHnaelf bolat by bla o*b petard. Mr. Bober continued, tel line Mm th^r had ailed hia place with « (ftrt «t t5 laaa par week, “and aha bad p-ored wry aatlrtactory; perbapa. If the w- *— to accept a

^ i —. urt 8 quick-spoken

» intojhe barter of | yoonc man and before, hj hU rl*t,taoua

wnth. be could frauie a fltUoc reply,

-wmcthlo* happened.

8be of the brpa-n rye* burst Into the ** foil of flashing li^bt.

poll* Of tbe Waatern hepit very person otf the weet aide y we* made tarare of Its ap•r a clast siren cleared lt» I let forth « !o:tg-dri» n-eut rich died tfcrvn *o a fftaflc.

I fell ayaln apd again.

a. lbeate<J on the roof Of r Maiding, «a* fa—“ -

alt* different from

I to give vrei e air should they

aldat Who

had ever been (fared?

t thonrtnds who bad helped to that (ear a thing to be »t and who »aa now leaning > n&* of the Leviathan reM welcome of ffag

Castle extended '

el & the Bretiden,

f Ml. for though slight of ' medtain height, be was k op. with dear blue eyes and *1 of that confident air which

they

atetp. Mr. Huber tea. I beard what you said.- si* ooutlaued. not giving the boana ebajmr to reply; “and what 1 think I abonM bate to say. t live In fibu bom* town *f tk>» concern and know the ownertt f>ftow the lu«p8um plaa that this office Is run on, too. nnd ibfo whoae pocket that fire dollars a week that yen knocked off my pay goea. ( Just took tbia place to do my share do ring the war and tew rtn going home to ruaL U you give Mr. Brwdeu his job back, with a talas-— nad here she glanced for the first time at the soldier—Til keep atlil. If you don’t—well, you know the own an’ motto la ’A Job tor every soldier.' “ Huber, grown first red and then white, tried unsuccessfully to meet die angry eyes of the girt. Then, tmeautr be knew she bad th^guod* on him. be turned suddenly back to bis desk and

The girl burned from the room, coaxing, like ants as the:- Broaden, wasting no more time than t object far larger than them- j was necessary to answer “Tea. sir In !» do their srllL Bat they srere i a tone equally curt took hlmeelf out i j of the offices and the bnllding. and on 'f had dreamed. Eagerly their the sidewalk awaited the appearance

e brown-eyed heroine,

so she came out of the entrance, before she saw him he saw there were tears tn her eye*. Thf dinky lit* tie overseas cap came off and Charles faced oer. The girl sought to escape.

I the aboree 1

andmarks; gayty I for the papers, cigarettes r thrown on board from the

/ thoughts ran on ahead. Of tier todayjQghfis would quiet y would entrain for a camp tloc. Thee to the city— 1 city whoae Jagged sky-_ Liard In almost every d*-. I right away after that bla e dtr office of an out-of-town

I out end that afternoon he town along with lea. The hurry and bustle. 1 clatter of the traffic

» his ears.

was nor td be denied truthful answers to bis questions, either. Over there Private. Corporal, then Sergeant Bren den bad acquired |^e quality of mastery. And when he learned that the at^pementa she had made to the manager wen. only part way true and that thdre was neither home, parents nor Job awaiting Mary la her home town—apd least of all reet—bnt only the grim reality of a search for another poaltion. he arose ttr “

e and took tbe

1 route for him to-

e oo the life and lira city appealed

a native city

it'd straight to his old And then’the rrelrome R over again, tot Mias Johnson

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■ aptonter her kiss war i Imttattoa of what a mother't I Anyway. It eeeroed like that

jogple. parted Hvon a salarq- no g^euter than thgt which her aouaageoua In'tmpoktion had secure* for^hn? “But it’s aU so terribly sudden T the

protested.

e“So was Chgte«u-Thlerry," said

Charles.

“Well." succumbed she of the brown eyes, “you outrank me. Sergeant Bren den—I don't suppose I dare refuse to obey. And. b> the way. my name 1 * Mary Henderson.” “Who career said Charles. “It'd be Bread en by twelve o'clock. Forward,

march r

s awaiting hi-.. Its last

t baring been un< remontously In hb behoof. Everybody rejit tits return. Elderly Mr. Bede r-Mm lo dinner and a show

y was spent In look-

Jway ,r w friends.

Jltogether this war veteran of i In a happy moo<l r-oruhig w*»t a be slarled n to see the "bO*r" MOvUt getk oo the Job prev<y,soon and iel^“ to tbe office force -Marly that only old C!ruber, r, v as on hand; but he startrlcnmo and It grew as the rathe red for tbe daily grind > others besides hlunetf had t office for the service and he > first one back Bo Charles t of the staff imf soon met They bombarded him with a and. of course, were thanked MS Christ mss box. bo sent that dandy warm Brendan asked. “The card a glr! with brown eyes.' *' followed those of two chape nearby to the edge of the md straight lulu those of be was good to look upon— lea looked for long seconds fel! to tbe fact that tbe eyes b be was so rudely staring >wn and beautiful. Just then or opened and tbe group predplbroke up. The girl was gone, the rest, and Chaldee was left ng alone, as tbe manager en-

tha room.

Huber greeted tbe returned soll bla usual bluff manner: “What, irk. BreadenT" And after shakinds added: “Come Into my offlve minutes.” nptly the boy stood before the ir desk and the boss looked op. Brenden. what can I do for Haber Inquired, after asking rather perfunctory questions Charle*’ cspertenci-s, the an to which did not seem to parly itit.-rent him. I mn give me my Job hack again, liat'* what I came for." Charle* address his superior ofbriefly and to the point. Kit down a minute.“ tb<replied. The minute, and more, were consumed In an ^ on tbe part of Huber to con-

Colloquial lama. Tbe dictionary will tell you that “Ain't Itr la a barbarism and that “ain't" Is solely a colloquialism for “am not” and "are wot" and quite Illiterate In Its Indication of the speaker'* statu*. But tbe Latin language, which though dead Is not yet hurled, hat the phrase “Anne." which means “Is It'notr and the French, which roughly writing Is monkish Latin, bad In the day* of Francois vnion. the acknowledged founder of rood era French literature, the verbalism “Knaer which Is the precise equivalent of “Ain’t Itr Now. this delicious scapegrace of the tiroes of Joan of Arc. In Ms unique and celebrated T.crater Testament." characterizes “Isabeeu." one of bis numerous flames, at distinguishable for constantly us'ng this query “Boner tkhall these colloquialisms which the pedagogues and the lexicographer* so profoundly reject bare fair foundations in usage. It ought to be remembered that Villon's works at the very dawn of printing ran through seven editions, “donyouchnoT”

sanuts for Wedding Breakfast. When a school friend Invited me to visit her abe explained Unit probably little of Interest would occur in the small place lu which she lived. But the find night was far from dull. Her father Is a minister, and at 2 o'clock a. m. he was aroused and asked to perform a marriage service. My friend and I were called as witnesses. Although the electric power had been shut off at midnight, candles threw sufficient light on the situation *o that we knew It was an elopement The license had been procured In an adjoining county. After the service hud been read the bridegroom produced a bag of peanuts. The pastor's compensation was a part-ly-used meal Uckel, good In a .own In which he never visited.—Chicago Tribune.

Sounds Reasonable. Hipplty—Koine of our ladles ought to make great baseball pitchers. Hopp—Howja figure thnil Hipplty—Why they ba n consldef able control of their curve*.

Cultuea. Culture mean* perfect snu equal develntunrut on all aides.—John Burr- Jglj.

supplying the fowls with all available table scrape it will usually oast f . 50 to T5 cents a year par fowl for grain and other feeds. A good laying ration should consist of tbe following; Three parts corn meal and one pert beef scrap mired together and fed In a dry-mash hopper to which the fowls wlO have access at all times. In addition to this a scratch ration consisting of equal parts cracked com and oats should be fed twice dally. When no table scraps are available It will take about one quart of scratch grain dally for twelve to fourteen fowls. However, tfa't can be reduced when table scrape are fed and a tain amount of natural green feed, such as grass, la evallable. In pro riding the fowls frith a enltabla house it should be remembered that the essential* of auefi a building

sufficient space so that tbe fowls will not be ertwded. Usually each fowl should be allowed four square feet of floor space. If available, scrap lorn her from dry-goods boxes, etc., can be utilised to coastrnct such a house. The coat will be considerably leas than when lumber Is purchased. If snffi drat lumber Is not uvsltable for the entire house a rough framework well covered with ordinary roofing or tar paper will answer the Immediate needs. When the heavier fowls (Plymouth ' Rocks, Wyandotte*. Rhode Island j Reds, etc.) are kept all female* should, j be dispoeed of at the end of their sec* | ond year. Inasmuch as In most cases . they will cease to be profitable at the rad of that time. The lighter breed(Leghorn*, etc.), however, can be profitably kept as long as thn j -on. By | disposing of the hens lo this way a part of the flock must be renewed etch year. Consequently, considering that j the percentage of cockerels and pullets is usually about the same, and that a certain percentage will die before 1 reaching maturity. It is customary to | hatch more chicks each year than there are bens lu the flock.

tuto Wa own again and has to “listen In" as long as and as often not place Ms finger on the key of his Instrument— eot if there Is the slightest danger of hla sending out« spark that will inter . /eSTSN uJTtt et fee* with the operation* of the gov- ! I su W*"'* eewnett radio stations, tor Uncle Sum 1 f iT\ Hfwhi'TlT P*? he* reserved for himself the exdusi e right to send, allowing his nephew*— __ . and possibly a few niece*—to Join kflRT In picking up mraeagi * that come flirougt! the ether. When the United States was a •eotrai and as such took over eonfool of the wlreleuu, thousands of am Mrars were debarred from not only tending or receiving messages, but from possessing any Instrument by which tge* might possibly be picked up. When the country entered the war Germany the mensures beoame even stricter for every person with under suspicion of. being a spy. The government is going to lloraxe amateurs, end radio Inspector* will ;e periodical visits In various dUya during which tbe licensed amateurs expected to undergo examinations. Uncle Bam will brook no ialecfereuce ec the part of amateur* who try ■sages or who attempt to teat sending equipment. The existing strictly enforced regarding InWrferenow .. In New bgiaad alone there are over A300 active amateur radio operators e keen to resume their favorite pauKma of "Uatralng tn" for the mystic as well as Hie decipherable r.-ssagev Many of these amateur* confused matters at the hagtnnlng of the war, United States took control of the wirele*#, tty reporting oil manner “*py" Plot*, myrtle cod* meoaagM and meraugra. mostly undeclphthey believed to cmanattj from some sEwrtff Hun radio tower. He Milk Bottle’s Ufa Is bat Seventeen Trips

delivered at the door each day the ppiy 20 new hetOea. This la the report made by dairy experts of the department of agriraltare. who have Just t >m pie ter. an Investigation of the gtagg'rtng waste of million* of milk botttep annually. The Investigation, conducted In 88 cities, shows that the average «r milk dealer buys 17.WB new bottles m month and the Targe dealers buy ^ S* tvS more than-teOBO • month, which are largely, though not entirely, replacement stock. In 18 of the rides Investigated more than &.000.000 sound mOk bottle* are collected eoaually from the city dump*, the specialist* report. In some cities tbe basinet*- carried on by Junk dos'er* la one of the moat serious sources of milk bottle losses, they say Not only do they sell tbe bottles to dealers In the rity. hut often ship them to other towns. Most states have no laws restricting each traffic. Only 38 dtle* had milk bottle exchanges, or places where u a all sou: cm are aortsd out and returned to the owners, provided he la a thember of the exchange Nineteen states have regulations governing the use of milk bottles, the report concludes, and 72 rides reported the use by dealers of other dealer*' Man Tht* la another proof our extravagance as a people, since moot i delie*lessen shops charge oue cent for (be bottles and redeem them. One wonder* how mxuy of the &0OO.OOO bottle* on the dumps represent a

THIS WEAK,' HtlVODSMUlHEB T«S»HowLy** F Wnltuni'* VsTfeU. C^pound Rxtond HarHetltk. imp * rote he said rsan

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The majority of mothers nowadays * v tiara are so many demands

!|ii« variably'

Mfrs, Mobility sad soon more aSSHBi

It la at auchpenod* fat life that LydU°£ Pfhkhaa’a Vegetable Compound wiU reetore a normal healthy coodidoa. as

It did Co Mr*. Worthline.

BILIOUSNESS Caused by Acid-Stomach If peep!- who *r» *i»a* ere !reeled m■reiaa to kaeai wgMweoar mt—m set <rr »ac> better Wheterer rel.K w »*■

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Thirteen Mascot Number of “Lucky Thirteenth” T HE TUrt-'vnth regiment of eugtueei>. which Chicago welcomed home the other day calls Itself the “Lucky Thirteenth." and believes that 13 Is its luefry number. Certainly the thirteen* In Ita history are many They include; July 13,1817—Named “Thirteenth engineers. Went Bast tn three train* of 18 car* each. Transported through England on railroad No. 13 Eve-y car and locomotive nora!>emd 13. Arrived In France August 13 1917. Assigned to headquarters at Itewy-aur-Airv—18 letter* lu the name Publlahed newspaper In France, Wlrdy City Echo—IS I el tern. First American locomotive axxlgned to the regiment—“No. 13" First passenger train Into bedun since 1814, In charge of Thirteenth engineers, arrived January 13, 1819. Embarkation order for home—N i. 18. Gravt-s In Franc*—13. The welcome of the “Lucky Thirteenth" was a warm one. The men of the Thirteenth engineer*- deserved warm recognition. The regiment was organized In Chicago by Chicago engineers and business men and was sent to France all bound round with the traditions and hopes and ambitions of the efty. Though the business of an army engineer i» tn supply mech mlcal aid to the military operation tbe soldiers of the Thirteenth engineers dlwioaed auryrising dexterity lu the use of not only tools but arms.

Little and often is a good feeding rule for newly hatched chicks.

This Is the time of year wfaeu poultry quart era need to be made safe from '‘"V » 4 o Ducklings should be ready for the green duck market at from ten to fourteen weeks of age. A good, well-regulated Incubator will hatch eggs with far more cerfiilnty and It more cheaply than can be done

with hens.

Much of the trouble often found In brooding chick* Is due alone to feed'■»o eariy. or in excess during the first few days. Scale* on chicken's legs are raue»d by n mite. This mite can beat be con trolled and disposed of by the use of heavy black crude oil.

Jn (he location of tbe poultry booae. If It I* Impracticable lo select a aoll that la naturally dry It should bo made j dry by thorough undcnlralnago. |

New Dreadnaught California Is an Armed Hotel W HEN tbe 68 officers and 1,022 men to be assigned to the battterhlp California* oow in process of construction at the Mure Island navy yard, take up their quarters on the latest and moat formidable of the nation's fighting craft of her clast, they will And every modern convenience provided for their safely nnd comfort. While every known protection will be provided against mine and submarine attack, nnd naval officer* consider tin California to be a* nearly Impregnable against destruedoo »» It la possible to build a ship, the creature comforts of the men will Include a dental offee, barber shop and a acore of eunvcnleiH-e* usually associated with hotels. An electric potato peeler, which can handle 1.000 pOuntil an hour; electric Ice cream freezer, electric food nnd meat grinder, electric cake machine, with 00-quert capacity, and a dlsh-wnablng machine, which will hnudl- 1,000 dishes an hour, will he nmong the conveniences which will both Bp.-<-d up ami lighten the work. Electricity will play uo Important part */t, the gre.it battlMhlp. for Ita Use will be extensive. The main engines of the will be electric, the electric generator* driven by Mteam turbines of 2M.O00 horse power, and atenm supplied by nil-burning, water-tuba boiler*. Electricity will handle the ammunition. fire the guns, raise and lower boat* and an-hora. »t.-cr the ship nnd regulate tbe ventilating blowers. The < dllfornla's keel wit* laid on October 25. 191B, and *!ie noon will he ready lo leave the ways. Her coat when the award was muJe to Mare KUnd three years ago was placed Bt $7,413,510. Khe is 024 feet long um' her displmem -r.t is 32.300 ton*. Mie carries 12

14-incTi guns.

STHMA REMEDY

Both Got There. "Sammy'' Cole* of Luxborough. West Sosaeraet. England, a famous pedestrian preacher, during, 40 years walked 31.000 miles to keep preaching engagements. When war broke out Capt. Joht MacGregor. M. C. D. C. M.. Canadian mounted rifles, who bus been awarded the Victoria cross. Mtowshocd over 100 miles to Join the colors. Cuticura Soap for the Complexion. Nothing better than Cuticura Soap dally and Ointment now and then as needed to make the complexion clear, scalp clean and hands soft and white. Add to this the fascinating, fragrant Cuticura Talcum and you have the Cuticura Toilet Trio.—Adv. Her Out.ng. “And then." aaid the cuthu-'antic gig! from Winsaa. "we went to a caharei, and Johnny bought me a— what la It—a Hud and Jerry?" "I am sore. ' replied her city how teas, “that you mean u Ham uud Bud.” —Buffalo Express. His frtyle. “Did that rich follow travel laeognito?" “No; be traveled In a Pullman.” It Isn't pride that makes the gellery gods look down upou the rest of the audience.

Or*nulflled Eyelids. ■ 1111 Eve* inflamed by e*e .urato9aa.Msnd«y EyesiG£!iw3£££5 v Jow Eye Comfort. At Vour Drugrirt* or by mail C4c per BoMle. For Bssk *1 the Eye free write t a Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.