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Dorena Kellogg was thirty -some..
She would have admitted it. Kellogg
she had been born, and Kellogg she
yet was. Just why, Sledder's Corner
didn't quite know. No beauty prizes
of peripatetic medicine shows'decked
her mantel, yet her spinsterhood was
hardly due to any fault of her clear,
well -cut features or her straight -
glancing, steel -grey eyes.
Perhaps a certain practicality of
bearing, a certain almost masculine
swing of her tall, vigorous figure, held
aloof anike the diffident and those who
might have been obligingly minded to pounds," read Dorena. "Tare, ten
rescue the, fertile Kellogg farm lands I hundred and forty pounds. That makes
from the slipshod management of one hundred and forty pounds more'n
hired men, had theirliwner been the the ton I expected. Well, never mind."
sort of clinging vine that drapes un- She scribbled a moment on a ready
complainingly twelve hours a day over writing tablet. '
a red-hot stove. "Sign that! I allus get a receipt for
.0.
!Victory Bonds
! ge,2rrai of V*otory Zones will line, agnate
I weep: quoted ore the anaemia,, page of the
'OrOnto Merninar rape e.
W. L. McKINNON & CO.
17ea1em in Government end earinioipne
Bones
aasairinnon mare le eteeincia 5t” teorente
,Doan T,C. Pettee
o' puttin' it into his barn you put it
into mine."
"Why-ee----" Marcellus east a strick-
en glance at Dorene and then at the
load of hay, "I didn't eal'late---"
"I don't suppose you did. But I
don't see's it makes any ditr'rence.
I've fixed it with Si. You gree me
the weigh ball and I'll pay you right
now."
Marcellus thrust a desperate hand
through a tumbled thatch, but Dorena
took the paper from his nerveless
grasp.
hirty-one hundred and eighty
If ever Dorena had felt the lack of
a sheltering oak, Sledder's Corner
didn't know. She lived alone but for
the daily visits of the hired man. The
traditional eat, for various reasons,
was replaced by an able-bodied bull-
dog,
Just now he was sitting on Gran'ma
Tulk,inghorn's woodbine screened
verandah, "toeing off" vigorously on
a gray "Beljum sock," and keeping a
vigilant eye on the roadway and the.
stare across the road.
• Presently appeared a well -kept
farm team, drawing an empty hayrack
upon which stood, swaying on the
reins, in the manner of the country,
a tall, loose-jointed but not wholly
unprepossessing, sandy haired citizen
of some five and thirty. He drove up
on the scales in front of the store, and
Marcellus read: "Received from
Dorena Kellogg, this twentieth day of • and Sam Loftus backed the empty
May, 1914, twelve dollars and eighty- wagon out of the barn.
four cents, payment in full for twenty- "Come here a minute!" said Dorena
one hundred and forty pounds of hay i briskly. "I want to ask you about my
and other materials to be delivered as i apple orchard."
ordered by said Dorena Kellogg.! Marcellus came—dubiously. He had
Why, Doreny, I don't just see—" ! been asked for advice by unattached
"About them other materials? Now; ladies before, and one never knew
look here, Marcellus Bradley! If you i, what might happen. Midway of the
think I can't see goldenrod and; orchard Dorena halted.
hrariebles and all manner of trash that' "I've got to speak to Sam. It'll be
r• r ac .
out ally over that load, you miss your (To .be continued.)
guess a whole lot. If I'm willing to
pay twelve dollars a ton for it, I don't
see's you've got any kick on what I
call it. Sign right here!"
Marcellus opened his mouth briefly,
but closed it soundlessly. In some
respects, as Gran'ma Tulkinghorn
once said, he was almost as wise as.
a married man. Marcellus signed.
"Sam Loftus'll tell you where to
a co
put it," said Dorenunting out the
m nnn�r
What Marcellus thought as he drove
on has not been recorded. But he is
known to have driven past several
acquaintances unseeingly, A shrewd
easterner was Marceline, and Si Hazell
was fair game, but women-folks—
Marcellus certainly did not look quite
happy.
Dorena reached home as Marcellus
ain't hay and never will be sticking i "
gl t b k e.
leaped briskly off, while the collarless, ; 012
bespectacled merchant puttered with rr'
the weights and filially inscribed the
result,126°19e
"You'll notice," remarked Docent
in a low voice, midway of this per-
formance, "that Marcellus Bradley's
on the ground, and the wagon's on
the scales."
"Why -y—" Sa' Jane's voice began
and ended in vagueness. Save for her
needles, Gran'ma Talccinghorn was one
vast silence. After raising nine chil-
dren and two mortgages, and capping
a successful life by becoming a min-"
ister's mother-in-law, one does not
risk a well-earned prestige by idle ;
curiosity. One waits, and all things
come.
The sandy person resumed his form-
er standpoint and drove off. _After
half an hour or so he reappeared, this'
time perched upon a load of hay. This
he drove up on the platform.
"You'Il notice," said Dorena, as the
storekeeper resumed his semi -active-
ness, "that this time both Marcellus
and the wagon are on the scales."
"For the land's sa-ake!" Sa' Jane's
voice trailed away before Dorena's
silencing gaze. Gran'ma Tulkinghorn
continued to emulate the ;Sphinx, if
one can imagine the Sphinx knitting a
sock. As the scale keeper banded out
the weigh bill Dorena stepped from
behind the screening woodbine.
"Marcellus, Marcellus Bradley!"
The hay driver looked up with a
start.
"Bring the weigh bill right up
here!" commanded Dorena.
Marcellus obeyed, with misgiving in
his mind and questioning in his face.
Thirty-five bachelor years had made
him woman -wise, or at least woman -
shy. Dorena, apparently, had never
had designs upon his peace of mind,
but—she cetainly was a woman. He
cast down his keen blue eyes and
chewed the ragged ends of his mus-
tache nervously as he stood before her,
"That's the hay you sold Silas Ha-
zell, isn't it?"
"Y ep >
"Well, I've bought it o' him. 'Stead
A Country Neighborhood Park.
A park in the country may not be,
uncommon in the better days that are
promised us in the near future, but
it is novel enough nowadays. There
is such a park in Boone County in the
State of Iowa, *nd the example of the
women of that district might profit-
ably be followed in our own country.
The park belongs to two farming
townships, and is situated in a village
where the far.Iners of these two town-
ships do their trading.
It was through the women's clubs
that the vision became r. reality, and
the history of the park is a part of
the history of the Boone Township
Women's Club, which was founded but
a few years ago.
The members did not gather to sew,
do fancy work and consume refresh-
ments, but decided to look after the
common welfare of the neighborhood
in the same sort of way that civic
clubs of towns and cities try to do.
Under' inspiring leadership the club
grew in numbers and courage, and
did things. Other neighborhoods not-
ed their activities, and with the help
of the Boone Township Women's Club
organized similar societies, until after
a little while the rural women's club
movement became such a valuable
instrument of service that the whole
state became interested.
With such an organization of wo-
men in Boone county, it is not sur-
prising that there was no lack of
feminine interest when a woman of
means living on a farm two miles
from the village offered to give thirty
acres of her farm to the two town-
ships and to the village on condition
that they maintain it as a public park,
•
ace
must have its trellises of strength,
Strength without puts strength with-
in, So, after all is said, to he an .en-
courager of our fellow men is our
chief business on this planet.
How We Lighten W0,01. Day Labors.
Instead of tying your clothespin bag
around -the Already tired waist,' -put a
large safety pin in the top of the bag,
open the pin, "slip over the line, fasten
and slide the bag along ahead of you
on the line as you work.—Mrs. II. B.
P.
Wheat bran scalded, then the water
drained off, is excellent for washing
slightly soiled colored fabrics that will
fade. No soap is required. Pour'
water on bran again and use this.
Water for rinsing and starching.
—Mrs, J. J, 0,'C.
A. nice way to fix the ironing sheet
is to sew small- brass rings to earn
Side a few inches apart.' Drive tacks
or small brass hooks into the under
side of the ironing board to corres-
pond with the rings, The rings can be
secured over the tacks or hooks after
the sheet is spread over the board,
and is easily taken off and washed.
The brass rings and hooks can he
bought at any .five and ten cent store.
Mrs. L. T. F.
When washing men's working
clothes, such as pants, coats, or over-
alls, try hanging them on the line
without wringing, directly from the
rinse water, and they will dry nicely
without being streaked or wrinkled.
--M. A, P.
After trying many kinds•`of washing
powders, I am satisfied that a table-
spoon or two of ammonia put into a
boiler of clothes will make them look
white and cleaner than anything else
T have tried.—Mrs. W. S.
In washing fine handkerchiefs, em-
broidered doilies, napkins or dainty
.lingerie, do not hang on line, as the
clothes pins leave marks, but after
wringing out of bluing water, shake
each piece in the air once to freshen,
then smooth out and roll in a thick
towel and let stay until you are ready
for the ironing. --Mrs. A. H. -
By the Way.
In selecting vases, jugs, pitchers or
any vessel for holding flowers, avoid
timber on the banks of Boone river. those that are conspicuously decorat-
Str ange as it may seem; instead of ed. Shape, too, is one of the prime
accepting the offer, the people of both things to be considered. Choose a
-country and town fell to wrangling, broad vase—one that will not be read'
and when the matter was brought up andt toppled
oer, that is not too unobtrusive in color.tal,
at
refused. Then the women s clubs took to most flowers, and dull yellow goes
hold of the project. They made a well with marigolds and nasturtiums.
house-to-house canvas and stirred up; Gray, deep blue and old-fashioned
such a pro -park feeling that the board
of supervisors called an extra meeting brown pottery jars or crocks often
and reversed their decision, accepting serve admirably for water holders for
the park with tax obligations. , flowers, but remember always that the
The park is now the pride and joy; flowers themselves are the things to •
of the countryside. People living fifty, beIfoa bathe is hot water, or in water i
seventy-five and even one hundred
miles away motor to the pretty spot; containing salt or strong soap, is.
to picnic. There are playground taken within a few hours after ex -1
equipment for the little folks, a base-, posure in shrubbery and weeds infest -
t ed with "chiggers"or "red bugs,"no
ball diamond and tennis courts, a
fountain, a rest cottage, picnic tables,a ill effects will be expeade ted. After
ovens and rustic seats. a long exposure, however, a bath test
It may' seem strange that people f dies tare,y no necessary. aid Afterrect reme-!
irritation'
living near to nature should choose has set in and small red spots appear,;
to go to parks for recreation just as the application of a moderatelyttrong
city folks do, but the way in which solution of ammonia to the affected,
all trails in Boone county lead to parts is recommended. A supersatur
Boone Township Park indicates that ated solution of common 'baking soda'
they do. i
A number of large public gather- will also afford relief. Liberal appli_ 1
Cation subsides. If the suffering is
port was a get-together meeting of severe, your druggist will put up a
rural women's clubs. They spent the dilute tincture of iodine or collodion,
day in the park, had a picnic dinner either of which should be lightly
and formed the Boone County Fed- applied.
a supervisors' meeting the gift was
shade of dull green lends itself well
ings have already been held on thecations should be made until the illi
park grounds. One of particular im-
eration of Rural Women's Clubs. ASensitive"Native Son,"
Other gatherings have taken place,
and the park has become the centre When the Calumet and Hecla mines
of many actrvrtres
were opened nearly all the miners
were Cornishmen. Gradually, how-
Hunger For' Encouragement. ever, immigrants from Central. Europe
began to find employment. The Cor -
We are -all interested in ourselves, nishmen looked upon them with dis-
and the one who shows deep, vital and favor, and at last one of the older men.
provide for its upkeep and pay the active concern for us and our affairs went to Mr. Agassiz, the president of
taxes. is the most interesting person to us. the company, and said that something
The thirty acres embraced a tract of • We love those who love us, especially would have to be done; there were
those who love us enough to help our
Growth of Crime in Germany
The true state of public morality in
Germany was revealed to the world
by the war. Official statistics show
that the whole nation is permeated
with false ideas of right and wrong.
A summary of these statistics is given
by the New York Times, calling at-
tention to the fact that the most ar-
dent pro -German has not claimed that
the war caused a change oi'.neart or
a change of character in his people.
Using the "Statistick des Deutsclien
Reichs Band," 228, for the year 1903,
published by the Imperial Govern-
ment, it shows that the convictions for
fraud in the German Empire for the
years 1904 to 1908, were 154,026. an
annual average of 30,925, or 51 per
1,000 of population. By comparison
on the basis per 1,000 these convic-
tions were seven and a half times more
numerous than in England and Wales
and four times more numerous than
in the United States. The convic-
tions for embezzlement were as ten
to one in England and Wales, and four
to one in the United States. The ris-
ing generation do not promise to be
any better than their elders. Juvenile
statistics dealing with those under
nineteen years of age show: Assaults
8,290; or 80 to 1 per 1,000 in the United
States; larcery 28,524, or 127 to 1;
embezzlement 2,599, or 250 to 1;
fraud 1,942, or 243 to 1; arson 148, or
5 to 1; robbery 158, or 3 to 1 per 1,000
of population. In this connection Dr.
Gustav Aschacenburg, Professor of
Psychiatry in the Cologne Academy
et ttlusie, says in his book, "Crime and
I Its Repression," page 142: "It is more
surprising then to find that in certain
crimes the number of convicted child-
ren still of school age exceeds that of
adults." Again, on page 145, he says:
"The number of convicted children
under fourteen nearly reaches a third
of the adults' share." Finally, ' on
page 218 he summarizes to the effect
that child crimes "show a steady in-
crease since 1882, except in simple
'theft. The offences enumerated have
not been subject to any change in
legislative enactment during the years
reported. Hence the conclusion is
unavoidable that brutality, reckless-
ness, and licentiousness are spread-
ing more and more in the growing
generation."
It should further be remembered,"
says The Times, in comparing United
States with German crime statistics,
"that in Germany most c the popula-
tion is 'pure' German stock, fit ex-
ponents of kulturization. In the
United States an increasing percent-
age are negroes, Japanese, and for-
eign -born whites. England, therefore,
offers a better illustration for compare:
son than does our own country, and
the proportions listed in the various
tables Will prove that the English
stock has more of what the American
calls civilization than the German.
Summarizing, the total average of the
crimes enumerated gives a proportion
of seven to one more crimes in Ger-
many than in the United States, and
more than thirty to one over Eng-
land "
altogther too many "foreigners" corn -
Lives forward, to put fresh cheer into ing in
us, giving us power to help ourselves, Mr. Agassiz,' who was himself a
to do, to achieve our ambitions. For Swiss by birth, listened sympathetical -
ambition and achievement are differ- ly, and said: "I think you're right,
ent things. John. If this kind of thing continues,
Encouragement means interest plus, you and I will have to go back to the
and we can give encouragement, old country."
cheery words, sincere sympathy, and rr
unostentatious acts of service. Oft- Vegetables should be kept in a cool,
times it is done in bits almost too airy place.
small to bererecognized! To illustrate: A young woman came into Red Cross ,linard's Liniment
headquarters one day, a stranger to
all the women 'crowded there. She
was timid, lacking in self-confidence,
but impelled to come by her anxiety
to do something for her country. One
leader coolly overlooked her; another
asked bluntly what she could do and
turned away when the reply came that
she "didn't know"; but a third beckon-
ed from across the room, saying: "We
need stitchers. Let me show you how
to run our power -machines."
After a few minutes of kind'•yin-
struction the timid stranger was
running an electric motor, her face
alight with the joy of doing anew
thing and of ,doing a needed bit
t of
work. At the close of the day she
went hcnie with her head held high,
eager to return in the morning and
"finish her pile of bandages."When
she came heck the next day she turned
as instinct r ly to the woman Who
furniehc' pisaticm. as a climbing
plant re.a hiJs its tcnclrik: sunward.
Climb ^: 3 lasts are what we hu-
mans te. Boated in earth -mire, -its
drudgery and deprivations, we reach
in more or less consciously by our
every faculty to better things, to
heaven and to our God, for the. soul
of man can blossom fully only in the
Upper Land, but the climbing plant,
It's Sunday morning -blazing hot, and pretty near
a whole, d.ay before you for rest and recreation.
First, then—a shave. Whether you aregoing for a
spin in the car, taking the family to church or visiting
a neighbour, you cannot go with a day's growth of
beard on your chin.;
The thought of shaving won't be irksome if you own
a Gillette Safety Razor—rather, you think of five
minutes' cool comfort with the highest type of
shaving edge ever developed. No man in the world
can command a keener blade than the one you slip
into your Gillette.
And if Gillette shaving gives you an added joy to
your Snday,whynot take five minutes everymorning
for a clean shave as the start for a better day's work.
For $5.00—the price of the Gillette Safety Razor—you have
your choice of the Standard Gillette sets, the Pocket Edition
sets (just as perfect, but more compact)), and the Bulldog
Gillette with the stocky grip. Ask to see them TODAY at the
ilewellers', druggists' or hardware dealers.
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',KNOWN THE
ROUND THE WORLD
Nr XT,.AL FEAT
SOME INTREPID AVIATOR MAY'
is M U LATE MAGELLAN,
Vat
Curious Mean of Travel in Use in
Various Farts of the Globe
"Now
Wheelbarrow of China,
"Now that the Atlantic has been.
crossed and there are plans afoot to•
fly over the Pacific, the day may not '
be far distant when some aortae/PM:.
gellan will make an aeroplane tour
around the world,"' says . a recent
writer
"There are still many corners of the•
world where aeroplane, automobile
and even the horse would be Curiosi-
ties. And if a man set out to tour the
globe and 'do as the Romans. do' in
respect to adopting native convey-
ances•he would have to:
"Resort to a donkey in Spanish
America and in the Holy Land.
"Climb aboard a camel to traverse
African deserts, -
"Cross some rivers of India on the -
inflated skins of bullocks, and others
by a bridge of one rawhide rope,
Uiing Elephant as Taxi.
"Submit to the sea -going motion of
an elephant when he continued his.
journey on laud,
"Get into a man -borne palanquin at.
Calcutta,
"Jolt over Far Eastern roads in a.
non -shock absorbing cart drawn 'by
oxen,
`A.id in China be prepared to climb
into a jinrikisha, a sedan chair or a
' wheelbarrow."
A few of these curious means of
travel are described as follows:
"In all parts of that great line of
deserts, stretching from North Africa
across Central Asia to Northwest
China, the camel is everywhere in evi-
dence; the total number in the world
being estimated at about three niii-
lions.
"Not only is the camel a valuable
freight carrier, but he serves as the
travelling car of the Rockfellers, the
530 Carnegies, the Morgans and the Fta=•- .
rimans of the desert. When he
chosen for this more pretentious serled their mechanism. Statement's to
the effect that these submarines are
to. be destroyed with the other sur-
rendered German vessels is denied.
Japan having spent more than 3,000,-
1000 yen. on them to date.
-
JAPAN'S SUBMARINES.
Expects to Have Fleet of Forty Sub.
mersibies Within Year,
It is reported by the Tokyo News
Agency that Japan is preparing for a
great program of submarine construc-
tion. While the details are not dis-
closed, it is understood that the
strength of Japan's submarine fleet
will be increased to about forty by
the end of the present fiscal year, the
credits for this building program com-
ing from funds voted at the fortieth
and forty-first sessions of the Japan-
ese Diet.
The far-reaching plans appear in
the statement that 300 experts and me-
chanics are sent to France and Italy
by' the Japanese naval authorities to
study submarine construction. These
men are now on their way back. At
the same time the seven ex -German
submarines allotted to the Japanese
empire are understood to have reach-
ed Sasebo, the great naval base, on
June 27, with experts who have stud-
teinard's Liniment=C'aree *emelt in Cow,,
Distantly Related.
Twoesons of Erin were talking to-
gether. "And so yer name is O'Hare,"
said one. "Are yez related to Patrick
O'Hare?"
"Very dishtantly," said the other.
"I was me mother's first child and
Patrick was the thirteenth."
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but how seldom the beans are cooked ri'grht, Sometimes hard,
sometimes mushy, sometimes too wet—or perhaps done to a
crisp.
And the hours of cooking they require and consequent
waste of expensive fuel.
Next time get "Clark's" Pork and Beans.
They are always ready—just heat and serve, and note:
Every bean of uniform size—every bean whole—yet' every one
cooked to perfection.
They are sold with three kinds of sauce. Tomato, Chili,
Plain:—Buy the kind you like best, they are all delicious.
"Clark's will be appreciated by all the family; are most
economical—and save the housekeeper work and worry.
The Government legend on every can of "Clark's" Pork and
Beans and other good things guarantees their absolute purity.
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Starch every day—in fact, for
every meal.
Not alone smooth, creamy gravies
and sauces, and simple puddings
—but crisp, delicate pastries;
flaky rolls, bread and biscuits;
rich tender cakes and pie fillings;
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vice a light framework is placed upon
his back and covered with cloths to
screen the occupants from the sun
and the observation of the passers,
and decorated with pompons of var-
ious colors. In this gorgeous com-
partment, which may be not inaptly
termed the 'palace car of the desert,'
the master of. the camel train places"
his wife and children, his choicest
merchandise, his cooking utensils and
daily requirements, and travels in
state, the observed of all observers,
the envy of the wandering native of
the deserj,-
Craft on the Euphrates.
"On the Euphrates and the Tigris
are still retained the curious water
transports of centuries ago—the raft
t of skins and the circular boats. These
'rafts are sustained by inflated skins,
prepared for this -especial purpose, and
after the raft floats down the river to
! its destination the inflated skins are re-
moved, the air permitted to escape,
and the skins carefully folded and car-
ried back to the upper waters, where
they are again inflated and used -as the
support of another and still another
r.
raveller from
"Even more curious to the eyes of
the t,other parts of the
world are the circular boats, made of
wickerwork and covered with skins,
or made watertight with pitch, which
are still in daily use on the Tigris
and Euphrates rrs.
"The three principal methods of
transportation of people in Central and
Southern China are the sedan chair,
the jinrikisha and the wheelbarrow.
"Probably more freight,. and more
passengers are transported in China
by the wheelbarrow than by any other
land method. The wheelbarrow there
used differs from that used by us in
the fact that the wheel is set in the
centre and thus supports practically
the entire load, while the handles are
supported cin part by a strap or r yie
.over the shoulders Of the man
operates it, As a result, the wheel-
barrow coolie in China will transport
nearly a half ton on his vehicle."
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Technical Talk.
Mr. Sopwith, the well.known aero-
plane manufacturer, cordially detests
Oncetails, at the Aero Club, after lis-
tening to a; lot of it, he slipped into
the conversation by remarking:
"This morning I went over to see' a
new machine ;we've got at our place
at Kingston. It's wonderful how it
works."
"And how does it work?" dernaed-
ed one 'of the talkers.
"Well," said Sopwith, "by means of
a pedal attachment, a fulcrumed lever
converts a vertical reciprocating mo-
tion into -circular movement. The
principal part of the machine is a
stone disc that rotates in a vertical
plane, .Power is applied through the
aria of the disc, work is done on the
periphery, and the hardest steel by
-more impact may be reduced to any
shape."
"Bye George!" gasped. hie question'
ers in amazement. "And what do
you call the billy thing?"
"A grindstone," grinned Sbpwith,
as he inede for the door.
To keep the juice of deep pies from
escaping, tern a cup upside down itt
the centre, piling the fruit around it,