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1 r. >*** •,'%:: Sir. **•*•" * '. £»J. , jl.'""" - V.* .*»,>• i< T «r ^1; .* a Houseful 4>f Lo Copyright Bofa^MsniDGa. •»? vf •.•'$ -•?<!, „v • J'->'KlT '.^V'" ;? ' * "*i ** -i ^ "CHAPTER XI--Continued. ]2 ""*"1?-- i . . "No, not 1f you let go hard e: I ibean," she caught herself up quickly, "f^nean if you let clear go and tu¥n th§ Job over to God. But you're not to think you can keep decent by your! self, for you can't--it's not born In you, asnl something else Is--Just let go, and «t*y let go. After that It's God's job; aad unless you stick in and try to man* agfe yourself, he'll see yon tirMigh." j HA U right. HI do It." jfjarol gasped. She opened her Hps a f£w times, and swallowed hard. She didn't krow what to do next. Wildly sin racked her brain for the next step in this vital performance. ri--think we ought to pray," she •aid feebly. v "All right, we'll pray." He rolled curiously off tike 'stick of wood, and n-U| Think Wo Ought to, Pray»" «h* 'H Said Feebly. ; v---: many prayers went up from Carol's bedside, and from the library at the head of the stairs, but there came a time when Ben Peters let go for good and all, and turned to Carol, standing beside, the bed with sorry frightened eyes, and said quietly: "It's all right, Carol. I've let go. You're a mighty nice little girl. I've let go for good this time. I'm Just slip­ ping along: where he sends me---it's all right," he finished drowsily. And fell asleep {: ill • fell, as if .fcy lnstinct, into theattttndo, of prayec, Carol gazed about her helplessly. But true to her training, she knelt be? side him. Then came silence. "I--well, Til pray," die said with grim determination. "Dear Father in Heaven," she began weakly, and then she forgot her timidity and her fear, and realized only that this was a crisis In the life of the drunken man. "Oh, God, he'll do It. He'll let go, and turn It over to you. He Isn't worth anything, God, none of us are, but you can handle him, for you've had worse Jobs than this, though it doesn't seem possible. You'll help him, God, and love h&n, and show him how, for he hasn't the faintest idea what to 'do next and neither have I. But you brought him into our barn tonight, and you'll see him through. Oh, God, for Jesus' sake, help Ben Peters. Amen. * "Now, what shall I do?" she won­ dered. * "What's your tether forr She looked quickly at Ben Peters. He had not spoken, but something certainly had asked, "What's your father for?" "You stay here, Ben, and pray for yourself, and Til send father out. I'm not Just sure what to sty next, and father'U finish you up. You pray for all you're worth." ' She was gone In a flash, through the kitchen, through the hall, up the stairs two at a time, and her arm thrown closely about her father's shoulder. MOh, father, I got stuck," she wailed. *Tm sq ashamed of myself. But yoq can finish him off. can't yon? I hon­ estly brieve he's started." / He took her firmly by the arms aad squared her around on his lap. "One. two, tgtiee, ready, go. Now, what?" "Ben.! peters. He was drunk In the barn and I took him into the woodshed and gave him some hot coffee--and eorne religion, but not enough to hurt him. I'told him he had to get con vnrted,' and he said he would. So ] told him about it, but you'd better tell hlii> agaiu, for I'm afraid I mads quit • mess of it. And then we prayed, and 1 was stuck for fair, father, for coulVn't think what to do, next. But do believe it "was Goa who said, 'What's your father for?* And so I left him praying for himself, and--you'd better hurr^, Of he may get cold feet and run •way. I Be easy with him, father, but don't let him off. This is the first chance we've ever had at Ben Peters. And God'll never forgive us If we let Slim slip through our fingers." Carol was dumped off onto the floor •and her father was half-way down the tttairs before she caught her breath. Then she smiled. Then she blushed. "That , was one bad Job." she said to iherself sadly. "I'm a disgrace to the -Methodist church. Thank goodness ithe trustees'II never hear of It. Til bribe Ben Peters to eternal silence If I have to do It with kisses." Then her face grew very soft. "Poor old man! Oh, the poor old man!" A quick rush of tears blinded her «ye& and her throat throbbed. "Oh, why do they--> What makes men like that? Can't they nee, can't they know, how awful they •re, how--" 8he shuddered. "I can't •ee for the life of me what makes God tr*t us decently at all." Her face brightened again. "It was a bad Job, •11 right, but I feel kind of pleased , «bout It. I hope father won't mention ft to the girls." And Ben Peters truly had a start, ln- ' credible as it seemed. Yes. as Carol had warned him, he forgot sometimes grid tried to steer for himself, and al ways crashed into rpeks. Then \ <Cferol, with angry eyes and scornful * - Voice, berated him for trying to get hold of God's. Job. and cautioned him anew about "sticking la when it was •tot his affair any more." It took time, • long time, and hard work, and many, chapter jut The Connie Problem. Itr. Starr was getting rendy to go to conference, and the girls hovered About him with anxious eyes. This was their fifth conference since coming to Mount Mark--the time limit for Methodist ministers was five years. ^!te Starrs, therefore, wouid be transferred, and where? Small wonder that the girls fol­ lowed him around the house and spoke in soft voices and looked with tender eyes at the old parsonage and the wide lawn. They would be leaving next week. Already the curtains were down, and laundered, and packed. The trunks were filled, the books were boxed. Yes, they were leaving, but whither were they bound? "Get your ecclesiastical dander up. father," Carol urged, "don't let them give us a church fight, or a twenty- thousand-dollar debt on a thousand- dollar congregation." "We don't care for a big salary Or a stylish "congregation," Lark added, "but we don't want to go back to washpans and kerosene lamps again." The conference was held in Fairfield, and he informed the girls casually that he would be home on the firrt train after the assignments were made. He said it casually, for he did not wish them to know how perturbed he was over the coming change. During the conference he tried in many and devi­ ous ways to learn the will of the au­ thorities regarding his future, but he found no clue. And at home the girls were discussing the matter very little, but thinking of nothing else. They were determined to be pleased about It ' Just the same, on Wednesday eve­ ning, the girls sat silent, with intense­ ly flushed faces and painfully shining eyes, watching the clock, listening for the footstep. They had deliberately remained away from the station. They thought they could face it better with­ in the friendly walls of the parsonage. It was all settled now, father knew where they were going. Oh, why hadn't he wired? It must be terribly bad then, he evidently wanted to -break It to them gently. Maybe it was a circuit I There was the whistle now! ,Only a few minutes now. Suppose his salary were cut down--good-by to silk stockings and kid gloves--cheap, but fcld. Just the same! Suppose the parsonage would be old-fashioned! Suppose there wasn't any parsonage at all. and they would have to pay rent I Sup-- Then the door slammed. Carol and Lark picked up their darn­ ing, and Connie bent earnestly oyer her magazine. Aunt Grace covered a yawn with her slender fingers and looked out of the window. "Hello!" "Why, hello, papa! Back already?" They dropped darning and magazine and flew to welcome him home. "Come and sit down!" "My, it seemed a long time!" "We had lots of fun, father." "Was It a nice confer­ ence?" "Mr. James cent us two bush­ els of potatoes!" "We're going to have chicken tomorrow--the Ladies' Alders sent It with their farewell, love." "Wasn't It a dandy day?" 4 ^ "Well, It's all settled." * "Yes, we supposed it Would W Was the conference good? We read ac­ counts of it every day, and acted stuck- up when it said nice things about yon." "We are to--" "Ju-Just a minute, father," Inter­ rupted Connie anxiously. "We don't caire a snap where it is, honestly we don't. We're Just crazy about It, wherever It is. We've got it all settled. You needn't be afraid to tell us." "Afraid to tell us!" mocked the twins Indignantly. "What kind of slave- drivers do you think we are?" "Father knows we're all right. Go on, daddy, who's to be our next flock?" "We haven't any, we--- watch closely for the effect of this statement. It gratified him, too, much as he had expected. The girls stood stock-still and gazed at him, and then, with a violent struggle for self-com­ posure Carol asked: -<«• - • "Did you get any of It: tn advance? I need some new slippers." So the packing was finished, a suit­ able house was found--modern, with reasonable rent--on Maple avenue where the oaks were most magnificent, and the parsonage family became Just ordinary "folks," a parsonage house­ hold no longer. £fr. Starr'sjiew position necessitated loSg and frequent absences from home, and that was a drawback to the family comradeship. But the girls' pride in hts advancement was so colossal, and their determination to live up to the dignity of the eldership was so deep- seated, thgt affairs ran-^n quite se­ renely "in the new home. One day this beautiful serenity was broken in upon In a most unpleasant way. Carol looked up from "De Senec- tute" and flung out her arms in an all- relieving yawn. Then she looked at her aunt, asleep on the couch. She looked at Lark, who was aimlessly drawing feathers on the skeletons of birds in her biology text. She looked at Con­ nie, sitting upright in her chair, a small book close to her face, alert, absorbed, oblivious to the world. Connie was wide awake, and Carol resented It. "What are you reading. Con?" She asked reproachfully. Connie looked up, startled, and col­ ored a little. "Oh--poetry," she stam­ mered. , Carol was surprised. "Poetry," she echoed. "Poetry^ What kind of poetry?" Connie answered evasively. "It la by an old Oriental writer. I don't sup­ pose you've ever read It. Khayyam Is his name." 'Some name," said Carol suspicious­ ly. "What's the poem?" Her eyes had t narrowed and darkened. By this time Carol had firmly convinced herself that she was bringing Connie up--a belief which afforded lively amusement to self-conducting Connie. "Why, it's 'The Rubalyat' It's--" " "The Rubalyat!'" Carol frowned. Lark looked tip from the skeletons with sudden interest. '"The Rubal­ yat?* By Khayyam? Isn't that the old fellow who didn't believe, In God, and heaven, and such things--you know what I mean--the man who didn't be­ lieve anything, and wrote about it? Let me see It. I've never read ft toy* self, but I've heard about it." Carol turned the pages with critical disap­ proving eyes. I doh't believe Jt, you know," Con­ nie said coolly. "I'm only reading it. How can I know Whether it's trash or not, unless I read itf I--" Ministers' daughters are supposed to keep their fingers jtelear of the burn­ ing ends of matches^' said Carol neat­ ly. "We can't handle them without getting scorched, or blackened, at least. Prudence pays so." "Prudence," said Connie gravely, "Is dear sweet thing, but she's awfully old-fashioned, Carol; you know that." Carol and Lark were speechless. They would as soon have dreamed of questioning the catechism as Pru­ dence's perfection. 'She's narrow. She's a darling, of course, but she Isn't up-to-date. I want to know what folks are talking about. I don't believe this poem. I'm a Chris­ tian. But I want to know what other folks think about me and what I be­ lieve. That's all. Prudence is fine, but I know a good deal more about some things than Prudence will know when she's a thousand years old." The twins still sat silent "Of course, some folks wouldn't ap­ prove of parsonage girls reading things like this. But I approve of it. I want The girls' faces paled. "Haven't any? You mean--" "I mean we're to In Hount Mark." v "Stay In-- What?" H "Mount Mark. They---" "They extended the Umit^^CIIed Connie, springing up. A "No," be denied, laughing. "They made roe a presiding elder, and we're--" A presiding elder! Father I Honest­ ly? They--" "They Ought to have made ybu bishop." cried Carol loyally. "I've been expecting It all my life. That's where the next Jump'll land you." ' "I pity the next parsonage btSMife,' •aid Connie sympathetically. Why? ThereV nothing the matter with our church!" "Oh. no. that isn't what I mean. But the next minister's family can't pos­ sibly come up to us. and so--" The others broke her sentence with their laughter. Talk about me and my complex­ ion!" gasped Carol, wiping her eyea. "I'm nothing to Connie and her fam­ ily pride. Where Will we live now, fa­ ther?" "We'll rent a house--any house we like." "Rent! Mercy, father, doesn't the conference fu^tilsh the elders wl(h houses? We can never afford to pay rent! Never!" "Oh. we have a salary of twenty-five hundred a year now," he said, with ap­ parent complacence, but Careful to the ttadh, *»th QartfMliiMntteeek- ty behind, and rapped at Jher Cither's door. Then she entered, and Carol, in a hashed sort of way. closed the door behind them. \ " # "I'm reading this, father, jy^y objec­ tions?" Connie faced him Calmly, aid handed him the little book. He examined it gravely, his brows contracting, a sudden wrinkling at the corners of his lips that might have meant laughter, or disapproval, or any­ thing. "I thought • parsonage girl should not read it," Carol said bravely. *Tve never read it myself, but I've heard about it. and parsonage girls ought to read parsonage things. Prudence says so. But--" "But I want to know what other folks think about what I believe," said Connie. "So I'm reading it." "What do yoa think of it?" he asked quietly, and he looked very strangely at his baby daughter. It was a crisis, and he must be very careful. "I think it is beautiful," Connie said softly, and her lips drooped a little, and a wistful pathos crept into her voice. "It seems so sad. I keep wish­ ing I could cry about it Part of it I don't understand verj well.' He held out a Hand to fconnle, and she put her own in it confidently. Carol, too, came and stood close behind him. "Yes," he said, "it is beautiful, Con­ nie, and Jt is very terrible. We can't understand it fully because we can't feel what he felt. He looked thought­ fully at the "He was a marvel­ ous man, that Khayyam--years ahead of his people, and his time. He was big enough to see the idiocy of the heathen ideas of God, be was beyond them, he spurned them. But he was not quite big enough to reach out, alone, and get hold of our kind of a God. It is a wonderful poem. It shows the weakness, the helplessness of a gifted man who has nothing to cling to. I think it will do you good to read it, Connie. Read it again and again, and thank God, my child, that though you*»are only a girl, you have the very thing this man, this genius, was craving. We admire Bis talent, but we pity his weakness. You will feel sorry for him. You read it, too. Carol. You'll like It. We can't under­ stand it, as I say, because we are so sure of our God, that we can't feel what he felt, having nothing. Of course It makes you want to cry, Con­ nie. It Is the saddest poem in the worlds" (TO BB cdNTINUBD.) WAR PROPHECY COMES TRUE Russian Banker's Prediction Sevsn Years Ago Provided for Famine' «nd the Bankruptcy of Nations. Only seven years ago M. Bloch, the great Russian banker, wrote: "That is the future of war--not fighting, but famine; not the slaying of men, but the bankruptcy of nations, and the breaking up of the whole social or­ ganization of the nations." The future of war, as written abont by M. Bloch seven years ago, is the present of war today, observes Ver­ non Kellogg in the Atlantic. Not that fighting and the slaying of men are lessened. Only the Napoleonic and the Thirty Years* wars approach to­ day's war in the terrible losses of hu­ man life; and too great a drain on the human life of any one or severs) of the nations engaged may be the de­ ciding factor in the war's conclusion But on the whole, and as matters standi today, that part of M. BloclTs prophecy referring to the predominant influence of the food problem in modern wai is thoroughly borne out by the facts. Despite the fearful and fatal strug­ gling of an incredible number of men, consuming inconceivable quantities oi munitions, and using such amazing methods of fighting as are beyond even the fantastic imaginings of' the ro­ mancers of a decade agov the national and international phases of the food and general economic problem are' the predominant features of the war sit­ uation today. 'I v A f _ A. WA r 4i^v e Finished Drawsify, and Fell Asleep. to know why I disagree with this poetry, and I can't unt{l I know where we disagree, it's beautiful, Carol, reaily. It's kind of sad. It makes me want to cry. It's--" "I've a big notion to tall papa on you," said Carol soberly and sadly. Connie rose at once. "I'm going to tell papa myself." Carol moved uneasily In her chair. "Oh, let It go this time. I--I Just men­ tioned it to relieve my feelings. -I won't tell yet I'll talk It over with you again. I'll have to think it over first." "1 think rd rather tell hMn,*' Insisted Connie. Carol looked worried, but she knew Connie would do as she said. So she got up nervously and went with her. She would have to see it through now. of course. Connie walked silently up The middlemen. A farmer raised a peck of wheat beside the River Dee; a boarder ate a wheated loaf 'way down in Ten­ nessee; the loaf the boarder fed upon cost naif as much and more as aid the farmer's peck of wheat a month or so before. "Now, why is this," the board­ er raved, "they hold me up on bread?" "And why is wheat so bloomln' cheap?" the plodding farmer said. A chap beyond the Rocky ridge raised 20 pounds of limes; another one in old New York was kicking on the times, for he had downed a glass of "ade," and, poor forlorn galoot, had paid one-half the marsei price of pounds of fruit. "Now, why is this, they soak me thus for this wee sip oi 'ade'?" "And why," exclaimed the orchard man, "am I so poorly paid." Now hold your horses steady there, you man beside the Dee; go easy there, you hungry chap in sunny Ten­ nessee; restrain yourself, you orchard man, forbear this angry talk, and you beside the soda fount in Little Old isoo Yawk, remember this: Our food and drink, no matter where and when, must also be the food and drink ol thirty middlemen.--Utlca Glob^y 1 ' j.* . Seed Counter Serviceable When testing seeds, it is necessary to count them and then space them evenly on moist sheets of blotting pa­ per. A device has been developed which does the work accurately and quickly.. It is used In conjunction witb a vacuum pump operated by exerting pressure on a foot pedal, and consist* of a metal contrivance having a square, flat surface with 100 small perfora* tions. When this is brought in con­ tact with a quantity of grain and s partial vacuum created, the suction draws a kernel over each of the ori­ fices. By then placing the instrument on a blotter and releasing the prea* sure, the seeds are deposited In riff lar order on the sheet. Endurance of Reindeers. The reindeer is said to be able to endure more fatigue than any othei draft animal except the camel. It has been known to pull 200 pounda 10 miles an hour for 12 hours. ••ah - « , • .IH.p .Ll ) II UBi.ll II I! I HI HJllllJtl J[11 rRllivfrAL v- * Bv Nothing filore. "Tlie butcher uned to throw In some thing when you placed an order." "lie throws In an argument now, MOROUQH APPLICATION OF DORMANT SPRAY. (Prepared by the United States Depart­ ment of Agriculture.) The spraying of trees during winter and spring, or when they are in a dor­ mant condition, is directed largely against scale insects, especially the San Jose scale. There are two prin­ cipal advantages in spraying at this time: (1) The absence of foliage per­ mits of more thorough applications, and (2) the sprays may be used much stronger than during the growing season. Contact sprays are employed, as lime-sulphur solution, fish-oil and other soap washes, kerosene and crude- petroleum emulsions, miscible oils, and the like. The prime essential is thor­ oughness in making applications, so as to cover every part of the tree, because in general only those insects actually hit with the spray are killed. Applications may be made in late fall as soon as most of the leaves have fallen, at favorable times during the winter when the temperature is above the freezing point, or, preferably, in the spring shortly before the buds are due to swell. There Is probably less danger to fruit buds and twigs from the use of sprays in the spring than at oth­ er times. Better results follow spray­ ing with lime-sulphur solution in late spring than in late fall or during the winter, since this insures some»spray on the trees during early summer, which is of value in killing any young scales, the offspring of adalts, which may have escaped destruction. Important Orchard Work. Spraying dormant trees for the San Jose and other scales and for other in­ sect pests has come to be a very im­ portant part of orchard work, especial­ ly in the East and on the Pacific slope, and in general It is possible so to time this work that a single application will reach most of the troubles controllable by dormant-tree sprays. Other things being equal, the Insecticide having the greatest range of usefnlness should be employed. " Of the several dormant- tree sprays, the standard lime-sulphur solution Is the one most generally used against the San Jose scale, and It Is eqxrally effective against several other insects which may coexist on the trees. It Is an excellent fungicide, and. aside from the inconvenience experienced In Its preparation and its disagreeable character. It furnishes an ideal spray for dormant trees. Abundant experi­ ence has shown it to be an effective remedy In the control of the San Jose scale under all conditions, and for most other dtasplne scales, as the cherry scale, the Burope'an fruit scale, and reasonably so against the oyster-shell scale, and the scurfy scale. Lecanium scales, such as the terrapin scale and the brown apricot scale, are more ef­ fectively controlled by mineral-oil sprays. The thorough treatment each year, therefore, with lime- sulphur solution will keep well under control the more important scale-ln- sect pests of the orchard. There are certain other troubles con­ trolled by the dormant-tree sprayings with sulphur solution. It has been found effective in destroying eggs of the pear-tree psylla and has long been known as effective #«>ln(it the leaf blister mite. The red spider and eggs of the clover mite and other mites are probably also destroyed. In California, If applted in late spring, the SPECIALIZED FARM IS . RISKY It Represents Possibility of Heavy Losses oi} Account of Big Fluctu­ ation* in Prices. (From the United States Department Of 'i® Agriculture.) While the highly specialized farm represents the possibility of great profit, It also represents the possibil­ ity of heavy losses on account of the tremendous fluctuation In production, and consequently in prices, of the products of Intensive farming. In the greater portion of the country the great mass of farmers must gain their livelihood from the ordinary field crops and common types of live stock. Meal Ration for Boar. The boar should not have tin exclu­ sive meal ration. Corn is fattening,^ bnt its exclusive use Is debilitating, and something must be combined with it for good results. Build Barna or Sheds. v It pays to build bams or sheds for milch cows, as It requires more feed to produce a given quantity of milk when the cow Is allowed to stay out­ side during the winter months. lime-sulphur solution has been found effective In destroying the peach twlg- borer. Entomologists are not agreed as to the benefit from lime-sulphur spraying in the destruction of eggs of apple aphids, and other plant lice, but its value in this Connection Is perhaps not Important, ftr practice, therefore, the plan should be to make one thor­ ough application of Ume^sulpbur solu­ tion to orchards each spring as a gen­ eral treatment for the control not only of the San Jose scale but of many other scale insects and other posts. . Homemade Concentrates. Several years ago the cooked lime- sulphur wash was used largely for the control of the San Jose scale but has now been generally superseded by the commercial or homemade concentrates. Since inquiry occasionally Is received as to its preparation, the formula and method of making are given below: Stone lime, pounds .80 or 2 Sulphur (commercial ' freti'nd), pounds 15 or 1% Water to make 60 or 5 Heat in a cooking barrel or vessel aboqt one-third of the .total quantity of water required. When the water Is hot, add all the lime and at once add all the sulphur, which previously should have been made into a thick paste with water. After the lime has slaked about another third of the water, preferably hot, should be add­ ed and the cooking should be con­ tinued for one hour, when the final dilu­ tion may be made, using either hot or cold water, as is most convenient. The boiling due to the slaking of the lime thoroughly mixes the ingredients at the start, but subsequent stirring is necessary if the wash Is cooked by di­ rect heat In kettles. If cooked by steam, no stirring will be necessary. After the wash has been prepared It must be well strained as It Is being run Into the spray tank. It may be cooked In large kettles, or preferably by steam in barrels or tanks. This wash should be applied promptly after preparation, since, as made by this formula, there is crystallization of the sulphur compounds \and consequent hardening of the sediment upon cool­ ing. Commercial Concentrates. For a number of years manufac­ turers have had on the market concen­ trated solutions of lime-sulphur which have only to be diluted with water Mr use. These commercial preparations, if used at proper strength, have proved to be entirely satisfactory. Although somewhat more expensive than washes made according to the old formula, many commercial orchardlsts have adopted the commercial concentrates In preference to making the wash at home. Whece only a limited amount of spraying is to be done, as in the average home orchard. It will be es­ pecially convenient to use the commer­ cial concentrates. Lime-sulphur con­ centrates usually may be purchased from local seedsmen, implement deal­ ers, or druggists, and from the manu­ facturers. They should have a density of about 33 degrees on the Baume scale and at this strength should fee ijajed as follows: ± For dormant trees, 6% gallons to mak« 60 gallons of spray, or I pints to make I gallons of spray. For hardy trees in foliage, gallons to make BOgallonaof spray, or ltt-ptnti to make 4. gallons of spray. TO OBTAIN IMPROVED TEAMS Start With Heavy Draft Mnrsa and 'Raise Colts--Animals WHI Prove Satisfactory. The best way to get better teams, so better Implements may be used, is to start with heavy draft mares and raise colts. The mares will do the farm work and.raise their colts. By breeding the mares to desirable pure­ bred stallions, so that they will bring colts at a time when work in the fields is not so pressing, the mares will be satisfactory as teams. BRUSSELS SPROUTS IN FAVOR Delicately Flavored Plants Have Much >1 " : lint H shits us " vatlen Is Sfcrite. it1 Calf Is Money-Maker. It is generally conceded that a calf af «nv breed Is now a money-maker, 4ep«»ndlng upon Its direction in mar k«*tin£T from a few weeks old to • ancrd si age. ' " nep< I k«*ti h Brussels sprouts are miniature bages, but with a delicate flavor sucb as no cabbage can boast. The plants have much the same habits of growth as cabbages and are cultivated in the name way; but, instead of making a single large head, they produce a large number of globular buds or sprouts up and dawn the long stems. :V> Idle Horses. . • Homes that have been idle for sonrc time should have a liberal allowance of grain for a few weeks before they are called «pw to lake part hi verj hard work. r- >'** of eoancB are m Une-Htfid there nee dlscoinsmil lime :of tho year most peoglt „ .T fiwm t condition often called Spring Fever. They feel tired, worn out, before the day Is i»»if thw They may have frequent headaches and sometimes "pimply" or pale «kin. Bloodless people, thin, anemic peo- ple, those with pale cheeks Hps, who have a poor appetite and feel that tired, worn or feverish condition In the springtime of the year, should try the refreshing tonic powers of • good al­ terative and blood pnrifler. Such a one la extracted from Blood root, Golden Seal and Stone root, Queen's root and Oregon Grape root, made up with chemically pure glycerine and witibut the use of alcohol. This can be ob­ tained In ready-to-uso tablet form in sixty-cent vials, as druggists have sold it for fifty years as Doctor Piercers Golden Medical Discovery. It it m standard remedy that can be obtMUMd In tablet or liquid form. A good purge should be taken once a week even by persons who have a movement daily, in order to eliminate matter which may remain and cense a condition of au id-intoxication, poison- Igg the wBole system. To clean the so good for UkJs purpose as tiny pills made np of the May-apple, leaves of aloe and jalap, and sold by almost all druggists in this country as Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, sugarcoated, easy to take. V1 Save the Cahres! Snap iBORTMM Otf el Tea H«rl Ml Keep MM! Apply treatment yonreeU. Small expense. Write for free booklet on Abortion, "Qneitlons aad Answers". State somlMt cattle la herd. fat. Co.. m Imf Mmm, Wnfcnft* Via ptEITT Ufa OQ, It • pledge is a slgnal to go to work «t RELIABLE PRESGITOI IS » FOR HIE KIDNEYS :!>•} if -Root medP For many yean druggists have watched with much interest the remarkable record maintained by Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-! the great kidney, liver and bladder eine. It is a physician's prescription. Swamp-Boot is a strengthening eine. It helps the kidneys, liver and blad­ der do the work nature intended they should do. Swamp-Root has stood ths test of years. It is sold by all druggists on its merit snd it should help you. Ho other kidney medi­ cine has so many friends. Be sure to get Swamp-Root and start treatment at once. However, if you wish first to test this neat preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a mpie bottle. When writing be sore and --tins this paper.--Adv. . - v "Oratory Today. ^ In Mississippi they tell Of it lawyer retained to defend • man' charged with the theft of a pig. The young man seemed determined to con­ vince the Jury that he was born to shine, and accordingly he . delivered the'following exordium: 4. "May It please the court and gentle­ men of the Jury, while Europe is bathed in blood; while classic Greece is struggling for her rights and liber­ ties and trampling the unhallowed al­ tars of the beardless infidels to dust; while the United States, entering the war, shines forth the brightest orb tn the political sky--I, with due diffi­ dence, rise to defend the cause of this humble hog thief."--Case and Com­ ment, vi 'i , Up for Inapeetlon. Ifili la a story told by a man boej# on furlough from Camp Custer: The soldiers were lined up for in­ spection and every man waip clean shaven but one. -why have your stieh * a betrdr* airited the-sergeant. ' r"'*-r -I couldh't find any barber Shop jay plac«u" tf»e man. • -;v-- ; r----. Words s<re sometimes need to pi- press ideas and sometimes ••SM "Strength is largely '• matter w discovering allies." When, Disagrees IhereSs alwesys a safe1 and {feasant cuptotateitstlace INSTANT PQSTUM is now uladyby of former coi drinkers who live better and feel better because of the change. •m •0%v" , «*.' if >.«