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Heart to Heart
Talks.
Br EDWIN A.NYE
A FALSE JUDGMENT.
"Be Is an old tightwad!"
I overboard that much and after
ward this further arraignment:
"1 tell yoa he Is tbe stingiest man in
town. He Insists on the laat red cent
that Is coming to him. He Is aa close
as tbe bark on a tree, and It la well
known be gtvea away nothing in a
worthy cauae."
Severe? But only half true.
I know tbe man referred to. He
clone In bis dealings and Insists upon
payment of what is due him, but be
Is prompt In tbe psyment of what ha.
owes, meeting hin bills when due. He
In honest, and bis credit is good, which
| cannot always be said of some who
have the reputation for generosity.
And there Is another phase of the
matter.
Thin man who Is beld to be close
tinted has a large family. Though,
fairly prosperous, he needs all bis
money. He slaves and saves, not for
himself, but foj hln family. Perhaps
be would prefer a reputation for gen
erous giving, but because of those de
pendent iipon blm be must drive hard
bargains and Insist upon prompt pay
ment.
Hlore than that—
One of his children ia a life cripple.
Another Is Incapable of making his
way in tbe world. And also he Is ed
ucating an orphan niece..
Thqse who called this man a "tight
wad" did not know the facta
Stingy?
On tbe contrary, my -friend lavishes
all his strength and tenderness and
money on those who need his first and
greatest care. Without regret he gives
himself to severe labors and close cal
culation for their sokes. He Is not a
demonstrative man, but his intimate
friends know bis big heart alwaya
yearns over his helpless ones.
Stern and cold?
Possibly. He is not of tbe aort to
wear his heart on his sleeve. For
years he has buffeted the waves of
crashing trouble and many sorrows.
Maybe bis view of things Is wrong,
but be feels, no doubt that he must
tight a world that little knows or cares
for him or his. While they say of him
that be Is hard and unfeeling. In reali
ty be is as tender as a child.
You see-
Exteriors are deceptive. You cannot
tell by looking at a man what may be
his thorn in tbe flesh.
Therefore
"Judge not. that ye be not Judged."
THE WALK TO THE WINDOW.
It your world needs you It will find
you.
It will bunt you up and come to your
doorway and knock.
Or If you do business at a window,
as does A. H. Clark of Mount Sterling,
111., it will find Its way to your win
dow.
It is a much frequented walk, tbat
walk to Mr. Clark's window. He bas
a front door to bis bouse wltb a ce
ment walk- leading thereto. And be
bas another walk, but narrower, that
runs diagonally to tbe corner of bis
bouse and thence to a window.
Right under this window tbe narrow
walk gets larger. It affords standing
room for two or three men.
And Mr. Clark's world comes to his
window. Almost tbere is a procession,
and wben yoa stand near tbe window -
you can see .that Mr. Clark la reclining
on bis bed.
This Is wby:
Twenty-five years ago tbe lower half
of bis body was paralysed. To all ap
pearance that was the knockoot blow
for Mr. Clark, for be waa a farmer and
stockman.
Nevertheless—'
Instead of this affliction ending hie
career It waa rather tbe beginning of
greater activity and prosperity and use
ftflness.
He used tbe window and tbe walk
to tbe window.
Csally Mr. Clark feeds about 800 cat
tle every winter. He never aeea.one
of tbem. but be sees snd knows tbe
men who do. Lying on bis bed and
using bis brains— and otber men— be
bas been unususlly successful.
Moreover—
He Ik acutely interested In tbe world's
affairs and in tbe affairs of his neigh
borhood. He is a devoted member
and supporter of his church. On Sun
day a telephone catches for bis eaget
ear every word of sermon and of eong
tbat enters Into tbe worship of tbe
day.
But best of all—
He la mentor and confidant of tbe
men and women and children who a}
all hours of tbe day come over tbe
walk to bis window for counsel and
encouragement Seldom do tbey go
iway unbelped.
Tbere Is tbe picture: Wltb hearty,
smiling face Inside bis window, where
tbe walk enlargea and suds. Ilea tbe
patient man who gives hope aad cbeer.
His world needs aad dads blm.
THE OLD HOME.
Old Bill Is no beauty.
He Is knock kneed aa yoa can see
where be stands tbere, obedleat to
your will. Fifteen years ago bis legs
were as frlm as a young thorough
bred's Tbey bare sagged la your
service. Wltb pride la bis going quali
ties, yoa drove him pell mell over bard
roads. Toe let bin stand by a hitch
big him «b!le yoa dallied. Stamping
ta summer at tbe flies and In winter to
keep Ma Mood la circulation pnaa«»«
over pavements- what wonder be la
kaockknead?
His old bead droopa. .
- Once be bad a lordly neck, "clothed
with thunder." Toa ased tbe over
check. causing a painful tension of tbe
flexor muscles of tbe aeck. hindering
free respiration and circulation aad
causlDg quick fatigue He caa't bold
ap bla bead very long.
Bunches of gray bait on Ma back?
Saddle galla made by your bard rid
ing In bis wllilngneaa to go your gait
When yoa-harried for tbe doctor or
rode to catch ap wltb tie otber fel-
GBAfIAM, N. C., THUItSDAY, NOVEMBER 21. 1918.
I5W*. you forgot about the blanket
under the middle.
Bweenled also.
Ton did 'that The collar of a set
of harness did not fit Bill's shoulders,
and the Lames of the plowing set were
.not properly adjusted. Sometimes
when the Season wai dry and dusty
Bills. shoulders were galled and sore
But he never complained.
- His eyes are bad.
You see. bis normal vision, as of all
horses. Is more earthward than up
ward, bat you reined bis head up.
causing eye strain. And then some
times the harness bad blinders and
sometimes it bad none. Dust and lack
of sunshade helped. And when Bill got
a cinder or dust In his eye he never
spoke about It. and you failed to no
tice the fad -Yon see the animal
■lmply couldn't wipe his eyes.
Blemiabes?
Plenty. Note the bumps and scars
on old Rill's legs. There was a time
when he Interfered and yon did not
have him properly shod. In winter he
was turned Into a small Held fenced
with barb wire. On account of bis
hlgb rein be sometimes stumbled on
the* hard road and bruised bin legs.
Some good In him yet?
Snre. You haven't quite killed him.
Sometimes when bis digestion Is good
and there is a level stretch of road he
can go some. It Is pathetic to note,
though, how quickly be In played out..
As be stands there, so you have
made blm. And In spite of your abuse,
be loves you and whinnies on your
approach.
Take good care o( old Bill!
Else, sometime or somewhere. It
may go bard with yon.
WHERE DO YOU LIVE?
Asked that question, you would give
the name of thrown In wblcb or near
which yon realm.
But that Is not where yon live. That
la merely the place where yon are
staying. You live In a world apart
from yonr.dally abode. For Instance:
Some live in a world of leisure.
They live a lounging sort of exist
ence, lolling through the hours, taking
the line of least resistance, choosing
the things that make for luxury and
ease. Oaring only for themselves, dodg
ing all hardness, they seek the pam
pered way.
Others live In a world of action.
They are restless, unquiet agitated.
Roving in spirit ambitious of doing,
tbey are Incessant brisk, lively. They
go the pace.
Some live In a world of dissipation.
These walk dally the primrose path
of dalliance. They cry: "Let us chase
the winged butterfly of pleasure!
Watcb the dryads dance! Listen to
the patter of the fountain! Eat, drink
and be merry, for tomorrow we die!"
8om« live in a world of tbonght
The mind to them a klngdopi Is.
Pitying alike those who dally and those
who riot theirs Is the world of Intel
lect In that world tbey live, move
and have their being. Tbey are the
rare people who are good company for
themselves.
Others live In a world of feeling.
Though easily moved, tbey are slow
of action, enjoying the mere exercise
of their emotions They are quite
ready to laugh with, those who laugh
and monrn with those who mourn, but
alow to dry the mourner's tear. Hav
ing keen sensibilities, each uew sensn
tlon gives tbem delight. * \j
Some live in a world of service.
Tbey ask nothing better than the
chance to aid tbeir fellows, aud they
give to that service tbe bent—them
aelves. Kindness and good will, char
ity and betpfnlness distinguish tbeir
lives.
Others live In a world of sacrifice.
These.are tbey who And, high
eat Joy. their deepest sense of living,
in the elimination of self. Rare spir
its are tbey who have learned tbat
"the way of tbe cross leads home."
» And tbere are few other worlds than
these.
In wblcb of tbem do yoa live? How
does it salt yoa?
Have yoa ever discussed wltb your
self tbe possibility of moving oat of
tbe world In wblcb yon live Into oue
tbat win ault you better?
THE BLIND WHO SEE.
General William Booth, heod of tbe
Salvation army, la declared by bis phy
sicians to be "hopelessly blind"
No! Tbey are mistaken.'.
General Booth bas merely lost hl»
eyesight He Is not hopelessly blind.
What do I mean? This:
Few of as are able wltb our natural
eyes to see things In their full propor
tlon. Oculists tell as we can see no)
more than BO per cent of tbe objects
•t wblcb we took.
But—
We can see farther and more with
tor minds than wltb oar eyes! Wltb
oar eyes we may see ooe side of s
thing while wltb oar "mind's eye" we
■ay see many sides.
Wltb onr mental vision or splritasl
sight when we are at oar beat' we see
things aa tbey are. because tbe spirit
nai vision is strong And Hls never
hopeless.
Think, then, of wbst this eld man
can see In blx so" railed blindness.
During bis slitn-«t ninety years be
has looked npnn tin- «|iei-tS(-le of a
world lo need He bas not cared to sec
material things such aa bo usee and
worka of art He bss gone to tbe
bannrs of tbe wretched to see suffer
'«y
Where others' eyes bare looked upon
tbe homes of rice and woe and want
and war* turned away, shocked and
appalled by tbat wblcb tbey have seen,
the eyas of William Booth have been
turned in keenest sympathy.
And thus seeing, be baa not turned
away, aave It amy be to find some way
by wblcb the suffering might be re
lieved. tbe wayward aaved and tbe
bocxlefli redeemed.
And this vision of a world of sis and
suffering be still can see.
Aad seeing, be eaa betp.
Hopelessly blind?
Wby. this good old seer la one of tbe
few living men who can see things as
tbey are and as tbey ought to be.
What a vision most come to tbe
grand old man-a vision of men snd
women fallen low. a vision of minis
tering spirits whom he bas sent to
belp these fallen ones to arise, a vision
from tbe spiritual hills whence all htt
marvelous strength bas come!
Blind?
Why, be can see both earth and par
adise.
DIXIE.
Once more an attempt ia being made
to change the words of the sqng
"Dixie."
It IH said the words are awkward.
Powdbly. And yet—,
Tbe words, such as tbey are, are
married to the tune—lnextricably wed
ded What tradition and a reverent
spirit hutb Joined together no man
should put nauuder.
It Is proposed. for Instance, to change
the old words about "cinnamon aeed
and witid.v bottom" to tbe following:
Oh. Olxle land Is the Isnd of glory.
The land of cherished sons and story.
Which words may be good enough In
their plat-K lint tbey never will be per
muncutly lilted to Dixie Tbe native
flavor of the win bland la In tbe home
ly "cinnamon seed and sandy bottom."
What B lot of "go" there la In the
tune!
It In almost UH popular lit the north
UH" 111 tbe Nouih. You ran not wake up
a listless American audience quicker
than to HUtri llie band on those stuc
cato'notes T-hcre Is none other that
v.-ljl so bring turn aud women to their
feet with healing pulses and flushed
fare*
l.et I lisle . f-e.
1.11 s thfit 'HI are dust once breathed
those "awkward" words. ICmbnliued
In sailed recollection, to change tbem
almost would amount to an Insult tc
Ibe dead
This IP li to clttitige or substitute new
-words for our natlunal songs breaks
out pel'lndlcull.v Not long ago It was
"The Star Spangled Runner" that was
to be reformed In tills particular.
That frilled because It deserved tc
fall. The words of thbt verse are light
ing words, anil they Jlained up hot
and patriotic from the soul of Francis
Scott Key.
I.et the old songs tie.
Who would ask to change the choppy
phrase of the "Marsellalse" dashed off
In the fervor of revolution? The words
forever belong to the wild music. And
the slow cadences of "The Watch on
the Itlilne" are no dearer to every lover
of the fatherland than are tbe atauzaa
that lit It
Let Dixie alone.
Because you cannot change tbe body
of It without changing Its Immortal
aoul.
A W**v*r'» Apprentice.
A certain Dean Tucker was one day
strolling through a village either in
Gloucestershire or Somersetshire wbeo
he carelessly entered tbe shop of a
poor weaver. I.jing there be saw an
old Greek Testament, dirty and well
thumbed
"How comes this here? Who reads
this book?" HHked tbe dean.
"Sir," said the weaver, "my son Is si
ways poring over books of tbat klud."
"Let me see him," said tbe dean.
The lad was called aud on examina
tion was found to have a fair knowl
edge of Greek and Latlir. By appoint
ment be Walled upon tbe dean next
day and was Introduced to several
wealthy iiersons of tbe neighborhood.
They wetV ho struck wltb tbe lad's tal
ent and Industry that a sum of money
was subscribed to secure his further
education The father wisely allowed
Dean Tucker to guide the boy's future,
snd be was sent to school at Qlouces
ter. whence he went lo Oxford. There
tbe weaver's apprentice became Ibe re
nowned Professor White, canon of
Christ church and professor of Hebrew
and Arabic.
Why Do Children Torture Animals?
There are In nature two counteract
ing tendencies, evolutionary and Invo
lutional. progressive and retrogres
alve. In man the retrogressive tend
ency Is called "atavism" and ia eXI
blblted In a tendency to return to an
early type of the human being It
may be a retrogression In mental or
physical characteristics, sod among
the former Is Hie destructive tendency
This destructive tendency enn be traced
to the fundamental Instinct of self
preservation which seeks the destnic
tlon of everything which can serve for
food or which Wight deprive tile ani
mal of food or eiidnnger Its lltd Wben
■n anini.il I liup»lled by hunger 11
Iniiuedl.ltclv -lavs Its victim, bul when
this Incentive lo Immediate des - ruction
Is ntment It seems to find s satisfaction
lu putting Its victim to death skuvly
and see It struggle Thl* brutish satis
faction to *-e sn nulnial struggle 1*
seen in all rs-es before they have been
affected by the restraining Influence of
cfvllfeatioil and In children liefore they
can understand the Import of th*
Golden Killer— New York American
"You're looking mighty sour. Wbafs
tba mailer'/ Honeymoon over?" "1
guess so." *llow'd that bsppen?"
"Oh, we were drifting slong down
life's enchanted stream, ss tba post
tells sbotit. and Just aa 1 waa thinking
I should like to drift on snd on with
her forever she up snd told me that
aba had got lo have soma money."—
Houaton Post
Prlieflshtlns** not th* brutal same
That some would have It painted.
Why, I read whar* two bruiser* stood
Up Is tba ring and feinted.
"And why do yon think," aakad the
president elect, "that yoa woo Id to ap
ornament to the diplomatic corp*?"
"Sir." replied tbe applicant for honors,
wltb pardonable pride, "for four year*
I have beld down tba Job of directing
• church choir."—l'ack.
"Jone* appears ta to a quiet sort of
follow." ,
"Yes, be Is my Idaal of a milkman."—
Buffalo Expreaa.
We work too much,
Wa ptay " "
We ahlrk "
We atjr " "
Wa eat " "
We drtnk " "
But never, never ■
Think 100 much.
-Washington Star.
Hooaebolder—l give yoa my wort,
three aeventy-flve ia all I bare In tba
bouse. Burglar-Well, eay, when ye
figure ma time an' ma tools, bow d'ye
expect me to mak* any profit at that
rate?— Ufa.
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BIG SHIPBUILDING
The Planning and Constructing
ol an Ocean Uner.
FIRST A MINIATURE IS MADE.
This Small Model Is Then Thoroughly
Tested, and the Story It Telle When
Perfected Will Be the Story of the
New Vessel When Launched.
Building a modern ocean liner ia an
Interesting and complicated operation.
Tbe ship's plan la first prepared la
sections from owners' speclllcstions, on
a scale ot a quarter or half an inch to
the foot One aet of drawings, called
tbe "sheer draft," is a plan of tbe
ship's skeleton or framework without
tbe plstss, tbe Internal deck, bulkhead
and bold arrangements being Indicated
by a series of detailed drawings.
Follows then tbe experimental stage.
A wooden block or casting of paraffin
wai Is first 'made to seals from tbe
ablp's plans and tested in a large tank
about 800 feet la length and eight feet
| deep. The model, weighted to tbe load
line, is towed to and fro by an over
head traverser at varying speeds.
Delicate Instruments register the ex
act "pull," tbe displacement, tbe stabil
ity and a bust of otber Information
Tbe shape of tbe model Is altered
again aud again, piece* being abated
off here and others there. Tbe final re
sults are carefully tabulated, and from
-this ship In embryo tbe bulldera com
plete their plans.
Inside tbe central abed, 250 yards
long and ISO feet In belgbt, tbe ship's
berth baa meantime been prepared
Thousands of wooden plies, about thir
ty feet in length, have been driven by
pile drivers deep Into tbe ground. On
' these sre laid huge beams and the
| floor completed with stout planka.
Then in tbe center the keel blocka, sur
mounted by oak caps in groups of live,
are assembled on a falling gradient to
tbe river of about half an lucb a foot
All Is .now resdy for the reception of
tbe ponderous keel. This-tbe back
bone of the ship—is of buge strength,
measuring four feet across, snd Is three
snd s quarter Incbee thick. . Parallel
wltb tbe keel, but above It and sttscb
ed by sngle bars. Is tbe central girder,
live feet high, tbe space between form
ing tbe double bottom. On each side,
at regular distances running length
wise, are seven other girders, tbe out
er one called tbe "margin plats."
Tbe water tlgbt chambers srs formed
by vertical partltlona of plates extend
ing shove snd beneatb tbe floors np to
tbe margin plate on each aide.
After the great cast steel stern frame
and tbe stem bar for tbe bows have
been attached tbe plating begins. The
steel strips of vsrylng sites, but av
ers King thirty-four feet in length and
about three toua In weight each, wblcb
form the akin of the ship, srs laid on
In strakee Ilka the bricks In a wall.
Fitting these strskes to the sbspa of a
ship Is s critical business. A thin
wooden pattern or template la first
prepared for escb plate snd damped
in poeltlon on tbe ablp's aids. With
minute csre every detail is marked on
it—the size and shape, the overlap and
the rivet boles.
It ia then transferred to ita proto
type, tbe steel plata. wblcb la cut
punched and bent by wonderful ma
chinery that sllcee steel stripe, pnncbea
rivet boles and bends steel plsta as
easily and cleanly aa though the ma
terial were paper. Nimble traveling
cranes on gsntrles under the roof pick
up tbe haga plates when ready and
convey tbem to tbeir appointed placa.
where the hydraulic riveter—a me
chanical marvel—wltb irrealatlbla force
and rapidity drives each rivet home.
In tbe building of a modern liner over
4,000.000 rivets are used. Each Joint
ia rendered water tlgbt by calking.
Tbe outer shell finished snd tbe ln
atde work far advanced, tbe bulldera
turn tbeir attention to tbe problem of
tbe launch, tbe weight of the veaael at
thla point on tbe keel blocka being
aometbing Ilka 13,000 tons. Tbe
Isuncblng waya, eloping gently to tbe
water, are prepared, and cradles, fore
and aft to guide the ablp, are erected
wltb huge wooden toama, the whole
being finally lubricated by tallow and
train oil.
Amid acclamation tbe ablp reoeivaa
Ha baptism and, whether for weal or
woe, takea to Ita element Still BMp
lesa, though. IU motive power lacking,
it la afterward moored to tbe worka
wbarf under a ISO ton titan crane,
whereby Ita boilers— twenty-five of
them—are lowered into tbe abyea of
the bold and a multitude of Sttlnga
connected with tbe engine*
Dwarfing all else for size come
next the four funnels, towering 100
feet shove keel level snd Isrge enough
for two trsmcars to be drawn through
sbreast These are fixed oo tbe gi
gantic "uptakes." connecting with tbe
toilers by s network of floes.
A hoist of suxlllsry machinery for
lighting, ventilating, pumping and
a tee ring the eblp. aa well aa tbe pas
senger lifts, Is tolas Installed at the
eame time aa a swsrm of man work
day aad night on the Internal decora
Uona. Electricians encircle the ablp
wltb a girdle of light aad Install a
telephone aad electric call service wltb
800 ststlons.
In tbe cbart room ia fitted a wonder
fal dock, which contra (a, synchro nl
cslly. fifty other clocks In different
parts of the ablp The lofty llarcoo
mast Is linked op wltb the mysterious
Instruments la tbe wireleee cabin.
Than, at laat after many moo the of
toll, cornea the welcome day when the
grSst ship, pride of bar builders, aalla
forth updfc Ms trial trip.—Londoa Ala
ewers.
Bsms s hundred years old have bean
fonnd In Providence, and there la no
trouble finding egga to match.—Detroit
Journal
Mors than twenty metal artlclaa ware
found In the stomach of s California
woman. Thafa carrying the souvenir
fad too far.—Cleveland Leader.
We aasume from Congreaeman Akin'*
demand for an Investigation of the
ss usage industry thst ba thinks the
meat business Is going to the doge.—
Msncbsster Onion.
? THRIFT OF' THE SWISS. "
Hard snd Perilous Werk of the Hay*
makers of the Alps.
The thrift of the Swiss turns every
bit of ground In tbe Alpa to the beat
account If a few square yards can
anywhere to made or reclaimed the
requisite labor Is not grudged.
The farmer makps Ibe very soil. Hs
builds terraces along steep Incllnea.
lines tbem with blocks of stone and
then packs tbe earth on them. ' Thus
he transforms tbe mountain and tbe
rock Into a little patch, where be
planta a vine or ralaes oats or corn.
Along tbe edge of precipices tbe peas
ant haymaker goes In aearch of graaa.
dinging to the rock with Iron clamp
ers on bis feet He hanga on the sides
of tbe cliffs which Imprison tbe valley
and mowa down a few tuft* of graaa
on craggy shelves here and there.
□la scythe on bis shoulder, armed,
with his Iron shod stick, provided with
his clamp Irons. a cloth or net rolled
op in hla bag. he aeta out at midnight
In order that tbe dawn may And him
at work. During the two months of
hay harvest be goea down to tbe vil
lage 'only three or four times to renew
hla supply of food. By this hsrd and
perilous occupation an Alpine mower
makes from 8 to B francs a day. his
food not included, and many times un
der some projecting rock ba must seek
a bed and pass tbe night
Once dried the wild bay la carefully
gathered Into a cloth or net and car
ried down to the llrat little plain,
where It can be made Into a stack,
which Is weighted down with large
atonea to prevent Its being blown
swsy.
In the 'winter, when everything la
covered with anow. tbe mower cllmba
again tbe mountain, carrying a llttli
wooden sledge oo his shoulders. Ue
loada It w'.th hay. seats himself In
front snd shoots down wltb the swift
ness of su arrow. Thus tbe hay crop
of tbe Alpa is brought In.—New York
Sun.
PATENTS IN GERMANY.
Thars Inventor* Are Looked Upon as
Teacher* ta the Nation.
In Oarmany a patent ta regarded to
to equivalent to s promotion of na
tions! knowledge by tbs disclosure of
S heretofore uuknown art. writes H.
V. Wertbelmer In Paper. Tbs Inventor
Is Judged to be some kind of teacber
to tbe nation; therefore the patent
office doe* In no way care for tbe real
father of an Invention. To tbe first
sppllcsnt Is sllowed tbe pstent snd
Isck of first nnfl true Inventorship doea
not Invalidate or bar tbe grant of a
patent unless the Invention has been
fraudulenUy obtained or stolen.. > If
the person from whom s pstent bas
been stolen fllu* sn opposition st tbe
proper time or stsrts sn snnulllngsult
against tbe granted patent tbe patent
Is rsfused or sunulled. Moreover, un
der certsln conditions s fraudulent
pstsntee may be compelled by s law
suit to ssslgn tbe patent or even the
patent fppllcaUon to tba rightful
owner.
This broad principle regulatea easily
tba status of persons who have actual
ly carried out tbe Invention prevloua
to a patent application by another, aa
well aa tbe question of Interfering ap
plications. Hucb |iersons are not af
fected by tbe patent for they have not
been Instructed by Ibe Inventor. In
otber words, they have not derived
sny new or useful knowledge by tbe
disclosure of tbs patent; therefore
tbey bars s legal right lo use tbe pat
ent for tbeir own business, but this
rlgbt can only be ssslgned to others,
together with the transfer of their
whole business In otber terms, tbey
an entitled to a limited free license
Infringement suits are relatively
rare and by 110 means so frequent a*
In tbe United flutes. Furthermore,
they srs considerably less expensive.
Osana and Air Sewage.
Ozone la ri particularly sctlve or con
centrated form of oxygen One mole
cule of oxygon contains two slom*; a
molecule of ozone contains three stoma
As only iwu stoma of oxygen bslance
hsrmoniously In a molecule wben there
sre three of tbem together In a mole
cule tba third atom will cut loose snd
S*ek a union elaewbura. Tbe oxygen
atom haa a remarkable affinity for car
ton, of which decaying organic matter
Is a common form, snd ss tba greater
psrt of tbs otganlc mailer In tbe sir I*
In procsss of decsy tbe third stom at
once attacks and oxldlzee It. burning
It Maguzlne
A Ship's Speed.
A ship's spead Is reckoned by knots.
• knot being s geographical mile or
onealxtletb of a degree. Six geograpli
leal miles Sre about equal to seven
ststute miles, and s ship thai sail*
twstre knots therefore la really moving
st tba rate of fourteen statute miles sn
tour. It should to remembered tbat H
Is Incorrect to ssy so msny "knots so
bear." simply so msny knots, for s
knot mssos "one mile an boar."
Lata ta Learn.
"I have Just been talking to a yontb
who claims to have done everything "
"Haa he aver wrapped a motorcar
aroand a telegraph pole at 3 o'clock In
the morning T"
"1 think not"
"Than to haa a great deal to learn."-
Blrmlngbam Age-Herald.
Life's Myeterle*.
Stick to the Ideal and bug the nnex
plained Tbe people who have solved
tbs riddle of the universe attlfteen are
Bowled over by the enigma of their
work st Sfty
Whan yoa have epoken the word It
ralgna over you; when it la unspoken
fou reign over It-Arabic Proverb.
Mrs. Ilenpeck—What Is this unit rule
tbey talk *o much a boo tin tba political
conventkna. Hiram? Hen pack—Wby,
my dear, It'a where delagataa from ooe
stste vote together, aa a unit you
know. 1 can lllastrste It by * request
I'd like to go fiabing tomorrow. If yon
rota with ma on the propoaltlon. Ura.
Han pock—But yoa can't go fishing, Hi
ram.—Judga.
Two guys who now pose as your friend*
Wilt lesd you lo a fall.
On* call* himself Jack Barleycorn;
Tbe other* AI cohoi
—Cincinnati Enquirer.
BEEF CALVES
MAKE BIG GAINS,
Tb« first great thing to learn In
feeding cattle la economy of produc
tion. Many farmers in making tlielr
calculations aa to whether some of
tbetr farming pays take no account of
labor, writes an lowa feeder in Orange
Judd Farmer. As all labor on my
farm la hired and as 1 never do any
manual labor myself. It behooves mo
In all my farming operations to first of
all get' my labor down to a straight
business proposition.
Years ago I used to feed my cattle
corn twice n day until one day I ran
across Professor Henry's book and
there saw the statement that many
cattlemen fed only once a day.
I have In my yards at present 800
bead of calves. All are well bred
Herefords. Imught from one ranch In
Nebraska. They were weaned the day
prior to shipping and were received
Oct. 2S. These calves on Jan. 11 were
being fed i,500 pounds of corn and
cob meal, 500 pounds of oata, 1300
pounds of clover or alfalfa hay and
(100 pound* of oat straw. The corn
and cob nienl will be slowly Increased
no that as the calves Increase In size
they will get all the grain they can
Crossing cows of a coarse descrip
tion with well selected Shorthorn
bulla removes the coarseness and In
this way Improves the quality of
the meat produced by cattle which /
are descended on the female aide/
from coarse and Inferior live etockj
The pure bred Shorthorn la of great!
prepotency and never falls to ralae\
the beef standard ot the herd Into \
which It la Introduced. The lllua- *
tratlon shows a fine Shorthorn bull
ot pure breeding.
clean up nt one men). There will be
no Increase in tile ninouut of alfalfa
fed.
Tbe 300 Hereford calve* oil March
28 weighed 7«K» pounds each. This
enormous gultl wa» made possible by
tbe splendid weather. They now each
net twelve pounds of shelled corn ami
six pounds of alfalfa a day.
These calves are fed once a day. The
amount of hay aud straw to be fed Is
weighted nbd put in tbe racks; then the
grain is weighed and put In the boxes.
This is always done by 10:30 a. m.
One man with team feeds tbe grain
ant) 'buy and feeds and attends to
bogs by noon. In the afternoon be
grinds corn or hauls bedding when
necessary. The sheds are bedded down
twice a week. lie then loads bis liny
wagon and ids grain wagon ready for
next day.
In the winter months there are two
men, "nnd tills work Is often divided
no as to allow for other work In the
afternoon, but from the middlo of
March untllltbe cattle are sold in the
summer one man does It nil and tins
all tbe sows nnd oilier litters to look
after as weN. Of course he has earlier
and longer daylight In these mouths.
This plan.also allows the men to hare
their Hnndnys free, as by combining
forces Hundiiy morning all work is done
by Da. m. I do not wish you to Infer
from this that he or any other man
works all kinds of hours. It la a fixed
rule on the farm that all work stops
at 5:46 p. m;; supper at l. This rule
ta never broken even for haying or har
vest unless I pay the mpn overtime.
/Many young feeders make the great
mistake of trying to push their cattle
too rapidly. Never forget that the best
and biggest go Ilia are made tbe flrsl
month on the smallest amount of
grain. It Is not big gains that pay. It
M economical gains. Bvery feeder
when lie gets his cattle ought to have
hla ration figured out—that Is. his
cheapest ration. No two years ; i \re
■llk* In this. If-clover or alfalfa is
worth $7 per ton and corn 50 cents per
bushel the ration might be for a 1,000
pound steer, nineteen pounds ear corn
and twenty pounds hay,whereas, if tlw
clover or nlfulfa I* $lO to sl2 a ton and
corn less lhau 40 rents a bushel, II
might lietter !>e a ration of ten pounds
clover and twenty-five pounds en r corn
If you have straw or fodder work It
Into your ration according to quantify
or price.
Sailing Crops For Cevvs.
Soiling crops should be naed more
extensively hy dairymen. In section*
of tbe country where land la very high
tod the farmer forced to employ every
poaslhl* mean* of making It produce
aa much food a* possible soiling Is
common. This I* noticeable In por
tlons of Europe where the row* are
kept np most of the time and where
•very acre mast produce a large
■mount of feed. Hut while, we have
pastures and alios we will not be fore
•d to follow soiling. Vet there are
many dairymen who could use a few
■ere* of aolilng crops very profitably
By oalng barnyard manure very liber
ally a few acrealn soiling crop* would
be of great value.
Milk snd Mutter Pat.
The pcrcviitMKP of fat In the cow's
milk Is determined by two tbinirs— Oust,
the breed and. second. the Individual-
Ity. The milk flow may be atimalated
by feed, bat the fat content cannot ba
affected under normal conditlooa.
"I am witling." aald the candidate
after be bad hit the table a terrible
blow with ilia flat, "to trust the peo
ple."
"Gee," yelled a little man In the au
dience, "I wlah you'd open a grocery I"
—Chicago Hecord-Uerald.
Oh, friends. remember when bard lock
butts la
Of words It'a better not to be too waa'e
fuL
The nex' bee' thins to knowln' how to win
Is knowln' how to take a llckln' arace
(UL
—Waahington Star.
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