BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE, If vou've a grayhaired mother In the old home far away Sit down and write the letter You put off day by day. Don’t wait until her tired steps Reach heaven's pearly gate— Sut show her that you think of her Before it is too late. : If you've a tender message Or a loving word to say, Don't wait till you forget it But whisper it today Who knows what bitter memorie® May haunt you if you wait So make your lived ones happy Before it is too late. * * ® * . 3 The tender w The letters The long forgotten The wealth of love unspent. for these some hearts are breaking For these some loved on2s wait— So show them that you care for them Before it is too late. ~lda Goldsmith Morris, Constitution yrds unspoken, never sel messages in “ aN Mdavgaret The door and its fine, full against the She had ’Rpper and al SL iit i¢ 5 bbe : 3 with ruffled « i was wide open, upon threshold stood a woman whose i ttily outlined interior on a ct on wool wi scarlet ful brow hands Ir = apron, for the evening had s«t { d was and around her broke f nts of pleasant clamor from th *hildren's frolic that was that she had to li to make it who had pause or two, half win Over blowing 80 way “It's going to be garet,” you haven't Did you a fresh lenced her day ni climax she far swwer hear such a racket?” rai burs gh doorway back and “Good-night! Was the lessenin Then the upon all gayety of the hor her and chill outer gi with sweet and a eyes, gropisg little gate that limit t As village street gleams Margaret dazzle before her through the the extreme 1 ' : 3 she walked swi iown the witl guarded of lamplight on sither side and the rattie and crack of icy branches over her head, hand holding the thick white shaw! under her chin, the other wound in the long swaying fringes at her side, she tried member how long it had had a 2¢ time just left in that house Fifteen 3 nearer for after her mother’s death the good times grew 1aore and more infrequent i * ei 3 until 3 one tO re- was since she siich as she had back yonder. youd yoars-—yes twenty, they ing away. To be ing to keep him in Longford; was nothing to OUng man who was bright and « ic his own way to make Bob had gone West; he now, and had home ties practice that bound Lim to the bust. ling new city where he was located She had lived on with her eld father ini the big. desolate house under the 7 1 seavlie iv euded utterly in ature thers Keep in was married and a large he world of life forever. Years passed. Then in the chill first light of a certain March morning she found herself standing at her father's bedside, try- ing to awaken him who had already awakened to new light and life and great glory in another world. Three days later Bob came. She hardly knew her brother in this grave, dark man in whose fondness for her had sprung up that strange growth of remoteness which separation fosters. He wanted to take her home with him, but Margaret would not go. She felt that she could not leave the old landmarks of all that was best and brightest in her life. Woman like, she feardd the new and untried, and #0 it came to pass that Bob went back to his work and his own dear ones, and she was left in the old house which it hardly seemed possible she would ever leave again until she left it forever. Margaret was no longer young, and yet to the simple folk of Longford she did not seem old. True, there was some gray in her hair and. the beau. tiful, dark, calm eyes had long since been emptied of all thelr dreams and fancies. But she still had much of the grace and lightness of bearing that had characterized her every action when a little child, she had run bare headed about the Longford streeta. Every one loved her and I think every one knew why it was she had never married. Would you also know it? It is said that no woman lives, be she never so ugly, but has her bit of romance, Margaret had had hers. It had happened long ago, when many a wooer came from far and near to pay court to the beauty of Longford. But Margaret would have none of these. She had thought but for one | man. as he had thought but for her, and so in the course of time they be. came quietly engaged and began to talk of their wedding day Margaret was very happy, as these i gentle women are to whom love is all of life, and many a tender thought i went with the thread as she stitched | away at the pretty things of her trousseau. Then one mo.sning Longford blazed simple The bank had been rob. bed of a great sum of money, and 1 charged | ‘a8 not Her father and light-hearted son, was with the crime. Margaret permitted to see him. ¥ Tom went But first lines which felt, even € as she this read them, wrote sweetest, saddest chapter Margot,” he sald, tell you so, and aes no other [ am not guilty but away, i wishes command, been done. yme back God help- ome back, 3 charge which ather's confidence is dea woman whom my life” was and what 10Onor one Was was ways had Margaret's doubted had him, ha would her passed ah gle ome back. The faded; she ¢ had given all, and to the last keep faith with m Longford of her own doors when t had not locked away the was dark and red and shut her with some servant was for blew strong The hall an old- broad and high, with nening from it on either side, when people did not as they do At the end of the hall was Mar- garet's sitting room where she sewed and read and received her friends. and sometimes drank her tea of a chilly evening. It was toward this that she now As she the de another light than that of the fire flashed upon The full of lamp- and own tea table, with lace and quaint china and shining old sliver, a man was bending, busy with spiritlampand tea. kettle. At the sound of her entrance he straighttened his tall figure and! iooked toward her. He had a beard- od blonde face of that type which always has something boyish and win ning in it: only the eyes betrayed the sober dignity of a man wno has ex- | perienced all the hard things of life— defeat and bitterness and denial— | and is none the worse for the experi- | ence, Margaret stood staring at him as dead. Her shawl had | slipped from her shoulders to the floor, and lay in a little drift of whiteness | about her feet. She could not speak, not even when he came to her and took her hand in his warmly, saying her name over and over, not even when he drew her into his arms and laid his face against her still deadly one. “Margot—Margot, my own beloved Margot, this surprise is too much for you-I should have given you some preparation.” The same dear volce, the old sweet name; how she had starved for them! “Did you think 1 would fail of my promise to you? Did you think that the world was so wide or life so long that I could forget you? But either would have been easier I think, than to come back to you with all that old stain upon me. It is gone, Margot, gone! [ am free! Do you hear—do yon understand? And here on my breast under your dear head are the proofs of it. Margot listen!” He was drawing her eyes up to his. “Do you remember a certain clerk of my father’s, Stilson, that old man whom the children called Father Time because of his long gray beard? They tell me he went away soon after f did and no one in Longford ever saw was ned such as were buit have tO economize space TOW own littl t went opened Or her room was light, over her fy sighted him again. Four weeks ago I found him. It's too long a story to tell you now, but [ found him and he made a confession to me. Ah, he was cun- ning, that old man! It was easier to suspect the reckless boy than a good old fellow like that. My poor father! If he had only belleved me, If he had only believed me. Ob, Mar. sot, 1 can't tell you what I've lived through—1 don't know what you've lived through. They call me a rich man out where I've been, and better than that an honest one. God knows I've tried to live as you would have me. and I can't think that I've alto No one knew me when [ got here tonight and no one knows me yet. 1 heard all they could tell me. Margot, how you had wasted your life in waiting for a good-for-nothing Until then [ had scarcely dare hope such a thing could be, I cam» here to the house and rang agath and again, then remembering how you never locked doors, [ entered and possession. Margot you don't how [ felt to be here in this room again with all these evi of me, 1 sat down in vour chair there on the hearth rug and wept. Dear me. There! You are weeping Margot, ti joy is worth wa both have si fered, is it Ah, the kettle is boiling over—|] hadn't fini meant your boldly took know dences you about kiss tO0 all shed my tea- making, | for to have had a ni hot cup That AVOID THESE MANNERISMS. Blinking Your Eyes or Blowing Your Nose May Hasten Your Death, if you through teeth. sto breathe your re Ner to once Weak or pick : {8 sho ened by such little mannerisms Yous MAO los 10:3 wi %s on § BUCH trifiin LS, if nrone prongs i n Moreover, any are pers germs floating about in the slee not thorough. in tired feeling, to the habit if ntracted, heroic man danger found that ghut in his jaws ing each real in- wakes one morning with can usually be ng with ses gr gr mouth open. E Are 368 Une warned of the he could not keep his mouth any way, so he tied firmly before reti night. Frequently there is ability breathe through the nose comfortably because of some local trouble, in which case a specialist ghouid be seen. How many people moisten their lips with their tongue? It ia a trifling ac tion from some staadpoints, but it may bring cancer. The lips become drier and drier if the mannerisms be. come a habit, and the nerves more and more sensitive, Sventually the lips became permanently cracked, which is nd annoying in itself, Should cancer be hereditary, the subject has an excellent chance of contracting it. Blinking the eyes rapidly means par. tial loss of sight, if the habit is allow- ed to grow. Ordinarily, a person is entitled about twenty blinks a but a nervous blinker will sometimes pile up the record to over 200 blinks a minute. Natural blink- tng moistens and clears the eye. Such essary WAS other together to to sults in unnecessary development of the eyelid muscles. Besides, it in volves counter irritation, which acts on the optic nerve and renders the The unlucky individual who finds his eyesight becoming weaker and weaker through excessive blinking should keep his eyes closed for at least ten minutes out of every hour. The lids should also be bathed in warm water. Where the habit has been long con- tracted, it is impossible to read small type, and a strong light is positive pain. Picking the teeth seems a simple and harmless way of caring for them. Bight persons out of ten do it. But any dentist will warn you against the practice, for it means quick decay ot the enamel. Some nervous people pick thelr teeth continually when they have nothing else to do. As & result the life of a second set of teeth is shortened by six or seven years, and there is more bodily pain in store for the owner thereof. Dentist's bills will pile up, and you will wish that toothpicks had been left alone. Care tolly brushing the teeth is a far bet. tetr way of preserving them.—London Express. . On application for the use of one of their public baths for baptismal by Edin CREATING A DEMAND. At a Nebraska fair dairymen last year the in a community organized away as samples, on crackers, as well as distributing eclrculars describing how the butter was made and dairies managed. The at the present time the demand higher than the tations, regular market quo- LOSSES OF YOUNG CHICKS. The of gummer losses chicks the from so to sometimes cause ‘hey seem to disappear enemies. The fact is that VOUng many as without The most destruc and same dish with allowing them to sit on her share of not eats from thi take her poultry erved fact that Ons do SOWING The onomical SEED of ECONOMICALLY sowing hand is Oat hay altho the quite th ndred pounds hay contains u 17 1 proteine and 33 while of the di food in oat wands of ids of carlohy drates hy §.%2 pounds pounds of cows there than should ask aa ialry have ng oat horses all winter with goo sul ut work ] ng they 19 at hay straw now with the are feeding not to be for the latter is gtraw and con tains nearly four tim ch tible protei at -. 8 Plu mer diges straw does indiana Far ASHES AS A used to think FERTILIZER wr that Vy © aches were a ROO fertilizer for hecause potatoes t aah th potash that Iw 80 they supplied, sure of it They f .aeisting in the which the but we are not nd have the reputation growth of the causes the n potatoes, Ume that em. If been applied two or more the alkaline property have disappeared will show neither vary fungous disease scab in pe by is nn th 3 WN iS they have vears before of the time will that the potash effects, as taat evaporates nor flaackes away rapidly. On its good sirawoerries ashes fertilizer unless the land is and sour, or, wet, cold in other words contains acid On good corn land, which is not wet and sour land. ashes seam act favorably for corn or, indeed, for aimost any grain erop We need to learn much about the action of lime on our not only in the ashes, but as the carbon ate and sulphate lime of the There is rea- to tha soils, of or to some soils which are not apparent but where tuey yot have little we real lime or ashes con MILK FEVER. In a bulletin from the Mississippl ventive and curative measures for the milk fever in cows are given, which should be of special value to those who have animals suffering with ths contract it. At the outset it is stated that the disease is most likely to ap- pear in heavy, deep milkers, which means our most valuable dairy cows, The preventive measures consist chiefly In regulating the diet and bowels of the cows previous to caly- ing when the fever is most likely to appear. A very rich diet at such times is dangerous. It is even neces time of parturition from rich pastures and put them on thin and scanty ones, if stall fed they must be given a arex that can be easily digested, and one that 1s not very rich and heavy. The animals must have plenty of exer. cise, and milking should be thorough two or threes times a day. Cows that have suffered with milk faver are very apt to have a second attack during calving time, but a little attention to tho dist, exercise, fresh air and careful milking will generally prevent a recurrence, Deep milkers should be watohed at such times, whether may in this way be prevented suffering an attack Curative treatment Is more dif and many cows with milk been drugged to death to cure Usually the safest course is to a veterinary surgeon who understands his business weii to take charge. The so-called Schmidt's treatment is said fover them erally successful, simple operation for one tomed to it. It consists out the udder with iodide of potash, thoroughly outside soap, and watery solution or three ! 18 of but this is not accus in a solution After washing with warm then with a five per iodide of udder by of pot ash, dissolved in a water, is infused in means of a rubber The the quart the WArm tube and glass method is d Prof. 8. N ivator fun nel od in deta bulletin American Cuit serib in Doty POTATO SCAB. > 8 we have many inquiries concern ato scab and its prevention, we our readers method believe Nasal of scab the But the far 1 gseabby The is by th raw has the germs and are ready whenever an through the f attacks beets is § 106¢8 ingredients it in about the no metal in © ion with | The potatoes put into a sack, or somethin and immersed Remove in the same iid may Oe many times 14 i t ling this closely way 180d Ba i be used in har yi, as it potatoes so treated she is very ous All or destroyed ods that tive Bordeaux weak solution an hour. However ig for the first given, as ws consider it better adapted to the pur pose — Agricultural Epitomist bere are other meth as 8 i® the are successf of scab {Ono of use for our preferend solution FARM NOTES The food for such a nature th will be imparted to the milk For rust on bean vines spray galtpetre water, sunce of petre to one gallon of water Stripped c¢ nber bestle may be appiving soot on tho in the morning while the the cows at no n should be of bad one salt ucn checked by plants early dew is For squash and cucumber bugs, dis solve a tablespoonful of saltpetre in a pail of water. Apply a pint to eacl on Feed regularly, water regularly, kindly al- ways, is the golden rule for caring for your cows, Remove the milk of every cow at room, or where the air is pure and sweet. Do not allow cans to remain in stables while they are being filled To fatten animals quickly the fat but not to the exclusion of the pro talds. Horse blankets should always be used out of doors to protect sweaty horses from cold and rain. No one should try to raise hogs without plenty of pasture throughout the season, but remember also that it takes grain to make a marketable hog, and to keep brood sows up to their work. . There is practically no difference between boets and ensilige as a suc: culent food for ewes rearing early jambs, there is nothing better than good clover hay. Land Without Limit In Manitobia and Assiniboia there are 60,000,000 acres of rich arable land, which could support 8,000,000 persons. VANDAL u#t the glittering folk life a joke eating ways conceal tnournful do not t seem all oft their intents "twere to reveal. The moth, it It flutters by seems a carsiess thing; on gaudy wing, treacherous beast, alack, Will eat the lot off your back hes right EVERYTHING PLACE. Ethel yyly ) —What a pretty mouth a girl's OWN 1nity. i OPPoi ss a hard aviimes eshte? ENTS. our take her may I sus were I hadn't y eyes if BOMhe ays that nine Transcript. MER What's his business Why he's a - Bacon Egbert drummer for as ‘ automobiles ry Bacon—Oh, drummers Well, it's would be a drummer each of the EINAn. have SUMMER PERILS sayvanteen n-year dangerous animal” the stu- dent “You. gweoered we youth the and de ted look; but it as much irreparable damage as the seventeen -year Washington Star with GO nearly id girl” AN UNTUTORED IMPRESSION. “1 understand,” said one savage {slander. “that the last of the Caribs have about disappeared, owing to the numerous explosions in their vi inity.” “Yes,” answered the other; “in other words, the Caribs may now be regarded as civilized." Washington Star. EXCEPTIONAL. “She's a wonderfully girl,” sald Maud. “How do you know?" rejoined Ma- mie. “She is more anxious about how her graduation essay is going to sound than she is about how her hair is go- ing to look.”--Washington Star. intellectual LANGUAGE. “It's wonderful,” said the medita tive man, “how one small word, insig- nificant in itself, may induce an end less train of thought, speaking vel umes in fact.” “You,” replied the caustic man. “Take the word ‘but’ for instance, when a woman says: ‘Of course, it's none of my business, but’ "—Philadel phia Press. A Mexican oarpenter considers hanging one door a big flay's work. An American carpenter will easily hang ten doors a day. The only man who can afford to as he pleases is the fellow 8 uo reputation to lose.
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