4 — ——————————— Old “Pop” Steifel’s Great Sacri- fice as a Memorial to His Daughter Mina. By ARTHUR JONES. Bends?” queried “Pop” Stiefel gcorufully, “Huh! If you fellers wasn’t fn such a blame hurry to get out of the cal as to knock off work you wouldn't be in danger of them.” Thourh he was only fifty-five, every- body knew old Stiefel, the foreman of | the construction yimpany, as “Pop.” | It is not often that a German is found fn cha f a gang: and when he he is be a man of authority ut evervbody revered “Pop” Stiefel box known a man devoid of S50NS 80 'ee o is apt to 1s¢ he was to be fear would explain bends is two, three, You boys,” he the new 18ed BOO te comers, them 'nder the blood WAY ure of gets full back slo back yibbles press OY 20 Ww, when them and and VAS as nt one asn't | into vet, heart mg to get You, ientific rel Kil arly 8 maybe.” hich as 24] was ssary for their Omi 1ensic i? back the Smi inxious l of his w il to that zi ing the Everybody zit hen people,’ turns cut its men knew popul ar Allen, who Mass Was Temp Haited, vering rarily worl Hi had vbody else ngagement he was to him vileged guest nz Isiand than eve Sha wiping ioft-hearte Wags exag thateh Iron-gray had air the enisaon of atmos pushing the great geonping out the goft, of the river bank and debris. When the ended old Stiefel re. He wanted to in- in vres down pros wore He Linder phere the shield forw hoose dike sending up gang's hour mained down alone spect those Smith building foundations again. He had been worrying about them. Three months remained before the oid, condemned building was to be closed. Of course it was not likely that within three months they would give way. They must have been rot- ten for fifty vearg; three months sade littie difference. Suddenly Stiefel became conscious gona oral men ard clay the « He was that something abnormal was happen- ing. In fact, the air pressure had been slightly lowered and a little silt was drifting in. of the greatest consequence. Probably there was a leaky valve somewhere which lowered the atmosphere tension. It had happened before and only a few hours’ work lost. was something different. leaky valve--he saw that sudden influx of quicksand, propelled by the sudden releasing the pressure of the dead weight clay that had confined it in inal limits. And it was flowing, not from the south, as it should have flowed, but from the west-—from mme- diately beneath the Smith building “Pop” Stiefel knew what that meant, The rotten foundations would simply be swept away. The building, resting on nothing, would collapse surely as a house of cards when the un- now-—but a probably of of its orig as falls his agony face Then and next The sweat He looked rot he rushed entered the pressure of aiting to pas poured down ind him in back to the alr chamber with atmosphere there, and into tl lock the One man was just 1¢ upper air Stiefel plucking “Run like all you the he Was Ww yt back “Ru shouted oe the sleeve was worth Smith The the tell ‘em r, and to fs horrified face tiefel turned amber you felle building's going the i caught look urned man old and German's Then on the again inches of swa to if DULL TIME FOR ROYAL CHILD Heir to Very of Russia Knows Little of the Gen Boy iu the Throne uine Joys of O88 ild of E ard Ties little tlish tutor tre of entered upon the he was leasor of the CO he czarevitch whe id, but presence in 1" VEATH all i are ossack Friedborg place little boy own secluded plaveround he beheld the grounds of the im pers re and fox ha dorks hia eves d the lady waiting firat the saw iter idence, Standart ETO Baltic On one occasion only was the son of and a opts ad The czar if any ng pois He outs af the the 1 wore czar at a military ary mes reception recaution of the strict at rina have tried preve e risk of their child bel attacked or kidnaped 111 reg kind poseibl his trial on the own special “taster,” who makes dish before it appears Neues Wiener Journal. of every table “Tough Luck. “Why so digsconsolate? "I've such a fine formula for getting rid of red ants,” pouted the bride “Well?” “And 1 have no red ants to «Louisville Courier-Journal get rid of." Often the Case. The Fat Man—What line in? The Bearded Man-~I'm manufactur ing a safety razor. What's yours? The Fat Man—I put un an anti-fat preparation —Philalelph! atin, i “Denatured” Liquid Suitable for Man- ufacture of Varnish and Other Commercial Articles. (BY A. O. WENTE.) Alcohol is a substance produced by | the fermentation of sugar. In practice | there are two possible sources of sugar for this purpose: First, plants natur-| ally containing sugar ready to be con | verted into alcohol by simple ferment. ation, such as sugar cane, sugar beets, sorghum, fruits, ete.; second, ma terinls containing starch which may be changed into sugar by the action of malt acids and then fermented, such potatoes, grains, ete. Alcohol and is now being made from but the processes em ployed are trade secrets this material will not be dis The so-called is prepared by ingredients unfit exten varnish many or as has been sawdust, as cussed, “denatured the addition will make the for drinking purposes, in the explosives, alcohol” of such | as alcohol | sively manufacture of chemicals, articles and | othier commercial ¢ eR Apparatus for Datamining the Starch Contents of Potato Furnish Change That is Appre- ciated by All Birds. During the spring, summer and fall it is not difficult to supply a variety of green food for the fowls, as any kind of tender growing vegetation is relished by them, but when cold sets in, it Is very different, things must be set ide during fall season Turnips, make good ful change, ciate The scraps and peelings | fed raw, or they on back of the and cook gently during the thickened at night wi of | of cornmeal and wi be fed care the and as cabbage, beets and all such food and furnish which the a grate fowls appre be a pot ay may be put in allowed to and ther jual part and to us RLOVe day an next morning to give atisfie } to scratch nash ing not fowls LOO are f and refuse and sufficient exercise Treatment Prescribed for Several Kinds of Allments—S8ickly Birds Should Be Isolated. birds VENTILATOR KEEPS OUT RAIN for Use in Be Joint Construc of Stove May from 14 and one vields leohol, lon of dens alcohol at One hundred i grade of potatoes containing 17 of starch would yield approx pound about 0.071 allon absolute a proof wounds of erage per cent fms 1.3 gall sulky Plows. Many farmers have the mistaken fdea that sdlky plows are not for rock It is on such soils that we find their economy the greatest. Only the driver is required and the weight of the plow holds the shape to its work one at the to do half soils hree men: be able where often t beam--would not the work of the sulky nor nearly as well Their draft will be from b 10 per cent greater than that of the walking plow, dependent upon the skill in adjusting the center of draft right, Care of Hives. When the hives are well distribut- od in a certain space their inmates may be more easily handled, It seems to improve their disposition, especial- ly if there are some trees or ghrubs Robbing is not so prevalent, i Care of Water Trough. Try putting a pinch of copperas in scrub out with a | month. Better still, | trotirh and spray thoroughly at ntion, Fiith and health Recklessness h arch enemies road are is a short to Fax i134 aiiure The mm the Cut u garden acre should be the best farm cost of product machinery wherever you The thing that foot of land a producer Thanks to scientific drudgery of farm into the limbo of time doesn’t cost any more than otherwise And there's and satisfaction in it, too farming has joined hands farming in the great feeding “he and the the jon by using can in make counts to ary the life is being forced methods, It be cleanly more profit Sclentifie with work world Water containing sufi to be detected by the naked eo fit for either man or beast to practical of nation mineral ve is un to take icient {rom the of the The manure that is taken barn yard to the fleld is out way before spring work and it males a great improvement in the farm re roundings Root crops, such as parenips, beets, and carrots, may be prevented from covered slightly withedry sand in the bin or box A plump, heavy kernel will produce a stronger plant and nourish it bet. ter than a shrunken, light one, or than one which has size without pro- portionate weight. 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