HOW IT HAPPENED.
Ba«.« * -
Tom—Was It case of love at first
Bight?
Harry—No—first call. She was a
telephone girl, and ho was taken with
her voice when he first heard It.
ECZEMA ON HANDS AND FEET
"In the latter part of 1889 my face
and head broke out In little pimples.
My doctor gave me some medicine and
a salve. I used them for months but
did not receive any results. In the
meantime it broke out all over my
back and chest. I then went to an
other doctor and he told me the same
as my own doctor —that It was eczema.
He also gave me medicine for eighteen
months. All I could see was that he
moved It from my face and body to
my hands and feet, and although I did
everything, I could not heal my hands
and feet. My hands would split open
on the Joints and would be so sore that
I could not use them at times. Then
I started to use Cutlcura Soap and
Ointment in July, 1893, and before 1894
I was fully cured. I therefore recom
mend the Cutlcura Soap and Ointment
to any person having skin disease. As
soon as I began to use Cutlcura Soap
and Ointment I found relief at once.
"My sister. Miss Rebecca Jackson,
had a breaking out on her face and
hands the same as myself. She used
Cutlcura Soap and Ointment for seven
or eight months, and was cured entire
ly." (Signed) Samuel F. Jackson, 1217
Pine St., Philadelphia, Pa., May 5,1911.
His sister writes: "What my brother
says is quite true, and you can Imagine
how I suffered and how glad I was to
be cured by Cutlcura Soap and Oint
ment." (Signed) Miss Rebecca Jack
con, 18 Delaware St., Trenton, N. J.
Although Cutlcura Soap and Oint
ment are sold everywhere, a sample
of each, with 32-page book, will Do
mailed free on application to "CutJ
cura," Dept. 25 K, Boston.
Work \o* Extinction of Tuberculosis.
Exhibitions showing in graphic form
the prevention of consumption have
been shown In every state In the
Vuited States, except Nevada, Arizona,
New Mexico and Wyoming, and also
In most of the Canadian provinces and
in Mexico, Porto Rico and Cuba, ac
cording to a statement made by the
National Association for the Study
and Prevention of Tuberculosis. There
are now 25 states and 16 cities hav
ing permanent and traveling exhibits
besides the two operated by the Na
tional association itself, and the total
number of similar displays is over
200, including about 150 small school
exhibits. The first tuberculosis ex
hibit in America was shown by the
Maryland Tuberculosis commission in
January, 1904. In 1906 there were
four such exhibits.
The Man Who Sued the Widow.
A St. Ix>uis man is suing a widow
for SIOO,OOO for refusing to marry
him. He must be one of those iron
gray whiskered men who want to sit
on the front porch of a house that was
built with money earned by another
man.—Houston Post.
Indefinite.
"Did you have fun taking his candy
away from the baby?"
"Fun? My dear boy. It was a
scream!"
Lots of people who are thoroughly
convinced that we shall know each
other in heaven succeed admirably in
forgetting each other here.
\
A Triumph
Of Cookery—
Post
Toasties
Many delicious dishes
have been made from
Indian Corn by the skill
and ingenuity of the ex
pert cook.
But none of these crea
tions excels Post Toast
ies in tempting the palate.
"Toasties" are a
luxury that make a delight
ful hot-weather economy.
The first package tells
its own story.
"The Memory Lingers"
Sold by Grocers
POSTUM CEREAL CO., Ltd..
Battle Creek, Mich., U. S. A.
IMPROVEMENT MADEIN MODERN
TYPE OF BABY BEEF ANIMAL
Predicted It Will Continue to Increase In Popularity In Those
Districts Where Farmers Do Not Wish to Dairy—
Vast Range Areas In West Have Been
Cut Up Into Small Farms.
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A Bunch of Prise Winning Feeder*.
Twenty-five years ago the popular
beef animal was a mountain of meat
and tallow. Pasture land was cheap
and labor low In price; so the raiser
oould afford to keep the animal until
It weighed a ton before putting It
on the market. The buyer wanted
this kind of animal, for meat was
cheap and the consumer could buy
large cuts. But new factors have
brought about a change In values. As
land and labor Increased In price the
farmer found that the longer he kept
an animal the more of his labor went
in maintenance and this lessened hla
profit Just that much. Then he found
that the higher-priced lands could not
be used for beef and that there was
more money In raising corn. So men
who had been engaged In raising cat
tle for market started raising corn,
and bought their steers from those
occupying cheap lands and finished
them ofT themselves. Throughout the
corn belt the popular steer has ranged
for 24 to 30 months old, says the
Homestead. The majority of fattened
steers went to market at 30 months,
weighing from 1,500 to 1,350 pounds.
The farmer preferred to feed these
animals because there was generally
a good demand for them In the mar
ket. When purchased from western
cattle raisers they were in thin con
dition, but were rugged, thrifty, had
good appetites, and were In the best
shape to make rapid gains.
During the last few years, due to
the fact that the sheep industry has
been encroaching on the land in the
west, and irrigating projects have
made fruit raising successful, vast
range areas have been cut Into small
farms for settlers who have no money
to Invest In cattle. Then, too, great
numbers of cows and young stock are
being sent to market each year, with
a consequent decrease in the number
of breeding animals on the range. One
of the greatest problems that con
fronts the cattle feeder of today is
where to get hold of feeders.
A number of people who used to
feed cattle till 24 or 30 months of
age in the corn belt are attempting to
raise their own calves and market
them around 12 months of age or be
tween the ages of 12 and 18 months,
and weighing from 800 to 1,000
pounds. This is what is known as
the "baby beef" proposition, and it is
a question that Is exciting more in
terest every year among cattle feed
ers and producers.
Baby beef has not been popular with
steer feeders because under condi
toins formerly existing the man on
the range could produce them more
cheaply than the man in the corn belt
could buy them. The extra land neces
sary for maintaining breeding cows
could be used for corn; the feeding
period of the baby beef animal lasted
from 6 to 9 or 12 months, while that
of the 24 and 30-months-old steer only
lasted from 90 to 180 days. Then, too.
greater uniformity and more indica
tions of better breeding are necessary
in the baby beef proposition in feeding
out older cattle. Greater skill In feed
ing and caring for the young animals
is also necessary than in the case of
the older ones whose appetites do not
have to be catered to. The killer also
discriminated against the younger ani
mal because the carcass of the older
animal usually carried a little firmer
flesh than the young animal, and there
Is less water in the carcass, so that
they kill out a larger per cent, of good
meat. The feeder himself found that
unless he exercised great vigilance,
the young animals shrunk more in be
ing shipped to market and finally the
consumer favored the meat from the
older animal.
If the cattle feeder alms to produce
his own feeders, be cannot afford to
BRACING CORNER FENCE POST
%K '
An excellent method for bracing a corner fence post 1* shown in the
Illustration and it Is self-explanatory.
let his calves lose what Is known as
"calf fat." It Is well known that young
animals gain more rapidly In propor
tion to their live weight and to 100
pounds of food than do older animals.
That is, they not only made more
economical use of their feed than the
older animals, but they take a shorter
time to make a certain total gain. The
man who turns off a steer that weighs
1,000 pounds, has, If that calf weighed
100 pounds at birth, been given 10 per
cent, of the total weight by the dam.
while the man who keeps the animal
till It weighs 1,250 pounds has been
given only 8 per cent. The man who
can make a steer weigh 1,000 at 12
months has more return for his
trouble than the man who keeps It
24 months, with an additional weight
of only 250 pounds.
Butchers, too, have changed to suit
the demand of the consumer. Al
though meat la generally considered
a luxury In the diet of the poor man's
family, It still remains an absolute
necessity in the diet of the better
classes. But, where people formerly
ordered large roasts and steaks, they
are ordering steaks and roasts now
that are from 50 to 75 per cent, small
er on account of the advanced prices.
They find that If they get a small
roast from a large animal that it Is
"long" on bone. The butcher then to
suit the demands for smaller bone de
mands smaller animals, and during
the last few months they have been
willing to offer, not a premium on
smaller steers so far as dollars per
100 is concerned, but they have
brought the price of small steers up
so close to that of the large ones that
there Is really a premium on little
steers when we consider the cost of
production.
We do not think that the 1,200-
pound steer will over be entirely
eliminated from the market, but we
do think (If a conjecture la allowable)
that the baby beef animal will con
tinue to increaae in popularity in
those districts where men do not wish
to dairy.
Placing the Halter.
With two fence staples fasten an
old harness snap from which the
spring has been broken to the left
side of the horse stall at a convenient
height above the manger, says a
writer In Practical Farmer, and see
that the boys hang up the halter
whenever the horse Is taken out.
When he is brought in, his halter is
neither under his feet nor in the man
ger under his feed, but just where it
can be reached most easily and quick
ly. The point of the snap should be
hammered in slightly to prevent the
horse catching his halter upon It or
injuring himself by rubbing.
The Delicious Sweet Pepper.
Your garden ought to be well sup
plied with that most palatable vege
table, the sweet pepper. Many peo
ple Imagine that all peppers are too
hot to be eaten with comfort, but
this Is a great mistake. The only
hot portions are the seeds, and they
can be removed before cooking.
Green peppers are cooked In a va
riety of ways, and there is no vege
table that produces more table en
joyment than these vegetables If a
little study and care Is given to their
growth and preparation for the
table.
Spray for Cabbage Worm.
A good remedy for the cabbage
worm which infests cauliflower and
cabbages Is an ounce of saltpeter dis
solved In three gallons of water. The
heads should be thoroughly sprinkled
and If this is done one application
will be generally found sufficient.
The Villag
Library
(Enter small boy with two books
under his arm.)
Small Boy (to young woman librar
ian) —My mother wants two new
books. She says she hasn't a Wiing to
read.
librarian Very well. Day the
books down, Jimmy, and I'll see what
I can do when I get through putting
these things away.
Jimmy (laying the books on the ta
ble) —She says not to send her any
thing she's already read. She says last
time Miss Smith sent her a book she'd
read and she was awful mad because
she says Miss Smith does that all the
time. She says she won't send for
books any more when Miss Smith's
here.
Librarian (mentally admiring Miss
Smith's perspicuity and determining
to follow her example—Well, I'll try
to find her something.
Jimmy—Say, she says for me to tell
you not to send her any more of these
here old books about dogs and ani
mals and things. She says last time
you sent her one of these old nature
factory books and she just hated it.
And she says —Hello Fritz! (to sec
ond small boy, who enters, followed
by a dog). "Say, I been lookin' for
you. Say, I'm going to smash your face
for telling the fellers I can't pitch at
the game Saturday.
Librarian—Boys, you must be quiet.
Jimmy, here's a book for your mother.
Jimmy—l bet she won't like this
one. She don't never like these here
brown colored ones. Say, Fritz, you
come on outside and I'll punch your
head for you. I bet I'll learn you not
togo round sayln'—
(Small boys clatter out.)
(Enters young woman with a book
which she throws down on the desk.)
Young Woman—Bess Perkins, what
did you mean my recommending that
book to me? If you do such a thing
again I'll have you arrested for mak
ing false representations. It's the
stupidest thing 1 ever struck. Do you
mean to say you really liked it?
Librarian—Yes, I did like it very
much. But you must remember that I
told you I didn't know whether you
would like it or not. All I said was
that I liked It. (Laughs.)
Young Woman —Oh, I suppose your
tapte is good enough, Bess, but in this
case yours and mine don't agree. Say,
is this all the new fiction you have?
Why, I never saw such a poky old
library. Why don't you get some good
books?
Librarian—That's a very brilliant
idea, my dear. I'll speak to the li
brary board about it. You know the
board selects the books and it is al
ways glad to have practical sugges
tions.
Young Woman—You're rather bril
liant yourself this afternoon It seems
to me. (She saunters around the
room for a few minutes, taking down
a book occasionally and putting it
back again with disgusted expres
sion. "I wish they'd put me on the
library board. I'd like to show them
the kind of books they ought to buy.
But as you haven't anything fit to
read, I'll go home and sew awhile.
I'm making a perfectly beautiful em
broidered waist. I'll bring it over
here tomorrow and show it to you.
Librarian —Bring it over and work
on it and keep me company. There
hasn't been anybody here today but
two small boys and a dog, and prob
ably there won't be anybody tomor
row, so we can have the place to our
selves.
Young Woman —That'll be fine. I'll
bring some lemons and sugar and
some cookies and we can have a little
tea party.
Librarian—Don't forget. Be sure
to come. Goodby.
(Young woman departs. Enter small
boy, slamming the door behind him.)
Small Boy—Say, Miss Perkins, tell
me a good book to read. Say, the last
time I was to the library Miss Smith
she handed me a lemon, all right. It
was named "The Parents' Insistent,"
or something. Say, it was the limit.
I never read but one of the stories,
but that one was on the bum, all right.
Say, it was 'bout a feller had a piece
of string or something and he rolled
it in a ball and kep' it, and put it in
his pocket and everything, and then
one day he broke his bow 'n arrer
and he took the string and fixed it,
and he got the prize. Say, I nearly
died laughln' at the story. I bet I
wouldn't a kep' that little old piece of
string like he did. Say, Miss Perkins.
I got to speak a piece at school the
last day. Say, can you tell me some
thing to speak?
Librarian —What kind of a piece do
you have to have, Fred?
Fred —Oh, something funny or may
be something not funny. I don't know;
Just some kind of a piece. One of
the kids he's going to recite some
thing, I've forgotten what he's going
to recite. Say, Miss Perkins, here's a
piece of gum. A kid out here give
It to me and I'm going to bust it in
two and give you a piece.
librarian (hastily)—Oh, don't both
er to break it, Fred. You'd better
keep it all.
Fred —Aw, te a sport. I bet you're
afraid somebody'll see you chewin' it.
Gee! There's Jack Parker out there.
1 guess 1 better go out and see him
about the game Saturday. (Exit.)
Librarian (with a sigh of relief) —
Well, our feast of reason and flow of
soul is over for today. I shall now
make a lightning change from librar
ian to janitress and close the li
brary.
MORE EXCELLENT
REPORTS FROM
WESTERN CANADA
Grains Are Heading Out
Rapidly and Harvest Is
Now Approaching With
a Great Demand for
Harvest Help.
Last week It was pointed out in
these columns that there would be a
yield of about 200,000,000 bushels of
wheat throughout Western Canada, an
increase of about 100,000,000 over the
previous year, and that the demand
for farm help was very great. Con
firmation of this news is to hand and
the cry still is for more help. The
Canadian authorities are hopeful that
the friends of the 400,000 or 500,000
Americans who have gone to Canada
.uring the last few years will come to
the help of these people and induce
as many able-bodied men as they pos
sibly can to take advantage of the
ow rate which Is being offered from
all points on the Canadian Boundary,
and particulars of which can be had
from any of the following Agents of
e Canadian Government: M. V. Mc-
Innes, 176 Jefferson Avenue, Detroit,
Mich.; C. A. Laurier, Marquette,
Mich.; J. S. Crawford, Syracuse, N.
Y.; Thos. Hetherington, Room 202, 73
fremont Street, Boston, Mass.; H. M.
Williams, 413 Gardner Bldg., Toledo,
Ohio; Geo. Aird, 216 Traction-Termin
al Bldg., Indianapolis, Indiana; C. J.
Broughton, Room 412, M. L. & T. Bldg.,
Chicago, 111.; Geo. A. Hall, 2nd Floor,
125 Second Street, Milwaukee, W1B;
E. T. Holmes, 315 Jackson Street, St.
Paul, Minn.; Chas. Pilling, Clifford
31ock, Grand Forks, N. D.; J. B. Car
bonneau, Jr., 217 Main Street, Bidde
ford, Me.; J. M. MacLachlan, Box
197, Watertown, S. D.; W. V. Bennett,
Room 4, Bee Bldg., Omaha, Neb.;
W. H. Rogers, 125 West 9th Street,
Kansas City, Mo.; BenJ. Davies, Room
6, Dunn Block, Great Falls, Montana;
J. N. Grieve, Auditorium Building,
Spokane, Wash.
Every facility will be afforded men
of the right stamp to secure advantage
of these low rates. To those who pro
pose togo, it may be said that they
will have this splendid opportunity ol
securing first hand information as to
the excellent producing character of
the lands in Manitoba, Saskatchewan
and Alberta. They will have the op
portunity of seeing some of the great
est wheat fields in the world and prob
ably the largest yield of wheat, oats
and barley that has ever been grown
on the Continent. And all this on
land some of which cost the settler
only the SIO.OO necessary to enter for
his homestead, or, if he purchased,
in some cases, costing him from $7.00
to SIO.OO per acre, but which is now
worth from $15.00 to $20.00 per acre.
Even at these prices the land is re
markably cheap as will be realized
when the statement is made that from
20 to 25 bushels per acre and over
of wheat are grown, netting the farm
er from SB.OO to SIO.OO per acre; and
this on land that he got for nothing
or paid merely a nominal price. In
fact the production shows that SIB.OO
to $20.00 per acre would be a nominal
price for land that would produce as
these lands produce.
No Luck.
"I never do have any such luck as
the other boys!" complained young
Harold.
"Why, I am surprised!" answered
his mother. "You have roller skates,
a bicycle, a football suit, and a ticket
to the gymnasium. Some boys would
think themselves very lucky if they
had those things."
"Yes, but Willie Swaddling's house
burned down, and he helped to save
things! Tom Anderson's house was
robbed and he heard the burglar!
And Jack Turner is sick, and the
neighbors are carrying ice cream and
stuff to him."
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
JASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Signature of
In Use For Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Wise.
"Bobby, didn't you hear mamma tell
in' us to come in out o' the rain?"
"Yep, but I'm not goin' to do it till
I'm so wet that she can't lay me
across her lap 'thout spoilln' her
dress."
Would Need It.
"Gracious, what is all that crape
for?"
"I had a chance to get it at a bar
gain, and, you know, my husband goes
in for the flying!"
V9B AM.BN'S FOOT-EASE,
The antiseptic powder to be shaken Into the shoes-
If you want rest and comfort for tired, aching, swol
len, sweating feet, use Allen's Foot-Base. Believes
corns and bunions of all pain and prevents blisters,
soro and callous spots. Always use It to Break in
New Hhoes. Sold everywhere, 26c. Don't accept nny
lubttitut*. For FKBK trial package, address Allen
& Olmsted, Le Hoy, N. T.
The Retort Courteous.
Manager—You prima donnas want
so much for your services.
Prima Donna —And you managers
want our services for a song.
Mr*. Wlnslow's Boothin* nyrup for Children
teething, "often* the (rums, reduces inflamma
tion. allays paw. cures wind colic, 26c a bottle.
For a trainwrecker no punishment
can be too
AT THE BOARDING HOUSE.
"Who is that man," asked the nev
■boarder, "who is making such a fus®
because he has swallowed a fish
bone?"
"That's the sword swallower at tha
dime museum around the corner."
Aeroplanes may become as danger
ous to look at as they are to fly in.
yf Hearts
are hard to win when one's 1
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—Have No Appetite,
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50,000 Men Wanted
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200 Million Bushels
Wheat to be Harvested
Harvest Help in Great Demand
Reports from the Provinces of
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
(Western Canada) indicate one of
the best crops ever raised on the
continent. To harvest this crop will
require at least 50,000 harvesters.
Low Rates Will be Given
on All Canadian Roads
Excursions are run daily and full
particulars will be given on applica
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are made to apply to all who wish to
take advantage of them for the pur
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Western Canada, and the wonderful
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who wish to invest, and also those
who wish to take up actual farm life.
Apply at once to
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