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MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1929
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Society of Farm ]
Women Hold Meeting
First Society of Farm Wom-
d their monthly meeting at
ne of Mrs. Missouri Walker,
2th.
morning hours were devoted
fal intercourse. At noon a
1s lunch was served by the
meeting was called to order
e chairman, Mrs. Walter
and opened with a secection
victrola, followed by scrip-
nd prayer. Roll call was
ed by some humorous exper-
ou have had in life. The us-
itine of business was trans-
hnd plans were discussed for
ke a supper for the benefit of
bdale and Berlin Fire Co's.
ittee of five ladies was ap-
I by the vice chairman to
hrrangements for same.
ling, “The Inventors Wife,”
‘en by Mrs. Ebaugh- A re-
r Scripture Cake was given
p. Walter Boose. We have
ked to publish this for bene-
y who care to copy and try
cipe for Scripture Cake
at Joel brought forth on a lord-
Judges 5:25—1 cup.
lomon’s daily provisions, 1 Kings
1-2 cups.
sweet cane, Jeremiah 6:22—2
b fruit which David gave to the
s, 1 Samuel 30:12—2 cups each.
contents of the servants pitch-
is 24:17—1 cup.
last ingredient that Israel or-
hrried down, Genesis 43:11—1
pped)
e gathered “That are left”,
D:14—6.
juice of the cup, Genesis 40:11
>:
it the Queen of Sheba gave a
t store, 1 Kings 10:10—1 table-
ixed).
+ sauce of John’s meat, Mat-
1 tablespoonful.
ait which leaventh the whole
Corinthians 5:6—4 level tea-
into which Lot’s wife turned,
9:26—1-2 teaspoonful.
Solomon's advice—Proverbs
til cold weather to make
look up all ingredients in
ng so as to be ready for the
king the next morning.
ollowing program has been
for the next meeting to be
the home of Mrs. Walter
ly 3rd, 1929.
Song
b and Prayer
—Where do you expect to
Independence Day?
and Business
Miss Tillie Stahl
1 Class—Mrs. Edgar Gna-
rs. Ralph Hay and Mrs.
Broesecker
in the home—Mrs. S. F.
Dorothy Hay
COMMITTEE
al Exposition
pens Monday, July 1st
p annual Cambria County In-
position opens next Monday,
der auspices that have never
led before. Governor John
f Pennsylvania attended by a
ational Guardsmen, to render
military honors, will open
pw and welcome the patrons.
introduced by Charles M.
fd, before and after the cere-
band of the United States
ps will render the necessary
his organization, known as
jdent’s Own,” seldom leaves
, D. C,, to attend such func-
its presence shows that the
at the national capital believe
hp County Exposition is some-
while.
fore has the program been so
t will be during all of next
th a background of industrial
m 250 corporations, firms and
representing 19 states, there
addition, something to please
ktidious, no matter what their
sport or amusement may be.
racing, every afternoon on
ile track, will take in more
better quality than ever ran
rg before, under the stew-
dw. J. Bronnan and Morti-
ahony, both of Baltimore,
re known to horse owners,
all over the country. Such
he demand for reservations
nal horse barns have had to
the last minute.
circus acts will be shown
on and evening in front of
and and the name of the
ily is sufficient to guarantee
rt of the show will be the
bn be provided. Every act
Land the program will min- |
with laughter in geoerons
ay, July 2, the Central Dis-
nnsylvania Volunteer fire-
viation will have a parade
orts and when it is said that
companies each with a band
rps, will take part, the pa-
something to see. On Wed-
3, the bench show under the
American Kennel Club
Arena and it is expected
lists, that over 500 of the
most valuable dogs in the country will
be shown. On the Fourth of July there
wili be field trials for coon hounds and
the number of entries for this event has
astonished the management.
There is a horseshoe pitching contest
which will start on Friday and continue
until the finals have been decided. This
tournament is under the rules of the
National Association. The coal loading
contest, which is the first of its kind to
be staged anywhere, will take place on
Saturday under mine conditions, with
competent judges. On Saturday July
6, at 10 A. M.,, over sixty first aid teams,
from all over the state, will compete for
the Charles M. Schwab trophy which
symbolizes the championship of Penn-
sylvania and the judges will be experts
from four states.
There will be a real boxing tourna-
ment on opening night, July 1, in the
Arena and the entries show that it will
be more spirited and peppy than any-
thing in the past. There will be dancing
every evening and fireworks. The Unit-
ed States Bureau of Mines will repeat
their mine explosion demonstration daily.
The United States Navy Department
will have a display of model battleships
and the United States Department of
Agriculture will have an exhibit. There
will be rides, sideshows, music, band
contests, and a Horse Show, July 5 and
6, in which some of the best breeders
and exclusive hunt clubs will take part.
General William Mitchell, the “stormy
petrel” of the army aviation service is
to be one of the judges of hunters and
jumpers. In fact it wil be “the best
ever” so far as Expositions go.
OBITUARY
LOUIS FLEEGLE
Louis Fleegle, a farmer residing at
I.ambertsville, Pa., died at his home
there on Tuesday morning. Death was
caused by a complication of diseases.
The deceased is survived by his widow
and several children. Undertaker A. C.
Berkebile, of Hooversvile, has prepared
the body for burial. Funeral services
were held from the late home this after-
noon (Thursday) with burial in the
church cemetery in that place.
CARL SMITH *
Carl Smith, four year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Smith, of near Glen-
coe, Pa., died at 5 o'clock on the past
Monday evening at the Allegheny Hos-
pital in Cumberland, Md. Death was
caused by bronchial pneumonia. The
deceased had been admitted to the hos-
pital a little over a week ago. The de-
ceased is survived by his parents and
several brothers. The body was brought
overland from Cumberland by Under-
taker J. N. Johnson, of Berlin. Funeral
services were held on the past Wednes-
day from the parental home of the de-
ceased. Interment was made in the Odd
Fellows Cemetery at Berlin.
LILLIAN IRENE CHANEY
Lillian Irene Chaney, infant daughter
of John Daniel and Blanch (Kensinger)
Chaney, of Springs, died Sunday at the
parental home, about seven hours after
birth. The deceased is survived by her
parents.
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon at the Chaney home, with bur-
ial in the Odd Fellows’ Cemetery, at
Salisbury.
LOUIS HEISEL
Louis Heisel aged 70 years, a retired
merchant, of Holsopple, Pa., died at his
home in that place on Sunday morning
at 10:15 A. M. Death was attributed to
a complication of diseases. The de-
ceased had resided in Holsopple all his
life, and had conducted a general mer-
chandise store for many years. Mr.
Heisel is survived by his widow and six
children: Martin B., of Holsopple; Har-
ry, of Youngstown, Ohio; Charles, of
Los Angeles, California; Mrs. Sam
Kauffman, of Los Angeles, Cal.; and
Mary and Millie, both at home. He also
leaves one brother, Samuel Heisel, of
Holsopple, and one sister, Mrs. Cyrus
Horner, of Johnstown, Pa., three half
brothers, Joseph Custer and David Cus-
ter, of Holsopple and Justus Custer, of
Johnstown, Pa. and two half sisters,
Mrs. J. C. Shaffer, of Hooversville, Pa.
and Mrs. W. S. Wise, of Johnstown, Pa.
Thirteen grandchildren and three great
grandchildren also . survive. Funeral
services were held at 10 o’clock on Tues-
day morning in the local United Breth-
ren Church, services conducted by the
tev. Maurice R. Gortner. Interment
was in the Odd Fellows Cemetery, at
Stoyestown, Pa. The funeral arrange-
ments were in charge of Undertaker
A. C. Berkebile, of Hooversville, Pa.
Miss Lepley is Bride
of Harvey Spangler
The marriage of Miss Etta Lep-
ley and Harvey Spangler was con-
sumated at the St. Paul’s Reformed
parsonage on Thursday of last week
by the Rev. Karl H. Beck, pastor of
the Reformed Church.
Miss Lepley was a former resi-
dent of this vicinity but for a num-
ber of years has been residing at
Gahagen, Pa. Mr. Spangler is also
a resident of Gahagen.
The couple were very much sur-
prised on leaving the parsonage as
they were confronted by a good
sized crowd of serenaders equipped
with a large variety of musical in-
struments, the kind that are not used
for making harmonious sounds, but
the kind that are easily heard at a
distance. After receiving many good
wishes for their future happiness,
the couple left on their honeymoon.
RECENT WEDDINGS
SPERRY-PORTER
On Tuesday evening a very quiet wed-
ding took place when Miss Elizabeth
Sperry, of Meyersdale, and Ralph Eu-
gene Porter, of Mt. Savage, Maryland,
were united in holy matrimony. Mrs.
Porter was for a number of years the
chief telephone operator at the Bell
Telephone Office in Meyersdale Pa., and
is a very prominent member of the so-
cial set. Mr. Porter is employed in Mt.
Savage, Md. The Meyersdale Commer-
cial wishes to congratulate this happy
young couple and wish them all the suc-
cess in the world.
HOLIDAY-SHOEMAKER
Miss Beulah Holiday and Dewey
Shoemaker, both residing near Maple
Glen a short distance from Meyersdale,
were united in holy matrimony on last
Friday afternoon, at Cumberland, Md.
After the marriage ceremony the young
married couple motored to Pittsburgh,
Pa., where they will spend a short time
in visiting relatives and friends. The
bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Milton Holiday, and Mr. Shoemaker is
a son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Shoe-
maker.
CONFLUENCE IS VISITED
BY SEVERE HAILSTORM
A severe hailstorm struck the town
of Confluence on last Saturday evening
about 7 o'clock, resulting in a damage
of approximately $10,000.00. The hail
which were exceedingly large in size
shattered many windows. In addition
to the severe hail storm there was a very
high wind and a number of house roofs
were torn off by the high winds. Prac-
tically all the houses damaged were
covered by insurance and the work of
repairing the damage done by the storm
is being done,
Timely Topics From the
Game Commission
Farmers Kill Deer
Fifteen deer were killed by farmers
as a protection to property during May.
Sheep-killing Bear
The Commission is in receipt of 17
claims for damage caused by bears.
Fifty-one sheep were killed and thirteen
bee hives were destroyed by these crea-
tures. A 300 pound bear was taken in
Tioga County. This animal was credited
with several raids.
Bounty Claims
During the fiscal year ending June 1,
the Commission paid $88,271.00 in boun-
ty claims. Claims covered 278 Wild
Cats, 6,955 Gray Foxes, 2,973 Red
Foxes, and 50,335 Weasels. Bounty is
no longer paid on Red Foxes. A $5.00
bounty wili be paid on the Goshawk
during the period between November 1
and May 1.
Many Lectures
During the biennium June 1, 1927—
June 1, 1929 the educational service of
the Commission presented 1,058 lectures
of various kinds, 99 per cent of which
were illustrated with motion pictures.
Over 300,000 persons were reached.
Barn Owls
Hearing a hissing noise at the top of
a 35 foot gas main which was being
razed, James Forgono, an electrician at
the Lukens Steel Company, Coatesville,
descended the stack faster than he as-
cended. When he explained his exper-
ience to fellow workmen, John Meharg
climbed the stack and learned than an
owl had a nest of six baby owls therein.
The discovery of the owls was report-
ed to Game Protector J. E. McCannon,
who after making investigation, identi-
fied them as Barn Owls, commonly
known as “Monkey-faced Owls.”
John Meharg rescued the owls and
also made an investigation of the con-
tents of the nest, finding the hind quar-
ters of a half grown rabbit and a por-
tion of a gray squirrel.
While the Barn Owl is known to have
occasionally killed squirrels and rabbits
this is more or less an individualistic
food habit. The Barn Owl is usually
very beneficial in its food habits and
preys chiefly upon rats, mice and
shrews.
As soon as the six baby owls reach
maturity Protector McCannon will re-
lease them. Barn Owls are protected in
Pennsylvania. Othcr owls protected are
the Long and Short-eared, the Screech
Owl and the little Saw-whet Owl, the
latter being comparatively rare in Penn-
sylvania.
Rabbits Plentiful
Reports received from field officers in
many sections are indicative of a plenti-
ful supply of rabbits for next season.
Officers feel, however, that too many of
these creatures are being killed by auto-
mobiles.
Many Wild Turkeys
There are more and more reports of
Young turkeys being received at the of-
fices of the Commission. Everything
points toward a real turkey hunting sea-
son this fall.
Board of Game Commissioners,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Atty. Ealy Is Candidate
For Somerset Judgeship
Atty. Charles H. Ealy, of Somer-
set, has announced his candidacy for
the Republican nomination for pres-
ident judge of the courts of Somer-
set county.
Mr. Ealy, who is a member of the
Somerset bar is widely known, is a
son of the late Dr. Taylor Ealy and
Mrs. Taylor Ealy, of Schellsburg.
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His Brother’s
Sacrifice
By FRANK JONES
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HEN Charles was born within
two years of his brother Alec,
their mother remarked that, at any
rate, they would grow up to be com-
rades. What she could not foresee
was that in Charles was to be vested
all strength of character, all sacrifice.
From schooldays it was Charley
who had to keep an eye on Alec;
Charley who had to protect him from
resenting schoolmates who had been
the victims of Alec's pranks.
“He's always been a little mother
to Alec,” their mother once said fond-
ly, and saw no harm in it. Fortunate-
ly, perhaps, she died before she had
reason to consider her first born other
than the apple of her eye.
Her death occurred when the boys
were respectively fourteen and twelve,
and resulted in Alec's being sent to
an uncle's in the country while
Charles remained with his father.
The next six years passed quickly
for the boy who had stayed at,home.
He got creditably through high school
and went into the local bank with the
dream of eventually getting a lamge
enough salary to ask Anne Holcom)
to marry him.
Every week since their separation
he had wr.tten Alec. He had never
mentioned Anne for the simple rea-
son that he would not have expected
Alec to be remotely interested in his
hopes and plans. Furthermore, the
very name was so dear that he
breathed it to himself only.
Busy one morning at his work at
the teller’s window, he was suddenly
and tremendously surprised to look up
into the face of his brother Alec,
grown into a handsome young rascal.
“Alec!” he cried.
“Righto!” Alec grinned. “Ran
down to give the old home town the
once over before going on to the big
city. And, by the way, I stopped in
at the drug store for a milk shake.
Who might the little cashier be?”
Charley’s heart lost a beat. “Miss
Anne Holcomb,” he said slowly.
“Hm,” said Alec, “Anne.” Then he
shrugged his shoulders. “See you la-
ter.” And he sauntered out.
The next few weeks were a night-
mare to Charley. Fond as he was of
Alec, he found himself continually
wishing that his brother would make
good his intention to clear out to the
city. Instead, he lingered on,
It wasn’t as if Charles could claim
any prior right to Anne. Beyond
calling on her as frequently as he
could, he had given no other evidence
that she was the girl he had chosen
to be his wife.
Therefore, when Alec came to him
and told him that he had decided to
apply for a job as clerk in the hard-
ware store and settle down in the old
home town in order to make a hit
with Anne, Charley could utter no
protest.
Worse than that, his conscience
whispered that this might be the mak-
ing of Alec. Surely, it was better
than drifting untrained and un-
equipped, to the city. Suppose that
by sacrificing himself, he could save
his brother. Should he do it? Years
of unselfish living prompted but one
answer.
He stayed away from Anne. He
avoided any conversation with his
brother which might give an oppor-
tunity for bringing in her name. AS
far as possible, he tried to banish her
image from his mind.
Then one evening Alec himself
brought up Anne’s name. “I am ask-
ing little Anne to the Legion ball,”
he announced. *“Are you taking any-
body?”
Charles, although his heart turned
over inside of him, managed an off-
hand answer. “I’m not worrying yet
about it, old man.”
The Legion ball was the town’s out-
standing annual social event. Every
girl hoped to be asked to it.
Charles dutifully bought a ticket
with every intention of remaining at
home. Later, it occurred to him that
he could not live out his life in this
small town and not attend any of its
social functions for fear of meeting
Anne. Therefore, he ought to school
himself to such encounters and the
ball offered an opportunity to begin.
He put off going, however, until the
last possible moment. In fact, when
he arrived the grand march was al-
ready forming.
Suddenly, he saw his brother in an
opposite corner alone. Going over to
him, “Why aren't you in the grand
march?’ he asked, mentally adding
“with Anne.”
“Little Anne wouldn’t go with me,”
he said dourly. “Told me as mach
a week ago but I wouldn’t believe her.
By the way, she’s crazy about some
local guy and I wouldn't be at all
surprised “if you are the one!”
Charley had grown white. “What
do you mean?’ he asked.
“Well, I asked her if it was be-
cause of somebody else and she ad-
mitted it was. And I put two and
two together, meaning that remark
and a picture of you I happened ac-
cidentally to see in a hook as a book
mark, and all I can say is that you're
a decent scout letting me poach on
your preserves and I hope you get
her.”
These words of his brother were no
small part of Charley's reward.
The rest of it- came when half an
hour later Anne proved that Alec's
suspicions had been correct. “It wes
lovely of you to want to sacrifice
yourself, Charles,” she told him sweet-
ly, “but why sacrifice me?”
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A Synthetic
Lover
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By WILL T. AMES
(Copyright.)
ITTLE .DAISY HEMPHILL didn't
“type” circus in the least. Never-
theless there was so very deep 3a
strain of it in her blood that the night
which witnessed the tragic derailment
of the Harderburg performers’ train
took away both her parents in one
awful moment. :
The all American show was already
in winter quarters. Madame Felice
Hebert, who had known “the Empillo
duo, premier double bareback act,”
ever since Daisy was a child, and who
had lived more than one winter in the
sunny back room of their cottage in
the All America’s home town, threw
up both arms and shrieked when Bob
Sloan, boss of the paint shop, brought
the terrible news into the wardrobe
loft. Then she grabbed her hat, tore
down two flights ‘of steps, raced the
entire 200 yards of trackage and
exercise ground to the back gate,
hailed a passing taxi and in six min-
utes was at Daisy's boarding house,
holding the grief-strickep orphan in
her arms.
When the first dreadful days were
over and Daisy came to facing the
future a kinless orphan, it was only
her own Inherent sense of justice that
prevented the hard-working wardrobe
woman from taking upon herself the
place of both father and mother and
maintaining Daisy through her final
year of school.
“But I'm nct going to do that,”
argued Daisy. “I'm not going to
school. I'm, guing to work.”
And to this arrangement Madame
Felice was eventually compelled to
acquiesce. But she had her way
about one thing. “If you're going to
earn your own Hving, Daisy,” she
said, “you're coming into my loft.”
And that's how it came that Daisy
Hempell came to be earning her living
stitching vari-colored jewels In huge
designs on mammoth elephant blan-
kets of black velvet. And Daisy’s job
was a very responsible one.
For, be it known that the bushels
of gems employed by a big circus in
bedizening the trappings of its beasts
are no ordinary fabrications of glass.
They are truly synthetic jewels and
cost a pack of money.
Now it happened that just at the
time when Daisy became a seam-
stress to elephants, camels and Arab
charger, these highly essential gems
had become very hard to get and ex-
tremely high in price. They cost
thousands where formerly they had
cost hundreds, but inasmuch as it
was now assured that no other circus
would be able to rival the magnifi-
cence of the All America’s Trappings
next season—for Enoch Prout, the
America’s purchasing agent, had
cleaned out the market—It was re-
garded as excellent business.
Madame Felice, as a department
head, was a highly trusted and re-
sponsible executive, as well as an
artist. All the store of cunning fabri-
cated jewels was left in her care, and
was kept, along with a fortune in
costly stuffs, in a great strong box
in the loft.
Now there were a dozen girls at
work in the wardrobe loft. But of
eleven of the dozen Bob Sloan, the
paint slop foreman, had no eyes at
all. Bob, from the day of his first
catching a glimpse of Daisy. adored
her. He might have won her, but
there came to the quarters just at
that time a winsome youth named Joe
Taggart. Joe hadn't been In evi-
dence a week before he had discov-
ered Daisy and laid seige to her.
But there was one thing about Joe
Taggart that often sent Daisy's
thoughts flying to steady old Bob. It
was when, now and then, she caught
Joe looking at her out of the corner
of his eyes. Bob had never done that.
And it made Daisy uneasy.
Then came the night. They had
been to the “movies.” Joe had pre-
tended to be going to kiss and had
pulled a handkerchief from his over-
coat pocket to wipe his lips in mock
preparation. All play, for Daisy nev-
er let Joe kiss her, you know. But
when he had gone Daisy found, on
the floor of the hallway, a letter with-
out an envelope. Words in it caught
her eye. This is what she read:
“Joe—For the love of Mike, how
much longer is it going to take you
to pull that trick? You say the girl's
a simp? Well, get busy with her and
cop the goods. Mac’s frothing at the
mouth because his tinsel room is held
up waiting for them sparks. You'll be
losing the thousand and your pick-
ings with this show if you don’t get a
wriggle on you. Get going.
“BLANEY.”
“I brought it to ycu, Bob,” said
Daisy to Sloan the first thing next
morning, “because I thought some-
body ought to know.”
“I'm glad you did,” said Bob sober-
ly. “Felicc would have made an aw-
ful noise. And we must keep this
quiet for your sake. I'm sorry, little
girl! You liked him a lot, didn’t you?
It's too bad to have him turn out te
be here just to steal a lot of ward-
robe jewels for McGuire. I'll take this
to the boss, and I'm sure he'll just
shoo him away quietly.”
Daisy looked up into the kind, deeply
concerned eyes of the man for a long
moment. “Bob,” she asked ‘irrelevant-
ly, “you're eleven years older than I
am, aren't you? If you were eleven
hundred, do you suppose you'd know
anything?” Then she turned and
walked back to the wardrobe stairs
and Bob, wondering, couldn't see her
smile, but followed her.
The Eleventh
Hour
By H. LOUIS RAYBOLD
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"yor be late at your own wed-
ding, Janey!” prophesied her
Aunt Margaret.
“Who said I was ever going to have
a wedding?” retorted her niece flip-
pantly.
Yet Janet was only waiting for a
certain young man to ask her to be
his before saying “yes” promptly.
What Janey did not know was that
Shepley Barker had come to the house
last night firmly determined to pop
the hoped-for question when they
should have returned from the play
to which he was taking her. After,
however, being obliged to wait so long
for Janey to put the finishing touches
to the gown she wanted to wear that
the curtain had been raised half an
hour when they got there, Shep was
in no mood to be sentimental. It was
one thing to love Janey, quite another
to be amiable toward her pet failing.
Yet Shep did ask her to marry him
a few evenings later. He had spent
the afternoon playing tennis with her
and had been asked by Aunt Margaret
to dinner. Saying good-by to her out
on the porch in the moonlight, a sud-
den realization smote him of what an
entrancing little witch she was.
“Darling,” he burst forth impulsive-
ly, “I love you more than I can tell.
Marry me, Janey. Say ‘yes.’”
And Janey shyly uttered the little
word that had been hovering on her
lips so long.
The wedding day was set six months
ahead because Janey wanted to be
married in the fall. Furthermore, she
wanted to be married in the little
country church at Sandersville where
she had spent so many happy sum-
mers and where she had first met
Shep. It meant a long drive down
from the city home, but what was
that, according to Janey, when com-
pared with the romance of the thing?
Their engagement period was one
of mingled pleasure and pain. Pleas-
ure, when they were together, picnick-
ing, shopping, or attending play, con-
cert or dance. Pain, when Janey had
left something until the eleventh hour
and, as a result, was worn out, inex-
cusably late, or, as in one sad case,
failed to show up at all, leaving Shep
to cool his heels indefinitely at the
door of the concert hall whither he
had hurried from an important busi-
ness meeting.
As an aftermath of that occasion,
Shep had assured Janey that if she
was late to the wedding he would
walk out of the church with the maid
or honor and never go back.
Spoken in jest, the threat brought
Janey close to tears. “It was the old
cleaner’s fault!” she protested.
“I'll warrant you didn’t take your
suit there until yesterday afternoon!”
retorted Shep. :
“I took it this morning!” dimpled
Janey. “And how could I wear my
(coat on such a summery day?” :
Argument or protest were of little
.avail. Shep, to whom an appointment
to meet a man was as sacred as his
name on a note, could forgive Janey
but not -'nderstand her.
Unfortunately, one of the eleventh
hour delays of his fiancee concerned
the sending out of the invitations. An
aunt of the bride’s received her notice
of the impending wedding of her niece
three days after the event.
Shep, who had turned over to Janey
a meticulous list of his own friends
and relatives, gave no more thought
to the matter.
The wedding day proved one of
those delectable gifts of autumn when
a crisp and heavy tang colors all ex-
istence.
Shep was staying with his cousins |
but Janey was to drive down from the
city with Aunt Margaret and Uncle
John, who was to give her away. The
hour was purposely early—eleven
o’clock—that the bride and groom
might catch the one midday train that
stopped at Sandersville.
Shep and his best man were early
at the church and while Shep was in
no way the nervous bridegroom of
comic fiction the moments seemed to
drag unbearably as he waited in the
minister's study.
Ten minutes to eleven—five minutes
to! A terrible premonition struck
Shep. Janey was going to live up to
prediction and be late.
A rap startled him. Cousin Fred,
the best man, going to the door, found
the station master’s boy leaning be-
side his bicycle with a yellow en-
velope in his hand. “For Mr. Barker,”
he said. “They told me he was here.”
Shep ripped the envelope open, drew
out the enclosure, read it with a face
that grew white, crumpled it into a
wad and reached for his hat.
Cousin Fred picked it up and, at
Shep’s savage assent, read it.
“Terribly sorry. Can't make the
wedding in time. Jane.”
Like a man in a dream Shep strode
out the side door and down the path
as the church clock started to chime
eleven. He did not see the automobile
draw up in front of the church or
hear Cousin Fred running behind him,
but he turned at a touch on his shoul-
der.
“There's a mistake!” said Cousin
Fred hoarsely. “Janey is here!”
A letter forwarded to Shep on his
honeymoon from Shep’s great-aunt
Jane made things clear. “Your invi-
tation must have been delayed in the
mail. If came in time for me to wire
I could hot be present. I am sending
a gift.”
“It ought to cure me,” said Janey
contritely. But one doubts if it did.
POULTRY
BROOD CHICKS
+ BY ELECTRICITY
Easier to Run Than Those
Heated by Coal or Oil
“Electric brooders are excellent for
brooding chicks when the weather is
mild. In New York state they may
usually be used satisfactorily after
April 15, or at any time in a room
that does not depend ‘entirely on the
brooder for its heat,” says Prof. L.
E. Weaver of the poultry department
at Cornell university, Ithaca, N. YX.
In answer to the question—can
chicks be satisfactorily and econom-
ically brooded with electricity ?—Pro-
fessor Weaver says, “the answer is
yes, but with reservations.”
“Electric brooders are far more
simple to run than are coal or oil
brooders. When once regulated there
is almost no more work or worry with
them. But they must be in a room
that is at least moderately warm, for
the electric brooder confines the heat
almost entirely to the space under it.
It does not warm the room as is the
case with coal or oil brooders. The
chicks will not do well if the room is
cold, and the cost of heating just the
brooder alone gets too high even with
a low rate for the current under such
conditions.
“In purchasing an electric brooder
one should be sure that it is provided
with a positive heat regulator, that
it is well insulated to prevent unnec-
essary loss of heat, and that provision
is made for ample ventilation.
“Electric brooders are of two types,
those with a curtain and those with-
out. The curtain type requires less
current but is apt to be poorly ven-
tilated or not ventilated at all. The
curtainless type with a good ventilat-
ing arrangement is probably the most
desirable,” says Professor Weaver.
When to Market Ducks
to Make Most Money
Green ducks at eight weeks of age
‘should weigh 9 pounds to the pair,
and at ten weeks ought to reach 10
to 11 pounds. They command best
prices about the first of May, and
from then on until July the price
gradually drops. From July 1 to Sep-
‘tember prices remain unchanged, but
by September te November they are
up again.
The general laying season starts
about February and continues until
the last of August. The first eggs of
the season are rarely fertile, Fer-
tility and vitality are the keynotes of
success in duck culture.
One way to make money out of
ducks is to be ready with a good sup-
ply at the opening of the season,
writes Michael K. Boyer in the Farm
and Ranch. Another important item
is the value of the manure, that of
duck ranking second to hog for grow-
ing vegetables. .
The trade for ducks is largely
found in the restaurants and moun-
tain and shore resorts, where they
are served in quarters—the carcass
being cut into four pieces. Conse-
quently, a duck weighing 4 or 5
pounds, served in that way, will com-
mand just as much money as one
weighing 2 pounds more.
‘In all large cities, where there is a
large Jewish population, live ducks
are in demand. In Chinese sections
there is also a heavy call for this
favorite fowl.
HH HHH HE FO I HO I
Poultry Facts
FE EE 3
Lameness is one of the first symp-
toms of tuberculosis in poultry.
* * *
Plan on sufficient brooding space
and equipment, all you have room for.
Figure how many chicks you can
brood and then write several hatch-
eries and decide where you want to
order, and then order early.
* * *
There are six steps in raising
healthy chicks from hatching to ma-
turity. They are clean chicks, clean
houses, clean litter, clean feed, clean
management and clean ground or
close confinement.
* * *
It is necessary to have the brooder
large enough—and it is better to have
it too large than to take chances on
overcrowding.
HHH
* ® ®
Milk has been found to be the best
single source of animal protein for
laying hens, it being easily digested
and rich in protein and minerals.
- * *
If you are sending away for baby
chicks have the brooder all ready for
them, warm and comfortable, and
clean. They get chilled if they have
to wait while you “make up the bed.”
- * *
Duck eggs are successfully hatched
in incubators, but geese eggs are not.
Geese will lay about three dozen eggs
per year.
® e ®
The highest egg production has been
secured by using milk with some form
of meat, such as fresh meat, tankage,
or meat scraps.
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Some farmers feel that the birds
will gather sufficient insects while on
the range to make up for the lack of
protein in the ration, but tests do not
bear out this belief,
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