HOW PERCY HELPED,
I was at work. Wc had been fur
nishing, my wife and I. We thought
wc had done it cheaply, but a few
charming things in the bric-a-brac line,
added nt the last moment, had so over
balanced our account that I felt it im
perative to make up a bettor check
than usual that week on the daily pa
per upon which I earned my bread.
But my wife had been hard at work
too. She had been to Paul Jones' sale
it was "remnant day" and she had
got a few little things which dear
baby absolutely had to have, besides
a few more quite indispensable trlllcs
for herself, all of them "dirt cheap."
She had been forced to confess, how
ever, that the week's housekeeping
money had been severely encroached
upon, and I am afraid I was not en
thusiastic over the .Tones sale. In
stead of chasing the passing cloud
from her sweet eyes, as 1 knew how
to do, I had oven heaved a sigh of
relief as the door slammed after her.
So I was hard at work and within
Bight of the end nt last when a voice
on the stairs, shouting "I know my
way," made mu swear a gentle oath
under my breath before the door
opened and one Tcrcy Falmouth stood
before me.
He was a college friend, one of those
who always prevent one from work
ing, but to whom one is never able to
say nay.
His face, that was wont to be fresh,
was sallow and gray, and his eye. that
was always merry, was dull and down
cast "What's tho matter, old man?" said
I. "You're down on your luck."
It took him some time to bring the
trouble out, even to me, but at last he
managed it. He was in love.
"Is that all?" cried I cheerily. "Well,
don't be alarmed. I assure you when
you have got over the beginning it
Isn't bad at all."
"It isn't that," said my friend gloom
ily after a pause.
"Isn't what?" I asked.
"It isn't that I mind being in love,"
ho explained, "but how am I to keep
a wife?"
My chair spun round again of itself.
"You!" I cried almost fiercely. "Why,
haven't you got $2,500 a year of yout
own?" And a vision of the weekly
books and the monthly bills swam be
fore my eyes and made me run my
fingers wildly through my hair. "You
are a nice one to talk!"
Percy smiled sarcastically.
"Two thousand five hundred dol
lars!" echoed he. "Why, it wouldn't
keep her in silk petticoats!"
I looked grave instantly.
"And it wouldn't keep any woman,"
said my friend, rising and throwing
his cigarette away as lie warmed to
his subject. "And one wouldn't wish
that it should. What man cares to
sec his wife looking a frump and
dowdier than other women? And it
isn't only the clothes; it's the house
and the furniture and the servants and
everything. Diuglness is out of date."
I sighed.
"If 1 were to marry on 2,500 a
year," continued Percy emphatically,
"I should bo in debt in two months
and my wife and 1 would have quar
reled forever."
Why didn't 1 smile? I had been
married more than two years, and,
though I had certainly been in debt
most of the time, my wife and I had
not quarreled yet.
Put a vision of a pouting mouth and
tear dimmed blue eyes rose uncomfort
ably before me. Instead of smiling 11
was I now who sighed.
Perhaps my wife had not brought
home small, soft parcels enough from
Jones' sale, instead of, as I had mean
ly supposed that morning, too many.
"Put a man can work," said 1 as
bravely as 1 could.
"Work!" echoed Percy bitterly.
"That's all very well if you've got
brains. I have no qualifications for
earning money, and love in a cottage
isn't good enough nowadays."
Somehow this speech restored mo to
my balance.
lie smoked another cigarette, and
then he took up his hat, and I breathed
a sigh of relief.
"It's a devil of a mess for a fellow
to be in." lie said gloomily.
"Yes," said I, "I'm afraid you'll have
to fiud a wife who can work on her
own account. There are a good many
of them about nowadays."
Ilct looked at me doubtfully. "Oh,
I ha'te that sort!" he said. "A girl
with money's better, but that won't
help mo just now."
"So I supposed," said I. And I let
him out. I had sworn at his entrance,
but he bad brought me luck.
The words literally flew from my
pen when I sat down again. There
was something spurring me on. There
was a goal in sight that I knew of.
And when I had put my name to the
last sheet and was free I sought It.
Upstairs in tho nursery my wife sat
beside the cradle. She had our child
In her arms and was lulling him to
Bleep. Iler eyes shone as sho looked
op at me; her faco was fresh, and sho
was -as dainty as any man could wish
In a plain white frock ready to wel
come mo to dinner after my work,
As I bent down to kiss her I said gay-
fly, "I've made up a splendid week,
flarllng, so you needn't worry about
the purchases."
And she laughed, saying: "There
(were not so many after all, yoa know;
only a few dollars worth. But I
shouldn't have interrupted you while
you were making them."
And then we went together to the
dainty meal of her frugal ordering,
tnd I- was sorry that I had not been
ble to explain to Percy what It was
that mnrt it "sand enntiah."
y LIVE 4
STOCK
NEVER DRENCH CATTLE.
A Personal Demonstration that Will
Show Its Danger.
More cattle die from the effects of
being drenched than from tubercu
losis. Perhaps the best way of de
monstrating the danger of drenching
cattle Is to advise the reader to
throw back his head as far as possible
and attempt to swallow. This you
will find to be a difficult task, and you
will find it much more difficult and
almost impossible to swallow with
mouth open. It is for this reason that
drenching cattle is a dangerous prac
tice. However, if a cow's head be
raised as high as possible and her
mouth kept open, by the drenching
bottle or horn, a portion of the liquid
is very apt to pass down the windpipe
into the lungs, sometimes causing in
stant death by smothering. At other
times causing death to follow in a few
days from congestion or inflammation
of the lungs.
We ore constantly receiving letters
at this office describing the suiMen
death of animals that were ailing
with such minor ailments as constipa
tion or loss of appetite, and upon in
vestigation find that they have b m
drenched and the cause of their death
being due to same. This is oftentimes
proved by sending out one of our as
sistant veterinarians to hold post
mortem upon such animals only to
find that a portion of the drench wis
still in the lungs; other cases wljre
death had been prolonged and lair
the animal had died of mechanic).!
pneumonia. I do not feel that the
stock raisers of this country reallio
the danger in drenching cattle and
the enormous financial loss brought
about by same. Dr. David Roberts,
in the Cultivator.
Don't Weary the Colt.
A two-year-old colt should do no
more than haul an empty wagon and
then should not be wearied and ex
erted for the colt is undeveloped in
muscle and bone and can he easily
injured if not completely ruined.
Heavy pulling and straining of auy
kind should be avoided under five
years of age. Three-year-olds can do
lots of harrowing, plowing, etc., but
should not do heavy pulling. Ring
bones, spavins, curbs, etc., are of en
the results of hard usage at an early
ago.
Dry Lot Hog Rations.
The determination on the part of a
great many farmers to feed nothing
but farm grown crops upon the farm,
is one that has made it extremely
difficult to select rations suitable for
fattening growing hogs in a dry lot,
which are available and will meet
with approval. Skim milk will se-VG
this purpose as well, or possibly bet
ter, thnn any other farm product, but
it rarely ever is available in sufficient
quantities for extensive use in feed
ing hogs.
A Well Designed Farrowlng-Pen.
The picture shows a view of the
corrT of a farrowing-pen. It is pro
vided with a fender around the inside
of the pen which keeps the sow from
lvincunacainst a partition and killing
the young pigs, which a large sow will
often do. The fenders should project
at least eight inches into the pen and
allo-rtv eight Inches clear between ttie
fender and the floor.
Improving the Pig.
A verv small nercentaKe of the hogs
arriving on the Chicago market are
pure-bred. This is due to so mucn
cross breeding beneficial, say buyers
who have been long in the business
on tho Chinese market, as a mixing of
the strains has resulted in a general
improvement in the class of hogs ar
riving, from the standpoint of the
slaughterer.
Care More Than Breed.
The feed and care of the colt is al
most of as much importance as the
breed. A pure bred colt can be ruined
by neglect and a colt of fair grade
stock can be made a clipper by the
proper care. Care in otier words is
needed in raising any kind of a colt
with profit.
Care More Than Breed.
" The feed and care of the colt Is al
most of as much Importance as the
breed. A pure bred colt can be ruin
ed by neglect and a colt of fair grade
stock can be made a clipper by the
proper care. Care in other words is
needed in raising any kind of a colt
with profit
The Scalding Temperature.
For scalding hogs have the water
ISO degrees. Hotter or colder will
not give the best results.
The horse Is made or marred by bis
first year. Start him right, and keep
him going right If you would make
horse raising pay.
In breeding sows there is great
economy In having the litters oome
nfW
t
UK toaeftes
Humor and
Philosophy
r HVJ1CAt M. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
yOU can't expect any one's disposl
Hon to keep sweet when you nrf
adding a ferment to if.
Being able to accomplish wonders is !
what makes n man a liar.
Truth has a startling way of showing
Itself in unexpected guise lu unusua '
places. !
When your nerves are stretched 1c 1
their utmost tension and then raspet
you wonder why it was ever though! j
necessary to invent n place of punish-1
incut.
It is hard work to keep up an aver
age that you don't have.
The things that cost more than thej
are worth are those that we don'l
know what to do with.
The person who Indignantly exclaim-!
ed that prosperity is no crime may uoi
have consulted the prosecuting nttor-
ney.
When he doesn't sin in your sneclal
way the ordinary man feels lufinitelj '
superior to you. j
We all like being popular, but some i
of us despise the work of qualifying
for the part.
Being nble to do everything you plat
unfits you for doing anything.
It somehow sounds suspicious when
a man says, "Now let us be frank with
ourselves."
Lose It.
When you are freed from labor,
The day's work at an end.
And homeward you go hiking
The evening hour to spend,
Before the house you enter
To finish up the day
Pause e'er tho gate- you open
And throw your grouch away.
It may be In your business
Tou need a manner gruff
To make a good impression
Or run an awful bluff.
But In your family bosom -
Forget tho dally grind
And so when you foregather
At home have peace of mind.
It may bo that tho children
Won't know you for awhile,
Tour wife may think you ailing
If you consent to smile.
But keep on bravely nt It,
Chirk up a bit and sing.
They will, if you are patient.
Get used to anything.
In other words, be decent
About the family board.
Though it may cost an effort.
You'll gloat at tho reward,
And with a little practice
It will not be so hard.
You might lnduco your children
To speak of you as "pard"
pr
Sufficient.
"Do Mr. and
Mrs. Brown agree
entirely?"
"Yes, I guess
so."
"Why do you
hesitate?"
"Well, anyway.
M r . Brown
agrees."
Always Near.
"We would like you to go on our
personally conducted tours," said the
ticket agent.
"Don't care about it," replied the
meek little man behind the mountain
of baggage.
"But wouldn't you like to know that
some one was always keeping an eye
on you?"
"Oh, don't worry about that. My
wife is going along."
A Stab at It.
'"Hie jacet,'" quoted Miss Pechls
as they strolled through the cemetery
"what does that mean on all these old
tombstones?"
"Why er you see," began Bluffer,
"that's an abbreviation for 'hickory
Jacket,' that Is to say, 'hickory coffin.'
That's the kind they used in old times,
see?"
Willing, but Not Accomplished,
Mistress (to cook) Now, Bridget,
I'm going to give a party. I sincerely
hope you will make yourself generally
useful.
Bridget (much flattered) Shure,
mum, Ol'll do my best. But (confiden
tially) Ol'm so sorry 01 can't dance,
mum.
To Be Out Again.
Choliy Taas; she was out when 1
called, but I hope for bettah luck next
time.
Miss Pepprey How ungallantof you!
You should wish her the good luck.
Appropriate.
"Ho has stnrted nnhllshlntr n month
ly paper for barbers, you know."
Indeed! I suppose it's very appro
priately illustrated with cuts."
Country Confidences.
"Do you prefer city life?" asked the
dandelion politely.
"Well, I am down on the farm," re
plied the thistle.
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NOTES
IVY
C.M.BARMTZ
PA.
MM
CORRESPONDENCE
SOLICITED
Copyright, 1903, by American Tress Asso
ciation, These articles and illustrations
must not bo reprinted without specUil
permission.
"ITS HOT TODAY."
In those days of perspiration
Don't you hato like all creation
That oft spoken salutatlon
"Hot today! Hot today!"
When your collar's floated off.
Your last nerve has ebbed away,
Then you hear this fool man cough:
"Hot today! Hot today!"
When your shirt is all wet wrinkles
And your cuffs are crushed to crinkles
O'er the phone you hear that jay:
"Hot today! Hot today!"
When the Iceman yells for more
And you're roasted at tho shore
Then you hear tho awful bore:
"Hot today! Hot today!"
When wo get our last quietus
Hope this man cannot thus greet us;
Hope we'll never hear him say:
"Hot today! Hot today!"
C. M. B.
HOPPERS AND TROUGHS.
Many have adopted tlie hopper plan,
especially for young chickens. Mixed
dry ground feed, mixed grains and
beef scrap are before fowls all the
time.
The chickens are gradually fed up
to the point where feed may be safely
left before them all the time. Thus
they eat about the same, seldom over
eat, and bowel trouble is almost ob
viated. They must also have grit, greens and
charcoal. It saves time, labor, and all
you have to do is to keep the hopper
DEPENDABLE HOPPERS
full, dry and safe from rats, mice and
sparrows.
You can easily make a hopper as
large as you please. We present pic
tures of the best on the market. Most
are metal, which renders them sani
tary.
No. 1, the "Boston," is a fine one
the screen guard attached at top fall
lug as food is consumed. Xo. 2 rep
resents it locked for the night. ThH
hopper prevents waste, and feed is
protected from rats two great ndvnn
tages. The others are good also.
For n dry ground mixture use equal
parts bran, wheat niids and cornmeal.
For grain mixture use equal part's
whole wheat, cracked corn and broken
rice.
Troughs should be so constructed
that fowls cannot get into them to
GOOD TROUGHS.
waste and soil feed. Those sold are
mostly metal and easily cleaned.
No. 1 is protected by a drop guard.
No. 2 is a metal wall trough. No. 3
Is our kind, tho swinging trough, and
a great feed saver. If a fowl touches
a foot to the trough It swings away; if
It gets on the top rod, the rod, work
ing by weights, throws the bird off. It
Is great for ducks, cannot be upset and
may bo screwed to wall or floor. No.
4, the old stylo V trough, Is not to bo
sneezed at.
DONTS.
Don't let fruit rot under tho trees
when the rooster crows, "We want
fruit, please."
Don't talk "hard times" and swing
in the shnde. That's not the way a
fortune's made.
Don't let the old goose want for
grass and let her have the waste gar
den sasa.
'41
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2.
LETTUCE UNDER GLASS.
There Is Money In It Near a City Or
Large Town.
Each year it becomes more of a
fad, so to speak, to grow crops out
of season. There Is money in it, too.
If one lives near a city or large town,
and especially Is this so in regard to
lettuce. Taking ubout 3 mouths io
grow, a crop to be ready for the
mid-winter market should be sown
in October; for early spring, soma
time in December, and so on. Steam
heat, of course, iu required, and in
addition to it underground warmtl.
should, bo furuhhed by from C In
ches to a foot of stable manure; and
this, if some new Is added, can b3
used for a second crop.
The plants must first bo started in
a bed by themselves then when of a
fair size set about 3 inches apart in
another bed; ami finally transplant
ed again this time to their perman
ent place. Here they should bo set
about 4 inches part each way, and
this is best accomplished by laying
the surface of the bed off into four
inch squares; tho setting will then
be more even and taking off the crop
and resetting the new one made eas
ier. As to watering, the plants will
want wetting frequently, but Just
how often cannot very well be told,
owing to the variations in the con
struction of different beds and the
soils of which they are composed.
While heavy ground will hold water
the longest it will not do to neglect
the plants, and have them get dry.
With a light, sandy soil they will
generally need watering two or three
times a week. Watering to excess
must be guarded against as this tends
to make the roots of the plants ten
der, In which case the leaves are
LETTUCE UNDER GLASS.
more likely to wilt under too much
heat.
It pays to have a system in taking
off the crop. Planted as I have des-
scribed, the middle plant in each
square should bo cut first, then two
of the corner ones. By so doing
room will be made for the setting of
a few plant in the middle of each
square first; following which tho
space will be mado clear for tho new
plants when the corner ones are re
moved. Absolutely no time will then
be lost In any p'jrt of tho bed.
This system should be remember
ed for under the best of conditions
some loss must be expected from
burning and rot. The former give3
more trouble in January and later,
and least In December when the
sun's rays are of sufficient strength
to be daugerous. Lack of warmth
from the sun, however, makes rot
ting to be more feared, and to guard
against this the soil should not only
bo sterilized throughout, but care
taken to keep the temperature even
and not too high. From 45 to 50 de
grees is a safe heat in which to grow
lettuce, though it will sometimes do
well in a higher temperature, and of
course increase in size a great deal
faster. It takes too much coal, how
ever, to make it profitable to run
a high temperature, oven If soft coal
is used, which l3 the kind to buy as
it is the cheapest. It is best to pro
ceed carefully and on a small scale
at first in taking up lettuce culture
under glass, for then one can feel his
way, as it were, and find out for
certain whether ha is making a safe
venture before he gets in so deep that
he cannot extract himself, financially,
without heavy loss.
Profit by Experience.
This year's experience should be
next year's profit. For Instance rag
weed appears In many grain fields
To keep It from seeding it should be
cut just at the right time and the
time is short. If cut too early he
weed continues growing and branch
ing; if left too late until the stalks
are hard and woody, raking Is ne
cessary. But if cut when in bloom
tho crop will mature practically no
seed and the following spring there
will be little seen of the weed.
Basis of Success.
"Intogrlty and ability form the
basts of success. Grow tho fruits and
produce for which there is a demand
Grow them as well as they can be
grown. Pack them as they should to
pocked. Ship them acordlng to tho
best method. Select your proper
markets, and in those markets the
proper commission merchants. Keep
close touch with them, and your re
sults will, in the long run, be satls-
taotnrv Wnnrh pnn Rftnta
Beet Sugar in Europe.
Europe's production of beet sugar
In tho season of 1907-M8 was 6,552,-
000 tons, a dec lase of 158, 00U tons
from 1906-'07 and 380,000 tons from
1806-'06. Germany led in 1907-'08
wltu 1,132,000 - ns ollowed by Aus
tria-Hungary with 1,440,000 and
Russia with 1.410.000.
PROFESSIONAL tiARDS.
Attorncvs-at-Law.
H WILSON,
. ATTORNEY A COt'XHEr.on.AT-T.AW.
Olllco. .Masonic building, second floor
Honesdaiv, l'n.
IV-M. II. LEE,
? ATTOHXEY A COt'NSEI.O!t-AT-I.AW.
Office over ivist cilHi-,- All 1 l i,
promptly nttcndcd to, lIonc-lalc Pa,
C. MUMFORD,
ATTOHXEY A COt'VSI'.l.OH.AT-r.AW
( llllc-e I.lherlv Hull liiillillnr. din ih.
Pot Olllcc. lluncsdale. Pa.
JOMEI! GREENE,
11 A.TTOKXEY A COl'XSEI.OH-AT-I.AW.
tllllcc over Hell's store, llonesdale Pa.
T. SEA RLE,
L. ATTOHXEY A rotl.VSELOK-AT-LAW.
LUllce near Court lloutc llonesdale. l'a.
Oh. ROWLAND,
ATTORNEY A COl'XSEI.OH-AT-LAW.
Olllce over Post Olllcc. llonesdale. l'a.
pHARLES A. Mc.CARTY,
ATTOHXEY A COl'XSEI.OH-AT-LAW.
SlKM'lill II 1 1 I tirOlllllI Iltll.llllllll I'll-,.,, Inthn
'ollccllnii of rf:ilm. (Illlis. ,i-,.r TN.tr'a
store, llonesdale, l'n.
P. KIMBLE,
X' . ATTOltXEY'A rOfX.aEI.OH-AT-I.AW.
vjwico uver uie post onice JlolicsUale. Pa.
ir E. SIMONS,
111. ATTOHXEY A C0rXSEI.Oli-AT-r.AW
lllice in the Court 1 louse. H.iiii.srlntn.
p., ' '
HERMAN HARMEfe,
ATTOHXEY A COI'XSEl.nn.iT-T.Aw
I'm I nut i niwl i.nn -.1. .lib ..,! , i ,.. -
Sclmerl.olz hulldliia Bum-siiaUs Pa. '
PETER II. ILOFF,
ATTOHXEY A COl'XSELOn-AT-I.AW.
Mce-Sccond floor old tiavlncs Bank
bulltiliic. llonesdale. l'a.
EM. SALMON,
. ATTOHXEY A roilxsr.i.nn.T.r.Aw
( .nlp,.V,.vt .i.i.- ,..... ... ,
occupied by W. II. Dlmmlok. llonesdale. Pa
Dentists.
DR. E, T. BROWN,
DENTIST.
oniie-Klrst floor, old SavlnjslBank build
ing, Honesdale, Pa.
Dr. C. It. IIUADY. HrarnsT. llonesdale. Pa.
Offici: Hofn'.-S a. m. to 5 p. m.
Any eveulus by aimolntmpiit.
Citizens' illume. : llesMi
Physicians.
DR. H. B. SEARLES,
HOXKSDALE. PA.
onire nnd ri'vlilpni-M mi: r-i,,,r..i,
Telephones.. Olllce Hours L':(W to 1:0U nnd
lUUtoKUU.u.iu
C.M.Betz.
Having: purchased Hlie interest of
T. L. Mcdluml, of Cnibondale, 1b
he liai-ness business of Betz &
Mcdluml tit" that city, the business
will be conducted in the future by
l M. Betz alone, who will also con
tinue his store in Honesdnlc as here
tofore. In order to reduce stock,
reductions in prices will be made
on all fioods. Bargains mny bo
found in both stores, air. Edward
Fassluuici', who bus been in tho
llonesdale store about ten years as
clerk, will have lull charge of tho
t'ai iiomiak- store.
C. M. BETZ
Manufacturer of
Custom Harness
llonesdale, l'a., Apiil 10, 1909.
Notice. Pursuant to Act of Assem
bly, a meeting of the Stockholders of
the Wayne Countv Savings Bank will be
held at the nilice of the bank on Thurs
day, .Inly 1909, from one to two
o'clock p. in., to vote for or against the
proposition to again renew and extend
the charter, corporate rights and fran
chises of said bank for the term of
twenty years, from February 17, 1910.
uy order ol the Bnrd of Directors.
II. S Salmon Cashier.
3-.'eolH
If you don't insure with
us, we both lose.
IHGEB &
General
Insurance
White Mills Pa.
Receiver's Notice.
HIT
HAH
The undersigned having been
duly appointed Receiver to take
possession of all the assets of the
Armony Association and to maka
distribution of the same among
the parties legally entitled thereto
will be at his ofllce in the Borough
of Honesdale at ten o'clock a. m.
on Saturday, July 10th, at which
time and place all claims against
the said Association, together with
the claims of all thoso claiming to
share In the distribution, must be
presented, or recourse to the fund
for distribution will be lost.
51-eol-3. R. M. SALMON,
Receiver.