THE NEIGHBOR'S BOYS.
Somebody shot our cat', eve out,
beared Aunt Sophia Jane to death
t just ave her a tuible fright.
An who on earth do you suppose
ut on them Kin i i' i.if..-
An made that turhle screechy noise?
ucignuor a boys:
finm.?!7 n,ight dnrk. 5-u know,
oomebo. y plays tick-tack-toe
folkaea windows wlint'a a -seared,
An just as if they never cared
Uf they get caught or not, an' when
it ?.gon? t0 bcJ thy me again
Jintil you re just so nervous vou
Uoiit hardly know just what to do:
Anil who makes" such a scary noiso?
I he neighbor's boys!
AnJ Jtn somebody tears vonr clothes
An skin your face an' hurts Your now
Until it bleeds, an' then your ma
bays at she never, never saw
ueh heathen youngsters, an' thev come
An break your j'.ed an' pound vour drum
t'ntil it busts, an' won t go 'wuv,
it ain't no matter what vou sav.
An they're the ones 'at break vour
toys
The neighbor's boys!
An my, it's funnv. 'cause, you know,
oa ain't the onl ones '.it's so.
'Cause all the next-door neighbors say
It seem exactly the same wav,
An' when their boys get hinted so's
It gives 'em tuible lilooilv nose,
Anj jome one shoots their cat's eve out,
An play tick-tack, they know about
U ho does it an' who makes the noUe
The neighbor's bovs!
W. V, Foley, in the New York Times.
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THE ROMANCE OF
A VACATION."
By CAROLINE WETfiERELL.
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JnL li.M.1 may
be the root of
5! w V "11 I'vll,"
niil runny Sid
AVI l
ney dolefully. 'but certain,
ly the link of it Is the
source of much trouble!"
UK-
Ailii, the youngest Sid
ney, looked mournfully over the dusty
houscjips, the only scenery visible
from tiie windows of llieir small, rear
flat in the hot oily.
"I've been thinking of something,"
Gertrude began. "Lot's pocket our
1'i'iile, as we can't afford an expensive
trip, mid go ns we can. I am sure
there are places where we eouM get
cheap fiirnislieil or uni'urnislird room,
ami we could prepare our food on a
little oil stove or a dialing dish. Our
living expenses would then be ;io more
than they are tit home."
"Our railroad expenses might be
something," snapped Funny.-
"They would be almost nothing at
all'," nnswend Gertrude. "Wo could
ride our wheels. We need not stay
In any one place very long. AYe could
do like the gypsies move on when we
tired of one location."
The plan won the approval of Sarah,
the eldest sister and housekeeper. She
agreed that they might try it for n
seaside town not more than twenty
five miles nway. It the necessary
quarters could not be obtained there,
the girls could return home immedi
ately on the train or remain at n hotel
until the following day. Such an ex
penditure would not seriously incon
venience the family purse.
Tht summer ride over twenty-five
miles of country roads proved a de
lightful one. The day was almost
done when they reached their destina
tion. They made their way to the less
frequented part of tha town, and had
no difficulty In renting a large room
for five dollars n week, the landlady,
when the case was explained to her,
making no objection to the number
cf occupants.
A telegram was sent to summon
Sarah, who had remained at home, and
then the tired party made the best
possible division of the bed furnish
ings. Gertrude prepared a couch on
the floor with a comfort and a pillow,
while Ada and Fauny occupied the
bed.
Supper had been bought at a deli
catessen shop, and their morning meal
was secured frcin the baker and milk
man. On the arrival of Sarah, that
afternoon, they received a trunk, con
taining extra clothing, some pillows
and bed clothes. The chafing dish was
n inexpensive affair of block tin. sold
at a city store for sixty cents. With
a few dishes they were now ready to
et up housekeeping.
Every morning before breakfast the
girls took a long ride over the bench
on their wheels. 'When thev returned.
the rolls, coffee and eggs, which were
the morning's food, tasted deliciouslv.
Fanny was a klndergartnei. and Ger
trude a teacher In the public school,
and their indoor work hail left them
Iale and nervous. Ada, although sti
a sehoolg.rl, had lost the robust hcallh
that chnracter.z-d nil the girls in the
prosperous days, when their father
was still living and able to cure for
them. The doclor had said, In the
ppring. that Fanny was suffering from
neurasthenia, and absolutely required
this change of :;Ir, which had, at first,
aeeiniMl such an Impossible luxury fot
the two mouths' vacation.
Every good day was spent In the
open air. Sarah provided lunches for
the party and joined them in wheeling
trips t neighboring points of Interest.
After a few weeks at the seashore, the
girls decided that a mountain trip
would be acceptable. This was a
rather set ions undertaking, and when
they returned heme to prepare for it,
they spent several days iu studying
maps before venturing upon the voad.
Fanny and Gertruda first went off
alone in search of a location, wheeling
as far as they could while daylight
lasted, and lodging at a village lun or
at some farmhouse, where supper and
breakfast were provided at moderate
ites. Several dnys elapsed before
they found a little country town
nestling among the hills, where pure
nlr, the beauties of nature and mod
erate prices could he found iu combina
tion. They wore nble to rent a couple
of nice furnished rooms for $10 a
month. With the contents of two
trunks, brought by Sarah and Ada, the
rooms were given a very homelike ap
pearance. It wns soon noticed that Fanny be
gan to receive a great ninny letters
addressed in a masculine handwriting.
Moreover, the postmark was that of
the seaside town which they had Just
quitted. Fanny offered no explana
tion, and suspicion settled upon a good
looking young man. He was the son
of a summer cottager wllo had once
sheltered Ada and Fanny during a
storm, and afterward sent them home
provided with umbrellas and overshoes.
The girls recalled that this young man
sometimes Joined them on their wheel
ing expeditions, and on such occasions
usually had been a close uttenduut on
Fanny.
Gertrude did not now take much In
terest in Fanny's affairs. She was
studying botany. A young college pro
fessor, boarding at the village inn,
while making a special herbarium of
flowers of that region, volunteered to
give her lessons: The two often went
out wheeling together in search of
specimens.
Ada found friends among the village
girls, and Sarah, partly left to her own
devices, found her landlady a pleasant
companion. Mrs. Riggs was the widow
of a well-to-do farmer, ami Mrs. Riggs'
son was a good-looking and well-educated
young man. When he found
Sarah, roaming forlornly about, while
Fanny wrote her inleriulnable letters
or Gertrude wns off botanlKlng with
her professor, he invited her to join
him on visits to points of interest In
the country. He found It easy to bor
row a bicycle from friends In the vil
lage, and Sarah could ride Funny's
machine nt such times.
Almost before the girls were aware
of It vacation wasAn-er and the first of
September had arrived. .They were
happy and healthy, muscles and nerves
being toned tip by out door life and
long trips on the bicycle.
When they were once more In the
flat. Ada. who had enjoyed every min
ute of the summer, began to antici
pate the coming year's excursions. Her
marks to her sister brought only em-
barrnssed and evasive replies.
Finally she demanded an explana
tion. "Will, faltered Fanny, I sliall
be at the seashore next summer; you
can all visit me as long ns you like.
ir we shall have a cottage to our
selves. And men sue immiueu mat
she had promised lo marry the very
polite young son of the rich cottager.
I think I sliall be in Canada next
season, lotan,7.;ag Willi tne protessor,
said Gertrude.
'Never mind, Ada, you will like It
better nt Mrs. Kiggs' farm with me.
I've given my word to marry her son."
declared Sarah The American Queen.
Sensitive About Nnmes.
Three times the clerk made an In
effectual attempt to spell the name.
Finally she gave It up and said: "IIo:v
do you spell It, please?" '
The customer with the polysyllable
name snapped out half the letters of
the alphabet "It's funny you couldn't
get that," she added angrily.
"I knew she'd get mad if I asked her
how to spell It," sighed the clerk. "They
all do. Xo matter how odd a woman's
name, she seems to think that every
body ought to spell it right off. Fail
tire to do so is construed as a down
right Insult. Evidently no woman likes
to answer to a name that stumps
everybody else, and it is only when
the girls behind the counter falls down
over it that she realizes how impossi
ble it really is. Then she takes her
spite out on the poor clerks. Since I
have learned that peculiarity of shop
pers I generally guess ut the spelling
rather than make them angry." New
York Tress. .
The L,-Hrue(l Tattooer.
"A tattooer nowadays has to- know
the Greek alphabet to get along," said
a Duluth boy who is In his sophomore
year at an Eastern college, and who
recently returned from the East.
"Why the Greek alphabet?' was
asked.
"Because all the college boys are hav
ing the Greek letters of their fraterni
ties tattooed on their arms. They say.
Tut delta phi upsllou on me,' or, 'I
want psi you.' Or, 'Give me iu scarlet,
phi delta theta.'
"The consequence is. If the tattooer
doesn't know his Greek alphabet al
pha, bctta, gamina, delta and so on
and if he doesn't know how to make
each letter, be loses the college boys'
trade. They go to a moiv learned tat
tooer." Duluth (Minn.) Tribune.
A Long Hun,
A long suffering traveler on a single
track railroad ventured to complain to
an attendant of the exasperating un
pmicluallty of the service.
The employe remonstrated in virtu
ous indignation.
"I've been on this line now upwards
of eight years " he began.
"Have you, indeed?" interrupted the
other, sympathetically. "At what sta
tlon did you get on?" The attendant
did uot pursue the subject. Youth's
Companion.
Long Flight by Night.
Nearly all small birds make their
loug flights by night, spending the day
time quietly feeding and resting, So
that if on any day In May the tree tops
are full of flitting little warblers, it is
no sign that the following day will find
them still there. Some kinds, like
phoebes, song sparrows, meadow larks
and bluebirds, come very early a
soon as the snow Is all gone and the
south-sloping hillsides begin to feel
warm and "smell of spring." St. Nlch
j olas. " '' '
Children
THE LITTLE BROWN LEAF.
A little brown leaf, as it fell to the ground,
Sighed, "Now what good can I be?
Mv service is over, for summer has fled.
There's nothing to do but to cover my head
Ilnilpr aimiv Ah. nnnr litt.lp me!"
. , i
Cut it fell on a flower and kept it from
fi-Qst
The whole long winter through;
Eo that down ou the ground, aa way up on
the tree,
The little leaf spent its life cheerfully,
Doing the best it could do.
Lilla Thomas Elder, in 1'outU's Com-
paniou.
WHY THE HOUSE WHINNIED.
Adelaide was tired of shopping.
Stores are so large, and there are so
few places where a girl can sit down
to rest. If mother had been shopping
In the toy department, it would have
beeu different; but sheets and pillow
cases are stupid, though necessary.
So mother left Adelaide at father's
office, while she went back to the shops
and sheets and pillow cases.
Father Is an editor, and he si 1b at his
desk writing, writing, always writing.
When Adelaide was younger, she sup
posed he was doing his writing lesson
as she did twice a week; but now she
knows that he writes down all that
happens the world over, so that the
printers may know what to print in
the columns of the evening paper.
When one calls on father, one. must
sit very quietly by the window looking
at pictures in papers and magazines or
cutting them out for paper dolls. One
must not interrupt father unless It is
absolutely necessary like a cut finger
or n pin that hurts and one must
never, never fret, not even If It is a
quarter of an hour past luncheon time.
This morning Adelaide seated herself
PICTURE
TTo that riseth late must trot all day and shall scarce overtake his busi
ness at night. Brooklyn Dally Eagle.
FID AN EARLY RISER.
with the mucilage bottle and the big
desk shears and some lovely tissue
paper rescued from the waste-basket,
to make a dress for n lady doll cut out
of a magazine. As she sat there work
ing, she heard a horse Whinny in the
street below. Some whinnies mean,
Tlease, master, I'm tired of waiting
here." Others are "Ilow-dedo's" to
passing horse acquaintances. Adelaide
wondered what this one meant.
She colored the lady doll's eyes blue
nnd her cheeks red with father's col
ored pencils. Then she heard tho horse
talking again. The window wns so
high and the sill so broad that she
could not see down to the street below.
She wished she knew what the horse
wanted. All the time Adelaide' was
making the lady doll's gown blue with
a white yoke that horse whinnied.
The dress was Just finished it was
lovely! when father laid down his
work, got up from bis chair, and asked:
"How about luncheon?"
The nicest part of visiting father is
going out to luncheon with him. One
goes to a funny little- restnurant where
instead of pictures on the wall are
framed signs reading, "Oysters,"
"Chicken Salad," "Coffee Rolls," and
names of other delicious dishes. One
sits at a little round table with father,
and orders either from these sign-pictures
or from the bill of fare, which is
Cue print and harder to read.
So when father laid down his work,
got up from his chair and said, "What
about luncheon?" Adelaide quickly laid
down her work, slipped out of her
chair and replied. "Oh, yes."
They went down in the elevator and
through the large hall. As they
reached the sidewalk, that same horse
whinnied again; and this time Adelaide
knew what he was talking about, for
she could see him. Just out from un
der his nose a fruit vender had set up
a stand of pears, large and yellow and
fragrant.
"O father," cried Adelaide, "he has
been teasing for a pear for the longest
time, and I heard him; but I didn't
know what he wanted, because I
couldn't see him or the pears, either.
You poor horsey, how dreadful to have
all that smell and not a single taste!"
"What would we better do about It?"
asked father, smiling.
Adelaide considered.
"You know, father," she said, "that
while you drink your little cup of
coffet that Is Just like my doll's cups,
I have a glass of milk and a banana
or an orang or a peach."
Father remembered.
"Now, I think I will baven pear to
day, and, if you would Jnstas lief, I will
have It now and give it to horsey be
cause he wants It bo badly."
Father said he was feeling rather
rich to-day and perhaps he might af
ford to treat both the horse nnd Adel
aide to dessert. He bought two pears
of the fruit seller they were two for
five cents and Adelaide took one of
them by the stem and held It up to the
horse. He pushed out his Hps as horses
do and seized the fruit In them.. While
be ate it, he blinked at Adelaide In a
contented fashion. After he had eaten
the second pear nnd Adelaide and her
father were walking on, he whinnied
again, but this time the whinny said,
"Thank you."
"Didn't he enjoy them!" said Adel
aide. "I guess, If you really feel rich
enough to afford it, I will have a pear
myself while you drink your doll's cup
of coffee, Instead of a banana or an
orange or a pencil." Mary Allien Hop
kins, In Congrogatlonalist.
A GAME FOR CLEVER CHILDREN.
Bob and Jennie had gone. Into tho
country to grandpa's farm for a visit,
and now it wns the early evening at
the close of the .lrst day.
It had been a day brimming over
with pleasure. The work seemed like
piny, nnd there wire so many interest
ing nuimnls to get acquainted with.
From the lenst wee chicken, first
hatched, to the great plow horses, they
were all fascinating.
But after supper and milking time
the children were ready to sit quietly
and rest. "I suppose mamma's thlnk
Ingnbout us now," ltob said, In a low
tone.
"Yes," responded Jennie; "I guess
she is. I wish "
But she did not say what she wished,
PUZZLE.
which was that she could snuggle
down close to lutimma while the twi
light deepened and have a good-night
kiss before she went to bed, for she
guessed that ltob was a little home
sick; nnd she, being two years older
than he, must bo brave and brlgit
for his sake. So she broke her wish
short off and said instead, "Let's
change words. You choose the words."
"1MB to hen," said Rob.
There was a moment of silence; then
Jennie said: "I've got Itj.plg, pin, pen,
hen."
She had made a different word each
time by changing one letter, and so nt
Inst made the word she wanted. It
was n game they often played in the
twilight nt homo; nnd they had lea rut
a good many words by it.
"Cat to dog," said Jennie.
"Fab! that easy," said Rob, almost
at once. "Cat, cot, dot, dog. Let's
have harder ones. I guess It would be
pretty hard to change oats to anything
or calf. They don't look like other
words. We could try, though; oats to
calf."
In a few minutes grandma came.
"Here yon are!" she said. "Aren't you
getting sleepy?"
"I'm not much," said Jennie. "We're
playing a game."
"It must be a funny game," said
grandma. "He's fast asleep."
But the next day they got it. Rob
had calf, half, halt, hart, cart, cars,
cats, oats; and Jennie had calf, call,
pall, pale, pate, path, oath, oats. Scot
tish American.
YOUNG ALFONSO A SCHOLAR.
- Speaking of King Alfonso, it is said
that his may rightfully be called the
best educated head that lolls under the
weight of a crown. He knows French,
he knows Italian, German and English,
and speaks his own language with
conimendnblo precision, ne 'never
travels without a pocketful of Goethe,
Schiller and the unfamiliar Grlllparzer.
Horace is his favorite classic, whoso
odes, many of them, he has set to
pretty Spanish.
But this Is not all. King Alfonso is
fond of mathematics. He revels In
logarithms. It Is a matter of grave
concern to him whether1 the line A B
equals the-llne C D. History he Is on
the most intimate terms with, aud it Is
said be can take up a pencil any da
and draw, rhlludelphla Record.
ftimeh
"ashon
New York City. The summer has
been one of much silk and now indica
tions point to even Increased vogue for
It and fur all rich materials. Ulna-
traled Is a waist that lends Itseir to
?omlilnntioiis with exceptional success
and that allows of usln any of the
favorite soft silks with touches of vel
vet and silk that greatly enhance its
ncauly. The model shows a foundation
j( peach pink chiffon loulslne with
Hnislcoat ami trimming of a very light
weight, chiffon velvet, chemisette of
lace over chiffon and lace frills, but
?nn be made suggestive for other
things ns well ns considered In and for
Itself. Color must always depend upon
& P3SIGH
personal taste and need, and wblU
peach shades always are lovely they
are not always becoming, whereas the
opening season offers many lovely
grays, blues, greens and other attract
ive shades. Again silk can be substi
tuted for the velvet or brocade be used
w ith plain silk, crepe or other soft ma
terial for the waist, the design suiting
everything that Is soft enough to drape
with success.
The waist is made with a fitted lin
ing, that is closed at the centre front,
on which the chemisette is arranged.
The vest is Joined to the waist and
dosed in double breasted style and the
shaped collar finishes the neck. Elbow
sleeves are much in vogue and very
graceful, but are not essential and
cuffs extending to the wrists can be
added. The basque portion also is op
tional. The quantity of material required for
the medium size Is four and a half
yards twenty-two inches wide, three
and three-quarter yards twenty-seven,
two and an eighth yards forty-four,
one-half yard of lace for chemisette,
two yards of lace for frills, one-half
yard of velvet for vest or three-quarter
yards of all-over lace when long sleeves
are used.
Colors to Bo Worn.
Black seems to be more than ordinar
ily popular, from the numerous models
Iu black which were shown in the
openings. Much favor appears to at
tach to golden-brown, and to brownlsh-
,.lt..n ntwl ..ltvn irpoim thp Inst two 111
several tones of their respective colors. '
TtHlTun :ut ttork MnliloimUie.
The long vogue of broderie Anglais
bus given way In a measure to the
more refined Italian cut work, which
somewhat resembles the eyelet em
broidery, but is much more satisfac
tory aesthetically.
An KlubomtB Waist.
A very elaborate waist bud a founda
tion of net on which was sewed num
berless luce frills which formed the
body of the blouse. Narrow ruffles of
Valenciennes literally made this wulst.
i;?t hi ill
I I ii nt color, and soft tones of mauve;
Rouen and Saxe blues; mahogany, car
dinal mid poppy of the stronger reds,
and Marolte and Gulgnol of the paler
rods, were all represented In the now
hats; with noisette, nickel and sliver
of the neutral colors the same colors,
with others, distinguishing also the
piece velvets aud other millinery ma
terials manufactured for the approach
ing autumn and winter. Millinery
Trade Review.
An IiiiporlHnt Factor.
The bamleiiu or caehepelgne plays as
Important a part iu forming the chic of
the hat as It has during the past sea
son. Hluuae or Shirt WuUt.
The shirt waist embroidered by hand
always possesses a certain distinction
and elegance that separates it from
every other sort. Here Is n model that
Is especially designed for such treat
ment, and includes nil the nearest and
latest features. The model is made
from linen oil which the work is exe
cuted in mercerized cotton thread and
the effect is in every way satisfactory,
but there are older desirable materials
and the amount of work Included in
the design and the selection of the
thread are always matters of choice,
while llneu alone Includes a variety of
weaves and weights and is adapted to
many needs. For the heavier waists
butcher and elnmliie are admirable,
while for the thinner sort the fine,
lighter lawn anil the lustrous Japan
ese all are satisfactory, but cooler
weather brings other demands, and for
autumn wear cashmere, lienrleltii lino
French .flannel and the like wl! be
preferred by many wearers.
BY MAY WAHTON.
In stylo the waist Is among the best,
the fronts being tucked at the shoul
ders while the back Is plain and the
sleeves the new ones that are full at
the top. There is a regulation box
pleat ot the front nnd the sleeves are
open at the wrists and Mulshed with
straight cuffs. There Is also a fitted
lining that can be used or omitted as
material renders desirable.
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is five yards twenty
one, three aud three-quarter yards
twenty-seven or two and one-eighth
yards forty-four Inches wide.
Over Bilk anil tlilllnn.
A flowered muslin gown was made
over silk and chiffon. This gown had
a full long skirt with a broad baud of
pale blue satin forming the hem.
Above the hem were two narrower
bands of the satin profusely trimmed
with lace ruchlugs put on under aud
over the satin In points.
lnpl HoUIcas In Fnthlou.
Draped bodices are en vogue. The
draping Is extremely graceful and in
genious in all of the gowus.
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FARM TOPICS.
jimmiTrnTrnTrrn
SCALE ON HEDGE.
It will be well for those who have
been thinking seriously of planting
hedge fence to recognize that the osage
orange is susceptible to Ran Jose scale.
One of the best pieces of hedge in this
township has been condemned by a
State inspector and must be destroyed
or given a thorough system of spraying
without delay-. George P. Williams,
iu The Epltomlst.
THE HORN FLY.
One of the greatest pests that the
dairyman has to contend with at this
season Is the little black or "horrf fly,"
which accompany the herds in swarms,
worrying the cows and causing them
to materially fall in their flow- of milk.
Now Is the time when they need a little
extra feed night and moriilng to keep
up the flow of milk and keep them In
ihelr usual condition.
If you are not already feeding in the
stable, commence nt once, and also
buy or prepare some wnsh to keep the
little Insects nway, both for the com
fort of the cow and the support of the
pcoketbook. E. M-. Tike, iu Massachu
setts Ploughman.
LIVE STOCK NOTES.
Before lambing time tag Jocks should
be removed from the ewe's udder so
that the little fellows will have no
trouble in finding what they want.
Bear in mind that it takes grit, pa
tience and a considerable amount of
gumption to develop a well-trained
horse from a nervous, high-strung colt.
Keep the steers comfortable If they,
are to make rapid gains when on feed.
It pays to keep on friendly terms with
stock being fattened for market.
Rye Is an Ideal hog feed. Especially
Is this true when hogs are growing.
Best results are obtained by grinding
and then feeding in the form of slop.
Soaking the grain Is a good way to
feed this grain.
One of our experiment stations has
found that on good alfalfa more than
2tMM) pounds of pork can be produced
each season from nn acre-, and at least
ofic-half of this should be credited to
the pasture. ,
The draft horse has been in demand
In our market fifr many years and will
continue to bring good prices when
other breeds are down in price. The
amateur horseman will do well to bear
this point in mind- in starting in the
business of horse breeding.
A FINE TOULOUSE GOOSE.
This breed of geese Is rapidly gaining
In popularity, and seems destined to
occupy front ranks with breeders who
are looking for the profitable side of
the business.
They are very large aud are consid
ered ideal market fowls.
They are extremely hardy, and a
young one seldom dies from any dis
ease. Goose farming has proven very
profitable In many of the New England
States, and the business is growing
each year.
LOOK OUT FOR FARM AGENTS.
The man who has a farm to sell
seems particularly subject to the
schemes of semi-swindlers determined
to take every advantage short of actual
law breaking. The idea is that, the
man who sells the farm Is a customer
but once In any event, hence get all
you can out of him the first time.
One of these enterprising gentlemen
Induces his customers to sign a con
tract about as follows: "Please try
to find a purchaser for my farm by ad
vertising the same for so many mouths,
Upon fulfillment of your part of the
agreement, I agree to pay you a com
mission of fifty cents per acre, and
allow you whatever sum In addition
thereto the purchaser may agree to
pay." The catch In the agreement Is
that the commission Is promised for the
attempt to sell the farm whether It Is
sold or not. The agent uses more or
less space In advertising in cheap local
papers, and scuds In a big bill to the
farmer.
Certain New England agents have
been known to operate schemes of this
kind, presenting acontract which it
seems no farmer In his senses would
agree to sign. The farmer should see
that the agreement contains the cttuse,
"No payment to be made unless the
farm Is sold through the agent's ef
forts." There are pliJnry of, reputable
agents who will ..take farms on. this
condition. Other wis, the farmer is
likely to find that heavy bills will be
presented for which no fair service
has been offered. The agent cttargef
a large commission and should be will
ing to take the risk with the regard to
'advertising and other expenses which
he may Incur trying to sell the prop
erty. Massachusetts Ploughman.
Surf