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Show THE RICH COUNTY NEWS. RANDOLPH, UTAH MR. BOWSER, HE SORROWS- Hi Office Boy Meets With Fatal Accident. By M. QUAD. ( 1921, by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) Mr, Bowser came home to dinner with a look of sorrow on his face. Mrs. Bowser noticed it the firut thing, but, thinking he had a slight case of the colic, she did not say anything. At the dinner table, she like-- . wise noticed that he had tears In his eyes at times, and she Intended, when the meal, was finished, to recommend Some eyewater to him. When they had retired to the sitting room and Mr. Bowser had sat down and sighed six or seven times, Mrs. Bowser kindly : Inquired "Dear, arent you feeling as well as , usual this evening?" No, Im not, was his reply, 1 have been through a strenuous, day. What .. t have seen today will forever cling to my memory even If I should live a thousand years! 'Then you have seen something? she asked. I have, Mrs. Bowser I have stood face to face with death and it was the death, of one very near to me," Did the roof of your office fail In? Dont be silly. My office boy is dead. One moment he was alive and In bounding spirits; the next moment he was a dead boy. Why, that surely was a bad accident," said Mrs. Bowser. Ya told me, about a month ago, that you had changed your boys. Was this the new i . ing dead. Such Is the fate of many office boys! Well, you got there? : said " Mrs. Bowser, after giving Mr. Bowser time to wipe his weeping eyes again. Yes, at last I got there, and I found the family eating a late lunch. I had some sorrowful news for them, Mrs. Bowser, and I hardly knew how to' communicate It. When they saw the tears In my eyes, and my chin trembling, they at once jumped to the conclusion that Nero had robbed me of ten thousand dollars worth of Liberty bonds and gone off to Palm Beach for a vacation. They seemed greatly relieved when I told them to the contrary. The only thing that had happened to the boy was his death. They did not take the news so kindly as I hoped they would. In fact, they blamed me a good deal fc It Even when I stood before them with tears in my eyes, they stuck to It that' I ought to have pulled him back out of the window by the hair of his head. They talked of suing me for fifty thousand dollars damages. Why, they must be a family I exclaimed Mrs. Bowser. Yes. I should Judge "they were. They had a dispute as to who should pay the undertaker, and they had another 'as to which cemetery he should be burled In. What seemed to them to be the worst thing about It, was the fact that they were all going to Coney Island or some other place that eve-hard-hearte- d boy? It was. His name was Nero Fitzsimmons and he ,had been with me Just a month. The old boy, who had been with me. about five years, became dissatisfied with his wages. He turned to painting. lie got so he could paint a pig pen and so he joined the painters union. They went on a strike a few days ago for eight 'hours a day, five days In a week, and seven dollars a day, and the boy dbook hands with me and departed. Yes, 'this was the new boy. He was a good boy, as ail office boys are. He carried off my gold .pen, carried off my postage stamps, and picked up any loose change lying about,' but he did so with Innocent Intent. 'He believed that things were not evenly divided up. He believed that he fend a right to have my property and so' he tried to acquire It. Poor Nero ! Shall I ever find another like him? But about his death? queried Mrs. Bowser. : ' V My office is on the eighth floor of a skyscraper, yoa know. There were some men working on the sidewalk, and Nero leaned' out of the window to watch them. They saw him and asked him some questions. As near as I Could make out,' his answer was that they might go 4c' the devil. Nero Was a bit emphatic In his language, but he His heart didnt mean anything by was as innocent as that of a lion. One of the men threatened to punch Neros head, and the Innocent boy leaned far out of the window to make faces and shake his fist 'He leaned too far. I was about to reprimand him when he fell. Alas, poor Nero fell to his death ! He struck on the men and then bound it ' Were They About Fighting Burial." Hi ning, and my bringing home the body of Nero knocked a hole in their program. They asked me about the price of the Coffin and when I replied that for about a hundred dollars they could get one to fit Nero, they almost came to blows over it. It was their unanimous idea that about thirty dollars was all they ought to pay. They argued they were not to blame for Neros death, and, that if he was idiot enough to take changes, any old way of getting him Int the ground was good enough. What a family? said Mrs. Bowser. Yes, I didnt know there were any such people Ut this world. Poor Neros body was waiting outside, and they were fighting about his burial. When . they were not jawing each other, they were threatening me with a suit for damages. But will there be any suit? ' No, I think not. We effected a compromise about that. What sort of a compromise? Well, I lent the father $25 and he will probably never pay it Nero had overdrawn his wages about $10, but I didnt say a thing about that. I handed over the $25 and got out, hut the father and the brother may come here this evening to borrow $25 more, and I think I had better go to bed, and you can say to thCm.Jf they come, that I have gone out of town to attend a very Important meeting. - You can come to bed when you like. The father and brother came, but they did not see Mr. Bowser. He had gone to bed with tars In his eyes, and Mrs., Bowser Sound them, rolling down his cheeks as he slept. Poor Nero poor Mr. Bowser THROW LIGHT Oil POTATO MUG Regarding One of Americas Largest and Most Distinctive Crops. Information ''.V MANY i - QUESTIONS ARE ASKED of Plant Industry Haa Con- -' ducted Seriea of Experiments in Tuber Growth of Much Interest to Growers. Bureau by the United State. Department of Agriculture.) How do potatoes grow? Why do some vines produce many (Prepared tubers and others only a few? .... Do big pieces produce better potatoes than small pieces? When does the tuber begin to form? When does moisture have the most effect on the production of potatoes? What is the relation of soil to potato ' production? Experiments Conducted. These are a few among many questions which have been asked about the growftt and yield of Americas largest and most distinctive crops, and which former observers have been able to answer only Incompletely. The bureau of plant industry. United States Department of Agriculture, has conducted a series of experiments in potato growth, the results of which are published in department Bulletin 958, Development of Tubers in the Potato, which has Just been issued. The information contained is of interest not only to the plant physiologist but also to the practical grower, as a knowledge of the relation of the setting and subsequent development of tubers of. the potato may, to a certain extent, be put to practical use. Tuber formation, it was found, begins in general at about the end of the peilod of flower bud development, rlthough this is not in all cases an exact criterion. Experiments showed that the number, as well as the size, of potatoes In a hill ' Increased for several weeks after the first potatoes were large enough to dig. A small Increase in the weight of tubers was found to occur even after the vines had been killed by frost. The maximum rate of growth of the tubers was found to occur about the last of August or first of September, which was approximately 80 days after planting. ' An interesting development of the experiments was that the number and weight of tubers per hill were found to be Influenced by the size and the kind of seed planted. Whole potatoes used as seed yielded heavier than half potatoes, and these more than quarters, and the larger the seed piece the greater the yield per hill. A whole potato used as seed yielded more than a half or quarter potato ef equal weight. The experiments showed that apparently light soils are better for potatoes than heavy soils. The lowest production of tubers, with respect to r , . . , , g Peanuts Nativity In Dispute. Some Important economic botanists believe that the weight of authority Is in favor of accepting the peanut as a native of Brazil, and thus adding the peanu to the four other plants of high commercial . Importance which America has contributed to the agriculture of the world cotton, corn, tobacco and the potato. Before the Civil war the United States Imported peanuts from West Africa, and today, notwithstanding the remarkable increase In the production of Americau peanuts, they are Imported from Spain, Africa, China and Japan. Frog Shower nt Gibraltar. During a thunderstorm at Gibraltar recently a shower of frogs fell on the north front. Thousands of these small, hopping creatures were to be seen in the hedges and aroused much curiosity.' Seven years ago a similar occurred, and later a phenomenon shower of sand covered everything will) n pink depoMfc ... ' Are Made of Sheathing. Floors in Cold Climates Are Made Double to' Secure Warmth and Tightness Paint Adds to Appearance of Building. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) Wooden floors usually are made of matched flooring, and generally are doubled in cold climates to make them tight and warm. In' which case the lower layer of boards should be laid diagonally to give strength.- - Floors of one thickness give good satisfaction In .most sections of this country, and In houses. growing mesh wire may be used under wooden or dirt floors to keep out,rats. The walls of most poultry houses In . the North are built of sheathing and covered with specially prepared paper, siding, clapboards, or shingles. Sheathing paper generally is used on walls and roofs which are to be covered with shingles. A wall made of siding placed directly on the studding makes a satisfactory hen house In the ' Toothache Earache Headache Neuralgia Lumbago Rheumatism Neuritis . Pain, Pain Accept only Bayer package which contains proper directions. 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Dat am a boss fly. a fly whut buzzes A hoss fly ai roun cows, n hosses n Jackasses You aint makin out for to call me no jackass? No, I ain makin out for to call you no jackass, but you calnt fool Forbes Magazine. dem hoss flies. Small Colony House in Uh on Government Farm at Beltsville, Md. South. Another method of making a cheap, tight wall used extensively In colony-hous- e construction, is to use boards 10 to 12 inches in width placed vertically with the cracks covered with battens 2 to 3 Inches wide. Paint adds greatly to the appearance and service of all buildings. One may buy ready-mixe- d paints, or get the pigments and oil and mix them. All surfaces should be clean and dry before they are painted. Use a priming coat of equal parts of paint and linseed oil and then cover with one-omore coats of paint, and brush it thoroughly Into the surface. White- wash is cheapest of all paints, and may be used Inside or out. It can be made by slaking about ten pounds of quicklime with two gallons of water, covering the pail with cloth at burlap, and allowing It to slake for one hour. Water is then added to bring the whitewash to the proper consistency. to Combat Disease Lead Vari-etiof Thirty-Nin- e Highly Resistant. . It Was Too Late Then. ' The husband of one of his pensioners having died, the minister called to see how the widow was bearing up under her sorrow. His sympathy touched her greatly. The clergyman asked If It had been exnecessary to hold a amination. . Oh, yes, replied the widow, but mores the pity, they didnt hold it until my dear husband was dead, otherwise he might be with me now. And she dissolved into tears. post-morte- m - Like the Old Folks. A bachelor who is forever putting his foot In it, recently visited the proud parents of a new boy. The mother held up the bundle for the inspection of the bachelor and Tell us, now, frankly, asked gayly: which of us do you think he is like? After a careful examination of the mite the bachelor answered: Well, Marie, of course. Intelligence has not yet dawned In his face, but hes wonderfully like both of you. to es Shipment of Potatoes Going From Washington to Middle West Must Meet Requirements. Approximately 1,700 cars of potatoes have been contracted for In the State of Washington, to go from the Yakima valley to Middle Western markets. This stock , must meet the requirements of United States grade No. 1. The Washington state department of agriculture Is now with the United States Department of Agriculture in the development of Its shipping point section service, will Issue certificates on all cars at the point of or; igin. : IMPORTANCE. OF ICE SUPPLY Farmer Above All Others Should Provide Himself With Ample Supply During Winter. It would seem that If there is any man who should have his own Ice supply it Is the farmer. He nearly always has access to a stream large enough to furnish plenty of Ice; It comes on at a dull season, and be needs only a day or two to cut and haul enough to run him all summer long. The fact that there Is so little ice put up can be due to only one' thing: Farmers generally have not experienced Its great benefits. , - , Embarrassing Moment. I had just received a letter from my beau. I read It over and at the end he had written: P. S. Isle ot I read that phrase over three View. or four times but could get no sense out of it, so finally I took It into the living room where my folks were all sitting and said: "Mother, what does Harry mean by this? And I read the phrase out loud. Imagine my embarrassment when the meaning suddenly flashed over me as I read the words aloud. I made a hasty retreat. Chij cago American. j Writer Judged by Style. And, after all, it is style alone by about business. In business matters which posterity will judge of a great Im a baby. work, for an author can have nothing Cant deal with you, then. A baby truly his own but his style. Isaac Diswants It all. Send me somebody who raeli. does know something about business. Which? Cora Every tongue In the college Joe the Plodder says its a good idea to keep your fences and your temper was wagging yesterday. In good repair. Cousin Dick Gossip or gum? You remember the story of the Pitcher It made a good many trips to the well and it came back in good order. I can take care of myself, it said dont need to talk about risks to me. they But it went once too often. FEDERAL GRADE UNDER Secretary Lawson Purdy of the Charity Organization society said at a dinner in New York : Professional beggars are , a crew. What I mean is that they regard their trade the same as you and I regard honest work. One winter afternoon I came on a beggar woman I knew of old. She was begging In a bitter Wind on a corner, and three little children in calico rags shiv- -. ered at her side. You Jane, I said reproachfully. You begging! And those three little odes I They arent really yours at all! Well, daraitall, said the beggar woman. I wouldnt have to beg so hard If they were really mine, for then I wouldnt be forking over a dolLos Angeles lar a day to hire them. Times. A Business Deal. Remember, I dont know anything TAKE-AL- L ; . . Influenza, Distemper, Coughs and Colds winter. fall so SHIP tuber-bearin- Aspirin Colds . Efforts by the United States Department of Agriculture to combat the take-al- l disease of wheat In Illinois and Indiana have resulted in finding 39 varieties that are either immune or highly resistant to the disease. They are Belogiina, Crimean, Currell, Dietz, Longberry, Early May, Ful caster, Fultz, Gipsy, Gladden, Gold Coin, Grandprize, Harvest King, Hungarian, Jones Fife, Kanred, Kharkof, Leap, Malakoff, Mammoth Red, Michigan Amber, Mediterranean, Minnesota Reliable,' Nigger, Pesterboden, Poole, Portage, Pride of Indiana, Red Cross (red chaff), Red Rock, Red Wave, ReStoner (Marvelous), liable, Rudy, Trumbull, Turkey and Wheedling. Harvesting Potatoes. both number and weight per hill, was on the heaviest soil ; the highest numbers and yields were produced on the lightest soil. The department thinks It possible, however, that these results might be modified somewhat under different climate conditions. Resulted In Increase. Two-yea- r tests with Irrigation Indicate that the early application of water before tuber formation had started resulted in an increase in the number of tubers, as well as in the weight per hill. Late irrigation actually increased the weight but made little difference in the number of tubers per hill. The irrigation experiments were not carried to a final conclusion, but Indicate that each application of water at almost any period In the growth of the plant, provided excessive quantities are not used, may be expected to produce an increase In the weight of the crop, but that little or no in the number of tubers Is likely to result from irrigation after tuber formation Is well started. The bulletin contains an interesting g description of the parts of potatoes and their method of growth. It may be obtained free on request to the division of publications, United. States Department of . Agriculture without saying Bayer. WARNING! 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Did the boy have parents? He had a father and a mother, and Iso a sister and a brother. It devolved Upon me to convey his mortal remains to his home. It Is needless to say that I wept most of the time while I was conveying. - One moment he was sasa-inthe men on the sidewalk below, MU) Die nest, be was among them ly FOR POULTRY FLOCK WHEAT IMMUNE TO 1 Elevators Foolproof., Among the innovations in the ten Ambassador hotel, Park avenue and Fifty-firs- t street, New York, are the type of elevators, the first to be Installed in New York. When the floor of the car is exactly at the floor level, the car stops. Then, and not until then, the doors may be opened. Passengers are thus protected by the double safety device, one which does away with all danger of stumbling or tripping, and which also makes It Impossible to open or close the doors of the elevator shaft until the car Is in the safe position. 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