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Show f THE EARS AS vurw,r-v.;.- GOODS-CARRIER- S fflOTI5Sx ; Express jn I) ft ft V . ll'up) rlfht, by "What In wrong with Boblx-MtrrU- Hlossop?1 tked Hunter. Hloasop had Jtmt gone out of the slamming the door be jilnd him. There had boon an argu went between Hunter and him, one of I hose argument! which begin mildly and caaually enough but not aeldom proceed by quick atagea to aomethlng Ilk a heated altercation. On thin oo raslon niosaop had been quite violent and had put hla aide of the cane with a display of temper which waa un uiua) until quite recently; for though Ploancp, by dint of hla vast bulk and atrength and his admirable lung power. had, from the day that the club atarted, been In the habit of talking moHt of ua down, hla bullying, to ime the word In an Inoffensive sense, had not only met with our toleration, but aecretly atnuaed ua. We all liked llloasop, liked him for bla honesty, hla generosity, his literary achieve nieuta, hla sterling worth. I dont know whata corns to him," proceeded Hunter In an aggrieved tone. Did you fellows hear how he Jumped on me? Almost almost spitefully. Fancy Hloasop spiteful!" Hlossop seem, to have been off color for the hint week or so," Bald Gorham. Seems to have lost hla appetite; and he doesnt talk so much, and thats a bad sign with llloasop. And when he does talk, bea Inclined to be spiteful, as Hunter says," remarked MIHan. And bavetny of you noticed how he peers at things? Yesterday, when he waa reading that article, Is Fiction a messing? he held the paper clone up to hla none, and then carried It the paper, not hia nose, I mean to the window, though the light waa good enough. "Writers headache, suggested some I . v) A . . A good Rtagnaut water drunk by Ibe lows apt to cans stingy milk. Keep tab on the markets and watch your elm lice to sell your crops at Ibe beat price, Co) Ve had the saddest evening we'vt at the Scribblers. wver experienced Oats make an Ideal food fur the brood sow. It will pay to keep her well fed up. , v :rf': CV; mkM iaa In Molasses aa part of the feed rat Ion for the horse has proved Its value. The famous oculist confirmed 0 forebodings; poor Hlossop had been smitten by incurable blindness. I think we did nil we could for him; some one of us, sometime two, went to see him every day and talked and vead to him. We found him resigned hut lit terribly low spirits. As bla wife, poor soul, said, he waa patience Itself; his old Irritable little ways, his genially domineering manner had gone with his sight; he would sit for hours, she told ua. with hla bands lying limply on hla knees, hla sightless eyes gating before him, hla Hpa twitching every now nnd then as If hla mental anguish were almost too much for him. ills work had, of course, stopped. We hired a skilled typist and took her round, with the hope that we might lure him to dictate to her;, but the man's mind waa for the present overturned and Incapable of composition. It was evident that something would have to be done to rouse him from the dreadful lethargy which was posV Tv sessing him. It was Lltllcford who hit upon that One afternoon, at tea aomethlng. time, we heard footsteps In the hall, ''-they were slow and accompanied by 'H ,us" Mi the quick pntpat of a stick; the door opened and Llttleford appeared leading the blind man. We sprang to onr feet with a shout; but Llttleford signed to us to moderThe natives who are employed in diamond mine are not allowed pockets ate our delight, and we came forward In their clothing, for reasons that are obvious. So It has com about that they quietly, shook Hlossop by the hand, pierce their eart, and, Instead of wearing earrings, carry various things In the led him to bis old chair and stood lobes of their ears. In the first of our photographs, for Instance, the native haa a cigar through the lobe of hla ear; in the second case, the native hat a round him till Llttleford motioned us tooth-brush in tht same position. Why should not pocketless women adopt back to our seats. Hlossop returned some similar plan, and wear, In place of the a ordinary long pendant-earring- , our greetings and answered our In chatelaine of the in our border? type suggested earring qulrieg with amused cheerfulness; we went on talking for his benefit, as If one. nothing were the matter; but though Nonsense," said Mlllan. Hloasop he turned his face toward us with a with a headache! He doesnt know wistful smile, he gradually became siwhat it means. Hes opset about lent, moody and embarrassed. Our talk petered out; we glanced at each SIX MONTHS OF PROHIBITION AT thirsty who are something." personally InconvenOf course, we humored him and other In dismay for we felt that Bios-so- p ienced conditions and such by present WORCESTER, MASS. were careful to avoid contradicting would not come again, that the politicians as found open saloons conhim, even when he expressed the strain would be too great for him. venient places from which to influence most outrageous opinions. What was to be done? A City of 140,000 Population Where voters, are hopeful that the town may It was the Chaffinch, the shy, silent awing back to the wet column In DePresently he was absent from the No Strong Drink Is Sold Reclub for a week or ten days. We Chaffinch, to whom speech was' a lacember, as Viewed from sults missed him very much. Gorham at- bor and a pain, who sprang into the The most active dries are some of Both Sides. the faculty at Clark university, most tempted to take hla place on the breach. Fale and shrinking, he came hearth rug and tried to bully us;, but from his corner, took a chair In the Worceater, Mass. Worcester Is con- of the local clergy, many zealous womthe attempt waa futile and the imita- middle of the circle and began, at first more than "nine miles from en and other reformers of various tion so ridiculously feeble that we In quavering accents, to speak of Blew siderably a In fact, the nearest lemon, kinds. They look for support from lemon." scouted Gorham with scorn and con- Smith; and, to our amazement, the not In the modern voters who have found persona) gain slang sense, but In or moral advantage In the change from tumely; and we were all heartily glad Chaffinch praised his last novel. of a that is dozen miles Smith, Sydney Now, Blew Smith and all his works when Hlossop returned; but we were wet to dry, business men who have to a away at the first wet town reached by or believe they have prossecretly distressed to observe that he are to Hlossop as a red rag Is Bios-soprospered , cars. the electric . p looked worse than when he had left bull. Many anl many a time had for same cause, employers the pered A town of 140,000 Inhabitants can denounced the popular, very popuus. He w as pale and bad grown thinner, of labor find their employes more live without excellent of art kind, any and there was an anxious, harassed lar, author whose Action sold by the effective than they were In wet sealook about hla face which caused ua a hundred thousand and whose name as forty or fifty such In the United sons, perhaps from the express comStates demonstrate, but can such a vague anxiety. He seemed tired and was worshiped In all the regions of town live and flourish without the sale panies which carry liquor Into a dry Chaffinch Suburbia. We at stared the once or he twice and fell listless, of strong drink? This is the question tow n and the railway companies which asleep In the chair beside the fire. fearfully and then turned our eyes still carry the thirsty to neighboring wet When he did so we talked In whispers more fearfully on Hlossop. What was that Worcester has been trying to towns. the Chaffinch at? We soon discovered. solve In practice for the last six and were careful not to awake him One of the savings banks of WorceOne night, when he had been asleep At the beginning of the eulogy Hlossop months, and the city's third dislino ster furnishes an Interesting comparione JuBt now attracting for nearly an hour, he woke suddenly, had listened Indifferently enough; but tlon and the son of deposits in the quarter ended felt for the newspaper, which had presently he began to fidget In hla most attention lies In the fact that October 1, 1908, under dry conditions, Is the largest dry town on earth. and a frown she that ended October 1, 1908, under dropped from his hand and raised It to chair, then he leant forward, Worcester is the second city of Mas- wet gathering on his brow, his lips beginhis eyes; then he said: conditions. The deposits In the ning to move In the way with which sachusetts, the third of New England. dry quarter were $20,522,264.50, In the Do you mind ringing the bell, RobWhen It went dry by a majority of wet about we were all so familiar. $5,100 more, but the fact inson, and asking the waiter to turn about 1,000 In a total vote of 22,000 in that the hard times Intervened bebleated is an book," "It Interesting on the lights? orditween the two quarters seems to show We looked at each other aghast. Chaffinch, a conscientious work, full December last the town had 128 licensed There roost the and drinking nary the of noblest places. thoughts that the change from wet to dry Is at The lights had been on for some time. were 17 liwith first-clas- s least not unfavorable to saving. There was a silence, a terrible silence; poetic Imagery. There Is not a dull censes, for which they paid $2,000 a hut tt was broken by a new member or unworthy line In If. The charac75 common victuallers licensed It is a is admirable. year; too, terization, a ho had Joined us during Blossops JUSTICE RULES HIS VILLAGE. perfect work." be stole a glance at at $400 a year; 32 wholesalers licensed absence. two In his rhulr; at $2,000 a year; brewers at was who writhing Hlossop "The lights have been up for the 3,000 a year, 44 druggists at one do- M. A. Ernst of Boquillas, Tex., Wields "and I am not surprised that It is allast hour, he said. Much Power In Hie Town. " llar a year, three alcohol dealers at one In Its fifth ed Hlossop turned his face In the di- ready 14 a clubs at dollar and special year Up spring Hlossop. Scarcely feeling rection of the speaker, sat perfectly El Paso, Tex. M. A, Ernst of Bo1100 a year. The. 180 licensed liquor still for a moment, then rose and, his way by the mantel shelf he stood Is proving himself a powerful quillas a all of classes to sellers $220,000 back his with paid on the hearth rug leaning against the mantel shelf, flung He owns a store Imre and potentate. ear Into the treasury. the fire In the old attitude; and he his hands before his eyes. holds the office of justice of the peace, went wrath Into When effect law his the vials of the forth dry My God, boys, he cried, in a voice poured the sale of liquor was In theory dis- and as such officer has full sway over which rang In our ears for days after- on the Chaffinch's devoted head. a territory as large as an average To our inexpressible Joy and delight continued in Worcester, except that ward. Im blind! state. went beer on breweries making Llttleford, his oldest friend, rose he rent and tore Blew Smith's literary the Boquillas Is situated on the Rio to and be sold outside to the and tatters world, shreds and Into and went to him and caught his arm. reputation far down In the Big Bend reGrande, All were licensed sell to eight druggists "Hold on, Hlossop! he said, trying strewed the floor with them. of Texas... It Is 100 miles from gion to laugh, but with a shake of his voice. through the torrent which poured over strong drink for medicinal purposes. to the nearest railroad point. Boquillas about these the of the With round him, places closing "Dont be an Idiot. Pull yourself to- hlm.'bolled and surged The territory over which Mr. Ernst of were thrown out nnd 1,000 with a Chaffinch persons shy sat placid What You blind! rot! gether! presides borders on the Rio Grande for We kept our- business. Youre bilious that confounded liver smile of satisfaction. more than 100 miles and extends After six months' trial of local proof yours or you're got neuralgia of selves In hand as long as it was postoward the interior for 75 miles. It is Is vote to about Worceater hibition when restraint do sible to so, then, the optic nerve. Know ever so many almost exclusively by Mexioccupied we or wet of gave again on the question dry eases. Had It myself; havent, you, became absolutely dangerous, cans. In former days this remote and For next of several for the a and years roar delight. year. a with yell boys? For heaven's sake, dont look way wild region was the place of refuge of like that, man! Here ! have some We. had roused Hlossop; the dear old the town has been pretty close to goMost of these It desperate criminals. wets had were goThe We times. at was himself man ngnln! dry ing brandy outlaws have been cleared out, and It was all a four or old. of as three years ago by majority The poor fellow stood with bent ing to be bullied to Ernst Is due the credit for accomwon 100. Then Chaffinch! about of to the by . And thanks they only right! the tears run bead, his lips moving, much of this good work. Hlossop stopped In his harangue and nearly a thousand, and so it fluctuated plishing ning down' his cheeks until, with a . The Mexicans on the upper border movement of shame, he struck them looked round half confused; but he until the town went dry. The possibility that a narrow ma- look upon him as the absolute ruler swa with the back of his hand. He was smiling and still bubbling over; and we sprang at him and patted him jority vote may put the liquor dealers of this little kingdom. They go to could not speak. out of business at any time has tended him for advice when In trouble, and Llttleford led him away, and we on the back, crying; who were left sat and looked at each "Thats your style, Blossop! Let perhaps to throw the control of retail should one of them commit an effense other and gazed at the hearth rug him have It! Hes an Imbecile, Is the liquor selling In Massachusetts towns against the statutes of the state they which was sacred to him In heartr- Chaffinch. Weve all been growing im- Into the hands of the brewers. Few know that lie will receive deserved d becile for the want of you! Dout you men of small capital could risk the punishment at the hands of the border ending silence. We waited until returned. He came in very dare to keep away from the club or possibility of being driven out of busi- Justice of the peace. If the prisoner in the case merits leniency, Ernst quietly and sank down In Hlossops it will fall to pieces. No. no; dont ness on a few months' notice. It without regard to the testiare and gives In where as other towns, Stand you In Worcester, chair, but got up and took another sit down! one, and It was some minutes before keep on Jawing at us Ilka your dear many saloons were owned In the whole mony and law. Ernst officiates at most of the marhe replied to our mute questioning. old self. Heres your pipe" some one or In part by the brewers and run "I took him home," he said, huskily. It and thrust It Into his hand. by their agents. Now the brewers are riages in that part of the Rio Grande "Hla wife waa terribly cut up; but still in business as such, and they border region. light, Chaffinch, but I think she expected It. She didn't! came forward timidly have a continuing Interest In keeping I waa almost glad SrmnMnatch. cry; but her face Hlossop'a big hands fell the town wet. So have their agents, Large Skeleton Found in Indiana. that Hlossop roulrint see It. She be- upon the Chaffinchs small shoulders dependents, business friends and the Whitcstown, Ind. A large skeleton haved like like a woman; and the and shook him lovingly. of a human being was unearthed while like. worst, of em will beat the bravest men were at work in a gravel pit All of these such Yetallers and oth"You miserable little fraud!" he said man hollow. I sat with them for some In a broken voice. "You pralae Blew ers as have suffered br believe that no'lh of here. A slight cave-iretune; but I saw that she wunted to Smith! I might have known you were they have suffered loss of trade by vealed the skeleton, and It was rehave him to herself, so. I came awny. stringing" God bless reason of the towns going dry, believ- moved in almost perfect condition. It me! I am ers In personal liberty, a good many la thought to be the skeleton of an going to Ciitchett with him to- you, Chaffinch!" morrow morning; hut Im afraid of the foreign population to whom pro Indian of unusual size. The bones of theres very little' hope. Ive known Eternal Truth, Mbttlon is a doctrine running counter a small animal, supposed to lie n doc. ne or two similar cases, and Trifles niBke perfection, but perfec to ail experience and the chronically were found near the large skeleton. they've tlon Is no trifle. Michael Angelo. blways panned out hntlly." reading-room- thanksgiving Poultry for ptoflt demands quarters and good feed. Is -- your Ihankallvlng. 'i A" BIGGEST DRY TOWN , IJt-tlefor- chd f ... . .) The American quail Is a good bird to have on the farm, as he la an Industrious Insect eater. " Bee that the brood sow gets the ex relse she needs. Sheep should not be fed ensilage except In small quantities. Let not a year go by without having planted some trees on the place. More failures In bog breeding prole ably come from lurk of good ysula aud fences than from any other raiiae. A tuna II flock of sheep on every farm ahould In ilie slogan of the farmers throughout the conn-Iry- . It la said that barley furnishes as Barns are cheaper than feed. Shelmuch nutriment as the same weight of ter well your livestock and make the oats. feed go as far as high-price- Don't overcrowd the chickens. Win ter only aa many as you ran com fortably. Clean dirty eggs with a woolen rag slightly moistened in water; never wash them. A teaspoonful of chloride of lime In Is said to relieve wind colic In horses. a pint of warm water xm-albl- Roots as part of the ration for the sheep In the winter time ara quite essential If you would take them through In good condition. Sheep will never drink impure wster. In putting your flock Into winter quarters see that proper care Is taken to provide adequate and clean water supply. Have you been using the road drag? Notice how uneasy the hoi sc Is If not, we hope you have an uneasy when the curry comb la being used on conscience. Get busy after the next the legs. Most horses are very senrain. sitive there. Try an old cloth to rub The failures that the dirt off. we make If wise- When your ct theory has proved may ly pondered and wisely used guide ua to the auccese we long to a failure, hasn't worked out as you achieve. expected, and there Is no reasonable chance for its doing so, be man enough It has been said that farmera are a to admit your mistake, and give It power In the land, but it Is only as up. they stand together on questions that affect their welfare that this holds At Omaha the great corn show of true. the year Is to be held December 9 to 19. At Chicago two great shows, In feeding the hogs see that you do the Internutlonsl Livestock show NoIt in a clean place and in a clean vember 28 to December 10, and the way. On many a farm feed is wasted National Dairy show from December because of the slovenly way In which 2 to December 10. Mark these dates it Is fed. with a blue pencil on your calendar and try to take In some one of You can't count the wrinkles on the horna of the cow that has been deThe automobile Is but horned so as to tell her age, so It Is the horse seems to bo going some, his awn holding a good plan to keep a record book of against IL Dont be afraid to ral.w a your cows. few colts. Money In It, Prices for good horses were never better. The Did you help' celebrate apple day splendid exhibits of horses at our state and by eating apples, talking apples and county fHlra Is proof enough that planning for more and better apple the Interest In good horse breed! jg Is trees on your place? October 20 . growing. t marked another advance atep in the apple's popularity. Again we want to urge the Importance of beginning early In the hanA cheap farm paint can be made and training of the colt. Get from one gallon of skim milk, three ding him used to the halter, handle him pounds Portland cement, dry paint frequently and break him to driving powder to give desired shade. This by putting a pair of lines to the haltcompound must be kept well stirred, er and walking behind him. Von a ill as the cement settles. Stir up not lie to see how eoos he vx III surprised more than one day'a supply at a time. learn to obey the commands to step and to start and to stand still How hard should the ground freeze before covering up the strawberry Rhubarb out of season is in good vines? Well, if It will hold a wagon demand and a good price. bringH up when driven over It you may con- When the roots are dug for forcing clude that it Is time to put on the should get a thorough freezing mulch. Don't put on too much at they before they are taken into outdoors first, however. Increase the amount the house. Also leave as much forcing of covering as the weather increases of soil adhering to the roots as the in severity. possible. These roots may be forced successfully in a mushroom house, or It Is estimated by competent author- under a greenhouse bench, or In a ities that over 45 per cent, of the cellar or setting the roots food products of the better classes in close together, filling In the hollow the United States consist of animal spaces between the roots with soil or products. In other words, half of leaf mold anything to hold moisture. the amount spent for food of the Every two weeks a fresh supply of average family goes for meat, eggs crownmiay be brought In and planted This fact sug- to keep up a succession. and dairy products. gests why it pays the farmer to raise 6tock. Most farmers think clover hay is not good for horses, but here Is shat Again let us urge you not to leave a farmer friend bad to Bay on this the tools out to warp and rust In the point the other day after having fetl winter storms. One winters exposure clover and mixed hay to his horses will hurt them more than two or for several years: If I had my choice three years use. Clean them up and between clover hay and put them away in the dry. If you nice, bright timothy, I would take the have no tool house put them in the clover hay every time. Many fanners packing shed. A coat of paint ap- are of the opinion thnt horses will plied now will add several years to the have the heaves if fed clover hay. I life of the woodwork of tools. and have raised a good many ho-shave never had one yet thr.t hail the Corn shows by the different states heaves as a result of eating clover are becoming popular. Illinois will hay. Of course a horse will somehave one the l.vst of November. In- times eat more clover than is good diana will hold one at Purdue univer- for him If pernillted to do so, because sity In January, and other states. are he relishes It better thau timothy. But In line for similar shows. Now. brothgive him the amount you think he er farmer, plan to attend one of these ought to have and let him go without shows. 8ee what the other fellow Is until the next time." doing and learn how you can improve on the quantity and the quality of Fall pigs generally prove unpiofit-abl- e unless the feeder can utilize feed your corn crop. that would otherwise be wasted In The Chicago health commlss'on has keeping them through the winter. forbidden the sale of milk from ordi- Pigs that are kept through the winter nary tin cans. All milk muHt now be make good gains when put ou pasture delivered In sealed bottles. Nearly in the spring, and when fattened in one half of the Infant mortality of the the late summer and early fall often city Is supposed to be traceable to bring in fair profits. On account of Impure milk. It requires careful vash-163- coming to maturity at the right time and constant care to keep a Un to breed for the spring litters we have ran in good condition. Few people found them very desirable to keep for know how to wash a ran and those brood sows. The second season gives who do know apparently do not like them a great bone and muscle develthe Job. If you w ant any proof of this opment at a low cost. Warm drinks, fact, take the cover off of any milk light, warm and dry quarters, succucan that is being returned from any lent. food, with frequent changes of city and notice the nasty stench that bedding and diet, and a properly balThe price of anced ration, will Insure good growth meets your nontrils. etty milk Is constantly advancing, so In winter; but unless we are in ihe that farmers have hopes of getting best shape to look afier all these demoney enough to pay them to keep It tails, we find It best to confine our feeding to spring pigs. dean and In prime condition. . cold-fram- well-cure- ex . F |