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THE LUTHER REGISTER
POISONED BRAN TAKES HOP OUT
OF PESTIFEROUS GRASSHOPPERS
6lde and Back View of Hopperdozer for Deetructlon of Hoppers-
Are Hitchej to Projecting Ends of Two-by-Four.
^Prepared by the United Htatee Depart-
ni. nt of Ai rl< Ui ire I
There Is nothing so good us poisoned
bran for tukliig the hop out of a
grHHslio|r|it*r and there Is no hotter
way of huyliiK and distributing the
bran than through a community or-
ganisation, specialists of th< United
{States Department of Agriculture
find. In the areas where the grass-
hoppers come down on the farm crops
like all the plagues of Egypt there
iiliould lie grasshopper-lighting organ-
isations, Just as there are tire fighting
units In every city. Fighting tt grass
liopiM-r Invasion without the help of
the neighbors is like trying to put out
a lire In a powder factory with one
bucket of water.
In the Pacific states the vast, un-
cultivated areas of mountains, foot
lulls, and grasslands afford Ideal
breeding grounds for at least eight
common species of grasshopper Un-
disturbed, the pests can mass their
forces In the spring and he ready for
«i descent upon the alfalfn fields and
cultivated crops of the furmer when
weather conditions permit. Tnere
seems to be little hope of destroying
the grasshoppers in these isolated
breeding areas and for that reason
♦qieclallsts of the bureau of entomology,
United Stales Department of Agricul-
ture, maintain that it will he man)
yi*tirs before the grasshopper menace
disappears from the West. But, while
the eight plagues cannot be exter-
V
A Grasshopper at Work.
mlnnted nt their source, they can be
met With n 'systematic, well-directed
barrage of poisoned bait, fire, and
other weapons for control when they
attempt to invade the cultivated
fields.
Preparing for the Attack.
Every locality should have an or-
ganisation fully equipped and pre-
pared to meet the grasshopper on-
slaught All preparations should Is*
made early In the spring before the
Insects have left thotr breeding
grounds. The organization should tye
directed and controlled by efficient and
energetic leaders, and It ought to have
the co-operation and support if every
farmer In the community us well as
the landowners who hold title to the
remote areas from which the plague
spreads.
An equitable method of raising
funds for the work can he arranged
if every landholder Is taxed on the
acreage In* holds or operates. Tho
funds should be collected and placed
at the disposal of a good business
man who will know how and where to
go about buying poisons and other
supplies when they are needed, with-
out the necessity of untangling red
tape. Sometimes It Is advantageous
to fight the grasshopper army with
fire, and It Is often necessary to
spread poisoned halt upon the proj»-
erty of nonresident landowners. Here !
are two points where legal advice Ih
desirable, and the leaders should
know their exact rights and limits lq
these matters before the time comes {
for them to act to save the crops of
the community.
If the district Is divided Into !
defense areas and each area put un* j
der the supervision of a man who ‘
knows grasshopper habits and how to
list* the weapons which the organiza-
tion has put In Ids hands, there will
ho no waste of materials or effort
when the foothills disgorge their hun-
gry hordes. Lastly, the wider the CO*
operation the better the results will
he. It does no good to drive the hop-
pers from one district, If they are al-
lowed to settle and feed upon an-
other— passing the pest along to the
other fellow does not afford perma-
nent relief, and it puts an extra hard-
ship upon one’s neighbor. The assault
should he simultaneous throughout the
whole Infested area ; farm should co-
operate with farm, village with vil* ,
lage, and county with county, so that
every leap that the hopper makes to
escape the frying pan will land him
in the fire, the specialists say.
Eight Species in West.
Then* are at least eight species of
grasshopper commonly found in the
Pacific states. Some of these are
winged, some are not; some prefer
cne variety of food, but altogether,
when seasonal conditions are favor-
able, they can destroy any crop that
western farmers grow. The habits and
characteristics of each s|H*eles are de-
scribed In Farmers’ Bulletin 1140,
Grasshopper Control in the Pacific
States, which may he had upon re-
quest of the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture, Washington,
1*. <\
In udditlon to a brief description of
the |H*8t8, the bulletin gives the
recipes for mixing the most efficient
poisons, when to spread, and how to
place the halt so as to avoid Injury
to live stock. Special control meas-
ures are required to meet different
geographical conditions, and the pub-
lication presents the methods that
have proved most effective after five
years of experimentation.
THREATEN CROPS
IN MANY STATES
Vigorous Measures Against At-
tack of Chinch Bugs Are
Urged by Federal Bureau.
MISSOURI REPORTS OUTBREAK
Severe Infestations in Central Missis-
sippi Valley Region From Texas
Northeasterly to Illinois
and Michigan.
(Prepared by the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture.)
Energetic measures against the
chinch bugs which threaten injury not
only to the wheat and rye crops of
Missouri but to corn as well are
urged by the bureau of entomology,
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, in view of reports of an impend-
ing outbreak of the pest In that state.
Widespread and severe infestations
of the pest tire reported In the whole
central Mississippi valley region,
starting in northern Texas and ex-
tending In a northeasterly direction
over Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri,
touching Nebraska, and extending
across Illinois and Indiana Into Mich-
igan.
Generally Distributed Through State.
The chinch bugs, latest advices say,
have had a mild winter and are gen-
erally distributed throughout the
Missouri wheat and rye fields, breed-
ing lu considerable numbers In the
Mt. Louis neighborhood early In May.
The farmers, it Is said, have been
watching the pest more closely than
usual this spring, hut all of them do
pot know yet that there Is danger that
their corn may be damaged worse
than normal lust year. Wheat is
likely to ripen one or two weeks
earlier tills year, and the rains have
delayed the planting of corn.
The bugs are certain to migrate
when the wheat ripens and the corn
will be so backward that damage by
the bugs Is likely to be very severe.
It Is well to expect the bugs to begin
migrating to corn as soon ns the wheat
butts begin to harden Into maturity
ten days before tlie beads are ripe.
Any barrier work or creosote repellant
line work should begin as the hugs
will migrate In Increasing numbers as
the wheat stalk ripens upward. The
binder will shake loose those not al-
ready out and stragglers will continue
to migrate lu serious numbers for five
iDEMONSTRATE SOUND
FARMING PRACTICES
Excellent Work Done by Pennsyl-
vania Pig-Club Members.
Boys and Girls Prove That Good Hog*
Properly Fed and Cared For Do
Better Than Common Stock
With Ordinary Care.
(Prepared by the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture.I
That hoys and girls can demon-
strate the best furm practices In
their respective communities Is shown
conclusively by reports of the work
done by Pennsylvanhi dub members
in 1020. Statistics of pig-club mem-
bers may be taken as an example.
HANDY FASTENER
ON GARAGE DOOR
Steel Lever Working on a Pivot
So Arranged That It fs
Easily Operated.
It Is estimated by men who know
something about the swine Industry
In this state that the average dally
gain of all hogs in the state—good,
had. and Indifferent—Is about one-
ADAPTABLE TO ALL WEATHERS
Device Shown In Illustration Is Prac-
tical and Convenient in All Cases
Where Double Doors Have
Been Installed.
TJhe usual style of latch for garage
and other double doors that are ex-
posed on one side to the weather, al-
lows the doors to warp, which makes
them difficult to fasten. To avoid
this, the fastener shown In the sketch
was devised. The device consists of
a 10-Inch long, 2-Inch wide, and V
Inch thick steel lever working on a
pivot on one door, a washer being
placed between the door and the lever.
At 4 Inch on the right and left-hand
sides of the pivot, lodes are bored.
Two U-shaped pieces are then made
put of flat Iron bars that are of suffi-
cient size to slide easily along the bar.
Bar Holds Plungers.
Two 1-Inch round bars are cut to
such a length that they will project
1V4 Inches over the top of one door
*m j.'
NUT TREES GOOD FOR SHADE CONTROL OF WHEAT DISEASE
Japanese Walnut Is Especially Ap-
propriate for Farm and Door-
Yard Planting.
The Japanese walnut offers possibili-
ties for landowners who are seeking
to plant nut trees for shade or other
purposes; say specialists of the United
States Department of Agriculture. It
Is nearly us hardy as the black walnut
and Is by no means uncommon In
Farmers’ Bulletin 1213 Tells of Flag
Smut Discovered in Illinois
County In 1919.
Methods for controlling flag smut,
a destructive disease of wheat, are
given in Farmers’ Bulletin 1218, Flag
Smut of Wheat and Its Control, Is-
sued for free distribution by the Uni-
ted States Department of Agriculture.
The disease was discovered in 1919
northern ami eastern states, where near Granite City, Madison county.
It Is especially appropriate for farm III., and in-1920 was found In 111
and door-yard planting. For the
present, seedling trees will have to be
relied upon almost entirely, ns very
few budded or grafted trees are avail-
able.
This nut has been confused with the
Persian or so-called English walnut,
although the two are quite unlike. The
Japanese is a dwarfish species, with
dull-green rough leaflets, often as many
as 15 or IT to the leaf, and bears nuts
in racemes of a dozen or more.
fields confined to 47 square miles.
Black stripes running lengthwise In
the leaves and leaf sheaths are typical
of Mag smut. Diseased plants are
stunted and rarely head. The disease
is spread by spores carried on the
seed, and by spores left in the field
on Infected plant material or on the
ground, where they may be scattered
lu various ways, and Infect wheat
seedlings in the fall.
Treat with formaldehyde the ln-
The shells are thinner than those of Tested grain as It comes from the
the black walnut, but thicker than thrasher. Burn infested straw. Sew
those of the better Persian walnuts, (disease-free seed on non infested land.
The flavor of the kernels is much like Treat with cop|H*r sulphate and lime
that of the American butternut.
GROWERS STUDY CONDITIONS
the seed wheat to be sown In the In-
fested area. Grow resistant varieties.
| The bulletin may be bad upon ap-
plication to the division of publlea-
Sales Concluded on Satisfactory Basis ,,on‘i* ' *>ited States Department of
and Useful Experience Ob- Agriculture.
Healthy Field of Wheat.
to fifteen days after harvest. Bar-
riers, therefore, must be maintained
from the time of migration until pos-
sibly two or three weeks have elapsed.
Sow a Trap Crop.
It will be found of much value to
sow two drill widths of millet between
corn and the nearby fields of wheat
and rye. The more quickly this Is
done the better, so as to make as good
growth ns possible of this trap crop
before the bugs attack It. When the I
bugs have migrated Into the trap
crop It should be plowed seven or
more Inches deep. Care must be
taken to plow deeply and well, then I
to pack the ground with a drag or i
harrow or roller. Little time or work
Is required to make this strip and the
cost Is small. It has hitherto been
found very profitable.
SEPARATE PENS FOR POULTRY
Not a Wise Plan to Keep Geese. Ducks.
Chickens and Turkeys Together
in Same Yard.
It pays to keep each variety of poul-
try to itself. Ducks and geese will
foul n hen yard; geese will drive away
all others at feeding time and hog
everything, while young turkeys may
be killed by hens and roosters. A
separate lot for each Is best, and will
soon pay for itself In quicker growing
stock. In addition, It Is more conveni-
ent to handle each when kept to itself.
Usually all that is necessary is an in-
dividual feeding yard.
Pig-Club Members Exhibiting Their
Prize Pigs at State Fair.
half pound per day. How do you
think the club records compare with
that? Guess before you read on.
Club members in the pig-feeding
club (producing pork) made their pigs
gain 1.19 pounds, while those raising
gills to breed put 1.12 pounds per day
on their pigs. That was a good dem-
onstration that good pigs, properly
fed and cared for, will do much bet-
ter than common stock with ordinary
care. It pays, too, for the better re-
sults can lie obtained on the same I
amount of feed.
Robert Webster of the Huntersville i
Plg-Feedlng dub. Lycoming county, Is j
the state pig-club champion us far as
gain per day is concerned. Robert !
fed a purebred Poland China pig. !
which gained 2.48 pounds per day. '
That pig surely did make a hog out
of himself, didn’t he?
TOWN HAS PUREBREDS ONLY
Ohio Township Is 100 Per Cent on
Right Side—No Grade or Scrub I
Sires to Be Found.
The township of Jackson. In Hardin
county. Ohio, is entirely free from J
grade and scrub sires. In notifying
the United States Department of Agrl- ‘
culture of this fact, Prof. John W.
Wulchet of the Ohio agricultural ex-
tension service, adds, “This Is the first (
township which has come to our atten- !
tlon that we feel satisfied is 1(H) jier
cent on the right side. No sire was
considered purebred unless It could be
proved that its sire and dam were t
registered.”
The survey of sires Included the
principal classes of live stock, except i
poultry, and was made for advance |
credit by a student In the college of i
agriculture. The survey showed that ;
the township included 165 farms, on j
which were 21 purebred boars. 26
purebred rams, 6 purebred beef bulls.
3 purebred dairy bulls, und 2 purebred
■trillions. No grade or scrub sires of |
any kind were found In the township.
This Device W.ll Be Found to Be a
Practical and Convenient Door Fast-
ener Which Gives Satisfaction In All
Weathers.
and the bottom of the other. One
end of each bar is then welded to the
center of each U-shaped piece, a hole
being bored at a right angle to the
side of the piece and through the legs.
A rivet Is then Inserted through the
hole In the round bar and legs of the
U section. The rivet should he of suf-
ficient tightness to allow the bar to
move freely up and down. Make n
guide out of a piece of a rectangular
Iron bar, part of which should be
twisted while hot at a right angle.
A hole of sufficient size to slip over
the top of the plunger is bored In one
end, and screw holes put through the
opposite end. This bar holds the plun-
ger in a vertical position.
Prevent Wear on Holes.
To prevent wear on the holes In
the casing and sill, It Is best to have
n short, flat bar of steel with a hole
bored In 11 s center and also screw
holes near Its ends, screwed to the
top casing and sill of the door. A
guide Is also to he made for the bot-
tom plunger. Both the top and bottom
plunger rods should be tupered slight-
ly nt their ends, so that they will eas-
ily enter the holes bored In the casing
and sill. When the handle of the
lever Is In a horizontal position the
plunger rods are level with the top
and bottom of the doors.
A rabbet nailed to the outlsde of
one door and extending over the Joint,
makes a storm-proof Joint. For en-
tering the building, it is customary to
have a small door made In the large
door opposite the one carrying the
lever.—W. S. Stundiford In Popular
Science Monthly.
BRAKE RODS REQUIRE
CAREFUL ATTENTION
Majority of Automobile Owners
Neglect Them.
Inspection Should Be Made at Least
Every Month From Pedal to Drum,
Particularly Parts Difficult
to Get At.
The brakes of un automobile nre
designed for efficiency und long life
If given proper attention, but because
It is Inconvenient to dean and Inspect
and lubricate them, the majority of
auto owners utterly neglect them.
Every month or two there should
be tin Inspection of the brakes from
pedal to drum, particularly the parts
that are out of sight under the car
and difficult to get at, according to
H. Clifford Brokaw, of West side Y.
M. C. A. uuto schools, New York city.
They should be cleaned of mud and
gummed grease with kerosene, oil
holes should be opened up thoroughly
und every part Inspected for wear.
Small parts which are worn may be
replaced for a few cents and this
may prevent a serious accident caused
by the brakes giving away at a crit-
ical time. The brake linkage should
he lubricated In accordance with the
lubrication chart of the car with per-
sistent regularity. Brakes will work
easier, and give better service If they
nre taken care of. Likewise they
should be kept adjusted so that they
work with equal force upon each
wheel. Uneven adjustment produces
undue wear on tires and Is a frequent
cause of skidding. The adjustment Is
so simple there Is no excuse for neg-
lecting this.
Dad^s Evening
Tairy Idle
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/AARY GRAHAM BONNER.
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CRANK CAUGHT ON BACKFIRE
Hook So Arranged That It Will Not
Interfere With “Spinning" of
Auto Engine.
That little hook turns the trick. If
the engine backfires when you nre
cranking It, it can fly hack only so far
as the hook, when the hook catches
and holds it, thus preventing It from
living on around and hitting you on
MR. ,AOUDAD.
“I have been admired for ever and
ever so long.” said Mr. Aoudad, “and
you know, Mrs. Aoudad, 1 love to be
admired.” *
“I know that,” said Mrs. Aoudad,
“for 1 have been the one to admire you.
“And 1 was admiring you only tlfis
morning.”
“Well, that seems like a long time
ago to me,” said Mr. Aoudad. “Ye$,
this morning seems like n long time
away. And, to be sure, this morning
was a long time off. Why, ever nnd
ever so many moments have gone by
and even some hours.”
"Of course.” said Mrs. Aoudad,
“most creatures do not think momenta
mean u long, long time, und even a
few hours do not seem so long a time
either to most creutures.”
“I am not ’most creatures/” said
Mr. Aoudad.
“I know that,” said Mrs. Aoudad.
“Then why tell me that most crea-
tures do not think minutes or even a
few hours amount to much? I think
so, and I am Mr. Aoudad, and 1 like
to have my own way.
“I have always told you I liked to
have my own way. You know, too, that
I like to have my own food in my owQ
way.”
“Which means.” said Mrs. Aoudad,
“that you like to have your food first.
Hook Catches Crank.
the hack of the forearm and breaking
It—an experience all too many men
have had. The hook is so made nnd
hung that It will not interfere with
the “spinning” of the engine In crank-
ing It, but at the same time will catch
the crank on a backfire and keep It
from turning a full revolution.
PLAN FOR LAPPING PISTONS
Of Many Substances Used In Opera-
tion Rotten Stone Has Been Found
Most Satisfactory.
Many substances are used In the
operation of lapping pistons. Among
them are fine emery dust, ground glass
and rotten stone, of which the latter
gives hast results. When the glass Is
used there Is always a possibility that
some particles of It will become Im-
bedded In piston or cylinder metal.
Racing drivers use rotten stone, mixing
a little cylinder oil with It to form
a thin pnste. In lapping the piston
It should be given both a reclprocutlng
and oscillating motion.
SPRAY FOR ALFALFA WEEVIL
Increased Production of One-Half Ton
to Acre Secured by Application
of Arsenate.
The county agent leader In Utah
reporting to the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture says the spray de-
veloped by the office of cereal aud for-
age insect investigations, bureau of en-
tomology. In the department has In-
creased the production of tin* sprayed
over the unspruyed alfalfa fields by an
average of one-half ton to the acre.
This spray is made of two to two and
one-half pounds of lead arsenate or
j calcium arsenate to 1(X) gallons of wa-
ter. It is applied In a fine mist with a
■ power sprayer at the rate of SC to 100
gallons to the acre. The state leader |
says 851 farms were Included lu the j
demonstration, which covered 10.118
acres. It Is estimated the saving ef-
fected by this form of alfulfu control
amounted to $00,967.
“AUTO-ARM” IS LATEST MOTORING
SIGNAL TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS
tained in Market.
—— | Teams and Implements.
Rome cabbage growers accompanied Good teams and satisfactory lniple-
their car-lot shipments to market the meats have been the cause of success
past season In order to secure first- on many farms*. Man cannot do good
bund knowledge of shipping conditions furmlng without sufficient teams aud
and marketing practices. As a result, adaptable Implements.
not only were sales made on a fulrl) —-——--
satisfactory basis from the standpoint Bad Place for Roosts,
of the producer, but the growers ob- j It is bad practice to make the fowls
tained considerable useful experience roost over a mass of droppings on
through observing the bundling of the warm nights. These send up large
cabbage In the markets. They studied quantities of ammouia gas which is
conditions affecting chlpmenta en very harmful. Keep things clean.
route and became better acquainted --— , .
with the demands of the large whole | Creating Reputation,
sale markets. The Information and j Have you named your farm and
experience obtained were of pnrtlcu- J placed the sign up over the gate?
lar value to growers located in sec That's one of the best ways of creat-
tlons where cabbage had not been lug a reputation for your produce,
grown commercially in previous years.
WATER OF MUCH IMPORTANCE
Big Factor In Development of Poultry
on Free Range—Adequate
Supply Needed.
The watering of the free range poul-
try Is un important factor In their de-
I veloptnent. Allowing birds to be with-
out water for a few hours on a hot
summer day will seriously Injure them
and retard growth. X.V water supply
| must be adequate.
The plan was employed by growers
huvlng two or more A’ars ready for
(shipment at one time, uml is a detail
Keep Poultry House Clean.
Don’t allow the litter In your poul-
try house to become damp and badly
lu the business of marketing farm broken up. It will cut down your egg
products that experts of the bureau of ! production If you do.
markets, United States Department of--
Agriculture, say might sometimes be Care of Work Horse,
employed profitably by producers of Take good care of the work horse
other farm crops. j these warm day s.
Soy Beans Like Moisture.
Soy beans take no more moisture
when planted with corn than do weeds
nnd the leaves make rich silage. The
labor of caring for soy beans with
corn Is no greater than for corn alone.
CRITICAL PERIOD FOR PIGS
Young Anima's Will Make Market
Hogs Only When Weaned With-
out Checking Growth.
Pigs at eight or ten weeks of age
are Just at the most critical period of
their lives. As a rule they will make
profitable market hogs only when they
are weaned without checking their
growth. With some kind of green for-
age crops and self-feeders where they
can eat corn, wheat middlings and
tankage they will go through the
winning period nnd scarcely miss the
milk they are getting from the sow
when she is removed.
Produce Infertile Eggs.
“Swat the rooster” and produce only
fertile eggs and help cut down the
numerous losses of eggs.
Alfalfa Cut at Bud Stage.
Alfalfn hay cut at the bud stage
of growth has superior feeding value
i to alfalfa hay cut at other stages of
growth, according to two years’ ex-
periments performed at the Kansas
station.
The picture practically tells Its own title of this new auto signal, calcu-
lated to keep tin* cars following from bumping Into one. Also, the signal tells
the traffic cop ahead what the chauffeur Intends to do nt the comer. The de-
vice Is situated directly In front of the driver, so that he knows what signal
Is showing—no chance of a breakdown causing an accident. The operating
lever is within easy reach from the driving wheel.
Powder Little Chicks.
Powder the chicks occasionally dur-
ing the first eight weeks.
Making Alfalfa Hay.
The best cured alfalfa lmy Is that
which is green, free from weathering,
and with all of the leaves retained. To
reach this goal, some growers used fo
recommend cocking and cupping.
AVTOrtOBILK
imtm rsm
Philadelphia has 1$0 city-owned mo-
tor vehicles.
• • •
Automobiles are said to he found on
nearly every furm In the Argentine.
• • •
The famous grand prlx of Italy Is to
be revived this year under the auspices
of the Automobile u'ub d’ltulla.
Automobiles cost as much ns $100,-
000 each In Russia.
• • •
Pastor oil Is extensively used ns a
lubricant In racing curs.
• • •
Garage Is a French noun, derived
from tin* verb “gurer” to shut, to put
aside or apart under shelter.
• • •
President Ilnrdlng Is a member of
the Marlon County Automobile associ-
ation, which Is part of the Ohio
Slute Auumobile uanoclutlou.
“Never Get Tired.”
You like me to wait until you nre
all through before I begin to eat.”
“I don’t merely like you to wait un-
til I am all through eating until you
begin,” said Mr. Aoudud, "I Insist.”
“To be sure, to be sure,” said Mrs.
Aoudad.
“Well now,” said Mr. Aoudad, "ad-
mire me and tell me what u handsome
fellow I am."
“But suppose I don't think so,” said
Mrs. Aoudad.
“That is Impossible. Impossible! No
creature with brains can help but ad-
mire me, Mrs. Aoudad. You know
that. So admire me, please.”
“Ah yes,” said Mrs. Aoudad, "I know
that. And I do admire you. I ad-
mire your fine horns and I admire
you long goatee. Perhaps I should
call It your necktie instead of your
goatee.”
“That is what you should call It,”
said Mr. Aoudad. “I have a fine neck-
tie, It is true. 1 don’t have a little
skimpy how tie but I have u fine shag-
gy front which I call my necktie. It
Is a generous necktie."
“Can neckties be generous?" asked
Mrs. Aoudad.
“Mine is, 1 know that,” said Mr.
Aoudad.
“But ns a rule neckties aren’t gen-
erous,” Mrs. Aoudad said.
“They don’t give presents,” she con-
tinued. “They don’t save up their
money and give lovely tilings to oth-
ers.”
“Of course not,” said Mr. Aoudad.
“for neckties aren’t people. People
give to others. Neckties aren’t birds.
Birds give to other birds. They feed
their little ones and they feed their
mules. Neckties are simply neckties.”
“Then why do you say that your
necktie Is generous?" asked Mrs.
Aoudad.
“Because there Is plenty of It,” said
Mr. Aoudad. “Now when one speaks
of a generous portion of food one
means that there is a good-sized por-
tion of food.
“That is what I inenn when I say
I wear a generous necktie.”
“Oil, I see,” said Mrs. Aoudad.
“Of course you see,” said Mr.
Aoudad. “if you didn’t see I’d l'eel
sorry for you because you wouldn’t he
able to see what a beautiful animal
your mate Is.”
"Gracious,” said Mrs. Aoudad, “but
you are conceited.”
“Now, now, Mrs. Aoudad, you
mustn't talk like that. That Isn’t a
pleasant way of admiring a mate.”
“True, true.” said Mrs. Aoudad.
"But I can’t think of any new things
to praise you about.”
“That’s all right,” said Mr. Aoudad.
“The old ones suit me Just as well.
Tho fact is I never get tired of hav-
ing the same sort of admiration over
and over again.”
So Mr. Aoudad stood upon a rock
and Mrs. Aoudad said:
“You are one of the finest. If not
the very finest, wild sheep I have ever
seen.
“You do not mind the wenther In
the zoo though you were used to the
hot mountains of Africa when you
were free, and you stand moat beauti-
fully, most beautifully. Mr. Aoudad.
That Is what you like to hear, 1 know.”
“It Is what I like to hear,” agreed
Mr. Aoudad.
Quaint Notion.
Mother—Archie, dear, have you been
doing anything with this Ink?
Archie—Yes, mammy, I put some w a-
ter In It to make It write weak. I’ve
been writing to daddy an’ I wanted to
whisper something to him.”
Makes Success or Failure.
It’s the way n man sticks to n thing
that murks him as a success or a fail-
ure. Many a fellow has won out at
the eleventh hour Just because ho
wouldn't let go. Don't be a quitter,—
Farrington
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