Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1912 — Page 2

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THE GIRL from HIS TOWN

By MARIE VAN VORST

■wbWiw. by ■. C. KETTNER

(Oeßntgin. ISIS. by Tb. Bobte-MeniU OoJ 14 SYNOPSIS. Dan Blair, the 22-year-old son of the llfty-mllllon-dollar copper king of Blairtown. Mont., ie a guest at the English home of Lady Galorey. Dan’s father had been courteous to Lord Galorey during Ms visit to the United States and the courtesy Is now being returned to the young' man. The youth has an ideal girl, in his mind. He meets Lily. Duchess of Breakwater, a beautiful widow, who is attracted by his Immense fortune and takes a liking to her. When Dan was a boy. a girl sang a solo at a church, and he had never forgotten her. The Galoreys. Lily and Dan .attend a London theater where one Letty Lane is the star. Dan recognizes her as the girl from his town, and going behind the scenes introduces himself and she remembers him. He learns that Prince Ponlotowsky is suitor and escort to Letty. Lord Galorey and a friend named Ruggles detertnlne to protect the westerner from Lily and other fortune hunters. Young Blair • goes to see Lily; he can talk of nothing but Letty and this angers the Duchess. The westerner finds Letty ill from hard work, but she recovers and Ruggles and Dan invite her to supper. She asks Dan atricaf people. Dan visits Lily, for the time forgetting Letty. CHAPTER Xllle—Continued. She was taking him home then! "Well, you've got to come in and have some supper with me in that case.” he cried eagerly, and she told him that she had taken him home because she knew that Mr. Ruggles would approve. "Not much you won't,” he said, and put his hand on the speaking tube, but she stopped him. * "Don’t give any orders in my motor, Mr. Blair. You sit still where you are.” "Do you think that I am such a simple youth that I—" . Letty Lane with a gesture of supreme ennui said to him impatiently: "Oh, I just think I am pretty nearly tired to death; don’t Bother me. I want my own way.” Her voice and her gesture, her beauty and her indifference, her sort of vague lack of interest ifi him and in everything, put the boy, full of life as he was, out of ease, but he ventured, after a second: “Won’t you please tell me what you wanted me to do this afternoon?” “Why, I was hard up, that’s all. I have used all my salary for two months and I couldn’t pay my bill at the Savoy. "Lord!” he said fervently, "why didn’t you—” "I did. Like a fool I sent, for you the first thing, but I was awfully glad when five o’clock came you didn’t turn up. Please don’t bother or speak of It And burning with curiosity as to what part Ponlotowsky played in her life, Dan sat quiet, not venturing to put to her any more questions. She seemed so tired and so. overcome by her own thoughts. When they had turned down toward the hotel, however. he decided that he must in honor tell her his news. "Got some news to tell you,” he exclaimed abruptly. "Want you to congratulate,me. I’m engaged to be married to the Duchess of Breakwater. She happens to be a great admirer of your voice.’’ The actress turned sharply to him and in the dark he could see her little, white face. The covering over her head fell back and she exclaimed: "Heavens!" and Impulsively put her hands out over his. “Do you really mean what you say?" "Yes.” He nodded surprlsedly. "What do you look like that for?” Letty Lane arranged her scarf and then drew back from him and laugh"Oh, dear, dear, dear,” she exclaimed, "and I . . . and I have been . . .” She looked up at* him swiftly as though she fancied she might detect some new quality in him which she had not observed befory, but she saw only his clear, kind eyes, his charming smile and bis beautiful, young Ignorance, and said softly to him: "No use to cry. little boy. if it’s true! But that woman Isn’t half good enough for you—not half, and I guess you think it funny enough to hear me say so! What does the other boy from Montana say?” “Don’t know," Dan answered indifferently. "Marconled him; didn’t tell him about it before he left. You see be doesn’t understand England—doesn’t like IL" A little dazed by the way each of the two women took the mention of the other, be asked timidly: "You don’t like the Duchess of Breakwater, then?" jhyirf she laughed again. ; "Goodness gracious, I don't know her; actresses don’t sit around with duchesses." Then abruptly, her beautiful eyes, under their curled dark jashes, full on him. she asked: "You het!” be said ardently. “Of

'bourse t do. I am crazy about her.” Yet he realized, as he replied, that he didn’t have any inclination to begin to talk about his fiancee. They had reached the Carlton and the door of Letty Lane’s motor was held~open7" “Better get out," he urged, “and have something to eat.” And she, leaning a little way toward him. laughed. “Crazy! Your engagement will be broken off tomorrow.” And she further said: “If I really thought it would, why I’d come like a shot.” As she leaned forward, her cloak slipping from her neck, revealing her throat above the dark collar of the simple dress she wore, he looked in her dove-gray eyes, and murmured: “Oh, say, do come along and risk it. I’m game, all right.” She hesitated, then bade him good night languidly, slipping back into her old attitude of indifference. *1 am going home to rest. Good night. I don’t think the duchess, would let you go, no matter what you did!” Den. standing there at her motor door, this beautiful, well-known woman bantering him, leaning toward him, was conscious of her alone, all snowy and small and divine in her enveloping scarf, lost in the corner of her big car. "I hate to have you go back alone to the Savoy. I really do. Please let me—” But she shook her head. “Tell the man the Savoy," and as Dan, carrying out her Instructions, closed the door, he said: “I don’t like that empty vase in there. Would you be very good and put some flowers in it if they .came?” She wouldn’t promise, and he went on: “Will you put only my flowers in that vase always hereafter?" Then, “Why, of course not, goose," she said shortly. “Will you please let me close the door and go home?" Dan walked into the Carlton when her bright motor had slipped away, his evening coat long and black flying

"Now Please Do Tell Me About the Poor People.”

its wings behind him, his hat on the back of his blond head, light cf foot and step, a gay young figure among the late lingering crowd. He went to his apartments and missed Ruggles in the lonely quiet of the sitting-room, but as the night before Ruggles had done, Dan in his bed-room window stood looking out at the mist and fog through which before his eyes the things he had lately seen passed and repassed, specterlike, winglike, across the gloom. Finally, in spite of the fact that he was an engaged man with the responsiblllties of marriage before him, he could think of but one thing to take with him when he finally turned to sleep. The face of the woman he was engaged to marry eluded him, but the face under the white hood of Letty Lane was In his dreams, and in his troubled visions he saw her shining, dovelike eyes. CHAPTER XIV. From India's Coral Strands. Mrs. Higgins, in Miss Lane’s apartment at the Savoy, was adjusting the photographs and arranging the flowers when she was surprised by a caller, who came up without the formality of sending his name. "Do yon think,” Blair asked her, “£hat Miss Lane would see me half a minute? I called yesterday, and the day before, as soon as I saw that there was a substitute singing in Mandalay. Tell her I’m as full of news as a charity report, please, and I rather guess that will fetch her."

Something fetched her, for in a few minutes she came languidly in, and by the way she smiled at her visitor it might be thought Dan Blair's name alone -had brought her in. The actress had been ill for a fortnight with what iffie'press notices' She wore a teagown, long and white as foam, her hair rolled in a soft knot, and her face was pale as death. Frail and small as she whs,-she was more ethereal than when in perfect health. “Don’t stand a minute.” And by the hand she gave him Dan led her over to the lounge where the pillows were piled and a fur-lined silk cover thrown across the sofa. “Don’t give me that heavy rug, there’s that little white shawl.” She pointed to it, and Dan, as he gave it to her, recognized the shawl in which she wrapped herself when she crossed the icy wings. “It’s in those infernal side scenes you get colds.” He sat down by her. She began to cough violently and he asked, troubled, “Who’s taking care of you, anyway?” “Higgins and a couple of doctors." "That’s all?” “Yes. Why, who should be?" Dan didn’t follow up his jealous suspicion, but asked in a tone almost paternal and softly confidential: “How are your finances getting on?" Her lips curved in a friendly smile. But she made a dismissing gesture with her frail little hand. “Oh, I’m all right; Higgins told me you had some news about my poor people.” The fact that she did not take up the financial subject made him unpleasantly sure that her wants had been supplied. “Got a whole bunch of news,” Dan replied cheerfully. “I went to. see the old man and the girl in their diggings. Gosh, you couldn’t believe such things were true.” She drew her fine brows together. “I guess there are a good many things that would surprise you. But you don’t need to tell me about hard times.

That’s the way I am. I’ll do anything, give anything, so long as I don’t have to hear hard stories.” She turned to him confidentially. “Perhaps it’s acting in false scenes on the stage; perhaps it’s because I’m lazy and selfish, but I can’t bear to hear about tales of woe." What she said somewhat disturbed his idea of her big-hearted charity. “I don’t believe you’re lazy or selfish,” he said sincerely, “but I’ve got an idea that not many people really know you.” This amused her. Looking at him quizzically, she laughed. “I expect you think you do." _ < Dan answered: "Well, I guess ths people that see you when you are a kid, who come from your own part of the country, have a sort of friendship.” And the girl on the sofa from the depths of her shawl put out a thin little hand to him and said in a voice as lovely in tone as when she sang in Mandalay: "Well, I. guess that’s right! I guess that’s about true.” After the tenth of a second, tn which she thought best to take her little cold hand away from those big warm ones, she asked: j “Now please do tell me about ths poor people.” * In this way giving him to under stand how really true his better idea of her had been.

(TO BE CONTINUED.)

"I hear that Gooby*s new automobile made a big Mt with you." "Quite so—knocked ms unconscious.

MONEY IN CATTLE FEEDING

By PROF. J. H. SKINNER,

A Profitable Bunch of Steers Fed Six Months—Average Daily Gain 2.58Profit Per Steer, $21.55.

Many fanners do not consider cattle feeding profitable, and yet if one will look at lt,as a part of an Intelligent system of farm management, and golnto it with a determination -to make the most out of it, he will usually come out successful in the end. Too many farmers look at the net cash returns from feeding a bunch oi cattle. A Many-Sided Business. .. Cattle feeding is a many-sided business, much depending on the buying and selling as well as the feeder and the feeding. The man who figures his profits oh net cash returns alone is not only looking at it unfairly, but is in addition following a short-sighted policy in regard to the business of the farm. Great Problems Confront Farmers. Three great economic problems confrontcorn belt farmers. ( First and foremost of these is the maintenance of a productive soil. Second, the profitable utilization of coarse roughage, large quantities of which is produced on every grain farm. Third, the profitable employment of labor and equipment for the entire year. The logical solution of these problems lies in keeping on the farm a sufficient number of animals capable of consuming and profitably utilizing the coarse feeds grown and at the same time returning large quantities of manure to the farm. No class of animals is better adapted to this than cattle of some kind. Sheep may be profitably kept for this purpose, but the limited number which can be successfully maintained together on the average farm is not usually sufficient to meet the need; furthermore, cattle will utilize damaged hay, straw and fodder to a better advantage than sheep. Cattle Make Productive Soils. When a sufficient number of cattle are kept, the problem of maintaining a productive soil is relatively easy. The manure produced and the bedding used not only adds plant food to the soil, but in addition has a marked Influence on the physical condition of the soil as well as the organic life in the soil. No doubt one of the limiting factors in crop production today on many farms is the available supply of moisture during cropping season. This

Agricultural Exhibit Car

Purdue University Agricultural Extension

Another great step is about to be taken in the spreading of agricultural knowledge among the farmers of Indiana. Commencing January 25, an educational exhibit car will be operated over the New York Central lines in Indiana, in charge of two men well qualified to give information regarding the several lines of agricultural endeavor being carried on at Purdue University’s School of Agriculture and Experiment Station, and during the ensuing four months every town and village where farmers desire to Inspect the exhibit and hear experts describe the proper methods of maintaining the reputation of Indiana as a farming state, will be reached. The work is but another phase of the educational campaign of the Purdue agricultural extension department Professor Christie secured the exhibit car through the courtesy of John Emig- Industrial agent of the Big Four railroad, who devoted much time to the preparation ot a suitable schedule. It is planned to have the train make stops of from three to five hours each. Educational trains have been operated over the New York Central lines In Indiana during the last few years, and these have proven of inestimable value to ths farmers of the state. They have shown the futility of leaving Indiana when such splendid opportunities lie right at the very door of every farm home, if proper methods of cultivation are pursued. We confidently believe that the.generosity of the New York Central people in aid. ing in this work will do much to continue the era of agricultural prosperity bn which the state has Just « n ’ tered. 7 The schedule for the train will be announced in a few days by the industrial department of the railroad, which Is actively preparing publicity matter regarding the train, in an effort to arouse a substantial interest among the farmers, and insure large attendances at each point visited by the exhibit.

Dean of Purdue University School of Agriculture

ardue University Agricultural Extension

may be greatly Increased by the addition of vegetable matter to the soil. No more successful., or practical plan of doing this has been found than that of incorporating litter and bedding in the manure which is to be applied to the soil. Without cattle most farms have great quantities of corn stalks and straw wasted or half utilized. Where cattle are kept the stalks can be completely utilized and the straw and other coarse roughage most profitably handled and the residue returned to the soil in a desirable form. This source of wagte on many farms amounts to more than enough to pay for operating the entire farm. How to Make Cattle Profitable. To make cattle profitable a man must learn to know good cattle and buy a class of cattle suited to the needs of his particular plan of farming, at a time when market conditions are favorable. In addition, he must learn the value of different rations and methods of feeding in order to feed so as to produce rapid cheap gains and the desired finish. There is no secret art in the business. Any intelligent farmer may obtain such information if he cares to make the effort. The agricultural leges and experiment stations have the necessary information and data and will gladly assist those desiring to keep and feed cattle successfully. Five years’ results with a ration of corn, clover hay, cottonseed meal and silage at the Purdue experiment station show an-average net profit per steer of $15.34. In figuring the profits from cattle feeding one must not only look at the cash return, but take. into, consideration the manure produced, which on the average has a value of two and one-half to three dollars per ton ($2.50 to $3), the increased crop yields, the utilization of roughage and grain on the farm, the pork produced, and the saving of labor which would otherwise be necessary to market the crops grown. In other words, the whole operation must be looked at as a part of a successful system of farm management. Doubtless conditions in the near future will be such as to make It desirable and more profitable for corn-belt farmers to breed their steers rather than buy them, and any one contemplating the keeping of cattle In the near future will do well to consider this phase of the business.

The extension department at Purdue is also buayyaparingHtcratureto be given out from the train, and will spare no efforts in making the trip the most successful of its kind ever attempted in the United States. The idea is a comparatively new one in agricultural educational work. It has been tried with splendid {success in the southern states by various state boards of health, whose exhibits, telling a valuable story more simply than could any lecturer hope to carry his point, have resulted in an awakening to the great need for proper attention to such affairs. “It works for boards of health," commented Professor Christie. "We know it will do even more efficient work for our cause here in Indiana, if the farmer is willing to take Ms problems at an appointed time and bring them before the agricultural experts who will be in charge of the big car.”

DAIRY MEN ASK NEW LAWS

Standardization as Glassware Demanded, Also Money for the New Dairy Building. The Indiana Dairy association met at Purdue during the week of the short course, beginning January 8. I B. Calvin of Kewanna, was elected president and J. D. Jarvis, instructor I ndalrylng, Purdue university, was reelected secretary and treasurer. There were, also, tout auxiliary presidents, who have the northern, the southern, the eastern and the western districts, elected at this time. The association adopted a resolution thanking the trustees of the university for the new dairy building which is to be built within a short time. The discussion concerning the standardisation of glassware and its regulation by state law was brought up, and it was decided to promote the passage of a bill to that effect The association will also send a committee to the state legislature to ask for an apropriation of |25,t00 for equipment for the new dairy building. The association hMP done much for the dairy industry in Indiana and It is gratifying to note its growth and power.

FAILURE and ITS CURE

By Rev. Parley E.

Secretary of Extension Department, Moody Bible Institute, Chicago

TEXT.—Aar ye therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him: rooted and built up in Him, and established in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.—Col; 2: 6, 7.

live as Christ would have them live, but who come to the close of the day confessing how/ far short they have come of being what Christ wanted them to be. And the criticism of the world, and the curse of the church is, that in those of us who have named the name of Christ practice comes so far short of confession, and that many of us who make pious professions by the very negligence of our living crucify the Son of God afresh and put him to an open shame. Mr. Drummond spoke truthfully when he said that what the church needs is not more of us,. but a better brand of us. There is a better way to live. There is a Christian life possible to each one of us which is higher and holler and more victorious than any experience we have had hitherto. The perfection of Christian character is the perfection of faith in Jesus Christ— *■ the faith that takes him to be all and in all. Just as by a simple act of faith we received the gift of salvation from the crucified Christ we are to receive from the risen Christ the grace which we need to live a consistent Christian life. May we not explain our failure to become what we hoped to be, and what Christ wants to be, because we do not understand the difference between the appreciation of Christ and the appropriation of Christ? The Christian church does not lack in appreciation sermons, prayers, hymns and testimonies swelling the praise of Jesus; but lack of appropriation is shown in indifference to the claims of Christ and the demands of a holy life, in spiritual unrest when Christ has said, “Peace I leave with you,” and in frequent failure at the same point in my life. These are evidences of our neglect to take Christ as the complement of our daily need, of our neglect to clothe ourselves with Christ, of our lack of appropriation. As one read the New Testament three things are made clear: I. God’s purpose, which is to make us like Jesus Christ, although he uses ’various methods attained. Sometimes the means used do not seem pleasant to us, but when we realize his high purpose, we shall be satisfied. 11. Christ’s promise. As we begin to understand God’s purpose we ask who is sufficient for these things; but in the presence of every high call of God, of every holy purpose, of every unattained Ideal, Christ stands and say?, “My grace is sufficient for you.” And we may count him faithful who promised. 111. An adequate power. When we accept Christ by faith the holy spirit comes into us to perfect the purpose of* God and to make the promise of Christ actual in our Christian experience. It is the realization of the purpose, the faith in Christ’s promise, and surrender to the spirit that constitute the of that faith which .is the perfection of Christian character. So our lack of deeper Christian experience, of power in prayer, and of usefulness in service, does hot consist in the smallness of God’s purpose nor the weakness of Christ's promise, nor the lack of an adequate power—our failure is because we do not appropriate all of God there is for us in Christ Jesus. We are reminded of Martin Luther, who said that the entire secret of the Christian life lies in the use of the possessive pronouns; that it is a great thing to know that Jesus is a Savior, but a far greater thing to know that he is my Savior, tn fact,, the entire philosophy of the New Testament with relation to the Christian is that he shall put off the old man and •hall put on the new. Therefore, just as by faith 1 ask Christ to be my savior let me now take him for my need of humility, purity, strength, wisdom, sanctification, righteousness, redemption—“ All I need in thee to find." “Grace there 1«. my every debt to pay;, Blood to wash my every sin away; Power to keep me day by day; For me, for me.” Take Christ, appropriate him, enter upon the full possession and appropriation of your great inheritance In Christ Jews. It is the secret of a happy, victorious, Christ-like Ute,

Tarhnan,

Nothing mocks us so much as the sense of our own failure. We begin the day with great hopes, high ideal and Jofty purposes, but when tH 3 day dies out of the sky we confess to ourselves how - great has been our failure. This is especially true of Christians who . begin the day with a sincere purpose to