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> John Gresham’s Girl ► 1 ’ by * < Concordia Merrel ; ■ ■< . < [ (Copyright.)—WNU Servlcs. . liii utMtoi litosmtol THE STORY By chance James Lee meets Lucy Grenham, daughter of Sir John Gresham, wealthy shipbuilder. Lee. unjustly accused of robbing the Gresham firm, was ■ent. to prison. He blames Oliver Ames. Lucy’s cousin, and Gresh am’s manager, and seeks revenge Lee Inherits wealth, and. In compliance with the will. Changes his name from Warrington, lie secures an Invitation to the girl’s birthday'party. Lucy is practicaliy engaged to Ames. She mee’s Lee, who makes love to her. With Gresham’s approval, Lucy and • Lee are married. Lee stuns the giri by telling her he does not love her. and hates her "whole breed.’’ . She heats—the story of . his wrongs, and his determination to be avenged. She believes in his Innocence of the crime for which he was convicted, sees a fineness of character "In him. • •’Linforths." rival of Gresham’s, - shows a determination to brush its competitor. Lee tells Lucy he Is '’Linforths." CHAPTER V—Continued "So it is under your orders that Linforths wrecked our Norwegian timber deal?” •’Under my orders, and with my money,” he assured her. "And it will be under tny orders and with my money that Linforths will wreck every deal that Greshfims attempt' to make. It will be under my orders and with my motioy that Linforths will, bring Gresham's to t’uln. Linforths is, now, a hundred-fold the enemy of Gresham's. . . She understood m>w. She had Wondered whether, should she ask pointblank what bls scheme of revenge was, he would tell her. Well, he had told her. And it certainly was ugly hear Ing. Hut she would not let herself betray how deeply she was troubled: she made herself speak steadily and coolly ns sh>> asked : “And Perry has Just found that outr “Yes." "And thinks . . ,” she broke off. "That I’m playing a dirty game," he finished for her, with no mincing of words. “That Is why you were Interested In how 1 found father yesterday.” Lucy ■aid, thinking back. “I knew that Ames would Just have got the news that the deal had fallen through." he replied. "Linforths.” she said, after a moment. "has always been out to smash Gresham s_ Their eyes met, very straight and challenging. “And Linforths," be said slowly, letting each word fall clear and cold, "will n*>w have the means to make the smashing thorough and effective.” She drew a breath. So this was his plan. Well, anyway, she knew. And better a thou-and times. to know it all. than to be groping in the dark. “Yes,” she said, quietly, “1 think whatever you set out to do. you would do . . . very thoroughly. I am quite prepared for that, Jim.” There was a considerable silence, then Lee said abruptly: “Now that you have found,out the dirty game I am playing, you'll do as Perry is doing, 1 suppose." “Leave you?” she asked. "No, Jim. I 1 shall not do that." “Then what will you do? Tell your father who I am. and what 1 am. and Just how I am out to smash him?” She didn't answer immediately. The poetUon. for her. was extremely diffi cult. She was between her loyalty to her father and her love for this man she had married. Could she stand by and let Jim ruin her father and say nothing? On the other hand, how was she to show him up to her father and probably to the whole world, as the hideous revengeful monster Injustice had made of him. and which she knew, with every fiber of her, was utterly untrue to his inmost nature? It was a really appalling position. “No." she said slowly, “I don’t think I shall say anything about it. to father. . . “Are you going to stand by and let me smash him. then;” he challenged; “And I don't think I shall do that, either," she replied in the same slow way. He looked at her, frowning; suddenly puzzled. There was something beneath her quiet manner that he didn’t understand. "Then what are you' going to do?" he broke out. with irritation. “I don’t know. Jim. 1 only know that I am not going to give you away to daddy, because. I . well, because I couldn't. And I don’t see' how 1 am to stand by and let you smash him, either. . . . So. . . "It’s a a b—4 of a predicament then. Isn’t It?” he said roughly. She glanced up at him quickly. "Yea. But life's been rather a . . . what you said . . . ever since . . "I came -Into it?" "Yea." "Then are you going to pit yourself against meF be demanded, out of a pause. “Set yourself In opposition to me!" "And I don’t think I shall do that," she said again. "I don’t think I ever could do that, Jim. I couldn’t ever be .in opposition to you, Jim; 1 don’t feel that way." “You did last night," he muttered, as if the words came against bls wilt "You shrank from me again Just as you did when we were In the country,

as if my merest touch were . . . contaminating. ...” She looked at him steadily for a moment, then quite simply answered him: “You do not love me, Jim.” He spoke as If the words came against his will. "Do you still . . ‘ love me?” Her color deepened. It wasn’t a fair question, but she answered it without resentment ‘Since you ask me . . . yes, 1 do,” she said steadily. “I don’t think love dies very easily: It has a power of its own which is apt to be mercilessly stronger than . . . well, one's reason, for instance.” She was startled by the effect that had upon him. He shut his hands to fists and his mouth worked oddly. "I don't believe that!" he cried with a todch of passionate, rebellion in his words. “One's reason could always kill one’s . . . love ... It must he so! One couldn't be caught and held; bound hand and foot, by a mere emotion. Against one's reason; against one's will . . . against everything one had hoped and Worked for!” He caught a breath and stopped abruptly, wheeling round, away from her, and plunging his fists deep into his pockets, she looked at him, nmaxed nt the feeling he had shown, and stood, uncertain whether to stay or to go'. Since he did not move she decided to go, and went toward the door. Halfway, though, she stopped and turned back. ‘“Jim," she said slowly, “suppose you should ever love anyone. . . .” She paused. "Well?” he said without turning. •“Aren't you going t<> find your schemes for revenge are hitting back at you?” “How?” “Well, they made yon marry me . . . and you do not Live me. ... Is it going to be worth it ?” “I shall never love.” • "You cannot be sure of that," she argued.: ■'l am sureof it. 1 have proved it!” he cried, facing her suddenly. - She looked, at him, startled. “Proved it?” she echoed. "Then you have . . . loved?” His face went curiously set. "And conquered." he said, as if he defied her to .contradict this. "1 . . .1 didn't know.” she said, stammering a little. "I'm awfully sorry . . . Jim.” She added that impulsively. There was something so tragic to her in this splendid man, being so burnt up with the desire for revenge; it.was such an appalling waste of fine possibilities; such a frittering of strength. .... i’ "You needn't be sorry.” he flashed back quickly, “I’m safe; because hate is set more deeply in my heart than love could ever be. . , Safe For such s reason! How was she ever to win him back to a real safety ! Hope came through what Jte had told her: that he had loved. There was hope for any man who could love. She left him then, because there seemed nothing further to say. Later on, St. Abb came to her to say good-by. She gave him her hand, said she was sorry that he was going, and seemed as if she meant to let It go at that. But after a moment's hesitation she said: •’l’ve seen him. and I can understand your Indignation against him. I was going to ask you to stay, nt first, but I won't, because 1 don't believe the situation would be bearable if you did." ‘ Thank you.” he said quietly. “I’m glad you aren't going to ask that of me. I couldn’t, Lucy. It's amazing that he can do it! From sheer business greed ..." "That's you are mistaken.” she told him gently. "Business greed has nothing whatever to do with this. Jim Isn't greedy. He Is a splendid man. . . . Only . . her voice faltered slightly, "he. has been terribly —hurt. 1 told you that probably 1 . knew more about this than you do. I do. Only I couldn't make you understand without going Into a lot that I'm not ready to go Into yet. But. ; Perry, don't condemn him too sweep- : lng.lv. Think of him as gently as you i can. . . ." Iler voice shook slightly. !!•• found himself swallowing hard. Beneath his merry exterior was a very feeling and sincere heart, and he saw tragedy here. “I was so glad about you and the boss." be mid Impulsively. “1 thought It was going to bring him all the ... well, all the decent. normal things. Make him happy, don't you know, and all that sort of thing." "You'd seen. then, that he wasn’t happy ?” “Os course. I thought It was some woman had played him up. Unrequited love and so on. But 1 see now It's something worse. You’ve got the pluck of a dozen." he stammered. "Any time I can do anything Just tell me. I’m yours to the death. You can absolutely count on that." She held out her hand, and he caught It quickly and raised it to his lips with a little action of boyish devotion. "Perry.” she said quickly. “Do this for me then: come back to him. when I ask you to. Will you?” "You can bet on It, Lucy,” he said, and left her. She looked after him through tears. He went straight to I-ee; told him that he was ready to go; said goodby, got only the briefest of answers, and went; feeling bluer than he'd ever felt in his life. He was just going to his taxi, when Jocelyn Upton turned into the street, bound for Lucy’s. He tried hard to make his escape before she spied him. But she hailed him with an upraised hand and next moment was close beside him, her small, dark, very quick eyes going from him to the baggageladen taxi and registering surprise, question, and a determination to know the inmost why and wherefore, all at once. “Going on a holiday!” she asked, and he grabbed at that explanation of the baggage, eagerly. "Yea, rather. Just off." •Perry, you’re lying. You’ve quarreled with Jim. And you're leaving. Or he’s sacked you for incompetence or aomethlng. Why the devil couldn’t you say soF “Why the devil should IF he countered. “If I’ve been sacked, that's my

funeral. I’m. not asking you to wear mourning,” She laughed an Irritating, high, little laugh. “Is Lucy In?" she asked. “Yes. At least, I think so. . , ." “But you don’t think it would be a good moment to call, eh?” He didn't answer immediately. He was busy thinking how truly trying his cousin could be, and that Lucy had had about enough to try her that day. He said suddenly: "Matter of fact. Jossy. I am going down home for a bit How’d you like to do the truly cousinly and come and see me off?" "That means.” said Jocelyn to herself, “that he doesn't want me to see Lucy. Now, why? And which shall I get most out of. Lucy or him?” She finally decided to go with him. She could see Lucy any day, and she might as well get all she could out of this bright young man before he left town. • •’Right-o, Perry. The calls of cousinship are tod strong for me.” She I stepped into the taxi, he got in beside , her and they moved off. 1 “Now then, dear boy, let's hear all about it.” she sai<|| I “Oh, rather." said St. Abb who had ' hurriedly made up the best story he ' could muster, during the last few minutes. “Well, you see, my chief has a lot of work on hand that 1 simply haven't got the . . . er . . . head for. He's got to have one of those sharp and'brainy fellows, you know So I suggested that I'd take a vacation till His business came down to my . . . level, don't you know." "So you are going back, then?” “Oh, rather." said St. Abb. with great heartiness. But he didn't know that that hearty ejaculation of “Oh. rather.” was something of a trick of h:s. when he was trying hard to tell a convincing story that wasn't strictly true. Jocelyn recognized the trick. She had known it so long. Her cousin Peregrine was not a clever liar. ”A likely story! I believe you've been so eternally indiscreet as to fall in love with little Lucy.” The tinge of color that came into his face at that, made her think that she was on the right track. ■"lhui't you ever think of anything but love, .lossy?" he cried disgustedly. "Honestly, you make-me rather sick." She laughed. "Believe me. Perry, when women sat at home and thought of nothing but love, the world was at its very best —for men." ”1 suppose you think that I’ve been —metaphorically speaking—thrown out on my ear.” he growled. “And 1 suppose that's the merry little yarn you'll spin among our mutual acquaintances?” “Qtj your ear? By Jim, do you mean?” she asked. He nodded. “Oh, no; 1 know better than that." Her tone was so full of meaning that he gave her a quick look, "You know what better?” he asked with a touch of irritability. "I know Jim better,” she replied, and how the meaning literally overflowed from her words, and it was by j no means milk and honey. "Ldofc here, .Tossy, what are you getting at? Out all this innuendo and let's have It.” “Huh!” she retorted scornfully. "You’re a fine one to talk. Here I’ve been with you twenty solid minutes or more, and not one blessed word of : truth have you speken'" He colored. “And why you should bother to lie." she went on, "when 1 know, probably, a darn sight more of the situation than you do yourself, is more than 1 ’ can see." "Do you. Jossy? How?" he wanted to know, not quite convinced. “Oh. Perry, you make me ache with Look at their marriage, my , dear boy. Such a scramble; so sudden : weren't people bound to askwhy?” I “I suppose they were. I didn't though?" ‘ You wouldn’t.” “I mean 1 thought I knew why-.” "Iloraance? Love at first sight?” | she suggested scornfully. “Well, yes." he admitted. “You know. Perry, I have less and less hope of you as time goes on.” He laughed: her contempt, so far j from hurting him. was a great relief I He felt that he never knew quite where he was with Jocelyn. “I felt sure you were only Joking," i he said. “I supi»ose it's all been a joke about everything, hasn't ft?” “Not about the Lees." she answered bluntly. “Well, you can see that there's something there for people to talk about, can’t you? I mean. It’s clear that the marriage isn't a success?" "It ... does rather took like ft. . . ." he admitted reluctantly. She went on quickly: "It's clear that there's some mystery there. Isn't It? Jim had some reason for marrying Lucy . . . That's as evident as daylight. Isn't It?" “I’d no idea anything had got about.” he said, badly troubled. “Well, what was his reason?” she went on. . “Blest If I altogether know." he re- . plied. She looked at him. her eyes narrowing. “It wasn’t lore, was it?" she added. "I don’t see. now. how it could have been." he answered slowly. She drew a breath. So far, so good. He knew something, then. Could she get his knowledge out of him? She could not What St Abb knew of the Linforths’ question, he kept to himself with the resolution of an oyster. Still, she had already got a hundred times more out of him than he remotely dreamed of, so she parted with him a little later, feeling not at all dissatisfied with the work she had put in. She still couldn’t get at the truth of two things: one was, why exactly Perry had left Lee and the other what was It Perry knew of Lee’s reasons for marrying Lucy. Never mind, she’d enough to go on. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Has Wid. Radios The planet Mercury in its travels comes as close to the san as 28,500.000 mjlee, and geta as far away as 4V 350,000 mllea.

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| Who Was I W l o? | ** By Louise M. Comstock 8 UNCLE SAM TALL hat, lean and genial face, starspangled frock coat and striped trousers, familiar symbol of the whole United States: what one person would be so bold as to claim to have been the original Uncle Sam? Yet in Troy. N. Y., there was recently erected a \ monument to just such a person, one Samuel Wilson, who flourished in the meat packing business at the time of k the Wa. of 1812 and became the namesake of a whole nation quite by aeci- , dent. In 1812 Elbert Anderson of New i Jersey secured a contract to furnish “2.000 barrels of prime pork and 300 barrels of. prime beef in full bound j barrels of white oak" for troops sta- • tinned at Alliany. Samuel Wilson, more familiarly "Uncle Sam.” was ap • pointed to see that this meat met specifications • and was properly packed—Every barrel thus approved he had stamped "U. S.—E. A-.’’ stand Ing for United States and Elbert An derson. The story goes that one of his own employes, when asked what the initials stood for. replied. "Uncle Sain. Uncle Sam Wilson. He owns near all about here, and he's feeding the army.” The questioner thought the story a good one, spread it, and thus nicknamed a nation! \ ■. ■ . BLACK MARIA FOR many years it was not the "filue chariot" that carried disturbi ers of the peace and petty felons off to Jail; police raided dives and gambling joints, but they didn't bundle their captives ofi in a “cage on wheels." Instead, they sent for the •Black Maria." and thus paid dubious honor to one of the most un-Boston-like of our early Bostonians. In ok! Colonial days a negress named Maria Lee kept a prosperous sailor's boarding house in I’oston. SI > was a woman of gigantic stature and protjig -'h. used them to d advantage in maihkaihfng-quiet and order not only in herrown establishment but all up and down the water front—and this in a day when ships carried canvas and sailormen ashore were wont to be a roistering and liberty-taking lot. Such was her repute for Instilling awe and obedience into the hearts of the lawless that the police authorities fre<iuently enlisted her aid in making arrests. It is said that she once, single-handed herded into the lockup three trembling sailors, lately bold and swaggering seamen on a too-riotous shore leave. Finally, so often did the strong arm of the law lean for assistance on the stronger arm of Maria Lee that to i “send for Black Maria" became ■synonymous with "send for help in . getting this disorderly person to Jail": and the name “Black Maria” thus passed to the police wagon or patron to which it has stuck until the gangster and racketeer have coined for theni new terms more in keeping with ‘he modern scene. . . . SHERLOCK HOLMES SHERLOCK HOLMES, unique among the detectives of literature from the wily Leeoq of Gaborian. our first detective story writer, to Philo Vance, has perhaps attained that-, distinction from the very fact that he was only part fiction. When Conan Doyle, creator of the character as we know him, was a medical student at Edinburgh univer sity, he became a pupil and friend of Dr. Joseph Bell, then professor at the i university, later* member of the medical staff of the Royal Infirmary of ; Edinburgh. Doctor Bel) gained his I first fame as a diagnostician; through • ' methods of acute observation of detail I and keen analysis, he,solved mysteries . of disease that had baffled ail othera Latei he applied similar methods to ! crimes that chanced to come to his at- ; tention. and gained such a reputation for solving cases that he was fre | quentlv called In by the crown pros- j ecutors and even by Scotland Yard to ; j aid in unraveling their most intricate i mysteries, Doyle, who often mentioned his I debt to Doctor Bell, described his ‘ “sharp, piercing eyes, eagle nose, and j striking features." and his habit of holding his hands before him. Angers i together, when observing a client, and of making decisions only after ok | serving every insignificant detail, a method familiar to every admirer of j Sherlock Holmes. (aS. I>ll. W»»tern Newspaper Colon.) — Parisian Life Changing Paris Is said to be t>ecoming a city of suburbs instead of a haven for cosmopolitans, latest estimates showing that every week day nearly IJMJO.OOO j persons travel to and from the city on | : 2.122 trains and thousands on street j cars. 500 Gilt Statues ■ In the Temple of the Five Hundred I Arrhats. in Canton. China.'stand 500 1 gilt statues. One of them is suppos"<l* to represent Marco Polo, the famoiu[ Venetian traveler of the Fourteen* century, who, completely transform® into a Chinese, la now worshiped * a Chinese saint. Truly Ancient Coins In ■ dispute in New Zealand as lo the oldest coin in the country, one n»in produced a Roman Gordian I of abfur 240 A. D. and another a Julius Caesir, 102-44 B. C, and a Constantine. 21»337 A. D. World’s Iron Resers* Roughly upward of 150.000.000.060 tons la the estimated amount of reserve iron ore in the world, about 15 per cent of which is In the United States*

. I . ’IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY I chool Lesson (Bv REV. P. B. FITZWATER U D.. Member of Faculty Moody Bible Institute of Chlcasto. > tgl 1931 Western Newspaper I’nlon > Lesson for December 27 REVIEW: THE SPREAD OF CHRIS TIANITY IN EUROPE GOLDEN TEXT—And the seventh ■ ngel sounded; and there were great voices tn heaven, saying, the kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. PRIMARY TOPlC—Giving the Gospel to Europe. JUNIOR TOPIC —Giving the .Gospel to Europe. * INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPlC—Christianity in the Roman World YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC—The Outreach of Christianity. ' , • .■ . | In connection with the quarter's lessons. the Golden Text may be mis I leading for it refers to a rime in rhe ; future when Christ's kingdom shall fbe established by his personal com I Ing ami in tnighty power, displacing all earthly kingdoms with rhe King dotn of Heaven It does riot refer to a world converted through the gradual dissemination ofjhe gospel The lessons for the quarter center chiefly in Paul. A good method of review will be to study Paul the man. A method also effectively used in J senior and adult classes is to sum i j marize the facts and stare the lead ing teaching of the lesson. Assign i meiit in this ease should be made a J week in advance. For this method | the following suggestions are offered:. Lesson for October 4. Being hemmed in on nil sides, a vis I lon was given Paul of a man of Macedonia pleading for help. Paul moved forward in response to this vision. Dur j visions should be translated into aetion. Lessen for October 11. Tire casting out of a spirit of diviI nation from a young woman resulted : in iyringing i’aul ami S:la> before tire : ■ magistrates on a false charge. With out opportunity for self-defense, they . were mercilessly beaipn and remanded to jail, from which they were mi I raculously delivered: Tire jailer was ■ converted. God will make fruitful > ministry of those who are faithful. Lesson for October 18. j In Thessatonica and Berea liaul . preached a suffering and risen Christ to the Jew first. The success of ids ministry so aroused certain Jews that' a riot ensued. Without fear I’aul con tinned to preach Christ, and a vigor ous church was established. Lesson for October 25. Alone. I’aul came to the rich, cui tured. and licentious city of Corinth Here God gave hint an encouraging i vision, assuring him of divine protec- ( tion. i Lessen for November 1. J In pressing the Obligation of fem I perance. Paul shows that the believer ; jis linked to Jesus Christ by faith. Being born from above, the man is ( free from the power of the flesh. ' Go<l's way of destroying the works ; of the Devil is through the sonship of i believers. Lesson for November 8. , Preaching Christ and working mir ■ J acles in Ephesus brought Paul face jto face with an opposing mote Dei spite opposition a glorious awakeninc' resulted and a strong church was ! established. Lesson for November 15. | At Jerusalem. Paul, in deference to ■ the wishes of the elders, consented to ; ! take a vow in order to conciliate cer i tain prejudiced brethren. This en j l.ragkd Hie unbelieving Jews, who at- j i tempter! to kill him. Being resumed j : by the Roman guard. PanKdefended ; I himself and was encouraged by the | appearance of the I,ord. i Lesson for November 22. Not being able to get justice. Paul i appealed to Caesar. On the way to 'Rome a great storin was encountered Storms as well as soft breezes a wait I God’s faithful ministers. Lesson for November 29. ph demon is a private letter to a I fellow Christian on the occasion of • the return of a runaway slave who had become a Christian under Paul’s I mini.-try. It is one of tlie most tacti ful and tender letters ever written ana | the first anti-slavery petition ever | penned. Lesson for December 6. Nearing the dose of his ministry. Paul caltnly facet! death. He looked back over a successful career and for- I ward with Joyful anticipation to an; eternity with God. , Lesson for December 13. I The Book of Revelation is God’s I I last message to man. it Is the un I veiling of Jesus Christ in his jtersonal . appearing in glory to Judge the world I and establish his kingdom. Lesson for December 20. Love is Gcd’s supreme gift. It was j personified in the Incarnation of Christ. Those whose lives have touched the Lord Jesus Christ will love. : Better Than Gold The pay that is better than gold is ! the experience that a minister has i i When he sees the life of youth, grow- ‘ Ing larger and nobler under his inkspiration. Every minister, no matter I how humble, can point to preachers. ■ lawyers, financiers, statesmen, senai tors, congressmen, poets, authors, philanthropists. who at some time were made to realize their great powers under his preaching.—William L SUdger. God’s Goodness “Jehovah is thy shade upon thy right hand.”—lt is supposed that these words are a figurative expression, referring to the protection afforded by the shade of a tree against the scorching rays of the sun. Neither day nor night, sun nor moon, shall be hurtful. His goodness is at all times, and his help against all annoyances. Submit to Christ “If we wish to have the power tc live free from sin we must wholly submit to Christ. Obey him implicitly and he xrlll furnish the power you lack In fulfilling his command.”

BUTTERFAT ALONE BRINGS RETURNS No Money in Production of Thin Cream. With so many farmers turning to milk production and so many dairymen to cream production it is natural that creameries have been complaining about thin cream. The main fact to remember is that it is butterfat alone which determines the amount of reI turns to farmers selling their cream i to creameries. Many patrons have the idea that a I large amount of cream should return j a correspondingly large pay check, for- ■ getting that they are paid only for the i butterfat in the cream, or the butter made from the fat The skimming of a rich cream is a decided advantage to the patrons in more ways than one. Not only does it make a considenftde saving in hauling but a greater amount of skimmilk is retained for, use on the farm. Taking a herd of ten cows with an average yield of 4,000 pounds of milk testing 3.5 per cent, the total milk production will be 40.000 pounds and the ’ total butterfat 1.40*4 poinds. Where 1 ' the separator turned out a cream eon- j taining 20 per cent butterfat 7,0(k). pounds of cream, containing 1.100 ; pounds butterfat, would be sent to the . dairy, leaving only 33:000 pounds of skinimiik. Where separation produces ' a <’reani Contnining 40 per cent butter- | fat the same amount of butterfat, that j >'s 1.400 pounds, will be sent to the i creamery. Tais leaves 30."00 pojtnds . of skinimiik for ii-e on the farm. This represents a saving in hauling of 3,500 pounds of milk and it gives an additional supply of 3.500 pounds of.skimmilk for use on the farm. f r.. . ; Poor Policy to Reduce Quality of Herd Sires With present low milk and biUteri fat prices we hear some talk of using beef bulls on the dairy herd. -This is a practice that is top often adopted by short-sighted dairymen when tlie price of their product begins to disj courage them. The result inevitably j is that when prices do come back this ! dairyman has no good young dairy cows coming on to replace tlie old ones which must be eliminated. He finds himself then in poor position to [ compete with the dairyman who has I continuously built up his herd. A study of any large number of [ protitsible high-producing herds will ' reveal that this goal has been accornj plished in most cases by the use of ' high-class herd sires over a long peri- [ od of time. The dairymen who will { find themselves the most successful i ' when conditions return to normal are | [ those who are using the best : sible dairy bulls at the present time, i —Successful Farming. Important Dairy Points i Maintaining satisfactory prices for | Vfarm products Is certainly to be included its an important function in ; tlie economics of dairy , farm manage- • ment. What is a satisfactory price to i one farmer may not be a satisfactory price to ahotiier farmer. Quality of ; product and convenience to the consumer In its distribution art* important factors in persuading him to pay ' a satisfactory price. Fanners cannot I force consumers to take :t given qnanL titv of a gicen product at a given time » and at a given price unless that tlia.t : : price' also suits, consumers. ’ And sc' it is important (1), that we [ .strive to reduce tlie costs <>f producing feed crops; (2) that we strive to do more work better with less labor I costs; (3) that we conserve our capital Investments; and (4) that we do the best we can at supplying consumers with that quantity of our products for which they are willing to pay satisfactory prices.—Exchange. Why Cow-Testing Bodies? They offer records necessary to — 1. Intelligently breed and develop dairy cattle. 2. Maintain and increase herd efficiency and herd profits. i 3. Prove bulls b.v daughter and dam ] comparisons. i 4. Eliminate the cow of low producj ing ability. 5. Select the dams from which ! calves.will be worth raising. 6. Feed good cows nt the lowest ! possible cost per pound of fat. 7. Make possible the fitting of sup- , ply to market demand 8. Adjust the feed requirements of ! the herd to the crops produced. | 9. Provple an incentive for the herd I ■ owner to do a better bit of work.— j Hoard's Dairyman. DAIRY FACTS Expansion in testing means contrae- ; tion in poor dairying. , •• • ' If you want your cow to do well tomorrow you must keep her well today, Is an old principle. * * * Creamery batter production in Idaho has increased from less than 5.OX),000 pounds in 1921 to more than 26,000,000 pounds in 1930. • • • When culling cows, every cow and the dairyman need a square deal. Records are fair to the cow and to her owner. • • • The higher the production of the dairy herd, the harder Is the task of securing a herd sire which will maintain or increase the production. • • • Mulches are not applied to plants for the winter to keep them warm, but to keep them cool and prevent them from building during the warmer Winter periods and In eariy spring.

I» PUT UNFAIR PRICE • ON “PULLET EGGS”? Writer Makes Complaint of Classification. One’ of the by-products of produce houses buying eggs on grade is the addition of the term “pullet eggs” (as used commercially) to the knowledge and vocabulary of farm folks. Many have felt that the produce houses were using the classification of “pullet eggs” to take an unfair advan-. tage of producers. Whether the city market justifies the sharp discount we are unable to say. but it does seem unfair to pay 20 cents for eggs weighing 24 oqnces and more per dozen and only 10 or 11 cents for those weighing up to 22 ounces, which is what many houses have done this fall. It seems that those produce houses that classify all eggs under 22 ounces per dozen as pullets have pushed the limit higher than general practice in egg buying in the United States calls for. Either eggs weighing 20 to 22 ounces per dozen should go in the second class of hen eggs or pullet eggs averI aging 20 ounces with a minimum of 18-ounce eggs should not be cut so i severely in price.—J. W., in Wiseoni sin Farmer. Sprinkle Dry Earth on the Dropping Boards Hens spend perhaps half of their time on the perches. Perhaps nearly 75 per cent of the dreopitms produced are colle. ted 4>n tiie. dropping boards By cleaning tlie boards regularly once each week it is possible to gather almost pure droppings* that are fresh ami full of fertilizing value. To get full- value from them they should be spread at once on the ground to tie fertilized and if possible worked into the soil. To preserve and increase the value of the droppings as well as to make the cleaning .an easy job it is welitto sprinkle the dropping boards with sifted dry earth, sand or lund plaster after each cleaning. . Any of these- will serve as an ansorbent to aid In. drying the droppings and prevent them to tlie dropping boards. In no case should lime be used on the' dropping boards, because it releases the nitrogen as ammonia ami destroys the fertilizing value of the droppings. Hens for Hatching. If hens are used for hatching, select, where possible, those which have proved good mothers. As~a rule, this maternal ability will prove the same from year to year, and those \hich have deserted or broken eggs carelessly will in all probability prove unfaithful to the end. If a her has already been broody for a week or two, she may grow tired before the eggs hatch. Choose preferably one that has Just'commenced to sit. Fill the corners of her box with road dust or ashes. -Lay in a heavy sheet of paper saturated with kerosene. Add more dust or ashes, and, lastly, straw, sprinkled with insect powder. Give her the eggs at night. It is sometimes advisable to throw, an old piece of carpet ovej the nest for a day or so until she is fully settled. Poultry Hints No matter what her pedigree, an !n---i ferior individual pullet is not worth j keeping. Eggs should be put in crates with the large end up in order to prevent breaking the air cell when tlie eggs are being hauled to market. • • • In producing quality eggs it helps to provide one nest for every 4 or 5 j. laying birds. Locate the nests as far as possible from water fountains and hen exit doors. In 92 New York state poultry flocks the average mortality was 23 per cent. Flock depreciation is the third greatest expense in producing eggs, and dead hens are responsible. The classified columns of newspapers may be used profitably in advertising' farm products such as seed, eggs, feeds, fruits and vegetables. • • • More than 40 poultry men attended the eleventh annual poultry short course at the Pennsylvania State college, November 9 to 12. Fewej chickens are being raised bn United States farms, due to drought and resultant low prices, according to the Qepartment of Agriculture. . ( Poultry and eggs brought $4,000,000 to North Dakota farmers in 1930, according to J. A. Kitchen, state secretary of agriculture. • • • At the beginning of the year 1931 there were 20.000,000 chickens, valued at $19,944,000, on Pennsylvania farms. • • • Poultry and eggs brought $4,000,000 to North Dakota farmers in 1930. according to J. A. Kitchen, state secretary of agriculture. • • • Turkey raisers who feed well balanced laying rations to well grown young hens usually report egg production starting March 15 to 20. according to the North Dakota Agricultural college. • s • Elrick Smith of Pawnee ..iock Is using electric lights for his pullets, with excellent results. They are turned on at 5 o’clock. His frock produced an average of 137 eggs a bird in the last nine , montha—Kansas Farmer.