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vfresivhie burke was o planning out dawiwin that the bother- l6me question came to him as to how he should tell helen he was re minded also emphatically of the probable scene in store for him when he should go home at six oclock that iiight and he hated scenes for that natter there would probably be an- rther one too when he told her that ie was going away for a time to ie sure there was the ten-thousand- ollar check and of course very soon e could convince her that it was eally all for her best happiness iter she gave ita little thought would he all right he was positive it there was certain to be some un- easantness at firstparticularly as e was sure to be iot a little diffi- over his running errather away the nighsbeforer and hed he could avoid it in some f only he did not have to go e cleared suddenly why he woul write how not to hve thought of e could say then just 1 to sayand she would o thinrf jt over calmly j how really fine was for hefand the baby that the way to do it and the only writing he could not be un- cd by her tears of course she id cry at first she always cried xasperated into saying things he w be aprry for afterwards hej d sav just enough and not too h in a letter and say it- right 1 early in the following week before he was to start on his he would go down to the dale t house and spend the last two ree flays with helen and the picking up his traps and plan- wlth helen some of the delight- ings she could do with that ten and dollars by that time she of coursejjiayejnjrely corn liis point of view even it not seen it qfiite that way j and they could have a few happy davs topjetlsi ssssi jhlch would he quite inipffssible y should meet now with the ling evening fresh il their slid have ne of their usual ied scenef tears recnmina- and wranglings c the present then he would here he was helen would he ht with bridget his father be overjoyed he knew and as feiv toilet necessities he could 33 he needed some new things awav so that was settled rd at test again and a th jcy buvkc hurried the following day he led her to the altar and within an hour of putting a weddingring on her finger was wav ing his farewell from the boat that was taking him back to france he had actually met wooed won and wedded his bride within forty hours even this amazing feat of hustling was eclipsed by another young sol dier i know whose leave had come to its last complete day when as fate would have it he was persuaded to accompany a friend to a tangotea in j a london hotel here he was intro- duced to a girl whose fresh young beauty sweetness and charm made such a speedy conquest of him that before he left her he had secured her consent to be his wife the very next morning saw the young couple at the altar and an hour later he was bidding his bride good bye on a charing cross platform on his way back to the front a happily married man well withm twentyfour the feat seemed impossible but jack was a bold youth and he decided to make the venture the necessary arrangements were made for the mar riage and to his delight the pro gramme went on smoothly and happily as the proverbial weddingbells when he set foot ashore his bridetobe and her friends were there to meet him he was hurried into a waiting taxi- cab and whirled away to ramsay church some three miles distant with an utter disregard to speed limits the parson established a record in speedy nuptials and within an hour from landing jack and his bride were back again in harwich seated at a weddingbreakfast none the less merry and enjoyable that it too was despatched in record time and be fore the second hour was completed jack was once more aboard the lug ger the hippiest man in the kings navy the quaint little prairie dog the prairie dog is a curious and en tertaining little fellow his color is a reddish gray the under side of the neck and belly being lighter than the other parts the legs are short and the breast and shoulders wide the cars too are short as if they had been cropped and the jaw is furnished with skpouch to contain feed but this pouch h not so large as that of the common squirrel the two inner toes of the priirie dogs forefeet are long sharp andwell adapted to digging from the p of his nose to the root of his shaggy little tali the prairie dog measures about one foot but his tail itself measures noarly four inches while clumsy of form the prairie dog is nevertheless most active and digs with great rapidity colonies of these creatures live in the ground generally six o ejchjujind ihjrholes are some- ttiies quite deep wiieii at resit they sit upright on their hajmches seevilngly with great confidence barking tttli a fretful and harmless intrepidityat 6very in truder that may appfojfjijlie noise they make fesiftbles thfot a pet dog and is both shrih anijjtaxp mvhcn alarmed they jurn jack vmgvsaitjts atidtntfh1iislant distrpgetsttnto their holes when they have mtatered suf ficient courage they raise tie tops of their heads just above the griund sur rounding their burrows and clriously jeer out to see what is doing blackfooted ferrets rattlcsinkes prairie owls and skunks sometsnes find their wefy into the holes wlththe prairie dogs and naturally enough the latter find them very unpleasant neigh bors it is an amusing sight to observe the prairie dogs come out of their holes and sit with their tiny forefeet dang ling upon their breasts a posture that gives them the appearance of little old men taking their ease with folded arms these nimble busybodies run from hole to hole like gossips making their rounds and hurrying as if the news they conveyed could on no ac count be delayed they chatter with one another and seem to brush their gray whiskers in a knowing sort of way while exchang ing comments the young ones are easily trained are quite intelligent and most affectionate when once their confidence has been gained people who live in the sections where prairie dogs flourish aver that if any animals can talk to one an other these aro surely the ones for it really seems as if one could hoar them carrying on a conversation then proceed frpn1 hoig hple stopping for svort time to say a few words to an acquaintanceanil then with two qt three aliatfei of their tails awajr the go to the next hole sometimes a whole family of prairie dogs will emerge to observe the pas sage of a stranger and on such oc casions they look for all the world like a welltodo family of country folk the mother is of course the central figure surrounded by her pro mising offspring while the father ap pears somewhere in tho background ul tng soda and a fourth thave beenadded that being ie amount required for each gallon of water if the green vegetables are dipped into the boiling water which contains the salt arid soda they must be quickly dippedfor a moment only into cold water and the surface mois ture removed by patting lightly be tween two towels place at once in the drying frame finished in this way the green yegetawes will remain green and crisp and not turn brown like hay spread the vegetables in thin layers on the trays subject to a very mod erate heat and watch carefully if perfectly dry they should be brittle it is well to allow them to stand an hour or two after removing them from the heat before putting into bags if not put into bags then but kept open several days they should be well heated to at least 165 deg f before bagging mojstureproof containers are es sential for storing dried products these can be tin boxes boxes lined with parchment paper or even paper bags a small amount- just enough for one meal should be placed in each bag so as to prevent the opening of products which will not be used at once bags which have been coated with wax thus protecting the con tents from moisture should be used in damp climates dried products can also be- placed in glass jars and the paper bottles and jars now made and covered with a thin coating of paraf fin some of the most common vege tables grown on our farms are given in the list below for methods of dry ing cauliflower plean divide into small bundles and blanch in steam four to six minutes or in boiling water three to six minutes cauliflower may also be blanched in half milk and half water to which salt and soda have been added in that case dip in cold water drain well and dry at from 110 deg to 140 deg f it turns rather darken drying but will regam part of color in soaking and cooking- it is sufficiently dried when no moisture can be crushed out of the pieces with the fingers when soak pour boil ing water over cauliflower and soak in that dried cauliflower is especial ly good in soups and omelets cabbage wash and trim off all dead diseased or discolored leaves shred or cut into strip a few inches long the core and course ribs should jjjj rernoved as they dry slower than the thinner rjarts of the leaves and may he dried separately blanch in steam for six to twelvo minutes or in boiling water five to ten minules add salt and soda to blanching water and plunge into cold water if cabbage is green and it is desired to kgp the green color dry at from 110 deg to 140 degr f green string beans all varieties as a food ood furnished the human is mothers milk and now owing to extensive research work on the part of scientists we are given to know the reason why the scientists have discovered the fact that any young growing ahmal will eventually starve to death with out some of the vitamines found so abundantly in natural fat which comes in milk ice cream is made of cream from milk sugar cither cane corn sugar or glucose or all three as the case may be a flavor and some other in gredients those mentioned are the principal ones cream is composed of butter fat having present the necessary vita- mlnar4 liniment cure diphtheria tffis legend on the tbjl is a government guarantee of purity wcuark uui1cd woktdcal t vxv for all work about the shoes ate much cheaper than leather that is why p so economical for farm work in the summer the strong canvatuppers and springy rubber soles make workman and everyday shoes easy restful and comfortable and sturdy enough to stand up to rough work as it is p shoes mean money in your pocket for you can have several pairs of psjsw for the price of one pair of leather shoes there are 1 styles for men women and childre for work and play for eyeryday a sunday wear ask your dealer for fs sho the name is stanpfed on each p