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to hate bim. Ths thought was madden
ing, and his breast was rent with pain
full emotions at tho rejection that
he might never again hear the loved
tones of her voice or gaze into her soul
full eyes.
With u sigh that seemed almost n
groan of agony he closed tho glass and
returned 1t to Its case, and was about
to spur his horse forward when on rails
Ing his eyes he saw, but few rods dis
tant, Col Sanford riding toward him.
Strengthening himself in the saddle he
awaited the officers approach, and as
he came up respectfully gave the mill
tary salute. The colonel returned the
salutation with official dignity and
said
my man, ride and overtaSe Lieut..
Vandever and Miss Sanford. Give
them my compliments and say to them
that am out for a ride, and II they de-
sire good-looklng old fellow for com
pany | would be pleased to have them
way ior me- hlll 700 olu 10 20 mum
aeriig ai,er 'ac'n as woulu once haVo
loved to do. | was great rider in my
day, but old age and rheumatism have
ca,,eo u 'a'. On una. Sor' Oh worn
"nu' coulu ne 10 ou' opey' WIN
par,lng suiu'c he 'urheo MS morse y
neau toward 'he young couple ana
aasnea away confused ~ 'he en-
parassihg TASK assigned NM hather
wou'u nc haVe luceu u Thousand yen
ing savages VINO sought MS NE than
.he gen'le glfi ana ner somewhat ef-
ieniha'e escort oelleVihR' as nc old'
that through inc oilcers representa-
tons she mad come TO hate MN. As
every leap OF MS powerful morse
lessenea inc distance between himself
ana the young people, MS heart
thropned faster ana faster, and he
would nave made any earthly sacrifice
to be relieved OF the duty upon which
he had been sent. lie at last deter
minded that he would ride up and de-
liver his message as though to perfect
strangers and hasten away again, and
touching his horse with the spurs he
urged him to greater speed that the
unpleasant task might be the sooner
performed.
When within quarter of a mile of
the couple Brown was astonished TO
see Vandever suddenly wheel his horse
from the trail, and gallop furiously
across the PLAIN IN the direction OF the
western borders OF the garrison, while
MISS sanford turned her pony's head
ana rode PACK toward himself.
IL may DC appropriate TO here give
inc conversation between Alice and
shnaever' that his abrupt and hasty
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legs to the pole and bore q hole for
the pin. The cornstalks arc shocked
as 40 along. l take six rows, three
on eech side Of the horse, and bind the
shocks with rope. There will be two
rows OF shocks In q section. use the
same rigging to draw my cornstalks
to the barn and the shocks are easily
taken off, put my cornstalks just
where want them and do not dis
turb them until fed out There is no
waste In feeding. | do my work all
alone without any help. This is the
cheapest way and best to harvest the
corn crop that ! know of.-A. II.
Watts, in Farm and Home.
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on the cross pieces for the bottom and
put one on each side. Put Il piece in
front and one behind and that forms q
box. Use wooden pins or bolts to
fasten the pieces together. This rig
ging Is drawn to the first gangway, q
bar driven in the ground and the
horse hitched. pick the ears Of corn
first and put them in this rigging.
take six rows on each side of the gang.
way and when come to the next
gangway ! do the same and SO on until
the piece Is covered. The ears of corn
are put IN large open chamber and
husked at my leisure.
Then ! make horse for shocking
corn. Take small pole and bolt the
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GRANARY WEEvllS,

An Interesting Paper From Mr.. Fletcher,
Dominion Entonoioglst.
James Fletcher, Dominion entomolo-
glst, writes in regard to this pest:
"A good deal OF CONSERVATION was
felt lately at the Worlds Columbian
exposition, at Chicago, when 1t became
known that nearly oil the exposed
grain, including the ornaments and
decorations in the different courts Of
the Agricultural building, was infested
by injurious insects. An order was is
sued by the superintendent Of the
agricultural department forbidding
the distribution Of any grain from
those courts, even when brought In
from outside for that express purpose.
Being In Chicago at the time, made q
careful examination Of the agricul-
tural exhibits and found that the In
Jury in the Canadian section was due
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Stabbed by Drunken Tramps.

FAIRFIELD, Ia, Oct. l3.-Ten tramps
got into drunken fight last night at
the stock yards in this city and fatally
stabbed one of their number. Sheriff
Crane arrested five of them, but 1t is
supposed the guilty one has escaped.
When the wounded man regained con-
seriousness he asked Sheriff Crane to
telegraph to his mother, Mrs. ]. w.
Leming, of Hiawatha, Kan.
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ELECTRICAL PROGRESS.

Il IL Expected to Make Lite on FARM
Lees Laborious.
I Part Of the growing difficulties 90
casioned by the desertion of the coun'
try and the crowding Of the cities will
be remedied, perhaps, by six years
hence--in that wonderful year 1901,
which electricians set as . mile post
of human progress-by the browning
Of steams rival Machinery is rapidly
taking the deadening drudgery out Of
farm work, is making 1t more profit
able when conducted scientifically
and on large scale, and Is causing Il
to attract the attention Of city people
who long for the hcalthful fields.
Only the bodily discomforts Of farm
work have prevented an exodus from
the cities to the country. Already
electricity is turning Its attention to
the long-neglected farm work, and has
discovered profitable results to be had
by subjecting crops to currents Of
electricity. 1t is beginning to simplify
the ponderous farm machinery, and
as soon as the storage battery has re-
ceived Its finishing touches and can
be applied to tightening the farmers
toll and increasing his profits, the
farmer will be looked upon with envy
by the prisoners Of city streets
and counting.house walls. Those par
ticular effects Of electricity upon farm
machinery and farm life are, how
ever, visible chiefly in the imagination
at present, and are not at all likely to
be realized in six years; but one great
change may be looked for In this di.
rection in the immediate future, and
that is the improvement Of the farm.
er's condition by means Of good roads
and the rapid transit which electricity
As almost ready to bring, thus greatly
enlarging his market and bringing
him higher prices for fresher products,
and also bringing him closer to the
life and pleasure and stimulating e.
feet Of the city. There is to be
wonderful change In farm life in the
more thickly-settled parts Of the coun-
try In few years, and rapid transit
will be largely responsible for II.
The cheap transmission Of electrical
power must bring soon many changes
that will be felt in the city household,
and perhaps the chief Of them will be
the abolition Of the cook stove, as 1t Is
known at present. The small electric
heater has already begun to take Its
place, and 1t Is almost certain that
even in six years coal will be banished
from u majority Of the kitchens in
cities adjacent to water power, from
which electricity is generated. When
neat is wanted for cooking purposes 1t
will be had at moments notice by
The pressing Of o button. IN. Y. Press,
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MARIssA, IT., Oct. ia young man
by the name Of Murphy was SO badly
crushed by falling slate in the White
Oak coal mines here yesterday that he
died of his injuries in few hours
afterwards. lie began work in the
mines Thursday morning for the first
time. His home was in Texas county,
NO., where his parents reside.
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GOLD EXCITEMENT.
Men DESERVING Their Farms and Flocking
to the Glass Mountains.

Men DESERVING Their Farms and Flocking
to the Glass Mountains.
lENNEssEY, Ok, Oct. 13.-Gold has
been found in the Glass mountains In
the Cheyenne country west Of here.
Great excitement prevails, and farmers
are deserving their farms and focking
to the scene in great numbers. 1t has
been known for some time that the
Indians have been paying for provisions
saddles, ETC., with gold dust, but not
even the most venturesome were able
to discover any traces Of the yellow
metal. Numerous parties, while pros
pecting for gold in that region have
been fred upon by Indians. The little
city Of Okeene, "a miles west Of here,
Is almost deserted, nearly the entire
population having gone in search Of
Vold
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able, upright man, our equal In birth,
education and manly instincts, we must
not recognize him while he Is in the
ranks, yet were he to be to-day freed
from the service fctters we could cx-
tend to him the hand of friendship, and
welcome him as an equal into our So
clal circles. The gera loses It's sslue
when 1t falls from It's setting int1 Trio
gutter. Is not your argument l.y.le
shaliy, Mrs. Colby2'
"Alice, my dear child, you forsa me
TO palmer words, and | must i9lk 70
You us II were your owa notses. IN
my conycrsatiol with llrown to iay |
several times mentioned yciir n@Gis,
and when did s., could read him d
on opcn book. Lgery tima yoer name
fell frcn lav l.pl new lirht eaiaa izio
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sturs ana low price OF wneat make II
desirable To know how to use wheat
properly for feed The very best re-
suits have been obtained by mixing
IS per cent wheat, 25 per cent. corn,
l0per cent. barley and 40 per cent. oats
This should be ground together. OF
course, this can be varied somewhat,
according to the supply, though care
should be used that there Is not too
much wheat used.
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KILLED BY HIS EMPLOYER.
A School-Teacher Kills Man Who Oper.
ates n Ferry for Him.

ates Ferry for Him.
CADDo, |. T., Oct. 13.--prof. II. B.
Hardy, school-teacher, about 10 years
of age, living 10 miles north Of this
place, rode into town yesterday after
noon and surrendered to United
States deputy marshal, stating that he
had killed W. B. Thorp, at Cobb's
ferry. The particulars, as gathered
from Hardy and others, are as follows;
The past ten months Thorp has been
operating the ferryboat, which Is
owned by Hardy, who took his shotgun
and undertook to take possession of
the boat. Thorp, claiming a balance
of 80 due him, refused TO give the boat
up until it was paid, and ordered Hardy
off the boat. Hardy refusing to 60,
Thorp picked up piece of iron and
was advancing upon Hardy, when the
old man discharged the shotgun at
him. The load took effect in Thorp's
groin, and he died in few minutes.
Thorp leaves helpless family Of four
small children,
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For a harvesting wagon take the
axle IA and wheels Of my hay rig.
ging and take two stout poles D Band
attach them to the rocker and hind
axle the same as to a hay rigging and
then bore four holes COCO in each
pole. then put four stakes D d y d
in each pole underneath and let them
hang down is inches from the top OF
the poles, then put the cross pieces on
from one stake to the other and pin
them fast, and lay a copule of boards
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CHATTER TX.
Brown walled TO his quarters with
Hight heart. With the one cxcep,icl
Of Alice Sanford this had been his irsl
conversation with woman since his
enlistment, and to him II seemed as .
slight raising Of the veil to afford hils
sglmpsc of the social life which would
again be his when his term Of service
should have expired. The food Of sun
shine his acquaintance with Alice had
cast into his distastcful soldier life waf
multiplied and intensified by the attcn-
tons shown him by Mrs. Colby, and il
oil came to him as the first rift in the
cloud Of servitudc which must one day
melt into the horizon and disappear
from the sky Of his life. The ladys
kind parting words; II hope to meet
you often, Mr.. Brown we're yet ring
Ing In his ears when the first sergeant
Of his troop grasped his hand and
warmly welcomed him back to duty.
But an hour after Brown left tho
Colby quarters Alice Sanford entered,
and was met by Mrs. Colby with a
radiant face.
II have met your hero, my dear
GIRL" she said. II not only met him,
but had long conversation with him
In this very room"
10, did you, Mrs. Colby? And may
ssk what you think of him2"
He L. a very fine appearing young
man, and looks to DO model soldier"
she quietly answered.
10, bother the soldier! Leaving Prl-
vste Brown clear out Of the question,
how did Mr.. Edward Thornton impress
you9 Isn't he nice?"
~ will tell you, my dear, frankly
what ! think Of him. lie came hero to
report to Capt. Colby for duty, and |
asked him In TO give me an artists
view Of my Bierdstadt picture which
you 30 much admire From the dis
busslon Of art ! led him Into other fields,
and was really astonished at the wide
range Of his information. Putting Pri-
rate Brown out Of the question, as you
suggested, dear, found Mr.. Thornton
; perfect gentleman, courteous and
polished In demeanor, highly educated
4 IN soipotiur eanvoruu icnnlict n
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ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE KANSAS OCTOBER 49, 1884,

started AFTER fittic while in gallop,
and seeing the futility Of attempting
to ovcrtake them the colonel concluded
to ride slowly ahead and meet them on
their return.
The lieutenant had spent much OF
the day in social game Of cards with
n hay contractor In the club room Of
the post traders store, the stakes being
but the price OF bottle Of wine or the
cigars at the conclusion Of each game,
and group Of chalk marks on the face
Of the table indicated that quite q
number Of bottles of the sparkling
beverage had changed ownership as
the hours sped by. When at last, weary
Of the pastime, the players ceased their
games, the officer became aware Of the
fact that his brain was in rather un-
certain state Of lucidity, and to wear
away the effects of his frequent pota-
tons he went 10 the stables, ordered
his horse and started for a ride He
was not at all what civilians would
term "beastly drunk" but had taken
sufficient wine TO make him reckless
and to screw his vanity up to the high
est notch, and as he galloped out Of the
garrison he felt as lordly as ever did
Alexander the Great after well won
victory. Seeing Miss Sanford riding
along but short distance away he for
got that they had ever had differ
ence, and hastily galloped up to her
side. Raising his cap he said to her:
"Will you grant me the privilege Of a
short gallop with you, Miss Sanford2
cannot tell you how lonely l get at
times, actually blue, since being SO
cruelty torn from society and thrown
into duty in this remote corner Of crea-
tion."
"You will find me dull companion,
fear, Mr. Vandever. | came out my.
self to endeavor to wear away half
morbid feeling. You can ride with me
II you wish"
"Thank you. | am sure neither Of
us can feel blue In such charming So
ciety. How's that for a double-acting
compliment? Hal hal hal"
Every clever but you rate your own
powers Of attraction higher than ! do
mine, for | assure you that will be
anything but charming companion In
my present state Of feeling"
miss Sanford is always charming"
he replied, with smile that seemed to
lose It's vitality and fade away into
slckly grin. Perhaps a gallop may
serve to rouse our spirits. Come"
Their horses dashed away and for
half mile they rode rapidly. Then
refining her pony down to walk Alice
said
II must not distress my horse with
too hard riding. Let us walk our ami
mails awhile"
"A very beautiful trait In your char
acter, Miss Sanford. 1t Is an evidence
OF gentle disposition and sympathetic
soul, and 1t causes me to admire you
more and more, II that were possible"
The young girl, with just u tinge Of
severity in her tones replicd
"Mr. yandever, an honest connpli-
mcnt from n gentleman to lady Is
.. liam go ,r,,,,,,,+,1 l,,+ ,lniott frn4Lv,
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HARVESTING THE CORN.


plant my corn in sections Of IL
rows, skip three, plant II more,
skip three and so on. plant potatoes,
peas or anything that can be harvested
before the corn in those three rows as
shown below.
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!, converting OF him TOO PLAINLY i.'liea''
= that there is growing icellA5 III yoa
young heart far stronger una oAc =,
! friendship and aympathy Tor 'hl' a's
a der NY dear enid answer ''e ,ru'$
are you nGt ialllng IN 'oVe WIN VI"
, man in the ranks?
me iace OF 'he young g'ri was rev
I, win bushes ana she tnre" her ieu'
:. down mo ths zap Oh her 'ho'ncri'
FRIEND 70 hl''e her cohiusion' ",S
! cory S'fokou her mar 'c''''efiS' III" =
shiie OF ih'er'n'nSie" S"'.ios' "n'
sympathy ~ up hcr iacc' hi'er !" ,e"
moments Ai'ce PURIFY 'es","'u n''
coinpoSure, ana raising her heao 'he
locked WIN trusting commence 'nto
her 'rienu cyc' anu r'p''eu'
-, l-i-a9h ! kho"' MIS- Volpy' Mr'
ihornVon ',hp'o'9oa '"e an ~ Ron''V'
n'ai ever peorc u'o' nave ecu ~
'e" geh',eihsn' yo" N''o" il, 10 ~
gen'ic' % A'i' III n"'",e' - 'a'l'y "n',
30 heroic In bearing .nc ionu piacc"
upon HIS s"ou'oerS 'i". 'i"'
.'''h" ,asrea'-"e''i To- nun pe''
nups,
My oear B'ii' ie'irc'' a. n''oi'' ",''
.ha' ~ why h.Vc po'n'eu ~" ~ wv
inipaSsaple barrier when I'es pe'w :,
You'll present lou ,''u'' muster ."i'
growing ioii''icSS ",i're J." hi''''c,'
YOU 'or iovo' my c',''o' "nc', o''oe ~
gum 'up'en'cy 'u'e' 40 victims 60
WIN " rou Oh 'roh, IN" lausns 10 scorh
cue ru'cs VI prop'','y' n'iiA y, "''
distressing sc"'oai w''cn wouio ugr
,a'e 'nc i''i,''ary c'rcics VI 'ie wn ',
iaiiu were IL 10 pccu'hc Known t'i' e''n
ve'oyeu au"si'c, VI o''e ~ 'n' l'o',
a's.'nsnlS,lea "'ucers 81 'no arnly nay
pcs'ow w.. n'i ''su upon i ,In p"r
vs'c sol''o' ~ Wv i .''s inu '''sef
VI scofi w'1',' " poin'cu Az YOU uc.r'
'nu you, oiu i''nc'' were 'ie W S,'rsi'c
.,lc Sio,n' woul" rcs'Bh hh Proua posi-
''o'' a'1 ''ec,' ~ 'ury '''n'c'l from N'o
wofi" ~ op,cur'.y IN" ,c,'rcn'Sn"
iou ai' 'rcl'''ns dangerously near Va,
or'''h VI "a nw'"i prec'p'cc' Ai'cc' "a'a
"o"'u ioa' yo" ""ay 10 'ai'r
erou,iu
wy you iriSn.'' 'le' INC E'ri s"i',
WIN IN appea'ln8 iook' = cannot
s'i'o'her inc e'no1iohs wf''ch uoa Placed
IN my soul, cannon change inc nat'lro
nc nus gwen me- ana l pellc'o t"ouia
NC wicked 70 torture my own peace OF
NINA even 10 preserve unnrohen tue
INES OF army social dlstlnctlon' MIS-
oolpy' CONFESS 10 you that my eyes
nave nov oeen blinded 10 inc growing
regard feel Tor MI Thornton nave
even lelt 1hat no mlght DC necessary
10 my intnre happiness Never ny
word or look has he shown me any at
lention That would indicate That he en-
tertained toward nc aught but feel
lug OF simple friendship, and what you
have told me OF his--of his-thinking u
great deal Of me comes as u revelation,
and, ! confess 1t, most pleasing one.
But, Mrs Colby, assure you, on my
honor, that have never once thought
Of the military world knowing aughtof
amy tender feeling which might exist
between myself and private soldier.
| tllU NOT even 1nttnu lint Won should
know 1t, dearly as | love you, until
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How to Use Wheat for Feed.
The present. high prices for fead
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FOR FACIAL BlEMlSHES

rashes, ireckles, bites and stings OF insects,
irritations, yellow, oily and notify skins,
ehafngs, and undue Precipitation. CuTI-
CURA SOAR, because Of its delicate medi-
cation, Is the most soothing, cooling, purify
ing, and healing application, as well as being
beyond all comparison the purcst, sweetest,
and most refreshing of toilet, bath, and
nursery soaps. Sale greater than combined
sales Of all other skin aad complexion soaps.
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sssxxxxxnoootxxs . soUDxxxxxxx
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-05-05
MR.. WALES COSTLY CANE
A Remarkable Walking stick Which Coz.
tains Many Rare Bit, of Wood.

A Remarkable Walking stick which Coz
tains Many Rare Bit, of Wood.
William E. Yale. a wealthy bache-
lor, who has had several winters in
southern California, has come again
from Brooklyn to spend a few weeks
in this region. He is "a remarkable
traveller, and his delight is historical
study. He has a cane that he carries
with him which is undoubtedly the
most costly and unique of anything
of the kind in the world. The stick
contains about 1, 100 pieces of wood
Each piece is cut in a curious and ar
tistic shape, SO that the cane with the
various colored and shaped woods
has a strange appearance.
MI Yale planned and made the
cane, and work upon it consumed
weeks of labor at different times in
the course of several years. Sixty of
the LOO pieces of wood are of great
value to relic hunters. The head of
the cane is made from a post in the
house of Shakespeare's birthplace at
Stratford. Set in the head is a small
lock of white hair from Martha
Washington's head, the lock having
been given Mr.. Yale 80 years ago by
Robert E. Lee, a descendant of Mrs
Washington.
There is a piece of wood from the
birthplace of Napoleon on the island
of Corsica and one from Napoleon's
writing desk at st. Helena. Other
pieces of the cane came from the
Charter oak, from the home of John
Adams, from a chair of Oliver Crom
well, from the home of John Han
cock, from the May1ower, Roger
Williams pew, from a desk of Abra
ham Lincoln, from a penholder OF
Gladstone, from a ruler that Garfield
used at school, from a %penholder of
Longfellow, from a trunk that Lafay
cite used during the Revolutionary
war, from the bed upon which John
Wesley died and from the ,guillotine
upon which Louis XVI and Marie
Antoinette were beheaded.
Mr.. Yale spent years and much care
in collecting the relics. He has been
offered 81, 600 for the cane, which is
truly a wonder. He will leave it to
the historical department of Cornell
university when he i es.-Pumona
tCal.) Progress.
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ODDS AND ENDS,

1t is said that the game of craps origi.
mated among the Greeks.
OF the 81 900 breweries estimated to
De in the world 10000 are in Germany.
British noblemen frequently pay as
much as So, 500 a year for their shooting.
The smoky taste of Scotch whisky is
due to the use of peat in the manufac-
ture.
The Scotch herring fishery is now the
greatest in the world, employing Il. 900
boats and 100, 900 people,
Chicago's mortality statistics show
chat a surprisingly large number of resi-
dents of the lake city live to be over 80,
Virginia possesses nearly 1900. 900
acres of oyster beds, and here the oysters
sometimes grow as large as soup plates
A copy of the first dictionary, made
by Chinese scholars in the year 1909 B.
g., is still preserved among the archives
of the Celestials.
To form some idea of the l~argeness of
this earth II may look upon the land
scape from the top of an ordinary church
steeple, and then bear in mind that one
must view SOC, 900 similar landscapes to
get an Approximately correct idea of the
size of the earth.
There are some very long established
houses of business in England, but moth
ing to be compared with one in Japan.
A dancing master there has just been
celebrating the thousandth anniversary
of the death of the member of his fam
lily who first started the business.
The expression ''Vox populi vox Del"
the voice Of the people is the voice of
God-was used in the writings of Will
liam of Malmesbury, who was born A.
d. 1915 or 1895 and died about 114o. He
quoted the expression as a proverb even
in his time sufficiently well known.