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Mower County transcript., 1900-03-21


has put the officer-of-the-guard in ar
rest. Remember good old Billy Gray
who commanded us at Apache? This
IL Billy Junior, and I'm awfully sorry ~
Here the soft gray eyes glanced quick
" at the anxious face of Miss Lawrence,
who sat silently feigning interest in
the chat between the others. The anx-
ious look in her eyes gave way to sud-
den alarm at Armstrong; next words
''The prisoner must have had friends.
He is among your men, disguised, and
those two fellows at the stage are de-
tectives." A low cry came from her
lips, for Mrs. Garrison dropped at the
instant and lay half under the wheels
in . deathlike swoon upon the dock.
CHAPTER VII.
Billy Gray was indeed In close ar
rest and the grim prophecy was full
Alled-Col. Canker was proving "any-
thing but guardian angel to him" The
whole regiment, officers and men, bar
ring only the commander, was praeti.
ca1ly in mourning with sorrow for him
and chagrin over its own discontinue.
Not only one important prisoner was
gone, but two; not only two, but four.
No man in authority was able to say
just when or how it happened, for it
was Canker's own order that the pris-
oners should not be paraded when the
guard fell in at night. They were here
at tattoo and at taps all right. The Of
ficer of the guard, said several soldiers,
had quite long talk with one of the
prisoners Morton-just after
tattoo, at which time the entire guard
had been inspected by the commanding
officer. But at reveille four most I'm
portant prisoners were gone, and such
was Canker's wrath that not only was
Gray in arrest, but the sergeant of the
guard also, while the three luckless
men who were successfully posted as
sentries during the'night at the back of
the wooden shell that served as guard
-house-were now in close confinement
in the place of the escaped quartette.
l.: Yet those three were men who had
hitherto been above suspicion, and
sAACA "C1C IC" oOAuAC16 III TIC
who would accept the theory that any
one of the three had connived at the es-
cape. AS for the sergeant - he had
served four enlistmentsin in the -teenth,
and without a flaw in his record beyond
an occasional alteration in the now
distant past, due to the potency Of the
poteen distilled by certain Hibernian
experts not far from an old-time plains
fort, where the regiment had rested on
it's march cross continent. AS for, the
oficers-but who would suppose an
officer guilty Of anything of the kind.
fragrant military crime? And yet
men got to asking each other If it were
SO that Bugler Curran had carried a
note from the prisoner, Morton, to Mr..
Gray about $3.50 that afternoon? And
what was this about Gray's having
urged Brooke to swap tours with him
an hour later, and what was that story
the headquarters clerks were telling
about Mr.. Gray's coming to the adju-
tant and begging to be allowed to
march on that evening instead of
Brooke? It wasn't long before these
rumors, somehow, got to Canker's ears,
and Canker seemed to grow as big
again; he fairly swelled with indigna-
ton at thought Of such turpitude on
part of an officer. Then he sent for Gray
Mower County transcript., 1900-03-21

c. H. JOHNSON, n. D., SURGEON c., n. + sT. Z. n.
w.N. KENDR1cK ln. D., G. II.
NRS. JOHNSON 4 KENDRICK.
- PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.
Office over Austin Furniture Co.'S store. Austin
Mower County transcript., 1900-03-21
Wedge Nursery.
OF ALR1Rr Ira Mn

OF ALB1RT LA, MINI.
CLARENCE WEDGE. Proprietor.
DON'T WASTE time and money on fo,ai.,
nursery stock, but hold your orders until yon
pnave seen o9r List Of best hardy fruits now in
bearing within 20 miles of Mower county.
Mower County transcript., 1900-03-21

Mo1NT1RE POST, No. "a, G. AR.
Hes1lar meetings arc held ct their post hall On
sne a5st and third Saturday evenin4o Of eaeS
month. Whiting comrades cordiaily invitsS.
P11cY BUMP, Commander.
Mower County transcript., 1900-03-21

Graduate Rush Medical College, CHICAGO. lata
aoqse physician st. 1ary's Hospital. 8inne.
epoiis, MINI. Ofice over K. O.Wolt's drue atore.
Calls attended day and night 10 '-0'
Mower County transcript., 1900-03-21

H UsT1N LODGE No. IS, K. OF p,
Aeots On tho second and fourth W,dn..d.,
Welcomed. D. H. St;mso, n IS 10
Mower County transcript., 1900-03-21
A stIrrIn9 story OF
Amy Life IN The Phil

copyright. 1899. BY F. Tenny son Neely.l
Mower County transcript., 1900-03-21

rage tonight without going clear to
town?" inquired Gray. Il want-one;
that isl wish to order one at once"
And the driver, who knew very well
there were several places where car
riages could be had, preferred loyalty
to his own particular stable away in
town, and so declared there was none.
"You can telephone there, if you
wish. sir" he added.
"And wait till morning for it to get
here? No! I'll get it-somehow."
And that he did get it somehow was
current rumor on the following day,
for the sentries on the guardhouse side
of camp swore that q closed carriage
drove down from McAllister street for
all the world as though it had just
come out of the park and rolled on past
the back of the guardhouse, the driver
loudly whistling Killarney" 10 that
it could be heard above the crunchinR
of the wheels through the rough, loose
rock that covered the road, and that
carriage drew up not a hundred yards
away, while the lieutenant was out vis-
iting sentries and presently they saw
him coming back along the walk,
stopping to question each sentry AZ to
his orders. Then he returned and in
quired If all was quiet among the pris-
oners, and then went and put out his
light in the tent reserved for the of.
hcere Of the guard, and once more left
his post, briefly informing the sergeant
of the guard he was going to the omce1
Of the day. Then Il was ascertained
that he had visited half dozen places
IN search Of that veteran captain and
aSaeared much diSturhe6 heca4se DC
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-13

An agent Of the census bureau an
swering The question what good VIII
the census reports De to the livestock
industry says ~0niy this. Il forms
a basis. every ten years from which
may be deducted certain conclusions
81 value 70 every cowman and to every
citizen who has an interest in this
broad land Of liberty and civilization.
II proves. from decade 10 decade. facts
which otherwise would be mere con-
iuncture. such as the increase il
blooded stock. the estimated average
cost Of production. the availability
a.4a saasaa.s..ae ~ tE. .a,.... g.. -......s..
s%tf1 77F z7fT7 FfTla5zT 10 TIFFaF
demands Tor beef. etc. which 70 to
make up the sum Of human govern
ment Taken al over the country. the
live stock census is a good move and
Its figures cannot be used BY option
dealers for any length Of time to ham
mer prices or influence the markets 81
supply aEd demand
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-13

The cost Of pork per pound largely
regulates the opinions In which farm
ers hold swine raising. In some loeali-
ties the farmers claim that they can
buy even their own pork cheaper than
they can raise it. Where such oDin-
ions prevail it is evident that the
raisers OF swine have been unfortu-
nate in their experiences In producing
pork or else do not know what It has
really cost them 10 produce T. AZ
some experiments carried on at the
Maryland Experiment Station It WIS
demonstrated that on certain foods
pork can be made az cost Of 2is
cents per pound. This Of course can
be done only under favorable cifeum-
stances and where the pigs are kept
in healthful conditions. II a large per
cent Of the herd is 70 be permitted 20
die Of the cholera Of course It win not
be possible TO raise pork at any such
figure. As 10 the cost Of pork procuc-
tion. everything depends on the cir
cumstances In which the feeder finds
himself, for some have access % cheap
feeds that are not IN the reach Of other
farmers. Thus some farmers live near
creameries where the skimmilk is not
valued as it should be and Is sold BY
the creamery manager at one-half cent
per gallon to anyone tha. win take Il
away. The milk as a producer Of pork,
combined with other feeds. IS worth
far more than this. and OF course its
use by the pig raiser win result in
greatly reducing the cost Of his prod
uct. It is also a 'well-estahiished prin-
ciple that pork Is produced cheapest
on young hogs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-13

The Powerful Ice Breaker ''RaikaI" Car
rIes Three Trains.

The Powerful Ice Breaker "Eaikal" Car
rIes Three Trains.
The great Engliah firm Of Sir Will
lam Armstrong, Whitworth & Co.. has
built upon Lake Baikal one Of the
most remarkable steamships in the
world to ferry the Siberian trains
across the lake, and ia winter to break
the ice at the same time. This was
brought out Ia pieces fEom Newcastle
on-Iynes and put together by English
engineers. who have been living in this
remote and lonely spot for over two
years. The 'Baikal" F" as the steamer is
called, is a magnificent vessel Of 1000
tons, with twin engines amidships of
1850 horsepower each, and similar
engine forward. to drive the screw in
the bow; for the principle of the new
type Of ice-breaker is to draw out the
water from under the ice ahead by the
suction of a bow screw, when the ice
collapses by its own weight and a pas
sage IS forced through the broken mass
BY the impact Of the vessel AS will
be seen from my Illustrations, the first
that have been published, the "Baikal"
has extensive upper works, ana these
contain luxurious saloons and cabins.
Upon her deck she win carry three
trains-a passenger train IN the mid
die and freight train on each side.
Her speed Is thirteen knots, and on
her trial trips she has shown herself
capable Of breaking through solid ice
thlrty-eight inches thick, with five
inches Of hard snow on the top-sach
snow is much more difficult to pierce
than ice-and has forced her way
through two tchneses Of ice frozen to-
gether aggregatlng from ffty-six to
sixty-iive inches In summer her bow
propeller should be removed, and
large propellers substituted for her
smaller winter ones: but so far the
railway authorities have taken no
steps to build a dock upon the lake,
without which neither OF these inn
portant changes, can be effected. nor
the steamer herself repaired if any
mishap should damage her hull. Lake
Baikal is frozen from the middle Of
December to the end Of April and there
Is also talk Of laying a railway across
upon the ice. as Is done each year from
st. Petersburg to Kronstadt; but prob
ably all depends upon the success. Of
the ice breaker next winter.-From
Russia Of Today by Henry Nor
man
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-13


hard beating and when blood began
to fiow freely Knut called a halt and
Aaded:
Now. Thors. If you can best my
brother. Wolf Husaby. and his son
next Saturday night. then my lass will
be yours
Thore was so badly injured that be
had to remain in bed over Sunday. On
Monday also he was 50 worn out from
the fight that he was not able to SO 70
work in his fathers shop. Tuesday
came It was a balmy day. The sun
shine frightened his room. He heard
the bells Of the grazing cattle and his
beloved warbled her pretty Morse
songs and yodels till he thought his
heart would break.
Wednesday came and he still lam
gIished on his couch. He did not be-
come convaiescent until Saturday
morning. and then he was not well
enough to meet Knuts challenge to
battle with his big brother and
nephew. He looked longingly toward
the narrow path which led to the side
Of Aslaug. His sweethearts yodel
again trilled through the silent valley.
He knew that If he would attempt to
make his way to her that evening he
would receive another drubbing that
would send him to bed for some time
to come.
y must climb the Aim some other
way" reasoned Thore. Toward dawn
he unmoored his boat and rowed along
the shore Of the almost perpendicular
rock. hoping against hope to find some
foothold and some way Of ascending
the Aim from the water side.
After the days work Aslaug sat on
the summit Of the mountain. She did
not anticipate that Thore would be
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-13
4 Dangerous GOuTtshlp.

TRANSLATED BY ALEX. SCHAAP.
Copyright 1900: Daily Story Pub. Coz
Since Aslaug, Knut Husabys pretty
daughter had grown into young and
charming woman, there was little
peace in the village Of Husaby. Day
and night the hardy lads Of the neigh
borhood engaged in Wordy and fstie
quarrels on her account The climax
was reached in the inn on Saturday
night. when some Of the boys had I'M
bibed too much
Knut Husaby would not think IN
those days Of going to sleep on satur-
day night without keeping his big
leather boots on. He was also sure to
have a heavy oak cane next TO his bed
for emergency, as he called It. Since
God has bestowed a pretty daughter
on me, it viii be my duty to keep her
from harm" he would say.
Thore Naesset was the son OF the
butcher, strapping young fellow, full
OF grit and daring. Gossipers said that
Thore visited Aslaug more frequeRtly
than did any Of the other young men
Of the village This rumor did not
please Knut. In fact. he denied 1t,
saying that he had never seen .Thore
and Aslaug together. But the people
laughed and Winked at this. They In
sisted that Thore was a sly lover and
that Aslaug knew how to hoodwink her
father.
The spring came, and Aslaug drove
the cattle TO the top Of the Aim noun
tain. AS the sun slowly descended In
the horizon and far above the steep,
cool rocks Of the mountain, the bel
lowing Of the COWS, the barking OF
the dog, and the yodel Of Aslaug re-
sounded over the valley, the lads, who
were working IN the meadows, felt as
n they would like to cast away their
scythes and pitch forks and rush up
the steep paths to court tho fair
singer.
When Saturday night came there
was a race between them to reach the
mountain top. but they descended
much more rapidly. for behind ihe
door Of the cattle shed a stalwart ban
was hidden. who gave each and every
caller pugilistic reception, and told
them that If they wanted a more Sc
we're drumming at another time to call
again.
The wooers knew that there was
only one man In all Husaby who could
boast Of the possession Of such a
strong fist as that POSSESSED by Thore
Naesset. Some OF the rich peasants
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-13

We present two groups Of illustra-
tions Of the squash-vine berer. The
nrst shows the larVa and eggs. In the
second illustration "a" is a male moth,
p" female with wings folded in nat
ural position when at rest: "c' eggs
shown on bit Of squash stem; d
fuIl-grown larva. in stu in vine; "e'
pupa: "r pupal cell; al about double
natural cell
The accompanying Illustrations
show the great differences between the
newIy-hatehed larva. the half-groWn
larva. and the mature form.
Ordinarily the larva WORKS ~ tne
woody parts Of the stem, boring N
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-13
WRITING A TRADE.
Reflections for the Benent Of wouId-Be
Authors.

A@oHr'1oHa AoA tuo Hencut OF NOulu-Ue
Authors
All the men and women that have
risen to distinction in the field of let
ters have served apprenticeship in the
technics Of the art before they reached
the ear Of the public. The poets alone
seem to have a gift OF speech at the
outset and even they learn much in
the course Of years and practice. But
the young aspirant should not model
his line Of procedure on that followed
by the acknowledged geniuses. Only
genius can hope 10 initiate genius. For
ordinary talent there is no royal road
to literary mastership. The art OF
writing must be studied diligently,
painfully, humbly. The use and
abuse Of words and phrases must be
considered, not for a day, but for
many years. The formation Of sent
ences must be the thought OF ones
waking hours. The manufacture Of a
style is the labor OF years. The old
saying that "style is the man" is per-
fectly true. but 1t has deluded many
a youngster into the belief that all
he had to do was to express himself
according to the impulse OF the mo
ment. just as he would IN talking. and
that thus he would be a writer. style
is the man" It is not the boz 1t
is the reflex Of the mature mind, the
embodiment Of thought, which no
longer stumbles. but walks with sure
feet, and makes for itself a broad and
beautiful path Of words. Let those
that are wondering why their enusions
do not burst into print at once stop
and consider whether they really have
anything particular to say. and then
whether they have any particular way
Of saying it. There are more persons
with something to say (perhaps not
something immortal, but still worth
saying) than there are with a genu-
inc master Of literary expression. The
latter does not come BY nature: nor
does It come with experience. It
comes only by practice, and not an
easy practice at that It was that
most literary Of all recent writers.
Robert Louis Stevenson. who said that
the man not willing to spend a whole
afternoon in search Of the right word
TO express an idea is unfit for the busi-
ness Of literature.-New York Times.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-13

H. R. Hilton, in the fourth biennial
report Of the Kansas state board OF
agriculture, says. Figure NO.
shows the position and distribution OF
the corn roots IN the soil to g depth
OF AZ feet, and indicates the olico Of
each class, and their orderly arrange
mont and development at certain
time for certain work. Ths seed
roots sustain the bud until the nrst
green leaf appears The hrst roots
then follow and seek the surface sol
which first feels the suns warmth.
These are in turn snpplanted By the
first circle roots that radiate from
the butt end of the stalk Ike the ribs
Of an umbrella from tho shaft, and
spread out on q lower level, usually
fiye to ten inches below the surface,
and often exceed eight feet IN length.
These first circle roots are the main
food gatherers, and send out numerous
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-13

One Of the most ingenious devices
at the Paris fair IS to be seen IN the
Swiss watch factory exhibit and con
sists Of a ball-bearing pocket time
piece. The principle has already been
applied to the driving wheel of the
clockmaker's throw and also for the
winding arbor Of clocks. Its applica-
ton to q watch. however. with safis-
factory results requires exceedingly
fine mechanism and minute balls. The
watch was made by Leon Gruet. a
foreman Of a Partisan watch concern.
In 1t the arbors roll on steel balls oi
two sizes. u is spoken Of BY con-
peient authorities as one Of the most
interesting Neurological exhibits
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-13

A Canadian breeder claims that no
has been making pork at a cost not
to exceed 2k cents per pound FOR the
last ten years. he says bis process Is
to buy the pigs about May FIRST. when
he can get them az a cost OF 81 each.
He feeds them on skimmilk. corn and
bran with clover, tan they weigh abort
$500 pounds each. Then be sells them
at a profit OF about 81 per hos. We
notice, however. that the man says he
takes no account OF HIS sklmmllk,
which might have been disposed Of IN
other ways. This Is frequently the
trouble with reports OF great success
In the cheap production OF pork. but
ter and the Ike There Is no reason
whatever why sklmmllk where FED
should not be charged up to the hogs
as part Of the cost Of pork making.
Indeed, II the same rule we're applied
TO the other by-producfs OF the farm
we could figure out the cost OF pork
az far less than 2 cents per pound. Not
only do the 1gurers forget 70 take into
account The cost Of the milk. but they
often forget to take into account the
pasture on which tke hogs run.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-13

aNsliitia saissinvormtss a egg - sen nom SHOWER
D. same ro the aide showing scariurs sculpture of esg
greatly enlarged 4 nesT.haaehed larFai haiffrosn
iava, head Of sano fram aile, o. head d aiars laa
from abovs, q and d much enlarged e 2 aud p lsaa
salarfed loriginap
both directions and appearing to pre-
fer the portion near the roots.
Ordinary insecticides are OF no value
against this insect. When once 1t has
entered the vines. and repellants are
practically useless. The measures
that have been found OF greatest value
are not to plant on infested ground,
to plant early varieties FOR the pro-
lection Of late squashes; to harrow In
tested fields late in the fall and pioN
deeply in spring, or reverse the proc
ess to prevent the moths from issuing;
to encourage the growth Of secondary
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-13

sons OF the neighborhood thought that
It was a shame that this common
butcher was permitted to lord it thus
on top Of the mountain and to keep
all wooers away from the beautiful As
laug.
Old Knut was Of the same opinion
when he was told Of the bold doirgs Of
Thore and be boasted everywhere that
If there was no one in Husaby who
could conquer Asiaug's favorite, he
and his son would show that they
could do it in short order
Knut. Il IS true. was beginning to
age visibly. He was 60 years old, but
despite this he would now and then
engage in a bout with his son in the
barn yard. and prove a formidable an
tagonist
Only one path led to the top Of the
Aim. and it wended its way across
Knuts farm. On the following satur-
day night VIXEN Thore wanted to as
cend the mountain and was passing By
the side Of the barn. be sudienly felt
the grip OF a strong arm around his
throat
what do you want OF me2" asked
Thore lie swung himself around
dcrtrcusly and threw his assaiiant
into the ihicket
you viii know soon enough what
We want OF you said another. who
dealt him a severe blow On his lraast
This was Asiaugs brother
Here comes the third one" re-
srfrra old Erut who had rnrarufiic
managed 70 cxtricafe himself from the
bushes. and with these words Thor re-
csired another telling blow
Tn the face Of danger Tiers strength
Has doBbied His proves came him
to stead. for two muscular giants had
attacked. ln the end. however. de-
SPITE his agility and power. Thore got
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-13

Every once in a while we notice re-
ports Of what certain men have done
on so-caled abandoned farms. often
the returns from the land are quite
phenomenal The explanation is that
some man with both brains and money
has taken hold and put into practice
business methods. Had these been
put into operation from the first there
would have been no abandoned farms.
Men that have investigated the condi-
tions in localities where such lands
have been thrown or OF cultivation
have found that tie lands had become
run down through constant cropping
without putting back the manure
necessary 10 keep Up the fertility.
What is true Of the East Is equally
true 81 the West and unless the meth
DDS on some 81 our farms charge. the
time is coming when the farms viii
cease 20 give a living There are two
unfortunate classes Of men that try 10
run farms; those thai have. money and
no brains for agricultural enterprises.
ami tiIuse that have brains AMI no
money The latter class IS. however.
Of the two the most likely to succeed.
in these days Of agricultural colleges.
experiment stations and abundant op-
poruritias there Is no reason Why the
man that has money cannot obtain
the necessary brain developmas. %
heip make success of farming