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Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19
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Keep your eye on 1.-THE Best Country On
Earth, In Northwestern North Dakota.
The richest grain producing, black loan
soil IN the world. Good water in abund-
anoe, market facilities the best We have
gains. !
No. 101. 600 acre farm, smiles from good
market, miles from county seat; $50 acres
under highest cultivation, balance can all
be broke; 80 acres Of fenced pasture. House
16xA, addition 1924, two stories, stone
foundation. Barn 1885, addition 1885,
10'' posts, stone basement. Blacksmith
shop, 8 granaries and other outhouses, 8
good wells Of water. One mile from school
house in thickly settled neighborhood.
: No. 102.-200acre farm, 90 rods from
county seat and market. Population Of
county seat 700. lis acres under cultiva-
ton. 80 acres good meadow, balance can
AL be cultivated. Good black loan and
clay subsoil. Good well Of water. -..
No. 103.-160-acre farm, all wild, joins
the city limits, a county seat. All good
tllIable land, black loan and clay subsoil
frst-class quarter section.
Terms-Some cash down, balance time
to suit.
Take advantage of this opportunity be-
Tore it slips away. Address,
NORTH DAKOTA LAND & LOAN Co.,
Rugby, Pierce County, n. D.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19
CHAPTER XIV.
TWO LOVERS.

Miss Murdock was seated at the piano
in the drawing-room, her shapely fin
gers wandering dreamily over the keys,
when a servant knocked at the door.
"A gintleman to see yer, MISS said
the maid.
"A caller!" exclaimed Agnes, in sur
prise. ''At this time of day? Did he
give you his curd?"
mo, miss. Nor his name, nayther."
''Well, then, Mary" said Agnes, with
a mixture of amusement and severity,
''why do you announce him? think
you Would better keep an eye on the
hat-rack.'' >t...,. e..
He amt no thafe, MISS" said the
maid, positively; "he do be dressed up
too foine fur that. Besoides, DIVE sane
him here before. A hansum young
feller wild rid Mister Mister
Cha-Chapman.'' - = -:-.
"Chatham!" suggested Agnes, with
sudden seriousness. : g ~...... III
"Yis, miss; it do be the same" ~
II cannot receive him." said Miss
Murdock, in frigid tones. II am sur
prised that John should have admitted
him, after the explicit Instructions I
gave him yesterday. Hereafter I am
never at home to Mr.. Chatham
Your butler is not at fault in this
instance, said voice from the hall
way, and before either of the women
could recover from her surprise, !. q
fashily dressed young man with in
tensely red hair entered the room. He
carried his left arm in sling. His
face was pale; his eyes glittered with
feverish light; his voice quivered
with repressed excitement.
II was waiting for your father in
his Office, when I heard your maid go
by, and I asked her to announce me.
I hoped for, but I can hardly say /
expected, q more hospitable recep-.
#tion. s5A& s5&
Miss Murdock, after the first shock
Of surprise, had drawn up her grace
ful figure to its full height, and stood
looking at the young man with undis-
guised contempt IN her flashing eyes.
Chatham paused as II expecting =
reply; ana then: 81 55
Shall I explain the object Of my
visit before your servant y he asked,
bitterly az al
You may leave, Mari, until ring
Tor You, said the young girl; turning
TO the maid.
The woman eluctantly left the
room, casting curious glances upon
her yoang mistress and her unwel-.
come guest as she went. =s<= 35a,x$
Chatham made motion as s.if to
take chair; but A4genes remained sig
nifcantly standing.
@ q erhaps 81 she said, coldly g you
VIII he good enough Is explain a.
brien 81 possible your objectin forc-
Ing your presence upon me ii this un-
gentlenanly wy
M 81 supppse nv cond dnct does strike
YOU as ung tlemanl & said the
yopngman. pit teousl . g hut sha could
y do love you 1eYoteilly madly,
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19

5casion called for Il. Summoning at
length his fortitude and his pride, he
proceeded to carry out what he CON
ceiyed to be the duty OF a gentleman un-
der the circumstances. s
Picking up the etter again, he placed
it unread in an envelope, into which
he slipped his card, with q brief ex-
PLANTATION Of the finding Of the paper.
Then, after addressing the envelope, he
started out to mail it himself.
Thomas Chatham!' y he mused, as he
went down thc stairs; Thomas Chat
ham! Why, he is the man who took
such pains to inform me that Miss Muir
dock was betrothed, or on the point of
being hetHothed-the fashily dressed
young imam with red hair who is SO
regular an attendant at the Murdocks'
.informal receptions, and who never
seems to be invited on state occasions:
an insignificant and conceited puppy.
Poor girl, what a pity that she should
throw herself away upon such 8 man.
But, if he marries her, he shall make
her happy, or else
Ihe balance OF his thought was not
put into words; but his face became set
in stern lines and his hands clenched in
grim determination.
Sprague, with the letter for Miss
Murdock in his hand, hurried to the
nearest letter box, raised the lid of the
drop, inserted the letter in the slot and
then tightened his grasp of it and be-
gan to think.
The letter, if mailed, might perhaps
not reach its destination until the fol-
lowing morning. It might be of impor-
tance, since it had been sent by mes
senger and to the studio instead of to
Miss Murdock's house. Besides, Miss
Murdock. would probably be worried
when she discovered that she had lost
it. It ought therefore to be returned
to her at once.
The letter, by this time, had been
withdrawn from the slot of the letter
box. ,.:.
Yes, it ought to be returned by mes
senger instead of by mail. BY messen-
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19

ger7 It was about half mile to the
nearest district messenger Office. The
Murdocks' house was not much further.
Why not deliver the letter himself?
Why not, indeed? The human heart.
has unfa thomable depths. Why should
a hopeless lover pine for mere sight
of the woman whose presence only adds
to his misery? Explain that who can.
Sprague carefully placed the letter
in his breast pocket and started off
again, this time directing his steps
toward the Murdocks' home. ~
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19
AUTUMN BEE HINTS,
Late Summer or Early Fall In the Best
Time for Requeen1ng ana
Italianixing.

The best time to requiem and Ital-
ianize all colonies that do not come
up to the standard is during the late
summer months, SO that we go into win
ter with all good stock. It is impossi-
BILE to get queensearlyenough in spring
to thus put the bees in the best shape
for the coming season, and as the honey
harvest is past and out of the way.
we can now do this work without any
damage in any way, and at the time
when we have leisure, and the bees
have the same -.
Queens now are very cheap, so that if
we do not care to raise them ourselves,
we can buy them from breeders at
prices that we can hardly afford to
raise them. Young queens of the pres
ent seasons rearing are the ones to
buy; and use, for we do not want old.
queens at any price.
It is but little trouble to introduce
new,queens, for the directions always
accompany the queens if you get them
from those who make a speciality Of
rearing them. Perhaps the most
bother with the amateur is to find the
old queens, for they must certainly be
removed from the hives before new
ones are introduced. After little prac-
tice, one will never have any, trouble
finding queens. Those who have never
seen a queen bee, may not readily sue
ceed in finding one in the hive, but can
make thesdiscovery without assistance
by examining the, combs Of brood care
fully, for the queen is always on the
brood combs, unless the bees have been
badly handled 50 as to become very
much excited, when the queen may
have left the brood combs. The queen
islarger than the worker bee. and much
longer; unlike the drone, that is short
and heavy, she is long and slender. AS
there is but one queen in the colony,
there is no other bee that looks like
her, and anyone who can have the nerve
to go into colony Of bees without
fear, can succeed in finding the queen
If he looks carefully on the combs.
When found she must be thoroughly
Gagged, or killed on the spot, for if she
gets her liberty she will return to the
hive.-A. II. Duff, in National Rural. BIZ
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19
OAT DIET FOR HENS.


II tnls day OF scientific poultry
breeding ' we read and hear great deal
in regard to the best food for the hens
to cause them to fill the egg basket.
The various agricultural experiment.
stations have taken up the subject, and
at considerable expense of both time
and money have issued from time to
time elaborate tables which they see
NJ TO call balanced ration which
TO the average farmer is no better than
SO much Greek, and is beneficial only to
those who have every convenience at
hand to follow: out instructions as
there made and provided. In their rea-
sonlng they take as basis the consti-
tuition OF the egg, hence foods that are
rich IN certain elements must from me-
cesslty when fed the hens, cause them
to produce the egg. This is all very
beautiful in theory, but when you get
down to business and facts, ''where are
you, at:: My experience has been al
most universally that while the theory
seems reasonable, the results obtained
40 not justify it. 1t was for a long time
and is still considered by many that
there was nothing in the way of a
regular diet for laying hens like wheat.
1 have found this fallacy, and have al
ways had far better results, especially
during the winter season, from a gen.
erous diet of corn, which as the wealth
er becomes settled and warm was
gradually reduced, and oats largely
substituted; but corn never discon-
tlnued. One factor that Ito use slang)
cuts a considerable figure in the oat
diet is very great difference between
their /relative price, which must be
taken into account, and may throw the
balance to the debit side of the ledger,
instead of the credit without a corre-
spending benefit. To obtain the best
results the oats should be fed in the
sheaf, the hens compelled to scratch
out what they obtain, and never placed
before them all ready threshed, and
they allowed to fill up on the grain
without any effort. always make it
rule all through the year, summer
and winter, to feed largely of this
grain, and with most satisfactory re-
suits. During cold weather the MORN
ing meal consists of warm mot hot)
mash, composed of ground oats 25 per
cent, coarse corn or stock meal so per
cent, bran 1914 per cent, 1niddlings
1sh per cent. At noon l give oats in
the straw or sheaf, and at night full
feed Of whole corn thrown in the litter
of the scratching shed. Of course,
they have the usual allowance of green
stuff or roots, fed raw, and ground
green bone, and having proven the ef-
ticacy of such feed, I shall not change
until something better is shown up.
For the growing chicks I have never
found better feed than oatmeal fed
dry. 1t comes high, but amply repays
the extra expense in the rapid growth
of the fowl, but once started right it
continues, even after it's discontinue
ance, and a marked difference is plain
ly' seen between the chicks thus fed
and those otherwise. Should there be
any doubt in your mind in regard to
the efficacy of an oat diet, next spring
plant a small tract where the hens can
have free access to it, and I am conf
dent all your doubts will vanish speed
ily.-F. V. Chapman. in Prairie Farmer.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19
NOTES FOR BEEKEEPERS.

The most vicious colony of hybries
may be controlled by using little
tobacco in the smoker.
: .Toads, skunks and mice are great
enemies of bees; see that they do not
have access to the apiary. "-s
Increasing or dividing should be done
as early as possible, but not until st ores
are coming in abundantly.
Bees when frightened by smoke will
Immediately gorge themselves with
honey and lose all inclination to sting.
2 Drones are just as essential as any
other bee, but too many are nuisance.
This may be controlled by cutting out
drone comb and substituting worker
comb or foundation.-Rural World.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19
Fowl. Free and Conaned.

Il Fowls kept in confinement will do
as well as fowls having q free range,
provided they are cared for in an ideal
manner. This is seld ON accorded them,
and SO, in the circumstances in which
fowls are usually found, they Go by
far the best on . free range, or, at
least, large range. The man that
makes 9 business Of poultry raising
can with advantage keep his fowls con-
fined. He will give them the attention
they need. Also the man that has chill
dren that are enthusiastic in poultry
raising can safely keep his fowls 'con-
fined, provided he can depend on ths
children to do the necessary work
Farmers Review.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19

a DETECTIVE STORY.
CHAPTER XIII. CoNT1NuED.

3".5 SAA&AALR = LII A4AAs---IONVlNUED. ssH
81 asked to see DR.. Henderson, he
continued, ''at which the sleepy clerk
stared at me in open-mouthed amaze
ment. DR.. Henderson was not in; it
was quite uncertain wnen he would
be in. Indeed, as far as I was able
to judge, Dr. Henderson appears tosbe
rather mysterious parsonage. No
one knows much about him. Even his
clerk admits that he has seen him
only once or twice in the 1S months
during which he has had charge of
the office. The doctor attends to the
manufacturing part Of the business
himself; = his laboratory, which is
down in the cellar, is most jealously
guarded place.. No one is ever ad-
mitted to it under any pretext. He is
evidently afraid that some one may
discover the secret of his valuable
remedies"
'You say that as if your words were
meant to convey some unexpressed
meaning" said Dunlap, studying the
reporters face. =
NO." Sturgis answered, thought
fully, ''but am trying to attach
some ulterior. significance to :. the
facts. There is certainly something
mysterious about DR.. Henderson and
the Manhattan Chemical company;
but whether the mystery is legitimate
or not, and if not, whether it is in any
way connected with the Arbogast
case, is more than I am at present
able to determine."
After a short pause he continued:
"When found that there was no
chance of seeing DR.. Henderson him
self, inquired at venture for the
manager. For an instant puzzled
look lent expression to the otherwise
vacuous features of the young man.
Then a sudden inspiration seemed to
come to him. oh! ah! yes,' he ex-
claimed, you mean Mr.. Smith, Yes
said I, catching at straw. well, but
Mr.. Smith is not in either I offered
to wait for Mr.. Smith, and started to-
ward the door of the private office in
the rear, because it bore in prominent
letters the inscriptions: NO ADMIT
TANCE-' I had turned the knob be-
fore the clerk could stop me; but the
door was locked. Mr.. Smith, it seems,
comes to the Office only once a week to
receive the clerks report and to pay
him his salary. tried to make spe-
cial appointment to meet Mr.. Smith, on
the plea of important business. left
a fictitious name and address so that
Mr.. Smiths answer might be sent to
me. That was all was able to do for
the time being; but thought it worth
while to keep an eye open on the Man
haitian Chemical company; so I have
engaged private detectives to watch it
for me night and day until further no.
tice. And there the matter stands
Dunlap rose wearily from his chair.
He looked anxious and careworn.
''Mr. Sturgis," he said, "if you can
find any part of that $25o,ooo, good
share of whatever you can recover
for the bank is yours"
The reporter flushed and bit his lip;
but he answered quietly E~,s
"You mistake me for detective. Mr..
Dunlap; am only reporter. shall
be paid by the Tempest for any work
may do on this case. You would bet
ter offer your reward to the police"
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19
CHAPTER XIV.
THE LETTER.

There is magic in the refreshing
sleep of youth calculated to exercise
the megrims. When Sprague. arising
after a good nights rest, found the
world bathed in the sunshine of
crisp January day, he felt the physical
pleasure of living which comes from
supple muscles, from the coursing of
generous blood through the veins,
from the cravings of healthy appe-
tite. ...
He remembered the "blue devils" of
the day before, and found it difficult to
account for them. He was in love, GER
tainly. But that in itself did not fur
nish a sufficient reason for desponden-
cy. 1t was rumored that the object>of
his affections was on the eve of be-
trothal to another. But what depend
ence can be placed upon public ru-
NOR? AS matter Of fact Miss Muir
dock wore no rings; in the absence of
the badge of the betrothed woman,
was he not justified in believing her
fancy free? ..... .s.
In that case, there was fair field
and no favor. Why should not he have
as good chance of winning the prize
as another man1 No man, of course,
was worthy of Agnes Murdock. That
was the fundamental axiom. But in
love success does not perch only upon
the banner of the worthy. Ifit did, the
human race would soon become ex-
tinct. Id r.
So the young mans thoughts ran on,
while hope once more found q resting
place in his heart. :. ss sss &. :s
Miss Murdock was not to pose again.
but Sprague was eager to work on the
portrait. He was about to step into
the studio after breakfast, when the
housekeeper announced call from his
lawyer, who wished to consult him
about some important matters. The
entire morning was thus consumed in
necessary but tedious business, and it
was not until after luncheon that the
artist was at last free to set to work.
Uncoyering the portrait, he stood of
to examine it. AS he did SO, omething
white upon, the floor caught his eye.
He stopped to pick it up. It was q let
term beautifully regular masculine
hand. Mechanically he turned it over
and unfolded II. His eyes carelessly
swept the written page; then: in fash
he.realized sWh hat it as,-and he flung It
violently from him. /
Only q few words had left their I'M.
press uponshis retina few scattered
words and . signature. But these were
branded deep upon his brain for all
time, ii letters Of fire which burned
their way to his very soul sIFFo Foor she hads
recognized the letter which had been
delivered BY the messenger to Miss
Mnrdock the tlay before, and he had
seen enough, to know that 1t was
.conched in words Of passionate love. Ins
that instant was quenched the Inst ray
Of hope which had slurked within his
heart. Overwhelmed with . sense 81
utter desolation, ne sank back upon ~
divan, and for a long time sremained
lost 81 bitter red dectiods.
but sprague. Fl spit g his diet
stante ism. yvasF 8 man sof grit when noc-S
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19
Raise some Choice aneens..

Raise some queens from your choice
colonies. Il does not pay to have
queens from the general run OF colonies.
Tor some stocks OF bees arezvery OBJ,
iectionable and ii no wise as good as
Others. Il We we're more careful thus
to improve our stock Of bees, We would
get much bett returns from them.
During swarming time IS the best time
to secure queens, for We can get the
atural cells in many Of the best col.
itonies, which will produce the best or
Suueens. Rural World.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19
A FEEDING FRAME.

to eat in peace. All sizes of chicks fed
together in an open space results in the
big ones trampling on the smaller, and
robbing them of their share. Some
such arrangement as that shown is alb
solutely essential where chickens have
to be Matched during considerable
space of time in the spring. An ideal
condition is to have the chicks all early
and all of a size, but few can accom-
plish this desirable end.-0range Judd
Farmer.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19
!. GEESE ON THE FARM. \!


Goose raising is not SO extensively
carried on. as duck raising, the condi-
tions under which they can be success
fully raised being almost entirely diff
ferent from those needed by ducks.
There are many places on farm that
are worthless for cultivation that could
be utilized with excellent results for
goose raising. Free range and water
is required. The cost of food is small,
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19
checlinr Di.ea.e and Lice.

We have hand led poultry for nearly.
70 years and with two exceptions we
had no trouble with disease. We have
kept on an average SO hans q year. One
year our flock was decimated by chol-
era. We found 8 remedy for that in
the use Of copperas dissolved and given
IN their drinking water. The second
trouble was with the little red lice
before We were aware the chicken
house and fowls were full of them, lit
tie chicks d ying and the old ones too
poor to eat. Energetic measures
helped Us out of that rouble. Their
coops and house were thoroughly
cleaned and plenty of thin, otswhite-
wash driven into every crack OF coops
and house VII ! Bro oks spray pump,
which every poul keeper and farm
e should. have. 4 Comp ION, ia
Farmers. Review
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19
That Funny Feelinr. =.

'Da amt no feelin'," remarked Uncle
Eben, "dat can hold er candle to de per-
culiar sensation dat melts in er mans soul.
meanders down his spine an trickles out
ct his heels when he done lays down er
tve-dollar bill in payin' fo' er ham an de
grocer hans him back jes' $8.37 in change -
Chicago Evening News.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19
1t Came Natural.

Mrs. Johnsing-Mah lands! Dat chile can't
be mo- den fo' mont's ole an walkin' eroun'
like er full-grown man! How'd yo' larn him?
Mrs. Jackson-Why, Nose begin whistlin'
cakeswalk de odder day, an dat's de re-
Sult.-Puck.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19

A Serious Pow-wow-ttHush, not so loud!
Were having a conference of the powers"
"Eh! Who is comforting" my wife, my
Plain Dealer.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19

If you want good digestion to wait upon
your appetite" you should always chew
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19

The trouble with the air castles girls
build is that they are all parlor and music
room, with no kitchens attached.
Globe.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19
!
1en


That ordinary treatment
fails to s'olLovoPaxnfasl
pesi0ds-
71beyktnovLy LydhE.P Pink
han, g Vegetable Conn
p0ul1d will and does and
has, more than any other
x11edYckne-
Every woman knows
about Mrs. Pfnkha1,C8
x,1eaXcxne-
Every woman knows
some woman Mrs. Pink
han, has cured.
But nine w0s,1os, out OF
ten put off getting this re-
liable remedy until their
health Is nearly wrecked
by experiments or A'eg-
kecfI
Then they write to Mrs.
Pinkhax11 and she cures
fltes7,I but Of course II
takes longer to do s0-
Don't delay getting help if
you arc sicl6.
She has heLped q million
women. Why not y0u2
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19

.Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli.
ble medicine for coughs and colds.-N. w.
Samuel, Ocean Grove, N. j., Feb. II, 1900.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19

The desire for fame has betrayed many
an ambitious man into committing indis-
cretions that forever ruined>his reputation.
Chicago Daily News.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19
SIZING UP THE CHICKS.
Which Birds OF All Sizes and
Ages Can BE Fed.

The cut shows framework low at
one end and much higher at the other,
under which chickens of all ages and
sizes can be fed and each one allowed
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19

Thirty minutes is all the time required to
dye with PUTNAM FADELEss DYES. Sold by
all druggists.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19
A Dreadful Condition.

Jinks-The colonel's wife had such tenn
per that she drove the poor man to drink.
Binks-.Seeing that they live in Kentucky,
l don't think that is so awful.
We'll, but it was to drink water"-De.
troit Free Press.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19

The prosperity of olony depends
on the fertility off the queen. + weak
colonies have not become populous sin
one season, Kill the queen and give|
them another.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19

Love may laugh at locksmiths, but then,
later on, not infrequently, 80 does the wolf
at the door.-Puck.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19
LOW-RATE EXCURSIONS,

Via Missouri Pacific Railway and
Iron Mountain Route,
To points in the West, Southwest and South
east, at half-rates (plus $20W for the round
trip. Tickets on sale Tuesdays, September
9Th and 18th, October I'd and 10th, Novem.
Der 9th and Goth, and December 4th and 18th,
1900. For full information, land folders,
etc, address any agent of above lines, or H.
C.Townsend, G.P. & T. Agent, st. Louis, Mo.
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19

To Cure q Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Qulnine Tablets. All
druggists refund money If itfails to cure. 25c,
Willmar tribune., 1900-09-19

- Halls Catarrh Cure -
Il taken Internally. Price 75c.