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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-08-30

are talking too much" sf1e went on.
hurriedly; "you are looking very pale.
Your mother will say It is all my fault
when she comes in. Lie back amongst
your cushions comfortably. and l will
go on with my reading"
mo" interrupted Denzil, putting his
hand hastily over the open page. Il
am tired Of reading" Then, with q
short Taught am afraid you think
me a savage-do you?--and are won
dering whether have sadly deterior-
ated during this illness, or whether l
am now, for the first time, showing
myself in my real character. The fact
is, like talking to you better than
listening to the most perfect poetry
that could be written. Now you can
not call that unsomplimentary, at all
events, can you? l feel as though
had left the world for years, and, hav-
ing come unexpectedly back to it, am
now hearing all the strange things that
have happened during my Absence
sort of Rip Van Winklish feeling, I
suppose; so I want you to educate me
before I make my way downstairs.
Miss Sylverton was with me yesterday,
and told me of Charles promotion.
She said nothing Of her marriage, how
ever; but no doubt that will follow,
as a matter of course"
ut is almost arranged to take place
next month";" observed Mabel.
"Queenie," said Denzil. in low
voice, tell me this-when did I last
see Mildred?"
cit was she that saw you fall and
went to your assistance, you know"
returned "the queen" evasively.
II know that" said Denzil-"your
mother told me the whole story. But
have I never seen her since-in any
way?"
ooh. where could you have seen
herr" asked Mabel, jesuitically, and
with considerable confusion, turning
to arrange some flowers on the small
table near her. 49,. 49,.
1T was only dream then" MUIR
INJURED Denzil, disappointedly, and said
no more on the subject to his COM
panion's great relief. But the next day
he tormented little Stubber to allow
him to go downstairs.
(To be continued)
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-08-30
CHAPTER XIX.

"Mildred's engagement is at an end
with Lord Lyndon" Denzils pale,
haggard face flushed crimson; he put
up his uninjured hand and brushed
back his hair impetuously, fixing his
eyes on Mabel the while. 'What
caused it?' he asked with suppressed
agitation. 1T must have been very
sudden. Four weeks ago, you say
why. that was just AFTER He
paused.
Just after your accident occurred, y
said Mabel, slowly; and she grew
frightened, fearing that Mildred would
condemn the remark if she heard of it,
and determined to make no mere ad-
missions. whatever happened "You
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-08-30

CHAPTER XVII.-(Continued.)
why do you not reproach me?" she
.crias passionately. Abuse me, speak
harshly to me--do anything but act
toward me as you are doing; your
Kindness is killing me. Not all the
epithets you could heap upon me
would punish me sufficiently for al
have made you suffer. Have you for
gotten that I actually thrust myself
upon you-that it was / who offered
myself to you that fatal night, not you
who asked for me? Why do you not
taunt me with all this? Have to
put these cruel thoughts into your
head, or is it that you are too noble
to use them against woman? II you
would only be unkind to me, think
should not feel quite SO wretched.'
Lyndon smiled, though rather sadly.
Il am afraid you will have to go on
being wretched forever If you are
waiting for me to be unkind to you"
he said. "Do you know, strange as it
may seem all the displeasure I felt in
my heart against you has somehow
disappeared, leaving only love and
forgiveness in it's place. l am not
only sad, and a little lonely perhaps"
he concluded, turning abruptly away.
After short interval he came back
to her side again, and went on with
forced cheerfulness that in nowise de-
ceived her.
However," he said, "of course this
state Of affairs will not last forever.
Time, they say, cures all things. In
the meantime l will get through lit
tie travelling, I think, and refresh my
memory about certain foreign cities,
SO goodbye for awhile, and do not
quite forget me during my absence.
And'-in a low tone-"remember
Mildred, that whatever you do, or
whomsoever you marry, I wish you all
the happiness that can possibly befall
you" ....
z Are you sure you forgive me-"
whispered Mildred, TREMENDOUSLY.
Think Of all that has happened"
II do, indeed" he said.
Will you not kiss me them" whis-
pered Mildred.
So he kissed her once again, for the
last time, upon her lips; and it was
thus they parted.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-08-30

Where Cotton Growing Has Increased.
American cottonseeed is responsible
for tremendous increase in the pro-
duction Of cotton in Russia, middle
Asia, Bakhara and Khive. The year
1900 shows an increase Of A per cent
over 1899 in the Asiatic lands, and the
increase in the Russian district is %
per cent. Most of the former corn
fields are now being planted with cot
ton
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-08-30
king Edward Likes Society.

King Edward much prefers congen-
ial society to solitary state and so has
introduced the custom OF having a
good sized dinner party every evening
at the royal table. The members OF
his own family, all guests and several
members of the suite are always in
attendance.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-08-30
CHAPTER XVIII.


Denzil did not appear to recover
quite so rapidly as had been at first
confidently expected, the inward in
juries he had received-though slight
telling on him more seriously than
the doctors had anticipated.
Mrs. Younge had been autographed
for on the evening of the accident, and
\ had arrived at Kings Abbott early
the following morning, having elected
to travel all night rather than endure
the agonies of suspense, though the
telegram had been very reasSuring.
The third day showed their patient
apparently better than on the proceed
ing one. There had been more decided
symptoms of amendment, and he had
gone through the dressing of his
wounds with wonderful composure and
stoicism. But toward evening he grew
depressed and irritable, and evinced
a faint inclination to wander; where
upon the doctor looked grave, shook
his head and made certain changes in
his medicine-but all to no purpose
The next day he was in raging fever.
The fifth day after the fever first
declared itself Lady Caroline, having
insisted on the poor mothers lying
down for an hour or two, was sitting
in Denzil's room as the time wore on
toward evening. Bending over his bed
she noticed a certain change in his
face.
What is it," she asked. tenderly.
Mildred" he whispered, with deep
~entreaty in his tone, and holding out
his hand.
Il am not Mildred, dear Denzil,"
said Lady Caroline. thinking that he
still raved; but he said:
Il know you are not" quite distinct
Iy; and then again, II want her-why
does she never come to me?"
Poor Lady Caroline was greatly per-
picked; she knew not what to do. Had
things been different she would have
followed the dictates of her own kind
heart and sent for Mildred on the spot:
but, as it was, she remembered former
scenes and Lyndon's recent sad de-
parture and did not care to take the
responsibility on herself of bringing
her daughter and Denzii together.
Mildred. Mildred" called the sick
rrnan, impatiently: and then the little
ray of reason that had come to him in
connection with her face vanished. and
he wandered off once more into the ter
ribls feverland, bearing with him the
name Of her he loved.
For two hours he lay thus, calling.
sometimes wildly, sometimes feebly,
but always for her, until his loving
nurse's heart was smitten to the core.
At length came Stubber. the family
doctor and. seeing Denzil in this state,
he regarded him silently for several
minutes.
Lady Caroline" said he. with de-
cision, Miss Treyanion must be sent
for, be it right or wrong"
For which Lady Caroline blessed
him secretly. and sent for Mildred |
forthwith.
She came without moments delay, |
and even as her foot crossed the |
threshold OF the door. sudden silence
fell on Denzil. He turned-the fever
for time sank co1quered-while his
beautiful eyes lit up with passionate
expectation and fond hope
Slowly and with hesitation Mildred
advanced to the side OF the bed, and
lhen Lady Caroline wen. over - the
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-08-30
Assistant Secretary Sanger q Worker.

Assistant Secretary Sanger q Worker.
One of the hardest WORKERS and most
Industrious officials Of the United
States government, according to The
Army and Navy Register, is w. Cary
Sanger. the assistant secretary of war.
He reaches his office about o'clock
in the morning and keeps at work with
only short intermission for noon
day luncheon until 6 o'clock and after.
He finds time to see everybody, and
to talk according to the merit of the
case
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-08-30
Their GirIhooo Is Brief. as
They Gen orally Marry
When IL Years Old

instruments are ear-splitting. And if
the families have a proper sense Of
what they owe themselves they are
not satisfied even with this, but invest
in gunpowder and keep firing all the
way to the bridegroom house. ~41
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-08-30

Every known language contains
such names as cuckoo, pewit, whip
poorwill and others, in which the
sound emitted by the animal is utilized
as the name
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-08-30
Too Much for Him.

She-Don't you love to hunt four.
leafed clovers?
He-No; 1 hunted them with an
other girl once, and we ran upon one
in jewelers. window-sre en and
white enamel-dsrmond 6.wdrop in
the center-$25.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-08-30

Happy is he who lets himself owe
no man and let's no man owe him.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-08-30

Love letters may not be legal docu-
ments, but they chronicle court pro-
ceedings.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-05-30

The fruit grower must understand
his business A novice should not
venture into the field of horticuIture
recklessly- To be successful he must
determine to know the laws that gov
ern the growing of fruits, and most of
these laws he can understand ONLY 40
he comes into contact with them IT
is therefore necessary that he go into
the business only on small scale ana
increase as he learns
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-05-30
ships That Garry Live stock.

The number of vessels carrying live
stock that were inspected in 1900 by
the Bureau of Animal Industry in
spectorS was S62. The enforcement of
the regulations formulated by the Blu
reau in accordance with the act au-
thorizing the secretary of agriculture
to inspect vessels carrying export cat
tie from the United States has been
most beneficial. The poorer classes of
ships have been replaced by specially
constructed ships for the cattle traffic.
with ample space and proper ventila-
ton, and having every convenience,
with perfect fittings built in them, and
all the comforts and safety which in
genuity could provide" thereby dimin-
ishing the losses of animals while at
sea from twenty-One in every 1000
that were embarked in 1889, before in
spection was authorized, to three in
1000 in 1893. two years after inspec-
ton was begun. Further more, in con-
sequence of the greatly reduced risks
of transportation, there has been cor
responding reduction in the insurance
rates and a total saving in insurance
of more than 81 600, 600 per annum.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-05-30

petroleum, one OF the most perp1ex-
ing phenomenon observed was the fact
that, equally careful applications, made
by the same person. with the same
grade of oil, would give almost op-
poSIte- results Here recommendation
OF the refined product for general use
mas, In many cases, resulted disas-
trously and brought no little dfsrepute
to the chronological fraternity of this
country The most that can now be
said for the refined product is that a
ten to twenty per cent mixture with
water constitutes a fairly successful
summer wash and destroys the young
scale, thereby checking the increase
and spread until applications OF whale
oil soap mixtures can be made.-Prof.
F. NJ Webster
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-05-30

81 guess there won't be a great
show of flowers on Sylvester's grave
this year said Sarah Cook Her
voice had a certain triumph in it, but
it ended in a decOrous sigh.
Il guess there won't. either" re-
turned her sister Mrs. Kemp. Il
guess Phebe Ann is too sick to think
much about it, Her voice sounded
like Sarah's.
Lucy Kemp dropped her sewing for
q minute and turned her face toward
the window 1T seems most too BAD,
don't it2" she said. meditatively.
when she's done so much every
year, and thought so much about it
4 don't know 1 think it's too
bad said Mrs. Kemp. "Of course Pm
sorry Phebe Ann is sick, but when it
comes to these flowers she's always
covered Sylvester's grave with Dec
Grafton day, l guess there was q great
deal of it for show. 1t would have
seemed different if he had been in the
war but I've thought a good many
times, when I've seen Sylvester's grave
with more flowers on it than any of
the soldiers, that Phebe Ann had a
little eye to what folks would say, for
all she felt so bad
There's the band!" cried Lucy
1t was very warm day for the sea-
son-almOst as warm as midsummer.
The windows were wide open. The
two women and the girl leaned their
hSatiS out ana listened. Ihoy could
hear far-aWay music. Two little girls
with their hands full of flowers ran
past
They're just forming down at the
town hail. said Lucy. Annie Dole
and Lottie are just going
%They came over here for flowers
this morning" said her mother. -*and
1 told EN- 1 hadn't any to give. All
I had was lilacs. besides that little
early rose bush. and they'd got all the
Hlacs they wanted of their own, and
there was only just three roses on that
bush, and l could not bear to cut 'ern.
The procession amt coming-the mu-
sic don't sound a mite nearer. 1t
won't be here for an hour yet
I don't pose Phebe AIMS husband
will lift his finger to help us, even if
left without a chick nor child in the
world" said Mrs. Kemp.
Phebe AIMS husband was her own
dead husbands brother, but she never
spoke of him by his own name.
Il wonder how much Phebe AIMS
husband has got?" said Sarah Cook.
We'll, I guess he's laid by little
something. They must have with no
family
'sMebbe he will do something if it
ever happens that he amt under any
body eIse's thumb
1T won't make any difference now.
He's laid under the thumb so long that
he's all fattened out of the shape he
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-05-30

Use of Crude Petroleum in Orchards
The varying and sometimes dfsas-
trous results obtained from the use of
rehned petroleum, on growing trees, as
an 1nsecticide, and especially against
the San Jose scale, have led to the sus-
piclon that the crude product might
be. less variable and drastic in its eff
fects- But SO far as it has been used
1t would appear that we have yet
much to learn, before we can with
safety, recommend the application of
the crude product to the different vari-
cites OF fruit trees. That it is efficient
in destroying the San Jose scale if it
Is brought in contract with this insect
seems now quite probable. But the
hundreds of dead trees that mark the
areas where it has been indiscriminate-
~ used, point very clearly to the fact
that great caution is necessary, and no
one Is, as yet, able to say just where
safety ceases and danger begins Then
too, when no permanent injury is ap-
parent, as in the case of the seeding
apples on the ground of the Ohio Ag-
ricultura1- Experiment Station, who
can say that this unnatural retarda-
ton may not, after the first appIIca-
ton, prove to be a menace to the life
or general vigor of the tree2 1t is
tardations sometimes occur, but nature
tree or shrub and then only in part
with vegetable growths like Iichens
and even these are known to be detrf-
mental. a smooth. clean bark being al
ways desirable. In the use Of refined
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-05-30
The Plum Curculio.

Prof. E. C. Green@The plum curculio
comes forth from winter quarters
usually in May. The egg-laying mark
of this insect is characteristic that
this curculio is commonly known as
the little Turk. The snout is used in
cutting the deep crescent mark, while
the spot representing the star of the
Turkish emblem is partly made by the
ovipositOr- The egg matches and the
small, footless maggot begins feeding
On the plum under the tiny wilted flap
which formerly protected the egg. AS
the larva grows it eats its way to the
pit of the young plum and there it sets
up an irritation which eventually
causes the immature fruit to drop The
larva soon leaves the fruit and enters
the ground to pupate. emerging in a
few weeks adult beetle. 1t is re-
ported by growers of European plums
that the curculio can be controlled by
the use of arsenica1 sprays alone, the
success of the operation depending en-
tirely upon the thoroughness of the APP
pl1cation. 1t is advised. by way OF
preparation, to prune the plum tree SO
that no cross or parallel branches re-
main. The tree must be sufficiently
open to allow the nozzles to be used
freely in all parts of the head. The
! plums must hang free from the
branches. Shortly after the blossoms
fall a very thorough spray of Paris
| green should be thrown from the in
side of the tree outward, we'll as
from the outside inward. In case of
rain the poison must be renewed.
When the mark of the little Turk is
noticed the strength of the spray
should be doubled and sufficient lime
added to protect the foliage This mix
| ture should be put on the p1umS them
| selves, drenching them thoroughly, the
| object being to fill the incisions made
by the insect in the egg-1aying process
I am assured that if this is done care
| fully the 1arva is usually killed short
| 1y after Matching, the wound gradually
grows together and the fruit develops
! perfectly.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-05-30

Another pest discussed at some
length in a recent New York bulletin is
the fruit bark-beetle. This was es-
pecially prevalent last season and did
much damage in peach orchards in
Western New York, and in some scat
tered plum and cherry plantations. On
peaches it's principal injury was due
to punctureS of the bark on the trunk
and larger limbs, through which the
sap oozed and formed gummy excres-
cences- On plum and cherry, however
more injury was done by punctures in
the twigs, causing death of the foliage
The natural home of this insect is in
dead bark, SO all brush piles and deao
trees should be removed from the or
chardS- Caustic washes upon trunks
and branches serve preventive
measure, and cutting off and burning
the infested twigs destroys many of the
beetles
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-05-30

was made in. He used to bow KIND
of sideways behind Phebe AIMS back
when I met him, but he don't do that
now 1 met him face to face the other
day, and he never looked at me
don't know what poor Thomas would
say il he was alive. I wonder what
Lucy is picking 1ilacs for2 Lucy"
What say2" Lucy's sweet, thin
voice called back Her smooth fair
head was half hidden I'm a great clunp
Of lilac bushes by the gate. She was
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-05-30
Quality of Ranch Horses.

1t has been evident for a good many
years that the quality of ranch horses
is improving. The Introduction onto
the range of high-bred stations has
had marked effect The ranch owners
a dozen years ago saw the need of i'm
proving the quality of their stock and
recognized the ease with which it could
be done. A few Percheron and Clyde
sires Were introduced on different
ranches and the range sires were sent
to market In year or two after that
the colts were noticed to be of su-
matingS are competing with Eastern
bred horses in our own and in the Ca
madam markets. Recently in Toronto
a good many of these range colts have
been disposed of at auction At one
sale forty-two colts were sold the
prices received varying from $40 to
S120- These prices were low and at
them the animals went quickly.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-05-30

en- The door had been ajar, and her
mother and Sarah Cook had heard
every word They were both crying.
Coming just now when we didn't
know which way to turn." sobbed
sarah Cook Poor Phebe Ami"
We'll. there's one thing about If -.
said Mrs Kemp, brokenIy ..tbera
sha'n't one Decoration day go bv as
long as live. without Sylyester,s
grave being trimmed as handsoma -.
II his mother was alfver''-You+h,S
Companion
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-05-30

An angry person in an argument re-
sewbies cripple in a foot race
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-05-30

The cause of the wilt disease OF
cotton, which has been more or less
destructive during the past two or
three seasons, is a fungus which at
tacks the plant from the SOIL 1T first
enters the small roots and subsequent
ly grows into the tap, stem The
result is that the supply of food and
moisture carried up from the roots
is greatly decreased w. A. orion of
the division of vegetable physiology
and pathology, United States depart
ment of agriculture, says that land
once infected with this disease has
never been freed from it.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-05-30

Systematic protection of the forests
against fire is an issue before the New
Jersey legislature The total forest
area of New Jersey is more than g.
0OO, 600 acres, which is believed to be-
larger in proportion to its size than
that of any other middle state The
proposed preventive measures will fol-
low the general lines OF a suggestion
made by Clifford Pinchot, an authority
on forestry, which involves q system
OF fire lanes. to- be patro1ied daily by
Wardeus.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-05-30

Select plants for all pIantatic&s
whether of strawberry, raspberry or
other small fruits. Reckless choosing
of plants from old beds or plantations
is the easiest way, but it has proved
the most profitless way In every line
of plant propagation it is now recog-
nfzed that selection is the principal
factor in plant Improvement If a man
cannot afford the time to make proper
selections himself. it will pay him to
buy of men that make a business of
doing that kind of thing