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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-10

The cherry and plum can stand,
and, indeed, need strong soil. Heavy
manuring with fresh stable manure,
however, is not advisable, says Iowa
Homestead. Use rather old, we'll
rottcd manure and the soil from
around manure piles that is filed
with leach;1g7. The clearing up of
old baTzya-ds crts7 most Of the
manure = E1u7-i oT and the leach
ings of hog ysTds and the cleaning
of poultry yards cnd houses are a'
good fertilizers for both the cherry
and the plum. Results can be Sc
cured from our commoncr yaric,'a.
that will surprise the cglr.eator and
sell for long price. by employing
this means, while common fruit
grown in q common way may not be
salablc at all. The cherry can be
made threc-f0urths of an inch in
diameter and it's color very material
~ heightened. The trees, too, are
healthier, live longer and have great
cr thrift.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-10

Do not try to dispose of the partl
ly decayed vegetables in the cellar
feeding them to the cows. 1t is p1
economy. They are sure to impair
taint to the milk and TO iniure
butter. And there is another pls
where they should not go, and d
is to the manure heap, unless it 81
be so composted that the vegetaA
themselves will decay and the flung
or mold that forms during the dea
will have been entirely destroyed
the use of them for feeding milk NI
is the most common method of disE
ing of them, and The very worst ne:
od, too.-Los .tngeles Herald.
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the wood above and below the girdlcd
spot. Press one of the sharpened
ends of the twig into the lower cut,
and, bending the twig, spring the
other end into the incision above
These twigs should be placed along
the wound about an inch apart. If
just the right length they will be
firm, and no tying is required. Put a
small lit of wax at the points where
the twigs enter the tree. 1t is not
thought desirable to do this bridge
grating ON any but strong, vigorous
trees. Girdled trees only Il year or
two old would better be removed and
Others put in their place.-Rural New
lorNcI.
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CULTIVATION OF BEANS.
Use Seed from Reliable Sources Only
and Plant In Thick. Well
Drained Loan.

Nocrup ponds more readily togood
soil best adapted to it is Il light, rich,
well drained loan, which was manured
for the previous crop. If too rank
manure is used it is apt to make the
plant run too much to vine. Beans are
extremely sensitive to both cold and
wet, and it is useless to plant them
before the ground has become dry and
warm. The largest return will result
from planting in drills from two to
three feet apart, and leaving the plants
two to SIX inches apart in the row. Up
to the time of blossoming they should
have frequent shallow cultivation, but
any cutting of the roots after the
plants come into bloom is likely to
cause the blossoms to blast and so cut
Off the crop. Remember that the cul-
tiVatiOn of beans should always be
very shallow, and that it is useless to
expect crop from field so poorly
prepared as to need deep stirring after
planting. Varieties should be sclecte ed
so rs 10 give Il succession both of string
and green shcllcd beans. The wax
poddcd varieties will degenerate into
mixture Of green and wax podded
plants unless there is constant at
tcntion given to the removing of any
green poddcd plants which may ap.
pear in the seed crop, and the con-
Stant selection of plants Of the highest
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-10

The most marked variation in the
character Of the COW pea is to be
found in the color of the seed which
may be of any of the shades of black,
white, red, brown, yellow, gray, green
and purple, or they may be speckled
with two or more of these colors. In
shape they may be round, fiat or
broad kidney shaped or fattened at
the ends. The period Of ripening re-
luired by different varieties varies
from 60 to more than 200 days, and
the same variety will ripen seed in
less time from late than from early
planting and in less time in dry sea-
sons than in seasons of an abundance
of rain, while an excess Of nitrogen
in the soil retards both, fruiting
and maturity, increasing the yield
of vine and not infrequently decreas-
ing the yield Of peas, as compared
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-10
HUGO AS A BENEFAcrOR.
Hsw me Famous French Author Once
Helped n Poor Pressmaa Who
Was In Love-

Catul!e Mendes, writing in the Cour-
rier des Etsts Unis, tells an interesting
tale Of how Hugo helped poor press
man who was in love. The following 2 is
u condensation of the story:
During Hugo's exile Mendes was ed
itor Of struggling journal which. for
reasons of economy, was printed in a
small provincial city. There Mendes
became acquainted with poor press
man who was we'll educated, and intel
ligent and very entertaining com
panion. Usually he was very cheerful
and light hearted, but on one occasion
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Summcr complaint l. usually PIE
yalent among chlidin inns seas on.
4 o,il developed case ia the writers
family was cmed mst week bv th,
timely use of ChGmbellain's Cole,
Cholera and Dialruoea Remedy
lne Of the best patent mediCirCS
me ufactured and which Is alW ay +
Ic,. on hand at tn tome ct ye
sc, ne. This Is not IL endrd rs = frto
puff f,r the company. WHO do not
udVartise with ue, but 70 beneti:
liit,. sufferers WHO maS not be with.
ia easy access Of II lul lslcIan. NJ
family should lr without II bottle
Of this medicine in tie Lous., es.
pecialiy i'll sGmm,r tIme.-Lrnsli g,
Iowa. Jon,l nj. Fur sale hy !ht
Middleburg Dug Siole. xa.,.
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"Uncle" David Huggins, of Abilene,
Kan, has owned a silk hat for 81 years,
watch he wears only on election day,
when he dresses up in a long Prince
Albert coat and other good clothes
and makes the business Of voting quite
q ceremony. "Uuclc' David is 50 years
old, and he has voted the republican
ticket ever since there was a repub-
lican party. His annual appearance
in the plug hat has grown TO be quite
On event in Abilene, and on account of
It there are people in Abilene who re-
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-10

Moro villages ran up their war aas
native force was quickly gathered. II
a small battle was fought, resultinp
the rout of the natives, who lost se,
men. When this was reported to NijI
ington the president cabled Gen. Cd
fee to stop the expedition, which
under the command of Gen. Georgs1
Davis: but Gen. Chaffee replied that.
withdraw all the American for~
would ruin our prestige, and to vii
draw part of them would be daugen|
80 the president told him to use
own Judgment. What the result win !
is awaited with considerable intg.1
Gen. Chatlee expresses the hope r
a general war will be avoided.
The Philadelphia Ledger says ot n
MoroS: "Mindanao is the largc, Il
and in the Philippines except Luz
being far larger than any of the o,hs
Its inhabitants are principally n
hammedans, and have the Moham1I
dan belief that death in battle insr
them Il happy eternity, so that ID
are most formidable fighters. C
Chatiee estimates that their army
rauster 10000 men, of whom 600 Il
armed with rifles and the rest vi
spears and belos. both terrible ws
ons at close range which the Phil
pine jungles enable their owners to |
cure. If we have to conduct "A
campaign for the subjugation of N|
danao, the end of the war is not vet
sight"
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uostilities In Madame, o.e.
woslA Mark the Opeais. ~
PrOtracteA War.

The armed collision between A.
can troops and the horos in ,b. :;
of Mindanao a few weeks ago ar
the apprehension that we mipb,s
q new war ON our hands In the p,s.
pines just as the old one is suppo,.S1
be dying sut. Two Moros. il am
killed one American soldier and W.
ed another. The American comm,,
demanded that the native chief.
render the murderers but the ch,,
refused or neglected TO DO so. ana
armed force started after them n
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Attentive Bible Render.

From early youth Ambrose 5. 0tt
Of Cecil county, Nd, has been AMI
itentive reader of the Bible. IIel
read 1t from beginning to end III tin
and informs us that it contains Il
chapters, s1,1oS verses, 773.697 wo.
and $3.50, 4sO letters. y
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SIDE ELEVATION.

II ne 50 desires, in one corner Of the
room. This plan will give him the
greatest space and the greatest COM
fort possible for both man and beast.
The floors should be of Portland ce-
mcut, while the division walls should
Ec Of brick, one thickness, and plas-
ta"cd with Portland cement. The
fronts Of the pens connected with 'h-
alleyway would advise peing made
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-10

4 portable forge with few black
smiths tools is a good investment on
farm. The boys will sooa learn to
weld iron and much time and money
.ynav. he saved .hy DOING Jobs that
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-10
The Rest Linimrn. for strains.

Mr.. +. II. Wells, thc merchant at
)e,r PAX. Long Island, y. Y,
SAYS: II AWAY recommend Cham
,eiIaiu's P;in Balm as tue best linz
non for strams. | used it last
vpt II for Il severe lamencss in the
idC, re ult.ny from a Strain, and
vas grcqtly pleased with lie quick
rt lief and cure it eilect Cd - For sale
oy the Nddlebmg Drul Store.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-08

we dug and delved in every part of the
garden, without discovering it's where
abouts. 1t was maddening to think
that the hiding place was on his very
lips at the moment that he died. We
could judge the splendor of the missing
riches by the chaplet which he bad
taken out. Over this chaplet my
brother Bartholomew and / had some
little discussion. The pearls were evil
IDENTIFY of great value, and he was
averse to part with them, for, between
friends, my brother was himself lit
tie inclined to my fathers fault He
thought, too, that if we parted with
the chaplet it might give rise to gossip,
and finally bring us into trouble. It
was all that could do to persuade him
to let me find out Miss Morstan's adj
dress and send her detached pearl at
fixed intervals, so that, at least, she
might never feel destitute"
at was kindly thought" said our
companion. earnestly. ut was ex-
tremely good of you"
The little man waved his hand dep
recatingly. I'VE were your trustees"
he said. "That was the view which l
took of it, though Brother Bartholo-
NEW could not altogether see it in that
light. We had plenty of money our
selves. desired no more. Besides, it
would have been such bad taste to have
treated young lady in so scurvy a
fashion. lie mauvais govt meme au
crime The French have very neat
way of putting these things. Our diff
ference of opinion on this subject went
so far that thought it best to set up
rooms for myself; so 1 left Pondicherry
lodge, taking the old khitmutgar and
Williams with me. Yesterday, how
ever, I learned that an event of ex
treme importance has occurred. The
treasure has been discovered. L in
stantly communicated with Miss Nor
stan, and it only remains for us to drive
out to Norwood and demand our share
explained my views last night to
!, Brother Bartholomew; so we shall bt
expected, if not welcome, visitors"
Mr.. Thaddeus Sholto ceased, and sa
twitching on his luxurious settee. We
] all remained silent, with our thoughts
upon the new development which the
, mysterious business had taken. Holmes
, was the first to spring to his feet,
"You have done well, sir, from frs
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-08

our Journey. Miss Morstan's demeanor
was AS resolute and collected as ever.
T endeayored to cheer and amuse her
bv "reminiscences of my adventures In
Afghanistan; but, to tell the truth, L
was myself so excited at our situation
and so curious as to our destination
that nv stories were slightly involved.
To this day she declares that told her
one moving anecdote as to how mus
ket looked into my tent at the dead OF
night, and how l fred double-bar-
relied tiger cub at it. At first L had
some idea as to the direction in which
we were driving; but soon, what with
our pace, the fog, and my own limited
knowledge of London, lost my bear
ings, and knew nothing, save that we
seemed to be going very long way.
| Sherlock Holmes was never at fault,
however, and he muttered the names
as the cab ratified through squares and
in and out by tortuous by-streets.
Rochester row." said he. 'Now
Vincent square. Now we come out on
the Vauxhal Bridge road. We are
making for the Surrey side apparently.
Yes, thought so. Now we are on the
bridge. You can catch glimpses of the
river"
We did indeed get ieeting view of
stretch of the Thames with the lamps
shining upon the broad, silent water;
but our cab dashed on, and was soon
involved in a labyrinth of streets upon
the other side.
Wordsworth road" said my com
panion. ''Priory road. Lark Hal
lane. Stockwell place. Robert street
Cold Harbor lane. Our quest does not
appear to take US to very fashionable
regions"
We had, indeed, reached a question
able and forbidding neighborhood
Long lines of dull brick houses were
only relieved by the coarse glare anC
tawdry brilliancy of public houses a
the corner. Then came two rows o
two-storied villas, each with fronting
of miniature garden, and then again in
termindble lines of new staring bricl
buildings-the monster tentacles whicl
the giant city was throwing out int
the country. At last the cab drew u
at the third house in new terrace
None of the other houses were inhat
tied, and that at which we stopped wa
as dark as its neighbors, save for sir
gle glilnmer in the kitchen window
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-08

On our knocking, however, the door
was instantly thrown open by Hindoo
servant clad in yellow turban, white,
loose-ftting clothes, and yellow sash.
There was something strangely incon-
gruous in this oriental figure framed in
the commonplace doorway of third
rate suburban dwelling house.
1.-The sahib awaits YOU" said he, and
even as he spoke there came high
piping voice from some inner room.
"Show them in to me, khitmutgar, it
cried. "Show them straight in to me. "
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-08
CHAPTER w.

THE STORY OF THE BALD-HEADED MAN.
We followed the Indian down the
sordid and common passage, i'll lit and
worse furnished, until he came to a
door upon the right, which he threw
open. A blaze of yellow light streamed
out upon us, and in the center of the
glare there stood small man with
a very high head, a bristle of red
hair all round the fringe of it, and
a bald shining scalp, which shot
out from among it like mountain
peak from fir trees. He writhed his
hands together as he stood, and his
features were in perpetual jerk, now
smiling, now scowling, but never for
an instant in repose. Nature had given
him pendulous lip, and too visible
line of yellow and irregular teeth,
which he strove feebly to conceal by
constantly passing his hand over the
lower part of his face. In spite of his
obtrusive badness, he gave the impress
sion of youth. In point of fact he had
| just turned his thirtieth year.
Your servant, Miss Morstan," he
kept repeating in thin, high voice,
Your servant, gentlemen. Pray ster
into my little sanctum. A small place
miss, but furnished to my own liking
An oasis of art in the bowling desert o.
South London"
We were all astonished by the ap
pearance of the apartment into which
he invited us. In that sorry house il
looked as out of place as a diamond O.
the first water in a setting of brass
The richest and glossiest of curtains
and tapestries draped the walls, loopet
back here and there to expose som,
richly mounted painting or Orienta
vase. The carpet was of amber ant
black, SO soft and SO thick that tn
foot sank pleasantly into it, as into
bed of moss. Two great tiger-skin
thrown athwart it increased the suo
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-02-08

only the body, but also the
treasure, and that l have chung
to Morstan's share as well as to
my own. wish you, therefore, to
make restitution. Put your ears down
to my mouth. The treasure is hidden
in At this instant horrible change
came over his expression; his eyes
stared wildly, his jaw dropped, and he
yelled in voice l can never forget:
Keep him out! For Christ's sake keep
him outP We both stared round at the
window behind us upon which his gaze
was fixed. A face was looking in at us
out of the darkness. We could see the
whitening of the nose where it was
pressed against the glass. 1t was a
bearded, hairy face, with wild, cruel
eyes and an expression of concentrated
malevolence. My brother and 1 rushed
towards the window, but the man was
gone. When we returned to nv father
his head had dropped and his pulse had
ceased to beat.
I'VE searched the garden that night,
but found no sign of the intruder, save
that just under the window single
footmark was visible in the hower-bed.
But for that one trace, we might have
thought that our imaginations had con-
jured up that wild, fierce face. We
soon, however, had another and more
striking proof that there were secret
agencies at work all around us. The
window of my fathers room was found
open in the morning, his cupboards and
boxes had been rifled, and upon his
chest was fixed torn piece of paper,
with the words The sign of the four
scrawled across it. What the phrase
meant, or who our secret visitor may
have been, we never knew. AS far as
we can judge, none of my fathers
property had been actually stolen,
though everything had been turned
out. My brother and naturally asso-
ciated this peculiar incident with the
fear which haunted my father during
his life; but it is still a complete mys'
terry to u.s."
The little man stopped to relight his
hookah, and pulled thoughtfully for 6
few moments. We had all sat absorbed
listening to his extraordinary nara
tive. At the short account of her ia
theirs death Miss Morstan had turnet
deadly white, and for a moment
feare that she was about to faint. Sh'
rallied, however, on drinking a glass o
water which quietly poured out TO
her from Venetian carafe upon tn
side table. Sherlock Holmes leane,
back in his chair with an abstracte,
expression and the lids drawn loy
over his glittering epes. AS 1 glance
at him I could not but think how O.
that very day he had complained BIT
terly of the commonplaceness of life
. Here, at least, was problem whic
would tax his sagacity to the utmos
Mr.. Thaddeus Sholto looked from one
the other of us with an obvious prid
| at the effect which his story had pr
duced, and then continued betwee
the puffs of his overgrown pipe.
my brother and l." said he, wer
as you may imagine, much excited {
to the treasure which my father ha
spoken of. For weeks and formontl
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To be continued in Wednesdays issue.
Notice.

We, the undersigned lumbermen OF
Flathead county, Montana, in order
to aid the progress of the lumber in
dustry of the valley, do hereby or
ganize a society to be known as the
Flathead Lumberman's Board or
Trade.
The object of this organization
shall be to in all legitimate ways
promote the interests Of the lumber
industry of Flathead county, Mon
tana and we hereby agree to abide
by all the bylaws, regulations, reso-
lutions or other legal actions that
may be officially adopted by the or
ganization, and that until further
rules are adopted majority or two
thirds of the members attaching sig
natures hereto shall be considered
the official action of the body; pro-
vided that each concern shall be en-
titled to one vote.
James A. Coram, of Butte & MOE,
tana Commercial company, and the
Smith Valley Lumber company.
John O'Brien, of John O'Br'en-
Lumber company.
B. P. Bartleson, of the State Lum-'
Der company.
McWinninger, of Lake View Saw
mills.
B. J. Boorman, o. B j.. Boorman
Lumber company.
R. F. Tate, of Flathead Valley Lum--
Der compan.
G. Frederick Tate, of F'athead VAL
ley Lumber company.
Nathaniel Scott.
Arthur Howell, Of Howell Bros.
| William Kiley, of The Enterpris
Lumber company.
| Lewis Peterson OF Olson & Pc o.
son.
F. G. Lebert, of Northwestern Lum-
Der company
A. H. Burnes of Northwestern L1m-
fber company.
Edmund Gale, of Northwestern
Lumber company.
| H. G. Miller of Kalispell Lumber
company.
Dated at Kalispell Montana, Tues
day, January %, 1902.
Resolved. That we will not recsg-.
nize any labor union as an organ:xa-
ton, and that we will not be gov
erned by any resolutions offered by
any labor organization.
Signed.
Flathead Lumberman's Board Of
Trade
aChariot Race"-Ren Aur.
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THAT WOULD HARDLY Do" HE CRIED.
brought you in that sudden way. No,
I must prepare you by showing you
how we all stand to each other. In the
first place. must tell YOU that there
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"charlot Raee"-sen hur.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-09
NEW DISTRICT ATTORNEY.


We congratulate Mr.. Joseph Lippman
on his entrance into the duties OF the
Office OF United states District attorney
a position for which he Is wen quail
fed and in which he will doubtless
exhibit that energy, ability and legal
acumen for which he has been distln-
guIshed, both as a member Of the salt
Lake bar and a mminary In salt Lake
Journalism II Is pleasing to note tha'
there Is a disposition In the head of the
nation, manifested In the Democratic
and also the Republican admlnlstra-
lions, to recognize the newspaper fra
ternity in presidential appointments
Tor home and foreign positions. OF
course the hand OF the junior Senator
from this state Ia seen In the present
selection, and It is well'deseryed ac-
acknowledgement OF eminent services rem
dered by the appolntee in the latest
senatorial campaign, We wish Mr.
IAppman success IN the office In which
he is now fully installed and believe
he will achieve II with distinction.