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Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-02-12
Got Rid of the Ticks.

Hiram Butler has been dipping
his cattle in Beaumont oil to free
them from ticks. Mr.. Butler, who
ranches on Lipan, states that he
dipped his cattle about month ago
and they haven't a tick Oh them
now. The vat in which he dipped
them held about 800 gallons Of oil
and water. and also contained about
a hundred pounds OF sulphur. Mr..
Butler intended to use about half a
gallon of crude oil to The animal. As
the oil on the wafer was splashed
out he continued to add oil to the
water in the vat. Mr.. Butler added:
"In about five days after | dipped
my cattle they were entirely free
from ticks. and regard this remedy
as the best that can be devised for
this matter. ! shall dip all my cat
tie again in the spring. | dipped
my horses also this time, mainly to
cure them of Spanish itch, but the
dipping did not seem to be much OF
cure for that, think the sui
phur was not strong enough"
There seems TO he more COM
plant than usual this year among
the catt!rmcn about the ticks. 1t
is said the troublesome pests are
more numerous this year than for
many years past, especially on those
ranches which have river frontage,
and the cattlemcn are all discussing
The various remedies which are ad-
yanccd as "a sure thing for ticks
The plan Of feeding salt and sui
pmr is not regarded is a safe one
for the reason that cattle. after cat
ing the mixture, re liable to lose
their hair if thcy gc! wet, and the
COWS, it is said, are apt to shirk
their calves, but il is claimed that
this will surely take the ticks Oft.
The patent preparations OIL HlocN
salt are not regarded aS of much aid
in removing ticks.
Ernest Abbott, y wcll-known
stockman. fed his cattle salt and
sulphur. He said he was advised to
use ono gallon of sulphur to sack
OF salt, but he used two parts of
salt to enc of sulphur. Two weeks
after. in riding over his pasture, he
noticed the cattle were free from
ticks.
c. G. Burbank of Mcnard county
has also been feeding sulphur and
salt, and it is reported that Mr..
Burbank says this is fine remedy.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-02-12
The Sons of Gariba!0i.

italian journals recently an
nounccd that Ricc;otti Garibaldi, the
younger son Of the eminent war
rior, was planning an extensive trip
of exploration i'll Patagonia. His
brother, Menotti, who died the 9th
er day, took little interest in poll
tics, although he accepted the place
OF a deputy for a time, soon resign
ed and devoted himself to agricul-
ture in the Canpagna Romania.
His relations with the royal family
were pleasant, and he S even said
to have recci / .nancial aid from
that source. His death recalls the
fact that in 1870, 4 few months be-
fore he was born, his mother fol-
lowed her husband into the midst OF
the battle, and fought her way, re-
volver in hand, Until her horse was
shot. She was captured, but man
aged to escape three days later.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-02-12
Was Speaker for Five Minutes.

In mentioning the names of liv-
ing ex-speakers of the United
States house of representatives one
is invariably overlooked There
lives in Auburn, at the r: pc age of
-, a rich banker of the name of
Theodore Medad Pomeroy. He has
an office in New York at o5 Broad
way, is vice president of the Amer
lean Express Company and di-
rector of the National Express
Company. Mr.. Pomeroy was elect
ed speaker of the house on the 3rd
of March, 1860, to succeed Schuy-
Ter Colfax, who had been elected
vice president and resigned the
speakership to be inducted into the
higher Office. Speaker Pomeroy
served five minutes.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-02-12
Millions for the Finder.

The English expedition, Which
has returned to San Francisco from
Cocos Island, after fruitless search
for treasure buried by the Peruvian
government sixty years ago, should
try its luck in the Zuyder Zee. There
is at the present moment lying at
the entrance of the Zuyder more
than a million pounds, which was
lost over a century ago. On the
night of October 9, or 10, 1899, II.
NJ. S. Lutine was totally wrecked
off Nileland. She was a thirty-two-
gun frigate, captured by the French
from admiral Duncan, and she went
down with bullion and specie to
the amount of I,175,Ooo pounds,
and all her crew save one man, who
died before reaching England. Div
crs recovered about 100000 pounds
and the rest must be somewhere at
the bottom of the Southern sea-"
The Lutine's bell, recovered from
the rapidly shifting sands off Vile
land, now hangs in Lloy:,s and is
tolled wheneevr wrecked is an
nounccd.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-02-12
Cost of Carnegie Libraries.

Carnegie libraries cost something.
Mr.. Carnegie recently said: Il
have helped found 76o l:brar;cs and
have SEQ more under adviscment." :"
This will make, say, 1900 in all.
During last year nc gave I5S library
buildings, at a cost to him of So
079,ooo, so the average cost of the
buildings is S12.27o, and 1900 OF
them will aggregate $63,4o5,oao.
Now, under tie contract with Car
ncg;c. the cities blessed must tax
Themselves annually 10 per cent of
the cost Of the buildings to provide
funds for their maintenance. This
would be So,34o,5oo every year in
addition to the interest on more than
$3o,ooo,ooo paid by the cities for
library sites. BY these transactions
the libraries will cost Mr.. Carnegie
each year, at 5 per cent interest on
his investment, $3,17o,25o, while
the interest to the cities at the same
rate will be $3.50, 500, or two and
a half times as much.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-02-12
His Ideal of a Church.

At a convention OF Universalist
preachers in Detroit last week the
Rev Howard B. Bard, Of Lans-
ing said his conception OF an ideal
church was one with large GYM
nasiun, reading room and smok-
ing room, where the young man
can go without fear OF being
dragged into prayer meeting. |
do not encourage smoking he
added. but il your son, brother
or husband does smoke, don't let
him go down town to place
where the whole atmosphere is
full Of vice. Let him smoke in
thc place where there is no dan
ger OF being ruined. Therefore
providing a smoking room i'll
your church"
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-02-12
A Question of Time.

A foppish-looking young man
stepped into couwry store, and
glanl ing disdainfu!ly around at the
half dozen customers and loafers
opened conversation with the store
keeper
rs that clock right, up there
"Of course it's riclht up there.
Where did YOU s'pose it was::'
81 mean is at r:ght?'
Lets see--we had two Of them;
this ones left.
what | want to know is, does it
keep time"
ooh, no; time flies right along as
usual"
well, If it doesn't keep time,
why do YOU leave it up there
"Oh, we let it run down OCCASION
ally"
"Sir. it strikes nc"
Begging Your pardon, it don't.
1t sometimes strikes one, but it new
er strikes nothing. Good day-sood
day. What's your hurry
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-02-12
New York's Big Population.

New York city now contains
more people than there were in the
American colonies when they
achieved their independence, 1t has
a million more inhabitants than the
Kingdom OF Greece, over a million
more tl,an he Kingdom of Servia,
is nearly equal in population to the
Kingdom of Portugal. and also
lacks not much OF cqualling the
Kingdom of Holland 1t has a larg-
er population than any OF the Cen
tral Anglican republic and more
than any South American nation.
1t has about twice the population Of
Denmark and more than twice that
OF Norway.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-02-12
A Barber's Good Thinq."

There is millionaire in New
York whose summer home is AZ
miles from the BoWcry. Every
Sunday a barber visits him to
shampoo and shave him. This
artist he keeps provided with a
thousand mile railroad ticket, be-
sides which he gives him s. for
his services each Sunday. Thus
Signor Tonsor has a pleasant out
ing and nets S., The millionaire
has a seam in his head that he
does not care to expose in a bar
Der shop.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-02-12
FIGURES TALK.

From a table OF comparisons
in Farm and Ranch the follow
ing figures show the market
values of the stock interests Of
the South west as compared to
the value of cotton and cotton
seed products for 1903:
Live stock .S454, 500, S90
Cotton and seed 1868, 994, ,S75
In this calculation the South
west includes Texas. Louisiana,
Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mex
leo and Indian Territory. From
this it will be seen that the cot
ton crop for one year is worth
four tifths as much as the entire
stock interests, of all kinds, in
the same territory. Get this in
your mind for awhile and pom
der oyer it and then say, if you
can, that cotton is not worth
considering in the makeup of
towns.
But lest somebody say that
the values of 1908, are an over
estimate suppose we draw some
comparisons on the values OF
crops in 1901, taking Texas cot
ton alone as against the leading
crops of other states:
Texas, cotton 1928, 047, 1874
Iowa, corn. .119, 736, $50
Kansas, wheat .5S, 436, 7o9
N. Y, hay & forage So, 237, 446
Illinois, oats. ..... 40, Ol2,|ol
Kentucky, tobacco, IS, 54l ,9S2
California, orchards IA, 526, 1S6
California, barley -. II, ,6l7, los
Louisiana, sugar. II, 900, 900
N. Dakota, flax seed =, ,735, $40
N. Y, buckwheat .,.3, 627, 2o4
Wisconsin, rye. ........2, 663, 2Oo
Now, put the above figures in
your mental incubator for
reasonable period and if that
apparatus be in anything like
fair trim it will hatch out a
brood Of healthy, robust chick
ems that will crow for very Joy
every time the tleecy staple is
mentloned-provided of course
that you can have your finger
in the pie.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-02-12

sent any attempt at familiarity
and even the mother goes softly,
taking sly glances to see if it
would be safe to speak to the
naughty girl. If love is any
part of her nature, 1t has long
since lost itself in the recesses
of her selfish heart, and she
never dreams that anything she
could do for the happiness OF
others is her bounden duty to
perform. She does not know
that smile or a kind word is
more precious in the home than
much culture and a cold, selfish
life.-Word and Works.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-02-12

In speaking about useless
lives | do not mean the helpless
invalid who is dependent upon
the members of the family for
all his comforts, because fire.
queEtly the home is the better
for having in it patient, loving,
helpless one, whose cheertulness
will drive away the clouds that
would otherwise make the sick
room gloomy. But it is the
surly man or woman that is use
less in any home. The grumb-
ling, complaining boy who is
never satisfied, causes more
heartaches, skaters more hopes,
and is the direct cause OF more
sorrow and sickness or even
death in a home. He casts a
gloom over all who come near
him, and creates doubt and ir-
resolution by the sour visage he
wears, aud the reflection OF his
own dark thoughts causes others
to lose their grip on the good
things of life. He never con-
siders it duty to be pleasant
or agreeable, or to add his mite
to the social evening hour. He
does not try to comfort some
troubled heart, or restore peace
to a wounded spirit. His clouds
never have silver lining that
tell of sunshine somewhere in
the heart.
Such a life is abnormal, use
less and not far removed from
insanity. While others smile,
he frowns, funny anecdote
drives him sulking from the
room, or he sits sullen and
stolid in a corner.
Girls sometimes fall into the
same dull, detected habit, and
90 moping about in a dismal
sort OF way as if they had lost
their last friend. While pre-
tending to solicit pity, they re.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-02-12
Navy Hires Expert Roach Killer.

The American navy has engaged
the services OF an expert cockroach
killer, who will attempt to eradicate
these insects from all the vessels in
the navy in Atlantic waters, as well
a in he various building at the
Atlantic coat navy yard. This man
has been at work on some OF the
vessels of the North Atlantic squad
ron with excellent results. He re-
ceived SIoo ship, but it is nder-
stood that 4 special arrangement
has been made with him by the navy
department under the terms which
ne will receive in tile future only $50
a ship.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-02-12
Druus to Be Tabooed'

One of the dreams of medical
men is likely to be realized in the
near future, it is said. Few drugs
will be swallowed or taken into the
stomach unless needed for the di-
rect treatment of that organ itself.
BY the medium of electric currents
drugs will be applied to various or
gans through the skin and flesh and
the treatuent will be painless.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-02-12
Two Diminutive Monarchs.

at IS curious" says the London
Chronicle. that Nicholas II, one Of
the greatest of living monarchs,
should also be one of the smallest
from the physical point of view
and had he carried ont this intention
of visiting the King of Italy, we
should have been treated to the
spectacle of a meeting between two
OF the shortest sovereigns OF their
time, Yet, the czar, however small
and slight as regards inches OF King
Victor Emmanuel II, who requires
to get into the saddle, like Napoleon
Ill, before lie can be seen at his
best. There is nothing i'll the ap-
pearancc of Nicholas II to suggest
his sonship to Alexander III, who
was almost giant, or of Victor
Emanuel to recall the burly soldier
like figure OF his father and his
grandfather, the rollicking, hercely
mustached Re Galantuono.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-02-12
Two of q Kind.

"A man needn't be afraid Of
lightning as long as he can see it
approaching,' said the would-be-
humorist.
Same way with bullet OBJ
served the solemn party with far
off look in his off optic.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-02-12
Power of Habit.

"That fellow Bonner YOU intro
duced me to is the most reckless
prevaricator | ever met.
"Yes, but he doesn't mean any
harm BY it. It's an irresistible habit
with him-something like klepto-
mania, you know.
"Was born liar, ell :?
mo, not quite that but he served
four wears as official weather fore
caster
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-04-13
4 lantern lad been set at the byroad,

a lantern had been set at the byroad,
and at this Henry and Armand turned
into the open space The curving road
on the higher Blue Ridge slope had been
delicately grayed with gossamer mist
creeping up from the late downs. Here
{, it had risen thicker, curdling more
deeply against the ground and sopping
the air with the smell of wet beech
bark. With the sailing moon above, it
was like going in some lnurky, dull
toned world where near things were
shadowy and far vanished into Opaque
whiteness.
The other party was in waiting, the
horses, in charge of groom, tethered
near by under clusters of black Scared,
white stemmed birches, which stirred
dimly rs if afraid. Through their
moving branches fitful flashes Of fog
mixed moonlight filtered Whitley OH
Foy, striding up and down, slashing off
goldenrod heads with his sword and
listening to the rustic of late rabbits,
scurrying.
Gentlemen" said Henry gravely,
| KNOW you ITO means py WHICH tnis
meeting may be avoided?"
1.-THE young cocks growing less loud
~, eh?" Toy turned to his seconds
with a rolling laugh.
A quick word of anger was on Ar
mand's lips as lie faced Henry, whicl,
| died as Rurnaby spoke:
"Let him to his knees and ask Cap
tain Foy to use his riding whip instead
of his sword"
The Frenchman's laugh rang out
clearly and loud. 81 have seen NJ. lie
Capitaine ride. If he uses his sword
as poorly as his whip
"Damnation!" said Foy. "Measure
those swords, Rolph, and be quick
about it."
Ito BE Continued
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-04-13
She came into tho center of the room DON

She came into the center OF the room.
But tits truly n desperate encounter to
cause such pretty interest from Mis-
tress Tillotson. And what fight they
over, pray? warrant me they have
seen your eyes-eh"
"At the Kings Arms tonight" she
said, flushing. "an .affront was offered
to gentleman who was absent"
"Who was this gentleman"
Colonel Washington"
"The Mount Vernon farmer whom
the rebels bespeak to drill their kinds.
Humph! And whose was the affront,
ehfs
"Your-eA~oI.~,ar.a all, captain roy
The governor slapped the table, high
ly amused.
"'Twas Foy? ODDS fish, but he has
high stomach. He carries pretty
point, though, and has used it too. He
Gun take care of himself. And why
think you should trouble myself over
such playful bloodletting, mistress?
Soldering makes one not so squeamish.
Hath, but / have had affairs in my
day. When was Draw young blade
aye, and there were pretty eyes went
red then, too," he added, with a bolster
GUS laugh.
Anne's fingers quivered with resent.
ment, and storm came to her eyes.
"Your excellency," she cried, "the
thing was but trick to wound and
aout n loyal hearted gentlemanw
"Ah, indeed! And who this time?"
"My Lord Fairfax"
The earl chuckled in his chair. $50
the baron took up for his farmer friend,
chi" he asked, shaking his sides. 81
scarce assume that Toy is going to
fight the old man."
Anne had drawn herself up, her face
pale with this added humiliation. She
replied with dignity:
mo, your excellency. The afrront
was answered by French gentleman
named Armand"
AT the name the governor dropped his
feet shuftiing, and quick CLEAN darted
across his florid face.
"Armandw he cried. "rhe devil, eli?
Foy to fight him?" He struck the bell
for the orderly as he spoke.
ut shall be stopped" he went on.
IAN affront to Lord Fairfax, you say
kings man, aye, and a loyal. Lou
don field, is it? Foy shall be disci--
plined, the rascal! 1 thank you, mis-
tress, for this information. shall send
at once and put stop to the meeting.o
He was leading her to the door as he
spoke, not waiting her thanks, and as
She went out she heard him rumbling
angry instructions to his orderly,
Before she had gone from view of
the fort gate four mounted men pour
ed out and clattered down the high
road at planters pace.
Later, in her own chamber, Anne
opened her window and, leaning far
out on the ledge, gazed into the night.
"Iike little stars" she murlnured,
wandering in the blue" Then after
a pause, ga little nearer, a little closer
than all else besides.'"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-04-13
CHAPTER VII.
} you will not stay %

| Ihey stood little way from
~ the inn porch between low
box rows, and the young Frenchman's
eyes looked back the stenciled moon
light.
Yet" Anne continued, "last time we
met, monsieur, should not have deem
ed 1t too much to ask of you. There
are those of your sex who would not
scorn the tedium of an evening with
me. Would had spared my invita-
ton and my blushes!'
| Cruel! When you know / would
give so much-anything-for an hour
with you"
She touched his sleeve lightly. 1--WE
shall sit before the fire." she said, "and
| you shall tell us tales of France and
of the life in your own country. TITS
chill here"
"Mademoiselle, cannot. have a
tryst tonight"
with beauty? Then will not de-
lay so gallant cavalier"
She left him and walked toward the
porch, but her steps Jagged. Turning,
she saw him standing still, looking
after her, then came back, lacing her
fingers together.
| You will not stay!"
He shook his head.
Il know why you CO." she said after
a moments pause. 81 heard i'll saw
| it."
"You saw
1.-The quarrel in the parlor. I was in
the courtyard by the window. l know
what you would do"
He looked mt her uncertainty, his
eyes dark and bright.
"Twas craven thing" she went on.
"a dastardly sneer ut brave true
hearted gentleman. My Lord Fairfax
Is old, and the towards, the pitlful
towards who knew him and have eaten
at his table, they sat and heard and tit
tered behind their hands. But you
must not fight! You must not!
And why not?" he asked. "An old
man, a noble baitcd by swine! Should
not such be resented by gentlemen?
And shall l, who have struck that
sccIndrel, refuse to meet him?'
He has killed beforen' she cried.
"Hc has the quickest rapler in yir-
glnia. 1t would be murders"
"AIademoselle, ask you-would you
have me fear?"
Ills no question of courage" she
went on hurriedly. "NIust not /, who
saw it, know that? Only you OF them
all dared to resent it. Monsieur, you
are brave"
"Madcmoisellew
"But it was in my lords cause, and
ask 1t for his sake. lift you fall, he
ssould sorrow for it till his death. And
.and"-
And you?' He had bent forward
eagerly. "Would you sorrow, made
moiselle?"
my lords grief would be mine"
The young Frenchman drew n deep
breath. "That is all?" he said sadly.
II am nothing but n shadow-a passing
stranger, whose coming or going can
not make your heart beat one bit faster
or more slow? Because our ways have
crossed but once, shall you tell me l
cannot know your heart? We are like
stars, mademoiselle, we human ones
little stars wandering in a vault of
blue When one star has found its
mate, about which God has made it
revolvc, shall the star refuse to obey
because it has never known that star
before?q Mave found the one woman
in the W,prh for me, and she does not
see the divi3e in it?'
Snnayv VnIka far n xuhinnrrr1tyi1l
began 49, a liquid gurgle through