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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-06-10

own experience.
Power Behind the Throne
"Oh, no." says the masculine egotist
woman is not the breadwinner OF the
FAMILY. 1t is the husband, who. as a
lawyer. wins fees In the courtroom; as
physician, gains money from pa
uents; as soldier, fights his country's
battles; as legislator, enacts laws.
which the male executive enforces; he
is the merchantmen, who sells the
goods; he is the foundryman, who
manufactures the steel rails. Man
man. everywhere Is man the bread
winner. We find that man fills the
heids, and man rules the money mar.
kets' and man sits upon the judicial
bench and the professional chairs" Is
that fact. my brother? TITS true.
man IL the visible breadwinner. But
when you are looking for the driving
force which produces results in society
do not make the mistake of supposinp
that there is no power but what Won
see.
The power behind the throne Is some
times greater than the throne itself.
III this be not true, how can you ac-
count for the wonderful results which
come into many mems lives at the
marriage altar and end with the deaths
of or the separations from their female
silent partners. Who was Napoleon
Bonaparte? The greatest military
strategist OF the ages? Yes. But aft
or all you can find his wonderful sue
cess hanked by two incidents in his
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Select Your Seed Corn.

The farmer who has a uniformly
good corn crop is generally the man
who looks after his seed himself. He
does not buy from any dealer whose
circular happens to fall into his hands
and plant the seed without testing.
The careful farmer picks out his seed
from the best Of his own corn or that
of his neighbor, sees that it is properly
dried and cared for during the winter
and tests it before planting in the
spring. The careless farmer does not
do these things and then kicks because
his crop Is a failure. He ought to
have a man to apply some good lusty
kicks to his person. The seedmen are
not always to blame. Some of them
are honest. The farmer should test
his seed for himself, and if it be good
give the seedman his due; If on the
other hand, it be bad, let him dispose
of it the best he can. A failing that
growers have is to delay securing their
seed until too little time is left to OBJ
tain an adequate knowledge of it's real
value. cannot too strongly urge corn
growers to see to it now that well-ma-
tured ears of a desirable type and the
product Of variety noted for sue
cessive large yields be secured for next
years seeding.-Clinton NJ. Schultz.
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Handy Wire Stretcher.

Handy Wire Stretcher.
On most farms there is more or less
wire to be handled either In the way
of putting up dividing fences or trei-
Uses for grape vines. A poorly stretcn-
ed wire is always making trouble, out
there is no need Of having this annoy
ance when the tool illustrated may be
easily made with the help of black
smith, and at small cost. The handle
is two feet long of one and one-nal1
inch stuff, but hard wood must be
used. On the heavy end Of the handle,
which should be formed as shown, fas-
ten piece of strap iron with screws
to prevent the wire from cutting into
the wood The short strip shown just
above the detail drawing Of the handle
end in the cut, is piece of iron seven
inches long, one-half inch thick and
ven-eighths of an inch wide; one end
is bent over seven-eighths Of an Inch
and hole is bored in the fiat side one
inch from the bend. This piece Of iron
is then bolted on to the handle as
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Ito be continued)
Effect OF Army Routine.

Visitors to army headquarters on
Governors Island often notice that Of
ficers have habit of referring to the
written or printed record for the most
trifing questions Of fact They never
rely upon memory for even unimpor-
tant matters of routine which civilians
would no more think of forgetting than
a hardened commuter would think of
forgetting the time of his morning
train to the city. Ask an officer in
the adjutant generals or quartermas-
ter's department, for instance, where
the First Battalion Of the Sixteenth In
fantry is and he will consult his rec
ords before answering, even when a
letter to the commanding officer of the
battalion is lying addressed on his
desk.
The other day visitor to the island
asked an officer high in command what
time the parade of troops took place
next morning The man in khaki look
ed at his printed copy of the general
orders before answering: Ten
o'clock" Yet the parade had been go
ing on every day for ncItns right un-
der his Office windows.
1T is a habit that grows upon us
with the routine of garrison work." he
said. IF I tried to remember where
one company in the department of the
east is quartered l might as we'll try
to remember them all. II carried in
my memory the time for parade I
might as well try to learn the general
orders by heart Experience teaches
army men never to burden their memo
ries with facts and figures that they
know they can find on the instant by
turning to the record."-New York
Press
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CHAPTER XVI-Continued.

The island was soon reached and
the man taken ashore. The morning
was crisp and cold and fire of drift
wood was kindled for the comfort OF
the wounded man and bis companions.
As the day Jagged away the man grew
worse. Dan was his most attentive
nurse. In the afternoon he persuaded
his COMPANIONS that it would be better
to take the wounded man to his home.
They agreed upon this but they did
not know what to do with their prls.
oner. On the southside they could not
hold him, and if they left him on the
island he might be compelled to re-
main for several days without assist
ance. They wanted him to accompany
them to thier homes, but Dan had mat
tiers of more importance demanding his
attention on the north side. He told
them TO leave him on the island and he
would take his chances on reaching
shore.
The fishermen pulled out with THEN
wounded companion, reluctantly leav-
ing Dan behind.
Throughout the day Lapham walked
I'D and down the island viewing his
friends and enemies as they lay on
their oars in threatening attitudes.
He managed, however, to keep con-
cealed behind the driftwood from his
enemies, while he was too far away to
be distinguished by his friends.
He had searched the island from one
end to the other for boat, but the
southsiders had intended making this a
sort of prison had they carried out their
original plans and had removed every
semblance of craft from the place.
Besides the island had always been
a sort of neutral ground and since the
quarrel had begun, neither side at
tempted to occupy it and all fishing ap-
paratus and supplies had been taken
away by the respeo tive owners.
AS night came on, Dan became more
anxious to reach the north shore. He
wondered how many of his friends had
fallen under the fire of the southsiders,
and wondered more how Sankala was
faring.
Old Seadog was too much absorbed in
the trouble at hand to carry out his
plan of taking Sankala and Ringwold
to the county poor farm, but he knew
the girl was worrying her young life
away over the outlook for the future
and possibly by this time, so far as he
knew, she was grieving by the bedside
of the deceased Ringwold,
The impatient young fisherman could
remain an exile no longer. He con-
structed raft from planks and timbers
which had lodged on the shores of the
island and with pieces of planks used
as po.es and paddles he started for the
main shore.
Before his work had been completed,
however, night had long since fallen
over the waters and storm was brew
ing.
The same sound from the clash of
the wave and current on the bar greet
ed his ears at that moment that made
the frail Sankala tremble with fear as
she left the north shore to search for
him that she might give him the food
she had prepared for him and of which
she thought he must by this time be in
such dire need.
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Patronize Your Neighbor.

Many farm seeds are raised by farm
ers. 1t is we'll to purchase seed from
neighbors who are careful to eliminate
any weed pest. In every locality there
is one farmer who takes great deal
Of pains with his homegrown seed.
He fans the cheat from his wheat, cuts
the plantain from his clover field and
is vigilant in destroying weeds that
try to grow in unusued places. Such
neighbOrs are public benefactors, and
it is the duty of nearby farmers to
patronize them, and be willing to give
a premium above the market price for
seeds. Again, responsible growers Of
bluegrass and other seeds advertise
their seeds and guarantee their purity.
As rule, surer plan Of getting clean
seed is to purchase from a grower Of
rather than dealer in farm seeds
w. B. Anderson, in Indianapolis News.
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CHAPTER XVIII.

Sankala Listens to the Plotters.
Sankala had hard battle with the
surf but she reached the traps formerly
tended by Dan Lapham before the
storm was at it's heighth. Dan, OF
course, was not near the place. The
wind was already raging and the white
caps were multiplying at rapid rate
and leaping higher and higher.
At her back the sea was boiling like
caldron while to the south it was
not 80 much disturbed. Her home lay
across the raging sea while Sand Island
lay to the south. 1t was this great up
heavel of sand and the driftwood upon
it's surface that broke the storm to
some extent and yet left means OF es-
cape for Sankala.
But she would not have returned to
her home at this time had the sea been
as calm as an inland lake. She had
started out on mission and this woul d
she complete with woman's deter
mination. She was looking for Dan
Lapham. Her strong and handsome
young friend had aided her in fishing
the traps when her aged companion
was unable to assist. He had also, on
that very morning, left her money
with which to buy necessary supplies
he had promised her that Ringwold
should not 60 to the poor house; and
above all there was an underlined feel
ing in her heart for the young man
which only comes to a woman once in
lifetime.
Sankala did not understand this and
would have blushed had it been ex-
planned. It was the same old story
which has caused the joys, sorrows,
disappointments and happiness since
the days of Adam and Eve.
While clinging to the piling which
held the netting of Lapham's fishtrap,
to steady her boat, Sankala could see
that the water was rapidly rising and
that each food dashed higher above the
mark made by the former wave. The
pillows grew darker and more sullen
while the whitecaps looked like great
animals leaplng at random in the d.
rection of the bar.
Before it was too late she turned her
boat toward the island, where she
landed without accident. But she was
just in time, for old Neptune's work
farther out at sea was telling and
great waves from the mighty deep came
rolling over the bay, converting 1t into
a mad, seething thing Of destruction.
The rain began to fall in torrents.
The wind blew with such force as to
send the cold drops like heavy shots
in slanting course through the air.
These struck the thinly clad girl with
force that made her shiver with pain
and cold.
When cast upon her own resources
in time of danger, woman is said to be
superior to man in courage and endur-
ance. Before she resigns herself TO
fate, she employs every means in her
power to thwart its disasters. If she
cannot turn its cou, Sc, she goes with
it as companion. Death is thus
made less bitter and an example is
given to the world.
Sankala dragged her boat as fal as
she could and then tied the long line
attached to it's prov to limb of tree
which had been cast far upon the
sands. She began to look about her for
shelter. She remembered an old
fisherman's camp farther up the is
land, and taking the provisions which
she had prepared for Dan, she made
her way to the shack.
-
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Judge IL Wise and Polite.


While Charles Wagner, the distn-
guished author Of 1.-The Simple Life
was in Philadelphia he talked to q
young girl about wisdom.
"Will you give me, SIR she said, a
definition of wisdom"
I'll give you an illustration Of II,
the philosopher answered-"an illus
tration Of wisdom, politeness and tact
all in one.
I'm our French courts there was q
wonderful Judge. Before him an IN
married woman came to bear witness
in an important case.
This woman's lips were no longer
red. Her eyes were no longer bright
In figure she was no longer slim ana
supple.
Madam. how old are your the
Judge said.
Must tell my agey she asked.
You must he answered kindly
You must 1t is the law
"She thought a moment. She b'
her lip. Nervously she put back from
her forehead the thin hair touched
with gray.
"Twenty-nine,' she said. I am !"
years old
THE wise, polite and tactful Juos'
inclined his head and smiled.
And now that you have given u
your age he said. do you swear "
tell the truth, the whole truth, sn'
nothing but the TRUTH"
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CHAPTER XVII.
90 Whara La Sonkola 2O

,"Hello, lookoutp'
"Hello, caPtain!"
'How does it look to the southwest"
"Black and foreboding, captain"
81 feared so. Watch close the river
and bay. They are covered with those
fool fishermen tonight. The light of
morning will find plenty of work for US
to do.
Thus spoke the captain of the life
saving station to the man on the look
out.
Night had already closed in and the
captain of the life saving station knew
a storm was coming He was at the
station b low the rocks and could not
see out on the ocean ut had called to
the man stationed on the hill to verify
the evidence of the storm. The instru-
mants at the station indicated storm,
but the rising, surging, slashing, crack
ing breakers on the rocks gave more
formidable warning to the experienced
life saver.
1t is the same old story at the mouth
of the Columbia. From fall until
spring, throughout the long winter
months, the storms rage with unceas-
ing fury. Three days of storm and one
of dim sunshine is liberal statement
in favor of the king of day. At this
point Neptune rules unchallenged
through the winter, but when summer
comes he is superseded by old Sol, who
yields his sceptIe with more charita-
BILE hand and makes this little stretch
of coast the most attractive spot IN the
great Pacific Northwest. Thousapds of
pleasure seekers visit this coast each
summer to view the grandeurs and
beauties of nature, but flee before adj
vancing winter, when gloom and dark.
ness settle over the place like the pail
of death.
Men Injured to hardships and disast-
ers learn to scorn them. 1t is this class
that suffers most from them. They be-
come emboldened to stand in the teeth
OF death, yea, even to enter it's laws.
while the mole timid fly for safety. and
escape its fangs. Day after day the
courageous go down, while the towards
live to tell of the chIvalrous deeds of
the brave.
A terrific storm was rising to sweep
the river and bay. The black horizon
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Observation-Disclosures
III If {zz# EE Nj III
PIG PEN AND TROUGH.

feed room, next to feed alley, with a
swinging partition, so you can push it
back to put swill in or clean out, and
the pigs cannot interfere. A cement
floor Is all right. We prefer q solid
wood trough, V-shaped, and secured so
that pigs cannot loosen it by their
roofing. A few years ago we gave the
following illustrations of ar improved
hog trough. Fig. / shows the swing
ing partition or gate pushed back,
leaving the trough outside, for putting
in feed. Fig. shows the latch and
lever to be attached to swinging gate
or partition, by bolt, B. The rods r.
r, run through staples. s. A is a
guard in which the lever l. slides
Push lever to left and the door swings
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Best Feed None Too Good.

When cows are tested for records
they are not fed on straw and fodder
or with the view of saving in the food,
but on the contrary, the best foods
that can be obtained are not consid-
cred too good or costly. Grain, clover.
pasturage, linseed meal and roots as
sist, each to afford variety or change,
to promote the appetite and to induce
the cow to eat as much as she can
digest, hence such cows have great d.
gestive capacity, and can utilize large
quantities of food The fact that they
are well bred is simply an evidence
that they are from families that have
been noted for good records. 1t is the
food that makes the milk and butter,
but an ordinary cow does not possess
the capacity of consuming and con-
verting large quantities Of food into
milk and butter compared with one
that is pure bred.
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Poultry PickinUp.

Poultry Pickings.
New blood should be introduced fire.
Quently.
Crowding is a foe to thrift and pro-
ductveness.
Injurious effects are often produced
by inbreeding.
A hen, to be profitable, should Law a
dollars worth of eggs in a year.
A little salt given in the soft food of
fowls is very acceptable to them.
Supplying lime, charcoal, gravel and
crushed bone will assist in feather
making.
In supplying water to little chickens
arrange SO that they cannot get their
feet wet.
1t is quite an item In handling a
flock of poultry to have them as gentle
as possible.
As rule, it is not profitable to keep
hens over two years old. unless they
are valuable stock.
While in arranging the poultry house
warmth is an essential there, fresh air
is equally important.
Raw corn meal is not q good feed
for little chickens from the fact that it
heats and swells after eating.
Top and side ventilation, arranged
SO as not to blow directly on the roosts,
is just the thing for summer.
Never select a cock with droopinp
or "ewe neck" and also avoid one that
fails to have good, strong, wide
spreading tail.
Many a case Of Indigestion NAV be
traced to heavy feed in the morning.
and the next meal taken from the leav-
ings of breakfast after being trampled
over.
It is pretty hard to give a growing
cockerel or pullet enough corn to make
it lay on fat especially when running
out as SO much of the food goes to the
production Of bone. feathers and mus
Gle.
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the north, and war to finish was now
more imminent than ever.
'Wiil those soldiers never arrive?'
was the question old Seadog asked
himself az he directed his men to bat
tie for the traps.
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Black Snakes.

1t Is true that the rattlesnake and
the black snake are mortal enemies,
and the black snake is the victor in
their battles. breaking the neck of his
adversary before the RATHER has time
to strike. The black snakes Of this
country are as harmless as frogs. On
many OF the large plantations In the
South they are tanned and kept as q
protection from their enemy, as the
warm climate prevents keeping the
houses closed 50 as to keep them out.
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Shorthorns In America.

The number of Shorthorns In this
country is estimated to be 100000, but
l think there are not more than 1OO,-
600, all told. People fail to take ac-
count of such periods as 1886-1896,
when the pure-bred cattle business
was at low ebb. Hundreds Of breed
ers, finding the business of breeding
Improbable, sold their stock as grade
cattle, and let them go for beef pur-
poses Whole herds in Kansas, Mis-
souri,, Iowa and Illinois were disposed
Of in that manner, and all efforts to
keep accounts of pedigrees was aban-
doned. Thus many were lost to record
altogether. Another thing to be taken
into consideration in regard to the sup
ply of Shorthorn cattle In this country
is the fact that the life of an active,
pure-bred Shorthorn bull, when allow
ed to run with grade herds, is very
short, usually not over four years. AT.
ter that time he generally goes to mar.
ket fat, and his career as a producer
ends then and there. 1t Is merely a
guess, and mighty vague one at that
to estimate the number Of Shorthorns
in this country.-W. A. Harris.
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Points in Sheep Raising.

A small, fat sheep will always bring
better prices than large, poor one.
Overstocking is usually injurious to
the sheep and ruinous to the farmer.
q Dryness is one Of the requirements
in the production of the finest grades
of wool.
When one is seen by itself something
is evidently wrong.
With sheep, rather more than with
any other class of stock, care must be
taken not to Overfeed.
In connection to fatten sheep, the
feeding should not be crowded at first,
but, gradually increase the amount Of
the ration.
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Killed While Praying by . Grave
A Polish girl at Brooklyn went y
the cemetery to pray at the grave y.
q relative. While she was there ;
tombstone fell on her and killed hef'
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Care of Farm Machinery.

The man who leaves his farm ma.
chinery out in the wet is looked upon
as being shiftless these days. 1t hurts
his credit with the merchants and the
banker. Too many farmers neglect to
oil the polished parts of plows. spades,
sickles, etc.. and when he again wants
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shown so that it will swing easily and
the tool is complete. 1t is readily
made and works to perfection.-In-
dianapolis News.
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Good Pig PEN and Trough.

Good Pig Pen and Trough.
We like the two compartments in a
pig pen, one for sleeping and one for
feeding, says a writer in Ohio Farmer.
Place the trough across the end of
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Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, said to be
the greatest living botanist has passed
his eightysevsnth birthday.
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back, leaving trough where it can be
cleaned and feed placed in 1t; then
swing the door back by pulling lever
to the right.
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to use them he finds, to his anncyance
and cost, that they do not work well,
are sometimes out of order. and need
slight repairs. Valuable time must
then be spent to put the machinery In
proper working condition. A few hours
spent on rainy autumn days. or when-
ever outside work cannot be carried
on, might have saved him time which,
in the busy season, means money.
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VIVIAN ETT.

The rainy weather interferes greatly
with the threshing.
A. N. Holm returned Tuesday after
spending few days in the cities.
School did not begin in district "a
Tuesday, owing to the non-appearance
of the teacher.
P. Wicklund who was sent bv the L.
O. G. T. lodge as a delegate to attend
the grand lodge in Minneapolis was
also one of the many who attended
the State fair.
Miss Freda Norberg of Blomford
visited relatives over Sunday. She
returned to her home the latter part of
the week. Miss Bertha Hanson &C.
companied her.
The ball game played on the Ger
many ball ground Sunday between
Wyanett and Oxbow was rather one
sided affair, Wyanett defeating Oxbow
in score of twenty-five to eleven.
Here's congratulations to you, boys.