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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-12-24
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms, with
board next door. Apply 314 Third
avenue. northwest. Phone PIG. 24tf
FOR RENT-Ofice room suite, over
store, see r. w. Randol. 5tf
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WANTED-All the second hand bran,
oats and chop sacks you have.
lift l. II. BEST.
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WANTED-Clean white rags at Ard
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Good family horse, bug
gv and harness. Call at City Liy-
cry Stable. 24-b
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WANTED-To rent 400 acres of land
eight miles from town, reasonable
terms. Apply to Carter & Cannon.
1917
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WANTED-Young men and young
ladies to prepare for good business
positions. 20-10
SELVIDGE BUSINESS COLLEGE.
Ardmore. |. 7.
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WANT COLUMN
WANTED.

WANTED-ManagerJ everywhere for
appointment of agents. New Scien-
tific Game for drinks and cigars
replaces forbidden slot machines. [.
played with nickels or pennies;
rented or sold on credit; payable
after sold, or II operated on percent
age in public places you remit one.
tenth of earnings monthly until
paid. Samples loaned managers
free. Address Manager, Department
as, 1850 Lake street. Chicago. "a
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DOG WANTED-Am not particular
about breed. Want large dog.
Dr. II. J. Wilson, Noble building
%
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FOR SALE-Central hotel S. NJ
Douglas. 22-tf
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FOR SALE-A surrey in good con IL
tion, splendid make. Apply to
Don Lacy. 13tf
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20.4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-26

not absent from his post for an in
slant, and he is positive that neither
boy nor man could have gone that way
unseen. | have spoken with this police
man tonight. and he appears to me to
be a perfectly reliable person. That
blocks this end. We have now to deal
with the other. There j. an inn here,
the Red Bull. the Iandlady Of which
was III. She had sent to MackIeton for
a doctor but he did not arrive until
morning being absent at another case.
The people at the inn were alert all
night. awaiting his coming. and one or
other of them seems TO have continual
~ had an eye upon the road. They de
clare that no one passed. If their evil
dencc il good. then we are fortunate
enough to Ice able 10 block the west and
also TO Ice able To say that the fugitlvcs
did not use the road at all"
But the bicycle:" / objected.
quite so. We Will come to the blcy-
Gle presently. To continue on. TSon-
ing. il these people did not z, tue
road they must have travcTN
country to the north Of the hpuseN
the south Of the house That * certah
Let us weigh the one against the other!
On the south Of the house *. as you
perceive. a large district of arabic land.
cut UP into small fields. with stone
walls between them. There I admit
that a bicycle is impossible. We can
dismiss the idea We turn to the cOun-
try on the north. Here there lies
grove OF trees marked as the Ragged
Shaw and on the farther side stretch
es a great rolling moor. Lower GIN
moor. extending for ten miles and slOp-
ing gradually upward Here. at one
side OF this wilderness. is Holdernesse
Hall, ten miles by road. but only six
across the moor. II is peculiarly des
oIate plain. 4 few moor farmers have
small holdings, where they rear sheep
and cattle. Except these. the plover and
the curlew are the only inha bitants IN
til you come TO the Chesterfield high
road There is church there, you see,
as we'll az few cottages and an inn.
Beyond that the hills become preclpI-
tous Surely IL Is here To tie north that
our quest must lie"
But the bicycle:' / persisted.
well. weIl:' said Holmes impatient
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-26
THE DUKE AND HIS SECRETARY.

ing letters himself" said he. This
letter was laid with others upon the
study table. and l myself put them in
the post bag"
You are sure this one was among
them
Yes: | observed ii"
How many letters did your grace
write that day."
Twenty or thirty. ! have a large
correspondence But surely this is
somewhat Irrelevant"
"Not entirely" said Holmes.
For my own part" the duke cOntin-
ued. Il have advised the police TO turn
their attention 10 the south of France.
/ have already said that do not be
lieve that the duchess would encour-
age so monstTOus an action, but the
lad had the most wrong headed opin-
ions, and il is possible that he may
have fed to her. aided and abetted by
this German. l think. DIR. Huxtable,
that we will now return TO the hall"
/ could see that there We're other
questions which Holmes would have
wished TO put. but the nobleman's alb
rupt manner showed that the interview
to his intensely aristocTatic nature this
discussion of his intimate family af-
fairs with a stranger was most abhOr-
rent and that be feared lest every fresh
question would throw a iercer light
into the disereetly Swallowed corners
Of his ducal history.
When the nobleman and his secre-
tary had left, my friend flung himself
at once with characteristic eagerness
into the investigation.
The boys chamber was carefully ex-
amined and yielded nothing save the
absolute conviction that il was only
through the window that be could have
escaped. The German masters room
and effects gave no further clew. In
his case a trailer of ivy had given way
under his weight, and we saw by the
light of a lantern the mark on the
lawn where his heels had come down.
That one dent in the short green grass
was the only material witness left Of
this inexplicabIe nocturnal flight
Sherlock Holmes left the house alone
and only returned after II. He had
obtained a large ordnance map OF the
neIghborh0od. and this he brought into
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-26

absurd that we should not avail our
selves of his services. Far from GO
ing TO the inn, Mr.. Holmes. l should
he pleased if you would come and stay
with me at HolderneSSe Hall
Il thank your grace. For the pur-
poses of my investigation l think that
it would be wiser for me TO remain at
the scene of the mystery"
Just as you like. air. Holmes. Any
Information which Mr.. Wilder or 1 can
give you is, of course. at your dispos-
al
1T will probably be necessary for
me TO see you ut the hail." said
Holmes. Il would only ask you now,
sir. whether you have formed any eX-
PLANTATION in your own mind as to the
mysterious disappearance of your
SOM"
NO. sir. l have not"
Excuse mesif / allude to that which
is painful TO you. but l have no alter
native. DO you think that the duchess
had anything TO do with the matter:'
The great minister showed percepti-
BILE hesitation.
Il do not think so" he said at last.
The other most obvious explanation
is that the child has been kidnapped
for the purpose of levying ransom.
You have not had any demand of the
sOrt:'
NO. sir"
"One more question. your grace. l
understand that you wrote to your son
upon the day when this incident &C.
cured
No; wrote upon the day before"
Exactly. But he received it on that
day.
Yes"
WAS there anything in your letter
which might have unbalanced him or
induced him to take such a step?"
mo. sir; certainly not"
did you post that letter yOurself?"
The nobleman's reply was interrupt
ed by his secretary, who broke in with
some heat.
His grace is not in the habit Of post
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-26

which ! am the founder and principal.
'HuxtabIe's Side Lights on Horace
may possibly recall my name TO your
memories The Priory is without excep-
ton the best and most select prepare
tory school in England. Lord Lever
stoke. the Earl of Blackwater, Sir
Cathcart Soames-they all have intrust-
ed their sons TO me. But felt that my
school had reached its zenith when,
three weeks ago, the Duke of Holder
nesse sent Mr.. James Wilder, his see
rotary. with the intimation that young
Lord Satire, ten years old. his only
son and heir, was about 10 be com
mitted to my charge. Little did think
that this would be the prelude TO the
most crushing misfortune Of my life.
ION May l the boy arrived. that be-
ing the beginning of the summer term.
He was a charming youth, and he soon
fell into our ways. | may tell you-I
trust that am not indiscreet. but half
condolences are absurd in such case
that ne was not entirely happy at
home. 1t is an open secret that the
dukes married life had not been a
peaceful one. aud the matter had end
ed in separation by mutual consent,
the duchess taking up her residence in
the south Of France. This had occ"rrcd
very shortly before, and the boys sym
pathies are known 10 have been strong
Iy with his mother He mOPed after
her departure from HOldernesse Hall,
and il was for this reason that the
duke desired TO send him 10 my estab-
Iishment In n fortnight the boy was
quite at home with us and WAS appar-
emily absolutely happy.
He was last seen on the night OF
May 13-that is. the night of last Mon
day. His room was ON the second floor
and WAS approached through another
larger room. in which two boys were
sleeping These boys saw and heard
nothing SO that II Is certain thai young
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-26

Satire did not pass out that way HIS
window was open, and there is a stout
ivy plant leading 10 the ground. We
could trace no footmarks below. but il
is sure that this * the only possible
exit
His absence was discovered at I
O'Clock on Tuesday morning His bed
had been slept in. He had dressed him
self fully before going of in his usual
school suit OF black Elton jacket and
dark gray trousers There were no
signs that any one had entered the
room and il is quite certain that any
thing in the nature Of cries or a strug
gle would have beeu heard. since Caun-
ter. the elder boy in the inner room. IS
very light sleeper
When Lord Saltire's disappearance
was discovered. | AZ once called a roll
OF the whole establishment boys. mas
ters and servants. II was then that we
ascertaincd that Lord Satire had not
been alone I'm his flight. Heidegger. the
German master. was missing. His
room was on the second floor at the
farther end of the building. facing the
same way as Lord Saltire's. His bed
h3u also been sept III. but be uau di'-
parently gone away partly dressed,
since his shirt ami socks were lying
on the floor. He had undoubtedly let
himself down by the ivy. for we could
see the marks Of his feet where he had
| landed on the lawn. His bicycle was
1 kept in a small shed beside this lawn,
I and II was also gone.
He had been with me for two
years and came with the best refer
euceS. but be was 4 silent, mOroSe
man. not very popular either with
masters or boys No trace could be
| found II the fugiaves. and now. on
I Thursday morning. we are as igno
rant as We were on Tuesday. Inquiry
was. OF course. made at once At Holder
neSse Hal IL i ouly a few miles
/ away. and we imagined that in some
| sudden attack OF hoiuesivkuess the box
/ had gone back 70 his father. but nothing
had been heard Of him The duke Is
greatly agitated. ana a. 10 me-yoU
have Seen yourselves tie stats OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-26

Yes. sir. and it has proved most dis
appointing An apparent clew was at
once obtained. since boy and a young
man We're reported TO have been seen
leaving a neighboring station by an
early train Only last night We had
news that the couple had been hunted
down in Liverpool. and they prove to
have no connection whatever with the
matter in hand Then il was that in
my despair and disappointment after 4
sleepless night l came straight 10 you
by the early train
ct suppose the local investigation
nervous proStration to which the sus-
penSe and the responsibility have Ne
duced me mir Holmes. il ever you
put forward your full powers l i'm
plore you to do So now, for never in
your life could you have case which
is more worthy OF them
Sherlock Holmes had listened with
the utmost intentness to the statement
of the unhappy schOOlmaster. His
drawn brOws and the deep furrOw be
tween them showed that he needed no
exhortation to concentrate all his at
teution upon a problem which, apart
from the tremendous interests involved.
must appeal SO directly TO his love OF
the complex and the unusual. He now
drew out his notebook and jotted
down one or two memoranda.
You have been very remiSs in not
coming TO me sooner" said he severe
ly. You start me Oh my investigation
with a very serious handicap. 1t is
inconcelVable. for example, that this
ivy and this lawn would have yielded
nothing TO an expert observer"
Il am not TO blame, Mr.. Holmes. His
grace was extremely DESTROYS to avoid
all public scandal He was afraid of
his family unhsppineSs being dragged
before the world He has deep hor-
ror of anything Of the kind
But there has been some official in
VpStigatiOu2''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-26

was relaxed while this false clew was
being followed upE'
1T was entirely dropped"
$50 that three days have been vast
ed The affair has been most deplOr-
ably handled
Il feel il and admit it."
And vet the problem should he ca
pable of ultimate solution. | shall be
very happy To look into it. Have you
been able to trace any connection be-
tween the missing boy and this Ger
man master|
None at all"
WAS he in the masters class2"
NO: he never exchanged word
with him SO far as | know"
THAT is certainly very singular. Had
| the boy a bicycle
No
Was any other bicycle missing?"
No"
| is that certain
quite"
| We'll now. you do not mean to seri-
ously suggest that this German rode
off upon a bicycle in the dead OF the
night. bearing the boy in his arms?"
/ Certainly not"
Then what is the theory in your
/ mindt''
The bicycle may have been blind.
/ 1t may have been hidden somewhere
and the pair gone of on foot"
quite so, but il seems rather an alb
surd blind. does it not? Were there
| other bicycles in this shed -
/ Several"
Would he not have hidden a couple
! had he desired To give the idea that
1 they had gone of upon them?"
| II suppose he would"
| '-Of course he would. The blind
theory won't do But the incident is an
| admirable starting point for an in
| yestigation. After all, a bicycle is not
an easy thing TO conceal or TO destroy
/ one other question Did any one cal
to see the boy on the day before he
Disappeared"
/ No
| Ibid he get any letters z"
! '.Yes. one letter. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-26

my room. where he laid il out on the
bed. ana, having balanced the lamp
in the middle of l., he began Il smoke
over il ana occasionally To- point out oh
!iects OF interest with the reeking am
Der of his pipe.
This case grows upon me. Watson. "
said he. There are decidedly some
points OF interest in connection win IL.
In this early stage l want you To realize
those geographical features which may
have 4 good deal to do with our mveS-
LEGATION.
Look IT this map. This dark square
is the priOry school. I'll put 4 pin in it.
Now, this line is the main road. You
see that 1t runs east and west past the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-26
@~~SLS4A.L 0s~@->|

Holmes map Of the mcighbOrhood OF the
school.
school. and yOu see also that there is
no side road for mile either way. If
these two folk passed away by road, IL
was this road"
Exactly"
by a singular and happy chance we
are able to some extent 10 check what
passed along this road during the night
in question. At this point. where my
pipe is, qOw resting. county constable
was .uty from II To e. 1t is. as you
perceive, the first croSSToad ON the east
side This man declares that he was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-26
The Adventure of
the Priory School
No. 5 of the Series

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RssIly)
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-05-26

UT -
'NO. no. H.. = Or Watson. The more
deeply sunk impression is. Of course,
the hind wheel. upon which the weight
rests You perceive several places
where IL has pa sed across and Oblitcr-
ated the more shallow mark OF the
front one. II was undoubtedly head
ing away from the school. IL may or
may not be connected with our in
quiry. but we will follow II backward
before we go any farther"
We did 80. and AZ the end of few
hundred yards lost the tracks as we
emerged from the boggy portion Of the
moor. Following the path backward.
we picked out another spot where a
spring trickled across H. Here, once
again. was the mark OF the bicycle.
though nearly obliterated by the hOofs
Of cows. After that there was no sign,
but the path ran right on into Ragged
Shaw. the wood which backed on 20
the school. From this wood the cycle
must have emerged Holmes sat down
on a bOwlder and rested his chin ia his
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-02-10

In the production Of clean milk no
one thing is Of more importance than
keeping the COWS out Of filth. Many
yards into which dairy cows are turned
each day for their drink and exercise
are knee deep with mud and manure
during the winter and spring if not
nearly the entire year. In summer
when cows are on pasture they would
keep comparatively clean were they
not obliged to wade through a filthy
yard going to the stable for milking.
The yard should slope from the barn
and be covered with gravel or cinders
sufficiently deep to form a hard sur.
face. Manure should not be allowed
to accumulate against or near the barn
and no swine pen should be nearer thar
200 feet on account Of the odors from
1t being readily absorbed by milk
Illinois Experiment Station.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-02-10
->s1ME
tARhA >CA..yEN
%%w~
A BEE BOX FOR WINTER,

Protection For Bees Left Ont Ex-
posed to the Severe Cold.
II do like my bees. If the reader has
q nearly continuous supply Of as fine
honey IS l have on my table right
along he would like his bees. Bees
are useful otherwise. That is why l
plead for winter protection for bees.
They deserve it. They royalty pay for
it. They sweeten orr lives even if they
do sting now and then. Let us re-
ciprocate by tempering the bitterness
and severity of the billiards. that may
come upon them" Mr.. Greiner makes
this plea in Farm and Fireside for the
little insects he likes so much and then
gives the accompanying account of
how he insures the safety and comfort
Of his bee colonies:
In the illustration the hives are shown
as they are in the open season. l leave
them standing on the platform, which
afterward serves as the bottom for the
box In which the stands are incased
during the winter. II one or more of
the hives have been moved away or
separated during the swarming sea
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-02-10
Weed Flavor In Butter.

Sometimes cows are starved to eat
weeds, while at other times they will
eat weeds In spite Of all you can do.
nays L. w. Lightly In National Stock
man. Some fiavors can be- washed out
Of the cream, but some "hold the fort"
against anything we can advise thus
FAR. Among the latter is garlic. To
wash out ragweed or some other kin
dred 1avors we run the milk through
the separator as usual. Their mix with
the cream about two and a half times
its bulk pure water at $50 degrees and
nut through the separator again. and
the cream will be sweet and normal,
but very rich in butter fat. Mixing
drugs or nostrums with the milk or
cream usually makes matters worse
and should not be done.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-02-10
Silage and the Silo

have not known Of instances where
cabbage has been put into silos, but in
asmuch as cabbage is very prone to
rot when massed together l should ex-
pect a great lot Of foul, rotton ma
terial to be taken from the silo, says
Professor Stone Of Cornell university
In Rural New Yorker. or course we
are familiar with the process of kraut
making, in which case the material IL
we'll preserved, but in the making of
kraut the mass is pounded and CON-
pacted until the juice Of the cabbage
Ia started in such a way as to fill the
interstices between the particles of
cabbage and thoroughly to drive out
the air, SO that the fermentation does
not proceed very far before all the air
IL consumed. 1t would be impossible,
l think, to compact the mass of cab
bage in a silo sufficiently to produce
this result.
Silage a Healthful Feed.
Many attempts have been made by
ignorant persons to discredit with con
sumers the milk made from ensilage.
It is a great injustice to the producer,
as it tends to debar him from the use
Of one of the best forms of feed for
milk production. It has been amply
demonstrated that good ensilage prop
erly fed imparts no injurious effect to
the milk. Silage is one of the most
healthful foods hat can be used dur
ing the winter, when otherwise the
COW would be on dry feed, and there is
no question but that, the most healthy
cow will give the most healthful milk.
A silnEe Ration.
At the Wisconsin station the average
amount Of grain fed to the dairy cow
Is about eight pounds per day. This,
with forty pounds of silage and six
pounds Of hay, constitutes a days ra-
ton for the average COW during the
winter, though this amount varies con-
siderably.
Shredded Slower In the Silo.
The evidence of practical experience
il accommodating that W a run the
mature dry corn through the husker
and shredder and by using sufficient
water on the shredded slower and pack
ing it into the silo it will cure into very
good soft, sweet feed, says L. w.
Lightly in National Stockman. When it
is desirable to separate the ear from
the plant this method is certainly pref
cradle to putting the shredded slower
in a NOW and allowing 1t to mold and
~frefang as it generally does.
silsxe a Good R~oughage.
Professor ID. w. Nav Of the Ken
lucky experiment station in a recent
| bulletin on the feeding Of dairy cows
says good roughness is essential in
|. dairying. and the more profitable these
feeds may be the more of the higher
priced grain replaced. OF u coarse
feeds grass, corn, silage, alfalfa and
| clover hay rank high.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-02-10
WINTER PROTECTION FOR HIVES.


son l gradually move them closer to-
gether again and finally place them as
the illustration shows. When cold
weather approaches the casing is put
around the hives. The front. e and
sides each are separate, being put to-
gether with screws.
My bee box (see picture) is five feet
long and two feet three inches wide.
The front is two feet high and the rear
eighteen inches high. l fill the box
with chaf or cut straw, packing it
closely around the beehives, then re-
move the tops, or covers, Of each hive
and also the honey board, covering the
frames instead with a cushion or piece
Of thick cloth or blanket. The space
between the hives and the cover, or
roof, Of the box is then filed with
chaf, etc, and well pressed down.
Finally the Is screwed on, and
the job Is done.
The top, of course. is slanting enough
to shed rain. l cover mine with tarred
felt. Bees thus protected are in good
shape and. II well provided with honey
ut the beginning of winter and have a
young or strong queen, are likely to
pass through the severest winter un'
harmed and to be ready for another
season OF WORK and usefulness when
spring comes.