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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-02-02
Woman's Inconsistency.

identifying is foolish are living con-
tradictions of their own statements.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-02-02

How much man does for his wife
depends on how much she doesn
do for herself.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-02-02

You could never make woman
believe that all the angels don't have
nice crinkly hair.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-02-02

Some people who try TO be fox
only succeed in making geese ot
themselves.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-02-02

Fits Permanently cured Ne i;.or asryousnss .ttss
or. send for FREE So 90 trial bottle and treAsres
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-02-02
DO Your cIothe. Look ye,,owr

Then use Defiance Starch, II vii
keep them white--l6 OF. for 10 cents
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-02-02
When You Buy Starch

buy Defiance and get the best. 1s OF
for 10 cents. Once used. always used
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-02-02
EREE RSssSss:sstS srissssIt 5SSs ,sisssesSrt
EnEE i! aS tlss5%fs s % SOS 4 sos6S;il si ' ~

All there is to some celebrations.
you hustle to get there. and hustle
to get back.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-02-02

Defiance Starch is put up Ie ounces
in a package. 10 cents. One-third
more starch for the same money.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-02-02
A GuAnANrEEp CrRE FOR I.IEs.

Itching Blind, bleeding Protruding Plies HURr
druggist win refund money II PAZO OINTMENT
falls to cure you In to IA days. 50c.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-02-02

Mrs winsiow's Soothing syrup.
ror children teething, softeps the gums reduces In
namnAton. allays pain, wiad collie Sc b,taS
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-02-02

The pessimist never expects any
thing to turn out right for fear he
will be fooled.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-07-12

the interest, and the little fortune in
the bank grew larger.
They do not know it yet. but every
cent of interest money that has been
paid is in bank at st. Johnsbury to
the order of one Claire Leseuer.
Working Hard to Pay.
The struggle has been hard one,
but the couple is certain that, by extra
work and extra saving, they can al
most accumulate enough to settle the
debt by September. The father is wor-
rying over the prospect, and working
harder and harder to get money enough
to settle the debt, but, strange as it
may seem, the mother IN not worrying
a bit.
During the four and a half years that
have elapsed since the mortgage was
given Milo Green has never been near
Guildhall. He is living down at Peach
am, on his farm-a little older, a little
harder, little grayer than at that
time. His neighbors do not like him.
They say he is a hard man. = =
Philanthropist in Disguise.
There are stories of grim treatment
accorded persons who have had financial
dealings with him. He has demanded
his pound of flesh from scores and fore
closed mortgage after mortgage. =
But there are also stories of baskets
of food left secretly on doorsteps Of
needy. persons, of gifts of COW to a
woman who lost hers and needed one
to supply milk for her children, and
money to a hard-working man who
lost all by sickness. 81 s Il s
| Nine. out of every ten persons in the
community VOW Milo Green is Shy
lock and the others say: 1870, =.
There is a soft spot in his heart If
you ever touch it. The world has treat
ed him. coldly and he. knows no other
way to treat It, So:
.~sa= Minister Takes a, Hand :':.e r
A few weeks ago the minister heard
of the strange mortgage that Capt.
Green held on the little boy up at
Guildhall, and he drove over to remon-
strate with the captain about such sun-
natural traffic.
What Capt. Green said to the minis
ter is not entirely known. But it is q
strange thing that the next day, on
meeting a neighbor, Capt. Green re-
marked that the preacher was pretty
decent sort Of a fellow. and the minis
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-07-12

and Thercse, his daug ht s.. They. had
news for me; and would | not ride
over ,as soon as returned NY
mother d arest and best 4of mo theirs g
had written me, and her tenderness
cut me like a sword for the way i had
neglected her. Well, 1t is ever 50 with
e young man whose heart hae found a
new queen, l took the miss;ve| with
wet eyes to our good farmer general
of the north. !. He read 1t, and spoke
with feeling Of his own mother gone
to her long rest, ..z .:..:s 5. .@5..: Z
!. Bell" said he, you are worn out.
After mess In the morning mount your
horses, you and tho corporal, and 20
and visit them. Report here for duty
on October 16.'''. ga. :.
III Then, as ever after a kindness, lie
renewed his quid Of tobacco, turning
quickly to the Uttered desk at head
quarters. .... r.. IL, =
!. We mounted our own horses fine,
frosty morning. The white earth glim-
mered in the first touch of sunlight.
All the fairy lanterns of the frost king,
hanging in the stubble and the dead
grass, glowed. brief time, fiickered
family, and went out. Then the brown
sWard lay bare, save in the shadows of
rock or hill or forest that were still
white. A great glory had fallen over
the far-reaching woods. Looking down
a long valley, we could see towers OF
evergreen, terraces of red and brown,
golden steeple-tops, gilded domes min
areted with lavender and purple and
drared with scarlet banners. 1t seemed
as if the trees were. striving after all
the. green riot of summer, and making
ready for sackcloth and ashes. Some
stood trembling, and as if drenched in
their own blood. Now and then a
lead was bare and bent, and naked
arms were lifted high, as if to implore
mercy.
-. Zine air." said I, breathing deep as
we rode on slowly.
'''T is sart'n," said D'ri. Mother
used t. say at the frost wus only the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-07-12

The birth of Claire was fatal to his
fathers good resolutions. The day aft
er the child was born Jacques went out
to celebrate. He returned home drunk
and for most Of the next two years he
remained drunk. He lost his savings,
his little home. his employment, The
mother worked desperately, taking in
washing and ironing, doing anything to
support herself and child. But the
strain, the worry and the shame told
on her beauty.
Then the drunkard husband fell sick,
and affairs came to crisis.
Green to the Rescue.
How Milo Green ever heard of the
plight of the girl who Tilted him no
one knows, but one morning he ap-
peared in Guildhall and inquired the
way to the home of the Leseuers. The
mother. worn out by nights vigil at
the bedside of her sick husband and
the care Of her child, answered the
knock on the door, and saw her old
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-07-12
GOAT BUTTER.
No Reason Why Animals. If Healthy,
Should Not Be Utilized in
Dairy

Answering an inquiry in Hoard's
Dairyman as to the value of goats milk
for butter, Prof. Harrington says:
Il know of no reason why goats milk.
If the goat is healthy and receives sound,
wholesome food, is not as valuable for
butter making as cows milk, and if the
milk is we'll taken care of and has no bad
odors you will probably never know the
difference if some goats milk is added to
the cows milk which comes to your fac
tory. You can yourself judge as to the
ACCESSIBILITY of accepting the goats milk
by inspecting it before you receive it.
certainly do not know why it should
injure the butter, neither do know of
any law in this state that forbids the
making of butter from goats milk: II
the goats milk is richer and increases
the test, the patron bringing the milk
should get the credit for the increase,
and do not see why this should be an
objection
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-07-12

..s''B e fore the Almtg hty.' no declared.
''''if YOU don brace up and be q man
and support this woman and child III
reclose tho mortgage the minute Il
falls due. did this IN the hope Of.
making q man Of you. I wish you'd
debut, II she wants you to live, Ill
give you q chance. II you drink and
fail to pay that mortgage Ill take the
boy" ~ il .:.... .... s1.s : z*s
From, that day on jacques was sober.
As he slowly sregained his health he
sought work and found It In q lumber
yard, and he and his wife settled down
to save money to raise the mortgage on
their boy. Every six months they paid:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-07-12
A Theory Of Egg Moisture.

A writer on poultry subjects in an
exchange says that the egg gets rid
of it's moisture more by reason of the
pressure from within than by reason
OF the evaporation from its surface.
He says: LAS an evidence of this, in
fertile eggs do not lose much in size
or weight, while fertile egg loses
one-sixth in weight and one-sixtieth in
size This theory does not appear very
sound, says Farmers Review. The fact
seems to be that the infertile egg loses
more moisture than the fertile egg. One
Of the ways Of testing eggs that have
been incubated for some time is to put
them in water and see If they will float,
The lnfertile eggs float and the eggs
with chicks in them sink to the bottom,
which is strong evidence that the in
fertile eggs have lost more moisture
than the fertile ones.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-07-12
Worms ana drubs for Birds.


Meal worms and maggots are worms
most commonly used by bird stores
and by bird breeders, also for raising
pheasants and quail. Procure a
sleeps liver and hang it where it will
DO fly blown. Let the maggots develop
and as they grow and drop of they
can be caught in a pan. A supply of
these IS particularly useful in raising
pheasants. %. -:.~s y, =
To raise meal worms. half fill an
eartfen jar with bran, in which bury
some pieces Of old flannel. Place in
tho bran small quantity Of meal
worms and cover with a piece of cloth.
which should be dampened occasional
". 1t should be left undisturbed for a
few months, when there will be thou
lands st woSms.-Farm and Home,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-07-12
The Stran8est Financial Transaction
Ever Known in This Country.
A ROMANCE is BACK or IT ALL.
capt. Milo Green. Tilted by the Girl He Loves,
Advances Money. with Her Child as Secu-
ritS. When She Gets in Financial Diff !"
culties-Claim Is Due September
- ~ of This Year.

Peacham, VT One of the strangest
mortgages ever recorded in this coun-
try is held by Capt. Milo Green, a rich
recluse farmer, living near this place.
The amount OF the debt is $4,000, and
the security given is a bright-eyed, sew
en-year-old boy.
The mortgage falls due on September
q Of this year. and il it is not paid
promptly on that day no one who
knows Of the case doubts for minute
but that it will be foreclosed, and lit
tlo Claire Leseuer will pass from his
parents to Capt. Green.
That Il may not be paid Is more than
a possibility.
To tell the story of this remarkable
transaction. and the strange romance
which is hack of it, it is necessary to
go back number of years, and to the
town of St. Johnsbury, where all of the
characters, with the exception Of the
boy, lived 20 years ago. At that time
Capt. Green was but beginning to
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-07-12

ter will not listen to anyone who
speaks Of Capt. Green's hardness.
It is peculiar, also, that the lawyer
down in Peacham, who drew Capt.
Green's will, chuckles whenever the
subject Of the mortgage is mentioned.
jaques Leseuer, over in the lumber
yard, is working desperately and few
erishly. ut will kill my wife," he
says. II must pay it, s~ '",
The Mother Only Smiles.
And, stranger than anything else, q
few days ago Marie Leseuer was sew
ing on q little blue jacket for: Claire.
and she said to neighbor:
Don't let Jacques hear Of it, but
I'm making this so Claire can go over
to Peacham for a visit this fall"
'Theh the old skinflint Is going to
foreclose the mortgage?" asked the in
dignant neighbor. ~ - So. :. ~,
"You mustn't call him skinflint.
He's been kind to us, and, whether the
mortgage is paid or not, I'm going to
let him have Claire for time. think
1t will do them both good"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-07-12

with heavy steam roller. which makes
solid bottom. The crushed stone was
then put on, II inches thick at the sides
and Is inches in the middle. The loose
stone was then rolled until it was solid
when four inches Of limestone gravel
was put on and it was again rolled
down with the steam roller. The
BERN banks (of earth between stone
and ditch) were then graded and
scraped level and with a rounded
slope, and then rolled down solid, which
makes one Of the finest as we'll as one of
the best roads in the state.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-07-12
M0 GREEN

amass the wealth which is now his;
at that time Jaques Leseuer had but
just crossed the American border from
Quebec and was beginning to thrive in
the lumber business; at that time Ma
RE MERCER, daughter of poor French
Canadian parents, was one of the beau
ties of the district around st. Johns
bury, and among her admirers were
Milo Green and Leseuer. e a. ~ e
Green had lived a hard life. Born up
in the northern hills of Vermont. of
poor parents, he had had to fight for a
little education, and had succeeded. He
was reserved, cold, silent man-as
forbidding and cold to most people as
his native hills in winter, but to Marie
MERCER all the warmth that was in
his nature was turned.
Wealth was beginning to come to
him then. and the little, black haired,
black-eyed girl perhaps was fattered at
the silent, unasking alteration Of the
man who was so hard to others She
could turn him with smile, or draw
him from his Office or his work with
a nod, and she knew it. In those L.
suer was a strong, handsome, young
man, given to drinking ard gayeties.
Green Tilted by the Girl.
There never was any promise, so far
as men knew. from Marie MERCER to
Green. but every one supposed she
would marry him for his money-if not
fol- himself; and some thought perhaps
she would love him because he was SO
opposite. There was surprise, there
fore, when she was married to Jacques
Leseuer. 80: =
Il his heart was broken CT cen failed
to show it. He was a little more silent
. little harder. a little colder, and he
got rich little sfaster-that was all.
For five years he continued to live in
st. Johnsbury; then he sold his grow.
Ing business to a combine, and, with.
out q word of explanation, retired to a
farm he had bought near Peacham, in
the hills. He put his money into mort.
cages, stocks and bonds, and. simply
dropped back to live the life Of q rich
Iecluse. -. ~ - 80. -
Misfortunes in Abundance.
Things went badly with the Leseuers
from the first. A boy was born-Emil
and three years later he died. = Their
business went rapidly to the bad. Le'
geuer drank heavily His wife stood BY
him bravely,. even after he was forced
to leave St. Johnsbury and seek worl
day labor-at Guildhall. What thu
little woman suffered in the first tel
years Of her married life she alon.
knows Her beauty changed but SHE
still was beautiful. i. Trouble and hare
work could not change everything, ant
her eyes were Just as flashing and :he1
hair as black as ever: The husband
still drank hard, but for time sht
thought sne had won the victory. H.
+ quit drinIiing, settled down to work
and there were three years Of compare
tive happiness. Then Claire came, ant
!. the mothers heart, hungering for year:
fns her lost boy. was satisfied. q.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-07-12
When to Cut Alfa1fa.

To get the most out of the alfalfa crop
it should be cut when in full bloom,
and this time covers about week. The
man that has large field to cut must
keep in mind the fact that he must be-
gin early to get the hay down before the
heads get too old. A good many exper-
iments have been made to discover the
very best time for the cutting In rela-
ton to the digestibility and greatest
amount of nutritive contents. Too early
cutting gives good degree OF digssti-
bility, but too little nutriment and late
cutting give large nutritive content
but too, little digestibility:-Farmars
RAyiaw, - = @s55zs=zz=s=z *
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-07-12

sweetheart standing there. With a
word of sympathetic greeting he enter
ed and spoke with her plainly. He
urged her to leave the man who had
treated her SO badly, but she refused.
He pleaded that she owed it to herself
and her child, but she still refused, and
he departed.
An hour later he returned with a
woman, bearing food and wine and del
icacies. He assumed control, sent the
mother to bed, sent the woman to care
for the sick man upstairs and then sat
down to rock the baby to sleep.
' Loved the Child.
Never before in his life had Milo
Green held a child in his arms. It
was reputed among the little boys and
girls of his neighbors that he ate chill
dren, after boiling them alive, and, in
substantiation of this charge there are
several small boys who declare he
growled at them when he caught them
in his apple trees.
Yet, with the infant in his arms. the
man appeared happy: and the child,
which had been fretful and peeyish.
seemed to find something to trust in
the hard, stern face above it, and fell
asleep with its arms clasped around
the mans neck.
Three hours later, when the mother
awoke. refreshed, the house was clean
ed, nourishing meal ready for her:
the woman had gone to employ nurse
for the sick man, and Milo Green was
sitting before the fire with the boy
sound asleep, clutched in his arms.
and he seemed happy: Marie said he
was almost smiling as he watched the
boy. .".%\ =
When the boy was in bed Milo turned
upon Mrs. Leseuer. Well he. said,
what are you going to do?"
y The Mortgage Given. r. !:
Il cannot leave him-he is my ~hus-
band, she said. SS s.ss
49, You cannot live this way he said.
y have paid the woman and the nurse
for month, and the grocery bill, but
you must have more money" 81
"He will soon be able to work. she
began. x...... ~.s = -. -:
@"Not for neutrality-suspicious. longer
Then / must work, q she said, des-
perately. 4s,4ssS.'; IT,
you shall not. It will kill you.= l
will advance you money" " 81
I'VE cannot accept it from you. We
have nothing to give as security
| j. Yes, you have" said Milo Green.
There Is the boy. III advance you
$1,000 in cash for a mortgage on the
boy. ,s'*.s@$ ~ =. w.:
The mother wept awhile, and then
sobbed her assent. Two weeks later,
when Jaques was able to sit UP Ia bed,
the mortgage was given, and both hus.
band and wife signed 1t. q =. e. #& +
Swears He'll Foreclose. s..z
Milo Green put the document IN his
pocket and rose to go. The wife was
sobbing. AS he started towards the
door Milo turned suddenly and blazed
out at his SICK rival: a sassz j"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-07-12
SOME HINTS TO DAIRYMEN
Ten Commandment1eo
Give Farmers a Number Of
:2 Fine Pointers. .=

There are a good many useful articl
printer relative to the matter of proper
handling OF the product Of the dairy
farm, but a writer III a late issue Of tina )
Cheese and Dairy Journal seems to havs.
hit on an entirely different method Of
putting forth some Of the essentials.
While his remarks are couched under
''The Cheese Makers Ten Command
ments," still there are doubtless some
hints that may be read with interest
and we may add with profi:, by many
readers of the Prairie Farmer. We do
not presume to infer that all OF the ills OF
the dairy business rests with the farm.
er, but it is certainly true that when hs
mas mastered his end OF the business we
Will have a great deal better grade Of
dairy produce than we have in many in
stances at the present time. We quote
from our contemporary as follows:
1. Thou shalt not slumber late in
the morning, but shall arise early and
deliver thy milk to the factory, for he
that goeth late causeth the cheese
maker to use much profane language.
2. Thou shalt not cast all the dirt thou
canst brush off the cow into the milk
pail.
3. Thou shalt not take any cream for
thy tea or coffee, for when thou gettest
thy dividends thou wilt ask thy neigh.
Dor, wherefore Gettest thou more for
thy milk than dol?
4. Thou shalt not mix water with thy
milk, thou nor thy man servant nor
thy maid servant, for so surely as thou
doest this thing thy name will be Simple
over the length and breadth of the pa
irons route.
5. Thou shalt not feed thy COWS all
the old potatoes, onions, horseradish.
mustard, rape and cabbage that thou
canst find, for though these feeds may
be cheap as all outdoors, yet it causeth
the cheese maker to gnash his teeth
and hold his nose and the cheese eater
will buy his cheese elsewhere
6. Thou shalt not set thy can of milk
In the cellar without covering for a
mousetrap, nor in the woodshed as 4
temption to thy neighbor's cat, but thou
shalt have nice tank out in the fresh
air near thy well to set thy can in.
Z. Thou shalt not carry away more
whey than thy share lest some one will
say concerning the, For q wonder
one hog carrieth food for another"
8. Thou shalt not use unclean cans,
but shalt cause thy cans to be washed
and scrubbed clean every dav and
seams and crevices and kinks thereof,
for filthy can is an abomination IN
the cheesemaker's sight and he will
visit wrath upon him that bringeth it.
9. Thou shalt not trouble the cheese
maker saying, when shall i receive
my pay" when as practice thou get
teth it every first of the month"; for
verify I say unto thee, unless thou
bringest thy milk in q sanitary condi-
ton, he knoweth not nor careth little
bit
10. Thou shalt not say unto another,
Behold. have not these cheese makers
soft snap; they receive much pay and
do bat little work." Verify I say unto
you, this is whopper. They rise early
and toll late and peradventure the buy.
ers refuse the cheese they will be
obliged toetoil all day Sunday when
other people are tanning themselves
within the gates Of the synagogue.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-07-12
CHAPTER XVIII.

1t was a lucky and a stubborn sea-
fight. More blood to. the number I
never saw than fell on the Lawrence;
81 of our 102 men having been killed or
laid up for repair One has to search
a bit for record of a more wicked fire.
But We deserve not all tie glory some
histories have bestowed, for we had
larger fleet and better, if fewer, guns.
It was, however, thing to be proud
OF, that victory of the young captain.
Our men, Of whom many were raw re-
crufts-farmers and woodsmen-stood
to their work with splendid valor, and,
for us in the north, it. came near being
decisive. D'ri and were so put out
Of business that no part OF the glory
was ours, albeit We were praised in
orders for valor under fire. But for
both I say we had never less pride
of ourselves in any affair we had had
to do with. Well, as have said be-
fore, we were at our best with a sa-
Der, and big guns were out of our
line.
We went into hospital awhile, -D'ri
having caught cold and gone out of his
head with fever. We had need of a
spell on our backs for what with all
our steeplechasing = over yawning
graves that is the waySI always thinl,
of tive were somewhat out of breath.
No news had reached me of the count
or the young ladies'. and: took some
worry to bed with me, but was up in
a week and ready for more trouble.
I had to sit with D'ri awhile before he
could mount horse. - *..t' 5.=.s
September was nearing Its last day
when we got Off brig at the Har-
Dor. We were no sooner at the dock
than some one began to tell us Of a
new plan for the invasion of Canada
! knew Brown had had no part in it
for he said IN MY hearing once that
It was too big q chunk to bite off.
There were letters from the count