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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-16
"This is the place." said the

trail. "This is the place. said the
major.
'Impossible!" exclaimed the fright
ened girl. "Wny, no one lives here
The major was busy at once unhitch-
ing his horses. Go into the house."
he said, Il will take the horses to wa
ter and be back in few minutes. .
The women exchanged glances Tears
of fright came into the eyes of the
girl. ''Aunt Polly" she said, I'VE are
trapped
mo. dey won't, honey. l amt 'fraid
OF dat ole man, I'll break his neck ef
he goes to foolin' wild my chile
Women Battle with Wolves.
Night came and darkness came. but
Sark did not return. The wolves be-
gan to howl, and the hungry packs
drew nearer and nearer, until the
trembling girl could see the glazing
eyes and white teeth of the snarling
beasts. 'They will eat US up" cried
Choice mo, you jes set still, chile,
is got de neck yoke here and big
stick. Wolves am awful towards. We
can keep 'em Off"
Choice stood UP on the seat, and
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denominations, and this body of from
200 to 1000 men will comprise one of
the most distinguished and noteworthy
gatherings of churchmen ever held in
this country.
In the past the desire for coopera-
ton on the part of the different Chris
tian churches of the United States has
found expression in the formation of
such organizations as the Evangelical
Alliance and in such gatherings as the
Ecumenical Missionary conference of
1900 in the city of New York. But
such organizations and conferences
were mainly for fellowship rather than
for the purpose of providing practical
and permanent methods for the &C
complishment of needed results.
The desire for such unity for prac-
teal service led to the formation III
New York city in the winter of 1900 of
the National Federation of Churches
and Christian Workers. Representa-
tive men from the different churches,
interested in cooperative work, were
active in creating the new organization
and during the past five years it has
done effective service in New York.
Ohio, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Mich
igan and New Jersey, by the promotion
OF local and state federations, and es-
pecially by bringing into fraternal fell
lowship leaders in UNCONVENTIONAL &C
tivities.
But that the movement was not to
rest there was proven at the meeting
of the organization in Washington in
1902 when, in response to the general
and widespread desire for an enlarging
CT the scope of the work, a committee
on correspondence was appointed hav-
ing for its object the bringing about
Of an official federation of the Chris
tan churches of the whole country.
The letter of invitation sent out by
this committee asking the appoint
ment of delegates contained the fol-
lowing definite statement as to the
character and purposes of the confer
ence:
what we propose is federation OF
denominations to be created by the
denominations themselves. We have
no elaborated plan or scheme of organ
ization to present for approval. That
would not be proper.
ct is understood that its basis would
not be one of creedal statement or
governmental form, but of cooperative
work and effort 1t is also under
stood that the organization shall have
power only to advise the constituent
bodies represented.
eve believe that the great Christian
bodies in our country should stand to-
gether, Lead in the discussion Of and
give an impulse to all great movements
that make for righteousness. We be-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-11-16
HORSE TECHNIcALITIES.
A. Few Common Phrases That Some
Folks May Not Fully Under
stand, Made Plain.

These are horse technicalities that
ought to be better known:
A white spot in the forehead is
"star." A white face from eye to eye
is 'bald face" A strip between the
nostrils is "snipe." A white eye is
a "glass eye" A horse has pasterns,
not ankles. There is no such point
as hind knee or fore shoulder, says
Farm Journal. White around the top
of hoof is white coronet." White
above the pastern is white leg"
Gamble" is a gait like pacing but
slower, in which the two legs on the
same side are moved together. The
'croup" is that part of the horse back
Of the saddle; the forearm" is that
part OF the leg between the elbow and
the knee; and the "elbow" is the joint
of the foreleg next the knee. When a
horse "forges" it strikes the toe Of the
fore foot with the toe of the hind one;
and this last is often the result Of bad
shoeing.
Everyone should know that a
"hand," a term commonly used in de.
scribing the height of a horse, is one
third of q foot, or four inches.
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PIGEONS FOR PROFIT.
The ms and Outs OF SQUAD Raising
for Market of Special Inter
est to Women.

There is a growing demand for
SQUADS.
Keep plenty of fine sand on the floor.
ANY old building" may be made to
answer for pigeon loft. and yet be
far from suitable.
The pigeon loft must be free from crew
ices, and substantially windproof.
Mice in the loft disturb the birds
when Matching, doing considerable
damage in that way.
The pigeon house should be perfectly
DRY. Pigeons cannot stand dampness.
Buy young birds in preference to old
ones.
Bear in mind that the large, vigorous
hen pigeons produce the fine, large
squads, and that the understood ones
must necessarily produce squads of
small size and Inferior quality.
Lack of experience and sufficient en-.
ergy to succeed, is quite too often the
cause of failure.
When too negligent to keep your
plant in clean condition, never look
for hope of success.
Supply salt to pigeons by laying a
small bag on the floor. With knife cut
hole in the side of the bag and the
pigeons help themselves.
Every market wants plump, fat, WELL
tilled-out squads.
The demand for good squads is prac-
tically unlimited
1t will not pay to breed from common
pigeons that are only capable OF rails
ing SQUAD weighing half pound,
and poorly fed at that.
A lack of vigor offers an inducement
for all the diseases of pigeons.
Do not buy pigeons until you have per-
manent quarters for them, urges the
Farm Journal. Moving them from a
temporary to a permanent place is apt
to give them setback in their work.
A well-known pigeon fancier says he
used more millet in his lofts this year
than ever before, and with the best re-
suits. He says 1t keeps the birds busy
and contented; and the youngsters come
out of the nest in better condition.
Young birds, while fed by the par.
entst, and confined to the nest, are
squads" after they leave it and be-
gin to pick up food and fiutter about,
they are "squeakers;" when six months
of age, they become pigeons. After that
they will mate and breed until about
four years old.
Pigeons prefer to roost upon shelves
rather than on regular perches.
The difference in price between dark
and white squads, in market is about Is
to 25 cents pair.
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Scheme to Rob Girl and Brother of
Valuable Texas Oil Land
Is Baffled
YOUNG WOMAN WINS HUSBAND AS REWARD
kidnapped by Arch-Fiends and Taken to De-
serted Cabin-Her Desperate Fight with
Wolves-Rescued in Nick of Time by
Brother and Comrade.

with poverty. He had been forced
TO practice law, he said, for bread"
and having no sense of honor or tina
elementary rudiments of his profess
sion, he had barely escaped the peni-
tertiary. AS recluse and a bear
hunter he had proved eminently sue
cessful, but he longed to be rich.
Now that fortune had knocked at his
door, he determined to leave no stone
unturned until he could walk with
the oil millionaires and be one Of them
altogether. While his head was swim
ming with these great ideas he was
approached by a well-dressed little
man, who asked few questions, and
al once proceeded to make himself
pleasing and interesting acquaintance.
Smart, of the firm of Smart & Her
molingue, had stumbled upon a valu
able find. In less than two minutes he
had learned that Maj. Sark knew a
great deal about the land and the heirs
of Whit Bardeline, and he invited him
to visit the office of his firm. In
this Office the old bear hunter was
treated with princely cordially. Drinks
flowed freely, and Maj. Sark was dis
sected and every fact in his mem
DRY was laid bare to the eager, con-
scienceless capacities of trio of the
smoothest sharks that ever scented
OIL
Maj. Sark left the office of his new
ly discovered friends with 500 in his
pocket and instructions to find the
heirs of Whit Bardeline. He slept and
then caught train. Smart took a
train and then slept
After arriving at Caldwell. in Bur-
llson county, Tex, it did not take the
laundering old lawyer long to secure
valuable information.
Two of the Bardeline heirs were still
alive. Miss Choice-a young woman
nearly 20 years Of age-was easy to
find. She lived with one of her rela-
tives in the suburbs of the town. Sam
Bardeline, who was two years younger
than his sister, had gone to New
Mexico with a herd of cattle.
A little inquiry revealed to the agent
OF the operators in the oil lands that
he was searching for popular. hand
some and intelligent young woman.
Miss Bardeline was the belle of the
town. She had won the odd name of
"Choice" when she was an infant
through the admiration of relatives,
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they failed. One day Maj. Sark dropped
a spark amongst the factors that were
disturbing the mental equilibrium of
the inexperienced girl which rapidly
grew into a mountain of regrets. He
said: coil flows do not go on forever.
The wells often suddenly cease to
spout. They burn out or blow out.
The field is exhausted. Then the land
is not worth five cents an acre."
Choice shivered as if she had an
ague. Running to old Polly she cried
in anguish: 20! why didn't take all
that gcld?"
The shrewd old major saw the effect
Of his spark and he ran to Smart &
Hermolingue with the information
They did not have the gold, but they
were rich in villainy. The major
remembered that the young woman
had distant relative named Carroll
who lived in the San Jacinto bottoms.
ten miles away, and that she had once
expressed a desire to visit the old man
and his family. He at once went to
Miss Choice with a lie that had been
invented by Smart. He told the per-
picked young woman that he had just
heard from her relative, Mr.. Carroll,
and that the old man had sent an in
vitation for Miss Choice to visit his
family. "He would have come for
you, but he is not WELL" said the
major.
81 will go at once" said the dis
turbed girl.
The route was difficult. Nearly a
whole day was spent winding about
through /thickets and swamps of the
San Jacinto bottoms. They travelled
in light vehicle drawn by two horses,
the major occupying the front seat,
while Choice and old Polly rode be-
hind. A little before dark they came
upon a cabin by the side Of a dim
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president of the National Federation OF
Churches and Christian Workers, to
the efforts of which organization the
conference is Immediately due.
The morning session of Thursday
will be devoted to the report of the ex-
ecutive committee and three addresses,
one on the General Movement of the
Christian Churches Toward Closer Fell
lowship," one on the Preparatory
This Movement in the United States"
and a third one on the "Open Door
Before the Christian Churches" At
the subsequent sessions the general
topics of discussion will be "a United
Church" as related to Religious Edu-
cation" '"The Social Order" "Home
and Foreign Missions" "The Fellow
ship of Faith" "Evangelization," "The
National Life" and Christian Prog
ress."
On the Sunday of the week of the
conference it is planned to have ma
tional observance in the churches in
the interests of Christian unity. Eff
forts will be made to interest the
ministers throughout the country and
to have them speak on Cooperation of
the Churches as Sign of the Oneness
of Believers using the text found in
John 1921.
On the afternoon of the same day
there will be held in Carnegie hall a
great INSTRUMENTATION gathering of
young people, under the auspices of
the Young Mems Christian Association,
the United Society of Christian En-
deavor, the Epworth League, the Bap-
list Young Peoples Union, the Luther
League, the Brotherhood of st. An
drew, the Young Peoples Christian
Union, the Brotherhood of Andrew
and Philip, and the Student Volunteer
Movement.
The committee on publication of the
conference is preparing to issue in
book form the complete proceedings,
ana it is expected that, with the illus
trations, they will make an octave vol
ume of about 300 pages. The book will
cost two dollars per volume to pro-
Guce, and the size of the edition will
be limited to the number of copies to
be placed. The committee, through its
chairman, William T. Demarest, 80
Bible House, New York city, is receiv-
ing subscriptions.
No one, however sanguine OF the
success of the conference, is fndulging
in prophecy as to what tangible re-
suits will be realized from this great
gathering, but it seems certain that
from it there will emanate an influence
so powerful as to create new epoch
III the progress of Christ's kingdom in
our land-and one may dare to say in
all lands.
WILLIS S. EDISON.
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BEE AND HEN LORE.

Skim milk is excellent for laying
hens. ~
Ducks should not be kept longer
than two seasons.
The young geese should have one
meal daily. even though they are on
grass.
Extracted honey has this advantage
over comb, there is less risk in ship
ping and it is not troubled with moth.
Neatness is characteristic Of the
poultry equipment Of the successful
poultry raiser. Caralessness seldom
wins.
4 few drops of gasoline will remove
propolis from the hands. Kerosene is
as good, cutting all waxy substances
instantly.
"If small details are not strictly at
tended to-" once said the late William
Cook, of England, poultry far ming
Will be an utter failure"
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who called the pretty little girl the

who called the pretty little girl the
choice of the flock"
Maj. Sark turned his footsteps in
the direction of the residence of Mrs.
Sallie Bales, the old aunt with whom
Miss Bardeline lived. Sure of ac-
complishing his purpose, he already
accounted himself capitalist and an
CT. king. Reaching the front gate, ne
was rubbing his hands together and
whispering to himself: Them fellows
will have to pay me well for this fine
piece of strategy"
Girl Refuses to Be Duped.
Choice came to the front door, and
the major introduced himself.
81 am Choice Bardeline," said the
young woman.
Maj. Sark discovered that another
man occupied chair in a corner of the
room he entered, and while he was
rubbing his eyes and trying to find
why the stranger had a familiar ap-
pearance. the young woman said: "Mr.
Sark, permit me to Introduce you to
Mr.. Smart, from the Humble oil fields"
The major stood staring with his
mouth wide open. Repeated efforts to
express his surprise resulted in fail
ure-the words stuck in his throat.
When Choice retired from the room
Smart whispered: 'I can't do a
thing with her. will leave as soon
as she comes back. Do your level
best. Get quitclaim deed or a
power of attorney. There are millions
in this deal"
Sark was left alone with an mex
perienced young girl, whose signature
to piece of paper was worth heaps
of gold. Miss Bardeline was a casual
reader of newspapers. She had heard
something of the discoveries at Hum
bic, and she knew that land in that
section of the country lad increased
in value. but she bad no inkling Of the
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had passed away after leaving the
country and that all the children but
two had finally yielded to the germs Of
the fatal malaria that they had carried
from the lowlands. These two were
living with relatives in Burleson coun-
ty, according to the best information
that could be collected by Maj. Sark.
Schemers' Eyes Opened.
The old lawyer visited the oil field.
There he saw things that caused him
20 open his eyes wide and made him
assume youthful airs. He heard men
talking of millions as his neighbors
talked of dollars. Here was a well
worth 100000" and there was one
that had just been sold for half mil
hon" Before his eyes was 40 acres of land
that he had once seen exchanged for
an old blind horse and fiddle that was
now being sold by the foot. 1t took
a capitalist to own as much as one
could cover with saddle blanket The
successful operators were working
right up to the line of the tract that
belonged to the heirs of Whit Barde-
line.
Maj. Sarl remembered that this land
lad once been sold for two dollars an
acre, and he recalled that when Barde-
line was forced to leave the country
on account of sickness in his family
and poverty, it was in vain that he
sought a buyer.
This region of country. almost in
sight of Houston, had been unsettled
for years. Settlers avoided the level
prairies and the thickets of the San
Jacinto as if the land were haunted or
q pestilence hung over the place. At
one period Bardeline had offered to
trade his possessions for yoke OF
old steers, a cart and mule as means
and effects that offered some hope OF
escaping the poverty stricken region.
The old major was well acquainted
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lieve that questions like those of mar
liage and divorce, Sabbath dissertation
the social evil, child labor, the relation
OF labor to capital, the problems Gre
ated by foreign immigration, the bet
tering of the conditions of the labor
ing classes, and the moral and reli-
gious training of the young indeed all
sreat questions in which the voice OF
the churches should be abandonment
Christians of every name, and demand
their united and concerted action il
the church is to lead effectively in the
conquest of the world for Christ
In response to this invitation all the
larger denominations of the country
Methodist Episcopal, north and south;
Presbyterian. Cumberland Presbyteri-
an, United Presbyterian, Baptist, Con-
2regational, ETC., besides most of the
smaller bodies, have responded by ap-
pointing representatives to the confer
ence. 1t would be necessary to emu
merate practically the entire list of
ever 500 delegates were we to attempt
to give the names of those of national
reputation, and distinguished for serv-
ice in their own denominations
The program, which will cover an
entire week of meetings, includes the
Eames of none who do not bear impor-
tant relations to their own denomina-
tions, and few who are not honored
for distinguished service in church and
nation. 1t would be impossible in the
space at our command to give any
thing but the briefest outline OF the
topics to be presented and discussed
The conference will be opened by j.
Cleveland Cady, Ii. d., of New York,
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Only the caution and extreme cour-
age of an innocent and inexperienced
young girl foiled the most dastardly
plot ever concocted by scheming land
sharks and saved herself and brother
oil property in Texas worth king
ransom.
The story Of the merciless rascals,
the kidnapping of the girl, her desperate
fight with wolves in deserted house
and the timely rescue by her brother
and lover has only just recently been
made public and reads stranger than
fiction.
The trio of arch swindlers implicated
In the plot tried by every method Cneir
scheming minds could conjure to de-
fraud the girl of her land. They de-
termined to use force as last resort,
but their wen-laid plans were sadly
spoiled and they were thankful to es-
cape with their lives.
Seek Heirs for Property.
The trio of swindlers in question
were for short time engaged in maxi
ing an abstract of titles of Liberty
county, Texas. While working in this
business they made an interesting dis
covery. They found 80 acres of land,
in sight of flowing wells, that were
worth millions, which belonged to the
heirs of one Whit Bardeline. Thor
oughly posted as to the value Of such
property, the firm of Smart & Hermo-
ungue at once instituted search for
the owners of the valuable land. The
trio saw wonderful possibilities in the
game they had in hand. There were
many ways to manage the affair in Or
der to secure possession of the land.
If the heirs could not be found there
would be plain sailing.
It happened that there were other
people looking for these same heirs,
and it was not long before one Of them
at least was surely discovered. An old
lawyer by the name Of Buckingham
Sark, who lived in one of the San ia
cinto thickets, had known Whit Barde-
line. and when he saw armies of ex-
cited prospectors boring holes into the
earth and oil Spouting in streams
toward the skies he began to look
around for the children of his old
neighbor. Whit Bardeline had died of
malarial fever and his body was lying
where oil was flowing the richest. Mr..
Sark was aware of this fact, and later
on he learned that the fragile mother
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Whatever makes for the greatest eff
ficiency and insures the largest range
of influence is certain to command the
interest and enlist the sympathy and
support of people to-day. The lesson
of combination and unification has first
been learned by the secular and bust
ness world, but the Christian church,
observant and progressive, and catch
ing the spirit of the age, is learning
the lesson, too, and what would have
been impossible 100 or even SO years
ego, now seems possible, nay even
probable to-day, and that is the con-
decorating of all the churches of the
land for definite lines of service, with
the question of UNCONVENTIONAL creeds
and doctrines left out. The spirit OF
cooperation between the different
Protestant denominations of this coun-
try has been growing for years. They
are coming more and more to realize
the oneness of their aim as followers
of Christ and the common obligation
which they owe the world in seeking
its redemption.
That this is true most markedly is
proven by the fact that &c different
Protestant denominations of the Unit
ed States, comprising a membership of
between 100000 and 100000 COM
municants, are definitely committed to
the great gathering of the inter-church
conference on federation, which is to
hold its sessions in Carnegie hall, New
York city, from November Is to 81, in
elusive. The delegates which have beer
appointed by the denominations and
religious societies are the leaders in
thought and action in their respective
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known that one of the Bardeline heirs
was in the field the excitement rose
to pitch of frenzy.
Choice was soon discovered. Eager
land buyers, hopping the sweat from
their brows, thrust $40 gold pieces into
old Polly's hands, begging her to
grant them an interview with her mis-
tress.
Desperate Plot Laid.
All sorts of methods and stratagems
were resorted to by the sharks to force
the young girl to make deal, but
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low. advise every bee keeper to use
the solar wax extractor. All that is neces-
essary is to have a box with glass to fit
over it, as shown in cut To melt
combs, put in the box an old dripping
pan, having hole at one corner, and
that corner the lowest, with some kind
of dish set under to catch the wax. To
get the most out, says the Farm ano
Home, break up the combs into fine
pieces, then soak in water for day or
two longer before rendering.
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EXTRACTING BEESWAX.
Simple Apparatus Which Will Enable
the Apiarist to Separate Comb
from the Honey.

Wax, as produced by the bees and
worked into comb, is almost pure white,
but on being melted and cooled is yell