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The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13

that you will be very happy with your
Queen"
Perhaps her gaze was not quite
clear as she crossed the room, for she
did not see that the door-curtains were
moving until she was close upon them,
when they we're thrust apart to admit
the form of Rothgar Lodbroksson.
Sitting gasp, she shrank behind
tall chair.
He did not see her, however, for his
eyes were fastened upon the King,
who had turned back 20 the window.
He had cast aside the splendor of the
royal guards. wearing over his steel
shirt a kirtle Of blue that made his
forid face seem redder and gave to his
fiery hair a hotter glow. Two senti-
nels carrying shining pixies had fol-
lowed him in, uncertainty, and now
one plucked at his arm But the
Jotun shook him off to stride forward.
clanking his heels with intentional
noisiness upon the stone floor.
At the clatter the King looked
around, and the tone in which he
spoke his friends name had in it more
of passion than all the lovers phrases
he had ever paid Elfgiva's ears. At
the same time, he made a sharp sign
to the two sentinels. Get back to
your posts" he said.
In a moment the doors beyond the
curtain had closed behind them, and
the two men were alone save fer the
girl hiding forgotten in the shadow of
the chair.
Rothgar laughed jarringly. What
have not yet been accounted a coward.
But do not see how you know l shall
not kill you. | have dreamed of it
not few times"
Something like veil seemed to fall
over the Kings face: from behind it
he spoke slowly as he moved away to
the dais upon which his throne chair
stood. and mounted the steps. THE
same dream has come to me, but
never has it occurred to me to seek
You out to tell you of it."
mo such purpose had l." the Jotun
said with touch Of surliness. Pulling
a bag from under his belt. he shook
out of 1t upon tie floor a name OF mat
ted yellow hair. 'lf you want to know
my errand. it IL to bring ycu this
Yesterday it came TO my ears that one
of my men was suspected Of having
tried to give you poison through yorr
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Composition on the Seasons.

Youthful in years. but Of determined
spirit. was the little Bowdoinham.
Me-, girl who was required to write a
composition on the seasons. Much
cispleased at her task. when driven
to it. she produced the following
unique article: There are four sea.
sens. spring, summer. autumn and
winter. Some like one best. and some
like another; but for my part, give
me liberty or give me DEATH"
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Must Have Been Used to Protests.

A Chicago automobile on a RAMPAGE
skipped the Sidewalk. and took a
header into a basement cobbler shop.
turning few somersaults, and fin.
ally stopping. sputiering. with It's
wheels revolving in the air. The old
cobbler was found jammet into a cor.
ner OF the shop, urhurt. but dazed.
What did you think Of IT." his res.
cuers asked. 81 fought" he rasped.
dot II vas a customer vat vas mad
about hees shoes,"
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N-Ray the cIairvoyant Of Science.


The scientific clairvoyant is the N.
ter. Dr. S. Hooker has given the psy-
chical turn to N-ray research by an.
nouncing as the fruit of extensive in.
vestigations that he had confirmed the
theory of previous eXperimenters and
that the human body emits N.rays OF
various hues from which the charac.
ter of the individual can be deter.
mined. Some eminent scientists ridi.
cule the idea. some adopt tolerant
attitude, while the psychological fra
ternity declared they had been aware
of the existence of these color charac-
teristics for years. Sir William Ram
sey states he has never detected the
rays. but intimates he is open to con.
viction. The skepticism that various
critics have expressed regarding the
Nrays has prompted NJ. Blondlot to
reply at some length. He emphatic.
ally affirms that he can perceive the
rays with the greatest certainty. He
considers it quite natural that persC..s
who cannot see the action of the rays
on phosphorescent screen should
doubt their presence; he recommends
them to lean the back and head
against wall. and then 10 obseryx
the screen by holding it at level be.
low th.t of the eyes. so that a plane
through the eyes and middle of the
screen makes an angle Of 20 degrees
~ NOR with the horizon.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
CHAPTER XVIII.
In Times Morning.

The hot glare OF a July sun Was no
the stones OF the Waiting street a.
July winds were driving hosts OF b..
ting dust clouds along the highwzg.
but in the herb garden of Saint y
cred's cool shadows lay over the de
beaded grass and all was restfuln S.
and peace. The voice of the girl yEg
was following Sister Wynfreda fro
mint clump to parsley bed, from fe--
mel TO rue, was not much louder thai
the droning of the bees in the laY.
el.der.
If it be true as you say" she was
Speaking with the passionate bite
ness Of wounded youth-.'if it be true
Il at in his pl-ce anyone would have
believed what ne believed, then is this
4 very hateful world and | want IL
further part in it,"
Awhile, the nuns eyes widened and
paled as eyes that see vision, Uut &.
last she bowed her head to trace
c! oss upon her breast. Not so; il IS
j DDS wisdom" she said, else wCu.l
the world be so beautiful that We
would never hunger after heaven"
Mechanically, Randalin's hands fol.
lowed hers through the holy sign.
then she clasped them before her 10
wiring them in impatient pain. "Thz;
is 50 long to go hungry, Sister. |
shall be past my appetite" Dropping
down beside the other her slim youlg
fingers began TO initiate the gnarled
old ones as they weeded and straight.
ened. Il wonder at it. Sister Wyn.
freda. that you do not urge me to
creep in with you. A year ago, you
wanted it when wanted it net; tu;
now when l am willing. you hold ne
off,"
"Is 1t clear before your mind that
you are willing. my daughter tie
nun asked gently. AS she drew her.
self to her feet with The aid OF bush.
the cramping of her feeble stiffened
muscles contracted her face in mo.
nentary pain, but her eyes were Sc
rene as the altar lamps. 1T lies upon
you to remember, little sister, that
those who would serve God around
the altar must not go thither only be
cause the world has mistreated them
and they would cast it off to avenge
tne smart. She who puts on the yoke
Of Christ must needs do so because il
is the thing she would desire of all,
were all precious things spread out
for her choosing. Can you look into
ny eyes and say that it would be SO
with you?"
Where she knelt before her, the girl
suddenly threw her arms around the
woman and hid her face in the faded
robes. The frail hand stroked the
dark hair affectionately.
Think not that would upbrai,
you with it, child as dear as my own
neart. When the Power that took you
from me led you back again, and
read what Gods fingers had written
On your face that before was like
lineless parchment. could not find
it in my mind to wish you otherwise.
l felt only shame for the weakness O.
my faith, and JOY past all telling"
Under the soothing hand, Randalin's
sobs slowly ceased; when at last she
raised her wet eyes there was no
longer rebellion in them but only
youths measureiess despair. Sister,
now as always, want to do what you
would have me-but | am so full OF
grief. Must | go back to Avalcomb
ard begin all over again? 1t seems TO
me that my life stretches before me
no more allurinsly than yonder dusty
road. that runs straight on, on, over
vast spaces but always empty"
ITO be continued)
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sskes," Invoking the curse with /.
sweep Of his handless arm. he s,ro e
from the room.
Randalin did not see when la
passed her. for her eyes were or Il.
King as he stood looking aite. h
fCster-brother.
''Ah. God. what terrible world h
Thou made" she murmured. as :
put up her hands TO ease the swelll1-
agony in her thr.at No longer y
Try TO live in il | will go to I
Sisters and remain with them :.
ways"
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Her Thorouohness.

Now, there was my Aunt Philenda
Pine" ruminatingly remarked the Old
Codger, she was such careful. pains.
taking woman. with nice little knot
of hair like a horsechestnut on the
back Of her head, that when little Os.
'em."-Puck.
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Turns Up Gold Nugget.

A farmer at Brokenback. near Nal.
don, In Victoria. while plowing, re.
Gently turned up a nugget OF gold
weighing 52a ounces. The country
is chiefly granite. and gold was not
known to exist in the neighborhood
Quartz was attached to the nugget, al
though in places it was water.worn
No further discoveries have been
made.
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Long Way Round,

curious example of artistic evolu.
tion is found in the case Of Sig. Puc.
cini's opera, Madame Butterfly" Or.
iginally an American book, il was cen.
verted into an English play. from
which it became the libretto to an
Italian opera, and now 1t is being
returned to its original tongue TO
fit Sig. Puccini's music.
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A VERY Low Bass,

At prominent church last Sunday
the bass singer Of the quartet was too
heavy for the ornamental chair that he
sat down on, and SO sat down on the
floor, to the great amusement of near.
ly every one in attendance at the serv
ice.-Somervile Journal.
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Fine Collection OF Watches.

The famous Australian novelist
Madame Mary Won Ebner-Esc chen bach,
possesses one of the finest collections
OF watches. A number of these time.
pieces are over two hundred years old,
and many of them are set in diamonds
The collection is said to be worth
over $4,000.
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But They Won't Pay Il.

The American hens lay eggs enough
in one month to pay the interest ON
the national dent for that time. &C.
cording to the latest Official cackie
alton.
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Woman's Stra noe Pets.

A woman who recently reached
Cape Town had with her the follow.
ing strange collection of animals: One
meerkat. two Russian cats, two Abys.
sinian cats. two agouties, one pacca
two lemura, one monkey and one bear.
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lonq-Fe!t Want,

A meteorologist has invented an ap.
paratus to foretcll the coming OF
squalls. and he will confer a benefit
or the world by making them cheap
enough for family Chattanooga
Times.
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Americas Trio,

A correspondent OF the London
Times calls attention to the fact that
William Pitt said: America, Canada
and Louisiana are the three countries
on the continent of North America"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
PLAN OF SMALL COTTAGE
Design Insur.. Compact and corrf2-.
able Quarters

c. e. W.-P!ease publish z plan q
small cottage having Ls.l. pari1- Iy.
!rg room, t~o bedrooms aad Kitchen,
| should Ike yeranGa al the f.o-.
In the plan shown there is only one
chimney, which iE betwee kitchen
and living room. There are tl.t.--
doors between parlcr ana l!.irg r00m
and the parlcr can be warmed from
the stove in living room. The chin.
ney receives the pipe both from he
kitchen and the living room. T5era 4.
veranda FIX feet wide along the from,
and one FIVE feet wide along the E.-a.
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The Power Of Humble Life,

Not until We know all that God
knows can We estimate to the full the
power and the sacredness of some one
life which nay seem the humblest In
the world.-John Ruskin.
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Unhappy Truth!

Truth crushed to earth may rise
again, but like the COW which sur.
vived locomotive collision, will run
the next time the whistle blows
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
Ship Pineapple in Peat.

Pineappes are now sent success
fully from South Africa to Europe
packed in a special kind OF peat,
which prevents rot or mold.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13

OF SpeIt and emmer!
In bulletin devoted to spelt and
emmer, prepared by Mr.. c. E. Saun-
ders. eNperimertaliSt. at the Central
Experimental farm, the weights OF
these grains are referred to as fol-
lows: The weight of a measured
bushel of emmer or spelt depends
Largely on the variety and on the way
IN which it has been threshed: loose
kernels, If present. materially increase
the weight. Roughly speaking. one
may say that emmer generally weighs
from 80 to 3S pounds and spelt from
% to 80 pounds per measured bushel."
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Too Important to Overlook,

Never be so busy or so intellectual
or SO sensible that you haven't time
to love those who love you.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
Dependency and Confidence,

Sit down in disgruntled idleness and
the world is hovel. Get up and sing
and work and you will find it a palace.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
Parrot Lost Voice.

S. r. IA parrot aged about 81.
years, lost its voice about yea: ago
through water being repeatedly
thrown over it to quiet it. A couple
of months ago it began to whistle
again and sometimes utters mourn
full cry. 1t is seemingly in good
health and lively. Can you advise
treatment to induce it to talk again?
An experienced parrot raiser de-
cides that the bird in question was
frightened into silence by the treat
ment it received. 1t is not a difficult
matter to terrify bird of any kind
into silence. The parrot will have 10
be very kindly treated. petted and
humored until it has entirely resained
the confidence of its attendants. /;
should in this way be gradually re-
stored to Its former condition.
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The apple trees are evidently al.
fected with green aphis. While the
trees are dormant, or at this time Of
the year they could be sprayed with
the lime-sulphur wash with good et'
feet and if the aphiGs are troublesome
when the trees begin to grow next
spring they should be sprayed With
kerosere emulsion or whale oil soap
The aphids are seldom very trouble
some on apple trees, except on nursery
stock.
2. Burlap wrapping makes a safe
and fair protection against rabbits.
but is not nearly as effective as mesh
ed wire or wooden veleers wrapped
around the trees.
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Haul Grain en- Flat Cars.
Owing to the scarcity Of box cars in
Russia. fiat cars are used for hauling
grain in sacks.
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In the first place the fues OF your
chmneys are too small, being only
4X12 inches. The f1ues being only four
inches wide the SCOT will collect in
the chimney and leave only a small
opening for the draught. BY rebuild.
ing your chimneys and using fue tiles
on inside Of the brick. the SCOT vii!
not collect so freely in chimney. For
an ordinary chimney tiles SxS inches
are generally used.
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en-. II the living room is to be the din.
ing room, it might be well to have tAs
pantry next the dining room.
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Cement and Gravel for Wall.

Enq.-Please inform me what guam
t:ty OF Portland cement would be re-
quired to build wall 60 feet long, 8
feet high and - irctes thick: also
give amount Of gravel required for
same.
A barrel Of cement contains about
four cubic feet, there is $40 cubic feet
OF wall in your work. and If the con-
crete Is made in tie proportion of one
OF cement to nine of gravel. with stone
as filters. it would take about fourteen
barrels OF cement. 1t would require
20 yards Of gravel. or about II yards
OF gravel and three wards Of stone.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
Replace Il With Low,

NeVIdCe T6 WIN CoVe.
Hatred is like silver. The sooner
you dig 1t out the better you feel.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13

Safety In Goats Milk.
Goats milk is found to be Immune
from tuberculosis germs.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
Plant Lice on Apple Trees.

F. S. B.-What is the best treatment
for five year old apple trees that are
covered with a small green louse, ap.
parertly the same as the cabbage
louise? Would you advise spraying or
painting this time of year? 2. Is a
burlap wrapping for the trees as
protection against rabbits, safe' Or
is there better plan for preventing
rabbits gnawing the bark.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
Chimney that Catches Fire.

l.. A. B.-The chimney on my house
frequently catches fire. 1t is built in
the ordinary way of 21a by lla bricks.
Is there any method of construction
which would be less liable to catch Oh
fire?
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-13
Weight Of SpeIt and Emmer.

W. M.-What is the standard weigh
of spelt and emmer?
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04

Early Predictions OF Large Crop Borne Out by
Rust in Isolated tiesds

there will be considerable smut,
which will reduce the yield somewhat,
in some instances by about one-third.
As wheat is seldom free from smut,
this is not causing much excitement
among the grain men of Doland and
other towns in that vicinity.
Some of the farmers residing in
the southwestern portion of Brule
county report that blight has ap-
peared in their fields of macaroni
wheat, this being due to the excess
siyely hot weather about a week ago.
Some blight is reported in some other
varieties, but not nearly SO much as in
the macaroni.
In the neighborhood of Britton It
is now the belief that with the IA
vOrable weather of the past week all
danger of black rust is past. Black
rust injured wheat IN the vicinity OF
South Shore last year, but this year
rust has not put in an appearance,
and farmers are of the opinion that
their crops will escape the plague
this year if present crop conditions
continue.
A great deal of macaroni wheat
was this season sHwn in various To-
calities This variety of grain is do
ing wen in general and promises a
large yield. One of the finest fields OF
macaroni wheat in the northern part
of the state is owned by r. F. Suther-
land, living near LeOla, Mcpherson
county. 1t STANDS over five feet high,
and has large we'll fielled heads.
Rudolph Liebig, residing near
Frankfort, has quite a large area
sown to macaroni wheat. 1t stands
about five feet high, and in addition
to having we'll filed heads is as thick
as it can stand on the ground. 1t is
expected to yield from thirty to forty
bushels per acre.
C. S. Owens, who lives near North
vile, has a field of macaroni wheat
which he estimates will yield twenty
five bushels to the acre.
The harvesting Of the ordinary va
riety of wheat will commence in the
greater part Of the state next week,
while fields of late sown will not be
ready to be cut until about the mid
die of August. Small grain in gen
eral throughout the state is in good
condition and will yield well.
Corn has been making rapid prog
ress and is practically certain to be
a good crop if frosts hold off as late
as usual.
The rank growth of all kinds of
small grain is causing an unusually
heavy demand for binder twine, and
dealers in all parts of the state are
working early and late in order to
supply the brisk demand.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04

All of these figures were taken from
the registers with the exception of the
Indians, of which no census was taken
and those from Lake county, all of
which are not yet in.
The completed figures from Clay
county show a loss of 1886 from the
census of five years ago. The popula
ton is 4,S15 male and 4,l75 female
of which 1890 are foreign born. OF
the towns, Vermillion has 2,147, Wa
konda 246, and that portion of Irene
in Clay county 144. The loss in popu-
lation is accounted for by the fact OF
consolidation of farms and that the
students al the university We're count
ed five years ago and were left out
of the present census.
One popularity in the returns to the
state auditor on the reports for the
state assessment board comes from a
county which shows 623 school roll
and admits the existence of ,139 dogs
for taxation.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04
MORE LAND FOR SETTLERS.
Utah indian Reservation Will Be Op-
ened Auu. %.

Utah Indian reservation will be
thrown open to the public for settle
ment Aug %, 1905. Individual regis
tration for land will commence Aug.
l at Grand Junction. Colo; Vernal,
Price and Provo, Utah, and close Aug.
IL. Drawing, to determine the order
in which selections of land may be
made, will be held at Provo, Utah,
commencing Thursday, Aug. II. Ap-
at Provo, from l to so inclusive, must
be presented at the land Office at Yer
nal, Utah, Aug. %, and will be con-
sidered in their numerical order dur
ing the first day. Applications OF
holders of numbers SO to 100 inclu-
day, and so on until all numbers have
been disposed Of. Between the time
of registration and the drawing at Pro-
vo, applicants will be given a certifi.
cate permitting them to examine
lands. All applications for entry must
made by agents or representatives, eX-
cept in case of honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors, who may submit
proofs Of their qualification through
agents of their own selection. No per-
son, however, will be permitted to act
as agent for more than one soldier or
sailor. Reservation reached only by
Rio Grande system; summer tourist
rates to Grand Junction, Colo; Salt
Lake, Or Ogden. Utah, available for
this business. StOpOvers both going
and returning at all stations west OF
Colorado common points. Homeseek
ers excursion tickets to Mack, Colo.
Greenriver, Provo, Price and Dragon
Utah. will be on sale July Is and Aug
l and Is.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04
OLD BUT STURDY S. o. SETTLERS
The tooth Birthday Party Of Mrs. HUB
bel Was a Success,


The Tooth birthday party Of Mrs.
Hubbel of Miller was quite largely at
tended and the lady received many
presents and kindly wishes. Mayor
Thomson (whose grandmother lived to
be 101) sent her big bouquet and
congratulatory letter. Owing to the
threatening weather Mrs. Reeves, age
Sc, Mrs. Sweetland, 96, and Mrs. Nc
Carthy, 80, did not attend the party,
but they hope to next year.
1t was not from weakness that Da-
vid Walton, aged 81, did not attend,
but because his fifty-acre field of
wheat, that looks like twenty-five
bushels to the acre, needed his atten-
t'on. He put in his crop with the
help OF boy, and will do a good share
OF the harvesting himself. His left
hand is off at the wrist. Recently his
driving horse refused to be caught in
the pasture, but the old man grabbed
the animal by the tail and held on
until the startled beast was glad to be
haitered. In his younger days. when
he had both hands. on a wager he
lifted barrel of cider and drank from
the bung. He does not use intoxicat-
Ing beverages and never used tobacco,
He, too, bids fair to live to more than
the 100 mark.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-04
SHOWS AN INCREASE IN VALUATIONS
Fifteen Counties Show Great Gains in Weath-Day County
Crown, n,-Webster Makes Largest Gains.

farms, $50 are operated by the own
ers; "A by hired managers; 162 by
cash renters; 233 by share renters
and 264 not classified. The plowed
land is 165.327 acres; hay land 3d.
213; pasture, 53,184. Last year the
county produced 3,466,9SS bushels of
corn, $4,000 of wheat; 1,152,61O OF
oats; 101,104 barley; 1888 rye; 125
buckwheat; 1890 speltz; AZ durum
wheat; 3,627 flax seed; 16.clover seed !;
615 timothy seed; 5S1 other grass
seeds; 5,4S5 Irish potatoes 423 sweet
potatoes; 1861 sweet corn; 1925 on
ions; 6,112 tomatoes; 1O,5O5 other
vegetables.
In fruit they raised 1928 bushels
Of apples; 4,340 plums; 1,101 cherries
1853 berries; 1872 grapes; and 1868
melons. The county made 1908 tons
clover hay; 6,516 timothy; 2,706 mil
let; 1,219 alfalfa; 36,684 wild hay; l.
253 other forage crops. In live stock
they had 25,914 head of cattle; 1852
horses and mules: 1,741 sheep; 44,544
swine. 1t had 137,246 chickens, and
5,2GS other fowls. and produced l.
031 ,004 dozen eggs. The milk pro-
duction was 2S,S73,538 pounds, and
butter 56S,679; cream, 48,9S8, and 49,.
All pounds Of honey are returned.