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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-19
EDITORIAL. PARAGRAPHS.

It's worth the price of admission to see
General John McGrath as flag of truce
bearer from the Syndicate camp, for this
is the once when General John chose an
empty pie plate
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-19

We note that in the accounts Of the
number in the audiences attending the
Sanders meetings that our old and es
teemed friend, "Unimpeachable Author
ity," is working for all he is worth.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-19

Aug, 22.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-19

Bud. Yes, so far as it relates to the
surplus and in doing" the State about
it. Won could name it the "Skindicate. "
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CHAPTER vi.
THE MYSTERY OF THE PIER.

THE MYSTERY OF THE PIER.
For a moment. no one spoke. ONLY
the boys lar ored breathins broke the
stiffness; he was shivering convulsive-
~. c%lutching at the hatrack for sup
port.
ut was the lightning. I suppose" said
Iremaine. at last, in a suppressed voice.
II knew that bolt struck somwhere
near. The .sier would naturally be q
dangerous place"
Il told him not to stay there" broke
In Delroy angrily. There was no sense
in it. Was it the lightning:" he de-
manded. wheeling on the boy.
No" he sasped. cts murder"
What" cried Delroy 1neredulously.
"Lightnin' don't cave n mans head
In: does lt??" asl-cd tn, boy doggedly.
Delroy grabbed a rain-coat from the
rack and Tremalne caught Up another.
Across the lawn they sped. under the
trees. down to the waterfront. with
young Graham stumbling blindly along
behind them. The little white bath
house cleaned vivid in the glare of the
lightning. They entered and paused
uncertainty in the gloom.
Where is he?" asked Delroy.
"out there on til pier" answered
Graham brokenly. Out there where
they struck him down."
Continued Next Weekly
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LIGHT OATS FOR SEED.

A correspondent writes me that his
grain dealer advises the sowing OF
light seed, but he bases his SUPPOSE
ton that they will grow on the VOL
unteer growth OF seed in the chaff piles
and the growth over the fields where
these oats We're harvested. There is
no contention that light oats. those
having a shriveled berry, will not grow,
but whether they have the vigor to
odu Il good straw and a we'll filled
head, is another matter. The trouble
with much of our light oats this sea-
son is that the glumes are not filled
at all, and of course there is nothing
to sprout. 1t is contrary to the habit
OF plant growth To presume that light.
or undeveloped seed grains
VIII produce as We'll as plump, we'll
matured seed. To show how this af-
fects the crop, the Minnesota station
GRADED Il common variety Of oats un-
TIL there was Il difference Of sixteen
pounds per hushel in the two lots.
The heavy seed weighed thirty-seven
pounds per bushel, While the light
seed weighed only twenty-one pounds.
There was a difference of ten bushels
per acre IN the yield. 1t should be borne
IN MIND that these oats were We'll filed
n the lightest seed was made up
OF the smaller berries and shrunken
berries. But we nave II different con
dlt1on IN our oats this year, in that
much OF Il grain is not filed. II
n Will take a handful of these light
oats and examine it, grain by grain.
he viii see that many haye rothinp.
but thick hullS.
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DAlRYlNG WITH nRAlNs.

Inc Splendld work done now nv, tbos,
dairymen who are making money fro,u
the business is the result of exant
knowledge OF the details of the b1siS
ness. Chance success has given away
TO cxact methods, Which has made pon1
work and profitable results possible
Many rushed into dairying withont
knowing n of the essentials whicb
counte for success, with the result
that they learned by costly experience
of course there are some who never
profit from my experience and they 20
numbering along year after year. mn
til they are finally driven from the
work. Among the first things to learn
in dalrying is that the COW is our plan,
for converting food into milk, and the
more thoroughly that plant is equipped
Tor long and steady service the surer
n better Will be our output. An
other thing, the quality of milk OBJ
tanned. or the per cent. of butter far
depends upon the COW entirely. For
this reason n should always select
cows which turn rich food into rich
mix. We u get over that old no
t1cn that n COW will produce rich
milk, providing she is given thu. ri,rb,
kind of food. o much feed has heen
squandered on these poor cows IN IT,
attempt to get them to prodi,cc 70
suits. Dairyins is real serious h,si
ness and the man who viii not ta1se tho
time to study out each detniI re t IN
work had better hire some one ia ~, do
his thinking tor him, or else get ont ~
the business. The man and cow 49,
good partnership, providing the ono ;ss
a good dairyman and the other /. go
dairy COW. Soou
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-29
THE DAIRY FARM.

An old dairyman tells me he does
not care a rap about dairy conforma-
h Non, &c takes the milk pail test as
, guide in setting value upon cows.
mat is all very good, but the man
Mho sets out to buy cows for his dairy
does not always have the opportunity
OF Seeing Just what they will do. And
wen II COWS are bought after a few
days milk trial. there is not much coz.
!alnty about he matter, because cows
are usually sold when they are at their
pest. SO it is safest to learn all YOU
can about dairy form. OF course there
are many cows, having so-called dairy,
FORM, thai are poor producers, but thar
probably is the result OF neglect and
1nn2 feeding; When studying form.
the COW with clear. bold evss Setgel
ana vigorous. in preference to the
quiet. dull and ~listless animal, ,rbase
poln, are as important as great Veins
OF the COW. SAo
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bounded up the stairs. We'll. that

bounded up the stairs. Well. that
beats met"
He was Still. staring. when Tremaine
appeared at the landing and came
down. a packet of letters In his hand.
III want to put these in the bag" he
said, so they'l get off by the early
MALL"
It's on the rack out there Delroy
replied. and the other went past him
into the outer hail. He was back in a
moment.
That's a good evenings work. he
said, with q sigh of satisfaction. "But
what's the matter? You ook as though
you'd seen q ghost"
"Drysdale came In just now looking
as though he'd seen one. all nerves and
raw fesh-ard stalked upstairs as mad
as a hornet about sUnaething."
All" said Tremaine, with just the
flicker OF an eyclash, land yet one
would nave thought that a walk
through the silence OF the night would
calm his nerves. There m the
rain!"
There was a hiss, a flash, and a great
crash OF thunder split the armament
apart and shook the house to it's foun-
dations. They could hear the rain dash
ingi In sheets against the windows.
That's a storm TO; sure: listen to
Blu 1 never saw him like that before;
something extraordinary must have
happened to him. He's beer out of
humor for 81 day or two. I wonder,
now. If he was caught in that steel
crash? BY Jove. / did near him say
that he'd bought a block OF stock on
margin!"
A CLEAN of triumph indescribable
flashed into Tre1naine's eyes.
That may explain it," he said, with
studied carelessness.
"Yes-but 1T doesn't excuse it.. If O.
man can't keep his temper when he
loses. he hasn't any business to specu-
late. Hello. who's that?"
Someone was Pc nding at the outer
door. Delroy strobe to it and threw
back the bolt. It flew open ard young
Graham staggered rather than walked
into he hall. h%atless. coatlcss. soaked
with rain. Ills eyes staring, his face
rigid with horror.
Good God. man; what is ito" cried
Delroy.
He opened his mouth; but only a low
rumbling came from his throat.
Comet" cried Delroy sharply. BE a
man.! What is it?"
BY q mighty effort, Graham pulled
himself together.
Fathers killed. he whispered
hoarsely.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-29
No Cover for This Machine.

She hailed from a little out-of-the-
way village where an automobile was
called such. without any of the quips
and quirks Whereby the long term is
avoided. n where a honk Invariably
brought the entire population to the
front door
She went to visit in a larger COM
munity. and heard n feminine bridge
play say TO another:
when do you go away?"
"Not until 1 make a cover for nv
machine answered h owner OF a
new flyer.
The visitors eyes widened. You are
better to your machine thar 1 am to
mine" h said, amiably. II have new
err mad Il cover for NINE"
What make is your machine?" asked
someone. politely.
"a New Home" responded the vis-
itor. Whats yours?"
But the answer was drowned in a
shout of laughter.
Behold me in the dust at your feet"
pleaded the ardent wooer. dropping on
his knees.
A panied look came over the widows
face. II want you to understand, sir.
that I do my own homework
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-29
PiTTseuRe's NEW HANDICAP
The Gasoline Motor Car TO B.. Used hx
Street RAILWAYS
From the Pittsburg p,spatc,

fteSpHIE IISpatCh.
a new device which has lust bee,
pue INTO use on the Fittsburg and But
ier Street railway line sounds the death
knell of the old time l,andcar, Thi.
new device is a gasoline motor car. or
as q matter of fact, an automohiIe
handcar. with cushioned seats ana Dc
achaole canopy top, and capable Of n
however. is not destined for the 1r. ai
repair gangs. but for the use OF fhs
superintendent or other officials or the
road making hort inspection trims over
the line, or in case of a break in tba
nne IT. Is to be used by the emergency
ble" speedily to make ~ -
pairs. The company is also buvinr !.
trolley repair a with a folding tn,Ser
With a platform which can be elevated
Tor 10 the use OF he repair gang when
WoEhlns on overhead construcffon
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-29
DRAINAGE.

The agricultural and general papers
OF the central west and beyond consider
the subject of irrigation greater than
that of drainage and where the latter,
is considered it is mainly In considera-
ton of small areas. 1t is a fact that
drainage of extensive swamps may ba
one of the greatest of agricultural pos
sibilities of the United States TO-DAY.
This subject needs only to be men
toned to any n who is a general
reader or ut all familiar with the coun-
try and h work that has been accom-
pllshed in Holland and other European
countries to open up a wide field for
energetic operations that will lead to
great business possibilities.
Drainage OF swamp lands can be ac-
compllshed for about one-fifth The cost
OF irrigation according to engineers.
estimates. Land OF this sort is very
fertile and much of it situated in
healthful climates, or those which need
only the removal of the surplus water
Holland is below sea level for the most
part and the contemplated building OF
another large sea wall and the purnp-
ing dry of the Zuyder Zea is only an
additional enlargement OF their terr!-
tory.
The traveller through Iowa is amazed
with the amount of land in many parte
OF the state that are not producing any
Where near the possible crop because OF
Dug and shallow little lakes. Many
of these can be drained without trouhla
by the natural fall. but if necessary
When land becomes more valuable. they
VIII be drained even If more extensive
bitches have to be cut than are now
thought needful. The use of tile on the
farms of u level parts of ountry was
especially made plain his year. Thing
helps lands that need draining whether,
me season be wet or dry as paradoxi-
cal as the statement seems.
But it is the larger drafnara or
swamp lands that is attracting atten-
ton from many and the subject ia
worthy OF consideration along With ir-
rlgation schemes and public WATERWAYS
OF an artificial nature. MANY of lie
southern and eastern states. near large
cehters OF population have large
sWamps that could be drained to the
advantages of the capital emploved and
TO the advantage of the people II MAJ NAV
the lands when prena,ed CO..
tiNat as We'll as of the coI,,try IN
general. oi AZ
Sections Of country that are e,,od
With nonds seem to be the drvest DIR
ing periods of drouth and even tha rnna
are the dryest of all. Good drninl
age by loosening up the soil. alIow;np
1he air to %pentrate, helps to make E
more %retentive of the water neadad 70
grow crops. Thorough cultiyation to :"
Il sufficient depth aid in drouth ras;st'
ing qualities of the soil S7Hoe-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-29
The words brought Drysdale up

-.
right.
Perhaps not" he retorted hotly:.
but neither nave I those of n black
guard. I had the good fortune to over
near the Infamous threats you made to
Miss Croydon
Tremaine laughed u laugh that was
more Insulting than any words.
you're an e~avesdropper, a lis
tener at doors? That confirms the
statement / have already made. You
VIII make me an apology Or"
or what?" demanded Drysdale
nerceiy. rising from his chair with
muscles tense.
Tremaine rose. too. deliberately, and
1nced MIN with a look SO terrible that
despite himself he shiyered.
Or take the consequences" said
Iremnlne. In q tone all the more
threatening because it was very calm.
DrSsdalc l~aughed--it cost him some
thing but he achieved 1t.
Yer FELL" he said CONTEMPORARY,
tnrned his back upon Tremaine and
walked away with IAN indifference he
was very far from feeling.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-29
BED ROOM DoMT,s

Don't sleep with closed windou.s ho,;,u
to keep warm thereby, ~
Cold air is n tonic to the lungs when
cofaing through a window and me-. rsannN
Ing tho sleeper directly. 'e"N'-
rang your skirts on the back of a high
oa n,,s's cnalr IN front of the window.
Anis forms q screen. compellin. the air
to pass around and :bovc :. ~ a.
ventilates the skirts. - a'so
10y aii underwear worn next to the skin
light. " III over
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-29

grain dealers will buy oats
upon its merits then will farmers take
more pains with their crops. Sometimes
u needs a Knockout blow to convince a
poor farmer that his wee6y. wet oats is
soe worth as much as clean, bright
grain is worth, and ii viii fetch hin, to
time. 49, "'' W
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-29
FARM FACTS.

Did Q raise as good crops this year
as conditions of weather would allow?
Was there anything left undone that
was under the control OF the man oper-
ating the farm? If so then let us each
arrange to see that better conditions
are next season. The farmer
may plant the best seed. on we'll pre-
pared soil. and cultivate according 10
the best methods that conditions will
admit OF and YET fail to raise q =
The one who has done so can have no
cause for regret. but sometimes we fall
pack of this when we fail to try again
with renewed energy.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-29
EronI Tit-Rfts

Bll-These rotor cor drivers seem
to think the ordinary pedestrians are
beneath them.
Bob-well. too often they are.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-29

What Il terrible blow it would be to
the | ~; q tie alphabet.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-29

Hydrophobia is practically unknown
In Italy since h government COM
PEELED doSn owners to muzzlc them.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-29

Good seed grain, like good breeding
ANIMALS, is surer to produce it's like
than weak. illy-nourished parents. No
sensible man would take chances ON
Dreedlng poor. starved animals, nor
should he think of using immotnrc ana
shrunken grain for seed.
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From the San Francisco Bulletin.
He GnnaDlainS that liS u.ifa $500.

to listen to him."
ing in his Sleep"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-29
Tho Homo Team.

uu0 ttOmo cam.
From E~verybody's Magazine.
When Mr.. Jones' seventh son was
born. there was great rejoicing. Two
or three days after the event. one OF the
neighbors meeting Tommy, the eldest
son. asked If he We're not sorry that his
baby brother was not a baby sister.
Tommy shook his head.
mo. ma'am, not met" he replied with
great decision. "Y' SEQ We're tryin' for
q baseball nine."
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-29
DAIRY

When a creamery has to .c,osa r,.
on account of the quality of milk de,iv.
cred to it, 1t is time for some strajght
from the shoulder talk. In the fret
place there must b. friendly co-%operation
etWee creamery and patrons. else
10th will lose. Then if patrons become
day after day, they should stand tha
losses. Any good buttermaker viii
throw up his job rather than risk he ~.
reputation by making butter from snnh
stuff. o1i sucn
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-29

A correspondent asks WHY
butter sells at least S cents = nn,'na ao
der creamery butter. It is all IN W.
quality. I have seen home made hit
ter which, in my opinion. was snnarinr
TO creamery I ever tasted. Rutl
tnh1ish IS ! not enough Of the grade to es-
must be sold at the average price Hl oou
ing control over every detail hoine d ai
goods should get ton nriao. oalFyi
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-29

Tinware is better than esrt,e,w
TOT kee.ping milk or cream, because ths
s smee IS porous and cannot be kept as
keeping milk lies in cleanliness
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-29

In the order of their packing outnut
inc cities rank thus: Chicago, Kansas
lily. kas.; South Omaha. New York.
st. Joseph. East st. Louis. Indianapolis
SomerNille. Mass; ST. Louis, Buffalo.
Milwaukee %(including Cudahy, Wis.)'
cincinnati. Philadelphia, Cleveland.
cambridge. San Francisco. Sioux CITY,
Jersey City. Ottumwa, BROOKLYN. Ale.
cheney, Cedar Rapids, Baltimore, De-
trOit I.oll1Syil1e
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-29

E5HHecVNI tIe HF1Ce Oh hogs and OF
follow his vocation for a series of wears
without hogs and he who tries to cut
down his stock when feed is high and
run it UP when corn falls upon the
market. will generally find himself with
hoss to sell when they arc low on
the market and without any when tho
price is III
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-05
OUR TROUBLE WITH JAPAN.

While the news comes from WASH
ington that there may be something in
the rumor of strained relations BETWEEN
this government and hat of Japan and
that war is not an impossibility, one
OF the causes being the mixed school
question in San Francisco, the people
of California are standing by their
guns and are not yielding an inch tom
the position first taken on that q1es-
ton.
The state senate has just adopted Il
resolution which "strenuously protests
against the unwarranted interference
with the constitutional rights of the
state" by the federal government, and
requests the governor and attorney
general to do ali things necessary t.
protect and save the rights Of the state
OF California.
We do not believe Japan is any 0
anxious for war at this time than is
the United States. She may be playing
q bluff game, but We doubt If there is
near as much talk on the subject IN
that country as there is in the United
States.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-05
~DENOCRACY'S LAST LEG.

A Washington Post cartoon repre-
sents the democratic donkey standing
on a platform composed Of a small
stool which has only one leg On which
are the words Tariff Revision. Stand
ing in front of the donkey is the repub-
lican elephant, with the other three
legs in his hands, labeled with the
stolen planks of former democratic
platforms, who says: well, old chap,
I'll leave that one for you to stand on.
Some of the republican congressman
from the New England states are try
ing very hard TO take that M from the
democrats. Thsy are making desper-
ate efforts tx line up such an array
OF advocates Of tariff revision as will
force the president to call an extraor-
binary session of the Sixtieth congress
to consider the question
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which the ladies received the most
valentines while their part
ners, unlucky wights, were handed
large and luscious looking lemons,
Society was afforded a delightful lit
tie shiver OF surprise by the an
nouncement of the engagement OF
Miss India Bell Fleming, a dcbutante
Of the season, u Senior Luis +. CoTea,
the Nicaraguan minister h is con
ceded TO be tn handsCmCst maj Of the
diplomatic circle. AS n matter or fact,
the engagement has existed sine last
June. but the secret has been care
fully guarded. Although Miss Elem
ing's debut O place but two months
ago and she has taken a less promi-
nent part in the round of debutaute
parties and dinners, she is the only
one out of twenty-five or thirty buds
to her engagement, much
less the early wedding day, which is
sat for "Wednesday. February q.
The present fashion OF having the
wedding follow so quickly upon the an
nouncement OF the engagement was
OT1SlndUeu ny MfS. -NlClOldS LT'hS-
worth and seems 10 have found i'm
mense factor, as all her innovations
are closely emulated. Miss Fleming
will be the younges hostess OF the
diplomatic circle, as she only fradua-
ted last spring from Mount Vernon
seminary and is but nineteen years Of
age, while her fiance is ~forty-one. She
Will hacnna mistress 0f one of the
most luxurious and well-equipped
homes in Washington at 2003 o street,
where Mr. Corea has maintained pre-
tentious bachelor quarters for several
seasons.
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THE

Fhs New York Bsenins Post aevel
loses an opportunity to make a fius 81
the sosrth and often goes out of it's wa.
70 make one 1t did the latter in an
editorial a few days ago eommentine
an the action OF the Delaware seaxte
in refusing to do away with tbs whip,
ping post, which, it says, ssra cks of
baEbaaism. Only Delaware, it desss res
persists in her wheping-post error
u as the southern states cling TO
thehr ~unspeakable chain gangs"
We suppose The Post would be ..Arrl
ned to learn that thsrs are many peo
pie in the southern states who advoear
the restoration of the whipping-po.t 70
one offense at least-wifs beating-sna
that there are not a few who wou,
hike to e it again made the punish
ment for some other crimes
The Post says the day lie passing
when amy treatment of a crimina
which tends to destroy his manhoo
and sef-respect will be tolerated. Ca
one conceive OF a man who erueIly
beats his wife having any manhood 0
helf-Tespect to be destroyed BY tn
LASH? Has he not already sunken .
low that the only horror he has Of tn
wa11pplng-post is the physical pain i'm
hlcted? He has alread lost his man
hood. 1t. cannot sink lower even unde
the lasa publicly administered.
The whipping-post may be a relic Of
b~arsarisHh, but it is one of the. relies
which we honor Delaware for preserv
aag in order to curb the tendency to-
ward barbarism which civilization has
ast yet wholly e~radicated. The ten
dency of the day is toward too much
s~entanfentaldty regarding criminals. TN
is an entirely different matter from the
humane efforts OF philanthrc pists &c re-
claim men who have fallen from the
paths Of honesty and rectituae, 10 ,
Bring them back into the way OF hon
est living and to restore their self res
peet.