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CHAPTER v
The sastle on the Desert.

Out In the sage-covered Willis q
horde os pigmies charged the ice
bound earth with pick and powder.
Fighting desperately against endless
malignant obstacles. George Gregory
forged ON toward Salt Lake. the goal
of his dreams.
Side by side, mile after mile, the
rival companies ran their grades, the
Central Pacific working steadily east.
the Union Pacific rushing west from
their main front, and pushing east
with the grade they had begun at
Humboldt Wells. They hoped to out
run their rivals and meet their w
iron far west OF Salt Lake.
Thus the days sped. Gregory's life
became a profane prayer for iron. For
ten days his men worked but four
hours q day. The rest of the time
they slept, visited or tramped. A few
quarreIed, some gambled on the sly.
Yet these men averaged well. and it
was not for them Gregory held his
sleepless vigilance, hut for the tide OF
riff-raff setting westward from the Oh
coming Union Pacific. from the remote
mines and camps, and taking toll Of
mischief as 1t passed.
One night. worn with fruitless court
ship OF sleep, Gregory rose and went
out into the desert cold, striding
noiselessly down the sleeping tented
town. He turned the other way,
passed the boarding train, the com
missary, the shops, and on by the
Chinese camps, Returning, q slight
noise caught his q Is he neared the
wheeled bakery. He stopped. listened.
and sent his lantern ray against the
door. II vas aj1r.
Presently n man came out with a
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Are You Going to Build

We have about $50 books of neat,
up-to-date house and barn plans
which we will be pleased to distri
butte among prospective builders.
Also we will furnish, Absolutely Free
of Cost, a complete set of plans,
specifications, and details of any of
the above plans to any one buying
OF us. Laird Norton Yards,
F. j. Weber.
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muchee snow. Too muchee kill And
you're always bowling for more
Chinese, you know"
Yes, sir. Never have enough. Can't
you do that slick trick again. Mr..
Croker? Catch another shipload on
the fly and yank them over here be-
fore they have time to find ont wheth-
er it's hell-hot or h~eaven-cold here?
And white men, too. Great guns!
Men. Men, Anything that can drive
a spike!" s
But What do you want of men If
your irons nearly out?'
You'll get me iron across the 18th
mus
we can't; tn cost"
"Jove and all the little gods! What
does money. piles OF Il at any interest,
ifyou haven't got II on hand. count for
against more than $50 miles of road
for all timer"
"A hundred and nifty miles? What
do you mean?"
It's that far from here to Ogden.
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loaf OF bread and climbed down the
steps into Gregory's light. He was a
recent conner, thick, sturdy. with
beetling brows and fierce. ~resentful
eyes.
What are YOU doing here?" thun-
dered Gregory.
Il walked too far to get back for
supper, and went for some bread" the
man answered readily enough.
How'd you open the door? Wasn't
It locked?"
YES. sir; but | got the key. -
He got no farther. Gregory dropped
his lantern and few at him. Hot an
ger and the power of authority rein
forced Gregory's more than usual
strength. He rained blows and invec-
tive on the offender; listed him and
booted him; kicked him under the
wagon finally, with a last irate charge.
Lie there. you dog! till daylight, il
you want to; but be out of this camp
before ! see you again. you son OF
iniquity. Blast your eyes, I'll see II
stealing can't be stopped here"
Gregory hurried away, but not fast
enough to escape the mans defiant re-
joinder: Taking a loaf of bread in
place OF supper's no stealing. I'll be
even with you for this, you damned
slaye-driverl"
The voice was weak, bit Gregory
felt the venom, and its threat.
There's a man under the bakery
that I've ordered out of camp he said
10 the Waterman, as the two met. see
that he goes; but give him this-on
the quiet, you understand" The watch
man took the five dollars. He's only
worked two days; there won't be
much coming to him, poor devil" the
superintendent said compassionately.
II was this side of Gregory's varied
character that won for him the allie
glance and service of the men he
drove hard, though less hard than he
drove himself.
Gov. Stanford established headquar-
ters at Salt Lake City, and Superin-
tendent Croker fitted up and down
the line to the Front whenever the
Sacramento office did o claim him.
The movements of the directors
seemed fatally slow to Gregory, the
man of steel. who must ask no ques-
tons but execute their office-made
plans. He chafed more than ever over
delay in forwarding materials, for he
was desperately near the end of all
the rails on the coast.
"Why don't you get iron across the
Isthmus?" he asked Of Mr.. Crocker
when the latter had told of the de-
layed ships carrying iron. locomotives
and other supplies.
WHAT" the superintendent cried in
dismay. Pack iron across the 18TH
mus? Pre%posterous! The directors
would never consent. Hopkins-he'd
go crazy, We"
Good heavens, Mr.. Croker! Don't
let him-let them hold us up now!'
"But, Gregory, we're planting money
under every foot of track, finished and
unfinished. Think of the things that
need to be done, rebuilt, mended. And
last week we killed 20 Cinnamon.
Well have"
Dead Cinnamon needn't bother us;
It's live ones we want"
Yes, but the dead ones make II hard
for us to get more live ones. And they
fear the cold, too. They say, Too
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There is only one intelligent way to
judge a school and that is by the sue
cess of its graduates in securing high
salaried positions. More than 5000
Toland graduates are now employed.
More than Is have been sent to posi-
lions in the past ten weeks. Mr. To-
land claims that he has more grad
yates employed; more graduates in
the employ of a single firm or cor
poration; and more graduates earn
ing from $1,000 to $4,000 per year,
than all other business colleges in
the Northwest combined-and sub
mits positive proof to that effect.
Those desiring a business education
will make a mistake if they do not
write for catalogue and special terms
to students who enter in September.
Address Toland's School, Sioux Falls,
S. ID. 2St2
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Les Peterson returned Saturday
from his outing to the Black Hills.
He reports that the Hills people are
preparing to entertain many state
gatheri) rs, tourists, and summer-re-
sort people. There is no place with
in close reach of South Dakota peo-
pie that would excel the Hills for an
outing. Its scenery of mountain,
timber, lakes. and streams is a delight
to the prairie citizen, and its gigan-
tic mining enterprises are worth any,
ones time to see.
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S2O.35 Chicago and Return

Excursion rates via the Chicago &
North Western Ry. account Repub-
lican National Convention. Tickets
sale at the above rate from this
station daily from June IL to II.
Return limit June 80. Ask licked
agent for particulars. 25A
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,continuctfro last week

Sally b., watching, saw her battle
won and a quick reyulsion Of feeling
set in. She admired his square, manly
shoulders. Freddy Bryan was thin,
and stopped a little, and the lord was
small for an Englishman. Alvin's
plain, wellfitting business suit had a
wholesome, honest look that appealed
to her. She remembered how valiant
ly he had fought his way on a crntch
through half-starved boyhood TO man
hood, honorable manhood. Even his
straightness touched a new chord she
was proud OF the courage that had
pioneered an operation that was the
talk OF the papers. And he had done it
for vi!
Alvin felt her changed attitude, and
when he came back to her and spoke,
his voice was very gentle. May ] see
Viola before / go? Itll be my last
chance, you know"
"Oh, All" she cried out, and stopped.
Alvin was astonished at her emo
ton, yet waited.
Almost. ambition had lost; not
quite. al, boy! Do you think you'd
better? Won't it be harder for you?
An for her, too?" she added after a
breath.
Alvin's face contracted. Give her
up without one more look into her
dear face? Not see for himself that it
was well with her? That she could
love-at least, be content with-the
man her mother would secure for her?
His heart beat DANGEROUSLY: and he
told himself he would see her, would
see her!
Yet he took up his kat, looked calm
ly for his gloves and turned steady
eyes to where Sally b. stood, her
white-knuckled hands grasping a chair
back desperately
Tell Vi--tell Vino, don't tell her
anything!" he said. with forced calm
ness. Goodbye, Sally b." He bowed
slightly and walked out of the door.
"Oh, AL Carter, you're the best man
/ ever" She caught her breath and
stopped, staring after him.
Neither to the right nor to the left
did he turn his eyes as he walked
down the winding, rose-lined venue
to the iron gates. Life seemed at an
end!
al! AL Carter!" screamed a shrill
voice behind him. Through the gates
Sally b. flew. her hair discrdered, her
full ~draperies bellying TO the wind like
pirate sails. her Grape RIFLES dragging
out behind her. al, come back" she
cried breathlessly. catching him BY the
arm, hurrying him through the iron
gates again, through the rose-lined
avenue to the house. Come back an
see vi! Gosh durn ii, Al! / throw
up the game! What does a shamming
old Greaser like me want of a big bug
for a son-in-law? You're good enough,
right smart better'n | deserve an
good enough for vi, too. Go long in
the music room there. an fnd vi. Tell
her il she's said Yes to Reg Lawrence
or to FREDDY Bryan, or to any other
feller, I'll say No to him. Co."
She dragged him into the hall,
pushed him toward the music room;
and. sobbing wildly, ran up the sound
less stairs.
Alvin stood still, dazed, half on
scious Of ripping. tearing RULES on the
stair. when a little figure sprang for
ward to meet him,
"Oh, Alvin!" she cried in quick
rapture, then halted questioningly.
viola. your mother has accepted
me for you." he said softly, and took
her in his arms. And long years OF
misery were cut from the lovers cal
endar.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-18

If you r in need of a new set of
Harness, Hardware or farm Machin-
cry. remember we sell the John
Deere line of gang and walking
plows, disc harrows, wood and steel
harrows, and the well known Ken
lucky drill. We have a large stock
on hand, and can sell you a good
article at a reasonable price. Give
me a call and don't forget the place.
f. A. ALTENOW,
15tf st. Lawrence, S. ID.
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Low Rates to Pacific Coast Via
Chicago, Union Pacific & North
Western Line.
Very low rates for the round trip.
in effect to San Francisco, Los An
geles, Portland, Tacoma. Seattle and
North Pacific Coast points, daily,
June LIST to September 18th. Lib
eral return limits, variable routes,
favorable stop-over arrangements.
Apply to any ticket agent, The North
Western Line, for full particulars a
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-18

The state primary result is what
many republicans predicted, a mixed
ticket. The greatest proportion of
voters were independent, and voted
for whom they pleased regardless of
factions. This result will end the
fractional strife of party leaders, be-
cause the closeness of the vote
serves notice that the party took
little stock in the abusive charges
made by either sides. 1t is probably
a fact that abuse never won a cam
paign for anybody.
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Low Round Trip Rates to Denver,

Low Round Trip Rates to Denver,
Colorado Springs and Pueblo via
Chicago, Union Pacific & North
Western Line.
On sale daily June LIST to Septem-
Der Both. Return limit October 81.
Two fast through trains to Colorado
daily. The famous Colorado Special
only one night to Denver. For
booklets, and full information. ap-
ply to any ticket agent of the North
Western Line. 25t4
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New Pantatorium

The City Pantatorium is prepared
to do cleaning and pressing prompt
ly and satisfactory call and give us a
trial. Located in the old Gross
Hall. It, Furman & Myers.
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Miss Mae Camp. for several years
a student at Huron college,. was in
the city yesterday on her way to Wis
it her brother Fred at Brookings
college. In a week or so Miss Camp
will make an extended visit to points
in Pennsylvania and New York, re-
turning to Rec Heights in Septem-
ber.-Huron Herald.
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John O'Brien, the Rec Heights
pioneer, was a county seat visitor
Thursday. John was the first set
Ter of western Hand county. where
he has loyalty labored for the up
building of his locality. Aside from
a few gray hairs John scarcely shows
the added twenty seven a
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-06-18

The much needed work of grading
and smoothing up city streets is in
progress under the management of
street commissioner Richard Spain.
The city is continually growing and
improving, with water mains. sew
ers, new MIGRANTS, etc. Consequent
ly the streets are often torn up, and
will each year require more atten-
ton.
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Dr.. j. G. Parsons of Sioux Falls,
Oculist and Aurist, will be in Miller
on Tuesday, June %, at Henshaw
Hotel. Practice limited to Eye,
Ear, Nose and Throat.
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Midsummer Excursion to Chicago

Account Republican Convention.
Round trip tickets will be on sale
via the Chicago & North Western
Ry. at rate of $2O.35 from this sta
ton. Return LimiS June 80. Ask
agent for particulars. 25t4
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Additional Local

Del Smith and wife are enjoying a
visit from their brother and his wife
residents of Dewitt, Iowa.
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VIM. Beck, one of the prominent
farmers near Rec Heights lost his
house by fire last week. No partic-
ulars were available.
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If you want a Percheron, or Eng
lish Shire stallion, with size, style
and finish, of the best breeding to
be had see j. H. Bevington at Escher
Ranch, they will be priced to sell. IF
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For the best line of Farm Machin-
cry and Harness, see F. Altenow,
st. Lawrence, S. ID. 15tf
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Freel Free!

| have 100 up-to-date house designs
from which you may choose. | will
furnish the blue print plans free.
D.A. Mccoy.
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DIR, S. L. Carson, Lower ole
S. d. has a treatment for Rattle
snake Bite with all necessary articles
for the successful treatment of same
put up in pocket-book form SO it can
be easily carried and always ready.
Price $1.00. Sent to any address bv
mail upon receipt of price. 26t5s
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Finest stock of clothing in Miller at
A. H. hurchill's. stiff
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For HAIL or live stock insurance
see j. C. McCool. 25t5
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Program

Program
Basket ball 1890 to II.
Picnic dinner IL to 1:3O.
Addresses by Rev. Watson of
Highmore w. w. Lloyd of Miller,
C. M. Williams of Sioux Falls.
Music by Rec Heights Orchestra
and choir.
Base ball between Van Order twp.
Hyde Co. and Rec Heights $3.50.
Every body invited.
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PPORTUNITIE
I'VE CENTS PER LINE

Hyou have anything to sell, or II you de
sire to buy anything. a three or four line
notice In the Press will bring results.
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Bronze grass seed for sale A. ].
Gifford's feed store. l5tf
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For good things to eat go to A. H.
Churchill's. stiff
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Notice

| have just received a car of Gid
den barbed wire, also a car of Amer
lean Woven Wire Fencing. Call and
get prices. loft d. A. Mccoy.
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Sunday School Picnic

The fourth annual Sunday school
picinc will be held in Parkhurst's
grove four miles east and one mile
south of Rec Heights Friday June
DC
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Notice

TAKEN >UP-Two red yearling
neifers. one with mitten brand on
right hip on George Holders farm,
Sec. 2S-112-69 27t2* Geo. Jennings.
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Elegant line of dress shoes at A.
H. Churchilps. 51tf
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Town Board

We want all Township boards,
overseers, etc, to inspect our steel
culverts and get prices before buy
ing elsewhere. W. have both the
corrugated and smooth surface, and
can save you money. Call and see
them. 18tf Laird Norton Yards
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The remains of Ludwig Fischer
were brought to Miller Saturday
from Phoenix. Arizona. and on Mon
day funeral services were conducted
by Father Fox at the Catholic church.
The remains were buried beside his
mothers in the Catholic cemetery.
He was a young man. recently mar
ried at Washington, and was taken
to Arizona very i'll with consumption.
Toland's Business School, Sioux
Falls. S. D., wants an intelligent
man Or woman in every township in
South Dakota to call on prospective
students. Teachers or persons own
ing horse and buggy preferred. Lib
eral salary or commission. Write
for further information, stating
qualification and references. To-
lands Business School, Sioux Falls,
S. d. 28t2
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xxx,

CHAPTER xxx.
The Message Of the Dancing Girl %
Esther.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-09-18
Fall Pigs For Spring Market.

The subject Of feeding fall pigs
.hough the winter is an important
one. OF course, to begin with, one
wants a good. dry, warm place well
ventilated for the pigs to lie In, and
then see that they are we'll fed. I fed
two last winter. / butchered them
the last day of February, and rs
dressed hogs were $7.25 per hundred
weight. they brought me s24.3s.
weighing 172 and 176 pounds
dressed. The butcher sold them to
said they would have weighed about
220 pounds on foot, but think about
zoo pounds would have been about
right. They were six months and
four days old when butchered, and I
consider zoo pounds for summer pigs
at six months old pretty good.
or course, there are lots of winters
more severe and harder on stock than
last winter was. but believe II was
as cold as sixteen degrees below zero
When I begin feeding pigs l like
to give them all they will eat of DIFF
ferent kinds Of feed from the time
they are taken from the SOW. To
feed pigs on corn alone they will not
thrive as we'll. like to have ground
cornmeal mixed with wheat bran
cooked In a mash. occasionally. for
them. Ground wheat would be bet
ter for them. think, and / also have
found ground oats a splendid feed for
pigs, as 1t is a bone and a muscle pro-
Queer. also like to give them bran
slops quite often with the feeds most
ly warm, as they will relish II much
better. / also like to feed them
shelled corn in their trough, as II is
a much better way to feed it than to
throw ear corn on the ground OF even
on board floor made for that DUR
pose. az they will wallow it around in
the dirt and waste some of 1t, and of
course what dirt they eat does not
help them along any faster. I always
aim to feed my pigs and also give
them drink three times a day. am
feeding four for the spring market.
for which am expecting a good little
proft unless the price goes below the
average to what It has been in the
spring for the past few years.-Thos.
a. Davis. in The Epitomist.
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*bEsaIa.f amy

province of Ontario produces In =
year. am very much inclined to be-
lieve that the average hen does not
produce eighty eggs in twelve months.
I believe the average hen at the av.
erage experiment station does not
produce ITO eggs per year. One
would expect that at the various ex-
pertinent stations and colleges which
are scattered over the United States
and Canada they would get probably
as good an average production as on
the poultry farm. They have many
conditions present which are not pres
emit on the average farm, and they
have other conditions that are prob
ably more favorable. Considering all
things, we should get somewhere near
the average production at the expert
ment station.
II have come to the conclusion that
the average production is somewhere
about 100 eggs. At the Maine station
they had a production Of 40 eggs
per hen on an average. They have
been working on the trap nest sys-
tenn for a number of years. and as far
as l know. their record last year was
l34 eggs per hen which means that
they had . gain of about fourteen
eggs per hen over earlier records.
think that you produce a wonderful
Improvement by selection In the first
one or two years. and after that prog
ress becomes slow. You must have
q great many conditions favorable to
make Advancement. From what
Prof. Gowell has told me, they had
not used any males In their breeding
pens that have not been produced
from hens that produce 200 eggs per
hen per year. All the hens, In their
breeding pens have been bred from
hens that laid 160 eggs per year. SO
they might be termed strong pro-
ducers. No hen is used for breeding
purposes uLtil after her egg record
has been known for twelve months"
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To Increase the Yield.

Here are some suggestions from
Hoard's Dairyman to the farmer
limiting at the course that he must
follow IL he is to improve his dairy
herd and derive greater profit.
The farmer must make up his mind
to read more and know more than he
has known about the true meaning
OF his business.
He must breed better, stop buying
poor, cheap bulls and the production
of poor cows. The fountain head OF
better quality in the COW Is the char.
acter Of the sire.
Create better conditions in the
stable. Give the COW better air t.
breathe, better food to eat, good wa.
ter to drink and cleaner conditions tc
live in.
Weed out the cows vigorously.
Don't be slow about 1t. Dry them of
and sell them to the butcher. Buy
the best heifers OF the best COWS you
can find and start the making Of
good COW on your farm.
Don't think fifty or sixty dollars Il
too much to pay for a first-class COW
provided you are sure she is healthy
The men who come around to buy
your good cows pay these prices, ant
ten to one IL they don't get them ava,
from you. A COW that will earn il
gross fifty dollars year pays biz
interest on her cost above the cos
Of keep. 1t amounts to thirty-thres
per cent. IL you pay sixty dollars, as
Stunning she costs thirty dollars tt
keep her, and 1t can be done for tina
easily II you have a silo and will grow
alfalfa.