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The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-10-01

give the average annual cost per acre Of
fencing. The fields gre so located that
each II easily reached from the farm
stead and they are large enough 10 ac-
commodate ten to fourteen sows and their
filters.
The remainder OF the farm Is divided
into Ave a9-acre fields for a I'VE year no.
ntion The irregular strip or ravine
through the center Of the farm is used for
a lane and for permanent pasture.
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ONE ON THE DOCTOR.
St. Peters Query Decided Reflection
- on Medical Attendant.

DR.. Arthur T. Holbrook told a story
on his profession.
"A man by the name of Evans died."
he said. land went to heaven, Of
course. When he arrived at the pearly
gates he said to St. Peter:
well. I'm here
est. Peter looked at him and asked
his name. John Evans was the reply.
st. Peter looked through his book.
and shook his head.
".You don't belong here he said.
pointing to the exit.
But l am sure belong here said
the man.
"'Wait a minute said st. Peter.
He looked again and in the back
of the book found his name.
"'Sure. said the guardian of the
gate. you belong here. But you was
MT expected for 20 years Who's your
doctorT T"-Milwaukee Free Press.
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SYNOPSIS.
JOHN LUTHER LONG
Illustrations by Don Wilson

Baumsar,He%. @ su3Hnns PennsyiHania Pe German IS
meadow which lies just between Baum
gartner's property and the railroad sta
Ssrted Ss saTsh rrssssI m very Pretty
and athletic young girl and 6elonEed y, SsI
the marriase age s'fd q his son ssphsni,ah te
as sephenijah p. Baumgartner. Jr.. is
popularity known. is ratiied on by his
for s Mn Vi IN anF Of
love or life; Sarah Pressed Is quite the
temper. BaumEartner gives Seffy some
lessons in courtship. Baumgartner has
OF sally. seny is unable to resist. the
Of sal ans ne
sisrk-eid baamsar.ner calls him q mo
rupts the Kissing. They go into the par
ior and begin sitting up S9Itest ne, ,,,rn In
asd tss limit he se %Ro G
Of the sirl, ssnE goes to sleep and Il be, .
sefiy tells his father OF his Humiliation;
bosom while he siep, a pasteboard tomb
stone bearing the Inscription: ''Sepheni-
tah p. Baumgartner. Jr.. went TO MS
rest. June 10 ISL. In the twentieth year
Of his aec. Gone but not forgot Read
backwards." Seffy and Sally meet at the
Poison spring. She urges him TO do some
thing TO redeem himself The father ad-
vises Seffy to take Sally home from
church. Tais would be the crucial test.
according TO the custom of the times.
which often meant disgrace or even muir
der and suicide II was the rule In such
n test that the one whose arm the girl
accepted when leaving the church would
be the favored suitor. and the rejected
one was disgraccd and must leave town
or triumph over his opponent by force.
seny breads the church ordeal
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SAVED FROM MATERNAL WRATH.
Boys Fervent Prayer Was Answered
In the Nick Of Time.

A suburbanite +. fond OF telling this
story OF his five-year-old son Bobby.
Being of an inquiring turn of mind
the youngster one day managed to
turn on both faucets in the bathtub
to see what would happen. 1t chanced
that the stopper was in place, and the
tub rapidly filled up. to the great de-
light of Bobby. Finally. however, the
tub became so full that 1t threatened
to overflow on to the floor. and Bobby.
hasing proper respect for the mater
nal slipper, became frightened and
tried vainly to turn OF the water. Be-
ing unable to. for some reason, he
gazed tearfully at the ever-rising flood,
and then, mindful both of his religious
training and the occasional visits OF
the plumber. he plunged down on his
knees. and his elder sister, who hap
pened to be passing at the moment,
heard him exclaim. fervently:
20, Lord. please stop this water
running! And, o. Lord, II you can't
do 1t, please send somebody that can!"
His prayer was answered. for his
sister rose to the occasion and turned
of the water and temporarily saved
Bobby from the much-feared slipper.
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A woman's Duty.

The woman Of taste keeps abreast
of the fashions In a way-that is. she
drops wornout styles and adopts what
ever new ones she can adapt to her
use. II she can AFFORD II she patron
lies first-class dressmakers and gets
her moneys worth by wearing her
clothes two or three seasons without
losing her prestige as well-dressed
woman. There Is an advantage In
this method. as you can see. and I
have been told by women who use
It that there is economy as well.
II is no economy to save at the ex-
pense Of good looks. 1t Is a woman's
duty TO look her best. a duty she owes
to her family. II she can secure It
by small expenditure. SO much the
better. but to save by accepting shah
biness Is not creditabie save in dire
stress Of circumstances Poverty is
an excuse for shabbiness and nothing
else is accepted by the world. save in
the rare cases OF shabby millionaires.
Chicago Journal.
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LOST ART OF LETTER WRITING.
Men and Women Of To-Day Havs No
Time for Such Occupation.

It Is a well-known fact that nobody
writes letters nowadays. 1t IL true We
spend a vast deal Of time at our writ.
ing table. that we consume untold
quantities OF ink and nibs. while our
stationery bill Is by no means the
most modest item OF our ever.incr>as-
ing expenditure. But we neither
write nor receive letters The utmost
We do is to dash on notes" in an
swer to invitations. to ''scribble few
lines" OF congratulation or sympathy.
as the case may be. with a friend: to
express briefly but forcibly our salts
faction with our dressmaker. or our
surprise at our milliners account As
for our absent relations. on the rare
occasions when we remember their ex-
istence at all. we send them our love
on a post card with few details
about the weather. ending in tearing
haste" with the hope that they will
write soon and tell US all their news.
OF course. they never do. which IL lust
as well. as II they did we should in
all probability never have time to
wade through their letters.-LTccoa-
nue.. In Ladies' Field.
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DROPPED COFFEE
Doctor Gains 20 Pounds on Postum.

A physician OF Wash, D. c.. says Of
his coffee experience:
For years suffered with periodical
headaches which grew more frequent
until they became almost constant. So
severe were they that sometimes I was
almost frantic. I was sallow. consti-
pated. irritable. sleepless: my mem
ory was poor. I trembled and my
thoughts were often confused.
My wife. in her wisdom, believed
coffee was responsible for these Ills
and urged me to drop It. tried many
times to do So but was its slave.
Finally Wife bought a package of
Postum. and persuaded me to try II, but
she made It same as ordinary coffee
and ! was disguised with the taste.
Il make this emphatic because I fear
many others have had the same expe-
rience.) She was distressed at her
failure and We carefully read the d.
rections. made 1t right. boiled 1t full
Is minutes after boiling commenced.
and with good cream and sugar. I
liked lit invigorated and seemed to
nourish me. .....
This was about q year ago. Now
have no headaches, am not sallow,
sleeplessness and irritability are gone.
my brain clear and my head steady.
l have gained 20 lbs. and feel am a
new man. Nr- KIN. .
Il do not hesitate to give Postum
due credit. OF course dropping coffee
was the main thing. but I had dropped
1t before. using chocolate, cocoa and
other things to no purpose.
Postum not only seemed to act as
an invigorant, but as an article of
nourishment, giving me the needed
phosphates and albumens. This is no
imaginary tale. 1t can be substanti-
ated by my wife and her sister, who
both changed to Postum and are
hearty women OF about 20.
Il write this for the information and
announcement Of others. and with a
feeling Of gratitude to the inventor OF
Postum"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to Well.
ville." in pkgs. There's Reason"
Ever read the above Ietter7 A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true. and full Of human
Interest.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-07-24

alone-and showed more and more as
she went on. Some one laughed-then
there was an unmistakable litter along
the line. Still Sally passed on. keep
ing her temper as never before. Was
not the old man right about the effect
of laughter?
But now the temper loosed itself
slowly-her face was scarlet. She had
nearly reached the married men. Some
one whispered:
Gosh! He's Citing even by sacking
her!"
This was repeated. There was more
laughter and more tittering. The
crowd deserted the lines nearest the
church and followed Sally down on
either side in huge tumultuous pha-
lanxes to see what would happen-if
1t were possible that she would have to
so home alone. Several young men
who had never dared to approach her
began to think of 1t. They knew that
rather than not be taken at all she
would take any one of them! There
was more tumult now than laughter.
And Sally's face grew so white that
her eyes blazed like stars in the midst
OF II.
Seny quailed. He recognized the
temper-only he had never seen 1t as
terrible as this. He had forgotten Sam.
1t was only Sally he saw. as one sees
with fear-stalled nerves the locomotive
as 1t leaps upon him.
And the onlookers. crowding at the
sides, thought 1t a great and terrible
hand to hand battle-to wait that way
till the last moment and then to spring
like tigers-or a piece of tremendous
'foolishpess.
Both Of you must be absolute sure"
said Hilary Croft to Sam. ''or absolute
fools. Ain't you got no pity on the
girl?"
shut up" answered Sam. 'and
watch. I'm calculating on him
leaving town tomorrow. That is my
game. And I'm playing for the pot
You see that Sam had not forgotten
Seffy for a moment. even II Seffy had
forgotten him. He stepped noiselessly
three PAGES toward Sally. crossed in
front OF Seffy and took her arm. There
was a laugh almost ribald. Seffy could
not see clearly-he could. least of all.
think clearly-he did not know what
had happened. He saw only the little
white signal before him and blindly
put out his arm.
II did not reach Sally at all. but Sam
who turned and said with an imitation
Of girlish politeness:
Thank you. Mr.. Baumgartner, I'm
suited"
And. Sally. her face flaming with
vengeance. took the trouble to turn
back and cry-not into his ear. but
into his very heart:
Thank you. I'm suited"
There are some people to whom no
punishment seems sufficient, while any
remains to be administered. One Of
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res. sa.isfae.ery-.e Himself.

tells this STORY with a moral: The
Union Bank OF St Petersburg has its
own police service. One night the d.
rector was sleepless. He wondered
whether the bank police were really
trustworthy. He concluded &c make
trial. He disguised himself and
rushed, pistol In hand. into the bank
vault The police were good for moth
ing. They looked on quietly while the
director pocketed 100000 rubles and
carried them away. Since then NO one
has seen the director"
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The Huge Fist Of the Farmer.

From that day Seffy avoided all pub
lie places-and all men. He was no.
body-nothing. He fell rapidly into
that kind of disrepute which is COM
mon to persons with falling reputa.
tions. II was to his discredit that he
did not leave town. but this his father
prevented Again he took to the cot
ton woods and the Poison springs,
with. perhaps. the dim hope that Sally
might again find him there. and that
the peeping moon might again inter
fere on his behalf.
But the moon went through all her
phases and then slowly turned her
back on him-and Sally never came.
In their casual meetings she was Ice.
Once they passed on the road to the
store. She was in precisely the dear
garments he remembered so well-of
that first day-and as gay as then. He
trembIed. and then looked up like a
mortaIly wounded animal. She was
looking calmly over his head. To the
rest OF the world she was gayer than
ever, though that Sunday night laugh
still echoed in her head-kept her
maddened. After all. II wasn't worth
while to care for even Seffy with such
n little spirit Why didn't he fight
kill Sam or somebody? And the cum
ning Sam set the story more widely
going that for revenge Seny had de-
serted her at the church door and that
he had first laughed-SeTy. This was
too piquant TO be passed over. and It
was heard far and wide.
To Sefy's father. who. even In this
dire strait. strove for happiness for
them both--and. OF course. the pasture.
field-she said with more ab neoned
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The big steel tank, thirty feet high
and thirty feet In diameter. which has
stood for twenty years on the hill
south Of Greeley and been used dur
Ing the entire time without repairs in
connection with the old city water
works. has been sold to the Windsor
sugar factory as storage tank for
syrup. .rr
Harry e. Asdel. aged twenty-five,
assistant engineer at the Tower sta
tion of the Manitou Incline Railway,
company, at. Mount Manitou. wr
caught by the belt OF the dynamo
wheel at the station Sunday and In.
stantly killed.
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u Was Seffy Who Was Sacked"

So they three went to church on
certain Sunday. Sally sat on the
'women's side" and SefYy and Sam on
the mems side" in full view of the
'-audience"-which perceived and un-
derstood and was ready at the proper
time TO applaud. from the preacher to
the sexton-to raise or lower its
thumbs upon the combatants.
When the benediction had been said
Sery hastened out and found himself
n place-close to the door. according
to his fathers word-in one OF the
lines OF young men which stretched
on either side OF the path from the
church door to the road beyond. at
least n quarter OF a mile. But he did
not see Sam. Some one pushed in
front OF him. And, instead of COM
batting for his position. he yielded 1t
and found one further down. still seek.
ing the location of his rival. He was
crwded from this one. too. and he let
II go and sought another one because
he had not seen Sam. And 1t was nee
essary to his fathers scheme. he re-
membered. that Sam and he should be
about opposite. OF course. all this
was error. His place was right by the
church door. That was where Sally
had a right to expect to find him II
had become a public matter. too. The
public had its rights. II expected him
there. even II he lad TO shed the blood
of noses to stay there. This had often
happened. But he was bewildered in
the contradictory courses advised fy
his father. and. finally. seeking that
which seemed best. found that which
was worst. Dull Sehy!
He at last discovered Sam and
found a lodgment for himself opposite
and away down near the gate. where
only the married men were-such as
still waited for their wives-who ami.
ably smoked until they came along
No unmarried maiden ever expects to
be matched there. And. had Sefy
been as wise as he was not, he would
not have halted there. But he was
deluded by Sam. There he was In the
opposite line. the wrong one. indif-
ferently chatting. and even smoking.
with Hilary Grof-a married man.
Seffy was now so sure Of his conquest.
that Sans indifference vexed him. Ev.
identity he did not mean to contend
with him for Sally's arm. and 1t was to
be a cheap and bloodless victory. For
Seffy was one of those who grow brave
as opposition diminishes.
And now they were slowly coming
down-the maidens running the CANT.
let of love. One-two-three-fo
fiye-a dozen happy matings were
made. Seny was counting. One poor
chap was sacked" He crushed his
hat over his eyes and charged back
through the lines and across the fields
no matter where. And then came
Sally!-in a trim little hat with n fiut.
tering ribbon that looked for all the
world like the white signal. bearing
straight down upon him! But there
vas something in her eyes-expectant
-militant-that made them starry. On
she came with her head in the air
looking neither 10 the right nor to the
left. as II she expected to walk home
alone. nearly three miles,
'oh, no." thought Seffy-and Sam,
But bit of terror smote her face
pale when sho had passed the door
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the onlookers was Of such a sort. He
cried out as poor Seffy skunk away:
give her back her dollar!"
And another:
Or ninety.nine cents. anyhow"
Seffy quailed and drew back from
the line-it was the instant that
makes or mars-and he had lost. He
might still have knocked Sam down
and won-this would have been per-
fectly proper-but he followed the
man who had but a moment before
crushed through the line. and wild
ieers followed him.
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Grand Junction Car Line.

Grand Junction. Colo.-The city
council Friday night granted twenty
year franchise to the Fruit Belt Power
Company for the construction Of a
street car line In the city of Grand
Junction and from this city to Fruita.
The company is controlled by Colorado
Springs and Grand Junction capital.
The work on the new road Is to begin
urday morning from an acute inflaIn-
tober 1st.
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The Duchess Philosophy.

The old duchess OF Cleveland in.
vited n relative to her husbands fu.
neral and told him to bring his gun.
adding: We are old. we must die:
but the pheasants must be shot"
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ffnds ~hrcsiding BETTER Than Pull
ing Fodder

Messrs, Editors am sorry 10 saw
hat many ~ our farmers are hang
ing on to the old 1ay ~ pulling tosi J..
der. thus losing nearly half ot their
hard Years WORK Il would be much
better and cheaper 20 cut IL down
and pu, IL in good stacks till II In dry
and then have II shredded This
method unce tried. atu be kept up
~ Il is one of the best aaY4 an get
value received fer The work done,
hat ! hare ever seen would be
glad II our farmers had taken hold Of
Il sooner. but as al old saYlug goes,
new ideas are slowly taken on by
our farmers un,il a hunhug comes
alorn~ and then Erwa; tnaay Of
them are tree to bite This In prob
ably ~. reason so mary %. them are
holding 90 from shrssssatug their
corn. thinking Il husubgg. but let
shat be Az Il may. II ,t In a hur1hug
Ike 20 b. humhueEed br r.
ROBT- /. ABER%ETflY
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-08-01

'uro The labor OF the country. and
say he would eat him up before
breakfast. that the sheep man was
killing all our dogs. That sheen man
left. thinking Mississippi is not good
Tor sheep.
since, many Of our people saw they
would rather be- in he'll than whera
they could not work the Niger
sometimes killing each other 20 get
one more niger. They bond he
worst characters and employ the
ablest lawyers 10 handle their cases
hen turn the worst characters loose
% corrupt the young negroes-and ali
10 get another bale Of cotton. They
sobble M all The lands for negroes
and ihen sel1shly move 10 town. TO
keep from being drawn on for a
f"w chickens aud pig 10 feed the
preacher. thereby destroying the
country churches. schools. and So
csety IN general. I sometimes fear
that Il God spared not Ills people
Israel. He may yet chast!se us with
his very negro for our folly.
UNCLE BILLIE OF \. d NC.
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Ffr~t Crop seed Successfully Planted
for Fall Potatoes.

Messrs. Editors: Contrary 10 the
Interesting suggestions OF Prof. Mas
sey about The seed for second crop
lrssa potatoes. | always u~c the fir~f
crop Of the same season for seed
! have been raising second crop po-
tatoes. in n commercial @ay. for len
years. and have never failed TO
get perfect stand. aad as heavy
yield as the early crop made
So. want 10 tell your correspond
ent 20 dig his FIRST crop Aa soon
as they are thoroughly Fna;ured and
spread them out under "a tree with
a dense foliage and cover ~ith one
or two inches of earth Then any
time from The sirgt ~ the middle Of
August. plant IN III. usua. say in
well pulversz.d ground and cover by
throwing tao burrows on them with
q turning plow- Then. when the
sprouts are an inch or more In
length harrow III. aela both say.
Till The ground In comparatively
level. And. II you use liberal sup
plr o! fertilizers and cul;lvAt. well.
I'm putin txo Berkshire pigs
gains; one razor back" that you
siIi. regardless ot I'll. weather. he
a. successful with ;a.rn as ~ita a
spring crop.
WADE II. CALDWELL.
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The Southern farm gazette., 1908-08-01
Fighting the Corn WeeyiI.

NeSsrs. Editors: I see more and
NOR" gospel every day | live about
making corn and a heap of it; hut
There is one thing that is npgIect.,d
% great extent, and that is keeping
The corn sound after We have made
and housed H. Here. In the South
where the winters are usually mild.
me corn is eaten badly by the corn
weevil. know OF farmers who. as
rule. make plenty Of corn. but when
spring comes on. II is largely de-
Voured by weevils Consequently.
more corn must be- fed at time TO
get feed.
The cheapest remedy known and
the best. Is carbon bisulphide: and
when II is properly applied. II is
sure death 10 all lie within the lin
It's Of the corn bin or crib.
One dollar will save two hundred
and fi!ty bushels OF corn from any
eeevil attack. and will probably be-
worth firy dollars All tha; ss nee
essavy IS 10 have your crib practical
" tEhf. IN order 20 keep the gas
confined awhile: aud here in The
South, where lumber is plentiful. ey-
cry farmer. hig or lit;le. certainly
can get some Kind of cheap mate
rial and tighten up his crib sn that
.n NAV use carbon htsulph!de The
writer expects "a build barn this
season. getting cheap knotty calling
and ocii ap ;he corn crib for the bus
ness. Then ther. aill be no mare
trouble with rats aud weeviis
Any on. desiring detailed snfor-
nation on the subject will get II by
sending FOR farmers bulletin No
t+s. tn the Secretary NJ Agriculture.
Washington. n e.
q c LEWIS.
Lewiston. la.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-08-01

Messrs- Editorn ~ant ~ take
on my hat 10 BROTHER Massey for h!n
manly say ou thr fertilizer question
After nearly bursting on Euano. /
thoroughly tested all tho Ill -erent
fertilizers on he market. and learn
ed that all of thetu are tn crops hat
rock IL 70 soup. II you have plenty
oil hnmuh In the soil and thoroughly
prepare your land and cultivate IT,.
you Siil make a crop ~ith err without
fertilizer.
The editor asked 1hy The South
ala noi raise sheep. aud told him.
We gladly welcomed The sheep man
nii ne negroes, knowing old mas
Ns' rising ume vent early and woke
MN up. telling him sam. Dick. Jim.
@ha ali of hem are here 10 tell you
'assF rights are fringed' and II you
.Aa Hght u6 Rc an. all going 10
aunt ne~ homes You ought 10
nave seen old master through the
oo'efh and hear him ask them 10
'" MIN the man who would dis
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-08-01

Messrs Editors. have tried he
plan OF topping cotton and vas sat
isHed Of some increase. but did not
pick and weigh separately. There
fore. don't know Just what the per
cen; OF Yield WAS. But from the
count Of bolls. ] think something
Ike 5 per cent increase was found
over that saif b was not topped.
TEO5. r. DEnSAl.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-08-01
Editorial Answer.

perhaps overlooked the answer given
"a another CORES pondent by Mr.. \
l.. French a few weeks ago
I; lH good hing 20 cut on; and
keep We ~ill reprint II nos
n correspondent; wants a sure
remedy for lice on hogs. haA tried
tar and coal oil without effect
suspect The trouble IH ,hat the pigs
beds are sult OF lice and N. pigs
pick up new crop after those they
w.sre carrying have been Killed. as
aever na@ . louise that coal oil
souidn't Kill, would suggest
changing the hogs sleeping quarters
and dipping the small pigs in a bar
rel nj the dip wc advised uAiue aune
1eek. ago made ~ follows Use any
good cattle dip. such RS Lenoleum.
chloro- -$aptholeum Miners Fluid.
etc. one part Of dip 10 thirty parts
II soft water. TO three gallons OF
thin add one gallon OF strong soap
suds and pint Of coal oil.
Then take coal oil can and run "a
small stream Of the clear Goa! oil the
= hol. length OF each old sow's back
Only IA little viIi be needed as IL viii
spread all over the hog and viii Kill
both lice and nits.
This remedy must not be- used ON
~ows heavy with pig, as II II very
liable 10 cause abortion. Dipping
should be done al intervals OF ten