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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-10

That fellow who stole 100000 from
the Big -Four Is a frst-class burglar
anyway.
Some of the justice melted out in the
sugar fraud eases seems to have been
sugar-ooated-
Nobody has yet charged that there
is Circumlocution Office IN the IN
terror Department.
It is a safe bet that Mr.. Pfnchot read
the morning papers today without re-
luctance or regret
There Is a marked difference of opin-
ion between Barnard and Gaynor as to
whether politics pays.
They've arrested a man in Misscars
for shooting Eirkadirkirs. That must
be a serious Offense.
Nobody seems able TO enjoin Samuel
GompeIs from dominating the American
Federation CT Labor.
The healthy excitement Of baseball
seems to have reduced the number of
divorces IN Pfttsburg.
NJ sieflp says mere IS harmony
among the Virginia Republicans, but
mentions mighty few votes.
So far, no millionaires have been ap-
pointed judges to pass on the merits
Of the New York horse show.
There are many gentlemen who cannot
discuss the recent elections without
bringing on severe fits Of coughing.
The chances are that Mr.. McHarg's
successor viii be cautioned against anti
Roosevelt interviews at this tine.
Now that the Kaiser IS producing j
play. he stands a fair chance TO incur
the active hostility Of all Europe
The White Mans Burden: the Sugar
trust.
Tammany's song Is now "A Heart
Bowed Down"
New York gambling Is not suffering
from hoolcworm.
Mr.. CLAWS appears es the infra-red of
his Administration.
Mr.. Taft has had almost as many
banquets as ne had ballots.
Old Man Mud. reputed a great p.l,-
ucian, did not do much this fall.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-10

senator and Mrs. Elkins have gone
from their place at Elkins. ~ "a -
Charleston, ". Va, where they viii be
the honor guests at a large reception
tonight given by Representative snd
Mrs. Joseph II. Gaines.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-10

Mr.. CLAWS appears es the infra-red Of
This Administration
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-10

Mr.. Taft has had almost as many
banquets as ne had ballots.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-08
HE CO!..PRUmISED.
A Story John 3 COUCH Told In His
Temperance Lectures.

A Story John 3 COUCH Told In His
Temperance Lectures.
John Is. Cough. the temperance lee.
turei, WAS uoted aS II sior! teller. and
M. stories were always w,ll suited 10
al, arguluent " y. MCMr! III us
Re, objections oi Il New England Edu.
,alur recalls one u thru:
Compromise. compromise What does
compromise mean: viii tell You \
oolorcd m;n met tri"ud OIL" day aud
said:
"Sambo, Sambo, do you know dat
toder night was sorely temptedf
You know | used 10 steal Well. since
| jined de church stopped stealing,
but you know Mr.. Jonsing's shoe stores
Well. toder night was in DAT shoe
store. aud | looked on de shelf and ]
see pair Of boots, jes de incest pair
of boots-jes' my size, No. IA.
"Dere was de debil. aud he say, Take
EN-, take EN- Den de Lord say, Let
'em alone; dat's stealin'.' But ! want.
ed dem boots; mine all out 1T de bot.
tom and sides. Dere was de debil and
me, and we both say. Take em. But
de Lord say, Don't you take EN-; dats
stealin'.' Now. dere was clear ma.
jority of two against one.
"Jes' den Mr. Jonsing he leeb de
store. aud he leeb me all alone. Den
de debil say, Take EN- quick and ske-
daddle. could take dem boots and
chuck 'em under my coat and 80 right
away an Mr. Jonslng would neber
Snow nottin about II. But, bress de
Lord. stood de temptation! com.
promised and took IA pair of shoes In.
ctoad -
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-08
CHAPTER XIV.

TALSE dawn in the lava beds Of
Il Arizona. The first faint tinge
on the eastern horizon fades
4 and the stars shine the more
brilliantly in the brief, darkest hour
before the true daybreak. An icy
wind sweeps down canyons and over
mesas, stinging the marrow OF the
wayfarer's bones. In the heavens the
innumerable stars burn steadily In
crystal coldness. Shadows lie in styg-
ian blackness at foot Of rock and val.
ley. Soft and clear the lights Of night
swathe the uplands. An awesome 81.
lence hangs over the desert flushed
and humbled by the immensity Of
space. one expects to hear the rush Of
worlds through the universe. At times
the bosom swells with wild desire to
sing and shout in the glory Of pure
living.
The day comes quickly. The sun.
leaping over the edge Of the world,
floods mesa and carSon, burning. with.
ering. sparing no living thing. lavish
ing reds and purples, blues and vio-
lets. upon canyon walls and wind
sculptured rocks. But q remorseful
glare. binding. sight destroying, is
thrown back from the sand and alkali
OF the desert. Shriveled sagebrush and
'hrnnken cactus bravely fight for life.
A narrow pathway leads from the
mesa down the canyons wall, twisting
and doubling on itself to Apache
spring. The trail then moves south.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-08
For Best Acre of Potatoes.
A PRIZE FOR PARIS FARMERS WORTH
THEIR ENDEAvOR.

Last fall there was shipped from South
Paris one carload of potatoes raised or
one farm. This statement should re-
because it is the only carload lot ship
ped from this place by the raiser in
more than ten years, and second, be.
cause several hundred car loads should
be shipped each year. We have fine
soil for this purpose and much better
transportation facilities and much lower
transportation rates than the Aroostook
farmers.
The potatoes above mentioned brough,
seventy cents bushel at the depot. As
three hundred bushels were raised on a
single acre, the crop was a very profit
able one. Such crops mean greater
prosperity, more money brought into
town and a greater increase in farm
values.
Through the liberality of friend who
desires to encourage potato raising in
the town of Paris, The Oxford Democrat
will offer three prizes, a first of twenty
five dollars, second of twenty dollars,
and third of fifteen dollars to the ones
raising the three largest number of
bushels of salable potatoes on single
acre of land in the town of Paris in the
year 1909. This offer is open to all, but
the names of those intending to COM
pete must be sent to the Democrat before
June 18th next.
The land and potatoes will be measur-
ed under the direction of some one ap-
pointed by the Oxford Democrat. 10
the fall full description of the methods
used and the results obtained by the
successful competitors will be published.
1t is hoped that large number will
enter into this contest and show what
can be done in Oxford County by the
use of modern methods in raising pota-
toes.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-08


never told me. had given my word
to marry him. You, knowing that
have done this thing to me-? Her
deep emotion showed Itself In her
voice. The more Jack told her the
worse became her plight.
Il loved you" Jack was defending
himself now. fighting for his love.
"Did Dick believe knew he was
living:" continued the girl mercilessly
He must have done So"
Jack. Jackr sobbed Echo. tears
streaming down her face.
What could | do? was almost
mad with fear of losing you. l was
tempted to kill him then and there
| left your father to guard the door
TO keep him out until after the cere,
mony"
Jack could scarcely control his voice
The sight of EchO's suffering un'
manned him.
"My father. toor' walled Echo.
"He thought only of your happi
ness" Jack exclaimed.
"What Of my prcmise-my promise
to marry Dick? Where is he?" moaned
the girl.
Hes gone back to the desert. He Is
gone out of our lives forever" cried
Jack. facing her. with arms outstretch
ed.
"And you let him 60 away In the
belief that l knew him to be living?
accused the wife.
"What Will not man do to keep the
woman he loves? Dick Lane has gone
from our lives. He will never re
turn" argued Jack.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-08

United States soldiers could not fol
low. Hardie fooled Victoria. however.
Texas rangers had met the Apache
chief in an engagement on the banks
of the Ilio Grande. Only eight Ameri-
cans returned from the encounter.
Hardie took up his pursuit and fol
lowed Victoria across the river. The
Indians had relaxed their vigilance
not expecting pursuit and despising
the Mexican rurales. Troop + caught
them off guard in the mountains. The
fight was one to determination. Nicto-
ria and his entire band were slain.
This was the troop which was await
Ing orders to go after the Apaches.
Colonel Hardie told Slim that the
Indians were bound to head for the
lava beds. II the men for whom he
was looking were In the desert the
troop would find them more quickly
than. Slim and his posse.
Slim waited ut Fort Grant for orders.
writing back to Sagebrush telling him
Of his plans.
Fort Grant followed the usual plan
of all frontier posts. \ row of officers
houses faced the parade grounds. Di-
rectly opposite were the cavalry bar
racks fort. On one side Of the quad
rangle were the stables, and the fourth
line consisted of the quartermaster's s
buildings and the post traders store
Small ranchmen had gathered near the
fort for protection and because OF the
desire Of the white man for company.
In days Of peace garrison life was mo-
notonous. But the Apaches needed
constant watching.
As a soldier the Apache was cruel
and cowardly. He fought dismounted,
never making an attack unless at his
own advantage. AS infantryman he
was unequaled. Veteran army officers
adopted the Apache tactics and in
stalled in the army the plan OF mount
ed infantry, soldiers who move on
horseback, but fight on foot, detailing
one man of every four to guard the
horses.
Mounted on wiry ponies Injured to
hardships. to picking up a living on
the scanty herbage Of the plains. rid
ing without saddles and carrying no
equipment, the Indians had little trou-
BILE in avoiding the soldiers. Leaving
the reservation, the Apaches would
commit some outrage and then, swing,
ing on the arc of a great circle, would
be back to camp and settled long be-
fore the soldiers could Overtake them.
Hampered by orders from the war de-
partment, which IN turn was molested
by the sentimental friends Of the In.
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II WOmt yire up-I tcon'tW
drew ii across his shoulders. With his
left arm about his waist, Jack led him
to seat upon convenient rock.
Il came by Clearwater yesterday"
explained Jack. 1T is nothing but
mud and alkali."
MY horse dropped three days ago.
had to shoot the pack mule. p
Dick opened his eyes under the minis
trations OF Jack. Gazing upward into
his face. he shouted joyfully:
"Why. it's Jack-Jack PaySon.
Didn't you know me, Dick" asked
Jack sympathetically.
Not at first. My eyes went to the
bad out yonder IN the glare"
The effort had been too much for
Dick. lie sank weakly over Jacks
knees. Jack turned him partly Oh his
back and let more water trickle down
his throat Dick clutched madly ut
the canteen. but Jack drew it back
out of his reach With his handker-
chief he moiStened lips and neck.
When Dicks strength returned Jack
helped him to sit up.
i've been hunting for you for
months" he told him.
Hunting for me-" echoed Dick.
"YeS." answered Jack. Il traced you
through the Lost Cities, then 10 COoney,
then up IN the Tularosas. AT Fort
Grant they put me on the right trail.
As the clouds break, revealing tho
blue of the heavens. SO Dicks memory
came back to him. He shrank from
the man ut his side.
"Well:" he asked as he stared ut his
betrayer.
Jack gazed txedly ahead. He dared
not look into the face of him he had
wronged 50 bitterly.
"She wants you" he said In a voice
void of all emotion.
WHO wants mef' asked Dick after
pause.
Echo"
"Your wife," gritted Dick. He fin.
gercd his gun as he spoke.
Huskily Jack replied. Yes"
Bitter thoughts filed the mind OF
one; the other had schooled himself to
make atonement For the wrong he
had done Jack was ready 10 offer his
life. He had endured the full measure
of his sufferngS. The hour OF his de-
livery was at hand. Hard as It was to
die in the mid-glory Of manhood, it
IL nl
than to live un!oycd by Echo, hated by
Dick. despiSed by himself.
LIn nn NONTINLku.l
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[cuNTINUED.]

jack y volume OF questions was
in the word. Taking her hands in his
and looking searchingly into her eyes,
| he said:
Before tell you what's been on my
| mind these many weeks l want 10 hold
you in my arms ard hear you say,
Jack. believe in YOU
Echo put her arms about his neck
and. Nesting close to his breast. de-
clared: Il do believe in you. no mat
ter what circumstances may be against
you. No matter if all the wCrld calls
you guilty. believe in you and love
you"
Jack seated himself at the table and
drew his wife down beside him. Put
ting his arms about her as she knclt
before him. he Elurmured, You're Il
wife. wife of the west. rs fair as its
skies anI rs SteadfaSt us its hills. and
lin not worthy
Not worthy-you haven't-it isn't
gasped Echo. starting back from him
thinking that Jack was about to con.
fess that under some strange stress Of
circumstances he had slain the express
agent
"No 1t isn't that" hastily answered
Jack. with shudder at the idea.
"I've lied to you" he simply con-
fes.ed
Lied to me-you?" cried Echo in
dismay.
"I've been living lie for months" :"
relentlessly continued Jack. nerving
himself fer the ordeal through which
he would have to pass.
Jack" walled Echo. shrinking from
him on her knees, covering her face
with her hands
Its about Dick"
Echo started. Again Dick Lane had
arisen as from out the grave.
"What of him?" she asked. rising to
her feet and moving away from him.
"He is alive"
Jack did not dare lock at his wife
He sat with his face white and pinch
ed with anguish.
The young wife groaned in her ago
ny The blow had fallen. Dick alive.
and she now the wife of another man,
What of her promise? What must he
think cf her?
Il didn't know 1t until after we were
engaged" pursued Jack. six months
1t was the day ! questioned you about
whether you would keep your promise
to Dick if he returned. wanted to
tell you then. but the telling meant
that should lose you. He wrote to
me from Mexico, where he had been
in the hospital He was coming home.
He inclosed this letter to you"
Jack drew from his pocket the letter
which Dick had incloSed in the one
which he had sent Jack telling him Of
his proposed return.
She took the missive mechanically
and opened it slowly.
II wanted to be square with him,
but | loved you," pleaded Jack. 81
loved you better than life, better than
honor. | couldn't lose you. and so"-
His words fell on unheeding ears.
she was not listening to his pleadings.
Her thoughts dwelt on Dick Lane and
what he must think Of her. She had
taken refuge at the piano, on which
she bowed her head within her arms.
Slowly she arose, crushing the letter
in her hand. In low, stunned voice
she cried, you lied to me-"
Jack buried his face in his hands.
YES" he confessed He came the
night we were married. met him
in the garden. He paid that money
he had borrowed from me when he
went away"
Horror struck, Echo turned to him.
"He was there that night?" she gasp
ed. "Oh, Jack! You knew and you
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-08
CHAPTER XIII.

TORTH to the land of dead things,
Il through cities that are forgot
ten, Jared Dick Lane. Tricked
4 by his friend, with the woman
he loved lost to him, he wandered on
ward.
Automatically he took up again his
quest for buried treasure. That which
in the flush Of youthful enthusiasm
and roseate prospects of life and love
had seized him as a passion was now
settled habit and fortunately so, for
it kept him from going mad. He had
no thought OF gain, only the achieve
ment Of fixed purpose, monomania:
With this impulse was conjoined a
more volitional motive-he wished to
revenge himself upon the Apaches and
chiefly upon the renegade Mckee,
whom he supposed still to be with
them. Somehow he blamed him rather
than Jack payson as being the chief
cause of his miseries. "If he had not
stolen the buried gold I would have
returned In time" he muttered. HE
is at the bottom of all this. AS l walk
ed away from Jack I'm the garden
felt as If II was Mckee that was fol-
lowing me with his black, 'snaky eyes,"
Accordingly Dick directed his way
to region reputed to be both rich In
buried treasure and infested by hos
tile Indians. He wandered westward
IN T,tIn 70 Enrf rrn INF
and toward the lava beds Of south
western Arizona. In all that arid land
there was nothing so withered as his
soul.
Jack, well mounted, with pack
mule carrying supplies. had picked up
Dicks trail after 1t left Tularosa from
scout out Of Fort Grant.
Slim Hoover headed for Fort Grant
in his search for Jack. Although the
ranchman had only brief start Of
him. Slim lost the track ut the river
ford. Knowing Dick had gone into the
desert, Jack headed eastward, while
Slim. supposing that Jack was break
ing for the border to escape into for
eign country. turned southwark.
From the scout who had met Jack
and Dick the sheriff learned that the
two men were headed for the lava
beds. which were occupied by hostile
Apaches.
Detachments Of the Third cavalry
were stationed at the fort. with Colo
mel Hardie In command Of the famous
+ troop, band Of Indian fighters
never equaled.
In turn they chased Cochise, Victo-
ria and Geronimo with their Apache
warriors up and down and across the
Rio Grande. Hard pressed. each chief
tain in turn would fee with his band
first TO the lava beds and then across
the border into Mexico. where the
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-08
Where Widows Commit Suicide.

Old customs die very hard In China,
says writer in the Wide World Mag
azine. and I'm several parts Of the Ce-
lestial empire 1t is still considered a
high act Of virtue for woman to com.
NIT suicide after the death Of her hus-
band. According to the law, the pro-
ceeaing is actually legal In some prov
inces and such is the state OF public
opinion that In districts where II Is
officially prohibited the authorities
rarely interfere. These extraordinary
voluntary sacrifices may frequently be
seen, and myself saw one take place.
The widow herself, clad in white, the
Chinese mourning color: the gallows
erected for the occasion and the i'm
mensp crowd gathered 10 witness the
grewsome spectacle made a picture
which shall never forget
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-06-08
The Dairy Cow, the Fast Horse and
the Fat Steer.

Ii seems that we are not inclined as a
people to appreciate the splendid work
of the old COW. Certainly, it would be
more sportsmanlike and a deal more
practical if We applsuded the animal
which gave the greatest assistance in
keeping the wolf from the door and
maintaining our present degree of civil
izatiOn, and yet, let one of the fast
horses of our country appear on the race
track and you will see the very best of
our American citizens paying their
money for simply view of this fast
horse. Yes, and even more than that,
yelling themselves hoarSe at his perform
ance on the track, Whenever worlds
record is broken by the old COW there
is very little said about it, although the
dairy cow is worth many times more to
our common wealth than a fast horse.
We are also inclined to pay little more
attention to a big, fat steer than we are
TO good COW although steer is very
extravagant individual when it comes to
turning hay and grain into human food
| have noticed at our state fairs and
shows some fat steer will attract great
deal of attention, although he is not
beautiful and certainly very far from a
good example of what We want most of a
bovine, that is, to change stock feed to
human food with economy and in guam
tity- In investigating some of the noted
animals which have taken prizes in the
fat stock ring at our International Show,
fiud to my surprise they are very ex-
travagant and wasteful critters, espe-
cially when compared to a good dairy
cow.
AS near as | can find out, and, unfor-
tunately, records of these beasts are not
kept reported as they should be; the fat
stock winners have gained from $50
pounds 10 720 pounds in year. They
consume about as much feed as we give
to dairy COW doing full work. The
steer Challenger ate just about as much
as the biggest cow in the dairy barn, so
we consider the food of the two animals
about equal.
Now let us see what they do in return.
The steer which produces in one year,
say, 700 pounds of live weight, will
dress out possibly GO per cent, and after
we deduct the 80 per cent OF water
which carcass will carry and large
amount of bone, 1t takes good steer to
give us 200 pounds of nutriment. This
can be excelled by almost any good
dairy COW. Colantha 4th's Johanna pro-
duced over $500 pounds of solids, which
is practically the same as food nutr-
ments. In other words, Colantha pro-
duced over fifteen times as much nutrl-
ment as one of the champion steers of
the world, and she did it undoubtedly
with nearly the same food. Suppose
she took five times as much food, she
still would be three times better as
public benefactor than the steer. There
| is long list of cows that have produced
over 2OOO pounds of milk solids in one
year, and this means that there are
great number Of cows which have beaten
the much praised and written about fat
stock winners ten to one when 1T comes
to turning stock feed into human food
The steer is an extravagant animal al
best, while a good dairy cow is one OF
the most economical and profitable pro.
ducers when given intelligent care and
management.-Hoard's Dairyman.
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dians, the soldiers never succeeded In
tanning the Apache until Crook cut Off
communications and thrashed them so
thoroughly in these same lava beds
that they never recovered.
In Sims absence Buck Mckee and
his gang had taken possession Of Pinal
county. Rustlers and bad men were
coming In from Texas and the strip.
Sims election for another term was
by no means certain. He did not know
tIis. but II he had 1t would not have
made any difference to him. He was
after Jack and at any cost would
bcing him back to face trial. The
rogues Of Pinal county seized upon the
flight of Jack as good excuse to
down Slim. The sheriff was more
eager to find Jack and learn from him
that Bucks charge was false than to
take him prisoner. He knew the ac-
cusation would not stand full investi-
CATION.
Slowly the hours passed until the
order for "boots and saddles" was
sounded and the troops trotted out Of
the fort gate. Scouts soon picked up
their trail, but that was different from
finding the Indians. Ofttimes the
troopers would ride into hastily
abandoned camp with the ashes still
warm, but never sight Of warrior
could be had. Over broad mesas, down
narrow mountain trails and up can
yons so deep that the sun never fully
penetrated them the soldiers followed
the renegades.
For day the trail was lost. Then
1t was picked up by the print OF a
pony's hoof beside water hole. But
always the line of flight led toward an
Apache spring in the lava beds.
Slim and his posse took their COM
mands from the officers Of the pur-
suers. The cowpunchers gave them
much assistance as scouts, knowing
the country through which the Indians
fed. Keeping in touch with the main
command. they rode ahead to protect
It from any surprise. The chief In
dian scout got so far ahead at one