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Arizona republican., 1909-05-22

1t is difficult to seek and hold a
pair of eyes partly hidden behind a
mask. Several times he made the
attempt, but his eyes were first to
lower.
Her severity. her irony and her
apparent lack of warmth were mere
matters of calculation. Her plan was
to inspire him with trepidation, to
keep him always at arms length, for
his own safety as well as hers. She
knew something of men. Even the
best, if suddenly thrown into an af-
fair so strange as this, might COM
init an irreparable blunder; and this
she did not want Hillard to do. She
was secretly pleased with his strong
face and shapely head. There was
neither beard nor mustache to hide
the virtues or defects. The chin was
square but not heavy, the mouth
humorous, kindly and firm, the nose
bridged: and the brown eyes, sleepy
yet with latent fires, were really
handsome. She knew all about him;
she was not afraid to be alone with
him; nor was it really necessary to
wear a mask. But the romance in
her heart, that she believed to be
dead, was not dead; only waiting TO
be rekindled. True, they were never
to meet again: il was all to begin to-
night and end tonight. No man was
likely to forget a face under such
whimsical and extraordinary circum-
stances; so he must not have hers
to remember. She arose.
Il will singi"
THAT is more than l dared to
hope" He made as though to rise.
sit down. l do not play by note;
my memory is very good. While l
am singing L should much prefer you
to remain where you ure.'
He obeyed without protest, and she
went to the piano. Above the in
strument was a rare old Venetian
mirror; in it he could see her face
farely well. And where mad he seen
that mirror before?
What shall it be-" she asked, and
he forgot the mirror.
The song you sang under my win
dow"
But that is for the male voice."
You sang it very well, nevertheless.
1 have a good memory. too" He
ltdHtu IOi Val u Ills ClOSStu VII
his knees. Was there ever, in all
the world, such an Arabian night?
She sang, but without that buoyant
note of the first night. One after an
other he called out the popular airs
of the old light operas. She had them
all on her tongues end.
Light opera appeals to you?" She
had followed in the mirror his slight
est move. Was she disappointed?
Where had he seen that copy of
Botticelli before? If only there was
a little more light
Pardon me-" he said, You ask
ED"
She repeated her question, won
dering what had drawn his atten-
ton.
Il like my grand opera after din
ner. After dinner l shall want Verdi,
Berlioz, Gounod"
But after dinner 1 may not care
to sing" She spoke in German.
He was not expecting this tongue;
besides, his German mad never been a
product. For all that, he
made a passable reply.
You speak as many languages as
a Swiss hotel-concierge"
Il wish l did. My mother had one
idea in regard to my youth: l should
speak four languages and eventually
become a great diplomat AS it stands,
speak Indifferent French and Ger
man, and am not IN the diplomatic
service. My mother had one of the
loveliest voices. 1t was a joy to
hear her speak, now Italian, now
German, now French. She understood
that in these days one does not travel
Arizona republican., 1909-05-22

far with Greek and Latin, though
they come in handy when you strike
old inscriptions. We We're great COM
rades. II was rare fun to go with
her on an antique hunting expedition.
They never fooled her nor got the
better of her in a bargain"
She liked the way he spoke of his
mother.
But you." he said, you are not
Italian"
She smiled.
you are neither French, German
nor English
She still smiled, but to the smile
she added a gentle shrug.
You are American-like myself"
he hazarded.
Her fingers stirred over the keys
again, and Grieg's Papillon fluttered
softly from flower to flower
CHAPTER VI
Arizona republican., 1909-05-22
Into the Foo AGAIN.

He sat there, waiting and listen
ing. From the light ana airy butter
fly the music changed to Farwell's
Norwegian Song. Hillard saw the
lonely sea, the lonely twilight, the
lonely gull wheeling seaward, the
lonely little cottage on the cliffs,
and the white moon in the far east
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-31
S. E. GEORGE WAS MURDERED.
Well to Do Houston Citizen Robbed
and Skull Crushed.

Houston, Texas, May 30.-With his
skull crushed in and his pockets
turned inside out, s. E. George, a well
to do citizen of Houston, was found
near the door of his residence, 220S
Clark street, about o'clock this
morning. He died within a few min
utes after the arrival of a physician
without shedding any light on the as
sault that had been made on him ex-
cept to mutter: 81 don't see why they
did it." The police and sheriff's de-
partment are working on the case,
but although it is reported that clues
have been found, there is not suffi-
cient evidence to warrant an arrest.
( Robbery was undoubtedly the mo-
tive, as Mr.. George is not known to
have had an enemy. He conducted a
stall at the city market and usually
remains there until late at night.
Last evening his wife and son and
daughter visited another daughter,
Mrs r. H. Fennell, at 11O7 Harrington
street, who is very i'll. They did not
return home until o'clock this morn
i1A Saen they-fnnnd Mr. George in
his buggy, where he had been as
saulted.
The horse had evidently found his
way home without guidance, although
it seems certain that the assault had
been made at a point not far distant
from the residence, as Mr.. George
was seen to pass a drug store about
ten blocks from his home, and he
had Irot been molested up to that
time At some point between the
drug store and home he had been
set upon, robbed and left for dead.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-31
GRAND JURY IS BUSY
An Effort Is Being Made to Deal
With the Lynchers of Tom
Barnett at Abilene.
(Herald Specially

Abilene, Texas, May S1.-A special
grand jury to investigate into the
lynching of Tom Barnett was impan-
neled here this morning. Judge Blan-
ton delivered his charge, amounting to
over sixteen hundred words, condemn
ing mobs in the strongest possible
language, urging the grand jury to
display brave hearts, backbones of
steel, and with unthwarted determine
ton to uphold the dignity of the law
of the country, without fear or favor.
Captain Ross and a company of state
rangers arrived this morning, but no
excitement prevails.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-31
Rev. Hall Preached.

Rev. Colby D. Hall, pastor of the
University Christian church at Waco,
filled the pulpit of the Christian
church here yesterday, and was lis
tened to by good crowds both morning
and evening. Rev. Hall is young
man, and a splendid talker, and made
many friends here.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-31
TEXAS NEWS NOTES.

The closing exercises of the Sam
Houston Normal have begun.
More children of farmers attend
the State University than of any
class.
Houston has prepared an elaborate
campaign for the capture of the Con-
federate reunion in 1910.
There are to be two weeks more
of races at Houston
Thirty-two people were killed in a
cyclone at Zephyr, near Brentwood.
Two immense feed sheds at New
Braunfels were burned.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-31
Father and Son cremated.

Hereford, Texas, May 9O.-Henry
Milan and his 6-year-old son were
cremated on Saturday night on W. NJ.
Linville's farm. The lamp exploded
setting fire to the house. Rescue was
impossible. The house and contents
were destroyed.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-31
An Earlier Report.


Brentwood, Texas, May 9O.-The
terrific and terrible cyclone that
swept through the business and resi-
dence section of Zephyr last night
about IL o'clock carried death and
destruction almost inconceivable in
its path. Most of the business houses
in the town were either entirely
swept out, were burned or were
wrecked. Lightning struck the stone
building of the Zephyr Mercantile
company, which burned to the
ground, together with the lumber
yard and the office of the Zephyr Mir
ror About thirty-fiVe or forty resi-
dences were wiped completely off the
earth, not even the foundations being
left. Dozens of others were almost
completely ruined. The fine stone
school building and the Methodist and
Baptist churches were totally de-
stroyed.
Twenty-six people were killed out
right, about six others will probably
die and some twenty are seriously in
iured, so much SO that the result can
not be safely foretold. County Clerk
Thad t. Cabler, his wife and two
children, who were there visiting,
were killed, as were also Mrs. Hart.
wife of Thos. Hart, and little son,
Robert, of Brentwood.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-31
FINALLY GOT FIVE YEARS.
Negro Was First Given Death Penal
ty For Killing Another Negro.
(Herald Specially

San Antonio, Texas, May 81
After three trials for murder, in
which he was given the death penalty
the first time, and was twice given
twenty-five years in state prison, Will
Benson pleaded guilty today land was
given five years. He shot Albert Mil
Ter, another negro, three years ago.
The case was appealed three times. d,
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-31

LIST OF DEAD INCREASES
Thirty-Eight Bodies Have Been Taken
From the Ruins at Zephyr.
Many Injured.
(Herald Specially

Temple, Texas, May 31.-Over a
score of injured have been brought
here from Zephyr, and are being cared
for at the Santa Fe hospital. AT the
hospital here Santa Fe officials and
physicians report that up to last night
they had brought out from the ruins
thirty-eight bodies, increasing the
death list by seven.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-31
WAS KILLED AND ROBBED.
That Is Conclusion Reached BY Dali
las officers-Board the Victim.

Dallas, Texas, May 31-Officers to-
day reached the conclusion that Ma
than A, Board, whose body was found
with bullet through the heart last
night, was murdered and robbed. 1t
is known he carried large roll of
bills shortly before he was found
dead. No arrests have been made.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-31
Gold Leaf

Pleases all the people all the time.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-31
OBSERVING Holiday.

Today being memorial day, the
I. & G. N. shops, banks and postoffice
are closed in observance of the occa-
sion. All stores remained open dur
ing the day.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-31
Davidson Is Pleased.
(Herald SnecialN

Dallas, Texas, May 31.-Attorney
General Davidson, who is spending
the day here, in discussing politics
said he is well pleased with his pros
poets as a gubernatorial candidate
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-31
TEXAS BASEBALL LEAGUE.

Results yesterday:
Houston 6, Galveston 8.
Dallas Z, Fort Worth 4.
Oklahoma City 4, Shreveport 2.
San Antonio 4, Waco 4; thirteen in
lings, called on account of darkness.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-31
Attention. Kniuhts Pythias.

There will be work in the First
rank tonight; also nomination of Of
ficers. All members urged to attend.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-05-31

At 1915 last night cyclone struck
the little town of Zephyr, the first
station on the Santa Fe east of here,
and almost completely destroyed it
Thirty dead and a score of more in
jured was the awful scene to greet
the survivors after the cyclone had
gone. The cloud came from the west
and first struck in the edge of town
and cut strip three hundred yards
wide through the most thickly settled
part of town, and not building was
left in it's path.
The first news to reach Brentwood
of the storm was brought by a man
who came from Zephyr on handcar
and asked that help be sent at once
A relief train containing physicians
and all who could be summoned to go
and assist in the relief work left here
at 4 o'clock this morning. The regu-
lar train, which leaves here at a. m
also carried a large number to assist
in the work. Another train carrying
food, clothing and bedding went again
at noon.
The people of Zephyr are dazed at
the awfulness of the disaster, but peo-
pie from here who went to the relief
of the sufferers have the matter well
in hand, and different committees
have been appointed to look after the
wants of the sufferes and to attend to
the burying of the dead.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-18
Il arm, ano
Garden
PROTECTION FOR SQUASH.
Two Practical and Inexpensive Plans
to Prevent Ravases Of 1orers.

Two Practical and Inexpensive Plans
to Prevent Ravases Of 1orers.
The most difficult matter about
growing squashes is to protect the
vines from the various insects that
prey upon. them. This is especially
true in the home garden and small
plots near buildings or near where
|%squashes or, other vine crops were
grown the previous year, because the
insects hibernate in the buildings and
in the ground near the vines they fed
upon for the winter. For the striped
cucumber beetle thereeis no poison or
repellent that will prove effective and
satisfactory at all times. The box
plant protector shown in the cut is u
by IL inches and six inches high, cover
ed with wire screen. which is set over
the hill when the seeds are planted
and left on until the plants get too
large. Protectors of this type, may be
made of old pine boxes or other odds
and ends, and they need not cost over
5 cents apiece, even if the lumber must
be purchased. Another style, in the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-18
WIRE PLANT PROTECTOR.

when no longer needed. If given a
coating of coal tar or some weather
proof paint occasionally these protect
ors should last for years. Some Of the
smallest beetles can crawl through the
meshes of Wire screen, but Il can
easily kill the very few that get inside.
The bush or summer squashes if
taken when tender, and cooked like
eggplant are much superior to that
we'll known vegetable. OF course
where the bush squashes ire about
mature and before the borers leave
the stem to hibernate in the soil the
vines should be pulled and destroyed
to kill the borer. This. should be done
about Aug. y; the time varies with the
latitude. Spraying the first four OF
five joints Of the squash vine (not the
leaves) with kerosene emulsion is a
good plan. as also are catching and kill
ing the adult moth. which is very con-
spicuous and easily found when. once
known. However. the trap crop plan
will be found to be the most practical
and satisfactory method of dealing
with the squash borer. In using the
above described screen protectors 1t Is
well to remember that the soil Should.
be drawn up about the edges of the.
box or wire screen and firmed down.
so as to be sure that none OF the bugs
can crawl under the sides.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-18
The Betsy Ross first American flag
controversy proves as good a keeper as
the Bacon-Shakespeare dispute.
The Scout of the skv.

Our signal corps may not establish
at once a branch of ~aeronautics, as was
reported, but the fact that it is *
perimenting shows that this govern
ment recognizes possible utility in war
Of the flying machine. Aerial fighting
ships and transportation ships are set
down by men Of science as wild
dreams. A lightly laden airship can
travel, and it can be directed in its
fight. So much has been proved, but
nothing more.
In a limited way the old style bal
loon has been a success in war. AS a
captive it could learn a little Of the
enemy's secrets; free it was in danger
Of floating into the enemy's lines. An
airship which can soar quickly travel
on a circuit and come back to camp
is a vast Improvement on any balloon.
Zeppelin and the Wrights have done
all that an army scouting ship will be
asked to do, What they have done
can be done again. r
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-18
BOX PLANT PROTECTOR.

second cut, is made entirely Of wire
screen. The one shown was made by
cutting a circular piece of wire screen
t%wenty-four inches in diameter and
then folding W. a section. amounting
to o%ne-fourth to one-third Of the cir-
conference, and fastening with short
pieces Of small wire pushed. through
the meshes and the ends twisted to-
gether. 1t gives a good idea as to
how these protectors L made. At re-
tail prices the protectors made this
way will cost 8 cents each. but they
have this advantage over the box
style-the light and air have full ac-
cess to the plants, as a glance at the
ink bottle in the wire plant protector
will prove, the bottle being placed in
the center Of the protector. These
pictures were taken early in April, and
the ink bottle had to do duty in place
Of the plants. Another advantage Of
this style is that the protectors may
be nestled together and stored easily
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-18
News Of the Week From var|-
Gus Parts Of the State.
MEETING OF GRAIN GROWERS
Discusses Plan to Stop Spec
u|ation in Grain.

The great convention of the
grain growers department of
the American Society of Equity
opened at Fargo with nearly 500
delegates of the two Dakoias and
Minnesota in attendance. C. o. Dray-
ton, national president, of Greenville,
ILL.,, and other officers were present.
The convention was called for the
express purpose Of inaugurating a
campaign to stop speculation and
gambling in grain through the adop-
ton of methods by farmers prepar-
ing TO control grain until it reached
millers and other manufacturers.
Addresses by Governor Burke of
North Dakota and President Nelson Of
the grain department of the American
Society of Equity were chief features
ut the afternoon session.
At the morning session after invo-
cation City Attorney Resser, acting
for Mayor Elliott, welcomed the dele
gates and response was made by O. P.
Rognelie of Trail county.
Professor ArvOld OF the agricultural
CO!lCEC dIu TIOlcSSOI kAUDcy Oh LIc
Mayville normal school spoke elo-
quently and pointedly for the farmers
interests.
A special representative is to be
sent to the international cooperative
alliance at Basic, Switzerland.
The second days convention was
marked by a largely increased atten-
dance and great enthusiasm in the
proceedings. Resolutions we're adopt.
ed promising all support possible to
further the establishment of linen
mills at Fargo and elsewhere in the
states of North Dakota, South Dakota
and Minnesota to end useless destruc-
ton of flax straw valued at 100000
900, which is burned up annually; al
so that Senator McCumber of the
finance committee of the United States
senate and other representatives in
congress be requested to secure legis-
lation to place fax making machinery
on the n%on-dutiable list to encourage
erection of mills in these states.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-18
PAYS TO RAISE WEEDS.
These "PIants Out Of Place" Have q
Fixed. Market Value.

Money In weeds? To be sure. The
national department of agriculture has,
been for many years telling the farm
ers OF the large money value going to
waste each year in this country in the
shape of pernicious weeds and has
been issuing bulletins with directions
for collecting, curing and selling the
weeds. A quarter of u century ago
DR.. George Il. Loring, the commissions
er of agriculture, called attention to
the fact that in Germany many Of the
commonest and most pernicious weeds
that the American farmer has to con
tend with were successfully and prof
itably cultivated. Burdock. dandelion.
witch grass, foXglove, mullen, hore-
hound, jimson, mustard and water
weeds and grow in great %profusion al
most everywhere in the United States.
Ordinarily they are regarded merely
as troublesome weeds. The trouble. of
course, is in the lazy habit of attempt
ing to grow weeds and cultivated crops
on the same land at the same time.
So it often happens that the witch
grass between the potato rows is more
valuable than the tubers in the hills.
| When you raise weeds you must make
q business of it. Land that will raise
nothing else will raise weeds. The
jimsop grows in rank profusion about
the feed lot, the front yard is yellow
with dandelion flowers, and the flow
ers oftthe MULLEN bedeck the pastures.
The burdock grows in the roadside.
fence corners. and the waste lot pro-
duces an abundance of witch grass and
comfrey, yet a majority Of the drug
weeds used in medicine in this coun-
try are still imported and paid for at a
high rate.
Without counting wormwood. tansy
and rhubarb. all Of which are weeds in
favored places, and without including
catnip IL pe%nnyroyal or any Of the
minis, the American people are pay
ing out more than 100000 a year in
hard earned money for imported
weeds which are growing wild in near
ly every part of the country. The i'm
ports for the year 19O7-S were as fol-
lows:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-18
Pounds Price

The knowledge that there is none
in the very common and much de-
spised weeds is spreading every year,
and a very considerable industry in
medicinal weeds has arisen. but it is
far short of what it should be. The
average farmer cannot bring himself
to regard as other than a heresy the
declaration that a weed is simply a
useful plant out Of place.
The price paid by big jobbing drug
houses for leaves, flowers or roots of
the commoner weeds which af1lict the
farmer with their presence when he
let's them get out of place are as fol-
lows: Dandelion roots. dried; jimson
weed. leaves and seeds. poison hem
lock, freshly plucked. and dried flow
ers and leaves and dried and cleaned
seed Of black and white mustard, 5
cents a pound; burdock root. sliced and
dried. z cents a pound; dried leaves
and blossoms of %horehound and wild
foxglove, G to z cents a pound; dried
blossoms Of the tall pasture MULLEN.
60 cents a pound if sealed in tight
jars. In addition to the above stand
ard drugs the dried leaves Of poke
weed and trillium, gold thread and
jack-in-the-pulpit are marketed, as well
as the leaves and flowers of tansy.
lobelia, boneset, catnip and a dozen
other very common plants, all OF
which are in demand at the market
prices.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-18
The Smite Of the cyclone.

The record Of damage to life and prop
erty by cyclonic storms reported each
season seem to Indicate that the storm
fiend is growing vindictive as the years
go by. He is and he isn't. There is
more in the way of the smashing tor
nado now than formerly. Storms
breaking with sudden violence have
always been frequent in a certain wide
stretch Of territory.
Formerly the settler who was tempt
ed into the cyclone belt prepared for
the worst. He built low or solid or in
Ravens. A tornado would pick up
only a roof or two in a sweep of Il
be located for weeks. Now the path
before the wind god is strewn with
cottages fair to look upon, but having
chimneys and rooftrees capable of
smashing human skulls and limbs
when they tumble in a hurry. The
telegraph and the reporter are on their
job. Storms make news. and within
twenty-four hours all the nation may
be reading the sad fate of a group of
villages which had no existence when
the last census was taken. They are
the same old cyclones and no more OF
them, but there are more people to put
in the details.