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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-06-03
One Brood OF Plum CurcuIio.

The plum curculto has only one
brood year, and In this respect diff.
fers from a great many, but makes
up for this deficiency in another way.
Each female beetle lays eight to ten
eggs day and continues laying eggs
for from three to four weeks. Thus
II Is not uncommon for the plum cur.
culio TO lay 200 eggs In a season. For
this reason. and because the egg lay.
ing is spread over so long a period It
is more difficult to keep the curculio
in check than 1t is the cooling moth
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-06-03

in using the large and heavy farm
machinery of the day it is necessary
20 double up the team force and the
question of the proper adjustment of
he eveners. a. we'll as the driving
ceins, sometimes becomes a puzzle.
ass Kansas Farmer. The accom-
any ag drawing will show bitches
aade 10 cover the requirements of
nay farm work where more than
a'rses are used. The drawing is
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-06-03
DOUBLING UP TEAM FORCE

designed to show BY sight The reia as.
lengths OF the two ends Of each o -.
eveners. as well as 70 help the 49, a.
or one who Is not accustomed 70 -
wing these larger teams. IA adlasl'a !.
his reins. These bitches are 20
daily use by experienced tafas,~
though there may b. others ina.
equally effective II any Of our
ers aeve better ideas along this -
". shall be glad 10 hear from w.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-06-03
To Plant Br00mcorn.

Plant your broomcorn as soon as
possible. Have the land in a good
filth, lay your rows off three or three
and onehalf feet apart and II the
land does not have good drainage, It
naay be best to elevate the beds slight
ly above the level The seed may be
planted with planter with sorghum
plate. See that the planter does not
cover the seed too deep. II the soil
Is in good condition from three
fourths ia one inch Is deep enough.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-06-03
Feading Potatoes.

Potatoes fec raw are not so valu-
able q feed, but cooked. boiled-by
no means a difficult or expensive proc
ess-they make good feed for either
growing or fattening hogs. II the pc.
tatoes be mashed after boiling and
mixed with chopped corn or crushed
grain OF any sort. an excellent feed Ia
provided
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-06-03
Feeding Young Pigs.

Successful pig-raisers have learned
to feed the young pigs On separator
milk as early as possible, adding meal
and other foods as age increases. Sc
by the time they are one year old n
most they are ready for market
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-06-03

Humus. it is understood is that
element in the soil composed Of de-
composed organic substances. and
forms the principal plant food of the
soil. Where 1t is abundant we have
rich soil, and produce large crops;
where it is absent crops are light and
We say the soil is barren.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-06-03
HAULING Cream.

When hauling cream see that WEI
sack Is thrown over the can. ln's
will enable the cream to reach the
station AT a much lower Temperature
than would otherwise b. possible,
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-06-03
Pune Water for CoWs.

MIX IS about s. per cent water
the cows have 70 drink stale. airy
water they Will stint themselves any
the milk flow will fall short.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-06-03

The proper time to dehorn is In thp
spring when grass first comes There
are no flies then, the weather is more
favorable and the cattle are out in the
open instead of being crowded in a
feed lot and having to push their sore
heads into a hay rack Furthermore.
after the steer leaves the range he
goes onto much more expensive feed
and the setback which he receives
from the operation will be quite ex
pensive instead Of practically negligi
BILE as Ii Is on grass.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-06-03

The cid practise Of burning corn
stalks In the field is still practised In
some localities. and its wastefulness
does not seem to be understood
While stalks may have but little value
as manure they have good deal In
the production of humus and farming
on land devoid OF humus is a heart
breaking proposition. The cutting and
blowing under OF the stalks involves no
more labor than does the breaking and
burning while the former process
saves all of their value to the land.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-23

"L'Assommoir," Or. Pascal" Paris"
'Lourdes," Rome" and "Fecundity."
The "J'accuse!" letter on the Drey-
fus case set him back ten years. In
this letter the writer accused army
and civil officials of criminally con.
niving to place the guilt of treasona-
BILE correspondence on Captain Drey-
fus. The government had lola tried
and sentenced on defamation charges
to serve one year in prison lola was
assaulted in the streets OF Paris by
his countrymen. Four years after his
death, the highest court of France de-
cided that Dreyfus was not guilty and
Zolas "Jaccuse!" letter, when read In
the courtroom by Dreyfuss lawyer,
was applauded and cheered. So lola,
dead, has received honors which lola.
living, was refused.
The Pantheon is the terrestrial Val
halla of the French. 1t is great
cross-shaped basilica, with a dome
nearly 300 feet high. 1t stands on
hill on the Latin quarter side of the
Seine on the site of Christian church
built 1900 years ago. AS most liv-
ing Frenchmen crave the Cross of the
Legion OF Honor or admission to the
French academy, so most Frenchmen
long for that greatness which de-
mands burial in the Pantheon. And
lola has 1t.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-23
cHAPrER I.--contInued.

We'll, that's on'y right. The money
KEN out O old Nevady; let her have
it back ag'in. But mind you, Carboy,
not till you've raked all creation with
a fine-tooth comb to find Mattie's boy"
Whom will you name as executors
or trustees?"
Must you have 'em?" Meleen an
swered anxiously, as though the func-
tionaries referred to were of a species
noxious and undesirable.
Undoubtedly; they are necessary
evils"
Meleen frowned in perplexity. 1t
seemed as though it were costing him
far more trouble to leave his money
behind him than it had been TO amass
it and guard it during his eventful life.
Cant you fellers act?" he inquired
obviously at length-"you fellers"-in-
dicating Mr. Carboy and his partners.
Certainly, If you wish it. Two will
be sufficient. Suppose we say Mr..
Passavant and myself"
With a gesture as of one wearied
with the whole subject Meleen sig
nif1ed assent. Then, as the lawyer
rose to go indoors, he said:
Fix it up quick, Carboy. I'm NOR
tai tired!"
BY this time the sun had set behind
the western wall of mountains, and
Evan appeared to wheel his master
within. But the tough old fellow de-
INJURED. Half his nights had been
spent in the open air with only the
starry canopy for a tent Now that
the end was near, he dreaded the crib
bed and cabined confinement of four
walls. So a lantern was brought and
hung to the rafters of the porch,
where its dim radiance could not in
terfere with that piercing gaze which
to the last roamed lovingly over the
mountain prospect.
One, two hours passed, and save for
the steady, harshly rhythmical
.crunch-crunch" of the stamps" the
town below was strangely quiet.
Every soul therein knew that the
master-mind in the hillside eyrie was
passing away hushed were the usual
sounds of rude revelry and wide
open" license. It was felt to be a
fateful night for the town OF Meleen.
At length Mr. Carboy's task was
done A table was carried on to the
porch; by lantern-light the will was
read to the testator, who turned his
eyes to meet those of the lawyer in
mute approval when the reading was
ended. Then, lifted and supported by
old Evan, he affixed his uncouth and
sprawling signature. the witnesses fol
lowed. and the deed was done which
bequeathed a princely fortune and g
royal revenue to-whom?
Next morning Andrew Meleen was
found lifeless in bed. his gnarled ant
knotted features composed in a peace
full. almost ecstatie, smile.
Perhaps he has found Minna!
unused the lawyer, with humid eyes
as he stood by the side of his strangt
client.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-23
CHAPTER II.

In an old-fashioned sitting room in an
antiquated brick house in that unfash-
ionable quarter of downtown" New
York formerly known as Greenwich
village there sat, one autumn evening,
young couple, both of whom were
exceedingly good to look upon.
To the judicious observer it would
have been apparent from their atti-
tude and bearing each towards the
other that they were something more
than mere friends, yet less than man
and wife. In fact, they were con-
tented and happy dwellers in that de-
lectable border-land known as Being
Engaged.
The girl was fairly tall of stature, bru-
nett as to complexion, with wealth
of fine and glossy dark hair which
rippled and waved around small but
shapely head and above a witchingly
feminine forehead, white and broad
and low. Her eyes were of very
steadfast dark gray. set widely apart,
giving one the impression of quiet re.
pose and cool judgment. A firm chin
above a strong and supple throat
made her look older and more WON.
anly than her years really warranted
She was busted with one of those
trifes of needlework which keep the
fingers busy without curbing ones
tongue, and at the same time serve
to display to admiring and even co
quettish advantage a very shapely
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-23
WIRELESS MESSAGES ANCIENT
Natives Of Africa Communicate Over
a Distance Of Seven Miles by =
Code Of Drum Signals.

johannesburg, La.-Many strange
tribes dwell in the interior of Africa
and queer indeed are some of their
ways. One tribe, the Batetela, has
long used a method of sending COM
munications between its. several vii
lagos that is unique and well worth
consideration. A wooden drum is
used and the wireless" message can
be picked up, or heard, seven miles
away. It Ia amazing. The drum used
by the Batetela for sending messages
in this manner is first cut out from
one large solid piece OF hard wood.
Its shape. as may be seen In the illus
tration, Is quite peculiar and must
require considerable skill In the fash
Joining, when one considers the lack
of proper tools among these tribes.
Still more difficult is the finishing of
the drums interior. for 1t has to be
followed out and all the work Is done
through the long narrow opening
which shows at the top. The shape
inside follows that outside and much
patience and care are required in at
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-23

wrist and hand. Yet even the dearest
of her feminine friends would never
have insinuated that Eunice Trevecca
was the least bit of coquette. In
deed, it needed but glance into the
depths of those quiet gray eyes to
convince you that that here was ma
ture tender and true as that of the
Douglas himself.
So at least thought young Wilfrid
Stennis, who sat opposite to her, and
who certainly enjoyed the best OPP
portunities in the world for knowing.
He was a pleasant, wholesome lad,
fair and florid, with light golden-brown
hair and mustache, slim and with
slightly stopped shoulders. A rather
weak face on the whole, one might
say, though perhaps this was partly
owing to a rather querulous droop of
the mustache, which barely yelled the
sensitive mouth; beard would better
have hidden a chin which was far
too pretty for any mere man.
Had you guessed him to be clerk
or a bookkeeper you would not have
been far astray-one of those men
who make exceedingly valuable and
faithful servants but very poor mas
tiers. AS to character, he was neither
better nor worse than thousands of
other youngsters who start out in life
in some downtown Office or store at
So a week, the goal of whose ambition
is to earn fifteen hundred or two thou
sand dollars a year, to marry some
pleasant girl, settle down in Harlem
fat or a little one-of-a-row house over
in Brooklyn, raise a small family, get
clothes each year, with semi-oc-
casional visit to the theater in winter
and an outing on Saturday afternoons
at Coney island or Rockaway.
Not wildly hilarious or thrilling ex-
istence, it may be granted, yet there
are hundreds and thousands of such
men-gentlemanly and refined, Meth
er very strong nor very weak, not
vicious nor conspicuously virtuous
but who, in a paraphrase of the old
Shorter Catechism, are piously or me-
chanically doing their duty in that
state of life to which it has pleased
the Almighty to call them" 1t is OF
kindred stuff that the average citi
zen" is made.
Even to such men strange dreams
may come-fond and foolish visions Of
wealth and power, hopeless of realiza
ton, mayhap. yet nevertheless fire
quently prompted by certain innate OF
inherited cravings for the good things
of this life which only money can pro
cure, and for the enjoyment of which
they feel yearning and an infinite
capacity if only they had the chance
ooh, it's a splendid thing to be
rich!" Wilfrid was even then saying
to Eunice. "Just think of what a man
could do If he were really in posses
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-23
The HobbIe skirt.

1.-The hobble skirt, the jupe entra-
wee, is very pretty and graceful new
fashion, but it is rather inconveni.
emf" said Miss Ethel Barrymore at
dinner in Bristol, r. l.
This skirt is exceedingly tight
from the knees down. but for that
matter. it Is tight all over. A young
woman in one of these hobble skirts
came out of Sherry's on spring at.
ternoon and proceeded. with some off.
ficulty, to enter her motor car.
"'What do you think of that skirt?'
man who was passing said to his
companion
ct reminds me- the other an
swered of the bridge trains in the
rush hours. Standing room only,
and very little of that
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-23

sion of more money that he knew how
to spend! don't mean paltry hun
dred thousand dollars, but-well, say
twenty or thirty or even fifty mil
iions!"
why stop there?" put in Eunice
with a quizzing little smile why
not say a hundred millions at once
and be certain of having enough?'
Because for practical purposes
twenty millions would be ample" said
he. THE income from that should be
let me see''-doing a rapid sum in
mental arithmetic-"over half mil
lion a year"
We'll, and what would you do with
it, Wifi, If you had it?" questioned
Eunice, willing to humor his fancy
Wilfrid drew long breath and lay
back in his chair. IN the first place.
I'd build me city house right here
in New York on the east side of the
park or else at Riverside, and coun-
try place somewhere up the sound or
on Long island near the water. I'd
want to live in the city not more than
three or four months in the year.
Then I'd have a yacht-none of your
smoky, greasy teakettles, but a sweet
smelling, fast-sailing schooner fit to
go around the woodland I'd sail her
myself, too. There would be horses
for riding and driving. with perhaps a
four-in-hand coach. Best of all,
could travel-south in winter, of
course, but I'd see the world: London.
Paris. Berlin, Italy. the pictures, the
statues, and the Libraries. Oh, I'd go
everywhere and do everything. even
to a little gaming at Monte Carloi
nothing wicked or vulgar about 1t all
you know, but the utmost enjoyment
in a refined way. and all the expert.
ences that money could give"
The girl smiled at his boyish en-.
thusiasm. nor did she evince any
piaue or annoyance because Eunice
| Treveeca was somehow left out OF
the picture Ii was all mere idle talk
of course. Wilfrid was not really un.
happy or disconnected; he had good
position with nine hundred a year
and they were to be married In the
| spring
You certainly could give some OF
our American nabobs a few lessons
on how to be happy though rich.' she
smilingly commented. 1T has often
seemed to me that our really rich
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-23
PUZZLED
Hard Work, Sometimes, to Raise
Children.

Chlldren's taste is ofttimes more &C.
curate, In selecting the right kind of
food to fit the body, than that of
adults. Nature works more accurate
ly through the children.
A Brooklyn lady says: "Our little
boy had long been troubled with
weak digestion. We could never per-
suade him to take more than one taste
Of any kind OF cereal food. He was
a weak little chap and we were puz-
zled to know what to feed him on.
One lucky day we tried Grape
Nuts. Well, you never saw child
eat with such a relish, and it did me
good to see him. From that day on
1t seemed as though we could almost
see him grow. He would eat Grape
Nuts for breakfast and supper, and ]
think he would have liked the food
Tor dinner.
1.-The difference In his appearance is
something wonderful.
my husband had never fancied ce.
real foods of any kind, but he be-
came very fond of Grape-Nuts and has
been much improved in health since
using it.
I'VE are now healthy family, and
naturally believe In Grape-Nuts.
"a friend has two children who were
formerly afflicted with ricketts,. I was
satisfied that the disease was caused
by lack of proper nourishment. They
showed It. So | urged her to use
Grape-Nuts as an experiment and the
result was almost magical.
"They continued the food and today
both children are we'll and strong as
any children in this city. and, OF
course, my friend is a firm believer in
Grape-Nuts for she has the evidence
before her eyes every day"
Read "The Road to MELVILLE" found
In pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letterR A new
enc appears from time 60 time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-23
Beware the Doc!

A family moved from the city to a
suburban locality and were told that
they should get watchdog to guard
the premises at night. So they bought
the largest dog that was for sale in
the kennels of neighboring dog fan
cier, who was a German Shortly
afterward the house was entered by
burglars, who made good haul, while
the big dog slept. The man went to
the dog fancier and told him about it.
well, vat you need now" said the
dog merchant, SIS leedle dog to wake
I'D the big dog."-Everybodys.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-23
Perfectly HARMLESS.

A little girl of three years, whose
father had bought her some firecrack-
ers and skyrockets for the Fourth Of
July, wanted to know what they were
Tor. On being told their purpose, she
anxiously inquired If they would hurt
anybody. When told they would not
she seemed relieved. and that night.
when saying her prayers, she added:
can, bod, don't 90 be 'f'aid Of zem
poppin' fings when zey make a noise
tomorrow, 'tause zey won't hurt 90"
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tanning that perfection necessary to
success In the completed instrument.
The least check or split in the wooden
walls of this instrument would seri-
ously impair If 1t did not destroy Its
usefulness.
The sticks used in beating this
peculiar drum have at their ends a
knob OF rubber. To send message
the beater win ascend a hill In the
evening when the air is still and of.
fers least resistance to the outward
speeding sound waves from his drum.
The sound created is very rough when
near by. Three distinct sounds or
notes can be produced from each side
of this drum, according to where 1t is
beaten. These are used to form a
syllable alphabet. which permits the
natives to transmit messages, no mat
ter how complicated they may ba
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-23
PLACE WHERE lola RESTS
Great Writer'S Remains Lie in the
Pantheon, the Terrestrial VaIhalla
of the French.

Paris.-Years of effort made Emile
lola a great writer and earned for
him the prospective honor of grave
In the Pantheon, the Westminster alb
hey of France One little letter took
him that privilege. Then a court de-
cision made it possible ten years after
the letter was written for his body to
rest with Frances immortal ones UNI
der the legend on the Pantheon's
dome: ITO Great Men, the Grateful
Fatherland"
lola died in 1902 from accidental
suffocation by coal gas escaping from
a patent heater. Literary glory came
to lola through his great works, La
Sebacle," La Fortune de Rougon,"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-23
Sexes Divided In Church.

The separation of the sexes seems
10 have been formerly by no means an
uncommon practice in the Church OF
England. In fact, Edward Wis prayer
book specially mentions that at the
communion service the men shall
tarry on one side and the women on
the other" The papers of a church
in Westmoreland include elaborate d.
rections for the division of the sexes
at It's services.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-23
clean. Indeed.

Mr.. Finick-'T tell you, Blanche.
baseball is the eleanest sport in all
the world
Mrs. Finick-"You're crazy! Why
didn't you just see that fellow
they're cheering roll In the dirt at
every base?"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-23
A Queer Case.

when are they to be married?"
"She doesn't know She is worried
because she is not quite sure of her
self"
That's a new one on me. thought
a girl worried when she wasn't quite
sure of the an."-Louisville Courier
Journal
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-23
Tribute to HoId-up Artist.

"The train doesn't stop at Crimson
Gulch any more"
mo" replied Three-Finger Sam.
I'm afraid the town doesn't get
much respect from the railroad"
Respect! Why that railroad is
clean terrified Ever since the news
got around that Stage Coach Charley
had settled here that train jest gives
one shrek and jumps out of sight"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-23
He Was From Missouri.

You're the tramp that took my
cake from the window this nloluHIg.
Didn't you know better than that?'
mot then. mum. That was before
ate It,"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-23
Copyright. by J. 3. Lippincott Coz
SYNOPSIS.

Andy Meleen, aged and eccentric mil
lionaire miner, is dying and orders his
attorney to draw up will leaving all his
property to the son of sister from whom
he was separated years before and of
tells the attorney that he was married In
his youth but left his wife after a quar-
rel in which he struck her. He learned
afterward that she and his daughter were
dead.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-23

The years write their records on
mems hearts as they do on trees
inner circles of growth which no eye
ran see-Saxe Holm.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-23

time, began using Doan's Kidney
Pills and soon felt relief | continued
and was cured"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. SO cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-23

Give your children pretty names:
there are more than enough ugly ones
alreadV
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-23

For five weeks l was
as helpless as a baby.
My back throbbed as
If 1t would break and
the kidney secretions
were In terrible con-
dition. The doctors
held out no hope and
/ was resigned to my
fate At this critical
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-23
GIVEN UP TO DIE.
poan's Kidney Pills Effect Marvellous
Recovery.

Mrs. M. A. Jinkins, Quanah, Texas,
says: Il was bloated almost twice
natural size. l had the best physi-
clans but they all failed to helm me.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-23

SAM wants yo' toe understand
dat Ise no common niger, Ise had
good bringin' up, I has.
Pete-Dats all right, but eff yo' fools
wild me, man, yo'll hab good frowin'
down, too