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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-13

hardships that most men abhor. The
dying spirit of romance famed up in
his heart. His blood grew quick again
and eager He wOald not go home
until he had sought out this land Of
fair women and sweet tradition. And
so he traversed the Wild and danger
GUS Tartar roads for days and days,
like the knights Of Scheherazade In
the times of old, and <canse at last to
tn gates Of Edelweiss
Not until re sat down to rare dip-
ner In the historic Hotel Regengetz
was he able to realize that he was;
truly in that tabled, mythical land Of
Graustark, quaint, grim little princi-
pal1ty in the most secret pocket Vsf the.
earth's great mantle. This was- the
land OF his dreams. the land of his,
fancy. He had not even dare(n to.
hope that it actually existed.
And now it becomes my dePoraSIe
duty to divulge the fact that 1ruxteu
King, after two full days and nights
In the city of Edelweiss, was quite
ready to pass on to other fields. COM
pletely dfsillusioned in his own mind
and not little disguised with himself
for having gone to the trouble to visit
the place.
Where were the beautiful women
he had read about and dreamed Of
ever since he left Teheran? On his
SOUL he had not seen half a dozen
women in Edelweiss who were more
than passably fair to hook upon True,
he had to admit. the people he had
seen were of the lower and middle
classes-the shopkeepers and the shop
girls, the hucksters and the fruit vend-
ers. What he wanted to know was
this: What had become of the royalty
and the nobility Of Graustark? Where
We're the princes, the dukes and the
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-13

in this whole Dlamed town, your niece,
Herr SpantZ- I've looked 'em over
pretty carefully too. She is exceed
ingly attract
'You will not hrl1 the beautiful wo-
men of Edelweiss in the streets, sir"
snapped Spantz.
Don't they ever go out shopping?1
~Hardly. The merchants, if you wits
BAT notice, carry their wares to the
houses of the noble and the rich. But
tonBBrrow the garrison at the fortress
marches i'll review before the prince.
If yosE should happen sw be- ON the ave
nue. Be3r the castle gate at II O'Clock
you VIII see the beauty and chivalry
of Graastark. The soldiers are not
the onfg ones who are on parade. =
There was aD unmista kable sneer in
his tone.
''You. dsn't care much for society,
I'd say,'' observed Truxton, with a
smile.
Spantz's eyes. IA med for an instant
ngratiating twinkle. I'VE cannot all
De peacockst~ he said quietly. You
will also see that the man who rides
beside the princes carriage wheel is
an; American. while GraustaEsa nobses
taEea less exaltsd places
'sAn American, efnS"
yes. Have you not heard OF JOHN
Tulifs, the princess friend? Hex your
cou1tryman. is! the real power behind
our throne. On his deathbed the
princes father, placed his son In this
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-13

Americans charge and begged him to-
stand by him through thick and thins
until tie lad is able to- take care Of
himself. AS if there were not loyal.
men In Graustark who might have
done as much for their pGince"'
King. looked interested. Il see. The
people, no doubt, resent this espionage
Is that. it?'
Spaatz gave him a whitening look, as,
much as to say that he was foet
to ask such a question In a place so.
public. Withoubg replying, he got to-
his feet
II must return l hare been away,
too long
The American sank back in his chain
Suddenly Ire became conscious of. a.
diSQuieting feeling that some one was.
looking at hima inteDtly from behind.
He turned in his chair and found him.
self~ meeting the gaze of a feroeious
looking, military appearing little man
at table near by. His waiter apr
peared at his elbow with the change.
who the devil is that old man at.
the table there?" demanded young Mr.
King loudly.
The waiter assumed a look Of ex-
treme insolence. ''Taat is Baroas DAN
gloss, minister Of police. Anything
more, sir?'
Eyes. What's he looking so hard at
me for? Does he think I'm a pick
pocket?"
"You know as much as l, sir" was
| all that the waiter said in reply. King
pocketed the coin he had intended for
| the fellow and deliberately left the
| place. AS he Sauntered across the little
square, his gaze suddenly shifted to
| second story wndow above the gun
shop.
The interesting young woman had
cautiously pushed open one OF the
shutters and was peering down upon
a trio of red coated guardsmen. AL
most at the, same instant her quick,
eager gaze fell upon the tall American.
now quite close to the horsemen. He
saw her dark eyes expand as II with
sunrise The next instant he caught
his breath and almost stopped in his
tracks.
A shy, 1mpulS1Ve SIuue pldyeu dOoue
her red lips for second, lighting up
the delicate face with a radiance that
amazed him. Then the shutter was
closed gently, quickly. He felt his ears
burn as he abruptly turned away.
In the meantime Baron Dangloss
was watching him covertly from the
edge of the cafe garden across the
square
fro BE CONTINUED
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-13

In Austria. Three
years ago in Buda-
pest he was mar
ried to Ingomede,
the daughter of
the duke. Count
Marlanx has great
influence at the
Aust rian court.
The Duke of Perse
realized this when
he compelled his
daughter to accept
him as her hus-
band. The fair In
gomede is less than
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-13
Not the Same Thing.

'sHas Mrs. Lowboy any marriage
able daughters?" mo, but she thinks
she has."-Smart Set.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-13

HE WAS BANaSHHD twenty-five years
In 1SOA. of age. The Iron
Count is fully sixty-f1ve."
I'D like to see If she's really beau
tiful. I've seen but one pretty woman
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-13
BY GEORGE BARR !

Copyrieht\ 1902 by George r1cCutcheon
by Dodd Mead E,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-13
CHAPTER 1.
TRUXTON KING

" E was a tall, rawbOned, rangy
E2 young fellow with a face so
IA tanned by wind and sun you
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-01
Ventilatina the Cow Barn.

In ventilating COW barn the aggre-
gate cross section Of intake flues
should be generally nearly equal to
that of the outtake fues or ventilat-
ing shafts, and these should be provid-
ed with opening and closing valves so
that the size of the opening may be
regulated and reduced in the coolest
weather. If three intake flues are pro-
vided on each side of the stable, each
four inches wide by fourteen inches
long, these will be sufficient The ar
rangement of ventilating shafts for
taking out the foul air, as described in
this stable, should be avoided wher-
ever possible. 1t is especially bad to
have the ventilating shaft end under
the caves, as the draft under such con-
ditions Is always poor, and there is
great danger of reverse currents, the
cold air coming down one Of the ven
tilating flues instead Of going out
which tends to make the stable colder
than it might otherwise be. If there
is trouble Of this sort in very cold
weather it will be better to close one
Of the ventilating flues entirely. so as
to compel all of the fresh cold air to
enter at the ceiling through the pro-
vided intakes, so that 1t must mingle
with the warmer air of the stable
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-01

tuberculosis germs. Roads of the fu-
ture in great centers of population
will be practically dustless, and the
bituminous and other binders which
will be used in the construction of
such roads will not only minimize the
danger of disease by reducing the dust
nuisance, but they are in a measure
possessed Of antiseptic properties.
There is no phase of life in the coun-
try, social or economic, which is not
affected by good roads. There is
direct relation between improved high
ways and the value of land, the at
tendance of children at school, the
health of the community and every
thing else that tends to make life in
the country efficient. And this, in turn,
affects the people in the cities who
live on the country products 1t is
task-the maintenance of good roads
which affects every person in the
country, no matter where he lives or
what his profession.
Road building is an art based upon
science. In this age Of specialists it
almost surpasses belief that the Amer
lean people, SO practical in all other
lines Of endeavor, should permit their
golden millions to be frittered away
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-01

crease per acre within the zone of in
fiuence of an improved road would be
from So to 50 per acre. AS there are
about S50,000,000 acres of farm lands
improved and unimproved in the Unit
ed States the possibilities of aggre-
gate increase in value are enormous.
These figures constitute conclusive
evidence of the immensely of traffic on
the common roads. They do more
they give food for reflection as to
where the cumulative losses in wear
and tear of wagons, harness and
teams, due to poor roads, will land us
ON the debit side. Nobody can ever
approximately estimate this drain, but
everybody must know it is in terms of
millions.
The loss In dollars is serious enough
for grave concern, but when the ad-
ditional charge is made that bad roads
are a menace to our institutions, our
health and our educational develop
ment it constitutes an indictment OF
such gravity as to demand paramount
consideration. Hundreds OF millions
Of fertile acres remain untitled while
the 1nsanitary and unwholesome city
tenenents are crowded with human
beings whose standard of living must
result in their mental, moral and phys
zeal decay.
- II is not generally realized that our
2.155OCo miles of road constitute a
great source of disease. By means OF
dust disease germs enter the human
system. This is particularly true OF
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-01

THE SAME ROAD MACADAMIZED.
by men who for the most part know
little or nothing about either the sci
ence or the art of road building. There
are today more than 1000 petty road
officials in the United States, each and
all receiving compensation.
Very few of these men devote more
than fraction of their time to road
work, because their interests lie else
where and their compensation is too
small to enable them to devote their
entire time to the work. 1t is not sur
prising that century and quarter
of this kind of supervision has result
ed in the present chaotic condition Of
our public roads. The reforms that
should take place will provide COM
paratively small body of trained, COM
petent road builders devoting their en-
tire time to continuous road work.
Not only must the roads be built by
trained men, but they must be kept
in repair
The road building era has already
begun. Already great strides have
been made in recent years toward
bringing about these needed reforms
in the road laws and administration,
in providing more adequate revenues
and in devising methods of construc-
ton and maintenance adapted to the
requirements of modern traffic-Logan
w. Page in Worlds Work.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-01
HASKELL'S HIGHWAY PLAN.
Oklahoma Governor Advocates State
Good Roads Commission.

Oklahoma Governor Advocates State
Good Roads Commission.
Governor Haskell said recently that
he will recommend to the Oklahoma
legislature, possibly at special ses-
sion, the creation of a state good roads
commission and the Office of state en-
gineer and will favor the continuance
of good roads from one county into
another
"The building Of roads-that is, per-
manent and good roadside said, sis
quite as large an undertaking as build
ing railroads. They should be of large
extent and should not be stopped arbi-
trarily at the county line just because
the authority of the county commits
sioners does not extend into the next
county. The way to build our roads
state wide is to create good roads
commission to act as consulting
board for the various sets of county
commissioners. The engineer of the
board would, in fact, be state engi-
neer, who would plan the best surveys
for good roads from state standpoint
and lay the plans before the sets of
county commissioners for approval
and the voting Of the necessary bonds
to defray the expense by counties as
must be done under the present good
roads law. The only thing that the
state can furnish is convict labor"
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-01
Il arm ano
EXPERT POTATO CULTURE.
Specialist Gives Hints For Growing
Tubers on Irrigated Land.

Specialist Gives Hints For Growing
Tubers on Irrigated Land.
One of the recent farmers bulletins
issued by the department Of agricul-
ture is written by E. H. Grub Of
Carbonate, Colo, an expert grower,
who says:
The improved planters of today open
the furrow, drop the seed, cover 1t,
firm the dirt over the seed and mark
the next furrow. Such a planter is
drawn by two horses. The writer
plants the potatoes about two or two
and one-half inches below the surface
of the SOIL Experiments with potatoes
planted in rows all the way from thir-
ty-six to forty-two inches apart indi-
cate that the best distance depends
upon the seasonal conditions and type
of soil. 1t is a problem for each grow
err to solve for himself. The distance
apart the potatoes should be planted
in the row also depends so much upon
the variety, the fertility Of the soil,
the availability Of water. ETC., that
each farmer must determine this from
his own experience. I plant them
eight inches apart in rows thirty-six
inches apart. This gives the largest
tonnage of potatoes of desirable size.
The writer's experience has been that
seed of large size two to six ounces)
produce strong, vigorous shoots, as
they furnish an ample supply of plant
food to sustain a strong and vigorous
growth until the feeder roots can take
up the food from the SOIL
During the last two years the best
results were obtained from planting
medium sized whole seed. While the
cost of the seed has been considerably
greater, the stand has been approx
mately perfect. Experience has prov
ed that from one or two eyes only are
sprouts developed in uncut seed. The
seed end furnishes strong vine. The
other eyes usually remain dormant.
One of the greatest advantages of
using whole seed is the protection
from disease which may be present in
the soil and which may attack the
more tender exposed parts of the cut
seed.
AS soon as possible after the pota-
toes are planted the cultivator should
be started. This implement has four
shovels, each four or five inches wide
and about fifteen inches long. two on
each side Of the row, and is drawn by
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-01
DIGGING POTATOES ON IRRIGATED LAND.

OlddlNd tOIAIOhS ON 1hh16ATED 4AND.
two heavy horses. These shovels
should run as close as possible to the
planted tubers without disturbing
them. The first cultivation adds to
the depth of the dirt over the seed
and permits the use of light smooth
ing harrow without disturbing the tu-
bers. The cultivator also loosens the
soil on each side Of the row and better
fits it for the potato roots which will
soon invade it.
After this the potatoes should be
narrowed once week, if possible,
first lengthwise Of the rows and then
across, until the vines are five to six
inches high.
After this the cultivator is used, but
is not run so deep as at the first cult
walton. Frequent shallow cultivation
keeps the surface of the soil loose,
conserves the moisture and gives a
chance for the root system to spread
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-01
Hoo Hints

Charcoal Is great tonic for the
hogs.
For quick money nothing can beat
hogs.
Pasturage is necessary in econom-
ical pork production.
Protection from the weather will
make the feed 80 further.
A ration rich in protein is the only
ration fit for the brood SOW.
A sow should never be in market
able condition when she is bred.
The shorter the fattening period the
greater the profit from the PEN
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-01
JUDGING A
GOOD HORSE

According to David Buffum, an ex-
pert breeder of horses, the first thing
to learn in the science of horseman-
ship is the fine points of good horse
In Farm and Fireside he says that the
most important part of horse and
the first thing to examine is the
horses feet and legs, for if he is def
Gent in this respect no superiority in
other points and no qualities in breed
ing or disposition can offset it. The
best chair or table in the world is use
less If it has only three or two legs.
For these points the feet of the
horse should be symmetrical, neither
too deep nor too fat, but if failing in
either respect they had better be too
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-01
PREPARING CORN FOR HOGS.
Iowa Bulletin Offers Valuable Sugses-
tions to Farmers.


tions to Farmers.
In the corn belt, where corn is the
principal hog food and hogs one Of
the principal farm products, the best
method of preparing corn for feeding
to hogs is a question worthy of the
attention Of every farmer. The most
common method Of feeding corn is in
the ear just as it comes from the
crib. Other methods that are often,
used are Smelling and soaking. grind
ing and feeding dry, grinding and soak
ing and grinding together with the
cob. 1t is estimated that it took a.
hundred million bushels Of corn to-
feed the hogs Of Iowa last year., &C.
cording to bulletin from the Iowa
experiment station. To have shelled
and ground this corn would have cost
$3,0O0000. In order to find out wheth-
err or not such an expenditure would
be justified the animal husbandry Sec
ton Of the Iowa experiment. station
conducted series of experiments In
which corn prepared in all these diff.
ferent ways was fed to both young
and old hogs. These experiments,
which were conducted during 1907 and
1908, produced some Interesting and
valuable results. The data and con-
illusions obtained from these expert
ments have been Published tn bulle-
tin No. JOG. A careful study Of this
bulletin will be of great value to every
hog grower in the corn belt and give
a definite basis on which to plan fu.
ture feeding operations. Copies can
be obtained from Director G. f. Cur
tiss, Iowa experiment station. Ames
Ia, as long as the supply lasts
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1910-07-01
GOOD ROADS
MEAN PROGRESS,
They Tend to Increase the Value
of Property.
WILL LOWER COST OF LIVING
Farm Lands Will Be Settled More
! Rapidly, More Good Crops Will Be
Raised, and the Consumer Will Re-
ceive Supplies at Smaller Prices.

ceive Supplies at Smaller Prices.
A team of horses struggling along
mud road in the endeavor to draw
half load affords a striking object
lesson of road improvement when COM
pared to team drawing heavily
loaded wagon at a comfortable trot
along stone surfaced road This iso-
100000 in order to obtain the cumu-
lative effect of bad roads upon traffic
in the United States. Not less than
$3.50 100000 is the useless tribute an
nually levied upon the people of the
United States by it's bad roads.
In 1896 a widespread inquiry made
by the Office of public roads indicated
roads in the United States was 25
cents per ton per mile. In 1906 the
bureau of statistics ascertained from
its $500 county correspondents that
the average cost per ton per mile was
about % cents and the. average length
of haul 9.4 miles.
The high cost of hauling is not the
people are carrying by reason of their
bad roads. In traversing a region of
country isolated from markets by rea-
son of bad roads one is struck by the
wastes of untitled land and by the
lack of variety in the products. This
is condition more frequently due to
lack of adequate transportation facili-
ties than to lack Of industry and intel
ligence of the inhabitants.
The point may be illustrated by as
Stunning a series of concentric circles
to be drawn about market town or
railroad station, constituting zones of
production in all of which the roads
are uniformly bad. Within the first
zone all products can be delivered to
market at profit. Within the second
zone certain products must be elimi-
mated because of the length of haul.
Milk, small fruits and certain kinds
of vegetables requiring quick delivery
and careful transportation might be
cited as examples.
In the third zone still other products
must be eliminated because of the
prohibitive cost Of hauling. The
fourth zone will include only those
products which can be held until the
roads are passable and then hauled
long distances and sold at a profit.
Beyond this zone the land must be
left unproductive or utilized for graz
ing and timber.
-.E+ery-- iRPsersmeRt in the roads
leading from this market widens these
zones, makes unproductive land pro-
ductive and enables the farmer to ex-
ercise wider discretion in determin-
ing the character of his crops. The
prosperity of the individual farmer be-
comes far greater, the traffic of the
railroad increases, the consumer re-
ceives better supplies at lower prices,
and thus the beneficial effects continue
in an ever widening circle.
While it is impossible to assign an
arbitrary percentage or amount to rep
resent the increase in land values by
reason of road improvement, it is gen.
orally believed that the average in
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