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worked early and late. He dared no.

worked early and late. He dared not
give himself time to think. Beauty
had gone from the worid-interest
from life. Work was the only thing
left. He plodded on in a dull, mo-
notonous fashion. 1t served to kill
time, and there was the chance of los.
ing himself, for a little while, in his
task.
He would work for days with fever.
ish eagerness, for the sake of these
few minutes Of working oblivion, in
which he could lose himself, until the
dull pain that always preceded his re.
turn to consciousness became too
strong to be ignored. When he turned
to question its meaning, memory stood
always at hand to place the burden
once more on his shoulders.
Except for these brief minutes
there was not an hour in the day
when his loss did not press upon him
To his tortured imagination he was
like a mar torn in two, one-halt to
be buried out of sight, the other to
live on, suffering and enduring, till
the Jagged wound should heal. Al
every turn his thoughts went out to
her-only to be met by the hopeless
blank of her death. For months the
thought of her had been the last in
his mind at night, the first to greet
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Sometimes a Sudden Sight Would
Touch His Heart-Two Lovers
Walking Together.

him on waking. Now he sat up un-
til worn out with work and loss of
sleep. And if then sleep would not
come, he counted sheep jumping over
a wall, watched water falling from a
high precipice down - down-or
reached out his hand for the opiate
that stood always at hand. Anything
was better than the hopelessness of
memory.
Perhaps the hardest part was the
utter loneliness of it all. He had
turned to Helen with every pleasure
or sorrow. Now he was called upon
to face the greatest sorrow of his life
alone-absolutely alone. He seemed
to have lost the sense of human kin.
ship.
Sometimes a sudden sight would
touch his heart-two lovers walking
together. He would follow them as
long as he dared, noting every glance
and gesture between them. 1t com.
forted him TO feel that love was still
in the world-although it had gone
from his own life.
Except for this slight link he was
cut off from his fellow-beings-adrift
on a shoreless sea. He did not feel
that others suffered as he was suffer.
ing, that many a gallant ship that
passed with colors flying was freight.
ed with a burden as heavy as his own.
He chung with pathetic eagerness to a
belief that others were happy and
found life worth living. For, as time
went on, he found the question of the
worth of life forcing itself upon him
with cruel insistence-not as a specu-
lation, but out of the bitterness Of
life. 1t met him at every turn. It
stood waiting at his bedside to greet
him when he woke and it followed
close at his side through the day.
Why should he take up the burden of
another day? No one depended on
him-would mourn for him. His
mother?-She was now independent
of his help. She did not need him.
No one needed him. One plunge and
he would know whether death ends
all, or whether in a new life one may
meet or make new happiness.
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
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per. He opened it and glanced down
the column.-He had known before he
looked.-In the list of those killed
Helen Gordon, Chicago"
He did not read the details of the
accident. He merely noted the place
where 1t occurred. Then he folded
the paper and gave his order for
breakfast. If he ate little, no one
knew 1t. He took plenty of time for
1t. He listened to the discussion of
the accident that went on as the
boarders, one after another, came in
to breakfast.
When he left the house he knew
that he had exactly half an hour 10
report his absence at the office and
catch the %east-bound express. 1t was
more than enough. He did not want
to be alone and think. He saw before
him long years in which he would
have time to think. To-day he must
go to her. He might be needed. He
had said that he would come il she
needed him, and that he should see
her soon-"I shall see you soon"
How the wheels caught up the words
and tossed them back to him. They
reiterated with clanking monotony-
II shall see you soon-I shall see you
soon" Underneath the iattle and
roal: between the shrieks OF the en-
CINE, in the midst of the conversation
around him, he heard them with aw-
full ~distinctness, and wondered vague
ly If he should go mad before he
reached her.
He found her after a short search.
He was directed to a small house. a
little distance from the scene of the
wreck. When he announced his err
rad the woman of the house looked
at him closely.
wf youg name is Derring. l have
something for YOU" shS said. She
digep2aeyed for a moment and re
turned with a small parcel. she hand
ed 1t to him.
He turned It over In his hand
There was no writing on it. Are YOU
sure 1t Is for me?' he asked, doubt
fully.
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CHAPTER xVl-Continued

He turned away from the dawning
sky and walked home. Throwing him
self once more on the bed, he slept
soundly until the breakfast hour. AS
he entered the dining-room. his heart
gave a sudden leap and stood still.
He thrust something far down below
his consciousness. 1t was not a
thought, 1t had not shape enough for
that, it was formless, unrecognized.
The two young men bending eager
ly over the morning paper looked up
as he came in. Have you seer the
paper?-Awful accident-Miss Cor.
don's train"
He reached out his hand for the
paper. They gave it to him and left
the table, Their departure left him
alone. But he gave no sign. He I'M
folded his napkin and spread it across
his knees before he took up the pa
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Expert Carpenter Gives Some Point
ers as to This Seemingly Simple
Proceeding.

at takes an apprentice a full year
to learn that he does not know how to
drive a NAIL" said an expert carpenter.
when once he has realized this Ii is
only a matter of a few minutes to
learn how 1t should be done. The
commonest mistake Is the belief that
a hard blow with the hammer is more
effective than several little taps, and
the learner is inclined to admire the
man who drives a nail all the way in
with but one blow. This is where he
Is wrong; four or five blows are much
better than me-. The reason is that
n hard blow inevitably makes the
. renssehg,,.@syer &c ~aSEsyy, it is
true, but enough to make it hold less
firmly than 1t would II driven in
GRADUALLY The nail-mey hr-drizen
almost all the way with one blow, but
several lighter taps are necessary to
! 0nAsM MN SOB.
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Proper Way to Drive Nail

Another thing" continued the old
carpenter, the beginner generally
tries to drive his nails as %perpendicu-
larly as possible. This is another
error, for a nail driven a little diagon.
ally holds the parts together much
more firmly than one driven perpen-
dicularly. And in driving a nail
~diagonally it is ever more necessary
to proceed with gentle taps. for hard
blows inevitably displace the surfaces
that are to be held together"
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SYNOPSIS.

Richard Derring, returning from a win
ter in the woods to his mothers farm
home, Is overtaken by his uncle, accom-
panied by his eccentric wife, coming 10
pay a visit at the farm. Aunt Jerusha's
questions about Emily Hutton, supposed
70 be behring's sweetheart. reveal the
fact that she Is TO marry another. Disap-
pointment stimulates behring's ambition.
and under the advice of Seth Kinney, a
hermit OF the woods, he resolves to ft
himself for college. Kinney teaches him
Greek and he passes his entrance examin-
ations triumphantly, winning the APPROX
al or the professor. -Four years In college
obliterates the memory OF Emily. Derring
begins journalistic work in Chicago,
where he meets Helen Gordoh, an artist.
Derring is promoted to art critic on his
paper. Helen refuses to marry him and
hamper both their careers, but they en-
ter into q ~companionship compact. Helen
suffers Ill effects from sketching on the
lake shore In January. Illness brings her
into closer relationship with Richard.
Derring is called home by the illness of
Seth Kinney. Seth dies, leaving DeYring
a small fortune. Derring returns TO Chi
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The Rorer.

Sometimes these borers are very nu,
merous and do a great amount OF
damage, then they will be scarce
which goes to show that they are the
prey of active enemies. These period
ical visits are far enough apart to
cause many tc mistake the borer for
a new insect.
The adult is a moth with q spread o,
wings measuring about an inch and
one-hals. The larva is more than an
inch long and amber In color.
Such an insect is not easily con.
trolled. Spraying will obviously have
little effect upon It, The chief means
Of ighting 1t must be preventive.
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REMOVE THE LARGE BRANCHES
To Facilitate Healing Process In Tree
All Wounds Should Be Left
Smooth.

In order to facilitate the healing
process in the plant, all wounds which
are made should be left smooth; that
is, If 1t is necessary to ISL a saw in
removing a large branch the cut sur
face should be left smooth and clean,
particularly around the edges, says
Homestead. The saw should be sharp
and should leave a clean cut, and this
should In turn be made smoother by
the use of the pruning knife or a
sharp chisel, as the healing process
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receptacle. A stout cord or small rope
is spliced into a ring or loop and this
Is given a loop around the bail as
shown in the sketch. The other end
of the rope is thrown over a limb and
passed between the intervening
strands and held with a common nail.
This rope has the advantage over a
hook, as 1t is easier to make and when
made will fit any size limb.
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FEED CHILDREN
On Properly Selected Food. II Pays
Big Dividends.

IL parents will give just a little I'm.
telligent thought to the feeding of
their children the difference in the
health OF the little folks will pay,
many times over, for the small trouble.
A mother writes saying: "Our chill.
dren are all so much better and
stronger than they ever were before
we made a change in the character of
the food. We have quit using pota.
toes three times a day with coffee
and so much meat.
Now we give the little folks some
fruit, either fresh stewed, or canned
some Grape-Nuts with cream. occa.
sionally some soft boiled eggs. and
some Postum for breakfast and sun.
per-. Then for dinner they have some
meat and vegetables.
1T would be hard to realize the
change in the children, they have
grown so sturdy and strong, and wa
attribute this change to the food ele.
ments that, l understand, exist in
Grape-Nuts and Postum.
"A short time ago my baby was
teething and had a great deal of stom.
ach and bowel trouble. Nothing
seemed to agree with him until / tried
! Grape-Nuts softened and mixed with
rich milk, and he improved rapidly and
got sturdy and we'll"
Read The Road to MELVILLE" found
In pkgs. There's a reason"
Ever read the above Ietters ~~~
~NS npDenrs IRON. fine Ia time. 1bev
are true and full Of human
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Ice Box Repartee.

"Huh," sneers the plate OF ice cream
to the piece of limburg-r cheese. You
accaa,. s@c yoafseh such airs. Didn't
you see in the papers where there are
a million microbes to each drop of ice
cream"
Il did" retorts the limburrer
That's nothing. Compared to me YOU
are q spazssly settled territory"
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HANGER FOR PICKER'S PAIL
Receptacle Held to Limb Of Tree by
Means of Stout Cord or Small
Rope Proves Useful.

Fruit growers will find the kink II.
Illustrated to be all that is desired for
holding a pail or a basket to the limb
of a tree while they are picking and
throwing the fruit into the hanging
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His Pull,

Does that ere thin stoop-shoul-
dered, dyspeptic-lookin' drummer that
you bought so much from today sell
any better or cheaper goods than the
fat one we turned down so hard yester.
day." inquired Hi Spry.
ID know as he does" confessed the
Squam Corners merchant, but his
views on the criminal rapacity of the
trusts are a whole lot sounder.'-
Puck
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CHAPTER XVII.

Derring threw himself into work
with the intensity of despair. He
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When a man dries up like a mummy
he usually thinks he is a saint.
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Spearfish-Fire of unknown origin
destroyed the camp of No. 7 Of the
Homestake Mining Company in S ear
fish canon, demolishing several hous-
es occupied by the men, a blacksmith
shop and some outbuildings. The
camp was one Of nine maintained by
the company in the canon while it is
completing its ditch preparatory to
erecting the big water power house
and as the work is so nearly COM
pleted, it will not be reconstructed.
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Pier'e-George Mcclure of north
western Stanley county reports the
crop conditions in that part of the
stateto be better than in this sect on,
on account of several heavy rains
which visited that part of the STATE
the past few weeks, but did not reach
this far east. He says he was COM
PEELED to stop blowing this week on
account of the moist condition of the
ground. In this part of the state a
good rain would be acceptable.
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Blunt-The M~ethodists of Blunt S.
D., have dedicated a new church just
erected here, Rev, DR.. S. F. Kerfoot
of Dakota Wesleyan university
preaching the d~edicatory sermon, af-
ter which $4,000 was raised to pay of
the remaining indebtness OF the
building.
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Vermillion-The question which the
voters of Clay county are most inter-
ested in at present is not the various
office seekers but the proposition to
build a new court house. Once be-
fore it was voted down, but sentiment
seems now to have changed in favor of
a new building. Clay is one Of the
richest counties in the state yet has
one of the shabbiest and one Of the
poorest court houses in the United
States.
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Aberdeen-Shortly after the close of
commencement festivities a happy ana
congenial party composed of Normal
teachers and students, citizens OF
Aberdeen and others, will sail for Eu-
rope. This party has been organized
and will be conducted by President
Nash and will consist of more than
thirty people. They will sail on June
%.
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Plerre-At a meeting held here it
was decided to hold a state conserva-
ton and development meeting at this
city June 20, 80 and July / and ar
rangements were made to that end.
The officers and advisory committee
selected are as follows:
observation-disclosures R. S. Vessey.
Vice Observation-Disclosures f. Lee;
Charles n. Herreid, Samuel H. Elrod,
and Coe I. Crawford, ex-governors.
Secretary-Doane Robinson, treas
urer, Pierre board of trade.
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Pierre-The insurance tax receipts
of the state for the year ending Dec.
81, 1909, were $S6,411. For the pre-
vious year the tax receipts amounted
to S75,749. The total receipts of the
department from all sources for the
year ending December 81, 1869, were
Sis, 900, while the total receipts for
the previous year were S96,571.
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Observation-Disclosures, the dreaded
disease among cattle, has appeared
among a bunch of stock north of here
on the line between Lawrence and
Meade counties, and some a%pprehen-
sion is felt among stockmen as t. it's
spread. The discovery of the presence
of the disease was made by C. F.
Smith, a rancher living there, who
found that some of his small herd Of
Angus and Herefords had developed
the anthrax, one having died and 9TH
ers displaying well-develcped symp-
toms. The deputy stock inspector was
notified and, owing to the S iousness
CT the disease, summoned State In
spector S. r.. Cosford, who came at
once. Drastic measures are being TAX
en- to confine the disease, and no trace
of its spread has yet been found.
Pierrc-The state treasurer's Office
this morning received a postal money
order for S1.50 from a Texas town, the
writer asking that it be credited to
the general fund of the state as a re-
fund OF money paid him by the state
which he did not earn. He SAYS he
worked at the cncampment grounds
at Lake Kampeska several years ago,
and when his voucher was brought II
him for his signature he did not read
It, and when ne received the money,
&c gorpryf for a day when he did not
work. His conscience will not allow
him to keen the auouu which ht
saws he has fraudulently, and he wants
the state to have 1t.
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Deadwood-A new strike of ore is
reported from the Golden Crest prop
erty in the Two Bit district, the find
being of better grade than any here
tofore. The company has been doing
some development work for several
weeks past and on the lis TT. level
at a point 500 TT. south of the main
shaft in a cross cut to the east, the
ore was found. 1t is in a vertical
formation lying in the porphyry, fiji
teen it. wide and carrying value that
assayed from S25 to $50 per ton.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-01-06
IN THE MARRIAGE LOTTERY
Many Reasons Advanced Justify!no
Advice to Lonely Man to I
Marry a Widow.

Passing from these higher emotions
of the soul. there remain many and
numerous practical reasons for marry.
ing q widow, says a writer in the
Washington Post. In the first place
she knows man, all his little weak
nesses and foibles. She makes allow
ances for them, and ever INDUCES the
poor fellow in his more harmless fol-
lies, just as the experienced trainer
from time to time gives the colt the
rein. There is q wisdom in this that
the young thing just graduated from
an unbroken course of ice cream, soda
water and theater parties might well
desire to possess; it would save many
a rude shock in beginning the stern
realities of married existence. Another
thing, she can cook. No. / may have
lived to eat the f1aky biscuit and IN.
im~peachable pastry of her making, but
it is doubtful whether he was ever
able to enjoy them. BY the time she
had mastered the art his Indigestion
had become ~irreparably damaged; he
could only look and long and return
to dry toast and tea. In a thousand
little ways the second husband was
the beneficiary and could truthfully
acknowledge that dear Johns loss was
his OWE great gain. All of the testi-
mony, however, is not of this charac.
ter. Marriage Is a lottery at best, and
n may draw a blank in picking a
widow lust as easily as through the
choice of an untried mate.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-01-06
SMALL FARMS OF PORTUGAL
Their Division Into Diminutive Por
tions Due to Survival Of Anti.
quated System.

The Portuguese are an extremely
conservative people. Every nan fol-
lows rigidly the methods employed by
his father and forefathers. In very
many parts of the country the old
wooden plows are still used. !
When a man dies, instead of one
of the heirs taking the whole property
and paying the remaining heirs for
their parts the whole property is d.
vided into as many parts as there are
heirs. More than this, each separate
part of the property is thus divided.
Thus If a property consists Of 10
acres of pasture land, 80 Of vineyard
and 10 Of grain land and there were
10 heirs, each heir would receive one
acre each of grain and pasture land
and eight acres Of vineyard. This
process has been going On for a very
long time, SO that now in the most
fertile part of Portugal the land is
divided into incredibly small portions.
The immediate result Of this is that
the product of the land is barely sui
f1cient at best to sustain it's owners
South of the river Tagus, on the other
hand, there are enormous tracts of
excellent land lying unused, but it has
been found impossible to induce the
farmers of the north to move into this
region and take up large holdings.
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WANTED HER TO KNOW VALUE
Shipper Didn't by Any Means Object
to Having the Girl Find Out What
His Gift Cost.

A young mar brought a package
into the main Office of an express com.
pany on lower Broadway the other
day and asked the receiving clerk to
send 1t to a town up state.
The clerk weighed the package and
then asked the young man If he de.
sired to declare the value of it. The
young man said he would and put the
figure at SIS. Then the clerk marked
In q corner Of the package in very
small letters "V75."
The young man asked the meaning
Of "V75."
THAT is the ~abbreviation of value
$75," said the clerk.
"Why do you print it in such small
letters in an out-of-the-way placer"
Because most folks do not care to
have the value marked in letters that
will attract attention." replied the
clerk.
well, I tell you, If this was Just an
ordinary package, I would not care,''
said the young man, "but the truth is
that this Is a present 1 am sending to
my intended up state, so if it is agree.
able, will you kindly mark that WIS
In big letters up near her name, where
she'll be sure to see it?"-New York
Sun.
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FOR THE CONTRIBUTION BOX
u Convenient Arrangement for Giving
Early and Often In Use In
Greek Church.

4 custom among attendants of the
Greek church ct Trebizond explains
the uss Of certain tokens which have
been presented to the American Num-
ismatie society.
According to the Journal of the SO.
cisty hometimes several collections
are made during the service in these
churches. Even should there be but
one. the visitor may desire to make a
special contribution at the shrine or
picture Of some Of the saints whose
intercession he desires to secure, or
he may wish to purchase q candle for
use IN some Of the ceremonials in
public or private devotions.
On entering the church, therefore,
he exchanges . certain sum of money
with the deacon at the gate for an
equivalent amount Of these tokens.
He 10 thus able to respond to the calls
for the various offerings during the
service Or to deposit his gift at the
shrine Of the saint by using one OF
more Of these tokens as he may be
disposed. yet without any heavy de.
mand on his purse. These church
tokens are sometimes Of brass and
sometimes Of paper.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-01-06
Charming Away Tigers.

No woodcutter will go about his
task in the Indian forests unless he
is accompanied by a fakir, who is sup.
posed to exercise power e tigers
and wild animals generally.
Before work is commenced the fakir
assemblies all the members of his
party in a clearance at the edge Of the
forest and erects a number Of huts.
in which he places images Of certain
delties. After offerings have been
presented to the images the particu.
lar forest is declared to be free Of
tigers, and the woodcutters, in vir.
tue of the presents they have made
to the deities, are supposed to be un.
der their special protection.
If after all these precautions .
tiger seizes one of the party the fakir
speedily takes his departure without
waiting to offer superfuous explana,
lions.