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Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-12-30
CHAPTER XIII.

AS for the rest Of us, including So
licitor Barnes. who had been rescued
from the library by some maid or
footman, we repaired Immediately to
the dining room, where the wedding
luncheon, of Dearest's creation, await
ed us, and had all taken our places be-
fore the big clock on the mantel quite
ceased booming the hour. OF course
the bridal nature of the table decora-
lions made a hit-as my Americanized
wife persists in saying-with those two
ardent lovers, Brancepeth and Agatha
First, and they admired and exclaimed
quite as If the whole thing were gotten
up for their especial benefit, And 1t
was during this meal that we gathered
fuller details of the trials and tribula-
lions that had beset the path Of this
now happy pair, which explained and
accounted for many hitherto unac-
countable happenings Of our own ex-
perience.
Among other things it appeared that
Brancepeth was, Of course, the owner
of the checked coat had seen in the
automobile in the woods, and that the
coat we had found in Terhune's closet
later had only borne resemblance to
1t. The young man had run down from
his uncle's place in his machine that
day, he told us, to meet Agatha First
in the woods, by prearrangement with
her, which, of course, explained the
business of her assumed headache and
refusal to go to Northbury with US.
They had been obliged to keep their
attachment a secret evidently enough.
on account of Brancepeth's uncle's de-
termination to marry him to Miss SIM
plin. But when we protested against
their having left us out of their conf
dence, Brancepeth explained they had
thought it best because they feared
that Cecil Chiltern, who. 1t seemed.
was great friend ana political ally of
his despotic uncle, would find out from
us, probably through my wife's friend
ship for his wife, about Brancepeth's
engagement to Agatha First, in which
event Brancepeth felt convinced Chill
tern would feel 1t his duty to inform
said despotic uncle. Thereby" as the
young man himself put It, raising the
deuce of a row for nothing, don't you
know"
mn DIT ~,ONTrnJTrrD>
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-12-30
Copyright 1910. by w. G. Chapman.
Copyright in Great Britain.
SYNOPSIS.

doient young bachelor Of London. re-
ceives news that he has been made heir
an income Of $4,000 a year. on condition
that he become engaged to be married
within ten days. Failing to DO SO the
lea The story or opens a'a at CASTLE CASTLE Wyeko
where Lord Vincent and his wife. friends
Of Terhune. are discussing plans. to fnd
seems that Lady Vincent is one Of seven
persons named Agatha, all close girlhood
chums. She decides to invite two OF them
ono Of the guests. Agatha Sixth strikes
Archie. as liandpainted beauty. Agatha
First is a breezy American girl. Lady
Ninsent tells her husband that Agatha
from Agatha Sixth the admission that
Hhe cares for him. but will require a
months mon tn time fully to make up her mind.
ceives attentions from Leslie Freer. Four
days Of the precious time have passed
when Terhune is called to London on
sickness. excuses herself from a motor
trip planned by the vincents. Later they
see BEE. Agatha First picking flowers With
Egatha's Seeming duplicity The follow
Dld, convent. Terhune continues his at
be transfers his attentions to Agatha
First: Vincent scores him for his appar-
emit fckleness. The last evening of the
time allotted in which to become engaged
arrives. The following day Solicitor Burns
will arrive from London, and the Vim
cents are anzk1us to consummate the en-
gagement. Vincent discovers Agatha
First and a man with his arm around
her waist. Vincent decides that the man
must be Terhune The next morning Ter
hume and Agatha First are very friendly
ct tho breakfast table. while Agatha
Sixth seems somewhat displeased Solicit
tor Burns arrives. The Vincents are
anxious. In an interview of Vincent and
his wife the latter cries in desperation
over the puzzling condition Of affairs
are anxious. Will Terhune report an at
flanced or a free man? Terhune tells
Lord Vincent that he proposed to Agatha
him. Terhune declares that if he cannot
have tho woman of his choice that he
will sacrifice his aunt's fortune An auto
mobile arrives.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-12-30
Portable Hog House.

strikes the young pigs when they art
first born they will often chill t.
death. Each farmer can make his
own shelter, to be in keeping witt
his surroundings, but probably the
best and most economical building
that can be made is the portable hog
house. as shown in the illustration.
These houses may vary in size;
those with floor dimensions of six by
eight feet, six by nine feet, or eight
by eight feet will be found most sat
isfactory. The roof need not be over
seven feet high at the highest point
The house may be made on runners to
facilitate moving It about. To pre-
vent the sow from crushing the pigs
at narrowing time, scantling should
be fastened to the inside of the house,
about eight inches from the ground,
projecting about ten inches toward
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Plan Of Construction.

the center of the pen. The small
pigs can run under this protection and
keep the mother from lying upon
them. Supply plenty of straw for bed
ding, especially at narrowing time.
The necessity of tho careful feeding
of the sow before narrowing time
should be apparent to every farmer,
for it is impossible to obtain good
pigs from weak, improperly fed. neg
lected mother.
Pastures are the basis for the prof
table handling of pigs. The pigs
should be gotten up to weaving time
as cheaply as possible, and the cheap
est way to do this is to have pasture
for the sows to run upon every month
in the year that is possible. In the
south it is very little trouble to have
pastures practically the year around.
but in the northern states more
months of grain feeding are necessary.
Of course, the sow should be provided
with some grain in addition to the pas
ture, but the pastures will save great
amount of grain. It must be remem-
bered that the sow must be nourished
in such way that the pigs will come
into the world strong and healthy.
Corn alone will not keep the SOW in
a good, healthy condition, but corn.
along with a good leguminous pasture.
will provide her with a good ration.
When pastures are not available, such
feeds as skim milk and BRAN should
be used along with the corn. Not
more than cne-haf of her ration
should ever be made up of corn; the
other half should be made up of e
feed that will furnish plenty OF ash and
protein. Is"
.Leguminous pastures are the cheap
est feeds that can be found to &c
along with the corn. With a gooc
leguminous pasture the SOW will BIZ
maintained in good flesh when she If
fed a ration of corn equivalent to one
per cent. of her life weight. For +
200-pound sow this would be two
pounds of corn daily. When no pas
ture Is provided, 1t requires from ST,
to seven pounds of grain to maintai,
200-pound SOW in proper condition
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-12-30

sake" Then, as Terhune only stood
and stared at her with dropped jaw.
she stamped her foot vehemently.
Don't stand and stare like that!"
she cried. do as l say! Hurry! Run
for your life!"
And Arch was gone at the word,
though l don't think he had until then
any idea that there was still time to re-
trieve the day and fortune.
To do him Justice. don't think he
had any other thought subsequent to
Brancepeth's story and the revelations
that fol- owed in regard to Agatha
Sixth's .eason for refusing him. than
that she was more likely to change her
MINI. and marry him after all, since
he. suspicious had proved unfounded.
And this thought, to give him all his
lue, had been sufficient to make him
happy without any thought Of his
aunt's property. In fact. I think he
had forgotten the latter in the first
bliss of the moment, but when Dearest
raised her warning and inspiring cry
he had realized that after all fortune
ike that his aunt's property represent
I'd was quite well worth the having.
I'm not attempting to deny, you see.
hat there was enough Of his old self
left, in spite of the changes love had
brought about, not to make him rather
certain, now that Dearest had remind
ID him of it. that Aunt Georges Aus
italian farm would not make half a
bad sort of wedding present. At least
/ noticed that he lost no time in obey
ing her mandate, for no sooner were
the words out of her mouth than Ter
hume was in full cry for the staircase.
with Dearest and myself hard after
him, while a couple Of fox terriers that
had sprung from dear knows where
added to the confusion by yapping at
our heels and otherwise impeding our
progress, in praiseworthy attempt to
be in at the death. And even as
tripped and stumbled over them and
laughed and whooped with Dearest,
heard that chump of a Brancepeth out
on the stoop shrieking. Gone away!
Gone away!" as If he were possessed.
It is no wonder, then, having admitted
the childish state of excitement In
which Terhunes last throw for for
tune against time had thrown us, that
in the confusion we all three succeed
ed In running into Agatha First. as she
came round the corner of the hall on
her way, suppose, to find out what
all the noise was about. Dearest
stopped a moment to explain things to
her and l could see over my shoulder,
even as l hurried after Arch, that the
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two had given each other q swift en-
brace before Agatha First hurried ON
to meet her lover.
We had just reached the staircase.
however, when Dearest overlook us.
What are you going to do?" she
asked Arch, who was just about to as
cend.
piled the distracted lover. "as quick as
l can"
But Dearest glided past me and stood
in front of him on the stairs, barring
the way.
Waltz" she commanded. "She's in
her room, you can't do that! You
can't go and scream the good news
through her door very well. 1t wouldn't
do at all! You must have more regard
for the appearance of the thing!"
But. good heavens!" cried poor Ter.
hume, this is no time to think of APP
pearances-it's three minutes Of one"
But my darling paid no attention to
him. Hold him, Wilfred," she ordered
me, and as sprang to obey was gone
in the shadow of the hall above.
Two and a half minutes later, and
not a second after, she appeared.
leading Agatha Sixth by the hand.
though it is true the latter looked
weepy-eyed, to say the least, and gave
every appearance of reluctance.
This vanished, however, at sight Of
Terhune, red-faced and somewhat
warm from his vain efforts to free
himself from my embrace, and she
few down the stairs to meet him and
by sheer force of arms, not to be face
rious, compelled me to relinquish my
position in her favor. Something was
jolly we'll pleased to do, by the way.
Arch is hard man to hold when he's
riled, and that two and half minutes
of suspense had made me his debtor
for a couple of knocks and one we'll
kicked shin. ..-
But just how the miracle Of Agatha
Sixth's change Of heart had been &C.
complished, or In what manner Dear.
est had SO presented her case as to
achieve such speedy results, am not
prepared to state. only know that 1t
was nothing more than had expected
OF the cleverness Of my wife. and az
for Terhune, think he was too happy
to know or care.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-12-30
PRAYER IS WITHOUT RESULT
Boys Patience 10 Exhausted After
Frequent Petitions to Throne
Of Grace.

A young man who is prominent IN
church work in Philadelphia tells this
about his nephew. @
Harold is the youngsters name. and
next door lives another boy by the
name of Dewey. They are each seven
years old. and like most children Of
their age are disposed to get into mis-
chief as often as possible. SeyeE1l
days ago they found mans coat 1g
on the front pavement while the Oh
err was fixing gas main. From the
pockets of the coat the two boys alb
stracted several tickets. and when
Harold's mother found it out she made
him ,Eeturn the tickets and explained
the Vim which he had committed.
warning him, to pray tat he be for
given that night. He obeyed. and
while on his knees added a prayer for
Dewey as well.
The next night Harold's mother was
in the next room when he said his
prayers, and she heard him ask God to
forgive Dewey for stealing a piece of
cake. On the following evening he
again was moved to ask forgiveness
for his friend, this time for stealing
three pieces Of candy. Apparently his
patience was exhausted, for the next
evening his mother was in the adjoin-
ing room when he offered his evening
prayer, and this is what she heard:
Gosh darn it, God, have done the
best l could for Dewey. l guess you
will have to watch him Yourself -
Philadelphia Record.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-12-30
LIVESTOCK
.k&SNOTfS N

The silo is the sign of prosperity.
!; Cholera usually affects the younger
pigs and hogs first.
A mud hole is not absolutely neces-
sary in hog pen.
J. Feeding for fat is a business, but
some men go about it as though it
was play.
Frozen alfalfa may kill hog as
well as cow or horse. It Is usually
indigestible.
. Corn lays fat on hog, but the best
riety Of feeds.
If the hogs are dying and the cause
cannot be found, have an expert hold
a post mortem.
At present prices, 1t will pay well
to have as many houses as there are
sizes Of pigs in the herd.
If ever the rams needed little ex-
ira attention by way of nourishing
food and extra room, 1t is now.
A thorough wetting in cold rain
will take of bunch of sheep the gain
of a weeks feeding. That's waste.
The man who allows his cattle to
pick their corn out of the mud GER
tainly has great deal of faith in ma
lures aid to lazy farmer.
A heater to supply water for so
head of cattle can be put in for less
than 500, and it will pay for itself in
week of very cold weather.
If you allow the young stock to
bump around among the older and
stronger members of your herds 20,
may expect the little fellows to get
cheated.
A hog needs twice the air space in
proportion to his size than does the
horse or the cow, yet he cannot stand
one-half of the exposure to the wind
and weather.
Try building tight board fence on
the north side of the feed lot and
make of it one side of the feeding
rack. This gives shelter and feed at
the same time.
It's poor business to let fattening
steers fill themselves up on ice water.
It will take a great deal of feed to get
up heat in them afterwards, and that
is a pure and useless waste.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-12-30
Feeding Rye.

Rye should always be fed GROUND
into meal mixed with other grains
like oats, and never fed whole to any
animal, whether it be horse. cow.
sheep or pig. 1t is just as safe to feec
mares in foal as to other animals.
When rye meal is fed unmixed with
other meals it is dangerous feed, be-
ing far too concentrated to insure
good digestion. The best use that
can be made of rye is to feed it in
sIop to hogs. It has nutritive ratio
of 1 10 IL: oats have nutritive ratio
of 1 to 6.2.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-12-30
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
Your 1houQhts,

Don't go to sleep with frown ON
your brow. A drawn-down mouth and
screwed-up eyes help to bring wrinkles.
But really one needs to think pleas
ant thoughts in the daytime. too.
Pleasant thoughts bring serene ex.
preston to the face. which. as the
years go on. becomes permanent.
The people you meet who have pleas.
ing faces are the ones who have never
allow hard or unkind or discontent-
ed thoughts to find resting place
in their minds, and there is urgent ne
costly for cultivating serenity to fall
asleep with. el,
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-12-30
CHAPTER XII.-Continued,

$50 you were the man in the draw
ing room the other night?" she ex-
claimed, when he had finished telling
her, and she opened her beautiful gray
eyes very widely at young Murray.
by Jove, yes!" added, land it
wasn't old Terhune, after ALL"
"And 1t wasn't old Terhune, either,
who was with Agatha First the day
you saw the red automobile in the
woods" she said.
by Jove, mol" l said excitedly. II
knew I'd seen that machine of Brance-
peth's before" And as glanced at it
again the whole significance of the
mystery we had made in regard to
Agatha First and Arch came to me
with the force of revelation. l turned
to explain it all to Dearest, but. as
usual, she was ahead OF me.
1T was you all the time!" she said
to Murray, but with smile of such in.
pffable relief that wondered, until she
turned to Arch and saw what bearing
that fact had on the situation In re-
gard to Agatha Sixth and Terhune's
aunt's property.
''1'm so sorry!" she said, holding out
her hands to the old boy. I'VE did you
an injustice, Mr.. Terhune!" And she
told him briefly of the scene she and
and Agatha Sixth had been witness
to the other night in the drawing room
and our suspicious Of him in connec-
ton with it.
! It took him a moment or two to
grasp what she meant, and what her
discovery that our suspicious were un-
just might mean, and spoke before he
did.
"And now it will be all right, Dear
ess, said, about Agatha Sixth. She
will see that she was unjust to Arch
and you will tell her, won't your" And
looked at her eagerly. But to my
surprise, Just as thought everything
explained, everything arranged and
the road clear to a reconciliation and
engagement between my friend and my
wife's friend, toward the accomplishing
of which object we had invited both
parties to come to Castle Wyckhoff,
Dearest seemed inclined to spoil the
whole thing by refusing tn act as medi-
ator between the two. Ana mediator
was necessary, that Is If they were
to be brought together In time to make
the engagement fact before the fatal
hour had arrived, for Miss Lawrence
was still locked in the fastness of her
room.
Il say!" implored. selling Dearest's
hand, don't hesitate now! At such a
crisis. Go and tell Agatha Sixth the
news and get her to come down before
ats too late! By Jove, it is hard on
Door old Terhune to lose fortune be-
cause you choose to have whims!" |
was SO earnest I was almost angry.
rome would think fortune was mat
ter of no Importance to him at ALI"
THAT'S just it," replied my wife
sadly; Its of too much importance!
The only reason that l hesitate to do
as you ask is because I've seen all
hloas that the fortune has been the
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-12-30
Not What He Asked For,

A small boy hurried into the cor
ner butcher shop and told the propri-
etor his mother wanted a nice, ten
der turkey for Thanksgiving, and she
wanted 1t dressed. The butcher Sc
lected Just such a bird from the lot
in the window, and said. with satisfac-
ton:
Here's dandy, my boy-1ust what
your mother wants."
mo, 1t ANTI" returned the youth.
"That turkey hasn't any clothes on"
Judge.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-12-30
Too Valuable.

What you want to do is to have
that mudhole in the road hxed." said
the visitor.
THAT goes to show" replied Farm
er Corntossel. how little you reform
ers understand local conditions. I've
purity nigh paid OF a mortgage with
the money l made haulin' automobiles
out o. that mudhole."
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-12-30
DIVIDING POLE FOR STALLS
Hanging From Ceiling by Means OF
Chain and Fastened to Manager u
1, Given Free Movement.

The swinging dividing pole for dou'
Bile stalls which hangs from the cell
Ing by chain and has one end fast-
tened to the manager by few links OF
q chain to give it free movement as
shown in the sketch, is much better
than the stationary pole for horses,
that like to crowd and kick each other
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-12-30
Out Of Place.

Out Of Place.
Everything a woman has she puts
on her back"
"Then my wife will look funny wear.
ing that new breastpin gave her yes
terday."
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-12-30

as the swinging pole strikes them II
they bump it and they soon stop, says
the Homestead. Try this swinging
pole between such horses that like to
crowd.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-12-30
Assistance Refused,

Doc-Well. you'll certainly find Il
a safeguard to boil the water.
Blinks-Dern the water! Let \
boil ttSel8l
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-08-16
A CLEANLY AGE.
Twentieth Century Ideas Incline To-
ward Sanitation and Pre-
ventatiYes.

Nowadays scientists believe that
in cleanliness lies the secret of pre-
yention of diseases.
To prevent a disease, remove the
cause.
Just as unclean habits breed many
diseases, so careless habits will
breed dandruff. Improper use u
another's brushes, combs, etc., will
surely cause dandruff, and, in time
will just as surely cause badness.
It's microbic infection, nothing
more nor less.
Newbro's Herpicide kills the dan
druff germ, and causes hair to grow
luxuriantly. Herpicide is absolutely
free from grease or other injurious
substances.
Sold by leading druggists. Send
10c in stamps for sample to The
Herpicide Co., Detroit, Mich. One
dollar bottles guaranteed.-J. G.
Perry, special agent.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-08-16
Georgia MinstreIs.

Thirty years ago the company
bearing the title of Richards G Prin-
gle's Minstrels was organized in Ma
con, Ga, and consisted of less than
10 people. Today this organization
carries nearly 40 people and is
known as the leading minstrel COM
pany of the country. There is not
city of any consequence in Amer
lea where this company has not ap-
peared.
Imitation is the sincerest flattery.
Since their modest inception 80
years ago they have been initiated
by countless companies who have
fourished for time and then fallen
by the wayside.
This splendid organization will
appear at the Grand Opera House
on Wednesday, August II.
There will be a big street parade
at noon, headed by Fred Simpson 5
Challenge band and a concert in
front of the theater at 1880 o'clock
in the evening. Seats on sale Wed
nesday at a. m.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-08-16
GRAY HAIRS BANISHED.

The old idea Of using sage for darkens
ing the hair Is again coming in vogue.
Our grandmothers used 90 have dark,
glossy hair at the age of seventy-iiye,
while our mothers have white hair before
they are fifty. Our grandmothers used
TO make sage tea" and apply It to
their hair. The tea made their hair soft
and glossy and gradually restored the
natural color. One objection TO using
such preparation was the trouble Of
making 1t, especially as 1t had 70 be
made every two or three days on account
of II sourlng quickly. This objection has
been overcome and by asking almost
any frst-class druggist for Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur the public can get SUI
perlor preparation Of sage, with the adj
mixture Of sulphur, another valuable REM
edy for hair aud scalp troubles. = Daily
use Of this preparation win not only
quickly restore the color Of the hair but
will also stop the hair from falling out
and snake Il grow. II Is sold by all
druggists for b0e and Si,00 a bottle, or
is sent direct by the Wyeth Chemical
Company, "a Cortlandt ST., New York
City, upon receipt Of price,
J. q. PERRY.