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The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-09-02

Vermillion-Property owners along
the Vermillion river north have hit up
on a scheme for carrying of surplus
water and draining a large area of land
that is now almost worthless. They
plan to build a mammoth ditch running
alongside of the river, to be from so
to 100 feet in width and about IL feet
in depth. This will run for several
miles, and it ia believed win be far
more efficient than making an attempt
to straighten the river or building lat
erals. Work on the auxiliary will be
started Just as soon as the county
board can regulate benefits and dam
ages and make an assessment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-12-28
WHEN I. MAN
N1AQDIES 6Mn
.BWM]AgNY EO[D[5[TTS llN[5G1ART Al
0AlIZH0P .%T7E CIRCULAR STAJRCASE~
LII MAN IN LOWER TN, ETC.
CO/IEANr
VINO preQlgested II.

WHO PIGu1S0SJGQ IL.
AS every one wanted to laugh, every
one did it then, and under cover of
the noise | caught 12ne's eye, and we
left the dining room. The men stayed,
and by the very firmness with which
the door closed behind us, I knew
that Dallas and Max were bringing
out the bottles that Takahiro had hid
den. was seething. When Aunt
Selma indicated a desire to go over
the house Git was natural that she
should want to: 1t was her ho@se, in
way) I excused myself for minute
and flew back to the dining room.
1t was as I had expected. Jim
hadn't cheered perceptibly, and the
rest were patting him on the back,
and pouring things out for him, and
saying, Poor old jim" in the most
maddening way. And the HARRISON
man was looking more and more puz-
zled, and not at all hilarious.
| descended on them like thunder
bolt
That's it," cried shrewishly, with
my back against the door. Leave
her to me, all of you, and pat each
other on the back, and say it's gone
splendidly! Oh, know you, every
one!" Mr.. HARRISON got up and
pulled out a chair, but I couldn't sit;
folded my arms on the back after
a while, | suppose, you'll slip upstairs,
the four of you, and have your game. y
They looked guilty. But I will block
that right now I am going to stay
here If Aunt Selma wants me, she
can find me-here!'
The first indication those men had
that Mr.. HARRISON didn't know the
state of affairs was when he turned
and faced them.
Mrs Wilson is quite right he
said gravely. Were a selfish lot. If
Miss Caruthers is a responsibility, let
US share her"
"To arms!" Jim said, with an affec-
glasses down, and threw open the
door Dals retort, "Whose?" was lost
in the confusion, and we went into the
library. On the way Dallas managed
to speak to me.
eff HARRISON doesn't know, don't
tell him." he said in an undertone.
Hes queer duck, in some ways;
he mightn't think it funny"
Funny" I choked. tits the least
funny thing ever experienced De
ceiving that HARRISON man isn't SO
bad-he thinks me crazy, anyhow
He's been staring his eyes out at
ne"
IT don't wonder. You're lovely to-
night, Kit and you look like vixen
But to deceive that harmless old
lady-well, thank goodness, it's nine
and she leaves in an hour or So"
But she didn't Aud that's the story
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-12-28
CHAPTER w.
TIE Door Was Closed.

It was infuriating to see how much
enjoyment every one but Jim and my
self got out of the situation. They
howled with mirth over the feeblest
Jokes, and when Max told a story
without any point whatever, they all
had hysteria. Immediately after din
ner Aunt Selma had begun on the
family connection again, and after two
bad breaks on my part, Jim offered
to show her the house. The Mercer
girls trailed along unwilling to lose
any of the possibilities. They said
afterward that it was terrible: She
went into all the closets, and ran her
hand over the tops of doors and kept
getting grimmer and grimmer In
the studio they came across a life
study Jim was doing and she shut
her eyes and made the girls go out
while he covered It with a drapery
Lollie! Who did the Bacchante dance
at three benefits last winter and was
learning a new one called "Eve!"
When they heard Aunt Selma on
the second floor, Anne, Dial and Max
sneaked I2p to the studio for cigarettes,
which left M HARRISON to me. I was
in the den, ting in low chair by
the wood fir when he came in. He
hesitated in the doorway.
Would you prefer being alone, or
may l come in?" he asked. Don't
mind being frank. I know you are
tired"
Il have a headache, and l am sulk-
Ing" said unpleasantly, "but at
least am not actively venomous.
Come in..'
So he came and sat down across
the hearth from me, and neither of US
said anything. The freight f1ickered
over the room, bringing out the faded
hues of the old Japanese prints on the
walls, cleaning in the mother-of-pearl
eyes of the dragon on the screen, set
ting grotesque god on cabinet to
nodding. And it threw into relief the
strong, clear profile of the man across
from me, as he stared at the fire.
IT am afraid l am not very interest
ing" | said at last, when he showed
no sign of breaking the silence. 'The
the illness of the butler and-Miss
Caruthers' arrival, have been upset
ting"
He suddenly reused with a start
from a brown reveTfe.
Il beg your pardon" he said, Z
oh, of course not! l was wondering
if Iii you were offended at what l
said earlier in the evening; the
Brushwood Boy you know, and all
that"
"Ofended?" I repeated, puzzled.
you see, | have been living out of
the world so long, and never seeing
any women but Indian squaws'-so
there were no Spanish girls!-"that
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-12-28
"That's I'll" Cried shrewIshIy.


What in the world are you doing
here? ! thought you were IN Europe"
"You are hiding something from
mel" she accused. ct is jim! I see
it in your face"
"Well, it isn't" I snapped. ct
seems to me, really, Bella, that you
and Jim ought to be able to manage
your own affairs, without dragging
me in" It was not pleasant, but if
she was suffering, so was l. "Jim is
as we'll as he ever was. He's upstairs
somewhere. I'll send for him
She grlpped me again, and held on
while her color came back,
You'll do nothing of the kind" she
said, and she had quite got hold Of
herself again. Il do not want to see
him: l hope you don't think, Kit, that
l came here to see James Wilson.
Why, l have forgotten that there is
such person, and you know it,
Somebody upstairs laughed, and I
was growing nervous. What if Aunt
Selma should come down, or Mr.. Har-
bison come out of the den?
why did you come, then, Bella?"
inquired. HE may come in"
II was passing in the motor" she
said, and I honestly think she hoped
would believe her, "and I saw that
am" She stopped and began again.
Il thought Jim was out of town, and
l came to see Takahiro," she said
brazenly. "He was devoted to me,
and Evans is going to leave. I'll tell
you what to do, Kit. I'll go back to
the dining room, and you send Taxa
there. If any one comes, 1 can slip
into the pantry"
Its immoral" I protested. TT
immoral to steal your"
"My own butler!" she broke in i'm
patiently. You're not usually so
scrupulous, Kit Hurry! l hear that
hateful Anne Brown
So we slid back along the hall, and
rang for Takahiro But no one came.
81 think I ought to tell you, Bella, -
/ said as we waited, and Bella was
staring around the room-'I think you
ought to know that Miss Caruthers is
here" Bella shrugged her shoulders.
well, thank goodness" she said,
Il don't have to see her The only
pleasant thing 1 remember about my
year of married life is that l did not
meet Aunt Selma"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-12-28

I'm afraid / say what comes into my
mind without circumlocution. And
them did not know you were mar
ried."
mo, oh, no." I said hastily. "But,
of course, the more a woman is mar
ried-I mean, you cannot say too
many nice things to married women.
They-need them, you know"
I had floundered miserably, with his
eyes on me, and I half expected him
to be shocked, or to say that married
women should be satisfied with the
nice things their husbands say to
them. But he merely remarked
apropos of nothing, or following line
of thought he HAD not voiced, that it
was trite but true that a good many
men owed their success in life to
their wives.
"And a good many owe their wives
to their success in life" l retorted
cynically. At which he stared at me
again
It was then that the real completely
of the situation began to develop.
Some one had rung the bell and been
admitted to the library and a maid
came to the door of the den. When
she saw us she stopped uncertainty.
Even then it struck me that she look
ed odd, and she was not in uniform.
However, I was not informed at that
time about bachelor establishments,
and the first thing she said, when she
had asked to speak to me in the hall,
knocked her and her clothes clear out
of my head. Evidently she krew.
Miss McNair,' she said in low
tone, there is a lady in the drawing
room, a yelled person, and she is ask
ing for Mr.. Wilson"
Can you not find him?" I asked.
"He is in the house, probably in the
studio"
The girl hesitated.
Excuse me, miss, but Miss Caruth-
ers-'
Then I saw the situation.
Never mind" I said. "Close the
door into the drawing room, and I
will tell Mr. Wilson"
But as the girl turned toward the
doorway. the person in question ap-
peared in it, and raised her veil.
was perfectly paralyzed. It was Bella!
Bella in fur coat and veil, with
the most tragic eyes ever saw and
entirely white except for a dab of
rouge in the middle of each cheek.
We stared at each other without
speech. The maid turned and went
down the hall, and with that Bella
came over to me and clutched me by
the arm.
who was being carried out into
that ambulance" she demanded,
glazing at me with the most awful in
tensity.
I'm sure I don't know, Bella"
said. wriggling away from her fingers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-12-28
A Debt of Art.

The professor says that music owes
a great deal to Rossini," said the
young woman. Whats Rossinl?"
That" replied Mr. Cumrox. ''is
probably Italian for 'rosin.'"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-12-28
Long ENGAGEMENTS.

Beware of long agements Don't
wait to be rich before you take
wife Give her the luxury of helping
you become successful.-Re A Nj.
Bailey. Methodist, Akron, O.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-06-16
OklAHOMA'S 2-CENT
FARES ARE ENJOINED
Order for Frisco ana
Rock island.

Guthrie. OklahomA.-The lines OF
the Rock Island aud Frisco in Okla
homa. comprising together. zppfoxi-
mately. onehalf OF the 6.000 miles OF
trackage in the state. passed from un-
der the 2-cent passenger fare and
state freight rates by an order OF
Judge +. c. Hood OF the United States
circuit court OF appeals. transmitted
here to Circuit Clerk Harry l.. Finley.
granting the railroad temporary in
functions against the Oklahoma rates.
The roads will re-establish the j.
cent rate In few days. The Rock
Island and Frisco systems filed suits
after the Santa Fe and Katy had won
their temporary injunctions.
The Santa Fe. Frisco. Rock Island
Missouri. Kansas a Texas. Midland
Valley and the Kansas City Southern
have obtained temporary injunctions.
the Iron Mountain has an application
for such an injunction pending with
Judge Hook. The lesser roads, such
as the Wichita Falls & Northwester.
the X. C.. VI. & o.. the NJ. o. & G..
the Oklahoma Central. the Fort Smith
4 Western. the C.. o. & G.. have been
exempted from the Accent passenger
rate by the state corporation commits
sion.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-06-16
Josephine Sets MIX Record.

Columbia. Missouri--The worlds
record for milk production has been
broken by Missouri Chief Josephine.
tse prize COW Of the College OF Agri-
culture In the four months contss,
Just closed the total exceeds the
worlds record 10 per cent Chief 10
sephine gave 1885 pounds OF milk in
the four months. The production sv-
eraged s64 pounds a day for the l.o
days The COW that previously held
the record vas Conlantha Fourth Jo-
hannah. The great amount of milk
that Josephine gives can be appreciat.
ed when it is said that II is twice rs
much in a month a. the average COW
gives in a year.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-06-16

keep the good cows and BY the us.
VI soou sires produce daughters that
are sun better. save them. rear them
under the best conditions for growth
ana development and each generation
MAKE better the herd from the stand.
point OF milk and butter production.
never falling to sort out by the use
Oh the scales and the Babcock test
those individuals which do NOT nav
Tor their care snd feed ana y,e,1 :
reasonable profit besides.
Farmers Are Interested.
II Is surprising the interest ths,
these short-course students take in
their work. for. as a matter Of fact
they do better work during the nvs
or six days while the opportunity I,
presented than do the real college stu.
cents. who feel that their opportun,.
Ties for education are to last for a
period OF four years instead of for one
short week
The Iowa State Dairy association
also furnishes lecturers for farmers
Institutes. one OF which Is held IN
every county in Iowa. supported TO an
extent by the appropriation from the
state. In the past there has been
very little encouragement to the far.
mer. who attended the Institutes
along lines Of dairying because the
available lecturers were few. but now
that the state has come to the assist.
ance OF the State Dairymen's associa.
ton II Is possible for the latter insti.
tuition to supply speakers free of cos,
except for their travelling expenses to
every farmers institute In tho state
that signifies its interest in the real
business Of dairyinG.
Probably one OF the best opportuni
tics TO do good Is found at the an.
nual meetings Of the patrons Of the
500 creameries located In Iowa Al
this time the treasurer reports to the
patrons-numbering from so to 800
what the financial condition OF theIr
creamery is and what the profits have
been during the past year. On such
an occasion more interest Is displayed
than at any other time. because the
patron feels that the business Is large
ly his--which is a fact. II It is pos
sieie. and usually II is. to show him
whore his organization can be more
successful and pay larger prices tc
the patrons for their butter fat durins
the coming year. he feels that II IL
TO his advantage to grasp the opportu
nifty and In this way much good re
suits to the patrons In the community
Probably the best manner Of assisting
these creamerymen Is to form associ
ations and already In Worth county
the North Iowa Dairy Improvement
association has been organized with
ten creameries cooperating. The but
ter made by these ten creameries is
taxed by the organization one-tenth
produces In her creameries over 1000.
900 pounds Of butter. and In this re-
spect leads. as a rule. all other states
in the Union. Judging from this but
ter income, together with the income
from the city milk supplies and from
other by-products of the dairy COW. II
has been carefully estimated that the
dairy business OF Iowa means an an
nual income OF $4,000. 900. and It 10
a fact that the chief factory to be
found in nearly 500 towns in the state
is the factory where the cream pro-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-06-16
SEEKS HIS EASTERN HOME
Batavia IN. ~ Man Surprised 70
Learn He Is In ST. Louis
Knows Nothing Of Journey.

St Louis. No-A man who said
he was Fred Miller. a carpenter Of
Batavia. y. Y. walked into police
headquarters ard told SerEt Canlon
he found himself in strange surround
ings and could not find his way home
He was surprised TO learn be was in
St Louis
He told the sergeant he did not re
member leaving Batavia and does not
know how he got TO St Louis. Sergt.
Conlon says the man seemed rational.
clean and neat. and was not intoxi-
Gated. He locked him up and wired
the chief Of police OF Batavia asking
whether such 3 man was missing
from bis home.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-06-16
DENVER TIMES IS SOLD
Former Senator Patterson Gets Quar-
ter Million-6urden Of Two
Papers Too Heavy.

Denver. colorado.-F1na arrange
ments for the sale OF the Denver
Times by former United States Sena-
tor T. NJ. Patterson to Jared H. Hus-
ted. a real estate man. have been con
cluded. and the transfer will be made
July /.
Mr.. Patterson said OF the sale:
Il found the burden Of looking after
two newspapers too great for me. and
when my price was offered me for the
Times. decided to sell and will re
tain the News"
The funeral for the lost crew will
be $3.50. 900.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-06-16

QUAKE TReMORS KEEP
ITALIANS IN A PANIC
Thousands Sleep in the Open Through
Fear Of Death Under Darn
aged Buildings.

Naples. ltaly.-Fresh tremors In
Italy's earthquake-sirieken district
threw the population into a panic as
serious as that oecasioued by the mrs;
shocks. At Avellino. King Victor Em-
manuel and Queen Helena. who Insist
ed on joining him in tn. tour Of the
affected territory. appeared before the
people in an effort to check their
fright.
Not even The royalties. however.
could reassurc the terrified. Fully a
riiiiaE leopie siept cur or crrx. wa.
raen day came. refused to venture
rto their homes again even for cook
Ing Camps have been pitched around
t5~ns. Army tents are in demand.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-06-16
LONE BANDIT R01S
TOURIST SLEEPER
DRIVES PASSENGERS INTO TIE
PRIVATE CAR or a ROAD
OFFICIAL.
vAlUABlES ARE ALL TAKEN
Forced Victims 10 Pile Cash and Val
usbles IN One Heap. Then Shoots
Out the Rear Lights en-
the Car.

Fl paso. Texas. s.--Easihound p.s
senger train No. 2 Of the VI Paso
4 Southwestern railruad has been
held mp by lone bandit lie hcrded
the occupants Of the tourist .cepe-
into q private car attached 10 tie {
Of the train. compelled them to depos.
u their money and valuables In a
heap and escaped wita the plunder
across the desert toward the noun
talns Rough estimates place the
value q hts haul At several thousand
dollars.
Tho hoid.up occurred one mile east
of Robstari. y NJ. near Corrixoro. At
this point. the rohber. who had board.
cd the train at Corrixzozo. covered
the Pullman conductor and brakeman
with his gun. compelling them to stop
the train
Driving the men before him. ne en-
tered the sleeping car. awakened the
occupants with a command to gather
their valuables and proceed TO the
private car Of Superintendent @. T.
Hawks In the rear
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-06-16
I'LL, IS
HAsT[N|NG HOME
AMERICAN PUBLISHER TAKEN
FROM DOVER TO LIVERPOOL.
Son Accompanies Him on Hurried
Journey to New York-Aboard
the Msuretsria.

Liverpool. Eng Joseph Pulitzer.
the American publisher. arrived here
on a special train seriously IN. He
Is hurrying to New York.
Mr.. Pulitzer's attendants had ar
ranged for the special train at Dover
In ode to catch the Mauretania bound
for New York.
His health has been bad for some
time and looked extremely III as
be was taken aboard the Mauretania
His anxiety TO reach New York as
quickly as possible is taken as an in.
dication that he himself believes the
time is approaching when be should
set his house in order.
He is accompanied by one Of his
sons.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-06-16
Laundries in Mexico

rock she uses neither tubs nor soap.
Any pool. no matter If 1t is covered
u,,,h a dirty scum. is used for tub
ond the washerwoman who has run
n,ny stream In which to rinse the
clothing is indeed fortunate. Inc
c,o,bing is spread on bushes to dry In
the sun. and when ironed is hung on
the end Of a forked pole ana carried
to the house of the customer inis
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-06-16

~cIeneoe eopeep," Guernsey Cow
That viii Make Over 600 Pounds
Of Butter This Year In Iowa Cow
Contest.
more profitable products and an In
|terest in the work that will cause
him. too. to realize that there is a
bright future for the dairy business
on his farm II conducted along proper
lines
Short Courses In Dsirying.
Short course schools are probably
cce Of the very best means Of educa-
ting the farmer dairyman. although II
|is impossible to reach SO many during
short period Of time. But those to
vtom education Is carried through
his channel have an opportunity to
Ilean a great deal more that will be
benefit to them, because the corps Of
Instructors remains with the one class
fcr week at time and during this
crsrse dairy animals OF proper form.
<oaformation and working ability are
brought before them and the essential
Dcints to be observed In selecting
tairy animals are pointed out and
practically demonstrated with the live
animal Methods Of securing the very
best animals for the production Of
milk and butter fat are discussed. and
|of course this brings up the study
LOT breeding. raising and developing
|tairy cati:e. Feeding the dairy COW
Is an all-important point. and this
matter is discussed every day during
the week with the students. Caring
for milk and cream on the farm Is a
real live question at the present time.
There is another possibility here in
that by the proper care OF the milk
and cream from the time 1t is milked
until II reaches the creamery. It will
not be difficult to increase the price
per pound Of butter shipped out of
Iowa by one cent and this means an
income In itself of over $4,000 per
year. Practical demonstration of the
proper methods Of milking the COW
are given and 1t will probably be
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-06-16

is shipped out of the state. the butter
industry represents one of the chief
sources of income and wealth to the
state Of Iowa. The production OF but
ter and the wealth therefrom. how
over. is not a thing that the Iowa
farmer is often found boasting about.
because he realizes that large as the
production of butter is and large as
il the income at present 1t is only a
small indication of the real possibili-
ties of the Iowa cow. To produce this
amount of butter nearly q million and
a half cows are being milked and their
average production Is in the neishbor-
hood Of only 140 pounds CT butter per
wear. One can only realize the small
ness of this production by comparing
Il with the large yield of the better
herd, of dairy cows that are TO Do
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-06-16
Had to Es, His Words, Sues.

RussellyilIe. Alabama-R. l. Page.
Jr-. OF Red Bay has brought suit
for $4,000 damages against C. W.
Weir ct al Of Quitman. Miss. Page al.
leges that he was editor Of the Quit.
man Globe. and that when he pub
lished an account of a dance In the
city several citizens called upon him.
clipped the article from the paper and
forced him to swallow IT, He alleges
they then made him leave town.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-06-16
NILLIONIARe'S WIFE FINED
Mrs. Charles W. Allen Of Wisconsin
Pleads Guilty to Charge Of Snug
Cling and 10 Assessed 500.

New York city.-Mrs. Charles
V Allen Of Kenosha. Wis. pleaded
Eiilty in the United States circuit
curt TO an indictment charging her
With smuggling. She was fined 500,
Ter husband is a millionaire leather
manufacturer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-06-16

mink Of such names for laundries
The Gate of the Sun" and The
laundry Of the Gates OF Heaven" !"
Iaese are poetic names over adobe en-
4snees to laundries in Mexico. The
,s.aing Is an outdoor process. The
so'nlng is laid on dat rocks near some
.sm or pool. When rubbing will not
I've spot or stain. the laundress
4nos the garment with another nat