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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-02-04

The most permanently uncomfort-
able man in Betzville is Rocco Mack
intosh, and 1t is all due to his two ma
lures, which he inherited from his
parents. From his mother, who was
Rosa Gallucci he inherited the hot
blooded nature of Italy, and from his
father, Sandy Macintosh, he inner
tied the cautious nature of a Scot,
and while both these natures are ex-
cellent, they do not mix WELL and in
Rocco Macintosh they did not mix
at all. They remained at all times
distinctly separate, like the streaks
of fat and lean in a piece of bacon.
Three weeks ago last Wednesday
Rocco woke with his hot Italian ma.
ture in the saddle, so to speak, and an
overpowering desire came upon him
to write a Black Hand letter, so he sat
down and began to write one. but
when he was about half through his
cautious Scotch nature warned him
thing, and that If he was discovered
he might be taken to court and made
10 pay fine. But when he decided
not to write a Black Hand letter. his
warm Italian nature rebelled and in
sisted that he write the letter. So.
to placate both his natures he wrote
the letter and addressed II to himself.
Then he took the letter to the post
Office and mailed 1t.
When his Macintosh nature re-
ceived the letter the next morning he
was very much excited. Never be.
fore had he received threatening let
ter, and it made him properly angry,
but he swore that, no matter what
happened, he would not put 500
under a stone, as the letter command
ed him to do. Instead he went out
and borrowed a shotgun from Uncle
Ashdod Clute, so as to be ready for
the worst.
Along about four o'clock that after
noon his Italian nature took hold of
him and he sat down and wrote a
threatening letter to himself, ten times
worse than the first, and mailed 1t to
himself.
When he received this letter the
next morning his Scotch blood fair
ly boiled. He was so angry he could
hardly hold his pen while he was
writing another Black Hand letter to
himself that afternoon, but he was
wise enough to take every precaution,
and before he went to bed he barri-
caded the house by pushing all the fur
niture against the doors. Even then
he was so excited he could not sleep,
and several times in the night he
arose and wrote Black Hand letters
to himself.
By the end OF the week he was in
such a state of fear that he only ven
tured from the house once a day, and
that was to mail to himself the let
ters he had written, but the letters
kept getting more and more threaten
ing, and they all mentioned last
Wednesday as the last day of grace.
II the 500 was not put under the fiat
stone at the crossroads by noon that
day ample vengeance. would be taken
on him.
Everyone in Betzville noticed the
change that had come over Rocco
Macintosh, but no one suspected what
his trouble was, and Wednesday morn
ing dawned upon a placid scene. The
fiat stone at the cross roads was as
crossed as usual, but Rocco Mackin-
tosh was twice as cross as the roads.
About ten minutes after IL he put
oa his hat, and he instantly knew
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-02-04

he was going to the cross roads to see
whether the 500 had been put under
the stone as he had advised himself to
do. When he saw himself take
dagger in his hand he knew he must
be prepared for the worst, and that
he had cruel Italian nature to deal
with. So he took his shotgun in the
other hand and sailed forth, bound,
at all costs, to protect himself.
But hardly had he stepped outside
the door than he weakened What,
after all, was 800 as compared with
his life? He went back into the
house and took ten ten-dollar bills from
his sock, and went out again. He
walked to the crossroads and tucked
the money under the stone, and then
stood back behind a tree to see what
would happen. In a minute or so he
laid his shotgun on the ground and
stole slowly toward the fiat stone.
Glancing cautiously around, he lifted
the stone, picked up the 500 and
slipped it into his pocket, with a
cruel Italian chuckle of glee.
At that moment his stanch Scotch
nature rebelled. Never would he be
robbed in this manner! With a cry of
anger he dashed for the shotgun, and
at the very moment that he laid his
hand upon it his left hand drew the trig.
ger. Then ensued terrific struggle,
in which his Italian nature had all
the advantage. Try as he would he
was always too close to himself to
use the shotgun, while the dagger was
just the weapon to use at close quar-
ters. With groan he dashed the
shotgun from him, and closed in
upon himself. Again and again he
wrested the dagger from himself, only
to have 1t wrested away again. At
length he put his knee upon his chest.
and pinned himself down thus. he
seized his ear in his teeth, and bit un-
I'll he cried for mercy. Then, putting
his hand in his pocket he pulled out
the ten bills and put them in his pock-
ct. He had triumphed.
All the way home his proud Scotch
nature gloated on this unequaled
achievement and he took his seat at
his dinner table with a feeling of
great content. He felt in his pocket
to see that the 500 was still there,
and IL was.
That for the Black Hand!" he cried.
swapping his fingers, and he set to
work devouring his meal.
Suddenly he paused and a look of
fright and amazement came over his
face. He paused with his fork half
way to his face, and stared at 1t. He
was eating spaghetti! Instantly he
knew what had happened. In his ter.
rife struggle with himself he had
mixed his two natures. and the Ital-
ian nature had triumphed after all!
He had allowed himself to take the
500 away from himself He had al
lowed himself to black-hand him.
self.
AS he finished his meal he laughed
merrily to think how he had carried
out his threat. and at the same time
the tears ran down his cheeks, as he
thought how he had been victimized.
1t is terrible thing to have two nj
lures.
Copyright, 1900. by W. @. Chapman)
Very Particular.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-02-04

was married to the duke of Marlbor-
ough; W. K. Vanderbilt H., married to
Virginia Fair. and Harold S. Wander
bilt. Mrs. Belmonts grandchildren,
the two sons of the duchess of Marl-
borough, John Marquis of Blandford
and Lord Ivor Charles Spencer
Churchill, have been made acquainted
with many of the incidents in the
book by their grandmother, and IL
was the keen interest they displayed
in the narrative which led Mrs. Bel
mont to believe that others would find
the same enjoyment in the story of
the young Vanderbilts and the man
ner of their life on Long Island.
Mrs. Belmont sounds this note of
warning: Don't give over the care
of your children to hired attendants.
They can never take the place of a
mother"
"You see l have my own theory as
to the proper bringing up of children"
she said, "and I've tried to shadow II
forth in this little story of the lives
of my own children. I've tried to
make that book not just a story for
boys and girls to enjoy, but real
help for fathers and mothers who care
for their children, but don't know
how best to take care of them.
my children were brought up on
such an entirely different plan from
those of most of my friends. While
they were little never lunched away
No. II xrrfN
stantly.
1T is the usual fashion to Danish
children to the third floor in charge
of their nurses. My children were
always on the second floor with me.
They slept in a room opening of mine.
The youngest was always in a crib
beside my bed.
"Of course l had nurses for them
and governesses and tutors; but
was always the one in charge My
daughter was educated entirely at
home. | kept two governesses in the
house for her. When IL came time
for her to pass examinations / sent
to oxford and got them. And she
passed in Latin, German, French and
English without condition.
81 believe that the solution of the
problem of the children of the rich
lies in Just the constant association
of them with the mother and father
particularly the mother. She should
oversee every detail of her familys
welfare.
"Of course, the parents must be
educated. | have seen people whose
children certainly wouldn't be bene-
fitted by association with their fathers
and mothers. But to all the sensible,
intelligent people | know, say, don't
give over your children to the care
of hired attendants. Many OF these
are, of course, excellent and trust
worthy. but they can never take the
place of mother.
I've mean my book to prove this
and to serve as a guide to perplexed
parents who don't realize Just what
are the best things for their boys and
girls. have planned to devote all
the funds obtained from its sale to
my hospital that is already being built
at Hampstead, l.. l.. in memory of my
husband, and will be known as the
Belmont Memorial hospital.
1T will hold about 40 patients and
the cost of the building alone is esti-
mated at $4,000. All my book money
will swell the fund of this institution" +"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-02-04
Grim Humor.

did that suffragette gain anything
by trying to starve herself?" asked
one British statesman.
Eyes" answered the other. "She
acquired better appetite thnn she
had enjoyed in years"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-02-04
Khedive Mecca Pilgrim.

London.-lt is generally believed IN
Cairo, that the khedive, in company
with the khediyial mother. win mako
the pilgrimage TO Mecca this year.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-02-04
Best Man at 89.

London.-William Curtis, aged SS,
has just acted as best man at wed.
ding at Tiverton, Devon.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-02-04
Very Particular.

80 you have applied for the jobg'
Yes.
Answer the mans questions salts
factorily?"
Il don't know. When told him I
didn't drink, he wanted to know what
my reasons were for not drinkipg."
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-16
Water Evaporation.

ing the surface Of the soil loose, prac
tically all Of this can be held In the
soil with practically no run-of.
In the eastern states. New York fol
instance. 1t has been determined that
about 40 per cent of the rainfall runs
of. A 40-inch rainfall with a 40 per
cent run-off would leave but "a inches
for the crops. so that we can have
nearly as much effective rainfall in
this state a. in states where consid
cradle more rain falls. providing the
ground is kept in condition to take
1t up. At the last annual meeting
Of the Dry Land Farming association
at Delhart, Texas. Professor shepperd
reported that careful comparisons Of
the vegetation and other data led ia
the conclusion that two inches of rain,
fall were as effective here in produc
ing crops as three inches In Texas
In other words. is inches of rainfall
would produce as much crop in NORTH
Dakota as "a inches in Texas.
The accompanying map presents
some interesting data The figures in
dictate the amount of water evaporatet
from the surface exposed to the sur
and wind during the months. April
to September. inclusive. In North Da
kota 1t is but 80 inches, in South Da
kota 80 inches, and in Texas 81 tc
So inches. and were this evaporation
to be continued throughout the veal
the difference would become much
more marked in favor of North Da
kota. This matter of evaporation Il,
one Of the important factors in crol
production.
The conclusion must not be draw
from these facts that there is no need
Of conserving moisture in North Da
kota-far from it-but they show thai
there are many things in favor o.
crop production in this state. condt
tions that will bring results from
careful work. and that 1t will pay ia
put the work on the land, as the ma
ture Of the soil and climatic condi
lions are such that a success must
surely follow. The crops secured this
year where good soil tillage has been
practiced show the capacity of the
North Dakota soil for going through
a season with scarcely any rain and
yet producing good crops. 1t is found
that where those good crops are SO.
cured that the land was either in
corn or potatoes last year. or summer
fallowed, and that it was free from
weeds.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-16
ouRuM WHEAT.FLouR BREAD
North Dakota Agricultural College
Carries on Experiments 10 Test
Cost Of Milling.

There has been q good deal said
about durum wheat. the kind of bread
that 1t makes. and Of the dimculty In
grinding 1t. To test these things the,
food department of the North Dakota.
Agricultural college carried on some
experiments. The results are given
below. These are interesting, as they
give the real facts as obtained by
careful experiments.
A Glasgow baker says that justice
has not been done the durums by ei-
Their the millers of Great Britain or
America, and that Kubanka. ono Of
tho drums. is Of excellent quality.
Another French writer, in discuss
ing durum wheats. points out that
they do their best in dry climates and
In dry years; that II durums are
grown outside Of the arid or semi.arid
regions they lose much Of the proper.
ties which have made them valuable
In the regions where they are intend
ed to be grown. It is pointed out that
some Of the durums from North Da.
kota and Montana continue to be Of
excellent quality and are very rich
In gluten. This would seem to indi.
cate that their cultivation should be
continued in the semi-arid DISTRICTS,
for which the durums were originally
imported, in order to secure the best
results, and that in regions Of greater
rainfall the spring wheats. adapted to
those conditions. had best be grown.
For several years there has been
a great deal said with regard to the
difference of the cost of milling du.
rum wheat as compared with hard
spring whsats.. There has also been
considerable discussion as to the
amount of -four produced from the
two kinds Of wheats.
In total straight flour, as given in
Bulletin No. 50. 1t was shown that
durum produced slightly higher per
cent. than the hard spring wheats. al.
though for patent the hard spring
wheats showed an advantage. To de.
termine just what the difference was
in the cost of grinding durum and
hard spring wheats. 1t was decided to
make test in the flour mill at the
Agricultural college. In order that
We might have absolutely accurate
reading with regard to the amount OF
power required for the several tests
an expert from the Union Light, Heat
& Power company was employed to
use a special meter and make the
measurements and calculations. The
experiments were made by Mr.. T.
Sanderson, all experienced miller, who
is in charge of the mill. Three tests
were made with each class of wheat
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-16

purum .:.$z4 1864 47s 40 s .so,A &3s3.71 N2s
spring :. zoo $500 - o. 1.os1l 4s4.1s $50
In other words. the -four has cost
1928 per barrel for the durum. and
$3.50 per barrel for the hard spring
wheat: a difference Of $1.08 per bar.
rel In favor Of the -four produced
from the 'durum. The difference in
the cost of power for milling and the
extra time would be about 81 cents
per bushe. greater for 'durum wheat
than for the hard spring wheats. Ger
tainly. difference Of five cents per
bushel would be q widc margin. where.
as. there has been difference of Is
to, approximately, 80 cents per bushel
In the price paid for the two classes
Of wheat; and on the date Of the test,
q diffarance Of &c cents DER bushel.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-16
FARM NOTES.
Sheep make good profits under gooa
management.

Sheep make good profits under gooa
management.
Promptly gather up and burn al
brush and rubbish III the orchard.
The idea that anything is good
enough for pig is mistaken one.
10 keep a chlrn sweet and clean II
must get two washings and rinsing
Unleached wood ashes sown broad
cast in the orchard will prove benefj
cial
The hardy phlox is Just beginning
to be fully appreciated the last few
years.
Many farmers make the mistake Of
planting their apple trees too close to
gether.
Be sure to store away in the vege
table cellar enough green stuff to feed
your flock next winter.
It is preferable to SOW alfalfa seed
as early as possible in the spring with
thin nurse crop Of barley.
Bees should be protected from the
wind on the north and west by 9
close-set hedge or high fence.
Corn to make the best silage should
be cut in the field when 1t is nicely
glazed and is beginning to dent.
The corn stalks like straw should
be we'll taken care of and preserved
for feeding purposes this year.
If the highest type of permanent
agriculture is to be maintained, dairy
ing should be prominent feature.
Well cured corn stover Is superior
to good. bright oat straw for feeding
purposes and is better relished BY al
classes Of farm animals.
The comparatively small expense O,
maintaining a breeding flock and fat
ttening wethers Is distinctively attrao
tive to the trained business mind.
In some districts there Is a demanl
for curds. and It will be found not um
profitable to make this dairy nzoduoi
where regular sale for It can be 80!
cured.
The selection of a pure-bred male ia
head the sheep flock has numerous I'D,
vantages, providing thoughtful atten
ton Is directed to choose an animal Of
snnerior merits.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-16
RAINFALL IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Varies From e inches at Fargo and
Grand Forks to Is inchea In
Western Section.

By w. C. PALMER. Agricultural Editor.
Extension Department. North Dakota
Agricultural College.)
The amount Of rainfall that falls In
any section does not tell the whole
story a. to the amount of moisture
that is available to the crop. The
nature Of the soil and also the eli.
matte conditions have a great deal to
do with the effectiveness Of the rain.
fall. In North Dakota It varies from
% inches at Fargo and Grand Forks
to 16 inches in the western part Of
the state. BY deep blowing and keep
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-16

Combining the results in each Of
the above tests the mean for the
three under each group is as follows:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-26

SO lie down the hill in barrels; some
ere forced to eat horrible mixtures Of
SOAP ana tabasco and raw flesh. On
\ tfle opei,ins day at Purdue this year
twenty ven students went to the hospital
az the result Of a i.tank scrap Other
similar instances could be collected
wit With ease. In many colleges. fresh.
men q are treated as mere Wallets.
by ~ \ this |? How lis hazing Justified?
IN the name of discipline or In the
name. name Of college tradition There is
nc. no real excuse, no real justification for
is '1 y practices. the only result Of
sucl, dealing Is to make the fellow
.haSed store up revenge, with COM
pound 2. interest. for the men who will
be freshmen when he is an upper
cll Y N. Hazing is merely the mani
5ffsessstatton ofaa false sense Of tyrannical
superiority Ili slt' the expression Of snobbcry
IN e what should be q democracy.
y this be civilization, then let us
hope that the japanese In this matter
VIII not make the most Of civilization
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-26
NOBODY WOULD DIANE HIs1.f

s Ne .f4s 49, 49, ~
NOBODY WOULD DIANE HIN.
The Petersburg Index-Appeal is
thoroughly disgusted with the Colonel
and his disgraceful performances on
the stump. 1T deplores his Adoption
of the mud-slinging practice Of ward
politicians, and says:
He calls people liars, and people
call him liar. and in some cases they
prove 1t on him. There has been no
more pitiable and altoge ether despicable
spectacle in all the history OF Ame,i-
can politics than the mud-slinging role
In which this ex-President5.of the
United States Is appearing Decent Re-.
Spublicans. In common with Their ct;-
izens.tare shocked and disguised.
The patience with which the Amor
lean people have stood the blackguard-
ism OF this self-constituted apostle Of
the Old Moralities speaks we'll for
their patience. They are getting tired
Bof 1t at last. however. as we felt sure
they would. and when esfalls, as fall
he must, like Lucifer. son OF the Morn
ing, he will never rise again. The
ADVANTAGE of death by suicide Is that
nobody but the deceased Is really 20
blame; hence we could all view the
corpus deficit in this special case with
Christian fortitude and resignation.
The distressing thing about II all is
that It takes him SO long to finish the
Hob 81 Y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-26
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN

Many of the newspapers In the North
are recalling the fact that the late
Senator Dolliver would have been Pres
ident had he consented to accept tho
nomination for the Vice-Presidency at
the Republican National Convention In
1900. AT that time. Mark Hanna was
leader OF the party and IN order to
eliminate certain candidates for the
second place on the ticket who were
undesirable to him. he persuaded Sem
atorA Dolliyer to consents TO he "a recep-
tive candidate. with the und tanding
that he would not have the nominate
forced on him against his consent. The
5Dolliver Vice Presidential: boom was
well launched. but at the CRITICAL mo-
5ment Senator Dolliver announced that
he preferred to be an active member
OF the Senate rather thansi is presiding
figure head, Roosevelt accepte rs the
nomination under the orders OF Sem
$ator Thomas G. Platt who has since
said thatShe then Kicked RI osevelt 5up-
stairs" And SO, In the words Of sem
ator George r. Edmund s. spea king ct
an earlier similar Instance. DolliYer
5'lost the capital prize In the q lottery
OF assassination" s;s ,$s 4
The washington Post points out that
John Adams, Thomas efferson,s George
Clinton and John G. Calhoun We're q
ito pc 8Vies- Presidents; That IS true.
Bhut IN those earlier DAYS OF the 4 Re-
public the Presidency was not
considered shelving place for insig-
Sn1lltlcant and undesirable ], mol clans,
Adams and Jefferson, II will be re-
called, We're afterwards elevated itp
the Presidency, and thatlwas then con-
s side nothing ont OF tho ord lin arY, as
tt58would be now II a Vice -I'residen I
We're nominated by his party for tl' |
Presidency Clinton died while still
Vice, President, and calhonn's only sue
cessful Obstacle insh his progress pstha
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-26
w. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 81 1910

strengthen It's stakes. Just as they
have always led, in fact. In tho dis
coyery OF new methods for material
development. 50 they should lead IL
ways In tho acquisition OF great wealth,
and in acquiring increase OF popula-
tion: but never by the sacrifice OF
commercial integrity or By lowering
the standard OF living. All men
cannot lead v but no man Is worth any
thing to any community who does not
count for himself.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-26
part OF the country. The District or
Columbia Is in some sense Territory,
as 1t Is not a State
"T,hc Milky Way.n

1.-THE Milky Way.v
WI III you please tell me OF what IL
the MILKY Way" formed I? X. Y.
luminous belt that encircles the Celes-
8tial Sphere, and has the general shape
OF great circle, inclined at an angle
of So degrees to the equinoctial. Its
stars or suns composing II, many of
which have been revealed to Eus by
means OF the telescope. It varies In
width from four to twenty degrees.
and at one point OF its course splits up
into two nearly parallel branches OF
unequal Brightness. which do not re-
unite for distance OF $50 degrees.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-26
8prcsideticy was the personal enmity

Pre- eflcy was the personal enmity
or Andrew acksorl. S 4,
Daniel Fl Vebstorg was splendid presi-
Dental timber and vet be twice ro.
.1e e the Vice Presidency. Had lie
accepted either time f,o would have
been President, for both Harrison and
Taylor died In office.
Sometimes IT truly sens that oppor-
ittnity Is master of human destinics'
and that o., her footsteps 'fame and
fortune wait" y, s9 Rs