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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-08-18

the large sheltered porch In front en-
trance is had directly into the large.
airy living room. IA by l4-6, and hav'
ing in addition a very coy fireplace
nook at one end. The dining room 10
reached through five-foot cased open
ing. This room is II by Is feet in
size and is very well lighted. French
windows at one end open on to a ter
race where the meals could be served
In hot weather. The kitchen is of con.
venicnt size and is well placed with
reference to culinary requirements
On the second floor there are three
bedrooms, each having two good.sized
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-08-18

kept lawn and cleaning out from be-
hind the shading trees?
Such a house will need no very
large amount of shrubbery decora-
ton. The mistake Is too often made
of doing too much planting about
house, completely hiding Its own beau
ties with dense hedges and trees plant
ed so close that their shades complete
ly shuts out the sunlight. keeping the
house damp and cold. 1t is not only
bad for the house itself. but 1t is bad
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-08-18

whats become Of Jakesi-
He's gone I'll 70 pieces"
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-08-18

For catsups that are not intended
to be cooked, everything should be of
the best, and as freshly gathered as
possible. Here are several good
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-08-29

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matters OF Importance vlG cone
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-08-29
DAY SET TO
MAKE PLEA

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ea a preliminary agazllg this mor1-
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The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-08-29

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a--Ey thEy days q e0ndlloGs ea-u~
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The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-08-29
PRESS FAVORS
MAYOR GAYNOR

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pol Of sae paRers IN coe sals O.
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The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-08-29

WALLACE Iaaao. Aus SIS
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settlers 0t -azs zis-icS ,Aze2sa tas
lossst EEes dEns sas pass @enIa.
seeees ara tss11-s zzd taeVs s
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The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-08-29

ARE WET DOWN
,sy ALASKA News agrsaal

LINCOLN e5 Aus 2g-rhare has
been a heave rainfall lhroashgal tbs
state 1t Nebraska
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-08-29
NEN PRESIDENT
FOR NICARAGUA


MANAGUA Aug 29-Ppssideat s.
Uada has resigned the presidency ot
,ae Repa6lie Of Nleaasua IN tayc7
sE General Nals.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-12-14

II IL a good plan to begin to feed
some grain to the breeding ewes at
the time one begins to connne them
to dry feed and before. II the pasture
is too short to maintain the thrifty.
vigorous condition Of the flock. says
n writer in an exchange. think more
sheep men fail at this point when tho
grass has been frostbitten, and IL
short. late in the fall. than at any
other time of the year. The fact that
the ground is bare does not prove that
there is sufficient nourishment in the
grass the sheep get to sustain them.
II the sheep are pinched on feed at
that time. the wool does not make q
healthy growth. and as soon as grain
is fed to prepare the flock for the
Landing time. the wool begins to make
a new growth. which causes the she'd
ding of what has already grown.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-12-14
SYNOPSIS.
rOpvRIoHT 1904

Captain Nathaniel Plum of the sloop
Typhoon. lands secretly on Beaver is
land, Lake Michigan. stronghold of the
Mormons. Obadiah Price. an eccentric
old man and councillor of the Mormons.
who has been spying on him, suddenly
confronts him and tells him he is expect
ed. Plum Insists he has got the wrong
man. Price ignores his protestations and
bargains for the ammunition on board
the sloop He binds Nat by a solemn oath
to deliver package to Franklin Pierce
president of the United States. He agrees
to show Plum the Mormon town. st.
James. Plum sees the frightened face
OF young woman In the darkness near
Prices cabin. She disappears leaving an
odor of hlacs. 1t develops that Plum's
visit to Beaver island Is to demand set
tlement from the king. Strang, for the
footing of his ship some time previously
by men whom he suspected of Being Nor
mons. Burke. his mate. has been left In
charge OF the sloop with orders to bonn
bard St James II the captain does not re-
turn within certain time. Price takes
house. and through window he sees
Strang and his seven wives among whom
Is the lady of the lilacs. who Price says
Is the seventh wife. Prices actions lead
Plum to believe that he is Jealous Of
Strang. Plum calls at the kings office
where a young woman warns him that his
life Is In danger. and urges him to re-
turn to his ship. He refuses Strang re-
ceives Plum cordially. processes great In
dignation when he hears the Captains
grievance and promises to investigate and
punish the guilty. Plum again receives
warning that his life is in danger.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-12-14
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

II the SOW is given filthy feed the
effect is quickly seen in the pigs.
Rape makes a great green feed.
Better try 1t II you are short Of pas
ture.
The SOW that nurses a large little Of
hungry pigs needs plenty of nourish-
ing feed.
A small, clean runway Just outside
the narrowing pen is . valuable asset
in pig raising.
The price of one good eve will bell a
good-sized flock of sheep. Buy the bells
and sell the sheep.
An understanding Of how to breed
and feed for profit is Of great i'm
portance in raising hogs.
Don't make the mistake of leaving
the colts out on the pasture after the
grass has been frostbitten.
A warm bran mash given occasional.
ly will keep the bowels OF the horse
from becoming constipated.
Furnish plenty of proper rations and
start the sheep through the winter In
good shape, for 1t will pay.
The hog that has to divide his time
between making pork and fighting
lice usually sights the former.
Fresh COWS will enter the winter
season with more vigor than those
which dropped calves last spring.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-12-14
She Flung Herself In From. of Mac oouoalI.

had IL all occurred that not sound
escaped the two astonished men. But
as Nathaniel and Neil burst through
the crowd and sped toward the forest
Strang's great voice doomed forth like
the rumble of gun.
"Arbor Croche. overtake those men
and kill them!"
With a wild curse the chief Of sher-
ifs dashed down the stairway, and as
she heard him go the terror of Winn-
some's heart seemed to turn her blood
cold. She knew what that command
meant. She knew that her father
would obey II. AS the daughter of the
chief of sheriffs more than one burn
ing secret was hidden in her breast.
more than one OF those frightful dag
gers that had pricked at the soul Of
her mother until they had murdered
her. And the chief of them all was
this: That to Arbor Croche the words
of Strang were the words of God and
that II the prophet said kill. he would
kill. For a full minute she crouched
in her concealment, stunned by the
horror that had SO quickly taken the
pihCc Vi thc Joy WIN ohV hod
witnessed the escape. She heard
Strang leave the window, heard his
heavy steps in the outer room, heard
the door close, and knew that he. too.
was gone. She sprang to her feet and
ran to the window at which the two
men had stood. The chief Of sheriffs
was already at the Jail. The crowd had
begun to dispense. Men were swarm.
ing like ants up the long slope reach
ing to the forest Three or four Of
the leaders were running and she
knew that they were hot in pursuit
of the fugitives. Others were follow
ing more slowly and among these she
saw that there were women As she
looked there came a sound from the
stair. She recognized the step. She
recognized the voice that called her
name a moment later and with de-
spairing cry she turned with out
stretched arms to greet the girl for
whom Nathaniel had interrupted the
kings whipping.
Cro BE CONrINUED.)
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-12-14
MCOUbAGE,of
CAPTAIN PLUM
o. JAMES OLIVER CUPWOOD
ILLUSTRATIONS @ AND GKETNER-

descended again he was silent. A
curious sensation of sickness crept
over Nathaniel as he saw the red
gashes thicken on the white flesh.
Five times-six times-seven times
the whip rose and fell and he could
see the blood starting. In horror he
turned his eyes away. Behind him
man grinned at the wilderness of his
his lips. Again and again he heard
the lash fall upon the naked back.
From near him there came the sob
bling moan of woman. A subdued
movement. sound as of murmuring
wordless voices swept through the
throng. A steady glitter filled the eyes
of the man who had laughed at him
and he turned again to the stake. The
mans back was dripping with blood.
Great red seams lay upon his shout
ders and single lash had cut his
bowed neck Another stroke, more
fierce than the others, and MacDougall
turned away from the figure at the
post. breathing hard. The guards un-
fastened the victims wristthrongs
and the maiI staggered to his feet. As
he swayed down through the path that
opened for him his crimson back
shone in the sun.
Great God!" gasped Nathaniel.
He turned to Obadiah and was star
tied by the appearance Of the old man.
The councillors face was CHASTITY. His
mouth twitched and his body trem-
bled. Nathaniel took his arm SYM
pathetically.
Hadn't we better go. dad?" he
whispered.
"No-no-no-not yet, Nat. lists
Neil now and l must see how the
boy-stands it,"
1t was but a short time before the
guards returned. This time their
prisoner walked free and erect. The
thongs dangled from his wrists and
he was a pace ahead Of the two men
who accompanied him. He was a
young man. Nathaniel Judged his age
at twenty-five. He was a striking con-
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-12-14

Did you ever take notice that the
sassafras tree has leaf like a mitten?
That the seeds Of the white elm look
like earrings? That the bark of the
buttonball peels OF once a year? That
the sweet gum tree has leaf like a
starfish? That the swamp maple has
blossoms like punches OF grapes! That
the honey locust has most tiny leaves.
but very long thorn? That the lin
den tree has a broad leaf and mar
row leaf. and that the seed grows out
of the midrib of the narrow leaf7
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-12-14

Fully ten per cent. OF the irrigated
lands of this country has been ruined
by excess water and alkali. The wa
terlogging Of land has appeared here
and there all along the bottoms and
even on the mesas. Some farmers
seem to have been trying to see how
much water they could possibly put
on a given area Of land. instead of
ascertaining the amount that would
give the best results. Certain lands
must either be abandoned or expen-
sive artificial drainage systems in
stalled. While irrigation is something
over which the irrigator has control
he is not directly responsible for
causes outside of his farm. such as
seepage from higher lands and from
canals.
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trast to the man who had suffered
first at the post. His face instead of
betraying the formers pallor was
flushed with excitement; his head was
held high: not a sign of fear or hesi-
tation shone in his eyes. As he glanced
quickly around the circle of faces the
flush grew deeper in his cheeks. He
nodded and smiled at MacDougall and
in that nod and smile there was
meaning that sent SILVER to the
whipmaster's heart. Then his eyes fell
upon Obadiah and Nathaniel. He
saw the councillors hand resting upon
the young captains arm and flash
of understanding passed over his face.
For an instant the eyes of the two
young men met. The man at the post
took half a step forward. His lips
moved as II he was on the point of
speaking. the defiant smile went out
of his face. the flush faded in his
cheeks. Then he turned quickly and
held out his hands to the guards.
As the young man kneeled before
the post Nathaniel heard a smothered
sob at his side which he knew came
from Obadiah.
Come. dad" he said softly. Il
can't stand this. Let's get away!"
He showed the councillor back. The
lash whistled through the air behind
him. As 1t fell there came piercing
cry. It was a woman's voice. and
with a snarl like that Of tortured
animal the old man struck down Ma
thaniel's arm and clawed his way
back to the edge Of the line. On the
opposite side there was a surging In
the crowd and as MacDougall raised
his whip a woman burst through.
MY God!" cried Nathaniel.
its"
He left the rest Of the words I'M
spoken. His veins leaped with fire.
A single sweep of his powerful arms
and he had forced himself through the
innermost line of spectators. Within
a dozen feet OF him stood Strang's
wife, her beautiful hair disheveled, her
face deadly white. her bosom heaving
as II she had been running. In mo
ment her eyes had taken in the situar
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-12-14

plague. They are not only. as a rule,
the source of human plague, but they
are the agents by which an epidemic
mainly spreads. They are the dissem-
inators Of the disease. Any precau-
tons which do not take them into
consideration are bound to be unsuc-
cessfuL The dimculty is that they
are generally subterranean animals.
and though they die in large numbers.
yet their fertility soon makes up for
their losses. Only a well-organized.
continuous and prolonged campaign
against them will have any chance Of
success.
The rat is. however. not the only an
imal which may carry plague. Re-
cent experience. for instance. In Cal
ifornia has demonstrated the widely
spread prevalence OF plague in ground
squirrels. and upwards of $50, 900 of
these rodents have been destroyed in
a vigorous campaign conducted against
them by the American government
number of persons. exactly as In the
case OF rat plague. have become In
fected by handling infected squirrels:
In one case plague followed upon the
person being bitten by a squirrel he
sought to succor. The plague in
squirrels has been traced to infected
rats. which. as we know. may mi
crate from n plague center into the
country. as man has been known to
do frequently In plague times. In
India. plague occurs spontaneously in
flying squirrels and monkeys; but this
bears little upon the case in this
country except as emphasizing the
fact that rats are not the only source
OF danger. though everywhere they are
recognized as the chief factors in cpl
demic plague. We may add that
plague has been observed to occur
naturally In mice. rabbits and guinea
pigs. and occasionally In other ami
mails. but not in equines. cattle. pigs
and fowls.
Plague has to be met promptly,
and with a well-trained and organized
stan of medical officers and men,
Just as much and urgently as a
foreign invasion has to be met by a
well-disciplined and highly-organized
army. Once a hostile force lands In
a country. the authorities do not wait
until firm hold over an important
part of the country has been estab-
lished by the enemy before they
meet It. Delay would be dangerous.
and in plague It is doubly dangerous.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-12-14

part of India From the Chinese ports
It was carried to the Philippines, to
Japan, Sydney and towns on the east
ern coast OF America: and from the
India ports to the Mauritius. South
Africa, Egypt and some of the Medi
terranean ports. and from these to the
Western coast of South America. The
infection has also been brought over
land to Russia. where for several
years It has been gradually gaining a
firm grip preparatory to Its advance
ment on central Europe when the op-
portunity is favorable. Though the
disease is slow In diffusion and e1-
tends with difficulty. nevertheless. 1t
is insidiously and quietly dotting Itself
over different parts OF the world. ard
only awaits more favorable conditions
to assume an epidemic form.
This brief sketch of the progress Of
the disease during the past rs years
will remove any surprise that may be
felt that plague should have appeared
in a village close to the River Orwell.
1t is In this river that ships arrive
with grain and other produce from
plague-infected ports, and II would be
strange II they did not bring with
them occasionally infected rats. espe-
cially as the rat as bearer Of plague
is usually forgotten and attention is
wholly paid to the human being. Corn
ships coming from infected ports have
always had the reputation of carrying
plague. At one time the corn was
blamed, but now the infection is
known to be due to the plague strick-
en- rats on board. which infect the
healthy rats Of the port that the YES
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-12-14

Every aeroplanist must in common
prudence learn to volplane to earth II
his motor stops. He must learn to
curve his descent II the straight line
is impracticable. But to drop at too
steep an angle or to cut a series of
sharp curves with the plane standing
on one ear is unnecessary and un-
practical Rising to extremely great
heights also has not the slightest
promise OF practical use. even in war.
where men are expected to take risks.
The dead aeroplanist was known to
have contemplated the feat OF loop
ing the loop" in the air. The idea
fascinates other sky-jockeys as the
triple somersault does circus men.
Neither achievement is worth
broken neck. nor is any other merely
spectacular feat.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-12-14
READY FOR TREE PLANTING
On Land That IL to Be irrigated
Ground Should Be Carefully
Smoothed,

Inasmuch as a large acreage Of
fruit trees will be planted next spring
few suggestions in regard to pre-
pairing land for orchard planting may
be of value to the prospective plant
ers. writes r. W. Fisher in Field and
Farm. Much of the semi-arid land In
the West has small amount of hui
mus in 1t and for that reason 1t is not
the best plan to set out trees on new
ly broken sod. By blowing the land
from 8 to 10 inches deep one or two
years In advance of planting time and
growing some crop in the meantime.
1t will be put in much better condi-
ton for tree growth than If the trees
are set out Immediately after blowing.
On land that is to be irrigated the
ground should be carefully leveled
and smoothed before any crops are
planted. This leveling is very essen
tial to good results In irrigating. On
most of the soil in this country n
leveler ten or twelve feet wide and
from sixteen to eighteen feet long
with three cross pieces of three by
six inch material will give good serv-
ice. This leveler can be so made that
1t Will cut the dirt from the high
spots and deposit 1t in the low places.
and by going over the ground two or
three times the surface can be put in
good condition for irrigation. Level
ing should be done Immediately after
blowing when the soil can be har-
rowed and planted to some grain
crop.
A good crop to be grown on the
land that is to be planted to orchards
is oats and red clover. The oats and
clover seed are sown in the spring;
the oats harvested In the fall when
there will be a growth of six or eight
inches of clover. This will AFFORD
pasturage during the winter months
and the following year one crop of
clover hay can be cut and the second
crop plowed under. This clover and
oat crop should provide humus that is
very necessary for tree growth. On
many of our soils an orchard planted
on land prepared a year or two in ad-
vance of tree planting will make as
large n growth in eight or ten years
as trees that were planted one or two
years previous on land that had not
received the preliminary preparation.
The depth Of blowing orchard soils
depends somewhat upon the character
OF the soil and the subsoil. In very
loose soil underlaid with light sub
soil 1t is not necessary to pillow SO
deeply as on soil underlaid with heavy
clay. Light soils may be plowed as
shallow as six inches and still give
good results. Heavy soils should be
plowed from eight to twelve inches
deep and in some cases subsoiled to
n depth OF eighteen or twenty inches.
II the soil is dry at planting time the
trees should be irrigated Immediately
after they are set out. This irrigation
should be done by making a small fur
row near the tree row and turning the
water from the furrow into the tree
hole.
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tion-the man at the stake. the up
raised ashland Nathaniel With a
sobbing. breathless cry. she flung her
self In front of MacDougall and threw
her arms around the kneeling man.
her hair covering him IN a glistening
veil. For an instant her eyes were
raised to Nathaniel and he saw in
them that same agonized appeal that
had called to him through the kings
window. The striking muscles of his
arms frightened like steel. One of the
guards sprang forward and caught the
girl roughly by the arm and attempted
to drag her away. In his excitement
he pulled her head back and her hair
trailed in the dirt. The sight was
maddening. From Nathaniel's throat
there came fierce cry and in single
leap he had cleared the distance to
the guard and had driven his fist
against the officers head with the
sickening force of sledge hammer.
The man fell without a groan. In
another flash he had drawn his knife
and severed the thongs that held the
man at the stake. For moment his
face was very near the girls and he
saw her lips form the glad cry which
he did not wait to hear.
He turned like an enraged beast to-
ward the circle of dumbfounded spec
tators and launched himself at the
second guard From behind him there
sounded a shout and he caught the
CLEAN of naked shoulders as the man
who had been at the stake rushed to
b;s eide TnUatbor thav fOra through
the narrow rim of the crowd. striking
at the faces which appeared before
them, their terrific blows driving men
right and left.
This way, Neil!" shouted Nathaniel
This way-to the ship!"
They raced up the slope that led
from the town to the forest. Even the
kings officer. palsied by the sudden
ness of the attack, had not followed.
From . screened window in the king 8
building two men had witnessed the
exciting scene near the Jail. One of
these men was Strang. The other was
Arbor Croche. At another window a
few feet away. hidden from their
eyes by a high desk and masses of
papers and books. Winnsome Croche
was crumpled up on the floor hardly
daring to breathe through fear Of be-
traying her presence. From these
windows they had seen the girl run
from behind the jail; they had watched
her struggle through the line of spec
tators. saw Nathaniel leap forward
saw the quick blow. the cleaning
knife. and the escape. So suddenly
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sci visits and at which the corn is
discharged. Infection from rat to rat
Is generally conveyed by the feas of
the infected rat attacking the healthy
rat and biting 1t. There are three
kinds OF plague-the bubonic, the sep
ucaemic and the pneumonia. All
originally derive their infection from
the rat. or some lower animal which
has been infected by the rat. The BAL
bonic form is not infectious unless 1t
turns into the septicaemic or pneu-
monte variety. which sometimes hap
pens. But both the pneumonia and
septcaemic are more or less infec-
uous. the pneumonia being the most
dangerous. The three kinds Of human
plague can be dealt with readily
enough; but It is obvious that the rat
plague and plague among the lower
animals. which are the most common
sources OF human plague. are the
most important factors in combating