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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02
The FAN III
LOWER TEN
by NARY ROBERTS RINETIART
ILLUSTRATIONS By N. q. KETTNER-
ROBERTS, RINEHART

family have silver ratt'es. and all the
sick people flowers.
Mcknight pulled up an armful of
roses. and held them out TO me.
Wonder who they're from?" he
said, tumbling in the box for card.
There's no name-yes. here's one"
He held it up and read s. with ex-
asperating slowness.
Best wishes for an early recovery.
A COMPANION IN MISFORTUNE.'
We'll, what do you know about
that" he exclaimed That's some
thing you didn't tell me, Lollie."
1T was hardly worth mentioning"
l said mendaciously, with my heart
beating until l could hear 1t. She had
not forgotten, after all.
Mcknight took bud and fastened
it in his buttonhole. I'm afraid / was
not especially pleasant about it. They
were her roses, and anyhow, they were
meant for me. Richey left very soon,
with an irritating final grin at the
box
"Good-by, sir woman-hater," he
jeered at me from the door.
So he wore one of the roses she
had sent me, to luncheon with her,
and | lay back among my pillows and
tried to remember that it was his
game, anyhow, and that ! wasn't even
drawing cards. To remember that, and
to forget the broken necklace under
my head
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02
STORE ROOTS OVER WINTER
Careful! Treatment Is Needed to In
cure Beauty of Plants Next Sea-
son-Some Suggestions.

When frost has cut down the glory
Of the flaming Gamma, has wfthered
the late blooming dahlia, has scared
the huge leaves Of caladiums, and has
left scarcely memory Of the rich
coloring Of gloxinias, it Is time to
think of their winter welfare.
The roots of all these plants need
careful treatment if they are to give
of their beauty next season.
Remove the tops Of the roots that
are to be saved, especially If they
have been badly nipped with frost, as
the decay may spread to the bulbs.
These may be left to ripen in the
earth for a few days and should be
dug on bright, sunny day
Dry in the sun for several days, or,
II the weather be cold, spread on the
floor Of sunny room and cover at
night with blankets to protect from
frost. When dry, shake off the loose
earth and pack in boxes of sand, pa
per bags, or on the shelves Of frost
proof cellars, according to the nature
of the roots.
Caladium bulbs can be easily win
tered in a dry, frost-proof cellar. The
chief danger is decay Of the center
shoot. Keep a sharp watch for this,
and, If it is noticed, pull off the de-
cayed parts down to where it Is
sound. Store in -four bags or In boxes
of sand.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02
CHAPTER Xiii.
Faded Roses.

L was in the house for week.
Much of that time I spent in compos-
ing and destroying letters Of thanks
to Miss West, and in growing at the
doctor. Mcknight dropped in daily,
but he was less cheerful than usual.
Now and then [ caught him cycling me
as if he had something to say, but
whatever it was he kept it to himself.
Once during the week he went to
Baltimore and saw the woman in the
hospital there. From the description
had little difficulty In recognizing
the young woman who had been with
the murdered man in Pittsburg. But
she was still unconscious An elderly
aunt had appeared, a gaunt person in
black, who sat around like a buzzard
on fence, according to Mcknight,
and wept, in a mixed figure, into 2
damp handkerchief
On the last day of my Imprisonment
he stopped IL to thrash out case
that was coming up in court the next
day, and to play a game of double soil
taire with me.
l.
I'VE were licked. Ask me some
thing pleasant. Oh, by the way, Bron-
sons out today" ..-1 e..
I'm glad I'm not on his bond" l
said pessimistically. He'll clear out -
mot he" Mcknight bounced on my
ace. He's no fool Don't you suppose
he knows you took those notes to
Pittsburg? The papers were full Of
it. And he knows you escaped with
your life and a broken arm from the
wreck. What do we do next? The
commonwealth continues the case
A deaf man on a dark night would
know those notes were missing"
Don't play SO fast" demonstrated.
Il have only one arm to your two.
Who is trailing Bronson? Did you
try to get Johnson"
Il asked for him, but he had some
work on hand"
"The murders evidently a dead IS
sue," I reflected. mo, I'm not jok-
ing. The wreck destroyed all the evil
dence. But I'm firmly convinced those
notes will be offered, either to us or
to Bronson very soon. Johnson's a
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02
GOOD ROADS ARE BENEFICIAL
Comprehensive System Would Great
Iy Lessen Cost of Transportation
of Products.
By JAMES G. HARRIsON.)

(By JAMES G.. HARRISON.)
A comprehensive system of good
roads would confer many substantial
benefits upon the farmers OF the
United States. Better roads would
greatly lessen the cost of transporting
produce to market, and as soon as
the farmers learn how to make good
roads, and make them, the greater
will be their profits.
When farmers learn that on each
mile of highway, three rods wide, ap-
proximately $4,000 tons of water fall
annually, they will begin to appre-
ciate the necessity of highway drain
age, and learn that hard road can
not be made out of mud No plan OF
road work, no amount OF labor and
machinery, will make good dirt road
that will stay good until some plan Is
adopted to get rid of the water.
1t has been satisfactorily demon
strated that fairly gratifying road
for hauling heavy loads should be
rounded up in the center. so that
water may quickly flow into bitches
at the side and be carried Off through
properly constructed channels. Gull
verts should be provided to conduct
water under the roadway and thus
prevent outlying the roadway with
running water.
Nothing will give farmers better
ideas Of how a good road should be
built, or show them the losses they
are sustaining travelling to market
ovee poor roads, than Farmers Bull
letin No. 95, which may be had free
Of cost by writing a postal card to
the department Of agriculture, Wash
ington. D. c., and asking for it. It is
one of the most practical helps a
farmer can have in solving the trans.
portation question in the country
Good roads help both the farmers
and the city people. Therefore any
proposition which looks to endowing
the country with good roads is en-
titled, If not to acceptance. at all
events to a respectful hearing
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02

foot long and eight inches wide. One
side Of the board is cut to half cir
Gle. Near the circle edge of the
board, five holes are bored, the holes
large enough to admit large fork
handle. This board is nailed to a post
4 feet from the floor. The support
tfo1 the end Of the handles) Is the
same shape as the one with the holes
but only half as large and it has no
holes In 1t. 1t Is nailed to the post,
enc foot from the floor. -~
A piece of hoop-iron is nailed to the
post six inches above the lower piece,
forming circle which holds the end
OF the handles in place.
This is another example Of ga place
for everything and everything In it's
place.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02
EARnI:z:Z: -,
a5I',NOTEsSS:

There is nothing saved by fan set
ting of asparagus.
The sweet potato crop has grown
wonderfully in the last few years.
Many failures occurred from plant
ing poor seed potatoes last spring.
Teach the hired man the best meth
DDS Of farming, for his knowledge viii
prove your gain.
Now is the time when the man
who kept his cornfeld clear OF weeds
reaps his reward
Land containing plenty of hunus
holds the moisture better than that
which is cropped every year.
There is a whole lot besides luck
in raising a good crop. It takes judg-
ment, care and persistent application.
Il is as important to have fine
seed bed for grass as any other crop,
a fact that many do not seem to be
aware Of
If barn-yard manures are to be used
to fertilize, they should be evenly APP
piled and well mixed with the soil by
frequent borrowings.
Flowing unQer ltSumiHOuS crops
like clover and COW peas, in addition
TO making humus, supplies nitrogen.
one of the most important elements
of fertility.
Keep the potatoes in cool place
after digging them. This applies also
TO all root crops II kept at a low
temperature they remain crisp and
nutritious.
Oil the mower and binder sicklea
and the scythe, wrap them with cloth.
and lay them away where there will
be no danger Of anything being tn
iurad on than.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02

DldchSudFu, out lie , SOOu uSlSSti'~'
He could make his fortune as a game
dog What's he doing?"
Mcknight put down his cards, and
rising, went to the window. AS ne
held the curtain back his customary
grin looked a little forced.
ITO tell you the truth, Lollie," he
said, ''for the last two days he has
been watching a well-known Washing
ing attorney named Lawrence Blake
ley. He's across the street now"
1t took a moment for me to grasp
what he meant
why, it's ridiculous" I asserted.
What would they trail me for? Go
over and tell Johnson to get out OF
there, or I'll pot at him with my re-
Volver.'
you can tell him that yourself"
Mcknight paused and bent forward.
Hello, here's a visitor; a little man
with string halt"
Il won't see him." I said firmly.
r've been bothered enough by re-
porters."
tons expostulating tones in the lower
hall and the creak of the boards as
she came heavily up the stairs. She
had a piece of paper in her hand torn
from pocket account-book, and on it
was the name, "Mr Wilson Budd
Hotchkiss. Important business"
'EOh, well, show him up" said re-
ri
cards away, Richey. I fancy it's the
rector Of the church around the cor
ner"
But when the door opened to admit
a curiously alert little man, adjusting
his glasses with nervous fingers, my
face must have shown my dismay
It was the amateur detective of the
Ontario,
l shook hands without enthusiasm.
Here was the one survivor of the
wrecked car who could do me any
amount Of harm. There was no hope
that he had forgotten any of the in
eliminating details. In fact, he held
in his hand the very notebook which
contained them.
His manner was restrained, but it
was evident he was highly excited
introduced him to Mcknight, who has
the imagination I lack, and who
placed him at once, mentally.
Il only learned yesterday that you
had been-er-saved," he said rapid
ly. Terrible accident-unspeaka
Dream about 1t all night and think
about it all day. Broken arm?'
mo He just wears the splint to
be different from other people," Nc
Knight arawled lazily. / glared at
him; there was nothing to be gained
by antagonizing the little man.
Eyes, a fractured humerus, which
isn't as funny as it sounds"
''Humerus-humorou Pretty good
ne cackled. II must say you keep up
your spirits pretty well, considering
everything"
You seem to have escaped injury"
I parried. He was fumbling for some
thing in his pockets
Yes, I escaped" he replied alb
stractedly. Remarkable thing, too.
I haven't a doubt would have broken
my neck, but landed on-you'N never
guess what! I landed head first on
the very pillow which was under in
spection at the time of the wreck. You
remember, don't you? Where did l
put that package?"
He found it finally and opened it on
table, displaying with some theatric-
alism a rectangular piece of muslin
and similar patch Of striped tick
ing.
You recognize it?" he said 1.-THE
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02
Esi! MuIchinq of Vegetables.

Any time during the fall the mulch.
ing of rhubarb. asparagus, and all OF
the vegetable and Towering peren,
malls may be done. Amy kind OF fine
or coarse manure will do. The fall
and early winter rains viii dissolve
out richness of the manure and carry
1t to the roots of the plants before
freezing. 1t is best to mulch the lawn
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02
ROAD FARM
IMPROVEMENT
RACK TO HOLD PITCH FORKS
Another Example of "A Place for
Everything and Everything In Its
Piace"-HoW Made.
By JOHN w. GRAHAM,

By JOHN w. GRAHAM)
Having occasion to be In the hay
loft after dark several times I have
run over a fork and once I struck
my ankle against prong and 1t came
very near causing serious trouble.
This led to the construction Of the
holder shown in the drawing. The
rack Is made Of an inch board. one
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02
keepino Honey,

Honey improves with age. The old
er 1t is the finer the flavor. Extract
ed honey is much easier to keep than
comb, as the latter is liable to get
soiled, and must be kept In tight
cases.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02

Is equally effective whether the down
spout connects with the eaves-trough
at one end or at a point intermediate
of the ends, as all refuse may be car
ried by the force Of the water, over
the edge of the trough, therefore rem
dering the latter self-cleaning.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02
Chanuinu Fashions.

Fashionable folks are taking up
horses again, the automobile having
become too common for them. And
farmers are buying automobiles ia
save their horses. . ..l -..
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02
SENSIBLE DEVICE ON SPOUT
Strainer Composed of Mesh Fabric or
Wire Screen Prevents Leaves and
Trash from Entering.

This Is an excellent device for pre-
venting any leaves, twfgs and other
trash from entering the down spout
Of leader from the roofs of houses
and barns. The straiaar is composed
of mesh fabric or wire screen and it
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02
UNLOCK DOOR FROM OUTSIDE
fastening Door by Fastening Cord
to Staple on Inside.

A cord is fastened to the hook and
then passed through a hole in the
door and tied to the knob outside.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02

Pulling the string will remove tho
hook; slip the string off the hook.
and the door cannot be opened from
the outside.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-01-22
Escape From Burning Mine.

Trinidad, Colo.-Fire, starting from
a match dropped in the straw Of the
mule stable, cut off 800 miners from
the shaft of the No. 2 mine of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company on
Friday.
Before the men could be warned,
the shaft was choked with smoke, but
all the miners are said by officials Of
the company to have escaped through
the connecting workings of the No.
mine Of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company on one side and the Raney
mine, whose shaft Is on the other
side of the mountain from the burn
ing mine. Miners from other col
heries of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company at Eagle, Starkville, Prime
70 and Sopris were ordered to Ber-
wind by special train, but company
officials countermanded the order
when they had the fire under control.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-01-22
half A BILLION At STAKE
Question Of Tariff Duties Between
United States and Germany
q Serious One.

Washington.-Nearly half a billion
dollars worth Of trade is the stake
In the game of diplomacy now in pro-
gress between America and Germany,
and an issue will be known within a
month.
On February Z, in accordance with
the notice given to Germany last
April by the state department, the re-
ciprocity arrangement made during
the Dingley act with Germany will
expire, and simultaneously the gen.
eral tariff rates of that country VIII
apply to all imports from America,
unless in the short period Of time in
tervening Secretary Knox and the
German ambassador reach a mutually
satisfactory understanding.
At this moment the indications are
that this understanding is beyond the
attainment and that it will be only
under the stress of bitter and costly
struggle that the two nations can
compose their differences and restore
their trade to normal conditions.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-01-22
PINcHoT's SUCCESSOR.
Henry s. Graves, Known As a Pinchot
Man, Is Chosen.

Washington.-Presi Taft has
appointed Henry s. Graves, director
of the Yale Forest school, as forester
of the United States, to succeed Gift
ford Pinchot. He also appointed Al
bert F. Potter, at present acting for
ester, as associate forester.
The new forester and his associate
are now both known as Pinchot men.
Both have served under Mr.. Pinchot
and both are in sympathy with his
policy Of administration. 1t was large
ly through Mr. Pinchot's efforts that
the Yale forest school was estab-
lished, and Mr.. Graves went from the
post of assistant chief Of the division
of forestry under Mr.. Pinchot to be-
come director OF the school In 1900.
He had served in the forestry division
for two years.
Mr.. Potter, now associate forester,
who succeeds Overton w. Price, Is
a native of California, and had spent
all his life in the west until he be-
came a member of the forestry stan
nine years ago.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-01-22
BLAMES LABOR UNIONS.
Manufacturer Declares Workingmen
Are Responsible for High Prices.

Springfield, Mass.-Large RESPONSE
bility for the higher cost of living was
laid by John Kirby, Jr., president Of
the National Manufacturers associa-
ton upon what he called the labor
trust" in an address here Tuesday.
Mr.. Kirby's address was largely a
reply to recent implied attack upon
his organization in an article in the
National Civic Federation Review. He
said:
"The primary cause OF constantly
advancing prices of commodities OF
all kinds lies at the door Of the labor
trust. a cardinal principle OF which is
to raise wages and restrict produc-
ton, neither of which can fail to dim
inish the purchasing power OF the dol
lar, and when working together they
doubly depreciate its value"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-01-22
FAV0Rs BOND ISSUE
PRESIDENT TAFT's SPECIAL MES.
SAGE DEALS WITH SUBJECTS
OF INTEREST TO WEST.
Recommends . Bond Issue Of Thirty
Million Dollars to Complete Gov
eminent Irrigation Projects
Already Begun.

hington.-President Taft's spec
ial conservation message was deliv-
cred to the house by Mr.. Latta, assist.
ant secretary to the president, soon
after that body convened on Friday.
Pension legislation was interrupted
for the reading OF the document and
the speaker advised members to pay
close attention thereto because no
printed copies had arrived for distri-
button among them.
Practically all Of the members pres
ent remained In their seats and fol-
lowed the reading closely and care
fully.
When the reading Of the message
had been concluded roar Of applause
arose from the Republican side Of the
chamber and several Democratic mem
bers also Joined In the demonstration
Of approval.
The message deals wholly with the
subject of the conservation of the ma
tional resources of land, water, forests,
minerals and power sites and the al
lied subject Of inland waterways.
Many recommendations and sugges-
tons are made for needed legislation
on these subjects, one Of special inter
est to the west being that a bond issue
Of $30,000,000 be authorized to com
plete government irrigation projects
already begun.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-01-22
RULES WITH HAND OF IRON.
King Alfonso oickIy Puts Down
Internal Troubles.

Madrid.-King Alfonso, sitting as
president of the cabinet, ruled with
an iron hand In putting down the
internal troubles threatened by reve-
lations printed in a military newspa-
per.
These revelations had for their
purpose the engendering of bad blood
between the army and the govern
ment over the distribution Of honors
to the troops in Morocco.
The kings part in the affair leaked
out Friday when 1t became known
that his majesty sanctioned the in
slant removal of Count Villara, cap
tain-general OF Madrid, and of the
captains-general of Villadolid, Corun-
ma and Valencia, and had ordered the
arrest Of other officers implicated
Newspapers justify the prompt and
stringent methods taken to put down
the conspiracy, which, 1t Is believed,
had broader ramifications than the
mere resignation of the ministry and
extended even so far as an attempt
to foment a Carlist uprising under
Don Jaime, pretender to the throne.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-01-22
Tragic Fate of Man Of Mystery.

Venice, Ill.-Loui Smith, known as
"The Man of Mystery" and supposed
to have been French nobleman, was
crushed to death in local factory
Monday. He had worked just a week,
for the first time in the thirty-two
years he lived here. Smith was cred
tied with having saved thirty-two
lives from the Mississippi river He
lived in a comfortably equipped house
boat, off the harbor, and appeared to
be a man of wealth and refinement.
He never was known to do manual
labor until a week ago when he was
given a minor position in factory.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-01-22
Big Fight Goes to Frisco.

San Francisco.-Positive assurance
was given by Jack Gleason Monday
night that the Jeffries-Johnson cham
pionship fight will be held in San
Francisco or the immediate vicinity.
This statement followed for the for
NAL application which he made before
the new board Of supervisors for a
permit to conduct forty-five-round
ring contest in San Francisco this
year. The local law at present rec
ognizes only twenty-round fights. and
this is the first time in years that a
permit for a fight OF greater num-
Der Of rounds has been applied for
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-01-22
MURDERED MRS. GUINNESS.
Ray lamphere Makes Confession
:. Which Clears Up Mystery.

st. Louis.-In a copyrighted story,
the Post-Dispatch publishes what 1t
claims was the confession of Ray
Lamphere, who died few days ago
in the Indiana penitentiary at Michi-
gan City, when serving a sentence for
setting fire to the home of Mrs. Belle
Guinness, near Laporte, Ind. 1t is
known that the Rev. DR.. +. A. Schell,
formerly of Laporte, heard Lam
phere's confession.
The confession SHOWS that Mrs.
Guinness and three children were
chloroformed by Lamphere, who was
robbing the house with a woman ac-
complete; that Jennie Olson was not
killed by Mrs. Guinness, but persisted
In the fire that destroyed the Gun
ness home. That Inc chloroform used
by Lamphere was part of that he
bought for Mrs. Guinness to kill three,
men, one of whom was Andrew Hell
gelein, the other probably ole Buds
burg and Tonnes Petersen Lien, and
that one Of these men, probably Lien,
was the third husband OF Mrs. Gun
ness.
Lamphere, according to the confess
sion, had guilty knowledge OF the
murder Of three men in the Guinness
home during the time he lived there,
about eight months in 1907. and he
assisted Mrs. Guinness in dsposing Of
the bodies of the three men.