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St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-09
An poultry that are not pure-bred

All poultry that are not pure-bred
are not scrubs.
When growing fowls expressly for
market. many poultrymen prefer cross
breds.
The houses and pens the fowls are
placed in should be scrupulously
clean.
Generally a hen with a nice, clean
cut head and a full. bright eye will
be a good layer.
Crossing an African gander on Tou-
louise geese is said to give the largest
sized offspring.
Il is well to consider what Is the
best treatment OF fowls while they
are passing through the moult
Fowls always seem to moult earlier
and quicker when they are warm
and In places where they are exposed
to the sun.
When moulting actually commences,
Il is best 20 feed literally on rations
which are easy OF digestion and rich
in protein.
The cockerels should be culled out
early and sent to market. Pullets win
develop much better II this is done.
Some hens in every yard are too old
for good service. Have you anyi
Good time right now to get rid OF
them.
Among the several varieties Of the
Cochin family the Partridge is consid-
cred by many to be the most beautiful
Skinned milk. is good feed not
only for raising calves. and pigs. but
Il is also an excellent feed for raising
chicks and for egg production.
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Why Jenes Wa. sad.

Jones' rich grandmother died and
Jones seemed unnaturally depressed
and sad. His friends tried to cheer
him.
"She left a last viii and testament.
suppose" said Jenkins, earelessly.
"Oh, yes" said Jones. raising his
head al last. she left will and tes-
lament"
"Ah." ehimed In Brown, you we're
always a friend OF hersl OF course
your name was mentioned"
"Yes," answered Jones. bursting
into floods OF tears, my name was
mentioned. boys. IL am 10 have"
They hung expeotant, while more
sobs checked back his words.
81" he declared. at last, ''am 10
have the testamentl"-Seraps.
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CHAPTER XIII

Captain Frank Pollock was. as many
people had said az different times and
In divers places. a little fellow. but
thnre was a good dead ~ decision IN
his makeup, Ito walked 90 Rodney
Merriam's house one afternoon with
an exagBeratiun of his usual alert dig
nifty
Rodney Merriam wna lying on a wids
couch In his upstairs Hitting-room when
pollocka card was brought 20 him. He
put ON pair of low shoes and blue
serge sack coat and before no left the
room stood on the threshold a mOmeat.
thinking deeply, and then went down
stairs
Good afternoon. Captain Pollock"
he said, courteously taking a step to-
ward his caller. hut Pollock stood per-
fectly rigid ana ala not move Mer.
riam stood by his desk. his hand rest
ms upon H.
"Mr Merriam" began Pollock. Il was
introduced 10 you by gentleman In
your club several months ago"
That 10 correct"
Il have met you a number of times
SINCE needn't specify Within "A
week you have refused 90 speak 10 me
az the club; and yesterday al NJ
pameron's house, YOU acted toward me
in an extraordinary way. 10 say the
least"
Merriam nodded aflrmatlvely,
"As I am likely Ca meet you. here
and there. az the club, perhaps Al
houses OF your friends. have taken
tho liberty OF asking you what have
done o. Attend YOU ! resent being cut
before my friends hy man whom they
have a rlght 90 assume / know"
'l fear that You eNaggerate. Captain
Pollock doubt whether cutting a
mons acquaintance can be construed
as an insult"
"That Is matter of opinion, sir I
choose to take Il that you have delih-
tratsly snubbed me, ana. among other
people, before your nleces. Miss DAM
eron aud Miss Merriam. n am not
nt Go enjoy your acquaintance. / am
not No person for them 20 know. /
have come, sir, % ask an explanation
OF your singular conduct / am not In
the habit OF being treated In this fash
ton ny man OF any age"
His effort TO be respectful In his an.
ser showed "A quality OF character that
touched the old man, who looked at
the erect. uncompromising hgure with
liking In spite OF himself
Il am not In the habit of giving rea-
sons for things l do, Captain Pollock.
ana Il would pain mo very much 20 be
obliged 10 explain why | may have
seemed 10 treat you with discourtesy.
beg OF you 10 dismiss the matter as
one OF the alterations, let us say of
old age. I am considerably your senior.
My living YOU or not liking you Is not
an important matter-unless, well. Il Is
conceivable that some situation might
arise In which it might become Import
ant"
"As mysterious character In this
community you may act as you please
with your townspeOple, but YOU can't
do it with met I'm not a child, and
don't propose 10 be treated like a baby.
want 10 know what / have done to
offend YOU"
you win pardon me II I sit down,
Captain Pollock"--and Merriam drag
ged chair forward and sank into Il.
while Pollock remained standing and
glaring al him Nothing can be gain
ed from me by bluster. You are In my
house, by your own invitationl"
quite sol There was no other way
OF seeing you. | aid not care TO stop
you In the street. and YOU have already
made Il impossible for me 10 spsAk to
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CnApTER NII.-lContlnned.l }


They all laughed and he sat down "a
give them a chance TO ask him ques-
tlons Up TO a certain point he always
did all the talking; but he knew when
to quit. He submitted himself TO their
cross examination graciously. They
were simple. hard headed men, and he
answered them patiently and careful
ly lie had accumulated a great fund
OF data relating to the life Of such
structures as he proposed building;
the cost OF maintenance. the heating
and lighting questions and the matter
OF service. Much OF this was wholly
new 20 the country capitalists; II was
novel and Il was interesting and there
was glamour about II that charmed
them
"You1l 20 over to the club for lunch
con, gentlemen" he said, when thn
whistles blew at 10 o'clock, and several
OF his syndicate drew out their watch
os-"wlth me-" he added. We'll 10
about l."
After seeing them fed at the Com
mercial Club he parted with them
with the understanding that he was 10
search for proper site for the Pato-
ka Flats, as the apartment house was
to be called, and report on a day fixed
Ife returned 10 his once for a further
conference with Van Clovc, his lawyer
The fiat project was upporfnost IN Bal-
combs mind, and he was bent on push
Ing IL through. Ills intorurbanltos had
already subscribed for considerable
stock and he was reasonably sure OF
getting all the money he needed. Times
were good. there was plenty Of capital
: 'eking Investment, and the lncorporn o
tors of tho Patoka Land and Improve
mont Company were men of consldcra-
BILE Influence In their several communl q.
ties.
Il say, Van Cleve." remarked Bal
comb TO the lawyer "wo're going 10
make a big winner out OF this. Some
o. the things rvo put through are jolly
rotten. but this fiat scheme II away
W. ana out of sight the best thing !
ever tackled"
Those farmers are stuck on a. all
rlEht" said Van Glove. you certainly
know how 90 blow hot air"
There's only one place for that nat"
remarked lalcomh, muaingly. That's
old bamoron'a place on tho crock a.
lilEh street Tho malaria ~ all drain
cd out Of thcro now and it's getting
moro valuable every day. Tho cxtcn.
slon OF the park HyHtcm along tho creek
and the building OF tho boulevard will
give tho region n whlrl It's only a
country idea that apartment
houses must DO built on the court
house square. but wen show them. all
riyht"
iIo opened plat book and pointed
out 10 Van Glove tho location OF tho
Cameron ground.
u suppose the old man viii throw
q NJ when ask him for n price on .ho
"trip Everybody seems 60 DO afraid ~
Ezra Dnmcron. but I'm not half az
much afraid of him aa I am OF his
dauRhtor, who's pleasant rest for
tired eyes. all right EErn's queer
old party, with a chilly manner and an
alluring smiloi but I rather fiatter my-
self that know how Co handle dlmouit
customers"
Il guess you can handle them n any
body can" said Van Ciove. admiring-
~,
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Hay Crops.

Wh0at, corn and other crops are no
more improved by rotation than hay,
The Minnesota experiment station
shows that a plot continuously cut for
hay the past is years has given an
average yield of i,7S tons per acre,
while a plot under three-year rota'
tion of wheat. clover and corn hay has
yielded the past 10 years an average OF
30 tons per acre. In five-year rota-
ton OF wheat. timothy and clover, pas
ture, oats and corn. the hay has yield
ed an average OF SO tons per acre
since 1900. Eight tons OF manure per
acre were applied once In five years
on the hye-year plots. There is money
In manure.
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Poultry Business.

The poultry business is not adapted
to sluggards. The lazy man loses
money with hens. Every neglect In
poultry raising has its cost.
He who is constantly complaining
about bad luck" is only advertising
the fact that his methods are at fault.
Bad luck investigated win nearly al
ways prove TO be wrong management
Good luck and proper management
are akin
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Poultry Runs.

There Is more or less dry weather
during the summer, and the runs not
lnfrequently become baked, and In
heavy soils more or less filthy. The
man who has the best Interests OF his
stock at heart will once a week use a
hand plow In such yards and stir up
the soil so as TO make II loose and
fresh. II he does this at night, the
next morning the fowls viii get at
work. scratching. hunting worms and
stirring up things generally. II is
wonderful how much they find In this
turned up soil that furnishes them
both amusement and food.
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An irresponsible client.

The lawyer OF man named Tenn
bornino, who was beinS tried for theft
in the Paris courts recestJ pleaded
that Tambornino was no, quite ac'
countable for his actions. THIS do
tense made the prisoner so angry mat
he leaned over the dock and knocked
his lawyer fiat on the floor OF the
court. The lawyer was not much burt
and rising to his feet, made use OF his
clients violence so eleverly that he
secured an acuuittal
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Chick Fountain.

tlve-eighths Of an inch from the bot
tom; fill with water and place a dish
over same diameter Of dish must be
about two inches larger than diameter
Of can).
Turn the can and dish over quickly
and set where desired
The advantages Of this simple ar
rangement are many. the chicks can.
not stand In the water and foul Il.
neither can they turn Il over, and the
dish is automatically filled from the
tank as fast as the chicks drink H.
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Own IIn Nnu-

Eleanor. aged six. had been going
TO school only a few weeks. She had
learned 20 raise her hand n she want
ed anything. one day she put this
into effect when she was sent 20 the
chicken house 10 get some eggs,
Just as she reached the chicken
house door her mother heard her sayi
AN you chickens that have laid an
egg. raise your handS."-The Delinea.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-09

Layer OF grape leaves. LAP 9r of rind:
sprinkle teaspoonful OF alum. cover
with water. and let simmer on stove
until clear, Set aside 20 cool. 20
one pound OF rind take one pound OF
sugar. one.half pint vinegar. six
cloves. four sticks OF cinnamon. and a
small piece OF white ginger root Boil
rind and sirup 80 minutes and can
while hot
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BENEFITS Of cuItIvatOr.

Those who have kept the cultivator
busy in the eornheld will see the ben
efcial effect OF soil mulch this year.
The,more perfect the mulch has been
kept the less water has evaporated
from the soil and the more. eonse-
ausntly. has been utilized by the
corn.
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Brute.

With almost girlish pride she dis
played the crullers she had cooked for
him with hor own little hands.
How do you like thomi" eho ven'
turcd at tea
"won." he ehueklod. trying 10 ex.
tract his teeth from one. "'it would
have been better n you had made
them very much larger Then ! could
have used them M automobile tlres."
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-09
HOMEMADE CHICK FOUNTAIN
Handy and inexpensive Receptacle for
Watering Little ones-Many
Advantages.

The above sketch illustrates a prac'
tical chick fountain which can easily
Ne made from a tin can and an earth
ern or tin dish
Procure tin can about four inches
in diameter (baking powder usually
comes in cans this size) and punch a
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-09

Clean. OF uniform size and color.
packed In substantial neat cases hay'
ing clean fillers.
No. Ito consist OF new laid eggs.
not over Ave days old, weighing not
less than twenty'one ounces 10 the
dozen, Clean. packed In substantial
and neat new cases with clean fllers.
Note.-Common eggs, not covered
by the foregoing grading, must not be
marketed under the brand OF the as
soc'ation.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-09

Tho small newsboy was leaning up
against the wall, sobbing bitterly.
"Cheor up. my little man," said n
paseerby. whats the use Of wor'
rying7 You may be president some
day"
"s-say." sobbed the little fellow. III
s.suro do Hook as n wus h.hended
dat way: somebody's alters n-roastin'
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-09

RED. Weak, wenry, wntery Eyes.
Relieved by Murine Eye Remedy. Try
Murine For Your Eye Troubles. You VIII
Like Murine ft soothes. SOC at Your
DruEriHtH Write For Eye Books Free
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N cvt,, whII. Yoy wan

Aliens foot.Easo IL certain cure for hot,
fwoatns, callus, aud swollen. aching feet sold
by all Druggists Price 3jr, Don't accept any
substitute, Trial package FREE. Addfoss
Allen \. olmstcd, 10 Roy, y. Y.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-09

get box Of PETTIT'S EYE sALvE.
old. reliable. most successful eye REM
edy made. All druggists or Howard
Broa., Buffalo, N. Y.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-09
Food for Fowls.

The natural grain feed of fowls Is
hard and they should be fed hard
grain when In confinement.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-09
SOUR STOMACH

~ used casearets and feel like a new
man. l have been sufferer from dys-
pepsia and sour stomach for the last two
years. have been taking medicine and
other drugs. but could find no relief only
Tor a short time. I will recommend
casearets to my friends as the only thing
for indigestion and sour stomach and TO
keep the bowels in good condition.
They are very nice TO eat"
Pleasant Palatabie. Potent Taste Good
Do Good. Never sickan. Weaken OF Gripe
Zoe. 26e, SOC, Never sold In bulk The gen
uins tablet stamped G @ c. Guaranteed 70
cure OF your money back
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-09

The Car OF Russia Is an oologist.
and Is said TO have nne collection 81
birds aggs
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-09

Mothers win find Mrs winslov's Soothing
Syrup the best remedy 10 use for their ohldrsn
during the teething period,
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Thrilling.

THFIIIIHYs
did you ever witness a great strug-
gle with the Waves?" asked the man
who was always asking queer Ques
tons.
YES" laughed the pompous man In
the green shirt. Il once sat for two
long hours while a professional hair
dresser struggled with my wifs's mar
eel waves"
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Marsh Siding.

J. Mrs. Charles Tramp and daughter
Mrs. James Paul have returned from
Lake Park, Iowa, where they went
a short time ago intending to 60
from there to Canada. Mr.. Tramp
sold his farm several weeks ago to
the late c. ]. Pryor and was wait
ing for. the money which was daily
expected. The women returned here
and the Canadian trip has been
postponed indefinitely. ~.
Commissioner L. O. Myhre is max.
ing acquaintances in the northern
part of his district, this week. :.
Mesdames H. E. Bowers and
Frank Patterson left Wilton Friday
morning for Akeley to attend the
burial of their brother. ...5
Frank Anderson and wife have
returned from Canada. Frank
dosen't speack so highly of Canada
as he did in the spring. Z
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Yours truly. 4
Charles c. Swedback.
FIRES IN THE BLACK HILLS

HUNDREDS OF Men -Husheu 20 SCENE on
Special Train.
Deadwoox1, S. D., Oct. PA dozen
forest fires Of threatening, proportions
are burning in the Black Hills and
three of them just south Of Redfern.
on the line Of the Burlington. are SO
acute that the forest service has sent
200 men down from Lead on a special
train while other recruits are being
secured in the southern hills. The
extent Of the fires has not yet been
learned.
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Nebi.h, Island Lake, Whitefi.h.

Nebish, Island Lake, Whitefish.
Miss Bernadette Met lernan of
Bemidji started teaching Monday
in the Gerand school seven miles
east of Nebish.
The fires which we're started
for burning but the logging roads
south of sNebish caused great
deal of excitement. The south
wind blew itaup to the cook house
and if it was not for hard fighting
all Of Nebish would have burned.
The Duluth Log Co. lost
$1o, 900 to $12, worth of cedar
in the. yard east OF here and the
bridges between Island Lake and
here were burned out.
Robert Smyths and Clarence Erans
went to Bemidji Tuesday and re-
turned on the evening train.
MI. Hickerson Of Island Lake
went to Bemidji Wednesday. he
came up the same evening accom-
panied by his neice Mrs. Anderson
who will keep house for him this
winter. Mr.. Hickerson will build a
house in Island Lake this fall in
front of his store.
Clarence Evans returned to Be-
midi Wednesday morning where
his eyes will be treated. .@
The fires are still burning around
Island Lake and Nebish. The
Clark Cedar yard at Whitefsh
burned down Friday night. Arthur
Gilmans house and barn burned and
also the Gerard school house.
Misses Ethel and Nell Knox spent
few days in Bemidji this week. az.
Mrs. Sibley, Mrs. Roma and Mrs.
Sibley's mother, Mrs. Near, went to
Bemidji this morning. they will visit
there few weeks before they 20 to
Montana where they will make their
home. Is 7 81 ss..s rs :...!. z.E
Mr.. Wilcox and Orville Titus OF
Bemidji came up from Bemidji and
will spend few days in and around
Nebish. 49,. ~. III. Ut. .... :: .-
MI. and Mrs. Cook came up this
evening from Bemidji, and will make
their home near Island Lake.
Lenord Higgins of Whitefish
went to Bemidji this morning on
business. He says the fires are
bad out his way. II. =. ...... 2.
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Tells ..VANTs Of
The REFUGEES
Clothing Lumber, Money and
Building Supplies Needed.

4
Duluth, Oct. 12.-The destitute resi-.
dents of Baudette and Spooner have
provisions enough to last them for two
weeks, but they are in need of cloth.
ing, lumber, money and building sup.
plies Of all kinds, according to w. "A.
McGonagle, president of the Duluth,
Missabe and Northern railway, who
headed the relief expedition which
went to the border on special train
Sunday and who has returned to the
city.
The railroads have responded gen.
erously to the needs of the occasion
The Canadian Northern and Missabe
roads have practically turned over
their lines to the relief work, and are
rushing supplies free, and carrying
away settlers who want to go with
out charge. Special trains and special
cars are supplied without question
The Great Northern has also notified
the committee that it will rush free of
charge any supplies marked relief.
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Money carried on the person is
not safe. Money loaned without
good security is not safe. Money
risked in speculation is not safe.
But money deposited in the
Northern National Bank is alb
solutely safe and will earn 4 per
cent annual interest for you. ..
Classy furniture at sacrifice
700 Bemidji Ave. r.,
Mrs. Charles Flesher left yester.
day for a weeks visit with relatives
at Marshalltown and Indianola,
Iowa.
+. Judge of Probate M. A. Clark has
purchased the H. Knopke house on
American avenue, and is moving his
family today.
A Basket Social will be given by
the Young Peoples Society of the
Norwegian Lutheran church at the
Blocker Hotel, Friday eve. Oct. a.
Everybody invited :.
Invitations are out for the first
dancing party of the season to be
given by the Bemidji Dancing Club,
which will be held in the city hall, or
Thursday night. The Bemidji Dane
ing Club has been organized and will
give dances every two weeks during
the winter season.
Can any one furnish me with the
address of Cash Townsed, lumber
jack who was last seen at Wilton,
Minnesota in the spring of 1909
He had a broken arm at this time
Liberal reward for information
Write to c. D. Brewer, Kimball
MINI.
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SOCIAL AND.
P E r S ON A /.

The more it is washed the harder it gets
mound CITY Floor Paint. w. NJ. Ross.
Odd pieces in broken sets sold
tor song at the sale. 700 Bemidji
ave. f. .a~ -
Mrs. G. A. Mclaughlin and Miss
Leeman of Blackjack were Bemidji
visitors today. = z
A Studebaker pony cart and har.
ness for sale. For particulars see
the Bemidji Shoe House. -
w. r. Mackenzie left
Baudette Tuesday evening and
continued by way of Duluth to
Chicago.
Miss Lillian French of Leonard,
MIMI, is i'll the St Anthony hospital
suffering from a severe attack of
typhoid fever. .-...
E. E. Schuck of Tenstrike, D.
Rose of Northome and William
Estby of Akeley, were in. Bemidji on
business Tuesday.
N. J. Case returned this morn.
ing from Minneapolis, where he
attended the funeral of his sister
Mrs. A. Chapman.
Several unbroken bed room sets
complete oak or mahogany,
brass or enameled beds, at the
big furiture sale. 700 Bemidji
Ave.
Warner Brandborg of the city drug
store returned last evening from Bau-
dette and Spooner, where he went to
assist in the preparation of drug sup.
plies among the needy.
T. J. Miller, returned this morning
from St. Paul, where he has spent
the past two days. He was &C.
companied by Mrs. Miller, who
will visit here for several days..
Remnants and dishes, pictures,
fruit jars and glasses, garden
hose, tools and all kinds of
odds and ends, at your own
price, at the household sale.
700 Bemidji Ave.
DR.. E. w. Johnson has joined
the ranks of Bemidji's physicians
and surgeons DR.. Johnson has
moved his family to 1113 Bemidji
avenue from Cohasset, Mimi, and
has offices over the Security State
Bank. DR.. Johnson and his family
will be a welcome addition to Be-
midi social and business circles.
A number of Bemidji citizens who
went to the fire zone on Sunday to
render all the assistance they could
returned to the city last night on the
late train. Among the number were
T. J. Burke, R. C.. Hayner, c. j.
Woodmausee, R. F. Murphy. M. E.
1bertson, H. N. Douglass, DR.. E. H.
Smith, DR.. A. E. Henderson, DR.. C..
R. Sanborn, Charles Swedback, H,
]. Loud, J. O. Harris, H. N, Mckee
and G. E. Carson.
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RAILROAD time CARDS
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