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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-02
CHAPTER XII.
Madnes. Recomes Frenry.

In a moment. the casks were broach-
ed. and the liquor. In whatever recep-
tacles were at hand, was passed
areund from mouth TO eager mouth.
No n made the slightest attempt to
husband u. and II was soon pouring
down over the steps in little purple
rivuiets. The faces OF the crowd, AS
the fiarinS torches and dancing flames
revealed them. became more and more
inhuman. their shouts hoarser and
more menacing. their actions more and
more bestial. until I felt nay cheeks
grow hot at tho thought that these
creatures belonged to humankind. Truly
long centuries Ia the darkness had
rendered them unfit for the light!
Drunken couples reeled hither and
thither. shouting incoherently: wom-
en-. forgetting their sex. pursued such
men as made a prctense OK escaping:
q half naked girl. mounted astrds Z
cask, shouted coarse jests at SIX or
efgnl scoundrels who were going
through the p~retense or 4 mass.
'~fhe Goddess OF Roason!" said ".
le Co1nte. hiE eyes dwelling upon this
group; and. indeed. AZ that nnosnsnt,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-02
He Had NO Eye for Color.

There came TO the nouu on d Negro
in Tennessee an addition TO the fam.
lily In the shape Of triplets. The proud
father hailed the first man who came
along the road and asked him in to
see them. The man. who was an Irish.
man, seemed greatly interested In the
infants as he looked them over. lying
In a row before him.
What does yo' think" asked the
parent.
"Waul'-pointing to the n IN the
middle think I'd save that one
EveTybody's Magazine.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-02
THE HIDDEN TREASURE OF
JARR'S GULCH.
BY Ava Adams, Ex-Governor Of Colo
RADIO.

~ AVA TdditiSf w WV
RADIO.
WI HEN / was about 20 years old i
MAJ migrated with all the members Of
:" our family to Colorado, and we
camped IN the mountains about 10 miles
from Denver at a place called Jarrs
Gulch. This camp was named In honor of
Mr.. Jarr, an eccentric Frenchman. who
was It's only inhabitant. This man had
lived there many years and had won dis
tinction from the miners for his exclusive
ness. He had kept his own confidence,
selected an isolated spot for his home, and
so he was dubbed "a man with a history
which meant In that neighborhood that
he had killed q man or that he was rich.
AT this time / was hauling ties to the
De.-e- Rio GraEds road. which was
then In course of construction, and had
been working there for six months when
Mr.. Jarr surprised me one day by saying
that ne wanted to tell me a secret. i fol-
lowed him INTO his cabin, he closed the
door cautiously, listened and then said
again tentatively: Can you keep a Sc
cret p, I was excited with curiosity. I
expected TO be told where he had ~secreted
the wealth OF the Incas. and j wanted TO
shout for JOY when he added. Follow
me-"
He led me TO a spring house not far
from the cabin. and the marrow seemed
to freeze IN my bones when Mr.. Jarr
bolted the door after us and made me get
down on my knees and soiemniy swear
! that / would never reveal TO any human
being the secret that he was about to
! share with me. The light from the f.ck-
| ering candle fell on his face, and he
| walked 10 the middle Of the earthen floor,
where he made a dramatic pause. stopped
! and nfted q fiat stone which I had noticed
| before. Then. pointing 20 a bot OF jugs, he
aid There II IT,: help yourself; II is az
| much yours as mine, and II at any time
| you feel IKE taking a good swig OF whis-
| Ky. come and drink your NIL"
The Frenchman died many years ago,
| but the recollection OF his remarkable
| c~onadencs impeiled me to visit this SPOT
| afser an absence OF - years,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-02
LOOKING FOR THE LOBBYIST.
BY Regis n. Post, Elk Governor of
Porto Rico.

Porto Rico.
g TORY telling Is an art In itself and
-. It has never been an easy thing for
me to tell a humorous story unless
inspired by the good fellowship which
obtains at clubs and other public places
where wit is ever supposed to be on tap,
I we'll remember my first experience In
the legislature at Albany In the year 1898.
/ had heard from infancy, IL had seemed
to me, all about the willy lobbyist, and SO.
OF course, I was on the lookout for him.
Day after day passed and no one appeared
to convince me that the lobbyists were
alive, and l had expected them to come
In droves to dog my steps and make my
life particularly strenuous to avoid them.
However, as the days heightened into
weeks, l began to have an uncanny e
sation about the matter and came 10 the
conclusion hat the term lobbyist was a.
fictitious one or that for some good rea-
son they were stunning me. At last, one
day after two months Of authorization.
while waiting for the session to begin. a
man came toward me in q half hesitating
manner that at once aroused my sus-
picion. "Ah." l thought, here he comes
at last"
He came on his tiptoes and said briery,
Are you Mr.. Post?"
l assured him ] was and asked him
what I could do for him.
IT would like to talk to you for about
five minutes" he said.
Go ahead" I urged to his discontinue.
"Oh. not here. not here" he stammered.
What have to say to you had better be
told In an ante-room."
My curiosity vas aroused and ] followed
him into an adjoining chamber, all the
time wondering how much he would offer
me, whether $500 or 1.500 and I had
ruminated upon my whitening speech and
how / would crush hin with my answer.
Suddenly he paused and began his part
OF the program In five minutes I was
speeches. with surprise. Instead OF a
lobbyist, I was the victim OF a book agent
who was offering for sale the complete
set OF a n encyclopedia I will Nd that !
bought that set and presented 1t to a pub
lie school as a penance for my suspicious.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-02
Real Modesty,

An actor should be modest. and
most actors are" said James X. Hack
EFT at a luncheon in Pittsburg But
| know a young actor who. at the be-
ginning of his career. carried modesty
almost too far.
This young nan inserted In all the
dramatic papers a want advertise
ment that said:
Engagement wanted-small part,
such as dead body or outside shouts
preferred"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-02
Breaking the : "
From Human Life

NtOiu I1UIIdH LILO.
Marion. who had been taught to re-
port her mtsdeeds promptly. came to
ly.
hother-I-broke q brick In the
fireplace" -
Wen, that Is not very hard to rem
coy But how on earth did you do IL.
child p" -
4 pounded II with fathers watch"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-02
Rockefeller's Hard Shot.

John ID. Rockefeller tried a game Of
golf on the links neal Augusta, On a
rather difficult shot MIR. Roekefeller
struck too low with his iron, and an
the dust flew up he asked his caddyi
What have / hit?"
The boy laughed and answered:
"Jaw-jah. boss"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-02
Hard to ConvInce.

Little Tommy (eldest of the family.
ut dinner)-Mamma, why don't you
help me before Ethel?
Mamma-Ladies must always come
first.
Tommy (trfumphantly)-Then why
was I born before Ethel?-Tit-Bits.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-02

% you believe. Doctor. that man In
mace or dust?" asked the student
i don't know about man." returned
the professor. but / am sure girls arc
-eney make such a dickens Of a lot Of
trouble when they get In q Fellow.
eye."-Harper's Weekly.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-02
Not for Him.

From tho Kansas City. Journal.
Ever use the automobile for : rct-
away INQUIRED the first burglar.
"NiN," answered the second burglar.
We fellers u risks enough without
taking chances o being pinchsd for
speeding
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-02
WelI Quaii6sd.

Tho one thing we demand from our
employees" said the head OF the once
force. rs correctness In fgures.s
Inc applicant smoothed her hipless
skirt complacently.
! ave never had any complaints on
ina score" b replied with : gianos
Of assurance.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-02

Freshly cut bark OF the cork tree.
if heated. gives on \ gas that can b
used NJ an nluminanC
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-02
A Contingency.

A Contingency.
From Lippincott's
The early bird will get tho worm
OF that theirs II no question;
But ~ that worm should chance "a
turn
He'd ret the i~ndsssstion.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-09-02
The stony British Glara.

CONTINUED Next Week,
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-07-08
The First Skaters.

1t is very doubtful which race
first skatcA. for traces have been
found among prehistoric rcrlains
all over northern Europe indicating
that the art was practiced by prim-
tive peoples. The Eskimo Of the
farthcst north are also found to be
in possession Of runners carved
from whalcbonc. Skating is men
toned by Il Danish historian about
1854. and Fitzstephen in his "lliS-
tory Of London" says that in the
twelfth century young men fastcn-
ed the leg bones Of animals under
their feet by means of throngs in
order to slide along the ice. This
statement is confirmed by the pair
Of bone skates Of the period now i'll
the British museum. 1t is likely,
however, that these early London
ers got the idea from Holland,
probably via Lincolnshire, where
skates have been used on the frozen
fens from very remote times.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-07-08
Guarding the Cash.

The gypsies in.some parts OF Eu-
rope have curious way of looking
after the honesty Of their money
collector. The person intrusted with
the mission Of taking the hat
around among the crowd has liv-
ing fly put into his left hand, while
he holds the hat with his right.
When he returns with the funds he
must bring the fly back alive as a
sign that he has not taken any
money from the common property,
but if the fly be wanting or even
dead he does not get even his share
of the money.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-07-08
FIGHTING A CROCODILE.
An Exciting Adventure In a Chinese
Timber Camp.

Timber Camp.
A chance visitor to Chinese
timber camp has related in Cham
bers' Journal an extraordinary al-
venture With crocodile, in which
the crocodile came very near having
the best Of it: Arriving in my
boat at the little jetty OF landing
place, l was ustonishcd to find Graz
ham, the white man in charge of
the camp, lying on a rattan couch
within a few yards Of the bank,
with Il heavy express rifle across his
knees, gazing intently at a rough
fence erected in the stream.
t"rhrowirg myself down near him
in the welcome shade, learned the
following story:
''rwo nights before Graham was
sleeping peacefully in his little
palm leaf house, in Il clearing about
twenty yards from the river bank,
when his dog began to growl. Gra-
ham turned out and walked round
the hut to ascertain the cause Of
the disturbance, but, seeing moth
ing, addressed himself to the dog
in his usual vigorous sailing ship
language and retired to bed again.
"Fivc minutes later he was once
more aroused by yelp from the
dog, and this time, really annoyed,
he seized stick and sailed forth
to. infict punishment on the dis
turbcr of his dreams. Suddenly a
dark form glided swiftly from the
shadows. and Graham felt himself
seized by the right knee as i'll a
wise. STOPPING to free himself, he
found he was in the grip Of large
crocodile, whose teeth were firmly
embedded in the flesh.
Backward aud forward the
struggle swaycd, the crocodile
striving to pull its destined victim
to the waters edge and Graham,
hampercd as he was by his ilnpris-
oncd leg, fighting for his life to
reach higher ground. At last the
beast, hurting its victim to the
ground with shake of its powerful
head, began to drag him swiftly to-
ward the water.
"Poor Graham, feeling, as he ex-
pressed it. that it was all over bar
the shouting,' determined to make
one last effort for his life, and, talk
ing advantage of a momcntary halt
as the brute was steering past a
tree stump, he sat up and succeeded
in getting both his thumbs into the
reptiles eye socEets-the only vul-
nerablc part Of a crocodilc's head.
''Thc rest Of the story is per-
haps best told in Graham's own
words. or us nearly as circum-
stances will permit:
AS soon as | gets my thumbs
made fast in is eyes, e .opcns is
mouth to shout an lets 90 my leg.
Then first thing next mornin' the
coolies lays is breakfast for i'm, as
you see, an ! gets into this chair
an 'crc l stays, if it's Il month";
''Vainly tried to persuade him
to come away with me to the next
station and see a doctor. | argued
with him, implored him, but it
WIS absolutely useless. lie refused
to move from that chair till he had
baGgcd his crocodile, and | was at
last obliged to leave him, having
dressed his lc:s and exhausted every
known means Of persuasion short of
brute force.
81 met him again q week later in
a hospital bed, suffering severely,
but quite happy in the knowledge
that the bones OF that crocodile
were bleaching in the sun outside
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-07-29

In the present article departure Is
made from the usual custom, and
treatment, and little else than treat
ment, Is considered Doctors as a rule
ignore corns, seeming to regard their
treatment as belonging exclusively to
the chiropodist. The result of this Is,
as usually happens when the unin-
structed or partly instructed try to
practice medicine, or when one treats
himself, that the disease is often NAL
treated, and the corn, instead of being
cured or improved, is made worse.
A corn is not callosity, although
often so called, for the two things are
produced in different ways. A collos-
ity is due to pressure intermittently
applied; corn Is due to more or less
constant pressure, combined with fric-
tion. A callosity is superficial; corn
is we'll described in its Latin name,
clavus, nail. 1t is like nail driven
into the tender tissues of the lower
layers of the skin and the parts be-
meath
q
may give a little relief for time by
relieving the pressure, but soon the
horny growth is pushed above the sur
face again, and the condition is as bad
as ever, or worse.
The only lasting benefit is from the
removal Of the entire growth, and this
is best effected by the application of
moisture. Every night the sufferer
should go to bed with thin poultice,
or wad of absorbent cotton saturated
with glycerin and water, on the corn,
the surface before the application be-
ing thickly busted with bicarbonate
of soda. In the daytime an ordinary
corn plaster should be worn, and in
the hole should be placed very thin
layer Of absorbent cotton soaked in
glycerin.
This simple treatment is better than
the use of salicylic acid, glacial acetic
acid, and other chemicals which are
often recommended. Simple rest in
bed will do just as well, but it takes
longer. In fact, good long Illness,
such as typhoid fever, may be depend.
ed upon to cure any corn. 1t is the
only good thing to be said of typhoid
fever.
OF course after the corn has disap-
peared, better-fitting shoes must be
worn, so that none of the prominent
parts Of the foot are pressed upon and
rubbed by the leather at the same
time. If the badly-fitting shoe is put
on again the corns will quite certainly
come back-Youth's Companion.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-07-29
Keeping the Cow.

The cost of keeping a COW varies
considerably according to the cost of
producing the roughage from hay,
grain and corn feeds, but figures from
dairy associations place the average
cost at $50 or s35 year. To pay
profit, 1t follows that the COW must
produce more than $50 or s35 year.
1t pays to keep an accurate account
with all the COWS. There are many
that do not near pay up. Apply the
test of Scales and Babcock tester then
and get rid of those that do not come
up to the mark.
In buying new cows, procure those
that freshen in the fall. You will
have the butterfat at the time when
prices rule higher and the cow Will
continue In good flow all through the
spring If you treat her we'll through
the winter. Increase the feeding as
the pastures decrease. Extra care and
feed In the fall will keep the milk
flow up and allow of good sales as the
prices increase.
%hheOi ySoio VI ODoCi NaIlOh LILO wi
nell University reaches these conclu-
sions. ~ With fairly good herd
carefully fed and kept, milk can be
produced for 65 cents cwt., and fat
for IL cents pound, for the cost of
food consumed. Large animals con-
sumo less pounds of dry material per
1000 lb. live weight each day than the
smaller animals do. The best yields of
fat are obtained from cows that give
fairly large flow of milk Pasture
grass Is the cheapest milk and fat pro-
ducing food. (From this 1t seems that
those who neglect their pastures or
make little effort to start new ones, are
in losing game.) The cow consum-
ing the most food produce both fat
and milk at lowest rate. A good cow
must be hearty eater. Individuals
of the same breed vary more widely
in milk and butter production than
do the breeds themselves.-The Ohio
Farmer.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-07-29
A GHOST AT SEA.
The Phantom That Boarded the
Bark Sea Flower.

The Phantom That Boarded the
Bark Sea Flower.
The following incident is recorded
as a true short story by an English
publication
The Sea Flower, bark of some 450
toys, was in the early hours of the
23d of June, 1864, bound for Bristol,
England, under the command of the
first mate. her captain, John Ellis,
having been left behind at Kingston,
Jamaica, suffering from yellow jack"
1t was about four bells in the middle
watch (or 2 a. m.) when the mate,
who was standing near the pinnacle
giving the helmsman his course, sud-
denly became aware of a mysterious
presence in the waist of the ship. At
the same moment his companion
!lutched him by the arm, and, point
ing, shrieked, Dye see him, sir?"
Before he could reply the mate be-
came aware that the dark shadow he
had just before observed had so far
naterialized that it bore the appear
ince of Captain Ellis. The figure of
the captain advanced along the deck
and disappeared slowly down the COM
panion.
Recovering himself, the mate left
the helmsman and hurried down into
the cabin, meeting, just coming out of
1t, the second mate, who told him he
had been awakened with start after
dreaming that the captain had come
aboard and was calling him. Both
men then made a complete search of
the saloon and the other cabins, but, it
is needless to say, without result.
Later it was found that Captain Ell.
lis had died between / and Q a. m. in
the morning of June 23.
The story got about, and the ship
obtained reputation for being haunt
ed; consequently a difficulty was found
in obtaining crews, and in the end it
was renamed and sold to a foreign
firm.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-07-29
Most Profitable Farm Animal.


Opinion is divided and probably al
ways will be on the question which is
the most profitable farm animal to
raise. Many believe the horse brings
the greatest profit, others tie their
faith to the beef breeds, and still 9TH
ers to the dairy breeds of cattle, but
it seems that the friends of the hog
are In the majority. A hog requires
more care at times than do some
other animals, but it is wonderfully
prolific, and il the quality and breed
ing are right 1t is easy to make a
market for the animals produced, and
the farmer has the advantage of turn
ing his money over more rapidly and
more profitably In hog breeding than
in perhaps any other kind of animal
production. OF course, there are
many risks to assume, as the modern
hog is a purely artificial product and
subject to humors and diseases which
would not come to 1t in its wild state.
The. investment Of moderate sum. of
money in few brood sows in the
spring will make man a hog breeder
within year; whether bred as spe-
cialty or as side line, the hog always
gives good account of himself,
Kansas Farmer.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-07-29
Meyerbeer and Thunder.

Meyerbeer, like Handel, composed
best in a thunderstorm. He had
room made at the top Of his house
with glass roof and sides, SO that he
might enjoy these conditions to the
full whenever they presented them
selves. 1t is said that no beast Of the
field, no raven or nightjar. could scent
the approach Of storm more uner-
ringly than Meyerbeer, and nothing
was allowed to interfere with his soli-
tary enjoyment Of 1t when 1t arrived.
Wherever he was he would leave at
the first premonitory rumble.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-07-29
Fertility of swamp Lands.

Swamp lands have often proved un,
favorable for agriculture, even when
we'll drained and fertilized. From the
Investigations into the subject in the
extensive swamDs or the United States
A. Dachnowski concludes that the loss
Of fertility is due, at least in part, to
the presence in bog water of sup.
stances poisonous to plants. They
seem to be produced by imperfect de.
composition of proteins and related
bodies and it is possible that in re.
spiration bog plants may differ from
others. After the land has been ex-
posed to the air for time the fertil-
lily is restored by oxidation Of the
harmful products.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-07-29
Animals Need Juicy Feed.

The digestive organs of animals tha,
chew their cud. are so formed as to
require comparatively juicy and bulky
food. The COW can not thrive on dry
food as we'll as the horse. The ideal
food for the dairy cow is good pas.
ture, but for large part of the year
green pasture is not available. The
best substitutes to furnish this succu-
lent feed during this period are root
crops and corn silage. Corn yields
about twice as much dry matter per
acre as do root crops. AS root crops
require much more labor, silage is by
far the most economical for those
where corn can not be grown.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-07-29
BiIiousness

"I have used your valuable Cascarets
and find them perfect. Couldn't do
without them. I have used them for
some time for indigestion and biliousness
and am now completely cured. Recon-
mend them to everyone. Once tried, you
will never be without them in the
family. Edward A. Marx, Albany, NY.
Pleasant. Palatabls. Potent. Taste Good
Do Good Never Sicken Weaken or Gripe.
l0c. 25c. Soc. Never sold in bulk. The gen.
uine tablet stamped C c. Guaranteed to
cure your money back
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-07-29

Undesirable bacteria in milk come
from uncleanly condition about the
COW, and from contact with contagious
diseases. The chief source of contami-
nation are dirty cows, dirty stables,
dirty mixers, dairy utensils which
have cracks for the lodgment of dirt
and which are not properly sterilized,
mudholes in the barnyard, impure wa
ter, bedding and feed, and from milk.
els and attendants who come in con-
tact with q contagious disease.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-07-29

To Hold MiIk Can, ,n . coo,,,. =

Il" Hold Milk Cans I'm n Cooling Dox
The usual practice of small dairy
men to keep their milk cool is to put
the milk cans under running water in
box. The cans are usually kept be-
meath the water by slipping strips of
board, of proper length, over the tops
OF the cans and under ledges at the
side OF the box. In using this method
one runs the risk of upsetting the
cans when putting the strips in posi-
tion.
An improvement over this method
is shown in the accompanying sketch
from Popular Mechanics, which is
self-explanatory. The apparatus is