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Sharp County record., 1911-08-11
Good
Thing to
Keep
Up Little
Diary
By ". +. ALEXANDE
Clarksburl. W. Va.

This manager for Of his rpulOc the agreement
Before starting the litigation called the principal and asked him
ito inspect my diary which contained complete account of the
ton in dispute,
showed him That II contained accurate briefs Of that and similar
agreements for many past years lie looked many pages the
leaflets both those anterior and subsequent to the statement in which he
especially interested and that my evidence authentic
20 be overturned
Then he drew a check to cynguhh the debt cm0kng That
there no doubt Of the justice Of my claim. ..lE
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BYNopsIs.

A foolish young tenderfoot becomes
esscanatsd with the bold. artful wife OF a
trusken prospector In a western mining
NJ ssizrard but are confronted by the
ssaudIin husband; He is shot by the
sfss. but the chivalrous boy pins a
80 HIMSELF sns ffa nay ths sGh'n night tn' to crime the
faslroad station the woman's horse
~, H. e%1nsusted' the youth puts her her
sessrup strap. Seeing he IL an impede
mnsnt, the woman thrusts her escort into
snow drift and rides on. Haif-frozen
- stumble into the railroad station Just
= the train bears the woman away.
twenty-five years later. this man, George
$crniy, 10 a multi. millionaire in New
YEN. He meets Eleanor Haldane. a
bcAufiful and wealthy settlement worker.
!.n4 eo-operates with her in her work.
R0srniy becomes owner OF a steamship
'nne and inds himself frustrated In pier
eDd track extension plans by grating al
Aefmen. backed by the Gotham Traction
eumpany, An automobile accident brings
fbs Haldanes to his country home. CORN
that he will be mayor OF
H~w York and redeem the city from cor
yuption. The political declaration OF the
sensation. The whole machinery OF the
ssfy's detective force is TO be used to dig
% something damaging to Gormly. The
10 the merchant candidate. under pres
sure. divides and the campaign wakes
ysrm. A resolution Is introduced grant
~ - TtUtWdl OI the tTHCuOn
frznchise. Gormly offers ten million dol
hFR for the franchise. Miss Haldane con-
STIMULATES Gormiy on what she terms a
n~w Declaration OF Independence, and he
saakes an unexpected celebration of love.
BE is shocked by the confirmation Of his
ssspicions that her father IL the head
md backbone OF the notorious traction
esmpeny which he is attempting to over
Ihrow. Young Haldane discovers his
SAfher's connection with the Gotham
traction company, and is incensed. In
nn Interview between Gormly and Hal
sane the latter practically offers his
S.ughterss hand as a bribe for Gormly 10
Withdraw. Gormly refuses. In an inter
y5sw with Gormly Miss Haldane learns
81 her fathers baseness though Gormly
rninly tries to hide II. Members OF the
King md the woman for whose sake
gornniy declared himself a murderer and
Gecide TO force him to withdraw under
threat or prosecution. The chief OF police
yasfts Gormly. who makes a full confess
r1cn or the truth. Young Haldane runs
me gauntlet OF the police and carries the
scnfession to the newspapers for publica-
2 BY accidnt the newspapers find Bill
naaiflton. one OF the men who were at
camp XIII Devil' and know the truth
snout Gcrmly The Planet publishes
Wild with enthusiasm for Gormly.
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If she had consulted her ~inclinations.
she would have run away: but that
could not be.
YES" said Gormly vaguely, scarce
ly noting her low voiced statement.
Now that It is all over and now that
I have lost you. II indeed II is proper
to say l had lost what l had never
possessed and never could have DOS.
sessed. you will understand that II
was this incident to which / alluded
when you said you respected me be-
cause l had been a perfectly straight,
square a Your words cut me to
the heart: not because I wasn't
straight or square now or that l had
no made what amends I could for the
actions of a boy and a fool since I had
become q man, but because after this
l could never persuade you or any
n that l had not always been so,
n because l could not bear to have
even your respect on q false pretense.
l wanted to tell you many times, and
o know OF course that II things had
shaped themselves differently and you
could have cared for me, should
have told you the whole story before
/ allowed You to say you would be-
come-my wife"
Il am sure that you would have
done so. Mr.. Gormly." said the girl.
And that you have come here to
give me that assurance, to show me
that you have not lost confidence In
me In spite Of the frightful tangle In
our affairs, my antagonism to your
to the Gotham Freight Traction com
pany and then-this. That l take II
was your purpose In coming!"
YES" faltered the girl, that,
and"
What more?" asked the man.
Whatever II is, II it is in my power
to give 1t, 1t is yours. What is IL
that you want,"
The woman opened hor mouth to
speak. She moistened her lips. Words
apparently were difficult, perhaps Inn
possible.
What is 1t that you want, Miss
Haldane?' asked Gormly again.
Il want you!" she said In her low,
clear voice.
Gormly lifted his hand and stared
at her.
You want-ne!" he faltered.
What do you mean?"
81 mean to be your wife," was the
direct swe
my wife,"
Yes. That Is, II you-still-want
me-"
Gormly stared at her in amazem ent.
do / understand aright?" said the
man, shutting his teeth together,
After all that Is IN the paper this
morning. Go you mean to say that you
will marry me?"
II do mean just that" was the an
ewer. 4
But" said the man. you said you
did not love me. and"
Must / do all the wooing?" cried
the girl passionately.
"You offered yourself to me once
before" went an cormly rel.-tiAssiv
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Why Girls Excel in Study
Early Development Of Their Percep
tive Faculties Required by Their
Weaker Physical State.

The superiority Of female students,
both children and adults. has been
mentioned and explained hundreds AT
times, and yet the full pedagogic sig
n~ifcance of the fact still seems to be
ignored. The girls in many a %
educational college furnish an over
whelming percentage of the best stu
dents, and yet in later years the men
take the lead In every one OF the lines
in which as boys they were so back
ward. II Is all due to the well known
fact that In her weaker physical state
self-protection has demanded ar early
development of the perceptive facul-
ties. Age for age. girls perceive un-
zerstandingly what boys scarcely no
tice. The differences between the two
sexes are so great hat II Is unscien-
tiic to class them together, and there
is a growing suspicion that each IL In
jured by current ~co-educational meth
cd, the boys unduly stimulated and the
girls retarded. In spite of this self
evident conclusion pedagogues
bent upon the impossible task Of max
ing the boys keep up with the girls
a plan sure to be followed by fer.
reaching bad results. The boys are ~
able to become discouraged. while IL
girls are led to embark upon Q
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CHAPTER xviII.-contInued.

Don't o want to hear what they
ny about your"
7 had rather hear what you have
@ say than anything in the world,
nnd ! want to tell you first of all what
sDmfort, what pride. what satisfac.
g3on, i take In your presence here.
nnow you read the miserable story.
Tour brother had my permission to
IN It to you last night. II you were
1wake."
Il was awake and waiting for him.
Your interest does me much hon
~" continued the man, land that you
Aave come to me now this morning is.
9 I say. the greatest thing that could
Happen to me. ! don't really care now
vAat the world thinks. You have
sven me evidence enough that you
mi respect me-"
You don't know all the evidence
~" said the woman family.
me tSrcsd hs5sst to look at him.
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as wage earners N professions In
which failure is inevitable American
Medicine.
The Hampton Court Maze.

N~inety-eight thousand persons have
paid a penny each for admission to
the famous maze at Hampton Court
palace this summer. the largest mum.
Der for some years. II Is estimated
that about 25 per cent. Of these wese
foreigners. mostly French and Ger.
man. During August $4,000 people
passed through the turnstres. For .
number of years the takings at the
maze were the perquisites OF one OF
the palace attendants. upon whom the
right to collect and retain them was
conferred by the late Queen Victoria
Since his death a few days ago the
takings have gone to his majesty's o.
fee of works.-London Standard
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Mrs. Weeds" said Mr.. Binks. Z
asked your daughter to Marry me.
and she referred me to YOU"
I'm sure that's very kind o. Susie.
but then she always was . dstifui
girl. Really. Mr.. Binks. 1 hadn't
thought Of marrying again at nay time
OF life. but since you insists. susouss
we make the wsdding-day ~ sGso
tieth Of thls moufAs
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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22
DUTY OF PICKET DURING WAR
Young Recruits Were Troubled Great
ly With Bothersome Countersign-
One Gives Up Rifle.

In "A Little FIfer's War Diary" G
w. BaTdeen relates many an incident
thai has not before seen light. Among
these are some relating to picket duty
and the rendering of the bothersome
countersign which are truly remark
able. For instead Of possessing at
least some faint particle Of the sol
dierly instinct. many Of the younger
recruits, 1t would seem, were Of a
strikingly civilian frame Of mind. and
this can be no more said Of one army
than Of the other.
This Is a characteristic account:
One recruit challenged. who goes
there?" THE Grand Rounds" In.
stead Of saying. Halt. Grand Rounds.
Advance, sergeant, and give the coun-
tersign," the recruit exclaimed In dis.
gust, 20, -. l thought 1t was the
relief"
A general testing the sentriss came
upon a young recruit who halted him
with:
stop! Have O the countersign?"
NO" replied the general.
What, another n without tt?" ex.
claimed the sentry In disgust. We'll,
I'll tell you; it's Victory"
The general gasped for breath.
What do o mean by giving anyone
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22
Meant to Be Real Bad.

Two little girls residing in East
Eighty-sixth street, Virginia Clough
and Claire Feldman, who had long
envied their boy playmates for their
ability to enjoy such badness as Is
inherent in boys, resolved to be bad
themselves. To this n they shut
themselves up in Virginia's room and
proceeded t o be naughty. In fact,
they practiced swearing-just to see
what would happen.
When they We're quite sure that
none would overhear them each pro-
duced a slip Of paper containing the
swear word and fired away.
'BuIldog!" said Virginia.
"Cfgars!" was Claire's reply.
But the ceiling didn't drop, and
there was no earthquake to swallow
them up, and the two resumed their
play, a trife disappointed at the tame
termination of their badness.-Cleve-
land Leader.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22
ECZEMA DISFIGURED BABY

"Our little boy Gilbert was troubled
with eczema when but a few weeks
old. His little face was covered with
sores even to back of his ears. The
poor little fellow suffered very much
The sores began as pimples, his little
ACE was disfigured very much. We
hardly knew what he looked like. The
ace looked like raw meat. We tied
little bags of cloth over his hands to
prevent him from scratching. He was
very restless at night, his little face
itched.
I'VE consulted two doctors at Chi
cago, where we resided at that time.
After trying all the medicine of the
two doctors without any result, we
read Of the Cuticura Remedies, n
at once bought Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. Following the directions
carefully and promptly we saw the
result, and after four weeks, the dear
child's face was as fine and clean as
any little baby's face. Every one who
saw Gilbert aftes using the Cuticura
Rem edies was surprised. He has a
head of hair which is a pride for any
boy Of his age, three years. We can
only recommend the Cuticura Rene
dies to everybody" (Signed) Mrs. H.
Albrecht, Box SS3, West Point, Neb.,
Oct. &c, 1910. Although Cuticura Soap
and Ointment are sold by druggists
and dealers everywhere, a sample of
each, with 32-page book, will be mailed
free on application to ~"Cuticura,"
Dept. IA L, Boston.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22
JUDGED BY THEIR CLOTHES
Smart Cigar Store Clerk Ready With
Apology That by No Means
Mended Situation.

Herman Fellner tells this story on
himself, according to the New York
correspondent Of the Cincinnati Times
Star. He was in Washington on bust
ness recently and met three or four
friends on the street. After a mo-
ment's chat he beckoned them to
come with him. Pm off the stuff"
said he, but l want to buy you each
q cigar"
They happened to be in front OF a
combination cigar and news stand at
the moment. Led by Mr.. Fellner. they
all troopsd In. The clerk hurried to
the cigar case to wait upon them. Be-
fore Mr.. Fsllner could indicate his
wishes the clerk had slapped a box
on the glass case Here y are" said
he. Best dime smoker in town"
Mr.. Fslnsr Is sort OF fussy about
his smokes. He looked at the cigar
then showed the box away. Have
You no other price," he asked.
The clsrk showed the box in the
sass. Sure thing" said he. My mis-
take apd your treat"
Having pulled of this time-worn
wittic1su, he addressed Mr. FeIIner
conhdsntially. Your clothes sort OF
fooled me-" said he. You fellers are
a pretty well-drsssed lot, you know"
Then he put another box on the count
er. Here said he. 'is the best
nickel smoker in the village"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22
Excellent Poultry Hints.

Here are a few hints to those who
are in the business of raising market
poultry: Market the ROSTERS sepa-
rately. Aim to attract the eye of the
buyer. Have regular market days.
Try to build up a reputation for prime
stock. Grow bone and muscle first,
and then fatten. Big combed broilers
are apt to be wrongly classified In
market. Always notify your commits
sion merchant before shipping. Young
fowls shipped with old stock will COM
mand old stock prices. Poultry should
be killed the day before marketing
when going direct to the consumer.
Do not mix white-skinned chickens IN
the same shipment with yellow
skinned ones. Have a tag fastened on
each fowl you send to market. 1t is
the best way to advertise your stock.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22
EGGS WHEN PRICE IS HIGH
Secret Of Production Is to Take Care
Of Growing Stock-Look Out for
Sore Head and Roup.
(By j. NJ. PARK.)

(By j. Nj. PAEk-)
We are going to tell you the secret
OF producing those high priced eggs.
1t is, Take care Of your growing stock
during this third quarter of the game.
Many people. when they get a chick
grown to two pounds. assume that 1t
is grown and can be left to hustle for
itself. and though conditions are not
the most favorable. still its a husky
chick and will get through somehow.
even though it be watered and fed
irregularly, its coop be allowed to get
wet and never cleaned. Then the
chicks get the sore head. first thing
you know, and If they don't die of neg
lect a month is taken out of the
chicks development; then, If not we'll
cared for. another month or six weeks
will be lost with roup in early fall,
with the result hat the cold weather
comes on M catches the chicks not
nearly matured. and as thin as the pro-
verbal Jobs turkey" and when this
happens the poultryman will be fortu-
nate indeed If he gets his pullets to
laying by January, when the best
prices will be past, and eggs started
on the downward trend. They by
March these pullets will be laying
fine. but their eggs will be taken to
an o~versupplied and cheap market.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22
MUCH DAMAGE DONE BY LICE
Chick Found Asleep Is Flag of Danger
and One Would Better Look for
TroubIe-Watch for Insects.
(By EMMA

(by fhNA ASE
Should o enter the poultry yard
and find a chick asleep instead Of at
work, you would better look for the
trouble, and without doubt you will
discover the lice; or if the chicks do
not grow as you think they should,
look for the trouble. 1t may be the
same old lice. When the chicks are
Matched it is an excellent plan to
grease the head and under the wings
with pure lard-not enough to chill
the chicks. Many have found to their
sorrow that various mixtures of coal
oil, vaseline and insect powder will
kill the chicks as we'll as the insects.
The yards and houses must be clean
at all times through the hot months.
or you can't keep the lice away, and
lice and success do not go the same
way. Paint the brood coops, the nest
boxes and the ~roosts; indeed, every
thing but the chickens should get a
washing Of the mixture. There is no
worse drawback to the poultry bust
ness than lice and other insects which
render the life of the fowl most miser-
able.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22
Care of Goose Feathers.

I take great care in killing not to
allow the feathers to become bloody
or otherwise soiled. The geese are
picked in a closed room out Of all
drafts, the feathers placed in deep
boxes or barrels, says a writer in an
exchange. Later they are place in
thin sacks and hung out in the air for
a number of days. In S the geese
are scalded the feathers are spread
out on a sheet or a blanket in an up
stairs room, over a register if pos
sible, until dry. They will dry sur
prisingly quick, and if stirred occa
siol.ally while drying will be as light
and fluffy as though they never were
wet. Wing. tail and other coarse
feathers are discarded as plucked. l
find ready sale for my feathers
around home at SO to 60 cents a
pound.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22

the countersign?" he at last roared
out. I'm the general and III have
you hanged"
The sentry was amazed. why, my
orders were not to let anyone pass
without the countersign," he tx
claimed. Let me tell you, I'm tired
of giving 1t. Such a lot don't seem
to know it,"
Words of this sort might be occa-
%sionally heard:
who comes there"
"A friend"
advance. friend. and give the coun-
tersign."
Hang it, man, I have forgotten it"
"Begorra, SO have l."
One officer, approaching a sentry,
was surprised to be greeted with Hi
tiddle-de-hi-ti."
What DO yoa mean by challenging
like that?" he inquired. The last
time l was on duty was the reply,
Il was told to challenge in a more mu-
steal voice, and that's the only tune
l know"
On the troopship ST. Lawrence in
1865 an officer who had just got up
from a convivial party proceeded to
visit the sentries, and this dialogue
was overheard:
Sentry"
Yes, sir"
You're asleep, sentry"
oh, no., l am not, sir"
But l say you are asleep, sentry"
Very we'll, then. sir; l am"
Then why on earth didn't you say
you were asleep, sentry?"
Because l didn't know that I was.
sir, until 0 told me So"
"All right. sentry; don't let 1t &C.
cur again"
But that was a British story, and
the following has more Of the ring OF
our al
To test a sentry an officer after the
salute said:
Let me see your rife" The recruit
handed it over. whereupon the officer
said in disgust, You're a fine soldier!
You've given up your rife and now
what are you going to do?" The
young fellow drew out a dangerous
knife and exclaimed, Give me that
rifle or I'll cut your heart out!"
The officer was more than con-
WINGED that he would, and hastily
handed the weapon back.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22

Arnold Bennett, the latest visitor
to these Shores" said a New York
editor, is said to be the greatest liv-
ing English novelist. l plump for
Wells or Conrad myself. However,
The editor smiled.
"a critic at the club the other day
was listening to an execrable young
novelist. The young man boosted on
in~terminably, but ct last l heard the
critic get in the -=s-ds:
do you kr>=. ia remind me of
Arnold Bennettf
"'Really?' Tns novelist blushed
and laughed for pleasure. Really?
Come now, do you really think
Eyes; you stutter So said the
critic"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22
POULTPYNOTES
NWX@ ri GDaaszc. J

Gull closely" is the motto that will
lead to success.
Fresh air, sunshine and exercise
are the best poultry tonics.
The natural time for a hen to lay
is from February tq-October.
Air-slacked lime is a valuable dis,
infectant in the poultry house.
On most poultry farms the dry
mash has superseded the wet mash.
From now on until next spring the
hens should be supplied with a dust
box.
Oyster shells is the best food with
which the hens can manufacture egg
shells.
Ducks have become one of the best
paying propositions in the poultry in
dustry.
The germ of disease must be de,
stroyed before the disease can be
eliminated.
The necessity for fresh air has led
to the great popularity Of the open
front houses.
Eggs and fowls used in the home
should be credited at market prices.
This is only fair.
Plenty of exercise and plenty Of
good fresh air are necessary for the
health of the flock.
There are many waste products
that could be turned to use as poul-
try food in every garden.
Many a woman makes a greater
success with poultry than her husband
does with the work of his farm.
If good hens do not lay, the fault Is
probably with the care taking. With
the right kind of care and feed they
are sure to yield well.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22
Iraininu

If taken at a very early age, chick
ems can be taught to come and go at
certain times, fed in a certain way
and do other things that will save
time and annoyance.
A young girl, who raises about 100
White Plymouth Rocks, always brings
every bird in the flock flying to her
feet by a single particular cry she ut
tiers.
This cry is never heard by the
birds or anybody else except at the
times when they were actually want
ed. and the way they came running
was a striking lesson In training.