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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-06-20

aside, no time for him to reach for the
revolver which be carried In bis pocket.
In such crisis ones actions are invo'-
untary, machlnelike. as II life. hover.
ing By a thread. preserves itself In Its
own manner and without thought or
reasoning on the part Of the creature
II animates.
For an instant Rowland neither
thought nor reasoned. Had he done
20 be would probably have met bis
mysterious assailant. pitting his naked
fists against the knife. But the very
handspring Of his existence. which is
self preservation. called on him to DO
otherwise. Before the startled cry on
bis lips found utterance he flung him
self face downward. In the snow. The
move saved him. and as the other
stumbled over his body, pitching head
long into the trail. he snatched forth
bis revolver. Before he could fire there
came q roar like that Of beast from
behind and a terrific blow fell on bis
head. Under the weight Of second
assailant he was crushed to the snow.
bis pistol slipped from his grasp and
two great hands choked a despairing
cry from bis throat He saw face
over him. distorted with passion. a
huge neck. eyes that famed like angry
garnets. he struggled to free his pin
toned arms. to wrench OF the death
grip at bis throat. but his efforts were
like those Of a child against giant
In a last terrible attempt he drew up
bis knees inch by inch under tbs
weight Of his enemy. 1t was his only
chance, his only hope. Even as be felt
the fingers about his throat sinking
like hot iron into bis flesh and the
breath slipping from his body, he re.
membered this murderous knee punch
taught to him by the rough fighters
of the inland seas, and with all the
life that remained In him he sent II
crushing into the others abdomen.
It was a moment before he knew
that 1t had been successful, before the
film cleared from his eyes and he saw
bis assailant groveling In the snow
BE rose to his feet, dazed and stag.
pering from the effect of the blow on
bis head and the murderous grip a,
bis throat. Half pistol shot down
the trail he saw indisdnctiy the twist
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ALL THAT he SAW WAS TIE FACE

ALL THAT he saw WAS THE FACE
night. The others followed him. and
4 few minutes iater the engineer was
left alone before the windows
mighty funny people," he said half
aloud. wonder II they ever talkP
He leaned forward. elbows on knees,
bis face resting In his hands. and
stared to catch a sign Of moving life
outside. In him there was no desire
for sleep. Often he had called himself
a night bird. but seldom had he been
more wakeful than on this night The
elation of his triumph, Of his success,
had not yet worn Itself down to nor
NAL and reasoning satisfaction. and
his chief longing was for the day. and
the day after that and the next day.
when he would take the place Of Greg.
son and Thorne. Every muscle in his
body was vibrant In its desire for ac-
ton. he looked at bis watch. It was
only 10 o'clock. Since supper be had
smoked almost ceaselessly. Now he
lighted another cigar and stood up
close to one of the windows.
Family he caught the sound OF q
step on the board walk outside. It
was light. quick step. and for an In.
stant 1t hesitated. just out Of bis
vision. Then 1t approached. and sud
denly the figure of woman stopped In
front OF the window. How she was
dressed Howland could not have told
moment later. All that he saw was
the face, white In the white night-a
face on which the shimmering star
light fell as II was lifted to his gaze.
beautiful. as clear cut as cameo. with
eyes that looked up at him half plead
ingly, half luringly. and lips parted.
as II about to speak to him. He stared.
moveiess In his astonishment and In
another breath the face was gone.
1.-THE deuce. but she was prettyr
Rowland said to himself. "And those
eyes
Suddenly he checked himself. There
had been more than the eyes. more
than the pretty face Why had the
girl paused In front Of the Window
Why had she looked at him 30 intent.
" as though on the point Of speech1
The smile and the flush left bis face as
these questions came to him. and he
wondered II he had failed to compre-
bend something which she had meant
him to understand After all. might 1t
not have been case of mistaken iden.
tity2 For a moment she had believed
that she recognized him; then. seeing
her mistake. had passed swiftly down
the street.
He walked casually to the door. At
the end Of the street, quarter of a
mile distant, red light burned feebly
over the front Of Chinese restaurant
and In a mechanical fashion bis foot.
steps led him In that direction.
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A New Hampshire farmer writes the
Rural New Yorker to say that after
having used the silo for almost thirty
wears he fully believes that 1t would bs
impossible for him to make milk at
profit without one. And yet We know
of farmers who never came within CUR
shot of having . silo, who are just a
we'll convinced that silo Is humbug,
Oue man believes 10 experience. W.
have both kinds, only the latter kline
are considerably In the majority.-Ex
change.
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FiIlet Of Raw Fish, Whales and Rice
Loeusts Among Thsn.
One Of the great food delicacies OF
Japan Is sashlmi. a tiilet OF raw hsh
served with soy and condiments. This
dish, though highly recommended by
both japanese and European medical
authorities. is pronounced queer or un-
civilized by those not born to the Gus
tom Of eating 1t.
When these critics are reminded
however, Of their eating live oysters
with gusto 1t occurs to them. says the
Oriental Review. that the one Is ut
least more artistic In appearance than
the other, though both may be equally
palatable and nutritious.
II Is likely that very few English
people know that the fisher folk along
the Devonshire coast are accustomed
TO eat laver, an edible seaweed. and so
think It very odd that the japanese
should use certain seaweeds as an ur'
tcles Of diet
Ferns, burdock roots, lily buds. 10
tus roots and bamboo sprouts are
among the japanese vegetables not en-
joyed by occidental peoples, while the
chrysalis Of the silkworm, rice locusts.
the octopus. whales and sea slugs
eaten in some parts Of China and Japan
are sure to shock their fine sensibili-
ties.
And yet the most civilized epicures
relish snails and frogs legs. which are
Just as odd in their way as those varie'
ties Of animal food mentor
Sharks fin soup, edible birr
lime cured eggs are farfai
luxuries. the last item
equal to the strongest
In its power over the
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hfFOhIo WE'VE bAhh AhNSS ~ -
CHILD AGAINST GIANT.
ing of black objects in the snow. and
as he stared one Of the objects came
toward him..
"Do not fire. M'seur Rowland" he
heard q voice call. 1T ees l-Jean
Croisset, a friend! Blessed saints.
that was-what you call heem-close
callw
The half breeds thin dark face came
up smiling out of the white gloom
For q moment Rowland did not see
him-scarcely heard his word. Wildly
he looked about hir- for the girl. She
was gone.
II happened here-just In tme-wtth
a club" continued Croisset. "Come.
we must CO."
The smile had gone from bis face
and there was a commanding frmness
in the grip that fell OH the young en-
gineers arm. Howland was conscious
that things were twisting about him
and that there was a strange weakness
In his limbs. Dumbly be raised bis
hands to his head. which hurt him un-
til he felt as If he must cry out In his
pain.
~The girl"- he gasped weakly.
Croisset's arm tghte.,ed about his
waist.
"She ees gone" Rowland heard him
say, and there was something In the
half breeds low voice that caused him
to turn unquestioningly and stagger
along beside him In the direction OF
Prince Albert
And yet as he went, only half con.
scious of what he was doing and lean
Ing more and more heavily on bis
companion. he knew that It was more
than the girls disappearance that be
wanted to understand, for as the blow
had fallen on his head he was sure
that he had heard a woman's scream.
and as he lay in the snow, dazed ana
choking, spending his last effort In
bis struggle for life. there had come
to him as II from an infinite distance
q woman's voice. and the words that
II had uttered pounded In his tortured
brain now as his head dropped weakly
against Croisset's shoulder.
mon Dieu. you are killing him
killing himr'
"I must carry you. M'seur How.
land" Jean said. And as he staggered
out on the ice with his inanimate bur-
den he spoke softly to himself. 1.-THE
saints preserve me. but what would
the sweet Meleese say II she knew
that Jean Croisset had come so near
to losing the life Of this m'seur 10 en-
gineer7"
In only a subconscious sort OF way
was Rowland cognizant Of anything
more that happened that night. When
he came back into full sense Of bis
existence he found himself In bis bed
at the hotel. There was dull. aching
pain in his head and neck, and when
he raised an inquiring hand 1t came In
contact with a thick bandage.
Soon there came sound Mt the door
and he twisted his head. grimacins
With the pain It caused him. Jean wal
looking in at him.
"Ah. m'seur ees awake" he said
SIS It bad, CroissetT
$50 bad that you will be in bed
a day or 30, m'seur. That Is ALL"
"Impossible!' cried the young
neer. IL must take the 8 o'cI'
In the morning. I must be Il
'Tt is 5 o'clock now"
Jean softly. do you feel
Rowland Strengthened
fell back suddenly with
1.-THE devilr' he exclain
moment he added. "TheI
other train for two days.
hand to his aching
closed tightly about Jea
fingers. ~ want to
what you did. Croiss'
what happened. l
they were or why
There was
her,
he drop
the strn'
the ha
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Why 20 to Canada i?

Why so many United States farmers
go to Canada is a great question not as
yet answered. There are thousands of
acres of the best land in the world in
the States. New York alone has hun
dreds of acres of good. tillable land in
her abandoned farms, with delightful
climate, and as a general thing within
easy reach of the largest markets. Yet
people are constantly emigrating to
Canada. OF course there are few rest
less souls who are never contented un-
less trying some new wilderness, and
they are generally worse off with each
move; but why any sane man should
forswear his American citizenship to
60 to the frozen wilds of Canada, in
most instances remote from markets
and railroads, which increases the diff
culties OF marketing, and consequently
lowers the prices obtainable, ia beyond
comprehension.
There are desirable portions of Can
ada, no doubt, but these have already
been taken up. The country is as old as
our own and nearly as large, yet it con-
tains only about 10000, 900 people, as
compared with our 93,000,000. If the
Dominion is such bonanza as the Can
adian governments land agents would
have US believe, why has It Jagged so
far behind our own? There are two
reasons. One Is the inferior climate
and the other is the inferior government.
Americans, as rule, do not care to be-
come British subjects; We got over that
desire in 1776. England was q little
reluctant about letting US 60, but We
convinced her of the seriousness Of our
Intentions at Yorktown and New Or
leans.
The farmers of the United States
never had more reason to stay at homo
than now. The ever-increasing popula-
ton, which is more than 2,000,000 q
year, mostly in the cities, must be fed,
and the constant cry is that there Is
not enough produced on the farms to
feed it; consequently the high price OF
food.stuffs. Uncle Sam has plenty OF
land for his people, which extends from
Florida to California, and from Mime
sofa to the Gulf, and IL divided into 100
acres each would give room to 2, ,149, 1923
families. Minnesota alone has more
than 100000 acres. Nebraska has
nearly 10000 acres; Oregon contains
II, ,5S0,573; Washington has 1896, $50;
South Dakota 4,583, ,SO4; North Dakota
/, All, ,225; Arkansas and Florida each has
about 100000 acres, while Arizona,
California. Colorado, Idaho, Montana,
Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyo.
ming each has immense tracts ranging
from 10000, 900 to 10000, 900 acres. MOI
is all this land without irrigation
Much of 1t is fertile. Much Of it can be
titled by dry farming. The surface Of
some Of these immense states has scarce
| Ily been scratched by the plow.
Aside from the land open for entry,
there arc millions of farms already taker
which can be purchased a. figures tha,
would make them profitable to farmer,
with little cash and plenty Of energy
Every man that 10 lured to Canada is q
loss to the United States, . loss tc
American merchants, to American news.
papers. He becomes Q Canadian tax
payer, and America is deprived OF biz
productive powers.-M. E. Wilder II
Country Gentleman.
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IT be- h|||;;;'|,|e|
% sSsM!|a';;', ;sSsSSa 3, ,S'|;'R||;',.s'. SRkTsn
PROLOGUE

PROLOGUE
A face, beautiful and clear cut
rs a cameo, seen In the simmer
ing starlight-aface allurihg and
half pleading Is the magnet
that draws Jack Rowland. sngf-
neer. into a series Of thrilling.
absorbing and interest gripping
adventures In arctic wiids, where
beneath the light of the aurora
borealis a strange vengeance IS
planned. where mysterious plot
ters encompass him, whers assas-
sins lie IN >wait along the danger
trail. .-...-
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In the summertime the farmers allow
the flies and the impure water-supPly 10
steal big per cent Of their dairy profits
then they wonder why dairying doesn't
make them prosperous.
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More spraying will be done In 1911
than In any two years before. More
apples will be packed In bushel boxes
In 1911 than ever before. Less stove.
piping Of apples In 1911 than In 1910.
It's passing strange how long It takes
some people to see some things.
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The harvest field Is . good place In
which TO test character. Tho shirker
shows up there - never In any other
place.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-06-20

Get all Of the manure out on to the
land where IL can earn something for
you. Il 10 useless In tho yard.
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AMONG THE FARMERS.
&" SPEED THE PLOw."

on practical agricultural topic
is solicited. Address all communications In
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat, Paris, Ne.
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AN UNPRoFITABLE COW CAN BE MADE
PORTABLE BY FEED AND CARE.
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CHAPTER I.
THE GIRL OF TEE SHOWS.

TIE GIRL OF TILE SHOWS.
(7oR perhaps the first time In
his life Rowland felt the
spirit Of romance. Of adven-
S8Xy ture. Of sympathy for the
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JAPANESE IIDEiTS.

fro BE CONTINUED
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CHAPTER II.
THE MYSTERIOUS ATTACK.

ROWLAND was glad for a time
H there was an excuse for his
lU1UHl0 silence. It began to dawn on
HD him that this was an extraor-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-18
A Heavy Cold

Samuel Mckinley 1915 Grand Ave,
Kansas CITY. Mo, member OF the So
cicty Of the United states Jcwelry
Auctioncors, writes
Il can honestly say that owe my
life to poruna After some OF the
best doctors Ia the country gave me
up and told mn, ! could not live an
other month peruna saved me
Travelling from town TO town
throughout the country, and having
80 80 into AN kinds OF badly heated
stores and buildings, sometimes
standing up for hours at tmc while
plying my trade us Ructnnccr, II ~
only natural that had colds FREE
quently. so whom this would occur !
paid little attention to it until last
December. when / contracted a. Sc.
we're case, which, through neglect ur
my part. settled on my lungs
when almost too late, / Rcgor
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-18
TULSA HOTELS ARE CROWDED.

There are more people coming to
Tulsa right now than there has been
for several months, Three weeks ago
the increase began. 1t was noticeable
on the hotel registers. Some Of the
hotels are full all the time and on
this class the increase cannot be
noted, Of course, but on the others
it Is very apparent.
Don't know how to explain It,"
said one hotel clerk this morning,
there is no apparent reason why
there should be more strangers in
town now than there were a month
ago, but they are here. We have had
a third more guests every day for the
past two or three weeks than the
average run during the winter, and
so far as | can find out the other no.
tells are doing just as we'll"
An investigation Of the hotel reg
isters shows that this condition does
exist in Tulsa and no one can explain
II unless It be the simple fact that
more people have heard OF the un-
precedented business activity in Tulsa
and are coming In to get in with the
others.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-18
HARVESTERS NOW
MAKE MORE COIN
AVERAGE MONTHS WAGES FOR
WHOLE COUNTRY Is S27.50.
STATISTICS PROVE II
Twenty Year. Ago the Farm Lnborcl
Received only s1S.33--Nngcs are
HIGHER IN Nevada.

Washington, March lS,-llighcr
wages were paid 10 American farm la-
borcrs In 1910 than at any time in the
last forty-0yc years, according TO s,a-
tslics Just mudc public boy the Depart
mcnt Of Agriculture. The average
wages for The country was S2G5O q
month I'm 1910, while twenty years
ago they were only 1883. with
board The average wage was Sl9.2l.
In some parts of the country the
rate Of wages of farm laborers was
higher than I'm others. The highest
was I'm Nevada. where the rate was
.35i, whilc IN Montana and Washing
ton II was $50. South Carolina paid
the lowest rate, $1G.5O.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-18
WILL TRAIN MEN
FOR OFFICE WORK
SCHOOL TOR THAT PURPOSE
PLANNED BN UNNEt-iTN.
TO ABOLISH THE PULL"
Mr., T.. ~. Hartman WIN supply
the Funds 10 Establish q chair oi
Municipal Administration,

Now York March Columbia
University authorities have under
consideration 20 plan for the o.1n-
llshmont ut 90 school for muurlp1I
udminlsiwtIom tho aim oi Nhl. %
fhall Doe to train mon Tor public
office. Ihu plan h1. the lnN"'..-
mont "i city officials and prominent
educators
hH ID. II Hartman mas SNOW"
deep inl1p.t boo tho project u ls "'-
nouuc.i, aud tno Us expected lo pro-.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-18
WILL OPERATE works
BY FIRST OF april
QUEEN BEE COMPANY BEGINS IN
sTALI4ATION or STOVE MAX
ING MACHINERY.

According to Secretary Sutherland
Of the Tulsa Commercial Club, the
Queen Bee Stove Manufacturing COM
pany. which was located in Tulsa
through the efforts of that Organi2a-
tion, win be making stoves in Tulsa
by April /. Installation of the stove
making machinery was begun tho
first OF the week I'm the buildings
erected In Factory addition. The
work of installation is progressing
without delay
Trained workmon win Immediately
take up their residence in Tulsa so
that the manufacturing Of stoves can
be commenced Immediately after the
completion of the factory, The COM
pany will operate under the direction
OF ID. O. Hunt, well known as the
maker Of the "Sun Ray" brand Of
stoves, the sun Ray factory at Della
ware, Ohio, having been moved to
this place, and II win be the work
men trained in the manufacturing Of
sun Ray" stoves, who will do the
work at the Tulsa stove factory.
Tulsa stoves can be sold in COM
petition with any on the market in
this section OF the country. 1t costs
less to ship the raw material here
than II does to ship the fnishsd
stoves. with the difference in the
freight rates. the factories in the East
can not enter into successful COM
petition.
The present plant OF the Queen Bee
company viii only be starter. When
1t opens, the plant will employ more
than a half hundred men to be in
creased later to 200. Ultimately,
when the factory Is enlarged to the
size planned, the stove industry will
probably mean the employment of
| 900 men here in Tulsa, The South
west, being developed the most rap
| idly is the best market for stoves as
well as other commodities.
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CITY NEWS NOTES.
ctS.Gcc.6cs6ss.y.9o1Gc:.t:19
nrothcr Dies nt nIacIswen.-A tele.

Brother Dies nt BlackwelI.-A tele-
phone communication received by Ser
gcant John s. Shaver of the local po-
lice department carried the sad news Of
the death Of brother, James Shaver
at his homo In Blackwell, Okla, about
1890 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Ser
reant Shaver left Immediately upon
receiving the word and will remain in
Blackwell until after the funeral ser
Vices. Tho deceased was a pioneer Of
Oklahoma, having taken up his resi-
dcncc i'm the country I'm early territorial
days. He served for n term Of years
as mayor Of Blackwell, and has held
several other official positions In his
county. He was 10 years Of age and
died after a lingering Illness Of almost
slN months Death came after the
third stroke OF paralysis. This, to-
gether with his extreme age and other
complications caused the end. Funeral
arrangements viii not be perfected
until word can be received from dis
.tant relatives Of the deceased. II Is
probable that the body win be brought
to this city for burial
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-18

The last half dozen years have
witnessed lively interest in this
phase of conservation, and some
meritorlous and effective Legislation
has been passed. The result has been
that barren streams have again be-
come populated with fish. and fields
and woods from which the birds had
disappeared are again echolng to
variety Of trllls and whstling songs,
To restore Oklahoma to the MIN
rods paradise 1t formerly was is the
ultimate objective Of the proposed
club.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-18

sportsmen IN other cities in this
part of the country. At Joplin such
an organization already has been
perfected.
The principal purpose of such an
organization is to assist in the enact
ment OF legislation making for the
protection Of the fish and game OF
oklahoma. 1t is believed that the
present laws could be amended to
advantage, and by the time the next
legislature meets suggestions to that
end will have ben prepared and will
be submitted.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-18

Matters Of routine business We're
taken up by tho city commission In
lts session Yesterday morning. The
city engineers estimate on storm
sewer in District No. was approved
and bids VIII be advertised for. En-
Clneer Hughes estimate on the sewer
wos $1O19.455. *. c., Rowe was
awarded the contract for sanitary
sewer In District No. 80, the cost to
be $11234O. The time in which TO
make bond was extended until April
] ? for the Cleveland-Trinidad Con-
I7truction Company. The contract let
thc Tulsa Concrete Company for the
construction Of storm sewer In Dis
trlct No. 205 was approved.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-18

If such club Is effected, those
who are promoting It hope to secure
the enforcement of the laws by Of
ferlng prizes to deputy wardens in
the shape Of recognition FOR good
service rendered.
one Of the most destructive abuses
still practiced is the dynamitlng OF
rivers and streams and the wanton
slaughter of countless young fish for
the sake of n comparatively small
catch. The seine also, 1t Is said. has
not yet become obsolete.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-18

Special 10 the World
Claremorc, okla, March IL
Sheriff Sanders, Attorney Elliott and
Judge knight held an investigation
into liquor sales at Foyel this week
and as consequence seven new
cases were put upon the docket
against $. Il Tinslcy, Tom Tinsley
and Tone TInsley The cases will
como up for trial IN tho April term
OF court, and IN the meantime the
defendants are under $1,000 bond on
each charge.