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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-04-28
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The flock of pure-bred fowls more
than pays the expenses incurred In
the orchard.
Now is as good a time as you a
select to give the henhouse a thor
ough cleaning and di%sinfection.
Ducks are nervous creatures and
will often lose much flesh on account
of their at night.
Keep sharp gravel within reach of
the young at all times. Charcoal, too,
is beneficial, and oyster-shells are rel
ished.
Once a week pour enough coal-oil
in the drinking water to form a scum
over the top. 1t Is a good roup pre-
ventive.
%Inbreeding must be %zealously guard
ed against in raising pigeons, as In
bred stock is of no account for squad
raising.
A carefully made. roomy nest of hay
with a sod or grass bottom forms. in
my estimation, the best kind Of nest
for sitting.
The open n is best for young
turkeys, but they must not be allowed
ont during a shower or before the
grass is dry.
Duck raising is a very profitable
branch of the poultry industry when
carried on with a due regard to pros
pective market.
II an abundance of good sharp grit
Is constantly on hand the many all
ments that spring from indigestion
can be prevented.
II a bird seems q BIT out of sorts.
nothing will lift it quicker than a lit
tie hemp-seed mixed with a small
quantity Of dry rice.
Never allow a draft to blow over
young turkeys; cover their windows
with poultry netting, then muslin. nm
I'll very severe weather sets in
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-04-28
Drew the Line at That.

Stretcher--Yes, it's cold, but moth
ing like what it was at Christmas
three years ago, when the steam from
the engines froze hard and fell on to
the line in sheets.
Cufer-That wasn't SO cold as in
81, when 1t froze the electricity In
the telephone wires. and when the
thaw came all the bally machines
were talking Al hard aS they could for
rel lve hours.
Bowlong-The coolest year that I
cen remember was in "a. when the
policemen had to run to keep them
selves warm.
But this ~ too much, and, with
silent looks Of indignation, the other
two left the romancer to his own -
Sections.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-04-28

next to Massachusetts,. I most deeply
abhor, l will do what I can in my poor
weak way-as father a y in begin
ming his best speeches-to assist you
to the answer"
Then for many aeons, when he had
his arms about her, a kiss, which he
had intended for the lips that were so
near, somehow failed of its destina-
ton, and fell upon what seemed to
him a rose-leaf gone to Heaven. but
which was, in fact, Jerry Danger
fields left EYE. His being tingled with
the most delicious of int%oxications, to
which the clasp of her arms about
his neck added unnecessary though
not unwelcome delight. Then she
drew back and held him away with
her fnger-tips for an instant.
"Mr. Thomas Ardmore," she said.
with maddening d~eliberation. "it might
not be important, but must tell you
in all candor that it was the other
eye"
TuE NM
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-04-28

and swung OF abruptly into a new
course.
II hope your father didn't scold you
for anything we did," he began,
meekly.
NO; he took 1t all pretty we'll. and
promised that IL l wouldn't tell
m what he had been doing
about coming down here with Gov.
Osborne Just to settle an old score at
poker-mamma doesn't approve Of
cards. you know-that he would make
me a present of a better riding horse
tina the one I now have, and he
might even consider a trip abroad
next summer"
"Oh, you mustn't go abroad! It's
it's 30 lonesome abroad"
How perfectly ridiculous! Has 1t
never occurred to you that l am never
lonesome, not eve when I'm alone"
WELL" said Ardmore, who saw that
he was headed for a blind alley, I'm
glad your father was not displeased
with our work. It's a good thing all
this fuss about the Appleweight peo
ple is over or I should be worse than
silly. MY mind was not intended for
such heavy work"
II think you have a good mind, MI.
Ardmore,'' said Jerry, with the air Of
one who makes concessions. You
really did well IN all these troubles,
and you did much better than l
thought you would the day I hired you
for private secretary. l think l could
safely recommend you to any COVER
nor in need of assistance"
You talk as though you were get
ting ready to discharge me-" said Ard
more, plaintively. land ! don't want
to lose my Job"
You ought to have something to
do said Jerry. t~houghtfully. A
near as l can make out you have
never done anything but study about
pirates and collect pernicious books
on the sinful life Of Capt. Kidd. You
should have some larger aim in life
than that and I think I know of q
good position that is now OPEN. or will
be ~ soon as papa has cleared out
the peanut shells we left in his desk.
l think you would make an excellent
adtutant general with full charge OF
the state militia"
'sBut you have to get rid Of Gilling-
water frst," suggested Ardmore. his
heart beating fast.
II you mean that he has to be 70
moved from once. I will tell you now.
NJ. Ardmore. that Rutherford 0illing-
water win no longer sign himself
Afnfa On0afn ~ North Carolina.
I removed him myself In . general
cr6oe I wroee yeeterday afternoon Just
bsfpeU I tol1 PAPA that ron and II
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-04-28
THREE-PEN POULTRY HOUSE
Arrangement Shown In Illustration
Gives Large Amount Of Yard
Space for Chickens.

The illustration shows a very use
full poultry house for three pens of
fowls, with yards arranged for the
same number. The house Is 30x30 feet
and will accommodate 100 fowls. The
hallway takes but little room out of
the interior and yet it communicates
with all three pens. The inside d.
visions are Of wire netting, allowing
the sunshine that enters at one side
of the house to fall into the pens;
but the house should be SO located
hat three sides may receive morn
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-04-28
CAN TURN THEMSELVES OUT
Automatic Door Invented for Re'eas'
Ing Flock Where Poultrymen For
gets II on Warm Day.

The accompanying drawing VIII
need but little explanation to active
and up-to-date poultrymen. 1t Is need
less to say the early bird catches the
worm" We all now that when the
fowls are confined any considerable
length of time beyond the time OF
regular releasing they become much
worried, which units them for best
results, writes J. w. Griffin in the
Farmers Review. A frightened or
worried hen soon loses interest In
egg production and it requires con-
siderable time and great care to get
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-04-28
CHAPTER Xxx.

oood-Dy TO Jerry DanserfisId.
The next morning Ardmore knocked
Ct Griswold's door ri early as he
dared, and vent in and talked to his
friend IN their old intimate fashion.
The associate professor Of admiralty
va shaving himself with care.
You won't have any hard feelings
about that scarlet fever business. will
you, Grissy? It was downright selfish
a. me to want to keep the thing to
myself, but I thought It would be fun
20 20 ahead and carry 1t through and
then show you how well / pulled 1t
on"
Don't ever refer to It again, II you
love me- spluttered Griswold. anna
bly,. - he washed on the lather. i,
too. have ruled over a kingdom. and I
have seen history In the making.
Ouorum pars magma full"
*But l say, Grissy, there Is such q
thing ~ fate and destiny and all that
after all; don't you believe 1T"
~Don.t j believe 1t! l know IT,"
Numbered Griswold. reaching for a
towel. He lifted q white rose from q
Rinss Of water where It had spent the
night and regarded It tenderly. The
right rose under the right star, and
me things done; the rose. the star
and the girl-the combination simply
can't be beat, Ardy."
Ardmore seized and wrung his
friends hand for the twentieth time;
but he was preoccupied. and Griswold,
fastening his collar at the mirror,
hummed softly the couplet.
with the winking eye
For my battle-cry.
.0rissy!" shouted Ardmore, she
nover did IT,"
.Oh-bless my soul. what was I
saying! Why, Of course she wasn't
TIE one! Not Miss Dangerfield-
never!.
We'll. . like her. don't your de-
Aanded Ardmore. petulantly.
.Of course I like her. you idiot!
ohoia wonderful. Shes"
Ho frowned upon the scarf he had
oh0Don with much care, snapped Il to
1AAke the wrinkles out, humming
ecftly, while Ardmore elared ct him.
shes wise." 0Fiswold resumed,
With the wisdom q lAughtsF-accept
Gkat, wltA ny comp1iments. lEs mot
so11on I - - vel oofore breaAfAst
A. now Il yoNre - ~ congratulated
aaak = groves q
uoy bogt4r yoafoGlf. ~ this
Aoyo - eneAgsment
sW)Aah ~ tsloee breakfaat
eok1 ~ CO. 0oo1r
21 xA3las4SszES
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-04-28
YARD
A Three-Pen Poultry House.

ing, noon and afternoon SUM-. The
plan is followed, according to Orange
Judd Farmer, for dividing the yard
outside as for dividing the pace in
side the house. This gives a large
amount Of yard space, with yards con-
veniently located. This building Is
shingled all over the outside, with the
heaviest building paper under the
shingles, and may either be sheathed
or lathed and plastered inside.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-04-28
Eeedina Poultry

If you use wet mashes, let the wa
Ger be warm.
A cornsheller is not an essential.
The hens will do their own Smelling If
you throw out the ears in short, bro
ken pieces.
Do not give Eggs to an early broody
hen until she is surely broody, as
hens, like the weather at this season
If the year, r rather changeable.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-04-28
Grow LAYING Hens.

II you want hens that will lay, now
Is the time to begin to grow them.
Secure eggs OF some OF the standard
laying breeds and raise some chicks
~ early Is possible this spring. Next
fall they will be ready for business.
Do not expect heavy laying from non
laying breeds.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-04-28
Water for Duck or Goose.

The only water a duck or a goose
needs Is water to drink. You don't
need a pond. If water is near they
will naturally go to It., but 1t is lot
as they will thrive just as
well on dry land.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-04-28
REARING SQUADS.

Three things you must have to be
successful in rearing squads: clean,
sweet grain; plenty of pure water. and
clean shelter. The squad house should
be cleaned before the breeding sea.
son.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-04-28

awe Turkey Hen Lsres Coop.
Give the turkey hem and her brood
4 GOOD large enough for the mother to
move about and stand erect In, and
you won't be % apt to have bad luck.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-04-28
SYNOPSIS.
RAY M4LzE7
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,SS .6f-M dnoJ 7AER0XL COM9fHy

Thomas rAmor and Henry Maine
Rrtswold stumble upon intrigue when the
governors of North and South Caroline
allies himself with Barbara Osborne.
daughter of the governor of South Caro-
tina, while Ardmor espouses the cause OF
Jerry Dangerfield, daughter of the gov
ofnor OF North Carolina. These two ladies'
are trying to fill the shoes OF their "a
ther1, while the latter are missing. Both
states are in a turmoil over one Apple
weight, an outlaw with great political In
6uence. Unaware Of each others POSI-
ton, both Griswold and Ardmore set out
to make the other prosecute. Both have
forces scouting the border. GrisWold cap
lures Appleweight. but Jerry finds him
and takes him to Ardsley. her own prs
oner. Ardmore arrests q Gmnaan o eb nes
Meanwhile another man Is arrested as
Appleweight by the South Carolina
militia The North Carolina militia Is
called into action. When Col. Gillingwa-
ter, Jerry's fance, finds that real war Is
afoot, he fees. Appleweight is taken Sc
cretly by Ardmore and edged in a jail In
South Carolina. Returning to Ardsley,
Ardmore finds that Billings, the banker,
and Foster, treasurer of North Carolina,
rave been arrested. Barbara Osborne ar
dves at Ardsley. Dispute as to who has
the real Appleweight results IN the iden-
nication OF the man jailed by Ardmore IN
Griswold's prisoner rs Gov. Dangerfeld
Of North Carolina. 1t develops that the
two governors are on the most friendly
terms, and had retired together to the
wtlds of the border. for a rest from the
cares Of state.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-04-28
Solely to Blame.

Diner-Who Is that singing SO dread
fully out of tune?
Restaurant Proprietor 1t is my
wife.
Diner - Perhaps the accompanies
plays out of tune?
R. P.-She is accompanying herself!
london Opinion.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-04-28

He who gives pleasure meets with
1t; kindness is the bond Of friendship
and the book of love.-Basile.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-04-28

To keep the blood pure and the skin
clear. drink Garfield Tea before retiring.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-04-28

Some women are like some old hens
set in their ways.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-04-28

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, q safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
signature sssss s' Of &MZZzM
In Use For Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-04-28

Constipation causes and aggravates many
serious diseases. 1t is thoroughly cured by
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The favor
tie family laxative.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-04-28
1he lonorance of Casey

TIC IUHOTdHC0 OF Vd6SJ.
Casey-Phwat kind av a horse Is .
cob?
Mulligan Its wan thot's been
raised intoirely on corn, We ignoramus.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-09-21

passed her n~inety-first birthday, re-
members them all and her lively and
unclouded mentality still maintains an
interest in these great things of life.
extraneous though they may be to her
quiet ways Of existence.
Grandma Bush, as she is commonly
called, is a remarkable woman, silver
Of hair and benign Of expression. and
she scans her daily paper without the
aid of ~spectacles.
She was born at Dingwall in the
highlands of Scotland. 1t was a little
town and during her girlhood she re-
members seeing there Lord Brougham.
Lord John Russell and William e.
Gladstone. indeed the grandfather Of
the last named was mayor Of the
town. She remembers distinctly the
festivities incidental to the coronation
Of Queen Victoria.
She came to America in 1889 by
sailing vessel and the voyage took
five weeks. The few steamboats, of
that day rel considered entirely too
dangerous to be trusted. From New
York she came west via the Hudson
river, Erie canal and the great lakes.
At that time there were only two rail-
roads in the United States; one ran
from Schenectady to Albany, N. Y.
and the other from Detroit to Ann Ar
Dor, Mich. By means of the latter
railway, in a train that was plain.
slow, cramped and jolly, she reached
Ann Arbor. There a man and team
were engaged and for days she rode
through the dense forests to Gun
Plains, Allegan county. where her
home has since been.
In contrast is her latest journey,
upon which she visited Chicago.
Boarding a parlor car at her home
station, she reached the city without
change, and an automobile took her
to the home of her relatives. She is
not at all ervou about the devil
wagons" and rather enjoys a little
speed stunt down the boulevard. In
going to the station upon her return
home. she motored past Grant park,
where a dozen aviators were clearing
the air like birds, in close prophecy
I Of yet more wonderful modes of trans.
pcrtation.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-09-21
WONDERS OF LONG LIFETIME
Michigan Nonooenarlan Who hae
Lived Through N~Inety-ons Most
Marvellous Years.

Plainwell. Mich.-From the slow
Flooding OF the saddle horse and the
grooming ponderosity Of the ancient
stage coach to the rapid rush of the
great locomotive: from the lingering
postman to the wireless message;
from the crude sailing vessel to the
airship of the present day-these are
some Of the changes witnessed by
anyone who may have lived through
the most of the past century-an
epoch-making period-and Mrs. Sophia
Bush OF this village. who recently
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-09-21
SWIFTEST GLOBE GlRDLER

The latest globe-trotter and the
swiftest who has ever sought to girdle
the world against time, Andre lager
Schmidt, wound up his trip In Paris
with a 'round-the-world record in 80
days and 18 hours.
Jsger-Schmidt Is a newspaper man
and. one day was foolhardy enough to
tell the editorin-chief Of his paper
that the world could be girdled In 40
days. Then go and do it," said the
chief.
The young newspaper man made
preparations for his 'round-the-world
tour and completed his trip in less
than 40 days. He landed at Cher
bourg, France, and at once entered a
waiting aeroplane and flew to the
French metropolis. Among the noted
cities he has visited are Moscow,
Omsk, Irkutsk, Hardin, Valdivostok.
Montreal and New York.
After first leaving Paris he did not
sleep in a stationary bed with the ex-
ception of a few hours in Montreal
and one night in New York. That W
York. Sleeping on trains and steamsh
give the satisfying rest the system CT
Ia Oor.Cchnidf fc uJontv-oovnr VI
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-09-21
Superior Court Convened.

September term of Superior Court
convened at Smithfield when Judge
PEBBLES and Solicitor Norris arrived
from Harrnett county. Appas David,
a Syrian merchant of Selma, through
his counsel, submitted in five cases
of selling cigarettes to minors. Mr.
Hjrris. his counsel, expressed the
hope that his Honor would suspend
judgment upon payment of cost.
Judge PEBBLES stated hat he could
not take that course in such a case;
that there was presentment made by
the grand jury in March term under
the charge of Judge Cooke. Judge
PEBBLES then fined the defendant two
hundred and fifty dollars, stating that
he vas about as big a crank" as
Judge Cooke about selling cigarettes
to minors.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-09-21
Two Badly injured in Runaway.

While Mr.. ". H. Hudler and Miss
Blanche Freeman were returning
with their team from spending the
day with Mrs. Eli English, grand
mother Of Hiss Freeman, they met
a party of jcyriders in an auto about
five miles from Hamlet on the Glib
son road. Miss Freeman had the
lines. As the machine dashed up,
the horse took fright, and in an in
slant had dashed away at a fearful
rate. Mr.. Hudler ATTEMPTED to Sc
cure the lines and was thrown from
the buggy. A badly wrenched knee
is his worst injury. The young lady
held pluckily to the frightened horse
until a tree was struck. She was
thrown from the buggy and fell on
her head, sustaining a fracture Of
the skull at the base of the brain.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-09-21
Baldwin Finally Goes Free.

William Baldwin, who killed police
man Miller at Blowing Rock several
years ago., was tried the third time
for the crime last week and was ac-
Quilted. When tried the first time
he was found guilty Of murder in the
first degree and sentenced to be cleo
trccuted but his attorneys took an
appeal and he was granted a new
trial. The second time he was cen
v;cted of ~manslaughter, or murder
n the second degree and his attor-
-aks appealed again and at the third
trial last week he was acquitted.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-09-21

between the aged couple appeared as near a thing Of perfect romance as the
song OF Darby n Joan. Everything indicated a n untroubled oda age and a
tranquil ending
Then came the explosion. Mrs.. Minard committed suicide during a strange
husband. 1t is said nw that he al with Mrs Beln-
ger. When he cam back he refused to account definitely or his where
abouts. He seemed stricken with grief al his wies death was a day be-
which Mrs. fnard drank the acid has neve ben found.
News of the marriage, coupled with reports of a long intimacy between
the two. shed a light O. the dual character of Professor Minard, Ideal
husband" The wonan whom he las married is different in every way from
his former wife. Instead of being a woman OF culture and education, her life
las beeu fLed with the hardness which comes from poverty. Left a widow
with five children six years ago, she worked Is a eamstres untl last winter
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-09-21
EDUCATOR WHO WAS oUsTED

Although only two months had
elapsed since his first wife committed
suicide, Prof. Charles w. Minard,
principal Of the Marquette school in
Chicago, was secretly remarked to
Mrs. Bessie Belenger, and the couple
are living on a Wisconsin farm
belonging to the much-discussed school
principal.
Minard has been formally suspend
ed by the board Of education. He was
first called before the committee early
in June, following the death of his
wife, Mrs. Matte r. Minard, who
committed suicide June /, during an
unexplained absence of her husband.
At that time the schoolmaster made
an explanation and was retained In
his position.
Among his associates, the school
principal had a reputation for domes-
tic perfection. His personal habits
were described as ideal. He was
never known to smoke, drink or
gamble. From the outside, the life
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-09-21
A Wholesale Jail Delivery.

There was a wholesale Jail deliy.
cry at Troy when six prisoners left
the Montgomery county jail. The
prisoners used an old file saw to cut
through the bars and then by use
of AM old bench pried the bars apart.
They then came through the wooden
wall, where an old hole had been,
knocking off the Notwithstanding
An old file had been passed to the
prisoners in some way, and they
used this in getting out of the cell
<s-1;ve~r was made early II the
-oru.,r aheut daybreak.