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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-03-03

/ step down street and see about hav-
in your box sent for. I'll be back
in shake. If anybody comes TO the
door while I'm gone don't you worry.
Let EN- 70 away again"
He put on his hat and left the house,
walking rapidly. his head down and
his hands in his pockets. At times he
would pause in his walk, whistle,
shake his head ana 60 on once more.
Josiah Dimick met him. and his an
swers to Josiah's questions were SO
vague and irrelevant that Captain
Dimick was puzzled and later e1-
pressed the opinion that ''Whit's cook.
in must be pretty bad; acted to me as
If lie had dySpepsy OF the brain"
Captain Cy stopped at Mr.. Lumley's
residence TO leave an order for the de-
livery of the box. Then he drifted into
Simmons and accosted Alpheus Small
ley.
"Al" he said. whats good for a
cold:"
"Why?" asked Mr.. Smalley in true
Yankee fashion. you got one"
"Hey? Oh. yes-yes, I've got one"
By way of proof he coughed until the
lamp chImneys ratified on the shelf.
Judas. 7 should think you had! Is
your throat sore?"
"Hey? Yes. guess So"
Don't you know? II you've got
sore throat there amt nothin' better n
Arabian balsam. But what in time
are you dom out in this driZZle with
cold and no umbrella? Do you want
to-
"Never mind my umbrella. left Il
in the church entry t'other Sunday, and
somebody got out afore 7 did. This
Arabian balsam-seemS to me ] re
member my mas usin' that ON ne.
wet RAJ with X. don't you. and tie
Ii round your neck:"
"Yup. Be sure aud use fanna,
rag and red flannel IL you've got it.
That acts quicker n the other kinds.
Fifteen cent bottle?"
II guess 80. Nights wen give me
some sass'p'rilla while you're about X;
always handy TO have in the house.
And-er-say. Is that canned soup
you've got up ON that shelf"
The astonished clerk admitted that
it was.
"Well, give me can OF the chicken
kind"
MIR. Smalley, standing on chair
to reach the shelf where the soup
was kept. shook his head.
Now. that's too bad, cap'n," he said,
'sbut we're all out Of chicken just now.
Fact Is, We amt got nothin' but ter
matter and beef broth. YES. and !
declare if the termatter amt all gone
"Humph. Then guess I'll take the
beef. Needn't mind wrappin' It UP.
10 long"
The captain entered the house quiet
ly and tiptoed to the door Of the bed
room. Emily was asleep, and the sight
| Or the childish head upon the pillow
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SYNOPSIS.

Congressman Heman Atkins wants to
- ~ Whittaker's place Cy unexpect-
sSiv returns to his boyhood home.
Tyary one in Bayport venerates and
,aars Atkins except Cy- Atkins opposes
~ selection Of Miss Phoebe Dawes as
teacher
.fTins. and she Is elected teacher. Cy
engages Mrs Beasley as housekeeper.
~ discharges Mrs. Beasley. Emily
richards Thomas. aged eight. arrives at
Cy's place.
with him, although he did not invite her
10 do so.
~ IL furious, but he grows fond OF her
md keeps her. He nicknames her "Bos'n,"
mi she learns to love him.
Miss Phoebe Dawes and Captain Cy save
Emily from an ugly cow. The captain
admires the teacher.
Captain Cy, to help Phoebe, decides 10
run as a candidate for membership on
the school committee.
Captain Cy invites Congressman Atkins
10 Emily's birthday party, and the law
maker decides to accept.
Congressman Atkins gets a severe shock
when he learns the last name and identity
OF the girl Emily. A mysterious stranger
arrives at Cy Whittaker's place.
The stranger attacks Miss Phoebe, and
Captain Cy resCues her after On scene of
considerable violence.
A tempestuous town meeting occurs.
Congressman Atkins makes the mysterI-
GUS stranger his friend. The latter turns
out to be drunkard, one Thomas, who
is the father of little Emily. Captain c.
10 defeated for school commissioner.
A fight occurs between Captain Cy and
Thomas Legal troubles arise over Cap
tain Cy's guardianship of Emily.
Miss Phoebe visits the Widow Beasley.
Phoebe investigates some matters per-
tanning to the past.
Captain Cy goes to Washington regard
ing serious matters affecting Congress-
man Atkins.
Captain Cy interviews Congressman Ev-
erdean and makes amazing discoveries af-
fecting the honesty OF Atkins.
Captain Cy confronts Atkins. Atkins
confesses that he has robbed little Emily
of thousands Of dollars. Captain Cy re-
turns home.
Atkins capitulates to Captain Cy. At
kins. repentant, causes the scoundrel
Thomas to depart from Bayport forever.
Cy Whitaker and Miss Phoebe come to
understand that they love one another,
aud little Emily and the happy couple
Dwell Together in happiness.
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no. III. Mamma made 1t y year ago. -


No. sir Mamma made it year ago. !"
There WIS a little choke in the child's
voice. he captain was nightly taken
back.
lum. Yes. yes" b. muttered hur-
riedly. Well. there YOU IRE. Nov
You can get along can't you?"
Yes. Sir. Shall 7 - in that room ~
Trot right in. You night-er-
maybe you might sing out when you're
tucked UP. I'll want to know II
you've got bedclothes enough"
Emily disappeared in the bedroom
The door closed Captain Cy. his
hands in his pockets. walked up and
down the length or the sitting room
The expression on his face was a queer
one.
- haven't cot any niGhtgown," called
voice from the other room. The cap
tain gasped.
Good land 50 you amt" he e.
claimed. What in the world
Humph. I wonder
He went to the lower drawer OF a
tall 'highboy" and from the tumbled
mass Of apparel therein took one OF
his own night garments.
Here's one" he said. coming back
with it in his hand. Il guess you'll
have to make this one do for now.
It'll it you enough for three times TO
once, but it's all I've got"
a small hand reached round the edge
of the door, and the nightshirt disap-
peared. Captain Cy chuckled and re-
sumed bis pacing.
Sim tucked up" called Miss Thomas.
The captain entered and found her in
bed, the patchwork points and dia-
monds of the Rising Sun quilt covering
her TO the chin and her head denting
the uppermost Of the two big pillows.
Captain Cy liked to ''sleep high"
Got enough over your he asked.
Eyes, sir, thank you"
That's good. I'll take your toys out
and dry 'em in the kitchen. Don't be
scared. I'll be right back"
In the kitchen he sorted the wet gar
ments and hung them about the cook
stove. 1t was strange occupation
for him, and he shook his head whim-
sically as he completed it. Then he
took a fiatiron, one OF Mrs. Beasley's
purchases, from the shelf in the closet
and put 1t in the oven to heat. Soon
afterward he returned to the bedroom,
bearing the iron wrapped in a dish
towel.
"Ny ma always used to put a hot
fiat to my feet when I was a young
one and got chilled" he explained. II
amt used one for some time, but I
guess it's a good receipt. How do you
feel now? Any more icicles%
mo, sir. I'm ever 50 warm. Isn't
this a nice bedf"
t'Think 50. do you? Glad OF it. Well,
now, I'm goin' to leave you in it while
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From $500 nm Acre to s1ss.oOO Lot.

Elias Brevoort, one of the burghers
OF old New York, occupied farm
which extended from the Bowery road
to the Fifth avenue boundary line OF
the lands of Sir Peter Warren, which
stretched from the present location OF
Washington square over to the shores
of the Hudson River, north OF the West
farm, belonging to- the Bayards.
In 1852 Mr.. Brevoorl sold to Ross
vile Dawson, who i'm 1873 sold to
John Oustrim, who paid less than $500
1t il part or the auction room record
of 1910 that two lots at Nos. 104 and
log Fifth avenue sold. respectively,
for $136, 900 and $4,000.
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CHAPTER WI,

81 APTAIN CY did not reply to the
request for the box. It is
N doubtful If he even heard it.
Mrs. divers astounding letter
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Inar was Ry'
And the captain, having no answer
ready, said nothing.
ETo BE CONTINUED
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-21
MAS RESCUED
FROM THE FLAMES

Mrs. Floyd O'Brien of Seattle, for
merly Miss Eva Schoyen, has writ
ten her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Emil
Schoyen of this city, very interest,"
ing letter in which she gives real
istic account of the destruction by fire
of the apartment house in which
Mr.. and Mrs. O'Brien were living.
Mrs. O'Brien, it will be recalled is
a cello player. On the night of the
fire she was filling an engagement
with her instrument. The landlady
of the apartment succeeded in rescu-
ing the O'Brien baby and in triumph
carried the little tot to the place
where her mother was playing. Mrs.
O'Brien was kept in ignorance Of
the fire until the landlady came into
the hall with the bundle of feminity
in her arms. The audience gave
three cheers for the baby and her
brave rescuer. The men folks in
sisted in holding the little girl
and pressed into it's hands pieces Of
money, the amount aggregating S..
Lost All Their Clothing.
Mr.. and Mrs. O'Brien lost all their
wearing apparel and number of
valuables. Many handsome presents
that Mrs. O'Brien had received from
her parents and her husband were
destroyed.
The fire was bad one. The de-
partment worked all night and the
following day. Had the fire started
late at night it is quite certain
that some lives would have been
lost as all the roomers could not
have escaped the flames.
Mrs. O'Brien writes that the fire
started in paint shop directly un-
der the rooms that were occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. O'Brien.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-21

st. James, Mimi, July ia boy,
eighteen years old, giving the name
of John Jones, was run over by a
freight train while attempting to
catch a free ride here yesterday
and had both legs cut off. He was
taken to a hospital where it is said
he will recover. Three strangers
with him did not attempt to catch
the train, as they believed that it
was going too fast The boy refused
to tell where his home was.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-21

appears, and the association never
let's up until the animal is found
and the thief placed behind the
bars. Aside from the main object
of the association, it is prominent
in the social activities ofthe farm.
ers and stockmen of the southwest.
The annual conventions are always
big affairs, with entertainments ga
lore, and in nearly every community
where the association has members
there are annual picnics and county
gatherings held under it's auspices.
President Taft was invited to at
tend the convention here today, but
was forced to decline. 49,
Belle PLANE, Iowa, July ia lone
bandit who attempted to hold up the
occupants of a Pullman on eastbound
Northwestern passenger train No. 8
at an early hour today lies in a local
hospital with a bullet wound in his
side.
He gave his name to the police as
William Morris, and said his home
was in Plainfield, N. ]. -
The bullet wound was inflicted by
Arthur Morris, train brakeman, who
subdued the bandit after a hard
struggle.
When the train was pulling into
Belle Plain the occupants of the car
were awakened by William Morris,
as he calls himself, who demanded
that they surrender their money and
other valuables.
While the surprised passengers
were hurrying to comply with the or.
der, the brakeman slipped into the
car and got the drop on the bandit.
The latter resisted and the brakeman
fired one shot, which entered the out
laws side. The robber was brought
to Belle PLANE and placed in hos
pital where his condition was pro.
nounced critical.
Moscow, Russia. July 19.-Fifty-five
murders is the CHASTITY record at
tributed to Peter Boldin, who was
placed on trial today to answer for
one of his many bloody crimes.
While he admits Staying only fifty
five, the police believe that he has
not kept an accurate record of his
murderous activities, and that many
other mysterious and unexplained
crimes may be charged against him,
bringing the total to almost hum
bred.
Boldin is peasant farmer and is
believed to have Stayed his victims
for sheer love of killing. Indeed,
he explains that he threw small
child into a we'll "just to see II
it would sink" Most of his victims
were peasants, but the crime Of
which he stands accused Is the muir.
der of a colonel of the gendarmerie
and his wife. He was arrested on
suspicion, identified by servants who
had witnessed the deed, and later
made full confession. 1t is likely
that he will be speedily convicted
and sentenced to death, although
alienists say he is a maniac.
Chief Donahue yesterday received
notice of the theft Sunday of an
Overland 1911 car from Minneapolis.
bearing tag 1923, and having blue
body and yellow gear. Three men
were in the car.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-21

st. Paul, July 19.-With the filing
of certificate yesterday from Rol-
and D. Falkner, acting director Of
the census, Minnesota is officially
declared to have 2,075,708 popula-
ton. The last legislature enacted a
law directing the governor to secure
from the director of the census Q
certificate of the population and have
it filed with the secretary Of state.
Governor Eberhart had this certifi-
cate filed. A bulletin is attached
showing in detail the census of
counties, cities, and villages.
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the police station and left Conway's
two pals there with Officer Sim
monds and took the other three to
Oscar Olsons to get dinner, and then
took them back to the police station.
In the meantime the two that were
there had left las the officer did not
think that he had a right to hold
them, and was told that they were
not under arrest. Chief Donahue was
undecided whether he could hold the
other three as witnesses, and was
unable to locate County Attorney
Schmitt for advice, but finally decid-
ed to lock the men UP.
Searched the Jungles.
He and Mr.. Phillips made search
through the jungles for the other two
men, but were unable to find them,
and it is presumed that they lost, no
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-21

The Dickinson Grain company has
closed it's local office.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-21

Chief Donahue yesterday received
notice of the theft Sunday of an
Overland 1911 car from Minneapolis.
bearing tag 1923, and having blue
body and yellow gear. Three men
were in the car.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-21

Dickson, Wilson and Robertson
claim it was clear case of self-de-
Tense, and they hold that Conway de-
served what he got. The man who
was with Conway, and whose name
is reported to be Quigley, told a
story that to some extent corrobo-
rated what the others said, although
he did not see the entire trouble.
Conway and the other five men
came to Mankato on the same
freight train that the shooting &C.
CURED on, and in the same car. De-
tective Phillips took the five men to
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-21

Arkansas City, Kan, July 49,
While the method involving rope
and a convenient tree is no longer
in vogue in dealing with horse
thieves in this section, the defenders
of the sanctity of property rights
in "hoss-fesh" are still well organ
ized Several hundreds of farmers
and stockmen met here today in
the annual convention of the Anti
Horse Thief Association of Kansas
and Oklahoma, which represents, it
is said, membership of nearly Co.
900. The organization has been so
active in dealing with rogues who
steal horses that most of them are
in prison and the remainder are
plum discouraged and have been
forced out of the. business" Now
and then, however, some horse dis
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14

then that low, delicious laugh broke
ed his sleeve.
Oliver, puzzled and quite as silent
as his fair pursuer, doubled and turn
ed and twisted and found difficulty in
evading the grasp Of her hands.
There was no sound I'm the forest
save the ring OF their skates upon the
ice and the occasional fall of some
frost laden twig. In the distance blue
jays were screaming, and occasionally
the call Of a crow came down from
some altitude.
All at once, when Oliver had again
slipped through her little fingers, the
girl stopped and pressed her hands
over her beating heart.
"Its not fair, Oliver" she pouted.
"You have decidedly the advantage
Of me- If ! had not been handicapped
1 would have caught you long ago"
Oliver Ray caught his breath sharp
ly. What was this girl saying, and
why did she call him oliver?
Again she spoke, this time with an
acute note Of anxiety in her sweet
voice.
Don't tease, Oliver. Won't you
speak? Your silence frightens me-"
Again her head was bent in that lis
tening attitude, only the eyes turned
toward the young man were pitifully
eager.
II wonder If you have not made
mistake began Oliver gently. when
the sound Of his voice startled her
into terror that carried her swiftly
to the other side Of the pond
ooh, who Is It? Where is OliverT
she walled.
81 am Oliver Ray" said the owner
Of that name apologetically. Il am in
charge Of the surveying party, and /
took the liberty Of enjoying quiet
skate on this pond. am sorry II
frightened you, but l thought you
could see that was stranger"
81 thought it was my brother Oliver.
He came down to skate. and l was
following him. Sometimes he tries to
tease me by keeping very quiet and
pretending that he is not here. Have
I-have l been pursuing you around
this pondY' she asked In a horror
struck voice.
II rather enjoyed the exercise" ad-
mitted Oliver with a smile.
"And your name is oliver also" she
asked suspiciously.
"Here is my card. II you win look at
It." said Oliver. tugging at his breast
pocket
"Oh. couldn't read It; EN- blind"
she said simply. ~
"Bhnd! Good Lord, how could
guess thatr' gasped Oliver. why. II
had only known might have saved
you all this trouble. Pardon me. but
Il does not seem possible"
"It 10 only too true" said. the girl. a
tings Of pathos In her voice Then. a.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-14

acid. 1t can be prepared in several
ways. One is to select the milk from
a fresh COW. being careful to put the
milk in sterilized vessels and keep free
from all foreign material. If desired
1t can be separated and then the skim
milk set away and kept at tempera-
ture Of 10 degrees until it has thicken-
ed. This ripened milk is called the
mother starter, which may be added
TO the steriHzed skimmilk for the pur-
pose of producing a larger amount Of
starter This is kept at a temperature
OF 20 degrees until il starts to thicken
I'm the manufacture Of starter 1t is
quite necessary that everything which
comes in contact with the milk Is thor
oughly clean. Boiling water or steam
is the best material for s.erilizing
vessels.
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Observation-Disclosures

Oliver had discovered the forest In
closed pool as he u2mpsd through the
woods on his survey of the territory.
The ice was thick and dark and smooth
as glass, and it invited him TO test it.
The next day he deserted his assistants
and sought the frozen pool with pair
Of skates slung over his shoulder.
He was kneellng on the bank fasten-
ing his skates when he heard the
sound of light footballs on the thin
crust of snow. He looked up.
A girl was coming down the wood
land path, swinging shining skates
oyer her shoulder He could see that
she was dark, with soft masses of curl
ing black hair and large black eyes; Il
lovely rose color blOomed in her cheeks
and tinted her tender lips. She wore
a bright red skirt with a jaunty fur
jacket, and on her head was perched a
cap Of something soft and deecy.
The girl did not seem to see Oliver
as she came lightly down to the edge
Of the pond and knelt down to adjust
the skates TO her pretty russell shOd
feet
For an instant she poised on the edge
Of the ice like a bright hued bird.
Now she suddenly dashed toward
him with fur gloved hands outstretch-
ed. Instinctively he lodged her en-
brace, and as he slipped past she ut
tered a soft chuckling laugh.
There ensued the most startling eX-
perience in divers career. For a half
hour he was pursued about that small
icy space by this girl Of the fairy
form and luminous black eyes. Not
a word did she utter, but now and
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The Old Time Senators,

A recent overhauling of a desk in the
Office of the District of Columbia
health officer brought to light a small
volume entitled 1.-THE Medical Register
Of the District" which contained a
complete list of the senators of the
Thirty-ninth congress. giving their
weight, height and head and chest
measurements. The author of the book,
DR.. j. NJ Toner, says in explanation Of
the table:
"It shows that In all the points OBJ
served our senators exceed the average
of mankind In all parts Of the world
as well as the average of our own
country"
From the figures given it appears
that the tallest senators at that time
came from Kentucky, the shortest from
New Hampshire and West Virginia.
The average height was Eve feet ten
and half inches, and the senatorial
heads, measured little lower than
the hat Is generally worm" showed an
average circumference of twenty-five
and a half inches. Fourteen Of the
forty senators were six feet tall
Washington Star.
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MATURE SOWS THE
BETTER PRODUCERS.

Discussing the question (which is
the better SOW for the breeder. the old
SOW or the gilt? William Dietrich of
the Illinois station. author of Swine
Breeding" says in Farm and Fireside:
/ think, as a rule, an old or mature
SOW viii produce a larger litter than
young SOW Sometimes also an old
SOW will have a better developed I'D
der and can raise q better litter Of
pigs than a young SOW. The latter,
however, is not always true, and the
reverse frequently occurs.
In order to have a good old sow she
must be properly developed when she
is young-that is, she must be properly
fed and must raise a sufficient num-
Der of pigs during the first one or two
periods of lactation. In other words,
If SOW has only a few pigs in the
first one or two filters the chances are
that only the parts of the udder used
then will become developed and the
remainder will become dormant, so that
she will not be able to develop more
good pigs afterward than she raised
during the first one or two filters.
I believe in the policy of keeping all
good old sows as long as they are
good producers. Even though young
sows are carefully selected, there are
always a number of inferior ones in
the bunch. In fact. there are never
more than a few outstanding good
sows in any bunch Of gifts that may
be selected. and. furthermore. this can
not always be recognized until after
having raised the first litter. Some
may not be able to produce large lit
tiers. others may not breed at all, and
still others may not be able to give
sufficient milk. and so on. Conse-
quently a herd Of sows should be Sc
lected In the first place before they
are bred so as to breed nothing but
the best ones. and these should be Sc
lected again after raising the first lit
ter and all the good ones kept.
Again, sows should be selected at
weaving time and fed for breeding. IL
they are fed along with the market
hogs till the latter go to market the
chances are that they Will be injured
for future breeding purposes.
In regard to an old SOW being able
to get through the winter on less feed
that young SOW. would say that
young SOW naturally is growing and
needs sufficient feed to make this
growth besides being maintained