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The searchlight., 1912-10-11

The porter then understood that h>
was dealing not with . species Of
mild lunacy. but with that kind OF
hght-hearted cynicism upon which
the world (as portsrs know IT. had set
Its approving seal. In brief. he smiled
faintly; and II he had any pleasantly
to pass In turn. the approach Of the
manager. now clothed mstaphorically
In deferentialisn. releGated It "a
the hnbo Of things thought but left
unsaid.
Here IL letter for you. Mr.. Ry-
anne. Have you any more lugSass?'
mo-" Mr.. RyanHe smiled. Shall
I pay for my room In advancs?"
"Oh, no, sir!" Ten years ago the
manager would have blushed at hav.
Ing been 50 misunderstood. "Your
roon is 208."
win you have q boy show ne the
wayr
II shall myself attend to that. II
the room Is not what you wish II
may be exchanged"
"The room 10 the one I telegraphed
for. I am superstitious to q degree.
On three boats I have had fine state
rooms numbered 2os. Twice the mum.
Der Of my hotel room has been the
same. On the last voyage there were
20S passengers, and the captain had
made 20S voyages ON the Mediterra.
nean."
quite coincident."
"Ah. II roulette could be played with
such a certainty"
Mr.. Ryanne sighed, hitched up his
bundle. which, being heavy, was begin.
ming to wear upon his arm, and signi.
fed to the manager to lead the way.
As they vanished round the corner
to the lift, the head-porter studied the
guest-list. He had looked over It q
dozen times that day, but this was the
first instance Of his being really In.
terested In 1t. As his chin was fresh
ly shaven he had no stubble to stroke
to excite his mental processes; so
he fell back, as we say. upon the con-
soling ends Of his abundant mus
tache. Curious; but all these persons
were occupying or about to occupy
adjacent rooms. There was truly
nothing mysterious about it, save that
the stranger had picked out these very
names as target for his banter. For
tune Chedsoye: 1t was rather an un-
usual name; but as she had arrived
only an hour or so before, he could
not distinctly recall her features. And
then, there was that word bucolic.
He mentally turned 1t over and over
as physically he was wont to do with
postcards left In his care to mail.
He could make nothing OF tho word,
except that 1t smacked Of the East
Indian plague.
Here he was saved from further
cerebral agony by q timely interrup-
ton. A man. who was not of bucolic
persuasion either In dress or speech,
urban from the tips of his bleachsd
fingers to the bulb Of his bibulous
nose. leaned across the counter and
asked II Mr.. Horace Ryanne had yet
arrived. Yes. he had Just arrived: he
The searchlight., 1912-10-11

George Percival Aigernen Jones. vice.
president Of the Metropolitan Oriental Rug
company Of New York. thirsting for ro-
nance, - In Cairo on q business TIP.
The searchlight., 1912-10-11

Uncle psaay,sles says:
Sons Of N eaA laugh vhea tho
joks u On ~: but noae e = ho1ievo
b sasSying tAat kinA e jehe ~ ~
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-05-01
Live Stock
SELECTING THE DRAFT SIRE.

By 9. f. Monroe, Assistant Bureau
of Animal Husbandry, State College.
A recent news item in country
paper in Central Washington reads as
follows: ga carload of horses was
recently brought here by buyers at
an average of 1895 per head. " Many
farmers on reading such an item will
conclude that 'there is money in
horses" and will probably breed a
number of mares that have heretofore
never been mated. This is we'll, for
the cities are willing, yes anxious, to
take the surplus draft stock from the
farm at good prices. Not only this.
but they are making such a bid for
draft horses that the farmer is fire.
quently tempted to sell off his largest
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-05-01

ing the characteristics of the colt,
but when we consider that a stallion
can produce 10 or more living colts
in a season aud the mare only one,
we see the ACCESSIBILITY of selecting a
desirable stallion and then the most
desirable mares that our judgment
will warrant.
When the mare owner has the choice
of breeing to a q ade or pure bred Of
equal merit, he should always select
the latter. The difference of a few
dollars between the service fee for
pure bred and grade should not in
fluence the mare owner in favor of
the latter. Nor are all the undesir-
able stations found among the grades
and unsound horses. Many social
ed pure bred stations have nothing
to recommend them but the fact
that they were sold for a high price
along with certificate of breeding
and a breeding guarantee. Cases are
not unknown where the markings as
given in the certificate OF breeding
do not correspond to the markings
of the horse, plain case Of the sub
stitution of grade for a pure bred,
so the certificate is not worth the
paper it is written on as an evidence
of purity of breeding Other cases
are known where the date of foaling
as given in the certificate of registry
has been erased and another date OF
foaling substituted another case OF
substitution similar to the one quoted
above Thus it will be seen that the
mare owner must exercise judgment
in the selection of the draft sire. At
the present time it is possible In the
State of Washington for him to know
whether or not the stallion is pure
bred or grade, since every draft stall
lion must be licensed. This liceuse
or copy Of it being posted wherever
the stallion makes a stand Will in
dictate whether or not the horse is a
pure bred or grade. If the stallion
is unsound, he will not be licensed
and the owner will be violating the
law in standing him for public service.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-05-01
and best work mares.

=
the question of the selection of the
sire now comes up. There are three
unalterable facts that every man who
expects to produce marketable draft
horses should remember:
They are: (D Every draft sire
worthy the name should be sound.
~ He should have typical draft horse
conformation that indicates that he
would have been a market-topping
gelding if he had been left entire.
(3) He should be pure bred Of one
of the draft breeds. Questions of
breed color, etc., takes secondary
rank. However, every farmer should,
and doubtless does, prefer certain
breed That is right. He should
stick to his preference and thereby
secure the benefits of increasing purity
of blood. 1t is known too that certain
colors in the highest class of drafters
have a marketable value. For in
stance, frequently an 1900 pound gray
will slightly out-sell an 1900 pound
roam of equal draft type. But, as
was previously stated, these points
are of secondary Importance.
This question is frequently brought
up for discussion: care unsoundness
directly transmissable?" No, but
the pre- disposition to unsoundness is
transmitted Let us take concrete
example. We have a stallion with
sidebones. This unsoundness is IN
most all. cases found in horses of up
right or stumpy pasterns. We breed
this stallion to so mares as they aver
age through the country. Perhaps 20
OF them have a similar conformation
of pastern, with or without the un-
soundness. The remainder are nor
NAL. 1t stands to reason that at least
IS per cent of the colts from the 20
mares will have the conformation of
pastern common to both sire and dam.
With the remaining 30, at least half,
and il the stallion is prepotent, more
than half will doubtless have the
faulty pastern conformation of the
SIRE Now let us see the result of
using this sire. At least 30 of these
colts will have the conformation OF
pastern that has predisposing ten
dency to the unsoundness in question.
When they are put to work they will
in all prOhahiIitV daValOD the side
bones.
Now let us suppose that the 80
mares has been bred to a stallion that
was normal as regards the confOrma
ton of pastern. 1t is readily seen
that there would be no likelihood of
securing anything but foals of normal
pastern conformation from mating
this stallion with the 30 mares. With
the 20 mares ne-half, or if the stall
lion was prepotent, less than one
half of the offspring would have the
undesirable conformation. SO we see
we would have 80 colts from the first
cross and only 10 from the second
cross that would be likely to develop
the unsoundness in later life. The
same principle could be applied to
all unsoundness that are largely de-
pendent for their existence upon an
undesirable conformation.
There are many so-called draft
stations standing for public service
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-05-01
PROSPERITY FOR HOG RAISERS.

In view of the general situation as
regards cattle and sheep, it seems
clear that the swine industry is in
for one of the most prosperous years
in it's history, says the Berkshire
World. Farmers will increase their
holdings of hogs. Thousands of them
will buy pedigree herd boars. More
time and thought will be devoted to
the whole business. In these clrcum-
stances definite progress in the i'm
provement of market types and the
average merits of registered herds
should be made. We confidently ex-
pect this to occur. We think the
signs of the time are decidedly en-
couraging to the breeders and feeders
of hogs.
AS experience increase it becomes
more and more evident TO farmers
everywhere that the hog is the most
dependa BILE source of profit that can
be produced on the farm. Hogs fit
into almost every system of farming.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-05-01

The last two bulletins from the de-
partment of agriculture, Washington.
d. c., to reach our desk are Mileage
and Cost of Public Roads in the
United States' and Cost and
Methods of Clearing Land in Western
Washington. The first is by j. f..
Pennypacker and Morris o. EldridRe
and takes up the amount OF work
done in each state and the approx
mate cost of road building. The
second is compilation of the result
of work done by Harry Thompson,
who has already issued bulletin in
this state, givin the results of his ex-
periments. Both are valuable works
and should be in the hands of those
interested.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-09-27
CHAPTER xvl-(conetnued).

"Oh, God! Oh. God!" he cried in
his humiliation and shame, III had
onH met you first, or If my wife had
died as others die. and not by my
hand in that awful hour. can see
her now. broken, bruised, bleeding,
torn. can hear the report Of that
weapon; her last glance at me In the
midst Of her indescribable agony was
one Of thankfulness and gratitude. I
can't stand X. I am unworthy even Of
her"
"But you could not help it. it was
not your fault. And you can't help
caring-for me-"
II ought to help it, ought not love
you, ought ito have known that I
was not At to love any woman, that
I had no right, that was pledged
like a monk to the past. have been
weak, fool. love you and my hon
or goes, love you and my self-respect
goes, love you and my pride goes.
Would to God could say love you
and my life goes and end It ALL" He
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-09-27
SYNOPSIS.

.poiiea young Phaiiadeiphi. girl gil, Is taken
70 the Colorado mountains by her uncle,
Robert Maitland. James Armstrong.
His persistent wooing thrills the girl but
she hesitates, and Armstrong goes east
on business without definite answer.
Enid hears the story Of q mining eng.
and was " so seriously THiy hurt hurt that he was
compelled to shoot her to prevent her e e
Ing eaten by wolves while he went ZOE
help. Kirkby. the old guide who tell. the
,SSEy b Eyes Enid pssaadfe on q the dsad
woman's body. She reads the letters an 4,
at Kirkby's request keeps them; WINE
bathing in mountain stream Enid 10 at
tscked by bear which rs Is m nys tsrros
A sudden deluge transforms brook into
raging torrent. which sweeps Enid Into
gorge, where she 10 rescued by noun
tain hermit after thrilling upon
breaks. Maitland and Old Kirkby go in
search Of the girl Enid discovers that
her ankle I. sprained ana tnss sne a ~ wa-
carriee her to his camp. Enid goes to
sleep in the strange man'g bunk. Miner
cooks breakfast for Enid. after wnicn
they go on tour Of inspection the ner.
that he is also from Pf1iladelphia. Tho
hermit falls in love with Enid. The man
comes to realization Of his love TOT her.
but naturally in that strange solitude the
relations Of the girl and her rescuer be
9stne unnatural and strained. The strang-
o. tells Of a wife he had who Is dead,
PAD says he has sworn 70 ever Gnefisn
Enid, however. confess their love for
zach other. She learns that ne Is the
nan Wis AA11ed his wife in the mountain
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-09-27

tiers. Who was he? Was he yet
alive? Had he any part to play in
this strange tragedy aside from that
he had already assayed?
Sometimes an answer to secret
query is made openly. At this juno
ture Newbold came back. He
stopped before her unsteadily. his face
now marked not only by the fierce.
ness Of the storm outside, but by
the fiercer grapple Of the storm in
his heart.
"You have right" he began, ito
know everything now. can with
hold nothing from you"
He had in his hand a picture and
something yellow that cleaned in
the light. There" he continued ex.
tending them toward her, els the pic.
ture of the poor woman who love,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-09-27

stared AZ herss 81 little space. There
= only one way 81 satisfac elton IL II
!. all. one Sleam IL comfort, 4 he addsd.1
And what u that XII
You don't knoW XVI hut tho suffering
4 j. yoa don't ande rstazd ron don't
tSonprsh q
ma Why m! S.s
ee,alusA yol llp NJ lpye a 4
lat Il i VA NJ II: mite
j simply M ylersl ~ lRss 4 idla
|. SDnre not only thata she should low
Nm Nm that ~ houid allso tall hin 81
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-09-27

me and whom I killed, you saw 1t
once before"
"Yes." she nodded, taking it from
him carefully and looking again in
strange commixture of pride, re-
sentiment and pity at the bold, some
what coarse, entirely uncultured. yet
handsome face which gave no evil
dence of the moral purpose which
she had displayed.
"And here" said the man offering
the other article, sis something that
no human eye but mine has ever
seen since that day. It is a locket
took from her neck. Until you
came wore it next to my heart"
"And since them"
"Since then l have been unworthy
her as l am unworthy you, and I
have put 1t aside"
Does 1t contain another picture?"
EYES,"
"Of herr"
"a mans face"
"Yours?"
He shook his head.
Look and see," he answered.
Press the spring"
Suiting action to word, the next
second Enid Maitland found herself
gazing upon the pictured semblance
of Mr.. James Armstrong! She was
utterly unable to suppress an excla.
nation and a start Of surprise At the
astonishing revelation. The man
looked al her curiously; he opened
his mouth to question her but she
recovered herself in part at least and
swiftly interrupted him in Z panic
Of terror lest she should betray her
knowledge.
And what 10 the picture Of anoth.
er man doing in your wife's locket p
she asked to gain time, for she very
we'll knew the reply; knew 1t, IN.
deed. better than Newbold himself!
Who AZ It happened, was equally IN
the dark both 40 to the man ana the
reason. Il ,.4
s''I don't know answered the 9th
|$er.
'.Do you know this mani e
II = never saw him IN my life thai
| - can recall. .5
And have lila you OH q
did 4 suspect my wifeg' ~ aaked
Newer. Ind tao many Svidencell
TIT ~ loved no ma - 49, IN
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-09-27

ghost of suspicion to enter my mind.
1t may have been a brother. or her
father in his youth"
"And why did you wear it,"
Because took 1t from her dead
heart. Some day shall find out who
the man is and when shall 1 know
there will be nothing to her discredit
in the knowledge"
Enid Maitland nodded her head.
She closed the locket. laid it on the
table and pushed 1t away from her.
So this was the man the woman had
loved. who had begged her to go
away with him, this handsome Arm
strong who had come within an ace
of winning her own affection, to
whom she was in some measure
pledged!
How strangely does fate work out
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-09-27

Such fierce surges Of Joy throbbed
through him as he had not thought
the human frame could sustain. This
woman loved him, in some strange
way he had gained her affection. It
was impossible, yet she had said so!
He had been q blind fool. He could
see that now. She stood before him
and smiled up at him. looking at him
through eyes misted with tears, with
lips parted, with color coming and go
ing in her cheek and with her bosom
rising and falling. She loved him, he
had but to step nearer to her to take
her in his arms. There was trust.
devotion, surrender. everything, in her
attitude. and between them like that
great gulf which lay between the rich
man and tho beggar, that separated
heaven and hell, was that he could
not cross.
II never dreamed, never hoped
OH" he exclaimed as IL he got his
death wound, this cannot be borne"
He turned away but in two swift
steps she caught him.
where 90 you go!
"Out, out into the night"
"You cannot go now, 1t is dark:
bark to the storm, you would miss
your footing you would fall. you would
freeze, you would de-
What matters that?"
II cannot have It,"
1T would be better So"
He strove again to wrench himself
away, but she would not be denied.
/ She chung to him tenaciously.
Il will not let you go unless you
give me your. word Of honor that you
will not leave the plateau, and that
you will come back to me"
Il tell you that the quicker and
more surely go out of life, the hap
pier and better it will be for you"
"And tell you," said the woman
resolutely. that you can never 60 out
of my life again, living or dead" She
released him with one hand and laid
it upon her heart. "'You are here"
Enid" cried the man.
NO." she thrust him gently away
with one hand yet detained him with
the other-that was emblematic of
the situation between them. "Not
now, not yet. let me think, but prom.
Use me you will do yourself no harm
you will let nothing imperil your life
GAS you WILL" said the man regret
fully. Il had purposed to end 1t now
and forever, but promise"
"Your word Of honor?"
my word Of honor"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-09-27

Its purposes. Enid had come from
the Atlantic seaboard to be the sec
ond woman that both these two men
loved
If she ever saw Mr. James Arm
strong again. and she had no doubt
that she would, she would have some
strange things to say to him. She
held in her hands now all the threads
OF the mystery, she was master of
all the solutions, and each thread
was chain that bound her.
MY friend" she said at last with
deep sigh, you must forget this
night and go on as before. You love
me, thank God for that, but honor
and respect interpose between us.
And love you, and l thank God for
that. too. but for me as we'll the
same barrier rises. Whether we
shall ever surmount these barriers
God alone knows. He brought us
together, he put that love in our
hearts. we will have to leave It to
him to do as he will with us both.
Meanwhile We must go on as be-
FORE"
NO." cried the man. ''you impose
upon me tasks beyond my strength u
you don't know what love Is. ycn
don't know the heart hunger, the A.
full madness I feel. Think, l have ben (
alone with recollection for all the
years. man in the dark. in the night
and the light comes. you are here.
The first night brought you herr III
walked that room on the other side al
that narrow door like q lion pent M.
In bars Of steel. had only my own
love. my own passionate alteration tnp
move me then. but now that 1 kn ,,sIs;
you love me. that I 3see It 81 your -
that ! hear It from your lips. thats1 81
mark u n the beat Of your heart. 80
keep silsntf Can I live on ana on y
CAM 80 You. touch ron, broAtho ~
same air With you.' bs psnt snp III fn =,
same room with ron honr q on
day after DAY. and % On as Cd o. n II
cant do 4. Il q ia VI
What keeps ne nov hon q 8 m f.
in my arms and from i y III ~; y
Into your cheeks from III
lips my own. from d
IRON yourS syss 3 =;
thsr III y
net III "
~ "A Il Ed ! ~
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-09-27

n. And ,you won't break IT,
g II never broke Il 70 . human being.
much lsss viii i 40 % 70 youl"
She released him, he wont into Tho
\ othsr room ana me- heard him cross
the hoor and op6n the door and %
out into tho night Into tho storm
again. sss
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-02-10
WHo'SlWHo IN THE COMICS
BY Fred Schaefer.

Skygack is harmless. His cher
ubic countenance, however. has
proved to be very irritating to one
of our friends, Adolf. The sight
of Mr.. Skygack aggravates
Adolf. Mr.. Skygack is really one
of the trifles of life and Adolf
makes a mistake by noticing him.
Adolf can't get used to the ap-
pearance of Mr.. Skygack's Gala
bash, which is covered with a fuzz
like bath towel. Adolf is some
times very brutal towards him,
but Mr.. Skygack is invulnerable.
Like the Phoenix, he smilingly
rises when you light a fire under
him.
Shopping is Mr.. Skygack's on
ly fault. But that is because he
has difficulty observing our eti-
quette We can't tell him better,
because his language is not ours.
1t is shrill, barbaric tongue that
sounds like clipping finger nails.
It's about as musical as the crack
ling noise which you hear in
some telephone receivers. Few
can communicate with him intel
ligently, although one day a gen.
tleman carried on quite a CONVEX
sation with him by filing saw.
Mr.. Skygack is experiencing
the same difficulties as did Guilt
yer among the queer creatures en-
countered in his travels. We
must be very puzzling to him. For
instance, when we refer to a Big
Smoke" how is he to know
whether we mean a forest fire,
lack Johnson. PITTSBURGH ora
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-02-10

Some years ago gentle, inof-
fensive- stranger landed on this
terrestrial sphere with no luggage
but a notebook. Since then he has
tarried with us, pussyfooted and
unobtrusive as Japanese spy,
picking up information and knit
tinghis intellectual brow over the
incomprehensible things so diff
ferent from those on his own
planet. This was Mr.. Skygack
from Mars. 1t is, however, not
clearly known how long he will
continue his earth study Of earth
beings at their earth works. nor
how he will get back to Mars
when he concludes to return. 1t
will probably be by the same
means by which he arrived, I'm
less by chance he came, as, me
teorite., ..-. ;,
We have conceded that Mr..
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-10-10

E. Putney, Clara BelghIe. Ada Good.
Ethel Wick, Feal1 Todd and Laura
Putney, an dali other persons I'M.
known claiming any estate or inter.
est in or lien or encumtFance upon
the property described In the petit
tion or against the estate OF said de-
ceased, Respondents.
You are hereby notified that on
the 9th day of September, 1872
William H. Putpey. preseuted to
this court his verified petition al
leging that he is the sole heir OF
May E. Putney who dfed intestate
on Ma1oh 2eth, 1912. leaving real
estate in the County Of Ward and
State of North Dakota, described as
follows. to-w1t: Southeast quarter
(sEA) Northwest quarter (NWM)
and Northeast quarter (NEN) OF
Northwest quarter (NwA) Section
enc CD, Township One Hundred
Fifty-three 153), Range Eighty-two
(S2). and that there are no debts Of
said decedent payable to the resi-
d nts of this state, and prays that
the title to said real estate be as
certained and determined.
And you are further notified that
the 18th day OF November, A. d.
1912. at the hour OF 10 o'clock in the
Dated at Minot, North Dakota, this
4th day of Oct., 1912.
10 10 Is
forenoon OF that day in the cour,
rooms in the county court house III
the city of Minot, Ward county,
North Dakota, having been appoint
ed as the time and place Of hearing
said petition.
And You are hereby cited and re-
quired to then and there appear ana
attend before this court and show
cause, If any there be, why the
prayer Of the petitioner thereif,
should not be granted.
BY tho Court:
N. DAVIS,
Judge Of the County Court.