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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-03-13

i'annv srnte a eina'onv oiancs NJ
girl "Beggin' yer honor's pardon" ne
stammered. land I behave she Is that
"Umm." snorted O'Rourke. And
what, II ye please, about poor Annie
Brsgin. at home? Is 1t marrying a
Greek ye would be. and leaving poor
Annie to cry her eyes out for ye. ye
worthless scut?"
'Divvle a bit. respects to yer hon
or! Sure. It's only for amusement
AID who may she be, that ye make
so free to amuse yourself with herr?
The daughter av me partner. yer
merchant"
This will be his house. them
NO. sir. but "a sort av sthore-
house. In a way av speaking. It's list
round tn corner they do be Twin In
a gran foine house. sir"
Then what's the young lady doing
here?"
Waiting for me to take her place.
sir. Noccovie is away and-and." In
a blurted confession. its a bit Of
hashish smuggling we be doing on the
5tdcs NC Stun Is
here. sor; and tonight's the night
consignment's due"
"Ah-h," observed O'Rourke darkly.
One by one. It seemed. he was gather
ing the trumps again into his own
hand. He resumed his catechism Of
the boy.
Danny. Is this the way q decent
man should be behaving himself" he
browbeat him. rs It your mothers
son and the sweeth, Of Annie
Bragin that's become no more than an
Idle breaker Of hearts? Danny. Dan
ny. what would Father Malachi be
saying II he could hear what ye'vs
Just told me? whin. boy. did ye con-
fess last?"
Danny covered. Jaw. dear!" he
whimpered "Av. deariedear! And
meself meant no harm at all."'
Thin take your light-o-love home.
Danny. and come back to me here at
once with a change Of clothesi"
"Yiss, yer honor. I'll do that. yer
honor. But will ye bark for the signal
At the door and let csp'n Hole in7"
II was true. them
i Will But see that ye don't Tor
got the change OF clothes. Danny. and
don't be lingering too long over your
fond fareweIls with the lady. II ye're
not looking for . hiding. and
Danny"
'Yis. SORT"
Have 70 . revolver"
Here. sor."
Give II here. and bring another
back with ye. Lively. now"
Alone. O'Rourke seated himself on
the edge Of the fountain and consid-
cred gravely the uncertainties Of life
''Tis fate he concluded soberiy. At
length And 'tis hard upon eleven
now. They will not dare TO run that
cargo before midnight: and-meself
sorely needs a bath"
Deliberately he stripped Oh rags and
tatters and plunged into the fountain
Danny was back with the promised
wearing apparel ere he had finished
spiashing
And while o'Rourke dressed. and for
long thereafter. the two sat and
smoked and confabulated. talked OF
Men and Things and the turn Of the
Wheel Of the World.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-03-13

Hoes voice answered him husky.
who the hell else would II be? Lei
i in you damn harp"
The door creaked upon its hinges;
md was cautiously closed The boi.s
r~ttIed again. Footsteps shuffed
1Wiy. as OF men heavily burdened.
ger the floor Of earth. Then, while
D'pourke gathered himself together.
xuItation in his heart, and the fore
aste of revenge sweet in his mouth.
70 cloaked figures scuffed into the
courtyard, breathing hard beneath
heir burdens Of smuggled drug.
Hole promptly dumped his share of
se load down upon the bench and
ing upon Danny. where's Mic
;ovie?" he demanded, evidently In as
ug'y a mood - he could muster.
Where Is 'ef Stop standin' there
and starin' with yer balmy trap open.
yer"
That will b about enough" sug-
gested O'Rourks pleasantly. in a con
versational tone. stepping from his
place of concealment- Don't call
names. Hole-ye're too near your God
If ye have one, which misdoubt-"
In the clear. bright starlight the pis-
tols In his hands were plainly evident;
and one stared the captain in the eye;
one covered the head of the Pelican's
first officer.
"Ye will not novel" said O'Rourke.
sharply. save and except to put your
hands above your heads. So-don't
delay. Mr.. Dennison: I've never known
me temper to b shorter"
Hole began to splutter excitedly.
Save your breath. ye whelp."
oRourke counsslsd him CURLY. "Ye1l
have need Of It before I'm done with
ye" He added: Search and dis
arm them. Danny"
The servant set about his task with
alscrity: It IL safe to say that he left
not so much ~ . match In the pocket
Of either. While he was about 1t.
Hole. with his eyes steadily fixed upon
the unwaverfng muzzles Of O'Rourke's
revolvers. managed to master his emo
tion enough to ask coberently:
What are you going to do with
us?"
Yell see In good time" returned
'" sS' 'o 70 Ao""o 80
Danny"
Danny backed away from Hole.
whom he had searched after DENIM
son. "Yiss. sor," he returned. AT
least. I think 20. II this ut?'
Il can't look at this moment. Danny.
Is II a leather bag with something
hard inside. the size Of hens egg. or
bit larger?"
THE very same. yer honor
Very WELL" ORourke suppressed
the tremble Of relief In his voice.
Put II In your pocket. Danny-the
very bottom Of your pocket. Did ye
One on each. sor."
"Loaded7"
"Yiss. sor."
Then cover them. Danny"
For himself O'Rourke put down his
pistols and calmly stripped on his
coat. rolling up his sleeves.
Hole" he said. tersely. don't
move. II ye do. Danny will puncture
ye. Your turn comes last. DENIM
son. ye may step out"
What for?" demanded the Scot, ad-
vancing.
ITO receive payment. with interest.
for that blow 70 gave me this even
ing. me man. Put up your hands.
I'm going. In your own words. Mr.. Den
nison. to hammer the fear Of God
Into as cowardly and despicable q pair
Of scoundrels as I've ever encoun-
tered. And" renectiveiy. i've met
a good many. But most of the others
were Men,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-18
received from Mile. Renouardt.

received from Mile. Renouardt.
Back In his apartment at the hotel tne
Lieutenant placed the two photographs
side by side. In the smiling faces OF ooIn
he read the same promise-the promise to
make him. soon. unutterably happy. Ana
right there and then was born in his brain
that imp of indecision which was to become
the master of his destiny. How would 1t
be- possible to choose between two such
types OF incredible loveliness?
Coincident with the birth of this dis
quieting thought. entered hotel servant
with a letter bearing the Vienna postmark,
and the superscription in the familiar hand
writing of the brother officer who was his
closest friend and confant. He tore open
the envelope and read:
"Lieter Adolph-You we're wrong to run
away to Paris--as told you at the time.
The little Potacka is inconsolable. She
locks herself in her room, refusing to see
any one. My man has 1t from her maid
that she sits all day looking at the photo
graph you gave her and signing in the
most piteouA manner.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-18

"Lieher Adolph, must say It" But it is
true, and say it for your own good--to
sting you into action. Lieber Adolph, du
bist Elm dummkopf! Come home at once
to your languishing little Potacka."
THE Countess Irma loves me. Her heart
is minei Fool, fool that am, to be shilly-
shallying here in Paris!" And summoning
his valet, the Lieutenant packed up in such
haste, in such feverish eagerness to throw
himself again at the feet Of the Countess
Irma, that the midnight train started him
whirling toward Vienna.
The Lieutenant reached Vienna without
accident. Being in the ordinary details OF
life, an orderly person. he drove directly to
his apartment to unpack. to attend to press
ing business affairs, and to plan the details
OF his appropriate re.entree into Vienna
society. Considering the circumstances of
his departure for Paris. he could be guilty
of nothing so gauche as rushing unan-
nounced to the Countess Potacka.
% this case 1t was the fatal mistake of
superfashionable young man. Because of
that mistake tae Countess lrma never
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-18

short, his wife, she confessed that
he was very dear to her--well, she
would consider the matter. In the
meantime, he must not for one In.
slant, cease to hope! In the mean
time Mile. Renouardt had to so
away for week to visit friends In
the south Of France.
For twenty-four hours the Lieutenant
was disconsolate, Then he chanced to meet
Mile, Lorraine, 1t was supper party, and
the surroundings and the atmosphere were
conducive to rapid acquaintance. There
was something about Mlle Lorraine that
touched chord in the young officers
bosom which had failed to vlbrate In the
presence of Renouardt-just as Renou.
ardt had given him palpitations which
he had never experienced when gazing into
the melting orbs Of the Countess Irma Po-
tacka.
Charmed with this fresh experience Of the
possibilities of loves uncharted emotions,
is II any wonder that the little Countess
Irma and Renouardt were, for the mo
ment, swept from the consciousness OF the
impressionable Lieutenant? II was not
three days after the date Of that little
supper that the young officer found him.
self on his knees at the feet Of Mile. Lor.
raine. imploring her:
Mile. Lorraine, most beautiful, most en-
chanting of your sex, behold me at your
feet, Unless you bid me rise to the level
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-18
Mile. Lorraine, the Paris
Stage Beauty and Third
of the Fatally Charm.
ing Trio.

Of your heart, life for me
henoeforth will be a desert
waste"
oh, Monsieur" exclaimed
the actress--who had liked the \
impetuous youth immensely
from the start, and knew all
about his rank and his fortune.
"oh, Monsieur, quel honneur!
FL am overwhelm,. You must
rise from your knees immedi-
ately."
To the level OF your heart? Do you like
and esteem me-it is yet too soon to expect
you to acknowledge love-well enough to
become my promised wife?"
Nile. Lorraine was deeply touched she
admitted 1t. "Give me three days for--to
consider" she said. But she said II in
tones, accompanied by the softest glances
from her lovely eyes. that satisfied Lieu
tenant Won Hoffschneider he need not wor.
Ty during the next three days She gave
him fine large photograph of herself
almost the mate to the one which he had
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-18
TH[L0vER|DDLI
THAT DROVE HIM
T0DEATH

'He gazed into three pairs of beautiful eyes! The
imp of indicson in his brain developed into monster
How was il possible for him to decide? Each seemed to
him more beautiful than the other! And so he shot
himself'' - y~@
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-02

BY questioning closely two women
who sought divorces on the ground OF
desertion Judge Richard e. Burke dis
covered that In one case the husband
and wife had agreed to separate, while
in the other case the husband had
asked his wife to sue for divorce and
had offered to pay part Of the cost.
Very properly the Judge refused de-
crees to both applicants. The law
does not recognize an agreement or
. mutual desire to separate a. proper
grounds for a divorce. says the Chi
cago Record Herald. Society does not
sanction marriages that are dissolva-
BILE because man and woman are
tired OF each other. Judge Burke's &C
ton, however. raises the question OF
how many divorces have been OBJ
tanned for no other reason. the collu-
sion not being revealed. There are
judges who are very careful about
granting divorces. There are others
who enter decrees as quickly Is they
would give Judgment on an unpaid
note. when no defense il made.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-02
Slage for Breeding Ewes

ID { + f. ] + . u y &
When properly fed to breeding
ewes, silage will not affect the size
and vigor of lambs at birth. That has
been urged as an objection to its use.
but the Iowa agricultural experiment
station has demonstrated that ewes
fed on limited amounts OF silags
along with other feeds produced lambs
that were as large and strong a.
lambs from ewes that received no
silage at all.
The ewes were fed In four lots.
Lot No. 1-Clover hay according to
appetite. plus q grain mixture Of corn
four parts, oats two parts and bran
one part. The lambs from this lot
weighed an average OF 1872 pounds at
birth and were 100 per cent strong
in vitality.
Lot No. 2-Clover hay according TO
appetite and corn silage. allowing
twice as much silage 40 hay, plus a
grain mixture Of corn, one part. oats.
two parts, and bran. one part The
lambs in this lot averaged 1885 at
birth and were 100 per cent strong.
Lot No. 3-Corn silage according to
appetite, plus grain mixture Of oats
one part, bran one part. The lambs
in this lot averaged s.02S pounds and
were 100 per cent strong.
Lot No. Corn silage according to
appetite, plus cottonseed meal fed at
the rate OF one pound to every 30
pounds Of silage. The lambs In this
lot averaged 1882 pounds and were
So per cent strong. The 10 per cent
Of weak lambs may have bsen due to
other causes, probably the advanced
age Of the ewes bearing them. and
not to the silage ration.
1t Is quite evident from these ~
suits that silage 10 . satisfactory
feed for breeding ewes. but that II
must be fed as a part Of ration only
and with clover hay and grains for
the best results. Silage II highly pal
atable and ewes VIII leave hay to eat
1t, so It must b limited IN quantity.
In the light Of the Iowa experiment
station work. Q shepherd should not
allow his ewes to eat over two or
three pounds Of sila&s = svsgy pound
Of hay.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-02
COLLEGE PRESIDENT RETIREs

President George Harris, the veneer.
able head of the University OF AM
herst, believes that he has reached
the age when he should retire in favor
of younger generation and accord
ingly he has sent In his resignation
to the Board Of Trustees.
Professor Harris has been president
of the university since 1899 and dur
ing his administration the institution
has progressed and prospered.
It was entirely through the efforts
of President Harris that the first fund
for increasing the salaries OF the
junior professors Of the faculty was
raised. It was also through his ef-
forts that the last fund OF 100000
was realized, the object of which was
to increase the incomes of the senior
members of the teaching stan.
Professor Harris Is sixty-eight years
old and is among the foremost edu-
cationalists in the country. His re-
tirement, which he wishes to take
place before commencement, is deep.
HON he has labored for many years.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-02

The proper caro- OF the dairy cali
begins with the mother. From the
time Of service until the time Of
freshening keep tho COW in healthy
vigorous condition in which she lis
gaining rather than losing flesh. Take
care, however, that she does not be-
come too fat, for that would be con
ducive to weak calves, and calves that
are weak at birth handicap the dairy
man who expects to produce strong,
growthy animals at maturity.
G. L. Birmingham OF Iowa State Col
lege offers the following suggestions
in the Iowa Agriculturist:
A few days before freshening put
the COW in dry, well lighted box
stall which has been thoroughly
cleaned and heavily bedded. At the
first regular milking time after fresh
ening, unless the udder is too badly
distended, when special care should
be given 1t, the COW is MIXED out,
and this should be carried out as long
as the calf remains with her.
n y : . . 'I 4. i . -tt- ". .
Opinion differs az to the length Of
time the calf should stay with its moth
.er: some successful dairymen taking
the calf away Immediately. while 9TH
or equally successful men advocate
leaving the COW and calf together
from two 70 six or seven days. Elk
perience shows, however, that where
this period is made about forty-eight
hours very good results, both with
the COW and the calf, are obtained.
Very little difficulty is experienced In
teaching the calf to drink, especially
II It 10 not fed for several hours after
the cow is taken away.
The size Of the first feed varies
with breed and with the size and
strength Of the calf. ranging from q
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-02
The Hand Separator and
the Small Herd
D. NJ. MORTENSEN, Head Of Daily
Department. Iowa State College

1t is everywhere conceded that the
hand separator pays In managing q
herd Of ten cows or more. but there
are here and there men who doubt it,
value for the small herd. Yet II may
be shown that the machine IL proper
tionately as profitable for four ami
mails a. for Ia. and just as convenient
Where the separator II not used.
one of three systems Of getting the
cream or butterfat IL used-the shall
low pan system, the deep setting sys-
tenn and the dilution system.
Experiments have shown that the
shallow pan system loses from & to l
per cent of the milk's weight in but
ter fat In the summer II 10 much
more and the average loss Is probably
8 per cent. The average Iowa COW
produces about 1000 pounds Of milk
annually. After the cream has been
removed. about $500 pounds Of milk
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-02

Not only the baseball world will
know better hereafter than to repeat
the old SLAM" that Philadelphia Is
sleepy. The vast army Of people who
travel will note with approval the
splendid wakefulness OF the Philadel-
phia hotel proprietor who has
emancipated himself from New
York company which had the check.
ing privileges in his house. and has
installed his own employees. with q
living wage and instruction to accept
no gratuity. under the penalty OF dis
charge.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-02
SCIENTIFIC METHODS EFFICIENT.

Scientific management, the indus
trial theory which seeks to reduce the
cost of production while it increases
the workman's efficiency and conse-
quently his wage, has received the
formal approval Of the federal war de-
partment The ordnance bureau has
had the system under test for three
years Basing his conclusions on re-
port by ,Brigadier General Crozier.
chief OF that bureau, Secretary Slim
son now declares that the system Is
desirable and it works no hardships
on artisans. 1t is gratifying that Cen
eral Crozier finds the change in meth
DDS tnuring to the benefit of the work
man, while It in no wise impairs the
conditions under which he labors, says
the Chicago Daily News. This is no
doubt due to the generals well-ground-
ed belief that scientific management
can and deserves to prevail only
where increased efficiency means in
creased human efficiency and the work
ingmen's participation in the rewards
resulting from efficiency" fthis prin-
ciple were thoughtfully followed in the
application Of scientific management,
objections OF representative working
men and labor leaders to the operation
OF the new theory would be largely
mtnimized. The unfairness of using
scientific management for the particu-
lar or undue advantage Of either cap
ital or labor is obvious. To work out
for the ultimate benefit Of either it
must prove Of distinct advantage to
both.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-02

the separator and depreciation. which
is about Is per cent. per year. or IS;
that makes the total loss per herd for
the separator method. 1854. Set
against this the 1912 loss BY the 9TH
er systems, and the separator saves
about SO per year for the herd. II
that saving extended to every four
cows IN Iowa, 1t would amount to ST.
100000 in years time.
To these considerations must b
added this other: A hand separator
is more convenient by far than any
other system. and 1t leaves the milk
with greater feeding value than any
other system.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-02

remain. An average 8 per cent. loss
on this WOULD amount to % pounds OF
butter fat per COW. worth at least rs
cents per pound. or 1928 per COW per
year. A fair estimate Of the loss on
$500 pounds Of skim milk by the deep
setting system Is about .35 per cent.
or 12.25 pounds Of fat per COW. worth
$3.1S BY the dilution method the loss
is at least as much as by the shallow
pan system. For herd Of four cows
the poorest of these methods loses
about $29.12 per year.
A hand separator for a small herd
costs about $40 It does not save oil
the butter fat. but the loss Is only i
per cent, which on $500 pounds OF
skim milk per year amounts to S..
and for herd Of four cows. IA pounds,
worth about 1884. To this loss must
- addAd interest on investment In
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-02

A stranded man in New York out
Of funds and who explained he had to
live somewhere, went to the Waldorf
and got nearly $50 worth Of living
for three days. Only opportunity was
lacking with that young man. so in
default OF It he went to jail With
opportunity he could have become a
king Of high finance.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-02
a GREAT ENGLISH PREACHER

The man who has earned for himself
the title Of "the modern Savonarola,"
Rev. Bernard Vaughan, 8. j.. the
great London preacher, Is now in this
country for long visit and Ameri-
cans will have an opportunity to
study at close range this fiery and
impassioned clergyman, who has
gained International fame by his ex-
coriations of the sins and follies OF
the idle and the wealthy In the Brit
ish metropolis.
Although without any ecclesiastic-
al title, Father Bernard Vaughan has
as much influence in the church as
many prelates. He is favorite at
all the Catholic courts of Europe,
and he Is q frequent guest at Buck
ingham Palace. And he Is also an
honored visitor In the London slums,
where he Is as much at homo In q
meeting of costermongers as at a
kings garden party.
Father Vaughan will visit and will
preach In nearly all the big cities OF
a 4 IA
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-02

mixture of two pounds of whole milk
and one and one-half pounds Of
skinned or separator milk for Jer-
seys, to nearly twice this amount,
three and one-half pounds Of whole
milk. for Holsteins. It is good prac-
tice to supply the whole milk Of the
ration from the milk Of the mother
for at least ten days, as the new milk
tends to keep the digestive tract in
good working order. In figuring out
milk ration 1t should be remem.
bered that It is better to feed too lit
tie than too much and that the sue
cessful calf feeder pays even more at
tention to regularity. accuracy and
cleanliness OF feeding than to the
amount fed.
II these three rules are carefully
observed, there is little danger: first,
do the feeding at the same time each
day; second, measure out the ration
carefully each time; and third. keep
all feeding utensils clean.
When the calf is few weeks old,
depending somewhat upon the condi-
ton, change the milk ration very
gradually 80 that separator milk takes
the place Of whole milk and increase
the amount slowly. Here again the
amount fed is regulated by the breed
and health Of the calf. Az soon ~
the calf can be taught to eat. supply
a grain ration. Various rations may
be used but whole oats seems TO give
good results and is becoming the
most popular calf grain ration. At
the same time some good, clean rough.
age, clover or alfalfa hay. should 30
given. In addition plenty Of sunshine
and pure water and dry sunny lot
into which the calf may DO turned
part OF the day will add much to its
health and vigCr.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-02
PERSIAN TREASURER GENERAL

One OF the most remarkable situa-
lions in history is happening In the
case OF the young American, William
Morgan Shuster, who, as treasurer
general Of the Persian empire, has
been besting the keenest diplomats OF
Europe for the past six months. This
young man Is only thirty-four years
old and he started life as . ste
nographer.
This youngster, who has one OF the
biggest contracts in the world on his
hands, was born In Washington, d. g.,
IN 1877. His parents live there still.
After his graduation from Columbia,
Shuster obtained position as a ste
nographer in the war department at
Washington. When the Spanish war
broke out he was made assistant sec
Rotary OF the commission that had
charge OF the evacuation Of Cuba. He
was then only twenty-one. Shuster
remained in the Cuban customs serv-
ice three years, and when he got
$hro,,0h woo cporia1 DAINTY collector