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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-28
OPENS NEW OPPORTUNITIES
FOR COUNTRY MERCHANTS.
Parcels Pest System, Which Seen Will
Become Effective, Will oo Away
With Rural Handicap.

Many country mcr hIn.s are already
parcels post service in operation Jan.
|. 1913 The object Of the zone sys-
tom FOR parcels is to give an equal
chance la all, 50 far as possible. For
this reason the parcels post rate WAS
made very low within the local area
served by each pustoItiSe. This en-
ables the country dealer and local
merchant To send parcels to their
customers hy the rural carriers. The
merchant who is planning to make
the most of his new opportunities will
Keep in stock everything wanted by
the farmers and other people within
the territory covered by his store. The
dealer receiving his goods by freight
in bulk will have much smaller
transportation charge to add to his
first cost than do the mail order
houses.
The improved service the country
merchant gives his patrons and the
fact that the local parcels post rate
keeps the customer and the merchant
in touch twice day at almost no
expense are being seized by UP to date
dealers as giving them distinct ad-
vantage. says Orange Judd Farmer.
Again. the advertising done by
manufacturers of the goods which
the country merchant and dealer have
on sale creates demand for them
without any expense whatever to the
local merchant. In some places, also
country merchants are putting their
business on cooperative basis.
whereby their profits are divided be-
tween the store owner and its pa
irons. Here and there an enterprfs-
ing country merchant is grasping the
opportunity he possesses Of being the
center through which the produce Of
the locality can be collected, shipped
to market, sold and the proceeds re-
turned to producers, also on a CO.
operative basis, instead Of upon the
old grab 1t all produce In trade plan.
In these and other ways the coun-
try dealer and local store have before
them a larger usefulness than ever. As
they improve their service their patron
age will enlarge. their profits will in
crease. they will become more and
more helpful and Indispensable, and
the local merchant will be able to meet
any and all forms Of competition from
outside his immediate territory, wheth-
er by mail, express or freight.
The new rule of modern business is
being grasped and put into effect by an
increasing number of country dealers:
''The better the service the better the
profit"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-28
CHOICE
BY
MARGUERITE
BURROWS

~ assure YOU mine beats the same
as when parted from YOU
""Then why have you not come for
me before?''
This was home thrust He pleaded
absorption in business, desire to ac-
cumulate Il certain amount and other
excuses in which there was no warmth
of love. "And you" he said, "why did
you cease to write me-"
"How could l continue to write when
your letters came at such long inter
walls as to indicate that you were
changed?"
Never mind that. sweetheart. We
are united now, and we'll never part
again In life"
Had the young lady not held the
reins he would have taken her hand,
stolen an arm around her waist. posi-
bly, kiss. -As it was, he was obliged
to defer caresses till they reached
home. where lie found her unwilling to
submit to them. He protested. and
won anew. Indeed. she left Il doubt in
his mind whether she could he won at
all. They dined together, and Seymour
was surprised that no one except Bar
,bara was ut the table. He asked if she
lived alone. which disconnected her
but she stuck to the truth by telling
him that she lived with an aunt who
was an invalid.
That night Barbara confessed to
Miss Ward the part she was playing.
Her aunt after reflection told her to
continue the deception. Seymour was
made welcome ut the house and show
ed no inclination to depart. The day
after her arrival the invalid came
down for dinner, and Seymour was in
troduccd by Barbara. A sadness came
over Miss Wards face when her for
mer lover showed no recognition Of
her whatever. Indeed. he sat at table
with bored look on his face that Il
third person should have come to in
trude upon their companionship.
There were many conferences be-
tween aunt and niece. The elder Miss
Ward. fully realizing that she and
Seymour were not for each other. de-
sired Barbara to accept him in her
stead. Barbara would have been pleas
ed to do so but for what she consider
ed disloyalty to her aunt. one day af-
ter an agreement between the two wo-
men they met Seymour together and
told him the truth. Then Barbara
said:
ITO make amends for this deception
we are agreed that if you wish either
of us you may choose between us
Seymour stood looking at both In
astonishment. Then the true man
spoke in him in 10 uncertain tones.
Advancing toward his old love. he took
her hand:
This is my choice"
Miss Ward placed his hand In that
of her niece. las Al
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-28
Ten Year,, Potato Spray.

For ten successive years in the pres
ent series of experiments the New York
agricultural experiment station has
tested potato spraying as Il regular
operation in the culture of this crop.
On its grounds ut Geneva II profitable
increase has been secured in each year
of the ten. Spraying three times dur
ing the season has resulted in an aver
age increase of siXty-nine bushels to
the acre. and spraying every two
weeks five to seven tines has in
creased the yield of merchantable tu-
bers ninety-seven and one-half bush
els to the acre. In the duplicate series
at Riverhead. Long Island, the gains
have not been so great. owing Partly
to lighter sol! and adverse climatic
conditions. In only two years of the
ten. however, WAS there a failure to
secure a nice profit from the operation.
while the average for the ten seasons
is an increase of twenty-five bushels
from three sprayings and forty-tvc and
three quarter bushels from the fort
nightly applications of the bordeaux.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-28
\ UssELL SEYMOUR at twenty
, was desperately in love with
l Barbara Ward. a few months

his senior, but since he had
nothing except what he might carve
out of the future marriage be-
tween them was not to be considered.
Seymour went to a distant city to push
his way in the world. declaring that
when he had competency he would
return and If he found Barbara still
unmarried would claim her.
Twenty years passed. Seymour had
prospered, but had not married. At
forty he was still very young looking.
was at that age when a man begins
to tire Of clubs and the laborious part
Of keeping in social life. He longed
for home, and what was more natural
than to revert to his old sweetheart to
make that home for him? He wrote
her that he was intending to make
a trip and would call upon her.
Now, Barbara Ward had been good
deal of an invalid for many years.
Her face was creased and her hair was
almost white. She looked ten years
older than she was, while the likeness
she received looked ten years younger
than Seymour. Barbara was too sensi-
bic a woman to receive Russell Sey-
mour as lover. Her sisters child,
now woman of twenty-seven, had
the same name as she. and pictures of
the two taken ut the same age looked
like twins
The Wards lived in n suburban town
near city. Seymour sent word of
the day and hour of his expected ar
rival and Miss Barbara drove to the
station for him. Seymour. who was
aware that woman of forty would
have passed the bloom Of youth
| looked forward to the meeting with
misgvings. When he saw what he
mistook for his old love hut slightly
aged he was hstonished and delighted
| Indeed. he began to worry about a
few gray 1airs that We're creeping into
his beard.
Now. Miss Ward had instructed her
niece to entertain Mr. Seymour and
make excuses for her own nonappear-
aucc. for she did not intend to show
| herself. 1t did not occur to Rarhara to
play the part of her aunt till she saw
! that she had been mistaken for har.
! then. the spirit of mischief ba.ng rife in
! her. she played it to perfection.
How in the world" hc asked, ..hay,
you managed to retain your youthful
appearance"
NO cares and a good conscience
You dont look a day over thirty"
Barbarl WINGED at this. hut managed
10 reply. And You don't look Il dav
over thirty either
How fortunate that We have both
retained our youth. But the heart
that never grows old"
sometimes it grows cold" She cast
aside her eyes.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-28
Farm Advice and SUGGESTION
MAKING LARD THAT Wal
KEEP FIRM ALL YEAR.
Detailed instructions That May Be
Useful In Hog Killing Time.
Product Never Becomes Rancid.

III tell my way of rendering lard
which keeps firm and white the year
around and never becomes the least
rancid. says Il correspondent of Farm
and Ranch. Remove the skins from
the fat with sharp knife to insure n
clean cut with no chunks of mea: left
on them. Cut up the leaf lard and
other fat in small strips and put it in
a tub of cold water 10 soak overnight
in order TO draw out every particle OF
blood to keep the lard from bein. dark,
Soak the gut fat in a separate vessel
in soda water To take out the disagree
able odor. Put the lard on i'm n large
kettle dhe wash boiler will dol. with
from sticking to the vessel. Start n
brisk fire and have a long handle wood
en- paddle ready to stir the lard. After
the water has cooked out keep only n
slow fire, as the lard Is easily scorched.
When the cracklings are thoroughly
brown and begin to sink to the bottom
the lard Is done. Draw every particle
tire grease coo! sufficiently to strain
into the lard cans. Dry up the gut fat
separately and strain by itself.
Wash the skins and put them on to
cook in the stove pans set in the oven
while cooking a meal. The grease will
cook out clear and clean in a short
time and be good lard, although lit
tie dark.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-28
The Sunday School Lesson
SENIOR BEREAM, INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

concerning the cure of his only child
called forth from Jesus an expression
OF disappointment and displeasure. 20
faithless generation These words
were addressed to ali present, includ-
ing his disciples. Bring him
unto me" In spite of their mis-
placed confidence, Jesus would not
turn away from those in distress.
AS soon as the boy was brought to
Jesus he was seized with another at
tack. of child This malady had
afflicted him from early childhood, and
now he was young man. 1t was sure
ly hopeless case, beyond the cure of
the physicians. ITO destroy him."
The seizures We're often accompanied
by tendency to suicidal mania
tSwete). Have compassion on u.s."
The father was speaking on behalf Of
himself and family. We can see the
mother in the shadow. for on her the
burden must have rested very heavily.
IF thou canst believe" The cure will
depend on the faith of the father.
which must he exercised in behalf of
his son. Cried out" 1t was pas
s!onate and piercing cry. out of the
depths. 1t expressed his trust in Jesus.
such as it was, with a prayer that
what was lacking in his faith might he
mcrcifully given him. so as to insure
the cure of his child.
Verses 25-23 An exhibition OF
power.
The conversation with the father
had taken place aside from the crowd.
But when the people heard the cries
or the epleptic and of the father
they could not restrain their curiosity
ana so came running together" .Iesus
did not wish to stir up any populor
enthusiasm. so he promptly "relul,ed
the foul spirit" AS one dead" This
last attack was terribly exhaustipg. 81,
that the sufferer was exhausted unto
death. Took him by the hand Jesus
heihed him back to health and strength
ana gave him back to his father who
was "vcrjored and grateful. Come
INTO the house" AS soon as Jesus
reached the privacy Of his lodging
the nine disciples who had been public
ly defeated inquired as to the csu.s
OF their failure. why could not va
cast him out?' They had lost their
power because they had failed In
prayer
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-28
IF YOU WANT WINTER EGGS.
You Must Give Bicdy Food That Will
Encourage Her to Lay.

Green cut bone with aJheriny meat
nal food. but it is difficult for great
many poultrymen to obtain. Therefore
the majority of us must look to some
of the products now OIL the market to
supply this want.
In the morning. as soon ms the fowls
are off the roosts, they should be given
Il light feed of warm mash consisting
of three parts ground oats. two parts
cornmeal. one part wheat bran, one
part wheat middlings and one part ami
NAL meal. No more of this should he
given than will be quickly eaten.
Then scatter few handfuls of oats
and wheat in the litter. This will keep
them busy and the exercise will assist
in maintaining animal hcat. At noon
give light feed of wheat in litter.
At night give all they VIII eat of corn
and wheat that have been previously
warmed. Supply them with plenty Of
green food. good grit. and water slight
~ warmed should he given them twice
Il day.
Provide a dust bath and keep con-
stant outlook for lice. The easiest way
to fight lice is to prevent them ever
entering. Keep the entire building
clean and the nests well made and in
vitin.. Air the room as often as the
weather will permit. thus avoiding
dampneSs.
When approaching your poultry
house always do so quietly, never caus-
ing fright among your fowls. but. on
the other hand. strive to make them
always glad to see you. BY the oh
servancc of these few rules the winter
egg supply will be abundant.-Poultry
Fancicr.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-28
TIMELY POULTRY NOTES.

\ great many outbreaks of
. colds and roup occur every fall
among fowls allowed TO roost
. out
There is good money in fatten-
J ing fowls for fancy markets, but
fancy markets are peculiar BE
. sure YOU understand yours be-
!. fore YOU try to cater to il.
: Leghorn cockerels can be made
to increase in weight very profit
ably until they reach two pounds.
but they can't bc fattened at any
weight, big or little.
, Dry mash is good. but for get ,
. ting eggs Mt this season wet :
mash is better.
Substitute buckwheat mid .
dlings for wheat middinGs .
. whenever you can get it at fair :
. price.
Bran is an expensive feed. but .
. the poultryman can better afford
to feed it than any other feeder .
. National Stockman ard Farmer. .
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-28

IN, ID.
Verses 14-1S.-An acceptance of fail
ure.
The glory of the TRANSPORTATION on
the mountain top was followed by
scenes of misery. distress and defeat
in the valley. The hours of ecstatic
devotion must he succeeded by periods
of struggle with the worlds sin in an
effort to reduce the evil and increase
the good. When Jesus and the three
had spent brief period of rest after
the TRANSPORTATION they descended to
the plain. 1t was morning. and already
a crowd of people had gathered round
the nine disciples. "Scribes question
ing with tham.' An cpileptic had been
unable to cure him. and these enemies
of Jesus took advantage of it to dis
credit both the disciples and their
Master. The disciples could say moth
ing in explanation, and it seemed as
though the scribes had the better of
them. TIE situation was suddenly
changed by the arrival of Jesus him.
self. Greatly amazed" AS soon as
the people saw him they were sur
prised and taken aback. "Sa-
| luted him greeted him with the re-
spect shown to Il reputable religious
| teacher. ''One Of the multi
| tlide." The man most interested was
the father of the epileptic, and he
volunteered an explanation. brought
unto thee" The man had come with
his sick boy. expecting to meet Jesus
| When lie learned that the Master was
away he appealed to the disciples that
they should cast ont the evil spirit.
land they could not This
was all the more humiliating as they
had been successful on other occasions
| Mark vi. 13). There was clearly some
reason FOR this rowerlesSness. and they
We're soon TO find it ont from the
| Master.
| Verses 19-o4.-An appeal in despair.
The hclpessness Of his disciples. the
cowardly opposition of the scribes who
took advantage Of his absence to speak
disparagingly. the curious tinidity and
superstition of the multitudes and the
| mingled faith and doubt Of the father
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-28
DEFENDERS OF THE WEAK

Tho American Humane association.
q federation OF societies and indlvidu-
ais which recently held its thirty
sixth annual meeting at indianapolis.
was organized to help the weak in
every phase Of life. Its duty Is to
protect the animal kingdom from the
abuses Of man with zeal akin to the
ardor with which 1t wars against the
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-28
A stitch In Time.

Winter may be called time of truce
on the farm. In time of truce the
shrewd comma der strengthens his po.
sition. arranges his batteries and cleans
and repairs the tools upon which he
must depend for existence when the
truce is over and the battle begins
again. Why not apply the same
shrewd tactics to the farm?-Farm and
I'ireside.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-28
Indicates Sour Soil.

If any one of the several kinds Of
Sorrel is found growing on n piece of
land it is pretty safe to assume that
the soil is sour and needs Sweetening
with an application of liEle. Besides
this. it may he that the tract is not
properly drained. in which case it
should be tiled in addition to being
sweetened.-F Farm Progress.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-28
Survey Of the Worlds News

of the new consolidated department
las laid his plans, after Il consultation
with the coiIulissary and pay officers,
to provide for one general office in
Washington. with sub bliyiSions known
as supply and finance, Transportation.
construction and the like. Tbs organ
iZat'on will he duplicated ia miniature
in each of the great army divisions.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-28
SUBSTITUTE FOR COAL

Charles Edison. twenty-five years
old, son uf Thomas \. Edison, is in
his fourth year at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. fitting himself,
he says. to 20 int, his fathers labora-
tory and carry On the worr. winch me
latter is doing for the public.
Il only want 10 he able 10 a""om-
plish something that will benefit the
public" says young Edison. IF | do
that | will he satisfied. My great aim.
it seems 10 me now. will he 70 discover
some substitute for coal. which fifty
or a hundred years from now undoubt-
edy will he beyond the reach Of work
ing classes. To find that substitute,
which may be hidden now in some
cheap byproduct. will be my hobby
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-28

American Humane Association.
crus,1ss the human family indulges
in. The neld Of its labors 10 generally
found apart from the busier scenes Of
life. Where there are vice, sin, sor-
row and suffering there IL work for
the humane officers to do, for there 10
cruelty there too. In the byways Of life,
the haunts Of the wayward and whers
the wages Of sin are earned humane
officials find much to claim their at
tenhon.
President William o. stiIlman has
described the underlying principles Of
the anti-cruelty cause as justice for
the helpless, succor for the suffering.
consideration for the weak, compass
sion for the unfortunate and kindness
as the cornerstone of character.
srRAUs GIFT TO HARVARD
Harvard university has received a
gift Of $4,000 from Jesse I. Straus,
Percy s. Straus and Herbert N. Straus
for the establishment of a fund, to be
known as the Straus fund, in memory
Of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Isidor
straus, who went down with the tt
tanic.
The income accruing from the gift is
to be used for lectures on commercial
practice and business organization in
the Harvard graduate school of bust
ness administration.
PUBLIC BOON FOR MOTHERS
A group Of prominent women in
Paris have established a woman's rest
called the Cantine Maternelle, where
any woman with n baby in her arms
may get all she wants to eat without
any questions being asked.
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P18sINo OF THE N.Pslc
The announcement that the United
States government Intends to sell the
frigate Nipsic recalls particularly the
Samoan hurric.le disaster of 1889.
Few other navy ships have had more
adventurous history on the seas than
this ship. The Nipsic, which was sal
vaGed from the sands, was repaired
and put in commission and saw more
in Pacific waters. Afterward she was
sent to Bremerton navy yard. where
she has been a prison ship for the past
six years.
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NEW ARMY DEPARTMENT
Acting Secretary of War Oliver has
Diven his approval to the elaborate
scheme prepared by Quartermastcr
0Gneral Aleshire for the consolidation
WITH his department of the commissary
and Day departments. The order took
effect in the United States Nov. ! and
APPLIES to the Philippines Jan. l.
The change removes from army
nomenclature the names of two officers
sure Of a warm welcome in any camp,
the commissary and the paymaster,
and puts in their places quartermastcrS
Of various ranks, from captains 10
colonels, who will dispense money ana
food to the soldiers. Great economies
are expected to follow this consolida,
tion.
Major General Aleshire, the head
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-28
welt has led to the report that
when congress meets an effort

when congress meets an effort
- will be made TO revive the
legislation proposed after the assassi-
nation of President Mckinley. proyid-
ing the death penalty for an attempt.
even il unsuccessful. on the life Of the
president
The legislation brought forward in
the congress following MckiEleys
death failed of enactment mainly be
cause there was great difference of
opinion as 10 whether it was proper
to put the president of the United
States on different plane from the
ordinary citizen in regard TO an at
tempt on his life and partly TO an in
ability among those who favored spe-
cial iegislatinn 10 agree as 10 the char
acter of the punishment to he pro
vided. Rome senator's and representa-
tives held that the death penalty was
too severe a punishment for an at
tempt on Presidents life.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-28
Cut Out the Seeds.

When nothing else can be obtained
poultry. but the seeds must he re-
moved. as they will produce digestive
disorders.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-28
BOY SCOUT CAVALRY

Curtis Guild, Jr., American ambas-
sador to st. Petersburg, writing to
James L. West. chief scout executive
of the Boy Scouts OF America, urged
that the United States government
furnish ponies for boy scouts, give
them instruction In horsemansh!n and
train them in riding to develop hardi-
ness. The ambassador conceived this
idea after seeing seventy Cossack boys
drill before the czar last spring.
would it not be possible" he writes.
"out Of the vast annual expenditures
to devote a very few dollars a. q re-
ward to some small troop of boy
scouts. to equip them temporarily with
til, few things needed by q troop Of
boys, to give them a trip to Washing
ton and let them sec the president!
The horse and all that pertains thereto
are fast being forgotten by the people
at large. Is 1t not worth while to try
to raise once again some boys such
a. their forefathers WERE with the
love Of the horse and tho love Of rid
ing instilled in them? Starting with
the boys themselves, We build q roll
ing stone that will gather momentum
by itself. and perhaps once again we
may see in America that hard riding
spirit 30 difficult to acquire after boy
hood days are over"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-28

Golden TeXt.-Jesus said unto him,
If thou canst believe. all things are
possible to him that believeth.-Mark
tx, 23
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-11-28
Grown on Every Farm.

Grown on Every Farm.
When laying in stores for the winter
don't overlook good stock of ideas.
They are handy any time of the year.
especially along about April