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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15
The AftercIap.

In contemplation it is grand
A place of public power to win.
The honored person feels h thrill
When he from out the ranks steps in,
And all is lovely for awhile.
He likes the honors and the fun
Until the critics rise to say,
"See what he has or hasn't done"
An Office has some pleasant points.
The honors and the hunk of dough,
The chance to gloat Ger pretty girls
Who turned O down some years ago
These are the high lights, bright, serene.
The days of honey and of sport,
Succeeded by the days of woe
When critics make a full report.
It looks so easy in advance.
The getting is the hardest part,
But holding it-why, that's a cinch
If ever you can get a start.
But there are little jolts that will
The case Of half he pleasure rob.
And nightly it tries the soul
To find the muck rake on the job.
The quiet. modest walks of life
May seem prosaic. mild and tame,
But they are minus several things
That sort of mar the halls of fame.
But still. in spite of all Of this
That one may notice at a glance,
A man will run for anything
The minute he can set a chance.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15
fro BE CONTINUED
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

A blooming idiot is often plucked
green.
Because a man belongs to a good
government league is no sign that he
pays any more taxes than the inquisitor
compels him to pay.
You can't make a man good by leg
islation, yet many a man has made a
good thing out of it.
How times have changed! Our grand
mothers made clothes for the heather;
our daughters make heather Of them
selves for clothes.
A girl eve knows how ugly a hat
can be until a girl she doesn't like
wears it.
The wise woman knows that it is
better when she is selecting a gown
that her husband should cooperate
with her only as far as signing the
check.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15

Some mani could not recognize nlm
from where | stood. had forestalled
me. Though the night was a dark
one. sufficient light shone from the
scattered lamps on the opposite side Of
the way for me to discern his intent
figure. crouching against the iron bars
and gazing with an fntentness which
made him entirely Obvious OF my
presence at the very spot and on the
very grave which had been the end Of
my OWL pilgrimage. So motionless he
stood and so motionless | myself be-
came at this unexpected and sign1f-
cant sight that | presently imagined l
could hear his signs in the dread quiet
into which the whole scene had sunk.
Grief deeper than mine spoke in
those laboring breaths. Adelaide was
mourned by some one as | for all my
remorse could never mourn her.
And I did not know the man
Was not this strange enough to rouse
my wonder:
! thought so and was on the point
Of satisfying this wonder by a quick
advance upon this stranger when
there happened an uncanny thing
which held me in check from sheer
establishment. 1 was SO placed in ref
erence to one of the street lamps |
have already mentioned that my shad-
ow fell before me plainly along the
snow. This had not attracted my at
tention until at the point Of moving |
cast my ives down and saw W shad-
ows where only n should be.
AS ! had heard no one behind me
and had supposed myself entirely
alone with the man absorbed in con-
temptation OF AdelaiGp's grave ] ex-
%perienced a curious sensation. which.
without being tear. held me still for a
moment, Win my eyes on this second
shadow. 1t did not move any more
than mine did. This was significant.
and | turned.
A man stood at my back-not look
ing at me but at the fellow in front
of us. A quiet "Hush" sounded in
my ear. and again | stood still. but
only for an instant.
The man at the fence. aroused by
my movement perhaps. had turned
and, seeing our two figures. started to
fly in the opposite direction. lnstinc-
lively l darted forward in pursuit. but
was soon passed by the man behind
me. This caused me to slacken. for |
had recognized this latter as be few
by as Sweetwater. the detective. and
knew that he would do this work bet
ter than myself.
But l reckoned without my host.
He went only as far as the spot where
the mar had been standing. When in
a%stonishment l advanced upon
him there he wheeled about quite nat.
urally in my direction and. accosting
me- by name. remarked in his genial
offhand manner:
There is no need for us to tire u
legs in a chase after that man. l know
him we'll enough"
"And who"- | began.
A quizzical smile answered me. The
light was now In our faces and l had
q perfect view OF his. Its expression
quite disarmed me. but l knew. as well
as it be had spoken, that | should re-
ceive no other reply to my half formed
question.
Are you going back into town. be
asked. as | paused and looked down
at the umbrella swinging In his hand.
| was sure that he had not held this
umbrella when be started by me Oh
the run iii so. will you allow me TO
walk beside you for a little wayY'
cnnid not refuse him: besides. !
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15
WAS not sure that / wanted to. you

WAS not sure that l wanted to. "You
are quite welcome." said l, and again
cast my eye at the umbrella.
"You are wondering where | got
this" be remarked. looking down at it
in his turn. Il found it leaning against
the fence 1t gives me all the clew l
need to u fleet footed friend. Mr..
Ranelagh. will you credit me with
good intentions ii ! ask a question or
two which you may or may not be
willing to answer"
"You may ask what you WILL" said |.
II have nothing to conceal since hear
ing Miss Cumberland's explanation of
her presence at the Whispering Pines.
THE question | am going to ask, n-
continued presently. ''is one which you
may consider objectionable. Let HE
first express an opinion. You have not
told all that you know OF that eve,,
tng's doings."
This called for no reply and | mad.
none.
II can understand your reticence II
your knowledge included the fact of
Miss Cumberland's heroic act and her
sisters manne OF death at the club
house."
But 1t did not" l asserted. with de-
lfberate emphasis. II knew nothing OF
either. My arrival happened later
Miss Cumberland's testimony gave me
my first enlightenment on these points.
But | did know that the two sisters
were there together. for | had a glimpse
OF the younger as she was leaving the
house."
you had. And are willing to state
1t now?
~"Assuredly. But any testimony of
that kind is for the defense. and your
interests are all with the prosecution.
Mr.. Moffat is the man who should talk
to me-"
you are interested. then. in seeing
young Cumberland freed?"
Il be: he is innocent"
The man at my side turned and shot
vt me one glance which | met calmly.
mir. RaneIagh, will you tell me why.
when you found yourself in such II
dire extremity as to be arrested for
this crime On evidence as startling as
to call for all and every possible testi-
mony to your innocence. you preserved
silence in regard to a fact which you
must have Then felt would have Sc
cured you Il most invaluable witnesS?"
Then it WAS | regretted my thought
less promise to be candid with this
man. To answer were impossible. vet
silence has its condolences. too. In my
dilemma | turned toward him. and just
then we stepped within the glare Of an
electric light pouring from some open
doorway. | caught his eye and was
astonished at the change which took
place in him.
"DOn't he muttered VOlu-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15
The House of the
Pines

Yes; many times"
Can you describe these noises?"
mo; they were Of all kinds. The
pines sighed continually. 1 knew it
was the pines. but l had to listen.
Once l heard a rushing sound-it was
when the pines stopped swaying for
an instant-but l don't know what it
was. 1t was all very dreadful"
"Was this rushing sound such as a
window might make on being opened?"
POSSIBLY. l didn't think Of it at the
time, but it might have BEEN"
From what direction did it Gomez"
Back of me. for 1 turned my head
about"
Where We're you at the time?"
AT the hearth. 1t was before AIDE
aide came in"
"A near sound or a far?"
Far. but l cannot locate it-indeed,
I cannot. I forgot it in a moment"
But you remember 1t now?"
"Yes."
And cannot you remember now any
other noises than those you speak Of?
That time you stepped into the hall
whe your teeth chartered. you know
did you hear nothing then but the sigh
ing Of the pinesY'
She looked startled. Her hands went
mp. and n of them clutched at her
throat; then they fell. and slowly. care
fully, like one feeling his way, she an
swered:
II had forgotten. l did hear some
thing-a sound in one of the doorways.
1t was very faint-a ~sigh-a-a-I don't
know what. 1t conveyed nothing to me
then and not much now. But you
asked. and | have answered."
You have done right, Miss Cumber-
land. The jury ought to know these
facts. Was it a human sigh?"
1T wasn't the sigh of the pines"
And you heard it in n of the
doorways! Which doorway"
THE d opposite the room in which
| left my sister,"
1.-THE doorway to the large hall"
YES. sir"
Oh. the sinister memories! The mo.
'ments which l myself had spent there
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15

HEAR A sTEP2"
after this time of her passing
through the hall. thank God!-but not
long after. And some one had been
there before me! Was it Arthur?
Carmel being innocent. who could be
guilty but he! l knew of nc one. The
misery under which l had suffered was
only lighteDed. not removed.
Miss Cumberland. are you ready to
swear that you did not hear a step at
that time or see a faceY
Yes. sir"
""That you only heard a sigh?"
"A sigh. or something like one.''
You went right M"
Immediately"
Entering the telephone room?"
YES"
1.-The door of which you shut?"
II do not know. I must have. but
r.
Never mind explanations. You do
not know whether you shut it or
whether some one else shut it,"
Il do not"
The words fell weightily. They
seemed to strike every heart.
Miss Cumberland, you have said
that you telephoned for the police"
Eyes, for help"
you were some minutes doing this,
you say?"
II have reason to think so, but I
don't know definitely. The candle
seemed shorter when l went out than
when I came in"
Are you sure you t%elephoned for
help"
"Help was what I wanted-help for
my sister. I do not remember my
words"
"And then you left the buflding?"
after going for my little bag" +
Ibid you see any one then or hear
any one?"
mo, SIR"
did you see your sister again?"
Il have said that I just glanced at
the couch"
Wouldn't you know if the pillows
had been disturbed"
NO. SAi-uOI AIO" Lie Aooh = gave
them"
Then they might have been disturb
ed-might even have been r~earranged
without your knowing It,"
They might"
Miss Cumberland. when you left
the building. did you leave It aloneY'
II did"
WAS the moon shining"
mo; it was showing"
Ibid the moon shine when you went
to throw the vial out Of the Window"
Yves, very brightly"
bright enough for you to see the
finks?'
II didn't look at the inks"
"Where were you lookingT"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15

6SOlOO u3.
when you threw the vial QUIT"
eyes,"
What was there behind you"
"a dead sister" Oh. the 1ndescrib.
able tonei
"Forgive me. Miss Cumberland; ! do
not want to trouble you, but was there
not something or some one In the ad-
Joining room besides your dead sister
to make you look back?"
II saw 10 one. But l looked back-l
do not know why"
you threw the vial out without look.
lng?"
Il felt it slip from my hand"
"Where?"
lover the window LEDGE"
Triumph for the defense. The posi-.
ton of the vial. caught in the vines.
was accounted for in a very natural
manner.
Mr.. Fox shifted his inquiries.
"You have said that you wore a hat
and coat of your brothers in coming
to the clubhouse. Did you keep these
al SA(AOo OIs
mo; l left them in the lower hall"
where In the lower hallT
ION the rack there"
"Was your candle lit?"
mot then. sir"
yet you found the rack?"
II felt for 1t. knew where it was"
"Miss Cumberland. you left the door
unlocked when you went out of the
building?"
Mono. l didn't. had the key, and
l locked it. But 1 didn't realize this till
I went to unite my horse; then l found
the keys in my hand. But l didn't go
back"
DO you mean that you didn't know
| you locked the door,"
Il don't remember whether l knew
or not at the time. | do remember be.
ing surprised and a little frightened
when l saw the keys. But l didn't go
back,
"Yet you telephoned for the p%olice?'
"Yes."
And then locked them out?"
81 didn't care-I didn't care"
An infinite number of questions fol-
lowed. Certain facts had to be brought
out. among them the blowing off of
her hat on that hurried drive home
through the ever thickening snow
storm-a fact easily accounted for
when n considered the thick coils of
hair over which it had been drawn.
AFTER you went into the stable to
you take in returning to the houseT"
There is only one"
did you walk straight through it?"
LAS straight as / could. 1t was
showing heavily. and | was dizzy and
felt strange. ! may have zigzagged a
little"
"You are sure that you did not wan.
der in back OF the stable?"
"As u r as | can be OF anything"
miss Cumberland, l have but a few
more questions to ask. Will you look
at this portion OF a broken bottle?"
She reached out her hand. 1t was
trembling visibly, and her face ex.
pressed a deep distress. but she took
the piece OF broken bottle n looked
at it before passing it back.
miss Cumberland. did you ever see
that bit OF broken glass before?'
NO" she said. Il may have seen a
whole bottle like that at some time in
the clubhouse, but / have no memory
Of this broken end-none at ALL"
II am obliged to you. Miss Cumber-
day."
Then be threw up his head and smil-
ed a slow sarcastic smile at Mr.. Moi.
fat.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15


bly,. IT ism nee
esSary. under
stand the situa-
ton now. and you
shall neve regret
that you met Ca
| e b Sweetwater
on your walk this
evening. Will you
trust me. sir? A
detective who
loves his profess
sion is no gap
bier. Your secret
is as safe with
me as if you had
buried it in the
grave"
And I had said
nothing.
At the next mo-
ment be was half
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15

way around a corner and in another
moment was out OF sight.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-15

A blooming idiot is often plucked
green.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-23
USE FOUND FOR BUTTERMILK
Utilization Of Large Quantities Of
Hitherto Waste Product Causes
Stir in Wisconsin.

In recent bulletin from the Wis
consin experiment station the making
Of cheese from buttermilk is pretty
fully described, says Hoard's Dairy
man. This caused somewhat of stir
in the dairy world, and since it re.
suits in the utilization Of large guam.
titles of buttermilk wasted every year
it is we'll worthy of consideration 1t
makes a very acceptable cheese sand
witch, and the profit in the enterprise
will depend entirely upon whether or
not a steady market can be developed
for it. Being perishable product,
very much like cottage cheese, it will
keep only few days. The fact Of
the matter is there is very little diff
ference between buttermilk cheese
and cottage cheese, except that the
former has a buttermilk flavor.
Packing and selling this cheese re-
quires special attention, since the pub
lie is not familiar with the product,
It may be shipped in butter tubs and
retailed in paper pals or other small
packages. 1t will keep for week
or ten days at temperature Of so to
60 degrees, but it can be kept longer
if the temperature is lowered to 80
degrees or below. It has been sold at
three to five cents a pound at the
factory and retailed at to 1917 cents.
If color is desired this may be Sc
cured by adding cheese coloring, the
same as used in cheddar cheese.
The making Of this buttermilk
cheese is inexpensive, as the drainage
racks, syphons, ETC., can be construct
ed by almost anyone. When only a
very small amount is desired the ordi-
nary utensils of a creamery can be
utilized.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-23
nlAAIIRIN(Ol!Ey

A change of pasture is good for both
COWS and pasture.
Early morning is the time to make
the best job of churning in hot wea'
Their.
Cows that are not kept in milk well
up to calving time never attain their
best.
The COW with a good appetite is a
better producer than the one that is
"fnicky."
The only object Of working is to
distribute the salt evenly and compact
the butter.
Wheat bran and linseed meal make
the best combinations to give fresh.
ening COW.
Harvest goes on the year around
in the dairy business. Something to
sell every day.
Cream should be churned at as low
a temperature as possible and have
the butter come in thirty minutes.
A large udder is not always to be
trusted as a sure sign of a good
mixer. Better see the milk in the
pail.
A good pasture lot near the barn
where the COWS may Craze at night
will keep up the milk flow during the
hot months.
If native pasture does not supply
enough grass it will pay well to put a
succession of soiling crops in these
lots or fields.
Regular careful milking permanent
ly improves the animal as q milk
producer, aside from directly increas-
ing rhe milk flow.
1t ,is we'll to fight shy of the dairy
cow that is offered for sale cheap
these days. At best she is probably
good only for beef.
One way of keeping dirt, flies, etc.,
from dropping into the pail while
milking is to cover the pail with
clean cheesecloth and milk through it.
The next time COW gives bloody
milk give her dose of EPSON salts,
battle her udder in warm water and
rub with camphorated lard. This will
cften cure the trouble.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-23
CHILD'S FACE ALL RED SPOTS

632 N. 9Th St., Terre Haute. Ind
"My little nephew, boy of four
years, had breaking out on his face.
It was little red spots at first, then
he would rub and scratch and water
blisters would form, and wherever the
water would run another would come
until his face was covered with them.
He would cry and fret. His mother
got some medicine, but it did not do
any good. He would scream and cry
and say it hurt. We hardly knew him,
his little face was all red spots and
blisters. So I begged him to let me
put some Cuticura Ointment on them.
The next morning I made strong
soap suds with Cuticura Soap and
washed his face in the warm suds
The little blisters burst by pressing
the cloth on them. After I had his
face washed, put the Cuticura Oint-
ment ON and in a short time his little
face was all red and dry. I kept using
the Cuticura Soap and putting on the
Cuticura Ointment and his face got as
well and it did not leave a scar. He
was entirely cured in about one week
and half" (Signed) Mrs. Arthur
Haworth, Jan. 10, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-23
Really Had Best of Ii.

John Burroughs is well known as
one of the foremost of nature writer's
in this country. Some time ago he
visited his brother, Eden Burroughs,
who lives in the Catskills, at place
called Hobart. The two brothers went
fox hunting together. The honor Of
the hunt came to Eden, who shot the
only fox. 1t so happened that fox
skins were worth five dollars at that
time, and the successful Nimrod took
much pride in telling how he got the
better of the sage of Slabsides. Later
in Boosting to few friends about it
in the presence of his brother, John,
he was interrupted by, "You have
Dragged about that fox hunt long
enough. You shot the fox, sold the
skin and got five dollars. l wrote a
little account of the hunt, and got
SIS from the magazine which publish
ed it. So there you are!"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-23
O
<U~E
Sanitary Dairy House.

supplied with water. Milk for any
purpose must be kept in a clean, we'll
ventilated place.
Solid concrete dairy houses, such
as are found on the large dairy farms,
are to be recommended. A building
II by ii feet Is large enough for a
herd of twenty to twenty-five COWS.
The accompanying floor plan, from
the Dairy Farmer, illustrates very
convenient farmers dairy house. The
size of the rooms may be varied to
suit the individual needs.
A concrete tank near the pump
makes cooling of the milk convenient.
The separator should be located in
the same room. A room provided with
a sink and rack can be located at one
end of the building. This room should
be used exclusively for washing and
drying cans and bottles. A room with
shelves suitable for storing milk
should be partitioned off from the op-
posite end of the building.
The walls and floor of the dairy
house should be of solid reinforced
concrete The roof can be roofing
paper or shingles.
The cost of such a building need not
exceed $1S5, varying according to the
size of the herd.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-23
Accorded Full Title.

One of the New York representa-
tives in congress tells of a social
function in an assembly district po-
litical club on the East side, whereat
the chairman of the entertainment
committee acted as master Of cere-
monies.
The chairman was very busy intro
ducing the newly-arrived members of
the club to the guests, who included a
number of municipal officers. The
representative mentioned was pre-
scented in way to halve his official
honors with his wife, as "The Honor
able and Mrs. Congressman Blank.
Next came a couple who were not
known to the master of ceremonies,
but, after receiving the correct name
in a whisper, he announced:
"Mr. and Mrs. Inspector Of Fly.
drants, Faucets and Shopworks Ca
sey."-Lippincott's.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-23

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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-23
chiId's Fear of the Dark.

If mothers notice that the brains of
their little ones conjure up uncanny
sights and thoughts from the shadows
of room more or less dark, let the
light burn brightly. To force a child
to become accustomed to the darkness
is a grave error, if it's nervous sys-
TEN is SO organized that this forcing
is productive of a fright
The nervous system Of a child Is
very susceptible organization and the
deleterious impressions made upon it
will often make their influence felt
throughout it's whole after life. If the
child asks for a light under such cir
cumstances do not refuse it.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-08-23
Carrying 1t Too Far.

Scientific management, like any
other good thing, may be carried to
excess
The speaker was R. Marriott
Thompson, the San Francisco scienti-
fic management expert He continued,
says the New York Tribune:
I'VE scientific managers mustn't go
as far as Hustler went.
"Hussler was the proprietor of a
tremendous factory where scientific
management had reduced the mo-
tions of every hand from 500 to IT..
Hustler attended very fashionable
wedding one day, wedding where
the ceremony was performed by a
bishop, assisted by dean and a
canon, and in the most impressive
part of the writ Hustler, overcome by
his scientific management ideas, rush
ed up to the altar and pushed the
bishop and canon rudely back.
Here, boys he said, ones quite
enough for little job like this"