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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15
CHAPTER XXI.
Hand to Hand,

The faint gray light of early dawn
rested upon the outside world, and
through the fleeting shadows of the
mist l was able to distinguish much
which before had been shrouded by
the black curtain. In front of the
window where l rested, the grass
covered lawn sloped gradually down
ward until it terminated at a low
picket fence, thickly covered with
vines. A great variety Of shrubs,
which during the night had doubtless
afforded shelter for sharpshooters,
dotted this grass plot, while beyond
the fence boundary stood a double row
of large trees. To the far left of our
position the burnt stable yet smol-
dered duly, occasionally sending up a
shower Of sparks as a draught of air
famed the embers, but there were few
signs of life visible. For the moment
ever hoped our enemies might have
grown discouraged and withdrawn.
What has become of the guerillas? ?"
l asked in wonderment, turning as |
spoke to face the Federal corporal
who lay on the other side of me. us
it possible they have given up?"
Il think not, captain" he replied re-
spectfully, saluting as he would n of
his own officers. "They were there
just before the light came, and l saw
a dozen or more stealing along behind
the fence not five minutes ago. See,
there is a squad of them now huddled
together back of where the stable
stood"
Screw your eye close to the cor
ner of the pane" I ordered hurriedly,
"and see what you make out toward
the front Of the house."
There's men out there sure. plenty
of EN-" he reported slowly. 1T looks
to me mighty like the end of a line Of
battle, right there by that big mag
nolia tree. Anyhow, there must be all
of twenty fellows lying close together
between there and where the corner
of the house shuts of my view. I don't
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sible to analyze. The very depth Of
love which drew me to her operated
now in restraint. God alone knows
the struggle in the darkness as / con-
tinued to nov slowly away from her
and toward the door. So deep was my
agitation, SO intense my thought, that
l scarcely realized L was creeping
along barely beneath the dead line of
those bullets which constantly swept
the apartment. Their crashing into
the wall was almost meaningless; and
l barely noted either the dense smoke
or the fitful flashes of flame as the
little garrison returned shot for shot.
1t vas Brennan's voice-how hateful
it sounded then-which recalled my
attention.
"Mapes," he said, with the sharp
tone of wearied command, take a
crack at that fellow over yonder by
the big tree; he must be in range.
You men, l verify believe, shut your
eyes when you shoot, for there hasn't
a man dropped out there in the last
half hour"
I had reached the door by this time,
but paused now, determined to ven
ture one word Of expostulation at his
recklessness.
major Brennan" l said, speaking
sufficiently loud to be audible above
the uproar, do you not think they will
attempt to charge the h~ouse?"
"Not while we keep up this fire" he
returned .coldly, evidently recognizing
my voice.
Il grant that, at least while dark
ness lasts. But you have just com
planned that your men were doing but
small execution, and is there not dan
ger of e~xhausting our stock of ammu-
milton by such a useless fusillade?"
1T will last until our fellows get
here-that is, If your man was aver
really sent for aid, as you say"
There was a thinly yelled sheer in
the words as he spoke them. but
curbed my temper.
We'll, In my judgment, strand
tell it you because l deem it a duty
l retorted plainly, you are making q
grave mistake which you may realize
when it becomes too late to rectify 1t
Possibly 1 have no right to criticise
one who is technically in command
yet am serving as a volunteer, anG
the conditions are peculiar. l no
only remember the scene witnessed by
me in the lines yonder, but also recall
the fact that we are here to fulfil {
sacred duty-the defense Of helpless
women from outrage. A fatal mis-
take upon u part would be horri
ble."
Very we'll. sir"-and his tone was
rough and overbearing-"then kindly
recall your soldierly instincts to an
other little matter. I chance to com
mand here by authority of rank, ant
hold myself responsible FOR the proper
defense Of this portion of the house
l believe you have already been as
signed your duties; If you will attent
to them l shall be greatly obliged. ant
whenever l may desire your valuable
advice l shall take pleasure in sending
for you"
turned away in silence and STROBE
back to my post. white with anger
The dining-room remained as l hat
left it. and when l lay down in m!
old position and peered out through
the broken blind l could mark n.
change in the appearance of our be
siegers.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-15

The average married man has about
as much to do with managing his
home as a mouse has with managing
the family cat.
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Effete Rriton.

Booth darlington. the American
playwright and novelist, is a very early
riser, and, when the English play
wright and novelist, Arnold Bennett.
visited him at his charming residence
In. Indianapolis, Mr.. Harrington said.
the first evening at dinner:
81 believe in the simple life. 1 get
up with the sun. Will you take a ten
mile walk with me at six o'clock to-
morrow morning."
Thank you, Mr.. Harrington" the
Englishman answered. "but / don't
walk in my Sleep"
Let love make you strong. pure, &C.
we're. Let it prevent your sacrificing
the least portion of your souls life
Carmen Sylvia.
Or. J. H. RlNDLAUB (speciaiist),
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Fargo, N. D.
Anyway, a spinster can pretend that
she would rather be her own boss.
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Anyway, a spinster can pretend that
she would rather be her own boss.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-24
coTToNsEEp MEAL FOR FEED
Numerous Experiments Have Revealed
and Confirmed Excellent Results
With Horses.

1t is moi hurtful admission to ac-
knowledge that cottonseed meal can
not be fed In large quantities. This
only goes to show its high quality as
feed. A man does not at one sitting
eat a pat Of butter or drink a jug
Of molasses. or gulp q bowl OF gravy.
He does not pour out vinegar by the
cruet full, or eat salt and pepper by
the spoonful. These are tidbits, or. as
the French say c'est la sauce qui fait
manger la poison. So cottonseed meal
makes the dry rations of the domestic
horse go down, and not only down.
but what l. more important, go
through. II farm animals in the South
could be fed daily on ration mini
mum of one pound of concentrates be-
ing cottonseed meal, this land would
be q richer and happier one. while
this would be In actual amount only
about ten -er cent of the concentrated
portion of the feed. its mechanical and
nutritive value would be at least that
Professor w. A. Henry. dean Of the
Wisconsin Agricultural College. and
perhaps the greatest practical animal
feeder in the world. under the head
ing, ''Cottonseed Meal for Horses"
quotes approvingly Gebek, a recog-
nized authority on horse feeding. as
follows: Draft horses do well on
ration containing two parts OF cotton
seed meal" He then adds on his own
account: THE use OF cottonseed
meal for horses viii be greatly extend
ed at the South II experiments reveal
equally good results" Numerous ex-
periments have revealed and confirmed
these very results.
In truth cottonseed meal as feed
for horses has passed far beyond the
stage Of experiment. To put cotton
seed meal into the ground without
frst running 1t through the inside OF
an animal, seems to me to be direct
insult to a bountiful Providence. II
our farmers we're to take their own
freight-free cottonseed meal. feed 1t
first to their farm animals, and next
to their farm lands-oh. what would
come Of it7
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-24
CORN CLUBS in
NORTHERN STATES
Success Of Movement An South
Encourages Government
Officials Increase
An Yield.

Owing to the success of the boys
corn clubs in the south, the depart
ment OF agriculture has been asked to
carry this line Of work farther, and
1t is doing so in organizing boys po-
tato clubs in the north, beginning with
New England. This work has been
placed In charge of w. ]. Spillman Of
the Office Of farm management. The
FIRST seasons work will commence this
summer. The boys will be given a
measured acre each, and will be fur
nished with instructions from the de-
partment as to growing and cultivat-
ing the crop.
What the result will be is, of course,
still impossible to foresee, but, judg-
ing from the success Of the corn club
movement, it is likely to be Of value.
This corn experiment was the con-
ception of the late DIR. s. A. Knapp.
In the three years of work while he
was alive the number Of boys in the
corn clubs increased to $4,000.
The average corn crop of the United
States is about 25 bushels to the acre,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-24

age by means Of docking pinchers.
heated red hot, so this does away with
the bleeding. / prefer a tail locked
rather short
At first | did not dock or castrate,
either, but soon saw that the castrated
lambs did better; very often brought
more on the market, and then you
can hold them over If you wish, but
an unrestricted lamb must go to mar
ket rather early.
For the first ten days after eve
gives birth to lamb. increase the
root and bran ration some, but there
after l gradually increase the feed
until l am feeding one-fourth pound
bran, one-fourth pound oats. one-third
pound corn and one-fourth pound roots
(turnips).
get the lambs to eating grain as
soon as possible and have a creep
in which / have a ration Of equal
parts of corn. oats and bran. The
roughness consists of clover hay and
they also have access to the winter
pasture.
also manage to have about nve
acres of early rape. on which | finish
the lambs In connection with the
above grain ration. / do not let the
mothers run on the rape.
generally shear about May 1 and
use the machine clipper. The wool Is
tied In cubical blocks by means OF
wool press.
The blocks are about eleven inches
square and tied with wool Irvine three
times each way. The thickness OF
the blocks depends on the size OF
fleece. l am always complimented on
the neat appearance of my wool when
marketed. My ewes average about
eight pounds Of wool per head yearly.
never keep the same bunch OF
ewes longer than three years, as l
get better results by changing. / also
Gull out barren ewes, OF ewes that
raise poor lambs, every fall
fatten old ewes and wethers In
the fall, up to about the middle OF
December. / usually fatten by turn
ing into corn field in which rape
and COW peas have been sown at the
last cultivation of corn.
prefer this method, but corn and
clover hay have given me good gains
and an excellent quality Of dressed
mutton.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-24

CBy z. r. sTROETER, Missouri.)
Summer care of the flock is easy
IL you have plenty Of grass, water and
shade always have good pastures,
being either legumes or grasses. Per
sonally, / prefer blue grass slightly
mixed with white clover. as legumes
are apt to get the ewes too fat be-
fore breeding time.
l never allow the flock to stay
longer than three weeks in one past
ure without changing to new quar-
ters. By these frequent changes
lessen the danger of infection by par
asites, which is apt to come from too
close grazing of pastures.
A frequent change also gives the
flock chance to select the things
most palatable to them.
My sheep always have access to
shade and plenty of fresh water. I
am of the opinion that standing water
Is always more or less infected with
dangerous parasites.
Ny only means of protection against
the gadfiy is to pillow a few burrows
where the sheep stand in the shade.
A close watch must be kept through
out the summer to keep all tags
sheared OF and the worms kept out
Of the wool, caused by wet tags. l
also note the general health so that
parasites will not get the start Of me.
Salt Is kept in the pasture all the
time. I do not feed salt alone, but
a mixture which have used and
found very helpful in combating para
sites. especially stomach worms.
The formula is: Salt, one bushel;
air-slaked lime. one peck; sulphur, one
gallon; pulverized resin, two quarts;
copperas, one pound. Thoroughly pull
verize and mix. Keep in dry place
before sheep constantly.
Another good way to combat stom-
ach worms Is to increase the woody
or fbrous content of the stomach,
which can easily be done by turning
the flock into a cornfield so that The
sheep will have the greater portion
Of their ration consisting of corn
blades. | have found this treatment
very efficient
castrate my lambs when from sew
en- to ten days old. provided the wealth
er is suitable. Never allow them to
get larger than you can possibly help.
The docking is done about the same
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-24
Leader Is Needed.

II wheat, or corn. or oats. or 20
tatoes, or cotton are grown in your
community: If there win be fruit. or
vegetables. or live stock. or eggs. or
poultry to market this spring and next
summer. some Of them will sell at too
low prices n the people sleep on as
they have slept before Some Of them
viii lose tens OF dollars. others hun
dreds and others a thousand or more
unless they move to protect them
selves. All that Is needed is a leader.
We want to hear from some person
in each community who win take the
lead.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-24
THE OLD PLEA
He "DIdn't Know Il Was Loaded

The coffee drinker seldom rea'lN,
that coffee contains the drug ceas'n.
a severe poison to the heart a1a
nerves, causing many forms o. a.
ease, noticeably dyspepsia
Il was lover Of coffee and lne1 2
for many years. and did not realize y
bad effects / was suffering from
use. (Tea is Just as injurious q ,%
fee because II. too, contains cahens
the same drug found In cokeel
AT first was troubled with ins'!,f
ton. / did not attribute the uoa'&
to the use Of coffee. but though Z
arose from ether ciuses. with thsN
attacks l had sick headache. nae''.
and vomiting. Finally my ston'''
was In such a condition ] could seAf~
ly retain any food.
Il consulted physician; VS. y.
all my troubles came from n'p'.
ton, but was not informed
caused the Indigestion. Ikspt on ~.
the coffee, and kept on with sas =.
bles. too, and my case continues
grow worse from year to year UNI !
developed into chronic diarrne.' -
sea and severe attacks Of Vomil'nk
could keep nothing on my stomnsa y.
became a mere shadow. reduced u'-
1859 to 12S pounds.
"A specialist informed me ! -
very severe case Of catarrh q y
stomach. which had got 20 pa
could do nothing for me. aud psss
convinced my days were numbers
"Then / CHANGED to see an arlle's - =
ting forth the good qualities Of Ros..- y.
and explaining how coffee injured
pie so / concluded to give Po.'''-
trial. soon saw the good ehee'1--
headaches we're less frequsrt n1- +.
and vomiting only came on 81 io.s
tervals and was soon chansso
feeling much better. -.
Then I thought could st.no - 81
again. but as soon as ! tried = nl
troubles returned and ! again s 1.
TO Postum. Would you belle,' =
did this three times before nro -
enough to quit coffee for gooa -
keep on with the Postum. ! am y. ~
we'll man with no more headaenes. -, q
stomach or vomiting. and have
ready gained back to lH 1.sI,
Name given BY Postum w
Battle Greek, Mich. .;.ft
Look in pkgs. for the famous
book. aThe Road to Wellviils -
Ever read the above .sss 80. ~
81 eesuins, frue, szd On 2.
fnterest.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-24

When the blind woman who pls.
the accordion saw the genial ioolh,
man stop to read her placard. ID
Quickened her tune in the expeez
ton that he was going to give ha
some money. but he gave advice b
stead.
Said he: Have you read that 10
of yours lately?"
She said she had not
WELL" said he. you'd better. 1,'
then have IT edited. 1t is dated 81
years ago and says you have six snsA
children dependent upon your sz1r1
with this instrument for support 81
years works wonders in children ga
they must be pretty lusty youngsters
by this time. Change that data !,
1912"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-24
COLORING FOR
CONCRETE WORK
Venetian Red and Common Lamp.
black Should Not Be Used
as They Are Liable
10 Fade and Run.

The following materials for colored
concrete work have been recommend
ed by an American authority, accord
ing to Cement Age. The quantities
given are per barrel Of cement, mixed
dry with the cement and sand. The
sand must be thoroughly dry. In
mixing the colors should be made
deeper than the required tint. as dry
ing results In bleaching. Venetian
red and common lampblack should not
he used. as they are liable to run and
-ade. The schedule for colors is as
follows:
For brown. rs lbs. best roasted iron
oxide; or Is to 20 lbs. brown ocher.
For black. IS lbs. manganese diox-
ide.
For blue, 10 lbs ultramarfne. : s.
For buff, Is lba. ocher. (This il
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-24
evidence Put In Toe Late.

A prisoner was being tried "a a
English court for murder; syidsae
against him purely circumsisnIiA'
part Of 1t a hat found near the scezs
OF the crime-an ordinary roaAi
black hat. but sworn to as The pIit
oner's. Counsel for the defense d
course. made much Of the commQnnon
OF the hat" You. gentlemen. no togiI
each Of you possess such hai, q
the most ordinary make and shsn
Beware how you condemn fellow
creature to shameful death On sui
a piece OF evidence" and 90 o.. 3
the man was acquitted. Jnst e %
was leaving the dock. with the uo''
touching humility and simplicity. ,,
said: IF you please my lord. msT ]
ave my 'at?"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-24

out Of the little troughs. writes d. D.
Lawson in The Farm and Preside.
The floor Is also made of slats. which
makes the coop sanitary.
The little troughs are made with
lids. thus protecting the food and wa
ter from dirt and dust The roof 10
sloping. to allow the water TO run on
it in rainy weather. A box Of gravel
or oyster-shell should be kept in the
coop. This Ia an excellent way to
fatten chickens.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-24

likely to considerably reduce the
strength Of the mixture.)
For green, 20 lbs. greenish blue Ill
tramarine.
For gray. lbs. boneblack.
For red. % lbs. raw iron oxide.
For bright red. % lbs. Pompeiian or
bright English red.
For purple, 20 lbs Princes metallic.
For violet. 20 lbs violet iron oxide.
For yellow. 20 lbs. ocher.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-24
Make a Pretty Border.

Plan to have plenty OF flowers this
summer. but II you are restricted In
your desire determine to begin har-
dy herbaceous border. This should
consist of hardy. early and late bloom
ing bulbs and perennials. AS such a
border Is intended to De undisturbcd
for years perhaps It should be deeply
spaded and well manured
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-24

Pupa In alternating cell In soil at the
depth at which pupatlon usually takes
place In the sitter soils.
injured tobacco. the poor quality OF
the late tobacco which has been reset
after insect attack, and cost Of COM
batting the different species. Most Of
the loss is due to a few species of
insects. OF these. the most notable
are the tobacco flea beetle. various
species Of cut worms. and the tobacco
horn worms.
Cut worms occasion serious damage
almost every year. but the pests that
cause the worst yearly damage are
the tobacco horn worms. Their In
jury varies from 2 or per cent. in
years of scarcity. to 10 per cent or
more when they are numerous. To
this shortening of and injury to the
crop we must add the cost OF fighting
the tobacco worms. which varies from
81 to SO per acre. when insecticides
are used. to So or $40 per acre when
hand picking is relied upon.
Tobacco moths. begin to emerge
from Information about lime 1. and
the emergence continues until late in
August. Within a few days after
emergence the female moth will begin
to deposit eggs. which will hatch. In
about four days. into the horn worm
In about three weeks this worm will
become full grown and viii enter the
ground to pupate. The alternating
cell Of this tobacco worm is about
four inches below the surface OF the
ground In midsummer the pups
spends only about three weeks in the
cell in the soil. at the end of which
time It emerges as a moth of the sec
ond generation and begins to deposit
eggs.
All moths that emerge from hiber
nation as late as from July 10 to II
may produce a second generation dur
ing that year. Moths emerging aftei
July Is win not produce q SECOND
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-24

In experiments to show how much
faster seeds of any kind-corn. pota-
toes. beans. could be planted with the
use Of modern seeders and planters.
than the old way Of planting by hand
and covering with hoe. 1t has been
demonstrated that two men and
team Of horses. using machines. could
do as much work as twenty men doing
the same work by hand. That Is. one
man and his horse and machine did
as much work. and did 1t better. than
ten men could do working along the
old-fashioned lines, to say nothing OF
the cost Of maintaining the extra nine
men.
This ratio win apply to the use of
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-24
Rundown Farms.

I have bought and managed several
rundown farms. but have never fall
ed to make them double their product
ivity in five years. says a writer in an
exchange. It's all IN choosing crops
adapted to the soil and feeding the
land on a business basis.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-24

nearly every machine employed in
farm work. and while the farmers
having limited areas may not always
find 1t to their advantage to use ma
chimes. still every farmer should
make sure Of that fact by experiment
and by consultation with the authori-
ties of his experiment station.
OF course the best way to find out
such things is to try for them Just
borrow machine for day. push It
for all it is worth. Then do similar
amount of work by hand, and In this
way you can quickly satisfy yourself
whether the old-fashioned way or the
new is better and the conviction VIII
be lasting.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-24
SN
Tobacco Horn Worm.

generation. but the horn worms pro-
duced by these moths win begin to
enter Information about the 10th to
18th Of August.
It has been the commonly accepted
belief that the heavy shower" Of
worms in late July and August is due
to a second generation Of tobacco
worms. Such. however. Is not the
case.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-24
EarIY Rhubarh shoot..

Rhubarb. which was dug and al
lowed to freeze last fall. may be put in
box and coveerd with two or three
inches Of soil, watered and set in a
warm place in the dark Edible
shoots will soon spring from these
roots. BY growing In the dark. the
leaves are kept small
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-24
Earn Sanitation.

Disease germs thrive in the filth of
dark, damp places. Sanitary sur
roundings must. therefore. be clean.
well-lighted and dry. Such surround
ings tend not only to prevent the
spread of disease. but also aid greatly
in recovery from disease when once
contracted.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-24
Hauling Manur. q. Mad..

Cart away the manure as fast as q
load collects around the barn. It is
better for the soil to cart 1t out at
once, and there is less danger Of in
door doors around the barn during
the hot weather. After a small grain
harvest there is generally a good
place to apply the manure on the
stubble field.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-24

but some Of the boys raised as much
as 22S bushels to the acre. at cost
Of about 40 cents bushel, including
charge for their own work. Some
Of the crops that ran more than 100
bushels an acre cost only cents to
produce.