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The Southern herald., 1912-07-12
SYNOPSIS.

Ths story opens at Monte Carlo with
Col Terence O'ROurke, a military free
lance and something Of q gambler. In his
hotel Leaning on the balcony he sees q
beautiful girl who suddenly enters the
elevator and passes from sight AT the
gaming table O'ROurke notices two men
watching him. One Is the Hon. Bertie
llynn, while his companion is Niscount
Des Trebes. q duelist The viscount tells
him the French government has directed
him 70 ORourke as a man who would
undertake a secret mission. At his apart
neat. O'Rourke. who had agreed TO u..-
dertake the mission. hnds a mysterious
letter. The viscount arrives, hands
sealed package TO O'Rourke. who Is not
20 open Il until on the ocean. A pair Of
dainty slippers are seen protruding from
under s z doorway curtain me lrishman
Be his wife. Beatrix. from whom he had
run away a year previous. They are
reconciled, and opening the letter he finds
that Rangoon law firm offers him
lo0eoQ pounds for a jewel known as the
Pool Of Flame and left to him by a dy-
ing friend. but now In keeping OF one
named Chambret In Algeria. O'Rourke
wOrsts the nobleman In a duel The wife
bids OROurke farewell and he promises
10 soon return with the reward. He dis
covers both Glynn and the viscount on
board the ship. As he finds Chambret
friend dies telling O'ROurke that he has
left the Pool Of Flame with the governor
general who at sight OF a signet ring
given the colonel will deliver over the
jewel Arriving at Algeria the Irishman
nnds the governor general away. Des
Trebes makes a mysterious appointment
and tells O'Rourke that he has gained
possession OF the jewel by stealing Il. In
q duel O'ROurke masters the viscount.
secures possession Of the Pool OF Flame
and starts by ship for Rangoon. He finds
the captain TO be a smuggler who tries 10
steal the Jewel. 1t Is finally secured by
the captain and O'Rourke escapes TO
land. With the aid oG one Danny and
his sweetheart. O'Rourke recovers the
Pool OF Flame. On board ship once more,
bound for Rangoon, a mysterious lady
appears. O'Rourke comes upon a lascar
about to attack the lady, who is a Mrs.
PrynDe. and kicks the man into the hold.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-12
Covered Yard for Young chicks.

operator to care for feed and watd
dishes. The wire yard should ~
placed tight to the entrance Of broodaI
or coop, and made secure at eitna
side by hooks and staples. Thus the
whole outfit may be easily detacheas
and moved about as the runs becoIas
stale, writes Charles R. Bushnell ~
the Farm and Home. You also haYs
protection for the chickens frop
crows, hawks and cats, etc.
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CHAPTER XXI.

By nine o'clock the Rance lay with
steam up. ready to weigh anchor.
1t is no praise to Dravos to state
that his engines were in admirable
condition Such was their invariable
state. For an assistant he impressed
into service none other than Danny
The Southern herald., 1912-07-12
plsease se-Hreedlne Houses.

In closely-built houses, where theIs
is poor ventilation, the air becomes
contaminated by gases arising from
Nth and the accumulation Of drop
pings. As the hens are exposed r.
these gases during the night, y Y
no wonder that the system become
poisoned by them and disease results
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PROTECT THE YOUNG CHICKS
Put Together Some Thin Boards 81
Slabs In Form Of Crate With
Fine Mesh Wire on Top.

The illustration gives an Idea hov
to build yard for young chicks. Put
together some thin boards or slabs IN
the form of a crate at least two feet
high and tack fine mesh wire netting
over the sides and top. A small door
should be put in one side to ALLOW
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cAAPrER Xx.-fcontInued.l

Her spirit, through her eyes, an
swered his in a flash. Then cooling,
she looked him over from crown to
tie, Weighing him deliberately in the
balance Of her knowledge of men.
He bore the inspection with equanim.
fly, quite sure of himself, as was nat
ural In the O'Rourke. Provoked, put
on his mettle, he felt himself irwin.
chile, and showed It in every line Of
his pose. She could not have wavered
long; indeed, her decision was quite
manifest. Impulslvely she caught his
two hands IN her own.
YES" she cried, 81 do believe you!
] take you at your word-your gener-
GUS word, Colonel O'Rourke! will
trust implicitly in you. You shall get
me to Bombay by the fifteenth"
The flfteenth?" he echoed thought
fully. This is the tenth"
The Panjnab is scheduled to ar.
rive on the fifteenth. All my plans
depend upon there being no delays"
Five days! 1t shall be
managed. Mrs. Prynne. Bombay by
the fifteenth It shall be, or the
ORpurke will have broken his heart!"
She grew thoughtful you are very
good-I've told you that. l believe
that you will accomplish what you
promise. Yet 1t seems hardly fair to
saddle you with my cares, my perils,
without informing you of their ma.
ture-"
Madam, It's not the O'Rourke who
would ever be prying into your Sc
crets. Let's not complicate a simple
situation with explanations"
But, colonel, there is one thing
more" He paused. ut is a question"
she continued, "of chartering a ship
at Alden, is it not?"
Il see no other way"
"Then-spare no expense, Colonel
o'Rourke. Remember that l foot the
bill"
"But-er-"
"Or, If you insist, sir, pay nothing:
Great Britain pays for both of US"
"Eh? Yes?" he stammered.
But see, colonel"
He had before then noted indiffer-
emily that she wore a chain of thin,
nne gold about her neck, its termina-
tion-presumably locket of some
sort-hidden in the folds of her cor
sage. Now she quietly pulled this
forth, and displayed her pendant,
little trinket Of gold, running grey
hound exquisitely modelled.
Stunned, he stared first at the top,
then at the woman. "Ye mean to say
-" he whispered, doubling.
"0n the Kings service, Colonel
O'Rourke!"
"A Kings courier, madam? You
a woman"
"And why not7" she demanded
proudly. "The Kings messengers dare
many dangers, it's true. But in some
Of them might not woman serve bet
ter than a man?"
"True enough. Yet It's unprece-
dented-at least, ye1l admit, most un-
usual. | begin to understand. That
lascar, for instance-T
Believe me, Colonel O'Rourke, I'm
at liberty to tell you nothing"
Tell me this, at least: would ye
know him II ye saw him again?'
"Truthfully," she said, looking him
IN the eye, 4 would not. will say
one other word: had anticipated his
attack. although had never seen him
before
The Southern herald., 1912-07-12
NItroasnous Feeds.

While meat is an excellent food IM
egg production, on account Of its nitEg
genous quality, there are number y
other feeds which are also high Y
nitrogen, among which may be fopna
linseed meal, malt sprouts and gluteA
feeds.
The Southern herald., 1912-07-12

You strike the bargain, Quick" he
said; I'll have a look around the
engine-room."
"Right-0, Bobby. Yourself
alone, s'pose, O'Rourke?"
And three others. Danny"
"Yes, yes"
"And two ladies'; an Englishwom
an and her maid"
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Wisdom
(To'BE coNT1NUED.)

Always think twice before ,p4
speak once and then be sure thar 49,
talk to yourself. Puck f's
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MANY WERE
INDICTED AT
CINCINNATI
National Cash Register Co.
Officials Nabbed
They Are Charged With Grim
inaI Violations
Adams Express Co. W. : Also
Indicted

Cincinnati, Feb. %. Thirty ofict
and employees of the National Cas-,
Register Co. of Dayton. O., were in
dicted on charges of criminal violation
of the Sherman anti trust law by q
special federal grand jury here today.
The Adams Express co. was indict-
ed on eleven counts and is charged
with having attempted to collect more
than the established rates.
Seven Cincinnati manufacturing
firms are also indicted, charged with
attempting to secure transportation at
lower rates than there are estab-
lished by the interstate commerce
commission.
competitors Of the cash register COM
pany We're driven out of business by
the interference Of employees of COM
petitors, by nbeling the machines Of
competitors, cutting prices, selling inn
itations of competitive machines 10
use as knockers and injuring COM
spetitive machines in every possible
way.
1t also charged the company's SELL
ing plan included threatening suits
merely for the purpose of harassing
manufacturers and purchasers and
organizing bogus corporations, pre-
tending to be competitors as well as
making applications for patents on
machines and improvements invented
by competitors.
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Said to Be Responsible for New
York RobberieS
MANY HAVE BAD RECORDS
POLICE WILL KEEP CLOSE TAB
ON THE .TAxlcA5 DRIVERS IN
THE FUTURE - MANY HAVE
CRIMINAL RECORDS BUT CAN.
NOT BE TOUCHED.

New York, Feb. 22.-Sharp police
supervision of taxicab chauffeurs is
urged by members OF the police de-
partment as a means Of preventing
the numerous automobile robberies.
which are being perpetrared daily by
bands of motor car highwaymen.
An investigation OF the taxicab
chauffeurs in the city shows that not
less than twenty licensed men have
served terms in the state prison, while
over 100 chauffeurs are said to have
criminal records.
The detection OF crimes such as the
recent holdup of the bank messengers
is made extremely difficult by the
taxicab which is used as a getaway"
Many of the chauffeurs with crimi-
nal record came here as strikebreak
ers, and while the police know them
they are powerless fn do anything un-
less the Chauffeurs are detected in the
very act of committing the crime.
The licensing of chauffeurs and the
registration of automobiles is at pres
ent in control Of the secretary Of
state. The officials Of the secretary's
Office say every care is used in the
matter of granting licenses.
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FROWNS ON
GOVERNMENT
ownership
Unless Service Can Be Given
at Lower Price
Private Enterprise Is Best in
Most Instances
Not Best Policy to Increase
Public Servants

Washington, Feb. 22.-President
Taft today informed congress that he
did not approve of Postmaster Gener-
al Hitchcocks suggestion that the
government buy and operate all tele-
graph lines as an adjunct Of the postal
system. Mr.. Taft said that if it could
be shown that the public would bene.
fit by receiving service at less price
than is now paid he might think diff
ferently of the plan, but that he was
not convinced such would be the effect.
After referring to the practical wip-
ing out of the postal deficit and other
features OF Mr.. Hitchcock's admins
tration Of affairs. Mr.. Taft in trans
mitting the postofice departments re-
port to congress today said:
There is only one recommendation
in which cannot agree-that is one
which recommends that the telegraph
lines in the United States should be
made part Of the postal system and
operated in conjunction with the mail
system. This presents a question of
government ownership of public util-
tiles which are now being conducted
by private enterprise under franchises
from the government.
Il believe that the true principle is
that private enterprise should be per-
mitted to carry on such public utilities
under due regulation as to rates by
proper authority rather than that the
government should frseff conduet
them. This principle / favor because
/ do not think it in accordance with
the best public policy thus greatly to
increase the body Of public servants
"Of course. If it could be shown that
telegraph service could be furnished to
the puE"c at a less price than it is
now furnished to the public by tele-
graph companies, and with equal ef-
ficiency, the argument might be
strong one in favor of the adoption of
the proposition. But I am not satis-
fed from any evidence that If these
properties were taken over by the gov
ernment they could be managed any
more economically or any more ef-
ficiently or that this would enable the
government to furnish service at any
smaller rate than the public are now
required to pay by private companies" !"
The president found much, he said,
to commend in Mr.. Hitchcock's de-
partment. Il cannot speak with too
great emphasis" he said. "of the i'm
provement in the postoffice depart
ment under the present manage
ment," said the president. He show
ed that there was a surplus of $219,-
1872 at the end of the last fiscal year
compared with a deficit of S17,479, :
770.47 two years before. This was not
to be accounted for, the president
pointed out. by reduction of force or
numbers Of postoffices or salaries but
by scientific economy.
Mr.. Taft approved the adoption of a
parcels post recommended by Mr..
Hitchcock; said that the placing OF
assistant postmasters in the civil serv-
ice should be followed by placing un-
der the classified service of postmas-
ters and commended the postal savings
system. Preparations are being made,
he said. to establish this system at
about 10000 fourth class Offices.
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SHORT SESSION
OF PACKERS TRIAL

Chicago, Feb. ga half day ses-
sion of court was held in the packers
trial today. William E. Ehlert, mar
gin clerk for Morris s. Co, was re-
called to the witness stand and cross
examined by Atty. NJ. w. Borders,
when court convened.
The witness said one Of Morris &
Co.'s consignees in Boston sold more
than 100000 pounds of dressed beef In
one week in 1910.
In addition, he said, the company
had their own pranch house in Bos-
ton. Attorney Borders read mary
kilograms sent by the Chicago office
to eastern representatives complaining
of the low selling prices of beef. The
witness said competition and market
conditions caused them. Ehlert was
then excused.
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special emphasis to the physical
sciences and to their bearing upon
agriculture and other industries. The
purpose of those colleges is to en-
courage young men 10 secure a liberal
education directly related to agricuI-
ture and other industrial pursuits. on
the same basis as the established uni
versities provide facilities for those
preparing for law, medicine, or the
professions in general.
For the purpose of encouraging
agricultural research, experiment
stations also were established IN every
state where agricultural experts make
a study OF the soils and their constitu-
ents, of plants and their diseases, of
animals and animal products, together
with improved methods OF farm man
agenent with a view to making farm :
ing more profitable as well as more
pIeasureable
The advantages of planting only
pedigree seed. of eradicating weeds.
maintaining soil fertility, of breeding
only from thoroughbred sires. OF soil
sanitation, etc, are not only empha-
sized but demonstrated by men whose
conclusions cannot be questioned. And
though the problems that confront
and frequently battle the farmer are
numerous. yet the experiment stations
with their trained experts are at his
service and seldom fail to provide a
remedy, frequently long before the
farmer is sufficiently progressive to
apply it.
Under the leadership OF men thus
trained In agriculture. the farm lis
destined. in the near future, let us
hope. to become laboratory renect-
ing the wisdom and benevolence OF
the Creator Instead Of mere food
factory from which the children seem
over anxious to escape.
It Is thus apparent that the gov-
ernment has finally awakened to the
Importance Of agriculture and the
countrys dependence upon the farmer.
Continued On Page Three,
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SOME PRESENT DAY RURAL
PROBLEMS DISCUSSED BY
PRES. WORST In ILLINOIS
Farm and Farmer Have Always Stood Between World and
Want Says Head Of North Dakota A. C. in Brilliant
Address at CentraLa Today

Centralia, ILL.,, Feb. 22.The Illinois
Farmers institute in session in this
city heard Some Present Day Rural
Problems discussed in brilliant man
ner by Prof. j. IA. Worst of the North
Dakota Agricultural college last eve
ming. The address was easily the fea-
ture of the sessions. 1t was one of the
hest oratorical efforts along agricul-
tural lines ever heard in this section
of Illinois.
President Worst said in part:
Those engaged in agricultural pur
suis3 are confronted by numerous
problems. The farl..ing is the great
primitive industry-the Oldest and
most honorable among human activi-
ties--yet it has not, strictly speaking.
been reduced to an exact science.
Nevertheless. the farm and the farm
e., have always stood between the
world and want, and the art of culti-
waiting the soil and securing from it
the necessities OF life has been the
concern of all the -es. Because the
natural forces that enter into the
problem Of scientific agriculture are
abstruse and difficult Of interpreta-
tion, doubtless accounts for the fact
that but little progress was made, ex
cept in the art OF agriculture, until
the spur OF necessity aroused western
Europe, and later our own country, TO
gcientific investigation.
Within the past halt century, how
ever, surprising progress has been
made Mechanical inventions have
accomplished much to lessen the bur-
den Of TOLL while scientific research
has done as much or more to make
the business OF farming more interest =
ing ais well as more profitable.
Government Aid.
The federal government came to
the rescue of long neglected agricul-i
ture in 1862 when the lana grant coll
Isges were established These insti 4
tutions. while affording all the ad j
yantagss Of d liberal education, give
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-22
Simpson Not Playing.
Boy Burglar out On Bonds.

Great Falls, Mont, Feb. 90. J..
Johnson, the schoolboy burglar who
recently confessed to stealing more
than $4,000 worth of jewelry and dia-
monds from @. j. Ebarker has been
released on bond of $1,000, half the
value of the loot. Herbert Strain and
w. J. Strain, merchants Of the city,
signed the bond. Johnson's thievery
caused the greatest sensation the city
has known in years and has started
reform crusade which promises to
change the form Of city government
to the commission basis. Labor union
people are backing the reform senti-
ment
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-22
APPROVED
REPORT OF
COMMISSION
Tells Why He Would Raise
Second Class Rates
Proposal Of Commission Is for
Raise Of ! Cent
Postal Department Now on a
Paying Basis

Washington, Feb. 22.-President
Taft today approved and forwarded TO
congress the report of the commission
on second class mail matter recon-
mending that the postal rate on mag
azines and newspapers be raised from
l TO cents a pound. .... a...g.
Postmaster General Hitchcock Or
iginally recommended cent rate but
later changed this to 2. The oommis
sion finds that the cost of handling
second class matter is about 5 IL cents
pound. In approving the 2 cent rate,
however, President Taft declares that
the business enterprises of the pub
fishers Of periodicals have been built
up on the basis of the cent rate and
therefore 1t would be manifestly un-
fair to put into effect larger increase
in postage.
AS to the effect OF the proposed in
crease from / to cents pound
President Taft quotes from the report
of the postal commission the following
paragraph:
Such an increase will not, in the
opinion of the commission, bring dis
tress upon the publishers Of news
papers and periodicals, or seriously
interfere with the dissemination Of
| useful news or information. A rea-
sonable time should be allowed after
the rate is fixed. before it is put into
effect. While the news rite viii he
very far from con1pensating sll gcy
ernment for the carriage and hand
| ling of second class matter. It will to
some extent relieve the existing bur-
den and result in a more equitable
adjustment of rates"
Helps Develop Country.
That newspapers and magazines
have been potent agencies for the dis
semination Of public intelligence and
consequently have borne a worthy
part In the development of the country,
Mr.. Taft says. all must admit
But" he adds. "it is likewise true
that the original purpose of congress
in providing for them a subyention by
way of nominal postal charges in con-
sideration of their value as mediums
OF public information ought not to
prevent an increase, because they are
now not only educational but highly
profitable. There is no warrant for
the great disparity between existing
postage rates on periodicals and the
cost Of the service the government
performs for them. The aggregate
postal revenues for the fiscal year
1911 were $237,s79,S2s.6O, derived
mainly from the postage collected on
the four classes Of mail matter. 1t is
carefully estimated by the postoffice
department. that the revenue derived
from mail matter of the first class is
approximately one and one half times
the cost of handling and carriage; that
the returns from the third and fourth
class matter are slightly in excess OF
their cost of handling and carriage;
and that while second class matter
embraces over 65 per cent of the en-
tire weight of ell the mail carried. II,
nevertheless, yields little more than 5
per cent of the postal revenue.
The postal commission on second
Continued on Page Seven.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-22
TAFT Will
REPLY To
ROOSEVELT

Washington, Feb. 22.--Taft will 1
reply to Rooseyelt's Columbus
speech Although the president
will make no direct attack on
Roosevelt and although the ad-
ministration officials refuse to
discuss the latter's speech, 1t be-
came known today the president
will answer the speech and present
a clear cut issue between his po-
litical creed and that of his pred
ecessor.
Taft's answer will not be made
all in one speech but between now
and the last of March he has many
speaking engagements which will
be utilized for that purpose.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-22
NEGRO PUG DIES;
TAINTED in ring

Cleveland o. Feb. o. Charles
Ellis. the negro welterweight, who
fell unconscious at the start Of the
sixth round of his bout with Joe Motto
here Tuesday night, died today. An
examination showed he was suffering
from cerebral hemorrhage. Motto
has been held pending investigation.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-22
FIVE STEAMERS
DRIVEN ASHORE
TERRIFIC Wind

Norfolk, Va, Feb. 22.--Five steam
ers have been driven ashore in the out
er harbor here by the worst storm that
has swept the Virginia coast in many
years. The blow began last night.
This morning two scows were report
ed by Cape Henry as being blown rap
idly out to sea through the Virginia
capes.
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Bogota, Colombia, Feb. 22.-General
Pedro Mel ospina. the Colombian min
lister to the United States was recalled
by the Colombian government this
morning.
This action of the Colombian gov
ernment was taken because neither it
nor the Colombian people upholds the
position taken by the Colombian min
lister to Washington in notifying the
state department that the visit to Col
ombia of Secretary of State Knox
would be inopportune owing to the fact
that Colombia's claims In connection
with Panama has not yet been arbi-
trated.
The notification given from the Coll
ombian government today says Ospino
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is separated from his post at Washing
ton and that incident between Colom-
bia and the United States is closed.
Colombia, it continues, will maintain
her international policy.
Not Caused by U. s.
washington, Feb. 22.-The only con-
Germ of the state department on being
informed of the recall of the Colon
bian minister is that it should be thor
oughly understood the department had
not directly or indirectly suggested this
course. 1t is not expected that Minis
ter Ospina's recall will in any way ef-
feet the status Of American Minister
Dubois in Colombia, who is said to
have established very cordial and sat
isfactory relations with the Colom-
bians.