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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-05
THE WINDS OF DESTINY
Fate in Letter Carried AWAY by
Breeze.
9y MARTHA WILL
LIAMS.

Winds of destiny there are-they
nay be hurricane strong-they may
be no more than the idlest ruff1ing
zephyrs. Yet strong or gentle, they
do their allotted task.
Milicent was as wilful as any wind
could be. She was elected to write
letters up in the tree house, though
knowing we'll it was meant only for
the children. There were five Of
them-four boys and girl more tom
boyish than her brothers or any of
her three cousins. Milicent's name
sake, and, after a sort, copy, she pre-
sumed, a bit upon her position. Mill
cent, the elder, felt really noble in not
hating her replica. Until the little
girl came she had been the only
young woman in the family, by conse-
quence the special delight of her two
tall, handsome brothers.
Family love was very strong with
all the Ashtons. Roger and Rex,
twins, it appeared, simply could not
live apart. The mansion house was
Roger's-eldest by half an hour-but
there was room and to spare In 1t
for Rex and his household, no less
Milicent. Mrs. Roger and Mrs. Rex
indeed had We'd with their husbands
in spelling her. 1t spoke volumes
all round that though she had come
to twenty-five, single, and more than
ever creature of caprice, her wom-
enkind so adored her they inspected
possible suitors with the incest care.
Notwithstanding they played ia
vorites. Witness the letter under
Milicent's left hand. It was to EN-
sayre, who came near being her con-
science keeper. After an incense
uuent beginning she had come to the
nub of things, thus: 'Please, MN,
can't you, won't you, find me a
sweetheart with a real name-say
Smith, or Jones, or even Murphy?
Otherwise-but hear the fatal truth.
Susan has pitched upon Warner
Bugg, esquire, for my future his
band. Anne is as hot for one John
Stubbs. / say plague on both names
because the names are all I can
find fault with.
"Warner is a paladin, plus million
or so, John a man-the sort dogs and
children take to without knowing a
reason. incidentally, also, he has
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-05

money, and brains. And l can reach
out my hand and take him If will.
But think of going through life Mill
cent Stubbs! Think, also, alterna-
lively, of being a mother of Bugs!
"You will be saying: There are
others!' Only too true, honey-one
other in particular. No-his name
is neither Montmorency, nor Talbot
Peyton-I loathe that sort of appel
lation even more than Bugg or
Stubs. But really family names of
that sort deserve to be extinguished.
That would leave room for-well.
say the Registers. There's name
for you-good fellowship in every let
ter"
Heer the sheet was full-Milicent
reached for fresh one. AS her hand
lifted from the paper a tricky gust
whipped it away, out and up over the
treetops, whirling it beyond view so
swiftly she could not guess the d.
rection. But that did not disturb her
1t would most likely fall in the
millpond or the deeps of the big
woods. Anyway, since it had neither
date nor signature, nothing could be
made Of it. in the event of it being
read. Smiling. yet half signing, she
began another sheet; yet, after a
sentence. shut her desk, and climbed
nimbly down the rope ladder. From
her perch she had espied visitors
Warner Bugg and John Stubs, to be
exact. She did not want to see
either, just then it was evident she
must run away, and go a fishing.
Half an hour later her canoe was
drifting on the mill ponds silver face,
what time she made believe to be alb
sorbed in her floats, Rex Junior. Rog-
er's eldest, a lad Of twelve, sat facing
her. They were sworn comrades.
"Shucks! I won't never tell. Not
nobody-even mother" he was say
ing stoutly, then a little wistfully,
''but Milly-old Jack Stubs is to
give me a real horse when he's my
uncle-and you know how hate
ponies"
II know" Milicent interrupted
holding up silencing hand.
Her float had gone under with a
gush-some fish Of degree must have
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-05
MEDICINE OF THE LONG AGO
Ancient Papyrus Shows that the Art
Of Healing Has for Centuries
Been Well Recognized.

The most ancient medical work now
existing is the Ebers papyrus, secured
in 1873 by Prof. George Ebers from
native of Luxor, in Upper Egypt. 1t
is generally assumed that 1t was writ
ten about 1850 B. c., but refers in
some sections to methods and med1'
cines prescribed as far back as 37Oo
B. c., 5,612 years ago. Among the loS
sections or chapters of this papyrus,
chapter 1O3 begins:
"Beginning of the book about the
uxedu in all the members of a person.
such as was found in writing under
the feet of the god Anubis, in the city
of Letopolis; 1t was brought to his
majesty, Usaphais, king of Upper and
Lower Egypt" Usaphais is said to
have been the fifth king of the first
dynasty, reigning about 300 B. c., and
it is hard to say how long previous
to this finding the sage had lived who
first compiled the chapter or used the
cures recorded.
Page u contains three dental pre-
scriptions against the throbbing OF
the bennut blisters in the teeth" and
''to strengthen the flesh" (gums), and
is supposed to refer to the small abb
scesses known as gumboils.
The first, poultice, consisted of
equal parts of "sept-grains" dough,
honey and oil; the second, a mass to
be chewed, equal parts Of fennel seed,
dough, anest plant, honey, incense
and water; and third, also to be
chewed, has no less than eleven parts
of "dam plant" anest plant, incense,
ama-a plant, man plant, saffron, aloe
wood, annex plant, cyperus, onion and
water
Another chapter contains eleven
dental recipes, some to be chewed,
others to be rubbed on the teeth or
applied as a paste, and on another
page among remedies for various skin
diseases there are three prescrip'
tons for diseases of the teeth, but
there are no special references to any
branch of dental surgery.-"Nobility
of Trades-The Dentist" Charles
Winslow Hall, in National Magazine
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-05
Copyright by r. /. Nelson

in the wall was hidden at such times
by large screen. It took nearly two
weeks to get through the stone, and
then we found that We We're about
three feet above the big money box.
This was made Of heavy iron plates,
and on top there were several layers
of railroad iron, wedged in place SO
that they were about as solid as
mass of iron.
1--WE got rid of part of the iron, and
then it was arranged that Dave was
to do the outside work and give us
warning of danger signs. We had no
fear of the police, but there were a
lot of secret service bugs flying
around. They were not up to our
game, but they knew me and Dago
Frank from a couple of tricks done in
other places.
Dave threw us down in great
shape, but never blamed him for it.
He was always on the level, but in
clined to take chances. Instead OF
keeping tab, Dave-so he told me
afterward-used to drop into Taylor's
hotel and play billiards. He could
beat about any one that handled a
cue, and would play all night If he
could get any one to stay with him.
Our work went on, and we reached
the top plate of the money box. Then
1t was only question of drills, acids
and jimmies to get through the plate.
With good luck this would take only
a few hours. I could almost feel the
crisp bills in my fingers.
Then came the end, suddenly and
swiftly. We were in the pit working
by the light of candles, and supposed
that Dave was In the building some
where. l was swinging sledge, john
son was holding the chisel and Dago
was resting. / heard a slight COM
that Dave had come in for something.
A second later l heard a strange voice
shout into the fireplace:
""Throw up your hands!'
II looked up and saw two police
mems heads and two guns covering
us. We threw up our hands. Then
said to Dago: Are you heeled?' He
replied: Mo- So secure did we feel
with Dave on guard that we had all
left our guns in the room.
"I am going to make a break l
said. I'm with you,' said Dago. john
son only cursed.
"'Come out or I'll Shoot was the
next order, and we climbed out OF the
hole feeling pretty tough. There
were six cops in the room and every
one had gun. A fellow came toward
me with nippers and / dashed for the
| window. l never reached 1t. A club
got to me first. Johnson still cursed.
Dago went through the cops like a
shot, knocked a couple of them down,
reached the stairs, jumped over the
heads of several cops, and reached
| the landing. A fat cop who was too
lazy to go upstairs stood in the hall,
and before Dago saw him, the cop got
| in his work with the stick. Dave was
in Taylor's hotel playing billiards
when this was going on, and when he
| heard it went under cover. He did
| everything that was possible to aid us,
and even went so far as to fix up a
| job to get us out OF the Hudson coun.
| ty jail. But he didn't have enough
coin. The three of us took our tif-
| teen-year stretch at Trenton without
a murmur, and Dave gave us all the
luxuries that money could furnish
there. I'm going on the level now,
| but it is not like the old times"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-05
Mother Was Puzzled.

A man from his office, downtown,
called his wife by telephone the 9TH
er morning and during the CONVERSE
ton asked what the baby was doing,
"She is crying her eyes out" re-
piled the mother.
"What about?"
II don't know whether it is be-
cause she has eaten toe many straw,
berries or because she wants more. "
replied the discouraged mother.-1ndi
annapolis News.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-05

house.
"There was a sequel to this cap
ture which created even greater ex-
element than the attempted bank
robbery. The thieves 'squealed' at
their trial and said that Captain Nc
Williams and Detective Doyle, who
was McWilliams' confidential man,
were in the scheme to rob the bank
and were to be rewarded with share
of the proceeds for giving them pro-
lection.
"The trial of Captain McWilliams
and Doyle was the most sensational
one ever held in Hudson county. The
thieves told of their various meetings
with Doyle. A diary was produced
containing record of the conversa-
tons with him and the convicts swore
out very stiff case. A point that
was made to count strongly against
Captain McWilliams was his absence
in Philadelphia when the trick was to
have come off, but all the jury would
not believe the testimony of the men
who had been thieves all their lives
in preference to men of good reputa'
ton and the jury failed to agree. Nc
Williams spent fortune in his de
tense, gave up the police business and
became a detective at the Aston
House. Doyle was ruined and dranl
himself to death.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-05

THE CRIMINAL Tells
How He Planned the.
Deed and Sought to Close
Every Avenue of Knowl-
edge Leading to His Guilt.
The Detective Shows How
Futile These Efforts Were and
How the Old Adage, Murder
Will Out, Railways Holds Good"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-05
CRITICAL time
OF W0MAN'S LIFE
From 40 to SO Years Of Age,
How 1t May Be Passed
in Safety.
Odd, Vail am enjoying better
health than I have for 20 years, and

DelleVe / can safely
say now that ! am a
we'll woman. / was
reared on a farm and
had all kindsof heavy
work to do which
caused the troubles
that came on me la>
ter. For five years
during the Change Of
Life l was not abla
to lift a pail of wa.
for 7 had hanor.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-09-05
No Concern.

"Mr. Mips must be singularly pure.
and upright man."
"why do you think he is unusually
so?"
Somebody told him there were
well-defined reports that Burns de-
tective had been operating secretly
In the neighborhood he frequents, and
he said it was nothing to him."
important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
s, pssss the Of ls>Mf2zzzzw
In Use For Over so Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Comparative Possession,
II have an abstract theory"
"That's nothing. I've got a concrete
cellar"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-03-21
FOOD FROM OIL

Scientific research which has for its
object the development Of an addition
to the food supply sources Of the world
is being carried on at the University
Of Pittsburgh with fund Of 100000
raised for the purpose.
The commodity under scrutiny 10
crude petroleum, and it is stated there
are properties In this product that
have nutritious edible qualities which
when combined with others now in
common use will form palatable addi-
hold.
DR.. Robert Kennedy Duncan OF the
University of Kansas began the work,
assisted by six other professors. The
funds Mt their disposal were furnished
by interests dealing in the commodity
in large quantities, and they have Of
fered an additional contribution to the
university IL commercially valuable re-
suits are obtained, with the under
standing that the owners have the sole
use Of them for at least two years be-
fore they are given to the world.
DR.. Duncan explained it mas been
found that hydrocarbons OF petroleum
are amenable to transformation into
fatty acids, which. blended with glyc-
erin, form new food.
\ n
TAFTs CAMPAIGN
Whether Charles Dewey Hilles, Pres
ident Taft's secretary, becomes chair
man Of the Republican national COM
r,ittee or not, he will have big say
in the presidents campaign for anoth-
er term-this because Mr.. Hilles is
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-03-21

manure be so applied as to lessen the
chances Of failure of this crop and to
reduce the bill for chemicals. Such
crops as onions. cabbage, celery, sweet
corn, cauliflower and many others con-
stitute a list from which many men
who are not truck farmers make a
single selection upon which they rely
for ready cash at a certain season. In
my own section, says writer in the
Country Gentleman, from which this
article is reprinted, the early potato
crop is prominent on many dairy farms
and is regarded as a direct method of
converting the manure pile into cash.
Opinion is divided as to the policy of
direct application in comparison to
heavy manuring of small area of the
silage corn or soiling crop, this to be
followed by potatoes the next spring.
Whatever the cash crop may be, the
manure to yield the greatest imme-
date return must be we'll rotted and
reduced to crumbly consistency. In
other words, the preparation of the
manure for the crop Is the work of the
greater part Of year, and it's proper
management will require absorbents
for the liquids or the use Of a pit, per-
haps both, and the pile should often
be forked over as heating and decom-
position progress. 1t may be profitable
to modify the character of the bedding
by putting through cutter good
deal that would be perfectly satisfac-
tory in it's coarser state in the stable,
simply in order to add to the avail
ability of the manure for the special
use to which it is to be put. Manure
thus used becomes almost cash prod
uct in itself. 1t requires special build
ings and special handling and by the
time it is applied to the crop repre-
sents a considerable investment of en-
ergy. Through the medium of the
quick growing crop on which it is used
it is soon converted into dollars and
noptS
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-03-21
Farm Advice and Suggestion
PREVENTING PLANT ILLS.
Methods Of Treatment Recommended
by Texas Agriculture Department.

Methods Of Treatment Recommended
by Texas Agriculture Department.
First.-Killing Spores on the Seed-A
large number of plant parasites are
carried from one generation to another
by adhering to the seed. These spores
can in most instances be destroyed by
washing the affected seed with dis
infectant
Second.-Killing Superficial Fungi by
spraying-Plant diseases Of this sort
are easily reached with a spray, as
they grow on the surface of plants.
Such material as copper sulphate, sui
phur and carbonate of ammonia are
destructive to diseases belonging to
this group.
Third.-Killing ALTERNATING Spores
of Superficial Fungi Upon Dormant
Plant-These spores are found adher-
ing to old infected portions of dis
eased plants in old cankers and to the
bark Of healthy plants. BY giving
such plants good strong spray, such
as the lime sulphur wash, while the
trees are dormant the spores IN nearly
all cases will be killed
Fourth.-Protection Against Internal
Fungi-The spores of many fungus
diseases will not grow in a caustic ma
terial such as copper sulphate. The
terminating spores of diseases can be
prevented from entering healthy plant
tissues by having the surface of such
tissues covered with fungicide.
Fifth.-EXcision of Affected Parts
In cases where spores hibernate in
cankers or decaying portions of trees
or plants where they cannot be reach
ed by spray Of any kind it is we'll
to cut out such portions with a sharp
knife. The material removed should
be burned and the knife and remain
ing portion Of wood disinfected.
Sixth.-Removal of Diseased Twigs
and Fruits-Where parts of plants
have been killed by fungous disease
it is useless to try to save such parts.
The thing to do is to cut out these
dead portions and burn them.
Quite number of fungous diseases
have more than one host plant An
example Of this is the rust of wheat
In oats. The complementary host Of
this disease is the ordinary wild bar
berry. To prevent infestation of fields
of oats or wheat the berry plants
should either be destroyed in stu or
removed or the oats and wheat should
be planted at q good distance from
the berry patch.
Crops that have suffered consider
ably from plant diseases should not
be planted upon the same piece Of
ground the following year.-Texas De-
partment of Agriculture.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-03-21
FARMER MANUREs
LAND INSTEAD OF HIS CROP
Ready Cash 10 Dependent Upon the
Proper Uss Of the Compost Heap,
Which Must 70 Well Retxsd.

Almost any scheme Of farm manage
ment which includes the production Of
special cash crop requiring large
Investment of labor and fertilizers will
contemplate the utilization Of the
farm manure. One difference between
American and English farming has
been summed up In the statement that
the American manures his crop, while
the Englishman manures his land.
The most economical method of pre-
pairing and applying stable manure will
depend largely upon the fertility of the
farm and the character of the crops
grown, but in cases where there is one
important cash crop occupying COM
paratively small portion Of the farm
area good business suggests that the
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-03-21
EDUCATING the PEOPLE.

There are towns in the western agri-
cultural sections which a few years
ago were getting only half the trade
that was to be had in the district.
Merchants became convinced that they
We're weak somewhere. They found
that they were not advertising rightly
and commenced campaign which has
resulted in driving the catalogue houses
out Of business as far as these towns
are concerned.
The newspapers Of these places tell
OF the enterprise Of the merchants.
The merchants themselves will tell you
that they do not fear the mail order
houses, as they have educated the peo-
pie to trade at home. The people who
were mail order house patrons will tell
you that they know that they can do
better by buying at home that they
are convinced that their interests are
being protected by the home merchant
and that since they have thrown off
the mail order habit they are saving
money.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-03-21
Trademark on Nursery Stock.

A trade mark is intended to protect
the party holding it in the exclusive
right to sell the article on which it is
placed. In the nursery business it is
supposed that only the particular
nursery that has trademarked varie-
ties can sell them under that name,
and, although we do not know of any
test case of this kind, we suppose the
government would be behind the guar
anty Of the trademark. However, we
do not think this would prevent any
one who had any of these trademarked
varieties from propagating them and
using them. It probably would pre-
vent advertising and selling the trees
OF plants by any one not having Sc
cured the privilege to do So Rural
New Yorker.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-03-21
NELL me frankly, Agnes, what
! do you think Of my loverY

Personal appearance?"
Eyes. You can't judge Of
his mind in one meeting"
frankly, then, don't like the look
of his left eye"
ooh, dear! Have you noticed that?"
"1ou appear to have noticed it."
II have been worried to death about
It,"
Has he explained it?'
Il have not asked him to do so.''
My advice to you, Louise, is to give
him an opportunity to explain. If he
doesn't, would break the engagement.
1 wouldn't marry man who would
keep anything back"
My resolution was taken. That very
afternoon asked Paul:
why do you wear nonocle 1t is
so frightfully English
Because, sweetheart, I consider it
useless to wear two glasses when l
can see as well with one"
81 notice you always wear it before
your right eye"
Eyes. That is the better one of the
two"
l began to feel uncomfortable. He
had admitted that one Of his eyes was
better than the other. He noticed some
thing was troubling me, for I saw him
looking at me inquiringly.
Don't you Think / said, "that on
the eve of marriage it is the duty of
each Of the parties to it to explain ev-
cry defect, no matter how trivial?"
His brow contracted slightly. "You
mean that If should be blind in one
eye you would break the engagement?
You wrong me. only wish for per-
feet confidence. 1 don't want to find
out anything after we are married"
you'll have it all to find out" he
said coolly, land more important mat
tiers than defective eyesight. You may
find that l have an imperious DISPOSE
ton, bad temper, grasping nature
indeed faults enough to make me a
poor husband for any woman
THAT is risk we all have to take.
and since we are unconscious of our
own faults there is no deception in not
confessing them. But If, for instance,
l wear false teeth or my foot is made
OF wood
Il would love you just the same"
''It would be fault for me not to
confess it," persisted.
He showed very plainly that had
offended him. He sat looking at me for
q few minutes, scowling, then said:
very well, will make confession
which may cause you to break your
engagement with me. But 1 will not
place you in position to be influ-
enced in your decision 1 will write
my confession on scrap Of paper and
leave 1t with you. Take plenty Of time
to come to decision whether or no
you can live with man with such
defect as mine, then write me-
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-03-21
Farm Engine Troubles.

Severe cold snaps caused Wisconsin
farmers considerable trouble In con-
nection with their gasoline engines,
which can be readily avoided. accord
ing to Professor G. A. Ocock Of the
agricultural engineering department Of
the College OF Agriculture OF the Uni
yersity Of Wisconsin. In extremely
cold weather batteries should be kept
In warm place and attached to the
engine when needed. Cylinders should
be warmed with a small torch made Of
buriap wound round long bolt and
soaked In kerosene, the heat from
which can be drawn into the cylinder
by turning the fiywheels after the spark
plug has been removed. [l2Al