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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-13
TURKISH VENGEANCE.
It's a Periious Matter TO Endaneer the
Life Of a Sultan.

Within two weeks after the assaS
sination Of Mahmud Shcfkct Pnsha
the grand vizicr Of Turkey. thirty two
men We're put tn death for taking part
in the conspiracy. according TO Tur
kiSh custom handed down from tho
time Of Mohammcd. there Is no limit
as to the number Of lives that may bs
taken as a penalty for the murder 81
one man. Even those Interested IL
the remotcSt degree are liable to tn,
sultan's Vengeance. II Is not 50 mucl
the number the ruler Of Turkey Is au
thoriZe,l u put out Of the way. bn'
rather where the line Is To be drawn.
The Turks have a story of one OF
the earlier successors Of Mohammed
whose life was only endangered he
cause Of u rock falling down dccliy-
ity near which the sultan was ridin.
with his retinue Half dozen OF
those In charge of the trip We're put IL
death as an ordinary matter Of course,
then half n dozen more who might
have remotely known something about
the facilities afforded by the road for
killing the sultan. Finally all the mem.
beers of secret club or lodge were or
dercd executed because II was ascer.
tanned that one OF the responses 10 n
password was "Will you roll down the
stone"
Despite the protcstations Of the club
members that the words had no slgniii.
cancc nj all with respect TO the sultan
or the sultan's trip along the road. they
were ordered To the scaifold. They
numbered lis in al and died bravery
assuring their cxecutioners to the very
last that they were innocent. Later q
eunuch who told how the falling OF TIT
rock was merely nm accident was ais
put 20 death for daring to say so.-New
York sun.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-13

Those who have studied the strange
inhabitants of the Mammoth cave in
Kentucky say that the celebrated
blind fish from that cavern when
placed In Illuminated aquaria seek ont
the darkest places. and it is believed
that light is directly fatal to them. for
they soon die II kept In n brightly
lighted tank The avoidance of light
seems to be general characteristic OF
the sightless creatures dwelling in the
great cave.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-13
Enouoh 20 Make Him Rave.

~ hat Is the editor OF the health
hints department raviug about.'
"A rich woman writes that she gives
private moving picture shows in her
home. ana she wants 10 know II they
will injurc her poodle's eyes "-Iiir
mlnGham Age Herald
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-13
Startina Something.

while you are in asking papa fol
my hand In marriage. Philip. I'll be
playing something lively on the piano.
said the sweet young thing
mo. wouldn't do that. Jcssica." re-
piled the young man. You know
some people can't keep their feet still
when they hear lively music. "-Yon
kers Statesman.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-13


seem as if something was going 20 hap
pm. My blooi was poor, my circua-
ton was So bad would be- like dead
person at times. had female weak
ness badly. my abdomen was sore and
had awful pains.
81 took Lydia l.. Piukham's vegeta-
BE Compound and used the Sanatiye
Wash and they certainly did wonders
for me. My troubles disappeared and
am ab.e to work hard every day. - Mrs.
w. +. SAWYER. River View Farm, More
town, Vermont.
Another Case.
Clifford, Iowa. -" was troubled with
female weakness, also with displace-
ment. / had very severe and steady
heao ache, also pain in back and was
very thin and tired ali the ''ria. COM
menccd taking Lydia L. iinkham 5
Vegetable Compound and | > 'ured Of
these troubles. | cannot praise your
medicine too highly. Mrs. INA MILL
sLAGLE, Clifford, Iowa.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-13

SIX ttrn years. an !
was thin, wra1 an !
u Els. Whg i
woul II dowa it
would seem rs il |
was going RICH t
down out Of sight
into some dark hole,
and the window cur
tains had faces that
would peek out at
me. and when | was
out of doors il wouIi
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-13

"a woman never admits that she
was wrong"
Il don't know about that. replied
Mr. Meekton ~ number Of them
seem particularly anxious to prove that
they showed pretty poor judgment in
selecting husbands. e Washington star
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-09-13

4 sweet disposition Is great insti
tuition rs general thing. although Of
little assistance in driving mules. -
Atchison Globe
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-16
MADE ALL THE WORLD KIN
at Time of the San Francisco
Earthquake.

Friends who went through the hor-
fors of the San Francisco earthquake
in 1906 and kept their spiritual senses
alert, tell me that its most poignant ex-
perience was not one of horror or of
pity. but of the almost miraculous at
tainment of human brotherhood Just
after the disaster, when rich and poor
waited in line together for their allow
ance OF bread and milk. Il saw" says
a friend, "a rich woman from the St.
Francis hotel lying asleep on door
step with her head on muff. A long
sable coat was thrown over her and
under one corner of it a young Japan
csc boy-a perfect stranger to her
was curled up asleep. Every
body was everybody's friend, aid
though we were all dog-tired. there
was not a word of complaint or lima
ture" To bivouac together in the
park and care for each others babies
around fires OF driftwood gathered on
the beach. transformed men and wom-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-16

I'm her Santa Claus That's why
m dressed this way" shouted the APP
pilcant, furiously, but not forgetting
caution so far as to come oat INTO the
light
You're drunk" said Jeames, ad-
vancing into the dark, courageously
intent on flinging the intruder of the
porch.
IL was false. move Disreputable
he looked, drunk he might be. but the
unknown was certainly quick. Be-
lore Jeames had fairly got clear OF
the door he had shot past him into
the vestibule.
Inc light revealed the full horror
OF MIN, tunic of greasy red cotton
flannel with draggled tufts of white
along the edges. Red worsted tights.
of which the less said the better. A
pair OF yellow oiicloth boots. broken
and muddy, and over his head and
shoulders torn tangle of frowsy
white hair. And this hideous trayesty
prengured Santa Claus Here was
the saint of Christmas. the joyial old
gentleman who brought gifts to all
and about whose knees the sweet little
children We're TO cling while he strok-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-16

ed their hair and patted their innocent
checks.
Upon this blasphemous parody
Jeames sprang with cry of horror.
But the parody was more than he bar
gained for, that was evident in less
than five seconds. However rein
forcements were at hand Rev. Arthur
rushed to the rescue, and little be-
hind came Delaney.
The door stood wide open. The
scuffie was plainly to be seen from
the street, and two men. one in a tan
overcoat, were rushing across the
lawn, intent on taking a hand OF their
own in the affair. Altogether it was
lively while it lasted But it was
short.
AS the two men from outside dashed
up the steps the big door swung to
with a click, and Jones. who had
closed it, said, in his quiet way:
Get up. Get up Don't you know
his voice? It's McAdam."
They scrambled to their feet. 1t is
safe to say that unless they knew his
voice they could hardly have recog-
nized him. The disguise by now, at
least. was effective.
They looked at him aghast Then,
as they heard Ursulas step on the
stairs, Jeames, with, as Shakespeare
says, 'one suspicious and one
dropping eye" helped him to his feet
Jabez pulled off his wig and dropped
it on the floor. He tugged impotently
at his beard. The damned thing
won't come off" he said, with some
thing like a Sob Its glued on!"
Ursula stood before him. Pretty
much everyone else in the house was
there, too, for the sound of the scufIle
had been audible all over it, but his
experience of the last two hours had
reduced him to his element. There
was an epic simplicity about him. He
saw only Ursula.
I've come back" he said. Il want
ed to speak to you. so l came back"
Come in here" said Ursula She
led him through the crowd into lit
tie reception room and closed the
door after her.
Jones herded the mob back into
the drawing rooms. Jeames went
back and opened the door again.
looking, except as to his eyes, as
though nothing had happened. But
Rev Arthur and p Wilmering remain
cd frozen where they stood and gazed
at each other.
This is what was happening behind
that closed door
Before you say anything to me,
Mr. McAdam. | want to ask for your
good wishes said Ursula.
MY good wishes!" he echoed.
She held out her hands and he saw
that she wore no rings but one soil
taire brilliant upon third fiuger.
1t was a moment before he compre-
hended.
so my account is closed out" he
said. Il wasn't in time to cover my
! margins after all"
1T wasn't matter of time" said
Ursula, blushing little, but you do
give me your good wishes, don't you?"
"All of en- he said. shaking
hands Can have a cup of coffee?'
After he had had it he felt enough
better to look up his two rivals. He
found them at last. in an obscure cor
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-16
SPRAYING FOR SOUND FRUIT
Experiments In Missouri Show That
Practically All Uusprayed Fruit 10
Ruined by Disease. ~

The men who stiTi clings to the idea
that sprawl. & does not aid in the pro-
duction of fruit should be convinced
by the report of w. L. Howard of the
Department of Horticulture of the Uni
versity of Missouri BY taking or
chards here and there over the state
Of Missouri, Prof. Howard has just fin
ished a series OF experiments that
show that practically all uasprsyea
fruit Is ruined by diseases or insects.
In one orchard where a part was
sprayed and part was left unsprayed,
only IL per cent of the Arkansas
black apples could be classed as clean
fruit after the trees had been left IN
sprayed. In the same orchard. where
the same brand of apples had been
sprayed. the crop of clean fruit was
1851 per cent. Another orchard OF
Missouri pippin apples experimental
with the same way resulted in FL
clean fruit for the unsprayed part and
$50 for that part which was sprayed
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-16

be seen at first but the crowd hurry
ing along the well.lighted avenue
where the cars ran. But when he
looked again he had the doubtful sat
Asfaction of seeing two dim figures
Sne Enthusiastically in a tan overcoat-
sounging in an entry near the corner,
McAdam sagaciously reflected that
* they remained so cheerfully at this
end of the street it must be because
they knew there was no way for him
to get out the other. Perhaps they
would give him up eventually, but in
the meantime How warm and dry
Delaney and Rev Arthur must be In
the comfortable police station,
Suddenly he Strengthened up.
"Shucks," he murmured, its Christ
mas eve. They'll be glad of little
peace and good will on their own ac-
count I'll put 1t strong Say two
hundred apiece" He reached back
to his hip pocket, where his joy-dis-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-16
rifle to Be Defended.

What are you going to call the new
baby2"
Reginald Claude" replied Mr. Big
gins.
Isn't Reginald Claude a rather af-
fected name?"
Yes l want him to grow up to be
fighter, and | fancy that Reginald
Claude will start something every
time he goes TO q new school"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-16

ner Of the great hall, gloomily. he
would have said, watching the festivi-
ties In the drawing room.
There was a complex tissue of emo
tons to be read in his face. but
smile OF pure good humor dominated
1t.
He had not asked Ursula which of
them was the successful one At the
time he hadn't cared But now he
was puzzled to, as it were, pick the
winner. Whichever he was. he
looked exactly as the other must
feel
Well, said Jabez, with what cheer
fulness ne could muster, (which one
OF you fellows do congratulated"
WHAT" shouted Reverend Arthur.
What?' echoed Delaney.
Whose ring is it she's weariag?"
demanded Jabez. Zone of you ought
to know"
Not l." said Reverend Arthur
Again echo answered:
Not l."
And then sickening silence envel-
oped them. Jabez was merely puzzled,
but the hearts of Reverend Arthur and
Delaney were like lead in their bos-
oms, the lights were blurred in their
eyes and the knowledge of defeat took
for the time all the joy out of life.
Not one of the trio spoke, for there
was nothing more to be said.
In the drawing room the tide of fun
was rising steadily Expectation stood
at tiptoe. 1t was nearly time for the
Christmas tree. For the moment the
leaders OF the merriment had disap-
where to be seen.
Weren't they, though?
Suddenly Jabez laid compelling
hands on the other two. They turned
and followed his look.
There We're two figures in the dark
the almost dark recess at the far
end of the hall. This was children's
party, but these weren't children
And then, in moment, Reverend
Arthur and Mr.. P. Wilmering Delan-
Wy 1Nl1CN nAOIC JOnCS AclQ nuAES tuC
mistletoe.
I'm going to get out of this" said
WiImering.
Il think l must be going myself"
said Reverend Arthur
Il can't go" said Jabez.
My car is here" said Delaney.
I'VE could make a dash"
Il never could get out to it, said
Jabez. They're waiting for ME on
the sidewalk"
Possibly" hesitated Reverend Ar
thur IF l were to go first-er-
dressed in such a manner as to Gre
ate a diversion"
Reverend" exclaimed Jabez,
you're a brick" He opened door
that happened to be at hand Il guess
we can change clothes in here" he
said.
Five minutes later Jones and Ur-
sula came upon the product Of the
metamorphesis. First they gasped
with establishment and then howled
with delight while the reverend gem
tIeman wriggled in sheepish embar-
rassment. But a few words sufficed
to make clear to them the situation
and then they jumped into the game
with will, adding touches here and
there to Reverend Arthur's pic
turesque if not handsome costume
''But you need the wig to make you
complete said Jones. Here it is"
Reverend Arthur had put his hand
to the pillow. He put on the wig.
Delaney returned from a momen-
tary sortie to the carriage drive. MY
man has the motor going" he report
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-16
Control Of Beach Leaf curl

Experiments made by the Missouri
Horticultural commission to determine
means of controlling peach leaf curl,
show that Bordeaux mixture is very
effective If sprayed on between No
vember Is and December Is, in a
strength of pounds of copper sui
plate and pounds of line to 90 gal
ions Of water, or, IL Gce9 in early
spring, in a strength Of 4:4:50. If
neglected until green leaves appear, a
strength of 2:2:50 is said to be safe
and helpful until the leaves are half
grown. Lime-sulphate Ill sprayed
on just as the blooms are beginning to
open is said to have marked fungi
cidal value.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-16
RAISING Calves.

The way We do is to feed milk until
the calf is three or four weeks old.
then give porridge made of oil meal.
and wheat shorts; commence with
about one spoonful of oil meal and a
handful of shorts, increase the guam
tity as the calf gets used to it. and in
addition, we feed whole oats and:
wheat bran dry, says Hoards Dairy
man. We send our milk 70 the cheese.
factory, SO have to feed something
besides milk
We raised one calf in this way that
gave US, when COW, $3.50 pounds
milk in los days, and made 4 pounds
II ounces butter in two days; and we
have one this year > years old, that
gave 81 pounds Is ounces milk in one
day, and others doing nearly as well.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-16

ed, land there isL't snow enough 20
bother US. We can be off in a min.
ute"
Reverend Arthur shook hands with
Ursula, walked into the vestibule and
James let him out into the night.
From a window they watched him
as he vaulted the low fence and sped
down the street pursued by volcanic
figure in a tan overcoat.
"Now!" cried Ursula. New is your
time. Oh. don't stop. Good luck!
Merry Christmas to all of you,"
They were gone. Jones alone re-
manned at her side--only Jones,
THE END
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in Three Parts Wilbur D. Nesbit
cePsrisAt by c. Chapman
PART THREE-continued
cePSrisht by w c. Chapman

Jabez turned to look, then thought
he wouldn't
And now, continued Ursula
they're coming back into the car"
Goodbye yelled Jabez. The door
stuck, as car doors will. When the
man in the tan oyercoat got it open.
Jaoez was gone. Looking eagerly out
OF the window Ursula thought she saw
man scuttling like a scared cat I'D a
dark little cross street; she thought
she saw him take a header over an
ash barrel half submerged in an old
snow bank, but she could not be
sure.
linen she turned back and began
gathering up what she could find of
Mrs. Biggs' Christmas dinner. She
was so busy at this and so intent on
ignoring the thirty-tWo pairs OF ewes
which were trying to bore holes in
her' that she was unaware that the
conductor had come in and was stand
ing over her.
Fare, please" he said. coldly.
*nd,2 he added, "if that gent that
Just skipped out was wild you YOU
kin pay for him, too"
Ursula began tumbling over the
things in her lap "Fm"-in a sort of
gasp-"Tm afraid" she said. that
must have left my purse in the auto
mobile
The conductor was not an amiable
man. 1T makes no odds to the COM
pny where you left it," he began.
Ten cents, please, now" But at this
moment man who had been riding
on the front platform with a turkey
came back into the car Here's your
ten cents" he said, and sat in the va
cant place beside Miss Allen.
Il was taking this bird out to Mrs.
Callahan's," he observed in his prosaic
way as he tucked it between his feet.
I'm glad I happened to be on the
same car"
It was Jones.
I'm glad, too,' said Ursula.
We now return to the man who fell
over the ash barrel. McAdam, for it
was indeed he, was not hurt, for the
barrel was covered with heap of last
weeks snow, shoveled up there from
the street, lie quickly decided that,
for the moment, he was safest where
he was. He cyouched down in the
snow behind the barrel with listening
ear, as Shakespeare says, waiting for
the chase to go by. Two, three, five
minutes passed and nothing of the
sort happened. Only the snow, in
which he nestled, slowly melted
around him, became. in fact, uncom-
fortably slushy. Perhaps the pure
suit was abandoned, or perhaps there
was some trick about this apparent in
activity. He would try TO find out
Cautiously he lifted his head and
looked down the street. Nothing to
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-16

We all come home or ought to come
home for a short hoHday-the longer
the better-from the great boarding
school. where We are forever working
at our arithmetical states, to take or
give a rest.
Holly, mistletoe. red berries, ivy.
turkeys, geese. game, poultry. brown
meal pigs, sausages, oysters, pies pud-
dings, fruit and punch.
We're 10 DE together all the Christ
mas long and have the merriest time
in all the world.
A merry Christmas ands happy
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-16

en- into defenseless children of the
earth. revealed each to each by their
innate iovableness. Common danger
and mutual helpfulness, common mis-
fortune. common work, common con-
Formation with the elemental, brought
swift achievement of almost ideal
brotherhood. A crushing blow made
all the world for a time kin.-Richard
c. Cabot in the Atlantic.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-16

gifts according to the needs of the
recipients. The poor and the needy
headed his long list. Today, it is the
children of the rich and well-to-do
whom he deluges with gifts OF every
imaginable variety, while his visits to
the chimneys of the poor are either
hurried or cut out entirely. An in
creasing horde of youngsters are be-
ginning to believe that Santa Claus is
a snob; else why should he give
where gifts are superiority and ig-
more the ragged stockings of poverty
and dire want?
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-16

concrete. This material may also be
used for the central pillar, which
should be about one foot square. As
the entire building is 20x20 feet, this
will leave only ten-foot span on
the first floor. For this span 2xS-inch
timbers could safely be used. The
stairs shown herein are only two feet
wide, but could be made wider if
thought necessary.
The hcar plan of the killing" room
is next shown. This plan may be ar
ranged to suit a persons convent
enee. There are "a fattening pens in
this plan, they being placed in three
.iers Each pen is shown as 2x2 feet
with six-ineh ledge outside for feed
troughs. A store room for feed is
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-16
Better Winter Feed Nseded.

If farmers would give as much at.
tention to improving their winter
treatment Of cattle as they have TO
improving the quality a correspond
ingly large increase in profits would
be realized, says a writer in an ex-
change. Good breeding demands good
feeding. Much of the feed is al
lowed to become over-ripe before It is
cut. The meadows being mown so
long without blowing the hay consists
of wild grasses and weeds. On ac-
count of the deficiency of both lime
and PHOSPHORUS the hay has but lit
tie clover in it, and it is impossible to
maintain flesh with such feed. ] was
told that the average gain is about
300 pounds per head
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-16

tar away from any disturbance. and
where the fumes from the machines
will not be a bother to the occupants
Of the dwelling house. where the in
cubators are so often kept. AS the
running of any incubator requires
that fairly close watch be kept
upon it to insure a good hatch, it
would be necessary that the building
be located within short distance OF
the dwelling house-at least within
100 feet
The floor plan of the incubator eel
lar shows four incubators placed along
the side wall of the room. 1t will be
seen from the plan, However, that at
least eight incubators could be placed
In this room without crowding it TO
the limit Under the steps and along
the wall, as shown in the diagram, are
a number of shelves, on which eggs
may be stored, provided the tempera-
lure of the room is kept at point be-
tween 40 and so degrees. 1t has
been found that eggs that are kept
at a temperature any higher than this
will be weakened to such a great eX-
tent that the chances of a good hatch
are reduced to the smallest. About
ane-quarter Of the room is reserved
for space to be used for sprouting
oats, and as this space would be
damper than the rest of the cellar, 1t
would be necessary for it to be board
ed in Windows about two by three
inches are placed around the walls
Of the cellar to allow sufficient yenti
Iation. Care should be taken that
the windows that are shown directly
over the inoubators are not opened in
severe weather, as this is liable to-
affect the temperature of the egg
chamber
1t wlli be noticed that the cellar
floor and side walls are shown of
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-12-16

seem To have stood the drouth especi-
ally well. Those were alfalfa and soy
beans The average yield was only a
few bushels lower than last year, per
haps one-tifth, while the decrease in
the yield of oats was about one-halt
less than the yield of last year. Corn.
of course, is not yet harvested, but the
prospects are that the yield win be
from one-third to one-half less. These
facts seem to be important ones for
farmers to consider. Itwould seem ad-
visable that every farmer of the state
should have good field of alfalfa and
q field of sogbeans to meet just such
an emergency as the one of this year