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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-19
THE EVENING STORY
THE FENCE

firmly rooted as that one was proved
to DO a more difficult task than she
had expected. Even after h had
worked herself into a flushed. moist,
breathless state Of fatigue. had run
several splinters into her hands. and
just missed injurang herself with the
Ratchet. she found she had made lit.
tie hesdway. Tho sight Of the fence
stretching around three sides of tho
yard fairly appalled, &
III only ! had some one to help
me-" she sighed.
At that moment she heard . pecu.
liarly inspirltine whistle coming from
the lips Of a stout. middle-aged ian,
who was just turning the corner. He
carried a crowhar and a hammer twice
the size Of Polly'S. Polly ran toward
him.
Wait" she cried. II want YOU.
| Please help me take down this fence.
I've got to get it out of the way I've
fore s o'clock and I can't do It alone.
Ill pay you anything You ask"
The man looked at her with his
small %twinkliMg eyes. She was SO pref.
| ty, 50 appealing. "Sure. Ill help you"
he said IcniallN. lin fact, Ill do 1t all
by my lonesome. All YOU SAve to dc.
boss the job"
oh. thank ycu." Polly hreathcd
gratefully.
She retreated to the steps and tho
mar set 10 work, AZ the first blow
from the hammer the whole structure
tremhlcd. The old fence had at last
found some n whom it could not
withstand. Tho man worked quickly
And thoroughly. It was Y pleasure to
watch him. Indeed. it was mid.after-
noon before Polly could withdraw long
enough from the fascinating spectacle
to- set her house to rights.
by i o'clock it was done and in
neat little piles. III hiring me- cart
and take it hum for tirewood IL we've
no objection" said the man pleasantly.
DO take it away. l never van to
sec a scrap Of 1t again. urged Polly.
And now how much do owe you?"
ever. 1T it's wuth a dollar 10 you
I'll be much obliged he said humhly.
Polly gave him tho dollar. While
she got supper he! came with his cart
and took the debris away. She clappcd
her hands as she caught her last
glimpse of posts and rails and ptckets
vanishing around the corner. Then
suddenly sud, her mood changed: What
For the first time in her life she
dreaded Macs homecoming. If he
should he angry" Tho excitement Of
achievement had worn off and for a
few uneasy moments Polly wished that
the fence was buck in place. Since
that could not be. she cried. But she
was not crying when Mac came in.
Her checks We're very pink, her Dyes
very bright. and she was setting the
table with minute attention to all de-
tails.
Hello. Polly" cried Mac.
Her yes met his in a startled, I'm.
comprchcndinE look. There was no
anger in his voice or face.
"Hello!" she said family.
Mac stepped to the window. ran his
hand through his thick, dark hair and
surveyed the premises critically.
BY George. 1t does look bettcr.." he
calculated.
Polly stood brcathless. "Bcttcr:"
! she gasped.
With the fence down."
oh. Mac" With a rush Polly was
against him, clinging fast, her face all
JOY and tears at the same time. II
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THE Observation-Disclosures.
By coeMpw:

The fact that the Leghorn vas in
America some time previous 70 the
writing Of MI. saunder Is evidenced by
his statement that the fowls have
gained 90 fast IN public favor" ana
in confirmation o. this II. II. 6toddard
SAID. many years ago. regarding single
comb brown Leghorn:
knesn1: =: ?; Ward Of New fers
city received direct from Italy a few
brown Leghorn fowls. which, in his
hands. undoubtedly owed their claims
70 superior merit: for, though he
wrote nothing about them which has
been preserved. he gave eggs ana
fowls 70 his friends. one Of whom was
]. G. Thompson Of Staten Island. Mr..
Thompson wat greatly interested In
the breed and gave an account Of their
marvellous precOcity and early fecun.
dity. The pullets matured and com.
menced to lay at the age of four
months. and. though we have no sta.
tistlcs Of the male side Of the house.
there IL little doubt that the cockerels
showed as early development as the
pullets.
"At q subsequent period Mr..
Thompson. who seem to have been a
most enthusiastic fancier. sent by his
sOE .in.law. who is . sea captain. for
an additional supply Of the fowls. ana
received birds that had the same
markiugg as those first imported. In
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: letter published after breeding them
several years. and when the fresh
blood Of various iu,poyta.ions forbade
the idee OF deterioration through .uo
close tnbreedins. this pioneer breeder
cxpreese. the opinion that puliets fre-
QuaIltly laid themselves. to death.
For some time after this, however,
there was little known Of the fowls.
and ;wher in 1852 they made their en-.
try into Mystic River, Conn.,, not Gre
breeder in . hundred knew what they
we're Or what were their peculiar r1er.
It's. They speedily learned the lat.G;,
however. The second year another lot
OF :he birds arrived 1t Mystic, ana
we're distributed among tie friends Of
Cap;Sin Gates and the first officer Ut
the vessel. Mi. Morgan. who still Ives
IN the town Of Groton. and corrObor-
stes the details Of the im%porta:i0n.
From this time the dissemination Of
the hreed was very rapid. and its pop.
u.n.ity advanced rapidly through all
New England. where H. was known as
the red Legh0rn."
TeEetmeier, the English author. in
hts Poultry Book. published in 1879.
10 our American cousins is due the
crsdii Of having introduced certain
adm:rs bic breeds Of poultry. The
lsrshnas arc undoubtedly second to
tone as useful fowls" (This is a dis.
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was afraid you'd be so mad! At
least. ] was afraid after ] did it. Be.
fore that ] didn't care. II you knew.
nod ia hated it. And I trie to take
1t down myself. Then that mar came
and I hired him and he di it Tor
me" -,
You hired HING" Macs look was
M OF astenistlnent. "Whst are you
talking about. Polly? GOT TO think.
Ing II over after ! left you. ana I made
up my mind you were right; the fence
ought TO come down. 80 I hired Ma,
ioney and sent him out here. gave
him a dollar and the right to take
away the fence"
Il gave him a dollar and the RICH,
to take ava the eence!" shrieked
Polly. Il ran out and hailed him. I'm
coming seemed SO opportune-"
Nat drew a deep breath a. he began
70 understand the situation. He drew
Polly close.
Never mind" he said gently. MAY.
be the Job was worth 81. The yard
looks that much better anyhow. And,
besides. Polly, it's worth something Ia
know that YOU and I can agree sven
on SUCH proposition az taking down
Q fence"
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THE MoRAL ISSUE.

Golfers Weekly: The tariff was
discussed upon broader lines and With
greater thoughtfulness in the session
of 1909 than at any other tariff dis
cussion i'll the rerent history of TIT
country. Probably il is tho very char
Rcter of that discussion which has led
to the present state of public opinion
in he country. Two extremely Mic
senators. both now dead. constantly
kept the moral aspect Of the tariff to
the front. They were Money of Mis-
kissippi. a democrat, and Doliver of
a republican. Each in his cwn
way had an intellectual stature never
exceeded in the senate. polliver once
taid:
AS the result of my observations up
ON the different tariffs of the world
land l do not pretend 10 be wise or
deeply read about the n,attcrl. l find
that whenever there is a protective
tariff IL has built up a system of NOR
slity Of its own. and l NJ found
that its rules Of morals were in accord
with any other rules Of morals reljs-
.ous OF secular. cvc framed in this
world. 1t has built up 4 system OF
morality in this country that not only
is wicked. hut allows to he done. by
authority Of law, what tho man who
,oes il would never do i'll his private
capacity as n citizen. 1t permits a
man not only TO cove, his neighbours
goods. but to take them away from
him by force of Law.
To put in figures the thing Senator
polliver had in mind: The American
people To pay for the tariff about 81
4O0,OO0,0oO a year. OF this only a
negligible fraction. comparatively. goes
into the public treasury. S~even-eichths
Of it, amounting to over s?.lOo .o0o,-
900 i'll a single year. goes into the
pockets of wealthy manufacturers. It
is taken directly from the pocket Of
the individual on the farm or in the
city and transferred. not to the Uni
ted States treasury. but to the pocket
Of a wealthy factory owner Such a
process can only he described by the
use of such a word as graft. So long
as this goes OH under color Of law.
it is hard 10 keep the moral stigma
upon all those other allied forms Of
acquisition which go by the same
ane but are not sanctifed by the
statute. When the meum and tuum
distinction has been lost as between
classes in is hard to maintain II ne
between individuals.
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WASTE.

In view Of the growing a%pprecia-
ton Of the great loss that accrues
from wasteful methods in industry,
it was sure to be only a matter Of
time before the effort at increased
e%hiciency. both as to labor and dis.
position Of products, should be applied
TO the farm. Now the question has
been brought up forclbly by B. F.
Soakum. who declares that the farm
srs of the United States lose n and
!hree.quarters billions Of dollars every
year Just through waste that could
Re avoided.
1t Is out of the question to. take
Mr.. Yoakum's figures al absolutely
accurate. There are trivial wastes
here and there that, taken by them
Eelves, amount to nothing, but con-
sidered In the aggregate noun to
large sums. But to ascertain the ex-
tent to which these exist on the in
dividual farms or even in given COM
munitiss is impossible, says the Du.
+. luth Herald.
SoS III ob tbot AuI. nag
pointed out something that the farm
srs will do we'll IN study. So will
the consumers. for that matter, for
il even one-half of the produce of the
farms that now is allowed to rot on
the ground OF in storage places could
find it, way into the markets 1t 10
certain that there would be a decided
difference in the prices Of some COM
modities.
Take the single item Of potatoes.
Every fall there are reports from here
and there that the farmers have whole
fields in which perfectly good "spuds'
are rotting for the lack Of means to
get them to market. There have been
only recently seasons in which farm.
srs were offering potatoes at the
5i~diculously low price Of IL or Ia
cents a bushel, just to get rid Of then,
Meanwhile the prices in the center.
OF population were being maintained
at from SO cents to 81 a bushel.
Plainly there is something wrons
here. Whenever there is plenty q,
any article in the place IT origin and
q shortage Of that article in the place
Of consumption there must be some.
thing lacking in the system Of get.
ting articles from n place to tn.
other. from producer to market @,
from market to consumer. There hay,
been complaints that men who bu,
from the farmers for sale to the con
sumers OF retailers stop ~purchasin,
when they have what they believ,
win be a big enough supply to hol,
the market at a high price. and tn,
farmers are therefore unable to dis
pose Of what they raise.
II this is true. here is a field TO
investigation that would we'll repa!
the state. II the charge IL unfounded
there still remains the problem @
-~EFEEE s4gE
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ut ought to come down at once"
Polly said. as she twisted her arm,
through her husbands muscular arm.
"Oughtn't it?"
Mo-" said Mac. and ! mean no.
Look here. Polly: to take down that
fence would be to let down the bars
completely between my neighbours and
me. They'd take liberties and Id re-
sent it. And then there'd be Il fuss. I
don't want trouble with my neighborx.
And the best way to avoid it Is to
maintain u fence. That fence must
stay"
"But it's such an ugly fence" Polly
protested. "Pickets are all out Of
fashion, anyway. And It needs paint
ing and repairing. It's the only fence
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-19
(Ry John ". C.areyl

tBy John. ". Carey.)
Who's strong with all the soup
house bo's that vote in dear old
Chi? Whose b%oozery's the meet
meat for Gink and Slim and
Guy? Who steers the ship NUM-
cipal-himself and Bath House
John-and seems to have his
toga cinched for ever and anon?
Who's marked for slaughter ever
by the Forces OF Reform, but
turns up safe and smiling after
every little storm? Who peddles
turkeys once Il year-each day
the stuff that's moist-ensconcing
In his waistcoat thus his chunk
of Chi-"de Foist''? Who let's
en- slap him on the wrist, then
puts EN- on the blink Election
Day AS sure as fate? The only
Hinhy r'ipk.
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country where ] came from we always
give aims TO- the orphans
food Maeazine.

Richard .Brinsley Sheridan was one
day coming back from shooting, with
an empty bag. He did not like to go
home without D bird. and seeing a
number of ducks in d. pond. and q
farmer leaning on q rail Watching
them. Sheridan said:
What will you take for 4 shot at
the ducks?".
oh" said tho stranger, about halt
o sovereign"
Dome" said Sheridan. and. paying
the dock. killing a dozen ducks.
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What They Say
Why Doesn't He Substitute Golf,

lE'oston Transcript.)
Prof. Taft has postponed his lee.
lures on constitutional law until fall
as there have been so many change.
IN hat historic document lately tina,
he hasn't been able to catch up with
III.
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Fine Place to Stay Away From.

indianapolis News.)
King Manuel's solicitudc regarding
the dep!orab NJ conditions in Portugal
will. if genuine, lead him 10 stay lust
where he is.
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Her Board Doesn't Cost Anything.
Baltimore SUM-
Anyway, England can save a goot
deal on Mrs. Pankhurst's meals.
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Don't Know: r. r. Combines EN-.
(Chicago Inter OCEAN,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-19

waste. The man who will solve 1t
will do an invaluable service TO his
own and future generations.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-19

Safe to Bet ON That Anyway.
philadelphia Ledger.)
The only thing that is known FOL
certain about the death Of Madero Il
that he died.
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Would Put Over the Rough Stun.
Chicago Record-Herald.)
The Belgians might be able 10 W,
some Of the British furies in theil
fight for the ballot.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-19

Strictly Anti. Election Information.
(Kansas City J~ournal.)
"All tariff legislation is compro
mise says Chairman Underwood
The com" was tackled on after cleo
ton.
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Poker Isn't a Bit Rough.
indianapolis News,
still, the vice president needn'
withdraw from his golf club. He car
generally find an interesting game OF
the clubhouse porch.
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"I am afraid you made a bad bar
gain" said Sheridan.
We'll. l don't know" replied the
man; they weren't my ducks."-The
Ladies Home Journal.
How a convicted man must hate
lawyers!
No boy evangelist can convince US
he knows much about sin.
4 Yale football hero. who ulsryied
an actress now wants: the marriage
anuulled so he q 20 back to COL
leSe-and his wife is no doubt per-
fectly willing to let him.
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Where Colonel Dips Pen in vttrol.
(Sew York SUM.
Mint juleps are said to be popular
at tango teas. Marse Henry will mourn
old favorite's fall from grace.
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Conserving Moisture.

Abundant opportunity has been Of
fered this summer to convince anyone
Of the importance and value OF ofmoisture
in The soil for crops while they are grow
ing.
Many people have been made to
realize the value OF moisture and have
taken the necessary steps to provide and
conserve it.
Their crops now show the wisdom OF
their action. While the crops Of some
Of their neighbors have been seriously
injured by dry weather, theirs have
grown right along.
Anyone with ordinary intelligence can
do the things necessary to store up the
moisture. Break the land deep, turn
under vegetable matter, subsoil when
breaking the land in the fall. When
preparing the land in the spring, pull
verize deep and thorough, keep dust
mulch on the surface by frequent
thorough shallow cultivation. You can
do all this as well as any other farmer,
and when you do. you win find You
have taken very decided step in the
direction Of good and profitable farm
ing because 10 getting your soil in right
condition % hcid moisture you have got
rid Of your hardpan, you have stopped
your land from washing, you have made |
Z possible for not only the rain but the |
'ir and frost to penetrate the broken up
'ssbsoil and thereby increase the avail
lbIe plant food IN your ground.
wish every farmer in Tennessee
would give more attention to his soil and
low 70 increase is producing capacity. /
! be could be made to understand that
lis soil only offers isom the subsoil be-
CIV in that the top soil has decayed
egetable matter ID i while the subsoii
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CUNBOAT FOUND.
Workmen Excavatng for Dam
Makes Discovery.

Clarksville, Tenn, Workmen for
the Foster Creighton & Gould Company
Of Nashville, while dredging and ex.
cayating preparatory to sinking a Golfer
dam at the site of the lock and dam in
the Cumberland near Dover have made
an unusual discovery. A portion Of an
old gnnboat which was sunk by batteries
from Fort Donelsoa ID 1862 was raised.
The wreck bad been located by divers,
and while the fifty years ID the waters
Of the Cumberland had decomposed and
rotted the woodwork greatly, number
OF small articles, such as kitchen uten-
sils, crockery, etc, were found. TIL
supposed that the portion Of the vessel
raised was used as either the kitchen
or mess hall, from the saucers, spoons.
fragments Of crockery, etc., lying in the
mud which had encrusted the frame
work.
A number Of old citizens ofthat place
have distinct recollection of the sink
ing Of this vessel, which was one Of
the gunboat fleet which steamed upsthe
Cumberland River in the winter Of 1861
81 q effect the fall Of Fort DoneIson,
which then was the only barrier between
the Federals and the control OF almost
all the Mississippi and It's tributaries.
The elder Mr. Ownby, father 81 Mr..
Ed Ownby and Mrs. Joie Craddock, this
city, participated as one Of the Confed-
crates in this engagement. Mr.. Ownby
was one Of the older citizens here and
'ne OF the brayest men ID the Con-
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has not, when sufficient vegetagle mat
ter is added to the subsoil and the rain,
air and frost penetrate it, the subsoil
becomes as rich as the top soil ever was
That being true, we cannot afford to. 20
on from year to year plowing shallow,
indiscriminatly using expensive fertil-
izers Of which only portion Of the
available plant food is used by the crop
grown for want Of moisture during the
growing season, but is leacbed out by
the winter rains and carried away before
another growing season because the soil
is not deep enough to hold the moisture.
Before we make the headway we
should in farming we have simply got
to make up our minds to cultivate fewer
acres and do it better. There is every
argument in favor Of doing so. ii you
have more land than you can cultivate
right, better pasture it and prevent its
washing and only cultivate as much as
you can do justiceto. The land pastured
will bring you something and that por-
ton you cultivate right will produce
more than all would have produced with |
sIipshod methods. Year by year you
will be able to increase your acreage Of
cultivated land until you can work out
rotation that will include the entire
area with some in corn, some in wheat
or oats, some in peas or soy beans and
some in clover to 60 back into corn
again.
The farmer who is a student OF nature,
who studies his soil, who studies his
crops, who gives attention to his live
stock, who can see and appreciate the
good and beautiful in nature, viii never
be dissatisfied with his vocation Or want
10 change from it to another because he
realizes that be is living the life Of
possibilities Of more real pleas
ures and the least artificial substitutes
Ior real pleasure. Why should be want
% change?
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YOUR KIDNEYS.
federacy.

UEioN CRY RESIDENTS Musr LEARN
THE IMPORTANCE or KEEPING TnaM
WE'LL,
Perfect health means that every organ
of the body is performing its functions
properly.
Perfect health cannot be enjoyed il
the kidneys are weak and disordered.
Thousands testify that Doan i Kidney
Pills have a reviying action on weak
kidneys.
What this remedy has done ii 80
many cases Of this kind Is the best
proof Of its merits.
Read the following. It's testimony
gratefully given by Martin resident res:..ss q: I.
Mrs. N. M. Pierce. 116 Poplar street
Martin, Tenn saws Ny kidnsgs ~ese
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Sometimes my back ached and / felt
miserable IN every way. Doan d Kid
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Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York
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ity that other means Of caring for their
charges has been found necessary.
Placed in the care of poor mothers,
under a certain amount of supervision
from the nurses the babies thrive, ItaI-
ians proving especially successful in
raising the bambinos7 entrusted to
their care.
As summer advances, and the milk
in some form must be given to the
youngsters is so easily contaminated
that only the most careful and scien-
tifie handling makes it fit for the child's
use, all the various agencies 10 the cit
les cooperate to reduce that appalling
slaughter of the innocents which results
from every hot wave. Mothers IN all
circumstances are apprehensive at this
season Of the year.
Cows milk, while the nearest thing
to the natural food, needs to be prop
erly modified, pure, perfectly fresh, and
to be obtained only from inspected,
healthy cows. Condensed milk OF the
best grade is favored by leading special
lists as safe baby food that has many
points in its favor No preservatiyes
are employed for the best brands Of
this product, and only the purest high
grade milk goes into the condenser, as
any taint would result in running the
whole product. The natural fluid is
heated IN vacuum, which makes it
perfectly sterile, and carries off the
extra water, leaving the thick, creamy
which sealed in air tight cans,
sweet and wholesome under all
conditions, fit to nourish the
most delicate digestion either at the
tropics or the poles
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coMMIssARy SUPPLIES.


Eagle brand condensed milk which
went with Peary to the North Pole
is specified for governmental use, in
camps, hospitals and army posts as
well as for forestry stores, and forms
an important part Of the commissary
outfit Of travellers and explorers all over
the world.
Properly diluted this makes a safe
inexpensive and nutritious baby food,
obtainable everywhere. The formula
for dilution can be had on request from
the manufacturers or obtained from any
trained nurse or recognized standard
work on infant feeding.
One OF the most vital things for a
baby's welfare is the avoidance OF sud-
den changes Of temperature, diet, or
surroundings. When it is necessary to
travel the baby's food should be un-
changed either in kind or quality and
the little body carefully protected from
excess OF heat or cold or undue excite
ment. II these precautions are OBJ
served even q long journey can be safely
JEANETTE VAN RYPEN.