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pearance, and it is commendable in
us that we do, but this is not all, be-
cause we must seek those ewes that
will all lamb at about the same time.
Unevenness in band of lambs
works hardship upon the Individual
worth of the lambs because they are
hard to judge by the buyer and he
bids low to make himself safe. Native
lambs are described on the market as
the up and down sort" and the fact
that they are so reflects upon the skill
of the native produce: in the eyes OF
the buyer Our cousins on the range
are compelled through force of cir
'cumstances, to have their lambs born
all within period Of about 10 days,
because the lambing grounds will not
maintain the band of ewes for long
period. Ewes, failing to bring lambs
within this short period, are sorted
out and sold for mutton. AS re-
suit bands of range lambs come upon
the market in condition and weight.
and while they do not sell as we'll as
the best native lambs, they average
much better sale as {. whole. Even
ness is one of the things in their IA
vor. The range men, though reject
ing the ewes that failed to conceive
in Is days, have built up bands of
ewes that breed quite regularly. and
it is quite possible, think, for the
native flock owner to do something in
this direction. With our small f1ocks
we cannot be so rigid as the range
men, but we can do much toward Sc
lecting these ewes that will bring
forth their lambs at about the same
time How can this be done? BY,
selling off the ewes that persist in
breeding late and by not reserving
the extremely late born lambs for
breeding ewes. A eve once started
to breed late, nearly always contracts
the late breeding habit. and it is hardly
worth while to attempt to her reform.
Late born lambs are much more like
ly to breed late than the early born
lambs. We can avoid the late appear
ance of lambs by using the most Wig
orous, active rams possible. Here
! is something that should never be
overlooked. What is demanded of the
ram, besides his individual excellence
! is a short, hard, serviceable season
II he is not capable of this, it is
unfair to the eve flock to lay the sin
of a long drawn out lambing season
against them alone. And he will not
be capable of short, har dservice un.
less he is of the highest type in consti-
tuition and vigor. In selecting ram
tc sire mark"t lambs, the leading uues-
ton the breeder shoulo ask himself is
do | want lambs like this Sheep"
Ii you do, and if he is vigorous and
we'll bred, you will NEST likely be re-
warded in so far as the sire himself
can reward you.
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chest, dressed in rough service uni
form, without jacket, Just a. he had
rolled out Of the saddle, rough shirt
open at the throat, patched. discolored
trousers, with broad yellow stripes
down the seam, stuck into service rid.
ing boots, revolver dangling at his
left hip, aud soft hat, faded sadly,
crushed in one hand.
The major saw all this, yet it was
at the mans uncovered face he gazed
most intently. He looked upon a
countenance Drowned by sun and al
kali, intelligent, sober, heavily brow.
ed, with eyes of dark gray rather
deeply set; Arm lips, chin somewhat
prominent, and a broad forehead. the
light colored hair above closely
trimmed; the cheeks were darkened
by two days growth Of beard. Nc
Donald Enclosed, then clenched his
hand.
you are from Fort Union. Captain
Travers tells met"
"Yes, SIR" the reply slow. deliber-
ate. as though the speaker had no de-
sire to waste words. Il brought
dispatches; they were delivered to
Captain Travers."
YES, know: but may require
you for other service. What were
your q. orders?"
ITO return at convenience"
Good know Hawley, and do not
think he would object. What 10 your
regiment"
Seventh cavalry"
"Oh, yes. just organized; before
that?"
The Third"
II see you are non-com-cor.
poral?"
Sergeant, sir. since my transfer"
Second enlistment!~
mo, first in the regulars-the
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-04-03
EnolIsh "Society."

There are three classes Of society
in England-the aristocrats, who are
barbarians: the middle class, who are
philistines. and the dregs Of society.
who are nothing at all. 1t is funny
thing that the late King Edward, who
had all the vices Of The aristocrats
was beloved by the middle class. and
that his son. King George. who has
all the virtues Of the middle class. Ia
despised by the aristocrats. He and
the queen are always spoken Of ~
George and the Dragon.
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descends' to the grocer's wife, the
clerks wife patronizes the mechanics
wife. the "charlady" looks down on
the "stepslady." and so 1t goes on.
ls 1t any matter for wonder. then.
that those who clothe themselves In
purple and fine linen, who fare sump-
tuously every day, who are surround.
ed by all the culture. all the beauty
and all the luxury which modern CIV
ilization can provide find 1t hard to
believe that common humanity binds
them to people who dwell in novels,
whose hands are begrimed and knot
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He Was Straight LImbed Fellow.
Seventh was picked from other com.
mands."
II understand. You say first in the
regulars. Does that mean you saw
volunteer service?"
Three years, sir"
"Ah!" his eyes Frightening instant
ly Then how does 1t happen you
failed to try for commission after
the war? You appear to be intelli-
gent, educated?"
The sergeant smiled.
Unfortunately my previous serv-
ice had been performed in the wrong
uniform. sir" he said quietly. Il was
in Texas regiment"
There was moments silence. dur
ing which Travers smoked, and the
major seemed to hesitate. Finally
the latter asked:
What is your name, sergeant"
"Hamlin, sir"
The pipe came out of Travers'
mouth. and he half arose to his feet.
by all the gods!" he exclaimed.
That's It! Now I've got you placed
-you're-you're Brick Hamlin!"
The man unconsciously put one hand
to his hair. his eyes laughing.
Some of the boys call me that
yes" he confessed alphabetically.
Travers was on his feet now. ges-
ticulating with his pipe.
''Damn! l knew I'd seen your face
somewhere. II was two years ago at
Washita. Say, Dan, this is the right
man for you: better than any fledgline
West Pointer. Why, he Is the same
lad who brought in Dugan-you heard
| about that"
The major shook his head.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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didn't you write when you spoke about
doing so? Do you actually mean the
girl is coming--here?"
Mcdonald groaned
THAT is exactly what mean,
Travers. Damme. I haven't thought
Of anything else for week. Oh. !
know now l was an old fool even to
conceive of such trip, but when l
wrote her l had no conception of
what 1t was going to be like out here.
There was not a rumor Of Indian
trouble month ago. and when the
tribes did break out /, was too late
for me to get word back east. The
fact Is, am in the devil of q Ak
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~ bm841, anu ING UttoI WO1atAOu VI HID
post kept him ignorant. At first he
was convinced that it was merely
local disturbance and would end a.
suddenly as begun. Then. when
realization finally came, 1t was al
ready too late to stop the girl. She
would be already on her long Journey.
What could he dot What immediate
steps could he hope to take for her
protection? Ordinarily he would not
have hesttated, but now a decision
was not 30 easily made. OF his COM
mand scarcely thirty men remained
1T Devere. q mere infantry guard. to-
gether with q small squad Of cavalry
men, retained for courier service. His
only remaining commissioned omcsr
at the post was the partially disabled
cavelry captain. acting temporarily a.
adjutant, because incapacitated for
taking the field. He had waited until
the last possible moment, trusting
that shift In conditions might bring
back some available oflcer. Now he
had to choose between his duty as
commander and az father. Further
delay was impossible.
Devere was a fort merely by cour-
tesy. In reality it consisted only Of
small stockade hastily built of cot
tonwood timber. surrounding in partial
protection a half dozen shacks, and
one fairly decent log house. The
situation was upon q slight elevation
overlooking the ford. some low bluffs,
bare Of timber but green with June
grass to the northward, while in ev-
cry other direction extended an In
terminable sand-desert, ever shifting
beneath wind blasts. presenting as
desolate a scene as eye could witness.
The yellow food of the river. stiu
swollen by melting mountain snow.
was a hundred feet from the stockade
gate. and on its bank stood the log
cavalry stables. Below, a scant half
mile away, were the only trees visible,
scraggly grove OF cottonwoods,
while down the face Of the blum and
across the fiat ran the slender rib
bon of trail. Monotonous. unchang-
ing, 1t was a desolate picture to watch
day after day in the hot summer.
In the gloom following an early
supper the two officers sat together
in the single room OF the cabin, q
candle sputtering on the table behind
them. smoking silently or modify dis.
cussing the situation. Mcdonald was
ford and heavily built. his gray mus
tache hanging heavily over a firm
mouth, while the Captain was Of an
other type, tall. with dark eyes and
hair The latter by chance opened
the important topic.
by the way, major" he said care
lessly, Il guess it is just as we'll you
stopped your daughter from COMING
out to this hole. Lord. but 1t woull
be an awful place for a woman"
But didn't" returned the other
moodily. Il put it OF too long"
Put 1t on! Good heavens. man
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-04-03
To Choose Fruit Varieties,

First know what the fruit is TO be
used for, then learn what kinds thai
meet that demand do best in the
neighborhood 1t will pay to be de-
liberate in this choice and to confine-
the list to less than half dozen
kinds if market is the aim
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ted with barren years Of soulless la
Dor. whose backs are bent beneath the
terrific burden imposed upon them
from their cradles, and who dwell
continuously in the company Of the
grim specters Of disease and poverty !?
The gulf certainly seems almost I'm
passible. but 1t must be bridged be-
fore any advance can be made in tho
direction Of the abolition OF class war
and class hatred.-Chicago Tribune
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AWAY WITH CLASS HATRED
Distinction Of Condition Should BE
Forgotten II the Ideal Ever 10 to
BE Attained.

Perhaps there Is no feeling more
subtle. more elusive. and more diff
flcult to eradicate from human nature
than the sense Of "superiority.'
In q hundred different ways 1t mani
tests itself, and no class Of society
seems free from It,
The professional mans wife 'oon.
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CHAPTER u.
"1rick" hamIin.

"Brick" HamIin.
The two officers looked up with
some eagerness, Mcdonald straighten-
Ing in his chair, and returning the
cavalryman's salute instinctively. his
eyes expressing surprise. He was a
straight-limbed fellow. slenderly built
and appearing taller than he really
was by reason of his erect, soldierly
carriage; thin of waist, broad OF
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-04-03
Labor on Orchards.

There are few who appreciate the
amount of labor and money necessary
in developing and maintaining an or.
chard Of 100 or $50 acres, to say moth,
ing of the experience and executive
ability necessary In handling such
large crops.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-04-03
Poultry Profits.

A poultry raiser's profits do not
come from the number Of chickens he
matches, but the number raised to ma
tNrtty.
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Most men make good loafers who
can't make good at anything else.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-04-03
PREREQUISITES ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY
TO SUCCESS IN PRODUCTION OF LAMBS.

One Of First Essentials to Secure Strong Uniform Eve Flock
Should Be Rugged in Constitution Active Foragers Reg
u|ar Breeders, Good Mixers and Shearers.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-12-19
PATHWAY TO DISASTER.
Overconfidence Has Been tho Ruin of
Many a Good Man.

Many GOOD Man.
When the sklllful general wishes to
capture a fort he often tries to find a
place that the garrison, sure of its
strength, has left unguarded. So Wolfe
planned, and so Quebec fell.
Many of those accidentally drowned
are good swimmers, afraid of nothing
in the water.
Many a trainer, before a great inter-
collegiate football match, has said that
his team would surely whit the
coaches could cure the players of over
confidence. Overconf1dence Is the sure
forerunner of disaster.
Every boy has seen some wretched
drunkard, with his blear eyes and bro
ken gait. his rags and filth, shamelessly
and pitifully pleading for a few pen
MES with which to buy drink NO
one can look on that sight, common
as it is, without shudder. Yet there
was time when every such pitiful be-
ing was free from the desire for drink.
For time he took his glass in moder-
alton, until suddenly hidden inherit
ance from some ancestor, hitherto I'M
suspected, awoke in him and drove
him headlong. No one knows whether
that faint is in his blood. Yet every
where men are saying, "Oh, l shall
never be drunkard! l can take care
of myselfw
So it was that good swimmers
thought as they swan to a point be-
yond their strength. So it was that
the poor wretch thought in the days
when he drank-before 1t was too late
Youths Companion.
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Music and Melody.

Music" says Leoncavallo, author of
81 Pagliacci." as melody and melody
alone. Compositions live and become
immortal because of their melody, and
they die for lack of 1t. The melody of
Wagner and Strauss is 'obscured,' but
the observation is defect and not
virtue. Verdi is great because Of his
melody, and all musical greatness is
to be measured by its melody and by
nothing else"
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His Marrow Escape.

~ tell you. the closing of the Steenth
National was mighty close call for
me-"
"How was that?"
"Why. a friend had advised me to
put my money in it and
"And you took his advice"
mo. but l would if I'd had any mon
y."-Philadelphia Ledger.
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As IL Struck the Small Boy.

"Father, are generals brave men"
asked Johnny of his parent.
Eyes, my son, as rule, | think they
are" was the answer.
"Then why do artists always make
pictures of them standing on a hill
miles away. looking at the battle
through opera ?"-London Tit
Bits.
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a Real Grievances,

$50 your uncle paid your debts; that
was very kind of him."
"Humph. don't think So He
might have given me the cash and let
me pay them"
what difference would that have
madeY"
1T would have re-established my
credit. Boston Transcript.
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PuoiIistio Enqlish.

The teacher was instrueting the class
In the rudiments of the English Ian
guage.
John" she said, make a sentence
using the word 1ndisposition.'
John, who was evidently Of pugi-
listic turn of mind. assumed an aggres-
slve pose and announced:
when yous wants to fight you
stands in dis position. youths Com
panion.
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erookfieId Wrote With Either Hand.


Among the many accomplishments
possessed by Charles Brookfeld was
the exceedingly useful art of being
able TO write with either hand. This
he owed to the early training of his
mother, who when the future dramatic
censor was a baby fell a victim to
writer's cramp. She thereupon learn
ed to write with the left hand and soon
became proficient. In 1864 Mrs. Brook
field published her first novel; which
she claimed to have written through
out with her left hand. AS soon as
her children could use pen they were
taught to hold it in either hand indif-
ferently, and this early training served
Charles Brookfield in good stead when
oe became a prolific author.-London
Graphic.
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Prominent and charming suffragette
asserts that she disposes of her house
keeping work in ten minutes a day.
Probably calls heg cook and says,
"Shan't be home to dinasr tonight"
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Realism In Art,

Two artists were Boosting how they
could paint DO you know" said one,
IT painted a sixpence on the ground
one day, and beggar nearly broke his
fingers trying to pick it upp' THAT'S
nothing to what | did" said the other.
II painted leg of mutton on a stone.
and it was so realistic that dog ate
half the stone before he found out his
mistaken
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His Hint.

"Don't you want some needles,
dear?" queried Brown as he picked up
his shirt and glanced at the places
where the buttons should have been.
"Why. no." replied Mrs. Brown.
"Why do you ask?"
"Oh, | thought" said Brown a tri1e
nervously. that probably your old ones
had become worn by much use."-EX-
change
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Luck.

"Do you believe there is anything In
luck? ?" asked young man of a philoso-
pher, and the philosopher replied:
YES; there's lot of intelligence and
method and perseverance, in it"-Lon-
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Juries In Germany.

In Germany when the vote OF the
jury stands SIX against six the prisoner
is acquitted. A vote Of seven against
FIVE leaves the decision to the court,
and in a vote of eight against four the
prisoner is convicted.
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Now that he owns a newspaper,
Kaiser Wilhelm may expect to be call
ed out of bed some night by an irate
subscriber who wants something kept
out Of print.
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Crops of Greece.

About "a per cent of Greece is under
cultivation. and 10 per cent consists of
forest lands. The total annual value
of the field crops. fruit and animal and
dairy products is not less than $780,
OOOOOO.
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AS there are more than ninety mil
lion people in this country. somebody
was sure to be sighted when the invi-
tations to the White House wedding
were sent out
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vardon and Ray, the English golfers.
complain of the inaccuracy of Ameri
can journalism. At least they can't
complain of the inaccuracy Of Ameri-
can golf.
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A Chicago court has decreed that
Tadies without escorts must not loiter
in saloons" Have Chicago ''ladies"
being doing it?
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According to a Washington CORE
spondent, not one man in 10000 under.
stands the currency problem. But one
seldom meets a man who does not
know all about 1t.
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The Real Test.

as she an obliging musician?"
every. She will always sing when
you ask her to. She doesn't have to
be coaxed"
81 know. but will she also stop when
you've had enough%
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1t is all right for Inez Milholland
Boissevain to say that the housekeep-
ing can be done in ten minutes per
day, now that she has husband.
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Women are not admitted to the
American academy of immortals. I'm
mortals do not require any buttons
sewed on or socks darned.
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A letter left by Charlotte Corday for
her father has brought $675, but it's
safe bet Citizen Marat would have
doubled the bid to have got it first.
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A gift of $4,35O,OOO received by Cor
nell may not be quite the same thing
as a goal scored against major team,
but it is. looking at 1t one way, a
touchdown.
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In all the troubles and tragedies that
aff1ict the land there is steady and
persistent proof that the wireless IL
saving life and property on the water,
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In time the man who is looking for
easy money will ascertain that wire
tapping is no more to be relied on
than green goods.
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The thoroughly unscientif1c man Is
betrayed by his confessed inability to
see anything of practical Importance
about radium except the price.
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Thomas Edison complains that when
he stops work he gets sick. How
would you like to have an Edison or
two working for you?
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We'd like to have a great deal more
direct evidence that the government is
making a good job Of laundering paper
money.
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A German city has prohibited Isa-
dora Duncan from dancing there. The
old fashioned countries are hard to
convince.
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Engand's little pact with Japan L.
Illustrates once more that it is easier to
find an affinity than to lose one.
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Eggs. it is said. are going to Z cents
apiece Perhaps there was some truth
in the old legend about golden eggs
after all.
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Perhaps If those obstreperous Next
cans should try football 1t might do
something to relieve their feelings.
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Residences of presidents In some
Latin-American countries need to be
equipped with secret trap doors.
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Though not ranking with the chrys-
anthemum, the red headed cabbage has
undoubted charms of its own.
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The difference between pride and
vanity depends upon whether we have
1t or 1t is possessed by some one else.
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"Of what use is slang?" asks Bos-
ton newspaper. In Boston none what
ever
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Surgery as cure for crime may
cause some prompt repentances before
it can be put into practice.
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There is a lot of speculation about
grand opera in New York.
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Talking across the Atlantic seems
more practical than flying across 1t.
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A man who is fearful that he may
do more than his exact duty usually
does less.
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Your umbrella will last longer II you
don't roll 1t or lend 1t.