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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-09

Quarter q man alive, pour molten
metal into his eyeballs, feed him salt
fish and cut off water, bury him alive
in quicklime, devise what torture you
will and double it, the pain and agony
can not equal that which comes to a
man who, believing in and trusting
and loving a woman with his whole
heart, is forced to admit to himself
that she has deceived him-that she
has lied to him. In those awful hours
| came to know the seven bells.
went through all of them
Only one ray of comfort came to
me. AS had asked myself why did
she lie?" l found myself believing that
she had done so, not of her own free
will but impelled by some motive so
, powerful that she could not resist it.
That it was the influence of Crandall
I could no doubt He had SO preyed
on her fears for her father and sister,
perhaps on her fear for me, that he
had induced her to try to persuade me
to give up my investigation and had
made her promise TO accompany him
on some doubtful secret mission.
at is not my secret"
| recalled the piteous cry my en-
treaties had wrung from her lips, and
found the logical explanation of it in
her having been terrorized by that
villain Crandall. If could have found
him at the moment | could have killed
him with my naked hands.
Yet even though | was convinced
that Louise had lied to me, 1 began to
feel that whatever she had done, what
ever she was now doing, was in the
belief that she was acting for the best
for her dear ones, for me.
My duty to her, my duty to myself.
| reasoned, demanded that l do my
utmost to solve the hideous mystery
and free her from the fear that | was
sure was responsible for her strange
actions. l swung off the train at Ard
way and fastened to the hotel, eager
to tell Davis what ] had learned about
the movements of Hugh Crandall, but
Davis was not there. All that | could
learn was that he had hired horse
and buggy early in the morning and
had driven off in the direction taken
by Crandall the day before.
eff he is following Crandall's trail, "
said l to myself, "he is just day too
late"
So long as Davis was not about
decided might as well see if the miss
ing postmaster had been found. AS
walked up the street | could not help
thinking how dumfounded Davis would
be when he returned from his fruit
| less chase for Crandall and listened
to my tale of Crandall's actions. While
he had advised against my return to
the city, he would have to admit that
| it had not been without result
AS | entered the post-office / found
| that Miss Cox was still in charge.
Approaching the letter window, bade
her good afternoon and asked if there
was any news of the missing postmas-
ter 1t was late in the afternoon and
the last mail for the day having been
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-09
What Worried Her.

YOU say your wife threw a plate
at your"
Yes; it was a fine china plate. 1t
broke against my head"
Didn't she appear sorry after she
threw it?''
yes, she appeared very sorry"
"Ah, indeed And what did she
say?"
"She said she was fool not to con-
troll her temper"
Good. And what else did she
say?"
She said she didn't believe she
could match that plate again if she
hunted the town through" Photo
Bits.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-09

are mortally hurt and live that the
pain becomes so terrible.
In the few minutes / had had with
Louise had not realized the depth of
the wound in my heart her conduct
toward me had made. Even when |
saw her dash away from me in an au-
tomobile, panied though | was that our
interview should have been cut short,
| still did not comprehend what a ter.
rlble blow it was that had befallen
me. 1t was the sight as l left the
ferry of the automobile dashing by,
with LCuise-the woman | loved
seated beside Hugh Crandall, that
gave new poignancy to my pain, that
added to the fires of jealousy, that
made ME understand to the full the
dire import of what had happened.
Louise had lied to me.
Crandall had been in the house. She
had seen him. She had left me to
join him. She had even deserted her
helpless sister and her dying father
to go with him. And all the while her
lips had protested that no one had
been IN the house but the doctors and
nurses.
AS l paced the platform and paced
it back again, waiting two weaSy hours
for an Ardway train, as l sat for two
amending hours more in the long ride
through New Jersey.alike poisoned
knife, cutting my heart to shreds and
cutting the shreds again, the thought
kept coming back to me over and
over: "She lied to me-"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-09

he returned safely from their con-
quest. Probably he met with little re-
sistance on the islands. where he is
supposed to have founded Tresco Alb
bey Later In the same century, a
Scillonian had the credit of convert
Ing the fierce King Olaf of Norway.
After marrying the coast of Britain
and ireland Olaf sighted the Settles
and ran his vessel into what is now
the harbor of ST. 'Mary's. A hermit
here gave him timely warning of a
mutiny that was about to take place
among his own troops; he crushed the
revolt. but was severely wounded.
Carried to the monastery at Tresco,
he was there nursed into health and
Christianity. consenting to receive
baptism.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-09
PAIR LIVES SILENT II YEARS
Even Funeral of Child Fails to Break
Vows Made as Result OF TriV-
al Quarrel.

New York.-The story of eleven
wears of married life. during which
not a word was exchanged between
husband and wife, is told in papers
on file here in separation suit III
the state supreme court
The pair-Mr and Mrs. Carl Minta
were. married in 1884. For thirteen
wears they lived happily together with
their four children Eleven years ago
thew uuarreled The dispute was over
some trivial matter. it is said, but the
wife declared that she would never ad.
dress another word to her husb band 50
long as she lived. He declared that
the arrangement was satisfactory to
him.
Mrs. Mintz asserts that both adj
hered 10 the agreement Seven years
ago their daughter Dorothy died, but
even at the funeral service the vow
Of silence was not broken. Mr.. MINT
is now seeking a separation.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-09

That's about the eighty-nintt. time
I've answered that question to-day
Seems like the whole town was in
here wanting to know"
HAS the post-oflce inspector been
here?"
He was in here this morning and
made just the routine examination. He
didn't ask no questions, though | I'M
derstand he has been sleuthing
around up to Widow Smiths, where
Charlie Rouser boards. II he's looking
for anything wrong with Charles ac-
counts it's my private opinion that he
amt going to find 1t. I've been all
over the books twice today and there
amt anything out of the way"
"Iave you any idea where all that
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-09

that in some way Louise, too, had
been ensnared by the master of crime
who had plotted all this evil, but how,
l could not imagine. Yet more and
more, it seemed to me, all clues point
ed TO Hugh Crandall. What could have
been Louise's motive in denying to
me that he had been in the house
She must have known it.
! began to wish that | had taken
Davis advice and remained in Ard
way. Perhaps by this time | would
have had some definite clue. | re-
solved to go back there at once. The
inspector seemed to think that that
was the most fruitful field for investi-
cation, and probably he was right.
Hailing a taxi, l babe him drive me
to the ferry, but to my great annoy
ance reached it just two minutes too
late to make a train. Too dispirited
to do anything else, / entered the wait
ing ferryboat, and, sinking into a seat
in the corner, gave myself up to bitter
reflection on my failure to solve the
problem | had set myself The more
thought about it the more firmly |
became convinced that it was wise to
disregard Louises request My love
for her, my duty to her, demanded
that | go on.
So absorbed was l in my reflections
that | did not notice that the boat
had reached it's slip, and l was almost
the last to leave it. Just as l stepped
shot by me, giving me barely time to
catch look at the occupants, but in
that feeting glimpse l recognized
them both.
Il was Louise with Hugh Crandall.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-09
Good Idea to Let LESS Criticism and
More Comradeship" Be Your
Guiding Motto.

LESS criticism and more comrade-
ship" would be a helpful maxim for
all homes.
1t is easy enough to be pleasant to
the casual acquaintance, but the great
difficulty lies In being decent to those
who are devoted to us-to those who
are ever willing to forgive our short
comings. There is no duty above treat
ing your friends courteously and try
ing To illuminate the general monot-
ony of the lives of those you love.
In home life tact will succeed often
where command will fail. Sugges-
tons will go farther than argument.
Direction is so much better than die
tation. Criticism of loved ones is a
vice that takes possession of one like
a stimulant, or a drug, once 1t is en-
cour yed. 1t may begin in our So
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-09
ISLES Of SC|LLY
Group That Are Situated South
west of England.
Period at Which Islands Were Sepa.
rated from the Mainland Must Be
Far Beyond the Reach Of
History.

London-PeOple sometimes apply
the term Lyonesse to the whole OF
Cornwall, which is a mistake. If there
ever was such land at all it lay west
ward of Cornwall, and the Sicily Isles
are it's relics. The name of Arthur
plays like a Iambent light about the
district; but the period at which the
Settles were separated from the
mainland must be far beyond the
reach of history, which in England can
only explore about two thousand years
backward The Lyonesse of romance
extended to the southwest of Lands
End, and was connected III race and
legend with the Leon of Brittany. AS
a matter of geology the tradition has
no satisfactory basis, though there
are traces of submerged forests in
Mounts Bay, and the old Cornish
name of st. Michaels Mount repre-
sents that rock as having once stood
In the center of woodland. In reality
the islands are the last upheavals Of
that backbone of granite which is 80
impressive on Dartmoor and which
again comes into notice on the Bod
min Moors. True, ocean depths do not
begin till far beyond the islands, so
that in it's relation to the great sub
marine platform Scilly may be con-
sidered structurally attached to Brit
ain, as Britain is to the Continent.
Some portion of the vanished region
may have survived, adjoining the
coasts of Mounts Bay. till the year
1899. when, according to the Saxon
chronicle, Lyonesse was destroyed in
great tempest.
When we come to the genuine his
tory of Scilly there are some interest
Ing things to notice. The islands seem
to have been used as a penal settle
ment in Roman times; and in the sixth
century they gave a home to the
WEIGH st. Samson. who became bish-
op of Dol, and who has left footprints
In Guernsey as we'll as in Devon and
uninhabited, but it may have had
fairly large population when the saint
established an oratory here; there
are many traces of early occupation.
To many it is still more interesting as
the home of Walter Besant's ArmOrel.
Early in the tenth century Athelstan
made a conquering expedition through
Cornwall, and is said to have spied
these isles from the high land at st.
Buryan-the day must have been I'M
commonly clear. He vowed TO build
church on the spot where he stood X
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-09
Important TO Mothers
Lovers Unique Devotion.

An unusual manner in which a
lovers devotion was shown occurred
at Zurich, Switzerland, recently. A
cobbler, whose sweetheart died, ap-
prenticed himself to a stone-cutter in
order to execute fitting tribute to
her memory, and after fourteen
months he was able to carve beau
t;ful rose on a marble slab and write
beneath: such was she" After it
had been erected over her grave he
returned to his first trade, and now
repairs shoes as before.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-09
Tact Better Than Command

called high moral standard and hatred
of sin. But once it becomes a habit,
it is INDUCED in for the satisfaction it
gives
An Eden can be ruined by constant
fault-finding, selfishness. and with
holding the words Of praise. A para
disc can be created by small kindness.
es and by thinking sweet and helpful
thoughts of those about you.
The next time yoN feel like CRITICS
ing a loved one, force yourself to say
something complimentary to him in
stead
Try it and see if you won't be hap
niar
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-09
PLAN TO LOWER LIVING COST
Columbus Graduates Say Auction OF
Foodstuffs Would Help the
People.

New York-The establishment o!
c,tv markets at which food products
shall be sold by auction to retailers
and consumers is the remedy for the
high cost of living proposed by COM
mittee Of Columbus graduate studenta
which has been making an extensive
inquiry into the subject. This scheme,
the committee believes, is the best
means of cutting down unnecessary
costs in distribution, as 1t would do
AWAY with iobbers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-09
CHAPTER XII.
More Discoveries.
yas Louise with Hugh Crandall.

The worse the injury the less it
hurts at the moment | once saw a
man with both legs cut off laughing
and joking with the men who pulled
him from under a car. Though he
died in ten minutes, doubt if he suf-
fered half as much as if he had
bumped his head or had run splinter
under his thumb-nail. 1t is when you
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-09
Exactly.

do you believe that poverty is COM
parative?"
1T must be when girl complains
that she cannot afford to have more
than one diamond necklace for all cos
tunes
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-09
To STUDY Resuscitation Effects.

The American Medical association
is to make a study of methods of re-
suscitation from electric shocks. Many
eminent physicians and electrical en-
gineers are to cooperate in the inves-
tigation, which it is hoped will have
important practical results.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-09
Same Thina.

$50 you have given up getting mar
ried?" -
Yes; and you have given up your
auto. What was the reason of that?"
Cost of upkeep."
That's what influenced me-"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-09

distributed, she sat crocheting. She
motioned to me to, come around to
the rear door.
How about ii ?" I asked AS I ell
tered the office, t'has anything been
heard of Rouser?"
She shook her head.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-09

All women are born free and equal
but they don't look it at thS bstkscg
beach,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-09

Mrs. windows Soothing Syrup for Children
teething softens the gums, reduces iniamma.
tion allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c bottle dg
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-09
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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-01-09

A brave man is always ready tc
face the music"-provided it isn't
that old tune from 'Lohengrin."
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-02-13
$lo,O0o,oo0 In One Day Gained By
Rockefeller

John D. Rockefeller is about $lO,-
OOO, 900 richer than he was yesterday.
He is the principal beneficiary Of a
"me!on" cut by the directors OF the
Standard Oil Company of New Jer-
sew who declared $40 cash divi-
dend today on nearly 100000
shares of STOCK. The whole melon
was $40. .OOO, 900. The distribution IS
to be made Feb. Is.
Mr.. Rockefeller owns 44,4l9
shares Of the company's stock, about
of the entire issue.
In exact figures he will get $9,776.-
76O.
The quotation on the shares was
S448 each, which includes the dlvi-
dend, Mr.. Rochefelfer's part OF
this great aggregation Of capital,
after dissolution" by the United
States Supreme Court, is $lO8, ,OOO.-
900 in round unmbers.
In addition. Mr.. Rockefeller has
a pro rata interest on the same
basis in the various Standard Oil
subsidiary corporations that were
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-02-13

A good pasture should be provid-
ed. For early spring rye pasture
is fine. This can be followed by a
mixed pasture as follows: Peas, 2
bushels per acre. barley, one bushel
and rape 3 or 4 pounds. Some grain
should be fed as the pasture alone
will not be sufficient. Then plant a
patch Of squaw corn. The pigs can
be turned into this about the mid
die of August. The sows that are
to be used for breeding should not
be turned into the corn but keep
them on the pasture and feed some
grain as oats or shorts. This requires
the minimum of labor and makes
cheap pork,
An expensive hog house is not nec-
essary. A straw shed will answer
very we'll. Set up some posts in a
circle with an alley leading to the
east, put woven wire fence on the
posts and some poles on the top.
Throw the straw over it when
threshing. The A shaped cots are
fine for the sows after they have
farrowed.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-02-13
People Eager For Land

Billings, Mont, Feb. 10.-An evil
dence of the favor in which Mon
tana lands are held by homeseekers
is given in the fact that the statistics
prepared by the register of the U. S.
land office in this city show that the
number Of filings recorded were great
er than in any Office in the country
with two exceptions.
During the last 8 months, however,
the Billings land Office led all others
by q wide margin.
The report shows that approximate
ly |, coo homesteads were entered dur
ing the II months ending June 80, 1912
and that the office handled about $40,
600, and during the last quarter OF
that year 500 filings were made and
the receipts were approximately $4OO.-
600. Indications are that this veal
will be recorn breaker. for although
the ground has been covered with snow
duringSa great part of January ans
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-02-13

Public market places a, established
in number of cities and towns, and
in these places consumers may buy
such articles as fruit, vegetables,
dairy products, poultry, and eggs dl-
rect from farmers as well as from
dealers.
Another institution which aids the
producer to dispose of his crop is the
public warehouse. Illustrations OF
this are afforded in the marketing
of tobacco in Virginia and North Car
olina, wool from the northern Rocky
Mountain states, and to some extent
rice in Louisiana and Texas. Inc
growers or their representatives
with their produce, meet the buyer'
At these warehouses.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-02-13
Raising Hogs Cheaply

N. D. Agr. College, Fargo, Nd
In raising hogs cheaply it is nec~
essary to begin with the soWs. They
must be fed we'll in order to pro-
duce a good litter of strong vigorous
pigs. Oats are splendid grain feed
1t is well balanced food. Corn is
not suitable it is too fattening. Also
provide plenty of pure water. Exer-
else is necessary. This can be pro-
vided by feeding the oats on a feed
ing floor, scattering them thinly.
It is not necessary to grind the oats.
The soWs should be handled SO one
can go up to them at any time. A
good time to have them farroW is
about April 1st. A good place is a
stall in a horse or cow barn. The
time of narrowing can be determined
quite exactly. The milk comes into
the teats A to 6 hours before farrow-
ing. Don't feed the SOW for "a hours
after narrowing. but give her slight
ly warmed water. Then feed some
feed like oats and some shorts.
When the little pigs are 5 or 3
weeks old begin feeding them some
grain like ground oats. A good way
is to fence off their trough 50 the
SOW can't get to it. Wean the pigs
when about IL weeks old.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-02-13

set apart from the parent under the
direction of the highest court.
The official statement announc-
ing the "melon" follows;
"A distribution of $40 share has
this day been ordered on the capi-
tai stock of this company, payable
the 18th day OF February, 1913, to
stockholders of record at the close
of business the 7th day of February,
1913.
prior to and at the time of the
distribution of the stocks of
so-called subsidiaries of this
company, in obedience to the
decree in the case of the Unit
ed States against the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey and others.
many of the subsidiary companies
owed this company large sums OF
money. The policy of requesting
the payment of these sums of money
as speedily as possible was adopted
by company on the advice of counsel
in observance Of what was deemed
to be the spirit of that decree.
Complying with that request
those companies have made pay
ments from time to time as they
were able to do so from money
raised by the realization of assets or
the increase of their capital stock.
The result of these payments is the
accumulation of fund in the hands
of this company from which the dis
tribution that has been ordered may
be made without impairing the
company's capital. ;.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-02-13

wheat crops following beets showed
an increase of Is to IS bushels per acre
and oats gain of 25 to 40 bushels.
Also that it raises the price Of other
crops by creating market for them,
particularly forage crops, and that it
encourages stock raising by providing
a balanced ration.
cit is the only staple crop in the
matter of market price that we have.
The grower knows in advance what
price he will receive per ton for beets,
and he receives cash for his product.
It means better farming, better ma.
chinery, improved roads and better
LIVING -