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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-02-27
CHAPTER V.
a Game of Cards.

Francois Beaupre-Le Francois Of
Vicques-sober, laborious, had in him
a certain pig-headedness, and also a
vein Of the gambler which had swollen
with use; yet because it had SO far
brought him only good luck the neigh
bors called this good judgment. He
was a dealer in working oxen; he
bought and raised and sold them, and
only his wife knew what chances he
often took in buying young beeves. 1t
was a simple solid form of speculation.
yet it was that.
On a day i'll September he left Vic
ques early in the morning to drive to
the market in Delesmontes, a league
distant, two pairs of oxen which he
had bought as calves for almost notn-
ing from poor stock out of a farm
leagues away. He had fed and trained
and cared for them till now they were
ali well set-up and powerful and
smooth-working-ready to sell for a
good price. At the market he found
that there were few oxen to be dis
posed of, none which compared to his,
and his ideas of value went up-he
would get nine hundred francs for
them, which delayed the sale.
So it came to be, by the time his
bargain was closed, three O'Clock in
the afternoon, and he had had no din
ner. With the cattle off his hands
and the money in his pocket he felt a
sense of leisure and Of wealth. Hun
cry as a wolf he felt also, and he
turned into the inn of Delesmontes,
where the sign Of a huge bear, cut out
of tin and painted black, swung before
the door.
A waitress approached nina SOM
melliere-trim in her short calico skirt
and white apron, her hair don in the
picturesque fashion of the place. The
girl took his order; as h turned to
go a man just coming in knocked
against her, and apologizing with
many words, caught sight of FRANCOIS.
Good day!" he saluted him heartily.
Good day, Monsieur Beaupre," and
Francois, friendly always, answered
Good day." III with a reserve, for he
did not recall the man. You don't
remember me? That is natural, for
we met but once. Yet I have not for
gotten you. 1t was at the house OF
my cousin, Paul Noirjean of Devillier."
Now Paul Noirjean was an old &C.
q%uaintance and a solid man, and
though Beaupre did not see him often;
living six leagues away, he respected
him highly. A cousin of his was to be
considered, and Francois was embar-
raised hat his memory could not
focus on thel meeting. He tried to
cover this with cordially, and invited
the stranger to share his meal.
Not at all, not at ALL" the other
answered. yet we must have a bottle
Of wine together. but it shall be my
BOTTLE"
Francois objected; the man insisted.
At length: See, we will play cards
for that BOTTLE the unknown man sug-
gested, and the cards were brought.
and a game of La rams-euchre-was
in progress in two minutes.
Meanwhile the wine had come. and
Francois, a touch more generous and
more cordial for it, was genially sorry
when he won and the stranger must
nav
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-02-27

iron bars. Ali" The interjec-
ton was in the boys natural accent,
and he shivered violently. ugh" His
teeth chartered and he looked about
vaguely. 1T is like an icehcese. do
not like those dreams; they make me
so cold. Seigneur, it is late; my moth
er will not be pleased. And | must
stop at the garden and pick the vege-
tables for supper-carrOts and peas. !
must hurry to get the peas and car
rots."
Little Alike, clutching her fathers
thumb, watched as the boy disap-
peared. Then, to the generals aston
ishment, she began to sob. II don't
know she answered his quick ques-
ton. But II think it is because ]
am sorry the little boy was so cold y
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-02-27
reputable Mr.. acknowledgements.
dence London Times,
Historic City of kiex.

kief or Kiev, scene of the great
ritual murder trial, is the earliest
seat of Christianity in Russia. AS the
most ancient capital of the empire it
has earned it's title of mother of cities.
Its far stretching monastery of Petch.
erskaya Lavra is one of the wonders
of the world. With many a church
and chapel and innumerable monkish
cells within its high wall, the "city of
caves" forms a town by itself. To
he catacombs cut out of the solid
rock every veal come pilgrims from
all over Russia to worship at the
shrines Of the saints who came years
ago from B~yzantium. But Kieff is
not a %typically Russian city. 1t has
lost it's early Byzantine character
without gaining the modern Russian
spirit.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-02-27
PROPER HOUSE FOR TURKEYS
Too Much Care Of Fowls VIII nes"'e
In Poor Success-Conhnemeh'
Always Hard or Them.

I have a neighbor who has peeh Try
ing to raise turkeys for five years now
and has never made a success OF IT.
He insists that they should be houseo
everv night in the same type of shell
ter that he Uses for his
l have grown turkeys for ten years
and the only kind Of exposure that L
know will hurt turkeys IS allo"lhs
the little fellows to wade thFoush
wet grass and weeds. Where they are
running in a woods lot even this does
not seem to hurt them, says a len
nessee writer in the Farm progress.
MY turkeys are out of doors practlcal-
ly all the time.
l never had a turkey to catch
cold" and go around with head n
wattles all swollen. The wild turkeys
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-02-27
Supplying Fresh Air.

In supplying hens with necessary
fresh air there is no necessity Of e1-
posing them to draughts. The mod
ern method of keeping a hen house
properly ventilated is to have what is
commonly called an open front. The
old method al to make them as air
tight as possible. To obtain what was
then called ventilation, various forms
Of ventilators were made, some from
he floor and others from the top.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-02-27
HOUSE FOR DUCKS AND GEESE
Birds VIII Stand Low Temperature If
Sheltered From Wind and Snow
and Given Dry Bedding.

By c. E. BROWN. Poultryman, Crooks
ton. MINI, Experiment Station.)
Ducks and geese will stand rather
low temperatures If they are sheltered
from the wind and snow and the floor
is well bedded with clean, dry straw
They should be given their liberty
whenever they choose to 60 outside
Their shelter should open toward the
south. A house Of this style Is a splen-
did shelter for ducks and geese and
costs very little to build. The ducks
and geese run together in the house
except at feeding time, when the ducks
are fed at a separate trough.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-02-27
Noting DuckTings.

Ducklings usually start to mott
when IL weeks of age, and it will
require about six weeks for them t O
finish the process, and get into good
condition again. For that reason
ducklings should be marketed at ten
weeks of age, for after that they are
more apt to lose weight than gain it.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-02-27
Medals for What They Don't Do.

Dear me-" said the p%otentate, who
are those people and what is the mean
ing of their enormous badges.'
Prince was the reply, they are
members of a temperance society and
their badges signify that they never
get drunk"
The prince frowned.
IF l wore a big badge" he said, 'for
every wrong thing I don't do you
couldn't see my clothes at all"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-02-27
Feeding Washes.

The damp mashes. if fed at all.
should not be fed hot, but simply
warm. If they are fed hot they over
heat the hens and the reaction makes
them likely to catch cold.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-02-27

like those; you may get your father
into trouble. It is q good belief to
keep in ones heart. and you and / may
yet shout Vive lEmpereur' for a Ma
poleon again. Yes, who knows? But
l must go on. Good day, my friend,
the marshal"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-02-27

Improving Poultry.
Compare your poultry with that
shown at the agricultural fair and see
If yours can be improved.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-02-27
w.

Coming to His Own.
Six ears ago, before Waterloo, Ma
fcIeo2 had given the new chateau of
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-02-27

Francois considered, and. feeling no
fear in his soul, decided hat he was
the man destined to take the key out
of the dogs mouth and get the treas
ure, which he would at once transfer
intact to his mother. He had nc need
for treasure; there were things more
important. 1t was for him to become
a marshal of France. Napoleon had
said so; 1t must be SO; but he should
like, on the way to this goal, to face
the dog and take the key and give his
mother the treasure.
In ythe gaiety of the thought, and
feeling both ambitious all but accom-
plished by this decision. he lifted him
kicked out lightly over the abyss. As
he kicked there was a sudden strong
grip on his shoulder; he was jerked
backward and rolled on the grass.
Are you tired of life at this age
then 7" a strident voice demanded, and
Francois lay on his back and regarded.
wondering, at ease, the bronzed lined
face Of a big man standing over him.
Francois smiled; then laughed with
assurance of the others friendliness
up into the strange mans face. He
got to his feet and stood.
mo, m'sieur," he said politely. 81
was only pleased at thinking what l
am going to be some day
"Ah! Is 1t permitted to ask what
magnificence it is that you are to be?"
Certainly It is permitted, m'sieur."
Francois answered In his courageous.
courteous way. II shall one day be a
marshal Of France under another
Bonaparte.,a
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-02-27

The stranger watched him. aston
ished. and then he laid his hand on the
slim shoulder in it's homespun blouse,
and his grave voice was gentle. my
child, be careful how o say words
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-02-27

kicked his heels. and thought Of his
brilliant future, and also of the story
of the great dog and the treasure. The
tradition ran that ages back, in the
time of Caesar, fifty years after Christ,
a Roman governor in this Gallo prov
ince had built q formidable castle on
this hill outside the village. The castle
had great ~granaries to hold the grain
which the governor tortured from the
peasants and sent to Rome to sell. SO
he grew rich by oppression, and he
gold wrung from the people he piled in
cellars deep in his castle. When it
came to be a great amount he sent far
to the north and got a huge dog, and
this dog he trained to a terrible fierce
ness, SO that anyone coming near In
the long underground corridors where
he guarded the treasure was sure to
be torn In pieces, except always the
governor.
For years things went on in this
way, the governor grinding the peas
ants, and the giant dog guarding him
and his treasure, till at last there came
a thunderbolt-the governor was sent
for to come to Rome to give an &C
count Of the riches which he had kept
from the emperor. He had to go. but
he left the dog in charge, and the night
after he vas gone the peasantry gath
cred and set fire to the chateau and
burned 1t to the ground, and the dog
and the treasure were buried in 1t,
and there they are to this day. The
people of Vicques believe that If a
man will go to dig that treasure and
will stay till midnight, that at twelve
exactly a colossal dog will rise from
the ruined stones and come, breathing
flames; in his mouth will be the key
OF the treasure-vauit, and back Of him
will stand the ghost of the Roman gov
ernor wrapped in white, his face COW
cred. And If the man will be bold
enough to take the key from the fam
ing mouth, then dog and governor will
vanish in a clap of thunder, and in
front of the daring one will rise the
door of the tre~asure-vault, and he may
turn the key and go in and help him.
self.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1914-02-27

CTO BE CONTINUED)
The Ocala banner., 1914-12-11
ALCOHOL AND FIGHTING EFF
CIENCY

One of the remarkable features OF
the present European war is the adop
ton of liquor reform measures by
practically all of the nations engaged
in the conflict. On this subject an edi
torial in the New York World says:
'''The relation of alcohol to indus
trial efficiency is still a moot ques
ton, but apparently great comman
ders are convinced that alcohol does
not improve an army's fighting eff.
cheney. That the Kaiser has forbid
den the treating of German soldiers,
while Earl Kitchener askes the Brit,
ish troops to abstain from drinking
while abroad is significant of new
order of things in warfare. The sup.
preston of the sale of absinthe in
Paris, is not strictly a military meas
ure, is prompted by the emergency OF
war.
"a temperate army was something
not conceived of in the old theories
of war But, in fact, drunkard is to-
day as much out of place in an army
as he would be on battleship. A
modern army is fighting machine
only less complex in it's nature than
a modern navy and equally dependant
on sobriety in the ranks.
Perhaps another Trafalgar or
Waterloo could be fought on grog, but
the military authorities today take no
chances with Dutch courage 1t win
seem singular that war in which the
worst passions of mankind find play,
should incidentally serve the cause OF
moral reform. Yet the practical game
to temperance is the same whether
men are kept sober on behalf of in
dustrial efficiency or by the injunc'
tions of army commanders"
The Ocala banner., 1914-12-11

The city of Cleveland, Ohio, claim.
ing that John D. Rockefeller has his
legal residence in that city, has as,
sessed his personal belongings at
three hundred and eleven millions,
Mr.. Rockefeller is resisting the collec-
ton of the tax in the federal courts.
OF course this personal property is
not held in the city of Cleveland, but
the assessment is made against him
because he is reputed to be worth
that sum in stocks and bonds. and
has his home in Cleveland.
The Ocala banner., 1914-12-11

The Sisters of Charity of Emmetts.
burg, Nd, are building a hopsital al
Pensacola, the construction alone OF
which will be $3oO.O0O Fifty-five
city lots are being utilized for the in
stitution. The hospital will be strict
ly fireproof throughout, constructed of
white stone, including the power.
house., in accordance with plans and
specifications by A. o. Won Herbalis
of Washington and Birmingham. The
building will be 200 feet long by 1876
feet wide. equipped with vapor heat
and steam plant, gas and electric
lighting facilities, etc.
The Ocala banner., 1914-12-11
DOTS OF DEVELOPMENT

Fort Pierce will build seawall.
Micanopy has a new packing house
| Bushnell board of trade reorganiz
led.
Delray is to have new school build
ing.
| Ellenton bank building is nearins
completion.
Crescent City will build extensive
sidewalks.
Miami Odd Fellows will erect a
$4,000 temple.
Hotel Halcyon, Miami has opened
/ for the season.
| /. /. Moody will dig a drainage can
al at Bushnell.
Jackson county sugar cane brings
$1O5 an acre.
st. Petersburg city hall is now light.
ed with gas.
Manatee is to pave and curb three
miles of streets.
Robert Kaun will build a syrup mill
at Felsmere.
Stuart Lumber Co., Stuart, will re-
build burned mill
w. H. McNichols will build a busi-
ness block in Miami :.
Boulevard from Jacksonville to Pal
atka is being advocated.
Manatee will open bids December Is
for $355,000 waterworks.
Fl. R. Kenyon will put in a rock
crushing plant near Manatee.
st. Augustine has let contract for
1,1O0 feet brick pavement.
Kissimmee is shipping 10000 lbs.
of fresh fish per week.
Starke is considering plans for
street paving and sewerage.
Davis Patent Corporation, capital
$4,000 formed at st. Augustine.
Boulevard from Jacksonville to
Orange Park has been completed.
Twelve new school buildings are
now being built in Dade county.
Cocoanut Grove shipped the first
solid carload Of peppers this season.
Brevard county fair association or
ganized to hold fair March 1919.
e. T. Roux & Sons will enlarge
their woodworking plant, Plant City.
East Coast Railway will build a
freight depot and warehouse at De-
troit.
Daytona Board of Trade has endcrs-
ed commission form of government
DeLand will vote January Is on
$24,500 bonds for street paving and
sewers.
e. o. irwin, Callahan, produced 1000
bushels of sweet potatoes from six
acres.
Clearwater has accepted plans for
concrete pier, $50 feet long, with two
story pavilion.
Italian steamer Doris took cargo of
1000 tons of crude pitch from PEN
sacola for Genoa, Italy.
Bright Bros. on their Everglades
farm, are producing twenty tens Of
para grass to the acre.
NJ. A. Callahan, Of Cleveland, will
establish plant at E1i s to manufac
ture tile and silica brick.-Tampa
Tribune.
The Ocala banner., 1914-12-11

Henry E. Seigel of New York, who
Systematically robbed his employers
and others of their hard earnings in
the sum of several hundred thousand
dollars, got only ten months servi
tude, while a gentle white woman
here in Florida for forging checks in
the sum of forty-five dollars, got five
years. Justice is very unevenly ad
ministered.
The Ocala banner., 1914-12-11

Russian ranks third among the fish
and deep-sea-food-producing coun
tries of the world. The total yield of
fish is well over $S,00o.Oo0 worth a
year, but even this great supply is
not equal to the needs Of the popula-
tion. e..xI
The Ocala banner., 1914-12-11

The cool following so
which are lust Whole Wheat Flour
pound Big Homny samp
&c Breakfast Food. pkg. l5c
is worth anything you yPur from
for Fankfurter
Sausage CAN Pork Sausage back
Mutton Beef Pork Lamb Veal h
ome pounds for zse
The Ocala banner., 1914-12-11

We also carry regular line of Dry Goods and
everything that is usually found IN an up-to-date
dry goods store.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
TECHNICAL ERRORS
 IN COUNTY ACCOUNTS
Foster Submits Report 70 Governor of Examination of Franklin
 County Books

Montgomery, March 2.-(Special )-Sev- eral technical errors have been found in the accounts of officials Of Franklin county by Examiner of Public Accounts w. R. Foster, who submitted his report to the governor Monday on his examina- ton or the books of that county The examiner reported the affairs of most of the county officials in a good condition
 Examiner Foster reported that Sheriff A. w. Hargett was due the state se 2, for overcharges in serving subpoenas and $lSA for illegal charges in an effort to capture escaped conyicts
 Discrepancies were found in the ac- counts of S. J. Petree judge of probate. to the amount of more than 800 Judge Petree was reported to be due the state Sl0.6S for the omission of one license tax and due $20 10 for errors and omis- sions in mortgage taxes The examiner also reported that Judge Petree was due S9S.e7 for illegal charges In making copies of the treasurer's report
 Another minor discrepancy was foind in the accounts of E. R. Freeman, clerk of the circuit court, who was found to be due S13.F for serving illegal sub- poenas, fees on them having been col lected.
 The examiner further reported that the county board of revenue had allowed certain illegal claims to county officials for small sums, and the examiner charged them back to the officials receiving them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
M BRIDE ROBBED
 OF $72 AND BEATEN
Held Up at Corner of Fifth Avenue and Twentieth
 Street

In the heart of Birmingham at F 0 clock last night J. C. Mcbride, railroad engi- neer. was struck over the head with a sandbag and robbed by highwaymen. The assault and robbery occurred at Fifth ave- nue and Twentieth street in front of the Tutwiler hotel, only few yards away from the restaurant district. Mir Me
 Bride was robbed of $12 and gold watch. besides being badly beaten.
 According to MT. Mcbride, who is an elderly man, he is citizen of Atlanta.
 He arrived in Birmingham last night about 6:90 o'clock and was to leave this morning for Louisville Ky, to visit rel atives. When he was attacked last night and robbed MT. Mcbride was on his way to his hotel. His statement of the affair follows:
 ''I was walking along slowly when 1 heard a rush of feet, but thought noth- ing of it until 1 heard someone shout: Hit him hard and something hit me right behind the left ear and l struck the pavement When l got up they had robbed me and were running away l am an old man, but if l had thought they were go- ing to rob me I'd given them a hard bat tla My idea was that the men in back of men who were running were trying to catch car as one was passing by at the time.'
 avenue and Twentieth street, citizens as sisted Mir Mcbride to detective head quarters where he was asked for de- scr1ption Of the assaiants Early this morning Detectives Crenshaw. William son, Taylor Mitchell and Eubanks were securing tie city for the three men who robbed MT Mcbride. At 2:3O o'clock this morning the highwaymon had not been captured. Toney Garto, who stated that he was from Acton, was held up and robbed last night at o'clock at Third avenue and Sixteenth street. north by two white men, uarto was badly beaten and robbed
 of S20. This was reported to detective headquarters and the affair is being in- vestigated.
 Other robberies reported at detective headquarters yesterday were:
 A Seaboard freight ear was broken into at Avenue A and Twentieth street and eight barrels of apples stolen.
 The store of Hill X Griffin. 1900 Seventh avenue, north. was reported yesterday morning as burglarized. It was stated that 500 jute flour sacks had beensstolen
 ~'i1 IL i-. siidl Y Ol 1'ip Foui .ttlill avenue, south, reported that her home had been visited by thieves and clothes and valuable laces had been taken.
 T. E. Rath, 1927 First aenue, who operates grocery store. reported at detective headquarters that his store had been burglarized and a large amount of groceries stolen.
 Mrs Terence P. May of 1923 Avenue H reported at detective headquarters yesterday morning that her residence had been visited by burglars and cloth ing stolen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
Passing Out to Sea

Washington. March 2.-The storm which gripped the entire east during the last 24 hours, paralyzins traffic. demolish- ing telegraph and telephone lines and causing tremendous losses to property and business generally. was reported to- night to be off Boston, Mass. and rapidly passing out to sea. Moderate tempera- lures with abated winds were promised by the weather bureau for tomorrow
 Reports received at the bureau tonight from practically every point in the storm stricken zone indicated that, with the exception of light snoas in New York Pennsylvania, New England. West Vir- ginia and western Maryland, conditions were gradually becoming normal
 Tomorrows forecast for the eastern and middle western states was "cear weather and moderate temperatures" In New England however, the reports indi- cated the temperatures would remain low with gradual upward movement
 The s0-mile gale which swept New York last night tonight had dropped to 26 miles and was diminishing elsewhere along the coast.
 The train schedules between Washing ton and New York were still suspended tonight. Railroad officials here said it would be several days before the regular schedules again will be effective. One train from New York due at 9:30 D. m. yesterday. arrived here this afternoon at 20
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-03
Lives in Danger

Providence, R. l., March 2.-Fears that nine lives were lost on the coal laden barges Frank PendletGn and Josephus, which were torn loose from the tug Ed gar F. Luckenbach off Fire Island light ship in last nights galo, were expressed here tonight. The tow was bound to this city from Norfolk.
 Captain Partridge of the Luckenbach reported that the barges were quickly swept out of sight after the hawsers parted. With a tug belonging to the sama. the Luckenbach searched the stormy waters of Long Island Sound all day today without hearing any news of the missing boats. Both barges were old and seafaring men here believed that they foundered quickly with all hands.
 On the Frank Pendleton were Capt. Alexander Engbloem of New York, and three others. The Josephus carried Cap tain Charles McIrney Of Philadelphia and crew of four.
 The Edgar F. Lucllehach figured in a disaster off Barnegat December 26, last, when she lost the barees Undaunted and A. G. Ropes with eight men.