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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-11

Yes, mother" John replied. cheer
lily. and the brothers walked away.
followed by the gaze of loving eyes
till their forms had disappeared among
the trees.
At the homo clearing the morning
passed as usual. with the work Of
telling trees and piling brush. At
noon the two ate their dinner" Of
cold Johnny-eake and dried venison
by the smouldering Goals Of a brush
heap. wherein they also boiled a pot
Of water and made ''corn coffee"
After an hours rest they cut down
tall tree. They had trimmed away
the limbs when a large buck sprang
into the clearing with head erect.
Very quietly. but quickly. John
crept along the log to where his rife
Stephen had as quickly dropped from
sight behind the brush. The left
shoulder of the deer was fairly pre-
scented at a distance of only fifty
yards. and almost instantly he gave
bound forward and fell dead. shot
through the heart.
Laying down the weapon John start~
ed to run to the buck. passing near
Stephen and saying, Load the gun.
and I'll But the look and attitude
Of his brother made him pause. He
was gazing intently. not toward the
deer. but in the direction from which
1t had come. John turned and bsheN
startling sight. Stealthily approach
ing along q little ravine. not far away,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-11

John Martin stood near the block
house. with his long rife on his arm
and his Ak in hand. ready to start for
the home clearing. He was twenty
I'VE years old. and there was not his
equal in the settlement for activity
and strength.
BY his side stood his wife. and
there was anxiety in her voice as she
said:
L hope, John. you and Stephen are
not growing careless about watching
because no Indians have been seen
for many weeks. You know one can
never tell when they may come. Do
you keep one on guard while the other
works, as you used top
We'll. no. we haven't lately" he
replied. We've cut away the under
growth for a distance round to give
us clear view. and we both work
and watch the best we can. I've heard
the Indians were entirely out OF pow
der and lead this spring, and they will
not probably go on the warpath till
they get some. Don't you worry, dear;
I don't believe there's any Danger now.
Come on. Stephen" he called, Tets be
on"
The youth addressed was standing
with their mother. few steps apart.
He was only fifteen.
AREN'T you going 10 take your rife
with you. son?" she asked of Stephen.
rs he turned to go.
mo. mother; I think not today. The
fact Is. I've carried the gun back and
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-11
MNanara'S
Tigers
A TRUESTORY
BY WILLIS STEPHENSON.

Bob Mcnamara, young officer OF
a British regiment quartered In CAL
cutta, obtained leave 10 go UP coun-
try for a six weeks hunting expedi-
ton. For at least a month he had
hard luck. and did not get a shot at
anything worth killing. At last. how
ever. his luck changed and he brought
in a leopard one Say and a panther
the next. On the very last day of
his leave he shot a remarkably fine
tigeress as n browning trophy.
While he and his native helpers
were looking at the quarry with a
good deal of citation a very young cub
came bounding through the Jungle
and made straight for his dead moth
er. He was too young to be frighten-
ed by his natural enemy. man. and
crawled up to Mcnamara and licked
his boot. The officer was a tender
hearted fellow. and he picked the lit
tie orphan from the ground and put
him into the capacious pocket of his
shooting jacket.
The natives demonstrated. Better
kill him. sahib," one advised. "A tiger
Is a bad pet"
But Mcnamara was determiNed to
adopt the cub. and he took him with
him when he rejoined his regiment
A few months later the regiment
was ordered home to England. After
a good deal of opposition Mcnamara
obtained permission to take his young
tiger on the return voyage. There
were strict orders that he was always
to be tied up and never to appear on
deck unless accompanied and led by
his master. But 1t really seemed as II
he knew that he could have these
most irritating and senseless restric-
lions set aside by his own blameless
and unexceptionable behavior. Never
was there an animal 30 Intelligent, 90
gentle. so docile. SO handsome. And
when one day the coloners son and
heir, aged 2, was discovered on deck
fast asleep with his head pillowed
comfortably on the cubs soft back
(for he had slipped his collar and had
come up on deck in search Of his
mastery. while the Hindu nurse was
peacefully nodding In a chair some
distance away, he was considered to
have so completely retrieved his char
acter that henceforth he was given
the free run Of tho ship by general
consent. and It ended BY his becom-
ing the pet and plaything Of every
body on board. from the captain and
the chief lady to the cooks mate and
the youngest recruit.
Yet. whether he was in the midst Of
. fascinating game with some one, or
whether he was being fed with his
own special tit-bits the sound of one
beloved voice or step would bring
the game to an abrupt end.
The devotion Of the little animal to
the one person who had saved its life
and supplied it's needs was singular
and touching; and Mcnamara felt,
more than he cared TO own, the inn
pending separation and the fact that
the strange friendship could not, in
the very nature of things. last much
longer.
well. really" remarked the captain
Of the ship, one day when the voyage
was about half over. "the tiger seems
perfectly unconscious that he has any
teeth except to eat with"
On reaching England the regiment
was CHARTERED comfortably in the
Tower. The cub was now growing very
fast and every day was becoming
and more playful. He seem.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-11

Stephen. and this new discovery made
the situation desperate. The boy could
run very swiftly for q short distance,
but he lacked the endurance Of . fully
developed man. In spite Of his broth.
er's encouragement his steps began to
flag. Bigfoot was easily gaining upon
them. and three others were not far
behind him.
The fugitives were now half way to
the fort Stephen seemed to be we'll
nigh exhausted and ready to despair.
He said to John:
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A Home Run in Indiana

forth all winter and never had the
least use for II, and it's powerful
heavy, especially at night after hard
days work
The mother sighed.
All right" she said, gently; per
haps it's just as well, though I've
half AZ notion to go along and stand
guard myself. Take good care OF
this boy" she said to John:
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-11
Rx GARRETT NEWKIRK.

The men Of the block house fort had
eaten breakfast by candle-light. for
An early start to their work upon the
various clearings. They were a band
Of settlers in the Indiana wilderness,
who had arrived from Virginia the
preceding autumn barely in time to
build one house for the shelter Of all.
It was now the hour of dawn, and
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-11
WHY Is THE MAN so HAPPY7

Why is the man SO happy? Because
he has such a smart boy. Cut the
picture out on the outer black border
line and in at the dotted lines IA
and ID. Then fold at BIB and &C,
and you will have his boy.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-10-02
SUCCESS THROUGH FAILURE
Fixed In the Mind That They Will
Not Be Repeated.

Some people learn by observation,
remarks the Milwaukee Journal. Their
eyes are open and their minds alert
to what goes on around them. They
see how other people do things and
the results they gain. When failure
comes they try to find out the cause
Of it. They examine success with care
to learn on what particular thing 1t
depended. They apply the principles
thus learned to their own business and
reap the benefit of knowledge gained.
There are others who never learn save
through their own experience. Obser-
walton is great aid, but experience
gives unforgettable lessons. Ones
own history should be the most in
structive. Once having come to grief,
the reasons are fixed in the mind.
Foolish indeed Is he who twice
stumbles over the same stone. Pope
says, make each day the critic on the
past" 1t is by considering our fail
perfect work. 1t is by our mistakes
that we learn how wisely to adjust
ourselves to circumstances and people.
1t Is by experience that we gain con-
fidence to meet adversely with cour-
age. What has been done may be
again accomplished. 1t is only the fool
who does not better his life by his
own experience. He is wise who learns
nv ohsarvatioD what he shou1d strive
for and what he should avoid.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-10-02
PLENTY OF BREAD LEFT OVER
Mr., Smith, In the Amen Corner, OF.
fered Suggestion to Help Out Ger
tain Young Minister.

One Sunday morning certain
young pastor in his first charge an
nounced nervously:
Il will take for my text the words,
And they fed five men with 5000
loaves of bread and 1000 fishes.'"
At this misquotation an old par
ishioner from his seat in the amen
corner said audibly:
That's no miracle could do 1t
myself"
The young preacher said nothing
at the time, but the next Sunday he
announced the same text again. This
time he got 1t right:
And they fed 5000 men on five
loaves of bread and two fishes"
He waited moment and then, lean
ing over the pulpit and looking at the
amen corner he said:
"And could you do that too, Mr..
Smith,"
"Of course / could Mr.. Smith re-
piled.
And how would you do it?" said
the preacher.
with what was left over from last
Sunday" said Mr.. Smith.-Advance.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-10-02
LITTLE BOYS GOOD EXCUSE
Couldn't Comb His Hair Before Going
to School Because Family Comb
Had Been Loaned.

Here is a story that was told at a
recent dinner by Miss Sybil Baker,
who was chosen queen of Rose Fes-
tival, at Portland, when reference was
made to the wonderful excuses in
vented by the rising generation.
One morning the teacher of a pub
lie school in a western village was
glancing over her pupils. when her
eye suddenly fastened on little Will
lie Brown.
Willie" said she in stern voice,
didn't I tell you not to come to
school without having had your hair
combed?"
Yes, ma'am," was the rather meek
full rejoinder of the youngster.
well, then" demanded the teach
er, little more severely, why didn't
you do it,"
Because I couldn't comb 1t, Miss
Mary" was the startling rejoinder Of
Willie. I'VE lent our comb to the
Smiths last night and they didn't
bring it back" Philadelphia Tele-
graph.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-10-02

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The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-10-02
The Connoisseurs.

Two farmers, attired in corduroys and
CATERS, were strolling through pic
ture gallery, where they looked, and
apparently, felt, decidedly out of place.
But at last they brought up before a
picture which really seemed to please
them-a portrait of lovely girl with
particularly ugly bulldog
"This is something nice, Dick, - said
one.
"What is it called9'
Dick referred to the catalogue.
''Beauty and the Beast" he said.
The other man looked closer at the
bulldog.
"Ah!" he sighed, appreciatively,
che is a beauty, tool '--Philadelphia
Ledger.
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Stone Interests Scientists.

A great deal of interest has been
recently directed to samples Of itaco!-
unite, a stone which is found in Bra
zil When flexible, itacolumite is
cut into thin plates and, when ex-
amined with a microscope, it is found
to be composed almost entirely OF
fine grains of sand of peculiar shape,
with indented edges, which interlock
like the fingers of clasped hands. The
flexibility of the material results from
this interlocking of the grains Of sand,
Of which it is chiefly composed. AL
though few persons know that stone
can be anything but hard, the flexible
stone is not SO much of curiosity as
it seems, for it is found In North Caro-
lima, and there are specimens Of it in
the cases of a Philadelphia collection.
The sensation of handling piece of
stone which bends like a piece of
rubber is a strange experience. If
handled too roughly the stone breaks
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-10-02

good one: One man, with three
horses, runs the harvester in the field |;
four men with teams haul the corn to
the silo; one man feeds and one
spreads the corn in the silo. Low
trucks or wagons with racks suspended
below the axles should be used, SO that
teamsters can put on their own loads.
This requires a crew of seven men,
besides the engineer.
Number and arrangements of men en-
ployed in filling silos by various
methods:
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-10-02
Yes, Resinol Certainly
Does Stop Eczema

Are you an eczema sufferer Do
those ugly patches of eruption start
up and itch as though they would
drive you frantica And have you tried
treatment after treatment, with, at
best, only temporary reliefa Then
you are only going through the ex-
at last found that Resinol healed their
sick skins for good!
With the first use of Resinol Oint-
ment and Resinol Soap the itching
and burning usually stop, and soon
all trace of eczema or similar tortur-
ing skin-trouble disappears, even in
severe and stubborn cases. Doctors
have prescribed the Resinol treatment
for twenty years. Sold by all drug
gists.-Adv.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-10-02


T-Teamsters,
The relative merits of these methods
depend upon the conditions prevailing
on each farm. The best method is
that in which the working force is most
evenly balanced, that is, where all are
working continuously. In the majority
of cases iii which the cost rose to an
unduly high figure, poor arrangement
of the help was found to be chiefly re-
sponsible for the extra expense. It is
not necessary to rush men and teams to
their fullest extent in order to get the
work done cheaply. If all are working
continuously and no one hindered by
the others, economy will result. Two
or three men and teams waiting to un-
load at the cutter or to load in the
field represent loss of valuable time.
The factor that should control the
size of the crew is the capacity of the
silage cutter. On one farm, for exam
pie, on which the cost of filing the silo
was found to be 80 cents ton, IA men
were employed. The work could have
been done just as well with ten, for as
much silage would have been cut in the
same time if there had been only two
men instead of four, pitching on the
field; three men instead of four hauling
with teams, and one man instead Of two
in the silo. Deducting the wages of the
four men and one team that were not
needed, would lower the cost of filing
at this place from 80 to "a cents ton.
In this case the cutter was of medium
size. With the proper arrangement of
help, such cutter may be used almost
as economically as a larger one, but
most farmers wish to push the filing
through as fast as possible and prefer
therefore whenever possible to use a
large-sized cutter.
The five men who filed their silos
with the greatest economy used blow
ers to elevate the silage instead of the
slat carrier The chief objection to the
blower is that it takes SO much power
to run it, but as a matter of fact, it was
found that the power used on these
farms would have been, in most cases,
quite sufficient to handle the largest ma
chimes; and in only one case was there
too little power to run a medium sized
blower. Where a blower is used care
should be taken to have the pipe stand
as nearly perpendicular as possible. In
one case where the cutter was set too
far from the silo and the pipe at an
angle of 80 degrees from the perpen-
dicular, II horsepower engine could
not handle the cutter satisfactorily
when it was operated to anything like
its full capacity. After the owner
changed the position of the cutter, put
ting it close to the silo and thus max
ing the pipe more nearly perpendicular
no more difficulty was experienced with
clogging.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-10-02
MIGHT BE "sPOTLEss TOWN"
Willemstad, Port of Dutch Island OF
Curacao, One OF the Worlds Most
Delightful Spots.

Willemstad, the port of the Dutch is
land Of Curacao, is quaint little
town, and with it's rows of brightly
colored tiled houses of Dutch construc-
ton reminds one very forcibly of the
pictures of "Spotless Town" The
Dutch government maintains gar
rison of home troops there and the
island Is under the management Of
a governor sent from Holland.
The natives speak hardly a word of
Dutch, but employ a patois composed
Of nearly all languages, with Spanish
predominating. This patois is called
"papiamento."
The harbor Of Willemstad is very
beautiful, with a depth of water sutl.
cient to accommodate the largest
ships. Steamers enter the harbor
through a picturesque pontoon bridge
constructed by an American consul
who was stationed there for some
years.
The water In the harbor is a clear
bottle green color and the masts of
a vessel that was sunk at the dock
years ago can be plainly seen. A
quaint tramway line with almost toy
car drawn by one mule serves as a
carrier for the population.
From Curacao the American steam
ers with transshipped cargoes run
across the very important town Of
Maracaibo, in the Gulf Of Maracaibo.
Maracaibo is one of the most irapor-
tant commercial ports of Venezuela,
serving as an outlet for all the coffee
and other valuable products of eastern
Colombia
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-10-02
WHAT IT COSTS TO
FILL ORDINARY S|[O

prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultural
Once a year the farmer has to fill
his silo. The operation is outside of
the regular routine of farm life, and
unless considerable thought is given
the matter beforehand, it is likely to
prove unnecessarily expensive. Infor-
nation collected by Investigators in
the United States Department of Agri-
culture will, therefore, prove useful to
farmers who have not worked out for
themselves the most economical system.
Because the silo has been in use for
some years in these states, the inves-
tigators selected Wisconsin and Mich
igan for their work. Cost records on
81 farms were carefully kept, reveal
ing wide divergence in the cost of
labor per ton of filing the silo. 1t was
found, for example, that one farmer
did this for 46 cents, while another
had to spend Sc cents. The average
cost was Ga cents.
The cost of labor varies considera-
bly,, and in order to ascertain the most
satisfactory method, the investigators
adopted for their comparisons uni
form rate Of Is cents an hour for men
and the same rate for team of two
horses. Engine hire, including the
engineer, was placed at $3.50 per day,
coal at So per ton and gasoline at Ii
cents a gallon. Ten hours were con-
sidered days work. While these
figures cannot, Of course, be consid
cred as absolute, they afford a conven-
lent basis for the individual farmers
calculation of the expense of filling
his silo. The various methods en-
ployed on the farms that were investi-
gated were classified in three groups.
Q) The most common practice was
to have one man with three horses on
a corn harvester cutting corn in the
the field; three or four men with
teams, depending on the distance from
the field to the silo, to haul the corn
to the cutter; one man to run the en-
CINE when steam was used for power,
and, occasionally, when gasoline en-
gines were used, one man to feed the
cutter and one man in the silo to spread
and tramp the silage. Each teamster
pitched off his own load. This makes a
crew of eight or nine men, exclusive of
the man who tends the engine.
(2) In cases where there is a short
age Of teams the following method is
generally practiced: One man, with
three horses, cuts the corn; two men
load the wagons in the field; two men,
or boys, with teams, haul the corn to
the cutter; one man unloads the
wagons; one man feeds and one man
works in the silo. AS soon as load
arrives at the cutter the teamster
changes his team for an empty wagon
and goes back to the field after another
load. When wagon is unloaded it is
run out Of the way by hand. With
this method, boys who are not strong
enough to handle the green corn, can
be utilized to drive the teams. This
method requires crew Of six men
and two boys, exclusive of the engine
tender.
(S) When enough horses are avail
able and help is scarce, the following
arrangement of men and teams is a
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When Writing Advertisers Please Mention
This Paper.
SEN - 40. 1.
Better for ALI,

"Cheer up, old boy" advised the
married man. "You know tits better
to have loved and lost than never to
have loved at ALL
eyes" agreed the rejected sutton,
jingling bunch of keys in his pocket,
"better for the florist, the confec-
TONER, the messenger boy, the restau-
rant waiter, the taxicab, the theatrical
magnate and the jeweler. New York
American.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-10-02
SlzinQ Up Father.

Mother, is my father the greatest
man in the world?"
mo, indeed, my DEAR"
But he's greater man than
George Washington, isn't he?"
Certainly not. Why are you ask
ing such foolish questions this morn
mgr"
II was just wondering why you ever
married him"
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-10-02
Unavoidable.

IT believe you are the same man
who was here about a year ago." said
the housewife.
Maybe 80, num-" replied the
tramp. II was In these parts"
"And you haven't found any WORK
to do YETI"
"Only what was wished on me,
mum, by one or two hard-hearted
Judges"
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-10-02
Interurban Prejudice.

els this a through train?' asked
the impatient man from New York.
"Yes," replied the conductor. TT
makes only one stop between here
and Philadelphia"
THAT'S a good idea. It gives man
who has started for Philadelphia a
chance to think 1t over"
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-10-02
A Work of Art

How'd you happen to buy so much
stock In that fake gold mine, Hiram"
9Th Teller who was sellin' it said II
was gilt-edged."
"Pshaw! They all say that"
But, by cracky, he showed it to me
an it did have a gilt edge"
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-10-02
Please Remember.

Mrs. Meeks-This paper says no
parental care ever falls to the lot of
single member Of the insect tribe.
In general, the eggs of an insect are
destined to be Matched long after the
parents are dead.
Mr.. Meeks-Now, dear, you know
why you have no right to call me an
insect, / hope.
The Western outlook. [volume] (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928, 1915-10-02
uniformed.

What were the Seven Wonders OF
the World?"
Il Dunno answered Mr.. Rufnek.
II never could remember much about
what / saw In a dime museum or a
sideshoW"