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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-07-09
CHAPTER XIV.
The Ballroom.

The Ballroom.
In his own apartments that evening
Michael the king had passed the time
in somewhat preoccupied fashion. Left
alone. and hence unhappy in his coun-
sells. he welcomed the announcement
OF the chamberlain who advised him
of the presence OF the Count Sachio OF
Grahaffen. who wished to pay his com
pliments to the king.
Come then. my dear count said
Michael to him. You are very vel
come at this hour. You will have a
glass OF our own vintage have
cask OF Lucoyen which is quite worth
while"
with all my heart" said Count
Sachio.
The attendant removed the cork
from the bottle reverently. poured
slowly, gently. the amber fluid into
the tall glasses upon the table. II was
at that moment that King Michael be-
thought him OF a certain message
handed to him but left until now un-
opened. He frowned as he looked at
the word. irreverent when addressed
to royalty, and urging haste. I'm
portant' Is II SO? What shall | do.
my dear count? Throw II away?"
Count Sachio cast glance upon the
inscription.
Your majesty" said he. "it is in
the hand of a lady By no means
throw away any letter a woman
writes 10 you-and by no means write
one yourself. Am ! not good coun-
SELF"
Smiling. King Michael broke open the
small hotel seal, frowning as he did so
at what seemed to him undue familiar
ity on the part OF someone, he knew
not who. But as his eyes ran over
the few lines OF the message HIS ex-
preston suddenly changed. The words
remained deeply written on his mind.
Your majesty young Ameri-
can drink no wine"
Count Sachlo looked on respectfully,
his glass arrested, naturally venturing
no comment. King Michael made no
effort TO turn the conversation. He
left his wine untastedl
ing IN audacity." went on Count Sachio
presently But pledge your mai
esty long and happy reign" lie
raised his glass and waited.
Drink heartily, good Count sachlo."
said King Michael. AS for myself. /
have dined but lately. as ! said. The
doctors say dreadful things to me.
You excuse me?"
He had poured but a small portion
in his own glass, and raised his hand
against more.
sachio was obliged TO admit TO
Count Frederick. whom now he early
sought. that he doubted the full sue
cess Of his errand.
Leave him then to me-" ex-
claimed Frederick-"he mover fails to
do as ask Make ready for the ball
time presses now. / myself viii
hasten TO see the king before he leaves
for the winter palace"
Frederick. making urgent excuses
now to enter the apartments Of the
king after his arrival, found the mon
arch In the same apartment, stolidly
regarding the now empty bottle OF
wine.
A certain idea came TO the brain
OF Michael. the king. as he now ac-
knowledged the visit of Count Fred
enck at so late an hour. II this
] message had warned him not TO drink
wine-then there must be someone In
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HUSBAND RESCUED
DESPAIRING WIFE

| had gotten so weak | could not stand.
and ! gave up In despair.
Al last my husband got me bottle OF
Cardui, the woman's tonic, and / COM
meneed taking il. From the very first
dose, | could tell II was helping me,
can now walk two miles without Is
firing me, and am doing all my work"
Iiyou ale all run down from womanly
troubles. don't give up In despair. Try
carduI. the woman's tonic. lthas helped
more than a million women. In Its so
years Of continuous success. and should
surely help you, too. Your druggist has
sold cardui Tor years. lie knows what
II viii do. Ask him. lie viii recou-
mead It, Begin taking carduI today.
Write los ch.,i.aoosa MaAlelns Co. Ladies'.
Advlsofy Dept. Chattanooga, Tsan.. Az SpeciaA
tnsirI.etlons ~ your case Al o. PAGE book. Home
Iis-,msn, 'ss Wsmsn." seat In plAn usDpsf. I-os
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1st insertion July 2nd
5th insertion July 30th
NOTICE or SHERIFFS SALE
OF LAND


NOTICE or SHERIrF"S SALE
OF LAND
Notice Is hereby given that in pur-
suance OF an order of sale issued out
Of the District Court OF Bryan Coun-
ty. Oklahoma. on the 29th day Of
June. A. ID. 1915. In an action whore
In the Northern Assurance Companw
OF Michigan Is plaintiff. and John
Olen Krantz. Alvie Glide Krantz. II.
+. Grafa. Clarence Dyer and ". s.
Wood, were defendants. directed to
me, the undersigned sheriff or Bry-
an County, Oklahoma. commanding
me to levy upon, appraise and sell
the following described property, to-
wit
The VIZ OF the NEh. and
the S Y of the 81 a OF the NEH
and the NWh OF the SEh Of
the NE u of Section 5, Town
shin 3 South Range ~ East.
and all lying In Bryan County,
In the State OF Oklahoma,
TO satisfy a Judgment and decree of
foreclosure in favor of said PLAINTIFF
and against said defendants, and
made In said court on the ith day
OF June. A. ID. 1915. for the sun OF
S1.250.S1, the sum Of f100u0. as
an attorneys fee. and the sum of
Fifty dollars as costs with interest
on said sums at the rate OF seven rer
cent. per annum from the 11th day
of June. A. d. 1915. until paid. and
costs accruing: ! will on the 9th dav
OF August. A. d. 1915. at the hour OF
2 .. m. OF said day. at the front door
OF the Court House In the City OF
Durant. in said County and State. Of
fer for sale and sell 10 the highest
bidder for cash, the said property
above-descrlbed. or so much thereof
as will satisfy said judgment with
interest and costs.
Witness my hand this 30th day OF
June, A. ID. 1915
JOHN A. PHILLIPS.
Sheriff BRYAN County,
BY w NJ McFatrldge. Deputy.
cHAs. G. PARKER, Attorney
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Bryan County Officials.

Jesse NJ. Hatchctt district Judge.
Goo. Harrison, county treasurer
Henry McCreary. county clerk.
w. II. Yeats. tax assessor.
l.. Warner Stlnson. county surveyor
c. l. Ncely. county superintendent
r. A. Bishop, county woighcr.
w. A. Durant. @. A. Ramsey. rep
resontatives.
Ed l.. speairs. Durant, commits
sionor. district one.
Ben Hultaman. Albany. commits
sloner. Third District
Gray Nickels. Matoy. Chairman.
J l.. Rappolee. county Judge.
Walter ]. Turnbull. county attor-
ncy.
w. A Jones. Court clerk.
John A. Phillips. sheriff.
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CHAPTER XIII.

A Prisoner.


Having dispatched her messages.
Kitty Gray sat alone once more in her
room. There came TO her mind once
more the reflection that now she had
not even one portion OF the broken
coin. As 10 that which had gone TO
the king. she felt fairly sure that she
might regain il. AS TO that which hsd
been taken from her by force by Count
Frederick, she was far as ever from
its possession.
The simplest way is the best" said
she once more. "I'll so back there
again"
Il was not so fortunate as to find
monsieur the count at home before"
she explained TO the attendants who
met her al the door.
Monsieur the count has gone out
but now"
A sudden resolution came to Kitty's
mind even as a sudden flush came TO
her cheek.
$50? Then will wait his coming.
II you please. the apartments Of mon
sieur the count"
The man left her. and she closed the
door. An instant later she was at work
turning over the articles OF the
dresser. peering here and there. look,
ing this way and that-and unsuccess-
fully.
But meantime the attendant who
had left her. anxious to be OF service
to his master, sent out posthaste TO
summon Count Frederick to his re-
turn. He met the count himself. and
yet another attendant. upon the point
of entering the palace. The newcomer
was talking to the count excitedly.
"Excellency. tell you the woman
Is outwitting you. She sent her half
the coin this very morning-seni It to
the king b. special messenger. / saw
IT. felt II In the envelope, | am sure.
There is some plot afoot. Ard
brought the news as soon as possible,
but have searched for you long"
Come" said Frederick, and he
hastened the more when he met the
messenger advising him Of Kitty's
presence in the palace.
Her search still uncompleted. Kitty
heard footsteps approaching. and
turned desperately like some trapped
animal There was no escape-tae
narrow window, as she knew. was two
stories above the court below. And
even as she stepped TO the door she
met there the smiling, sardonic face
of Count Frederick himself
The honor is mine. mademoisellel
said be with icy politeness. True,
had not expected you"
Shamefaced. confused, for once un-
able 10 make any explanation, Kitty
could hut stand and stare at him. An
instant later she heard the click Of the
lock and the passing Of footsteps in
the hall once more. She was alone
She was a prisoner.
She sat alone, helpless, unanswered
in spite OF her pounding on the door
her cries for help. until she was utter
ly weary--until the shades Of might
came.
She looked ct her watch. The houl
was approaching eleven. The great
black and white ball was now in prog
fess at the winter palace across tbs
ssty.
She went 10 the window and looked
cat Into the night All the court VIA,
6ark-saye one window directly below
her on the opposite side, fifteen fset
below, ten feet across the narrow
eourtway. Even a. she looked Ccxr
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Clean white cotton rags wantoi
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1st Insertion June IS
4th Insertion July 0
NOTICE TO CREDITORg


In re Estate OF w. ID. Coleman, de-
ceased:
Notice is hereby given that Ella
l.. Coleman, Administrative OF the es-
tate OF W. ID. Coleman. deceased. to
the creditors OF, and all persons hnv-
ing claims against, said deceased, 10
present them with necessary vouch-
ers. within four months after the
first publication OF this notice, 10
Ella l.. Coleman, at my house In
West Durant. or to Porter Newman.
at his office at 201-2 Main st.. Du-
rant. Oklahoma.
June 10th. 1915.
ELLA l.. COLEMAN,
Administratrix OF w. ID. Coleman,
deceased.
PORTER NEWMAN. Attorney.
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. LEaiL ADVERTISEMENTS .
q q sN q [. a q A. q q /. q - 9 q


First Insertion Junca5.i5
Fourth insertion July tGst5
state Of oklahoma. County OF nry.
an. pa.
In the District Court
WILLIAM l.. DOrN N...s. Plaintiff,
vs. No. 2gNt
SARAH ~. pOTN .... Defendant
NOTICE NY PUBLICATION
Said Defendant. Sarah N na'v
vii take notice that she hns been
sued lu the District Court of Hryan
County. oklahoma. in the above
styled and numbered cnueo. hy tho
above namcd plaintiff William T.
nOty. Cor absolute divorce upon the
grounds of Abandonment for the
poilod of one year, and extreme cru
city by defendant toward plaintiff,
aud that ahe must answer tho pctl.
uon flcd therein by plaintiff on or
before the 9TH day of Auguet, \. u
i9l6. or said petition will bo taken
oa true and Judgment for said piMn.
tiit for divorce viii be rendered ac-
ccrdingly
tScaD w. \. JONES.
Court Clork OF SAID Coart
GRAY MOORE.
Attorney for Plaintiff
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RAILROAD TIME TABLE

rls time card Ia printed free for the
Information OF the public and ita cor
rcctnoss IS not guaranteed by the
Newa.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-07-09

Because Of lie tonic and laxative effect, LAxA-
TivE BKoMO QUINfEHts u better thsn ordinary
Quinine aud does not cause nervousness nor
finRina In head. Remember the full r1ne and
look for the signature of ". w. cRofH. 2se.
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Quite a number OF Durant people
went to Denison Monday to witness
the Denison- sherman ball games.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-24

In bringing the chick from the
hatch to maturity, the kind of feed
to be used depends much upon the
use to which the bird is going to be
put. II the fowl is to be marketed
at an early age. rapid growth is es-
sential. The milk feeding method
will stimulate this rapid growth.
II the bird is to be used as a layer
or breeder, on the other hand, there
should be slow but steady growth.
This can best be obtained by feeding
a wheat and corn or kafir ration sup
plemented by bran, shorts, sour milk,
beef scraps. clover, oyster shell, and
grit.
Many poultryman makes the mis-
take OF feeding only fat producing
foods. He expects the chick to pro-
duce bone, sinew and feathers from
this one food. Perhaps the grain
that Is most frequently used in this
way is corn. A certain amount of
corn is essential in producing energy
and animal heat, but the mistake
should not be made of feeding IL ex-
clusively and expecting the little chick
to develop bone and muscle
Ash and mineral matter are essen
tial parts of the chicks rations IL
you expect 1t to develop into large,
strengthened bird. Some of this min
eral matter the chick gets from
clover, alfalfa and other green foods,
but not enough. Mineral matter,
therefore, is supplied In the form of
beef scrap and finely ground oyster
shell. The, beef scrap should be fed
in small quantities, and the amount
increased as the chicks grow older.
Poultry authorities do not agree as
to whether or not the chick should be
made to scratch for his food. Some
ADVISE a shallow litter OF light straw
or chaff, some a deep litter, while
some say to use no litter at all. One
thing is certain, however-the chick
must have exercise.
When the chicks are kept cooped
up and cannot run on the ground
they soon form the habit of standing
around, and then the poultryman's
troubles begin. Artificial exercise
must be supplied, Some poultrymen
make the chick scratch for his food,
others suspend vegetables at which
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-24
FEEDING THE YOUNG CHICKS
Nothing Given Until Youngsters Are
Two Days oId-WhoIe Grain Fed
at End Of Eight Weeks.

(By c. f. BROWN. Minnesota Experl-
ment Station)
We do not feed little chicks before
they are two days old, but from the
beginning give them water. During
this period the hen is given her food
out of reach Of the little ones. The
first feeds are given sparingly every
two hours, and are usually wet
mashes.
After the third day we feed some of
the cracked grains, a little at a time,
till, at the end of the fifth or sixth day
we are giving the three feeds of the
cracked grain. Occasionally we give
little whole wheat, and by the end of
eight weeks we are feeding most of
the grains whole. II the chicks are un-
able to get worms or insects in suffi-
cient quantities, they must be supplied
with substitute, such as milk or beef
scraps. Green feed is given in the
form of finely chopped lettuce, a piece
of potato or turnip or mangel when
they are not able to run outside on the
grass.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-24
FARM
ANIMALS
PROPER CARE OF BROOD sow
Animal Is often Neglected Before and
After She 10 Bred-Furnish Her
With Separate Pen.

The care of the brood SOW is too
many times neglected before and after
she is bred Many times they are keps
in the same lot with the fattening
hogs, which is a sad mistake and al
most sure to result in a weak bunch
of pigs. Good care at this time means
much towards good crop Of strong.
healthy pigs.
In the first place the sows should
have a separate lot from the rest Of
the hogs, and It should be large
enough so they get plenty OF exercise.
II they do not take plenty Of exercise,
they should be urged to do so either
by driving them daily or by having
their sleeping quarters and their feed
ing place some distance apart.
Another good plan, II person has
his farm fenced hog tight, is to let the
sows have the run of the farm. They
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-24

the chicks jump. When the chickA
can have access to an outdoor run.
way they will, as a rule, exercise suf-
ficiently so that no artificial form of
exercise need be supplied.
For the first week after Matching
a feed composed of hard boiled eggs,
ground shell and all, mixed with five
times as much rolled oats as eggs,
will serve as good feed. A little
finely ground chick grit and pulver-
lied charcoal should be sprinkled
over the food. Plenty OF clean, fresh
water must be supplied at all times.
Sour milk is good II 1t can be Sc
cured. Finely cracked wheat and corn
should gradually be added after the
first day or two. A shallow box con-
tanning bran should be kept before
the chicks at all times. This should
be given to them on the first day so
that they will form taste for it. A
little beef scrap and cornmeal can
gradually be added to the bran.
Constant care. watchfulness and
patience are qualities of the good
poultryman, and the person who ap-
plies these to the raising of young
chicks is bound to succeed
Be particular TO keep a supply Of
pure water in clean vessels for the
hens, and grit where they can get 1t.
IL hen becomes broody when she
is not needed for Matching do not let
her sta single day. AS soon as she
begin TO cluck shut her In a cage with
Slated bottom and set the cage on
supports where the air can circulate
under 1t, and the broody fever will be
cooled in two or three days.
Keep the chicks growing. Do not
be afraid of overlooking them. Make
a little yard covered over the top,
leaving openings in the sides large
enough to admit the chicks while pre-
venting the old fowls from passing
through.
In this yard keep feed for the chicks
all the time so they need not 90 hun.
cry a minute. The pullet which is
fed literally natures quickly and be-
comes the producer OF winter eggs.
II poultry keeper is really interest.
ed, he will soon learn to read instruc-
tions and modify them to suit his To-
cality.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-24
PULLETS FOR LAYING STOCK
One Poultryman Keeps Hens Through
First Laying Year and Then Sc
lects Best for Breeding.

How many years shall we keep q
hen? This question comes up fire..
quently for discussion, and the an.
swers made by practical poultrymen
are bewildering to a beginner. One
man says that we should depend upon
pullets entirely for laying stock His
scheme will be to keep the hens
through their first laying season, then
select the best of them for breeders
and let the rest go. This plan is
based on the general theory that q
hen lays more eggs In her first year
than in any other Many poultrymen
seem to believe that most of their
hens cannot come back and give a
profitable egg record the second year.
The system based on this theory de-
mandsi OF course, a vast amount of
work in Matching and brooding, In
order to keep up full supply of pull
lets each year. On the other hand
there are poultrymen who say that
we may well keep our hens two, three,
or even four years, provided we have
the ability to Judge the layers prop
erly or have some system of wedding
out the drones. Naturally If we sould
keep our hens three years II would
mean less work at Matching and brood
ing.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-24
Washing Shawls.

To wash knitted or crocheted shawls,
fold them as fiat as possible and lay
carefully In pillow case, run through
at intervals with basting thread to
keep fiat. Then they should be ham
died like other flannel or woolen
goods, says the Dallas News. II
washed separately. observe the usual
precautions for woolen goods, gently
squeezing through the hands and keep
ing the suds and rinsing water of the
same lukewarm temperature. Take
out OF pillow case. but do not hang
knitted goods up to dry. Put in the
oven on a big platter, shaking and
turning occasionally, or lay on clean
cloth in the sunshine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-24
prop Ginnerhread

Beat to a cream one-half cupful of
brown sugar and one-half cupful of
butter or lard that has been softened.
Add two well beaten eggs, one cupful
of molasses, two teaspoonfuls of CHINA
mon, a tablespoonful of ginger, half
a cupful of sour milk with a teaspoon
full of soda beaten in, and lastly,
three cupfuls of -four. Cover the bot
tom of a dripping pan with buttered
paper, drop the dough on in spoonfuls,
giving the cakes ample room to rise
and bake a rich brown in a moderate
oven. :
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-24

next year she came back with 1877 and
repeated with 10S. In her fourth year
she fell down to 72, yet in her sixth
year she laid as many as she had
when a pullet. 1t is a question wheth-
er 1t paid to keep this hen after her
third year, but such records are nee
essary in order to learn definitely
about such things.
The cost of renewing the flock is
considered one of the greatest draw
backs to the poultry industry, the
authors estimating the cost of pull.
let-probably up to laying age-at
from 20 to 60 cents. The average pro-
ductive life of hens cannot be esti-
mated at this stage Of their work, but
for the strain used in their studies
was thought to be about four years.
The range of individual egg produc-
tion in their focks was found to be
from 100 to 100 in the first year, from
105 to 140 in the second year and from
100 to 100 in the third year. After
the third year the production re-
mained fairly constant at about 80.
with a variation of not more than 10
or 15 eggs per year.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-24
SHEEP AND SOIL FERTILITY
to Bring Ewes to Vigorous Con-
dition at Mating Peeriod.

AS the country ages and the fertiIi-
ty OF its fields becomes exhausted
its appreciation Of the sheep will in
crease. Early maturity is an i'm
portant quality to consider in select
ing sheep.
Whether you are keeping sheep for
pleasure or profit, your desires will
be more fully met II your flock is OF
superior quality. A strong sheep does
not necessarily have to mean large
one; in fact, majority OF the strong
est sheep are medium In size.
Every sheep owner should keep q
purebred ram, but every man is not
qualified to keep purebred stock. Ev-
erything possible should be done to
bring the ewes to q vigorous, flesh
forming condition at the mating pc
riod. Sheep are excellent farm clean
ers. weed killers and fertilizers.
The man who desires large profits
from his flock should afford II the
best that good management win pro-
duce.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-24

will wander around quite little II
the weather is nice. and pick up a
good deal of their living
Another important part at this time
is the teed. Their feed should be Of
rather a bulky ration. Corn should
be fed moderately along with alfalfa
hay, some mill feeds, and small
quantity Of oil meal or tankage. The
sows should be kept gaining slowly
from the time they are bred till far
rowing time, and care should be taken
tnat the feeds are not too fattening.
A week OF so before farrowing time,
each SOW should be shut by herself
and watched closely. Her feed should
be reduced little.
II this plan were followed more
closely, the average of the pig crop
would be somewhat larger.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-24

more men buy bull together. they
may be able TO get a better bull than
either would own individually and
still have money to buy females.
There are other advantages, one OF
which is that the more daughters a
bull may have the better he may be
judged as sire, In the case OF men
who are doing Official test work this
has considerable advertising value.
Another advantage is that when diff
ferent neighbors watch the growth Of
their neighbors' calves and young
stock they will try not to let the other
fellows stock get the start Of theirs.
This will result in better growth and
better developed cattle.
To show that practice what I
preach will say have only one COW
In my herd that was sired by bull
owned exclusively by myself. At
present have breeding interest in
three different bulls that have used
in the last year. This would seem
to indicate that ] intend to cooperate
with my neighbors.
! believe that the greatest advan-
tage OF community breeding will re.
suit from friendly rivalry in the grow.
Ing and development of the stock, and
then from good team work in the sell
ing Of the same.