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The state herald., 1916-12-29
SYNOPSIS.


ADELE la Chesnayne. . belle of New
France. France. is forced into marriage with
SSommlssaire Cassion, henchman Of
GoveInor la Barre. who Is plotting to
oust IA Sale and his garrison from the
frontier Fort st: Louis, on the Illinois
river. Adele had overheard the plotters
say she had inherited = great fortune
from her father and they had kept 1t
from her: La Barre and casslon learned
OF the girls knowledge-hence the mar
riage and the hurried departure Of Cas-
T 1lon and company for Fort St. Louis
The bride refuses to Share sleeping
quarters with her husband. She has
but one friend, young Rene d'Artigny.
e. guide. He ia chary Of helping her.
Chevet,. the girls uncle, one OF the par
~. Is found murdered. A fierce storm
scatters and wrecks the boats. Adele Is
rescued S by DArtigny. They learn they
mad thought one another guilty Of
Chevet's murder. Adele loves her res
cuer. They hide from a search party and
with . new found friend, BarSeau, pro-
ceed overland toward Fort 81. Louis. They
nnd hostile Indians besieging the fort.
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BANK OF N|WOT ROBBED,
TWO MEMBERS OF GANG ARREST.
ED At LAFAYETTE.
Took $3.50 and JeweIry, Which Was
Recovered After Two.Hour Chase
Through the Snow.

Western Newspaper Union News Service,
Boulder, Colo.-Fifty dollars. sup
posed to have been taken from the NJ
Wot bank was recovered when George
w. Ryan, 25 years old, and George VIII
son, 40. were arrested in an unoccn
pied house at Lafayette. The rear door
OF the bank building was broken In by
the robbers, and the lock on the vault
was drilled and then blown with an ex'
plosive. A large safe was not dis
turbed. being. as Ryan stated. Of man
ganese steel and strong enough to 70
sist any implements they had.
That something was wrong AT the
bank was discovered at about O'Clock
when two boys. who light fires in the
schoolhouse. saw that the rear door
was open. They called up the cashier
Guy Dodd. who Investigated, and sent
Boulder, Chief Of Police Lawrence Bass
OF the same town and Marshal Phil
Galloway Of Longmont.
The officers hurried to NiWOt and
found widely-blazed trail for them
to follow. The robbers had taken =
handcar from small shed on the
Colorado & Southern road. and pushed
and worked the machine for about =
nile on the railway leading to Lafay-
ette. There they abandoned the car
and set off on foot The tracks were
followed by the officers to house on
the outskirts Of Lafayette which has
been dnoccupied for long time.
Sheriff Buster entered the house.
alone and unarmed. and found Ryan
and Wilson cooking breakfast. He
arrested them. and removed two large
revolvers from each.
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Fire Damage. isabella Mine.

cripple Crcck-FIre was discovered
In the new shaft house OF the Isabella
Mines Company. II originated In the
roof Of the boiler house. A high wind
was blowing. but the miners got the
fire under control. The loss Ia about
1900.
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Many Cit. Sen. to soldlsrs.

Colorado sprlngs.-A big conslgn
mont OF Christmas cheer WIS sent tc
membcrs OF Battery c. the Colorado
Springs unit OF the National guard
now on the border. The shipment In
rludcd 100 comfort bags filled with
small necessities in every soldiers
life, supply OF cigars. candy and
smoking tobacco for each. man and
generous supply of Christmas dccorn
tlonH,
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change In the posture OF the barely
dlstlngulsbnblc figures We were
within very few yards Of them. 40
close. indeed. could distinguish the
individual forms, when I,nrbcnu
paused. and. with deliberate caution,
rose on one knee. Realizing instantly
that he was preparing for the dcs.
pcratc Icnp. | also lifted my body. and
brnccd myself for the effort. D'Artlgny
touched me. and spoke. but his voice
was no low II scarcely reached my
enrs.
40 not hesitate. run swift and
straight. Give narbeau the signal"
What followed " 10 me dellrIum
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rest will remedy. Come. madame. tits
time we were within. and the gates
closed"
''Is there still danger. them Surely
now That we are under protection
there will be no attackT
"Not from those we have passed.
but It's told me there are more than
thousand lroquois warriors In the val
ley. and the garrison has less than
fifty men. all told. II was luck we got
through so easily. Ay. Boisrondet. we
afe ready"
That was my hrst glimpse Of the
interior Of frontier fort, and. al
though saw only the little open space
lighted by few waving torches. the
memory abides with dlstinctncss. A
body OF men met US at the gate. dim.
indlstinct figures, n few among them
evidently soldiers from there dress.
but the majority clothed In the ordl'
nary garb OF the wilderness. Save for
one Indian squaw. not woman was
visible. nor did recognize familiar
face, as the fellows. each man bear
ing n rife, surged about us In noisy
welcome, eagerly questioning those
who had gone forth to our rescue. Yet
We were scarcely within. and the
gates closed. when man pressed his
way forward through the throng. In
voice OF authority bidding them stand
aside. A blazing torch cast Its red
light over him. revealing slender ng.
ure attired IN frontier garb. a dark
face. made alive by pair OF dense
brown eyes. which met mine In stare
OF surprise.
Back safe, Bolsrondet." he ex.
claimed sharply. "and have brought In
woman. Ills strange sight In this
land. Were any OF our lads hurtf"
"None worth reporting. monsieur.
The man they carried was soldier OF
NJ. de Ia Durantaye. He was struck
down before we reached the party.
There II nn old comrade here"
AN old comradc! Lift the torch.
Jacques. Faith. there are 80 few left
would not miss the sight OF such
face"
He stared about at ns. for nm In
slant uncertain: then took quick
step forward. his hand outs,retched.
"Rcnc d'Artlrnyr' he cried. his Joy
finding expression in his face. "Ay,
an old comrndc. indeed. and only less
welcome than NJ. dc In Sale himself
Twas n bold trick you played tonight.
but not unlike many another ] have
seen you venture You bring me mes.
sage from monsicurf"
"Oniy that he has sailed safely for
France 10 have audience with Louis.
I saw him aboard ship. and was bid.
den to tell you TO bldc here In patience
md seek no quarrel with Dc Bnugls"
Easy. enough 10 fny: but In all
truth need not seek qunrrei-It
comes my way without sceh.rg, De
Baugis wns not 10 bnd--n bit high
strung. perhaps. and boastful OF hla
RINK. yet not ~ III comrndc-but
there IL n newcomer here. n popinjny
nnmcd Cnssion. with whom I cnnno,
abide. All. but you know the beast.
for you journcycd west In bl, com
pnDy.' sncre. the man charged you
with murder. and gave him the hc
to his teeth. Not two hours ago we
had our swords out. but now you can
answer for yourself"
D'AriIgny hcslinicd. his cyca meet
ing mine.
II fcnr. Monsieur de Toniy." he rnid
finally. "tbc answer nny not be 40
cnsIy made. II II were point OF
sword. now, I could laugh at the 'npn.
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Ia saIIe to build Water Plant.

In salle--A special election will be
held Jan. .. for vote on the question
OF issuing bonds In the sum OF s2b..
600 for the erection OF complete wa
,erworks ayatcm TO be owned and op
Grated by the municipality. Proyi
sions have already been made for the
sale of the bonds Mt premium should
the proposition carry.
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George w. Ryan and George Wilson.
the two yeggmen who blew the safe In
the NiWot bank and were captured By
Sheriff Buster and deputies at Louis
vile, have admitted to postoffice In
spectors that they burned the 1900
stamps they took out Of the safe. The
value of the stamps, according TO the
report of Cordia Clifford, postmistress.
was 1922. She deposited them in the
bank safe the night Of the robbery.
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KEEPING CROWS OUT
OF THE CORN FIELD
Effective. Way Of Frightening
Birds Is to Kill Few and
String Them to Poles.
tBy F. I. wAsHByRN; University

(By F. L. wASHBURN, University
Farm, st. Paul. Minn.)
Scarecrows, poisoned corn and
crows hung from poles in the field are
common methods of protecting seed.
cor from crows.
The old scarecrow is still in com
mon S about the corn fields, and
some farmers string white cord about
the field, from which they hang bright
pieces of tin, which flutter in the wind.
Scarecrows. If used, should be
changed occasionally. The crows soon
become accustomed to any scarecrow,
however.
A very effective way of keeping
crows from the corn is to shoot two
Or three and hang them by a string
from poles in the field. Some farmers
resort to trapping, and, having caught
q few crows in steel traps, hanging
them alive from poles. This is not a
humane practice, and we cannot, there
fore, recommend 1t.
IF one uses poisoning, corn may be
soaked in n solution of strychnine. Ten
cents worth of sulphate Of strychnine
dissolved in enough hot water to soak
two quarts of corn will serve well. Poi
soned bait of this kind should be scat
tered about the field late in the We
ming, when. there will be less danger
of its being eaten by poultry, stock or
game birds.
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ing should be subtracted from the
amount Of the first reading. Thus, If
the first reading is so feet and the sec.
ond is 4 feet Ito the right Of d., the
total height of the tree will be 80 less
4 or 76 feet.
Using Upper Scale.
The upper scale is to be used in COM
putting the height of trees less than
about rs feet high Or in, measuring
other trees when it is impossible to
see the top or the point on the trunk
at a distance of 100 feet, In using the
upper scale the observer should stand
only so feet frlm the tree, but in this
case the readings, Of course, would be
made on the line JK and exactly as
they would be made at 100 feet on the
line AID.
Finding Number and Length Of Mer.
charitable Logs.
In the example given, the total
height of the tree was measured. To
the owner of a woodlot or timber 1t is
even of more practical importance to
measure the height to a point on the
tree beyond which there is no mer-
charitable saw timber. This measure
ment is made in the same way as that
described above except that the instru-
ment is pointed at what will be the
top Of the last log when the tree is cut,
and then at the point where the top Of
the stump will be.
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CAPONIZING IS NOT
EMBARRASSING JOB
Recommended by Louisiana Ex-
pert as Good Way Of Dis.
posing Of Surplus Males.
(By A. F. ROLF. Louisiana Experiment
Station

CBy A. F. ROLF. Louisiana Experiment
Station.)
Allowing the male bird to remain
in the flock during the summe months
is the chief reason for poor quality Of
eggs. A temperature Of IS degrees
will start life development in q fertile
egg and as soon as this development
is arrested, decay sets In. In our warm
summer climate It 10 . dificult mat.
ter to keep the temperature Of the egg
below IS degrees at all times. We
may see that this 10 done while the
eggs are in our possession; but when
they are being hauled to the depot, or
r awaiting shipment, It almost in.
variably happens that they are ex.
posed to the sun and the temperature
allowed to 60 too high.
On the other hand, infertile eggs will
keep almost indefinitely, and need only
to be kept free from dampness.
It would. Of course. be expensive
and wasteful to destroy the male birds
that were not wanted in the flock, 30
caponizing 10 resorted to. This 10 .
very simple operation and may be
mastered by anyone with . little prac.
tice.
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Insurance "Renews" Property.

Speaking Of overvnluatiOn." says
Merle Crowell In the American Maya
zine. ian insurance man told me the
other day about IL conference between
n deacon In the middle West and a fire
insurance company representative.
"The deacon had been burned out.
"'How long had you had your ma
hognny bedstead?' asked the agent.
at was a wedding present "a years
ago. replied the deacon, but 1t was
just as good us new
"'And your ingram carpet?'
"'Fifteen years. But 1t hadn't been
used much; 1t was just hs good as
new
"'Uhmr said the agent. I see you
have n family Bible listed. What did
that cost your
"'Ten dollars
"'Ten 1t Is them announced the
agent. FOR, of course, TINT hadn't
been used much, either. and was Just
as good as new
$50 among the things for which the
company settled was 'one unused fam.
lily Blble-$10.'
sand the deacon Is blinking yet"
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FARM
ANIMALS
DESTROYING vERMIN ON HOGS
Crude OIL, Mixed With Equal Volume
Of Warm Water, 10 One Of Best
Known Applications.

Crude oil is one of the best applica.
lions for killing lice on hogs. 1t is
sometimes used on cattle, though less
often. Use 1t mixed with an equal
volume >of warm water. Apply with
rag, sponge or spray pump.
For quicker but less thorough work
1t can simply be poured on from a
kerosene can and allowed to run down
the sides. For a large number Of ami.
mails, use a dipping tank or hog 0iler.
Crude oil makes dark stains, and is
objected to by some men who keep
white hogs. One gallon of crude cur
bolic acid added to each barrel Of oil
makes it more effective.
Machine oil mixed with kerosene,
half and half. can be used In the same
way. Pure kerosene is too harsh on
the skin.
Tobacco infusion Is an old reliable
remedy. Sioux tobacco stems for II
hours in water, using one pound stems
to two gallons water, then bring the
water to boiling for a few minutes,
and let it cool. This decoctiOn' can be
used on all kinds Of animals, applied
by hand or as a dip.
With all these preparations, the
treatment should be repeated after
one week. Most of the lice will be
killed the first time, but not all the
lice eggs.
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DUST IS A DECIDED NUISANCE
In Many Cases Windows Have to Be
Kept Closed Tight-Use Split.
Log Drag After Rains.

(By W. c. PALMER, Agricultural Editor.
North Dakota Agricultural College.)
When dry weather comes the dust
from the road becomes a great nui-
sance to the housewife who lives near
the road. In many cases windows
have to be kept closed tight to lessen
the amount Of dust that seeps in. The
most effective way Of reducing the
dust nuisance is the use of q split.log
drag on the road after every rain.
The road dust comes largely from the
grinding up Of the turned-up edges Of
ruts made by wheels and horses hoofs.
These cannot form unless water can
stand on the roadbed and water IAN
not stand on the roadbed- II 1t Is kept
well crowned and we'll packed IS Il
will be II the road drag is used regu-
larry. Dragging the roads will mean
a good deal to the housewife. as well
as to travellers and those who have to
haul to and from the market.
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GOOD ROADS WORK WONDERS
improved Highways Give Farmer
Chance to Reach Markets-6ad
Roads Decrease Efficiency.

-
The railways and interurbans have
and are having much to do with the
development of this state. The evr-
dence Of their splendid work is seen
IN every hand. They have contributed
to the building Of towns. the develop
ment of rural communities and have
made it possible for great industrial
ventures to succeed. But they, while
working wonders for the common
wealth, cannot reach every household
as the highways do. The highway
reaches the isolated man, which the
railway but incidentally touches, and
it mean to this nan or the community
in which he lives whether the highway
is of such q nature as to enable him
to carry on his relations at the least
expense and comfort. II the roads are
bad he is hRmpered and loses much,
not only from the value Of his prod
ucts which must be hauled to market,
but he pays tribute in the wear and
tear Of his harness, vehicles and In
jury to animals. His inability to reach
churches and schools easily reduces
his ability to make the most useful
citizen.
If he has good roads he reverses
this and stands out with greater pos
sibilities along all lines Of endeavor
in which he engages. - Greenville
(Tex,) Banner. o.
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H"H"
LIFE
!
81
By
HAROLD CARTER
e, t.s
HAROLD CARTER

Copyright. 1910. by W. G. Chapman.)
Esther had not Q Hyam for
nearly . year, but his absence did not
dull the tenderness Of her memories.
They had come over to America a.
children together, in the same ship.
Esther's father had started peddling,
and Hyam's, who had a little capital.
had opened 4 tiny store In the heart
of the Ghetto.
Some day" said Hyam's father
graciously to his old friend. 'our chill.
dren shall marry. Esther. wilt thou
take my son to be thy husband when
thou, art, CROWN"
The little girl, not knowing that the
words were half %jocular. agreed in sol.
emn, childish fashion. However, fate
d%ispenses as she pleases, and SO 1t
came to pass that both the fathers
died without savings. and Esther, then
fifteen. went to work In q big cloth
ing store, while Hyam secured a Job
as an Office boy.
Three years later, Esther. by the
utmost sacrifice had saved nearly
$500. Hyam heard of this and came
to her.
Esther. do you remember what our
fathers agreed?" he asked.
Esther nodded and smiled. She had
always loved Hyam, bu. he did not
suspect that the bargain he was to
propose had anything romantic about
It.
Lend me your five hundred. Es-
Their. and save for me two hundred
dollars q year." he said. Then ! can
go through the dental college and
have q profession. shall soon be-
come rich. and l will marry you"
Il was the sort Of bargain common
in the Ghetto. Esther trustfully drew
out her savings and gave them to
Hyam. who. overcome with gratitude,
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and were in n good healthy growing
condition when turned out to pasture
in the spring.
When three years old these colts
were worth $3.50 to $500 each. Colts
Of the same age and from the same
mares, but kept on the farm and CIV
en- the usual farm treatment were
worth only $125 to $40 each. Thus
IL difference in value or $125 to $3.50
was due to no other a than the
care given to the horses as colts.
"The horse is made the first IS
months of his life" says DR.. G. w.
McCampbell, assistant professor Of
animal husbandry in the Kansas state
agricultural college. IF he is stunt
ed he never reaches his maximum de-
velopment.
100 often colts are turned out to
rustic for themselves the first win
ter and all such colts can do is to
keep alive. Their growth is stunted
and they make a small ordinary type
of horse"
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HARVESTING CORN WITH HOGS
Economical and Practical Way Of Fat.
tenino AnimaIs-Aiso Feed Al.
falfa Or Clover.

Hogging down corn is an economi.
cal and practical way Of fattening
hogs and Of harvesting corn. For
best results some supplementary feed
like alfalfa or clover Is advisable. If
you have such a field adjoining the
corn field the combination is ideal. If
neither Of these crops is available and
you have q stand Of rape in the oats
stubble or cornstalks, this makes a
good combination. You have to plan
ahead to get this, and many farmers
SOW n little rape In the corn along In
July, especially if there Is a thin stand
of corn.
In the absence Of pasture good re-
suits are obtained from such feeds MS
tankage, oil meal or meat meal. These
can be fed as a slop OF in a self-feed-
er with corn. With both available the
pig will balance the ration to suit him
self and will balance It about right.
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kissed her awkwardly for the first
time. So Hyam went to college. and
Esther toiled in the shop. Whenever
the other girls laughed at her as a
miser, she only smiled. She Rugged
her secret to her heart and went
about singing.
Koch, the owner Of the biz store.
was a widower. He had begun to look
about him for a wife; he hated loneli.
ness, and he had no children. His
eyes fell upon Esther. She attracted
him immensely. He thought what a
fine wife she would make for him;
how neat and pretty she was. He be.
gan to show her little favors. He ad.
vanced her from the store to the Of.
fee, for Esther, was quick and had
already picked up bookkeeping. One
day he asked her to marry him.
Esther was in. despair. Koch was
worth fifty thousand, and, as his wife,
she would live a life Of ease. Koch
was a kind man, but there was n
element lacking-she did not love
him.
Hyam'w a in his third year. II she
refused Koch, he would probably dis.
charge her. and that meant the end Of
all Hyam's hopes. She dissimulated.
She told Koch she was too young to
know her own mind. and asked him to
wait until the end Of the year. Koch,
pleased at the girls unmercenary at
titude, readily agreed.
In Hyam's last month she decided
to do something that she had never
done before-pay him q visit at the
college,. She had never wished to hu.
initiate the young man by letting his
friends know that he wasrto marry .
girl. who worked in a clothing store.
Secretly she had tried to improve her.
self. 80 % to be able to face the. world
az his wife. She had spoken to Hyam
about this. and he had laughed at her
fears, and assured her that he could
not be ashamed of her. But Esther
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and practically no soda. His analysis
has been confirmed by Doctor Hanley
Of the Leeds university. In fact. the
figures showed that the dried matter
Of the original stalks was as rich in
potash as kainit. According to his
analysis a ton Of banana stalks would
yield 1888 pounds Of dried matter con.
tanning 1871 per cent Of potash. or "a
pounds Of ash containing 47.5 per cent
of potash. or % pounds Of pure potash.
This offers an important addition ia
the source of the article, as the plant
can be grown In the United States
OIL City Derrick.
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Taxes Ara Wise Investment.

Taxes for good roads. II wisely
spent, are not taxes at all. They are
investment for the good Of the COM
munity. Every citizen is part owner
Of public highways. The public roads
Of Rusk county are the property Of
the people of Rusk county-all the
peuplAand whether good or bad all
the people must use them. Nothing
magnifies and dignifies country life
like good roads.-Rusk County (rex.l
News.
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Potash From Bananas.

An Interesting discovery is reported
from England, which is along the line
Of chemical research which is attract
ing so much attention all over the
world in utilizing the waste. An Eng
lish chemist experimental with banana
stalks to determine whether the fiber
could be used for paper making. Dur
ing the examination hea noticed that
the Juice was sufficiently alkaline to
cause irritant action on the skin, with
the result that he found there was
present u large percentage Of potash
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Brutal.

Brutal. ~
During the regular pastors summer
vacation the sermons at the church
were preached by well-known minis
tiers from other churches. A list OF
coming attractions was posted In the
,vesubuie. One morning, when making
his announcements for the > coming
week. the days incumbent mislaid the
slip containing the name Of his iinnie-
date successor. but he supplied the
information in this fashion: ION the
way out you will And the preacher for
next Sunday hanging up in the vesti-
bule pa
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-08-31
FOR RHEUMATISM IN CATTLE
Affected Parts Should Be Rubbed
With Some Liniment or Wooden
Cioth-Prevsnt Cooling.

As treatment for rheumatism In
cattle, the affected parts should be
rubbed with some IMMINENT or a wool.
On cloth, saturated with hot water or
a mild liniment, should be wrapped
around the Joint. It should be covered
with a dry cloth over which Is placed
o rubber cloth to prevent cooling.