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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-03-24
STUB3CRNlESS HAS A VALUE
Quality Not Usually Considered
Prsisewor;hy lie Al Right in the
Army Mule.

The fact that mulr H. stubborn
may lessen his value To the average
user but the soldier Is inclined to
value this uait The mule Is being
rated above I'll" horse Tor actual use
under IRE On battlciiclds. and Is much
used by the artillery IN unframed
horse, being nervous and high strGng
Is likely to dash about mudly under
fire. hut the mule s;ubburuiy holds his
place regardless ui the din. The Brit
ish are now planning to mount n part
of their cavalry on American mules
\ faNUritc story OF the british artil.
lcry Is told OF the art.'lrrymon who
tried Ia retreat with their Guns under
II warm attack The sun team oi
mules stubbOrHly refused 10 bulge
so In desperation the guuncrs returned
Ia IN" gun aud succeeded IN beating
back the attack. They were warmly
commended for their yulor-but admit.
tel that the praise was properly due
the mules. American 10y
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-03-24

According to the Electrical World.
electric heating has been Hrriourly
tried In n great many places In Nor.
way, and reports made by royal com.
mission indicate that pleasant, even
temperature Is possible with an ex.
pcnditure OF frcm 80 watts to 35 watts
per cubic meter OF spaco--35 cubic
feet. This viii keep the temperature
of room at CT degrees Fahrenheit
with auxiliary heating when the thcr.
mometcr registers ms low rs from 10
TO . degrees Fahrenheit. Under these
circumstances electric heating Is as.
sumed 10 be cheaper than tther fuel
when the energy can be supplied at
81 to sS,25 per horse power per annum
on maNlmum demand Scientific
American.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-03-24
Fish Failed to Respond.

For some hours the angler had sat
on the river bank, patiently waiting
always waiting,
A stranger TO the place had been
watching him for some time, At last
he went up to the old man and asked
casually:
How are the fish In these parts?''
The old fisherman related his hook,
throw II back into the water and then
turned calmly to his questioner.
Well he replied grimly, Il really
cant say. I've dropped them a line
every day for nearly week now, and
I've had no reply yet"
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-03-24
MOTH PROVES ITS SHARPNESS
English pest Has Found Way &c
Foil Defensive Efforts Of Fruit
Growers.

England's winter moth Is one OF
the greatest pests with which the
fruit growers OF that country have to
contend. 1t begins to appear In Octo.
Der, and the female, whose wings are
very short and quite unadapted to
flight, climbs the trunks OF the fruit
trees and deposits her eggs. These
hatch out in the spring. and the cater.
pillars soon dcvour the young leaves.
Heretofore II has been comparatively
easy to combat the ravages OF the
pest. Seeing that the female is un.
able to ny, fruit growers place bands
OF a sticky substance around each
tree. The female. In climbing the
trunks, comes to the band and is hclf
fast.
But wonderful thing has happened
says the Manchester ,EnglandJ Guard.
ian. In recent years the female moth
has been found from time to time
above the band. and how she got
there was mystery. Finally. how.
ever. an cntomologist expert unveiled
II. lie saw the male and female
moths together above the band on
the trce-tho male evidently having
just deposited the female.
There appears to be little doubt.
adds the Manchester Guardian, that
IN this We have n remarkable adapta.
ton to circumstances. The female
cannot fly. but the male can. and II
would seem that he had llOwn to the
higher part OF the tree. carrying his
wife upon his back. This is one OF
the most striking discoveries IN nat.
ural history and Is creating much in.
turcst among nature students.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-03-24

Tho story regarding nr. Alexander
Whyic aud nr. Hugh Black, who. dur.
Ing their joint Edinburgh ministry,
were said respectively to have black
ballcd tho saints and whitcwashcd the
sinners, Is now claimed 10 have Grisi.
mated In London, aud t. be the prop.
orty. not of the Scottish prosbyterians
but OF the Wesleyan MethOiists. When
Hugh Price Hughes was founding his
famous West London mission he wrote
TO the Rev, Mark Guy Pearsc. inviting
his personal cooperation. Mr., Pearsc
replied that for one thing, he wanted
10 go aud live In Cornwall; for another
he wished to be free TO preach In diff.
iercnt parts OF England; and, finally
and conclusiycly. where Hugh Price
Hughes was there was little room for
anyone else, mot at ALL" was Hughes
response; "therc'll be plenty OF room
You shall edify the saints, and III pur
sue the sinners. Westminster Ga
zette.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-03-24
Busy Official,

In recent examination paper for q
boy clerks post was this question:
IF the premier and all the members
OF the cabinet should die. who would
ofiiciate?"
Robert. boy Of fourteen. thought
for a time, trying in vain to recall who
came next In succession. At last q
happy Inspiration came to him. and he
answered.;
"The undertaken Bits.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-03-24

There Is story OF u man. dcspcr.
ntoly III. who, having passed tn"
crisis Of his uilmcnt. needed only. ~
tho doctors asserted. an incentive To-
recover. lie had had dire misiortunrs
and Had lost all interest In living
Neither his business. nor his motor
ear, nor his children. nor his wife suf.
feed 10 lure him back a. the trials
uf temporal existence. Then some ~.
spircd relative thuUrht 1T the C.,n
book, She put II into the hands Of
the sick man as he lay whitening on
his pillow, lie turned II over Ian.
guidiy, then he BATTERED the pages
with transparent fingers. presently he
asked 10 be- proppcd up In bed lio.
fore long H. was whispering tcryidly
Cf what he was going 10 have to eat
when h. got well those pig hooks
with dumplings. hot walllrs anI strip:
schnitthuhucn with sour sauce What
were risHnlcs, aud ramrkins. and han,
uncksr Aud why had h. never known
about toad the hole" These were the
sentiments that wGucd him back to
lilc.-Atluntir Monthly.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-03-24
Woman and the Arta-

l believe that woman loves the arts
better than does man. She is better
ground fer the development OF a great
artist, for she approaches art with
sympathy, while the great bulk of men
approach 1t with fear and dislike,
shrinking from the idea that It may
disturb their self-complacency. The
prejudice goes so far that. while WON.
en- are attracted to artists as lovers,
men are generally afraid of women
VINO practice the arts, or they dislike
them. 1t is not a question Of sex, It
Is question of art.-W. L. George In
the Atlantic.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-03-24
N.h,n "Llonen.Y" PAID.

The secretary q TIC New York
Prison association tells of tho answer
n thief save 20 the question is Ton.
csty the best policy" It was H. the
Elmlra rcicrmatnry, where class was
undergoing instruction. \ young
man asked permission {. answer the
quc5tlCn. 4 believe honesty rs the
hest policy" said he, because Of u
ease whore I knew II 10 WORK thaJ
way. ScCr There was twu young
f"l'OwI In Now York nnl they was
crooked, soc? And ircy diIut sue.
coed. They went % ph lad, lrulu, aud
they turned over u ucN lruf and
ag'"oi To be- square and hurcst. They
opened clothing store. sees Aud
lrcy rrlgrcrcd. They F1t ovyrvbOly's
confidence. and they borrowed $780,.
600 td enlarge their bUg'U,1s. aud
thon they fHIlrd aul r.t away with
every cent - The money. which rcy
never ccu'h h1'" done II they hadn't
boon honest ScO?"
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-03-24

BY LOUISE OLIVER.


ters alone. she's SO Eighty, she's
likely to land IN Kalamazoo insteao
of Long Bay"
Carolyn looked at her brother con
temptuously. Just because you hap
pen to be a football pet doesn't give
you any license to insult your sister.
Mother. maynt ! go?'
SO Carolyn triumphantly prepared
for her journey. and upon the day set,
her brother resignedly carried her bag
TO the station. bought her tickets and
put her on the train to Long Bay.
Something will happen to Sis be.
fore she's day older or III miss my
guess he grumbled as he left the
train Hello. Charlie. where are you
bound for?' he called to man who
bumped into him In his hurry to catch
the moving car
"BaStors-Long Fay. called Charlie
from TIA" step. and In reply he caught
something OF sister-samc placc--look
after" aud the train was beyond
hearing
This is what actually happened.
Carolyn. armed with candy and
magazines and some unopened mail
proceeded to make herself entirely
comfortable for the days Journey. The
Pullman car had few occupants and
she spent several minutes Ia IA brief
inspection
Tho man across the aisle was young
unnI lAnL ifffF mud 10 fHnyAItHnf.
ont annoyance. evidently very much
Interested IN her
TIL" train few on and she BEGAN 70
tire OF the trip. She began to resent
In earnest the halrsmiliug glanccs
Of the man across the aisle
III 80 out and stand on the plat
form for change sic Gmcl So
tu,t.rg the action TO the word. she
sailed g,Rndly down the aisle upon
adventure bent. She wound W In III,
drawing room
Il wonder IL that silly man is stu
there. she muscd looking back
through her door.
Tickets. please. said the conduc.
tor. sticking his head In the door.
Carolyn had. IN fact. forgotten about
hers II was In her handbag inside
the big bag down the aisle. She arose.
IT'S back there. III get IT," she said
She went back TO her Old seat IN the
ear opposite the man she dotcstcd
iiut there was M bag there She
looked around. She was In the right
place rhc was sUrc-dlrcctiy across
from the man. Then she spicd bag.
her bag she was positive. half hidden
under the mans seat.
MY ticket ls IN my bag and the
bags gone" she declared To tho con
ductor, never taking her eyes from
m" bag across the aisle II loft II
here few minutes ago"
II can't have left the train. II
must be- around somewhere said the
conductor patiently "You look aud
I'm sure youll lind H."
And impulsiyo Carolyn. for whom
her brother had rightfully predicted
disaster. answered: Il have found Il.
That's II right there. am positive"
She nodded toward the halfhidlcn
bag across the aisle,
"l'ut this Is my bag said the man.
~ know II In mine" protested the
stranger but with smile that
maddrncd Carolyn I'm pay the lady's
fare" lie drew from his pocket
roll Of bills.
NO he WON'T Carolyn assured
the conductor savaGcly That's my
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-03-24

Norway has added sardlnes to the
list OF articles the expectation Of
which 10 prohibited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27

remembered telling her at the tea-table.
"Where is she?" asked.
ain the small reception-room."
"I'll be right down, tell her."
At the doorway to the reception-room
halted. The room was empty except for
one figure-a black-suited, black-hatted
woman sitting in corner. At sight of
me she rose-instantly and came forward.
"Don't you know me?" she asked, and
then recognized her. 1t was the waitress
from the tea-room.
didn't expect me, did your"
EXPECT her! was wondering how in
~ the world she had found me.
II heard you telling-your friend yes
terday what your name was and where
you stopped" she said, guessing my
thought. "Guess you expected I'd go to
the police, didn't you-like the others?"
There was CLEAN of triumph in the small
black eyes. "But knew you wouldn't
want me to do that" she added.
II don't understand you,' l returned
sharply. But did. Both tone and smile
implied discreditable secret between us
which shewaspreparedt to keep-at price.
"If you have anything to say to me,
speak plainly" l ordered, furious at her.
"Oh, you're wanting plain speaking, are
you?" she snapped back. II can speak
plain, don't worry; but if / do it won't
be to you-it'll be to the police"
@What do you mean by that?"
She gave me sharp glance. "Oh-I
see! You're meaning to deny it?"
IL shall deny nothing that's true" l
retorted with impotence. II was at your
tea-room yesterday afternoon with Miss
Hoyt. She dropped her locket, you re-
turned it to me- and still havei it. You're
welcome to tell that to any one you like
and whenever you like"
"Why don't you tell it YOURSELF"
"How do you know have not?"
"Why do you keep the locket, them"
For reply l wheeled and strobe to the
door. Behind me heard her laugh.
ooh, you can't bluff me-" she said. II
know Miss Hoyt's voice, you see."
l stopped involuntarily, startled. She
had not moved an inch to follow me, and
there was an assured, unpleasant smile on
her thin lips.
II was maid awhile last summer at
the Rivington Country Club" she ex-
planned miss Hoyt used to come to the
dances there, and have heard her talk
lots of times. You can't bluff me-"
walked back and faced her squarely.
"Just exactly what is it you mean?"
Her black eyes focused themselves on
my face and studied it suspiciously; then
she gave short laugh.
@Say, did you think that party with
you yesterday was Miss Roberta Hoyt?
Honest?"
"she. was Miss Hoyt," 1 answered
stoutly; but, even as spoke, was ask
ing myself: "What if she were not?"
@No, she wasn't, and you know she
wasn't"
3That's absurd. Her personal friend,
"TTnc1e Rnrre71"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27

Dr. Hollins Rice, recognized her when she
was standing with me at the corner; and
that taxi-driver-" 1.
"He's never seen her but once before,
and that doctor just passed her. He
didn't hear her talk. Miss Hoyt don't
talk like that-that English way. But
that girl did look like her. l thought my
self it was her when she first came in, and
l wasn't sure till noticed that was wig
she had on"
"Wig!" l was gripping myself to avoid
betraying surprise; but her last state
ment was so ridiculous that after my
first gasp burst out laughing
at was wig," she repeated fatty. II
thought so when l was watching her from
across the room. l thought then she'd
maybe had fever and lost her own hair.
But when she called me over to get some
hot water l had chance to look close,
and just behind her ear little hair was
sticking from under the wig, and it was
light-real light
made a startled movement and she
went on quickly:
"You see, you can't bluff mel know
too much. Didn't hear you telling her
you were stopping here, calling yourself
Terrill and passing off for lawyer from
Atlanta? don't know what your scheme
is, or how she got Miss Hoyt's clothes and
jewelry, and what it has got to do with
Miss Hoyt's disappearance, and I'm not
asking questions But guess Miss Hoyt's
guardian would make it worth my while
to tell what l know--if it's not worth
anything to you to keep me quiet"
1T was blackmail. had seen it coming.
To extricate myself from the difficulty
would be easy-I had only to tell every
thing. And now, looking back, Won
der if that was not precisely what it had
been intended should do. Why? To
give the impression that Miss Hoyt was in
New York when she was not? If the girl
l had met was not Miss Hoyt, but some
masquerader, then plainly that was her
purpose. But if We're to fulfil it now and
talk, the waitress would also tell her story,
which would alter the situation entirely.
But if not Miss Hoyt who was the girl?
The blond of the limousine-the woman
who had crie>:? Again in my ears sounded
the sobbing as had heard it standing out
side that window, only now it hurt me un-
bearably. Could that weeping woman have
been she, the girl whose blue eyes had
laughed into mine only a few hours before?
Again l saw her face, and the vision for
a moment blotted out everything else,
even the sordid creature at my side. And
then, quite suddenly, knew what must
do. Whoever the girl was whom l had
met, whatever her name,-Roberta Hoyt
or what not,-she was for me the one
woman; and, whatever she had done, it
was for me to shield her. For that and
that only was l there, or anywhere.
I looked down again at the gimlet eyes
and hard, tight mouth of my blackmailer.
"Sit down." said.
To be continued nert Week
neighborhood, and can give their chain
of title back to the mound-builders. This
is an accomplishment appreciated only
by those who have had to deal in the past
with Tennessee land titles. They were
at one time the sorriest mix-up lawyer
ever had placed before him.
In criminal cases "JJncle BurrellS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27

that fellow. It's my opinion that they're
both lying, but it's no use going after
Rice. This chap, though, might be
pumped. had the luck to find out where
he keeps his cab and to catch him there
on the phone. He's promised to come
round here as soon as he cam"
"Here!'
ayes; l used your name-saiu you
might want to employ him regularly.
sure of his coming"
was alarmed. Suppose Mulrooney
should recognize me?
ale says he's sure he'd know the man
with Miss Hoyt if he ever saw him again. !"
"That's good"
"And I've notion that, if he did really
see her, the man with her may have been
Winter He's tall and dark and hand
some, like the chap they describe"
"When did you see Winter" l asked.
interviewed him once about some
Wall Street scandal he was mixed up in.
Got cigarette?"
expect this Irishman?" inquired, trying
to make the question sound casual.
"Any time now" He yawned. @Gosh,
but I'm sleepy"
Better sleep, them" was my eager ad-
vice. an get out and leave you alone :"
"For heavens sake don't!" he objected.
"I'll never hear the 'phone."
HE was snoring a minute after he
crawled under the covers. Fifteen min
utes later the telephone rang. He did not
stir. l took down the receiver with my
mind made up. MIR. Mulrooney was going
to get the glad tidings that I did not re-
quire his services and he needn't wait.
"Well?" whispered.
"A lady to see MIR. Terrill." ,,--
@What! Who-who is it?"
"She didn't give her name"
My heart jumped foot. There was
only one lady in New York whom I knew
and who knew where I was stopping. /
AFTER spending his first ninety years
IA without knowing from z when he
L n met up with them, "Uncle Burrell
King is going to school.
He lives in a cove near Pine Knot, Ken
lucky. To the mountaineers of Ken
lucky and East Tennessee he is "Uncle
Burrell. Fourscore of his years have
been spent in that neighborhood.
"Uncle Burrell" is the one remarkable
habitant Of the region. He has never
been shot, stabbed, nor poisoned; only
three times married; abhors tobacco; and
is rabid Prohibitionist-with mental
reservations.
Hits quare how good dram'd taste
this mornin',H he says on short acquaint-
ance. The pocket flask not appearing,
his interest cools instanter.
Though unable to read and write,
"Uncle Burrell" has been a successful
practitioner of law through two genera
tions. Whether he has ever been ad-
mitted to the bar is immaterial; he pos
sesses more good, hard common sense
than any other man in that section. He
is walking abstract of all lands in his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27

neighbOrhOOd, and can give their chain
of title back to the mound-builders. This
is an accomplishment appreciated only
by those who have had to deal in the past
with Tennessee land titles. They were
at one time the sorriest mix-up lawyer
ever had placed before him.
In criminal cases "Uncle Burrell"
brings out an assortment of cross-ques-
tions which make the unlucky witness APP
pear to be begging for admission to the
penitentiary, via the perjury route. His
questions and shrewdness have won "Un-
Gle Burrell' the respect of every court.
II believe in anything coming up on
jestice, without hits too hard; then ask
for mercy" is his summing up of his
methods. whenever l git q hard case
I'd rather have mercy than jesticc.
"Uncle Burrell" is the highest type Of
pioneer Kentucky mountaineer. The
fact that at ninety years of age he is
going to school, so that he may learn to
read the Constitution, which has hereto
fore been to him meaningless tumble Of
black marks on paper, shows the fiber Of
which he is made.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-09-29
KICKING cow OUT OF HEIFER
Young Animal Resents Pulling of Long
Hair on Udder in MiIking-Clip
Twice Each Year.

Leaving the long hairs on the udder
is a good way to make a bad kicking
COW out Of heifer that has the MAX
ing of a fine COW. When the mixer
clasps the teat during the milking
process, the long hair surrounding the
upper part of the teat is included, and
as each stream is drawn these hairs
are given hard, vigorous pull. 1t is
no wonder, then, that the young COW
protests with lively kick.
A common pair of clippers, such as
are used on horses, is the best for clip
ping The hair from the cows udder.
The clipping should extend over the
flank and thigh on the right side.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-09-29
CLEANLINESS IS BIG FACTOR
Arrange Plenty of Clean Nests for
Layers-Keep MISUNDERSTANDING
Eggs for Home Use.

An important factor in poultry sue
cess is cleanliness. Arrange plenty of
clean nests for the layers. Thin-shelled
and dirty eggs should be kept for the
home table and the clean, uniform
eggs-and they nearly all should be
this if proper care is taken-should be
got on to some other table Just as
soon as possible, If you once secure a
string of customers who know the vast
difference between a good egg and a
one-month-old, you can keep these Gus
toners just as long as you keep your
product up to the standard. But no
matter how good nor how fresh the
eggs, these customers will fail you if
you offer them dirty eggs.
1t is well to know the age of the
eggs sold, but unless you can put them
in the hands Of the user the day after
they are laid, do not put the date on
the egg, as most users had rather Ego
it blind" than use one that by the date
on the shell is even two weeks old.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-09-29
WASTE INVOLVED IN ILLNESS
Serious Matter to Which Far Too Lit
tie Attention Has Been Given
by the Country.

A spectacular event often attracts
public attention, while routine matters
Of larger magnitude go unnoticed. For
Instance, the whole country was re-
Gently acutely conscious of a question
Of wages amounting to $50,O00,0O0. 1t
was an important question and the
sum involved was vast.
But take another question involving
wages-the question of the illness Of
workers. Public health bulletin No.
70 Of the public health service of the
United States estimates on the basis
Of inquiries here and abroad that the
average industrial worker loses about
nine days year on account Of illness.
This amounts to loss to the work
erS Of the country, 1t is estimated, of
@O,000000 a year. If by better san
milton and safety devices the time
could be reduced one-half, there would
be saving of $400,OOO,OOO. Yet 1t is
exceedingly difficult for health author
ties to arouse interest In the question,
simply because 1t concerns everyday
matters that lacks the excitement of
threatened tie-up of transportation.