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TO KEEP WASHERS
SOFT AND PLIABLE
Leather Deteriorates Rapidly Un-
less Given Some Protection
From Action of Air.
(By L. D. GRAIN, Colorado Agricultural
COLLEGE Fort Collins CnIn

(By L. D. GRAIN. Colorado Agricultural
College, Fort Collins. Colo)
Stock leather washers, although
made from oil-treated material, If
stored without protection soon become
dry and hard The deterioration Is
rapid and the usefulness of the wash
ers is greatly 1essened.
Those who carry stock of cup
washers, fat washers or any form
made from leather will find it to their
advantage and profit to preserve them
from the action of the air. One meth
cd is to pack these leather parts in
tin or galvanized iron box and cover
them with melted tallow. It has been
found that since these parts are made
from an animal substance, the cover
ing of grease used should also be of
an animal origin.
On removal from the pack these
washers will be found sufficiently pill
able to be applied Immediately to the
pumps or other machinery for which
they are intended.
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| (From Weekly Letter. United States De.
partment of Agriculture.)
To obtain good results from a flock
of poultry during the winter all
houses and coops should be put in
good condition, only healthy fowls
placed in the buildings, and good care
given to the poultry. The houses
should be thoroughly cleaned, disin-
fected and made tight for winter. If
the house has dirt floor, it is well
to remove three or four inches from
the top and substitute fresh gravel or
sand. If the floor is cement or wood,
remove all litter and dirt and put in
four or five inches of fresh straw or
litter Be sure that the house is
tight on three sides and that there is
no chance for draft to strike the
hens. If hens roost or are placed in
a draft during the fall and winter,
colds are sure to develop, which may
result in roup and other troubles.
The south side, or front, of the poul-
try house may be left comparatively
open, but should be under control, so
that the openings may be closed
gradually as the weather becomes
cold. Have muslin curtains in the
front of the house, or leave a window
partly open even on the coolest nights
to allow some ventilation in the house
Fowls will stand considerable cold air
provided it is dry, and ventilation will
keep the air thoroughly dry in the
house.
The pullets should be brought in
off the range and put in winter quar-
tiers, but before they are mixed with
the older fowls be sure that the hens
are banded or that the web of the
foot is punched in some way so as to
distinguish between the pullets and
the hens. In this way the older stock
may be culled out whenever it ap-
pears desirable, and the young hens
kept for further laying. Gull the
chickens which are brought into the
laying house carefully, and fatten and
market all chickens which are small,
poorly developed or in poor condition.
These small, poorly-developed chick
ems are apt to catch cold if put in with
the other poultry, and develop dis
eases which quickly spread through
the flock. Market all surplus cocker
els or older male birds which are not
desired for breeding or not wanted
for later market.
Feed the grain in deep litter on
the floor and make the hens exercise
for all of their grain. The mash may
be fed either wet or dry, and should
be so regulated that the fowls will
get about equal parts of mash and of
the scratch grains. 1t is necessary
to give the fowls plenty to eat to get
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Now answer ne-who told you Of
Major Harwood's death p. =.
Il have said already; the message
was brought to Lewisburg by one OF
| Ned .Cowan's men,"
| yes, so you did; but you never re-
ceived 1t at Lewisburg. Oh, yes.
know something myself. The fact is
you never came here tonight from
Lewisburg. Now are you ready to talk
to me? Oh! you are! Very well. who
sent you-Cowanw
l ran my gun muzzle hard into his
ribs, and he nodded sullenly, his lips
drawn back in snarl. All the soft
palaver had vanished, and he had be.
come cowed brute.
81 thought SO; you belong yourself
to the Cowan gang?" 5
'Not-not in their deeds of blood
| and violence" he protested. THE
calls of my church compel me to min
lister to my scattered flock"
Never mind that kind of palaver,
Nichols. Now what did he send you
for?''
1 waited. my eyes on his. l could
not see the girl, and dare not avert
my gaze for so much as an instant
The man wet his lips, as If they were
parched, and could perceive the nerv-
GUS movement of his throat.
IL don't know"
Don't know what?-this is my last
CALI"
Il don't know whether he is coming,
or not" he blurted out reluctantly.
HE was hurt in the fight"
And If he cannot come himself he
means to send others. What for?
What does he want of the girl?"
My hammer clicked, and the man
cringing back, read the stern mean
ing of my face. A terrible suspicion
surged over me, and l was ready to
kill. He knew his life hung by hair
Toto marry her." the words bare
Iy audible. mot old Ned-his son,
Anse."
/ heard the startled exclamation of
the girl behind me.
"Anse Cowan!" she cried, her voice
Iull VI nOllOl. lie
to that low brute. Did he ever imagine
would consent, ever even look at
him."
1 touched her with my hand in re-
straint, the revolver still at the preach
er's heart. The whole foul plot lay
exposed in my mind.
There was no intention of asking
your consent, Miss HARDWOOD" l said,
satisfied that she should know all, and
face the truth. There is a reason for
this desperate act which / do not
wholly fathom, but it has to do with
the property here, and the feud be.
tween Cowan and your father. If |
Major HARDWOOD be dead, as this man |
you are the sole heir, and old |
Ned has conceived the idea of marry
ing you by force to his son. He has |
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good results, but the birds should al
ways be eager for each feed. In cold
weather feed about one-third of the
scratch grains in the morning and
two-thirds at night. In this way the
hens are forced to exercise more than
If they receive all the grain they de-
sire at the morning feed. Scratch
grains, mash or ground grains, animal
protein, green feed, grit and shell
should be supplied in the winter. A
good scratch mixture may be made
of equal parts, by weight, of cracked
corn, wheat and oats; and mash
may be made of two parts corn meal
and one part each of wheat bran,
wheat middlings and beef scrap.
Green feed, such as cabbages. mangel
wurzel, beets, cut alfalfa or sprouted
oats, should be supplied to replace
the green feed which the fowls have
been securing in the fields; and beef
scrap, skim milk, cut green bone or
similar feed is. needed to replace the
bugs which the fowls have been get
ting on the range. Beef scrap or feed
of this nature is very essential in Sc
surfing a good supply of eggs during
the winter months.
Clean the dropping boards at least
once a week, and spray the roosts
preparation for killing mites once a
month during the winter. Have a
good supply of sand or dry dirt on
hand to use on the dropping boards
during the winter.
If any of the birds develop colds,
put as much potassium permanganate
as will remain on the surface of a
dime into gallon of water and keep
this mixture in their drinking water
for several days, or until the symp-
toms of the colds have disappeared.
Remove any sick birds from the flock
as soon as they are noted, and treat
them in coops by themselves, or kill
and bury them if they are not worth
treating.
Examine the pullets and hens for
lice, and dust thoroughly with good
insect powder or apply mixture of
two parts of vaseline and one part
of mercurial or blue ointment, about
the size of pea, one inch below the
vent Of the bird; rubbing the mixture
lightly on the skin. An application of
this ointment two or three times a
year will keep the fowls free from
lice. Where insect powder is used,
it should be applied three or four
times a year, or oftener if the fowls
become infested. Provide small box
in the house partly filled with dry road
dust or fine dirt in which the hens
may dust, thus helping to keep them
selves free from lice.
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learned you are here alone, and unpro
this canting preacher-he has found a
fit tool ready at hand to do his dirty
work. Is that it, Nichols?"
He muttered something inaudible.
Answer, you black-hearted cur; you
have confessed too much to hide any
thing now. How many are coming
with Anse Cowan?"
Maybe a half dozen of the boys. /
don't know; they were talking about
1t when i left, and thought it was 60
ing to be great lark"
well, it is; you are finding that out
already. When were they to be here?"
/ shook him to loosen his tagging
tongue.
"They were to ride out an hour after
/ did,"
l threw the wretch back into the
chair before the fire, but held him still
covering before the point of my re-
volver. The dog had told US all he
knew, and there was a snarl to his
thin lips, drawn back and exposing his
yellow teeth, showing that his only
thought now was revenge. Any mo-
ment that gang of ruffians might ap-
pear, and was helpless there alone to
contend against them. / dared not
move, dared not avert my gaze from
the preacher; there was hatred and
treachery in the depths of his eyes,
"Is there a lock on the parlor door
leading into the hall?" asked.
"A bolt-yes."
please close and bolt it, and then
come back here"
! heard her turn and cross the room; |
caught the sound as she shot the bolt,
and her light step again on the floor
Now, something to tie this man
With. We must be quick-the table,
cloth will do! Sweep that clutter OF
fishes on to the floor. Good Now
,ut me the cord from that picture"
l had no thought Of Elancing shout;
can scarcely conceive even now that J
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-02-04
INDIANS IN UNITED STATES
How the Red Man Is Turning Defeat
Into misunderstanding Attend
ance Shown at Schools.

No longer can it be said that the
only good Indian is dead Indian.
That statement, born of ignorance Of
the real character of the Indian, is
now definitely eliminated from the list
of epigrams by a report of the census
bureau on the present Indian popula-
ton in the United States.
While the report shows a much low
er rate of growth for the Indian popu-
lation than for the white, an increas-
ing mixture of white blood. and de-
creasing vitality of full-blood Indians
indicating tendency to disappear al
together, it also shows increasing at
tendance at school and decreasing H.
literacy, an increase in the percent
age of the self-supporting and a de-
crease in the number of reservation
Indians.
While the report shows that there
were 265,683 Indians In the United
States, exclusive of Alaska, in 1910.
an increase of 17,430, or per cent
over the number reported in 1890
there are about 100000 Indians in this
country at the present time Among
them are to be found manufacturers.
bankers. United States officials. me-
chanical engineers, locomotive engi-
neers. telegraph operators. actors.
artists. clergymen, college professors.
physicians, surgeons and lawyers. The
Indian has turned defeat into triumph
He has played the game according to
the rules laid down by civilization
and has won.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-02-04
On Walking Alone.

Now, to be properly enjoyed, q walk
ing tour should be gone upon alone
{. You must be open to all I'M
pressions and let your thoughts tax.
color from what you see. You shoult
be as pipe for any wind to play upon
81 cannot see the w.t." says Hazliti
"of walking and talking at the sam
time. When ! am in the country
wish to vegetate like the country
which is the gist OF all that can b,
said upon the matter. There shout
be no cackle Of voices at your elbo'
to jar on the nleditative silence of tn
L. Stevenson.
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SYNOPSIS.

Confederate Sergeant Wyatt of the
staunton artillery is sent as a spy to his
native county on the Green Briar by Gen
eral Jackson. Wyatt meets a mountaineer
s,amed Jem Taylor. They ride together to
q house beyond Hot Springs. In the house
wyatt and Taylor meet Major Harwood,
father of Noreen and an old neighbor of
wyatt, who is sent to bed while the two
ioiher men talk. Wyatt becomes suspi-
TTious, and finds that Taylor has murdered
iarwood and escaped. Wyatt changes to
tne Y. 3. cavalry uniform he has with
NM and rides away in the night, running
Wnom he Identifies himself as Lieutenant
raymond, Third U. S. cavalry. by means
OF papers with which he has been pro-
vlded. Captain Fox finds Harwood's body
ana follows Taylor's trail. Fox and Wyatt
peneve Taylor to be old Ned Cowan The
oetachment is ambushed. Wyatt escapes
70 the Green Rriar country and goes to
Harwood's apparently deserted home
sWnere he finds Noreen HARDWOOD alone.
she does not recognize him, and he in
PRODUCES himself as Lieutenant RAYMOND
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-02-04
Storm Doors and Windows.

A few dollars invested in storm
doors on the house will not only save
fuel, but will prevent sudden blasts
OF cold air from reaching the occu-
pants-a thing which is always at
tended by some danger. II you put
storm windows over the regular win
dows, be sure to provide openings in
both for proper ventilation. 1t is
fearful thing to sleep In an air-tight
room.
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| did, yet my eyes must have san
dered an instant, for Nichols had the
| wrist of my pistol hand in his grip.
and the revolver went spinning across
| the floor. There was a moment of
fierce, breathless struggle. The fellow
possessed no skill, but the why
strength of tiger. found his eyes
with my fist, and dazed, his hands re-
leased their grip, and / broke loose,
my throat livid from his finger marks.
The flap of a gray skirt touched my
face, and blow fell-the man went
limp under me, his head upheld by the
angle OF the wall. ] struggled to my
knees, still staring at him, uncertain
as to what had actually occurred,
struggling for breath. The girl stood
| over me, white-faced. her eyes wide
open with horror, the remnant of the
teapot In her hand. Suddenly her
hands covered her eyes. the fragment
OF crockery falling noisily to the floor.
II struck him." she sobbed, un-
nerved. Il have killed him!"
mo such good luck" ! answered,
recovering myself, and grasping her
hands. so that l could look into her
eyes. 1.-THE man is not dead-only
stunned by the blow. He will be con-
scious in a minute. Do not become
frightened; you did right, and we have
no time to lose. You have a horse
somewhere"
She hesitated, her hands still held
In mine unconsciously.
"You-you mean / am to ride for
Lewisburg-and-and your"
"Oh, / must do the best l can on
foot. Well keep together as long as
possible. Go, and hurry. Get wrap.
and your revolver"
She slipped out of the room, and up
the stairs, her light steps making no
sound on the soft carpet bent over
Nichols, and as l touched him be
stirred, and opened his eyes, staring
up into my face
Don't hit mel" he whined. I'm no
friend of Anse Cowan"
$50 you've had enough! Then take
orders from me-"
l gathered in the picture cord the
girl had dropped on the floor. His
wrists were big and knotted, and !
drew the cord tight enough to make
the fellow vince, despite his groans
and pretense at severe suffering.
go up the stairs" l commanded
sternly, land keep close to the wall
oh, you can walk all right. my friend
and l advise you to do as l say-you
see this gum"
The scowl on his face was malignant.
and his eyes glowed like Goals, but he
moved on ahead of me across the hall,
and up the carpeted steps. The lamp
held high above my head in one hand.
sent stream of light through the
black shadows, and revealed his every
At the head of the stairs |
showing white in the glow of the lamp |
A brown cape, fastened closely at the |
throat, enveloped her figure, and a cap
was drawn down over her hair.
"What is it," she questioned swiftly
'Is there any room up here window
ess, and with a door that can be
ocked?"
She glanced about uncertain.
"Why-oh, yes! there is a large
loset off my room"
Turn to the right, Nichols; into
hat room, where the light is burning
)h, yes, you will! Kindly open the
loset door, Miss Harwood Don't
tand growing there. Get in, say!"
CTO BE CONTINUED)
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MUDDY BARNARD is
MOST announcement
Keep Out All Water Possible and
Provide Means for Removing
All That Enters.
(By e r. JONES, Secretary Of Wiscon-
sin Drainage Association.)

Sln Drainage ASSOCldllOn.J
Both convenience and economy de-
mand dry barnyard The flooded,
muddy barnyard drives the chore boy
off the farm, carries the manure pile
down the creek and makes the old COW
wallow in the mire to reach the water
tank or the barn door. A dry barn.
yard is within reach of ALL
Assume that fate has been most I'M
kind to you-that you have inherited
barnyard that is flooded by the high
er land, that it is so fiat that even its
own rainwater cannot escape, and that
it has no convenient outlet for line
of tile to carry the water piped from
the eavestroughs.
With a road scraper or grader you
can throw up dixie around all but
the lower side of the yard. Seed grass
In the dixie and in the shallow ditch
on the outside OF it. The dixie and
ditch will carry the flood water around
the yard.
Next, make q slope in the yard.
Raise the floor of the barn until it is
two feet higher than the surface of
the ground 100 feet away. You may
have to raise the entire barn, but do
it. Haul earth from the nearest sandy
knoll to I'LL outside of the barn to with
in half foot Of the new level OF the
floor. Haul enough to slope the sur
face gradually for fifty feet or more
away from the barn. Then pipe the
cave wate- to the ditch outside of the |
dixie.
In short, keep out all the water you |
can and provide means for remov-
Ing what enters in spite Of you. I'm
like cultivated fields, barnyards are
SO hard that drain tile for
underdrainage are too slow. Surface
Trains act more quickly.
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CHAPTER vii.
The Jaws Of the Trap.

II eyes alone possessed the power to
kill, his would have done the deed, but
the face with which ! confronted him
was sufficiently grim to make him real
lie the danger of q movement. He
gave back step. but my revolver
pressed his side.
Don't try anything with me, Mich
ols." said sternly you are either go
ing to talk, or die. I'll give you one
chance, and one only. despise your
kind. and will kill you with pleasure.
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Rust Must Follow.

The man who lets his plows stand
in the field during the winter should
remember that manufacturers have
not yet discovered iron and steel that
win not rust.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-02-04
FIerct Mexican Anita

There are ants in Mexico colonie
Of which will attack a hive Of bee,
and destroy 1t In q night
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-10-21
GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES "AMER
ICA FIRST CAMPAIGN

An America First" campaign has been
launched by the United States Bureau Of
Education, in the Department Of Interior,
the purpose Of which is to promote the
school attendance Of non-English speaking
emigrants
1t is estimated that there are approx
mately 100000 citizens and aliens in this
country who do not speak English.
There has been organized a committee
OF one hundred prominent citizens in the
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-10-21

Owing to the large number of inquiries
have received in regard to the qualifications
of women voters and what they may vote for
at the election of November 7, 1916, l here
with submit the following:
Qualifications of Women Voters.
To be qualified voter, woman must be a
citizen of the United States, above the age of
twenty-one years, must have resided in the
State one year, in the County ninety days and
thirty days in the election district in which
she desires to vote.
Foreign born women, who are otherwise
qualified and who have married natural born
or naturalized citizens of the United States,
become citizens for voting purposes
Foreign born women whose parents become
naturaliZed after they have reached their
majority are not citizens of the United States.
Foreign born women whose parents have
become naturalized before such women reach
their majority are citizens of the United
States.
A woman born in the United States of for
elgn parents, regardless of whether either of
her parents were naturalized, is a citizen. un-
less such parents were temporarily in the
United States.
A woman citizen of the United States who
marries an alien thereby forfeits her citizen
ship, whether such alien is a resident of the
United States or not.
Registration.
When registration is required women shall
The votes of women may be sworn in in
the same manner those of men,
In registering woman should state her
Christian name. For example, Mary Smith
and not Mrs. John Smith.
In registering woman should state her
exact age in number of years.
Officers for whom Women may vote at the
November Election in Lake County, Illinois.
STATE.
Electors of President and Vice President of
the United States.
Trustees of University of Illinois,
DISTRICT
Member of State Board of Equalization
COUNTY.
County Surveyor.
Women may not vote for any question or
proposition submitted to a vote under any
Constitutional provision.
For example. % To Amend the Constitution
CD To Amend the Banking act
which will be submitted to the male voters
November z, 1916.
LEW A. HENDEE,
County Clerk
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-10-21
UNsOLVED PROBLEM OF WIRELESS
TELEGRAPHY

In this age Of the wireless" one is
likely to forget the early failures of the
Marconi Company in trying to get wire
less messages across the Atlantic.
For long while, it seemed likely that
transatlantic wireless service on a
steady commercial basis would prove an
impossibility, but such service has now
become an everyday affair. According
to the Electric World, however, wireless
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-10-21
SCOTLAND SWEPT BY WORST STORM
IN FIFTY YEARS

The most violent rain storm in fifty
years swept over large portion of Scot
land, on October 18th, paralyzing rail
roads, destroying bridges and damaging
crops Traffic between Glasgow and Fort
William, and many other places along the
western coast, was completely stopped
Five inches Of rain fell during a period
Of twelve hours.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-10-21

operators still have their bad days. The
one great unsolved problem Of long dis
lance wireless is atmospheric interfer-
ence with transmission. At times, at
mospheric waves are "on the wire" to
such an extent that conversation is
limited to negligible murmurs, and at
other times it is so loud that human
talk is absolutely smothered. On these
occasions, the operator is forced to lock
the door and go home.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-10-21
New Nifty Garments

arriving daily, including Ladies
coats and suits, dresses, kimonas,
sacques, bath robes, sweater coats,
silk, cotton and heatherbloom
petticoats, waists, rain coats, child
ren's coats, dresses, etc.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-10-21

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