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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-07-06

should be set aIong a main mol l-----
way that has been long in u.s.. a.
rOv excavation, deep enough TO r....fr..
the tar and allow Its top To b. s.r..
what below the bottom of the Irrr.r
should be made. The sod may t..-- h.
replaced over the excavation 81 49,,
bridge without obstructing III, 49,
trance to the jar. The animal n ...,
ing along the tunnel falls into =, ~,
and cannot climb out. Success dsI...I.
much On the skin used in placin i.,
trap.
Repeated leveling Of mole ridr-- On
q lawn BY means Of q roller NOT r..ly
tends to discourage the animals f-a,r
making further iDeursions, but prs
vents the soil from drying out and tim.
injuring grass roots.
For further information abour rf.s
mole, Its habits, and methods Of con.
troll. the reader Is referred to Farmers
Bulletin 5aS, The Common Mole a,
the Eastern United States"
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CHAPTER XII.
A Marriage by Ouress.


Daylight was coming; the gang
meant to search the house again. per.
haps fire It rs they had the stable.
and then ride away before the Federal
garrison At Lewisburg could receive
the alarm. l turned away from the
window to perceive Nichols sitting up
on the edge Of the bed.
whats afire?" be asked.
The STABLE" ] answered, crossing
the room. Get down in the corner
where you cannot be seen from the
windows. oh. yes you can; you ara
not 80 badly hurt. Miss Noreen, ts
there any other place better than this
In which to hide?"
She shook her head.
We'll. then We must fight 1t out
here II they come: you have your re.
volver-ah! the squad is already be.
low; listen!"
We stood side by side. scarcely
breathing. close to the bolted door
The flames Of the burning stable were
dying down. yet there was suficient
light to render every object In the
room plainly visible. Intent as l was
on every slight sound below and with.
out. l kept my eyes ON Nichols, seated
dejectedly in one corner. Feet tramped
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PIG TROUGH IS 4 NECESSITY
For LarOs Animais v-shaped Devic.
Will D FsvNd Durable and Con
venieNt-tioW Il 10 Made.

The pig trough 10 Q very neces sary
equipment. For large hogs II very
durable and economical trough IS a
V-shaped one which can be made Of
pieces by 10 and by 8, but for the
younger pigs smaller pieces should be
used. Care should be taken in max
ing them. II they are too high tie
pigs cannot feed conveniently. If TOO
low. the pigs will get into the trough
In order to get the feed.
The trough set in q fence, parallel
to 1t, is very satisfactory arrange
ment. A swinging panel can be hung
above the trough. A latch slipping
crOsswise at the center of the panel
makes 1t possible to swing it in and
fasten 1t, thereby shutting out the pig.
until all the feed is put into the
trough.
The pig trough should be kept clean.
A thorough scrubbing occasionally will
be an advantage to the animals health
If the trough Is set on cement feed
ing floor there will be less dirt and
filth.
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CHAPTER XIII.
Before Lieutenant Raymond.


The headlong rush stopped in star
led amazement n sight Of US. and l
stood there staring at them. unable to
speak. my revolver lowered. In that
instant Of pause. an officer thrust the
men aside and faced me. sword In
hand.
What does this mean. sir? Who
are your" he questioned. sweeping his
glance over my uniform. and then be-
yond me at the two others.
Il would ask the same question:"
returned. not yet assured as to whom I
confronted. and suspecting some trick.
1--WE believed ourselves attacked BY
guerrillas. Are you soldiers?"
well. rather" with a short. grim
laugh. These are Pennsylvania cav.
alrymen My name is Raymond. and
l demand to know. first of all, where
you got possession Of that Third U. s.
cavalry uniform"
Perhaps In his excitement he had
not really recognized her before; but
these words were scarcely out Of his
mouth when the lady stood beside me,
facing him. l caught one swift flash
Of her eyes as though warning me to
silence. Whatever fear she had for
merly felt seemed to have left her In
this crisis. for she stood erect. her
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KEEPING CUT FLOWERS FRESH
Must Be Properly Taken Care Of, and
Here Are Some Suggestions
Of Moment.

The only drawback to cut flowers 10
that they wither SO quickly, and In
keeping them fresh some seem to have
more luck than others.
For instance. in the matter Of vio.
let's. 1t is possible to wear them sew.
eral times without noticing the over.
powering stale odor which proclaims
them beyond redemption.
or course many people find that they
cannot wear cut flowers even for one
afternoon. because In some cases the
body heat seems to wilt them, but II
this can be avoided It Is quite DOS
sible to find bunch almost as fresh
the second day as on the first II they
were properly guarded overnight
Keep the box that they came in and
when you take them of hold the stems
under running water for a few min.
nutes. taking care not to wet the VIC.
lets themselves.
Then wrap them up in the oiled pa.
per and put them back in the covered
box outside the window II It is cool /;
If not in the refrigerator, but in either
case keep them wrapped.
This treatment seems to restore the
flowers and hold in the delicious odor
which SO soon becomes rank II they
are kept unwrapped in a close room.
Some people think pinch Of salt In
the water will keep cut flowers fresh
longer. and SO 1t does in some cases.
In others II seems IN chanve tha col.
ors little. With roses It is success.
ful, but not SO much so with violets.
A piece of gum camphor Is said to be
an EXCELLENT preservative in the water,
and others advocate a small lump Of
charcoal. but in any case the water
should be changed daily and the now.
ers put in a cool place overnight.
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ROOT CROPS FOR LIVE STOCK
Big Tonnage Secured From seets and
ManssIs-PIants Draw Especial
ly Heavy on Phosphorus.

Sugar beets and mangels grown for
stock will produce big tonnages. Man
gels like a rather cool climate and
sugar beets are grown successfully IN
about the same general latitude that
grapes are produced easily and some
what north of that belt, says writer
in Farm and Home.
Put your root crops in a good fer
tile soil, plowed deep and well titled.
II you expect heavy tonnage. Work
up good seeded and If the land is
not already very rich put on some
well rotted manure after plowing.
Root crops draw especially heavy on
phosphorus.
Plant the beets in drills with the
rows far enough apart that cultiva-
ton is not difficult. Put the rows
20 to 80 inches apart. Plant about
complaining time. You will have to
hoe and thin them by hand.
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shrank away from me. knew that
her face was buried in her hands. yet
had no time to look that way. or utter
a word. Rifle butts were crashing in
the panels Of the door: | could per-
ceive already dim figures revealed
through the jagged openings made in
the light wood. 4 vista of faces. q
CLEAN Of weapons
Hit lower down." yelled the same
gruff voice Of command There is a
bolt that holds fast-reach in, Saun.
ders!"
Get back-beyond the bed"
called. pushing her behind me. and
bracing myself for the first shock.
The door gave, sagging aside on its
hinges, and half falling inward. and
through the opening men tumbled for
ward. carbines gripped in their hands.
The red light cleaned CHASTITY across
their faces and revealed-the blue uni.
form Of Federal cavalry.
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4leR[DNl6T
A KLf OF CIVIL SIpIfT I.
&RANDNL PARRISH "
ILLUSTRATIONS :!!:!!1 &rcDphoDtS
. C0ONz0ASN/
Ac~cNt kn
svMoesiA

Confederate essssant Wyatt = seat
- spy TO his native county - ths
1reen Brtar. He nests . 00u.eainess
aamed ysm Taylor; Al houss beyo.d Hot
springs they meet Major Harwood. Wyatt
sent to bed He AscoOss s0a0Ac1o0s.
AND nndc that Tayl0s has murdered Har-
Sood and escaped Wyatt changes to y.
:. uniform. and 70 . dstachment Of Fed
sral cavalry Identifies himself - Leu
tenant Raymond. Third Y. Q. cavalry.
captain Fox finds Harwood's body. The
setachment 10 ambushed. Wyatt escapes
g e the Green Bnar country and goes to
Htarwood's home. where he nnds Noreea
Harvood He introduces himself a. Leu
tenant Raymond. Parson Nichols comes
70 the house and tells Noreen OF her ia
ther.s death. Wyatt forces Parson Mich
1u ~ TO confess that he has been ssat n
a1v.ncs m.r.n S Of An.s cowan. Who propoess e
marry Noreen at once. and 20 quiet title
10 the land IN disputs betWesa the Cow
ans and Eoreen's dead father. Anss Cow
preacher bound In . closet. Wyatt and
NoIeen have concealed themselves In the
sc. sstuc. The Cowan gang ransacks the
H%Suse: %: but falls 10 and the hidden couple.
WYATT tells Noreen who he 10. They re-
tutn TO tho second floor and await the
~ to oilenco.
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mole when 1t attempts to pass in Ell
ther direction. The choker trap has a
pair Of wire loops that encircle the
burrOw when the trap is set. All these
traps are sprung by the same sort Of
mechanism-a trigger pan resting on
a depressed place In the mole ridge in
such way as to be lifted when the ami
NAL passes beneath. No part of a set
mole trap should ever be in the run
way, as its presence makes the animal
avoid the obstruction by burrOwing
around or below it.
Directions for Setting Traps.
Only general directions for setting
mole traps can be given here. nor are
detailed instructions necessary, since
the makers of traps usually furnish
specific directions for using them. A
mole trap can be successfully oper-
ated only when set on that part of a
mole runway which Is near the sur
face and has the soil raised into a
distinct ridge, newly worked. Freshly
broken soil usually indicates that the
tunnel is in use. When in doubt, the
operator may make Il small break in
the ridge and observe whether the
mole repairs it within n few hours. In
placing trap one of the stretches of
the runway that leads in a definite di-
rectiOn should be chosen rather than
one of the turns that may not be regu-
larly traversed by the mole.
Before setting the trap, it Is well to
ascertain the course of the burrow by
thrusting down lead pencil, or stick
OF similar size. The trap selected
should then be lined up with the course
as nearly as possible; the jaws of the
scissOr-jaw type should straddle 1t, the
loops of the chOker type should encir-
Gle 1t, and the spikes of the harpoon
type should be directly above it. In
the case of the harpoon type, it is best
to force the impaling spikes into the
ground once or twice to facilitate their
penetrating into the burrows when the
trap is sprung. 1t is desirable also, In
setting any of the traps, to depress on
ly that part Of the ridge Immediately
under the trigger pan, using the hand
instead of the foot for this purpose. A
little earth or small chip of wood
may be placed under the pan If neces-
sary. The trigger catch should be set
as lightly as possible, and one should
avoid stepping on any part of the rum
way near the trap. 1t will pay to visit
traps at least twice a day.
MoleS are persistent in repairing
breaks in their tunnels and may often
be surprised at their work. 1t Is easy
then to capture the animal by impaling
1t with fork or throwing 1t out by Il
quick thrust of spade or shovel. A
section of the runway may first be
broken open or leveled and the place
watched until the animal is observed
moving the soil.
Other Traps Used.
Moles are sometimes trapped in emp
y glass jars, gallon size. The jar
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yes! Ny God. girl. there they are nov
trytas the door! Ansver-~ill your
-Yss-yes. Ten Wyatt-.
With one leap past hse I had Mich
ols by the collar. ths 0oaxle Of my re-
veavsr q - heaA- 4 heavy foot
crashed against the locked door. and .
votos without gave vttsrancs to An
oath.
Many ne to this siri.- I command
I'd stsrnly. Gone nov. not . word;
don't wait - ask . sssstioa- N6reen.
take ny haaA--
'-ODsa ~ IN there q veil break
down ths Aooe!. cane hsarsely from
the hallway.
Ny eyes never left Nichols face.
What - read OF threat I know not.
6st IN lips began - stunbas through
The form. though ! could scarcely dis
tinguish . word. His face vas gray
With terror. and dared eot look aside
at ths siIsat siri-oaly ! vaguely
realized that the hasA held in mine
tre1bSe1. and once. when she had to
SPEAK. ths TIVE words uttered were a.
most Q cob.
Never surely was there . stranger
marriage In all the world. The dying
eobers Of the static nrs shot red
CLEANS Of nams over % through the
unshaded windows. giving Nichols .
ghastly look. and glowing On the steel
barrel of the revolver I held poised At
his head His voice faltered and broke.
and clotted blood rendefed hideous one
side Of his faee. whiIs his hands shook
- II With PALSY. An ths sneaking
coward IN him was manifest. Outside
. dozen voices roare1. one rising gru6
above the others shouting orders. Once
. single shot crashed through the up
per panel Of the door and broke the
glass Of . window opposite. The girl.
startled, reeled against Ne. and the
preacher stopped. gasping for breath.
mo firing. you fool!" roared a deep
voice angrily. I'VE don't want any dead
ones-beat down the door!"
"Go on!" ordered grimly. and
thrust tho black muzzle hard against
his cheek. The preacher choked, but
the usual words Of the ritual-sound.
ing almost like mockery-dropped me-
chanically from his tongue.
And now I pronounce you man and
wife. and whom God hath Joined to-
gether. let not 1aa put asunder.
Amen"
She gave vent to . little sobbing
cry. half stined In her throat. and
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CHAPTER xi-ceatInusI.

She left u quietly. crouchins close
against the wall. until she could safe.
" pser out from behind the fold Of .
chints curtain. The glow from without
reddened the entire room. Nichols b.
gan to groan. and mutter. but whether
ths words we're those Of prayer. or not.
! was uncertain. That the fellows
brain tottered on the brink Of total
collapse was evident. and I was too
fearful he might create alarm to de-
sert my guard. Eager to learn what
had occurred I called across to the
girl:
rs It the stable. Miss Norssnf"
Yes" with . quick glance back.
ward. THE whole west end 10 ablass.
! think there are horses picketed b.
yond In the orchard. but am not sure
yea, there are men there with them.
The nre. ~ II blazes up. gives me .
better view."
Can you tell how manyf"
mo. but l didn't suppose Anse Cow.
an had 10 many with him. did your"
Why. really l cannot tell. for I
have NO conception either way. There
must have been q dozen altogether In
the house. and doubtless others were
ON guard without. Hasn't It ceased
storming7"
Yes; wonder what time 1t is; why
actually believe the sky is becoming
lighter in the east already"
She stared out intently. and thea
sank to her knees.
Come over here quick! They are
getting ready for something"
swept my eyes over Nichols, who
lay motionless. his arms folded across
his face. To my mind the fellow was
acting a part. and was not half as bad.
ly injured az he pretended to be. How.
ever. he could do us no great harm at
present, and stole silently across the
room. and knelt beside her. She held
the curtain aside. leaving Just space
enough for my eyes. For an instant
the siow of the burning building blind
ed me. and intensified the surround
ing darkness. I shadowed my ewes
with my hand.
Where are the men you sawi To
the left?"
"Yes-back under the trees, close
to the first negro cabin: see! Just
where l point"
Once located could perceive the
shadowy outline, which grew more dis.
tinct as ! gazed. There were men
there beyond doubt: 1t seemed to me
twenty or thirty. although it was i'm.
possible to Judge the number. But
the shadow seemed to be disintegrat.
Ing. Even as my eyes focused 1t, 4
section moved to the right, and then
another swung into the open, circling
along the orchard fence.
There Is slew of them" | NUT
tered unthinkingly. "Anse meant to
have company at his wedding"
"Oh. hush!" her hand caught nv
sleeve. "They-they are coming back
to the house now
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zg1o6EMERAL
Tankage makes pigs grow fast.

Tankage makes pigs grow Iast.
Drainage improves alkali soils.
Pure seed, like purebred stock, Is
one of the farmers greatest assets.
Our fields will soon be overrun by
an army Of invaders-swat the weeds.
The ear test ia the only reliable
method for checking losses from bad
seed.
is the biggest word in his dictionary
at that.
To the farm boy who wants to mix
with big things: Nothing is bigger
than agriculture"
A hog-tight fence around your door
yard is the first step toward beautify-
ing the farm home.
Live stock and soil fertility go hand
in hand. Rich soils and big crops make
another loving couple.
Drainage. the application of straw
and manure, and deep plowing will
cure those alkali spots.
Hogs on pasture need grain. Cheap
feeds for pork" is necessary. but quick
growth is also important.
The biggest word in the livestock
business is cleanliness. Most animal
diseases are filth diseases.
In the home garden plant the best
varieties not the best yielders.
There's nothing too good for the farm
er.
See that the entrance to the farm is
neat and clean. Appearances may be
improved by a group Of shrubs at
either side.
The problem of fertilizing tomatoes
can best be solved by q study Of the
soil, the plants needs. and fertilizer
experiments.
Concrete foundations extending
two and a half feet below the ground
and two feet above. will make build
ings rat proof
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Quick Work.

BILL see an electrician claims
to have invented apparatus BY which
he can measure the ten-millionth part
Of second of time"
ml-"Well. even such an apparatus
couldn't measure the length Of time
girl takes to make up her mind to
say yes when man proposes mar.
riage to her"
Why couldn't 1T"
because she's already made up her
mind to say yes, you know"
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cheeks aushed her eyes fFsakly nsse
ing those Of the surprised omoes.
You will. hovsvss. recognize -.
Heutena.t," she said pleasantly. ane
extended her haAA. and II you VII
listea ! tAink can clear ~ the mye
terry
~Miss-Miss HarvooA.. - our-
INJURED. siishtly embarrassed. but stu
belligerest his glance wanesesAs
from her face to nine, -Certatnly-
xe hoped to find you here Il vss y
rescue YOU ve eame-at lease II Va
that hops which led ne to Request u
sendiag Of troops. and to aecooseey
them. This outrage has been eonoh.
ted. ! believe. BY Covaas saAs. ess
this man hero"
rs ~ friend she intssTupsee
quietly. Lieutenant Raymood. u
you will kindly order your men to ~
tire l will gladly explain his presenee
In the house"
"Yos wish to speak to me alone!
mot necessarily: but I esrtainiy
prefer greater privacy than tAia Sos
are In commando"
mo: Captain Whitlock 10 below.
He turned toward the crowd blocking
the doorway and I grasped the oppor-
tunity to breathe . hasty word OF
warning into the ear Of Nichols The
girl never glanced again at either OF
u0.
Take the men back into the hall.
sergeant" the lieutenant ordered.
and look through whatever rooms
have not been visited. Request Cap
tain Whitlock to Join me here"
We waited motionless. the lieuten.
ants hand on the butt Of his revolver.
a. though he half suspicioned treach.
cry. Twice he endeavored to open
conversation with the lady. but her
response was not encouraging, and he
evidently did not feel safe except with
his eyes on me. Raymond fronted me.
tall. wellproportioned fellow. with
incipient mustache. black and curled
at the points: . rather long face. and
eyes sternly serious. There was about
him an appearance of force-a bit OF
. bully I should say-and bis uniform
was new. and carefully fitted.
A man stood in the doorway. bow.
ing. his mild blue eyes surveying 10
nervously. He sported . light beard.
closely trimmed. the top Of his head
scarcely reaching to tho lieutenant's
shoulder. Miss Noreen greeted him
with . welcoming smile. and be
stepped calamity forwaid. bending low
a. he accepted her hand
80 pleased. 20 delighted. Miss Har.
wood. to find you safe and we'll. We
we're, indeed, greatly worried at the
thought of your being here alone"
he exclaimed. . slight lisp in his
voice. "You have not suffered.
trust!"
Not seriously. Captain Whitlock;
the guerrillas were outwitted-"
"Ah! do not attempt to explain. !
beg. We understand what you have
passed through. as we have captured
two of the villains. You sent for me.
Raymond"
Yes. sir. l did" the young ofhcef's
expression exhibiting clearly the con
tempt he felt for his superior. II pre-.
ferred that you decide what shall be
done with this fellow" pointing at
finger at me. Miss Harwood vouches
for him. but fail to understand how
he comes to be In the uniform of my
regiment"
cro BE CoNriNUED,
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-07-06
No Smoke Without elrs

There can no great smoke arise, but
there must he some fire.-Johu Lylx.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-07-06

Concrete foundations extending
two and half feet below the ground
and two feet above. will make build
ings rat proof
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-07-06

The problem of fertilizing tomatoes
can best be solved by q study OF the
soil, the plants needs. and fertilizer
experiments.
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See that the entrance to the farm IL
neat and clean. Appearances may be
improved by a group of shrubs at
either side.
Evening star., 1916-10-08

thinkin' Of it, I've gotta play it alone,
and I've gotta play it straight. And I'm
gonna win. You watch me-"
81 know you're going to win," Miss
Carroll said, her voice swelling; "that is,
if you've got drop of Lefty LIE Favor in
you. Why, Sailor Donovan knocked
your father through the ropes twice,
and Lefty climbed back both times. And
finally he lifted him with wallop that
well, Donovan amt come down yet"
II thank you two ladies'" Miss LIE
Favor continued steadily. you've done
me a lot of good It'll help some jess
to think | threw down two thousand
dollars. I've gotta go now. Good-by.' y
you'll come to see us? Maxwell said
"Every time you pass me the word, \"
Miss LIE Favor promised.
Miss Carrolfs arm went round Miss
LIE Favor's waist, The two girls disap-
peared into the hall. Miss Carrol's
voice came back:
"Say, got two hundred dollars saved
up. You wouldn't go hungry, dearie
when | could slip you something so easy,
now would you?"
"You bet | wouldn't" Miss lie Favor
said. Say, | handed Adolph the ice
pitcher this morning. And say The
two girls melted through the doorway
MAXWELL and Cordelia sat where
N they had left them.
"Maxie, | guess we'd better withdraw
that idea in regard to Miss Carroll's col
orless personality" Cordelia remarked
dryly.
al guess we had, Cordie," Maxwell
agreed. 81 fancy we won't have to do
Evening star., 1916-10-08
Beulah Jacoby, Optimist

but has made that life an
unusually active one.
She has actually been
a commercial traveller.
She carries herself so
straight and with such dis
tinction that she has
really almost made an
advantage of heraffliction.
Now she has her own news
and cigar shop in a South
ern town. The shop is
four blocks from her
home-and she walks both
ways every day.
Another thing: she
didn't start this shop in
her own town, where
every one knew her and
would naturally be inter
ested in her. She looked
for a place that had real
business possibilities;
then she opened her
way there with no intro
ductions, and has made
her success-for the shop
has been very successful
through her own ability.
Edrard Hunge,tord.