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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-07

against the cell bars in the Jail at the
gold. 1t was warm. He repeated the
test on the woman's wrists. Hers was
warm, too. Both bracelets had been
worn by a living being within an
hour
He muttered and frowned in thought,
and then suddenly jumped backward.
The leather curtain near the bed had
moved ON it's bronze rod
"Arent they dears?" a voice said in
English behind him. aren't they
sweetY
Yasmini stood not two arms lengths
away, lovelier than the dead woman
because of the merry life in her. young
and warm, aglow, but looking like the
dead woman and the woman of the
frieze-the woman of the lamp-bowls-
the statue-come to life. speaking to
him In English more sweetly than if
it had been her mother tongue. The
English abuse their language. Yas-
mini caressed it and made it do its
work twice over.
! Being dressed as a native. he
/ salaamed low. Knowing him for what
| stained tips of her warm fingers to
kiss, and he thought she trembled
when he touched them. But second
later she had snatched them away and
was treating him TO raillery.
"Man of pills and blisters !" she said,
'tell me how those bodies are pre-
served! Spill knowledge from that
learned skall of timer
He did not answer. He never shone
in conversation at any time, having
made as many friends as enemies by
saying nothing until the spirit moves
him. But she did not know that yet
"If I knew for certain why those
two did not turn to worms" she went
on, almost 1 would choose to die now,
while l am beautiful! What would
they say, think you, King sahib, if
they found US two dead beside those
two? Speak, man, speak! Has Khin-
jan struck you dumb?"
But he did not speak. He was star
ing at her arm, where two whitish
marks on the skin betrayed that brace
lets had been.
"Oh, those! They are theirs.
would not rob the dead, or the gods
would turn on me. / robbed you, in
stead, while you slept. Fie, King sa
hib, while you sleptv
; But her steel did not strike on flint
/ 1t was her eyes that flashed. He woul(
have done better to have seemed
ashamed, for then he might have
5 fooled her, at least for while. Blu
f having judged himself, he did not car'
I a fig for her judgment of him. Sht
r realized that instantly and having
Y found a tool that would not work
I discarded it for a better one. Sh
: grew confidential.
:. II borrow them" she explained
h but l put them back. l take then
n for so many days. and when the da
n cOmes-the gods like us to be exact
t You were near death when l took tn
: bracelet last night. The time was VI
l would have stabbed you If you ha
d tried to prevent mer'
a Now he spoke at last and gave he
g a hlSI SllHipSC VI tll dllSle VI HIS Illll
n she had not suspected.
A Princess" he said. He used th
IS word with the Difference some men ca
It combine with effrontery, so that ver
e tenderness has barbs. "You migf
have had that thing back if you ha
II sent a messenger for 1t at any tim,
le A word by a servant would have bee
e. enough"
is "You could never have reache
d Khinjan thenr' she retorted. Her eye
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-07
GARDEN POINTS FOR WINTER
Spread Manure Free and Turn Under
Unless Ground Is Too Wet or
Frozen-MuIch Strawberries.

CBy L. NJ. MONTGOMERY, Ohio Univer-
sity.)
If the ground is not too wet or frOZ-
en-, continue to spread manure freely
and turn it under. Fall plowing will
assist in making the organic matter
available. 1t will also bring to the
surface multitudes of the larvae of
harmful insects and will cover up 9th
ers normally nearer the surface so as
to prevent their emergence' next
spring.
Mulch the strawberry bed, after the
ground freezes, with three or four
inches of coarse straw. This will pro-
tect the plants from alternate freez-
ing and thawing. When partially
raked aside in the early spring, the
mulch will serve to retain the moisture
and also keep the fruit clean.
The tops of the asparagus bed
should be cut, thrown into the fire and
burned by this time. After the ground
freezes apply a heavy coat of manure.
Three or four inches will not be too
much to apply.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-07
CHAPTER XVI.
"AthelStan Y

"AthelstanY'
She pronounced his given name as
if she loved the word, standing straight
again and looking into his eyes. There
were high lights in hers that out
cleaned the diamonds on her dress.
Your gods and mine have done this,
Athelstan. When the gods combine
they lay plans well indeed"
81 only know one God" he answered
simply, as man speaks of the deep
things in his heart.
Il know of many! They love me
They shall love you, too! Many are
better than one! You shall learn to
know my gods, for we are to be part
ners, you and Il"
She took his hand again, her eyes
burning with excitement and mysti-
cism and ambition like a fever. She
seemed to take more tnan physical pos
session of him.
what brought them here? Tell me
that!" she demanded, pointing t. The
bed. "YOu think he brought her? |
tell you she was the spur that drove
him! Is it q wonder that men called
her the Heart of the Hills?' l found
them ten years ago and clothed her
and put new linen on their bed, for the
| old was all rags and dust. There have
| always been hunGredS-and sometimes
| thOuSandS-who knew the secret of
| Khinian caves, but this has been a
secret within a secret. Someone, who
| knew the secret before /, sawed those
bracelets through and fitted hinges
and clasps. Ihe men you saw in the
Cavern of 4.arths Drink have nc
doubt l am the Heart Of the Hills
come to life! They shall know thee
as him within a little while!"
She held his hand little tighter and
| pressed closer to him, laughing softly
He stood as if made of iron, and thai
only made ner laugh the more.
Tales of the Heart Of the Hills
have puzzled the raj, haven't they
these many years? They sent me tC
find the source of them. Me! They
chose well! There are not many like
me! have found this one dead WON
an who was like me. And in ten years
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-07
IS REAL AMERICAN WONDER !
Newly Examined Glacier in an Unex-
plored Region May Be Biggest
in the Rockies.

We had reached a point of vantage
whence we could overlook the whole
of the unexplored region of the
Rockies from Laurier Pass on the
south to the Lizard region on the
north. No great secret could be con-
cealed from US.
What did we see?
A glance showed US that there was
no heaven-kissing peak taller than
Mount Robson writes Paul L. Ha-
worth in Scribners Magazine.
But there were several magnificent
mountains higher than any along the
Finlay. Much the finest of all these
lay far to the 'northeastward. 1t was
a vast affair with three great sum-
mits, two of them peaks, the third and
tallest an immense square block.
This mountain was big enough to
have aroused our enthusiasm, and yet
we gave comparatively scant heed to
it.
Far down the south slope of it, fill
ing a great valley miles and miles
wide, there flowed a perfectly i'm
mense, glistening glacier.
"That is what makes the Quadacha
white" Joe conceded.
There could be no doubt about it.
For long time 1 had realized that it
would require a goodsized rock mill
to grind up enough silt to color such
big stream as the Quadacha, but
where was a mill big enough for the
| job?
We were at least forty miles from
it. for we were not fully twenty miles
west of the works, and from the forks
TO the glacier must be at least twenty
more. We were eight as one must
travel in that region. Yet there that
/ great white mass loomed up far and
away the most notable phenomenon in
that whole magnificent panorama. II
is the biggest thing in the whole Fin
lay country. I venture to predict that
when the glacier has been more closely
examined it will be found to be one OF
the biggest, if not the very biggest
in the whole Rocky Mountain system
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-07

She and King were to love, as the East
knows love, and then the world might
have just what they two did not care
to take from it.
His only possible course as yet was
the defensive, and there is no defense
like silence. He was still.
"The sirkar," she went on, "the silly
sirllar fears that perhaps Turkey may
enter the war. Perhaps a jihad may
be proclaimed. So much for fear! I
know! I have known for very long
timel And [ have not let fear trouble
me at ALL"
Her eyes were on his steadily, and
she read no fear in his, either, for none
was there. In hers he saw ambition
triumph already - excitement = the
gamblers love of all the hugest risks.
Behind them burned genius and the
devilry that would stop at nothing. AS
the general had told him in Peshawur,
she would dare open hades gate and
ride the devil down the Khyber for
the fun of it.
CTO BE CONTINUED
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-07

until you cdme, l have found no man
like him!"
She tried to look into his ewes. hut
he froWned straight in front of him.
His native costume and Rangar turban
did not make him seem any less a
man. Ills iOwl, that was beginning to
need shaving, was as grim and as sat
isfyinS as the dead Romans. She
;S%oked his left hand with soft fingers.
= used to think l knew how to
Gance{ she laughed. For ten years
l have taken those pictures of her for
my model and have striven to learn
what she knew. have surpassed her!
1 used to think J. knew how to amuse
myself with mems dreams-untiI |
found this Then l dreamed on my
own account! My dream was true. nv
warrior! You have comet Our hour
has come ~
She tugged at his hand. He was
hers soul and harness, if outward
signs could prove it.
Gomez she said. 'Ts this nv hos
pitality? You are weary and hungry.
Comet"
She led him by the hand, for it
would have needed brute force to pry
her fingers loose She drew aside the
| leather curtain that hung on a bronze
rod near the bed, led him through it,
| and let it clash to again behind them
Now they were in the dark together.
and it was not comprehended in her
scheme of things TO let circumstance
| lie fallOW. She pressed his hand, and
sighed, and then hurried, whispering
| tender words he could scarcely catch
When they burst together through a
| curtain at the other end of passage
/ in the rock, his skin was red under
| the tan and for the first time her eyes
refused to meet his.
"Why did they choose that cave to
sleep in?" she asked him. 'Ts not this
| better one? Who laid them there?"
He stared about. They were in a
| great room far more splendid than the
| first. There was great fountain in
| the center splashing in the midst of
flowers. They were cut flowers. The
Hills" must have been secured for
them within q day.
There were great cushioned cOuches
all about and two thrones made of
ivory and gold. Between two cOuches
was Il table, laden with golden plates
and a golden jug, on pure white linen
There were two goblets of beaten gold
and knives with golden handles and
bronze blades. The whole room
seemed to be drenched in the scent
Yasmini favored, and there was the
! same frieze running round all fOul
walls, with the woman depicted on il
dancing.
Come, we shall eat!'' she said, lead
ing him by the hand to couch. She
took the one facing him, and they lay
like two Romans of the empire Will
the table in between.
She struck a golden gong then, ant
native woman came in, who stared
at King as if she had seen him before
and did not like him. YGsmini nodded
to the servant, who clapped her hands
At once came Il stream of hillmen
rObed in white, who carried sherbet il
bottles cooled in snow and dishes fra
grant with hot food. He recognizes
his own prisoners from the Mir khal
Palace jail, and nodded to them a
they set the. things down under tn
| maids direction. When they had fin
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-07

in it part Of his breast had turned to
powder inside the breastplate. The
rest of his body was whole and per-
fectly preserved.
Stern, handsome in q high-beaked
Roman way, gray on the temples, firm
Tipped, he lay like an emperor in har-
ness. But the pride and resolution on
his face were OutdOne by the serenity
of hers. Very surely those two had
been lovers.
Both of them looked young and
healthy-the woman younger than
thirty-twenty-five at Il guess-and
the man perhaps forty, perhaps forty
five. Every stitch of the mans cloth
ing had decayed, so that his armOr
rested on the naked skin, except for
dressed leather kilt about his middle.
The leather was as old as the curtains
at the entrance, and as well preserved.
But the voman's sill,ed clothing was
as new as the bedding. Yet. they both
died about the same time, or how could
heir fingers have been interlaced?
And some of the jewelry on the wOm-
ans clothes was very ancient as well
as priceless.
He looked closer at the fingers for
signs of force and suddenly caught his
breath. Under the womans flimsy
sleeve was a wrought gold bracelet,
smaller than that one he himself had
worn in Delhi and up the Khyber. He
raised the loose sleeve to look more
closely at it, and the movement laid
bare another bracelet, on the mans
right wrist. Size for size, this was the
same as the one that had been stolen
| from himself.
Memory prompted him. He felt its
outer edge with a finger nail. There
was the little nick that he had made
| in the soft gold when he struck it
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-07
White-Breasted Nuthatch.

The familiar winter bird, the white
breasted nuthatch, is the champion
"steeplejack" Of the world says an
exchange. 1t can travel headforemost
down any tree trunk in the forest and
can perform other dizzy gymnastic
feats with astounding ease. The nut
hatch makes nothing Of thrillers.
The winter hawks occasionally try
to catch asleep this weasel of a bird.
The nuthatch, however, can scuttle
around a tree trunk, thrice outpacing
the squirrel at the same trick. The
bird braves the bitter cold, and if it
knew how it probably would hearten
us in the winter days with something
more cheerful than "Quank, quank."
It does not know how, however, and
so we must take it for its beauty and
it's society and let the rest go.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-07

ished eating Yasminl drove the maid
away with 4 sharp word; he brought
an ivory foOtsto0l and set it about
yard away from her waEen toes. And
she, watching him with burning eyes,
wound tresses of her hair around the
golden dagger handle, making her jew
els glitter with each movement.
THE gods of India, who are the only
real gods, what do they think of it all
IAey have been good to the English,
but they have had no thanks. They
will stand aside now and watch a
greater jihad than the world has ever
seen! I love them, and they love me
as you shall love me, too! If they did
not love both of us, we would not both
be here! We must obey them!
None Of the EaSt's amazing ways of
| courtship are ever tedious. Love
springs into being on an instant and
lives a thousand years inside an hour.
She left no doubt as to her meaning.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-07
Sea-Lion Performers.

Any boy who has gone to circus
knows what remarkable stunts sea-
lions can perform-human beings can't
do some of them. There is, Of course,
the trick of balancing a big ball on
their snOuts and tossing it from one to
another in that way. The sea-lion or
chestra is not particularly musical, but
the animals can create an awful din
by means of horns, drums and bells.
The more clever of them can walk up
n ladder and down, with a baton on
their snOut; while others roll over or
dive when there is a tank. Each train
err tries new tricks with his lions, max
ing sure at first that he can do all the
most common ones.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-07

sows that will produce true TO type,
for as yet no line of breeding is abSO-
lutely pure, but by selecting the sows
in this manner, the chances for uni
fOrmity are immeasurably increased.
Some mistakes are bound to be made,
and their correction viii be difficult,
but by keeping records of the breeding
stock and their produce, it will be. pos
sible to dispose of undesirable individ-
uals as their poor reproductive abil-
ity becomes known. One ideal must
always be uppermost in the breeders
mind, and the stock must constantly
approach nearer to that one ideal in
order to make any real progress. 1t is
relatively easy to produce hogs, but to
produce uniform hogs, hogs that will
build up and advance the breed, re-
Quires time and constant effort.
The Boar.
The farmer who lives in a communl-
ty where it is possible to obtain the
services of q good boar, and who has
only few sows, will not find it prof
liable to keep a male simply for use in
his own herd. However, if he has six
or more sows, or if it is impossible to
get the use of his neighbor's boar when
necessary, it will be well to purchase
one Of his own. 1t is often desirable
to delay the purchase of the boar until
some time after the original female
stock has been selected. If the gifts
were bred at the time of their pur-
chase, the service of a boar will not be
needed until several months later,
when it is necessary to breed for the
secon lot of pigs. This is not only
Savin'c of money at the time Of start
ing tll2 herd, when expenses are apt to
be vc"y heavy, but it also gives the
i breed time to study the original sows
along 18th their offspring and select
boar tat will correct their faults.
Ther is a hackneyed but neverthe-
less tr.a expression that the male is
half Ii herd" He really does repre-
sent 90 .ier cent of the breeding stock.
! and the afore is the most important
individu. in the whole herd, but
granting that he forms half, the sows
most Ger ainly constitute the other
half, even though their influence is di-
vided into several parts. Certainly
both halves are equally important and
neither can well be neglected at the
expense of the other.
It is well to select a boar at least
eight months old, for the selection of
a weanling pig that will mature into
the kind of breeding animal demanded
in any particular case is very diff
cult and precarious undertaking. In
selecting the male, elm to correct any
faults which may be present in the
conformation of the sows. These faults
may be discovered in the several
months between the first purchase of
the bred gifts and the time when it is
necessary to breed again for the sec
Ond litter. It is seen here why uni-
formity is of such Importance in the
herd, for the common fault of the sows
may be corrected in the offspring by
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-07

Dehind great rock for a lamp and lit
the wick with a common safety match,
they were In a cave he had never seen
before.
"Where nre weT' King asked.
''Where none dare seek Us. Art
thou afraidT asked Ismail, holding
the lamp 10 Kings face.
"Kuch dar nahin hai ~ he answered.
"Therc is no such thing as fear!'
Suddenly the Afridi blew the lamp
out. and then the darkness became
solid. Thought itself left off less than
a yard away.
'Tsmail !" he whispered. But 1smail
did not answer him.
He faced about, leaning against the
rock, with the fiat Of both hands
pressed tight against it for the sake
Of It's company; and almost at once he
saw a little bright red light glowing
w. the distf nee. 1t might have been
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-07
Hardwood Floors parkened.

Floors that turn dark from oiling
generally need to be scraped. Some
times paint or varnish remover,
bought at a paint shop, is used first.
One housekeeper improved a dis
colored floor by scrubbing it hard. u.s.
ing naphtha soap and adding washing
soda to the water. She did only a
small piece at a time, using one Of tho
small wooden-backed nail-brushes with
very hard bristles. Cracks can be
filled with a mixture Of sawdust aad
glue. This can be darkened with g
little burnt umber to match the foo~.
In mixing use water 20 parts, glue one
part and sawdust as necessary. An~
other filler Is a pulp made from news
papers torn up and pounded into Il
flour and water paste. 1t hardena IA
the cracks.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-07
Good Food Is Essential

Good food, and plenty of it, will
turn the tide for successful poultry
keeping and make the work a pleas
ure.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-07
Demand for Guineas.

There is an increasing demand for
guineas, particularly from hotels and
restaurants in the large cities.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-07
Make Use of Milk.

Be sure to make use of milk if there
is plenty to be had, whether it is
whole, skinned, sweet or clabbered.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-07
No Public Benefactor.

He is nowise a public benefactor
who keeps two cows to do the work
of one.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-07
Rat+er to Be Lucky.

1t is better to be born lucky than
rich. If a man is born lucky he can
attend to the balance.-Florida Tmea-
EsE,ion.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-07
Carriers for Shinpino

Eggs and poultry are sent by par
eel post in carriers that are made and
approved for such purpose.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-07

The potatoes of Greenland seldom
grow larger than the marbles used by
the small boy.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-07
UNIFORM Pig CROP
One of the First Considerations
in Selecting Original
Herd.
CONFORMATION OF GOOD SOW
Many Judges of Swine Regard Good
Roomy Females as Being Especial
iy High in Fecundity-MaIe
Is Half the Herd.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
In feeding hogs for the market, as
also with any other class of meat ami
mails, larger returns are obtained when
the stock is as la.arly uniform as pos
sible, and as is Is very profitable for
each farmer tC breed his own feeders,
particular attention should be given
to the selection of the original breed
ing ste ek. Uniformity is of primary
Importance, for to have a uniform
crop of pigs there must be uniformity
in the breeding herd, and to obtain this
must be one of the first considerations
in selecting the original herd.
The sows.
The females of the herd may be OBJ
tanned by purchasing bred sows or
gifts safely in pig to a boar of rec
ognized worth. AS it is often difficult
to obtain SOW which has shown her
self to be a good breeder by the previ-
Gus lftters she has produced, it is ad-
visable for econOmy's sake to purchase
bred gifts. These should be about
twelve months old, being bred after
the age of eight months, and if posi-
BILE all should be in pig to the same
boar. Here is the first opportunity to
practice selection for uniformity !;
whether pure-bred or not, the sows
should be similar in color, marking,
type and conformation. The type of
the SOWs selected should be the one
which the market demands. While
there is some variation between the
different breeds, it is largely a matter
of characteristics, as good individual,
no matter what breed it represents, if
properly fed and managed will make
! economical gains.
Conformation.
| In conformation brood SOW should
/ show first of all femininity. This is
| well marked in the hog if u close OBJ
| ServatiOn is made, and is characterized
/ by quality and refinement in all parts
of the body. The bristles are finer and
| less erect than those of the boar. Civ
| ing the SOW a smoother appearance
The forehead is smoother the neck
much thinner, and a little longer in
proportion to the rest Of the body. The
! shoulders are not as heavy, although
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-07
Mistake With Little PIGS.

1t is mistake to feed the pigs sour
milk when they are learning to eat.