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The Red Cloud chief., 1918-01-17
CHAPTER XXI.

And while King knelt behind the
mullah and the whole camp faced Mec.
ca In forehead-in-the-dust abasement
there came strange man down the
midst-not strange to the "Hills,"
where such sights are common, but
strange to that camp and hour. Some
body rose and struck him, and he knelt
like the rest; but when prayer was
over and cooking had begun and the
camp became place Of savory SMELL
he came on again--a blind man. He
was clean shaven, and he looked as
II he had not been blind long, for his
physical health was good.
"Oh, the hakim-the good hakim r.
he walled. "Where Is the famous ha.
kim? Show me the way to himi Oh
the famous, great, good hakim who can
heal mems eyesw
II am he," said King. and he stepped
down toward him. The blind mans
face looked strangely familiar, though
It was partly disguised by some gummy
stuff stuck all about the eyes. BE
stared Mt the face again.
"Ismailw he said "YOu?"
"Ayel Father Of clevernessl Make
play Of healing my eyesw
So King made a great show Of rub
bing on ointment. In minute Ismail
looking almost like young man with
out his great beard. was dancing like
a lunntlo with both fists in the air, and
yelling as II wasps had stung him.
"Aieee-aleee-aieeew he yelled. 81
see again see! My eyes have light
In them! Allah! Oh. Allah heap
riches on the great. wise hakim who
can heal mems eyesl Allah reward
him richly; for am a beggar and
have no goodsi"
The whole camp began to surge
toward him to see the miracle, and his
chosen bodyguard rushed up to drive
them back. And as they went a tall
Afridi came striding down the camp
with n letter for the mullah held out
In a cleft stick In front of him.
"Her answerw said Ismail with q
wicked grin.
"What is her word? Where is the
Orakzai Pathan?"
But Ismail laughed and would not
answer him. 1t seemed to King that
he scented climax. Also he chose In
that instant to force the mullah's hand
on the principle that hurried buffaloes
will blunder.
"To Khinjan" he shouted to the
nearest man. "The mullah will march
on KhinjanI"
They murmured and wondered and
backed away from him to give him
room. 1smail watched him with
dropped Jaw and wild eye.
"Spread It through the camp that
we march on Khinjani Shout I'll Bid
them strike the tents"
Somebody behind took up the shout
and 1t went across the camp In leaps
as men toss ball. There was a surge
toward the tents. but King called Il
his deserters and they clustered bach
to him. He had to cement their allie
glance now or fail altogether, and h
would not be able to do II by ordinar!
argument or by pleading; he had Il
fire their Imagination. And he did.
"She Is on our side" That was {
sheer guess. "She has kept our maj
and sent another as hostage for him Il
token Of good faithi Listeni Ye saw
this mans eyes healed. Let that b,
tOkenl Be ye the men with new
eyesi Give 1t outi Claim the It'll,
and be true to 1t and see me guild
you down the Khyber In good time lik
regiment. many more than hundre,
strongi"
They Jumped at the idea. Tn
"Hills" the whole East, for that mat
ter--are ever ready to form Q new sec
or Join . new band or . new blood
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-01-17

dla 10 Minel"
double apostolic blessing, and then mo
tioning as IL he threw them the reins
and leave to gallop. They rOared back
at him like the sea under the whip OF
gaining wind. And Ismail disap-
peared among them, leaving King
alone. Then the mullah beckOned him
and showed him letter he had crum-
pied In his fist. There were only .
few lines, written In Arabic. which all
mullahs are supposed to be able to
read, and they were signed with .
strange scrawl that might have meant
anything. But the paper smelt strong
ly of her perfume.
Come. then. Bring all your men. and ]
| will let you and them enter Khinjau
caves. We will strike q bargain In the
Cavern OF Earth's Drink.
That was all, but the fire in the mui.
lah's eyes showed that he thought II
was enough. He did not doubt that
once he should have his extra four
thousand in the caves Khinjan would
be his; and he said SO.
"Khinjan Is minel" he growled. I'm
dia is mlnel'
King did not answer him. He could
only be still and be glad he had set the
camp moving and SO had forced the
mullah's hand. "The old fatalist would
have suspected her answer other
wisei" he told himself, for he knew
that he himself suspected 1t.
While he and the mullah watched
the tents began to fall and the women
labOred to roll them. The men began
firing their rifles, and within the hour
enough ammunition had been squan'
dered to have fought good-sized skir'
mish; but the mullah did not mind.
for he had Khinjan caves In view, and
none knew better than he what vast
store Of cartridges and dynamite was
piled In there. He let them waste.
Watching his opportunity, King
slipped down the ramp and into the
crowd while the mullah was busy with
personal belongings In the cave. King
left his own belongings to the fates, or
to any thief who should care to steal
them. He was safe from the mullah
in the midst Of his nearly eighty men.
who half believed him a sending from
the skies.
1--WE sect We see!" they yelled and
danced around him.
Before ever the mullah gave an or.
der they got under way and started
climbing the steep valley wall. The
mullah on his brown mule thrust for
ward, trying to get In the lead, ana
King and his men hung back, to keep
at distance from him. Two or three
miles along the top Of the escarpment
the mullah sent back word that he
wanted the hakim to be beside him.
But Kings men treated the messenger
to open scorn and sent him packing.
IBID the mullah hunt himself an
other hakiml BE thou his hakims
Stay, we will give thee q lesson in
how to use knifeI"
The man ran, lest they carry out
their threat, for men Joke grimly In the
"Hills."
Ismail came and held Kings stirrup.
striding beside him with the easy hill
man gait.
"Art thou my man at lastT King
asked him. but Ismail laughed and
shook his head.
II am her man."
| "Where Is she1" King asked.
"Nay. who am that should knowy'
"But she sent theeT
"Aye, she sent me-"
ITO what purp0se"
ITO her purpose" the Afridi an
swered. and King could not get another
word out Of him. He fell behind.
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-01-17

feud. Witness the Nikaiseyns, who
worship a iung-sincc-dead Englishman.
"We sesl" yelled one Of them.
1--WE seei" they chorused, and the
idea took charge. From that minute
they were new band. with war-cry
of their own.
ave see" they howled, scattering
through the camp. and the muliah
came out to glare at them and tug
his beard and wonder what possessed
them.
ITO Khinjanr they roared. lead
us to Khinjanl"
ITO Khnjnn, theni" he thundered.
throwing up both arms In sort Of
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-01-17
Superiority.

"W0men are queer"
"Yesf"
"Airs. Twobble has Just returned
from trip to New York and merely
because she stayed at a hotel with
more dining rooms than the hotel usu-
ally patronized by Mrs. Jibway on her
eastern trips can boast Of she's In
cllned to look down on Mrs. Jibway."
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-01-17

disturbing factor came to light. He
kicked brand into the fire and the
flame leaped. Its light shOne on q
yard and half of exQuisitely fine
hair, like spun gold, that caressed his
shoulder and descended down one arm.
One thread of hair that conjured up
million thoughts. and In o second
upset every argument!
II RewG Gunga had been near
enough TO her and intimate enough
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-01-17

Only when man Is getting the best,
Of 1t will be admit that hs u gsttind
the worst OF Il
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EACH BREED HAS ITS PLACE
General Principle Of Practical
Quality and Value.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of AgriCulture)
To the novice in poultry keeping 1t
often appears that there Is no real
necessity for so many breeds and va
rieties as have been standardized in
America. Further acquaintance with
them, however, shows that although
color differences are In most cases
made merely to please the eyes Of
persons having different preferences
for color the differences in shape and
size which make breed character have
been developed with a view to adapting
each to particular uses or particular
conditions.
Leaving out of consideration the
breeds kept as novelties, most of which
originated before industrial progress
created large demand for poultry
products, all the standard American
breeds Of fowls have been made and
developed on the general principle OF
practical quality, the foundation of
breed character and value.
In harmony with this principle the
common classification of breeds ac-
cordng to their place in the general
scheme of poultry production divides
them into three principal classes, name
ly, laying breeds, meat breeds that are
not as ready and persistent egg pro-
ducers as the laying breeds, and not as
meaty and as easy to fatten as the
meat breeds, yet combine in one indi-
vidual fowl very good laying capacity
with very good table quality.
The Leghorn, Minorca, Andalusian,
AncOna and Campine are well-known
breeds of the laying class; the Brah-
ma, Dorking, and Cornish of the meat
class the Plymouth Rock, Wyandotte,
Rhode Island Red and Orplngton of
the general purpose class.
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Rid FARM OF RODENT PESTS
Big Move Towards Increased Crop
Production and Food Conserva-
homework Not Seen.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Loss of grain, damage to orchard
trees, and injury to truck and field
crops caused by small animals, such
as rats, mice, rabbits, squirrels, ETC..
amounts to a total of millions of dol
lars to the farmers of the United
States each year. These animals, each
doing its part, usually work unseen to
the farmer, and too frequently cause
little or no concern. To rid the farm
of these pests would be big move
towards increased crop production and
food conservation. How to prevent
this destruction has been made a study
of the bureau of biological survey Of
the United States department of agri-
culture.
In North Dakota, for example, the
bureau conducted an organized cam
paign against ground squirrels, in CO.
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CONTENTED FOWLS ARE BEST
Easier to Keep Hens Healthy and to
Reproduce Stock Under Colony
House System.
prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
A cOntentcd hen Is profitable pos
session, and cOntentment with the hen
Is commensurate with the comfort OF
her home. Hence henhOuse building
should receive more than passing no.
tice from one who would profitably
produce poultry.
Hens do not do well In apartments
even semidetached houses are not de-
sirable; separated COLONY houses,
each with its own yard, give best all
around satisfaction.
1t is easier to keep the birds healthy
and to reproduce the stock under the
colony system If the birds are allowed
free range. Breeding stock, and espe-
cially growing chickens, should have
an abundant range, while hens used
solely for the production Of market
eggs may be kept on very small area.
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Apple Tree Injured by Rabbits-Note
How Bark Has Been Eaten.

operation with the state extension
service. The squirrels on about 4,500,-
900 acres were poisoned and practic-
ally exterminated. The result was
saving in the years crops valued at
more than $1,000,000. The squirrels
were destroyed by poisoned bait dis
tributed near their runs and feeding
places at cost, including labor, of
from 8 to Z cents per acre.
Campaigns along the same lines, I'M
der project agreements, have been
started in Montana, Idaho, and Oregon
in cooperation with state extension
services, and are being planned for
other states. Demonstrations of meth
DDS have been made on large scale
in Nevada and California, where in
creased interest is being developed In
organizing systematic campaigns for
the determination of ground squirrels.
Serious depredations by jack rabbits
upon wheat, barley, oats, alfalfa, and
other growing crops and stacked hay
neceSSitate continued efforts for their
NOhIiOA III w CSbNlh anu coulh"SSt'lh
states. In single county in Oregon
about $4,000 were poisoned at cost
of less than one-tenth of cent each.
In many of the eastern and central
states the cottOntail rabbits have done
considerable damage in orchards and
on grain farms. In New York state
the European hare, which was intro
duced some years ago. has increased
and is spreading to adjoining states,
and is likewise doing extensive damage
to orchards. Measures are being taken
to control these pests.
Prairie dogs have been a serious
menace to many farmers in the West
and Southwest. The bureau has con-
Quoted successful campaigns to de-
strOy them. In some of their tests as
many as 30 dead prairie dogs have
been counted in an alfalfa field within
"a hours after distributing grain poi
soned with only l ounce of strychnine.
The success Of the work Of the bureau
has induced extensive cooperation by
farmers and stockmen, and their work
has resulted in large saving in grow
ing crops, and good yields have been
secured on large areas where, in many
cases, the prairie dog infestation has
previously rendered the production Of
crops an almost hopeless undertaking.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-04-19
TRAINING FOR YOUNG BULLS
Should Be Taught to Be Led by Halter
When Quite Youno-Caretaker
Must Be Master.

When quite young, the bull should
be trained to be led by halter. BY
the time he is a year DID, strong ring
should be inserted in his nose so he
can be led by staff. 1t is not safe to
try to lead a grown bull merely by
halter or rope fastened to his ring. In
leading by the staff, the caretaker
should always walk at the side and
never in front of the bull. One Of the
essentials in training the young bull is
that he must be taught that his care
taker Is his master. Bulls known to
be vicious usually are handled with
care, with the result that fewer acct
dents are likely to occur with them
than with those considered gentle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-04-19
LEAVING CALVES WITH COWS
for Human Consumption, Leave
Calf That Time.

Practical dairymen differ in their
opinion as to the length of time the
calf should be left with the COW. The
first milk. or colostrum, is necessary
70 cleanse the digestive system of the
calf and get it in working order. The
younger calf is taught to drink the
easier, but as the milk of the cow Is
unfit for human consumption for at
least four days the calf may well be
left with the COW for that time. Also,
the udder of the COW is generally in
famed and often cakedand the nursing
Of the calf helps to relieve this condi-
ton.
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Try Pixies Toothache Droos
TWO THINGS THAT WERE NEW
Traveller Learned Something Concern
ing Delicate Surgical Operation
and Peculiar Form of Anesthetic.

1t is Montreal physician who tells
the following:
Some time ago I happened to spend
the night in country town in Eng
land, and it happened that there was
stopping at the same hotel an timer.
ant eye specialist
I'VE drifted into Il conversation, and
during the course of the evening he
told me of some of the marvellous OPP.
erationS he had performed on the eye,
One case in particular he spoke of that
caused me considerable establishment,
for / didn't know, l confess, that the
operation had been successfully per
formed. He said he had recently tax.
en- out a patients eye scraped the back
of it and returned it to its proper
place. The patient, he said was never
troubled by bad eyesight afterward.
THAT was a difficult operation, doc.
tor said l.
YES said he, it was
81 suppose you found it necessary
to employ an aneSthetic.'
Eyes, | did, he admitted.
"'What aneSthetic did you use, doc.
torY | persisted.
"'Oh. well unless you are familiar
with such operations you probably
wouldn't understand if | were to tell
you. But-well, it was shaped some
thing like spoon, explained the emf.
nent Specialist
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SILAGE FOR DAIRY ANIMALS
Found Superior to Corn Fodder by Ex-
pertinent Stations - Larger
Amount of Nutrients.

Experiments conducted by expert
ment stations demonstrate that silage
is superior to corn fodder for dairy
cows. Cows receiving silage in the
ration produced IS per cent more milk
than cows receiving corn fodder. Hen
ry in "Feeds and Feeding" states that
"Silage gives better results than dry
corn fodder for the reason that cows
fed the succulent palatable silage usu-
ally consume a heavier ration than
those fed the dry fodder and hence
have a larger amount of nutrients
available for milk production after
the maintenance requirements of the
body have been met"
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Il0NIT
Hi THF NY
RECORD OF HOLSTElN cow
California Animal Sets High Mark by
Producing 24.01 Pounds Of But
ter in Seven Days.

Purebred Holstein cows are certain
~ doing their level best to respond ia
doover's injunction to increase produc
ton. Records are being broken &c
rapidly that cow no sooner gets used
to her championship laurels than an.
other one snatches them away.
Miss Valley Mead De Kol Walker has
just added to the dairy fame of Cali.
fornia by breaking the record for but
terfat production in the junior three.
year-old class, by producing 2401
pounds of butter in seven consecutive
days, in the division covering tests
begun not less than 240 days from
freshening.
Miss Valley Mead De Kol Walker
freshened at the age Of three years
five months, twenty-seven days, and be.
gan her test eight months after fresh.
ening. In the seven days she produced
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Exact Copy Of Wrapper.
The BIoomin' Kaiser.

Recently f. L. Graft, superintendent
of Indianapolis public schools, sent in
StruCtiOns to the teachers of the third
grade to eliminate from the children
readers the German poem, The
Kaiserblumen." At school No. II,
Thirtieth and RAIDER streets, apprOpri-
ate exercises were held while the
pages containing the poem were past
ed together The teacher. in giving
reason for this action, explained the
nature of the poem and said that moth
ing in honor Of the terrible kaiser
would he allowed in their books.
When she had finished. one prcCO-
cious youngster arose and solemnly de-
clared: THAT poem shouldn't be
called The Kaiserhlumen' it should
be called The Bloomn' KAISER"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-04-19
POINTERS ON GRAPE CULTURE
Different Methods of Pruning and
Training All Come Back to Two
Fundamental Systems.

There are a number of different
methods of training and pruning
grapes, but they all come back to two
fundamental systems. The first of
these IS called the continuous system
and the second the renewal system.
The renewal system resembles the
continuous very much, but it has an
advantage in that the stem is kept
about the same length all the time,
while in the continuous or spur sys.
TEN the canes become longer aIf
longer each year.
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POULTRY
FACTS
TURKEYS ARE EASILY RAISED
Bird Is Especially Adapted to Grain
and Stock Farms Where There
Is Ample Range.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
No one Is In better position to re-
spond to the present campaign for the
increased production Of poultry on the
farm than the turkey raiser. The tur-
key is farm bird, first and last, and
Is especially suited to the grain and
stock farms where there is ample rang
ing ground Astounding in such turkey
food as grasshoppers and other in.
sects. weed seeds, waste grain, such
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-04-19

as is left In the fields after harvest,
and nuts Of such varieties as beech
nuts, chestnuts, pecans, pine nuts and
acorns. On such farm, the present
prices of grain affect the turkey rails
er but little, for with the exception OF
what is used at fattening time, the feed
consumed Is largely Of such q kind as
would otherwise be wasted.
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Miss Valley Mead De koI Walker.

445 pounds of milk, yielding 2401
pounds of butter. Her prior record,
begun IL days from freshening, is 68S,6
pounds of milk, yielding $3.50 pounds
of butter She is making large year.
ly record and Is due to calve again
within the year.
By yielding more than "a pounds Of
butter in week after having been
MIXED for eight months she has estab-
lished Il new worlds record, displacing
Finderne Holingen Fayne, whose rec
ord, begun 356 days after freshening.
Is 1891 pounds of milk and 22.57
pounds of butter.
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up in the morning at four O. clock, do my
Homework, then go to factory and work
all day, come home and get supper and
feel good. don't know how many Of
my friends I have told what Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
done for me. Mrs. ANNA METERIANo,
Sc West 10th ST., Peru, Ind.
Women who suffer from any such all
ments should not fail to try this famous
root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-04-19
NO CURE FOR WHITE SCOURS
Disease Is Generally Fatal, Calf Dying
In Day or TWo-Dsinfection
Is Favored.

White scours is caused by germ
entering through the navel cord soon
after birth, If the germ once gets in
the dairy barn all the calves born
are liable to the disease within few
hours unless the practice Of disinfect-
ing the navel is followed. There is no
satisfactory remedy. 1t Is generally
fatal, the calf dying within u day or
two.
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badly that at times
II could not be on
my feet and it did
not seem es though
i could stand it I
tried diff e r e n t
medicines without
any benefit and
several doctors
told me nothing
but an operation
would do me any
good. My drug
gist told me of
Lydia E. in k
hams Vegetable
Compound. / took
it with the result
that l am now we'll
and strong. / get
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-04-19
An Estimate of Rastus

Mandy-Rastus, you all knows dat
you remind me OF dem dere flynn ma
chimes?
RastuS-NO Mandy; how's dat?
Mandy-Why, decays yOuSe no good
on earth.-Sun Dial.
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FRECKLES
Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These Ugly Spots

There's no longer the slightest need of
feeling ashamed OF your frecklcs the pre-
scriptiOn othine-double Strengths guar
antecd to remove these hOmely spots.
Simply get ounce of othne--double
strength-from your druggist, and apply
little Of 1t night and morning and you should
soon see that even the worst freckes have
begun to disappear, while the lighter ones
have vanished entirely, 1t is seldom that
more than one ounce is needed to completely
clear the skin and gain a beautiful clear
complexion.
Be sure to ask fer the double strength 9TH
Inc. as this Is sold under guarantee of money
back IL 1t fails to remove freckles-Adv.
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Drafts Cause Trouble,

The presence of cold or incipient
roup may often be traced to draft
Of air striking the fowls while roost.
ing at night.
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Man must take the world as he finds
it and leave it in pretty much the same
condition.
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Hens Eat Tainted Food.

Because hens will eat tainted food
is good reason for keeping 1t away
| from them.
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The chap who gathers wool may ex-
pect to be tleeccd himself now and
then.
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Take the little joys out of life and
the big ones left would hardly be
worth living for.
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One must be poor to enjoy the lux
ury of living.-George Elliott.