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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-15

forty pounds to the dog, for they want.
ed to make speed. 1t was not cold for
Alaska. They packed their fur coats
on the sled and wore mittens of
moosehide with duffel lining, on their
feet mukluks above German" socks.
Holt had been a sour-dough miner too
long to let his partner perspire from
overmuch clothing. He knew the dam
ger of pneumonia from sudden cool
ing Of the heat of the body.
Old Gideon took seven of his dogs,
driving them two abreast. Six were
huskies, rangy, muscular animals with
thick, dense coats. They were in the
best Of spirits and carried their tails
erect like their Malemute leader.
Butch, though Malemute, had a
strong strain Of collie in him. 1t gave
him sense Of responsibility. His bus.
mess was to see that the team kept
strung out on the trail, and Butch was
postmaster In the matter of disci-
pline. His weight was 90 fighting
pounds, and he could thrash in short
order any dog in the team.
The snow was wet and soft. 1t chung
to everything 1t touched. The dogs
carried pounds of 1t In the tufts of
hair that rose from their backs. AN
Icy pyramid had to be knocked from
the sled every half-hour. The snow
shoes were heavy with white slush.
Densely laden spruce boughs brushed
the faces of the men and showered
them with unexpected little ava
lanches.
They took turns in going ahead Of
the team and breaking trail. 1t was
heavy, muscle-grinding work. Before
noon they were both utterly fatlgued.
They dragged forward through the
slush, lifting their laden feet sluggish
ly. They must keep going, and they
did, but 1t seemed to them that every
step must be the last.
Shortly after noon the storm wore
Itself out. The temperature had been
steadily falling and now it took rapid
drop. They were passing through tim.
Der, and on a little slope they built
with gaod deal Of difficulty q fire.
BY careful nursing they soon had
great bonfire going, In front of which
they put their wet socks, mukluks,
scarfs and parkas to dry. The toes of
the dogs had become packed with little
ice balls. Gordon and Holt had to go
carefully over the feet of each animal
to dig these out.
The old-timer thawed out a slab of
dried salmon till the fat began to
frizzle and fed each husky a pound of
the fish and lump of tallow. He and
Gordon made pot of tea and ate some
meat sandwiches they had brought
with them, to save cooking until night.
When they took the trail again 1t
was In moecasins instead o mukluks.
The weather was growing steadily
colder, and with each degree Of fall In
the thermometer the trail was easier.
"Mushing at nifty below zero Is all
right when 1t Is ali right" explained
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-15

the kind of fool love, Mr.. Holt.
think it was just fine of you, and III
never forget 1t as long as live"
Mrs. Olson had cooked too long In
lumber and mining camps not to know
something about bone setting. Under
her direction Gordon made splints and
helped her bandage the broken leg.
Sheba cooked an appetizing breakfast.
The aroma of coffee and the smell of
frying bacon stimulated appetitesr that
needed no tempting.
Holt, propped up by blankets, ate
with the others. For a good many
years he had taken his luck as 1t came
with philosophic endurance. Now he
wasted no time in mournlng what
could not be helped. He was lucky
the ice slide had not hit him in the
head. A broken leg would mend.
CTO BE CONTINUED
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-15

eyes slowly turned to his, and he met
the touch of her surrendered lips.
Nature had brought them together by
one of her resistless and unpremedi-
tated impulses.
A stress of emotion had swept her
into his arms. Now she drew away
from him shyly. The conventions In
which she had been brought up assert
ed themselves. An absurd little fear
obtruded itself into her happiness. Had
she rushed into his arms like love-
sick girl, taking it for granted that he
cared for her?
| ."You-vcame to look for usY she
asked, with the little shy stiffness Of
embarrassment.
"For you-yes."
He could not take his eyes from her.
II seemed to him that a bird was sing
ing in his heart the gladness he could
not express. He had for many hours
pushed from his mind pictures Of her
lying white and rigid on the snow. In
stead she stood beside him, her deli
cate beauty vivid as the flush of a
flame.
did they telephone that we were
lost?"
Eyes. / was troubled when the
storm grew. could not sleep. So l
called up the roadhouse by long dis
lance. They had not heard from the
stage. Later called again. When I
could stand it no longer, started"
mot on foot?"
mo, with Hollis dog team. He is
back there. His leg is broken. A
snow-slide crushed him this morning
where we camped."
"Bring him to the cabin. / win tell
the Others you are coming"
slave you had any foody' he asked.
A tired smile lit up the shadows of
WEAKNESS under her soft, dark eyes.
Boiled oats. plum pudding and choco-
lates," she told him.
eve have plenty of food on the sled.
I'll bring 1t at once"
She nodded. and turned to 60 to the
cabin. He watched for moment the
Tilt in her walk. An expression from
his reading jumped to his mind. Me-
lodious feet Some poet had said that,
hadn't he? Surely 1t must have been
Sheba of whom he was thinking, this
girl so virginia. of body and of mind,
free and light-footed as caribou on
the hills.
Gordon returned to the sled and
drove the team up the draw to the
cabin. The three who had been ma
rooned came to meet their rescuer.
"You must "a come right through
the storm lickitty split. saltwater
said.
you're right we did. This side pard-
ner of mine was bent on wrestling with
a blizzard" Holt answered dryly.
"Sorry you broke your laig, Gid"
"Then there's two of US sorry, Swift
water. It's one of the best laigs I've
got"
Sheba turned to the old miner i'm
pulsively. ''If you could be knowing
what am thinking of you, Mr.. Holt
how full our hearts are of the graft
tude--" She stopped, tears in her
voice.
"Sho! No need of that, miss. He
dragged me along" His thumb jerked
toward the man who was driving. "Tve
seen better dog punchers than Elliot,
but he's got the world beat at routin'
old-timers out of bed and persuadin'
them to kick in with him and buck
blizzard. Me, O. course, I'm an old fool
for comm"
The dark eyes Of the girl were like
stars in frosty night. "Then you're
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-15
CHAPTER xlx--continued.

So far the mind of the Scotsman fol
lowed the probabilities logically, but
at this point IL made jump. There
We're at least two robbers. He was
morally sure Of that, for this was moi
one-man job. Now, If Holt had with
him companion, who of all those in
Kusiak was the most likely man? He
was friendless, grabbed old fellow.
Since coming to Kusiak old Gideon had
been seen constantly with one man.
They had been with each other at din
ner and had later left the hotel to-
gether. The name of the man who had
been so friendly with old Holt was
Gordon Elliot--and Elliot not only was
another enemy of Macdonald, but had
very good reasons for getting out Of
the country just now.
The strong jaw of the mlne-owner
stood out saliently as he gave short,
sharp orders to men In the crowd. One
was to get the coroner, second Wally
Selfridge, another the United States
district attorney. He divided the rest
into squads to guard the roads leading
out Of town and to see that nobody
passed for the present.
The coroner took charge of the body
and Wally of the bank. The mine
owner and the district attorney walked
up to the hotel together. As soon as
they had explained what they wanted,
the landlord got passkey and took
them to the room Holt had used.
Apparently the bed had been slept
in. In the waste-paper basket the dis
trict attorney found something which
ne held up In significant silence.
Macdonald stepped forward and took
from him small cloth sack.
"One Of those we keep our gold In
at the bank said the Scotsman after
a close examination. "This definitely
ties up Holt with the robbery. Now
for Elliot"
He left the hotel with Holt about
five this morning, the porter says"
This was the contribution of the land
lord.
The room of Gordon Elliot was In
great disorder. Garments had been
tossed on the bed and on every chair
and had been left to lie wherever they
had Glanced to fall. Plainly their
owner had been in great haste.
Macdonald looked through the closet
where clothes hung. His new fur
coat Is not here--nor his trail boots.
Looks to me as though Mr.. Gordon had
hit the trail with his friend Holt"
All doubt Of this was removed when
a prospector reached town with the
news that he had met Holt and Elliot
travelling toward the divide as fast as
they could drive the dogs.
The big Scotsman ordered his team
Of Siberian wolf-hounds made ready
for the trail. As he donned his heavy
furs, Colby Macdonald smiled with
deep satisfaction. He had Elliot on
the run at last.
Just as he closed the door of his
room, Macdonald heard the telephone
bell ring. He hesitated, then shrugged
his shoulders and strobe out into the
storm. II he had answered the call
he would have learned from Diane,
who was at the other end Of the line,
that the stage upon which Sheba had
started for Katma had not reached the
roadhouse at Smiths Crossing.
Five minutes later the winners Of
the great Alaska sweepstakes were
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-15
CHAPTER Xxx.
In the Blizzard.

"Swlftwater" Pete, the driver of the
stage between Kusiak and Katma, did
not like the look of the sky as bis
ponies breasted the long uphill climb
that ended at the pass "Sittin' her
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-15

The Winners OF the Great Alaska
Sweepstakes Were Flying Down the
Street.
flying down the street In the teeth Of
the storm. Armed with rifle and a
revolver, their owner was mushing into
the hills to bring back the men who
had robbed his bank and killed the
cashier. He travelled alone because he
could 90 faster without a companion.
1t never occurred to him that he was
not match for any two men he might
face.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-15
Chance Bad MAYS

Instead of trying to mend their,
ways some people would save a lot
of time by getting new ones
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-15
CHAPTER XXI.
TWO on the Trail.

Elliot and Holt left Kusiak In
spume Of whirling, binding snow.
They travelled light, not more than
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-22

ment before being weaned unless
their mothers are immune.
Many breeders are following
the plan Of vaccinating pigs be.
fore they are weaned, as then
there is no danger of losing them
from the treatment, and the ex-
pense be lessened considerably.
Feed should be withheld a day
or two previous to vaccination
and from six to eight days after.
Plenty of exercise and green pas
ture are all the pigs need after
vaccination.
1t is advisable at all times to
employ a qualified veterinarian to
vaccinate swine, or to call on the
county agent for help and instruc-
ton. He will be able to deter
mine the exact condition and spec
ify the required dose. 1t is easy
to learn how to do the work, and
the agent will gladly teach any
farmer in his county.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-22
INSURES HOGS CHEAPLY
Vaccination Costs Little in Com
parison With Pork Prices

Vaccination is cheap insurance
against hog cholera in view of the
present high prices of pork, &C
cording to the University of Flor
ida extension division. The exact
health condition of the hogs or
pigs should be ascertained before
treatment. The herd should be
penned in a clean and disinfected
enclosure the day-before they are
treated. This allows the herd to
become reconciled to the new sur
'roundings. One may then take
temperatures and come to some
definite conclusions as to the con-
dition and health of the pigs.
Swine that are penned and pre-
pared for immediate treatment
will show abnormal temperature
and thus render it impossible for
the county agent or veterinarian
to give an accurate statement as
to their exact condition.
The operator should take the
temperature Of each Individual
before administering the serum or
virus, and if any of the animals
show an abnormal temperature,
they should be given only the
serum and be isolated for investi-
CATION. All those showing nor
NAL temperatures may be given
the simultaneous treatment. Those
that are isolated may be given the
serum and virus after they regain
FORMAL condition.
The best age for treating pigs is
from 10 to Is days after weaving.
Give one cubic centimeter of Sc
rum per pound weight of the pig
up to 35 pounds and after that
one-half cubic centimeter per
pound weight. Half a cubic CEN
timeter Of virus per pig is suffi-
cient. Should there be any in
lection on the farm, pigs may
without danger of infection be
treated about 10 days before be-
ing weaned. as nursing pigs rare
w contract cholera. The milk
from the mother, if she is immune.
protects the pigs. Pigs must not
receive the serum and virus treat
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-22
PLANT STRAWBERRIES SOON
Beds Set in September Usually
Make the Best Yields

Strawberries may be grown in
nearly all parts of the state, and
their culture has proved profta-
bile. The bulk of the crop is mar
keted between January and May,
but a few berries are produced in
| the, southern part of Florida for
the Christmas market. In other
regions the bearing period con-
itinues as late as June.
Klondyke, Excelsior, and Mis-
sionary are the best varieties for
marketing, says A. P. Spencer of
the University of Florida extern
sion division. For home use, some
other varieties are satisfactory,
and one may plant several of them
so as to have a succession of ber-
ries from Christmas to June. Plant
the Excelsior for an early crop.
Strawberries require a moist
rich soil with good drainage. Most
growers select flatwoods land.
preferably with a clay subsoil
near the surface If planted on
dry, light, sandy soil, it will be
necessary to irrigate frequently.
Strawberries require 1900 to
1000 pounds of fertilizer per acre,
analysing 3 to 4 per cent ammo
MIA, 8 to 10 per cent phosphoric
acid, and potash content of 3
per cent or higher. On account
of the scarcity and high price of
potash fertilizers, many growers
will omit this from their fertili-
ger formula. The fertilizer should
be given in two applications. MAX
ing the first application ten days
before plants are set, and the sec
ond application when forms show
for bloom. An additional 100
pounds of nitrate of soda per acre
applied about thirty days after
the second application of fertili-
ger will usually lengthen the
fruiting period if the plants are
growing slowly, but is not neces-
sary If the plants are growing and
fruiting well.
Most growers renlant their
beds each year. using Young
plants taken from runners during
the summer. Plants may be set
from August to November. prefer
ably about September 20. Those
set during September and October
usually yield best.
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FARM and GROVE
Agricultural News Service
Extension Division II. of F.
Cor University of Florids.)
THE ANT PEST
The Harm They Do and How to
Kill Them

About the dwelling, on the
lawn, in the garden and truck
patch, in the nursery, in the
grove, and in the farmer fields,
ants are nuisance. Their annoy
ing depredations are well known
to every housekeeper. Many, but
not all, of the ants which infest
the house have their nests in the
ground.
In the fall, ants cause considera-
BILE loss in the seed beds by carry.
ing off the seeds. In the nursery
they often eat the buds out of
freshly budded stock. In the
fields the large red agricultural
ants deprive the farmer of the use
of many spots of ground. These
ants can not tolerate vegetation
about their nests, and a large col
ony will keep bare a spot six or
ten feet square. Besides these di-
rect depredations, ants cause in
direct injury by lending aid and
comfort to some of the. farmers
worst enemies. They are very
fond Of a sweet liquid, called
"honeydew," excreted by plant
lice and some scale insects, mealy-
bugs, leaf-hoppers, and tree-hop-
pers. They constantly attend
these insects and interfere with
other insects which would parasi-
tie or eat them. The ants even
carry these honeydew-secreting
insects about and place them on
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-22
Select Good Seed Corn

Carefully selected. tested corn
often yields from 10 to Is bushels
an acre more than INFESTED. crib
corn 1t requires from 10 to IL ears
of corn to plant an acre. One
man can select in one day, seed e.
nough for 10 to 100 acres, depend
ing on how good his corn is, how
carefully he selects, and how rap
idly he works. Labor is scarce.
but what does the labor Of two
DAYS amount to in comparison
with 1000 bushels of corn--the
possible Increase in yield on 100
acresY asks the University of Flor
ida extension division.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-22
Now For a Home Garden

The home vegetable garden is
the best antidote for the high cost
OF living or the monotony of eat
ing canned goods during the hot
summer months. The Florida sun
dlscourages gardening for a con
siderable period during the sum-
mer, but there are a few plants
which will help materially to sup
ply green foods for the table when
thew are most needed.
W. i. FLOYD of the University
of Florida college of agriculture
believes farmers should pay more
attention to the home garden. On
" limited paintings should be at
tempted until the cool fall months.
Mr., Floyd suggests that savoy
leaf spinach, fiat dutch and pur-
ple-top turnips, curly mustard and
radishes may be planted in Aug,
and will come on by the time the
fall garden is planted. These veg
etables should be planted during
the rainy season so that plenty of
moisture will be available for ger
minating the seeds and for start
ing the young plants.
1t would be well to plant the
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-22

A telegram from Washington
states that the cattle situation in
Texas is again serious on account
of drouth. The Department OF
Agriculture is asking farmers to
investigate their local feed situa.
ton and place orders for as much
Of this Texas breeding stock as
they will be able to handle. Or
ders from Florida should be
placed with VIM. III. Black, spe-
cial agent to the University OF
Florida extension division,
Gainesville. Mr.. Black is pre-
pared to quote prices on the stock,
and the freight rates.
About 1900 head of Texas cat
tie were brought into Florida last
year and all buyers were pleased
with the results. Where plenty
Of feed was available, and the cat
tie were dipped, there has been no
loss.
Farmers should notify Mr..
Black at once as to the number of
cattle wanted, whether one or a
carload. The quicker the animals
are bought, the better their condi-
ton will be.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-08-22
NOTICE OF MEETING OF EQUALIZA-
TON BOARD

The assessment roll for 1918 has been
submitted to the Council. The Council
will meet. Aug 9th, 1918, at 7 p. M. at
City Hall, for the purpose of equalizing
the assessment and making proper cor
rections. All persons desiring to have
corrections made thereof, whether in the
listing, valuation of the property, or 9TH
erwise, are required to file with the Tax
Assessor on or before Aug. 9th. 1918. pc
tition to Town Council, setting forth
their objections to said assessment and
the corrections which they desire made.
All petitions for corrections of assess
ments shall be made upon and in COM
pliance with petitions to be furnished up
on application by the Town of Punta
Gorda, and shall comply with all reason
able requirements made by ordinance.
The public will have access to the as
sessment roll at the office of the Tax AS
SCISSOR during each day, Sunday excepted,
from a. m until p m, excepting be-
tween the hour of twelve and one, for
the purpose of examining the same and
preparing petitions for the corrections
thereof.
BY order of the Town Counncil-L E.
ROBINSON, Clerk. 33-2t
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Fruits for Children

Fruits should be served in some
form to cvhildren at least once a
day. Fruit juices and the pulp of
cooked fruit, baked apples and
pears, and stewed prunes are SAT-
est. whether the skins should be
given depends partly on the age
and health of the child and part
ly on the way the fruit is prepar-
ed. If the skins arc very tender,
they are not likely to cause trou-
bic, except with very young chill
dren. When apples and pears are
baked the skins can be made ten
der by frequent basting.
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1t is stated in Washington that
the new draft from Is to As will
not exempt congressman and SEN
ators, and that Senator Park
Trammell and also Congressman
Sears will have to register.
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radisheS in frame and to shade
them with brush, mosquito net
ting, or two-inch laths placed two
inches apart. The shade will
make the radishes more succulent
and tender and will lessen the
chances of their being strong and
hot.