Alamance
VOL. XXXI.
GRAHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9f 1905.
NO. 2
The
Gleaner.
1 .,"vJV.
Because the liver is
fcetriected neobl enffee
with conrtinsiion. h!linnnM
lieadachee and fevers. Coldi attack
tha Inner and contagione disease
take hold of tha system. It it aafe
to say that it tha liver were alwaya
aep in proper waning; order,
Ulneat would be almost unknown.
Thedford's Black-Draught ii so
successful in caring tnch sicknen
because it is without a rival aa a
liver regulator. This great family
medicine it not a 1 strong ana
dnutio drag, bat a mild and
healthful laxative that cures con
stipation and may be taken by a
mm wuiu j wiunoui poeaiDie
nann. '
Tha healthful action on tha liver
cores .biliousness. It has an in
vigorating effect on the kidneys.
Because the liver and kidneys do
not wotk regniariy, me poisonous
acids alonff with the waste from
the bowels get back into the blood
and virulent contagion results.
Timely treatment with Thed
ford's Black-Dranght removes tha
dangers which lurk in constipation,
liver and kidney troubles, and will
positively forestall the inroads of
Blight's disease, for which dis
ease in advanced stages there is
no cure. Ask your dealer for a
25c. package ol Thedford's Black
Draught. Z. T. HADLEY
GRAHAM N.C. ' ;
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" "BecBUse you originally paid In cash
for all that timber on the stump Just
$10,000, nd you get from Radway aaw
logs to the value of $20,000," replied
Thorpe sharply. "Besides, you still
own the million and a half which, if
you do not care to put them In your
self, yon can soil for something on the
akida."
"Don't yon know, young man, that
white pine logs on skids will spoil ut
terly in a summer Worms get Into
'em."
"I do," replied Thorpe, "unless yon
bark them, which process will cost yon
about $1 a thousand. Ton can find
any amount of small purchasers at re
duced price. Ton can sell them easily
at $3. That nets you for your million
and a half a little over $4,000 more.
Under the circumstances I Ao not think
that my request for five thousand la
at all exorbitant"
Daly laughed. "Ton are a shrewd
figurer, and yaur remarks are interest
ing." said he.
"Will you give $5,000?" asked Thorpe.
"I will not" replied Daly; then, with
a sudden change of humor: "And now
111 do a little talking. I've listened to
you Just about as long as I'm going
to. I have Radway'a contract In that
aafe, and I live up to It I'll thank you
to go plumb to blazes r
"Tbaf s your last word, la ltl" asked
Thorpe, rising.
"It hi"
"Then," said he slowly and distinctly,
"I'll tell you what I'll da I Intend to
collect In full the $4 a thousand for the
three millions and a half Mr. Radway
has delivered to you. In return Mr.
Radway will purchase of you at the
stumpage rates of $2 a thousand the
million and a half be failed, to put
In. That makes a bill against you.
If my figuring Is correct of Just $11,
000. Ton will pay that bill, and I will
tell you why. Tour contract will be
classed In any court as a gambling con
tract for lack of consideration. Ton
have no lopnl str.udlng In the world. I
call your bluff, Mr. Daly, and I'll fight
you from the drop of tb bat through
very court In Christendom.' ; i
''Fight ahead." advised Daly sweetly,
who knew perfectly well that Thorpe's
law was faulty. As a matter of fact
the young man -could have collected
on other grounds, but neither waa
aware of that' -C; , i ,
, "Furthermore,", pursued Thorpe In
addition, "I'll repeat my offer before
witnesses, and If I win the first suit
I'll sue you for the money we could
have made by purchasing the extra
million and a half before It bad a
chance to spoil." '
This statement had Its effect, for It
forced an immediate settlement before
tha pine on the aklda should deterioratn.
Daly lounged back with a little more
deadly earelessnesa.
"And, lastly," concluded Thorpe, play
ing his trump card, "the suit from
start to fintab will be published In ev
ery Important paper In thla country.
If you do -hot believe I nave the In
fluence to do thla yon are at liberty to
doubt the fact." - :
v Daly waa cogitating' many things.
He knew that publicity waa thai test
thins to be desired. Thorpe's state-
1 ment bad been made In view of the
fact that much of the business of a
lumber Aim la done on credit 1 Be
thought 'that perhaps rumor of a big
suit coins agalnat the firm might
'weaken confidence. Aa matter of
fad, this consideration bad no weight
whatever with the older man, although
the-threat of publicity actually gained
for Thorpe what be demanded. The
lumberman feared the noise of an In
vestigation solely and simply because
bis linn, like to many others, was en
gaged at the time In stealing govern
ment timber In the upper peninsula.
H did not call it aleaiing, but that
was wbaf It amounted to. Thorpe's
shot in tha air bit full.
"V think we can arrange a baaU of
settlement ha said finally. "Be here
tomorrow morning at 10 with Rad
way." . f . 5
f "Vary weD. said Thorpe. 1
'""By tbe ,way,"f remarked Daly, I
don't betleve I know your name," "
"Thorpe," was tbe reply.
' "WeD. Mr. Thorpe," said tbe Inm
berman, with cold anger. "If at any
time there la anything within my pow
er or influence that yon want rn aea
that yon don't get It"
Tbe whole affair waa finally compro
mised for $0,000. Radway. grateful
beyond expre-km, tosWed on Thorpe's
acceptance of an even thousand, and
with thla money In band the latter felt
jostUJed In taking a vacation for tbe
purpose of visiting bla sister.
For tbe purpows be bad In view
gaoo would be none too much. Tbe re
saining $500 be bad resolved to Invest
la bla alstor'a comfort and happ'naasi
Be bad thought tha matter
bad gradually evolved what saaedo
bun aa excellent plan. Ha bad already
perfected It by axrmfx
Ura. Benwtck. It waa, briefly, this: Ha,
Thorpe, woald at ooee hire a asrvant
dri, who weald make earthing bat an
parririon nnneceaaary In an anufJ a
boneebold. Tbe remainder aC tba mon
ey ha bad already paid far a year's
tnrUea la tba aenrJaary aC tba assm.
Tbna Batea gained bar ssainro aadaa
ecportnnity for etndy and stffl ttala
ad bar boms tn case of reverse.
Taenia fonnd bla sister already
mu tody. After tba first flengra og
meetinar had paased they
sat sue by
MA oat the halrctotb
stock of each other. '
Uai bad Arreioorf from the school
child to tbe woman. She was a haad
not girl, possessed of a slender, wed
roaoded form aad deep basal eyea, with
the level gaae e bar Jjrothar. aJtheagfa
. inn ratber akwC taea rather Isa-
paaatvo, hot with tha paestWHty a paa-
ston and aaaoooa aan a wiu s
"Oh. bat yocTre tanned
htgr aba ertaO, kiastng be
and and
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By STEWART :
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haven't you?"
"Tes," be replied absently. "Things
came a little better than I thought they
were going to toward the last, and I
made a little money."
"Obr I'm so glad!" ahe cried. "Waa It
much V
"No, not much," be answered. Tbe
actual figures would bave been so
much better. "I've made arrangements
with Mrs. Renwick to hire a servant
girl, so you will bave all your time free,
and I've paid a year's tuition for you
In the seminary."
' "On," said the girl, and fell silent
After a time, "Thank you very much,
Harry dear;" then, after another Inter
val, "I think I'll go get ready for sup
per." Instead of getting ready for supper
she paced excitedly up and down her
room.
"Oh, why didn't be say what he waa
aboutr ahe cried to herself. "Why
didn't bet Why didn't her'
The days, however, passed In the
main pleasurably for them both. They
were fond of one another. The bar
rier slowly rising between them was
not yet cemented by lack of affection
on either side, but, rather by lack of
belief in the other's affection. Helen
imagined Thorpe's interest In her be
coming dally more perfunctory. Thorpe
fancied bla sister cold, unreasoning
and ungrateful. And yet this was but
the vague dust of a cloud. They
could not forget that but for each other
they were alone in the world. Thorpe
delayed bla departure from day to day.
making all tbe preparations be possi
bly could at home, ,
Finally Helen came on blm busily
unpacking a box which a dray bad left
at tbe door. He unwound and laid one
aide a Winchester rifle, a variety of
fishing tackle and some other mtccella
nlea of the woodsman. ' Helen was
struck by tba beauty of the sporting
Implements.
"Oh, Harryt" sto cried. "Aren't they
fine? What are you going to do with
them?"
"Going camping." replied Thorpe,
with bis head In exceUlor.
'"When?" ,
i "This summer."
Helen's eyes lit up with a ure of de
light "How cicr! Hay I go with
you?" she-cried. ;
i Thorpe shook his Isp.ic!.
"I'm afraid iter, little tfirL It's go
ing to be a baril 4rip u I w.ij-s from
anywhere. You crohln't iund it."
"I'm snre I could; '. Try me.".
"No," replied Thorpe. "T know you
couldn't We'll be sleeping on the
ground and going on ' foot through
much extremely difficult country."
"I visb you'd take me somewhere,"
pursued Helen. "I can't get away thla
summer unless you do. Why don't you
camp somewhere nearer borne, ao I can
for v--r. ,
Thorpe arose and kissed her tenderly.
"I can't little girl; thafs all. We've
got our way to make."
ghe understood that be considered
tba trip too expensive for them both.
At this moment a paper fluttered from
'OK bat fcwa'r maaed aad and bigT
tbe .excelsior, gba picked It op. A
glance abowrd bar a total of flares
that nude ber gasp.
Here la yonr bill," she said, with a
strange choke In ber voice, and left tbe
mom. .
"Ha can spend SOO on his old guns,
hot ha can't afford to let me leave this
hateful bouse," aba complained to tbe
apple tsea. "Ha ran go way off camp
tag aemewbtre to have a good time,
bat ha leaves bm sweltering la this
teas sole Utile town ail earn mar. I
don't earn If ha la supporting me. Ha
ought to.. He's nry brother.' Ob. I wish
t warn a aaant I wtah I ware deadr.
$ Three days later Thorpe left for the
CHAFTEB X.
OR sors than n week Thorpe
had Joameyed through tbe for
est His equipment waa sim
ple la the extreme. Attached to
a heavy leather bait of cartridges bang
a two ponad ax and a sheath knife. In
tia pocket icposed a tesspssa, aa air
tight tia of matches aad a step drawn
aa ailed paper ec a district divided Into
oscUooo. Some tew of the sections
were eokrad. which Indicated that they
batnogad to private parties. All tba
rest waa state ec government land. Ha
carried if his hand a repeating rifle,
Tba pack. If opened, would have been
tound to eoetaia a woo lea and robber
blanket, fishing tackle, twenty pooada
er aa of Boor, a tackage of tea, sugar.
aateb aabaeots careful !y wrapped la
oiled cloth, salt a suit of underwear
and several extra puirs of thick stock
ings. To tbe outside of the pack bad
been strapped a frying pan, a tin pall
and a cup.
He bad not met a human being or
seen any indications of man excepting
always the old blaze of tbe govern
ment survey. Many years before, offi
ciate had run careless lines through
the country along the section bound
aries. These latter stated always tbe
section, the township and tbe range
east or west by number. All Thorpe
had to do was to find the same figures
on bla map. He knew Just where he
was.
The map be bad procured at the
United States land office In Detroit
He had set out for the purpose of
"looking" a suitable bunch of plue In
: the northern peninsula, wblcb at tbe
I time was practically untouched. Ac
I cess to the interior could only be ob
I talned on foot or by river. Tbe South
' Shore railroad bad aa yet penetrated
. only as far aa Sency.
I nominee and a few
Marquette, Me-
smaller places
along tbe coast were lumbering near at
borne, but they shipped entirely by
wnter.
Thorpe, with the farsightedness of
the pioneer, bad perceived that tbe ex-
j ploltatlon of the upper country waa an
nfTalr of a few years only. The north
would , not prove as accessible as It
now seemed, for tbe carrying trade
would some day realize that the en-
tire waterway of tbe great lakea of-
fered an' unrivaled outlet With that
discovery would begin a rush to tha
I new country. He resolved to antld-
pate It and by acquiring bla holdings
before general attention should be turn
ed that way to obtain the best. '
I He was without money and practl
! colly without frienda, while govern
ment and state lands cost respectively
: $2.50 and $123 an acre, cash down.
But he relied on the good .sense of cap
italists to perceive from the statistics
wblcb biff explorations would furnish
, the wonderful advantages of logging
a new country with the chain of great
; lakea aa shipping outlet at Its very
! door. " In return for bis Information
1 he would expect a half Interest In tbe
enterprise.
Thorpe wns by no means the nrst to
see the money in northern pine. Out
side the big mill districts already
named cutting of considerable alze
were already under way. the logs from
which were usually sold to the mills of
Marquette and Menominee.
But work was on a small scale and
with an eye to the Immediate present
only. It was accomplished by purchas
ing one forty and cutting a dozen.
Thorpe's mop showed often near the
forks of an Important stream a section
whose coloring Indicated private pos
session. Legally the owners bad tbe
right only to tbe pine Included In tbe
marked sections, bit If any one bad
taken the trouble to visit tbe district
be would bave found operations going
on for miles up and down stream. The
colored squares would prove to be noth
ing but so many excuses for being on
the ground. The bulk of the pine was
stolen from unbought state or govern
ment land.
This In the old daya waa a common
enough trick. .
Thorpe waa perfectly conversant with
this state of affairs. He knew also
that In all probability many of tbe col.
ored districts on his map represented
firms engaged in steala of greater or
less magnitude. He was further aware
that most of tbe concerns stole tbe tim
ber because It was cheaper to steal
than to buy. but that they would buy
readily enough If forced to do so In or
der to prevent Its acquisition by sooth
er. In bis exploration, therefore, be de
cided to employ the utmost circumspec
tion. He would pose as a bunter and
fisherman.
, For a week be Journeyed through
magnificent timber, working always
more and more to the north, until final
ly be stood on the shores of Superior.
He resolved to follow tbe shore west
to the mouth of a fairly large river
called the Osanwlnamakee. It showed
In common with most streams of Its
size, land already taken but Thorpe
hoped to Bud good timber near tba
mouth. After several days' bard walk
ing with thla object Jo view be found
himself directly north of a bend In the
river, so be turned through tbe woods
due south, with tbe Intention of strik
ing In on Hlie stream. This be succeed
ed In accomplishing some twenty mllea
Inland, where also be discovered a writ
defined and recently ased trail leading
op the river. Thorpe camped one night
at the bend and then aat out to follow
tbe trail.
It led blm for upward of ten mllea
nearly due south, sornetlmes approach
ing, sometimes leaving, tbe river, but
keeping always In lu direction. Tba
country in .general waa rolling. - Lew
parallel rklires of gentle declivity glid
ed constantly across bis way. their
valleys sloping to tbe river. Thorpe
bad never seen a grander forest of
pine than that wblcb c kit bed them.
At tbe teu mile point be came upon
a dam. It was a crude dam, built of
logs, wbose face consisted of strong
buttresses slanted up stream and whose
sheer was made of nnbarked timbers
laid smoothly side by side at tba re
quired angle. At present Its gate waa
Tbe purpose of tbe dam la thla new
country did not p urate blm la tba
least but Its pmenee bewildered bla.
Socb constructions are often thrown
serosa logging streams at proper In
tervals In order that tba operator nay
be Independent of tba spring freabeta.
Tbe device to common enough, bat it
la expensive. People do not build
da ma except In tbe certainty of soma
yesrs of logging, and quite extensive
logging at that If tbe stream happen
to be navigable tbe promoter moat first
get an Improvement charter from a
board of control appointed by tba
state. Bo Thorpe knew that be bad
to deal not with a band to month lum
ber thief, but with a great company
preparing to log tbe country on a big
erole.
He eootlnoed bis Jdnraey. At aeon
be came to another and similar struc
ture. Here be left bis pack and pushed
ahead In tight marching order. About
eight mil' above tbe first dam aad
eighteen from tbe bend of tbe river
be ran Into a "slashing" of tba year
before. Tbe decapitated stomps were
already beginning to turn brown with
weather: tbe tangle of tops aad Umbo
was Dentally concealed by poplar
growths sod wild raspberry vines. J
To Thorp this particular charing be-
eanie at once of the greatest Interest
He scrambled over and through tbe
' ugly debris which for a yean or two
after logging operations cumbers tha
ground. By a ratber prolonged search
be found what be sought tba "section
corners" of tbe tract on which the gov
eminent surveyor bad long ago marked
the "descriptions." A glance" at tbe
map confirmed bis suspicions. Tbe
slashing lay some two miles north of
the sections designated as belonging to
private parties. It was government
land.
Thorpe aat down, lit a pipe and did a
little thinking.
He bad that very morning passed
through beautiful timber lying much
nearer tbe mouth of tbe river than
either thla or tbe section farther south.
Why bad these men deliberately ascend
ed tbe stream? Why bad they stolen
timber eighteen miles from the bend
when they could equally well bave stol
en just as good fourteen mllea nearer
the terminus of their drive?
Thorns suddenly remembered tba
, two dams and bis Idea that the men In
chance of the river muat be wealthy
i ana- must Intend operating on a large
scale. He thought he glimpsed It Aft
er another pipe be felt sure.
Tbe unknowns were Indeed going In
on a large scale. They intended even
tually to log the whole of the Oasa
wlnamakee basin. For this reason they
bad made their first purchase, planted
their first foothold, near tbe headwa
ters. Some day they would buy all tba
standing government pine In the basin,
but in tbe meantime tbey would steal
all they could at a sufljdeht distance
from the lake to minimise tbe danger
of discovery. Every stick cut meant
ao much leas to purchase later on.
Thorpe knew thut men occupied In
so precarious a business would be keen
ly on tbe watch. At the first bint of
rivalry tbey would buy in tbe timber
they had selected. But tbe altuatlon
had set bla fighting blood to racing.
Tbey undoubtedly wanted tbe tract
down river. Well, ao did bel
He purposed to look it over carefully,
to ascertain its exact boundaries and
what sections it would be necessary to
buy In order to Include It and perhaps
even to estimate It tn a rough way. In
the accomplishment of this be would
bave to spend tba summer and perhaps
part of tba fall In that district He
could hardly expect to escape notice.
By tbe indications on the river be
Judged that a crew of men bad shortly
before taken out a drive of logs. After
tha timber bad been rafted and towed
to Marquette they would return. He
might be able to bide In tbe forest but
sooner or later, be waa sure, one of the
company's land lookers or hunters
would stumble on bla camp. Tben bis
veryi concealment would tell them
wbat he was after. The risk was too
great for, above all things, Thorpe
needed time. He bad, as has been said,
to ascertain wbat ha could offer. Tben
be bad to offer it Ha would be forced
to interest capital, and that la a matter
of persuasion and leisure.
Finally bis shrewd. Intuitive good
sense flashed tba solution on blm.. Ho
returned rapidly to bla pack, assnmed
tbe straps and arrived at tba first dam
about dark of the long summer day.
There be looked carefully about blm.
Soma fifty feet from tbe watafe edge
a birch knoll supported, besides tba
birches, a single big hemlock. With
bis belt ax Thorpe cleared away tba
little white trees. Ha stuck the sharp
ened end of one of them In tbe bark of
tbe shaggy hemlock, fastened tbe other
end In a crotch eight or ten feet dis
tant slsnted tba rest of tbe saplings
along one side of this ridgepole aad
turned In, after a hasty supper, leaving
tbe completion of his permanent camp
to tha morrow.
In tbe morning ba tha te bad smooth
tbe roof of tba shelter, using for the
purpose tbe thick branches of hemlocks,
placing two green spruce logs side by
side as cooking range, slung bis pot on
a rod n crocs two forked sticks, cut
and split a quantity of wood, spread
bis blanket and called himself estab
lished.
For some days ba made no effort to
look over tba pine, nor did be Intend
to begin until be could ba sure of doing
so In safety. His object now was to
give bis knoll tba appearance of a
trapper's camp.
Toward tba end of tbe week he re
ceived bis first visit Evening was
drawing on. Thorpe waa busily en
gaged In cooking a panful of trout
Suddenly ba became aware of a pres
ence at his side.
How do?" greeted tba newcomer
gravely.
Tba man was an Indian, silent sol
emn, with tn straignr, nawinsmg
gas of bla race.
"How do?" replied Thorpe. -
Tba Indian without further cere
mony threw bis pack to tba ground.
and, squatting on bla beets, watched
tba white maa's prepare Hone. When
tba meal waa cooked be coolly pro
duced a knife, ealeeted a dean bit of
hemlock bark and helped himself.
Tben ba lit a pip and gaasd keenly
about blm. ' ,
"Wbat yoo dor ha Inquired after a
long silence, punctuated by tba puffs
of tobacco.
-Hunt trap, neb." repned Thorp.
with equal aeatentlonsness.
"Good." condoded tha Indian after
a ruminative panes.
That night ha stent an tha gronna.
Kext day ha atade a better shelter thaa
Thorpe's bi tea than half the tuna and
was off hunting before the ana waa aa
hour blab. He waa armed with aa
aid fashioned ameoth bora mnsale load
er, and Thorp waa aatonlabed after
ha bad become better acqnaiatas win
bla new eaapenloa's method aa Bad
that ba bunted deer with fia bird abet.
Tba Indian never expected to kin er
even mortally wound hie gata.hot ha
would follow for mllea tha Mood aropa
caused by bla Utile woonds B01 tha
animals la shear exhaustion allowed
htm to approach eteee enough for a
dispatching blow. n.t o'clock ha re
turned with a small bock, tied edentlf
Icaily togtr for toting, with tha
waste parts raf' sway, bat ovary ooaca
of otflity retained. .
"I abaw." aald tha Indian, and ha did.
Thorp teamed the ladlaa tan.
. Tba Indian, appeared to intend tnak
bag tha birch kaatl bla permanent bead-anartora,-
Thorpe was at Brat a Bute
anopidona of bla new companion, not
tba man appeared scrupulously honest
was never totmatve aad even aeesaed
asu ilnslr desirous of teaching tha
white hute tricks af tba woods brought
to tlnlr perfection by tba Indian a loo,
H ended bx liking alpv. Tba two rare-
ly spoke. Tbey merely sat near each
other and amoked. One evening the In
dian suddenly remarked:
"You look 'ura tree?"
"What's that?" cried Thorpe, star
tled. "You no hunter, no trapper. Ton look
um tree for make 'urn lumber."
"Wbat makes you think that Char
ley?" he asked.
"You good man In woods," replied
Injun Charley aenteutlously. "I tell
ky way you look at blm pine."
Thorpe tumtnuted.
"Charley," said he, "why are yon
Staying here with me?"
"Big Men'," replied the Indian
promptly.
"Why are yon my friend? Wbat have
I ever done for you?"
"You got 'urn chief's eye," replied bla
companion, with simplicity.
Thorpe looked at tbe Indian again.
There seemed to be only one course.
"Yes, I'm a lumberman," be confess
ed, "and I'm looking for pine. But
Charley, the men up the river muat not
know what I'jn after."
"They get 'urn pine," Interjected tbe
Indian like a flash.
"Kxactly."o replied Thorpe, surprised
afresh at tbe otber'a perspicacity.
"Good!" exclaimed Injun Charley and
fell allent.
With this, the longest conversation
the two bad attempted In their peculiar
acquaintance, Thorpe was forced to be
content
Three days later he was Intensely
thankful the conversation bad taken
place.
After tbe noon nieul he lay on bla
blanket under the hemlock abetter,
smoking aud lazily watching Injun
Chunuy buay over the making of a
birch bark canoe.
-Bow do f grttted th4 newcomer.
So idly Intent waa Thorpe on thla
piece of construction that be did not
notice tbe approach of two men from
tbe down stream side. Tbey were
abort alert men, plodding along with
tbe knee-bent persistency of the wood
walker, dressed In broud hats, flannel
abuts, coarse trousers tucked in blgb
laced "cruisers" and carrying eacb a
bulging meal sack looped by a cord
across tbe shoulders and chest Both
were armed with long slender scalers'
rules. The first Intimation Thorpe re
ceived of the presence of these two men
waa tba sound of their voices.
"Hello, Charley!" aald one of them.
"What you doing here? Ain't seen you
since the Sturgeon district"
Msk' 'urn canoe," replied Charley
ratber obviously.
"So I see. But wbat do you expect to
get In this God forsaken country V
"Beaver, muekrat mink, otter."
"Trapping, ah?" tbe man gazed keen
ly at Thorpe'e recumbent figure. "Who's
tbe other fellow V
Thorpe held bis breath, tben exhaled
It In a long slgb of rellof .
"Illui white man," Injun Charley
was replying. "Him bunt too. He
mak' 'um buckskin."
Tbe tend looker arose lazily and
aauntered toward tbe group.
"Howdy?" be drawled. "Oot any
amokluT
(to an coimatntn.
catch Dag Story.
Collie in soma parts of tha high
lands are supposed only to under
stand English. Tha Spectator baa
board of a Oaclio speakui shepherd
Svely assuring an Englishman
t it was impossible "to work a
dog" in Gaelic and adding: "There's
Sandy, now. He's hardly a word of
tbe Gaelic," while 8andy aat with a
look on bia face which seemed to
any: "It's quite true. I have never
been able to acquire mora than the
barest smattering of tha vernacu
lar." Holme Htmfe First FertreH.
One day when Uolman Hunt in
bia office boy daya was alone in tha
office a gentleman called and aked
for the principal on buine. On
the principal's return poor Hnnt
oould not remember tha caller's
name, but be said, "1 can't remem
ber tbe gentleman's name, air, bat
this is what he was like." And be
promptly drew a picture of the vis
itor which was so. striking a like
sane that the principal forgot hi
annoyance in ni a ton iah menL
Public Opinion.
ToFIH Ovt,
Ton are entitled to five words
snore to make tbe but lino full if
Ton want them," said the advertie
iaYclerk after counting the words.
The man who bad brought in a
Bmall advertisement offering bia
Mat market for sal Knotted a mo
Baeat. Jt aiM ViU " Ka said. IZaeaone
for sellisr, Bobody! bnaiaaaa.'
VBJn4o Tnovaa.
OA.aWonxjr,a
Tbe question of keeping tbe milk cans
covered while In transit from the farm
to tbe factory is an Important one, and
our buttennakers should take a great
er Interest la having this done. Milk
Is subjected to a variety of abuse up
on tbe farm and should not ba com.
pellcd to suffer still further punishment
while on the way to the creamery when
It la possible by means of a little atten
tion to deliver It tn tbe same condition
tn which It left tbe dairy. The butter
maker who will may succeed In induc
ing bis patrons to blanket their can,
and this fact has been Impressed upon
tbe mind of a writer In Creamery Jour
nal by observation mads during cream
ery Inspection work. At some creamer
ies we flud, be says, every load of milk
well covered wltb. blanket and at oth
er factories In tbe same locality aa en
tire absence of such care upon the part
of tbe patrons. Now, why la thla true?
la It reasonable to suppose that all of
the careful dairymen of the locality
have centered tbeir patronage upon one
Institution and that the careless ones
are all living In one neighborhood? No;
not by any means. It Is simply do to
the fact that both factories are not op
erated by tbe same kind of a bntter
msker. Boys, this la a matter wblcb
you may control Ton may not be able
to keep fully Informed of tbe methods
used upon tbe farm, but you certainly
can remain Informed upon thla matter.
Inalat that tbe milk ahall be delivered
to tbe factory In tbe asm condition In
wblcb It leaves tbe farm, and thla can
only be accomplished by keeping the
cans well covered, winter and summer.
A Flaa Holatela.
Plebe Queen IV. msde a record of
IS pounds 5 ounces of butter at two
rasa quasi if.
rears and eleven months. She la tba
property of W. A. Tdatteson, the wU
known breeder and dairyman. . . .
ranasrlvaBiav Dairy BshJMC
In the Importance of its dairy indus
try Pennsylvania la tbe second state In
tbe Onion, says Stockman and Farmer.
Should It not therefore Install at Bt
Louis an exhibit commensurate with
tbe Importance of Its position In tbe
industry? Certainly It should, and the
Pennsylvania world's fair commission
abould set aside enough money to make
such an exhibit Agricultural interest
of Pennsylvania cannot all ba repre
aented as tbey should be at St Louis
because there is not money enough to
do It, but tba leading interests abould
be properly represented, ana aajryug
la one of them. Tbe Dairy union ta
preparing plan for such an exhibit as
will reflect credit on tb state, and tbe
commission will do wsll to consider It
la a very liberal manner.
Wkn the Charataa Is a.
A oorresoondent of Hoard's Dairy
man, writing from Fort Edward, N. T,
sars: I would like to tell the people
who bave trouble with their churning
tha way I manage. We run quite a thin
ream in winter and cool tb cream
just Juat aa soon aa It cornea from the
separator and keep it cool in a cieaa,
sweet pal until I bave enough to
churn. Never freese it or keep more
than three days, tben eat tbe pall la a
nan of warm water and stir It nntu it
la AS degrees, tben add a cup of butter
milk to eacb gallon of cream. Keep It
warm beside the store and stir ovary
little while. In twenty-four hours it
should be thick end sour enough to
churn. i ' .
If tbe cowa are advanced In MctaOon
It will nave to be warmed to 00 de-
tr. Never flit the churn over half
full and churn tn a warm room, and
tbe butter will come quirk and bo Arm
and gather up good.
A CkamaUa Tnu Blalateta.
Raty Rpofford Corona, owned by BX
EL Knapp Bon. Kahlua, N. T ae-
eordlng to American Cultivator, bold
tba world'a champion official record at
age of S year. 1 month and 6 daya,
eo0.CS pounds milk, 'MM pound but
ter In seven dsys, equivalent to 80.80
pounds at full age.
Thla record bs never been aqnaioa
by a heifer in ber class, 4&)l pounds
milk In ality consecutive daya, 88H
pounda In on day, 62 pounde T
ouncee In seven day, oh had her
Brat calf at 1 year, 9 montbe aad 28
daya, after which aba gave 04 pounda
18 ounce, of milk tn a day. 13.016
pounda 11 ouncee milk tn on year, her
economic test record with value of
products 8806 and a net pro lit at 84-oT.
No record yet reported equal tnsss
two amount.
Geed Splrlta. 1
Uond tnirila don I all corn irom
Kentucky. Tbe main eoorce ia tbe
liver and all tbe fine spirit ever
made in (he Dlue Grata Slate could
not remedy a bad liver or the bun
d red-sod-one ill effects it produce.
Yoo can t bave good spinlt and a
bad liver at tbe earae time. Your
liver rouxt be in fine condition H
too would feel buoyant. bapiy and
bo petal, bright of eye, light ol ate
vigoroos and ancceralul In your, put
auit You can put your liver In
fioesi condition by using Green's
Auguat Flower the greatest ot all
medicines for tba liver and atomacb
and a certain core for dyspepsia or
indizeMion. It baa been a tavonte
household remedy for over thirty
five years. Aogoat Flower will
make your liver beelihy and active
and thus insure yon a liberal supply
of "good pints." Trial size, Zoo
regular b'ltlea, 75c. At all drug
gists, - -
Da Witt' Witch Hazel Salvo
. '' :
La-
r - .di-
f oiasa nevcaaai j aum
, The
i quality and quantity or tn
depend oo a sufficiency of
' crops
la
, In the solL Fertilisers which are
low in Potash will never produce
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This time of the year
a re signals of warn i ng.
Take Taraxacum Com
pound now. It may
sav3 you a spell of fe
ver. - It will regulate
your bowels; set your
liver, right, and cure
your indigestion.
A good Tonic.
An honest medicine
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