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Show T"F PVONr niPONTCLF. PAYPOV UTAH Tha The Settling of the Sage By HAL G. EVARTS Copyright by Hal WNU S.tvIc iiiniBinwriTMi winw CHAPTER X iiii r 10 without tia vine; sought It the explanation of her recent content nieiit htihb'ed to tfie surface of tlie urn) .she turned Kiri's consfloii.sliess, and gazed at Harris Night allei night site had sot here with old ( Warren und discussed Hie details of their work und lifter tils passing tier evenings hud heon hours of restless ness. Now Harris. the pariner, hint crept Into 'he father's place- - had in h measure filled the void Harris rose and flicked the ash from his cigarette, suppressing t lie desire to take liet In ids arms, for he knew As he that time hud not yet come opened t he (four to leave an eddy of steam curled In at ttie opening as 'lie warm air at the room hauled on the tern threshold with the thirty She peratute of the outside world heard the hissing .runeti of (i hoots foi on the frozen cm. t urnl reai Christmas Idler to reread Suddenly, I It lor fier up- tin- fifth lime. 'tiring Ihe night a Chinook poured Is want) reatli ovei the hills ami inor.iitig found tin snow i rumpling before IL Lillie rode with llariis through the Meld us tie poinied out the vuri ons fence lines and the my of tin ditches it tal latei al wldcti would carry water to irrigate the meadow, all Ihest to lie Installed ns soon 11s winiei should lose Its grip. As Harris outlined his plans his words were tinged with optimism and he allowed no hint of possible disasu-- i to creep lido tils sfieei It Hut the girl was conscious of Hint hoveling oncer Utility, the feeling that the mouths of peace were lint to lure her Inin a false sense of security ami lh.il Slade would pounce on the Three liar from all angles at once whenever the time wus I right She found some consolation in the fact that Lung's men no longer rode through tier range tit will, hill skirted It In their trips to und from Ihe She utlrllmled lids solely to Harris precautions In t lie mutter ol outgiuirds, for of all those within a hundred miles she was perhaps the single one who had mil heard of the sinister rumor that was culling Lang and his tnen olT from the rest of the world. Men were discussing It wherever Coldriver they were they met; speculating on the possible results, the same In Ihe railroad towns; uti ss the Idaho line nnd south Into Utah It wus the topic jf the day. Amt the single patron of Brill's store found the .vinie question uppermost In his tr'nd. Carson wus one of the many who were neil.irr wholly good uot hope lessly hud, one v ho had drifted with the easy ctirietii of the middle course ml he was wondering It th,l middle fours, vu uld contluie to prove safe lie played solitaire to mss the time Ills horse and saddle had been losi iu a s' ud poker game Just prior to his catching Ihe stage to Brill's, where Ills credit had ulvvays een good, lie rose, stetched uud uccosted It. Brill. Tui uie down for a quurt, he said. "Whenever you put down the cush,' Brill returned. Wliut'8 the matter with uiy cred It?" Carson detnunded. "I've ulvvays paid." Brill .eached foi a hook, opened it and slid il unto t' bar. He Hipped the pages and Indicated a number of accoun.s ruled oft with red ink "So did Harper, ' lie said. "He al ways paid; and Onfield and Magill ; these olliers, too. Iheit credit was guod out thiy've all gone 1 ctin't follow to collect Aud they was owing t,m." lie topped a double account. 'Hangs was Into tie a little Old It He paid up lot him amt then got It In Ills turn -- wit It his name down foi ft hundred on my hooks. Harris nnd Billie Warren paid up foi Rile. Now Just whoever do you surmise will pay up for you? Me?" Carson Inquired. Why, I ain't dead. I'm clear alive." So wus they when 1 charged those accounts" Brill said. Bui It looks like stormy days ahead. I sell for cash." I'm not on this death list. It thats what youre referring to." Carson un uouuced. "But It s easy to get enrolled," Brill said Your names liable to show up on It any time. Seen Lang in Hie lust few days?" Not In the last few months, r Nor yet In the next few son stated years. He's no friend of mine." I sort of remember you sod to be right comradely," Brill remarked. Thats before I really btmvvei l.nng "lie didnt Intimate." Carson said strike me as such a bad sort ui first ; Polks but now hes going too strong are gelling plum down on him "What you mean Is that 'oiks who used to be friendly are growing spooky about getting their own names on that list." Brill said. 'That's wlint has opened their eyes." sotm-wliere- Maybe so," Hie thirsty men con fissed "But anyway Im through." Brill said They re all throt.gb I A hundred others Just like you, scat fered here and there Its cine to them rood t Just what a bad lot '.ang Is Its bell what a whisper can do." Ii is when that whisper Is backed without comment. "1 he launched that scheme ,.( because Slade put a price on him first,' Carson said I didn't know Slade was ,nto this,'' Brill sin led softly There's rio proof of that. Not B shred. No more than there's iriy proo! Hint Harris is behind these rewards,'' "Bui you know that Carson s.ibl Slade Is out l wreck the Three Bat since theyve planted squatters there.' The storekeeper failed to respond There's III eh a dozen men looking tni Hurt right now," Carson prophe sled. "But If- - hard foi one of em to gH will in ten miles of Ihe ranch," f 111 So while theyie maybe ohseived looking lot bin its right dill'cnlt to olT. e him that d"ti mind admit ing that I'm foi Harris-u- s Carson eg. Mist Slade, lid "dud betuetri us two I dont mind nodded 11 ( I that I neutral as against everything eho." Brill returned 'oiih.-MN- g 111 "Now you know liovv I'm lined up I get that quart?" Carson urged "1 knew oh yon was lined up Brill turned on u dry months liiti k smile. t told a soul "I it till right now, Caisoll objected. "So liovv could you lo k now "You dhlii As soon as need to tell that rumot leaked out It was a eluch whole youd stand. And a hundred others are crowding on to the sat foothold along with you." And why mil?" Carson demanded Who wants to get a thousand phis lei ed 011 his scalp? It would tempi a man's best frieiids." "Or scare 'em olT, the storekeeper comineiiled. Which Is all the same I11 the end" A halt dozen men clattered up In front and surged through the door More arrivals followed ns the regular afternoon crowd gathered before the bar. There wore many Jobless hands drifting from one ranch to the next gruliliiig" on each brand for a week or more at a time during the. slack winter months Carpenter rode up alone. Brill lowered one lid and Jerked bis head to ward Carson. "Broke and reformed," he suit! Maybe." Some mH.utes later Carp bought the thirsty man n drink. Yon looking for a Job?" he asked "I can use you down tny way Carson was well versed In Hie bends of tlie devious trail and Carp's ways smacked of Irregularities. Carson had Ideas of tils own why the rther man was allowed to start up an outtii down In Slade's range. One day Carp's name would lie died on the black list As diplomatically as possible he re tused the offer of a Job. The storekeeper smiled 11s he noted this. Carson had turned Into a solid citizen almost overnight As Carp left him and Joined aiiothei group Brill poured Carson a drink. Youre a fair risk at that as long as you stay cautious. he remarked Ill stake you to a horse ami saddle You can ride the gruhllne w itli the rest of the boys till spring and get a Job when work opens up." Ho slid a hot Up across the bar "Heres your quart. " He stood looking after him as Car sou moved to a table and motioned several others to Join him over the bottle. "Thats about the tenth reformation that's transpired under my eyes lu ns Hive 11s many days," Brill mused time and thl community will turn I don't mind any pure and spotless man's owing me If he stands a fair shmv to go on living. The sheriff dropped In for one of Ills Infrequent visits to Brill's. lie waved all hands to a drink I've Jusi been out to the Three Bar to see Harris." he announced "And asked him about tills news thats been Me ting about He on me right out flat und says hes not offering a reward Thats all a mistake. Every man in Ihe room grinned at this statement. ? here was no rther ing Excess of One Feed. possible reply that Harris could make. of dairy cows is one "Of course," the sheriff said reflec- of the most common rediners of tively. (' course theres Just a profits for many dairy fanners. Overchance that Cal lied to me. feeding, however, nmv be just ns un"He lied all right, Carp prophesied A bulletin published by profitable. "Id hot my shirt lie'll stand to pay the .South Dakota State college, the iirlce for every man thats cited on Feeding the Dairy Herd for Profit," Hint list. points out that enre should he taken the sheriff deprecated "Ishavv, to avoid the latter as well as the That's dead agaiust tlie law, that is former. "He will do It," Carson predicted To avoid overfeeding the bulletin I "It was on Hint list I'd be moving strongly recommends that grain lie for somowheres a long ways remote fed according to milk production. If from here. the cow incrense.s In production," It Then you'd belter be starting." Al says, "increase the grain allowance. den counseled mildly. "For Harris Continue increasing the grain ns long was Just telling me that yout name as there Is an increase In production. had got mixed up with It. Morrows When no further increase in milk rename tias sprung up, too. Cal seemed sells from nn Increase in grain. It mystified ns to how It had come about, might he well to decrease the grain for be says you and Morrow never slightly nnd note if a decrease In mde with the others on the list, lie milk results If this occurs Ihe right couldn't figure how this thing come to h mount of grain Is being fed. start A common error in feeding Is to "figure!" Carp snapped. "He fig overfeed on one or two feeds, thus u rod It Tint himself, who else? Are giving the cow too inir li of one nuyou going In stand for his putting a trient. For Instance, when earn slover price on every man lie happens to and ground corn are fed in large dislike?" uriKiunts the cow is being overfed on "But he says he don't know any She can only utilize thing about It," the sheriff expostulat- carbohydrates. amount a of carbohydrates becertain So how can I prove lie does? I'd ed cause of lack of protein. Wliat she like to know for sure. If I thought lie cannot utilize fur maintenance am was actually set to pay llmse rewards milk production she must throw off; I'd have to ride over and remonstrate lienee, so far as the cow is concerned with Cai." Is wasted. tine or two who trad been drinking this surplus carbohydrate Those who feel that feeding accordwith Carp moved over to speak with others nnd failed to return. He was ing to production takes too much time left standin ulone at the bar. He nnd Is not practical, nre strongly shrugged bis shoulders nujtl went out. urged to try It out. "It is safe to pre"Folks ar considerable like sheep," dict," the bulletin says, "that a material increase In milk will result from Hi ill obrrved It occurred to him that in every saloon and In every the same feeds when fed according to bunk house within a hundred miles production rather than by allowing the topic of conversation wa3 the the same or about the same amount to each cow. This, of course, guards same. He lowered one lid ns he looked at against underfeeding also." the sheriff and jerked his head toward Ci rson. Off Flavors Caused by "Hes urolte uud reformed," he said. Weeds and Surroundings Absolutely. The sheriff drew Carson aside. Off flavors in cream may he caused If youre wanting a Job I'll stake feeds and weeds, such ns wild by you to an outfit and feed you through onion, garlic, leek, sweet clover, nnd till spring. Forty a month from then Flavors may he absorbed ragweed. I'll need 0 parcel of deputies, on. from the surroundings. For example, likely, after that." flavors and oil, vegetable gasoline, Youve got one, Carson stated may cause trouble. Another class of Ill sign now. flavors resulting from bacterinl conThe storekeeper, the sheriff and the tamination are called stale, cheesy, new deputy stood at one end of the bitter, or acid. All of these yeasty, bar. in poor quality of off flavors "Its queer that folks dont see the cream nnd result cause a financial loss to real object of this rumor, Brill ob the dairy farmer. They may be elimiserved. by keeping cows out of pas"Its object Is to clean out the hard nated which tures contain undesirable In Carson est citizens the country, weeds, by handling and storing cream said. Thats why theyre named in clean sanitary surroundings, nnd Why else? by careful methods In production nnd Is to dean up the rest "The object handling. Cooling of cream to 50 deof the country first, Brill said. Fahrenheit Immediately after grees his disbelief. Carson grunted "If Harris only wanted to wipe out 'separation and frequent deliveries will those on the list he wouldn't go to help win the battle against poor Hed cream. all this fuss." Brill explained. Just put on an extra hunch ol hands and raid the Breaks himself. Swear Ventilating System Is ho caught them running off a hunch of Three Bar cows. Simpler and con Important for Stable slderable less expense." Avoid damp walls next winter by Then what's the object ol this starling now to put a ventilation sysbounty?" Carson Insisted. tem in your stable, says A. M. GoodThats aimed at the doubtful man of the New York State College Folks that was folks, Brill stated. of Agriculture. Build the on the fence like you This death list flue from the mow floor to Hie eaves makes them spooky and they turn now while the mow Is empty. Into good little citizens In ne round A good natural draft dairy stable of the clmk. It leaves the worst ones ventilation system must have at least a one friend. without outside Every e one tall flue. This should Bub lined up solid behind the law inches nhnvt the start about fourteen lii sentiment will start runnfng strong stable floor, and extend to a point against those outside. Then Itll be about eighteen inches above the higheasy fot Ihe sheriff and a bunch of est part of the roof of the barn. This deputies like you -- to clean the conn flue er chimney may he built either try up from end to end. wiih the whole Inside or outside of the barn. If a your play. community backing to have the Hup pass Carson considered this for some fanner plans the hay loft, as is the up through time. most common practice. It should he Well, I enn furnish the deputies, built up from the mow floor at least lie said at last. "Boys that are strong as high as the eaves of the barn while for law and t rdei from first to last." the mows nre empty or nearly so. "I've got about all I need. the slier Iff snld. "A dozen or so Mostly old friends of yours. I've picked 'em up Actual Performance Is on and off In the last two weeka Real Test of Machines They re strong for upholding the last like law the Jus! letter of you said." Actual performance on dairy farms "A dozen?" Carson asked. "Hovvll Is the real test of milking machines. you raise the money to pay that many It has proved a labor saver In many at once?" herds and medium nnd large-sizeTO BE CONTINUED.) has been adopted by thousands of the best dairy farmers In every dairy state. This leaves- little room for any objection on the ground that It might Influence production adversely. Only if it is handled improperly or careless-- ( or Is In poor mechanical condition I I could kick ly should myself iha; have overlooked this obvious discovery will the milker fall to get most of for so long," said the professor In an- j the milk. Compared to good hand milking, the nouncing it. London Tit Bits. milking machine can claim no advantage on the basis of its effect on proMan and Lower Animals duction. Horses do not smoke nor eat meat, yet they suffer from hardening ol the Good Cows Best nrtertes. Tills is a conclusion of the French Sot iety of Comparative Bath In a dairy experiment run in Stephologv. which Is devoted to the study of enson county. Illinois, it was proved diseases In num and animal. that the feed cost of making PHI pounds of milk in the high producing herd Further, animals suffer from em In tho test, which averaged 11.195 physema and thronlc rheumatism hitherto thought peculiar to man. Nr r pounds cf milk, was "? cents, ns comIs his liability to Insanity an Indlca pared with SI i'5 tor the poor produHon of man's Intellectual superiority ces of the tost which averaged 4,980 the society having recorded cases ot poand. of u. ilk. The high producing even of madness In animals l,e:d of ten rows wore tartly pu , ou substances Intoxication a r. d erd y grade llolsteins which I which Inebriate them. Kunsas City v.'o p.ove that poor cows are the r:o s oe".i-ivo- . 1 Star. out-tak- out-t.ik- d Life on Earth Before the Cambrian Period picture of life as It existed ou the eat tli Omy.iKH 1,000 years ago has been drawn by Prof. Sir Edgeworth David. Australian scientist. He has found fossils of nnltual life in Australia dating back to before the Cambrian period in geology. Sir Ulgevvorth, almost by accident dlMovpred In the rocks of Mogul Lofty and In the Hinders ranges of South Australia beautifully colored fossils which, from the strata In vvhict! they vvere found, simvv that a marine fauna III the early days of the earths forma lien had coveted a million square miles of what Is now Australia The fossil life thus represented must tune crossed the Iacilic ocean. Some ot It comists ot sandvvornis and ol forms related to crayfish and shrimps Their limbs and shells were formed of a horny and the colors were those of the rainbow subs-tance- . (Prepared by the United State Department of Agrlcuituie.) All the strawberries in the United States uud most of those of the world that Is, the tame ones are descendants of two wild American strawberries, one a native of the Baeilie coast Giv- nn:8R::anK::u8nim:as!:n::nB:::jtt.:m:n A Aid Strawberry With Wild Ones Four Promising Varieties Are Found Suitable for OVERFEEDING COW Home Preserving. IS UNPROFITABLE Mot Common Error Is reward," Carson by a ilioiiMind-dollaagreed. "If be ret lly pays up Itll wretk I.arig'r little snap for sure." lit ill (bibber' Ids cloth at an Imng and iri.iry spot on the polished sl.-i- Continued DAIRY Evart wmmm 'Aiacniniii le-- O. i re-1- j : j and the other a native of the eastern United States, There nre many other wild strawberries, however, that did not take Dart In developing our present kinds. In the untried wild ones may lurk some vuluuble trait that can he bred Into our domestic varieties which may make them even more desirable than they now are. At any rate, plant breeders are turning to the wild sorts for Improving the strawberry, especially to develop new types better adapted to such specific purposes ns canning, preserving, and candy making. Four Promising Varieties. George M. Harrow, who Is in charge of strawberry-breedinwork for the United States Department of Agriculture, luis already achieved koine success in this field. From the thousands of crosses made he lias selected four promising varieties especially suited for preserving. They nre known only by number as yet, and will need to be tested for adaptation before they can lie recommended for planting. The breeding of preserving sorts is only begun, lie suys, and every region will need ils own particular variety. Technique of Breeding. The technique of breeding is rela- tivvly simple, Mr. Lkirrovv explains, but the important and dilficult part is in making the selections. To breed a new kind, no matter for wliat purpose, two parent varieties are crossed. They may be wild or tame. The pollen from the flower of one is placed ou the pistil of the flower of the other. The seed developing from such a cross is planted and every resultant seedling grown to fruiting age before selections are made. If there are three acres of seedlings in fruiting there may be 8, (Hit) kinds, each different from the others. From this enormous number certain promising ones are saved and each is propagated in a separate short row. When they bear, if there is sufficient fruit, canning and preserving tests are made of the more promising ones by caoners and preservers with whom Mr. I'arrovv has made arrangements. Oyster Shell for Hens of Great Importance Brofitahle poultry raising depends on the elimination of weak, unhealthy chickens, subnormal egg production nnd eggs. Of course, there are many poultry feeds which will help to keep fowls healthy but there is one mineral food which combined with a balanced ration und plenty of sunlight will do away with all three of the evils just mentioned. This is crushed o.vster shell. The best form of crushed oyster shell contains OS per cent calcium carbonate and therein lies its value to poultry. The formation of the egg requires throe distinct stops. The yolk is made first. This passes to the next stage where It Is coated with the white or albumen. The final step of the process is the formation of the shell. Eggshell consists mainly of calcium carbonate. It is therefore evident that If ihe hen has not a sufficient supply of this mineral in her system, fewer eggs will be produced and those that ore produced may have soft shells. In other words the calcium carbonate in the crushed oyster shell supplies the egg shell material. WHAT DR. CALDWELL LEARNED IN 47 YEARS PRACTICE j A physician watched the results of constipation for 47 years,' and believed that no matter how careful people are of their health, diet and exercise, constipation will occur from time to time. Of next importance, then, is how to treat it when it comes. Dr. Caldwell always was in favor of getting as dose to nature &s possible, hence his remedy for constipation, known as Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, is a mild vegetable compound. It can not harm the system and is not habit forming. Syrup Pepsin is pieasant-tastinand youngsters love it. Dr. Caldwell did not approve of drastic physics and purges. lie did not believe they were good for anylssivs system. In a practice of 47 years he never saw any reason for their use when Fyrap Pepsin will empty the bowels just as promptly. Do not let a day go bv without a bowel movement. Do not sit and hope, but go to the nearest druggist and g. t cue of the generous Iwttles cf Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Demin. or write rup Pepsin, Dept. IDS, Moniicello. Illinois, for free trial bottle. For Galled Horses Kanrords Bal&am c Money back for first bottle if not suited Llyrrli AH dealers. Foreatat.on Gains Reforestation i.s grndu.t.ly coming Inlo its own. and during Ihe Inst throe yours 1,0,55, (j5S ail os have been added to the stale and community preserves. 'The state of Wnshingion led in ll.e increase, with Deans;, Ivuniu second. Three slates which had not had slate forests prior to 199.5 Delaware, Georgia and South Carolina have fallen in line. The total of public owned forests now is in excess of PJJMMI.OO ) acres. Over 400,000 women and girls who were weak, blue, nervous, rundown, and unable to do their work properly, have improved their health by taking Lydia E. Pink-haVegetable Compound. By accurate record, 93 out of every 100 report benefit. You can be almost certain that it vdll help you too. soft-shelle- Arsenic With Every Meal Everybody in England is being poisoned with arsenic al nearly every meal, according to Dr. Janies Oliver in a lecture to the Institute of Hygiene. Arsenic i.s introduced into most of the commonest foods, like bread aud cocoa. The Truth is quilt? frank, Isn't she? Frank? Why, she calls a spade a steam shove! ! Ladies' Home Journal. "Mrs. Louile Conceit is natures anaesthetic given to little men to make them content. Much Money Is Lost by Planting Inferior Seed Thousands of dollars are lost every by limiting seed of low vitality. Seed of all field crops should he tested fur germination before planting. This is especially urgent now for corn nnd sorghums. One cannot tell from the appearance of seed liovv well It will grow. Last year Ml lots out of the 5,000 lots of seed tested at tire state seed laboratory germinated from 0 to 50 per cent. This means that several thousand acres would have been planted to seed which would not grow. year cyOOCKKKXKKyOCKKKKKKKKKMy-O-CKK- y Agricultural Notes OOOOOOC Infertile eggs keep longest. Seed clover Instead of alfalfa If tlie subsoil is extremely ncid. r Feed poultry yellow corn, oil, milk, and leafy feeds for vita mines, cod-live- Keep your lawn open for the best effect. Flower beds set in the lawn make Hie grounds seem smaller. Retailers make best profits when prices of produce are low. The farmer gels more of the consumer's money when products are scarce and high prh- - d. Tin1 sl.c of the egg a puMet lays has been found to he closely correlated with the age of whit h she begins to lay. Fobs tion for very early maturity n lie sina ler breeds is likely to rein tie sl.c of the tgg of the llock. I Childrens stomachs sour, nnd need an anti-aciKeep their systems sweet with lldllips Milk of Magnesia ! When tongue or breath tells of acid condition correct it with a spoonful of Bhllllps. Most men and women have been comforted by this universal sweetener more mothers should invoke Its aid for their children. It is a pleasant thing to take, yet neutralizes more acid than the harsher things too often employed for the purpose. No household should be without it. Dhillips is the genuine, preserip-tionproduct physicians endorse for general ue; the mime is Important. "Milk of Magnesia" lias heon Hie U. S. registered trade mark of the Charles II. Phillips t fiemical Co. nnd its predecessor Charles II. Phillips sin(et875. nl ofMaffnesia , |