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Show THE PAGE TWO TIMES-NEW- NEPHI. UTAH S, Friday, January 20, 1928 management of the mines and the families have been housed and paid. And at times of strikes he'd howl 'round at sight of the women and children looking starved. And Just recently, when a The Storv of the Comeback miner who'd worked for us for twenty of a Woman Cone to Seed years was killed and his widow and children had to vacate their cottage, By Mary Culbertson Miller Marvin raised h 1 ! Wanted her pensioned; wanted Father to give her INSTALLMENT XIII the house she'd lived In for twenty years; wanted hlra to educate her Helen Imitates a Bear. children all softs of tilings that would have established the worst sort of IT HAD been a long stretch since Helen's childhood. She grunted and precedent." St. Croix paused, realizing he was using words beyond her groaned after she stood up after having lain on the floor a few minutes. range. But she answered, "Do you call the Other than that she didn't complain. "The bear," smiled the Instructor, Golden Rule in business the worst sort "doesn't make such a fuss, he knows Helen R. Martin She, in her turn, stopped short and how to use hie body In such a way that And no hastily changed the subject "But I If strain falls on any one part. it does, every muscle Is in perfect guess your brother'H soon have to find by DodJ. Mead & Co. another boarding place, for Absalom's shape to bear it." Copyright WNU Survicu tions !" "In feeling yourself an animal, and soon moving to town. So, then, when "Is he so proud, too, like you?" Absalom moves, mebby the new farm acting as one, you forget your awk"His pride," St. Croix sneered, hand Pop hars won't take your brother ward stubborn body, and the first thing STORY FROM THE START takes another form than that of the to board. And mebby," said Meely that you are aware of it you've rest of the family ! His 'pride' won't suddenly, "my fastidious and your lesson from the animal. Handsome, Pop might take him! lear-nelet him live, he says, on the 'charity be a scream, Mr. Even In close quarters you can catch wealthy young St. Croix Crelsrh-to- n wouldn't that Say, of miners' ! won't let him take more awalta his sweetheart at the peculiar rolling swing of their Creighton?" their trysting place. She is late, thau six per cent Interest on our InSt. Croix privately decided that In bodies. If I were to say to you bend this ordinary little Pennsylvania ! vested capital insisting that all the the face of such a contingency his over your head inch by Inch until your Dutch airl, Meely Schwenckton rest should be turned over to the Despite her seeming innocence only prudent course would be to put body Is doubled like a Jackknlfe, and and ignorance, she succeeds In miners and to the upkeep and safe an end to these sweet secret meetrepeat that exercise twelve or fifteen a to distance, keeping: him at guarding of the Industry ! Talks d d ings with Meely; for the Creighton times, you'd find yourself rather weary, In the his chagrin. Meely, rot like Bolshevism! That's that! Schwenckton home, where she is family had learned to their cost that and beg for mercy, wouldn't you?" what it is ! D d Bolshevism !" boarding, is altogether unlike "I imagine I would." Marvin's eccentric conscience was a meets Croix St the girl who "Is it? Why, I didn't know Bolshe thing to be reckoned with. "Whj ?" clandestinely. She is the teacher so nice was and kind vism and gener In the neighborhood school, of But even as he came to this deciHelen hesitated, then came, "BeI ous was a like that! St. thought they which Marvin Creighton, lot of them Bolshevists. ' sion he realized that It could not be cause Imagination and Interest would Croix' brother, l.s superintendent. He dormant." Meely learns that Marvin was to "So they are! The poor cutting the done. He could not give up this girl. At whatever cost short of marrying have married his cousin, a titled "Just that, Mrs. Crane. Without rich to throats of the make .them English lady, but, believing she her (that, of course, an Impossibility) no amount of physi their selves rich !" was attracted by the Creighton he would have her; and the cost, In cal exertion will have more than a alliance "But your brother ain't poor." wealth, had refused the limited beneficial effect. In feeling It Is the rumor that St. Croix is "He and all of us would he if we view of his present delicate position to take Marvin's place and marry cousin, yourself an animal you are imitating. ran the mines as he thinks they in relation to his English the English girl. St. Croix" Jealmight prove high Indeed ! But he should be run ! If i;e ever does come ousy Is aroused by Meely's report Imitating a Bear. would pay it rather than give her up! of an aged suitor for her hand. "Let's place our hands fiat on the He was not used to giving up things. floor. Now, with them we'll walk was flabby from lack His from our feet. Your trunk must away of exercise. CHAPTER III Continue J be suspended. And a bear has no It never occurred to him that when hump on his back straighten out that he was quite ready to take the girl 'camel's Til hide 'era good awuy," she said hump' as much as you can," she would not readily come to him. Ihe elyly. "I'd like to leave 'em all taste Instructor smiled. rhythm Had he all along supposed her to bo 'era, at home, but it would look sus"Now are you perfectly balanced?' a "virtuous" maiden, he would not, !" "I think so." picious at this moment, be here In this spot "I want a reward !" he said. "Very well move your right hand with her. But although he was not forward She drew back a bit ; but he suda little, then your right foot, a despoiler of virtue, a man without denly snatched her face firmly beleft hand, left foot. If you can proor was he heart conscience, and hands his two tween his certainly brought voke your memory you'll recall that not above accepting such gifts of life it is the lips to hers almost With a wrench order in which the hear placed as the gods vouchsafed to him. of her head she averted the contact, his feet when he was walking." St. Croix' conscience, though not and his touch, as usual, met only her "I'm well aware," said the rhythm troubled as to his relation with Meely, cool cheek Instead of her rosy mouth. instructor, "that the first few times no means was at when " he me so peace "You always kiss by onexpeet-ed!your mind will lie occupied with the she said breathlessly, looking thought of the cousin whom he hoped mechanics of walking. Bui to marry. He sentimentally felt that soon "1 flushed end almost frightened. put forward you'll automatically to go to his bride straight from a love the wisht you wouldn't always get uie so right hand or the right foot, then a "common" affair with like !" girl Meely onexpected begin to feel the rhythm of the would be to wrong her (not Meely, you'll the IJe took hold of her "Meely !" hear, heavy rolling first to one but the bride) and the struggle that shoulders and turned her right about to tls? other. then side, went on in his soul between his ideal face. "You're going to hold perfectly Slowly at First. of what the bridegroom of a high-borstill and let me kiss you right on "I want you to go very slowly at be should and Immaculate his. !" nid lady your lips She tried to pull herself "free, but compelling infatuation for the farm first, because you'll use muscles that have not been taxed before, and they'll he held tier In a relentless grip. "Hold girl was at times bitter and devasno doubt rebel. But you must persist still !" tating. But there was never any real doubt That Is the only way in which you can T won't !" she snapped, holding In his mind as to which side in that slenderize your body. And that you her face averted. "Le'mebe! I'lease are very eager to do in the next few le me be, Sir. Creighton !" struggle would win. aren't you?" she smiled. weeks, "Meely Why don't you ever let me Helen's agreeing nod answered that kiss you on the mouth?" CHAPTER IV adequately. , She hung her head and answered "One thing more about the bear beshyly, "My lips is for the man 1 She Hung Her Headl and Answered I we go on to the seal. I wonder fore Man for the Lips "My marry 1" Sly, Meely knew Just enough about the if you've observed the odd way a bear Marry!" "But, Meely, my girl, you must of to know that has of rearing up on his hind legs?" profession teaching know," he said in a low voice In which Into share of the mines he'll ruin she knew shockingly little about It; With puckered brow Helen was dohis suppressed passion quivered, "that the his his share and and her dread, therefore, of .the counwhole business, her utmost to incite a vivid ing ! I want much more thau your lips Or ty superintendent's Impending visit memory. Oh, don't let's mine, too, d n him! school was to a why, my dear, would I be spending her over sword her ! talk of him My father and. I see 'They raise forelegs e lowly, swingao much time with you?" head. red at the sound of his name!" from side to side all the while ing "Ach!" She raised a radiant, "If I only knew what he expects until "And your mother, too?" they are In an upright position, his. "Do to you want sparkling face (or hopes) to tlnd me doing when don't they?" "He's breaking her heart !" St. Croix to marry me, Mr. Creighton?" he I'd be or it comes, doing making said with sincere feeling. "Disgrac"Just right," agreed the Instructor His hands fell from her shoulders; a bluff at doing it!" the family by living with common delightedly, "tie has indeed a most he turned from her and bent his eyes ing She knew that to a professional ! laborers! individual way of rearing up on his Turning to the ground. hind legs. But when you follow that Making us the talk of the whole state! teacher her methods must seem gro"Ach," she apologized humbly, "that tesquely unprofessional, being based position of his, let your back droop It's almost killing my mother!" lime I guess I went too fur! But, "But," Meely protested, puzzled. "1 on the same principle as that by over, and your arm! hung loosely from Mr. Crelghtop, what is it, then," you can't see he's dnln' anything bad! It's which she lived most of her life or your shoulders. They will swing with want?" the bear rhythm. Feet must be fairly Just that he wants to act kinder to tried to; that principle being the ImHe turned again and looked at her. wide apart, shifting the weight from other Dues than any of yous wants to." perative need to extract all the enterI If know I'm d from d whether "Meely! any situation one to the other in that rolling mo"It's his quarreling with my father tainment possible as you're as Innocent and Ignorant and leaving home thnt hurts my In which you found yourself. So she tion. When you succeed In infusing an angel or as deep as hell. worked reaUy very hard to make her the animal rhythm Into your body, if mother so, and makes her suffer!" In her schoolroom "You and I both know, my dear days yield enterso to only for a few minutes at a time, what different he yous first to herself, and secondlittle girl, that we're not spending all all "Why's tainment, to you'll do much tonrd loosening those he ain't too, are? greedy, Why to bucolic children of tight Joints of yours, ami it will also these hours together, week after week, ly forty rattier all for hisself?" she sweetly hog all ages mid sects (Amish, New and for the pleasure of each other's con strengthen your flabby muscles." asked. Old Mennonltes, Dunkards) who filled versation !" "You may be sure I'll make every our"We're not 'hogging all' e school. A few vigorous and her She shook her head hopelessly. "It's effort to udopt it," Helen smiled. And Do you know whul we pay selves! were devoted to hours drilling that Miille was growing delicious." always wondered me why vou want to annually to the people who work for In geography, multiplication tables, net 'round tulkin" to a dumb thing like I (Si br h Bill syndicate. Inc.l us?" lie named a hugely Impressive grammar, spelling (she suspected that am. and sum. "And you talk about our 'hog me, so oiieducated as what the way she did that drilling would Great Writer's Ignorant like you say nngels Is " Fight ging all' fur ourselves!" have made any real pedagogue shud"Why do you pretend not to know does brother talk "lint why your for derest the was of the time der) and Literary Glory why it Is?" His voice was a little What that way. then. If it ain't? Few writers knew as much tribulalightfully spent It: teaching what she, thick and husky; his hand hot which makes him different to yous?" she not the school trustees, thought chiltion in their lives as Honore de Bulh.;;ped her cool one lying In her lap persisted. dren ought to know fairy stories, lae, according to a new volume of reThe Innocence of a babe "I ih. from the time he was a l:ld poems, plays. search on the great French author. was in the eyes she raised to his. he's argued with my father about the ito life 'xi.vtini:e From this book we learn that Bat"needn't I don't. Why do you?' I'.uf tue's time already km-tiie young b. .".re the burning hunger of his eye -;-:- X'; -x- z -x-:- x -m xxox 2 - Z':- x -:X'Mx m:I': Journalists who hoped to produce i 'ie recoiled; and drawing her band some creative work some day but l.om his clasp, she rose hastily unl Log whose ambitions were sillied by Ihe l nlked away. crushing burden of routine. "Meely!" he colled. Balzac bad to do the same lie Fabulous wealth and the skill of the Slowly she turned and came back Cradles. In tlielr earliest form were even hail to work on mlle-iontransmore been craftsmen form have lavished out to him; and with a childishly obvious to greatest scooped logs, merely lations In order to make a living. on the cradles of royal children to divert Ills attention from heror less comfortable resting place for During all tbnf time the work he him to she self, babies. spoke ingratiatingly They were without rockers, throughout history. These Important wanted to undertake had to remain In eds have been gilded and carved. Inof what she felt sure would have that since the natural shape of the logs effect, "Ach, Mr. Creighton, did you made their use unnecessary. Cradles tricately Inlaid with gold and gms abeyance, Bui be overcame the "nnn-twot- i needs" of the hour. At the know your brother Is iivln' right on our upholstered In the choicest silks and liave varied with different modes of lifted with t!.e most sumptuous of cov- moment when he felt at the point of farm, with our hard man and his wife?" living and reflect in their diversity of "With your hired man !" St. Croix form and adornment the progress of erings of velvet and fur. Dorothy exhaustion the suddenly gained new eon rage. the cabinetmaker s art The l:mans Bent, In Art and Decoration, exclaimed, an angry flush covering Ills Imagination had remained hi bin face and neck. "Living with film ! ure said to have used crudles of conthe boiling point throughout the unHe would 1" lie added bitterly. "That's siderable refinement, but after the deAppropriated Motto productive yenrs and finally trithe sort of society he seems to precline of the empire, accmipimicd ns "Ich dien" Is a (.ermiin phrase, mean- umphed, iftlll he had to accept the It was with the decay of living, the ferfarm bands and miners!" ing literally "I serve." It tfas orig- Hfenerosiiy of certain "angels" of his "And you, too," said Meely, with her cradle, with other furniture forms, assumed a crude Bud hu.nbie aspect. inally the motto of John, the blind day. Without their aid he would have smile, "lilie Ingratiating king of Bohemia, who served In ths been forced to carry on translations comp'ny ain't? It must run In your One of the early forms of the cradle army of the king of France and was and "'pestiferous newspaper work." as was the oaken chest without a lid. fambly. "If you're referring to yourself as Baskets of osiers were sometimes slain In the battle of Creey, 130. Ths lie railed It. Dreiser's achievement of comlnit to victorious Knglisa army was led by used. In which the child, wrapped In kindly don t do it again the top presents Itself for comparison. Edward ths Black Prince, who apThe was taste!" to He clothes, drew placed. my H'a Insulting swaddling Anierlcao cradle of oak In the Metropropriated the motto, which since that But In Preiser's oae there were no her roughly to him and she nestled politan museum In New York dates tires has been ths met to of the priaci "angels," nnd only dogged perifenc into Mi embrace. and self confidence woo til day. "Please tell me." she coaxrd. "about ) from the early Seventeenth century. of Wales Salvia of the Minute your brother. He ain't the swell you are. Is he?" "He doesn't know you, does heT" "Not yet" "But," said St Croix anxiously, "he's bound to meet you, of course?" "I guess roebby." "Don't give us away our meeting up here!" "Ach, no, for my Pop would kill me If he knowed have knew. But It does wonder me, Mr. Creighton, that your brother would board at Absalom Puntz', as common as what they are yet! My land's sakes alive! Why does he do, it? Why don't he live at his own home with yous?" "None of your business, my dear! She pouted. "I'll get It out of Ab salom's missus, then. Or I'll meet up with your brother hisself at Absalom's and get It out of him." St. "Oh, no, you won't ask him !" Croix shrugged. "People don't ask my brother Marvin impertinent ques- way the miners' A Wife's Transformation of" self-contr- four-foote- d mmMm n 1 school-teacher- fr fire-som- 1 new-bor- mx j xx X'xx i Early Cradle Formed Frcm Hollowed - low-dow- low-down- ,' Chicago Journal i DAIRY FACTS News Notes It'a a PriviUgm to Horn in Utah GOOD COWS NEED SOME VACATION NEPHI Nephl's annual second spring livestock show will be held at the Juab county fair grounds SaturGive the good dairy cow a rest of day, March 31, according to Albert E. six to eight weeks before freshening, Smith, county agricultural agent. The for it will mean more production than show is being sponsored by the Nephi If she Is milked up until she freshens, High School Agricultural club and the club boys, with the extension divdeclares Burt Oderkirk, extension ision cooperating. dairyman at Iowa State college.. LOGAN The annual conference ol "Through selection, feeding and breeding, Iowa's most progressive agricultural extension service workers dairymen have developed high pro- will be held In Logan January 15 to 21. ducing herds In which there are many All of the county agricultural agents, cows that will milk continually the district home demonstration throughout the year from one fresh- agents and specialists of the state exening to the next without a rest, un tension service, as well as representaless their owners see to it that they tives of the extension division of the receive a vacation," Mr. Oderkirk as- United States department of agriculserts. ture, will be present. "The profitable cow of the future VERNAL Due to a number of will be one which produces 300 cases of scarlet fever in Vernal and pounds or more of butterfat In 10 to vicinity, the high and central schools 10 months, takes six to eight weeks' will not reopen for a few days. The rest to build up her body for the next disease has appeared in a mild form lactation, and drop a good calf each and seven homes in the city are under year. A cow that will continue such quarantine. The county physician has a program year in and year out will also caused the suspension of Sunday schools and ordered children under 13 prove most profitable." Cows bred so as to freshen In the years to remain away from the movie fall, when properly fed, will milk theatre. OGDEN Some 31,776 sheep in Utah heavily through the winter and when were inspected and found free from put on grass will continue satisfactory production until hot weather ar- scab In December, 1927, according to rives. They will then naturally go a report of Thomas Redmond, chief down In production and may be state sheep inspector, to the state dried up. board of agriculture. The report shows If there Is difficulty in drying up a that 6087 sheep were dipped once in cow before she is to freshen, she compliance with the regulations of should be taken off grass and not al- the department. These were sheep lowed any other succulent feed for a entering Utah from Colorado for graztime. She may be milked only once ing purposes. The sheep were dipped a day for awhile and other milkings in Uintah county. LOGAN skipped later on. Reports from the office of The feed given good dry cows be- the registrar at the Utah Agricultural fore freshening will be well paid for college indicate that 153 new students when the cow freshens. Hence, feed have entered for the winter quarter. the dry cow so as to get her in good The total registration for this quartet condition. is already far above that of the fall quarter, which had the largest attendance for that quarter in the history ol Cow's Cheapest Food Is school. ' Water, Says a Dairyman theOGDEN Attendance at Ogden's The owner of a cow which produced ninth annual livestock show is aver10.5S4 pounds of milk and 542.6 aging 5000 daily, according to Jesse pounds of butterfat last year was S. Richards, secretary. More adults asked, "What is the cheapest and best are attending the show than have ever form of food for dairy cows?" before been present and hotels of the "Pure water," he replied; "ociy be city report a greater number of sure that the water is put In the cow visitors than have been present and not In the iniik can." for any similar event. Milk contains approximately 87 per SALT LAKE Although there are cent water and if the cow dots not 35,000,000 more people in the United have access to an unlimited supply of States now than twenty-fivyears ago, fresh, clean, palatable water, her milk there are about 22,000,000 fewer beef A flow is bound to suffer heavily. cattle, sheep and swine to provide cow will consume from meat for them, according to Dr. J. R. 24 to SO gallons of water per day. Cow Mohler, chief of the bureau of animal testers have found In numerous cases Industry, United States department of that the milk production of a herd agriculture. There are, however, about was Increased 7 to 8 per cent when 8,000,000 more dairy cows, so the net automatic drinking cups were Installed loss In the number of In the stalls, offering the cow unlimanimals is about 14,000,000 In twenty-fiv- e ited supply of water whenever deyears.. Ten years ago the corn sired. A reliable automatic water sup- fields aggregated about 107,000,000 ply system has proved to be one of acres.' This year they amount to less the most valuable Items of a farm's than 98,000,000 acres, according to the latest estimates, representing an avequipment erage shrinkage of nearly a million acres a year. Alfalfa as Winter Feed MYTON The winter range for and Green river Superior to Other Hay sheep In the Nine-MilAlfalfa should be provided for districts, south of Myton, Is being utilwinter roughage. It Is superior to any ised by the following sheepmen, who other hay because of Its high protein have bands in that locality; Crystal and mineral content and also because Brothers, J. Thomas. Coleman Brothof Its high yielding capacity. One ers, Lewis & Sons, Murdock Brothers, acre of alfalfa. If the land contains Knights Investment company, Hanthe proper amount of lime, will pro- cock St Goodrich, and Ray Dillman. duce as much as two acres of clover The number ranging In that locality and, ton for ton. It Is a better feed owned by these men totals about Several bands have been brought for cows as well as for other live in from the opposite direction. The stock. Those who do not have alfalfa problem so far this season Is water, should consider seeding a ' suitable which is being hauled with ice for the camps, while the sheep use the snow acreage next year. In recent year to quench their thirst. a number of farmers have prequite CEDAR CITY Drilling for oil In pared seed beds by thorough disking Cedar valley within the next thirty without plowing. This gives a more was assured by Miller Robert compact seed bed than can be pre days of Kansas City, president and Taylor In a first after plowing pared hurry managing director of the Quad States and Is becoming a popular method. The disking should be done In at least Holding and Royalty corporation, if enough acreage to warrant drilling can two directions. Three double disking be leased In the meantime. According will usually put the soil In good con to Mr. Miller, who met citizens of the ditlon. valley at a mass gathering recently, approximately 20,000 acres have already been leased by the Cedar Valley syndicate. SALT LAKE All the states west of the continental divide had fewer sheep Salt Is a profitable addition to the and lambs on range January 1, 192S, than a year ago, according to a report dally ration of the dairy cow. of Stephen Bray, local representative To aid digestion and to stimulate of the market news service of the United States department of agriculappetite, keep salt before dairy cows ture and the Utah state department of at all times. agriculture. The decrease for the entire area went of the divide was about their 150,000 Dairymen who tuberculin-tes- t head, the report said. The In for better are line herds profits and largest decrease was In Ui.ih, where have the satisfaction of knowing that the number still on feed January 1 disease docs not lurk In their herds. was about 60,000 less than last year. , PARK CITY It Is estimated that Cow testing Increases the average Utah e contains SIS billion tons of production of the dairy herd, first, by bituminous coal. Utah's coal eliminating the low producing cows, Industry furnishes to and second, by enabling the farmer about 6000 men with aemployment payroll of $00,. to select the foundation animals for 000 per day when the mines are runhis herd on the basis of performance ning full capacity. VERNAL Flocks of tufted quail, If you are lacking In suitable rough from their brush refuges by th driven not too much In do faith put tgo, heavy snow on their feeding grounds, straw and cosrse corn fodder, have Invaded farm yards, where they-arfraternizing In friendly fashion Only the best proved slret can be relied on to Increase the production with domestic fowl. Shelled corn Is of daughters over that of dams hav- being furnished so that the birds may ing a yearly production of 400 pounds br tided over. the winter. BEAVER Snow readings at various of butterfat points In the Beaver mountains, given Properly cured hay and green food for December 31, 1927, show a depth of tarry factors that are not only bene- tan Inches at Copes Hollow, twenty-sl- i ficial to the proper development of Inches at Thompson Holes; twenty calves, but are also necessary fot eight Inches at South Fork, and twr , orooer reproduction. ty six Inches In Merchant valley. 4-- n e g g e 30,-00- Dairy Squibs high-grad- I ; ! 1 |