Belt Valley times. [volume], November 18, 1926, Page Page Three, Image 3

About Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977

Image provided by: Montana Historical Society; Helena, MT

                
—
The DOOM TRAIL
■
STORY FROM THE START
rirp»rrtbf(l
Harry
Orme rod,
traitor to tho British crown aa
a Staart partisan, rstiimlns from
Francs
friands or pros pacts and la dan
ser of apprshsnsl
tlnn as a traitor, rsscncs Alder
man Robert Juggins from a bond
of assassina Juggins proves to
ks tho grandson of a former
steward of Ormkrod'a father, to
whom Juggins fasla himself in
debted. Ormerod tells Juggins ha
has abandoned the Stuart cause,
believing It to bo unworthy and
Its raal aim tho aggrandisement
of Franco nt the expense of Eng
London without
to
CHAPTER II
of Trade
Before the
Bow long I might h
not. but the pallid sun that strove to
pierce the fog-reek proclaimed high
noon when Master Juggins waked me.
He would not listen to my protests
tlons of regret, but directed my atten
tlon to the pile of clothes he carried
"See. we shall make a 'prentice lad
of you." he said. "I have a youth
downstairs of about your build, and
these are his Sunday clothes."
"And must I In truth wear these?"
I demanded with some disgust as I
slept I know
over his arm.
felt their coarseness of texture.
"Aye. Indeed. Master Harry."
His tone sobered.
"I have been abroa
he continued, "and fj/4
*twas well for y
Your cousin Is come up to London,
frantic with fear lest you should suc
ceed In replacing him, and he hath
pulled wires right and left, so that all
are convinced you are here for no less
a purpose than the murder of the
king."
I cursed with a fluency conferred
Ince rising,"
Ive roe If I say
'e met last night
by two languages.
"There Is no hope of a pardon now."
proceeded Juggins. "I am not alto
gether without Influence, and I had
hoped— But 'tls doubly hopeless. If
yon were Boots or Irish, It might be
done. But few of the English gentry
besides you and Master ChaHes rose
In the '19. You are a marked man,
and with your cousin's interest against
you 'twill be Impossible even to gain
■ hearing for you."
_**TLere is naug h t t o do, thgo t hayp
go back to France and the friend*
who now distrust me," 1 said bitterly.
"Never say, so," remonstrated Mas
ter Juggins with energy. "I have an
Idea of another course which may
commend Itself to you. Come, don
these poor garments, which will none
the less cloak you with safety, and j
Join me In granny's morning room."
The coffee which the old lady poured
ns In blue-bordered china bowls put
new life and hope In me. I settled
back In my chair and puffed at the
long clay pipe which Juggins had filled J
for me.
Granny Juggins gave me an approv
ing pat on the shoulder.
"That is well. Master Harry. Wor J
ry never solved any difficulty. And
now I must be going about my duties ;
Put remember that what Robert tells I
you hath my Indorsement."
"And what la thatT' I inquired In
some cariosity as the door closed be
hind her.
He smoked In silence for several
moments.
"I am resofeed to take you fully Into
my confidence. Master Harry," he be
gan at last, "and 1 should not do so
if 1 doubted your discretion."
He fell silent again.
"Did It not seem strange to you that
*nch an assault as you saw last night
should have been made upon an or
dinary merchant?" he as*ked suddenly.
"I thought they meant robbery."
"Robbery? Th^neVey
mand upon me. They meant murder.
The truth 1», lad.I « « Trip* with a
deadly enemy "Tls a curious story
concerned with high politics, great
•poll, of trade, intrigue, of church and
state-may hap the fotuntof a con
Onent And as It happens Robert Jug
gins Is at tbe hub of It.
"Do you think you would like to
play a hand—on England s behalf and
to checkmate the very foreign Infln
ences which sickened you of the Ja
coblte cause? I need a strong arm
combined with sn agile mind, a mind
used to French ways and tbe French
tongue."
I would have ^answered. buf he
checked roe.
"If you accept you must be prepared
to fight your old friends, for the ene
my 1 have spoken of is Jacobite at
heart sad works under cover for the
return of the Pretender through the
Weakenin'; of England and the para
mount Influence of France. Reinem
her that before you commit yourself.
JT."" rI
answered. "If such s plot as Fou l
speak 0 / is under way. then surely I
Tls for loyal Englishmen to thwart It.
Count me with yon, I pray."
"1 will." be «id quietly. "Now hark
to these facta At the Instance of my
self and my associâtes In the Company
of Merchant Traders to tbe Western
Plantations, the provincial govern
osent of New York several years ago
t to a law pro
«cured the royal
hlbitiug tbe sale of Indian trading |
goods te the French in Canada.
"Our object waa twofold The beet
and chraprat trading goods are menu t
factored la England If ws raa keep
to oaraeivaa sad oompei the
mote costly and Isa*
French 1«
the Continent {
durable goods
Arthur D. Howden Smith
POKTO BELLO COLD. Etc.
(g hr Broutano'o.)
WNU Service
the Indiana.
I So the fur trade will
come more and more into pur hands."
Juggins leaned forward and tapped
me on the knee.
"North America," he went on. "Is
the richest land in all the world—how
rich it Is or how vast no man knows.
Twill require centuries to exploit It.
Since first we colonised there we have
.contended with France, not only for
further power, hut for the actual right
to breathe. Our two countries cannot
agree to divide this domain, llmltli
though It be. Sooner or later one must
oftst the other.
I "The for trade Is the key to It all.
It la sn. because neither the French
nor w * are yet sufficiently powerful
to Ignore the strength of the Indian
tribes. The fur'trade Is the source of
( the savages for securing trade goods.
They will be bound closest to the coun
I try which gives them the best terms
If we con deprive the French or the
l !
I
J,
I*.
U
h
k-j
'AND REMEMBER'
HE CAUTIONED
ME AT THE DOOR.
Si
ability to buy their goods aa cheaply
as we do. then we shall be able to
trade to better advantage with the In
dians and so Increase their friendship
for us. At the same time the volume
of the provincial trade will be In
creased.''
"I see," I answered. "But you spoke
before of a twofold object In depriving
the French of the right to obtain trade
goods through New York?"
"So I did. and that brings me to
the enemy whom I mentioned. Heard
you ever in Paris of one Murray—An
drew Murray T'
I shook my bead. •
"He hath connections with the
French, and. too, with the Jacobites;
but they would be well covered, no
doubt Murray owns the Provincial
Fur company of New York, which Is
the largest of all the trading agencies.
j
He hath set himself deliberately to
drive out of existence all the Inde
pendent traders and secure the entire
trade for himself. The trade with the
French in Canada likewise Is In his
hands.
»< « »«wer price than our own traders
I .. _ ,
the law. In
of ^ t0 enforce lt> M
CO(Urtved to bnIId op , cIaDdestlo( ,
menn8 of ahlpping ^ to CaDada>
whUe tbe French are more ^
for cb trade gooda than theJ were ,
nevertheless they are better off than
tbejf 5 ^ and our traders are
pm at a disadvantage. Now the time
for whlcb the tavr waa pa8aed ,,
plred and tbe pP0vlncU i government
hatb pna< . t ed It again. It comes up
thlg afterD oon before the lords com
"Before the provincial government
passed the prohibitive law of which 1
spoke, be carried on this trade open
ly, and the French traders, helped by
a government subsidy, more often than
not underbid our traders—using Eng
Ilsh goods, mind you, for the purpose.
And then the French traders would
sell their skins in the London market
uilssionera for trade and plantations,
j when Murray will petition for Us re
jectloo."
[ "Bbt surely be wUl lose."
J juggins shook his bead,
J -j fear not Tbe best ws can hope
[ f or [* a compromise.'**
"Yet you say be ts In alliance with
tbe French and tbe Jacobites !"
Sanity ond Insanity Matter of Emotion.
' ..
Where mental disorder becomes In
sanity It Is difficult to soy v Physicians
today do not like to use the word In
sanity, on account of tha difficulty of
defining IL Sanity to a social concept.
A sane person Is willing to co-operate
with other people In the affairs of
life and has confidence la others In
varying degrees, as hto Judgment
guides him. He has a
of
movement and purpose which ha Ja
able to control.
Insanity to the revere* of this Tat
from this defini tfoo
It to easily
that a perfectly taae paraon can be
vtotowtly
otoo, or half
of hto emotions be raa be cut off for
V
"I say that, Master Harry, bat I
cannot pro re It Remember, even you
who bare recently come from St Ger
main, had never beard of him. More
over, he la hand In (love with tha
Pelhams and all the corrupt officials in
Whitehall. He hath battered many a
grasping hand, and if he can secure
his operations a few years longer be
will have laid the groundwork for Eng
land'» o v e r th r o w In the New world.
"1 leave to your imagination the ef
fect upon oar people at home of a
disastrous war with Prance at this
Juncture. King George ta scarce set
tled on hit throne, and to good an ex
cuse would pav« the way for Ihf
Smarts' return."
"Yea, that la true." 1 assented. " Tls
a dangerous plot."
Juggins looked at me keenly.
"Yoa are still désirons to Join In
thwarting Itl"
"More so than ever. Bat I see not
how I can be of service to you."
"If the lords of trade have received
the orders I expect, then you can be of
great service to me and to your coun
try. Come, you shall have your first
lesson. You may attend me to tha
hearing before the lords of trade. I
wish you to observe what passes at the
bearing, and to study Murray. For if
he wins fais stay, as l fear he will, thee
it la my purpose to send rou to New
York for such evidence as v
will wreck
bla cohsplracy."
"And I will go gladly." I said,'a
thrill of exultation in my heart at the
bare thought of a man's part to play.
He collected some documents end
maps, placed them in a green strtng
bag and gave It to me to carry. ,
"And remember." be cautioned me
at the door, "do you keep at least two
paces behind me. Speak only when
I apeak to you and hold your head low
and your abouldera stooped. Slouch.
If you can. if any address you look
stupidly at them and mumble an an
swer. I will explain that you are slow
witted."
But none of the men who stopped
Master Juggins during our vgalk
deigned to notice the humble 'prentice
lad who followed hlm. I avold^vt all
scrutiny and reached Whitehall with
considerable more aelf-coufldeuce than
I had started with.
The lords of trade sat In a lofty
chamber of a dirty gray atone building
over against the river. At one end
waa a dais with a long, closed- In desk
across it. Behind this nodded my
lords In periwigged majesty, five of
them, two fat and pompous, one small
and birdlike, one tall and cadaverous
and one who looked like nothing at
all.
"That Is Tom Pelham." whispered |
Master Juggins, pointing at the lust tu
we took our seats.
But I had already transferred my
gaze to an extraordinary creature who
stood by a window on the opposite shit
of the room. It was a black man.
squat and enormously broad, whose
long, powerful arms reached almost to
the floor.
As 1 watched him, fascinated, his
eyes found ray face and he surveyed
me. apparently without any human In
terest whatsoever, but ss a wild beast
might consider a fat stag when too
full to care about a kill. He was
a bright-red livery coat
gold lace, and the cocked hat which he
held was covered with silver em
broidery,
1 felt Juggins tugging at my arm.
"Do you see him?" he whispered.
"1 never saw anything so hideous In
my life," I answered.
Juggins laughed, as hid eyes fol
lowed mine.
"No, I meant not the negro. Twas
Murray I spoke of. He sits several
tests farther on."
I looked as directed and picked out
a man who lounged back comfortably
In a chair, talking with a group of
merchants who seemed 10 bang on bU
words. He was elegantly clad, yet
very quietly, rather In the fashion of
u fine gentleman than a rich trader.
Though sitting, he showed himself
to be a large mao of massive frame.
He wore an Immense periwig In the
prevailing mode, and there was about
him an sir of pride and self-confidence.
Though he must have been middle
aged, be carried himself like a young
man or a soldier.
J
That In Andrew Murray he is
te find a foemsn worthy of his
stool Is brought horn« to Orma
rod In a convincing manner. But
he has sot his ha id to the task
and has no thought of drawing
(TO BSOONTINDSD.I
———
of anything or co-operation with any
body, and from any sense of ordered
direction of his actions Bm
or later his reason reasserts Itself, and
In reprated circumstances of the same
sort to likely to be on its guard. Ia
seoe people have periodic or perms
Dent Inability to overcome their «bo
Moos,
sooner
Fature Thrill
Who will ha tha fff« to go under
the Worth pot« In a submarine? That's
tha Mg Mar thrfll laft.—Syracuse
Herald.
What wa really envy I« a man s dr
cumouncae. not his paraousiiL»
DAIRY
î AC' <
SCRUB BULL IS
FOUND "GUILTY
M
(Prepared by the United States Department
-—— of »STlsulturs 1_
Scrub hull (rials, aa a means of cre
ating Interest In improved live stock,
acquired many diversified fea
tures. according to rejtorta received
by the United States Department of
Agriculture. Such a trial, recently
held In i'ortage county, Wisconsin, as
described by County Agent H. U,
Noble, at tracted an attendance of
8.500 persons. The triaL occurred tli
connection with a dairy field day, a
dairy bull being the prisoner before
the bar. The Judge pronounced the
verdict of "guilty" following the pres
entation of evidence In which pure
bred and scrub sires were compared.
But, contrary to the customary sen
tence of execution In such cases, the
prisoner received a reprieve in the
form of sale to officials of an adjoin
ing county for a second trial, the sale
price of the Inferior animal being
817.50. Thus the hull has begun to
acquire a "court" record as a local
undesirable.. A band which furnished
music for the trial "drummed" him
out of the county.
The bureau of animal Industry.
Dnlted States Depurtme^ of Agricul
ture. has fostered such educational
scrub sire trials and on request fur
nishes an outline and guide for con
ducting them. In the outline the bu
reau recommends that persons who
really desire to defend the scrub sire
be given plenty of time and opportu
nity to do aa This stimulates tho
prosecuting attorney to his best ef
forts and greatly Increases the educa
tional value of the event.
Feeding Frçsh Silage
to Dairy Cow in Fall
With the emphasis, this fall, on more
and better milk from the same num
ber or fewer cows. most dairymen
cannot afford to let any green feed go
to waste at alio filling time, according
(o the animal husbandry department
at the State College of Agriculture at
Ithaca. N. Y.
When the silo is filled and allowed
to seal Itself by the heating and fer
menting of the top layer, there Is au
appreciable loss of feed. If the Silo
is filled early in the full while there
Is yet plenty of pasture or other green
feed, it may not be practicable to
avoid this waste. However, if the
silo is filled later, when all the avail
able green feed Is needed, feeding
from it should begin Immediately.
When this Is done, the labor and un
pleasantness of removing the surface
layer Is avoided also.
For a number of years, the men In
the department say, the dairy cows nt
the college have been fed the green
corn us It came from the machine
when the silo Is being filled and then
fed the silage when It Is heating and
settling. So far as Is known, no bud
effects from this method have been
noticed in the herd.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Dairy Notes
>0000000000000000000000000
The "off-sgaln-on-aguln" dairy farin
er will never succeed.
In summer milk should be heavily
watered—through the cow.
• •
A cow cannot eat enough pasture
grass to supply nutrients for 25
pounds of milk.
• • •
Most cream separators will do a
much better Job of skimming tbe milk
when It Is warm.
..re ':sr:r». .
The feeding of hay to calves can be
started at the same time that they
are being taught to eat grain.
OOO
Must dairymen who own as many as
a dozen cows should build a silo. It
will pay for Itself before long.
* * •
The University of Wisconsin has
found through experimentation that
sweet clover will not taint milk.
Tbe organism that produces the tal
lowy flavor in milk, cream, and other
dairy products has been discovered by
tbe University of Illinois.
• » •
Cow testing association menai rs
feeding grain rations to cows on test
see tbe difference between pasture and
00 grain and pasture with grain, and
(he difference Is decidedly In favor of
paotnre with grain.
OOO
It Is said that milk keeps sweet
longer If cows have access to salt at
all times. At any rale, they need the
salt, inST If a bJoC'E, or a satt irmtRh f
la kept under a shady tree, they will j P
be found sround it often.
Some dairymen who are unfortunate]
enough to have good cows (hat are
hard to milk, or that are klcfcent. util
ize these cows to raise veals.
»
Dairymen who live near a rider
press may profitably make use ol
apple pomace as feed, which la usual
ly ÀlownJ to become a total loss.
» * *
Do not use the milk room as a Junk
room for tbe storage of all kinds of
old equipment. Such things only ac
cumulate dirt and encourage s genera)
ta handling the milk.
to
POTOY
-Sen
PULLETS VERSUS
HENS FOR EGGS
It Is commonly believed that well
matured palle t s wilt produce more
eggs than hens a year older. How
much more has been studied by the
Maine department station. The results
of this study add atrengtb to the em
phasis on pullets as egff producers.
The records covering several years
and a considerable number of flocks
show that pullets produced about 40
per cent more eggs than they did in
their second year of laying. Not only
was the production larger but the
greater per cent were laid during the
period of high prices. That la. prop*
erly handled, matured pullets will, pro
duce more of the eggs during the win
ter months the first year than they
will the second year of egg produc
tion.
Another factor In favor of "keeping
as high a per cent ns possible of pul
let producers In the egg factory la the
higher death rate that cornea with
each added year of age. Aside from
contaglobs diseases that are no re
specters of age. the deaths among ma
ture birds mount rapidly after tha
first year; more rapidly among the
breeds than the Medlter
ranean, probably.
These three reasons should boost
close culling of the farm flock during
the summer and fall. Keeping any
hen after the close of the second lay
ing year Is generally poor policy un
less she Is of proved value as a mem
ber of the breeding pen.
Conditions on moat farms favor the
disposal of a high per cent of the hens
In order to give the pullets adequate
room for development. More pullets
and hens kept than the houses end
facilities warrant are ten times more
frequent than a small flock that the
housing and equipment Justifies.
Mash Feed Is Important
for Productiçn of Eggs
"A large mash consumption Is neces
sary for the maximum number of
eggs," says R. E. Cray, extension spe^
clallst In poultry at the Ohio State
university. Therefore, It will pay to
Induce the hens to ea t as much mash
as possible. One suggestion that Ur.
Cray makes Is that the grain be fed
only In the evening, which will cause
the hens to eat more of the mash than
they otherwise would. *
Plenty of apace at the mash hop
per* la also recommended as another
means of, bringing about larger con
sumption of mash. Timid hens will
be crowded away If the space around
the hoppers is small. One foot of hop
per space la suggested for every five
bens.
If the mash Is moistened with milk
occasionally, the hens will appreciate
the variety and will eat large quanti
ties.
Late Molters Best Layers
In culling a flock, It la first neces
sary that something be known about
the kind and regularity of the feed,
the housing conditions and the care
the birds have received. It Is well
known that Improper feed, housing or
care can easily throw a flock Into an
early molt. The time that a hen goes
through her molt will he a good Indi
cation of her ability as an egg pro
ducer. Those that molt late In'the
fall are usually the best layers.
•♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»«I
Poultry Hints
Dirty eggs coat the farmers millions
of dollars s year.
A-—-A-i-- xSiu*
Turkeys of good breeding—that la,
pnre-bred stock—are always in good
demand for breeding.
» a *
Even when ducks and geese have a
sand run it is well to put about 1 per
cent in the mash once aday.
0 0 »
Do not keep longer the old hens
which have ceased to lay and have
gone Into a molt Jj£!th very few
exceptions, they are not high produc
production the feeder should never fill
tbe trough with more feed than will
b( . consumed before the next feeding
period.
ers.
o a a
• The late hatched chicks neither add
to your average egg production nor
Increase the vitality of the flock.
0*0
For profitable and effective poultry
Ground chess and wheat screenings
Is heavy feed, and care roust be
taken not to feed too much of it
Pound- tor pound. It wlll^ ta ke the
P ,ac * of mo,t ® th * r J raln »
In order to succeed with turkeys It
«• necesrary to start with strong, vig
orous birds
o
The brat turkeys for breeding are
those two years old or older, as a
turkey to never at her brat until that
»KC
0 O » *
For a flock that to kept penned up,
this to an excellent egg-making feed
to give two or three times a week:
chopped or ground alfalfa steamed
until soft, and mixed with cornm**»'
wheat middlines and bran.
-
0
n
y?
î
Gets Pretty
Clothes Easy Way!
Pretty, bright dresses and blouses.
Always in the very newest shades.
How does she do It? By the magic of
boms dyeing. Why don't yon Diamond -
dye tonight—end have a whole new
wardrobe of stylish things tomorrow?
Give your household things new
color and fresh beauty, too; curtains,
drapes, the bedspreads or table cov
ers. Any material. Right over tha
old or faded colors. Total cost a few
cents 1 But be sura to use Diamond
dyes —real dye—even for tinting.
FREE; your druggist will give you
the Diamond Dye Cyclopedia ; sugges
tions and simple directions for beanti
ful tinting and dyeing ; real piece-goods
color samples. Or big Illustrated book
Color Craft—fr ee wr i te DIAMOND
DYES, Dept N14, Burlington, Vermont
Mäkelt NEW for IS cut
i
IN
$4.000 PRIZES
1.055 PRIZES IN Ml
■■Ur the |rwt U«al4 Vouoar Cos
(m(. All yes h»« to So U writ, a*
tku 111 words what yoa oon
charactorl.tlo of
ia ol w a mutual
In
•Idor tk* oatatandlns
UqalS Vouaor, or toil
aao (or Liquid Voaoor.
Toa may wia (ho Brat prtoo of l»M
or OBO o( tho 1,014 othot print. Throo
praialDOBt bnilnm bob wilt sot so
Juden. Cob tnt cion« DocemOor Hat.
lit« Bat don't dtitr.
Entry Ritnk «ad fall partloalora from
year doslw. It bo can't «apply yoa
writ* a*. Don't mloo thlo bis oppor
tunity.
Liquid Vanaor U »old by hardware,
furniture, drus, point, srooory ond
aoBoral »torn.
BUFFALO mciun COMPART
IS Liquid V
Bids.
6 ?
WeilleraWeiller
l/VE STOCK COMMtSStOK
SO. ST. PAUL—MINNESOTA
J
T0 p **R*ces
I fS»*Ceo.l.
FOX!
m
New Yorks lariat
RAW FUR'S
MLHCHANT
*
fv
COR Masrr prie«», qutekar pornMno. «quar»
1 and liberal »Mortmcnc, «hip roar nw Curt to
0«o. I. Foa. lac., la New York where 90% of »U
furoraotarkacad. W» chars» no
par or refund ah ehippin» chars**- W» keep
»«b pa*o4 the !.« fw PWW. terx! .c~.
and addraaa at one« for tha FOX-New York
Guaranteed Put Prie» Um and FREE ShipjSn« Taaa,
and §<t New York Market Quote tlon*.
W.
GEORGE L FOX, Inc.
New York City
255 West 30th 8 t
Let Cuticura Soap
Keep Your Skin
Fresh and Youthful
Plant
"This Is an electric light plant"
"Why do yon call It a plant?"
'*>' 1 , here la where we produce
bulbs."
Habit kl the keynote of health.
Good Blood? Good Looks?
Alexander, N. Dak. — "I can highjy
recommend Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical
Oiea o v r y as su
splendid tonic end
blood medicine. My
son had a breaking
out on his face last
summer,
him the
Medical Discover/
and the sore has
disappeared. I have
also known of
others who ha vs
taken the ' Discov
—J wit ), mat benefit ss a Wood en
rich« and tonic and I ft, 1 **
to recommend it ss a relisb k
to anyone who has impoverisWed Mood
or Is in a rundown sttts of health. —
Mrs. C E. Donovan, R- F. D. A
All dealers. Send 10c for
ai tablets to Dr. Pierce. Buffalo, M. Y.
I
give
■Golden
(e-a