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Decision
By GENEVIEVE ULMAR
(Copyright. 1919. by Western Newspaper Onion.)
A milliofi-dollnr nirl xrtt In nn ele
gant automobile, languidly holding a
thousand-dollar parasol .over her head
and listening with forced attention to
the vapid chattering of two dandified
young sprigs of wealth. She mani
fested a latent weariness-, an obvious
toleration, concealed with some diffi
culty.
Hor chauffeur started up the ma
chine at her word, and Mis.s Elvira
Dutton sank back upon the luxurious
cushions with a tired sigh. Tlu-n,
again halting before the shop of a
fashionable modiste, she handed the
chauffeur a short list, which he deliv
ered, and when he returned to the ma
chine three girl friends were lined up
at the curb conversing with the young
heiress.
Arden Besley was forced to listen
to the shallow nothings uttered by the
chattering group. Then as the auto
again started up he heard Miss Out
ton uttor a pettish, wearied exclama
tion. It was the first time he had
driven the machine, having been em
ployed by John Moore, the uncle of
Miss Dutton, the day previous. The
latter did not even know his name,
but she spoke pleasantly:
"Will you kindly drive out ot town
as far as you like I do hot care to
return till late afternoon. Do you
know any restful, picturesque spot
where I can get away from this—this
folly?"
Arden Besley bowed, marveling at
the wondrous beauty of her face.
"The old river road winds in anS out
for forty miles," he said. "There is a
beautiful prospect from the bluffs near
Vinton. Is that too far?"
"Not at all."
She sat back in the seat with closed
eyes after that, and no further words
were spoken between them. When Ar
den Besley halted it was at the end
of a rise in the landscape. From the
apex of the bluff Miss Dutton gazed
upon a varied scene spread before her
like a panorama. Her eyes were ra
diant.
"Then I am to go back to Vinton
and come here later?" questioned Ar
den.
"If you please," she responded, and
her eyes took in his face with atten
tion for the first moment.
He reported to Mr. Moore that he
was to go for Miss Dutton late in the
afternoon. At four o'clock Arden
drove hack to the spot where he had
left Mis.s Dutton. She was (lushed,
almost embarrassed, he fancied. Her
wraps were nowhere in sight she
handed him a sealed envelope.
"You will deliver that to Mr. Moore,
please," she said. "When he questions
you tell liiin I left you no indication
of where I was going. That is all,
and thank you."
She flitted away without another
word, leaving Arden fairly stupefied.
He felt sure that these abrupt orders
•covered some strange action jn the
part of Miss Dutton. Mr. Moor? ques
tioned him closely when, with a star
tled face, he read the letter. He asked
In detail of the mysterious trip. Then
he looked decidedly angry. His lips
closed tightly.
"You need say nothing of this inci
dent to others," he observed. Arden
saw no more of Miss Dutton. Hei
name was not mentioned in the h#use.
Another young lady had appeared,
and casually Arden learned that whim
sical, p%rse-proud John Moore had
chosen Miss Dutton as his heiress,
that after six months of high-school
life she had written him, tired of the
Bham, hollow life of riches alone, and
that he had chosen a new heiress.
At the end of two months Arden
Besley gave up his position as chauf
feur. It had been assumed only to
keep from being idle during the sum
mer vacation. He was principal of i
school and must now return to his reg
ular duties at Bortonville, fifty miles
distant, where his mother and sistei
kept house for him.
It was his sister Leila who met him
nt the depot with a warm welcome
and the words:
"I have something to tell you before
we go home. It Is a strange story,"
and these were its details: Two
months previous Miss Dutton had ap
peared at their home near the bluifs,
asking for a meal. Something in the
neat, cheerful old house had attracted
her, her two hostesses, humble, mod
est and hospitable, had charmed her.
She told them she had been a shcool
teacher and had been taken from that
position to become the heiress of John
Moore. The experiment had shown
her the hollowness of the new life into
which she had been ushered. She
asked leave to become a boarder until
school began again, hoping to seenre
a teacher's position.
"We knew that you had secured a
position with Mr. Moore," proceeded
Lelta, "and had been her chauffeur,
but we decided to say nothing of that
She did not know your name, but she
has waited anxiously, hoping that you
can use your influence to secure her
the position she desires."
There was mutual embarrassment
when those two met, bat it was of
brief duration. Then new acquaint
anceship drifted rapidly into mutual
appreciation, that of a girl in a thou
sand for a man who, like herself, dis
dained wealth and idleness. Eilvira
did not become a teacher, bat she be
came teacher's bride before the year
.was over.
DIDN'T MEAN !T LITERALLY
English Soldier's Expressed Wish
That Death Might Come Was Fol
lowed by Hasty Revisior.
Mn.1. John J. O'ltyan, who has
.lust returned from France, has
brought back a number of humorous
stories of the battlefield. Here is one
he tells about an Knglish sentinel:
"The Twenty-seventh division was in
Flanders, where it rains almost con
tinuously." began the general. "There
were Knglish troops billeted near by.
One night, after a particularly hard
ruin, this Knglish chap was on duty.
When l,c thought no one was around
he began to curse everything In gen
eral. ilie weather, the Germans and
his own luck. 'Oh. I say. this is
blawsted weather, donteha know. I
wish 1 was out of this beastly mud.'
the Knglish sentry muttered. A few
minutes later he was cursing the rain
which beat in his face. Tiawd, but 1
wish I was out of tills beastly water.'
he mused again. Just then the Ger
mans opened a heavy fire and made
tilings uncomfortable for everyone.
'Oh. (iawtl. but this Is beastly,' said
the sentry, raising his voice. 'Oh. I
do hate lj*we blawsted Germans. I
wish I were dead.' Simultaneously
with his hfst words big 'Minnie'
dropped almost at the sentry's feet.
When lie recovered he was lying in a
hole covered with mud but uninjured.
The sentry sat up, rubbed the mud
from his eyes, mid then gazing heav
enward, said, 'Oh. I say, Gawd, cawn't
you take a blawsted joke?'"—New
York Sun.
FAR BEYOND ALLOTTED SPAN
Instances of Remarkable Cases
Longevity Which Seem to Be
Well Authenticated.
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of
The death at Nen.-igh. County Tipper
nr.v, Ireland, of Mrs. Hourke, who was
reported to have reached the age of
1^1 years, has led the London Daily
Kxpre-s to make a record of some of
the other famous cases of longevity.
In 1004 the regimental chaplain of the
IStli I'("ngal infantry was still (•(induct
ing services in Calcutta at the age of
Kill. In ]00S Andrei Nikolaievitcb
Schmidt, a Russian, produced papers
which showed that he was 1!?(! years
old, and had enlisted in the Iteval
battalion in 179li. The «:mie year
Hadji Kaouf was and was still
earning a living as a saddler in Con
stantinople, but he was a juvenile com
pared with Quo-Ka-Xum, an Indian
chief who roamed the shores of I'uget
sound at the age of 100. Me was gen
erally conceded by Europeans more
likely to be 200, and he claimed to re
member the time when iron was un
known to his tribe. He was 2 feet 5
Inches in height and did not weigh 50
pounds. A few years ago a Chinese
woman reached Montreal. She had
left her native land when 70, and had
lived in Demerara for 100 years. In
1012 Ktirope had 7.000 living centenari
ans, of whom 3,888 were Bulgarians.
New Canadian Coat of Arms.
The Canadian government is con
sidering adopting a new coat of arms
for the dominion—one which shall rep
resent all the provinces in the confed
eration. The present coat of arms is
representative of Ontario, Quebec,
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick only,
for those were the original provinces
and since it was adopted in 1858
Prince Edward Island and British Co
lumbia have entered the federation,
and finally Saskatchewan and Alberta
have been carved out of what were
the Northwest territories. When a de
sign emblematic of these nine prov
inces has been chosen by the commit
tee and approved hp1 the government
It will be submitted to the royal col
lege of heralds in England to be reg
istered. A royal warrant declaring
It the official arms of Canada will
then be issued.
Double Bottoms Put to Work.
For many years a few steamships
from the far east have brought fuel
oil back to Britain in the ballast space
between their Inner and outer hulls.
The practice never became general,
however, and "tankers" continued to
handle the bulk of the trade. But in
June, 1917, increased submarine activ
ity and the expansion of the allied
fleets made immediate additions t*
tank tonnage so imperative that not a
few, but hundreds, of British and
American "double bottoms" wera fitted
for this auxiliary cargo. Apart from
its war-time results this new practice
has taught marine engineers many les
sons that will guide them in designing
the oil-burning ships of tomorrow.—
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
His First Visit.
Mr. Lloyd George would seem, says
Liverpool Post, to have had a premoni
tion of his future eminence when he
paid a first visit to London as a lad
of nineteen. "Went to the house of
commons," he wrote home to his uncle.
"Very disappointed. I will not say but
that I eyed the assembly In a spirit
similar to that In which' William the
Conqueror eyed England on his visit
to Edward the Confessor as the region
of bis future domain. Oh, vanity 1"
Injections of Cane Sugar.
Doctor Rosenthal reports t* the
Presse Medlcale (Paris) that he has
administered Intravenous Injections of
a strong solution of saccharose In nu
merous cases of tuberculosis. The pro
cedure exerts a manifest tonic action.
It raises the blood pressure, augments
the -body, weight, and Indirectly pro
duces a favorable effect on the tuber
culous lesions. These results are
ascribed by the author to an enhance
ment ofthe function* of the Uxjpr*
aided by cultivation, say specialists in
the U. S. Department-of Agriculture.
"Plow deep while sluggards sleep
And you shall have corn to sell and
to keep."
is excellent advice when preparing
the soil for Planting, hut is bad prac
tice alter the plants have attained any
considerable size. Some successful
growers, who have averaged 100 bush
els of shelled corn to the acre on
hundreds of acres, say the best single
cultivation they can give their corn is
one eight or ten inches deep^just be
fore planting. But after the corn is
up. each succeeding cultivation should
be shallower than the last.
Mehods of cultivation in one sec
tion of the country differ greatly from
those in 'another section. Fanners
should not cease trying to learn bet
ter method because of these differ
ences. The most valuable information
can be obtained from unprejudiced oh-
servant corn growers of niany years'
experience.
Purposes of Cultivation
The main purposes of cultivation
are to prevent weed growth, surface
run off and the loss of moisture by
evaporation. Proper cultivation should
secure these results regardless of the
specific means used. Some of the
most successful corn giowcrs practice
frequent early cultivation. Early cul
tivations will stimulate the growth of
the young corn plfcnts by aerating
and warming the soil. They will also
check injury from worms, insects and
moles. Harows or weeders should be
used before the corn is up or while it
is small enough to permit their use.
While the plants are small, narrow
shovels that do not throw much soil,
or disk cultivators set to throw the
soil from the corn should be used.
Fenders are desirable to prevent cover­
ing or injuring the small Plants.
THE WASHBURN LEADER, WASHBURN, NORTH DAKOTA
Growing Food-On The Farm In The Yard
(Special Information Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture.)
SHALLOW CORN CULTIVATION
WILL INCREASE PRODUCTION
More Corn Per Acre Rather Than More Acres of Corn
Will Decide Profit From Crop: Early and Frequent
Cultivation Also Essential
Corn is sometimes injured more than
A substantial farm home, pucli as the above, is suitable for, the oc
pancy of a small family or the use of a, farin superintendent or fore
This cosy home provides an inviting interior with a minimum of waste
space.. Two bedrooms with a bath between connect with a large, cen
tralliving and dining room, which, in turn, opens into a kitchen on one:
side, and a living porch'on the other, with space for wash room and
laundry, pantry ai^, fuel (storage ii? the rear. This practical house is
equipped with a hating system. Working drawings of tho^plans for
this house can be obtained free from the Rural Engineering Division
of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.
:\Iany tests of deep and shallow cul­
tivation have ben made, and results
are decidely in favor of shallow cul-
tivation. Occasions when deep culti­
vation is preferable are few. The roots
of the plants must not be broken. They I
will produce other roots, but at the ex-
pence of vitality and food supply.
After the corn is two or three feet
high, the soil even in the middle of
the rows should not be cultivated deep
er than four inches,* and usually a
shallower cultivation will prove bet
ter. Maintain a loose soil mulch two
or three inches thick. This prevents
the escape of moisture already in the
soil and soaks up the rainfall rather
than letting it run off.
Cultivate often enough to keep down
weeds and to maintain constanly a
loose soil mulch until the corn has
reached its growth more cultiva
tions will be needed-if rains are fre
quent. The crust which forms after
•every rain must be broken and Pulver-
Ml .« A »£_*
i :ed or excessive run-off or evaporation
will soon rob the soil of it's moisture
It is a mistake to think that the
longer the dry spell the more frequent
should be the cultivations. After the
mulch has been produced, its frequent
itirring is not necessary unless weeds
become troublesome. Many crops are
•ut short by stopping cultivation be
cause the corn is too tall to use a
double cultivator without breaking
down the stalks. If conditions de
mand it.continue shallow cultivation
even though the corn is tasseling. It
is sometimes profitable to remove
weeds even by the costly process of
hand labor at as late a date ES the
silking of the corn.
Under some conditions six or eight
cultivations are advisable, while un
der other conditions three may be suf
ficient. The maximum yield is not
obtained by ihe number of cultiva
tions by keeping the soil in the pro
per condition.
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RURAL ENGINEERING
U2.DCP1 AGA
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The Statu
Oil Com
and
BUSINESS LOCALS
For sale—Ash posts and wood. See
C. A. Brummund, Washburn.—Adv.
If you want an electric washer, see
Brownson.—Adv.
For Sale—Bank and office fixtures.
Karl Klein. (Adv.)
Hay for sale. Inquire at Washburn
State Bank.—Adv.
Some Good Out of War.
The geophone, a listening Instru
ment developed by the French during
the war to detect enemy underground
mining operations, is to be used by our
bureau of mines as a possible aid in
locating miners who have been en
tombed after a disaster. A miner
pounding on a coal seam can be heard
with this instrument 1,200 feet away.
Recently a pit boss who happened to be
'near while the geophone was being
tested in a mine, put the instrument to
his ears. He heard so distinctly that he
called out in a startled tone: "Mack Is
damping in a -charge. We had better
move away." A coal seam 300 feet
'liick separated Mack from the start
led boss at the time.
Laugh on the Doctor.
An Illinois physician who had mo
tored into an Ohio town found por
ter standing back of the machine
laughing.
"What's the joke?" Inquired the
owner.
"Nnthln', bossbut you're a doc
tor, ain't youT'
"Yes."
(Indiana)
s
The passes of usefulness the Stand
ard Oil Company (Indiana) renc-jrs
as a public servant are varied.
One of the services not generally
known, which the Company must
render, is to assist industrial insti
tutions in keeping down their
manufacturing costs.
The Company maintains a staff
of highly trained lubricating engi
neers, whose business it is to go
into industrial plants, make a care
ful and thorough study of their
mechanical equipment, and deter
mine what lubricants are best
suited to each machine under the
pre
v ailin .-.con ditions.
Their constant effort is to keep
down manufacturing costs by
specifying the particular oils and
greases that will enable the ma
chinery to deliver a maximum of
service at a minimum of cc.it.
The work of the lubricating engi
neers is a part of the
comprehen-J
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sive ser\ ice the Standard Oil Com
pany (Indiana) renders.
This is another pha. 3 c: the
ness of the Standard Oil C_ mpany
(Indiana) as a public servant,
showing the constant effort being
made by the Company to discharge
its obligation in a complete and
satisfactory manner.
Standard Oil Company
(Indiana)
910 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago
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People of intelligence and discern
ment can only have pity for the poor,
ignorant dupes who unquestioningly
swallow the rot handed out by this
oily tonued, oily voiced man Mills—
Townley'e highest paid mercenary,
who has all the characteristics and
marks of the unscrupulous profession
al political demagogue stamped indel
ibly all over him and allover his ad
dress, if so it may be dignified.
If you want anything In the electri
cal line, sea Brownson.—Adv.
Town and Acre Lots For Sale
Many beautiful locations for private residences, or good busi
ness lots, for sale in Washburn.
This is a pleasant place for retired farmers to make their
home. Good water, light and good schools.
If interested, see—
John Satterlund, Washburn
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"I thought so when I saw that red
cross on the front of your car. But
If I owned the car I think I'd put that
•sign on the back."
The doctor walked around to the
rear and looked at his license tag. It
read: "46,000 111."—Behpbotli Sun
day Herald.
Fish Leathers a Success.
The bureau of fisheries has received
a sample lot of leather made from the.
skins of aquatic animals, including ray,
shark, sturgeon, paddlefish and por
poise. It has received also articles
made from such leathers, including
men's, women's and children's shoes,
as well as a b«lt, wallet, portfolio,
brief case, etc. The manufacturers
have established stations on the South
Atlantic and Gulf coasts where sup
plies of raw material are obtained, and
are producing from such sources a
very high grade of leather suitable for
nearly every purpose for which leather
Is used.
Phones and Divorces.
Statisticians tell us that there Is one
telephone for every ninth person In
this country and that every ninth mar
riage ends in divorce. The inference Is
obvious! The truth 1? put at last!
Mr. Bell's ingenious little invention
has jQined the discredited ranks of the
summer hammock, the cocktail, the
fox trot, the rqjler skate, the ice cream
parlor and the automobile. It is In
deed a sorry state of affairs. One
telephone for every ninth person, and
on every ninth phone Cupid gets the
busy signal forever! AH too soon,
alas, the wireless telephone will come
Into general use, and no home will be
complete without its own little aerial
runabout. O, statistician with thy pen,
prepare to write new records then!—
Thrift Magazine.
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