: ‘onwoods ou the uther side, so we au Democrat, Watchman, 08 <2 8. Sr oy wwf icross after us.” = That would have been a sure enouzh Belletonte, Pa., October 10, 1913. | hot race if we bad run It out, for we ER ———————— w= | all four got as pretty a start as { ever see and went down the line all to | 4 RIDDLE. | gether with a-banging of hoofs and in. There's a queer little house | dian yells ringing in our ears That stands in the sun; { 1 bad begun to work Black Hawk When the good mother calls, | out of the bunch to get a clear start was iid ali sun. across the prairie at the turn when | It is cozy and i | beard the guns begin snapping like Th A . | popcorn. Re Sea wing, may | “They've started a'ready!™ yelled . Hollls, and we turned the rearing In the daytime this queer Little house moves aay: j 20rSes. owary the river. three miles Aud the children run after, away, leaving them two savages tear So happy and gay; | ing down the track like mad. But it comes back at night, | i glanced back as I turned, but In- AT thie children ave fed, ' stead of seeing the boys in the midst of A TBI ed | a decent retreat the crowd was swarm- ‘ si : | Ing after ‘em like a nest of angry hor- This queer lttlehouse: | nets, while Donnelly, with his reins ou a 8 Res. at three reds who were right at Bar- No fireplaces, chimneys, | rett’s heels as he ran for his horse. No stoves can you see, Yet the children are cozy And warm as can be. The story of this Little house is quite true; I have seen it myself, And I'm sure you have, too, You can see it tonight, If you'll watch the old hen, While her downy wings cover Her chickens again. —Author Unknown. -— THE COLONEL AND THE HORSE THIEF | | [BY REX BEACH.) HOSE marks on my arm? Oh, 1 | got ‘em playing horse thief! | Yes, playing. | wasn't a real | It was sort of a queer game. Came | near being my last, too, and if Black Texas the old colonel would ‘ve killed me sure. He chased me six miles as it was--me with one arm full of his | him straining to get in range again and not wishing any further particu- lars when | was as wild a lad as ever straddled a pony. You see. (ve of us had gone over with the ludimuns. aud it was on the way back thut the old man and the bullet holes tigger in the story. plan, and it had jest enough risk and devilment in it to suit a haram scar- am youuyg feller like me. So we got lumped together all of our money and rode out to invade the reservation, You know how an Indian loves to good deal of money then, and our scheme was to go over there, get up a big race, back our horses with all we Taking chances? Don't you believe it. That's where the beauty of Jim's plan commenced to sort of shine You see, as soon as the money was up and the horses started every In- dian would be watching the race and | fusion our boys was to grab the whole pot, Indian's money and ours, too, and we'd make our getaway across the We figured that we could get a few minutes’ start of ‘em, and, with the horses we had under us, there wasn't before we crossed back to where they couldn't follow us. Well, sir, | never see anything work was dead anxious to run their ponies and seemed skeered that we wouldn't let 'em get all their money up. before the race Donnelly says: “Boys, I'm sore that we didn't have wore coin. If we'd worked ‘em right they'd to 3 anyhow and maybe more.” “They shore bave got a heap of con. fidence in thew skates of theirn.” anybody so anxious to play a race in my life. If it wasn't all planned out the way it is I'd like to stick and see Hawk agin any bunk of meat in the . territory with the kid here in the sad- dle.” Martin's mare, Black Hawk, while a little feller named Hollis rode his own horse. saddle and keep the other horses close i to Barrett and Martin, They was to stick vest to the money and one of | while the other made the protection play We hoped in the excitement to get Sam's pets, but ali three of the boys had been with the raugers, and | knew i if it came to a showdown they wouldn't away. . We rode out from camp the next morning to where we'd staked out a | ed as if the whole Crow Nation was there and nary a white but us five, They'd entered two pretty good look- | ped down to breechelouts, while Hol- | lis and me wore our whole outfits on | our backs, as we didn’t exactly figger | not on that side of the Fiver. i Just before we lined up Jim says: “Now, you—all ride llke—and when and stampede the crowd. leave the river, everybody fer Copyrighted by McClure, Phillips & Co. one, you know. Well, 1 g'pose | Hawk hadn't been the best horse in buckshot and anxious to explain and | That was way back in the sixties, into the Crow Nution to race horses At the begluning it was Jim Barrett's five of the boys who had good horses, run horses? Well, the Crows had a had and take down the wealth. through, yelling at the nags: then in the con. . river back into Texas. much danger of their getting in range out like that scheme did. Them Crows As we was eating supper the night ‘a’ give us odds. We could 'a’ got § says “Kink” Marvin. “1 pever see | which hoss is the best. I'd back Black They'd ribbed it up for me to ride Donnelly's part was to stay in the | ‘em do the bearin' off of the booty | off without harming any of Uncle hesitate to “pot” one or two in getting mile track on the prairie, and it seem- 1 ing horses and bad their jockeys strip- | on dressing after the race—leastways, | you git to the far turn we'll let the all meet at them cot» | were running here and there and hasti- ly mounting their ponies, while an an- gry roar came to we, punctuated by | the popping of the guns, Hollis and I reached the river and swam it half a mile abead of the oth- ers and their yelling bunch of trail- | ers, so we were able to protect 'em im | their crossing. I could see from their actions that Bennett and Martin was both hurt, ‘and [ judged the deal hadn't panned | sut exactly according to specifications. The Crows didn't attempt to cross in the teeth of our fire, however, being satistied with what they'd done, and the horses safely brought our three comrades dripping up the bank to where we lay taking pot shots at every bunch of feathers that approached the opposite bank. We got Barrett's arm into a sling, and as Martin's hurt wasn’t serious | , we lost no time in getting away. ! “They simply beat us to it,” com- | plained Barrett as we rode south. | | “You all had jest started when young | Long Hair grabs the sack and ducks through the crowd, and the whole bunch turns loose on us at once. We , wasn't expe dng anything so early in the game, and they winged me the first clatter. 1 thought sure it was off with me when I got this bullet in the “shoulder, but I used the gun in my left hand and broke for the nearest pouy." “They got me, too, before | saw what was up,” added Martin, “but I tore out of .there like a jack rabbit. It was all done so cussed quick that the first thing | knew I'd straddled my horse and was making tracks. Who'd 'a’ thought them durned Indians was dishonest enough fer a trick like that?” Then Donnelly spoke up and says: “Boys, as fur as the coin goes we're out and injured. We jest made a ‘Mexican stand off’—lost our money, but saved our lives—uand mighty lucky at that from appearances. What 1 want to know now is how we're all going to get home, clean across the state of Texas, without a dollar in the outfit and no assets but our guns and the nags.” That was a sure tough proposition, and we had left it teetotally out of | calculations. We'd bet every bean on that race, not seeing how we could lose. In them days there wasn't a railroad in that section, ranches were scattering, and people weren't giving pink teas to every stranger that rode up, especially when they were as hard looking as we were, “We've got to eat, and so’s the horses,” says Hollis, “but no rancher is going to welcome with open arms as | disreputable an outfit as we are—two men shot up and the rest of us with- out bedding, grub, money or explana- | tions. Them's what we need—expla- | nations, I don't exactly see how we're going to explain our fix to the hon. | est hay diggers either. Everybody W think some sheriff’ is after vs, and two | to one they'll put some officer on our | trail, and we'll have more trouble. I . believe I've had wll | want for awhile.” “I'll tell you how we'll work it,” I says. three deputies, bringing back a prison- “One of us 'll be the sheriff of | | Guadalupe county, back home, with | “I'm the sheriff of Guadalupe county, "and I'll fix up the bill in the morning * “Come in! Come in! the feller says, calling a man for the horses. to accommodate you Who's your pris oper? the Bank of Euclid single handed.” answers Jim. “He give us a long run | | clean across the state, but we got him | ' Jest as he was getting over into the (n- | dian Territory. Fought like a tiger.” It worked fine. The feller, whose | name was Morgan, give us a good lay- out for the night and a bully break- fast next morning. That desperado game was simply ! great. The other fellers attended to | the horses, and I jest sat around look- { ing vicious and had my grub brought | to me, while the women acted sorrow- j ful and fed me ple and watermelon | ! pickles. When we was ready to leave next | morning Jim says, “Now. Mr. Morgan, | I'll fix up them vouchers with you,” | and. giving me the wink. | tet out a | yer, and, jabbing the spurs into Black | Hawk, we cleared the fence and was | off like a puff of dust. with the rest of | em shooting and screaming after me | like mad. Say. it was lovely, and when the | bors overtook me, out of sight of the | house, Morgan would have been aston- i i “That's Texas Charlie that robbed the Bank of Euclid.” ished to see the sheriff, his posse and the terrible desperado doubled up in their saddles laughing fit to bust. Well, sir, we never had a hitch in the | proceedings for five days, and 1 was getting to feel a sort of pride in my record as a bank robber, forger, horse thief and murderer, according to the way Bennett presented it. He certain- ! ly was the boss liar of the range. He bad a story framed up that painted me as the bloodiest young tough the Lone Star had ever pro. duced, and it never failed to get me all the attention there was in the house. One night we came to the best look- ing place we'd seen, and in answer to Jim's summons out walked an old | man, followed by two of the prettiest | girls 1 ever suw, who joined their fa- ther in inviting us in. “Glad to be of assistance to you, Mr. Sheriff,” he said. “My name is Purdy. sir—Colonel Purdy, as you | may have heard; in the Mexican war guished conduct. These are ny daugh- ters, sir~Annabel and Marie.” As we | bad a hard time getting your prisoner? He looks young fer a criminal. What's . he wanted for?" blushing and bowing behind their fa- ther | didn’t care to have my crimes made out any blacker'n necessary, and | tried to give Jim the high sign | to let me off easy—just make it for- gery or arson--but he was looking at the ladies, and, evidently believing in the AE “Glad “That's Texas Charlie that robbed | special mention three times for distin- | went In be continued: “You say you Somehow when | saw those girls | ' Bennett to me. i the farmer hoping that the villain is | ry, 80 we decided to try it op. track and make a | Jim called the owner out. We'll ride up to a ranch and demand | i er that we've chased across the state. lodging for ourselves and prisoner In | the name of the state of Texas and | say that we'll pay with vouchers on { the county in the morning.” “No, sir; not fer me!” says Martin, | “I'm not going in fer forgery. It's all | right to practice a little mild deception on our red brothers, as we figgered on | doing, but I'm not going to try to Aim. | flam the state of Texas. Our troubles | would only be starting if we began that game.” i “Your plan's all right, Kid,” says | “You be the terrible | desperado that I'm bringing home aft- | er a bloody fight where you wounded ' Martin and me and ‘most escaped. | You'll have every rancher's wife giv- | ing you towers and weeping over your youth and kissing you goodby. In the | morning, when we're ready to go and I'm about to fix up the vouchers for our host, you break away and ride like the devil. We'll all tear off a few shots and foller in a hurry, leaving recaptured and the girls tearfully praying that the gallant and misguided youth escapes.” It seemed to be about our only re sort, as the country was full of bad men, and we were liable to get turned down cold if we didn’t have some sto We rode up to a ranch 'bout dark that night, me between the others, with my hands tied behind me, and “l want a night's lodging fer my deputies and our prisoner,” he says. ! strength of a good impression, he | after bim for horse stealing and wmur- | knew | had Jim beat before the draw said: “Well, yes; he's young, but they never was a old man with half his crimes. He's wanted for a good many things in different places, but | went der. Killed a rancher and his little daughter, then set fire to the house | and rao off a bunch of stock.” { “Oh, oh! How dreadful!” shuddered the girls, backing off, with horrified glapces at me. I tried to get near Jim to step on his foot, but the old man was glaring at me something awful, “Come to observe him closely, he has a depraved face,” says he. “He looks the thorough criminal in every feature; dead to every decent impulse, | 8'pose.” ! In those days | was considered a pretty handsome feller, too, and I on looks, but he continues making mat- ters worse, - “Yes, and he's desperate, too—one of the worst | ever see. We had an awful fight with him up here om the line of the territory. He shot Martin and me before we got him. You see, 1 wanted to take him alive, and so I took chances on getting hurt. “Thank you, miss; my arm does ache considerable. Ot course if you'd jest as soon dress it— Oh, no; I'm no braver'n anybody else, 1 guess! Nice of you to say so, anyhow.” And he went grinning out into the kitchen with ; ¥ou cap watch him. but you're in my ! house now, and | feel a share of the | responsibility spon me I've had ex- | perfence with desperate characters. and I'm going to he sure that this foung reprobate don’t escape his just punishment. Are yon sure you don't i eed more help getting him home? [I'll ro with you if" - “Thank you." | and | reckon, now we've got him, we van keep him.” At supper Jim, with his arm in a new sling. sat hetween the two girls, | who cooed over him and took turns feeding him rill it made me sick. The old man had a nigger move my chair up to the foot of the table and | bring me a plate of coarse grub after they all finished eating. He had tied my aukles to the lower rung of the chair himself, and when | | says to the nigger. “Those cords have | plum stopped wy circulation: just ease | | "em up a little,” he went straight up. | "Don't you touch them knots. Sam!” | be roared. “1 know how to secure a | man, and don't yon try any of your | games in my house either. you young | fiend [I'd never forgive myself if you | escaped.” | 1 ute everything | could reach, which wasn't much. and when | asked | for the butter be glared at we and sud: “Butter's too good for horse thieves. Eat wbat's before you.” Every time I'd cateh the eye of one | of the girls and Kind of grin and look | enticing she'd shiver and tell Jim that (the marks of my depravity stood out | on my face like warts on a toad. Jim and the boys would all grin like Lidiots and loveat a new crime for me. They put it to the old man so strong that when he turned in be chained me ‘to Sam, the cross eyed uvigger that ' stood behind me at supper, and made us sleep on the oor I to!d Sam that | cut a man's throat once because he snored, and that nig- ger never closed an eye all night. | was rying to get even with somebody. After breakfast, when it came time to leave, Donnelly untied my feet and led me out into the yard, where the girls were hanging around the colonel and Jim, who was preparing to settle up , As we rode up the evening before 1 bad noticed that we turned iv {rom the road through a lane aod that the fence was too high to jump, so when 1 threw my leg over Black Hawk 1 hit Donnelly a swat in the neck, and as he did a stage tall | swept through the gate and down the lane, The old man cut the halter off one of his Mexican warwhoops avd broke through the house on the run, appear- ing at the front door with his shotgun | just as 1 checked up to make the turn on to the main road. As 1 swung around, doubled over the horse's neck. he let drive with his old blunderbuss, and | caught two buck- shot in my right arm where you see | them marks I had sense enough to hang on and | ride for my life, because | knew the . old fire eater would reckon it a pleas- are to put an end to such a wretch as | me if he got half a chance. . 1 heard him howl: “Come on, boys! | We'll get him yet!” And over my | shoulder | saw him jump one of his | loose horses standing in the yard and | come tearing down the lane, ahead of | the befuddled sheriff and posse, his white heir streaming and the shotgun | waving aloft as though charging an army of greasers at the head of his | regiment, | From the way he drew away from ' the boys 1 wouldn't have placed any | money that he was wrong, either. | I've always wondered how the old | man ever got through that war with only three recommendations to the | government. | He certainly kept good horses, too, | for in five minutes we'd left the posse | i i ' i i i “Come on, boys! We'll get him yet!” behind, and | saw him madly aorging his horse Into range. reloading as he came. As | threw the quirt into the mare with my good arm | allowed I'd had abeut all the horse stealing | wanted for awhile. interrupted Hollis. ! “We've chased the scoundrel 400 miles, shoe or something would happen to me. I believe | was on the auly horse in Texas that could have outrun the colo del and his that morning. About noon | stopped at a black ' smith’s shop. half dead with pain, and | had my arm dressed and a big jolt of " whisky. As the posse rode up to me. sitting in the sun by the lathered fanks of my horse and nursing my arm, Jim yells out: “Here he is! Surround him, boys! You're cur prisoner!” “No: I'm blamed if | am!" | says. “You'll have to get another desperado. After this I'm the <heriff!™ FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN DAILY THOUGHT. To cultivate kindness is a greatpart of the ' business of life.—Samuel Johnson. Among the minor discomforts of the winter season—especially in climate of sudden changes and high winds—the chapping of the face and hands is one of the most annoying. The skin actual cracking and bleeding sometimes results. To protect the skin from this irrita- tion, especial care should be taken to shield it from too sudden changes of temperature. Don't toast the face and hands before a blazing fire and then go straight out into the icy wind. After washing the skin in hot water, be sure to rinse it in cooler water, then in very cold water. Dry the skin of hands and face thoroughly. Don’t wash the skin immediately after it has been exposed to the outdoor cold. Chapping of the lips is frequently the result of moistening them with the tongue in the open air. as much as possible while you are out in the cold. Don’t wear woolen gloves if you wish to keep the hands smooth. A liberal amount of rold cream should be used on both face and hands during ' the winter season. Wash the skin at least an hour before | you start out; then while still warm, rub in the cream on face, hands and arms. Rub off the surplus cream with a soft cloth, rinse the skin in cold water, and apply powder to remove the “shine.” An automobile veil is a great protec- tion to the face if one is driving or motor- ing in cold weather. A muff, while a great comfort, is likely to aid chapping, as the hands become too warm, and may | be chilled when it is necessary to take them out of the muff. Never keep the muff while you are indoors.— Woman's | World. — There is no line of a woman's face so indicative of age as the “jaw line.” The suggestive at 25 becomes a possibility at ! 30, and a stern reality at 40. Some faces i | acquire the double chin more readily and earlier than others, because of sagging, | and lax muscles, but much can be done to ward off and alleviate this unsightly | line, if a few simple rules are practised. | High collars will invariably cause a ; double chin, and too much cannot be said | against them. They not only form this | line By folding the | mar the skin of the neck by their pres- | sure and heat. The present fashion of low collars is being generally adopted, and many women will continue to wear them, because of their comfort and de- cided benefit to neck and chin lines. A second help in the demolition of the double chin, and a healthful practice as well, is pillowless sleeping. This habit a few nights to become accustomed to lying with shoulders and head flat. But freshed nerves and rested muscles. With the high pillow the head is bent forward, the chest muscles are cramped and the flesh of the neck folds beneath the chin. The muscles which must be strength- ened in order to prevent or help the forming of a double chin are those at the side of the face. Do not attem stretch and not tighten the muscles. when the skin is flabby, although a treat- ment for nourishment be used first. For the tonic, and also for a de- lightful refreshment to the skin, use a to a howl of tepid water gives a Niky bath which will be found most ben H The face should be tly splashed with the water for five minutes and dried by | patting with a soft towel. Considerable diversity of opinion reigns are almost universal for evening wear. Lemon Custard Pudding. — Boil one pint of milk and pour it over three ounces of fine bread crumbs; cream one of sugar, together 2g POP Ito @ bukiored yiirdish: Bake hne-half hour or until set; then beat the whites of the eggs to a stiff froth, with one ounce of r and Hamburg Roast.—Make a of stale bread soaked until Aging Hyueeze the water off and season with a e pepper, t, sage, one low bits or butter. Stir it t into a greased tin; ns bake about one and one- half hours. One pound of steak fixed this way is plenty for four. eep your lips closed esh above, but they at first is hard to acquire, and it will take | one wakens from a night of perfect re- | laxation, and dreamless sleep, with re- | massage in ignorance or you will only | A tonic bath should be given the flesh | bath of tincture of myrrh. A few drops regarding slit or curved-up skirts, which In the opinion of some the introduction | of even the filmiest coat just calls attention to what w otherwise merely be a charming in ive interlude in an otherwise simple scheme. EEE Ee. FARM NOTES. a dairy sire, if possible, see his dam. She should be of good size for the breed, a regular breeder, possess a strong constitution and vitality, with well-developed barrel and mammary system, and have made a good yearly of- ficial record. —A large proportion of the growth ob- tained while the pig is less than five months of age costs but little actual money, and to make the business profit- able it is essential that we secure the most gain possible during the first few months of the pig's life. —Winter leguminous plants are ve valuable and should not be aot They improve the soil, prevent loss in plant food Saving winter and furnish grazing for all kinds of stock. Progressive agriculture requires that these plants have a prominent place in our rotation. The maintenance of good digestion is important. By feeding a coarse and in- nutritious ration, especially to old horses, digestion may be so badly derang- 'e1 when spring arrives that they cannot maintain strength and proper condition even when fed with a more generous ration. —If the lambs are to be fattened for market start them on a little grain just as socn as they will learn to eat it, and feed grain continuously with good pasture un- ul they go to the block. Prime fat ribs cannot be produced by alternate grass and grain. They must be pushed to lay on fat from the start to finish. —Charcoal is a pressing essential for poultry, especially at this season. In- stead of buying it, rake up some old chunks of wood, cobs and other refuse about the place, setting fire to them. When the heap turns to a mass of hot coals smother it down with a little water or dirt, and when it cools you will have a handy supply. —One way to solve the beef problem i8 to raise more beef cattle on our farms. The manager with a small farm may di- versisy his crops so that plenty of feeds may be produced, devote a portion of the farm to pasture and return the manure from the animals to the soil, so that the yield will be increased and thus find prof- its in a few beef cattle. * —One way to solve the beef problem is to raise more beef cattle on our farms. The manager with a small farm may diversify his crops so that plenty of feed may by produced, devote a pcrtion of the farm to pasture and return the manure from the animals to the soil, so that the | yield will be increased and thus find prof- {its in a few beef cattle. | Potatoes can be fed to hogs with | ood results, but they should be cooked rst. In experiments it has been found ! that four pounds of cooked potatoes are equal to one pound of grain feed. The potatoes should be fed with grain, as alone they form an unbalanced ration. The grain fed should not be cooked, as the raw grain is most digestible. —There are some soiling crops that may go before the more delicate and fastidious feeders. Buckwheat, rye and the cowhorn turnip are of this character. . They will tame and benefit almost any wild and barren soil and flourish over a wide range of climate. The rye must be turned under promptly in the springtime, before it drains the soil of moisture and iiterferes with orchard trees or any such thing. —There is no place where meat can be kept better and more safely than in a strong brine in a cool cellar. The gen- | eral practice for farmers has been to ! cure a lot of meat, smoke it all at one time and then try to save it in some way. Leave it where it is safe, that is, in good pickle. Tt will absorb only a given quan- tity, and that is all. From time to time such cured meats as are desired can be freshened by soaking in water, then let | drip until thoroughly dry and smoked. In this way meat can be smoked to suit and | yet be mellow and free from insects. —A good hogs’ house is dry and clean inside, admits plenty of light, is well ven- tilated, free from draughts and comfort- ably warm for the hogs. This is the teaching received by a class in swine i uction at Western Agricultural Col- : . And the most practical man will admit that it is good advice. Change | the bedding frequently by cleaning every- ! thing out of the sleeping pens. Scatter airslaked lime about at frequent inter- vals. Use a coal-tar dip or crude car- | bolic acid solution, and spray the pens every few weeks. —Growing large quantities of legumes —clovers, alfalfa, peas, beans and . vetches—not only increase the nitrogen , but if all manure is carefully preserved ' and applied to the soil the humus will also be increased, and by paying special attention to good tillage the physicial condition of the soil will without doubt be generally improved, making the farm more productive year after year. With- out the soil in good physical condition ne farm can do its best. There is scarcely a farm on which the productive power | cannot be greatly increased by the grow- | ing of more legumes, the intelligent use | of manure and good tillage. —Winteri Turkeys.—A vigorous | stock should ave been reserved. Itisa | mistake to save the stunted individuals, just because they will not bring as much on the holiday market as you would | wish. Get rid of them and keep only a i few of the best. Rirds St Jaa! a year old | are more profitable than the young ones, ‘and they increase in value for at least a | couple of years. It is stated authorita- ively that nine-tenths of the blackhead traced to in-breeding. Vigorous stock —When rough, red and generally unsightly, and Ae | passed down through the generations, i Jcrkers ve | house. Even as far north as Rhode Is- If th Shr. thoy | must have shelter, a shed on the soul
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