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J. M. KEENE, D. D. S.
Dental offici» in Bru/man Bruiliur'a
building, corner of Court and C om
mercial atreets,
Strong Professional and Academ ic Courses; a
well organized Model School for Practical Training
o f Teachers. Norm al. Advanced Normal, Business,
Music and A rt Departm ent. Beautiful and healthful
location. L ight ex|*n*e, no HAI.OON8. The Nor
mal has en jo y e o a ►Uuih grow th «luring the past
\ cur. rea«‘liing an enrollm ent of over 400, the largest
in it’s h istory. New mem bers have been added to
the faculty, new ap|«ar«tu.- sU) plied, and the course
o f study revised and strengt >eue«l. The graduates
are in demand to fill g«**«l p**siti«»ns. The diplom a
ent'tles the holder to tench i »* any county hi the
state w ithout farther exam inations
T uition, Nor
mal #6.26 |*er term of ten weeks; Sub Normal #6.00
per t tim o f ton weeks; Business #6.26 • per term .
Board ot Normal Dining Hall *1 76 per week. Room s
fn*ui 60c per week (unfurnisheU) to $i 00 and $1.26
fundshed. Board and lodging in private faralllee
#8 60 to #4.no per week. Tuition. b.*ard, lo(|giiiLr ami
books less than #150. per year. Conservatory ..f uiu-
blc. Tin-rough courses m e offered in Vocal and In
strumental music. Tuition, #io. per term of twenty
lessons.
L. N. WOODS, M. D.
P H Y S IC IA N AND SUROKON,
Dallna, Oregon.
B. H. M .C A L L O N , NI. D .
Physician and Surgeon,
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oin , N o iMininiseion charged on loens. Room s 2
end J W ilson's block . Dull**
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m iles from the State C apital. S ix ty m iles sou th o f Portland.
C atalogues ch eerfu lly sent on application. A dd ress P L C am p
bell. P r orS.
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Attorney and Counselor at Law,
Solicitor
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T h e L e a d in g N o r m a l S c h o o l
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OREGON.
SALEM. •
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tiinoccry.
what a comfort it ia to
have ready at hand a
remedy that never fails
to relieve Constipation,
and that, without pain or
discomfort; and almost
immediately cures head
aches, and dispels every
symptom o f Dyspepsia.
Such a remedy is found
in Simmons Liver Regu
lator— not a sweetened
compound to nauseate, or
an intoxicating beverage
to cultivate an alcoholic
appetite, but a medicine
pleasant to the taste, and
perfectly harmless when
given to the smallest
child. S. L. R. never
disappoints. It possesses
the virtues ana perfec
tions of a reliable remedy
of the kind endorsed by
eminent physicians.
** It affords rue pleasure to add m y t««tl-
roony to thove you receive annually In
reference to you r valuable medicine. 1
consider Sim m ons L iver Regulator the
best family m edicine on the market. I
have prescribed It with excellent results.”
—W. F. 1'AKK, M. D., Tracy City, Tenn.
Has beeu
in practice o f his profeeslon in this place
oi about thirty years, and will attend to all nuslrcss
•utrustod to his care. Office, corn er Main and Court
Is, Dallas, Polk C o, Or
J. H. T ownhkni ».
N .L . B utler ,
B U T LE R A TO W N SEN D ,
— THE VERY BEST QUALITY OF—
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the yard in iiaHas.
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And a good lamp
must be simple; when it is not simple it is /,
not good. Simple, B eautiful , Good— these '
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tough and seamless, and made in three pieces only, I
it is absolutely sa fe and unbreakable. Like Aladdin’s
o f old, it is indeed a “ wonderful lamp," for its mar
velous light is purer and brighter than gas light,
softer than electric light and more cheerful than either.
TilE - Setting
All work guaranteed lirstclnss.
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Rochester, and the style you want, send to us for our new illustrated catalogue,
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—D1RECHORS:—
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CREAT SPEAR HÊAIÛ CONTEST.
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TRUCKMAN,
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A fair share of patromige solicited
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On Handrad and Smnti-lbiu Thousand Iso Hundred and FH; Dalian,
H .U H , sign and ornamental, grain
$173,250.00
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tobueo, rtc., rtc P w e lH lu -w s f»
midlclnnl purpo... only. Phreicisn. pnr
reriptlon. compounded day or "'»*•*■ M“ n
•trvet, opposite court house, Dallas, Dr.
In valuable Presents to be Civen Away In Return for
S P E A R HEAD TAGS.
1 , 1 SB RTF II WINDING ELGIN GOLD WATCHES....................................
S .7 T 6 FINE IMPORTED FRENCH OPERA GLAHRF.H. MOROCCO BOOT,
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ROLLED GOLD WATCH CHARM ROTARY TELESCOPE TOOTH_______
SUGGESTIONS ABOUT SPRAYING.
A C o-operetlv. Plea Advlavd For Permrre
With Smell Orchard».
Spraying with it reunites for the pre
vention o f insect Attacks has by pro
gressive fruitgrowers become a recog-
nixed necessity. Spraying with copper
compounds for the prevention of fungus
diseases is rapidly growing in favor, and
its value has been demonstrated by the
orchardist as well as the experimental
ist. As the treatment is entirely prevent
ive it must be commenced early in order
to make it effective. All parts o f trees
or plants must be reached with the pre
ventive agent.
Drenching íh not necessary and i» ex
pensive. A thin film or coating o f the
fungicide deposited upon the foliage will
prevent the development of the spores
as well as a complete soaking, but it is
important that all the leafy surface
should lie wet, at least on the upper
side. For orchard work a good force
pump, which may be fitted into a barrel
—side or end—will give satisfaction.
More expensive pumps, drawn and op
erated by horsepower, may be purchased,
but are seldom necessary except for
large orchards. The Vermorel noxxle is
a very satisfactory instrument for dis
tributing the liquid.
There are certain inconveniences that
retard the progress of the practice of
spraying. It must be done at certain
periods o f the year; otherwise It is inef
fectual. It involves the purchase of im
plements and materials sometimes dif
ficult to obtain just when wanted. Snc-
cesa also depends on intelligent adapta
tion o f the treatment to climatic condi
tions existing during the spraying peri
ods. In view of the difficulties enumer
ated John Craig, horticulturist o f the
central experimental farm of Canada,
suggests in a recent bulletin the adop
tion of a co-operative plan of spraying:
First, where orchards are not large, a
few farmers might combine and purchase
a spraying outfit, which would serve the
community, and it it were possible to
have it continuously operated by the
same individual, whom practice would
lend superior facility in using it, an ad
ditional advantage would be gained.
Another arrangement could be made as
follows:
A complete spraying outfit, including
chemicals, might be purchased by a per
son who would be prepared to spray
under contract by the acre or at a
stated figure per tree. If this system of
oombating fungous and insect enemies
was introduced, it would obviate mnch
o f the prejudice and inconvenience cow
connected with the work, and spraying
would probably in a few years, to the
great benefit of orchardists, become the
general practice.
For the treatment of apple and pear
spot Mr. Craig gives the following direc
tions: "1. Before growth begins In spring,
spray with a solution of copper sulphate
—1 pound to 50 gallons of water, (hi no
account should this be applied after the
foliage has appeared, as it will severely
Injure it. 2. Just before the blossoms
open, spray with dilated bordeaos mix
ture. Repeat this after the bloasoma
have fallen and make a third application
two or three weeks afterward. If the
season la wet and rainy, a later applica
tion may be advisable.”
In regard to grape diseases, the advice
is to spray "the oanea with copper sul
phate, 1 pound to 50 gallons, before
growth begins.
Follow this solution
with diluted bordeanx mixture (omit
ting paria green) or ammeniacal copper
carbonate immediately after the fruit
seta Repeat at intervals of three weeks,
till the bunches begin to color. Am
mon iscal copper carbonate should al
ways be need for the later applications.”
Chemicals for spraying can now be
obtained from most druggists.
m
THAT CO-OPERATIVE CREAMERY.
Clear Statement of What 1« Absolutely Es
sential to Its Success.
I believe that where a private cream
ery has been successful a cooperative
creamery can also be made so, but cer
tain things are absolutely necessary.
First—The stockholders must hare a
good working knowledge o f the dairy
business; they must have good cows and
take care o f them and feed them.
Second—Enough milk should be guar
anteed from the start to run the cream
ery to its capacity. The way to secure
the milk is to take In as stockholders
only farmers who milk their cows, not
beginning business until enough cows
are secured.
Third—A man who can make first class
butter and cheese ami who understands
everything connected with the creamery
business, from weighing the milk, tak
ing samples and testing it to shipping
the products, conducting the necessary
correspondence and keeping the books.
N o matter how well the patrons do their
part, if the man who makes up the milk
does not understand his business they
will lose money.
Fourth—The business must be con
ducted on business principles.
This quite often proves a stumbling
block to the success of organisations of
this kind. There are always a lot a>(
fellows who think that because they own
a share they ought to have a hand in ev
erything that comes up connected with
the business. A creamery cannot be
managed successfully by a committee of
the whole. A man should be placed In
charge o f the business who understands
it, and he should have authority to con
duct it according to his host judgment.
It is not wise to place the entire con
trol of the funds in the hands of one
man, but so far as the details are con
cerned let the butter maker attend to
them. He knows more about handling
the milk and cream and butter and sbi;>-
ping the latter than do the patrons anil
should not be hampered by unnecessary
restrictions. The plan lately adopted by
,
a number o f co-operative creameries of
sending Borne young man of the com
¡ munity to a good dairy school nntil he
j learns the business is a good one. A
number of young men have been sent in
that way during the past year.
The patrons o f a co-operative creamery
are paid for their milk whenever they ao
will it. The usual way is to pay once a
month, nsing the Babcock test to deter
mine what is due each one. The ex;>ense
will depend upon the local conditions. It
will cost $75 to $100 a month for a good
bntter maker, and he will need a cheap
helper a part of the time. Butter mak
ers can be had cheaper than that, bnt in
the majority o f case» they will lose more
than their wages every month. It will
pay to get the beat man that can be had.
He la the cheapest. Then the fnel, oil,
salt, tubs, ice, hauling the milk, etc., can
be figured at local prices.
In regard to constrncting the building
and putting In the machinery, figure on
who will do it the cheapest. Find what
the agent wants for putting np the build
ing, then get local bnildera to figure on
it. See what the agent asks for putting
in the machinery, then get prices from
other supply houses for the same. If the
people are ready to build a creamery,
there ia no need of a thousand dollar
agent aa a go between.—Henry C. W al
lace in Breeder’s Oaxette.
Test That Milk.
With the use o f the Babcock machine
any ordinarily intelligent dairyman can
accurately tell the value o f his oows, his
milk and cream, also the value o f the
different food consumed. He can also
tell, if he runs a home dairy, if he is get
ting ont all the bntter in the milk, what
per cent butter fat he leaves in the skim-
milk and the batter milk, as well as tell
the value of the first milking and of the
■tripping which the different milkman
or milkmaid leave« in the udder. He can
also tell, If he takes his milk to the
creamery, if the creamery man ia testing
the milk honestly.
It ia surprising after nsing a Babcock
machine to ascertain that milk from
cows o f the same breed, same farm,
same care and treatment, will vary just
double in the per cent of bntter fat,
and very often in those animals where
It was least expected. It ie also sur
prising to learn the difference which
the food and the care and treatment of
the oows will make in the per cent of
butter fat. It ia therefore a decided
fact that we cannot profitably or with
good judgment buy or sell cows, milk
or cream or feed our cows without the
use of a Babcock tester.—W. M. Ben-
iger in Practical Dairyman.
Dairy end I rMmery.
Cream ery men and dairymen every
where ought to combine in one deter
mined effort to rid America o f oleomar
garine. They ehonld give their law mak
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ers no peace til) the thing ia done. If
The .bore srticler will he dlatrlbated, b y eountlea, among partlee who ehew SPEAR
the law makers refuse to heed, let them
HEAD Plug Tobaooo, and return to oe the TIM TAG S taken thf refrom.
hear something drop at the next election.
We will dletribote SSS of theee prime In th le r o n . l , ea follow.:
To ra m PARTY «ending us the fnratwt number of SPEAR HEAD
W ATrM
A creamery mas who nses the De Laval
TAGS from tkfte — m m tj w will gte«................................................... 4 GOLD WATCH.
p e r r y d a l e
laetocrite test says that he mnch prefers
I t the FIVE PARTIES eendlng a . the next greeteet number o
f ____
it to any other method in use for show
SPEAR HEAD TAOS, we will glee to each, 1 OPERA G L A S S ...4 OPERA GLASSES,
ing the amount of butter fat in milk.
a . the TWENTY PARTIES eendlng a . the next greeteet number
Make Fresh Nrota Often.
od HPEAR HEAD TAGS, we will giro to each I POCKET
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When the nests are used merely as lay With the laetocrite be declares he can
ing nests they may do through the se», test 12 samples in five minutes.
rw the ONE HUNDRED PARTIES eendlng ne the next greattet
number of SPEAR HEAD TAGS, we will glee to each 1
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■on; bat. ssys The Poultry Yard, by mak
The machinery of the Blythewood
ROLLED GOLD WATCH CHARM TOOTH P IC K ............................ISO TOOTH PICKS
ing new nests several times during ths dairy. Essex, England, is run entirely by
IS the ONE HUNDRED PARTIES eroding ne the next greatest
year and burning the old ones yon foster electricity. W hy do not some of our
pamb«r of SPEAR HEAD TAGS. w ewlU glee to each 1
L a r g e p i c t u r e i n e l e v e n c o l o b s .............................................J io p i c t u r e s
cleanliness end prevent Hce end other American creameries try tfee same mo
__ t h e p r o p r i e t o r s —
parasites from gaining a lodgment. If tive power where it can be obtained
T e fa l N um ber a f Prlaaa tor th is C a a a ty , M R .
CAUTION,—No Tege will be reoelred before Jmianry iMJdN. nor after February let. tbs nests are used for sitter», as aocu as cheaply?
Hat Each package -ontaimog tege maet be marked plainly with Name od Sender, Town, the hen is taken off with her brood, out
Professor Ooefce ar*a B E I ds odor
County. Stage/ end Number lit Tage In eneh package All chargee on peekagm meet be with the nest and burn the straw at once
from ensilage ie caused by a gas that
* f*l RE I D —spr.AR HEAD pnmemea more qualities of In innate rain, than aay other or you will soon have a healthy lot o f paean off In the feeding. It It get into
etot
produced. It .e'the vwretast, th i tougbret. the rtrbmt S P E A R H E A D W line to daal with, which will worry your
Daal ia draga- P*,nU- °*u * I “ "
the milk it ia because the milker is care
■ jmilat.IT poHUrely and t h d a e U r e l r dinbrent In fleror from a a y o th e r ping tnke.ee
window., candy, nota, tobacco aud ao
J r S ffw fn roduacithe mrwt .kepUcainf thla fact. It tith e largmf mller o fan y Hmlter poultry so that Improvement will be but less and has allowed the gae to cling to
ahnn. aad myle oa aarth, which proem that It baa caught the pewul.r teete sad al.eam tha a alow race indeed. Freeh nests, asetly
hia clothing. He aay. farther that corn
aantda Try It, and participate in the conteet for pneee. See that a T IE T A D fe ea army
I f 2 n t pirce of S fX A K HEAD yon boy. Bend In the tege. no matter how email tha aad nicely made, induce the hens to lay when .booked tn the field heats quite aa
tn
them,
keep
ths
egge
dean
and
give
a
Janata/.
« 7 I S e Y ’ j . s o r g c o m p a n y , midolotoww , oaxa.
mnch as ensilage does, bat tn this ease
tidy, attractive appearance to the pu to the gas pORse* off Into the air. Farmers
A Hat of the people obtaining then, prtana in thle county wUl be pohlhkod la IfeM Mea, so that you will not be ashamed
n S M R im S N S CAREFULLY FILLCB. paper In — ■——1T after Febraery
get more rains out of ao acre o f corn p r »
I»«.
^
whoa friends or customer* call to see ■■reed ia Mia than ia aay other way.
MTT SUB UT U U K F«K JUUMI L M L
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• I V I THRU A TRIAL.
DRUG - STORE.
B 1 RTEL & Y 1 GGERS,
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NO. 32.
DALLAS, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1893
YOL. XIX.
1 1 B SOO LARGE PICTURES (14x2S lnehea) IN ELEVEN COLORS, for framing,
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no ad.ertlalng on them
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ftobbad by a Clever H uh .
Nal Yfit A$Mrt*in«4s
“ T h a on ly tim e that I ever had m y
house rob b ed ," said W illett Effing
ham , “ was som e three years a|;o and
th en it was by a tn ck that, h ow ever
m u ch it grievqd m e at the time, co m
pels m e to adm it was a clever one. I
lived in D akota and kept a large
ch icken coop to accom m odate a flock
o f chickens. I had several lots o f
grou nd opened in to one yard, w hich
g a v e m e a w ide stretch o f lawn and
room fo r a ch icken yard. O ne night
about 11:30 o'clock 1 was ^disturbed
by the noise o f squaw king chickens
and a rum pus out in th e shed. I at
on ce said ‘chicken thieves.' and got
up to investigate. M y w ife had a
sufficiency o f nerve and prepared to
First Fair One—8o Fred and Arthur
follow me w ith a lamp. I g o t out both proposed to her. Which was the
m y revolv er and started tow ard the Incky one?
shed. Then the noise ceased, and 1
The Other Fair One—I don't know yet.
was certain som e on e had been steal Fred married her.—Life.
ing. N aturally enough, w e both cam e
to th e shed and found the d o o r open.
"W e examined the lock, found it
broken, and a count o f the chickens
revealed a half dozen m issing I was
simply furious and pottered around
that miserable shed for fully a half
hour securing it against further m o
lestation. When we returned to the
house we found that our absence had
been taken advantage of and a num
ber o f valuable articles stolen. Ever
since I have been wondering whether
the chicken thief and burglar were
the same party, or whether they
were tw o companions, or strangers to
each other. It always seemed to me
a kind o f mean trick even for a thief
to play.” —S t Louis Globe-Democrat
Walled Cities In Asia.
The first glimpse w e get of an east
ern walled city unfolds et once mem
ories o f our childhood days, which
have perhaps never been awakened
since, and the pictures o f our childish
books, which impressed themselves
so vividly upon our minds, are repro
duced in the bright colors o f old,
when we are brought face to face
with the quaint battlements and the
dark gateways, with the accessories
o f bright, burning sunshine and tur-
baned figures and processions o f cam
els and the listless calm of the trop
ical land. Such old cities are still to
be seen in India, still walled in the
old fashion and still peopled by the
figures o f the Biblical picture book.
Closely akin to them are walled
towns standing on the canals o f mid
China, passing through which, say
at the close o f day, when every tower
and every roof stands out clearly cut
against the brilliant western sky and
we are challenged by a grotesque fig
ure, armed with a spear and proba
bly wearing armor, the illusion is
complete, and for the moment we
find it hard to realize that we are
traveling at the end o f the nineteenth
century.—Cor. Chicago Herald.
W ... »
Mr. Mooney—It thot’s me name yea
are writin dthere, I don't think yes havs
enough litters in it.—Troth.
A R e la p s e .
\
,
“ W hat! Smoking, Fred? Thought the
doctor told you it would kill yon?”
"S o he did, and I qnit But at the sad
of a week I wanted to die, so I'm smok
ing again.”—Life.
J u s t t h e T im e .
H u m o r o f N a p o le o n I.
G reat men have often been defi
cient in the sense o f hum or. This 1
w as m arkedly the case with N apo
leon I. w hose sense o f hum or, i f he
possessed i t w as o f a grim sort. It
is recorded, how ever, that he had a
certain sym path y w ith a pun, and
several o f his m in or appointm ents
w ere actually made because th e ap
pointees' nam es seem ed to indicate
their fitness fo r the place. He m ade
M. B ig o t fo r instance, his m inister
o f public w orship at one tim e, and
w hen he was look in g about fo r a
govern or o f the pages in the im perial
palace he could think o f n o o n e so
appropriate fo r the place as General
G ardanne. w hose nam e, in French,
signifies a keeper o f donkeys.
W hen he cam e to m ake Marshal
C ^ra— Did you know that Mrs. Dan
V ictor Beau-Holeil a duke, it struck gle had gone on a trip to Bermuda?
Napoleon that the opp ortu n ity was
Maude-^No. I must call on her be
an excellent one to m ake a sort o f fore she gets back.—Vogue.
reverse o r “ back action" pun o n the j
The Up« and Downs of Fashion.
marshal's name. Beau-Holed signifies
“ beautiful sunshine," so the em jieror
created the man the Due de Bellune
—w hich was v ery m uch as if h e bad
made him the D uke Fine M oon.—
Y outh s Companion.
T e a c h in g T e r m s H e s it a t io n H e a r in g .
T each in g is o f all the professions
th e m ost useful fo r the public w el
fare, as it is on e o f th e m ost labori
ous and skilled, and should be paid
accord ing to its deserts. Recitation
hearing, h ow ever, is on e o f the easi
est, least skilled and m ost useless of
all occupations. In this field, as in
others, the public gets the kind of
j w ork it pays for. The w ages o f the
rank and file o f public school teach
ers average less than those o f skilled
m echanics.
A s lon g as the pu blic continues to
pay fo r recitation hearing, it w ill not
get m uch teaching, for educational
missionaries to w ork w ithout the o r
dinary inducem ents are too few to
supply the dem and aud w ill prob
ably continue so until the m illen
n ium .—P rofessor W illiam M. A her in
Popular Science M onthly.
The Rivals.
A G « a u l a « VI r o t .
T h ere was a man w ho evidently
knew little art and less m illinery at
the loan exhibition the oth er even
in g W ith him was his w ife, w ho
was plainly a connoisseur in the lat
ter and religiously im provin g her op
portunities fo r its study. “ T h e re ,"
she rem arked w ith her eyee upon a
bunch o f lace and velvet w hich
adorned the blond hair o f another
w om an , “ there is a genuine V iro t "
And her husband aroused him self
“ It ia folly tor yon. Micky McClcekny,
from the contem plation o f a painting tn throw your offerings at my font.
by Gazin to rem ark th at if V iro t w as Yonder goa* the one who baa loug won
my heart from you. He h u all the at
another o f those pink and purple lm
pr esstoniats be did n 't care to ase hia tribute* o f a man. He w ean long pant*
aad chew« gg well u mnoku.”—Truth.
p ic tu re - N ew Y ork W orld .
A BUNCH OF HOSES.
The last time I was trav
; In T o
I ohanosd to havs parti cull
ito
tars of introduction from m utasi I
Angolas Rusil, a jolly old property owner
o f the Faubourg St. Pierre das Corps, on
tha outskirts o f Tours.
Rusil lived in a house that had coos bsso
a grange upon an tnoom* which was mod
est, yet sufficient to supply all his wants.
W ith him lived an old woman, not tar
from the dark side o f to, who It was «mat
times suggested was not in the full posMs-
aon o f her reason.
This report had sprang Into sri straps
after the Fat* d* la St. Jean, when tbs
had been suddenly Mixed with a
nervous fit, caused in some inexplicable
way by tha sight o f a no gay o f red rosss
In ths dress o f a young peasant girl who
had come to the festival from ths country.
The day following my arrival to Tours I
went to deliver my letter* to M. Rusil and
was received with ths utmost cordiality.
‘ I havs suffered horribly at tbs hands ot
ths Germans,” hsaaid. "Listen to my tale
o f w ot; I will tell It to you with ths great
set freedom and candor.”
Aa he said those words M Rusil ram
from bis chair, and opening a maud vs oak
cabinet took out from it a little box cov
ered with dust and having ia its lo o k s
small rusty key.
With great gentleness and oars he opened
It, and placing it so that I could easily me
its contents m id in n voles that shook
with emotion awakened by past memorise:
"Here is a bunch of faded room that once
were fresh and tweet, but are now dry end
almost odorless.
"They were worn by a young girl, a na
tive of my own country (ths Ardennes), on
the very day of the burning o f Be sail lee.
They are Louie Van Houlte room autumn
lee the last flowers of onoe happy Fraaee.
"Although they are dry and dusty, you
can see with the help of this glam that on
the petals of each roe* them ia a blackish
colored crystallisation.
"W all,” hs went on in a low voice that
w u almost a whisper, “ that la blood—Ger
man blood.”
He took from my hands the magnifying
glam and examined with the greatest atten
tion thme peculiar relics
Then he went on:
“ You remember with what heroic ob
stinacy the inhabitants o f Baaslllsa, tracked
like wild beasts, defended step by step their
houses and property; how men, women
and children used their guns, and never
yielded an inch without lea ring several
blank spaces in the German ranks
"On that day, terrible and never to be
forgotten, Rom Launols fought Ilk* a man,
discharging on* barrel o f her gun after an
other with the coolness and determination
o f a brave soldier. I was by hsr side, and
from behind a sort o f bank formed by the
eollapeed sides o f a private library we let
blase at the slowly advancing Prussian sol
diers.
“ There were three others besides our
selves—three men—and it wee positively
devilish to eee us, four men and a young
girl, standing side by side fighting like de
mons against preposterous odds, and yak
by some strange luck not even hit by the
enemy’s bullets
‘ 1 can eee that lovely girl now. She
.te n d , again before my eyes, her long hair
falling over her shoulders, with flushed
face, two rows o f gleaming teeth, aad btv
grand, flaming eyes fixed on tbs ever ap
proaching m an o f dark soldier, that at
any moment m ight pick ua off with their
rifles or reduce us to a little pile o f dead.
“ More dearly still do 1 again am that
hunch of red roses—autumn rasas full
blown and gorgeous living in their fresh
splendor as if in pro tret against the bloody
horrors of war and disaster.
It w u not loug before our three oom-
rsdes had fallen to the ground, each with a
German bullet in his heart, and we. In or
der to shoot better, had climbed callously
over their corpses still warm and palpitat-
lng.
‘ We were aotunlly Handing in Hood—
thla girl and mymlf. It oovsred our hoot,
and soaked our ankles with lta warm mois
ture.
"Suddenly 1 fell backward. A blade at
oold steel had entered my breast 1
“ The Germans had forced their way into
the house through the kitchen garden, and
o f them, a blond H ercules had glvan
me a sudden thrust with his bayonet A l
though this Teutonia giant had given m s
1 believed, my ticket for heaven, I wm able
—strange m it may seem—to not* exactly
all that eras going on round me.
” 1 teem ed to have oeeurt Into the next
life and yet still to be living in this
“ I oan distinctly remember that this Ger
man Hercules was alone In the rocas His
companion, had hurried on In thair March
for blood aad booty through ths village.
Hie first act w u to disarm B oas tie hat
arms and thrust hL hideous bloated face
c lo u to the lovely cheeks of the heroic girl.
“ The atrocious seen* w u rendered all the
■Mater by the horrible glare af ths fire
which w u leaping from on* h o u u to an
other till the whoM village w u ravel oped
in a m m of IU om .
“ How It wm that at this mooMSt, la
spite o f my gaping wound, I found strength
to move and svra to get up tru e the
ground is mote than I can explain. Just
u the state h u the power ot conferring
special privileges when exceptional d r-
aumstanoea aaam to demand IS so un
doubtedly there are mira cle, t h u are af
fected by the will o f hravra
“ 1 got up, terribM as a demoo o f vrags
anw. and quietly moved behind the raw»
ardly German.
“ Coldly, without trembling or hesitating,
n murderer lu lb* u u u af Juettas 1 sum
moned to my aid more sirength than I
thought I possessed and plunged my long
hunting k n il. up to its hilt la the h u h of
ing monster. The Unde waa
the unsuspect
unsue
keen u a
sharpened on both sides
Ilk* a Sedge*! sword
d It pMn
pierced the heart
B H ttfia U k ta
“The next instant the
pourwi wltb g r u t throbbtng jote cut ot
m an ', mouth,
drop fell apon I
tu, and a f.w
few drapa
o f the bunch o f rara* la Ron
{¡orata
A ngsla. Ruoli moppad ter • n o n
Hia m .m o rire reomsd to shake him.
'- W u le borribM tndeed. M lt noi?"
for several years.
, “ The dignified i
i o f my Ufa
rveh uu m y e e i i
W* Uran