THE OMAHA DAILY BEF: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 0, 1901.
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Pastor Marvin's Conversion.
MY WINTJIROP ALLKX.
Church-going was Rood enough for women,
argued tno sturdy miners of the Crosn Cut I
Coal company. It kept Ihelr tongue wag
King on other themes than the shortcomings
of their husband!. Hut for mcnt Well, why
ahoiiM thsy, on this one day In seven, whon
they might baik In sunshlno and breatho
air unpolluted by noxious gas and fire
damp, shut themselves within the narrow
avails of Zlon church?
Yet, strangely enough, on this particular
Sunday In May every one of them mani
fested n surprlnlns determination to be
numbered In Tnrson Martin' Hock and loud
ami earnest wero the demands for shoe
brushes and "boiled shirts."
It was old Tom Caughey, boss of No. 7
haft, who told Father Keeloy the reason, as
ho alood, hat In hand, when his spiritual
adviser came out from early mass.
"It's no hard penance you'll put on me,
father, for goln' to Pastor Marvin's church
tho day? Sure, It's little Arthur that'll bo
proaehln' to the people of Wymore (lap for
the first time. Ifc's becrt away lo college
these three ynr$ an' they do say he's a'
smart man him that took many a' rldn'
down In fho rarrlagc with me, nn' has'
played 'roun' the. breakers ever Blncc mc
own Tim"
He paused and Father Keclcy grasped
the thin, muscular hand.
"With the saints by now, Caughey, never
fear. Yes, you go and hear young Marvin.
I mind htm myself, a llkely-spokrn and
clvll-mannercd lad, who seemed always to
lovo our mines and men."
Threo hours later Arthur Marvin' stood,
with tightly folded arms, gazing from his
window, across the square to tho church
which had been his father's charge, and
which, according to the rules and regula
tions of the denomination lie represented,
might now become his.
Kagerly ho watched for each familiar
face, In that slow-gathering congregation.
Thera was Mary MacNenl, whoso hinbind
and sen had been killed In the exp'os nn of
'PI. She Mill wore black and she ) ad fom
lany In plenty, for there .vere pretty !
ale Magulre, whese "Dick" had been eatight
In a prematuro blast, nnd Lizzie Dugan.
whoso husband of three happy months hnd
It m down with the last nasty cavcln and
yes. there wai 1 nr old Caughey, A band
of rusty b)ack still clung round h's Sun
day hat, though to Arthur It fcjmcd y an
Blncc he and Tim square-shouldered,
light-hearted. honeat-lntentloncd Tim
had chased round tho breakers together.
Then one day Tim had gone down to work
In his father's shaft and had never come
up again. Just 0119 dny! Arthur felt a
atrango grip on his throat, lie turned ab
ruptly from tho window' as Caughey. wl h
uncertain steps, entered tho unaccustomed
place of worship. '
They eroiscd the little square together;
I'antor Marvin, tall, stulw rt and proud
despite his three-scoro years; Arthur, a
trifle shorter, stlgh cr and fairer than his
father, but with tho same determination In
his bearing; and Lucy. No one In nil Wy
more flap knew Lucy's history. Pastor
Marvin 'hid one day been called auddonly
to Philadelphia anrt'when he had camo toac'.i
Lucy had enmo too. Some la'd (be' was hi
daughter of a boyhood friend wro, In djlig
had bequeathed tho child to tho Marvlns
Another popular tale held that fche w; thj
orphan of m repentant parnh(cricr. Di that
a It might, tho' gossips' united In de'clailng
that Lucy had developed, In tha pine d Mfi
of Zlon parsonuge. Ilka a rare mountain
flower, and that If she did not In due tlrao
accept tho heart and hand of Arthur Mr
vln, 'than truly Vculd every tradition of
poetic and romantic Justice be shattered.
Side by side walked father and son da'vn
the confer aisle and up thj steps to (he
batr-cloth sofa behind the gaunt, unlovely
pulpit. Side by aldo they sank on their
knees and old Caughey, nervously flngtr'n;
the crepe band on hln old-fashioned d!rb,
murmured an "Ave," unconscious of its in
ecngruity in this church, where there wns
neither altars, nor candles, nor sad-cyed
Madonnas,
Whon tho simple Introductory service was
finished Arthur arose, unfolded hln manu
script and announced hta text. Then he
paused and looked almost wistfully Into the
uplifted faces. Dy same atrango coincidence
Mary MacNeal, Desslo Magulre. Lizzie
Dugan and old 'Caughey sat clori: together
on the right hand alslo. His glance rested',
as If hypnotized, on that blur of black, thon
with shaking ham) he turned the first page
of his sermon.
It was u dissertation on tho resurrection
of Lazarus and the people listened wonder
Ingly to his vivid word pictures of the
cone,, his sonoroust periods, the' inflections
of bis rich, well trained voice." For twenty
minutes he read .on, yet each word aoenicd
to strike against n sounding ' boards and
come; back to him with a mouklng, metallic
rlnft Yes,, ''Arthur Marvin, their Arthur,
whoa they had known and. loved as a'b'abc,
lad inA youth, had'' come back to them
knowing many wonderful things, and .yctY-
Ttey did not understand, but ho did. It
pleroa his vary pu.t1.Thelr dUappolnt
mentwas pitiful. In some way be 4 had
falledlthem how they could not say,"
He )Vached hla peroration, ' What was ho
to tellUbem? That men no longer needed
miracles Jo convince thora of the love and
tenderness of OodT Suddenly before' his
eyes rose a grayish mist and in the center
of It stood out .tho black-robed group on
the right hand aisle. Jin faltered, stam
mered a few words and abruptly folded his
manuscript.
Tho prayer whch followed was rnore life
less, mora cold, than tho sermon. Lucy,
listening as one frozen in shockedNiurprlse,
forgot to bow her head and with wide open
ayes watched' (he face of the' young
preacher, now almost harsh In Its sternness.
She slipped out the door and when father
and son, still erect, still proud, still silent,
enterod tho parsonago dining room a
bouquet of fresh spring flowers graced tho
table." They secniQd almost, a mute, gentle
prayor for tolerance, for patience, but the
eyes of the older man never strayed their
way. Finally ho dropped his fork, his
'napkin slipped to the floor and one strongly
volucd hand fell upon tho tablecloth with
an almost despairing crash.
"The first Marvin In four generations to
fall! Preachers betoro you, every one of
us father, grandfather and grcat-srantN
father, and you, my only son, fall mc
utterly."
There wus no appeal In that voice,
only harsh, accusing pride, Arthur
squared his shoulders and his voire rang
out moro convincingly than from the pulpit.
"It Is not my fault, fathor. It you had
spent onp-hatf the money you put Into my
theological course on making an engineer
of me 1 would havo been a credit to you.
Hut now well, I did my best to please you,
b'lt the work is not for me nor In me."
Mis father stepped to tho study and ro
wned with a letter bearing tho uotebead
of the nemlnary from which Arthur had
just been graduated, Arthur read It and
handed It back, to his father,, his face turn
ing ashy gray.
"I will not call Dr. Crawford a spy or an
Informer. It was probably his duty, or part
of t, to keep you Informed as to my move
ments, but he might have gone further.
He might have said that every recitation I
missed was madn up that every absence
rould havu been accounted for In tho ofllce
of an expert engineer that my visits Id the
slums were for the purpose of studying the
real condition of (ho lowest, and most
slavish working classes. As for heretical
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speeches I wish I had made moro of them.
I wish 1 rould have dragged every bne of
those students away from their books to
men, to the lives Into which they wero
expected to bring relief and comfort.
Pastor Marvin stood with livid fare, the
letter crumpled and moist In his hand, and
the voice of hla son swept on.
'Now that we aro at the root of this
matter let's speak the truth. I'd rather
give men a chance to live hero than to
assure them of safety In the life to come.
How can they prepare for a future exlstenco
amid conditions no. degrading? How can
they serve tho Ood I preach when they aro
starving that Bomo ono man may accumu
late wealth.
Pastor Marvin swayed and clutched a
chair back for support. And this was tho
sou of a preacher whose;
"How can I look to theea people for flnan
clal support when I know that cvory Co'
lar they pay Into the church is earned
at tho risk of their lives? I tell you I'd
rathor Invent some menns for neutralizing
flro-damp, of lessening the chances of ex
plosion than to tell these people to accept
privation and death as dlipen;at!ons of
providence, And there wis m ether way
to convlnco you that I was not meant for
tho work than Just what I did today to
let you tec fir yourself that I was a fa II tin
a dead failure!"
"And you flaunt It In my face! You boast
that you were a failure and I the witness
of your disgrace. You aro no son of a Mar
vin. I have dene ray best for you, but you
will nqt seo the light."
His hand potntid 'to the dao:. And Ar
thur understood.
Night was settling down ont Wym;re
flap when Lucy tapped n't Arthur's door
He sat at his window watching Cjo tiny
lanterns of the night shift, twinkling ever
and over nearer to the yawning holes In
the mountain side. IH's grip, packed with
his fiw bilonglngs, lay opsn on the bed.
Lucy crept softly to his side and her arms
slipped around his neck.
"Arthur, dear, you're not gains?'. 0, he
will feel differently tomorrow. It is enly'
his family prldo that is hurt and ycu will
break his heart and mine, Arthur, dearest,
you will stay, Just one. more day?"
"No, I would bo a thorn In bi fie h I
tried to make him sec this years ago.' Lucy,
'but he nil obdurate. Ho would, not listen
to my aids."
"But I what am I to do without you?
I havo waited so long three 'long years.
think and I love you so."
Gently he took her hands in his and
drew her close.
"Just a little longrr, Lucy, You must
stay here until ho Understands. Icculd
not ro) hm of his all, and some day w
will bo together with his consent. Now
well, he docs not wish you even to s;c
mo."
For an Instant the girl's" iplrU r so In
rebellion. Then she loskol Into Ike calm,
clear eyes of the man wlio loved h r and
yet, for that love', would not break his
word, and a brava smlje came to hor Up.
The nexl morning John Seesei. sup1 r
Intendent of the Crozs Cut company's
mines, glanced up from his desk to fac)
Arthur Mnrv(n. Ho had heard cf the scene
at Tilori church' and he wendered If thi
young fellow was ready to start anew In at
humbler way, perhaps by; asking trn privi
lege of holding noon prayer meetings n
the works.
"What ran I do for you, Mr. Marvin?" ho
Inquired, politely.
"You can give mo a Job, Mr, Seeger."
Tho superintendent whistled qnftly and
leaned bock In his chair. Then he surveyed
the little form rather superciliously.
"Well, really, Mr. Marvin, r don't believe
I can accommodate you. Everything In the
offices Is filled, but It tbcro's a clerkship
open within ar-"
"Thank you, but I prefer tho mines. If
there's any chance in No. 7, I'd like to be
with Caughey."
Superintendent Seeger almost whistled
again, then drew himself up stiffly, as be
comes one of his position when dealing with
a common miner,
"I think the matter can he arranged,
flood morning,"
So after this fashion was tho name of
Arthur Marvin, graduate of the Frances
Allen seminary, added to the pay roll of
Tom Caughey. boss of K't. 7. Not only did
he .work, under Caughey, but he boarded at
the boss' simple home, whero Mrs. Caughey
loved htm for his onti sane -and Tim ?
Wymore 0.i gossiped over the affair for a
time, then aroso fresher ami moro exciting
topics, and Arthur Marvin's future was
left to Ms own determining.
Ho went oown Into the bowels of tho
earth day after day, not only to dig, but to
study. Ily and by ho changed to other
workings. He wanted to know something
of other veins, drifts and formations, and
far Into tho night ho talked with Tom
Caughey, who knew the Cross Cut properly
as a good Mahometan knows his Koran.
Rvery Sunday morning Arthur went to Zlon
church to study something else the un
yielding features of his father, and the
pathetic little lines which were beginning
to show In Lucy's face.
He vorked on dny shifts nnd on night
shifts, but it wns alwnyo night down there.
The summer waxed stilling hot nnd autumn
swept on, cool nnd refreshing, but the tem
perature In the mines did not vary. Then,
one day when tho snow wns on tho ground
and tho men coming from below looked
like gnomes against the glistening hlllddo,
Arthur Marvin again presented himself be
fore Superintendent SJceger. The latter
looked up Impatiently. What did this son
of a preacher want now? Promotion before
his turn?
"Well, Marvin, you must bo taking
day off."
Perhaps In the tone was Just a sugges
tion that men who were above their work
wero alvcn to taking frequent lay-offs.
Arthur made no reply to the thrust, but
plunged at once Into the object of his call.
"Thero's n nasty bit of tire-damp In No.
7, nnd the fans don't seem to carry It off."
"Moat miners expect to contend with
fire-damp. They don't, nntlclpato a plqnlc
down there."
Arthur flushed, but his tonu was respect
fu'. "This Is not an ordinary nmount nor au
ordinary kind. It means trouble."
Seeger whirled round In his chair Impa-tlentl;-
"Our foremen aro supposed to look after
these matters, Mr. Marvin, and I bellrvo
SUndlsh, our Inside man, is perfectly com
petent. Arthur did not mention that Stnndlsh had
been too Intoxicated for three days to dis
tinguish botween' firedamp nnd Illuminating
gas. 'He lowered his voice a trifle.
"Mr. Seeger, unless something Is dono
thoro'll bo an explosion within five
hour:." ,
The superintendent rose, flusbjug an
grily. "Permit me to remind you, .Marvin, that
you asked mo for a Job In the mines, not
,as my adviser."
His next words were lost In a deep,
reverberating detonation, which shook the
very foundations of tho long, narrow offlco
building.
Tho two men looked each other silently
In tho face. No need for explanations now.
From adjacent rooms peered frightened
facos, and the next Instant from tho dis
tance came ,the sound of many feet hurry
ing toward the top qf the shaft. White, to
the Hps, but with a great determination
burning in his eyes, Marvin reached tho
place even before the atartled uperlnten
dent. Yes, It was No. 7 nnd Caughey was
down there.
The ojd heart-rending Bccnes wrro ro
enacled. Arthur had witnessed them be
fore. Tho anguished faces of women
hoverlr.g near the shaft and about tho car
riage, tho waiting stretchers, that first
awful load of maimed. and blackened forn
tho instant of horrible uncertainty, ' then
the cry of cries "Fire."
Caughey and half a dozen of his men
wero entombed In ono nf the chumbers
furthest from the shaft, with tho lire creep
ing slowly toward them.
Sccgcr had been dlrrotlng the cftorts of
the rescuers, but now there was more Im
portant work at hand. Tho property of
his employers was endnngered. It could
be saved only by flooding the mines. He
had started toward tho loug-dlHtanco trio
phono bcoth, when Marvin Bteppcd In his
path,
"Mr. Seopcr." ho nald quietly, "thery
can't bo moro than five feet between the
workings of Nos. 7 and 6 nnd Caughey nnd
the others must be at the far end of tho
gangway In 7 If they're alive. I know
every Inch of that ground. A light charge
of dynamite would break tho wall, They'd
havo a fighting chance. At least I could
get In ond see."
Soeger listened Imputlrntly. Ho was not
thinking now of tho few Imprisoned miners,
but of the result to his cumpuny .and' him
self If that fire wok not controlled. He
did not rcallzo tho brutality of his next
worf
They d better drown than burn. The
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Annurs eyes wero steely as ho watched
Seeger disappear. Then ho turned swiftly!
...,wt i-iiitA, .Ji.ajyi
and dashed toward tho mouth of No. fi shaft
The carriage swayed sulle'nly over the !
jawnlng hole, lie turned to fitte l.irv
"Oh. Arthur, this Is nful. Can't they
tIA something? Mrs. C.uighey la nearly
crazed. Wh.it "
Arthur clasped her trembling hands.
"There's not a second to waste. I've got
to beat Sccfler. When ho comes buck he'll
flood tho mines, unless you tell him to
wait till he henrs from me."
"You "
"Vcs, I'm going- to break through into
No. 7, or--" llo bent over and kissed her.
"Send Eomo men here. I'll need them
after the explosion."
She would have held him, but already ha
had steppid on tho carriage and with the
rattle and clank of cable drums ho shot
out of sight. When Seeger came back from
tho telephone, with determination written
on his fare, he met nn equally determined
but pale-faced girl When lie heard her
Story he exclaimed;
"Ho'll never come up allvol"
"Yes, he will," nfflrmcd Lucy, her faith
In her lover paramount to her discretion.
"He knows the mines better than you do.
He'll never try It unless there's a chanco.
And you'll give him that chance, won't
you?"
Sccper paused and looked Into the plead
ing uplifted face. It meant a delay of a
few moments only. The llamcs could gain
little headway In that time. Ho strode to
No. 7 nnd detailed a rescue party for No.
6. The news spread like tho seething flames
far beneath their feci. Arthur Marvin had
gone down No. fi shaft to save tho en
tombed men. No ono knew Just how, nor
asked. It wns a ray of hope und heartsick
women Joined with willing men In the rush
to tho head of No. 6, Just ns n second deep
toned boom fell upon their ears.
Lucy leaned faintly ngalnst Pastor Mar
vin, who had been passing from group to
group, praying nnd administering words of
comfort, but who now stood silent nnd
haggurd with his oyos straining townrd the
shaft. Was Arthur allvo or had that blast
been his dcathknell? Tho silence which
followed wns the silence of death. From
tho top of No. 6 camo no sound. Women
looked into each other's eyes ond hope died
down again. A young girl, whose lover was
with tho Ill-fated group underground, fell
unconscious at Pastor Marvin's feet, but
he did not see her.
Hark! Yes; the clang of the engineer's
bell. Some ono wob nllvo and signaling.
Men fought for the right to answer the' call,
but' -Sccger'h hand was first, tip up
slowly slowly came the carriage. What
would It bring to tho waiting women life
or death? N6w It reached the head of the
shaft and a singed, pdffcd, but living, face
appeared abovo Its rim. What mattered It
that several fingers wero gone that the
flesh quivered and stung? Here wero life
and air nnd mother. A woman sprang for-
ward with a great cry of Joy and knelt
beside tho bruised form. Seeger was step
ping upon the carriage at tho head of tho
rescuing party when he. felt a light pressure
on his 11 rm. Lurk spoke In low tones,
"His father ho wishes to go down. Per
haps Arthur"
Seeger put tho other men aside. Pastor
Marvin walked silently on the carriage,
then Seeger motioned Lucy to follow.
Down dpwn to that awful uncertainty
they dropped. Tho air wns stlii thick with
smoke and dust. After signaling the on
glnecr above to stop tho carriage Seeger
led them along tho gangway toward tho
No. 7 workings. They could heo dimly the
great gap In the carlh, through which
Ar.thur ajid Caughey, (he latter bruised and
blccdliif;, but still staunch and strong, were
drawing a limp figure.
By tho flickering lamps nf the rescuing
party Arthur's faro looked discolored and
drawn. Ho did not see Lucy and she sprang
forward with a glad cry. Then sho stopped
suddenly. After today her lovo would come
first, always always, but this sho recog
nized as tho appointed hour for another
Sho drew back. A tall, erect figure strode
through tho uncertain light, a trembling
hand rested on Arthur's shoulder nnd u
voice shaken with feeling exclaimed:
"Arthur, my son, my son 'greater love
hath no man than thlB,' but I- I did not
understand. You must forgive,"
two i;.(ii,i:s wiiii a iiij.vu,
.ovel I'IhIH 0rr the PonnphsIiiii of n
I'Icim (if ('iirrlmi.
A fight to n llnlsh between n pair of
eagles and a bear fow persons havo seen
anil tho sportiest sport on tho turf would
hard! know 011 which to bet In mich a
. enmhnt. rpnnrlu Iho Portland npppnnlim
Hnns Larson Cliff this season cuw n des-
I pcrnto fight between two fine bald eaglet!
J that had their nest not far from his camp
1 nnd a half-grown bear. Tho eagles won.
A Jingo sturgeon had been washed up on
tho river bank and the eagles were u'slns It
to feed 'heir young One morning the
eagles were serving breakfatt to their
young and one of them had Mown up to the
nest with a lot of pieces of sturgeon nnd
the othtr was tearing away nt the huge
fish when the bear eune crashing through
tho brush to find the sturgeon ho had
scented. Uruln walked straight up to the
fish, lint the eagle was not to bo scared
and he Happed hi; wings and stood on the
defensive.
Illg, fat sturgeon do not come ashore
along the Colunibln so frequently n they
used to nnd the carcass of this one was a
prize ond It rightfully belonged (0 the
eagles ns the original discoverers. Tho
bear paused a moment and then rushed nt
tho eagle, which gracefully eluded him and,
snaring n short distance In the air,
screamed bloody murder ns u signal to hh
mate. Sho came swooping down from the
nest nnd Joined forces with her mato In
nn attack on the bear, which v,ns so busy
tearing the sturgeon that he paid no at
tention to the royal birds till they landed
like thunderbolts on his neck nnd rump
and sank their talons In his- flesh.
The talons of a full-crown enclc are not
to he sneezed at even by a uVar, nnd the
howl of rage bruin let out showed that he
had been both pained nnd hurt, tic reared
up on his hnunches nnd clawed savagely at
the birds, which whirled agilely about him.
One would make n dash at hie fnce and eyes
and the other would hit him In tho hack of
the neel; like a ratapult. For ten minutes
or so tho bear stood up to the "scratch,"
ond when ho had scratching enough ho be
gan to show signs of wanting to gel away.
Ho did not exactly show tho white feather,
for tho eagles had all the white feathers,
but ho began edging off toward tho brush,
which was fifty feet distant.
As soon as he was on all fours the eagles
were on him and ho would have to get on
his haunches to use his paws effectively.
TI10 lil'-.'d was etrenming dowp his fnce
nnd showed in spots all ovnr his glossy
hide, but the greet object of tho eagles
)pcar.?d lo be to get at bruin's eyes and
ho seemed to bo awaro nf this and wns
very anxious to get tinder tho protection
of the brush. The eagles were evidently
Just as nnxloiiH to prevent this. When
bruin turned his head toward the bushes
they would plump down on his head and
try to sink their talons In his eyes or to
dig thcin out with their sharp beaks nnd
drum his ears with their strorg pinions
until the poor bear did not know "where
ho was at."
All this time Uir.'on was fitting quietly
In his boat watching what he says was the
most snvnge nnd entertaining tight ho has
ever seen. It was, ho Judges, nearly half
nn hour from the tlmo the bear came out
of the brush till he whs ablo to drng him
self back under Its friendly cover, whero
the eagles could not get at him, and he
wns the most dilapidated looking bear
imaginable. The eagles (lew up on a tree
and smoothed their ruffled plumage and
congratulate!) each other on tho outcome
of the struggle. Then, as their eaglets wero
squawking for morn breakfast, they re
sumed their work nf carving nnd serving
their sturgeon and until It was all used up.
which took several days. No animal offered
to approach it. In the daytime nt least.
narlniitl" SttMva nnu Itanitcs
Awarded first prize, Paris exposition. 1900.
nooMixr; tiii: wi:ht.
Colorado Woman CJops Abroad mn Ini-
mlizrnllfin Aurnt.
Mrs. Eugene H. Orubb of Carbondale,
Colo., went cast last week on a somowhat
peculiar 'nlsslon. She Is going to England,
France. Oermany and Holland, to the latter
country mainly for tho purpose of aiding
her husband In .finding three or four hun
dred families who will come to Colorado.
settle down In the irrigated sections and
build up tho sugar beet raising Industry,
the belief being that tho Hollanders, who
are thoroughly aooj-lntcd with the use of
ditches for tho purpose of keeping water off
tho farming lands of their own country, will
he particularly useful In tho uso of ditches
used for Irrigating purposes. Mrs. Grubb's
relations will he urlnclpnlly with tho women
and. children of Holland, this boing tho labor
largely omploycd In tho sugar beet culture.
Mrs. Orubb Is accompanied by her hus
band, who has extensive landed Interests in
Colorado, and who hnB always been Inter
cstrd In Irrigation matters. He headed the
Colorado delegation at tho irrigation con
press held In Chicago a year ago. Ho car
ried Influential letters to tho prime minister
of Holland, which, It la believed, will fur
ther tho cause ho socks to advance. The
visit to the countries other than Holland
will bo mado for the purpose of buying such
prize winners In tho way of cattle and
horses ns exhibited nt the last International
Llvo Stock show nnd may bo subject to pur
chase. Besides being a woman of affairs, Mrs.
Orubb has another distinction. She was
the last person to pass out the gate of the
World's Columbian exposition the night the
"show" closed. Mrs. Orubb establishes this
distinction from the fact that she was es
corted out by a guard nearly an hour after
the grounds were supposed to havo been
vacated. She was "discovered" In a se
cluded nook, where sho had fallen into a
sleepless reverie while dreaming on the
beauties of the scene so soon to be glVcn
over, to the hand of tho destroyer.
Mrs. Orubb was a Chl'cagoan for twenty
years before moving to Colorado.
cancerous
APA qucn'tly to be
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Cancerous sores develop frout very trifling
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a little watery blister on the tongue or
lip, n wart, mole or bruise of some kind
becomes an indolent, festering sore,
which in time degenerates into cancer.
"Ten years ago I
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it would Itoh, burn
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sss
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HERE ARE 4 FEW
OF
Timely Articles
By Eminent Writers
that have appeared in The
Twentieth Century farmer
during the first six months of 1901.
"What the Government tins Done for the 1'nrmre," SEO
, RETAltY OF AGRICULTURE JAMES WILSON.
'The Advance Made in the Study of Insects," Prof. LAW
HENCE BRUNER, State Entomologist of Nebraska.
"Some Leading Features of Kansas Agriculture," F. D.
COBURN, Secretary of the Kansas Stnte Board of Ag.
riculturc.
"Why Live Stock Men Oppose the Grout Bill," J. W.
SPRINGER, President of the National Live Stock As
sociation.
"Arguments in Favor of the Grout Bill," J. B. RU8TITON.
Ex-President of the Nebraska Dairymen's Association.
"New Department of Agriculture in Iowa," G. EL VAN
HOUTEN, Secretary of the Iowa State Board of Ag
riculture. "Review of the Last Century in Dairying," Prof. D. 11.
OTIS of the Kansas Experiment Station.
"Redeeming the Semi-Arid Plains," C. S. HARRISON,
President of the Nebraska Park and Forest Association.
"Pertinent Facts About Seed Corn," N. J. HARRIS, Sec
retary of the Iowa Seed Corn Breeders' Assocaition.
"Question of Feeds for the Dairy Farmer," E. A. BUR
NETT; Animal Husbandmun of the Nebraska Expert
ment Station.
"Proper Care and Treatment of the Soil," R. W. THATCH
ER, Assistant Chemist of the Nebraska Experiment Stu
tion.
"History of the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture," Ex.
.Gov. ROBERT W. FURNAS, Present Secretary and
First President of the Board.
"Irrigalion and Farming," GEORGE H. MAXWELL, 12
ecutivve Chairman of the National Irrigation Associa
tion. "Making Winter Wheat Hardy," T. L. LYON, Assistani
Director of Nebraska Experiment Station.
Articles on Soil Culture and Conserving the Moisture in
the Semi-Arid West, H. W. CAMBEL.L
Spetjial Articles each week, JAMES ATKINSON, of thu
Iowa Experiment Station at Ames.
Letters of Travel FRANK G. CARPENTER-
. Other writers contributing to The Twentieth Century
, Farmer, are:
Chancellor E. BENJAMIN ANDREWS, of the University
of Nebraska. ' (
1 Prof. CHARLES B, BESSEY, State Botanist of the Uni
verslty of Nebraska.
R. M. ALLEN, President Standard Cattle Company.
C. R. THOMAS, Secretary American Hereford Breeders'
Association.
B. O. COWAN, Assistant Secretary American Shorthorn
Breeders' Association.
. .
Prof. H. M. COTTRELL, Kansas Experiment Station.
Dr. A. T( PETERS, Nebraska Experiment Station.
Hon. J. STERLING MORTON, Former Secretary of Agri.
culture Father of Arbor Day.
Prof. A. L. HAEOKER, Nebraska Experiment Station.
E. F. STEPHENS, President Nebraska Horticultural So
ciety for five years.
E. WHITCOMB, Friend, Nebraska, Supt. Bee Exhibit nt
Nebraska State Fair.
O. H. BARNHILL, Shenandoah, Iowa, Secretary South
western Iowa Horticultural Society.
Women's Department conducted bv Mm. NELLIE
HAWKS, of Friend, Neb.
Veterinary Department in charge of one of the best veteri
narians in the west.
1 othtr Agricultural paptr can match this?
Every week in the year for one dollar.
Send you nanus on a postal for sample copy and club
bing list.
Twentieth Century farmer
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