THE SEM1-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA
PUME VAN VOR
ILLU3TDATIO
' CHAPTER I.
A Serious Event.
Lo Com to do Sabfon, In tho undress
uniform of captain In tho Cavalry,
eat smoking and thinking. . . .
"What Is tho ubo of bolng thirty years
old with tho brovot of captain and
much distinction of family if you aro
a poor man In short, what Is tho good
of anything if you aro alono In tho
world and no ono cares what bocomcs
ot you?
Ho rang his bell, and when his
ordonnanco appeared, said sharply:
"Quo diablo Is tho nolso In tho sta
ble, Drunot? Don't you know that
when I smoko at this hour all Taraa
con must bo kept uttorly silent?"
Tarascon Is novor silent No Fronch
moridional town is, especially in tho
worm sunlight of a glorious May day.
"Tho nolso, mon Capltalno," said
Drunot, "is rathor melancholy."
"Molancholy!" oxclalmod tho young
offlcor. "It'B infernal. Stop It at onco."
Tho ordonnanco held his kepi in his
hand. Ho had a round good-natured
faco and kind gray oyos that wcro
usod to twinklo at his master's humor
and enpricos.
"I beg pardon, mon Capltalno, but
a vory sorlous ovont lo taking placo."
"It will bo more serious yet, Drunot,
If you don't keep things quiot."
"I am sorry to toll, mon Capltnino,
that Mlchetto has Just died."
"Mlchotto!" exclaimed tho master.
"What rolatlon Is sho of yours, Dru
not?' "Ah, mon Capltalno," grinned tho or
donnanco, "rolatlon I Nonol It 1b tho
little torrior that Monsiour lo Capl
talno may havo romarkod now and
then In tho garden."
Sabron noddod and took Mb clgarotto
out of his mouth as though in respect
for tho doceasod.
"Ah, yos," ho said, "that melancholy
tltUo dogl Well, Drunot!"
"Sho Iiqb Just broathod hor last,
mon Capltalno, and sho Is leaving bo
hind hor rathor a largo family."
"I am not surprised," said tho offlcor.
"Thoro aro six," vouchsafed Dru
not, "ot which, if mon Captalno Is
willing, I should llko to koep ono."
"NonsonBO," said Sabron, "on no nc-
count You know porfoctly woll, Dru
not, that I don'J. surround mysolf with
things that can mako mo suffer. 1
havo not kopt a dog in ton years. I
try not to caro about my horses ovon.
Everything to which I attach myself
dies or causes me rogrot and pain.
And I won't hnvo any mlsorablo little
puppy to oompltcato existence,"
"Dion, mon Capltalno," accoptod tho
ordonnanco tranquilly. "I havo given
away flvo. Tho sixth is in tho Btablo;
(f Monsiour lo Capltalno would como
down and look at It . . ."
Sabron roso, throw his clgarotto
away and, following across tho gardon
In tho bland May light, wont into tho
Btablo whoro Madamo Mlchetto,
Babron Looked at tho Letter.
email wlro-hatrod Irish torrior had
givon birth to a flno family and her
self gone tho way of thoso who do
their duty to a raco. In tho straw at
his foot Sabron saw a ratllko, unpro
possessing llttlo objoct, crawling about
feebly la soarch ot warmth and nour
ishment uttering pitiful llttlo cries
Its extreme lonolinoss and holploss-
ness touohod tho big soldlor, who said
ourtly to his man:
"Wrap it up, and it you don't know
how to food It I should not bo Bur
prisod it I could induco it to tako a
llttlo warm milk from a quill. At all
evouts wo shall havo a try with it
Fotch It along to my rooms."
And aa he rotracod his stops, leav
ing his order t bo oxocutod, ho
thought to himself: Tho llttlo beggar
Is not much mora alono in tho world
than I ami As ho said that ho ro
called a word in tho meridional patois:
Pltchouno, which moans "poor llttlo
thing,"
- "I shall call it Pltchouno," ho
thought "and wo shall soo it it can't
do hotter than its namo suggests."
Ho went slowly back to his rooms
I
"WALTERS
and busied himself at his table with
hla correspondence Among tho let
tors was an Invitation from tho Mar
qulso d'Escllgnac, nn American mar
ried to a Frenchman, and tho great
lady of tho country thereabouts.
"Will you not," sho wrote, "como to
dlno with us on Sunday? I havo my
nleco with mo. Sho would bo glad to
sco a French soldier. Sho has ex
pressed such a wish. She comes from
a country whoro soldiers aro nlro. We
dlno nt eight."
Sabron lookod at tho letter and Its
flno clear handwriting. Its wording
was loss formal than a Fronch invita
tion is likely to bo, and '(t gavo him
a bodso of cordiality. Ho had scon,
during hit) rides, tho beautiful lines
of tho Chateau d'Escllgnac. Its tur
rets surely looked upon tho Rhono.
Thoro would bo a dlvlno vlow from
the terraces. It would bo a ploasuro
Co go there. Ho thought rnoro of what
tho placo would bo than of tho people
in it, for ho was something of a her
mit, rathor a rccluso, and very re
served. Ho was writing a lino of nccoptnnco
when Drunct camo In, a tiny bundlo in
his hand.
"Put Pltchouno over thoro In tho
sunlight," ordered tho officer, "and wo
shall soo if wo can bring him up by
hand."
CHAPTER II.
Julia Redmond.
Ho romombered all his life the first
dinner nt tho Chateau d'Escllgnac,
whoro from tho torraco ho saw tho
Khoue lying undor tho early moon
light and the shadows falling around
tho castlo of good King Reno.
As ho passed in, his sword clanking
for ho wont In full dross uniform to
dlno with tho Marqulso d'Escllgnac
ho saw tho plcturo tho two ladles mado
in tholr drawing-room: tho marqulso
In a vory splondld dress (which ho
novor could romombor) and her nleco,
a young lady from a country whoso
namo it took him long to learn to pro
nounco, in a dross so simple that of
courBo ho novor could forgot it! Ho
romombored for a great many years
tho full ot tho 'ribbon at her protty
waist, tho bunch of sweet peas nt hor
girdle, and ho always remembered tho
faco that mado tho charm of tho pic
turo.
Their wolcomo to him was gracious
Tho American girl spoko Fronch with
an accont that Sabron thought be
wlldoringly charming, and he put nsldo
Bomo ot his rosorvo and laughed and
talked at his easo. After dinner (this
ho romomborod with peculiar distinct
ness) Miss Redmond sang for him, and
although ho understood nono of tho
words of tho English ballad, ho learned
tho molody by hoart and It followod
with him when ho loft. It wont with
him as ho crossed tho terraco Into tho
moonlight to mount his horso; It wont
homo with him; ho hummed it, and
whon ho got up to his room ho hummod
it again as ho bont over tho llttlo roll
ot flannol In tho corner and fod tho
puppy hot milk from a quill.
This was a pnlnstaking operation
and required patlonco and dollcacy.
both ot which tho big man had at hi
flngor-tlps. Tho tuno of Miss nod
mond's song did for a lullaby and tho
puppy foil comfortnbly to sleep whll
Sabron kopt tho plcturo of his eve
ning's outing contentedly In his mind
Dut later ho discovered that ho was
not so contented, and .Hinted tho
hours whon ho might return.
Ho Bhortly mado a call at tho Cha
teau d'Escllgnac with tho result that
ho had a now plcturo to add to his col
lection. This tlmo it was tho plcturo
of a lady alono j tho Marqulso d'Es
cllgnao doing tnpostry. Whllo Sabron
found that h had grown reticent
again, ho listened for anothor Btep and
anothor volco and hoard nothing; but
boforo ho took loavo thoro was a hint
ot a socond Invitation to dlnnor.
Tho marqulso was vory handsomo
that afternoon and woro yot anothor
bowlldorlng dross. Sabron's almplo
tosto was dazzlod. Novortholoss,' sho
mado a graceful plcturo, ono cf beau
ty and rofluoment, and tho young sol
dlor took it away with him. As his
horso began to trot, at tho ond of tho
alloy, near tho poplars at tho lowor
ond of tho roso torraco ho caught a
gllmpso of a whlto dross (undoubtedly
a Blmplor drosB than that won. by
Madamo d'usciignao).
CHAPTER III.
A 8-cond Invitation.
"I don't think, mon Capltalno, that it
is any uso," Drunot told his mastor,
Sabron, In his shlrt-slcovcs. sat bo
foro a tablo on which, in a basket, lay
Michotto'u only surviving puppy. It
was a month old, Sabron already know
how bright it" oyos woro and how ol
luring its young ways.
"Do Btill, Drunot," commanded tho
ofucor. "You do not como from tho
south or you would bo moro sanguine
Pltchouno ha8 got to llvo."
Tho puppy's clumsy adventuresome
feot had taken him as far as tho high
road, and on this day, as it woro in
orllor that ho should understand tho
sthigglo for oxlBtonco, a blcyclo hud
cut him down in the primo of hla
youth, and now, according to Drunet,
"thoro wasn't muclriisot"
Pltchouno wnn bandaged nrounu nis
hind quarters and his udorablo Uttlo
head nnd, forepaws camo out of tho
handkerchief bandage.
"Ho won't cat anything from mo,
mon Capltalno, said urunet, ana
Sabron ceremoniously opened tho pup
py's mouth and thrust down a doso.
I'ltchouno swallowed obediently.
Sabron had Just roturnod from a
long hard day with his troops, and
tired out as ho was, he forced himself
to give his attention to Pltchouno. A
Bccond Invitation to dinner lay on his
tnblo; ho had counted tho days until
this night. It seemed too good to bo
truo, ho thought, that another plcturo
was to add Itself to his collection! Ho
had mentally enjoyed tho others
ofton, giving preference to tho first,
when ho dined at the chateau; but
thoro had been a thrill In tho second
caused by tho fluttering of tho white
dress down by tho poplar walk.
To-night ho would havo tho pleasure
of taking In MIbb Redmond to dinner.
"Sco, mon Capltalne," said Drunet,
tho poor llttlo follow can't swallow
It."
The water trickled out from either
side of Pltchouno's mouth. Tho sturdy
terrier refused milk In all forms, had
dono so since Sabron weaned him; but
Sabron now roturnod to his nursery
days, made Drunot fetch him warm
milk and, taking tho quill, dropped a
fow drops of tho soothing liquid, Into
which ho put a dash of brandy, down
Pltchouno'B throat. Pltchouno swal
lowed, got tho drink down, gavo ji
feeble yelp, and closed I1I3 eyes. When
ho opened them tho glnzcd look had
gone
Tho ofllcer hurried Into his ove-
nlng clothes and ordered Drunet, as ho
tied his cravat, to feed tho puppy a llt
tlo of tho stimulant every hour until
"He Won't Eat Anything From Me."
ho should return. Pltchouno's oyos,
now open, followed his handsomo mas
ter to tho door. As Sabron opened it
ho gavo a pathetic yelp which made
tho capltalno turn about.
"Dollovo mo, mon Capltalno," said
tho ordonnanco with molancholy fa
tality, "It is no uso. If I am left with
Pltchouno it will bo to soo him dio. 1
know his snlrit. mon Capltalne. Ho
lives for you alono."
"Nonsenso," said the young ofllcer
Impatiently, drawing on his gloves.
Pltchouno gave a plaintive wall from
tho bandages and tried to stir.
"As for foedlug him, mon Capltalne,"
tho ordonnanco throw up his hands,
"ho will bo stiff by tho timo ... ."
Dut Sabron was half-way down tho
stairs. Tho door wns open, and on tho
porch ho heard distinctly a third ten
derly pathetic wall.
(to nn CONTINUED.)
ACTOR IN MODERN WARFARE
Commanding Generals Could Not
Handle Present Enormous Armies
Without the Motor.
With millions of men drawn, up In
battlo array at ono and tho samo tlmo,
to hnndlo thorn offectlvoly by old-tlmo
mothods would havo boon imposslblo.
Even boforo "o opposing fronts wore
oxtondod to tholr fullest degree In
Franco alone, thoy woro officially do-
clared to havo attained a length of
300 miles, and ono ot 270 miles In the
oast figures which not only convoy
somo indication ot tho stupendous
stzo ot tho engaging forces, but oven
moro emphatically suggest tho tro
mondous responblbllltloB of the corn-
mandors in chlof.
NovortholeB i, although thoy havo tc
doal with millions Instead ot tens ol
thousands, tho commanders concerned
havo novor had tholr forces so com
plotoly undor control; In every phase
of tho warfaro, whother ot transport,
nttack, dofonso or supply, tho keynote
ot tho oporatlon has boon effectiveness
ot tho complotost kind.
Tho motor, In short, has "speeded
up" tho war In a way that could novor
havo boon droamcd of by former gen
eration. Novor havo tho movements
of troops been so rapid; for, Instead
of mon having to wait for ammunition
and food supplies, thoso havo boon
convoyed by motor wugons which can
travel, if need bo, much fastor than
tl'o armies thomsolvcB. Charles L.
Frecston In 3cribnor's Magazine.
, Will Not Stick.
To provont postngo stamps from
sticking togothor, rub them over the
hair boforo putting them away.
PROLONG USEFULNESS
rW J J I I - Ai M Mx-valri ft 0vWfvi mm.h is s'.
Flfl. 1 Elght-Year-Old Peach Tree InVhlch New Growth Has Been Made
at Points Remote From Main Trunk.
(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Tho accompanying illustrations
show how tho top of a peach treo may
often bo removed so as to prolong tho
usefulness of tho treo for several
years. If a peach tree is neglected as
to pruning during its early years and
tho branches aro allowed to becomo
long and slender; if, as it attains con
siderable age, tho bearing wood, in
splto of tho pruning which it has re
coived, has grown out of convenient
reach in harvesting; or if for other
reasons It becomes desirablo to re
new tho top of a tree, It is usually
entirely practicable to do so, provided
tho trunk and main limbs aro sound
and healthy.
Fig. 1 shows an eight-year-old peach
treo which has becomo rathor "leggy."
Tho annual growth for several seasons
has nearly all been mado near the
extremities of tho limbs. Very llttlo
now wood has grown in tho interior
of tho tree.
Tho samo treo was severely headed
in, or "deheaded," with a view to de
veloping a new top, and Fig. 2 is a sec
ond view of tho treo shown in Fig. 1
Flo. 2 Second View of Same Tree In
Second Season's Growth, After Be
ing Deheaded.
woll advanced in Its second season's I
growth after being deheaded. It
should bo stated that this particular
treo was somewhat lacking in vigor
and its growth following tho treat
ment for tho renewal of the top was
not as satisfactory as it would other
wise havo boon. Fig. 3 shows a sev
en-year-old Elberta treo which was
thrifty when it was headed back to
about tho extent Indicated in Fig. 2.
This illustration shows this treo near
tho ond of Its llrst season's growth
after being deheadod. It should bear
a crop of fruit the next season.
If a treo which lacks vigor is treat
ed in this way, tho results shown in
Fig. 4 may occur. On a iiortlon of
tho stubs thoro woro no buds strong
enough to develop; henco, tho top
waB only partially renewed. If tho
tops aro cut back to wood that Is not
moro than threo or four years old,
i stronger, moro symmetrical growth
may bo expected than whoro tho stubs
ion in ueneauing aro oiuer man ua
igo montloned. Occasionally, wnoro
tho trunk remains sound anu retains
its vigor, tho tops aro renowod two
or threo times. As a rule, howovor, it
la lmpracticablo to dehead for re
newal moro than once,
Sometimes, when for any reason
Flo. 3 Elberta Peach One Year's
-
Growth After Heading Back.
it is dOBlrnblo to renow tho top ot
a comparatively young tree, tho head
ing in may bo mado much moro so-
voro than that suggested by Fig. 4-
tho annual pruning for tho shaping
This is shown in Fig. 5. whoro all the
branches havo been cut back to tho
trunk ot tho tree.
Tho season for doheadlng to renew,' plants from being destroyed.
OF THE PEACH TREE
. t A :
tho top Is tho same as that for doing
the annual pruning for tho shaping
of tho trees and tho removal of super
fluous wood.
When tho vigor of peach trees has
been well maintained by good cultural
Fig. 4 A Peach Tree That Was De-
headed, but Failed to Develop Sym
metrical Top.
methods, suitable pruning, and wise
management in every respect, theii
life of commercial usefulness is gen
erally from about eight to nearly
twenty years after tho full-bearing ago
Is reached. It varies, however, quite
widely under different conditions. In
somo sections it Is rarely profitable
to continue them after they reach the
ago of twelve to fifteen years; in
others they aro oxpected to last untlj
they aro from fifteen to eighteen or
twenty years old, while occasionally
an orchard from twenty to twenty-five
years old is found which is still of
commercial value. Instances of indi
vidual trees remaining productive un
til a much greater ago aro not uncom
mon, but they seldom, if over, repro
Bent orchard conditions.
Tho United States department of
agriculture, Washington, D. C, will
send Interested fruit growers, treo of
charge, its Farmers' Dulletln (No
G32) on "Growing Peaches" which
gives In detail much information on
the pruning of trees, renewal of tops.
F, 5A Trsc Tnat shows Posslblll
t)e8 of Developing New Top When
Limbs Aro Cut Back to the Trunk,
tnmning, lntorpianiea crops, anu eye-
clal practices.
GOOD PROTECTION
FOR GARDEN PLANTS
Avoid Injury by Cutworms, Rab
bits and Frost by Use of
Ordinary Tin Can.
(By lu B. SMITH.)
Cutworms work havoc on the now-
ly set plants. Jack rabbits, cabbago
hungry, clean up tho patch by eating
tho plants. Jack Frost comes along
ond finishes what may bo left.
To offset these disasters wo keep on
hand a lot of cans (ends removed by
heating) which wo placo over tho
Vlanis as wo sot them.
I t -. .1 f.Ant n
111 CUSU Ul UUI1(,UI IIUUI UUOt
handful of straw placod on top of tho
can will ward off any ordinary frost.
Tho cans aro not removed until fall.
In caso of drought, ono can fill tho can
full of water and It will soak away
gradually.
It will not increaso tho labor one
tenth to do this for your gardon plants
and will savo 25 per cent of your
"LIFE, L
it
A Western Canada Farmer
Writes as to Conditions.
A. Q. Hansen Is a farmer living near
Clavet, Sask., and as an old resident
of Minnesota, takes strong excoptlon
to somo of tho articles appearing in
American papers disparaging the truo
conditions In Western Canada. Tho
"Cottonwood Current" of Cottonwood,
Minn., an important weekly paper in
the southwestern part of tho state, re
cently published a letter from Mr.
Hansen, which is Interesting reading.
In his lottcr Mr. Hanson makes a
splendid caso for Western Canada
against thoso who seek to dotor farm
ers in tho States from' settling in Can
ada. He says:
"The district in which wo live is a
fair comparison to any other district
In tho country, mado up mostly of set
tlors from the States. The majority
here consists of Americano from Min
nesota, Iowa and the Dakotas, with a
fow Canadians and an odd English
man. Wo have been here oleven years,
over since this part of tho country waa
settled, and th& majority have done
well. If they havo not, it is certainly
not the fault of the country.
"There has not been a crop failure
In this district slnco settled. Thla
year was the poorest, caused by lack
ot rain, although a fair ostimato of
wheat is about twelve bushels per
acre, average, and oats about ten.
Somo farmers got as much as twenty
five bushels of wheat per aero, and we
all got good prices.
"Tho laws of Canada aro nearly the
samo as thoso of Minnesota, and wo
enjoy tho same privileges.
"So far as tho European war is con
cerned, wo suffer to a certain extent
as all tho .world does. Canada Is giv
ing a helping hand to her Mother
Country, and wo American-Canadians
firmly boliovo It is Canada's duty to
do so. I have not heard ono Amort-can-Canadian
who has expressed a dif
ferent opinion. Canada is not com
pelled to send her soldiers. The serv
ice rendered is all voluntary service.
"The accusation that old settlors are
considered undesirable citizens and
are forced out of business, oven In
danger of being 'mobbed at their own
fireside is all false, a mere fabrica
tion in the mind of badly Informed
correspondents. Thero are a few who
havo been discovered carrying letters,
others papers and plans to prove them
spies, and whose object 1b to conspire
ngalnst tho government Thoso have
Justly been arrested. Such a class of
people cannot be considered good citi
zens, whether living in Canada or in
tho United States.
"Somo people aro failures wherever
they aro, ond as an excuse for failure
in their country It may seem easy to
put the blame on the Canadian people
and the Canadian government Fact
is, thousands of people from tho United
States aro emigrating to Canada at
tho present time, which shows they
aro not afraid of the Canadian govern
ment. "Tho government Is giving away,
free of charge, provision through tha
winter to farmers in certain districts
affected by tho drought, and is also
sending seed grain to those in need
of help. This is very different from
driving settlers away from tholr own
homes.
"I havo always observed that the
people who love their Mother Country
most ore those who mako the fceBt citi
zens of their adopted country. The
glorious 'Stars and StrlpcB' will al
ways stand for what is good and noble
to us, though wo llvo in a neighbor
country whoro wo also enjoy 'life, lib
erty and the pursuit of happlnesa.( . :
AavertiBemeni.
Which, to Be Decided Later.
She Dut If 1 can't llvo on my in
come and you can't live on yours,
whero would bo tho advantage of our
marrying?
Ho (thoughtfully) Well, by put
ting our Incomes together, ono of us
would bo ablo to llvo, at any rato.
A GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Mr. F. C. Caso of Wolcomo Lake,
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ached, my sleep was broken and un-
reiresning. i ieu
heavy and sleepy
after meals, was
always nervous
and tired, had a
blttor taste in my
mouth, was dizzy,
had floating
specks before my
nUvavn
Mr. F. C. Case. tnIr8'tv had a
dragging sensation across my loinB,
difficulty in collecting my thoughts
and was troubled with short
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havo cured me of theso complaints.
You aro dt liberty to publish this lot
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Tho truth is ulwoyB getting In tho
way of some people That's why it
is crushed to earth so ofton.
AI.IWMW KKEIl, l01. Farm for rale on
crop pamnu. J Mulhall, Soo City, la. Adv.
When tho reads a historical novel
uLo f ;.1p3 Jtbo historic part.
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