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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1906)
Prisoners and Captives By II. S. MERRIMAN CHAPTKK XX. On morning, about a fortnight later, Matthew Mark Easton received a letter which caused him to leave his breakfast ttntastrd and drive off in the first hansom oah he could find to Tram" cluh. The waiter whose duly it was to look after the few resideut member informed th American, whom he knew well hy s'ght, that Mr. Tyar wai not downstairs "Well." rpplienl Easton. "I guess I'll wait for him : in fact. I am going to have breakfast with him a boiled ess and two pieces of thin toast." He. was shown Into the room occupied by Tysrs. and proceeded to make himself exceedingly comfortable in a largw arm chair, with the morning newspaper. Tyars was not long in making his ap pearance trim, upright, strong as usual, nnd conveying that unassertive sense of readiness for all emergencies which was at times almost aggressive. He carried Ms haud in the smallest and most unob trusive sling allowed by th faculty. At Ida heels walked Muggins the grav the pink-eyed. Muggins was far too gentle manly a dog to betray by sign or sound that he considered this visitor's behavior tririV too familiar. "Oood morning, captain," said Easton, cheerily. "Well, Muggins, I trust I so you in the enjciyment of health." The violent chuck under the chin with which this hope was emphasized received but scant acknowledgment from a very stumpy tail. "I have news, said Easton, at once, laying aside the newspaper : "news from old Smith Par lo.sk i Smith." "Where from?" inquired Tyars, with out enthusiasm. "From Tomsk. It Is most extraordi nary how these fellows manage to elude the police. Here Is old Pavloskl an es caped Siberian exile a mau they would give their boots to lay their hands on goes back to Russia, smuggles himself across the German frontier, show that oolemn face of his unblushing in Peters burg, and finally posts off to Tomsk wlh a lot of contraband luggage as a mer chant. I thought I had a fair allowance of cheek, but these political fellows are far ahead of me. Their cheek and their calm assurance are simply unbounded." "The worst of it," said Tyars. turning over his letters with small interest, "is that the end is always the same. They all overdo it sooner or later." "Yes," admitted the American, whose sensitive face betrayed a passing discom fort, "but It Is no good thinking of that now." "Not a bit," acquiesced Tyars, cheerful ly. "Only I shall be rather surprised If 1 meet those three men up there. It would be better luck than one could reasonably expect." "If one of them gets through with his party, all concerned should be very well pleased with themselves," said Easton. "Now listen to what Pavloskl says." He unfolded a letter, which was ap parently a commercial communication written on the ordinary mail paper of a merchant, and bearing the printed al dreas of an office in Cronstadt. On the first page was a terse advice, written In a delicate, clerkly band, of the receipt by Hull ateamer of a certain num ber of casks containing American apples. "This," said Easton, "is from our stout friend. He has received the block soups and the Winchester cartridges." He then opened the letter further, and on the two Inside pages displayed a close ly written communication in a peculiar pink-tinted ink, which had evidently be-n brought to light by some process, for the paper was wrinkled and blistered. " 'I have, read the American, slowly, as if deciphering with difficulty, 'reached Tomsk without mishap. I have bought a strong sledge, wholly covered in, and Instead of sleeping in the stations, usually lie down on the top of my cases under the cover. I give as reason for this the in formation that I have many valuables watches, rings, trinkets and, being a young merchant, cannot run the risk of theft to save my own personal comfort. I have traveled day and night, according lo the supply of horses, but have always ucceeded hitherto in communicating with those who are to follow tne. One man on rny list was in the prison indicated ; he is probably dead. I find great Improve ments. Our organization is more mechan ical, and not so hysterical this I attrib ute to the diminished number of female workers. All the articles with which your foresight provided me have been useful, but the great motor in Siberia is money. With the funds I have at my command I feel as powerful as the Czar. I can buy whom I like and what I like. My only regret Is that the name of C. T. has to le suppressed that the hundreds of in dividuals who will benefit by his grand generosity will never know the name of the Englishman who has hold out his laden hands to those groaning under the yoke of a barbarous oppression. When ve are all dead, when Russia Is free, Ms name will be remembered by some one. The watches will be very useful; I have eold two at a high price; but once be yond Irkutsk, and I will send or give one to the master of each Important station, or to the starostl of each village. By this means those who follow me will know that they are on the right track. I have enough watches to lay a train from Ir kutsk to the spot where I assemble my party. I met my two companions by appointment at the base of the Ivan Vel iki tower in the Kremlin, and we spent talf an hour in the cathedral together within musket shot of the Czar, and un der the very nose of the cream of his police. Since then we have not met, but ere each working forward by the pre ttcrlbed route alone. I see great changes liere. Russia Is awakening she is rub ting her eyes. God keep you all three !" Matthew Mark Easton indicated by a little jerk of the bead that the letter was finished. Then, after looking at it curi ously for a moment, be roiaea it ana put it awav In bis pocket. "Old Smith," be said, "waxes quite Ic at times." "Yes." answered Tyars, pouring out Lit coffee, "but there Is a keen business iinn behind the poetry. One," observed Kaston, In his terse way. "of tbf sharpest neeaies iu uusma, and unite the sharpest in Siberia at the present moment." "He will need to be; though I think that the worst of Ms Journey Is over. The cream Is, ax he says, at Moscow. Once beyond NiJul he will find milk, thou milk and water, and finally beyond Ir kutsk the thinnest wrter. The official In tellect In Siberia is lot of a brilliant de scription. Pavloskl can outwit every gendarme or Cossack commandant ho meets, and one out of Irkutsk they need not fear the law. They will only have Nature to compete with, and Nature al ways gives fair play. When they have assembled they will retreat north like an organised army before a rabble, for there are not enough Coacks and gendarmes In Northern Siberia to form anything like an efhYiont corps of pursuit. They may follow, but I shall have the fugitives on board and away long before they reach the seaboard." "How mauy are there In Yakutsk?" "Two thousand altogether, soldiers and Cossacks. They have no means of trans port and no commissariat corps. Hy the time that the news travels south to Ya kutsk, that there is a body of supposed exile to the north, our men will have gained such an advautage that pursuit would lie absurd. "It seems," replied Easton. "so very simple that I wonder no one has tried it before." "Simply because no one has had the money. I know several whaling captains who would be ready enough to try, pro vided they were paid. The worst danger was the chance of the three men being captured as soon as they entered Russia. They are now at their posts in Siberia. In May they meet surreptitiously on the southern slope of the Verkoloniska, cross the mountains, and they are safe. The three leaders will then be together, and they will retreat north as arranged, scaring the Yamschieks into obedience, and taking all the post deer and dogs with them, so that an Immediate pursuit willbe impossible. I think." added the organizer of this extraordinary plot, that we shall succeed. As the middle of February approached Cluud Tyars was tranquilly engaged in his preparations. Several ladies were pleased to express their disapproval of this affectation of hard work and failed to see why his evenings should be de voted to a task for which he had plenty of time during the day. It won Id be hard to determine how far Tyars realized his position. He was a disciplinarian of the finest mold, and it is probable that he had never, up to this time, allowed for a moment the fact that he loved Helen Grace. This determina tion to cultivate the blindness of those who will not see was not dictated by cow ardice; because Claud Tyars was, like most physically powerful men. Inclined, to exaggerate the practice of facing dis agreeable facts with both eyes open. He had refused to realize this most incon venient truth, because he was oppressed by a vague fear that realization meant betrayal. He now suspected that Miss Winter had known all along that Helen Grace was not the same to him as other wom en. Added to this was a suspicion that she calmly and deliberately undertook the task of forcing him to say as much to Helen herself. He could think this now without vanity. Matthew Mark Easton stood and watched, as you may have watched these slow, strong rivers, and knew that his friend was passing on to some new coun try with a purpose which he could not stay nor turn aside. Probably he felt a little doubtful of Claud Tyars feit that he could not rely upon him to act like other men. At any moment the unexpect ed might supervene. Deeply, however, as he felt bis respon sibility, anxious as he was, he never lost spirit. He was one of those men whose courage rises to the occasion, and while he recognized fully that without Claud Tyars failure was inevitable, he would not blind himself into the belief that the leader was absolutely safe. CHAPTER XXI. At the risk of being accused of betray ing the secrets of the sex, this opportunity Is taken of recording an observation made respecting men. It Is simply this: That we all turn sooner or later to some worn en in our difficulties. And when a man has gone Irretrievably to the dogs, his descent Is explicable by the simple argu ment that he happened to turn to the wrong woman. Matthew Mark Easton had hitherto got along fairly well with out feminine interference, but this In no manner detracted from his respect for feminine astuteness. This respect now urged him to brush his hat very carefully one afternoon, purchase a new flower for bis button hole, and drive to Miss Win ter's. He found that lady at home and alone. "I thought," he said, as he entered the room and placed his hat carefully on the piano, "that I should find you at home this afternoon. It is so Kngiisb outside. "The weather does not usually affect my movements," replied Miss Winter. "I am glad you came this afternoon, because I am not often to be found at home at this time. Tell me, how Is Mr. Tyars?" "He is well," was the answer, "thank you. His arm Is knitting nicely." There was a little pause, then he add ed, with a marked drawl an Ameri canism to which he rarely gave way ; "Ho-w.Is Miss Grace?" Agnes Winter looked up sharply. Mat thew Mark Easton met the gaze of those clever northern eyes with a half smile. She gave a little short laugh, half pleas ed, half embarrassed, like the laugh of some fair masker when she finds herself forced to lay aside her mask. "I wonder," she said, "how much you know?" The strange, wrinkled face fell at once Into an expression of gravity which ren dered it somewhat wistful and almost ludicrous. "Nothing I guess!" "How much do you surmise?" she amended, unconsciously using a word to ward which he had a decided conversa tional penchant. "Everything. My uilud Is In a ftjvercd stats of surmise." "Is there anything to be done?" she asked, after a lengthened pause. j "I counted." he answered, "that I would put that quest ion to you." "Pon't you see that I can do nothing, that I am powerless?" i "And," he continued, Importnrhnhly, "what am I to do?" "Well, I should go to Mr. Tyars and say, 'Claud Tyars. you cannot go on this expedition you have no right to sacri fice the happiness of of another to lli. gratification of your own personal ambi tion.' " "I cannot do that," he said, "because Claud Tyars has bound himself to go, and I will not let him off his contract. It is my expedition." He hardly expected her to believe It, knowing Tyars and himself ns she did. Hut he was quite aware that he laid him self open to a blow on the sorest spot in his heart. "Then why do you not go vourself, Mr. Easton?" He winced under It, all the same, though he made no attempt to justify himself. She had touched his pride, and there is no prouder man on earth than a high-bred North American. lie merely sat and endeavored to keep his lips still, as Tyars would have managed to do. In a second Miss Winters saw I he result of the tauut, nnd her generous heart soft ened. "I beg your pardon." she said; "I know there must be some good reason." She waited, iu order to give him an opiHrtunity of setting forth his good rea son, but he refused to take it, and she never had the satisfaction of hearing t from his own lips. (To be continued.) FEAT IN RAILROAD LIGHTING. English l.lne Tfiti .fn St-atera Which tirrnll)' Heduvea Cost. A new ami Interesting engineering test audsouo of considerable value to railway companies uiul of great com mercial possibilities bus Uvn miule on the Great Eastern Railway of Great Britain, says the New York Trlbuue. It was to demonstrate the value of u iie system of lighting railway trains, which Is known us tbu Leltiier-Lucus bystem. The dynamos were entirely Healed up; that is, the oil wells, brush and rt versing gear. The automatic cutouts were similarly placed under seal, as well as the storage battery, the seal ing lielng done by the railway com pany In such u wuy that no replace ment or icpalrs could be made, no oil udded to the well, or any part of tho machinery and no water or acids added to the batteries. Mr. Ltd t tier's claim was that under these conditions lie would light the carriages designated during the time they would cover a distance, exceeding the circumference of the earth at the equator uud during the most exacting period of the year, from October to the end of December. On Jan. 1 the distance agreed on had been exceeded, the two conches used for the test on arriving at Pud dlugtou from Cornwall having covered IS.l'OO miles. The light bad not failed on any occasion, the illumination be ing us bright on the last Journey as on the first. The lights were kept sup plied with an electric current at a practically constant voltage, running or standing. The seals were taken off, and it was found that though the dyna mos hud not hud a drop of oil, nor the accumulators a drop of water or odd, they were In first rate condition, nnd could have gone on for another month or more, mill under seal, and supplied a good and Btifllcleut light. The result of this test In a commer cial point of view Is that during twelve weeks and for a distance of Uo.UOO miles, coaches were effectually and even luxuriantly lighted, practically without any human attendance at all, nnd without renewals, replacements or repair In other words, without any cost, except for more coal, theoretically consumed on the locomotive, which Is such an Infinitesimal amount as not to be traceable. If the Heart Stops Heating:. When the heart stops the circulation ceases, the ennlllurles of the lungs be come gorged w ith stagnant blood, w hile the blood In the brnln no longer car ries awny the wnste products and brings the oxygenated fluid to restore the tissues. As the blood takes about half a minute to circulate through the whole system, It may b3 taken that at the end of this period after the stop page of the heart the arteries would be filled by the Inst effort of the left ven tricle, while the veins would be inir lfig their contents Into the right auri cle. In a few seconds more the ner vous centers would cease to act, nnd probably by the end of the minute the subject would be practically dead from suffocation, although rellex muscular action would probably keep up the ap pearance of life for some seconds longer. A Ilaeourn(cenient. "Why don't you write your prescrip tions In plain English?" "What's the lise?" rejoined the phy sician. "I write my bills Iu plain Eng lish and a lot of people don't seem to make any sense of them." Washington Star. Womun'a Hitflils. He You say a woman has no rights. She That's what I say. "Why, u man has to go to the Legis lature to change his name, while a woman only has to go to the preacher." Yonkers Statesman. I ndelttedneaa. "Don't you feel that you owe some thing to the public?" "No," answered Mr. Dustln Ktnx. "The principal object of my una u ial career has been to keep the public In debt to me." Washington Star. Thru are four millionaires iu Britain to ono Iu Franco, Automatic Thicken r'eeder. The feed U or trough at the lst tom for the chickens to eat out of 1" made out of lxtl Inch lumrds, It feet long, with slats on the side II Inches wide, making the trough - Inches deep; end pieces of Much lumber, 1 foot wide, IS Inches high. The middle partitions are cut t! Inches wide at the bottom lo fit Isittom of trough It Inches high, then tapers out to It) Inches at top, that makes It a V -shape from both sides, so chickens can eat from either side of feeder. One side Is fastened to end pieces and middle part It bins, the other side has pieces t slide up and down between cleats, so you can shut the feed clear (XT or raise It up any height ac cording to what you have In the bins. The bottoms of these bins are I Inch from Nittoni of feed trough, so ns the chickens eat more fivd It will come down. You can have corn In one, wheat THE AUTOMATIC CIIU KK.N r KKDKR. In one nnd grit or oyster shells In n third. The chickens can help them selves whenever they want to eat. and their feed Is always clean ami they can't waste their feed by getting It In the mud or snow-, and the lid is ou hinges, so It can be shut down and fas tened. No that feed Is perfectly dry. Each bin will hold one peck of feed. Farm Progress. Summer Cultivation. Summer plowing will answer well on ground that has long been In sod. and which has Uvn turned tinder In the si ring. Such land Is usually planted to corn or potatoes, ami the frequent use of the cultivator keeps the ground loose ami promotes decay of the sod. Hut potatoes for an early stis'k nre harvested ns soon as possible, which leaves the soil not only rough, but In nn excellent condition for weed. By plowing the soil after the potatoes nre off It will lie reduced to a finer condi tion, the weeds will tie destroyed nnd the sei-ond crop of weeds retarded, so that by tho time the land should le gotten rendy for wheat (when It should be plowed ngnlu) the sM-d Ih1 for the wheat enn be burrowed down flno and nice, while all the wistls will not only have been destroyed but prevented from seeding. If the plowing on corn laud Is done ns soon as the corn Is out, and again the land plowed before seed ing the wheat. It will be a great bene fit to the w heat. Fine Wool Sheep. The Wensleydule breed of sheep Is far from common even in Its home, England. None Is In America. It Is it fine sheep, stierlor In some respects to nil others. It Is snld thnt for cross ing on any other breed the Wenslcy- iale has no equnl. Since the Royal Agri cultural Society of England commenced giving prizes for wool three years ago, the Wensleydale wool has each time se cured first prize In the "any other long- A TYI'ICAL WEN.SI.KVDAI.K. wooled class." No long wool produced in the British Isles Is equal to tno Wensleydale In quality or value. r'ulllnar Live Slock. A creaf many breeders fall to achieve the results at which they aim limply because of their reluctance to disenrd an occasional animal which tains a slight blemish. Wanting the best, they use what they know Is not perfect to produce It. hoping na ture will kindly gloss over and not re- rirodncn the defect. Such n policy is suicidal. The breeder who would en tor the highest success must not bo afraid to cull. Let every animal which mi n not lo rated as first-class, and strictly so, be matured nnd sold. Breed from only the best, nnd on no condition or consideration let your flock deterio rate throuirh failure to reject the im perfect. Agricultural EpIUnnist. t'e of Coal Ashes. Whllo eol ashes contain no fertiliz ing value they are certainly useful on the farm und should bo saved. They are not entirely valueless In tho soil, for they will materially assist In mak ing a stiff clay soil more workublo if ,.,.ii mixed with It. Tho best use for coul nshes, however, Is In tho tilling In of wet spots, sifting them und using the flue ashes Iu the dust boxes Iu the poultry houses and tho coarser por tions for the making of walks alone or mixed wltn gravel. They may bo used to advantage os a mulch around trees inclnly for the purpose of J;eeplng the ,(11 moist and keeping grass from jtowlug urountl theiu. TVmII XVoanAs In Hoofs. It has long I n known that null pricks and other similar Injuries In the horse's hoof may lead to an Infiv (Ion followed by formation of pus under the horn r I ho hoof and u serious gen cral disease of the horse or at least the loss of the hoof. Ill n bulletin of tho South Pakoin Station, Moore has recently rejiortcil results obtained lu n number of cases from applying strict antiseptic treatment to injuries of this sort. The method consists In paring away the horn of the hoof from the affected part tint II the blood oor.e out. The hoof Is then thoroughly washed Iu a solution of blchlorld of mercury at the rate of one part to :"! or water. nrter which absorl t cotton saturated In a solution or the same strength Is applied to the wound htld the whole hoof Is packed In cotton surrounded by a bandage mid well coated with tar. This prevents any further filth from coming Iu contact with the wound. The operation must usually be done by a qualified veterinarian. Subsequent treatment, however, can be applied by the average farmer, since all that Is necessary Is to pour a little of this solu tion of blchlorld of mercury upon the cotton which projects from the upper part of the bandage. The cotton will absorb enough of the solution to keep the wound moistened and hasten the healing process. Shade the Poultry Tnrd. If It Is necessary to confine the potil try during the summer nnd the Inclosure cannot be pi need near the shade of buildings or trees, try the plan or grow ing some plants Just outside the fence, but far enough from It so that the fowls cannot get at the foliage. One of the best plants for the purpose Is the caniia, using the cneap. tall growing sorts, and buying the roots, not the seeds. Another quick grow ing plant Hi... one which will make an abundance of shade Is the castor bean, which may be grown from seeds planted where they are to stay; that Is, the young plants cannot well be transferred. Even corn set thickly will furnish some shade quickly, nnd If a vine Is wanted, noth ing Is better than the i (union morning glory, the seeds Is-lng sown thick and the vines trained nlon,- strings fastened to the jxitiltry yard fence. While the vines or plants are growing erect a rough roof of Isiards open on nil sides to supply temporary shade. Farm Irrluallon I'lant. A current wheel to run n chain mid bucket gearing Is quite feasible for farm Irrigation purtH.ses. Herewith Is given nn Illustra tion of such n wheel for omt ating a chain and bucket. The 1UHIUATION II V flBMK.tT WIIUL diagram Is self explanatory. A Pointed ttueatlon. Two cows cost $lo each per year for ki-ep. One of them yields you 4.xiO quarts of milk a year, that bring you sti. The other yields quarts, that bring you f-U. The latter loses for you about III nnd reduces the gain on the former from ?l"i to $.'t2. Why do you keep the 1,'JOO-qunrt cow? You would be better off with tho one that dears f-iii, for you would have only half the Investment, half the work, and half the feeding, and you would gain $11 each year. There would be no surplus butter on the market for years to come and prices would rule strong If the cows were eliminated which are kept at a loss. Dairy fanners have not yet half waked up to nn understanding of the great practical Importance of weed ing out the unprofitable cows from their herds. .Many a man would make a fair profit, that now faces n constant loss, If he would keep only such cows as pay n profit on their keep. Farm Journal. HuiiIImk llur. It Is n very desirable tiling to be able to haul nil the hay into the barn the same day It Is cut. Tne worrlmcnt and anxiety consequent upon the liability of a Htorin before morning are tuns avoid ed, and experience has taught that hay having no more than three or four hours' sun will come out In the spring ... . I ... .......int.... perfectly sweci nun in inn; .inniiiiiiii for the cattle. In adopting this plan It Is well to keep the hay constantly stirred with n tedder. There lias been a fenr of putting hay Into some barns that contain a noticeable ninount of water, but If It Is properly packed hy being evenly distributed over the mow, each forkful trodden upon, and the barn kept closed as much ns possible, tho result will probably be gratifying. Farm Toola and Implenienla, On many farms, hoes, forks, shovels and other tools have to be looked up when wanted, nnd this looking up sometimes consumes more time than would ls required by the Job of work Itself. Oftentimes plows, harrows uud cultivators, Instead of being carefully housed, are left out of doors ull win ter. Apply a ooil Fertiliser. The vnlue of vegetables depends largely upon quick growth, and if crops are not growing well some quick acting fertilizer like nltrute of soda, guano or poultry droppings, should be worked Into tho soil dose to the roots. Frequent cultlvutlou of the soil with the cultlvutor, ruke or hoo will often be all tuut Is necexHary. 1 1 1." John lluss burned. l.VW FratKv de land war against Eng land. PUIS -t,ini' Canada, founded. IllSo - Hattle of Sedgem.sir. KlSll - I.'.igue of Augsburg formed ngaintt Frnini. I7.il Pnntzli surrendered to the Rus sians. 1751 --Washington defeated nt battle of Fort Nci'sslty, Pa. 1755 - lien. Hrnddock's expedition against tho French In Canada defeated. 175H - (iemeiit XIII. b-t a I'"IM'- 17l! - Peter III. of llmt a dep"ed nnd iiceis-deil by Catherine II. 17tU-lvan VI. of Ruia ass.issln.ited, 1770 -Turkish Heel burned In Ch.s ni. h Hay. 1775 Washington took eniniiinnd of the army nt CaiiilirliUe. 177U - Virginia adopted State constitu tion. 1777 Americans nh'iiidoned Fort Tieoti derogn. I7NI - Engagement at King's Hrld-, N. Y. 17S5 Standard f Aaieii.nn dollar es tablished. 17J2-Francis II. elected lui ror. 1NOII - Battle of Wngriiiu. I SI I Americans raptured Fort I'.r.e. 1 Si;7 Kingdom of (ireeee envied by treaty of lmdou. JN'JS Pailiel (I'Cillinell, eleelis) member of Parliament, refused to lake tlm oath. lS.1i Algiers surrendered lo the French. 1K.TI pom Miguel's squadron captured by Admiral Napier. 1S;K First normal school organized nt Irilngtou, now Fmmliigton, Mum. 1S-10 Rome capitulated to the French. 1S52 I'niled Slates mint established at San Frnnelsco. IH55 First publication of the Kansas Freeman at Tiqieka. 1. Si Ml Prince of Wabu sailed for Amer ica. IKdlV Austria ceiled Yrnetla to Frnnce. IS70- Franca protested against choiis. of Prince lipoid for King of Sjsiln. 1H7'2 International prison reform con gress mot In Imdon. 1R.S.T Steamer Paphne rnpsixed whil lx ing launched on the Clyde. One hun dred and fifty drowned. 1K.H0 Two thousand laborer oil striks In Puluth, Minn. IS',11 Four coiid limed murderers exivut ed by (iectririly in Sing Sing prison ....Park t healer, St. Paul, burned. IK!)'.! Business portion of San Jose, Cal., burned. IM'.I.I -Silver purchase suspended by Sec retary of the Treasury Carlisle. ,. , Marriage of Puke of York, heir t Rrlllsh throne, and Princess Mary of Te k. ISO I The Falcon, with the Peary nut iliary expedition, sailed from St. Johns, N. F. ... Federal troops or dered to Chicago lo enforce i'nited Slates laws. l.S'.lM - President MeKinley hIkiuhI reso lution lo annex I la wail . . , . Mxehnnga of Spanish prisoners of war for I loo son and his comrades. F.ltU Alton B. Parker nominated for President by I lemoerai ic convention nt St. Iiuis. . . .i'liomas 1". Wals.ni of (icoi'uia nominated for President by the People's parly. 1005 Elihil Root appointed Secretary of Stale In succession to John Hay, linnana r'uroirra lluycolt. Thfi farmers of Kansas are threatening Ixiyrotls on a iui iiiImt of towns, becausii of the use of automobiles by business men. Sedan, Wlnlield, Mcpherson and Abiliene are towns where the nuloinobile is taking tho place of horses. Many runaways Hud several serious accidents have occurred lo fanners and their families because of the excursions of ailtniuohili.sts into the country. The farmers' horses refute to pass tho big touring cars iu the narrow lanes. This has led to n general agitation to boycott tho towns that permit auloino bilists to tour tho country around nlsiut during tho hours wlnui farmers nre com ing to market or returning to their homes. This plun of getting even with the own ers of automobiles was suggested by Ihn action of several Missouri towns, espe cially Ilarrisonville, tho county seat of Cass county, where tho farmers mot and agreed to throw their trado tp Pleasant Hill and other towns. This action caused the merchants of Harrlsonvlllo to "regulutti" (ho running of automobiles into tho country, no as to avoid tho fanners on their trips Into n( town In tho morning and their return in tho afternoon. Illrda Ikut Km! Iloll Meet II. A bulletin edited by tho Agricultural Pepartiiii'iit gives tho result of n inves tigation of tho relation of birds to tho cotton weedl, begun by tho biological sur vey in 1001. It is found that twenty, eight specie.! of birds food upon the Insect enemy of col ton, Including- niiiiIi well known biidj us tho quail, mgluhawk, plnebe and meadow lark. While , fewer weevils ar.: destroyed In winter than In tummer, ow'ug to tho fact that the weevils are more protected by tho enfoldirg plant, a (froater number of species fesj upos them lu wlrtwr.