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taV--. AK s. t" wv'ttTvtfSPTKCil - .' ' 81 B "ft 1 i .M I n ! Pi"; r 1 '! ft. !( 5, It ; it ?i i f .! t I 4 Ilia , .iMniiiMr' "in PIIOFKitl ONAL CAfcbt Dr. Haydon Office opposite Union furniture store Hour. ToO to IS and 2 to P Special attention paid to disease of Skin, Urinary aniUlccitlTO Organs. U. R. )ViiFJon Examiner, Phone. Sftl MARRUFIRLD, CUKGOK Dr. Wm M- Lnwlor Physician and Burgeon OfJlco and ltocddenee JfORTU BKND HOTEL R. H. Waltor, D. D. S. liNitnl 8urgeon"and Mechanical Dentist nDfi'.w)KnFlinrp Bulldlns. A St Phono SSI. MABSIU'IKLD OUEQOK E. E. Straw, M. D. Fhjelcl&n and Surgeon. Speolairattentlon glron to disease of the Kyo, Ear, iioeo and Tliroat. Office la Bcngntackcu & 9inlth Bldg. MAR8I1FIKLD : : OBEOOS W. U. Douglas. , . i ; ' Attorney! Law andU.S.CommlwJoner MABSIIFIBLD : : OREGON S.vA. D. Eaton. Lawyer Will practice In all courts KUPIRK CITY : : OREGON J. W. Bonnott Attorney andCounroloT at Law JIAR8HFIKLD ORBOOK C. F. MoKnlsiht. Attorney at Law Offico In Bonnctt & Walter Block MABSII FIELD ORBGON fJohn F.' Hall- Attornoy at Law Oflloe la Kidorado Bloek, MAR8HFIBLD : : OREGON I. t. Kaufman A Co. Agents (or North Bnd and Marshfltdd Property. Block and Dairy Ranches, Timber Landr and Beal Estate generally Offlee oyer Goldea's Drug Store MARSHVIBLD : J OBROOK THE NEW YORK WORLD TH RICE-A-WEEK EDITION Read whereTcr the EnglUh Language ii Spoken The Thrice-A-Week World was a brilliant success in the beginning and haa been ateadily growing ever aince. Time ifl the teat of all thinr, and has et iti real of approval on tho Thrice-a-Week World, which ia widely circulated in every Btato and Territory of the Un- ion, and whereerer there are people who can read our mother tongue. Thia paper (or the coming winter and the year 1003, will make Ha news ser vice, i( poeeible, more extenalve than ever. All events of importance, no mat ter where they happen, are re ported accurately and promptly. 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MAKSHFIELD OREGON .1.7 !,. . --' . -TrTttt.',h; m.--fc;' PRIVATE JONES' CHEATING By LE.O C9AJVJC CVTrtfM, , 1-yT.C. JgcCTur " " was a coal pnsacr, was Jones, an' V slung a shovel on Uie bloomln' tramp Koolnh until his mouth got htm Inter serious trouble affairs by recklessly sllpptn' lurid names townnf tho chief engineer. 0 courso wo men know 'o didn't mean nnyUiink outer the way by the lnngwldge, but tho chief engineer was a wlcloua man, ha' 'e allowed his turrlblo anger to become uucontroltel. "So wo men laid Jones hwny In the free ward o' n lectio horspltal that half hid Itself shy like behind a row o' scrag py palms. Ttien we men went off on a hoot, eight o us. Scveu got back to tho ship In tlmo to sail with her. The eighth man, o was loft on tho wharf deserted amid a multlchudo o coolies. Ill was that man. "An being as HI -wouldn't shift car go fcr a llvln wage, III presented uie self, body nn' soul, to a recrultln' offl ccr who was out nfter one devil called Juan Torres. This same Junn Torres wns up country somo'res hldin', nn' 'o didn't have no Idear o beln ketched; hence It needed men, nn' III wns a num. "Now, on tho morula' nforo wo marched nwny who In all the worl' o rascals should heave In sight but Jones. T. had a rag about his head, an' 'o Wanted to 'list Now, III had never ex pected to see Jones again In this worl an', twin' pious Inclined, didn't want to meet him In Uie next lit alwnys watched raj terbacker whan 'o wns about Sam Rawlins had tol mo o that nn' Sam Rawlins had lost ter backer. "Well, they needed men, an' Jonea wns one, bo 'o went along. 'E tol' mc that the doctors nt the lectio horspltal had been wery confident that e would die, but In splto o It 'o fooled 'cm. "Anyway, up country wo goes nfter Juan Torres, an the first beastly town wo gets Inter down goes Jones with tho fever. The doctor o' tho regiment said 'e would dio certain, but Jones didn't E scraped through, s'cJp iws If 'e didn't Two weeks nfter 'o beyan to creep about the camp mulo kloks him a reg' lar smasher In the side, nn away to tiro leetlo horepltal they carries him to mend up. "Ill didn't sec Jones no more for near a half year; nqltticr did Hi ace Juan Torres. One day wheu wo thought wo had 'cm spotted at last later camp 'e walks, smllln" grimly. 'E goes to the colonel nn says, '11111 Bbow yo Just where they nre.' says e. An' in ten minutes out wo mnrchcj, Jones Icpdin' tho way. " 'IIow havo yo been? nsks tho colo nel, leggln' it 'longslde o' Jones. " Wery well,' soys Jones back to him. plcasant-Ilke. 'Ill ain't been outer the hospital nioro 'a tea days.' '"Gunsr cries the colonel. 'Did It tako 'em nil that tlmo to patch up three broken ribs 7 "'No,' explains Jones. They fixed up them ribs in vdx weeks, but after HI got discharged .from that spell III went Inter town on 'u leetlo smootch nrouns, ye know, nn' some William knifes me. In fact, 'o knifed mo two or three times afore 'o wns satisfied with his contract, un' so tUey bustles mo buck to the lec tio howpltal without any great loss o' time. That were a four mouth Job, but they did Jt, nn' nary n grumble. 'Oh, this gettin' well Is my long suit,' says Jones, proud-like. 'What troubles me most' snys Jones solemnly, 'Is that maybe when the blow comes ngnln IU'll be too fur up country an won't reach the horspltal In time, but HI hopes not' ' 'Why, you must like beln' sick,' eays tho colonel, s'prlscd.' "'It ain't the beln' sick,' says .Ton-H; that's nasty. Hut .tho soup my, the soupl Delicious!' Bays Jone, ainncklu' his lips fl if o could taste it 'Ul've been. In forty-two bornpltuls in my nmo an' imvo been discharged cured nigh on to Blxty-tfoven times, so HI know.' ' 'Sixty-seven tlmcfl'ecboctl tho colo nel. "Return visit,' , cxplaiued Jones quickly. 'But III don't despair o' bet terin' that record, 'causo III knowe my vitality nn'what HI can Htund.' "On we men went silently. Tho re ports 'II toll yo how 'Wo cornered them rats In the center o a thick forest, hut tho reports won't tell yo how one Jones carried lire nn' sword .Into itho habita tion o' Juan Torres'. "It stood In a clcnthr. Jones beat us to tho Inclosure by a ho1 -twenty fyet an' Jones was Ilrst to sbow-hls leg over tho top. Some natlvo feller punched a bayonet through tho calf o It, but that nutlvo feller troubled no other man. Jones fought Uko a demon,, an' wo lost him In the suvoke o' battle. "Late In tho day, whoa tho struggle had censed an" tho smell o' rank pow der wns beginniu' to slevo nwny through the forest "we (Started to hunt up our men. Wo found Jones JyJn' ncrost n pllo o' severely used natives iver again a secluded portion o' tho otockade. There ho'hrid cornered Ix desperate men, an' tho Bight & hU handiwork wasoxcoc41a' fair to look t upou. Wo carried J6ncs teuderly nwny. Tho doc, 'o looked at hltn, nn', says doc softly, "K'a ih'ad, poor fcllor,' nn' there weru tears In tuoro eyes than one. 'ltut that night a mnn ennio racln' Inter Uo colonel's hut nn' "bnwls ont, "E ain't deadr - 'Who nln't deadr yells the colouel. "Joneal crlotho mnn. uE'a come to life ngnlnP "Down to the surgeon's hut rushes tlio colonel, all uxclted nn imtslol. Doc moots him nt tlw door an' cautious him to be qulot m"Eji kinder wild In his bond!' snya tho doctor, aaho's'mnkln' hll'portato' craty rvquestx IVhat doca "o vfunty nsks tho colc nok ""D'a murablln' all tho tlmo nbotit goln' bick toitho leetlo horsplud,' onys tho doc. " ' 'Es a Iforo erica tho colouel, 'nn 'o shall go.' 'Whj', mnn,' says tho other, "e's-gnt three bola voumls, shot twice through tho boly nn has been clouted navst tlio bend. '13 can't poealbly llvo till moniln'. "Hut Jones hcerd hltn snj It an ho calls ont "weakly, does John, Itfs n lie,' saya he, 'an' Ul'm goin back to tho tooth horspltal I nVeU, 'o didn't dlo a bit At tho end o' a. week two nntlves shonldenxl his bed nu' started for tho'eonst ni nn' tlvo men wont along to guard .'em, Flvo paces In tho rear rnoro natives sullenly wrestled with tlio honvy collln. Our orders wero to plant hlai decently wherever 'o died, an' wo detormluotl to do It After wo had marched a week tho town camo Inter sight Dy thnt tlmo Jones wns able to sit up an' tako notice, but when 'o saw tho towroan' tho leetlo red roof o' tho horepltal 'o started to wnvo such n frantic wdcumo with Ids hand thnt a hemorrhago re imlted. Wo ordered tho two sullen na tives to hustlo to the front with tlwlr burden, nut Jones rallied. "It's no use,' says he. grtttln' Iris tooth. 'Ye enn't bury mo In this won out soil. If ni don't reach tho leetlo horspltal throw mo overboard Inter clean water.' An' we promised. '13 seemed to bo slnkln' again, sd wo tnkeu tho shortest cut to tlio sea. When wo got In view o' tho docks wo saw a ves sel loadln' there. Jones peeked nt It thcu yelled nu' set bolt upright 'It's tho Koolah,' says ho. "Got mo aboard, men; get mo aboard! I'll ko cured to onct If yo'U only bcavo mo up the gang way!' " 'What Ml enro yor HI queried. ''Spite,' aays Jones, mttcrin' a curse. "So wo did. Tho chief engineer saw us comtn' nn' nearly had n stroke. Rut tho f ua o' all wns to see them two sul Ion nntlves. They had hustled an' wreu tlcd with that collln all tho way from up country, an' they wero all fogged qut. With a rich burst o tropic oaths they cast It out Inter tho wutcr an' waved their maledictions at tho rlnj; o cxpandln' ripples that marked Its buriul. " 'Was that for Jones? asked a volco. "HI looked up to sec Sam Rawlins starin' at him. ni nodded. " 'It don't s'prlso me, 'o says slowly an' thoughtfully. "E'd cheat anytliluk. 'E'd cheat tho goats that 'd feed over his gravel HI guess Ul'll go an' lock up my terbacker,' sayB Sam Bawllns. An' bo did it" A SkmU am Dlac a nashel DmIicI, One of tho most rcmnrkuble flnthi of glgnntlc human remains of which we have any record was that mado at Pa lermo, Sicily, In tho year 1510, when nn entire skeleton of unheard of propor tions was unearthed by somo marblo quarry men. These mammoth remains measured exactly ill feet from bend to foot and 0 feet 7 Inches from point to point of the shoulders. A stone nx burled with this old tlmo glunt may still be seen nt 1'nlermo In section "54" of the St. Isorent museum. It In mudn of a hlulhh looking, line grained lenvl der nnd appears to Ikj nlxut 2 feet 8 Inches long by 1 foot broad nnd 11 Inches through In tho thickest place. A musty, rusty looking tag attached to the relic Informs tho visitor tliat it weighs fifty-two pounds, but tho gen eral verdict 1h that It could not weigh over thirty or thirty-five iwunda. The skeloton was burned by a mob In tho year 1002, during tho prevalence of tho black death nt Palermo, tho Ignorant, sujerflUt!ous people holloing that It was connected In some mysteri ous wny with tlio death dealing dis temper. The skull of this giant, ac cording to Abbe l-'erreguH, "was largely excesHlvo of the basket) snyd to hold tho bushel, being fitted ntwe nnd bo. lowe wltbo teeth to tho number of hIx ty-foure, tho ench of which would havo weighed two ounces." Cavalier Scroy clulmed to havo found a skull on Tone rife Unit had sixty teeth. A NOVEL EfOPBMENT Original. Old man MuUiowh wusin plain man, with no nonsenbo-about him. Ho yua an old fashioned man, a man who hated Innovations. Ho had no objec tion to his daughters Bultor, Ihmkor, except thut Bunkor hnd no occupnUon, llvlug on nn incomo.ho had inherited, fuat as Bunlar'flioXfaJr.wlUi Biudo'Ma- 0wttm2 hn.1'Xat. . ii ,. .I invest lo Rn(noiorttotJMaV,Thaf1ortlei1 It with PniHi MnUiewa Any man with nothing bettor Undo tluiuMlrivo n ma chine thnt puffudtUkQ a Uvby Iocoukv Uvo und smoked '.Uko n blcyclo lamp should uovor innro' hlsldnuglitor. "Vhy, Mr. MnUiows said Bunkor ono day, "Jiwt.walt till Ifget accustom cl to tuy auto .nnd I'll tnko you to ride. I'll wnger you'll pronounce It oxhlla rntlng. "Thank you, roilled Mr. MnUicws grimly. "I prefAr towulk.H "Hut walking takes so nuiclt Unto, and I've often lHVrd )w spenk of tho lmportnnce of ectutourtztng tlmo." "You dotft ocououiIeo tlmo with n thing tliat won't go when you want It to, breaks down In thn wrong iw andltko as not turus over on ou, nnaahlng you to n Jelly," Thntyuiado nunker tund. no said nothing but did a lot of thinking nnr tn bow' hocould beat rnm Uio old man's words back tnto hts'tnront "Ithnvo It" ho said at last "I'll tnko his vdauglder Into Uvo nuto nnd run away with her. There'll nothing I can do tft wcAild put Uio old curmudgeon tntsnd a fume. What fun to wnvo a handhvlth a Tn, tat" at Uie stern par cntnndsnll nwny. Talk of stories of lovers fkvlng ou horseback. In cholves, yachts ami that sort a thing, why, nn auto can go na fast as a railroad train. And hasn't tnlno been warranted to make seventy miles nn hourl" ftttslo wns persuaded. Bbo thought It woutfl bo One to elope as no oUier gtrl hadunrcr olopcd. Tho affair curae off rnthcr prematurely, for old MnUiows, mistrusting that something was In the wind, onlennl his dnnghter to muko ready for'u trh.) to EuroH, tho start to bo made wtUiln three da's. Tlw day boforo Uio Intended depar ture nunker called nnd sent up an In vitation to Sunlo to ride In tho new nu tomobllc. Susie came down In travel ing, costume, while n suit case and two sdytchels went smuggled out to tho auto. Vro you sure, Simeon, thnt ytm nre sndldcntly familiar with the wurklng of UieAllUngr "I thlukvbo. darling. I took nu last IcsHon this morulng nnd got on very well thnt In wiui an experienced man sitting beside mo." "WeU." replied Bualo, "I'm nfmld It'll go 'wrong, but I hope not" With quick Denting hearts they left the houso and got Into tho nuto. Mr. Mathews was downtown and did not usually return till 0. Tills nfternoou he Inopportunely camu home at U, Just In tlmo to see Uio couple starting. "Sutrto," ho called, "come back! I didn't kIvu you permission to go out in that IkxIj" crusher. Hero whs Hunker's chnnco for n tri umph, and, losing his prudence, ho availed himself of It As he moved off lie turned to Ids enemy nnd cried: "Tn, tn, Mr. Muthows. When you sec your daughter again she'll bo Mn. Bunker." "You rascal! Como back!" The old man made a rush for tho nin chine, which with dcflnnt puffs rolled off briskly. Mr. Mathews followed, us ing Ids legs for conveyance. Tho auto turned up nnd down otrects Ull It renchod n straight piece of road. Mr. Mathews, arriving at Uio beginning of this stretch, unv.' Uio machine a mllo away, followed by dust n llttlo cloud of steam and n smell of old lainpi. Ho irtood and looked nnd gnvo up hope. Hut suddenly the nuto came to a halt SomcUilng seemed to bo tho matter. 1'onulbly he might come up with It lie fore ft could bo started. lie walked briskly toward It, but In a few mo ments If started on. Then It stopped ngnln. Hunker wns wildly pulling at cranks nud turning wheels. Presently ho got It started a second Utuo; hut, great ben vena, It was moving back ward. "Now," exclaimed the old man, "I'vo got him, and I'll.iauko mince meat of him. Hack enmo tho nuto, swaying from ono jjlde of Uio road to tho other, for It woh a wonder thut It could be steered at all in reverse, till It came near the pursuing father, when SuMo cried out frantically: "Papa, get out of tho wny. You'll bo killed." Tlio passing vision of nnger, alarm, mortlflcutinn, on Hunker's feo almost recompensed Mr. Mnthews for thn trou bio nud Irritation hu had been put to. As tho machine puffed .by ho shook his (1st at his would bo son-in-law and cried out: "I told you tho things wore no uso. I'll get even with you on foot." Flnnlly tho umatuur ehuiiffeur suc ceeded In Btojrplng the machine, but tho father was advancing, nnd there was nothing to do but turn and go the otlw-r way Hunker now nnw that ho had mado a mlstako In stopping nt nil, With a frantic effort ho uturted tho iiiuchlne, made a short turn, nnd tho great com bination of motnl, wood, leather, flro and oil went over In n ditch, fortunate ly Inndlng tho elopers In soft mud. This endid tho elopement. Tho tn tlior was o rejoiced that Suslo was not kinod tjiut ho forgot to ucold her, n,id i compromlso was effected by which Hunker guvo up his inacjilno nnd Mr. iluUiews garo up his daughter. . . HDLEN M. WOOD. niiiloi ' .1 i vorr jiimr wntftiHMi , "I proltonod to MU (JladyH ilcaliti girl Inst night." i "Ah I And alio accented foul" 'Well, no-o-o, not dxrtcUi', but slid cntno so near doing so thnt n grout deal of tho sting Was taken out of her ro fUtal. Hho said she woUld have nc- ceptctl mo if I hnd hnd plenty of mon oy nud a perfect disposition, nnd my eyes woro brown Instead of liluis nnd my hair curly, nnd 1 wns two Inches tnllor, nnd wns winning fuiuo In nly profession, nnd possessed personal magnetism, nnd camo of nn old nnd blue blooded family, nud would nlwnys lot her havo her own wny, nnd never smoked or wanted to etny out Into nt night, nnd did not belong to any lodge, nnd would keep a stylish turnout nud plenty of sorvnnts, nnd really wanted tier mntumn to llvo with us, nnd n few other things which I havo forgotten. Hut If a fellow must fall In nu under taking It Is ncournnlng to him to think Unit ho cniuo very near winning," Halnncilnir mii ICuar. All tho world'known huw Columbus on a historic occasion mado nu egg stand on end. ' After ninny learned theories had been advanced for bal ancing the egg hu vot the egg on end by, of courso, tnnshlng down hard enough to form a base, but Uio pniln lent Is cnpnblu of still another solution. It Is nn easy matter to ret nu ogg ou n plnte, for lustnncc, If you know how. Tho trick Is Impoinlblo until tho egg hns been boiled In nn upright isttlou. Tho position of Uie hnrdoncd yoke nt tho end of tho shell lowers tho center of gravity until Uio sphere can be spun or even balanced with ouso. SPORTING NOTES. Itlley H. recently lowered his record to 2.05. Mlnnohnha, 'J.OOVJ, Is tho daw of Adrian Ha Un, 2.1 U. It Is doubtful If Eldcrono, 2.0914 will start ngnln this season. Jltn Kerry. 2.10. pulled a butcher! wagon In Denver last winter. Kremlin, 2.07, hns six now 2.80 per formers to tils credit this year. Tho nottxl sliov horse, Lord Ooldcu, is none other thnn Albino It., 2.224. Ohio horsumou will flcht for n iuiw racing Inw nt tho uext state election. Jnck Curry says that hu thinks thnt the three-year-old Directum filly, Kth-I el's Prido, 2.13, will bo another Allx. A fund Is being collected by tin. friends of the late Charles Green for his widow, who has been left destitute A. Card well of Houesdale, Pa., pur chatM'd the chestnut pacing mnru Mln uio Jones', 2.1f from A. C. Punuock of Cleveland. Tlio majority of horscmon nro so well pleased with the two In three' system that a great many secretnrlei' will havo a number of dnsh races oo' their programmes for tho seauou of 1004. ' Wat Short. Wet shoes should nlways be laid ot tho sldo to dry. so that air can react tho soles, nlways tlio wettest part. nnlicmUn, CourUhlpa. In no country In tho world nro court ships so abnormally long ns In Hohc mlort whero engagements common); last from fifteen to twenty years; In fact, thero recently died at thn ago of ulnety-nlno nn old man whohnd been courting for seventy-five years nnd Who was married on his deathbed. BACKACHE NERVOUSNESS HEADACHE V AND fDR. PIERCE I FAVORITE I IPRESCRIPTIOlNli mW0y VnPnsW ?f itfl m I HaWKlyijiHJiiwA A BSWKllSHsF J BEST FOR THE BOWELS OANDY OATHARTIO . EAT 'EM LIKE OANDY HfMMl, I'ftUUhU, rot.nl, TlOo(x). bnt1it4. H.f.r niV.n, v.lf.n. or Jrh, I,n.n4 W exui p.r, tw. Wiiu tot If uiil, o4 ill ;n b.klln. AiMr.M, " itinuiq sisitit eosriir, rniciuo r ntn ioti KEEP YOUR BLOOD GLEAi. POULTRY NOTES. Whllu tho hens nro molting clean oul ull thu old nests nnd mako now ones. Do. not let geese nud ducks roojl with the clilekons. ' l)6th will bo tti worse for It. Don't lot pigeons roost near your chicken house. Nearly nil pigeons are covered with mites. Wnteh the cats nnd rata lest, they carry ofT n great many of tho chlcki before you are aware of It. Kerosene nnd lliuu nre tho two mott necessary things fur the poultry house during the summer mouths. 1'eod thu hens ou BUUflower seed, nnd oil meal nnd they will molt enrly and begin to lay during October. Do not leave eggs In tho nests fot nest eggs. China eggs nre Inoxpeu slvo nud nuver tempt tho hens to eat Uieni. THE RULE OF THREE. Three things to fight foh-honor, coun try and homo. Three things to lovo courage, gentlo ness nnd affection. Threo things to think nbout-llfe, death and eternity. Three things to govern-1 rmpor, tongue nnd conduct. Three things to delight Jn-frankncs, freedom and beauty. Three things tu halo cruelty, nrro gnnco nud Ingratitude. Threo things to nvold-ldlcness, 10 qunclty nnd flippant Jesting'. Threo Uilugs to wish for health friends nud n cheerful spirit. Three things to ndmlro Intcllcctua power, dignity nud gracefulness. HARD TO FIND. A woman who Is willing to yield i single iolnt In nn argument A man who does not feel that h ought to havo somo other position. A woman who will accept crltlchm of her attire from another woman. A mnn who Is Willing to admit hi Is possessed of a selfish ambition. Ex change. Rnroarnutitsr. Ho I hopo you llko Uio ring, dear. Hho Yes, It's very good-for a be-UJnnlng.-Ejetrolt I'reo Press. A Snat(1 Ilella, ' ' flh hnd ii fnlr'cmiloilon)'i- ' 'Twns (lAlnty tut n -pmch J Hut now sho'n full of frrcklra ' "J Thnt cost ton dollars each. Tlio Qticfttlon of Ait, '' Jonn-I hrnrd Mny say thirty Ethel Ho alio wns-nt ono tlmo. At 'nntii Constitution. Tlmt Kllllnir Vncr, Thoy'vo auloM In tlio army Tu curv thlnmi. I ix-oj Why not enllnt tha rnclne sort To kill thu encmoof Tim 'Willi O.lrlrh. So exteimlvo urn the feeding grnuuN nnd so rapid tho movements of tho wild OHtrlrh that It often covers fifty or sixty miles between daybreak and turli. 'PIGEON PIE. Pigeons usuully pair for llfo. Homo pigeons nest in trees, oUicrs in rocks. Currier pigeons nro not homers, ns ii generally believed. Three-quarters of it mllo a mlnuto is good nverngu speed lh long flying, rigcons Invariably lay only two eggs, but breed sovorul times In the yeur. Pigeons llvo about eight years, but they nro only prolific for half that pe riod. Ihich pair of pigeons intuit havo two nests, us before u young pftlr can gO out of thu nest or feed themselves tho old ones' will ho sitting again. TRAIN AND TRACK. Within twenty years (ho sotith Iiijb Increased Its fall way mileage 102 pel emit. In Knglnnd nnd Wnles tho railways own, on nu average, twelve acres of hind for every mllo of railway. The length of steam railroad trnclaf In Uio United States hi 205,1152 mlleV and of electric railway trucks 2C,58v tulle. If row huttn'l rtnlK hlllir, mtoynt ht lh bowflt fr; Ir, uurill ur will It. K ouS fcjw.ii rn,nn w. 1,erf., In ill. tii'uf tiui fcnrfrluriillli'OI joh.fi lUniiraut. Thfc iinoalhj i,.iUil. niiiiirir oi ktviU)r Us tiwiU il.irunil clu I It uk I uETni- zstsasaa;