The Oregon mist., December 20, 1912, Image 2

NEWS NOTES OF
CURRENT WEEK
Resume of World's Important
Events Told in Brief.
It ia believed the "butter trust" of
Chicago, ia broken and price have
fallen two cents pound.
President Young says trains will be
running into lrvaiii on tne uregon
Electric by April 1, 1913.
The War department will ask con
press to establsh a big army poet at
American Lake, near Seattle.
Banker Lewissohn, of New York, re'
fused to tell about the oil syndicate's
profit before the money trust investi
gation.
President-elect Wilson is aaid to be
undecided whether to choose his cab
inet for personal fitness or for politi
cal reasons. .
Finul estimates of the entire soil
and animal products of the United
States for the year 1912 place the
amount at $9,532,000,000.
Two distinct shocks of earthquake
were felt in the mining camps of
Marysville, Bald Butte, Bald Mountain
and Jay Gould, near Helena, Montana.
In its suit against the coal-carrying
railroads of the East, the government
has won many points, and the attorney
general says the price of coal will be
lower in consequence.
On the day that peace negotiations
between Turkey and the Balkan allies
began in London, a naval battle was
fought between Turkish and Greek
warships, in which several Turkish
ships were damaged.
In a desperate battle at Tomato
Springs, near Santa Ana. Cal., an un
identified outlaw was riddled with bul
lets by a company of militia, after he
had killed a sheritT and wounded seve
ral of the pursuing posse.
Two persons were killed and 15 in
jured when Chicago, Rock Island 4
Pacific passenger trains Nos. 23 and
24 collided head-on at Winnekah, Okla
homa. The scene of the wreck is sev
en miles south of Chickasha.
It is beileved Austria has no serious
intention of declaring war against
Servia.
The Federal government has filed
civil suit against the alleged Horse
shoe trust.
All arrangement have been made
for the new pacels post law to go into
effect January 1, 1913.
A Turkish commander reports
fierce engagement with a Greek force
in which he defeated the latter.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier upholds Can
ada's offer of battleships for England.
Susan Lincoln Mills, founder of
Mills college at Oakland, Cal., is dead.
Prince Luitpold, of Barvria, is dead,
and the insane king of that country
once more directs its government.
The opposition party in Servia has
warned the government against con
tinuing peace at too dear a price.
Money trust witness adimtted on
the stand that stocks on deposits by
customers are used as collateral by the
banks.
The Port Blakely, Washington, lum
ber mill, said to be the leargst of its
kind in the world, has changed hands.
It has has been definitely decided
that Roosevelt received more votes
than Wilson in California in the re
cent election, and all bet are being
paid.
The Housekeepers' League of Phil
adelphia sold 2,000,000 eggs to con
sumers at 24 cents a dozen, and de
clares it will continue business until
retailers who hold for high prices have
been taught a thorough lesson.
PORTLAND MARKETS
Wheat Track prices: Club, 77f;
78c; bluestem, Mi82c; forty-fold,
79c; red Russian, "fie; valley, feOc.
Barley Feed, $21 per ton; brew
ing, nominal; rolled, $2712.
CVrn Whole, $36; cracked, $37 ton.
MillstufTs Bran, $23 per ton;
shorts, $25; middlings, $30.
Hay Timothy, choice, $17'il:
mixed Eastern Oregon timothy, $12'';
15; oat and vetch, $12; alfalfa, $12;
clover, $10; straw, $fii,7.
Oats No. 1 white, $26 per ton.
Fresh Fruits Apples, 5Qc;$1.50
per box; pears, 75tf'$1.50; grapes,
$1.60; Malagas, $8 per barrel; cran
berries, $11.50; casabas, $2.50 per
dozen.
Potatoes Jobbing prices: Bur
banks, 600 G5c per hundred; sweet
potatoes, 2Jc per pound.
Onions Oregon, 90e?$l per sack.
Vegetables Artichokes, $lft; 1.25
per dozen; beans, 12c per pound ; cab
bage, lc; cauliflower, $1.75 per crate;
celery, $33.25; cucumbers, 50tfi 60c
per dozen; eggplant, 10c per pound;
head lettuce, $2 per crate; peas, 12Jc
per pound; peppers ,10c.
Eggs Fresh locals, candled, 35fi
3Cc per dozen; current receipts, 306.
32c.
Pork Fancy, 9(a 9 Jc per pound.
Butter Oregon creamery, cubes,
37Jc per pound; prints. 3 J 39c.
Poultry Hens, 12'M3e; broilers,
120 13c; turkeys, live, 20c; dressed,
choice, 25c; ducks, 120 14c; geese, 12
fV;13c.
Veal Fancy, 13J0; I4c per pound.
Hops 1912 crop, prime and choice,
17f;20c pound.
Wool Eastern Oregon, " 140 18c
pound, according to shrinkage; valley,
21Jo22Jc; mohair, choice, 32c.
Cattle Choice steers, $6,8507.25;
frood, $6,5007.25; medium, $606.25;
choice cows, $606.50; good, $5,500
6.75; medium, $4,5005.25; choice
calves, $7,5008.75; good heavy cal
ves, $607; bulls, $305; stags, $50 6.
Hogs Light, $7,5007.75; heavy,
$6o7.
Sheep Yearling wethers, 4.25o?
E.35; ewes, $3,2504.25; lambs, $50t
6.60.
WILSON
Second letter la Now in Hand of
Postal Authorities.
Newark, N. J. - President-elect Wil
son's life has been threutened by a
letter writer. The letter was mailed
in New York on December 12, receiv
ed by the governor's secretary at
Trenton the next day and turned over
to the postal authorities. It ia now in
possession of United State Assistant
District Attorney Lindabury, who de
cline to discuss it.
The receipt of the second threaten
ing letter became known at the ar
raignment of Jacob and Warren Dunn
and Seeley Davenport, of Wharton,
the three so-called mountaineers, who
were charged with having sent Gover
nor Wilson on November 11 last a let
ter demanding f 5000 under threat of
death.
The hearing was not concluded, but
United States Commissioner Stockton
dismissed the case against Warren
Dunn and took under advisement a
motion to make a similar ruling in the
case of Davenport.
Against Jacob Dunn, alleged author
of the threatening letter, the govern
ment made out a strong ca.se. Commis
sioner Stockton said. He held Dunn,
pending the conclusion of the hearing.
WAR MAKES MANY DESTITUTE
Mrs. Rockhill Describes Misery and
Relief Given By Red Cross.
Washington, D. C. The condition
of dying men crowded around wells
endeavoring to obtain water is des
cribed by Mrs. Rockhill, wife of the
American ambassador at Constanti
nople, in a letter to Miss Mabel T
Boardman, of the American Red Cross.
Mrs. Rockhill writes that in and
abont one building in San Stefano
were lying 500 men in complete desti
tution as a sequence to the Balkan
war. She says it is impossible to es
timate the number of the sick or dead,
but that many corpses are unburied.
She reports that American efforts in
San Stefano have resulted in taking
care of the dying and the dead who
hitherto lay in helpless, hopeless
misery.
Through the co-operation of several
members of the British Red Cross hos
pital unit, the American committee
had been able to start a field hopsital
of 50 beds in tents.
GIBBET FOR PANIC MAKERS
Wilson Promises Punishment Dire
for Finacial Disturbers.
New York President-elect Wilson
held up a warning finger to any man
who might deliberately start a panic
in the Lnited States in order to show
that intended legislative policies were
wrong.
In a speech at the banquet of the
Southern society of New York he de
dared he had heard sinister predic
tions of what would follow if the
Democratic party put into effect
changes in economic policy.
The president-elect first distin
guished in his speech between "nat
ural" and "unnatural" panics. He
said that in many cases panic had
come naturally, because of a mental
disturbance of people with reference
to loans and money generally.
"But the machinery is in exist
ence," he said, "by which the thing
can be deliberately done. Frankly, I
don't think there is any man living
who dares use the machinery for that
purpose. If he does I promise him,
not for myself, but for my fellow
countrymen, a gibbet as high as Ha
man's." Lissner Added to List.
Washington, D. C Senator Dixon,
chairman of '.he Progressive national
cosmmittee, said that the committee
of seven which is to visit Europe to
study governmental questions in be
half of the Progressive party, would
be named when the executive commit
tee meets in New York Thursday.
He said that only three men had been
decided upon. Two of these, Medill
McComiek, of Chicago, and Dr. Wal
ter Weyl, of New York, were an
nounced in Chicago, and Meyer Liss
ner, of California, may be added.
Morgan Goes to Testify.
Washington, T). C.-J. Pierpont
Morgan has arrived to testify before
the house committee on banking and
currency investigating the so-called
money trust. A party of nearly a
score accompanied Mr. Morgan in a
sfxeial train that brought him from
New York, including his daughter.
Miss Anne Morgan; his partners in
the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co. ; Thos.
W. Lamont and H. P. Davidson;
Joseph H. Choate, John C. Spooner
and Richard S. Lindabury, of counsel
for Mr. Morgan, and J. P. Jr.
Message Is Discussed.
Washington, D. C- President Taft
and his cabinet discussed the presi
dent's forthcoming message to con
gress at the regular Tuesday meeting.
It probably will be the last session of
the year, because the president leaves
Thursday for Panama and will not be
in Washington again until December
31. The forthcoming message will be
devoted largely to a review of the ac
complishments of the government de
partment in the past year.
Ranchmen Rout Raiders.
El Paso, Tex. Fifteen ranchmen
defended the Dumbre ranch, an Amer
ican property in Chihuahua state, for
nearly two days against 150 bandits,
who later were dispersed by Federal
troops, according to report received
here. Troops sent from Parral, near
by, through appeal from the American
consul, J. I. Ing, routed the bandits,
killing 32.
Alfalfa Men Optimistic.
Wichita, Kan. Alfalfa millers from
Kan sas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and (Vd
orado closed their semi-annual meet
ing here with a prediction that $20,
000,000 worth of alfalfa product
would be the output of their mills this
year. Uniform grading rule were
adopted, so that alfalfa millers can be
protected.
THRKATKN LIFE
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OREGON STATE
General New, of the Industrial and Pducalional Development
and Frog-re of Rural Communities, Public Institution. Etc.
MORE COURSES IN PRUNING
O. A. C. Offer Special Work for
Fruitmen in January.
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallia Because there ha been a de
a.and for more work in pruning and
other horticultural subjects than could
be responded to in a single eriod of
four weeks, the Oregon Agricultural
college will this year install special
work for those who have already hud
a previous year' short course train
ing. beginning January 6.
HThe advanced work will be given
in the afternoon, and will start with
a study of the bud, followed by
blackboard exercises and a study of
the varieties of fruit trees in the
orchard. learning their habits of
growth, habits of bud formation, etc,
said Prof. Lewis in discussing the new
work. "The latter part of the course
will be devoted to the pruning of van
ous typos. The work will be given
every Monday and Wednesday after
noon during the short course."
Another course open only to those
who have- had previous horticultural
training in the short course under
Prof. Lewi i that on orchard ecu
nomics.
" Heretofore'our energie have been
concentrated on producing the fruit,
said Prof. Lewis. As our crop in
crease, and as the price at times
drop, one of the greatest problems will
be how to lower our cost of produc
tion. This course deals with the cost
of producing fruits. We first start
with land values, cost of clearing,
preparation, staking, planting, tillage.
use of cover crops, pruning, thinning
and handling the crop. Laboratory
execise will be given in this course in
the drafting room, which will consist
of orchard platting, a study of the re
lation of the location of orchard build
ings to orchard economics and manage
ment. The student will also be given
training in the planning and construe
tion of packing houses. This course
will be given every Tuesday, Thursday
and Friday afternoon during the short
course.
CLIMATE MAKES FINE FRUIT
Taking
Oregon Soil
Little Good.
East Does
"If the middle-western fruitmen
who had a train load of Oregon soil
placed in their orchard could have
transferred a like quantity of Oregon
climate to their Mississippi valley
farm, they would have made the du
plication of Oregon apples on the oth
er side of the Rockies much more
nearly posisble, " said Prof. C. I.
Lewis in a lecture on "Choosing an
Orchard," last week before a large
audience of Oregon fruitgrowers at
the Oreogn Agricultural college.
Climatogical conditions seem to hold
the key to successful fruit culture, he
said, but emphasized the fact that,
besides choosing a place of proper
climatic conditions, the orchardman
must take thought of the altitude of
his orchard site, the quality of soil,
the exposure and the moisture condi
tions. No matter how fine and fertile a
soil may be, if it is but a few inches
deep, with a stratum of rock beneath.
it is not orchard soil, he said, and.
though a soil may be eminently suited
to one fruit, it might be very poor for
another. It is erroneously held by
some that the orchard should have a
south exposure; in frost regions a
north exposure is preferable, since the
thawing ofter a freeze is more grad
ual, and the trees thus have more
chance to recover.
KLAMATH FRUIT BIG SUCCESS
Growers Beginning on Small Scale
Learn District Is Adapteed.
Klamath Falls This is not usually
considered a fruit country and many
will say that fruit cannot be raised
successfully on account of the altitude
and the consequent late frosts. In
spite of these pessimist, a number of
men in Klamath valley have fine crops
of fruit each year.
E. Elvey, a farmer near Merrill, has
a Black Tartarian cherry tree 54
inches in circumference, which is load
ed with fruit every year. There are a
number of small orchard in and near
Klamath Falls which bear too well,
the trees being overloaded, and the
fruit small as a result. Where the
fruit is thinned it makes a marvel
ous growth.
Simplify Court Procedure.
Klamath Falls Believing that the
widespread criticism of the coutrs is
due directly to preventable method
now in vogue, W. C. Smith, joint rep
resentative of Klamath, Lake and
Crook counties, has in preparation a
bill to facilitate court work and to
prevent the customary temporizing in
court work. It is not Mr Smith's idea
to revolutionize the practice or to
abolish the profession of the law, but
to make the practice practical by
bringing certain limitations to bear
on the professional work.
Railway Enters May 1.
Gresham The town of Sandy ex
pects to welcome the advent of the
Multnomah Central railroad May 1.
The right of way from Cottrell, six
and one-half miles, to Sandy has been
cleared and grading will begin in a
shjrt time. Twoby Bros, have the
contract for grading and construction
and, with their equipment, could do
the work in !)0 days, but expect to be
delayed somewhat by inclement weath
er. Cherryville is seven mile beyond
Sandy and there is assurance that
the road will reach there next year.
Plans for Farm Buildings.
Blue-prints of plan for the con
struction of various farm buildings,
such as barns, silo and houses, will
soon be furnished to the farmers of
the state by the farm mechanic de
partment of the Oregon Agricultural
college upon request. Thi i a new
departure in the service of the college
to the state.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
CHILDREN WILL CONTEST
Statewide Poultry Competition is to
Take Place in 1913.
Salem The following statement ha
been issued by the office of the suer-
intendont of public instruction
"William F. Kaplinger, of Salem, the
sponsor of the famous Kaplinger -tato
race for echool children last
sorinir. airain ia showing hi interest
in the industrial work of the publi
school and hi genius as an adver
tiser. Last spring he offered more
than 300 of the finest seed (xitatoes to
as many school children who made itj
nlication for them. The puriH.se of
the contest was to see who could ruise
the best and the most imtatoe from
the one potato allowed each conqieti
tor. The result was the best display
of notatoes ever seen at the fair, with
the first prize awarded to r.ugi'tn'
Du
mont for 12 boxes, all raised
from th
one potato.
"Now Mr. Kaplinger is offering set
tings of eggs to the boys ami girls w ho
will enter the poultry contest for 1913
The boy and girl this coming year
are tor aise enough eggs and chicken
to pay for the public school. Mr.
Kaplinger offers five settings of Light
Brahma eggs free of charge. The
conditions are these: All wishing to
take advantage of this offer must send
their name to W. r. Kaplinger, ,Sa
lem, before February 1. On that date
the names of all applicant will be
shuttled together, in the office of L,
R. Alderman and the first five drawn
out will be the five to receive the
eggs. "Mr. Kaplinger also offer a
trio of Brahma chickens to the boy or
girl who exhibits the best trio of any
breed of Asiatic chicken at the State
Fair next fall."
OREGON PREMIUMS J0,OK).0O
Purebred Livestock Association
of
State Offers Inducements.
Livestock breeder all over the
United States are talking about the
action of the Oregon Purebred Live
stock association in passing resolu
tions appropriating $50,000 for prem
iums for Oregon breeder at the Panama-Pacific
exposition in 1915. This
information is conveyed in a letter to
the Portland Commercial club from O.
M. Plummer, secretary-treasurer of
the Portland Union Stockyard com
pany, who is attending the Interna
tional Livestock Show at Chicago. D.
O. Lively, who is also in Chicago, is
using Oregon' resolution as a spur to
induce other state to do likewise.
Mr. Plummer writes that this move
has advertised Oregon very widely ami
that breeders from all parts of the
country are takling about it. The
fact that Oregon has also proposed to
do away with its annual State Fair in
order to strengthen the state exhibit
at the exposition is causing a great
deal of comment among the breeder.
Mr. Plummer write that there is a
lively possibility that the 1915 Inter
national Stock show may be shifted to
San Francisco.
Mr. Plummer is anxious that the
Oregon Agricultural College shall have
team of students at the next Inter
national show to enter the stock-judg
ing contest, as he feels sure that this
state can carry away honors.
I)G DEMAND NOW STRONG
Camps May Halt Operations Soon
Till After Holidays.
Astoria The logging camp in this
district are running full force but it
is understiKsl they close down for the
Christmas holidays. While there is
no shortage or logs, nor I one antici
paled, the demand i strong and price,
good, and practically all the ramp are
expected to resume operations n,K,n
after the first of the year a the crew
can be assemblisl.
The output of log from Clatsop
county rams will be considerably
larger next year than it ha been dur
ing the present season. This condi
tion will result from the opening of
the Crossctt Timber company' new
camp in the Big Creek section, the
opening of the Palmer Iigi'ing com
pany' camp on the Walluski river and
the increased operations by the West
ern fVqwrage company, after the
completion of the extension of the As
toria Southern railway to the cooper
age company' large trai t of timber
in the Clatskanie River district.
Oregon Exhibit Admired.
Portland "People here are showing
active interest and are eager to learn
about Oregon and it opportunities,"
I the message coming to the Portland
Commercial club from O. E. Freytag,
in charge of the Portland exhibit at
the Minneapolis and Chicago Land
shows this year. "Much interest i
shown by the large crowd that at
tend the daily lecture and picture
show. Personal talk with people in
the crowd have developed the fact
that in almost every case the mind of
inquirer are turned toward tho farm.
Adulterated Milk Found.
Portland -More than 235 gallon of
milk from a prominent dairy farm
near McCoy, Or., wa dumped
into the sewer recently by City Milk
Inspector Calloway a a result of the
discovery in the milk of annato and
water. Test made of the shipments
from the ranch between November 27
ami December 3 showed that the adul
terants were usel daily, the former to
give the product a creamy appearance
and the latter to add to the amount.
In consequence of tho discovery the
milk sent to the city wa seized.
Onion Growers Unite.
Plans are being formulated nt Hub
bard to organize an Onion Set Grow
er association for the purpose of pro
moting the industry. Nearly 1,000,000
pounds of onion ea were grown this
year within a radius of six miles of
Hubbard.
Greece Continue lloslilitiea
Turk Wait Instruction.
l..,,.l.,n The peace conference w a
launched only to be interrupted
complication resulting from the licy
of Greece in waging war ami negouai
ing peace simultaneously. The Turk
ish delegation announced that it wa
oniowered t.i confer only w ith the
ihm. Itiilkan kingdom which signed
.1,., rtiiitice t Tchatalia. and a
consequence adjournment wa taken to
obtain instruction.
All the conferee expressed the I'
li..f that the susoension I merely tern
porary and that a pathway toward the
resumption ot the meeting
f.inml
Th.. iiro.nect for a successful issue
of the conference are enhanced ly tne
f the Turk that they
tvue i.leiuirv power to arrange am
sign a treaty i jeuce.
,,.,,-,,v..,l mi itarv isisilloli. wnnine
encouragement Austria cretin
lib vivinir them. Ill : V stiffen their
backs against the allies terms re
miiin in doubt.
ti... timt ,iiiiiiiLr f the nmhass.nlor
ial court of 'appeals, u It I called
. ... ' .. ..ill.... Th..
was lie il in ine ioreii;n o. -
ambassadors of flvo-continental iwer
conferred with Sir Ed want Grey, th
British secretary for foreign alttiirs
for more than three hour, lite inner
ent nntions advanced ineir view on
the Eastern problem.
The contingency thut mediation may
..tr..r ih.. onlv solution of the war ha
been the subject of much discussion.
The heads of the Bulgarian and fcrv
lan delegation, in interview, recog
nized that the United State might be
in a position to act a tn acemakcr.
The naval tight off the Dardanelles
in which ooiri i,reece ami mrry
... . . . , t- i ...
claimed victory, wa resumed Ihur
day. A then announce that the
Greek army i alsiut to capture Jnin.
The friction between Austria and
Servia appears not to have ahatcd
The Servian complain that Austrian
gunUiat in the Danube are indulging
in provocative tactics, throwing their
searchlight on Belgrade, which has
caused a panic among the resident
START WIDE flttSADE
AGAINST HIGH PRICE EGGS
New York A movement to reduce
the price of egg in every city in the
country to 25 cent or les a doxen
was started by the national executive
committee of the Housewives' league
of America. An apMal ha been ad
iresscd to every state chairman and
cal city political league, urging them
to join in the movement in an effort to
make the campaign general.
The leader of the country were
urgisl to legin their crusade by a-
lealing to dealer in their immediate
locality. Thi plan follow the meth
od adopted in Greater New lork. a a
result of which the league announced
that three of the largest grocery firm.
controlling places in every part of the
city, hail facceditl to the demand for
cheajM-r egg and had cut the price to
5 cents a dozen.
Other dealer are expected by the
women to do likew ise.
Naval Battle I a Draw.
Sedil-Bahr, Dardanelles Another
naval battle was begun between the
Turkish and Greek fleet Thumday
morning near the entrance to the Dar
danelles. The firing was heavy.
After the naval battle off the Dar
danelles, the Turkish warships re
turned to their anchorage with flag
flying and bands playing amid the en
thusiastic applause of the crowds lin
ing the shore.
According fo an eyewitness who
verifies the 'official report of the en
gagement, after a long-range ex
change of shots, the smaller Greek
vessels retired, leaving the pride of
the Gn-ek navy, the cruiser G-orgio
Averoff, to bear the brunt of the fight
ing. The cruiser seemed to h using
U..- o I
' BhHWw ; f havj k ,
three or four shells. Finally she
slowly retired from the combat.
Robber Find Bunk Empty.
Tremonton, Utah -After tailoring
half the night to break into the old
concrete money vault of the Slate
Hank of Tremonton, four robbers were
dismayed to discover that the bank bad
moved away the ilav before. Mi
Anna Maiiln r. a telephone exchange
operator in the building opiiosite, dis
covered th" men jut as they broke
through the three-fiwit walls. She tel
ephone! Marshal Brown and a running
fll'ht followed, but the robbers csraped
in n buggy stolen from a physi
cian. Servians Drunk With Future.
Paris "The Servian are drunk
with the future and forgetful of the
past, and perhaps of the present," ac
cording to Rudolph Sieghart, w ho wns
recently aptsiinted governor of the
Credit Foncier of Austria by Emperor
Francis Joseph. Writing to the
Temps, Sieghart complains of what he
call the campaign of detraction and
suspicion against Austrian policy rur
rent in Euroie. The Austrian govern
ment, he says, ha been observing for
some time the massing of Russian
troop on the Austrian frontier.
Flynn Succeeds Wilkie.
Washington, D. C. William J.
Flynn, of New York, wa apsinted
chief of the United State secret serv
ice by Secretary MacVeagh, of the
Treasury department, succeeding John
E. Wilkie, - chief iiervising agent
of the custom service. For many
year Mr. Flynn has been in charge of
the New York division of the secret
service, and during tho early day of
Mayor Gnynor' administration was
deputy police commissioner.
Swiss Prepare Against War.
Berne, Switzerland The Swiss gov
ernment, in view of the possibility of
war, js augmenting the amount of
ready rash at it command. A con
signment of $5,ono,ooo In gold and
silver has arrived here by serial train
from Pari and wa lodged in the
Swiss National bank. Tho govern
ment alo continue to order quantities
of grain from America.
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and!
PREPARING FOR
CHRISTMAS FOR TWO
By AQNES HOWARD BUTLER.
MALL Thomas
Moor wa bora an
orphan, bo far as
h wa concerned,
his brief history be
gan and endod at iba
Children's horn. Ilia
blf slater Lily, who
was sit and thrs
fore should bats
known better, told
vua taUsofa real
Mother and a Hula
house In the coun
try hr they bad
cocoa evary day for
breakfast. This last
conilnuinnd th whole
tory. At tha Ajr
lum on bad cocoa
only on Sunday, and
this foailva event
redeemed a day oth
er I dtvoled to
religious eiercUe
The two children sat on tha dg
of their chairs In the bleak asylum
parlor, where three holly wreath In
tha curtalnle windows proclaimed
that II was Christmas. Both ware
dressed In the Institutional blue and
white check, and there waa a red
hlnlnitnr about their faces which
ild of th recent and vigorous ap
llcatlou of snap and water. Lily waa
cream and rose with appealing lone
Ins lied eve that would have secured
rr a homn many tlmee over tt ha
had been willing to go aloha. No
on want to adopt a boy. r.ren the
blondn one were unclaimed, to what
chance had Thonibs, brown as to
tislr and eye and skin, although any
thing but aomher In effect? Thanrer-
worked Matron had relurtantly given
up the Idea of "placing" tha two chil
dren together. A dealrabla home had
been found for the girt with two prim
maiden ladles and little brother had
to remain behind. Bo the tiny folks
wera to tnd their lt Chrlatmaa
together with Lily's new guardlana.
"BUter will come every Saturday
to sea llrother." sntd tha little girl,
who accepted the coming separation
with a child's Strang fatality, al
though her heart wa aching.
"Yea," assented llrother noncom
Ittally. II was leas concerned with
future haptilnes than with tha plea.
Iriir prospect of a dny In now surround
Ing.
A carrlug drawn by a fut slug of
horo drew up to the curbing, two
ladle got out and cnutlomlr ascend-
d tho slippery step
Mis I'rlsclll.i red he.ed and Ml-
Mattle pull her hair back," announced
Thoiiut. who Inn! hi own way c.f
rhiirarterUIng l.eopln.
Tommy ! Tommy! Don't call them
tlit," walled Mly; "ny Ml ITI-
cllla and Mis Mailt or mayba they
won't want ino."
At thi awful thought even Thorn
was abnshed, so It was tha shy little
lly alone who slipped from her chair
and offered her hand to tha two ladles
a they entered tha room followed by
thn Matron. Miss I'rlsctll abnok
hand In a matter of fact way, but
Mis Mnttlq bent to kls the children
as she helped them on with tbalr
wmp and gathered up tha meager
pared that contained Lily's personal
belonging.
"Hhall wa go now, fi Uteri" sba
ventured. Tha dominant c hord of ber
existence had always tinkled a soft
accompaniment to tho leitmotif of th
declslv Mis Prl.
"Ye," assented thn latter poltlv.
ly, "and wa will return tha boy pra
cley at five," slio added to tho Ma
tron, who hnd been hovering over Lily
with goodbye nnd admonition.
Tho corn Inn fin carried both children
down tho Icy step hu$ u,,.y hro
themselves with becoming modesty, as
If accustomed to such rare, whlla tha
orphan In tho front ward watched
enviously, and ono of thorn opened tha
window wldo enough to call down:
"Aw, Tommys coming back any
how," as a salvo to thidr slighted con
dition. Whon tha big house was reached
thera was a delightful holiday amell
In tha air of evergreens, orange and
freshly burning driftwood. Lily was
taken upstair to tnmn down later,
her blondn beauty radiant In tha whlta
lawn and bluo ribbons In ahtch Mlas
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HIS ANNUAL JOURNEY
Mattla bad dred bar. Will
chlld a adaptability shs .med u,
In perfectly with ber surrouadlao la
contrast to Thorn 0 hU coum
blua gingham and beavy shoe. 8U
would bring th spirit of yonOi to
bous. long accustomed to tha dsea
rou ways of sober mlddls if.
black and whlta Japan spultt,
with a no so short that ha mbm
always on tha point of a umm,
Jumped up beilda ber and 114 l
bead affectionately on her arm.
"What a plcturs." sighed ills Kit
tla. Don't spoil th child. rejoin) i
later, with a glanr t small Tbout,
who seemed rather out ot It. "Coaa.
It's tlma for tha tree"
A white-capped niald sbovtd wife
tha portiere and revealed a tr, g
taring with tinsel and hip4 imn4
with various ribbon tied pacttim
Tbara waa a satisfying smaUaMt, I
rosy "portion for two'' feeling itM
tbla fat llttls trna, la contrast ts U
usual spindly, sparsely trimmed tra
green at tha Asylum, which i
larga that It never md to tktt
to anyon but the Hoard of Dtrtctcn.
After a moment of rtptirou a
tenca Lily bugged a real dolly, ut
Tboma full upon a toy borta B
tng of an lnvrtlgting turn of mlal
It waa soon mltiu saddl ind krMa
and tha tall about to follow M
Ml I'rls created a diversion by lift
ing tha trea so that b might ft k
In all Ita glory befor b M tact
Tha early winter twilight bru l
shadow tha room s th rang for Ut,
Than thoughtfully ) bung Toa'i
coat by th 9 re to warm la prt-
tion for bis cold rtl.
Tha tea wagon ti-rfd la koaof
of tho day It bore tho Martha Wut
Ington set of colonial trsdltloa, l
cherished heirloom ! flbt!I
fragility bad been guarded froa a
strurtton through flv careful
eratlona. Ileslde the tiausl lea am
ice, there wa a pitcher of mill vA
thin slices of bread. irrd with rur
berry Jm, and a plt bep4 "
banana.
It waa wheeled Into plac btfo
Miss Mattla. who trsnspareol bus)
bad barely tilted the teapot, hi Hi
a whoop of Joy the riotous Tboau
mad descent. Ileedle of bll '
tar's warning cry and poor Mis a""
tla'a horrified gp. h grpe
handla of thla novel pushcart, th
Ing:
"Dananai' T!nns!"
Tha peculiar fatnllty which panw
amall boys In s drawing mora iwr
ed down upon him. T!ir wMeruk
and a tlnklo of sliver as tn bel
met the edge of a he7 mi.
Tom, tha devastator, sat mid
rul'' . .-.
Oh. Miss Prlsrllla red hodod!
Mattle pull your hnlrtsck! 1 l
mean to break It; da't l lf
bar to the 'slum 'cans I'M
. my Muvver.. too" ha Moduiei
breathlessly. . . . k,
It wn Mis I'rls who plfM W
out of the debrl. and his W"
arm met around her nerk n4
tear streaked face weld d
nhoulder, h looked acni -Mattla
and a. on who hs at hw
arrived at a bappjr
nnu need:
"You taka
mine."
(Copyrtglit, lt
tha glrl-lh' W
hr WMt.ra Mr'
ItnliiB.I
Christmas Plum Pudding
Ona cupful of finely cbopH
ona cupful of light bro
half cupful of molasses, onM
ful of sour milk, ti.r.. i"
en), two cupful of "r
carefully atftad. ona cupfal jj
ona lovel tcpoiiMl ot
fourth cupful of aier. ons
e.ch of raisin, and
cupful of citron, on te.I"
cinnamon, one half Vttf
of nutmeg, mare, cloves, ana
After thoroughly ml"1 ,4 ,D4
en,, pour Into a B
.team for about seen W
smaller mold. H
?.ni. .rouse,..
long anoimii.
In
WthlnA'0"' j
Tha
boll rang
and a -
called: ..It
-I hava telcpiK"""1
ata ts In session. . ,0
"Tho sennto. anwe,- -
ant. "I not in 1,.uibw' "
Thi. l Miss '" - If
Senator PmiiRX ' .ba tt
ther Is s.leep In his seat
kindly wska him up and ,
homsT