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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1912)
Da Bejiih CO AUTHOR OF Tfir SYNOPSIS. The story epane on long Island, near Kw York cltv. where M: Emily Ffrench. e relative cf Rthan Ffrench. manufacturer of the celebrated "M-r. cvry" automnblle, l,teee her war. The oa r has etopped and her cousin. Pick Ffrench. la too muddled with drink to direct It aright They meet anothar car which la run fey a professional racer named l,etranse. Ths latter fixes up the Ffrsnch car and direeta Mlaa Ffrench how to prooee.1 homeward. Kthan Ft ranch haa dtelnhertted hla son, who has disappeared. Ha Informa Emily plainly that ha would Ilk to havs her marry Pick, who la a so1-natured but tmepona'hla fellow It app-ara that a partner of Kthan Ffrench wanting an ex pert to racs with tha "Mercury' at auto events, haa ansesed l.eatranc. and at ths Ffrsnch factory Fmlly encounters the young man. They refer pleaaantly to thslr niMtlrc when Pick cornea alone; and recogntsea the young racer. Pick llkea ths way l.eatran.e lcnorea their flmt fneetlns whan h appeared to a ttsa1 vantasa. Leatrange tells Fmlty that ha will try to educate her Indifferent cuualn aa an automobile sxpert. CHAPTER V. There was a change In the Ffrench affairs, a lightening of tha atmos phere, a vague quickening and tttr of healthful cheer In the days that fol lowed The somber master of tha hour met It In nailer's undisguised elation and pride when they discussed the successful business now taxing the factory's resources, met It yet again In Emily's pretty gaiety and content But most strikingly was he confronted with an alteration la Dick. It was only a week after his first morning ride with Lest range, that Dick electrified the company at din ner, by turning down tha glass at his plate. "I've cut out claret, and that sort of thing." ha announced. "It's bad for tha nerves ." His three companions looked up la complete astonishment. It was Satur day night and by ancient custom Bal lsy was dining at the bouse. "What has happened to you? Hare you been attending a revival meet ing?" the young man's uncla Inquired with sarcasm. "It's bad for tha nerres." repeated Dick. "There Isn't any reason why I shouldn't like to do anything other fellows do. Les that Is. none of tha men who drive cars ever touch that stuff, and look at their nerve Mr. Ffrench contemplated him with tha Irritation usually produced by tha display of ostentatious virtue, but found no comment Emily gazed at the table, her red mouth curving In pita of all effort at seriousness. "You're right. Mr Dick." said Bai ley dryly. "Stick to lt." And Dick stuck, without as much as a single lapse Ffrencbwood saw comparatively little of him. as time went on. the village and factory much. Ha lost some weight, and ac quired a coat of reddish tan. Emily watched and admired In si lence. . She bad not seen Lestrange again, but It seemed to her that his Influence overlay all tha life of both house and factory. Sometimes this showed so plainly that she believed Mr. Ffrench must see, must feel the llent force at work. But either be did not sea or chosa to Ignore. And Dick was incautious. "I'm going to buy one of our road sters myself," be stated one day. "Can J have It at cost?" Mr. Ffrench felt for bis plnce-nes. "You? Why do you not usa tha limousine?" "Because I dont want to go around in a box driven by a chauffeur. I want a classy car to run myself. I've been driving some of tha stripped cars, lately, and I like it" "I will give you a car. If you want one." answered bis uncla. quite kind ly. "Go select any you pr-fer." "Thank you," Dick sat op. beaming "But I'll have to wait my turn, we've orders ahead now. Lestrange says I've no right to come In and make coma other fellow wait." Mr. Ffrench slowly stiffened. "We do not require lessons In ethics from this l estrange." was the cold re buke. "I chall telephone Bailey to send up your tar at once." Rupert brought the slxty-horse-pow-ar roadster to the door, three hours later. And Emily appreciated that La strange was discreet as well as com pelllcg, when sba found the black eyed young mechanician was detailed to accompany Dtck's maiden trips; which duty was fulfilled. Incidentally, wltb tha fine tact of a Richelieu. In May there was a still greater ac cession of work at the factory. In ad dition, the first of June was to open with a twenty-four hour race at Beacb track, and Lestrange was entered for It Excitement was In the air; Dick came In tha bousa only to eat and sleep. Tha day before tha race. Mr Ffrench walked Into tha room wbera bis niece was reading. "I want to sea Kailey," be said briefly. "Do you wish to drive ma down to the factory, or shall t have Anderson bring around tba limou sine ?" "Please let us drive." she exclaimed, rising wltb alacrity. "I have not been to tha factory for months " "Vary good. You are looking well. Emily, of lata." Surprised, a soft color swept tha face aha turned to him. "I am well. Dear, 1 think we are all batter this spring." "rerhaps." said Ethan Ffrench. His bitter grsy eyes passed deliberately Ver tha large room with all Its traces of family life extend ins, back to pra Colonlal times, but ha said no more. It was an exquisite morning, too vir ginal for June, too richly warm for May. When tha two exchanged the sunny road for tha frtory office, a north room none too light. It was a moment before their dazzled eyes per ceived no ona was present This was FJalley's private office, and Its owner bad passed Into tha room beyond. -t will wait." concede Ur. rtrench. CAMF AND THE CAflPLCj dismissing the boy who had ushered them In "Sit down, Emily; llalley will return directly, no doubt But Emily bad already sat down, for she knew tba vole speaking beyond tha half-open door, and that tha long prevented meeting waa now Immi nent "It will not do." Lestrange waa stat ing definitely. "It should be rain forced." "It's always been strong enough." Bailey's slower tones objected. "For years. It's not a thing likely to break." "Not likely to break? Look at last year's record, Mr. Bailey, and tall ma that. A broken steering knuckle killed Brook In Indiana, another sent Little to the hospital In Massachusetts, tha same thing wrecked the leader at the last Beach race and dashed him through the fence Do you know what It means to the driver of a machine hurling Itself along the narrow verge of destruction, when tha steering wheel suddenly turns useless In his grasp? Can you feel the sick helpless ness, tha confronting of death, the compressed second before tha crash? Is It worth while to risk It for a bit of costless steel?" The clear realism of tha picture forced a pause, filled by tha dull roar and throb through tha machinery crowded building "They were not our cars that broke, any of tbem." Bailey Insisted. "Not our cars. no. But the steering knuckle of my own machine broke un der my hands last March, on tba road, and If I had been on a curve Instead of a straight stretch there would have been a wreck. As It was. I brought her to a stop In the . ditch. There Is no other thing that may not leave a f ghtlng chance after It breaks but this leaves absolutely none. I know, you both know, that tha steering-wheel Is the only weapon In the driver's grasp. If It falls him. be goes out and his mechanician with him." Emily paled, shrinking. She re membered tha road under tha maples and Lestrange's laughing face as he leaned breathless across bis useless wheel. That was what It had meant, then, the lightly treated episode! "You'd better fix It like ha wants It." advised Dick's disturbed tones "Remember, he's got to drive tha car Friday and Saturday, Bailey, not ua." "It's not alone for my racer I'm speaking, but for every car that leaves the shop." Lestrange caught him up "I'm not flinching; I've driven tha car Met It Yet Again In Emily's before and I will again. It may bold for ever, that part, but I've tested It and It'a a weak point take tba warn ing for what It's worth." There was a movement as if he rose with tba last word. Emily laid her hand on tha arm of tha chair, turning her excited dark eyes on her untie. Surely If ever Mr Ffrench was to meet his manager, this was tha mo ment; when Lestrange's ringing argu ment was still In their ears, bis splen did force of earnestness still vibrant In the atmosphere And suddenly sba wanted them to meet, passionately wanted Ethan Ffrencb's liking for this man. "Uncle," she began. "Uncle" But it was not Iestratige's light step that halted on the threshold. "Why, I didn't know" exclaimed Bailey. "Excuse me. r. Ffrench, they didn't tell ma you were down." He glanced over bis shoulder; as ba pulled shut tba door Emily fancied sha beard an echo, as If tha two young men left tha next room. Bitterly dis appointed, sba sank back. "That wss your manager with you?" Mr. Ffrench frigidly Inquired. "Yes; ha went up-etairs to sea how lip I tha new driTI Is acting " Bailey pulled nut a handkerchief and rubbed his brow. "Excuse me. It's warm. Yea, he wants me to strengthen a knuckle he's spoken considerable about It I guess be e right; better too much than, too Utile" "1 do not see that follows. I should Imagine that you understood bullJlng chassis better than this racing driver. You bad best consult outside experts In construction before making change." Tncle!" Emily cried. "There's a twenty-four hour race starts tomorrow night" Bailey sug gested uneasily. "It's easy Axed, and wa might be wrong." "We have alwaya made them this way?" "Yes. but" "Consult experts, then. I do not Ilka your manager's tone; be Is too as suming. Now let ma sea tbosa pa pers." Emily's parasol slipped to the floor with a sharp crash aa she stood up, qulta pale and shaken "Uncle, Mr. Lestrange knows." sha appealed. "You heard blm say what would happen please, please let It be fixed." Amazed. Mr. Ffrench looked at her, his face setting. "You forget your dignity." ha re torted In displeasure. "This Is mora childishness. Fmlly. Men will be con sulted more competent to decide than this Lestrange. That will do." From one to the other sha gaied. then turned away. "I will wait out In tha cart" sha said. "I I would rather be outdoors." Dick Ffrench was upstairs, stand ing with lestrange In ona of tha nar row aisles between lines of grimly ef ficient machines that bit or cut their way through the steel and aluminum fed to them, when Rupert came to him with a folded visiting card. "Miss Ffrench sent It." was tha ex planation. "She's sitting out In her horse-motor car. and she called me off the track to ask ma to demean myself by acting like a messenger boy. All right?" "All right." said Dick, running aa astonished eye over the card. "No answer?" "No answer." "Then I'll hurry back to my em broidery. I'm several laps behind In my work already." "Sea here. Estrange." Dick began, as the mechanician departed, sitting down on a railing beside a machine! steadily engaged In notching steel disks Into gear-wheels "Don't do that!" Lestrange exclaim ed sharply. "Get up, Ffrench." "It's safe enough." "It's nothing of tha kind. Tba least slip " "Oh. well." ha reluctantly rose. "If you're going to get fussy. Read what Emily sent up." Lestrange accepted the card with a faint flicker of expression. "Dick, nncle Is making the steering- knuckle wait for expert opinion." tha legend ran. In pencil. "Have Mr. Bal ley strengthen Mr. Lestrange's car. anyhow. Do not lot him race so." Near them two men were engaged In babbitting bearing, passing lad 1 Pretty Gaiety and Content fuls of molten metal carelessly bach and forth, and splashing hissing drops over the floor; at them Lestrange gazed In silence, after reading, tha card still In bis hand (TO BE CONTINUED.) Wise 8srvant A woman In Trenton, N. J., who baa been baring a lot of trouble with her domestic help, was obliged recently to accept the temporary service of raw recruit In the shape or an Irish girl Just landed In this country. After a preliminary survey of tha girl and a deject e.d sigh, tba lady of tha bousa asked: "What can you do?" "Rhure, most anything at all, mum, responded the newcomer. The lady of the bouse glanced about the room. There was everything to be done. "Could you fill the lamps?" sha finally ventured to ask. "Bhure, I kin fill tha lamps!" ex claimed tba enthusiastic Celt, aa aha grabbed ona and started out Then, wltb the air of one wishing above all things to suit the possible caprices of a new employer, she pused to query: "An' la It gas or oil ye d ba wantln thlm filled wlthT W1 .Wni lNI) Y 1 SOMETHING NEW IN Before tha state legislature Is Al bany. N. Y.. this winter will be pre sented a plan for America's first "de partment of home assistance." the first organised government bureau to cara for the destitute home. More than a generation ago governmental aid for the families of the very poor was abandoned in New York city; living conditionsand living's cost have changed radically since then; today the specially appointed commit tee of Investigation for the city con ference of charities and correction urges government ill aid as the only hope of real "social Justice" and liv able support for the homes of the destitute There ar hundreds of women and children starving In New York for whom only the government can adequately care. "Of course It Is. primarily, a mat ter of the cost of living." said O. F. Lewis, chairman of the conference committee on governmental aid of New York city. "The pi Ice of the necessities of life has Increased so much that destitution has become, a problem too great for the private societies j meet alone I have no doubt that the private charitable organisations could take care of the destitute families If they only hud enough money; but under present conditions they have not enough money; and so something else must be done something else must be added. "What we are suggesting l something absolutely new. Hut It Is simply the outgrowth of present conditions. It Is a question th.tt has 'broken through' inanv time lately In various purls of the 1'nltel States; here In New York we are first bringing It to tha point of definite, organised action The suggestion of a department of home assistance hue as Its single ob ject the care of destitute widows with ltttl children I'ndrr the present regime In the care of the poor a woman with children- and no means of sup portmust either be taken cave of bv a private organisation, or must break up her home and send her ihlldren to an Institution AMIR OF AFGHANISTAN HELPS TURKEY C -': '- 70-' Z kV U , e".t. 'i.t tween Turkey and other lalauilc? tit: Ions T!o lluml.in persecutions In Per sia have fired the MoliaiMi.ie.lans there, ami the Asiatic Moslems are looking for a champion who can como to the rescue of the threatened Islamic slates Turkey and Persia. Hablbulluh Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, Is the man One word front him, alarmists say and others fear, will l.r ng on a series of religious clashes that will entangle every nation In Europe, Asl.i an I Africa The amir has not failed to take advantage of the almost universal mani festation of respect paid him. and In a meeting held In Kabul recently to express sympathy with the Turks he stxiko In no uncertain manner. Although the sovereign of a comparatively small statu, the Amir Habl bullah enjoys tho prestige of being the only Independent Moslem ruler In the world. His country baa no public debt with a foreign commission controlling Its finances. It has a respectable and fairly well trained army. It manufac tures Its own rifles, ammunition and MRS. GROVER CLEVELAND TO WED AGAIN Mrs. Orover Cleveland, widow of the former president of tha United States, la to be married next April to Prof. Thomas Preston, an honorary professor at Princeton University and now occupying the chair of archae ology at Wells College, Aurora. N. Y.. the Institution attended by Mrs. Cleveland, then Frances Folsom. Although formal announcement haa not been made and probably will not be made until after the debut of Miss Esther Cleveland this winter, the fact of the engagement haa been known for some time among the In timate friends of Mrs. Cleveland and Profesaor Preston. The second romance of tho woman who as "the bride of the White House" charmed a nation and whose high character and devotion to her distinguished husband have been, bv example, a national Influence toward high Ideals of wifehood. Is the out come of an acquaintanceship of little more than a year's duration, with man practically unknown In America. Thereafter he became a frequent visitor at tho Cleveland home In Prince ton, and undoubtedly Mrs Cleveland's ardent Interest In education fostered the first bond of sympathy that grew Into stronger attachment, and has resulted In tha most Interesting announcement of a betrothal sln. e'tho world heard that the beautiful Frances Folsom waa to ba mnrri..,! t iv.- ., chief In tba stately walls of the White Professor Preston who Is about fifty years of age, a literary scholar and a linguist of International distinction. Is a man of strong but retiring per sonality, and, although ha has held a high place among the faculty of Prince ton for years. It Is said that bis first meeting with Mrs. tri-i.nej t.-.w ...... not many months ago. PRINCESS NURSING ?4 a lances, orners propped against tha wa "Orily three weeks to prepara for this Is only tha beginning." "I ORGANIZED CHARITY The specter of a holy war Is uu folding Itself In-fore the eyes of ICu ri.pe. It began when Italy clashed Hh Turkev In Africa, and now that the little Christian states, that act aa a bufer between the larger powers and Turkey, are at war, the cloud Is dark ening rapidly among all the Mohani inc.!. in tuitions. In the mosques of India, the pago das of Malaysia and the shrines of a dos-n other nations pravers are being said for the success of the Turkish arms All Islam has thrown Its religious supixirt to the kahlitate at Constanti nople, an 1 shouM Hot sultan, aa hrnd of the Moslem faith, unfurl the green flag of Ihe prophet It la feared the fanatic Mnhrimmcdan nations would begin holy wars Even th" ninnt conservative of Europ.-nn diplomats admit there Is a o)M!l(v if tx!!tlcnl alliances be guns of the smaller calibers House. WOUNDED SOLDIERS According to press reports from Oreece, the hospital arrangements of tha Greek army are entirely Inade quate for emergencies. The army haa cted with such rapidity that It Is Im possible for the field ambulances to keep pare with It. Princess Alice wife of Prince Andrew, the fourth son of King (ieorgo, with a staff of picked nurses. Is following the army and ren derlng first aid to thn wounded, by whom sho Is spoken of as "the minis tering angel." At Harandoper sha performed al most miracles, flitting with her staff from one quarter to another until lnte In the evening, when sha was compelled to slop because her cloth ing was drenched with biod. Princess Helena, daughter of tha Crown Prlnc. has also arrived with ber hospital train. looking around Ihe railroad si a Hon at l.arlHsa, which was littered With wounded men. an, ., ....... Us. she exclaimed In fathetic tones: ' wnsi H waa not enough time, and I 1! MAKING A START IN SCIENCE Burned Thrsad May Bs Prepared to Hold Up Some Light Weight Kaplan. tlen of Trick. When wa speak of matter wa usual ly nit an something that rau be seen or felt, anything thut has form or weight or color. Wa say that matter has cer tain properties. It la a property ol gluss to ba brittle and of rubber to be elastic. Tha properties of some kinds of mat ter rau be changed by the application of Are or water or both. Wa can ' change Iron Into steel, wa ran make brass with a spring to It or without There are some things that will re I slat the action of lire or water to a certain extent. You rau hold up a pretty good weight at one end of a slice of bread If It Is dry or slain, bul If you soak the bread In water It will hardly hold Itself up. You ran hang a good slsed weight at the end of a very slender piece ol thread, but the moment you set firs to the thread the Wright will fall tc dm ground. Every one knows that, you will say. bul with a little prepara Hon you ran convince them that this will not always hold true. It la pos sllilo to make a thread bold up s light weight even after the thread hat I n set on fire and la apparently all burned up If you will lake a ptece of stout I thread about a foot long and twist It j L: Ournsd Thread Holding Weight as much as you ran and then double It It will twist upon Itself and you will have a double thread, twisted through Its entire length If you tie ona end of this thread around a lead pencil and bang some light weight, such as paper fastener, to the other end so that It shall swing freely above a small dish you may try the experi ment of putting a match to It and sea how long It will hold up the weight Kul If you stand two books on tha table to support the -iftl steadily It la posalbU to burn the thread com pletely front end to end and still have It hold up the weight provided you have in the thread some substance that Is not change. In Its properties . so much as the thread Itself when you burn It. This substance la common salt, with .which so many Interesting export ' rnents may be made Prepare a satu rated solution of salt and water, which jwe rail brine, and soak your twisted thread In It Then bang It up to dry When It Is dry soak It again and let It 1 dry again. Af'rr you have done this two or three times the thread will not l.xik any different from ordliary twist led thread, but when you hang your pa per fastener or some very light weight to It with th pencil to bold It up It will astonish your friends when you set Are to It. Hy applying Uin match lo tha bot tom you will see a small flame run slowly from there to the top of the thread, where It t tied round tha pen cil, and at that point It will go out. There will be nothing left but a black cinder which looks very much like a very thin burnt match, but It will be quite sitoiig enough to hold up your little paper fastener. PIECE OF ICE MAKES FIRE Illustration shews How Laos May Ba Formed With Hands and Than Applied to Pspsr. It may sound queer to some, but tea ran b used to start a fire, and this trick fnav be accomplished by follow ing the directions given herewith: Take a piece of very clear Ire and melt It down In the hollow of your - Making Firs With les. hands so as to form a large lens. Ths Illustration shows how Ibis Is dona. With the lens shaped lea used In tha lame manner aa a reading glass U lirect the sun's rays on paper or shar lugs you can atart lira. Young Chesterfield. "It Is so rare an occurrence to trsat a young Chesterfield." saya a Now Yorker, "that I wish to go on record as having encountered In tha person of tha ten year old son of a friend of mine tha most striking example ona oould Imagine. "As I waa taking my leave from tha household this lad. who was playing In tha ball with bla sisters, rose po litely and opened the door for ma. "I am very much pleased with this attention.' said I. ' hope I bava liven you no trouble.' "Tha lad smiled. am only sorry,' rejoined be, 'that I am not letting you In.' " Llpplncott's. Natural Result. Edgar, aged four, came running In to tloi house olio ilny- with a long scratch on his baud "Why ir.tne how did that happen?" asked his tnolh ir. "It didn't happen," replied Edgnr. "Tba old rat done It" Tha Wrong Word. "What does your paw do, PnnimyT" "My paw's a veterinarian." "Bhucks! My paw says anybody hat won't aat meat's crank." A M,!. DAYLIGHT TESTeT v" tvllij M'ohlgsri Man Haa i. Will Prov. Tk, An electric daliK,, , . taen In,.,,,.,, by M .i,!- Jcks,. Mich. whrh J . tlon In ,h. pouhry "J? WI,- business. fr , h7 ;" dark lar Electricity, ' M, Pop Klectrlo No. i M . bout S foet length , 'H b !". -Ilh small m" iSS1 inches apart for hwS'l hi. h 1. run over roiiarg of the case by ' This machine I. ...... .. .l 1 ny electric- light .Wk. A hood with . over the U9. r U. th. light fl..h.,n4" niatlcallv r.m.i ' " ' SO gft H '99 Tsttsr. tba egg Is under eiamtnatloi- g a feci una Is a clear deep orweslgr -....w ua.1 one la black; U, turn automatically on tbs UN, i Hog the tester to riamlns froa C Sides. The g.md rsa are silos roll out on a canva. labia, tti fe .lone without danger 0f brmtlm while tho orior discards u cm w hich are spoiled. When the ordinary lighting rjrrrjt rannot be secured, the ntacbla. a equipped with :t ,ry battarlst la so llple series, which furnish currtM ta low voltage electric lamps. An expert and two hslpan nu lag about to rases pr day with sbsoltu. ly no danger from fire tin in tested In a daylight room. aa fHi great rapidity. PROPER FEEDS FOR POtllTRT Osat Rule Is to Watch Pewit ni C, Them What Tray Will Cltas l'i Milk Is Cscslltnt (neraly speaking, the poaitryets fiee-d not worry much aboul faadly formulas If ha will feej ib"t ea third as much corn as all other gnlst and feed animal and verUbl feeti In connection bo will get fairly sa'a factory reaults. These who it ac customed to compounding rtlloM might remember that a ratio of ikhl 1.S la considered a good ratios fw laying hens and 1 a good ot lor fattening poultry of all kinds. Fowls require the equlvalnt a! about 17 pounds of dry feed for aui 00 pounds of live weight Thai k 100 hens weighing S pounds nd would require about !7 foatit of iU matter each day. If they art fl'N milk, green, or other wt or tf feeds, they will require Isaa grill About 4 ounces of dry matter per day la tha quantity required for bsst n suits. Tba very best rule Is to watch tkt fowls and feed thm about a3 UT will eat It Is not a good ptaa to al low feed to He uneaten. Thar fc) danger of the bens becoming too hi aa long ao thay are kept busy trilt Ing for their feed. It l th d that lays tha eggs regularly. GOOD POULTRY FEED TROUGH Useful for All Kinds of Poultry iM So Self Esplanatory Thst No Description Is Necessary. ! The accompanying IllustrsUot. which shows a feeding trough, wrf useful for all kinds of poultry, to plainly self .explanatory that w acrtptlon Is necessary, savt th lo Homestead. Hy the. use of thl tnW Poultry Pood Trough, no food can be wasted nor e th. fowls gel into in- w... --- feat and thus soil It or Imps! U feeding value of the food. Tailing Prosh Egg It Is claimed that. fr-hlf UJ placed In a bucieiru. o. ----- sink to tha bottom, one sink nearly to ins pou. old about half way up; ,tow will float not qulta at days eld. just touch the top; W .1, days, rlsa a llttl .f rising a iiuw grows older. Pr.par.tlon WIM". ThI. U mi.hty w " th. th. cleaning up work rf chicken-bouse. A HbwaJ oo whlt.w..h, followed by Pt1 th. perches, and dusting oM fowl., will go I"" wy. .,ntnr IM ln comfortabl. for ,nt workers that turn out l00-ow' worth of eggo J""'- Oro.n food for WlnW flprouted onts, rabtM ' " brtt wall kept turnips furnish green poultry f'1 for " or clover leave, or n the big barn n--.r. fod clear or with a iml wl.l largely taka , th. "JJTrf rood ana in - - ., , ethar gra.n .tuff wltnul 11 '
