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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1913)
A a --- jMARIA'Sj : MONEY She Drew Too Much on Her Imagination Br CLARISSA MACKIB eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Maria Bevls dusted the glass show case In her little atore, piled the bolta of percale and gingham neatly on the ahelvea, hung some Imitation lac col late In the window and unlocked the door for the day'e business. Hehind the store, which waa the front pnrlor of her house, were the rooms where Mnrla lived. Aa ahe aat at the window waiting for customers she saw a girlish form hurry past and enter the grocery atore. Ma ria Bevla amlled sourly. "Shiftless," she muttered, snatching Irritably at the red yarn of her ball. "If that ain't Juat like Amy Lane. Trobably juat got out of bed and gone to the store for something for break fast! 1 never could believe Cousin Sam'a daughter could be so different from me! Bevisea hnve alwaya been thrifty mid hHrdworklng. Somehow Amy Bevla whs different; then she went and married Howard Lane, and every Irody knows It's starvation busi ness running a country nwspaer. But"- I he door swung Inward with Jan gling bell, and a little, black eyed, white haired woman hopped In like a aparrow and iterrhed on a chair. "Well. Maria, how goes it!" twittered Ida Bamsell girlishly. "I'm all right, Ida." returned Maria dryly. "Going out to aew today?" "Yea up to Mrs. Bremer'a. I'll want two yarda of slate colored slleala and two apoola of black thread No. (H), I guesa. Just saw Amy," remarked Ida. "Bo did I." "Amy looka alck, Maria." "Probably ahe eata too much pastry. I hear abe Uvea out of the bakery," sniffed Mnrla, squinting nearsightedly Into a bos of thread "They are having a hard time to gel along," murmured Ida kindly. "Humph! Howard better go to work and do something that will bring In real money. 1 never dreamed when I lent that money to Amy'a father that ho would die without a penny. Whan I spoke to her about It she and How ard up and promised to pay every cant, with Intoraat" "I benrd they said they would pay compound Interest." Maria fluahed. "You do boar a lot of trashy talk. Ida: Howard did say that, but It's nil talk. They've never made but the one payment on the lutereal I never expect to gut the reat." "I expect It's a good deal for you to lose," suggested Ida Inquisitively. "That's a personal matter." returned Marlu stiffly "It's enough thnt I lent It to Cousin Sammy, and he gave mo the note for It puyable on demand Amy and Hownrd have promised to pay It. But, laud, I've glveu It Up!" "Folks say you don't apeak to Amy aud Howard now," ventured Ida Itutn soli as she arose to go. "For once folks are right. I told 'em I didn't hold to keeping acquaintance with cheat." "Maria!" For once Ida'a sharp volca waa warmly sywpniii.tl.- for young Howurd Laue and his wife. Amy. Swiftly ahe changed the topic. "Mr. Buaby told ma to tell you that you was appointed one of the delegate to the convention at Ripple Itlver There'll be tweuty-flv churcbea repre sented. Mrs. Bremer's another. I suppose you'll goT" "Oo nowhere!" cried Maria Utterly. "I can't afford to. Ida. If Amy would pay me thut mouey I could go." "Well. I'm sorry. Ooodby." aald Ida hurriedly, and the door Jangled after her. "My," she breathed aa she skipped down the street. "Maria must have lent them a lot of money! When I think of all the things ahe' wanted to do and couldn't because of the mon ey tied up In that family loan I feel'a If she waa a martyr." Ida Uuiusel! repeated that remark the next aftemoou at the sewlug so ciety, and a buxs of laughter want around the group of busy women. "It must be thousand of dollars." ob served Mrs- Bremer quietly, "although I never could understand how Marls Bevla could get hold of very much to lend. I remember, when 1 want Into black for Mr. Bremer, I offered to aell her my new garnet silk, but Maria said ahe couldn't afford It Juat then; she'd lent every peuny to Sammy's folks and they hadn't paid her back." "Too bad of her to talk so mock about It." aald the minister's wife "Family affairs are best kept In the family." "That's what I'm ..ways telling Maria." chirruped Ida Bamsell. sew lug Jaerklly "But she will gabble about it. Does event's If her milk of human klndnea was turned to vinegar and she Just rejoiced iu getting slap at Howard and Amy." "I wonder how the baby la," mur mured Mrs. Busby, the minister's wife. "Better, eo Amy aald wbeu I ran In there yesterday Seem they had trouble with tb milk from Long's Howard want to buy cow. bnt 1 trues be dueeu't dare to until they pay Maita." That same ulgbt Amy aud Howard Lane sat la their garden aud talked of the future and plated with Joyce, who seemed much better. From a tent on the green came svunde of laughter and threads of music, where a fair "'ill awing. Howard's arm wns around Amy'a nlst. "Dear. If von hadn't married ue you might have been over there njoylng yourxeir. ' he said, a little bit terly. "Now .von nre nahiimed to (to because you haven't got decent shoes to wear and lniiine If you spent penny Cousin Maria would frown and 'all ua"- "Cheata." finished Amy, with a little laugh. "Never mind. Howard I've been to lota of fairs, and I've got you and baby, and that's enough for any girl. Only I do wish we could pay Cousin Maria's note." They started to go Into the house when a man entered the front gate and came briskly toward them. "Mr. and Mrs. Howard LaneT" he aaked abruptly. "Yea," said Howard. "I'm Tohlns Bevla Maria's brother. On rag you've hoard of me from your ft her Amy. ain't It? You was a little girl when I went away. Your father, my Cousin Sammy, mortgaged bis house for 11.000 to send me to California to get back my health. Well. I got It bnck and went to Aus tralia, and I've been making money. I've brought bark Cousin Sammy' money with compound Interest. It' here In thla packet I'm sorry I couldn't give It to him direct. He waa one of the best men It the world." The man's voice trembled as be finish, ed -ipciiktng Without questioning why this long delayed loan was only now being re paid. Howard and Amy ushered To bias Bevls Into the bouse and listen ed to bis story. "I came here first. Maria wasn't home, and I went to the minister, Mr. Hush)-, n tul he gave mo the particulars of Cousin Sammy's death. I'm sorry. Amy. that your father lost his bom on account of me. but I'll make it up. If 1 can, to thla little girl of yours. I)ld you any her name was Joyce?" He played with the baby while Amy ami Howard counted the money with trembling flngera and unbeliev ing eyes Twenty-two hundred dol lars' What wealth! Perhapa there would be enough left ufter Cousin Maria's awful debt was paid to give them a fair start in the world. Pay ing the Interest bad alwaya kept them back. "We muat go toulgbt" wbtapered Amy, and Howard nodded asaent. Tobias promised to care for the baby until their return, und the hnppy pair baatcned to Maria 'a house, where they found that spinster Iu a state of perturbation over the discovery of a man's leather ault case on her front plana. "What In time ha happened?" ah asked tartly aa abe ushered them Into her sitting room. "We've com to pay tb not." aald Amy proudly. "Will you pleaae bring It at one. Cousin Maria? We muat get It off our minds " "With compound Interest," added Howard. Maria looked nt tbem blankly. She bad never expe iisl the note to be paid, and abe had not looked at It for yeara. Slowly she walked to the china closet and took down a large blue china tea pot. She Hi rust ber baud In the top aud die., out a bundle of yellowed pa er. Her spei tacled eyes selected one und brought It to the table and laid it SB the red cover. "There It Is." she said skeptically, "iio you wunt to pay tb whole of It?" "I hope It Isn't over l'J.000." whisper ed Amy prayerfully aa she turned over the note. She stared uncomprehendlngly at It and gave It to her husband "What doe It say i" abe wblapered tensely. Howard read and Ida fac fluahed. "Cousin Maria, do you mean to say that thla not I only forfJS that that la all Father Bevla borrowed from you?" be demauded hotly. Maria nodded daaedly. "I guesa that' right." ahe aald abeeplahly. 'Somehow I got to thinking how nisny things I could do with that money. It got to aeem like a whole lot. 11" She paused helplessly, while Howard counted out $30 and pushed It serosa the table Then he caught up the note aud set a lighted match to It. When It crumbled to ashes he looked scrim the blacked fragments on tb red ?!j!h Into Maria's scared eye. "Maria Bevls." he said gravely, "you've spoiled the three years of our maiTbtd life, all for that paltry little sum It la paid In full How are you golug to pay us back for the agony you have cauaed ua? You have made us the laughingstock of the village and" "Don't Howard." aald Amy softly. "Pleaae don't She la sorry " "What would Itlpplodale say If It knew how much we really owed you?" Howard added remorselessly. Maria's bead dropped Into her bauds. Tell 'em." she sniffed miserably. "I don't blame you on mite!" There waa alienee. Then Howard sioke abruptly "We won't tell a word, Maria. People may think what they please about the amount, but It la your place to Inform every one that the not Is paid, the debt la canceled. Will you do It?" "Ye." cried Maria fervently. "I'll tell 'em tomorrow at tbe missionary meeting, and 1 don't supoe you'll ever have much to do with me again" "Nonsense." said Amy brightly. "I'm coming over tomorrow morning with baby to buy something for new little dresses aud we will have a cosy chat" But Maria Bevls punished herself In her own way When ber brother To bias came In and surprised her by bis '.'dden arrival she told hint tbe whole ajaj ii " aag araa knew Mart Herts past roili-.il how she worshiped titer might understand ' ' I 'is waa not too old to . aass 1 I I! arm and (jarden WHAT'S INSIDE AN APPLE? Structure of Fruit la Mere Complss Than la Qsnerally Supposed. Tbe Inside of an apple Is to most people merely a delicious whitish pulp and a few brown seeds In a more or lesa edible core wrapped up in a pret tily colored skin. Tbe real structure of the apple Is by no means so simple A scientific examination shows It to be far more complex. The accompanying photograph ahowa a cross section of a Baldwin apple. It has been treated first with alcohol and then with cedat oil to make the structure of the differ ont parts show up better in the photo graph. Tbe outer part, mnrked A, which Is the part generally considered the fruit the part thut Is eaten. Is really corre spondlng to tbe outer wood of u tree or tbe stem of a plant, while the real fruit la tbe part marked D, known aclentlfl cally aa tbe carpel, the dark trhingnlnr murks In the middle of tbe photograph Photo by Orsgon Agtioultursl college. I IIHHM S 1 u, N Or All AI'I-I.B. Tb dark spots, marked II. are tbe main arteries, of which there are ten. thut carry the food through the net work of velna seen In the outer section. Thla ayatem of arteries and velna Is entirely separate from that which feeds the fruit Iu the middle. Tbe Ave sections marked C might be likened to Ave pluma aet down close together with a stem grown up around tbem (the fleshy part of the apple.) These the horticultural scientist now calls "drupe.'' Tb outer part, with th pretty skin, la furnished by wise Dame Nature to make tbe apple attractive o It will be carried about nnd tb semis w distributed Tb picture la taken from a bulletin on "Oroaa Morphology of tb Apple," by K J. Kraus. tbe first of a aerie on "Tbe Pollination Of th I'liiiiin nmt Fruits" to be Issued from the research laboratories ot tb Oregon Agricultural r: 'si-. ' " m A fst r 'J a v'raWV I ' ' v . y college experiment station Mr, Krnug, John C. Bhaw la In receipt of a let treats the subject In a thoroughly act ter from hla brother, Thomae Shaw, entitle manner, going Into careful de- who la now in Kurope purchasing lull ua to tbe structure of the different thorough bred cattle for James J Hill, parts of the apple and their relatlou living tbe Information that many arts with a view to establishing his conteti tocratlc bovine will be added to Mr tlou that pollination, for Instance, of u Hill's herd. Tb very bast which can yellow upplr with pollen from a red bo round across the water are being apple uffecta tbe luner fruit rather selected, and the question of price la tbuu tbe exterior. ! not entering into the mutter to any great extent, aa z,6(0 baa been paid aaaSggS(SSS ' ,or Dull u others are being t r PLANT BREEDING ON FARM. I ! . The cry la becomlug more geu era I for better seeds How are we to get them? Aa tbe situa tion la. says a correspondent of tbe American Agriculturist 1 believe tbe answer to tbe ques tion is to breed them ourselves. We often see In horticultural Y w aud agricultural triod!cls ar ticle that buve a tendency to throw a wet blanket over thla proposition, claiming thut seed breeding Is a business of Its own. X requiring special training to do It properly. This may be true, viewed from a s.i. -nt mi ataud polut. aud yt there are few murket gardeners or truck farm era who cannot breed and grow what seeds they require for their Individual pluiltlUgs. IMM'MMMMMMM Beet Crops For Dairy Cow. No matter f hat some people tell you. turnips and other roots make fine milk producing feed Turnips will not affect tbe flavor of milk If fed at the right time If turnip are fed In large quantities, aud two or three tours before milking, they are likely to give th milk an unpleasant taate, but If fed directly after milking no flavor ' whatever will be uotlcod.-Farm Prog- r" ALL SORTS OF ANIMALS. I Great car should be used Iu water lug tbe bona. A little and often la tbe he! waj Mold.v or riltby grain la one of the worst tilings that cuu be given tbe calve, as it la product! or numerous digestive aliment. Tbe rows that are ,n pasture should have free aeceaa lo aait. Tbe dairy row needs ibla all th veer around, but HSWCBatt) just at Hits season. Von freipjentu bear tb question Msketl What i- tbe best six of flix k for Hi.- s venue fnriur" Generally eilk.llitf fr o forty to all ewes niske i lie be-i arse of flock fur s u,ur ler I loll f. .iu If ..ii sre not situated so thst you an lei your bog out draw a load of e.iiili mid ft, mw It into tbe pena now and i den Tbe hogs will work II over and lake a lot of lomfort dol-'g IL Makes tbem grew faoter tow rsastaravgi t HOW UNCLE SAM HELPS. 'I A bulletin of the bureau of plant Industry, "a study of farm equipment in Ohio," gives a most valuable review of Itn portnnt data of thla character gtithered und collated with much painstaking cure by Mr. L. W. Kills. n twenty one farms In vestigated th following wos found to be tbe average distri bution of capital Invested: In land, drainage and water sup ply, 61 per cent; In buildings, 21 per cent; In Implements and ma chinery, ft per cent and In live etock, 18 per cent Tbe bulletin slvea much detailed information. of which tbe figure Just quoted represent a gross summary. Oura la th day of scientific management No longer need the farmer slowly find his way to tb beat working condttlona by a aerie of successive ap proxlmationa. Tbe government helps blm to profit by tbe ex perience of others who have X preceded him and have paid the hesvy dues or tnat excellent nut dear schooling. ' DONT BURN ROUGHAGE. Expensive and Wasteful Praotlo With Cornstalk. Straw, Chaff, Eto. A contributor to Farm aud Plresld write: "A tendency exists among many farmers to burn up nil cornstalks, loose straw, clover chuff and auperfluous roughage about tbe place. But It Is too expensive. "Rvery time an acre of atalka la burned twenty one pounda of nitrogen go into tbe air, aud It will coat you 13.00 to buy it back again. Wheat or oat straw from an acre contains alauit twelve to fourteen pound of nitrogen and clover chaff three time thla amount "One can easily figure from these deduction what a reckless loss to the farm la a Ore In the chaff pile or stalk field. The cutaway and dlak harrowa will chop theae bulky materials up ready for tbe plow where they can be turned under. If you want to fatten tbe old farm, stuff It with organic mat Tug Goti Through Big Qatun Lock. Panama. The moat Important step thus far toward the operation of the I'anama canal took place when th seagoing tugboat Oatun. drawing 114 feet of water, waa paaaed successfully through the Oatun looks and now .. ... , floats on the bosom of Qglun Lake. ARISTOCRATIC BOVMES BOUGHT BY J. j. HILL ;l V -4. bought at correspondingly high prices Th letter atatea that twenty-elgnt shorthorns and twelve Ayrshire" hav been pun based, and that the writer baa Halted many landa before buying mi- anuriuorus. aa ne was determined to get only the best H contlnua: "I am positive that w have bought the beat hrd of ahorthorna that ever left Kuglsnd The average price for them waa 1600. and for th Ayrshire.. j;u. um or th bulls cost 11.000, and wm a year old at that. No on can tell m dflal purpose cattle cannot be bred. The highest priced cattle In England are th dual ahorthorna. Many give 10.000 pounda of milk per year, and at the sums lime produc th beet of beef steers I have secured twenty-two Oxfords and twenty two Hhropihlre sheep, and Mr. Hill has cabled me to get three Angua bull, and I am starting tonight for Aber deen, Scotland, to get tbem." Before returning, Mr. Hhaw will visit Holland for the purpose of obtaining a herd of Holstelns. and from there will go to France to buy French dairy eattle. a breed little known Iu this country -. Mr. Hhaw waa for several year bead of the agricultural college at CJuelph. Ontario, and was sfterward an Inetructor In the I'nlverelty of Mluno sou. He is the author of fifteen works on agriculture, many of tbem being used aa text books In the dir ferent colleges, and la deelgnated by I James J. 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