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Hayes followed her "I must see yen alotro, Katherliie You're still free there s no foreigner on the scene. Is there, Katherine?" "Bob," Katherine's voice was sweet GAZETTE IS MOST VENERABLE but firm "I don't think I shall «ver BRITISH NEWSPAPER marry now—" "Oh, nonsense," ha protested. "No." even more positively. "The more I see of men but what'« the Publication Ha* for Two Hundrod and use? There trover was but one man Fifty Years Officially Chronicled I could have got on with, and I didn't thn History of the Island happen to live In hie time." Empirò. "Who was the boy?” Hayes asked, Illustrations from Photographs of the Stage Production lightly. Modern newspaper onlerpilsa han "Strange," Katherliie replied, pen sively, "I've Just been talking about ■omnwhat dwarfed the Importance of the lamdun tlasutte, Britain's oldest him - Napoleon Hona parte." and that you Intend building factories "Oh, !,ord that fellow." Hayes was newspaper, which for 250 years has there?" much relieved "Can I have tomor offlclally chronicled the history of the Daniel giade «uiMvnly h .Lance» freni a "Why. yea." Blade admitted, with row evening country Today It Is practically only p unite«» minor lo a mlUlonalre ami I» tnadduilng calnin««». cornea a power In thè inUItleal and bu*l “Yes- If you—yea—tomorrow eve used for such aniiuuucemauta as the en ttu-Mfovi-r ¡ nea» worhl. Be t‘ ha» in® "Wffiit?" Strickland almost shouted, ning, Hob." king's birthday honors list and legal nor’a chalr. Ht» t..„ «Imple, ....... h> . in« loving wife completely astounded falla lo ria« to lite new eondlttons. au.tu Iler voice lingered a bit on the Bob. notices Time was. however, when the "But - but It can't be dune." Merritt me. ta Katherine, dausliter of Sensi s .-r Btrlekland. ami seca In ner alt Ihal .1 Marr was so excited now that he stuttered and with quick Impulsiveness llayeo Gazette was the only medium through la noi. caught her hand and kissed IL which the public could Hirn any for hl« words In another mluuto she had turned vlgn news or any public announcement "It can't be done," echoed Hunt. >1« CHAPTER II—Continued. to Slade which royalty and statesmen had to was well [Mild for being sn echo. Shallow Manure Pit. "Oh, Mr Slade, won't you let roe make. "Our best people live there," pro "Oh. I Ilka Washington," she said, make n head of you?” Nowadays such announcements, tested Merritt. Fbr maintaining or restoring the which the liquid bringing herself back to the conver- "A head of me?” Hlaite repeated In while being sent to the London Ga- "I live there," Hunt added. with ac •urprlse. fertility of the fields there is nothing pumped. In one corner at the deep end Ballon with difficulty. sett«, are simultaneously communi- beter than barnyard manure Bv the of the pit dig a hole 1$ Inches deep Her father, noticing her abatrac cumulated emphasis "Think It over," Katherine sug All of us," Merritt continued, "take grated, as she and her father went out. rated to the more Important newspa ordinary methods of piling manure on by 24 feet In diameter. To protect Gon, remarked Indulgently: "She like» pars. I S' even today the lamdon Ha- the ground or storing it in wooden the concrete floor, at the upper end of Washington, Slade. She likes the pride In the view along tiro water leaving Hayes and Slade watching her suite 1» controlled by the government, front. It'« damnable. Why, out of peus or boxes. SO to 50 per cent of the driveway excavate a trench 8 East, but she doesn't tell It to every proud, graceful figure until It disap mid a particularly watchful eye Is kept its fertility is lost, according-to the inches wide and 2 feet deep for a con body on account of fathers vote« common decency, man— What do peared from view. on the advertisements in Ita pages, you want of factories, anyway?" he de Blade looked critically at Hayes for U. S. Department of Agriculture. crete foundation apron. Extend It Now. Slade and I love our western manded, completely angered and out a moment or two after the girl had which are regulated by law. Thea« This loss is brought about in two around the corners and slope It up city. eh. Slade *• advertisements are mostly of an official gone "Well," with some reluctance. "It s of patience. ways: First, by leaching or washing ward to meet driveway incline. Blade's voice »» almost a drawl. "Oh. now I remember." he suddenly or legcil character, of which It la neo due to hea»y rains; second, by ter- In general, the framing of the forms s good starting point," Slade admitted "Ah!" Katherine exclaimed, ho» It was so low.pitched and so provok- exclatnrod "You're tiro chap die gave ensary to keep a record, and earn fot mentation or heating caused by lack is similar to that of shallow pits. It the nation about $60.000 a year No thoroughly hepself attain. "There's a Ingly calm. "Why didn't you and your ! up for 1‘arls a long time ago?" concrete it sufficient moisture. Since the earthen walls stand Arm. only an associate* protect your holdings?" be great manufacturer could obtain s pud man for you! Ilea not going to let "When she was twenty-one and 1 Other pits are waterproof, manure may be inside form will be needed Inquired. was twenty tour and six feet one Inch In Ita page», even though he were will kept in them as moist as may be wise, build an outer form. For ths a town stand in his way. Mr Slade, Ing to pay $80.000 a line ing It Alto Mow'd we know a man with mil necessary and such an enormous forms use 1-inch siding on 2 by 4 Inch this is father's Waterloo. He's been lions would come along and buy up of a western lawyer, Just out of the gethur. the (laxeito yield» the country woods. How does Mrs. Blade take to waste in the fertility of the manure studding spaced 2 feet 8 inches. a great disappointment to me. That's the whole beach?” Merritt's wrath thia governorship business?" he fin a profit of about $100.000 a year, al We children may thus be entirely prevented. One These uprights need not be cut to the worst of parents though practically the only people never know how they're going to turn was getting beyond tiro control that Ished, abruptly. * 'oad of manure from a concrete pit exact lengths. Save lumber by allow presence demanded "She doeau't take to It” Blade's who buy It are government officials out. If father had only listened to Katherine's la worth 14 to 2 loads of manure as ing them to extend above the siding. Blade. If you persist In thia." hs voice was hard. and lawyers. : me It would have been Washington usually stored. Moreover, with con Stiffen each section of the form by | for him—Washington for me. Hut he thundered. "I'm going to lake off my One of the moat curious facts r< gai d "I was afraid she wouldn't" crete pits the supply of manure is nailing a 2 by 4 inch scantling to the wouldn't cross the Delaware. "Well, nobody's going to stand In Ing the London Gazvlte Is that while It He coat and hit back. My paper has an Increased by all the liquid manure, uprights at the top and bottom of the wouldn't leave the WcaL If there d enormous outside circulation, and I'll my way." A malignant light showed Is Britain's oldest newspaper. It la also the richest part, from the barn gut- forms. one of the youngest, tn the souse that only been a drop of Napoleon In fa baste you once every day. It you pro- In hie eyes. ters and feeding floors. Erect the forms In the pit. Set ther." she concluded with a sudd- n pose running for goveruor, you wont "My boy, I'm out to win.“ It was not until loo* that It was regis Shallow manure pits do very well them on 8-lncb concrete blocks or burst of vehemence. get one vol« tn your own town. And In spite of the fact that be was tn tered at the general post office for frequently where the manure can be bricks, so that the floor may be built “Napoleon!" repeated the senator In one month, or lea«, you'll find San full evening attire, he thrust bls hands tranamlaslon by Inland post ns a hauled to the fields The walls and Into his pockets and almost strutted newspaper Previously It had been re “Yea, Napoleon. He got what ho Francisco has a gorgeous climate " Slade was unperturbed by Merrltt'a about the room "I outgeneraled that garded re u government publication floor should be 5 inches thick, The wanted, and nothing ever stood In his clear dimensions of the pit are; path. I Just love the way he rode threats or Merritt’s bulldozing. "All crowd here tonight. fly God. 1 did! only, and was dispatched "O II M Depth. 3 feet; width. 6 feet: length. over poor old Josephine's heart, don I right, Merritt." he advised, good na- Do you know—?" lie paused In his 8 in this way escaping postal tundly. "go ahead with your paper, walk and looked down on Hayes' els charges altogether Hut apparently the 13 feet. Dig the trench 3 feet 5 inches you?"—and she turned to Slade. I'll take my chances. ” deep by 6 feet 10 inches by 12 feet feet sprawled over one of the brocaded “But he was right!" she continued, governineiit saw u way to reap a few "You will, eb?" Merritt's tone was chair»—''there'» Just a little drop of extra halfpence by 10 Inches. By keeping the sides ver earnestly, a« If she were making a having It regi» ominous. "What sort of factories are that fellow Napoleon Bonaparte- tn tical only an tnside form will be plea for something that lay very close tired you going to build?" me!" needed. Frame the sides and ends to her own heart. "Why should we The Gazette varies In sire very con "Well,” drawled Slade, coolly, "I was "Napoleon Honaparte got on by separately For the sides cut the let anyone hold us back? I I wouldn t. slderably Sometimes It consists mere- I 'hlnklng of putting up glue factories!" leaving a woman behind," Hayes re ly of one page, and sometimes of be 1 inch siding 12 feet long and nail Hut mother didn't want to leave the "Glue!" The one word Jumped from turned, seriously, refusing to enter Into it to the four 2 by 4 inch uprights 3 West, so father stuck to Ms town and tween four and five hundred, but the feet long and equally spaced The end his friends and Ms state, Now he I everyone's mouth at once. "Glue!" Blade's spirit of self satlsfled good price always remains the same, via. a uprights for the sides are 2 by 4 inch stands In the background and boosts they all repeated, and looked at each humor one shilling There was one mentor other In consternation "You mind your own d—n business. other men politically. pieces nailed fit; to the siding; the ublo week in 1847, which was known "The h — I you say," then remember Bob." Slade turned on him, suddenly. A Cheap Shelter for Manure- "He wauts to boost you," she added, xthers are also 2 by 4 but are nailed as the "Hallway Year," when so many ing himself. "J beg your pardon. Misa "All right I ’ m off to the opera. I •uddenlv. >n edge It Is not necessary to cut parliamentary notices had to be pub under them To prevent bulging Strickland." only meant that Napoleon was a bad these uprights to exact lengths: they "Letting out secrets." ber father ac "It can't be done," Merritt want on. boy for you to follow, because he llahvd that the (iaxette for the week may be allowed to extend above the cross-brace the forms with 2 by 4 ineb cused. playfully. totaled about three thousand pages timbers. Begin filling with concrete, ! But Katherine was never mor« se "You can't build gluo factories here," treated his first wife Ilk» a dirty dish- siding. Make the siding for the end One of the most Interesting numbers »ections of the form 5 feet 2 inches as for shallow manure pits, and do not! rious. "You're bls dark horse,” she and he emphasized every word with rag. That's why I’m glad lhat second of the Gazette ever published was the little Austrian hussy paid him back. an angry shake of bls finger. persisted. long and at the ends nail It to the stop until the job is completed. That's all 1 love Mrs Blade. When Diamond Jubilee number, the whole "By God. you—" Lay the floor for the bottom and th« "You're a lucky men, senator,” edge of two 2 by 4 inch uprights. I was sick with fever In your mining paper being devoted to an official rec He broke off as he saw Bob Hayes incline the same as for shallow pits 1 Slade broke In, as be watched Kath Place a single 2 by 4 upright between ord of thut historic celebration camp she was a mother to me." stride Into the room. Hayes, as Slade's To give teams a sure footing on the erine admiringly. "You're a lucky each end pair. Cut four cross braces, As an tllilztrutIon of the Importance "Don't forget that I made you,” lawyer and almost a member of the incline, embed in the concrete the 1 man to have a charming young woman 5 to 10 inches long, from 2 by 4 inch "I,” and h» of the Gazette In tlio old days, It family, had the entree to thn house at Slade reminded him turned up ends of Iron cleats bent at behind you In the race. ” tiubers Have enough sections of tapped bls chest, "I gave you your might be mentioned that as recently "That's all we women are for," an all times. woven wire fencing. 74 feet long. to ' right angles, similar to a capital U. as tiro Crimean war the Gazette was "Here'« my lawyer." remarked Slade, chance." Old wagon tires, cut in lengths not swered Katherine, bitterly, "standing cover the bottom of the Pit "1 don't All the same I'd hate to the first to publish that Important Item dryly, "ask him " Set up the forms on the finished t greater than 20 Inches and turned u; behind some man-and watching him "Of course It can be done." Hayes sue you elected, because of Mrs Slade. of news, the victory of Alma At oue floor so as to allow a 5-lnch wall on 4 Inches at each end. will do. Leave do things." Informed them, convincingly. "It's per It seems to be Iho regular thing, be time the Ixzndon newspapers had to "Why, child alive, you do things 1 Inch clearance between the cleats all sides. Join them by nailing to fectly legitimate." coming universal, for a very aucceaa- wait for the publication of the Gazette gether the 2 by 4's at the corners of and the concrete, and set them so as yourself," the senator remonstrated. Then, as If to dismiss a perfectly ful man to leave home the minute he's In order to secure such news of public “ She makes busts, Slade — beads, i>one not to obstruct the wheelway. Space the sides and ends Do not drive the lin|s>rtan< o as the list of casualties obvious subject, he turned to the girl, on Ills feet Good night." nails home. Cross-brace with 2 by 4's the cleats 14 to 16 inches. Roughen or some big gun« In Europe." "Ono minute, llob You've given me which the war office In those days sent who had been enjoying every point Katherine elghed and leaned hack corrugate the bottom crosswise every and with 1-lnch boards from each cen a lol of good advice. I'll give you <«-•< t to Fleet slr< • t wearily In her chair. "Oh. In my that Slade had scored. tral end upright to the second side up 6 inches by using a 5-foot length of It Is tiro proud boast of Messrs. Katherine's eyes lighted with warm some Are you tn love with that girl?" 2 by 4 Inch scantling beveled length feminine way, I model." she admitted right "Yes," Hayes grunted; "good night. Harrison, who for more than one him "But If there'd been one drop of Na welcome. It was Iho flr«t time sho Quickly begin filling the forms with wise to the shape of a carpenters dred and thirty years published the poleon In father I shouldn't have had had seen Hayes sine« she had re Is lhat all?" concrete almost wet enough to pour, chisel. To make the corrugations, sei "No;” Slade paused, watching Hayes lamdon Gazette. thnt ullhough kings to fall back on molding clay. I should turned. He was the man she had once the timber with the beveled face to- and keep it practically the same have been molding," she hesitated, wanted to marry, once before her through narrowed eyelids. “That girl and cabinet ministers contributed to height on all sides. Puddle the con ward the Incline. Strike the 2 by 4 and then finished daringly, "opinions father had given her the choice of needs a large pie with every one of Its pages during the time they pub with a heavy hammer, so as to indent crete by running a long paddle up Hayes or a finishing school In Paris her fingers In IL Bob, I'm sorry for llslicd the paper, and although thou and people." and down next to the form. Do not the concrete to the depth of 1 Inch. and a tour of Europe. Now sho greeted you. Your pie Isn't big enough." sands of employees were engaged on Cutter for Silage. "Well—It'« my pie. Good night,” the work of producing the Gazette, no punch the earthen wall. Dirt in the him with cordial frlendahlp, but with There are on the market several CHAPTER III. and ho was gone. none of the sweet tenderness he might official secrets aent to them for publl- ' makes of silage cutters that will give After Hayes had gone. Slade sat, his have expected from her. Once «he cation have ever leaked out , satisfaction, according to Farmers arm« resting on the table, staring into Just how much more freely Hath- had looked up Into his eyes and thought The Gazette Is probably the only pa Bulletin 578, issued by U. 3. Depart erine might have revealed h< r alms him a god. Now, her eyes blinded by apace. Every now and then the cor per which returns the original copy Io : ment of Agriculture. The capacity and Inspirations, Slade could not the glare of ambition, she saw only a ners of his mouth came down and his Its authors along with the proof. This of the machine is an Important consid know, for at that moment the butler good looking chap, a struggling law eyes narrowed. He was thinking of In done In the case of communications ' eratlon which should not be over appeared and engaged his attention. yer, a man who hadn't made any par Katherine Strickland and Hayes. That from sovereigns and cabinet ministers. looked by |he purchaser. Many per As the man withdrew, Slade spread tlcular mark In the world. She re woman for Hayes! Ilayos must be a sons make the mistake of getting a wide his arms and announced gran turned Hayes’ burning, penetrating presumptuous pup to ever think of Activities of Womsn. cutter which Is too small, thus ma diloquently: gaze with cool, unruffled frankness In winning thkt queen. Such women were It Is claimed thnt women medical king the operation of filling the sllc “The gentleman of the ^ater front another moment she had turned from meant for the kings of the earth—not students complete their course much very slow and interfering with th« crowd, If you pleaee. Mr. Wesley him and was earnestly watching Slade, for their hireling«. quicker than mon. 4TO BE CONTINUEDf continuous employment of the entlr« Merritt, the gentleman who wasn't go listening to his every word with eager The average earnings of women em Inlentness. force of men. ing to darken my door, Is here!” He broke off with a loud, mirthless "You eee. I'm a very simple sort of NEW DISCOVERY ABOUT ANTS ployed In the clothing trade In Eng It is better to get a machine larg« land Is $2.12 per week enough so that every one will be abl« laugh. As well as any man who ever fellow,” Slade was saying, "don't drink Women among the lower classes In to keep busy all the time. The largei lived, he liked to feel the grip of his —don't smoke—don't keep yachts or Scientist Asserts That the Insects New York have started a crusade own power. He had come to the point hornee, don't keep wo — " he stopped In cutters are equipped with self feeders Havs a Regular Form of Saluta Waite of Barnyard Manure. against high rents. a labor saving device which the smal where It was genuine satisfaction to his oft-repeated formula aa he remem tion Among Themselves. Women constitute only four per cent bered Katherine's presence, "don't crumble, hold it back with 1-inch l»r sizes lack Other factors to b* humble men and conquer things “Wesley Merritt!" the senator was keep horses, ho I must do something, boards braced against the forms. To taken Into account In purchasing a Ants have long been known foi*thelr of the persons engaged In transporta keep out floor water, the pit may be cutter are the amount of work to he almost too surprised for speech. as I was saying to Mrs. Rinde today. excessive Industry, but from a curious tion In this country. Women are now prohibited from extended 6 inches above the ground by done and the power available. Of "After his abuse of you In the paper I don't want to bother my neighbors, communication which has Just ap using the lower half of a 1-fcot board course, for the filling of a very small today—. And Hunt! How did you so I’ll build high chimneys, so the peared they seem to have surpassed working between certain hours at smoke won't trouble you much. I'm all other Insects by organizing an night In 14 European countries. to hold back the dirt, by allowing the silo It would not be wise to buy a do It?” “This Is the sort of thing I like.” going Into the glue business. That Is. elaborate system of signaling. In Persia women are forbidden to go remainder to project above the ground large machine. Neither would it be level, and by adding 6 inches to the advisable to overload the engine or broke In Katherine, eagerly. "Oh, It's of course," and he paused and sur Professor llugnlon, who has recently unveiled In the presence of any man height of the Inside form. Remove motor by using a cutter which Is toe so exciting,' she declared, her eyes veyed the group about him with a com Investigated the habits of the white but her husband. glowing with eagerness and animation. placent elevation of his eyebrows, ant, reports that the "soldiers" of that A Pennsylvania woman paid $2f>,000 the forms after the concrete has set large for the power available. "that la. uniese you gentlemen can species give warnings or encouraging to a beauty doctor to make her a Two types of silage elevators are “Oh, Mr. Slade, how did you make four days by first drawing the nails them kow tow?" keep me busy In some other way. I'm signals by knocking with their Jaws physical ornament to her home. In the corner 2 by 4’s. The pit may In us—the old-style chain carrier and Slade’« reply was prevented by the a very active man.” Teachers In the Newtown. Mass, upon dry leaves, thereby emitting a be used after 10 days, the blower. The chain carrier re- brusque, excited entrsnee of Merritt Katherine leaned forward with tense crackling sound Placing some of kindergarten schools recelvo only $300 Where the manure must be stored quires less power, but Is harder to set and Hunt. The pair, angry and bel expression to see how the man's op these ants on a big plate and covering a year salary. for a considerable length of time, up and there is more litter when It 1« ligerent, strode Into the room without ponents would take his game. The It with paper, ho found that the "sol larger pits or basins are required. used, especially In windy weather a word. Merritt, small, wiry, ener senator was smiling, Merritt tapping diers" among the ante responded to Waterproof Cement. Such pits are seldom made over 5 feet For these reasons the blower Is now getic, was In the lead, followed closely his foot re«tlesBly. his taps with a rustling, crackling deep and are wide enough so that the fast displacing the carrier. It Is said that the United States by his shadow and echo, Hunt. "Well, boys, It looks as though he sound, manure may be loaded on a spreader army engineers have long used the fol The blower should be placed az "Is It true?” he demanded angrily, had us—strong?" Strickland broke the Moreover, apart from tilla audible lowing mixture for water proofing ce in the pit and drawn up a roughened nearly perpendicular as possible so as before he realized that Slade was not silence. "Glue! Whew!" signaling, there appears to be some concrete Incline or run. The slope for to reduce to the minimum the friction alone. "How do you do, senator— "Are we going to be had ?" demt tided Inaudible form of signal, for the pro ment: One part of cement, two parts of sand, three-quarters of a pound of such a run must not be steeper than of the cut corn upon the inside of th« Miss Strickland!" he exclaimed, In Merritt, testily, "are we going to stand 1 foot up to 4 feet out. pipe and lessen the danger of clog surprise. "Lovely home you have, Mr. for this holdup?" and he turned dle- fessor asserts thnt the "«oldlor" ant« dry powdered alum to each cubic foot salute the worker ants. of sand. These are mixed and dried, In building a manure basin use a gfng. Slade," he added, trying to adjust him gUHtediy toward the door. To do thia, "the Insect stands firmly and to them Is added water In which team with a plow and scraper to make The usual length of cutting varle« self to the scene be had not expected. "Don't you think we’d better keep on Its legs with the head raised and an earthen pit In which to build a from one-half to 1 Inch. The latter It has been dissolved three quarters of n "An astonishing rumor has reached Mr. Slado btiBy in some other way," the body slightly obliquo, mid shakes pound of soap to each gallon. This, it concrete basin of the clear dimensions considered a little too long, since us, Mr. Slade," he finally declared, get Strickland repeated. an Instant with a convulsive Itself for atiown In laying out the earthen pit, pieces of this length will neither pack ting down to the business of his I ova Is said, Is nearly as strong as ordinary "I don't," Merritt flung hack 'over shudder, Thia seenia to moan som» cement, and Is quite Impervious to wa bear In mind that the concrete walls so closely In the allo nor be so com tion "It concerns you. senator. It his shoulder oh he left the room, fol thing." and floor are A inches thick and make pletely consumed when fed as th« concerns every public spirited man In lowed. aa usual. by Hunt. ter, and does not effloresce. For a Merritt's hasty departure was the due allowance for the same. With a shorter lengths, On the other hand the city. Is It true, Slade, that you wash, a mixture of one pound of lye If you want It to be a numi y world and two pounds of alum In two gallons epade trim the sides and the deep end tha longer the pier»« the more rapldlj have bought up our entire water front signal for Katherine to adjust her stop wearing a cloud on your brow. can the corn be run through th« cut on which our residence«—our old wraps and remark: "We must be late vertical. of water Is often used.—Sclentltla Florida TLuies-Unlon. homes—the mansions of the city face. for Tristan." In order to form a sump hole from tor. American. CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETE MANURE PIT OLD LONDON JOURNAL The Governor's Novelization of I—/3c Cl y Alice Bradley's Play <By GERTRUDE STEVENSON _ J