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Ri ‘ PAGE FOI R It was tho hiss of Curly, a whole change of a.guals between these two magazine ol sibllauls let loose at ouco, stations already. that scut Flip hurtling toward the tree # s s aud the cat. Miss Bailie Hulttinger of St. I.oula The two animals, tho tame and the has uot missed attending Sunday There’s Heart Interest in the Story of How s Dog Won in wild, met six feet o ff the ground. Tho school at every possible oeeasion for a Desperate Combat dog was a marvelous fighter and he Ltl years, during which time she has had found his equal. They fell to the missed preaching service but ones. The OT much of a »lory i» this, yet didn't run true to ’possum form, lie ground, a snarling, spitting, growllug pastor of the Third Baptist ehurch of it* element» are those 0 1 dra seemed inclined to go against all rules unit. The lautcru was poor illuuiina Bt. Loots, Rev. William J. Williamson, matic tragetlv and it ha» a ol 'possum-hunt etiquette, tie started tion for so magnificent a battle. has presented a $20 gold piece and a The ca t’s fore paws had Flip by bis *tag»> that cannot be described coming down the tree. A laulerugnes copy of tho New Testament to Miss massive jowls aud active hind feet justly and it v u alien in » theater but a poor light, too, you know. lloltxinger, in recognition o f her reo ciiiwcd and tore at the d o g ’s splendid that 1 « divine. And the aetor» are but rho possum, supposedly meek aud ord as a faithful worshi|>er, said to bo six, three little man childr< n and two 1 Tightened, came ou uitd dashed down chest and his unprotected belly; for without a parallel. dog* aad a “ b ob ” rat, which is just tho uakedutss of the lower part of suck au attack he ap|>eared to have » » #9 no defiime. All bis strength o f sboul a wild thing with a brief tail. So, the the tree. The home economics department of ders and fore legs was iu his attempt company being small, the cost of pro The air was very full of dog aud duction will be proportionate. Hotter howls and of a little dynamo of fur to tour liK.se that terrible grip. No the Portland Woman's club Is trying growls now-, for breath was short and to find out what make» the cost of liv make it *• reproduction,” tuough, for that spit and clawed. ing so h’gh. The women of the depart dear. nil this hapi>eued years ago. “ "tt a bob ca t,” said Curly. Curly and Bud and the Baby were ment are hold conferences with repre. Old Tramp seized an opportunity to Nothing but a clearing n the Rook frozen with fear; such au outcome ►dilative« o f various business houses ies is the theater. I t '» touay as it escape, lie retreated with a certain and are going into the problem thor- they bad uot expected. was whoa Old Tramp, tae superau lack oi dignity and a positive absence There were uo sounds now, save for eughly. One of the meu who spoke misled deer hound, set out with lurly, of pride in the possession o f a tail, lie the loud rustling of the leafy bed On before the etub women was Rev. Fa and Bud and the Baby to hunt 'pus stood not ou the order of his goiug which the death embrace of two dumb ther Edwin V. O'Hara, who suggested sums. The cavalcade was armed to and the night was vocal with his woe. that housewives do their own market things, fighting for their lives. The bob cat retired with the leisure the teeth with an axe and a lantern. The dog seemed hopeless, helpless, ing and advocated a free market, one o f a victor. Even the countryside’s troedoui with that would do away with the middle t uriy and Bud and the Baby said snd yet he fuught. But to no purpose. lethal weapons Imlked at giviugagu u Then he changed hm tactics and he man. Other speakers advised less d ef to infaats like Curly and Bud and tho nothiug ol the disgrace o f Old Tramp suffered the deadly hold of the cat. erence to luxuries. Baby, la and 11 and 10. The night at home, instead, they begged that lie kneeled aud brought the fierce gray s » » was velvity dark and the woods were tuey might tai.c w.th tneiii flip , which thing close to the ground. The lan Antonio Gouxalee tried to make his mstly with fall. The air was heavy auuuai was a red lipped bulldog, built tern '» dull, yellow rays showed his father get up and go to work the other with the sweetb death of summer, as by nature to be brave and taught by muscles knot and strain snd knot morning. Enriques Gonzales, the fa- Curly and Bud and the Baby set uiau to fight. Hip was a potential agaiu as he made his last attempt to ther, a Mexican section hand, resented bravely out, with the old dog in the chaiupiou oi the pit and uot for chil th s and fired a shot at the hoy, ‘ ‘ to dren to play with, lest his teeth be in win life. lend. l'p above a solemn owl sailed out frighten him.” The boy was killed They were scarcely out of sight of jured in retrieving sticks aud stouos. and booted in wild alarm. Curly ami mstautly, The shooting happened near the lone light of the farm house when He was kept in his kcunel aud Curly Bud shivered and the B ab/ whimpered. Yuma, Arizona. the dog, Oid Tramp, began to bark. and Bud aud the Baby were forbidden Poor Hip! They loved the dog. s s s He had treed a 'possum. Curly and to take h.m out. The dog's strength began to tell “ There's the old hound; 1 guess h e’s Bud and the Baby broke into a wild, Here's a yarn about a man who against the steel sinews of the wild joyous run. Tho lantern threw their all r.ght tor v. nat you want,’ said the didn't like to go to Sunday school, but eat. lie bore it before him to tho twinkling legs onto the black tries in immediate male ancestor ot Curly aud was made to by his parents. W. F. Bud aud the Baby. In ruund eyed in earth snd under his head and shoul lio ffcr petitioned a Beattie court to wondrous effects. ders. He could nut get his awful jaws nocence they accepted this decree from At the foot o f a big old tree, the have his name chunged to W. K. Gor to bear and he tried that no more. dog was giving the lie to Father Time. the head ot the house. There was uu don ami his wish was grunted. “ When Dowu, down, dowu into the leave» and He was aa crazy as a pup. Curly aud appeal. I was a boy,” said Hoffer, “ I w h s The next night the bob cat routed onto the half-fror.eu earth he pushed Bud and the B ibv began to make ays forced to go to ehurch and listen t<> the bob rat. Blood was pouring from tematie preparations to fell the tree, Old Tramp and the next. The old dog tong sermons or sulfrr a whipping. Now him in a hundred tiny streams. the orthodox manner o f trapping a seemed possessed; he would tree noth I want to got rid of iny uame and with Curly and Hud and the Huby heard ing else. ’possum. They didn't know, perhaps, it of the last thing that reminds me the wild ca t's bone* crack, crack, The chieftain of the clan of Curly the seientific name for their quarrr, of those days.” crack. And they went over and picked but they did know how to get him to and Bud aud the Baby laughed at them » s s up the deg and kissed him snd they tor their lack of success as possum where the dog could finish him. Fire departments all over the world took him home and received their pun Somehow, th.s particular ’possum hunters, lie even went to the cruel extreme ot ottering to buy for them a ishment as little men of the mountains are bothered by the man or boy who turns in a false alarm, just to see the tame one at the village, that they should. dash of the fire fighters to the scene might rapture him. o f a supposed blase. William McDon That night, the three little men noil, a Portland longshoreman, tried started out into the velvet dark w.th that trick recently aud it cost him $3o. the fool.sh Old Tramp frolicking He was euught immediately after he ahead. But Curly aud Bud slipped had turned in the alarm and was fined back and went to the kennel of the king. There was but a sott leather R RANGEMENTS are being made in the municipal court the following day. strap about the corded neck of him. between the American and • • • The two little fellows braced against Russian governments for the The navy wants to “ scrap” the bat each other 's feet and pulled hard. They establ.shment of a regular sprawled as the leather yielded aud wireless service across Bering Sea, tleship Oregon, on the ground that the OU* GU AXANm the dog leaped upon them in delight. which will insure télégraphié commune old fighting craft is out of date and They hugged him onee apiece. cation between America and Asia at that It would not be of any value in a Down in the woods they found thu all times, even in the event of inter modern naval battle. An attempt is Bat y, standing intrepid watch with the ruption o f cable service. This projet t. being made by patriotic Oregonians to lantern. The bob cat was already com it is said, completes the e.reuit of the save the ship front a fate of such ig ing dowu and there wag a whine in globe by wireless. No new construc nominy. The Oregon'» history us a the mock defiance of Oid Tramp. tion is required for the institution of fighting battleship is brilliant. A Battle in the Mountains N Goats Raised by Americans There's Said to Be Money in the Handling of Angora Stock in this Country » « » l - l I - H i| I E banner goat farm of Aineriea is located in Texas, aud numbers 1 0 ,0 0 0 head of grade and pure bred Ango ras,“ says Farm and Fireside. “ Last year the owner uf this ranch realised a net profit of #1 per animal from hia llock. There are several other proteu t ious goat farms throughout New Mcs ico, California snd Oregon. The largest goat ranch in the Mississippi valley has 2000 head, but the average flock in thia country la from 100 to 300 ani mals. Skoaring The custom is to shear the goats early in April. Ordinary hair sells for S3 to 38 cents a pound. This common grade of mohair, which coiuuiamla no especially high price, ia that whose length ia less than 12 Inches; the ordi nary fleece of one year’s growth incus ores about 10 inches in length. The average mature doe will shear from six to nine pounds of mohair each year, while the full grown buck will yield from 10 to Id pounds. Previous to shearing, the floek is graded tuto classes o f dims, bucks, kids and weth ers. The fleeces are marketed accord ing to this classification. The A inert- can Augura Goat awux-iatlon maintains a »penal mohair warehouse ia lioatoa, where the fleeces ol practically alt the Angoras In this country ure marketed At this depot the finares are ca scfu il/ cleaned, regraded if necessary, und baled ready fur consignment to I ho miiiiufiietnrlng plants, where the raw mohair is eonverted mio elotbiiig, rugs, book Idiidiugs, shoes and gloves. “ One very beautiful fleece, whó li was 22 inches in length, sold fur $$.30 a pound, the record price fur raw mo hair in this country. Four dollars a pound Is about tho ordinary top figure. “ Land can be cleared by Angora I’ oats uf the worst brush known to this country for a little less than nothing. How f Simply this- Angora guata will live ou leaves and weeds, leaving Urn land cleaner and nicer than can bo done In any other way.” THU TIMELY BEGGAR. II. C. Andrews, the chatty ciport W Denver, was describing prufessinaal beggars, ssys the New York Trilmas. “ They keep timely,” he said. “ Tho« the Titanic disaster has caused a lot of them to pretend this season that they are sailors. “ A professi.mal beggar tackled mo in the country the other day as I was mending a puncture iu my motor car. “ ‘ Boss,’ he said, 'kin ye gimme a little helpf I ’m a sailor, and, as tba Titanic proved, 1 carry my life iu my hands. ’ “ 'O k ,' I said, 'and that aeronata for your not washing your bauds, I «oppose. Afrsid to do it for fear you ’ll drown yourself, e b t ’ ” Spring Spraying confronts every orchard ist, and every owner of sheep or cattle must have a dip that does the work efficiently. 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