The Oregon daily journal., July 19, 1908, Page 28, Image 28

.v t i? ' THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 19, , J908.
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Of LOVE
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By Margaret Carruthera room to ba sure nn on wu watching.
MERCEDES FT-ANTONT stood at Hh longed for freedom and love, and
1 , ' ' , . , ' . In the vounf American's faca aha hw
the open window that looked out reflected the lender look of ndmtratlon
on tin) principal residence street that la duo every young and beautiful
of Necnxa, protected by upright woman and makea their world happy.
Iron t.ara. aolld. Immovable. a 6 h longed for Just this frank ad
mlratlon, and above nil she longed for
the bnre of a prison. freedom to loa whom ahe might.
It wu almost midnight, but on tha A), ,,, Birenth of h. r passions I.-
perfume-laden air mine floating gently I,alln blood cried out against the man
,h. ceaseless ...robbing of the band In h.r father tf sh. ,,,,, lov,
th Alemada, playlnf Its now aort. now la,( tyranny .em.() almost too much
wild, Mexican mualc. Why not go to the Alemada. aha
Inaldn, her fare preaaed ags-lnst the thought. Ulanclng over her shoulder
grim grating, her eyes a-tralnlng far Into the empty darkness behind her, aha
out Into the silvery night, sat Merce- opened the door, panned out of tha room,
dea. She longed to be in tha Alemada. acroaa the patio, through tne entrance
walking alowly under the glorioue Into the afreet.
grape-fruit trees, listening, ellent. en- Bhe drew her mantlllo cloaely about
raptured to the soft melodloua strains her head, particularly hiding her face,
of the native band. and, taking the ami of the American,
Kdwarrio Klantony wai the richest was soon walking dreamllv under the
man In Necaxa. Hla wife had died trees, only half cnnaulous of the mualc
when Mercedes waa a babe and her and the belated others
death had been hla tragedy. Left to She was too drunk with the freedom
his cole care, he had guarded her and happiness of the moment to think
selfishly and aternly. Now he had told of her atern father or the man he had
her, aaa time alio should marry and chosen fair her. She waa too happy
had chosen the man himself, a trusted, to he afraid.
respectable, "tho' poor" secretary, The American scarcely spoke to her,
who had lived with them since Meree- content to watch tha perfectly chla-
de waa a child. And, as In moat such selert llpa parted In a half smile, her
cases. Mercedes despised him. refused eyes glowing with the jov she felt,
to listen to the passionate serenades. Suddenly tho last strains of I,a
hutting herself In hor room until late paiomn grew fainter lha American
at nignl wnen every one whs !!"" said gently
Then ahe crept aoftly flown elalrs.
acroaa the patio, past the old well,
through the rich flower garden, to
watch out of the window until long
after midnight.
'Cone, eenorlts. It la time to go."
Slowly, allently. they made their way
back to her fathers house.
When they reached the entrance,
bhe looked up at him for the flrat time.
"Such beautv! Everything ao lOVely, Th.lr evea maf Inalnnllv tha eolnr
and I am not even free to enjoy It. trembled uncertainly In the rounded
Then she would think of the lovers, rh.k nri(, thnt delightful fear, that
Who rrbw with linked arms were walk- mud ,xp.ctancy, which la one of the
lng slowly, the Alameda the bauty b9t( pr00f, ol ove. rushed into her
around them a thousand tlme IntensI- heart
Ilea or me yicni-m m wi Bh knew thla waa love the very
What If there was a !''"" . f"w essence ..f Ufa that rushed madly
feet, behind them? ere they not . though ahe had
free?
Just then a voung man coming down
the street plained and, aeelng her, stood
till and gazing at the lovely face in
Its frame of lustrous black hair, pressed
close against the old Iron of the window.
HIn face was clear In the pale moon
light and shown reetlsntiy with the
admiration he ,elt
face before him.
never felt It before.
The American came very close to her,
nut hla arm around her waist, drew
her close to him and kissed her.,
"Tomorrow night, enorlta." he whis
per sd, tha wrenched herself from
his embrace.
"Si. senor. " ah answered softly and
for tha beautiful ws on behind the huge Iron door,
lor me ueau.iiu ,nild, ,n. ,.,, waMk and trembling
re mm. ......... .k. ei.
Without speaking he stepped quics-
to the arratlng. I ne tan. nine .- iuiiii
coming in at the
1
tli cool freshness of the country, mar- spread Itself aver everything.
veiling at the green turfy road that The moon bad turned a faded green.
had hitherto seemed parohed a.nd dusty, the stars had disappeared In the heavens
lie, was now fully alive to the charm and the air seemed choking them,
of the beauty of Uie native grass- Mercedes paled and drew oloser to
thatched huts, each standing In Its piaknev's aide, as the first faint rum
own enclosure, foiipod around wlthi bUng began.
!.""' 'T81"? 'TS'J'i'- J" '"l 'l "An eartaquake." ahe whispered.
fIVW?Pe.!...r.a'ht " d UU" formln a clutching the strong arm that held her!
for the flrjit time he had aeen the He stooped and kissed the pale cheek
bouuty of theao great lofty dark green that rested on his bosom,
palisades of cactus, some bearing vivid Then the earth began to away and
trliiiMon and golden flowers, enclosing tremblo under their feet. The trees
ouch oiw, Its hut and garden, leaving rocked violently, waking up the sleeping
i.vut alley-ways between.
As he retraced his steps,
the wondrous beauty about
knew that with the great new love
that had coino to him so suddenly
narrnta. who chattered nolallv. and a
viewing great fissure opened the ground a fevr
him, li feet In front or them.
Gradually the rumbling grrew fainter
and the swaying ceased. The stifling
had also come the appreciation of f ...ihnr ro imm thn ini
God beauteous gifts. crack In the eurth.
H.i,f0i,J"L.,"!r T'Vh ,h, m?VU'J A sudden realiMtlon of Ood's great-
on the lovely face that shone radiant ncas ,wppt over Blnkney, as he viewed
and happy through the rusty Iron bars. th, dMtructlon wrought by his awe-
Thsy wended their wsy through inspiring power,
the crowds ot happy lovers that -And ls not Qod lova," he whispered,
thronged the Alemada. past the foun- drawing the girl closer to him.
tain to a bench hidden among the tali The rumbling ceased, the birds be
way bapans. trees. etiM ulet and the sulphur laden at-
one sat perteciiy Quiet, as mourn moaphere lifted. With the first stirring
loath to break the .lorlous magi f faa leaves eimi the shrieks of the
Hence of the sweet-scented night
He gathered th fine, slender hand
panic-stricken people
Not until then
Into his own and drew bar closer out of her father and Pedro.
Mercedes thought
of the path of an Intruding moon
beam. "Mar I ask the snorlts navma,' he
aid softly.
She had looked radiant and felt
wild rejoicing within her as a captured
bird may feel when liberated again of the mass of ruins, f
in the sunlight, but at his question her up little tongues of bit
Come, senor," she said, grasping his
arm.
They hurried out of the psrk. down
the wreck strewn street, to where her
home had stood.
Mercedes stopped. Horrified at sight
rom wnicn curiea
ue flams.
face clouded and she burst Into tears. Die greet Delia in the cathedral tolled
Then in her own slmpla wsy ahe tola loudly and the frantto people ran hither
him of Pedro and the lonely, loveless and thither, each on alone in his own
life she saw no escape from. sorrows.
He listened his Jaws set firm, his Bhe stood numb, silent, viewing the
eyes flashing with the storm of passion i wreckage of hea home,
that raged within htm- Bhe waa free now.
"Mercedes." he began, gathering her In the smouldering ruins lay burled
In his arms, "you must faeL you must her natural protector "her father' and
know I lova you.
burled with him, Pedro, and the lonely,
Her face paled as aha thought of loveless lifs she had feared.
Pedro, but she lay cerfectlv still.
"Will you marry me. Mercedes V
Bhe looked at him hesitatingly. ' Be
etle smiled a fa'nt. fleeting smile at
thought of her deliverance.
Bhe turned away to wnere uiakney
fore she could answer, he had stooped stood watching her a face beautiful
forward and klsHed her on the lips, pas- through the tears, with the light of con-
elonately. yet reverently.
May yes! Pay you win marry me.
fifllnsr love.
Ma neta out his nrms to ncr ana inn
lie pleaded. "I am golnjr back to the crept trusting Into them
states In a fortnight and 1 v ill take you
figure the steady blue eyes and blonde window showed the lovely face illum-
liefld thrown back in sn almost defiant Inated by a strange hanpy light, that
attitude instantly proclaimed hlra Vn disappeared Instantly, as a look of
American fierce determination crept into tho
You seem unhappy. enor!ta." He wide dark eyea.
lingered, feeling her hesitation, then 'Tomorrow nljfht, she repeated,
went on boldly. "tomorrow right"
..JL . th. Alemada enorlta. Blakney Billings ant at his desk in
The music is not nearly finished and the offloes of the Allan Sanger com-
we can walk together nwhlla. Do not Inr. contractors,' nejtt day vainly try- At last he threw down his pencil, making work, or even peace of mind. At last the evening coolness came
'be afraid, 1 will protect you. No one lng to make some necessary drawings Bnut his desk and went out Into the impossible. and Blakney seomed suddenly struck
will see you, the park is quite de- for the final work on the new post- ... . ,. f ,ht Who was the gentle, lovely creature, by the beauty of the scenes around
"AN EARTHQUAKE," SI WHISPERED.
he.rted "
Bhe lookod back
into the
office. Of which he was the construct-
gloomy lng engineer.
u mo orrii vi too inU fln(j w,,; ; sj19 mee
had crowded themselves upon him. promised."
him as she had him.
He walked pant his hotel, out Into
with me. Kiss me and sav vou will
She lifted her arma, put them softly she had longed for
about his neck and kissed him.
The touch of her lips on his thrilled
him and the beauty of her face seemed
to carry him away on a Htream of hap
piness, as a glorious melody sweeps the
senses along In a flood of Joy.
"I must not stay longer." she sold,
reluctantly.
"Tomorrow night," he whispered, still
straining her to him.
"Yes. senor." alio answered, and went
slowly homeward.
They had been too much occupied to
notice the deadly aWlness that had
Tie atoored and kissed the tear-stained
eyelids, then led her away to tha Ufa
a life or love.
To n Gradtiat.
f.et no belittling fancies
Turn your head to dust
Look up and on and out:
A world of golden good
Throws open wide her arms
Invites the true, the pure and Just
Who, daunt Icsh. feels and helps
The rabble at ills feet,
Hut gains the good
And helps himself tho while.
-Hnrrv E. Netcott.
FLOWERS FOR CHRISTMAS-Now Is
for the Home Grower to Begin Work
Time
HIS Is the month for the home wiped off before nighC
grower to begin with flowers
for Chrlstmaa," said a florist
when asked to talk on the
subject of growing flowers at
t. borne for sotclal occasions. "As the
shlvored a nervous young woman, as
the human gyroscope stumbled over the
edfre of a rug, clawed at the table for
support, then triumphantly continued
choline Conversation froze pn 'pallid
Hps as they sat awaiting the inevitable
t ... v . frH?"- 1 n'V '. YOl of the small
i i Kit jiiuuju ui rjuiuBjcu uihh iiiuuBii i uoy a motner rippled along serenely.
THAT MODERN ATLAS, Ihe American Farmer
Continued' From the First Page of This Section
should seem dry, It may lie watered keep them clean. . The nervous young woman could trv he....- .h- ...-t eve of competition wltn that very Eu- vlded the immigrant with millions to
wiiu bji mourner or uy neviing mo po in gruwuig duidh lor nrminioa it stand it no longer. In sheer desnalr . 7 ... - wheat la inadequate send everv vear to the loved
In a. aauonr of wntor until lh ton .hni shniiM hn mmh,ril (hut mriKt hillha . 1 . B".K,.r . 9tsP" r ,1.trv haa nnt lcnt Ih. roP" Ior !na.t verJ neat. IS lnaaequaia t-enu vrj 10 uie luvau
moist require from six to eight weeks of root
"As soon as the tlnv seedllnss are growth before thev can bo forced. Dutch
large enough to handle they should be and Roman hyacinths should be potted
transplanted Into fresh pots about half In August and September, lilies about
ling. Jllss Vinton's
yourself giddy.
humid greenhouse atmosphere does not an Inch apart. They will require sev- the same time, but tulips not until the
(, , jn..nin nr. a the errowtn "rl nt 1 iBoi.nniiga, nu 11 ine grower iwui,i.
prevail In dwellings, ana as tne growin wUne tQ 8pareB hlmseIf troubfe aml "The pots should be drained as for
of window collections Is slower than in doeg not mna the eXpense it Is better other plants and filled with a mixture
the greenhouses, plants, seeds or out-1 to buy plants from the florist at tUla of rood sandy loam arid leaf mould to
v,. Htartel earlier in a home season, and after potting them sink the within one Inch of the top. Hyacinths
tings must be started earlier in a nome pot8 Jn & shadv place until the time and tulips should be pressecl firmly Into
And people who are starting out to comM to talce thPm )nto the nouiB ani the soil, leaving only the top exposed,
raise their own plants shouldn't forget force for Christmas blooms. Lily bulbs should lie covered several
that these same slow cool-grown plants "Tho begonia Glt.lre de Lorraine Is Inches deep, according to the size
are hardier and 'often produce more per- another popular and easily grown plant ff)lle? ! a'"1 I'utch hyacinths ure not
f Jt nowlrs than hothouse plants Smft purchased l5 July will forced ,or Christmas though
"The Standard Sotting 1 for all make flowers for Christmas. Such Jey readily fome into bloom later In
Hf sir r! s - S&T-I
spds is the best and old manure. If lrm nn, eas though !., Pot should be Inverted over tho plant.
vfbAhillglve noor f Va 1. pls
"to'SZ'l. "2, Fr.?r. garDltVuM1.n,l n .der tran9-
this in po ted P Unts is by" u Jng a lajer and allowed to grow In potVinching ? v,n r.oll Y have " found bY for , 'T J
of brokeP charcoal with a layer of moss "".r If" wanteS theranle IsTaf r&ld. sand and fine "erstand why
above it. fo.rJvh, 8 m.". decoration?. u marnjre In about e(.U8j uart4. a tent and get c
pardon me your dear little boy
ihe lady addressed stared blankly,
then grasped the situation. "Malcolm,
she said sweetly, "Malcolm, dear, run
around in the opposite direction, dar-
afraid you'll make tor with the
Dairy of a hamper
N
. , ... rope ior mat very wneat. is inauequ4i fhiu wvcrj e.i t m me iuvoo m
UBiry naS not Kept pace With IB , ,h. onlntlnr, f a nmhlnm ixliieh lias thn nlr countries' anil If there is still
growth of the population as tho seere- tied his two hands to hi plow and hyj any credit to dispose of. the farmer lias
tary stated. enterprise to his acres. The tmml- provided lha American traveler In for-
' Europe, already largely dependent on grants, with whose aid ha could have elgn countries with his pocket money."
tha United State for its meats, comes made this truck patches fit to feed tho Th9 secretary Is as modest as he
Into the world's markets as a edrapetl- nourishing vegetables which are so woui,j appear overconfident. The fig
ures no used represent merely the
amounts In those large Items of the na
tional acgjMint to which he refers. Thn
direct VTrctilatlon of thoses ix billions
neonle af nnr
where the animals are raised for the eagerly
nwn anil urgently needed, do not know how
for tha eagerly he Craves their help or how
prime factor of. the world's food supply, urgently the nation needs It.
A report that 100 tona of beef. atore.I Th, nnit in tha clMom mho one
In I..ondon, Liverpool and Glasgow, was community. New York, can nee only came much nearer home to eve-y em
By Wei Jones.
O more of the clly's heat and dust.
plover, who has po systematically over-
la the farmer tor the labor which
to be shipped back to the United States charltv food to keen their children from
to eke out our pressing need was fainting of empty stomachs at the
laughed at. The laugh was nofat the school desks. Trade and manufacture, made possible that enormous total of
KllirarftHrlnn that wa he tnrtnv tn lht...,iu u v.i i.. k.. a ri rn T.uTi..fl
1'fcCOVer SllCh A trivial nronorttrin of tilA In. u. th.m riiHnrr ,,tll .inlv 1m ... .
Me for the sandy beach and the worlds supply, but at the notion that homeward flight can theV discern any ,h, "a J, 1 XV iTl'..!1",
rolling ocean; the sky my roof iU iV Great'lfaTn neeTs U hel-seff of escaping starvation for them- prity?
and the clean sand my bed. too Ich ink SC L?'"6" ,eLVM' ewryn.an who saved a dollar: provided
Plenty of
and my bed. tpo much to let an ounce escane
fresh air and salt
water
Barely seven years ago. In the course r.-ftV",";,,
of a government Investigation of the .H? DpJa,ln0B; tt"lt
cost of living extending over thousands Pot. i.PalL?.th.a.t. w,
the I'nited States la
living CItendlnir over thnuaand. a par or mat ori.i. iisgraim..
Picked outran Meal nht th. h..nh families if r.eo,.,i fh. ran. mere are no omers
appeared that, counting J",;,
r an, I r 1i 1 1,1 i-an tK IUin.
The world has Its "granaries" and Its wealth that gave the manufacturers tho
credit which enabled them to expand
and take away more of the firmer s
helpers, and bought the cloths the
makers wove, supported the vast army
of trade workers, raised their wages
and furnished the profits for all the
Innumerable Industries that let the rest
1 . WI1CII inn.v
to which to
'.l?J"VZn,ave.ral ?." "The frame should be left open until
" fthovft
"Tha chrnha fntnrir1 fnr PhrlHtmRfl
bloom should be potted Just at this time mn, ot home forced azaleas they were fro8Y,ot in7 then the glass Should b.
and the nots sunk ud to the rim In gar- ""thing like eo perfect as thoy might dr... nv.r if t nihr Tn tho Intfer
den beas. Tnis ireatmem insures iwhmum, o of November 1: should be banked Mack feels broken and ahnulriera nr.
finer growth than if the plants are kept m never 'Tmniend them u ,nd mats an 8hutter8 ,,rv But It's ne to run around in a bathfng o7 fVesh Tork
in the house, or even set on the earth on hs th? nlants on i,, f 1 vde,t against the coming of a cold suit. Can t understand why every. one ?u pounds of othe
out of doors. If the plants have been "l"lls, I'Jn a " ha"d and la not ,pen. In all but freezing weather the doesn't wear a bathing suit Would be ioT.mi. Sr n,H?,-
erowinir out of doors thev may be al- wl,ilmT 10 8 to the expense of having 0ih., ahM h tilted to elve the vlo- nlr. e7.,.i ou, D" pounds of poultry.
Towed to remain undisturbed a few " l0Ic??y V"VBS,' nvo,VM "dvJ" lets lr, and on bright clear days they
weeks longer, until the latter part of R''owl nP xtl?, remain in the garden ,hould be pushed back. In the Kame
J"l'. t .'ZtT,:. C r.'',, J,nftn frame with the violets it is ea.
nearly 1 pound of salt t)ef, 2 1-6 jioimdn
9 T'uunos ,r cureo pnrK,
ther meats and 1 3-10
It allowed, als
- 0(-a. , ...nt.. P - ill. o i
Mortiin . i.r. n ?.7.::.,J J. ' .. . . "
nnnette flhoul''prs. arms, back and legs. Never of cheese, l pounds of lard; one
nonei.it., thought sun could be so strong. When fifth of a notind of i-m. nearlv i noonrl
-i " .. 7 araiax ana otner simitar uianm. i mrn-A o u,a - . . , -
Thev most linvB time fo recover lu recover ann supplier with suf- ,ji,, n,lnrlr.w oib nn e-eTTieril , , ou m mni a iiunn ym oi yi nui", morn iniin n potimis or sugar.
fmiyt 1 r.rr rnnta anH cliflnffaH en1tflnnia-
flclent hut not too much water When " ' i i "...,ri-. A fcnV7,V BhLn ppnis to crack In 90 places. H Pint of molasses, more than 13 pounds
the growth begins after this potting ,!;, "m rhriifmns : w thout evening - Heen lying on cot all day of flour and meal, C loaves of bread, U
u i !.. . ..... . ... . ; wninripn in a ai,i esr na f'n ... . . , noiiTifi or r inn un. l ti 1 n.-. p
Of the soft wooded , , : . ""'Tl .V. . " . ".
T nn itl,t 1 ,.i e a i. . - father, mother inl cliihlreo the .iverMi'
tide lapping up to door of tent. Can't h mnr ,,i m i. to th nation t unn aon rinrini everv
every one doesn't live in man it.zu a week. Ior the average lam- nnv or tne crop-growing season, in 1119 '" i'i-io n--
loan to vnti,r.' i,r, Uy numbering 5.31 persona. single year he produced material PmctlcnllT unaldert last year, tha
iaiure s neari. That JH.29 a week for the food of two amounting In value to I7.41 2.000.OO0. farmer Kiant fed thn T'nlted States ami
Oot the tent rdtcherl todav iv, adults ami three children allowed them. During the first half of that year the KPnt abroad products that brought home
simple hut It's Suite a inh fn l ifV .ln , . snm( l pounns or meat a week,
Back fee la hroke'an 1,,, X"'.- I1"1' 6 '-.pounds of fresh beef.
"Giants lntenoeo ror cnristmas rjioom .r':.Y.v. . '." ." grow f orgetmenots, daisies, mignonette, thought nn e,ii4 K.
... w.c cnaiic uoui lllc Milill I1BV6 mill -1 .ImiU, n nl ". .
countrv war threatened with eeneral
crop failure throughout Its, lehtj,t,h and
breadth east of tho Rockies. Only by
superhuman efforts and by the lam
chance available In the long season of
mlsfoVtune was the farmer abale to se
1 pounds of flih, 20 cure the country's "average crop."
it meant mat n naa savea me coun
try from a disaster. far more grave tha;i
the embarrassments of the fall and wn-
Sl, n65,fMlft.oon.
And that money was nearly all spent
at home, for the farmer sells abroad,
but rr!y buys therw.
That billion, sn hardly earned, was
liberally spent; It Is only when he has
no money that the farmer clings to hi
traditional economy. The trade centers
of the country know only too well his
liberality when he has It. And the
Should never be lifted later than Au
gust. They must have time to recover
from torn roots and changed conditions;
then their wood must ripen after the
ter managed to produce. The balance bankers "and manufacturers, as well an
grewth Is made, then the duos must ...hi iU i' , . . .1. Briy special care.
Tnrm narnrfl t a near or Tne nnnsn ih . j '
applied
coloi
ruinseriia is one or the most heautl
of trade in farm products for last year
was J444. ooo.oon ln favor or mi coun
try which meant that nearly half a
billion dollars In cash was added to
''Syringing every evening through the fu, 0 th ahiwv fo h, r n . th 't" vlne' buf"" fln I should
hot, dry weather Is necessary. When art The ', i., P . hat 1 recommend nasturtiums, petunias and ' '
the buds begin to show, ikjuld fertiliser 0 ?VSrlatmas Hi.r l .hr. n"'- Whe''9 on ,s ehort ?f P'lan"'
u..u v. or.n ..(.. ,i, ,..u grow ior nrisimas r, 1 1 f the bracts .v, ....mniimi ver-
' plants the carnation, geraniums and he- J" a",""" l? ',e"- Aeem,:" i-Virerahl,
Tiofron irlva th hest results For r-1ve heen designed to do away with rgerani
: vine's bulfL and b h) s s o m a I s h o u? I l "'.". for Ave minute, after ly- include d.
is to lie on. fseema to tstoes. And all the Incidentals of other the riches of the nation
d to do away with vegetables and fruits ami berries were In all other products,
Bnouia oe up Mien twice a ween unin Brp i..,.. hn
tered regularly with clear water.
"About the most popular and easily
grown -lants ln the house are the cal-
2X,TrraV iJd four or five plants can be it
... ' sertea in a six-inch pet.
flowers for a long time. If grown from .rrhe be8t soil for this Is good coarse
the seed work should have begun ln ioam mlxed wlth ab,lt cn6.,hJr(1 KHnJ
Ma . , A. , and one-third well rotted old manure.
As good a way to plant these seeds Over-watering or removing to a cooler
f nr other 1 In a pot nearly full of atmosphere after the tirans have col
old leaf mold Drain the pot, fill the r,rtd will cause the dark lower leaves
lower half with rough coif, the upper to turn yellow and fall. It Is (safer ti
half with leaf mold or compost finely keep pofneettlas under cover all the
, ........ kii'wii nnn h,oiinlsid itknrf cunnns tllrieroses
. . 'uu"u '," -.,, v-iy pri- an(J tuberous befonias may ba taken "iy.ng to mttn, -tent
lL"l"yjfn.1 "mi ."n(1 7Jincut- from lne b,d. ln tne Kilrden before thwv "n the water? t
w ? flower , n7v i -rr,n , injured l.v the frost, carefully potted " can live in a
will flower when only -iKlit or 10 lnr-hon . j -n .,.r,, -
aim KeijL ilii K iimi IFBU11B ail wu ii . .,i- j n ii ,au m
and keot with eood
If the potting is done early enough
and ihe plains have a sunny window
there should be plenty of blossoms for
Christmas."
An Exasperating Main ma.
From the Woman's Home Companion.
The small boy's mother was the only
sifted. It should then be thoroughly time, as cold nights nnd storms all tend one who sat unmoved, while the small
should be sown thinly rot the roots.
.oft the eeeds
on the top.
"Set the pot In a window or some the lant winter thev will furnish nlc
light place where the temperature is cuttings if bedded at this sen.-on. If
about 60 decrees, arm lay a pnne of given a little manure water once In a
glass over the top. Shade It from the while poinsettlas will n tain their color
sun with a cloth or paper at midday, much longer. Sixtv-fivo degrees is th
The glass should be raised and the lowest night temperature tlirse plants
moisture that accumulates should be will btand without lnjurv The leaves
to tl.e Informal-afternoon tea-
i addJtl
-gleeru
c down on lt I am wahlna- it was
time to get up again.
Hot up this morning and was Just
this fine aun-
wonder how any
tuffy house " when
red-hot riarnlnar nee-
die into my leg. Picked up a knife and
turned around. No one there,
"nly a horsefly," said Smith."
only." I hissed (Just like the villain
In the novel .
Can't understand It. If a horsefly,
why not stick to horses?
One ad van tag of camp wss absence
of mosquitoes. Mosquito's bite feels
like the caress of a baby's pink fingers
the trnles people, remember only too
well what a godsend the farmer's wheat
earnings wer during the winter., when
tho nation had to demand its payments
abroad In gold to save the ultua'tlon at
home.
Today the country Is nraylng for a
,1, i '1 " ft m r' m nn r " "TV. ........
Beginning with 1180. the farmer has of ,hB renoWed prosperity turns upon
mrelled a trade balance In favor of th( outstretched arm of that plodding
the trade of
ln our favor
If oi l plants have been saved from ralloned around t!rtr- ircular table, dain
tily spread with eilver and i hlna and
towered over by a cut-glass lamp.
"I s a s iiitrcus pony shrilled the In
fant Joyously, as he tossed Ills flaxen
locks and twinkled his hesocked lege
with ever-Increasing epeed.
"Mercy! He'll have the lamp over!"
Uy. employed by so-called horsefly.
Tfils Is Nature getting too close to
besides. 1!07 produced a balance
Today the housekeeper who sooeht to of onlv 12. B00. 000.
rurnisn ner tatiie merely as well as that,
w.Lii me. oilier venciah es nm Med and com
all the unnamed sundries iinhonght, the T'nlted States, the lowest in the Kiant
"iiiii not i oiue out unner less than tl a reeora naving ueen inai oi jo,
week and there would be mights- little amounting to 1193,000,000. The aggre
of the beefsteak that was the -most at- gate result of the tro'le In other corn
tractive dish on the ordinary tabls half munltles waa an adverse balance of
a doz.-n years ago. $4.16.000.000.
As a matter of nlflin uneaHmatori tn nlphtiMin vnr.a Hie farmer haa not
fI'' ,,hls sPrlr"? anf summer have cut only fed the United States, but he has of oats and ill the other millions' of'tha
orr the amount of moat that Is eaten so magnificently made amends for all nation's crops
some no per cent, while vegetables were the national shortcomings ln the- mar- T'nalded' And If he fall, who nf
abnormally high, and thi people of ths kets of the world that he has brought f.r,7 " '
ii,n.ii .-.iini.-. niiiin. ny nunger in into tne country more man i o.uuu.iiiid.
tiia midst of their fancied plenty, has- 000, clear earnings over all of our for
tened to Imitate the avid Immigrants. eit;n expenditures. As the secretary of
thev hastened to flee homeward. Kuro- agriculture has observed:
pean corfdittons. they remembered, were "A great stream of wealth has con
not quite as bad as those they found stantly been sent from tha farms to for
. elgn countries to offset the adveree
The farmer, loyal to his trust and balance of trade In Commodities other
-wring man usually is ma than agricultural: to oar the ocean
And today, with all hla allies
he Is resolutely heaving at his titantio
task, bent on raising at least as much
as last year, with Its $1. 8.60, 000, 000 of
corn: Its I6RO.000.000 of cotton: its
$500,000,000 Of wheat: Its $Sfi0. 000.000
The weeretarv of atrrlculture haa of
last raised his voice, to say the nation
riaro not let him fall, lest the nation
Itself fail.
What will the nation do about It?
everything ln a camp
Uplifting.
hrewdneaa. met that universal demand freight costs on import conveyed In Jlmmle Wen d club steward hired"
or the cheap staff of life by raising a foreign-owned ships; to pay tha inter- me he said dat on account of o.i-'
'",""!,rl " ,l iiiri ( i i ear. niviaenas ana principal or invest- wit aese swell golfers d a lob had an
secretary's profund analvals of th- ments In the United Statta by foreign- egercational value. Wot Is it?
TEACHING SOLDIERS HOW TO SHOOT-Na-
tional Rifle Matches Soon to Be Made at Camp Perry, Ohio
to determine which Is the most in t crest
ing, the I.eech cjp, the Wimbledon cup. or
the prejl.lent's match Thevaje shot un
der different eoi.dltlons. t! t Ixech cup
mitrh befr.g seven record shots at $00.
'J( and l.Ono yards and the Wimble
don cup 10 record shots at l.OOo yards.
.idle ti.e presldenis match Includes
WASHINGTON. I . c. July 11
In one month the great Na
tional Ririe Hatches will be
In progr'ss on JVe beautiful
range at Carrp J'eiTv, Ohio.
Lylr.g cp the bar. ks of I.ske Erie. a rose
Trcm Put-ln-Ray, hdjacent to Pand isky.
and within easy ic'h cf Cleveland. To
ledo and ! etn.l'. . 'ni.p l' rrv Is the
most acesslhie of a:! iarr rifle ranges.
Which fact augji. ,;; -r the attend
ance on these mat, he 1: Is cxjcued
that more than 1.00 of t!.e crack mili
tary ahots will be In attendne ho,
with the 1.200 offfcrra. acorera, mark
ers, guarda. etc.. will make a oai.p of
about 2, (09 men..
It Is aaurd tlat thene maces will
Ve the largest in p.,lnt of mtndance
ever held In thla country, and perhaps
wtil be the best of the national matches
.to be betd. at least for -tt. .ar to
rom IndW-stlor.s p lut to a char.ge In
the method cf deterrulnina uuh con
.tts. It '.a reit ejitd mat the t
tendance on th-ee matrhew is o large
a to tcitat from two m tbree
weeks' shooiiiit. f which 10 6r are
devoted to the Rational matches alor.e
Many ehootere are oeable to take this
time together with that neessa'T for
home praritce and rr.tuppiniotn for
f.laree a the teams. The qutlon of
etpewtee le also er,terd; l?rg!y Inf.
t'n eIcnlatlna of th stale authori
ties It ewti some ef the states ss
mwh 1 1 v im fit oat a team ead
It n the BaMcnal ssatchea, which
te a er eonal lraM Item to the
amaiUsr siatea, etrlaily wfcaa they are
t'lirg te etjy end qa'p rrg nf ttir
r i f the aprrvprlettoa fr rlfie
r'ctoe, Aceorrfir.gly. the pret f
iJTtJuvg tba eouatry lata dlstrtcia. a4
halng district competition Instead cf
one great meeting. Is being seriously
considered with the possibility of being
finally approved. The winning teams
c'uld then he brought t"geTl:er at some
central point and a national competi
tion held. I'nder this plan the smalier
tnd weaker states, who have no chance
to lar.d a rrlxe In tho national compe
titions, would be saved much expense
and the time consumed would be con
Mlderahlv shortened
The principal march at Camp Perry will
i f coursr be the national team match,
f'r wlilch congress has provided the
tn r'iv It Is for teams of 12. opef to
the Arrr.y Ci, Navv, Marine Corps. Mll-.'-v
and Naval academies, and Ihe Na
tl rial guard of trie varin'is states and
territories, lncludlrg the I'lxtrir! of c'o
lurnblA. In this niat'-li there vrIM prob
atily t, 40 rntrles The second team
receives the famocs H'l'on tmphy and
t'.e third the Pold'.er of Marathon, while
there are six cah prizes f.,r the six
highest teams :a.-r. member of the
winrlrg team refines a rr.edal. Next
ln Impurtance a: rational l-idlvld-nal
rifle and the n itionai pistol matches.
In both of mhic1, t;,er- are a i.'imbr
of cah and mel.v jr'7.e !.a.-t veir
there a ere 4$ c rr, : : : . r In lie Indi
vidual rira. and ;.f. !. : e ma'ch,
and more are upc, itl; ; , enter this
yea r
"f 're Nat!-.,i p.';. ---Utton
natrhs. the moat irrpo'art u the reg
Imentol team mtrf r, whlcn there
were 47 teams -tere nn er Tte
first pr1 In thin mat, h la a handsome
chesr.pionshlp trophy. vah;d at fSfta It
.tT w"n b: p''h B'tl-
T. "a'hust?s V'oiTir.tr militia
and If trie team Is again vletorto-ie, tbe
tropriT h-r.m f, profirtv Newt In
wTT -J '""K" team much, in
Of the ladlTldual matcbea It is difficult
Punny how
seerns to bit. Ants, files, mosquitoes bumper crop of winter wheat,
f nd even ln the water Ihe crkha aaam secretary's profund analvala
in reg-irt! toes as a sort of bonbom to ""Prie situation remains unimpaired, era. Billy W, you mm my. didn't yotis
be crunched at one go There are none 11", "1,"Blii1,n1?1 'ndeavor to "It Is tha farmer." the secretary re- learn ldaiidy new cuss wolds yestiddy
of these things In town. meet the requirements of a population marks who has sent credit to expatrl- Them's it. ' ''
Camp life great for th appetite.
Hreakfast In town: One alp of cof
fee, one bile of toast, one quick glance
at bacon.
Preakfnst In camp will be one beef
steak, chops, potatoee, pie, ala, beans
everything solid.
REFUSE WORSE WHEN YOU CAN HAVE
BETTER By John Anderson Jayne
everything from the skirmish to tha
l.o.io-yar.l stage. Koth the Ierh end
Wimbledon cups ere historic, and the
winner of the president's maich re
ceives an aiitcgrspi, letter from the
president In addition to r eihatantia!
cash prlxe There are medals and ch
prizes in each matrf.
Another ery interestlrg event Is the
championship regtn-.ent.il aklrmtsh
msR-h. i pen to teams "f six When
won twne the beautiful silver tro by
lttmw the pnpertv of the winning
tear, Iist e,r this match had 61 en
tries Other N R A matrhea are tbe
Intfr clnh match, life members' match,
a'ate e r'taries match end the press
mat-v There l elai a championship
te, elver Imd metch
T g'cate' tnt,-s' In Ohio tate
Ri t le issoriatlon matches centers around
ti e Herrlck trophy match for a niagnlf
b er.t s!!er tr"it.y p-merte by x
Ho' frr-" llerVk r f it Ii ( accom
panied ly $JT5 In cash prlxes with
me Jala ' th tr'tnbr 'f the winning
Tef,n- Tils ma r,-, l i pe-i -. teams 'f
etttht who !m-,t 1 : allots ir man at
Sim sou n-d l.onfl i r.i.. ot'er match's
re Hsvt trophy match f r teams cf
tbrea c limited to the Ohio National
Oiard). Idaal compary team match for
tcHina of three. lf-cmer' ofrhand
match. ell-coroera' eo-ard metrh
Peter tT-ophy match. Individual rapt i
fir match, and a rnn-nr of brigade
expert and novice matches, with rh
and medal pi-Ires. Ia addition, there
will be a mimker rf rrn-r matches
cpea to taint aee todl vidua la.
Oot up this morning hungry as a
hunter.
Pmlth waa cook He put whet looked
like a 'tlon of brownstone on the ta
ble "What's this' 1 asked "Bleak."
he replied "It slipped off the pan when
I picked It up and fell In the sand, but
I guess It's all right " Ever eat eanrtcfd
stenkT Well, never do. unlesa you're a
fr'rnl of some struggling young den
tic Cut?.-. r w.ib all aand. except the ants,
coffee im all sand
I'resl was sand
Huitr was solid sand Selene note:
A pound of buiar can absord flva gal-
lOtjjS Of Mild
Compromised on dlah of breakfast
frxvl I'Miidn I tell whether that all
and or rot. Never noticed sny sand
In our rat
T
HAT seems a strange bit of counsel ments, and It s up to the man to re- not live to It. not being content with be-
io give in a man. ift mere are C, -"""" "a cinitrm to sun. ing inree aegrees, t'0 degrees or even
many men who need Just tha, ."iE. Si .hVyou1 f 'the
nrougn me weei, iron tnrougn tne rur- i. mav tab. ff.i .... i,
nace. gold through the mlll.V diamond .ffort to keen th. ? haVdaJ ,7L to ut
under the hand of tfie lapidary before m"rk v.r tFmi R, ? ii ,.n L S.i.
It Is ready for tha hla-her a.rlr. nf m":? ?A'rv..t'm "ut it can be done.
man. Suppose a man. however; I. tlal ? " nv" ain a poorer
fled with the lower form tn WWleh all ll no.w. .?u
kind of counsel.
There are many men who are
satisfied with the grade lower when,
by dint of extra effort, the grade high
er and better could ba theirs. These are
cicciii. rui'in'M m man, nowever, IS aaiis-
fled with tha ldwer form to Which all
or tnese are nroushl before thev coma
to the place they now occupy In tha fab-
you can do, It's
- . i . . . . . Out KOCMl inaa in let IMF tiling nana
the men who are content to work slona ZlVll .'n'.t-C?m- I doing the thing over aialn
'afav unert a !ltt h-imldttr." an
xrnr,ced camj-er toll me bnre I
left , rjcy Yesterday ther. WRs some
luir.ii?ity Knives ritd nllara wilt
ed Sr.. ka dripp.-) H ankets tcmd
Wstfrmo'st Kk' n Clothes ruined.
Wonder why eo trary peer go camp
ing Irr- ra! rf w nt r-v of rt fl,w
Pm'th -' ;t 1 f-M.-1 remainder of
t'rt. c i..cv.t ., rt ,-.. rnilea down bMeh
ae.1 r. --,c t-.,.,,..c elu4.
!-- v- ,.f : - r- r,.1 dir-.!: strewn
oyer eght rr(, ,,f t a tn p S ou rVHMIi
Wor.der -m hy anyone g' omp:r.g.
the line Of the least resistance, forget- rlo of aocletv Rtonnarf inli ,h Pu' ""ult" pay. In more than ln a
fu. of th. fact tha, th. line of the ZT.ZfrW, S' lVF fers'
least resistance always spells laainess. Smmare "n "heels of of vour (, ft determination to majc-
How mmy men of your acquaintance rfi...,i..,i- w,,w ,v. everything the best which by the law of
. Man aiasatiaraetinn with tne worse, life soon result n a man habltuallv
do you know who could. If they would, hla continual reaching after the higher, doing hla best all the time natmua,'y
live in a little better home, a little mean, the uplift of the race. A r.,n your, .,. , mak)n
hetter neighborhood than they do. hut -whets the use of taking a worse great headway with new work that has
are satisfied with their present sur- thins- when you want, and can have, a been given him. He tells that he has
rourdings because the change necesat- a better? drawn and redrawn his work, not satla-
tated bv moving to the better place W.afi the use of wearing an 111 fit- f'"1 until he haa put hla test into it.
would inrnive a iiiun aaaiimnai worn tip,, an it when you want and can have " 11 Bnv wonder mat his work is aiic-
How many young fellows of vour
quaintsnoe a" there mho remain In a
humble position, when by the putting
forth of a mile extra effort, they could
come to a h-ttr one
There Is no real advancement without
r-al effort He who re's up. as a rul
atruggJea up
better?
What a th na of being content with
s tuition that is lower than your hlrh-
wnen you can have the
ceeaing. that hla name Is being hon-
tn-en. inn nis tame is Increasing'' When
a man puts his best Into his work, he
must advance Advancement comes to
the pUwIder, the sticker, the man who
works with his brain hla ham mA v...
handa who loves nis work, who Is ever
thev have worked for. The farmer a
wife d'xes aot find the chelae descend
ing rart hfl ahand from th udder
of the row Nay. nay. The tnllk com
ing from the animal miiat be strained,
the rennet addd. the curd made, the
wbev turned aatde, the mold followed.
tv.cr. - ,aT . the drying eeaannltig anf ripening prn-
. 7 'o-ildnt put p nt ara-ln r4 carried out T en the chet-M. a
i',1 ' ni md.rated aw. are took turtii delight ta . a well nilH puree for
v n 1 ' " dwn. Wtsh I the farmer s wife.
ba.k tt aork I earn. Forlun do, rt turn fcer
n.,w ' Meine lata the waiting palls af van
ili Jtt wr . rut fw m. tonight water rena from a hydrant r4y for
Glad? OK ho: . aba flvea man te original ele-
er standard.
higher?
Wbr accept substitutions when vou
What most men hava. can hare the real thing? The real thing refusing the worse for the sake of the
,r,,wr.-i,iw lairiiiiu j a 1 1 1 r i lit- urufr.
tlon, InrarUMv Is cheaper, and beBiiee
1t Is cheaper It ro'iat have cheaper ma-
ti-riaia in ii. nilcuillll'" are mtl- lleila cor,atantl leadln. kc . ,
tiona Imitations are modeled on the Ihln.aTnd turnTnL hi. '.'w1"
aarre line aa the thing Imitated, but "17 vl Kehlnl? th? -ZY 11
th. are inferior It, ererr n. the PTl1'!- J5.vr . 1,n4 worse, the
thlaa- .oTV.1, V rwica-t k1 ..Vi.ci.4 l"w" mTta interior, ne come, (lay br dsv
thl-ig you aak.rr. Hon t be satisfied . Ilr.,r vorki better ir.cn 1" .
with worse things things substituted.
"very men anekaa hs own standard
Parents may suggest, frlenjia mav sd
vla. teachers may point. bit in the
Dnsllty every man make his ewa stand,
arrt
Ws rn yew bar year standard, why
No man reaches the full limit e ki.
Ideals, but he Who does hla best find
to larger works, better lnfluencea an.i
noblcr llvlrf. -
The mind that doe. not eoa r will
grove. Work that is not we qone soon
bomea Infericnr. A life that la iie-awt
Ignnhlv anon becomes ignoble. He who
Is satisfied wlta the worae aevar aanaeai
te tha Oatter. Think about IU