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PAGE FOUR The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon. Thursday Morning December 22, 1922 PBUliaai "No Favor Sways Us; No Fear Shall Awe" From First Statesman, March 28, 1851 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. Charles A. Spbaouh Editor-Manager SOCLOON F. Sackett - - - - Managing Editor Bfember of the Associated Press Tha Aiaoclated Press Is exclusively entitled to the as for publica tion of ail nti dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited is this paper. ADVERTISING Port 1 in d Representative Gordon B. Bell, Seenrlty Building, Portland, Or. Eastern Advertising Representatives Bryant Griffith A Brtinson. Inc., Chicago, New Tork, Detroit, Boston, Atlanta. Entered at the Postoffice at Salem, Oregon, as Second-Class Matter. Published every moming except Monday. Business oft'-e. 215 S. Commercial Street. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Hall Subscription Rates, In Advance. Within Oregon: Dally and Sunday. 1 Ma 50 cents: 3 Mo. $1.JS; Ma $1.25; 1 year f.0Q Elsewhere id cents per Mo., or $5 00 (or I year In advance. By City Carrier: 45 cents a tnnrth : $5.00 a year In ad vane. Par Copy 3 cents. On trains anil News Stands i cent a Vocational Education A WORKING department of public education which receives little publicity and is rather poorly understood is the division of vocational education. In 1917 congress passed the Smith-Hughes blil which appropriated money (to be supple mented by the states) for the promotion of education in the fields of agriculture, home economics, trades, and training of teachers for such work. In Oregon in the last biennium the lederal government appropriated $131,327.94 and the state $41,030 for carrying forward this work. The report of the board which directs the expenditure of this money of which Charles A. Howard, state superintend ent, is the executive, and O. D. Adams state director, shows that the enrollment in this work reached 14,015 in the last biennium. Some 35 or more high schools are cooperating. In agriculture there were 957 enrolled in farmers' evening schools, 96 in part-time schools and 1437 in all day classes. The profit from toys' farm projects was $52,379.03. A very fine system of training apprentices for trades has been de veloped, especially in Portland. The Salem schools also have some fine mechanics' courses supported by this special de partment. Some may say, here is a place to save money. Yes, the state could save its $40,000 and the federal government its $130,000; but on the other hand the expense of training young men and women for definite vocations seems fully justified ; seems in fact to be a real investment that will yield returns to the state and nation. Farming is not going to cease, nor working with tools; and young people who have the training will be the ones to get and hold the jobs. The Wilson River Road mHE Tillamook folk need not jump all over Leslie Scott, JL chairman of the highway commission, over proposed postponement of work on the Wilson river road. The public is voicing a demand for reduction in road costs and that must mean refusal to undertake new projects. The people of the atate have not been cordial to the new Wilson river and Wolf creek roads because they feel that present highways can suf fice for a considerable number of years. These roads may be desirable in time; but not ia times like the present when the burden of cost weighs too heavily on the backs of the people. Tillamook naturally feebi disappointed because it has banked greatly on this new short-cut to Portland. But it has nothing to complain of. The state has expended in Tillamook county far more than that county has contributed to the hiflrhwav funds. The Oresron coast hiirhwav traverses its -- j - length and the McMinnvifle road cuts across the county. Now a costly rerouting of the coast highway around Neah-kah-nie mountain is being completed by the state. We see little reason to push the proposed new Wilson river and Wolf creek roads until times get better. Certainly little complaint is due from Tillamook county which has drawn heavily on state road funds already. Know Your Own Tongue 'OU mar think you know the following which relates to the outfitting of troller fishing craft. The Astorian-Budget, published In the capital of the Finny tribe, reprints it from the Pacific Fisherman: "Seven of the 'smokers' have ordered sets of Akervick Bros. Premier' gurdies of the manually controlled type. These gurdies are divided into two units of three pools ejach. The units swing outboard from the rail on either side of the fishing cockpit and eliminate the need for davits, -natch blocks or overhead talrlead gear. The riput of people to assemble peacefully and to petition for redress of grievances is undeniable. So there should be no barriers put in the way of the proposed "hunger march" on the state cap ital. The question arises however whether tt Is a real effort at protest r just a publicity attempt by fomenters of discontent. Conditions are lot what they ought to be for thousands of our fellow citizens; but continued effort is being made to provld necessities of life for the destitute. Multnomah county, where the movement originates, has re sponded remarkably well to the cry of distress. It is worthy of fur ther note that the "hunger march" is not endorsed by many who are active in organisation among the unemployed. The whole set-up looks very much like a 'publicity thrust by agitators. Be that as It may they should be permitted to march and parade and blow off their steam. We want no "battle of Anacostla flats" here. Here Is the prize story on the war debts: Two native tons of California and a native of England gathered for tea In Oakland and got Into an argument about the war debts, which wound up In ft fight and police court fines. The unique- thing was that the English man argued Britain should pay. while the Callfrnians contended the debt should be canceled. A unique story jto be Bure, but the reporter must have been In error about the tea ttfey drank. The million dollar estate of the late Senator Waterman of Color ado will go to Ms alma mater, toe university 01 eriuui. -u.fc other example of the homing Instinct. Waterman doubtless made his fortune In his adopted state, and there received the unusual distinc tion of election to high office; but the "hills of home" pulled at bis heart-strings and his purse strings; and Vermont gets the money. At the turn of the century the Holy Bible was still In the place of honor on the family center table. Then came the Montgomery Ward catalog. In the post-war decade Moody's Manual of Public Utilities displaced the mall order catalog. It remains to be seen what volume will be thumbed the most In this decade. A Louisiana Judge has wiled that an engagement ring Is a loan and not a gift. That sounds like good law, for usually there Is a lot of interest connected with It. The stock market has been slumping again. Time for Frank Roosevelt to make a speech. Judging from the contention over the beer bill congress must have a "rough house." The Medford News is still subsisting on the frayed ends of Jus tice In Jackson county. Notice where a bank recently celebrated it 40th anniversary. Maybe they weren't quite sure about the 8 Oth. A few rumble seats are getting thawed out again. ; HOLIDAYS l5f SOUTH KINQWOOD, Dec. 21. Mrs. James P. Smart will leave Thurs day rift the Southern Pacific for southern California where she will spend the Christmas holidays with htr daughter, Miss Margaret f Smart, a student at Santa Ana " Junior college and with other rela tives and friends la different cities ... t the southern state. Mrs. Smart English language but read the lived In California some years ago. She expects to be gone about 10 days. JUXGWIRTH INJURED LYONS, Deo. 21. John Jung wlrth severely sprained his ankle Mofiday afternoon while working about the. roek.- crusher. HEALTH By Royal S. Copeland, MJD. Dal ted Statas Senator from New Yet Termor Commissioner of Boatth. J Vow York City. DURING THE summer month many thousands of persona Indulge la bathing as a dally sport As the weather becomes colder, outdo bathing ts as longer permis sible. Then bath In becomes at Indoor sport, but usually Is not participated In at frequently ai during the warn? weather. I regard tilt dally bath to be almost as Impor tant for health as good food It has many bene fits. It Is stlmu latlng to the weak and relax Dr. Copeland lng to the tense. It aids the appe tite, cleanses the skin and rests the Ured nerves. In old times the bath eras considered merely a means to cleanliness. Today, It ts accepted -a part of the program to maintain health and to prevent disease. Stimulates the Skin Lack of bathing permits the ott of the skin and the perspiration to ac cumulate on the surface. This blocks up the pores and In a measure pre vents the skin from excreting poi sonous substances. On the other sand, daily bathing stimulates the waste disposing function of the skin. It leaves the skin In condition to help the body rid Itself of poisonous sub stances. Likewise, Its activity leaves less work for the kidneys and lung to do. Centuries ago bathing was used to cure and to prevent certain diseases. This method of treatment Is called "hydrotherapy". In hydrotherapy both cold and hot water are used. Though this treatment Is not as pop ular as in former years, it Is regarded as valuabls la certain diseases. It Is useful in the after-care treatment of infantile paralysis. I am often asked whether cold towers or cold baths are beneficial. This Is a question which everybody must decide for himself. If you are accustomed to bathing in cold water and feel no 111 effects, you may safe ly continue doing It On the other hand, a cold stinging- shower or bath may be detrimental when the body Is not accustomed to cold water. In any event the cold bath should al ways be followed by a brisk rub down. This will start the circulation and prevent chilling of the body. To Induce Sleep The cold bath is tonlo but not cleansing. For cleansing purposes the warm bath la the kind te take. This should be followed by a cold spray and vigorous rubbing with a Turkish towel Bear in mind that a dally bath will help you to keep fit It aids in main taining better circulation, quiets the nerves. Induces sleep, protects against colds and gives relief from pains and aches. No one should over look its advantages. Start the day with a warm tub bath. This may be followed by a quick shower and vigorous rub-down. You will be amazed at the amount of "pep" this simple habit will give you. Breakfast will be more tempt ing and the day's work less tiring. (Copyright. 193S, K. F. 8.. Ino.) Answers to Health Queries M. F. C. Q What effect has olive oil on the body? A. It Is fattening;. P. I. O. Q. What will remove a birth mark? A. Consult a Skin aoeelaltiat Yesterdays ... Of Old Salem Town Talks from The States man of Earlier Days December 22, 1907 The btate board of agriculture yesterday decided that the state fair could not only exist but could also be a greater success than ever by the elimination of the bar priv ilege, which has long proven so objectionable to the better class of people. Consequently, only "soft drinks" will be available at the fairgrounds next fall. The failure of prohibition in Maine Is the subject of an article written by William M. Pennell, of Portland, Me., for several years a sheriff there. He declares that In all the larger cities and towns In the state there has been open and continued violations of the law and that there has never been a time during the past 25 year when the law has been enforced throughout the state. Governor George E. Chamber lain was hit by ft "brick" thrown by Collier's Weekly at the gover nor of Wyoming, by mistake. A criticism of the Wyoming execu tive was Inadvertently placed un der an article praising Oregon, which put Chamberlain In the wrong light- December 22, 1922 The city council last night elect ed the following city officials: W. W. Birtchett, police chief; Harry Hutton, fire chief; Ray Smith, city attorney; Walter S. Low, street commissioner; Hugh Rogers, dty engineer; Dr. Mary Rowland, health- officer; Batty Cooper, plumbing inspector; Homer H. Smith, member park board; W. W. Rosebraugh, second ward al derman to fill place left by Fred Klrkwood who has moved out of that ward. Birtchett announced that Frank Mlnto and W. Ed wards would be new members of the police department. A Christmas wedding of special Interest to Willamette university will be that of Miss Lida Fake and E. T. Brown, both professors, which will be solemnised in Wal ler hall chapel Christmas day. Daily Thought "All the world's ft star. And all the men and women mere ly players: They have their exits and their entrances. And each In time plays many - -PArt.--..- -Shakespeare. L.Vli BITS for BREAKFAST .By R. J. HENDRICKS Salem In 1851: "most beautiful town in Oregon:" S (Continuing from yesterday:) Sept. 12. "Warm day, but not dis agreeable. Hills this afternoon. Smooth road; came to a small valley SO mile from John Day's riverj to the right of the road around the point of ft bluff ft quarter of a mile down is ft spring sufficient tor a family to cook with; 1 mile from this water for stock, but it Is scarce. Wood three quarters of mile. Saw S dead cattle. Traveled II miles." "W Sept. It. "Came to the Colum bia river 5 miles from the spring. Three miles from here we came te the Deschutes river. Drive 2 miles for grass; wood to cook with. Saw 2 dead oxen. Camped on bank of river. Wind blowing hard not safe to cross till it abates road from spring to river hilly. Traveled f mil es this Is a place of business." Sept. 14. "Calm this morning. There Is a ferry across the Dee chutes river, but we crossed at the ford, good crossing if you have careful drivers. Cross one fork land on the island then down stream a short distance, eross the second fork 8 or 4 feet deep rocky bottom; 160 yards wide then a long steep hill to ascend. One mile from river a good spring at left of road in sight of bluff; water sufficient for cooking and small stock, good grass and camp. Small valley willow wood one mile from this spring at right of road. Here the road forks, the right to The Dalles left to the The Safety Valve - - Letters from Statesman Readers To the Editor: To try to balance the national budget with the proceeds of a tax on beer might be ft mistake com parable to that of the late con gress when It attempted to bal ance the budget by means of a surtax upon excessive incomes which no longer existed. It prob ably would not take the enemies of beer very long to take their grievance to the supreme court, and an adverse decision from that high tribunal would have ft very embarassing effect upon a gov ernment trying to balance Its bud get with a tax on beer. Proponents of the beer tax and legalized beer sale seem to be proceeding on the assumption mac me ltm amenament is go ing to be repealed almost imme diately. They apparently seek to anticipate an early repeal by pro viding for the sale of beer before It is constitutional to permit such sale. Since the restrictive amend ment is going to be abrogated anyway and real soon, it Is per fectly proper to permit the man ufacture and sale of beer with greater alcoholic content than the constitution permits. This seems to be their process of reasoning and it explains a large part of the enthusiasm with which the repeal- lsts address themselves to their beer crusade. It is difficult to see how the court can do other than nullify any legalization of the sale of in A. f A m . m .a loxicaung oeer. Ana mere is no doubt that the dry forces will de mand the earliest possible Judicial Interpretation of any measure le galizing the sale of Intoxicating beer. Congress will be takina- lona- chances Indeed if it make ft beer tax any Important part of It bud get balancing program. If the fls cal structure of the government Is left dependent upon the collection of a beer tax. It may be found in a most unenviable state ere an other congressional session can be convened. The mere fact that 41 states voted for a downright repeal can didate for president is no definite proof that those states would vote to repeal the 18th amendment. Many states that have voted for Roosevelt did so merely to defeat Hoover and bring about an econ omic change. Eliminate Roosevelt and Hoover and the depression from consideration and submit re peal directly to the voters and these s ates probably will cast as big a majority for the retention of prohibition as they east for Roosevelt. NEC I A 1. BUCK. New Views -Will you make New Year's resolutions this year? Name one, please." Statesman reporters yes terday asked this question. An swers: Mr. Roy Waasam, housewife "I don't know; I seldom ever make any resolutions. I" don't know why. Surely you arent go ing to put that in the paper." Jape Preecott: "Yea; I made ft good one last year: never to make another New Year' resolu tion, rm going to keep that one this year. No.' I'll take that back. I'm going to make one this year: Never to open my mouth in this office again." Jane Smith, student t "Resolu tions for New Year'? They are bad for one' psychology." Mrs. M. D. Lorrle, bomemaker: "Oh, yes, I suppose I will make some resolutions. If a good way to check up on oneself. I shall make resolution to budget care fully this yar." Dr. Ii. B. SchoeL, dentist: "No. by gosh, I won't. I never hare made a New Year's resolution and I'm not going to this year." L. A. Bowman, salesman: "Hadn't thought about it. Do the best you can." mountains. Raining very hard. Saw 5 dead cattle. Traveled S miles." S S Sept. If. "Clear and coot Six miles from spring we strike Ol ney's creek. Again good water, wood and grass. Four mile from this Is The Dalle on the Colum bia. (At this place the river runs through a narrow channel of sol Id rocks.) Farms 2 or I miles from here, buildings of logs and frame, many canvas buildings, business lively, flour from $15 to 118 per 100 lbs.; pork from $20 to 50 per 100 lbs.; potatoes $5 to $1 per bushel; butter 75c to 21 per pound; candles 21 per pound. Six or eight boats on the Columbia river above the fall. Saw 7 dead cattle. Hilly roads to day. Camped In town. Some grass for' stock. Traveled 10 miles." Sept. II. "Stay in town all night then take shipping on the 'Ser pent,' heavily loaded, many sick ones. Sister Helen and Sister Elis abeth very sick, have been several days, the rest better, start soon." (At The Dalle the Immigrants either took the difficult Barlow road across the Cascade range or dared to go by boat on the Co lumbia river. The Belshaw party, having heard that the Barlow road waa under heavy snow, de cided to send the women by way of the Columbia and the teams down the pack trail.) m S S Sept. II. "Came II miles last night came to shore at 12 o'clock; had too much head wind; very windy today. Lay at shore for wind to abate. Sick ones no better all getting impatient." Sept. II. "Had a fair wind to day hoisted the sail and ran Into the harbor at the Cascades 4:00 o'clock this afternoon. Very. stormy here; we can scarcely walk about. There Is one store, boarding and gambling house all In one, and one above us, and some below at the boat landing. We hear nothing but bitter oaths that an all wise -and over ruling God our Father and our Creator forbade us to take. Such as makes sober and rational people shud der to hear. It appears to be quite a business place. Flour 210 per hundred, beet $25 per hundred, calico 25o per yard, potatoes 1 5 per bushel, butter $1 per pound. Traveled 36 mile today." Sept. 10. "Still lying at the har bor waiting for the teams. They are coming down the pack trail. All the sick ones are better. Mo ther was taken sick today. This Is a hard looking country, the roar ing falls on one side, high rocky bluffs on the other, high peak of the Cascades In front pleasant day." Sept 20. "Mother no better. Mrs. George Belshaw gave birth to a daughter (named Gertrude Columbia and lived about two weeks) 4 o'clock this morning Still no teams." (Death of the baby, near Salem, noted further along in this series.) Sept. 21. "No teams yet. We can hear nothing of them; we are getting uneasy on account of our brothers being sick when they left The Dalles. Our sick no better. saw ft garden today, and a dwell ing house It looked quite pleas ant. It reminded m of my quiet home I shall never see again per haps. It makes m melancholy to think of those scenes In a foreign land If I may call It so but thy will be done, O God, not mine, that I may receive a crown of righteousness at thy right hand. Quite pleasant; Immigrants land ing by large numbers." s s s Sept 22. "Our teams arrived this morning; the stock endured the Journey on the pack trail very well, the cattle better than the horses. Our men better than when they started. We start tor the lower landing at 2 o'clock thlf afternoon; bad roads, very nar row, sidling and rocky, large rocks some of the way; that ts very hard on the oxen and wag ons. Passed an Indian graveyard; saw hundreds of human bones ly ing on the ground. The Indiana dig hole In the ground and sit them in, then cover them with boards or build a board house over them, then wrap them in blankets, I suppose, for there were many blankets rotting on the ground. Camped on the bank of the river. It Is a pleasant place. There are three or four buildings here, store, bakery and farm house and one not finished. Ground level; grass; occasionally a tree waving It branches. Trav eled I miles." S w 8ept 22. "Nothing of impor tance today. Still waiting on bank of Columbia. W expect to start tomorrow. Rained quite hard to day. It was an unwelcome shower on account of the cool, damp air we have had for two days. Sick better." S Sept. 24. "Puff-puff came the steamer this morning. W took passage and soon launched out on the deep water of the Colum bia. It rained a little; had a pleas ant trip and beautiful view of Cape Horn, its lofty rocks and crystal waters flowing down, its summit decked with ft beautiful green tree with Its branches bid ding us wslcom to it craggy rocks. Tongue cannot describe the beautiful scene that the God of nature ha unfurled. Went to the landing on sand (the Big Sandy river) at 2 o'clock IT minute. We were four hours coming down. Quite pleasant here. There are farms within 2, 4 and I miles of here. Raining very hard this evening. Traveled 25 miles." 8ept. 25. "We hear nothing but vain, trifling conversation. Oh, how thankful I will be when we get settled In a quiet place where we can enjoy religious privileges again. Oh, my God, help us te be on guard and walk in the path of duty!" (Continued tomorrow.) "THE BLACK SWAN" ' SYNOPSIS Teat Leach, pirate terror of the Spanish Main, and Master of the dread "Black Swan," capture the merchant easel The Centaur," bound for England, and kill the captain and crew. Paaseagers aboard the "Centaar" are PrisdUa Harradine, lovely, young daughter ef the tat Captain -General of the Leeward Isles, Major Sands, her father' elderly aide, who hopes to win her hand and fortune, and the handsome young Frenchman, Charles d Bernls, former li eaten ant of the buccaneer, Henry Mor gan. The latter reformed aad Is commissioned by the King ef Eng land te rid the seas ef pirates. He has tried la vain te capture the elusive Leach. Do Bernls, known to Leach of eld, protect Priscilla by Introdadng her as his wife, and the Major, as his brother -la -law. He holds Leach at bay with a promise of great wealth in the form of a Spanish plate fleet scheduled to sail shortly. It is agreed that De Be rail will take command of the "Cen taur' and lead Leach te the trea sore. Despite the fact that he owes hi life to De Bemia, Major Sands Is hostile towards the Frenchman. "The Black Swan" Is beached at Albnqnerque Keys where the work ef cleaning her hull Is begun pre paratory for the coming encounter with the Spaniards. Leach and his men live in thatched huts on the shore, but De Bernls and hi party stay aboard the "Centaar" at anchor nearby. Leach' lie-tenants, sus picious of Do Bernifl friendly atti tndo toward his men. warn their leader that the Frenchman may sail es? and capture the treasure himself , leaving them stranded, Te nrevent this. Leach orders De Ber sis and all hand ashore. Priscflla exoressea her gratitude for the com for table quarters De Bernls has arranged for her. Leach Is also ex tremely Interested in her comfort. That night De Bernls guards Pris- cma's teat. CHAPTER THIRTY And now followed arduous days for the buccaneers, hard-driven by Leach to the work awaiting them upon the hull of the careened ship. From sunrise until a little before noon, the men worked willingly enough. But when they had dined, they insisted upon alee ping, and let Leach storm and rant as he chose, they would not raise a finger during those torrid afternoons In which the sen beat down so pit! lessly, and never a breath of wind cams to temper the appalling heat In this they received a measure of encouragement from the atti tud adopted by de Bernia. He was going freely amongst them here shore, as he had don aboard the Centaur. H would saunter over to the encampment during; the after noon idleness, to laugh and joke with them, te regale them with sto ries of past deeds upon the Main in which he had borne a part, and, more often now, to fire their fancy on the score of the Spanish gold to which he was to lead them. It waa well for him, perhaps, that Major Sands did not hear him then, or he would have borne re port to Priscilla which must have destroyed her growing trust and confidence in de Bernia, He painted word pictures for the men calculated to fire the gross appetite which he knew to be theirs, appetites which soon now they would have the means to glut It might be cruel to ton In this furnace, but soon there would be a golden unguent for their blis tered backs. And, after xU, they oould take things easily. There was plenty of time before them. The plate fleet would not be putting to . sea for another three weeks or so, and here at the Albuquerque they A. C. Ruby Seeks $100,000 on Count Ol Slander Charge PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 21. (AP) A. C. Ruby, farmer and livestock dealer living near Port land, filed suit Jot $100,000 in federal court here Tuesday charg ing slander a gainst the Regional Agricultural Credit corporation of Spokane, Wash., and C. B. Bailey, assistant manager. The complaint sets forth that on November 21, la the presence of Harry J. Kaminsky, Bailey said Ruby had "flooded the dty of Portland with bum checks" and that hi credit was no good. Bailey is charged la the com plaint with the statement "that Mr. Ruby has flooded the elty of Portland with bum checks and he 1 very irresponsible, and that there is not a firm or a business enterprise In the city of Portland that will accept a check from Mr. Ruby." Chamber Commerce Meeting: Wednesday SILVERTON, Dec. 21. The Silverton chamber of commerce will hold It December meeting Wednesday night at 1:10 at the Reo restaurant Th new officer, with Ernest Starr a president, will be ia the chair. No special business would like ly come before the body at this meeting, the president indicated Tuesday. Committee report will be given aad plans for th spring discussed. PLOT BROKEN UP BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 21. (AP) Arrests in connection with the disclosure of an anti-government plot mounted to 191 her and the police seized a store ef 12,000 bullets. Fifty of those tak en into custody were absolved of connection with the movement aad were released, one of them being a cousin of former President Hlppollto Yrlgoyen. 5-DAY WEEK VOTED INDIANAPOLIS, Dee. 21. (AP) Union printers employed by newspapers will work en a five- were within little more than a day's j sailing of the spot where ft was to be Intercepted. In this manner de Bernls intoxi cated them with the prospect of the wealth that would be coming to each of them, and kept it clearly before the eyes of their minds that it waa he, and nobody but he, would lead them to it Tom Leach, coming to learn that it was largely as result of the statements made by de Bernls that he found the men mutinously op posed to work during the heat of the day, came raging to him on the subject. The Frenchman was not per turbed; he was airily platitudinous with proverbs about going surely by going slowly. He exasperated Leach by the opinion that there was plenty of time before them. "Plenty o' time, ye daft loon? Time for what?" "Before the plate fleet sails.' "Drat the plate fleet 1" swore Leach. "Be that th' only fleet afloat? What of others as goes up and down the seas?" "I see. You're afraid of being found here? Pshaw I You want to laugh, my friend. Be at ease. No ship Is likely to come prowling into this cove." Mebbe not But if any did? What then, eh? Does thee think as I's comfortable hero wi' ship high and dry, all helpless like? Plenty ef time, says youl Zounds, man I I want to be on my keel again with out no loss e time. So ITi trouble thee not te go putting thee daft notion into folks' heads." De Bernls gave the required promise so a to pacify him. He gave it the more readily because the mischief was already done. Di- latorinesa la that tropic heat ac corded too well with the men' natural inclinations not to bo In dulged now that they had de Ber- nis authoritative assertion that there was no need for any swelter ing urgency. Apart from that minor explosion from Leach, the first ten days on Maldita passed peacefully enough. It waa time that naturally hung heavily upon th hand of Major Sands and Miss Priscilla, and mor heavily perhaps on the soldier's than on th lady's. Th Major, feel lng the heat acutely as a result of hi fleshly habit of body, waited In condition of mor tr .less com plete Inertness for th passage of time to bring him deliverance. The result of this was that his temper. naturally Inclining to irascibility and quemlousnesa, did not improve or dispose him to optimism con cerning the future. Miss Priscilla, however, contrived to find for her self some occupation. She busied herself with Pierre In the prepara tion and cooking' of food. She went out onto the reef with him, when he went fishing', and herself joined and found entertainment la the sport Or she would go for excur dons with him into th woods. In quest of yams and plantains, and once ah crossed the Island with him to its western side by a path which the half-caste had found over a long bald strip of ground reached within four or five hundred yards of the beach; a strip which thence forward dove the dense jungle like an avenue, where only a thin layer of son covered the rock, and, as cending towards the island's mid die, sloped thence to th western shore, giving a backbone to Mal dita. Nor did she always take an es cort on her excursions. In th early day on th island, she had wan dered away by herself, climbing the reef and following th beach beyond it Along this ah had come upon barrier of rock that rose like a wall some eight or nine feet high te bar her progress. Yet aot day week basis beginning Jan. 1, headquarters of the International Typographical union announced Tuesday upon completing tabula tion of a referendum. Members favored the five-day week, 22,072 to 12,010. Every union printer In a newspaper nlant. under terms to be so easily defeated, ah had climbed the shallow bluff which rose here above the beach. From the summit, crowned with palms, with arnotto rose and scarlet hi biscus dust ring about the boles, she had looked down Into a little rock-bound core and ft limpid, shel tered pool within the embrace of it She must hare come at least a mile from the encampment. She was quite alone; none over came this way; and there was no re motest danger of surprise. So ah yielded to the eool Invitation ef that pool, descended from the bluff, shed her light dothing on the sand where an overhanging rock mad a helterinj canopy, and dived into tne crystalline depths. bhe came forth not only re freshed and lnvisrorated. but a-. heartened by the discovery she had v w . maae. under the friendly rock where her dothin lav m-v which whilst giving shade was it- sen sou not from the passage of the sun, she let her body dry in the warm air, then resumed her garments, and made her way back to the encampment Dally there after in the middle of th she would disappear unostenta tiously and alone. Making sure each time that she was not fallow) - went te visit the bathing-pool of ner discovery. The disgruntled Malor nhwrdn. her cominrs and roina-a. or Hctjm. ing- to her light chatter with Pierre when she was at work with him, or with do Be mis when he came to take his meals in the hut marvelled that she could endure this state of things with so little apparent heavi ness oz heart At moments he would ask himself whether such equa nimity in adversity were not th result of an utter insenaihilit- an utter failure to apprehend the dan gers oy which she was surrounded and by which the Maior was on- pressed on her be hail She could even laugh and at moments ap proach the borders of pertneas with Tom Leach on those occasions, and they were none so rare, when ho walked the length of the beach to pay them a visit If Monsieur d Bernls was not always there on these occasions, he had an uncanny trick of appearing suddenly amongst them, which the Major thought was iust as well, for it saved him from the necessity of joining the conversation with that hawk-faced blackguard. He would sit sullenly by when Leach was with them, and If the rirata ad dressed him, as he occasionally did. the nlajor would answer gruffly In monosyllables, outraged In the soul of him that nrudenco should rl a ra him under the necessity of being van civil to such a scoundrel. It was perhaps fortunate for him that Leach repaid contempt with contempt regarding the Major aa a negligible flahbineas without jus tification to existence save la the fact that he was brother to th delectable Madame de B r n i s ; though how this should happen, Leach could not begin to imagine. There was, h perceived, little re semblance to be traced between them. He startled them one day by saying so, adding, however, with heavy jocularity, that this waa something for which the lady should daily give thank to her Maker. He made no attempt to dissemble bis admiration for her, even whea de Bernia was at hand. Nor. did he confine himself to clumsy compli ment. Hi attention would take th shape now of a few bo (ties pt Peruvian wine, now of a box of guava cheese, or ef almonds pre-, served la sugar, or some other deli cacy from the landed stores of the Black Swan. (T Be C riaaaa) r-yrlfH, 1J1. fcr Kafaet SaUtU Distributed by EJnK Faatsrcs Sradicate. las. of the plan, will mis on day's work each week, employing a sub stitute. Ia nine dairy counties of North Carolina 2,254 farmers obtained government seed loan amounting to 1272,800 this year.