7 Of
E.
COEVALLIS
SEMI-WEEKLY.
USION Eitab, J air. 1897.
GAZETTE Ksimb. Dec. 1862.
'(Consolidated Feb., 1899.
COBVALIilS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1902.
VOL. III. NO. 16.
3
A STUDY IN SCARLET.
BY A. CONAN DOYLE.
CHAPTER II Continued.
"From a drop of water," said the
writer, "a logician could infer the pos
sibility of an Atlantic or a Niagara
without having seen or heard of one
or the other. So all life Is a great
chain, the nature of which Is known
whenever we are shown a single link i
of It. Like all other arts, the science
of deduction and analysis is one which
can only be acquired by long and pa
tient study, nor Is life long enough to
allow any one mortal to attain the
highest possible perfection In it. Be
fore turning to those moral and mental
aspect of the matter which present the
greatest difficulties, let the inquirer
begin by mastering more elementary
problems. Let him, on meeting a fel
low mortal, learn at a glance to dis
tinguish the history of the .man, and
the trade or profession to which he be
longs. Peurile as such an exercise may
seem, it sharpens the faculties of ob
servation and teaches one where to
look and what to look for. . By a man's
finger nails, by his coat sleeve, by his
boot, by his trouser knees, by the cal
losities of his forefinger and thumb,
ly his expression, by his shirt cutis
"by each of these things a.man's call
ing is plainly revealed. That all unit
ed should fail to enlighten the com
petent inquirer In any case is almost
. inconceivable."
"What ineffable twaddle!" I cried,
slapping the magazine down on the
table, "I never read such rubbish in
my life."
"What Is it?" asked Sherlock
TTolmes.
"Why, this article," I said, pointing
at it with my egg spoon as I sat down
to my breakfast. "I see that you have
no doubt; hut he was by no "means
such a phenomenon as Foe appeared to
Imagine."
"Have vou read Gaborian's works?"
I asked. "Does Lecoq come up to your
idea of a detective?"
Sherlock Holmes sniffed sardonical
ly- - ,
"iMtnn was a. miserable blunderer.
he said In an angry voice; "he bad
nnlv nne thin? to recommend him. and
that was his energy. That hook made
me positively ill."
"The Question was how to Identify
an unknown prisoner. I could have
beat saw a light there about 2 11 the
morning, and as tne nouse was u
empty one, suspected something was
amiss. He found the deor open and In
the front room, which Is bare of fur
ture, discovered the body of a gentle
roon voitHwt) and bavins cards in
his pocket bearing the name of "Enoch
J. Drebber, uieveiana, umu, v. a.
There had been no robbery, nor is
there any evidence as to how the man
met his death, "mere are maiM
blood In the room, but there is no
wound upon bis person. We are at a
loss as to how he came into the empty
house; Indeed, the whole anair is a
puzzler. If you can come-round to the
linnu nnv time he.fore 12 VOU will find
m t-hr-a t ha we left everything in
statu quo until I hear from you- U
mi n-o nnahi. t come I shall give
you fuller details, and would esteem It
a great kindness u you wouia mur
me with vour opinion. Yours faithXul-
lv TOBIAS GREliSUiN
'Gregson is the smartest of the
Scotland Yarders," my friend re
..irai "TTo and T.oKtrd are the pick
of a bad lot. They are both quick and
done it in twenty-four hours eueuc "tut con;enUona-shocklng-took
sir months or so. It might be Thev hft their knives into
road If since von have marked it
that it is smartlv written.
It irritates me though. It is evidently
the thonrv nf sfime arm-chair lounger
who evolves all these neat little para
doxes in the seclusion or nis own
study. It is not practical. I should
Hire to see him claDned down in a
thirHiaco carriage on the Under
ground, and asked to give the trades
of nil of hia fellow travelers. I would
lay a thousand to one against him."
"Vnu wnuM lose vour money." Sher
lock Holmes remarked calmly. "As
for the article, I wrote it myself
"Von!"
"Yes; I have a turn both for obser
vation and for deduction. The theories
nrhinh t hnva Pinrpssfid there, and
which appear to you to be so chimeri
cal, are really extremely practical so
practical that I depend upon them for
my bread and cheese."
"And how?" I asked involuntarily.
"Well, I have a trade of my own. I
suppose I am the only one in the
world. I'm a consulting detective, if
you can understand what that is. Here
iin London we have lots of government
detectives, and lots of private ones.
When these fellows are at fault they
come to me, and I manage to put
them on the right scent. They lay all
the evidence before me, and I am gen
ernllv &hle. bv the help of my knowl
edge of the history of crime to set
them straight. There is a strong fam
ily resemblance about misdeeds, and if
you have all the details of a thousand
at your finger ends, it is odd if you
can't unravel the thousand and first.
Lestrade is a well-known detective.
He got himself into a fog recently
tover a forgery case, and that was what
ibrought him here."
"And these other people?"
''They are mostly sent out by private
Inquiry agencies. They are all people
who are in trouble about something,
and want a little enlightening. I listen
to their story, they listen to my com
ments, and then I pocket my fee."
"But do you mean to say," I said,
"that without leaving your room you
can unravel some knot which other
men can make nothing of, although
they have seen every detail for them
selves?" "Quite so. I have a kind of intuition
that way. Now and again a case turns
up which is a little more complex.
Then I have to bustle about and see
things with my own eyes. You see, I
have a lot of special knowledge which
I apply to the problems, and which fa
cilitates matters wonderfully. Those
n.Ua nf deduction laid down in that
: article which aroused your scorn are
. invaluable to me in practical wont.
.rtHoorcatinn with me. is second na
ture. You appeared to be surprised
when I told you, on our nrst meeting,
tthat you had come from Afghanistan."
"Von were told, no doubt."
"Nothing of the sort. I knew you
came from Afghanistan. From long
,oKif the train of thoueht ran so swift
ly through my mind that I arrived at
the conclusion wltnout oemg conscious
of intermediate steps. There were such
itim however. The train of reason
ing rani 'Here is a gentleman of a
medical type, but with the air of a mil
itary man. Clearly an army doctor,
then. He has Just come from the
tropics, for his face is dark, and that
not the natural tint of his skin, for
his wrists are fair. He has undergone
hardship and sickness, as his haggard
face says clearly, his leit arm nas
been injured. He holds it in a stiff
and unnatural manner. Where in the
tropics could an English army doctor
seen much hardship and got his arm
wounded? Clearly in Afghanistan.' The
whole train of thought did not occupy
a second. I then remarked that you
'. came from Afghanistan, and you were
. astonished."
"It Is simple enough- as you explain
It," I said, smiling. "You remind me
. of Edgar Allen Poe's Dupin. I had no
idea -that such Individuals did exist
outside of stories."
Sherlock Holmes rose and lighted
his pipe.
"No doubt you think that yon are
complimenting me in comparing me to
Dupin," he observed. "Now, in my
opinion Dupin was a very inferior fel
low. That trick of his of breaking in
hia friend's thoughts with an apro
pos remark after a quarter of an hour's
silence is really very showy and super
ficial. He had tome analytical genius
tench them what to ftVOfld
T felt rather Indicnnnt at. havms tWO
characters whom I had adlmired treat
ed in this cavalier style.
I walked over to tne winaow-anu
stood looking out into the busy street
"This fellow .mav be very, clever," I
said to myself, "but he is certainly
very conceited.
"There are nn -Crimea and. no Crlm
inals in these days," he safld, queru
lously. "What is the use of having
brains In our profession? I know well
that. I have It in me to make my name
famous. No man lives or .has ever
lived who has brought thve same
amount of ctndv and of Tl&turEll talent
to the detection of crime whicfc I have
done. And what is the result?. There
is no crime to detect, or, at most,
Borne him el trie- villanv with a .motive
so transparent that even a Scotland
Vard official can see throueh it
T was still annoved at his bumTtious
style of conversation. I thought it iest
to chance the tonic.
"I wonder what that fellow is'look
lnr for?" T asked' nointlne to a, fital
wart, plainly dressed individual, who
was walking slowly down the otner
side of the street, looking anxiously at
the numbers. He had a large bliue en
velope in his hand, and was evidently
the hearer of ft mPSSflffB.
"You mean the retired sergeatat of
marines " nid Sherlock Holmes. :
"Brag and bounce!" thought I to my
self. "He knows that 1 cannot venry
his guess."
The thought had hardly passed
through my mind when the man whom
nra were wa tchino- caneht sight of the
number on our door and ran rapidly
across the roadway.
Wo heard ft liirt ImnclT: a. deCO voice
below and heavy steps ascending the
stair.
"Cor Mr Sherlock TTolmes he said
stepping into the room and handing
rmr frlond the letter
ing - . V. 1. - -
Here was an opportunity of taking
the conceit out of him. He little
thought of this when he made that ran
dom shot.
"May I ask, my lad," I said, blandly,
"what vour trade mav be?"
"Commissionaire, sir," he said, gruff
ly "Uniform awav for repairs.'
"Ami vmt woro " T a sired, with a
XilVA .J w i . v, ,
slightly malicious glance at my com-
rn-ninn
' A Wonderful Boy.
We met in the midst of a dream; - -But
I'm waiting for bjm to come true.
The style of bis nose 11; completely for
got, 1 .. ': $ . : " vi
'Rut his eyes, I remember, were blue.
It was just 8 p. m. by the -clock -Which
stood, I recall, on its head -
When his-mother spoke up and aid:
"Kiss inei my sot, --. ' n
And run away: quickly to bed.
each other, too. They are as jealous
as a pair of professional Deauueo.
There will be some fun over this case
if they are both put upon the scent.
I was amazed at the calm way in
which he rippled on. .. .
"Surely there is nor, a momeui w
lost," I cried; "shall I go and order
you a cab?
"I am not sure about whether I snau
go. I am the most mcuraDiy iazy uot-
il that ever stood m snoe wawei
that is, when the fit is on me, for I can
be spry enough at tames.
"Whv it ia lust such a chance as
you have been longing for."
My dear fellow, what does it mat
ter to me? Suppose I unravel tne
whole matter, you may be sure that
Gregson, Lestrade & Co. will pocket
all the credit. That comes of being
an unofficial personage.
'But he begs you to help him.
'Yea. He knows that I am'his su
perior, and acknowledges it to me;
but he would cut his tongue out before
he would own it to any third person.
However, we -may as well go and have
a look. I shall work It out on my own
hook. I may have a laugh at them,
if I have nothing else. Come on!"
He hustled on his overcoat, ana uus-
tled about In a way that showed tnat
an energetic fit had superseded the
apathetic one.
"Get your hat," he said.
"w,n wish me to come?"
"Yes if you have nothing better to
do."
A' minute later we were Dotn in a
driving furiously for the
umiovu) a
nJ J. n s
riXLUU lUau. , j.
T rAa o -fvicrtrv olrmdv morniiisc. . ana
1, vsa uMr
j .Ainfoii iroii hnne over the nouse
tops., looking like the reflection of the
mud colored streets Deneam.
lHrr nmnanlon W9S in the best Of
spirits, and prattled away about Cre
mona fiddles, ana me mueieuw
tweeni a Stradivarlus and an Aman.
solf T was silent, for the
-tv... ond the melancholy busl-
UUil VV-'O-l-lJ-l "u. - -
nesa upon which we were engageu u
pressed my spirits.
"Yoft don't seem to give much
ii i. the matter In hand." I said
at last interrupting Holmes' musical
uiaiiuiiw .
m flora vor " ne answcieu. .
a capital mistake to theorize before
"A sergeant, sir: Royal Marine haV)e all the evidence. It biases
Light Infantry, sir. No answer? Right he iudgment."
sir.
He clicked his heels together, raised
his hand in a salute and was gone.
(To be continued.)
CHAPTER III
T confess that I was considerably
startled bv this fresh -proof of the
practical nature or my companions
theories.
Mv resnect for his Dowers of anal
ysis increased wondrously. There still,
remain ed Rome lurking suspicion in.
mT mind however, that the whole
thine was a prearranged episode, in-1 a Cruihintf Reply.
tended to aazzie me, tnougu wuu. Poferrinir In the "Pulpit aw .Few'
earthiv ohiect. he coma nave in laKiauH .. . i -n u.-t-,'n in.
v - t- nndcnnn rsi i iiv ji . ijmiikw s "
me in was past my comprehension " MOeriment. a North London
When I looKea at mm ne naa uu ------. -
ished reading the note, ana nis eyev " . . . .liah
assumed the vacant, lack luster ex-'l "1 to mmun. .
. . : i .3 oh.i mUin cm hnt WO Cf&t. t.OO ultlie OX ut.
pression wnicn suu uicuw ou- uniusui " . .. . ,
straction. J une rcaiis in mis n)U
"How in the world did you deduce J 8torv of the young mnnpsier wiifc-jmig
that?" I asked.
;-V hiTra vrMir data soon." I
IUU .Will iv; j-vi.
nrkintln? with my nnffer
in TtvfTtnn mad. and tnat is
Luis id ,
the house, if I am not very much mis
taken." . . .
qa f ia Rtmv rtriver. siod:
We were still a hundred yards or so
tt vt he Innlateil UDOn out
alighting, and we finished oar journey
upon' foot
1 thougEt that the next thing would be
Loud wrath-and perhaps even tears;
But. iastead well, I really give you my
. . word' " "
That I've not been so" staggered rer
years! -' " -
For he mumbled, this wonderful boy
(I can feel my astonisnment yeiy.
It's a pity I can't go at seven, when you
know . . ' m
How tired and sleepy I geti"
I felt'mysett falling away -
tin dreams cnaira . couapse wimuui.
...oli'ni,k '
And when I came to,, the first thing that
I heard '
Was the voice of, the . fond mother
speaking. .
She ws kind, she was patient, but firm;
. . . .l . JAnia hla filte:
Ana oer caiui wuiua utwv.-
lit is settled, my son, that a-coy oi jrour
size
Must learn t flit up until eight."
d t stared
In a dazed way trojn one to me ,
Then I said: "Yoa are truly a wonaeriui
1 -
And the son of a wonder ful mother J"
-St. Nicholas. -
cnnnlnar NoacBlecd..
Ttioodin? at the nose is quite fre
quent among boys, and. sometimes is
sfHcnit to aton it ia common to make
light of this trouble, pat occasionally
serious results and even -aeam loiiuw,
omi it ia not wise tof think little of it
in your own case or to laugh at another
thus affected. Besides, we snouia noi
think that a loss of blood is good ior
......
us There are manv. cnres hubscticu,
sueh as swallowing alt; bathing tne
face in cold water. etc which are oi
little value except to allay one's fright
until the bleeding stops of itsei. i.ne
trne cnre Is- auite-simple" and1 should
be learned in advance. .By stopping
the flow of hlnod into the nose you stop
the bleeding, and this may be easily
done when vou know how.
Two- large arteries supply the race
and nose with blood. These arteries
pass upward from the neck, across the
lower jaw a little back or tne mouin,
one on ach side. Run the thumb and
finirer across the bone of the lower
jaw on either side, and you will soon
discover the artery. By pressing tnis
firmlv where it passes across the bone.
you will stop the flow of blood. Thus
it is necessary only to find the artery
on the rierht side of the jaw, and preBS
the thumb and finger firmly upon this
until the bleeding ceases, which will
ireneraliv be in a moment or two. The
pressure should be continued a short
time longer, however, in order to give
onnortiinitv for the opening into the
nose through which the blood has
flowed to contract, otherwise tne
bleeding may begin again after the
pressure ceases. One can even more
easily perform this service for another
than for himself, and when you have
learned to stop your own nose-bleed
in this way, you will be prepared to
do a kind act for some one- else. But
few boys know this secret. Boys'
World.
I patter of little bare feet, and a childish
figure, clad in a night gown, stole down
the stajrs. through the hall, into the
dining room, up to the table. Small
fingers seized the topmost peach from
the dish, and the little fellow turned
and trotted away npstalre again. " "
-As I sat in the dark, in an agony of
apprehension, there came again the
patter, patter of little feet, and a white
clad figure stole down the . stairs,
throngh the hall. Into the dining room,
np to the' table. . Small fingers replaced
the stolen Deach just where it had
been, and a stubborn little voice mut
tered. "Done again, old devur .
Neatness in Tonus; Girls. .
Neatness is a good thing for a girl.
and If she does not learn it when young
6he never will. It takes a great aeai
more neatness to make a girl look well
than it does to make a boy look passa
ble. Not because a boy. to start witn.
is better looking than a girl, but his
clothes are of a different sort, not so
many colors In them, and people do not
e-rnect a. hov to look as pretty as a girl.
A eirl that is not neatly dressed is call
ed a sloven, and no one likes to look at
ber. Her face may be pretty, and ber
evea brieht. but if there is a spot of
dirt on her cheek, and her finger ends
are black with ink, and ber shoes are
not laced or buttoned, and her skirt is
torn, she cannot be liked. Learn to be
neat, and when you have learned it
will almost take care of itself. .
trismus
rr-it HiTi- -v,.
Who Would Pt?"
A North Side dentist recently took his
son, aged 4, to see a new- baby sister
After gazing at the new arrival in si
lence for a few moments the little ob
server said: "Papa, who Is going to
pay you to make her a set of teeth?
A Wai-ldlv Interrnntion.
A mother was teaching her 5-year-old
son to repeat the Lord's prayer and got
aa far as "Give us this dav our daily
bread," when the little fellow stopped
and said: "Mamma, snau i asK tor
butter and jam on it?"
Whv Noah Went In.
Sunday School Teacher Why did
Noah go into the ark? '
Rriffht Punil Probablv because
somebody had borrowed his umbrella.
Sowing; Crimson Clover..
Th needs of crimson clover, when
sown In corn, are put in at tne ui
cultivation of the corn, in July, or Au
gust according to locality, ana tne
growth of the corn. It .Is the general
practice to simply scratch tne seeu m
and -orhiie thia ia often sufficient it re
sults in loss In seasons when drought
prevails or even when the season is
nni a little more than ordinarily dry.
Twelve to fifteen pounds of seed should
be used per acre, and It snouia De pm
In nt hefore the la8t cultivation Of
tin corn so.that the latter process will
cover it well. Of course it win nui
stand .the winter in all sections, but
If handled In the manner suggested
it win do well In most sections where
the red clover succeeds. The feeding
value of clover hay Is high, as is its
fertilizing value, to say nothing of the
value of having- a clover crop on the
anil dnrinr the winter, so that every
farmer should make great efforts to
than those from others, and that those
withdark shells are richer than tnqse
with white shells. Such differences; or.
rather, the source or such differences
is purely imaginary. Neither the breed
nor the color of. the' shell affect the
onaiitv of the egg. It Is the food, and
that alone, which affects the flavor and
delicate quality of the egg. If hens
are earefullv fed on wholesome rooas
they will remain healthy, and their
eggs will be very different from tnose
laid by poorly conditioned hens.
Colt Inherits Bpeed..
- The colt Gerald McKlnnie. is the
property of Wm. M. McKinnle, of Fort
Wayne, Ind., and without doubt in
herits extreme speed. A glance at his
picture can but convince one of his
wonderful development of bone and
muscle. His sire is the great Cresceus,
with a trotting record of 2:024, who
Is rich In the best blood of American
trotters. He holds six world's wagon
and harness records on mile and half
mile tracks, and it Is predicted by
those who are judges that he will yet
go a mile in two minutes flat. Mr.
Ketcham, of Toledo, the owner of
Cresceus. trains and drives his own
horse. The dam of Gerald McKinnie
(Mary Centllvre, 2:12) was a wonder
ful mare, possessing speed equal to the
sire, and some are of the opinion more.
She had to her credit a half mile
paced in 59 seconds. Her family re-
"Deduce what?" said he, petulantly
"Whv. that he was a retired ser-
o-oant of marines."
to . .. . .n (. ,
"T have no time lor trines, ne re
plied brusquely; then, with a smile,
. i i. i.
"Recuse mv ruaeness. iou urune we i - . .. --,., .
thread of my thoughts; but perhaps replied tne yomnDui cier,
it a hist as well, so vou aciuauy ni
were not able to see that the man was
sergeant of marines.
home with one of the elders after the!
deliverance of bus first senmon. Aixer
some moments' silence the latter os-
served:
"Yon were not lone. .
"I am very glad to hear you say so,"
1 Was
The Father of Fisrnres.
The Arabic figures that we use to
day did not originate In Arabia, as Is
generally supposed, but in Hindoostan.
Spain was the first European country
to adopt them, the system having been
fiatroduced there by the Moors.
The original figures were formed en--tweSy
of straight lines, and the num-
"Mr. Indeed."
"it 'was easier to know it than to
nioin whir T lrnow it. If you were
asked to prove that two and two made
four, you might nna some aimcuny,
and yet you are quite sure of that
ont "ETu-on across the street I could
L Or "
see a great blue anchor tattooed on
the hack of the fellows nana, mat
omocbed of the sea. He had a mill
tary carriage, however, and regulation
side whiskers. There we have the
marine He was a man with some
'Oh." was the crushing repjy, "you
were tedious." Westminster Gazette.
Speaking oC Royalty.
Damocles had been invited to dine
with the King of Syracuse. On: taking
bin seat he inatantilv saw the sword
hanoincr hv n hair above his heatl.
p 0 -J
"1 suppose," be saia to tner King,
you call that the hair apparent j
ninnveina. nretendine to seB no
hnmor Jn the remark, replied:
"I don't know about that, my -boy;
marine. He was a man .u. ju fail-moon vour head it will
amount of seiMmportance ana b cer- - . - - . t
r , a -v-n., m,,t have I matte some cjown prims.
tain air OI CUUimauu. . . . I . . . tr . tV, !or.to weie
observed tne way in which uc - ).,,:
his head and swung his cane. A steady, not averse fewjoking, even under ting
respectable, middle-aged man, too, on circumstances. jew ior Aimes,
fho fnPA nf him ail iacis wmtu icu
! L X A lJ U
1 1 i
THE OBIGINAL TEN RCMERALS.
me to believe that he had been a ser
geant."
Wonderful!" I ejaculated.
'fommonnince." said Holmes,
dtnnoh r thoncht from his expression
that he was pleased at my evident
surprise and aamirauon
now that there were no criminals. It
appears that I am wrong look at
this!" He threw me over tne note
which the commissionaire had
brought.
"Whv." I cried as I cast my eye over
it. "this is terrible!
"It does seem to be a little out of
the common." he remarked caimiy.
TKTM,ld iron m ne readine it to me
V V V J w
aloud V
Thia is the letter which I read to
UiUi .
Unification.
"Sectional lines are vanishing. Ssan
there will be no north, no south, ino
east, no west!"
"Yen? T annnofse it's Onlv a 0Ueetio3
Jy of time until they get up a torporatioa
I said just . . onh to the whoIe country."
Puck.
The Larf est Dome.
The largest dome in the world is that
of the Lutheran church at Waisaw.
Its interior diameter ia 200 feet. That
of the British museum Ifibrary is 130
feet:
On the Move.
"They "have two servants.
"Huh! That's nothing.
Ve
"Mv Dear Mr. Sherlock noimes . . . , .
Thehas beena bad business during Usually h. two in
the night at 3 Lauriston uaraens, on &
tie Krl Tfnn roaa. Will .lllftll vu 1
ber of angles formed fcy the lines de
noted the number that tne symooi was
intended to represent Thus:
The O was first a perfect circlea
figure without angles. At the base of
t,. ursii there was a small erossline,
which was necessary to make up the
seven angles. And, though we have
long "discarded it, you rarely see a 7
without it in Germany and France.
Little Chronicle.
A Little Boy's Moral Strength,
The widow of an English army officer
was visiting me with her son, a charm
ing little fellow about 5 years old. re
lates Harper's Magazine. The mother
told me with pride how honorable he
was. how high-minded, and that she
had never for an instant seen in him
indications of any traits that were low
or hasei -v
The child was ut to bed every night
st fi We dined at 1. . l was sitting in
the drawing room one evening before
dinner. The room was dark, the doors
open, and my seat commanded a view
of both the stairway and the dining
room. The table was set, and in the
center was a dish of tempting, peaches.
Presently there came to my ears the
TALKS IN NATURAL TONES.
Machine that Is a Vast Improvement
While the reproduction of the humau
voice"by means of the phonograph and
graphobhone is a remarkable achieve
ment, there are objections to the strain
ed and unnatural Quality of sounds re
produced by" the ordinary phonograph
and gramophone. The peculiar metallic
quality heard from those instruments
1 due to the fact that in order to make
the reproductions as loud as possible
the original must be of abnormal effort
Emile Berliner, the well-known elec
trical inventor, has, however, devised
a reproducing machine wherein this
trouble Is remedied. It Is composed of
a number of separate gramophones
operated simultaneously. The art has
advanced so far that the records may
be made exact duplicates of each oth
er, even to the minutest detail. The
only difficulty In operating several ma
chines is to have them registered ex
actly with each other so as to Insurs.
simultaneous operation. A table jor sup
port is provided, on which there are
mounted a number of rotary t a Dies or
the usual gramophone type and adapt
ed to receive the well-known record
tablets of commerce. These tablets are
generally arranged In a staggered row,
each being supported on an upright
spindle or shaft joornaled In a stand
ard fashion to a table.
TTnon each shaft Just below the table
is secured a disk having equally spaced
radially projecting pins or its penpa
erv. The disks are all of the same size,
with the same number of pins, and they
are driven together with the .tables at
the same imeed bv means or a Deitv
having perforations spaced to fit the
pins and operated by a motor or any de
sirable construction. The registering
devices make it possible to Insure the
contact of each stylus with a corre
sponding point of each record by the
mere act of placing the stylus on the
proper line. Power being applied to ro
tate the records,' Identical sounds'lssue
from each of the horns, and the com
bined body of sound may be made s
great as desired by using an appropri
ate number of records. Therefore, it is
possible to provide an exact reproduc
tion of the human voice or to make it
louder or softer.
Sensation Spoiled. -.'Listen,
sister! I believe I hear the
voice of a man!" exclaimed Prlnclpea
as she tip-toed across the room and
placed her ear against the elevator
shaft Miraposla joined her aged
spinster sister and together they heard
these words, spoken in dulcet tones,
float up from the flat below:
"Ah, thirty love. Now let's make it
fortv love."
Horrors! Miraposla, do you tninn
they are speaking of osculation?"
"Sister Pnncipea, l.am snocisea at
your suggestion. The honor- of the
building demands an investigation.
Come."
Together they stoically stalked down
the stairway to the flat below.
The door was open and Harold Mc
Swat bade them enter.
"We are having a delightful game
of ping-pong. Miss Flatdweller has
just won the game. Will you join
us?"
The invitation was coldly declined,
and the spinsters sought the seclusion
of the apartments, crushed that the
vernacular of ping-pong had robbed
them' of a choice bit of gossip. Toledo
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GERALD M'KINNIE AT THE AGE OF FOUR MONTHS.
have a stand of crimson clover even
though they fall for several times in
succession.
Chance for Kastern Farmers.
The hfeh nrice of cattle is leading
many of our New England farmers to
raise their calves and to use more
steers and oxen on the farm; ana, in
fact to be in line to have more cattle J
to sell year by year. This is a healthy
sign for New England agriculture, as
nothing seems to be such clear gain as
turning off a pair or two of fat cattle
every year. Cattle raising nas Deeu tuo
much neglected In the New England
States during the past twenty years,
and It Is a pleasure to note that on
many farms cattle husbandry Is again
coming to the front No better beef in
the world Is raised than that which, is
pastured on New England hillsides,
even if it topped off with Western corn,
though we believe that cattle hus
handrv will lead to large areas of corn
fodder and corn to be harvested in the
grain. Nothing seems to improve tne
farm faster than Increased attention to
the producing of beef and raising the
necessary fodder crops ana grain crops.
Massachusetts Ploughman.
lations are high class and among the
fastest. She was purchased by Mr.
j McKinnie of the Centllvre' Brothers.
I The Gerald colt at the time the picture
' wan taken was four months old. He is
'a beautiful black, with not a -white
! hair on him, and shows a wonderful
gait for his age.
by
pure-
winding
Enlarging the Wheelbarrow.
When wheeling corn fodder and
other light stuff, a wheelbarrows ca
pacity is too limited for convenience.
The illustration shows a simple attach
ment that can be slipped into the bar-
JJt ENLARGED WHEELBARROW.
nit
we lite to console ourselves with the
delusion that the grapes just beyond
our reach are sour.
row on such occasions, to the great in
crease of its capacity. The side pieces
should be hardwood strips. The at
tachment may be supported by nooits
from the strips to the top or tne
wheelbarrow's back if preferred.
. Hay Crop Substitute.
There ia always an excellent substi
tute for clover and timothy when the
hay crop is short ana tnat is miner.
t i. o onick-crrowing summer cron
that may be seeded In May or June.
and It seldom falls to proauce a large
yield of hay. It Is also one of the best
eradlcators of weeds that can be used,
and it grows so rapidly as to crowa tue
weeds to destruction. A crop of Hun
garian grass may also be seeded down
for a summer yield of hay, as It may
be mowed three or four times during
the season, being also, like millet a
weed "destroyer. -
Quality of Eggs.
We often hear people say that eggs
from some breeds of fowls are richer
I
To Mend a Broken Leg.
A broken, leg of a fine young
bred pullet was mended
carefully with surgeon's
plaster, which can be
bought for a few cents
per. roll at the drug
store. It is not the same
as court plaster. Wind
lonnlnff hnt not GO w.X'WBS3
tightly as to stop circu-'3HGf
lation. The bird was "
turned loose at once and
received no further care, but the leg
seems as good as ever after four or
five weeks. D. H. B. in Farm and
Home.
Sawdnst as a Mnlch.
It is a practice in some sections to
mulch young orchards during the sum
mer in order that the soil moisture may
be conserved and many different' ma
terials are used for the purpose.- In
some localities sawdust may be so
cheaply obtained that orchardists are
tempted, to use it. There Is no dan
ger to be apprehended from the use of
sawdust provided it is used properly.
When used as a mulch sawdust
should not be spread too heavily, for it
is apt to heat, and if close to "the trees
this heat will be injurious. If spread
rather thinlv and not placed in contact
with the trees no Injury Is likely to re
sult Where straw or hay can be naa
at a low price It Is to. be preferred, to
sawdust.
Fertilizing the Strawberry.
Prom a careful study of the anatomy
of the strawberry plant the Wisconsin
station is of the opinion that a liberal
top dressing with fine manure or a very
fertile soil after the fruiting season is
the most rational method of fertilizing
the strawberry plantation. This .dress
ing protects the crowns of the plants
from excessive summer heat and fur
nishes the young roots with abundant
nourishment throughout the growing
season, developing strong plants which
are able to store up in the snort stems
a good supply of reserve material for
the first leaf growth the following
spring.
Lima Beans. . ,,
Lima beans demand considerable
potash and lime. Wood ashes are con
sequently beneficial to them, but if
ashes are unobtainable the potash salts
will be found excellent A light appli
cation of nitrate of soda will give the
young plants a good start
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