Heppner gazette., January 07, 1909, Image 6

The Lady from
the Sea.
CYRUS
BY
TOWNSEND
BRADY.
Author of
' Whan BUdes Arn Out nd Looa'i Arild." " Wovan with tha Ship,"
'A Doctor of Philosophy, " "Tha Soutiiamara." ata.
Cor.vrifflu. 1005, by J. B. Lipincott Company.
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CHAPTER III. (Continued.)
The schooner had been observed by the
approaching steamer, which did not niter
i;s course on that account. There was no
harm to Ive expected from a small sailing
schooner by a hiokade-runner, and ns
I lie tlrcy hound was looking for just such
a vessel in order to get pilotage through
the inlet, across the sound, and up to
.Tones' Wharf, she came on hopefully and
fearlessly. Her captain, however, was
greatly pleased when he saw the private
signal Hying from th" foretopnmst head
of the schooner. He immediately set the
answering signal in accordance with the
agreement and having approached within
hailing distance he slowed down and
stopped.
"What schooner is that?" he called out.
"The Confederate privateer schooner
IVtrel" s!:oiti! S..ii;h his voi.'e thrilling
with excitement. "What ship is that?"
"The blockade-runner !reyhound"' an
swered the captain of the other vessel.
"Good! We've been waiting for you
for nearly a week."
"Have you anything for us'.'"
"Yes," answered Smith, "we're ready
to pilot you in."
"How's the Ellen?"
''Site's in line shape." answered Smith.
Just then a woman stepped to the side
of the deck by the captain.
One of the I'pshur's boats had been
railed away. Six men, nil heavily armed,
dropped into it. In the stern sheets sat
Midshipman Iirown. Midshipman Robin
son and Hob Gantlin were to remain in
charge of the schooner. As the Grey
hound approached, the tarpaulin covering
the long Tom on the forecastle of the
T pshnr had been removed, the gun had
been loaded, and everything made ready
for its instant discharge. The smaller
guns in broadside were also loaded and
lightly secured. The men left on the
schooner bad been instructed previously
just what to do in various contingencies,
when Smith, in the uniform of a Confed
erate officer, stepped oier the low rail and
sat down in the stern sheets of the boat.
In three minutes his boat was brought
to alongside the blockade-runner. The
English captain, whose name was Evers,
met him at the gangway as he boarded
her.
"Captain Stanley, I believe," he said.
extending his hand.
Stanley was the name of the Confeder
ate captain of the I'etrel, for whom Kvers
was looking out.
J tie same, saul Mmtli gravely, mo-
tioping his men to come on board.
The first one had scarcely set his foot
on the battens on the side, however, when
the woman who had stood by the side of
the captain during the hailing, and had
' kept back of him during the conversation
at the gangway, suddenly stepped into full
view of the Greyhound's visitor. Smith
turned at the same instant and the two
were face to face. The woman screamed
"Mr. Smith! Captain Kvers, you are
betrayed! This is a Yankee!"
As soon a.s Ellen Jones had called out
Captain Evers, who was a quick thinker
for an Englishman, realized that some
thing was seriously wrong. He acted
with the promptness of a sailor. The
head of the first of the boat's crew was
just ieering through the gangway. With
out a second's hesitation Evers, who was
a powerful man, seized him by the shoul
der and hpaved him overboard. The man
in the bow of the boat below was so as
tonished that he let go the ring bolt with
his boat hook and a wave washed the bow
of the boat a few feet from the blockade-
runner.
Brushing aside E!!n Jones as if she
had been a straw indeed, his impetuosity
almost threw her to the deck, for she n-e
ed back against the life-rail Smith
sprang at the captain. The two were
locked iu a desperate struggle in an in
stant. 'T'our bells!" shouted the captain,
straining like a madman in the arms
of the American. "Full speed ahead!"
"On board here, everybody!" roared
Smith in the midst of the struggle.
Other officers on the Greyhound, how
ever, had marked everything that hap
pened. The hist mate was a renegade
Y'ankee and as keen as they make them.
At the first indication of treachery he had
signalled the engine room. The screw
was already in revolution and the Grey
hound begun to forge through the water.
Mr. Iirown here made a mistake. He
started to pick up the man the captain
of the blockade-runner had thrown over
board, liy tiie time he had the astonished
bailor safe in bis boat the Greyhound was
in rapid motion, and he could uot over
haul her.
Meanwhile half a dozen sailors had
thrown themselves upon Smith and had
dragged him from the captain. All was
not yet lost, however. Smith had pre
pared for the contingency which had aris
en by certain orders which he had given
to Midshipman Robinson. These orders
were being carried out. A huddle of men
forward on the I'pshur were swinging the
long thirty-two pound pivot. Whitley, the
Yankee, was watching them, however.
"Captain Evers." he cried, "they're go
ing to fire on us !"
It happened th't a couple of rifles lay
on the cuddy hatch, cover aft. Someone
had been wiiooting that morning. Kvers
was a dead shot. He ran aft and picked
up one of the weapons. The Greyhound
was going faster -very moment. The se
riousness of the emergency had been com
municated to the engineers and they were
working for dear life. Fast as they might
go, however, they were still within easy
range of the thirty-two and would be for
some time. A well-placed sliot would end
the usefulness of the Greyhound in short
ord'-r.
Getting the thirty-two pounder trained
to his satisfaction. Midshipman Robinson
quinted along the breech for a last nicety
of elevation before pulling the lock -string.
At that instant Captain Evers fired. lie
Lad a mail enough mark at which to aim.
the top of tihe midshipman's head, and
his nerves had not quite steadied them
selves since his encounter with Smith, but
lus aim was sufficiently good. He just
grazed the head of young Kobinson,
knocking him senseless. As the young
man fell he involuntarily pulled the" lock
string. The shell exploded in the water
far to leeward of the Greyhound. The
people on her imagined the midshipman
had been killed.
The boatswain, however, was equal to
the emergency. He rallied the men on
the forecastle of the Upshur in a moment.
The gun was rapidly sponged, loaded, nnd
once more aimed at the Hying steamer.
Evers fired at the gun captnin ngain. This
time he misled. The thirty-two pound
shell exploded high in the air, carrying
away the long, slender foretopniast of the
blockade runner. One or two of her peo
ple were hit by fragments of iron, but
she was otherwise unharmed.
Ry this time she was doing justice to
the name she bore. She was slipping
through the water at n terrific pace. The
third shot from the I'pshur hulled her,
but. luckily for her, the shell failed to ex
plode. The fourth shot missed, the fifth
fell far astern. The blockade-runner was
out of range.
The Greyhound had been heading
straight out to sea to get away from the
pressing stranger. So soon as he was sat
isfied that he. had nothing to fear from
the schooner, Captain Evers consulted
with Whitley as to what he should do
next. lie could either go back, out to
sea, or to the northward or southward
I along the coast. He was in a dilemma,
as was the mate also, as to which would
be the best course.
"Perhaps I can help you," said the
young lady whose quickness had saved
them. "I know these coasts thoroughly.
If yon go to the north, you will be apt
to meet a Y'ankee cruiser off Hatteras
Inlet. Ten miles farther down there is
another entrance to the sound through
which I think we might manage to scrape
our way."
"You saved us oncp. Miss Ellen," said
Evers. "I want to thank you for telling
us so quickly aliout this Y'ankee. Y'our
advice is good. To the s'uth'ard we'll go."
So to the southward the. prow of the
Greyhound was turned. Far in rear of
her aud dropping farther behind every
minute came the I'pshur, now with all sail
set. Although it was perfectly useless,
she kept up a fire at long intervals from
her long gttn forward. Not a shot came
near t'he blockade-runner, however, and
she ripped merrily along.
laying for you.
ns "
He stopped c.uickly. There was no us
in telling about his designs against the
privateer; The game had only begun, and
no one could foresee the end yet.
0 i'ou i uikuuii us, young man, laugtiea
Captain Evers. lie was in high good
humor because of his escape from so form
idable a trap. "We'd be worth nigh on to'
a hundred thousand iwunds, I take it, to
your Y'ankee cruisers, to say nothing of
tne guns for the Ellen, if you could over
haul us. Well, you would have had us
smre.if it hadn't been for this young L
iauy.
At this a pang of regret shot through
the heart of the fair Ellen. Her lover
looked so melancholy and miserable. Al
most for a second she wished she had
not interfered. The emotion was more
than transitory, too. Ellen was devoted
to her father, but cared little for the
Southern Confederacy. She was not
Southern born, nor was he. He lived
there, however, nml lilro munv -nam do in Good Hog Cot.
similnr circumstances, he drifted with the The A-shapod hog cot has been modi-
State. He had resigned his command in fletl nn(1 Improved to ndupt it to both
the army before the wnr." He was not a summer nnd winter conditions. The
native of the United States and, naturally improved form has a permanent floor, a
enough, did not care particularly for the door in each end, and a ventilating
country. He was a shrewd man. He system. It Is constructed by nailing
saw or thought he saw, abundant oppor- Iri(.n 10imJs sx j(),st 0 , 4 ,
tunities for making money out of the war, a f.,. . ., - .. ..
hm, I,;- .fi,fi., n,;., .:..... 8 f,lt long for the floor. Heneath the
mra Villi 111 I 111 LilIB jlUlUlCCI, , ,
Havine considerable monev nn hin.l loists re 1,nil0(l three stringers,
just before the outbreak of the war, he 2 ln' x 0 m- 8 fopt lon which serve ns
had bought a new and very swift vessel, runners for moving the house. Next Is
which he intended to use, with others in spiked a piece 2 in. x 8 In., i) ft. 4 In
which he had an interest, in the cotton long, at the ends of the joists, having
trade, lieing a farseeing man, even be- the bottom of the 2 ln. x S In. even
tore hostilities commenced, he had deter
mined, so soon as war was declared, to
turn his steamer into a privateer and
blockade-runner and prey on the federal
commerce. lie had promptly ordered a
new and expensive armament for her in
England, which had been sent to New
Providence, in the Iiahamas, and which
the Greyhound was bringing thence. lie
had a large interest in the cargo of that
blockade-runner as well. He was a thrifty
man and loved to turn a penny.
New Providence being an English set
tlement. Major Jones happened to have
relatives living there. His daughter had
been spending several months in that
place. She was a woman of unusual ca-
A IIOO X)T.
Protection of Ittver Dank.
The statement Is constantly met that
forests are very eflleacious ln the pro
tection of river banks from undermin
ing and steep Rlopes from sliding. The
exact reverse Is the case, says the En
gineer. As every river engineer knows,
nothing is more disastrous to a river
bank on an alluvial stream than heavy
trees. This Is due partly to the great
weight, but in large part to the sway
ing effect of the wind end the enor
mous leverage of the long trunks, which
pry up the ground and facilitate the
tendency to undermining. One of the
regular policies of river control is to
cut down these trees for a distance
back from the edge of the bank wher
ever complications with private owner
ship do not prevent. Snags nnd drift
wood In the channels have always been
among the most serious obstacles to
navigation on strcifms flowing between
forest-covered banks. Likewise where
railway or highway grading cuts the
skin of unstable mountain slopes, the
presence of large trees Immediately
above tends powerfully to loosen the
ground nnd cause It to slide; and in
such cases It Is necessary to cut down
the timber.
CHAPTER IV.
"Now. sir," said the captain, turning
to the unfortunate Smith so soon as he
bad a moment's leisure, "perhaps you will
have the kindness to explain your pro
ceeding." The American officer had been held
firmly by three sailors on the Greyhound.
So soon as he had discovered that it was
useless he had ceased to struggle. He
was a wise young man and knew when
was the time for a policy of non-resistance.
So long ns there was a chance of
the I'pshur sinking the blockade-runner
he had devoted his attention to her. Now
that the Greyhound had made her escape
he devoted his attention to Ellen Jones.
It was not thus he had hoped to meet
her again. When she had confronted him
on the deck of the ship his surprise at
sight of her had been so great that for
the moment he had lost his presence of
mind. If lie had acted more quickly, he
might have got his crew aboard, in which
case there would have been a pretty melee
on the decks with the chance that the
I'pshur could run aboard the Greyhound
and end it all with her superior crew.
That moment of startled surprise in which
Miss Ellen had burst upon him had prov
ed his undoing: not the first time in his
tory that a woman had brought about
such a result.
I hiring the first few moments of the
sharp engagement Ellen also had watched
the schooner. She had grown deadly
white when Captain Evers' first shot
knocked over the midshipman. This in
deed was war, nnd the sight was not
pleasant to her. Put she recovered from
the shock presently, and when the escape
of the Greyhound appeared assured, and
Captain Evers prepared to interrogate his
prisoner, she stepped to his side.
The explanation. Captain Evers," re
plied Smith courteously there was noth-
to be gamed by discourtesy ant Mr.
Smith was a very polite young man any
how "is simple. We captured the I'etrel
a week ago. We found out you were com
ing in and lay in wait for you. That's
all."
How did you find out we were coming.
may I ask?"
There was a letter to you on board
with signals, directions for pilotage, and
half a chart.''
They did not destroy the mail bag.
then ?"
They tried to, but I we secured it."
Too bad. Where was the other half of
the chart of which you speak?" asked the
captain curiously.
Naturally, Smith was looking at the
woman before him. At the mention of the
half chart and the captain's question he
noticed a quick, involuntary movement of
Miss Ellen's hand towards her bosom.
"I don't know." he answerer, quickly
looking away and hoping that the girl had
uot noticed his glance.
"Is that the IVtrel yonder?" asked
Evers, )Kinting aft towards the pursuing
schooner fast dropping from view.
"No. I don't mind telling you that,
either. We sunk the I'etrel. That miioon
er yonder Is the United States revenue
cutter Upshur."
"She's the living picture of the Petrel,
though, according to my . description of
her," said Captain Evera.
"She is. In fact, she's a sister whip,
and we did our best to turn her Into an
exact duplicate of the Petrel. W were
pacity, and her father had taken advan- vitu tlle bottom of the joist which will
tage of her presence there to transact a :,!,w it to project above the floor 3
large part of his business through her. Inches. It will also extend out 7 Inches
It was she who had paid for and received at each end. This 2 in. x 8 in. forms
the armament of her namesake; it was a plate to which the rafters and roof
she who had arranged tor its shipment, boards are nailed. The 7-inch exten
and she was now actually in charge of the L,nn ,.f t,. . f. ,.
the lower corners of the roof, which
(Jrpyhound strange position for a young
his mates were devolved the duties of ',tllonvlse M'oul1 be It off.
sailing the ship and delivering the cargo,
but Khe, representing the owner, was su
preme in other matters. Therefore, al-
These 2x-S's, besides strengthening the
house, raise the rafters and roof boards
nailed to them at least 3 Inches off the
though he did not realize it, it was really tloor and thereby materially Increase
she who had captured Mr. Smith rather the floor space and the capacity of the
than Captain Evers. loust,. If the nousp ig t(J be usod ,
"Well." said the captain "you made a t,xtmn(?Iy mhl weather a movable door
brave attempt and failed handsomely. . .
v h l ,; " Is necessary. 1 he illustral on shows a
No thanks to you, captain. . .
"What's that?" ,,i:,or 2 feet wI,le and 2 ft- 6 irT- hlKn-
"It was entirely due, as I said, to this lllade to slide P and down and held
young lady." . 1,1 P'aee by cleats. It is suspended by
"I I am very sorry," began Ellen. a rope which passes through a pulley
"What!" exclaimed the captain, look- at the top, and Is fastened to a cleat
ing hard at her. "Come, now. Miss Ellen ! at the side near the roof.
You're not sorry that you were not cap- Another Important feature of this
fururi cnrolv Whv that would nhont . .... ....
: 7, " V 1 nouse is tne ventilator, which is a
ruin your lamer, i lant
it. He owns
most of this cargo, and without the guns
we're fetching him the Ellen wouldn't be
worth what do you call it? a cent."
"Certainly I am not sorry about that,
but I feel very sorry for Mr. Smith. I
knew him before the war, when my father
was in the army. We're old friends."
"Thank you," said Smith gratefully.
"Friendship played you a sorry trick,
then." said the English captain.
"I could not help it," exclaimed Ellen
indignantly, as if she -sought to justify
her action to her lover.
"I don't blame you, Miss Ellen," put in
Smith promptly, "you did what was right,
as you always did."
(To be continued.)
AnlmalH Shed Ileal Tear.
Human beings have a monoioly on
laughter, but it is not so with tears
Animals weep and in many instances
for the same reasons that cause man to
shed tears. Among the creatures which
cry most easily are the ruminants, with
whom the act is so well known that
it has given rise to a trivial but accu
rate expression, "To weep like a calf."
All hunters know that the stag weeps,
and we are also assured that the bear
sheds tears when it sees Its last hour
approaching.
The giraffe is not less sensitive and
regards with tearful eyes the hunter
who has. wounded It. Gordon Gumming
says of an eland wlideh he had pursued
for some time :
"Flecks of foam flew from its mouth;
abundant sweat had given to its gray
skin an ashy blue tint. Tears fell from
Its great black eyes and it was evident
that the eland felt that Its last hour
had come."
logs weep quite easily. The same Is
true of certain monkeys. As for the
elephant, there Is abundant evidence of
the ease with which it weeps. Sparr
nian assures us that It sheds tears
when wounded, or when it sees that it
cannot escajte; its tears roll from its
eyes like those of human beings in af
fliction. 'Pennant, sjn-aklng of captured ele
phants, says that some have been
known to remain quiet, lying on the
ground without manifesting their grief
otherwise than by the tears that bathe
their eyes and run constantly down.
Aquatic animals, too, are able to
weep. Thus all authorities agree In
saying that the dolphins, at the mo
ment of death, draw deep sighs and
shed tears abundantly. A young female
seal litis nlso been seen to weep when
teased by a sailor.
small cap covering a hole at the top
aud the center of the roof. The hole
Is made by sawing off opposite ends of
two roof boards and covering It with
a cap.
Beet Sukt.
One of the most Important of (he in
dustries developed in recent years is
the production of sugar from sugar
beets. More or less desultory work
was done on sugar beets as far back
its ISti". In 1S02 only six factories
were in operation in this country, the
combined output of which was a little
over 27,M0,())0 pounds of sugar.
According to the National Magazine,
there are now no less than sixty-fuir
factories in operation, with a combined
output of approximately "i(!0,(KH short
tons of sugar manufactured from beets
with a factory value of .f4.".(K;i.fXi().
One most Important factor has been
the production of a high-grade sugar
beet seed. For many years American
growers have been dependent almost
exclusively on foreign countries for our
sugar beet seed, but for three or four
years past the Department of Agricul
ture has been encouraging the success
ful growth of sugar beet seed in this
country. It has shown that the seed
can be greatly improved by breeding,
tests of beets from American-grown
seed running as high as 17, 18 and
sometimes 20 per cent sugar.
JJIGHTINO TUBERCULOSIS.
Th Modern FreNh-AIr Pavilion and
Wluit It Arconi iiINIicn.
It may be said that to-day the cura
tive treatment of tuberculosis linds it
self little departed from the principles
of Hippocrates, who 400 years before
Christ advised patients to "go Into the
hills and drink goats' milk." Modem
methods with tuberculosis nro still
largely advisory and are regulated by
the four essentials : Air, food, rest, con
trol, says the American Itevlew of Re
views. And, although this regimen is
filled out by certain measures tending
lo nllevlale and aid, without these four
essentials the physician of to-day Is
able to do little. The international con
gress on tuberculosis, which meets at
Washington this fall, will have nothing
beyond to offer. The single specific for
tuberculosis Is yet to be found.
Of course, "new cures" are evolved
constantly. We have had the "vegetable-Juice"
cure, the "stuffing" treat
ment nnd various "Inhalations." Bnt
one and all prove, upon real trial, to
he either worthless or else of only su
perficial value. "
However, it must not be eon
t tired that the curative treatment of
tuberculosis has not advanced. The
principles are ns ever, but they are be
ing more thoroughly npplled and their
effecf iveness furthered. An unremit
ting study is being made for n better
understanding and appreciation of the
fresh air and proper food, the rest, the
ireful supervision.
Fresh air maintains its position as
first among the requirements In the
treatment of tuberculosis. That the
fresh air may be unimpeded and ab
solutely incapable of contamination the
outdoor pavilion is assuming the per
fect type. The tent is losing ground,
not even the most radical s'tvles can
be fully ventilated at all hours of all
seasons with the precision of the mod
ernly constructed pavilion. The tent
is hotter than the pavilion, colder than
the pavilion and damper than the pa
vilion. The pavilion Is also being ac
corded precedence over the cottage
plan.
Klnsr of the Chicago Live Stork Show
Prime Lad XVI., "king of Here-
fords," owned by Warren T. MeCray,
of Kentland, Ind., former president of
the National Grain Dealers' Assocla
tion, attracted much attention at the
International live stock show. Prime
1 Sf.l
The Crop Mortgrrite System.
As every Informed person knows, the
chief trouble, at the bottom of almost
all the other troubles, Is that many
of the raisers of cotton are in debt.
It is a remarkable fact that many cot
ton raisers continue In debt (about a
year behind the world) as long as they
live. Of course the Insufficient price
of cotton has had much to do with
this; but not all. The policy of adher
ing to cotton whether It be low or
high ln price also has to do with It.
Whatever the cause, the fact is fully
agreed upon. It Is further conceded
that if the raisers of cotton were as
nearly upon a cash basis as men in
other lines usually are they could then
assert some authority in fixing the
price of cotton, because they could hold
it until the terms suited them. Gal
veston News.
STORIES OF STATESMEN.
"I'nele Joe" Cannon was discussing
Jocularly our society leader's claim
that too many statesmen appear to
rely on their un
couthness on the
nbseiu-e of srx'ks.
etc., for their
fame.
"I would point
out." said he,
"that neither Cae
sar nor Alexan
der wore socks,
and If I attacked
New York society
as frankly as this person has attacked
public life, I might but. after all. per
fect frankness is invariably a bad
thing. You have heard, perhaps, of the
young man who admitted perfect frank-
news? (Jailing on a pretty girl, he said:
If there Is one thing that I rever
ence In this world, perfect frankness is
that thing.'
Yes?' said the girl. Then I'll at
once grasp the opportunity to urge you
to shave off your inu.sta.che before you
ent another soft-boiled egg.'"
.70S. O. t'ANNO.Y.
Lad XVI. Is directly descended from
two grand champions, his sire bein
Prime Lad, grand champion at the
World's Fair in 1!K).'!, and his dam
being the world famed Lorna Doone.
The "king" Is three years old and has
uade clean sweeps in competitions.
A Pastier.
Little Willie Say, pa, this paper
tells about a dog being placed on a
scent.
Pa Well, my son, what of It?
Little Willie Oh, nothing; only If
one dog can be placed on a scent, I'd
like to know how many could be placed
on a dollar.
E fleet of Kreeclntr on flatter.
A serjes of trials were made at the
Vermont Experiment Station, wherein
milk was divided Into two lots, one-half
allowed to freeze and the other han
dled in the usual manner; then (burn
ed, the butter worked and scored.
Neither skimming, ripening nor churn
ing appeared to be Impaired. Not so,
however, with the scoring. The aver
age scores of two sets of fifteen lots
each, were: Frozen bulter, !.'l.l!; nor
mal bulter, !K3.r. Freezing tended very
slightly to lower the grade of the but
ter, yet freezing Is not necessarily a
tnenuce to good butter-making. It
should not Ie Inferred, however, that
Infrequent creamery receipts, delivered
more or less frostbitten, will make as
good a butter as If they had been de
livered unfrozen.
For Poultry Inseeta.
A pint of crude carbolic mid, mixed
with a gallon of kerosene, makes an
excellent spray for poultry houses, and
It Is the cheapest
The Color of V.itKx.
A. Ii. Horwood, of the Leicester
(England) Museum, remarks that the
colors of birds' eggs can. In a large
number of cases, be traced to the ne
cessity of protective resemblance.
White eggs are usually laid by birds
nesting in holes in trees, or in dark sit
uations, like owls, woodcckers and
some pigeons. Most birds nesting on or
near the ground lay eggs of an olive-
green or Iirown ground color. The eggs
of grouse, ptarmigan, and so forth, re
semble the heather among which they
ire laid. Those of the ringed plover.
little fern and oyster-catcher resemble
Hie sand and shingle of the beach.
l'he lapwing's eggs closely simulate
tinre son or oneti nents. The young
chicks show similar "protective" colors.
The Mfe Plant.
Ilermtida possesses a plant of the
bouse leek family which lias curi uj
properties. When the leaves begin t
shrivel and fade they put forth new
shoots which in turn bear leaves that
continue to grow fresh and green for
many weeks. The leaves are about
hour Inches long, rich green in color
nnd of waxen texture. If one of the
leaves is pinned to a wall indoors it
will begin to sprout within three or
four days, be It winter or summer. The
limit of existence of the life plant seems
dependent upon the quantity of heat
nnd light which the plant obtains.
Senator Tillman, discussing interna
tional marriages the other day, said
pertinently :
"What are we
ciniing to? A friend
of mine, an arrant
foe to monarchies,
roared out in a
speech last week :
" 'Do w n trodde fitfL, f J
as they are abroad, pj
I still fail to under
stand now tney can
m
endure to be taxed mMWmM
to support idle, ex- f0J' il
,,S- mmm
travagant and
solute royal fam
ilies.' "Then my frier d
wiped his heated
brow, and hurrying
home, sent in a n- Trt.t.M an.
stock assessment of $10.HH) In order to
help the president of the Dash Rail
road purchase a titled son-in-law."
ii AGRICULTURAL NbVVS
ni
Not one cow in fifty that Is confined
ln the dairy barn gets as much water
ns she needs.
A strange dog running through a
herd In a field will lessen the milk flow
for the next milking from 3 to lo p'.T
cent.
Cow barns should be whitewashed
inside at least three times a year, and
this Job should Include every foot of
the stalls and mangers.
Woman Students In Alnnee.
A -telegram from Strassburg stales
that the government of Alsace-Lor
raine has laid before the authorities of
Strassburg University a scheme for ad
mitting women to study there. This
scheme was discussed by the senate of
the university and was accepted in
principle.
It Is therefore probable that women'
will be admitted to matriculate at the
beginning of the winter session. Ber
liner Anzelger.
An Yule Sees It.
Tanko It must be great to be
Harvard man.
Styne Why so?
"The streets up there are po crooked
that people can't tell whether you're
walking straight or not." Y'ale Record.
Driven to Drink.
Artist My next picture at the acad
emy will lie entitled "Driven to Drink.
His Friend Ah, some powerful por
trayal of baffled passion, I suppose?
Artist Oh. no; It's a horse ap
proaching a water trough !
A Sorprlne.
When a woman calls her husband up
by telephone without his knowing who
she is, she is always surprised to see
hor politely he addresses her at first.
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