OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
OREGON RICH IN GOOD OIL.
Reported Big Strike Hat Been Made
in Malheur County.
Vale Every day's boring in the
Vale oil fields increases the certainty
that Oregon is destined to become one
of the greatest oil producing states in
the country, say prospector and oil ex
perts who have witnessed the results
of the well-sinking now in progress
by half a dozen different companies in
Northern Malheur county.
The Malehur Oil & Gas company, af
ter sinking a well 1,700 feet and get
ting well into a chocolate formation,
which is regarded as a sure forerunner
of oil, capped the well and refuse ab
solutely to allow visitors to approach
it. This action is believed by others
operating in the district to have been
prompted by the fait that oil was act
ually struck in the Malheur well and
that the company prosecuting the de
velopment work has some reason for
not allowing it to become known that
oil has actually been found in commer
cial quantities. The Baker-Malheur
company is down 900 feet and has let
a contract for sinking its well 1,100
feet deeper, having taken this action
after oil expeits from Pennslyvania
and California had expressed the be
lief that oil would be struck at a depth
of 1800 to 2000 feet.
The Columbia Oil & Gas company,
which is largely owned in Spokane, is
down 1200 feet with a 12 inch drill
and is passing through the same form
ation that was found in the cel
ebrated Kern river district in South
ern California. It was from this well
that the sample of oil was procured by
the special government representative
of the geological survey whose report
on the discovery resulted in a recom
mendation being made by Secretary
of the Interior Ballinger that the whole
district be withdrawn from entry and
reserved as a source of fuel supply for
the future use of the United States
navy.
The well being sunk by the East
ern Oregon Oil company is down
800 feet and has passed through two
atratas of oil sand. The drill in this
well recently encountered hot salt wa
ter, which is regarded as a sure indica
tion of oil in commercial quantities.
The Mammoth Oil & Gas company is
another of the companies sinking a
well in the district. This company is
owned by men who have operated in
other oil fields, and they express the
greatest confidence in the district.
One of the best drilling rigs in the dis
trict has just been set up by the Vale
Oil & Gas company, which is prepared
to expend $25,000 in developing its
claim. D. M. Hunt, who has had 25
years' experience in the oil fields of
West Virginia, Ohio and California,
and who is now superintending the de
velopment work of one of the largest
concerns operating in the . Vale oil
fields, says:
"The Vale district is the most
promising that I have ever seen, and I
shall be greatly surprised if it does not
turn out to be one of the greatest oil
producing sections of the United
States."
Buys Apple Land.
Pleasant Ridge Dr. J. A. Pettit,
S. C. Pier and Stanhope Pier have re
cently purchased a 400 acre tract of
apple land at Pleasant Ridge, Wasco
county, 12 miles south of The Dalles.
The land is to be planted in the best
varieties of apples and sold in 10 acre
tracts. An abundance of water may
be had for irrigation purposes, which
it is proposed to -bring to the tract.
The country around Pleasant Ridge is
very .similar to the Hood River dis
trict, the soil and climate being much
the same, and it is believed by scien
tific apple growers that the famous
Hood River apple will grow to perfec
tion there.
Best Peach Land In Oregon.
Portland W. H. Lang Co., have
sold the Cliff farm, located on the Wil
lamette river 18 miles above Portland
and two miles from Canby. It has
one half mile of river front, boat land
ing on the place and is one of the best
located farms on the Willamette River,
is nearly all improved, has fairly good
buildings and is well stocked. The
consideration was $18,750. It contains
150 acres, part of which is the best
peach land in Oregon. The peaches
off 450 trees adjoining this land this
season sold for $1,500.
Water Fight Promised.
Salem Judge William Galloway, in
tlie equity division of the circuit court
for Marion county, lias granted an or
iler allowing State Senator Hart, of
Baker county, to fiio a writ of review
demanding that the state board of water
control be required to remand its order
relating to the proposed irrigation pro
ject of Thief valley. Senator Hart rep
resents the Cookingliam and Finklen
burg interests, who are attempting to
gain rights in the valley.
Local Men Invest In Apple Land.
Winston Dr. Byron E. Milller and '
Henry Foz. a retired capitalist from
Dulutb, Minn., have closed a deal with
T. R. Sheridan, president of the First
National bank of Roseburg, for the
purchase of a portion of the Sheridan
and Agee holdings of apple lands, lo
cated near Winston. This is one of
the choicest tracts of fruit lands in
Southern Oregon. The purchasers in
tend planting about 250 acres of the
tract to commercial apples during the
poming year.
SURVEYORS FINISH WORK
Now Ready to Establish a Permanent
Survey to Klamath Falls
Klamath Falls Southern Pacific
surveyors who have been establishing
the permanent survey between Klam
ath Falls and Natron have completed
the work and have departed for Red
ding, Cal., where they are to take up
the permanent survey of the road from
Redding to Alturas and thence to this
city. Large forces are employed on
the road to the north of Klamath
Falls. Winter quarters have been es
tablished. About three miles north of
Klamath Falls a small temporary city
has been established. In this vicjnity
it is necessary to make several deep
cuts and large fills. It will require
several months to complete thsse diffi
cult undertakings. Construction camps
are strung out for a distance of more
than 20 miles. -
New Partner in Weston Mill.
Weston E. S. Isaac, of Walla
Walla, one of the northwest's most
successful flouring mill men, has pur
chased an interest in the Weston flour
ing mill. The mill has been running
with power from a large gas engine,
but under the new management it is
probable that the long contemplated
plan of using the waters of Pine creek
during a portion of the year for pow
er will be put into execution.
Several thousand bushels of wheat
still remain in the hands of farmers in
this section, who are holding out for
the expected" $1 a bushel." Never
theless, close to 8.000 busheU were
bought by Frank Price the past week,
the agent here for the Kerr-Gifford
company, paying 95 cents per bushel.
Petition for Train.
Salem A petition signed by several
hundred people residing along the line
jf the Corvallis & Kastern railroad, be
tween Albany and Hoover, was for
warded to the Tailroad commission by
E. L. Payne, asking for a train for the
passenger traflic alone. The .petition
sets forth that patrons of the road are
compelled to use a logging train, and
that it takes five hours to go from
Hoover to Albany, a distance of 5S
miles.
A.-Y.-P Prize Certificates Received
Salem Certificates for grand prizes
awarded to the state of Oregon for its
general educational display, for its
hops, wool and complete display of
woods at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific ex
position have been received by Govern
or Benson. A certificate of honorable
mention for the flax display from this
state was also received.
Hood River Will Pave Streets.
Hood River It has been decided
that Hood River will have paved
streets before another winter. It is
estimated that it will cost between
$50,000 and $60,000 to do the project
ed street work.
' Oil Near Oufur.
Dufur J. E. Porter, who has been
drilling a well at Three Mile, struck a
small flow of oil at a depth-of 167 feet.
Operation has been stopped and a com
pany is being formed to raise money
to sink a deep well.
" PORTLAND MARKETS
Wheat Track prices : Bluestem,
$1211.22; club, $1.10; red Russian,
$1.08; Valley, $1.05.
Barley Feed and brewing, $3031
per ton.
Corn Whole, $35 ; cracked, $36 per
Millstuffs Bran. $26 Der ton: mid
dlings, $33; shorts, $28.50(29.50; rol
led barley, $31.
Oats No.l white, $32.5033.50.
Hay Timothv. Willamette ValUv.
$18(220 per ton ; Eastern Oregon, $18
'21.50; alfalfa, $16(S16.50; clover,
$1516; cheat, $1516; grain hay,
$15Ca)16.
Butter City creamery extras. 39c:
fancy outside creamery, 3c35c per
lb.; store, 2224c. Butter fat
prices average lc per lb. under
regular butter prices.
Poultry Hens, 145?14c; Springs,
140)14 Wc: roosters. 9(a)10c: ducks, is
g)19c: geese 14c: turkevs. live. 22 He:
dressed, 26(6,28c.
Eggs Fresh Oregon extras. 42 ner
dozen; Eastern, 30fe35c per dozen.
rresh Fruits Ami es. $13 hnx-
pears, $11.50 per box; cranberries,
$9 per barrel.
Potatoes - Carload buvinsr ericas ;
Oregon, 60f 80c per sack ; sweet pota
toes, l(f2c per pound.
Vegetables Artichokes. 75c ner
dozen; cabbege, lcper pound; cel
ery, $2.753.25 per crate- garlic, 10c
per pound; horseradish, $1.60 per box;
pumpkins, liftlJ6c: sprouts. 8c Der
pound ; squash, llUc; tomatoes. 75c
$1.
Sack Vegetables TurniDs. SI ner
sack; carrots, $1 ; beets,$1.60; parsnips
$1.50.
Onions Oregon, $1.50 per sack.
Cattle Best steers, $4.504.76;
fair, to good. $4(S4.25 : medium and
feeders, $3.50(3.75; common to me
dium. $2.5003.75: bulls S2fffi2.50:
stags $2.603.60-; calves, light, $5.25
5.50; heavy, $4(34.76.
Hogs Best, $8.508.75; medium,
$7.50g8; stackers, $6.60(36.75.
Sheep Best wethers, $5.005.75;
fair to good, $4.254.75; best ewes,
$4.5005.00.
Hops 1909 crop, 1822Kc; 1908
crop, normal; 1907 crop, 12c; 1906
crop, 8c. ?
Hides Dry hides, 1819c per
pound; dry kip, 1718c per pound;
dry calfskin, 19(S21c per pound; salt
ed hides, 104llc; salted calfskin,
1516c per pound; green, lc less.
CONFLICT SEEMS IMMINENT.
Railroads Say They Can't Pay Higher
Wages.
Washington, Dec. 27. Some members
of the interstate commerce commission
and many railroad officials believe they
can see rapidly approaching one of the
severest contests between labor and
capital in recent history. This does not
necessarily mean thnt railroad men gen
erally are expecting big strikes in the
labor world. Such strikes, however, are
always among the possibilities when
labor and capital clash. It is firmly
believed by the railroad men that this
struggle will be begun by the railroad
labor organizations, will rapidly spread
to other lines of work and may even
tually result in a complete readjust
ment of industrial conditions.
The situation with respect to railroad
labor is unique in the history of this
or any other country. Never before
has labor enjoyed such high wages.
During the recent, periods of great pros
perity wages in the railroad field have
mounted very high. As a result, labor
men have become accustomed to living
on an entirely different plane from for
merly. They are living in better neigh
borhoods, are dressing better, are edu
cating their families, and altogether are
taking a different view of life.
Notwithstanding the fact, however,
that exceedingly high wages, compara
tively speaking, have enabled the la
boring classes in the railroad field to
better their conditions, they now find
themselves unable to live on their pres
ent rates of pay. One of two things
must result, namely, either the railroad
laborer mint return to his old sty!- of
living or he must have increased wagt-s.
Kailroad managements everywhere rec
ognize this economical fact.'
They say, however, that they would
be willing to increase wages if they
could do so without menace to the"
property intrusted to their care. They
say, with some show of reason, that it
is impossible for railroads to continue
to absorb the increased cost of living on
behalf of their employes and at the
same time stand the increased cost of
all material and everything which en
ters into the operation' and maintenance
of a railroad. The point has been
reached, they insist, where railroads
must receive more for the transporta
tion services if they are to continue in
creasing wages. Upon this platform
the railroads say they must stand
firmly.
BLIZZARD IN THEEE STATES.
Trains Stalled and Chicago Faces Coal
Famine.
Chicago, Dec. 2". The entire west
and northwest, from Winnipeg, Man.,
to the lower tier of Illinois- counties,
along the Ohio river, are hard and fast
in the grip of the Storm King. An
average of seven inches of snow blan
kets all this vast territory, crippling
all transportation lines, bringing intense
suffering to the poor, making acute the
coal famine which menaces Chicago and
other big cities and reducing supplies
of all kinds because the railroads can
not transport farm products to the
cities.
Meager reports from Michigan indi
cate that state iias suffered most se
verely. A few telegrams drifting
through tell of blockades in all direc
tions. Grand Trunk and Pere Mar
quette trains are absolutely snowbound.
At Detroit streetcar traffic is badly im
paired, and the car ferries bave been
fast in the ice of the Detroit river for
24 hours.
Trains into Chicago from all direc
tions are from three to ten hours late,
and unless the storm soon abates con
ditions will be much worse. While the
elevated trains are running fairly well
the surface roads are badly handi
capped. Not only is Chicago's trans
portation badly hampered, but the city
is facing a coal famine.
It became apparent three days ago
that the supply would run short, and
every railroad tapping Illinois and
Indiana coal fields had made arrange
ments to take advantage of the doul l,j
holiday to rush a big supply to this
.nd other cities. With the roads bend
ing every effort to get passenger trains
through the snow, however, the moving
of freight was absolutely out of the
question, and the Urge supply of coal
waiting to be moved still remains on
the sidetracks.
Charitable associations are burdened
to the limit by calls for assistance.
Jump to Save Is Fatal.
Camden, N. J., Dec. 27. White
Christmas brought death and sorrow to
two families at Malaga, N. J., this
afternoon. Mrs. Mary Price was killed
by a train. William Hageman, who
made an attempt to save her, received
injuries froin which he died. Mrs.
Price was standing on the platform at
Malaga .when she slipped and fell on the
tracks, just as the train was pulling in.
Without hesitation Hageman jumped
to rescue her, but before he couid drag
hr from danger both were struck by
the locomotive.
"Tramp" Pays Old Score.
Denver, Colo., tiec. 27. Seven years
ago James L. Harvey, now a Rio
Grande switchman here, was brakeman
on a freight in Oklahoma, and befriend
ed a tramp. Today Harvoy received
a letter from the trump, Charles Mc-
Namara, now a Tich miner of Mur.-ay,
Idaho, enclosing a check for $500 n a
Christmas gift. Harvey permitted Mc-
iNamara to rule over his division, gave
him clothes, a meal, a bed and a $2 bill.
Dying Woman Bef uses Aid.
Los Angeles, Dec. 27. Mrs. Polly
Bolotin, who suffered frightful burns
last night, when she used kerosene to
encourage the fire under the family's
Christmas turkey, die,d early today. De
spite her fatal burns, Mrs. Bolotin re
fused to accept medical aid until as
sured by sight .that her five children
were safe.
What Gold
Cannot Buy
Tty MUS. A.LEJTA.SfDE'R
Autheref "A CmkU Peth." "Meld. Wife or Wld.w." "By
Wimu'l Wit," "BMttn'l Barf tin." "A LIU InMrat,"
"Mene'a Cheloe." "A Wimu'l Heert."
CHAPTER X.
The young heiress was much upset,
and, besides this, she bad felt for some
time what she would have termed an
"aching void" for want of a confi
dante. A confidante had always been
a necessity to her, as It generally Is
to persons much taken up with them
selves. Her last devoted friend, the
depositary of her secret troubles, pro
jects, and love affairs, had lately mar
ried a brutal Jiusband who had taught
his bride to laugh at Mary Dacre's
storms in a teacup and .two-penny-halfpenny
tragedies; so her heart was
empty, swept and garnished, and
ready for the occupation of Another
"faithful friend and counsellor," when
fate threw Hope Desmond In her way.
In Miss Dacre's estimation, she was
eminently fitted to fill the vacant post;
there was Just the difference of station
between them which would make the
confidences of the future Baroness Cas
tleton flattering to their recipient, to
whom also her friendship might be
useful. There was a short pause. Miss
Desmond's eyes looked dreamy, as If
she were gazing in spirit at some dis
tant scene, and not as if she were
quivering with Impatience for the
revelations about to be made to her.
The silence was broken suddenly by
a somewhat unconnected exclamation
from Miss Dacre: "He Is certainly
very nice-looking."
"Who? Lord Everton?" asked Hope.
"Lord Everton! Nonsense! He
might have been forty years ago. I
mean Captain Lumley. There Is
something knightly In his look and
bearing: one could imagine him go
ing down into the lion's pit for one's
glove, and that sort of thing."
"I do not think I could." smiling.
"I do not fancy Captain Lumley or
any other logical modern young man
doing anything of the kind. He might,
if extra-chivalrous, bring you a dozen
new pairs to replace the one you had
dropped."
"Ah, my dear Miss Desmond, I fear
you are not imaginative. Or perhaps
you have only known prosaic men."
"I have only known very few of any
kind."
"And I have had such a wide expe
rience!" said Miss Dacre. with a sigh,
"You can see I am no beauty; yet I
have the fatal gift of fascination in an
extraordinary degree. Yes, really It Is
quite curious." Another sigh. "I feel
In something of a difficult position
Just now, and I have no friend near
with whom to take counsel. Now,
dear Miss Desmond, I feel attracted to
you. I am certain you could be a
faithful friend, and silent as the
grave."
"I should be very happy to be of
any use to you," said Hope, seeing she
paused for a reply.
"I knew you would. I am so tired
of feeding on my own heart! I want
a friend. Now, I dare say you are sur
prised to see how earnestly I advocate
Hugh Savllle's cause. Ah, there Is a
little tragic story which will color my
whole life."
"Indeed!" with awakening Interest.
"I trust your life will he free from all
tragic Ingredients."
"Ah, no; that It cannot be. You
must know that I saw a great deal of
Richard and Hugh Savllle when I was
a little girl; my father worried a great
deal about politics, and I used to live
at the Court all the summer, that he
might see me sometimes (my mother
died when I was a baby, you know).
Well, as soon as I left off playing
with dolls and began to feel, I was In
love with Hugh; and he was very
fond of me. Then he went to sea, and
we did not meet for years, until after
I had been presented and had refused
half a dozen men. I shall never for
get our first meeting when he return
ed from oh. I don't know where. He
was so pleased to sen me; but soon,
very soon, I saw that he who was the
light of my eyes was the one man of
all I had met who resisted the attrac
tion I generally exercise." Here she
paused In her voluble utterance and
pressed her handkerchief to her eyes.
Hope was so amazed at these unex
pected revelations that the bright col
or rose In her cheek It seemed to
her delicate nature almost Indecent
to thus lay bare one's secret experi
ences to a stranger and a look of
embarrassment made her drop her
eyes; but these symptoms were lost
on her companion, who thoroughly
enjoyed holding forth on the delight
ful topic of self and exhibiting her
own fine points.
"That must have been very try
ing," said Hope, feeling that she ought
to say something.
"Awful, my dear Miss Desmond. By
the bye, may I call you Hope? It Is a
good omen, your name."
"Certainly, Miss Dacre."
"Well, my dear Hope, I nearly went
mad; but It Is curious that I never
looked better. I flirted wildly with
every one; still of course Hugh knew
quite well that I was desperately In
lova with him."
"Did he? How very trying! Per
haps he did not."
"Oh, yes, he did; and of course I
did all sorts of wild things to show I
did not care." ' " .
"Yes, I understand."
"Then I had that disturbance with
my father about poor Lord Balmutr.
I behaved rather badly. , I did In
tend to marry him, but I couldn't!
And so we went abroad; and I felt
better. But It was an awful blow
when I found 'that Huguwas abso
lutely married! Just think of it!
and to a mere adventuress, a nobody!
such an ambitious man! He will
get sick of her, you may be quite
sure."
"Why?" asked Hope, looking ear
nestly at her. "Is he very change
able?" "No, not at all; he Is as steady as
a rock, and very proud. But most men
tire of their wives, especially when
they have brought them no advan
tages. I never thought Hugh Savllle
could fall In love and forget himself.
Now, when I saw George Lumley, his
likeness to his cousin made my heart
beat I soon saw thr.t he was a good
deal struck with me, and I believe' I
could love- him passionately if If
memory was not so importunate. He
Is very charming; and why should I
not grow young again? for one does
feel awfully old when one has no love
affair on. Don't you think George
Lumley is very much taken with
me?"
"I suppose that sort of attraction Is
more perceptible to Its object than to
any one else," returned Hope Desmond,
hesitatingly. She had grown pale and
grave, while Miss Dacre rattled on:
"Then, you see, when I heard about
Hugh saving that man's.JIIfe, I thought
I might make use. of the story to wake
up Mrs. Savllle's good feelings. It
would be rather an heroic proceeding
If I were to reconcile the mother, son,
and wife. George Lumley said I was
splendidly generous.'
"What! did he, too, know all about
Hugh I mean Mr. Savllle?" cried
Hope, more and more disturbed.
"Oh, yes; we have quite Interesting
talks about hjm'. I tell him confiden
tially how fond I was of Hugh, and
then, of course, he wishes he was lit
Hugh's place: so we get on very well.
He Is always coming over to the
Court, except when he goes away for
a few days' shooting. I am not quite
sure my father likes It. You have
never met Lord Castleton? He Is very
nice rather old-fashioned. Lord Ev
erton was a great friend of his In ear
ly days. Now, my dear Hope, you
know my heart history; and you will
notice Captain Lumley's manner. You
know the Lumley estates are rather
encumbered, and I dare say he feels
shy of approaching me poor fellow!
but. If I like him that Is of no conse
quence." "I am always Interested In what
you like to tell me! Miss Dacre," said
Hope, with some hesitation, as If
choosing her words, "but I am not
very observant, and some older and
wiser person would be more deserving
of your confidence than 1 am."
"Nonsense! I could not tell all
these things to a stiff old frump! Now,
mind you ask Mrs Savllle If you may
come and practice every morning for
the concert. I Intended to ask ber,
but my anxiety about Hugh quite put
It ont of my head. That is always my
way: I never think of myself." Hope
was too bewildered wl;h her energet
ic rapidity to reply, so Miss Dacre
went on: "She has really no feeling at
all. She Is fearfully hard. I am
afraid she will never forgive Hugh.
But I will do all I can."
"If you will take my advice, Miss
Dacre," said Hope, earnestly, "you will
leave the matter alone. The less Mrs.
Savllle hears of her son for the pres
ent, the better. Attempts to force
him on her notice only harden her."
"Well, perhaps so; but you must
back me up whenever you can."
"Trust me, I will."
"Now I had better go home. I dare
say Captain Lumley Is waiting for me
on the way. I am so glad you made
me open my heart to you. It Is such
a comfort to have some one to speak
to." ( ,
"Thank you," returned Hope:
"So good-by. You are looking quite
pale and ill. Be sure you ask Mrs.
Savllle about the concert." And Miss
Dacre departed through the open win
dow. "
Hope threw herself on the sofa as
soon as she was gone, and sat there
lost In thought, her elbow on the
cushion, her head on her hand, un
conscious of the large tears which,
after hanging on her long lashes,
rolled slowly down her cheeks. What
unhapptness and confusion Hugh Sa
vllle's headstrong disobedience had
created! and for what? Perhaps only
for a temporary whim; perhaps only
to regret It, as Miss Dacre said.. The
thought of these -things depressed bar.
Bom. incident In her own llf,
maa. her mora knly allveY
trouble In Mr Savlll.-.: &
Desmond was an exceeding!,
tlv glrl. graceful, gentle. "
of humor and fire, .ugge,tln. aT
ful poaslblllt.-. TheTa,! LS
trying, for her good friend u7
on bad not brought too flourUhW
account of her affair and .h,
njoy th. Idea of being a S f
an her life. At this .Ug,?
fi.ctIon...hadowfellacroVfc
looking up. she uw Georw il
contemplating her with iS
She was always pleased to Se
bright, good-looking face, and m
on him kindly, said. "You ".dC5
Mis. Dacre. She ha. lwt
Are you all right. Mis, Ummtm
he asked, with much
drawing a step nearer '
"Yes of course." .he returned; the.
becoming suddenly aware that her
was wet with tears, she blushed r
Idly and put up her handkerchief ta
remove them. m r
"The terrible effect'of a private h.
tervlew with one's legal adviser" Z
said, with a brave attempt to lauri
He must have brought you k,,
news. I fear." And Lumley eat dor,
beside her. "Old Rawson
paused. '
"Is one of the best and kindest a
friends," put In Hope. "Now I al
go away. I should have been In ai
room before this, only Mis, dI
chose to atay and talk about Umn.
affair.. If you follow you will (J
overtake her; she has taken the rtet
age path."
"Why, you don't suppose I want hi
overtake her?"
"She expects you."
' "Well, she may do so. She hai
nearly talked me to death once to
day. I am not going to run the sum
risk again."
(To be continued.)
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ijj MEN OF ACTION.
oooooooooooooooooooooooooo
"How did you like Professor New.
man? one of the summer reeidenti
of Wlllowby asked Hiram Oale "I
saw his name on the list of lecturer!
in your last winter's course."
, Mr, Gale stroked his chin reflective
ly. "Well, some thought he was kind
o' stiff In his speech at first, but 1
tell ye what happened:
"lie got kind o' worked up telling
im what 'men of action' meant; what
the gover'ment o' these United Statei
was doing In Alasky, the Philippines,
an' so on; an' he stepped a mite too
i-.lgh the atdge o' the platform an' lost
his balance; but as he begun to fall,
8:im Hobart an' Pick WIIUs, that wm
in the front seat, stood up an' ketciied
him, one by each arm, an' brounht
him up standin. He bulged on, at
the kcees for a minute, but nothlnj
to speak of.
"Ar,d says Pick to him, The lait
word you spoke was "omnivorous,"
and mebbe before you mount afiin
you'll give us some kind of a ialnt
what It means."
"The Professor looked from Pick to
Sam an' back to Pick again, kind o'
dried, and then he begun to laugh.
'"You-let me mount,' he says, W
I'll see to It that the rest o' my talk
is such you won't need a dictionary
an he kep' bis promise.
"ej, air, he gave us a fine talk
after that, an' hq's coming again. Wi
had him to breakfast next morning,
nnd my wife said she wouldn't want
tohear anybody -talk more sensible
nor ant more common an' friendly
than he did. But there was a piece
In the Sentinel next week referrin'
to Pick an' Sam as 'Wlllowby'a Mfn
of ictlon' an' I reckon the nanie'U
otlck to 'em long as they live.
- lllatorr of m. Continent.
Strange have been the historical
vicissitudes of the antarctic continent,
the Century says. A figment of geogra
nhie. fane.v evolved bv Ortelius in 1570,
the great Capt. Cook thought tnat n
had demolished it in 1773.
Resuscitated by an American sealer,
N. R Palmer. In 1820. it took form
kand definite location explorations o
1840. supplemented by those oi
r'TT-..n i tPnn.Ktr anA Vamn. '-.
Ross eliminated Wilkes discoveries
from his charts, but the continent
was theoretically and scientifically re
constructed by the great physicists,
Carpenter and Murray.
Slowly evolving its tangible snap
through the discoveries of the German
Drygalakl, the Scotsman Bruce, ta
Belgian ; Gerlatfhe, ' the Frenchman
Charcot, the Norwegian Larsen and
the EngHshman Scott, through th
late labors of Shackleton, the antarc
tic continent now appears to extend
from Victoria Land to Enderby Una
and from Wilkes Land across tM
south pole to Palmer Land. f
Taken all In all, Shackleton's dis
coveries are the most important and
extensive ever made within the ant
arctic circle. . He ihaa determined th
location of the Magnetic pole, largely
Increased the known area of the south
ern . continent, , virtually reached tin
south pole and added materially to our
general knowledge of those regions.
Fmvorablr Impressed.
"Why do you Insist on having a na
tive of Italy to w6rk on your fannr
"Becuz I've read so much abou
them fine Italian hands." Washing
ton Herald. ,
According to the latest figures, th
water-power development of this coun
try is reported at 6,357.000 horse
power, and . the number ol wheal
which It turns at 62.827.