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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 17, 1906)
Between Two fires Cy ANTHONY HOPE 'A wl man will make more opportunities than he finds." Francl Bacon. CHAPTEll XI. I hud brought the $10.(X10 with me. 1 produced them and put them on the ta ble. keeping a loving hand on them. "You fully understand my position, Colonel?" I said. "This thing I no use to me unless I receive at least J.TJO.OH) to pay bark principal, to moot Interest, and to replace another small debt to the bark. If I do that. I shall be left with a net profit of $.",il, not an extravagant reward. If I don't get that sum I shall be a defaulter, revolution or no revolu tion." "I can't make money if It's not there." he said, but without his usual brusque ness of tone. "Hut to this we agree. You are to have first turn at anything we find, up to the sum you nnme. It's to be hand ed over solid to you. The Signorina and I take the leavings. You don't claim to hare them, too. do you?" "No," I said. "I'm content to be a preference shareholder. If the money's found at the Golden House. It's mine. If not. the new government, whatever it may do us to the rest of the debt, will pay me that sum." Wit h.hat I pushed my money over to the Colonel. "I exiect the new government to be very considerate to the bondholders all round." said the Colonel, as he pocketed it with a chuckle. "Anyhow, your terms are agreed, eh. Signorina?" "Agreed:" said she. "And I'm to have the countrv seat?" "Agreed !" said I. "And the Colonel's to be President and to have the Golden House and all that therein is." "Asreed ! agreed ! agreed !" chanted the Signorina : "and that's quite enough busi ness. Success to the Revolution !" I had risen to go, when a sudden thonrV struck me. "Where's Johnny Carr? I say. Colo nel, how indiscreet was he last night? Do von think he remembers telling you about it?" "Y'es." said the Colonel, "I expect he does by now. He didn't when I left him this morning." "Will he confess to the President? If he does, it might make the old man keep an unpleasantly sharp eye on you. He knows you don't love him." "Well, Carr hasn't seen the President yet. He was to stay at my house over to-dey. He was uncommon seedy this morning, and I persuaded the doctor to give him a composing draught. Fact is, I wanted him quiet till I'd had time to think. You know I don't believe he would own up the President would drop on Lim so; but he might, and It's better they shouldn't meet." "There's somebody else he oughtn't to meet, said the Signorina. "Who's that?" I asked. "Donna Antonia." she replied, "ne's getting very fond of her, and depend upon it. if he's in trouble he'll go and tell her the first thing. Mr. Carr is very confi dential to his friends." We recognized the value of this sug gestion. If Donna Antonia knew, the President would soon know. "Quite right," said the Colonel. "It won't do to have him rushing about let ting out that we know all about it. He's all right up to now." "Yes, but if he gets restive to-morrow morning?" said I. "And then you don't want him at the Golden House on Friday evening, and I don't want him at the bar racks." "No, he'd show fight, Carr would," aaid the Colonel. "Look here, we're in for this thing, and I'm going through with it. I shall keep Carr at my house til! it's all over, even if I have to use force. Master Johnny is better quiet." " "Suppose he turns ugly?" I suggested again, "He may turn as ugly as he likes," said the Colonel. "He don't leave my house unless he puts a bullet Into me first. That's settled. Leave it to me. If he behaves nicely, he'll be all right. If not " "What shall you do to him?" asked the Signorina. "Oh, leave it to the Colonel ; he'll man age all right," I suggested. "Now I'm off," said the latter, "back to my friend Johnny. Good-night, Sig norina. Write to the President to-morrow. Good-night, Martin. Make that eieech of yours pretty long. Au revoir till next Friday." I prepared to go, for the Colonel lin gered till I came with him. Even then nt so distrusted one another that neither would leave the other alone with the Sig norina. We parted at the door, he going off up the road to get his horse to ride to his "ranch," I turning down toward the Piazza. We left the Signorina at the door, look ing pale and weary, and for once bereft of her high spirits. Poor girl ! She found conspiracy rather trying work. I was little troubled myself. I began to see more clearly that it doesn't do for a man of scruples to dabble In politics. I had a great regard for poor Johnny, and I felt no confidence In the Colonel treating him with any consideration. In fact, I would not have insured Johnny's life for the next week at any conceivable premium. Again I thought it unlikely that, If we succeeded, the President would survive his downfall. I had to repeat to myself all the story of his treachery to me, lashing myself Into a fury against him, before I could bring myself to think with resignation of the imminent extinc tion of that shining light. What a loss he would be to the world ! Ho many delightful stories, so great a gift of manner, so Immense a personal charm all to disappear Into the pit ! And for what? To put into his place a ruffian without redeeming qualities. Was It worth while to put down Lucifer only to nthrone Beelzebub? I could only check this doleful strain of reflection by sternly recalling myself to the real question the state of the fortunes of me, John Martin. And to me the Revolution was necessary. I might get the money; at least I should gala Urn. I wm animat ed by the honorable motive of saving my employers from loss and by the over whelming motive of my own love. If the continued existence of Johnny and the President was Incompatible with these legitimate objects, so much the worse for Johnny and the President. CHAPTER XII. The next three days were on the whole the most uncomfortable I have ever spent In my life. I got little sleep and no rest: I went about with a revolver handy all day, and Jumped every time I heard a sound. I expended much change In buying every edition of all the papers; 1 listened with dread to the distant cries of news venders, fearing, as the words gradually became distinguishable, to hear that our secret was a secret no longer. I was bound to show myself, and yet shrank from all gatherings of men. I transact ed my business with an absent mind and a face of such superhuman Innocence that, had anyone been watching me. he must at ence have suspected something wrong. I was incapable of adding up a row of figures, and Jones became most solicitous about the state of my brain. In a word, my nerves were quite shat tered, and I registered a vow never to upset a government again as long as I lived. In future the established consti tution would have to be good enough for me. I verily believe that only the thought of the Signorina prevented me making a moonlight flitting across the frontier with a whole skin at ler.st. If with an empty pocket, and leaving the rival patriots of Aureataland to fight it out among them selves. Happily, however, nothing occurred to Justify my fears. The other side seemed to be sunk In dull security. The Presi dent went often to the ministry of finance. and was closeted for hours with Don Antonio: I suppose they were perfecting their nefarious scheme. There were no signs of excitement or activity at the bar racks; the affernoon gatherings on the Piazza were occupied with nothing more serious than the prospects of lawn tennis and the grievous dearth of dances. The official announcements relative to the debt had had a quieting effect, and all classes seemed inclined to wait and see what the President's new plan was. So passed Wednesday and Thursday. On neither day had I heard anything frets my fellow-conspirators; our arrange ments for writing had so far proved un necessaryor unsucvesaful. The latter possibility sent shiver down my back, and my lively fancy pictured his excellency's smile as he perused the treasonable docu ments. If I heard nothing on the morn ing of Friday, I was determined at all risks to see the Colonel. With the dawn of that eventful day, however, I was re lieved of this necessity. I was lying in bed about half-past nine when my servant brought in three letters. "Sent on from the bank, sir," he said, "with Mr. Jones' compliments, and are you going there this morning?" "My compliments to Mr. Jones, and he may expect me in five minutes," I re plied. The letters were all marked "Immedi ate" one from the Signorina, one from the Colonel, one from the barracks. I opened the last first and read as follows: "The officers of the Aureataland Army have the honor to remind Mr. John Mar tin that they hope to hare the pleaire of his company at supper this evening at 10 p. m. precisely. In the unavoidable absence of his excellency the President, owing to pressing cares of state, and the Hon. Colonel McGregor from Indisposi tion, the toast of the Army of Aureata land will be proposed by Major Alphonse DeChair. "P. S. Friend Martin, speak long this night. The two great men do not come, and the evening wants to be filled out. "ALPHONSE DE CHAIR." "It shall be long, my dear boy, and we will fill out your evening for you," said I to myself, well pleased so far. Then I opened the Signorina's epistle. "Iear Mr. Martin," it began "Will you be so kind as to send me in the course of the day twenty dollars in small change? I want to give the school chil dren a scramble. I enclose check. I am so sorry you could not dine with me to night, but after all I am glad, because I should have had to put you off, for I am commanded rather suddenly to dine at the Golden House. With kind regards, be lieve me, yours sincerely, "CHRISTINA NUGENT." "Very good," said I. "I reckon the scramble will keep. And now for the Colonel." "Dear Martin I Inclose check for $500. My man will call for the cash to morrow morning. I give you notice be cause I want it all In silver for wages. Carr and I are here together, both seedy. Poor Carr is on bis back, and likely to remain there for a day or two. I'm bet ter, and though I've cut the affair at the barracks to-night, I fully expect to be up and about this afternoon. Ever yours, "GEO. M'GREGOR." "Oh, so Carr is on his back and likely to remain there, is he? Very likely, I expect; but I wonder what It means. I hope the Colonel hasn't been very drastic. However, everything seems right; in fact, better than I hoped." In this more cheerful frame of mind I arose, breakfasted at leisure, and set out for the bank about eleven. Of course the first person I met on the street was one of the last I wanted to meet, namely, Donna Antonia. She was on horseback, and her horse looked as if he'd done some work. At the sight of me she reined up, and I could not avoid stopping as I lifted my hat. "Whence so early?" I asked. "Early?" she said. "I don't call this early. I've been for a long ride; In fact, I've ridden over to Mr, Carr's place, with a message from papa ; but he's not there. Do you know where he is, Mr. Martin?" "Haven't an Idea," aald I. "He hasn't been home for four nights," she continued, "and b hasn't been to the ministry, either. It's vtrj odd that he ' should disappear like this, Just when all the business Is going ou, too." "What business, I Mima Antonia?" I , asked blandly. She colored, recollecting, no doubt, that the business was still a secret. "Oh, well, you know they're always busy at the ministry of finance at this time. It's the time they pay everybody, Isn't It?" "It's the time they ought to pay every body," I said. "Well." she went on, without noticing my correction, "at any rate papa and the President are both very much vexed with him; so I offered to make my ride in his direction." "Where can he be?" I asked again. "Well," she replied, "1 lelievo he's at Colonel McGregor's, and after lunch I shall go over there. 1 know he dined there on Monday, and I d.itvsay he stayed on." "No," thought I, "you mustn't do that. It might be inconvenient." So I said: "The Colonel says Carr told him he was going off for a couple of days' sail in hit yacht." "It's very bad of him to go," she said, "but no doubt that's it. Papa will bo angry, but he'll bo glad to know no harm has eotne to him." "Happy to have relieved your mind." said I. and bade her farewell, wondering whether Don Antonio would find no harm had come to poor Johnny. 1 had my doubts. CHAPTER XIII. When I arrived at the bank I dispatch ed brief answers to my budget of letters; each of the answers was to the same purport, namely, that I should le at the barracks at the appointed time. I need not trouble the reader with the various wrappings in which this essential piece of intelligence was involved. I then had a desperate encounter with Jones; business was slack, and Jones was titvd with the unholy desire of seizing the opportunity thus offered to make an exhaustive In quiry into the state of our reserve. lie could not understand my sudden punctil iousness as to times ami seasons, and I was afraid I should have to tell him plainly that only over my lifeless body should he succeed In investigating the contents of the safe. At last I effected a diversion by persuading him to give Mrs. Jones a jaunt Into the country, and thus left in peace, I s;nt my afternoou in making final preparations. I burned many letters; I wrote a touching farewell to my father. In which I took occasion to point out to him how greatly his Im prudent conduct had contributed to in crease the difficulties of his dutiful son. I was only restrained from making a will by the obvious imprudence of getting it witnessed. I spent a feverish hour in firing imaginary shots from my revolver, to ascertain whether the Instrument was In working order. Finally I shut up the bank at five, went to the Piazza, partook of a light repast, and never was I more rejoiced than when the moment for ac tion at last came. As I was dressing, lin gering over each garment with a feeling that I might never put on, or, for that matter, take it off again, I received a second note from the Colonel. It was brought by a messenger, on a sweating horse, who galloped up to my door. I knew the messenger well by sight ; he was the Colonel's valet. My heart was In my tnouth as I took the envelop from his hands. The fellow was evidently In our secret, for he grinned nervously at me as he handed It over, and said: "I was to ride fast, and destroy the letter if anyone came near." I nodded, and opened it. It said: "C. escaped about six this evening. Be lieved to have gone to his house. He sus pects. If you see him. shoot on sight." "Had Mr. Carr a horse?" I asked of the man. "No, sir; left on foot. Couldn't come along the road to Whittingham, sir, It's patrolled." There was still a chance. It was ten miles across country from the Colonel's to Johnny's, and six miles on from John ny's to Whittingham. The man divined my thoughts. "He can't go fast, sir, he's wounded In the leg. If he goes home first, as he will, because he doesn't know his horses are gone, he can't get here before eleven at the earliest." (To be continued.) l p to Her. "I hear you are contemplating matri mony, old man," said Green. "How about It?" "It's n fact," replied Drown, "but the outcome of my contemplation depends on the wldow'H might" "How's that?" queried Green. "She might decide to marry me, nnd then on the other hand she might not," answered Brown. Work. "Old Crossby worked eighteen hours out of twenty-four until ho amassed a fortune." "Yes, and now his son Is working twenty-four hours out of every twenty four." "Making another fortune?" "No, trying to find a way to fpend the fortune his daddy made." Drawlnif It Fine. "She Is daft on the subject of germs nnd sterilizes or Alters everything In the house." "How does she get along with her family?" . "Oh, even her relations are strained." Harper's Weekly. launl Method. Author Have you read my novel T Theatrical Manager Yes. Author I am thinking of dramatiz ing it. What do you think of the idea? Theatrical Manager Will, It ought; to make a good play after the plot Is removed. I'roof Positive. Hess Clara Is a firm believer la the faith cure. Nell How do you know? t.HS Because she spends half tier allowance for complexion lotions. Kaar (or Illtn. Pennlbs Scrlbbleton tells me he Is making a specialty of smart child say Ing jokes now. Inkerton Yes, poor fellow! Ile'a la his second cblblhood. ? T"J.5lvi' tX S ! M.n ir lorn Imminent Is reutllred In Tnrbln Windmill. In parts of the country subject to high winds there Is rUk of mills on high towers being; overthrown, espe cially If the diameter of the wheel Is .Increased nliove ten or twelve feet. To pvervonie this difficulty It Is expedient t build n mill Inside of It tower rather than upon It. The turbine .shown In the Illustration has a diam eter of twenty feet and Is used to drive a fed grinder and other ma- 'rhlnery. Its chief olllce, however. Is to operate two pumps which Irrigate B. , .ft THE TfRHIJtB WIXKMIU. sixteen acres of lain!. The excuse of erecting this mill wns nlout one hun Ired dollars. There Is no particular lltriculty about Its construction nnd a considerable part of the work could be done with ordinary tools oud a little tu ec h a n I cn 1 k I i o w 1 e 1 ge. Lack of Mechanical Knonlrdo, The full benefits of farm machinery are not reullzed because the average farmer has not the mechanical trnliilng or tho requisite skill to get the beat re sults out of these complex Implements. We are the greatest makers nnd users of farm mnchlnery in the world, and It Is owing to this fact more than any other single cause that we have been able to maintain our agricultural su premacy In the markets of the world. The cost of this machinery to the fann ers Is grenter to-day than ever before. The character of this machinery every year becomes more complicated, requir ing Increased knowledge of engineer Lng principles on the part of users. The traction engine, the steam plow, the combined harvester nnd thresiier operated by strain power, the automo bile, the growing use of electricity as a motive power on the farm, the machin ery now required In dairies, in the growing of sugar beets and manufac ture of beet sugar, are nil Illustrations of the momentous changes In the char acter of farm machines which have taken place in the last fifty years. The increase In skill nnd mechanical knowl edge required by farmers to operate these complex and costly machine com pared to what was needed to ojMrate tho primitive tools of half a century ago cannot be given In jiereentuges. Elwood Mend, In Field and Farm. flood lto Trnuith Feeder. The best hog trough I ever saw It made as shown In cut. A is a fence lie tween mon nnd pigs, 3 feet high ; B, back board, 18 Inches; C, Ixdtom width to suit size of pigs; I), sticks to keep them from crowding; K, front to suit size of pigs also. Y'ou see. the ptgs can't crowd each other or yon as you feed them. They can't get their feet in the mush nnd must stand up and eat like horses in the stalls. A nice sight to see thirty or forty side by side, eat ing quietly and cleanly. Farm Prog ress. ( uMlnjf Alio Corn. It is of primary Importance to know at what stage corn should be cut to se cure the bext results. It Is also neces sary, It is pointed out in Funning, that n careful study be made us to how rap Idly nutriment is stored up in the corn plant and when the maximum amount is reached. When corn is fully tasseled It contains but eight-tenths of a ton of dry matter un acre, or one-fifth of what it contains when fully ripe. When In milk it contains nearly three times as much dry matter as when fully tas seled. Only seventeen days were oc cupied In passing from the milk to the glazing stage, yet In this time there was un Increase in the dry mutter of 1.3 tons au acre. This shows the great advantage of letting the corn stand until the kernels are glazed. After this period the Increase in dry matter Is but slight Melons In th Corn Shock, If when cutting corn you will place In one of your largest shocks about a dozen of your choicest watermelons, at Christmas, when the snow Is on the ground and the frost Is on the pane, you can sit by the roaring Are and eat one of your melons, which baa kept all that time lo the shock of corn. Farm Journal. it 1 ' . A .i-J'- ' , HOO FEEDER. doing any kind of work, nnd the dig ging of potatoes Is no exception to the rule. In the llrst place, so many should not be dug out nt one time that they cannot be handled readily. A good way Is to dig during the fore part of each half day and then gather the tubers before quitting. As soon n dry they should always be picked up, and If the weather Is reasonably dry the length of time necessary for drying depends nl moNt entirely upon the nature of tlx' soil. If sandy, an hour may be long enough, but If n moist clay It may take several hour. Potatoes, once dug. should certainly not be left out on the ground over night If they are, the frost has every chance to get at them, and only a little freezing Is required to tqxdl a good many bushels for mar ket It Is a or prnctlec, too, to pick up potatoes without any regard to grad ing. Two classes, anyway, should be made of tlieni; all those of good mar ketable size should be gathered tlrst and the undersized ones Ivft till later. It also pays to have crates or bushel measures In which to pick them up. Kasy to distribute about the field, these, after N'lng filled, can readily be placed on a wagon and drawn off. Further more, they prevent the tubers from he lug Jammed and marred. Thirty or forty of them, or even a less number, may profitably be owned by every farm er who makes a business of raising -tatoe nnd similar crops. Fred o. Sib ley, In Agricultural Fpltomlst. India's l.ameat Wheat I'rop. The wheat crop of India this youl Is a large one. The area sown amount to ".1i;,11is) acres, and the yield Is c tlmntcd at .S.r.iKi.ixs) tons, as against ".fWl'.iMl tons last year, the lucreas being 13 per cent The Indian Trail Journal, which makes this statement, says that the government Is taking n deep Interest In the complaint of lUt admixture of dirt In the wheat cxxirt cl. The government has ciuiMiltod ltt chumlicrs of commerce, some of whom, however. Indicate a reluctance to b part fmin the present customs of the trade; but the chamber of commcrc at Karachi, from which 7' per cent of I ikI1.hi wheat exiMirts are now shipped strongly upjHrts the government's pro jxisal for US per cent pure wheat I'ulllnif Stamps. A writer In Home and Farm given this description of an Implement for pulling stumps: Cut a good, strong ole irixuit twenty feet long, of whitt ash ; trim and peel It nicely, hitch n strong rope to tin? top a chain will do, but It Is heavier to handle. Set thf rou I't'I.IJTtO THE STl'MI'S. pole against the stump to be pulled, letting th lower end rest between twe roots. Then put n strong chain around the top of the stump, passing It around the pole. A tenm hitched o the rope will pull out moHi any stump. Pluc the s)!e close to the slump and cut the roots opposite the pole. Two men can best do the work one to tend the horse, the other to cut roots as the stump is being turned out Helvetian Heed Com, The proper time lit which to select seeds s late In the fall or winter. Th reason for requiring this portion of tin year for so doing Is because there is then no hurry, and the work can be done better. The common practice J laying the seed corn aside to remain until spring lias done great damage tc the corn crop, as very often the ex cess of imperfect grains Is such us to cause a failure of germination over the whole field. Kvery ear of corn should be examined and the Inferior grain shelled off. Vegetable seed also re quire examination, for insects, dumj ness and other causes Interfere with their safe-keeping. Of course, every furmer is supposed to be careful with his seeds, but very few farmers know the condition of their seeds until the time comes when they nre required for planting, and then the farmers are too much hurried to do anything with them. ' Shelter for Slock. Tho piles of stalks and straw which go to waste can he made to do good service In providing shelter If It is not considered lit for feeding. With n few posts and poles the stalks and straw will furnish a warm place of refuge for animals that cannot he accommo dated In tho barn or stable. With plen ty of struw on the ground under the covering so formed, no better place could he arranged for sheep, and with ! care In making the roof only a heavy. storm will cause It to leak. Honing Wheat. One bushel nnd a half of wheat Is ample to sow an acre, and five pecks will answer If sown early and given time before cold weather stops growth, says Farm Journal. As soon as the wheat Is sown, If the land is not underdralned, It Is advisable to plow some furrows where they will carrv off any water that might collect In do-; preaslona. Wheat cannot grow la wa- ter. I 7 TKEVEEKLY I l',n Vssco d Gums returned to Lisbon from his voyage of discovery. 15 15 -French victorious at batllo of Marlgnniio', Itnly. Henry Hudson began his voyage up the river which bears his tirttnr. ltll. - l,mly AruU lU Stuart, victim of the Jealousy of J nines I., diisl III thn Tower. UIS3 Turkish sriny rmitid before Vienna by allies under nmiiiiaiid of John Sobieskl nnd I'nUi- of Lorraine. IT.'.'l First pin) house opened In New York City, located III NilKsail street. 17.V.I- Gen. Wolfe killed in assault ml llieliee. 177d New York City rnptured by ths British. . . . Wnshlngtoii and his army entered Philadelphia nfter the defeat nt Brandywine. 1777- Stars and Strlcs first csrrb-d Into battle nt buttle of the Brandy wine , Biirgoyne crossed the Hudson and cn cninis'd on Snrntoga heights. ITV." Ciipt. Vancouver returned from his four years' voyngo f discovery. 1SV1 Aaron Burr nnd his second ar rived at St. Sliiionds, Ga., n visit to Gen. Butler. .. .Troops ordered out to tuiell riot among oyster strikers nt AinlMiy, N. B. ISI'J -Gen. Harrison compelled the In dians to raise the siege of Fort Wnyne. ISM Americans and British engage In bnttlo of PUttsburg nnd Ivike Cliain plnin. ... British repulsed In ntt.o k on Fort Bower, nt entrance to Mobil bay .... Successful sortie inndc from Fort l'rie. Gen. I inuiimoiid retired to Fort George. lsr. -Cold fever which had struck th Carolina extended to Georgia.... Spanish anny surrendered to th Mexicans under Snuta Ana nt Tnm plco. 1S31 Albany nnd Schenectady railroad, first In State of New York, oj-iied to tnillic. 1HI7--Amerlcnn nrtny, m command of (en. Si-ott, entered City of Mexico. 1X.V Fugitive Slave bill passed by House of Itepresentntlves. 1.H.M F.nglish nnd French forces landed in the Crimea. ISfll President Lincoln modified (Jen. Fromoul' emancipation proclama tion. ISii" 1'iilon forces under Misf'lcllnn en gaged Confederate at South Moun tain, Ml. . . . Ciiious nnd Confeder ates rngnged In fight at Miildletown, Md. Confederates opened fire on Harper's Ferry .... Battle of Antie tnin, Md .... Surrender of Harper's Ferry, after two days' fighting. 1 Si 3 President Lincoln suspended th habeas corpus act. 1S72 Geneva tribunal of arbitration on Alabama claims nwnrded f lil.'J.Vl.lKHJ to the Cnited States. 1873 Gen. L S. McCook assassinated by P. P. Wintermnte at Yankton, Da kota. 1N74 Fatal riots In New Orleans over demand for alslicntlon of Gov. Kel logg. 1S75 Perry's flagship Lawrence raised In F.rle harlior and removed to Phila delphia for exhibition nt tho (Vutcn ninl. 1S7S Cleopntro's Needle set up on th Thames P.uihaiikuic nt. 1KS1 Antagonism between clericals and lils-rals In Belgium threatened to re sult in civil war. 1S.S." JuniImi, famous show elephant, killed In railway collision at St Thomas, Ontario, 1SSS Parnell commission first met. 1H!)1 Japanese defeated Chinese at bat- tlo of Yalu river, 1807 Owing to strike riots martial lav declared at Ilazleton, Pa, 1001 McKlnley state funeral at Wash ington. 1002 I'nlted State warships sent to Panama. 1003 United States cruiser Maryland launched ai Newort News, Va.... Colombian Senate voted to negotiate new canal treaty with United States. 100," Car fell from New York elevated railroad Into street; 12 killed, 40 In jured. .. .Admiral Togo's flagship du stroyed by explosion ; fiDO lives lost. I'rof. (Jurner In the Jungle, A letter has been received from Prof. Garner, who Is now living In his steel barred cabin In t ho African Jungle for the purpose of studying the comparative Intelligence of animals. Ho says thmt not tin hour passes during the day that ho does not hear tho monkeys and chlui- ,,n",'8 ,nlk,n ln 1,10 forest, and that they ' t'eltlv til lilu entlu Hteum rioTilnir ly Micht. Out on tho big prairie ranches of west ern Kansas and Nebraska farmers are now In such haste to get their fall plow ing finished that they are running big steam plows at night, with headlights on the motor engines. Thus they ore able to turn over sixty acres of land ln twenty four hours with only two men, working l. ..J. 1 1 . rr ... . i.i i . . ut .x a.0 a day. Within the part year 250 steaa plows hav been sold.