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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1906)
BBetween Two fires By ANTHONY MOPE "A wise man will make more opportunities than he find." Fraud lUcon. C1IAPTMR XX. (Continued. We had no time to wasie in nhusing the Colonel; the question was now 1 unfolded my plan to th.' Sign.irina. not nt all disguising from h the difficulties, nnd even dangers, atten 1 n ant upon it. Whatever may nave i. I,.., .,,!.! K..f..r.. mill after, she wan t this moment either so overcome with h r fr of the Colonel, or so carried nvv ay by her feeling for me. that she made no n. .f .I 'li.Milti... ii ml Pinched nt dance :h- rs. n,.int;... ..nr tl.ot thini:h failure woul .1 be ignominious, it eould not substantially aggravate our present position. "An. von coin to take any of the money away with you?" she asked. V' eii.l I. "I d-n't think so. It would considerably increase the risk if I xvvre seen hansing about the bank; you know he's sot spies all over the place. Hestdes. what R.vvl would it do? I couldn't stick to it. and I'm not inclined to run anv more risks merely to save the bank's jacket. The batik hasn't treated me so well as nil that. I propose to rely n your bounty till I've time to turn round. Now. shall I come for you?" I nsked her when we had arranged the other tie i nils. "I think not." she said. "I believe the Colonel has one of my servants in his '.-.y. I can slip out by myself, but I couldn't nuiti.tp' so well if you were with ti e. The sight of yon would excite eu riosity. I will meet you at the bottom of I. liberty street." "At two o'clock in the morning exactly, please. Pon't come through the Piazza n n J Liberty street. Come round by the drive." (This was a sort of boulevard eueircling the town, where the aristocracy was wont to ride and drive.) "Things ought to be pretty bus yabout the bank by then, and no one will notice you. You Lave a revolver?" "Yes." "All right. Pon't hurt anyone if you can help it : but if you do, don't leave tiim to linger in agony. Now I'm off." I continued. "I supose I'd better not come and soo you again?" "I'm afraid you mustn't. Jack. You've been here two hours already." "I shall be in my rooms in the after noon. If anything goes wrong, send your carriage down the street and have it mopped at the grocer's. 1 shall take that for a sign." The Signorina agreed, and we parted tenderly. My last words were : "You'll send that message to Whitting ham at once?" "This moment." she said, as she waved me a kiss from the door of the room. CHATTER XXI. I was evidently in for another day as unpleasantly exciting as the one I had spent before the revolution, and I reflect ed sadly that if a man once goes in for things of that kind, ii's none so easy to pull up. Luckily, however. I had several things to occupy me, and was not left to fret the day away in idleness. First I turned my steps to the harbor As I vent I examined my pockets and found a eutn total of nine hundred and fifty dol lars. This was my all, for of late I had deemed it wise to carry my fortune on my person. Well, this was enough for the present : the future must take care of Itself. So I thought to myself as I went along with a light heart, my triumph in love easily outweighing all the troubles and dangers that beset me. Only land me afe out of Aureataland with the Sig norina by my side, and I asked nothing more of fortune '. Let the dead bury their dead, and the bank look after its dollars! Thus musing, I rame to the boat house where my launch lay. She was a tidy little boat, and had the advantage of be ing workable by one man without any difficulty. All I had to arrange was how to embark on her unpeiVcived. 1 sum moned the boatman in charge and ques tioned him closely a!Kut the probable state of the weather. He confidently assured me it w;ou!d be fire but d irk. ., "Very well," said I. "I shall go fishing; mart overnight and have a shy nt them at sunrise." The man was rather astonished nt my unwonted energy, but of course made no objection. "What time do you Btart, sir?" he asked. "I want her ready by two," said I. 'Leave her nt the end of your jetty, ready for me. She'll be all safe there, won't she?" "Oh. yes, sir. Nobody'll lie about, ex cept the sentries, and they won't touch Ler." I privately hoped that not even the sen tries would be about, but I didn't say so. "Of course, sir, I shall lock the gate. You've got your key?" "Yes, all right, and here you are and much obliged for your trouble." Highly astonished and grateful at re ceiving a large tip for no obvious reason (rather a mistake on my part), the man was profuse in promising to make every arrangement for my comfort. Even when I asked for a few cushions, he dissem l,;a ucnrn and agreed to nut them In. ut .. ----- n - . "And mind you don't sit up," I said as I left him. "I'm nr.. lFkelv to sit lin if I'm not obliged," he answered. "Hope you'll have good sport, sir." I. iom fi harbor I made mv wnv atraight to the Golden House. The Colo nel was rather surprised to see me again -y. uiu.n lint when I told him I en me on business, he put his occupations on one aide and listened to me. I began with some anxiety, for if he pus ected my good faith all would bo lost. However, I was always a good hand at a lie, aud the Colonel was not me rresi "I've come about that money question," I said. "Well, have you come to your senses? itli liix luibitual rudttWSM. v- ...... "I can't 4,'ive you the money," I went cn. "You sit there and tell me that? Do you know that if the soldier don't have iiuinev In a few hours, they'll upset me? They're ready to do It any minute. I don't know now when I give an order whether I shall be obeyed or get a bullet through mv head." "Pray N calm," said I. "You didn t ct me finish !" y "Let you finish!" he cried. "You seem to think jabber does ev ery thing. The end of it all is. that cither you give m the money, or I take it and if you interfere, look out !" 'That is just what I was going to pro viso, if you hadn't interrupted me," I said quietly, but with Inward exultation, for I saw he was Just In the state of mind to walk eagerly into the trap 1 was prepar ing for him. "What do you mean?" he asked. 1 explained to him that it was Impossi ble for me to give up the money. My reputation was at stake: it was my duty to die in defense of that monev a duty which, I hastened to add, I entertained no intention of performing. "Put," I went on. "although I am bound not to surrender the money, I am not bound to anticipate a forcible seizure ot it. In times of disturbance parties ol rntlians often turn to plunder. Not even the most rigorous precautious can guard ninst it. Now it would be very possi ble that even to-night a band of such marauders might make an attack on the bank, and carry off all the money in the safe." 'Oh !" said the Colonel, "that's the game. Is it?" "That," I replied, "is the game; and a very neat game, too. If you play it prop erly." "And what will they say in Europe, when they hear the Provisional govern ment is looting private property?" "My dear Colonel, you force me to much explanation. Y'ou will, of course, not appear in the matter." "I should like to be there," he remark ed. "If I weren't, the men mightn't catch the exact drift of the thing." "You will Is? there, of course, but In cognito. Look here, I olonel, it s as plain as two peas. Give out that you're going to reconnoiter the coast and keep an eye on The Songstress. Iraw ol your com panies from the Piazza on that pretense. Then take fifteen or twenty men you can trust not more, for it's no use asking more than you can help, and resistance is out of the question. About two, when ev erything is quiet, surround the bank. Jones will open when you knock. Ion't hurt him, but take him outside and keep him quiet. Go In and take the money. Here's the key to the safe. Then, if you like, set fire to the place." "Pravo, my boy!" said the Colonel. There's stuff in you after all And what are you going to get out of it? I sup pose that's coming next?" As the reader knows, I wnsn t going to get anything out of it, except myself and the Signorina. Hut it wouldn't do to tell the Colonel that; he would not be lieve in disinterested conduct. So I bar gained with him for thirty thousand dol lars, which he promised so readily that 1 strongly doubted whether he ever meant to pay it. 'Io you think there s any danger ot Whittingham making an attack while we're engaged on the job?" The Colonel was, in common parlance, .1 T 1.1 1 T . getting rather warmer man i uiceu. it was necessary to mislead him. "I don't think so, I replied. He can't possibly have organized much of a party here yet. There s some discon tent, no doubt, but not enough for him to rely on." "There's plenty of d.scontent, said the Colonel. "There won't be in a couple of hours." "Why not?" "Why, because you're going down to the barracks to announce a fresh install ment of pay to the troops to-morrow morning a handsome installment." "Yes." said he thoughtfully, "that ought to keej) them quiet for one night. Fact is. tbev don't care twopence el 'her for me or Whittingham; and if they think they'll ;et more out of me they'll stick to me. "Of course," I assented. Indeed, it was true enough as long as the President was not on tin; spot ; but I thought privately. that the Colonel did not allow enough for his rival's personal influence and pres tige, if he once got face to face with the troops. "Yes," the Colonel went on, "I'll do that, and what's more, I'll put the people in good humor by sending down orders for a free social in the Piazza to-night." "Delightfully old-fashioned and baro nial," I remarked. "I think it's a good idea. Have a bonfire and make it com plete. I don't suppose Whittingham dreams of any attempt, but it will make the riot even more plausible." "At any rate, they'll all be too jolly to make trouble," said he. "Well, that's about ull, isn't it?" said I. "I shall Is? oil. I've got to write to tny directors and ask instructions for the investment of the money." "You'll live to be hanged. Martin," said the Colonel, with evident admiration. "Not by you, eh, Colonel? Whatever might have happened if I'd been obsti nate! Hojje I shall survive to dance at your wedding anyhow. Less than a week now !" "Yes," said he, "next Saturday's the day '." He really looked quite the happy bride groom as he said this, and I left him to contemplate his bliss. "I would bet ten to one that day never comes," I thought, as I walked away. "Even if I don't will I'll back the Presi dent to be back before thut." The Colonel's greed had triumphed over his wits, and he had fallen Into my snare with greater readiness than I could have hoped. The question remained, What would the President do when he got the Signorina'a letter? It may conduce to a Ix-tter understanding of the position if I tell what that letter was. She gave It me to read over, after we had compiled it together, and 1 still have my copy. It rau as follows : "I can hardly hope you will trust me again, but If I betrayed you, you drove uie to it. I have given them your money j it 1 In the bank now. M. refuse to five It up. and the means to take It to liUht. He will have only a few men, the rest not near, lie will be nt the bank nt two, with about twenty men. Take your own measures. All heic favor you. lie threatens me w ith violence unless I marry lii:n at on.v. lie watches The Songstress, but if you can leave her nt anchor and land in a boat there w.ll l no suspicion. Do not punish me more by disbelieving me. CHRISTINA. "P. S. M. and th C. are on bad terms, and M. will not be active against on." l'mn the whole I thought this would bring him. 1 doubled whether he would believe very much in it, but It looked probable. Again, he was so fond of a bold stroke, aud so devoid of fear, that it was very l.kely he would come and see if it were true. If, as we suspected, he already had a considerable body of ad herents on shore, he could land ami re connoiter without very great danger of falling into the Colonel's hands. Finally, even if he didn't come, we hoped the let ter would he enough to divert his atten tion from any thought of fugitive lat and runaway lovers. To my mind it is nearly ns difficult to be consistently selli lutely unselfish. 1 had, h ns to be nbsii- nt this crisis, ev cry inducement to concentrate all my efforts on myself, but I could not get Jones out of my head. It was certainly improbable that Jones would try to resist the marauding party J but neither the Colonel nor his chosen band was likely t.i le scrupulous, and it was impossible not to see that Jones might get n bullet through his head ; indeed, I fancied such a step would rather commend it Colonel, as giving a bona lid If to the look to the affair. Jones had often been the cause of great iuconveiiiciiiv to me, but I didn't wish to have his death on my conscience, so 1 was very glad when I haponed to meet him on my way back from the Gold en House, nnd seized the opportunity of giving him n friendly hint. I took him and sit him down beside me on a bench in the Piazza. I was in no wav disturbed bv the curious tlan.vs of the throe soldiers who were evidently charged to keep an eye on the bank and my dealings with It. I began by pledging Jones to absolute secrecy, and then I intimated to him, in a roundabout way, that the Colonel ami I were both very apprehensive of an at tack on the bank. "The town." said I, "Is in a most un settled condition, and many dangerous characters are about. I'nder these cir cumstances I have felt iseiipelled to leave the defensM of our pMTty in the hands of the government. I have formally In timated to the authorities that we shall hold them responsible for nny loss occa sioned to us by public disorder. The Colonel, in the name of the government, has accepted that responsibility. I there fore di'sire to tell you, Mr. Jones, that in the lamentable event of any attack on the bank it will not be expected of you to e.tK)se your life by resistance. Such a sacrifice would be both uncalled for nnd useless; nnd I must instruct you that the government insists that their measures snail not be put In danger of frustration by nny rash conduct on our part. I nm unable to lie at the bank this evening; but In the event of any trouble you will oblige me by not attempting to meet force J by force. lou will y.ebl. and we shall rely on our remedy against the govern ment In case of loss." These instructions so fully agreed with the natural bent of Jones' mind that Iih readily acquiesced in them and expressed high appreciation of my foresight. "Take care of yourself and Mrs. Jones, my dear fellow," I concluded; "that Is all vou have to do, and I shall be satis fied.'" I parted from him affectionately, won dering if my path in life would ever cros the honest, stupid obi fellow's again, and heartily hoping that his fortune would soon take him out of the rogue's nest in which he had Iwen dwelling. (To be continued.) PRESERVING THE FORESTS. I onarrlluK Streums Ity Menus of Clie Forest Iteservea. The destruction of our forests has been golnj; on nt so ureal a rate ns to alarm the public mind ami prepare the petiph; to uecopt .soiiitj remedy, nays Outing. Tin; Interests of Irrigation ami navi gation have called attention to the necessity of preserving the sources of our water course by retaining or restor ing the forests from which they llovv. Fortunately many millions of acres of wooded la tulsi lire still hold by the national Koverninent, ami dbout So.MUl,- MiO acres of thoso lands have bo II set apart In eighty -three permanent nation al f rest reserves. The primary pur pose of these reservations is to con serve the streams nnd provide ineans of Irrigation and also, In fcoino degree, to Influence the rainfall. They are well scattered In the far west ami are gen erally upon land which Is ,f little value for agricultural Usi-.s. They are reserved for the use of mull and not reserved from his use. The ripened trees vv 111 be cut as they may be. needed. There has been much local opposition to many of thee reserva tions, but time and observation have greatly changed the local hontimcnt. The experimental Ht.ige lias passed and they can therefore be accepted as an established fact, and the (juestlon nat urally arises as to what extent they may be utilized for the preservation of tho remains of our birds, finli ami game and be used as sources of propagation and supply. At least a portion of these Li ails Hhoiihl be ho used. The writer of this article has for many years endeav ored to secure legislation to this end, Wyoming has shown her sympathy with the movement by declaring; a perma nently (dosed season Iji that part of the forest reserve adjacent to I he Yellow stone National park. Akd Hiid A imwrred. "Oh, what do you call those things you bunts clothes on?" said Dumley, who was trying to think of "clothes- tree." "What things?" asked Jlgglns. "Why, they have arms that Htlck out like this and " "Olx, dude !" PlilladoJnhla Ledger, .se-Vr " . - - " y dost roving weeds, One Is to let tliein rjv -- 'J I, , i i, . I rZ llnlr-llnlls. We- are ft-couciil ly nsked what causes hull' balls. These rmicivt lms nro pro dueed by the iinlinals llcMng them selves or other dnlnmls. As a result of Ibis habit the hairs swallowed are carried around by the ooiitnnihms if the stomach nnd gradually assume the form of a Mimll pellet or bull. These Increase In size ns fresh quant It les. of hair are Introduced Into the Moinnoli, which become, adherent to the surface of the hair ball. These Imlr balls arc f,,,,,,, m,S fn-quontly In Hie reticulum ,,..,,. i moiiuicIi. although sometimes In the rumen. In calves, hair bulls are generally found In the fourth stomach. There lire no certain symptoms i,y which we eau determine the presence of hair balls, ami therefore, no treat incut can be reiMUiiuendcil for such ease The walls of the reticulum have In some eases been found tnitlslUcd w m, , ;is or pieces of wire, and jot ii,., ,,,,ii,,iU .lm-liiL? life bud not shown any h.v iiiptoms e.f Indigestion, but bad died from maladies not Involving the second ctoniach.-St. Louis Globe Dem ocrat. )lntil) Unit tlolilrr. To construct this bag holder innko n funnel with fuiir Uiiird in lti he long. 1-' Inches wl.le nt top. Inches vvlilc nt Isittoin; take four latlw 1 nnd had noi.mn. Inches. li'.j feet long, mid fasten on funnel for fes-t. with sutlb'lent slant to stand steadily ; drive four small nails In funnel. .'I Inches from Isdtotu. nt corners, to lnyil; bug on. For filling corn In ear In phosphate sacks, the funnel should be made larger, so corn could be readily shoveled In with grain shovel. Farm Progresi. 11 1 IT 1 1 in ii ii 1 for I'lirk. The demand for pork this year has nstonlshed even the most sanguine friends of the i'u. Potli fresh and ureil meats have bts-n taken In large volume right along at prices which were so high that they were expected to check consumption. There are three reasons why this condition has existed and still exists. First Is the prosper ity of the South, a large consumer nf cured meats. The Southern trade was never larger than It Is today. Next Is the growing foreign trade, which like our own, seems to proceed regard less of prh-es. Anil, finally, the ieoplc f this co.untry have learned to eat bacon. Its consumption is unprece dented In our history, and Is still grow ing. There has been no 'shortage In numbers of hogs, but a vastly Increased demand. This Is why prophecies based on hog supplies have failed and are likely tn fail In the future. National Stockman. IlnmllliiK II" Vonnic llorsr. It Is ho easy to ruin a young horse nr let til in lose bis life that It Is a won der people are not more careful. Coun try boys often think It "smart" to hlU'li up n green colt ami drive to town the first trip. It looks dashing and brave, but It Is really senseless. A frightened young animal threw Itself on a Hived street of a town the first lime It was taken there and broke Its leg. It was bewildered by the noise and crowds and bad never felt the (ouch of ha mess before. Don't go off nn Sunday afternoon knowing that your sons and all the boys In the neighborhood will hitch up the colt. A noisy, yelling crowd Is enough to scare steady horse, and n young one will try to Jump out of Its skin when sur rounded by a lot of youngsters eager for fun. It may he fun for them, but the future usefulness of the anlmnl Is it stake. 1th bardson, In National Stockman. (una lu Winter. If cows begin to fall off In milk dur ing the winter, lifter being given tin abundance of grain and hay, It Is an In dication that tho ijiiartcrs are cold or .bat they require some kind of succu lent food. Where ensilage Is used, It serves as green food, but on farms where no silo Is filled the food may be varied by allowing sliced carrots or turnips, though the best results can be secured by llrst cooking the turnips and thickening tho mess with bran. When fed warm tho cow will relish tho mess highly, Hd the eliange of food will Im prove the UDoetlto. life' ' el ' lug have the opportunity to grow, nnd. by frequently cultivating them, turn them under ns fast as they make their n pearauce; the other being to crowd Iheiii out by growing some crop that will not give the weeds it chance to grow, No system of cultivation will kill all the weeds If n crop Is desired such as corn for the grass nnd wivds will only be kept down so long as cultivation lasts, especially as corn Is usually "laid by" at a lime when tho weeds are producing heeds, thus es tablishing themselves for the succeed ing year. As a test of what HllpoHod clean culture of corn may be, simply cut down a row of stalks ami a row of weeds will reuiiln. As a single weed produces thoiisainls of sisd, the labor of destroying the weeds must be re peated next season. (.rlnil Hie Hm mill dliiirr. Alfalfa meal Is a standard isnnniol Itv on the feed market, yet I siv but little In print as to the results of feed ing It, but the few dairymen, says l W. I.Igbt.v In National Stockman, I heard speaking about the e perle:i,t they bad with It seemed very favor able. A prominent I'ennsv lvatila dairy man a few days ago fold me l.e I about putting In grinding tnacVnoiy that will handle the timothy and mixed hay and redm-e them to a fl:io ground, crushed condition. Who ev -r tried this practically ? s there any available In formation In the experiment station n ports? I would not like to commit my self, but It s ns lo me theoretically that we isiuld do the rougher part of the chewing cheaper with gasoline or alcohol Mwer than with cow power. It has been amply demonstrated that feeding the cow easily digested fis-d saves fe'sl. Wontlcr! of f'uiirrrf Here are some concrete sssbllltles. You can build concrete foundations, lewalks, feins's, water troughs, cis terns, water tanks, sheves, cesspools, gutters, floors of all kin l lu the ivllar. barn and stable, steps and stairs, well urbs, horse blocks, stalls, hog pens, troughs, chicken hoiisen, corn cribs, o houses, Incubator cellars, mushroom cellars, bolted frames, bridge abut incuts, chimneys, ventilators, rains, windmill foundations, fence posts, lot lies posts and hitching jxists. There Is one farm where the tst and rail fences an I the feed bins are concrete, and In another even the latth-e under the house pla..a ijud the laundry stove are made of It. Cases of this kind are extreme and Impractical, however. Farming. Xnlnr of Welulil III llorars, Fvery hundred sniuds additional weight In the ciiM' of a heavy draft horse Is worth from 'Jo to cents more per hundredweight when making a sale. A farmer Is lu position to feed is cheaply as any professional feeder. Ti sell well on the market horses must lie fat, sleek and well groomed. The buyers ileniaud fat. If one has time to give proper exercise and light work, something may be added to the value of the horse, and It will he ready to go right Into the heavy work i a city buyer. A little additional grooming, together with blanketing, fur a month will also add a good bit to the Hclliii'j price. I'nckliitc iiikI Ntorliiir Apples. The apples that are to be kept over whiter must be carefully picked from the trees by hand, as every apple that falls tn the ground will he bruised and rendered unlit for the barrel, any In- Jury hastening decay. Should decay begin with one apple all the others In the barrel are also liable to Itoooine diseased. Apples must be stored lu a cool dace, but should not freeze. It Is the alternate changing of temper ature that damages them In storage. Clean barrels should be used, the ap ples hho.uld be as uniform as possible, and sent to the market In an attractive form. Profit In Nuinll Fruit. Ten acres iu" small fruits will often mako n man more truly prosis-roni than ten limes as much land In wheat or corn. Ho may not be worth as much in actual capital Invested, but he will be getting a larger net Income, and doing It will) less severe toll. The small farm well tilled, whether It be In fruits, dairy, vegetables, etc,, Is a I most always the most satisfactory. Tle principal capital I led to start such a farm Is a level head und knowledge (if the business. I'lialurlnir ('lover. Clover Is Injured when cattle are permitted on the Held when the land Is very wet. There Is a temptation to allow cows to use the clover fields siune, but any gain by so doing Is al ways at the expense of loss In some other manner. Cattlo do much harm by trumping; for v lilch reason not even the pasture should be used until the grass lias made considerable growth. Close griming should never bo allowed. Oat for Cuttle. Ton for ton, many farmers nro find ing out that unthreshed (yits, cut when tho grain Is In the rather soft dough (milky) Btate, nnd cut lino with a stalk cutter, are better than meadow hay cut equally lino to feed cattle, especially inlleh cows. As a rule, good farmers raise far more weight of outs to tbo acre tuuu of buy. k . J, I Olive loo 1i i imi ui O 1 1 V ll (,!', m . I.V.ti Siege of Vienna abandoned by tbo Turk". llllll Flisl luke of Ormonde, chief sup porter of the Sluail cause in Ire laiel. bom. I n d July '."l. I'vHH. tdj'.' Pence of M out l ier, ending the Huguenot vvnrs. 17'.'S City of Copenhagen, enmnik, nearly destroyed by lire. 177.". Contineiil.il Congress adopted th Pine Tree Flag. 1777 Gen. Gales defeated Gen. I'.nr govne at Saratoga. 1771I Mud of siege Ml Savannah, 'la. I7M - Anirricnin nnd llrilish opened bat tle nl orklow n, Vn. I7MI American Congress voted to dis band the Kevobiilonary army n Nov. 2. 17'.7 Itonaparte nnd Austrian Mmperof emu hnled treaty of Caiupo 1 orinio. I Sis', llaltlc of llitlle. NL' S ml battle of Polt.mk . .. I'reni ll military forces nbaieloii.-d Moscow. ISlit Itonapnrle d fent. d nt le lp-ic l.Sl.'i Island of Jamaica devastated by a hurricane. S'V, Last lottery sanctioned by the Mug- li'di government held. lX.'tl Old Houses of Parliament, Iui- don, burned. s'.' Grace Hailing died. 1SS Mormon temple nt Nnuvoo. Ml., ih-MI'o) e,. JSod Fatal panic at the Surrey Gardens music hall in London. ISi'.o -f -1, Confederate. Gen. Morgan, oc cupied Lexington, Ky. 1 s,:i I lepiirtmciits of I he Cumberland nnd Mississippi coiioli'!n!ci nnd placed under comiimiid of Gen. Grunt. lSi',1 G.ti. Sheridan victor nt battle of ' Cedar Creek, Vn. 1S71 - President Grant suspended wril of habeas corpus in nine counties of South 'arolimi. 1ST I -Marriage of Gen. Frederick 1 . Grnut mihI Miss Ida M. Hon. .re. 1S1IS - -Spanish rvnciiulion of Purl" lllco olh. ially ptct.d. lMU'.l Arthur T. Dudley nssnnod the presidency of Yule I'nivernliy . . . . Lev. Iir.'w. II. P. I'nuu -e installed ns president of P.mw n I 'niversity . . . P.oers defeated by the P.litisll at bat tle of llutnlee lllll. P.miI Hi centennial of Yale I'nlvcrsity celebrated. I'm'' Lord Kitchener appointed in com- maC'l l lie ii ii i sn ioi . . , ..:.- I. I es iu I ndia . . . Typhoon on coast houses destroyed. f Japan : Ml.iHSI .Total eclipse of the moon. PMi.'l -Cresisms trotted mile lu 1 :o!lr,i... Alaskan boundary fixed. HSU President Poosevell Invite, I powers lo second peace conference ill The Hague. ... Piesid, -nt directed Secre tary Tii ft lo go to Panama lo reas sure people of the p.icilic Intentions of the I'lilted Stales. P.Kl.V President Itoosevell departed from Washington on a tour of th Southern States. RANCHES BECOME CITIES. l orlunes llrlnit Mnile In Tmimfnriii Inic Tcit I'll nil mi file. The western land fever which some . . . I. . I I W I .. 1 .. ...I I 1 i II years ago iiii;i''ki'h t m.iiouhi ; shifted to Canada, Is now raging virulent ly In Texas. Iu the last two years prai ll'ically nil the big ranches in the Texas Panhandle have been boii-ht by land panics. These have arranged with the railroads to run excursion trains from ns far east us Indianapolis ul half fare. Their eastern agents gather up the farm ers who will come, Mini these are nil bunched nt Kansas City, Wichita or Ml Keno, nud there westerners who know the land thoroughly and can talk a mum my Into n purchase lake charge. Anuirillo, Texas, Is the center of Ihn big land boom. Two years ago It was A cuttle shipping point, the center of th gigantic LX ranch, with several hun dred Inhabitants. Today it has S.IKKI, nnd nightly people have to sleep on lh streets for lack of nccommodat ions. The obi ranch was '11 miles wide and It'l long, nnd wns nil under fence. There wern 1 .2(H) sections, or nearly 77MMM) acres. The company bought the laud originally for IS I cents nn acre. The laud boom In the Panhandle he ran when the company that owned llm ranch divided it up Into sections nnd be gun offering It nt from $l,riX to $',,ri(l() a section. A fourth of the laud Is yet un sold, hut the company lias gathered lu sit millions for the land disposed of. Its mile value Is now from $10 to $''() an acre. Thero aro oilier big ranches In the Panhandle, out In the Itig Pasture, as they cnll It. These are all being cut up mid offered to the hungry land seekers. There'll he a lot of dead towns In the Panhandle when the bottom drops out of this boom, ns It will; but while It lasts tho folks are having a good time. Men who had nothing a few years ago nre rich now. Two-thirds of the business blocks are occupied by land agents. Ileal on 'a Novel I'lre Wiiuon. The clly of Huston has just Installed In Its lire-lighting service a inolor-driveii chemicul wagon, This has the ndvaiitag of being started Instantly vvlth a single, turn of a crank, and its speed will be double that of horse-drawn wagons.