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The Voice of the Pack
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C o p y r i g h t . 1520. b y T.lttle. B r o w n Sc Co.
SY N O PSIS.
W a r n e d b y hla p h y t l r l a n t h a t he
h a * ri‘ t m o r e t h a n ala m o n t h a to
live, F a l l i n g s i t s d e s p o n d e n t l y o n a
p a r k b e n d ) , w o n d e r i n g w h e r e he
sh o u ld «¡" il l t io*e ala m o n t h s . A
f rie n d ly a g u lr rel p r a c t i c a l l y d ecid es
t h e m a i l e r fo r him . Hla blood la
p io n e e r blood, a n d he d e cid ea to
e n d hi* d a y s in t h e f o r e s t s o f O r e ­
gon. M e m o rie s o f hla g r a n d f a t h e r
a n d a d e e p love for all t h i n g s of
t h e wild h e l p hlrn In r e a c h i n g a
d erisio n
In a large south e rn
O reg o n city he m e e t s peo p le w h o
h a d k n o w n a n d loved hla g r a n d ­
father. a fam oua frontiersm an, lie
m a k e s tile h o m e w ith S ilas I,en n p x ,
a t y p i c a l w e s t e r n e r . T h e on ly o t h ­
e r m em bers o f the household a r e
I e n n o x ' s so n, “ Hill,“ a n d «laugh ­
t e r , " S n o w b i r d . ” T h e i r a b o d e la
m a n y m iles f ro m " c i v i l i s a t i o n . '' In
t h s U m p q u a divide, a n d t h e r e
F a i l i n g p l a n a t o live o u t t h e s h o r t
s p a n ' o f life w h ic h he h a s been
told Is bis. H i s e x t r e m e w e a k n e s s
In t h e face o f even a s l i g h t e x e r ­
tion c o n v in c e s h im t h a t t h e d o c t o r
h a d m a d e a c o r r e c t d i a g n o s i s of
h l a case.
C H A P T E R II—C ontinued.
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( m ark o f th e d is e a se on h is fa re . As
j he stuv.k h a n d s, he trie d h is b e st to
reail th e m o u n ta in e e r's ex p re ssio n . It
w as all too p la in ; a n u n d e n ia b le look
o f «llsapiHiIntiuent.
T h e tr u th w as th a t even In s p ite of
ull th e < h u m h er o f C om m erce bend h ad
told him , L ennox Imd still hop«-d to
find som e Im age of th e e ld e r I»an
F a llin g In th e fa c e a n d hixly o f his
g ran d so n .
B e c a u se
o f th e
th ick
gla-si-s, L ennox could not se e th e
young m a n 's e y e s ; hu t lie d id n ’t th in k
It lik ely th ey w e re a t all like th e eyes
w ith w hich th e elili'r F a llin g saw Ids
way th ro u g h Hie w ild e rn e ss a t nig h t.
O f c o u rse he w a s full, Ju st us th e fa ­
m ous fro n tie rsm a n h a d been, h u t
w hile th e e ld e r w eig h ed one h u n d re d
a n d n in e ty pounds, hone nnd m uscle.
Ib is m an did n o t to u ch one h u n d re d
and th irty . E v id e n tly th e y e a rs had
b ro u g h t d e g e n e ra c y to th e F a ilin g clan.
I.ennox w as d e so la te d h.v th e th o u g h t.
H e helpeil H an w ith h is h ag to a Ut­
ile w iry au to m o b ile th a t w a ite d be­
side th e s ta tio n . T h ey got in to th e
tw o fro n t se a ts, a n d a m om ent la te r
w ere s ta rtin g u p th e long, cu rv e d
ro ad th a t led to th e D ivide.
D u rin g th e h o u r th a t th e y w ere
c ro ssin g o v e r th e fiHithllls, on th e w ay
to th e hlg tim b er. S ila s Lennox ta lk e d
a g re a t deal a b o u t th e fro n tie rs m a n
th a t h ad been D a n 's g ra n d fa th e r. A
m n uutiiin limn diii-s no t u se p ro fu se
a d je c tiv e s. II«* ta lk s v ery sim ply anil
v ery s tra ig h t, a n d o fte n th e re n re long
silen ces tie!w een h is sen te n c e s.
Yet
he conveys his Id eas w ith e n tire c le a r­
n ess.
D an re a lise d lit o n ce t h a t If he
could he. In L e n n o x 's eyes, one-fifth
of th e m an h is g r a n d f a th e r h ad been,
he w ould n e v e r h a v e lo fe a r a g a in th e
look o f d is a p p o in tm e n t w ith w hich his
h o st had greet«‘d him a t th e sta tio n .
H ut In ste a d o f reac h in g th a t high
place, he had o n ly —d e a th . H e knew
wlmt h is d e stin y w a s In th e s e q u ie t
Y't's. Steel«* knew IdII. Bill w d g h eil
two hu n d red pounds, nnd he w ould
Jhnose th e hinges! o f th e s te e rs he
Jrove dow n to th e low er lev els In th e
w inter nnd. tw is tin g Its ho rn s, w ould
tnake It lay o v e r on Us side. B esides,
Doth of th e men a ssu m ed Hint D an
must he only in th e tlrst stn g es o f his
m alady.
A nd even ns th e men ta lk e d , th e
train th a t hnre I »an F ulling to th e
home o f Ills a n c e sto rs w as e n te rin g
for the first tim e th e d a rk fo re sts of
pine nnd fir th a t m ake th e e te rn a l
hnekgronnd of th e N o rth w est. H e w as
wholly unable to u n d e rs ta n d th e
»(range feeling o f fa m ilia rity th a t he
had w ith them , a se n sa tio n Hint In
his d ream s he h ad know n them a l­
ways, an d th a t h e m ust n e v e r go out
of th e ra n g e o f th em again .
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I»an d id n 't see Ids h o st a t first. F o r
the first in s ta n t he w as e n tire ly e n ­
grossed hy a su rg in g se n se o f d is a p ­
p o in tm en t—a feelin g th a t h e h ad been
tricked nnd had only com e to a n o th e r
rlty a fte r nil. He got dow n o n to th e
gravel o f (he sta tio n y a rd , a n d o u t on
Hie g ra y s tre e t p a v e m e n t h e h e ard
the rln n g o f a tro lle y ear. M any a u ­
tom obiles w ere p a rk e d Ju st besid e the
tta tlo n , som e «if th em foreig n rn r s of
expensive m ak es, su ch ns he supposed
w ould be w holly u n k n o w n on th e
fro n tie r. A m an In g o lf clothes
b ru sh ed h is sh o u ld er.
D an looked up to th e hills, an d he
felt b e tte r. H e co u ld n 't see th em plnln-
ly. T h e fa in t sm o k e o f n d is ta n t fo r­
est fire h n lf obscu red them . Yet he
saw fold on fold o f rid g e s o f a rnth«*r
p e c u lia r b lue in color, nnd even his
u n tra in e d c.v«'W could see th a t they
w ere clothe«! in fo re s ts «if ev erg reen .
O ver th e h ead s o f th e greirn h ills H an
could s«'o a few gr«'at jie a k s ; Mc-
t.n ughlln, even an d re g u la r a s a p a in t­
ed m o u n ta in ; W ag n er, w ith q u eer
w h ite g ash es w h ere th e snow still lay
In Its ravines, nnd to th e so u th e a st
th e m isty ra n g e o f snow -covered h ills
th a t w ere th e Slckeyous. H e felt de-
rh h slly b e tte r. And w hen he saw <>l«l
Kilnw I.ennox w allin g pathuiH y beside
th e s ta tio n , he fi'll he h ad come, lo
" ro u ’ra D an F a ilin g ’» G ran d so n , A ren ’t
th e rig h t place.
You r
It w ould lu* In te re stin g to ex p lain
w hy l»an a t on ce nv'ognlxeil th e o ld er I hills. Anil It w a s tr u e th a t h e hi-gnti
m an fo r tin* b reed he was. S ila s I.cn- I In h a v e si'e re t n q rre ts th a t h e had
nox w as not d re sse d In a w ay th a t I come. Itu l It w a sn 't th a t he w a s dis-
would d istin g u ish him . It w as tru e I A ppointed In (he lan d th a t w as «qn'ii-
th a t h e w ore a flannel sh irt, rh lln g 1 Ing up b e fo re him . It fu lfilb sl ev ery
pro m i-e. I lls so le reaso n fo r re g re ts
tro u s e rs anil r a th e r heav y , le a th e rn
Inads. B u t sp o rtsm e n all o v e r th e | lay In th e fa c t th a t now th e w hole
faee o f the e a rth w«*ar th is co stu m e at I m o u n ta in w o rld w ould know o f th e
su n d ry tim es. M ountain m en h av e a ilecay Hint hnd com e ti[u»»i b is people.
p e c u lia r s trid e h.v w hich ex|»eriencei| P e rh a p s It w ould h a v e h«>«’n b e tte r lo
p«>rs«i!is can occasio n ally recognise hnxe left th e m to th e ir trad itio n « .
th e m ; Im t th in s L ennox w as sta n d in g
H e h a d n e v e r d re a m e d th a t th e
still when H an got hla first g lim p se of flint«» o f Ills g ra n d f a th e r hnd sp re a d
him . T h e ense re so lv e s Itse lf In to n | so fa r. F o r th e first ten m iles D an
sim ple m a tte r o f th e th in g s th a t could ll*t«>ne«l to sto rb -s— legetuls of a c«»M
b*> read in L en n o x 's face.
n e rv e th a t sim ply could n o t he shnk«*ti:
H an disbelieved w holly In a hook o f a p o w erfu l, tire le s s p h y siq u e ; o f
tl ir t told how to ren d c h a ra c te rs at m oral nnd p h y sical stre n g th th a t w as
sig h t. Yet a t th e first g lan ce o f th e ««■etnlngly w ith o u t lim it.
T hen, as
lean, h re n te d fn«-e his h*'nrt gave a th e fo o th ills b eg an to give w ay to th e
cu rio u s little bound. A p a ir o f gray h ig h e r rid g es, a n d th e shaihiw o f th e
eyes m et h is—tw o fine black p o in ts In d e e p e r fo re s ts fell upon th e n arro w ,
a r a th e r h a rd g ray iris. T h ey d id n ’t l»ro«n ro ad , th e re b egan to b e long
look p ast him . o r at e ith e r able of him . gnps In th e ta lk . A nd soou th e y ro d e
o r a t h is chin or h is foretm nd. T hey
In u tt e r *lt«*nee, ev id en tly b o th of
look«*«! rig h t a t his own eyes. T h e skin them nhsnrb«»«l In th e ir ow n Huuighf*.
a ro u n d th e eye* w as b u rn ed brow n hy
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th e sun. anti th e flesh w as so lean th a t
l i e m erely seem«-<l to fa ll Into th e
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sp irit o f th e woo«ls. an«! n«» w ords
m o n th w as s tr a ig h t; h u t yet It w as cam e to Ms lips. E very tu lle w as an
n e ith e r sav a g e n o r cru el. It w aa sim ­ added d elig h t to him . Not eveu w ine
ply d eterm li ed.
eotthl h av e b ro u g h t a b rig h te r sp a rk le
L en n o x cam e np w ith a lig h t, silen t to his eyes, l i e h a d begun to ex p ert-
tr e a d an d e x te n d e d h is h ate I “ Y ou're cnee a v ague so rt o f e x c ite m e n t, a n
l>an F n llln g 's g ra n d -o n , a re n ’t you?”
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b e ssk e d . “ I’m S ila s Lennox, who u ltatlo n , liv er th e c o n sta n t s t i r a n d
Used to know him wln'ti lie lived on m ovem ent o f th e fo re st life. O nce, as
th e H lxlde. T on n re co m in g to st>cnd th ey sto p p ed th e e a r to refill th e ra-
th e su m m e r a n d fall on my ra n c h ”
d la tn r from a t u in ta ln stre a m . I.en-
T h e Im m ed iate re s u lt o f th ese nox looked a t h'.m w ith stn h tcu c u ri­
■ f • * to set Ih m
osity. "You a r e g e ttin g a th r ill out
w o m lerln g h«*w th e old m in ta ln e e r o f th is, a re n 't y< u?" h e a sk e d vvoinlcr-
h a d re«-ognlced him . H e w ondered If lt»«ly.
h e h a d a n y physb -al «vaemhlan.-e to
It w as a c u rio u s tone. P e rh a p s It
h is g ra n d f a th e r. B ut tin s h ^
w as w as a h opeful tone. too. H e s p o t*
sh o t to e n rth a t once. I lls teleg ram
a s If he h a rd ly n n tlersto n d .
h a d e x p la in e d a b o u t hla m alad y , and
"A th r ill! “ D an echoed. H e spoke
o f c o u rs e th e mnuntalne«>r h a d pleke«l a s a m an sp e a k s in th e p re se n c e of
him o u t alm p ly b e c a u se h e h ad the som e g re a t w onder, 'G o o d (W ave««.
I nev«*r saw a n y th in g lik e It In my
life .”
"In th is v ery stre a m ,” th e m o untain-
e«*r to ld him Joyously, "you m ay o cca­
sio n ally cutch tro u t th a t w eigh th re e
p o u n d s.”
H ut a s he g o t back Into th e c a r th e
look of in te re s t d ie d o u t o f L ennox's
eyes. O f c o u rse an y m an w ould be
so m e w h a t e x cited by h is first glim pse
of th e w ild ern ess. It w as not th a t he
h a d In h e rite d c n y o f th e tr a it s o f his
g ra n d fa th e r. I t w as a b su rd to hope
th a t he had. A nd h e w ould soon get
tlre il o f th e silen ces nnd w a n t to go
b a c k to h is cities, l i e told Ids th o u g h t
— th a t It w ould all soon grow old to
him ; nnd D un tu rn e d a lm o st In a n g er.
“ You ilon’t know ," h e said .
“I
d id u ’t know m y self, how I w ould feel
a b o u t It. I ’m n e v e r'g o ln g to leav e th e
h ills a g a in .”
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“ You d o n 't m ean th a t.”
“B u t I do." H e trie d to sp eak f u r ­
th e r, b u t lie cou g h ed In stead. “ H ut I
c o u ld n 't If 1 w an ted to. T h a t cough
t«*lls you w hy, I g u esa.”
"V ou m ean to sa y — ” S ila s L ennox
tu rn e d In a m az em en t. “Y’ou m ean th a t
y o u 're u —a g o n er? T h a t y ou’ve given
up h o p e of re c o v e rin g ? ”
“T h a t’s th e im p ressio n I m e a n t to
convey. I'v e g o t a little ov«*r fo u r
m o n th s—th o u g h I d o n ’t se e th a t I’m
an y w an k er th a n I w a a w hen th e d o o -
t«ir sa id I h a d six m o n ths. T h o se
fo u r w ill ta k e m e all th ro u g h th e fall
a n d th e e a rly w in te r. A nd I hope you
w on’t feel Hint y o u 'v e been Im posed
u p o n —to bnve a d y in g m an on y o u r
h a n d s .”
“ It isn ’t th a t." S ila s L ennox th re w
Ills c a r Into g e a r n n d s ta rte d u p th e
long g ra d e . Anil he d ro v e c le a r to th e
to p o f It an d Into a n o th e r glen b efo re
lie » poke ag a in . T h e n he p o in ted to
w h a t looked to D an lik e a brow n
s tre n k th a t m e lte d Into th e th ick
b ru sh . “T h a t w a s n d e e r,” he said
slow ly.
" J u s t a glim p se, b u t y o u r
g ra n d f a th e r could h a v e got him be­
tw e e n th e eyes. M ost like a s not,
th o u g h , h e 'd h a v e le t him go.
He
n e v e r k llh sl e x c e p t w hen he needed
m eat.
B u t t h a t —a s you sa y — a in ’t
th e Im pression I ’m try in g to convey.”
l i e seem ed to he g ro p in g fo r w ords.
" W h a t Is It, M r. L en n o x ?” D an
ask ed .
" In s te a d o f b ein g so rry . I ’m m ig h ty
glnd y o u 'v e com e," I.en n o x to ld him .
" I t's n o t th a t I e x p e c t you to be like
y o u r g ra n d fa th e r.
You h a v e n 't had
h is ch an c e . B u t It’s a lw a y s th e w ay
o f tr u e m en, th e w o rld over, to com e
hack to th e ir own k in d to «lie. T h a t
d e e r w e Ju st sa w —h e ’s y o u r people,
a n d so a re nil th e s e ra n c h e rs th a t
g ru b th e ir lives o u t o f th e fo re s ts —
th e y n re y o u r people, too. A nd you
c o u h ln ’t h a v e p le a se d th e old m a n 's
old frie n d s a n y b e tte r, o r d one m ore
fo r h is m em ory. Hum lo com e bnek
to h is own la n d fo r y o u r la s t d ay s.”
T h e w o rd s w e re s tra n g e , y et D an
In tu itiv e ly understoo«!. It w as ns If
n p ro d lg n l son h ad re tu rn e d a t last,
a n d a lth o u g h
h is b ir th rig h t w as
sq u a n d e re d an d he c a m e only to «lie,
th e p e o p le of h is hom e w ould give him
k in d n e ss nnd fo rg iv e n e ss, even though
th e y «-ould n o t g iv e him th e ir resp ect.
C H A P T E R III.
T h e L ennox hom e w as a ty p ical
m o u n ta in ra n c h h o u se —sq u a re , solid,
co m fo rtin g In sto rm n n d w ind. Bill
w as o u t to th e g a le w h en th e c a r
d ro v e up. H e w as a son of h is f a ­
th e r. a stro n g m an In hotly nnd p e r­
so n a lity . H e to o h a d h e a rd o f th e
e ld e r F allin g , a n d lie o p en ed h is eyes
w hen he saw th e s le n d e r y o u th th a t
w as liia g ra n d so n .
A nd lie led the
w ay in to th e w h lte-w n lled living room.
“ You m u st be c h illy a n d w o rn out
from th e to n g bide." I.e n n o x Rugveut-
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e«l q u ie tly . H e sp o k e In th e to n e a
stro n g m an In v a ria b ly u se s to w ard
j an in v alid .
D an fe lt a c u rio u s re ­
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se n tm e n t nt th e w ords.
"I'm not cold." lie said . " I t's h a rd ­
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ly d a rk yet. I'«l so o n e r go outdoor»
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a n d look a ro u n d .”
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T h e e ld e r m an re g a rd e d him c u ri­
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o u sly . p e rh a p s w ith th e fa in te s t glim ­
m er *>f a d m ira tio n . "Y ou'd b e tte r w ait
till to m o rro w , D an ." he rep lied . "B ill
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w ill h av e su p p e r soon, a n y w ay . Y’ou
d o n ’t w n n t to o v e rd o t«vo m uch, rig h t
a t first.”
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“ B u t. good h e a v e n s I I'm not going
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to tr y to sp a re m y se lf w hile I'm here.
I t ’s to o la te fo r th a t.”
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D an F a llin e it i n t r o d u c e d
t o “ S n o w b ir d ,’* w ho p r o r e # to
k* a d e cid e d ly
interesting
m e m b e r of th e L en n o i fam ily ,
a n d D an show« n ew i n t e r e s t
in life in th e n e s t i n a ta llm e n t.
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Something to
Think slb o u t
By F. A. It’ALKER
MOTH KKS
By EDISON MARSHALL
B a tc h
E xperddurea.
I f h e w ho Is a lw a y s h a rd np will
b u t k eep s re c o rd o f h is u x p en d itu res
h e m ay fil l th a t h e la n id le lacking In
se n se ¡han !■ d ollar».
O r ■ “ S itu a tio n .“
W hen a sta te s m a n ru n s info a b ric k
w all a n d sees no w ay to get o v er o r
u n d e r, h e e m its a few sh a rp yelps an d
c a lls It g c ris is .— H am m ore Sun.
POISONED BRAN TAKES HOP OUT
OF PESTIFEROUS GRASSHOPPERS
MAKE
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M EX.
UEL M A T T H E W S VAUCLAIN,
S AM
heud of th e B aldw in L ocom otive
W orks in P h ila d e lp h ia , h a s hud w ide
exjierience in th e selectio n a s well us
the h an d lin g of meu.
H e a d m its th a t he h a s a m ethod, a
secret, la m ak in g h is selectio n s.
H E IT N JtS O U T W H A T K IN D O F
A M O TH EU A BOY H A S, und p a y s
no a tte n tio n to th e fa th e r.
In th e
course o f a long b u sin ess life he h a s
m ade few ex cep tio n s to th is rule.
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T h is th eo ry o f M r. Y uuclnin h a s a
negative u s w ell us a p o sitiv e sid e.
It e x p la in s n o t only w hy so m any
u n d istin g u ish ed fa th e rs h av e d is tin ­
guished sous, b u t a lso w hy so uiuny
fat tiers w ho a re fa ilu re s Luve sous
w ho a re su ccessfu l.
T h e re a re tw o sid es to th e q u estio n .
F o r one th in g th e re is a ten d en cy on
Hie p a r t of a boy to d eriv e h is p re ­
do m in an t tr a its fro m h is m o th er.
F o r a n o th e r, th e m o th er is o b vious­
ly m ure iiistru m e u tu l th a n th e f a th e r
in c re a tin g th e e n v iro n m en t w hich
p lay s a la rg e p a r t la th e developm ent
of th e sons.
• • •
In th e a v e ra g e hom e th e problem
of providing a m i n i m u m of Incom e—
w hich Is th e d u ty of th e f a th e r — Is
m uch less co m p licated th a n th e p ro b ­
lem o f m ak in g both e n d s m eet— w hich
Is th e problem o f th e m o th er.
L ong b efo re sta te sm e n e v e r d ream ed
of n b u d g et sy stem , th a t m eth o d w a s
fa m ilia r to th e w om en. In one g en ­
eratio n a f t e r a n o th e r th ey hav e h ad
to p ay th e ir w ay w ith re so u rc e s th a t
did not In c re a se In proi>ortion us th e
fam ilies grew .
T ho c a re fu ln e ss, p ru d e n e e nnd fo re ­
sight th u t a w om an d isp la y s In ru n ­
ning h e r ho u se n a tu r a lly show th e m ­
selves In th e b rin g in g up of Iny men-
children. I f sh e Is lnconi]>eteut and
sh iftle ss in one d irectio n , sh e w ill be
the sam e in th e o th e r.
• • •
T h e m o th er, a s d istin g u ish e d from
th e fa th e r, h a s p lay ed a lead in g p a rt
In th e fo rm a tiv e perio d of m en of con-
spbm ous gen iu s w ho h a v e lifte d them
selves "by th e ir b o o ts tra p s ” in to place*
of g re a t em inence.
T h e m o th e rs of A b rah am L incoln
an d N apoleon B o n a p a rte supply the
only a v a ila b le e x p la n a tio n s of th e rise
to le a d e rsh ip of tw o nien w ho a re
ty p e s of su ccess, tiu d er th e m ost d if­
ficult circu m stan ces.
In e a c h c a se a p o w erfu l, dom in an t
c h a ra c te r m ad e possible th e p assag e
from o log cabin to th e W hite H ouse
an d from C orsica to th e leading p lace
In K urope a n d an Im perial th ro n e.
In o u r own tim e th e su p rem e q u a l­
itie s o f M arshnl Koch a re tra c e a b le
to th e p o w erfu l In d iv id u ality of his
m o th er.
• • •
F ro m th e daw n of h is to ry to th e
p re s e n t day , In sacred nnd secu lu r
affulrs, th e 'in flu en ce of th e m o th er
h a s alw a y s been th e g re a te s t fa c to r
in th e dev elo p m en t o f ability* o r ge­
nius. Flie h as b«?«'n th e so u rce o f In­
sp ira tio n a s she w a s th e so u rce of
being.
S om etim es she h a s pulled th e chil­
d ren , h an d ica p p ed hy th e f a th e r 's
c h a ra c te ris tic s up fo h e r ow n level.
S o m etim es sh e hits p u sh ed them
sh o v e both h e rse lf nnd th e f a th e r by
an Indom itable d e te rm in a tio n th a t
n e ith e r p o v e rty n o r 111 fo rtu n e o f any
k in d sh o u ld In te rfe re w ith h e r a m ­
b itio n s.
Mr. Y an elaln 's p lan of selectio n w ilt
se rv e Its p u rp o se In th e g re a t m a jo rity
of lnstnnc«'s. He Is sa fe In co n clu d ­
in g th a t if th e hoy Imd th e rig h t kind
o f a m o th er he can count on h is being
th e rig h t kind of a hoy.
1
»C op yrigh t.)
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"G O SSIP ”
O
( P r e p a r e d b y the U n i t e d S t a t e s D epart- | c h a ra c te ristic s o f e a c h sjieclcs a re d e ­
ment Of A g r i c u l t u r e . )
! scribed In F a rm e rs ’ B u lletin 1140,
T h e re is n o th in g so good a s poisoned (j r assh o p p e r C ontrol In th e PseKVc
b ra n fo r ta k in g th e hop out of a StateSi w hich m ay he h ad u>1u re-
g ra ssh o p p e r an d th e re is no b e tte r QUegt o f th e U n ited S ta te s D ep n rt-
w ay of buying a n d d is trib u tin g th e m ent o i A g ricu ltu re,
W ash in g to n ,
b ra n th a n th ro u g h a com m unity or- i q q
g an lzatlo n , siieclalists of the U n ited
Jn 'ad d itio n to a b riefv U rsrn p tto n - of«- *
S ta te s
D e p a rtm e n t of A g ric u ltu re th e IK,gtg> tlie b u lletin gives th e
find. In th e a re a s w h ere th e g rass- recipes fo r m ixing th e m ost efficient
h o p p ers com e dow n on th e fa rm crop# p,,lgongi w hen to sp re a d , am i how t o
like all th e p lag u es of E g y p t th e re pIaee th e i,H|t go H3 to avoid Injury?
should be g ra s sh o p p e r lighting organ- to llve sto ck . Special c o n tr o l' ¿fea»4
b u llo u s, Ju st ns th e re a re fire-fighting ures a re req u ired to m eet different? .
u n its in every city, lig h tin g a grass- g eo graphical conditions, nnd th e pub4- I
h o p p er Invasion w ith o u t th e help of Mcatl„ D ,,re s e a ts the ,iueth«>Vl», th a tl
the neig h b o rs is like try in g to p u t out hnve proved m ost « ffectlve ut te r five
a fire In a pow der fa c to ry w ith one y e a rs o f e x p e rim en tatio n ,
buck et o f w a te r.
___________
In th e I’acific s ta te s th e v ast, u n ­
c u ltiv a te d u re a s of m ountains, fo o t­ COM ROL OF WHEAT DISEASE
hills, uml g ra s s la n d s afford Ideal
breed in g g ro u n d s fo r a t least eig h t F a rm e rs’ B ulletin 1213 T ells of F lag
com m on sp ecies of g ra ssh o p p e r. Un­
S m u t D iscovered In Illinois
d istu rb e d , th e i>ests ca n m ass th e ir
C ounty in 1919.
forces In th e sp rin g an d he read y fo r
a d e sc e n t upon th e a lfa lfa fields am i
M ethods fo r co n tro llin g flag sm ut.
S
cultivated cro p s of th e fa rm e r w hen a d e stru c tiv e d isease o f w h eat, a re
%
w e a th e r co n d itio n s p erm it.
T n e re given In F a rm e rs ’ B u lle tin 1213, F la g
£
seem s to he little h«>i«e o f d estro y in g S m ut o f W h eal an d I t s C ontrol, is-
tj
th e grasshop|> ers In th e se Iso lated sued fo r fre e d is trib u tio n by th e Unl-
b reed in g a re a s a n d fo r th a t reaso n ted S ta te s D e p a rtm e n t of A g ricu ltu re .
k
sp e c ia lists of th e b u reau of entom ology, T h e d isease w as discovered In 11)19
U nited S ta te s D e p a rtm e n t of A g ricu l­ n e a r O ru n ite C ity, M adison county,
tu re , m a in ta in th a t It will he m any 111., a n d In 1920 w a s fo u n d in 111
y e a rs b efo re th e g ra s sh o p p e r m enace fields confined to 47 sq u a re m iles.
if
» ,
d isa p p e a rs from th e W est. B ut, w hile
B lack s t r i p s ru n n in g len g th w ise In
ft
th e e ig h t p lag u es c an n o t he e x te r­ th e leav es and len f s h e a th s a re ty p ical
m in ated a t th e ir source, they can bo o f flag sm ut. D iseased p la n ts a re
n e t w ith a sy stem atic, w ell-directed s tu n te d and ra re ly head. T h e d isease
b a rra g e o f poisoned b a it, fire, nnd Is sp read by sp«>res cnrrleti on th e
o th e r w eapons fo r co n tro l w hen they seed, nnd by sp o res le ft In th e field
a tte m p t to Invade tho c u ltiv a te d on Infected p la n t m a te ria l o r on th e
fields.
ground, w here they m ay be sc a tte re d
P re p a rin g fo r th e A ttack.
In v ario u s w ays, an d lu fe c t w h eat
E v ery lo cality should hav e an o r­ seedlings In th e full.
N
g an izatio n fu lly equlpp«‘d nnd p re ­
T re a t w ith fo rm ald e h y d e th e In­ -• •
p a re d to m eet th e g ra ssh o p p e r on­ fested g ra in ns It com es from th e
f •
sla u g h t. All p re p a ra tio n s should lie th ra s h e r. I lid u In fe ste d stra w . Sow
m ade e a rly In th e sp rin g befo re th e illsease-free seed on n o n in fested land. ' ,
In sects hnVe le ft • th e ir hre«'dlng T r e a t w ith co p p er s u lp h a te a n d lim e *
grounds. T h e o rg an izatio n should be th e seed w h eat to be sow n In th e In­
d irected and co n tro lled hy etticlcnt nnd fe ste d a re s . G row r e s is ta n t v a rieties.
e n e rg e tic lead e rs, and It ought to have
T h e b u lletin m ay be had ui>«>n a p ­
th e c«»-«>i>erotlon an d su p p o rt o f every p licatio n to th e division o f p u b lica­
fa rm e r In th e com m unity ns w ell as tions, U n ited S ta te s D e p a rtm e n t of
th e la n d o w n ers w ho hold title to th e A g ricu ltu re .
rem o te a re a s from w hich th e plngue
sp re a d s.
An e q u ita b le m ethod of raisin g GROWERS STUDY CONDITIONS
fu n d s fo r the w ork ra n be arrange«!
If ev ery la n d h o ld e r Is ta x e d on the S ales Concluded on S a tisfa c to ry B a s s ]
a c re a g e h e h o ld s o r o p erates.
T he
and U seful E xperience Ob­
fu n d s should he collected nnd placed
ta in e d 'in M arket.
S
a t th e d isp o sal o f a good b u sin ess
m an w ho w ill know how an d w hore to
Som e cabbage ------
g ro w ers accom panied &
go nbout b u y in g poiso n s nnd o th e r I th e ir car-lo t sh ip m e n ts to m ark et the«
su p p lies w hen th e y n re needed, w ith- p a s t seaso n In o rd e r to secu re flrst-I*
o u t th e n e c e ssity o f u n ta n g lin g re d { h a n d know ledge o f sh ip p in g couditionsg;
und m a rk e tin g p ra c tic e s . As a result,«»
n o t only w ere sale s m ade ou a fairly * ,
s a tis fa c to ry b a sis from th e standpoint??
1 o f th e p rislu c e r, b u t th e g ro w ers <>!>-%.
tallied co n sid erab le u sefu l e x p e r i e n c e
th ro u g h o bserving th e bundling of tlijjf
cabbage In th e m a rk e ts. T hey studie<2|
co n d itio n s affecting
sh ip m en ts e s
ro u te an d becam e b e tte r a c q u a in t« '« 1
w ith th e d em an d s o f th e larg e vvholoh
sa le m a rk e ts. T h e In fo rm atio n aujT
ex p erien ce o b ta in e d w ere of ««¡¡rtirii-
G rassh o p p er a t W ork.
Iar v alu e to g ro w e rs lo cated In s«-S
l
I
tni>e. Som etim es It Is a d v a n ta g e o u s 1 **o n s " h e r fi c a b b a t e f laid m»ti b e o |l
to fight th e g ra s sh o p p e r arm y w ith s r ° " n com m ercially in p rev io u s yea re­
tire, a n d it is o ften n e c e ss a ry to
T1‘* 1’lan « a s etupff>y?<f' h y ’ gsow erff
sp read polsdned b a it upon th e prop- having tw o o r m ore «ram ^retuiy fo j ,
e ity of n o n resid en t l a n d o w n e r s . H ere sh ip m en t a t one tim e, a n d Is a d etn jl
a re tw o p«»inta w here legal ad v ice Is
b u sin ess o f m a rk e tin g L i r ^
d esirab le, nnd t h e ' le a d e rs sh o u ld l,ro,lu«’ts th a t e x p e rts o f th e b u re a u f f J
know th e ir e x a c t rig h ts an d lim its In ,,'a r *'t‘t«. U nited F lu te s D e p a rtm e n t o f
tin's«» m a tte rs b e fo re th e t
'
1 ••r ’ * ■ ■
Ik
fo r tli«»m to a c t to sav e th e cro p s of em ployed profitably by p ro d u c e rs ¿¡C
o th e r fa rm crops.
”
th e com m unity.
THE ROMANCE OF WORDS
* « /“'« O S S IP ” o r "gosslh,” ns
U h au cer sp elled It, w as
th e nam e given hy th e H am p ­
s h ire p e a s a n try to th e p erso n s
vvh«i a c te d ns sp o n so rs in bap ­
tism , th e g o d fa th e rs nnd go«l-
m o tliers. I t w a s n com pound
w ord, m ad e u p o f th e nnm e
"G od” an d th e wot^l "sib." stUI
u sed In S co tlan d In th e «en«e of
“a k in " — th e m ennii g b eing th a t
th e goxxib w as a k in to God an d
sioo«l in th is re la tio n to th e
child, a sense w hich Is still e x ­
ta n t In (vnr ow n w ord "god-
p n re n t."
fV insldorlrg “ gossip” In Its
o rd in a ry use ns one n d d icted to
ta ttlin g o r p ra ttlin g o r th e c a r ­
ry in g <*f tab '« and It a p p e a rs to
l>enr little re la tio n to th e w ord
a s o rig in a lly coined.
B u t It
should he rem em b ered th a t the
“gtvsslhs'* w ere b ro u g h t hy a
cv»mmon spivnsorship
Into a
clo se fa m ilia rity w ith one an-
«'ther, w hich b d ev e n tu a lly to
triv ia l. Idle ta lK a n d fl >• c a r r y ­
ing o f Inform ali
from «me to
a e th e r.
T1 a t th is fa llin g Is
n o t p e c u lia r to A nglo-Saxon
g o d p a re n ts Is ev id en t from an
• la m in a tio n of th e F ren ch w ord
c o a m - r a g « a n d th e fa c t th a t
comm* re h a s pn«-< d th ro u g h
precis*I t th e sa m e sta g e s a s
its E nglish eq u iv alen t.
(C o rv n th t.)
Sid« and Back View of H opperdozer ro r D estruction of H o p p ers— H orse»
, A re H itched to P ro je c tin g E nds of T w o-by-Four.
If
th e
«^strict
Is
divided
Into
y
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k now s firiM h o p p c r h a b its «m l bow to
u se th e w eapons w hich th e o rg a n iz a ­ Ja p a n e s e W a ln u t Is E specially
p ro p ria te fo r F arm and Door- ,
# tio n h a s p u t In h is han d s, th e re w ill
*
Y ard P lan tin g .
# he r o w a ste of m a te ria ls o r eff«»rt
# w hen th e fo o th ills d isgorge th e ir h u n ­
#
T h e Ja p a n e s e w a ln u t offers
»ffers p«'*sity!t-
possiMil-
0 gry h ordes. L astly , th e w id er th e c o ­
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tle s fo r lan d o w n ers w ho ii are seetda.g
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ha«le or . $i. r
• he. I t does no good to d riv e th e hop­ to p la n t n u t tr e e s fo r shad
0 1 p ers from one d is tric t. If th ey a r e nl p u rp o s e s ; say sp e c ia lists ' , of th e U iu jed '
0
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• lo w ed to s-'ttle an d feed upon an- > ta tlS D ep iu tn . nt ■>{ A.-:
0 i o th e r—(’»'«sing th e p e st a lo n g to th e 1 *® ne* r ÍF #s h a rd y a s th e black w a jfia t
0
4 <» 1 h e r fellow does n o t afford p e rm a ­ an d Is by no m ean s uncom m on « in
0
n e n t relief, an d !t p u ts an e x tr a h a rd ­ n o rth e rn an d e a s te rn s ta te s , w&ere
0
it Is esp ecially a p p ro p ria te fo r fiifrm
0 ! ship upon o r e ’s i eightx>r. T h e a s s a u lt
#
| ,,r -%>,«
should he s!multnn«»«wis thronghfvnt th e and d or-yard ;
0 w hole In fested a re a ; farm should co- P re se n t, Seedling tre e s w ill have
be
0
th v : 1 -
l
upon a lm o st en tirely , as ,«
l.ige. a n d county w ith re u n ty . so th a t •
budded or gi if ted tre e s are aigail-
«
f,
# ev ery le a p th a t' th e h o p p er m ak es to j
»
T h is n u t h a s been nvnfused with, th e
» i e s -a p e th e fry in g p a n w ill la n d h im
*1
:.«» fire, th e sp e c la fe t* say.
« * u t.
:
E ig h t Sp*< . . In W .s t.
‘
I * * * 7 ? ” ltk^ T h a
Is a
**
w ith
T h e re a re a t lea*t eig h t s t a l e s of doll green p « ugh t r e i l w s .i f e»
¿ , ny
g ra ssh o p p e r com m only fouud In th e I a s 13 o r 17 to th e leaf, and
nu s
Pa.'lftc state«.
Som e <*f th e s e a re in racem e« o f a d«vren ,,r M ore *
w -trgrd. *ome a re n o t; s o n * p re f e r
T h e shells a re th in n e r th m u die of
r n e v a rie ty of food, b a t a lto g e th e r. t?ie M ack w aln u t, h u t th ic k e r
an
w hen seasonal condition* a re favor- th o se o f th e b e tte r k e r » .a a ,^ * ! r u t s .
aMe. they «-an d estro y an y cro p th a t i T h e flavor o f th e keraeT t it muVh Ilk«
w s s ia m fa n n e r s gr™» . T h e h a b its a n d [ th a t o f th e A m e rb a n b u tt e r n u t