MIKGS OFTHE WEEK
Current Events of Interest Gathered
From the World at Large.
General Resume o f Important Event*
^resented In Condensed Form
fo r Our Busy Readers.
Turkey and Italy are reportei to
have »igned preliniinaiy articles of
peace.
The steamer Senator arrived at Se­
attle from Nome with $1,200,000 in
gold dust and a large cargo of furs.
A noted Chicago artist has been ar­
rested charged with circulating num­
erous hand-painted counterfeit $10
bills.
Jules Vedrine, a French aviator,
won the world’s speed championship
at Chicago by a flight averaging 105.5
miles per hour.
Blistering heat continues from the
Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic.
Cows refuse to eat and the milk sup­
ply is almost cut off.
A Norwegian explorer declares he
has found the descendants o f the
Norsemen who were lost in the Arctic
regions 500 years ago.
Masked and armed robbers held up
the stage between Fort Bidwell and
New Pine Creek, Or., relieving the
passengers of about $150.
Secretary Knox and suite arrived in
Japan as special envoys to the funeral
o f the late emperor Mutsuhito, and re­
ceived a cordial welcome.
James J. Hill has organized a trust
company with a capital of $2,000,000
and it is believed he intends to em­
bark in the steel business.
B G GUNS SMASH TARGETS.
Fort Stevens Seeds 6-Inch Sh Its
Home at 6-M.le Range.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE
Fort Stevens— The third $1800 sea­
FARMERS IN NEED OF AID.
going battleship target is a mass of
splintered wreckage as a result o f the
most sensational target practice ever Présidant o f Agricultural Collage
Makes Tour o f Stats.
held at Fort Stevens. The last target
Corvallis—That Oregon is ready for
was demolished by the Thirty-fourth
company with a six-inch shell.
Im- j the installation o f a statewide system
mediately 70 men under Lieutenant o f agricultural education and rural
Norton, and ordnance officer, were inspiration is the belief o f President
placed at work putting together an­ W. J. Kerr, who has just returned
other target.
Working for eight from an extended inspection tripsin
The people every­
hours without ceasing they accom­ Eastern Oregon.
plished what ordinarily requires fully where seem to he convinced that the
a week’s effort.
rich agricultural heritage o f Oregon
The target, made o f 10x10 timbers, cannot be realized until intelligent
with three steel masts enmeshed in and scientific methods are applied in
netting, was towed out from the Co­ all phases o f the agricultural indus­
lumbia river to sea by the steamer tries, according to Dr. Kerr. But,
Fornance.
more than this, they seem to be con­
Getting on its course 9000 yards vinced that this can be brought about
from the
battery,
the
Fornance only by organized effort which should
steamed full S|>eed ahead with the reach into every community in the
ocean spray dashing over the target. state.
The gunners sprang to their positions,
He reports that as a result o f his
the huge 625-pound shell was rammed investigation o f the work which has
home, the breech-block slammed shut, been done during the past year at the
the 36-ton steel barrel arose above the branch experiment stations and the
cement breastworks, seemingly pois­ demonstration farms, and in co-opera­
ing itself like the striking head of a tion with these by the farmers o f
serpent.
Central and Eastern Oregon, he is
A minor correction by the gun» convinced more than ever that this
pointer, the command to fire, and the great work o f organization and ex-
projectile, propelled by 175 pounds of j tension of agricultural education will
high explosive, was on its way toward be done in large measure through the
the target.
use o f demonstration farms, hranch
As it traveled through the air to­ experiment stations and the general
wards its destination, a second shell extension agencies o f the college
was hurled from another rifle. The working in co-operation with the
first shell struck, scattering the wood­ farmers in the various localities of
en framework in all directions; almost the slate.
instantly afterward the second projec
“ The two things most needed for
tile buried itself amongst the tangled successfully carrying forward the ag­
wreckage o f the $1800 target.
ricultural extension work” , said Dr.
The largest British dreadnaught Kerr, "a re demonstration farms and
planned is 700 feet long.
These tar­ traveling agricultural advisors.”
gets are 60 feet long; therefore such
In support o f his theory. President
an enemy would represent a striking Kerr cited the success o f the work
place for shells 12 times the size of now being done at the demonstration
the target used for representing battle farms at Metolius and Redmond, and,
conditions.
particularly, in connection with the
branch experiment station and demon­
M O TO R C Y C LE K ILLS TWELVE
stration farm in Harney county, .and
the work undertaken in connection
Racer Going 90
Miles an Hour with the county high school at Klam
ath Falls. He feels that the value of
Crashes Into Crowd.
Newark, N. J. — Eddie Hasha, o f this line of work has already been
Waco, Tex., holder o f several world’ s demonstrated in these sections.
ROAD NEARS END.
Grading la Flnlahad a> d Rails Laid
Most of Way to Friand.
Dufur— The work o f extending the
Great Southern railroad from this cily
to Friend, about ten miles distant, is
nearing completion, and it is expecteu
that regular trains will be in opera
tion to Friend within a month.
Raila are being laid on the last two
miles o f tho work, the grading being
all finished and the rails laid up tc
within about two miles o f the pro­
posed terminus, and work trains are
being operated over the new road for
this distance.
Sixty-pound rails are being used
and the roadbed and bridges are being
cnnstructud in the best |jossible man
ner so that the heaviest kind o f traffic
can be run over the road when com­
pleted.
A fte r the completion o f this exten
aion the line from here to The Dalles
will be repaired, both roadbed and
bridges, anti put in first-class shape.
The extension o f the terminus will
probably necessitate the moving of the
trainmen and their families to Friend.
The officers of the Great Southern
company are seriously considering the
advisability of purchasing some sort
of a motor car to add to their passen­
ger service.
It is yet undecided
whether they will purchase a gasoline
motor or a car propelled by an electric
storage battery.
However, as soon
as the business warrants the addi­
tional service, it w ill be made as sug­
gested.
The addition of a motor car will cut
the running time to The Dalles ami
return nearly half, and be o f great
convenience to the people along the
line.
The Great Southern expects a large
freight business, both in grain and in
fruit, this fall, and is making prepar­
ations for handling this traffic.
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;
IN G R A M /
’ o f TJte G áuteaml fíe Candb
Tini fiutati M erciuy ek.
% FR E& C
SYNOPSIS.
A t the begin n in g o f gre a t a u tom obile
race the m echan ician o f the
M ercu ry.
Btantun'e m achine, drops dead. S tra n g e
youth. Jessu I- loyd. volu nteers, and U a c ­
cepted.
In the r.-et du rin g the tw e n ty -
rour hour race Stanton m eets a stra n ger.
M ies Carlisle. w ho Introduces herself. The
M ercu ry w ine
race.
Stanton
re ceives
(tow ers fro m M ies C a rlisle, which h e Ig ­
nores. Stanton m eets Miss C a rlisle on a
Ira n. T h e y a ligh t to ta ke
w alk, and
train leaves. Stanton and Miss C a rlisle
fo llo w In auto. A cciden t by w hich S lan-
ton U hurt Is m ysterious. F lo yd , a t lunch
w ith Stanton, tells o f his boyhood. S ta n ­
ton a gain m eets Miss C arlisle end (h ey
(line togeth er.
Stanton com es to track
sick, but m akes race. T h e y h a v e a c c i­
dent. F lo yd hurt, hut not seriou sly.
At
dinner F lo y d tells Stanton o f his tw in
■ '" t e r Jessica. Stanton becom es v e r y III
And Joses consciousness. On re co v ery , al
. , hotel S tan ton re ceives In vita tion and
visits Jessica. T lm y go to th eater to g e th ­
er. and m eet M iss C arlisle.
CHAPTER VIII— (Continued).
“ Don’t see or hear too much, and
don't tell me If you do." advised Stan­
ton suddenly, and leaned forward.
The Mercury uttered a vibrant roar
that cleared the Parkway for a quarter
of a mile ahead, and leaped.
Floyd kept his eyes upon the road In
front, carefully avoiding view of the
hubbub left In their wake. He had a
fleeting glimpse of one scandalized offi
cer struggling with his rearing horse,
as they thundered past, and he enter­
tained no doubt of the number in their
rear.
“ She steers a llttle stlff.” StantoiToP
served, twisting between a limousine
New born monkeys at Baltimore are
and two carriages. “ But we can fix
to be raised as nearly like human ba­
that at the track. What?”
bies as possible, in an effort to learn
“ Two motor-cycle policemen are Juet
to what extent the Darwinian theory
behind,” communicated Floyd, devour­
will hold.
ed by silent mirth. “ Had enough?"
MEDFORD W ILL BUILD ROAD.
Mrs. Malcolm D. Whitman, former­
“ I haven't seen them yet I can't let
ly Miss Jennie Crocker, o f San Fran­
out the machine here, of course, but—
cisco, arrived in New York with her records for motorcycle racing, plunged
Citizens Determined to Have Rail was that a dog?"
C A N 3 Y BRIDGE L O C A T E D .
husband and $60,000 worth uf pet over the rail of the course o f the N ew ­
"Poodle."
Line to Seaport.
ark motordrome, into a crowd, caus­
dogs.
"But It seems all right.”
ing the death o f six persons, including Electric Railway Viaduct to Be 900
Medford— Medford is to have a rail­
Around a curve ahead darted a blue-
The city museum o f Portland, Or., himself, while six are dying and 13
Feet Long,
road to the coast. Tired o f promises uniformed figure on a motor-cycle, one
has been presented with a copy o f the are bady injured.
arm raised. Stanton Instantly cheeked
Canby— Engineer R. H. Hollenbeck by railroad companies and outsiders,
Boston Gazette o f March 12, 1770, in
The only three of the six dead posi­
his car, Floyd throwing out his hand
which is an editorial urging colonists tively indentified .up to a late hour has definitely located the bridge by prominent Medford business men have In warning to those behind. There was
decided to do the job themselves.
which
the
electric
lines
o
f
the
Port­
to refuse to buy tea from England.
were Hasha, Johnny Albright, a Den­
mad aeries of explosions from the
land, Eugene & Eastern railway will Papers were filed for the incorporation
Indications are that the apple crop ver motorcyclist who was riding third cross the Willamette at Rocky Reef, a o f the Medford & Crescent City Rail abruptly halted motor-cyclea In pursuit.
You're under arrest!” shouted
will not be up to expectations, and in the race, and Edward Fischer, a 17- point about two miles northwest of way company, and the preliminary
year-old boy o f this city.
The other
prices are advancing.
capitalization has been placed at $50,- three voices at once, as the Mercury
Canby.
The
bridge
is
to
be
construct­
three dead were boys and young men
slid to a standstill.
000 .
Two o f the ed o f steel and will be 75 feet above
Mexican rebels are reported to have among the spectators.
Is It possible?” Inquired the driver,
That such a road will be o f incal­
low
water
mark
as
required
by
the
sacked and burned the town o f Ahuah- probably fatally injured are Edward
government regulations concerning culable benefit to Medford and the removing his goggles.
Kolle
and
Frank
J.
Amburg,
each
17
uetilan, cremating one merchant in
Two more motor-cycle officers were
river traffic, where draws nre not Rogue R iver valley cannot be gain­
years old.
his sture.
said. It will open up a virgin mineral coming up. three mounted on horses
Five thousand spectators were w it­ maintained. This height will allow
were arriving from side paths. Sur­
Hundreds o f horses have died In nessing the finish of a four-mile free- any boat operating on the upper river and timber region, will tap the fertile
rounded by the outraged eight and all
Kansas from an epidemic o f spinal for-all race when the daring young to pass under the bridge at any water but undeveloped Applegate valley, and the population In the neighborhood,
will bring a great reduction in freight
meningitis.
rider, doing 90 miles an hour, took his stage.
The steel portion of the new electric rates. With the construction o f the the Mercury stood quiescent
fateful
plunge.
He
was
pitched
head
A sack o f gold containing $10,000
Will you follow to the police sta­
Panama canal, it w ill mean that fruit
His body railway bridge will be about 900 feet
is mysteriously miBsing from the office first 50 feet into the air.
in length, the approaches on either and produce can be shipped by water tion, or will we have to take you?"
was
shapeless
when
it
was
picked
up,
of the treasurer o f Mercer county,
to Atlantic Coast ports, and incident came the crisp question. "W e ’ve got
almost at the feet o f his wife, seated side o f the river being o f wood and
California.
each being approximately 1200 feet ally a delightful summer resort will your number.”
in the bleachers.
be within easy distance o f this city.
The German army is to have a new
" I ’ll follow wherever you like,“ en­
_________
Albright was thrown head first in in length.
dirigible balloon capable o f a sustain­
gaged Stanton. “ Lead the way.”
the other direction into the enclosure
LINN FAIR IS SU CC ESSFUL.
ed flight of 60 hours and a speed o f 50
They started, preceded by one officer
OREGON N ATIVES GO EAST.
of the track, when the champion's
miles an hour.
and followed by another, also by a
wheel came sliding down the steep
Oppressive heat brings misery to bank and struck him. He was picked “ Spend Money on Shows, Not Re­ Albany
Couple
to
Devote
Nine shabby young man on a bicycle. Into
the station they went, accompanied by
Chicago and the Middle West.
Two up for dead, but he lived in an uncon­
form Schools,” Says Ben Selling.
Months to Extensive Tour.
their three attendants.
persons died o f sunstroke and 26 scious state more than two hours.
Scio—The sixth annual Linn County
Albany—
Robert
L.
Burkhart,
one
of
The charge was three fold: exceed­
were bitten by rabid dugs.
fair came to a successful end this the beat-known breeders o f Jersey ing the speed limit by some fifty miles
Queen Is Learning Golf
week, even though the rain prevented cattle on the Pacific Coast, has startpd an hour, resisting arrest, and violating
Arizona cowboys have organized a
Aberdeen, Scotland— Queen Mary is some o f the races and was also the on a trip East, during which he will
m ilitary company and declare they
the smoke ordinance. That set forth,
will invade Mexico and rescue im­ learning to play g olf at Balmoral in cause o f many people staying away.
inspect the leading Jersey herds of the usual Interrogatory was put, Stan­
Both
the
Linn
county
school
child­
perilled Americans in Señora.
the
country.
On
May
20,
last,
Mr.
ton
replying with concise brevity.
emulation o f her daughter, who has
ren’s industrial exhibit and the Linn Burkhart Bold the Jersey herd which
"Name and age?"
Engineer Modjeski reports that the recently been playing daily there. Her
county general exhibit were good. he had been developing for several
“ Ralph Stanton, twenty-six.”
proposed wagon bridge across the Co­ Majesty has often expressed amaze­
This was the first school children’s years for $17,000 at one of the largest
“ Occupation?”
lumbia at Vancouver will cost $1,987,- ment over the infatuation for the
fair, and its results were gratifying public sales ever held in Oregon.
"Automobile driver."
200, with $500,000
additional for game by ardent golfers. A t the con
"Name of car?"
Both Mr. and Mrs. Burkhart, who
elusion o f her first lesson she ex­ both in extent and quality. Many
rights o f way for approaches.
children only 9 years old exhibited
"Mercury.”
The State department is making pressed the opinion that the game was first-class poultry, vegetables, sewing, are native Oregonians, have never
"Owner?”
visited the Atlantic Coast Hnd they
Her
every effort to get arms and ammuni­ “ very bracing but tirin g.”
cooking, drawing and mechanical ar­ will devote nine months to an exten
“ The Mercury Company."
tion to Americans in Canmnea, Mex­ daughter, Princess Mary, is quoted as ticles.
The shabby young man Interrupted
sive tour o f the East.
the
queen’s
playing;
ico, that they may protect themselves saying o f
Among the noteworthy visitors at
proceedings by a stifled gasp, grasping
against the rebels who infest that dis­ “ Mother’s driving is strong, but oc­ the fair was Ben Selling. Mr. Selling
the sleeve of Floyd, who stood looking
casionally wide.”
First Box From Eugene.
trict.
says that money had better be spent
on.
Eugene—
The
first
freight
sent
out
on the school children's fairs than on
“ That's Stanton? Stanton? And you
Pearl Fisheries Opened.
o f Eugene over the new Oregon Elec — who are you?”
reform schools.
PORTLAND MARKETS
San Diego, Cal. — David Zarate,
trie railway was shipped to Junction
"Jes Floyd, his mechanician,” was
mayor o f Ensenda, estimates that
Oats 55 Bushels to Acre.
City by the owners o f a local grocery the wondering response.
Wheat— Track prices: Club, 80c; 5000 persons, residents of Lower Cal­
Gold H ill — Oats on the Pankey and meat market. They sent to one
Stanton glanced that way, as Floyd
bluestem, 82«(83c; forty-fold, 81c; ifornia, will obtain employment as a
result o f the reported revocation of ranch in Sams valley yielded 64 bush­ o f their customers a consignment of was drawn to the other side of the
valley, 81c.
the pearl and other fishing concessions els to three-quarters o f an acre. meat and vegetables, the shipment room by his excited captor, but turned
Barley—[Feed, $25.50«/26.50 ton;
going in a box car drawn by the con back to answer the remainder of the
along the Lower California and Gulf They were sown on March 29.
On a
The track layers examination. When the ceremony was
brewing, $28.50(0 29 per ton; Mill- coasts. Aurelias Sandoval, in charge four acre place in the same neighbor­ struction engine.
stuffs— Bran, $23.50 ton; shorts, $26; of the Sandoval interests o f Los An­ hood. sown April 19, 220 huhsels were i have reached the business section of ended, he signaled to his mechani­
geles, has controlled the pearl fishing threshed, or an average o f 65 bushels the city, but the crossing has not been cian.
middlings, $32; rolled barley, $28.
made at the intersection o f West Fifth
“ Come; I’ve got to go before the
Owing to the decreased
Corn — Whole, $38.50; cracked, and other concessions as far south as an acre.
and Blair streets at the edge o f the magistrate
and
give
ball,”
be
Magdalena, his firm having held a grain acreage
resulting from the
$39.60 ton.
summoned impatiently.
monopoly. The privilege now is open planting o f fruit trees two threshing city, where the P. & E. lines run.
Floyd came rcross to him, shining-
Hay— Eastern Oregon timothy, $15; to all Mexican citizens.
outfits now do all the threshing in
Hops Burn, L o tt S8000.
eyed and eager.
valley timothy, $12«/13; clover, $10;
Rogue river valley. A few years ago
Forest Grove — The hophottse, in­
"Stanton, that is a reporter; he
Mobilization Is Indicated.
it took half a dozen. Several flouring
oats and vetch, $10«(11; grain hay,
cluding 18,000 pounds o f dried hops, wants us to tell him about your doing
Douglas, Ariz.— Movements o f Mex­ mills have shut down.
$ 10 «/ 11 .
belonging to Robert B. Porter, which this. He needs a fresh story to make
ican rebels below this point indicate a
Oats— Spot, $29«(30 ton.
is located about three miles north­ good with his paper—can't we give It
mobilization.
Rafael
and Emilio
Dallas Damage Slight.
west o f this city, burned to the to him?”
Fresh Fruits— Apples, 50c«/$1.50 Campa, two rebel chiefs, have joined
D allas— An investigation covering
Stanton surveyed his companion,
per box;
peaches,
35«iC5c box; their forces 20 miles south of Agua prnctii ally all sections o f the county ground, entailing a loss o f about
The cause o f the fire is not eyebrows lifted.
plums, l(ii lc pound; pears, 2c; grapes, Prieta, the Mexican town which ad­ has shown that the damage done to $8000.
“ Why should we? The newspapers
$l(o 1.60 box;
blackberries,
50c(il) joins Douglas. Salazar’s avowed in­ hops so far has not been as great as known, but it is believed to have
started from a defect in the heating will get It. whatever we do. Conte.”
$1.35 crate.
tention o f moving west along the bor­ was feared.
The worst damage in
“ But he needs It; it would help
Onions— Walla Walla, 75@85c sack. der and attacking Cananea would in­ any part o f the county seems to have system. Insurance amounted to $7000.
About one-fourth o f the hops had been hint.” Floyd urged. “ He. he's thin and
Potatoes — Jobbing prices: Bur­ dicate a general mobilization o f all been in the Falls City district.
It is
banks. 60«/ 65c hundred.
rebel forces, numbering 1000 men, reported that in this section nearly all picked, which amount was consumed. frayed out— Stanton, he looks hungry.”
The remainder o f the crop will be
"Do you want to help him?" the
Vegetables — Artichokes, 65«/)75c and superior to federal commands.
the trellis hopyards arc seriously dam­
driver queried, astonished. “ Do you
dried in a neighboring hophouse.
dozen; cabbage, 1«; 1 Jc pound; cauli­
aged, the hops being down. The pole
care about a man you do not know
flower, S1 (»»1 25 dozen; celery, 50(B!
Salazar Makes Apology.
yards have not suffered as much. The
and never see again?”
75c; corn, 15(o25c; cucumbers, 50c
Big Hop Yard Is Down.
Hachita, N. M. — Conferences be­ potatoes o f this county are far above
"Don't you?" asked Floyd simply.
box; head lettuce, 20 n 25c dozen; tween United States army officers sta­ the average this year.
Grants Pass— Borne down with the
They are
peppers, 6«/ 6c pound; tomatoes, 50«/ tioned here and the Mexican rebel
" I ’m not from Paradise." dryly an­
great crop o f hops, with the added
larger and better.
60c box; garlic, 8(<i 10c pound; carrots, leader Inez Salazar, took place on the
weight o f the rain on the dense foli­ swered Stanton. "Tell him anything
$1.60 sack; turnips, $1.25; beets border about 50 miles southwest of
age. the entire Flanagap-Cornell hop- you like, but be quick.”
Graphite Vein Found.
$ 1 . 50 . :
He looked at the reporter again,
here. Major Sedgwick Rice rode to
Coquille— E. C. Barker, o f Marsh­ yard o f 100 acres lies flat on the rain-
Eggs— Case count, 22(fr)23c; can­ the boundary to talk with the rebel
field, has struck in 18-inch vein of soaked ground, the supporting wires with a new use of his eyes. Floyd
dled, 25(«/26c; extras, 28«/29c.
leader.
Salazar apologized to the graphite on his ranch, six miles north having broken under the strain. Pick­ was right; the man was threadbare
Butter — Oregon creamery, cubes, American officers for the incident a
o f Coquille, and is sending a quantity ing had been in progress in the yard and gaunt, and pathetically young.
33c pound; prints, 34«/)34$c.
few days ago, when Mexican rebels of of the material to the Oregon A g ri­ for several days, but two weeks’ work Stanton had a rebuked consciousness
Pork— Fancy, 11$«/12c pound.
his command crossed the line and fired cultural college to he tested. The is yet to be done before the crop is all of being strong and brutal In his
Veal— Fancy, 14$«/lfie pound.
strength, successful and selfish In his
on American soldiers on patrol duty.
vein is only 16 feet from the surface in the bale. A force o f men is busy
Poultry — Hens,
13Jc; broilers,
and where struck is near the banks of raising the vines to supports, and if success.
14J«/)l5c; ducks, young, 10c; geese,
Morgan Would Buy Ruin*.
You are an educating companion,”
the north fork o f the Coquille river, no furtheiftain falls the quality o f the
8(o 12c, turkeys, live, 22c; dressed,
be observed, as they went out with an
Rome— Newspapers here say that J. where the power necessary for mining hops will not be damaged.
26c.
officer.
P. Morgan has submitted [to the Ital­ operations is easily accessible.
Cattle — Choice steers, $7(o 7.25; ian government a plan for completing
"W hy?” Floyd Inquired, puzzled.
Dallas to Install Fountains.
good, $6.25(o6.75; medium, $6«/6.25; the excavations o f Pompeii and Her­
But Stanton would elucidate no
Gilliam Crops Are Big.
Dsllss—To accommodate the travel­
choice cows, ($6(0,6 26; good, $5.50«( culaneum. It is said that Mr. Morgan
Condon -H arvest is nearly over in ing public, the visiting farmers and further.
5.76; medium, $5(0 5.25; choice cal­ is willing to bear the entire cost of
The ordeal before the magistrate waa
Gilliam county, with a good average the local citizens, Dallas it to have
ves, $7(018.60; good heavy calves, uncovering Herculaneum.
yield all over. In some cases the crop four public drinking fountains in­ not long Stanton waa held In a thou
$6 25«i7; bulls, $3«/4.50; stags, $5
was enormous.
James Coutuse, o f stalled on four o f the principal corners ■and dollars ball for future trial, pro­
«(5.75.
Airsh;p Falls; Four Killed.
Ferry Canyon, has the banner crop. o f this city.
There is to be a large duced a surety company's bond, and In
Hogs— Light, $8.76(o9.26; heavy,
Gray, France— An aeroplane got He threshed 3480 sacks o f 40-fold fountain for horse* at the Main street fifteen minutes waa free and once
$8(o 8.50.
out o f hand at an aviation meeting wheat off 140 acres.
Tho wheat is intersection. An effort is to be made more In hla seat behind the Mercury’ s
Sheep — Yearlings,
$3.60(0 4 65; here and swept to the ground, crush­ worth at present prices. $5000, about to get the drinking fountains in be­ w h e e l.
wethers, $4«/4.60; ewes, $2.85(03.75; ing a score o f spectators, four o f double the price Mr. Coutuse paid for fore the Harvest Festival and School-
"W e will reach the office o
lambs, $5«/5.60.
whom were killed outright.
this land a few years ago.
I children's Fair, October 3, 4 and 6.
THORNBURG!
commented the lawbreaker.
“ You do It like a veteran," Floyd
mused with mock suspicion.
At the office they left the car, but
not each other. There was growing
upon Stanton more and more the de­
aire for Jesse Floyd's companionship,
a final rebellion of nature against his
lonely existence.
“ Do you have to stay here?" he de­
manded, upon concluding arrange­
ments at the office.
"No," Floyd replied.
"Come to dinner with me, then."
The mechanician shook hla bronze-
curled head In laughing refusal.
"There has been enough of that, Mr.
Stanton; you come to dinner with me.’’
"A t your home?” escaped Stanton
Involuntarily. He had a sudden vision
of Jes and Jessica together, a pre­
monition of mental bewilderment be­
fore the spectacle of their Incredible
likeness.
"I would like that, but you know we
live up town, and 1 have got to be
back here In an hour. Mr. Green
wants me."
"Oh, anywhere you say. See here,
why can't you wait and come on the
train with me to Indianapolis? We
might make the trip less monotonous
for each other."
Taken by surprise. Floyd hesitated.
“ I—you are good to think of It—
but Mr. Green would never consent.
He has arranged for me to go on to­
night."
"W hy shouldn't he consent? You
would be there In plenty of time.”
Floyd turned bis mischievous gray
eyes to the other man's, guarding si­
lence. But Stanton halted In the mid­
dle of the sidewalk, his face locking
In his steel bard anger and determina­
tion.
"I know what you mean, Floyd. And,
speak openly, do you bellevo that you
would be unable to stand forty-eight
hours of me without leaving the com
pany?"
"No.”
“ No?"
"No. I am very certain that I could
stand much more of you than I ant
ever likely to get, Ralph Stanton. We
are blocking traffic here, aren’t we?"
For one passing moment he had
looked Jessica herself; Stanton saw
again the girl’s sorrowful face as she
bent over the embroidery, and heard
her answer "often" to his question of
her loneliness. They were not alto­
gether sufficient for each other, then,
these twins? They might possibly ad­
mit a third? Stanton caught his
breath; a alow strong pulse of vague
excitement began to beat In him, and
They spent a long tlm* over the zlm
pie meal, enjoying Ihemselvea com
pletely. But at last they sunk Into a
thoughtful alienee, which Stanton »a t
the first to break.
"1 aaw that Mlaa Floyd's arm was
hurt, the other evening. I hope It li
better."
Floyd raized hla head, starting so
violently as to overturn the goblet ol
water beside him.
"What do you mean?" he exclaimed
sharply. "What do you mean? Her
arm?”
The shattering of glass and the con­
sequent flood brought their waiter ou
a run, but Floyd did not even glance
down at the wreck, hla eyes upon
Stanton; who returned the gaze In ut­
ter amazement
"What do I mean? I »ay that your
■later'a bracelet slipped off and
scratched her arm. the night we went
to the play, and I asked you If site
were well. What ta the matter with
you?"
Floyd pushed back his chair to per
mlt the waiter's ministrations, his
lashes falling.
“ You gave me a turn,” he exclaimed,
with hurried lightness. “ I wondered
If Jessica had hurt herself and not
told me. We've only got each other,
and we are twins— I suppose we are
silly about each other, in fact I re­
member, now, that she did have a
scratch on her arm; I blamed It on the
kitten.’’
He was still pale, and paid tlie
check without looking at hla compan­
ion.
“ Your nerves are out," Stanton
frankly
commented, contemplating
hint with curiosity. "One would think
It was you who were just over the ar­
rest. You'll have to get In form be­
fore we strike a race-track.”
"Don't you yorry,” besought Floyd,
his gaiety and color rushing back to­
gether. " I ’ll take some smelling salts
with me In case 1 feel faint when you
commence to speed up.”
Outside the two pnused. Floyd look­
ing at bis watch.
‘T've got to go over to the office,”
he said. “ Shall I see you again be­
fore we leave?”
"When la that?"
"Nine o’clock from the Grand Cen­
tral. We always start a few days
ahead of you, of course."
"Better shake hands, then.” advised
Stanton.
They did so. and separated.
At five minutes past nine, that even
lng, the Chicago special pulled out ot
New York. Ten minutes later a hand
was laid on Floyd's shoulder, as he
sat gazing out tho window at the fly
lng darkness and brightness that was
the outskirts of the city.
"Do you want to talk, or shall I go
back to my own section In the next
car?" Stanton Inquired.
His mechanician turned swiftly, In­
credulously.
"Stanton? Really you?"
"Since you had to start to-night, I
saw no reason why I should not da
likewise. 1 bate train travel; we'll
get It over. You haven't answered my
question yet.’’
"I didn’t know that I had to," smil­
ed Floyd.
And indeed there had been no pos­
sible mistaking of the welcome and
pleasure in bis cry, or in bis truthful
The Mercury Uttered a Vibrant Roar and Leaped.
thereafter was never stilled until a day
when all bla world crashed Into blank
stillness.
They went on to the quiet French
restaurant that Floyd had chosen; so
recovering tone on the way that they
contrived to disagree over the merits
of rival speedometers and argued en
ergetlcally all through the dinner.
face. Stanton took the seat oppoelts
and pulled a folded newspaper from
his pocket, passing It across.
"I suppose you have seen that,” hs
Inferred.
“ Race gossip?" questioned the other,
taking the paper.
"Court news,” was the correction.
(TO B E C O N T IN U E D .)
Crab’s W alk of 98 Miles
Homing Instinct Is Shown by 8omo
Recent Experiments In
England.
Some remarkably Interesting de­
tails regarding the movements and tne
homing tnstlnct ot the edible crab
were presented to the Eastern Sea
Fisheries Committee.
During the
past two years Fishery Inspector H
Donnlson has been carrying out in
vestigitlons on benatf of the com­
mittee. and the results or hla work
cannot fall to be ot considerable use
to those concerned tn biological re­
search.
In the course of an exhaustive re­
port he stated that between July and
September, 1910, nearly two thousand
crabs were captured, and after being
labeled were again set Tree along the
Norfolk and Lincolnshire coasts. Tne
crabs had recently cast their shells,
and new ones were then In process
of hardening.
Rewards were paid to fishermen
upon returning the crabs when recap­
tured. They were returned to the sea
at varying distances from the shore,
d os to the present 21 per coat of
the labeled crustaceans bad been re
captured and full data tabulated.
With regard to the Norfolk crabt
liberated In the places from wnici
they were originally obtained, fifty
two were recaptured within one mils
of their first home, but oue traveled
as far as Flamborough Head, a dls
tnnee of ninety-eight statute ntlles
Nearly three hundred had traveled
only three or four miles from when
they were originally taken.— Londol
Standard.
The Gloom of English Clubs.
Alfred Owynne Vanderbilt, at a din
ner In New York, was talking abou
English clubs.
"There Is something very trlste
very depressing.” he said, "about th<
really fashionable clubs of Pall Mall
SL James’ street and Piccadilly. Tht
•tiff dignity, the somber quietude o
these clubs, gets on an American'i
nerves.
"An American visitor to Whlte’i
one« said that the air of the plan
seemed to him to suggest that tht
kins lay dead upstairs.”