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NEWS OF THE WEEK General Resume of Important Events Throughout the World. Two Tornadoes Wreck Many Towns in Kansas Italian Settlers Arrive to Topeka, Kan.—A score of small Settle In Catlow Valley houses were blown down, Mrs. Charles Van Buskirk and her baby were prob ably fatally injured as the result of two tornadoes that swept across the town of Frederick, in Rice county, 1 Monday night. Wires are down and details of the Chicago has voted *5000 with which 8torm were me8Ker’ to build a public dancing hall. A message from Geneseo, Rice rind storm un- Heavy rains have flooded the Ken- 00U" tJ ’ SH‘li a .... . , tucky river and several towns are roofed many small buildings there and under water. injured several persons. The storm, The California state board of health which prevailed over Ellsworth, Bar- declares a new baby is born every 12 ton and Rice countieB, came from the minutes in that state. southwest and was accompanied by The Massachusetts legislature by a heavy rain and hail. At Great Bend large majority refuses to place a ban ! half an inch of rain fell in JO min- utes. Manhattan and Junction City on the tango and similar dances. each reported a precipitation of one A mob of 600 strikers and sympa inch, with a heavy wind. thizers attacked a train crew on the The storms came 15 minutes apart. Pennsylvania road, but the police res The first struck the town at 5:15 cued them. o'clock, destroying the south end of Officials rof Oregon City, Or., are the place. It was then that Mrs. Van considering the prohibition of swear- 1 Buskirk and her young child were in- ing on the streets or in public places jured. The Van Buskirk home was destroyei. The Baptist church was in that city. demolished, much livestock was killed, A bucket brigade formed by boys scores of small buildings were swept from a nearby school saved the resi away and telegraph and telephone dence of Mrs. Wild at Arleta, Or., poles were blown down. from destruction by fire. Hardly had the residents o f Fred A Baltimore & Ohio baggageman erick emerged from their cyclone cel was killed and a railroad detective lars when the second tornado came. seriously wounded in a gun fight with It traveled higher than the first one and its principal damage was in un a hobo, who then committed suicide. rooting houses and barns. Newspaper correspondents say the The day had been clear and cool. Mexican federals could have complete The sky became overcast late in the ly routed the rebels at Torreon had afternoon, the breeze died down and they followed up their first advantage. hot, sultry weather prevailed. The Premier Asquith, after resigning sky took on a greenish yellow cast. from the English house of commons, Then in the southwest a black funnel- has accepted the war secretaryship as shaped cloud quickly formed At the an aid to the solution of the Ulster first roar of the storm everyone ran for cyclone cellars. This probably crisis. prevented loss of life. Secretary of Commerce Redfield, speaking at Seattle, declares Western Cornea of Pig's E ye congressmen abuse the Wilson admin Gives Sight to Baby istration when at has done untold good to the Northwest. Baltimore— Sight has been given to A noted Minnesota educator asserts the left eye o f Davis Kane, 9-months- the Monroe doctrine as a large and old son o f Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kane, dangerous undertaking. He says it of Gettysburg, Pa., through the graft would be well if Huerta and Villa ing of the cornea of a pig’s eye to the should succeed in swallowing each child’s eyeball, according to a state ment of physicians at a hospital here. other. Tests, they assert, have brought out While a legal fight is in progress this fact without a doubt. When the over streetcar fares in Toledo, O., bandage was removed, it was said passengers who refuse to pay more that the child followed the course of a than 3 cents are allowed to ride free, lighted candle which was moved in the company refusing to accept the front of him. Another teat that low price. brings out the fact more clearly is that the child now winks his eyelid if The administrator of the estate of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, -founder of a finger or a small object is waved Christian Science, turned ever to the close to the eye. The disease from which he has been trustees of the church $2,590,630, and a sufferer since he 'was three weeks paid an inheritance tax of $118,582. old is known as staphytoma o f the A Hindu professor arrested in Cali cornea. The operation was performed fornia as an undesirable alien, declares he holds the same views as Secretary Monday and the cornea of the pig’s eye was used because it more closely Bryan. resembles the human cornea than that Superintendent Halo, of the Oregon of any other animal. Industrial school, is being deluged with letters inquiring for his new cure for cigarette smoking. Queen Eleanore, o f Bulgaria, is to make a special study of Americans and their institutions during her coming visit to this country. President Wilson sees nothing wrong in the speech of Ambassador Pago in London, to which serious objection was made by senators and others. An effort to curtail debate on the canal toll question is vigorously fought in the house. The English minister of war is like ly to be made the scapegoat in the homo rule imbroglio. President Wilson declares the whole world is against the United States in the canal toll controversy. The St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) railroad has ordered $2,000,000 worth of new freight cars. A Chicago barber became so excited arguing baseball with a customer that he fell dead of heart failure. Danish Senate Rejects Proposed Peace Treaty Copenhagen, Denmark — The Dan ish senate failed to ratify the new ob ligatory arbitration treaty with the United States. The old treaty expired March 30. Washington, D. C.—The refusal of the Danish senate to approve the Dan- ish-American arbitration treaty great ly surprised State department officials, although no comment was forthcoming in advance of formal notice of the ac tion. That the treaty might be rejected by the United States senate because o f the consistent attitude of the sen ate against all general arbitration treaties or those which did not ex pressly except from compulsory arbi tration questions involving the nation al honor, matters of state legislation and affecting the Monroe doctrine had been deemed a possibility. Heavy Quakes Recorded. PORTLAND MARKETS Washington, D. C.— Heavy earth Wheat — Track prices: Club, 91 6 shocks were recorded Sunday by the 92c per bushel; bluestem, 99c@*l; seismograph at the Georgetown Uni forty-fold, 92c; red Russian, 90c; val versity, the disturbance starting at ley, 91@92c. 7:48 and continuing until 9:12 o ’clock. Oats—No. 1 white, milling, *23.50 The disturbance was not estimated. per ton. St. Louis—Violent earth shocks last Corn — Whole, *33.50(i?34; cracked, ing one hour and 24 minutes were re *34.50(g35 per ton. Barley — Feed, *22622.58 per ton; corded on the seismograph of St. Louis University Sunday night. The instru brewing, *23@>23.50; rolled, $25. Hay-— No. 1 Eastern Oregon tim ment indicated that the disturbance occurred about 1800 miles southwest othy. *17; mixed timothy. *14; alfal fa, *14; valley grain hay. *12(5)13.50. of here. The tremors began at 6:46 Millfecd—Bran, *23 per ton; shorts, *25; middlings, *31. Prince Henry Greeted. Vegetables — Cauliflower, *2.25 per Buenos Ayres — Prince Henry, of crate; cucumbers, *1.75(52 per dozen; Prussia, brother of the emperor of eggplants. 25c per pound; peppers. Germany, and the Princess Henry, of 20c; radishes. 25@35c per dozen; head lettuce, *2.50 per crate; garlic, Prussia, arrived here Monday from 15c per pound; sprouts. 10®>llc; arti Rio Janeiro. The Prince and Princess chokes, *1.25 per dozen; celery, were warmly greeted by the represen *3.5064.50 per crate; tomatoes, *4.50; tatives of governmental departments, hothouse lettuce, 60@75c per box; the German minister and the various spinach, 80c per crate; horseradish, 8 German societies. The press also ex @10c; rhubarb, 6@6c per pound. tended to them a cordial welcome. Green Fruits—Apples. *1®2.50 per j The Prince’s mission, as given out by box; cranberries. *12(5>12.50 per bar-1 members of his party, is in the na- rel; pears. *1@1.50 per box. ture 0f „ private visit to file South Onions—Old, *4 per sack; buying American republics. price, *3.50 per sack at shipping points. Mexican Paper Is Closed. Potatoes—Oregon, 75c per hundred; Mexico City — The offices of the buying prices, 40@50c at shipping newspaper El Pais have been closed, points. the police acting by orders of the de Eggs—Fresh Oregon ranch, 19c per partment of the interior, but no rea dozen. son was given. El Pais was the only Poultry—Hens. 17H(«)18c per pound; paper in Mexico City that did not an broilers, 27t4®!30c; turkeys, live. 19(«r> nounce that the rebels had been de 20c; dressed, choice. 25626c; ducks, feated at Torreon. It contented itself 14@18c; geese 10(5 11c. with saying that the issue was in Butter—Creamery prints, extra, 28 doubt. @29c per pound; cubes. 23@24c. Pork—Fancy. 10(®10V4c per pound. Song Heard by Wireless. Veal Fancy, 14(ql4V4c per pound Paris — Communication by wirelss 1913 crop'.,pri,nJ?,an<i choice, telephone between Laeken, a suburb 17ftf l8c per pound; 1914 contracts. of Bnlil|if , nd the Eiffe, tower w„ ' Wool — Valley. 14618c; Eastern Oregon, 12617c; mohair, 1913 clip, 266 27c. Cascara bark—Old and new, 5c. Grain bays—In car lots, 8c. Cattle — Prime steers. J7.60tiT8.25; choice, *7.30<a'7.60; medium. *7 (a) 7 . 35 ; choice cows. *6.2567; medium. * 6 ( 6 6 . 25 ; heifers, *«@7.25; light cal- ves. *8 6 9 ; heavy. *667.50; bulls, * 5 . 50 @ 6 ; stags. *667.50. Hogs— Light. *8(68.58; heavy, *7@ 7 . 85 . Sheep — Wethers, $5(5*25; ewes, * 3 . 50 ® 5 . 10 ; lambs. *5@7. M_°n,d8y,*nd th^ 7 ° ^ o f 8 tenor singer at Laeken could be heard plainly. This was made possible through a new and powerful micro phone invented by an Italian engineer. I'lstermen Are Attacked. Belfast — Three uniformed Ulster volunteers were attacked near Car- rick Hill by a crowd o f Nationalists. The police dispersed the attacking party and there were no further dis orders. One o f the volunteers was in jured. Baker—First of a large colony of will be between 50 and 76 come from Italians who are to settle the Catlow Chicago in Jane to join them. The settlers expect to take home valley passed through Baker this week steads there and will send for their on the Sumpter Valley railroad en wives and families as soon as they route to Southeastern Oregon, where have established homes. The party they intend to colonize a big district will go by train to Prairie City and adjoining the lands owned by Bill there will combine their outfits, con Hanley. Ten Italian men sent by a sisting of old-fashioned prairie schoon- Spokane immigration agency com- era, and travel overland by way of prised the party, and as many more Burns and from Burns south for 70 will leave Chicago soon for the same miles, skirting the Skene mountains point. * until they come to their destination in The homestead seekers said there ; Southern Hamey county. Spray Now for Green Currant Worm— Lovett “ Now is the time to spray for the between the two surfaces of the leaf. green currant worm,'1 says A. L. Lo These eggs hatch into Bmall green with a black head much too vett, crop pest expert at the Oregon worms large for the body. These worms feed Agricultural College. “ The adult in greedily on the leaves of the currant sects are busy In the field at this time and gooseberry. They mature In late depositing eggs In the leaves. If lead j May, occurring at this time as velvety arsenate spray is UBed in the near fu green worms about one-half Inch in ture the young worms will devour poi length. The mature worms spin small son with their first meal. In this way brown capsule-like cocoons In the pol later injury by the mature worms may len leaves and trash at the Burface of be minimized. Where unchecked the the ground. A second generation of worms often strip the leaves of the adults emerge in a few days and de currant and gooseberry bushes at posit eggs for a summer generation of about the time the fruit la ripening. worms. “ Spray the foliage with lead arsen The advantage of spraying early is ap parent. It takes less poison to kill the ate at the rate of one pound of arsen small worms, and discoloring the ma ate to fifteen gallons of water. (If ture fruit with a later spray may be powdered arsenate is used dilute 1-30.) This solution should be applied as avoided. "The adult currant worm is a sow- soon as the berries are set. Both goose- fly—Diphoduus appendlculatus. Har- \ berry and currant bushes should be tlg. The female sowfly deposits eggs treated.” CIRCUIT JUDGE DECLARES NEW TAX LAW INVALID Portland—“ There is no legal duty resting upon the taxpayers to pay taxes% prior to August 31, and there is no default until September 1,” Circuit Judge Cleeton ruled Thursday in the case brought by Attorney Roger Sin- nott, president of the Portland Tax payers’ association, in which he asked for an order restraining County Treas urer Lewis from collecting penalties against persons who have paid one- half of their taxes before April 1. Though in the suit filed by Mr. Sin- nott an injunction was asked restrain ing Treasurer Lewis from the collec tion of penalties only against those who have paid one-half o f their taxes before April 1, Judge Cleeton went further and declared inoperative all the provisions of the 1913 law which re quire collection of penalties on any taxes unpaid after April 1, unless the same shall be delinquent. The time of delinquency, Judge Cleeton held, is September 1. Game Commission Would Be o f A id to Sportsmen Pendleton—“ We do not want to hoard the money of the state fish and game fund, but we do want to spend it in such a manner that every sports man in the state will feel that he has obtained value received for what he has contributed, 1 * said Chairman Bil- yeu in outlining the policy of the com mission to the sportsmen o f Umatilla county. He explained that the work of the commission is supported entirely, by the sportsmen through the purchase of hunting and fishing licenses and that the members of the commission were accountable to the sportsmen and to them alone for the expenditure of this fund. He said it was the desire of himself and of the other members of the com mission to obtain the co-operation of the sportsmen throughout the state to the end that less money would have to bo spent to hire deputy wardens and more would bo available to rear game birds and game fish. He expressed the belief that this would be more satisfactory to the sportsmen and said he hoped the day was not far distant when every man in Oregon who hunts and fishes would be a member o f some organization of sportsmen, through which he will bo able to express his views to the commission, and that ev ery sportsman in the state would be a game warden serving without pay for the good of the cause. __ End o f Slough Is Fixed. St. Helens—The dispute as to where the Willamette Slough ends and the Columbia River begins at the lower point of Sauvies’ Island, opposite here, is apparently settled, and that by a Washington justice. One of the fish ermen, D. W. Richardson, who thought he was fishing in the Willamette Slough was picked up here by the fish commissioner and taken across to Ka- lama. Wash., where he was fined $50 for fishing in the Columbia River in the closed season. The tendency al ways has been to extend the slough. La Grande Men Retrench. La Grande — The La Grande Com- Twelve Oregon Cities Begin F ly Campaigns University of Oregon, Eugene — Twelve Oregon cities are pioneering in the spring anti-fly campaign. A fresh city writes for instructions to the State University extension bureau almost every day, but in the original twelve the campaigns have been ar ranged for. The twelve are: Salem, Portland, Roseburg, Forest Grove, La Grande, Pendleton, Med ford, Eugene, Monmouth, Astoria, Drain and Creswell. The university now has ready for distribution 10,000 bulletins. These bulletins will tell Oregon communities how to proceed in fly campaigns. Meanwhile, Dr. Clifton F. Hodge, pro fessor of social biology, who is orig inator o f the idea in this state, is giv ing directions to Eastern Oregon towns. Women’s organizations are common ly first to take up the fly campaigns. Immediately the organization tries to enlist the city officials. Appointment of a deputy with police authority, who is expected to see that places where flies breed are cleaned and kept clean, is next sought. In Roseburg the women’ s auxiliary of the Commercial club is leading the fight. The bulletin will contain specifica tions for the easily made and inexpens ive fly trap that has been such a fac tor in making campaigns elsewhere a success. Use of traps early in the fly season is essential. One such trap will frequently catch all the early pairs in a small neighborhood, if prop erly baited. Agricultural College Force Seeking Cement Material Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallis—In order to meet the increas ing demands for Portland cement an attempt is to be made by the bureau of mines and geology to discover sources of cement material within Oregon. Up to the present time the market has been supplied chiefly by California manufacturers. Last year, however, Washington successfully en tered the Oregon markets with pro ducts from the cement factory at Bel lingham. While it is thought that this may change the basis of compe tition for the Oregon manufacturer to a slight extent, it in no wise indicates that there is not a place in Oregon for the manufacture of Portland cement. In the latest issue o f The Mineral Resources of Oregon, issued by the Oregon bureau of mines and geology, results of the search for material to date are published by H. M. Parks, dean o f the school of mines, Oregon Agricultural College. Considerable information has already been secured and the fields pretty well opened for further investigation. HVifer Plant Is Planned. Molalla— Molalla will install a water system as soon as it is possible to get the work done. There has never been a case of typhoid contracted here, and as the town is growing rapidly the city councilmen are determined the city shall keep the record for health if possible. At a special meeting bids were opened for drilling a well. The contract was awarded to P. Homig, of Can by.” His bid“was‘ *3 a ‘ Drifi- ¡nfg is to commence immediately. It is the intention of the city to issue bonds to install a distribution plant. “ ?">*.! c^ h^ : ^ ? i * ! O -r.t0w f. ! 0™- mission form ~ of government, has re .— leased its expensive headquarters, sold its furniture and will henceforth be a business organization only. The club for the past two years has occupied Sucker Creek Ore Rich. the entire fifth floor of the Foley office Grants Pass—J. W. Lucas, a prom building, which is fitted up with leather-upholstered furnishings, card inent mining man of Southern Oregon, tables, billiard and pooï tables', all of ! w88 in from Sucker creek this week, which were sold to the Y. M. C. A. * here he owns l8rKe mining property. The secretary will hereafter conduct He says there are more mining men from outside of the state looking into the business in his own office. the value of Josephine County mines this season than for many years Samuel Hill Talks at Ashland. Ashland—Samuel Hill, good roads past. He says that the R. Boswell strike advocate, addressed Ashland citizens at the Dreamland Theater on improved recently made on Sucker creek will highways, tree planting and kindred run as high as *25,000 a ton, with topics. His address was given under indications that it will continue back auspices of the Civic Improvement and into the mountain. Commercial Clubs, and was Illustrated with a large number of fine stereoptl- Ferry Employes Exempt in Ruling. con effects. Salem—Attorney General Crawford, has informed Labor Commissioner Texas Buys Oregon Spuds. Hoff that men employed on the ferry Hood River — Hood River potatoes operating between Marshfield and the are being shipped in carload lots to East Side are not subject to the eight- Texas points. Crawford C. Lemmon hour law. He said that the men prob and C. Claude Thompson, young ranch ably were on duty more than eight ers of this city, who recently organ hours, but did not work longer than ised the Hood River Produce Ex eight hours. The opinion is in I ne change, have found the demand in the with the recent decision of the Su Lone Star State for Northwestern preme court in the cases o f the Port tubers. "W e expect to ship in large land policemen and firemen. The ferry quantities," said Mr. Thompson. is owned by the county. 6YNOP8I3. C o w b o y s o f th e F ly in g H ea rt r a n ch a r s h e a r tb r o k e n o v e r th e loss o f th eir m uch p rized p h o n o g ra p h b y th e d e fe a t o f th eir ch a m p io n In a f o o t - r a c e w ith the c o o k o f the C en tip ed e ra n ch . A h ou se p a r ty Is o n a t the F ly in g H eart. J. W a llin g fo r d Speed, ch eer lea d er at Y a le, an d C u lv er C o v in g to n , ln te r -c o lle g la t e ch a m p io n ru n ner. are e x p e c te d . H elen B lake. S p eed ’ s sw e e th e a rt, b e c o m e s in terested In th e loss o f the p h o n o g ra p h . She s u g g e s ts to Jean C h ap in , s ister o f the ow n er o f the ran ch , th a t sh e Induce C o v in g to n , h er lov er, to w in b a ck th e p h o n o g ra p h . H elen d e c la r e s th a t If C o v in g to n w o n ’ t run, S peed w ill T h e C o w b o y s a r e h ila riou s o v e r the proa p ect. Speed a n d his valet. i A r r y G lass, tra in er at Y a le, a rriv e. H elen B la k e asks Speed, w h o h as p osed to her a s an a t h lete, to ra ce a g a in s t the C en tip ed e m an T h e c o w b o y s Join In the ap p ea l to W a lly an d fe a r in g th at H elen w ill find him out. he c on s en ts . H e insists, h o w ev er, th at he sh all be en tered a s an u n k n ow n , figu rin g that C o v in g to n will a r r iv e In tim e to take his p la ce. F re s n o , glee clu b sin g e r fro m S ta n fo r d u n iv e rs ity and In lov e w ith H elen, tries to d iscred it. S peed w ith the ladles an d the c o w b o y s . Speed an d ( .la s s put In the tim e th ey o re su p p osed to be tr a in in g p la y in g ca r,Is In a seclu d ed spot. T h e c o w b o y s e x p la in to S peed h ow m u ch th e ra ce m ean s to them . S peed assu res th em he w ill d o his best. T h e c o w b o y s tell G la s s It Is u p to him to see th a t Speed w in s the ra ce. W illie, th e gu n m an , d e c la re s the tr a in e r w ill g o b a c k ea st p a ck ed In ice. If S peed fa lls. A teleg ra m com es fro m C o v in g to n s a y in g he Is In Jail at O m a h a fo r ten d a y s . G lass In a pftnlc fo r c e s S peed to b eg in tr a in in g In earn est. S peed d ec la r e s lo I ,a r r y that th e best w a y ou t Is f o r hint (S p e e d , to In ju re h im s e lf G la ss w o n ’ t s ta n d f o r It. CHAPTER XII.—Continued. "Strange!" said Willie. "What?" "My rest was fitful and disturbed and peopled by strange fancies a whole lot. I dreamp’ he tbrowed the race! ” A chorus of .oaths from the bunks. “ What did you do?” Inquired Stover. “ I woke up. all of a tremble, with a gun In each hand.” “Well, I’nt the last person In the world to be superstitious,” Still Bill observed, “but I’ve had slm’lar visions lately. “ Maybe It's a om en.” “ What Is a om en?” Carara Inquired, "A om-en,” explained Willie, "la a kind of a nut. Salted om ens Is served at swell restarawnts with the soup." In the midst of T. Joy, the cook, appeared In the doorway, and spoke in his gentle, ingratiating tones: "Morning, gel’mum. I see Tm again.” "No savvy who; stlange man! I go down to spling-house for bucket wa ter; see ’lm llde ’way. Velly stlange!” "I bet It’s Gallagher." “Vat you tank he vanta?” queried Murphy. “ He’s layln’ to get. a shot at our runner,” declared Stover, while Mr. Cloudy, forgetting his Indian reserve, explained In classic English his own theory of the nocturnal visits. “ Do you remember Humpy Joe? Well, they didn’t cripple him, but he lost. 1 don’t think Gallagher would Injure Mr. Speed, but—he might— bribe him.” "Caramba!” exclaimed the Mexi can. "God Tmlghty!" Willie cried, In shocked accents. “ I believe you're right, but"—Stover meditated briefly before announcing with determination—"we’ll do a little nlght-rldin’ ourselves. Willie, you. watch this young feller daytimes, and the rest of us'U take turns at night. An' don’t lose sight of the fat man. neither—he might carry notes. If you don’t like the looks vf things—you know what cards to diiiw.” “ Sixes,” murmured the near-sighted cow-man. “ Don’t worry." "If you see anything suspicious, burn it up. And we’ll take a shot at anything we see movin! after 9:00 p. m.” Then Berkeley Fresno came hur riedly Into the bunk-house with a very cheery "Good-morning! I'm glad I found you up and doing,” he aald blithely. "I thought of something In my sleep." It was evident that the speaker had been In more than ordi nary haste to make his discovery known, for underneath hit coat he still wore his pajama shirt, and his hair was unbrushed. "What la I t r "Your man Speed Isn’t taking care of himself.’’ "What did I tell you?” said Willie to his companions “ It seems to me that In Juitlce to you boys he shouldn't act this way," Fresno ran on. “ Now, for Instance, the water In hla shower-bath Is tepid.” There was an Instant’s silence be fore Stover Inquired, with ominous re straint: "Who'a been monkeying with It?" "It'a warm!” "O h!" It was a sigh of relief. “ A man can’t get In shape taking warm shower-baths. Warm water weakens a person.” “ Mebbe you-all will listen to me next time!” again cried Willie, trium phantly. "I said at the start that a bath never helped nobody. When they're hot they saps a man's courage, and when they're cold they—" "No. no! You don't understand! For an athlete the bath ought to be cold—the colder the better. It’a the shock that hardens a fellow ” "Has he weakened himself much?” Inquired the foreman. "Undoubtedly, but—” "What?” "If we only had some Ice—" “ We got Ice; plenty of It. We got a load from the railroad yesterday.” “ Then our only chance to save him la to fill the barrel quickly. We must freeze him, and freeze him well, be fore It la too late! By Jove! I’m glad I thought of It!" Stover turned to his men. "Four of you-all hustle up a couple hundred pounds of that Ice pronto! Crack It. an’ fill the bar’l.” There was a scramble for the door. “And there's something else, too," went on Berkeley. "He’s being fed wrong for his last days of training, the Idea af a man eating lamb-chops, fried eggs, oatmeal, and all that debili tating stufT! Those girls overload his stomach. Why, he ought to have something to make him strong— fierce!” “ Name it," said Willie, shortly, “ Something like—like—bear meat.” “ We ain’t got no bear." Willie looked chagrined. “ This ain't their habitat,” added Stover apologetically. “Well, he ought to have meat, and It ought to be wild—raw, If possible.” "Their ain't nothin' wilder 'n a long horn. We can git him a steer.” “ You are sure the meat isn't too tender?” "It’s tougher ’n a night In jail.” “ Good! The rarer It Is the better. Some raw eggs and a good strong vegetable—" “Onions?" “ Flnel We'll save him yet!” “We’ll get the grub.” "And he'll eat It!” Willie nodded (Irmly. Stover Issued another order, this time to Carara. "You 'n Cloudy butcher the wildest four-year-old you can find. It you can't get close enough to rope him, shoot him, and bring In a hind quar ter. It’a got to be here In time for breakfast." “ SI, Senor!" The Mexican picked up hla lariat; the Indian took a Win Chester from an upper bunk and filled It with cartridges. “Of course, he’ll hava to eat out here; they spoil him up at the house.’ “ Sure thing!" "I’d hate to see him lose; It would be a terrible blow to Miss Blake." Fresno shook hla bead doubtfully. "What about us?” “Oh, you can stand It—but she's a girl. Ah. well,” the speaker sighed, “ I hope nothing occurs between now and Saturday to prevent his running.” “It won’t,” Stover grimly assured the Californian. “ Nothin’ whatever la goln’ to occur." ‘He was speaking yesterday about the possibility of Borne busluess en ”Th» Ideal" Uiee Disk« flushed felntly. "If you ere, he hes gone for • run. I dearly love to eee him get up early and run, ha enjoys It so.” “I have been baking a cake,” «aid Helen, displaying the traces of her occupation upon her hands, arms, and apron, while Fresno, at light of the blue apron tied at her throat and waiat, felt that he himself was aa dough In her hands. "I had a dread ful time to make It rise.” "If I were a cake I would rise at your lightest word.” "The cook said It wouldn't be fit to eat,” declared Helen. "I should love to eat your cooking.” “Once In a while, perhaps, but not every day." "Every day—always and always. You know what I mean, Miss Blake— Helen I" The young man bent a lov er's gaze upon hla companion until he detected her eyes fastened with startled inquiry upon bis toilet. Re membering, he buttoned hla coat, but ran on. “This la the first chance I've had to zee you alone since Speed ar rived. There’s something I want to aak you." "I—-1 know what it la,” stammered Helen. “ You want me to let you sing again. Please do. I love morning music—and your voice la ao tender.” “ Life,” said Berkeley, "la one sweet—" "What Is going on here?” demanded a voice behind them, and Mrs. Keap came out upon tho porch, eying the pair suspiciously. It was evident that she. like Fresno, had dressed hur riedly. “ Mr. Fresno Is going to sing to ua,’* explained the younger girl, quickly. “ Really?” "I am like the bird that greets the morn with song,” laughed the tenor, awkwardly. "What are you going to sing?” do- Four Cowboys Were Staggering B » neath Dripping Gunny-Sacks. manded the chaperon, still suspicious ly.* "Dearie.” ’’Don’t you know any other song?” “Oh, yea. but they are all sad.” “ I’m getting a trifle tired of Dearie,’ let's have one of the others.” Mrs. Keap turned her eyes anxiously toward the training quarters, and It was patent that she had not counted upon this encounter. Noting her lack of ease. Fresno said hopefully: "If you are going for a walk, I'll sing for you at some other time." "la Mr. Speed up yet?” "Up and gone. He’ll be back soon.” Then Mrs. Keap sank Into the ham mock, and with something like resig gagement— ” The small man In glasses Interrupt nation, said: "Proceed with the song.” ^ ed. "Nothin' but death shall take him from us, Mr. Fresno." (T O B E C O N T I N U E D .) “If I think of anything else,” offered 8tl 11 Willing to Be Imposed Upon. Berkeley, kindly, “I’ll tell you.” He had youth and much faith and “We wish you would ” Fresno returned to the house, hum Inexperience, but his good father took ming cheerily. It was still an hour him Into his office to Initiate him Into the mysteries of business. The second day he was at work a man came in asking for financial aid, with a pathetic story about a lick wife at home and six helplessly (mall children without a crust In the house. The boy listened earnestly and then went Into hla dad's office to Intercede for the unfortunate man. He told the sad story BeriouBly. The father leaned forward and peered Into the outer office at the vagrant. “ My son, credulity Is one of thoso good things that die young—and It Is such Impostors as that man who make It so." he said Impatiently. “ Why. when that man w»z here last week he had eight children, according to his story.” “But, father, don’t you aee,” replied the son tragically. "The other two probably died of starvation.” “ I See 'lm Llde 'way. Velly 8tlange.” until hit breakfast-time, but he had accomplished much. In the midst of hla meditation he came upon Miss Blake emerging upon tho rear porch. "Good-morning!" he cried.' She started a trifle guiltily. "What are you doing at this hour?" “Oh, I just love the morning air,” she answered. “ Same here! ‘ Honesty goes to bed early, and industry rises betimes.’ That’» me!” “ Then you have been working?” Fresno nodded. He was looking at four cowboys who were entering the gymnasium, staggering beneath drip ping gunny-sacks. Then he turned bis gaze aearchlngly upon the girl. “Wore you looking for Speed?” he asked accusingly. Queer Funeral Customs. It would be difficult to find stranger funeral customs than those practiced by the Andaman Islanders. The na tives actually drop the bodies of their parents Into the sea at the end of ropes and leave them there until noth ing remains but the bones, which they gather and hang from the roofs of their huts. It Is a common custom for a man to alt by the house and watch the bones of some relative. This la the way they have of showing thetr love and re spect. The bodies ere treated In this fash ion ao that the evil spirits cannot tease and pinch them. All that la left are the dried bones, and these are placed high so that If the evil spirits wander Into the huta they will have e hard time to find them. If a bone Is carried away It means some bad spirit has seized It, end thle Indi cates that aome terrible calamity will befall the family. HATS ONLY 500 YEARS OLD its recapture by the French from the pieces, each one attempting to I K in g C h a rle s II. Starte d the F a sh io n • f W e a rin g T h a t K in d of Head C o ve ring. Once In a while we do seem to come across something which ancient people did not poeeeee. Hats appar ently figure among this number. For hats, we are told, did not be come a well established custom until lome 800 years ago. In the year 1449. when Charles II. entered Ronen after % English, the people there had never before set eye« on a hat. fbeir amazement, therefore, can be pic tured aa they gazed upon their king riding past them In pomp and on hla head a gorgeous hat lined with vari colored silk and gayly bedecked with huge plume* Of course «very one followed hla example. Hate began to make their appearance la shop wlndowe and women and men alike labored over the conitructlag of elaborate head- pass hla neighbor If possible. I they were expenalve and It was long time before they coaid be wi except by the prosperous classes. In tha course of time, however, tl became a more commonplace thl and people of all classes wars able afford them. Wash caned seated chairs with strong hot lather end dry In the opee air. Avoid the eun, as this will give the cane e faded appearance.