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ter. I w o n d e r you d id n ’t co m e a c r o s s
her and her hu sb an d !”
"I d id n 't se e so m u c h of t h e C raven
cro w d ," re p lie d Hllto.n Toye. "I w a s n 't
stu c k on th e m eith e r. Say. C a z alet, 1
w ouldn ’t be t h a t old m a n w h en S c r u ­
ton c o m e s out. w ould you?"
B ut C azalet sh o w ed t h a t h e could
hold h is to n g u e w hen he liked, a n d his
grim look w as not so legible a s so m e
t h a t h a d co m e an d gon e before. T h is
one s t u c k u n til T o y e p ro d u c e d a big
flask from bis grip, and th e t a l k s h i f t ­
ed to less painful ¿ ro u n d . It w a s th e
las t n ig h t In t h e Bay of B iscay, an d
C az a le t told bow he b a d b e e n In It a
f o r tn ig h t on his w ay o u t by sa ilin g
vessel. H e ev en to ld It w ith c o n s i d e r
stood roughly fo r bis ra c e and ty p e: able hum or, and h it off s u n d r y p a e se n
th e tr a v e le d A m e ric a n who know » th e g e r s of te n y e a rs ag o as t h o u g h th ey
world, and t h e e le m e n t a l B r it is h e r had b een ab o ard t h e G e rm a n boat t h a t
who h a s m a d e s o m e on e loose en d of n ig h t and T oye d re w him o u t a b o u t
t h e bush until t h e s h a d o w s p a s s e d fo r
It his own.
"I t h o u g h t of m y H e n ry C ra v e n ," m i n u te s from th e red b ric k fa c e w ith
co n tin u e d T oy e, “a s soon a s e v e r you t h e white-brick fo reh ead .
”1 r e m e m b e r th i n k in g 1 w ould dig
c a m e o u t w ith yours. But It seem ed a
kind of o r d i n a r y na m e . 1 m ig h t h a v e for gold.” said C azalet. ’T h a t ’s all 1
B ut you can
kn ow n it w as t h e s a m e If I’d re c o lle c t­ knew a b o u t A u stra lia .
ed t h e n a m e of his firm. I s n ’t it C r a ­ h ave a d v e n t u r e s of s o r t s If you go fa r
ven & C azalet, t h e sto c k b ro k e rs , do w n en o u g h up-country for ’e m ; It still
pays to know how to u se y o ur fists
In T o k e n h o u s e Y a rd ? "
" T h a t ’s It.” sa id C azalet b itterly . out th e re . 1 r e m e m b e r o n ce at a b u sh
"B u t t h e r e h a v e been no ne of us in s h a n t y th e y d is h e d up such fr u ity
It s in c e my f a t h e r died te n y e a r s ago." ch o p s t h a t I said I’d light th e cook If
“B ut y o u ’re H e n ry C r a v e n ’s old p a r t ­
n e r ’s son?"
“I’m his only so n .”
’T h e n no w o n d e r you d re a m a b o u t
H e n r y C ra v e n ,” cried Toye, " a n d no
w o n d e r It w ou ldn 't b reak your h e a r t
If y o u r d re a m c a m e t r u e . ”
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“ It w o u ld n ’t," said C azalet t h r o u g h
his teeth . “H e w a s n ’t a w hite m a n to
m e o r m i n e — w h a t e v e r you m ay h a v e
found h im .”
“1 had a little p lace n e a r his on e
s u m m e r. I kn ow only w h a t I h e a r d
dow n th e r e ."
“ W h a t did you h e a r ? ” a sk e d C a z a ­
let. "I'v e been a w ay ten years, e v e r
sin ce t h e c ra s h t h a t ru in ed every bo dv
bu t th e m an at th e bottom of th e
w hole thing. It would be a k in d n e s s
to tell m e w h a t you h e a rd ."
“ W ell, I g u e s s yo u've said It y o u r­
self ri g h t now. T h a t m an s e e m s to
h a v e b e g g a re d e v ery b o d y all a ro u n d
e x cep t h im se lf; t h a t 's how I m a k e It
o u t,” said H ilton Toye.
" H e did w orse." said C azalet th r o u g h
his t e e t h
" H e killed my poor f a t h e r ; “ 1 S ay — Hav# I Been T a lk in g In My
he b a n is h e d m e to th e wilds of A us­
S le e p ? ”
tr a li a , an d he se n t a b e t t e r man th a n
h im se lf to prison for fo urteen y e a r s ! " th e y 'd send him up; an d I’m blowed
T oy e opened his d a rk ey e s fo r once. if It w a s n 't a fellow I'd been at school
"Is t h a t so? No. 1 n e v e r h e a rd t h a t ," w ith an d w o rsh ip ed a s no end of a
swell a t g a m e s ! P o tt s his n a m e was.
said he.
“ You h e a r It now. H e did all th a t . old V enu s P o tts , the best looking c h a p
Indirectly, an d I d id n 't realize it a t th e in th e school a m o n g o t h e r th i n g s ; an d
tim e I w as too young, an d th e w hole t h e r e he was, cooking c a rr io n at
In s te a d of
th in g laid m e ou t too flat; but I know tw e n ty five bob a w eek!
it now, a n d I’ve kn ow n It long enough. fighting we jo in ed forces, got a burr-
It w as w o rse th a n a c ra s h . It w as a cirttlng Job on a good s ta ti o n , th e n a
scan dal. T h a t w as w h a t finished us b e t t e r o n e o v e r sh e a r in g , an d a f t e r
off, all b u t H e n ry C ra v e n !
T h e re 'd th a t I w o rm e d my way In a s book­
been a g ig a n tic sw in d le— special in k eeper, a n d m y pal b e c a m e o n e of the
v e s t m e n t s re c o m m e n d e d by th e firm, h ead o v e rs e e rs . Now we re o u r own
bogus c e rtif ic a te s an d all th e r e s t of It. b o sses with a s h a r e In t h e show, and
W e w ere all to blam e, of co u rs e
My th e o w n e r c o m e s up only once a y e a r
poor f a t h e r o u g h t n e v e r to h a v e besn to s e e how th in g s a r e looking."
"I hop e h e had a d a u g h te r ," said
a poet. E v en I— I w as only a yo u n g ­
s t e r In t h e office, bu t 1 o u g h t to h av e Toye. "a n d t h a t y o u're going to m arry
kn ow n w h a t w a s going on. But H en ry her. If you h a v e n ’t y e t? ”
C az a le t laughed, but t h e shadow bad
C ra v e n did know. He w as In It up to
th e neck, th o u g h a fellow called Scru- r e t u r n e d "No. 1 left t h a t to my pal,"
to n did th e actu a l Job. S c ru to n got h e said. " H e did t h a t all r i g h t ! "
" T h e n 1 a d v is e you to go and do
fo u r te e n y e a r» —an d C rav en got o ur
old h o u se on th e r i v e r . ”
lik ew ise," re jo in e d his new friend with
"A nd fe ath ered It p r e t ty w ell!" said a g en ia lity Im possible to t a k e am iss
Toye, nod din g "Yes. I did h e a r th a t "I sh o u ld n 't w ond er, now, if t h e r e ’s
And I can tell you th e y d o n 't th in k so m e girl you left beh in d you.”
an y b e t t e r of him, In th e n e ig h b o r
C azalet sho ok his b ead
" N o n e who
hood, for going to live ri g h t th ere. But would look on h e rs e lf In th a t light,”
how did he stop th e o t h e r m a n 's h e I n t e rru p t e d .
It w as all he said,
m o u th , a n d — how do you k n o w ?"
b u t o n ce m o r s Toy# w a s re g a rd in g
" N e v e r m ind how 1 kn ow ." said C a­ him a s sh r e w d ly a s w hen th e night
zalet. " S c r u to n w as a frien d of mine, w as younger, an d th e l i tt le n e s s of the
th o u g h an o ld er m a n ; h e w as good world had not yet m a d e th e m confl
to me. th o u g h he w as a w ro n g ’un d a n t and boon com pan io n.
himself. H e paid for It— paid fo r tw o
E ig ht bells actu a lly s t r u c k before
— th a t I r a n say! But he w a s e n g a g e d t h e i r g r e a t ta lk ended a n d C azalet
to E th el C ra v e n a t t h e tim e, w a s go­ sw o re t h a t he m issed t h e " w a tc h e s
ing to be t a k e n in to p a r t n e r s h i p on aft, s i r ! " of t h e sailing-vessel ten
t h e i r m a rria g e , a n d you ca n p u t tw o y e a r s before
and tw o to g e t h e r for yo urself.”
" S a y ! " ex c la im e d Hilton Toye. knit
"Did she w ait for h im ? "
tin g his bro w s o v e r so m e n e b u lo u s rec
"A bout a s long as yo u'd e x p e c t of ollectlon of his ow n "I seem to hav e
th e b reed ! S h e w as h e r f a t h e r 's d au g h h e a r d of you a n d som e of y o u r y a rn s
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A Small World.
Cazalet »at up ao auddenly t h a t hla
head h it th e w oodwork o v e r th e upper
berth. Hla own voice »till ra n g In bis
a ta rtle d ear». He w on dered how much
h e had said, and how fa r It could have
carried above th e th r o b of th e liner's
screw s and th e m ig h ty pounding of
th e w ater a g a in s t h e r plates
And
th e n he re m e m b e r e d how he had been
left behind a t N aples, and rejoined th e
K a ise r F r i ts a t Genoa, only to find
th a t be no lo n g er had a cabin to hlm-
aelf.
A sniff assu red C azalet t h a t he w as
n e ith e r alone at th e m o m e n t n o r yet
th e only one a w a k e ; he pulled b ack
th e swaying c u rta in , and t h e r e on th e
se tte e s a t a m a n w ith a s tr o n g blue
chin and th e quizzical so lem nity of an
an im ated sphinx.
It w as bis c ab in c o m p an io n, an
A m erican n a m e d H ilton Toye. and
Cazalet a d d r e s s e d him w ith n erv o u s
fam iliarity .
"I say ! H av e I been ta lk in g In my
sleep?"
"W hy, y e s ! ” rep lied H ilton Toye,
and b ro k e Into a sm ile t h a t m a d e a
h u m an being of him.
C azalet forced a res p o n siv e grin
" W b a t did I sa y ? " he ask ed, w ith an
am u sed cu riosity a t va ria n c e with his
s h a k in g h e a d an d sh in ing fo rehead.
T o y e *jok mm In from crow n to
fingertips, with so m eth in g d eep behind
his kindly smile. "I Judge," said he,
"you w ere d re a m in g of so m e d r a m a
y o u’ve been seeing ashore, Mr. Caza
let.”
" D re a m in g !" said C azalet, w iping
bis face. "It w as a n ig h t m a r e !
I
m u s t have tu rn ed In too so on a f t e r
dinner. B ut I should like to know
w h a t I said ”
"I can tell you word for word. You
said, ‘H enry C r a v e n —d e a d !’ a n d th e n
you said, 'D ead—d e a d —H e n ry C r a ­
v e n ! ’ as If y o u’d got to h av e It both
w ay s to m a k e s u r e .”
•’I t’s tru e," said Cazalet, sh u d d e r in g
1 saw hint lying dead. In my d re a m ”
H ilton T o y e took a gold w atch from
hla w a istco at pocket
" T h i r te e n min
u tes to o n e In th e m o rn in g .” he said,
’ and now It’s S e p t e m b e r e ig h te e n th .
T a k e a n o te of th a t. Mr. C azalet. It
may be a n o th e r ca se of second sig h t
for your psychical r e s e a r c h society ”
"1 d o n ’t c a r e If It is.” C azalet w as
sm oking furiously.
’’Meaning It was no g re a t frien d you
d re a m e d was d e a d ? ”
"No friend at all. dead or a l i v e ! ”
"I’m kind of w o nd ering ,” said
Toye. win ding hla w atch slowly, "If
be s by way of being a friend of m ine
1 know a H enry C raven o v e r In Eng
la n d
Lives along th e river, dow n
K in g sto n way. tn a big house.”
"Called U p lan ds?"
"Yes, sir! T h a t ’s th e man. L ittle
world, Isn’t It?"
T h e m an In th e upper b erth had to
hold on as hla c u rt a in s sw u ng clea r;
t h e m a n tilted back on th e settee, all
a t t e n ti o n all th e time, was m ore th an
e v e r an effective foil to him
W ith ­
out th e kindly sm ite t h a t w en t as
quickly as It cam e. H ilton T oye was
som ber, su b tle an d d e m u re
C azalet
on th e o t h e r h an d, was of sa n g u in e
complexion an d im p etu o u s looks He
was tan n ed a rich bronze a b o u t th e
middle of th e face, but It b ro k e off
acro ss his fo reh ead like th e coloring
of a m e e rsc h a u m pipe.
Both m en
w ere In th e i r early prim e, an d each
MUCH P A T I E N C E IS R E Q U I R E D
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long aa four h o u rs w ithou t a sign of
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p e rs is t e n c e re w a rd e d by th e rev iv al of
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th e patient
P e rs o n If R esults Ara Slow.
S u b s t it u te for Alcohol.
N ever d e s p a ir, th e re fo re . A h u m an
T h e value of candy la recognized
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Don't give up until
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drowned to be th o ro u g h , m u s t t a k e an d you'll And th a t s u c c e s s will uau s o ld ie rs In F r a n c * a r e re p o r te d as
c o n s u m in g " p r o d ig io u s q u a n ti ti e s of
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s w e e t s .” A c a p ta in a* t h e fro n t with
mouth and n o atrtls of ph legm and
T h e S c h a e fe r o r p ro n a p re s s u re
th e B ritish a r m y r e p o r ts th a t the
mucus; aecond, th a ex pu lsio n of pot-
m e th o d Is now a c c e p te d th e world ov er
c a n t e e n has "flv* time* th e d e m a n d
aououe gaeea from th e lu e g a ; th ird
fo r s w e e ts th a t w as exp ected, an d one-
th e replacing of th a expelled g a s e s by
V arn ish as a B edbug Cure.
fifth t h e d e m a n d for b eer ” T h e Aus­
p u re oxygenated air; fourth, th e sttm
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a n d a p p ly w ith a p a in t brush, g e ttin g
norm al tem p eratu re to th e body
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knew b«fore t h a t s u g a r wtll reliev e
medical Journala to prove th a t life
f a t ig u e quickly an d give • s e n s e of
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Again, o p e ra to rs b a r s
Non* h o t Ik s hol« (tooorro Ik * h a ir
w ho s u t le r m e n ta l e xhau stio n.
before. D idn’t you sp end n ig h ts in a
log-hut m iles an d m iles from an y bu
m a n b e in g ? ”
It w a s a s th ey w ere tu r n in g !n at
last, b u t th e question spoiled a yawn
fo r C a z a le t.
" S o m e tim e s , a t o n e of o u r ou t-sta
tio n s ." said he, looking puzzled
“ I’ve se e n y o u r photograph , said
T oye, r e g a r d i n g blra w ith a m ore c riti­
c a l s t a r e . " B u t it w as w ith a beard.
"I had It off w hen I w as ash o re the
o t h e r d a y .” sa id Cazalet. “I alw ays
m e a n t to, befo re t h e end of th e voy­
a g e .”
"I see.
It w as a Miss M acn alr
sh o w e d m e t h a t p h o to g r a p h — Miss
B la n c h e M a e n a ir lives In a little house
d o w n t h e r e n e a r y o u r old h o m e
1
ju d g e h e r s Is a n o th e r old hom e t h a t s
b een b r o k e n up since y o u r day .”
“T h e y 'v e all g o t m a r rie d ." said C aza
let.
" E x c e p t Miss Blanche. You w rit«
to h e r so m e, Mr. C ax alet?”
" O n c e a y e a r — reg u larly . It w as a
p r e m is e . W e w ere kids to g e th e r," be
ex p lain ed , as he clim bed back Into
t h e u p p e r berth .
“G u e s s you w ere a lucky kid." said
th e voice below.
" S h e ’s one In a
t h o u s a n d , Miss B lan ch e M a c n a lr!"
C H A P T E R II.
Second Sight.
S o u th a m p to n W a t e r w as an o r n a ­
m e n t a l la k e d o tted w ith fairy lamps.
It w as a m i d s u m m e r night, lagging a
whole se a s o n behind Its fellows. But
a lr e a d y It w as so la te t h a t th e E nglish
p a s s e n g e r s on th e K a is e r F ritz had
a b a n d o n e d all th o u g h t of c a tc h in g the
la s t tr a in to London.
T hey t r a m p e d th e d eck In th e i r
noisy, shinin g, sho re-going bo o ts ; th e y
m a n n e d t h e rail In lazy In a r tic u la te
a p p re c i a ti o n of th e n o c tu r n e In blue
stippled w ith g reen an d red au d c o u n t­
less yellow lights. But A chilles tn his
t e n t w a s no m ore c o n sp ic u o u s a b s e n
te e t h a n C az a le t In his cabin a s th e
K a is e r F r i tz s t e a m e d s e d a te ly up
S o u th a m p to n W ater.
He had finished p a c k in g ; th e s t a t e ­
room floor w as Im p a s s a b le w ith the
b a g g a g e t h a t C azalet had w a n te d on
th e five w eek s' voyage.
T h e r e w as
scarcely room to sit dow n, b u t In w hat
t h e r e w as s a t C a z a le t like a soul in
to r m e n t. All th e v u lt u r e s of t h e night
before, of h i s d re a d f u l d r e a m , an d of
t h e poig n an t r e m in i s c e n c e s to w hich
his d re a m h a d led, m i g h t h a v e been
g n a w in g at his v itals as he s a t th e r e
w a itin g to set foot o n c e m o r e In th e
land from w hich a b i t t e r blow bad
driv en htm.
Yet th e b it te r n e s s m ig h t h a v e been
allayed by t h e c o n s c io u s n e s s t h a t he,
a t any rate, had t u r n e d It to a c c o u n t
It had been. Indeed, th e m a k i n g of
him ; t h a n k s to t h a t s t e r n In centive,
even som e of t h e sw e e ts of a d e s e r v e d
su ccess w e re a lr e a d y his. B ut th e r e
w as no hint of co m p la c e n c y In C a z a ­
l e t ’s clouded face a n d h eav y a tt it u d e .
H is face w as pale, e v en In t h a t tor-
rid zone b e tw e e n th e l a t i t u d e s p r o t e c t­
ed In th e bush by b e a rd a n d w id e­
aw ak e. And be ju m p e d to h is fe e t as
sudd enly a s th e screw s to p p e d for th e
first time. T h e s a m e t h i n g h a p p e n e d
again and yet a g a in , a s o fte n a s e v e r
th e e n g in e s p a u s e d b e fo re th e end
C azalet would s p r in g up an d w a tc h bis
s t a te ro o m d o e r w ith cle n c h e d fists and
h a u n te d e y e s
B ut It w as s o m e long
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p re s s e d dow n a n d r u n n i n g o v er, Mr.
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<TO R K C O N T I N U E D . !
NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS;
GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS
Portland—Wheat—Bluestem, $l.fl(
per bushel; fortyfold, $1.01; club,
99c; red Fife, 96c; red Russian, 96«
Hay—Eastern Oregon timothy, $i;
@ 17.60 per ton, valley timothy, $1 4 @
14.60; alfalfa, $17;^oats and vetch
$13.
Millfeed — Spot prices: Bran, $23
per ton; shortB, $26; rolled barley,
$29@30.
Corn—Whole, $35 per ton; cracked,
$36.
Vegetables — Artichokes, $1.10 per
dozen; tomatoes, California, $1.50@
1.75 per crate; cabbage, $1@1.60 per
cwt.; garlic, 15c per pound; peppers,
10@12}c; eggplant, 10@16c; sprouts,
8c; horseradish, 8Jc; cauliflower,
$1.76@2 per crate; celery, $4.75;
beans, 10@12c per pound; lettuce,
$2.50 per crate; peas, 8@10c per
pound.
Green Fruits—Pears, $1@1.50 per
box; grapes, $4 per barrel; cranber­
ries, $12.50 jier barrel.
Potatoes—Oregon, $1.50 per sack,
Yakimas, $1.50; sweets, $2.76@3 per
cwt.
Onions—Oregon, buying price, $1.50
f. o. b. shipping point.
Apples—Spitzenbergs, extra fancy,
$2.25; fancy, $2; choice, $1.26@1.50;
Jonathans, extra fancy, $1.60; fancy,
1.25; choice, $1; Yellow Newtowns,
extra fancy, $2; fancy, $1.75; choice,
$1 @ 1 .25; Baldwins, extra fancy,
$1.50; fancy, $1.26; chocie, $1; rus­
sets, orchard run, $1.
Eggs— Buying prices, Oregon ranch,
premium, 33c per dozen; No. 1, 30c;
No. 2, 26c; No. 3, 18c. Jobbing
prices; Oregon ranch, candled, 34@
36c.
Poultry—Hens, small, 16c pound;
large, 16c; small springs, 15@16c;
broilers, 18c; tukreys, live, 18@20c;
turkeys, dressed, choice, 26c; ducks,
12@16c; geese, 12@13c.
Butter — City creamery, cubes, ex­
tras, selling at 32c; firsts, 29c; prints,
and cartons, extra.
Prices paid to
producers: Country creamery, 25@
29c; butterfat, No. 1, 32c; No. 2, 29c.
Veal—Fancy, 12J@13c pound.
Pork—Fancy, 8jc pound.
Hops—1915 crop, 9@10}c pound.
Wool — Eastern Oregon, 18@25c;
valley, 25@26c; fall lambs’ wool, 25c;
mohair, Oregon, 28c pound.
Cascara bark—Old and new, 3}@4c
pound.
Cattle — Choice Bteers, $7.25@7.90;
good, $6.76@7; medium, $6.60@6.75;
choice cows, $5.60 @ 6.25; choice,
$5.50@6; medium, $4.75@5.25; heif­
ers, $4 @ 6.40; bulls, $2.60 @ 4.50;
stags, $3@5.25.
Hogs — Light, $6.50@6.90; heavy,
$5.60@5.90.
Sheep— Wethers, $6@7.25; ewes,
$4.25@6.30: lambs, $7@8.25.
Fish Market Short.
Tacoma—Fresh halibut is reported
scarce on the local market. Dealers,
however, expect regualr shipments to
begin and keep up after a week or so.
Receipts are far below the demand
and the hsh is going at 9c to 11c a
pound. What is being received is of
excellent quailty.
The shortage is
attributed directly to the fact that
fishermen laid off work during the holi­
days and after that the weather was
too stormy to permit them to make
any reasonable catches.
Salmon also .s reported scarce, with
not enough being obtained to accom­
modate the trade.
Steelheads and
Alaska kings are the only varieties
received. The steelheads are being
caught in the Columbia and other
Northwest rivers, in the Grays Harbor
and Puget Sound districts. The kings
come from Alaska.
Butter remains at the advanced
prices and is very firm, say jobbers, at
33(d.34c a pound. No change either
way is expected for some time. Prac­
tically no Oregon butter is being re­
ceived, but what little does come in ia
moving out at 32c a pound.
Ranch eggs are a bit easier, dealers
setting prices down at 34(tt36c a dozen
to encourage sales, they say.
The local produce market shows no
change. The boards are well supplied
and dealers are doing a good business.
Solid Alcohol Fuel.
T h e raw fuel, solid alcohol, la a
helpful m e a n s of en jo y in g hot bev ­
e r a g e s and m e a ls when out of doo rs
Special s*.iall sto v e s a r e c o n s t r u c te d ,
u n d e r which can be b u rn e d th e sm all
c o n ta i n e r of solid alcohol. T h is needs
only to be lig h ted w ith a m atch and T e n P e r C e n t M o r e A p p le s T h a n 1916.
t h e flame ta put out by placing the
Washington, D. C.—The country’s
c o v e r o v e r t h e can
It ta hot fuel
store of apples on January 1 was about
a n d e n a b le s th a o u td o o r e r to cook a
10 per cent larger than it was a year
chop. eggs, o r h e a l w a t e r for coffea,
ago.
A statement issued by the de­
beef tea. c a n n e d soup, e tc
No L o n g er L ive O ver th e Shop.
U v tr.g over th e sh o p la no longer
t h e c u s to m with th e g re a t W est end
tradesmen*, th e y sleep in th e o u te r
suburbs
U n« of th « very last is
t h r e a t e n e d with disp ossession by the
s aie of th« A rundell e s t a t e
For more
th a n a c e n tu r y g e n e r a t io n s of Lam
b erta h av e stu ck to th e fam ous shop
in C o v e n try s tr e e t, dealing id it 4t
s i lv e r s m i th s by day ao d sleeping over
It by n tg b L — London Chronicle.
K no w led g e 1« a ca ll to a c tio n ; an
in s ig h t t a t s th # way o f perfection 1« a
call to p e rf e c tio n .—N ewm a*.
partment of agriculture said this waa
true despite the fact that the supply
decreased 12 per cent during Decem­
ber. The figures show that 3,381,000
barrels and 3,049,000 boxes of apple*
j comprised the country’s apple supply
the first of the year.
Ice Harvest Is Begun.
North Powder, Or. — The Pacific
Fruit Express company began harvest­
ing its annual ice crop thia week,
which will give employment to 160 to
200 men and several teams at this
point. A. Lund also has a crew of
men cutting and shipping from his ie*
pond here to La Grand«, Or., and other
points.