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b Between Two fires By ANTHONY HOPE "A wise man will make mora opportunities than be find." Francis Uacon, CHAPTER XVII. (Continued.) Thers wii lu the room. ss perhaps might be eipected. a wash.ug stand. Tbia article waa of tha description ona orten sees; abora tha level of tha atand Itself thers rose a wooden ereen to tha height of two feet and a half, covered with pret against ma at headquarters. Hut In any cum I bar resolved to forego tba per sonal advantage that might accrue to ma from my conduct. President McGregor haa made a atrong representation to ma that the schemes of General Whlttlngham. If DubliclT known, would, however un ty tiles, 'he presumable object being to justly, prejudice tha credit 01 ure protect the wall paper. I never aaw a land, and ba appealed to ma not to give mora Innocent looking bit of furniture; It particulars to tha world. In mattera eucn might have atood in a lady's dressing as these, Jones, we cannot bs guided solely tu stisimrlm went un to It and I he selfish, considerations. alid It gently on one side; It moved In a I 'Heaven forbid, air!" said Jones, much groove ! Then aha pressed a spot In the moved. wall behind, and a email piece of It rolled aaide. disclosing a keyhole. "He's taken the key. of course." ahe aalrl. "W'm must break It own. Who's got a hammerT" Tool were procured, snd. working un' tp tha Kiynnrina's directions, after a good deal of trouble, we laid bare a neat litiU ufe embedded in the wall. Thla safe waa legibly Inscribed on tha outside, "Hnrglar's Puzzle." We, however, were not afraid of making a noiae, ana it only nimled in for ten minutes. When nneneH it revealed a Oolconda ! There lay In securities snd caab no lesa than f.00,000! We am Med at one another. "O aad revelation," I remarked. "Hoary old foil" aald the Colonel, No wonder the harbor worka were nn remunerative In their early stages. The President must have kept them st a Tery earlv staire. "What are you people np to?" cried Ca rr. Rank hurirlarv. mi dear boy," I re oiled, and we retreated with our spoil. "Now." aald I to the Colonel, "what are vou roing to do?" "Why. what do you think. Mr. Mar tin?" interposed the Signorlna. "He's solns to give you your money, snd divide the reat with his sincere friend, Christins Nugent." "Well, I suppose so." said the Colonel "Hut It atrikes me you are making a good thing of thia. Martin." ".My dear Colonel," said I. "a bargain Is a bargain, and where would you have been without my money?" The Colonel made no reply, but handed me the money, which I liked much better. I took the $.T-,0,000 and said: Now I can face the world, an honest man." The Signorlna laughed. "I am glad," she aald, "chiefly for poor old Jmies' aake. It'll take a load off his mind." The Colonel proceeded to divide the re mainder into two little heaps, one of which he pushed over to the Signorlna. She took it gaily, anying: "Now I alinll make curl papers of half my bond, and I shall rely on the what do you call It? the Provisional govern ment to pay the rest. You remember about the house?" "I'll ace about that soon," said the Colonel impatiently. "You two seem to think there's nothing to do but take the money. You forget we've got to make our positions safe." "Kxactly. The Colonel's government must be carried on," said I The Signorlna did not catch the allu sion. She yawned, and said: "Oh, then I shall go. Rely on my loy alty, your excellency." She made him a courtesy and went to the door. A a I opened It for her she whispered, "Horrid old bear! Come and see me, Jar'k,"'and so vanished, carrying off her dollars. I returned and sat down opposite the Colonel. "I wonder how ahe knew about the washing stand?" I remnrked. "Reentiae Whittinghnni was fool enough to tell her," said the Colonel testily. Then we settled to business. This un ambitious tale does not profess to be a complete history of Aureutnlnnd, and 1 will apnre my readers the recital of our discussion. We decided at last that mat ters were still so critical, owing to the President's escae, that the ordinary forms of law ami constitutional govern ment must be temporarily suspended. The chamls-r was not in session, which made this course easier. The Colonel was to be proclaimed President and to assume su preme power under martial law for some weeks, while wc looked about us. It was thought better that my name should not appear ofiVinlly, but I agreed to take In hand, under his supervision, all matters relating to finance. "We can't pay the Interest on the real debt." he said. "No," I replied; "you must issue a no flee, setting forth that, owing to (ieneral Whittingham'a malversations, payments must be temporarily suspended. Prom lee it will be all right later on." "Very good," said he; "and now I shall go and look up those officers. I must keep them in good temper, and tha men. too. I (hall give 'era another ten thousand." "Generous hero!" said I, "and I shall go and restore this cash to my employ era," CHAPTER XVIII. It wss twelve o'clock when I left the Golden Mouse and strolled quietly down to Liberty street. The Isrger part of the soldiers bsd been drswn off, but a couple or companies still sept guard in the PI asis. Ths uausl occupstlons of Ufa were going on amid a confused stir of sscits ment, and I ssw by the interest my ap pearance aroused thst some part st least of my share In the night's doings bsd leaked out. The Uasette bsd published special edition, In which It hailed the advent of freedom, snd, while lauding Me Jregor to the skies, bestowed a warm commendation on the "noble Englishman who, with a native love of liberty, had taken on himself the burden of Aureata land in her hour of travail." The meta phor struck me aa Inappropriate, but the sentiment was most healthy; and when I finally beheld two officers of police aitting on the Head of a drunken man for toast ing the falling regime, I could say to my elf, ss I turned Into the bsnk, "Order reigns in araaw." Genera! assent bsd proclaimed a an pension of commerce on this suspicious day, anj I found Jones aitting Idle snd 111 st ease. I explained to him ths state of affairs, showing how the President's dishonorable scheme had compelled me, In the Interests of the bsnk, to take a more or less sctlve psrt In ths revolution. It waa pathetic to bear him bewail the Til lainy of the man be had trusted, snd when I produced the money, he blessed ne fervently, snd at once proposed writ ing to the directors a full account of the matter. "They are bound to vote you sn honors rium. sir." he said. "I don't know, Jones." I replied. "I tin afrsij liters is a certain prejudice "I have, therefore, consented to restrict myself to a confidential communication to the directors; they must Judge how fsr they will pass It on to ths shareholders. To the world at large I shsll say nothing of ths second loan; and I know you will oblige me by treating thla money as ths product of resllxationa in the ordinary course of business. The recent diaturb ancee will quite account for so large a sum being called In." I don't quite see how I can arrange thst." Ah, yon are overdone," said I. "Leave It sll to me. Jones." And this I persuaded bim to do. In fact, he was so relieved at seeing the money bsck that os was easy 10 oeai with; and If be suspected anything, bs waa overawed by my preaent exalted po sition. He sppesred to forget what could not, that ths President, no doubt atlll possessed that fatal cable! After lunch I remembered my engage ment with the Signorlna, and, putting on my hst, wss bidding farewell to bus! ness, when Jones said : There's a note just come for you sir. A little boy brought It while you were out st lunch." He gave It to me a little dirty envel ope, with an Illiterate scrswi. I opened it carelessly, but as my eye fell on the President's hand, I started In smaiement. Ths note wss dated "Saturday From on board Ths Songstress, and ran as fol lows : Dear Mr. Msrtln I must confess to bsving underrated your courage and abili ties. If you cars to put them at my di poasl now, I will accept them. In ths other event, I must refer you to my pub lic announcement. In any case It may be uaeful to you to know that McGregor designs to marry Signorlna Nugent, fear that on my return It will be hardly consistent with my public duties to spars your life (unless you accept my present offer), but I shsll alwsys look bsck to your acquaintance with pleasure. I have, if you will allow me to aay so, seldom met a young man with such natural gifts for finance and politics. I shall anchor five miles out from Whlttlngham to-night (for I know you have no ships), and If you join me, well and good. If not, I shall consider your decision Irrevocable. Believe me, dear Mr. Martin, faithfully yours. MARCUS W. WHITTINGHAM. President of the Republio of Aureata- iand." The President's praise wss grateful to me. Hut l d.d not see my way to fall In with his views. Hs said nothing sbout ths money, but I knew well that Its re turn would be a condition of any alliance between us. Again, I was sure that he also "designed to marry the Signorlna," and if I must have a rival on the spot I preferred McGregor In that capacity. Lastly, I thought that sfter all there is a decency in things, and I had better stick to my party. I did not, however, tell McGregor about the letter, merely send ing him a line to say I bad beard that be had better look out. This done, I resumed my Interrupted progress to the Signorina'a. When I was shown in, she greeted me kindly. "I have had a letter from the Presi dent," I said. "Yes," said she, "he told me he had written to you." "Why, have you heard from him?" "Yes, just a little note. He la rather cross with me. Are yon going over to him going to forsake me?" "How can you ask me? Won't you aliow me your letter, Christina? No, John.' she answered, mimicking my Impassioned tones. "I may steal the President's savings, but I respect his confidence." You know what he aays to ma about McGregor?" "Yes," said the Signorlna. "Rut. curi ous to relate, the Colonel has just been nere himself and told me ths same thing. The Colonel has not a nice way of mak ing love, Jack not so nice ss yours nearly." Thus encouraged I went and aat down by her. I believe I took her hand. "You don't love him?" "Not st all," ahe replied. "I like you very much. Jack," ahs said, "and It's very sweet of you to bsve made a revolution forme. It waa for me, Jack?" "Of course It was, my darling," I promptly replied. "But you know, Jack, I don't see how were much better off. Indeed, In a way It's worse. The President wouldn't let anybody else merry me, but he wsan't so peremptory as ths Colonel. The Colo- nei oeciares ne will marry me this day "Ws'll see about that," said I. savant. "Another revolution. Jack?" asked the Signorlna. -iou needn't Isugh at me," I aald sulk ily. "Poor boy! What are we Idyllic lor ers to do?" "I don't believe you're a bit In earn est." xes, i am. Jack now." Then she went on. with a sort of plsyful pity, "Look at my savage, jealous Jack. It's pleasant while "It laata ; try not to be orosen-Bearted If It doesn't last " "If you love me, why don't you come wun me out of thla sink of inlonltv?" "Run sway with you?" she asked with open anmsement. "Io you think that we re tha sort of people for a romantic elopement? I am very earthy. And so are you, Jack dear, nice earth, but earth. Jack." There was a good deal of truth In this remsrk. We were not an ideal pair for love in a cottage. "Yea," I said. "I'ts got no money." "I've got a little money, but not much. I've been paying my debts," she added proudly. I bsven t been even doing thst. And I'm not quite equal to purloining that s.dai.iasi. -e must wait. Jack. Hut this I will promise : I 11 never marry ths Colonel. If It comes to thst or running away, ws'll run sway. "And Whlttlngham?" The Signorlna for once looked grave, You know him." she said "Think whst be made you do! and you're not a weak man, or I shouldn't be fond of you. ! Jack, you muat keep him away. fjy" fVl AfTlfF) a I tihe was quits agitated ; and It was en CTall V) lA yJiXWiz'l' jS I mere tribute to the President's powers Tb)rTM thst he should exert so strange an Influ- M ' V. -A I ., .,...h . n.nire. I'was burning LV3 l-tsIL'' n rrVtXflrTPsl 1 'iii-- .v. Made Easy An easy method of fl",u n,ow' w,th otlwr t,'8U U ,,roveJ uI"'rlor' straw from the tbrashT or with hay when partly full Is si follow: Ften a puller on a rafter ttl. beyond beam. Nail two wide boards C on the si a to ssk her more sbout nerseir sna iue President, but I could not while ahe was distressed. And when I bsd comforted ber, she resolutely declined to return to the subject. "No. go ewsy now," she said. "Think how we are to checkouts our two Presi dents. And. Jsck. whstever nsppens, got you back the money. I've done you some good. So be kind to me. I'm not very much sfrsld of your hesrt bresklng. You bsve plenty of uaeful things to oc cupy your time." At last I accepted my diamlaaal, and w.lked off. mr hsDDiness considersbly damped by ths awkward predieswent In hih .food, riearir McGregor meant business: and at thla moment McGregor Uam for the bundle to slide upon. . .it now.rfnl. If hs kent the reins, 1 Tlla n . . hook upon one should lose my love. If the President ...m. hack, a worse fsts still threatened. Buppoelng It were possible to carry off the Signorlna, which 1 doubted very much, where were we to go to? And would she corns? On the whole, 1 did not think she would come. (To be continued.) END OF THE LUCY WALKER. . . i ussikint Rare the Mississippi! that !' I Maay Lives. Pa sln if the place a few day a where this noted Cherokee Indian used to live, we were reminded of the history nnd traetc death of the man, Joe auu. who was the most noted Cherokee of his time, says the Fort Gibson Post He used to live about three miles belo.v Fort Gibson, oniwslte the mouth of Rayou Manard. on the opposite side of the Arkausus Rlrer. He owned 600 slaves. 300 of whom were men. He bad thousands of acres Lisas Nltroer. Every gardener like to use stlra ulatlng fertilizer to hurry the cropi along. For this purpom nitrate of soda aiid sulphate of ammonia are most fre quently employed. Nltmifeu Is the ele ment chiefly sought and all know means of obtaining It i-heuply hav Iwa tested. Lately much Interest hu been shown In lime nitrogen or culclum cyanamld. The results of recent eiperl ments with this fertiliser Indicate high value for It In some tests It hu shown otily 80 per cent of the effec tiveness of nitrate of soda while In Lime nitrogen seems to be harmful If placed In direct coutact with the seeds or roots of plants. It should pre ferably be mixed with the soil and ap plied from eight to fourteen days be fore seeding. It will then greatly has ten the growth and maturity of gar den plants. Some gardeners bar found that It Is best to mix the lime nitrogen with the soli five to ten Inches below the surface. The best result have been obtained by mixing; the fer tlllzer with twice Its weight of dry soil before applying. Lime nitrogen should not be applied nt a greater rate than 133 to 270 pounds per acre. roa riijiwo THg mow. lave Pslllaar Leave. When the leaves begin to fall, do not burn them. Save all of tlicui. They make the humus that by and by be comes soil, and Is of Immense value In all Its stages of change. The most Ir rational work ever done by a human being Is to take what nature has spent the whole summer In creating for htm and throw it hack Into its elemental conditions. These leaves are nature' enu, is piaeeu under ami arouuu m contribution, and ber very best con Straw aim fastened. in uuuuiv r hut on in man'a woh th. Tliev are of land, many cattle and horses some tnen ftea by at D. When It naturally spread all over the lawns being racing stock. He owned the first rencuea tne t0 ( u swings In and each map na n tvlntite nrntfvHInn nn1 ... . i -i . I . . . . .. " ' steamtoal mat came up iu '- Is lowered Into the mow. It can men after tnpy uave necompllshed that mis. . sn a. nil I. nn sKa I 'nl f Ai 1 I. . m a. I mver to ton uiueuu, u w "'" i be Maced where wanted ana untast- , ih .k.i i . m, state government nau a n 1 eneo. Tills dev c li very uanay ana n,t nt h.,m... a. . .,t f ,i,. I - - I j -', w. iiuiiiuoi sm e aui-i vv sawv stin? to this place to supply uie mrge arr- aaveg njUCD tlma son then stationed here. This boat was named the Lucy Walker, and In those days was noted for ber speed. She ran between Fort Gibson and lower Missis slppl porta, even to New Orleans, carry lug passengers and freight. Vann was a strange Indian, unlike any known before or since, ana was known as "dead game sport," opea hearted, brave and generous to a fauit He was good to all his slaves and they liked him and would obey him In any thing. He won and lost large sums on horse-racing and gambling, but It was all the same to bim, for he kept up his end of the sport at all times and sea sons. This was along the 30's and 40's, not long after the Cherokees took pos session of the country. Vann bad one fault, which ultimate ly caused his tragic death. He could not brook a boasting rival and would not take a "dare." hlle his steam boat had no rival for speed on the Ar kansas River, from Its mouth at the Mississippi to Little Rock and Fort Gibson, there were two or three on the Mississippi Rlrer, between St Louis and New Orleans. One of these boats, said to be the fastest on the river, at tempted to pass him on the way down, Vann had a crew of thirty negroes, said to have no superiors on the river. He told the boys that the Lucy Walker must be kept ahead, no matter at what cost An allowance of grog was given to each, and all promised to stand up to the work. The rival boat was gain ing on them. The usual fuel failed to give sufficient speed. Vann went around nd told the hands to gather up every thing that would burn. Tar and bacon ere thrown Into the furnace and soon the Lucy Walker was forging ahead of her rival. Timbers of the boat creaked and groaned. The furnace was red hot The boilers were seething and fontn- ng. The hent was terrific. Tho pas sengers, of whom there were about 1.10, iccntne alarmed, hut Vann was cool as cucumber. He told his negro crew that they would bent the rival boat or 11 go to hndes together, and they prom- sed to stand by hlni. About that time there was an awful explosion and there was nothing pft of the Lucy Walker but scattered frag ment. Most of the -crew were blown to atoms, besides about forty passen gers dead and nearly all more or less Injured. Vann's body was found hor ribly mangled. Knew Ilia Baalaeea. Crltlcns I have only one fault to find with this rural scene. DeAulier What Is thnt? Crltlcus Why In the name of com- nion sense did you palut those cows blue? I'eiuoer sjn. mat s all right The models I used were from the blue-grass section of Kentucky. Oae Wamaa's War. Husband Why do you encotirae. that Mrs. Tattles to keep calling so of ten i is it because you enjoy hearing iinfuuore uisea snout? Wife Oh. no, but when she la h.M t know she Isn't somewhere else talking Mara at Hlsa Miss Mugley The Idea of his calling me homely. I may not be very pretty but I'm certainly not as homely as he Miss Pert-No, dear, but that's slm ivu ne nigger tuaa you. Phil- nuvipuia i-uDiic Ledger. A Mother Tlewpolat. Chplelghl.w-eyah awortt V I til fhnaA aaasar- l a ...... uuwiu naseball play- fill niirtrhA 1 - r touatlqne I suppos, not There "" "nt even baseball play, ers won't stand for. 'rTTlaT ." the Frenchman, that you have no duel. lk. w, have In France?" "We are all such good shots." .. swered the American, "that w Jm h sure to hit each other. A.?. li,!- full- .. unreliable tn oth;r ' m eigni years the nka, Japan Macaroni Wheat. Grant Robinson of St Paul, Minn., has purchased -10,000 acres of land In Presidio county, Texas, which he will devote to the culture of macaroni wheat on a scale the largest ever at tempted In the world. Extensive prep arations are now going forward for the consummation of the plans of the capitalist Seed for planting will be brought to this country from the Vol ga region of Russia. The field will be cultivated on the very latest and most Improved method of wheat fanning. Monster stake plows will he utlllied In breaking up the land ; In fact, all of the latest typtts of farming machinery will be used on the plantation. Mr. Robinson proposes to have the largest and best tuinaged wheat farm In the world. lis sill build a system of tenant houses snd supply the wants of his laboring men from a commissary. A school will be built for the children of the laboring men, as well as church es, etc. The farm Is near Valentine, accessible to the railroad, and has proven under test! to be admirably adapted to the culture of macaroni wheat theni too completely off the lawns. The leaves you do take Instead of burning, use for banking up buildings, for that will save coal ; to cover or bank around plants; for stable bedding; or on the floors of henhouses, and In rooms where the bena may scratch during the winter. Good Poaltry Feeder. Get a flat, empty grocery box and cut section out of It, as shown In II lustration. Nail a strip of thin board over the beveled portion and set the affair against the wall. Here you have a self-feeding box In which can be put grit, bone, charcoal or grain. One or two partitions put In before cutting out the beveled section would make two or three compartments, In which population Cold Storaveior Farmers. Putting flrst-oJ'ss apples In cold stor age for sale Id late winter or early spring, Is usually very profitable, sny Farming. Other fruit and farm pro ducts may also be stored to advantage. The expense of a cold storage plant precludes Its use by most fruit grow ers. Co-operation among farmers will sometimes be possible along this line. Granges and other farmers' organiza tions may do educational and practical work also. But available for every farmer are the' refrigerator plants now found In almost every city. Rooms or space may he rented as one needs. Gen erally It Is best to store In the city where It Is Intended to sell, that the produce may lie on the ground In case of an advantageous market Many a grower of fine fruit would be dollars ahead by availing himself of cold stor age facilities. BELT rXEDINO BOX. two or three of the articles could be kept at the same time. This Is the easiest possible way to make a self- feeding box. Have the top or cover part of the box slanting, so that the fowls cannot roost on it Sheep Shearing; Table. Make a table with a hollow ton, on which to lay the sheep. On each side of the board hav a strap or rope with a snap hook to hold kicking sheep. The SHlASiHO IBttr. Value of Farm Animals. The Lepartment of Agriculture hns published a statement of the number and the value of farm animals. There are over a billion and a' half dollars' worth of horses In the United States, and the total value of all live stock amounts to $3,(mo,3.so,4 13. The humble mule lends all other animals In average value per head. Tho detailed list of clusses Is as follows: Farm Av. price Animals. No. per liead. alue. Horses . . ,18.71S,n78 I H0.72 si.rmi.MMti.nns Mules 3.404, (Mil HX.31 .1.14. list)..'.-.'!; Milch cowell,7!','i,Ki'l imi.44 Other cattle.47.iMl7.ii. 15 S 74U.17l.7oli Hheep . . . .MM1M1.HIU 17!Ur.ll.144 Hugs Bl',lU,47 0.18 Si'l,M0,71 No Grata la I he Orrhard. There are ninny ways of caring for an orchard. We work our hind In corn as long as jiosmIIiIc, In order to culti vate the trees and keep the land cleun. This Is to prevent us being troubled by rabbits. Where there are no trees or grass we can put the richness back Into the soil with clover. If tne Ianu is rich this clover may be cut for hay, If poor, It should be left and turned un der to enrich the land aa much as pos slble. Never plant any of the small grains In the orchard. Growth Is the most necessary Item for the young trees. T. II. Todd, Missouri. Harvey J. O'HIgBlua' "Dona Dreams," It Is said, will prove altogeth er different from anything he has be fore published. It Is the romance of a Canadian lad, "a lover, a poet, a gen tie solitary," who seeks his fortune In New York. Ilohemlan New York Is described; and the characters liniude a gifted and visionary dramatist. prominent manager, a clever and flip pant dramatic critic and "the most beautiful woman on the American stage." The mere statement that the sister o A. Conun Doyle hns herself written detective story Is enough to arou-te pub lic curiosity, aside from the mystery of the plot Itself. Here Is an opportunity for a family test of the comparatlv fertility. In certain directions, of man's and a woman's mind. "The Se cret of the Moor Cottage," by II. Rip ley Cromarsh, who Is none other than the sister of A. Conan Doyle, Is an nounced for Immediate publication. This tale of mystery and adventure a might be expected when written by the sister of A. Conan Doyle naturally In volves a detective, who, although not a professional one, discovers hlmse In a situation where he Unds It ilcslra ble, for various reasons, to seek a solu tlon of the puzzle which surrounds hi in. He tells the story himself, with a sup plementary narrative by one of the oth er characters of the story for the dual clearing up of the mystery. The announcement that Henry George, Jr., author of "The Menace of Privilege" and other books dealing with social conditions, has turned novelist la only less Interesting than the state ment that bis story, which Is shortly to be published, Is In a measure founded on the career of bis father. The re mark has often been made, with even more Justice than usual In such cases, that the life story of the elder Henry George reads like a romance. No one can be better aware of this than his son, who has seized on some of the most striking and dramatic episodes In his life as the basis for his novel. "The Romance of John Ralnbrldge" Is de scribed as a tale of a young luwyer of high Ideals who enters politics for the purpose of fighting the private owner ship of privileges In the public high ways. It Is John Ralnnriilges pity for the multitude who suffer at the bauds of privilege and his self-consecration to tho task of fighting the evil that recall most forcibly the characteristics In the author's father. Other characters In the hook are said to be more or less ac curately drawn from living models, and the setting Is a faithful representation of the Inner circles of present-day po litical life. The Isthmian Cunnl C-omiulsKlon has decided to call for bids to build the Panama Canal by contract The suc cessful bidder will be required to take over all the work of construction, In cluding any contracts that may bare tx-en made for the employment of Cbl neHe lulxir. The commission's principal reason for this change of plan Is the labor problem, as It Is believed that the private contractor will be less bnuiier ed by government red tajie In solving It Nevertheless the commissioners In sist that the government wilt not relin quish the resiionslhlllty for the con struction work. The contract will tie made with one Individual or corjMira tlon, which, however, may be composed of several sulwontructors, each of whom will be expert In some particular branch of the work. The -companies bid ding must bare a capitalization of $3,0(10,000 over all debts and Incum brances, and the successful bidder must furnish a bond of $3.imni,(kh). The com- jH'nsatlon to the contractor will lie on the iercentage plan, and to the lowest bidder the contract will be awarded. the total cost of the Job being estimated by a board of engineers, two of whom will be appointed by the bidder and three by the government. The compe tition Is not limited to American bid ders. Chairman Shouts says that It would take many years for the govern ment to get an adequate force of com- Ietent engineers and experts, because these men are now controlled by the lending contractors of the United States. Consequently It Is a short cut to utilize the trained forces of the best construction companies. GOOD SHOES FOR THE ARMY. Bole Ram Sees that Ilia Soldiers Have Proper Footwear. "Uncle Sam keeps well In mind the saying 'A man Is not well dressed un less he wears a good pair of shoes,'" said a government lniector, "for he takes care that the army Is fitted out Itb the most comfortable and nattiest of footwear. "To be sure, he does not go In for upper Jawed, flaring soles, or twisted, ugly toes, but he provides the finest of leuther and Insists that the boots for his soldiers shall be well made. His In spectors look after the shoes at every rocess lu their manufacture and any short cut of leather or negligently placed nails that might result In corns or sore feet ore fluted out with con demning fingers and the boots are thrown aside. The lemon postcard Is the latest Hundreds of thousands of the cards bearing the picture of a wrinkled old lemon hare been sold already. The picture postcard craze Is now at Its worst The summer's crop Is In. From every quarter of the civilized globe they hare been flying all summer In inllllous. The business has grown to staggering proportions. New York la the seat of the trade, and dealers esti mate thnt one person In every eight tuys a picture jiostal every day. There re 80,i0 stores In the United States bundling them at present where three years ago there were not a nunured. it has frequently been remarked during recent years that the art and practice jf letter writing have passed away, nd the picture postal has helped on this tendency. People write lex than they ever did, and yet they keep their friends at home posted as to their itinerary during a long trip better than they ever did before. The picture postal tells a story. Thut Is why It is so popular. An Interesting bulletin recently Is sued by the Department of Agriculture is designed to show how the cost of producing a crpp may be accurately recorded. The report Is bused uixn ex- icrlments marie In Minnesota, where a lurge number of farmers co-operated by making dally record of every cent sjient for Implements, seeds, materials, labor, L'te. Thus the figures represent the work of practical, everyday farmers In the act of producing crops for profit Taking hurley as an example, the cost nf production Is Itemized under the heads seed value, cleaning seed, plow ing, dragging, seeding, cutting, twine. shocking, stacking nnd threshing, de preciation of iniiiiil:iery and laud rent al. The figures represent the average nf nil farms In the groun. the final "Once In a while the style in army , flKllre .I18 the cost per acre. The bul- leafisii far Plaata, The ordinary concentrated lye Is Taasa at poa ' t The farmer h.. in scolded, shamed and thorough!. i...ted for not tak- i, nas Increase,! e. c. Ins bettor . . ..,im. and with 0 to over in2tUm T J' ... , ww " " V " "" - to i i,. , "uuior of , ,"UI I'oor cm"" factories has Increased by 001. hollow top places the sheep at a dlssd- "atoge In trrln. et no. ThU table la also very handy In tagging sheep ; nMf cu.tUj soda, which la cheaper -" meaning bogs, as tne water win tban ooush. gods lye makes bard ran through the Hats and will keep tb an1 potash lye soft soap. Soap- nogs much cleaner. suds from soft soap makes a valuable Sawi. a.7.ak. fertiliser, but soda soapsuds are not Early spinach i. seeded In the fall, considered valuable, except for celery The ground should k. nlowed and made I and sanaragus, which are always bene- One, plenty of well-rotted manure ap-' nted by soda In any form. The use of 1'iieu, and the seed sown In rows about any kind of soapsuus is nenencui in iu inenes apart, which should be done assisting to liberate plant rooa in the wun a seed drill having small roller ,oii, however. cover and nrMa the earin on me -h. a-,r,t of isrriM. "is, the depth of planting the seeds Tne BUIcrlorlty of butter made In helng abont half an inch. The seed j)enmri, g known the world over should be sown before cold weather npre butter Is sold. Many Investlga- sets In. When the plants are up let tl . 0e pnnlsh methods have been them grow until the ground la frosen, mH,e and the conclusion Is that clean sna then cover mith straw, which ,,nu i. the secret of the success of should be removed esrly In the spring. tQ- panisb dairyman In making but " pmscn is a very brdy plsnt ana is tep seldom In oy coin. SM.dle.a" Aaola. Fewer ti r.ssderes. According to Professor Van Denian, Not so man. Kes are foundered .n attempt Is being made to bavo the nowadays as there used to bs. Horses p,t nice department Issue a fraud sm zoimdered by overfeeding, reea'ng order sgsinsi iue promoters oi uie so when heated. .red when boated, called "seedless apple." It Is claimed high living ,,,,1 nn .icrclse, overJrlv- that this apple Is of very Inferior qual- Ing and stiddeni. eoollr, sfter tbe ity, sr.d Is an old variety, originating In Hood has been n.nslly bested. Vlrgluls. snd generally considered of - -' - i i fci n0 COIiWUriVlllI .inc. A Ilea's Vork. During the lifetime of a healthy hen she will lay from 3oO to M0 eggs. Her best laying capacity Is during her see- ond year. j come, nnd bad butter continues to go. shoes changes and then a big batch of shoes will be thrown on the market which merchants eagerly gobble up. The man who buys those shoos will not get a new style army shoe, but he gets the finest shoe on the market for blgli erude leuther and good workmanship. "Tbe United States army marching shoe of to-day has a cap and Is a shoe for a man to 1 proud of. The cap Is not only over the toe but across uie heel and It gives Just that touch of or namentation which the well-dressed man likes. Ita sole Is only moderately heavy and the leather Is the best box calf. It Is eight and a half Inches high. It has five eyelets at the bottom of the lacing, then Ave hooks and ct the top of the shoe Is another eyelet a comni nation of fastenings which has been tried out and found to be the best for getting the shoe on quickly and for strength. "Tbe garrison shoe Is built on similar lines, only It la six and a half Inches blgh and baa a plain toe. Some of them have caps at toe and heel, but for the most part tbey are plain. "Contrary to popular belief. Uncle Sam does allow his soldier boys to wear a low shoe or oxford, although It Is never worn on the march. Tbey are more for undress and are made of dongola kid and are called gymnasium hoes, K last's Female Had? Oaard. The King of Slam hns a bodyguard of four hundred female wsrrlors. At the age of 13 they enter the royal ser vice and remain In It until they are i!5, when tbey pass Into the reserve. Their weapon Is the lance and they are splen didly trained In the use of It Camel'a Carrying C'aaaelty. A camel can easily carry a weight of one thousand pounds on lu back, about four times as much as a horse can carry, me camei negins work at tbe age of 4 and la useful for half a cen tury. The horse, as a rule, la nearly played out at tbe age of 13. Tha Mark Raker. , "I suppose," said the volcano, bitter ly, "thst I will never be approved b good society because I am continually exjioslng the underworld." Raltlmore American. Investigate aud you will find that Jealousy sends more people to Insane asylums than any other thing. It wl even do up drink In making a record. letiu shows how these statistics may nld In preparing for a system of crop rotation. ; - The Commissioner of Internal Rev enue hns Issued regulations controlling the manufacture of denatured alcohol and Its uses, pursuant to an act of Con gress which goes Into effect June 1, 1907. The Commissioner says there will be two classes of alcohol, first, that which Is completely denatured, which will pass Into general use and be pur chased without limitation, as against private consumers; and. secondly, spe cially denatured alcohol. In which the material demanded by the needs of manufacturing Interests will be regard ed. Denatured alcohol will supplant a large consumption of wood alcohol, and the price, It la believed, will not be more than 25 cents per gallon. Tbe de naturing process will have to be accom plished on the premises where the dis tilling Is done. In specially designated bonded warehouse. . Acting Secretary Newberry of the navy has approved tbe verdict of ac quittal In the case of Capt Comly and Lieut Tressy, who were tried oa charges growing out of the collision be tween their ships, the Alabama and tbe Illinois. The audden recalling of Brig. Gen. Funston from Havana after It waa sutv posed that he would command the first expedition of troops In Cuba Is now understood to have been made at the suggestion of Secretary Taft, because runston was distasteful to the former Cuban relsds. Funston was an officer of the Insurgents before the Spanish wsr, and tlie leaders of the recent Insurrection any he deserted because h could not stand for the butcheries) of prisoner of war. After a conference with Secretary Interior Hancock. Monday, president Roosevelt decided that there should be no further delay In the withdrawal from settlement of all public Un,i- classed as conl lands. Ry early action he hopes to prevent speculators and monoiHilistlc corporations from getting further hold upon the nation's coal supply. Roycej I bear they have reduced thr. prl of gas In your town. Joyce Vl snd put a larger sprocket wheel on tha I Bitter. e