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About Hillsboro independent. (Hillsboro, Washington County, Or.) 189?-1932 | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1908)
2 a majority of hit party elected rHaa cure were created for bla friend, and even for the member of the famllie TVirMr. nf r , a i of Ma colleaguea in tt cabinet ; cou- thC I imeS 9 I tract were awarded to bla favorites. ft There In Ilkeiy to re a slump in im fc.l'1i.illittf business fr a while at least. Ho fur as la known the Count ami Countess Hzecht-uyi are aa happy aa poor people. Sis. v way what art the reforroisl speller go- lug to do about It J ami the salaries of thoee officer wha hit auNned to srv the iitute wer Increased. Seiior Franco, wbo bnj served In one such ministry, decided t oiie robbery of ths public. and form ed an ludejiendfiit group. He waa iuiii moned to form a ministry In 111, ami aoon after Issued a call for an elec tlou. The parliament tbat waa return ! bavin been on without the n- I The Firm of Henry (iassaway Ial Una probably decided ty thin Hum that It la often disiigrecuhle to I au ancestor. You bavj probably noticed tbat an ticlrtfa never finds It msesHury to take advantage of tlie leap yeur privilege. Now tbat they have discovered white coal In Kentucky, we limy anon l told tbut Hx, coul dealer la uot aa black na , Ii Is pulutcd. Tom l.mvn la om of tbo few men In lliia country who run keep in tbo public eye for a prolonged period wlth- init running for ofhVe. A chin on the alioulder la a little llilnir. but Julian la d.ecoverlng that for a nation on the verge of bankrupt- ry It la a heavy burden Indeed. Jorlty of no purty. After trying for six niontha to govern by It aid. the parliament waa dismissed In May of luKt year, and government by dlctatur.l, aa It la called, act up. Thla la an expe dient provlJd for In the coiiatltutlon, aol bit a htj adopted by practical! every lululatry for twenty-live yeara. Tim reforua which parliament would not adopt, l'remler Franco, acting aa dictator, baa made on bla own respon albility. He baa been opposed by the old partiea and by the growing Repub lican organization, aud baa been char acterized by bla oppouenta aa worse than the most famous tyrants of bl- tory. The Republicana have taken au vantage of the conditions to wage war ou the monarchy. The aaaniuilna bad r!r.n(j f nvjricr t!:s 'B'ic'i rcy family, In hoc that a revolution mlgl follow. I!ut the aurrlvlng heir wn pruclnltned king, and the reform pre mier bad to flee for bla life. Girdles! one ! . - -a a.. A. CONAN OOYLI E -If ale.., air." ke said. "ty have . ,'b7uP' rot A dW! aa. tk Their hore were not up to ''"a yj sr. t0 cuh ,bT- . A ..i .lad ever Kira'a pale fa.-. i.h little good fr the fugitive -"USrrrer-M the landlord, an! el,,,"": hoof half de of the 'pe Mouatfd H "T" 2ud and dreiv up la front h The, an.rt. active youug felloa. The lute King Carlos held a f 100,000 life Insurance policy. Kven an liiHiir imv policy won't stive the life of a monarch who ia In bud with bla sub- twin. A WASTED EIT0BT. The man wbo attld the world la di vided into two elaiwee the caught and the aiiHpected might aufely have add ed that many are auxjiected, but few are caught. It haa been discovered that George Washington wua descended from King Kdward I. of Kngland. In view of what he did nobody Is likely to lay It up against Washington now. Home persons are curious to know hftre Mrs. Hetty (reen kept all those millions she had on hand to lend to needy capitalists during the financial stringency In New York City. A woman offered to bet her husband 1 10 that ahe could get a divorce, and be promptly put up the money. If In addition ahe la awarded 1 1 Item I ali mony, her husband may be aorry lie haa so much sorting blood In bla veins. The battle ship Mlsahtslppl baa been accepted by the government It la tu order now for aoinebody to discover that ttlte was constructed along anti quated lines and Hint It would be pre- poHierous to expect her to last more thun one round In a battle with any thing bigger thun a rowbont. A New York boy who had the "What?" habit waa sent home by liU employer with a note to hi father, ask ing that he be cured, "i'heu aud blin toack, for we like him," (he note con cluded. This boy received more con siderate treatment thun others with the pernicious htiblt are likely to get when they go out to work. Ao-onllnn to the retort of the com nilsaloner of Internal revenue, only ten Htllls Imve so far been established In the entire country for the manufacture of denatured alcohol. This docs not uiemi that d itureil alcohol Is not the commercial and mechanlcui boon which It promised to lie. Hut It takes time to shirt a new Industry, .to build up a jsleni that will connect the coiiHumer with the producer. A visionary man has undertaken to cultivate (pisalp. liosxlp of the past ami present, lie lielleves, has been too wild, rank and careless, nud he Is anx ious that It be pruned and trimmed Cultivated gossip win certainly not be is entertaining, uplcy and palatable as the l.-.se end untamed kind, but it Is nciievcil that It will do less harm to the neighbors. There are those persons t'at cultivated gossip will be suile. flat and unprofitable, (iosslo t, i... i 1 " gossip, must imve n bite, a tin gie ami a tang to It. lionslp to be most InlercsiliiK niust lx Injurious to sonie- - " "" Mipuiar gossip must nave plenty of schikIhI In It. If ih-un in siioiiid oe censoreil out of gossip, mere wuuiii Ke no gossip, nnd thla w. nil,l ho nn Inconceivable condition. i or years ami years American heir .....v- limn jinn unci ror elgners. During all of that time, rar as tne inronnntlon goes, no tltli-d foreign woman has married nn Arneri Mil. I hut sivms h Hide odd. if It true Unit money Is the basis ,,f (Pr. null.. I.,, I UHI .a "" Hi"! ui ii would seem tnal r.uns'nii women of title wool lie ns ninl..us f em money through marriage as l.iin.peaii men of title are. I he dlfTerciH-e may lie in the fact tha ""' '"e k-is-s wnn tne man anil not with the woman. Sinnelssly hn, more or less facetiously, sucui-sits! thnt crrate titles In America. The lili wn meant to he flippant. Hut. seriously mignt nave the effect of keeping n lot of money at home ami of giving on marrlageiilile iiinlioiiiilri n better showing with the diii'lu-sses Hn,l the prlis-exics. Our girls, it imsmiis, hold stemlfiiKtly to the opinion that title are ne.rssnry to their liapplness. Wh slioulil tlU'.V I olillttisl to buy them ff'Sii foreign paiisTsV Why not Blurt home Industry In this line? The assassination of the King and Crown rrlmv of rortuml was one of the results of a campaign against "graft." 1'olltlcnl conditions have been 'worse than the most sensational writers In America lime attrllmtivL to the nnvt corrupt cities of this country. The po lltlcal parties have awiveded each oth er lu control of the IVrtugueae govern ment by amicable agrvemcnta. When one leader lost bis majority In parlia ment through hla Inability to satisfy the greed of bis supporters, lilt rtvnj formed a nxUUatry and uaniged to bave How Minister Worked lllmaolf V lo Ladlerooa ailaalloa. Mark Twain recently told an amus ing story of an Kngllati minister who hai' a high oolulon of himself. The minister knew that he bad tbe gift of oratory and be never nilsaed an oppor tunity to display It Au opportunity waa afforded on the occasion of a chris tening. There waa considerable audi ence, wade up of relatives, frlenda and uelghbora of tbe parent. Tbe preach' cr began by saying: We bare met together, mj frlenda, on a very Interesting occasion tha christening of tbla little child. But I see already a look of disappointment on your faces. Ia It because the Infant la so small T We must bear in mind that tbla globe upon which we live la made up of small things, Infinitesimal ob jects, one might auy. Little drops of water make the mighty ot-ean; tbe mountains which rear their boary heads toward heaveu and are often lost In the clouds are made up of little grains of sand. llesides, my friends, we must take Into consideration the possibilities In the life of thla little sieck of humanity. He may become a great preacher, mul titudes may be awayed by hla eloquence and be brought to see and believe In the truths of the gospel. lie may be come a distinguished physician, and lila fame as a healer of men may reach the uttermost parts of the earth and hla name go down to posterity aa one of the great benefactors of hla kind. lie may become a great astronomer and may read the heavens aa an open book. He may discover nc'.v stars aud hla name be copied with those of Newton and other great discoverers. He may become a distinguished statesman and orator, and by the strength of bis In tellect and eloquence he may control the destinies of nations and Ilia name be engraved Usn monuments erected to perpetuate hla memory by admiring and grateful countrymen. He mny be come au author and a noct and bla name may yet apiear among those now entombed at Westminster. He may be come a great soldier and lead armies to battle aud to victory; his prowess and valor may change the map of Kurope. Methlnks I hear the plaudlta of the people at the mention of hla deeds and name. He may bcxume -er or he might er ' (turning to the mother) "What Is his name?" The mother, very much bewildered, 'WhHt Is the bahy'a name?" "Yea; what Is his name?" The mother "It's name la Mary Ann." rilArTElt VIII. (Contlantd.) Ths meetinc Just described took pla rman s, Tuesday, early in November. O'l tbe Saturday Kira tilrdlcsione bad fully made up bis mind to turn his back upon rho digging aad begin bis houewarj Journey, lit was pining lor tne piesv mm of his old I-ondon life, and wns wtsry of the perpetual glare of the South African sun. His task was doae, too, and I: would be well for hiio to be at a d -tance before the digrers discovered tbr msnuer In which they had been hoaxed, lie bexun to pack his boxes, therefore, and ure. I In was busily engaged in thla employ aient unoa the Wednesday evening wbe there was a tap at the door and Ksrin Uwh walked In, accompanied by Hurt and W.lllams. tiinllestone glanced up at them, and greeted them briefly. He wss Dot surprised at their visit, for they had eonie together several times before to re port progress or make arrangement. Par intosh bowed as he entered the room, Burt nodded, and Williams rubbed hla baofls together and looked amiably billoua. Wa looked in. Mr. Uriddlestone," "a Intosh began, "to learn if you bad anr commands for us." I told you before that I bad not" Etra said rurtly'. "1 am going on Satur day. I have made a mistake in speculat ing on those diamonds, l'rlcts are sink ing lower and lower." I am aorry to hear that," said Ksrin- tosh, sympathetically. "Maybe the mar ket will tske a turn." Let us hop ao ." the merchant answer- ad. "It doesn't look like It." Quirk aa a flash Burt sprang upon him and struck him down with a life-preserv- itb a gasping cry and a heavv thud Etra fell face downwarda upon the floor, great gash in his head. "Very neat -very pretty Indeed!" cried the ex-parson, in a quiet tone of critical sstiafaction, aa a connoisseur might auesk of a specimen which interested him. He was already busy at the door of the saie. W ell done, Mr. nurt. well dona !" cried Williama in a quivering voice. Here are the stones." said FaHntn.S la the same quiet voice. "Here are some nofea and gold. We may aa well have them, too. Now. tie the bsc That'a the way. If wt meet any .one on tha atairs, taks it coolly. Turn that Is mo out, Williams, no that .if anv nn Innlr In he'll see nothin. Corns along!" The guilty trio atole out of the room, bearing their plunder with them, and walked down ths stairs of ths hotel unmolested and unharmed. The moon as it rose over ths vsldt that nism snone on three horsemen spurrint along the Capetown road a though JJl!-i...li'l7"--" rmr' !'k at hut with wonderful ataying pow er. Kxr. aotd the fact with satisfac tion as ha rod op to tbe griasled aergeaut lu COIUnjnJ. "l ner.-, n a moment to be lost, st f ant." he aid- "They have aa hour ind a half. ...rt. but their cattle are not in to n.k Com on t Ifa th Capetown IIU glased ya were flid ape tka aaaa who bad shot hkn, and a eurioue aniUe played about bis thin lips. "Come here, Mr. O.rdltsMooe," be creak iL "coma ber." Vnrm .trcU over lo him with a faoa i ai Inaiorabla aa fat. "You've done for me." said' rarintb. faintly. "It'a a queer end foe the best na or his imp at Trinity master of arts, air, and Jacksoniaa pnaeruan. Not much, worth now, Is lt Whoa nave ttought then tbat I should have died l.k a .1.. la thla wilderness? Wbat a ini odd how a man dies, though? If 1 had kept myself straight I should have son am.. n.,. mi i ii . ii wiZD " . , ..I m . , . . -.'. . v road. them ! tha IWaa of St. Patrick's maybe. What will that matter? I've enjoyed myself" -the dying man's eyes glistened at the thought of psst dissipations. "If 1 ha J my thn to do over aga.n," be continu-d, "I'd enjoy myself the same wsy. l ui not penitent, air. No deathbed sniveling about me, or abort cuta Into heaven. That'a not what I wanted to aay, though. I have a choking ia tbe throat, but I dare say you ran bear what 1 am driving at. You met a man driving towards Jacobs da I. did you not?" Kxra nodded sullenly. "You didn't speak to him? Too busj trying to catch youra truly, eh? Will you have your atonea back, for they are In the bag by my aide, but they'll not be very much good to you. Tbe little spec won't come off this time. You don't know what the news waa tbat the man waa bring- baadred pounds if w cat'h 'or tk. first few miles th party gal- loited In sileac- Tb m"0" ' tlu ,h,n" B brilliantly, and they could aee the hit lin. f the road atretchlng out .'n front of them and winding away over the ucdulutln. ..idt. To right and left apread broad etpsane of wiry grass stretchljg to Iha horizon, Wlta lOW Dllne aim a, ew.ternj 0Vi-r it in patches. ut one more upon the Capetown road t wss a clear race between the pursuers and the. jyjr.-.nw'.. The, forme . -.. the fugitives were It -daytime, would pos sibly ha within sight of them, and the thought r. thrm additional ardor. The sergeant k..n s fresh Home rou in front, hi. had down and his body for wsrd, gi-ttins every iHMsile Inch of pace I ajcrsfonteln, in the Orange Free State, out of rl,. .nitnal. At bis heels came 8o Hussia or no Kussia, stone will not rise. Hal ha! will not rise. Loo at a face! It'a whiter than mine. Hat hat ha!" With the laugh upon hla Hps, great flow of blood stopped the clergy man's utterance, and be rolled slowly over il- 1 Vfr TJ n n r M II M H H PiljH M 'Vii JT s-- saino at llama. Pi JZSlL -ttJTZZ&ZC "utnua 1 iles-ajing vegetable mat. .fw.. iin...,iveay.. rjszs ror m ti.- ii . . ...... ,SSsW- A varie feeling of Impending mlsfitr tune atole over Kara. He shook his bead. "His news was," said Farintosh, lem Ins ud upon his hand, "that fresh dU mond fields have been discovered at Ja Kara, on hi. rallant arey, the blood-stain ed handkerchief fluttering from hia head. He was altting very straight In his saddle with a t-t atrrn smile upon hla Hps. In bis right hand he held a corked revolver. A hundred yards or so behind tbera the I upon bla aide, a dead man, it tt eir very lives dejiended upon their speel. in caira, clear rays streamed over tha .1. lent roofs of Klmsorley and In through a particular window of tbe Oriental ll,i throwing ailvery patchea upon tha carpl and cssting strange shsdowa fm m, a.. nre which lay aa It had fallen huddled n an ungainly heap upon tbe floor. 'In Meat Order. How many pople ever heard of. the Order of the Colden Horseshoe, the first ever founded In America? In 17J. when Virginia extended from the Atlantic Into the unknown west, few of ber colonists hail itosmii! me mue ltlilne or the Alleghenl.s. So full of dangers from savages nnd wild beasts and so full of natural dlfllcul ties was tne passage of these terrible heights, that (iovernor fijwitswood, set ting out to ilisi-over a pass, looked on the exsilitlon ss so haznrilous that be took with him a guard of "soldiers. diiiiiemi'ii ami pioneers." armed and carrying provisions. These scaled the pass with great hardships and iierlls and returned after the governor bad cut the name of King (srge In the risks on the highest peak. ue men constituted the society, or nrncr. or the (iolden Horseshoe. Kach man who had scaled this hlith pa was made a memlier of It and to each one lie presented a golden horseshoe. Oil the abb- waa Inscribed In t.atln "So It pleases him to cross mountains." Any man thereafter who could prove that be l.ad rend with his own eyes tla name of the king on the height waa entitled to Isssiuie a member of tbla order. Heallr Important qae.lloa. The young wife of a prominent pl.v slclan teaches a Sunday sclns.1 class of small hoys. One Sunday not long Htfo, after she bail liulslicl telling them the storv- f Joseph ami bla cot of many color, she said: is mere any question you would Ilk to nsk me before w go on with the catts'lilsiii? ' , "Yes'iu." answered little Liistw isxl. "Well, what ia It, Sammy r "Will you giva ma a ride In your an tomotille? me quesiion waa not answered then, but aa a matter of record, Sam my got the rule. Kamm Too eM,,m meet a man that you do not find out after talking to him flv nilnutea that ha la taking "treatments" for aouiat&lna Rxra CIIAI'TKH IX. wa endowed with rara .If.llf , hlch enabled him not onlv to ah.k. sj the etTi-cta of hla miahan h., a 1' t WW sss P n an extraordlnarv short ana. f There was a groan from the prostrate ft urr, (nrn a leenia movement, then another and a louder groan. Cr.,i.n. himself upon his elbow, he looked around him In a bewildered way. with hia otb-r band pressed to the wound at the ba-k of hia head, from which a few narrow lit- tie rivulets of blood were still meander ing. Hi glance wandered vaguely over th. table and the chairs and the walla un- ill It rested upon the safe. , rwuld s In the moonlight that it was open, anl empty. In a moment th whole clrcum stsnce, of th esse ram. hsrk to him. and h staggered to the bell with a hoarse cry of rage and of despair. Whatever Kirs', fault, m.. k. i.... Irresolutinn or want of coin-... .... ... .' among them. , tnom,nt he r,wi the ai uatlon. and maliwd that it wa. .s. solulely e.-ntial thai he ahonlrf The atones muat he r...'...i or utter and Irretrievable ruin .tared hitr . a . n'' r ning the innniora and aevernl att.n.l and black, came ruahina int ,k- ve ben rotrfied and j aid. steadying himself MinKt lh, telpiere. for he wa, i , m"n "IWt .11 star, rai.klill(C, bl doX,V: ak yon. I,:ghf th. Ismn!" llie lamp was lit. and there w.. . .. m. r from the ,e kno, of emploves. r enforced by ...m. late lounger, at the bsr as the, . , dior,lereil room ind ' ."im 1 ,,, n "I,on 'he carpat . if- i in.-. .-a cnij.n talking rpiily si nine," mi,i p hilt (oliMt'tHdlr "Tu.' name. wer. Karintosh. l!,lrt tnd w; Hams. It is ,,.,w half-pas, ,e. he, h' "o very grn.t v,. t ,. ' and you Van Mii .... ""T , l . . " "' sun nim f three men have been sae siting lerllS,,, ,,a, 1aak , h down, and k . ,WI V( P " Tell him ther. hs, !,. robbery and a .e,,,v.d milr.er. and aay ,' f w,, ha f a d.en f hi, h,,, not hi. he,, ,., vnu understand, but hi. he.. h.,r ..... , ., ... hi loser If h. is .mar,. Wher.'s bring her round. She Kht , J ' o cateb snvthing in JrlcunUn!, r"v hi. orders the tn.. k ,7" - direct rVrS them out. II... hia,.,,, , ?rr ran. I,;. .... . m .ir ..-., .1,1 t,mtt tightiy r.Min, hi. h-d U 1 . furriT ton nrr laniiiord ni,. , 'rit or n.i, 1 baiidkerch.ef Ir?" lb. t going. mi are not tit am ,.fi. ! t- . . resoliitelr. "If I k ."' r,r" "'l m, hor. I'D " " r'P-d to A great concourse nf tvnla k.j "bled by .hi. m., a,tr, k. k rrt of ,h. rhlry T Z 1 ' ,h" r I" fn.n, of th J., digs-r, .nd st.wekeen.ra .?T H bl- K.mrs. .11 preaa n. '"J '"ner.- nthah.,s.ofhl.rding:lnl Ther w. , hu of d"''- the crowd he rJt ,m" strr, of th. h-t.1 . k. """ 'he '"'Kinr a. -k . a handk.r..ki.. v . " hi. head and hi. ..." .. DO"n'1 "nd sheet, with bis head and hi. e..n.. "u ' blood. As h. mounts h", lib lua Wrl- ruad u hi ' two ramaining trooper cam toiling alonf upon their weary naga, working bans wun whip and iur to stlmulat them to fur ther exertions. Away ia tbe east a long rosy streak law low upon the horlson, which showed that dawn waa approach ing, and a grey light atole over the land scape. Suddenly th aergeant pulled h a bora up. "There'a some on coming to ward ua," ht cried. Kara and the troopers halted th.ir pant Ing steed.. Through th uncertain light they saw a aol i tar y boraeman riding down the road. At first they had thought that it might possibly be on of th fugitive who bad turned, but a h cam nearer they perceived that It waa a t ranger Hia clothe were ao dusty and hia borsJ so foam-fleckad and weary tbat It was vident that b also bad left many a long mil ot road behind him. "Hav you seen three men on horse- beck? cried Eara, aa he approached. i sposa to inam, ths traveler an swered. "I bey ar about half a mile head. "Com on ! Come on !" Eara shouted. "I am bringing new from Jagerafon in tne man said. "Come on !" Kara interrupted, furiou ly. aud the horses stretched their stiff limbs Into a teebls, lumbering gallop. Kira and the sergeant shot to the front, tad the others loiiowed aa best they might. Suddenly in th. stillness they heard far away a dun rattling sound like th cat ter of diatant castanets. "It'a their horse.' hoofs !" tried Kira, and the troop ers behind raiard a cheer to show tbat they, too, understood th slgniflcanc of the sound. A (To be continued.) TO UBS WASTE VEGETABLES. foe It was a plain waa b which usual vlil, lonely apot.i where "Jifl tr even of the scanty follaga covered it. Here and thero great granite rook a protruded from th brown soil L though Nature covering had in bygip day been rent until ber gaunt boni protruded through ths wound. Aa Eirs and the aergeant awept round a ahltp turn in th road they aaw some little Itay ahead of them the three fugitives, etveloped In a cloud of dust. Almost at ths same moment tbey heard a shout and a-ash behind them, and, look ing roiinil, aw a confused heap upon th ground. Tl horse of the laad.ng trooper had fallen from pur fatigue, and Lad rolled over npoa Ita rider. The oth.-r troosr had dismounted, and was endea voring to ettricate hi companion. "Let ua if be is hurt," the sergeant cried. "On ! on ."shouted Eara, whose passion ws. lnrre.a by the sight of the thieves. ot a foot back. mi. . .. ... ie may kav. broken nhv nee, arum- bled the sereant, unslinglng his carbine. "Havs your nistol ready, sir. . We shall be up with them In a few minutes, an they may .how light." They wert up with them rather eooner mnn tne policeman expected, rarintosh, finding that speed was of no avail, nd that tha number of hia pursuers wss now reduced to two, had recourse to strategy. I here wan a ,,rp trn in the road a hun dred yard. ab,.d. and on reaching it the thr-e lung tlitmM'lvea off their horses and lay iliisn behind cover. A a F.ara and the sergeant, tha rrev horse and the bay, came ..Miuering round tbe curve, mere was a n,,rce splutter of pisfbl shira from amongst th. bunhes, and the grey sank down upon ltnPes with a sobbing mon, Tuck mortally in the head. Ezra sprang in in. teef, ln(J runhed at the amhiiscad.-, while the servant, who had been grased on the rhwl, by the first volley, Jtimned from hia hor, ,nl followe.1 hltn. Hurt snd Farintosb tnft them foot to foot with all th. Saxon aaltantrv which underlies he Saxon brutality. "urt stabbed at s.rgen, ,n(j ,,rur, him through the umaeia of th. nerk. Karintosh fired at the iillen-.n. ad was himself .hot down "f r.jra. Hun. .eeing hla conrianion fall, "Ksng past hi. two assailants with a v'eiotia ,.de h,ow It thp roer-hant. and mg h;m.f ., the aergeant a nurse. r..tar,1(1t of , bupt tmm the lat era eari.ine, h, loped away and wss spetsMy out f ,. Aa to Williams, 'r"m th. heiBMn(f of the skirmish, he ,"" '"m f"ea downward, upon the ground, ,'"'''' thin limbs alxmt In an agony or r,iir. iirf k.,, ."'.iing mi ,11.... 'in, Watshlaiartwai ) Hatvo Dlatlllerr MaklaaT Dsvt)re4 Alcohol. Jacob IItrtzka, an experienced alco bol dlatlller of Nashville, Tenn., has bought a factory aite at Steptoe, abort diatance aouth of Spokane, whsTe be will establish a distillery for the manufacture of denatured alcohol, any tha Seattle Time. The pluut, which will coat $100,OUO and have a capacity of 400 gallons a day, la to be In operation early next aprlng. Six tona of potatoea will be required for the foregoing output, but thla la to be Increased to 800 gallons a day In the fall of IDOa The plant will be on tbe line of the 8pikane A Inland Elec tric Railway system, which tapa the agricultural district In eastern Wash Ington and northern Idaho with Its 225 miles of 1 1 nee. To establish and equip tha plant, th success of which will have an Impor tant bearing on the development of the northwest, a company with a capltnl of $2.1.000 Is being organized, the chief stockholder being Hertzka. Thla la to be increased to $150,0(10 aa aoon aa the money la required for development purjMHtea. Tbe plant will consist or structure 80 by 100 feet, two and one- half stories blgh and a warebouae. The company will not use the prod nets that are itest for ante, but will furnish a ninrkct for vegetable and frulta now going to wnate. Slight de cay In fruit or vegetables doea not lin pair their value for distilling Into al cohol, and with a denatured alcohol plant the farmers and commlaslon house will have practically no wnate, Forty centa a hundred pounds will be paid to farmers for amnll nnd partly decayed potatoes, the company gather Ing the products in the fields. Iertzka an Id In the course of an In tervlew that In a ahort time the com pany will handle the surplus potatoes from tbouaanda of acrea of land, add Ing: "The proceaa of distilling denatured alcohol la not much different from that of the pure product. The potatoes, grain, fruit and auch other producta aa are used are washed, crushed and then entiled, after which they are mashed with rollers Into a pulp. Malt and yeast are added, after which the pulp la run Into a storage tank, where It re- mnliia for from fifty to seventy-two hours for fermentation. It la then pumped Into a boiling tank and the vnnor from It rlaee through a worm filled with cold water, causing the va por to condense. Thla condensed va lor la pure alcohol, and to make the denatunsd-alcohol product ten gallona of wood alcohol and one-half gallon of benr.lue are added to every 100 gallons of the pure product." Cosiwesilesit Harrow. After working several yeara among stones, atuuia, grub and young or chard, I learned I n ceiled siteclal barrow for the work. I could find none to sniit tne; ao atudled and planned and made one I a a t aprlng, which dis'8 even better P.5 SllBs-.' Inm I Mtm-twl. The cut will to some extent explain how It la made. I made mine of oak timber 24 Inches by 3' Incliea, 4 feet long and 0 feet 3 Indies wide. It la composed of a middle section and two wings, the latter fastened to the mid dle section -by Inch bolts 84 Inches long, on which the wlnga fold very easily. The teeth are scattered over the harrow ao tbat they are 0 Inchea or mor apart, and yet cut every 3 Inchea, and ar placed In the barrow aloplng back, about 20 to 23 degree from a perpendicular. Tbey tut Just aa well and do not catch aa If placed In per pendlcular, and are easier on man and team. I bare beddlea to the middle section of mine, and a rope from each beildle to the outside corner of each wing, ao aa to lift It conveniently and quickly. I can pass readily between treea, or atumpa leas than 3 feet apart It la just the thing for orchard and rough ground, while on clean atnooth ground It worka Just aa well aa any other smoothing barrow. A J. Um holtz. troiren. the most expensive and the mit nee canary of all plant fisals. 3. It contains tbe food upon which the soil organisms live, whose func tion la to convert organic nitrogen Into nitrabea In order to be available for the use of plant It materially as sists In decoinjxwlng the mineral con stituents of the soil, such aa potash and phosphoric acid, making them available for the use of plant 4. It Increases the power of the soil to hold water without becoming water-logged. 3. It ninkea clay aotl more open and friable. It serves to compact sandy aol and Increase It drouth-re-slstlng power. It rrTcnta Minsiiina' to a aretit extent; thereby diminishing the loss or fertility by that cause. 7. Koll filled with humua more read ily admits the air ao ueceaary to all useful plant growth. 8. There appeara to be a distinct relationship between the amount of bo urns la the soli and the amount of available nitrogen therein. It bna beea observed that when It la absent from the soil there la a distinct reduction of the ability' of tbat soil to grow croiau Hence In practice In order t obtain tbe best crop w bare to re sort to barnyard manure rather tbaa the use of concentrated fertilizers. Rural World. I" . I I ..t,.ll. rm. tig after ti,. f w b,vt nothing "7 hi-a with." 1 '" "-II niak ...... mvaelf ." ssid th I M 1 1 i e --' .... "'ah. ffeniin, "ii be the Left to the Jarr. Judge Martin divided tbat certain evidence wua Inadmissible. The attor ney took strong exception to the ruling nnd Insisted that It waa admissible. "I know, your honor," an Id he warm Iv. "thnt It la proisT evidence. Here I have been practicing at the bar for forty years, and now I want to know If I am a fool." "That." quietly replied tbe court, "la a question of fact and not of law, so I won't pass auy opinion upon It, but will let the Jury decide." Liverpool Mercury. Lots I Ural. "And yon mean to any that football player klsaed you 7" exclaimed th Irate mother. 'Yes, ma, replied tne Diuamng daughter. "Why, the Idea ! Uldn t I tell you If he tried to klsa you to yell "Stop! aa loud as you could?" I I did. ma. but he bad on hla ear guards and couldn't bear me." froVes Correct. Mlggle There'a more truth than poetry In that old saw, "Where there Ii amoke there la fire." Wiggle What do you know about ItT Mlgglea It waa agalnat the rulea to smoke In th office where I was em ployed. I lit a cigarette and waa flred. Ill Motto. "My motto," said the obese passenge. with the multl colored tie. "la, There's always room at the top.' " "What's your line?" asked tbe bard- m"l'liing P the blood from his h more painful than dan- II. k. .... . ita.Fff t,rrv t " A"'r hiirirt - ...,wl viti shall .lot HIT n.-.... - er i .... .k;. a Vt'illl.m . up mi. v m.s?. " 'ihin hin,"lf 10,0 ,h i,'"r""";'J attitudes. "Ii. pi-.,., j,r iir,ie.tone," ha cried, , IT T ' ' boots with his long. " In finr., ,f m- b)t with .". Rurt- I h'' nothing to do "niJ -"'-' hT T W'tb a,, I kn' thnt b was a rlergymm. you iTT Bo "srm. I am surprised at .i. i .1 .r""h. I really am. I'm very Th. r 'inllestoo ba shot you." arain.,M'lr'm ss sitting with his back soma . mrl' stump, which gave him ehe,. T: H. had his band to "est, ,,, u . -k..tl, -h wtaTT. ,h. wound, and "I manufacture balr teBlc,- ax 14 ef bloo, ruahad trsca hia BaovtB. 1 olainaU tb bMvriraliht. ( am I'ader Fala Colors. According to a recent consular re port about 2,000 Imported empty Ca nieiubert cheese boxes, bearing . tbe nnmea of well-known French cheeses, were Imported at New York on one steamer recently. Duty bad to be paid on the printed matter on their 2,000 labels and another duty on the Import ed boxes. According to a New York trade Journal, these boxes are distrib uted In New York State, filled and aold this country, aud represented as being made abroad. It la said that many dealers cliilin that their domestic cheeses when put up In the Imported boxes, can not be told from tbe Import ed brands except by expert Grading Apple. Some apple growers have been nslnj the grading board shown In tha fig ure. A common board or piece of pasteboard Is hung up before tbo wiper. In thla board boles ar cut the aize of various tiers, auch aa three, three and one-half and four tier, etc. As tbe apple are wiped they ar prop erly tiered. The advantage of tbla method Is that tbe packera have th applea practically graded and can do J ..sc.-' tl.il' ""II CBAUINU BOAKD. much more work In a day, and after the first half day the wlera can usu ally accomplish fully as much aa wlta the old method. Denver Farm. Waa Trees Ara Bloara Orer. Should excessive winds blow the top ot a tree out of shape, which often oc curs, cut It out, leaving a nearly erect southwest branch to become the new central stem. Shallow, loosely planted trees sometime blow over. They may be put back by excavating on the op posite aide and pushing the tree back tamping the earth aa firmly aa poaalbl on the aide toward which It leaned. Care should be taken not to wrench tbe roots loose In thla operation. ! rntllnar Back Trees. In highly Interesting experiments a the Woburn (Kngland) experimental fruit farm In cutting back apple trees when planted the ultimate result waa found to he thnt treea not cut back un til the end of the first year continued to form wood in subsequent years, and the crop borne by them during the first ten years waa only one-third of that borne by those which were cut back when planted. A Balaaced Halloa. In tbe ratiou-fed farm anlmuls either alfalfa or clover should be given to balance the corn. Kit her one of these legumes will likewise be needed to "buliincc" the effects of corn on the soil. Considerable plant food, espe dally idtrogen, la removed from the soil by corn, while alfalfa or clover cut hers n great deal of nitrogen from tbe ti I r and places It back In the soil. Wkra florae Are la Condition. A bright, clear eye, a brilliant coat. high spirit and mettle, are good slsns of perfect condition In the horse. To this might be added sufficient flesh thor ouchly to "round hltu out," but not enough to Interfere In the slightest de erce with his natural action, which on no account must be lme.led. I'ranlna. In trimming frees the wound made by cutting off a limb close to fhe trunk will soon heal over, while the wound made by cutting off the limb two or three Inches from the trunk ends to decay and sometimes cause- the ultimate loss of the tree Itself. sawdaat aa r'ael. Sawdust Is turtiisl Into transportable fuel In Germany by a very simple pro cess. II is lieiueii uiiuer nign steam rcttsure until the resinous Ingredients s-o:ne sticky, when it Is pressed into bricks. Qalek-tieoss tig Seed. A turnip seed Increases Its own weight fifteen times in n minute. On s-at grounds turnips have In-cn found o Increase by growth V,,'.YM times t'le eight of their seed each day they stood upon tbe soil. t leaner Milk. The milking machine has come to tny, and If It la properly used It will bring better and more wholesome milk products. The milk will contain much ess contamination from filthy stables nd unclean milkers, and thla alone will be one great thing in Ita favor. Vala af lleaap. Hemp la worth $100 a ton. Eighteen million pounds la used In a year In the United Statea, and of thla w grow only S,ono,000 to 0,000,000 pound. tleuip produce a flu quality fiber. Kltrafa. In purchasing nitrate of soda, th moat quickly available source of nitro gen for plants, buyers should ateer clear of low grade nitrate. The more usual adulterants are common salt, and salt cake from the manufacture ot aclda, both worthless as fertilizers and containing no plant food. Nitrate of soda now conies In original baga, which now contain about 200 pounds. The old 310-pound bag was very clumsy. Waterlaa; tha llorae. A successful horse raiser aaya: "I count tlio swallow, my horses take while drinking a pailful. Some take larger (.wallows than others, but I know tbciu till. If I am out on the road and come to trough, 1 get out and count while my horse drinks, so thnt be will not take too much at once. I give water often, nnd ao keep my horses free from bowel trouble caused by overdrinking." Wood Ashe. It Is seldom that a farmer can ao cumulute a sufficient amount of wood nslies for a large field, but on farms where wood la used there la a limited supply which can be put to good use on the garden or on the young clover. Ashes are excellent also on all grand lands and In orchards. They are ap plied broadcast. In any quantity de sired, as many aa loo bushcla per acre having been used on certain soils. Hakl.a laiat Land Tillable. A drainage ditch twenty-four anrt one-quarter miles long that will drain 85,0(10 acrea of Iowa laud Is fairly under way in Monona and Harrison Counties. It will cost about $750.0)10, and will empty Into the Missouri Itlver Just a little above the town of Little Sioux. The swamp land reclaimed will make some of the most valuuble farm land In the State. tar fur Itonp. A recommended roup cure for chick- ns la to take two parts sweet oil. one part gum camphor, one part t or ient Inc. To each ounce of this mixture add ten grains menthol and one tea spoonful llHteritie. Take a small drop syringe or oil ran and put thla remedy nto the roof of the mouth and In th nostrlla twice a day. Farm Note. Many orchard lata make a great mis. take planting trees too deep. Hogging down corn baa a great deal In Ita favor, but the bogging process) should be finished before heavy anowa come. The advantage of testing each ear ot seed corn separately la tbat nearly all the poor seed can be thrown out If only one ear In each bushel Is found to be Imperfect it will pay to do tbe test, lug- There Is something the matter with the mnn who must drive past all tho iljoltilng farmsteads In order to visit ti neighbors. The projier thing to do with the stray og In nelghborhofsla where bog chol era la prevaleut la to kill him and bury him "In the shade of the old appi tree." Many a person make the mistake ot thinking tbat tbe ben bouse ahould be warm at night So long aa It la warm enough to prevent the freezing of th comb that la aufflclent The greatest Dclt la to cat off all draXta.