V NEWS OF THE WEEKl In a Condonsc.. I'nnn lor Our n HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A noiumo of the Leas Important but Not Lets Interesting Events of the. Past Weak. t A now coiuainmlur has been sent to Vtmltvotitik. Ilotli armies In Mnimhurlii urn ready (or another gicnt Imttlu. Chicago tenihsturil urn seeking u way nut of tint strike, acknowledging their defeat. I'nln, I lin outlaw Mom chief, him been killed ly Iho troops under (fene nil Wood. . Tho (mirlli division of RoJistvensky'H riiiudrmi will hiiI I fur tliu I'ur Hunt J nun II. Henry I'., McGinn, of Portland, w 111 Itkuly lii Mppolntwl iign Judge Helling jr'H HiiiH,ior. 4" Tail's MHiltliiii on buying canal sup plies llHH Split tilt' I'llllllll't IMIll lllliy 10- nult iii liirill rovlrinii. . Kiijiwtvciisky Is said to Imvii asked Hi. l'tcrabiirg to be relieved (rum fom iiiiiinl nf tin1 Russian tli-i't on account of sickness. ()( tlin Iiwiil to hit reclaimed In Kb innth bantu, I HI, 100 norm In In Oregon and (10,000 acres In California. Work illl begin on tho Oregon side, , A iitiiiitiir of papers relating to tint lloMi'ii-lxiiuU vmmi, sent toHcunta'y liny liy tint minister to Vonozueln, liavit Ihi'II lout. Mr. I.oomla linn charge of tho documents un acting roerutnry of alntt). A Japanese steamer linn liecn mink at 1'ort Arthur liy coming In contort with u limiting inlnit. Tint governor general nf tlin province of Ufa, Russia, Iihn Imiii mortally wounded liy revolutionist. Thn government cable between Val des nml Fori l,l'iiin, Alaska, htm been laid nml I in working operation. Them In talk of China inttliiK trmlu reprisals In for in as n result of tlin strict delusion of subject from tho United Htntcs. General Nngl unit III nrmy In nink Inn n foritnl march to reach Tsllslhnr, n station on tint Hlht-rlaii railroad, ami rut off communication with llurliln. Russian-troops nresjld to I hi mnsliig on the northern coullncs of tho llalkan IKiiilimiila In a way that arouse thu fear nf Turkey mnl thu Ilnlkmi state. Preisdent Rnhhlns, of tint Armour ear llnca, iidinltti'd hvforu tint senate committee on Interstate onminereo whli'h In Investigating railroad rate, tlmt hln Unit linn a iiiounoly of tint trannortntlon of fruit. Tint director of llm Panama KnIKny wnKny hnvti approved plan (or tint mtpttiidlturu of 12,000,000 (or thu mi Inrgnment of tlin terminal nml iliM'k (n lilltli of Panama mnl Colon mnl thu doulikt tracking mnl rcoqulpplugof tint rood. Riilan olllclnln look (or a naval bat tle noon. Ailmiml Dnwuy In recovering from a KlVtllO illnt'KH. Japan hnn renewed hur protest against broken neutrality hy Prance. A Itusslnn Imperial dectco authorises tint Issuance of $100,00,000 war lioniln. Many Japanese troops nro lioltig landed In Coroa (or mi advance on Vladivostok. Tho Canadian government In about to spend more thnn JII, 000,000 In lin. proving thu dufunscs of (Juebec. A Homervlllo, Now Jersey, man hnn oderiHl a Jekyll mnl Hyilo jwriHiimllty iim aii uxcimo (or crlinii ho ban commit till. A movrmunt In on foot to connollilnto thu United Itrethreii, Coni;riKntionnl mnl Metbixlliit 1'roteittAnt churchen of tint country. (leneral Mnxlmo Gomel, tho nitet Cubkii leader, In tutrlounly 111 with blood jioIhouIiiKi nnil on account of hln iidvuncel yearn, (vara nro entertained (or hl rvctivery. The Htandard Oil dividend for April wiui $U per Hbaro, bidtiK ! pur nliaro moro thnn that paid for April, 1001. Tho Northern nml Bouthorn IluptlHt couventloiiH will hold thulr 11 mt joint ini'titiriK this year in 8t, Louis. It Ih probable ntom will bo taken looking to n coiiHolldntloii of thu two IkxIIch. Htrikivi aro brcakliiK out In mnny IttiBHlmi cttleH. Thu JikIko who trlcnl Nun l'atturaon nya ubu Ih guilty. Tho KiiHfllnn flout In nnld to bo nn chorwl eouth of Uong Koii, Ixoml ami Howun each hnvo atatwl 111 tdo of thu ooutrovumy to thu presi dent. 'ho Fcdural grnmltmjry, Btttlnn In OhIcnKo, lmn aucuroil all tho Innermost worklnguof tho hoo( truot (rom tho trnnka aoUwl a abort timo ago. , Govornmont ofllclula any there nro nl ready too many in Into and thu lmpoa o( tho Northwestprn oltlea '(or mints or UBHay oillcca nro not llkoly to ho real ised , OONQEH OAOK FMOM CHINA. HIkIi Worda of Prnlao for Condition of Cblnoio Government, Hnn I'mnrlnc.o, May III, M, II, Con K"r, I'X'Aiuurk'an mlnlntor to China, who wan lecciitly npKjliilcd amlmnrmdor to Moxlio, arrived today on tho Htciim nr Hlberla, fr'oin tho Orient. Mih, ('oiiKitr iiiTiiinpauliil him. It in Mr. Comkdi'h Intention to proceed nlmoMt luimeiliatnly to thu Ulty of Mexico, un Ichu Iim recnlvcH oiiJum to tio contrary. Mr. Coiner Haiti tlmt illiloiiintlo mat te rn In China are In a Natlnfactory con dition. To a (piealloii un to Cblnn'n neutrality In thu KtiHHO-Japaiicm war, hit Halili "China hnn alwayn linen i1Ihhii1 to mnlntalu tho "trident neutrality bo tween tho wnrrlni nntloua, atnl, ab tiiiiugh there hnn been coiiHlderabbt urltlelnm (rout both Jupnnene mid (tun nlim noiirceH, I ltllovu that thu Chlueno Kovurnmrnl baa never nliown partiality One way or llm other, but lu.a alwayn iiilbered ntrictly to tho reipilreinenta of tho Internatlotial law." Mr. Conner wnn ankiil concerning tint periodic rtimorn of iloxer uprlitlnun and replied: "There In abitolutuly no truth in audi reportn. Thero In no dmix'tr of another Itoxcr outbreak. Of oourmt, thero are iHCjiitlonal troubled In tint Interior, hut they iirle from jmrely local rauniii which have no IxmrlriK on thu prifciico of forelnerH. Thero In no orKanl.nl iiioveineul in China iikiiIiihI (oroluu peo ple. There never ban he-en a time In the hlntory of the country when thu Kovurnmcut wan moie nmdy or Ix'ttur preimriil to put down any incipient oi;nuixfl effort that might be dllected U(,'almtt rimlileut foreigner".." , OlDS ON PANAMA LUMUCR. Comnltilon Extends Tlmo Ton Days Upon Request. Han Krnnclnni, May 10. Thu efforta mndu by thu commercial IkxIIch of Kan J-'ruaclit'o to have tho tlmo extended (or Pacific cimnl people (or making bid to till contractu (or aupplien o( lum ber (or thu ldthmlan canal (-ouiuiIhhIou to Iki dellvertxl at the Inthmunnf I'nnn inn have been Hiicce-nfiil. Altogo her '.'0,000,000 (eet of lllliilx-r nro nei-dtMl Immediately by the canal eommlnnlon for into In lint great workn to be under taken. Iteecntly the eritnnnel of thu coin mbitlon wan changc'l and thu ollleea at Wanhington, I). C, were alno removMl (rom one pine.) to another. In the cnnftiilon that reultil tho cont cltlen fiiiltvl to get blank proporaln early enough to compete (or thu lumber or item, which alone amount to more than IIIOO.OOO at a cmiHcrvatlvu entimatu. A dinpatch wan reeelviil by Kecretary llurkn, of the chamber (if commerce, from Wanhtiigtnn, which nnid: "lteferrlug to (KMter circular invit ing bldn for yellow pine and Dotiglan fir, to bo opened on thu Kith and lUih. inform bldilern on Pacific count tin t owning of May 10th xtoiied until SOth." FIOHTINO MOROS. American Troops Slay 300 Members of Outlaw Uand Manila, May III. l'lcrrn fighting hnn liecn going on tint bint (w weeka on the Inland of Jolo, between the out law chief 1'ala, with 000 woll armed (ollowern, and troopn under thu per itonal (Mimmnnd of Mnjor (leneral I.ikiii aril Wood. I'ala'n bxifi thun far are H00 killed, while thimu of (leneral Wood art) reveii killed and It) wotllulex'.. I'ata and bin remaining (ollowern, In acconlanco with Moro tradition, prefer death to capture. I'ala wnn a noted nlavn trader and warrior when thu Americana vcuplel the inlanda. letter he ewapeil with his (ollowcia to the Inland of I'ula Kekar, near ltorne. One of l'ala'a leadera de nertel ami took rcdigu on thu ltrltinh aettlement at Ijibnd. I'ala, discover ing hln whereaboiitn, landel with a fol lowing and demanded of thu Ilritinli magUtratu that hi) turn thu denerter over to him. Thu demand waa not compiled with, and I'ala ordered a maanacro. Twcnty-flvo peraonn, Includ ing iievoral llrltlah, were killed. Investigation To Go Further. Chicago, May 10. Following the prenent luventlgatlnu of thu packing in duniriea by thu Federal grand Juries, according to thu Chicago Chronicle, atepa will Iki taken by thu Federal au thorittca to make an Investigation of the drug and atcol Indu.trltH, with a view of determining whether or not ' 0 larger flriiiH controlling tho bulk of thceu Induatrica aro not violating thu aiitl-trust lawa, Thu 6icret aervico men, it la until, aro now at work aecur lug ovldun o to bo ueed in conuiction with thu two Induatrica. ' Porto Rlcan Strlko Ends. U'liatilni.lnil. Mnv Ifl .Tlin ulrlkn nf thu 14,000 agricultural laborers in t'nrln Ittrn tiiiMitiitli.il. Hr..nrilliK In it ifllilitL?rnin riMidviul tnttitv t,v Proutilntil Oompora, (rom Hantlago Iglealaa, tho organizer 01 inu iisioraiion, uiucauie gram reads: "Strike ended natlsfactoi liy." A recent mail report waa recolv til by Mr. Iglealaa that 800 of tho "14, 000 who went on atriko (our weeka ago una accurcu du ier cent increase in wagea and a nine-hour day. Route of Irrigation Committees, Washington, May 10. Juno 1 a con gronaloual party, formed of momliora of lioth irrigation commtttuca ot congreaa ami others, will leave Kaunas City on n personal trip o( Inapeot Ion of Irriga tion construction at El Paso, Ban Fran. cIsco ami other California points; Hax on, Nov.; Ogdon, Bait I.ako and points in Oregon, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado. Tho trip will conclude July 4, in Denver. SAVE MUCH MONEY Supplies for Panama Canal To Do llonylit In Open Market. ESTIMATED SAVING 50 PER CENT Great Outcry Expected If Purchases Aro Not Limited to Amer ican Products. WILL OPEN FAIR. MAKING THE WORLD'S HIGHEST BRIDGE. Washington, May 10. Thnexecutivo committal of thu Inthmlan Canal com mission today decided to purchase In thu market, of the world material and ships necessary (or thu building of the Panama canal. This Important decision wan -reached with wime reluctance, ln-cause it waa appreciated by Kocrutary Tnft and the executive committee that there would bo surely a great outcry (rom two great lutiirenta In thin country, tho producers of material and the shipowners, U thu purchase were not limited to the American pnxlocls. Hut It ns decided that thu money consideration wan no great that it could not be Ignored, (or it wnn held that in some rosea (ully 50 per cent more would bo charge! (or material needed in canal construction thnn the same gixxU could be procured (or in Europe. Chief Engineer Wallace, (or In stance, showed that two ships, in ad dition to tho ones running between New York mid Colon nml owned by tho Panama Railway company, wero abso lutely necessary to carry thu (ood nop ply and material needed (or thu work. No American ship could bo bought at any reasonable prlco, and when it came to building shliH, It wan found, accord ing to Mr. Taft'a statement, that, while be can buy two 2,U00.ton ships In Eu rope for 1760,000, it would cost 1, 100,000 to build such ships here. And, in addition, while thu European shins could be had at once, It would taku at least 18 months to secure American IxJfltS. Aa to material needed (or canal con struction, thu committee decided that by rcftcrving to Itself thu right to pur chase In thu world's mnrkutn, it would at least oblige American mntinfucturem to give them tl o lieneflt of their foreign rlcc if they wish to sell goods to tho commission. Mr. Taft explained today that ho (clt obliged to indorse this decision, be cause, having given congress every op- IKirtunlty to give a contrary decision, he (ell that thu very terms of tho canal act provided that it nhould bo con structed at thu lowest possible cost. President Roosevelt entertained at luncheon tday Mr. Taft and Messrs. Khontn, Wallace and Magoon, constitut ing the executive committee. lie em braced the oportunity' thus nlToriled to have a general talk with tho momlicrs of thu committee about canal matters bcfoiu they sailed (or Panama. Thu committee went to New York tonight to attend tomorrow's meeting of the directors of the Panama Railroad com pany and will sail immediately there after (or thu Isthmus of Panama. Vice President Coming to Portland as Representative of President. Washington, May 15. Vlco Presi dent Fairbanks intended to leave (or his Indiana homo last night to spend the next two months with his family, but ho received word that the president wanted to see him, and called at thu Whlto lioiiso at 11:30 today. Tho president told him of his deep Interest In thu Iowls and Clark exposition and bis regret that ho himself could not attend thu ojienlng of it. Ho said, however,- that the administration should bo represented, and to his mind nothing would bo moro appropriate than that tho Necond official of tho na tion should represent tho prealdcnt on that occasion. Mr, Fairbanks prompt ly (ell In with tho preaident'a auggeM Hon, and expressed bis thorough will ingness to go to Portland, and has now changed hln plana so on to reach Port land the last wek in May. He and Mm. Fairbanks will bo present and partlcljiato In tho opening ceremonies. Tho vice president will make tho prin cipal speech of tho occasion. Being unable to get to Portland either nt thu opening of the exposition or later in the summer, tho president has ac cepted tho Invitation extended to him by President Uoodu to pre the button which will ho tho signal (or thu formal o; ning of tho exiKxntlon, at 1 o'clock on the afternoon of Juno 1 that is, 1 o'clock Portland time, 4 o'clock Wash ington time. A special through tele graph wire will bo run from the Kant room of thu White bouse into thu ox jMwltlon grounds at Portland. At tho Washington end will bo the same gold key which President Roosevelt unci to open tho Bt. Ismia exposition last year, and which (orrner presidents used to open tho Chicago, Buffalo and other expositions of times past. vKmrFSZJBZjiFirw s . A. ft '"5fwii ?V9BflflBfii MffH HsxHaBBaLsBnl CONCENTRATING AT FAKOMAN. Japanese Receive Large Additions for Army at Front. Gunshu I'nwt, Mauohurla, May 10. Skirmishing continues in the Olourin mountain region, on tho Russian left, but thu fighting is not serious. Calm continues on thu right Thu Chinese, however, reinirt Field Marshal Oyama la directing largo massea nf troops (rom Fakoman toward Tountinkou, where a coi ceutratlon Is proceeding and tho river la being bridged by pontoons. Thu I.lao river la (till of junka which bring ut stores and provisions. About HO, 000 Japanese rolnforco nients have arrived at the front. Tho Japanese cavalry, in particular, has been considerably strengthened. During a recent terrible dust storm, which raged three days, tho soldiers, tents and entrenchments Buffered so vt rely Dakers Want Eight Hours. New York, May 10. Delegated of the Hebrew linkers' union bavo liegun to order striken to force an eight hour work day. Hlnco the United States Supremo court rendered its decision de claring thu ten hour law unconstitu tional, thu employing bakers aro said to have been working their men 11 and 12 hours a day. Strikes of 400 or GOO bakers already hnvo been ordered in ten shops, and about 10,000 moro men will quit today. Some of tho maatcra have conceded tho demands, and moro nro likely to follow. Suspects Are Arrested. Emporia, Kan., May 10. - Seven men were arrested here this afternoon by Santa Ft) detectives on suspicion of having been connected with tho wreck of train 17 yesterday, Flvo wore ie- leased and two wero held (or further Investigation. All wero former rail road men. A email boy living near thu junction tee titled that tho two held had been hanging around thu Howard branch tool house (or thu last week, and talking about breaking in. Rio Grande Changes Ded. El Paao, Tex., May 10. Tho Rio Grando rlvor la again on a big rise. Thu river changed its bed yesterday near Laa Crucea, N. M., inundated many acres o( land and deatroyod a ca nal which provided water (or other property under irrigation. It is feared tho proBont crop will bo loat before tho ditch can bo rebuilt. KITTITAS ASKS IRRIGATION. Reclamation Service Promises Atten tion to Its Project, Washington, May 15. Tho Reclama tion service has received a resolution passed by tho Commercial club of Kit titas county, Washington, asking that it make a careful and speedy survey and investigation of the feasibility of the construction of a high lino canal (or thu purpose of reclamation mil cul tivation of about 100,000 acres of land In that county, which are (crtilo in tho production o( all kinda of hay, grain, fruit and vegetables, including augar beets. It ia urged that tho irrigation of tliis largo body of land will result in effecting storage ot the water so used (or lands below in tho Yakima valley, (or tho reason that all the water so used naturally draina back into the Yakima river. Tho Reclamation rcrvico states that it (ully recognizee tho great Importance of the Yakima project to Kittitas coun ty, and that a careful investigation to determine its feasibility (rom an engin eering as well aa (rom a financial stand point will bo made. AS LNUI.NKMtl.VG FEAT AT THE ICTOItiA FALLS, The bridge which la being constructed across the Zambesi to carrr the Cape to Cairo Railway northwards, will cross the gorge immediately be low the famous falls at a height of 400 feet above the water level The clear span of the arch will be 500 feet In length, the bridge being built out from each end of the ravine on the cantilever principle to meet In the middle. For the transportation of material a cable way about 000 feet In length has been provided. It Is capable of carrying ten ton, and Is worked by electric ity. The Illustration nhows the construction it the piers on one of the banks of tho river, with the aerial car at work. ;-M-H -I4-4-1 H t 8-4 14-1 IH I I It- JBT M II MI II 14-4 4 V t IH' Htl II I till III- GOMEZ CUBA'S PRESIDENT. Liberals and Moderates Will Hold Nominating Conventions. Havana, May 16. The national nom inating convention of tho J.N'ow Liberal party will open tonight. All Indications point to tho nomina tion (or tho presidency of Cuba of Joe Miguel Gomes, who was apiointel gov ernor of Santa Clara province by tho government of intervention and after ward was elected to that position. Tho convention will bo made up of 160 delegates, of whom 00 will bo Nation alists. Maximo Gomez having posi tively refused to bo a candidate, the only other prominent iierson mentioned ia Governor Nunez ot Havana province. Tho Moderatea will shortly hold a convention to nominate President Pal ma by Declamation for the presidency and Mendez Capote, former president of tho senate, (or tho vice presidency. Tho election will take place in Decem ber. May Tell More Secrets. Chicago, May 16. Federal olllclnln claim to have an important now witness in tho "beef trust" inquiry. II. J. Btreyckmans, who lieiore tho Interatato Commerce commission divulged tho al leged secret system of rebutea and over charges by Armour A Co., and read a secret code, will today bo brought Imh (ore tho Federal grand lury investigat ing tho beef industries. Tho witness, formerly an employe of Armour A Co., ia expected to glvo testimony befoto a grand jury similar to that of tho coml mission. Kansas Not Quite Dry. Topckn, Kan., May 15. Special ro- porta have been received (rom 42 Kan ana counties regarding tho enforcement of the prohibitory law. Of theso 10 report thu existence of licensed saloons. Over 480 ealoonR in Kansas aro paying licenses to tho different city govern ments. Tho information has been placed before Governor I loch to form a baala (or his coming ordor to tloso all liquor soiling enterprises in tho stato. Valuable Relics of Pompeii Found. Rome, May 18. Excavatlona near Pompeii bavo resulted, in tho finding of a human skeleton and nearby (our solid gold braclets of beautiful design and set with emeralds, n pair of pearl ear rings, two golden necklaces aot with pearla and emoralda, and two emerald rings. Tho articles of jewelry, being (rom tho Pompolian epoch, nro ol great artistic value. atm&Rzmvm lllil 7.--?""-va Do you know what you will do, or should do, one of these days? Away over yon der, whero the hills meet the sky in a purple haze, tho trees are greening and do ing their best to burst every bud the pussy w.llowt are preparing for ES--sbx catbird, and the "roaklng of the frogs and the smell of new earth la a call of the wild aa loud as trumpet blast Follow the scent llko a hound and at the end you will find a creek that has Its source In n swamp and trickles Its merry and tor tuous way to the river. Don't you wish you could turn time back for thirty or more years; back to tho days of patches and bare legs, laughter, freckles and atone bruises; back where there was only one care In tho world, and that was to bo on hand at meals? You cannot. You didn't appreciate rour own boyhood. You are a slave to buslnesn. You aro chained to a desk. You huvo to make pronto. You cat and talk and sleep business. You. talk It at home until the folks are annoyed. The other day ouo of your children naked; "Waa papa ever n little boy?" Iofs Bteal a day. Even a slave nhould be allowed to drop his. chains once In a while. Certainly an over worked business man, carrying n load that rounds his shoulder and grays his Iialr. can tleo from trouble for a little while and try to think that ho is Vi. aml'that there ts only Hunslilne In the world. To-morrow morning, early, come over and throw a stone up ngulust tho window. We will pack up some lunch and steal away for ono whole, golden day. Never inliul thu famllv breakfast. Come nt 4 a. m., and we II leave a note saying that wo have been sud denly called away and that the folks are "not to worry." Get the simile. Thero Is a bully cor ner for halt lu tho hncx yard. We will dig a cnnful of Uie wriggling worms, hide the spade and the evidence of our crime, and then away luto tho country. We'll cut alder poles and, with trem bling lingers that have all but lost their skill lu the lapse of years, ar rango our tackle, And n deep, dark pool, burn tobacco In our corncob pipes, and (tab. Youil wonder Avhat they aro dolmj at tho ottlce and what thero was In tbo morning paper. Cut thnt out. Thero Isn't any otllco. Wo are boys to-day. You have a catfish and I'm trembling because my bobber has gone under water and something Is pulling llko a whale. It's a bullhead. Wo will dros3 It and somo moro llko It, rub them with JT jfoJU salt, cook them on a stick and eat them, bones and all. Yes. sir, bones and all. You don't mean to say that you never did? Well, you have missed a lot Wc will fish a bit and after that you may shout If you like. A country boy yells Just for pure Joy of living. It will do us good. How good tho suit feels! There Is a squir rel on the fence, and a hoy Is driving cows down the road, whistling as mer rily as a bobolink. Poor devlll Ho doesn't know, that Steel common la paylngno dividend and that cotton la a lost He doesn't care, but be can spell h-a-p-p-l-n-e-s-s, God bless hlml The smoke from our fire smells good. If we had a apnde we would dig out a woodchuck. There Is sassafras In the womU and tho young wlntergrcens aro ready for eating. Over at the farmhouse we will get rich milk, doughnuts, aaltrislng bread n"l russet apples. And then the sun will go down over tho hills, wbllo tho abadows will pur ple and then grow black, and tho country will grow still and the silence will aeom almost sacred, as wo trudge down tbo road back to tho other life, the trou ble, tho hurry nnd tho cares of a great city. Never mind. It Is a part of the great plan, and the man who has kept his heart so free that ho can still love tho soli, tho trees, tho aunshlno and tho Joys that nature has bestowed, Is worth while. So, don't forget I a. m. Throw a stone against the window, and we'll steal a day. Cincinnati Post I DISCOURAGING A HEN. ""0l,t$i The propensity of some hena to sit. in season or out. on eggs, atones, door knobi or anything that cornea handy. Is ono of the most grievous afflictions or the poultry keeper. In his lutercst is reprinted the description of n "sum cure" discovered hy a correspondent o,f the Chicago Chronicle In Lcsucur. Mluu. Tho cure consists of a cheap watch that ticks loudly and clearly, and U enclosed In a white, egg-shnjied case. When a hen manifests a desire to sit at the wrong Hme, tho poultry man gently places under her this bogus egg, and tho egg dooi the rest Cheerfully It ticks away. The hen soon begins to show signs of uueasl ness. She stirs the noisy egg with her bill, thinking perhaps that It Is already tlmo for It to hatch, and the chicken lu It wants to set out She grows moro ami more nervous as tho noise keeps on, and finally she Jumps oft tbo nest and runs round a while, to get cool. Generally sho returns to her self- Imposed duty, but things get worse and worse with her. She wriggles about and cackles, ruffles her feathers and looks wild, until nt last, with a fren zied squawk, she abandon the nest lor good nml all. Tho fever of Incu bation la broken up completely. Tho Lcsuour poultryman declares that ho has novcr found a hen that could stand tho strain of tho conversa tional egg for moro than three hours. In much less time than that, as a rule, the hen la ready to return to her legiti mate business.