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T" ? THE 5 TRAIL ? - A CI1APTKII XII. On emerging from the Pasco, lha rap kIai went ahead, followed at respectful distance by Martial the Tlgrero, who en tered (ho Calle del Pajaro, and about the middle of the street saw the capatat'a horse, hrld by an Ill-looking fellow, who gated curiously at him. Don Martial topped before the door. dismounted, threw hi bridle to the fellow, and, with out saying a word to Mm, resolutely en tered the bouee. lie then found himself In utter dark rtnos but after groping hit war, pushed forward. After crossing the saguan, he entered a squar yard with tereral door ; one of thee door waa open, and a man was standing on the threshold. It waa Camera. The titer flayer went up to him: the other walked on. The capatai took htm by the band and whispered. "Come with Me." Hi guide led him through aereral room, took him up a ftlcht of stair, and opening a door conducted him Into a room faintly lighted by a lamp. "Now," aald Carnero, after elo-ilng the door, from which the Tlgrero noticed that be removed the key, "sit down and let ue talk, for we are In safety. I muit rite you a few word, in explanation of the mysterious way In which I brought you here." "I am listening to you," the Tlgrero answered. "We are In the mantlon of General Don Febastlsn Guerrero," the capatai then re marked. "Whatr the Tlgrero exclaimed, with a it art of uneasiness. "Iteassure youraelf, no one saw you en ter, and your presence here la quite un known, for the ilmple reason that I brought you In ray private entrance." "I do not understand you." "And yet It Is very easy to explain. For reason too long; to tell yon, and which b, . would interest you out aiignuy, aunug Don Sebastian s absence a Governor of Honors I had a prlrate passage made. Kr erybody ear myself la Ignorant of the ex istence of this communication, which," be added, with a glowing smile, "may at a titra moment be of great utility. The room In which we-now are forms part of the suite I occupy, In which the general baa nerer yet set foot." "Hut suppose you were to be sent for, through the general happening to want youT" 'Certainly, but I bare foreseen that: It Is my system nerer to leare anything to chance. Although It has uerer hap pened yet, no one can enter here without my being informed soon enough to Ret rid of aty person who may be with me." "That is capitally arranged, and t am happy to see that you are a man of pru dence." Trudence Is, as you know, lienor, the mother of safety. Knough on that bead. If you bare, no objection. man, whose name It Is unnecessary to mention, but to whom, aa I bare already had the honor of telling you, I am deroted body and soul, sent you to me to obtain the Information you require, and which be suppose me able to give." "Senor," tb Tlgrero answered, "I thank you heartily, for you know aa well as I do what perils are connected with the carrying out of tbeae plant." "What you are saying Is true, but It will be better, I fancy, for the present, for me to assume to be Ignorant of them." "Ye, yes, my position Is so precarious, the struggle I am engaged In I so wild, that, although I am supported by sincere friends, I must be prudent. Tell me, then, what you know aa to the fate of the unfortunate Dona Anita da Torres. Is aba really dead?" "Do you know what happened In the cavern after your fall down tb preci pice r "Alas! no; my Ignorance Is complete." Carnero reflected for a moment. "Listen, Don Martial; but I must tell yon a long story. Are you ready to bear Itr "Yes," the other answered, without hesitation, "for there are many thing I am Ignorant of, which I ought to know. Bo speak without further delay." "At the time when the facta occurred X am about to tell you I waa llrlng at the Hacienda )! Palmar. Hence I waa only witness to a portion of the facta; the rest I know from hearsay. When the Comanchea came, guided by tb white tnen, Don Sylva de Torre waa lying mortally wounded, holding In bis Htlffened arms his daughter Anita, who bad sud denly gone mad. Don Sebastian Guerrrero waa tbe only relation left to the hapless young lady, and hence she waa taken to his hacienda." "WUtr Don Martial exclaimed In sur prise. "Don Sebastian Is a relation to JDona Anltar "Did you not know that?" "I bad not tbe slightest Idea of It." "Well, this la how the relationship exists : Don Sebastian married a niece of Don Sylra's. so you see tbe were close ly connected. Still, for reasons! uerer 'thoroughly made known, a few years after the general's marriage a dispute broke out which led to a total suspension pt Inti macy between the families." Tbe Tlgrero shook bis bead, "Qo on," be said. "How did tbe general receive berr "lis was not at tbe hacienda at tbe tbso t bt an express was sent off to blm. Tb sMMfal cams post basts, seemed neatly swred, fare orders for her to be jtJadfjr treated, appointed several women WWitettlMISasaStf T ' ' ' "' RED 5 M - to wait on her, and returned to his post at Sonora." "Summoned by the French Inraston. 1 presume you are alluding to that)" "Yes, Almost Immediately after thee events the general returned to the Palmar He was no longer the same man. The horrible death of hit daughter rendered him gloomier and handier. For a whole week he remained shut up In his apart ments; but. at last, one day h sent for me to luqulre at to what had happened at the hacienda during his aboence. I had but little to tell blm. The general let me say all I had to say, and when I ended, he, too, remained silent for some time. At length, raiting hit bead, he looked at "me for a moment angrily." "What are you doing there I" he asked. "I am waiting." I answered, "for the orders It may please your excellency to glre me." He looked at me for a few moments as It trying to read my rery thoughts, and then laid his hand on my arm. "Carnero," be said to me, "you bare been a long time In my serrlce, but take care Ieit I should hare to dismiss you. You do not like," he said, "serranta who are too In telligent and too clear sighted; and now lead me to Dona Anlta'a apartments. I obeyed with hanging head; the gen eral remained an hour with the young lady, and I nerer knew what was said between them. It Is true that now and then I heard the general speaking loudly and angrily, and tVna Anita weeping, and apparently making some entirety to him; but that was all. When the general came out he waa rery pale. Tbe morrow at daybreak we set out for Mexico, and Dona Anita folio ed us In a palanquin. As soon a we reached our Journey's end Dona Anita was carried to the Convent of the Ilcrnardine. where the good sitter received brr wltb tears of sorrowful sym pathy. Tb general, owing to tbe Influ ence he enjoyed, easily succeeded In get ting himself appointed guardian to the young lady and Immediately assumed the management of her estate, which, as you doubtte are aware, are considerable." "I know it," said the Tlgrero, wltb a sigh. "All these matters settled the capatai continued. "Tbe general returned to So nora to arrange hi affairs, and band over tbe government to tb person who started for his post some days previous ly. I will riot, tell what happened then, aa you know it." The Tlgrero ratted his bead. "Is that really alir be asked. "Yes," the rapatax answered. "On your honor" Don Martial added, looking fixedly at blm. Carnero hesitated. "Well, no," be said at last. CHAITKK XIII. Don Martial watched the various movement of tbe rapatax. Seeing at last that he did not see-m Inclined to make the confession be was so Impatiently await ing, be touched him slightly. Carnero started aa it suddenly branded wltb a hot Iron. "What you have to reveal to m mnst be Tery terrible." the Tlgrero at length said in a low voice. "So terrible, my friend." tbe capatai answered, "that though alone wltb you In this room I fear to tell It you." The Tlgrero shook bis bead sadly. "Speak, my friend," be said In a gentle voice, "I bare suffered such agony during the last few months that all the spring of my soul have been crushed by the fatal pressure of despair." "Yes, you are a man carved In granite. I know that you have struggled triumph, antly against lost fortune, but, believe me, Don Martial, there are suffering a thousandfold more atrocious than death." "The pity you testify for me la only weakness. I cannot die before I bare ac complished tbe task to which I bare de voted my wretched existence. I bar sworn, at tbe peril of my life, to protect the girl who was betrothed to me," "Carry out your oath, then, Don Mar tini, for th poor child waa nerer In greater peril than now." "What do you mean? For bearen's nam explain yourself," tb Tlgrero said passionately. "I mean that Don Sebastian covets tbe wealth of bis ward. I mean that remorse lessly and shamelessly laying aside all hu man aspect, forgetting that the unfortu nate girl the law has confided to him la Insane, he coldly Intend to become ber murderer." "Go on, go on I what frightful erheme can thlt man bare formed" "Oil!" tbe capatai continued with sav age Irony; "tbe plan Is simple, honest, and highly praised by some persons." "Kxplaln yourself." "Well, know all, then; General Don Sebastian Guerrero Intends to marry bl ward." "Marry bis ward, be I" Don Martial ex claimed. "Yes I You little know this man," the capatai repeated wltb a Uugb. "with tbe Implacable will, thla wild beast with a human face, who pitilessly breaks tvery one who dares to resist him. He Is re sol rtd to marry bl ward In order to strip ber of ber fortune, and be will do so, I tell you. We bare cow reached the point I hare been aiming at so long. Now listen to e. I told you, I think, that on ber arrival In Mexico Dona Anita was taken by Don Sebastian to the Convent of tha Ilernardlnes." Ym, I fancy I can remember you say log; so.' ilf' nni-y'ejii,''w.iiliii''Wi''w neii"i.n" "flood I Dona Anita was. received with open arm by the good nun. The young lady, on again finding herself among the companion of her childhood, treated with kind and Intelligent cure, gradually felt calmness returning to her mlml, her grief gave way tn a gentle melancholy , her Ideas overthrown by a frightful cat astro phe, regained their balance. In short, the marine which had spread Its Mack wings over her brain was driven away by th soft caresses of the nun. "So, then," IVjh Martial exclaimed, "she has regained her reason "I will not venture to assert that, for the 'Is still Insane In the opinion of every body." "Hut In that case " "In that case, as all the world tllcre It, It mutt be so until the contrary t proved." "Hut how did you learn all these de tails" "In the most simple manner. My mas ter, Don Sebastian, has sent me several time to the convent with messages, nnd chance decreed that I recognised in th Sister porter a relation of mine. Th worthy woman. In ber delight, and per haps, too, to make np for the long silence she Is compelled to maintain, tells in whenever she see m all that I said and done tn the convent, and there la a good deed to learn from the conversation of a nun. She take a great interest In me, and at 1 ant fond of her, too, I listen to her with pleasure." "Oh, go on I (Jo on !" "Well, this time 1 hare nearly finished. It apifir. from what my Mat Ion tells me, that the nuns and th Mother Su perior are utterly opposed to the general' plan of marriage." "Oh, the holy women I" the Tlgrero ex claimed with simple Joy. "Are they not" the capatai said with a laugh. "This Is probably the reason why they keep o secret the return of their boarder to her seme, for they doubtlen hope that, so long as the poor girl Is mail, the general will not dare contract the union he Is meditating. I'n- fortunately they do not knaw the man with whom the bare to deal and tbe ferocious ambition that devour him; an ambition for the gratification of which he wilt recoil from no crime, howerer atrocious It may be." "Alas!" the Tlgrero said, despairingly; "you see, my friend, that 1 am lost." "Wslt, wait, my good sir; your situa tion, perhaps. Is not so desperate aa you Imagine It. Yesterday I went to the con vent, the Mother .Superior, to wbom I had the honor ot speaking, confided tn dm under the seal of secrecy for she know that, although I am a servant ot Don Se bastian, 1 take a deep Interest In Dona Anita, and would be glad to see her happy that the young lady has exprewd an In tention to confess. "Hence)" Don Martial quickly Inter rupted him. "Well, the Mother Superior atked m to bring ber a print or mouk In whoa I had confidence." ".Ah!" "You understand, my friend." "Ye, ye !" "And to take him to the convent." "And," Don Martial asked In a chok ing voice, "bare you found this confess or)" "I believe so," the capatai answered with a smile. "At what lime are you to take this con fessor to the convent)" To-morrow." "Very good, and I presume you bar arranged a place to meet him" "I should think to; be is to meet m at tbe Parian." "I am certain that be will he punc tual !" "And so am I, nnd now, enor, do you consider that you hare lost your tlm In Helming to me)" "On the contrary," Don Martial re plied, a he offered him hi lis ml with a smile, "I ronslder you a first-rate band at telling a story." They went out of lb room. The Tlg rero mounted bis horse snd followed I'll- loto, while the raisttax re-entered th hout. After numberless turning nad windings, Ihe rider and the footman at length entered a wide street. Ill I Ihe SecumU Mouterllla," said tbe peon, "and that gentleman," be added, pointing to a borsetaan who was coming toward them, "la lb very Don Antonio you are looking for," "You are sure of It)" the Tlgrero atk ed. "I know blm well." "If that It the case, accept this plas-tre.-niy friend, atid go home, for I no longer need your sorvlce." Tb peon retired. During the conver sation tbe newcomer bad balled In some alarm. "TIs I, Don Antonio." tbe Tlgrero shouted to him. "Com on without fear I arn a friend." "Oh, oh! It I very late to meet a friend In the street," Don Antonio an swered, though lie adranced without hes itation, after laying bis band upon hit weapon to guard against a surprise. "I am Martial, the Tlgrero." "Ob, that la different; what do you want? A lodging, eh) I will bare you led to my bouse hy a tenant, and there leare you till to-morrow, a I am In a hurry," "Agreed; Lut allow me on word." "Speak." "Where I Don Valentin)" "Do you want to tee him)" "Kxcesslrely," "Then come with me at once, for 1 am going to Valtntlne)" (To be continued.) sn-r -i ii ii, H inn ; Anoumlr of Disease. "Doctor," aald tho patient, aftor the great specialist had sounded and sent United and catechised htm, "what make me so nervous" "You've lost your norve" responded tho HpocIalUt, dcinomitratlox, howerer, hy his alio of his fee, that he retained his own, Philadelphia Ledger. yT-jyss A m Plum of Vntno. Fruit grower are njnln Indebted to t.ttthor Iturtmnk of California for a tow turluty of plum, which In exceed ugly promising. 'I lie illustration show Ik variety nt nhout ono-quartor It nat I nil slxe. Mr. tlurbntik ay tlio varie ty, which lu has named Miracle, la a tybrlil tecdllng, with the French prune u one of It -wrenl. Tho variety la iraotlcnlly eccdlcen, tho atone being n imnll kernel near the stem end of tha rult. Tho Miracle Is dark In color with the icnvy blue bloom -m fnmlllar In the D.tiimm clnn-y Thr fli'sh I yellow with I imi-plUli tliwro nnd l iwtvt nnd Juicy villi tho hlKhit tlnrur. Tho variety in not yrt been fully tested outsldo of Villfornla, hut Mr. Hnrlmnk pxnk fa vorably of Its nblllty to atntid th inorv Titc ru.w rt.uu. rigorous cllmatn to the North, and If It doea. It wilt be a decided acquisition to tho already long Hat of good aorta brought Into being hy Mr, llurbank. 1 1 rtl v. lUrlli it KlaorlMs;, At the West Virginia Kx perl men t Station a few year ago a trt waa madn of hoard floor versus earth doors for laying liens. The test romuwmvd Nor. 'J I, nrul continued during the win. tor for a full period cf-flvo month. It was rather exccti-d that the board floor would prove uerlor to earth floor, hut such was not the case. There were thirty-six lions of throo breeds on each kind of floor, and th hens on the earth fhxir laid nearly SO per cent more eggs than those on the board floor. It was found that tbe earth floor was warmer during cold weather, and this alone might can tlx difference In result. Tho only sickness of any kind during tho test was a caso of roup In each tot. A tiled ?. A. O. Gross nnd II. A. Itny walked across Illinois last fall from the Indi ana line to tho Mississippi Hirer, tak ing a hint census n they went. In a strip of country 1W) fret whlo and UK! lulled long they found 4.MX) bints of U'l different kind. "Two-third of tint Mrds counted were Kngllsh sparrows, and about one-sixth of tho remainder crow Muckhlrd. Tho next moat abund ant" specie were meadow larks, row birds, crows, horned larks and mourn lux dim-s, ranging In the order nnmed from about 10 tier cent to U ikt cent 'of the wbalu number of native birds teen." Hartford Cotirnnt. A rulnl In arattlaar. The effect of the stock uion the acton la shown In a report recently eent out hy tho French Academy of Science. Two pear trees of the same variety, standing aldu hy aide, one grafted on n pvar recdllng and the other on n quince, toro fruit for a number of years. That from the pear stock was green, whllo that from the quince stock was a golden yellow, with u roso hljisli on the side toward tho sun. The latter nlo weighed a third more per sjiecl men, was more dense In both fruit and Juice, and was richer In both acid and sugar. l'arin Notes, Ono robin can plife more cherries than two boys, any day. Mood weds must not only look good, but ho well bred. Formers' cxhnnge nro bccoinlmc qulto popular and many such associa tion are In oiK-ratlon and are greatly Improving tlto marketing: of farm pro dude. In Denmark 70,000 fnrnior live on thirty to ninety acres And 100,000 fann ers make a living on munller farms. Thoto long, rapid growing sprouts or suckers which grow up besldo the trunk of fruit trvt's are sapping food from Uio roots. Cut thorn down. A horso that doos not naturally car ry a high head cannot be made to do so gracefully hy high chocking. Tho elevation of the heud depends on Uiu slope of shoulder, which when abrupt prevents tho neck from being thrown hade r m Aisrlntlturul liilrcra In flennM.y rv oelu. from VI wnU to ft day and -tuiiiti'ii (mm ?rt v'cuti to (10 ivntu. If miimon will hit out it milk onn Unit will ntil rust .thou cltoii roneon ald onto, Ik hihI hi run will U wol canol by tho diiryumii. A fnrnior oponitliiu mi oUomlto fnrm In luwn lni iittostod hi fultlt In tvmont IhmIi by liii)liii: oiintiRh of thoili to iiiiiKo (on uillo of fomv Tho fonco iroMiHlthii lut-f and Is uinlcrpili'i; a rapid (munition, miroly. Pciutturod nlooliol U now im'IIIuk nt SIT tvnta per gallon by tho Iwrrt'l and tit from -t to Wi ivnts nt rvtitll. Tin II rt roiislgunioivt under th nw htw waa from tho dlstlllorl of Poorla, III., nVl conslstiM of WMI barrel. Mlomnrh Worm In Sheep. Tho ay tuptouia of Infestation hy hHmii arh worms In shivp Mm briefly noted In n Kororumi'iit bulletin. In prevent lot; the Infestation of Inml with stout noli worms two general plans arc iistinl ly npplUithlo. Tho owes may ho kept In a haro lot from which the himlm may cowo to lion Infested pasture for grat lug. Tho danger of Infestation Is thus reduced to a minimum. Again, wher cter practicable, the danger of Infesln Hon from stomnch worm Is largely eliminated If the taint route In tho fall rather than In the spring Hrlef Holes are Klreii on the direct rotnedlet for stomach worms. Including ronl-tar, crroeote, bluostouo and ka line. AH!', toe ll"s. Wherever alfalfa can In raised, the liest, as welt as tho chret, pork and bacon can bo produced, for alfalfa (Ire growth to the tnucle, making the lean meat that I tho best and sells tlw best And whllo growing tn the alfalfa field tho hogs get the exorcise needed for healthy development. The alfalfa can ho raised In tery many (tortious of Tex a and wherever It will grow It may be made a highly profitable crop and on that wilt get out of tho twin Industry Its biggest possible rcmilla. rhlekvn tar Market, rhlcfconn sell In Ihe market at a high a figure, compared with beef and mutton, a ordinarily, If they are In good hm ami condition, Fancy fowtt for breeder command aa high figure oa heretofore, whciievrr first-claim iprcl men change hands, ami every one who can turn out a better trio or two next fall than can hla neighbors will find a ready market for them at even the ad vnuced price. foe Smuklnar Mal, A writer In tho Dakota Former giro this account of hi simple plan for smoking meat: "After the meat tins been In the brine aUnit two week I take It out, put It In o tub of cold water one day nnd night, ami It I then ready tu smoke. Tnke a box nhout four feet high and two or three feet wide, and knock both rlJkN or mmokk not. end out. Dig a hole nlnjtlt 2lj feet deep ami two feet square; then dig n trench the length of a store pl(Hi and eight I nclie dicp. Dig n small jiolo nt opjMnltti end from the large hole, put In an old Joint of stove ple nnd cover over with dirt, then put box orer the small hole and hank up with dirt Put a tin over large hole; nil old Joint ot pipe, uncoupled nnd flattened out, will do. Make a flro out of corncob ami you have a smoke box equal to any smoke house." Iln Adopt I'uopl, A remarkable s'toctaclo came to light recently at the rcsldencii of J, It, Itob Inon of Atidonrled, noar llailctowu, Pa. It consist of n half dozen pup pies being mntronlzcd hw a clucking hen. It nppcars that tho mother of tho dog descried her offspring, where uiKin tho Jien, with trim motherly In. at I net, took them under her protecting wing. I'eaehaa Wllliout I'uss, A Mnrylnud fruit grower tin succeed ed In raising n crop of penebe with skins nrr devoid of the annoying fuzx as Is an npplu. Noxt year he proposes to ralso iioai'hes with a skin that can be removed llko that of an orango, Fresh from Hi Nmokshouse, Tho Georgia farmer who hauled Into town tho other day a wagon load of homoinado hams and sold the lot for $150 cash provided u valuable hint for agriculturists throughout the country. Any good farmer knows how to ralso and "euro" hams, and tho town paliito Is Inclined to Itch for the home-grown product slnco Mr, Sinclair' "Jungle" hook told us how the pncklng-houna ham J or woahandlod. Hurrah for tne hsmiet, the old-fashioned hamlet that hung In the smokehouse. Carlln- vine wwocrat. Ml Ml NOHTHWK8T HONOIIED. Protestor Elliott, of W, B. 0 Con tribute to Cyclopedia. It Is well known Hint Prut. U II. Ibtlley, ol Cornell unlreiilty, has lierii working lor three yrnra past on nu ox. tcuslvi' imhllnitlnii to Iki known as Tim American Cjrrlotodl ot Agriculture, Tlili la tn ho published III sotersl vol. limes and It Is oxpeuted that it will lm accepted liv the reading public M the itandsrd reference work on rural a flairs. It lis lieeit man year slnco such a work hat heeii attempted and nothing ol such an extensive nature, lias cvrr been undertaken Mom In America, Profoeinr Ibtlley In called to hi aid the heat knoftii wrltrrs on agriculture, throughout the entire ctmutry, who have written up tlm various subject on whloh Uiejr were rvcogultcd a author! ties. Th entire work may to referred to a Uio combined efforts ot the agrl cultural itoclalltts of America and when ptibllahed will no doubt find a ii I see In the library ot most progressive farmer. II Is significant thai when It rame to the very Important subject ot wheat that Professor ltalley recognised th grettl Northwest and It place as one ot the trading wheat producing region hy railing on Protestor K. K, Klllott, head of the Agrloutlural department at the State eollegn ot Washington, to prepare this iiiusl Important article. Tills ha been dune by 1'ruf . Klllotl and Uio maU trr It now In th hsmlt of the publish er. The article In ipietllon mntliU ot bout ten thouiaiid words, with numer ous Illustration, and would, be suit), clrnt In ltilt to mike quit t taxik It ptibllthed separately. It rorrra tha entire subject of wheat production In America and at th tame time atten tion It particularly called to the gnat region of the Nurthwet where the pro duction and quality of thlt cereal hare placed It In th I re'renl. Our wheat growers aie to ti congiattilated In the (set that the article In question Ins ten prepared by en so familiar with th subject and who I doing so much to advance th Industry throng the work being don hy his department at the state experiment ttallon snd at the vsrioilt cereal ttatlont rtlthllthed In tho itatn as well s through the wheat producers oigsnltatlon which was Ini tiated by blm. AID TO "DfiY FARMING. Washington Stats Colltg Conduction ExUntlr Experiments, The problem ot "dry farming" now before the fanner cl the semi-arid re gion of Ihe Paclllo Northwest has been taken up by th Kiperiment fitatlon ol Washington, and It I hotie-l to work -out a mrthod of fanning lor these re gion which will lurrrase their crop bearing capacity. The present oe ra tions ol experimentation are largely relative to the phytlr ot solli, and are In charge of Pi of n, or II. II. Kerry, soil phytlcltt ot Ihe Ktate collrge. bl imslng title problem, Mr. Ilcriy aUtrdt "Among the questions which wt mutt answer are- What I the best method ot oontervlng toll moisture! What I Uie value of (Hiking the f uin inei fallow early In Ihe spring before it can l)o plotted) What I the valtioof tho itib-surface packer) If the cron suffer from drouth, It It because there Is not sufficient moltliire In the soil, or is It because the plant cannot take th molsturo fioni the soil) In the former rase we must endeavor to devise a cultural method to conserve moisture; and In the latter case, we mutt develop a itraln ot plant that can take moisture from th soil, which I a plant breeding problem." Fhjr Thrive In Polk County. Fig a largs and ifectly developed as Ukm ratted In the mott favored por tion ot California arn grown at the town home ol Mr, K, K. Lucas, In Mon mouth, Specimens of Ihe fruit weta brought to Dnllai by Mr. Martha Co per, who had been vltltlng In the not mat echco! town, The fig were ot de licious flavor ami were far tuperlor to the California hull usually lound In the Oregon markets, Mrs. Lucas' tree Ii seven yean old, the rutting having been brought from California In 1000. The tree Ii making a luxuilntit growth and has alteady reached a height of 12 feet. Three crops, of fruit are borne each year. The specimen brought to Dalits hy Mrs. Cosnur Included ripe and green fruit ot the second crop and Imlf grown ftult of tho third crop. The tree has been In bearing four years. Qood Money In Peach Crop, Hlilnmcnts ot carlv Ciawtonl tuianhe rotn itotcbtuK this year will sggrrgato a loi a i oi nearly i'u.uoo huxiu. This Is the ettlmato given by K. P. Drew, who Is handling tho shipments of tho local fruitgrowers' association, whoso mem bershlp embrace nearly all ot the pcooh growers In that vicinity. Growers havo real I cod good price for their product, Poaches of aveiaire alio and quality brought torn 05 to 80 cenU per nox, while tho.e of higher giad brought as high as tX.'lt, nar lvix. After deducting transportation charges, llieto prices left the growers a neat margin ot profit. , Most ot Uie (rult was marketed In Portland, In th south.rn M, run,. ,- ., garden an becoming featurts of all tb new buildings.
