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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1909)
.Tfttnn jurat m a..,H-.h--1-c-M--H I "What Gold Qantiot guy Y MRS. ALEXANDER An. hard Crvntnt Vmh." "iM. Wlta "A WJn," "UrW.minn'sVfit," "IVaton't IUicn," 'A UK InlrnnU" ".M14' Choke." A nrnin'i Hrail." HH-M-f4-H- , CHAITKU II. The two cnsulnii days were full of excitement plenaurnblo excitement to Mm. Savllle. Her keen eyes shone with a hard slitter aa she thought that her son was probably saved from com milting tome dangerous folly, and launched afresh on a career which promised honor and promotion. In truth, Mrs. Savlllo'a hopes nnd nmbl- . tlona were centered on her second son. Her eldest was an apathetic, well-bred, briefless barrister, or dilettante tastes, given to writing elegantly-expressed paper In the more exalted periodicals on obscure passages In Shakespeare, nd latterly In Drowning, on the deri vation of obsolete words, and other racV topics. In which ordinary mortals took not the slightest Interest Mrs. Savllle was the only child and role heiress of an exceedingly wealthy Sheffield manufacturer, She had mar ried h aecomnllshed nmla'do. dlstlti-gutshcd-Iooklng younger brother of the Karl of Everion, an impecunious eer Whose sole means of extstenco was de rived from the rent of the family man slon and domains. Mrs. Savllle was an extremely ambltlouns woman; she had a keen desire for personal dlstlno tlon, and In her own mind had re solved that as her eldest son must In the order of things succeed his uncle nd become Earl of Evsrton. so Hugh must marry a woman of rank and for tune, and thus she would t free to giro the bulk of her belongings to support the title which would devolve upon her eldest son. He was a stead" Irreproachable young man. but her heart, her pride, centered In her Ben jamin. Mrs. Seville's lore was a somewhat onerous obligation; she had a very tough, Inexorable will, and a profound iieuer mat ahe could manage every ono'a affairs considerably better than they could themselves a doctrine In which her younger ion rarely agreed. Ills mother's greed for power was greatly developed by her early widow, hood, though the deceased Honorable her husband was a peace-loving soul who rarely contradicted her. Such wai the condition of things at tho begin ning of this narrative. Receiving no reply to her telegram, Mrs. Savllle sat up late on the follow lng Wednesday, hoping her sou might arrive, and retired to rest weary with unfulfilled expectation. When her maid brought her early cup of tea. the following morning, the announced that "Mr. Hugh arrived about half an hour ago, and haa gone to his room." Whereupon Mrs. Savllle ordered her breakfast to be brought to her In her own apartment, that she might not de lay ber son's refreshment, and pre pared leisurely to meet him in her toornlng-room. She wm already there to greet him when be came up-atslrs. "Well, my dear Hugh! I am glad to see you. My best congratulations. Have you read the Secretary's letter? 2 told Atkins to giro It to you." "Yes, he did." said Hugh, shortly; then be kissed bis mother's brow and stood looking at her with a troubled expression. He was a fair, sunburnt man or per baps six or seven-and-twenty, rather above middle height, broad-shouldered, and seeming shorter than be really was. His features were good, and a pair of large handsome brown eyes lighted up his face, which was square and strong; his hair and thick mous tscbes were light brown, with a red dish, tinge. "Why. Hugh, you are looking III and worn. You do not seem like yourself. Why did you not arrive last night?" "I came aa quickly as I could; the trains at this season are inconvenl cnt," ho returned, still in an absent tone. He had a pleasant, dcep-cbestcd voice, and, though be had never given much time to its cultivation, could clng a good second. "If you had started on Monday night after you had my telegram, you might have been hero yesterday." "I could not, mother." And be be gan to pace the room In quarter-deck style. "Why?" persisted Mrs. Savllle, with vague uneasiness. "Because I bad a rather particular engagement on Tuesday morning." "What do you mean?" "I bad arranged to be married on Tuesday morning, and I could not dis appoint tho parson and the consul, to aay nothing of my fiancee," he return ed, with a grim smile, and pausing In bis walk opposite bis mother. "Married!' sbo repeated, growing white and grasping the arms of ber ctolr. "Hugh, this Is a supld, vulvar JeJf j, "it li not, mother. I nm married T ' as fast mi cnurcn mm state can uind me. If I look haggard and seedy you need not wonder, for It isn't ploasnut to lenvo your bride almost at the i church door, I can tell you." I "Madman!" sho hissed through her sot teeth, whllo her keen black eyes flashed with fury. "To what sdventur ess have you fallen n victim?" "Hush," ho said, with soma dig nity; "you must not speak disrespect fully of my wife. Tomorrow or next day you will seo full particulars In the newspapers," "What!" sho almost screamed, "are you In such hast to blaten your dis grace to the world 7" "I may as well let you know at once," Tie continued,' not heeding her Interruption. "My wife was Miss Mil ton, daughter of the late Captain Hil ton, an otd cavalryman, of good fam lly, I believe; but that 1 don't care a rap about" "I expected this, said Mrs. Savllle. In a low, concentrated tone, and rising In her wrath. "Some Inner volco told mo evil would come of your long, un accountable stay In that vile place. Now leave me. Never let me eet eyes upon you again. You have blasted my hopes, you have destroyed my affection for you. you cease to bo my son." "Stop!" cried Hugh. In su:h a tone of command that his mother obeyed. "You must nnd shall hear me. I'ray sit down. I have a good deal to say.' "You have a right to bo angry, Hugh began, throwing himself Into a chair near his mother's. "You have been n good mother to me. and you deserve that I should have consulted you but knowing that you would do your best to forbid or prevent the mar riage, even to the length of writing cruelly to Kate. I determined to say nothing till tho deed was accomplish ed. Now hear me. I first met the HI! tons In Naples nearly two years ago. when I was with the Mediterranean squadron. My undo Everton was there, and I had leave now and again while wo lay off Sicily: You know I never bother about women, mother; but before I knew Kato illltou a week, I was fathoms deep. I don't know whether other peopte think her beautl ful or not to me she Is the best and loveliest " Mrs. Savllle made a motion of tho hands expressive of dis gust and repulsion, while a contemp tuous smile curled her thin lips. "There. I will not troublo you with de tails," continued Hugh, grimly. "She sangwell, like a prima donna, and she nsed to let mo sing with her, but the more I showed her well, the feel Ings I could not repress, the colder and moro distant she grew. She drove me half mad. Then I waa ashore, as you know, and went off wandering abroad, hoping to meet her. aa I did. Still sho kept me at arms'-length, but some thing told me that she wasn't as In different aa sho seemed." "No doubt!" ejaculated Mrs. Savllle. "About six weeks ago, I went to Nice, and round old Hilton very ill so bad that I could scarce got speech of Kate. They were lodging In the outskirts of the town. Then he died very suddenly at the last and Kate, unnerved with watching and grler for the old man, who, though by no means a good father, was never actively un kind, broke down and clung to me. She was friendless, penniless, helpless, I took the command and Insisted on her marrying me," "Have you done yet?" asked bis mother, harshly. "Nearly. Have a llttlo patience. Ai a woman I ask you what opinion you would have of a man who could have deserted the girl ho loved with all bis heart and soul In such desolation? Could I have helped her, given her money, protection, anything, save as a husband? She was not her usual proud self, or she would bavo seen through the thin excuses with which I veiled your silence. Now, mother, he tender, womanly ay, and reasonable. Make up your mind to the Inevitable. Kate la my wife. See her before you condemn me, before you banish me. Give her the protection I cannot stay to give. I have left her with the kind old Frenchwoman In whose house her father died. I dared not endanger my career, my reputation, by losing an hour: so, for her sake as well as my own, I tore myself away. I don't think I ever asked you a favor; now 1 pray you, If you ever loved me, take my wife to your heart; let her live near you; give her a chance of win nlng your good opinion, your-" A scornful laugh Interrupted him. "Do you Imagine I am as weak a fool as my son? such an abject weakling? No, I shall have nothing to do with you or your wife. Go; I shall not see you again. You have never asked me a favor? Have I not paid your debts?' "Yes, at Rawson'a request, not mlno, nor should I have Incurred them bad my allowance been measured by the needs and habits with which I had been brought up. Did you over love my father, that you are so hardened against the first love of your son's life?" "I bad a proper affection for my husband, but I should never have for gotten myself for any man. I repeat It, you cease to be my son from this hour. You shall have the quarter's al lowance now duo to you, hut after tttli not n penny moro. Seo how you will get on with tho beggarly pittance you durlvo from your father. To-morrow I shall seo Itawson about altering my will. What wlfo will compensate you for n llfo or poverty and obscurity?' "Poor wo may be, but ohscurn, It I live, wo shall not bo," said Hugh, ris ing, and looking steadily at his moth er, while he spoke very calmly. "I may deserve somo censure for not In forming you of my plans, but this treatment I do not deserve. And yet I bellavo you have a heart, though so calked and coated with worldllnest that Its natural Impulses are hopeless ly deadened, your natural good sensi blinded to the relative value of things. What would the wealth of a kingdom be to me. If I knew the woman ! love was groping her way painfully, with a bruised spirit and bleeding feet, through the rugged ways of life with out a hand to hetp her? No, mother, your son Is man enough to risk every thing rather than that, I will obey you and go. (lood-by. God be with you. I will never see your face again until you auk me and my wife to visit you." "Then it Is farewell forover," said Mrs, Savllle, sternly. "Tako my th'anki for this repayment of alt tho care ami thought and affection I havo lavished on you." Hugh stood half a minute gating at her, then, turning sharply, left tht room without another word. Mr. 8a vlllo had risen to utter her last sen tunc, and now walked to tho flrcplacs to ring sharply. "Tell one of the men to bo ready lu ten minutes. I want to send a noto tc Mr. Itawson. It requires an answer,' sho said to the butler. "And, Atklna I shall not want you any more to-day; you had bettor assist Mr Hugh. Hn ti pretted for time. I wish overythlni belonging to him In this house to bt packed and removed by to-morrow evening at the furthest. You under stand me," said his mistress, atornly; "everything must be removed. And Atklus, telegraph to Mr. Savllle. 1 think he has roturned to his cham bera: ho was to be away only a week Say I want him to come here to luneh eon." The man, looking stupefied, quit ted the presence of his Imperious mis tress, who sat down to write with i steady hand and a curious scornful smile on her lips. Mrs. Saville'a son did not come tc luncheon, and Mr. Itawson'a partnet wrote his regrets that the hcvl of tht firm had loft the utn before Mrs. H.v vllle's note had arrived, and they did not know when he would return, but that the writer would wait on Mrs. Savllle at once It she wished, and ould telegraph. So tho obdurate mother's Intention of destroying her will at once was for the moment frustrated. Sbo therefore oidered the cnrrlago, and, after paying a round of visits, took a long drive, reaching home Just In time to see At kins Inspecting a pile of luggjge being placed on a cab. He hustled the men who were assisting out of his lady's way, saying offlelouily, as he did so, "We havo nearly cleared away every thing. Just one or two boxes are left for to-morrow. I did not like to take them so lato Into a private bouse, and It's a goodlsh step to I'orchester Ter race," "Do what you like," said Mrs. Ba vllle. coldly; "do not troublo me." And sho passed through the halt, thinking, angrily, "So that weak-minded man itawson Is giving that misera ble, ungrateful dupe, my son, shelter and eneouragementl I will call him to account for this." It was a wretched evening. Mrs, Savllle was to dlno with n distinguish ed dowager, and, with Spartan cour age., arrayed herself In her best and went forth to smile and utter bland nothings about ber dear boy's haste to get off In good time, about his good fortune In being appointed to the flag ship, and many more things about her mingled regret and satisfaction polite Inventions with which she vainly hoped to throw dust In the world's shrewd eyes. Next day detection took the wings of tho morning and came flying In the shame of Lady Olivia Lumley, news papers In hand, llrcathlosi, excitod, sho arrived before midday, a mark of unauthorised familiarity, "Oh, my dear Mrs. Savllle, my dear Elizabeth, have you seen what la In th,e newspapers? I came off at once. I could not bear that any ono should break It to you but myself." And she held out tho paper doublod down at the announcement among the mar riages, "No, I havo not." cried Mrs, Bavlllo, savagely, snatching the papoi, crush ing It, and throwing it from her, "but I beard all about everything yester day morning. I have disowned and banished my son. I will never see him again. Hut If you have come here to gloat over my rago and distress, you will be disappointed. I have merely cut off an offending member. Ho is not worth regretting. If you ever dare to mention the subject again, I shall de cline to bold any communication with you or to give a reason for cutting you. The world can fill up the blanks,3 j (Tt be ceattsasd.), Knttpnlii-r Itita, Tho hog is nit omnivorous nnlmn), and needs "roughage" and green feed for his best health nnd growth. A cer tain amount of grain feed Is nee-led to grow hogs with tho greatest profit, and stilt moro Is necessary to fatten and flt them for market. When young animals havo an abundance of range with a good supply of nitrogenous foods, llko alfalfa, clover, vetches and cow ixvas, corn make n valuable addi tion to tho ration, but should not bo glren In excess, and will usually be found mdro profitable If mixed with shorts, bran or other feed combining a large proportion of protein. For young ptga brnn Is not so good as shorts and ground cow peas may bo lined In the place of tho latter when the prlco exceeds 20 per ton. Feeding for the finish should not begin mora than ten or twelve week be for o the hogs are to bo sold. For tho last six or eight weeks corn Is un doubtedly the best grain, ns the feed consumed during this time greatly In fluences the quality of tho meat Hogs take on Itcah rapidly during tho first weeks of heavy feeding, but longer feeding means slower gains. Quick work pays In fattening ns well as In growing hog, and when tho animals are on good feed nnd fall to mska a gain of at least ono pound dally they should bo sold or butchered. Market your hogs at 6 or 8 months of age, at which time they should weigh 200 to 230 pounds. A greater per cent of profit Is secured than If you keep them until 10 or 12 months old. because you avoid CO to 120 days of dally animal waste. Howevor, a hog which Is made to weigh 300 pounds at 1 year Is qulto profitable. Iliurnluna lltt-r Hark I.Ul-T, It very often happens that ono wishes to remove the rack from tho wagon when thnro Is no one to assist. This may be very easily dono with the iflco Illustrated herewith. The four 0r MAX CAS H.l.XDLK OIQ RACK. supporting pole aro set In the ground at n sufficient distance apart to admit of driving between them with tho rock, Tho re are a number of books on the side of each, sufficient to make It possible to lift tho rnek a llttlo at a time by means or the poles, as il lustrated by the dotted lines. There Is no need of a complicated block and tackle wnen such a simple device Is so effective. Frank Monroe In Farm and Home. Heat T?p uf MlleJi Cat, A cow with her second or third calf Is Jhe most desirable of nil, and this I undoubtedly tho most profitable age to buy them. A milkers and breed ers, they have all their best days In front of them, and with sufficient time to pay handsomely. Young and old cows are very distinct In appearance. The former havo an unmistakable ap pearance of fullness of flesh and coat whllo thu old ones are mora or less shrunk. Tho teeth give an Indication of age, and the horns are often looked to as a guide, tho young having smooth horns, whllo thoso of the aged are wrinkled, If cross-breeds are bought, get them with the greatest tendency toward the best breed the cross ha been secured from. Cows with a malo or bull typo of bead are rarely good milkers. Tho head should be roflnod, neck thin, forequarters wide, squaro .nd robust, with deep, broad thighs. Drdroylnu: lnnek (Irnsa, I often seo directions given for kill ing out quack grass, hut I think they are all Inferior to tho inothod that I employ. I would never try to drag out the roots with harrow or rako, be cause not all of the roots will bo gath ered and those left will soon fill the soli again, Tho post can most easily bo killed right where It Is, tho roobt furnishing an abundanco of plant food, by using a doublo action cutaway har row. Now, please don't think that any kind of a harrow will do, bocauso It will not. If you rely on any excopt the ono I havo mentioned you will ' f A HP5!! i I IIP : 'Wi be dlMbpolnteil, I hnvn used one to1 destroy qunok gran many times, and am euro of what I nm writing. If you plow before using tho linrrnw, rim tlm plow shallow Just ileon enough to turn over tho quack roots, bottom ildo up) lot lay thus (or n weak nnd then go over tho Hold with tho doutilo ac tion cutaway harrow; then after n few days repeat tho harrowing and! keen at It. going over tho field at In tervals of a few tlaya until the pest Is all destroyed. It Is no use to think that If tho Held bo gone over, perhaps a down times In ono day, the quack will bo killed, for the sun, ns well as the harrow, must got In Its work, Tho way to do Is to go over tho field once, then wnlt n fow days for the roots to dry and repeat the operation. Ily being thorough In this the grass can bo destroyed and a crop grown the samo yoar If commenced early In tin spring. F, II. Dow In Agricultural Epltntnlst llrnln Niuula, A dangerous pnraslte of many of the cereal plants I the fungus that pro duces In tho grain or head what Is known as smut. There aro several well known kinds of smut, oacIi of which la mused by n distinct species of the fungus. Tho greatest loss from smuts In this country Is from the stinking smut of wheat and the loose smut of oat. A considerable loss Is also due to the looso smuts of barley and wheat, which aroaioro difficult to control and prevent Thny are widely distributed, and though they occur usually In smalt quantities the damage In the aggregate Is large. Thoy often nre entirely un noticed on account of their earllness and the absence of any conspicuous sign of-them at harvest time. The stinking smut of wheat trans forms only the kernels Into smut balls which do not break until the wheat Is threshed and often remain Intact In tho threshed grain. The loose smuts of barloy. on the other hand, early dis charge their spores, which are blown off ny tho wind as soon as tho smutted head comes out of the leaf sheath; they Inft-ct the plant In the floworlnt stage and enter tho embryo Inside the ovary before the latter rliwiu Into seed. An Infected seed develop a smutted plant tho following year. The tiiost successful method thus far found for preventing these smuts Is a hot-water treatment of tho seed. This treatment Is described In Ilureau of riant Industry bulletin 1S2, entitled "The Loose' Smuts of llarley and Wheat," recently Issued by the United States Department of Agriculture, Tho bulletin Is n report of receut re searches Into the life histories of these smuts nnd the determination of meth ods for their prevention. Valuo o( HMim 3111k for lln.. Systematic test made hy the West Virginia Kxiwlmont Station provo that skim milk Is a valuable food for laying hens. Tho first test covered 122 days. Tho twenty-two hens fed the skim milk laid 1,214 eggs, us compared with 038 laid by twenty-two bens fed a mesh wet with water. In another lest sixty hens fed skim milk laid 882 egg In thirty-seven days, as compared with C32 eggs laid by a miliar lot fed no milk. Other tests gavo about the came comparative results. The conductors of these experiments estimate undor prevailing conditions, with eggs selling at 20 to 2o cents a dozen, that the skim milk had a feed ing value of 1 to 2 cents a quart. Car ii r Milk Vriidi, Tho sooner the milk utensils nnd separator aro washed after use tho easier It Is dono and tho leu danger there Is of their becoming foul. To do this properly you need three wators. First use a lukownrm water to ro movo all tho milk. Seoond, use water a llttlo warmer, Into which should bo thrown n hnndfill of aalsodn or n few drops of concentrated lyu. Third, uio an abundanco of boiling water, which must ponetrato evory nook and cor ner and remain long enough to de stroy' every germ that may still be looking for n home. I'm It Trrn llorcra, Tho Ohio Kxporlmeut Station rec ommends as a treatment for killing peach nnd plum trco borers, 3 pounds of naphtha soap emulsified by boiling In three gallons of water; whllo hot add ono gallon of carbollneum avo narlns, which can ho obtalnod through denier In mnrkot gnrduners' and fruit growers' supplies. This can best lie mixed by tho use of a force pump, When tho soap solution and carbolln eum aro thoroughly mlxod add four gallons of water and apply with a spray pump, being careful to protect hands and fnco when using. Tber'U Want lb W.io.t, Tho forest 'amino Is not to be imme diate, said Mr, l'lnchot at Denver, "Wo have forests In plenty for tho presout generation, and perhaps for the noxt, but In tho year to como thore will be famine a-p enty f wo don't at this time take the stitch In tuna" . m Nir Mlrrh'K suit-in, Among the niimurous devices for ( lwinK r(,K(,t , or nliy material iMitter tho utensil designed by n rennsyhntila man and shown lu the cut Is one of the most efteo live. This Is n spoon wliloli boat up the bnt tor by n sort of double back action motion. In the howl of thu spoon, which Is a long-handled ono. Is set n little de vice Hint looks for all the world like the screw propeller of a txiat. It Is a four-armed wheel with (he arm bent lu different direc tions (Ml each side and Is so arranged that It rerolvcs rapidly within the bowl of the spoon when the spoon U agitated, and In an opposite dltectloti, llefore any of the modern heating utensils were Invented housewives used Simons for the purpose, and with complete sure-ess. It the tale about the bread and rake that mother used to make am to be belloved. However that may be. sueh a spoon as that Just described will both lighten the work nnd Insure a Ihotuugh miking lrrn Tn m lii I'leM, Cut Into slices four quarts of greet, tomatoes, but do not peel them. Add to them six large onion that have been posted nnd sliced. I'ut Into the preserving kettle and stir In a cup ful of brown sugar, a tablespoonful eaeh of mustard seed, pepper and clove ami allspice and a quart of vinegar. Stew all together until (he tomatoes are tender, then pack Into tars and seal. I'm Tnrllrta, I.tne six small patty pan with gooo paitry, fill with halved, pitted, stewed prunes. When baked cover with a meringue made of the whites of two small egg br-aten stiff and three table- ( spoonfuls of fine granulated sug.tr i beaten In, also a few drop f vanilla Return to oven nnd let merlngui brown lightly. Whlppsd cream ma) be used Instead of the metlugue. T llaakvta. Make n short sweetened pie crust toll thin and partly bake In sheet, llefore It Is quite done tako from (he oven, cut In squares of I lrrhcs or so, take up two diagonal corners and pinch togolher, which makes them basket shaped. Now nil wllti whipped cream well sweetened nnd flavored and return to the oven for a few minute. VlHi-anr Pl. A quick nnd mty way to make a good pie I to make and take one crust and All with the following: Two thirds cup of sugar, two tablespoons flour, and two of vinegar, beaten yolk of an egg, and one pint of botllnaj water. Cook until mixture thlrksns and flavor with lemon. Thle bsrdly '.an be told from n lemon pie. Halted llruaarla' SproMla. Tako the outer leave from the sprout and lay them In mid salted water for threo-quartera of an hour. Drain and boll In sailed water for fir teen minutes, or until tender. They should not bo soft or "mushy." Drain dry, sprinkle with salt and pepper nun tiour melted butler over them. Serve at onco. Ilak, lUaa Sandttlrbra. Mash n cupful of baked beans, add n tcaspoonfiil of chopped parsley, a tenspoonfu! of onion Julro and a llttlo prepared mustard. Season to taste with salt nnd whllo pepper. Duller white bread on the loaf, cut Into thin slice nnd sproad with the filling. Trim off tho crusts' and cut Into shapes. Ilreakfaal luma, Ono egg. well beaten, one tablespoon melted butter, one-hnlf cup of ilillk, one-halt teaspoon salt, ono nnd one hnlf cups Hour, with ono (oaipoon bak ing powder sifted In; bent well for a few mlnutos. Havo muffin tins hot Hake 20 minute In a hot oven. Servo hot Southern I'olalo, Four or five potatoes hollod soft, mash with one-half cup of milk until creamed, one egg bonten well, v ono tablespoonful of butler, salt nnd pep per, n small onion chopped up lino; put this on a pan nnd form In n cono shape; pour ono well bonten egg on the top; put In tho oven to brown. No-Kub llnlaln Cake, One cup sugar, ono-half cup butter creamed togothor, two mixing spoon of molasses, qunrter toaspoonful cin namon, one cup sour milk, two and ono-half levol cups of flour (moaxurod after sitting onco). one cup of ratslna cut In halves and rolled In Hour. Ke Uolst as long as It last. used III l I . . ,