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THE QUICKENING S : by : FRAN CIS LY N D E ■ m m m C opyrlfhl, 1906, by F rancis Lynda 1 * , V C H A P T E R I X . — (C o n tin u ed .) "I a i n ’t h u r t n o n e." «he s a id , g r a v e l y . A n d t h e n : "I r e c k o n w e 'd b e t t e r be g e t - t i n ’ t h e m b e r r i e s . I t look« like It m i g h t • h o w e r s o m e ; a n d p a w ’ll kill m e II I a i n ’t h o m e t i m e t o g e t h i s s u p p e r . ” H e re w a s an end of th e playtim e, and T om helped industriously w ith th e b e r r y - p i c k i n g , w o n d e r i n g t h e w h i l e wh y s h e k e p t h e r f a c e t u r n e d f r o m h im , a n d w h y h i s b r a i n w a s in s u c h a tu r m o i l , a n d w h y h i s h a n d s s h o o k so If t h e y h a p p e n e d to t o u c h h e r s In r e a c h i n g for t h e plg g in . 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" Y o u s a y t h a t like a li t t le boy t r y i n g , oh, so h a r d , t o be a m a n . I’ll believ e y o u a r e J u s t a s b a d a s b a n r a n be. If y o u w a n t m e to ; b u t y o u m u s t n ' t l>e r u d e to me. W e d o n 't p lay c a r d s or d r i n k t h i n g s a t C a r r o l l College, b u t s o m e o f u s h a v e b r o t h e r* , a n d —well, we c a n ' t h elp k n o w i n g . ” T o m w a s s o b e r l y s i l e n t fo r t h e sp a c e o f h a l f a h u n d r e d r a i l - l e n g t h s . T h e n he s a i d :'T w i s h I'd h a d a s i s t e r ; m a y b e It w o u ld h a v e b e e n d i f f e r e n t " "N o , Ind eed, It w o u l d n ’t Y o u 'r e go - Ing t o b e J u s t w h a t y o u a r e g o i n g to be, a n d a d o z e n s i s t e r s w o u l d n ’t m a k e a n y d iffe rence.* u n o n k e y o u Would m a k e a l o t of d i f fe r e n c e . ” It m a d e h i m b l u s h a n d h a v e a s l i g h t r e t u r n u f t h e l a r g e n e s s of h a n d s : b u t h e s a i d It. S he laughed. " T h a t ’s nice. B u t I m ean w h a t I say. Sisters w o u l d n ’t h e l p y o u t o b e good, u n l e s s y o u re a lly w a n t e d t o b e g o o d y o u r s e l f . T h e y 'r o Ju s t co m fo rta b le p e r s o n s to have aro u n d w hen you a re taking your w h ip p in g for being n a u g h ty .” "W ell, t h a t ’s a g o o d d eal, i s n ' t It?" A g a i n s h e m a d e t h e a d o r a b l e li t t le f a c e a t h im . "D o y o u w a n t m e t o be y o u r s i s t e r fo r a li t t le w h ile—-till y o u g e t o u t o f s c r a p e ? I s t h a t w h a t you a r e t r y i n g to say ?” H e t o o k h e a r t o f g r a c e , f o r t h e firs t t i m e In t h r e e b a d d a y s . " S a y , A r d e a ; I 'm h u n t i n g fo r s y m p a t h y ; J u s t a s I u s e d to a l o n g t i m e a g o . B u t y o u m u s t n ’t m i x u p w i t h m e. I 'm n o t w o r t h It.” “ Oh, I s u p p o s e n o t ; n o b o y Is. B u t tell m e ; w h a t a r e y o u g o i n g to <lo w h en you get back to P a r a d is e ? ” " W h y — I d o n 't know; I h a v e n ’t t h o u g h t t h a t f a r a h e a d ; g o to w o r k In t h e ir o n p l a n t a n d be a m u c k e r all t h e r e s t of m y life, I r e c k o n . " “A n d a l l t h e w a y a l o n g y o u ’v e b e e n m e a n in g to be a m in is te r ? ” H e g r i t t e d h is t e e t h . " T h a t ’s all o v er, n o w ; I r e c k o n i t ’s b e e n o v e r for a lo n g ti m e . ” “T h a t Is m o r e s e rio u s . D o e s y o u r m o t h e r k n o w ? S h e m u s t n ’t, T o m ; It will J u s t b r e a k h e a r t . ” " A s If I d i d n ’t k n o w ? ” h e sa id , b i t terly . " B u t. A rd ea, I h a v e n ’t b een q u i t e s q u a r e w i t h you. T h e w a y I told it a b o u t t h e c a r d s a n d t h e w h i s k y you m i g h t t h i n k ------ ” "I k n o w w h a t y o u a r e g o i n g t o sa y. B u t It n e e d n ’t m a k e a n y a l l - t h e - t i m e differen ce, n eed i t ? Y o u ’ve b e e n b a c k s l i d i n g — Isn ’t t h a t w h a t y o u call i t ? — b u t n o w y o u a r e s o r r y , a n d ------ " " N o ; t h a t ' s t h e w o r s t of it. I’m no t s o r r y , t h e w ay I o u g h t to be. B esid es, a f t e r w h a t I ’ve b e e n t h e s e l a s t tw o y e a r s — b u t y ou c a n ’t u n d e r s t a n d ; It wo u ld J u s t b e m o c k e r y — m o c k i n g God I told y o u I w u s n 't w o r t h y o u r w h ile." S he sm iled gravely. "You a r e such a boy. T o m . D o n ’t y o u k n o w t h a t all t h r o u g h life y ou'll h a v e t w o k i n d s of f r i e n d s : th o se w h o will s t a n d by you b e c a u s e t h e y w o n ’t b e lie v e a n y t h i n ? b a d a b o u t you, a n d t h o s e w h o will t a k e y o u fo r J u s t w h a t y o u a r e a n d still s ta n d by you?" H e sc o w l e d t h o u g h t f u l l y a t her. "S av, A r d e a ; I ’d J u s t like t o k n o w h o w old y o u a r e , a n y h o w ! Yo u s a y t h i n g s e v e r y o n c e In a w h ile t h a t m a k e m e feel a s if I w e r e a li t t le k id In k n e e - b r e e c h es .” S h e l a u g h e d In h i s face. “T h a t Is t h e r u d e s t t h i n g y o u 'v e s a i d y et! But I d o n ’t m i n d t e l l i n g y o u — s i n c e I’m to be y o u r s i s t e r . I’ll be 17 a li t t le w h ile a f t e r y o u ’r e 18.” “ H a v e n ’t y o u e v e r b e e n foolish, like o th e r g irls?” he asked. S h e laughed again, m ore heartily t h a n e v er. " T h e y s a y I’m t h e si lliest t o m b o y In o u r h o u se , a t C a rro ll. B u t I h a v e m y lu cid I n t e r v a l s , I su p p o s e , like o t h e r peo ple, a n d t h i s is o n e of th em . 1 a m g o i n g to s t a n d b y y o u to-morrn-.v m o r n i n g , w h e n y o u h a v e to tell y o u r f a t h e r a n d m o t h e r — t h a t Is, If y o u w a n t m e to.” H i s g r a t i t u d e w a s to o large for sp e ech , b u t h e t r i e d t o look it. T h e n t h e n p o r t e r c a m e to m a k e h e r s e c t i o n d o w n , a n d he h a d to s a y g o o d - n i g h t a n d vanish. ( T o be continued.) PA L A C E R A Z E D IN T EX A S. W i l l B e lle p ln c e t l b y n M m l e r n S to r y o fltec H u ll.lin g . Ten. CURRENT EVENTS OF THE WEEK Doings of the World at Large Told in Brief. G e n e r a l R e s u m e o f I m p o r t a n t Event* P r e s e n t e d In C o n d e n a e d Form f o r O u r Busy R e a d e r s . Advocates of states’ rights find little support at the conservation congress. A New York actress now claims 150,000of “ Lucky” Baldwin’s estate. Catholic newspapers at Madrid free ly predict the early removal of Premier Canalejas. Coulee City, Wash., went “ dry” by one vote, and the one saloon in the town will be closed. Roosevelt was elected temporary chairman of the Republican state con vention of New York Robbers who looted a S. P. mail car in Louisiana, overlooked packages of currency containing $260,000. Cholera has become epidemic at Naples, Italy, and many have died in the streets of the poorer districts. Rioting became general in the Ber lin Btrike and over 100 persons were injured by charging police, many of them seriously. George Chavez, who crossed the Alps from Switzerland to Italy in an aeroplane and met disaster while try ing to land, died of his injuries. Walter Broakins, in a Wright aero plane, sailed about over the city of Chicago for 20 minutes and then re turned and landed safely at the start ing point. Strikers and police had a pitched battle in the streets of Berlin. Two German torpedo boats ran ashore during practice evolutions. Western roads are charged with con tinued violations of the anti-rebate laws. The Republication organization of South Carolina continues under control of colored men. Mayor Gaynor of New York, says he is not a candidate for nomination for governor of New York. Before a mass meeting at Pueblo, Colo., Bryan declared that the Roose velt policies were preached by himself 14 years ago. It has been learned that Captain Longan, of West Point, was “ si lenced” by the cadets for questioning their veracity. Taft was too busy to see the Sultan of Sulu upon his arrival at Washing ton, and an audience was arranged to take place later. - Casper S. Crowinshield, American consul at Naples, is dead. He was prominent in relief work at the Mes sina earthquake. An Alaskan miner has returned to his former home st Montesano, Wash., just in time to Bave two valuable tim ber claims from tax sale, aa he was supposed to be dead. Chavez, who crossed the Alps in an aeroplane and was then badly injured in trying to make a landing, is very low and physicians give very little hope for his recovery. Nine trunks belonging to Mrs. N. H. Slater, a wealthy woman of Read- vilie, Maas., were held by customs officials at New York. Mrs. Slater said she could not remember exactly how many fine gowns she brought with her. Three large railroad companies are negotiating for the purchase of rein forced concrete ties in vast quantities from a California company which has perfected the new ties so that they have stood many months of the hardest kind of service. Six were killed and 12 injured in a trolley car wreck at Tipton, Ind. The Sultan of Sulu has arrived in New York to study American customs. Bobby Lynch, of Niagara Falls, Ont., successfully ran the rapids in a barrel. Forester Pinchot captured a giant swordfish at Avalon, off the California coast. PIN C H O T ST O R M BREAKS. A tta c k s U p o n Him C h e e r e d ing C o n g r e s s . by Min Los Angeles — The long expected storm against Pinchot and his policy of conservation broke in full force at the American Mining congress here. “ Socialist,” “ Dreamer,” “ Honest but impractical,” were some of the terms hurled at the head of the de posed forester. The lone defender of Pinchot, S. C. Graham, a local oil operator, delivered his defense in absolute silence and when he finished with a fervid burst of oratory there was not a sound of ap plause. Ed. F. Browne, of Aspen, Colo., started the expression of disfavor to Pinchot by presenting a resolution de claring that the withdrawal of all coal lands from entry in the Western states and “ an ill-considered law attempting to segregate the coal beneath from the surface rights,” would destroy the great mining interests of the country and the proposition to lease the min eral lands “ is rank Socialism adopted from the laws of New Zealand and Australia, and this man who advocates the action is a Socialist.” Representative Smith, of Bakers field, fiercely attacked “ over-lordism by the Federal government as to natural resources.” He was cheered to the echo. Ex-Representative C. A. Barlow, of Bakersfield, attacked Pinchot and his policies. “ Pinchot is a good man but thoroughly impractical as to oil,” he declared. The delegates shouted ap plause. Barlow said Pinchot’s ideas led to the United States fixing the price of oil and would abrogate the laws of demand and supply and would end our government. T. A. O'Donnell, a Los Angeles oil operator, declared himself anti-Pin- chot. “ Pinchot is honest but misguided,” he said. “ I favor the oil men’s associ ating with the congress and the pass ing of some resolution of natural re sources and conservation as applied to the oil business here. But I am for ever against the drifting of the gov ernment toward a bureaucratic super vision of Western mining and forest industries.” INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE M ED FO R D PEARS COSTLY. C R A N B E R R Y YIELD BIG. P ro fit o f S 2 a B ushel S h o w n Picking a n d P a c king. A fte r Marshfield—The harvest of the cran berry crop in Coos county is nearly over and the yield this year is big. One small patch yielded cranberries at the rate of almost $5,000 an acre. This was on the McFarland place. It was 6 feet long and 10 feet wide and from it were taken Bix bushels of cran berries. If an entire acre was covered with vines yielding at the same rate the acre would produce 1,633 bushels. The berries sell for $3 a bushel this year and this would be a yield of $4,- 899. It costs for harvesting and for boxes a little less than $1 a bushel. The average of all of the cranberry marshes in this locality this year will be about 400 bushels an acre. Allow ing $1 a bushel for picking and pack ing, this gives the grower a profit of $800 an acre. Nearly all of the cranberry marshes are along North slough, tributary to the bay, and there are hundreds of acres available which have not been Bet out. The land must be of a peat formation. The heavy bottom lands will not do. Land which is made of decomposed vegetable matter, such as is found in the old beds of lakes, is the only kind adaptable in this part of the state. It must be of such a na ture that the water will drain through. In addition to the necessity of hav ing a certain kind of soil there must be available a quantity of fresh water so situated that it can be controlled and the marsh flooded when desired. The ground must be especially pre pared and made level and sanded. The expense is not so much in securing the plants and setting them out as it is in the preparation of the soil. The marshes can be started at a cost of about $150 an acre if the grower un derstands his business. Then it is four years before a good crop is se cured. The plants live for years if tended. W HEAT FREE FROM S M U T . EARTH SH A K E S; S E T T L E R S FLEE M o s t S u c c e s s f u l H a r v e s t in Y e a r s Is N ow D r a w in g t o C l o s e . Volcanic D i s t u r b a n c e s D e s tr o y H o m e s a n d F r i g h t e n Pe ople. Flagstaff, Ariz.—Remarkable earth disturbances continue north of Flag staff extending through to the grand canyon. J. P. Chaves, a well known stockman, brought in his family, and others have followed since, all very much alarmed.; Chaves’ adobe house was shaken from its foundation, the corner cracked, and the chimney top pled off. Lava stones weighing many tons were torn from the lava bed and crashed down the mountainside. Only a few stockmen live in that section. Those who have come in refuse to go back. The rumblings seem to come from the direction of the grand canyon and cover an area of 40 or 50 miles along the mountains. The earth tremors have been continuous since Saturday, and occasionally with much violence. Both whites and Indians bave fled from the region. There are more than 30 old volcano craters in the section, but so far as known none have shown any sign of activity. The phenomena are believed to be due to faults in the earth’s crust, which is slipping. The whole country is of volcanic origin. No alarm is felt in Flagstaff. Pendleton—Probably the most suc cessful harvest season Umatilla county has ever ^had is being brought to a close. In those parts of the wheat belt where harvesting is done by means of the combine, harvest was over some time ago. The season was shorter by several days than any other ever experienced in this part of the state. This was probably due princi pally to the fact that there were from 30 to 40 new combine harvesters and several new headers to assist in caring for the crop. One Pendleton dealer alone sold 29 combines. A second cause for a short harvest was the ideal weather. There was but one shower during the entire season. A third cause was the substituting in not a few instances of the steam and gasoline engines for the 20 to 30- horse teams on the combines. There has not been a season in re cent years when the growers had to contend with so little smut. The quality of the grain has been of the best and some phenomenal yields have been reported. Early season estimates of 5,000,000 bushels for the county have been ex ceeded. Other authorities say the country’s crop fell short of the 5,000,- 000 mark. Fully half the crop has already been sold. The greater part of the wheat sold brought in the vicinity of 80 cents. whelmingly controlled by negroes. the structure. E a s t e r n S h ip m e n t* Bring G ood Pric es for C arlo ad s. Medford—One hundred and forty-one cars of Bartlett and other early pears have been shipped from Medford to date. The average price received has ranged from $2.40 a box to $3.60, which is the price that John G. Gore received for a car load of Bartletta in Chicago. This price beat by 27 cents the re turns that the Burrell orchard received at New York earlier in the season for a car, which for a time held the blue ribbon as to banner prices of the year. Of the cars that were shipped from Medford the Rogue River Fruit & Pro duce association shipped 73, the Bur rell orchard 47, John G. Gore 11, Hill Creat 18, Bear Creek 7, Hall 2 and Al len 2. John G. Gore’s prices averaged $2.70 a box; those of the Burrell orchard $2.55 each, those shipped by the Ro gue River Fruit & Produce association $2.50 eacn, and the Bear Creek orchard $2.68 per box. It cost growers from 70 cents to $1 to ship and market and about 50 cents to produce a box of pears. The prices this year were lower than last year becasue the crop waa two weeks earlier in ripening and thus was thrown into the market before the Cal ifornia season was over. Comice, Howells and d’ Anjou pears are now being shipped. The Bose and Winter Nellis are yet to be picked. U niversity O p e n s . University of Oregon, Eugene—The State University opened its doors to incoming Btudents Sept. 20, and from all indications it is entering upon the most prosperous year within its his tory. The first of the registration days was set aside for the first-year stu dents and a total of 287 filed their reg istration certificates. Practically all of these are freshmen and an unusually large proportion of them are from Portland and Multnoma '■ounty. Students will continue to register throughout the week, as many are late returning. A. R. Tiffany, registrar, predicts that the registration this year will reach 800, which will eclipse all pre vious records. Several additions have been made to the university faculty. Professor Ar thur Collier, of Harvard, who has been connected for many years with the United States geological survey, has been chosen to fill the chair of geology, which has been vacant since the death of Dr. Thomas Condon. Union S h i p s 3 5 6 C a r s . Freewater—The Milton-Freewater Fruit Growers’ union has had an ex ceptionally profitable and busy season, having shipped 365 cars of fruit, 150 of which were prunes. The apple crop is now being sold. The lower grade has been disposed of at the average price of 70 cents a box, a little lower than last year’s average. The union has decided to stamp each box with the number of apples it contains, instead of grading them in tiers. One hun dred carloads of apples will be shipped immediately. A f t e r h a v i n g b een i n s i t u s i n c e 1735 t h e s t o n e a n d m o r t a r o f t h e V era- m e n d l p a l a c e w ill be u s e d i n t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f a m o d e r n t e n - s t o r y office b u i l d i n g , a N ew Y o r k H e r a l d ' s S a n A n t o n i o c o r r e s p o n d e n t sa y s. Instead of h e a r i n g th e g asc o n a d e s of S p a n ish L a r g e A m o u n t Receiv ed. c o n q u i s t a d o r e s a n d t h e d o lce v o ic e s o f Salem—According to figures just s e ñ o r i t a s t h e y will h e r e a f t e r l i s t e n to given nut, receipts during the five days t h e cl i c k o f t y p e w r i t e r s a n d t h e g i g of the State fair last week were $27.- g le s o f t h o s e w h o w o r k t h e m . No 500. This includes [paid admissions, m o r e will t h e y lo o k u p o n p r o u d D o n a money for concessions and incidentals. f r o m f a r H i s p a n o , a r m e d cap-a- pie a n d This figure does not furnish an ade I n c a s e d In h e l m e t , v i s o r , d o u b l e t a n d quate idea of the total amount of mon cu irass, for h e re a fte r tw e n tie th cen ey received, however, as there were tu ry busin ess m en w ith g reen neck large sums taken in from various t ie s, p i n k so c k s, p i g e o n - t o e d s h o e s a n d H O M E R U L E N O W S E E N NEAR sources prior to the opening of the p a d d e d g a r m e n t s w ill be t h e o n l y c o m fair. It is estimated that the total at panions. B e fo r e t h e s t o n e s g e t t h a t R e d m o n d '» S p e e c h E n th u s e s A m e r i FALL W H E A T T O BE T R I E D . tendance for the week was 42,500. fa r, h o w e v e r , t h e y will be p u t t h r o u g h c an Irish to P le dge Help. tYe m i l l a n d m a d e o f t h e si z e u s e d in U p p e r K lam ath F a r m e r s D issatisfied Buffalo, N. Y.—Irishmen from all PORTLAND MARKETS. concrete c o n stru ctio n . T h ey a re lim e With S p r i n g - S o w n W h ea t. parts of the United States and Canada s t o n e , o f e x c e l l e n t q u a l i t y a n d w ell Wheat—Track prices: Bluestem, 90 rallied to the standard of John B. Red Klamath Falls—That the farmers of a d a p te d for th e ir fu tu re m issions. mond and his colleagues in the Irish the Upper Klamath country have come @9l)4c; club, 83@84c; red Russian, W ith th e V eram en d l palace passes Nationalist party. I t was the opening to the conclusion that they must resort 81c; valley, 88c; 40-fold, 85@86c; one of th e best k n o w n a r c h ite c tu r a l of the fifth biennial national conven to some other method to make a suc Turkey red, 82(388. r e m a in s of S p a n ls h - A m e r lc a n c iv iliza Barley—Feed, $22 per ton; brew tion of the United Irish league, but cess of wheat raising, other than sow tion. I t w as e re c te d a lm o st s im u l t a ing, $28. the sessions resolved themselves into ing in the spring, is shown by the fact neo u sly w ith th e M ission S a n A n tonio Hay—Track prices: Timothy, Wil a continuous eulogy of Redmond, Dev that a dozen of the largest farmers are de V alero, now th e Alam o, a n d for lamette valley, $19(320 per ton; East lin and O’Connor and their colleagues, banding together and sending away for m a n y y e a r s w a s t h e w h i t e h o u s e of and a ratification of the policies they fall seed wheat with which to make a ern Oregon, $21(322; alfalfa, new, $15 th e S p a n is h p ro v in c e of B exar, a t e r @16; grain hay, $14. represent. test the coming season. They intend r i t o r y c o m p r i s i n g all o f T e x a s . In Corn—Whole, $32; cracked, $33 ton. to sow several acres of fall wheat and t h o s e d a y s , h o w e v e r , It w a s m e r e l y Millstuffs—Bran, $23(324 per ton; W o m a n 's L u g g a g e S e i z e d . give it a thorough test. k n o w n a s t h e g o v e r n o r ' s h o u se , a d e middlings, $31; shorts, $25(326; rolled New York—Mrs. H. N. Slater, of That the farmers cannot successfully sc rip tio n m o re s u ita b le t h a n V eram en- Readville, Mass., related to the prom grow spring sown grain in the Upper barley, $24.50@$25.50. di p a l a c e . T h e l a t t e r n a m e It r e c e i v e d Oats— White, $27(327.50 per ton. inent Slater family of New England Klamath country one year after an b e c a u s e o f I ts o c c u p a n c y b y t h e la s t Green Fruits—Apples, new, 50c@ and financialy interested in a New other has been demonstrated. With M exican g o v e rn o r of T exas. The village of Flippin, Ky., was York firm of the same name, was not an unusually wet season spring grain $1.50 per box; plums, 40<375c; pears, The bu ild in g stood In S oledad wiped off the map by a terrific wind permitted to take away her baggage will make good yields, but with a dry 75c@$1.26; peaches, boxes, 50@75c; s t r e e t . Its s i t e m a r k i n g f o r m e r l y t h e when she arrived from Europe in the season it is invariably short and the grapes, 50c@$1.25 per box; lugs, $1.35 and rain storm. @1.40; 20c per basket; cranberries, n o r t h e a s t e r n c o r n e r of a la rg e public Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. She de yield is hardly worth harvesting. sq u a re, th e c e n te r of w h ich w as occu $8.50 per barrel; watermelons, $1 per A strike has been begun in New clared the model gowns valued at $1,- hundred; cantaloupes, $1@2 per crate; p ied by t h e B ia z a d e s A r m a s o f S a n York City which will affect 125,000 400 and additional personal effects Sugar Beets Thrive in Klamath. casabas, $3.50 per dozen. F e rn a n d o Presidio. I n i t s r e a r w a s bricklayers and workers in kindred: worth $300, but the customs inspectors Klamath Falls—That sugar beets of Vegetables—Beans, 3(35c per pound; n b i g g a r d e n , w h i c h e x t e n d e d t o t h e trades. insisted on a complete appraisement of an excellent quality can be grown in cabbage, 2c; cauliflower, $1.50 per h a n k s of th e San A ntonio river, the the contents of her nine pieces of Klamath county was demonstrated this dozen; celery, 90c; corn, 12@15c; cu A woman claiming to be the legal w hole ho u se an d g a r d e n b eing a t one week, when John Bauer, a gardener of cumbers, 25(340c per box; eggplant, Baldwin. has baggage. t i m e s u r r o u n d e d w i t h a v e r y s t r o n g widow of "Lucky” this city, brought in a specimen from 6c per pound; garlic, 8(310c; green p a l i s a d e a n d d e e p d i t c h e s . It w a s n o brought suit to break the will of the C h i n e s e T r o o p s V iew ed. deceased millionaire. his garden that measured 15 inches in onions, 15c per dozen; peppers, 6c per u n c o m m o n th in g to h a v e th e I n d ia n s Pekin—The final events of the visit length and 11)4 inches in circumfer pound; radishes, 15@20c per dozen; m a k e r a i d s r i g h t In t h e c i t y In t h o s e A French countess has arrived in of Jacob Dickinson, the American sec ence and weighed eight pounds. squash, 40c per crate; tomatoes, 25c@ d a y s a n d fo r t h a t r e a s o n d e f e n s e s o f New York to bestow an estate of many retary of war; Brigadier General Clar The beet was not fully grown, and th a t k in d were necessary. millions upon her American grand ence Edwards, chief of the bureau of was only planted as an experiment. 50 per box; carrots, $1@1.25 per sack; T h e o l d b u i l d i n g w a s t h e s c e n e o f daughter, whom she has just discover insular affairs, and their party to Pe An effort will be made to interest beets, $1.50; parsnips, $1@1.25; tur nips, $1. m a n y a r o m a n c e o f lo v e a n d m u r d e r . ed living in Pittsburg. kin, were a review of a division of sugar men in the beet industry in Kla Potatoes—Oregon, $1.25 hundred. A l m o s t In Its s h a d o w a M e x i c a n g e n modem troops in the open country Onions—New, $1.50 per sack. A veteran of the Boer war, unable north of Pekin and a luncheon given math county, and to secure a sugar e r a l c a u s e d to be b u t c h e r e d l i k e p i g s factory for this city. Poultry — Hens, 17@17>4c; springs, a n u m b e r o f S p a n i s h a n d o t h e r p r i s to support his wife and baby, attempt by the commanding officers in the bar 17@17)4c; ducks, white, 17@17*4c; oners w ho had been u n f o r t u n a t e ed suicide with the same revolver racks. The American party then left T o Protect F orests. geese, ll@12c; turkeys, live, 20c; e n o u g h t o s i d e w i t h t h e S p a n i s h g o v which had saved his life in battle, but for Moscow. Representatives of the Salem—The Baker Forest Protective dressed, 22(3.25c; squabs, $2 per dozen. e r n m e n t d u r i n g t h e M e x i c a n r e v o l u the bullets failed to make a mortal Chinese army and of the foreign board association, with a capital stock of Butter—City creamery, solid pack, t i o n . T h e d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h i s sc en e, wound. will accompany the Americans to the $6,000, ha« filed articles of incorpora 36c per pound; prints, 37@37)4c; out p ictu rin g the a ssassin as he w h etted It is said the Illinois Republican j Russian frontier. tion with the secretary of state at side creamery, 35@36c; butter fat. t h e k n i f e o n t h e s o l e s o f h i s s h o e s convention will endorse Taft and ig Salem. The purpose of the corpora 36c; country store butter, 24@25c. e v e r y t i m e h e h a d s i l t t h e t h r o a t of j nore Lorimer. T a f t Busy; Sultan W aits. tion is set forth to be co-operation Eggs—Oregon, candled, 34@35c. a prisoner, form s one of th e m ost | Washington — Haji Jumalo Kiram, with the state and Federal govern Pork—Fancy, 13c per pound. s t i r r i n g c h a p t e r s In T e x a s h i s t o r y . In ! John F. Gilman was elected com the Sultan of Sulu, found President; ments against the destruction of for Veal—Good, average, ll@12c per t h e V e r a m e n d l p a l a c e B e n M i l a m m e t mander-in-chief of the Grand Army for Taft too busily engaged with affairs of ests by fire. The incorporators are pound. h l s e n d a t t h e a s s a s s i n ' s h a n d a n d In the ensuing year. state to see him when he called and an Grant Giddis, J. Stoddard and W. C. i Cattle—Beef steers, good to choice, i t s p a t i o a n d t h e s h a d e d w a l k s o f It* Roosevelt predicts a complete rout audience was arranged for the follow Calder, of Baker City, and H. B. Bun- $5.25@5.75; fair to medium, $4.25@ g ard e n s J a m e s Bowie, d e s ig n e r of th e The sultan and his shem, of Spokane. 4.75; choice spayed heifers, $4.50@ of the “ Old Guard” at the Republican ing afternoon. fam ous knife b e a rin g hls nam e, coart- j native advisers, escorted by Colonel j 4.75; good to choice beef cows, $4.25 state convention at Saratoga, N. Y. ed a n d w o n I ' r s u l a V e r a m e n d l , s a i d to Hugh L. Scott, U. S. A., visited the | 040,000 Building at Medford @4.75; medium to good beef cows, h a v e b een by f a r t h e p r e t t i e s t w o m a n j During the recent forest fires In War department, where they met Ma Medford—Work has been begun on $3.75(<i4.25; common beef cows, $2(3 In T e x a s . Washington a photograpeh was picked jor General Leonard Wood, chief of the two-story $40,000 concrete and 3-75; bulls, $3.75<34; stags, good to All t h a t r e m a i n s I n t a c t o f t h e fa- | up by the wind and carried six miles. staff of the army. Through an inter- brick block at Main and Riverside choice, $4(34.26; calves, light, $6.75@ m o u s o ld s t r u c t u r e n o w a r e * p a i r An International Conciliation board preter he chatted with General Wood. avenue by contractor R. J. Stewart, 7; heavy, $3.75(35. of c ed ar d eo rs w h ich h a d sw ung on and is to be completed by the middle Hogs—Top, $10.50@10.75; fair to has been organised in San Francisco N e g r o e s C o n t r o l S t a te . t h e i r h i n g e * s i n c e 1735. T h e y a re of January. This building will be 75x medium, $10@10.25. and in future it will decide all labor e l a b o r a t e l y c a r v e d a n d u n u s u a l l y w ell Columbia S. C.—The plan to w rest, 100 feet in dimensions. The lower Sheep — Beat Mt. Adams wethers, difference*. preserved F o r som e tim e to com e control of the Republican political or floor will be used as a store room and $4(34.25: beat valley wether*. $3.25@ John B. Ryan, a New York multi ganization of South Carolina from the the upper floor will contain a number 3.50; fair to good wethers, $3(33.25; t h e y w ill s w i n g In a p r i v a t e r e a l d e n c e In t h i s c i t y , b u t It Is h o p e d t o put | millionaire. offers to build at his own negro did not materialise at the party’s . of office rooms. J. M. Root and San best valley ewes, $3(33.60; choice Mt t h e m In s o m e m u s e u m In t h e n a a r fu expense a fleet of 1,000 aeroplanes for state convention, and it will be over Francisco associates are financiering Adams lambs, $5.25(35.50; choice val lar a t war purposes. 3 ley lamb«, $5«! 5.25. »