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CURRENT EVENTS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND OF THE WEEK PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE IR R IG A T I O N Doings of the World at Large Told in Brief. General Resume o f Important Events P re s e n te d in Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers. Democrats propose 30 to 50 per cent cuts in the steel tariff. The railway linking Key West with the Florida mainland is now in opera tion. The Japanese foreign minister reit- erates Japan’s friendship for the United States. Portland East Side business men propose that thi stats buy the Home Telephone system. Dr Sun Y a t Sen accuses Premier Yuan Shi Kai o f trickery, and some o f the premier’s closest friends say they do not know what his ultimate objects are. The proposed advance o f ten per cent in freight rates on hops from the Northwest to the Atlantic coast has been held up until May by the Inter state Commerce commission. San Francisco officers searching a house frequented by alleged safe crackers found two pounds o f nitro glycerine, 1,000 assorted cartridges and a quantity o f fuse, caps, etc. Rutherford B. Page, a Yale grad uate, was instantly killed by falling from his aeroplane at the Los Angeles meet. He was flying for the first timé as a regular licensed aviator. The county clerk at Willows, Cal., has requested all women who come to his office to register as voters to dis pense with all artificial methods o f hair dressing, so that he can correctly measure their height. The Chicago Northwestern railway is again taking active steps to secure an entrance into the Pacific North west. Oregon bankers in session at Cor vallis expressed themselves strongly in favor o f the "back to the land’ ’ movement. Cuban veterans have agreed to sup port President Gomez in maintaining order and Cuba’s revolutionary crisis seems passed. An Indianapolis grand jury has taken up the pursuit o f Schmidt and Caplan, alleged dynamiters. A Russian and a Hungarian arrested as spies in Germany, have been sen tenced to three years imprisonment. Woodrow Wilson, governor o f New Jersey, says many o f our laws are Archaic, and that politics fail to keep pace with industrial demands. Being convinced that Ranker Morse has but a short time to live. President T a ft "commuted his penitentairy sentence to expire immediately.” New York policemen are to have a thorough course in wrestling. Pekin is in fear o f wholesale mas sacres when abdication o f the throne becomes an actual fact. The United Mineworkers o f Am er ica have indorsed President John Mitchell and rejected a resolution committing the organization to Social ism. F ifty thousand women members o f the Ulster Unionists’ association have called upon their sisters in Great Britain to aid them in defeating the home rule bill. P O R I LAND M ARKETS W heat— Track prices: Bluestem, 85c; club. 82c; red Russian, 81c; val ley. 82c; forty-fold, 82Jc. MillstulTs — Bran, $23 per ton; shorts, * 2 i; middlings, $30; rolled barley, $37(0)88. Data—No. 1 white, $31(0)31.50 per ton Hay—No. 1 Eastern Oregon tim othy. $17(i/18; No. I valley, $16«i)16; alfalfa. $13«/)14; clover, $12; grain, $120/13. Barley— Whole, $40 per ton. G>m— New, whole, $33; cracked, $34; old, whole, $36; cracked, $37. Cranberries. $100/11.50 per barrel. Potatoes — Buying prices: Bur- hanks. 90c0/ $1.15 per hundred. Vegetibles - Artichokes, $1.25 per dozen; cabbage, lio / ljc per pound; cauliflower, $2.60 per crate; celery, $5.25 per crate.; garlic, Hvj 10c per pound; pumpkins, lo/l$c per pound; sprouts, 8c; squash, llo/T$c per pound; turnips, $1.26 pet sack; ruta bagas, $1.25; carrots, $1.25; par snips, $1.25; beets, $1.50. Onions— Association price, $2 per sack. Apples— Fancy Rome Beauty. $2.50 per box; choice Rome Beauty, $2; fancy Yellow Newtowns, $2.60; fancy Spitzenbergs, $2.75; Delaware Red, $1.75; Winesap, $2; Northern Spy, $1.60; Baldwin, $1.60<</2; Ben Davis, $1.25. Butter — Oregon creamery, solid pack, 38c; prints, extra; butter fat, 38(i/ 40c f. o. b. Portland. Poultry— Hens, 13c; springs, 12$c; ducks, young. 20c; geese, 12$c; tur keys, live, 18c; dressed, choice, 22c. Eggs Fresh Oregon ranch, can- died, 30c per dozen. Pork-Fan cy, 8«/8|c per pound. Veal Fancy, 13J«t 14c per pound. Hops 1911 crop, 43$«i44$c; olds, nominal, 1912 contracts, 26c; three years, 19c; five years. 15c. Wool Eastern Oregon 9bz 16c; val ley 16o/ 17c; mohair choice 35«/37c. Cattle — Choice steers $6/i/6.20; good, $5.75«/ 6; choice cows, $4 90«/ 6.10; good, $4.40«z 4.60; choice spayed heifers, $5.35«/ 5.50; good to choice heifers, $F«z5.25; choice bulls, $4.25*/4 60; good, $4«/4.25; choice calves, $7.60«/8; good, $6.75/</7. Hogs— Choice light hogs, $6 50«/ 6 65, good to choice hogs, $6.25«l 6.50; smooth heavy hogs, $5.75«/6. Sheep — Choice yearling wethers. $4.50 >/4.86; choice killing ewes, $4 «14.25; choice lambs. $5«/5.60; good to choice, $4.60«(4.76; culls, $3.76«!4 C a ll M EET POPULAR. to C o n g re s s H e r e W in s sponse F r o m A ll S ta te . R e Portland— Answers to the call is sued last week for an irrigation con- grest to be held in Portland, February 19, 20 and 21, are being received in steadily increasing volume at the Commercial club promotion bureau in Portland, which indicates a wide spread and active interest in the com ing meeting. William M. Colvig, president and manager o f the Medford Commercial club visited the Portland Commercial club recently to inquire about the coming congress and declared that Medford would issue an invitation urging the congress to meet for its second annual session in Medford. William Pollman wrote from Baker acknowledging the receipt o f the call for the congress and said he would come to Portland at an early date to communicate with officers of the Ore gon Development league regarding the delegation o f representatives to be sent from his territory. Other letters and communications o f a similar na ture have also beeen received. John II. Lewis, state engineer, and H. C. Brodie, assistant secretary o f the Des ert land board, will both be in attend ance throughout the sessions. Full information as to the extent of the attendance from all sections o f the state is expected to be in within the next two weeks and officers o f the De velopment league will make complete plans for the program o f the congress at that time. PO ULTRY S ta n fie ld P R O F IT S L A R G E . M a n M a k e s B ig Finan cial S u cc ess a t B usiness. Stanfield— F. M. Curtis, living five miles west o f Stanfield,, a prominent poultry breeder, is increasing his in cubator plant. He is preparing to in stall a mammoth plant o f 6,000-egg capacity. Heat will be provided by means of a boiler and hot water. All the old oil-burner 400-egg machines which he now has will be discarded. Not quite five years ago Mr. Curtis settled on the land where he now lives, taking it as a homestead from the government. A t that time he had lots o f faith and hope in the chicken business, but not many chickens and very little cash. The first year he erected his small home and outbuild ings, dug a well, cleared a portion of his land o f sagebrush and prepared it for cultivation. But his small flock o f chickens were good layers and eggs brought from 25 cents to 60 edits a dozen at the stores, and bo he made expenses from the start and increased his stock. In the succeeding years he has entered the business of raising the fanciest breed ing stock and during the last two years has rather made a specialty of furnishing “ day-old chicks.” Last year he had orders for day-old chicks or eggs for hatching from nearly every state in the Union, from Alaska, Canada and Mexico. Many orders were received in excess o f the number he could fill. This year he has booked orders for about 70,000 day-old chicks, which he expects to be able to supply. These day-old chicks sell for 12J cents each, and some o f them for 15 cents. Mrs. Curtis and he have been doing all the work on the place, but this year he will have one assistant to do the heavy work, while Mrs. Curtis and he super intend the plant. Next year they may locate closer to the railway station; if not, they intend to use an automobile to facilitate the handling o f orders. Mr. Curtis says that there is lots of room in the poultry business in Ore gon, and opportunity is favorable for anyone to succeed. Last year 3,000,000 baby chicks were shipped into California, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. O f this number only about 50,000, or one-six tieth, were hatched on the Coast, the remainder coming from east o f the Rocky mountains. With the mild, dry climate o f Umatilla county, which permits poultry to exercise out of doors every month in the year, with alfalfa easily available to furnish green feed the year around, with wheat and other grains available at primary cost from the adjacent large dry-land wheat ranches, and the cost o f housing and shelter at the mini mum, all natural conditions have been propitious for the success o f this Stan field poultryman. rum her entire life. She tnuet end it HU erect ngur*>, idmiraoir set oir ra now—once for ell. She had already given him to understand that their intimacy'must cease. Now he must stop his visits to her house and de sist from trapping her friends into his many schemes. She had written him that morning forbidding him to come to the house this evening. She was done with him forever. These thoughts were responsible for the frown cn the beautiful Mrs. Jef fries’ bejeweled brow that particular Sa/urday evening. Alicia gave a sigh and was drawing on her long kid gloves before the glass, when sudden ly a maid entered and tendered her mistress a note. Alicia knew the She had met Robert Underwood years handwriting only too well. She tore before. He was then a college boy, the letter open and read: Dear Mrs. Jeffries: I received your let tall, handsome, clever. She fell in love with him and they became en ter telling me that my presence at your huuse to-night would be distasteful to gaged. As she grew more sophisticat you. As you can imagine,’ it was a great ed she saw the folly of their youthful shock. Don’t you understand the harm Infatuation. Underwood was without this will do me? Everybody will notice fortune, his future uncertain. While my absence. They will jump to the con clusion that there has been a rupture, in this uncertain state of mind she und my credit will suffer Immediately met Mr. Jeffries, then a widower, at with your friends. I cannot afford to let a reception. The banker was attract this happen now. My affairs are in such that it will be fatal to me. I ed to her and being a business man condition need your support and friendship more he did things quickly. He proposed than ever. I have noticed for some time and was accepted, all in the brief that your manner to me lias changed. time of— five minutes. Robert Under Perhaps you have believed some of the stories my enemies have circulated about wood and the romance of her girlhood me. For the sake of our old friendship, were sacrificed without question when Alicia, don’t desert me now. Remember it came to reaching a prompt decision. what I once was to you and let me come She wrote Underwood a brief letter to your reception to-night. There’s a rea son why I must be seen in your house. of farewell, telling him that the action Yours devotedly, she had taken was really for the best ROEEEiT UNDERWOOD. interests of them both. Underwood Alicia’s face flushed with anger. made no reply and for months did not Turning to the maid, she said: attempt to go near her. Then he met "There’s no answer.” her in public. There was a reconcilia The girl was about to close the tion. He exerted the old spell—on the door when her mistress suddenly re married woman. Cold and Indifferent called her. to her husband, Alicia found It amus “ W ait a minute,” she said; “ I ’ll ing to have her old lover paying her write a line.” court and the danger of discovery only Taking from her dainty escritoire a gave the intrigue additional zest and sheet of perfumed notepaper, she charm. She did not lead Underwood wrote hurriedly as follows: to believe that he could induce her to " i f you dare to come near my house forget her duty to Mr. Jeffries, but to-night I will have you put out by the she was foolish enough to encourage servants.” Quickly folding the note, she a dangerous Intimacy. She thought she was strong enough to be able to crushed It into an envelope, sealed It, call a halt whenever she would be so banded It to the girl, and said: “ Give that to the messenger.” disposed, but as is often the case she The servant disappeared and Alicia overestimated her powers. The In timacy grew. Underwood became resumed her work of drawing on her bolder, claiming and obtaining special gloves In front of her mirror. How privileges. He soon realized that he dare he write her such a letter? Was had the upper hand and he traded on her house to be made the headquar It. Under her patronage he was In ters for his swindling schemes? Did vited everywhere. He practically lived he want to cheat more of her friends? m J& ¡> RcimncDiPGDtLaïïAW [ TítIBD DEOfiEC CHARLES KLEIN ▼ w a ï ^ dbædwe A rthur 3 hornblow IL L U S T R A T IO N S BY RAY M ALTERS SOrmiGVT, IK»», e r c.w conM sr diilinchazi 4 S Y N O P S IS . Howard Jeffries, banker's son, under the evil Influence of Robert Underwood, a fellow-student at Yule, leads a life of dissipation, marries the daughter of a gambler who died in prison, and is dis owned by his father. He tries to get work and falls. A former college churn makes a business proposition to Howard which requires cash, and Howard Is broke. Robert Underwood, who had been repulsed by Howard’s wife, Annie, In his college days, and had once been engaged to Alicia, Howard’s stepmother, has apartments at the Astruria and is apparently in prosperous circumstances. Howard recalls a f.'.O loan to Underwood that remains unpaid, and decides to ask him for the U.UVO he needs. C H A P T E R III. The handsome townhouse of How ard Jeffries, the well-known banker, on Riverside drive, was qne of the most striking among the many imposing millionaire homes that line the city's splendid water front. Houses there were < in the Immediate proximity which were more showy and had cost more money, but none as completely satisfying from the art lover’s stand point. It was the home of a man who studied and loved the beautiful for its own sake and not because he wanted ROSE SH O W PLANS M ADE. to astonish people with what miracles his money could work. Occupying a large plot on slightly elevated ground, S o ciety to E n g ag e A rm o r y f o r T h r e e the house commanded a fine view of D ays In F e s tiv a l W e e k . the broad Hudson. Directly opposite, Portland — Special plans have been across the river, busy with steam and laid by the classification committee o f sailing craft, smiled the green slopes the Portland Rose Society in the office of New Jersey; in the purplish north o f Alfred Tucker, secretary, in the frowned the jagged cliffs of the precip Sherlock building, to capture the ex itous Palisades. hibits for the annual show from the Tne elder Jeffries, aristocratic de small householders. A tentative op scendant of an old Knickerbocker tion has been taken on the armory for family, was proud of his home and June 12, 13, and 14, days in the latter had spent large sums of money In part o f Rose Festival week. More beautifying it. Built In colonial style than $4,000 will be expended on the of pure white marble with long show, which it is hoped to make self- French windows and lofty columns supporting, not only by the member supporting a flat, rounded roof, sur ship fees but by admission charges. rounded by broad lawns, wide-spread The harmonious relations existing ing shade trees and splashing foun between the society and the Rose Fes tains, It was a conspicuous landmark tival association have been cemented for miles. The Interior was full of and an agreement has been made by architectural beauty. The stately en which the Rose Show shall be an en trance hall, hung with ancestral por tirely exclusive function, but one that traits, was of noble proportions, and will have any possible deficit defrayed a superb staircase, decorated with by the Rose Festival funds. statuary, led ofT to tastefully decorated Floral displays by nurserymen o f a reception rooms above. To-night the character other than roses w ill be house was brilliantly Illuminated and barred from the show, but a special there was considerable activity at the provision has been made that nursery front entrance, where a footman in men, being professional exhibitors, smart livery stood opening the doors may display both hothouse and field of the carriages as they drove up in roses. Unusually fine trophies will be S T A T E S C H O O L T H R IV E S . quick succession. hung up for these exhibits. Mrs. Jeffries' musleales were always T ra in in g In s titu tio n H ead M a k e s largely attended because she knew A sylum W ill U s e O le o m a rg a rin e . A nn ual R e p o rt. the secret of making them Interesting. Salem— Hereafter oleomargarine in Her husband's wealth and her fine Salem — Superintendent Looney, of house enabled her to entertain on a stead o f butter w ill be used at the State asylum for the insane. In this the state training school, has prepared liberal scale, and she was a tactful connection the agent for the oleomar his annual report and submitted it to and diplomatic hostess as well. She He announces that not only cultivated the right kind of garine company secured the contract the governor. principally by "s li jp irg one over” on many of the boys who left the school people who were congenial to each are doing well and are self-supporting, other, but she always managed to Superintendent Steiner. Surreptitiously he succeeded in re and that the school is accomplishing have some guest of special distinction placing the butter supply in the super much for the welfare o f its inmates. whom every one was eager to meet. intendent’s refrigerator with oleo In his report he says: Her own wide acquaintance among "T h ere were 92 boys in our care at the prominent operatic artists and her margarine and the family used it un knowingly for several days. When the beginning of 1911; released dur husband's influential position in the this became known to the superinten ing the year, 65; away on leave of world of finance made this policy an dent he tried the same plan on officials absence, 7; admitted, 68; escaped, easy way of furthering her social am nnd members o f the staff with like not returned, 4; returned on account bitions. She would always invite o f poor home condition and also for success. some one whom she could present as Four o f these Superintendent Steiner says that breaking parole, 20. the lion of the evening. One week it the change from butter to oleomargar youths came back o f their own accord, would be a tenor from the opera house, ine will result in a saving o f several as they had no work and no suitable another tim evi famous vlollnisL In thousands o f dollars on the mainten place to stay for the winter. Two this way she managed to create a lit ance fund. The oleo can be secured were placed with farmers, who kept tle artistic salon on the lines of the for 21 cents a pound, and butter is them during the summer and as soon famous political salons In which the now at practically 40 cents. The as the fall work was finished returned brilliant women of the eighteenth cen maintenance fund is now about $9,000 them to the school, showing that they tury molded public opinion In France. ahead o f the appropriation, but Su took them to get all the work out of Alicia knew she was clever and as perintendent Steiner says radical them they could and then were through she stood admiring herself In front of measures will have to be used to keep with them. The highest number in a full length mirror while awaiting out the red figures during the coming school at any time during the year the arrival of her guests she congrat was 106. year. In January we had one case of ulated herself that she had made a diphtheria, but since then have had success of her life. She had won those E ug ene Rians B ig F a ir things which most women hold dear Eugene— In the expectation o f se no serious contagious illness o f any —wealth and social position. She had sort. Four boys were operated on for curing the district fair for Eugene adenoids during the past year and married a man she did not love. It this year, the Lane County Fair board their health greatly benefitted as a was true, but other women had done that before her. If she had not is planning fur an extra large fair this result. fall, and E. M. Warren ha« been ap Work on the trades building was brought her husband love she at least pointed to attend the meeting o f the finished in October. We have installed was not a wife he need be ashamed of. In her Paquln gown of gold cloth, second Southern Oregon Fair board at machinery and are ready for work. with sweeping train and a Jeweled Roseburg. Two years ago, failing to tiara Ih her hair, she considered her get the fair, Eugene organized a H e lp F r u it G r o w e rs . self handsome enough to grace any county board, provided grounds and Corvallis — Requests are coming man’s home. It was Indeed a beauty held a very creditable exposition. A from fruitgrowers' associations and which she saw In the mirror—the face larger fair was helJ last year. The county conrt gave $2,000, and this, it from individual fmitmen to the Ore of a woman not yet 30. with the fea is expected, will be repeated this year. gon Agricultural college asking in tures regular and refined. The eyes formation as to the manufacture of were large and dark and the mouth their own lime-sulphur solution. All and nose delicately molded. The face F e r r y to R ep lace O ld B rid g e Albany— A t the site o f the old who wish information on this subject 1 seemed academically perfect, all but Green’s Ferry on the Santiam river, and explicit directions for the erection ! the expression. She had a cold, cal which was a famous crossing-place in o f a manufacturing plant or the con- culating look, and n cynic might have pioneer days, a new ferry is to be I struction o f a small home plant, may charged her with being heartless, of maintained. The big bridge which ! secure it by addressing the college, stopping at nothing to gain her own replaced the old ferry 36 years ago, which will send an expert when pos ends. went out in the high water recently sible to confer with the association or “ To-night Alicia had every reason to feel Jubilant. She had secured a so and the county courts o f Linn and individual and advise them. cial lion that all New York would talk Marion counties are preparing to es C o lle g e Buys M o r e L a r d about— no less a person than Dr. tablish a ferrv there to handle traffic Corvallis— Secretary E. E. Wilson Bernstein, the celebrated psycholo until the stage o f the river will per mit the rebuilding o f the bridge. o f the board o f regents o f the Oregon gist, the originator of the theory of psychology. Everything This crossing is on the road from Agricultural college announces the ' scientific purchase o f an acre and a half o f land seemed to go the way she wished; her Jetferson to Scio. just north o f the present court o f musleales were the talk of the town; F o re c lo s u re S u it Is Big honor, west o f the engineering shops, her husband had Just presented her Cottage Grove— Probably the larg as a site for the school o f mines build- | with the Jeweled tiara which now est foreclosure suit ever brought in ing. "T h e contention that land about graced her head; there seemed to be Lane county was taken under advise the college is being held at too high a nothing In the world that she could ment by Judge Harris, in the circuit figure is disproven,” said Mr. Wilson. not enjoy. Tet she was not happy, and as she court at Eugene this week. The case "T h e college ottered $2,000 to Prof. is the Trust Company o f America vs. Kneisley, the owner, and upon his re gazed at the face reflected before her the Oregon A Southeastern railroad, fusal o f the sum a board o f condemna- In the glass she wondered If the world guessed how unhappy she was. She and is for $300.000. The trust com . tion made the amount $3,500. knew that by her own Indiscretion she pany holds the bond.* o f the railroad issued under a first mortgage for the N e a rly 9 , 0 0 0 A c re s o f T im b e r S o ld was In danger of losing all she had Astoria. — A deed was file«! for re won, her position In society, her place amount stated. The road runs from Cottage Grove to Disston, a distance cord here whereby the Whitney com In the affections of her husband, pany, limited, sells to the Columbia everything. o f 20 miles. River company 8,948 acres o f timber When she married Mr. Jeffries It E u g en e S e c u re s B ig P la n t. | lands in the Blind Slough district, as was with deliberate calculation. She Eugene A. C. Mathews is clearing well as its logging railroad, machin did not love him. but. being ambitious, the ground for a building 100 feet ery and other equipmenL the consid she did not hesitate to deceive him. square to be erected for the Cement eration named being nominal. The He was rich, he could give her that Tile company o f Grants Pasa. which is latter corporation is a subsidiary o f prominent position in society for The fact that to move its plant here. Land has the first and was organized for the which she yearned. been leased from Mr. Mathews ad purpose o f handling all the Whitney she was already engaged to a man for joining his rock crusher, on the river company’s timber interest in Clatsop whom she did care did not deter her county. for a moment from her set purpose. bank. t loctc Y a well-cut dreia coat suggeetsd the soldier. "W hat are you doing alone here, dear?” he said.’ “ I hear carriages out side. Our guests are arriving." “Just thinking, that’s all,” she re- plied, evasively. He noticed her preoccupied look and. with some concern, he demanded: “ There’s nothing to worry you, is there?” "Oh, no— nothing like that," she said, hastily. He looked at her closely and she averted her eyes. Mr. Jeffries often wondered if he had made a mistake. He felt that this woman to whom he had given his name did not love him, but his vanity as much as his pride prevented him from acknowledging it, even to himself. After all, what did he care? She was a companion, she graced his home and looked after his creature comforts. Perhaps no reasonable man should expect any thing more. Carelessly, he asked: “ Whom do you expect to-night?” "Oh, the usual crowd,” replied Alicia, languidly-. "Dr. Bernstein Is coming—you know he's quite, the rage just now. He has to do with psychol ogy and all that sort of thing.” “ So. he’s your Hon to-night. Is he?” smiled the banker. Then, he went on: “ By the by, I met Brewster at the club to-night. He promised to drop In." Now It was Alicia's turn to smile. It was not everybody who could boast of having such a distinguished lawyer as Judge Brewster on their calling lists. To-night would certainly be a success— two lions Instead of one. For the moment she forgot her worry. “ I am delighted that the Judge Is coming,” she exclaimed, her face beaming. “ Every one is talking about him since his brilliant speech for the defense in that murder case.” The banker noted his w ife’s beau tiful hair and the white transparency of her skin. His gaze lingered on the graceful lines of her neck and bosom, glittering with precious stones. An exquisite aroma exuding from her per son reached where he stood. . His eyes grew more ardent and, passing his arm affectionately around her slender waist, he asked: “ How does my little girl like her tiara ?” “ It's very nice. Don’t you see I'm wearing it to-night?” she replied al most Impatiently and drawing herself away. Before Mr. Jeffries had time to re ply there was a commotion at the other end of the reception room, where rich tapestries screened off the main entrance hall. The butler drew the curtains aside. “ Mr. and Mrs. Cortwright,” he an nounced loudly. Alicia went forward, followed by her husband, to greet her guests. (TO BE CONTINUED.) DANGER IN LICKIJlIG STAMPS P ra c tic e H a * Been K n o w n to Cauee A cu te In fla m m a tio n o f th e T o ng ue. Do the people who Jeer at the cau tious ones who refuse to lick a post age stamp as "cranks" know that there Is a defined disease known as “ the postage stamp tongue?” This is an acute inflammation of the tongue, directly traced to the germs to be found on the gummed side of stamp or envelope. Other and more serious diseases have been caused by this habit that Is so universal and seems so harmless. One throat specialist in a hospital declares that many chronic affections of the throat are found among persons who have as their livelihood the ad dressing and stamping of envelopes. Bad skin diseases have ben known to follow this habit, and It baa even caused pulmonary troubles. It is after all but a habit, and a bad one. It takes no more time and is quite a3 easy to moisten the stamp with a damp sponge or rag. Where many letters must be stamped and sealed there are good pa tent inventions by which the sponge is kept moist. H a n g in g on th e W a ll. She at Least W as Not a W ife on her friends. He borrowed their money and cheated them at cards. His real character was soon known to all, but no one dared expose him for fear of offending the influential Mrs. Jeffries. Realizing this, Underwood continued his depredations until he became a sort of social highwayman. He had no legitimate source of in come. but he took a suite of apart ments at the expensive Astruria and on credit furnished them so gorgeous ly that they became the talk of the town. Thp magazines and newspa pers devoted columns to the magnifi cence of their furnishings and the art treasures they contained. Art deal ers all over the country offered him liberal commissions if he would dis pose of expensive objets dart to his friends. He entered In business rela tion with several firms-and soon his rooms became a veritable bazaar for art curios of ail kinds. Mrs. Jeffries' friends paid exorbitant prices for some of the stuff and Underwood pocketed the money, forgetting to ac count to the owners for the sums they brought. The dealers demanded resti tution or a settlement and Underwood, dreading exposure, had to hustle around to raise enough money to make up the deficiency in order to avoid prosecution. In this way he lived from day to day borrowing from Peter to settle with Paul, and on one or two occasions he had not been ashamed to borrow from Mrs. Jeffries herself. Alicia lent the money more because she feared ridicule than from any real desire to oblige Underwood. She had long since become disgusted with him. The man’s real character was now plainly revealed to her. He was an adventurer, little better than a com mon crook. She congratulated her self on her narrow escape. Suppose she had married him— the horror of It! Tet the next Instant she was filled with consternation. She had allowed him to become so intimate that it was difficult to break off with him all at once. She realized that with a man of that character the In evitable must come. There would be a disgraceful scandal. She would be mixed up In 1L her husband's eyes would be opened to her folly, it might He N eed Be A sh am ed O f. The more she thought of all he had done, the angrier she became. Her eyes flashed and her bosom heaved with indignation. She wondered what her husband, the soul of honor, would say if he suspected that she had permitted a man of Underwood's character to use his home for his dis honest practices. She was glad she had ended it now, before it was too late. There might have been a scan j dal, and that she must avoid at any cost. Mr. Jeffries, she felt certain, would not tolerate a scandal of any kind. All at once she felt something brush her cheek. She turned quickly. It was her husband who had entered the room quietly. "Oh, Howard,” she exclaimed, peev ishly; “ how you frightened me! You shouldn't startle me like that.” A tall, distinguished-looking man with white mustache and pointed beard stood admiring her in silence. "The way pictures are hung make* such a lot of difference In the appear ance of a room," said an interior dec orator a few days ago. "That fact la thrust upon me nearly every day. I go into some parlors where the pic tures are bung so high that all per spective is lost, and the celling seems to be hopelessly high. Other folks hang theirs so low that it hurts your spine to look at them, in addition to straining your eyes, spoiling the beauty of the room and taking from the value of the picture. "A ll pictures should not be hung on the same level, as they so often are, yet all should be as nearly on the level with the eyes as possible. If square and oblong pictures are alter nated Irregularly with round and oval ones the best possible effect is gained." A cco u n tin g fo r It. Art Lover (standing before "The Bath” ) —“ Did you ever see such col or?” Philistine.— "N o wonder. You must remember that the lady ain't through washing herself yet."—Judge. World*s Supply of Ivory In both India and the Congo forbids the export of tusks weighing less than six pounds. But even allowing 100 pounds a In spite of the great demand« of pair, the amount taken to Europe in the arts and trades for Ivory, the quan a year means the death of more than tity Imported at Antwerp. London and 10,000 e’ephants. probably twice that Liverpool, the principal markets of number, for many elephants are killed the world, remains almost constant that yield no Ivory, females, for in The total was 484 French tons In 188* stance. The price varies from $1 to $3 • and 469 tons in 1908. In the years between It has been as high as 688 pound, according to quality. tons. In 1900. M u ch M o ney In Ju n k . Antwerp was unknown as sn Ivory Much money is made by tbe sale market SO years ago. but now sur passes London In the size of its trade, of old rope and string. Thousands owing to the opening of the Congo of dollars are netted by the buying and telling of old fishing nets alone; region. Occasionally tusks are found weigh but the amount la a mere bagatelle to Ing 150 pounds, but one of 50 pounds the cash that Is turned over In tb e 1» considered a fine specimen. The law | handling of old cordage at the dock«. Ten T h ou san d E le p h a n ts S lau g h tered Y e a rly to M e et th e D em and f o r th e P ro du ct.
