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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-08

at is enough You cannot agree. The
decision must be mine, for | regret have
not time Interesting as 1t would be) to
listen to an argument between you"
Manuelo broke into his speech.
Hear me- he groaned; "Gregorio has
a wife and child. Let him go!''
1.-The choice Is in my hands, and in my
hands it must remain Don Q. an
swered II have decided. Gregorio shall
go free after he has looked upon his
brothers death. | have chosen him, not
because he has wife and child waiting
for him in Murcia. but because, being
reader of speech than our stiff-tongued
Manuelo, ne will render a more vivid
picture of what he has Witnessed"
The soft flow of the chiefs voice
neither rose nor fell. Gregorio shuddered
violently
4 will not witness It" he cried. Shoot
us both, in the name. of the vlrgin!
BE reasonable said Manuelo. For
my sake, Gregorio, go free. Why should
two die? Besides, the thought that you
live will be with me when the Quebranta-
huesos is doing his worst. We Morunos
do not know fear"
There followed a silence. during which
the chief stood like a dormant bird, his
cloak half fallen on the sand at his feet.
"Other men beside you, Manuelo, other
brave men have challenged me to do my
worst and, with one exception, ! have
always lived to hear their vain appeals
for mercy" Don Q.'s low tone had an
echo of WEAKNESS.
Now hear me. Manuelo; what II L give
You also your life?"
The man did not reply at once; then he
said:
why mock me? Speak plainly"
II do not mock you. | have many
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k(v IS mountain people is mighty
diff'unt from you'uns in the
- valley in a variety of ways,
remarked Professor Goggins, as he poked
the fire under the still. and sampled the
fluid running from the worm. History
don't narrate whur these Hill-bllys in
habitin' these mountings originated, but
we shore are a diffunt breed of dogs
from the frog-level crowd down yander
in the level land. Cl'ar from the sand
hills of No'ath Kalliny to Pinelog, in
Tallapoosa county. Alabamy, there are
canny, skimp-faced, sinewy, truth-lovin',
whisky drinl1in'. fightn', religious race
of men, as clannish as the Scotch long
memoried like Injuns, good with gun.
ekeered of ghosts, and kin to whole coun-
ties at one time. There amt thief
among 'em. marry lock is there on any
door of any mountain cabin. Workin'
tools is left safely lynn about loose, no
steel trap is necessary in the watermelon
patch, and no spring gun in the Gavin
crib. unless there's a Niger settlement
close by.
1--WE don't indulge in them ranikaboo
sheets that call thes selves newspapers,
but we git the news all the same; it may
be longer in comm than If it was by
telegraf, but 1t lasts longer when it does
reach us rale juicy. fresh cud of news
will do our nayberhood for satisfactory
chawn' for at least nine months, 'spe-
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CHRONICLES OF DON @.
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filled with strong JOY. At last fortune
had come over to the side of himself and
his brother. He sought Gregorio at the
earliest possible moment with the news.
''Gracias a Dios" answered the younger
man; 1--WE now have him between finger
and thumb"
You must steal away from the valley
tonight brother, when the sentrles
change, as we have always planned rake
my rife; 1t is surer than yours strike
the bride path three miles eastward Oh
the monastery where the lagoon lies In
the valley. Conceal yourself about the
track. | go afoot; the enemy rides his
figure will show clear against the water
You must shoot, Gregorio, and at the
echo will spring upon him.
IT will shoot brother; my eye Is sure
Fear nothing"
The night and the day which the Mo-
runos believed were destined to be the
last Don @. should spend on earth slip
ped away. Each brother in his own mind
rehearsed over and over again the part
he had to play in the coming tragedy.
but events were fated to occur for which
they had made no provision.
The moon, that was almost at the full,
climbed up clear of the mountain sum
mits before the party of two set out.
snow, behind them and entered upon a
region of wild and desert character.
The brothers had in their time taken
30 many prisoners, that Manuelo, as he
walked beside the stirrup of Don O.. con-
sidered their task practically accom-
plished, and even found time to regret
that SO able and resoureeful man as
the brigand chief should have passed his
rfe elsewhere than in the ranks of the
force to which he himself belonged
Mile after mile was traversed. The
lagoon. with its deadly watcher lying in
wait, was now no great distance ahead.
A jutting mountain flank here thrust its
bulk between them and the moonlight.
Don @. drew rein before they entered the
shadow
1--WE need lantern. Miguel" he said.
"See you these two boulders leaning one
against the other. Creep In between
them and, to the right hand side you will
find a lantern and matches. Kindle the
lantern; 1t will light our path through
the darkness"
Manuelo bent down and crawied into
The opening His heels were Just disap-
nearing when sound like choked cry
came from the interior of the cavity
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followed by curse and the sound of saw
age fighting.
Don O. nodded his head at the noise and
began 10 dsmount in his leisurely fash
ion.
Have you secured him. my children"
Yes. lord.
Then pull him out into the moonlight"
, The order was obeyed and Manuelo,
| bound and black with rage. was placed
| before the chief
you are very clever man, my good
Manuelo Moruno," Don O. began In his
, soft, sneerlng voice, too clever, I should
| have thought, to commit the gross blum
der of denying all knowledge of Murcia
with strong Murcian burr on your
tongue. That pretty fable of having been
born and bred in Catalonia should have
been supported by the use of a few bas-
tard French words. Thus you might have
played your part very creditably. As 1t
Is l am told that the wife of Thomas.
the carbonero, to whose hut | sent you
yesterday, made the sign of the cross
when she saw your dark face at the
door, She Is a Murcian and she recog-
nized you. as I expected. You and your
brother seem to have gained yourselves
pretty reputation In Murcia."
Manuelo stood silent
And Gregario, where Is he?" continued
the chief.
HE at least has escaped YOU" burst
out Manuelo.
80? We shall see. I do not remember
giving him permission to leave the val
ley Yet he left il last night; and at
this moment. good Manuelo, he lies above
the path beside the lagoon watching for
MS We will not keep him waiting.
have been told he is sure shot. We
will test his aim. Put this traitor on the
fnule my children"
Manuelo was lifted into the saddle. a
moose slipped round his ankles was Sc
cured beneath the belly of the mule, n
gag was thrust between his teeth, and
when he was bound and helpless. Don @.
with his own hands artistically arranged
the folds of a cloak about his shoulders.
Now, Manuelo, we will take the road.
AS for you, my children, return to the
head of the valley that leads into the
Boca de Lobo | no longer need your
help
SO the journey was resumed.
II understand Manuelo," went on the
soft voice of Don c.. that you and
your brother have been ambitious of
meeting me alone in some solitary spot.
Is 1t not so? You are about TO have
your desire Gregorio will mistake you
for me. He will remember the heavy
blood money that is upon my head. and
will send his bullet straight The result
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Tempo Was All Right, Too.

From Success Magazine.
The editor of a paper published in Little
Rock was once in receipt of a compli-
mentary copy of musical composition
by an Arkansas friend.
Feeling that he was called upon TO
make some acknowledgement OF the cour-
tesy, the editor did so in this wise
LAS the editor Of this paper doesn I
know demisemiquaver from diapason.
or a bass clef from a high c. he will
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BEYOND THE "DEAD LINE"

President Eliot. of Harvard university.
everything considered, has. perhaps, been
the greatest university president of his
day, and nearly all of his greatest work
has been done since he crossed the line
of the comparatively useless age His
mind Is still strong, alert and creative.
Charles Hazlitt, consulting engineer OF
the city of New York. over IS years of
age, works in his office every day at
drawings and plans-the most intricate
work. He is such efficient worker that
he has been held in office by every adj
minis ton. republican and democratic
alike, for over quarter of century.
From Julia Ward Howe. in her eighties,
to Sara Bernhard in her sixties, women
workers in all fields of endeavor. might
work in the world their very best, though
they have long passed ,4ie dead line
Sara Bernhardt during this season in
America achieved as brilliant successes as
she did twenty years ago-she positively
refuses to grow old.
Robert C. ogden, at eighty is one of
the most active members of the great
Wanamaker firm. In fact, Judging from
the abundance of his IDEAS his creative
ability and freshness of view, he is one
of the youngest men in the whole institu-
ton
Marshall Id really In the prime
of his manhood when he was stricken
with pneumonia at seventy-one. and by
far the most important part of his re-
marka BILE career came after he had passed
the half-century mark
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not, therefore, be expected to give an
extended notice of this production. We
can say, however, that the type used in
printing the composition is clear and
plain. and that the paper appears to be
of the best quality OF rag. The design on
the front page is most artistic. and the
words are as tender as a real spring
chicken and as poetic the song of the
meadow lark on d May morning The
melody is sound and all right. with no
windealls or collar marks. The harmony,
too, appears to be strictly o. X, with
no patent defects or noticeable blemishes.
The tonality is clear and resonant, and
rests on harmonic relations and melodic
elements. This is about all the praise
in connection with said composii.sn we
are able TO evolve from our cabbage
favored temperament"
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uelo. You have given me something to
look forward to, an added zest to life,
for death stares at me forever from your
eyes. And although l have outgrown
most of the human weaknesses. l still
have In my heart warm feeling for
very brave man.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-12-06
Glad the Mint Is Working.

He was seedy looking individual
and reminded n casual observer of a
man who, with Kipling's tramp roy
ale." had more than once found his
mate the wind which tramps the
world" He wandered into small
lunch room not far from Pennsylvania
avenue and In a low voice ordered a
mug Of milk. lie slipped the beverage
slowly and it was evident that he was
trying to make it do for square
meal.
Throwing down a dime on the count
er. he waited for his change. The
spry and Observing waiter tossed
nickel out 10 him, but observing the
coins brilliancy picked it up and
looked at the date.
That's a 1906 Nickel he announced
to the tramp.
The tramp verified his words by look
ing at the date for himself. then NUT
tered sadly as he started out THANK
God the mint's still working Wash
ington Star.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-12-06
FOR WATER SUPPLY.
surface. The space below the tank is

surface. The space below the tank is
used as sort of creamery room.
In this system the water is forced
from the we'll through the pipe (A) by
windmill power. directly to forty
barrel galvanized tank OBJ located IN
the garret of the residence. From here
il may be piped to any part or the
house. An overflow pipe (E) taps the
tank near the top and conducts the
water to the large cypress supply tank.
Nv this method the freshest water re-
mains in the galvanized tank In the
garret. The pipe (G) leads from this
supply tank to wherever the water IS
reouired for use. to hog lots, stock
tanks. etc. BY this plan there Is n
permanent supply under pressure so
long as the well or spring Is not ex-
hausted and the windmill kept In or
der.
Where all buildings are nearly on
q love, II Is sometimes practicable to
place the supply tank In the barn as
indicated in the smaller figure. This
makes It convenient to surround the
tank with packing material 80 that
tho wafer does not freeze, If one Will
90 q single step further and place the
main drinking tank also inside this
building. it makes an exceedingly con-
yenient plan for watering stock In
winter. because OF putting down the
lid at night, 1t is possible to practical
ly exclude frost.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-12-06
Orchard Crops.

Potatoes are the best crop to grow in
an orchard The tops cover th-
ground at the time of year when the
ground most needs protection from the
hot rays of the sun in midsummer.
With many crops the land Is left bare
and dry at the very time Of year when
of all others 1t needs protection. This
is true of the winter grain crops.
which are cut in early summer. The
ground is unprotected during the hot
test period and dries cut to consider
able depth. In such circumstances trees
sometimes stop growing altogether. 1t
is hard on trees the first year to have
the ground over their roots devoid of
a crop. The roots have not obtain"i
much of a grasp Of the earth in any
way and the ground dries out to the
roots themselves. The trees do well II
they keep from dying under such con-
ditions.
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the Assembly. l have made them double
their offer TO me, but in the public docu-
ments the money is to stand at the orig
inal figure. This recognition of my SER
vices, together with my little savings, will
make me pretty comfortable in my old
age. and leave competence for my
widow. Aureataand has had run
alone: if there had been any grit in the
people they would have made nation Of
themselves. There isn't any, and I'm not
going to slave myself for them any longer.
No doubt they'll be very we'll treated, and
to tell the truth, l don't much care if
they aren't After all, they're mongrel
lot.
Il know you'll be pleased to hear of
this arrangement, as it gives your old
masters better chance of getting their
money for. between ourselves, they'd new
er have got it out of me. At the risk
Of shocking your feelings, | must confess
that your revolution only postponed the
day of reputation.
Il hoped to have asked you some day
to rejon us here. AS matters stand, l
am more likely TO come and find you: for,
when released. Christina and | are going
to bend our steps to the States. And we
hope to come soon. There's a little diff
Guilty outstanding about the terms on
which the Golden House and my other
property are to pass to the new govern
ment: this l hope to compromise by abat-
ing half my claim in private. and giving
it all up in public. Also | have had to
bargain for the recognition of Johnny
Carr's rights to the Colonefs goods. When
all this is settled there will be nothing to
keep me, and | shall leave here without
much reluctance The first man | shall
come to see will be you. The truth is,
nv boy. I'm not the man I was. I've put
too much steam on all my life, and | must
null ND now, or the boiler will burst.
"Christina sends her love. She is as
anxious to see you as am. But you
must wait till am dead to make love to
her. Ever your sincere friend,
MARCUS W. WHIT1NGHAM.'
As | write hear that the arrange
ment is to be carried out. SO ends Au-
reataland's brief history as nation; so
ends the story Of her national debt, more
happilv than ever thought it would.
confess to a tender recollection of the
sunny, cheerful, lazy. dishonest little
place, where | spent four such eventtul
wears. Perhaps love it because my ro-
nance was played there, as | should love
any place where had seen the Slgnorlna.
(THE END.)
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-12-06

In bulletin issued by the Kansas
State Agriculture College, c. W. Meli,k,
assistant dairy husbandman, arrives 1T
the following conclusions regarding the
effect Of bacteria in wash water for
butter: 1t Is both practical and eco
nomical to sterllze wash water TO"
butter If it can be cooled and used I'M
mediately. Otherwise, the practice is
a useless expense. A filter for cream
cry water Is only source OF cOntam'-
nation and filth unless frequently cleen-
ed and refilled with fresh tltering ma
terial. Water melted from ice, even
though kept at so degrees Fahrenheit
may become filled with bacterial growth
if allowed to stand for a few hours III
wooden tank from day to day with
out thorough cleaning. Great care
should therefore be taken in the utill-
zation of such water for cooling pr
poses. There Is a direct relation be-
tween the bacterial cortent cf The
wash water used and the Keeping qull-
ity Of the butter. Water kept at low
temperature from 40 to so degrees Fahr-
enheit for a few hours inhibits the ie-
velopment Of bacteria, or destroys from
one-half to four-tifths of those pres
ent.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-12-06

Alfalfa pasture for hogs has proved
to be very profitable A hog grower
says in the Indiana Farmer "F'rom
March 1 to November l, | keep POD
head Of hogs, including some twenty
five brood sows, in six-acre patch Of
alfalfa and cut the alfalfa twice, av-
eraging at these two cuttings more than
80 inches in height. These hogs Were
in this alfalfa patch all the time every
day except when the ground was too
wet to permit them to run on 1t.
fed each Of them three or four ears Of
corn a day. 50 l do not claim that 200
head of hogs could be run on six acres
Of alfalfa alone that length Of time.
l always feed corn to my growing hogs
along with alfalfa. or these hogs, $50
head averaged above 300 pounds on No
vember l. In wet weather | turn the
hogs into corral where alfalfa hay Is
stacked, and they seem to relish it, rs
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-12-06
Cnre Of the Grindstone.

1t Is very common on some farms to
keen the grindstone out Of doors, shell
tered only by the foliage of some trees
In summer, but in winter it is exposad
IN all kinds of storms. These stones
are always more or less porous. If they
were not they would not make good
material to sharpen metal-cuttlng tools
When a grindstone gets wet, and the
moisture In 1t freezes, pieces of the
stone chip of and the stone wears
,vay unevenly, thus soon becoming of
very little value
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-12-06
Farm Water Supp:y.

In establishing water supply sys-
tenn for farm, the first thing to be
determined is the kind of power to be
used in making the supply of water
available for the uses Of man and
beast. Wind power Is the most COM
mon, though gasoline, as we'll as horse
and tread power are more and more
coming into use. AS to which power
should be used it can only be said that
local circumstances and conditions will
always determine this.
The illustration is a design of n
water system where the supply comes
from 4 tubular we'll and the water Is
pumped by wind power. The dwelling
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WOMEN AS EXPLORERS.
One of Them Crosses Northern Lab
rador with Husband.

One of Them Crosses Northern Lab
rador with Husband.
The arrival Of Mr.. and Mrs. Steph-
en- Tasker at Fort Kimo on the east
coast Of the arctic peninsula, adds an
other to the list Of women explorers,
says the New York World. AS prob
ably the first white woman to cross
northern Labrador, she has fairly won
her spurs in field Of adventure for
which her sex has Of recent years
shown rare aptitude. Mrs. Tasker's
feat will recall Mrs Hubbards ven-
ture into Labrador In the track Of her
husbands ill-fated expedition and the
arctic voyage Of Mrs Peary. The re-
turn Of Mrs. Max Fleischmann from
a honeymoon spent in the arctic re-
gions shooting polar bears illustrates
new feminine ideals Of wedding jour
ney.
The exploits Of Miss Mary Kingsley
on the lower Niger still challenge COM
parison with masculine standards. Ac-
companied only by native attendants.
she penetrated for long distances
quent dangers. In her writings she
showed rare insight and sympathy with
the native point Of view, which male
explorers have not always done. The
reputation made by Miss Annie Peck
as mountain climber Is worldwide.
From the Matterhorn to the Peruvian
peaks, what difficult summit has she
left unscaled? She was the first wo-
man to climb OriZaba. and she scaled
Mount Sorata. in Bolivia. to a height
Of 20,500 feet. almost exactly that Of
Mount Mckinley, which DR. Frederick
A. Cook has just conquered.
In mountain climbing woman now
asks no odds Of man Miss J. +. Dun
can, whose explorations In Tibet car
ried her into regions previously unvis-
tied, was the first European woman
to cross the Changla pass. which Is
higher than any pass crossed by the
British expedition to Lhasa. Mrs. Bull
lock Workman has scaled great heights
in the Hmalayas. In April last Mrs.
Laura Fitzgerald. an American, was
reported to have left Mogador to eX-
plore the great Atlas mountains, among
which are SUBMITS Ii, 500 feet high.
Mountain climbing being in extreme al
titudes a test rather OF vital endur-
ance than OF muscular strength. wom-
en- who have cool heads find 1t not be-
yond their powers Fitzgerald camp
ed for months at the base Of Aconca-
qua, unable to get to the top although
there were no insuperable difficulties
except the strain on the heart and
lungs. There are probably many wo-
men who could with training have
with his Swiss guide to the
summit.
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and barn are practically on level
ground. hence the necessity for ele-
waiting the supply wholly or in part so
that water may be easily distributed.
The yards for the stock in this instance
occupy a slightly lower elevation than
Is occupied by the house and barn.
The supply tank in this case Is made
Of good lumber, and is placed on a
good. frost-proof brick wall which OK
tends about two feet above the sur
to point about four feet below the
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-12-06
Preservation of Fruit.

AS result Of experiments in The
home preservation Of fruits. as reported
by Herietta w. Calvin, industrialist. if
is calculated that bushel of peaches
will can IL to 20 quarts; blackberries
and raspberries 13 to II quarts Der
crate; tomatoes 13 quarts to the bush
ell; grapes / pint of Juice to each .
pounds of fruit; medium-size1 pineap
pies. l to pint jar. With grapes /
quart of juice and Is pounds of sugar
produced glasses of grape Jelly.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-12-06
Keeping Seed Corn.

One of the simplest and most effect
I've methods is to use boxes, which are
three feet long. six inches wide and
eight inches deep. The ears are set
into this box in two rows. with butt
end down, and the box set away in
dry place Of moderate temperature.
1t is useful In sorting the corn. since
every ear stands out so that 1t may
be readily moved and examined.-My-
ron McCallum, In Agricultural Epit-
omist