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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18

should disappear like this, just when all
the business is going on, too"
What business, Donna AntoniaT !
asked blandly.
She colored, recollecting, no doubt.
that the business was still a secret.
"Oh, well, you know they're always
busy at the ministry of finance at this
time. It's the time they pay everybody,
isn't it?"
ITS the time they ought to pay every
body" l said.
"Well," she went on, without noticing
my correction, lat any rate papa and the
President are both very much vsxed with
him so l offered to make my ride in his
direction"
where can he be?" l asked again.
WELL" she replied, Il believe he's at
Colonel McGregor's, and after lunch l
shall go over there. l know he dined
there on Monday, and l daresay he stayed
on"
NO" thought I, "you mustn't do that.
it might be inconvenient." SO l said =:
The Colonel says Carr told him he WAS
going off for couple of days sail in his
yacht"
Its very bad of him to CO." she said,
angry, but he'll be glad to know no harm
has come to him."
Happy to have relieved your mind"
said |. and bade her farewell, wondering
whether Don Antonio would find no harm
had come to poor Johnny. l had my
doubts.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
CHAPTER XIII.

When l arrived at the bank dispatch
ed brief answers to my budget of letters
each of the answers was to the same
purport. namely, that I should be at the
barracks at the appointed time. l need
not trouble the reader with the various
wrappings in which this essential piece of
intelligence was involved. | then had a
desperate encounter with Jones; business
was slack, and Jones was fired with the
unholy desire of seizing the opportunity
thus offered to make an exhaustive in
uuiry into the state of our reserve. lie
could not understand my sudden punctil-
iousness as to times and seasons. and
was afraid l should have to tell him
plainly that only over my lifeless body
should he succeed in investigating the
contents Of the safe. At last | effected
a diversion by persuading him to give
Mrs. Jones jaunt into the country, and
thus left in peace, l spent my afternoon
in making final preparations. | burned
many letters l wrote a touching farewell
to my father, in which | took occasion
to point out to him how greatly his i'm
prudent conduct had contributed to in
crease the difficulties of his dutiful son.
| was only restrained from making a will
by the obvious imprudence of getting II
Witnessed | spent a feverish hour in
firing imaginary shots from my revolver.
to ascertain whether the instrument was
in working order. Finally l shut up the
bank at FIVE, went to the Piazza, partook
of light repast. and never was | more
reioiced than when the moment for ac-
ton at last came. AS | was dressing, lin
gering over each garment with feeling
that | might never put on, or. for that
matter, take it off again. | received a
second note from the Colonel. 1t was
brought by a messenger, on sweating
horse, who galoped up to my door,
knew the messenger we'll by sight; he was
the Colone's valet. My heart was in my
mouth as | took the envelope from his
hands. The fellow was evidently in our
secret, for he grinned nervously at me
as he handed it over, and said:
II was to ride fast, and destroy the
letter if anyone came near.
| nodded, and opened it. 1t said:
&C. escaped about six this evening. Be
lieved to have gone TO his house. He sus-
poets. If you see him. shoot on sight"
Had Mr.. Carr a horse?" | asked OF
the man.
mo, sir; left on foot. Couldn't come
along the road to Whittingham, sir, it's
patrolled.'
There was still a chance. 1t was ten
miles across country from the Colonel
to Johnny's, and six miles on from John
nys to Whttingham. The man OWNED
my thoughts.
"He can't go fast, sir, he's wounded in
the leg. If he goes home first, as he will,
because he doesn't know his horses are
gone, he can't get here before eleven at the
earliest"
ITO be continued.)
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
Cutting Si1O Corn.

It Is Of primary Importance to know
at what stage corn should be cut to Sc
cure the best results. 1t Is also neces-
sary, it Is pointed out in Farming, that
a careful study be made as to how rap
idly nutrment is stored up In the corn
plant and when the maximum amount
Is reached. When corn is fully tasseled
II contains but eight tenths of ton Of
dry matter an acre. or one-fifth Of what
II contains when fully ripe. When In
milk it contains nearly three times as
much dry matter as when fully tas-
seled. Only seventeen days were oc-
cupied in passing from the milk to
the glazing stage, yet in this time there
was an increase In the dry matter of
2 tons an acre. This shows the great
advantage Of letting the corn stand
until the kernels are glazed. After this
period the increase in dry matter is but
sIipht-
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
CHOCOLATE INDUSTRY.
Use Of This Article Has Largely In
creased Of Late.

Use Of This Article Has Largely In.
creased Of Late.
1t Is a fact to be gratified about tla'
cocoa and chocolate are conducive to
health, because they are so delicious
that their lovers and users are grow
ing In number SO rapidly as to require
almost daily revision OF Statistics
says Cent Per Cent. If there were any
huruul tendency accompanying thelr
use the country would be facing con-
dltion battling all remedies, for the de-
lights Of cocoa and OF chocolate using
give them hold upon appetite that II
Is next to impossible to break. 1t does
not seem long time since Rutherford
b. Hayes was president, and yet WITH
in that short range Of time, the use OF
cocoa In one form or another has IN
creased In the United States 1000 per
cent, and the consumption OF cocoa and
chocolate by Americans has more than
doubled In five years.
Not alone however, Is the attention
challenged by the enormous Increase
in the use Of cocoa. but an even moro
remarkable fact is brought to light by
authorities on the subject We refer TO
the fact that study Of the statistics
gathered by Hogins 4 Lee, less than
eight years ago the United States held
only NTH place as manufacturer OF CO.
Goa and chocolate England, Germany,
Holland and France taking precedence
in about the order named. Today we
hold first place, both as manufacturers
and consumers Of cocoa and chocolate,
by comfortable margin, and are In
creasng our lead so rapidly that 1t Is
with the utmost difficulty that the
American manufacturers are able to
meet the demands upon them. In 1908
the United States consumed nearly
100000 bags Of cocoa, or about one
third Of the worlds entire crop. Even
Mt this rate OF growth the Industry
would be destined to become COM
mandiny figure In the commercial
world. but the consumption Of cocoa
Is enlarging with the population, and
at an increasing ratio: that Is. more
people are using It, and present users
are consuming larger quantities.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
Harvesting Potatoes,

More or less judgment is required In
doing any kind Of work. and the dig
ging Of potatoes is no exception to the
rule. In the first place, so many should
not be dug out at one time that they
| cannot be handled readily. A good way
is to dig during the fore part of each
half day and then gather the tubers
before quitting. AS soon as dry they
should always be picked up, and II the
weather Is reasonably dry the length Of
time necessary for drying depends al
most entirely upon the nature Of the
soil. II sandy, an hour may be long
enough, but If moist clay it may take
several hours. Potatoes, once dug.
should certainly not be left out on the
ground over night II they are, the
frost has every chance to get at them,
and only little freezing is required to
spoil good many bushels for mar
ket. 1t Is a poor practice, too, to pick
up potatoes without any regard to grad
ing. Two classes, anyway, should be
made Of them; all those Of good mar
ketable size should be gathered first
and the undersized ones left till later.
1t also pays to have crates or bushel
measures in which to pick them up
Easy to distribute about the field. these,
after being filed, can readily be placed
on wagon and drawn off. Further
more, they prevent the tubers from be-
ing jammed and marred. Thirty or
forty Of them, or even less number
may profitably be owned by every farm
er who makes business Of raising pO
tatoes and similar crops.-Fred o. Sib-
ley, in Agricultural Epltomist.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
Turbine Wind mill.

In parts Of the country subject to
high winds there Is risk Of mills on
high towers being overthrown. espe-
cially IL the diameter Of the wheel Is
Increased above ten or twelve feet. To
overcome this difficulty 1t is expedlent
rather than upon 1t. The turbine
shown in the illustration has a diam
eter Of twenty feet and is used to
drive a feed grinder and other ma
chinery. Its chief office, however. Is
to operate two pumps which irrigate
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
Lack of Mechanical knowledge.

Lack OF Mechanical knowledge.
The full benefits Of farm machinery
are not realized because the average
farmer has not the mechanical training
or the requisite skill to get the best re-
suits out Of these complex implements.
We are the greatest makers and users
Of farm machinery in the world, and
1t ls owing to this fact more than any
other single cause that we have been
able to maintain our agricultural su
premacy In the markets Of the world
The cost Of this machinery to the farm
ers Is greater to-day than ever before
The character OF this machinery every
year becomes more complicated, requir-
ing increased knowledge Of engineer
ing principles ON the part OF users.
The traction engine, the steam plow,
the combined harvester and thresner
operated by steam power. the automo-
bile, the growing use OF electricity as a
motive power on the farm, the machin
cry now required In dairieS, In the
growing Of sugar beets and manufac
ture Of beet sugar, are all illustrations
Of the mOmentOus changes In the char
acter Of farm machines which have
taken place in the last fifty years. The
increase In skill and mechanical knowl-
edge required by farmers to operate
these complex and costly machines COM
pared to what was needed to operate
the primitive tools Of half century
ago cannot be given In percentages
Elwood Mead, in Field and Farm.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
India's Largest Wheat Crop.

The wheat crop Of India this year
Is large one. The area sown amounts
to 26, ,226, 200 acres and the yield is es.
timated at S,56O,OOO tons, as against
7,5S2,OOO tons last year, the increase
being 13 per cent The Indian Trade
Journal which makes this statement
says that the government Is taking a
deep interest in the complaint Of the
admixture Of dirt in the wheat export.
ed. The government has consulted the
chambers Of commerce, some Of whom,
however, indicate reluctance to de
part from the present customs Of the
trade; but the chamber of commerce
at Karachi, from which 20 per cent OF
Indian wheat exports are now shipped
strongly supports the governments pro
posal for 9S per cent pure wheat
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
So Appropriate, A

She had a formula by means of
which she let her suitors down easy.
"Oh. no, Mr.. Blank, cannot marry
you. but | will be very dear little
sister to you" she promised.
Later, she got married. and all the
rejected suitors were at the wedding.
And there was quite sensation In
their ranks when the minister started
the service-"Dearly beloved breth-
ren ,''-Cleveland Leader.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
Consistent.

De Style-So the affirmative side in
the debate Are Bribes Necessary
Evil?" came out ahead; congratulate
you.
Gunbusta-Thanks: but I want to
tell you confidentially that we gave the
negative side $40 to let us win.-New
York Press.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18

letting the lower end rest between two
roots. Then put a strong chain around
the top OF the stump, passing it around
the pole. A team hitched to the rope
will pull out most any stump. Place
the pole close to the stump and cut the
roots opposite the pole. Two men can
best do the work one to tend the
horse, the other to cut roots as the
stump is being turned out.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
Sowing Wheaf.

ample to sow an acre, and five pecks
will answer II sown early and given
time before cold weather stops
growth. says Farm Journal. As soon
as the wheat is sown. II the land is not
underdrained, 1t Is advisable to plow
some burrows where they will carry
of any water that might collect In de-
pressions Wheat cannot grow In wa
ter.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
Up TO Her.

81 hear you are contemplating, matri-
mony. old man." said Green. How
about it?''
ITS fact" replied Brown, "but the
outcome Of my contemplation depends
on the widows might"
"How's that:" queried Green.
"She might decide to marry me, and
then on the other hand she might
not" answered Brown.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
Work.

"Old Grossly worked eighteen hours
out of twenty-four until he amassed
a fortune"
"Yes. and now his son Is working
twenty -four hours out of every twenty
four"
Making another fortune?"
NO. trying to find way to spend
the fortune his daddy made"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
Selecting Seed Corn.

The proper time in which to select
seeds Is late in the fall or winter. The
reason for requiring this portion of thf
year for so doing Is because there Is
then no hurry, and the work can be
done better. The common practice of
laying the seed corn aside to remain
until spring has done great damage tc
the corn crop, as very often the ex-
cess Of imperfect grains is such as tC
cause a failure of termination over the
whole field. Every ear Of corn should
be examined and the inferior grain
sheled off Vegetable seeds also re-
quire examination, for Insects, damp
ness and other causes interfere with
their safe-kecping. OF course, every
farmer is supposed to be careful with
his seeds. but very few farmers know
the condition of their seeds until the
time comes when they are required for
planting, and then the farmers are
too much hurried to do anything with
them.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18

ed by the honorable motive Of saving my
employers from loss and by the over
whelming motive of my own love. If the
continued existence of Johnny and the
President was incompatible with these
legitimate objects, so much the worse fol
Johnny and the President.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
Easy for Him .

Pennibs-Scribbleto tells me he is
making a speciality of smart child say
ing jokes now.
Inkerton-Yes. poor fellow! He's In
his second childhood
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
Pulling Stun rs.

A writer In Home and Farm gives
this description Of an implement for
pulling stumps: Cut a good, strong
pole about twenty feet long, of white
ash: trim and peel it nicely, hitch q
strong rope to the top-a chain will do,
but 1t Is heavier to handle. Set the
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
shelter for stock.

The piles Of stalks and straw which
90 to waste can be made to do good
service in providing shelter If it is not
considered fit for feeding. With few
posts and poles the stalks and straw
for animals that cannot be accommo-
dated in the barn or stable. With plen-
ty of straw on the ground under the
covering so formed, no better place
could be arranged for sheep. and with
care In making the roof only a heavy
storm will cause 1t TO leak.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18

Bess-Clara Is firm believer in the
faith cure.
Nell-How do you know?
Bess-Because she spends half her
allowance for complexion lotions.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
MeIons I'm the Corn shock.

If when cutting corn you will place
In one OF your largest shocks about a
dozen OF your choicest watermelons, at
christmas, when the snow Is on the
ground and the frost is on the pane.
con can sit by the roaring fire and eat
one OF your melons, which has kept all
,,,., tine Ia the shock Of corn.-Farm
Journal.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18

The best hog trough l ever saw !.
made as shown in cut. A is a fence be-
tween man and pigs, 3 feet high 3,
back board. 1S inches c, bottom width
to suit size OF pigs; d. sticks to keep
them from crowding; f, front to suit
size Of pigs also. You see, the pigs
can't crowd each other or you as you
feed them. They can't get their feet in
like horses In the stalls. A nice sight
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18

sixteen acres Of land The expense Of
erecting this mill was about one hun
dred dollars. There is no particular
difficulty about Its construction and
considerable part of the work could be
done with ordinary tools and little
mechanical knowledge
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18
Drawing 1t Fine.

She is daft on the subject Of germs
and sterlizes or filters everything in
the house"
How does she get along with her
family"
"Oh. even her relations are strained"
-Uarper's Weekly.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18

Author-IIave you read my novel7
Theatrical Manager-Nes.
Author am thinking of dramatic
ing it. What do you think OF the
idea?
Theatrical Manager-Well, Ii ought
to make a good play after the plot is
removed
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18

A man seldom realizes what an un-
principled scoundrel he Is until he runs
for Office.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-18

to see thirty or forty side by side, eat
ing quietly and cleanly.-Farm Prog
resS.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-19
TRAGIC HOTEL FIRE.
Burning of Large West Hotel at Min.
neapoIis

st. Paul.-The greatest hotel disas-
ter in the history of the Twin Cities
was the partial destruction by fire of
the West hotel in Minneapolis, with a
loss of eight lives Wednesday morn
ing. Death in spectacular form held a
crowd of thousands of persons in a
thrall of fear. Daring iiremen crawled
into smoke-tilled rooms and drew from
the beds or from the floor near win
dOws senseless bodies Of men and
women. The Minneapolis fire depart
ment lost one of its number but made
the finest stop and the most daring
rescues of smoke and tlame-bound
persons that the records of Minneapo-
lis fires are every likely to contain,
Following is a list Of the dead:
Capt. John Berwin. Of truck No. /;
fell from the fourth floor TO the side
walk; was attempting TO save MRS
Barlow's life at the time.
w. G. Nichels, Minneapolis chamber
of commerce, sutfocated in his room
on the sixth floor.
Thomas Summervile. Springfield,
Massachusetts, suffocated in his room
on the sixth floor.
]. E. Wolf, New York; suffocated in
his room on the seventh floor.
Clinton B. Lamme New York: suf-
focated in his room on the seventh
floor
J. B. Peisniger, New York; jumped
from the seventh story window.
Mrs. NJ. E. Hodges, Minneapolis,
jumped from the seventh story win
dow.
William Black, New York; suffio-
Gated in room.
Eight persons are known to have
been seriously injured, among whom
is Mrs. B. d. Barlow, injured while
being rescued by Captain Berwin. Her
condition is critical.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey Knobe of
Denver, who were guests of the hotel,
escaped without injury.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-19
LINING UP ON STATEHOOD.
Insursent Republicans Planning to
Permit amendments.

Washington.-OppositiOn among the
Republican members OF the House to
the Hamilton joint statehood bill
seems to be making little headway.
The leaders of the insurgents have pre-
pared a pledge for the signature Of
Republicans who will vote to defeat a
rule preventing amendments to the
Hamilton bill. This was freely circu-
lated to-day among the opponents of
joint statehood and is now said to bear
forty-five signatures.
About twenty Republican members
are undecided on the statehood fight,
and the struggle to win them by the
opposing factions is waxing hot. The
insurgents insist that many of their
sympathizers have not yet had an op-
portunity to sign the pledge, and claim
that they will readily obtain more than
sixty names. Administration support
ers declare the total strength of their
opponents is not much more than
forty.
An urgent deficiency bill will be
ready for the consideration of the
House in few days and it is now eX
pected that this will be laid before the
House after the Philippine tariff bill
has been disposed of, as the leaders
are said to be anxious to delay the
statehood bill until Speaker Cannon is
more certain how the Republican men,
bers stand on the measure.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-19
the FARM AND RANGE

Laying aside her tremendous corn
crops and other notable achievements,
iowa can lay claim to distinction for
her butter crop alone. which last year
netted more han s25,0Oo.000. This
takes no account of the millions of
dollars worill which went to grease
tfe suilet OF the sturdy Iowa hus-
bandry. Nor than 92.0o5.o0O pounds
were sold at an average OF % cents
the pound.
Professor llffa, nutrition expert at
The California State University, has
announced results OF experiments he
Is conducting 10 induce the hen TO lay
eggs according to program, instead
oi according 10 her own will. Hitherto
Inc hen mas always decided to begin
1noultinS in the middle OF the summer
and has continued the process into
September October or November,
while eggs climbed to dizzy height
In the market Professor Jaifa began
experiments three months ago and the
results justit. him in stating that
eventually tho hens moultins pro-
cesses will BE- subject TO human con-
troll
The value OF sugar brought into this
country during 1905 will far exceed
that OF any earlier year. according to a
bulletin issued by the bureau of statis-
tics or the Department of Commerce
and Labor. The bulletin says: The
value of sugar imported during the
eleven months of 1905 ending with
November 18th was Si4S,5I5. 5.34J, of
which SOL. .is5,256 was from the non
contiguous territory of the United
States. The estimate is that the total
sugar imports for 1906 will aggregate
considerably above $l50.00O, 900, while
the highest figure in any fiscal year
prior to 1905 was sl27,O00 900 in 1894,
when an unusually large quantity was
imported in anticipation of a charge
in the tariff"
In connection with state meeting
of the Colorado State Grange, which is
to be held in Denver next November,
there will be held an agricultural and
horticultural exhibit. This announce
ment was yesterday made by j. a.
Newcomb, master of the Colorado
State Grange. Mr.. Newcomb is enthu
siastic over The plans of the exhibit
of Colorado products. and is of the
opinion that much good will result
therefrom. 1t is his idea to offer, if
possible, an extensive and liberal pre-
MUM list for the best specimens
exhibited. He believes that If the lat
ter is given wide publicity, and the ma
jority of the farmers of the state be-
cone interested. the exhibit can be
made a. record breaking one and
special crops will be raised by the
farmers. The result OF these special
endeavors will be generally good, it
is believed, in the agricultural districts
throughout the state.-Denver Repub-
lican.