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upon him. and like not he will be gored the next
time he goes into the Oh love the coupets!
And wasn't that woman singing in good Spanish !?
Even the common people speak well here; for Val
ladol1d and Toledo Spanish is the best in SPAIN
| looked back and kissed my hand to the girl
who would have been insulted had thrown money.
Now, our business to bark back to the King S
highway between Madrid and Seville. / was de-
pressed, despite the good of the goats and an
encounter with mule which had four white feet
sign of some extraordinary piece of luck, accord
ing to Pillars Dream Book. The gently undulating
olive slvered country, with it's occasional far off
hamets and fine church spires, did not interest me,
and was not thankful as | should have been for
the good road.
Soon shall be in Cervantes country said
the Cherub; "and good country it is-for sport
boar; and there plenty of rabbits to be had when
there is nothing better"
Don't speak of rabbits, said Dick Z" 1t makes
me hungry to think of them; and nobody has
said anything about lunching, and having
such good run, l haven't liked to mention it.
Still there's that Andalusian ham and goodness knows
how many other things wasting their sweetness
The Cherub shook his head. We mustn't stop
here. 1t will be better to wait till to
another road members house. We to pass
one before long. Then shall pull up and the
women will bring us water, or anything we want"
Il believe what you really thinking of is
brigands!" exclaimed Pillar
Well smiled the Cherub maybe something of
the sort was in my mind; though you need have no
fear my Pilarcita"
LAS if 1 woud-a soldiers daughter!" sneered
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the Seven Men of Ecia says that they were dis
banded long ago. yet there is that they still
exist; and by the way Don Ramon for generations
that famous band of brigands has had connection
at least in old wives gossip, with the Dukes of
Carnona -
How is that?" inquired Interested for though
l had heard many things about that house, | had
not heard the story which Colonel Donne limited
Il wonder you don't know, said he. Why
the tale runs that than hundred years ago
the baby heir of the Carmonas' was ailing If they
lost him, the title would go to another branch of
the family; but the Duchess had died within a
few days of his BIRTH and foster mother could be
found to give the child health. Then the Duke
caused it to be known far and that any woman
could his boy she should have pension for life
enough to keep her in comfort with all her family
and that her daughter and her daughters daughter
should if she chose to make the contract be foster
mothers of future Dukes of Carmona In answer
to this proclamation came woman of Ecija, the
town of the brigands, Juno of creature She
nursed the aing heir back to health, and when the
child had become devoted to her. the secret leaked
out that she was the married sister of the terrible
priest who led the brigand band But she was not
sent away for that reason. Instead, the Duke used
his influence successfully to obtain pardon for her
husband, the priests brother in law, when he was
taken red handed for robbery and murder between
Carmona and Seville; and in gratitude for this the
man promised that his sons and sons should
be always at the disposal of the ducal house For
the rest, the story goes that than in the
last century this promise has been exacted and
fulfilled in secret
l wouldn't put it past the present Carmona to
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Synopsis of Preceding Chapters End of This nstalment
CHAPTER XXI.
The Luck of the Dream Book

TT was late, and Monica must have gone to bed
i therefore it impossible to send her a mes
sage. Next morning | up early and had
- my coffee and roll on little table in the patio, in
the hope of snatchng word with her. But she came
down closely attended by her mother and the
Duchess as if she had been Queen, and they her
ladies in waiting. l had only chance to say good
by, they ready to drive off; and when l
would have added hasty explanation of Our delay,
the Duchess began to speak, so that Monica
whisked away without hearing.
Wicked old cat!' Pillars exclamation when
Dick told her the story of last nights dilemma.
But when asked what she would have done in our
place, her invention failed and the Cherub approved
The others had taken full advantage of our gener-
osty, and had not left Toledo till nine. Therefore,
according to contract, we were obliged to wait
until eleven, surprising Ropes by Our procrastina-
ton.
But as we were the point of spinning away
from the hotel, goatherd turned the at the
head of his shaggy flock. The man, tanned dark
bronze with constant exposure, wore his rags with
the air of King marching to conquest and, rather
than show vulgar curiosity, strobe past, scarcely
deigning look at the automobile, though it was as
likely the first one he had ever His goats
equally unconcerned, strayed among our wheels
without hurry, and when they chose clattered off
with much play of little coven hoofs cobblestones
Pillar told us gravely that in volume of Dreams
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have a nest of bandits up his
sleeve" said Dick. It's
pretty black sleeve, if some of
the things one hears are true.
But here is a road members
cottage. What about halting?"
1T will do very WE'LL" re-
Piled the Cherub. If worst
came to worst, we could make
a good defense from inside"
Honestly, aren't you pull
ing our legs about the brig
ands?" asked Dick, half scorn-
full and half amused, as we
slowed down.
NO." said the Cherub, I'm
not joking, if that is what you
mean; for we are on the bor-
ders of the bandit country now.
1t will be years before brigand-
age is stamped out in Spain;
and you must have read of
the trouble there has been
lately. Not that l think there
is much chance of an encounter,
but it is well to be prepared:
for if a band of men jump at
you with carbines to their
shoulders, there is no getting
out revolvers.
"H'm!" muttered Dick. Il
suppose you know what you
are talking about; but /
shouldn't mind betting that
these people would laugh if
we asked, What about brig
ands?'"
"All right; let us ask" said
the Cherub calmly.
By this time the car had
stopped close to a tiny white
box of a house set few yards
back from the road, with a
strip of grass for a lawn; and
an old man, evidently an ex-
soldier, with a plump wife
and pretty daughter, was
coming out. We interchanged
various compliments; said that,
with the kind permission of
his honor the road member,
we should lunch near his
house; were told that the
house, and everyone as well as
everything in it, was at our
disposal; and finally the Cherub
IN as to whether any bandits
need this way and that before
low his breath he replied that,
had passed no more than three
They were out of luck, for they
: the civil guard; and as they
ne over to the right, there, to
OF at the nearest farm. AS for
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Pilarcita. Il wish we should meet the Seven Men
of Ecija Ell Vivillo himself if they haven't caught
him yet. 1t would be fun
" No fun with you among us, child the Cherub
said. The chiva1rous highwaymen of the past exist
in these days only in story books and ballads.
Vivillo is villanous brute, and little farther
south we'll find no one the road who will care to
speak his name. They call him Senior Coso. As for
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and Love Lore, valued be-
yond all other books by the
young girls of Andalusia, one
read that it brought good luck
to lovers to meet a flock of
goats when starting on a
journey in the morning.
Thus encouraged to hope
for what | dare not expect,
we set off, again and again
finding ourselves hard put to
it to get the long chassis of
the Gloria round sharp corners
of narrow streets. More than
once it could be done only by
backing the car, a feat which
was witnessed with cries of
establishment by a crowd of
water sellers with painted tin
vessels, milkmen on donkey
back, knife grinders, and
Murillo cherubs who were fol-
lowing to see us off. Thus
attended we slid down the
steep hill which twisted past
the old Notifications of Toledo,
and brought us out at last
upon the Puente de Alcantara,
that most wonderful bridge of
all the world. AS we passed
across the bridge at a foot
pace between strings of taS-
seled and jingling mules.
little gray donkeys loaded
with pigskins of wine, brown
jugs of olive oil, or bags of
meal, and charming children
who offered us roses for a
perrilla, we had our last sight
of the cathedral spires. The
voice of a young girl, washing
white and blue clothing in a
trough of running water, sped
us upon our journey. Her
head was bound in a scarlet
handkerchief; and, smiling at
us while she pounded the
linen, she sang a strange song,
half chant, with that wild
Eastern lit which has been
handed down from the Moors
to the sons and daughters of
Spain.
She's improvising a coup
lett" exclaimed Pillar. Listen!
It's for you, brother Cristoval."
So l listened, and heard tn
dark as starless skies, could bl
love, and that the blessing of
none to care for her was upon tt
the treasure of my heart.
You must blow her a kiss
Pillar said. That is expected
politely kiss her hand to a bul
his to her; for if she doesn't, s
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T was late, and Monica must have gone to bed,
therefore it was impossible to send her
sage. Next morning | was UP early and had
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Copyright, 1896. by Mcclure. Phillips & Co.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14
PEAR BLIGHT.
Methods Employees to Overcome This
pisastr.~s Disease.

O'SG&SCs
Disastrous pear blight in California
ls the subject of an article in. Amer
lean A@r el4tta r. /. Adams.
California cA l.e8t station. Who
says: The eastern orchard man has
known and fought this terrible blight
for a hundred years and still grows
pears, especially in Massachusetts, and
around the lakes in New York. but the
eastern grower cannot appreciate the
awful damage being done by his same
disease to the pear industry of Cali
fornia.
The trees are grown ON rich, moist
land In blocks of 300 to 10000. Here
they make a heavy growth, and severe
pruning is then practiced to promote
truiting and to obtain a desirable
shape The trees have Il long growing
season and under these conditions
make a heavy, sappy, soft growth and
threw out numerous suckers, a condi-
ton YER Favorable to the blight.
Body Blight Prevalent.
The worst feature of the situation is
the prevalence of butt or body blight.
bAl tAAAiS4i1AN hAl.- lillN SIbllllS lIA ~
been conducive to the formation of
suckers on trunk and root. To pre-
serve the trees during the last growing
season meant continual cutting away
Of diseased twigs and the removal of
suckers as fast as they formed-a ire
mendous Job. But the only orchards in
decent shape are those where just this
care and attention We're bestowed.
To Reduce Prediction Of Wood.
The methods followed consist in a
complete clearing out of the blight
from all parts Of the tree. especiallv
from the butts and roots. where the
bulk of the haldo,e err oyists. This often
require a l&rg. 1an,sal Of bark. but
the trees seem to 'nr no i'll effects.
This work mast he G,le before growth
starts. which is early i'm Nrarch
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14
FOR PULLING BUSHES.

passed around the bush on the side op-
posite from the operator. who holds
the long end of the stick. the short end
being placed Yer the chain, as shown
in the illustration.
This device, easily made. works like
a harm and can be adjusted around
a dozen bushes in the same time re-
CURED to snare a chain around one.
S. in Farm and Fireside.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14
A Word For Earn Groves.

The uses of farm groves are numer-
Gus. They add to the beauty Of the
landscape by breaking the monotony
of the prairie. furnishing wood for va
rious uses and for fuel. so we need not
be dependent upon the coal trust. They
shelter our premises from the cold
northern blasts during winter, and in
summer, when the thermometer Is
PLAYING about the 100 degree mark. we
lin rer IN their cooling shade with p
e. in II thsakfulne
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13
FOR MAiL-ORDER TRADE.
Factories Where Aduiterated and Mis-.
branded Goods are Put Up.

A visit made a short time ago by
the health officers of Chicago to a fac
tory where canned goods were pre-
pared for the mailorder trade, dis
closed the fact that it was a rank
artificial food factory. Tomato cat
sups were made from pumpkin pulp;
fine strawberry and raspberry jam was
made from glucose, starch and the
only evidence of fruits were a lot of
dried apple Feelings and cores, which
were used as a base. The seed sup
posed to the berry seeds, was grass
seed; the natural coloring was coal tar
dyes, and in the whole thing was a
fraud factory from start to finish.
Several thousand cans of fruit were
found. These were old, several years
perhaps, and the labels dirty showing
their age. From these the labels
were removed and new ones put on.
These goods were dead stock on the
manufacturers hands, until bought for
a mere song by the mail-order con
Germ.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13
THERE MUST BE MERIT.
Drawing the Line in the Matter OF
Patronage of Home Institutions.

While it is the duty of every home
loving and patriotic citizen to ncour
age and support home enterprise. if
should be part of the principle that the
home enterprises should be such as to
merit support. The matter of service
nj of competition are important. II
must be a public spirited citizen, in.
deed, who will willingly pay home mer-
chants exorbitant prices for what is
needed, when the same goods can be
purchased in some nearby town at
lower prices. The local bank should
be patronized, if well conducted. and
those In charge of it men of integrity
n enterprise. But ofttimes there
are illustrations of local industries be.
Ing conducted in such unbusinesslike
ways as to not win the confidence of
the people in the community. Under
such circumstances little censure can
be given those who will seek foreign
institution when they have O to
deposit.
While it may be true that the small.
er towns and cities do o afford In.
principled schemers the chance to con.
duct business, illustrations sufficient.
now and then, present themselves to
the people to make them cautious and
perhaps prejudice them against pat.
ronizing some home institutions.
Too often it is found that insurance
companies, investment concerns, banks
and mercantile establishments put
forth the plea of being home institu.
tons and thus should be patronized.
while in fact their methods of conduct
are such as to not win the confidence
of the people. Merit is an important
factor in the home trade matter, asd
no argument can be made that will
justify the people of a community Civ.
ing support to institutions that are un-
sound, or which are managed in a way
as to impose upon the residents of the
community.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13
ParsimonY Means Health,

did you ever notice." said a prom
inent physical culture teacher of New
York, that parsimonious people al
most always enjoy good health and
long life? Eating has a great deal to
do with this. We learn that one
wealthy person lunches always on a
cup of tea and a doughnut; that the
great standby of another was apples.
1T is not that they eat frugally that
accounts for their excellent health,
but that there is so much regularity
in their diet. The first thing the eco
nomical person does, as a rule, is to
reduce living to a system. He studies
how he al subsist best for the least
money, and then allows himself very
little variety from the regular order
of things.
Regularity of diet means a great
saving OF time and money in his eyes.
and, whether he knows it or not, in
adopting a rule of eating there is moth
ing which counts SO much in building
up a robust constitution"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13
HELPING ALONG THE TRUSTS.
Sending Money Away from Rural Dis
tricts Assist in Making Them.

1t appears as If the trusts are in the
country to stay. The legislative ac-
ton of the government seems to
merely a little more regulation.
Trusts generally have their starting
point in Wall street. 1t is to Wall
street that the money earned by them
goes. Each trust industry means SO
much more for the Golfers of the null
ti-millionaires. ]" is a sorry fact that
the people of the country have been
for years bamboosled by trust mana
gers, and unknowingly have been
compelled to donate toward their sup
port. That the great mail-order con-
Germs in Chicago have been backed
up by Wall street capital has just be-
come evident. Within the past few
months Wall street financiers have
decided to build up rel greater in
the mail-order business, and one con-
cern has had it's capital increased to
$40,0 00, 900. 1t has been toward such
a monster enterprise the people of the
west have been turning their trade
the past several years, and by SO do
ing have kept western communities
from advancing.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKETS.
How Agricultural Towns Can Assist In
Preventing Corners" in Produce.

Now and then complaint is heard of
how the large packing houses and
handlers of produce manipulate prices
OF eggs and poultry. These concerns
are enabled to do this through their
facilities for extensively handling
goods and preserving them in their
mammoth cold storage plants. Their
system is to buy in the lowest market
and hold the produce until the demand
is such that prices reach the top notch.
1t Is evident that were the business
men of small towns to follow out to
some extent the plans of these large
houses, the home market would be ma
terially improved. In the agricultural
towns merchants are the most extern
sive handlers of farmers produce.
This business is incidental to the mer-
camille business, and few merchants
have proper facilities for the storing
and proper care of perishable goods,
therefore, Immediately upon receiving
supplies from the farmer, ~cons.gn-
ments are made to the commission
49, AZ ehC sc SltlCo, anu Illus are
n large commission men enabled to
obtain control of the markets and to
manipulate prices.
Each agricultural community pro-
duce enough poultry and eggs and
miscellaneous dairy products to sup
port a prosperous exclusive produce
house. But when the articles that the
farmers have for sale are distributed
among a dozen or more stores, each
acting independently, it is evident that
highest market prices cannot be paid.
The plan proposed for the organiza-
ton of cooperative produce companies
In each town has many desirable
points in its favor. At small expense
a coldstorage plant of adequate capac-
lty to handle all perishable products
OF the community an be put in order.
A plant of this kind, if rightly man
aged, would greatly improve the con-
ditions of the local markets and higher
prices could be paid for produce than
Inc merchants could afford to pay for
the same.
A number of towns in the middle
west have adopted this system, and
with success. Not alone have the
nome markets been greatly improved,
but a greater volume of trade has
been brought to the merchants. Should
this plan be universally followed, n
agricultural districts, it would lessen
the opportunity for the manipulation
or prices of produce, and the corner
ing OF the market" by the large com.
mission and packing houses.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13
The Same Thino.

Gov. Vardaman of Mississippi said in
Jackson Of a somewhat malodorous
corporation: Il believe in charity, and
l refrain from telling outright what
/ think of this concern. At the same
time, / don't mind going as far as
the mar who lost his purse in the club
smoking room.
ibid you say some one asked this
man, that Crooke stole your purse?'
3tOh, no Oh, dear no. was the re-
ply. I didn't go anything like as far
as that. merely said that If Crooke
had not helped mo to look for the
purse ! should have found it,"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13
Strangely Marked Squirrels.

Among the interesting things shown
at a recent meeting of the Geological
society were two young specimens OF
the English squirrel, which had al
most entirely changed in color from
the usual chestnut-brown to a light
drab, only the ears and feet showing
traces of the original color. 1t was
stated that the animals had been
taken from a nest when very young,
and put in charge of a cat, which act
ed as foster-mother, and successfully
reared them. It was suggested that
this fact might have caused the color
change.-St. James Gazette.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13
THE STORY.

T WAS with a feeling of content
| ment and satisfaction which David
viewed the affairs of his kingdom fol
lowing his amounting as king over Is
rael. The desire and ambition of his
heart had been gratified. He had OBJ.
tanned the promise of God and was
now indeed king ove all the tribes
of Israel, even as Samuel had de-
clared so many years before he should
be. How pleasant it was after the
long years of conflict and vicissitudes
to be able to feel that now he could
take his ease and enjoy the honors
and riches which had come to crown
his efforts. There was no foe within
or without to dispute his authority.
1t had been many years since the
Philistines had troubled him, and
surely if there were any in Israel who
were his enemies, they did not show
their hands. Everything seemed
peaceful and prosperous.
To be sure the people who lived in
the country adjoining the stronghold
of the %Jebusites, Zion. or Jerusalem,
as it was called, complained of the
occasional d~epre1ations of this small
tribe. But what did that amount
to? David had them hemmed in on
all sides. and they dared not come out
and meet him in the open. 1t was
conceded by all who knew about it
that Jerusalem was impregnable. Had
not the nations about, before Israel
had possessed the land. tried time and
time again to conquer the place only
to fail, and this not because of the
strength of the tribe which dwelt
within. but because the rocky
heights which surrounded the place
seemed to be absolutely impreg-
nable.
But of what consequence is it?
David had asked himself many times.
Why should he concern himself about
the matter? Was he not established
as king at Hebron? What were these
few ,Jebnsites that he should trouble
himself concerning them? and what
was the city which they held that he
should desire it? So he reasoned.
and sought for satisfaction in the
things which he had obtained.
But within the inner chambers of
his heart there were voices whisper
ing words of condemnation. While
there remained a spot within his
realm which he had not conquered
was he really king? While there was
a people who dared to cast defiance
in his face and repeatedly annoy and
distress the people whom he as king
had sworn to protect and cherish was
ne performing his duty? Could he re-
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13
City Remembers Founder.

In Melbourne a movement has been
started to erect a statue of John Bat.
man, the founder OF that city. Seven.
ty-two years have passed since Bat.
man, after tying his boat to a tree
close to where the Melbourne custom
house now stands, wrote in his diary:
This will be the place for a village
The village is now a city with a popu-
lation OF more than 500. 000. Batman
did not live to see more than the small
beginnings of the city he founded.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13
Musket Of His Ancestors.

A resident of Wilton, VT, has an
old musket which is said to be a relic
OF the days when the settlers devoted
a few hours to an Indian hunt as
often as occasion required. The bar
rel is four feet, nine inches long, and
the whole weapon stands over six
feet
The Tupelo journal., 1907-09-13
Hard on the Pic.

A western mar has succeeded in
breeding what he calls a ~fenceless
pig. This pig has only one eye,
which causes him. to travel in a cir
cular direction, and thus assures his
owner that he will always come home
and does away entirely with the neces.
sity Of fences.