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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-03-20

chanic next to Dick. They don't for
get that Georgia trick. no. sir"
1t was not many times that the
cars could circle the track. Quarter
of six blew from whistles and klax-
ons. signal flags sent the cars to their
camps for the last time before the
race.
Come here" Lestrange beckoned
to Dick. as he brought his machine
shuddering to a standstill before the
tent Here. close-we've got a mo-
ment while they fill tanks"
He unlocked his goggles and leaned
over as Dick came beside the wheel.
the face so revealed bright and quiet
in the sunset of glow.
"One never can tell what may hap
pen." he said I'D rather tell you
now than chance your feeling after
ward that | didn't treat you quite
squarely In keeping still. hope you
won't take 1t is my father did; we've
been good chums. you and |. | am
your cousin. David French"
The moment furnished no words.
Dick leaned against the car. absolute
ly limp.
"Of course. I'm not going back to
Ffrenchwood After this race | shall
go to the Duplex company; | used to
be with them and they've wanted me
back. Your company can get along
without me. now all is running we'll
indeed, Mr.. French has dismissed
me-" His Arm lip bent a little more
| firmly. THE work | was doing II IN
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beach. about three squares from here,
watching the Riddles play in the sand
| didn't feel like driving just then. 1t
was mighty soothing. too"
Rupert stared at him, a dry un-
willing smile slowly crinkling his dark
face.
Maybe, Darling" he drawled, and
turned to make his own preparations.
Fascinated and useless. Dick looked
on at the methodical furry OF the next
few moments; until Lestrange was in
his seat md Rupert swung In beside
him. Then a gesture summoned him
to the side Of the machine.
'Tll run In again before we race
OF course" said Lestrange to him.
above the deafening noise OF the mo-
tor. BE around here; want to see
YOU"
Rupert leaned out, all good humor
once more as he pointed to the ma
chine.
Got a healthy talk. what?" he ex-
ulted
The car darted forward.
A long round of applause welcomed
Lestrange's swooping advent on the
track Handkerchiefs and scarfs were
waved; his name passed from mouth
to mouth.
Popular amt he?" chuckled a me-
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-03-20
CHAPTER VIII.

Six o'clock was the hour set for the
start of the Beach race. And 1t was
Just seventeen minutes past five
when Dick French. hanging In
frenzy of anxiety over the paddock
fence circling the inside Of the mile
oval, uttered something resembling
howl and rushed to the gate to signal
his recreant driver. From the oppo-
site side of the track Lestrange waved
gay return, making his way through
the officials and friends who pressed
around him to shake hands OF slap
his shoulder caressingly. testing and
questioning. calling directions and ad-
vice. brass band played noisily in
the grand-stand. where the crowd
heaved and surged; the racing ma
chimes were roaring in their camps.
whats the matter? Where were
your" cried Dick. when at last LIE
strange crossed the course to the cen
trail field THE cars are going out
now for the preliminary run Rupert's
nearly crazy. snarling ct everybody.
and the other man has been getting
ready to start instead OF you"
% well. he can get unready." smiled
Lestrange. Keep cool. French: I've
got half an hour and | could start
now I'm ready"
He was ready; clad in the close-fit-
ting khaki costume whose immaculate
daintiness gave no hint Of the GER
tainty that before the first six hours
ended It would be a wreck of yellow
dust and OIL AS he paused in run
ming an appraising glance down the
street.-The row of tents. the white
clothed driver Of a spotless white car
shot out on his way to the track. but
halted opposite the latest arrival tc
stretch a cordial hand.
81 hoped trolley car had bitter
you." he shouted THE rest OF us
would have more show If you got LOST
on the way, Darling"
The boyish driver at the next tent
looked up as they passed. and came
grinning over to give his clasp.
Get move on; what you been do
In all day dear child? They've beer
givin' your manager sal volatile tt
hold him still" He nodded at the agi
tated Dick In ironic commiseration.
Go get out you car, Darling.
want to beat YOU" chaffed the next IL
line.
"'Strike up the band, here comes
driver. sang another. with an en-
trancing French accent
Laughing. retorting. shaking hand
with each comrade rival. Lestrang
went down the row to his own tent
At his approach a swarm of mechanic
from the factory stood back from tn
long. low. gray car, the driver VIII
was to relieve him during the nigh
and day ordeal slipped down from tn
seat and unmasked.
Hes here" announced Dick supel
nuously "Rupert-where's Rupert
Don't tell me he's gone nowl Ls
strange"
But Rupert was already emergin
lets and cap. his expression a stud
In the sardonic.
TT hurts me fierce to think how 20
must have hurried" he observed
Ibid you walk both ways. or only a
threef I'm no Eve. but I'd give
snake an apple to know where you'v
been all day"
would your" oueried Lestrang
provokingly. clasping the goggles b.
fore his eyes. We'll. I've spent tn
last two hours on the Coney Islam
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-03-20

give him absolute orders to do no
speeding; let him hold a f1fty-two
mile an hour average until | take the
wheel again"
"Me?"
IL can't do it. You. of course"
You could" Dick answered. I've
been thinking how you and | will run
that factory together. It's all stun
about your going away why should
you? You and your father take me
as junior partner. you know I'm not
pig enough for anything else"
You're mans size" Lestrange as
sured. a hand on his shoulder. But
1T won't do. I'll not forget the offer.
though. never"
"All on!" dozen voices signaled;
men scattered In every direction as
Lestrange sprang to his place.
The hours passed on the wheels OF
excitement and suspense. When Le-
strange came in again. only a watch
convinced Dick that 1t was midnight
You gave the order?" Lestrange
asked
YES"
He descended. taking of his mask
and showing a face white with ia
tigue under the streaks of dust and
CRIME.
'Pil be all right In half an hour"
he nodded. in answer to Dicks excla-
nation. Send one Of the boys for
coffee. will you. please? Rupert needs
some. too. Here. one Of you others.
ask one of those idle Doctors appren-
tees to come over with a fresh band
age: my arms a trifle untidy."
In fact. his right sleeve was wet
and red. where the strain Of driving
had reopened the injury of the day be-
fore But he would not allow Dick to
speak of 1t.
I'm going to spend an hour or two
resting. Come in. Ffrench. and we'll
chat in the intervals. If you like"
And Rupert? Where's he?" Dick
wondered. peering into the dark with
vague impression of lurking dangers
on every side.
He's hurried in out of the night
air" treasured familiar accents;
small figure lounged across into the
light. making vigorous use Of a drip
ping towel. Tell Darling | feel faint
and I'm going over to that grand-stand
cafe la car to get some pie. I'll be
back In time to read over my last
lesson from the chauffeurs CORE
spondence school oh. see what's
here!"
A telegraph messenger boy had
come up to Dick
Richard Ffrench?" he verified.
Sign. please"
The message was from New York
"All coming down." Dick read Lin
CUISINE making delay. Wire me at St
Royal OF race Bailey"
Far from pleased. young French
hurriedly wrote the desired answer
and gave 1t to the boy to be sent But
he thrust the yellow envelope into
his pocket before turning to the tent
where lestrange was drinking cheap
black coffee while an impatient young
surgeon lowered near
The hours rest was characteristicaI
ly spent. Washed. bandaged. and re-
freshed. Lestrange dropped on a cot
in the back of the tent and pushed a
roll Of motor garments beneath his
head for pillow There he in ermit
tently spoke to his companion OF what.
ever the moment suggested; listening
TO every sound OF the race and inter
spersing acute comment, starting up
whenever the voice of his own ma
chine limited that the driver was dis
obeying Instructions or the shrill klax-
on gave warning of trouble But
through 1t all Dick gathered much Of
the family story.
(TO BE CONTINUED
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Which 7

Bacon-Did you ever notice how
long a woman is in coming to a point?
Egbert-Well, do you mean when
she is telling a story or sharpening a
lead pencil7-Yonkers Statesman.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-03-20

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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-27
FERTILIZiNG OATS.
BY A. L. Stone, Experiment Station,
Wisconsin Agricultural College.

National Crop Improvement Service.l
Oats do best on soils that are not
too fertile and the direct application
of fertilizers is generally inadvisable
as liable to produce lodging of the
grain and consequent loss. Where
oats are grown in rotation following
corn which has been well MANFRED,
there is no need Of manuring the oats
themselves as enough plant food will
be available for the oats after the
corn has been removed. Rotation
alone will not add fertility On soils
too poor to raise good crops of oats,
the application of barnyard manure
At the rate of ten to twenty-five loads
per acre should be used, or where ma
nure Is not available, whatever ele-
ments the soil lacks should be fur
nished.
Commercial fertilizers may best be
applied with a fertilizer attachment
to the grain drill and at the time of
sowing the grain.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-27
I)elray.

Quite a storm visited these parts
Sunday night, doing considerable
damage to outbuildings and hay
stacks.
Looks like winter wasn't through
yet by the snow that is falling to-
day (Tuesday).
Opal Merrill is quite sick at this
writing, having symptoms of typhoid
fever. DR.. Tallman is the attending
physician. So. ..s..
Bessie Upheld went Tuesday to
help Mrs. Charles Fierce with her
housework for a few weeks. Gerald
is slowly improving. ...:..
Alfred Smith spent few days in
Leon last week.
Mrs. Charles Brown, of Osceola,
visited few days here last week.
BERTHE Binning took dinner with
Madge and Clifton Sunday.
Miss Grace Keller, of Van Vert,
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
sister, Mrs. Helen Hamilton, coming
to see the new nephew.
M Sam Heather is helping Bert Red
man build new house
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-27
Crop Improvement
Not more acres but moro
from each AGRA
HOW TO STACK OARS.
Stacks Should BE Built % they VIII
Shed Watersheds Should %
Set Up From the Ground.

Where grain Is stacked 1t In impor-
tant that the stacks be we'll built II
the stacks are SO carelessly put up
thae they will not shed water the
grain might much better be allowed to
stand In the shock The bottom of the
stack should be set up from the
ground slightly by laying down old
rails or other material to keep the
grain from coming In contact with the
earth. This will prevent the ABSORB.
tton of moisture from below. The
shape of the stack ia less important
than the manner In which the bundles
are laid They should be so placed
that only the butts are exposed, and
so that water will readily run of the
sides of the stack and not penetrate
enough to wet the grain. The round
form of stack probably sheds water
better than the long rick sometimes
constructed. II the rick Is built the
top should be covered with straw or
wild hay to keep out water.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-27
Good Hope.

We had a heavy wind storm Sun
day night which did much damage
Mr.. and Mrs. halph HOadley are
the proud parents of a baby boy
which came to gladden. their home
Saturday..
Mr.. and Mrs. r. e. Ball and son,
Ivan. visited. Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. L. f. Reed and son. Kenneth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hal Overton and son,
Claire, visited Easter with the lat
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lamoree,
at Van Vert.
Mrs. Black and son, Pierce, spent
Sunday with Mrs. Upfield and son,
Carl.
Mrs. Harry Lyman and daughter,
Catharine, returned to their home in
Clarinda, Iowa, after visiting for sew
eral weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. R. Sanger.
Mr.. and Mrs Earl Wise and son,
Lyle, visited Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Wise and family.
Miss Cecil Irving, Of Van Vert, is
working for Mrs. R. d. Hoadley.
Miss Dale Wise returned to her
home Wednesday after closing a
very successful term of school at La
mOni.
Mrs. Scion McCroskey returned to
her home near Green Bay Saturday.
after visiting several days with her
sisters, MRS. James DoWney and Mrs.
Lew Thompson and families.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Richey called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hoadley Sun
day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-27
ESTABLISHING BEST VARIETIES.

The crop improvement committee is
advocating the establishment of seed
centers in various localities in each
county in order that the grain grow.
crs may be induced to grow one type
of corn, wheat, oats or other grain
best adapted to soil and climate, 80
that single variety free from mix.
lures may be obtained in carload lots
Efforts are being made by the com.
mittee to arrange for meetings to
which shall be invited the farmers and
business men of each locality. At this
meeting the best types of seed will be
introduced upon recommendation o.!
the college of agriculture and each
farmer will be asked to try the new
variety on small acreage, so that
comparisons may be made with his
home varieties, as to yield, adaptable.
tty, etc.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-27
Mrs. John Fielder was quite sick

Mrs John Fielder was quite sick
a few days last week
John Powers spent Sunday with
his daughter, Mrs. Henry Schmitt
Mr.. and Mrs. jim Jenkins spent
Sunday with their cousin, Mrs. Chas
Mckee.
Willie Powers spent sunday with
! home folks.
Van Vert was visited by quite a
wind storm Sunday evening between
8 and 10 o'clock. 1t blew the win
dOws out of Chas. Mckee's black
smith shop, Fielder's restaurant,
Harper's hardware store, Rushing S
restaurant and Stickler's store. 1t
also blew the porch Off Lester Gould S
house broke his big window and did
considerable damage to his out
buildings. Will Blair's new chicken
house was blown away out in the
neys off around town.
Mrs. Emma Berry returned to her
home in Centerville Monday.
Mrs Dula Jay Of Des .~.oines came
Saturday to visit relatives in Van
Vert.
Mrs. Grace Parsons of Shenan-
dOah visited with relatives IN Van
Vert a few days last week.
Mrs. Lige Farmer and children
left Monday to visit relatives in KEEL
lerton.
John Hanks returned home Satur-
day from St. Charles.
Mrs. Susie Wagner returned to
her work in Weldon Monday.
Everett Fry left Monday for
Omaha, not hearing from any of his
relatives at that time since the ter
rible storm. He thought best to go
and see if they were uninjured.
Miss Eunice Hall was in Van
Vert Saturday between trains.
The people of the NJ. E. church ex-
pect their new minister next Sun
day.
On account of the wind blowing
the chimney off the school house, it
was necessary to dismiss the primary
pupils Monday until it was repaired.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-27
DAT CROP OF WORLD
Some Interesting Facts Con-
corning It.
Nearly Four Billion 1ushels prodvo-
ten In Europe and Amsriea-1+20r
100000 Bushels Produced In
United otateS.

National Crop Improvement service.1
The oat crop Of the world is nearly
1000, 000, 900 bushels annually, most of
which is produced n Europe and
North America. The principal oat-pro-
ducing countries are the United States,
European Russia, Germany, France.
and Canada. In the United States the
greater portion Of the crop Ia grown
in the upper Mississippi valley. ILL.,
nois, Iowa, Wisconsin,, Minnesota and
Nebraska are the leading states in
the production Of oats. The annual
crop, in 1912, of the United States, was
about 1,420.Oo0,0OO.
The market grades Of oats depend
on the color Of the grain and it's free
dom from mixture and from dirt.
The legal weight of a bushel Of
oats in most Of the states IL -
pounds.
ally produced to one pound OF grain,
The proportion of straw may be ma
terially reduced, however, in some va
rieties and in some seasons, or it may
be materially increased The hull
usually comprises 80 to IS per cent of
the grain, though the range ts from
little more than 20 per cent. to about
IS per cent.
Analyses shows oats are higher in
protein than corn, and about equal to
wheat and barley. They are higher
in ash than any of the other grains,
and considerably higher In fat than
either barley or wheat On account
OF the hulls, oats contain the highest
percentage OF crude fiber, an undesir-
able element Dat straw contains more
protein and more fat than corn stover
or the straw of any other small
grain.
Feed Value Of Dat Straw.
Dat straw is more palatable and
more nutritious than the straw of any
other grain and is nearly equal to
corn slower. In addition to its use as
= feed 1t is largely used for bedding
and for the formation of manure Its
fertilizing value is about 50 a ton.
Hay made from oats or from oats
and peas, is both palatable and nutri-
tious, being higher in feeding value
than timothy hay. These crops can
also be used as pasture or cut green
for feeding to stock. Sheep do par
ticularly we'll on oats and peas. either
when cut for hay or when used ~
pasture.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-27
THE ENEMIES OF OATS,

The three great.enemies of oats are
smut. rust and heat. Smut can be
positively prevented by the Tornado.
hyde treatment. Rust may be les.
sened by choice of land, early sowing
and early varieties of seed.
Oats should not be sown on newly
broken land, especially when highly
Initrified by the use of clover, or rich
IN humus through heavy manuring, as
the growth will be too luxuriant; the
grain apt to lodge and more suscep
tible to rust. The land can scarcely
be too rich in mineral matter.
Avoid sowing oats where the land is
sheltered on the west or south, as
an oat field needs what the orchard.
list calls 'air drainage" .~-