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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-02-21

the machinery and Lestrange has
done up his arm pulling me out.
That's all"
And he hurried the doctor on with
out further parlsy or excuse.
Lsstrange was In the room behind
the once, smoking one OF Bailey's
cigars and listening to that gentle
mans vigorous remarks concerning
managers who couldn't keep out Of
their own machinery. the patient not
having considered It worth while to
explain Dicks share in the mischance.
An omission which Dick himself
promptly rsmedisd in his anxious con-
triton.
Later. when the arm was being
swathed in white linen, its owner
spoke to his companion Of the morn
Ing:
IT hope you didn't annoy Miss
French with this trifling matter. a.
you came in"
ct didn't speak to her at all. only
to my uncle"
VERY good"
Something in the tooindolsnt tone
reused Dicks usually dormant obssr
walton. Startled. he scrutinizsd Le
| strange.
rs that why you bothered yourself
with met" he stammsrsd. rs that
why"
Shut upl" warned Lestranss forci
bly, ana indignantly. THAT isn't tight
enough. Doc. You know I'm expert
enoed at this sort Of thing. and I'm
gsinS to use this arm"
But Dick was not to b silencsd II
his new enlightenment. When tn,
surgeon momentarily turned away. b
leaned nearer. his plump face grim.
"If brace up. 1t won't bs for Emily
but for you. Darling Lsstrangs." h,
whispered viciously. "Shs don't wan
me and don't want her. that way
I've got over that. And. and-oh. con
found 1t, I'm sorry, old mani"
"1hut up!" said Lestrange again.
But Though Dicks very sympath,
unconsciously showed the hopeless
chasn between the racing driver an,
Miss French, the hurt did not olou
the cordial smile Lestranse sent t
mitigate his command.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-02-21
Firemen Not to Strike.

New York.-There will be no fire
mems strike on the eastern railroads.
The railroads yielded Tuesday and
agreed to arbitrate under the Erdman
act the controversy with the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and En-
ginemen.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-02-21
Moro Curious Than Comfortable.

Inc MasnuKuIumpul natives o.
northwestern Rhodesia have q most
wonderful headdress, which Is made
mp Of outings Of hair from other boys
heads mixed with mud and grease,
Sometimes these topknots are studded
with all sorts Of curiosities, such as
beads. bits Of broken crockery. brass
paper-fasteners (ths latter generally
stolen by the native messengers from
the native commissioners ofios)
feathers. and so forth. The result,
forms one Of the most curious colt
furss In the world.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-02-21
Death of JOAQUIN Miller.

San Francisco.-Joaquin Miller, IA
nous poet of the Sierras, is no more.
He died Monday in the little log cabin
high up in the Piedmont hills, which
he had built for himself years ago.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-02-21
Rebel on Huerta

Colonel Pascual Orozco Cr., revolu-
tionary leader in the north of Mexico,
declared the revolutionists in that Sec
ton would not approve the selection
OF Huerta and would continue the re-
bellion unless another is chosen to
manage the affairs of Mexico, prefera-
bly, Senior de la Barra, or General Ger
onimo Trevino.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-02-21

take, Harold?"
"That depends. assure you l will
do all in my power TOTO, we'll, any
way, it is one of those things over
which we have no control It took the
last about twenty years-but-consid
ering the dire necessity of the case
mature may be more kindly. Let US
hope that you may look upon my-my
mustache in three months
But you'll write and telephone me
| often, Harold?"
"It will give me great pleasure to re
port from time to time the progress Of
that is being made toward new re
Mobilization. Until then, / will SAY
good-by."
bent and kissed her hair.
Harold, feel awfully-"
Dear Florilla," l said soberly, stop
ping In the doorway, I'VE are not soly
ing the problem after all. With the re
turn of the mustache there will retur,
Professor Baldoni and his germs
Have you thought of that?"
Harold. If you love me. please new
er mention Baldoni and germs again.
"You mean 1t, Florilla?"
Eyes, I'm going to burn the book"
GLORY be! Then l go joyfully to m,
! exile. A long. long farewell, dear Efs
riIla," I said. my hand on the door.
Harold" Florilla called sharply.
what Ia 1t, dear Florillaf'
-H-if you'll turn of the han HShA-
| rD-u tell you good night"
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-02-21
CHAPTER v.-(contInusd).

"Wellf" Dick at last queried.
"Have Mr.. Bailey do nothing at all. j"
was the deliberate reply. There IL
IN etiquette Of subordination, I be-
msvs-this II MP. Ffrench's factory.
i've done my part and ws'1l think no
more of tho matter. may be wrong.
But I am more than grateful to Miss
Wrench"
That's all you're going to dof"
Yes. wish You would not sit
here"
I'm tired; won't fall in. and
want to think. We've been a lot to.
kethsr this spring. Lestrangs; I don't
hike this business about the steering
gear. Do you 80 down to the Beach
Tomorrow"
"Tonixht. Tomorrow I must put ir
Iprscticins ON the track. would have
been down today II there had not
been 20 much to do here. Are YOU
coming with mo, or not until the even
ing of the start?"
Dick stirred uncomfortably.
II don't want to come at all. thanh
you. saw you race once"
You had better get used to II,
Lestrange quietly advised. "The day
may come when there is no one tc
take your place. This factory win b.
yours and you will have to look ate,
your own interests. wish you would
come down and represent the com
pany at this race"
Il haven't the head for IT,"
II do not agree with you"
Their eyes met in long regard
Here, In the crowded room Of work
iers, the ceaseless uprear shut in thsdl
conversation with walled complete
mess Of privacy.
"I'm not sure whether you know II
Lestranss, but you've got me al
stirred up since met you." the youns
Or man confessed plaintively. YOU'RE
different from other fellows ant
you've made me different. I'd rathe
|bs around the factory than anywhsr'
else I know, now. But honestly
pike you too we'll to watch you race.
II want you to come"
t.
One of the men with a vessel o
white, heaving molten metal was try
ding to pass through the narrow aisle
Dick broke, his sentence to rise Il
hasty avoidance. and his foot slippe
in . puddle of oil on the floor.
II was 30 brief in happening tina
only the workman concerned saw tn
accident. As Dick fell backward, Ia
strange sprang forward and caugh
him. fairly snatching him from tn
greedy teeth. There was the rsldin
Of fabric, 4 gaspins sob from Dicl
and Keeling from the recoil Lestrang
was sent staggering against = fyin
wheel next in line.
The workman set down his burds
with q recklsssness endangerinS fu
Their trouble. active too late.
"Mr. Lsstrangs!" he cried.
But Lestranss had already reoo'
,srsd himself. his right arm crosse
With . scorched and bleeding b
where It had touched the glittsrin
wheel. and the two young men wen
standing opposite each other In safet
you are not hurt2" was the FIR
question.
TT ! ought to be, but Tn nc
Come to q surgeon, Lsstrange-, o
,yeu told nae not to sit thsrsl"
Lsstranse glanced down at the ~
faoswsund. then quickly back at Il
two palhd faces.
60 On to your work, Peters,"
directed. I'm all right" And - Il
man slowly obeyed, Nov win y,
take my advice and come To the "a
with me. French"
Race! You'd race with that arm
Yes. Are you coming with nsi''
+. Shaken and trsmulous. Dick pass
. damp hand across his forshsad.
Z think you're mad 70 stand taihil
EasA Come to the of.os. Tor Asavsl
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-02-21
SEATTLE PRIMARY ELECTION
Candidates for City Council for Com
ina Election are Named,

ing Election are Named.
Seattle, Wash, Feb. 1S.-Complete
returns from 10 of 2S1 precincts in
the city indicate that Austin e. Crit
fiths, Thomas A. Parish, Charles Mar
BILE, E. L. Blaine, Ralph G. McAllaster
and Norman B. Abrams were selected
in today's primary election to contest
for three seats in the city council at
the municipal election March A..
OF these, the first five appear to be
sure of a place on the ballot, but
Abrams, who ran far behind the five
leaders. may be replaced by George T..
Mcnamara, labor candidate.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-02-21
CHAPTER VI.

Emily first heard the full story Of
the accident that evening. when Dick
sat opposite her on the veraada and
says the account In frank anxiety and
de5sotion.
"ws'rs going down tonight O. tie
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-02-21
France Has New President.

Paris.-Raymond Poincare took over
Tuesday the office of president of the
French republic from Armand Fall
Heres, who retired after serving his
full term of seven years.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-12-19

for the villain had just been arranging
with one of his confederates to rid
himself Of the hero of the play by toss
ing him down the aforesaid well. The
villain, after the laughter subsidized. ar
ranged his part of the plot by cancel
ing the order to have the hero tossed
down the well and instead to have
him tied to a railroad track. However,
the audience refused to take the play
seriously after the well disappeared
There is probably more real Christ
mas sentiment In plays that have to
carry children as part of the produc-
ton than in any of the others With
these shows there Is usually a Christ
mas tree between the matinee and the
evening performance in which every
one joins In and makes merry.
A hard lot is that of the actor who
happens to be playing what is known
as ''the small time" around the holt
days. Small time contracts call for
three shows day, and on Christmas
day an extra one is usually added. A
vaudeville actor on big time" prob
ably has more time to appreciate
Christmas-if Christmas really can be
appreciated away from home-than
any other because he Is usually in the
theater but an hour in the afternoon
and an hour in the evening. and the
rest of the time is his own unless the
house manager has promised to Task"
him to go over to some club and en-
terrain the guests at their Christmas
reception. OF course the actor doesn't
have to do this. but If the manager is
of any standing at all in the vaudeville
world the actor usually finds it expe-
dent to grant the request
But the man probably who spends
the lonesomest Christmas of them all
is the poor advance agent-recognized
on the program as business manager.
advance representative or manager in
advance. Unless the advance agent Is
close enough to his home town to
Jump" for Christmas he usually gets
a genuine attack Of the simon pure
blues. True, the advance man who has
been on the road for any length of
time can usually be depended upon to
meet people he knows. but they are
people who live In the town. and he
usually finds himself dining alone
when the time comes for him TO eat
his christmas dinner"
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Actors on
Christmas
There's lots of work,
And there amt no play,
So what's the use
OF a Christmas day?

And there amt no play,
So what's the use
OF Christmas day?
TNHAT little verse, paraphrased
from one familiar to soldiers,
just about sums up the real
Christmas sentiment existing
among people connected with the the
atrical business. No, that doesn't
mean that the actor, the manager and
the advance agent. do not appreciate
the giving and receiving of presents
from their friends. But it does mean
that people connected with the stage
have come to look upon the Christmas
time as a season of short pay and hard
work.
It isn't generally known. but 1t is
none the less true, that most actors
have a clause in their contracts which
calls for half pay the week before
Christmas. This clause was inserted
in the days when the week before
Christmas really was a tough" one in
the theatrical business. But nowadays
there are many productions which
pack the theaters to the doors the week
before Christmas as we'll as any other
week in the year. Nevertheless some
Of the managers live up to that con-
tract and deduct the half weeks pay.
That is one reason why actors aren't
particularly merry at Christmas.
There are other managers who
make a practice of laying off their
companies the week before Christmas
and some Of them ten days or two
weeks before In that case there is
no salary at all forthcoming. That,
probably. is another reason why the
average actor cannot understand why
Christmas is an occasion to be unduly
joyful
It was only last year that some Of
the managers came to the conclusion
that stage people. like other human be
ings. might like to spend some part Of
the Christmas holiday with their
friends and relatives. Up to that year
it had been the custom Of all man.
ayers to give a special matinee on
Christmas day. That meant. of course,
that about all the actor had to do on
this festive occasion was to rush to
the theater almost as soon as he had
acquired his regular amount Of sleep,
give an afternoon performance and
then. If fortunate enough to have
friends or relatives living in the city.
to hurry through his Christmas dinner
with them or leave before it was half
over fO Oh ha ok tO fhQ thpatar fO NAV
the evening performance
But a few of the managers changed
that last year by emitting the Christ
mas matinee and giving it on the day
following. There were other managers
however, who not only gave the Christ
mas matinee, but acted on the sugges-
ton of their more charitable competi
tors and gave the matinee the day aft
er too However. this omission Of the
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-12-19

ears are selected for the seed plat.
Six kernels from each ear are tested
for termination. Any ears that
show poor termination or weak yell
low plants are discarded.
In marking the stalks to be saved
for seed, the general appearance of
the stalk should be considered. 1t
should be of medium height for the
variety, thick at the butt, and grad
ually tapering, close jointed, thick,
heavy dark leaves, and heavy tas-
sci. The ears should have short,
strong stem and be placed on the
lower half of the stalk.
The seed ears should be husked
and dried as soon as possible after
gathering.
The ears should be hung sepa-
rately, not in punches.
The fire dried seed not only ger
inmates better, but will produce
stronger plants.
Test each ear separately. One
poor ear to the acre may make a
difference of $40 per acre in the
value of the crop.
Missing hills, barren stalks, weak
stalks with only nubbins, discount
the average corn crop more than so
per cent.
Deep ploughing, a liberal use of
stable manure, thorough tillage be-
fore planting, good seed, continuous
and careful cultivation, will make
profitable crop of corn.
In the spring of 1913 we sent out
a circular with some directions for
corn growing. in which we said:
Get the best seed available; this
would be an early maturing variety
that had been grown in the locality
for a number of years. When this
is not possible, then get the best
northern grown early maturing va
riety available
Along with this went the offer to
furnish seed corn to those who were
unable to procure the home grown
seed. 1t is rather gratifying to
learn that wherever a man had
been growing corn for even a few
years, and saved his own seed, it is
making better crop than any Sc
lected seed from another district.
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How to Select Seed Corn x
By c. L. SMITH, Agculunst of the O-W. R. & N. Co.

The corn plant has the character
istic of adapting itself to soil and
climatic conditions to greater de-
gree than any other cultivated
plant. There is also a wider varia-
ton in size and quality of grains,
under average conditions, than is
to be found with other cereals. For
this reason, seed selection becomes
very important factor in success
full corn growing.
Experiments have demonstrated
that with perfect soil, carefully
prepared, planting and cultivation
well done, the difference in seed has
made difference in the yield vary
ing from II to 100 bushels per acre.
Even when good ears have been Sc
lected and tested, the variation has
been remarkable. In one expert
ment 100 ears planted in 100 rows
side by side. in the same field,
some of the rows produced at the
rate of 80 bushels per acre, while
others produced less than 40 BUSH
els per acre. Some had ten times
as many barren stalks and a dozen
times as many suckers as the others.
The place to select seed corn is in
the field. The time to select it is
before the harvesting of the crop.
One of the most successful growers,
who has in 20 years increased his
crop from Is bushels per acre of
rather poor corn to 100 bushels per
acre of No. corn, begins his seed
selection by cutting out all weak or
barren stalks before blossoming.
The latter part of August he goes
over the field marking with colored
strings those stalks that are strong,
free from suckers, with two or more
good ears on a stalk. A special
mark is put on those that indicate
early maturity. Just before the
harvesting of the main. crop, the
marked ears are gathered, marked
according to the strings, and dried
as quickly and as dry as possible,
by hanging in a well ventilated
room that is well heated every day.
The corn when dry is stored in a
dry, well ventilated room. In March
the heaviest, most perfectly shaped
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ence. This comes from the fact that
If the dog doesn't like show he will
start to howl, and he has to be re-
moved from the theater before the per-
Torrance can be continued.
Only a month before well known
concert singer was appearing at the
theater. She had about finished one
of her best selections when the dog
poked his nose over the railing of an
upper box and began to howl his dis
approval That led to the temporary
Punishment of the dog critic from the
theater. But when the stock company
came along the manager heard about
the dog, and. willing to take chance
that the dogs judgment of his show
would be favorable. he suggested that
the dog be allowed to sit by big well,
which was a part Of the scenic effect
in one of the acts. just for the sake Of
realism.
Now. this same manager had con-
cluded to give his company dinner
on the stage after the performance.
In the course of the play the dog was
brought out and tied to the we'll.
Everything went all right until the
dog shifted the turkey and the other
good things at the side of the stage,
and without waiting for the finish of
the act he made for the food, dragging
the "heavy rock walled well" behind
him.
This action on the part of the dog
critic-actor disturbed things generally.
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ANCES.
Christmas matinee was confined almost
exclusively to few of the first class
theaters in New York city.
On the road it is different The ac-
tors have to work just as hard as they
ever did. and opposition from local
managers will probably prevent the
elimination Of the Christmas matinee
outside of New York.
With some companies Christmas Is
not the disagreeable occasion that 1t
Is with others. One or two owners
make it practice to instruct the man.
ager with the company to have
Christmas dinner prepared at the ex-
pense of the show. Sometimes a cater
er is called in. and the dinner is served
on the stage between the matinee and
the evening performance. In that event
the dinner usually proves prolific Of
material for the house press agent, and
the affair is duly recorded in the daily
papers. Sometimes it is served on the
stage after the evening performance.
Other times arrangements are made at
some hotel
1t was one of these after the per-
formance affairs that came pretty near
putting travelling stock company out
OF business in a town out in Iowa last
Christmas. This theater. by the way,
boasts OF the only dog critic in exist
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-12-19
A Real Santa Claus.

ANITA CLAUS. I hang for you,
BY the mantel, stocking two.
One for me and one to go
To another boy | know.
There's chimney in the town
You have never Travelled down.
Should you chance to enter there
You would find a room all bare
Not a stocking could you spy,
Matters not how you might try.
And the shoes you'd find are such
AS no boy would care for much.
In broken bed you'd see
Some one just about like me,
Dreaming Of the pretty toys
Which you bring to other boys.
And to him Christmas seems
Merry only in his dreams.
All he dreams. then, Santa Claus.
Stuff the stocking with. because
When it's filled up to the brim
I'll be Santa Claus to him!
Frank Den-pster Sherman
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-11-04

cylinders with four pairs of coupled
driving wheels. There is also a pair
of small wheels at each end of the
complete arrangement. These locomo-
tives are capable Of developing nearly
5000 horse power or enough to drive
an ocean liner; and one of the furnaces
consumes four tons of coal per hour
when the engine is hauling full load.
The engineer, as the driver is called
in America, who. controls one of these
mighty engines, is an important per-
sonage He has three assistants
men to stoke and one to oil the mechan-
ism. A train weighing !, 500 tons can
be pulled along by one. of these mon
sters; but this huge weight represents
comparatively small good trains on an
American railway. and it rs proposed
to use two of the new engines, togeth-
er with, slightly smaller one of ar
earlier type, for the heaviest work
The three engines all pulling together
can haul train weighing 1000 tons
over a very difficult track with steer
gradients and sharp curves-Cham
bers, Journal
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-11-04
OUR ENORMOUS LOCOMOTIVES

Without actually seeing the huge To-
comotives recently built in America
for the Virginian railway it is difficult
to realize their colossal proportions.
Each engine, without the tender, is
about equal in weight to a couple of
our largest express locomotives with
their tenders. The tender weighs near
ly 100 tons, and carries twice the
weight of coal and nearly three times
the quantity of water than can be ac-
commodated on the biggest express
tender in the country.
/, The length of each engine is greater
than our largest engine and tender
combined, while the diameter of the
barrel part of the boiler is about dou-
BILE that of any locomotive in use on
British railways. The furnace meas
ured IL feet by 8 feet, and the floor
consists of bars, forming an enormous
fire CRATE. The underbody or chassis
Of these locomotives look ike those Of
two separate engines, each having two
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-11-04
Death Calls Old Resident
Carl OFT, Formerly of Eden, Passed
Away at New Ulm Home
October Is

One Of the most sudden deaths which
it has been our lot to chronicle was
that of Carl OFT, a retired farmer OF
Eden township, who passed away a
bout nine o'clock on Wednesday eve
ming of last week at his new home at
New Ulm.
He had been suffering with dropsy
for the past two or three years but
death resulted Unexpectedly as he did
not complain of not feeling well until
a few hours before his death.
His death came as a great shock to
his many relatives and friends.
A few months ago Mr.. OFT disposed
Of his farm in Eden township and in
tended to spend his declining years in
ease and comfort During the past
summer he had residence built at
New Ulm and the family had just got
settled in their new home when death
entered it.
The funeral was held Saturday at
1:30 from the sidence and at 2
o'clock from the Lutheran church, Rev
c. ]. Albrecht, pastor of the church.
officiating. Interment was made in
the Lutheran cemetery.-Morgan Mes
senger.