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The Spectator., 1915-02-12

helped lay tracks in Upper India; had hand in some bridges; sold patent medicines; worked in a ruby mine; been haberdasher in the Whiteaway, Laidlaw shop in Bombay; cut wood in the teak forests; helped exterminate the plague at Chitor and Udaipur; and never saved penny. l never had an adventure in all my life.'
 Why, your wanderings were ad- ventures" she insisted. Think of the things you could tell!"
 And never will," smile breaking over his face.
 How like Arthur's that smile was! thought the girl Romantic persons never have any adventures. It is to the prosaic these things fall. Because of their nearness you lose their values"
 There is some difference between romance and adventure. Romance is what you look forward to; adventure is something you look back upon. But l always supposed adventure was the | finding of treasures, on land and on sea; of filihustering; of fighting with sabers and pistols, and all that rigma- role. 1 cant quite lift my imagination up to the height of calling my six months shovelengineering on the Galle an adventure. It was brutal hard work; and many times l wanted to jump over. The Lascars often got out of trouble that way
 Tt all depends upon how we look at things" She touched the parrot cage with her foot, and Rajah hissed. What would you say if told you that l was unconventional enough to ask the pur- ser to introduce you?"
 The amazement in his face was an swer enough.
 Don't you suppose" she went on the picture you presented, standing on that ledge, the red light of the torch on your face, the bird cage in your hand-don't you suppose you reused my sense of the romantic to the highest pitch? Parrot X Coz with a wave of her hands.
 She was laughing at him. It could not be otherwise. It made him al once sad and angry Romance! hate the word. again affirm that young women should not travel alone They think every bit of tinsel is gold every bit of colored glass. ruby. Ro nance, adventure! Bah, So much twaddle has been written about the East that cads and scoundrels are mis taken for Galahads and D'Artagnans Few men remain in this country who can with honor leave it. Who knows what manner of man am?"
 He picked up the parrot cage and strode away.
 "Jah. jah!" began the bird
 Not all the diplomacy which worldly wise men have at their disposal could have drawn this girls interest more surely than the abrupt. rude manner of his departure.
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Singapore and the Andaman islands. What haven't l been in these ten years?" with shrug. Can you fancy me deck-steward on P. X o. boat, tucking old ladies in their chairs, stag gering about with tray of broth. bowls. helping the unsteady to their staterooms. and touching my cap at the end of the voyage for few shiji- ings in tips?'
 Tell me more"
 He looked into her beautiful face. animated by genuine interest. and wondered if all men were willing to obey her
 Tt always interests me to hear. from the mans own lips how he overcame obstacles"
 Sometimes didn't overcome them. 1 ran away. After all. the strike in oil was luke"
 ''I don't think so. But go on." she prompted.
 Well. l have been manager of a cocoanut plantation in Penang; I've
The Spectator., 1915-02-12
HINTS FOR THE HORSE LOVER
NarroW-Chested Animals Do Not Pos sess Endurance of Broad-Chested
 Ones-keep Things Orderly.

The horse that is "all legs" is not the one you want. Try to get those that are we'll set, neither too long legs nor too long bodies.
 When a good horse lags don't put the whip on and make it go anyway. Stop and look into the matter. That horse is not well. If it were it would not lag. You do not like to be forced to work when you are sick. The horse is most like a man of any liv- ing animal.
 It is foolish for the farmer to get the notion that he can win money on the track with his horses. It is all right to give the horses a chance to show what is in them, but don't do it for money ever
 Have the sides of your stalls we'll nailed to place. Horses sometimes find out that they can crowd the partitions out of place and once they get that habit they will make life mis- erable for you.
 Some horses have way of throw ing their hay out on the floor the first thing they do after feeding. If you feed through a chute from overhead you will be free from this difficulty. If not, the best way is to build in front
The Spectator., 1915-02-12
MOLDY FEED IS DANGEROUS
Farmers Are Losing Cattle From Eat ing Acorns-Take Precautions
 to Keep Poisons Out.

It is dangerous to give molded or spoiled hay and other feeds to live stock, especially horses. Such feed is apt to cause sickness and even death. We have heard of instances where farmers have lost a number of valu- able animals from this cause. Care should be exercised to see that all feed is in good condition. Hay put up when too damp may mold, corn and oats often harbor various kinds of fungous diseases that may be poisonous tOl stock, and corn silage when improper- ly stored may cause trouble. The food an animal eats has a marked influenced upon its physical well-being. We are informed that, in Wisconsin, farmers are losing cattle from eating acorns picked up in the pastures. Young cat tie are particularly affected. Sheep and hogs can eat the acorns without bad effects, and milch COWS seldom die from this cause. but young calves are poisoned and little can be done for them. It is the part of wisdom to take precautions to keep feeds known to bel dangerous away from animals, and give them only that which is in good and sound ondition.-Farmer'sG Guide.
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He bit hard upon the stem of his pipe. What was all this to him? Why ST 0uld he bother his head about a woman he had known but few hours? An, why lie to himself? He knew what Elsa, usually quick and receptive, did not know. that he was not afraid of her, but terribly afraid of himself. For things ripen quickly in the East, men and women, souls and deeds. And he was something like the pariah dog; spoken kindly to, it attached itself inn mediately and enduringly.
 He struck the cutty against his boot heel. Why not? It would be only for two days. At Rangoon their paths would separate he would never see her again. He got up. He would go to her at once and apologize. And thus he surrendered to the very devil he had but moment gone so vigor- ously discountenanced.
 He found her asleep in her chair. The devil which had brought him to her side was thrust back. Why, she was nothing more than a beautiful child! A great yearning to brother her came into his heart. He did not disturb her, but waited until five. that grave and sober hour, when kings and | clerks stop work for no logical reason whatever-tea. She opened her eyes and saw him watching her. He rose | quickly.
 'I was very rude a little while ago. Will you accept my apologies?"
 "On condition that you will never take your playthings and go home"
 He laughed engagingly. You've hit it squarely. It was the act of a petu- lant child"
 Tt did not sound exactly like a man who had stoked six months from | Singapore to the Andaman islands But there is one thing l must under stand before this acquaintance contin-
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No. l Am Going to Singapore r

ues. You said. Who knows what manner of man am?' Have you ever done anything that would conscien' tiously forbid you to speak 10 young. unmarried woman?'
 Take care of herself? He rather be- leved she could. The bluntness of her question dissipated any doubt that re mained
 No. l haven't been that kind of a man." simply. 'I could look into my mothers eyes without any sense of shame. if that is what you mean"
 That is all 1 care to know. Your mother is living"
 Yes. But l haven't seen her in ten years" His mother! His brows met in a frown. His proud. beautiful mother,
 Elsa saw the frown and realized that she had approached delicate ground. She stirred her tea and slipped it slowly.
 There has been a deal of chatter about shifty. untrustworthy eyes" he said The greatest liars have ever known could look St. Peter straight and serenely in the eye. It's matter of steady nerves, nothing more. Some body says that so and so is a fact, and we go on believing 1t for years. until someone who is not person but an individual explodes it."
 T agree with you. But there is something we rely upon far more thau either eyes or ears, instinct. It is that attribute of the animal which civilization has not yet successfully dulled. Women rely upon that more readily than men"
 And make more mistakes" with cynicism he could not conceal.
 She had no ready counter for this Do you go home from Rangoon, now that you have made your fortune?"
 No. am going to Singapore. shall make my plans there"
 Singapore, Elsa stirred uneasily. It would be like having a ghost by her side She wanted to tell him what had really drawn her interest. But 1t seemed to her that the moment to do so tad passed,
 'Vultures! How l detest them!" She pointed toward sand bar upon which stood several of these abomi. nable birds and an adjutant, solemn and aloof At Lucknow they were red headed l do not recollect seeing one of them fly, But l admire the kites; they look much like our eagles"
 And thus again the eye misleads us. There is nothing that flies so rapacious as the kite"
 Little by little she drew from him a sketch here, phase there. She was given glimpses into the life of the East such as no book or guide had ever given; and the boat was circling toward the landing at Prone before they became aware of the time.
 (TO BE CONTINUED
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BRITISH STEAMER
 HOSTS J. $. FLAG
PASSENGERS SAY FLAG WAS HOiSTED AFTER ORDUNA
 LEFT LIVERPOOL.
VESSEL SAILED JANUARY 31
Captain Declares He Has Orders Not To Taik-Under Officers Have
 Little to Say.

New York.-PasSenger on the Gu nard line British steamer Orduna, which arrived from England, said the steamer flew the American flag nearly twenty-four hours on January 3l, while passing through the Irish Sea. The Stars and Stripes, they said, were hoisted about an hour after the Orduna left Liverpool and were not hauled down until next day.
 The Orduna was scheduled to sal from Liverpool January 30, but did not depart until 1:30 o'clock the next morning Passengers heard that the reason for the delay was that Ger man submarine was near. The Amer lean flag was raised they said, short ly after the Orduna cleared the Mer- sey. The steamship touched at Queenstown the same day and was flying the Stars and Stripes when she entered and left the harbor, they said.
 The explanation the passengers re- ceived from some of the Orduna's un- der officers was that the flag had been raised to protect the American citi- zens among the 240 passengers.
 Chas P. Sumner, general agent of the Orduna, said he was under orders from the British admiralty not to talk He also denied the Orduna had flown the American flag, except at her foremast, which, he explained, is cus- tomary on all ships to indicate the | country to which they are bound
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stories like that, but I'd rather hear them told first-hand"
 Elsa was not romantic in the sense that she saw heroes where there were only ordinary men, it was the ob- scure and unknown hero who appealed to her: such a one as this man might be.
 about the thing. I simply hung on Then a thought struck him. You are travelling alone"'
 With a companion" A peculiar question, she thought.
 Tt is not wise he commented.
 My father was soldier" she re piled.
 Tt isn't a question of bravery" he explained, a bit of color charging un- der his skin. This world is not like your world. Women over here. Oh, I've lost the art of saying things clearly" He pulled at his beard em- barrassedly.
 Are you warning me against your self"
 Why not? Twenty thousand pounds do not change man; they merely change the public's opinion of him. For all you know, I may be the great est rascal unhanged"
 But you are not"
 He recognized that it was not a | query; and a pleasurable thrill ran over him. Had there been the least litouch of condescension in her manner he would have gone deep into his shell.
 No: there are worse men in this world than l. But we are getting away from the point, of women travelling alone in the East. Oh, l know you can protect yourself to a certain eX- | tent. But everywhere, on boats. in the hotels, on the streets, are men who have discarded all the laws of convention, of the social contract And | they have the keen eye of the kite and the vulture.'
 To Elsa this interest in her welfare was very diverting. Tn other words, they can quickly discover the young woman who goes about unprotected Don't you think that the trend of the conversation has taken rather a re- markable turn, not as impersonal as it should be?'
 Il beg your pardon, Shall I go?"
 No. I want you to tell me some stories" She laughed. Don't worry about me. Mir. Warrington. l have gone my way alone since I was six teen. have travelled all over this wicked world with nobody but the woman who was once my nurse Now, tell me something of your adventures Ten years in this land must mean something. l am always hunting for Harun-al-Raschid, or Sindbad. or some one who has done something out of the ordinary"
 He inclined against the rail and stared down at the muddy water. "Ad- venture?" He drowned little. I'm afraid mine wouldn't read like adven- lures. There's no glory in being a stevedore on the docks at Hongkong, a stoker on tramp steamer between
The Spectator., 1915-02-12
To Clear Canal by June.

New York.-Col. Goethals, gover- nor of the Panama Canal Zone, is quoted, in an interview printed here, as having been given by him just be- fore he sailed to resume his work, as declaring that the canal would be entirely free of obstruction from slides by June next. which will be in ample time for the great international naval parade in July in celebration of the completion of the canal construc- tion work.
The Spectator., 1915-02-12
CHAPTER W.
Two Days of Paradise.

At first Elsa did not know whether she was annoyed or amused. The mans action was absurd, or would have been in any other man. His ad- vice to her to go home was downright impudence: and yet the sight of the parrot cage dangling at his side made it impossible for her to take lasting offense. Once upon a time there had been a little boy who played in her garden. When he was cross he would take his playthings and go home. The boy might easily have been this man Warrington. grown up.
 Of course he would come and apolo- gize to her for his rudeness. Perhaps he had resented her curiosity; perhaps her questions had been pressed too hard; and perhaps he had suddenly doubted her genuine interest. At any rate it was a novel experience. And that bewildering likeness!
 She returned to her chair and opened the book again. And as she read her wonder grew. The diction was ex. quisite; there was style; but now as she read there was lacking the one thing that stood for life-blood It did not pulsate in the veins of these people. Until now she had not recog- nized this fact. and she was halfway through the book. What had happened to her since yesterday? To what cause might be assigned this opposite angle of vision. so clearly defined?
 The book fell upon her knees and dreamily she watched the perspective open and divaricate. The low banks with their golden haze of dust. the cloudless sky, the sad and lonely white pagodas. charmed her; and the Ian. guor of the East crept stealthily into her northern blood. She was not con- scious of the subtle change: she only knew that the world of yesterday was unlike that of today
 Warrington, after depositing Rajah in the stateroom, sought the bench on the stern deck. He filled his cutty with purser-loaned tobacco and roundly damned himself as a blockhead He had forgotten all the niceties of civi- lization: he no longer knew how to be- have. The first young woman in all these years who had treated him as an equal, and he had straightway proceed ed to lecture her upon the evils of travelling alone in the Orient,
 And yet he had told her the truth It was not right that young and at tractive woman should wander about in the East, unattended save by companion. It would pro- yoke the devil in men who were not bad. Women had the fallible idea that they could read human na- ture, and never found out their mis- take until after they were married. He knew her kind. If she wanted to walk through the bazaars in the eve ming she would do so. If man fol lowed her she would ignore the fact. If he caught up with her and spoke she would continue on as if she had not heard. If a man touched her she would rely upon the fire of her eyes. She would never call out for help. Some women were just that silly
The Spectator., 1915-02-12
Do Not Buy Narrow.Chested Horses.

CO Not suy NdrroW-CneSteo HorSeSs of the horses a rack of round, hard wood poles an inch or two in diam eter, running from the manager over- head, firmly secured at both ends.
 Narrow-chested horses have not the endurance that those have with good broad chests. Don't buy thin-breast- ed horse.
 Study your blacksmith, as we'll as your horses feet.
 Some horses cant eat straw with out having impaction of the bowels, and that sometimes causes death.
 A ration of good wheat bran once a week is a fine change for a horse. Wet it up good and he will relish it and it will act nicely on his bowels.
 Hang up your dung forks. Don't stand them against the side of the barn, where they may be run into by horse passing that way.
 It is sometimes said that you can make any horse good walker when you break him. That is not always true. You never can make fast walk CTS of some horses. It is not in them and you cannot put it in unless you do 1t before they are born.
 It Is easy to hang up your harness if you once get into the habit of it. How many friends do you know that drop them on the floor?
 The reason the varnish is coming off your wagon or carriage may be that you keep it in the room where horses are stabled. The chemicals from horse manure and urine will do 1t every time.
The Spectator., 1915-02-12
A Saving of s2.Ooo. 900.

Washington.-Pos General Burleson awarded an $S,O00,O00 con tract to a Columbus (O) company, which will furnish nine billion stamped envelopes to the government during the next four years. 4 Day ton, O, concern, the present contrac- tor, was the unsuccessful bidder, at nearly S2000,O0O more than the Co., lumbus company's bid.
The Spectator., 1915-02-12
Entombcd 36 Hours.

Butte. Mont.-Richard Rogers was rescued from the cave-in at the Gag non mine after having been imprison- ed 36 hours without food or drink. He suffered but little injury. The casualties from the accident are four dead and two injured.
The Spectator., 1915-02-12
President Leases Summer Home.

ngton.-President Wilson has again leased the home of Winston Churchill. the novelist at Cornish. N. H.. for use as a Summer White House" Although the lease former ly held by him expired last autumn, and 1t was thought he would spend his summer elsewhere, he has decid- ed to take the place for another year.
The Spectator., 1915-02-12
$28,00o Applied For Cotton Fur

Washington. Loans under the sl35, 100000 cotton loan fund plan have been closed and the plan virtual ly ended its existence with an an- nouncement from the Central Commit tee-the Federal Reserve Board members acting as individuals-of the procedure for the future. Applica- tions for loans from cotton producers in the South amounted to S2S, ,0OO
The Spectator., 1915-02-12
Would Supply Seed.

Washington.-Representative Old field of Arkansas has introduced a bill to appropriate $20,0O0 to supply seed corn and other field seeds to persons in drouth-stricken districts of Arkansas and other states.
The Spectator., 1915-02-12
Death in Present War Due to Disease.

Notwithstanding modern medical science, so per cent of the deaths in the present war are due to disease, as against 20 due to gunffre These are the figures compiled by Dr. F. N. Sandwith, writing in the cur rent issue of The Hospital" This same proportion obtained during the Russo-Turkish war of 1S77-7S.
The Spectator., 1915-02-12
Texan Makes s15.ooo on Wheat.

Austin. Tex.-Frank Kell of Wich- ita Falls, Tex, wheat dealer, recent. ly sold 64000 bushels of wheat at s1.60 per bushel. He says the trans. action netted him a profit of $15,0O0.
The Spectator., 1915-02-12
$30,O0o,ooo to Bulgaria.

Berlin.-The Overseas News Agency announced that syndicate composed of German, Austrian and Hungarian bankers had advanced 150,000,00 francs (S30.0O0.0OO) to Bulgaria.
The Spectator., 1915-02-12
SYNOPSIS.

Warrington, an American adventurer; and James, his servant, with caged par rot, the trio known mp and down the IT, rawaddy as Parrot S Co, travel along the rcsd to the landing. bound for Rangoon to cash a draft for 600 rupees. Elsa Warrington come aboard the boat at he landing. and, amazed at his likeness to her fiance. Arthur Ellison. asks the purs- ,sr to introduce her. He tells her that Warrington has beaten a syndicate and .sold his oil claims for G20.0o0
The Spectator., 1915-02-12

Social tact is making your company feel thoroughly at home, even though you thoroughly wish they were.- Puck.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-08-19

1.Anon rAnEx Dnoal NonEIax
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Daxvxs ON 10 Kl4AlGA1a

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s1rivsd h The city lAst nisht nom
Cratsr Lake " aueomobilss. The
party had journey down 70 - the
laks. ana also to sttsnd the Knishts
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hsad q tAs lake tAis wesk. Several
q u party ere msnbses Of the
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was AtgAly imprsnalve.
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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-08-19

inanciers when hs had them ON the
witness stand. is reported to have
made profit Of $500. 900 on Bsth-
lehem Steel. the Charles n. schwsb
company. which ID working night and
day to nll war orders for European
belligerehts. Bethlehem Steel com.
mon opened the other day ct sos, .
new high record. with . gain OF seven
points over the former days closing.
II was generally reported that Mr.
Untermyer obtained his holding Of
Bethlehem common 1t . nominal
value Of IS . share. Wall street heard
that when the old United States Ship.
building company was rsorganised un-
der Mr.. Untermyer's guidance hs re-
celved the block Of $4,000 shares he
holds in lieu Of . fee at the % price.
This Mr.. Untermyer denied. He said
he bought the stock many years ago
because Of his confidence In the cor.
poration under the guidance OF Chas.
N. Schwab. whom he considers a
great manufacturer % we'll 90 . most
wonderful salesman. Mr.. Untsrmysr
said further he did not want anybody
misled into buying or selling Bsthls.
hem Steel upon Misrepresentation OF
his holdlnes or his attitude toward
the future OF the company.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-08-19

On account Of the Ewauna Boz
company working nights. which over
stocks NJ ON block wood. We are
forced to sacrifice on block wood fol
the next two weeks. We viii sbso-
lutely lose 50 cents cord on blocks
during this time. and the buyer viii
gain that much. Do not delay. - thia
IL only temporary cut. Price "a
ranchers. $1.50 per cord at mill; II
delivered in town $500 pr cord.
The double loads will cost you "a
x dumped on the ground.
KLAMATH FUEL CO..
o. Peyton, Manager.