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SORGHUMS ARE GOOD
CROPS FOR SILAGE
Urged That They Be Grown More
Extensively for Feed.
PIants Need Less Moisture Than
Corn nd In Many Sections viii
Produce Larger Yield Of For.
ape-DesirabIe Variety.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Because sorghums are good crops to
grow for sIlage In regions of light rain
fall, the United States department of
agriculture is urging that they be
grown more extensively in those sec
tions to insure ample feed for stock.
Sorghums need less moisture than
corn and in many sections will pro-
dtice larger yield of forage per acre.
When properly made into silage they
supply a succulent feed which has
high feeding value. Either the saccha-
rine (sweet) or the nOnsaccharine
(nonsweet) varieties are used. OF
the former the orange and amber va
rieties are the most desirable vari-
etles and Of the latter kafir, milo, and
feterita are common varieties. Exper-
iments at the Kansas experiment sta
tion show that sllage made from kafir
and sweet sorghum is nearly equal in
value to corn silage for feeding cows
that produce milk. Since the differ
ence in the results was not great. 1t is
apparent that when the sorghums give
considerably larger yield per acre.
as is the case in seasons of drought,
and in sections where there is limited
amount Of rainfall, they are the more
profitable source Of silage.
To obtain a good quality Of silage
from sorghum 1t is very important that
they be cut at the proper stage Of ma
turity. This stage is reached when
the seed Is mature. Testing the stage
Of maturity Of sorghum may be done
by twisting stalk in the hands and
noting the amount of sap 1t contains.
If 1t contains much sap, the crop is
too green to be made into silage, and
If put up at this stage sour silage is
sure to result, especially with the
sweet sorghum. which Is high in sugar
content. 1t is better to risk frost than
to put the sorghum into the sllo be-
fore maturity. A crop that has not
been sliced before frost should be put
up Immediately after. and water should
be added to keep 1t from becoming
dry.
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CHAPTER v.
The Game eeoins.

Teresa de la Guerra's face went red
and white, and Tore, seeing, smiled.
She heard In the words only an In
suit to her beloved papa grande, know
ing as she SO well knew that of all
men the old Spaniard hated his AFRO
giant young kinsman most implacably.
1--WE don't understand" she said
presently, turning her back upon the
man at table and addressing Stairway,
perhaps Captain Juarez' call will
clear matters for us. VIII you come
with me, Senior Stanway7"
Torres face darkened as he watched
them go out together.
In the drawing room. in much worn
uniform bespeaking his rank. very
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CURING HAY BY
USE OF TRUCKS
Simple, cheapIy Constructed La
bor-Saving Devices Are
Quite Effective.
SIMILAR TO ORDINARY RACK
Protection Afforded From Moisture In
Ground and Canvas Cover Pre-
vents Injury From Raln-con-
siderable Labor Is Saved.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
A new method of curing hay eco
nomically and effectively, even under
unfavOrable weather conditions, Is
made possible by the use of hay trucks.
which are simple, cheaply constructed
labor-savlng devices similar to ordi-
nary hay racks. A hay truck consists
Of frame. mounted on two low wheels.
A number Of them are placed about
the field. and are used to stack the
partly cured hay on. The hay Is thus
protected from moisture In the ground,
and a canvas cover prevents injury
from rain. when the hay is to be
hauled to the barn or baler no reload
Ing is necessary, for the team can be
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Tho Bazaar Of Lucknow.

to sacrifice, and the dealer knows ex-
actly where lives the rich Indian who
pays, without much haggling, the top
most price. ~
The glory of the bazaar, like that
of practically all that was picturesque,
had given way to the vitality needed
sanitary measures. But the bazaar
still exists, although rather in what
we would call open or general mar
kets. Undoubtedly they continue to
offer many temptations spread before
the covetous eyes of the foreign WIS.,
itor in such alluring ways that the end
of purchasing Is not reached even
when the bottom of the purse is, be-
cause the dealers are only too glad
to send their wares to the hotel to be
paid for at masters or madam's con-
venience, and lots of other rare bar
gains which cannot be duplicated"
Most Fascinating Of Streets.
Mr.. Curtis Modern India" says Of
Delhi's Chandni Chauk. "Silver
Street." that 1t is fairly called "the
most picturesque and fascinating
street In the world" Between the two
rows of trees that grow along the CEN
ter of its width of rs feet there was
formerly an aqueduct of clear. run.
ming water, that is now filled, and Its
banks are the great promenade for
the cIty's gentry. both foreign resi-
dents and natives.
But the street is marvellous for the
adeptness of the shopkeepers In "spot.
ting" the stranger. Let visitor from
abroad appear, no matter how perfect
ly Che, at least, thlnks) he has dis.
guised himself in proper Indian garb.
he is pounced upon by swarm Of
shopkeepers, and besought to avail
himself of the bargains that were new.
er before offered, and never will again
fall to his good fortune, until he
either yields and secures, sometimes
true bargain, but often lot of rub.
bish, or calls to his relief friendly
| policeman, usually swarthy Sikh.
| Sometimes 1t is most amusing when
rival merchants grapple each other in
their frantic efforts to secure the mo-
nopoly of a seemingly profitable Gus.
toner, and the policeman's services
are required to separate the belliger
ents.
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Freak Fiddles.

The story of freak fiddles would
fill book. They have been made Of
tin, copper, iron, leather, glass and
paper. They have assumed many
wonderful shapes. Last year, in Los
Angeles, blind fiddler used to play
on the corner with fiddle that had
no body. A tin horn did the work OF
the ordinary sound box of the violin.
This was the invention of local
man. A certain corporation making
phonograph records in the east uses
an aluminium violin. This instrument
is scientifically constructed and used
by one of the greatest artists In maxi
ing records of his solos for reproduc-
tion on talking machines. Even tho
highest priced old violins do NOT
sound as one expects violin to sound
when 1t is reproduced on a record.
This aluminium violin corrects that
and the listeners sit entranced at the
sweet tones of the record. The violin.
itself, has a most dlsagreeable tone.-
Los Angeles Times.
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Side View (B) Showing Trigger and
Position Of Wheels.


vas cover, where 1t is protected from
the sun and rain. When the yield Of
hay is light, 1t is good plan to NOW
1t in the morning, rake 1t in the after
noon and put 1t on the trucks in tho
evening ornext morning, after the dew
is off. When the yield is above a ton
per acre, the hay should be moved in
the morning, tedded the next morning
and raked In the windrows before
noon. where 1t should be allowed to lie
for about two hours before put on the
trucks.
The use Of the hay truck effects
considerable saving in labor over the
common method of cooking and load
ing from the cock by hand. Indeed.
the hay truck method requires even
less labor than that Of curing In the
cock and hauling to press, stack or
barn with the push rake.
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CHAPTER Iv-continued.

de ran through 1t hastily, skimmlng
the lines, eager for the gist of 1t. And
when he had found it he leaped to
his feet, his hands clenched, amaze
nent and anger mingled In his eyes.
at is a forgeryl" he cried sharply.
mo" shaking her head. at is his
signature. And, look, to make certain
4 Investigated. Pedro and Juana and
vIdel witnessed the signature. That
is what brought Mr.. Dempton last
night"
But" he muttered heavily. "the
thing is impossiblel Why, he has
given everything, everything to Tore |
And he hated Tore more than he pre-
tended to hate an Americanl"
"Yet 1t is his WILL" she reminded
him. "And he is gone. And Senor
Tore is here"
ALREADY with the air of a master ~
shouted Stairway. He was already
his eyes now, the will crumpled in his
hard hand.
"Wait!" the girl cried. running to
him. her hand upon his arm as though
she would hold him back. what are
you going to do?"
"To tell him that he is no less a
fool than thief" he retorted. "That
he must explain his opportune pres
ence here as well as the disappearance
of De la Guerra"
again 1 appear to eavesdrop.
Again I prove the adage that he who
listens hears disappointing things of
himself" 1t was Tore leaning indo-
9ently in the doorway.
"You are going to say, SENIOR"
Stairway flung the crumpled paper
in front Of him.
Explain thatl" he snapped. "You
can't get away with thing like this,
Tore. Explain it!"
"When have read It," replied Tore
coolly. his small hand carelessly TAX
Ing up the document. "Ah"-with
what sounded like very genuine sur
prise in his tone-"lt is De la Guer-
ra's will"
Teresa and Stairway watched him
closely.
"It seems very clear" he said then
his eyes smiling. He folded the paper
carefully and thrust 1t into his pocket
"'Where is the need for explanation
1.-The will was made last night" said
Stairway crisply. "The ink of the sig
natures was hardly dry when he dis
appeared. What is the connection OF
the two events, senor7"
you ask riddles. senor." Tore
shrugged his shoulders.
A servant in snowy white linen liv
cry appeared in the dining room door
way.
"El Captain Juarez to speak with
the senorita," hs announced.
Stairway started, swinging about
forgetting Tore for the instant.
''Of the rebel army?' he demanded
"Si, senior! OF the insurrectos."
II can guess his errand." remarke,
Tore indifferently. "He will n,
doubt wish to speak with me. Tel
him. muchacho. that as the De L
Guerra heir l shall speak with him
when 1 have finished my. coffee.
little more sugar. Pedro"
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Steamlnu Paper.

Stripping wallpaper from the walls
of a room is tedious and unpleasant
task. The following method has been
found to do this work satisfactorily:
Remove all furniture from the room
and take up the floor covering; place
in the middle Of the room some kind
Of portable stove with a big pan of
water on top. Light the stove aud
close all the windows and doors; when
the room becomes full of steam it
will soften the paste which has been
used for sticking the paper on the
wall. After an hour or more of the
steamlng it will be easy to remove the
paper.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-01
Tides Of the Ocean.

The incoming and the outgoing Of
the tides is caused by the gravita-
tional influence of the moon. The
moon. SO to speak. draws or lifts the
water from the depths on tho same
principle that pump lifts water.
And as with pump, the water rushea
in to fill the space left; so the shall
low water near shore rushcs out to ill
the extra space caused by rising of
the water. on the principle that water
seeks its own level.
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"HELD FOR RANSOM"

6ynopsis-Senor Antonio dc Ia
Guerra. n fine old Spaniard living
on his ancestral estate on the
American side of the Mexican bor-
der. is informed by his American
lawyer. Dempton. that there is
technical error In his will. He
thereupon signs n new will. without
reading 1t. In the meantime his
adorable granddaughter and heir
ess, Senorita Teresa. is out on her
rose-covered balcony. listening to
American love-making from Billy
Stairway. owner of the Painted
Rock ranch. Teresa, going to join
her grandfather. finds him gone.
with the drawing room in disorder
and blood on the floor. The Amer
lean takes command of the situa-
ton and arms the de la Guerra
ranch hands. Senior Eduardo Ra-
mon Tore. a hated kinsman of the
de la Guerras. appears. says he
encountered Mexican bandits riding
south and shows a scratch which
might have been made by bullet.
Stairway and his men return un-
successful from the pursuk.
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this legume as a soil builder. On one
demonstration farm, when the work
was begun In 1914, the average yield
Of corn was ten bushels an acre and
500 pounds of cotton an acre. The
next year corn which followed clover
made Is bushels to the acre, and dur
ing the following year cotton which
followed clover produced 1900 pounds
an acre. Last year corn which fol-
lowed clover made 40 bushels an acre
and cotton 1000 pounds an acre.
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hItched to the truck. These trucks
tecting bound grain from the rain un-
til 1t Is ready to be thrashed and for
hauling to the silo, etc.
1t is estimated that truck and the
necessary canvas 20 feet by IA feet)
costs about 500.
How the Truck is Made.
A hay truck 12 feet long by 7 feet
wide will hold about 1900 to 1000
pounds Of cured hay. It consists Of
a rack which rests on an A-shaped
frame. At the rear. the frame is sup
ported by two 10 to 20 inch wheels
placed about 4 feet from the end.
The front is supported by 8 by e-inch
wooden block Of sufficient length to
hold the truck level. This Is known as
the trigger. and is fastened by heavy
bolt between the two main frame tim
bers near where they come together.
Upright standards arr placed at each
end of the frame In an A-shaped POSI-
ton. At the top of each standard a
notch is cut to receive a 2 by inch
ridge pole that supports the canvas
covering and keeps 1t from lying nat
on the hay. thus permitting the air to
circulate freely at the top. The truck
is moved by means Of 2-horse team
and 2-wheel running gear, similar to
the front running gears of low-wheel-
ed wagon. This gear is attached
to the front end of the truck by means
Of long clevis pin, and when the
team starts the forward movement
causes the trigger to trip and drag
on the ground. the weight Of the load
being thus shifted to the running
gears. Upon reaching the barn or
baling machine the team is backed a
step or two, which causes the trigger
to assume an upright position and
again support the front end Of the
load.
How to Use the Truck.
Hay may be partly cured before it
is placed on the truck to avoid danger
from heating and spofIfng. 1t is de.
sirable to do the last third or fourth Of
the curing on truck under can
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Billy Stairway. resumes
command Of the situation
and things begin to straight
en- out for the time being.
CTo BE coNrINUED.)
Have Good IIaht.

Have Good Light.
If you work at night be sure that
you have good light. Arc lis4 y. be-
cause Of their glaring rays. sAs exceed
ingly injurious. A shaded light is the
best substitute at nisnt for diffused
daylight. The electric bulbs should
either have dome or a dark paper
shade. A gas light composed Of msai-
tie and bulb produces a good. diffused
light and when placed high enough
near the ceiling does not injure the
eyes.
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Lonu Sentences

In LES MIserables" Victor Hugo has
one sentence of hundred lines.
and earlier in the book, in one of the
chapters descriptive of Waterloo. there
are over so lines without a full stop.
England's record is held by the for
eign enlistment act, one section Of
which reaches its six hundredth word
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-01
coRNsTALKs AS FERTILIZER
Estimated Value 10 Placed at From
Five to Fifteen Dollars Per Acre
Save Them.

1t is estimated that the fertilizing
value Of cornstalks, when they can
not be fed. Is from five to fifteen dol
lars per acre. according to the quality
and conditions obtaining In the soil.
At present prices Of fertilizer con-
servative average would be ten dol
lars.
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-01
cRoWDINe IN HOT WEATHER
coops Should Be Open Enough SO
That They VIII Be cooI-keep
but Few Chicks In Coop.

Chicks are as likely to crowd in the
coops when the weather is hot as
they are when 1t is cool. particularly
IL frightened; therefore but few
should be allowed in each coop. and
the coops should be open enough SO
that they will be cool.
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CLOVER AS A SOIL BUILDER
Large Increases In Crop Yields Fol-
low Use Of Lepume In South
Carolina County.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
Glover demonstrations started sew
eral years ago by the county agent In
Mccormick county. South Carolina.
are beginning to show remarkable re-
suits. Farmers in neighborhoods
where the demonstrations are being
conducted are becoming Interested in
The Ordway new era., 1919-08-01
Az Far AZ II Goes,

Some peoples idea of efficiency is to
pin a notice on the front door that the
bell Is out Of order. instead Of having
1t fxed.-Ohio State Journal.
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How to Use the Truck.

Hay may be partly cured before 1t
is placed on the truck to avoid danger
from heating and spof1fng. 1t is de.
sirable to do the last third or fourth Of
the curing on a truck under a can
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-18
CAPTAIN FENNEGAN GETS LEAVE OF ABSENCE AND
 LEAVES FOR WESTWARD

Capt. J. J. Finnegan, who has been granted a leave of absence for 60 days from his duties at the head of the military branch of the Governors
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-18
DISTRICT COURT

A suit for the recovery of $6,7S0 paid to the Territorial Treasurer for Territorial License tax has been filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court by the Alaska Fish Salting and By Products Company. The company claims that the tax is illegal and il was paid under protest It claims to have been refused the return of the money when it asked for it 8 short time ago. It is claimed in the suit that the act passed by the Ter ritorial Legislature to establish a system of taxation for the purpose of creating revenue is contrary to the Organic Act.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-18
DAVID LOTT DIES
 AT MT. TABOR AND
 IS BURIED OUTSIDE

David Lott, an inmate of Morning side Sanitarium who entered from Skagway on November 2S, 1915, died on February 4th. from cerebral men, ingitis. according to a letter received by the Clerk of the Court from Dr. Henry Waldo Coe, President of the Sanitarium Company. He was buried in Multnomah Cemetery Dr. Coe said that he had no record of Lott's relatives save his half brother, Jim James, who entered the Sanitarium on January 18th.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-18
V. R. Petty, Formerly ot Prince of Wales, Was on the West Bridge When
 It Was Torpedoed.
SEES MUCH OF SERVICE
In a Letter to Engineer Duffy Gives Some Inter esting SideIightS on ln-
 Cidents of the War.

Engineer. C. K. Duffy, of the Jul neau Ferry & Navigation Go, is III receipt of letter from V. k. Petty formerly engineer on the Prince oi Wales and we'll known on the Chah nel, who left here over year ago for service with the Government as a gas engineer While in the ser vice at Bremerton, Petty was rec commended for bravery and elllc' iency and after leaving for service lover there" has met with many thrilling experiences, a part of which he relates in his letter which fol lows:
 "U. S. s. Lake Pewankee,
 Cardiff. Wales, Jan. 6, 1919 Friend Duffy:
 It's been so long since l wrote to you you may faint when you see this, but hope you will live through 1t all right.
 q have seen a good bit of the world and had quite a few rather exciting experiences since l saw you last.
 'T started over here on a fine new ship called the West Bridge, but we lost her before we got across. We brought her all the way from Seattle around through Panama and up to New York Coming across from the States we got it. Got two torpedoes right in the boiler and engine room at ten minutes to twelve the night of the 18th. of August. I had very narrow escape, being below when we were hit I and one other man were the only ones to get out from below put of ten. I got my right hand broken and he lost his left foot just above the ankle We were in the lifeboats about ten hours and were picked up by the American destroyer Burrows and taken into Brest, France We were about four hun dred miles out when hit.
 q have been on foreign duty ever since on ships operating in the war zone. Had several encounters up until the armistice was signed but managed to get clear each time.
 There is no sign of getting home any time soon and personally, l think I am due for eight months or year over here yet, or until most of our soldiers are home anyway.
 We are running practically all the time although the runs are short. Never more than five days without making port I have been in prac- tically all the important coast towns of France and quite a few in Eng land and Ireland.
 q spent Christmash in Paris and New Years in Cardiff. Paris is cer- tainly a gay and beautiful city and only wish l could have had more time there.
 Cardiff is our home port as there is a large naval base there. There are over one hundred American yes sells operating out of here.
 Tt has been rumored that we are bound for Germany this trip but we never know for sure until we pull out
 There is a little girl in Seattle who has waited over year for me and seems willing to wait that much longer There are pretty girls by the million over here and they just lay to catch us, but someway they only seem to remind me of her.
 "V R pETTY
 "U. s. s. Lake Pewankee, Care U. s. Naval Base No. 29,
 Cardiff, Wales."
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-18
MUCH MATERIAL ON HAND.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IT. The Ordnance Department now has B., 700,000 rifles. 2,000, 100000 rounds of ammunition, SO,000,O00 pounds of TINT, 100, 100000 pounds of powder and enough artillery ammu- milton to supply AS divisions for six months. The Chief of Ordnance has asked Conrgess for $1,000,000 to bring back from France thou sands of tons of ammunition of all kinds stored there"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-18
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
ALASKA NOTES

H. A. Rice, manager of the Revilla Hotel at Ketchikan, has returned to that place from a two .months' visit in the States.
 Word has been received at Peters burg of the death of James A. Peterson, president of the Pybus Bay Packing Company at Seattle recently He had just returned to his own home from an evening spent at the home of his son and dropped dead as he entered the door.
 A letter received by the Wrangell Sentinel from Telegraph, Creek, on the Sticliine river, says the weather theer had been very mild, but there had been a good deal of sickness there during the Winter. At the time the letter was written there weer P Natives in the hospital. The Indians were capturing very few furs, and hard times were expected.
 The Nenana Commercial Club has gone on record with an endorsement of the Alaskan Engineering Commits sion and the work accomplished by those in charge of railroad construc tion in Interior Alaska. The An chorage Chamber of Commerce has also endorsed the Commission
 As result of petition to Gov Thomas Riggs, Jr., Wards Cove is to have a school house for the chil dren whose parents are engaged in business in that vicinity, which is near Wrangell
 The upper end of Livengood TolO vana district, is turning out well, ac- cording to the reports. Those who have ground there seem well satis- fled with the showing made. The benches off Goose Creek, one of the head forks of the Tolovana, are being prospected to certain ex- tent Joe Barker appears to have secured the best results so far. From all indications the Tolovana country will be lively this year. Nearly all engaged in the mining game are making preparations for the opening of the season. The mer- chants are hauling in large stock of supplies and the mining men are getting their machinery in shape for the first thaw.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-18

II. A. Rice, manager of the Revilla Hotel at Ketchikan, has returned to that place from two months visit in the States.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-18

As result of a petition to Gov Thomas Riggs, Jr, Wards Cove is to have a school house for the chil dren whose parents are engaged in business in that vicinity, which is near Wrangell.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-18

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