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MODERN LIFE AMONG THE OLD, OLD REDwooos

Here's good readng-a stirring tale by an able author
ABOUT red'booded people in an unique environment. Peter
Kyne as indigenous as the redWoods Of which he writes
with loving appreciation Nevertheless, he has sailed the
Pacific, been soldier in the Philippines, and has served as
captain in France with the A. E. F. And the sheer merit
Of his literary workmanship has given this clerk in California
country store deserved nationwide popularity as short.
story writer and novelist.
The characters in The Valley Of the Giants are flesh
anoolood peop|e-AmeCans- sort we know-our kind:
john Cardigan, pioneer umberman among the redwoods,
strong man with great heart the soul Of dreamer and the
nsnaken faith OF the fOntiersman; he loves his edwoods
even while he cuts his way to fortune through them Colonel
Pennington the modern captain Of industry with more con-
science than circular saw, no bowels Of compassion and
contempt tor the law except as means Of camoulage.
Bryce Cardigan presentgeneraon American Of the right kind
VINO takes up the fight when his father falls in the fray and
successfully battles against odds to save his heritage even
while his heart is divided between his blind sire and his dear
est enemy. Shirley Sumner, niece Of Colonel Pennington,
trst-cass American gr with mind Of her own heart red
blood and good spOrtsmanship
And the story as timely as its environment is unique
There only redwood country and when the California
redwoods gone the edwoods are gone from the EARTH
John Cardigan and his like have laid most OF them oW and
threaten those that remain So il is that great cry has
gone up from the people to save for future generations some
OF those forest giants that were ugrown when Christ was
bornwh their cousins the seqoas they the oldest and
pggeSl Vng lngS OF ear so tnat Inc save Inc heo'
woods league has sprung into existence So il that con-
gess is investigating the conditions preparatory to egsa
ton for the establishment Of RedWoods national park.
The American Of the future will be able to see the Big
Trees Sequoa ggantea in all their glory; Yosemite Sequoia
and General Grant national parks assure that But unless
money provided for the purchase Of great grove Of red
woods Sequoia sempevrens) by congress, California or
public subscription the redwoods doomed to the ak and
saw with the exception Of few small and inadequate pre-.
serves And among these same redwoods lies "The Valley
OF the Giants"
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Drought, cloudburst and
blindness threaten to bring
to naught John Cardigan's
fifty years Of endeavor.
tTo BE CoNTINuEp.)
Plants Great Vitality.

There is Il creeping moss found In
Jamaica, In Barbados and other
islands of the West Indies, which 10
called the "life tree" or, more proper
ly, the 'life-plant," Its powers OF VI
tallty are said TO be beyond those Of
any other plant. 1t Is believed to he
indestructible by any means excep,
immersion In boiling water or the up
plication of n redhot iron. 1t may be
cut up and divided In any manner
and the smallest shreds will throw
out roots, grow and bud. The leaves
OF this extraordinary plant have been
planted In close, alright, dark box,
without moisture OF any sort. and
still they grew.
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CHAPTER !.

In the summer OF 1850 topsail
schooner slipped into the cove under
Trinidad head and dropped anchor al
the edge OF the kelphclds Fifteen
minutes later her small-boat deposited
on the beach man armed with long
squirrel rifle and nn axe. and carrying
food and clothing In brown canvas
pack. From the beach he watched
the bont return and saw the schooner
weigh anchor and stand out TO sea
before the northwest trades. When
she had disappeared from his ken, he
swung his pack 10 his broad and pow
crful back and strode resolutely into
the timber nj the mouth Of the river.
The man was John Cardigan; In
that lonely. hostile land he wns fhe
first pioneer. This is the tale Of
Cardigan and Carllgan's son. for In
his chosen land the pioneer leader In
the gigantic task Of hewing a path
was 10 know the bliss OF woman's love
tnd OF parenthood, and the sorrow
'hat comes Of the loss OF n perfect
nate: he was 10 know the tremendous
hy OF accomplishment and worldly
success after infinite labor; and In
the sunset of life he was 10 know the
dull despair Of failure aud ruin. Re
cause Of these things there Is tale
10 be told. the tale Of Cardlgan's son,
who. when his sire fell In the fray,
took IN the fight 10 save his heritage
a tale " life with It's love and hate,
Its battle. victory, defeat, labor, JOY.
and sorrow, n tale Of that unconQuer.
able spirit OF youth which spurred
Bryce Cardigan 10 lead n forlorn
hope for the sake not of wealth but
Of nm Ideal. Hlurk. then. TO this tale
Of Cardlgan's redwoods:
Along the coast Of California,
through the secret valleys and over
the tumblcd foothills Of the Coast
range. extends n belt OF timber OF
an average width Of thirty miles. In
approaching II from the Oregon line
the first tree looms suddenly against
the horIzon-nn outpost. MS II were. Of
the host OF giants whose column
stretches south nearly four hundred
miles TO where the last Of the rear
guard maintains eternal sentry.go on
the crest OF the mountains overlooking
Monterey bay. Far In the Interior Of
the state, beyond the fertile Snn
joaquin valley. the allies OF this vast
army hold u small sector on the west
slope Of the Slerrns.
These nre the redwood forests OF
California. the only trees OF their
kind IN the world aud indigenous only
10 these two areas within the state.
Notwithstanding sixty years OF attrI.
ton, there remain In this section OF
the redwood belt thousands upon
thousands of acres Of virgin timber
that had already attained a vigorous
growth when Christ was cruciaed.
In SHES ranging from Ave to twenty
feet IN diameter, the brown trunks
rise pcrpcndlcularly TO n height Of
from ninety TO hundred and fifty
feet before putting forth a single
limb. which frequently r. more mas
sive than the growth which men call
4 tree In the forests Of Michigan.
Scattered between the giants, like
subjects sround their king, one finds
noble ar. spruce, or pines, with some
Valparaiso live oak. black oak. pepper.
.pssd. madrone, yew, and cedar.
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CHAPTER u.

A young nalf-breed Digger woman
who had suffered the loss of the latest
Of her numerous progeny two days
prior to Mrs. Cardigan's death, was
installed In the house as nurse to John
Cardigan's son, whom he called Bryce,
the family name of his mothers peo-
pie. A Mrs. Tully. widow of Cardi.
gan's first engineer In the mill. was
engaged as housekeeper and cook; and
with his domestic establishment re.
organized along these simple lines.
John Cardigan turned with added
eagerness to his business affairs hop
ing between them and his boy to
salvage as much as possible from
what seemed to him, in the first pangs
of his loneliness and desOlatiOn, the
wreckage Of his life.
While Bryce was in swaddling
clothes he was known only to those
females Of Sequoia to whom his half.
breed foster mother proudly exhibited
him when taking him abroad for an
airing In his perambulator. With his
advent into rompers, however, and the
assumption Of his American preroga.
tive of free speech. his father develop
ed the habit Of bringing the chilc
down to the mill Office, to which he
added a playroom that connected With
his private Office. Hence, prior to hii
second birthday. Bryce OWNED that
his father was closer TO him thar
motherly Mrs. Tully or the half-breed
girl. Moreover, his father took him or
wonderful Journeys which no other
member of the household had even
suggested.
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And tell your men they'll ne paid fol
the lost time. That will be all, lad"
When McTavish was gone, John
Cardigan sat down on small sugar.
pine windfall. his head held slightly
to one side while he listened to that
which In the redwOods Is not sound
but rather the absence of it, And as
he listened, he absorbed n subtle CON-
fort from those huge brown trees, SO
emblematic OF Immortality; in the
thought he grew close to his Maker.
:nd presently found that peace which
he sought. Love such as theirs could
never die. The tears came at
last.
At sundown he walked home bear.
Ing an armful of rhododendrOns and
dogwood blossoms, which he arranged
In the room where she lay. Then he
sought the nurse who had attended
her.
"Td like to hold my son." he said
gently. May ~
She brought him the baby and
placed 1t In his great arms that
trembled so; he sat down and gazed
long and earnestly at this flesh Of his
flesh and blood Of his blood. you'll
have her hair and skin and eyes," he
murmured. "My son. my son, shall
love you so, for now ! must love for
two. Sorrow shall keep from you,
please God, and happiness and worldly
comfort shall l leave you when l 60
to her." He nuzzled his grizzled
cheek against the baby's face. Just
you and my trees" he whispered
lust you and my trees to help me
to hang on to plucky finish"
For love and paternity had come tc
him late In life. and so had his first
great sorrow; wherefore. since he was
not accustomed to these heritages OF
all flesh, he would have to adjust him
self to the change. But his son and
his trees-ah. yes they would help.
And he would gather more REDWOOD
nowl
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eyes wldencd In wonder as he did the
work Of three powerful men. When
the ship had been warped In and the
slack Of the line made fast on the
bits, she said:
"Pleasc run ford and help my
father with the bowllnes. You're
worth three foremast hands. Indeed.
| didn't expect TO see sailor on this
dock"
Il had 10 come around the Horn
TO get here. Miss" he explained, "and
when man hasn't money to pay for
his passage, he needs must work IT,"
I'm the second mate" she explain.
ed. I'VE had succession OF gales
from the Falklands TO the Evan.
reliStns, and there the mate got her
In irons and she took three big ones
over the tafrrall and cost us eight
men. Working shorthanded we
couldn't get any canvas on her 10
speak of-long voyage. you know. and
the rest of the crew got scurvy."
you're brave girl" he told her.
"And you're irst'clNss A. H." she
replied, "lf you're looking for berth,
M. father will be glad TO ship YOU"
"Sorry. but can't CO." he called as
he turned toward the companion lad.
der "rm Cardigan. and I own this
sawmlll and must stay hero and look
after IT,"
There was a light. exultant feeling
In his middleagcd heart as he scamp.
cred nlong the deck. The girl had
wonderful dark auburn hair and brown
eyes. with n mllk.whlte skin that sun
and wind had sought In vain TO blem.
ish. And for nll her glrlhood she was
woman-bred from race This own
people) 10 whom danger and despair
merely furnished a tonic for their
courage. what mate for n man |
And she looked at him pridcfully.
They were married before tho shin
was loaded. and on a knoll Of the
logged.over lands back OF the town
and commanding a view Of the bay,
with the dark.forested hills In back
and the little second.growth redwoods
nourishlng In the front yard. he built
hsr the finest home In SeQuoia. Here
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John Cardigan settled In Humboldt,
county. where the scQuola semperyir,
ems aitnins the pinnacle OF It's glory
aud with the lust for conquest hot In
bis blood, he filed upon n quarter,
section OF the timber almost on the
shore OF Humboldt bny-land upon
which n city subsequently was TO be
built. with his double.bItted axe and
crosscut saw John Cardigan brought
the first OF the redwood giants crash.
Ing TO the earth above which Il had
lowered for twenty centuries, and In
the form OF split posts, railroad ties
plckets, and shakes. the fallen gian,
was hauled 10 tidewater In ox.drawu
wagons and shipped TO San Francisco
In the little two.mastcd coastlng
schooners OF the period. Here, by the
abomlnable magic Of barter and trnde
the dlsmembcred tree was transmitted
into dollars and cents and returned
to Humboldt county TO assist John
Cardigan In his task Of hewlng an
empire out OF wilderness.
Time passed. John Cardigan no
longer swung nn axe or dragged n
cross-cut saw through n fallen red.
wood. He was an employer Of labor
now, well known In San Francisco ms
II manufacturer OF spllt.redwood prod.
ucts, the purchasers sending their
own schooners for the cargo. And
presently John Cardigan mortgarcd
nll Of his timber holdings with a san
Francisco hank, made a heap OF his
winnings, aud like n true adycnturcr
s,nked his all on new venture-the
first sawmlll In Humboldt county.
The tlmbers for II were hewed out by
hand; the boards and planks were
whlpsawed.
II was n tiny mill, judged by present.
day standards. for In n fourtccn.hour
working day John Cardigan and his
men could not cut more than twenty
thousand feet Of lumber Ncvcrthe.
less, when Cardigan looked at his mill,
his great heart would swell with
pride.
Here" said John Cardigan 10 him.
self cXultlngly when u long.drnwn
wall told him his circular saw was
hitting into the first redwood log 10 he
mllled since the world began. ~ shall
build n city and call II Scquoln. By
tomorrow | shall have cut surlclcn,
timber TO make n start. First | shall
build for my employees better homes
than the rude shacks and tent nt.houscs
they now occupy; then I shalt build
myself a fine residence with six
rooms, aud the room that faces the
bny shall be the parlor. When can
AFFORD II, shall build more houses
! shall encourage tradcsmen to set M
IN business In Sequcia and to my city
| shall present church and school.
house. We shall have n volunteer firc
department, and II God Is good,
shall, at a later date. get out some
long.length fr.timbcr and build a
schooner to freight my lumber "a
market. And she shall have three
mnsts instead Of two, and carry hall
a million feet Of lumber instead Of
s,,,. hun.lr.,d shau.not rst.-s -.
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wood boards and a dozen three-roOm
cabins with lean.tO kitchens; and the
tradespeople came when John Cardi-
gan, with something OF the largeness
OF his own redwood trees, gave them
ground and lumber In order to en-
courage the building of their enter
prises. Also the dream Of the school
mouse and the church came true. as
did the steam tugboat and the schooner
with three masts.
At forty John Cardigan was younger
than most men at thirty, albeit he
worked fourteen hours day, slept
eight, and consumed the remaining
two at his meals. But through all
those fruitful years Of toll he had
still found time to dream, and the
spell of the redwoOds had loss none
OF Its potency.
At forty.two Cardigan was the first
mayor OF Sequoa. At forty-four he
was standing on his dock one day,
watching his tug kick into her berth
the first square;rigged ship that had
ever come to Humboldt bay to load II
cargo Of clear redwood for foreign
delivery. She was big Bath-built
clipper. and her master lusty down.
Easter, a widower with one daughter
who had come with him around the
Horn. John Cardigan saw this girl
come up on the quarterback and
stand by with heaving-llne in her
hand; calmly she fixed her glance
upon him, and as the ship was shunted
In closer to the dock, she made the
cast to Cardigan. He caught the
light heaving-llne. hauled In the
heavy Manila stern-llne to which
II was attached. and slipped the loop
OF the mooring. cable over the dolphin
at the end Of The dock.
"Some men wanted aft here to take
up the slack OF the stern.llne on the
windlass. SIR" he shouted TO the
skipper, who was walking around or
top Of the house. THAT girl cam
haul her In alone"
Cant. I'm short.handed," the
skipper replied. Jump aboard ant
help her"
Cardigan made a long leap from the
dock TO the ships rail, balanced thers
lightly moment, and sprang to the
deck. He inserted a belaylng-pin il
the windlass. paused and looked a
the girl. Raise chantey," he sug
gested. Instantly she lifted sweet
contralto in that rollicking old ballaC
OF the sea-"Blow the Men Down"
Round the windlass Cardigan walk
ci. steadily and easily, and the girl,
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Scottish Center os Industry.

Dundee ranks as one Of the leadn,
industrial and commercial centers Ia
northeastern and central Scotland
The district Of Dundee Is the center
Of the jute industry In the United
Kingdom and practically all the raw
jute imported into the country, which
averages l,2o0,0o0 bales annually, Il
consumed there. II Is the staple In
dustry Of Dundee and employs nor
mally about $4,000 workers.
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and played with the other dogs, And
when II was time TO go 10 bed he was
very sleepy md rendy TO rest.
~ thought" lie snid 10 himself. ns
he was going to bed one night, ";hat
II vas only In the cold winter that l
felt like smuggling down and going TO
bed and sleeping, hut find I'm ready
FOR nights rest too here In the sum
mer time.
"0h. what Joy II Is TO he without n
muzzlc or leash and TO be free, free
like grown.ups arc free"
And BILLY Bugler's visit on the farm
was wonderful oae
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But ! thlnk III
would be good for her 10 have u little
rest from me and Il would be good for
me To meet n lot OF other animals 50
! could tell them OF all the lovely
things my missy does for me-
II love Ler ~ like 10 have other
folks and animals know how nice she
Is. But she needs TO have a little holi.
dny too.
'She never tires OF me, oh nol And
I never tire Of her Gracious. we love
each other too much for that. But II
might be n good thing for her 10 have
a little rest without having TO think of
getting little dogs meals and seeing
that am well looked after nnd
amused and all Of that all the time
"She says though that really do
not cause her amy trouble n, all. She
says that do just us she tells me to
and that am very. very good indeed,
But when come back from the farm
I can tell her 80 much about Il and
oh. Il VIII be such Joy to hear her voice
again. her soft voice and TO Jump up
into her lap and have her Mss me
right under one OF my littlr white
ears.
II shall tell the other animals many
things Of my missy. ! will tell them
how my missy covers me up with a
blanket every cold night throughout
the winter. She tells ne 10 lie on my
cushion and TO 20 10 bed and 40 go.
Then ] look at her with my eyes Wide
open aad walt for her TO cover me
up. ! nuggle dowi. on my pillow and
! make little sounds OF contenti1ent
and happiness.
Then she kisses me good night and
covers me up nad says. Go to Sleep.
dear little Billy Buglcr. And tie words
are like magic 10 me-llke the waving
Of q fairy wand and on 20 20 dcep.
"Am not using lot Of fine wordsi
Ny missy was talking to someone the
other day who said things like this
and kept my ears open and thought
would say the words too Well. I'm
on TO the farm now"
Then Billy Buglcr was taken In his
bis basket with the window In II to
give him air nt the side and he was
taken In n trolley car TO ike farm.
There were lots of dogs on Auntie
Brucic's farm. For she liked dogs
above all other animals
There were dogs OF all kinds. Those
who didn't like other dogs and wanted
20 be by themselves had yards and
houses Of their own. Billy Buglcr
made friends with all OF the dogs and
he wngged his tail, sat up and begged.
and rolled over and jumped through
hoop aud did his little tricks
~ soon as he got thcr. as though To
say. Anything caa do 10 ohllge YOU /
will be most happy 10 do. I'll do all my
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On the Othee Slde.

Little Philip had cried all night with
toothache and upon receiving n nlcks
the next morning he went as usual II
get candy again. Ills auntie. on com
ing home, and finding he had bought
candy with her nickel. asked him
"why, Philip, l thought you weren't
ever going to eat candy agalnr N
which he replied: swell. auntie. In
not eating this candy on the toothach,
side"
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Compound so / tried It. Now / feel all
right and can work better. You have
my permission to publish this letter."
-VICToRIA KoPPI, q Oak Ridge Ave,
Summit, N. J.
If you have warning symptoms such
as sense Of suffocation, hot flashes,
headaches, backache, dread of i'm
pending evil, timidity, sounds in the
before the eyes, irregularities, con-
stipation, variable appetite, weakness,
inquietude, and dizziness, get a bottle
Of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and begin taking the medicine at
once. We know it will help you as Il
did Mrs. Koppl.
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tricks for you nj
once and tn en-
you can always
call upon me to
do your fayorite
Of all OF them MS
you wish" Billy
Bugler had n
beautiful tim G
playing nad going
on on frollcs. He
was always very
hungry for his
meals and nte
them up In n mo-
mcnt after te got
theml lie went
for nice baths In
a large brook
near the farm,
ne chased sticks
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A little lad Of Ave came to his
mother In great auster and exclaimed: !:
"Oh, muvver, Eddie and wose found
such nice dead cat and they are 90.
ting to have a funeral and can I gor
Permission was given and when the
boy returned he was questioned about
the ceremony.
"Thcy didn't have II at ALL" he said
"And why notf"
"Muvver," was the answer. "the cat
was too dead."--Boston Transcript.
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Time He Spoke.

Nell-Tomorrow is Jacks twenty
eighth birthday.
Doris-Are you going TO give him
anything?
Nell-Yes, a good strong hlnt.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
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ing Change OF LIE
and | think it ID .
good remedy in such
a condition. l could
not digest my food
and had much pain
and burning in my
8 t o m a c b a after
meals. / could not
sleep, had backache,
and worst Of all
werethe hot flashes.
/ saw in the papers
q ohnnt UaUatahI~
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Hls raste,

T suppose you had quite a homr,
when your long.winded minister dI,s I
with you. Mrs. Mugg'nsr
"No. We didn't; be don't eat Il"
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s'N' ohb
neck and white
paws. "Yes, sir,
rm going on a
farm.
"T here's my
Auntie Brucie
an d she has
many, many dogs
on her place. And
she has asked me
TO come and visit
her. My missy
says ! can go.
Isn't that hnc1
I'm going TO be
lonely for my
missy for OF
course she isn't
going. Only anil
mails nre invited.
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A Calculating Nature.

"Why did you refuse to take SUM
n,er boarders this Year,"
"Ive been to town quite several
times" answered Farmer Corntossel.
ave about decided those city folks
can't afford to eat very hearty all win
ter and / don't want to take 'em on
when they've spent so much time saw
in up their uppetites."
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aothing but vegetable ingredients which
act gently as a tonic and purg ativs By slim-
ulation and not by irritation.-Adv.
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DADDYJ EVENING
IA FAIRY LALEH,
Es@fMMY, Y, &AaANNE|
CRS et:s.o. Nl
BILLY BuGLER FARMING.

I'm going ON farm" said Billy
Bugler, the Boston bulldog with the
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WOMEN OF
MIDDLE AGE
May Pass the Critical Period Safely
and Comfortably by Taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Summit, N. III have taken Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound dur
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TOO
LATE

Death only q matter Of short TINA
Don't wait until pains and aches
become incurable diseases. Avoid
painful consequences by taking