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Show BEAVER PRESS Raising Pop Corn The Plains' ti By ''Abraham' CHAPTER VIII f Twenty minutes after Odd had repealed their hiding place Jeems and Tolnetta were standing In the sun. Mysterious things had happened In tkls time. Unseen hands had dragged taa warrior from under the rocks. An Interval had followed In which excitement gave way to solemn and talk outside. Then some one had called In guttural, broken French commanding them to come- out They kad obeyed, Jeems first, Tolnette after him, and Odd last with the downcast air of a beast who knew he was In disgrace. It was an astounding and unexpected reception by enemies at whose belts scalps were hanging. There were between twenty and thirty of the Senecas, splendidly built, keen-eyelean-facemost of them young men. Even In the shock of the moment, Tolnette surveyed them In startled admiration. They were MVe runners ready for a race. Staring at the youth with lils bow and at the girl with her tangled, shining hair, the Indians returned their gaze with a look of amazement not ' unmixed with approval. They seemed scarcely able to believe these two had fooled them so completely, cnpturlng one of their number In the bargain, yet conceded the fact with glances In which passion was held subdued. A young savage who stood before them seemed largely responsible for this attitude. Purplish lines were around his throat as If a rope had choked him. Two of the eagle feathers In his tuft were broken, and his shoulder was bleeding where the skin had been torn by a Jagged tooth of rock. Evidently he held considerable Influence In the war party of which he was a member. Beside him was a much older man of even more powerful figure. It was he who spoke In Seneca to the younger. "So this Is the boy who made my brave nephew a captive to be saved by the voice of a dog I" The other scowled at the taunt In ( low-voic- - his voice. "lie could have killed me. He spared my life." "This Is the young to whom you owe a feather from your tuft I" "I owe him two one for himself and one for the maiden whose presence must have stayed his hand." The older man grunted. "He looks strong and may stand to travel with us. But the girl is like a broken flower ready to fall In our path. She will cumber out feet and make our way more difficult, and great haste must be our choice. Use your hatchet on one and we will take the n other." At this command Jeems gave a sudden cry, and the faces of the savages relaxed in astonishment when he began to speak In their language. Ilep-elba-h Adams' schooling had prepared him for this hour. His tongue stumbled, some of bis words were twisted, there were gaps which only the Imagination could fill, but he told his tory. The Indians listened with an Interest which assured Jeems they had not been a part of the force that had WKV Service attentively, and when the youth had finished, he spoke words which sent two of his men running down the ridge In the direction of Lussan's place. Then he asked questions which let Jeems know the Senecas had not gone as far as Lussan's, but thut they had heard the gun, and In seeking for the one who had fired It. had stumbled upon their trail in the hardwood Klope half a mile from the abandoned house. , , When his brief questioning was over, Tlaoga turned his attention once more to the young man beside him. "I think the boy Is a great liar, and I have sent back for proof of It," he said. "If he has not sped an arrow through this friend of the Mohawks, as he claims, he shall die. If he has spoken the truth In the matter, which will be proof that he has spoken it In others, he may travel with us, and his companion also, until her feet tire so that death Is necessary to bring two-legge- bow. Down into the valley and through the forest the long, grim march began. Tho two braves had returned with the white man's scalp and the broken arrow that had killed him. They talked excitedly, and Tolnette could understand by their actions the story they were telling. It was the of a desperate struggle between d their prisoner and the Mohawk. They measured the difference in their weight and size. The broken arrow was compared with Its fellows in the quiver. "This youth shall Tlaoga spoke. go with us, and In turn for his brotherhood, we will take the maiden to fill the place of Silver Heels In my tepee. See that he is given the scalp which is his that he may have a feather In his tuft when we arrive." Then he spoke to Jeems: "You henrl" Then td Tolnette: "You are Silver Heels. She wos my daughter. She ' is dead." No flash of emotion, no softening of his features, no sign of friendship crossed the chieftain's countenance. He turned and put himself at the head of his band, huge among his men, with the dignity of a king in his bear por-tray- white-skinne- MIiiMiIiIkI The Seneca's Words Brought to Jeems Not Only Hope but Shock. massacred his and Totnette's people. He pointed to the girl. He related how the Mohawks had destroyed his father and mother and all who had belonged to Tolnette; how they had fled together, how they had hidden In the old house, and that with an arrow he had killed the white man who had fired the gun. Bronzed and disheveled, the long bow in his hand, Jeems made a vivid picture of courage and eloquence that would remain with Tolnette as long as she lived. She drew herself up a little proudly, sensing that he was fighting for her. She toed straight, her chin high, gazing with unafraid eyes at the leader of the war party. With the courtesy which Tlaoga had already established for himself In borderland history, tba chieftain listened soft-foote- d, high-heele- Her Slim Body Was Strong and Supple. that all was well, and his eyes gleamed with satisfaction when he measured how lightly Tolnette was following those ahead of her. He fell in close to Jeems, end the two talked in low tones. Even Odd seemed to have changed now that he was a part of those whom he had mistrusted. To an observer, the passing of the Senecas would have revealed no sign of peace or mercy. That it was a force chosen with care for a long and dangerous mission, there could be no doubt, and that It had met with success was equally certain. There were twenty-si- x scalps among its warriors, which was triumph in ample measure, Eighteen of these had been taken from men, five from women, and three ' from children. Tolnette was not afraid, though she could not account for her feeling of security. She was not only unafraid of Tlaoga, but there was something she liked about the man. She was sure he would not kill her. She spoka this conviction to Jeems when he was at her side. But Shlndas had said to him, "I have greater hope, for she travels lightly and well. She must keep up. If she fails, Tlaoga will kill her even though he has chosen her to take the place of Silver Heels." Tolnette kept from Jeems the fact that she was growing tired and that sharp pains had begun to shoot like needles through the overtaxed muscles of her limbs. When they stopped for a meal she ate an apple and half of a turnip, and Jeems brought her water in a birchbark cup from the cold stream beslda which they had camped. He did not tell her the dark news he had learned that there had been a great slaughter of the French under Baron Dieskau and that the southern frontier lay at the mercy of Sir Wil Ham Johnson and his hordes of sav- Ka-do- o go-do- Interest Gains Momentum. The present interest in pop corn has been gaining momentum for more than a year as the result of attractive prices. Ordinarily the unbalanced situation would have corrected itself before now, but the weather of 10,'W conspired to reduce the yields of pop com as well as of field corn and so put off the day of price rectification. (Stocks of old pop corn were pretty well cleaned up during the winter of 1929-3- 0 and prices rose considerably. In response to this stimulus, acreage was expanded in 1930 but the effect was offset by the unfavorable weather. Prices of pop corn have declined somewhat lately, partly at least In sympathy with general price levels, but they are still relatively high as compared with field corn, the specialists point out. What Is happening may be Illustrated by the situation In Iowa, they say, which Is the leading state In the production of commercial pop corn. In 1930 Iowa increased her pop corn acreage to nearly twice that of 1929 and nearly three times that of 1927. If, Instead of the heat and drought of last summer, the weather had been favorable for corn, enough pop corn would have been produced to glut the market, and overproduction such as that of 1925 would have occurred. Pop Corn Acreage. The pop corn acreage of the United States is only about of 1 per cent of the total corn acreage, the department workers comment Although the commercial growing of pop corn is concentrated In certain districts to a considerable extent, much of the best land In the heart of the corn belt Is suitable for growing pop corn. It can be appreciated, therefore, they say, that the acreage of this crop can easily be overexpand-ed- . The unusually high prices of a year ago, together with the relatively high prices at present, as comnared to other grains, may easily lead to the production of too much pop corn in 1931 if the season Is favorable. It may be well for those who are plan ning to Increase uncontracted acreatre. and especially for those planning to grow pop corn for the first time, to consider the situation carefully before plunging too deeply, the bureau warns. one-tent- h Insect Trap Aids Control Beet Pest Wind-Van- e A new wlnd-van- e insect tran devised by entomologists of the United States Department of Agriculture is nrovini.' nseful In determining the source of beet leaf hopper migrations, the de partment reports. Once the source of infestation Is known, It may be possi ble to apply direct control measures before the insects migrate to thp sugar-beet fields, If the natural breeding area Is small. This new trap consists of a Hsrhl wooden box housing a series of paral lel upright screens, connected by a funnel with a jar containing cyanide. A weather vane attached to the bov causes It to rotate so that It always faces tho wind. The traps are mountages. ed on high poles. Nor did he tell her that because of Insects with the nrevalllnir band a of with trouble Mohawks, winds are flying caught by the screens and three of whose number had been left carried by air currents down a tuhe, dead In a personal quarrel, Tlaoga the funnel, and Info the Jar through planned to reach the Seneca strong of poison. P.y examinin? the Jar' at hold in six days and nights. regular Intervals entomologists can (TO BE CONTINUED.) tell which winds bring the insects, nt what height they are flying, and the extent of the flight. Mr. Partnership, Esq., Is Applied To for Position The following application for a Job in answer to a want ad has been received by a Shanghai firm: "Being an application to apply for the vacant that to advertisement for wanted a preferable one with godown and wharf experience assist in your office. I am a good experience for above firm and previous condition beI am 20 low. My name is Ah Foo-sz- . years old. My growth In the Shanghai of great China. I was graduated In the Weh Wan school and after for a clerk In the Chinese Eastern railway wharf threa years long. Yang I have goods knowledge of Chinese, English, Typelst and other languages and I am trust one connection of and wharf experience and sal t th Unlttd State Department Frepard of Aricultur.) WNU Service. Indications now point to the possibility that pop corn growing may be overdone in 1931, say specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture. Pop corn prices, they point out, are very sensitive to supply, and price depressions due to overproduction have occurred In the past After a few years of fairly normal production. If a short crop occurs as the result of unfavorable weather or other causes, the price rises to a figure attractive to growers. Immediately many new producers appear who flood the market with disastrous effects to the old growers as well as to themselves. Relatively high current prices for pop corn and low prices for field corn have combined to make pop corn appear a desirable crop, says specialists of the bureau of plant Industry. Judging from current correspondence, they say, many old growers are expanding their acreage and others, attracted by stories of their neighbors' profits, are planning to substitute pop corn for part of their field corn acre One of the braves who had gone to Lussan's fastened the white man's scalp at Jeems' belt in spite of his protest and abhorrence. Once more the westward march resumed Its way a single file of noiseless men with a girl midway in their line a girl whose long dark braid gleamed In the shafts of the sun, whose cheeks were flushed, and whose eyes held something more than the depths of tragedy and grief as she looked ahead to the great adventure, and heard behind her the tread of a dog and the steps of the man she loved. Toinette traveled easily in moccasins which had been given her. She was not as fragile as Jeems had thought when she had tried to keep d shoes. up with him in her Her slim body was strong and supple, her eyes quick, her feet sure. Shlndas dropped back from man to man to see age. ing. her rest." Tolnette began to prepare herself for the ordeal, braiding her hair swiftly. Jeems came to her, and she saw the torture of doubt In Ms eyes. "I can do It, Jeems," she cried softly. "I know what you were saying and what they were thinking, and I can do it. I will do it ! I am going to live with you. I love you so much that nothing can kill me, Jeems not even their tomahawks !" The tall young warrior approached. He at least was one friend among the many who stood about them. "I am Shlndas," he said. "We are going to a far town a long way. It Is Chenufslo. There are, many leagues of forests, of hills, o'f swamps between tig and it. I am your friend because you have been a brother and alllowed me to live, and I owe you two feathers from my tuft. I brought your hatchet from under the rocks because I did not want you to strike and be killed in turn. You love the white maiden. ' I, too, love a maiden." The Seneca's words brought to Jeems not only hope but shock. These savages were from Chenufslo, the Hidden Town a place which even the adventurous Hepsibah Adams had looked upon as another world, a goal which he had dreamed of reaching in some day of reckless daring. Hidden Town! The heart and soul and mysterious Secret Place of the Seneca nation f It was a vast distance away. His uncle had once said, "You must be a strong man before you can travel to it. That is why the Senecas, who range far, d are the finest of all beasts." Shlndas spoke again. "Tlaoga, my uncle, who Is a great captain, will keep his word. He will kill the little fawn who is with you if her limbs fall her." Jeems looked from .his friend to Tolnette. She had approached the fierce old warrior and was smiling into his face, her eyes aglow with confidence as she pointed to her ragged shoes. For a moment Tlaoga repulsed her with stoical indifference. advance Then he turned his back on her and gave a command which quickly put a thong of buckskin around prisoner Jeems' neck and relieved him of his Needless As a Result of Attractive CAPONS USUALLY Prices Interest Is Gairl-in- g HIGHER PRICED Momentum. JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD C br Doubleday Doran Co., Ino. HEADACHES May Be Overdone ary you may be payable from my authority of work. I am expect your favor Immediately with thanks." The envelope containing the application was addressed to Mr. Partnership, Esq.,' and found its way into a newspaper office. Method of Firing Torpedo When a torpedo is fired from a submarine, the outer door of the torpedo tube opens and water pours in up to the inside door of the tube. In order to reload the tube, the outer door Is closed, the Inner door opened, and the water in the tube then rushes Into the bilges of the submarine and la pumped out Home Conveniences Are of Great Importance Home conveniences such n ht and water are assumlns greater wo. noroic significance in connection with the production of poultry and dairy iiie nign percentage of inpmaucis. vestment in farm buildings ad.ls ia to the Importance of the water system and saves lights in their nroti.rti.,n against fire. The increase In number of rarm housewives who add to their Income by keeping "naying truest " h... also created a larger demand for water systems, farm light plants and gas plants for cooking. The newer mmipi. of farm light plants will do more than luo Jobs on the farm, all at a very low cost Operation Is Favored When Cockerels Cannot Be Sold. The production of capons Is a good flock owners, acpractice for poultry N. Summers, extenOliver cording to of sion poultry man of the University bring usually as capons Wyoming, o. higher prices than other classes poultry. Surplus cockerels should he caponbe lsed (1) when cockerels cannot sold to good advantage as broilers, killed (2) when a supply of fresh cockerels (3) desired later, chicken is are sometimes caponir.ed when natural means are used for brooding because exmost capons (Leghorns and such well as as chickens brood will cepted) a hen. The unsexlng of cockerels Is simple and easy and losses In slips arid birds that may be killed should be very small, 2 to 5 per cent, though, of course, this depends upon conditions such as light, age, whether or not the cockerels have been starved before the operation, the experience of the operator, etc. or Though the Increases in size is cockerel a over weight of a capon considerable It Is not as great as i sometimes claimed and considered. It However, this being about on less feed Is le ma increased weight as the disposition of a capon Is quiet and docile while that of a cockerel Is aggressive and quarrelsome. Because the market prefers larger capon3 and top prices are paid for capons weighing 7 pounds or more, the larger breeds and varieties are most desir able. However, because the Asiatics and Giants are slow growing and late developing, birds belonging to the me dium classes as the Plymouth Rocks. Rhode Island Reds and Wyandottes Because of make the best capons. their smaller size it usually does not pay to enponize Leghorns or cock ereJs of the lighter breeds. Because the b 3t market and demand for capons comes between Christmas and Easter and because It takes about 10 months to'g.cw and finish a capon properly, cockerels should he capon ized In June, July and August. Ofter Information as to the time to caponlze cockerels Is given according to age or size, but It Is more desirable that the stage of development In taken Into consideration because some cockerels develop much faster than others of the same lot. Because of the limited time and space they cannot be given here, but details as to instruments, the operation, care nnd feed ing of capons, etc., may be obtained from Farmer's Bulletin 849. "Papons and Cnponizing," which may be oh tained from the County Agricultural Agent or the Extension Service of the College of Agriculture of the University of Wyotidng. like headaches pains are immediately relieved by Bayer Aspirin as millions of people know. And no matter how suddenly a headache may come, one can at all times be prepared. Carry the pocket tin of Bayer Aspirin with yon. Keep the larger size at home. Read the proven directions for pain) headaches, neuralgia, etc ( 1 3dl Odd Reason for Haste to Finish That Letter He was an old man from the coun-tr- y and, seeing his first typewriter In an office in the live stock exchange at Kansas City, he was when Gladys Wilson, a pleasant young employee In the place, volunteered to write a letter for him on the machine If he would dictate to her. He started at a regular, measured pace but, as the end of the page approached, raced to so fast a finish that Miss Wilson barely could keep up with him. "Whew!" she said, breathing hard as she delivered the completed manuscript to him. "What was the grand rush at the end?' "I had to hurry before that contraption ran off the page," he answered simply. one-fift- Ancestors Fix Pullets' Worth in Laying Flock A baby chick is born with a certain capacity to lay eggs, reminds Prof L. M. Hurd of the New York Slate College of Agriculture,' In advising chick buyers to buy chicks only from heavy laying flocks. It is doubtful, he says, if any practice In flock manage ment Is as effective as breeding In lncrea"iing or maintaining flock profits. He cites the records of two flocks at the Cornell university experiment station. One flo k comes from hens whose ancestors for many generations have laid a small number of eggs, which last year laid 13(1 eggs worth $3.90 The other flock comes from hens whose nncestors were selected for generations because tliey were the best Inyers; this fluck laid, on the aver age, 219 eggs worth S0.94. Both flocks were of the same age and were grown and handled the same way but the difference due to hreedlng was $.1.04 worth of eggs for each hen. One recommendation of the college Is to buy chicks from disease free and strains. Other recommendations and suggestions for growing better pullets are vnllnhle from your county agricultural agent or from the poultry department at the College of Agriculture at Ithaca. g Dizziness If your stomach is sick, you are sick all over. If you can't digest your food, you lose strength, get nervous and feel as tired when you get up as when you went to bed. For 10 years Tanlac has restored to health and activity many thousands who suffered just as you do. Mr. Daniel Vinciguerra, of 6200 Stiles St., Philadelphia, Pa., says: "I have not had a dizzy spell or a headache since taking Tanlac. My nerves are in better shape and I can enjoy a good night's sleep." Let Tanlac help you too. It cor- recta the most obstinate digestive troubles relieves gas, pains in the stomach and bowels, restores appetite, vigor and sound sleep. Tanlac is made of roots, barks and herbs. Costa less than 2 cents a dose. Get a bottle from your druggist today. Your money back if it doesn't help you. Locarno Pen Mining It was recently stated that the gold pen, In the form of a goose quill, which was used to sign the Locarno This pen treaty, had disappeared. was lent by the Locarno municipality for The Hague exhibition last February, It was supposed to have been unpacked with a number of other objects lent by the Locarno municipality for the occasion. Brought Down Her Elk Mrs. William F. Deatley of Lewis-to- r Idaho, shot a bull elk In the CiVarwater National forest. The elk weighed 300 pounds when dressed. She got lost shortly thereafter and wandered twenty miles all night through eight inches of snow before she found her camp the next morning. Peculiar Stunt One of the stunts at a meeting of the Maryland beekeepers was a contest, In which the participants, barehanded and with no protection for their faces, caught as many bees as possible, one at a time bottle keeping them In a held In one hand. wide-mout- Confine Male Birds the-las- t Get after the red mites In the henhouse before they cause a drop In egg production. Before the poultry mites become too numerous Is the time to treat the roosts and other parts of the house. Hot weather Is most favorable to the reproduction of the mites and they multiply very rapidly, goon causing a falling off in egg production. These mites are much more harmful than the lice which live on the body of the hen ail the Mme. f Proper Location "That canary you sold me hasn't sung a note yet" "Shut him up In the bathroom." Animal Life. Undoubtedly birthday? well-fille- h Nine Year of Grain Prices P.ased on average yields for nine years and the average price-ograins during the first six month of 1930, the nverage value of an acre of wheat Is $17.38, of oats, $11.83, and of rye, fl2.CS. Tommy What kind of eggs are you going to take to market this summer? You can do a lot to ke?p up the summer demand for eggs by the care you give them on the farm. Be sure the hens have plenty of clean, airy nests, with litter One nest for every five or six hens is sufficient. Gather the eggs twice a day. Shut up the broody hens every night Shut up or sell male birds. Infertile eggs cannot spoil. Store the eggs In a cool cellar If possible. Mites Cut Output Stomach Troubles Headache and Billie What did you get on your v ', Why, I got born, of course. The girl who possesses a heart stone Is truly a peach. of now ARE YOUR NERVES? "Not Denver so very long ag I was ailing a took some of Pr. 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