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Show i put. ' - vus- D AND o, hae 1 i 1 Author of Mr on th Box," "Httni and Masks," Clo, it c GUIDE FOR DRAG SAWS. OM dan- - Only Required to Operate It Instead of Two. (U7rlbl, into, Bobbft-Merri- SYNOPSIS. v. ' The Amerlc an eonsul to Barschett, a prim Ipality of Kurope, tells how- grand duke had tried to find a husband for his rebellious niece, the Princess Hildegarde Anally decreeing that she wed the Prince of Doppetklnn an ugly old widower, ruler of ttie neighboring principality Though he had been In the country for six months the American consul had never seen the princess While horseback riding In the country night overtakes him, and he seeks accommodation in a dilapidated old castle While seeking admission he Is startled by at beautiful voice breaking into song CHAPTER II, Continued. Had I stumbled upon one of my dreams at last? Had Romance as a coquette sometimes relents? For a space I knew not what to do. Then, with a shrug I have never been accused of tacking I tried once more, by the courage aid of a match, to locate a bell. There was absolutely nothing; and the beating oftny riding crop on the panels of that huge door would have been as noisy as a feather. I grasped the knob and turned It Impatiently. Behold! the door opened without sound, and I stepped into the hallway, which was velvet black. Silence! The song died. All over that great rambling structure not even the reassuring chirp of a cricket! I stood perfectly still. What the deuce should I do? Turn back? As I formed this question in my mind a draft of wind slammed the door shut. I was in for it, sure enough; I was positive that I could never find that door, again. Heaven knows how long I waited, Soon I heard a laugh, light, lnfec-tloufearless! Then I heard a voice, , . soft and pleading: "Dont go; In mercys name, dont vno, Gretchen! You may be killed!" English! I had actually heard i .voice speak my native tongue. Nonsense, Betty! I am not afraid of any ghost that ever walked, rode or floated." ' Ghost? It may be a burglar! "Or Stelnbock! We shall find noth - Guides the 8aw. tree is a rod, from is suspended a cord. At the eg of the cord Is &n adjustable clamp, ti which one end of the saw la At the other end of the saw is alandie. In operating the saw to cut hpdle tlrtree, the end opposite-th- e U supported by the cord In the tame peltion as if operated by hand. With tk employment of this guide the of an extra man to manage m end of the saw Is eliminated. Rating against the vrtlch se-cte-d . i. V. . a - died d HOW TO TAN SHEER SKINS. Method sf Handling Tham Ss as to Fit Them for Homo Uss. ' - black-archin- g self-invite- d con-fusin- g, wine-colore- The Country Gentleman gives this method of tanning sheep skins which tanany farmer could easily follow in ning the skins wanted for home nab; Wash the hide in warm water, remove all fleshy matter from the inner surface and loose dirt from the hair aide. Now ' wash in" strong, rather soft warm soapsuds. The soap made from wool ashes is best Either rub bf hand or gently on washboard. As soon as thoroughly cleaned and rinsed, press as much of the water out as possible. Add the following mixture to the flesh side: h Common sslt and ground alum, ounce ounce each, and one-haof borax dissolved in one quart of hot water? When sufficiently cool to work with the hand add- - enough rye meal to make a thick paste. Spread the mixture on the flesh side; fold and let it remain In a shady, airy piece for two weeks; remove the paste and wash. When nearly dry scrape the flesh side thoroughly . with a dull knife; rub with the hands until skin is soft and pliable. old-tim- e one-fourt- lf FARM HINTS. A well kept lawn reflects th taste and nature of the owner. good An ounce of reconciliation over a line fence Is better than a lawsuit. Don't forget that the barnyard mafertilizer nure la the best you can' obtain. Pasture makes the cheapest hog feed on the farm, and clover makes the best hog pasture. . . Dont let money act as a padlock on kindyour heart and shut in all .the . ness and happiness. The animal that has a full, bright eye Is aptio be healthy. .And a moist note la another Indication of health. Every farmer should have a pair of scales. It Is the only way for the tanner to know exactly where he stands In bis buying and selling. Dont borrow too much. It Is more satisfactory both to yourself and you neighbors to hive tqols of our own. Indiana Farmer. d at con-u-ntio- n t, fear, . Geo. Willoughby, , a prominent tnetv -- chant of Prospect, Wla., who shot and killed his wife on March 22, threw himself on the mercy of the court and has been sentenced to life' imprisonment A tornado passed about flve miles northwest of Mountain Lake, M3nnH demolishing at 'least a dozen farm houses, killing one child and wounding scores of persons, some of whom may die. Mrs. William ii Watkins and her daughter were drowned Jn a canal near Long Beach, Cat It is thought the child fell in and the mother was drowned In attempting to rescue her. . Secretary and Mrs. William H. Taft will close their home In Washington within the next two weeks and, accompanied by their younger son. even-year-ol- Gold efcch other as a reiuli of a ' desperate street duel with pis to s in which the two men almost rid died one another. Taylor charge Priest with trying to break up hit home. Henry Weber, a prominent minlni operator and society leader, one of thi pioneers of Goldfield, has been sen tenced to serve seven years in thi Weber waa con state penitentiary. ed of embezzling $10,000 belongln$ to the Doctor Mining company ol Wonder, of which he was president three hours of trees, aays the American Cultivator, the hens and chickens would hsvs dons still better and the cows scarcely have known the difference. I Beheld Two Facts In Profile,' is'lt Were.1 offer hospitality to a strange man this courteous on my part to fall asleep in night of XU nights. Think of what It my chair. I am very hard to awakt The English girl poured eut the to bp acconjpllahed." (So something was to be accom- wine and passed the goblet to me. I plished? I was right, then, in deceiv- touched my Ups to the glass, and bent ing them. To accomplish something my head politely. Then 1 resolutely on a bight like this, fir from habita- proceeded to attack the pheasant and ham. I must prove to these women tion, had all the air ofa conspiracy.) Feed him and his horse, and Ill that at least I was honest in regard to undertake to get rid of him before that my hunger. I succeeded in causing a detestable Stelnbock comes. Besides, formidable portion of the food to dishe might prove a valuable witness In appear. And then I noticed that neither of drawing up the papers. the young women seated herself while (Papers?) I never thought of that. It will not I ate. I understood. There was no do to trust Stelnbock wholly. Gretch- hostility in this action; nothing but en turned her searching eyes once formality. They declined to sit In the more upon me. I confess that I had presence of an unwelcome stranger, some difficulty in steadying my own. thus denying hla equality from a soThere are some persons to whom one cial point of view. I readily accepted can not lie successfully;, one of them this decision on their part They stood before me.. But I rather fancy I didnt know who I waa. They stood passed through the ordeal wlfii at least together by the fireplace and carried half a victory Will you go your way 'on a conversation in low tones. ' How shall I describe them? The after an hour's rest?" she asked, Speakelder of the two, the one who seemed ing in the familiar tongue. It was easy to make to possess all the authority, could not "I promise. been more than 20. Her figure this promise. I wasn't a diplomat for have was rather matured, yet it was dell nothing. I knew how to hang on, to cate. Her hair waa tawny, her skin dodge under, to go about. 711 ve In shade and richly tinted at the Follow me, Gretchen commanded cheekbones. Her eyes, half framed briefly. by thick, brows, remindWe passed through the gloomy ed me of woodland pools In the dusk salon. A damp, musty odor struck my of the evening, depths unknown, cool, sense of smell. I was positive that the In repose. The chin was castle was uninhabited, save f&r this refreshing resolute, - the mouth was large but night Three candles burned on the shapely and brilliant, the nose posmantel, giving to the gloom a myste- sessed the delicate nostrils characterrious, palpitating effect The room istic of all sensitive a guest beings that is to "That is my affair, str7 I have a beyond was the dining-room- , richly say, thoroughbreds; altogether a d mahogany. right here, now and at all , times" paneled in bewildering beauty. At one Her voice was cold and authoritative. This was better;-I- t was cbeerfuL A moment I believed her to be at six miles In the an inn farther crackled log fireplace. There the next I was positive that Latin, There is she was down the road; this Is s private resi- were plenty of candles. There was a Teutonic. I could not discover s sindence. Certainly you canr not remain piano, too. This belonged to the cas- gle weak point unless impulsiveness tle; a heavy tarpaulin covering lay shall be called weakness; this here over night, sign of I echoed dismally. heaped at one aide. There was a maSix miles? Impulsiveness was visible In the Ups. seemed would if I sideboard that have Impertinent, have hogany "Hadam, CTO RS CONTINUED.! Samuel Fridley.:. who .llyed.near . Mount Vernon, S. Dvwas struck by lightning and killed ."during an elec- - trical storm. Twelve deaths from drowning were reported from the different beaches New York City.pnd vicinity one iayTast week. As the result of a passenger train reck near Baton Rouge, La , one man was killed and fifteen Injured, leveral seriously. WillJ.-iWaldorf Astor has given $5,000 to assist the British scbool-- at Athens In carrying on Its excavations in Laconia, Greece. A bllK to prevent the drinking of ii. toxicatlng liquors on passenger trains in Louisiana has been passed by the Louisiana legislature. It is reported at Tangier that Mulal Hand, the Insurgent brother of Sultan Abd-e- l Aziz, has been proclaimed sultan of Morocco at Mogodar. The International Sunday School convention, held at Louisville last week, decided to hold their next In San Francisco In 1911. Genera! Bell, chief of staff, U. 8. A, has ordered that the new special bul-Ustate, being In an experimental shall not be used In the national ' match this year. . 104 grew years, Miller, aged Henry tired of life at Harrodsburg. Ky., and committed suicide last week by taking Paris green. He was one of the oldest men la Kentucky. Moreland . was named A man drowning In the Yellowstone river near Billings, Mont., being thrown from s raft by railroad riprapplng. A companion narrowly escaped drowning. President Roosevelt has appointed John C. O'Laughlln of Washington as secretary to the American - commission to the Japan exposition at Tokla In 1912. His salary will he $5,000 a jf ... - NEWS SUMMARY vti Mistake Made When Hs Gives Lots of Room to Hons. The cheapest eggs, like the cheap-- t butter and cheese, are made by be man with plenty of land. The fcrmer who will pay due attention to are of his poultry and to marketing be product need not fear Abe eompe-Itlo- n of the village lot and the city feckyard. The farmer lays out no fioney for fancy buildings or fences. His birds forage part of their own llv- and improve in vigor. -- They find tor themselves what" tnw -keeper has to buy at puch expense, flock find his to losing visurely only tality after a year or two in close quarters. Yet some farmers continue to throw away their advantage by treating their pens as if farm land-solat about $1 a foot Thus on one farm the 75 pure bred hens brought In over $300, or just about the same as the seven cows on the farm, yet the farmer grudged the hena the smaU half-kcr- s they received outlet -- - ed two men have heretofore been itcfcary, one at each end of the saw fh arrangement of the drag saw uli (a shown In the Ulustratiop. Hi Indeed! Nothing but a rat, bugling about In the armor."! -- The laughter came Again. You are not afraid, Hetty?" Only cautious. But how can you laugh? A rat?" cried a voice rather anxiously. "Why, they are as big as dogs! But arrant cowards." So! one of these voices spoke English as its birthright; the other spoke with an accent, that is to say, by adoption. Into what had I fallen? Whither had my hunger brought me? I was soon to learn. There came a faint thread of light on one side of the hall,such as may be likened to that which filters tinder a door-sil- l. Presently pits was followed by the sound of Jangling brass rings. - A heavy velvet portiere which I, being in darkness, had not discovered slipped back. My glance, rather bllnd- ed, was first dlrectedtoward the flame of the candle. Then I lowered it and surrendered for ever and for ever! I beheld two faces In profile, as It were, one side in darkness, the other tinted and glowing like ancient ivory. I honestly confess to yon that hi all my wanderings and they have been frequent and many I never saw such an enchanting picture or two more exquisite fates. One peered forth with hesitant bravery; the other she who held the candle with cold, tranquil inquiry. All my feajj, such as they were, left me Instantly, besides, I was not without a certain amount of gallantry and humor. I stepped squarely into the light and bowed. "Ladles, I am indeed not a ghost, but I promise you that I shall be if I am not offered something to eat at once! Tableau! What are you doing here? asked she with the candle, her midnight eyes drawing down her brows into s frown of displeasure. To begin with, I find a I bowed. gate unlocked, and being curious, I open it; then I find a door unlatched, and I enter. Under these unusual cirI am forced to ask the - cumstances same question of you: what are you doing here In this ruined castle? If it isnt rained, it is deserted.' which amounts to the same thing. This was . impertinent, especially On The part of - by a In using these heen-devls- WHERE THE FARMER WINS. s, ingT" Aery simple method bv which-ona drag saw to ssucan manipulate t bwn trees has ern timber man , r. Twice wlth'n ten data the Carnegie library at Reno, Nevada, has been robbed, about lib being Uken from the money drawer, C 1 Frazier of Portland was chosen second v Ice president of the Travst the elers! Protective- - association Milwaukee meeting The elghtyearold daughter of Mrs, Samuel Stevenson was burned to death at Carson City, N6v , her dfecs catching fire from a firecracker Joseph Wallace was killed by a train two miles west of Laurel, Mont Trainmen say the man was sleeping cm the track, his head pillowed on a rail. Egbert Smith, aged 41 years, one of engineers in the best known-minin- g America, died at hts home in Colorado Springs last week. Death came as a result of an illness contracted In Mexico last winter. The body of Harry Sif lord, who Mysteriously disappeared from Ueno, Nevada, has been" found at rttllw ater, over fifteen miles from where- he was supposed to have gone bathing in an Irrigating ditch. Boycott of Oregon hops and barley is threat worth $6,000,000 annually ened by the brewers because of thi stand for prohibition taken by mosl of the counties of that state, accord lng to a prominent California brewer The Isthmian Canal commission the has discontinued purchasing agency at Tacoma, Wash., and hat transferred the work, which consist ed principally in the inspection oi lumber, to an army engineer at Seat fie. A defective rail caused the wreck. ing of a passenger train near Gar.ry-townMont., and Engineer J. J. Mul-leInstantly killed. , Fireman George W. Duk shire was seriously injured, but It is believed he will re cover. The directors of the Montana Independent Telephone company, at meeting held In Butte, elected officers for the year. One change was made, W. H. Hall of Butte being elected as to succeed P. B. Most of Hillings. After scarcely three hours of delib eratlon, a Jury at Butt? acquitted John the charge of first do Sutherland greo murder in the killing of J. L This wai Kerr, November 7 last. Sutherlands second trial. Sutherland struck Kerr with a brick. MayorTylor,--a mine superintend o l&c ''" convention of th twmtv-eight- h Montana State. Christian association a as held IqftUIngs last week Montana was the last'state in the 1 nlon to hold Its Democratic state convention to elect delegates to lien-- . r The v., N'OHTIIWKST NOTKS wi 1 By HAROLD McGRATH s . been In the saddle seafood salad, asparagus? white bread have ridden neu! h 2Q and unsaltetbbntler, an alcohol burner ni. s binee noon. 1 am dead Jh uvir hb-- hung a tra pot. and beside all this there a as a pint of La Hose which was but h- -lf emptied. Have trance was Informal but how was I jou ec r been In the saddle half a to Know'1 If uiu have, ou will readily There was not even a da knocker on the dooi b) which to make sent a collector of antiques Into rapknown m presence to vou ' The tures and a table upon which lay the Ltlllh Is, dni not want to go at once remains of a fine My mouth supper No one likes to stumble into an adeem- I counted over wateied the good ture enchanting as this promised to things roast pheasant, pink- - ham. a he and immediately l op out of It n appieclate the appetite that was waridea came to me. serviceable-fathering with inv curiosity than brilliant Ameik-a"I am aq M Eat," bade she who was called German is poor 1 speak no Fiench have lost m wav, It would 'Gretchen. shortly "And my horse" seem. I am hungry and died. To ride six miles faither now is a physical Im'Where Is It "Tied to a tree by the gate." possibility, and 1 am vetv fond of my horse " She strut k a Chinese, gong. From "He says he is hungrv. Gretchen." the kitchen apiwared an elderly servisaid the English girl, dropping easily tor who looked to me more fitted to into the Flench language as a vehicle handle a saber than a carving knife; of speech (I was a wretch. I know, at least, the scar on his cheek 1m but I sini ly could not help telling pressed me with this idea. (I found that He, I didn't want to go. and they out later that he was an old soldier,-whlived alone In the castle as caremight be conspirators ) "Besides, went on the girl, he looks like a gen taker ) tk man "Take this gentleman's horse to the' 'We can not alwavs tell a gentle stables and feed him," said Gretchen. man In the candle light,1 replied ' You will find the animal by the gate. With a questioning glance at me the Gretchen, eyeing me critically and tfld fellow bowed and piade off. shrewdly and suspiciously I sat As for me, I gazed from one to the down, and the two women other, inquiringly, after the manner of brought the various plates and placed one w ho hears a tongue not under- them within teach. Their beautiful standable hands flashed before my eyes and now Tl&'s rather nice, was the English and then a sleeve brushed my shoulgirl's comment; and his eyes strike der. me as being too steady to be dishon"Thank you, I murmured. "I will est. eat first, and then mgke my apologies." I had the decency to burn In the This remark caught the fancy of ears. I had taken the step, so now I Gretchen. She laughed. It was the could not draw back. I sincerely hoped same laughter I. had heard while standthat they would not exchange any em- ing in the great hall.- Will you drink tea, or would you barrassing confidences. When alone women converse upon many peculiar prefer to finish this Bordeaux?" she topics; and conversing in a tongue aBked pleasantly. which they supposed to he unknown "The wine. If you please; otherwise to me, these two were virtually alone. the effect of the meal and the lon$, But, my dear child, the other re- hours in the wind will produce sleepwe can not iness. And It would be frightfully dls- turned argumentatively, I 'ttt CD: :j. "Asa and manager.. Fifty years ago on June 27 the Ut tie band of Georgians known as, th Green Russell Rarty pitched camp oi Cherry creek, where Denver stands liter a wearisome Journey across th plains, and later they built The flea) cabin on the site of the cRy. Th event was commemorated last Wee) by a celebration of the pioneers. son. of Mt. ant The Mrs,. Ton v Sprits was run over by i fufilway team in Butte and instant) killed. The hoofs of the horset crushed in the skull of the child. Thi runaway was started by small boyi near thi firecrackers exploding -- horses. Miss Leonora Pesrce, convicted at Denver of having obtained a valuable ring from Mrs. Harriet Crows, an aged blind widow, by palming herself off as a spiritualist capable of restoring sight, was sentenced to serve three to four years In the Colorado penitentiary. Two destructive fires In Colorado, started by careless campers, have destroyed timber valued at $150,000. The fires occurred in the western part of Jefferson county and the extreme northern eentrkl part of Park county, the latter being known as Mount Evans district. . The Andy Hempel Brokerage company, the pioneer mining brokerage firm in Reno, was sold last week to J. W. Longley. E. B. Cushman and B. F. Soelt, all of Tonopah, Nev.,'where they are prominent In business circles. The company will be reorganised and cap italized at $100,000. James JEVHteele, en route from Je rome, Artx., to Boston, Mass., became violently InBane on a Santa Fe train at Trinidad, Colo., and was removed the county jail. His brain Is supposes to have become affected by the hlg) altitude of Raton mountain, ovei which the train passed. 'John Michael Daly, a page In. thi first territorial legislature of , Mon tana, is dead. Mr. Daly was 50 yean of age and was born in Chicago. H lived In Helena the most of his life and during the past twenty years ha4 been heavily interested in minim properties 'near Helena. J. W. Scotf, employed at pumper by the Salt Lake Railway company al miles Dry Lake station, twenty-nin- e east of Las Vegas. Nevada, shot and killed Joseph Webb at Dry Lake,' be cause Webb refused to move off tbs 1 premises of the company when on dered to do so by 8cott. -- r A son waa born to Queen Victoria ot Spain on June !. Queen Victoria, formerly Princess Ena of Battenburg, snd King Alfonso were married at Madrid on May 31, 1906. Their first son wai born on May 0, 1907. The city of Wu Chow, .China, is inundated by the abnormal rise of 70 feet In the' Fu river. Many casualties are reported and much damage has been done along the river banka, ahich ire Ettered wlth refuse. Leon de la Grange, the French last week at Milam surpassed all previous records by flying for sixteen minutes and thirty seconds. During that time bis machine wag from ten to eighteen feet above the ground. Vasiliy Rebtkoff, s Russian Invent-&- r, Wi arrived In America to exhlbil his new motor boat .to the. United States' government He asserts that with power he can maintain miles an hour. a speed of thirty-on- e ' havs floods occurred .Heavy throughout tha valley of the West river and its tributaries, inundating the large cities ot Wu Chow in the Kuang Tung province. The loss ot life, and damage to property is reported to be enormotfs. A sheriffs posse from Flagstaff. Arizona, last week broke up a gang of thieves In the North San Francisco mountains, twenty miles north of Flagstaff, arresting three alleged rustlers, named Wiley, Taylor and Bates, with over 100 head of horaea In their possession. Tbe Republican congressional campaign book will be out unusually early this year, probafdy six weeks sooner than it was Issued four years go. The proofs' are practically corrected up to date on such matter as tan be handled before the Democratic convention meets. Judge Philips, in common pleas court of Cleveland, O., last week, granted a mandatory order compelling the Municipal Traction company to give good service and the same rate of fare to the town of East Cleveland, a suburb, as is enjoyed , by the city of !ieveland. John Mitchell, former president of the United Mine Workers ot America, last week gave out a letter declining to become a candidate for political Office and indicating that hs will be come instead the head of the trade agreement department ot the Na, tional Civic federation. The registered" mall pouch. which contained $50,000 in money and $100,-00- 0 worth bf diamonds and Jewelry stolen from a mall car at the Kansas City depot on the night of June 6, has been found by a switching crew In the yard of the Rock Island railroad In Kansas City, Kan. An unsuccessful attempt was made to hold up an express car carrying $48,000' in money and $1,000 worth ol . Jewelry, near Lynch station, lit The train dispatcher saW- - the would be robbers creeping along in the grass near the station and signalled tbe motorman to put on full speed , -- t, i 1 t -- I . |