PACE THREE
THE MONROE JOfftVlL. H KSIitV. I'KI'iH' KV 1. 1021.
FKiJIT IMGES
ffhr Crouch dark kl tret, do ye f
set- la it that lie' put where te'H out
Interfere again In loa Felle'B affairs.
No damn' gringo' heggiir yor par
dun. Miss ran Intherfere In the
wurrk a the liitllllgince bureau at a
time like thia. In addition to lnultln'
our honored chief, wlt'out the ueoea
ity av bein' measured for a coffin."
SI. ml general.' My another lad. an
To be sure, ml general.' ay a thlrrd ;
an' nit' that the glueral. had cvm to
him, wiut hack to the alace an' the
oilier two walked on up the call an'
away from the sliuhry-box."
"Kid you come out and follow
them?" WVhster demanded briskly.
Talth. 1 did. Wan av thetn I
Francisco Arredondo, a young cavalry
lootinlnt. an' the other wan Is Captain
Jose Ilenevldca, hliu that i!o be tlie
best pistol-shot an' swordsman In tlie
splggoty army."
"What kind of looking man la thl
Benevidcs, my friend?"
"A tall. Ui In young man, wit a
dude's moustache an' a diamond ring
on his right hand. He do be whiter
nor most. Have a care would ye meet
him around the city an' let him pick
Unlit wit' ye. An' have a cure, tor,
would ye go out av a night"
"Thank you. Don Juan. You're the
tout of kindness. What else do you
know J"
"Weil." Don Junn replied with a
nnlve grin, "1 did know somcthln' else,
but sliure, Misther Ccary advised me
to forget it. 1 was wit' liltn In the
Intineh hist night."
Webster stepped out of the veranda
and laid a friendly hand on Hon J nun
CafetiTo's s'.ionlil T. "Ion Junn," he
said gently, "I'm going bnck to the
United Stales very soon. Would you
like to come with me?"
r"ti Juan's watery eye grew a
shade mistier, if possible, lie shook
his head. "Whin I'm dhrunk here.
For," be replied, "no wan pays any at
tintioii tn tne. htit In America they'd
give me ten dav In the hoosei:ow
wanst a wnk. Thank you, sor, hut I'll
Chtay here till tlie litilsh."
Ue knew tlie st-cngth of the le
moti and had long s nee ceased to light
even a roar-gutird ncthm. Webster
put a hand tinder tlie stubby chin and
tilted I'nii Juan's hiud sharply. "Hold
tip your head." he commanded,
y ou're the first of your breed I ever
saw who would admit he was whipped.
Here's live dollars for you live dol
lars gold. Take it and return with the
piece Intact to-morrow morning, Ion
Juan Cafetero."
Don Ju, m Cafetero' wondering
glance met Webster' directly, wavered,
sought tlie ground, but at a Jerk on
bis chin came back and stayed.
11ms for nt least ten seconds they
gazed at each other; then Webster
apoke. "Thank you," he said.
"Me name Is John J. Cafferty," the
lost one quavered.
"Iiouud one for Cafferty," Webster
laughed. "(inod-hye now, until nine
to-morrow. I'll expect you herd, John,
without fall." And he took the dere
lict's Inind and wrung It heartily.
"Well," Webster remarked humor
ously to Dolores as he held out his
cup for more tea, "If I'm not the ori
ginal Tumble Tom. I hope I may never
see the hack of my neck."
"Do you iitiuch any Importance to
Don Juan's story?" she asked anx
iously. "Yes, hut not so much ns Don Juan
does. I greatly fear I have managed
to snarl myself t;p in a Sohrniiiciiii
political Intrigue, when I haven't the
slightest Interest either way. How
ever. Iliat's only one more reason why
should finish my work here ami get
back to Denver."
"I'.ut how did all this happen, Mr.
Webster?"
"Like shooting fish In n dry inke.
Miss ltuoy," Webster replied, and re
lated to her In detail the story of his
adventure with the Sohrnntean as
sassins In Jackson square and his sub
sequent meeting with Andrew Mowers
aboard I. a Kstrellltn.
Dolores laughed long and heartily as
Webster finished his humorous reclful.
"Billy told me God only made one
Jack Webster and then destroyed the
mold; I believe Kilty la right. Hut do
tell me what became of tills extra
ordinary and unbidden guest."
"The night tho steamer arrived In
port, Billy and Don Juan cume out In
launch to say 'Hello,' so t seized
upon the opportunity to tell Andrew
to Jump overboard and swim to the
launch. Gave him a little note to
Billy carried It In his mouth In
structing Billy to do the right thing
by blm and Billy did It 1 don't
know what Andrew Is up to and 1
don't enre. Where I was raised we let
every man roll his own hoop. All I
hope Is that they don't shoot Andrew.
If they do. I fear I'll weep. He's cer
tainly a skookum lad. Do yon know,
Miss Kuey, I love anybody that can Ira
pose on me make a monkey out of
toe. In fact and make me like It?"
"That's so comforting," she remark
ed dryly.
Webster looked at her sharply, sus
piciously; her words were susceptible
of a dual Ipterpretatlon. Her next
sentence, however, dissipated this Im
pression. "Because It confirms what
I told you this afternoon when I read
your palm," she added,
"You didn't know how truly yon
poke when you referred to tlie dark
man that nad crossed my path. He's
uncomfortably real drat hltnl"
"Then you are really concerned?"
"Not at all, bnt I purpose Bleeping
with one eye opelt I shan't permit
myself to feel concerned until they
send more than two men after me
say eight or ten."
Hla Indifference appalled her; she
leaned forward Impulsively and laid a
hand on his forearm. "But you must
hee.1 L'vj Juan's warning." she de
clared seriously. "You must Dot go
out alone ut night"
He-rUiriwl boyishly. "Of tour
not Miss Hur-y. You re goiu to rid
oat with me this eveuiug."
"rm not I'll not subject yon to
rlsk."
-Very well; then I shall drive out
alone."
"You're a despot, Mr. Veb;er
regular despot."
"Likewise a free agent"
"I II go with you."
"I thought so. Kor what hour shall
I order tha carriage?"
"Seven-thirty. After all. they'll not
dare to murder you on the Ualecun."
"I agrew with you. It will have to
be done very quietly. If at all. You've
been mighty nice to me this afternoon,
scervss; I shall be grateful right up to
the moment of dissolution."
"S-ak softly but carry atdg stick."
she warned him.
"A big gun." he corrected ber.
" two f them. In tact"
"Sensible man! I'm not going to
worry about you. Mr. Webster." She
nodded l.er permission for blm to re
tire, and as he walked down the ver
anda nnd into the hotel, ber glance
followed him with pardonuble femi
nine curiosity, mill king the breadth of
his shoulders, the quick, springy
stride, the alert, erect poise of his
head on tho powerful neck.
"A doer of deeds are you. John
Stuart Webster." she almost winter
ed. "As Kipling would say: 'Wallah!
But you are a man !' "
A s;nithy footstep sounded below
the veranda: she turned and beheld
Don Juan Cafctcro. his bat In W.s left
hand. In his right a gold-piece which
be held toward her.
"Take It, iillanati," he wheeled In
Ids hoarse, drunkard's whisper. "Keep
it f'r tne till to-morrow, for sorra wan
av me can I trust to do that same
an' h- the same token I can't fnce that
big man wlt'out It."
"Why not. Don .lu.iti?"
t He hung bis red head. "I diinno.
Miss." be replied miserably. "Maybe
'tis on account av him the eye av
him the way av him divil sueli a
man did I ever yn-l tin I Ides him!
Shiiiv. M'stlier Ce.iry do be the line
lad. bill be ho- "
"Mr. (Scary never pnt a big fore
linger under your chin and hade you
hold tip your head. Is that it?"
"'Tl not wlml In diil. Miss but the
way be did It. All 'he fiends nv hell 'II
he at me tins night to slipend what lie
give me and I I'm afraid"
He broke off, mumbling ami chatter
ing like a man In the grip of a great
terror. In his agony of body and
spirit Dolores could have wept for
I on Juan Cafetero. for In that su
preme moment the derelict's soul was
bare, revealing something pure and
sweet and human, for all his degrada
tion. How did Jack Webster know?
wondered Dolores. And why did he
so confidently give an order tn this
human flotsam nnd expect ft to he
obeyed? And why did Don Juan
Cafetero come whining to her for
strength to help hliu obey It?
"That wouldn't be playing the
game," she told him. "1 can't help
you deceive him. You are the first of
your breed "
"Don't say It" he cried. "Didn't
be tell me wiitist?"
"Then make the fight Don Mr.
Cafferty." She lowered her voice.
"I am depending on you. to stay sober
and guard bun. lli needs n fnl'hful
friend so badly now that Mr. licnry
Is away." Slip pulled the grimy hum!
ninl loi'r I, nn suiring at the ground
I'rea.-tifiy he sighed, quivered horribly
mid sliam .led tmt of the patio on to
.(he tiring line. And when he reported
to Jack Webster at nine o'clock next
MKH n i k. lie whs gnher, shaking her
rlbly and on the verge of delirium
tremens, t .n t tightlj clasped In his
right hand he held that five-dollar
piece. Dolores, w ho hud iiinile it her
business to bo present at the Inter
view, heard John Stuurt Webster say
heartily :
"The finest thing about a terrible
fight. Mend CiHTerty. Is that If It Is a
worth-while battle, the spoils of vic
tory are exceedingly sweet You or
now about to enjoy one fourth of the
said spoils a large Jolt of aguard
iente! You must have' It to steady
your nerves. Go to the nearest can
tlna and buy one drink; then come
back with the change. By that time
I shall have breakfasted and you and
I will then go shopping. At noon you
slut II have another drink; at four
o'clock another; and Just before re
tiring you shall have the fourth and
last for this day. Uemember, Caf
ferty: one Jolt no more and then
back here with the exact change."
As Don Juan scurried for salvation,
Webster turned to Dolores. "He'll fall
me now. but that will not be his fault
but mine. I've set him too great a
task In hla present condition. Never
theless, to use a colloqulul expression,
I have the Cafferty goat and I'm go
ing to keep It"
Webster went Immediately to his
room, called for pen and paper, and
proceeded at once to do that which he
had never done before to wit pre
pare his last will and testament In
a few brief paragraphs he made a
holographic will and split his bank
roll equally between the two human
beings he cared for most Billy Geary
and Dolores fluey. "Bill's a gambler
like mo," he ruminated; "so I'll piny
safe. Tlie girl Is a conservative, and
after Bill's wad Is gone, he'd be boiled
In oil before he'd prejudice hers."
Having made his will, Webster
made a copy of It The copy lie placed
In an envelope marked : "For Jack.
Not to be opened until after my
death." Tills envelope he then enclosed
In a larger one and mailed to Billy at
I'jiMe de Concordia No. 10.
Having made his few simple pre
Pfirat'cfii for death, Mr. Webster next
burrowed In his trunk, brought forth
bis big army-type automatic pistol
and crti-vl t t hrr uilf !
arui. for he t!vmi-t it uiiwte ! f.i.
vocative of curiosity to apHar In lr
mamtttre ducks that bulged at the
right hip. Nest he filled two spare
clips with rnrtrhta-s atxl slipped them
Into hi pocket, thus nutipletlug bis
few simple preparation fur life.
He gliuu-ed out the window at 'ha
sun. There would still be an hour of
daylight ; so he descended to the lobby,
called a carriage and took a short
drive.
Returning to the hotel he dismissed
the carriage, climbed the three sliorl
steps tu the entrance and was passing
through the revolving portal, when
from bis rear me one gave the
door a violent shove, with the result
that the turnstile partition behind bun
collided with his back with suiarttiil
force to throw him against the parti
tion In front. Instantly the d'r
ceased to pivot, with Webster lucked
neatly In the triangular space le-twis-ii
the two sectlous of the revol
ving door and the Jamb.
He turned and beheld In the sec
tion behind him an officer of the
Si b ran ten ti tinny. This Individual,
observing be was under Webster's
scrutiny, scowled and peremptorily
motioned to Webster to proceed
which the latter did. with such vio
lence that the door, continuing to re
volve, caught up with the Sohrnntean
and subjected him to the same In
dignity to which he had subjected
Webster.
Once fnv of the d."r, Webster
walled Just Inside the lobby for the
Sohrnntean to conclude his precipi
tate etit ranee. When be did. Webster
looked lii m over with mild curiosity
and bowed with great condescension
"Did any geiitlei.iiio ever tell the
seiior that be is an Ill-mannered
liionVey?" he queried coolly In excel
lent Spanish. "If not, I desire to give
the senor (hat liHormatloii, and to tell
him that his si.e alone piei-nts nic
from fixing him a nice little spank
ing." "I'!g !" the niilr one answered h itty
His olive features paled with anger.
h tr tabled wiih emotion and si eeied
titide.-lded what to do seeing which
Webster u'.'inned at blm lii!ila!ir.ltigl.v.
That decided h'tti. No I.Htin-Ameri-'an.
with the exaggerated ego of bis
race, can hear even a su.-picion of
ridicule. .The oliievr walked fiercely
toward Webster and swung his iirm
toward the tatter's face In an e.Tort
to land a slap that was "meatit."
Webster merely threw buck his bend
and avoided the blow; his Ions left
arm shot out nnd beat down the
Sobratitenu's guard; :!ien Webster's
right hand closed around the nllloer's
collar. "(Vnue to mo thou Insolent
little one," lie crooned, and Jerked bis
assailant toward him, gathered liltn
up In his arms, carried blm. klchlng
Soused Him In tha Fountain.
and screaming with futile rage, out
Into tlie patio and soused blm In the
fountain.
"Now, then, spitfire, that will cool
your hot head, I trust" be admonish
ed his unhappy victim, and returned
to the hotel. At the desk he paused.
"Who was that person I Just bath
ed?" be Inquired of the excited clerk.
"Ah, senor, yuu shall not long be
kept In Ignorance." that functionary
Informed him. "That Is the terrible
Captain Benavldes "
"Do you know, I had a notion it was
he?" Webster replied rumlnatlvely.
"Well, 1 supiiose I'm In for a duel
now," be added to himself a he
climbed tlie stairs to his room. "I
think that will be most Interesting."
John Stuart Webster changed into
dry clothing ami descended to the
dlolng-room. Miss Kuey was already
seated at her table and motioned blm
to the seat opposite her. and as he
sat down with a contented little sigh,
she gazed at him with a newer and
more alert Interest
"1 hear you've been having adven
tures again," she challenged. "The
news Is nil over the hotel. I beard It
from the head waiter."
"Coffee and pistols for two nt day
light" he answered cheerily. "Ity the
way. I huve made my will. Just to be
on the safe side. Will you be good
enough to take charge of It until arter
the funeral? You can turn it over to
Billy then."
She fell readily Into the bantering
spirit with which he treated this
lious subject Indeed. It was quire in.
possible to do otherwise, bit John
Stuart Webster's personality radiated
such a feellug of security, of absolute
i VyA v r" f if. ' '
ntiotn1ed Mfb1ei In the furur.
met d.M'um (or whatever of gone
roriuie or III the future might entail
tin I iKdorvs found It Impossible bhM
tat asMmliuiv bis mood.
At seven-thirty, after a deitghtfu"
dinner, the memory of which Mr
Weiier as trrtuln would linger un
der his furetop long after every olhei
iiirtiiory had deMtrted, he escorted
her to the opcu lurrtnge he bad
ordered aud for two hours they clr
i-l0 the UuIm-oo with the elite ot
UiMiiireiitura. listening to the iimsU
of the band. and. during the brief Ui
termlsKio'is. to the sound of the wave?
lapping the beach at the foul ot thr
hruud driveway.
This," mild John Stunrt Webster, ut
be said g.xxli.lgM to I Mores in tin
lobby, "is the nut ut a eriect day."
It wasn't, for st that precise mo
ment a servant bunded bun a card,
and Indli-ated a young man sealed lu
an adjacent lounging chair, at the
same time volunteering the Informa
tion that the visitor had been await
ing Senor Webster's return for the
past hour.
Webster glanced at the card and
strede over to the young man. "I am
Mr. Webster, sir," he announced
civilly In Spanish. "Aud you are
Lieutenant Arredondo?"
Tlie visitor rose, bowed low and in
dicated he was that gentleman. ' "I
have called. Mr. Webster." lie stated
in most exifll. tit Kngllsh. "In the in
terest of my friend and comrade.
Captain Bounvldes."
"Ah. yes! The fresh little roostet
I ducked ill the fountain tins evening
Well, what docs Hie little squirt want
now? Another ducking?"
Arredondo Hushed angrily but r
meiiihcre.l ti. dignity of his mission
and controlled h's t.eiuier. "Captain
Picnavidos lius asked me to express u
yntl the hope that you. being doubtless
a man of honor"
"Slo;i right there. Lieutenant, there
is nn i!-mi I it iihoiil I'. I am a im in ot
honor, and unless you are anxious t i
hi ducked In tlie fountain, you 'will Of
mure cnivtnl In your choice ot wnnls
Now then: You are about to sjiy that,
being II OKI II of liolior "
"Ymi would accord my friend the
satisfaction which one gentleman
never fails to accord another."
"That lets tne out ntiilgo," Webstei
laughed. "I'.eiiiivldes Isn't a gentle
man. He's a cutthroat, a murdering
little black-ami tan-hound. Do I uti
ilcrstniid be wants me tu tight a duel
with hliu?"
Lieutenant Arredondo could not
trust himself to spvak, and so be
bowed profoundly.
"Very well. Uien. Lieutenant" Web
ster agreed. "Ml fight blm."
"Tomorrow morning nt five o'clock."
"Five minutes from now If you say
so."
"Cnpftiln Bennvldea will be grateful
for your willing spirit, at least." the
second replied bitterly. "You reallne,
of course, Mr. Webster, that as the
challenged party, the choloe of weap
ons rests with you,"
"Certainly. I wouldn't have risked
n duel If the choice lay with the other
fellow. With your permission, my
dear sir. we'll fight with Mauser rifles
nt a thousand yards, for the reason
that I never knew a Greaser that could
hit the hrond"slile of a brewery nt tiny
range over two hundred and fifty
yards." Webster chuckled fiendishly.
Lieutenant Arredondo bit his Hps tn
nnger and vexation. "1 cannot agn-e
to such an extraordinary duel," be
complained. "It Is the custom In
Snhrtinte for gentlemen to fight with
rapiers."
"(h, dry up, you sneaking mur
derer," Webster exploded. "There
Isn't going to be any duel except on
my terms so you might ns well take
n straight tip from headquarters and
stick tn plain assassination. You and
liennvldes have been sent out by your
superior to kill me you got your
orders this very afternoon at the en
trance to the government palace and
'tn Just not going to be killed. Beat
It. hoy. while the going Is good." He
pointed toward the hotel door. "tint,
yon blackguard!" he r mi red. "Vava !"
Lieutenant Arredondo rose and with
dignified mien started for the door.
Webster followed, and ns his visitor
reached the portal, a tremendous kick,
well placed, lifted him down to the
sidewalk. Shrieking curses, he fled
Into the night; and John Stuart Web
ster, with a satisfied reeling that
something accomplished had earned a
night's repose, retired to his room hla
ninnve silk pajamas, and slept the
sleep of a healthy, conscieuce-fre
man.
At nhont the same hour Neddy
Jerome, playing solitaire In the Kngl
neers' club In Denver, was the rwli
lent of a cablegram which read:
"If W. cnbles accepting reply re
jecting account Job tilled otherwise
beans spilled. Implicit obedience
slls victory.
"Henrietta."
Neddy Jerome wiped his siieetaeles.
adjusted tl.em on his nose snd read
this amaslng message once more.
Mui!iMd-up Jehosophat I" lie mur
mured. "If she hasn't followed that
madcap Webster clear to Buenaven
tura I If she Isn't out In earnest to
earn her fee. I'm an orang-outang 1
By thunder, that's a smart woman.
All right I I'll be Implicitly obedient"
Two hours later Neddy Jerome re
reived another cablegram. If was
from John Stuart Webstet and read
as follows;
"Hold Job ninety days at Istest may,'
he back before. If satisfactory cable."
Again Mr. Jerome hud recourse to
the most Miwerful expletive Nt his
command "Henrietta knew he wss
going to cable and bent iliw oo' s.en
i ,. ' in n " 1,1. iiii.i(ii"-i He was
i i-. 1. 1 .iio.ii. 0 admiration ot
i ' . . iv f "r " n"ih s five mln
uies, tiieii be mdUed Ui:s reply to hla
victim:
lin!-. tide and giwl J t wxtf f. :
no tuuo. i-oiry. Job ait-aly tiiif.
tiy better inaa."
When John Stuart Webster receixei!
that cablegraa the following morning
he . cursed bitterly not liecause be
had lost the lest Job that bad evei
U-en offered him, but because he bad
lust through playing a good band
jMHrly. lie bated himself (or his
Idiocy,
Continued in next Issue.
GENUINE
111 LI"
DURHAM
tobacco mskcs 50
inod cigarettes for
l j il illy .
Sydney Creetibie writes in thp
World's Work:
China needs assistance. Railroads
are the world's salvation and China's
sorrow. Bur for the lack of railroads,
'himi won I 1 today be the most pow
erful nation on i-:i-:!i financially nnd
politically. And the fact that her rail
roads arc short while those of other
countries me long makes her a prey
In those tentacles of trade against
which l.e is :eli!oNs. China has to
(lay only about t;.."oi miles of railroad;
she needs luii.'iiKl. she who built th
' rambling walls bus still only foot
paths. She neiU I1HI..H10 miles of
highway. Her canals, which a thou
sand years ago kept the country open
to tradi" and pnnially free from famine
have fallen Into disrepair. She needs
telegraphs, telephones, wireless. If
only the money she borrowed went
Into such enterprises China would re
pay the world a thousand fold.
le tflTCMiJ
y-iCp rsnn nt TEV
ot;. l''-l. Wrt-i-n N- fi'iipt-r I ' n t n )
"Ye who roiilJ know love's hlclitit
rue li of hliBH
The i-i'.il whitu peaks of jieace re-
nii'iuhur this:
l;i-f.r' a K.ml cr.11 fno that steady
IWl.t
It im.'.it have plnrdwd rain's nether
Most .;) ss."
9
I
SEASONACLE GOOD THINGS.
At tiny season of the year frozer
dishes are ngreililile and su'.iieiliiug 11
little different is always
welcomed.
Ice Cresm With Toast
ed Marshmallows and
Chccolals Sauce. Crush
one junket tablet and
dissolve In one table
spoonful of cold water.
Have ready the can of
the freezer, with the
dasher In plnce; put in one ipiart of
rich milk, one cupful of double cream,
one cupful of sugur, one tahlcspnonful
of vnnilln, mix and let stand over wa
ter until Just lukewarm and the mix
ture Jellies; then cool and freeze.
Serve In glasses with a hot chocolate
sauce and a toasted niarshmallow
above,
Frozen Fruit Salad. Cut six slices
of canned pineapple In small, wedge
shaped pieces; add the same quantity
of canned peaches, pears or quinces,
with the liquid from the fruit to fill
a quart mold ; spread a pniMT over
the mold, press down the cover nnd
pack In equal measures of Ice and
salt. 1-et stand two hours. Tlie mix
ture should not be frown too stiff.
Serve cut In slices on nests of lettuce,
with salad dressing. A mayonnaise Is
especially good with this salad.
American Pats da Fole Gras Sand
wiches. I'our boiling water over half
a dozen chicken, turkey or duck livers,
and let simmer In salted water until
tender. When cold, add three hard
cooked egg yolks and press the whole
tlvrough a sieve; add half a teaspoon
fill of onion Juice, a teaspKnful of
fine chopped pursley, five drops of ta
basco sauce, a tablosponnful of Wor
cestershire sauce, one tablespoonful
of olive oil or melted butter, nnd lemon
Juice. Mix well and spread on but
tered bread.
Cider Cake. Take three cupfuls of
flour, two cupfuls of sugar, one cup
ful of butter, three eggs, one-fourth
of a teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoon
ful of soda, one cupful of cider, one
teaspoonful of cinnamon and ollsplce
mixed. Mix and bake tn a moderate
oven and when cold cover with
brown bugar frosting.
No. we don't hptir of nny farm
ers offering to take on winter help
i.j pxchnngi? fcr their Keep. It mit-hl
be chearcr to pay wncci.
ivi
COLLEGE EDUCATION FOR BOY
Kentucky Lad Savea Encugh From
Sate cf Litter of Fine Pigs to
Pay for Schooling.
Her Is the story of bow a Utter of
pigs iroduivd an agricultural college
edin-otlon, a system of farm water
works and general Improvement on a
be.ckwooiU farm that had only primi
tive advantages.
The education went to Jeff Anderson,
a Kentucky Imy of IMilaskl county.
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R.ct for Them.
Jeff l.eb v t.i a boys' club which
had be n 1 I by tlie county
a.vnt. He .: - 1:1- -aged to raise a
litter of tine ; . itnd'-r the club sys
tem by which 'i',- boys applied tip
PMMil tiieil.t. i. ;.!! Kept account of
the results. The p - s sold for a fancy
price. JelT, who hud made Mire prog
less, saved Mime tniitiey from. Lis labor
and in HUH entered the Kentucky
S.ute College of Agriculture for Its
!mrt course.
He had been used to seeing his moth
er and other women curry water 150
yards up n hill for washing and cook
ing. At the agricultural college he
realized the convenience and benefit
to be gained by running water conduct
ed to a tap In the kitchen. When hd
returned home he persuaded his father
to let him put In a water system. A
stund pipe W feet high was Injilt with
a fiDO-gulloii tnnk on top, which gave
sufficient pressure to force water to
the dwelling -KMl feet away. He rigged
up a gasoline engine and pump nt the
spring under the hill. He hud learned
a little about plumbing, so he did till
the pipe fitting In the house. One
month's work at odd times, coupled
with a little of the know-Ice he had
gained nt the State College of Agricul
ture put the water right Into the
kitchen. Jeff tins gone hack to com
plete bis colli ge education ; ar. l they're
still nikli.g bettVr p'gs nt the Ander
sen farm.
RANGE STOCK 13 IMPROVED
Ail Kin;'s cf Sires, Dulla Especially,
Are R'.ccivirrj Clesi C:rutlr,y
by Ei-e'-'d.-r.
In the Western range states all
kinds of sires bulls especially are
revolving scrutiny by live stock own
ers. There Is Increasing evidence that
good purebred mules have wide Influ
ence on the quality of young stock
and on the returns from stock-raising
operations.
One day recently tho I'nltcd States
IVpnrtnient of Agriculture enrolled Id
the "Hotter Sires Petter Stock"
movement several ranchmen, each of
whom had more than 1,000 head of
live Stock. One flock of sheep con
talned 2.10 purebred ewes and 3,430
crossbred ewes, the sires being all
purebred. A cattle raiser who enlist
ed In the campaign the same day notU
fled the department: "I hnve disposed
of two grade Hereford bulls recently,
having decided to nin nothing but
purebred sires." This remark It
typical of the progress of the move
ment In Montana.
TO RESTORE MORGAN STRAIN
Efforts ef Department of Agriculture
Shown In Recent 300-Ml Is Test
for Horses.
Efforts of the United Slates Depart
ment of Agriculture to restore th
Morgan strain of horses, which had be
come nearly extinct, showed their ef
fect In the recent 300-mlle test for
army horses. Out of 27 entries, only
ten finished, and of these the sixth nnd
seventh were Morgan horses, one of
them raised on the department's stock
farm In Massachusetts. The horses
were required to travel 60 miles a day
for five days, carrying the regulation
cavalry load of 245 pounds.
PROFITAELE TO RAISE MULES
Plan Suggested to Farmers Who Ex
perience Difficulty In Selling
Young Horses.
Men with g"od sized mares, who
are having a hard time disposing of
yonnT horses will find It more profit
ab'e to ra'se mules than to raise colts.
Meiiim-iirlced Jacks can now be pur
chased with a reasonable certainty of
breeding.