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-■ - ^ ' . . ·μ^' Hfff ^ - I _ ' % ■*— - *■>£-- η~τ~· 4·· ' . ■___ ' · ' - ; . *r _ 7^ The Oxford Democrat. VOLUME 81. SOUTH PARIS, MAINE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1914. NUMBER 42 , LKKtiT D. PARS.. iceneed Auctioneer, ITU PARIS. MAINE. - ;j Moderate. tji il P. JONES, Dentist. S ,KWiï. · · MAINE. Κ Κ·» γ: 1! :l· lur·—9 to 13—1 to 4. SMITH, Attorney at Law, ;\V \Y, . - · MAINE. Collection* a Spectalt; Λ 4 Ι'ΛΚΚ. Attorney β at Law, MAINE v lie rlcfc· KTVt Γ„Ρ%-* CARL S. BRIGGS, Dentist. J'A HIS. MAINE 9 Α. m to 5 p. m. Even •unt. Special attentate 1«'ren. Γ · cphone 143 4 .. Λ .LOO NASH, od Taxidermist, Street, rear Masonic Block, Connection. NORWAY, I λ JrLEY & BUTTS^ Norway, Maine, nbing, Heating, Sheet Metal Work, S: - CEILINGS A SPECIALTY. £ Examined for Glasses S. RICHARDS. SOUTH PARIS. ME. I. W. iHi^ULER, Builders' Finish I rnUh DOORS an-l WINDOWS of any - ny.c u reasonable price». Window & Door Frames. *«□1 ft any kind of KInteb for IneUle oi « >rK, eea<] In yoar orders. Ptne Lum >hlunlee an hand Cbeap for Cash. .rig, Sawing and Job Work. Matched Pine Sheathing for Sale. !.. W. tUAXDLER, Maine. A- c. 15 years expert Watch· maker with Bigelow Kennard 4 Co., Boston, All Work Guaranteed. Ct"TLJgr * "tt'e out wa but it pays to walk. .inn, WATCHES, CLOCKS AND JEWELRY. With Hobb·' Variety Store. Norway, Me. H IL Lb, Jeweler and Graduate Optician. I westPricesmOxiordGounty. NORWAY, MAINE. L.S. BILLINGS FACTURER OF AND DEALER IN Red Cedar and Spruce Clap trds, New Brunswick Cedar myrlee. North Carolina Pine, Mooring and Sheathing, iroid Roofing:. Wall Board, A:,ple Barrel Heads, and :λ xber of all kinds Soutli Paris, - Maine. WANTED. ' frienced housekeeper for dormi • Kryeburg Academy. Kor partie H ply to Principal K. E. Week· k', Maine. 29iI Why Go to the City FOR SPECTACLES AND EYE GLASSES Ρ I will examine your eyee aud guarantee a perfect fit fox lésa money. S. RICHARDS South Paris Pianos and Organs Second hand Pianos and Organ! for sale at a bargain. Two squan pianos I will sell at low price. A lot of second hand organs that I vil sell at any old price. Come in an< them. New Pianos, Stools, Scarfs Instruction Books, Player pi» nos always in stock at pricei that are right. Send for catalog. W.J.Wheeler, Billings' Block, South Paria. AMONG THE FARMERS. "SFKKU TUB PLOW.· Correspondence on practical agricultural topics U solicited. Address all communications la leaded for this department to Hnii D. Hammond, Agricultural Kdltor Oxford rem ocrat. Pari·. Me. Why Poor Cows ? "There is do good excuse for slack business methods od the dairy farm," say the officials of the Federal Depart ment of Agriculture. Furthermore, ι they say. "A producer who makes no sysematic effort to lower the cost of production by increasing the average production of milk per cow is entitled to little sympathy if he finds the basi cess unprofitable. The profits yielded b> a good cow often go to offset losses caused by poor cows in the same stable. The keeping of records of production of each individual in the herd, the élimina tion of unprofitable cows, the Improve ment of the herd through selection of the best producers and breeding them to a bull of dairy merit, and the selection of the best heifers from such breeding are necessary to put milk production on a sound basis. Unless the producer does these things he disregards the fun damental principles of business ecooo my, and it is unreasonable for such a man to expect the consumer to pay him a profit on business practices which rep resent such economic waste." These statements are worth pondering over. They touch a phase of the milk question that is too often overlooked by those who would ask for more money for their product. "On the other hand," says the department, "the consumer must expect to pay his portion of any legitimate increase in the cost of pro duction due to the marked increase In the cost of production which has re sulted in recent years from feed and la bor problems. "An increasing demand for good, clean milk among consumers has result ed in more stringent regulations coo cerning the sanitary conditions associat ed wi'h the milk supply. Compliance with the»e rel ations requires more care, attention, and extra expense on the part of the producer, and it is only fair that the c meunier should pay bis share of t he cost of improving the quality of the milk." True Wisdom. Lord Bacon said: "Wisdom for man's self alone is, in roauy branches, a depraved thing. It is tbe wisdom of rats that will be sure to leave a bouse somewhat before its fall. It is the wisdom of the fox that thrusts out the badger who digged and made room for bin. It is the wisdom of crocodiles that shed tears when they would devour." To the farmer cometb another kind|of wisdom. It is derived from a study of tbe laws of Nature; how sbe maketh the crops grnw; bow she nourishes these children of ber body and feedeth them from tbe storehouse of the soil. How she assembles the marvelous elements of animal life, making everyone produce after his kiod. Unto man she gives do minion over these things with the strict injunction that he care for the soil, the plant, and the auimal according to tbe laws she, not he, has laid dowo. There is no lesson that Nature teaches to the farmer more clearly than that, if he be comes selfish for himself alone, ignoring tbe rights of plant and animal life and thus would prove a robber of tbe boun ties of Nature, his wisdom shall surely become as foolishness. Thousands upon thousands of farmers have disbelieved this law; have thought they could cheat Nature, play a stingy part toward the soil, toward tbe plant and animal life entrusted to their oare. But the "judgments of God are true and endure forever." Nature in all these thiogs is the voice of God calling upon mau to be reverent, worshipful and wise, and warning him that he must be just. If he is wise be will be more than just, be will be generous, for as the Bible •4>w: "Tbe liberal man deviseth liberal things and by liberal things shall be stand." This is the essence of wisdom in tbe farmer. Amid it all he must not forget to nourish bis mind and with all his get tings get wisdom and understanding. Fertility and Moisture. Observing men have long noticed that io times of drouth fertile land sustained the growth of crops a great deal better than land that ba i been impoverished. An eastern frieod writes this: "I can provide against au excess of moisture by uuderdrainage, but what cao a man do to provide against drouth?" Well, there is one way he can help matters very greatly. He can do what he can tu build up the store of humus and other plant food in his soil with the assurance that his crops will get along with much less moisture under such con ditions. Professor King in bis book on ι '-Soil Management" gives us a clear view of the working of this principle. He says: "Where large yields are expected it is very importaot to understand that less water is required for a crop, io propor tioo to tbe yie d, when tbe soil is abund antly rich Te found that when in rich soils corn, oats, and potatoes used an average of 355 pounds of water for each pound of dry product; on the same soils wben they bad become impoverish ed by repeated cropping without fertili zation, tbe same crops used an average of 625 pounds of water for each pound ot dry produce." So we can see that when a farmer takes extra pains to iocrease the plant food in hi· soil by manuring, or plowing under tbe second growth of clover, or the fourth growth of alfalfa, he is doing a good deal to guard his land against the effects of drouth. There la (*o Worthless Land. If any reader has a piece of seemiogly worthless land, no matter where it is situated, we would advise him to hold on to it. Sometime it is reasonably sure I to be valuable, and there are even chances that it will be worth more than any corn land. It would seem that the Creator never makes anything without its use. Swamps are transformed into fat fields. Sandy deserts blossom under irrigation. Rocky hillsides become stone quarries, or their surfaces are clad with vines and fruit trees. ChemMa are finding use for all sorts of mineral deposits, and tbe United States Geological Survey says: "He is indeed a bold prophet who pretends to forecast either the probability or improb ability of future usefuloess of any raw material. As has been illustrated by tbe radium mineral carnotite, the minér alogie curiosity of one decade may be come the valuable ore of the next. Agaio, tbe principal ore of aluminum, I bauxite, was not even mentioned in a list of useful minerala published by tbe U nited States Geological survey twenty five years ago." Ooat'i for Swlae Mm. Don't uie a scrub boar. Don't have far, lazy sows; make them ι exercise. Keep their appetites well w betted. I The oolooy boose is cheap and effi cient in case none other is available. Don't overfeed at farrowing time. Doo't fatten pigs; keep them growing. ' Don't forget to provide dry, warm, • well-ventilated bog houses. . Don't let pigs drink from mad hole· and stagnant pools. Keep floors, troughs and bedding clsan. Disinfect occasionally. Dip to prevent lice; vscolnateto prevéht chol era; place worm killing mlxtnree within easy access of tbem at all times. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of ' cure.—James G. Fuller, Agricultural experiment Station, University of Wia looaain. Color of Hen'» Leg*· For tome time past there has been In progress atthe Maine·Μ<°» jrejW gation of the cause of the d Jerent «hank color· observed in different br«ede and different individual. of the artS It «.a -ll-^ow. ac generally yellow skinned birds are pre ferred over white skinned o°m I«»r market purposes. In the matter ο preference for yellow skin color in us uoultry the United States stands practl cally alone. Nearly all of the Euro^n countries prefer a white skinn lor tab!· pVp·,.... Tb-, c.a.. ol >b· skin color of birds is really sι ayer οι colored fat wb.ch lies in and below the skin. While the matter has not yet been completely investigated it »· *"'* probable that tbe yellow color of chick^ en fat which gives the color to the «kin m due to the same pigment which gives the yellow color to the milk of the Jer sey or the Guernsey cow. This last consideration is one which calls attention to the practical bearing of these results on shaok color. It is a well established fact, both in cattle and in poultry, that when the fo^ dow Dot sudoIv a sufficient amount of this yellow coloring matter, carotin, for the prod °ut whether m.'lk or eggs, the .mm, ,ben draws on its own body fat for tbe further supply of this coloring rn.tier. This results in a bleaching of the ooay fat of its yellow color while keeping up the color of the milk or tbe eggs. From this fact it results that the general skin color and particularly the shank color, of a hen having naturally ye|>°w "ha^! is much bleached out after the ben bas been layiug heavily, and f^rmor' the heavier tbe laying has beent^» greater will be the amount of bleaching °bIn'constquence of this it is possible to go through a flock at tbe end of a 'a^ng «ear and pick out at once by the color It tbe shanks those birds which have been extremely heavy layer, from those which bave been drones. Tbe dron®" will be tbe birds which, at the end of the season, have bright yellow as one is accustomed to see in P°n® wtrch have not yet begun to lay. On tt.e other band, birds which have done a .ork ».d prodtK«i eggs will have shanks completely whi e, '^Examination at this station of ra^aj hundreds of bird., whose tweif a high producer will bave bright yellow legs at tbe end of *he"J1 , son "Two hundred-egg hens alway have while legs at the end of their pullet of Ygreat deal' of' valu^ ^poultrr SîûndïeddinV which ofbispullets be will keep over to use as breeders in noxt year. If he has no trap nest rec ord, the color of the shanks furnishes him one of the best Indications he can I.av« ai to the way in which these pui lets have laid during their first year life Hi.first selection should always, course be on the strength and con ÎiÎutional vigor, but after haviggked out tbe good, strong, healthy . should then choose from "^ong tho the ones which show the whitest ·®Κβ· Poultrymen often make a ml.take on this point. One frequently bears of a poultryman practicing just 'the oppo «it*—that I», when he culls his puuets in ι be fall for tbe breeders of the ne - k. .in nick out carefully tDose «"Λ"" ,.'.·«'«·· »? ·""»« τ. he U systematically picking out the h 'eedêr.^wbêrea. u'heU^s So." with »»'« white lees he is systematically pick poses. mature oruug svws aie ucsi. The most euccet>B(t^ bog raisers are those who hesitate about getting rid of tbeir mature brood sows. They keep them until their litters begin to grow «mailer. It has been proven conclusive ly that the litters from mature sows are larger, more vigorous and stronger at birth, and make quicker gains than those from younger sows. Whenever a farmer has a sow which has large litters, he should draw his fu ture breeding stock from her, as prolif icacy is usually a family trait and is handed down from one generation to an other. By keeping a record of the lit ters of sows a farmer is in a position to know what auimals to cull out and what to keep. One successful farmer writes that he makes it a practice, in choosing his fu ture brood sows, to see that the animal is strong and has a large lung capacity. He says that be never yet had a prolific brood sow that had a narrow wedge shaped back, especially above the shoul ders. Another point that be insista on is that the eyes be far apart. He says that a sow narrow across the eyes is hard to manage and would make a poor moth er to her litter. Occasionally in a herd a sow pig makes exceptionally quick growth. Keep her and see if she transmits her qualities to her offspring; for in these days of high priced meats, the quick maturing bog is a gold mine to the rais er and every effort should be made to develop them. Then, too, the neighbor· are always on the lookout for such stock and top prices can be obtained for them.—Wm. Kyan in Farm Life. How to Tame a Vicious Bull. We wish we could impress upon own· ers of bulls the idea sufficiently, that a bull is as dangerous as a charge of dyna mite. We wish also that we oould get owner· of bulls to buy a tread power in which to work the bull at least two hour· a day. We bave called attention several times to the good effect of throwing a bull by the aid of the double-loop rope. We have seen some very savage ball· won derfully tamed by that process. Take a good balf-inch rope, pass it through the nose ring and up between the horns to a point juat back of the fore legs; here make a loop around tbe body bringing the rope to tbe top of tbe apine. Make a half-loop and pass it on to a point joat in front of the bind legs; here make another loop about tbe body mak ing a half bitch as before at tbe top of the back. Let the rope run oat to tbe rear of tbe animal, say six feet, with same length to spare in front of his head. Then let two stout men take bold of tbe rope end· and pull hard and tbe bull drop· to tbe ground a· though be had been shot. Let him up to hi· feet and drop him again. Hold bim down by tbe bead a few minutes and Jet bim up and drop bim again. By tbl· time be will be thoroughly cowed, mystified and so impressed with the power of man over him that be will be as docile as a kitten. The great advantage of tbia process ia that tbe bull la not hurt or angered bot be is greatly scared at bia losa of bodily power. Bvery boll that shows signs of a tur bulent disposition should be given a doss of the rope in this way occasionally. It may save a good man's life.—Hoard'· Dairyman. Notes. There was a good farmer named Fred, Wbo built him a splendid low shed ; His implements there He kept with great care— "'Tie better and cheaper," be said. Timothy is useless, although rowen it an excellent feed for ebeep. For tbe sheep a shed open to th< south wbioh provides plenty of freeb air, dry footing, dry bedding, and freedom from drafts is exoellent. Remember tbat when yon are in th< right yon can afford to keep your tern I per, and tbat when you're in the wrong you can't afford to loae It. The ~ QUARRY Bu JOHN Λ. MOROSO Copyright 1SU, by Llttl·, Brown Λ Co> CHAPTER VII. Help From th· Dud. THE long ride on the brakebeam bad covered Montgomery's face, hands and clothes with duat and grease until he seemed a part of the bog In which he had sought shelter from the hounds at his heels. Moving cautiously and always fearful of a pit of quicksand, he sought one of the high and dry hummocks Bill bad told him of. He needed sleep and rest, for be bad worn out bis feet and legs In the race from Sing Sing to North Tarrytown and his arms In the swimming of the river. Clinging under a freight car for the rest of the flight had racked every nerve and muscle In him Montgomery came to a little estuary of the bay piercing the marsh grass. On the other side he could see as he peered througb the rent be made in the green wall a rise In the marsh lev el and, topping it. a cluster of wild flowers. He recognized it as his ref uge against high tide and a place where he could lie down and sleep. No bed ever felt so soft and alluring to a worn creature. The sun at meridian beat down In a straight shaft upon the sleeping man, and gnats aud mosquitoes fed upon him, but still be slept Only semi conscious of the act, be pulled his gray blouse over bis bead and face and stuck his bands under It when the tor ture became too great In the afternoon the breeze from the sea Increased to q, gale as the tide reached the flood and the skies be came overcast Δ great clap of thun der awakened the sleeping fugitive The water was lapping at his feet The wind bad sent mosquitoes end gnats to cover. He stripped and wash ed himself clean. A glance at the heavens told him that soon the rain would fall He bad been twenty-four hours without a drink of water or a particle of rood. Bill bad warned him about the tortures of thirst He placed the felt hat sriven him by the burglar so that it would catch the rain He followed Bill's advice and of bis blouse made a little cloth reservoir supported on sticks of driftwood. The fall of the rain on bis nuked body and up turned face would reduce the fever set up by the stings of the pests, and be would board us best be could what rainwater be could catch' In blouse and bat The rain began to fall, and the first •plashing of It against bis body was ae a flow of ointment to the sores of Job after a flood of stale words from bis comforter Blldad. the Sbuhlte. Up from the distant ocean the clouds rolled In great black folds, ripped rag gedly In wbite streaks as the llghtulug played and as the thunderous voices proclaimed that a hot sky and a smil ing sea bad brought forth α summer's storm. The gale lucreaaed as the afternoon wined, and as his clotb reservoir filled he squatted beside it making fast the sticks that held the corners and care fully guarding It Twice he leaned over and drank thirstily when It tilled and began to overflow. Ile was groping for more sticks of driftwood to strengthen his reservoir supports when α white object in the marsh grass struck tils eye. In the gloaming of a stormy twilight be could not make out Just whnt the object was, and he parted the grass and leaned nearer. He recoiled with a little cry of horror, lie had looked upon the face of a drowned man! For several minutes be stood nuked and shivering, awed but not frightened. Then he parted the grass again, reach ed down and dragged to his little Is land the abandoned tenement of a man's soul. James Montgomery knelt beside the body and prayed. And as be prayed there came to his mind the thought that none other than bis merciful Fa ther in beaveu bad sent to him this outcast of life. He bad brought with him an offering of a ault of clothes. In the pitch black of a night of storm the fugitive put upon the dead man the blouse with the white disk and white star of honor and the baggy trousers. In the soaked and muddled suit of working clothes he took In exchange Montgomery knelt for a final prayer In parting with the dead and then die appeared In the marsh grass toward the nearest shore lights. ······ d Aa the men directing the bands of hunters reported by telephone from boar to hour that no trace of the es caped convict had been found the warden of Sing Sing extended bis roue of search. Inspector Ranscombe was reached by telephone at his New York home. He gave orders for a search of all railroad yards, and the Oak street police station was Instructed over .the telephone to send a man to the little flat In Oliver street and rout out Mike Kearney. At headquarters the lieutenant In charge of the detective bureau Inform ed Kearney that there waa no reason for haste. "The Inspector just telephoned (Oi you to wait here until he comes.*' he said. "Jim Montgomery, the yegg you sent up for life, escaped from Sing Sing last night and"— " "What?" gasped Kearney. The tone of his voice was that Of s man who had been deeply aggrieved. "How'd he get out?" "Here's a morning paper. It wHJ give you all the détails." Kearney read the story carefully an<3 (hen «rent to the identification bureau and secured all the records In the cas< of the police against James Montgom ery. The Inspector arrived at 9 o'clock and Kearney waa summoned befon blm Immediately. "Well, Mike." hailed the Inspector "what do you think of tbe departure of Mr. Montgomery?" Kearney shrugged his shoulders "He alnt tbe firet yegg to get out" b< said. "They got plenty of money ant dont mind spending It The papen ι say be was tbe best machinist lb tb< prison. I guess hell be using electrli drills on safes around tbe country." "Ha waa only a boy ai I remembei him." suggested the Inspector, "and somehow be Impressed me as tratbfnl although the evidence convicted him of the crime" "There's lots of boy wonders among the crooks." replied the detective "There's the Boston Kid, Little Jlmmle Moran, Baby Bernstein and a wbok raft of them that's Jost ont of short pants." "Well, everything Is pretty quiet now," said the Inspector, "and we might just as well spend a little time on the Montgomery escape. Do you think you can tind him?" "I gotta good start on the Job. Kearney replied. "We got his record He can grow whiskers, chance dis name and hide where he wants to, but if 1 ever get the print of one of bb fingers and check up on it be comet: back to Mulberry street with me." it Is only a part of an hour's jour ney from the (Jrand Central station In Forty-second street, to the prison Tillage of Osslnlng. Detective Lieutenant Michael Kear ney presented himself In the warden's office at Sing Sing at 10:30 o'clock the morning after the escape or convict Ho. 60.108. — He showed bis authority to the warden and said abruptly. "We put him in here for life, and we want to get him back here and keep him here.' The warden flushed, but controlled ftls anger. "Well, this istft exactly the place to hunt for No. 60.108," said be. "He left here about 11 o'clock last night" •'Did be have any help from the out side?" asked Kearney. "None that we know of. He man aged to Blip out In a box with a lot ol machinery." "Did he get any Inside belpF "None that we know of." Rag· Had Blinded the Conviot "Did be have a cellmatef "He did." "I'd like to talk with bim." In a few minutes the great balk oi Kill Hawkins showed In tbe door ot The office. Kearney had taken a chair with bis back to a window tilled with sunlight The old convict saw him. but could not make out his features because of I be glare In bis eyes, lie sensed tbe liiiiunu bloodhound in bim, however lie recognized tbe big feet and droopy rorm of the plain clothes niau and was fully acquainted with the old trick ot sitting with the back to the light Bill nodded to the wardeu. "Hello. Bill," was Kearney's greet lug The detective hud recognized him as an old ofTeiider. Rill turned to hlui and walked *so that the Hght would not be directly in his eyes. From h better position be studied tbe detective's face a moment "The detective here would like to ask you some questions/' said tbe wardeu. "How much more time you got to serve, Bill?" asked Kearney. "Ten years and then some," was the answer "Marks against youT" The old burglar hesitated. "He ain't got no stripes on his arm. wardeu," said Kearney. "Would you mind finding out what thë prison chargea were against him?" The deputy warden furnished tbe record. It showed that on his own confession be had been found guilty of ptannlng to escape and bad suf fered the addition of more than two years' extra time to his sentence A suit of clothes bad been found In his cell, the report of the conviction re; lated. "You got the suit still, warden?" ask. ed Kearney. "Yes." The deputy was sent for it •Try on the coat Bill," ordered Rear ney when the 'clothes were brought him. Bill, a smothered volcano of annth emas. did as he was Instructed. The sleeves, of tbe coat reached barely be yond the elbows of bis gorilla-like arms,-and so tight was it that buttons and buttonhole*- were a good six inch es apart "You didn't expect to erf-ape In thatr asked Kearney. The convict Ignored the question. "You made It for your cell mate who did escape," the detective said sharply "What are you kicking about'/" de manded BUI, his sunken eyes flashing hate as he spoke "Ain't 1 taking the extra time?" "But you dont have to, Bill," coaxvd Kearney. "You can get that time tnk en off and then some of the original sentence, too, if you will help us out' < Tbe. bribe was offered· Bill sneered and looked to the warden as if in «application that Kearney be kicked from the room. The warden had no sympathy with the olass of work his detective visitor was indulging in. He made a motion with his hand to the convict, a sign to him to control himself. "Nothing doing." said· the old bur glar to Kéaraey. "You've served a good part of your sentence," suggested Kearney, "Now, suppose I get · a pardon or a pa rote through for you. will you- help?" dont know nothing." Bill ofaoked out — -Kearney sat quietly for a moment ! as if deciding on the sise and quality of his next' bribe offering. "Bill" began Kearnéy slowly. j "What Γ "I saw, your old g^rl one night last week—Rosle." >.· The heavy Jaw of Hawkins dropped, and be felt as if the talons of a great eagle had gripped bis heart "She was pretty hard up," added Kearney. "She bad changed from Broadway to Third avenue and then to tbe Bowery·" . I Bill's tongue was protruding over hla yellow lower teeth. Rage was chok ing h<Tn. -She was a pretty girl when I was a kid on the cope," continued Kearney. A coughing sound, each as a tiger makes when be swallows a sharp Mirer of bone, came from the convict ▲ clood swept by the warden In hla chair and fell upon Detective Lieuten ant Michael Kearney of police bead· quarters. New York. For a moment Mike Kearney wai close to death, but rage bad blinded the convict, and be fumbled in hit reach for the tbroat of his enemy. A dozen prison attendants were in the room at the sound of ffie crash, and Bill Hawkins was dragged from hit prey In time. · The detective struggled to his feel and straightened out bis rumpled clothes. When he got his wind he turned to the convict and said, "1 guesi that means a little more time for you, BUI." The warden bad had enough of the practice of the third degree In his of fice. "One minute," be said to the at tendants holding BI1L He turued tc Kearney. "Have you finished?" be asked. "lea." He turned to the livid old prlsonei before him. "Bill, wbb this woman be told you about your wife?" "She's my wife," he panted. "She's got the certificate to prove It If she'a on the Bowery It's because she didn't have nowhere else to go." "Go back to your cell. Bill." said the warden Working on the trite axiom that chickens come home to roost, Kearney looked up every friend of the Mont gomery family In Nyack and the coun try around. He Impressed the town police with the necessity for alertness and patience In aldlug In the recapture of the escnped convict Montgomery would come back some day to the place of his birth. When the exile yenrs grew etale and profit less the heimweh would get him and be would succumb to It Kearney ar ranged with the postal department to put a wutcb on all letters sent to the Immediate friends of his quarry and his dead and buried mother. All this carefully attended to. Keur ney had the printer of the police de partment spread on his form photo graphic plates showiug Montgomery's face in profile and In full. A reward of $1.000 for Information leading to bis recapture was announced in black type above the pictures. Below was given a minute description of the convict taken from the police records. These circulars were printed and sent to ev ery police center In every city and town In the country It was not exciting detective work, but Kearney went at It as if his whole career depended on Its successful ac complishment With the aid of a ste nographer and a mimeograph he eent special letters to the heads of all big firms employing machinists. This nar rowed the search to a considerable ex tonf CHAPTER VIII. "Hunted." MONTGOMERY traveled all night nod with morning dropped off on the outskirts of a little New Jersey village. He re mained In the woods all day, determin ed that the good start, bo providential ly given him, should not be lost through any lack of caution on his part At a brook he cleaned himself and the muddled garments he wore, and at evening of the second day of his es cape he felt that he could present him self among his fellows again. During this time be had appeased his hunger with carrots, radishes and turnips from the edge of a truck farm. He craved a warming drink and more substantial food. After dark he entered the village and found a lunch wason near the railroad station It was while eating In this roadside cara vansary that he overheard two men goeslplng afcout the $1,000 reward of fered for his recapture. "It was a daring escape," said the man next him. "The newspapers all wrote It up In Une style and announced that the police would pay the reward I asked Constable Mlklejohn about It. and he told me that soon a description nnd bis pictures would be in the hands "f every police office everywhere." Montgomery finished his meal In el lence. paid for It from the money he had brought with him from prison and departed He realized that within a week or ten days be would not dare show his face to a police officer In city or vll (age He wou'd have to get beyond the police net if be could. It would take time for him to grow a beard and change his appearance. He would seek refuge In a part of the country where villages and towns were not so closely crowded together. In some re mote corner he could, perhaps, secure for himself some little social standing. I°st enough to feel as if be had some Identity other than that written In the police records. He would willingly work his bunds to the quick in any form of honest toll for this boon. He secured ,a time table at the rail road station and. finding that a south ern express paused there, bought a ticket to Richmond, Va. On the train he secured copies of the New York newspapers and read the accounts of the search for the escaped i-onvlct In all of the stories reference was made to the fact that he was an expert machinist and be felt that the police would surely look for him among t hose of his craft Hla heart sank with in him. His craft was to bring blm the meau9 by which some day his name would be cleared so that he would have the Inestimable boon of moving without a police shadow at hla heels, of living In the open and of doing hie beat In the struggle of Ufa Montgomery lingered In Richmond for several days, taking a humble lodg ing In a cheap boarding· house and (gradually equipping hlmaelf with ' a modest wardrobe He lived with strictest economy, boarding hla scant} supply of mtmey. He yearned for a chance to work with hla handa, but he feared to aboer- hlmaelf In the daytime aa yet At the end of a week he learn ed from an afternoon paper tbat tb« local police bad posted circulars offer log a reward for his capture He saw lb own picture on the front page ol the paper and under it a close and ae curate description of hlmaelf. Hi would have to move on. He did jot return to hla lodging bouse for the little supply of dothec be had gathered, though he had paid for hla room in advance. He knew that every other city In the countrj would soon be added to the pollc< mesh, and be determined to leave th< paved atreeta for the qnlet and aecla 1 don of counter roads. In a section 01 the dty where tbe poorer people dl their shopping he bought a tin of mei and a box of crackers. He still ha 125, and he would have spent the moi of It for a kit of tools, but he did n< dare run the risk. He managed I pick up in a s mull «hop a soldertn outfit, a light hammer, resin, a spa of wire and a few other essentials f< a tinker's outfit He made a light pac and as night was falling found hi way southward out of the dty. J J was summer, and be could sleep i barns and stables or in the open duj ing fair weather. He determined I travel on foot by night and sleep b day until bis beard was fully grown. ······· Into the lower bay of New Tor came welling one of the highest title of the early summer. Higher an higher the water rose until the nesl of the marsh fowl floated away an only the top of the New Jersey sedg was to be seea The highest of tb hummocks in tbe meadows was cot ered. With the turning of the tld their gatherings of spindrift were rt turned to the waters whence they cam and the dead friend of Montgomer floated from Newark bay through th Kill von Kull to tbe harbor of Net York. Among the scores of telephone π ports from Harbor Sqoad A at Pie No. 1, North river, during this bus season of the year for the men on th police boats, one read. "Body of cor vict found floating near Tompklnsviih Staten Island. Sent to morgue." This report was made direct to cer tral office. Mike Kearney was prepai Ing a new circular to send broadcas find stimulate interest in the recaptur of James Montgomery when the des lieutenant called him and showed hlr the slip from Harbor A. He read I carefully and handed it back, then pu his unfinished composition In his deal picked up bis weatherbeaten derby am left headquarters for the morgue. He asked the morgue keeper to shot him the clothes taken from the hod of the convict brought In by tbe hurbo police. He examined them and foun the white disk and star Montgomer had won by five years of exemplar conduct This would have assured careless worker that the body was (ha of the man who bad escaped oulv rt cently from Sing Sing. But Kearue was no careless worker. He asked t be shown the body Itself, but becaut, of the wear of the elements he coul· make no satisfactory identification ο the features. A month had passe since his quarry had slipped blm. "Just a minute," be said to th keeper. From one of his pockets be produc-w a little tin box, a sheet of white pape and a brush of camel's hair The bo: contained charcoal powder Kearne: reached Into the receptacle of the deal body and pulled out the right hand He dusted the finger tips with th charcoal and pressed them against tbi paper. With this token us to the Ideu tlty of thé deud man, he returned t< police headquarters. The Bertillon records gave up th tallying card for the finger prints ο Janles Montgomery. Kearney sturilet the official record and the print he hue made at the morgue and then smllei grimly. Tbe charcoal prints were of the fin gers of a different mun! He went buck to bis desk and con tinned the composition of his new clr cular. I After the fourth night of lonely Jour I neylng beneath the stars and thre< I days bidden lu forest nooks, drlukluj from brooks and eating sparely frou hie little stock of food, Montgomery found that he would have to cbang. his plan of flight He was now fu enough from the cupital of the 0:< I Dominion to feel a degree of safety I The farther he got from civilizatioi I on a large scale the deeper became tin conviction that be could now afford ti I risk travel by day. Farmhouses wen I far apart, and for the better share o I each day the streets of little hamlets I where the country people did tliel I trading, were deserted He abandon I ed living In the woods under shelter I knocked up hastily with boughs am leaves and took the road at daybreal I one morning, his tinker's pack nve I his shoulder, ready to be dropped an< put In use at the flrst Job that offered The whole summer was spent afoo I on the highway. In many a pleasun I farmhouse he found welcome In th< I evening after η day of usefulness I Frequently the warm bed under tin I shingles and the hearty meals offeree him In return for bis labor be felt t< be wages as great aR any man mlgh I desire. He met kindliness and godll ness at every hand. I Sometimes he would And a host wh I would keep him employed for a weel or ten days, in every tiny farm settle ment he found a little white steepl of a ciapboarded church topping tb I oaks and pines, and on Sabbath dny I he joined these little congregations, of feting up his constant prayer of gratl I tude for bis deliverance. The last sickly trace or the prlsoi I pallor had left him quickly. A shot brown beard and mustache bad grow I to aid the change of his appearance I The large brown eyes in the beard e< I face gave the suggestion of one wh I bid suffered much ard who bad gale ed the essence of divinity. In every farmhouse be rouod a B1 BTfc, that book which is a library in i I self. Being a tinker, a creature of tt I highways and byways, be coul I glimpse and cherish the beauties of tt poetry written by Isniab and Amc and Mlcah. Then, too, he gained a< cess during the long, quiet evenings 1 other books In the bouses where tt • stranger was made welcome. This wholesome, If Itinerant, Hi gradually shaped bis character to wonderfully fine combination of sain Unese and vigor. The dust and tu moll of a city street again would bai made him reel and become fajnt· Tt rush and confusion of a crowded bal I ltatlon of men would have been to hlj I a veritable court for dragons. Occasionally be would feel tbat tt police net from Mulberry street wt thrown too closely to him. Going inl villages for supplies, be would bèi about new efforts to recapture him ac of new circulars sent out by bis hun ers. On such occasions be woul hasten back to remote roads aud faro houses. Would he ever be able to get ft enough away from bis Implacable pu sneto to ncmln take un his work wit machinery? He had taken the nan; of John Nelson and had saved evei penny tbat be bad earned with his ii tie handful or tools. After maklii long stops in various farmhouses du ing the autumn and the drat winter < his regalued liberty be found bimxe on the boundary of Virginia aud Nor! Carolina. ι Ahead of him were the grëntM-utti > mills of the south, with their uiyrii workers and witli tbHr great mass< ! ' of the most modern macbluery turn» i oat by geniuses la invention In this great mountain belt of industry be felt that be would find bis future work. One dny be put aside bis bumble ticker's kit aad applied for work la a cotton mill as α machinist À year bad passed since bis escape from tbe prison on tbe Hudson. Joba Neltwu bad advanced far be yond tbe circle of tbe ordinary man of bis craft, and be could b&re pushed rapidly ahead of mnny of bis fellow employees In the first cotton mill where he obtained employment Bat he was content with obscurity for awhile yet and he kaew that tbe time would not be wasted, for every hour of It would give blm a better grasp of cottoo mill work. He lived In α mill town that seldom saw the coming of strangers, and be made his habitat among tbe poorer class of employees, preferring to spend bis board money as a means of help where It was most ueeded. Be made no Intimate friends among the people, concentrating all bis effort of mind la the study of mill machinery and in reading works on mechanical engineer ing, which he borrowed from bis super intendent Despite his effort to remain In the background of workers, he wus quickly recognized as an expert and was ad ranced In wages as well as In the tm / π . — • 1 1 (CP I He Applied For Work In a Cotton Mill. portance of his tasks. By sheer force of ability be bud attained tbe degree | of mechanical engineer and wus al ready at that point of bone.st attain ment when at any moment be might be called to strip off Ills overalls and step to the desk'of a ten thousand a year man. ' Nelson did not feel that bis first mill was tbe place for bis ultimate effort , to reach tbe top He bad come whence I do man knew. Ele had no past to of I fer. He could give no reference of any I sort as to his life or character. He could never tell truthfully where ho bad gained the working foundations for the knowledge be possessed. He prepared to move on and made bis first requvst for a letter of recom mendation, which was gladly given by bis superintendent. With this bit of paper in his possession he had estab , llshed a past He bad something by wbicb he could identify himself as I John Nelson, mechanic. No one would bare to take his won) only; he could offer this reference Tbe few kindly words of praise written at his request ι were more precious to him than silver or gold. , Tbe garmeuts of a laborer were no , longer suitable. He parted with them , for clothes of letter texture. Ells old . pack was cast aside forever, and In Its place was a heavy trunk, big enough and strong enough to carry his ward ■ robe and the hooks be had begun to buy wit I* his savings. ι He said good by to his first mill and I took tbe train south, crossing tbe Nortb Carolina state line into tbe Piedmont ■ section of South Caroliua. I ai» objective was the mountain city et Greenville and tbe great plant of t tbe Reedy River mills. These mills were situated outside of the city and > were famous not only for their superb equipment awl pn duct but also for • tbe administration of their labor and I social affairs. They made a commu ι nlty by themselves, a community gov t erned by tbe president of tbe company, a humane, wealthy and capable man. Montgomery had every reason to be > Ileve that be would be safer employed ι wltb tbe Heedy Hiver company tban be would be elsewhere iu the cotton - belt He sought tirst of all cover from » hie pursuers. 1 He left tbe trahi at Greenville and found It u thriving little city resting in the deep, cool shade of the Blue Ridge mountains. He looked toward 1 tbe distant giant tumuli; they seemed t to him a wall that God had Hung up > against his pursuers and as a mighty stockade against the evils and miseries ' of the outside world ' He ordered bis baggage sent to tbe botel near tbe station and took a trol ley car to the mills. He found tbe . traperintendent Howard Lansing, anx ious for Just such a man. satisfied with ® the letter of recommendation, and was employed at high wages immediately. e Here, among the mountains, be would * make bis stand aud bis fight Here o was tbe borne or .lohu Nelson. James β Montgomery was dead. è CHAPTER IX. ■ The Coming of the Woman, wj Ο WARD LANSING, who bad iminedlute executive charge of 1 11 tlle working force of tbe ® Recd.v mills, wns a master D both of men and machinery. At the half century mark of Ufe. he bad come β to admire and bold as due two things s —Ability and decency. 0 These two things struck cumeo-like r to his vision In John Nelson, who bad d applied to blui for work, modestly, as l. a plain machinist No tangle of a (j million threuds from the bobbins t. brought an exclamation of dlsgUst from his lips. No solution of any Intri τ cate mechanical problem caused him r- to exult h Nelson was Lansing's kind of man, e and tbe auperiuteudent invited him to J come and live at his home. Both men t' were taciturn, appreciative, but with· * holding their words, as do most men r* who handle and care for the wonder 'r folly animated ainews of industry, lf which speak only with their product '' Nelson was glad to uccept Lansing's offer and transferred bis belongings " to tbe superintendent's comfortable home od the curving red road that * rune from Greenville upward toward " Paria mountain. è lira. Lansing welcomed the stranger, and her little brood of four children βοοα accepted blm as a member of the family. His bedroom windows opened to the blue mountains, which cut blm off from tbe rest of tbe world. In tbeee surroundings, whlcb gare him almost tbe full charm of domes ticity, Nelson started bis new life with a growing sense of security. There was no Idle moment la the day's calendar of hours and minutes for John Nelson. Ele worked not for the pay that was glren. but tbe pay was increased from time to time, and monthly his earnings went to swell a bank account that reached three lig ures. Two nights of each week the light in his room burned until after mid night On these nights be labored at bis desk on the plans of a device that would mean tbe earing of thousandi of dollars a year in waste from the carding machines of tbe mills. The waste filled tbe air with lint choking the operatives as Ibey worked A new adjustment of certain parts of tbe ma chinery was the problem engaglug h s mind. He wrought over bis -plans un til he felt that they would stand the proving test of a model; then tbe accu mulated wages etood him well, as a forgotten friend sometimes stands a man. He had the model built and in stalled in tbe attic of the Lansing home. Power was obtained by connecting a small dynamo with wires supplying the bouse wltb electric lights. Cotton was brought from the mills, and one night Lansing and Nelson sat for an hour watching the tiny carding ma chine meet the new demands of ecou omy put upon It There was not an ounce of cotton waste. Nelson was to be made rich by tlie product of bis genius and Ills patient toil. "Ifs all right, old man." said tbe mill superintendent Nelson nodded. "If you don't mind I'll call up Mr. Bryan, the president of the company, and ask blm to run over," suggested Lansing. The mill president α gray and court ly gentleman, reached the house with in a half hour, and the little throng gathered about the machinery to see it In operation "Mr. Bryan, this Is Mr. Nelson.'' «ud Lanei.ig. introducing tbe president to bis fellow worker. "You have henrd me speak of blm. 1 thought his achievement of such Importance that no time should be lost In Informing you of It" Mr. Bryan extended his band to Nel son. "1 am glad to meet you.'' he said, "and I hope that your Invention will prove all that Mr. Lansing expects It He is quite a partisan οΓ yours, though. He likes to sine your prulses, Mr. Nelson.-' The model was ready for trie test Nelson switched on the current Mr. Bryan sat watching It In opera tion. stroking his white mustache re flectively and peering with keen blue eyes at the new cogs and rollers fash ioned under the direction of this me chanic who hod crossed the North Car ollna border to Join his army of worn era. "I congratulate you, Mr Nelson." said tbe mill president. "Your new carding machine will make you a «real deal of fume among inlllmen It will make you a comfortable fortune also. 1 am sure, nud it wilt beuclit mill workers. It Is a pleasure to me to think that one of mv own men has accomplished this, and 1 shall aid you all that I can In seeing that vour pat ent rights are protected." Lansing and Nelsou saw Mr. Bryau to his machine and then went to tbe library. "I hope we don't lose you when the money comes in," said Lansing. "Lose me?" echoed Nelson with a smile. "This is my borne, and I hope to live and die here. I came here friendless and have found friends and fortune." The mill president lost no time In having Nelson's invention fully pro tected by pateuLs. One of tbe wealth iest of southern capitalists, It was a simple matter for IMm to call tbe at tention of the manufacturers of mill machinery to the work of bis em ( nmEr^ "I congratulate you, Mr. Ν·!··»*·" ployoe. For tbe rtgbl to manufactura and sell bis Improved carding machine Ν el so α was paid $10,000 cash and giv en a royalty on tbe sales. ι · When tbe transaction was closed and tbe money deposited in bis bank John Nelson felt that the dream of his pris· on days was beginning to materialize The foundation of tho fortune necee sary fpr him to prosecute s world wide search for tbe man for wboM crime bo had suffered was laid. Dit aim was higher than money and ease. To pile up a fortune was only a detail of the task before blm. Ills brain wni already busy with tbe incubation oJ η no! lier Inveutive Idea. (TO SS COIVTtirUBD.]! 'Used to It 8be— I suppose It would break your beart if I were to say that 1 can onl« be a sister to you. Ile—Not at all. !'n> άββί; to having girls say that.—Ex change. Ths 8sorst Incentive. When I read history and am Im pressed with any great deed I feel as if I should like to see tbe women who Is concealed behind It as Its secret in centive.—Heinrich Heine Good nature sod common sense art required from all