"QUANTITY, QUAL-
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fefroio J ranlMiiinrii ami a*tUls<
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•Vorloofcod.
Various mlnwln of ik* total rleld
of »h«»t for tfe« country hat■ b«-«>n
tuade. but ll la not I ho tust I (Hal thai
influent"** thu general t<<wli<r to murk
*a what h«» t»*ofl Uulir Hill I > tdujlljr.
The grand InUl
miwrtr.
LAST VOYAGE
SAB
A»* W0UI
mmssriomm
#um* <./■
T»>« alary "t—w
at J»hO iN-pl,.r,a
i-tiuMU man mat
Valparaiso. Chile
•nlnlac ratioD*
wtlh tha Inlroltt. lion
>4i>nlul«r, a ttasaa-
>iml bi authorities al
IMii| im»iMiwt In
ti ttnllvla. ha tu il«
nuutH-ed by t'hllr >a an lusurrsetloolst
•ivI aa a rnMn|iirn<« *aa liMlna Al hla
hotel hla attention waa attrsrted h> an
aay |30 million liuah ' Kftgtlalniiaa and a rnum wuman
#1* may have Ita effect on the grain '
price ol I In- world. It tuny U> Interest '
Ing to know that In tb* nurld'a mar
kel» the «k< at trup at Canada Ua» '
suddenly broken upon ih«- trading
boards. and wlib lb<- Argpnilnc. and
with Ituaala and India, la now a lac-
lor In Ihr making of price*. If ao to-
day. what will lm Ita «ffnt fire or ten
years from now, when, Inatcail of
there bring seven million acres under
crop with a total yield of 136 or 1:10
million buihclii. there will be from 17
to 30 million acrns In wheat with a
yield of from 32S to 6<>0 million bush-
els. When ft la conalderod that the
largest yield In the United states but
alightly exceeded 700 mlIIIon bushels,
tile greatness of these Hguros may be
understood Well, auch la n xafe fore-
cant, for Canada linn the land and It
haa the soil. Bveu today the Pro**-
lace of Saskatchewan, one of the three
front wheat growing province* of Can-
ada, with Khi.OOO acres under wheat,
produces nearly #0 million bushels, or
upwards of one-tenth of tho greatest
yield of the United States. And Sas-
katchewan ia yet only In the begin-
ning of ita development. Aa l,ord
Orey recently pointed out in apeaklng
on '.hla very aubject, thla year'a crop
doea not represent one-tenth of the
aoll equally fertile thut la yet to be
brought under the plough.
Individually, reports are to hand
of ylelda of twenty-flve, thirty and
thirty five buatuda to the acre. SooreB
of yields are reported of forty and
some as high as sixty bushels. The
farmer, who takes care of his soil,
who gels his seed-bed ready early, is
certain of a splendid crop.
The news of tho magnificent crop
yield throughout tho Canadian West
will bo pleasiug to the friends of the
thousands of Americans who are resi-
dents In that country and who aro
vastly instrumental in the assistance
they are rendering to let the world
know itu capabilities.
ib
- yiNtng unman fr<>m
lla waa thanked by
CHAPTER III.
Household Remedies.
A little fellow rushed breathlessly
Into u drug store.
"Please, sir, some linament and some
cement!"
"What?" nskod the puzzled clerk.
"What's the trouble?"
"Mam hit pop on the head with a
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The happiness of our later life is in
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It is harder for a woman to pray her
husband into heaven than It. is to nag
him into the other place.
Pr. Plercc'i Pfllfti. small. su^nr-costcd. onsy to i
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lhrer nitkt bowels and cum* constipation.
Don't blame the phonograph ir it has
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carrara
LIVER PILLS
Carters
In Which Opportunity Comca.
A period of decided depression fol-
lowed. the earlier vision of youth fa-
ding swiftly as I renllxed what the
message of this card plainly meant,
and contemplated the social gulf
yawning between myself and this
woman of the Kngllsb aristocracy. A
cat may look at a king, and a South
American adventurer might venture to
gase admiringly upon this beautiful
gentlewoman, yet vaulting ambition
should have a care lest It o'erleap
Itself. Oh. well. It was not much t hud
to overcome—merely an Impression, a
fugitive admiration which would early
perish, for It was hardly probable we
should ever meet again. In spite of his
lordship's stiff Invitation, and her ex-
ceeding warm glance secretly sec-
onding it.
I smiled grimly at thought of so In-
sane a dream of love at such a time
and place. Here was I, alone, unable
to change my environment, every
movement bringing new danger, al-
most certain of early detection, the
result imprisonment or death; yet
turning aside to quarrel with o^e only
too glad to denounce me should he dis-
cover the truth, and totally forgetting
every caution In sudden admiration for
a girl never seen before, probably
never to be seen again. But a smile
can leave a deeper wound than a
sword, and my mind would recur. In
spite of other Interevenlng thoughts,
to the pleasant mystery behind her
gracious words and action. 1 was thus
lingering over the nuts and wine,
dreamlug a fool's dream, and idly won-
dering at the cause of that endless
racket in the streets below, with the
chorus of vivas arising from the
crowded plaza, when the open win
dow facing my table became suddenly
darkened by a burly figure. Before
I could push back my chair, the unwel-
come Intruder on my privacy was po-
litely bowing before me, one hand
pressed upon his heart.
"Pardon, senor, my so abrupt ap-
pearance"—and I gazed curiously into
a round, bronzed face, guarded by
closely clipped side-whiskers, and il-
lumined by steady black eyes—"but
the waiter said I should certainly find
you alone here, and my need was most
urgent. I address the Senor West?"
It was the name I had assumed, and.
with closely pressed lips, I bowed in
silent acknowledgment of my identity,
feeling little doubt about the man's
mission. The round, rather compla-
cent face broke into a genial smile of
relife.
"Must fortunate I am thus to dis-
cover you with such facility," he con-
tinued fluently, using both hands in
gesticulation. "Senor. it Is now* a
greft favor 1 would ask. Could you
yield me tho honor of a private inter-
view in my own room?" pointing up-
war' impressively. "It is upon the
floor above."
"If your mission is in regard to the
Sanchez affair, senor," I returned
somewhat coldly, "privacy is hardly
! necessary. The preliminary details
! | can all be arranged here."
[ He gazed at me in surprise, rub-
! bing his hands together swiftly.
"The Sanchez afflalr! I know not as
| to that, senor. The matter on which
| I come is most delicate, most secret;
It is not for other ears. 'Tts because
! of what I would communicate that 1
• seek private audience."
I I remained motionless, looking
I straight at him, my teeth clenched on
my cigar, my mind busy with expedi-
ents. If his call had nothing whatever
Ito do with my quarrel with Sanchez, it
must be an arrest. Yet why was the
; fellow so mysterious? What did he
require of me in private audience? Ah!
I a bribe, probably—he desired to learn
' first what amount 1 would give for
I an opportunity to cscape. I arose to
j my feet, the whole affair settled with-
in my own mind, and cool enough to
I take advantage of every opening thus
] presented.
"Very well, senor: lead the way
j and I will follow."
Show Them What War Means!
"Sangre
Cristol
"Rueno!" He laid one hand upon
my shoulder, his eyes darkening with
delight. 'You have tbe courage, senor
the audacity of the brave soul. "Tis
in the face, the eye, and give* vac
hope of m> mission a!read> W«- wf! |
go by tbe outtMs stairway, ao aa to be i
anobwerTcd by tkow within."
I followed htm •llently up tbe steej 1
and, stepping within, closed and bolted
tbe door, even carefully lowering the
transom before turning up the gas
lights. He hastily crossed the room,
shut down the single window, and drew
closer the heavy shade. 1 watched
these evidences of excessive caution
wfth considerable amusement—un-
doubtedly bribery of the Valparaiso
secret police was considered a most
serious affair. A table occupied the
center of the room, and with a wave
Of his rather fat band my rnyslerious
companion invited me to occupy a
chair beside It. The perplexity exhib-
ited by his troubled face caused me to
smile again.
"So, senor, to you it was all fun." he
said, gravely, gesticulating with vigor.
"But I appreciate the danger, the
peril of discovery. Everywhere lurk
the spies, and what I have to say is
not for other ears. Senor, I have ad-
dressed you as the Senor West, for
so I was bidden; but the man I really
seek is not in truth of any such name,"
his voice sinking to the merest whis-
per, as he leaned impressively toward
me across the tablo. "It is Senor
Estevan."
I crossed my legs in apparently care-
lcss indifference, my fingers resting on
the butt of the revolver in my pocket,
undecided yet whether this was to be
war or peace, but prepared for a bold
play In either case.
"I am Jack Stephens; so you may
proceed, senor."
"Ah! 'Tis as I was told!" his face
brightening instantly, his hands del-
ving within an Inside pocket of his
coat. "This card—see; it is written in
the English—it will tell you if I be
trusted, if I be all right. You know
the handwriting, senor. the man who
wrote it?"
1 accepted the bit of pasteboard
curiously. It was the business card
of a well-known sugar firm, and 1 ran
my eyes hastily over the few lines
dimly traced on the back: "Bearer Is
all he represents himself to be; you
may do business with him safely.—G.
P. L." 1 glanced upward at the anx-
ious face of the man opposite; he was
evidently tingling with excitement.
"You know him. senor? You know
the handwriting? You believe him?
What is It he says? I read not the
English."
"Yes: we are acquainted. He la
George Lorlng. a friend of mine. He
says you are what you represent your-
self to be. and that I may transact
business with you In perfect safety.
Now. then, what are you—an agent of
the police?"
He shrugged his broad shoulders.)
spreading his hands deprecatlngly.
No. no; Cteki. bo! Does he aot
tell tou my uo«?"
1 shook my bead aegatlvely. ay la
alraady deeply increased
He was rao«t cautious It
familiarity with the name, for he
sprang briskly to his feet, shaking a
fat, official-looking envelope before
my eyes.
"What! you recognize it not? Car-
amba! then I shall show you, senor.
You read Spanish, si? This' will tell
why I speak with the authority of my
nation. See—I am admiral of the
Peruvian navy. I have the power, the
right, the authority, to say what 1 now
speak to you. You believe that,
senor?"
"Yes," I replied, soberly, by now
fully awakened to the fact that this
was to be no ordinary meeting
believe all you say; more, now I re-
member your name, Don Emllio; but
what are you doing here? What is it
you desire of me?"
"You know not! You know not
what all this means?" he questioned
pointing with trembling finger toward
the window*. Before I could answer he
burst forth vehemently: "It is war,
senor; war, disgracefully declared this
very day between Chile and my coun-
try—the pigs! the cowards! the bul-
lies!" He sprang to his feet as if
crazed with sudden excitement, and
began pacing the room, waving his
hands with wild gesticulations. "They
think to fright us, senor, but they will
learn a lesslon. We will fight, senor;
fight to the knife. It will not be
vivas they will shout—these Chilean
dogs—when the Peruvians come to
their country. Then they will be beg-
ging on their knees for mercy. Sangre
de Cristo! but we will show them
what war means!"
I watched him earnestly, already be-
ginning dimly to perceive in all this a
possible opening for my own escape.
"War?" I repeated. "And declared |
to-day? It has come suddenly, al-
though I am aware there have been
months of controversy. Did Peru ex-
pect such a result? Is she prepared?"
He paused in his nervous walk, his
hands outspread on the table, his dark
eyes glowing into mine.
"Both yes and no, senor. We knew
well that nothing save war could ever
wipe out the Chilean insults to our
country*. Yet we hoped for morfe time
in which to prepare. Clelo! it is not
lack of men—no! no! the army is
strong, valiant, senor; it will fight to
the death. Hut the navy! Dios de
1)1 os! we have not the ships, senor.
They come not yet. those we have
bought In Europe. 'Tis that which has
brought me here in disguise to Val-
paraiso: 'tis that which brings me now
to you."
I watched him closely without ven-
turing response, and he sank into a
chair, his elbows on the table
"SI. now I explain it all to you." his
pria* Thrtr moat k* taken from tha
I enemy; *• must strike th«- drat blow.
I and al tha very heart uf the Chilean
j navy I rotiw here inrogalm. I come
before war has been tlet-lared. I study
1' and obaarve To a brave man c hance*
for at-1loo come, aeaor. and so I found
arbat I touch I You know about the
Kameralda, senor?"
I aat up suddenly In my chair, grtp-
plnv my cigar between my teeth
"The Eatm-ralda' You mean that
steam yacht the Chilean government
purchased from Hrtull?"
SI Mm >•>«•« Klo*llllC fUK.-ll\ ><tu
are a sailor, and so would know uf
her. She Is beautiful, strong, swift,
a most dangerous vessel If well
handled. Have you ever seen ber.
"Only through field-glasses from
the balcony of the hotel. She rode at
anchor well off the government mole
In the roadstead the last I remember
He clas|H>d his fingers on my arm,
leaning eagerly forward until hla face
was pressed close to mine.
"She lies there yet, senor. but only
for to-night—Dios de Dios! only U>r
to-night! To-morrow they warp her
In beside the quay, her crew comes
aboard, her armament, her provisions,
and she Is made ready for sea. Holy
mother. Buch n chance, and only for
to-night! Think of It. senor. and won
der no longer if 1 seemed crazed. She
lies out there now In tho darkness,
swinging to a single anchor chain, her
steam up, the nearest battery a quar-
ter of a mile away, and not a half
dozen men aboard her. It is as a gift
of heaven. Yet, sangre de Cristo! he
who should lead the venture lies de-
lirious from fever. Was there ever
such cursed luck before!" He gripped
his head between his two hands, but
1 was already upon my feet, my mind
instantly grasping the situation.
"Don Emillo," I exclaimed, eagerly,
gripping his shoulder, and compelling
him to look up, "let me understand
this clearly. You ha*d perfected plans
to capture and run off this Esmer-
alda the moment war was formally de-
clared? You have organized a crew
for the work, and they are waiting the
wc:*d here now in Valparaiso? Their
leader is suddenly stricken ill, and
you have no one capable of taking his
place—Is that why you have come to
me?"
"Si, si, senor."
"How did you learn about me?"
"From Senor Loring. He has lived
in Peru. I have known him long."
"But you must have other officers in
your party; what of them?"
He spread his hands In a gesture of
utter helplessness.
"Senor, I brought with me only the
one. It was not safe to bring more.
Besides, what need? This Valparaiso
is a great seaport; here we may al-
ways find the scum of the seven seas;
here ever are plenty of men glad
enough to fight and plunder—'tis their
trade. Cielo! we could enroll 100
devils in an hour along the water-
front, hell-hounds of the ocean, caring
nothing for the flag above them if the
pay be good."
"True; and you have them ready at
hand. Where are they?"
"At the wine shop of Rodrigues be-
yond the plaza. You know the place?"
I nodded, my memory instantly re-
calling the foul den.
"How many?"
"Twenty—it is enough for a sur-
prise. and they are sea-rats, senor."
"But they are under officers?"
"Of their own kind, yes, but not of
our navy. The first officer is a Yan
kee whaleman; the second I know not
what, only he is a deep-water sailor."
"I see." I acknowledged, taking
long breath, yet continuing to stare at
him. "What you need is some one able
to command such an outfit, one who
can operate a steamship."
Like a Hash the official envelope
came forth again.
"Si, si. and you can do that, senor.
I know; I have been told. You hate
this Chile: you fight her already in the
hills: you hide here now for your life.
I come to give you a chance to get
away free. But I not stop even with
that; no. no, my country not stop
with that. See! here 1 possess the
commission, all signed and sealed by
my government, of a captain !n the
Peruvian navy. Only is the name left
blank for me to write in. I write in
your name; that makes you an officer
of the Peruvian navy. See you what It
means? Chile dare not touch you ex-
cept as prisoner of war Is that not
right, senor" Hut 1 not stop even with
I that—no. no! When the Esmeralda
comes safely to Peru, the government
' pays you five thousand American dol-
lars ir. gold I pled re you that. I.
i Emllio de Castillo, admiral "
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WESTERN CANADA
What Governor Deneen, of Illinois,
Says About It:
neen, of Illinois, owns a see-
of land in Saskatchewan,
Cunuclu. Ho hus said in
an interview:
"As an American I
delighted to we tho
m&rkable progress of
Wet-torn Canada. Our
people are flocking across
the boundary in thou-
sands, and I have not yet
met one who admitted
he had made a mistake.
They are all doing well.
There is scarcely a com-
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Western 8tates that has
not a representative in Manitoba.
Haskatchewan or Alberta.*'
125 Million Bushels of
Wheat in 1909
Western Can«rl« field eron* ft*
"9 will eiwilv >i«l<t to tha fa
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