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LI) I til il Jackson llvuil nonr tho Hourco
of tho "Dig IJIack" In tho Ozark
inouiitahiH of Missouri. Dud linil
lived there for slxty-llvo yeara. That
wub JtiHt lili) ago. Ills habitation
was rudu but comfortnblo nud bin
daughter Hess tended It with house-
wiroiy earo. ness was nun h oniy
child. Hlio wau a coy mountain maiden of twcn
ty, and uh pretty an one of tho wild Mowers that
peon from tho gtound In tho Hlg Illuck valley In
March.
Hud had a neighbor, SI Withers. HI lived down
tho stream a wan. and tho holdings of tho two
,11)011 Joined. SI had a son, HIM. Detwoen tho
two mountain fnmiH ovor In tho corner lay u
triangular ploco of ground not moro than two
aeron In extent. Outside of tho woodland thin
wan tho only ploco of land on tho JnckHon-Wllh-era
holdliiK that waa not cultivated. It waa
wood Krown and though It would have supported
a goodly crop of grain, no need howii by tho hand
of man ovor foil there. It waa known for mllou
around ns tho debatahlo ground. Hud and HI
both claimed tho piece, ami had wrangled ovor It
for yearB bo Torn tho feud becamo deadly. At
tho prcsont Hiatus of things If elthor ono Hot his'
foot on tho strip tho other would havo Hhot him.
nud Jaeknon had a hobby. Ho waB a collector
of blrdH.
SclontlBtn from St. Louis and from tho west
ern Htnto colleges canto to his place every sum
mor to look at IiIh collection. Ho never would
add a bird to tho lot utiloHH It bad been killed
In tho Htnto of Missouri, provided alwayti, of
course, that tho bird waH known to bo oven a
raro visitant to tho Htnto. Hud didn't expect to
Bet any flamingoes In Missouri, but if ho should
havo heard an Indian tradition that ROO years be
fore a flamingo had been seen on tho nig niack,
ho would not havo nddod tho bird to'hlH collec
,tlon until Bomeono had nont him ono with tho
proper attestation that It had boon killed insldo
tho limits of bis native state.
What n collection that was! Thoro was pretty
near ovorythlng In it from tho ruby-throated hum
ming bird to tho big bronro wild turkoy. Hud
had to build an addition to his hoiiHO to store his
blrdB. Some people said that Hud cared moro
for his blrdH than ho did for Hess, which waa a
lie. For years Hud had Bcoured tho woodB of
tho OzarkB, extending his trlpB to tho adjoining ,t:.
counties for tho purpose of gottlng ono bird, tho "
Ivory-billed woodpecker. Ho know that tho Ivory
bill was a dweller of tho southeast United States
but ho also know that straggling birds had boon
soon in tho deep woods of tho mountains of Mis
souri, and so ho kept up his sonrch with bis
shotgun ovor IiIh shoulder year after year. Ho
could havo purchased an Ivory-billed woodpecker,
killed somewhere cIho, for aomethlng llko 20
but ho would havo a Missouri bird or nono. Ho
slept out nights In tho woods and starved and
thirsted on tho trail of reports that tho big bird
had been soon. Generally It turned out thnt
those who told of tho appearance of tho wood
pecker, not knowing much about birds, had seen
tho log cock" and had taken him for his still
bigger bird brothor.
Ono day In the summer Hud notlrod that HesB
had something on her mind. Sho started sud
denly whenever ho spoko to hor and moro than
onco blushed vividly. The old man didn't say
much, but Juit thought ho would let tho thing
come out by Itself. Hut It didn't como out. Hosi
Just kept on acting iib though sho wero wav off
omowhero In the clouda. Ono day uh tho old
man waa coming back from a collecting trip ho
could havo Bworn that ho saw mil Withers, old
81 a Bon. making off across tho brook from the
direction of tho Jackaon homo. Hud gripped hla
gun tightly and felt a lump como up In his
throat. Ho thought ho know now how to account
for Hess' blushing. Ho kept his own counsel,
however. Ho knew that If old Withers know of
It he would bo Just as hot about It us ho was
Had eyod Hess curiously when she entered tho
houao and casually nsked If thoro had been nny
visitors whllo ho had bocn away.
"No," atammerod tho girl, and fell to blushing
directly.
"Humph!" Bald her father.
Two days lator Hess wont out to pick black
berries. Half an hour after her father followed
In her trail. Tho blockborry patch lay In tho di
rection of tho debatable ground. Hud came to
a rlao In tho laud and looked off toward the tri
angular bit of ground In dispute Hy tbu groat
auk, what was that ho saw? Thoro In tho center
of the dobatablo ground were Hill Withers and
HesB Jackson holding hands and Hess' sunbonnet
was pushed way back. When Hud recovered suf
flciently ho looked boyond tho patch and there
stood old SI Withers grasping a gun and looking
at tho pair of lovers. Thero couldn't bo any
shooting that day on elthor sldo and both old
fellows turned and went homo. It was not a
Pleasant evening that was spent that night In
either tho Jackson of tho Withers homo. Hud
stormed and fumed and told Hesa thnt sho was
bringing everlasting disgrace on him by taking
up with tho son of that old thief, Wlthors.
SI Withers said a good deal of tho samo sort
to hla son Hill, but mil. being a fellow who
thought for himself, held tho old follow pretty
well In hand.
About a weok aftor this a nogro nppeared at
the Jackson homo and reported that ho had soon
an Ivory-btlled woodpecker In tho big woods.
Hobs had been forbidden to leave tho houso, Hud
seized hla gun and mado for tho big patch of
timber. Tho negro had doscrtbod tho bird nccu
rately. Hud reached tho edgo of tho woods,
Plunged In and had not gone ton yards before hu
heard a strango rattling cry. Ho know It from
tho description ho had heard. Ho wont In Its
direction. In a rolnuto bo saw a great big bird
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scuttlo round tho bolo of a beech. Hud's heart
Jumped Into his throat. It was tho llrBt living
Ivory-billed woodpecker he had over soon. Tho
tree trunk waa botweon him and tho bird. Ho
rounded It cautiously. Tho woodpecker left tho
troo with a cry. Hud's shotgun wont to his
shoulder. Thoro was a report nnd tho bird wav
ered. Another report and tho woodpecker, Hying
another few yards, fell limp to tho ground behind
some hushes. Hud dashod forward with u great
hurrnh In his heart. Ho reachod tho spot whero
the bird had fallen. Ho knew from tho way It
went down It was dead but whoro was It? Not
a feather could he find. Two little drops of blood
Btalned tho fallen leavoa and that was all. Hud
fieurched for three hours and then went homo
with sorrow In his heart such as ho had not
known since hla wlfo died.
Tho morning of that woodpecker episode Hill
Withers was skirting tho wooda in tho hope of
getting a gllmpso of ness. Ho had a retriever
dog with him that was thrashing about In tho
woods and fields by turns In tho nervous way
(hat such dogs havo when their owners aro not
on hunting bent. All nt once tho retrlovor burst
from tho woods and dropped something nt his
master's foot. Hill picked It up. Ho know It
w-bh an Ivory-billed woodpecker, for ho had soon
one In a glass case nt the capital In Jefferson
City. Ho know of Hud Jackson's nlmoHt Insano
deslro to got hold of n Missouri killed "Ivory
bill " Ho had heard two shotgun reports thnt
Immediately preceded tho bringing of tho bird
to htm by his retriever. Ho put two and two
together nnd smiled.
Everyone knows pomotblng of the mania of
tho truo collector. Tim story of tho continued
old bachelor who got married to a unur-vlsnged
old maid becauso she had a china teacup that
would complete hla set, unquestionably Is true.
Tho stamp collector givos a tenth of his fortune
to get a canceled two cent stamp that happens to
bo of a color shado peculiar to Usolf. Tho truo
bird collector Is perhaps moro of an onthttKlast
than any of tho others.
Hill Withers managed to got word to Hud Jack
son that be would llko to moot him at tho debat
able ground tho next morning. Hud might como
with an armed eacort If ho choso. Hill would
havo ono. They met tho next morning. Two
mountaineers with rlllos wero behind ench party
to tho conference Hill howled nn Invltntlon to
Hud to drop hla gun and como to tho center of tho
disputed land for a conference. Hud agreed.
They mot.
"Mr. Jackson." said nil!, "I want to marry HeaH
nnd she wants to marry mo. I'll tend to my old
man. IIo's got so ho does pretty much as 1 say,
and he'll even shako hands with you."
"Nono of your breed can havo Hess," said Hud
sour llko
"Hut Hess wnnta me."
"You can't have her" This with a growl, nnd
tho two nion turned and separated. When ho
had gone nbout thron yards Hill Withers turnod
nnd cullod out: "Hud, look horo."
Old Hud wheeled about. Hill wns standing
thero with ono hand upltftod and holding by ono
foot tho finest specimen of an Ivory-billed wood
pockor thnt Hud had ever seen or heard of.
"Do you want It, Hud?" said Hill. "It's In tho
flesh nnd I'll swear It Is Missouri killed."
Hud's eyes popped. Ills framo shook. In hla
face was a great joy.
"Hill." he said, and his volco trembled. "Hess
la yourn "
(Copyright, by W. A. Patterson.)
FRIGORIFICO IN SOUTH AMERICA.
Used to Freeze Cattle and Sheep for Shipping
to Europe and United States.
A frlgnrlflco la a freezing plant In South Amer
ica. It Is a plant that freezes fat cattle or sheep
or lambn and sends them In refrigerated ships
northward to Europe. Perhaps later they will
send them to the United States.
On tho Islnnd of Tlerra del Fuego,' far south
to io Jumplng-off plnco, sheep get vory fat on
tho good grass. Incredlblo as It may seem, a
short tlmo ago fine fat sheep were boiled down
for their tallow. Now a modern frlgorlflco Is
prepnred to kill them and send them north of
the equator. Thero la another of these nowly
erected frlgorlflcos at nio Oallegos. another n
little way up tho coast at San Julian, and other
now ones nro at Hahla Hlanca.
Tlieso frlgorlflcos mako posslblo the directing
of a great stream of good lamb and maturo mut
ton northward, nnd wo hero may expect to see
It come, hooner or lator. Cattle aro not killed
nt theso southern frlgorlflcos, but farther north,
near Huonos Aires and In Uruguny, nro great
establishments that kill chlolly cattle. To facili
tate the getting of sheep to tho frlgorlflcos tho
government Is building tho Patagonia stato rail
ways, leading to tho Interior. Hreeders' Onzotto.
NOT HIS FAULT.
An Italian woman, necompanlod by her llttlo
boy, was traveling on a train which was making
ory poor time. The conductor said to hor:
"Madam, your boy can't pass on half faro; ho Is
too largo."
"Wella, ho may bo too largoa nowa, butta when
do tralnn atarto ho wnsa small cnougha."
NOT NEEDED.
"Aro they going to havo a Midway plalaanco at
tho Panama exposition?"
"I don't know," replied Mr. Growchor. "There
doesn't heem to be any need of novoltlea In tho
lino of dnnclng thnt was started nt tho Midway
Plajsanco hi Chicago."
THE SAME OLD REA80N.
"Hero's a newspaper artlclo that says thero la
going to bo anothor shnko-up In tho pollco de
partment. I wonder what's tho reason for It thlB
time?"
"Just tho aarao old reason. Too much Bhaklni
down."
DOINGS IN CONGRESS
WHAT LAWMAKERS AT WASHING.
TON ARE DOING.
Retult of Deliberations on Mora Im
portant Measures Given In
Condensed Form,
Saturday.
The Sonate. Resumed considera
tion of urgent deficiency bill, discuss
ing feature abolishing commerce
court.
Currency bill under discussion In
committee.
Action on bill to authorise San Fran
cisco water supply project In Hctch
Hetchy valley again postponed after
debate.
Considered nominations In executive
session.
Adjourned at 5 p. in. to noon Tues
day. Tho House. Not lu Hcsaiou; meota
Tuesday.
Friday.
Tho Senate Took up urgent deflci
tncy appropriation bill.
Vice president signed tariff bill.
Held In continuous session through
out evening In vain attempt to act
finally on provisions of deficiency bill
to abolish commerce court.
Tho House Agreed to the tariff bill
conference report as submitted from
tho senate.
Speaker Clark signed bill at 1:2G
p. m.
Adjourned at 1:C5 p. tn. until noon
Tuesday.
Thursday.
Tho Senate Appropriations commit
tee reported urgent deficiency bill, en
dorslng abolishment of commerce
:ourt, but extending terms of Its Judges
to December 31.
Nino bills authorizing bridges over
navlgablo rivers wero passed.
Attempt was made to pass Hctch
Hotchy bill, but It was put aside.
Conference report on tariff bill waa
taken up and debated.
Hanking committee heard bankers
on currency legislation.
Commerce committee agreed to re
port favorably seamen's Involuntary
servitude bill.
Wednesday.
Tho Senate Conference report on
tariff bill was presented nnd ordered
to He on the tablo until Thursday.
Democrats caucused at 11 a. in. on
tariff bill conference report and again
nt 3 p. m.
President submitted number of nom
inations, Including several postmast
ers, for confirmation.
Adjourned at 12:56 p. m. until noon
Thursday.
The House Not in session; meets
Thursday.
Elections committee began investi
gation of charges against Representa
tive Whaley of South Carolina.
Made Good the Shortage.
San Francisco. An Inventory of tho
estate of tho late Lester Jacobs, United
States sub-treasurer hero during tho
great flro of 1906, shows that the
vaults were robbed of $2,000 on or
about April 13, 1906, the da to -of tho
Are. Jacobs mado good the loss pri
vately, nnd the claim of his heirs
against the government for reimburse
ment is valued at nil. During the con
fusion of the flro and the dnys Immedi
ately following, the sub-treasury
vaults were guarded by soldiers.
Celebrate Wedding Anniversary.
Fairfax, Va. Secretary Dryan and
Mrs. Dryan came to Fairfax to cele
brate the twenty-ninth anniversary of
their wedding. They spent the day
with Mrs. John S. Harbour, Mr. Bryan's
(cousin, and attended the county fair,
jwliere the secretary waa the principal
speaker.
Immigrant Carried Too Far.
Lincoln, Nob. After traveling all
tho way from New York to this city,
Stanton Colseink', a Russian Immi
grant, learned that his steerage ticket
was marked Lincoln, N. H. An error
In the marking of his transfer tlckot
had sent him half way across th'p con
tinent. Tho pollco took chargo of tho
man, who is unable to understand Eng
lish, nnd through the medium of an in
terpreter learned of his plight. An
effort is being made to get the steam
Rhlp company to pay his expenses back
to New Hampshire.
National Guards Will Assist.
Lincoln, Neb. Request that Ne
braska furnish fifty mounted national
guardsmen to nld "Uuffalo Hill" in hla
jnovlng reproduction of the battle of
Wounded Kneo has come to Adjutant
,Qeneral Hall. Details havo not been
completed for tho affair, but according
(to General Hall the men will likely
volunteer to help the old scout out.
Any expenses Incurred will have to bo
borne by tho men themselves ns tho
cost cannot be charged against tho
Uate.
Canada Wants Good Roads Too.
Detroit, Mich. Cnnnda will bo rep
resented with the United States in nn
endeavor to obtain laws pertaining to
road buildings If the proposition moots
tho approval of Premier Harden, ac
cording to an announcement made at
tho American road congress here, by
A. W. Campbell, deputy minister of
railways and canals for tho Canadian
government. Mr. Campbell said ho
would use his lnttuenco In urging tho
premier to consent to tho appointment
of a commlttoo to evolvo a plan for
uniform road laws.
MAKES HARD WORK
HARDER
A bad back makes a day's work twico
as hard. Hackacho usually conies from
weak kidneys, and if headaches, dizzi
ness or urinary disorders aro added,
don't wait get help before tho kidney
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el or Hright's disease sets in. Doan's
Kidney Pills havo brought new life and
new strength to thousands of working
men nnd women. Used and recom
mended the world over.
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LOSING APPETITE FOR NUTS
Writer Bemoans the Passing of the
Ancient Fondness That Made
Winter Evenings a Joy.
Tho old butternut, a very rich ana
fragrant nut of tho olden timo, has al
most disappeared. Very few people of
tho prebont generation have ever tast
ed a butternut. The black walnut la
becoming fewer, and in a generation
hence It will hardly bo known. And
yet it Is a precious nut, full of good
ness mid rare taste. Those old pans
of cracked walnuts, In thu long win
ter evenings, mndo up a fumily Joy
that has never been surpassed. The
hickory nuts, especially tho good old
suellburks, figured prominently In
thoso nutty days, and the chestnuts,
too, Including tho hazel nuts and
beech nuts; but thoy aro all growing
scarcer, and have sadly strayed away
from tho human heart.
Tho pecan is becoming tho great
American nut. There nro thousands
of trees cultivated in tho south, and
tho nut has becomo commercially Im
portant. Trees aro reported bearing
$200 to $500 worth of nuts per aero.
It is a rich nut, but quite too bard for
tho novico to pick out tho kernels.
Thero are, however, machines that do
the work perfectly. Hut, after all, for
rich, wolMlavorcd ami grand mouth
fuls of nuts, give us the English wal
nut. Ohio Stato Journal.
Wrong Ones.
Mamma (at amateur entertainment)
Hush, Willie, tho violinist is trying
her strings.
Willie (aloud) Then, whllo sho's at
It, why don't she fix them that show
in tho back. Puck.
Easily Seen.
"Havo the Jinxes a family skele
ton?" "Yes, and sho's wearing ono of these
sllbouotto gowns, too." Liverpool
Mercury.
Well Met
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"Toasties" are thin bits
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Wholesome
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