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The hand of Broken Promises
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A Stirring Story of the
Mexican Revolution
A story of border Mexico, vivid,
Intense, such as has never before
been written, Is this one of Ameri
can adventurers Into the land of
manana. Texan, mining engineer,
Spanish senor and senorita, peon,
Indian, crowd its chapters with
c;iear-cut word pictures of busi
ness, adventure and love, against
a somber background of wretched
armies marching and counter
marching across a (arid racked by
revolution and without, a savior.
(Continued from Yesterday.)
The sun was swinging low and he
was collecting wood down the gulch
for a fire when, with a sudden thud of
hoofs, a horseman rounded the point
and came abruptly to a halt. It was
Aragon, and he was spying on the
camp.
For a full minute lie scanned tho
house, tent and mine with a look so
snaky and sinister that Bud could read
his heart like a book. Here was the
man who had sent the assassins, and
he had come to view their work!
Very slowly Bud’s hand crept
toward his six-shooter but, slight as
was the motion, Aragon caught it and
eat frozen in his place. Then, with an
inarticulate cry, he fell flat on his
horse’s neck and went spurring out
of sight.
The answer to Bud’s questions was
very easy now. The Mexican who had
led the attempt on his life was one
of Aragon’s bad men, one of the four
gunmen whom Hooker had looked
over so carefully when they came to
drive him from the mine, and Aragon
had fitted him out with new arms to
make the result more sure. But with
that question answered there came up
another and another until, in a sud
den clarity of vision, Bud saw through
the hellish plot and beheld himself
the master.
As man to man, Aragon would not
dare to face him now, for he knew
that he merited death. By his sly
approach, by the look in his eyes and
the dismay of his frenzied retreat,
hr had acknowledged more surely
than by words his guilty knowledge
of the raid. Coming to a camp where
he expected to find all dead and still,
he had found himself face to face
with the very man he had sought to
kill. How, then, had the American
escaped destruction, and what had
occurred to his men?
Perhaps, in his ignorance, Aragon
was raging at his hirelings because
they had shirked their task; perhaps,
not knowing that they were dead, he
was waiting in a fever of impatience
for them to accomplish the deed. How
ever It was, Bud saw that he held the
high card, and he was not slow to act
In the morning he saddled Copper
Bottom, who had been confined to the
corral for weeks, and went galloping
into town. There he lingered about
the hotel until he saw his man and
started boldly toward him. Surprise,
alarm and pitiful fear chased them
selves across Aragon’s face as he
stood, but Bud walked proudly by.
"Good morning, senor!” was all Bud
said, but the look in his eyes was
eloquent of a grim hereafter.
And instead of hurrying back to
guard his precious mine Hooker loi
tered carelessly about town. His
mine was safe now—and he was safe.
Aragon dared not raise a hand. So he
sat himself down on the broad veranda
and listened with boyish interest to
Don Juan’s account of the war.
"What, have you not heard of the
battle?" cried portly Don Juan, delight
ed to have a fresh listener. “Ague
Negra has been taken and retaken,
and the railroad will soon be repaired.
My gracious! have you been out in
the hills that long? Why, it waa two
weeks ago that the rebels captured
the town* by a coup, and eight days
later the federals took it back.
.“Ah, there has been a real war, Mr.
Bud! You who have laughed at the
courage of the Mexicans, what do you
think of Bernardo Bravo and his men?
They captured the last up train from
Fortune; loaded all the men into the
ore cars and empty coaches; and,
while the federate were still in their
barracks, the train ran clear into the
station and took the town by storm.
"And eight days later, at sundown,
the federals took it back. Ah, there
was awful slaughter averted, senori
But for the fact that the fuse went
out two hundred Yaqui Indians who
led the charge would have been blown
Into eternity.
“Yes, so great was the charge of
dynamite that the rebels had laid in
their mine that not a house in Ague
Negra would have been left standing
if he fuse had done Its work. Two
tons of dynamite! Think of that, my
friend!
"But 'hese rebels were as Ignorant
of Its power as they were of laying
a train. The Yaquis walked into the
town at sundonm and found it de
serted —every man, woman and child
had tp Gadsden and the rebels had
lied to the west
_ ’’But listen, bore was 'ho ?
happened—actually, and not as com
mon report has It, for the country Is
all in an uproar and the real facts
were never known. When Bernardo
Bravo captured the town of Agua Ne
gra the people acclaimed his a hero.
"He sent word to the junta at El
Paso and set up a new form of gov
ernment. All was enthusiasm, and
several Americans joined his ranks
to operate the machine guns and can-
Th« Artillery Drove Them Back.
non. As for the federals, they occu
pied the country to the east and at
tempted a few sallies, but as they
had nothing but their rifles, the artil
lery drove them back.
‘‘Then, as the battle ceased, the
rebels began to celebrate their vic
tory. They broke into the closed can
tinas, disobeying their officers and be
ginning the loot of the town, and
while half of their number were drunk
the federals, being informed of their
condition, suddenly advanced upon
them, with the Yaquis far in the lead.
“They did not shoot, those Yaquis;
but, dragging their guns behind them,
they crept up through the bushes and
dug pits quite close to the lines. Then,
when the rebels discovered them and
manned their guns, the Yaquis shot
down the gunners.
‘‘Growing bolder, they crept farther
to the front —the rebels became disor
ganized, their men became mutinous—
and at last, when they saw they would
surely be taken, the leaders burled
two tons of dynamite in the trenches
by the bull-ring and set a time-fuse,
to explode when the Yaquis arrived.
‘‘The word spread through the town
like wildfire —all the people, all the
soldiers fled every which way to es
cape—and then, when the worst was
expected to happen, the dynamite
failed to explode and the Yaquis
rushed the trenches at sundown.”
“Did those Yaquis know about the
dynamite?” inulred Bud.
"Know?” repeated Don Juan, waving
the thought away; “not a word! Their
commanders kept it from them, even
after they discovered the mine. And
now the Indians are making boasts;
they are drunk with the thought of
their valor and claim that the rebels
fled from them alone.
“The roadmaster came into town
this morning on a velocipede and said
that the Yaquis are insufferable, think
ing that it was their renown as fight
ers and not the news of the dynamite
that drove all the soldiers from town.
“However, Agua Negra is once more
in the hands of the government; the
track is clear and most of the bridges
repaired; so why quarrel with the
Yaquis? While they are, of oourse,
nothing but Indians, they serve their
purpose in battle.”
"Well, I guess yee!” responded Bud
warmly. “Serve their purpose, eh?
Where wore these Mexican soldiers
and them Spanish officers when the
Yaquis were taking the town? And
that was Just like a dog-goned Mexi
can—setting that time-fuse and then
not having It go off. More'n likely the
poor yap that fired it was so soalrt be
couldn’t hold a match —probably
never lit it, Jest dropped the match
and run. They’re a bum bunch, if
you want to know what I think. I‘d
rather have a Yaqul than a hundred
of ’em!"
“A hundred of whom?” inquired a
cool voice behind him, and looking up
Hooker saw the beautiful Oracle gat
ing out at him through the screen
door.
"A hundred Mexicans!” he repeated,
and Gracia murmured "Oh!" and was
gone.
"Miss Aragon ia very loyal to her
country," observed Don Juan, but
Hooker only grunted.
Somehow, since those four Mexicans
had come to his camp, he had soured
on everything south of the line; and
< ven the charming Gracia oould not
make him take back bis words. If she
had Intended the remark as a chal-,
.eLge—a subtle invitation vo follow
Author of
“THE FIGHTING FOOL," “HIDDEN WATERS,"
“THE TEXICAN,” Etc.
Illustrations by DON J. LAVIN
tCooyright, 1914. by Frank A. Munsey.)
her and defend his faith —sEe Tailed
for once of her purpose, for if there
was any particular man in Mexico that
Bud hated more than another it was
her false-hearted father.
Hooker had, in fact, thought more
seriously of making her a half-orphan
than of winning her good-will, and he
lingered about the hotel, not to make
love to the daughter, but to strike ter
ror to Aragon.
The company being good, and a
train being expected soon. Bud stayed
over another day. In the morning,
when he came down for breakfast, he
found that Aragon had fled before him.
With hie wife, daughter and retltfUe,
he had moved suddenly back to his
home. Hooker grinned when Don Juan
told him the news.
“Well, why not?’ he asked, chuck
ling maliciously. “Here it’s the mid
dle of the rainy season and the war
going on all summer and nary a rebel
in sight. Where’s that big fight you
w r as telling about —the battle of For
tuna? You’ve made a regular fortune
out of these refugees, Brachamonte,
but I fail to see the enemy.”
“Ah, you may laugh,” shrugged the
hotel-keeper, “but wait! The time will
come. The rebels are lost now —some
day, when you least expect it, they
will come upon us and then, believe
me, my gueets will be glad they are
here. What is a few weeks' bill com
pared to being held for ransom? Look
at that rich Senor Luna, who was here
for a time in the spring. Against my
advice he hurried home and now he
is paying the price. Ten thousand
pesos it cost to save his wife and
family, and for himself and son his
friends advanced ten thousand more.
I make no evil prophecies, but it
would be better for our friend if he
stayed on at my poor hotel."
“Whose friend?” Inquired Bud
bluffly, but Don Juan struck him upon
the back with elephantine playfulness
and hurried oft to his duties.
As for Hooker, he tarried In town
until he got his mail and a copy of
the Sunday paper and then, well sat
isfied that the times wore quiet and
wars a thing of the past, he ambled
back to the Eagle Tail and settled
down for a rest.
Flat on his back by the doorfray
he lay on his bed and smoked, reading
his way through the lurid supplement
and watching the trail with one eye.
Since the fight with Aragon’s Mexi
cans all his apprehensions had left
him. He had written briefly to Phil
and Kruger, and now he was holding
the fort
It had been a close shave, but he
had escaped the cowardly assassins
and had Aragon In his power. Not by
any force of law, but by the force of
fear and the gnawing weakness of Ara
gon’s own evil conscience.
Aragon was afraid of what he had
done, but it was the suspense which
rendered him so pitiable. On a day
he had sent four armed Mexicans
to kill this Texan —not one had re
turned and the Texan regarded him
sneerlngly. This it was that broke
the Spaniard's will, for he knew not
what to think. But as for Bud, he lay
on his back by the doorway and
laughed at the funny page.
As he sprawled there at bis reading.
Amigo came In from the hills, and he,
too, was content to relax. Gravely
scanning the colored sheet, his dark
face lighted up.
It was all very peaceful and pleas
ant, but it was not destined to last,
CHAPTER XXI.
On the morning after they had
laughed at the comic paper and decid
ed that all tho world was fair, Hooker
and Amigo were squatting by the fire
and eating & man's size breakfast
The creek, swollen by yesterday's
torrential rain, had settled to a rivu
let. The wind had not risen and the
sun was just over the hill when, with
a rush and a scramble. Amigo threw
down his cup and was off in a flash for
the rocks.
A moment later two men rode down
the canyon, and then two more, and
two more. It wae a column of men,
all armed with rifles, and they cast
envious eyes at Copper Bottom as they
halted before the camp. As for Bud,
he saluted gravely, for he knew them
for what they were.
These were the lost forces of Ber
nardo Bravo and Salazar, Rojas and
the other bandit chiefs, and they
marched, as he well knew, upon Kor
tuna. They marched quietly, and the
great whistle bad not blown.
It would make a rich prize, Fortuna,
if they could take it by surprise! The
ransom for the Spanish haclendados
alone would amount to thousands of
dollars, and the mine-owners could
afford to pay anything in order to save
their works.
A box of dynamite under the giant
concentrator and the money would be
produced at once, and yet the scoun
drels halted at a one-man camp to
steal a single horse.
A flicker of scorn passed over Hook
er's face aa the leader came dashing
up, but the Texan greeted him with a
slow smile.
’Bqgnos dias, general!” he aald;
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA.
"you have many men."
"Enough!” observed the "genera!”
hurriedly, "but some In the rear are
on foot. As I suppose you are ltt sym
pathy with our great cause, I will ask
you for that horse. Of course, I will
give you a receipt.”
He fetched out a blank-book as he
spoke and motioned to a ragged beg
gar at bis heels. Bud cheeked the
man’s rush with a look.
“One moment!” he said, and as the
soldier turned back his general glanced
up sharply.
“Only this, Senor General,” an
swered Bud. "You are welcome to
anything I have—food, blankets, mon
ey—but 1 cannot give you that horse.”
“But, senor!” protested the general,
regarding him with arrogant pig eyes
that glinted wickedly, "this poor sol
dier’s feet are Bore. Surely you would
not make him walk. Only name your
price and I will give you a receipt for
him, but my man must have the
horse."
There was a pause and men began
to dismount and move In closer. At
a word from their commander any
one of them would draw and kill him,
as Hooker very well knew, but his
love for Copper Bottom made him ob
durate.
“If the man Is lame," he said, “I
will give him another horee—but he
cannot have this sorrel.”
He stepped quickly over to the cor
ral and turned with his back to the
gate, while the commander spat out
orders in Spanish and armed men
came running.
“Senor,” he said, advancing brusque
ly upon the defiant Hooker, “I must
trouble you for that pistol.”
“No, senor!” answered the cowboy,
keeping his hand upon his gun, “not
to you nor no man—and I’ll never give
it up to a Mexican!”
“Carai!" exclaimed the officer impa
tiently, “you are an Americano—no?”
“Not only that,” rumbled Bud, draw
ing himself up In his pride, “I am a
Tejano also, and if any man touches
that horse I’ll kill him!"
His voice trembled with anger, but
hie hand was steady and the Mexicans
did not deceive themselves.
"Ha, un Tejano!” murmured the
men who stood about, and one or two
who had started to climb the fence
thought bettor of it and dropped back
to the ground.
Bud knew the fate of several men
who had proclaimed themselves Ameri
icans to the lnsurrectos —boastfully
done, it was said to be the quickest
way there was of drawing a Mexican
bullet. But to be a Texan was differ
ent—somehow the very name suggest
ed trouble to their minds and an Ala
mo light to the death. Hooker saw
that he had made an impression, and
he was not alow to follow it up.
“If you need a horse,” he said to
the general, "let your man go up that
arroyo and he will find one hobbled on
the flat. Then give me your receipt
for two hundred dollars gold and I
will contribute a saddle.”
It was a reasonable concession, un
der the circumstances, and, best of all,
it saved the general’s face. The hid
eous frown with which he had regard
ed the American changed suddenly to
a look of pompous pride. He jerked
an imperious head at his ragged re
tainer and drew forth his receipt-book
with a flourish.
While he wafted for the horse to ap
pear he turned upon his snooping men
and drove them to their mounts with
curses. Evidently it was no sinecure
to command In the army of the liber
ation, and the veiled mutterlngg of
his followers showed that they were
little better than tigers in leash.
Mounted upon horses, mules, and
even burros; armed with every con
ceivable weapon from a musket to
standard repeating rifles, they were a
tatterdemalion army, more fit for
"treason, stratagems and spoils” than
the sterner duties of war.
Bud looked them over closely, well
satisfied to have his back against a
wall, and when the lowbrowed re
tainer came hurrying back with the
horse he quickly took the worthless
receipt and watched them on their
way. Then, as the last camp-follower
disappeared, he ran for his saddle and
rifle and within a minute he was
mounted and away.
There were rebels below him—very
likely there were more to come—the
only safe place for Copper Bottom
was over the hills at Fortuna With
out stopping for path or trail, ha head
ed straight northwest over the ridges,
riding as the cowboys do when they
rake the range for cattle. Hardly had
he topped the first high crest when
he came In sight of Amigo, 1 jaded
down with his cartridge-belts and car
rying his heavy Maueer.
In a long, shambling trot the T'aqui
was drifting along the hillside with
the free grace of a wild creature, and
when Hooker pulled down his horse
to keep pare with him he laughed and
motioned him on. Taking the load, be
loped on over hogback and barranca,
picking out the best trail by Instinct
and setting such a pace that Bud was
hard pressed to keep up with him.
(To Be CjulLaued Tomorrow.)
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Aylesburys originated in the vale of
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having been developed from what was
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It is most popular of domestic ducks
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to maturity.
The Aylesbury ducks have an almost
horizontal carriage, In this respect dif
fering greatly from tho elevated Pe
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STARTING ON TOO LARGE A SCALE
IS APT TO CAUSE POULTRY FAILURES
Beqinner Has Many Lessons
to Learn Before Reaping
Profits.
Aylesbury Ducks the Favorite
Market Variety in England.
By J. Harry Wolsieffer.
Poultry Editor, Lecturer and Author
Copyright, 1914, by The Eugene Me-
Guckin Co.
A warning to the beginner In
poultry raising is timely. Too
many try to start on a large
scale and spend all of thalr cap
ital on equipment. When the
pinch comes for operation they
are caught short and failure en
sues.
There are many other subjects
to he considered too, such as se
lection of breeds, the market, the
locality, etc., that have impor
tant hearing on results. Read
the following article for advice.
The sketch of Aylesbury Ducks,
too, is interesting.
The poultry Industry has become so
large and the publicity given It with
in Hie past few years so great that
many have entered it who hut a few
years hack would have scorned the
idea of being a poultry keeper. To
day the business of poultry keeping
is regarded as a desirable business
and In the ranks are found men and
women of ull walks in life. Failures
in poultry both on a large and small
scale are not uncommon, but wnen
they do occur they are given wide
spread publicity.
In other lines of business the fail
ure would be placed upon the man
behind the business venture, but the
loultry raiser will seldom admit that
the failure lies at his door. In the
majority of cases the blame 1b at once
placed upon the little “American
Hen.” Failures can be traced to
many causes in poultry operations
Tilt: majority who enter the poultry
field do ho when but little practical
experlnece, the only knowledge ob
tained being through the poultry
press, much of which is good, being
written by practical men of expert
ence. Their advice is both practical,
safe and sane, but reading alone will
not make a successful poultry keeper.
With this knowledge must come the
actual experience, which, coupled
with the knowledge gained by good
reading, will lead to success.
But this experience cannot be gain
ed in a day, a month or a year. Like
any other line of business, you must
face the pitiulls laying In wait for you
during the first two years of the be
ginner’s operations and then If you
have the grit and the capital, each
■unending year will bring greuter
success
Make Expenses First Year.
There never was, and never will be,
any beginner who will make anything
above running expenses the first
y< ar. Nevertheless, In the maporlty
of eases, the average beginner thinks
that a profit can he shown at the end
of the first year. Poultry figuring Is
very deceiving. The poultry equip
ment Is one that, a large percent
age of cases, is underestimated, but
this Is one of the greatest essentials
of success In poultry.
The poultry raiser must have good
poultry equipment. Incubators, brood
ers, laying houses and colony house*
for the growing stock, etc. This does
not mean that these need be expen
sive, but they should he so construct
ed that they will stand the weather
nnd give comfort to the fowls placed
In them.
$1 Per Hen for Housing.
Under favorable conditions with
the preseut price of lumber, etc., It
will cost $1 per hen to house them.
This does not take Into consideration
the cost of colony houses, which will
cost from sls to S2O for the oxß or
Bxlo size. Then there Is the pur
chase of hatching eggs, chicks or
stock, and here the beginner figures
In the cheap stock In many cases,
which means failure In the long run.
More failures are caused by lack o?
females eight pounds when in breeding
condition. Exhibition birds, when
heavily fed and forced to lay on
weight, have been known to weltfh
from two to three pounds per bird
heavier than these weights.
The plumage is a dead white, free
from tints in undercolor. The bill is
large and broad and of pale flesh color,
with no trace of yellow, the latter in
dicating traces of a cross with Peklns,
which was made some years ago fcp re
store virility. The skin is light pink in
color, fading dead white after a few
knowledge in the operating of the
starting of the poultry farm than by
having “hobbies," set ideas of their
own, and these they follow liiHteud of
the beaten path of the experienced
poultry operator. When too late they
realize that the path they have taken
Is the wrong one, but seldom will
they admit this, but place the blame
upon the poultry. There is only one
right system, although tills may vary
lit a slight degree, but the principles
are the same, and this system must,
In a measure, be followed by the be
ginner.
After several years of experience,
the poultry keeper may ride his
‘'hobbies" one at a time, and may
find in them some advantage. But
for tlie beginner to start poultry ope
rations with “hobbles” of Ills own at
the baginning spells failure from the
start.
Another cause of failure and one
that 'has an extensive following is the
starting poultry operations on too
large a scale. Only a few instances
are recorded where h plant waß start
ed by a beginner on n large scale,
operated and succeeded. The major
ity of the leading successful poultry
farms which liuvo been in operation
for the past five or ten years are
those started by men or women with
a few hens and who gradually worked
up the ladder of poultry fame and
success.
Folly to Start on Big Scale.
It Is less costly to experiment with
a few titan with many. And it is
(oily for beginners to expect that
they can make the same proiltn the
first cA second year that the poultry
keeper of severul yeurs' experience
is making. This Is one of the causes
of the variation in reports in the col
umns oT the poultry press. Some
men are better managers than others
and the better the management the
greater will be the net profits.
• Lack of Capital One Cauae.
Again, many beginners are compell
ed to give up poultry keeping Just at
the point of success, due to the In
ability to carry on the operations fur
ther due to lack of cash, due to hav
ing exhausted their funds In build
ings and operations at the start. The
safe way Is to start at the bottom
and keep the poultry operations well
within your eapltal so that In case
any reverses come, sufficient cash
will be available to carry on the
work. All poultry year* are not the
same: some are good, some poor
but always a margin of profit can be
obtained when the plant is properly
managed.
Don’t Act Rashly,
To give up a good position In the
city and at once put every dollar i:i
poultry, 1g 111-advised, unless the cash
outlay Is sufficient to curry on the
poultry operations for several years.
Experience must he gained, and dur
ing this time, which largely depends
on the man or woman, the profits
cannot be expected to run as high
for the novice as for the more experi
enced operator. In beginning It Is
wise to look over the location; con
slder well the markets, choose the
breed Or variety that is best Tor the
zone In which the poultry operations
will be conducted; consult, If possi
ble, real poultry experts -those who
have mode good; visit several of the
leading successful poultry farms,
those that are successful and hav"
been In optratlon for several >ear:i;
carefully consider the requisites of
the business, and you will have a
solid foundation to start on.
But for the beginner to start out
on a large scale, on Ideas foreign to
those who are successful in poultry,
dooms him to failure Tom the start.
Follow the beaten path of success
there are many such In every state
In the Union start modestly, and, as
experience comes, wradttally Increase
the flock. Two hundred fowls well
handled will give a good profit. I>Hter,
two hundred more, given the same
care, can be made as profitable;
then 200 or 200 can he added until
tile beginner has a flock that Is a
money-maker There are many things
to learn the first year; Incubation
brooding, the care of growing the
chicks to maturity and thmi the nll-
Inuportant feature, the getting of eggs
In winter. If the poultry beginner
[Vreaks even he will be more than re
SUNDAY. JUNE 28.
days in cold storage. Their at is also
light colored, almost colorless, and the
meat is short grained, tender and
white. The legs and toes are bright
orange, and toenails white.
They are heavy layers, a good duck
laying as high as 130 eggs a year, the
average being 100 to 115. The eggg is
large, white and translucent. They
have not been a great success In tno
American market, but many are bred
for show purposes. The average duck
farm seldom has more than 1,500
ducks.
paid by t!.e knowledge gained during
this first year which will prove In
valuable for the future.
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messages sent by wireless. A simple
keyboard like thnt of a typewriter Is
used for transmission It is thought
the new devices will soon be In practi
cal use.
The Inventor has already typed
■messages liy wireless between Berlin
ami the Idg station at Nouen. The re
sults were at times somewhat uncer
tain owing to the absence of a suffi
cient sensitive relay by which
the feeble wireless signals could be
amplified and so rendered powerful
enough to operate the typewriting de
vice. Since then Captain Hoyland
has been at work on a suitable relay,
and hns now produced an Instrument
which will respond to signals of the
order of strength employed in wireless
work. He ststes his Intention of now
applying It to Ihe practical working
of Ids typing device.
The chief feature of the wireless
typewriter Is Its application to secret
code work; as the apparatus now
exists, It Is possible at a few seconds
notice to employ any one of 720 dif
ferent “alphabets."
Like Typewriter.
The transmitting keyboard Is ar
ranged like that of a typewriter with
the additional alphabet-changing de
vp-f fixed to It. The keyboard ap
pliance can be applied to any wireless
station, and may lie used alternatively
with the ordinary Morse apparatus.
The advantage of Captain Hoybind's
system is that although any one of
the 720 code alphabets may he used,
the receiving apparatus In each case]
when set In response, registers the
■ode signals as printed letters of the
alphabet, and thus, while “tapping”
would lie rendered quite Impossible,
the ?t?e recorded In a de
coded and legible form.
ftrilv dots are used In the transmis
sion -1. e„ short signals, and hy their
spacing the mechanism of the receiv
ing apparatus Is controlled so as to
reconstruct the message The new re
lay depends upon the variations In the
electrical resistance of selenium, the
illumination of the selenium cell being
controlled by the movements of a very
delieate galvanometer of special de
sign,
WHILE THE WORLD WAITS.
One week rroin today I am going
away
On my regular venrly vacation;
I'll leave other editors to talk to my
creditors
And solve dally the rate of the
nation.
! nm gn'ne to fish whero fish are In
schools.
An,l hoard where the hoarding la
great,
I Hm not going to rise till I want to
get tin.
Which will usually be rather late..
I nm off for the wooda with a small
stock of goods.
Some dry but most of them wet
I’ll dodge nil convention, which I*
Siitnn's Invention.
When your mind upon freedom Is
set.
I will never come hack till my two
weeks are tip,
Thoegh the world ne" I me ever so
bsd,
And through dvnnsties fall for the
lack of advice — ,
Geo when I get back they'll be
glad.
—t. t. a.