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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02
He-As a counting device the bicycle
beats the hammock for young people.
She-How?
He-It's not so easy for them to fall
mt


II think" said the man who had
bought a "a ticket to the opera,
whispering to his neighbor, that I'll
try to have my seat changed. Every
night that girl sits in front of me with
the same huge hat on and"
Excuse me-" said the girl turning
round Indignantly, "it's a different hat
every night."-Truth.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02
The Cheerful idiot,

How base ball terms change!" said
the fan" boarder. For example, the
goose egg We used to hear so much
of seems to have gone into decay"
I'm that case" the Cheerful Idiot
fastened to add, 81 would not advise
you to drop the subject. Jus. lay it
wn gently. "-Indianapolis Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02

Imports OF shoddy into this country
during recent years have been as fol-
lows; 1890, 4,9S0.32 lbs; 1891, 1885,
bsl lbs; 1892, 262, 1892 lbs; 1893, 333.376
lbs; 1894, l43, 002 lbs; 1896, 1906 54
lbs: 1896, 1 1871, 100 lbs.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02

Mrs. 1Iampack-Is she asking for IL
divorce in good faith, or does she wish
to marry again?
Mrs. Livewayte-She wishes to marry
again.
did she tell you SOP
mo; but she is asking for no allmo-
ny."-New York Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02

There is a heart broken boy in Ohio.
He threw a stone at a playmate. The
stone struck the carotid artery and the
playmate is dead. All the boys should
reflect upon this. 1t is remarkable
that with all the stone throwing by
boys there are not more fatalities.
They seem to forget that it was but a
stone that killed the mighty giant Co
Hath.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02
Family Ties.

Il presume" said the laxative man
to his seat-mate in the railway train,
from your and conversation
that you have family ties"
YES" replied NJ. ~lroekton; "I
s'pose you might as we'll call 'em that.
l buy 'em for myself, but my wife and
the girls all wear 'em whenever Trey
feel like it."-Washington Star,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02
To Stimulate Horticulture.

Through the kindness of one Who is
deeply interested in horticulture the
Horticultural Society of Northern IL
linois is enabled to make the follow
ing offers:
/. $500 will be given to the per-
son sending in a paper best answer
ing this question: Why and how
should horticulture be taught in u
rural schools? Competition open to
the world.
2. $500 will be given to the boy or
girl under eighteen years of age send
ing in the best report of the growth
and development of any fruit, vege-
table or ornamental plant or tree
planted and cared for by him OF her
during the season of 1897.
3. $500 will be given to the boy or
girl under eighteen years of age giving
the best report of the exercises held
at school on Arbor day. 1897.
Competition for the last two prizes
is limited to those living in the TWEEN
ty-three most northern counties of IL
linois district of the Horticultural So
ciety of Northern Illinois). Papers
should be plainly written, on n side
of the paper only. and inclosed in an
envelope, with the name and address
of The writer upon a separate slip of
paper. Papers should be in the hands
of the secretary not later than Nov.
[, 1897. The prlze-winning essays will
be read at the annual meeting of the
society, to be held at De Kalb Dec.
[ and 2. Every boy and girl inclosing
a two-cent stamp with their report
will receive some choice new vegetable
seed or fruit plant during the fall of
1897 or spring of 1898.
Address all communications to he
secretary, Dwight Herrick, Rochelle,
Illinois.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02

That electricity Is rapidly supplant-
ings steam is evidenced by a report from
Hartford, Connecticut, under date of
May 25. It says: The new third rail
electric line between New Britain and
Hartford was opened for public traffic
yesterday Two trains were put on by
way of a beginning, one. starting from
Hartford and the other from New Bril-
tain simultaneously. There were no
formal ceremonies, and but few people
were on hand to see the beginning of
what many think is the end of the
steam locomotive. Public interest be-
gan to manifest itself later, however.
and the trains were full both ways.
The distance is ten miles, and the time
twenty minutes. This will be reduced
shortly, 1t is said, to fifteen minutes.
The western track Of the New England
road, between New Britain and Hart
ford, is still devoted to the ordinary
trains, the eastern track alone being
used for the electric system. The cleo
trio trains. are run at half hour inter-
walls, and midway in the line there is
a turnout where the %north-bound train
waits for the south-bound to pass. An
A-shaped rail, which carries the electric
current, lies in the center of the track
raised free of the ties by blocks of
wood. Through this passes the whole
of the 500-volt current which propels
the cars. President Clark said today
that the New England Railroad COM
pany is entirely satisfied with the test,
and that the motor-car must soon
supersede the steam locomotive every
where.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02

The Dowager Lady Churchill has
beer in the department of the mistress
OF the robes since 1854 as lady of the
bedchamber to the queen. 1t is said
that this woman knows more of the
private life of the queen than any 9TH
err woman living. and is a most faith
full keeper of state secrets.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02
A Convincing Reference.

You want to take charge of my cul-
mary Department." said the hotel man
ager.
Yes, sir"
"Haye you ever prepared dinners for
people Of wealth and refinement.
Il should say I have. Why, l used
to be the chef in the District of Column
bia jail.'-Washington Star.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02
Obcdient Boy.

"YOu know I told Johnny I wanted
him to make his next essay Il hum
mer?"
"Yes."
"What does the little rascal do but
write half a page about the buzz
Detroit Free Press. j..
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02
False PrOphet.

"They told me-" said he to himself
"that when 1 married her l would be
spoken Of as Mrs. Bingle's husband.
But they lied"
$50 they did," said she. who had
Overheard. You are not spoken OF AT
afL"-1ndfanapolis Journal. !
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02

Amanda (alighting from her wheel at
The roadside, where Mortimore awaits
her)-"Have 1 kept you waiting long,
dear" Mortimore-"Long? Many
cycles have passed since the hour ap-
pointed for our meeting.'-Judge.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02

! A rainbow wedding" is n In
which the bride wears white and her
maids wear gowns of assorted colors.
The CROMWELL, he don't appear to
cut any figure whatever.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02
A CheerIess Invitation.

Youngbach-Hello, old man! Glad to
see you. Come in and make yourself 1T
home.
Henpeck-Humph! If you can't make
me any more comfortable than that /
guess / won't stay.-New York Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02

Two years g the would-be-rain-
makers had their innings. Now a
gentleman in Austria has invented a
process by which he prevents rain and
hail storms. He should try his hand
at heading OF cyclones,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02
A womauIy Craze.

''Your wife seems very fond of flow
ers.'
"Well, sir, that woman new goes
anywhere without taking a garden
trowel along; she is so afraid she might
see something she would want to dig
up,"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02

Mrs. Watts-My husband won about
500 at poker night before last.
Mrs. Potts-How do you know
Because he said he won $50, ard he
gave me $15.-Indianapolis Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02
Stationary,

Mrs. Wainwooi-"I was speaking
with Miss Elder today. She says that
everybody tells her that she holds her
age remarkably" Mrs. Grimm-"Yes.
She has been 30 for the last six years
to my neutrality-suspicious. Transcript.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02

Rue-"Did you say Penman's latest
effort is a hypnotic play?" Prompter
Apparently; it puts everybody to
sleep. "-Philadelphia North American.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02

The West Sullivan, Me, base ball nine
sawed a pile of wood for d resident of the
place and put the money received for the
work in the treasury.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02

There Is n family of twenty-six persons
in Strasburg, Germany, every one of
whom rides a bicycle. The oldest is six
ty-two, the youngest six months old.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02

We will forfeit 81 900 if any of our pub
lished testimonials are proven to be not
genuine. The Piso Co., Warren, Pa.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02

Sweet Peas in Positive small tests
in sweet peas under glass have been
made at Cornell. Seeds sown in a bench
in a chrysanthemum house Oct. "a be-
gan to bloom Feb. 20, and continued in
good flower for six weeks. Other seeds
sown in pots, and planted out in the
chrysanthemum bench Dec. 10, bloomed
very freely. II is the custom with many
carnation growers to grow sweet peas
in their carnation benches as, by the
time the sweet peas are large enough
to shade the carnations, the sun is
strong enough to prevent this t%rifine
shade from being detrimental.-Ex,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02

The distance from st. Petersburg to
the Pacific terminus of the Siberian rail
way is about twice as great as that from
New York to San Francisco.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02

London has now an electric cab COM
pany,' and various motor syndicates.
some of which use oil or steam in place
Of electricity.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02

TIL duke Of Sutherland owns 1,1I6,45t
of the 1921 46 acres in Sutherland u
tY, Scotland.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02

Lightning struck two hoes that a negro
was carrying over his shoulder near
Millington, Md, and passed through him
from his shoulder to his feet, killing him.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02

is blind and has his daily papers dead to
him by a secretary, so that he is obliged
to form his Impressions entirely by sound.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02

Already gra%sshoppers are Matching in
such numbers in the region of Oakesdale,
Wash, that the inhabitants are alarmed
over the threatened injury to crops.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02
And every dog his day.

And every dog his day.
When all the world is old, lad,
And all the trees are brown;
And all the sport Is stale, lad,
And all the wheels run down;
Creep home and take your place there'
The spent and manned amongi
God grant you find one face there
You loved when all was young
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02

Hegeman's Camphor Ice with Glycerfne.
Cures Chapped Hands and Face. Tender or Sore Feet,
Chilblains, Piles, &c. G, G. Clark Co. Nav Haven, ct.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02
.IsnzIt about time to send one of our
biggest warships to Havana?

Even church goers ride in the To-
rontc Sunday street cars nov Think
Of that!
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02

Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.
TO quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netic, full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-
Bac, the wondar-worker that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, soc or 81. Cure guaran-
teed. Booklet and sample free. ACTRESS ster'
ling Remedy Co. Chicago or New ferk.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02

Even China lis making 1t warm for
Spain. All because several Cinnamon
have been killed in Cuba. Little thing
to make a big fuss about.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02
FROM LOWELL, MASS.
The Home Of Hoods Sarsapariila
Wonderful Cure.

a Wonderful Cure.
"a swelling 40 big as a large marble
came under my tongue. Physicians saidit
was a semi-transparent tumor Inc must be
operated upon. I felt I could not stand it,
and as spring came began to take my
favorite spring tonic, Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The bunch gradually decreased and finally
disappeared. I nave had no sign OF its re-
turn. I am glad to praise Hoods sarsapa-
rilla." MRS. H. M. CoBURN, 8 Union St.,
Lowell, Mass. Get HOODS.
Hoods pills cure Sick Headache. 25c.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02
A BOarder's View,

A BOarder's View.
"Frost hasn't any sense"
"WhyY
"It never nips the canned fruit
Detroit Free Press.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02

Increase the yield without increas-
ing the acreage and cost OF production
and this will be n way to solve the
present pressing situation. Grow d.
versifed crops and you will hit it.
'Throw plenty of mud and some Of it
will be sure to stick"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is q constitutional cure. Price, 75c.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02

Mrs. WinslOw's Soothing Syrup
For children teething ,~softens the gums. reduces infiam-
nation, allays pain, cures wind collie. 25 cents a bottle.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02
Good Word for Ducks.

Unde favorable conditions the
breeding Of ducks is very profitable,
says a writer in the Poultry Monthly,
and there are few farms or small
try places upon which a few ducks
cannot be kept with both pleasure and
profit. OF course, these birds belong
% the classes of water fowl, and there
fore it is desirable to have a pond,
spring; brook, lake, or some small,
clean body Of water iii which the ducks
may battle and freshen their plumage
(Which soon becomes soiled and dirty,
as well as secure considerable food in
the shape of water plants, insects,
worms, etc. Wherever a duck plant is
located near an arm of the sea, the
ducks secure much food In shape of
nsh, quahaugs, clans, etc., at each ebb
tide. But Notwithstanding the desir-
ability of water privileges, ducks will
get along and do very well with only
enough water for drinking purposes,
and indeed thousands upon thousands
OF ducks that have graced tables OF
hotels, epicures and others, never saw
more water than their drinking dishes
held, from time of Matching until death
ended all. That roast duck is fine eat
ing cannot be denied, and that duck
eggs are large and very nutritious also
cannot be gainsaid. Hence a flock of
a dozen, or less, of ducks will go quite
a distance in keeping the family in the
best of provisions. One very impor-
tant item about the duck is that, when
properly cared for in a small flock,
she will continue laying for three or
four months a fine, large egg, just as
r as the day ome around. The
hen Is satisfied to lay every other day,
or even less. but the duck carries on
active business every day. 1t is not a
good plan to pen ducks in very large
focks. Twenty-Five ducks to a pen is
plenty, and four lively brakes about
right for twenty-five ducks. During
the laying season keep the ducks con-
fined during the forenoon, when the
eggs will have been about all dropped;
then set them at liberty during the
afte rnoon. Ducks are great eaters, but
luckily not over particular. They seem
to crave bulky, filling food; so boil
roots for them. such a beets, carrots,
onions, potatoes and turnips. Mash
these and add a mixture of ground
grain composed of bran, ground oats,
cornmeal and linseed meal. Mix the
grain something as follows: One peck
of bran, n peck of oats, one peck of
cornmeal, and two pecks of linseed
meal. Do not forget oyster shells for
grit and to help form the egg shells,
for the making of which a great deal
of carbonate of lime is needed. The
young ducklings are at first quite ten
der and must be kept from rain,
water and all dampness. Feed them
milk with the regular foods, If pos
sible, n force rapid growth. AS soon
as they acquire regular feather they
are hardy and tough.
English View of American Apples.-A
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
SOME GOOD JOKES, ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.
The Hammock Versus the Bicycle-A
Handy Lunch for Wheelists-Free Cos
pei in Darktown-Some Good Jokes
and Gibes for Hot Weather.


HEN all the WOTIu
Is young, lad,
And all the trees
are green;
And every goose
a swan, lad,
Ind every lass a
queen;
Then hey for boot
and horse, lad,
A n d u nd the
world away;
blood must
have its course,
lad.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02
No-To-Bnc for Fifty Cents.

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure. soc, 81. All druggists
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02
To Cure Constipation Forever.

Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 1Oc or Csc.
If C.. C. C. fail to cure, druggists refund money
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02

English View Of American Apples.-A
London journal says: THE American
papers have rather lost their head over
their enormous apple yield and their
expectations to the English markets.
We are told that the English farmers
find it impossible to compete with the
American apple growers, and so on!
Still they overlook the fact that, side by
side with the imported fruit, the Eng
lish apple has made so per cent more
in most markets, and that the choice
favored homegrown fruit has done
much better this season than it has dur
ing the past ten years. The fact is,
the Americans had a plethora of COM
mon fruit, and that the bad prices real
lied amply prove
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-09-02
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRICULTURISTS.
Somo Up-to-datc Hints About Cu1tiva-
lion Of the Soil and Yields Thereof
-Horticuiture, titicuiture and FIorl.
culture
Locked-Up Fertility:

ULLE IAN lZJ, OOT-
nell Experiment
Station:
Water and its
constituents, h,y =
drogen and oxygen,
ard carbon, nitro
G e n, %phosphoric
acid, potash and
lime are the chief
c%omponents of ev-
cry crop that the
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-12-17
GERRY sAa.fA Is pyINo.
Little Chance TAaS me Wll Ever -
DFosgAt Dask tor Trial. NJ

Little Chance TAss me Wnl Ever -
DrosgAt Dask for Trial #
DIES MolNEs, Dec. 1s.-Sincs the
supreme court granted Betty Smith ,
new trial, there has been much spec
lulation why this woman, convicted Of
numbering her husband for his life in.
surance, has not been returned TO Des
Moipes and placed on trial sesin. AT
last an. explanation Ii forthcoming.
Betty is still in the penitentiafy and
suffering from an illness which the
attending physicians hay will result
fatally III short time County Attor-
ney Howe has been anxious to bring
the case to trial. but has been met
with the state ment that she was too
i'll TO be moved and could not be tried.
To satisfy himself lie recently paid .
visit to the prison and there talked
with the hospital physicians. They
told him trial at this time IVES out
Of the question and that in oil prob
ability Betty would not recover. She
is suffering from bladder trouble, and
has been told that her only hope is ii
an operation that might prove fatal,
but she has persistentiy refused to
submit to it. The attending physician
says he does not think she will live
long. g&5eas4 s&
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-12-17
IOWA PATENT OFFICE REPORT

DIES MONIES. Dec. 17.-Six applica-
tons prepared in our office and pros.
secuted by us in the U. s. Patent Of
fee have been allotted to Iowa in.
ventors as follows:
To O. A. Rogers, of West Union,
for duplex stay for. buck saws.
To R. G. Rider, Of Mt. Ayr, for a nut
lock specially adapted for railway
rail joints, and for bolts in bridges.
TOD. r. Braden, of Rowen, for a
tree protector, made of woven wire
adapted to be adjusted to trees, de.
tachably fastened and provided with q
top OF bibulous material to be saturat.
ed with tar or other adhesive matter.
To. II. R. Gregory and r. H. Batten,
OF Prescott, for an adjustable straw
stacker and threshing machine attach.
ment adapted for elevating straw to
different heights and conveying It in
different directions.
To G. T. McCarrell, OF Ottumwa. for
. sheet metal stove specially adapted
for, DETECTING and controlling the pro.
DUCTS of combustion. 81
To III. Seine kloth, of Holstein, for an
acetyline gas generator adapted to
be advantageously operated in an Of.
dee, store or dwelling for producing.
gss, for illuminating and heating.
from calcium carbide and water ;plac.
ed ia the generator
Valuable information about obtnin-
Ing. vsluing and selling patents sent
tr0e to any address. Thomas q. q
Ralph Orwig, SDlicitors Of Patents.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-12-17
THE NEWS IN IOWA
coMFEssss HIS GRIMES.

'.Tltsls', Arthur Courtney Tells OF Hls
wholesale stealing.
OTTAWA, Dec. IT,. Little" Arthur
Courtney, Of Mt. Pleasant, who i now
serving time at Fort Madison for
Wholesale cattle stealing in Henry
county, which covered period OF
several years, has confessed in prison,
and implicated his cousin, big"
Arthur Courtney, one Of that county's
prominent farmers, in the deal. With
the con fession at hand, the grand jury
indicted ..Bign Arthur. In his con-
fession Courtney gives the details OF
the crimes which he committed, and
the number of cattle stolen, which
amounted in value to several thousands
Of dollars. Little Arthur owed
"Big" Arthur Courtney $4,000 on q
farm which the former purchased OF
the latter, and he would steal cattle
and drive them to his Cousins place,
where they were turned in on the
debt. The confession has caused q
sensation and was brought about "
the convict hearing . strong sermon
by the prison chaplain not long ago on
confession. He Immediately sent
for his father and attorneys and made
q clean breast of the affair.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-12-17
AFTER CIVIL SERVICE.
Republican Congressman Organize tt
Find q Way to Cripple It.

Republican congressman Organize to
Find q Way to Cripple It.
WAsH1NeroN, Dec. IA largely
attended meeting of republican repre-
sentatives in congress was held at the
river and harbor committee room to
devise means tor securing a change in
the present civil service law. About
sixty members were present, repre-
senting twenty-five states having
republican delegations IN congress-.
Among those present were Messrs.
Grosvenor, Weaver, Shattuck, Lybrand
and Brownell, of Ohio; Werner, Mills,
Prince, Belknap and Connolly, Of
Illinois; Steele, Faris and Lands, Of
Indiana; Hepburn, of Iowa; Costiss,
Smith and Shower, of Michigan; john
son, of North Dakota, and Strobe, of
Nebraska. Representative Hepburn
acted as chairman. It was finally de-
termined to name a committee to
devise plan OF action and resolution
was adopted authorizing the chairman
to appoint "a committee of seven, the
chairman of which shall be Represen-
tative Grosvenor of Ohio, with the
chairman of this meeting as member,
who shall examine the bills pending
before the committee on reform of the
civil service and report to a subsequent
meeting of this conference by bill or
otherwise" - ~.