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The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
To CApturo Nitrogen,

BY far the most expensive of the ma
nurial elements that We must feed into
the soil is nitrogen. Strange as 1t may
the most abundant in nature and
makes up four-iifths of the atmosphere
about US. There was a time, and not
very long ago when all people believed
this great mass OF nitrogen to be I'M
available. All the scientists taught
that there was M way of getting at
this valuable store, and hat we could
when the SLOW processes Of nature
elaborated ii for us.
A decade and "A half ago, American
and German scientists discovered that
the books were all wrong on this sub
ject, and that there is "A great family
of plants. the leguminosae, that is able
to fix nitrogen by means of bacteria
that live on and in its roots. But
where these bacteria exist root nodules
are formed. When clover plants have
no such nodules their growth Is slow
and development weak, unless the soil
be very rich in the heterogeneous ele-
ments. Where not naturally rich the
soil may be made suitable for the
legumes by bringing soil from other
localities where the legumes have the
nodules desired. A recent report states
that the soy bean has been grown at
the Kansas station since 1890. Only
recently. however, have tubercles
formed upon the roots, and this was
brought about by artificial means. In
oculated soil was obtained from a soy
bean field at the Massachusetts station,
and by scattering it over the Kansas
land, plants with tubercles were grown,
producing an increased yield and a
higher percentage OF nitrogen. Several
methods OF inoculating were tried. The
seeds were thoroughly wetted in a bag
suspended In water, into which the
Massachusetts, soil had been stirred.
Again. the dry soil was sown broad
cast over the fields, and In other
cases was drilled with the seed. The
best results were obtained by sowing
inoculated soil in the drills.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
'Teieg RIA ms.

Select some word containing at
least eight letters. and announce that
a prize will be given the guest who
will write the best telegram In a given
length OF time-the words of the tele-
gram to begin with the letters in the
chosen word, taken In their order" are
the instructions Of a contributor to
H%ousekeeper who, In describing the
game, says:
AT a recent entertainment the word
Washington was selected and among
the kilograms written the following
were considered the most amusing:
when Aunt Sarah has internal neu-
ralgia give two ounces nervine!" This
was objected to, when put In compe-
titlon for the prize, Oh the ground that
the dose Of nervine was too large!
Then came, Watch anarchists, Sam
has informed. Now going to organize
which pleased many because Of the late
news of the New Jersey anarchists.
and II was urged that the nabobs ought
to organize; but 1t was finally voted
that the telegram was not sufficiently
business-like to win the prize.
The fourth word In the next tele-
gram stood between the writer's and
the prize. where are Sans habili-
ments? i never got them OF Nathan"
In vain 1t was urged that the dispatch
was sent by a Boston woman The
judges were firm In their opinion that
the telegraph operator would never use
the word habiliments without a protest
which would result In a shorter word
being selected.
will arrive Sunday. Harry Is not
going to organize negroes" While this
was considered a well-written tele-
gram in that 1t would give the n who
received 1t considerable information,
objection was raised to the wording,
Harry will not organize, etc." was
noted to be more like a real telegram.
and so this. too. was shelved. Then
came the following:
wallace and Sarah here. Ira nearly
gone. Tumor on nose"
Could any telegram tell more In the
same number of words? Try to write a
better one, and you'll not wonder that
the author OF this was given head
prize.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
FARMIN' AMT NO coon.

In tn summer when I'm mowin'
way down In tn medder lot
When tn wind has stopped a-blovIn'
An, tn, sun. Is pipin' hot.
An tn. locus Is a screechin'
An tn springs dry in tn wood,
men thinks II go to preachin'
Bein's farmin' aint no good.
somehow preachin's took my fancy,
Eve since l was a lad,
When l ust to drive old Nancy
Down to meetin' long with dad.
Prescherq never does no stewin'
An, shouldn't think they would.
In their line they's sumpin DOM
When this farmin' aint no good.
Wimmin folks all pet the parson
Al he never does no work.
rays but half-fare on the cars an
,,Allus wears a clean billed shirt.
has his say on Sunday mornln'-
i would talk back IL | could
But tn likes o. ME he's scornin'
Bein's farmin' amt no good.
IL tn bugs aint on tn taters,
Then l nights tn army worm
While them Wall Street SPECTATORS
Run tn hui ~gol-darn concern.
So bgosh I'm goin' to quit 1t.
would ye blame me IL [ should
Make a break fer some ole pulpit,
Bein,s farmin' amt no good?
w. h. harrington I'm American Pretoria
Monthly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
PRAYER.

Teach me, Father. how to go
Softly as the grasses grow;
Hush my soul to meet the shock
OF the wild world as "A rock:
Hut my spirit, propt with power,
Make as simple ss "A flower.
Let the dry heart I'LL its cup,
Like a poppy looking ~;
Let life lightly weHr her crown.
Line a poppy looking down.
When It's heart Is filled with dew,
And its life begins anew.
Teach me. Father. how to be
Kind and patient as a tree.
JoNfully the CriCkets Groom
Under shady oak at noon.
Beetle OF his mission bent,
Tarrics In that cooling tent,
Let me, also. cheer "a spot,
hidden field or garden grot-
Place where passing souls can rest
bn the way and be their beet.
Edwin Markham
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24

looked fine. The water was more than
knee deep on the lowland. and there
wasn't a beaver in sight. Perhaps
they all felt so confident OF the dur
ability of their project this time that
they had gone home TO get some rest.
Il felt rather glad that Boss had
triumphed: for, in my opinion, at that
time, he vas a first rate artisan. but,
wait; the water hasn't surely made
that large oritce over there! Yes, IT
has, was my excited reply to the mere
thought; and really before | could
remedy the mischief already wrought,
another and another weak place gave
away, until the dam was again totally
demolished. The noise OF course,
brought the beavers on the spot i'm
mediately, and CONSERVATION prevailed
for awhile, ! tell you; in fact, fur
flew. IL it ever did.
After awhile. however. when quiet
had been partly restored, and Boss
In disgrace skunk off to the friendly
shelter of his dwelling. there was a
sort Of mass meeting held. and for a
while | was fearful for his safety.
Presently, to my relief. after a long.
noisy consultation. one young pert
looking animal struck off at a brisk
waddle In the direction of a slough,
several miles distant. That puzzled
me, but as the beavers suspended all
further operations toward dam build
ing for that day, 1t occurred to me that
possibly they had sent for an expert
to superintend the work. such was
the case; for, on the second day, back
came the sleek y%uungster, bringing
with him Il very fat, very gray old
beaver.
"He was greeted with the funniest
excited chatter imaginable and the
most marked homage was bestowed
upon him, as though he might be a
king. lie paid very little attention
to anything. and without wasting
time or words. he partook of the food
offered him; then, after he had taken
a plunge in the clear water to refresh
himself, he surveyed the place they
had attempted to dam, and from what
| understood he must have pro-
nounced IL ~unfavorable; for presently
he set them to work, but this time
they were some fifty feet above the
site Boos had selected. For his own
part, he stood On the bank and di-
rected the work, or swan back and
forth pointing out defects, or even
welding his skillful tail at times to
more clearly demonstrate his views
The development Of the new dam be-
came very interesting under this
shrewd old leaders direction; and
when il was at last finished | could
understand why Boss had failed.
The next day, after the old fellow
had assured himself that everything
was all right, he trotted of home
ward"
Did that dam hold, Uncle?" Harry
questioned.
Hold. Well | should say so. 1t
had held more than a year when we
left. and in all probability it is there
yet."-Exchange.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24
Scholarship and Athletics.

The council OF administration OF
the University OF Illinois recently
passed the following resolution In re.
gard to the scholarship requirement
for athletes: while II ia true that the
university looks with favor upon col
lege athletics. 1t should not be un.
mindful OF the interests Of the univer-
sity and Its Students; that undergrad
uate contests should be conducted IN
such q way rs to serve the best inter-
ests OF the university and It's students,
so that neither the standing Of the uni.
versity nor the scholarship Of the stu.
dents may suffer; that the good name
OF the university Is affected by permit
ting students who have failed or been
conditioned TO take part In public con
tests In which they represent the uni
versity. Therefore. no student who
has failed In any university course
shall be permitted to take part In such
public game or contest during the con-
~tinuance Of such failure: that no stu
dent who has been conditioned In two
courses be permitted to play or en-
gage In university athletic contests
during the continuance OF such condi-
lions, and that In no case shall any
student be permitted to play or en-
gage In any contest until the failure
or condition shall be removed by ex.
animation, and that his membership
in any team of the university. after the
removal of such failure or condition,
shall depend upon the performance OF
class or laboratory work to the salts
faction Of the instructors In charge"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24

The Hessian fly probably ranks next
to the chinch bug as n farm pest In
the United States. and Its ravages in
other countries have long been known
and appreciated. While its first scien-
tifc description VAS by Thomas Say
in 1917, 1t had been for many years
recognized as a pest In wheat and had
received in this country the popular
name of Hessian fly in the belief that
1t had been introduced by Hessian SOL
diers during the war OF the revolu-
ton.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24

The production of tobacco in the
United States is To- about 725, 900 900
ponds, of which about one-half Is con-
sumed by our W. people and one
half exported, indianapolis News.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24

A short absence quickens love: a
long absence kills it.-Mirabeau.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-05-24

The cost OF The PUBIC schools OF
greater New York for the year 1901
will be $l7,710,078. The number OF
pupils in the schools is estimated at
40S, liz. So that the average cost for
each pupil is $43,39. In 1890 there
were 230,931 pupils. the total cost was
$4,000, 639. and the average cost per
pupil was $25.9S. The expense OF the
public schools has, therefore. nearly
tripled In ten years, while the aver
age cost per pupil is nearly SIS a year
more. This increase is partly due to
the municipal consolidation and part
ly to the Davis law. which has in
creased the average salaries.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-01
D 'ROURkE ANGRY
At JOE WALCOTT
Claims the Black Boxer
Is Filled With
Duplicity.

Tom ORourke, the erstwhile manager
of Joe Walcott, the colored pug1l1st, Is
very wroth against the Herget brothers
for alternating the interests Of the colored
boxer to themselves. He claims that
young Mitchelp'-John Herget-and his
brother have acted "unprofess1onaIly IN
the matter and talks about evening scores
O'Rourke says he is jubilant that he
came out here before the fight, as the
visit opened his eyes to Walcotts du-
pIscity. He knew that Walcott was going
to give him the cold shoulder, he says,
anG he was so angry on the night OF the
contest that he wanted to go behind
Gardner, just for the pleasure of seeing
the black man worsted in the fight.
After the battle ORourke devoted his
attention to the money the colored man
received for winning. Walcott owed him
nearly $1,000 on a mortgage and for per
scnal loans and he was determined to col
lect the amount On Sunday nlgnt
O'Rourke went to MitcheIl's saloon and
made such a protest that Walcott and the
Hergets turned over to him the sum OF
S1270. This sum was deposited in Charley
Newman's until yesterday afternoon,
VIXEN it was placed in a bank.
Il thought the Hergets We're my frinnds.
said O'Rourke yesterday. Their actions
prove that they are not. They are well
come to Walcott Mark my words he will
prove a stumbling block in their path and
man who could handle. him and get any
results out of him. He owes money 10
everybody and will owe money to more
people before he leaves town.
Walcott yesterday affixed his signature
to articles of agreement to fight Kid
Carter before the Twentieth Century Club
on Tuesday evening, October 15. The
winner of this battle will receive IS per
cent of the gross receipts and the loser
25 per cent. Walcott will start in training
to-day at F'rizzes, Larkspur. Carter is at
work on the Wilson rancn, near BOlinaS.
He was in town two days ago and looked
| heavier and more rugged. He has been
| rusticating and stated that he weighed 10
| pounds stripped. He will train faithfully
! colt again.
Tomorrow evening the Olympic Club
| will hold a boxing exhibition in its gym
| nesium. Six pairs of boxers will do bat
| tie The contestants are the cleverest am
| ateurs on the coast. Handsome trophies
| will be awarded the victors.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-01

Tillman recognized them as the men who
were seen hanging around the Thalfa on
the night of the trouble, melting their
fellow strikers to wreak vengeance on the
quartet of Curtin's men.
Shortly after Z o'clock last night the
imprisoned strikers were taken from their
cells and lined up with several TRUSTEES
VINO were dressed as labOrerS.
The four specials were then escorted to
the prison and told to pick out the men
who were responsible for the riot. Special
Officer Began, without a moments heS1-
fancy, pointed to Johnson, Duggan and
Tate as the men who took part in the at
tack on him and his companions. Special
Officer l.. A. Decote positively identified
Tate and Johnson, and Special Officer
Grandall had no trouble in picking out
Duggan, who, he declared, was one of
the most aggressive of the mob. The
Identification was made complete when W.
y. Rawlins, sailor who was with the
specials when they were fired on, picked
out the four strikers.
charge them with rioting, under sections
494 and 405 Of the Penal Code, which makes
it all indictable misdemeanor, punishable
by two years Imprisonment In the County
jail or fine Of $1,000 or both.
Johnson was, on May 6. 1895, sentenced
to six months in the County Jail for petty
larceny; April 10, 1893, he got six months
for misdemeanor embezzlement, and De-
cember 9, the same year. he got six
months for petty larceny. June IL, 1900
under the name Of John Brady he got
forty days for petty larceny. January TO-
this year, he got sixty days for petty lar.
ceny, and April Is he got six months fo1
petty larceny, both under the name OF
Brady. He was released from the County
Jail on September 9.
Captain Whitman yesterday preferred
charges before. the Police Commissioners
against Samuel Caldwell, the hackmar
who refused to drive non-unior
wounded man to the Emergency Hospita
when requested to do so by the captain
at the time of the riot. The case will
icsciO ,irrIoI
and Caldwell will probably lose his
license.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-01
JAMES F. DUNNE SUES
FOR AN ACCOUNTING
Surviving Partner Of Cattle Firm
Wants Executors to Settle
AccoI1n}G

James F. Dunno, surviving partner of
the cattle firm of Donnelly, Dunno & Co.,
filed a suit for an accounting in the Su-
perior Court yesterday against T.. v.
Maxwell and r. L. Barry, executors of
the will of the late E. 4. Donnelly
Dunno alleges in his complaint that at
the time of Donnelly's death in April,
1900, the firm of Dunno & Donnelly owned
property valued at $500 900, with liabilities
amounting to $190,00O. He further alleges
that the property, if sold, would not
realize q sufficient sum to pay the debts.
Dunno claims that he has asked the
executors for an accounting and that his
request was not granted. He therefore
asks the court to declare the partnership
still in existence and to order that the
executors be required to turn over suffl-
cient property to pay the debts
The principal item mentioned in the
complaint is a loan of 500, 900 secured by
Dunno from the Hibernia Bank. A large
sum is also due A. B. McCreery for the
rent of the Los Aguilas ranch.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-01
STAGE-sTRUCK MAIDEN
ENCOUNTERS OBSTACLE
Thirteen Year-Old Mary Smith of
Sausalito Is Sent to Magdalen
sul11r,n

Little 13-year-old Mary Smith was rude
ly awakened from her dreams of a career
on the variety stage by Judge Fritz yes
terday, and sent to complete her educa-
tion at the Magdalen Asylum.
Until about a month dgo the would-be
actress lived in Sausalito, but firing cf
pastoral life across the bay she resolved
to try her talents in the metropolis and
ran away from her fosIeTparents. Much
to her surprise she found that theatrical
managers did not appear to take kindly
to her and she entered the employ of a
lodging-house keeper, under whose direc-
ton she became proficient in the care of
rooms.
Not content with her success she
secured the city's places Of amusement
and finally secured a Position as amateur
at the Chutes, where she appeared for
two or three successive Thursday nights
From there she went to the OLYMPIA
where she sung last Friday evening. On
Saturday her course was arrested by Sec
retary White of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Children, who took
charge of her until she was committed.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-01
Arions Entertain.

The Verein Arion gave it's initial per-
formance of the winter season at Union
square Hail. Sunday night, and enter
tanned large and appreciative audience.
The programme contained an overture by
the orchestra, selections by the Verein
Arion, a pretty alto duet sung by Miss
TIIiat T avv and Niss Ernectine C01dmon
and a well-rendered piano solo.
The conclusion consisted of a roaring
one-act farce, entitled "Das Fest der
Handwerker," which kept the audience in
a continual roar of laughter. The male
characters, mainly grotesque, were we'll
sustained by George c. Beauchamp, Franz
Goldstein Hans Veroni, Carl Kahler, L.
Warnke and DR.. H. Bech. Hermann Holz-
hauer officiated as director of the per-
formance.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-01
HAWAIIAN CHINESE ARE
RECEIVED AS CITIZENS
Decision Adding Several Thousand
Mongolian Voters to American
RAois+a Ia Handed Down

A decision by the United States Treas
ury Department affecting the status OF
Chinese born or naturalized in the Ha-,
waiian Islands before the annexation was
handed down yesterday to Port Collector
Stratton. 1t was in the case Of III Ii
Hong, a merchant, who arrived from Hon.
olulu several weeks ago. ii is native
Chinaman, but became a citizen OF Ha-
wall several years ago. On leaving Homo
lulu for this port I'll applied for a certih-
cate to the effect that he was merchant
and entitled to visit the United States.
The Collector Of the Port at Honolulu was
Of the opinion that III, being a natural
lied citizen of Hawaii at the time OF the
annexation, was therefore a naturalized
citizen of the United States, notwtth-
standing that the naturalization laws OF
this country extend only to the Cauca-
sian and African races. The annexation
act provides that all citizens of Hawaii
at the time of annexation became citizens
of the United States.
This view of the Collector at the port
of Honolulu has been indOrsed by the
Treasury Department, and Collector
Stratton yesterday allowed I'll Ii Hong
to land as an American citizen
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-01

SlTeelSs anu IuSllldu6 u SIlOlS
was fired with disastrous results to two Of
the attacking party-Chris and John
Ryan.
Chris Ryan is lying in st. Mary's Hos
pital suffering from a bullet wound in the
groin, while his brother John is at the
same hospital with a bullet wound
through his thigh. The surgeons say both
men will live, although their wounds are
very serious.
The man who did the shooting is E. W.
Gentry, a driver in the employ of the
Western Transfer and Storage Company.
He surrendered himself to the police
after the shooting and was permitted to
go on his way by order of the Chief of
Police.
The Ryans reside at 143 San Carlos
avenue, and Chris is a married man and
the father of one child. Before the strike
he drove a team for Schussler Bros, but
his brother had been out of employment
for some time.
The teamster who did the shooting came
here recetly from Keswick. He had been
forced out of employment by strikers
going to the mining camp and offering to
work for less money than he was being
paid. AS a retaliatory measure he came
to this city and secured work as a team
ster. Yesterday afternoon he was driving
up Seventh street when his team got
stalled. G. F. Bray, the special police
man who accompanied him, suggested
that he telephone to the company for
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-01

to get my team out the crowd hollered "scab"
at me and shouted whoa" when tried to
drive the horses. The men who followed me
being men had seen in the crowd when I was
trying to get the team out When they fol-
lowed me up the street they called me a
them; nor did I pay any attention to them
when. they abused me while was trying to
get the team out. I thought I could get the
team out without having any trouble with
them. When the gang grabbed me on the cross
ing they tried to drag into the alley off
the main street.
I have a widowed mother and three sisters
drive team here by the Independent Employ
ment Bureau California street wrote, to
them about getting work and they replied that
they would put me to work driving team if I
would come down.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-01
Saws He Stole to Get Food.

Harry Howell, who says he is a striking
machtnist and that he formerly worked
for the Joshua Hendy Machine Works,
was arrested yesterday morning by Police
man Sylvester and booked at the City
Prison on a charge of petty larceny. He
stole a telescope basket from a second
hand store on Mission street near Fourth.
money To hIlv food
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-01
SAILORS BEAT CURTIN.
Victim of Dynamite Outrage Again
Suffers at Strikers Hands.

John Curtin, the sailor clearinghouse
keeper whose place Of business was blown
up with dynamite during the sailors
strike of seven years ago, was last night
injured in an alteration with union sail
ors A laceration of the scalp was
stitched up at the Harbor Hospital by
DR. Diggins.
The Violence committee had a little
splutter of life yesterday. Three men
on their way uptown from Oakland were
pulled off a Castro-street car about $50
p m. They were surrounded by about
twenty strikers, but managed to break
away after receiving few contusions.
George Brown, a painter, attacked Young
Pow, Chinese in business in Oakland,
at Market and East streets. Policemen
Edner and I1ightower rescued the chinese
and arrested Brown, who claimed that the
Oriental had taken his job away from
him.
H. Castagnino. who lives at 527 Bay
street, Oakland, also received some atten-
'tion from the waterfront reception COM
mittee. His lacerated scalp was stitched
UP at the Harbor Hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-01
CAPTAIN GILLIN TO BE
RETIRED ON HALF PAY
Pension Him at Their Next
Meeting

Captain Gillin Is slated to be retired
by the Pension Commissioners at their
next meeting in October. For some time
past Gillin has sbeen unable to
DO police duty. owing to Sc
rious injury to his kneecap, re-
ceived while in charge of the China
town squad. He is now at the springs.
a hopeless invalid. AS it is more than
likely that he will never again be able to
don a uniform, the Commissioners have
decided to retire him on half pay.
Gillin was one of the most fearless men