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grain and prevent continuous outflow
from the hopper. Suspended in close
proximity to the ground As what the
inventor calls 'bait box" having
small quantity of grain placed in fixed
cups, which are covered with glass or
fine wire netting. In the natural course
of events the fowls become hungry,
and, discovering the grain in the "bait
box" hop on one edge of the tray
and attempt to peck at the covered
kernels. Tie weight Of the fowl tits
the swinging rod which supports the
tray, and tits oscillatory motion slides
the shoot f;nck and forth beneath the
opening in .he hopper, thus discharg-
ing the grains to the ground, to be de-
voured by the fowls. The quantity
delivered at one time is not grest, but
as often az hunger drives the fowls
to peck at the bait the grain IS au-
toma tically delivered, and as fowls will
make little effort to get feed unless
they are hungry, it is possible that
there will be saving in the qua r*ity
consumed over that which they might
be given If fed by hand. Zachariah
Xevers, OF Santa Cruz, Cal, is the in
ventor.-Cincinnat Commercial Trib-
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EATING LIVE BEETLES.
A Summer and Fall Diet Which Is
Responsible for the Death of
Many Fowls.

The turkey is an active bird and will
eat almost any kind of insects when in
the fields. Frequently it will eat potato
beetles, but in such cases the turkey
will die unless it first kills the bugs be-
fore swallowing them, as the live bugs
remain in the crop for many days, de-
stroying the lining of the crop and
causing inflammation. Chickens sell
dom eat potato bugs, but both chick
ems and turkeys will eat chinch bugs,
which are smaller than the potato
beetle and are not always killed when
picked up. If grasshoppers are caught
they are usually torn to pieces or
killed, as they are large and cannot be
swallowed without being injured or
killed; but whenever bugs of any kind
are swallowed alive, if they have hard
coverings on the bodies, the fowls will
be unable to pass them from the crop
to the gizzard, but soft insects may be
swallowed without danger to the bird.
1t may be stated that often the birds
will consume hard-bodied insects and
escape injury, and may go to and from
the fields daily with no harm resulting
but some day they may be very hungry
especially if insect food has not been
plentiful, and greedily fill their crops
rapidly without first destroying the
bugs, the result being disastrous
When turkeys die, always open the
crops and examine the COMMENSURATE
land Farmer.
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influence. The fact that the speaker
can appoint committees also gives
him influence over legislation such as
is welded by perhaps no other single
authority. 1t must be remembered
that no proposition, except by unan-
imous consent, can be considered UNI
less reported by a committee. 1t
must further be remembered that
the speaker, without laying them be-
fore the house, refers bills, eXecu-
tive reports, etc, to committees, and
reports of committees to appropriate
calendars. On such references very
often depends the fate of a measure.
The pigeon holes of most of the COM
mittees are found at the close of
the session and of congress full OF
bills lndisposed of. Reference to a
hostile committee is the surest of all
ways to kill bill, at least for the
time.
No member can address the house
without being recognized by tho
speaker, who decides which of q
number of members rising at the
same time shall speak first.
The speaker is always chairman
of the committee on rules. To this
committee must go all proposed ac-
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ton touching the order Of business.
1t is one of very few committees
which has the right to have its re-
port considered at any time.
Unlike the powers of the president,
the powers of the speaker are not
granted by the constitution. AS
soon as congress shall so decide,
then will the powers of the speaker
be curtailed. Congress makes its
own rules, usually at the beginning
of it's session. Many attacks have
been made upon these powers, once
SO successfully that only the speak
er's own vote sustained them. The
reason for the existence of such
great powers is the necessity for
controlling legislation. All bills pre-
scented cannot be passed, nor even
thoroughly discussed. 1t therefore
is necessary to have an authority
which shall determine those meas
ures which shall be considered, in
what order they shall be considered,
and the amount of time to be given
to their discussion. At present the
speaker is that authority, and it does
not seem at all probable that his
powers will be very radically altered
in the near future. Therefore is the
selection of our next speaker of such
moment to the country at large.
HECTOR c. LEXINGTON.
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ton not only for congress to con-
slider, but for the whole country to
seriously canvass.
In the very early days of our gov
eminent the speaker was little mere
than Il moderator. 1t is true that
the house looked up to him and had
more than ordinary regard for the
honor OF his position. 1t is even on
record that among the rules of the
first congress was one which re-
CURED the members upon adjourn
ment to remain in their places until
the speaker had retired. But while
no such token of respect is now paid
the speaker he has influence such as
Mr.. Muhlenburg, the first presiding
officer of the house. never dreamed.
In 1889 the speaker appointed none
of the more important committees,
these being then elected by ballot
of the members. Only the minor
committees were appointed. Early
the next year, however, the speaker
, acquired the power to appoint com
mittees. In November, 1894, new
power WIS duuSu, CIsio VI oPP"iiA 49, .
the chairman of the committee OF
the whole. Upon these two powers
gained for the speaker thus early
in our history rests essentially all
the vast powers which he Yields to-
day.
To-day the powers of the speaker
are four: az the power incident to
recognized leadership of the domi-
nant party n the house; (2) the pow
er of patronage; (3) the power of
recognition to the floor, and (4) the
power the speaker carries as chair
man of the committee on rules.
The first of these points needs no
application. in considering the
second, that of patronage, it will of
course be recognized that it is a
different sort of patronage from
that which the president controls
The patronage the president controls
involves the livelihood of his APP
pointees. The patronage of the
speaker involves merely the honor
| (much covetedD of being appointed
to this or that committee, or this or
that important Craftsmanship. In the
honor that the speaker can thus be-
stow is one of the elements of his
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what Is Nature. study.

One might suppose that the def
milton of thing SO much talked
about as mature study would long
ago have been settled, but this seems
not to be the case. Different pro-
fessors give various interpretations
of it. Prof. w. j. Beal says Louis
Agassiz was the real originator of
nature study many years ago, when
he set his students at Harvard to
work on lobster or Il clam. For
months the use of books was posi-
lively forbidden. The students were
required to use only their eyes and
their intelligence. Excepting few
names, all that they were told was
eithec: you are right" or "You are
wrong" and if wrong, the student
was kept at work until he saw the
thing right" What AgassN chiefly
impaired was the spirit of indepead
se't work.-Youth's Companion.
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BARN TRAP DOOR.

the wall when not in use. They are
made of ten or twelve-inch plank. B
is the door, also made of planks. The
battens are inch boards; the upper one
is four inches shorter than door. The
as come against the ends of upper
batten and are flush with the edges Of
door. The door is made fast to the as
with hooks and staples, and fastened
to the floor with strong hinges. A
board the length of upper batten is
nailed between the as to the wall. The
door rests on bearings when lower ed.
&C. w Gamble, in Ohio Farmer.
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Our Prodigal Daughters
By ALEXANDER BLACK.
Author Of "Miss America Tho Girl and the
Guardsman." Miss Jerry" Etc.

impair the ideals of the American girl?
further than credit the American girl with the plain
American of her brothers, have quick answer.
Europe hurt American ideals.
And the Amercanm of the American girl especially safe
Nothing that American girl in Europe will diminish her
preference country In the world
treated so well as
other country the world could the American girl be
what she is.
American so abroad every avowed other
Of these willing make the bargain
the odious possible conditions
But despite the and pictured discussion of American
uchesses' They represent
a discernble minority of our splendid womanhood
There thousand decayed nobenlen who American
girls bought up Bankrupt dukes drug the
American market.
this happy the American girl herself
dukes she could have them When
those inadequate and unworthy legs her
busy father spares expense But the American girl
upon which the integrity of civilization must always
depend-las merely good She has clean heart.
Hence American daughters home unspoled by Eu-
The Of their lives, the caocty of their culture
give there that they will always bring home
that Europe Affords and the best of Europe will be
ace to her domestic her social ideals
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The Social Settlement
In Recreation
By ELIZABETH S. WILLIAMS.
Head Worker Of the College Settlement. New York
City.

dancing of the andorgan the greatest JOY
manhood when the sacred the wedding performed
public hall which is admitted payment OF the hat
pleasures enjoyed largely in the public 1t is
difficult, therefore, for the settlement to become SOCIAL
CENTER its the club life and in the regulation
eaen to raise the social standards OF its aderent and
11aps make its influence felt wider sphere.
THE TASTE FOR CLUB LIFE shows itself early in the young
Boys girls who to have but begun school form debating
societies pleasure athletics entirely their
responsibility organizing home Of Of the members
their members increase, in search of meeting places
Even those which afford pay for accommodations
obtain them anywhere If the possession of
is every evening, the usually high that it be-
heavy burden There places where
be only night in the week and of these
SO dney that their atmosphere inspiring for the
affect the character of the meetings 1t III
rpard environment that TIE SETTLEMENT CAN F%''
POTENT INFI UENCE ON CLUB LIFE, for in its beat
the conduct of the gatherings takes higher tone
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AZ AZ - u aZ;LS 81
A@n6NN0. sgssESs @ZH5
" e.
AN AUTOMATIC FEEDER.
II Successful, 1t Will Mean n Large
Saving In the Labor of Pro-
yiding for Poultry.

II the apparatus shown in the ac-
compaLying drawing accomplishes the
purpose for which it was designed, it
will mean large saving in the amount
of labor necessary in the care of fowls
and possibly economic also in the
amount Of grain consumed by the
flock. A hopper, or storage reservoir,
is provided for holding large quantity
of grain, the bottom being conical in
shape, to feed the grain into an open
lug in the center. Beneath the open
ing is shoot. arranged to catch the
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e III SPAIN. On every I1a11d are 70 DC sce11
New steamship lines are being built, old
ones are expanding, mining properties are
being developed, industry and commerce
are quickening. The agricultural POSSIBLE
tiles are very large.
THIS ERA OF PROSPERITY
CAME WITH THE ABANDONMENT
OF A COLONIAL SYSTEM. The col
onies were source Of pride. They were
also constant perplexity and care, source
OF corruption, great financial burden. The
Philippine islands, it is true, yielded little
revenue-not much-but none of this profit
ed us as nation. And that, Of course, was
in time past In recent years they have
been heavy expense. Cuba had been cost
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TRAP DOOR FOR BARN.
Aside from Little Ingenuity and
Few Cents for Hinges 1t Calls
for No Expense.

I send sketch of trap door that is
both safe and convenient. Pieces (a)
are fastened to the wall with strap
iron hinges. They swing back against
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Low land, with pools of stagnant
water should not be used as pasture
for sheep. Animals kept on such
land are ap. to be troubled by liver
fuke.
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81 came to consider that Nhe (
speakership. -. was the high I
est office within the reach of
American citizens; that i,t was :
grand official station, great :
in the honors which it con-
ferred and still greater in the
ability it gave to impress on
our history and legislation the
: stamp of truth, ness, Justice
: and right.'-Samucl j. Randall, :
speaker of the house of repre-
: semtntives 1S7G-1SS1.
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ready perhaps have preferred doing
spontaneously leslrely and becoming
the losses Of the loss OF life, loss OF pres
tge the burden dreadful humiliation THE WAR
WAS STILL BENEFIT 1t oosed from the burden OF our
colonies
THE sPANIsI-AMERICAN WAR WOULD NEVER HAVE
COME TO PASS HAD THE TWO NATIONS UNDERSTOOD
EACH OTHER AS WELL. AS THEY DO TODAY.
altogether deporable and unfortunate We did not
prehend appreciate the position of nation Perhaps you
appreciated ideals, standards 1~,~' A-~~<44-19
and modes of thought, position xpL1
in the whole thing less. dOd~/
the year, when American women are
the thoughtful
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pressed determination of Speaker
Henderson not to again run for con-
gress. And it is an important ques-
ton, deserving of all the agitation
which it has aroused. 1t is a ques-
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tatoris likely to ask himself: What
is the effect of the European spec
tacle upon the daughters of the
states? Are the freely-expressed
anxieties for her welfare based on
any real danger? Does Europe
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DaIIs and Weddlngs HeIu III tHe
public halls. The small quarters in
which large families are housed,
three rooms being the average,
makes the entertainment of even
few friends almost impossible in
the home. From childhood, when
the street is the only play ground,
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N&>aa~-AN9,~u

opportunities for social life in the tenement sections Of
large cities chiefly in the clubs and the entertainments
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HO will be speaker of the
congress that is to be
elected this fall? That is
a question that has been
much before the public
since the recently eX-
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The War a Benefit to Spain
By SENIOR DON EMILIO oJEDA.
Spa1ai H4inst to he Uni

day dawning Spain. On every hand to be seen
progress New steamship lines being built old
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the year, when American young women are re-
turning in droves highways of Europe the thoughtful
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TIE Speakersbip o. the
House Of Representations
a Position Ranks Only Second the Presidency
in Potter and Influence.
SPEAKERS OF THE HOUSE.

F. A Muhlenburg (Pa.) .................l7 1881
Jonathan Trumbull Comm ........... 791- SO
j. A. Muhlenburg Pa.) ................ 1855
Jonathan Dayton On. J)...............l 1850
Theo. Sedgwick (NIass.) ................ 1199-p1
Nathaniel Macon IN. C)............... 1SJ1-G7
Joseph B. Narnum mass )............ 1SGI-11
Henry Clay G<y.) .................. .1Sl1-lA
Langdon CheveS Is. .lSl4-l6
Henry Clay Sky0 .................. .1S15-sO
John w. Ia, Tor IN. Y. .1Sa0-.1
Philip p. Barbour (Va.) 1921 %
Henry Clay NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1922 %
John w Taylor On. " 1851
Andrew Stevenson CNa0 1870 "a
John Bell CTeEn) ................. .lS34-22 81
James X. Polk CTenn.) .................l s33J SO
r. M. Il. Hunter (Na) .lS39-il
John White (Ky.J .1S4i-43
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-02

The committee appointed | as I
week to solicit and close up sub
scriptions to the above road on the
basis of l-2per cent of the as
sessed value OF property, have had
blank obligations printed for the
convenience of subscribers. The
obligations can be found at each of
national banks of the city and the
committee requests that citizens
will relieve them as much as posi-
BILE by calling at either of the banks
and signing an obligation for the
amount of their subscription We
must work fast and earnestly and
the committee cannot do ii all.
7. j Cole,
7. A. Ferris,
:. p. Skinner.
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Reports from the commission
firm Of Latham, Alexander CO.,
New York Of date May % show a
total decrease In the cotton acreage
of the Cnited States of rs per cent,
or 632, 1888 &C "es as compared with
the crop of last year. They further
say: Islands are generally re-
ported to be excellent; plants
healthy and cultivation good. The
necessity for planting more land in
grain has checked the normal in
crease in cotton acreage"
This paper has been receiving the
reports of this firm for several
years and have found them to be as
uniformity correct as estimates can
well be. Their estimates of the an
nual production have always been
found to be nearer correct than
those of any other cotton firm in
the United States, and we place
much confidence in their statements.
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Saved From an Awful Fate.

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that few thought | could get well,
but / learned Of the marvellous mer-
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fallible for coughs, colds and bron-
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at Herring-Sparks Drug Co.
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herself alone, but has a higher and
nobler destiny that OF doing 10
others--of making others happy
AS a quiet streamiet that runs along
the valley nourishes Injurious
vegetation, causing flowers to
bloom, and birds to sing along its
banks, so do a kind look and happy
countenance spread peace and JOY
around. Kindness is the ornament
of man. 1t is the chief glory of wo-
man. 1t is indeed woman's true
prerogative, her sceptor and her
crown. 1t is the sword with which
she conquers, and the charm with
which she captivates. \ o u q
ladies, would you be admired and
be loved? Would YOU be an orna-
ment to your sex, and a blessing to
your race? Cultivate this heaven
ly virtue. Wealth may surround
you with its Establishments and
beauty, learning or talents may
give you admirers; but love and
kindness alone can captivate the
heart. Whether you live in a cot
tage or palace, these graces can
surround you with perpetual sun
shine, making you and all around
you happy.
This class may weld an influ-
ence for good that will go on for
ever. Influence is one of the great
controlling elements of mind and
matter, neither sages nor philOso-
piers have ever been able to com
pute it's force, measure it's power or
calculate it's duration. We are
told that there is spr n e
IL, 4 ff,ir &C
so small single OK on a summers
day could drain it dry. 1t steals its
unobtru sive way among the hills,
ill it spreads out into the beautiful
Ohio. Thence it stretches away Il
thousand miles leaving on its banks
more than a hundred villages and
cities, and many cultivated farms,
then joining the Mississippi, it
stretches away some twelve hun
dred miles more till it falls into the
emblem of eternity. 1t is one of
the greatest tributaries to the ocean,
which, obedient to God, shall roar
till the angel with one foot on the
sea and the other on the land shall
swear that time shall be no more.
So it is with influence. 1t is rill,
a rivulet, an ocean and as boundless
ana ldJDOIlleSS as eternity.
By the direction of the Board of
Trustees, and in the name of the
Waxahachie High School, l pre-
sent you these diplomas, evidenc-
ing the fact that you have completed
the course of study of this school,
and are entitled t" its highest hon
ors. We congratulate you on your
proficiency. We hope that flowers
may bloom along your pathway, and
your lives may be full of sunshine.
Be true to the lessons so faithfully
inculcated by these noble men and
women who have been your instruc-
tors so long, and may the highest
good and noblest purposes be yours.
In conclusion let me say in the Ian
guage once bestowed upon the
youthful knights, scholars, jurists,
artists, philanthropists, heroes of "A
christian age, companions of a.
celestial knighthOod, go forth, be
brave, loyal and successful, and
may it be your office TO light a
fresh beacon fire, sacred truth. Let
the flame spread from hill to hill,
from island TO island, from CONT
neut to continent, till the long line
age of fires shall illumine all the
of the earth, animating
them 10 the holy contests of knowl-
edge, justice, beauty and love.
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