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NOT AN ARMY OFFICER.
Officials mt National Home Not With
in Meaning of Act.

Mr.. L. P. Mitchell, Assistant Comp
troller of the Treasury, held yesterday
that a person holding the position Of as
sistaut general treasurer and assistant
inspector general of the National Home
for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, although
an officer of the Home, is not an officer
of the United States within the meaning
of the act OF July 81. 1894, which provides
that no person who holds an Office the
salary or annual compensation attached
to which amounts to the sum OF $500
shall be appointed to or hold any other
Office to which compensation is attached
unless specially authorized by law.
This rule does not apply to retired Off
GERS of the Army or Navy whenever they
may be elected to public Office or when
ever the President shall appoint them to
office b. and with the advice and consent
of the Senate.
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Our Mckinley Monument.

American life is so Kaleidoscope
and its changes are so absorbing that
there may be an impression that the
tragic passing of William Mckinley
has been forgotten. But the love for
the martyred President and the graf
itude for his labors in behalf of the
dominant America have not passed
away.
Representative McCleary of Mime
sofa has introduced in the House a
bill for the appointment of commits
sion to select a site for the Mckinley
arch in this city.
There should be no delay in making
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the bill law. Washington desires to
especially honor the distinguished
son of the Buckeye Commonwealth
who became the executive head of the
nation. Whatever memorial enter
prises may be afoot elsewhere, it is
appropriate that the Capital should
have its own monument.
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UNDER THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Conference to He Held on Change In
Rural Free Delivery.

There will be meeting at the Post
office Department tomorrow of the inspec-
tors and superintendent Of the rural
free delivery service to confer regarding
the changes in the system Of appoint
ments Of carriers made necessary by the
placing Of this branch of the postal SER
vice under the civil service regulations.
General Superintendent Machen ex-
poets to have received the necessary
blanks and forms by that time, and the
officers of the rural service will be made
acquainted with the necessary procedure
for their use.
While the inspectors and superintend-
ents are here they will be introduced to
Henry C. Payne, who succeeds Charles
Emory Smith as Postmaster General. Mr..
Payne's views coincide with those of
Postmaster General Smith regarding the
wisdom of a steady and continual expan-
sion of the rural free delivery service,
and there will be no change of the policy
of that branch of the postal service uI-
der the new regime.
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New york Poultry show Opens.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE poultry show
is on at the Madison Square Garden. 1t
opened promptly at o'clock this morn
ing and will continue, under the auspices
of the New York Poultry, Pigeon and Pet
Stock Association until Saturday night.
Meanwhile the garden has the appearance
OF great barnyard. The exhibitors in
the present show come from all parts OF
the country.
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The Gallant Fitrhugh Lee.

Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, who was seen at the
Fairfax yesterday, is living quietly at
Charlottesville, Va. since his retirement
from the army. He comes to Washington
quite often. and is frequently called in
consultation by high Government officials
in regard to Cuban affairs, concerning
which his knowledge is comprehensive and
accurate. Though he failed in his ambi-
ton to reach the United States Senate a
few years ago. he had the satisfaction of
knowing that his following embraced a
large percentage Of the best people of the
Old Dominion.
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MUST PAY SPECIAL BANK TAX
Ruling on Corporations Who Loan
Money en- Securities.

Mr.. J. w. Yerkes. Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, held yesterday that a
company. even though it does not receive
or deposit, nor collect money or currency
subject to draft, check or order, and does
not receive stocks. bonds, bullion, bills
of exchange, or promissory notes for dis
count or sale, is, nevertheless, required
to pay special tax az a bank if it advances
or loans money on any of these securities
as collateral
But it is not subject" says Mr.. Yerkes,
'to this special tax if its advances or
loans are made only on the security of
mortgages or real estate, with accompa-
nying promissory notes"
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CONTESTS BROTHERS WILL.
Undue Influence Alleged i'm Case of
Holden Evans.

William Archer Evans yesterday filed a
caveat in the Probate Court to the will OF
his brother. the late Boideu Evans.
He alleges that the will. which Is dated
February % 1901, was executed under the
undue influence of William J. Howard,
who is named as the executor of the
will and that the testator was not OF
sound and disposins mind at the time
of the execution of the will.
Bolden Evans was well-knOwn resi-
dent of the Southwestern section of the
city. and left property valued at about
$4,000
Messrs. Sellhausen. Sullivan and Low
ing are named as counsel for the cavea
tor
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A Ceorvc Wn.hincton Hnn.

A George Washington Hall.
Two features of bill recently in
troduced by Senator Mcmillan recon-
mend il to the favor of Congress and
the approval and endorsement of the
American people. The measure pro-
vides for the erection of George
Washington memorial building in this
CITY. for the accommodation of con-
ventions. exhibitions, concerts, and in
augural balls. The two features that
recommend it are the perpetuatio of
the name and fame of the Father of
His Country and the contribution to
the more beautiful Washington.
Various organizations interested in
such project have put their shoul-
ders to the wheel with the purpose OF
producing the edifice proposed. The
argument is that the Capital City
needs the structure. and that it will
be a conspicuous addition to the at
tractive buildings that will in the fu-
ture rear themselves as part of the
Considering the extraordinary SER
vices of George Washington, the Capt.
tai has done comparatively little to
honor his illustrious name. To be
sure, there are the world-celebrated
Monument and some statuary, but
more should be done. In the bright
dawn of the twentieth century, the
appreciation of his labors for the
foundation of the nation and its Cap
ital should increase TO enthusiasm.
Unlike most men, Washington is
not mere historical character. The
fruits of his genius and his patriot
Ism are being plueked day by day.
He builded the nucleus of the greatest
of republics. He uttered policies that
have survived decades of development,
and are the guidance of latter-day
Americanism. He laid the foundation
stones for superb country, and the
fact that they are bearing the weight
of the social, political, and material
superstructure is a tribute to his sur
viving greatness.
For these reasons, the Washington
and the America of today should wei
come the opportunity to honor his
name and at the same time conform
with that progressive instinct which
is distinctly timely and distinctly ma
tional.
The foregoing is what might be
called the sentimental point of view.
"A great deal might be said from a
practical standpoint. There are many
organizations that have for years
been endeavoring to secure build
ing that could be used for conven-
tions, exhibitions, concerts, etc.
Washington has not always heard
the best music. At any rate it has not
heard enough. This has been almost
entirely due to the fact that the city
is without a suitable concert hall.
Artists have never been able to invite
the best men in the country to exhibit
with Ehem for the reason that there
has never been a desirable gallery.
The inaugural balls have, up to the
present time, been held in the Pension
Office, which every four years costs
The Government many thousands of
dollars and a great interruption in
the work of the bureau. All these
difficulties and many more would be
overcome if such building as has
been suggested should be erected.
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VIEW GRAIN TAX CALMLY.
British Importers Convinced That IL
VIII He Levied.

LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE proposed duty
of a shilling quarter on imported grain,
which has been widely discussed during
the last week, has been the subject OF
many enquiries. The feeling among i'm
porters on the Baltic exchange is that the
duty is likely to be imposed in the new
budget.
Seth Taylor, chairman of the exchange
and the largest miller, says the import
ers regard the idea of the imposition of
the duty complacently. They will not op-
pose such proposition, if the duty is not
large. because it will not affect grain i'm
ports.
The benefits will accrue to British farm
ers, as the burden of the tax will fall
upon importers and consumers.
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Wisdom I'm Deficits,

Cleveland Plain Dealer-it seems lit
tie strange that with all its greatness
Harvard University's financial showing is
not favorable one, the balance being On
the wrong side. No doubt this will have
its advantages. The friends of the old
school may see new necessity for ad
ditional bequests. There is wisdom in
some deficits
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MILLIONS FOR THE NAVY.
Admiral Crosvninshield Before Sen.
ate Naval Affairs Committee,


ate Naval Affairs Committee.
The Military and Naval Affairs Com
mittees of the Senate are both at work at
the appropriation bills.
The Military Affairs Committee is hear
ing Quartermaster General Ludington and
Surgeon General sternberg on the needs
of their departments.
Admiral Crowninsh HELD of the Bureau Of
Navigation addressed the Naval Affairs
Committee on naval affairs.
1t is estimated that the naval bill will
carry something like S95, 100000 unless the
programme for new ships should be elm
mated, there being some talk to the eff
feet that friends Of the Schley cause may
pursue this course to express their disap-
proval of their treatment by the Navy De-
partment.
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After Nashville POStOfficc.

Messrs Joe Dillon, Surveyor of Customs
at Nashville. Tenn. and John c. Brown
are in Washington as applicants for the
pos,mastership at Nashville. The present
postmaster is Major A. w. Wills, and an
active fight is being made against him.
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REVIVAL SERVICES.
Evangelist Chiidress Holding Forth
at Memorial u. b. Church.

The revival services being held at Me
mortal United Brethren Church. corner
and North Capitol Streets, under the di-
rection OF Evangelist w. L. Childress are
attracting large audiences. He is being
assisted by the pastor of the church, Rev
o. W Burtner. The meetings will be con-
tinued throughout the week. Special serv-
ice for men only tomorrow night.
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Grist for the Pension Hopper.

Providence Journal-The fioo6 OF PEN
sion bills continues TO pour into Congress,
where they are railroaded through. vir-
tually without examination. Most of these
private bills could not pass in the usual
way. Such wastefulness is not creditable
to the nation; H. encourages begging
when there is no need and no warrant
for it,
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Mrs Warder contributed signally to the
social calendar of yesterday with the
third of ter series of musicales that have
been the feature of her gracious hospi-
tality since the reopening of her residence
on X Street.
Yesterdays programme was Interpreted
by Nine. Schumann- Heink, the celebrated
prima donna contralto of the Metropoli-
tan Opera Company.
The Warder mansion was simply but
tastefully decorated for the occasion, gar
lands of smilax being festooned through
the halls and down the stairway. while
American Beauty roses prevailed in the
drawing rooms and music room. Nine.
Schumann- -Heink was the only artist of
the evening and gave a series Of songs
exquisitely.
Mrs Warder's musicales were inaugu
rated three weeks ago by Miss Alice Cole,
soprano, and Miss Olive Mead, violinist
Last week Mr.. Emilio de Gorgoza fur
nished a varied programme of French.
German, Spanish, and English songs. Next
Tuesday Fritz Kreisler. the celebrated
yiolinist, will be the soloist, and for the
last musicale of the series Mrs. Warder
has engaged FRITZ Scheff, soprano Of the
Metropolitan Opera. The hostess was as
sisted in receiving her guests by her
daughters, Mrs. Thoron and the Misses
Warder.
The programme was as follows:
cave Maria 'iiaideuroslen 80. Franz schubert
''Fruhiingslied Observation-Disclosures. .Relnk Becker
.'Schwanerlied' '.........-..:... .Lndwlg hartmann
"Wenn Ich Elm Keins Waldoslcin War;"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ........'..l' d. foefstcr
"Bolcro' :.LuIgi 4arui'i
''Ayriano Aria from "Rienzi Richard Wagner
Nine. Schumann- -Heink's last appear
ance here in private concert was at the
musicale given by MIR. and Mrs. John r.
Mclean in the splendid ballroom of their
residence On ! Street shortly after the re-
turn of Admiral Dewey from the Philip
pines. fi-t
Senator and Mrs. Elkins entertained at
dinner last night in honor OF the Archbish-
op Cardinal of Baltimore.
Invited TO meet the distinguished prel-
ate we're the Austrian Minister and Bar
oness Hengclmuller, General and Mrs.
Miles General and Mrs. Draper, Justice
and Mrs. White, Justice and Mrs. McKen-
ma, Mr. and Mrs. Letter. MIR. and Mrs.
Kerens. of st. Louis; Countess Esterhazy.
Mrs Audenried. Rev. Father Rocker, Sen
ator Clark and Senator kearns
Mrs Root, wife of the Secretary OF War,
will not receive today
The Peruvian Legation has been trans
ferred from 1850 Massachusetts Avenue to
1417 Twenty first Street, where the Charge
d. Affaires of Peru and Mrs. de Pezet have
taken up their residence.
Mrs Fanny Lomax, of Rosslyp, Va, will
shake hands with her friends this after
noon from 3 to o'clock in honor of the
1O1st anniversary of her birth.
Mrs. George a. Myers entertained from
TO 6 on Monday afternoon at a tea, given
in honor of the ninetieth birthday of her
mother. Mrs. Hopperton. the latter
whom the anniversary found in the best
of health. received the consultations of
the callers seated in chair brought from
England over a hundred years ago, and
which was used by her father in his study.
A white lace shawl, one of her wedding
presents, was worn with highly becom-
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1t may be blow TO the preiudices
of those who represent commercial
hostility, but it must be gratifying
to the average man that the United
States is to be properly represented
at the coronation of King Edward.
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PERSONALS.
c. G. Dawes Struggle for a Togn.

Keep your eye ON Hon. Charles q.
Dawes and watch with what grace he Will
land seat in the United States Senate,
remarked Mr.. Walter II. Chamberlin,
former Assistant Commissioner of Pat
ents, at the New Willard yesterday.
The young Republicans of Illinois are
in the ssddle, and Mr.. Dawes is their
champion and acknowledged leader. The
death of Gov. John r. Tanner and the
defeat of William Lorimer meant the
disintegration of the once powerful COM
biration that ruled the politics of our
State. There is, new regime at hand,
dominated by the young and progressive
element of the party, and it is this ele-
ment which will send -Mr. Dawes to the
Senate"
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CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.
SuspiciOuxly Neutral.

Dallas News-Eight members Of the
Ohio House of Representatives were nom
committal in the fight going on between
Hanna and Foraker. When an Ohio poll
tician is noncommittal he is looking about
him, absorbed largely in his own interest.
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MEMBER OF ARBITRATION COURT.

Oscar 8. Straus Named to Succeed
ex-Presidcnt Harrison.
President Roosevelt has appointed Oscar
S. Straus, ex-Minister to Turkey. men,
ber Of the permanent court Of arbitration
for the pacific settlement of international
difficulties at The Hague.
I. Mr.. Straus will step into the vacancy
caused by the death Of exPresident Har-
riSOn.
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YOUNG AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Former Captain of Port mt Havana
Calls on the President.

Lieutenant Commander Lucien Young
recently removed from the position OF
captain of the port at Havana by Secre-
tary Long, called on President Roosevelt
yesterday, accompanied by Commander
Cowles, the Presidents brotherin-law.
The cause of Commander Young's re-
moval was an interview in which he ex-
pressed the opinion that the Cubans were
not capable of elf-government.
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Movements of Naval Vessels.

The flagship Chicago, the cruiser
Albany and the gunboat Nashville have
arrived at Genoa, and the gunboat
Gloucester and torredo boat Bainbridge
at Annapolis. The training ship Essex
has sailed from St. Thomas for Kingston
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NIEUCHWANG INCIDENT CLOSED.


Russian Administrator Admits That
Arrests Were n Mistake.
PEKING, Jan. 14.-Mr. Henry B. Miller,
the American Consul at Nieuchwang, tele-
graphs Mr.. Conger, the American Minister
to China, that the Russian administrator
admits that the recent arrests of sailors
from the gunboat Vieksburg were the re-
suit of a mistake by Russian officer.
These in,.'ents, which were largely
caused by a question Of social etiquette
between the Russian administrator and
the Americans. are thus closed for the
time being
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scHLEY TO coLoRED STUDENTS.
Rear Admiral Tells of Bravery of
COlOred Sailor,

SAVANNAH, Ca, Jan. 14.-Rear Admi-
raj and Mrs. Sehley and their host and
hostess, General and Mrs. W. W. Gordon,
visited the Georgia State Industrial Col
lege this afternoon. The admiral made
short address to the colored students,
telling them of the bravery of a negro
on the Brooklyn off Santiago.
This morning Capt. W. F. Schiey,
United States Navy, a son of the admiral,
arrived to be present at the reception
rendered the admiral at the home of the
GordonS
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Lord Rosebery's letter was hooted
st Liberal meeting in London. 1t
would be interesting to know whether
the hoots were charged up to con-
servatism at SO much per dozen.
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Unless the line is drawn somewhere
the Pan-American Conference may
develop the need of referee and the
Marquis of Queensberry rules.
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Rather a Difficult Task.

Salt Lake Tribune-Mr Mary Z. Wilkins
Will find it quite trying to live up TO the
standard of some Of the husbands in his
wife'S books.
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son why Mr.. WI should favor the Chi
nese exclusion law.
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Mriterings from the debris indicate
that Mr.. Perry Belmont still resents
the fact that the voters deprived him
of the pleasure of coming to Wash
ington.
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The ominous silence in pugilistic
circles leads to the suspicion that the
megaphone system is out of order.
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Making Common Cause.

Philadelphia Ledger-Cane sugar and
beet sugar stop fighting each other when
they meet in the Congressional lobby.
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Mrs. Samuel NJ. Lake and Miss Edna
Greer Lake will be at home Tuesday,
January u. from , to O'Clock, to in
troduce to their friends Miss Hess, OF
New York, who will be their guest.
The Washington times., 1902-01-15

If the Filipinos really expect broad
from America, they
should come out of the woods and lay
dowpstheir bolos.
The Washington times., 1902-01-15
INDIANA'S WAR CLAIM.

HOosicr officials Looking for an
SSOO,OOO Settlement.
Governor Durbin of Indiana and Attor-
rey General Taylor of the same State
called upon Mr.. Yerkes, Commissioner of
Internal Revenue. yesterday.
The Indiana officials are in this city in
connection with~a claim of the State of
Indiana against the United States Gov
ernmeni, amounting TO about Ss00.00 for
money advanced and expended by the
State during the civil war.
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The Peruvian Legation has been trans
ferred from 1850 Massachusetts Avenue TO
1417 Twenty first Street, where the Charge
Il, ,naires of Peru and Mrs. de Pezet have
taken up their residence.
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HIS LAST OFFICIAL ACT.
Mr.. Smith Signs Postal Laws and
Regulations fer 1902.

The clerks in the various offices of the
Postmaster General and the Assistant Pest
master General We're obliged to work over
time for the last week TO finish up the vol
ume of postal laws and regulations for
i9G2, compiled by Harrison ]. Barrett of
the Baltimore Bar, so that Postmaster Gen
eral Smith may have an opportunity to at
tach his signature TO it. and make it his
last official document
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The Congressional ladies' at the Hamil
ton will not receive this afternooE. but
will receive January % and February )
from to e in the afternoon.
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If what Signor Marconi says is true,
the cable companies may as well begin
to wind up their wires and go home.
The Washington times., 1902-01-15

In Korea they punish embezzlers by
cutting off their heads; in this coun-
try they punish them if they can
catch them.
The Washington times., 1902-01-15

Judge William H. Arnoux. of New York,
is making a two weeks visit to Washing
ton. He is stopping at the Bancroft.
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SEEKS REAPPOINTMENT.
Postmaster of Paducah. Ky., Calls
on Mr.. smith.

Mr. F. NJ Fisher, the postmaster at
Paducah Ky. who is also the president
of the Sun Publishing Company of Z at
place. called on Postmaster General Smith
yesterday in regard to his reappointment.
nent and influential Republicans of the
Blue Grass State and is also mem
ber of the Republican national commit
tee. He is endorsed for reappointment by
the leading politicians of his home State.
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Mrs Courtland C. Clements will be at
home February and I2
The Washington times., 1902-01-15

Mrs Henley Smith and Mrs. Postle-
thwaite were among those who entertained
at dinner last night.
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Mrs. Root, wife of the Secretary of War
will not receive today.
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Mrs. Henry B. Polkinhcrn, 1893
Street, will be at home the remaining
Fridays in January.
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Southern Farmer Who Make. Money

A rare type of the Southern planter is
Meekins, of Woodstock Manor, Halifax
County, n. c., and these facts about him
may prove interesting 20 people who i'm
agine that agriculture In the South is Il
poor business. Mr.. Meek'ns is a guest of
the National, and looks more like pros
porous professional man than farmer
from the cotton belt.
Il don't want to taIx TOO much in the
first person." said he, but my own expc-
rience demonstrates that the culture of
the soil in Dixie can be made to pay. My
country home has every convenience of n
city residence. including electric lights
from a private dynamo, hot and cold wa
ter, bathrooms, telephone. and the like.
] have 500 acres in cultivation, and nv
chief crops are cotton and peanuts for
both of which there IS ever cash mar
ket. Even at the minimum .,rice OF 5 cents
pound find a profit in cotton, and when
it brings cents my gains are something
like s25 bale. l have $50 bales now lying
in my gin lot at home. The peanut crop
never fails, and brings me from 20 cents
to 81 bushel.
I'm addition raise my own grain and
hay and always Kill enough hogs to sup
ply the demands of the plantation. To
produce your own supplies is one OF the
secrets of successful farming, and another
is to breed good live stock My mules are
worth $500 pair, but one of them will do
three times the work OF an ordinary
beast Ii farmers will only devote their
whole time and talents to their business
they can get more pleasure out of it. and
al the same time live more independently
than any set of men on earth"