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to be a great moving day in govern
ment circles. .~
The bureau of manufacture, which
is one of the two new bureaus Gre
ated by the law which made the de-
partment of commerce, is hardly in q
condition yet to be the subject of q
prospectus. What it will be depends
almost entirely on Secretary Cortel-
you's ideas of what it can be made to
be. The law is very vague. The act
reads that 1t shall be the province and
duty of such bureau, under the direc-
ton of the secretary, to "foster, pro-
mote and develop the various manufac-
turing industries of the United States,
and marke is for the same at home and
abroad, domestic and foreign. by gath
ering, compiling and publishing and
supplying all available and useful in
formation concerning such industries
and such markets, and by such other
methods and means as may be pre-
scribed by the secretary or prescribed
by the law"
Secretary Cortelyou has not commit
ted himself to any plan for working
out this bureau of manufactures prob
lem. What is said above indica les what
may be done under the law. and what
Mr.. Cortelyou is turning over in his
mind. lie is anxious above all things
to have the bureau practical and use
full branch of the government. He is
determined that it shall not degenerate
into a merely scientific department,
with a pail of scholasticism upon it,;
nor does he want it to become a use
less machine for grinding out useless
figures and equally useless facts. He
is feeling his way, soliciting sugges-
ton, and trying to get at the sentiment
of the best informed and most pro-
gressive thought. He knows that his
present work is bound to be most i'm
portant, for the character which he
stamps upon the new department it
will in all likelihood carry for many
years to come.
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SCHIFF AND MORGAN.
They Are the Two Greatest Finan-
ciers of Wall Street.
Sem ct hing Ahout the Aggressive He
brew Banker Who Won the
Northern Pacific Fight and
Bought the Reading.

The man who could best wear the
mantle of Mr.. J. P. Morgan, if that
financier should leave Wall street, is
Mr.. Jacob H. Schiff, according to Rob-
ert n. Burnett, who contributes
sketch of the banker to the Cosmo-
politan, in its Captains of Industry"
series.
Mr.. Schiff it was, so Mr.. Burnett tells
US, that really won from J. Pierpont
Morgan and James J. Hill the famous
fight for the control of the Northern
Pacific. While Mr.. Hartman appeared
more prominently on this occasion,
''Mr. Schiff was the power behind the
throne" Furthermore, Mr.. Schiff can
not only fight and win, but can COM
promise. He voluntarily suggested
that Mr.. Morgan be empowered 70
name the new board of directors of
the Northern Pacific which should rep
resent both sides and agree to unite
on plan for the joint control of the
road. Then he further showed his gen
crosby by allowing the unfortunates
who had been SHORT" of Northern Pa
cific to cover their contracts at the
nominal price of $3.50 per share, when
he might have compelled payment of
two or three times that amount.
Mr.. Schiff's ability as financicr We $
first brought before the public several
years ago by the reorganization Of
the Union Pacific railway and the set
Element Of the debt to the government
Later he took a hand in the purchase
of the Chicago e. Alton, and also in the
acquisition of the Southern Pacific.
The firm of which he is the head, Kuhn,
Loeb & Co., is frequently employed by
such great concerns as the Pennsyl-
vania and Baltimore & Ohio railroads
to conduct their largest financial oper-
ations
One of the most recent feats Of
fnanciering which placed Mr.. Schiff
among the mighty men Of Wall street
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4need in Contraction.

Solomon's temple was about seven
years in building, but it stood for
centuries. No one can estimate ac-
curately the life of modern steel
structure, which comes into being in
remarkably quick time. In a recent
instance in New York an apartment
hotel was completed, leased and sold
in less than II months after the pur-
chase of the site. The actual work
Of construction was done in less than
ten months. although this was H.
end-a-haf story building, which COW
cred lot 71x1OO feet, and contained
more than 200 rooms. These marvels
do not come by chance. Every bolt
and rivet is planned and provided
for before the foundation is laid, and
a perfect system controls the gangs
of workmen, who carry on the most
diverse operations without getting in
enc another's way.
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left as monuments any number of high
hills, which, with the ravagcs of time,
have been worn away until at the pres
ent time nothing but series of con.
ical-shaped ''puys," or mountains, re-
main. One of the most picturesque
and attractive to the traveller in France
to-day is located at lie Puy en- Velay.
situated 20 miles southwest of Lyons
and made up of u combination of the
old town and the new surrounding viii
lagos, having in 1896 population Of
some 2O,703.
The, conical mountain, called the
Rocher of st. Michel, is volcanic
rock, which was once probably SUR
rounded by a cone of scoria coming
originally from the throat of the vol
cano. This has been denuded so that
only the solid rock of the throat or
pipe is left.
The Druid stronghold, once an islet,
was the scene of the apparition of St.
Michael, in 7Os, and became the seat
of great monastery, which, half
church of God, half fortress, has MEM
cries of Henrys l., II. and V. of Eng
land, the last being successfully re-
sisted in two sieges. The revolution
transformed this celebrated place of
pilgrimage into a prison, and such it
remained until 1868. In 1874 it was de-
clared historic monument, and large
sums have been spent on its restora'
ton. The buildings included the
church, built in 114O and remodeled
in 1921; the great cloisters, built in
1925; the Hall of the Chevaliers, where
Louis nj. in 1869 founded the Order of
St. Michael, and the monastery proper,
called La Mervielle from it's huge
north wall of the thirteenth century,
246 feet long and los feet high.
The town of lie Puy en- Velay stands
on the steep slope of Mt. Anis, from
the summit of which starts up precip'
itously the basaltic mass called Mont
Corneille, crowned by colossal figure
of the Virgin, SO feet high, made OF
Russian cannon brought from sebas-
topol. The male inhabitants of the
town take pride in the manufacture
of bells, while the weaving OF lace and
thread work of all kinds occupy the
attention of the women.
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MAPPING OUT PLANS.
Secretary Cortelyou Now Is the
Busiest Man in Washington.
He Has to Devise the Machinery Of
the New Department Of Conn
Aerce anl Of the bureaus
Connected with 1t.

Since Mr.. Cortelyou became seere-
tary of commerce he has been impor-
tuned to make speeches in many Sec
tions of the country at banquets given
by commercial organizations. He has
declined all such invitations. lie tells
his would-be hosts that his business
just ut present is to do, not to talk.
He has been called to organize great
and important department of govern
ment; as yet he has done nothing but
work at the task of organization. The
greater tasks to be performed by the
new department when it is fully con-
structed have not even been reached.
At this time his speeches would neces-
sarily deal with hopes and expecta-
tions. He says he prefers to talk
about things which have been accom-
plished.
The big task for the secretary of
commerce just at present, says the
Chicago Journal, is to organize the ad-
ministrative machinery which is to
great bureaus which are to be trans
1erred July l to- the jurisdiction OF
the secretary of commerce. All the
employees of the census, the immigra'
ton service, the geodetic and coast
survey, the bureau of standards and
measurements, Chinese exclusion, sta
tistics, consular reports, labor, fish
commission, steamboat inspection and
the lighthouse board-all these will
have to be paid and brought into order
under the new regime. TO do this
without confusion or interruption of
work is not simple task. The book
keeping and accounting feature alone
is no small undertaking. Many of the
departments will move their quarters.
The new building opposite the Willard
hotel is to be ready for occupancy
about that time, and July promises
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VALLEY FORGE CAMP.
Monster Celebration Will Take Place
There in June.
0ae Hundred ana Twenty-Fifth An
atversarys Of It's EvacuatiOn to y
eBe Observed In Appropriate
Manner.

What now promises to be one of the
greatest patriotic celebrations our
country has ever witnessed will take
place On the 10th of June at the old his
toric headquarters of Washington, at
Valley Forge, Pc: 2nd on the historic
blood-stained gencampmentyr grounds
surrounding. The occasion is the one
hundred and twenty fifth a anniversary
of the occupancy and evacuation of
this most celebrated camp ground Of
the revolutionary war. - -,
President Roosevelt will attend the
ceremonies. The governors Of many
states will be present. The Pennsyl-
vania National guard will he ON hand,
as we'll Eas large body of United
States regulars and delegations from
patriotic societies all over the union.
hood of 100000 persons will take part,
making this celebration the most mag
nifcent testimonial to the heroes Of
1776 in the annals of our history. -.
After an address by President
Roosevelt, followed by a'splendid re-
view of the large numbers of military
present, which will occupy the morn
ing, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge will,
in the afternoon, deliver an Grafton on
the encampment at Valley Forge. Pub
Tic speaking will follow, and other
pleasing features will make up the
hours of truly eventful day.
To every American these grounds at
Valley Forge, where the brave con-
tinental troops endured their frightful
sufferings and privations, are hallowed
by the most sacred associations.
Weeks and months of terrible suffer-
ing were spentsin the dreary huts
which the men erected TO sh liter hem
They were sadly in want of food,
clothing, blankets and fuel. And,
worse than all else, disease added its
terrors to those of famine and cold,
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FRENCH-CANAD1A FLAG.
A Combination of the Union Jack and
E'f Royal French Standard.)

FRENCH-CANADIAN FLAG.
"a Combination of the Union Jack and
E'Y Royal French Standard.)
for the adoption of flag that would
have the effect of "the tie that binds"
among his fellow-countrymen.
This priest is Able Filiatrault, of
St. Judge, in the district of st. Hya-
cinthe, and his idea of the flag which
would best depict the feelings of
French-Canadians is shown in the ac-
companying illustration.
Here is q flag which has for its basis.
in composition, that Of the "Drapeau
Carillon," one of the flags of the
French when they first landed in Cam
ada.
In many ways it is very simple.
but at the same time very imposing
emblem. 1t has for ground blue
color, and this is crossed with white.
while in each of the four corners IL
placed a white fleur-de-lis.
Many are the questions that have
been asked why the French-Canadians
desire to break away from the French
flag. This is best told in the language
of one of them.
S"It is DESTROYS on our part that We
should have a distinctive flag of our
own. We honor the union jack. which
is our protector, but still we are OF
French origin and cannot forget the
emblem of our ancestors. But we wish
to have an emblem which will portray
an idea of what we have descended
from, which the tri-color does not con-
vey.
"rhe Jack is the only flag which We
can look up to as a protector, and It
is not our desire to faunt the tri-color
in the face of the English-speaking
people, which in time of trouble be-
tween Great Britain and France would
be distasteful."
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smallpox being one Of the dread visit
ors that invaded the camp.
Washington's headquarters at Val
ley Forge appear to-day almost pre-
cisely as they did when the Father of
his Country was domiciled within it.
From cellar to attic, it is in good
state of preservation.
The doors, with bolts and locks, are
the very same his hands moved. The
floors are those over which the great
chieftain wake ed in many u weary hour.
The window glass and sash are un-
changed since the days when his
anxious eyes looked through them at
the soldiers huts upon the hills.
All this has been made possible
through the Valley Forge Anniversary
association, under whose auspices the
great celebration of June 10 will take
place, and who, through their persist
ent efforts, have saved the historic old
spot, a fitting national monument OF
the scenes it commentaries.
The association has been ably Sec
onded in all its movements by the
Daughters of the American Revolution,
who look after and care for the pri-
vate apartments of Mrs. Washington
at Valley Forge, having fitted up her
sleeping rooms on the same plan as
the one she occupied at Mount Vernon.
Valley Forge lies &c miles outside OF
Philadelphia. The sightseer, as he
steps off the car, recognizes that the
influence of modern progress has been
but little felt here. At least its in
Auence for harm has been spared, and
Valley Forge, almost alone OF all his
toric places of America, remains in es-
sentials the Valley Forge of Washing
tons day. - 3
The old forge itself, built in 1857 and
destroyed by the British in 1771. from
which the valley took its name. was
burned down a few years ago for the
second time Nearly all the other land
marks remain @ 4 4 ,
Indeed, no7oneSwho has2not visited
Valley Forge has the slightest idea OF
the extent of the relics and reminders
of the revolution which still exist
there. The earthworks, as they stand
to-day, are six and eight feet in height
and several miles in length. while the
old forts known as Fort Washington
and Fort Huntingdon are still plainly
marked out, as we'll as the headquar-
tiers of Lafayette, Knox and Wayne.
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Colored Shoes In the Army.

If colored shoes are not generally
worn, they are popular in the army, as
evidenced by recent contracts given
out for the manufacturing of shoes for
the members of the United States
army, says the Shoe and Leather Re-
porter. One contract was for $1,000
pairs of shoes, all colored, there being
not a single pair of blacks in the or
der. In another order was included ss4
pairs of colored shoes. This gives the
impression that for army wear colored
shoes are preferred. They look better
for longer period of time with reason
able care than black goods, in the opin-
ion of the army officials. For hot
weather colored shoes are viewed by
sensible people as a most common
sense proposition.
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FRENcH-cANADIAN FLAG.
u 10 the Creation of ! Loyal Priest
and Promises 70 Become
Popular EasiEa.

Recently there was unfurled and
flung to the breeze at Montreal a flag
new to the present generation. but not
to those of bygone days. Many per-
sons who had occasion to pass along
Notre Dame street had reason to re-
mark: "What is this?"
It was none other than the new flag
of the French-Canadian people, and
which, it is hoped, will be adopted in
perpetuity as the emblem Of the race
which first settled the country. For
some years past there has been agita-
ton afoot to drop the tri-color OF
France, as it does not really denote any
other allegiance to France than lan-
guage among French Canadians. n
It, therefore, remained for a French
Canadian priest to start q movement
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Wall Street.)
was the purchase of a majority of the
stock of the Reading railroad in the
interests of the Baltimore & Ohio and
Lake Shore railroads. When such
transactions as this are to be carried
out, there is room to save or lose mil
lions of dollars. and by his wonderful
Diplomacy Mr.. Schiff saved these mill
lions.
He is perhaps the leading Hebrew of
New York, and there are many monu-
ments to his great generosity, such as
the Montefore home, the Jewish TheO-
logical seminary, the Semitic muse
UNI at Harvard university, and the
Nurses settlement on the New York
east side. He is trustee of the Baron
de Hirsch fund, and has been treas
urer of Bernard college. Mr.. Schitf
was born in Germany, and spent the
larger part of his business career in
Frankfort, until he came to this coun'
try, over 30 years ago.
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FAMOUS MONASTERY,
1t Stands on the Peak OF \ Fam q 20
Mountain Near the City oR
Lyons, Eradcc.

During that geological period in tho
.earth's formation known as the mio-
Gene age that portion of the inside of
the earth lying under the central and
southwestern sections of France could
not contain itself, so anxious was it
to see what was going on in the OUT
side world. With a mighty upheaval
it broke through the thin crust, and,
in volcanoes of gigantic proportions,
proceeded to spit fire and lava all
over that section of the world. When
it had exhausted its strength and it,
fury had spent itself it subsidized, and
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NEW OPERA DIRECTOR.
Of Metropolitan Opera House, 10
an Able Man.

Mr.. Heinrich Conried, who has just
been elected director of the Metro
politan opera house, New York city,
is one of the most prominent and
picturesque personalities in the dra-
matte world. His genius for stage
direction is so great that his own
theater (the Irving Place, New York
city, may be said to be the only
American playhouse preserving the
classic traditions of. the Coincide
Franchise at Paris or the Burg thea
ter at Vienna. The guiding principle
of each Of these three theaters is
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OLD FORT ARMSTRONG.
from Oblivion By Daughters OF
American Revelation.

At the lower end of Rock Island, in
the Mississippi, was built, in 1876, fort
which was named after Gen. ARM
strong, then secretary Of war. Tho
encroachments of the Indians, and the
need for rallying place for the white
settlers on the banks of the Missis.
sippi, made the fort a necessity. IT
was built of hewn logs, and was strong
enough to resist any attempt of the
Indians to capture it. Happily there
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Travelling Safe in England.

Only one person was killed on the
railways of Great Britain during the
wear 1902 In the closing three mouths
of the year s45 persons were killed and
II, 162 injured on railroads in the United
States. Railroad officials in England
are aware that they are responsible
for injuries caused by incompetence
Or negligence, hence they insist on due
care on the part of their employees.
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,she May, in the Near Future. Marry Sen.
> ator W. p. Frye)
announced, friend of Mr.. Frye, who
for wears has been one of his foremost
supporters, says it is reality. This
friend stated that the marriage would
take place early in the summer. and
that the honeymoon would be spent in
the Rangely lake region of Maine.
The announcement that Senator AL
ger has invited Senator Frye and Mrs.
Hobart to be his guests on trip to
the Pacific coast in his private car, and
that both have accepted. gives color to
the story. They will take the month
of May for the trip and make leisurely
iaunt of it. Senator Frye's friendship
for Mrs. Hobart has been noticeable
at many social functions the past
winter.
Mrs. Hobart has about $4,000, 900 in
her own right, and is one of the most
hospitable of hostesses the capital has
ever had.
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he also promoted Mr.. William Loeb
to the private secretaryship, and this
commendable system 81 recognizing
merit he has now carried to it's logical
conclusion by making Mr.. Rudolph
Forster assistant secretary to the pres
ident. Mr.. Forster is a thoroughly re-
liable and capable young man. He was
born in Washington in October, 1872
He was educated in the public schools
of that city, is graduate Of Columbia
university law school, was appointed
from Virginia as clerk in the United
States commission of fish and fisheries
in 1894, and in March. 1897, was detailed
for duty at the white house. He was
appointed to a clerkship in tAe white
house in May, 1897, and promoted to ex.
ecutive clerk in May. 1900. .--
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FORT ARMSTRONG MONUMENT.
Erected recently by Daughters Of Amer.
lean ReyOiutionl

directed recently by Daughters Of Amer.
lean Revolution.)
never aroee an occasion to use the fort
for warlike purposes and it became
but trading post. There was signed
here, in 1881, the treaty by which the
Sac and Fox Indians agreed to remove
to the Iowa side of the river and leave
the village on the banks of Rock river
which they had occupied 80 long. The
fort was 400 feet square, and having
access to water, and carrying large
supply of food, was equipped for
long siege. There now remains moth
ing of it, says the Four-Track News.
Two cannon pointing down the river
have been the only things to mark the
spot where it stood till two years ago.
when the Daughters of the American
Revolution erected monument there.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-05-21
Smoke Turned Ipto Gas.

A novel method of getting rid of
black smoke, and, at the same time,
turning it to practical use, is now be-
ing adopted in some Belgian factories.
The smoke is driven by fans into a
porous receptacle over which flows q
stream of petroleum or similar liquid;
the smoke is thus caught and turned
into . gas that gives a great heat, and
ear be used for running gas engines.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-05-21
safe Bullets for Duellsts,

A harmless bullet, made of a shell of
chalk, has been invented by Partisan
physician, and it will no doubt be ex-
tensively used by French duelists.
When it strikes a person it merely
marks the spot without doing the least
injury With mask over the face,
men can practice revolver shooting at
each other just as they now practice
fencing
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-05-21
wolves l..ad for Heifer.

A ranchman in Natrona county,
Wyo., had heifer killed by wolves. To
get even with the latter, he placed
strychnine in the heifer's carcass.
Within few days he found eight dead
wolves and one coyote beside the re-
mains. The heifer was worth only
s25, and the wolves and coyote will re-
turn to the ranchman something like
$ec0 in bounty and sale Of skins.
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WASHINGTON ROMANCE.
RumOr Has 1t That Senator Frye 10
to We'd Widow OF Vice Pres-
ident Hobart.

Although the engagement Of United
States Senator William p. Frye to Mrs.
Carrot A. Hobart, widow of the late
vice president, has not been officially
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-05-21
MR.. FORSTER PROMOTED.
pointed Assistant Secretary to
President Roosevelt.

President Roosevelt is firm believer
in civil service methods. When he pro-
NOTED Mr.. Cortelyou to the new cab
met position Of secretary Of commerce,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-05-21
Death Months Of AGED.

death months" are March and April
for adults, and July and August for
children under five years of age, ac-
cording to the statistics Of the twelfth
census.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-05-21
Flower. I. Erose. xsrth.

Al: the flowers of the arctic regions,
of which there ave 762 kinds, are either
white Or yellow.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-05-21

steel Versus lPoa.
Steel rusts seven times az rapidly -
Adcu
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-05-21

,She May, in the Near Future. Marry Sen.
ator W. r. Frye.)