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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-21

about 20 per cent Of the membership. 1t is
easily seen that their representatives. who
may be obliged to act on instructions. may
have the balance of power. and thus carry
a vote for a strike when the more conserva-
tive and experienced members might be OPP
posed to 1t.
Under the recently amended constitution
of the United Mine Workers Of America,
strikes must originate with the locals or
districts; but before final action Is taken by
any district upon questions that directly or
indirectly affect the interests OF the mine
workers OF another district, or that require
a strike to determine such questions. the
president and secretary of the aggrieved
district must jointly prepare. sign and for
ward to the national president written
statement setting forth the grievance COM
planned Of the action contemplated by the
district, and the reasons therefor: and the
national president must, within hve days
after the receipt Of such statement either
approve or disapprove Of the action contem-
plated by the aggrieved district. such
approval or disapproval to be made
In writing and q copy forwarded to
the secretary Of the complaining district
II the national president approve, the dis
trfct Is free to act; but should he disap-
prove the contemplated strike the district
may appeal to the national executive board,
which must be convened to consider such
appeal within five days after It's receipt
Until the national president has approved
or the national executive board has sus-
tained the appeal. no district il free to enter
upon strike. unless It be general or ma
tfonal ordered by q national convention
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-31
Iature's Greatest Aid to the Suffering

 Ines laid out. Similar associations have been formed in Indiana. Iowa and Kan sas. .4W t. -lAw
 Though interruptions dealers somewhat checked the movement by selling corn that was not carefully selected yet advertised as fine grade, the progress of the work went on and has reached an advanced stage. By buying the corn in the ear 1t can be easily seen that deception is prac- tically impossible, for the character of the product can be readily seen when the seed is in this form.
 The work of the associations is thor oughly systematic, but the handicaps are necessarily many. To instance the im- portance of large territory is one abso- lute essential for it is known that if corn pollen is carried by the wind from one field to another of a different character the cornS will mix. The demand for this improved corn all over the United States is now enormous, and 1t is all that the associations can do to supply what is asked for
 The principle of corn breeding is based. as indicated, on the same cardinal rule that applies in the animal kingdom, that is, selection. This is the way in which the quality of beet sugar has been so materially improved in the last few years. The shanks of corn plants can be in- cTeaSeQ III tenBtl, the leaves Wluefeu, tHe stalks increased in length, the height of the ear on the stalk increased or dimin- ished. and the mineral elements in the cereal correspondingly modified. The yield per acre is easily increased by selec- tion.
 Climate and Soil Factors.
 Corn culture is greatly varied by con ditions both of the soil and of the cli- mate The depth of blowing has much to do with the success of the operation. Though there are many different methods of planting the cereal in the United States. the experts declare that they con slider one plan of cultivation the best, namely, that of shallow cultivation. This plan keeps out the weeds. prevents escape of soil moisture and also guards against injury to the roots. Injury to the roots will result in dwarfed and stunted plants and will reduce the yield per acre almost in proportion to the number of roots cut off or injured.
 It seems to be the wish of the Govern ment that all farmers interest themselves in this new movement.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-31
To Clean Carpets.

The following Is a recipe which seems to be particularly efficacious: Make A suds with good white soap and hot water and stir into it enough fuller's earth tc make 1t the consistency of thin cream. Have ready plenty of drying cloths, a large sponge. pail of fresh water and a small scrubbing brush. Put some of the cleaning mixture into a bowl and dir the brush into It. Then scrub a little piece or the carpet. dip the sponge in water; squeeze 1t out and with if dry the carpet as much as possible, finishing off with the dry cloths. Continue this till you are sure that the whole carpet is clean. and then leave it to dry Of course the carpet must be taken up. beaten and re- laid before the process described can be undertaken
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-31
HAS HATED WOMEN.
For Forty Years Rich Nebraska Far
 mer Has Spurned Them.

AnCI 1AdS oPAAACd hCAAs
 One of the most peculiar men in Ne braska lives in Douglas County near the town of Willard says an Omaha dispatch to The Philadelphia Press. He is the own CT of fine 320-acre farm and has fine home. across the threshold of which no woman has ever passed. John McCor- mick has been the owner and occupant of the land ever since it was prairie. Now if any one has Q good crop 1t is John Mccormick. The house Is modern, and as Mccormick is passionateIy fond of flowers the lawns about the place are the envy of every woman in the country round
 Mccormick is by no means a recluse Men call him good sociable fellow. No better neighbor lives in the commu- nifty. He is the friend of every boy fin the country, and the finest flowers and the best fruit of the orchard are always at their command when they go to visit Uncle John"
 McCormick's antipathy for women is of the strongest. Not only are they never permitted to enter his home, but he never speaks of woman if he can avoid it. In the stores he will ~not deal with a woman clerk. and as the postoffice of the little village of Mallard has a woman assistant, he waits around until the post master is at liberty if he has any business to transact.
 His peculiarities in this respect have been the talk of the country for years. Many a matron and maid. relying too much upon their charms, has made the attempt to get a friendly word, a smile or a look from. John Mccormick. but never with success. John never admits that the fair sex even exists.
 Yet John Mccormick in his younger days was as gallant beau as any. He was left an orphan when a child. and the memory of his early struggY explains
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-31

pet curtains and irons and fender. mir TOT. brass candlestick. etc., and the same pictures are on the walls.
 The Ladies' Hermitage Association has done much, and 1t expects to do lots more. It's entertainments have several very unioue features; one of them is that the Ices are always in the shape Of hickory nut. and at each of its Sth or January entertainments 1t lights, for few moments only. the Cornwallis candle.
 There was found in the tent of Lord Cornwallis at the surrender of Yorktown a box of wax candles. which were dis tributed to the officers of the Continental army for souvenirs. The possessor of one of these candles, which had been pre- served as an heirloom, after the glorious victory at New Orleans, sent the candle to General Jackson, with the request that he light 1t on the Sth of vanuary of each year. This the old hero did as long as he lived.
 Following this custom. the Ladies Her mitage Association has been allowed the privilege of lighting it on three occasions, when 1t was celebrating Jackson day. The last time it was used was the recent Jackson day celebration, January 8, 1903, The candle is owned by Colonel Andrew Jackson, the grandson of General Jack son. and belongs to very valuable col lection owned by him.
 The room in which General Lafayette was entertained at The Hermitage is stiE viewed with interest by visitors. It is the south room over the double parlor. It was always called the plaid room" by the family. but the room was papered diff after 1t was burned and rebuilt in lS35-36. It has the same paper as then. and is furnished with mahogany furnit- ure that was Jackson's own.
 A straw mating is on the floor, muslin curtains at the windows and on the bed, which is a high four poster. the valance of muslin dropping to the floor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-31
THE BAKERS THERMOMETER.
He Can Tell How Hot the Oven is by
 Touching the Door Knob.

New Orleans Times Democrat.
 Bakers have a curious way of telling just what the temperature of the oven business for more than a quarter of a century. "and they can tell. too. with almost marvellous accuracy. You take a man who is an expert in the business. and he can tell what the temperature of the oven Is by simply touching the handle of the oven door. In nine cases out of ten he will not miss 1t to the frac- tion of a degree.
 Bakers have other ways, of course of testing the heat of the oven. For in stance, when baking bread they some times throw a piece of white paper into the oven, and if 1t turns brown the oven is at the proper temperature; or. when baking other things they will throw little cornmeal flour into the oven in or der to test the heat. But the bakers fin- gers are the best gauge, and when you come to a thing of the different temper atures, 1t is no small achievement to even approximate the heat of the oven by touching the handle of the oven door
 Bakers figure that during the rising time of a loaf of bread, after 1t has been placed fin the oven. 1t ought to be in a temperature of 75 degrees Fahren- heit. During the baking process. in or der to cook the starch. expand the car bonic acid gas, air and steam and drive off the alcohol, the inside of the loaf must register at least 220 degrees. In baking rolls buns, scenes, tea biscuits drop cakes. fancy cakes, New York cakes, mullins, pun cakes and things of that sort the oven must show a head of 450 degrees or higher.
 When the oven Is at 400 degrees, it is fit for cream puffs. sugar cakes. queen cakes, rock cakes. jumbles, lady fingers, rough-and-ready and jelly rolls. At $50 degrees wine cake. cup cakes, ginger nuts and snaps. pies, gingerbread. spice cakes such as raisin. current. citron, pound bride and so on. may be baked. It re- quires a still lower temperature to bake wedding cakes. kisses, anise drops and things in this class But whatever tenn perature the old baker wants he can tell when he has it by simply touching the handle of the oven door"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-31

his present fondness for boys. In hia
 youth opportunities were few and wages
 were low. and Mccormick was compar- ativeiy poor when he fell in love. Ail went we'll until suitor with mora money made his appearance, and then 1t wae the old story. Farm Laborer John Me- Cormick was tilted for the young man who had farm of his own. It was then Mccormick made the VOW never to speak to woman or to allow one to enter his house should he ever have one, and he has kept this oath to this day.
 Mccormick left Ohio and prospered. The woman who tilted him remained with her husband there and fortune has not been kind to them. Mccormick has no near relatives, but among his papers in the village bank there is a win. What that will contains is not even known to a lawyer, for John Mccormick drew 1t , up himself. Possibly the farm and the swelling bank account will go to the wo- man who tilted him in his youth and em- bittered his life.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-31
The Weakness of the British Army.
 Henry Childs Merwin, in Harper's Mag

The Weakness of the British Army. Henry Childs Merwin, in Harper's Mag
 azine.
 The ineficiency of the English officers is due mainly to the fact that the army Is an aristocratic institution. An officer in a crack regiment must have private income of at least $4.0 900 per annum. in ad- dition to his pay; and unless he has q certain social standing, he would not be tolerated in the mess. Young men join the army not as profession. but as a kind of sporting club. At a dinner party in London there was an officer lately re- turned, wounded. from the war. He was of the extreme 'haw, haw' English type; and he declared that South Africa was "beastly place." There was weally no amusement there until Lady Fitzdoodle came out and gave afternoon teas. Then it was rather nice" In the mouth of some Englishmen this might, indeed. have been that minimizing or concealment of their own achievements and virtues which is noble English trait, and which leds them to call things by names that are less than the reality-a battle, for exam pie. is a row" But this officer was of a different sort, one to whom the South African war. so vital to the empire, and so fraught with military problems and opportunities, was nothing more than tiresome. What could such a soldier ac- complish if he were pitted against an alert foreigner, keenly interested in his profes- sion, looking to 1t for his bread and but- ter. and eager for promotion?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-31

constructed at convenient places on the different floors for the storage of standing type, stereotype plates and printed .docu- ments of a secret and confidential charac- ter, such as messages of the President, reports of his secretaries. treaties. com ventions, reports of Congressional com mittees and other documents. until 1t is time to give them to the public.
 There are enormous. storeroons for the stock of material kept on hand, which probably is greater in amount than can be found in any similar establishment in the world In the regular course of busi- ness the printers use about fifteen tons of paper a day. and in the cases are more than 100000 pounds of ordinary type.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-31

eenth and Caowhi Streets. Mr. Hut is known as the strongest man in the Fire Department and has taken prizes athletic tournaments for his prowess the field of sports.
 He is also exsergean of the United States Infantry having for several years been stationed Fort Nobrara Neb. Mr. Hut also served with the Sixth Pennsylvania Reoment during the Spanish American war.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-31

with kidney troublei Does your back ache1 Do you feel bad all oder and can't tell ex- actly what s the matter? Have you tried medicines or doc tors without beneftl Are you about DIscoURAGED7 Then do as l did, and get we'll Use Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Rootl KNOW it will cure you. '"
 4 If he did this, would you believe himl
 Wouldn't you, if you were a sufferer, follow his advice, knowing that he bore living, sentient, vital testimony to the wonderful virtues of this great natural remedyl
 iXX/ELL, that is just what
 w Hugo Hut, strongest man in. the Philadelphia Fire Department, hero of a hum ldred battles with the flames, is doing now through the me- tdium of this newspaper.
 Hugo Hut has been con- nected with the Philadelphia Fire Department for the past four years. He is stationed at the engine house at Nine
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-31
A ND <his is,oniySone man.
 "A story--if the average

reader of newspaper could be persuaded hou sands of such testimonials which to Dr. Kmer' Swamp-Root, the kidney troubles which alict humanity would be cut down fifty percent
 For these testimonials all prove beyond doubt that greatest for kidney, liver and bladder troubes h
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-31

teaf you there was a time when my body ! my relatives and friends would hAHcs e no time. been surprised to learn of my, death. 1t was all due to kidney tzoub1e, for which I could secure no relisf. ! was under the care of my fami1y phySl- elan for number of years. but he swps unable to do mo any good. aaeo con suited two noted specialists on E1dnGy diseases. but they were unabis Q g1ve! me moro than temporary relief. nA1 already made application to toin the. army, but was turned down sn aooouu1 of my bad physical condition.
 T was advised to try that srsaAsse C ayl\rsmstaes taes--9WA1GP~RoOr.
 T wrote to Dr. Ksimer q Go, sk Hlnn. hamton. ". r.. for . sample bottle. a14 tts effect upon me was % noticsahae th4tl went innmediateiyiand bought . supp1y from my drugs1st, with the reps1t tla4 in a cunpapatfveay short 1me had Gn.. tireiy recovered and became sths man you see me now.
 T served . number of ysA<u tn - army. and for the past four ypars I hovo been connected with tho Phinds1uada GkU Department My work. both in the arnN and nghffng hrss in Phllndslph1n. hnG bean of the nost nzduous, and woxk fho1I I cou1ds not dc. dad I not shsws . stnono physrQue.
 T do not kncw wnne. tho wusdB 1ZSd- nsy Troublef mean now. end do not sx- pect to. cannot speak too hiEh1y o< swamp-Rcct. 4 few bottles of t11s great remedy did more for me than . dcxen physscians cotld.s
 c5igned) HUGO Hu1E. u4 sss ssnhaaa sA. pnaaAAs,phaA. -. {
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-31
Fire-Fighter's Story. s
the Strongest Man the Philadelphia Fire Deparm the Weakest-Gained His Strength and Health by Usir
 Swamp-Root, the Great Kidney and Bladder Remedy.

HERE'S the story of who deaths door, and saved by using Swamp-Root
 If he you and said: .My friend do you suffer
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-31

special representative ox hia,s Great Newspaper, eThe North Annercan"
  relatives and friends would have
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-31

We don't like the expression: "Prostrated with grief" We don't like this lying down before trouble. any way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-31

There are s,s57 employees upon the pay roll of the Government printing office, distributed about the establishment as
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-31
The Associations.

A con breeders association has been formed in Illinois for the purpose of fur nishing well bred seed to the growers and to prevent the loss from poor seed sent out by the dealers. The Legislature of that State has appropriated $l0.O0O per annum for experimental work along the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11

from the Frisco to the brick plant. The
ring of the hammers went merriiy on
for a while and then Chief OF Police
Heck Thomas and Assistant Chief Haw-
kins came Up. Column right by fOurs.
was the order and the forty workmen
were marched UP TO the police station.
charged with obstructing a public street.
.Ir. Morris. agent Of the Frisco. became
bondsman and the men were released
under the promise not 10 attempt 70 work
Until after the trial. II is set for tomOr-
row at 4 O'Clock in the police court.
The brick company this morning made
application to the board Of county com
missioners. but the board asked for
time TO consiGsr the matter; n fact.
turned a rather deaf car.
City Attorney Jack Hamon is firm IA
his opinion that neither the brick CON-
pany nor the railroad has right e
build the switch. snd E;l prosecute the
forty men tomorrow, unless the matter
is settled in the meantime
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11
CHANGES IN CITY COUNCIL.
But Three Regularly Elected ser-
bcrs New Serving.

Shawnee. .. T. Jan la-Ths city oozn-
eli OF Shawnee Tow consists of only iisr~.
Members who we're elscted By the 7soplf-
IL mayor and president are under $50
pension and al Tuesday nights nss:-
ing TIE acting prssiseaf = l. Spencer.
resigned that olIcs and vas E1crced@d
BY :. ~. Aydeiotss. manager % the Oh
rs;liz. Eha - a councilman appointed %
da <zcz5cF- :. - Boyd % tbs Fourth
ward. who gas also APPOINTED 70 h3 a
vacancy recEaflT. resig7e6 ard rss sae-
ce~d>d BY CALVIN Arthur. IN the Fltfs
ward 9 J. Rabc-a resigned r@re1fiT o.
acc0uIt of removal frrza the city -asd
- va succeeded ~ 2 G ss1bssrh.
Appointed Tuesday asrst Ir af6fsscr -
thc-e r-e1e<Ts. ss-s~ ofs<r rzerzS~rs are
aYDcints>z. having s7cc~s1e6 -=e7 esscts1
ard xho r-ir-e1. BoTs zss chosen -
sanitary policeman 20 suocert ~ a.
Wells. removed ~ the council BoTc -;
n ssdsrasns - the case CO rs SreS<-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11
WORKING ON UNIVERSITY.
School Was Delayed But One Day
by Fire,


Norman. O. n. Jan Io.-Reconstructive
forces are at work at the territorial uni
versity. School was delayed only one
day by the recent fire and. though the
present quarters Of the school in the
city are comfortable. the institution does
not. il seems, intend to sit in borrowed
chairs very long.
For some time it has been conceded that
the new main hall authorized by the last
territorial legislature would not be ready
until next September \ different re
port is given ont RON. however. orders
are in TOW for furnishings for it. and by
the time the school opens for the york Of
the second semester. rooms VIII be ready
Tor f.
One great loss was n library and las
ratories- Those places VIII have 10 be
equipped IN o new building anyway. ard
the plan proposed now is TO buy the nee
esSary apparatus at onoe and set il on
the ground as soon as quick orders can
bring It. This done. temporary frame
buildings. ceiled. viii be erected az o7ce
for use as l20yatorics The local car
penters say they can put Ut adccr-s,
buildings FOR the science work in e.sRt
day.
Theer is no note of discouragement IN
the atutuGe u the president or farufrv
Of the Institution. Arrangements are
being rapi5lv completed for the opening
Of the second semester
When the Guthrie CAPITAL was burned
out il was almost Immediately doing
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11
GRIMES TELLS A STORY
About ire Tire Hi-essher tsnsso
Gcycrnor Steele In ETcy.

Guthrie. o. =. gzn. ia-~Arfi- Dsnsei-
vas a. fhe 5sfxhf - ss pore. ~b->'
the var for th~ csps,ai city -as A. -
wsr-uezi Declared s~errfsry vTs-.
Crime. ir recalling tie part TIA. ths
mar. -ss did r-os1ny piaTes is OKLA
so--s poiiflcs
.A-fis ooasi-sst ~. Grimes. '-szs
himself AZ sns b~zs 60 fsr3~rg ssf;.
z-cs r1oxsrs1f an6 As re beat - sezs
the hzix-ce - po~sr so- s---. tt--
Tie cane c.: zsss ss ssst q ssSa-
sEsszrc-. . ~sskiaw t>s~ss-- T~ -. -
rffh ihe 1ilszace e-0~s srd -o- -; 80
so--e iisne.
4; ~ - - tire C-.srt~ cxfats--s
rf-y ans xiaz1rh.- -r-e ezfrrz so-
tr- cs-staG K1zxHsa~r SIS kis~s -
re r,azs. bss Go~<-zs- sfr-ss sssees
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-Th- peo7is % KIaxssss- s-srs ce-er-
r>r Steele - esexT x~a- ~e--sa s.z
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-11
LEADER o FIVE TRIBES.
lie Was Senator Morgan Who Con.
ceived the Dawes Commission.

ScieSO tne Dawes commission.
Oklahoma City, o. T., Jan. I0-Hon.
Gideon Morgan, who was honored win
the permanent Craftsmanship at the mem
orable single statehood convention for
the two territories held in Oklahoma iCty
on Tuesday, is at present a member of
the senate of the Cherokee nation of the
Indian Territory.
1t was this gentleman who first laid the
foundation of the five civilized tribes-the
Dawes Indian commission. Being a sec
end cousin of Senator Morgan of
Morgan of Alabama. and his wife a close
relative of Senator Butler, the suggestion
Of commission such as was eventually
established was made and it may truth
fully be said that to Senator ind Mrs.
Gideon Morgan of the Cherokee nation
the Dawes commission owes its exist
ence.
Senator Morgan is one Of the staunch-
est advocates of single statehood. is
famed in his nation for his high charac-
te rand integrity, and has a following
sufficient to elect him senator He par
ticipated in the first Democratic state
hood convention ever held in the Indian
Territory, and he is looked upon as a rep
reSentative Cherokee in every sense of
the word.
The distinguished Indian statesman
presided with great dignity and marked
ability over the remarkable body as
sembled in Oklahoma City on Tuesday,
to memorabilia the United States con-
gress for single statehood for Oklahoma
and Indian Territory
Not a man in the vast concourse of
representative citizens assembled from
the two territories has a wider acquaint-
ance or more extended acquaintance, and
he is regarded as the perfect type of the
civilized. educated American Indian.