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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-10-07
COLLECT CROP STATISTICS.

Every precaution Is taken to prevent
leaks. The sheets sent In by the coun-
" and township correspondents are
distributed TO the once force by the
chief OF the division. In the appOrtiOn-
ment of the work great care Is taken
to keep the section reports separated
widely. 80 that no CLERK ID permitted 20
deal with figures for Il single crop Gov
erinG a wide area. Extra precautiOn IL
taken TO detect collision, and every
night before work is over the records
are all collected and locked in a great
safe. The reports of the State agents
and the feld men are put in this safe
also and kept there under unbFoken
seals until stated time.
The issuing OF completed report Is
quite a ceremonial affair. ON the event
ful morning OF the day on which II Is
20 appear the Secretary OF Agriculture
or his assistant goes over 10 the ONCE
o. the chief stattstlcian 70 witness the
opening Of the envelopes The door OF
the Office Is locked. and no one Is per
mitted 10 enter until the compilation
Ia completed The clerks keep 10 their
tasks until the final results are reach
ed. After repeated veridcation a trust
ed employe Is called tHto the room and
set at work running of the reports on
a mimeographlc machine. Meanw bile
the reporters and messengers from the
brokers and telegraph Offices are wait
door 10 open. and when Il does the mad
scamperlng begins.
or course Il u Inevitable that there
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-10-07

tory u THptr. havlpE t~rn driven auf
- the states % Slaaina and Eunara
ty the f9ssla and tho r1trvruriy eo4sa
weather The damage cnuss,i 10 The
harj~uslas and the danger lururFesi By
the pFvaeHrs ~ the animals waa aarh
MAT many 81 thrm offered rewards for
the skins % the animals voms time
ago.
Tbs tigers. however. seem 20 liz
tho warm weather and tbs god go.sa
that they arr Erttlng Ia Tcpir and In
stead % DECREASING tAuir numbers
have greatly incrrasei within the last
few weeks, Now ths municipal auz
thoritins Of thu territory have also q.
fered reward for the skins o. The
animals.
The tigers have b~come 90 bold that
they will sutsr houses on the ptapta-
lions and help themselves 10 whatever
comes In their path Several deaths
are reported In different parts Of the
territory. In many sections Of the
state II L. necessary 70 have armed
guards stationed al nlEht 20 insure
the safety Of the other people In the
settlements
Live stock Il suffering more than
anything else. With the slight provis-
iona that are necessary for the shelter
Of stock It leaves them IN most cases
without any protection 81 all from the
beasts. Even the presence Of numsr.
Gus guards around = bunch Of cattle
is oftsntimss insufficient to keep the
tigers From getting away with an ant
NAL or two from along the edges OF
the herd
Hunting for the animals has been
greatly stimulated by tho oHer OF IN.
government and scores OF hunters are
securing the country for them. The
number Of the skins that have been
turned in thus far II large and n /.
hoped that II will not be long before
the animals are driven back TO the se-
clusioa Of the mountains
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-10-07

the crop reports furnished BY Uncle
Sam Is built Of tho agricultural op!a-
Ions Of great number OF unpaid men
There are at least 1000 township cor
respondents. all Of them farmers Of
sufficient intelligence to all ont blank
forms provided by the government
These forms ask for Information con
corning the area Of land under cultl
walton In different crops. amount OF
rainfall, etc. The men AMI womeu who
send In these reports are satisfied 10
receive as a reward for their labor
few packages OF seed In the spring
and some Of the publications Of the
department for winter reading The
next body Of ofilciaI news gnthernra
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-10-07

The government system OF crop re-
porting Is really q wonderful scheme,
and the reporting force Is a peculiar
organization. II ia composed Of about
$50, 900 agents scattered all over the
land and Is probably the least expen-
ave organization. In view of its size.
In existence. The total appropriation
for the support OF the bureau OF stats
ties Is only $4,000 a year. Out Of
this sum must DO paid the salaries OF
the chief statistieian. q large corps OF
associate statisticlans and assistants
and many agricultural experts. all To-
Gated at Washington; then come the
feld men. the State agents. the county
correspondents and the township re-
pOrters, aggregating. all told. 10000
men. II is an enormous agency, and II
Is kept going at small expense from
tiny 0 by 10 once In an annex OF the
agricultural department building.
OF course the entire force is not
called on IN the compilation Of the or
binary monthly crop reports. Twice a
year the chief calls on all OF his force
for Information. The reports refer es-
pecially to the cereals then In season
In June, for example, the report gives
a statement OF the condition OF the
wheat. cat and barley crop. In July
corn Is included with the other crops
In midsummer a mammoth report Is
sent out embOdying the opinions Of the
entire force OF 100000 forecasters. and
at harvest time another similar report
Ia issued.
II 10 a fact that the foundation OF
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-10-07

| asks and no one earea But about his
fare; who's to pay his passage and his
grub, II we take himT'
you win return some time to Queens
land. Take or send this note" He took
his note book. tore OF half a leaf. and
wrote a few words upon Il. send this
note TO Messrs. Hsngstenburg & Com
pany, Sydney. Tell them where you got
Il, and they will give you go for Il. and
win thank you into the bargain for let
ting them know that. so far. the Baron
/ Sergius Won Holstein Il safe II there
Is any money left after paying for your
| passenger, give IL to this poor fellow.
| He Is not such a bad fellow, though be
looks so miserable. unless he begins to
confds in you. When he does that. lock
him up In a cabin. Perhaps he has done
something, as you say; what do we
knowf As for doing things" he said.
regarding his humble companion with the
utmost severity. "a man who Is tempted
to commit a crime ought always TO re
member that he will some day. In all
probability, be wrecked on a desert isl
and, an Island OF cannibals, In the com.
pany Of one, and only one. other Euro
pean, and that man greatly his superior;
| and be ought truly 20 resolve that under
no temptations will he do anything which
may make him a nuisance and a bore 70
that companion through the vehemence
OF his repentance" David LsIghan
| groaned, Man" added the baron. sen
tsntiously. does not live for himself
alone. and be who Fashly commits a
crime may hereafter seriously interfere
with the comfort Of his brother man"
/ David hung his head II forgive you.
David. have protected you from the
natives spears and their pots and earv-
| ing knives for six months, though Il has
cost me many foolish threats and valr
curses. | have fed you and sheltered
you | have been rewarded BY peniten-
tial groans and By outward tokens Of
fsrvsnt contrition- These have saddened
my days and have disturbed my stun
bera- Groan, henceforth into other ears.
| forgive you, however. only on one con
dition, that you return no more. II you
do, you shall be speared and potted with
| out remOrss. As for the document In my
notebook"
Il shall get TO England before you.
said David; and when I get there
! shall 60 at once to Chaliacombe AMI
make a statement Just Ike the one you
have In your notebook. By the time Jon
come 70 England l shall be"
Exactly" said the baron, smiling
sweetly. You viii have been a public
character. Well, to each man comes
somehow his chance of greatness. hope
you may enjoy your reputation, David.
though Il may be short-lived."
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should be much preliminary su~sswork
In Interested quarters ns % tho truor
% the expected report II IL equally In
cvitabln that these <ucssss should or,
cnsiunally prove 10 he correct. when.
ever II happens thus there IL un I'm
mediate charge Of rrpokeriucas against
the bureau. II has be~n 80 since it,
Organization. AMI Il has been threaten
ed repeatedly with investigation. In
spite 81 the effort that has been made
10 prevent Il. the department. officials
% not deny that crook ctness has been
prncticrd They insist. however. thar
II has not been the rule.
when the Department Of Agriculture
wA' created. Tn Sc. aud put In charge
Of an odiciRt termed the Commlaaionsr
Of Agriculture there was faint promise
that Il would ever arrive at It's present
consequence. having for ita head q
member Of the Presidents cabinet In
1889. during tho administration Of
Grover Cleveland. the Commissioner OF
Agriculture. Norman J. Coleman. Of
Missouri, was given q seat tn the cabi.
net and agriculture WAS raised 70 the
dignity IT an actual dspar tmeut OF the
government The wisdom Of the &C.
ton was doubted By many persons at
the TINA and there were many who
saw in II . mere political expedlent. -
sop TO the farmer" and who were Of
the opinion that little actual good
would come from transforming the
former commissioner into a cabinet
dlgnitary. snlarRing his powers and
increasing the bureaus under his gu.
psrviSiou.
Nowadays, however. every person
who has given any attention 20 the
subject or has taken tho trouble "a
sound popular opinion on the matter
knows that this department. last OK.
cept one TO be created. IL one Of the
most important among the nine Erea,
divisions Of the general government
II has been a fortunate thing for the
department that its heads thus far
have been men OF good practical sense
men who were willing to devote eli OF
their time and attention to the work
Of promoting the agricultural interests
Of the nation.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-10-07
WITH A LlTTLE DIPLOMACY.
How q Real Virginia Colored Woman
Gets what She Wants.

How Real Virginia Colored Woman
Gets What She Wants.
There Is a certain young married
woman In Washington who has a
charming dat In one Of the uptown
apartment houses. She was born aud
reared In Virginia. and. consequently.
sets great store by the colored race
from her own particular State. says
the Washington star She maintains
that they make the most reliable as
well as the most efficient help. and her
servants are always from the old Do
mlnlon.
A ehum Of hers felt privileged to
often admire her exquisite taste IN
dress, especially some OF the pretty
negilges are always particular
y dainty when worn By a pretty wom-
an. While calling on her the other
day this chum asked to see nlmsy
pink thing which she had seen her
friend occasionally wear and which
she wished to have copied. What was
her astonishment when her friend said
that she had given II to the cook. who
had such a cute way Of getting around
one that It was simply impossible to
refuse the poor thing even ones pref
tiest negiigs.
Being from the North. Il was utterly
impossible for the visitor to compre-
bend how a colored maid servant could
perform a feat Of diplomatic strategy
80 complete as TO fairly wrest away a
pretty womAn's dearest trea sure q
pink silk kimono. all folds Of biliowy
lace. However. her ears were soon 10
be opened and her eyes made to see.
for Just then the mother Of the friends
laundress came into the room and
asked for the weekly wash. She was
a beaming old black nanny" and sat
down Familiarity on a low seat white
Mrs. X. proceeded to count and check
on from her list the clothes the wom-
an had brought Then began the con-
versation which was 10 illustrate the
diplomacy Of the Virginia colored race.
81 declar'. Miss Mildred. I surely Ii
glad to see you 10 spriRhtly this morn
in. never seed you look prettler,
with the roses all bloomln' in your
cheeks an your face mos fHt again.
guess you's wonderin' why LII didn'i
come for the wash this mornIn'. Now,
maybe you don't know It, Miss Nil.
dred, but that there gal o mine surely
does love you. This mOrnin' she came
downstairs and says 20 me: Ma,
dreamt las night that Miss Mildred
was took to the hospital and was cut
all np, and Ts scared to 20 after the
clos this mOruln', cause rs feared III
see Grape hangln' on the door
SO I tot her ia come for them
clos and | leF that gal 20 worried she
want nble to do a mite o. work. De
Lord knows. chile, surely Is glad tc
ace you lOokin' 50 much weller than
'specied, an / mus say ag'in that
neber did see you Iookln so down
right pretty. Miss Mildred. honey. yor
Amt got no kind O. drink around han
dy to heat a body up with this col
mornin'. is you, honeyT"
The brain Of the caller was suddenly
llluminsd. and NANNY" went on bel
way. warmed and rejoicing.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-10-07
CHATTER ".

CHAPTER ~.
The mate meantime Was considering
the note put into his hands. Il was
very short, and was a simple draft upon
a merchants house In Sydney-ths short
est draft, | suppose. ever written, and on
the smallest piece Of paper.
'Msssrs- Hengstsnberg & Co, syd1ey
Pay bearer E2O. New Ireland, 1891
Baron Sergins voa Holsteln"
Il win take him." said the mate. -
expect 70 be out another three or four
months. He can come boa rd with me
But, stranger" he said. personal---very..
can no business be done7 Are they
open to reasonY' He looked round at
the forest and deserted huts. Can We
trade for a few natives. you and me.
between us7 II I could only see my way
to persuade EN- to worship me, I'd
blessed a. | Wouldn't.-I would ship the
whole island. There would be a fortune
In It."
They are open TO no reason at all.
In fact, II they we're At this moment to
come down upon us Unexpectedly, Il
would be a painful necessity for me-h
! valued my rsputs ton as a pr0phet-ts
order them 10 attack and spear both ysu
and your crew: otherwise I should be
considered false prophet They are
wonderfully handy with their Ancss, and
they move In large bodies. Those pop
guns Of yours would knock over two Or
three, but would be Of no avail TO save
Jour own lives. Therefore. I would adj
wise that zen get into your boat and
aboard your ship with as little delay IS
possible"
The mate took his advice and departed
with his passenger.
And now" said the Baron ssrEiua,
II am alone at last. aud can enjoy my
self without any 81 that fellows Rroana.
| never knew before how extremely dis
agreeable one single murder mar make
a man"
That evening the rescued man, David
Leighan. sat on the deck with his friend
the mate The island Of New Ireland
was nov a black patch low down on
tho horizon, the night was clear. aud the
sky full % stars. David was on the ISL
and at last, aud once more free 10 re-
turn 10 England. yet he did not look
happier on the contrary, the gloom upon
his face was blnckor than ever.
II proved a most unlurky voyage. They
lost two men In an encounter with the ma
tive1; they had no success In trailing.
the captain continued to drink. The end
came Unexpectedly.
| One night the watch on deck were
startled By q bright light in the cap
tain's cabin. The light shot into q flame.
and the fame leapsd and ran along thu
sides Of the cabin and caught IN the deck
and licked the timbera Of the ship. The
old schooner was as dry as finder, and
caught Ere like a piece Of paper. In
FIVE minutes II became apparent that they
must take to their boats As to the
drunken man who had done the mischief.
he came out Of the burning cabin and
danced and sung until the flames drag.
ged him down.
In the fierce glare Of the burning ship
the mate BOXED at David reproachfuIly.
implying that this misfortune was en-.
| tirely due 10 his presence
Even now" he whispered, 81 will not
tell the men you have ruined the voy.
age, burned the snip. killed tho captain,
and may be win klil us a. well. What
have you done that We should be punish.
Cd Ike this for taking you on board7 I,
it-s Il murdsrg
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-10-07

consists Of the county correspondents.
There are 2,GOO Of these, each Of whom
has three assistants. making a total
force Of county correspondents OF
1900. The department has q list Of
over 10000 other farmers, who are
called upon twice n year for specific
facts which enter into the general fore
cast Of crops just prior to harvesting
time
The paid force, those who receive
some portion OF the $4,000 set aside
by the government for the purpose Of
maintaining the bureau. IL small. but
capable. II embraces the State agents
and the field men. The State statzti-
cal agents. one for every State. accord
ing TO the plan, are paid from $500 to
500 a year for about a weeks work In
each month. They are kept posted by
the county correspondents, but they
are not dependent entirely on their re
/ ports. They are allowed the greatest
possible latitude In the exercise Of
their own judgment and are men Of
standing and character In their various
communities. The field men receive 81
day and expenses. Literally con
strued, their duties consist I'm moving
about in their own districts during the
growing season and gathering lnfor-
nation from any source accessible to
them. They interview not only farm
ers and planters. but get information
from implement dealers, merchants.
bankers. stock growers, etc. they are
given the fullest possible op. srtunlty
to form their judgment from the com
msnts Of men on both sides Of the crop
question.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-10-07
AfnscnIIne YIaM.

Mrs. shopps-I see Gut & slashsm
are advertising some lovely house
gowns at a bargain.
shopps-well. our house doesn't
need a gown. but II ought 70 have :
coat Of paint
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-10-07
rlogRs 4 PueLlc MENAcE.
savage Bsasts Kan People and stoSM
ia MeAieo.

in MsHieo.
Tigers. dr1vea from their mountain
ISirs In the territory Of reple by the
scarcity OF food. continue 10 EaVags
the hacieudas OF the valleys. says tho
MsIican Herald They are becoming
such a general danger that the mnniei.
pal authorities have offered q reward
VI $40 Tor every tigers skin.
for several mohIhs great numbers
Of the animals have SwaFmei through
the marshes % the iowlands along tho
coast and IN the valleys " tbs terri
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-10-07
TakInR Him Down a Pee.

"A htHN DFNu y rev.
Then you refuse me simply because
I am poorT' he bitterly cried.
"Yon 1atter yourself" said the Ran-
Tie maidcn.--Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-22
DEAL IN REALTY
MADE IN THE CITY.
Purchase of Warehouse and
Store,
THE PROPERTY AN INVESTMENT
w. E. Mitchell Purchases The Oliver
Warehouse and Store Property as
an investment. Deal Involved Quite
Large Amount.

An important deal 10 city property
was reported yesterday, Mr.. W, E.
Mitchell purchasing from Mr.. George
Oliver his cotton warehouse property
at Lamar and Forrest streets and CEN
trally located. The purchase included
all the warehouse storage department.
and brick store on the corner, the con-
slderation being $1,000. Mr.. Mitchell,
who quite recently has made consider
able purchases of city property as well
as plantations here, bought the Oliver
warehouse as a good and safe invest
ment. Mr.. Oliver, it is understood,
has Effected lease OF the property and
will continue business there as at pres
ent. The purchase price reflects well
the value of Americas really.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-22
LIVELY IS THE RACE
To FILL THE PLACE.
Full Track Going to Start
Right Away.
LIVELY CONTEST is ASSURED.
Many Candidates Will Offer F or Office
Of Ordinary of Sumter-Dozen ems As
pirants for the Place are Being Urged
BY Their Friends.

The vacaIcy just created in the office
of ordinary of Sumter county insures
one of the liveliest political eprints
Witnessed here in a decade. Already
as many as twelve avowed aspirants
are ready to take the track, and the
bunch may be expected to come before
the grandstand within the next day or
two for the approval of the discrimi-
mating voter. Court Clerk 81. E. Allen
Will call the election, probably tomor-
row, and then the race will be on.
While the election is to fill vacancy,
said vacancy Is for wellnigh the full
term of four years, which began Jan
uary LIST. The Office of ordinary pays
about 5000 annually, and seems to be
quite Undesirable plum to Judge from
the number of aspirants shaking The
tree.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-22
FRIENDS PAY FITTING TRIBUTE
Funeral of Judge Allen is Largely
Attended

The funeral serv ces of Judge Thos.
M. Allen, conducted yesterday morn
at First Methodist church, were very
largely attended, hundreds Ct friends
both IN city and COT n thus uniting in
paying deserved tribute to the memory
of one of natures nobIemen. The ser
vices, deeply impressive throus hou.,
were conducted by R9v. J. P. Ward.
law, assisted by Rev. s. f, Turner
Camp Sumter, 642, Confederate Vet.
Grams, of which the deceased was ar
honored member, took part in the OBJ.
sequies. Despite the scarcity of flow
ers at this season many beautiful fora
emblems adorned the handsome cas- kes
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-22
EXTENSION OF LINE WESTWARD
Americas Should Grasp Opportunity
Presented.

The Atlantic & Birmingham Railway
Is to be extended westward from Mon
tezuma to Birmingham at once. The
extension will pass through the coun-
ties OF Macon, Taylor, Talbot, Meri-
wether, Troup, and will barely touch
the northeast corner of Marion. The
road will cross the Central near Pass
chal, in Talbot county, and will pass
through Talbotton. The Southern Rail
road will be crossed at Warm Springs,
and the Atlanta and West Point road
at LAGRANGE. The extension will be
completed this year. By building q
branch line eighteen or twenty miles
from Americas to Byromville, and
over a level and productive section,
Americus could easily be put upon this
fine system, which will ere long be one
of the leading railway lines in the
South.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-22
A Good Nights Rest.

The greatest tonic on earth is good
nights rest. Restless nights and the terri
BILE exhaustion of hacking cough are drea
dangers of the poor consumptive, But why
this fear of the night when a few dose of DR.,
Boschee's German Syrup will insure refresh
ing sleep, entirely tree from cough or night
sweat? Free expectoratton in the morning
is made certain by taking German Syrup.
It has cured consumption forty years
Trial bottle. 25c. Big bottle, 75c. at all
druggists.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-22
Grave Trouble Foreseen,

1t needs but little foresight to tell,
that when your stomach and liver are
badly affected, grave trouble is ahead,
unless you take the proper medicine for
your disease, as Mrs. John A. Young, OF
CLAY, N. Y, did. She says: 81 had
neuralgia of the liver and stomach, my
heart was weakened, AID I could moi
eat. I was very bad Tor long time,
but in Electric Bitters, I found iusi
what needed, for they quickly reliey eG
and cured me-" Best medicine for weak
women. Sold under guarantee by Ell
bridge Drugstores, at 30, bottle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-02-22
Pirattng Foley's Honey and Tar.

Foley & Co., Chicago, origina ed
Honey and Tar as a throat and lung
remedy, and on account of the great
merit and popularity of Foley's Honey
and Tar many limitations are offered for
the genuine. Ask for Foley's Honey
and Tar and refuse any substitute of
fered as no other preparation will give
the ga satisfaction. It is mildly lax
alive. It contains no opiates and is
safest for children and delicate persons.
Sold by Hudson Drug Co.