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The Washington times., 1906-02-08
KAISER IS LACKING
IN HOME SUPPORT
Germans Will Not Go TO
War Over Morocco.
POWERS ALSO AGAINST HIM
Russians Expect Him to Abandon Fight
But Berlin Snorts at Sugges-
ti0n of Yielding.

ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. S.-Speakinc
on the condition of affairs al AIgeciras
a weIl-known Russian politician of most
competent authority this afternoon said,
The outlook IS delicate enough. bat
with al the powers against her. il is
little likely that Germany viii push
matters TO extremities. There are GER
tain points on which France cannot
give way"
or meeR The aHesCeH Or rasceZ-'l
Fr1nce Cannot Yield.
Exactly ne replied; that. TO tell
the TRUTH is the one question The Alee-
eiras conference has 20 deal with
France cannot accede to either Moorish
or German policing"
Then how can the matter be SET
ued2 Would not the Italians do?"
No he replied quickly ITALY has
an alliance with Germany But France
is willing 10 share the policing with
SPAN No other arrangement can sat
isfy France"
Has France done the policing until
now" I asked
De factO she has" he replied. al
though under cover. The Kaiser wouIf
have brusqued matters long ago. but
was restrained by the knowledge that
the German people would never sun
port him in making war over mat
ter in which Germany interests are
so small
The Washington times., 1906-02-08

Cheow, the seaport of Annoy. and a
town of Importance.
board of foreign missions IN 80 city.
the statement was made this morning
that the missionaries station al Chang
pu is controlled by the English boar1-
There are no Americans at that sta
fi0n
The Washington times., 1906-02-08
All Those Opposing the
Measure Are Eastern
Republicans.
ALL AMENDMENTS DIED
One Withdrawn and Others
Killed After Hepburn
Closed Debate.

By a vote of 3l6 ayes TO : nays the
House Al 1910 O'Clock this afternoon
passed the Hepburn rate regulation bill
which has been under consideration in
that body for more than a week
The seven negative votes were cast by
Eastern Republicans as fellows: Sibley
Of Pennsylvania. Mccall OF MassaChu-
sets, Weeks OF Massachusetts. Vrce-
land Of New York, Iittlefield OF Maine
Perkins of New York. Southwiek OF New
York
The attendance at the House when the
session opened al noon was very large
and after q few minutes of n4isceIan-
eous business the regular order was
taken up
Consideration of the rate bill having
oeen completed last evening the ayes
and noes We're At once ordered. the roll
cti proceeding amid much confusion,
with the result as given above.
Amendments Killed.
Chairman Hep5urn. OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission, was the last
speaker in yesterdays general debate
on the bill. and made the final review
and exposition of It's details
Following this, the bin was read by
sections fer amendment. and Ar Groe-
Venor said he had decided not to pre-
sent the one Of which he had given no
tlce-to prohibit railroad companies be-
Ing in any other business than trans
portation- He would, instead, intro
duce II later as a separate bill
The amendment to bring eNnress
-ompanles ~ the regulating power Of
the commission. Uf1ses7te>et bv Mr. I'm
derWOud or Alabama. was defeated af-
Ter Mr. Townsend had expressed conf
dence that the bill already covered the
point
Other amendments were defeated
that OF chief interest being the anti
nass ore. by Mr, Gaines Of Tennessee.
II received % votes to I3T in the mega
i've the vote being by tellers
The Washington times., 1906-02-08
Mormon Witness Tells
How Campaign Was
Conducted.
P0LYGAMY YET PREVAILS
City of Provo, Utah. Point
ed Out as an
Example.

In Tesuming his testimony before the
Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections in the Senator Reed Smoot
some documentary evidence submitted
by counsel for defense. alleging to be
By counsiIe for defense alleging to be
a transcript of interview between A. r.
Granny. Bishop CordeI and Mr. Wolfe
Cpon motion. however the evidence
was introduced into the record Of the
proceedings.
Mr. Wolfe said that ne had an inter-
view with Bishop CordeI. Mr.. Granny.
and several teachers of the Brigham
Young Academy. the day following his
refusal TO pay fittings. but that the
transcript offered was not a correct
copy OF what transpired. other docu-
mentary evidence was offered bearing
upon Mr.. Wolfe's character both before
and after his declaration not 10 support
the church's principles.
In direct examination Mr. Wolfe said
he knew J. II. Taylor. who. he said.
was a broJher-in-law Of Reed Smoot
that he knew of Senator Shoots candi-
dacy for a seat in Congress Mr., Wolfe
said he was a Democrat. but that he
was approached by Mr.. Taylor in Oc-
tobsr, 1901. 10 change politics and SUD
port Mr.. Smoot's candidacy, that II was
the will Of the Lord that he should.
and that Mr.. Shoots candidacy was
talked OF in the high council Of the
church
Of the approximated 200 population
Of Provo, Utah, Nr. NVoif said that a
majority of the married portion was liV-
ing IN poiygamy-
The Washington times., 1906-02-08
Berlin Shifts al Giving In.

Dispatches from Berlin say the latest
attitude of the French press regard
Ing the Algeciras conference has made
a bad impression there. more so sine
information in other quarters is held
10 corroborste the suspicion that the
latest French demands are Of an in
admissible character.
The idea put forward that il is Ger
many which should give way to French
pTetensiOns or accept the onus of shin
wreCking the conference is considered
10 be based on a cunning sophism. en-
tIrely misrepresenting the object in
summOujng the AlgeciTas conference.
which was to formulate stipUlatfons
bearing an International character. safe
guarding international, not French, in
tereStS.
The Washington times., 1906-02-08
Women in Majority.

Upon examination BY Senator Knox,
Nr. Wolfe said that IN the attendance
al the Brigham Young Academy young
women predominated. but that he knew
Of only two OF the women students who
entered into pclygamous marriages. He
further said that he believed that the
children Of plural relationship held such
relations as sacred. that the teachings
Of poIygamy were divine teachings
In regard to the statement he made
yesterday. that the manifesto was a
trick TO beat the devil at his own
game" Mr.. Wolfe modified these asser-
lions to some extent.
Mr. Carlisle offered hymns that the
witness said were sung in the Mormon
Church. One was entitled Let Us Re
main Faithful and True" which, he
said, was sung throughout the church
and colonization ield- Corroborating z
the book as the Official hymn book. he
was excused. William J. Thomas was
called.
The Washington times., 1906-02-08
Experience as a Mormon.

Mr.. Thomas testified that he was a
Mormon, going to Utah in 1851; that ne
went through the Utah Endowment
House in 1869, and tnat he took the cove,
nant as outlined by Mr.. Wolfe yester-
day He said that he believed the cere-
monies were in opposition to the free
dom of a free American citizen. He
separated from the church in 1880 be
cause he spoke too openly regarding
plural marriages. He said that the
original book Of MOrmOnism was against
plural marriages
John P. Hoengoen. of Bear River CITY.
Utah. former member of the State
Legislature, was the next witness. called
He testified that he has been a Mormon
all MS life. He said that he passed
through the endowment house i'm 1SSq
and that he took the oath to ayenge the
blood OF the prophets Joseph and Hiram
Smith
In 1895 and again in 1901. he was
elected 10 the State Legislature. and
voted against the passage of the Evans
law.
He said that he believed he was de-
Ieated for third term on that account
lie declined to give names of people with
whom he has conversed regarding Nor
mOnism.
The Washington times., 1906-02-08
An Excommunicated Mormon.

Charles A. Smurthwaite, an excom-
mun4cated member of the Mormon
Church, of Ogden. Utah. next testified.
He said that ne joined the Mormon
Church at the age Of nineteen years
but that he was excommunicated April
!. 1913. He then outlined in detail
conference he had with Apostle Joseph
r smith and several members of the
church as counselors regarding his (the
witness interests with the Inland Cen
tral salt Company, and that at that CON
ference the ultimatum of the choir tn
ruin the salt company was pronounced.
He said that he could not see any reason
why the church should interfere in the
business Of its members and that he
not following the dictates of the church
apostles. was finally ruled ont of the
church.
Mr.. Carlisle ogered as evidence state
ments OF fact" in the daily papers at
Salt Lake City. These statements were
accepted by Mr. Smurthwaite as true
copies of a statement he made regard
ing bis attitude toward the church. The
church. he said. took exceptions to the
published statements, and Bishop
Wolley preferred charges against him.
He said that he did not appear In per
son in the bishops court in answer TO
the charges. Subsequently he denied the
charges. and after the bishops sentence
had been handed down. he appealed to
the high tribunal of the church. Tran
script Of the evidence was submitted TO
be a part of the record Of the hearings
The Washington times., 1906-02-08
FireproOf Storage.

Transfer s, STORAGE co--Adv
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-12-01

north end and foot at the
south end. the sides sloping uni
tormly. Face the upper edge Of
the lower end with 4 dressed
strip on which the lower end of
the sash fits closely, and face
the edges OF the side plank with
dressed strips on which the
sash mus; slide smoothly and
protect with another strip which
shall reach to the upper edge of
the sash. Extend these side
strips north OF the bed the
length OF the bed to support the
sash when it is open. Where
the side or end planks Join pro-
tect the edges with a strip Of
building paper aud 2-inch
wooden strip nailed over it. BY
banking earth around the lower
part OF the pit the cold air vii!
be excluded and heat will be re-
tanned better.
When the frame Is com plc,ed
and placed owes the manure slit
10 four inches OF dark sandy
!oam and pu, On the sash. 10
three or four days the hea, will
probably be RICH, 10 SOW seed
half an inch deep 10 shallow
trenches SIX inches apart.
Water slightly and put on sash.
Give air by slightly removing
the sash II warm IN the middle
OF the day. Keep the surface
moist but not wet. by sprink-
ling from a watering pot with 4
very foe rose. AS oou 4. the
plants arc-up let them have air
in the middle OF bright sunny
days unless the weather is posi-
lively cold. Keep the tcmpera-
ture between ~ and IS degrees.
The coidframe il made the
anne A. a hotbed; but has no
manure for bottom heat. being
merely placed over finely pull
verixed and well fortified soil.
In very cold spells cover the
sash with mats or old sacks At
night. As soon an the plxuts
form the third leaf transplant ia
a similar bed two inches apar,
each way. When glass is too
costly or difficult to get cloth
made for this purpose can be
substituted with reasonably
good results. \ well prepared
coldframe with protected south
err exposure will be sutticient
!cr the cabbage, but a hotbed
will be better for the tomatoes.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-12-01

not likely to be too heavily ma
nured If it is deeply and thor.
oughlv prepared and the surface
IS kept stirred. Animal ma
uures and com mercial fertilizers
com bined get the most econom.
lcal results. II animal manures
canno, be got pea vines or woods
mold will answer If supplement-
ed with a commercial fertilizer
containing about h per cent.
potash, of nitrogen and s of
available pnosphoric acid. II
bumper crops r wanted put on
- to ~ tons OF mixed animal
manure or onc or two tons Of
commercial fertilizer as indicat-
ed. Land to be used for spring
cabbage should be MANFRED at in
servals during fall aud winter.
and plowed each time to mix
the manure with the soil, to
make the soil more mellow add
destroy cut worms. Oac ounce
OF fresh seed will SOW row OF
abou. 800 fee, aud produce abou,
1000 plants.
The ,oma,o will produce well
on any class OF soil properly pre-
pared. fairly we'll sertilized and
cultivated thoroughly. Sow seed
10 hosbed ID February aud thin
when large enough. Transfer
the surplus plants to the cold
frame. letting each plant have
four square inches Of soil. plow-
ing the land several times dur
ing winter will help kill cut
wor the s. ne a. 10 the case
OF cabbage; aud chickens and
turkeys following the p!ow will
aid greatly. \ very ANAL H.
noun, of grain may be used to
coax them 10 hun, on the land
for food.
Send TO the Secretary OF Ag-
riculturc, Warrington, ID. G. Tor
all bulletins relating 10 ho,bed,,
coldtranes, cabbage aud soma.
toes. Make a similar rcques, OF
the E.xperimcn, Station. Agri-
cultural College. Miss Ia read
ing the literature from Wash
ing,on keep 10 mind ,ha, you
are 10 the extreme southern
par, OF the country. Prof.
New man's Southern Gardeners
Practical Manual will be found
very helpful, il advertised 10 the
Gazette. add will be found \ Ia
Dor saver and money maker
for any Southcrner who is
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-12-01

(l Every planter write 10 b.
". Hawkins. Mona. Ga,
TON for history and descrip-
ON tive circular of his Extra
Prolific Cotton and price Of seed. /,
~ free and Will nc worth hundreds ot
dollars TO you. Quick maturing and
viii make J bales an acre.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-12-01
Home Garden Asparagus

Asparagus may be grown
from seed; but an easier, quick
er and surer way is TO buy year
old roots. Most reliable seed
catalogues list them at IS cents
or Sl.0o a hundred. One or
two hundred plants should be
So ficient for an ordinary sized
family. They may be planted
any time from December to
March, but the ground should
be prepared sometime in al
vance. 4 low moist situation is
preferable to the top OF a ridge.
Asparagus is a gross feeder,
and must have an abundance of
fertilizer or it will not do we'll.
Fairly good results are obtained
with CON mercial- fertilizer. but
asparagus will not do its bes,
without barnyard manure or
droppings from the poultry
house.
The ground should be thor
oughly covered with manure
and plowed to a depth of eight
or ten inches, aud now is 4 good
time OF year to do IL. II one
has bu, a small plow this can
be done by running twice in the
same turrow. After few
weeks the ground should be well
narrowed. again covered with
manure aud rcplowed. In two or
three more weeks i, should be
put into shallow ridges abou,
four fee, apar; and opened deep
ly. 80 ,ha, the top or crown oil
the plants when planted are
covered a; leas; SIX inches deer.
Shs tux GG" kto"Ni 3oE Cd(D
successive year IS formed a, the
side-or rather cnd-of the
crowns, they should be planted
from two 10 three fee, apart in
the row to give plenty OF room
tor the Jew growth. else they
soon will crowd and produce
poor shoots.
Asparagus when once started
requires much the same care a.
corn. except tha; it need not be
cultivated while i, - being Gu,
for use. When cutting eases
il should be barred OIL" alb.
eral quantity OF manure drilled
ia each furrow. and the dirt
thrown back. Ia the faf when
the canes die, they should be
removed. and the ground thor
oughly covered with manure
which nav be lightly worked IN
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-12-01
Newton Nurseries
J. K. WoopHAM, Prop.
NEWTON, MISS.

For hrss-class home grown fruit
trees, grape vines. strawberry plants,
oruamentais, roses. Best tested va
rieties for our soil and climate. \
trial order will convince you the best
is always the cheapest. Catalog free.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-12-01

Please mention the GAZETTE
when writing to advertisers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-10-30
Something for Nothing"

If all the efforts to get something for nothing
,. turned % aso productive pursuits h world would be over
TOWNS Win planty poverty would fade into mere tradition
palr Of Pilsburr Who speouaed heavily with the
hanks nfanoy have got by only IN the pcnen,ary
In peaatnr guilty they confcasod that every
cent Of the ss60oo they loat aud they stood before
the nenniless
The eager study the stock markets the al
mos. sapehuman their steady losses
and the agony OF they would have been sufficient
rightly directed them comfortably rich and universally
respected.
Through some popularity construction We are Whh 70
work ten times as set something for nothing as TO earn
n natural -.
sounarel VIII exercise cunning and energy In beating
seme out Of dollar called for In acquiring Wv
And he thinks he has go, the dollar for nothlns'
oor fool
Tho gambler all his surplus earnings over Ve ~ ~
what he wins aow and then he shoyes after them j.
So Ions a. ne anyhiug he counts himself ahead o
the game. q, ,.,,
hi. totaae patience his inssnsibinu TO failure eh"as
An worthy occupation bring him substantial success
There's weakness through which most OF W
are Inclined regard oui that which comes nn""fn
Ana in striving TO ect than Ne perform univ
arsA bors that rightly applied would no, only hfins Us TAR
more than get against disgrace aud disaster
Is EASY Tor fool Of himself hn, none OF u =
wise enough into sns u ore than We ~oA "
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-10-30

he Orleans. time took
profession Of Dan Rice shs famous
OF Geo thompson wbo
and u other famous Of that time
BILLY Williams and laughed and danced himself
he Of countless thousands
But great his
tie000 When the dark
the Southland he teio0o to
Of district he 300 barrels
Inherited fortune of $4,000 from his
fathers estate he written
only The remembrance OF the Recording AnReL
New Orleans the plague its and children
buried trenches for collins he purchased
Is doubtful whether his whole
answered
the Of
became household word and loved not
only the Pope XIII.
these unparalleled goodness
medal Of gold suitably Inscribed and this the
aged minstrel TO this day.
his health broke Physicians ordered him In 1900
and for conducted there theat
malgn Msfortunes upon him His wife lies
life death hospital Five children
with her. and they have scarcely the necessities Of life
DO you This Is end Billy wlilams7 No Kind
do something him. surely AWse
will that the who freely Of his for
others will be permitted TO his last hour In unhappi
a
PIRATE your stately building erected In name charity
learning Of
his for the dissemination Of knowledge and
his think with puslnE with couded with
tears Of love the MINSTREL Billy Williams and the golden
deeds Of such life
For the Of that is peace"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-10-30
BATTLES WITH THE
OUTLAWS

/ through the heart
The second robbef aud then
exchanged shots On the following
day bis body WIS found IN bush.
about 90 feet away from the scene
Of the attempted robbery.
An old express messenger Jump
cd into the story telling game lie
said
The toughest time I ever OK
perioneed Was the time | had the
express car light In Monticello. Nov,
IN 1859.
The train got into Montello one
hight about o'clock. and after
stopping at switch a little further
ON. the train was boarded by seven
robbers. who covered the engineer.
fireman and conductor. and pulled
the train down the track. and then
began the attack ON the eHpreaa
car. They ordered me out 81 the
car. refused. aud while they wore
consulting as to the best mode u
attack. / barircaded the doors wiis
the safe. boxes etc They shot 40
the car aud. finally. determined 10
sct are 10 II. aud would have done
no had not such q proceeding eH'
poned them too much 70 my IRE,
AT about J o'clock n passenger
train from the opposite direction ar
rived upon the scene Some ~ the
attacking party Immediately board
ed Il and ordered them 10 move
on aud. deoming prudence tho bet
ter part. tho did 80. returning 20
tho neIt station. where they secur'
cd help and then returned. arriving
at Monticello soon after midnight
During the night. was three
times shot If, one bullet striking
me IN the left wrist. badly famag'
ing n. one in the thigh. a ncah
wound. ana the last one grazed ny
abdomen. One Of the robbers was
no badly wounded that BIO died an
hour Afterwafd
Shortly after daylight came they
gave up their attempt 20 rob the
car. mounted their horses aud left
taking their wounded companions
with them"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-10-30
WOMAN'S CIRCLES AND
MANS KICKS

~ CYNTHIA GREY.

Jakssn 81 Omaha his ss has The eice habit
s.fsrssIa. ~
NJ tses.aa sleeps nights and tries e sleep days
that home - place Tor
re sad
Hunar- 81 Norsr ths midday dishes washed
their
teeaua. aoslr husbands spend more time az home
somewhere anywhere ard fave "
a. en@-rpx circus clown AZ hrce-rtnE
seeuA hx M wife natural
do ne must nNiank 20 Hohnthhk
the circle
a,v b~lonw ard blessed riRh, belong
rsanx Circles sh~ hast for
do cur entertaining tho
With rinse stsh that settles ~
q break her ana hef hu@*
hand. baak account DO HER skAhEf
af HHAitEf
frs a pretty
or : wsuan tn lon bot hus
band steepa aar. I SHARE IL
thuaa fxAaw ~ are .
q % workngmRns sleeping hnafa
Eht tnng unless sire se~nx circle
m elsewhere hang
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-10-30


A. recent meeting of tho
brotherhood OF Locomotive Engin-
GERS some good stories were told
The following Is from an old en-
gineer.
4 ran through Kentucky In 1864
and 1866, on the Kentucky Central,
aud had Go make aome short turns
IN order 20 keep company money
out Of tho hands Of the EuefrlllaH.
Al one time I lay Ia my car a wohlo
day az North Benson. Ky. while
the gnerriilaa on one side Of the
town and the federal fort on the
other disputed with solid shot
shells and bullets for the possession
II the passenger car That night !
packed up all the money aud got
away over 10 miles on foot. and
took a hand car for Louisville az
The nrnt uubfokeu piece of track.
AT another time Ne left CoyinE-
ton Tor Lexington. having ex'Post.
master General Blair among the
passengers old Pete Everett .
suorrlilaa opened on the train from
a small dry creek bed At t.aifdsburg
station. 80 miles nut
when the ahow was over. on
Postmaster General nlald picked up
baby that belonged 10 young
woman who got on there. and went
away. unsuspected. with the mother
speaking 81 robbers. while I
was ON the 0aiyesioa a San An
tonic railroad. We we're stopped ono
insht some miles out Of 81 Paso.
TeaHs
Two men. wearing masks,
cfawied over the tender. revolver
in hand. and ordered engineer and
nroman 10 lead The way 20 the en-
press ear They did 80
Reaching the express car. one
u the robbers thfew some dyna'
mite against the car door. the on.
ploaion o. which knocked a hole In
the car The robbers called upon
me and my companions 70 come out.
We did 20. but before obsYinE I put
my revolver iuat Inside The car
door
They searched ua aud ordered
ua back into the car We again
obsyed but as ona Of the robbers
attempted 20 foliow me into The ear.
caught up ~ pistol. aud piarins
q against Bis breast. shot him
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-10-30

ANYWAY. former senator haften
won't be ahlu 10 absent himself
from roll call.
what IA an open letter. asked
Mra smithcra
An open letter." replied smith
ara. IS generally one that the man
"a uham d II sent would not bother
ahaut reading Il u we're sealed.
The London doctor who declared
a man should have one silent
hour At homo II the kind Of a msn
Who would prescribe a year ~
Europe fur ti0-a week clerk.
sYaung nounder has been travel
lur At a terrible pace since he oh
tanned possession Of biz grandfatb
sF'a money"
Yes. money makes the heir go
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