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CHAPTER vI.-(Continued.)

CHAPTER VI.-(Continued.)
1t showed that night and to some et-
feet, as the morning light showed Inc.
The broad, slovenly street beneath my
windows was thickly coated; and though
the fall had ceased, dull sky, streaked
as with muddy whitewash, threatened
further downfall. 1t was bitterly cold
and | flung on my clothes in vile tenn
per.
Graden was meditating before the
stove when l entered our breakfast-room,
with the strange book he had shown me
during the journey in his hands.
You look pale as ghost. Are you
quite ftp he asked kindly.
"Oh, yes; though my night was not
particularly peaceful"
What do you meanT
told him briefly of my unknown Wis
itor. He seemed greatly interested, ques-
tioning me minutely on various points.
''Your theory may be correct" he con-
cluded Some guest may have mistaken
his chamber. and hurried off on discov-
ering his mistake. Yet, if he had light
with him, how came he to make such an
Obvious. error; whereas, if it was the
strikinS of a match that reused you
what was the man doing wandering II
the dark!'
ITO tell the TRUTH when first woke,
imagined it was Marnac himself.
81 have considered that point. l d.
not think it could have been he."
And whyT
Before you were down this morning
l had talk with our landlord. Th
guests at his house are of two classes
commercial travellers and those havin
business at the dye-works. They do nc
stay long-usually a week at most. U
the nine which he now has, none has e1
ceeded that limit. He knows them a
personally-six commercials, two dy'
works men, and rich Englishman, on
George Wakefield, who has been stayin
with some magnate in the neighborhoo
But here is Herr Reski himself"
"Gentlemen," said the landlord. boN
ing low. "your sleigh is at the door"
GLOW far it it. then, to Castle Oster
] asked him.
CLOSE on twenty miles; and with tn
fresh snow it will be heavy going"
Ten minutes later we slid on our sile
runners. to the tinkle of the bells, o
through the squalid, sprawling town, o
through the wooden novels of the su
urbs, out past the dye-works, with the
tall, melancholy chimneys, out into t
snow-clad levels beyond, and there fro
out of the east there sprang upon us
great and bitter wind, chilled by its 10
Journey over the boundless steppes
frozen Russia. Here and there, acre
the plains, a Whit of powdry snow, Ii
the smoke of heavy guns, would lie
UP before the fiercer blasts, only to bul
and fall as they lulled once more. 10
south and east the pine woods rang
their formal ranks, black against
dazzling carpet at their feet. 1t was
scene of utter desolation.
We drove in silence. Graden sat in
hudded mass, his chin buried in
great woolen comforter he wore; STAR
out over the plain with fixed, introspe
i've eyes. For myself, l sat anon
the rugs beside him in vague speculate
What could be this danger that thre
ened the scientist from st. Petersburg
his home at Castle Oster? After
might not our whole journey be ft
born of Graden's imaginings, bl
guess that had dragged us half acr
Europe? l shivered, and shivering, N
tered anathemas on the climate.
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Their Great scheme.

"Have you and your wife quar-.
reled"
No; why?"
81 notice that when you take trip
you always go on different trains"
"That's for the children's sake. If
either one of the trains should be
wrecked, the kids would have at least
one parent left."-Cleveland Leader.
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Guinea Fowls Keep Away Hawks.

A Massachusetts poultryman declares
that he has lost no chicks by hawks
and crows since he kept a small flock of
guineas, though losing many before.
Their strident voices seem to dlscon-
cert the feathered marauders. The
gulneas are also good watchdogs and
no prying thief or sneaking "varmint"
can escape their nocturnal vigilance
and shrill alarm. The young make fine
eating, too, and there is growing de-
mand for them in the markets. 1t
would pay on many farm to add few
| gulneas to the feathered stock.
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The man who bseeds breed Of hogs
because he likes them is sure to sue
ceed. More depends on the man than
on the breed.
All fence rows should be set to grass
SO as to keep down dense growth Of
weeds. If weeds are allowed to grow
1t means that they will have to be
moved.
If your family has not had all the
Strawberries and garden truck their
hides will hold, what has been the rea-
son? These things are so easily OBJ
tained that one ought to be ashamed II
they are not supplied.
One of the best Scotch shepherds
says that when a sheep reached the age
of six years, it Is well to get her on
ones hands. Then sne begins to go
down. and sheep on the shady side
of life is poor property.
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pfleuOr OF u MIS-
souri, jack farm has
just sold some fine
animals at high
prices-$3,OO0, ST.
600, $1,000, $3.50,
FIVE for $1,000 each,
5000, $500, $700.
three jacks and one
jennet, $4,000. A
letter from Austin,
Tex, says there Is
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MuIe. in strong Demand.

As indicating the steady growth In
public favor which the mule Is enjoy
ing, we are glad to note that the pro-
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-12-21

Secretary w. C. Macfadden of the
state bankers association, and others,
and endeavored to ascertain how the
present inspection was regarded and
what could be done to have the same
improved. He left for Winnipeg
Thursday evening and will investigate
the system used in Manitoba, to de-
termine what good qualities it may
have and what should be avoided.
Mr.. Shanahan is inclined to think
that the attempted inspection of
grain in Wisconsin and the agitation
of national inspection has assisted in
making the Minnesota inspection bet
ter than it used to be. He declares
Minneapolis inspection is better than
that at Duluth, as millers and export
ers are both interested in seeing that
it is fair, while at the lake port prac-
tically only one interest controls
He is inclined to believe that the
time has not arrived yet for national
inspection, but that is what will even
tually have to come, but he believes
it should be on different lines than the
present proposed law in order that it
may be as accurate as possible. He
says that national inspection now
would only result in great confusion,
as it would be impossible to secure
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-12-21

enough qualified men in the entire
country to carry out such a law, and
he thinks this end must gradually be
approached. AS best illustrating his
position and views, the readers of The
Forum may be Interested in an ad-
dress delivered by him before the
Grain Graders congress, held under
the auspices of the Grain Dealers
National association, in Chicago, Dec.
IA, which was substantially as fol-
lows:
when some great change in ex-
listing conditions is felt to be impend-
ing, and the minds of men are i'll at
ease, we do not look for exact dis
elimination in the public discussion of
fundamental questions.
"The mood OF apprehension is not
favorable to precision. 1t contributes
rather to the mixing up of things,
which Carlyle says is the great bad,
and, where with apprehensions are
commingled a deep Indignation over
wrongdoing in high places, a profound
sense Of injustice that ought not to
be borne and pity for those miserable
ones upon whom the weight Of in
Justice falls, it is peculiarly difficult to
think otherwise than passionately,
which means crudely and vaguely,
about cause and remedy These are
the opening words of Franklin j. Ged-
dings. professor OF sociology in Co
iumbian university in a magazine ar
ticle published last month, and 1t
seems to me to be an able summing up
OF conditions prevailing more or less
throughout our country today, and can
be applied to a certain degree to the
grain trade in connection, particular
ly with the thought of federal control
Of inspection. or federal control OF
grain grades The trade has had ex-
perience with all sorts of grain in
spection, from that of private inspec-
ton to that controlled by states. and
all has been found very unsatisfactory
and that is the reason you are met
here today. / have given this ques-
tion great deal OF study from prac-
tical viewpoint and had come to the
conclusion long ago, that the cause
of this unsatisfactory condition can
be found in the fact that the grades
of grain have no basis or foundation
that can be definitely measured and
that there could be no satisfactory
inspection and grading of grain until
these defects In the system were corr
rected.
Conditions in the cloth trade would
be similar If there was no standard
yard stick or measure, or there would
be an added cause for dissatisfaction
even in the grain trade If a pound was
legally 16 ounces in Chicago, IA ounces
In New York, and every city or COM
munity was allowed to make its own
standard Of weights. In the grades Of
grain as they now exist there are but
two or three tangible factors stated,
which could or would be recognized
BY court Of law, namely: The test
weight per bushel. the requirement OF
sound grain in some grades. and such
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-12-21
HANSBROUGH
AMENDMENT
COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL
REVENUE DISCUSSES 1T.
Manufacture Of Denatured Alcohol Is
Subject of Discussion by Yerkes,
Who Says Conditions in the U. S.
Differ From Those in Germany.

Washington, Dec. 21.-Commission-
er Yerl<es Of the internal revenue bu-
reau said today that nc has noticed
the proposed amendment to the free
alcohol bill as offered by Senator
Hansbrough yesterday. Mr.. Yerkes
says he expects to be called before the
committee of congress to discuss the
suggested changes in the law and does
not wish to express in advance his
opinion as TO whether measures for
encouraging the production Of alcO-
hol to be denaturized In small quan-
titles in what are known as farm or
produce stills can be successfully car
ried out under the internal revenue
laws of this country, although under
the entirely different revenue system
Of Germany they have been more or
less successful
Mr.. YerlSes says that farmers in the
country who individually or coliec-
lively believe they can produce alcohol
IN commercial quantities have
chance to try the system without any
change in the law, leaving the process
OF denaturing to be met when II arises.
The commissioner insists that he
does not wish to discourage the manu-
facture of alcohol for industrial pur-
poses in small quantities, but has
sought only to prepare regulations un-
der which the law is to be operative
in manner to protect the public
revenue
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cases where definite percentages are
required. In the case of the test
weight per bushel there is no standard
operation required for making this test
and any grain man knows that a diff
ference of from one to three pounds
per bushel can be made with some
grains, by varying the mode or meth
cd of filling the test kettle.
1t would seem that there should be
no question as to what constitutes
sound grain, but / have found that
there is, especially in the out inspec-
ton of some markets
AS to percentage requirements. there
is no stated rule as to how the de-
terminations shall be made.
Outside of these very indefinite re-
quirements the rules for grading grain
in the different parts of the country
do not mean much of anything, and
because of this weakness are often
manipulated for the benefit of those
the least honest and straightforward
in the trade
From it's experience with what is
known as political inspection, and
mainly on account of causes / have
mentioned, the trade generally is in
such state of mind that it revolts
at the mere mention of the govern
ment in connection with inspection
matters. But for the purpose of
speculation only, let us suppose that
congress passes, as it is very liable
to do, a federal inspection law for in
terstate and foreign commerce. Such
law would undoubtedly be adminis-
tered through the United States de-
partment Of agriculture, where the
grades would be put upon a definite
and easily readable percentage basis.
Inspectors appointed under such a law
would be appointed only after passing
rigid civil service examination as
to their fitness for such position.
merely mention this in order to get
at the thought Would such condi-
tion be better or worse than that now
existing? But / am not here to talk
government inspection, but To explain
as clearly as j can what the United
States department Of agriculture is
trying to do under existing law.
In the appropriation bill for the de-
partment of agriculture for the year
1907 the following clause occurs in
tiAS etpplCpAlLhA0u ACA ttlS phIEdu VI
plant industry:
TO enable the secretary Of agricul-
ture to establish, at such points of ex-
port as he may deem expedient,
laboratories for the purpose of exam
ming and reporting upon the nature,
quality and condition Of any sample,
parcel or consignment OF seed or grain,
fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), or
so much thereof as may be necessary;
and the secretary of agriculture is au-
thorized to report upon such samples,
parcels or consignments from time to
time, and the reports SO made shall
serve as basis for the fixing Of
Continued on Page Fifteen.l
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Cotton Seed Oil.

Paris, Dec. 21--When the matter
comes before the chamber OF dcpu-
ties there is no doubt but a prohibitiye
duty will be placed on cotton seed oil
which is largely imported from
America The olive oil industries are
moving In the matter and arc demand
ing protection against cotton seed oil,
which is extensively replacing olive
OIL The customs commission of the
chamber Of deputies viii propose
a rider to the budget increasing the
tariff on cotton seed to francs per
kilogram. Strong representations will
he made against the proposed in
crease.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-12-21
The Views Of a Grain
Grading Expert Given
Government Representative Opposes National Inspec
ton of Grains and Discusses Present Methods
Address Before Grain Graders Convention.

Thursday Fargo had Visitor Hon.
John D. Shanahan OF the. United States
department 9r agriculture. Mr.
Shanahan was chief grain Inspector at
Buffalo, n. Y, for twelve or fifteen
years. and then went to Superior, Wis,
for a short time to assist in inspection
there still retaining his position in
New York state. He has long been
in close touch with the commercial
end OF wheat inspection. through the
millers of the east and the exporters,
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and knows the importance of good in
.spection - that is. inspection which
produces actually the same kind Of
grain for each grade every time He
also realizes how much depends upon
the Judgment of the individual in
spector, and how far different results
are many times obtained from two
shipments of grain which may be
graded the same.
While here he consulted with Dean
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-12-21

Continued on Page Fifteen.)
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n & BLOOMER QNC),
Telephone Main 1777.
1919 NJ NV. 200
sos X nw..........12.0O
9l2 E. basement. :. 1000
1902 9Th st. ........1 10. 90
APARTMENTS.
The Ashley, 18th and v,
4 & Or. b. $40 to so. 90
18th & Col I'd, 7r. b. so. 90
The Truxtun, 8 and Or
and b. ..s45 to $3.50
The Alton, 2016 P, No 4,
Ar. b............ 80. 90
The Madeira, TOT 22d, Or,
b..........S35 to 27.50
1851 Willard. Or. E. .27.6O
$40 G ne, Or. b. .25. so
3009 Sher'n av, Ar, b. 1900
BOIL Sherm'n av. Ar, b16. 90
STABLES,
1870 Mass av, rear. 20. 90
1924 Mass av, rear..15.OO
9l4 Temperance al. 500
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FOR RENT-BY B. r. &
IDOL & NV. Or. .$l50.0l
1915 7th NV. store. 1000
HOS N NV. store. 60 C
Ia 18th ne, Sr, b. .40.G
1343 Core NV, i2r. b. .4o.0G
1915 9th NV, store. 1000
l25 4th nw-sto, 7r. b. 40. 0l
1913 I, NV, Sr. b. .35 50
$50 Ella Az NV, Tor. b36. 90
708 81 ne, store, 5r. .8S. Oh
1917 s NV, Tor. b. .32.5Q
1925 Corcoran. Or, t.82. 30
1888 18th NV, Or. b.32. %
1915 Quincy, Brook
land, Sr, b. ...... .30.5C
1911 L NV. 7r. b. .2S.O0
1920 Kingman, 7r. n. 81
308 r NV, 7r, b. .27.5O
1892 9th NV. 7r. b.N.G
O@ce looms at 612 r c
Ra1 IF
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s4Is 18th NV. Or. b. 81. 50
1908 RigEs NV. 81, b..32. 90
946 r l AZ, Or, b.. 80. so
1915 C sw, Sr, b. 8. $500
1925 8 NV. Tr, b. 80. 20
1910 Riggs, Or, b. 30 20
212 A ne. Sr, b. .&.0
ia Quincy ne, 7r, b. n. 30
1904 9th NV, Sr, b. 81 80
ZIP G NV, 7r, b. u 80
Al N Y av NV, 7r,b.N.O
1910 l ne, 7r and b,
hot-water heat. ...2. %
1165 18th, 7r, c....2.W
t26, %, 50, 50. SO
Shepherd st. Pet
worth. Or, b, ca. .25.b
I'd ne bet Bryant and
Claiming, Or, b. ..G.@
Ne cor Bryant and ID,
Or, b. ........... .25.50
1923 7th ne. er, b. %. 50
1907 g Sc, Or, b. ..2.50
727 18th Sc, Or, b. ..21. 80
1896 Lincoln av, Or, b. 20. so
1913 Lincoln av,8r. BIO so
1927 9Th ne, Or, b. 0.50
1883 10Th, 7r. b. $3.50
'Il5 18th DIV, I'd d. .IU.UO
Cor 18th and Joliet,
Brookland .......20.00
1914 Kirby, Or, b. .lI.50
$40 Florence, Or. 1900
Cor Claiming and Path,
facing Charming, Lang
don. d c, Or. 1900
Cor Claiming and Path,
facing oath. Langdon.
d G, Or. 10. 90
1921 Half, Ar. 80
STORES.
719 14th. u store. 100. 90
22d & y, store. .....S.0O
1O09-11-1S 9th NV,
stores ........... AS. 90
1900 18th Sc. wareh. .35. 90
1896 R NV, 2r6store. IS. so
1910 18th sc, coal I'd. 90
619 10th ne, sto&2r. 1850
OFFICES.
Belasco Theater bldg,
4th d, 1r, 65x65. 100. 90
604-606 11th NV, 2
com rooms. 5000
700 18th, 2r. 5000
1929 Pa av. 2 a. 5000
The Severn, 1910 II,
room No. IA.
The Severn. 1910 Fl
NV, No 10. .25.00
1910 H, Dom y. :. .25.00
The Severn. 1910 H
NV. No IL. 10. 90
626 F NV. Gr. ......-
819 14th NV, I'll, ir. 1000
i07 Gnw. 1r,3d middleS.00
HOTELS.
Hotel. 1877 rooms. g, 600
STABLE.
Rear 1928 18th. .25.0
Rear 654 Col I'd (for
autOl 90
It's under apartments to
- -. .~rr ep ~"
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ACL CO.. 7TH & L NV.
$40 N NV. 6r. b. .N.0
l7O1 9th NV, Or, b. 20. so
1924 LIST NV. Or, b. rs. &c
5l4 Tenn av ne. Sr. b25.5O
Is P ne, 6r. b. Is. 50
906 9Th ne, Or, b. rs. 80
B 1917 18th NV. sta. Is. 90
1882 9Th NV, 6r, ".
c0lored .......... 2.6O
1880 10th NV, Or, b.22.5
l143 10th NV, Or, b.21.5O
18th and Kearney,
Brookland. D o. 20. 90
1902 D Be, Or. b. .. 1850
SOP Fla av NV, Or, bis. 90
45S N NV, Or, W. lis. 40
1915 @ NV, Or, w..12.0O
lib Half sw, Ar, W. $40
!. NV. (steam heated.
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FOR RENT-BY JORDA
1914 @ st. NV.
UNPUBLISHED.
1870 Mass, 16r. 2b.$166.6 90
1922 VT av. 16r, 2b15O. 90
1922 N II av. Tor, b. s5. 90
1924 n II av, lot. b.75.OO
2434 Pa av. Tor. b..45. 90
hip LIST NV. Or. b. %. so
FURNISHED.
1730 Mass, 18r, 2b. $50. 90
1721 DeSales. Tor, b3o. 90
OFFICES.
Traders Bank bldg,
10th q Pa av NV,
$50 to 1900
1914 G. 1r. 90
1914 G, Pr. 1900
STORES.
1880 11th NV, I'd
q, heat & power. 125. 90
BIZ + NV. .35. 90
721 18th NV. rs. 90
484 9th NV, ID q. .25. 90
616 X NV. is. 90
aull-s&w-tf
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UNFINISHED.
iSsS 22d NV. Or IS 81 1913 10th NV 1877 b. IS 90
1922 av, Tor. b.So. 90 I749 o NV. 12r h. $7a No
1922 av. Tor. b.7b.oe Apis, 1892 Chaplin 33 90
1910 21st. 10r b. .75. 90 1i43 9th NV Tor b. 81 80
once rms. I'd d.. 1907 Fl1749 NV, 12r, b. 10 90
Building 1886 ST.. will remodel to suit tenant
FURNISHED.
We have q large number Of very desirable fur
nished houses
TYLER & RUTHERFORD. Inc. 1907 = st. NV.
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FARMS.


FOR SALE -
FINE STOCK FARM IN DEAR OLD VIRGINIA
NEAR WASHINGTON CITY.
Between 500 and 300 acres II miles from
city, near steam cars; improved by IS room
brick mansion, with bath: 20-acre lawn Of fine
shade and orchard: finest barn in the state; sta
BILE room for 200 head of stock and 400 tons OF
hay; house. hay barracks. oil house, black
smith shop carpenter shop chicken houses:
separate farms, Groom houses, barns. stables.
etc, complete; rent, $50 per month; other
tenant houses, IL and rooms; about 200 acres
under cultivation, balance In original timber,
this handsome estate is worth $4,000, but can
sell ii for $45, 600: $4,000 cash. and subject to
existing trust of $35 600 at 5et; this includes all
the household and kitchen furniture, growing
crops; spring water In house and barn; two nice
streams; IA horses, 81 cows. 125 sheep 100
chickens, wagons, buggy. blackboard, road cart.
brake cart. saddles and hairless and all farming
implements, dump cart. See me at once IL you
want a bargain; might exchange for income
property and part cash.
JOSEPH r. ATKINSON
se1-2ts 14l1 & street W.
MINIATURE FARMS FOR sALE-s.59 ACRES,
near steam and electric cars; finest garden land
In Nd; medium 4room house; stream through
place. only 81 200; terms.
IS acres In Nd, steam and electric cars:
no improvements; adjoining land sells for 500
per acre. i call sell for $40 per acre.
JOSEPH r. ATKINSON, 14l1 G st. NV.
se1-2t'
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WOOD FOB SALE.

wood wood wooDi
Why pay 800 and 1000 cord for wood vbee
you can get sound railroad nes USED q Only sec1f
oaved, split and delivered.
- MURRAY q LIE kARNEA
Phone Main k1e2 AIS = q. ~.
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FOR RENT
WILLIAM CORCORAN HILL.
1902 81 st. Tel. Main 1888 and 1884.

STABLES.
RI pip Mass av.. 90. 90 Rear 1725 N. .35 90
Alley 18TH 18th, L, 90 Rear 12O6 18TH .15. 90
FOR FURNISHED HOUSES APPLY TO OF.
FICE FOR BULLETIN OF THE MOST DESIR.
ABLE FOR RENT IN THE CITY.
IMPROVED AND UNIMPROVED PROPERTY
FOR SALE.
MONEY LOANED LOWEST RATES OF INT,
ROYAL FIRE ms. CO. OF LIVERPOOL, ENG,
THE HANOVER FIRE ms. co. OF NEW YORK.
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