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by themselves have farm value Of S. 1913 OOOOOO o-
nearly three times the capital invested in our national
banks
In 1890 Mulhall, English statiscian, inserted tho
following statement in his dictionary of statistics: In
the United States 100000 hands raised nearly half AZ
much grain 6O,OOO,OOO in Europe" The average
grain product per farm worker in the United States AZ
the date mentioned than three times as large
as that Of his European competitor. In the inter
vening that product has materially increased IN
the United States, while remaining practically un
changed throughout Europe.
grain produced in 1905 by the 100000 tolers Is at
least oneha tho corresponding product of the $4,000
GOO toflers employed on European farms. One Amer
lean farmer produces far from three one.haf
times much grain the average toiler the farms
Of Europe. If the comparison made between the
United States and the European nations exclusive Of
Russia. the superiority Of American farms would be
even more marked
The grains constitute the most important single
source of human food and for this reason are first
considered They also constitute large part of the
food Of domestic animals and poultry. OF other crops
used for human and animal food the Department Of
Agriculture furnishes estimates for potatoes tobacco
and hay The 1905 production Of potatoes was 26O
100000 bushels. worth $13SOOOOOO; that of tobacco
100000 900 pounds worth $52OOOOOO and that of hay
6O,O0O,OOO tons worth $6O5 OOOOO.-L G. Powers
chief statistician Of the Census Bureau.
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words are coming to pass. did not like
the Job, I can assure you; l have an
antipathy to graves and collins and all
. that reminds one of death, and l would
not have taken that picture for untold
gold, but that l was enslaved by the
beauty of the lady who asked me to do
it. Monsieur has not seen such another
tall, shapely, with eyes, hair and skin
perfect, and her voice soft and sweet like
a silver bell .,ne coaxed me to do it
against my will, and I crept into the viii
lage graveyard one morning at 3 o'clock
with my camera, before even the busy
sisters were out of their cells, and took
the picture for her. You may see how
| imperfect the picture is, how many
hlemishes it has. and you must not judge
of my usual work by it, for my hand
artist was ousting the shade of the aris-
tocrat
Never mind the blemishes, Senior Cas-
tellan," interrupted Mr.. Mallett. "The
photograph is good enough for my pur-
pose l want you now to tell me the
name of the lady who gave you the or
der, the name of the convent where the
grave is, with directions for getting
there"
Castellan's hands went up in dismay.
You cannot get there! 1t would be
sacrilege. No man is permitted to en-
ter the gates but on two days in the
week, for a couple of hours at visiting
time, you understand, when the holy
sisters are all shut in their cells at pray
ers."
Still l must get to see that grave
before sunset tonight, and l will give
two hundred francs to any one who will
help me-
Two hundred francs! 1t is a large
sum here in Villa Silentio. There is a
servant woman who does the errands
for the cOnven. ladies, with whom l am
acquainted, who might be induced"
He paused thoughtfully.
THAT is settled then. And now how
far is it, and how are we to get there?"
Mr.. Mallett asked, rising briskly from
his chair
seat.
you must leave this to me entirely,
monsieur. One ill-considered step might
balk your plan, and rob the servant and
me of our reward. 1t must be done
during vespers, if at all; and in the mean
time must see this woman and make
nay plans. 1t is now two, and, if might
advise refreshment and rest before we
start on our expedition, monsieur would
be more fitted for it"
Zone moment" said Mr.. Mallett, as
CASTELAR, rose to call his daughter to
their guest. Tell me the name of the
convent before you go"
1T is called the Convent of the Holy
Assumption, and it is but FIVE minutes
walk from here"
And the name Of the lady who Or
dered that Photograph
"Ah, that l never knew! My accom-
plice managed all the business part Of
the affair, as she will do now, and the
lady's name was never mentioned"
Senior Castelar, went through the front
door into the market place, pausing on
the threshold, with his fingers on his
lips, to say:
Until six and a quarter then, au re-
voir.''
CT0 be contfnued.)
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doctor had showed him where to put
it. Mullins had gone off to see his
mother-and now of was the doctor
himself. And we women, my mistress
and myself, alone.
remember how dark it was as the
long clock began to strike II. And
just as it stopped there came a knock
at the door.
Invent to open it and there were two
men with a wagon. and in the wagon
4 long bundle Of something sewed up
in a cloth.
"Dr. James live here?'
HE does" says l.
Here's q bundle for him.
"Bless us, it's big enough" says L
1T is," said he. well, let's in
with it, old lady. Well put it in the
corAer Of the hall. And your maste,
left particular directions that it must
not be opened until he came" says
he-"a sort Of surprise for your mis-
tress."
and what's in the bundle2
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THE SAVING MOTIVE.
American Young Peoples Methods Of
Entertaining Are Saved by 1t.

American Young Peoples Methods Of
Entertaining Are Saved by 1t.
The girls are missionaries daugh-
ters. Their parents are Americans,
but Helen and Belle were born in Asia,
and never visited the land Of their
fathers and mothers until a year or 80
ago. They have been attending school,
but they have seen good deal of so
cial life, too, and now that they are
preparing to return to the East, their
friends have been curious to know
what impressions they are taking
home.
Il wasn't pleased at first" says
Helen, the elder and more sedate. 1.-The
first thing l noticed here was the ex.
traOrdinary habit the young men have
Of forcing food upon one. 1t seemed
that their idea of entertaining girl
was to buy her something to eat. Any
little outing at any time Of day was
made an excuse for luncheon, and If
you consented to lunch, you were ex-
pected to eat enough for full dinner.
Il puzzled over this until / happen
ed to recall the wicked old saying that
The way to a mans heart is through
his stomach and then fancied l un-
derstood. Nice things to eat are all
they think about said ! to myself,
and so they take it for granted that an
elaborate meal will please girl ;"
"Then Helen turned cynic," Belle in
terrupts, with ripple Of laughter.
mo, not just them" Helen continues.
But I began to notice what manner
of entertainment the girls offered their
friends. and 1 found that girls who
were popular seemed to encourage
young men to talk about themselves.
OF course I reasoned backward then,
! as I had in the other instance. The
girls were cyclists, 1 argued, else they
would not have ministered to the con.
ceit of persons they wished to please
That did make me cynical"
"Since the young men were glutton'
GUS, and since the girls were egotistic
| Helen wanted to know what hope
there was for the United States!' Belle
| cApldAho.
Exactly. l was very gloomy about
It for while Belle brought me to
my Senses" Helen adds, with an affcc
tomato glance at her cousin. "She got
impatient, suspect. She asked me one
day how it was that these greedy
young men were so anxious to spend
money for other people, and why these
vain and conceited' girls were so will
ing to let their friends affairs taks
the conspicuous place.
II couldn't answer that question
until at last it dawned upon me that
/ had never been getting below thu
surface. The underlying truth was that
the young man offered you luncheon
because he was a generous man; and
the girl who encouraged her friends
tn talk about themselves was Showing
herself large-minded and unsel6sh
Possibly some Of the talk seemed
p and perhaps the tribute of foo6
loo-ed coarse; but the important thing
was that the motives were sound an6
sweet"-Youth's Companion.
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FRESH AIR AND REST.

Treatment OF Consumption.
g. r. Pogue says that much harm has
been done to consumptives by the in
discriminate prescribing of fresh air,
outdoor life and exercise, without prop
er instructions and education Of the pa
tent, together with consideration Of
the extent Of the LESSONS present, says
the New York Medical Record. It is
folly to place patient with high fe-
yer, chills and sweats outdoors all day
long in cold weather and then require
him to sleep in an open tent with no
provision made for the comforts of life
to which he has been accustomed. On
the other hand, the patient in the early
stages Of the disease who is told to
adopt tent life, without being given
definite instructions is very apt to shut
himself up tight at night in his tent
and so spends seven or eight hours a
day in closed canvas box.
Patients must be kept outdoors all
day long in the open air, and practic-
ally the same conditions must prevail
at night, but they must be made COM
Portable and be protected from cold
winds, rains and storms and, during the
summer months, from the direct rays
Of the sun. The beginning of the out
door life must be made gradual, with
out abrupt transition from the patients
usual mode Of life. Similar fallacies
exist in the minds Of the laity, and even
Of the profession also, regarding the
value of exercise. The patient who is
told to live out of doors and trough it,
usually does not live long to carry out
the Injunction. OF sixty-two patients
Ia various stages Of the disease, whose
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-03-02
THE DAVID HARUM"
OF IOWA'S LOWER HOUSE

This is not picture Of David Ha-
rum, as one would think at hrst
glance It is a characteristic likeness
Of Hon. A. F. Cassel, who has been
chosen by the electors Of Jefferson
County to represent them in the low
er branch Of the Iowa General Assem-
bly,.
When stranger visiting the house
first spys Mr.. Cassel. he Involuntary
looks for the carpet bag. Needless to
state, Mr.. Cassel belongs to that
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-03-02
THE MYSTERIOUS BUNDLE:

Nm ASTER MULLINS, that was
Iml superinte d ing the new
works, had come down to pay
the hands. He had Travelled, armed,
for many q mile. and he arrived a day
too soon-that is, it was Friday,
and Saturday was to be pay day.
Says Master Mullins to my master,
the doctor: IF I leave the money
here no one will know it." and the
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histories are known to the author, who
during the last five years have taken
the "roughing it" cure, forty three are
dead and only two show signs Of hav-
ing their disease arrested. Rest is the
element it is important to secure, for
usually the patient Is only too apt Of !
his own accord to take too much active
exercise.
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CHAPTER XIX.

Il was rather annoying to Polling that
Just now, when he was anxious to make
the most Of his chance with Ethel, her
fathers absence prevented his carrying
out his design. He fretted and fumed
impatiently over Mr.. Mallett's letter.
telling Of his enforced absence for a
week-when he first received it; and
then, seeing the uselessness Of repining,
he set about making plans for relieving
Ethel's loneliness.
He wrote her letter, telling her he
regretted now more than ever that he
had neither mother nor sisters, not even
q straw aunt, as. if he had, he would
press them into play propriety, and carry
her off a prisoner to spend the week at
the Wigwam. Then he made appoint
ments at the publishers. always taking
care to arrive before her, and gener.
allv. after putting her into a cab, re
turning for a last ten minutes chat with
M Bramwell before starting himself
Then there was usually either letter.
On business, Of course-or novel by the
,,or,;n- most: and later on in the day
vould arrive a box Of lovely loose bios
.oms or 4 basket Of late grapes anG
caoches. So Ethel was always being
pleasantly reminded that her happiness
"a. the chief object Of one persons life
and the knowledge comforted her exceed
ingly.
Meanwhile Mr. Mallett was havipi
Gather a hard time of it. He arrived il
Paris on Sunday morning, and the wed
ding was to take place on the following
wednesday. This gave him but thre'
CLAIR DAYS to get to the obscure Spanish
town-of which he did not even Know
the wherea bouts-hunt up the eviaenc'
of his niece's death, and telegraph TN
news In time to stop the ceremony -,
After a weary two days struggle viii
railway officials and time tables a
reached Madrid on Tuesday IN the COG
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Tragedy in q Kitchen.
Full many a gem which should have
raised serene
Burns to crisp behind the oven
door,
And many a sack of -four Is born p
burst unseen
And waste it's whiteness on ~
pantry floor.
Good Housekeeping
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One ca.. ne Durled III oblivion WUH'
cut the aid Of an undertaken.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-09-20
RESURRECTION IN CUBA

Palma's proclamation announcing a
cessation OF hostilities in Cuba only
serves to give the liberals greater lib
erty of movement, and they travel
freely about the streets of Havana.
City of Cienfuegus is in state of
siege and all communication is cut,
news of an attack being expected at
any moment. Three thousand insur-
gents are camped near Havana ready
to attack the city.
Announcement from the Cuban gov
eminent that "hostilities are entirely
suspended and peace is at hand" does
not interfere with the plans of the
United States government, and the
representatives of the president, back
ed by the navy, will carry out the pro-
gram for mediation.
Secretary of State Root will stop at
Cuba on his way from South America
and aid Secretary Taft and Secretary
Bacon in the work Of mediation.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-09-20
Strange English Rentals

Strange rents were being dis.
cussed-how this church paid one lily
annually and that convent paid two
doves A real estate man said:
1--WE have some remarkable rentals,
but England beats us here, for she is
the older country, and she delights
in maintaining the quaint customs Of
the past
"The splendid manor of Farnham
Royal is held by the service of puts
ting the glove on the kings right hand
and by supporting the arm that holds
the scepter on coronation day. There
is no other payment
The rental of the manor of Ayles-
bury is three cells in winter and three
green geese in summer besides lit
ter of straw for the kings bedchamber
thrice a year if he comes that way
so often.
The manor of Addingtons rental is
a pair of gilt spurs, pair of tongs.
a SNOWFALL on Midsummer day and a
rose at Christmas.
The rental of the manor of Copper
land is the holding of the kings head,
if needful, as often as he crosses the
sea between Dover and Whitsand."-
New observation-disclosures.
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to Undertaking mycelium" in the
tuber, which, in certain damp, hot
muggy weather, infects not merely the
plant itself, but the whole crop. From
this discovery, it is plain that spray
ing, which deals only with the spores,
or the danger of spores on the stalks,
cannot affect the development of the
seed of the disease in the tuber. The
selection of Clean healthy seed is a
precaution as essential as the spray
ing. But even then, there is no as
surance that the disease may not, in
one form or another, remain latent
in the soil, especially in those exhaust
ed patches which year after year have
been given over to potato crop. Proper
sized farms, properly cultivated, are
essential before the plague of blight
can be thoroughly exterminated from
stalk and tuber.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-09-20
The Old Lady and the Ticket Agent

1t was little rural station in the
middle South The ticket agent was
not an intellectual giant, but he held
the job and connected with the pay
car regularly once a month. Enter a
little old woman, fidgetly, confused,
scared at even so much grandeur as
the rural station exhibited because it
was all new and strange to her. She
looked about the room inquiringly,
then approached the ticket window
and said anxiously:
ssSay, mister, is this the place where
you come to know where you have to
go to-"
The ticket agent saw only the humor
of the situation and got gay at once.
eyes, ma'am; this is the place you
have to go to see where you come
FROM
The little old lady hesitated, then
steadied herself and fixed thought.
full, kindly eye upon him, then straight
ened up and spoke.
"Well, if you are so smart as all
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-09-20
irish POTATO BLIGHT
The Failure of Crops is Disastrous in
ThickIy Populated Districts
of the Island

A cablegram from Dublin, Ireland,
follows: Americans having friends
and relatives in Ireland are naturally
deeply interested in the accounts of
the potato blight. Probably the best
reports are those made by the cores
pondents of the Farmers Gazette. And
it is significant to note that the latest
accounts published by that paper are
decidedly disheartening. In the poor,
overtaxed land in the congested dis
tricts especially the failure has been
disastrous. There is new theory OF
the disease, which indicates that even
spraying, though a valuable proven
tive, cannot be looked upon as a
wholly effective remedy to the dis
ease. Hitherto it was believed that
spores" were solely responsible;s but
Mr.. Massee of Kew, very high au-
thority on the subject, has discovered
that epidemics of the disease are due
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-09-20
May Endorse Hearst

New York-An exhaustive inquiry
indicates that as things stand today
w. R. Hearst's chances of securing
the endorsement of the democratic
convention at Buffalo have greatly i'm
proved. Even some of his strongest
opponents admit that the opposition
is disorganized and that the situation
from their point Ct view is desperate.
New York politicians say that Hearst
will control the delegates from nearly
twenty up state counties, and that if
he can get either New York or Kings
he will be master of the situation.
Murphy, the Tammany leader, is open
ly for Hearst.
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that, just give me ticket back to
the place | come from, please"
where did you come from?" mock
ingly inquired the agent.
81 come from place where gentle
men are not pert enough to make fun
of old ladies travelling alone" was the
crushing reply.
A moment later, acting under a
modus vivendi, ticket to Pudacah
was delivered and duly paid for, and
the incident was closed-Judge.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-09-20
Mothers! Mothers !! Mothers!!!
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup

has been used for over SIXTY YEARS by MIL,
LIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN
while TEETHINC, with PERFECT SUCCESS.
1t sooTHEs the chill soFrENs the GUMS,
ALI.AYs all PAIN; CURES WIND COLO, and
is the best remedy for DIARRHGA. Sold by
Druggists in every part of the world. Be sure
and ask for MRS. Winslow's Soothing Syrup"
and take no other kind. twenty-five cts bottle.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-09-20
Thousands on Strike

Winnipeg, Man.-Three thousand
men are out on strike in the build
ing trades in thsi city. The master
plumbers refuse to arbitrate and other
trades out out in sympathy.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-09-20
Consul is Murdered in China

Berlin-The murder of the Austrian
consul to Tien Tsin, Emil Thiels, by
Chinese, is reported by the Tageblatt's
Tien Tsin correspondent. The con-
sul's body was robbed of $4,000
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-09-20
A Newport

Miss Gaysett-Oh, mamma! What
a nice, sensible, decent looking young
fellow that is over there!
Mother-Hush, child! 1t must be a
waiter.-Puck.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-09-20

WIDOW age g. owns pretty home, good bank ac-
count Bachror girl IS, worth 1900, working girl
age a. worth $500 wanted to marry write Home
Circle, Detroit, Mich.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-09-20

PRIVATE HOME before and during confine
ment; infant adopted. DR.. Burroughs. 1901 Mis-
souri, Ave-, Kansas City Mo.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-23
NO CONFESSION
OF PATRICK FROM FORMER
COUNSEL OBTAINED
A Texas School Teacher Adds Mys-
terry to the Case by Giving Tes-
timony-District Attorney
Amazed.

New York, Feb. 21-In an effort to
bring out the confession alleged to
have been made to Frederick B.
House, a lawyer, by his former client,
Albert T. Patrick, who is at present
making application for new trial
and is now confined in Sing Sing
awaiting execution for the murder OF
William M. Rice, district attorney
jerome this afternoon placed Mr..
House on the witness stand and a
legal battle lasting several hours fol-
lowed
Counsel of Patrick opposed every Of
fort on the part of Mr.. Jerome to bring
out the confession which is alleged to
have been made. In almost every IN
stance the objections were sustained
by Recorder Golf, after much legal
hair splitting by the opposing attor-
neys on the ground that the evidence
was incompetent.
Just before the hearing closed this
afternoon, Minnie Gaillard, Texas
school teacher, testified to hearing a
conversation on a Houston street car
between Charles F. Jones, the valet
OF the dead millionaire, and Baldwin
Rice, now mayor of Houston, Texas,
and the nephew of William Marsh
Rice. She was sitting behind Rice
and Jones, she said and she heard
the mayor say:
you certainly studied those direc-
tions we'll"
Jones replied, "You bet / did"
Then the mayor asked How are
your Golfers? How are you supplied?"
Not so well" she says Jones re-
piled.
The mayors rejoinder was, Don't
worry. You'll be supplied"
The district attorney was amazed
by the testimony and had the witness
repeat her story several times. The
district attorney however, was unable
to get her to change her testimony in
any detail.
Miss Gaillard said she had not told
this story of what she heard on the
car to any one until Sunday after her
arrival in New York, when she told
it to Judge Railey, one of Patrick's
counsel. This accounts for the fact
that it does not appear in any of the
af1dayits submitted in evidence.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-23
HAS EVIDENCE
That Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey Acts for Various
Other Branches.

Jefferson City, Mo, Feb. 21.-At-
torney General Hadley today received
a copy of a resolution adopted by the
legislature of the state of New Jersey.
directing the attorney general of that
state TO institute proceedings for GUS
ter of the Standard Oil Company,
and requesting him to appear before
the legislative committee and give
testimony. Attorney General Hadley
has not the typewriter copy of the
testimony Of the evidence taken in the
Missouri case and therefore could not
send it at this time nor could he agree
to go TO New Jersey to testify at the
present time, because he will go to
New York, probably at a later date
to complete the hearing in that state
Attorney General Hadley replied
that he had secured sufficient evidence
to show that the Standard Oil Com
pany, OF New Jersey, was the holding
company for the various Standard Oil
companies, throughout the United
States and its trust connection can
easily be established The company
has capital stock of $11O,OO 900.