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Tillmun Reports Rate Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Expectiug
a spirited discussion over the report
by Mr.. Tillmau Of the Hepburn rail.
road bill, an unusually large mum Der
OF senators were in attendance. Mr..
Tillman decided that he was not pre-.
pared to make a formal report. and
that it would be more effective to
simply report the bill in accord auce
with the resolution adopted by the
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matter of producing better and larger
crops of corn. He advised the careful
selection OF corn for seed purposes,
new methods of planting and cvltiva,
ton were described and recommended
and as q result of following Prof,
Holden's advice and instructions, the
farmers of Iowa are said to have
raised a corn crop last year that ex'
ceeded all former yields by some 100,
600, 600 bushels.
Another instance of the value OF
expert agricultural knowledge relates
to sugar beet seed. One of the prob.
lens in beet culture is to secure q
proper thinning out of the plants, the
seed that Is generally SOW containing
so many plant germs that they crowd
together when termination begins and
do not leave sufficient room for the
proper development of the beets. The
plants then have to be thinned out by
hand labor. to insure a paying crop.
The agricultural scientists, however,
by long aud careful selection, have
secured a variety Of sugar beet seed
that contains fewer plant germs than
the old variety, thus reducing the
amount of labor necessary to remove
the surplus growth of beets.
From the Colorado experiment sta.
ton announcement of q process
for treating seed grain by which the
smut nuisance may be abated-infor-
nation which will be worth thousands
of dollars each season t. the farmers
of the great grain.raising states. The
process consists of a formalin solution
applied to the seed, a remedy which
few practical farmers would have dis
covered in their regular course Of
work.
The establishment and maintenance
Of agricultural colleges and expert
ment stations means better farms, and
better farms will result in a more
prosperous community in both city
country. For the benefit OF those who
are unable to take a course in agri.
culture at these institutions, a system
OF farmers institutes has been organ
ized-a system by which the we'll
equipped scientists of these colleges
give free instruction to r%anchmen in
their home localities. 1t presents an
opportunity for the acquisition Of
valuable agricultural knowledge, and
an exchange of practical experience
between the ranchmen themselves, that
should not be neglected by those whom
it is designed to benefit.
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committee which provides that the
members are left free to exercise in.
dividual judgment concerning amend
ments that may be offered in the sem
ate.
Mr.. Tillman announced that he had
been instructed by the committee on
interstate commerce to report house
bill II, 9S7 without amendment and he
read the resolution.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-02-28
The Cowboys Axiom.

Snodgrass-The American cowboy
has given us another new saying, and
n that there is q good deal of truth
in.
BrOadgrass-What is 1t?
Snodgrass-A cartridge in the gun
Is worth two in the belt.-New York
Telegraph.
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Fortunate Eaats.

A Jewish newspaper tells the story of
q rabbi who expounded and interpreted
the Jewish law to the faithful observers
for a stipend which a junior clerk
would scorn. The learned man was
asked by a friend how he was getting
on. SLOWLY" he answered, with a sigh.
IF it were not for the numerous fasts
which u religion prescribes 1 am sure
my family would die of starvation"
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No Cause For FQ0r.

Observation-Disclosures Il foolish habit you
women have Of carrying your purses in
your hands when in the street. Wife
Why is it? Observation-Disclosures a thief
could easily snatch them and get away.
Wife-Well. If the husbands of other
women don't give them any more to
put in their purses than you give me to
put in mine the thief would starve ta
death.
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tate, excepting 100000. in trust for his
only son. Francis Skinner. Jr., who Il
few years ago married Sadie Carr. a
saleswoman in Il department store. The
testator left $4,000 to the Arnold arbo-
return Of Harvard college. The young
mans wife Is the daughter Of Patrick
Carr. 4 tailor. She is Il strikingly hand
some woman.
Although ti%fty-three years old, Earl
de Gray still ranks as the greatest
game butcher in England. perhaps in
the world. lie has killed more game
than any other living sportsman,
amounting when last computed to 49,
600 head. Comprised in this list were
1880 p%heasants. 5000 cartridges. A.
900 grouse. 26,5CO hares and as many
rabbits. In Yorkshire he once shot 500
grouse in a single day and ON another
occasion brought down 80 ~pheasants.
There may be two opinions about
Lord Rosebery's character rs Il politi-
clan, hut there can only be II rs to
his occasional appearance in the ca
pacity Of Il man Of letters. In the do
main Of history and literature he
touches nothing which he does not
adorn. and his range is Il wide one
from the imperial captive Of St. Helena
to the inspired exciseman Of Dumfries.
His address ut Dumfries some years
ago on Burns was one Of the finest
things Of the kind to which Scotsmen
had ever been treated.
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cy1-rrnSsSa,sesSs-s
&ogIRIsER!sSS1
<s.Sss<<s 8@C
ON MODERN SCIENCE.

They tell us that for centuries man has
made grave mistakes
In coping with his slcknessss. his fevers
ana his aches
Aud when we meekiy try 70 tell whst
grandma used to do
TO cure a cold or stop chill, the doc
tors cry "Poohi Pooh!'
The face OF old Hippocrates Is turned
against the vail.
The wonder is that anybody ever grew
at all.
They tell us that the carpets and the big
upholstered chairs,
J he wells and cisterns aud the rest or ali
the old affairs,
Were most insanitary, and whoever drew
a breath
within a rod Of one OF them was simply
counting death.
They're burning sulphur In the chest with
erandma's quilts and shawl
The wonder IS that anybody ever grew at
all.
They tell us that our mothers and grand
mothers all were wrong
In fact, they roast great-grandms In
some language that Is strong.
And great great grandma comes in. too,
TO- criticism rough
Because they let their children eat so
much unhealthy stun.
And, Oh they vow twas wicked that they
did not let us bawi-
The wonder is that anybody ever grew al
all.
They tell US that the infant who arrived
month ago
Is handicapped by him or her Of this last
day or SO.
Because the newer children have the
vastly greater chance
or prohting by science in its very last
advance.
The memories OF childhood are the sort
that should sppall-
The wonder is that anybody ever grew at
all.
Chicago Tribune.
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MIaefuI of m. watch.

A pedestrian along one Of the streets
OF Philadelphia found a boy sitting On
the curbing Of the pavement ard q
companion enjoying Simself on long.
smooth ice-slide that had been formed
on the asphalt. An ambulance came
rushing and Changing down the street.
the sliding boy grew flustered and FELL.
and the boy on TIE curb ieaped out.
grasped his chum Sed hauled him 10
safety on the Sidewalk. The peoes-
TRAN walked over and valid Ia the res
cuer: do you know SAat ypg saved
this boy from being tran9led ~ death
by that ambulance ho-=r?" Yes
guess did" replied the lad. "Wsli.
you're a brave boyl" went on the man.
"TelI me-what did you think as you
rushed out into the street % save
him." "Why. saw that tho horse
might run over him; and 1t just struck
me that he was wearing my w9.ah,
which I loaned him so he could make
a front before his girl wheL he toek
her home from school 'safternoon-
that's all" That boy certainly dis
played heroism Of the most practical
kind.-Golden Days.
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Enough to know that it is a big
thing; the biggest since the Pennsyl-
vania discoveries. according to all ac-
counts"
And the people OF the state are en-
thusiastic about it, thinking that now
the long tyranny OF the oil monopoly
will he broken?"
THAT is the way most of the news
papers talk, and there seems to be
some little ground for it. granting the
powers OF the new law"
She laid the tips of her fingers on his
arm and knotted the thread of sug-
gestion in a single sentence.
I'm the present state OF affairs
with the present party as yet on trial.
and the public mind ready TO take
fire at the merest hint of a foreign
capitalistic monopoly in the state-teIl
me what would happen TO the man
who would let the Universal Oil COM
pany into the Belmount field in de-
fiance Of the new trust and corporation
law"
by Jovel" Kent exclaimed, sitting
up as il the shspely hand had given
him a buffet. at would ruin him po-
litically, world without endl Tell me;
is Bucks going to do that?"
She laughed softly.
THAT is for you to find out, Mr..
David Kent: not by hearsay, but in
good, solid terms OF fact that viii ap-
peal 10 a levei-headed. conservative
newspaper editor like-well. like Mr..
Hildreth. of the Argus. let us say. Are
you big enough to do it?"
Il am desperate enough to try" was
the slow-spoken answer.
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Into His ssnnd.

Senator Dubois. OF idaho. was prss
ticing once In Boise City, and, becops-
ing too vehement one day, was fined
$50 for contempt OF court The naxt
day, according to . custom followed
In the Idaho courts. The Judge called
upon Mr.. Dubois TO occupy che bench
for him during the transaction of soins
comparatively unimportant business.
After tn. judges departure from the
court roem. and before anything else
could come up, Mr.. Dubois exhibited
an instance of that remarkable pres
ence of mind for which he has ever
been noted. The future senator said
TO the clerk of the court; Turning
20 the records of this court for yester-
day, Mr.. Clerk, you will observe re-
corded a fine of $50 against one FREQ
erick T. Dubois. You will kindly make
a note TO the effect that such a ms
has been RENTED by order at III
oouit"--Argonaut
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BIZ Twext5-srsne Assco Where do We
come I'M
NO. YOU shall come in on the ground
floor thts Qme; though may ask you
to hold your hand until I have used
my leverage. And if you'll so into IL
to stay. YOU slant be alone. Giving
the Argus precedence in any item Of
news. Ia engage to have every other
opposition editor in the state ready
to back y0u.''
Glad you're growing. Kent Do
you u,caa 60 down the Bucks crowd
ded-defRitely?" demanded the editor.
who S.SnsDercd a little under excitable
provoctfin0. Digger men than you
have tried it-and failed"
But no one OF them with half my
obstinHS. Hildreth. II can be done,
and am going TO do it,
The secretary of states office is the
place you want to watch said Hill
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THE
CRAFTERS |
By
FRAN CTS Lynn d
CHAPTER xv.-coNrnuED

y Copyright. iSOA. By the sOoOs-Msrrin Coz
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CHAPTER XVI.
SHARPENING THE SWORD.


In the beginning OF the new cam
paign of investigation David Kent
wisely discounted the help of paid pro-
fessionai spies-or rather he deferred
it TO a later stage-by taking counsel
with jeffrey Hiidreth, night editor OF
the Argus. Here. IL anywhere, pracd-
cal help was 30 be had: and the tender
OF IL was cheerfuily hearty and enthu-
siastic.
Most assurediy you may depend
on the Argus, horse, foot and artil
lery." said the editor. when Kent had
guardedly outlined some portion OF his
plan. I'VE are on your side of the
fence. and have been ever since Bucks
was sprung as candidate on the con-
vention. But you've no case. OF
course, It's an open secret that the
Universal people are trying to break
through the fence of the new law and
establish themselves in the Belmount
field without losing their identity or
any of their monopolistic privileges
And it is equally a matter of course
to some OF US that the Bucks ring will
sell the state out IL the price is right
But 70 implicate Bucks and the capitol
gang in printable shape is quite an
other matter"
II know" Kent admitted. But IL
isn't impossible; IL hts got to be posi-
BILE"
The night editor sat back in his chair
and chewed his cigar rehectiyeiy. Sud
denly he asked:
What's your object, Kent? II isn't
purely pro bono publico, take itr"
Kent could no longer say truthfuily
that II was. and he did not lie about
Il
No. it's purely personal. | guess.
I aeed 10 get a grip on Bucks and
mean 10 do II"
Hildrctf laughed.
And, having got It, you'll telephone
Ne X lss up--as you did In the House
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CHAPTER XVI.
THE coNsPIRAToRs.

II was Chiefly due to Portals urgings
that Kent took Ormsby into his con-
fldence when the campaign was fair
ly opened She put II automatically
on the grouzd OF charity TO an exiled
millionaire, temporarily out of a Job;
but her real reason went deeper.
From IFS inception as a one-man fight
against political chicanery in high
places. the criticism of Bucks formula
was beginning to shape itself In a re-
adjustment of party lines in the field
OF state politics; and Miss Van Brock,
whose designs upon Kent's future ran
FAR i'm advance of her admissions 20
him. was anxiously casting about for
a managerial promoter.
A little practioe-play in municipal
politics made the need apparent. Il
came in the midst of things, basing
itself upon the year-gone triumph OF
agrarfanism in the state. In the up
heavai. the capital city had partici-
pafeS To the extent of electing a ma
jorffy on the aldermen on the Bucks
party ticket; and before long IL de-
veIoped that a majority of this al
dermanic majority could be counted
amoag the spoilsmen-was in fact a
creature Cor the larger ring.
Late IN the summer an ordinance
was proposed by the terms OF which
a stage corporation was to be given
franchise granting a complete mo-
nopoiy OF the streets for gas and water
mains and tran III rights OF way.
Thercupen n hlSser struggle snsued.
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"Forsive me.aN, said quickly -Ba

from something Ormsby said
"He should not have spoken CT II;
have given him no right" she said
coldly.
"You make me twice sorry; once n
am a trespasser. and again II have
unwittingly broken a confidence"
lie rose and said goodnight. and was
halfway to the next corner before he
realized how inexcusably abrupt his
leaye-talSing had been.
When he did realize Il. ne was Of
two minds whether to go back or let
the apology excuse another call the
following evening. Then the insistent
prompting seized him again: and when
next he came to a competent sense Of
things present he WAS standing oppo-
site the capitol building. staring fixed
~ up at a pair OF lighted windows in
the second story.
They were the windows of the gov
ernor's room; and David Kent's brain
cleared suddenly. In the earliest be-
ginnings Of the determinate plan 70
wrest the s-western out of the
grasp OF the junto he had known that
Il must come finally TO some desper-
ate duel with the master-spirit OF the
rlngsters. Was Jasper Bucks behind
those lighted windows-alonel
Kent had not meant 10 make TIE
open attack until he should have a
weapon in his hands which would arm
him TO win. But now as he stood
looking up at the reckoning windows
a mad desire TO have IL out once for
all with the robber-in~chief sent the
blood tingling TO his fingcr-tips. True.
he had nothing as yet In the oil-held
conspiracy that the newspapers or the
public would accept as evidence of
fraud and corruption. But on tho
other hand. Bucks wR only a man.
after all; a man with a buccaneers
record, and by consequence vulnerable
beneath the brazen armor Of assur-
ance. II the attack were bold enough
Kent did not stop to argue 1t out.
When a mans blood is up the odds
against him shrink and become as
naught. Two minutes later he was In
the upper corridor OF the capitol. strid-
Ing swiftly to the door Of the lighted
room.
N
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-10-18
THE APoLOGErIc CHINAMAE.
service BeIittIe- Ills Efforts
In once.
ITO Be Continued

In China as In Japan custom requires
that one who has performed a meri-
torious service should belittle Il. and
one who has been selected for honos
should declare himself unworthy. Who
can imagine. asks Youths Companion.
an American office-holder writing such
a letter OF acceptance as this. which
the biographer OF Ii Hung-Chang
quotes from Tseng Kwo-fan. appointed
Viceroy OF Marking?
Being OF no ability. and having.
Notwithstanding. been entrusted with
the most important duties. I have as
I tottered along. failed 10 do anything
meritorious.
when. some years ago. went 20
Shantung. | did not succeed in subdu-
ing the Nienfel. but returned TO Nan
king, and was ever after ashamed OF
myself Last year | was graciously
nominated Viceroy OF Chill. but made
unsuitable appointments. mismanaged
the army, and failed 10 do any good
for the Yellow river. tremble as I
think OF my blunders. and in conse-
quence am overwhelmed by the
gracious order which directs me 20 re-
sumo my former important post and
thus displays your majesty's conndencs
in me. instead. as would be just. OF rep
ROTATING me for my worthlessness and
dismissing me-"
AS It happened. this was from one
OF the most honest and best beloved
Chinese who ever governed Marking.
and was almost worshiped ny the peo-
pie OF that province.
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dreth- New oil companies are incor-
porating every day. Pretty soon one
of these will swallow up all the others:
that one will be the Universal under
another name. and In its application
for a charter you'll find askings big
enough 20 cover all the rights and
privileges of the original monopoly"
That is a good idea" said Kent.
who already had a clerk in the secre-
tsry OF states Office in his pay.
And On that road he had travelled
far, thanks 90 a keen wit. to Portia
Van Brooks incessant promptings.
and To the help of the leaky clerk in
Hendricks Office; so far. indeed. that
he had found the stool pigeon" oil
company, TO which Hildreth's hint had
pointed-a company composed, with a
single exception. of men of straw"
the exception being the man Rumford.
whose conferences with the governor
and the attorney general had aroused
his suspicious.
IL WAS about this time that Hunni-
colt reported the sale OF the CASTOR
lots at a rather fancy cash figure. and
the money came in good play.
Two things remain to be proved"
said POrtia. in one of their many con-
nings OF the intricate course; two
things that must be proved before you
can attack openly: that Rumford IS
really representing the Universal Oil
company; and that he is bribing the
iuntO TO let the Universal incorporate
under the mask OF his straw osm-
pany. Now Is the time when you can
not afford to be economical. Have you
money!"
Since Il was the day after the Hun
nicott remittance. Kent could answer
yes with a good conscience.
Then spend f." she said; and he
did spend it like j millionaire. lying
awake nights to devise new ways of
employing t.
And for the abutments Of the arch
OF proof the money-spending suficed.
BY dint of a warm and somewh at
costly wire investigation of Rumford's
antecedents, Kent succeeded in placing
the BeIEsount promoter unquestionably
as one OF the trusted lieutenants Of
the Universal; and the leaky clerk IN
the secretary Of states Office gave the
text OF the application for the straw"
company charter, showing that the
powers asked for were as despotic as
the great monopoly could desire.
But for the keystone OF the arch.
the criminal implication of the plot
ters themselves. he was indebted to a
&c OF nI-considered anger and to a
chapter OF accidents.
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Party lines were oblIterated, and mes

Party lines we're obliterated, and meu
who Stunned the primaries and other
wise shirked their political duties
raised the cry of corruption, and a
civic league was formed to fight the
ring.
In this struggle. as giving him the
chance 30 front the enemy in a fsir
field. David Kent flung himself with
all the ardor of born fighter. Mass
meetings were held, with Kent as
spokesman for the league, and the
outcome was a decency triumph which
brought Kent's name into grateful
public prominence. Hildreth played
an able second, and by the time the
obnoxious ordinance had been safely
tabled. Kent had a semi-political fol-
lowing which was all his own. Men
who had hitherto known him only as
a corporation lawyer began to prophe-
sy large things OF this fiery young ad-
Nocate. whose arguments were sound
and convincing as his invective was
keen and merciless.
Figuratively speaking. Portia stood
in the wings and applauded. Also.
she saw that her protege had reached
the point where he needed grooming
for whatever race lay before him.
Hence her urgings. which made a trl-
umvirate out of the council of two.
with Brookes Ormsby as the third
member.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-26
FIVE GREAT NATIONAL SOCIETIES
HOLD joint CONVENTION This week
MOST DISTINGUISHED GATHERING OF EDUCATORS AND LEARNED
MEN EVA nElo IN THIS COUNTRY. - husoEEos OF DELE
GATES. rscLuotsc some o. TIE WORLDS MOST FAMOUS
MEN ARE ALREADY rsEs1sr Ar PROVIDENCE. At

/ Tarsnaomth. Edward A. Ross Of Wis
cnnstn. Edwin v. Gay ~ Harvard. Sim,
On n. Patton q Pennsylvania untver'
stty. Aax Farrand Of Leland Stanford,
Andrew c. Mclaughlin Of Chicago
Charles ID. Haen At Smith. George p
GAFFtsan Of Texas university. Morse
Stephens % California university. ",
VI. Robinson II Illinois university,
Wm. HaEaek Of Iawa university. W
G.. LangwoTthy Taylor az Nebraska
university. Aihaon W, Small Of Chi
cage. James Y. HagaTty 81 Ohio uni
versity. Frankiia n. Giddings Of Co
lumbla. 4. r. Greene Of Illinois una
versity. v. III. Holder cf Kansas unl
Versity. poultney Rigelow Of New
York. David Belaseo % New York and
John r. Kennedy. state librarian oil
Virginia.
What win probably BE- one Of the
most Interesting sessions viii be held
by the Economic association tomorrow
morning. when Samuel Gompers and
other economic authorities viii dis,
cuss the labor question. Other top
les % be considered during the meet
ing include European history. inter.
national law. constitutional law and
administration. government regulation
of Insurance companies, the relation
81 the protective tariff 10 the trusts
the government Of dependencies and
American colonial history.
or the five associations meeting
here the first In point Of membership
as well as age IL the American His.
torical association. II has about $500
members, including the leading writ
ers and educators OF the country. as
well a. many statesmen. lawyers, edi-
tors and other professional men IN
terested In historical research Among
the distinguished men who have serv.
cd 90 presiden: of the organization
were the historian Bancroft. Professor
Goodwin Smith and George Frisble
HOar. President Roosevelt and Chief
Justice Fuller an members. The pa,
pers read NJ the annual meetings are
published by the United States gov.
eminent. Judge 8. r. Baldwin OF Con.
nectlcut 10 the present president.
The American Economic association
has about 1000 members aud has
been In existence about fifteen years
Professor J. W. jerks OF Cornell IL the
president.
The Political Science association r.
now In its third year and has a mem.
bership OF about 500. many OF them
foreigners. DR.. Albert Shaw. editor oi
the American Review OF Reviews, IL
the president this year.
The American Sociological society
will celebrate Its first anniversary al
the present meeting. II has now about
fiftv members.