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lar attention being paid to the potato
cabbage and caulifower. The people
Of the vicinity cooperate with the gov
eminent experlmenters, and aid the
work by supplying reports of the beha-
vior of the seeds supplied by the sta
ton for the use of residents
At Copper Center station the work
Is devoted chiefly to grain growing,
though experiments in the production
of grasses and vegetables are also con-
Quoted. Wheat, rye and oats, clover,
peas, beans, turnips and rutabagas
comprise the list commented upon in
the report of Special Agent G. C. Geor-
geson who has charge of the work In
Alaska
At the station located at Rampant,
one degree south of the arctic circle,
the principal experiments conducted
during last season were directed to-
ward the production of early varieties
of grains, those which mature before
the winter season sets In. The results
are being reached by selection. Seeds
are planted and those first maturing
are selected and planted the next year.
1t somtimes occurs that an unusually
early winter destroys the grains in pro-
cess of selection and the work has to
be begun again. The hardy varieties of
Russia and England grain are used as
seed. Wheat from Karhoff, Russia and
Finnish black oats are crops which sell
dom fail, even so far north as RAM
part. String beans and peas have been
successfully raised at Rampant station
and all Of the hardy vegetables, par
ships, carrots, potatoes and rutabagas
have also matured there; thus far the
potatoes have shown the best results.
AS at Sitka seeds are distributed. the
people coming many miles to obtain
them.
The station at Kenai, where formerly
experiments in grain growing were con-
Quoted, Is now given over to daIrying
and the growing of feed A herd of
Galloway cattle was introduced last
spring, and from this station interest
ing reports may be expected concerning
the raising of cattle In Alaska. as the
Galloways are said to be particularly
adapted to the climate of the district.
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Close Questioning.

In recalling incidents connected with
Virginia politics, some years ago a
prominent Virginian recently related to
a Washington man an account of an
Investigation of election frauds in the
lower section of the State. In the
course of the proceedings it developed
that the ballots In an important pre-
cinct had not been sealed after the
final count, thereby being exposed to
fraudulent practices. The chairman OF
the investigating committee closely
questioned the election judge as to why
the prescribed duty of carefully secur-
ing the ballots had been neglected
Gould you not obtain any mucilage
In the town."
mo, sir"
Gould you not procure some sealing
wax-some shoemaker's wax, IL moth
ing else?"
"No, SIR"
well. then, sir, why didn't you 60
out into the woods and get some resin
Do you mean to tell me that there
were no pine trees around there she'd
ding tears at your Infamous rascal
ity ?'-Washington Star.
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thriving cities. The people are panic.
stricken, believing worse is to come
Homes are being abandoned. Hilltops
are turned into refugee camps. The
people are praying.
The present volcano is really the sec.
ondary crater Of old Colima, which Is
seven miles away and towers 1890
feet high. The new volcano first be-
came active in 1851. The next serious
outbreak was in 1908. All the time,
however small disturbances are going
on. They occur at intervals varying
from few hours to several days. The
city of Colima and surrounding coun-
try has been frequently visited by
earthquakes. but periods of unusual
activity by the volcano and the earth.
quake shocks have never before oc-
Cured at the same time.
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Her Endorsement.

The stories of the woman with the
check are innumerable, but the Phila-
delphia Public Ledger seems to have
discovered a new one. 1t adds 1t to
the long list of business vagaries laid
to the door Of the gentle sex. A brides
mother had presented her with a check
ON Christmas day. With feeling of
the utmost Importance she took 1t to
the bank to get it cashed.
The cashier took the check, then
handed it back politely, saying:
"will you please indorse it, madam -
Endorse it?' repeated the bride, puz-
zled
Yes, across the back, you know
replied the man, too busy to notice her
bewilderment-
The bride carried the check to desk.
laid it face downward, and nibbled tbe
end of pen thoughtfully. Then in
spiration came. and she wrote triumph
antly across the back:
"For Fanny. from mother; Christ
mas. 1906"
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rate of Fo,..t Destruction.

According to a bulletin issued by thu
forest service of the Agricultural De-
partment, every person in this country Is
using over six times as much wood as
the individual consumption in Europe,
and the country as a whole consumes
over three times what the forests of the
United States grow during the year, The
consequence this policy is an newt
able timber famine Ii is pointed out
that the increased population since 1880
is barely more than half the increase in
lumber cut, so that the increase of for
est destruction cannot be explained en-
tirely on the theory of increased popu-
lation. The Northeastern States have
passed their maximum production, and
the Southern States are near their max
imum, while the State of Washington
now ranks first in the volume of timber
cut At present one-fifth OF the total for
est area is owned by the government.
The average age of trees felled for lum-
Der this year is not less than $50 years.
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The Negro and the New south.

Ray Stannard Baker, in the second
Of his series of articles for the American
Magazine, dealing with the negro prob
lem, condenses his observations into this
phrase "They want the new South, but
the old darkey." He said he had the
experience of being told that no north
erner can understand the negro as well
as those who have lived with them all
their lives, and then of finding that
these men rarely knew anything about
the better class of negroes, those who
were in business or in Independent occu-
pations, and who owned their own
homes" On the other hand, the best
negroes did not know the higher class of
the white people in the South, and based
their suspicion and hatred upon the acts
of the poor white trash" To this he
attributes the danger Of the present sit
M finn
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THE WEEKLY
HIST0R

1864 English barons victorious at
Lewes.
1464-Yorkists victorious at Hexham
(War of the Rosesl.
1509-Louis XII defeated the yenetians
at the battle of Rivolta.
1525-Anabaptists defeated at Franken-
hansen.
610-Assassination of Henry ". OF
France and accession of Louis XIII.
1642-Montreal founded by Maison-
neueve.
1888 st. John, n B., founded by U. ID.
Loyalists.
1791--Lord CORVALLIS routed the army
of Tippoo Saib
1795-Alliance of Paris
1796-First vaccination Nv DIR. J,nner.
1S04-Lewis and Clarke started up the
Missouri river on their trip of ex-
ploration.
1904 Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed
Emperor of the French.
lS09-British took possession Of the
island of Anholt.
1S11-Battle of AIbuera, between French
and British.
1S39-Caroline Murat. sister of Ma
poleon l. and ex-Queen of Naples.
died.
1S40-John NJ. Niles of Connecticut be-
came Postmaster General of the
United States.
1S41-Fall of rock from Cape Diamond,
Quebec, killing % people.
1913 Insurrection in Vienna. Emperor
fled to Innsbruck.
1S53-First railway train left Toronto.
1S56-Queen Victoria distributed medals
to the wounded heroes of the 0rimea.
Republican convention at Chicago
nominated Abraham Lincoln and
Hannibal Hamlin.
1S61-AdeIina Patti made her first APP
pearance in London.
1S72-Pere Marquette and party started
from Michilimackinae to trace the
course of the Mississippi.
1SS5-Louis Biel, leader of the rebellion
in Northwest Canada, surrendered.
1SS6-Britain took possession of all Bur
nah, annexiug 1t to India.
1S92-Great damage caused by food at
Sioux City, Iowa.
1S95-Count Kalnoky, premier OF Aus
tria- Hungary, resigned.
1S97-Turkey agreed to an armistice
with Greece.
1S9S-Battleship Alabama launched at
Chester, Pa.
1S99-Edward Everett Hale resigned
pastorate of South Congregational
church, Boston, after forty-thres
years of service.
1900-Gen. Butler occupied Dundee,
South Africa.
1902 Coronation of King Alfonso XIII.
at Madrid
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AT THE FACTORY GATE.

A pathetic little sketch from life,
given by Mr.. James Greenwood in his
Low Life Deeps," is particularly in
teresting just now, when the child-la-
Dor question is so prominent. One
chilly, rainy day Mr.. Greenwood stood
and watched the laborers go in. 1t
was an establishment where high-grade
work was done, and in it two hundred
girls, from Is to 16 years Of age, were
employed. 1t was pretended that no
younger children were engaged, but
many of the poor little mites could not
have been more than or 10.
They were sharp-shouldered little
things, shrunken and shrewd, with
hungry eyes, 1t was noontilne, and
therefore a free hour. Three clean,
tidy haired little girls were looking out
Of the factory gate.
Here comes father!' cried one
Father was a slouching, lazy-look-
ing man, with short black pipe in his
mouth. He had brought the children's
ginner. 1t was not bulky affair.
Here, catch hold" he called. Its
a pretty day for me to come Juggling
W. here Make haste and eat it uFand
cut away to your work"
l saw the small parcel unfolded. 1t
contained three morsels of fried fish
and three slices of bread. This being
fairly divided. the three sisters re-
traced their steps toward the factory,
eating as they went
Father turned back, his great
hands thrust deep into his pockets, and
made haste to get home out of the dis
agreeable weather. He may have been
unavoidably out Of work, but my in
stinct Is at fault If he was.
At the end of the noon hour two
shivering little girls were late. I
found them In great distress, locked
out for half an hour, with the certain
ty of a fine. They stood, miserable
and bonnetless, their dirty faces
streaked with rain, and grew quite
confidential with me.
Some one, for clark" had told
them of a cookshop where might be
bought enormous pennyworths of pud-
ding left cold from yesterday. The
dinner with which they were provided
consisted of slice of bread and ha'-
penny apiece. These last they had
made into joint stock, and had run a
hoIF 70 bn
No such shop was to be found, and the
children had returned, hungry, disap-
pointed and late
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CELTIC TONGUE Is DYING.
Preserved From Extinction Only b,
Efforts of Patriotic Societies.

Preserved From Extinction Only by
Efforts of Patriotic Societies.
Repores from Wales foreshadow the
passing of the sole Celtic tongue which
has survived TO the twentieth century
without the entire loss of its ancient
birthright
Gaelic Is well-nigh gone from the
Highlands and in Ireland it is pre-
served from extinction only by the
efforts of patriotic societies Cornish
died in ITO with the venerable Mrs.
Dentreath, who alone could speak it.
Welsh has remained the native speech
Of considerable community and the
Eisteddfod has kept alive traditions
of the bards and rhapsodists.
But the dry rot is at work. Accord
ing to the testimony of Welsh clergy
men before the Westminster church
commission, English is fast replacing
Welsh as the habitual speech of the
children of Cardiff. All through South
Wales a similar tendency of the young
to abandon the paternal speech is not
ed. In the parish of the vicar of Trel-
lech, numbering T72 souls, only three
aged persons speak the old vernacular.
When the children give up language
it is doomed.
The passing of the Welsh is merely
ain episode in a story of linguistic
deterioration and dissolution" which
is one of the extraordinary things of
history. Though the Celts have at all
times stamped the impress of a Wig
orous personality on the worlds poll
tics, though they remain one of its
prominent peoples, with the extinction
Of Welsh no living language worthy of
the name will exist as a monument to
them.
They were the first to leave the old
Aryan home to invade Europe; they
overran it from Russia to the Irish
lakes; they established nations in
France, Spain, Italy, Bohemia and
Britain; they created great literatures,
but when conquered themselves they
have Invariably accepted the language
Of their conquerors as their own
New York World.
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a HEROINE
of Necessity

A way to the right, as far as eye
could see, stretched the shimmering
ocean, the sunlight dancing on the
waves and turning them into carpet
OF gold To the left lay glorious
patches Of purple heather, broken here
and there by big gorse bushes, covered
with golden blooms and soft green
spikes Overhead the seagulls whlrled
lazIly across a turquoise bay, uttering
their plaintive notes as they greeted
one another in passing.
And one, at least. of the millions Of
created beings was thanking God at
that very moment as she leaned her
arms on the slight railing which formed
the only protection from the cruel shin
gle below the edge of the steep cliff.
Fate had been more than ordinarily
kind to Chrlstabel Tredennis up to now.
She had never known a single sorrow
all her life through; twenty years OF
unspotted peace lay behind her. She
was young. fair to look upon. wealthy
beyond the dreams of most women, and
dear to manly heart, now far away
In Western Africa. fighting his coun-
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Resourceful.

Detective Gumshoe told school)-
But this man could not possibly have
committed the crime.
Detective Bludgeon (new SCHOOL,
What Of that?
"Well-er-
sOf course he could not possibly have
committed the crime. Do you imagine
I'm looking for something easy? No,
sir. 1 propose to show the world what
my method will do. l shall extort a
confession from the fellow and / shall
convict him and send him to the gal
lows in spite of his innocence, the best
lawyers money can procure and a unan-
imous public sentiment |, sir, am q
detective, not a mere opportunist who
waits for the fayoring breeze TO carry
him TO success
The old style detective, realizing his
hopeless inferiority. was speechless
with shame and chagrin.-Puck-
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heather; we must be making tracks
now. l am more sorry than l can say
that this should have happened"
But the face Christabel lifted to his
astonished him beyond measure. 1t
was radiant, glowing.
Il am engaged to his brother" she
volunteered shyly, "and he is SO like
that picture"
| "Ah, l see you imagined they were
the same" The doctor was only hui
man and chuckled at the coincidence,
which had meant so much to his COM
panion. Il congratulate you and must
wish you good afternoon"
He shook hands, and then proceeded
to lead his patient away, without a
backward look. Christabel turned her
face towards the setting sun and her
| lips moved, Thank God!'' she cried
fervently.
When Jim Blakiston came home not
many months afterwards on long
leave, he was told the whole story.
II should have let her go, I'm
afraid. | should never have saved
her," he said, looking at Christabel's
| happy face in wonder.
you would have saved her." she an
swered proudly. "You are so brave !;
besides, | can't explain properly. but I
did it-of necessity"
And then and there it dawned on the
young soldier that the reason account
ed for many so-called mysterious things
Of everyday life. There are many he
roes who are heroes ''of necessity" Of
whom the world never hears, but they
are none the less heroes because Of
that.-Philadelphia Telegraph.
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Spark. from tine Wires.

Esther Carter, daughter of +. r. Car
ter, Newark, Ohio, while picking flowers
along a canal fell in and was drowned.
Gov. Folk granted respites until June
81 to John and Ameleck Brooks of Iron
county and Tom Clay of Boone county,
Missouri, all under sentences of death
for murder.
Counsel for the plaintiffs in the suit
for an accounting of the estate of Mrs.
Mary Baker G. Eddy filed at Concord,
" H., affidavits declaring that the orig
inal charges are true.
Judge Watts Parker granted the appli-
cation Of Bill Britton of Breathitt coun-
ty, Kentucky, charged with the assassin
alton of James Cockrill, for bail, fixing
the amount at $500.
j. r. Dysinger, contractor Of Cleye-
land, Ohio, while waiting for a car in
the Pacific Electric depot, Los Angeles.
was robbed of $500. His vest was cut
open without his knowledge.
Many lives were endangered by fire in
tie dry goods store Of Macauley Broth
ers at st. John, Y. b. Two girls hung
TO a window sill of the third story until
they were taken down on a ladder by
firemen- The loss is $4,000.
Figures compiled by the New York
Journal of Commerce show that during
April the FIRE loss in the United States
and Canada was so. S25, 900, some $10,-
100000 more than for April, 1903. No
fair comparison can be made with 1906
because the San Francisco fire occurred
during that month.
Alexandra Garland Jr., attache of the
Peruvian legation, was stabbed and seri-
ously wounded by Charles A. Edwards,
secretary of the Democratic congressional
campaign committee and clerk to the
House minority organization of which
John Sharp Williams Is chairman, in
Washington. Ths fought over Miss
Louise Scott.
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Shalott died Of broken heart because
she had to give up either onions or
her lover
Her lover was one OF those finnicky
fellows who objected to the odor Of
onions and she would not give up the
shalott. The onion Is all right 1t
never seeks to conceal itself 1t is
about the only thing in hash in which
American.
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Of important
helda eveIf is
which ne camera was
absolute necessity For example photographs
difference in the whether the
failures holding
the pointing backward
of children older natural without
o
10 o
while holding hand Even
70 The box to vfrate spon pureThe Circle
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THE PRIMROSE PATH.

TIE green fans of the chestnut trees
Are all unfolding one by one,
The breath Of April's in the breeze,
The long streets glisten in the sun.
The tasseled lilacs in the square
Are full Of mods and whisperings,
While black-bolled poplars stir the air
With hints Of happy secret things.
The town is all so fair and fine,
The streets they make so brave show
And yet-and yet-Corinna MINE
IT'S now the pale primroses blow.
The woods are calling us today
Where grassy hills fall fold on fold;
Come let us take the primrose way
And gather wealth of faery geld.
Put off your dainty silks and lace
For leathern shoon and homespun
gown;
Come. leave this busting market place
To play the truant out of town.
For though in town the sun shines gay,
You cannot hear the sweet birds sing
Come, my Corinna, come away,
And let us go a-primrosing.
-Rosamund Marriott Watson.
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try's battles In skirmlSheS with tribes,
with a pluck that was tenfold more
thorough because of her.
Mrs Tredennis had come to the quiet
little village of Croone, on the Dorset
shire coast, because she had happened
to see a highly colored print of it In
some ones photo album. 1t had not
turned out TO be all that 1t was paint
ed-what does?-upon closer acquaint-
ance, but Christabel and she liked the
scenery and the solitude and stayed on.
This was about their last day
She was thinking of her soldier-lover
far across the waters as she gazed,
to her present surroundings by a NUT
tered exclamation borne to her ears
on the soft summer wind. She turned
round hastily and saw, a little farther
on, tall, spare figure standing on
the very edge Of the cliff, an edge that,
as Christabel knew, was unprotected
To call out would be to startle the
rash adventurer. whoever it was; but
the girl crept softly across the heath
er that lay between the figure and her
self till she was just behind her.
The woman turned round and almost
screamed. Chrlstabel, with fear knock
Ing at her heart. brought there by the
look in the eyes riveted on hers, laid
a hand on the others arm
"Come farther from the edge: 1t is
dangerous" she said.
The woman, who looked anything
from 80 to 80. laughed.
"It's the edge l like" she answered.
shaking her arm free OF the OBTAINING
hand and taking step forward. "Have
YOU ever walked over cliff? Should
Won like to come with me and try The
sensation now?'
Christabel looked round wildly. There
was no one In sight: the only sound
IN be heard was the mouraful cry of
the gulls.
story she had once heard came
into her mind at that moment.
Its nothing TO walk over a cliff"
she returned. trying TO steady her voice.
at would be much more wonderful II
YOU started at the bottom TO walk to
the top!
The other shrugged her shoulders.
"Its matter OF opinion, OF course. y
abe said. let us try my way first |
want TO 60 to-h.m. Don't you see he
Is reckoning to me-over thereg'
She glared ferociously out to sea,
and gripped the girls arm in vice.
"Hel Who?" asked Christabel, hop
ing thereby to gain time
The ruse was for few moments sue
cessful. The woman drew a photo
graph out OF her pocket, and thrust II
under the girls nose.
Christabel started; the blood had lef,
her face, and her heart seemed to stor
beating. II was portrait OF her lover
--Jiru Blaklston-she would know II
IN thousand. II had been cut out OF
San illustrated paper and gumned on
to correspondents card
This man--what is he to your" sh-
asked hoarsely.
The woman laughed again gleefully
"He-he is handsome. enough. ISM
heT" she quered- You seem TO adj
miro his pietrre-they all do. Come
we viii go together and see him. II,
will be surprised; he loves me-h,
loved me once. and they said he died.
she lowered her voice. then raised
agsfn suddenly-"but II wasn't true
He Is bssckoning to me TO come, and W,
sill so together. you and for d
NOT want to 80 alone. Nor Then vii
90 slonel"
whereupon a fight. swift and sharp
RACED In Cbvistabers heart Why should
she net let this mad woman perish
why save her-for him1-the being sh'
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notably
averred training Agility
great accomplishment the exercises when
the climbing
become proficient at this monkeys and climb and down with
restricted
sailors
nrble that this
throughout
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The Public school Garden.

The proposition to establish a public
school garden in every city, village, and
town in Massachusetts is a good one
Curiousfy enough, the country town
seems to need i: most.-Boston Tran
script.
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Raphael Portrait Brings SfO6, 900.
Raphael's portrait Of the brother
Of Pope Leo X, dated 1914. has been
sold for 100000, a record price In
the Berlin art world.
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IL a red-headed girl Is quite satisfac-
tory In every other Wy. there are q
number OF choice hues that can be as.
c1iped to her hair that sound better
fAan ared"
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Profits of Britain's Cotton Trade.
The capital represented by Great
Britain's cotton trade is $1,000. OOO, 200
a year. and the profits S350.OO0,000 a
year.
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When a man observes conventional
hours in calling on a girl, It indicates
among other things that the affair Int
vsxJ serious