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Volcanic Dust Showers.

A strange occurrence is reported
from Lower Silesia, where now the
rigors of hard winter prevails writes
a Berlin correspondent of the Pail
Mall Gazette.
During a storm in the Liegnitz dis
trict there has fallen a great quantity
of yellowish-brown volcanic dust, de-
posting itself in a layer so thick on
the frozen country roads and sheets
of water that skating and sleighing,
which had been in full swing for days,
have both been stopped
AS the season of the year is most
unusual for occurrences of this kind,
volcanic eruptions in Europe or of the
dustfall taking place anywhere else,
the visitation is causing a good deal
of perp1exity among German scien-
lists
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland is
one of the busiest monarchs in Eu-
rope, and is never happier than when
attending to affairs of state Even
as a child she was fond of asserting
her authority One day she sent for
a certain minister and announced that
she had quarreled with and dismissed
her governeSs. The minister grave
IL asked: When does your majesty
wish her to be beheaded2 You know
it is the custom in Holland to behead
all those who are officially disgraced-
1t will be necessary for your majesty
to be present at the execution, and
Here the child queen abruptly left
the apartment and the goyerness was
reinstated at once
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Washington Day by Day
News Gathered Here and There
at the National Capital
LOBBYISTS NOT FOND OF
NEW FEDERAL OFFICIAL

" ASHINGTON.-Ju J. B. Bal
w Iinger of Seattle, the new COM
missioner of the general land Office of
the interior department, has set the
politicians and lobbyists to guessing.
When members of the senate and
house call to see him on official bust
ness he refuses to converse with them
in whispers, but makes them talk out
loud so that everybody within earshot
can hear what is going on. Western
senators and representatives are es-
pecially disp1eased with this new dis
penSation of things conversational in
the land Office. Those of them who
go there to confer with him usually
have business that they do not want
everybody to know about, at least I'M
til they have secured what they want,
but Judge Ballinger is proceeding
upon the hypothesis that public bust
ness is everybody's business, and so
he insists upon all classes of visitors
speaking in tones that plainly convey
the meaning of their words to all
parts of the room he occupies. To
some senators and representatives
who have objected to his tactics the
new land commissioner has politely
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no doubt, by some girl from the school
or careless member of the summer col
ony- / counted the separate beads
they were round and there were so of
them The proper length for one turn
about a girls throat, perhaps; not
more than that, I lifted my eyes and
looked off toward St. Agatha's.
Child of the red tam-o'-shanter, I'm
very sorry I was rude to you yester-
day, for liked your steady stroke with
the paddle; and / admired, even more,
the way you spurned me when you
saw that among all the cads in the
world l am number one in Glass A.
And these golden bubbles 60 girl of
the red tam-o'-shanter,) if they are
not yours you shall help me to find
the owner, for we are neighbors, you
and /, and there must be peace be-
tween our houses"
With this fooIishness I rose, thrust
the beads into my pocket, and padded
home in the waning glory of the sum
set.
That night, as I was going quite late
to bed, bearing a candle to light me
through the dark hall to my room, /
heard curious sound, as of some one
walking in the house. At first l thought
Bates was still abroad, but / waited,
listening for several minutes, without
being able to mark the exact direction
of the sound or to identify it with him.
went on to the door of my room, and
still a muffled step seemed to follow
me,-frst it had come from below,
then it was much like some one going
up stairs-but where? In my own
room I still heard steps, hight, slow
but distinct. Again there was stun
BILE and a hurried recovery,-ghosts,
reflected, do not fall down stairs!
The sound died away, seemingly in
some distant part of the house, and
though l prowled about for an hour it
did not recur that night.
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WILL SPEND MILLIONS
RETAINING DESERT SOIL

Great American Desert His name is
attached to many of the original maps
of Arizonia, New Mexico and Califor-
MIA. The reports of his investigations
are valuable contributions to the
knowledge of the arid country and it's
possibilities, and have been of espe-
cial value in the preliminary work of
the reclamation service.
In 1S9S-19O0 Mr.. Davis had charge
of the photographic work on the
Nicaragua and Panama canal routes,
and his reports furnished much need
ed and important information con-
corning both plans. He Joined the
the passage of the reclamation act,
and since that time has taken part in
all the engineering work connected
Herewith.
Mr.. Davis is a man of great indus
try and is enthusiastic in developing
efficient and businesslike methods in
the operation of the service. His
characteristics are clear judgment
and sound common sense, and these,
com bined with a thorough understand
ing of the principles of engineering
design, fit him for the responsible
post to which he has been appointed.
His promotion meets with the I'M
qualified approval of all the engineers
of the service, and is regarded by
them as a reward for faithfulness and
efficiency
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splash. The tempest had wakened
me; it seemed that every chimney in
the house held screaming demon
We were now well launched upon De
cember, and 1 was growing used to my
surroundings. / had offered myself
frequently as target by land and wa
ter; had sat on the wall and tempted
fate; and / had roamed the house con-
stantly expecting to surprise Bates in
some act of treachery; but the days
were passing monotonously-
Memory kept plucking my sleeve
with reminders of my grandfather.
was touched at finding constantly his
marginal notes in the books he had
collected with so much intelligence and
loving care. 1t occurred to me that
some memorial, a tablet attached to
the outer wall, or perhaps, more prop
erly placed in the chapel. would be fit
ting; and / experimental with designs
for 1T. covering many sheets of draw
ing paper in an effort to set forth in
few words some hint of his character
On this gray morning produced this:
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The ORIGINAL ~MR. pooIEx."
Character Made immortal by Finley
Peter. Dune.

The original Mr.. Dooley, now gone
his way, was a character well known
20 George Ade John McCutcheon,
Vance Thompson and many other
Chicago newspaper men long before
Peter Dunno made him national
celebrity 1t was Vance Thompson,
by the way, who swooped down on
the old gentleman in a sleepy hour,
borrowed two dollars from him be-
fore he rightly realized it, and van
ished again into the outer darkness
while he was still rubbing his eyes.
This little episode he subsequently
referred to as eth hurricane touch"
Similar anecdotes of the old mans
wit are cherished as particular pos
sessions George AIDE has one that
he entities human gratitude" Late
one night he was surprised to find the
proprietor asleep behind his own bar.
On being reused, that worthy showed
a marked Discrimination for business
and strong desire to be lct alone
So AIDE pulled down the blinds,
stacked up TIE cuspidors, locked the
cash register ard called cab. With
some difficulty he elected an address
and then for what seemed hours they
jounced over out-of-the-way streets
until at last the cable drew up before
a ramshackle little box Of a frame
house with a stairway running up the
outside. Ali this time the passenger
had slept sweetly. Out of the cab
and up the rickety stairs, putting and
blowing AIDE bundled his charge. On
the top step he lost his footing and
the two of them rolled higgledy-
piggledy to the street. The old gen
tleman sat up regarded AIDE with the
utmost indignation, and spoke the
first words of the evening.
"Jarge.'' said he, we thripped me-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-05-11

A RTHUR POWELL DAVIS. the new
"A chief engineer of the reclamation
service, will spend more than $1,000
900 a month, employing more than
10000 men, in retaining 100000
acres of desert land included in the
rs irrigation projects now under con-
struction by the government. He
has just been selected for this re-
sponsibility by Secretary Garfield of
the interior department, on the recon-
mendation of Director Newell, whose
assistant Mr.. Davis has been for the
last few years in the vast work be-
ing done to conserve the waters of
the arid west. The appointment is a
notable instance of the promotion for
merit policy of the administration.
Mr.. Davis was born in Illinois on
February 9, 1861. He was educated
in the public schools of Junction
City and Emporia, Kan, and later
completed an engineering course in
George Washington university. At the
age of % he entered the United States
Geological Survey as a member of the
topographic branch, and since then
has been closely connected with the
topographic, photographic and engi-
neering work of the government. His
early work was in the west, where he
spent several years in surveying
reservoir sites in the high mountains
and in measuring the streams of the
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railroad man, not caring to go SO far
as to represent that his guests were
members of his family, living under
his own roof which is the official
Interpretation of that requirement.
took them along as maids and Wallets
for the members of his family who
were of the party. That was joke
which the young folks enjoyed, and
added zest to the fun.
1t happens, however, that the COM
merce commission has been receiv-
ing information of such violations of
the law rather frequently of late, but
has never had it in detail sufficient to
enable il to undertake a prosecution
until this case occurred Now the
commission is considering whether
it ought not to reduce this private car
party to the example state, with
view to checking such occurrences in
the future The owner of the car is
guilty of one violation of the law, and
each of his guests of another
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PRIVATE CAR GUESTS
FEAR LAWS IRON HAND

n UT in the city of st. Paul, Mimi,
~ there is a company of estimable
young persons who are sitting up
nights wondering whether they are
going to get into the clutches of the
interstate commerce commission
They have violated the rate law, and
stand to be fined from 800 to 81 900
apiece if they should have the bad
luck to be convicted 1t is case of
accepting free transportation. and I'M
der circumstances which were de
lightful when the breach of the law
was committed but have lost some
thing of their glamor since it has been
discovered that it was misdemeanor.
AS the interstate commerce COM
missioner has heard it, prominent
official of the St Paul got up a private
car party for some of his friends
among the younger set of St Paul
society The law exempts from the
prohibition of free transportation rail-
road men and their families This
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or;oin of the ozark Horse,

The term dark horse" is such
familiar one, even to persons who do
not frequent horse races, that few
stop to wonder at its origin. and few
er still know anything about the cir
cumstances to which it owes its crea-
ton Its origin is due to Lord Bea-
consfield, who used the phrase in
THE Young Duke" In this novel he
speaks of a dark horse which had
never been thought of and which few
had SO much as observed The dark
horse, however, rushed past the grand
stand to victory This dark horse
was actually one of dark color, but
to-day the color is no longer taken
into account A dark horse may be
anything, so long as he sweeps from
the ranks of the unnoticed to the
glory of the winning post
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prised them once innocently enjoying
their pipes and whisky and water in
the kitchen
They are having trouble at the
school, sir" observed Bates.
The young ladies running a little
wild, eh?'
Sister Theresa's i'll, sir Ferguson
told me last night. And Ferguson says
that Miss Devereux's devotion to her
aunt is quite touching"
Miss Devereux,
That's the name, sir,-rather odd,
should call it,
Yes, it is rather odd 1 said, COM
posed again. but not referring to the
name. Ny mind was busy with a Ger
tain paragraph in my grandfather's
will:
SHOULD he fail at any time during
said year to comply with this provi-
sion, said property shall at once revert
to my general estate, and become,
without reservation, and without ne
cessity for any process of law, the
property, absolutely, of Marian Dew
ereux, of the county and state of New
York"
Your grandfather was very fond of
her, sir. She and Sister Theresa were
abroad at the time he died. 1t was my
sorrowful duty to tell them the sad
news in New York, sir, when they
landed
1.-The devil it was!" 1t irritated me
to remember that Bates knew exactly
the nature of my grandfather's will.
Sister Theresa and her niece were
doubtless calmly awaiting my failure
to remain at Glenarm House during
the disciplinary year.
I had given little thought to Sister
Theresa since coming to Glenarm. She
had derived her knowledge of me from
my grandfather, and, such being the
case, she would naturally look upon
me as a BLACKBOARD and menace to
the peace of the neighborhood. / had
therefore kept rigidly to my own side
of the stone wall.
'Bates,"
He was moving toward the door with
his characteristic slow step.
IF your friend Morgan, or any one
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else, should shoot me. or If / should
tumble into the lake, or otherwise end
my earthly career-Bates,''
His eyes had slipped from mine to
the window and / spoke his name
sharply.
Yes, Mr. Glenarm.''
Then Sister Theresa's niece would
get this property and everything else
that belonged to Mr.. Glenarm.'
That's my understanding of the
matter, sir
Morgan, the caretaker, has tried to
kill me twice since came here. He
fired at me through the window the
night l came,-Bates,''
/ waited for his eyes to meet mine
again His hands opened and shut
several times and alarm and fear con
yulsed his face.
Bates, I'm trying my best to think
well of you; but i want you to under
stand, II smote the table with my
clenched hand,-"that if these women,
or your employer, Mr. Pickering, or
that damned hound Morgan, or you
damn you, / don't know who or what
you aret-think you can scare me
away from here, you've walked up the
wrong man; and I'll tell you another
thing,-and you may repeat 1t to your
school teachers and to Mr. Pickering,
who pays you, and to Morgan, whom
somebody has hired to kill me,-that
I'm going to keep faith with my dead
grandfather, and that when Ivet spent
my year here and done what that old
man wished me to do, I'll give them
this house and every acre of ground
and every damned dollar the estate
carries with it. And now one other
thing, / suppose there's a sheriff or
some kind of constable with jurisdic-
ton over this place, and could have
the whole lot of you put into jail for
conspiracy, but I'm going to stand out
against you alone,-do you understand
me, you hypocrite, you stupid. sinking
spy? Answer ne. quick. before
throw you out of the room."
GRO BE CONTINEEDl
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ROOSEVELT PHOTO THAT
HAS BROUGHT $4,000

of a second The president, accompan
led by an orderly left the cabinet
meeting one morning and joined the
photogra pher at Chevy Chase in the
suburbs of Washin gton. 1t was neces-
sary for the president to force his
horse over the fence a dozen times be-
fore a successful picture was taken
President Roosevelt is probably the
most photographed man in the world,
with the possible exception of EN-
peror William, and photographers as
sert unreservedly that he is most diff
ficult to pose He is nervous, and il
often snapped in what might seen,
a hit or miss style; but every picture
ever taken of him is thoroughly char.
acteristic.
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rHE most widely published and
i best known photograph in exist
ence is said to be that of President
Roosevelt taking a fence on his favor
tie hunter. This has been printed in
almost every paper and magazine in
the world which uses half-tones, and
the sales from it have already amount
ed tn more than $40, 900, making it the
most profitable photograph ever taken
Nearly 5000 copies have been
signed by the president to be used as
special gifts, and the demand for it
wherever it has been placed on sale
has been steady during the three and
a half years since it was made 1t was
made with shutter that opened and
chased in one ffteen-hundredth part
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1885
Che life Of John marshall Glenarm
was testimony to the virtue Of
generosity, fcrbearanee and genfleness
Che beautiful things be loved
were not nobler than bis cwn days
Bis grandson twbc serued him lid
writes this Of bin

| had sketched these words ON a
piece of cardboard and was studying
them critically when Bates came in
with wood
They're unmistakable snowflakes,
sir" he remarked from the window
We're in for winter now
Bates had not mentioned Morgan or
referred even remotely to the pistol
shot of my first night. and he had GER
tainly conducted himself as a model
servant The gardener at ST. Agatha s,
a Scotchman named Ferguson, had Wis
tied him several times, and I had sur
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-05-11
CHAPTER TX.

The Girl and the Rabbit.
Wind and rain rioted in the wood,
and occasionally both fell upon the
library windows with a howl and a
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-03-07
ResourcefuI.

That's a pretty big squash re-
marked Senator Clark, while gazing
Oh an Indian Territory specimen. 1T
reminds me of big squash that was
to have been exhibited at one Of the
county fairs back home. The man that
raised it was an enterprising fellow,
and he had found out in some way
that by feeding milk to a squash vine
tremendous squashes could be raised.
So he raised this one, and it was
whopper. He had to drive a long way
to town over rough roads, and I'M
fortunately in unloading the squash,
it dropped to the ground and burst.
What was the owners surprise TO find
that the milk which had accumulated
in the squash had been churned into
butter. He was a resourceful man, so
he entered the butter among the dairy
exhibits and took a prize with that
You can't keep some men down"
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Uncertainty OF Life.

young man." said the clerical-look-
ing passenger, addressing the beardless
individual across the aisle. "do you ever
consider when you lie down at night
that you may never see the sun rise
again."
NO" replied the party at whom the
query had been fired, cant say that
I do; but every morning when wake
up realize that 1 may not live to see
another sunset"
you do?" queried the surprised
c. !. p.
81 do answered the young man.
"You seq I'm baseball umpire
Cincinnati Enquirer
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A Patient Snake.

One does not often attribute the vir-
tue of patience TO a snake. Letters
from a Surgeon" however, contains an
anecdote in which its existence is evil
dent. Doctor Perry, surgeon of the
Twentieth Massachusetts, Weakened in
camp one morning to find himself tight
ly held in the clutch of Doctor Hay
ward, his senior officer.
Don't move, John, till l say three :"
ordered the senior, sharply. Then
seize my hands and spring TO your feet.
One, two, threei"
At the word Doctor Perry jumped,
and never made a cleaner leap. He
was just in time to see a moccasin dive
under the coat which he had been u.s.
ing for a pillow. Armed with sticks,
they dragged the coat away, but saw
only the hole into which the snake had
glided. The surgeon had accidentally
blocked the entrance to the reptiles
abode, and it had lain all coiled under
the back of his neck, waiting patiently
for him to move so It could enter.
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A Literary Prize,

The largest amount ever offered as
prize for literary contribution is
100000 rubles, which is still open for
competition and will be awarded at ST.
Petersburg on Dec. 1, 1925, to the writ
er of the best history of Alexander 1.
of Russia. Araktcheief, founder of the
military colonies of Noygorod, left a
fortune OF $4,000 gold rubles to pro-
vile for this unique prize. The prize
giving day is the centenary OF the Gar
Alexander's death, by which time the
money will, it is estimated, have in
creased to 100000 rubles- One-fourth
OF it will be used to defray the cost OF
the work which wins the
prize.
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Ancient Comn..

The collins Of the ancient Egyp-
tians were made of marble and stone.
The Romans used similar receptacles
for their dead, and Alexander the Great
is said to have been buried In a coffin
OF solid gold In parts Of England glass
collins have been found.
The Athenian heroes were buried in
collins made Of cedar, owing to its aro-
matte and incorruptible qualities, while
the first record of wooden coffins in En-
gland dates back to the days of King
Arthur. This monarch was supposed
to have been buried In the followed
trunk OF a gigantic oak. Patent collins
were invented in 1876. and metallic air
tight collins were advertised at Biz
mingham in 1861.
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Salt is the latest device for laying
dust on roads in the country. The au-
thor of the new departure is NJ. Trint-
zins, city surveyor OF Rouen, who has
published it as the result of a long
series of experiments. The list of these.
while bringing out the weak side of
the new system, possesses considerable
interest as showing it to possess real
possibilities of utility. A long stretch of
road was first watered and then sprin-
killed. with salt. The next day the sur
face Of the road was covered with
thin glazed crust. Rain removed this
in parts, but where the glaze remained
there was no dust for five days.
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Barbers Age. Ago.

The first BARRIERS of whom there is
any record piled their trade in Greece
in the fifth century B. c. In Rome the
first BARRIERS operated In the third CEN
fury b. C. II olden times In England
the barber and the physician were iden-
teal. Thus, a kings barber was also
his chief medical adviser.
In the time Of Henry VIII. of En-
gland, laws were made concerning bar
bers, of which the following is an ex-
tract; mo person occupying a shaw
ing or barbery in London shall use any
surgery, letting of blood or other mat
ter. except the drawing OF teeth"
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