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but 1t is a risky thing to do in unro-
mantle New York and London. How
ever. her uncle had been with her:
veritable fortress. had l overstepped
the bounds of politeness.
The smoke wavered and rolled
about me. took out the ten OF hearts
and studied 1t musingly. After all.
should | go? Would It be wise? l
confess l saw COLLINS heads peering
from the spots. and old Poe stories re-
turned to me. Pshaw! 1t was only a
frolic. no serious harm could possibly
come of 1t. ! would certainly go. now
had gone thus far. What fool idea
the girl was bent on hadn't the least
idea; but easily recognized the folly
upon which / was about to set sail.
Heigh-ho! What was a lonely young
bachelor to do? At the most. they
could only ask me to vacate the prem
ises. should | be so unfortunate as to
be discovered. In that event, Teddy
Hamilton would come to my assist
ance. She was really beau
tiful! And then awoke to the alarm
ing fact that the girl in Mouquin's
was interesting me more than l liked
to confess.
Presently. through the haze of
The Lamar register., 1907-02-13
Big Flood in Oregon.

Portland.-Flood conditions in the
Willamette valley and at Portlahl
show some improvement TO-DAY
Wednesday,. The river at Portland Is
nineteen feet above low water and fou
feet above the danger point. So
the damage has not been great ~
Portland, only the lower docks benz
covered. and as ample warning mas
been given by the weather bureau
most of the goods had been remover
before the flood came. In the uppe,,
valley many families have been oblige'
to seek high ground.
The Lamar register., 1907-02-13
srockMEN's COMMITTEE.
Go East to Meet Public Land Commits.
mission.

Denver. A Cheyenne dispatch
Wednesday says: A telegram from
Washington this morning states that
President Roosevelt has denied the re-
quest of Vice President Wilson of the
National Wool Growers Association
for a postponemert Of the meeting be-
tween stockmen and the public lands
commission to discuss range leasing.
which the President scheduled for Feb
ruary 18th, and insists that the stock
men be on hand TO meet the commits
sion on that date.
The headquarters of the association
here Immediately got busy and tele-
grams were sent to prominent wool
growers in all of the western range
states, and the following committee Sc
lected and instructed to start at once
for Washington:
Arizona-H. E. Campbell. Flagstaff.
Colorado - John Lawrence. Sa-
guache.
California-H. ]. Jastro, Bakersfield.
Idaho-Fred w. Gooding. Shoshone.
Montana-Lewis Penwell, Helena.
New Mexico-A. d. Garrett, Roswell.
H. w. Kelly, East Las Vegas.
Nevada-D. C. Wheeler. Reno.
Oregon-Douglas Belts. Pilot Rock;
d. p. Smythe, Pendleton.
Washington Peter McGregor.
Hooper.
Wyoming Brooks. Pat
Sullivan. Casper; J. A. Delfeider, Ian
der; Col. E. ]. Bell, Laramie.
The last two named were appointed
by the Wyoming Wool Growers Asso-
citation. Western Vice President Will
son of the National association will
also attend.
A preliminary meeting Of the COM
mittee will probably be held at the
Auditorium hotel in Chicago en- route
East.
The Lamar register., 1907-02-13

Using softness, and there were patches
OF stars to be seen here and there in
the sky. BY midnight there would
be a full moon. got to Jersey City
without mishap; and when | took my
seat in the smoker. ! found had ten
minutes to spare. | bought news
paper and settled down to read the
days news. 1t was fully half an hour
between Jersey City and Blankshire;
in that time / could begin and finish
the paper.
There never was newspaper those
days that hadn't a war map in some
one OF It's columns: and when ! had
digested the latest phases of the war
in the far east, quite naturally
turned to the sporting page to learn
what was going on among the other
professional fighters. (Have l men
toned to you the fact that l was all
through the Spanish war, the mix-up
in China. and that had resigned my
commission to accept the post Of trav-
cling salesman for famous motor car
company? II | have not. pardon me.
You will now readily accept my reck-
lessness of spirit as matter OF
course.) i turned over another page;
from this I learned that the fair sex
was going back to puff-sleeves again.
Many an old sleeve was going to be
turned upside down.
Fudge! The train was rafting
through the yards. Another page
cracked. Ha! Here was that UNI
known gentleman-thief again. up to
his old tricks. 1t is remarkable how
difficult it is to catch a thief who has
good looks and shrewd brains. had
already written him down as a quasi
swell. For months the police had
been finding clues, but they had never
laid eyes on the rascal. The famous
Haggerty of the New York detective
force.-a man whom not dozen New
York policemen knew by sight and no
The Lamar register., 1907-02-13
@g s@anGHR 1@sse
Non-Barking Dogs

To teach a dog not to bark would
seem to be as impossible task as
teaching child not TO cry or a boy
not to talk loud. but there is a case
on record where a dog was so taught,
although it took the trainer three
years to accomplish it. Then he
thought he had a dog that differed
from all the other dogs in the world.
but in this he was mistaken, for there
arc at least three varieties of dogs
that never bark-the lion-headed dog
of Thibet, the shepherd dog of Egypt
and the Australian dog. The law in
some countries is quite severe on
The Lamar register., 1907-02-13
POSTAL DEFICIT
MOSTLY CAUSED BY COST OF
GOVERNMENT MAIL.
SAYS POSTAL COMMITTEE

Ranking Privilege 10 Also Expensive
Better Pay for Clerks and Carriers
| Would Reduce Cost Of Railroad
| Transportation.
Washington-If the Postonhce De-
partment were given credit for all the
service It renders the government. the
deficit in postal receipts would be prac-
tically eliminated. according to the re-
port of the House committee on post
/ ofioes and post roads on the postofhce
appropriation bill, which was submit
ted to the House Wednesday.
The government departments and
other government officers in Washing
ton reported that for the six months
ending December 81, 1906, the postage
upon matter they sent through the
mails would have aggregated $2,285.-
427. The committee estimates that 1t
is fair to assume that $5.O0O.OOO worth
of mail liz carried for the government
annually without credit to the Postof-
| fee Department.
The deficit for the fiscal year 1906
was $40. 516.996, and the committee es-
Inmates that this would be entirely
covered If 1t were possible to compute
the amount of mail franked by federal
| officials in all parts of the country, In
addition to the amount of free mail 60
ing out of Washington
The increases in compensation to the
employees of the service, including
clerks, carriers in city delivery Offices,
railroad mail clerks and rural free de-
livery carriers, are practically as rec
commended by First Assistant Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock in his last an
ThA In
will aggregate nearly 100000 year.
The report does not attempt to esti-
mate actual amounts of cut in pay to
railroads for postal service, but 1t is
generally believed by members Of the
committee that the reduction will ag-
gregate $10.000,000.
In discussing the practice Of using
six as divisor when dividing the
weight of mail for full week to deter
mine the daily average, the report says
that his practice originated in 1873,
when few Sunday trains were run.
Since Sundays have come to be used
for methods of business. the report
says, Sundays should be counted here
after in arriving at daily averages.
although the effect of using seven
as a divisor would be reduction of
the total amount of money paid for
compensation, nevertheless the object
OF your committee in making the rec
ommendation is more with view to
plain and accurate methods Of compu'
tation than for the specific purpose OF
reducing the amount Of pay"
A recommendation is made for gen.
eral weighing of all mail for a period
Of six months beginning July 1. 1907.
The total amount carried by the bill
is $209, 410,S
The Lamar register., 1907-02-13

criminals save those behind bars.
earthly and eternal.-was now giving
his whole attention to the affair.
Some gaily dressed lady at a ball
would suddenly find she had lost some
valuable gems; and that would be the
end of the affair, for none ever re-
covered her gems.
The gentleman-thief was still at
large. and had gathered to his &C.
count a comfortable fortune; that is.
If he were not already rich and simply
a kleptomaniac. No doubt he owned
one of my racing cars. and was clear
of the delinquent lists at his clubs.
dismissed all thought of him. threw
aside the paper. and mentally figured
out my commissions on sales during
the past month. 1t was a handsome
figure, large enough for two. This
pastime, too, soon failed to interest
me. l gazed out of the window and
watched the dark shapes as they sped
past.
saw the girls face from time to
time. What fool had been not to
ask her name, She could easily have
refused. and yet as easily have grant
ed the request. At any rate, l had
permitted the chance to slip out of
my reach. which was exceedingly
careless on my part. Perhaps they
she and her uncle-frequently dined
at Mouquin's: l determined to haunt
the place and learn. 1t would be
easy enough to address her the next
time We met. Besides. she would be
curious to know all about the ten of
hearts and the desperate adventure
upon which l told her was about to
embark. Many a fine friendship has
grown out of smaller things.
To be Continued
The Lamar register., 1907-02-13
Russian Naval Officers Sentenced.

st. Petersburg.-The Emperor mas
confirmed the sentences passed by th7
courtmartial on Vice Admiral Nebo
gator and the other naval officers
tried. Nebagatoff will be interned III
fortress for ten years and the Others
for varying periods.
The Lamar register., 1907-02-13

night-barking dogs. In Japan. for In
stance, the owner of the dog is liable
to arrest and to a penalty of one
years work on the complaint of any
one who has been disturbed by the
barking. There would be good
many arrests made if law of that
kind should be enforced in any of our
suburban towns.-N. Y. Herald.
The Lamar register., 1907-02-13

One of the largest lake steamships
can carry about as much freight as
four of the most powerful locomotives
can pull in four trains. on a level rail.
road of the best construction.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-24

man G. BestOT. VINO became a member
Of the cid firm Of Riggs & Co. follow
ing the dissolution Of Corcoran K
Riggs, Mr.. Bestor has for thirty-eight
years been prominently identified with
this Old and well-known banking
house. His resignation takes effect on
the 1st of March. when he viii assume
the duties Of assistant manager Of the
Connecticut avenue branch of the In
ternational Banking Corporation.
Mr. Bestor entered the employ Of
Riggs & Co. as a boy in June, 1859. His
father was for many years anintimats
friend and associate Of George W.
Riggs, head of the old firm of Riggs
& Co. A WashingtOnian by birth. Mr.
Bestor has an exceptionally large cir
Gle of friends and acquaintance. He
is q member OF the Metropolitan. the
Chevy Chase. and other well-known
clubs. and his friends are legion in both
the official and Old resident social circles
of the National Capital His family is
prominently identified with the early
development of the city and its earliest
financial history. His grandfather.
Capt. Chauncey Bestor, was for many
years cashier Of the old Patriotic Bank
OF Washington. probably the first bank
ing house of the city.
Mr.. BeStOr is a bTOtheT-in-law or
Gen. Thomas r. Barry. L S. A. who
left last night for Havana TO take COM
mand Of the American troops in Cuba
Another brother-in-law, Col r. n.
Potts, L. s A, former cOmmsndant at
Fort Monroe. is at present on duty
in Washington as member Of the
General Staff.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-24
Hiehast Return, 70 Inuestor.

With safety to principal guaranteed by first mort
gage decd Of trust) notes On Washington business
property. Several notes S000 EACH for sale paying
Per cent net to investor. Smaller notes rssi.
dencs property.
AEIskELL s MsLERAN. iOos It NJ.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-24
HITS OLD DOCTRINE.
President OH New Applica-
ton of State Rights.
EVILS STATES CANNOT CURB

Doctrine Good Where 1t Stands for
Peoples Rights and Not for Weak
Abroad, Says Mr. Roosevelt, in
speech Before Harvard Union.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-24

with that group OF vital questions which
concern the proper supervision Of the i'm
mense corporations doing an interstate
business. the proper control Of the sreat
highways Of interstate commerce, the
proper regulation Of industries. which, If
left nreguated threaten disaster TO tbs
body polite.
we have done many other things, such
as securing the settlement OF the ALASKA
boundary. We have mads progress in Sc
curing better relations between capital
and labor. justice as between them and
as regards the general public; and ade-
quate protection for wage-workers. We
have done much in enforcing the law
alike against great and small. against
crimes OF greed and cunning. no less tr4n
against crimes Of violence and brutality.
We have wrought nightly for the peJce
Of righteousness. both among the nations
and In social and industrial life mere a;
home. Mucu has been done. and we are
girdiHg up our loins to do more.
he Doors Rather Than Critics.
In all these matters there have been
some men in public life and some mea in
private life whose action has been a: ev-
cry point one OF barren criticism or f.uit-
less obstruction. These men have haa no
part or lot in the great record Of achieve
'"en' anu success the record oil g"Cd
"ofk "o''h'iy done some ot these lien
nave oeeh coiege graduates but all OF
them nave been poor servants OF the peo-
pie, useless where they were not HARM
ful
"AH the credit for the good tbus A.
co7nnIjsbed il, the n,,4li. Iigo ~ +bg- a.,
..4. -
The Washington herald., 1907-02-24
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York, Feb Q. Money on call to-day was
nominal During the week money has loaned AZ 81
and at per cent, averaging about ;. On Monday
loans were made at So and at { Tuesday. at 81
and at >: Wed lesday. al So and at 2s and Thurs
day. at 81 and at ..
Time money rates during the reek vera some
what frmer. hut a fair-sized business DONE the
amount offered b. brokers being comparatively lib
eTaL Rates: 81 per cent fer sixty and ninety
DAYS, and 81 and y. for four ive. and six months
Mercantile paper this week taken modeF.
stely. largely ont Of town. very few Of the local
BUYERS being interested in the market, There was
some demand from the West. A fairly large as
sortment was offered. Rates: =, 30 81. p<r cent
for sixty 10 ninety days. Endorsed bills receivable
- to 81 fer four 20 six months, single names and
81 for those less well-knoBn.
Sterling Demand. 4S45ea4 $50; sixty days iSl39a
$500; cables, AS5sjai.sS35. Marset very dull.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-24
Washington
Lean & Trust Co.
OFFICE COR. gIH AND 2 SIS
PAID-UP CAPITAL. 81 ,ooo. ua.
SURPLUS. Ssoo. 90 CEARNEDl ..

- -oanS IN any amount made On Approved real
- estate or collateral az reasonable ratss
Interest paid upon deposits On monthly bal
- snces subject 70 check.
- This company acts as executor, adninistrss
- tor trustee. agent, treasurer, registrar ana ID
- all other nducaTy capacities.
Boxes Tor rent IN burglar and hFsproof vaults
- Tor safe deposit and storage Of valuable PACK
aEss
- Real Estate Department is prepared to as
- sumo the management Of your rssi estate
- Careful attention given 70 all details
JOHN JOY EDISON. ................. F,-r.sos,.
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ELLIS SPEAR. Sesson5 yirs F>-rSid-Tr
ANDREW PARK ER .........., ne slIrs,
HARRY q. MEM. Assistant Treasurer
BOYD TAYLOR kssisfsnt TIA s-Irsy
THOMAS BRADLEY ..........,...Real Estate 0fhcer
FREDk EICHELBERGER. Trust Ofcs7
The Washington herald., 1907-02-24
TICKERS WERE SILENT.

BY action taken prior to the ami
vcrsary OF George WaEhIngtOu's birth
day, the New York stock Exchange,
the Washington stock Exchange, the
Chicago Board Of Trade, the New Or
leans Cotton Exchange. and exchanges
generally throughout the country re-
manned closed yesterday, and opera
items In securities were suspended until
next Monday
The Washington herald., 1907-02-24
Estnte TO Annie b. HaIstead.

Emile NJ Halstead. by her will dated
June IS, 1873. and filed for probate yes
terday. leaves her entire estate to
Annie b. Halstead. wife Of her brother.
Elinel p. Halstead. Mrs Halstead is
also named executrix Of the estate,
The Washington herald., 1907-02-24
Mr.. BESTOR MAKES CHANGE
Resigns Position Which He Has
Held for Thirty-eight Years.
Takes Effect March I-WiIE Be Con-
nected with international Bank
ing Corporation.

The latest topic Of interest in Wash
ingtou's financial and club circles was
furnished during the past week by the
resignation Of Norman Bestor from the
Riggs National Bank. son of Whit
The Washington herald., 1907-02-24
Results of Practical work.

1T is TO the men who work in practical
fashion with their fellows. and nor tn
those who, whether because they are i'm
practical or incapable, cannot thus work
that we owe what success we have had
in dealing with every problem which ".
have either solved or started on the rat,
OF solution during the last decade
The last ten years have been ye7rS
Of great achievement for mis- nation. Dur
ing that period We have dealt and are
dealing with many different matters nj
great moment We have acquired the
right to build. and are now building. tho
Panama Canal. We nave given wise GOV
eminent 70 the Philippines We have
dealt with exceedingly complex. difficult
and important questions in Cuba and San
10 Domingo. We have built I'D the navy
our surest safeguard of peace and Of ma
tional honor
GirdinE I'D LOins TO Do More.
I'VE are making great progress IL, deal
ing with the questions of irrigation ans
forestry, Of preserving to the public The
rightful use of the public iands and of
the mineral wealth underlying them. and
The Washington herald., 1907-02-24

Ne''iV'i-S die s"Ou, especially in their
fcusher forms. because they tend to de-
Neiop such courage. They are good also
because they encourage a true demo-
cratic spirit for in the athletic field the
man must be judged not with reference
Ia outside and accidental attributes. bur
10 that combination of bodily vigor ana
moral quality which go to make up
prowess.
trust I need not add that in de-
lending athletics 1 would not for one mo-
ment be understood as excusing that DER
version OF athletics which would make It
The end OF life instead of merely a means
IN life It is frst-class heaIthful PLY.
and Is useful as such. But play is cot
business. and it is a very poor business
indeed for college man to learn nothing
but sport. There are exceptional cases
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-02
WORKING TO PERFECT
SEEDLESS TOMATOES
Scientists Expect to Develop {
Variety of Commercial
Value

Since 1899 Professor Halsted Of New
Jersey has been giving some attention
to seedless tomatoes. At the very start
the fruit was large and was called the
giant The variety seems to be well
fixed and the flavor is excellent. The
fruits. however. are becoming smaller.
In the case of another hybrid some
of the fruits in each cluster do not
attain a size larger than peas, but they
go through the regular stages of ripen-
ing and remain seedless. Professor Hal
sted has also obtained seedless fruits
from several other crosses, showing
that this is quite a common phenom-
enon in the breeding of tomatoes. In
sorRe cases the flavor has been pro-
nounced more like that Of a straw
berry.
Recently Professor Sandsten of Wis
consin has determined that the use of
excessive quantities of fertilizers exer-
cises a truly remarkable effect upon
tomato plants. 1t appears that the
plants react differently to overfeed-
ing. Some are dwarfed, some greatly
ground and in many the flowers and
fruits are very abnormal.
On two different types of plants thus
produced seedless tomatoes were
grown. One type produced a large,
solid tomato. while the other bore fruit
not larger than a walnut Both types
come true when propagated from cut
tings.
Several other plants were obtained
which produced fruits of an intermedi-
ate character, with fewer seeds than in
normal tomatoes and irregularly dis
tributed. Professor Sandsten does not
consider either type of seedless tomato
commercially valuable at present, but
they may become so.-Chicago Chron-
icle
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-02
WHERE TITLES ARE CHEAP

The cheapest country for buying a
title used to be Portugal When man
is made baron or count there his
patent recites the service for which the
grant is made. I was once in Portugal
and had some curiosity to discover
what We're the services for which an
Englishman of my acquaintance had
been made Portuguese baron. there
fore looked the matter up and I found
that 1t was for having introduced into
the country new tree. There used to
be another plan for becoming a baron.
1t appears that there is--or was then
a convent which once had large pos
sessions. All it's tenants were, by the
fact of being tenants. barons. But the
convent had lost its possessions with
the exception of one farm. 1t had an
agent in London. For very moderate
consideration the agent let this farm
to would-be tenant. He therefore be-
came baron and when he resigned the
farm to the next applicant he retained
the title.--London Truth.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-02
BILL AIMS TO PROTECT
Elk IN WASHINGTON
Will Create Preserve of Immense
Area in the Olympic
Country

The elk or wapitf once ranged North
America in great numbers from tho
Carolinas to Alaska, but this splendid
deer can no longer be encountered In
bands in the United States outside the
Olympic peninsula in northwestern
Washington and Jackson's hole, Wyo.
1t is said that only 500 head of elk re-
main in the Businesses of the Olympic
mountains. To protect and multiply
them bill was passed at the last
session of congress.
The sportsman will not be so much
interested in this matter as the natur-
alist, for under the terms of the bill
hunting, trapping. killing. capturing
or pursuing game animals, birds and
fish in the preserve of 100000 acres to
be designated by the president in the
Olympic forest reserve. created In 1897,
is to be prohibited under heavy penal
ties. At the same time when the elk
increases under the fostering care OF
the federal government. it is to be
supposed that some of them will stray
off the reservation and become the tar
get of the sportsman after October 1,
1915, when it will be lawful under .he
statutes of Washington to kill elk dur
ing an open season of six weeks.
The heart of the Olympic forest re-
serve will make an ideal game pre-
serve. 1t is probably the most rugged
and inaccessible wilderness in the
United States. The peninsula itself is
bounded on the west by the Pacific
ocean, on the north by the straits CT
Juan de Fuca and on the east by Puget
sound The reserve is an untracked
forest containing dense groves OF
mighty trees. above which rise the
peaks of the Olympic range, some Of
them reaching height of 1000 feet.
Perpetual streams break from their
fianks and attain the volume Of rivers
before they empty into the sound and
ocean
In the primeval wild almost every
animal known to the American fauna
is to be met with. The waters abound
with fish and the underbrush with
game birds. Formerly the elk were
very numerous in the forest Of the
Olympic peninsula, but for the sake of
their horns and teeth they were
slaughtered by Indians and white
hunters. 1t is Horace M. Guptin of
Port Angeles, one OF the Oldest set
tiers, who estimates that no more than
500 elk remain in the foothills of the
Olympic mountains.