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Tompkns, his hands shaking so that he could hardly hold his derby hat, stumbled to his feet. What The vote was on! His county panic-strcken! He rushed to the house doors through a crowd of men. The clerk was calling out, in sing-song monotonous tones:
 House bill No. 29-being an act to per mit-the Interstate Railroad company-to equip Its B llnes-with third rail!'
 A messenger, seeing him, slipped note in his hand
 ''Herer he shouted to his county mem- ber hold theml Delay the vote-do anythng!'
 He opened the paper nervously. He read: T rely upon you to vote for the bill Williams"
 He left the house on the jump.
 ',Where's Williams?" he said catching by the arm man who was hurrying In the oropsite direction. The latter shook his head.
 Up there," said another man, pointing up the lobby to the Boss office on the floor above.
 He rushed headlong up the marble staircase into the presence Of the Boss
 Here, Williams" he cried impetuous- Iy. "What do you mean by springing the vote on me this way?'
 The short, thin-faced man with the
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ty members will get from me. You're go- ing to vote that bill because l tell you to. You won't, eh?'
 He tore an envelope from his pocket and shook it at the little member angrly. See that! Can you read your own hand wrlting2 Nice thing that was to do! An hotel paper, tool For $2500 I will hold my county in line. I will give you until to- morrow night to decide. The Boss laughed again scornfully. Thought you had me sure, didn't you? Walked right into the trap, Until tomorrow night! He laughed and glanced at Tompkins who had shrunk back against the wall, his eyes staring at the paper in Williams hand, his dry lips opening and shutting Now do you see why you'll vote my bill?' said Williams.
 He turned on his heel. and putting his hand on his chair swung 1t around. A half-laugh escaped him. Then he turned form whose face was drawn, pale, as if in physical suffering, whose eyes were fixed on him with the quivering fear that every man had felt who had ever been cornered by tlAe Boss. whose right hand crept up to his throat and fell back again.
 'You-go," he said.
 Out through the silent aisle. down through the crowded rear of the House to the floor, lodging the angry figure Of Mason, the trolley leader. Tompkins found his way to the lobby He had voted for Williams And his county had voted with him, for Williams. too, just as Williams had said they would do. The end had come His card house had tumpled down about his ears He stum-
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feet in length. They are hauled by mules hitched up tandem, four mules 10 each cart. The straw is carefully saved. Some of it is baled and sent to the sta tions, where 1t Is covered with canvas to protect it from the weather. The stacks on the farms are plastered with mud, the earth here forming a kind of cement when mixed with water. This effeetually protects them from the rains. and the straw keeps as fresh as though under cover
 No Barns Nor Fences.
 I wish l could show you some of the Algerian country through which l have been riding for the past week or so. It makes me think of California. The sun here is just as bright and it is so strong that the clouds paint velvety blue shadows on the landscape. The sky is of the same heavenly blue and the clouds fieecy white. All sorts of fruits grow as well, and the crops look much the same.
 In other respects Algeria is far diff ferent from any part of the United States. There are no fences and no barns The people of the country live in structures of stone covered with stucco and washed with the brightest of colors l saw sky blue farm house yesterday, and stopped at a rose pink ono the other afternoon. There are excellent roads. but no wagons upon them Everything is of the cart variety and there arSs more mules and donl<eys than horses. Oxen are used largely for blowing. Now and then one sees an ungainly camel stalking sul- 1enly onward and not infrequenly a cara van of mules or a drove of dog-like don- keys loaded with grain.
 Among the Vineyards.
 Among the beautiful features of the landscapes are the vineyards. They spot every part of the Tell and prosper in the worst lands and on the burning soil. The Algerian climate and soil are just right for producing all kinds of fine wines. and 1t is said that there is not q spot in the three provinces that cannot be made to raise grapes.
 Algeria is now sending to France some
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bled t,.Sough the lobby brokenly. Mem bers passed him, looking at him curious ly The exporter with the pad went by. A long line of men sat against the mar ble balustrade of the lobby smoking. just as they always had done, as he had done before he had tried to trick the Boss. One of them laughed jovially. But he did not see or hear. Before him was the angry, flushed face of Williams, the Boss of the Lobby; he could hear his voice. cold, menacing: "Nice thing that was to do On hotel paper, too lHe had played and he had lost; he had made nothing from either side.
 A confused murmur came from the House. Then a faint cheer and the sharp quick thud of the Speakers gavel. Then another cheer. and the doors opened. letting out an excited. cheering throng into the lobby.
 He tottered and half fell. His hand groped for the wall. He crept close to the marble walls of the corridor. choking back a quick, passionate sob. down the floor of the lobby, his derby hat damned over his head He found the staircase, and slowly, numbed, broken, the great marble halls of the Capitol strange to him all at once, passed down to the cor ridor below and so into the rainswept park
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kCopyright, 1907, by Frank c. Carpenter)
 Gran, Western Algeria. ' HAVE left Morocco and am now
 travelling in African France. landed at Gran three weeks ago. and havo already made my way through the rich lands of the Tell, across the high plateaus which are upheld between the ranges of the Atlas mountains and down into the Desert of Sahara. I am now back in Dran, the chief seaport of Western Alge- ria, and am about to start on a two hundred and sixty mile railroad journey esatward to Algiers, the capital.
 African France.
 Before I begin describing my travels, want to tell you what the French have an Africa Their possessions include more than one-third of the continent a terri tory several hundred thousand miles larg- CT than the whole United States, together with Alaska and our outlying colonies Practically the whole of the Sahara west of the Libyan desert belongs to them and that alone is half as big as the United States proper. They have an enormous district south of the Sahara which is known as French Central Afri- ca, and several colonies along the Gulf of Guinea. The French Congo, runs northward so as to take in part of Lake Chad, qpd covers, all told, an area ten times large as the state of Illinois. It is inhabited by fifteen million people, the most of whom are jet black negroes of the most debased types.
 The riches of the French possessions however, are along the south coast of the Mediterranean sea, comprising the two great states of Algeria and Tunisia. Of these Tunsia is a protectorate. It is al most absolutely governed by the French, and they are rapidly developing it. Al
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Look here!" said Tompkins roughly. He had shrunlx back against the door as tho Boss approached. Now he stepped for ward himself angrily.
 Look herel" he said, and there was a sheer in his voice. Perhaps you don't know MT. Williams"
 Perhaps I do," said the Boss. He stepped close to Tompkns, his fingers twitching, his jaw working, his face livid with sudden anger. He shook his first in the little mans face. "Do you suppose don't know you" he said; that haven't followed you ever since you came to this house and began your little caucus poli- tics tricks, that I didn't know just ex- actly what you wanted last night, that l didn't do just what I've done fin cases before like yours-throw you overheard and catch my fish myself? Your-county- to a -will-vote-my-bill!'
 "Whatr' said Tompkins his little weak. watery eyes dropping back under the sav- age, hard gaze of the Boss.
 "Bought-every one of them-bought back again this morning." said the Boss.
 He hardly glanced at the little, shrink ing form in front of him.
 And you-" the voice of the Boss was again cold and sneering. You will vote it, too; not because you are going to get even the little that your coun-
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He went across the city. angry. to his own hotel. He passed Mason coming out of the hotel corridor as he entered, and nodded at him, smiling. Then he sent for his county members, calling them by the bellboy, one by one, and told each of them that Mason, for the trolley road, was willing to give them $50 for their votes if they would leave Williams. and that he wanted them to take 1t. And when the last one of them had shaken his hand and said he would and gone out and shut the door, Tompkins leaned back in his easy chair. with his feet on his table, and lit another cigar, and smiled again. He would give Williams day to meet his prlce-and then
 It was a drizzling rain when Tomp- kins woke, late the next morning. and walked up through the wet streets to the capitol. He had taken the step-pitted himself against Williams, done what few members of the house had ever dared alone to do. And now 1t was up to the boss He held his head back on his
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All traffic here goes upon two wheels, and that from the load of five tons on cart with bed twenty feet long to bushel or so in the little store boxes on wheels hauled by donkeys not much larger than Newfoundland dogs.
 The Algerian mule has an odd harness. The collar ends in three horns; two of them are as long as cows horns and ex tend out from the shoulders, while the third is just over the neck and is shaped like the horn of rhinoceros. The latter stands straight up above the neck of the mule, and is usually about two feet In length. These horns are hung with bells, which jingle as the animals go. l observe that the mules have leather blankets tied back of these horns. They may be for hot weather or rain. Some of the better animals have their hair clipped from their backs and sides. Many wear shoes which extend out about half an inch beyond
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TT HE dog snow at Mbulsoh oqush o garden reminds me of several dogs I have known that would Homer Davenport in the New York Mail have been disqualified at a dog show.
 One of these dogs was an old-fash- toned shepherd named Ely, and known all over Oregon as old Fly. As long as she lived, By" Geer was a success in the sheep business in Oregon and during her vigorous days he made money with great regularity After she had died, By Geer seemed to lose his grip on sheep. He moved from one place to another and tried all the new breeds he heard of, but without success. Finally he ap- pealed to a neighbor to tell him why of late years he couldn't make a dollar out of sheep. The neighbor replied:
 By I'll tell you why, old Fly is gone"
 And that was the reason, though By Geer hadn't thought of 1t before. The minute his neighbor mentioned It he saw it all and realized that his failure dated from the old dogs death.
 He quit the sheep business for good, for he didn't know where he could buy another Fly; they were scarce. and farm CTS who owned such dogs didn't offer them for sale.
 I remember old Fly well. She was of the old school collies. If she had been sent to the garden this week they would have thrown her box down into the cellar without ever taking her out or the crate. She was glossy black, with white in her face, a big broad Whlle collar, four white feet, and a. white tip to her tail. Her coat had soft waves Tn 1t like the waves in some womens s back hair. The old dog had serious moments, but her habtual expression was smiling
 I remember once when By" Geer and a herder were moving band or tWen- ty-five hundred head of sheep over onto a new range and were driving at night It was approaching spring. and ram was falling that made the sheep hafd to keep together. 1t was slow work. NY had been very active She was covering lots of ground. and it was quite dark But she worked without orders. She seemed in complete control and her sharp bark could be heard at intervals Finally they missed her bark; an hour or so had passed without hearing It. The men were alarmed, as they Knew that without her in the dark they would possibly lose hundred sheep every mile without missing them
 They shouted for her but no Fly. Sne had gone. They decided that the only thing to do was to stop where they were They got around their flock as soon as they could and got them punched. They knew they had let some sheep drop be- hind and that old Fly was with them. Rut tbey thought 1t was strange she didn't hurry them along, as she was known all over the state as fast worker.
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oxen Are Used Largely For Flowing. the hoof all around. The shoes of the donkeys are made in triangle with no opening at the back as is the case with our horseshoeS.
 Altogether French.
 More than four-fifths of Gran is com posed of Europeans. The town contains 10000 French, SOOO0 Spaniards and 10000 Jews. The buildings are almost all of French architecture, and were it not for the Moors, negroes and Berbers, which are sprinkled through every crowd, one might imagine himself in one of the small CT cities of France.
 The port has all modern landing facili- ties, including steam cranes and electric lights. A long breakwater has been built out at the west, and the stormy Mediter- ranean dashes itself against it in vain.
 There are cabs at the wharVes, and one rides up smooth roads, which have been cut out of the sides of the mountains, to the upper parts of the city. where the best hotels are. The rates for carriages for two persons are 20 cents trip, and you can ride all day for 40 cents an hour.
 The buildings are just like those of French towns. They are usually of an even height of from five to six stories, built of brick and plastered with stucco of a creamy hue. They have stores and shops on the ground floor and apart ments above. The most of the people live in flats or apartments. In every block there is a restaurant or cafe, with little, round iron tables on the street outside it. about which a motley crowd sits drinking coffee, wine, absynthe or some other liquor as they gossip and chat, play cards or dominoes, or read the newspa- pers. At the same time there are little
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Disastrous "Steady Work"
Chicago Chronicle.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
 pr. John s. Buist. the famous southern surgeon, said in one of his surgical lec- lures at the State college:
 Tt is always In rather bad taste for physician to boast of being busy. Physi- clans, undertakers and grave diggers only cause discomfort when they allude to good times and prosperity
 There was an old man who applied to the minister of the little village of Paint Rock for the post of grave digger. His references were good, and the minister agreed to assign him to the churchyard He was to be paid so much grave.
 ''The grave digger haggled over the price, finally accepting 1t.
 But will I get steady work?' he de- manded.
 Steady workr said the minister. Lands sake, man. with steady work you'd bury all Paint Rock in week
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geria on the other hand, is now a part of the French republic. It is a French state, it holds it's own elections and it has three senators and six deputies in the parliament at Paris. It's governor general is a Frenchman and most of it's officials are natives of the French republic.
 Best French Colony.
 Indeed, Algeria is by far the best piece of property France has outside her own boundaries It is her great winter garden, which furnishes the chief vegetables for all the French cities and the granary which supplies a large part O. her flour. Fast steamers carry tn, garoen stuff across the Mediterranean in a day and in thirty-six hours it is for sale in the Halles Central in Paris. Some of the best wines used in France are made in this country, and Algeria gives France imports to the amount of sixty-odd million dollars year. France, herself annually sends forty or fifty million dollars worth of her wares to Algeria and the trade between the two countries steadily grows
 Many look upon Algeria as a little strip of mountain and desert The truth Is, that part of it lying along the Mediterranean and running back up the foot hills of the Atlas, has some of the richest soil upon earth It is only from thirty to one hum dred miles wide, but is several hundred miles lone. including a territory about as large as New York and Massachusetts combined. It has more good land by far than both of those states. This land Is known as the Tell. It runs clear across Algeria and on into Tunisia. It has been for centuries the granary of this part or the world. The Phoenecians and Cartha- ginians built empires upon 1t, and it was for long time one of the principal bread baskets of imperial Rome. It was fought for by the Vandals, the Greeks and in the eighth century was conquered by the Arabs, who made the country Mohamme- dan, as it is today.
 Bird's-Eye View of Algeria.
 Algeria consists of these rich lands of the Tell. of the high plateaus of the Atlas
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She Stole Ills Sugar.

From the Argonaut.
 An actor in London lodging house. who had discovered his landlady's pro pensity for "swlping" numbered and listed his things. One night he reused the household by shouting down from his att tie a demand for No. s.
 No. S2" shouted the landlady back, What No. S?"
 'I want cube No of my lump sugar." he replied.
 Theneeforth the provisions in his cup board were unmolested.
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From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 Why should a drinking counter be called 8 bar?"
 Probably because 1t is such an effective impedlment to a young mans success"
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. HE dog show at Madison Square
 garden reminds me of several
 dogs I have known that would
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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-27
HORTICULTURAL Y
INSPECTOR COMING
Vessels Says Work Shall BE Done
in Spite OF kislk in the
Law.

j. F. Littooy was this morning in
receipt of a letter from Martin j.
Vessels, of Cameron, Idaho, whom
it will be remembered was recently
appointed county horticultural in
spector to succeed George H. Far
we'll, resigned.
Discussing the recent supreme
court decision regarding the illegal
ity of the appointment of the fruit
inspectors, Mr. Vessels says that he
does not believe that it will effect
Chelan county very much. He says.
The people are too wide. awake for
success to let this disturb their san
grine expectations. Continuing Mr..
Vessels says, Il feel sure that we
can protect ourselves, if nothing else
can be done. Mr.. Holt, inspector for
Whitman county, said that the com.
missioners told him to go ahead, etc.
They said they would see that he
was duly paid"
Mr.. Vessels states that he is pack
ing his trunk, and hopes to be in We
natchee very soon. ~,
He win enter upon his duties I'm
mediately upon his arrival.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-27
VAST AREAS ARE
BEING RECLAIMED
Mere Than One and One-Third Mill
lions of Acres in the West to
Be Fertile.

WASHINGTON, April 26.-Wash-
ington is on the eve Of the first har-
vest from the sowing of the reclama-
ton service; and the government
soon will be receiving vast sums in
return, which may be applied to still
other projects. After years of wait
ing, the west is about to realize its
great expectations.
At the present time work is in
progress in reclamation which will
in the near future bring 1,344,000
acres of arid lands under water from
government canals. From these por-
tions of the total of 3,19S,000 acres
ultimately to be covered by these
projects, the government will receive
annually s5,372,s00. as the yearly
payment of the settlers who take
lands under the bitches and WHO
must pay the total cost of the recla-
nation in 10 equal annual sums.
This will bring this magnificent
area into production, which hereto
fore has yielded little else than sage
brush and jack rabbits; and in turn
it will also yield to the government
the $5,372, 500, which, taking out
the cost of maintenance, will leave
enough to construct two large pro-
jects each year.
The area referred to Is only that
which will be available in the COM
ing year or whereabouts. But a short
time after the expiration of a r.
month, the 1874 900 acres and So
372,600 of annual revenue will be
augmented to 3,19S,000 acres and a
proportional increase in the annual
revenues from the one-tenth pay
ments, which will be more than
double. In other words, in, say
about two yearsvthe annual revenues
will be about s1O,000,00Of which
will have come back to the irriga-
tion fund from completed projects.
The fifth annual report, of the re-
clamation service is the warrant for
these assertions. Persual of the
plain facts thus grouped by your cor
respondent and by him called to the
attention of the officer of the recla-
nation service, caused a wave of en-
thusiasm to run through the entire
force.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-27
Mabie-Searles.

At the home of the bride in Cash
mere on April %, occurred the mar
rage of Mr. Guy Mabie of Monitor
and Miss Kittie Searles, the Rev. L.
T. Raab officiating. The happy couple
left the next day for their ranch
home at Monitor. The bride is a
pleasant young woman, we'll known
here, having been central operator
for the telephone company here dur
ing the winter. The groom enjoys
the reputation of being a reliable,
Trustworthy young man, owning a
ranch in the thriving burg Of Mont
tor