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Hodges Dry Goods Company
ninth congress.

ninth congress.
His most notable effort in this di-
reotion was during the last days of
the recent session of congress, when
he talked for eighteen hours and
twenty-three minutes continuously, in
opposition to the amalgamated Aid
rich-Vreeland currency bill. He did
not kill the bill, but he succeeded in
impressing his personality more
strongly than ever upon the country,
and incidentally in accomplishing a
feat in long-distance oratory never
before recorded in the annals of the
senate. Rules that had not been in.
voked in a generation had to be en-
forced by the senate leaders to pre-
vent the continuation of his filibuster
and the indefinite postponement of
the adjournment of congress.
A record of this character had its
natural effect in drawing upon the
head of La Toilette the bitter enmity
Of nineteenth of the members of the
members of the senate. He found
himself the object of a conspiracy
fostered by the "Old Guard" the OBJ
iect of which was to 'segregate" him.
The leaders of the senate apparently
agreed to speak to him once during
the day, but otherwise to ignore his
presence as a member of that body.
This has, however, made no differ
ence to the Wisconsin senator, who
has gone on with his self-appointed
task of being a thorn in the side of
those who he believes represent the
vested interests.
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committees, nor pleasant social rela
tons have been effectual in swerving
Lo Toilette from the course he has
mapped out.
Senator La Toilette has constituted
himself a very important minority of
one. In this capacity he objects to
bad legislation and uses his objec-
tions to secure what is possible of
good legislation, and the fact that the
senate does business practically by
unanimous consent, has made La Fol
lette's legislative independence a po-
tent factor in the law making power.
The best speech on the administra-
tons railroad rate law was that de-
livered by Senator La Toilette. He
is responsible for more amendments
to that law as it now stands on the
books than any single member of the
senate. His long fight with the rail
roads in Wisconsin had given a won
derful preparation to deal with this
subject intelligently and forecfully.
President Roosevelt acknowledged
the assistance rendered by La Fol-
lette in this fight, and several of the
latter's amendments we're adopted by
the administration before they were
presented in the senate
Senator La Toilette was a pioneer
in the work of saving the public util-
tiles. In the fifty-ninth congress he
exposed an effort by the Standard Oil |
company to acquire the oil and min
eral lands in the then Territory of
and Indian Territory He
but was unable to secure
the passage of, an excellent law to
protect the rights of the government,
and thus of the people, in coal and
mineral lands which still are part of
he public domain He aided the
passage of the meat inspection law,
he pure food law, the employers liza
,ility law, and practically all the
rood legislation enacted by the fifty
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Washington, D. c., June 12-The
things best known about Robert M
La Toilette are: That he is reform
er who has figured in Wisconsin for
governor of that state and is now a
member of the u. S. senate; that he
lives on nuts and vegetables, instead
of meat and potatoes; that he does
the Chautauqua circuit profitably dur
ing the summer time; that the rail-
roads hate him; that members of the
United States senate are not fond of
him; that he makes a good speech;
that he is opposed to the vested in
terests, and that all railroad men
think he wears hoofs and horns.
He has been in political life for
twenty-eight years, during which time
he served three consecutive terms in
the lower branch of congress, and
three times as governor He was de-
feated for reelection to the house in
1890, and that year marked the begin
ming of his remarkable struggle
against the domination of railroad
and other corporations in the politics
of Wisconsin
At the end of ten years effort he
became governor of the state The
experience of those ten years were
varied. They included house to house
campaigning, many defeats, patronage
brides and even offers of money by
corporations interested in getting him |
out of their way. In one instance, it |
is alleged, the nomination for COVER
nor was stolen from him by the pur-
chase of delegates. But at length his |
strength with the people became SO |
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overwhelming that he was nominated
and elected

overwhelming that he was nominated
and elected
During his service as governor, La
Toilette was so successful in his
majority was secured in the legisla-
ture and laws were enacted compell-
ing the valuation of railroads and
other quasi-public corporate property
and revising the taxes of these cor
porations SO that they have been
compelled to pay more nearly their
just proportion. A primary election
law for senatorial and other nomina-
tons was passed. A good law was Sc
cured covering the grant of street
railway franchises to municipal cor
porations in the state and permitting
vote by the people on all such i'm
portant privileges.
Having cleaned house in his own
state, La Toilette decided to enter a
broader filed, and in 1905 he was
elected to the United States senate to
succeed Joseph B. Quarles, and took
his seat January A, 1906
That La Toilette would be ineffec
tual as a member of the United
States Senate was the prediction free
ly made by his many enemies The
powerful interests which he had an,
tagozined in his own state feared and
resented his presence in the United
States senate.
He has disappointed his enemies.
no less than he has pleased his
friends Those who believed that he
would be content to make a noise and
let it go at that have found that they
were mistaken. Others who thought
that he would render himself useless
by ill-advised personal attacks or I'M
dignified conduct have found they
were equally in error. On the other
hand, the smooth, diplomatic gentle
men who run the senate have found
it impossible to move La Toilette |
from his regular course action by |
soft speech, promises or hopes of any |
kind of reward Neither offices nor
rendered appointments on important |
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Star Athletes Will Be Missed.
Special to the Herald.

special TO the Herald.
New York, June 12.-The eightieth
games of the New York Athletic Club
are to be held at Travers Island to-
morrow afternoon. For many years
these games have been the feature
of the outdoor athletic season in New
York, and attract all of the best anna
teur athletes in the country. While
big fields are reported in nearly every
event on tomorrow's program, the
entry list has been considerably cut
down by the fact that a number of
the best performers are in training
for the Olympic contests and conse-
quently will be unable to take part.
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in the nature of summer school of
instruction in the departmental work
of the association. The conference is
one of the largest ever held here,
many parts of the country being rep
resented by the delegates. Views are
to be exchanged on every phase of
Y. NJ c. A. work and addresses will
be delivered by state secretaries, or
ganizers, college workers, field secre-
taries and others. A big athletic car
nival is planned in connection with
the conference and it is thought that
this will attract many additional Wis
tors.
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United Commercial Travellers.
Special to the Herald.

SpeclaI 10 The Herald.
Cleveland, o., June 12-The an.
nual convention of the Ohio grand
council of the United Commercial
Travellers held its opening exercises
this morning under most auspicious
conditions. The attendance is large
and representative and the two days
program one of the best ever pre-
pared for a meeting of the grand
council.
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General Viewers Birthday.

Colfax, Iowa, June 12-General j.
B. Weaver, candidate for president on
the Greenback ticket in 1880 and on
the Peoples party ticket in 1892, eel
ebrated his seventy-fifth birthday to-
day. General Weaver is a native of
Ohio but has lived for the greater
part Of his life in this state. He
bears the weight of his years lightly
and has been taking very active in
terest in the present campaign in
Iowa.
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Y. M. c. A. at Lake Geneva.
Special TO the Herald.

Special TO the Herald.
Lake Geneva, Wis, June 12.-Sev-
eral thousand leading Y. NJ. C. A.
workers are assembled here for a
ten days conference, which will be
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CLOTHING BARGAINS.

We offer few left-on-hand Suits at
reduced prices. Altered to fit at no
extra cost. DOYLE BROS,
SGT Mems Outfitters.
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MEN IN THE PUBLIC EYE

Possibilities and Near Possibilities for
the Republican Nomination for
President and Vice President
Their Personalities and Achieve
ments-Written by Staff Represent
atives of the United Press Who are
Personally Acquainted With the
Subjects.
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Car of Bananas.

Just received direct from Mexico, a
car of bananas. This is fine fruit and
must be sold at once. Come quick
and get bunch. l am expecting two
cars of watermelons tomorrow. Car
at usual place.
VIM. H. SMITH,
loft The Original Fruit Man.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-10-16
Wia0 Girl.

Now, there was a certain girl, and
she had three wooers. The first wooer
said she was the whole world to him,
but she frowned upon his suit. The
second wooer said she was the sun,
moon and stars to him, but size babe
him be on his way.
ITO me-" said the third, you are a
young woman of agreeable manners.
with eyes that might be little bluer,
with a nose that is a wee bit PIGGY
and with a few freckles and an annoy
ing habit Of hurting out your
thoughts"
She married the third wooer. Being
pressed for an explanation Of her con-
duct, she said:
my goodness L think was sensi.
BILE. married the only one that had
courage enough to tell me Of my faults
before marriage, instead Of waiting to
throw them up to me afterward."-
Life.
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Knew HIS Dickens.

A third form boy in city school be-
longs to a family of Dickens worship
ers who have kind of Dickens fellow
ship among themselves-read Dickens
round the Preside in turns at night,
quote Dickens in all sorts Of little
family" catch phrases. The boy of
nine took his place in the Scripture
class recently, the lesson had been on
the story of Uriah the Hittite, and the
form master was driving 1t home BY
close questioning. "And what" he ask
ed, "was the name Of Uriah's wife?''
Dead pause; then the voice Of the
youthful Dickens scholar piped,
please. sir, !"-London Chroni-
Gle
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Gun SOLDIERS CAN SHOOT.


Uncls SANS Boys HIT m E.eny
They Can Scarcely See.
Almost unbelievable are some Of the
target shooting records OF Uncle Sans
riflemen stationed in the Philippines.
Most Of the practice by the crack
companies in the Philippines has been
under the Australian skirmish system,
which provides a severe test on accu-
racy.
To understand what shooting under
the skirmish system means imagine a
man dressed in kahki whose color
melts into the background OF dirt or
burned grass 80 that at 600 yards he is
almost invisible. In target practice
this man is represented by life-sized
dummy.
The rifiemen stand on a line go
yards away from a dirt embankment,
when the head and shoulders of the
dummy are exposed above the embank
ment three seconds. The dummy ID
supposed to be the enemy. and three
seconds is figured the length of time it
would require the enemy to take aim,
Ore and dodge out Of sight
AZ soon as the enemy appears the
soldiers fire, and continue to fire as
long a. the enemy Is in sight. Az
soon as the head and shoulders disap-
pear the men start toward the en-
bankment behind which the enemy u
concealed as fast as they can run, re-
loading their guns as they 60.
When the enemy appears again the
men fall to the ground, and fire
throughout the three seconds the head
and shoulder is exposed as fast as
possible. When the enemy disappears
the men again leap to their feet and
run toward the enemy until he reap
pears, when they again throw them
selves to the ground and fire. In prac-
tice the enemy appears every ten sec
onds.
This advancing and firing is repeat
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-10-16

Building . Dam.
I expect to build dam on 4 creek
for a saw mill. Dam will be about
100 feet long at top to raise the water
ten feet. /. What would be the cheap
est way of building the dam? 2. VIII
you give a plan Of such a dam? j.
What size of turbine would be neces-
cary to run a 4Sinch circular saw?
Ans-The accompanying sketch
shows a cross-section Of the style OF
dam that would be required for this
purpose. Dams are sometimes con-
structed by a curling Of wood, mason
~, or cement, the interior being filled
with dry stones. Such a dam Is called
a rock-flll dam. II stone Is plentiful,
the dam may be built entirely Of ma
sonry. The top should be laid either
with plank or cement.
AS the illustration shows, the dam
~ laid on bedrock, the bed rock being
blasted out sufficiently to secure key
and a solid footing generally. With
ten-foot dam the base should be ten
feet wide. On the upstream side, the
batter or slope Of the dam Is about l
In 4, and on the downstream side the
upper part Of the batter Is about in
and the lower part l In /. The dam
throughout it's length should curve up
stream, so as to present q concave sur
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Travellers' Tales.

A distinguished traveller and war
correspondent ON a lecture tour In Scot
land spoke one night at village four
niles from a way-sta ton.
The chairman Of the occasion, after
introducing the lecturer as 1.-THE mon
wha's come here tae broaden oor intel
lects," said that he felt that wee bit
prayer would not be out Of place.
"Aad, o LORD" he went on, pit 1t
intae the heart O. this mon tae speak
the truth, the hale truth, and naethins
but the truth, and gle us grace tae I'M
derstan' him."
Then, with a glance at the lecturer,
the chairman said, "I've been a travel
Ter meself!"
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face to the pressure Of the water. The
masonry work should be constructed
Of rubble with cement mortar, and all
the work should be very thoroughly
done.
A necessary provision in connection
with . dam Is sufficient wasteway for
water not utilized for power. The com.
mon form Of wasteway is a tunnel
through the dam sufficiently large to
provide for the maximum amount Of
water that would be required to pass
through 1t. In addition sluice gates
should be provided, by which the flow
Of water would be controlled. The
water to be utilized for power may be
carried to the wheel by means Of q
flume. A fifteen-inch turbine wheel
would provide from 8 to 10 horse pow
er, which would be sufficient to run a
saw Of the size Observation-Disclosures
Star
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ed until five halts have been made, the
figure having been exposed four times
for three seconds each, and the soldier
having advanced until he is within 200
Yards Of the entrenchment.
The enemy" is then examined and
1t is found that he has been pierced
twenty-five times, the soldier having
used thirty or more rounds of ammu-
aition.
This 10 field firing under appr0xi-
mate war conditions, and is what they
are doing in the Philippines and COR
template doing in the United States.
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An amateur astronomer writes Of the
LADY in the moon" ut is a very beau
tiful face seen In profile and uplifted,
az though in proud disdain OF things
terrestrial. The curve Of the throat 10
exquisite, and indeed the entire outline
IL marvelously lifelike. The moon
lady may best be observed through, a
small opera glass when our satellite is
at half. At that time the tip Of tie
chin about touches the terminator-
that is, the dividing line between the
light and dark portions of the lunar
surface. Most people can recognize
the man in the moon. Well, tie hair
of the lady, In which l can always
fancy see a spray Of orange blossom,
forms the mans left eye, the nose and
mouth, Ills nose, and the chin and
throat the mans mouth"
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COW STALL.

with her head under the feed rack. 1t
Is not necessary to have a gutter in
a stall Of this kind. There should be
short partitions, however, to keep the
cows from turning around.
For building, use by 4 for bottom
feed rack bottom Of rack 3 feet above
floor. Strips Of by 4, 6 inches apart
form the rack. and should slope back
60 degrees. From to feet from front
of stall place 2 by 4 on edge; II set IN
dirt use stakes.
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His SuMePings.

'Your debts don't seem to worry You
much"
THAT'S where you wrong me-" an
swered the genial but impecunious per-
son. II have a highly sympathetic ma.
ture, and can't begin to tell you how
It disturbs me to see my cerditors 80
worried. Sometimes l almost wish
they'd keep away !-Washingto Star.
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KR0Cdng.

81 understand that his parents were
poor but proudf"
'They may have been poor, but they
could not have been very proud after
he arrived. Post,
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stock and in the
handling of fluid sub
stances is the inven-
ton Of q Michigan
man. 1t serves in u
sense as a dipper.
The arrangement
Is such that 1t can
be filed by forcing it
bottom downward in
to a receptacle of
fluid substance, the
hinged portion of the
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bottom being opened to permit the
bucket to be filed and closed to hold
the contents until carried to the place
Of feeding. The contents can thus be
discharged into trough without
wasting 1t and without the liability of
spilling It upon the clothes of the
operator. The hinged portion of the
bottom OF the can is operated by a rod
extending above the top, which term
mates into q handle. As the bucket
is carried by the latter, pressure is
always maintained upon the bottom to
keep 1t closed. When 1t is desired to
discharge the contents the handle is
pushed downward.
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Pig Money in Waste Land.

Pig Money in Waste Land.
The woven wire fence Is revolution
1zing the hog industry in the whole
country. and when farmers learn to
utilize every bit of waste land for pas.
ture for their hogs the herds will be
healthy and the cost Of production will
be decreased many dollars. 1t won't do
to allow the pigs to lie in the shade of
the corn cribs or to allow them only a
run Of pasture. Feed little corn all
Of the time that the pigs are running
in the pasture. The grassy grown Dig
does not appear so attractive with his
working clothes on, but when he is well
developed and ready to be fitted he
makes the pampered pets look like 30
cents. He makes fine appearance and
is a credit to his owner and feeder.
Portable Canning Machine.
A machine by which the farmer can
prepare and can his fruits, tomatoes,
corn, beans or any other farm produce
which can be canned, in the fields or
orchards in which the vegetable or fruit
Is growing, is described in Popular Me
chanics.> Mounted on a wheelbarrow
arrangement the machine can be pushed
from one orchard to another or from a
tomato patch to a cornfeld as necessity
requires. Water for the process is heat
ed BY q kerosene burner.
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Frank About 1t.

Shoe Store Salesman-What size
would you like, madam? Miss Larjun
ia like a No. 2, but there's no use
talking about that. You may as well
show me your No. 5's.-London Tele-
graph.
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ChemicaI Action OF Manure.
Although cultivation is necessary and
will increase your crops, no matter how
much you cultivate. or how you labor,
1t should be remembered that the plant
food in the soil is the vital element Of
crop production. The crop removes this
element, but by applying manure 1t il
put back again. Manure not only en-
riches soil with the elements of fertil-
ity, but also renders the stored plant
food Of the soil more available. i'm.
proves the chemical conditions, makes
the soil warmer and enables II to re-
tain more moisture and to draw II nm
from below.
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When q two-faced man marries q
twofaced woman they keep each Other
guessing
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Farming NOtes.

FARMING Notes.
Remember the importance Of the
kitchen garden.
Some genius has figured out that ,
bee will On busy day draw sugar
from 10000 different clover heads.
When mustard is serious pest tho
fields are sprayed with a solution thar
kills the weed, but does not harm the
crop.
The government spent $4,000 tb,.
last spring planning ways to destroy
the green bug in Kansas, Oklaboma
and Texas.
One hundred and thirty-nine cow.
comprising the best of thirty-six M,
nois herds, produced an average of a01
pounds of butter fat last year.
A cow owned by William Maber ~
Sheffield, ILL.,, gave birth to three rood.
sized and perfectly developed calves
She is half Jersey, and raised the
calves the first three weeks on her
own milk.
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Fer Feeding Stock.

Fer Feeding Stock.
A bucket Of peculiar construction,
designed especially to be used by farm
ers and dairymen in feeding slop to
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Cow Stall.

The stall as shown here Is four feet
over all, but can be made less. Cow
when eating will stand with her hind
feet just behind the by 4. leaving the
droppings behind it.
When she lies down she will be com
PEELED to lie tn front of the 2 by 4