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A,25o,OoO YEARLY FOR FENCE POSTS

An annual fence post bill OF more
than I..J0,o00 is one item OF the expense
account Of The farmers OF a single agri-
cultural State. It Is estimated that the
farmers Of Iowa use posts havlnc q
value exceeding this enormous sum each
year 10 maintain the fences on tie s5.-
10000 acres Of Improved land In the
state.
lH making these estimates. Il. p.
Baker. formerly professor OF forestry
so the Iowa State Agricultural College
az Ames, and now occupying the chair
% forestry at Pennsylvania State Col
lege, figured that the farms OF the State
required 1900. 00g posts for fences, or
-0cA TO the square mile. Placing the
value of the pests at l. cents each, the
c'at Of the renewals every eight or nine
wears, which is the life Of the post, Is
Nl,ils.po0. making an annual bill for
renewals Of Sizes. 900.
Like many other farming States. Iowa
has a lack % fence post material. but
n ere Is little excuse for this condition
according 70 the foresteFs who have
maize studies ia the State. \ properly
manages forest plantation viii produce
wnen The trees have reached rOst size,
500 posts, three 20 five inches IN diam
eler per acre: thus, IL would take % $50
acres about every ten years 70 grow the
necessary POSTS 70 Supply the state
lows - said 70 have 300.00o acres OF
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United States
Leads Universe
In Manufactures

In 1850 the United States bel5 ,ba
fourth rank among the nlanufact,,-iD~
nations Great Britain. France. and
Germany Vere ahead Of Us. in the order
named We passed Great Britain IN
l6ee and today tho aggregate of our
manufactures equals that Of Grest Brit
ain Germany. and France combined
The value or our products OF manufac-
lures has doubled since ISIS. The value
Of our exports of manufactures has
doubled since 1903
10 The value OF the property repre-
scented, manufactures ranks third among
Liie great activities Of The United Stales
~ lcuiture being nrst and the railroads
9elpS second, bus 81 the number OF per-
e S9i,s employed agriculture is The only
interest which leads manufactures.
Manufactures IL Ear ahead OF aericui.
IoEe - the value % the products
4Ee money invested il manufactures
represents a. eighth 81 the value 81 al
TIE rezi and personal property il the
siolntsE. The Cnlted states maauIsc-
llTss % Pc cent Of all the manufac-
Lured products Of the world
The value Of che farm properly Of the
United States increased from 81. ESQ COO
90 u $50 70 s20.5i4.000, 900 IN 1900 and il
is about 81. 0oo. ooo. 900 IN 1868.
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but little or her life in the States be-
Tore she and her art expatriated them
selves, though the first chapter IS de-
voted 10 her babyhood. and Is one OF
me few chapters that rings with the
undeniable charm Of the woman. Il
narrates her appearance, as a BABY. al
ball ~ the simple world froTu which
she sprans, her parents being honest
Western pioneers. This omission OF
her early days in the States is a con
cession 10 the French publisher. as the
book WIS done TO meet ths French
narket~an Juyeu naturally selected
out OF the tremendous amount really
written what seemed 20 him tc best
serve his purpose Such chapters as
are devoted TO the road by which Miss
Fuller arrived before The Paris public
ard made her almost UNPRECEDENTED
success here. give a good idea Of the
indomitable courage and goodness Of
tie woman.
But the seventh chapter. entitled
~ NoyaIeg en- Russie-JIn contrat
-ompu. seems 10 me the keynote OF
tEc book II explains, so simply. how
Sc has come 90 sass that this woman.
VhO has probably drawn more money
into theatsr within any given time
than any other one artist PLAYING tn
rsSular theateI rates. Is not today as
rich as many less famous.
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sill TO the ground. a distance Of about
ten feet, the framework is boarded with
matched flooring.
On the one floor above there Is 4
front sitting room and a front bedroom.
There Is doub:e bedroom on the side.
q kitchen with a china closet. and two
closets and bathroom. Each closet Is
provided with q window In She attic
there is a back door and a front win
dow
The city ordinances allow he build
ing OF what may be termed one story
houses with rear entrances only, bat il
two stories are built there must be a
front door
When one Of the owners of A front
doorless house was asked why he pre-
ferred to live in a house in which he
Is permitted 20 enter only from the rear
he said IL was done TO save room in
the house. and the cost Of front door.
Many OF the people who live IN this
class OF dwellings are paying for their
homes on time They declare interest
10 too high 70 pay Tor the luxury OF a
front door and porch
One man said he would not have a
front door in his house unless he could
have = good one, and any degree Of pre-
tension at all would cost him more
money than he could afford 70 pay.
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Watching Rats
Whole Night Is
This Mans Job

Butcher shops will be carefully
watched for rats by a night patrol from
the rat squad OF the city health de-
partment under Inspector J. B. COMBS.
who viii start the patrol tonight The
rats have been traced in hordes aIons
Pike street. where they are infestins
the cafes and cafeterias ana all frams
buildings that are not rat-proof Las
season the animals were found runBIns
over meats that were exposed H
butcher shops over night outside the
refrigerators, according to INSPECTOR
Coombs. and an effort win be made 70
locate and run them down this wear
Post street. Mr.. Coombs. declares. Il
nov one OF the CHIEF centers OF DER
alton OF the rat army They IA Ike
Iheir way easily through the openings
IN the Easements and floors. md gLsv
rapidly into the buildings. where Is
ABOLITION % exposing the locality 70 .
spread OF plague germs. they destroy
Inueh property IN the grocery. fruit ans
poultry houses.-Seattie PosK Talellt
gencer. -
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4 CompanionaLIe Manan.

The book hardly gives one AN ads-
quate charm of the woman Great
men have always loved 10 talk with
her. Not only IS she an ideal listener.
she has an intUitiVe sympathy that
draws one out, and what seems 20 De
an intuitive comprehension OF subjects
about which IT Is hardly possible she
can have any real knowledge Ana
tole France is not the only great man
who has found inspiration ia taking
with her. She has no pose. She talks
well Although she has lived so long
in France she has never studied or
learned 10 speak French we'll Yet she
carries on d conversation with ease
and without embarrassment. Her vo-
cabulary Is extensive. Her phrases
lack grammatical form as her nouns
lack gender. That never seems TO pre-
vent her being understood.
Her face-as young as q girl still,
and absolutely unlined-ls full OF ex-
preston She mas never acquired the
habit Of gesuculaung 10 hu up .
break or the lack or a word i have
never seen a woman make so few ges-
lures II might almost be said she
never makes one There are times
VIXEN she seems lacking Ia a sense of
humor: but that Is q failacy. She mas
a chapter 10 this book on the reception
OF Kawakami. the japanese author
actor. which proves TO the contrary
and Is one OF the most delicious chap
ters Ia the volume.
Il tells how the japanese author,
having been made a member OF the
Societe des AuteuTs Francois. she
accompanied him there on the day
that sardou received him: how tbs
doyen OF the soclste made q speech
IN French, which Rawakami did not
understandable knew almost no
French: how she-who had not under
stood any too well-tried 70 make him
understand, how Kawakami replied ~
japanese, Of which she knew half a
dozen words: how Sardou expected
her TO translate what the japanese
had said. and how she made a speech
N French cher Frenchl. which the
French understood as little as they
had the Japanese-snd how every Ons
was content. The narrative IS fun
OF hunor.
There are serious chapters IN the
as that on the invention
81 the serpenifne dance. and on her
IDEAS Of light effects. Yet when ali
is read II gives but an inadequate
Idea Of the remarkable career in
France OF this little Western girl,
y hose character has never been
changed by the atmosphere into
which she has been transplanted. she
Is like flower that has changed Meth
.r its form nor its color BY being
taken I'D root and all from one soil
% grow and blossom IN another.
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sbs first OF strokes which was the
beginning OF lingering death OF more
than ten years. The dancer refused-to
ieave her. The director made every
EFFORT TO force her. and finally had
recourse 20 the police. She was
formally arrested and put aboard the
train. But al the frst stop she es-
capped. returned to Paris to her moth
sr'e bedside. and. for two days, hid
herself When the train arrived with
out her al St. Petersburg. terrible
row was made A md time she
vas sent on her way This time Dr.
Chapman. the friend OF George Eliot
assumed the care Of her mother.
At the Russian frontier. receiving a
wire that her mother was worse. Miss
Fuller. a second time, escaped. and
managed. under most trying circun-
stances, 20. a second time. return IN
Paris She tells this story with greet
simplicity. showing herself distinctly
the true daughter Of the simple un-
worldly stock from which she sprang.
and from tAe ideas and habits Of
which she h8s never departed.
This time she remained, bu, the suit
brought against hcr cost her \ sam Of
money which--as she was at tie time
without means-ate up all Ter earn
ings, except a bare living. turing
all the big y-ars Of her career. YET
her mother lived until February of
this year dying. as / have already
said. du ing the writing Of this BOOK.
SIN no one ever heard Miss Fuller
say one word that would indicate that
the idea had ever come % her nat
there was Lack Of worldly wisdom
IN jeopardizing a great career and
it's financial success TO "a Gliai duty
Indeed, IL IS sure that the idea has
never come 10 her that. had she gone
10 Russia. where her success was
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publisher plauling down 5000 In sd.
vance on the royalties on the book
Of which not only not a word was
written. but which. up to that mo-
ment. Miss Fuller had never thought
of doing
Miss Fuller signed her contract. ac-
cepted the thousand dollars, and went
on with her life as before. She had
new ideas for dances-her head Is al
ways full OF new ideas: she continued
10 speculate with he- japanese actors,
whom she had introduced % Paris IN
1899; she went on devuting her heart
and soul TO her iavalid mother. q de-
Yotion at once loyal and Beautiful
bat which. as 50 often happens IN the
lives Of women OF her temperament,
has done as much to ruin her career
as IL has done 20 develop her char
acter.
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- HE book has been we'll received
BY the French press. Every
serious paper in Paris has al
ready carried a signed criticism
e It Before speaking In detail Of
the hooR-which will probably be soon
read in America-let me tel the his
tory Of how Il was written. Those
who know Miss Fuller know that. al
though she has made d great deal Of
money Ia the fifteen years she has
been in Europe. she is today far from
rich, In addition 70 the fact that
che always carried a heavy burden,
her dances were tremendously ex-
pensive to get Up and TO execute.
Being more OF an artist than an
economist, she frequently. IN making a
contract, neglected to reckon on the
cost Of carrying out that contract. and
efsen-even when the director had
given her terms as high as the ca
pacity OF his theater would warrant
came out at the small end OF the horn.
But worse than all that an unIucIyv
broken contract just at the opening
OF her career-admirab bly, told in one
chapter Of this book. and Of which
want 10 speak later-saddied her with
q lawsuit which ate up absolutely ali
the earnings Of her best years.
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mace mucn OF oy an the frrau-nferE
OF the house-and the daughter var
s~zisned.
The book IS FUN ~ rem.HiScrures or
all the famous people she has known
OF Sarah Bernhard. o. her frH-,ete
experience with the Princess Marie
at Bucharest: Of Dumas. whom s4e
knew intimately uhe son of rou-se):
Of the Examinations. Of the various
crowned heads she met. 81 tfe Ian
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Il was IN the days Of her hrst sue
cess ar the Folies- BerSeres. she had
e"me 10 Paris absolutely without
money. Her dance was then very
primitive compared with what Il later
became Marchand was then director
NJ the famous French variety theater,
50 Wa known 10 ali visitors to Paris.
With his aid she had developed the
seTpe1tine dance into .'Des dansrs
iUEineuses.' M1rchand made a BIG
contract for 81. Peters burg. Every
tdinE was ready 1TsChiuery and
nechanicians had departed. AUss FfT-
er Was ready 20 start. tn sins. as usual.
her mother with her.
Al the last moment ner mother had
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CompaniOnshIp Her Reward.

COmpaniOnship Her Reward.
The ten years Of companionship she
thus earned with the sweet-faced little
paralytic was her reward. and It
never seemed 10 occur to her that she
had done anything unusual. During
al the most glorious DAYS Of her life
when she gathered about her All the
most famous men in Paris. her sweet
faced mother. sitting helpless in her
big chair, was a feature Of all the
receptions that she gave. and was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-15
BIBLE AUTHORITY.

Mamma" said small Mabel. the
Bible says we shOudn't cut OF the tails
of dogs and horses.
Are you sure il does2" asked nam
ma
We'll" Tejoined Mabel. eft says what
God hath joined together 81 no mar
put asundeT. Chicago News.
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Food for Reelection.

'-nrs were the memoirs OF Loic
FlJ'e~ given 70 the world Though
many who have known her well ai
her life feel that she has by %, means
cone justice 10 her remarkable career.
t..e book Is food for redeotion Il tells
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ANS &c ma We that IS TO say, the
fifteen years Of her life that she has
passed in France. The book was
got together under very curious
circumstances, and, Interesting as it
is, it does no kind of justice, in my
opinion-and have been rather
close to her since the serpentine
dance first made her famouS-to
one OF the most interesting ana al
together strange careers any girl Of
American birth ever had in Europe
L0ie Fuller's life in Paris. since
she made her debut at the FoleS-
Bergeres, and excited enthusiasm
with her dance and its light effects,
has been at once glorious and
tragic. No American girl was ever
taken up in Paris in Just the way
she was; no other girl from the
states has been such a feature in
French life She has counted
among her friends men like Benia-
min Constant, FIammarion, the as
tonomer; Auguste Rodin, Theo-
doTe RiYiere, Jules Claretie, Ana
tole FTance-to mention but 4 few
who have had a place in her life
and given her niche in theirs. The
latter author, ranked BY many as
the greatest Of modern French
writers, has contributed a preface
to "Quinze Ans de ma Vie, and
never heSitates to say Of her that
half an hour of conversation with
her has often given him a whole
inspiration.
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p CAMILLA DE COSTA.

4 = ] III U u ! II
F elk Juven,
the Paris pub
Usher, issued
he long an
uOunced mem
oirS of koie
Fuller, under
title Of "Ouinze
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-10-15

And at that psychological moment
two other guards appeared In the
courtyard with Frederick Banfield
walking between them.
McGloin was out of his chair now
gazing down into the yard with bull
ging eyes. The cold sweat stood out
in little beads on his forehead.
'In fact" resumed the inspector.
we really have three men who know
all about the murder and who are
probably prepared to tell all they
know
The guards appeared again, this
time leading Robert Morrisey.
McGloin turned to his inquisitor. The
look in those steely eyes seemed to
hold every detail of his awful secret.
He could stand the strain no longer.
He threw up his hands and fell on the
floor In heap. crying out:
81 did 1t. l did 1t! Stop. For Gods
sake. stopl'
Thus ended the most dramatic in
terview ever held in police head
quarters. What followed was merely
detail. AS soon as McGloin recovered
his seif-possession he sat down and
confessed in detail the story OF the
murder of Louis Hanier.
1t appears that the four rowd,es
had been "spotting" the shop of the
French wine seller for many days.
They believed that he would have a
large sum OF money in the house at
a. IT.
they deliberately conceived the plan
of robbing the old man. They knew
enough about their unlawful trade 10
get into the shop without difficulty.
They had been drinking. At any rate,
they made so much noise they reused
Hanier from his slumbers. He ap-
peared on the landing at the head of
the stairway. partly dressed. Nc
Gloin, who was at the foot of the
stairs, instinctively reached for his
revolver. and pulling the trigger fired
at the defenseless shopkeeper. The
aim was only too true. The bullet en-
tered the heart OF Louis Hanier and
he rolled down the stairs lifeless
lump of clay.
This, in substance was the confes-
sion as it was CLEANED from the lips
Of the murderer and his confederates.
His one cry to Inspector Byrnes was:
Save me! Save me! Do not let
them hang mel"
But the grim detective. who had
forced the truth from unwilling lips,
made no reply to this hysterical ap-
peal, and in due course OF time, after
trial, McGloin was convicted and re-
ceived the full penalty of the law as
it was then administered
He was hanged by the neck until
dead.
Copyright. 1905. by w. G. chapman)
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DIDN'T WANT TO WASTE TIME
coiored Fisherman Most Satisfied
When the Bites Were Few.

Riding across the country one day.
DR.. Blank noticed an old negro who
had been for quite a while perched
motionless upon little bridge. FISH
ing silently from the stream beneath.
For some time he watched him from
distance. but finally. overcome by
the old fellows unmoved patience, he
rode up and acoosted him.
Hello Washl What are you doing
up there?'
'Fishin''. sah," came the reply.
Not getting many. are your
NO. sah.''
''Wcil. 1t seems to me you'd get
tired fishing so long without bite"
= deesat want no tas. capn."
Well that's funny. Why don't you
want a bite, Wash?"
Hits this away. cap'n: when l gifts
a lots O. bites. hit takes all meh time
TO git the fish off'n meh line. an I
doesn't have no time foh fishin'."-
Success Magazine.
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CHASTITY history connected with each
Of the bloody souvenirs. He dwelt
upon each story lovingly as a collec-
tor would do who had a fad for gath
ering queer prizes. Through 1t all
McGloin preserved a stolid look. He
appeared to take little interest in the
recital, which, whatever else 1t might
seem, was engrossingly interesting.
Brynes realized that he had no or
binary man to deal with. AiaGloin was
devoid OF sentiment and apparently
was ignorant of emotion of any kind.
The inspector moved slowly and eau
tiously. He had his part down to per-
fection. He must not overdo 1t. He
must not show signs of impatience.
He sat down at his desk and nodded
pleasantly and waved his hand in the
direction of the vacant chair. Nc
Gloin accepted the invitation and sat
down facing the courtyard.
Now, Mr.. McGloin," said the in
spector in his most purring tones,
you're man about town and you
learn most of the things that are 60
ing on. won't you tell me what you
know about the Hanier murder?"
Il don't know anything about it."
was the dogged reply.
The inspector arched his eyebrows
in surprise.
Don't know anything about it?" he
echoed.
No"
You're New Yorker?"
yes"
Have you been out OF the city
lately?"
The prisoner darted quick look of
suspicion at his questioner. Was this
trick? He answered definatly:
NO; haven't been out of the city
out of the CITY,"
"of course not" said the Inspector
soothingly.
You read the papers. don't you?"
he resumed after a pause.
Sometimes"
And yet you say you never heard
anything about the Hanier murder"
"Oh," grunted McGloin. "of course
/ read about it in the papers
"Oh, that's better-now tell me
what you thought about It,"
Me? Why 1 didn't think anything
about it."
ut was a brutal murder, wasn't it?"
How do / know??"
"Of course you don't know-but you
think 1t was brutal, don't your"
II don't think anything about it."
There was long silence after this
"a silence that began to make Mr..
McGloin feel very uncomfortable. 1t
was the very thing that Inspector
Byrnes wanted. The more uncomfor-
table Mr.. McGloin became the better
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1t would be for Inspector Byrnes' little
drama.
The two men sat facing one another.
Byrnes soft eyes had assumed their
steely aspect. and he looked straight
at the criminal as II he would read the
very secrets of his soul. McGloin. on
his part, was becoming more III at
ease every moment He fingered his
hat. averted his gaze and fidgeted
around like hen on a hot grlddle.
Unexpectedly the door opened and
man entered the room. Byrnes re.
mained immovable. He did not speak.
McGloin could not restrain his curl
osity. He strained his neck and be.
held-the pawnbroker with whom he
had pledged the revolver. He gave a
little gasp, but beyond this did not be-
tray himself. The newcomer walked
over to table in the room, laid an
article there and noiselessly departed
McGloin turned around deliberately
to see what the pawnbroker had left.
1t was the pistol with which he had
killed Hainer
Byrnes remained perfectly silent.
This unnatural quiet was too much
for McGloin. He burst out vehement.
ly:
What's the meaning OF all this
What are you driving at? What do
you wans?"
Il want you to tell me all you know
about the Hanier MURDER" was the
placid response.
I've already told you know moth
ing"
And l don't believe you," was the
response. In quiet conversational
tones.
Inspector Byrnes arose from his
chair at this point in the interview,
and going over to the table picked up
the pistol and began to fondle 1t low
ingly. He walked over to McGloin
and put the weapon in his hands.
"A fine revolver, eh?"
No response.
Just the thing to kill a man with,
eh?"
McGloin shuddered and pushed the
weapon back into the hands of the
inspector.
Once more Byrnes sat down In his
chair facing McGloin.
More silence.
Presently the inspector spoke again.
We've got a man who was wit
ness OF the murder on West Twenty
sixth street"
At that moment. by pre-arranged
signal, two officers crossed the court
yard guarding McGloin's pal. Thomas
Moran McGloin could see him dis
tinctly and he became so excited that
he could scarcely sit still in his chair.
That's not ALL" continued the chief.
I'VE have another man who was pres
ent on the night of the murder"
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Save Me" Is Cry to Detective Who Forced Awful Il
Dramatic Windup to Terrible
Reign of Crime Me4v York
City Wrought Up BY Confess
sion of Slayer Nc GLoin.
Soc@ocNoSac&acS0cSac&c@c@

Thomas Byrnes. former superinteDd-
ent of police of New York city. Is world
famed. AS inspector Byrnes, he made
a reputation which won for him the COM
pliment of being ''rhe Best Chief OF Po-
lice'' that ever guarded the metropolis.
He began his police career in 1868 and
only quit active service a few years ago.
He established the famous dead line" in
the Wall street district beyond which no
crook was permitte ! to wander. Kins
Humbert of Italy knighted him as Chew
alier and Officer OF the Order of the
Crown of Italy-but he declined the dec
Grafton saying that all the honor he
wished was to be citizen of the United
States. He originated the Third Degree"
by which suspected criminals were forced.
under duress. to confess and convict
themselves.l