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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-30

the national library in one capacity or
another. but for the greater part OF
the time as it's head; for 46 wears.
having been appointed to a place in
the library by President Lincoln in
1861.
lie Will be missed by a good man,
different classes of people, but chiefly
by the legislators. More than a gen.
GRAFTON OF representatives in congress,
and particularly the new fellows. were
IN the habit of leaning upon the
brusque-mannered, book-absorbed
spofford. Yet during all the period
nearly half a century, which the IL
brarian spent in Washington. nobody
ever succeeded in finding out what his
politics were.
1t is doubtful If he leaned toward
any party. He was a student and a
keen critic of the game, but he never
dipped into it to the extent of reveal
ing even a symptom Of partisanship.
The difficulties underlying such neu
trallty may better be understood when
1t is stated that Republicans and Dem.
ocrats alike in congress lent ear to his
wisdom when they found themselves
In tight pinches. He never gave I'm.
solicited advice, but when he was an.
preached by man DESTROYS of profit.
Ing by his experience and counsel he
never considered the party end of the
proposition, but told what he thought
OF the situation in a straight from the
shoulder, take it or leave it, manner
that could admit of no doubt as to his
meaning.
Nor did it make the slightest differ.
ence to him whether his advice was
followed or not Probably Spofford
did not know, in one case out of 9
hundred, whether or no his counsel
had been adopted. He was that un
usual combination, book submerged
man Who was yet always in close
touch with the doings of the world,
but he considered the affair at an end
when a public man asked him what
he thought of a certain situation in
politics, got the answer and went his
way.
He was we'll beloved for his souno
sense and his humor and a certain
quaintness of temperament and dispo.
sftion by a line of public men extend.
Ing from Thad Stevens to Theodore
Roosevelt He was considered one Of
the most learned men in the world.
He was the court of last resort in
Washington as to knotty points of
parliamentary procedure. He wrote
standard book on that subject. and
1t was no unusual thing for speakers
of the house like Blaine and Keifer
and Crisp and Henderson and Can.
non to ask Spofford to help them to
unravel knotty parliamentary kinks
that came up.
Perhaps he will be remembered
longer for his amazing memory than
for any other reason. He could not.
as was said of Macaulay, remember
the happenings on the day when he
was born, nor did he perform such
Macaulay feats as committing the
whole of Milton or Homer or the
Bible to memory. Nevertheless. it
was said of spofford by scholars both
In this country and of Europe that
probably he possessed the most phe.
nomenal memory of any man that
ever lived.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-30

a good rotation will provide fewer
fields and better shaped fields than
are used at present under the less
definite systems of cropping.
Experiments at the Minnesota Az
ricultural college farm have estab.
lished the following facts regarding
crop rotation:
There is choice even among good
rotation schemes. In these expert
ments all those cropping systems
gave large net profits in which corn,
small grains, timothy and clover sod
laid for one to four years, were ar
ranged in a four to seven-year rota-
ton, with light manuring once during
the course.
The standard five-year rotation IL:
First year, corn, following the appli-
cation Of eight tons of manure per
acre; second year, wheat; third and
fourth years, meadow; fifth year. oats.
This rotation has given an average
gross income per year, based on aver.
age farm prices, of $14.0S. The cost
of production, including $3.50 land
rental, is $9.05, leaving net annual
income of $500 per acre.
Several other rotation schemes were
even more profitable than the one
used for q standard; while crops
grown continuously and crops not
properly arranged in the rotation were
less profitable or even resulted in
loss.
Many farmers would profit were
they to- practice systems Of cropping
! which include the alienation of grain
crops, grass crops as clover and tim
othy sown together, and cultivated
crops arranged in any rotation scheme
best suited to their conditions.
Any systems of cropping that have
provided for the maintenance of
supply of vegetable matter in the
soil, either by manuring or by grow
| ing pasture or meadow crops, have
given profitable returns.
The plots which have grown cul.
tivated crops, such as corn, potatoes
and mangels, continuously without
manure, have given poorer returns
than have the plots which have grown
grain continuously without manure.
| This is believed to be due to the fact
that the intertillage given these crops
has caused more rapid depletion of
vegetable matter than has taken place
in the continuous grain fields.
The four-year rotation: First year.
millet; second yaar, barley; third
year, corn; fourth year, oats, gave no
better returns than did the plot on
which wheat was grown continuously.
All of the crops in this rotation are
considered exhaustive crops, as they
all decrease rather than increase the
supply of vegetable matter in the soil.
The practice Of sowing grass seed
with the grain on corn land that is
disced in the spring in place of fall
blowing, has resulted in securing q
grass stand in nearly every instance.
1t has proved to be the surest method
of obtaining grass stand of any
tried at the Minnesota university
farm.
ANDREW BOSS. Agriculturist.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-30
New oIonltary at the Capital.

The Guatemalan minister attended
. reception in Washington recently
AS he was leaving he said to the
negro who called the carriages: "Call
the carriage Of the Guatemalan min
lster-you understand; the Guate
malan minister" Yes, sir, under
stand perfectly. SIR" he replied. and
then shouted at the top Of his lungs:
sThe carriage for tho watermelon
hinilte.i" +
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-30
Champagne on the Como.

In the Congo the extravaganza OF
the average white man is astounding.
Champagne is the invariable order Of
the day for men getting few hundred
dollars per year, and the official usu-
ally lands In Antwerp after three
years with enough money for a spree,
when he must sign and 60 back
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-30

Rush 'Em.-Force the chicks along
by keeping before them in self-feeders
a good, dry mash composed Of 200
pounds good wheat bran, 100 pounds
each cornmeal, wheat middlings and
beef scrap, and so pounds each lin.
seed meal and gluten meal or brew.
ers' grains.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-30
THEIR MENTOR LOST
LEGISLATORS WILL MISS AIMS
WORTH r. sPoFFoRp.
Head Of National Library, Recently
Deceased, Credited with Most
Phenomenal Memory Of Any
Man That Ever Lived.

A man who win
be missed Is Aims.
worth r. Spofford,
librarian of con
gress between
the years of 1864
and 1897. and
from 1897 until
his death in New
Hampshire he
other day, Chief
Assistant Libra
rian of congress
All told, he had
been attached IN
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-30
Not Far Wrong.

In a Southern state whore IN educa-
,ional qualification was required for
voters. a negro was asked, What 10
the writ Of certiorarl?"
II dunno, boss replied the darkey.
"but it's sumfin to keep do niggahs
from vatin'."-Circle Magazine.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-30
Another UseIe,o Question.

Farmer-Somethin the matter With
the machine?
Voice (from under the auto)-No; I
j,,st crawled under here to get out Of
the sun.-Smart Set
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-30
Nobody Home.

Agents. the head Of the house In.
sonny?
Boy-Ne. cir: there's nobody home
but me iathsr-Dsnvsr Catholic Reg.
lister.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-30
Query.

''Why IL It," remarked the Observes
Of Events and Things. "that the wom-
an who sits In q box at the theater
with no ono behind her, invariably
takes her hat OF, while the one in the
audience. with . lot Of people behind
her, never does?"-Yonksrs Statesman.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-30

Keep It cIean.-There is nc danger
of washing the separator too fire.
cuently.
The evening world., 1908-02-28
P|RATED PIE WAGON
FROM TOMBS DOOR
Youths Mount Loaded Ark of
Joy and Vanish from Ken
of Police.

A gorgeously decorated ark OF Joy.
damned with pies, drew up to the curb
in front OF the Centre street entrance
20 the Tombs at 8 o'clock. The driver
unlocked the door at the rear. pulled
out q mound OF p.es and vanished with
them through the gloomy portals. The
wagon contained the daily supply OF
pie for the city prison caterer.
Two hard-faced young men, standin
close to the door, sheltered from the
v,ind. saw the driver disappear and
noted that the wagon was unprotected.
A passion for pie seized them. With
out a thought for the consequences.
they climbed upon the wagon, whipped
up the horse and drove away.
Wher the driver returned, there was
no sign OF his pie r. Bystanders
said 1t bad gone south and turned east
irto Duane street. The theft Of the
horse, wagon and pies was promptly
reported to Police Headquarters. and
trained sleuths were sent out to look
for a trail Of pie crusts
Unfortunately. there were no meat
pies in the wagon. Consequently the
dog police were useless in this press
I'M emergency.
The evening world., 1908-02-28
HIS HEAD CRUSHED
BY WHEEL Of A CAR
Unidentified Man Run Down
and Killed on Third Ave
nue. Trolley Line.

While crossing Third avenue az One
Hundred and Twelfth street late last
night an unidentified man was struck
and instantly killed by a ~southbounG
car. which. after bouncing hi magainst
an J" pillar. ground his head under
Its front wheel.
Patrolman Pabst. Motorman Ralph
Smith and Dr.. Ross. OF the Harlem Hos
p!tal. dragged out the body of the vic
tim. He was about five feet two inches
in height. weighed about no pounds,
The evening world., 1908-02-28
EMMA GOLDM|N
TO Be DEPORTED
If FOUND HERE
pEderS Given to immigration
Officials to Keep Her Out
of the Country.

CHICAGO. Feb. Z7.-1f Emma Gold
Waa, the Anarchist. appears in Chi
foa6o mex week. as It has been re-
arrested and deported by the Govern
mont. according to local officers.
II was declared to-day by local immi-
Oration officials that when Miss Cold
nan left tho United States last year AMI
went to Europe she out herself off from
"<his country, and orders were given by
he Immigration Bureau that she
should Be arrested and deported upon
her return. II she 10 in this country 1t
said that she must have evaded the
Immigration officials.
The evening world., 1908-02-28
ELEVEN PERSONS
HURT WHEN TRAIN
HITS AN ENGINE
Washington MaSons in Wreck
After Attending Installation
Services in Virginia.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. Feb. 2.-Eleven
spersons were injured in a collision last
night between a Southern Railway
freight engine and an electric train on
the Washington, Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Railway.
Thu electric train, bound for Wash
tngtoa with a numbe OF Masons and
their wives who had come here to at
tend the Installation services OF a local
lodge. had eaohe Patrick and Cam
Sron streets. where the Southern track
crosses the electric line, when the col
Hsion occurred.
Tit electric Ene car was practically
demolished, and one OF the passengers.
q woman. was seriously injured. The
others were able TO proceed to Wash
}ngton two hours later. wh01 the debris
had been cleared away an traffic re-
stunned.
The evening world., 1908-02-28
ABSCONDER SNOW is
SEEN IN TORONTO.
Police Hear the Missing Brooklyn
Man Was Recognized in a
Hotel There.

Circulars describing Henry Sanger
Snow. the indicted and missing ex-
treasurer OF the New York and New
Jersey Telephone Company, have been
sent broadcast throughout this coun-
Try and Europe, and reports are begin
ming to come in from various sections
OF a man having been seen who an
to SHOWS description.
Toronto, Canada, has just notified Po-
lice Captain kuhne. OF Brooklyn, That
Snow has been at a hotel in that city.
He was recognized by a Brooklyn &C
q~uaintanCe, hut he sappeared in a
crowd before he could be apprehended.
The evening world., 1908-02-28
NJ
RAJ HALF A MILE,

A man named Hardy quarrelled with
W. H. Smith at Sumrall, Miss, dragged
his body to . brush pile and left it,
after trying to cut OF Smiths head
with an Ak.
With his head almost severed Smith
got up, ran half a mile TO a doctor and
will " Doctors say the case Is
unprecedented.
The evening world., 1908-02-28

wore a dark overcoat. coat and vest
with gray trousers and had dark hair,
eyes and mustache and appeared to be
about forty years OF age.
The body was taken to the q on"
Hundred and Fourth street station, to
which Motorman Smith. who lives at
,. 20 East S~ixty-seventh street, was
also taken on a charge of homicide.
The evening world., 1908-02-28
WON LOCKED
BOMB IN SAFE.

When men unloading a Big Four
freight car al Milton. Ind, found .
p~ear-shaped Internal machine. ten
inches long. they ran.
Miss Emma Quinn. company agent
went to tho oar. picked up the bomb,
and. carrying 1t into her office. locked
il in tho safe
The evening world., 1908-02-28
FARMER Fl DIS HEN
WITH HUMAN FACE.

\ hen owned for a yea by Charles
Larson, OF Preston. MINI. when II died
was found 10 have a human face.
A nose was In place OF a bill, mouth
and chin were well formed. feathers
parted a. by q barber s~upplanted a
comb and the cheeks were pink and
puffy.
The evening world., 1908-02-28
ASKS COURT TO
A BOY.

Terry Wickham. an e!ght-year-old
prodigy, OF Sycamore, O.. brought suit
and won In two courts when the School
Board barred him from the seventh
grade after he had passed tho exam
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-28
DEPUTY SHERIFF SUED,
For The Value Of Now Famous Pair
Of Steers.

Brattleboro, Jan. 2s-No end Of ok
citement was caused yesterday in the
trial Of Deputy sheriff NJ. p Davis for
the value of a pair Of now famous
steers and the amount claimed for their
keeping, 500, named fn the writ. the
plaintiff il William Gibbs, from whom
the animals were taken IN November on
a lien note in favor Of sullivan d. Bish-
op against the owner Of the steers, Wat
son s. French Tie animals were sold
and trover writ Immediately served
upon the snerifE By Deputy Sheriff A..
W. J. wilkins
This suit il Of added interest AZ il
involves another now pending in the
Windham county court in which Watson
French was given a Judgment in JUS
tice court Of 800 and costs against Mrs.
Viola Miller, who refused to deliver tine
animals when demand was made Of her
and Gibbs and tender made for keeping
to date
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-28
Man Arrested
on Charge Of Forgery
TWON0TES OF $4,000 EACH
w. A. Bailey Says That He Owed Money
But There Was a Misunderstanding
Which eliminated in His
Arrest.


Worcester, Mass, Jan. 2S.--W. A.
Bailey, manager Of the Massachusetts,
Realty and Investment company, with
an Office in this city, was arrested last
night on charges OF forgery in connec-
tion with two notes Of $1,000 each on
which the name Of 0. 0. Ware Of Will
mington, VT, appears as signature and
Endorsement.
Mr. Bailey was arrested upon his
arrival from Boston, where his business
takes him each day, and on being taken
to the police station declared that he
preferred to remain there for the night
rather than attempt to arrange for the
bail Of $4,000, which was demanded
O. q. . Ware, whose name appears on
the notes, is merchant Of Wilmington,
and is interested in bank there. He
is said to have declared that he nevk
gave Mr. Bailey any notes OF any de-
scription and that the signature and in
dorsement on the notes are a clumsy
imitation Of his Handwriting. Mr. Ware
Is 10 years Of age.
According to the police Mr.. Bailey
sold the notes IN question to Walter II.
Davis, Worcester wholesale dry goods
dealer, who has for years had business
dealings with Ware.
Mr. Bailey said after his arrest that
the charges were absolutely false, and
that he could prove his Innocence. He
said that he owed Nj. Davis money, and
there had been some trouble over this,
and that the arrest was an outcome
OF it, He retained former Congressman
John r .Thayer and Alexander II. Bull
lock Of this city as his counsel Thomas
II. Sullivan is attorney gor Mr. Ware,
and Willis B. Sibley for Mr.. DaDvis.
AIr. Bailey has ben prominent III htsi
ness affairs IN Worcester county for d
number Of years. He organized and con.
strnctel the Worcester and Southbridge
street railroad. which few yeaFs ago
went into the hands Of a receiver and
was later sold to the New York. New
Haven and Hartford railroad company
interests
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-28
A CENTRAL TRAIN
PARTLY IN SWAMP
Two Cars Derailed Near Strafford, Conn,
Late Yesterday and Several
People Were Injured.

Stafford, Conn, Jan, 2s.-By the
ditehing Of the combination maitland ex-
press and the combination baggage AMI
smoking cars Of local passenger train
No. l, northbound, on the Central Yer
mont railroad at Jewett's crossing about
two miles below state line late yesterday
several persons were more or less in
iured, but none Of them, ii il believed,
fatally. The accident was due to a
broken rail. The two derailed cars were
sent down an embankment into a swamp
the train was going up grade slowly at
the time.
Among the most severely hurt were.
William Parks OF Stafford, broken
arm and injuries about the head.
David Robertson, Stafford, two ribs
broken.
Albert Bennett, Springfield, Mass,
badly shaken up,
The conductor Of the train, Daniel w.
Patrn was also badly shaken up aud
hurt about the head.
Immediately after the accident the
locomotive was sent ahead to Monsoa,
Mass, for medical aid and in the mean
time word was also sent To rush pny-
sicians from Stafford and Stafford
Springs. BY the time the engine had
arrived at this point, however, to take
the physicians to the scene Of the wreck,
q message was received that the doctors
would not be needed as all medical help
necessary had arrived from Alnnson.
The tracks were still blocked at late
hour but passengers were being trans
fened around the wreck.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-28
CLAN REMEMBERS BURNS.
Concert and Ball in HaverhiIl City Hall
Largely Attended.

HayerhiIl, Mass. Jan. rs. Clan Doug
las, Q. s, G., no. l34, and the ladies
auxiliary, no. n, celebrated the l49th
anniversary Of the birth Of Robert Burns
last evening with concert and ball
at city hall The affair was attended
by about 600 people The guest Of the
evening was Royal Secretary Peter Kerr
of Boston. The committee Of arrange
ments was:
Mrs. Robert T. Frackelton tpresident
ladies' auxiliary, Chief Frank Leith oi
the clans, Alex. Wilson, James A. Me
Neil, Mrs Arthur L. Armsted, Mrs. Rob
ert NJ. Watson, Mrs. John T. Ritchie;
reception committee, Chief Frank Leith.
Miss Belle Barron, Mrs. Millie Campbell,
Arthur L. Armsted, David Rolly; floor
Hugh Campbell; assistant floor
director, Robert NJ Watson: aids. Rob
ert Fraekelton, Alex. Wilson, David Fife,
William II Ewing, Peter Fife William
n Mckay, William Pyrie.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-28
MRS. EDDY TOOK A DRIVE.
Reported to Be Well Pleased With New
Home.

Boston, Jan. 2s Mrs. Mary Baker q.
Eddy, mead Of the Christian Science
church, who on Sunday transferred her
residence from Concord, n. H., to an
estate IN the Chestnut Hill4nection Of
Newton took drive Of about an hour
yesterday afternoon in closed carriage
It has been her custom to take daily
drives dliring her residence Of many
years in Concord
At her new home no information was
given out, save that the methods in
vogue at her Concord home would be
continued with little change at Chestnut
Hill.
It was stated that no callers would be
received BY Mrs Eddy until she had be-
ccue thoroughly settled III her new
hcme. She was said to be well pleased
with her new surroundings. She rested
sel Sunday night and did her usual
work yesterday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-28
LIQUIDATION BEGUN.
Wall Street Philosophical About Nation
al Bank Of North America.

New York. Jan. 2s. Liquidation Of
the National bank Of North America
was begun yesterday Charles A..
Hanna, national banking examiner Of
this district, who was appointed receiv-
er Sunday was in conference yesterday
with Comptroller Ridgely, William i.
Haeemeyer president of tie bank, and
some OF the banks Agal advisers.
No authoritative statement was is.
sued by any Of the officials, but the
opinion was expressed that the bank
depositors would be paid in fun within
sixty days. This ii largely dependent
upon the successful liquidation Of some
OF the loans now held BY the bank.
The closing Of the bank occasioned 1T
tie surprise in financial circles; and
seemed to have only slightly adverse
stock market influence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-28
LONG SERIES OF DEATHS.
Four in Single Family Occurred Yes
terday Afternoon.

The fourth death in a single family
since Christmas took place yesterday
afternoon when Frank Brown died at
the hpme Of his sister, Mrs. Lewis Jerue,
who resides between this city and Mont
peiier. On Christmas, his brother, Fred
Brown. died On last Tuesday his fa-
thcr, Theodore, died in Montpelier and
while getting ready ~ 90 10 the funeral
Thomas Ryan, brother in law, dropped
dead from heart failure.
Frank Brown was SO years Of age
and leaves a widow, with whom he had
not been living. one son, George,
daughter. Mrs Mabel Sc. John, one
brother, Edward Brown Of Berlin. ana
two sisters, Mrs. Thomas Ryan OF Ber-
lin, and MrsJerue, with whom he lived
He had been sick eight months, and at
the time Of his fathers death ii was
reported on the street In Montpelier
that lie vas also dead.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-28
AFTER THE LIFE INSURANCE.
Creditors Do Not Want The Widow Of
Sergeant to Have it.

Boston, Jan. 2s-A stipulation was
filed with the clerk Of the Suffolk coun-
ty superior court yesterday providing
that ,ne check for $25, 900 paid by life
insurance company to the widow Of
Frederick E. Sergeant. cashier of the
suspended Jewellers National bank of
North Attleboro, be deposited with the
firm of Boston bankers, subject to taeir
Investment, and held BY them until sucn
time as the court would make DISPOSE
ton of the matttA
The hearing on petitions filed By che
Old Colony Trust company of Boston and
Charles G. Bancroft, receiver Of the boro,
to enjoin Mrs. Sergeant from enjoying
her husbands insurance money, win be
held Feb. 3.
The Old Colony Trust company seeks
to obtain the insurance. money to salts.
f. an alleged claim against the dead
cashier, while Receiver Bancroft seeks
TO nave the same money turned over to
the Jewellers bank to satisfy It's cred.
itors. claiming that Sargeant's methods
Of banking were responsible for the pre-
dicament Of the institution.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-28
THIEVES HOLD UP .. S. MAIL
Imprison Driver and Clerk in Box Car
and Then Rifle Sacks.

New Orleans, La, Jan 2s Daring
thieves last night robbed United States
mail wagon loaded with incoming mail
which had just arrived from Cincinnati
and other northern points. The thieves
are reported to have obtained about S..
000 The wagon. which was heavily
screened was attacked near some freight
cars.
Barney Simmons. the railway mail
clerk. and S. j Smith. the negro driver.
who we're held by the police, say that
two men. armed with revolYers. stopped
the horses and jumped into the wagon.
which was then driven to a dark spot
about 100 yards from a police station
There the robbers obtained the key TO the
screened portion and after forcing the
mail employees into a box car returned
to rife tho mail
The finding Of a mail sack ia the street
a few moments after the robbery led to
the discovery Of the imprisoned men.