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has been suggested that the state or
Oneidn county should purchase the
site for the purpose of its preserya-
tion
Fort Bull was named after the of.
ficer who commanded IT, II stood on
Wood creek about two miles north
weGt of Fort Stanwix. had garrison
of 60 men and was equipped with a
considerable quantity Of munitions OF
war and provisions. The fort some
what resembled star in shape and
was constructed of heavy pickets Is
TO is feet above the ground. with n
second row inside the height OF a
man. II contained no cannon. but
there were number OF grenadcs
which Col. Johnson had sent when
he heard Of the intended approach of
the hostile forces.
II was the intention of the French
to seize the guards Of the fort and
enter without firing a shot. but the ap-
proach OF the enemy was observed by
the English. and the guards rushed
into the fori and closed the gates. The
English commander was summoned To
sur ,cnder with the promise OF quar-.
ter. He replied with round of mus
ket y and shower Of grenades. The
French obtained possession OF tho
portfolios and fired through them at
such II The English ms they could see.
The gate was cut down within the
hour aud the French rushed In and put
10 the sword every one they could lay
their hands upon. One woman and
few soldiers escaped. The French
were about TO throw the store OF gun
powder Into the river when one OF the
magazines caueht FIRE and exploded.
Two of the invaders were killed. The
remaining supplies, including II
bateaus. were then destroyed.
Besides Fort sianwiN and Fort
Bull there were several other forts
in the nelehborhood. hut all traces
Of the others have been ohllterated
Fort Bun was never repaired aztec IT.
I capture
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HATS FOR CHILDREN
PRETTY STYLES MADE UP IN
MANY MATERIALS.
Glenuarry Bonnet Is Perhaps the Pret
test and Most Popular-Hussar
Turban in White Also Has
Wide Vogue.

The Glengarry bonnet-Scotch plaid
is the newest headwear for small
girls and boys. and is jaunty looking
and usually becoming when placed at
the right angle above the forehead
amid mass of fluffy curls or on neat
ly plated braids. That this style hat
will be favorite seems certain. be-
cause ii is so different from other mod
els.
In making such a bonnet the mate
rials used are astrakhan, cloth, velvet.
chinchilla; the band plain or in tartan.
The trimming is Hat bow of ribbon.
with or without quill. ribbon ends
finishing the back.
Some of these bonnets are finished
with ear flaps, which make them al
most as warm as hoods.
Another pretty style of hat is the
hussar turban In all white. The crown
is OF white broadcloth. draped. the
point held down with white silk
pompon. The brim is of white astra.
khan and the front is draped with
strands of white silk cord Ear flaps
OF astrakhan can he added. This
model may be bought in black, red
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IS WITHOUT A PARTY
PREDicAMENT OF p. A. PORTER,
NEW YORK CONGRESSMAN.
Republican Organization Of House of
Representatives Refuses to Recog-
nize Man Who Defeated Wads-
worth for Reelection.

Washington.-Peter A. Porter, men,
ty-fourth district of New York, is in
distress. Peter, it may be remem-
bered, conquered Congressman Wads-
worth, with the help of the Democrats
and some stanch Independent Repub-
lican voters. When he was elected,
however, he announced that he would
vote with the Republicans IN the house
of representatives. As matter of
fact, Peter has always been Republi-
can, and he ran as he did simply be-
cause he could not get the regular Re-
publican nomination. His success
was one of the most surprising Incl
dents of the elections of last year, for
Wadsworth had always been consid-
cred invulnerable in his district.
Wadsworth senior. father of the
speaker of the New York assembly, ex-
ercised great power, and when Porter
was nominated 1t was not believed that
he had any chance of election. He
made his fight on personal grounds
and the beef trust record OF Wads-
worth. which was condemned in an
open letter by President Roosevelt.
Porter used a cow as an emblem and
distributed thousands of the presi-
dents letters throughout his district
The majority of the voters, irrespect-
i've of politics, favored him, thereby
administering great shock to the
pride of the aristrocratic Wadsworths,
And then Peter announced that he
would go TO congress and continue his
fight against the beef trust and work
for more rigid laws relating TO the
sale of oleomargarine.
Now. Peter Porter having ridden
into congress on COW. finds that he
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SITE OF OLD FORT BULL.
Monument Now Marks It Near City
of Rome, N. Y.

Rome, N. Y.-Out of compliment to
Fort Stanwix chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution of this city,
Mrs. W. J. p. Kingsley, who lives
here, has just erected a monument on
the site of old Fort Bull. 1t consists
of fve-ton bowlder set upon two
large granite slabs and a concrete
foundation four feet deep. The out.
lines of this fort of the French and
Indian war are still plainly visible,
and the monument stands in the cen
ter of the site. The site is on the
1,O00-acre farm owned by George Dun.
ham. There is no legal protection for
what remains of the old fort, and II
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Dinner Gown Covered with FrIll..

An odd dinner gown lately seen
was covered from the hem to tho
top with lace frllla set on With NJ.
tie heading. The friiln were sep.
nrntod by large entire douK OF the
same width. nearly hidden. for tho
edge OF ono frill came 10 the head.
inE Of the other. growing narrower
M the frilla reached the top.
they disappeared into noihlnFnonr.
Tho upper part Of the bodice was
composed Of oloyorly adjusted ncarfa
OF tullo. Inset with lace motifs. tn.
gown was high wais,ed. In the ON.
pire fashion. and hung close 10 tho
ngufc.
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and navy, but the white is by far tho
most attractive

and navy, but the white is by far tho
most attractive.
Closely resembling the hussar tur-
bans are the new polo shapes for boys
of three and four years of age. These
hats are made entirely of astrakhan
set on smoothly and decorated only
with a cord. Black, white, navy and
red and brown are the colors in which
these are made.
A stylish child's hat is the new
Peter Pan design, covered with chin
chilla cloth and trimmed with cord
ropes and silk pohlpons.
Napoleons for baby boys are the
coziest bits of headwear imaginable.
Some of the newest are entirely OF
curly bear skin. stiiily trimmed with a
little white ribbon; others are of felt
decorated with the fur.
The old Peter Pan style is also COW
cred with the bear skin and brush"
is held at the left side by means Of
cords.
Worsted toboggan toques show no
real change, except different kind of
weave In the knitting.
Tams in Angora are serviceable for
both boys and girls school wear. They
are warm. yet very light In weight.
These may be secured in white and
colors.
For afternoons small boys wear tam
shapes In cloth. velvet and serge, the
emblem embroidered on the left side
of the crown. Colors may generally
be found TO match the coats worm
blue. white. red and golden-brown all
being in evidence.
Leather tams are smart and serv-
iceable and are appropriate for al
most any occasion. They come in
black, tan and patent leather.
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across what should be a spotlcss and
immaculate front, This risk can be al.
together avoided by providing some
such useful Kind Of case us the one
shown In our sketch. This ease might
be made In serge or silk. s,lnoned with
brown holland. or with linen In some
pale colorlng.
Tho construction OF the case IL
clearly shown In our sketch. and IN"
flze when closed should measure
about 20 Inches by II. but ha shirts
vary slightly In size Il would be- AZ
well to measure the fronts OF the
rn..tA for which the case Il Intended
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FARM BITS.

ro JudioiouE with your praise.
In nny bed OF roses one must beware
Of thornn.
Manure for wheat should be kept
near tho nurincc.
All root crops keep best when GOV.
cred with damp sand.
ON thin clay lands rye will In most
cases prove n preferable crop 10
wheat. especially II II can be used as
pasture for live stock.
Don't 80 Ia the institute 10 talk on
cooperation In farming when your
own wood pile Ia exhausted. Con.
rlaioscy must begin at home.
one good ration for pigs conalutA
Of corn. onc part barley. ono part,
and wheat shorts. one pnrt
II In doubtful n skim milk can be
more proiitnbly used than In feeding
growing rigs,
The plga should have dry pens and
dry feed loth,
FSll plrn must have summer oonai.
tl1nH.
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cannot break into the Republican
party with crowbar. And this be-
cause OF tho attitude Of Representative
pete" Hepburn, chairman Of the Re
publican caucus, who rcpudiates Por,
ter and leclares that he is not n Re.
publican. Mr. Porter declares that he
ls not Democrat. and so the man
who polled 25.s37 votes In a nomlnally
Republican district finds himself In
Washington political outcast
when the Congressional Directory
came from the printers hands last
January II contained an unofficial list
of the present congress The names
OF the Republicans were printed In
roman types and the names Of the
Democrats In italics. To Mr.. porter's
amnzament and disgust he found that
his nnme was printed IN italics When
he arrived IN Washington he started
10 have II corrected. lie approached
the clerk Of the house and was In.
formed that while he would he permit.
ted to submit whatever biography he
desired he could not appear ms n Re,
publican without the consent ~ the
chairman of the Republican caucus.
Then II was that Peter Porte. ap.
preached Pete" Hepburn.
The Iowa colonel was wraihy lie
~ Into Porter and allowed that Wada.
worth was the straight Republican
candidate and that the gentleman sue.
ccedlng him wns no moro Republican
than n rabbit To this Mr. Porter re-.
piled by showing how many ltcpubll.
can votes he received. rcclted hia long
nlloglnne" 10 the party and told OF tho
fondneAH the president had for him.
There WIS much moro argument. but
Il fell on deaf ears. Colonel "pctcR"
word goes and Mr. Porter IN tho one
member who has no brand. but must
20 all through the session aa "may.
orick."
When John sharp Williams heard
Of the trouble he came Hospitality for.
ward and invited Peter Porter TO Join
the Democracy. an Invitation which
was rejected. md now the member
from the Thiriy.fouf,h New York ~
iloa,inH In n political alrHhlp, iio Will
have difficulties concerning committee
assignments, for he cannot expect 10
draw amy Republican vacancies. aud
having declined "a enter tho Demo
cratic caucus. he has no claim upon
the seats doled out to the minority.
II n certainly n pfedicament for
Peter A. Porter. II Ia intefoatlnR 10
the observer. too. fof II may be that n
lifelong Republican viii be- compelled
to alt through nn entire session of
congress wilhou, party aud without
a committee
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the hounds will point toward the cen
ter and meet at the reach. On the
axles, "a, a." can be put pieces of gas
pipe for the sake of greater strength
The plate 'p" is made of iron and
bolted to the hounds, SO that the reach
will slide easily. There is also hole
TO let a pin In to hold the reach. When
these pieces are put together the back
gear is complete with the exception of
the snatch blocks. 'b, b. which are
bolted on the top to hold the logs In
plaao. These blocks are fastened OF
by means of a fiat piece of iron bolted
Eat either side.
The front gear is made like the back,
with the exception OF the turntable.
the sides of which are made OF wood
and the cross pieces of iron. The sides
of the turntable are placed In the
notches where the hounds were In the
back gear. and the notches are made
straight instead of slanting.
The tongue is fastened on by two
iron rods fiat where they fasten on
90 the tongue. The other ends of the
rods form hooks which fnsten into
two bolts. ID. d." having rings on one
end.
The wheels. says Mail and Breeze
are made OF fiat pieces sawed on the
ends OF logs. through the center OF
which hole is bored. When using
the wagon the snatch blocks may be
turned so,fo at the logs can be rolled
over tho end.
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uated from Harvard university in 1850.
Was admitted To the bar IN 1885 and
'nicrcd politics In 1855 ~ n member
Of tho ciilsrna committee. through
whose efforts Thomas ~ Hart was
elected mayor In 1891 he was chair,
man Of tho Republican city commit.
tee aud In 1895 was nn nnHucceHsfai
candidate fof the Republican norlnH.
lion fot state treasurer For several
years he has hern q frequent coh,rills
tor 10 tho magazines and IL a RAN Of
scholarly tastes
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XII Off the Ratn-

An experienced person with dog
and ferret trained TO work together
can XIII many rats where they arc
numerous. but the amateur Is unlikely
TO have much auceesu. where rats
burrow In the fields. they can be
killed by hmigating with carbon bl.
Hulphdo, saturato n wad OF cotton
or other absorbent material with tho
liquid and push II into the Surrow.
Pack soil over tho opening to prevent
the escape of gna.
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Mustafds and orays.

MuHtariH and tho various burnt yei
lows are newer for evening wraps
than tho ocrna. and Rrnyu are employ.
cd from pale pearl tonoa 10 dark. me,
tnlllc shades. while olive greens afa
coming Into greater favor. especially
for wraps designed for conilnuou.
service. For the latter purpose. OF
course. black holds It's usual lead. but
II n made elaborate by ombfaldorios
In oriental effects. buttons that rival
Jewels. by handsome llght or brightly
tinted Innings.
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APRONS FOR LITTLE GIRLS.
Many Ways in Which Useful Garment
May Be Made.

Aprons are great economy for
three reasons: First. because they
require so little material TO make; sec.
ond. because they save the dress from
spots and dirt that the most careful
child will get on her clothes, and third.
because they brighten dress which Is
already soiled.
There Is no end to the different
ways that aprons can be made. for
half.worn summer dresses. as there
are few dresses made In such man.
ner that they cannot be made over,
One exceedingly smart little apron is
made on the princess lines. a style
which is becoming TO some children.
on each side of the back and front
there are five tucks about Il quarter OF
an inch wide. which extend TO the
waist line. There is hem two inches
deep and the neck is cut round and
finished with band OF narrow en-.
broidcry. The tie ends are attached
to the apron under the last tuck in
front and tie In a chick little bow In
back
The only trimming there Is on the
apron is little bretelles made of en-.
broldory. Nearly every one OF MS has
piece Of embroidery left over from
worn pettlcoats or dresses and this
may he used. The bretelles may also
be made OF the same material as the
apron.
One end Is Joined TO the apron undor
the last tuck at each side Of the front
and back and made to fall In little
can oyer the arm.
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How 10 Max. rr,neh e,,u,

The French seam Ia always used on
fine underwear.
10 make Il the cloth is scanned on
the right aide. taking very marrow
seam. aud then trimmed on ne closely
nH possible.
II Ia then turned and stitched on
the wrong side. the flrst seam Loihg
entirely Ineloaed.
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WAGON FOR HAULING LOGS.
Directions for Its Construction by the
Farmer Himself.

Take some pieces of two by four
and with draw knife cut out the
axles. The lower part of back axle is
one solid piece of wood. in 1t are cut
notches for the hounds at either side
and notch in the center for the
reach. Over this is placed another
timber with notches cut to cor
respond with those of lower piece.
The side notches in both upper and
lower pieces are cut slanting, so that
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eanrs Youihtul ana pras,Ieal.

capoH hru nrut choice for wraps
with the younger set, and come In dc.
Signs adapted 10 all ages, These arc
30 easily adjusted that they commend
themselves both for those who count
comfort as of paramount Importance
and for those who prefer simplicity Of
outline 20 the rather cumbersome full.
ness that distinguishes many Of tho
long coats.
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Frosted Cor, In silo.

slightly frosted corn when put Into
the slle IN none tho worse for tho
ffpednE. according 10 the experience
Of many New England farmers.
vhefe frosts are likely to strike Hii,
corn nj amy tlmo. Some claim tha,
hard frosted corn makes good siage.
aud aiso that the quality OF the ull.
sgi Ia even improved slightly II the
core IL frozen.
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plant TrcoH.

Tho best agricultural conditions OK.
ist whore from 10 TO 90 per cent. OF
the land In In growing forest while
the great plains may never be ,hickly
timborcd. tree planting should never.
,holens bo encouraged. Tho quick
disaster that follows whore the tim.
bcr IL all removed has been noted IN
more than one ease IN tho central
and eastern United States.
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THIS WILL HELP SOME.
An Ingenious Device for Drawing
Water from a Cistern.

In the absence Of better arrange
ment the contriyance shown In this ac.
companying illustration win be found
10 work satisfactorily.
An explanation seems scarcely nee.
essnry. However. | VIII say that !
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NEW MAYOR OF BOSTON.
Postmaster C. A. Hibhard a Man oi
Scholarly Tastes.

Boston.-GcorRe A. iIibbard. Repub
llcan. who was elected mayor OF this
city the other day, has been postnlas
ter OF that city since 1899, Mr. liib'
bard was born In Boston In 1868, grad.
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KEEP SHIRTS IN GOOD SHAPE.
Case Prevents crumpling or pirtyina
Important Apparel.

There are few things more agra
waiting TO the mere man lin a small
way. Of coursel. than 10 arrive at his
journeys end. to unpack his bag. or
his suit case, and to find his only
available shirts crushed and crumpled.
and very possibly with n dusty mark
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lower barrel To allow the attendant 10
ndd fresh fuel when necessary The
upper barrel has either hooks In It's
bottom or sides. the bottom of the bar.
rel being now upncrmost. or rods pass.
ing through the sides ON which TO
hang the meat.
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essnry,

used the skeleton OF rubber tire
wheel from u discarded buggy A
pieces Of plank was nailed 10 pole
with holes through which tho rope
passes TO keep II Ia the groove, A
sack Of sand tied Mt the opposite opd
bnlnneea the bucket of water.
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BIe FOR INFANT.

Nainhook Of good quality Is used 10:
the bib: this IL embroidered with
white iloscttc In salinHtitch with tho
ornamental lettering, The edge Is
scallopcd aud worked with the button.
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be improyised by
taking two empty
barrels and ar
ranging them as
illustrated. In the
lower barrel set
n kettle Of snol.
dering chips or
corn cobs. An
opening Is cut In
one side Of the
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nlsannrarlnn panrr.

4 disappearing paper has now been
devised for lovers correspondence II
Ia ateeped In d ilphuHe acid and afiei
A certain TIM II cfumhlus Into dias
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Dom, prua s,oe1.

Preventing disease does no, mean
drusging. but plain. common sense In
cleanliness. sunlight. fresh ait. pure
food and water
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Dom, L., seeds rree...

Seeds that ATE kept for sowing
should never be allowed to freeze
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HOMEMADE SMOKE HOUSE.
Can Be Constructed Out Of a Couple
OF Empty Barrels.

When one has only few pieces Of
meat TO smoke. a smokehouse may
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-11-20
A LADY'S LIMIT.

During recent divorce proceedings
in. the East between couple named
Gould, known as millionaires and
members of the inner circle Of SOC
ciety, the question arose In court,
creating a new and very interesting
discussion, as to
What is a ladys limit as wine
drinker?
The wine referred to was. of
course, champagne. no other brand
being mentioned and the possibility
that a lady of such standing in So
ciety could tickle her palate with
anything but Extra Dry never for n
moment being entertained. The
mere thought of such thing would
have been degrading.
The first witness, who was asked
the all-important question, hesitated
before making his reply and intimat-
ed doubt as to his ability to give
an expert opinion. IL may be that
individual instances were running
through his mind, for there are, of
course, ladies--and ladies,-and the
capacity of the one may not be equal
to the limit of the other. Finally,
however, this witness swore that one
pint bottle was safe. and that a lady
could imbibe that at one sitting
without injury to herself or the feel
ings of her escort or associates In
the same plane of society.
On the following day. however
another witness, and more positive
one, said that Mrs. Gould never
drank more than one cocktail a sin.
! gle pint of wine, and two cordials al
dinner. He had never seen the lady
under the influence of liquor. Con
sidering the number of courses and
the length of time over which even
an ordinary home dinner among so
ciety people is drawn out. so they
say. the cocktail, which is ante-pran'
dial, the one-pint bottle, and the two
cordials do not seem excessive. there
having naturally been quite lapse
of time since luncheon, and many
hours to pass before a supper al
Sherry's or Delomnico's.
Possibly further expert testimony
offered in the case will come to hand
later. and the opinion which now
appears to be satisfactorily settled
that pint bottle for luncheon, 9
cocktail. n pint bottle, and couple
of cordials at dinner--is within {
lady's capacity may be upset. II
the meantime 1t should fairly be ac
cepted by society.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-11-20
NATIVE ATTEMPTS
TO KILL GOVERNOR

CALCUTTA, India, Nov. s. - A
daring attempt was made last even
ing by Bengali to assassinate Sir
Andrew Henderson Leith Fraser,
Lieutenant Governor of Bengal. Like
three other attempts since his ap-
pointment to that Office in 1903, this
latest attack upon him proved unsuc-
cessful, Sir Andrew escaping without
injury.
The Lieutenant Governor, accom-.
panied by the Maharajah of Burd-
wan, an important division Of Ben
gal, and Secretary Barber of the
Young Mems Christian Association,
attended lecture given by Professor
Il. ID. Burton Of Chicago University
at the Town Hall, which was crowd
ed with an audience that included
many of the most prominent resi-
dents. Just as the Lieutenant Gov
ernor stepped upon the dais a young
man, who afterward gave the name
of Nhowdbury, rushed up and thrust
revolver within few inches of Sir
Andrews body and pulled the trigger
twice, but the cartridges missed fire
and Barber, who Is an American
flung himself upon the Bengal. The
latter struck savagely at the secre'
tary with his revolver. and woundcd
him severely on the head, but waf
Eventually overpowered.
In the meantime the Maharajah, q
man of great stature and strength
seized Lieutenant Governor Fraser
and flung him bodily through a door
out of harms way.
A group of Bengalis occupyint
chairs jumped quickly to their fee
and rushed out of the hall. They as
capped during the commotion. 1t i
believed that they were present Il
assist Nhowdbury, but took alarm a
his complete failure to carry out hi
plan.