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he wrote to Count Hochberg that lie
worth paying a penny for.
Recently King Leopold of Belgium
received an anonymous letter from
Liege saying that the writer was an
accomplice in a plot to blow up the
royal palace at Brussels and to kill the
entire royal family. He demanded
G 900, which was to be placed at the
foot of a certain tree in the Kinkem-
pois wood near Liege. In return he
would reveal what he knew about the
plot.
The king sent messengers to the
place named with orders to place an
envelope at the foot of the tree and
then watch what happened. The
watchers had not long to wait. man
who had evidently been keeping an
eye on them was seen to take the en-.
velope.
the messengers promptly closed
with him and he has had an oppor
tunity of thinking out fresh schemes
| in prison.
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IMPROVING RUNDOWN ROADS.
Reconstruction Can Be Accomplished
Without Much Work by
Haskins, Method.

A good way OF bringing up run
down roads that are not sandy is to
get the center of the road, then COM
mence to pillow about four feet from
the center; this can be done in the
fall, writes c. E. Haskins in Hoard's
Dairyman. There is always about Is
feet of the road that has not any sod;
have one team plow and the other
team ON the ditch cleaner or road
machine. This road machine works
the same as the pillow; the long side
acts as the land side of the plow; it
runs in the furrow and cannot slew.
The loose dirt slides along the short
side, called the moldboard. This can
be followed up until you reach the
sod Then do not use this road ma
chine any more, for you will bunch
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vegetable plants.
There are many
styles of this in
strument, and a
good one is shown
h ere wit h. The
blade is of bright
steel ten inches
long and four
in C h e s w | d g
ground to an
edge on the lower
bevels. The han.
die should be
firmly attached
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-07-16
DRAG AND HARROW COMBINED
Plans for Construction of Useful Farm
Implements with Very
Little Cost.

This is very useful implement and
can be made with very little cost. The
accompanying cut will give you an
idea of the construction.
Any material at hand may be used.
and ! find the following to be about
the right proportion for a two-horse
team: One piece two by eight six
feet long, any tough wood; this is for
harrow frame: two pieces two by
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-07-16
Ammonia as Fertilizer.

Ammonia is an excellent fertilizer.
Add one tablespoonful TO about three
quarters of water and thoroughly wa
ter the plants with this once week
for period of about six weeks. You
will notice marked change of growth
md color as well as in the bloom.
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with rivets. In using 1t the dibble Is
inserted into the soil and pressed one
side, then the plant is set in before
the dibble is withdrawn. 1t makes an
opening large enough for the roots to
spread in contact with moist soil.
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BABY SOON ALL RIGHT.

Just as she reaches this point in
her narrative. and a murmur of SYM
pathy buzzes through the hot recep-
ton room, word comes that the
mother may enter the ward
Hell be all right in a day or two"
says the surgeon, curtly. No bones
broken, no bad contusions, no inter-
nal hemorrhage. You can thank the
quilts your neighbors were airing for
| that. Come back tomorrow at two
and you can see him, all right. May
be you can take him home"
THE good doctair!" cries the
woman, and The good doctair!" echo
her sympathetic neighbors as they
wend their triumphant way back &c
tenementland And sure enough, In
the next day or so babykin comes
home as good as new. and the mothers
who have been exercising unusua
precautions in regard to fire-escapes
and open windows forget again ONLY
the good God who loves little chill
dren and guards them against a mil
lion metropolitan dangers does no
4 forget, writes Anna Steese Richard
son, in The World
Sometimes 1t is the window or al
airshaft which offers baby an avenu
of escape to what proves perilou
freedom. Sometimes the children ar
sent to play on roof which appal
emily is securely fenced by a goo
high coping.
sometimes an awning breaks tn
fight through space. Or perhaps
is friendly clothes line On pile {
soft rubbish.
The variety of falls and escape
; therefrom in New York is almost a
great as it's population. The on
) greater thing is that with record {
4 a desperate fall a week ago through
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In her fall from the second story OF
the building. She was standing on
the fire-escape watching her papa
down in the yard below when she
lost her balance. What was more
natural than for her to call to her
papa to catch her? And he did it.
Baby Helen Graf. a 21-months-old
tot, who lives at No. 1857 Webster
avenue, owes her escape to two strong
little arms that her father has
boosted of all his life. She was play
ing on the landing of the fifth floor
of the fire escape when misstep
sent her p1unging down towards the
ground At the fourth floor. however.
her tiny hands struck the iron rounds
of the ladder. Instinctively she
clutched one of the rounds and hung
| on with all her baby might Her
mother rescued her.
OWES LIFE TO AWNING.
sixteen -months-old Grace Sieboldt
who lives at No. 247 Tenth street
Brooklyn, fell four floors the other
day, but good strong awning direct
" beneath the window from which
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out the hot weather term, such a |
small-such a splendidly small-per- |
centage of the accidents end fatally.
FELL DOWN THE AIRsHAFT.
For instance, there was the marvel
Gus escape of those two Brooklyn
tots, Catherine Moriarity, just past
her second birthday, and Marie Clark,
two years her elder, who live in the
f1ve-story tenement at No. % Front
street They went to the roof one
day to play.
"Ring-around-a-rosy" these two were
playing. and having a lovely time
that day They would swing around
and around until they quite lost their
balance. Then suddenly a frightful
thing happened. They swung too
close to the glass skylight, and fell,
hand in hand, through the glass and
down the airshaft.
AS they plunged headforemost
through SO feet of space to the bot
tom of the shaft their screams brought
every one in the building to the roof.
Little Marie being the heavier of the
two struck the bottom first, and her
little playmate fell on top of her, par
TALLY breaking the fall. But the I'm
seen Hand had stretched out to save
Marie. bundle of old newspapers
thrown into the shaft lay at the bot
tom between the bones of the baby
and the stone pavement
The shaft was too small for a man
to climb down and rescue the chill
dren. The windows, too, that opened
on it were mere Sits in the wall. Yet
the children aust be rescued by some
one at some hour. Next door was q
: firehouse and to this the frantic
mothers ran. Firemen with axes anC
poles hurried into the. building and ii
almost less time than 1T takes t.
tell 1t they had torn a great hole II
the wall along the side of the shaft
The children were lifted out and hur
ried to the hospital. Now they are a
home, and were 1t not for a, tell-tal
little scar each will carry all her life
no one need ever know they ha'
been hurt.
SAVED BY CLOTHES LINES.
Quite as remarkable was the escap
of Master Sammie Weintraub of NJ
70 Stanton street. This tenement
six stories high and Sammie WeiI
traub fell all the way from the to
to the bottom, but six pairs of clothe
lines, all weighted down with clea
clothes, went with him, and when til
ambulance surgeon unwound tn
yards and yards of clothes lines an
laundry from Sammie all they coul
find as a souvenir of his tumble We
little cut on his forehead.
Little Margaret Hart, who at tt
time she took her tumble lived at y
1860 Dean street, Brooklyn, chose ju
the incest place she could to lar
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Industry is too busy to even recall
the days of depression
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than the narrow escapes In
its child world. The special
guardianship exercised over
babies, big and little. is especially
vigilant in the summer time. for then
more than ever are children exposed
to the dangers of Manhattan's hurly-
burly outdoor life.
Clang-g. Clang-g!
Round the corner the perfectly
drilled horse dashes. He heads for
huddled crowd almost without guild
ance from the reins. If II is in the
crowded tenement district, perhaps
in his wise old head he knows just
what sort of case is waiting Tor the
ministfation of the young surgeon
who swings lightly from the tail of
the ambulance.
The crowd breaks, making a narrow
avenue for the surgeon. His keen
eye glimpses first the figure of a
mother almost PROSTATE on the pave
ment, and beyond smaller figure,
CONTINUOUSLY stiff.
Instinctively he glances upward to
the fire escapes. now crowded with
white-faced tenement jewellers. Which
was it-third or fourth 1oor?-he
wonders in that instant of crossing
the sidewalk.
The surgeons examination is hur
ried. The little white lips do moi
open to tell him where it hurts. The
awful limpness of the. thin little fig
ure would strike terror to any one
save an ambulance surgeon.
Il don't know, he says. crisply, t.
the torrent of questions from thu
:. mother The policeman makes wal
for the doctor. who with the limp lit
tie figure in his arms swings into tn
ambulance: the driver gives the sigma
to the wise old horse-and they ar
of
FOLLOW THE AMBULANCE.
After them goes the mother. wiring
ing her hands and wailfng to hig
Heaven And with her stream @
sympathetic friends. all bound for tn
hospital.
poor little kiddie l guess that
his finish. all right" exoiaims
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lI.e . nlhbIe to Sci PIants.

A dibble is a handy garden fmple-
ment for use in setting strawberry and
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EW YORK.-In New York.
city of many thrills, there is
nothing more remarkable
than the narrow escapes in
its child world. The special
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baby fingers accomplish such wonder
full escapes! Apparently baby was Sc
curely fastened in that clothes basket.
but with all the skill of the stage ex-
pert In lock-picking and knot untying
the wee hands loosened the OBTAINING
bonds; the baby ear attuned to catch
childish laughter in the street below
urged the baby knees to creep over
the inviting window ledge and the ca
tastfophe was accomplished.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-12
GOVERNOR POST PRAISED,
President Would Delay acceptance
of His RESIGNATION.

Washington, Sept. IA tribute to patriotic and
disnterested service is paid in letter written by
President Taft TO Governor Post of Porto Rico
made public to-day, in which the Governor is
thanked for excellent administrative work and
asked TO delay the time in which his resignation
must be accepted until successor can be chosen
The letter follows;
Beverly. Mass, Sept O. 1899
Ny Dear Governor Post: The Secretary of War
has forwarded me your resignation under date of
august 80 have appreciated much your willing
ness 10 remain as Governor until after the time has
passed in which the tender of your resignation
ana IFS acceptance would be regarded as in some
way affected by the controversies which have led
10 the passage of the Olmsted bill 1 realize the
in the island of Porto Rico for the benefit of the
people, both as Secretary and Governor. and
desire 10 thank YOU for your patriotic and dis
interested service
am sure. from personal observation and most
rellable information. that in everything YOU have
the Porto Ricar people, and 7 have doubt that
a great majority of them know this. Should there
pe among them elements having different view,
can only assure YOU from my personal experience
mat one must. in seeking satisfaction for what he
mas Done IN striving 10 help people like the Porto
fdcdhS: depend on his own consciousness OF vigor-
Gus effort rather shan upon the grateful express
SONS or those whom he has sought with all his
energy aid
note that you are not insistent upon the time
IN which your resignation must be accepted. and |
shall have to ask YOU, therefore, to delay for
rev weeks until can fix upon your successor and
then accept your resignation Sincerely yours,
Hon. Regis H Post Governor Of Porto Rico
San Juan. P. r.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-12

M Bennett for either Mayor or Controller on
Tue iuslon ticket The letter says:
he is well acquainted with the affairs and
., ouus OF Uhe city. He has made a study OF
I.nunlcIpaI afairs for the last seventeen years.
@ As result or those studies he introduced into
% one legislature the resolution under which the
IJ; ISsSluy investigating committee was appointed
us Ilis separate report as a member of that COM
.Hee .IIelee SHOWS his grasp of the financial situa-
uoh OF the city. The wisdom of his views has
peeh suongly emphasized since the making of
MS report oy the fact that the Appellate Di-
VISION mas confirmed Referee BENJAMIN F.
Itacy report TO the effect that the city still
uSs borrowing capacity of nearly $500. 600 900
II mat view be upheld by the Court of Appeals
me city VIII need for Mayor a man who can
exercise wise supervision over further extern
sions of the city's debt
lie Is wei fitted for the position Of Con-
uroler. The evils set forth in his report still
exist IN that ONCE, even under the present in
cuInoent Mr. Bennett were elected Con-
inaugurated.
He is an effective speaker and a vigorous
campaigner His speeches. made during his
various campaigns and the floor of the As
Sempiy curing his first term. and especially dur
ing the session Of the Legislature this year re-
celVed close attention and were widely quoted
py the newspapers Of the state In 1897 run
nlng independently IS a candidate for Assembly
ne received 1000 votes and came within 450
votes OF election, although both the Democrats
ana republicans had their own candidates in the
held In his other campaigns he has always run
ahead Of his ticket
New-York tribune., 1909-09-12
MAYOR ADAM WANTS DENOMINATION
Buffalo Executive Appears Pleased That Con-
ners Says He Can Have II.

Buffalo. Sept He. H. Butler proprietor OF The
Evening News" recently sent by cable message
10 Mayor J. y. Adams who IS spending a few
weeks in Scotland as follows:
Conners says in print you may have nomination
Mayor). IL you want II. Do you want ~
Mr.. Adam. after referring TO his message to the
Common Council in January. 1905 when he an
nounoed that AT the expiration of his term he
would not accept nominatio or reelection. con-
tinues
II took much of my tr1e 10 correct maladminis-
tration of former years. While during the
interval a great deal has been accomplished there
vet remain unfinished things had hoped to
carry through. ! confess ] would be pleased to
finish the work. though il may be that shall have
10 be satisfied with a Pisgah view.
Mr. Adam adds that he expects 70 be in Buffalo
on September Il ls ny which time lie may
have some assurance that the citizens desire /
should be a candidate. and when ! will be more
certain In my own mind as to whether should be
one
New-York tribune., 1909-09-12
STUDYING CAUSE OF PELLAGRA.
Investigation Conducted by Marine Hospital
Service and Department of Agriculture.

Washington. Sept 11.-Clincal analyses of many
cases OF pellagra have been made by surgeons of
the Marine Hospital Service in an endeavor TO as
certain the cause OF the disease and the methods
of treatment As described by physicians and
surgeons who have come into contact with it, il
IS combination Of skin affection and insanity.
DR. O H I.avinder, of the Marine Hospital Ser
vice. who has made special report on the sub
ject is inclined the belief that it is essentially
though8not exclusively. a disease of poverty i'll
nourishment bad hygienic surroundings and often
alcoholism" In the Judgment of DR.. Lavinder, no
specific antdote for the disease has been discov-
cred. but the use of arsenic has proved beneficial
IN combating certain toxic manifestations.
An exhaustive inquiry into the cause Of peIl era
has been made by the Department Of Agriculture
DR.. Carl l. Asberg is studying the disease.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-12
NEW IDEA MEN YIN.
Justice S7cGy2e Holds Full County
Committees Must Be Elected.

Trenton, N j. Sept 11.--Justice Swayze of the
supreme Court in opinion filed to-day sustained
the constituonality of the law passed by the last
legislature compelling the election Of all members
OF county committees at the open primaries. The
opinion was concurred in by Justices Minturn and
Trenchard who, with Justice Swayze we're sitting
as special branch or the court in the case of the
New Idea men against the regular Republican or
ganization of Hudson County y J.
About month ago the Hudson County Repub-
ican Committee. controlled by the Regulars held a
meeting and changed its constitution, so that
not more than one-third OF the committee would
have 70 be elected at the coming primaries. The
New Idea men asserted that a new constitution had
been adopted, and that consequently the old COM
mittee had been legisated out of office and that
an entire committee would have TO he chosen
They applied TO Justice Swayze for a peremptory
mandamus to compel John Rotterdam, the present
county chairman and County Clerk to issue a no
tice for the election of entire committee
Nr. Rotterdam said that no new constitution had
been adopted, but that the old had been
amended. He also asserted that the new primary
law was unconstitutional.
Justice SWayZe said that was clearly the in
tent Of the Legislature that the primary system for
the election of county committees should he sub
m'ted 70 the voters al the coming primary cleo
tion and that this cannot be done unless the entire
committee is elected this year. The decision will
also AFFECT every other county committee in the
state. whether Republican or Democratic.
Justice SwaYZe's opinion has not Yet been given
70 the public, but IL is thought that the announce
ment Of its gist given out 70 enable the peti-
county committees 70 be filed out and fled with
the County Clerk by Monday which day. under the
law is the last which the petitions of candidates
for county Offices may be filed.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-12
oDELL WINS IN NEWBURG.
Carries City Primaries After Bitter Fight for
Control
II go = The rrihans

Hewburg. y. Y, sep LIN the bitterest fight
IN twenty years, Ex-Governor B B OdeI. Jr.. to-
day carried the Newburg city primaries. Mr.. Odell
IS the head Of the regular Republican organization
and Senator John 3. Rose. of this district made
bitter night 10 get control Of the organization
through the election of delegates. If Mr. Odeu
had lost to-day he would have been dethroned as
leader Of the Republican party here. He carried
four out Of six wards by a substantial majority
He has twenty-eght out Of a total of forty-five
delegates TO Assembly, county and city conventions
To-day's primaries places Mr.. OdelI firmly in
control Of the Republican organization for long
time 70 come In the 1st Ward where there were
the most delegates to be elected, both Mr. Odel
and Senator Rose went personally and conducted
their fights Later both went 10 the 9TH where
there hot contest and again both coached
their ward workers
Tonight Mr. Odeil Is receiving congra tulations
from all parts Of the county on his victory.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-12
DEMOCRATIC REFoRMeRs IN KINGS.

A meeting will be held in Brooklyn this week to
form q branch OF the State Democratic League.
which is one Of the developments OF the Saratoga
inference Of Democrats Edward NJ Shepard is
likely 20 have charge Of the meeting which will be
attended by the Brooklyn representatives at the
Saratoga conference and others. Among those who
viii support the project are District Attorney
Clarke ex-Justice Augustus Van Wyck. Andrew
Mclean Frederick W. Hinrichs and A Augustus
TJealv. OF this list. all except sIr- Mclean are
members of the provisional committee. which Is
,beoreticay in control of the Democratic party in
Kings County,
New-York tribune., 1909-09-12
FOR KEoGH's DENOMINATION.
Dutchess Republicans Instruct Delegates to
Vote for Him.
rRv Telegraph 10 The Tribune

Fishkil Landing, y. Y. Sept u.-Thts afternoon
the Republicans Of the 1st Assembly District IF
Dutchess met on Mount Beacon and renominated
Mvron Smith, of Millbrook. for the Assembly.
They passed the following resolution:
As an appreciation OF the distinguished services
and eminent ability Of Mr. Justice Martin J
Keogh. whose term Of Office Justice of the Su-
preme Court of the State of New York about
10 expire, be il
Resolved, That the delegates elected a. this con-
vention be and they hereby instructed 10 vote
for the denomination of AIr- Justice Keogh.
The convention passed a resolution ndOrsng the
federal administration and also a resolution indors-
ing Governor Hughes and his fight for direct pri-
maries. demand made for the closed and
mandatory primary, with a request that bill be
framed in the interest OF direct control by the
peopie
New-York tribune., 1909-09-12
PARK REPUBLICAN CLUBS OUTING.

More than five hundred persons attended the an
nual outing and games of the Park Republican
Club Of the 35th Assembly District held yesterday
afternoon and evening at Clason Point Grove. At
the afternoon games, in which many children and
women took part valuable prizes We're awarded 10
the winners Following the games there was
dancing R4ich lasted until an early hour this
morning. Among those present were Herbert Par
sons president of the Republican County Com
mirtee: Thomas ". Whittle. secretary Of the Re-
publican County Committee; Congressman Bennet
and Coroner SchWannecke.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-12
RECEPTION FoR QUEENS LEADER.

More than one thousand Republicans from ,arous
parts Of the Borough of Queens attended the
ception given for Theron H. Burden. chairman Of
the Queens County Committee. in Schuetzen Park
Astoria last night With the exception OF the re-
form Republicans. every Republican organization
in the county was represented. It one of the
largest Republican gatherings held in Queens
County this season. The Republicans. in view of
the war that has divided the Democrats into fac
fions. said they hoped to elect Republican presi-
dent Of the borough
New-York tribune., 1909-09-12
THE BERLIN EXPOSITION.

Washington Sept u.-Secretary Nagel of the
Department of Commerce and Labor to-day called
the attention of American manufacturers 10 the
exposition which is b held in Berlin from May
10 July, 1910
AS the exposition to be confined strictly 10
American products" Mr NsGel said. 1t becomes
matter Of national interest TO have the exhibits
thoroughly comprehensive and OF exceptional merit
so that the exposition may serve 20 strengthen the
prestige OF American industries abroad"
New-York tribune., 1909-09-12
CHICAGO MERCHANT
MAKES STATEMENT

After Spending Thousands OF Dolian
and Consulting the Most Eminent
Physicians, Ee Was Desperate.
CHICAGO, ILLS.-Mr. y. Q.
Becker, Of I34 Van 6Uren St.s a
VVell-known wholesale dry goods
dealer, states as follows:
"l have had catarrh for moro
than thirty years. Have tried
everything on earth and spent
thousands Of dollars for other
medicines and with physicians
without getting any lasting re.
lief and can say 20 you that U
have found Peruns the only renns
edY that has cured me per-
manently.
"Peruna has also cured my
ssifeof eatarrh. She always keeps
u in the house for an attack OF
eolos which IL invariably cures In
avery short time"
New-York tribune., 1909-09-12
THREE coNsuLs PROMOTED.

Washington. Sept. 1.-THE following promotions
have been made in the consular service:
David F. Wilber. Of New York from Consul Cen
eral at Halifax 70 Consul Kobe. Japan Mr
wher has heen in the consular service since 1903
and served al Barbados and Singapore before his
appOiatuent Halifax
James ". RagssiaIe OF California from Consul
al St Petersburg 90 Consul General az Halifax
Mr. Ragsdals entered the consular service as Con-