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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-06

of the hammer at all land auction sales.
 The reservations now being perpared for opening next year. with their ap- proximate areas. are as follows
 Montana-Blackfeet, 959, 900 acres; Fort Peck, 1,776,000.
 Washington-Colville. 1900. .00O acres.
 North Dakota-Fort Berthold. S50,O0O acres.
 South Dakota-Rosebud. $50. 900 acres. Pine Ridge. S60,00O.
 With deductions made from these figures for allotments to the Indians, it is expected that the amounts to be offered to the public in these areas will be about as follows:
 Blackfeet, 45O,O00 acres; Fort Peck, 1000 900; Colville 100000; Fort Der thold, 3O0,O 900; Rosebud 500OO0; Pine Ridge, practically nothing.
 The last named reservation, includ- ing much valuable farming land, is another tract in which the white set tiers will have little opportunity to obtain a home. Preliminary reports received at the Indian Office from men alloting the lands state that there will be hardly anything left when the Indians have been cared for
 More Sioux Indians live on the Pine Ridge reserve than on any other tract set aside by the government. More than 5000 of them are claiming their allotments of from 160 to $40 acres each and when all have been provided for, it is believed there will be small comfort for the white settler in the remaining lands.
 The Indians on the Fort Berthold reservation in North Dakota have succeeded in squeezing an additional 1250 900 acres of land out of Uncle Sam and cutting down the amount to be given to the public to that ex- tent. The anotmentS were all fin ished when Congress passed it's bill a few weeks ago authorizing the open ing of part of the reservation to set tIment. This bill gave each Indian an additional quarter section, and the government agents must parcel out as much more in homsteads to the 1n- dians as they have already given.
 Some of the most valuable lands to be offered next year will be included in the Rosebud agency in South Da- kota. Portions of the Rosebud reser- vation have been given to settlers at two former openings, and the lands up.
 Bills are now before Congress to open additional portions of the Chey- enne River and Standing Rock res ervations, which extend on both sides of the line between North and South Dakota. These bills are likely to be passed at the next session of Con- gresss, but it is not expected that the lands will be thrown on the lottery table for the 1911 rush.
 The task of auctioning off six thou sand town lots in nine town sites on the reservations opened last year will be undertaken this summer by Judge Written, who will hold his first auction at Occur d'Alene on Monday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-06

"Chief. do you believe in the third degree to exort confessions?" he was asked.
 Big Bill assumed his blandest Police Court manner. Third degree? I don t rightly understand what you mean.''
 The practise of the third degree was explained to the ex-chief of police at some length. He appeared only mildly interested.
 ''In my day we never tried to scare a prisoner in any way, form, shape, or manner. Wed try to persuade 'em, and tell 'em the circumstances of the case. But we wouldn't throw no scare into 'em in any way. form. shape, or manner.
 ''But,'' he continued. Eve caught the fellers with the goods. Out O. the ninety homicides committed while was chief only ten got away. Only four safe blowers got away. There were only three holdups in the whole time. That'n show you whether it's a good thing to make arrests or not.
 The former chiefs attention was call ed to the declaration of Thomas A. McQuaid, Pittsburg's chief of police that Big Bill knows nothing, and nev- CT did know anything about the police business" and that as result of De- very,s policy of wholesale arrests, probably many men are in the prisons of New York state who should never be behind prison bars.''
 "Tell that feller," shouted MT. De- very to put his head under one O them trfp-trippin' machines O. Andy Carnegie's an get the brains that ain't there pounded out of itI He's talkin' on wind, he is The way to run po- lice department is to get right after the men you suspect of committing crimes, and nail to the cross
 And touchin' on an appertainin' to that there remark O his, about fellers that shouldn't be behind the bars, I'll bet him hundred dollar suit of Bell clothes against rotten apple that he can't show one man that I ever had sent away that wasn't guilty Not one.'
 At this point the chief turned all his attention to the fight pictures, which were being thrown on the screen. ''He's putin the harpoon into him, all right. 'i he remarked, as Johnson landed a couple of hooks to the jaw in the seventh round. As the fight became more and more unequal. the chief lost interest
 'They call this fight immoral. Why, 1t ain't even exciting. If it was more even it'd be moral enough, and good tuition, too, for the risin' generation in science, you might call it."
 When the pictures showed the crowd gathering around Johnson and cheered him after the fight was over, Big Bill waxed philosophical
 That's just like the American pub- lic," he said, alv"'-s crowding around the winner"
 He turned away in disoust. Then he recurred to his old grievance once more
 "But touchfn' on an appertainin, tc the force" he said. ssit ain't no honoI to be policeman any more. The men get less wages an hour than a long, shoreman: they get chucked uuicke. than St. Patrick fired the snakes an toads out O. Ireland: they don't get their pensions till the arches of their feet are broken down and they're walk. ing on two crutches. an they get 2 barrel of abuse before that,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-06
HOW VACCINATION HAS SICNALLY FAILED ID
 PROTECT AGAINST SMALL
 POX IN BRITISH INDIA
COMMENT BY MAJOR BOUDREN, Editor of the Farmer, Sir:-

In your issue of July il. there ap- peared a letter from Mrs. Margaret A. Guersney giving the result of her ob- servatiOns on the subject of Vacci- nation and smallpox in a part of India where she has resided for D years and expressing her surprise that the people of Bridgeport should be so unwise as to resist the effort to have vaccination enforced upon their children.
 Realizing as I did that, that good lady was not thoroughly conversant with the history of small poX and vac cination in the whole of India, for warded a copy of your paper contain ing her letter to Mrs. L. Loat, Sec. of the Anti Vaccination league of Eng land knowing that she was familiar with the history of the subject in that country having all the statistics and official documents relating to the sub ject. I requested her to reply to Mrs. Guersneys letter and have received the following from Mrs. LOat, which I think disposes very effectfully of Mrs. c. conclusions. and which I hope you will. for the information of your readers, find it convenient to print.
 Yours respectfully.
 MAJ. THOMAS BOUDREN.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-06
GOVERNMENT WILL OPEN
 NO MORE LAND ID SETTLERS
 DURING 1910 AT LEAST Authorities Wet Blanket Hopes Of Many Ready to Locate on Western Acres

Washington. D. C.. Aug. 6.-There will be no government treasure box ot public lands opened for the land hung " of America this year. This is as serted definitely TOW by authorities ot the land and Indian offices and is 8 blow to many who had hoped to take pass. in government lotteries for valu- able reservation farms.
 The Yakima reservation. near the southern edge of the State of Wash ington, was the only one in which a public drawing was expected this year It has been found now that the claims selected by the Indians have exhaust ed all the good lands in the reserve. The Indians have become good enough farmers to pick their lands with care, and the ground left for the white man is not worth much. according to the men who are appraiSing and classify ing the property for public disposal e None of the other reservations will be opened this year. Congress passed bills authorizing the opening Of the Fort BerthOld reservation, in North Dakota and the Pine Ridge and Rose bud reservations, in South Dakota The government already had authority to open the Blackfeet and Fort Peck reservations in Montana and the Col vile reservation in Washington, and work has been progressing upon all of them. In no case, however, can 1t be completed in time for a public lot tery this year.
 The steps preparatory to be opening of an Indian reservation are tedious and cannot be hurried because of the demand of a land hungry public. A treaty must first be negotiated with the Indians of the reservation. After its approval by the Secretary of the Interior Congress must pass a law authorizing the entry by homesteaders of the surplus lands of the tract.
 All lands are then classified accord ing to their value for farming, grazing, forestry or mining. and appraised as to their relative cash value. The h. dians are next allotted permanent homesteads from the lands before any white settlers are permitted to choose.
 With the frequent openings of Indian lands the Indians have become expert bargainers and have forced the gov ernment to deal out a larger parcel of land than formerly to each member of the tribe, and to pay a higher price for the lands set aside as public school lands The Indians held up the treat ies at Fort Berthold and Pine Ridge until the last session of Congress be- cause the government did not offer tslem what they believed to be satis- f~ ctory terms.
 Most of the Indian treaties have been negotiated by Inspector James Me Laughlin, who has worked among the Indians on government missions since the days of Custer and Sitting Bull. Major Mclaughlin has been the pio- neer of nearly all land openings. while Judge ). Written. of the federal land office at Washington. has been the final figure on the scene, the presiding eeni1ls at all lotteries and the Mieldec
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-06
CIEANEASY. THE BEST HANE
 SOAP

Guaranteed not to inJure the skin. Instantly removes Stove Polish, Rust, Grease. Ink. Paint and Dirt. For the hand or clothing. Large can 10 cents. Manufactured by Wm. R. Vim. 24s Stratford Ave.
 WANT ADS. CENT A WORD
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-06
TIE THEATRES
POTI'S.

Those who know of the fame of David Belasco as a producer for the dramatic stage and there are few who don't, will certainly be grati- fled to know that Manager PoIi will offer the PO1i Players next week in one of the Belasco masterpieces The Girl of the Golden West, a thrilling series of incidents in western life and play which carried Blanche Bates and Frank Keenan to the top wave of dramatic success. This play was the choice of hundreds of Poli patrons when slips were distributed at the opening of the season asking their preferences and. it was Man. ager Polls desire to produce it ear Her in the season but it was impos- sible to get producing rights from MT. Belasco until now. =
 The delay has proven a fortunate one for the play will be produced under the personal supervision of Oscar Eagle, the Poli director who happens to be not only one of Americas leading producers but second director for MT. Belasco dur ing the playing season and MT. The result is sure to be one of the finest productions ever seen in stock here.
 The story is laid in the early days of the gold excitement in California and the locale is a small camp call ed "Cloudy'' in the Sierras The Girl, left an orphan continues to conduct the Polka Saloon formerly conducted by her father and she ia loved and respected by all of the camp followers especially the rough CT element. They all love her and among her many admirers is Jack Rance, a gambler and in spare mo- ments the Jnorif of the section. Rance calmly announces that he is going to mall the girl his wife and this precipitates a fight which is averted by the entrance of The Girl herself.
 News is brought to the camp of the hold up of the Wells Fargo eX- press and of numerous other hold ups in the vicinity and the Wells Fargo posse is hot on the trail of the "highwayman' who is described as "genteel cuss." During the de- scriptiOn a stranger appears in the Polka Saloon and gains the friend ship of The Girl who invites him to her home for talk. This excites he jea -Ousy of Jack Rance who be- lieves the stranger to be the ''stick up'' man. Rance follows the strang- CT to the girls cabin and there plays cards with The Girl the stakes be- ing on one side the life of the stranger and on the other The Girl herself.
 The Girl wins and the last act shows The Girls and the stranger escaping to California fearing the anger of Jack Rance and the min CTS One can readily see the human interest the play can create and the splendid opportunities afforded for scenic investiture. Scenic Artist Am bos and his assistants have been fO, 6iTpP- ton of MT. Eagle that the play might be the masterpiece of stock and it will be. MT. Ince will be seen in the role of Dick Johnson 'fThe Stranger" :; Miss StockweH as The Girl and MT. EggertOn as Jack Rance The Sheriff. There are two speaking parts in the production and it will be a revela- ton for stock audiences. BetWeen the acts lack AIIrnann assisted by Martin Arthur and Eddie Healey the singing ushers will sing the latest popular songs illustrated and the n
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-06
Children Crv
 FOR FLETcHER'S GAS c RIA
STATE OF CONNECTICUT.
 DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT. ss.. PROBATE COURT. '

August 2, 1910. Estate of John Rogers, late of the town of Bridgeport, in said District. deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Stratford, hath limited and allow ca SIX months IT 1m the date hereof for the Creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts. properly attested. within said time will be debarred g. recovery. All per- sons indebted to said Estate are re- quested to make immediate payment to
 EDWARD TOLE l. EXecutOr.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-06
Children Cry
 FOR FLETCHER'S c A s . RIA
DIED.

NIARRON-In .Danbury, Aug. ?, John J. Marron, aged about s years BENNETT.-In Noroton, Aug. 3, Aaron Bennett of Westport, aged
 93 years.
 PONTEROY.--In Norwalk, Aug. 2, J. F. Pomeroy.
 NEWTON.-In Norwalk, Aug 3. Mrs. Irene E. Newton, aged S3 years. GRuLEY.-In Thomaston, Aug. 3, Marshall J. Grilley, aged S8 years.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-05
Brown Asks a Rehea arino.

Washington.-Senator Brown OF Ne
braska. who appeared as counsel in
the cases argued before the United
States supreme court several weeks
ago to compel the railroad companies
to establish elevators for farmers or
associations complying with the terms
of the Nebraska law, will file a petit
tion with the court next week asking
for rehearing. Senator Brown will
point out in support of his motion that
in making its decision the court evi-
IDENTIFY overlook the discrimination
against the farmers, which he will
claim has been practiced by the rail.
roads for many years. He will also
point out that in declaring the Nebras-
ka law to be unconstitutional Justice
Holmes, who read the opinion of the
court, established a new doctrine of
the court. He will insist that in put
ting this law on the statute books Ne
braska was merely asking for police
power over railroads for the protec-
ton OF its citizens, which II has a right
TO exercise, and for that reason the
railroads must furnish conveniences
without discrimination. The enforce
ment OF such law, according to SEN
ator Brown, does not constitute con.
fiscaticn.
The comptroller of the currency has
authorized the following banks to be-
gin business: First National bank of
Lodge Pole, Neb,, capital $4,000; F.
G. Laselle, president; w. G. Welton,
vice-president; C. c. Laselle, cashier
Thos. j. Jordan, appointed postmaster.
Champion, Chase county, vice w. l.
Davidson, resigned.
Rural carriers appointed Brainard
John f. Roch; Comstock, Percy T..
Fuller; MERIT. C. w. Dunbar, subst.'
tute; Fairfield, Virgil Hogue.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-05
HAS HIS OWN SAY
SECRETARY BALLiNGER HEARD
IN SELF.DEFENsE.
TOOK OFFICE AGAINST WILL
Tho harshest Kind OF Language In
Characterization OF Glavis--Re-
sarded Garfield as One
OF His friends.

Washington. Indignantly denying
that he had been guilty OF any wrong
doing. Richard A. Ballingcr, secretary
Of the interior, made n bitter attack
upon his critics while witness be
fore the BalllngerPinchot investigat
ing committee Friday, and character.
lied many of the sworn statements OF
his principal accuser. L. II. CLAWS.
as "wilful and deliberate lies" Led
on by his attorney, Mr.. Vertrees, the
cabinet officer answered one by one
the indictments OF those who would
destroy him. He referred with ap-
parent pride to Theodore Roosevelt's
oft-cxpressed high estimate of him,
particularly the former presidents
statement when he was commissioner
OF the land office that he had secured
$685. 900 man for $5,00O."
He defended his conduct in connec.
ton with the Cunningham coal cases
and stated emphatically that he would
take the same action today as he did
when at the head Of the land Office
il he had the same record before him
After leaving the land office Mr.
Ballinger declared his only connec.
ton with the Cunningham cases was
In bringing east from Seattle an az
fldavit OF Clarence Cunningham, and
presenting 1t to Secretary Garfield. For
this service he said he had received
5000 or $3.50 which he regarded as
travelling expenses. He said that when
he became secretary of the interior he
refused to pass upon the claims in
any way.
Attorney Vertrees still has to ex
anime Mr.. Ballinger on the subject Of
water power sites before Mr.. Bran.
deis, counsel for CLAWS, and Mr.. Pep
per, counsel for Pinchot, begin his
cross examination.
The secretary's testimony Friday
dealt almost exclusively with the
CLAWS charges. Saturday 1t embraced
his attitude toward conservation and
the beginning Of his controversy with
Forester Pinchot.
The defense hopes to conclude by
noon Saturday. II this hope is real
lied Mr.. Brandeis will have Mr.. Bal
linger in hand all afternoon.
A social event would have hardly
attracted larger proportion OF ladies
than attended the hearing Friday.
Mrs. Ballinger was there. accompanied
by Mrs. Wickersham, wife OF the attoT.
ney general. Mrs. Pinchot. mother OF
the former forester, and Mrs. JUS
tice Lurton were also there. Not more
than one hundred spectators can OBJ
tain admission and every seat was oc-
cupied with many clamoring to get in.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-05

q tumor caused by rupture. wrote
to you for advice and you told me not
to get discouraged but to take Lydia
+. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
did take it and soon the lump in my
ride broke and passed away" Mrs.
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Kans.
Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from roots and herbs,
has proved to be the most successful
remedy for curing tho worst forms Of
female ills, including displacements,
Inflammation, fibroid tumors, irregu-
larities, periodic pains, backache, bear
ing-down feeling, fatulency, indiges-
ton, and nervous prostration. 1t costs
but q trihe to try it, and the result
has been worth millions to many
suffering women.
If you want special advice write
forit to Mrs. Pinkham,L Lynn, Mass.
It is free and always helpful.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-05
STATE FIRE WARDEN
Seeks to Have instruction In the
Schools.

SCHOOLS.
A. V. Johnson, state fire warden,
ras written letter to state Superin.
! tendent Bishop suggesting that a day
or an hour of some day each month be-
set aside for the teachers to instruct
their pupils about how to prevent fires
and what to do in some emergencies
| 1t is Mr.. Johnson's idea that II the
children are taught the dangerous use
of gasoline and Kerosene and what to
do in case OF explosion, as we'll as how
to prevent fires by keeping refuse
burned and the danger of permitting
, old papers to be stacked In an attic
| or closet that the lessons now learned
will remain with them always.
Mr.. johnson gave out the following
statement:
The Nebraska Fire commission
whose business 1t is to do everything
possible for the prevention of fire
waste desires to direct public atten.
ton to the necessity If general
cleanup during the spring time. De.
bris that has accumulated during the
winter months should be thoroughly
cleared away. The reasons for this
are obvious, one which might be men.
toned is that this debris is often re.
sponsible for spontaneous combustion,
which, more prevalent during the hot
summer months than during the cold
er period, is generally regarded by eX.
perienced fire fighters as one of the
chief causes of what are called 'un.
known fires"
Too often houses are built without
giving proper consideration to attic
ventilation: the hot summer sun beats
on the roof. the heat in the attic be.
comes intense and with the attic filled
with rubbish. dust, oily rags, highly
vanished pieces of furniture or other
accumulations spontaneous combus
tion is a natural result.
Closets are often used for storing
away greasy overalls old clothes and
oily rags, such closets should be thor
oughly cleaned and this Is particularly
true of the closet under the stairway,
which is too often permitted to be-
come fire trap Immediately under
the only way of escape from the upper
stories OF tne Dulldlng.
This Is the season for vanishing
and painting. hence old rags used for
wiping greasy wood and vanished sur
faces should be burned; il they must
be saved for future use they should
be kept in an iron receptacle substan.
TALLY covered and set away from the
wood buildings.
Paint and oily rags, varnish and
waste, used to wipe machinery are
particularly liable to spontaneous com
bustion.
We desire to suggest that when peo.
pie are removing their stoves for the
summer months, II they would be care.
full to see that the hole in the chin.
ney was stopped with metal thimble
and not with paper or rags 1t would
prevent great many fires.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-05
Personal,

A French aviator gave an exhibi.
tlon in gale to please Mr.. Roose'
welt.
An expert from Washington Is to
demonstrate n supposed hog cholera
cure in Nebraska.
The Bryan boom Is creating consd.
cradle worry among other members
Of the democratic party.
Senator Burkett celebrated Arbor
day in the United States senate by
introducing bill providing for the
establishment at Nebraska City of a
national school of forestry.
w. ]. Bryan criticised the appoint
ment of Governor Hughes.
In speech at St Louis Vice Presi
dent Sherman defended the tarin
law.
A resolution fayoring the election
Of United States senators by popu
lar vote was passed by the house o
representatives of Massachusetts by
q vote of l09 to 9S.
Senator Burkett introduced n bill
| 10 establish a school of forestry n
| Nebraska City.
| Tom Taggart claims converts L
his opposition to convention nom
nation for senator In Indiana