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BOUNDARY DISPUTE
UP FOR SETTLEMENT
Conference With President
on TexaS-New Mexico
Line.

An effort was made today by Senators
Bailey and CuIbersOn OF Texas. Repre-
sentative stephens of that State Dele
gate Andrews OF New Mexico and John
3 FarweIl. Of Chicago, 10 reach an
agreement as 20 the boundary line be-
tween Texas and New Mexico. They
held a conference with the President at
the White House. and a compromise
viii probably be the result
It Is the purpose Of the representatives
Of the various interests concerned TO
come to an agreement and have II be
come a part Of the act which finally ad-
mits New Mexico to Statehood.
John p FarweIl, of Chicago, repre-
scented the F'arweH estate His family
years ago built the capital Of Texas. and
in return was given sever al million acres
OF what was then regarded arid terri
tory Since then, however, the Farwell
estate has been opened to settlement
and has become immensely valuable
This area IS part Of that IN dispute
between the state and Territory OF New
Mexico.
a delegation OF commercial travellers
called upon the President this morning
and urged the appointment OF F. W
CrandaE. Of st. Louis, to a position on
the Interstate Commerce Commission
The party vas headed by Adolf BoIdt.
OF Texas. and W O. Hudson. Of New
Orleans. Mr.. CrandaH is the traffic
manager Of the T p. A
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Prouty, who has been mentioned as
possible member Of the new Court OF
Commerce was invited to the Waite
House today by the President he
object Of his visit was not given out
Representative J. Hampton Moore OF
Pennsylvania arranged for a confer
ence this afternoon at SD O'Clock be-
tween the President and a committee
Of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways As
ISOLATION now here attending the meet
ing OF the Rivers and HarbOrs Con-
gTeeS-
The Cabinet met at Il. 30 this morning
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offering submit to the viii Of a ma
JoTity OF the party, the conservative
members are insisting that there be 4
modincation Of the original plan This
proposition has been rejected By the
pTogTessives, who are fearful that anv
mooinC3tiOn Of the scheme Of a COM
nittee on committees viii merely result
IN transferring from the Speaker to q
huence now exercised by the Speaker.
Favored By Sentiment.
Progressive Democrats asse1 that
their fight has been Won thus carly in
the session because Of the tremendous
sentiment throughout the country in
favor OF the committee on committees
Nearly every member of the minority
mas been receiving a large number Of
letters daily urging him to support the
proposition William J. Bryan has been
active IN demanding reform of the rules
been asked to write to their Representa-
t1veS IN Congress urging such reform
The DrOgresSiveS now plan TO commit
the m. 7orlty TO the committee on com
mittees at the first opportunity
Representative Sims Of Tennessee is
expected to OfIeT his resolution pIedgfng
the Democrats 70 support a committee
on committees resolution, and the pro
gressive Democrats viii not hesitate to
join with the Republican insurgents 10
change the rules al this session OF Con
gTesS- such move probably viii not
be made until the closing DAYS OF the
session when the committees are free
OF important legislation and the aDprO-
priatiOn bills are out OF the way It is
deemed eSsCItiel 10 commit this Con
greSs TO the proposition in order that
the succeeding Congress. in which the
Democrats will take hold of the House
machinery, viii find Il en- barrassfng If
they do not adopt the reformed rules
put into effect at the short session.
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.,e5 the taxpayers with road improve
n,ent projects which cost $4,000 a nile
"A change OF transportation neceS-
sarIly means a change Of markets, anu
this must come necessarily slow
Other speakers were Mayor Jolh
Fitzgerald. OF Boston; Governor otuoos'
Of Kansas. Judge Fishback, OF en-
caCo-
ReDorts Of the secretary and treas
,,rer I r Ellison. Of Special Director
FOX and Of \ A Thompson, held sec
rotary. were heard -
-I-17e Youngest delegate at the cOnven-
+5on is Reed Hatfield. four years olo'
me son Of T J. Hatfield, OF CoVing-
ION Ky. He has attended every seS-
sion and wears q delegates badge
through to Chicago IN Is IA Hours
PrunsvIvania Special Through Sieep-
fDr car from washington to chicago
T.es YES Union Station $40 P NJ. arrives
Chicago $50 next moTnins--AdNC-
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Democratic members of the House
who have been conducting campaign
for a Committee on committees an
nouuced TODAY that their fight had been
won. and that all that remains for them
TO do is TO work out a satisfactory plan
of committee appointment
These progressive Democrats have
been active since the day after election
Opposed to them have been those fol
lowers Of Champ Clark who hoped to
get desirable committee chairmanships
under the old plan Of seniority
Since Congress assembled last Mon
dav. some Of Mr. Clark's most intimate
associates have been engaged in max
ing a careful poll Of the House for the
purpose Of ascertaining the exact senti-
ment among the minority members in
favor of taking from the Speaker the
power Of appointing the committees
This canvas Of the situation, It can be
stated on good authority, has convinced
the conservative Democratic leaders
that they cannot successfully oppose the
movement
Fight VIII Be Made.
This does not mean that a resolution
20 have the committees appointed by
the House viii 90 through without
contest On the contrary there are
large number Of Democrats who viii
fight the proposition TO the finish on
general principles, Emu also for the pur-
pose Of being in . position where they
can demand a modification OF Jne plan
insisted upon by the progressive Demo
Gratis
This phase Of the situation Is clearly
indicated By the OveTtures which nave
already been made by the conservative
Democrats 4 member Of the minority
vbo Is in line for one OF the most i'm
oortaut committee chairmanshiPs IN tho
House during the next Congress. who
came to Washington prepared TO hsht
the committee on committees serene
and who personally supervised the poll
Of The minority members has inIoIILleu
the progressive Democrats thaI MI
C7srl- a-d his friends realize that on
vote in the House or even in Demo
cratic caucus they could not command
sufficient strength to head on me plaA
/ - Tof the Speaker OF his power hay
( ing made this admission, ard to7tatlVeIy
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COMMITTEE COMMITTEE
VICTORY IS CLAIMED
Rule Reform Has Enabled Them Thus Early
to Shear Speakers Power.
RoqU Democrats Stand on Plan to Lin1d
Speakers Power
THE QUESTION.


Do you Speaker power appoint
commtees?
ANSWERS.
For taking away Speakers
Speakers
yet .I47
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Lkened Unto Good Roads.

Likening the river problem TO the
good roads project. he said that the
reason there were few good roads in
the country was that instead OF drain
ing roads and scraping their surfa ces,
those in command Of the work fright
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Mems Heavyweight Cassimeres.
Cheviots, and Tweeds, in the most
stylish shades Of brown. gray. and
blue The coats are long cut and
the trousers generously full. Spe-
ciaI price. S1s.75. for Saturday only
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which was written in clear round
characters these words.

which was written in clear round
characters these words:
The Appleweight crowd never done Won
narm. II you have any of them arrested
step. o"n uoor-
When Mr. Thomas Ardmore had read
this message half dozen times with
increasing satisfaction he folded It
carefully and put 1t away in his pock.
et-book
Taking half a sheet Of note paper
he wrote as follows:
,1Appleweight and his gang are towards.
SWIhin ten days those that have not been
hanged Will be in jail at Kildare.
He studied the phraseology critical
ly and then placed the paper in the
cob stopper. whose halves he tied to-
gether with bit of twine. As the
Jug stood on the table 1t was, to all
appearances, exactly as 1t had been
when delivered to Ardmore on the
rear Of the train at Kildare. and he
was thoroughly well pleased with him.
sell. He changed the blue scarf with
which he had begun the day for one
OF purple with gold bars, and walked
up the street toward the statehouse.
rnis venerable edifice, meekly re-
posing amid noble trees. struck agree
ably upon Ardmore's fancy. Here was
government enthroned in quiet dig.
nifty, as becomes a venerable COM
monwealth. wearing its years like a
veteran who has known war and tn.
multi, but finds at last tranquility and
peace. He experienced feeling OF
awe, without quite knowing It, as he
strolled up the walk. climbed the steps
to the portico and turned to look back
from the shadow Of the pillars. He
had never but once before visited an
American public building-the New
York city hall-and he felt that now,
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As he rose. the man stood quickly
at his side. menacingly
Give me thet Jug or I'll shoot y'u
right hyeh In the street"
mo. you wouldn't do that. Old
Corduroy. can see that you are kind
and good and you wouldn't shoot
down an unarmed man. Besides II
would muss up the street"
"Y'u took thet jug from my brother
By lyin' to i'm. Hes telegraphed me
to cit u. and I'm a-goin' to do II"
Your brother sent you! 1t was
nice Of him to ask you to call on me.
Why. I've known your brother inti-
matsly for years."
"knowed my brother!" and for the
hrst time the man really seemed to
doubt himself. Which did y'u know
Bill?
We roomed together at Harvard.
thst's bow I know him. II you force
me to II! We're both Hasty Pudding
men. Nov II you try to bulldose me
further. I'll slap your wrists. So
there!"
Ardmore entered the hotel deliber-
ately. climbed to his room and locked
the door. Then he seized the little brown
jug. drew the stopper and poured out
. tumblerful OF clear white Auid. He
took swallow and shuddered ~ the
nery liquid seemed instantly to cause
every part Of his being to tinxle. He
wiped the tears from his eyes and
sat down. The corn-cob stopper had
fallen to the noor. and he picked 1t
up and examined 1t carefully. 1t had
been lifted tightly into the mouth of
the Jug BY the addition Of q bit of
calico. and he fingered 1t for . mo
ment with = grin on his face.
He was about to replace 1t when,
to his astonishment, 1t broke in his
fingers. and out fell carefully folded
slip Of paper. He carried II to the
window and opened it, finding that 1t
was an ordinary telegraph blank on
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HAD A PRIVATE MENAoERlE
No Other Explanation for coionsrs
Extraordinary Outbreak Seems
Possible.

Hits wonder to me-" said the
old family servant, dat de of kunnel
don't 20 into de circus business. out an
out-he see SO many animiles long
bout de Christmas time, an dey does
sich funny tricks! Leastways, dat
what he say Only yistiddy de preach.
er come ter see him, ridin' Of his oil
bin hoss-I mean de hoss what blin'
in one eye-an' wen de kunnel spied
him he holler out: Git of dem two
elephants, an tu'n dat tiger aloose,
for he bite de life outen you! An
shoe dem two monkeys of yo' shoul.
der, an don't let dat giraffe poke his
long neck in my winder!' Well, sub.
de preacher wuz clar kerfummuxed,
he wuz, seein' ez dar warn't nuttin'
t all dar but him an his oil blin' hoss;
but wen he seen de kunnel grab his
OIL war musket an holler dat he'd
shoot dem monkeys off his shoulder.
de preacher say: Lawd hep him!'
an de time dat OF blin' hoss made git.
tin back ter whar he come FUN wuz
too quick ter be sot down in de racin'
kords!"-Atlanta Constitution.
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6y mpEDfTn NICI1l
!! ;A1!!1zzRs4a!!z!!9!gHn 9 g q! \ n!YM YMlxzdf5

commiserating glance upon Ardmors.
Well. they use jlss there. know
that" declared ArAmore: vhereat
the table roarsd. Tho unanimity oe
their applause warmed his heart,
though he did not know Why they
laughed.
You handle crockery! asked
maa from the end of the tabls. well,
/ guess Dilwell county consumes .
few gross Of jugs all right. But you'd
better be careful not to whisper jugs
too loud hero. There's usually
couple Of revenue men around town"
They all went together to the ONCE,
where they picked up. their sample
cases and sailed forth for . descent
upon the Raleigh merchants; and Ard
more. thus reminded that he was in
the crockery business. and that he
had Z sample In his room, sat down
under > tree on the sidewalk at the
INN door to consider what he should
do with his little brown Jug.
As Mr.. Ardmore pondered duty ana
the jug . tall man In shabby corduroy
halted near BY and inspected him
carefully.
Good morning." said Ardmore
pleasantly.
The man nodded. but did not speak.
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Well Identified.

A severe looking woman moved up
to the window at the Citizen Savings
& Trust Company with small check
to be cashed The teller said she'd
have to be identified and she suggest.
ed that he call up the man who had
drawn the check and have him de-
scribe her.
The teller decided to take the
chance, and called the man on the
phone at his elbow.
"Oh, It's probably all right" came
the word over the phone. wait, I'll
describe her for you and you can see
if it's the same woman. She had on q
faded brown dress and paints Just .
little bit. has sharp nose and spec
tacles. and is about as pretty as Ker.
NIT Roosevelt. Oh, yes, and she wore
big brooch with shower of imita.
ton stones in It."
The teller looked the woman over
and cashed the check. She hadn't
heard the other end of his telephone
conversation and went her way smil.
ing.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Returning to Prose.

Flushed with triumph and 80 de-
grees in the shade, parched and scant
of breath, they stood upon the tower
ing mountain peak, and surveyed the
gorgeous panorama that spread itself
beneath them like two-inch to the
mile ordnance map of the whole
world.
"There!" she exclaimed angrily.
I'VE have climbed all this distance to
admire the beauties Of nature, and
we've left the glass at home!"
TRANQUILITY smiling, he shifted the
lunch basket to the other arm.
Never mind, DEAR" he replied.
There's nobody about. It won't hurt
us just this once to drink out of the
bottle. le."-Answers.
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He was examining Ardmore with .
pair Of small, shrewd, gray eyes. In
his hands he held a crumpled bit Of
brown paper that looked like tele-
gram.
Il got telegram hyeh say y'u got a
jug thet y'u amt no right t last night
at Kildare. I want thet jug, young
fella."
Now that's very unfortunate. Or
dinarily should be delighted, but l
really couldn't give away my Kildare
Jug. Now If 1t was one my other
jugs-even my Omaha Jug, or my dear
old Louisville jug-I shouldn't hesi-
tate a minute. but that old Kildare
jug! My dear man, you don't know
what you ask"
"Y'll give me thet Jug or it'll be the
worse for y'u. Y'u amt in thet game.
young fella."
mot in 1t! You don't know whom
you are addressing I'm not only in
the game. but I'm in to the finish," de-
clared Ardmore, sitting upright in his
chair. you've got the wrong idea,
my friend, If you think you can intim-
idate me. That Jug was given me by
friend. very old and dear friend"
"A friend Of yourn!"
The keen little gray eyes were
blinking rapidly.
"One Of the best friends l ever had
In this world" and Ardmore's face
showed feeling. "He and l charged
side by side through tie bloodiest bat
ties Of our civil war. ! will cheerfully
give you my watch, or money in any
sum. but the jug-I will part with my
life first! And now," concluded Ard
more, while I should be glad to con-
tinue this conversation. my duties call
me elsewhere"
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ouadruped Ancestors.

Though 1t may annoy Chesterton,
when he gets down on all-fours hunt.
ing for lost sixpence, to be told by
a passing biologist that he is hunting
that way because his remote ancestors
were quadrupeds and though popular
interest rests with the prophets of
science rather than with the delivers
into the prehistoric facts. still, as
Huxley said, the small history of man
will almost be useless as precedent
until 1t is supplemented by the great
natural history of his true origin
and being. Consequently, the great
prophets of science are the most
painstaking delivers into the prehis-
toric past.
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CHAPTER ~.
Duty and the jug.

- O0Sy AU0 klb0 S04s I9
Mr.. Thomas Ardmore, one trunk.
two bags and little brown Jug reach
ed the Guilford house. Raleigh, at
eight O'Clock in the morning. Ardmore
had never felt better In his life, he as
sured himself. as he chose a room
with care and intimated to the land
lord his intention of remaining q week.
But for i'll luck Of having his baggage
marked he should have registered
himself falsely on the books Of the
INN: but feeling that this was not
quite respectable he assured the land
lord. in response to the usual ques-
tion. that he was not Ardmore OF New
York and Ardsley, but an entirely diff
ferent person.
The Guilford house coffee was not
just what he was used to. but he was
in an amiable humor and enjoyed
hugely the conversation of the com.
mercial travellers with whom he took
his breakfast. He did not often es.
cape from himself or the burden of
his family reputation. and these
strangers were profoundly entertain
ing. It had never occurred to Ard
more that man could be SO amiable
no early in the day and his own spirits
rallied as he passed the sugar, abused
the hot bread and nodded his approval
of bitter filings at the inns of other
southern towns of whose existence he
only vaguely knew.
i II wonder. II the governors back
vnt y" ackad ono man
"The morning paper says not, but
he's expected to-day" replied the man
with the newspaper.
j about the first thing he'll have to
do will be to face the question Of ar.
resting Appleweight. was in Co.
aumbia the other day and everybody
was talking of the case. They say
and the speaker waited for the fullest
attention Of his hearers-"they say
Osborne amt none too anxious to
have Appleweight arrested on his side
Of the line"
/ why not?" demanded Ardmore.
. well. you hear all kinds of things.
II was only whispered down there, but
they say Osborne was a little too
thick with the Appleweight crowd be.
fore he was elected governor. He
was their attorney, and they were a
bad lot for any man to be attorney
for. But they haven't caught Apple
weight yet"
where's he hiding; don't the au.
thorities know?"
"Oh, he's up there in the hills on
the state line. His home is as much
on one side as the other. He spends
. good deal of time in Kildare"
"Kildare?" asked Ardmore. startled
At the word.
"Yes. it's the county seat, what
there is Of 1t. l hope you never make
that town." and the inquirer hent .
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CHAPTER '''.-centlrssd.

Thank you. my lad. While re-
gret missing your worthy father. yet
beg TO present my compliments to
your kind and thoughtful mother"
He had transferred his money TO his
aressInggown pocket ON leaving his
berth, and he now tossed Q silver dol
lar to the boy. who caught 1t with =
yell of delight and scampered OF into
the night
Ardmore had dropped the Jugs care
lessly into the vestibule. and he was
surveying them critically when the
train started. The wheels were be-
ginning to grind reluctantly when q
cry down the track arrested his At
tention. A man was flying after the
train, shouting at the top OF his lungs.
He ran, caught hold of the rail and
howled:
"The gov'nor amt on they! Gimme
back nay Jug"
''Indian-giver!" yelled Ardmore. He
stopped down, picked up the first Jug
that came to hand, and dropped It into
the mans outstretched arms.
The porter, having heard voices,
rushed out upon Ardmore, who held
the remaining jug to the light. scru-
tinixing 1t carefully.
please put this away for me. por-
Ter. It's little gift from an old
army friend"
Then Mr.. Ardmore returned to his
eerth. fully pleased with his adven-
lures. and slept until the porter gave
warning Of Raleigh.
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indeed. he had turned a corner ana
entered upon a new and strange woriu,
He ascended TO the toy-like legisiause
chambers, where fags OF nation anu
state hung side by side. and whefe
the very seats and desks of the law
makers spoke of other times and man
ners.
Mr. Ardmore. feeling that he shouid
now be about his business. sought tne
governors once, where secretary,
who seemed harassed BY the cares OF
his position. confirmed Ardmores
knowledge Of the governors absence.
Il didn't wish to see the governor
on business" explained Ardmore
pleasantly. leaning upon his stick with
an air of leisure. "He and my father
we're old friends. and always prom
ised my father that ! would never
pass through Raleigh without calling
on Gov. Dangerneld."
That IL too bad" remarked the
young man sympathetically. though
with . preoccupation that was elo-
quent OF large affairs.
Could you tell me whether any
members OF the governors family are
At home!'
"Oh. yes; Mrs. Dangerneld and Miss
Jerry are at the mansion"
Miss Jerry?"
Miss Geraldine. We all call her
Miss Jerry in North Carolina"
"Oh. yes: to be sure. Let me see;
its over this way to the mansion. isn't
it,? inquired Ardmore.
mo: out the other end Of the build
ing-and turn to your right. You
can't miss It"
The sroom was quiet. the secretary
a young man Of address and intelli-
gence. Here, without question. was
the place for Ardmore to discharge his
business and be quit of 1t; but having
at last snatched q commission from
fieeting opportunity it was not for
him to throw 1t to another man. As
he opened the door to leave. the Sec
retary arrested him.
"Oh. Mr.-pardon me. but did you
come in from the south this morn
ing?"
Yes; came up ON the Tar Heel
express from Atlanta"
ITO be sure. OF course you didn't
sit up all night? There's some trou.
BILE brewing around Kildare. l thought
you might have heard something, but
of course you couldn't have been
awake at two o'clock in the morning?"
The secretary was SO anxious to
acquit him Of any knowledge Of the
situation at Kildare that it seemed
kindest to tell him nothing. The sec.
retary's face lost its anxiety for a mo.
ment. and he smiled.
THE governor has an old friend
and admirer up there who always puts
Jug Of fresh buttermilk on board
when he passes through. The govern
or was expected home this morning.
and thought maybe"
you're positive it's always butter.
milk. are you?" asked Ardmore with
a grin.
Certainly" replied the secretary
with dignity. Gov. Dangerfields
sentiments as to the liquor trafic are
well known" aa
"Of course, all the world knows
that. But I'm afraid all jugs look alike
to me; but then, the fact is I'm in the
Jug business myself Good mornins." ]"
The governors mansion was easily
found, and having walked about the
neighborhood until his watch marked
IL Ardmore entered the grounds and
rang the bell at the front door.
(To BE CONTINUEDo
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The Marine Naturalist.

The Ancient Mariner told of shoot
ing the albatross.
Were you photographed in the act.
and did you save the bullet?" asked
the wedding guests.
Sadly the old tar realized that he
was out of date.
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Synopsis.

fhenas Ardmore. bored millionairs.
- Henry Maine Griswoid. professor in
the university Of Virginia. take trains
Ard@ere ia pursuit. Of q girl who had
wiaksd At him. Mistaken for Gov. o.
borne Of South Carolina. Griswold: life
y threatened. He goes 70 Colu@bla TO
oseorne. He remains to asslst hsr in the
aAseece Of her father. Ardmore learns
that Ms winking lady II the daughter of
Gov. Oangerfield OF North Carolina. He
follows her to Raleigh. and ON the way 10
Bfveo brown jug at kildare.
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To Helchts Subllme.

II making two blades of grass grow
where but. one grew before is a noble
accomplishment what proud word
will fitly name the mantle heroiam
Of reforesting a nation?