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agreed that Representatives DalZeu and
Smith would be allowed to retain their
places on the rules committee Around
the four which the republican caucus
will choose is evidently where the fight
will center.
Some of the insurgents announced
that they would see President Taft
about it as soon as he arrived in Wash
ingtOn
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Changes Are Planned


A complete revolution in the system
of business in the house-a change that
proposes transfer of the control of the
legislative business to a committee on
committees-is impending as the result
of Cannon's denunciation of the in
surgents in his speech before the Illi-
nois association Saturday night. AL
ready proposed measure has been
drawn by a prominent insurgent re-
publican and may be introduced at any
moment.
The resolution would create a COM
mittee on committees, to consist of ID
members. nine of them to be repub-
licans and six democrats, all to be
elected by the house.
This committee would be vested with
the duty of selecting committees in
stead of leaving that power in the
speakers hands. The membership
would be distributed geographically, so
that the interests of every section
would be protected. The resolution
proposes even greater power for that
committee-jurisdictio of conference
reports and of appropriation bills-thus
enabling the Is members represent N &
the members of both parties to control
the houses business.
1t is proposed to give the general
committee power to take business out
or the regular standing committees In
the event of dissatisfaction with the
way business is being administered in
the regular committees There is no
specification as to insurgent represen-
tation on that general committee, the
insurgents not being insistent or ap-
prehensive on that score.
Insurgents Are Praised
Many of the insurgents are receiving
kilograms from not only their con-
stituents but from outside districts, eX-
pressing opinions on their course, most
ly commendatory, the insurgents say.
Victor Murdock of Kansas, who stood
to the last for enlargement of the rules
committee and the elimination of the
speaker as member of the rules COM
mittee and as speaker of the house, has
been flooded with kilograms He says
all of them commended his action.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-22
Party's Interests at Heart

Representative Madison of Kansas.
one of the insurgents who voted
against the Burleson resolution, de-
cIared he had voted for what seemed
best for the party.
IF Speaker Cannon had resigned in
stead of making the bid he did for
sympathy he said, I'VE would have
elected another speaker before the end
of the week and the republican party
would not have been obliged to carry
the burden of Cannonism through the
coming campaign. 1t is ridiculous for
Cannon or any bne else to say chaos
or anarchy would have reigned If the
speaker had resigned.
The regulars and the insurgents
would have had no difficulty in getting
together in choosing his successor
Representative Hayes Of California,
another insurgent who voted with the
regulars, declared that he would not
enter republican caucus unless he was
assured that the men to be selected
would be satisfactory to the insurgents.
Il fought for principle last week"
said Hayes. and / refuse to throw
away the fruits of the victory we won.
Where would we gain anything If we
allowed the regulars to name that COM
mittee and put on men who would con-
tinue to act as Cannon has on that COM
mittee in the past? 1t is ridiculous.
Il shall have to know just who the
men are that are going to be named
before I go into the caucus. We don't
want 10 name insurgents, but we de-
mand good men,"
Practically all of the insurgents were
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-22

Shasta Water from Shasta Springs
With it's merits the country rings.
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Results Are Discussed

Sherley and Smith of Iowa, mem
her of the old rules committee, ana
others were in a group talking over the
result of the battle. Sherley contended
that If the democrats had taken the
same attitude he did in trying TO ngnt
off presentation of the Burleson reso-
luton, the regular republicans wonlo
not now be claiming a pdrIiaI NictoIy
for the speaker.
Sneaker Cannon called the house to
order at noon. Immediately after the
CHAPLAIN had concluded his prayer a
huzz of conversation arose. Rapping
the members to order angrily, the
sneaker reminded them that the unani-
nous consent calendar, which was the
order of the day, was mot safe calen-
dar unless the house considered 1t in an
orderly manner.
The unanimous consent calendar re-
ferred to by Cannon was part OF the
new Fitzgerald rules adopted by the
house about a year ago.
Speaker Cannon. again insisting upon
order pointed out to the house posi-
BILE weakness in the Fitzgerald rules.
These rules were adopted a year ago
in the face of opposition to himself
and the regular republicans.
THE unanimous consent calendar.
declared Cannon between the raps of
his gave1, "has relieved the speaker
from all responsibility in examining
bills before he exercises his discretion
in submitting them to unanimous con-
sent and now that discretion rests
upon the house. And" he added in
earnest tones, ''if the house is not in
order somebody will get hurt
Some semblance of order was then
| obtained and the house proceeded to
dispose of a number of minor bills.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-03

and others. OF course ii takes an
expert to do so well, but what one
can do others may do in like circum.
stances. No one need get the idea be.
bees like an expert that he cannot do
anything, because if the bees are given
half chance they may do pretty well
anyway
know Of no reason why bees would
not do well on any place where fruit
is grown OF course bees do not de-
pend on fruit growing to secure a
crop Of honey. but it is great aid
TO them in early spring ito stimulate
them and get them started 10 raising
Of them to gather the nectar q little
later in the season when it does come
What | mean in particular is where
fruit grows flowers will grow also,
and where there is a fair variety of
wild flowers growing is a good place
for bees
To get the best results from bees. in
securing honey after putting them in
movable frame hives and having the
combs so built that the beekeeper can
remove these combs and thus know all
about the condition of his bees. re-
move moths if they should get into
the hives divide the bees when neces-
sary or add them up if necessary and
make great many manipulations
The beekeeper should give them the
great benefit Of comb foundation to
start on. which not only secures
straight combs in the frames. but also
keeps the bees from building so much
drone comb, which they will do if left |
to themselves.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-03
A New Madonna.

CIV" AAoAOAAAos
Necessarily ten years bring about
many changes In the dramatis per-
sOnae, Those who witnessed the Pas
sion play In 1900 will recognize this
year only three "hOldOvers," Johann
Swink. Judas. whose daughter. Otelia.
Is to be the new Madonna; Anton
Lang, Christus, who with his wife.
soprano solOist In the cast of 1900,
and their children, gives us typical
Oberammergau family. and Burgo-
master Sebastian Baur. who will
again represent Pontius PLATE. Sebas-
tian Lang. the Calaphus of 1900. has
been assigned the role Of the ex-high
priest Annas.
Oberammergau lies forty three miles
southwest Of Munich, which is in the
far southeastern part Of Germany. In
straight line Munich Is scarcely 200
miles across the Austrian Tyrol from
Venice. BY rail 1t Is fourteen hour
journey or 50 from Bremen, Hamburg
or Rotterdam, distance of about 800
miles.
Oberammergau Is within easy mo-
ttoring distance Of Munich. but the fact
that the Passion play begins at in
the morning will serve to discourage
any but the most energetic AUTOMOBILE
lists from attempting the forty-three
miles between breakfast time and the
Opening of the performance There
As to be al; afrship line. too. 1t is said.
with round "trip fare of $175 a pas
'senger. It's the first airship line reg
aiiariy TO be opened in the world. and
tthe captain of rtt7e ship will be an
o6tncer from the aerouautic corps OF
the German army.
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arm, an,
Garden
BEEkEEPlNG ON FARMS.
II Given Half q Chance Bees Yield
Good Profits

Good Profits.
As to whether 1t will pay the aver
age farmer to keep bees and produce
honey on his place would say that
will depend somewhat on circum-
stances. writes J. W. Rouse of Au.
drain county, Mo-. | am sure it would
pay any horticuturist to keep bees
even IL he never got any honey from
them. as they are great aid in caus.
ing the fertilization Of fruit bloom
Many times one can secure some sur
plus honey from bees kept in gums
or boxes, but If bees are kept in mod
ern improved movable frame hives.
rightly attended to. they pay an i'm.
mense profit In fact, | know of moth
ing on place that will yield as good
a profit as bees, as one not only gets
the benefit of them in fruit growing
but sometimes they yield 200 pounds
per colony Of honey | have had them
do this in three different seasons. and
many have done better than that, in.
Guiding some kept by Illinois farmers
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-03
Varieqated AlfaIfss.

Within recent years alfalfa has
forged to the front as a forage plant
in the United States with extraordi-
considered one of our most important
crop plants 1t Is grown to some ex-
tent In all sections. but 1t is only in
the western half Of the country that
it takes rank as leading forage crop
In most parts of the west the ordinary
alfalfa appears to be well adapted to
prevailing conditions. but for localities
where drought resistance Is important
and along our northern border, where
ability to stand extremes Of cold is
essential, 1t has been found very de-
sirable to secure improved strains
The species of alfalfa ordinarily
grown bears violet cOlored flowers.
and its seed pods are cOiled into close
spirals. Persia was probably the orig
inal home of this species. There Is.
however. another species Of alfalfa
growing wild In Siberia and through
out the greater part OF Europe which
bears yellow flowers and whose seed
pods are sickle shaped The PROSTATE
stems and poor seed bearing qualities
of this species are obstacles 10 its use
as forage plant. Ii Is. however, very
drought resistant and is able to stand
very low temperature without winter
killing.
Where the yellow lowered alfalfa
grows alongside fields Of ordinary al
falfa there Is "a tendency for the spe-
eies to cross and produce bybrids com
bining some Of the qualities Of both
species and bearing both violet and
yellow flowers. In this way have been
naturally produced variegated varie-
Ties which are better adapted to stand
extremes Of cold than ordinary alfalfa.
VAffegated varieties. though possess
fsg only 8 to topper cent OF the yellow
nowered parentage. are greatly So.
'S&rfor FOR rigorous northern climates.
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We have in another column
tried TO present II. Bascu I'm
Thomas speech in few words,
delivered here in Canyon City.
There is no question that the
Senator while in the Senate made
repeated charges against the
Legislature and then retracted
them as fast as he made them.
He seems to be a kicker. He was
at one time an employee of the
land office at Austin, and was so
incorregible that be had a fight
for his epethets when used. He
got into the comptrollers Office
as an employee and kicked up
stink there. There were in the
last state senate several clean,
christian men who today say, as
we understand, that Mr.. Thorn
as charges and his demeanor
there was all purely imaginary
aud absolutely without founda
ton. Mr.. Thomas whole scheme
was a campaign preface for
notoriety, and after July 90, next,
will be heard of no more.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-03

" HE PASSION play or Oberammer-
gau has become perhaps the
Il most famous single dramatic
event on earth 1t is certainly
the most unique. Acted by peasants,
tie chief of whose required qualifca-
lions are religious devotion and purity
of life, Its dramatic force is equal to
that seen upon any stage. albeit occu-
pied by the worlds greatest actors.
The Passion play is presented every
ten years, the theory being that it shall
not be cheapened by frequency ODER
ammergau is little Bavarian village
surrounded by mountains. 1t has not
been modernized except In the neces-
sary features of sewerage and santa
ton. In all other respects 1t is now
as It has been for centuI IS. The peas
ants who present the p. ~ are wood
carvers and farmers. The financial re-
turn given to each actor is most mod
est, scarcely sufficient to pay for the
actual time given the play. Yet the
chief ambition of each of these simple
villagers Is to be an actor In the "Pas-
sionspiel."
1t was in 1888 that the plague swept
Oberammergau, the harvest of death
claiming one-fourth of the population.
The survivors met and resolved that
every ten years thereafter they would
present the sacred scenes of the Pas
sion. after which the plague was mi
raculously stayed. That is the story,
and back OF it is one even more touch
ing and beautiful. One peasant had
lost his wife and children and in the
detection that followed dreamed that
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Announcements.

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following persons as candidates for
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FOR COUNTY AND DISTRICT CLERK.
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murmurs. Christ parts from his mother
and friends at Bethany.
Act 4--The last journey TO Jerusalem.
Tableau - King Ahasuerus dismisses
Vashti and chooses Esther.
Fulfiliment-Christ goes with the disci-
pies again toward Jerusalem, weeps at
the sight of the sinful city, sends two dis
ciples to prepare In advance the Passover
lamb. Judas conceives the Idea of be
traying his Master The two disciples
come 20 Jerusalem.
Act 1.-THE last supper.
Tableau-(a) The fall Of the mama.
(b) The grapes carried back from the
promised land.
Fulfllment-Jesus partakes OF the last
supper with his disciples. washes their
feet Institutes the sacrament Of the Holy
Eucharist and reveals the traitor
Act G-Treachery OF Judas.
Tableau-The sons Of Jacob sell their
brother for twenty pieces of silver.
Fuinllment-Judas comes into the san
hsdrin and promises to deliver his Master
into the hands of the Pharisees for thirty
silver pieces The latter accept the trail
tors offer and decide upon the death OF
Jesus.
Act 1.-THE agony In the garden and the
Tableau-(a) Adam compelled to earn his
bread by the bitter sweat of hard toll
(b) Joab, pretending to give Amasa the
kiss of friendship. stabs him with a dag
ger.
Fulfllment-The agony Of Christ In the
garden Judas betrays him with a kiss
Christ Is bound and led captive to the
city.
At this point, where the events OF holy
Thursday end, there Is an intermission for
rest and refreshment.
PART II.
Act 8-Jesus before Annas.
Tableau-Micheas, the prophet. Is snit-
ten for telling Achab the truth.
Fulfllment-Jesus brought to Annas. in
whose presence he is buffeted in the face.
Act 9-Jesus before Caiphas.
Tableau-(a) The innocent Naboth stoned
to death on the testimony OF false wit
nesses.
(b) The sufferings and patience OF Job.
Fulnllment-Christ is led to Caiphas,
tried by him and declared worthy OF
death. Judas full Of remorse and of an
guish. Christ Is denied by Peter. reviled
and maltreated by the servants.
Act 10-Despairt of Judas.
Tableau-Cain. the murderer OF his broth
er. tortured by conscience. wanders over
the face Of the earth.
Fulhllment-The despair of Judas. the
ratification Of the sentence of death In the
sanhedrin. Judas. filled with remorss.
enters the council chamber. dashes the
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-03
Unique Dramatic Event That Is
Enacted In the Little Bavarian
Village Of Oberammergau Every
Ten Years Because Of a Vow
Made During a Plague.
BY WALTON WILLIAMS.

n HE Passion play Of Oberammer-
gau has become perhaps the
most famous single dramatic
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Papers sent out OF the county promptly dis
continued at expiration OF time paid for,
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Contributors Notice.

Any erroneous reflection upon the character.
tanding or reputation OF any person. firm or
corporation which may appear in the columns
Of The News viii be gladly corrected upon its
being brought to the attention OF the publisher.
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THREE OF THE CHIEF ACTORS IN THE PASSION PLAY

be saw the Saviour Then the outline
Of the cross appeared and a gentle
voice spoke to him: my son, are you
weary? Are you heavy hearted? Do
you weep? Remember my agony. I
have endured more than thou"
Rushing to the church, the peasant
rang the bell until all the villagers had
gathered, wheredpon he recounted his
dream and proposed that the people
enact the sorrows Of the Master on
every tenth year The VOW was taken
then and there. and the plague speedi-
ly ended. All this Is little more than
legend. The one fact that is not leg
end Is that the Passion play has been
enacted every tenth year through the
centuries that followed, the only ex-
ception being once when nearly all the
ablebodied men In the village were
absent In the wars.
Play Lasts All Day.
The play follows the Biblical nara
tive with great fidelity and has been
adapted from time to time by the vii
Iage priests. Every act Is preceded
by a tableau, usually taken from the
Old Testament. There Is also a cho
rus, the songs Of which explain the
tableaux. The play lasts all day. with
two hours intermission at noon. 1t Is
scheduled to be presented twenty-nine
times during the season. which runs
from May till September In case the
spectators on any given day are more
than can be accommodated I'm the
theater, which seats over 1000. the
play is repeated on the following day.
AS this is liable to happen frequently
the number Of performances may
reach to at least fifty during the sum-
mer. Indications are that greater
crowds will visit Oberammergau than
ever before. about three-fourths of
them being Americans. The dates Sc
iected are as follows: May 16, %, 20
June 8. IL. 10, "a, 20. July 8, 10, II. 20
"a, n, 81, Aug. 8, Z, 10, IA. II. 81
"a, %, 81, Sept. 4, 8. IL, Is. %.
To insure getting a ticket to the per
Torrance 1t is necessary to order not
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-03
Railway Time Table.
MAIN LINE, WEST BOUND.

MAIN LINE, WEST BOUND.
No. Sc to Clovis ......-...-.. ...-. S:i5 D. n.
No. iIS to Carlsbad from X. c.. loo5 a. n.
No, q. Local Freight, ........-- loss a. n.
MAIN LINE, EAST BOUND.
No s.. from Clovis ....-....... .......lG15 a. n.
No III. 20 Kansas City. $40 p Il.
No "a Local Freight. ..-.......-... 355 T. n.
PLAINvIEW BRANCH, NORTH B'ND
No. .. TO Amarillo .--.. .,.....-..... 255 p n.
No "a Local Freight Observation-Disclosures. As p II.
PLAINvIEW BRANCH, so. BOUND.
No g. 20 P.ainview ..-...... .ll:i5 q. II.
No go Local Freight. ......-. .... 1890 a m
Trains No. 81 on the Main line leaving Can
yon City at $50 p. n. IS made up here. and
Train ~. g. on the Main Line arriving from
Clovis at 10 q. u. S'or at this place
Local freights and trains Nos. 81 and IS don't
run on Sunday.
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Program of the Passion Play.

PROLOGUE BY LEADER OF CHORUS
Opening tableauX-ta) The Punishment
of Adam and Eve from the garden of
Eden
(b) The veneration of the cross
These tabeauX place before the mind
the two main facts of the drama of the
Passion-namely, mans fall through sin
and his redemption by the cross. They
thus form a fitting introduction to the
play.
PART ].
Act l-Christ's triumpha entry into Jeru-
salem.
Act. 1.-The meeting of the high court of
the Jews and the debate against Christ.
TableauX-The sons of Jacob conspre
against their brother Joseph.
Fulfllment-The high priests take coun-
sci how to bring Jesus into their power.
Act 3-Christ bids farewell to his mother
in Bethany
Tableaux-ta) The youthful Tobias takes
leave Of his aged father and mother,
Oh The loving bride laments the absent
bridegroom.
Fulfllment-Christ at Bethany. He Is
anointed BY Magdalen. whereat Judas
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-03
THE PASSION PLAY AND ITS ACTORS
Peasants Chosen For Their Re.
Ilglous Devotion and Purity Of
life Present the Piece Three
Years Spent In Preparing For
the Present Production.

only a seat but lodging in advance.
Those who take rooms in the village
are the ones given the right to buy
seats. To make sure one should ar.
rive day or two before time.
Until 1880 the play was given in the
open fields. Then the theater was
erected, but without covering. In
recent years it has been rooted over,
but the stage is still open so that the
scenes have background of noun
tains. The surroundings, the theme
and the acting are all impressive in
the highest degree, Applause is never
permitted. Perhaps the best concep-
ton Of the play itself can be given by
a synopsis:
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-04-27
His Hands Cracked Open.

u am man seventy years old. My
hands were very sore and cracked
open on the insides for over year
with large sores. They would crack
open and bleed, itch, burn and ache
so that could not sleep and could do
but little work. They were so badf
that I could not dress myself in the
morning. They would bleed and theI
blood dropped on the floor. I called
on two doctors, but they did me mol
good. could get nothing to do any
good till got the Cuticura Soap and
Cuticura Ointment. About year ago
my daughter got cake Of Cuticura
Soap and one box Of Cuticura Oint-
ment and in one week from the time|
I began to use them my hands werel
all healed up and they have not been
a mite sore since. / would not bel
without the Cuticura Remedies.
"They also cured bad sore on thel
hand of one of my neighbor's chilli
dren, and they think very highly of
the Cuticura Remedies. John WI
Haaty, So. Effingham, N. H., Mar. 81
and Apr. II, 1909"