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and the congressman in nearly every case lead
the way to the presence of the president
The wonder is If the country knows how much
hard work goes in the White House, only
in the presidents Office. but in all the adjoining
offices. If anyone envies the private secretary
his position perhaps he would throw envy the
winds after watching Charles Dyer Norton go
through days labor. The assistant secretary
works just hard does the chief secretary
and in the office communicating with the of
these two hariworking men is room filled with
stenographers and clerks hard at work
There is White House clerk who has a
most painstaking job. Invitations the semi
public White House receptions of course
graved, but the name of each person invited
must appear on the engraved ticket of admission
which accompanies the invitation line of
the ticket must be left blank because the engra-
wing of 1000 individual names, one to go each
card, would be endless task and a tremendous
expense. 1t is the duty of of the clerks to
fill in the and do it that the writing
shall look though 1t engraved. This he
does In way that deceives the ordinary eye
House receptions looks as if 1t all the work
of the engraver. fine is the handicraft of the
man who fills IN the vacant line with the tracing
of his ordinary pen.
About a year and half ago the clerk who did
this engraving died and 1t became necessary to
find some to take his place. 1t was supposed
that this would be hopeless task, or that at the
best the services of must be obtained who
after long practise might be able to accomplish
what his predecessor successfully had done.
To the surprise of everybody the first cards of
invitation that went out Just deceptive as
far engraving and handwriting were concerned
were those that had gone from the desk of the
who for years had labored at the task and
had arrived at perfection which 1t supposed
no without months of practise could reach.
One of President Taft's daily tasks is to sign
the commissions of officers of the army and navy
and of men appointed to various positions in civil
The La Jara chronicle., 1910-07-29
Try This, This Summer.

The very next time you're hot, tired
or thirsty, step up to a soda fountain
and get glass of Coca-Cola. 1t will
cool you off. relieve your bodily and
mental fatigue and quench your thirst
delightfully."-. At soda fountains or
carbonated in bottles-5c everywhere.
Delicious, refreshing and wholesome.
Send to the Coca-Cola Co, Atlanta,
Ga, for their free booklet The Truth
About Coca-Cola." Tells what Coca.
Cola is and why it is so delicious, re-
freshing and thirst-quenching. And
send &c stamp for the Coca-C Cola Base
ball Record Book for l9lO-contains
the famous poem Casey At The Bat"
records, schedules for both leagues
and other valuable baseball informa-
tion compiled by authorities.
The La Jara chronicle., 1910-07-29
LIVES SAVED AT SMALL COST
Figures Showing Expenditures Fol
the Maintenance of Tubercu-
losis San storlums.

In comparative study of the cost
of maintenance in thirty tuberculosis
sanatoriums the National Association
for the Study and Prevention of Tu.
berculosis found that the food cost in
most of the institutions represented
one-third of the annual expenditures
The average daily food cost per pa.
tient was s0.544. The expenditures for
salaries and wages represented nearly
another third, being $0.4S1 per day per
patient out of a total of s1.669. The
fuel, oil and light cost was s02O6 per
capita per diem, or about one-eighth
of the total cost. The daily cost in
the several institutions ranged all the
way from s0.946 per patient to S2.555.
In the far west and southwest, as In
Colorado and New Mexico and Cali
fornia, the cost was higher than in the
east in New York and New England,
being s2.025 per patient as against
sl.14S. The total expenditures of the
thirty institutions were 81 1868. 953 2S.
while the total receipts from all
sources We're 81 ,54S, ,525.74. More than
10 per cent. of the receipts were re.
ceived from public funds and private
benefactions, only 2S.S per cent being
from patients. Stated in another way
only 35 per cent. of the total expendi.
lures We're received from patients, the
remainder being made up from other
sources.
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How He Did II.

A lawyer once asked man who had
at various times sat on several juries-
Who influenced you mose-the law
yers, the witnesses or the judge?"
He expected to get some useful ana
interesting information from so eS-
perienced juryman. This was tho
mans reply:
III tell yer. sir, 'ow makes up my
mind. I'm plain man, and a reasoniD'
man, and | amt influenced by any
thing the lawyers say; no, nor by what
the judge says. l just looks at the
man in the docks and says: If he amt
done nothin, why's he here? And !
brings EN- all in guilty. Short Sto-
ries.
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ested in matters not connected with politics or
Legislation that of his volition he fingers
long frequently with individual visitors and so
while the method of reception hastens things in
measure 1t cannot offset the delay that
from the presidents apparent desire to have
every guest put into good humor and to leave
him with smile in his heart"
AT the outset of the Taft administration Wis.,
itors him at time and the who
talking to him did not feel the spur of haste
which is now felt by the presence in the
of half dozen or dozen other visitors, all
eagerly waiting their turn and occasionally shift
ing uneasily in their seats because of the time
that the who has the presidents ear is ta-
king up.
President Roosevelt, just President Taft,
humanity interested in great many things
which did not affect public matter For instance,
II a wellknown sportsman called Mr.. Roosevelt
would perhaps talk to him for half an hour about
big game shooting the best way to reach the
haunts of some wild creature which the colonel
never, had had the pleasure of meeting at the
end of the gun. One of President Tafts hobbies
is baseball. and every league team that visits
Washington calls at the White House. where its
members talk of curves, inshoots, drop balls and
the best way to place hits, to the man who weary
of railroad legislation and tariff talk. is willing
in spirit to get the diamond for few minutes
President Tafts good nature is proverbial.
During the late spring and early in
Washington school children literally by the thou
sands poured into the capital. 1t seems that in
cities the children of the high schools give
entertainments during the winter and charge
admission thereto. The money that is thus OBJ
tained is used to pay the expenses of the pupils
to Washington. In cases where the childrens
parents are able to bear the expenses of the trip
the money is used to pay the expenses of boys
and girls who otherwise could not undertake the
Journey.
One day at the White House there appeared
delegation of $50 school children. The president
had a number of appointments with senators and
representatives and with prominent men from
distance. Notwithstanding this he told his secre
tary that the door should be thrown open and
that the school children should be admitted. He
not only made them speech, but he shook hands
with each and had word beyond the per-
functory Glad to you. to say to each pupil
he she went by.
The story of the welcome which the $50 chill
dren had went abroad and for days the presl-
dents mornings busy with the work OF well
coming the pupils of schools from all the eastern
states The children always are accompanied
by several teachers. who chaperon them and
make preparations for their sightseeing. AS
soon as they reach Washington the representa-
tive In congress from the district or districts In
whiab the schools situated are called upon.
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Silencing Hubby.

Young Father lin the future)-Greae
shaker! Can't you do something to qui-
ct that baby? Its eternal squealing just
drives me wild.
Young Mother tcalmly to servant)-
Marie, bring in my husbands mothers
phonograph. and put in the cylinder
AT Ten Months" | want him to hear
how his voice sounded when he was
voung.-New York Weekly
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Cauoht in the Rush

My poor man." said the sympa.
thetic woman, land how came you to
be crippled for life?"
III tell you. madam" replied the
beggar. once l spent my vacation
at summer hotel and | was trampled
down trying to get into the dining
room after the first bell.
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Advice,

Father" queried Bob. just home
from college. you've worked for me
pretty hard nearly all my life, haven't
you?"
Quite right, quite right, son.
mused father, retrospectively.
Just so,' returned Bob, briskly.
Nov, you had better get busy and
work for yourself bitch, dad ~
Life.
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The New Patchwnrk

Auntie: Back from the sewing cir
Gle? l suppose You are making
crazy quilt for poor old lady Jones?
Gwendolyn: Not much Each girl
brought piece of busted auto. and we
are going to have them put together
into a new machine for poor divorced
Mrs. Uppish.-Puck.
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TrustWorthY.

Rufus, you old loafer, do wou think
it's right to leave your wife at tho
washtub while you pass your time fish
inE?"
"Yassah. jedge; it's all right. Nab
wife don't need any watching She'll
sholy wuk ies as hard as if was
dah. Boston Transcript
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Juvenile Depraylty.

Tommy-Il like to have you como
an join our Sunday school class.
Little Clarence don't know about
going to Sunday school; am not sure
that believe in the immortality of the
soul.
Tommy-Why, durn yer hide. you
don't have to believe in the immortal
lty'of the soul!-Chicago Tribune
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Too Suspicious.

He-My dear, don't want you to
wear that dress you had on last night
again.
She indifferently)-W What's the mat
ter with it?
Her. Well. Paddington same UP
TO me and said: 81 can see your wife's
back from Paris.''-C Chicago News.
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Qualified.

How does your new book go?"
Great, am convinced that it Is
a classic"
"A classic? What convinces you OF
that"
Everybody has either seen it or
heard of ii, but nobody has read it."
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Progress impeded.

First Member-Mrs. De Streak did,
at have her way at the dress reform
meeting this afternoon, did she?
Second Member-No: her gown fit
ted her so tightly she couldn't make "A
motion.-Puck.
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Rewarded,

Actor have been in your company
ten years. Is it not time that you do
something extra for me?
Manager-Yes. From now on you
shall play all the parts in which there
is eatlng.-Fliegende Blaetter.
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adopt the Roosevelt policy of getting rid of his
visitors because the two constitutionally
different in at least respect 1t must be said,
however. that the Roosevelt plan of receiving
guests has done good deal to the tempers
of White House visitors and the time of Mr..
Taft.
AS everybody knows, addition made
to the White House offices time ago In
the Roosevelt days callers went into the cabinet
room and from there either ushered into
the adjoining room, where the president sat,
waited while Mr.. Roosevelt came out and
made circuit of the cabinet room, speaking to
one caller after another and getting through with
his work quickly and yet without giving ofense.
Now President Taft has a circular room all
to himself and while the visitors are allowed the
two big rooms outside, it is from these rooms
they find there way to the presidents presence,
being let in eight at a time. and not one
at a time, as was the case when Mr. Taft first
took office.
The president has adopted the Roosevelt
method of passing from visitor to visitor learn
ing the wants of each and trying best he
to suit each caller and to get rid of him as quick
ly as courtesy will permit. President Taft how
ever is so good natured and is humanity inter
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HAVE TO WAIT.

You ought to take some quinine for
that cold"
I'm sorry, old man. but there are
ninety.eight cures ahead of yours"
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~ aETGsso~~

TITLE BY LITTLE President Taft
has come into direct line with
one of the Roosevelt policies. and
he will follow 1t in the future as
he has been following it for some
weeks. 1t will be the rule at the
summer capital at Beverly, Mass,
as it is today the fixed rule OF
procedure in the White House.
The Roosevelt policy which
President Taft finally has adopt
ed as his own is the method of
receiving visitors which was in
force during the colonel's tenure
of office. 1t is possible that Pres
ident Taft never will be able to
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then in the hands of the revolutionists,
and Gen. Antoine Simon, who after
wards became president, was march
ing up the peninsula with an army of
$4,000 men. Nord Alexis was various
ly estimated at from 80 to 100 years
old. He was a descendant Of n of
the Oldest families of Haiti.
After he was educated by his par
ents, he entered the Haitien army and
his bravery soon drew him into public
attention. He took part In many
wars and in 1896 rebelled against
Hippolyte, who previously had over
thrown President Legitime. Hippolyte
died the same year while preparing to
march against the rebels and he vas
succeeded by Gen. Sam. Nord Alexis
became president of Haiti in 1902.
His term to have expired May Is,
1909, but his administration was not
conspicuously successful. Prominent
politicians grumbled because he did
not give them what they considered
their fair share of the spoils and his
conduct in Furnishing some notorious
looters of the national treasury, ex-
cited widespread indignation, as it
was regarded as a gross breach of
precedent.
Early in 1908 the movement against
Alexis had gained great strength and
in March a reign of terror was insti-
gated in Port au Prince, the govern
ment sending out troops who seized
many of the recolutionists, even drag
ging them from their beds and sum-
marily put more than a score of them
to death. The number of executions,
according to some reports, reached as
high as As. The warships of four ma
tions went in haste to Port au Prince
and their arrival put the seal of Sc
curity on the lives and property of
foreigners.
For only a few months, however,
did Alexis maintain his rule. In No
vember he ordered Gen. Antoiane Sim
on, commander of the south for 20
years, to come to Port au Prince and
confer with him on the political situa-
ton. General Simon refused to com
ply and Immediately took up arms
against the president. His march to
the capital was a triumphant one for
he seized many towns and gathered a
large force under his banners.
With his approach to Port au Prince
the people of that city turned against
their PRECEDENT. They surrounded the
palace on the morning of Dec. 2 and
took possession of the city. At the
last moment Alexis yielded to the
pressure of those about him and de-
cided to take refuge on board the
French warship Dugua Truin.
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BALLINCER ON THE STAND
SECRETARY OF INTERIOR APP.
PEARS.
Prefaces Evidence With a Short His
tory of Some Of His Good
Deeds.

Washington, ID. G. - Secretary OF
Interior Ballinger took the stand in
the Ballinger-Pinchot inquiry in de,
Tense of his official conduct as head OF
the interior department. Charges re,
fiecting upon his honesty and his con,
sc~ientiousness as a public servant
have been preferred against him by
Clifford Pinchot, former forester, and
l.. r. CLAWS, former chief field agent
Of the land once.
Neither Pinchot nor CLAWS was pres,
ent, the former being in Europe and
the latter in the West, but both were
represented by counsel.
Secretary Bsllinoer ls Swsrn.
Secretary Ballinger took the oath
in a firm voice and appeared to be
perfectly at ease as he assumed his
seat in the witness chair.
Ballinger recounted the story of his
career up to the time he became com
missioner general of the land office on
the earnest solicitation OF President
Roosevelt, Secretary Garfield and Sen
stor Piles. He referred to the anti
vice crusade he led while mayor OF
Seattle.
Secretary Ballinger read kilograms
he had received from Garfield and
Roosevelt after he had replied mega
lively to a suggestion of Senator Piles
hat he accept the post of commission.
sr of the land Office. Reading from
he Roosevelt telegram, he said:
1T is your duty to help me. You
and Garfield will lift an immense bur-
len from my shoulders"
1t vas then, Ballinger said, that he
decided to accept the post and Attor-
ley Vertrees asked the witness wheth-
or his relations with Garfield then
were friendly.
Friendly. but never intimate. l
Knew Garfield in college, he said.
Attorney Vertrees asked Secretary
Ballinger whether he knew any of the
Cunningham Alaskan coal claimants
at the time he became commissioner.
He said he was not aware he knew
since discovered he knew about six
Of them, whom he named.
did you have any interest in Alas
Kan lands" asked Vertrees.
Il had no interest in Alaskan or
any other lands whatsoever, either di.
rectly or indirectly" Ballinger retort-
ed emphatically.
What professional relations did you
DR. your law firm have at that time with
Alaskan"
Il don't recall hat we represented
any, with the possible exception of
Watson Allen, a lumberman, who had
some interest in Nome in placer gold
digging"
THAT was ALL"
Now wait, | want to qualify that
statement. l did represent the Pho
neer Mining Company which / organ
lied in 1904 or 1905. Its interests were
in and about Nome and it was COM
posed largely of Scandinavians."
Secretary Ballinger then told of hav-
ing come to Washington and Of an in
terview he had had at the White
House with President Roosevelt soon
after his arrival. Raising his voice
Ballinger said:
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Our Hebrew Fellow Citizens,

1t is said that the total number of
Jews in the United States is now not
less than 100000 and may reach a
total of 100000. There are about
100000 Jews in New York city, $780,
600 in Chicago. and 1901 900 in Philadel-
phia. Several other American cities
contain from 10000 to $4,000 Jews.
Throughout the south in the largest
towns the Jews r coming to exercise
no meal influence as factors in the
business world, and the positions of
influence occupied by many of the peo,
pie gives the race a power far be-
yond what might be indicated by it's
numbers. 1t is said that there are
about 5000 Jewish lawyers and 1000
Jewish physicians in New York city.
Jews W some of the greatest daily
papers in the country, such as the
Philadelphia Public Ledger, the New
York Times, World and Press, the
st. Louis Post Dispatch, and the Chat
tanooga Times.
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PAPA's POSITION SET FORTH
Explanation Of Youthful Suitor That
Doubtless Satisfied Father Of His
Adored One.

Yes, sir" said the pale youthful
sutton; I've come to ask you for your
daughters hand. She is fair as ILL
les, sweet as honeysuckle, tender as
violet, charming
us that Mary o are talking
about?" asked papa.
Eyes, sir. 1t is a mere formality, 1
know, this asking for your daughters
hand; but we thought it would be
pleasant to you if it were observed"
Mary's papa stiffened.
And may l inquire" he asked,
who suggested that asking my con-
sen to Mary's marriage was a mere
formality?"
you may, sir" replied the young
man, simply. 1T was Mary's mother"
Philadelphia Inquirer.
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END COMES IN KINGSTON, JAM
AICA, WHERE HE WENT
IN EXILE.
FLED FROM HAITI in 1908
Was Aged About 100, and Had Had
Picturesque Career.-Health Had
Been Greatly Broken Since
His Downfall.

Kingston, Jamaica.-Nord Alexis, ex-
president of Haiti, died here.
His death occurred at s o'clock in
the morning, following a brief illness.
His health, however, had been consid-
erably broken by the experiences of
the last year and a half, after he was
deposed and sent into exile. He was
a refugee here since the revolution Of
1908 and was possessed of consider
able property in Kingston.
A picturesque ruler was removed
from office when he was compelled
to abdicate and flee from Haiti on
Dec. 2, 1908. Port au Prince was
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-05-05
NORWAY TO HONOR BJoRNsoN,
Warship to Bear Body to Capital For
State Funeral, May 8.

Christiania, Norway. The funeral
of Bjornstjerne Bjornson, the Nor
wegian poet and novelist, has been
fixed for May 3. This will entail no
change in the arrangements for the
Nobel Prize committee banquet in hon
or of Theodore Roosevelt.
Evidences of mourning for Bjornson
are universal. King Haakon and
condolences to the widow. The storth-
ing met and decided on a state funeral
and adjourned as a mark of public
grief. All the theaters We're closed.
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The Doctors Data.

A Howard girl who was uncertain as
to her exact age, as her father and
mother were not agreed on the year
of her birth, decided to go to the ply
stefan who attended the case" He
said: why, certainly, my dear girl,
I'll go and examine my old books"
When he came back to report, he
said: 81 find your father charged
with a girl baby born on the 'steenth
day of April, 1879, and | also observe
he still owes me for. you."-Howard
(Kan.) Courier.
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Turkey has just ordered some new
warships from English firms. passing
over the advantages held out by Amer
lean oncerns But that country is
not wholly neglectful of the chances
offered on this side of the ocean. Con-
sular reports indicate that such cities
as Bagdad and Bassorad are good
markets for American motor boats,
which are admitted to have no SUI
periors. So it is evident that the
Young Turks know some good things
when they see them.
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Chicago. May 2. - Cattle-Market
steady; beeves. $5.70@S.40; western
steers, s5@6.S0; stockers and feeders.
$3.S0Q675; cows and heifers. $500
100; calves, $6.75@S.60.
Hogs-Market steady; light, $3.50
9.55; mixed. $9.25@9.62h; heavy,
$9.25@960; rough, s9.25@9.4O; good
to choice heavy. $9.40Q9.06; pigs. $3.50
@9.45.
Sheep-Market is steady; native,
$4.50@S.25; western, s5QS.25; yearl.
ings, $7.25qS.50; lambs, native. 1915
'@9.75.
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The biggest aeroplane yet construct
ed is the invention Of a German army
officer. 1t Is run by a 40 horsepower
motor and Is said to be capable OF
long-sustained Nights. Preliminary
tests have been made with apparent
success. and the next thing will be
something more thorough in the way
Of experiments. Germany has the big
gest dirigibies in the shape OF the
Zeppelin balloons. and seems deter
mined to lead the procession in
heavier-than-air machines.
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KANSAS CROP BULLETIN.
Secretary Places Condition Of Grow.
ing Wheat at 76 Per Cent.

Topeka, Kansas. - F. d. Colburn,
secretary Of the Kansas board Of agri.
culture, has given nut his first bulletin
of crop conditions. He placed the con.
dition of growing wheat at 76 per cent
One-third of the crop was winter
killed.
Mr.. Colburn's figures show there are
only $500, 900 acres left out OF the
$500, 900 sown.
In the wheat-growing counties the
greatest losses are in Mcpherson 90
per cent, Marion 95, Dickinson rs,
Harvey 20, Seine 81, Rice 50. Clay "a,
Ellsworth so, Sumner 49, Ottawa, 45
and Sedgwick AZ.
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somewhat on his shoulder and side
1t is not thought that he is suffering
any internal injuries or that the scalp
wound will prove serious.
When picked up by officers Of the
park General Miles was unconscious,
but shortly regained his senses and re-
fused to be taken to a hospital, declar-
ing he would go to his apartments.
The doctors who attended him there
said there was no cause for alarm.