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early spring was always interested In
finding out what had happened since
my departure. On one occasion ] was
met by Bill Jones and Sylvane Ferris.
and in the course Of our conversation
they mentioned 1.-The lunatic." This led
to a question on my part, and Sylvane
Ferris began the story:
well, you see, he was on q train and
he shot the newsboy. At first they
weren't going to do anything to him.
for they thought he just had 1t In for
the newsboy. But then somebody said.
Why, he's plumb crazy. and he's liable
to shoot any of u.s. and then they threw
him of the train. 1t was here at Medora
and they asked II anybody would take
care of him. and Bill Jones said he
would, because he was the Sheriff and
the fall had two rooms. and he was liv-
ing in one and would put the lunatic
in the other" Here Bill Jones inter-
rupted:
eyes. and more fool me! I wouldn't
take charge of another lunatic II the
whole county asked me. Why" with
the air of a man announcing an as
founding discovery. that lunatic didn't
have his right senses. He wouldn't eat
tin me and Snyder got him down on
the shavings and made him eat"
synder was a huge. happy-go-lucky
kind-hearted Penrsylvania Dutchman
and was Bill Jones' chief deputy. Bill
continued:
"You know, snyder's soft-hearted. he
is. Well, he'd think that lunatic looked
peaked. and he'd take him out for ar
airing. Then the boys would get joshine
him as to how much start he could give
, him over the prairie and catch him
again"
Apparently, the amount Of the start
given the lunatic depended upon the
amount Of the bet to which the 1oshine
led up. / asked Bill what he would have
done II Snyder hadn't caught the lunatic
This was evidently a new idea, and ne
responded that Snyder always did catcf
him.
well. but suppose he hadn't caught
him.
well" said Bill Jones. IF Snyder
hadn't caught the lunatic. I'd have
whaled hell out Of Snyder
Under these circumstances Snyder ran
his best and always did catch the patient.
II must not be gathered from this that
the lunatic was badly treated. He was
well treated. He became greatly at
tached to both Bill Jones and Snyder,
and he objected strongly when. after the
frontier theory OF treatment of the in
finally sent OF to the territorial capital.
1t was merely that all the relations of
life in that place and day were so man
aged as to give ample opportunity for
the expression of individuality. whether
In Sheriff or ranchman. The local prac-
teal Joker once attempted to have some
fun at the expense of the lunatic, and
Bill JoneS described the result.
You know Bixby. don't you? Well
with deep disapproval, 'Bixby thinks he
Is funny. he does. He'd come. and he'd
wake that lunatic up at night. and I'd
have to get up and soothe him. I fixed
Bixby all right, though. 1 fastened a
rope on the latch. and next time Bixby
came ] let the lunatic out on him. He
most bit Bixby's nose OF. I learned
Bixby!'
Bill Jones had been unconventional in
other relations besides that of Sheriff.
He once casually mentioned to me that
he had served on the police force Of
Bismarck, but he had left because he
beat the Mayor over the head with his
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THEODORE ROOSEVELT TELLS LIFE STORY

stampeded the horses, and away they
went, with the saddlse after them. A
we Jumped to our feet Joe eyed me with
an evident suspicion that was the
Jonah of the party. and said: on.
Lord! I've never done anything to de-
serve this Did you ever do anything
to deserve thisT'
"Hell Roaring" Bnl Jones.
In addition to my private duties,
sometimes served as Deputy Sheriff fos
the Northern end of our county. The
Sheriff and / crisscrossed In our public
and private relations. He often worked
for me as a hired hand at the sawe time
that I was his deputy. His name. OF
at least the name he went by. was Bill
Jones, and az there were in the neigh
borhood several Bill Joneses-Three Sew
en- Bill Jones. Texas Bill Jones, and the
iike-the Sheriff was known as Hell.
Roaring Bill Jones. He was a thorough
frontiersman, excellent in all kinds OF
emergencies, and a very game man. l
became much attached 70 him. He was
u thoroughly good citizen when sober.
but he was a little wild wnen drunk. Un-
fortunately, toward the end Of his life
he got to drinking very heavily.
When, in 1895, John Burroughs and J
visited the Yellowstone Park, poor Bill
Jones, very. much down In. the world,
was driving a team in Gardiner outsic>
the park. I had looked forward to see
ing him, and he was equally anxious to
see me- He kept telling his cronies OF
our intimacy and Of what We were going
to do together, and then got drinking:
and the result was that by the time
reached Gardiner he had to be carried
out and left in the sage-brush. When
came out of the park. sent on In ad-
vance to tell them to be sure to keer
him sober, and they did so. But II was
a rather sad interview. The old fellow
had gone to pieces. and soon after l LETT
he got lost in a blizzard and was dea
when they found him.
Bill Jones was a gun-fghter and also q
good man with his fists. On one occa-
sion there was an election In town There
had been many threats that the party
of disorder would import section hands
from the neighboring railway stations to
down our side. / did not reach Medora.
the forlorn little cattle town which was
our county seat, until the election was
well under way. / then asked one OF
my friends IL there had been any dis
order. Bill Jones was standing by.
Disorder hell said my friend bill
Jones just stood there with one hand on
his gun and the other pointing over
toward the new Jail whenever any man
who didn't have a right to vote came
near the polls. There was only one OF
them tried to vote, and Bill knocked him
down. Lord" added my friend. medi-
tatively." the way that man fell'
We'll" struck in Bill Jones. IF he
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Many Matters Discussed, In
Guiding Workmen's Com
pensation Act, Training
Youth in Arms to Provide
National Defense.

Ireland .yere traced to this source. Enor'
nous losses to business result from the
foot-and-mouth disease. not only to the
cattle trade, but to the railways and
many other industries.
Other resolutions had for their subject.
matter: Changes in the manner Of dis
semnating consular trade information;
such universal training in discipline and
arms for the youth o. the nation as will
meet the necessity for national defense:
the establishment Of separate govern
mental department for the telephone
service; advertisement Of the attractions
and advantages Of their districts by the
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No Old Maids ID Sian.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
Kings Of Siam apparently do not be-
lieve in the wisdom of allowing single
women to drift unattended about tho
country. In certain districts after Q girl
has reached an age where her securing
fer herself . husband il considered
doubtful, she becomes . daughter Of
the king" That Is. the king takes upon
himself the task Of setting her suitably
in life.
His process 10 quite simple and to the
point. He proceeds to the Siamese peni-
Tertiary and looks over the various pris-
oners. There Is a law in Siam that any
prisoner can obtain his release by mar
ryins one of this class Of girls. and. nat
urally enough, any prisoner whom the
king picks out 10 not likely to be back
ward about consenting to the ceremony.
Nor. does It make any difference II he IL
married. for the men of that country are
not restricted to one wife.
As far as can be learned there In no
allowance made for The inclination Of the
girl in question She has failed In her
mission in life as far as she herself 10
concerned, and she must abide by the
decision Of the king.
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At Meeting of Associated
Chambers of Commerce of
United Kingdom 1t Is Sug-
gested Delegation Visit the
Panama-Pa ci6c Exposition.

Diversified activities of the British
business men are indicated in a detailed
report which Consul General John L
Griffiths, at London. has made on the
fifty-third annual meeting of the Asso.
ciated Chambers of Commerce of the
United Kingdom, held in London during
March last:
An important resolution called upon
the Government Board of Trade (whose
jurisdiction is similar to the Department
of Commerce and Labor at Washington
to compile a special and comprehensive
report showing in detail the existing trade
with the countries contiguous to or eco
nomically affected by the Panama Canal
Certain reports have already been issued
by the special commissioner to Panama
appointed by the British government, and
the resolution was introduced with the
idea that these reports be collected and
published, with such other information
as the government might have, in order
that they might be available to the COM
mercial community.
1t was suggested that the exposition to
be held at San Francisco in 1915 offered
a favorable opportunity to study the
question on the part of individual in
tereStS, ana tnat a delegation should visit
the exhibition and its members examine
for themselves on the spot, either pre-
viously or afterwards, what is possible in
connection with the. development Of
business in the canal region.
Display of Foreign Samples.
There was a general discussion follow
ing the introduction of a resolution re-
lating to the display throughout Great
Britain Of samples of foreign-made goods
that are competing with British manu-
features in the various markets Of the
worIo. and more particularly in the
British colonies and dominions. Some
exhibitions of this nature have already
been held, among them one of hardware
from South Africa, which was shown
at wolverhampton, Sheffield, Birming-
ham, and London. Letters sent by the
London Chamber of Commerce to firms
which had shown themselves interested
in the merchandise displayed elected re-
plies unanimously in favor of the con-
tinuance and extension of these exhi-
billions.
1t was further resolved: THAT this
association considers that before
the railway companies increase their
rates in consequence of higher wages
paid to their employees, the economies
effected by working agreements and
other ARRANGEMENTS made by and be-
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hunted bears. both the black and the
grizzly, cougars and wolves, and moose.
wapiti. and white goat On one Of these
trips killed . bison bull. and also
killed . bison bull on the Little Missouri.
some nifty miles south Of my ranch. ON
a trip which Joe Ferris and took to-
gether.
IT was rather rough trip. Each OF
US carried only his siicker behind him
On the saddle. with some doue and bacon
done up in Il. We met with all kinds
Of misadventures. Finally, one night,
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How Gossip Flies.

Letter to London Times.
Here. with a population of 800 spread
over two miles by three. a story will get
from end to end in an hour or two. The
other day the butcher came to me abou:
p. m. to have dressed cut received
during his work. Two hours later a
woman and her husband from the op.
posite end of the parish came to dinner.
The woman said to my wife: What q
pity it is the butcher and his wife fight
SO much. I hear she nearly cut his
throat today"
1 found that the servant of my guest
had been cycling home through the VIII
lage, when she met the sister of the boy
who brings the afternoon papers from
the town, six miles distant, who in his
turn had met the son of the butcher and
heard from him about his fathers visit
to me.
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From the Boston Globe.
The winning quality of persistency Is
illustrated in the story told by Mrs. WILL
lam Carleton Yange, wife of an English
entomologist, connected with tie French
Institute of Entomology.
She and her husband recently COM
pleted a journey Of 5000 miles, under
taken solely for the purpose Of catching
one butterfly, a single insignificant bug
with two red spots on each upper wing.
We got our little Bombxy," said Mrs.
Yange, lin the garden of a Japanese
gentleman's estate at Kioto after pur-
suing him for twelve months"
Such perseverance in any endeavor-
scientific, literary, artistic or CONNER
ciai-achieves a large success.
President Wilson put it another way
the other day to a delegation Of school
boys from San Francisco when he re-
marked: You have to have your second
wind in this world and keep going until
the last minute
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local authorities in England and Wales
las in the case of Ireland. and the levy
ing of a tax for this purpose. II neces-
sary: legal standard for certain food
substances; allowance for depreciation of
machinery and buildings and idleness Of
plant in reckoning income tax, also al
lowance for travelling and other expenses
incidental to business, and alteration Of
the fiscal system.
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taking advantage Of cover: and the worst
thing q white man could do was to get
into cover. whereas out in the open II he
kept his head he had . good chance Of
standing on even half q dozen assaiiants.
The Indians accompanied me for couple
Of miles. Then reached the open prairie
and. mounting Manitou, resumed my
Tested.
In the old days in the ranch country We
depended upon game for fresh meat. No
body liked to kill a beef. and although
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Published By special arrangement with the Out
look Of which Theodore Roosevelt is the contrbut-
ing editor through the Mcclure Newspaper Synci-
cate. Copyrisht 1915 BY the Outlook Company. Ali
NIGHTS reserved, including rights Of translation
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Z&~~ <~e<

The next ins,allment Of Col Roosevsat's Chapters
Of . Possible Autobiography Is . continuation a
The Western Spirit" 1t will appear IN Tbs Wash
inston Herald Of July IL
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a Jlve.sle suHrasc,te.

From the Pittsburg Post
MY little daughter Is greatly worries
about some little birds she saw with
their mother In a nest
'Why!'
"she says the little birds were bsans
forcibly fed"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-13
ROOSEvELr'S .REPLY TO TAFT

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Politicians of
all parties are awaiting with keen inter-
est the speech to be delivered by Col
oncl Roosevelt at the Lincoln birthday
dinner to be given at the Hotel Astor
tonight under the. auspices Of the Ma
tional Progressive club. Colonel ItOosc-
welt, it is understood. intends to make
some stirring remarks that will be in
the nature of a reply to President Taft's
speech at the republican rehabilitation
banquet held recently in this city.
Other speakers at the banquet tonight
will be former Senator Albert j. Bevcr-
i1ge Of Indiana, ex-COngreSSman W.
Eourkc Cochran and Oscar S.. Straus, the
progressive candidate for governor of New
York last fall. Women are to be admit
ted to the banquet on an equal footing
with the men. They will be given seats
at the festal board instead Of being relc-
gated to the gallery. as at most gather
inSs Of the kind. Furthermore. there is
to be a woman speaker on the program,
Mary Antin, the Russian Jcwi h
author, whose recent book, "The Prom
Used Land created a sensation.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-13

$50 per acre. Irrigated lands are held
to be cheap at $50 to $500 and lands
lying within the zone OF irrigation are
quickly sold at see and above when.
ever placed upon the market.
Although the San Saba River flows
through the county. a greater acreage
is under irrigation along the Colorado
River, which forms the eastern bound
airy of the county, than along the San
Saba. Several large projects for dam.
ming the stream for the purpose Of
establishing large irrigation plants
have been proposed, but have tailed
TO materialize. However, a number
of small plants take water from the
San Saba and hundreds Of acres are
annually watered.
In the eastern part of the county
individual pumping plants along the
Colorado are numerous. In some in
stances water is conducted across
wide valleys by %aqueducts supported
on high trestles to fields on the up
lands. 1t is estimate ed that about 1000
acres in San Saba County are under
intense cultivation by irrigation meth.
DDS. All n of crops are grown,
but sweet potatoes and oninions form
a combination favored by most farm
ers. Returns per acre vary, but often
exceed $500 and $500.
In the vicinity of Lampasas some
600 acres in small patches are under
irrigation. In this section those who
attempt irrigation must be careful in
selection of locality, as much of the
water is highly i%mpregnated with sui.
phur and other minerals. The acre
age watered is devoted largely to
fruits and vegetables, the owners Sc
curing large returns.
In Kimble County along both South
and North Llano rivers some 1900
acres are watered by numerous small
pumping plants. Near Junction a
large stock farm is maintained, all cul.
tivated lands being watered from these
streams. Alfalfa, cotton, orn and
feedstuffs are the chief crops, this sec
ton being too far from rail transport
tation to permit the growing Of fruits
and vegetables, which yield greater
returns per acre when convenient to
market.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-13
LINCOLN
memorial
DEDICATED
Eloquent Tribute Paid Mem.
DRY Of Lincoln at The
Lincoln Hall

URBANA, Ill.,, Feb. 12.-Eloquent
tribute vas paid the memory of Abla-
ham Lincoln today, when Lincoln
Hall, a magnificent new building,
erected at the University of Illinois,
Was formally dedicated. The dedica-
ton was accompanied by an all.day
program Of exercises in which noted
educators, churchmen and others OF
national prominence participated.
The forenoon was devoted to a lit
erary program. The speakers and
their topics included the following:
The Social Sciences" DR.. Albert
Shaw, editor OF the Review OF Re-
views; Language and Literature
Professor Bliss Perry of Harvard Uni.
yersity: PHILOSOPHY" Professor
Frederick J. Z. Woodbridge of Colum-
bia University.
The dedication exercises were held
in the university auditorium this nf-
ternoon, following a luncheon in hen
or OF the guests. The exercises began
with a memorial address on Lincoln
by DR.. Hugh Black. The ether speak
ers included Governor Dune anG
president James Of the university.
At the conclusion OF the program il.
the auditorium the assc m5ly adjourn
ed to Lincoln Hall. where the ora
ton Of the day was delivered by Bish.
op Mcdowell of Chicago.
Lincoln Hall was made possible by
an appropriation of $25O,Oo0 by the
Illinois legislature in 1909, the one
hundredth anniversary OF Lincol Is
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-13
birth, and it was decided to give the
building its present name and uedi-

birth, and ii was decided to give the
building its present nalnc and dcdi
cate it to the study of humanitics.
The building is Of brick and stone,
aud terra Gotta. The central feature
Of the entire plan is u series OF de-
partmcntal or seminar libraries OK
tending acrOss the front of the build
ing, on the first, second and third
flOors. Joining each seminar library
are one o. two conference rooms III
tended primarily for graduate stu
dents, and available for research or
conferenc and for meetings of SEM
inar graduate classes.
In general, quarters are provided on
the first floor for the classics and Tor
the philosophical group or depart
mcnt: on the second floor, for English
and modern languages; and on the
third floor. for the social science
group, comprising history, economics,
politics and sociology.
The decorations of the building
comprise a notable series OF memorial.
panels, tablets, medallions, inscrip.
tions. etc. relating to Lincoln and his
time. Over the main entrance is the
inscription, Lincoln Hall. Just with
in the memorial entrance hall and
sunk in the marble floor. in brass let
ters, is a copy Of the address of Lin.
coin at Gettysburg, while at the back,
facing the visitor on his entrance, Is
the grand marble staircase in a re.
cess. which is the niche for a statue
of the late president.
On the outside across the front OF
the building and above the ccOnG
story windows. is a series of ten pan
els in terra Gotta, representing scenes
in the life Of Lincoln, from his activ-
ity as a rail.splitter to the re-cstab.
lishment Of peace at the close of the
Civil war. In a similar position on
the two wings of the buildings is l.
series of inscriptions containing quo.
tations from Lincoln's speeches and
writings nanked by medallion por-
traits in terra Gotta Of men prominent
in state and national life who were
closely associated with Lincoln in his
work-Grant Farragut, Sumner, Sew
ard, Stanton, Chase, Greeley, Welles,
Adams, Douglas, Trumbull, Turner,
Yates, Lovejoy, Davis, Palmer, Koer-
her, McGill, Oglcsby and Logan.
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cock, North Dakota, under such regu.
lations and conditions and at such
price at the Secretary of War or the
Secretary Of Agriculture, as the case
may be. shall deem reasonable and
just.
Sec. 2. That the Secretary of War
or the Secretary OF Agriculture, as the
case may be, before Offering for sale
or selling any portion of said tract,
is hereby authorized and directed to
reserve, set apart, and transfer to the
Weather Bureau of the United States
such part or portion of said tract as
is now inclosed by a stone wall and
upon which are located the Weather
Bureau Offices. the residence build
iEgs, and barn.
Sec. 3. That from the proceeds of
the sale as may ccrue from the re-
mainder Of the tract sold there is here
by appropriated the sun of $4,000.
Or so much thereof as may be nee
essarv for the erection of a new OBJ
s%ervatory building, or the moving and
remoleling of the buildings now licat-
ed on the tract reserved in section
two of this act and used by the Wealth
er bureau, such work to be done under
the supervision of tn eChief Of the
Weather Bureau under such plans and
specifications as may be approved by
the Secretary of Agriculture. All 9th.
er sums accruing from such sale shall
be covered into the Treasury of the
United States to the credit of abe mis-
cellaneOus items thereof.