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Testimony Absurd"

CStlfIlOHJ FNbodi ds
 His testimony was not only incon- elusive, but positively absurd, and when, upon his return home, this fact was pointed out to him by person conversant with the subject, he ex- pressed the utmost surprise that he had not been better coached, and ad- mitted with audacious frankness that he had never read the bill"
 This information came to Wash ington several days ago, and Presi- dent Wilson has laid it before half a dozen senator's
 Clafl.n, in New York, refused to make any comment
 When asked about the matter, Chairman Owen said
 If my recollection serves me right, Senator O'Gorman asked me to invite
 flin. understood that he was rep .esenting merchants and l accepted his statements as coming from mer- chant l know now that he was coached by bankers in New York, and that he was repeating their views to us"
 In view of the revelations, Presi- dent Wilson proposes to watch deve. opments in the committee until the latter part of this week before firing his big guns in the fight for currency reform at this session.
 Half a dozen senators have con ferred with him and he impressed upon them in his most forceful man ner the fact he wishes the senate committee to report the administra- ton bill. He will hold conferences of this sort each day this week in an attempt to solve the situation py na. cific means. A poll of the senate Is being taken to show how many Dem ocrats are ready to go to the last ditch" with the president Tn the event that pacific means do not bring about the desired result. the presi. dent will ask the majority In the sen. ate to call caucus and discharge the committee from further consid- erauon of the measure.
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Batesville, Ark.-A. J. Bald writes: "I suffered SeveN, with kidney and bladder trou1 and was unable to work tried different remedies but | ceived no benefit until l trt Foley's Kidney Pills, which q tirely relieved me of my t0l ble." For Sale by Hesterl Drug Store.
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Premier katsura DvIno.

Tokio, Oct. 10.-Marquis Tara Kat sura, premier of Japan, and his coun- try's most noted soldier and diplo mat, is reported to be dying here.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-10

He had been told to come to Washington and SOW the seeds of discontent' with the house bill by de- claring to the senate committee, as MT. Hitchcock has declared to the country, that it involved a tremen- dous contraction of commercial cred it9
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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-11-07
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND
RAILWAY TRAFFIC INCREASING

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
During the month OF September the
New York Central railroad hauled "A. 600
more loaded cars over Its ines than It
did in September, 1912.
On the LIST OF October the railways
of the United states and Canada had
but but a~p,pr,oSx ok ,.eF9n 1000 idle freight zig, ar
control and use; and reliable railway
next fortnightly report upon cars will
make al exhibit of a heavy shortage in
the number required to carry the freights
offered.
or October ii, states that for the first
time in several years there is an in
put the United States. and the following
atatistics are made public:
Buildings numbering .2l,361 and Of a
total estimated value Of $50, s2s, ia: are
now under way. As-scosnpared with 20. 2O4
buildings OF a value Of SCI, sol. 245 under
construction at the same date last year.
This is ar ..crease of about s per cent
and this IL well distributed. over all sec
tons Of the Sountry-portland <Mainso
natl. Detroit. Toledo, Pittsburgh and
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-11-07
Long Peaceable. Ghost Like
That Of Banquo Wont Do,Dn
Rector Believes He "Exorcised'' Rectory Spook-Story Of
'Svision'' Ship Recalled by Recent Revelations
of Spirits in England.
From the New York world.

From the New York World.
A mysterious something tugg1ng at
the bedclothes in the dead o. night IN
q guests chamber OF the rectory at
Asf0rdsby has revived the ancient ira
ditions Of that famous haunted
years ago III a book ON the haunted
homes OF England. but the alleged
ghost long had held it's peace. Its re-
appearance has stirred the little COM
munity near Leicester.
The house. according to a stan cor
respondent of the Daily Chronicle, Is q
typical country rectory. rather bleak
In appearance and surrounded by fairly
we'll wooded grounds. 1t is dominated
by the spire OF the old church. and
the graveyard is not far away.
There is difficulty In getting some
Of the superstitiOus villagers to so n
h rectOry grounds after ntghtfall.
when we first came to live here
Ave years ago. say the rector. the
Rev. Gage Hall. II was deserted by
many Of my relatives because they
thought the house was haunted. Soon
after my arrival l held q solemn exor-
cism service on the premises. and !
thoroughly believe I sent the spirits
Commanded Il 10 Depart.
e.The experience OF the Rev. Mr..
Strudwick, Of MILESTONE. has. OF
COURSE revived; all the old stories, but
It must be remembered that before he
retired for the night. when he was q
visitor here, he had been listening to
stories Of what the ghost had
done in the past. / understood from
him in the morning that when he waa
disturbed by the tugging at his bed
clothes he commanded h spirit to de-
part in the name Of the Father, the
SonAand the Holy Ghost, and that aft
er that he had no further trouble. Any
how, 1t Is my decision to make the
room that MI. Strudwick slept In g
dressing room. 80 that no guest will
in future be asked to sleep In 1t.
During the last v years I have
kept a~book, which I have asked re-
| liable visitors to sigh. affirming tina,
during their stay they have not en-
countered q ghost. Mr.. Strudwick.l
complaint Is the first l have had fol
years.
"One of my relatives sent a photo.
graph Of the house to a young female
who protested to see from 1t that 9
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-11-07

ever had. then up he vent in as lively
a. n as a his brother mi took
a seat close beside him. The mother
followed and with eager haste thrust
her paw into the bee-hOle, for such It
was. and drew out q piece OF honey.
She carefully removed the bits OF bark
and slivars sticking to It, and then gave,
1t to the Oldest cub. He quickly seized
ut with both paws and began eating
1t, twisting his little head to one side
his lips with genuine delight. The.
mother brought out another piece Of
the honey and offered It to the young
er cub. The foolish little fellow look
ed at It first with one eye and then
the other, then slowly he stretched out
tips of his claws and dropped 1t. With
q start he looked down and watched
intently the spot where the honey
struck as though wondering why 4
should fall. A change of expression
came over the face of the mother which
understand as indicating disgust and
displeasure n which might be fol-
lowed by some act OF discipline. Then
again thu bear thrust her paw into the
hole and brought out a choice bit.
With q look Of motherly ~forbearance
she held 1t out to h little one. Ar
before he looked at 1t a long time with
one eye and then with the other. smell
led OF 1t and then cautiously lifted his
paws, dtstending his claws an he did
so. TO take it gently, but the honey
dropped to the ground. The look Of af-
fectionate patience In the mothers face
turned into one Of anger. she lifted her
paw and gave the foolish little one q
whack over the Ear. He lost his bal
ance and down he. went sprawltng to
the ground. Is
Just at this moment the hunter step
ped on g dry twig which snapped loud
~ as 1t broke, the mother bear took
alarm. and down she scrambled to the
ground. followed by the older cub, and
then all three quickly disappeared
among the bushes nearby.
At dusk when the evening fires were
lighted the hunter anne home He
entered his wigwam and put his CUR
In its accustomed place. then o hts
seat by the fireside. The wife gave him
a look OF silent inquiry as she paused
in her work Of cooking the supper.
which he solernnly answered by saying.
II am not going to shoot bears n
more; they are human beings like our
| selves - 3
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-11-07
No Pay Day il Farming.

Herbert Quick publishes in his a
per q letter from a woman living in
Chicago, who is yearning to get onto
the farm. Her husband isyan engineer
on the Michigan Central railway and
they have five children. The Wife is
80 years old, and the husband q few
years older. The writer of the letter
adds that she was born and raised on
q Virginia farm and that, as h looks
back, those were h happiest days Of
her life.
In replying to this letter. Mr.. Quick
a among other things:
sHow can i, how can anyone, plan
out a way for these people to get o
farm? They are used TO the income of
q railway engineer, which is a pretty
they ever save enough to buy a farm
by going into the country and working
for wages? I wish ! could say they
could. but / dare o
I'm the first place. it takes more than
desire to make q farmer. The desire
is the most important thing perhaps,
but other things are also essential. ]
wonder II this woman knows how much
different her life would be from that
on the old Virginia farm as she rer1em-
bers 1t through the mists OF years?
Three things : required for sue
cessful farming. First, the human fac
city mans work ls independent OF
weather bugs. worms, flies and plant
and animal diseases. He AN plan ex-
actJy, and carry out his plans. Hut
when he flnds himself onsthe Farm he ID
confronted with q great mass of. In
fu0rces over which HI has no control
s'.Then there u the natural factor
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-11-07

land. It seems a snane that thers
should be 80 many acres locked up IL
the hands of people who do not them
selves, work them, but such IL the con-
dition of things. Some time 1 hope II
will be different. Some time I hope we
basic fact that the possession Of 30
much land as he needs for his actual
uses is the right Of every human being.
Then there is the matter Of capital.
Tools are needed. Live stock, seed.
fencing and building material are
needed. And farming has no payday.
Nobody hands the farmer an. envelope
day, the week or III month. Thousands
Of people in the city would not be able
to wait for the land to yield them q
living, even IL they had the land.
"And yet many Of them make the
break to the farms-and some win"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-11-07

crucihx was buried in the house and
that the ghost would not depart until
1t vas unearthed."
The ~visien" ship.
The vision ship, the bark Usk. %
reported at Newport, and Capt. Thorn
as Williams, still alive at Cardiff, has
been retellfng the ships strang story.
In November, 1862. the Usk. owned by
a firm OF which BLACK Tom" Beynon
was the head, and commanded by Cap
tain Matthias, q Bible reader, who ruled
his crew by moral suasi0n instead Of q
Delaying pin, sailed from Swansea for
Calderass Chill. with a cargo Of small
coal. The ship reached IS south latitu-
de. known AZ the Pitch OF the Horn.
She was hove to her seven days with
no sail IN her. At 1880 a. m. on the.
eighth day Capt. Matthias, when asleep
got what he called q vision from
Heaven" which commanded him to
turn around and 60 back to Newport.
Take the ship home to England and
give her to the you had her FROM
ives the message In the vision with an
injunction to read the forty-third chap
ter Of Isaiah. The Captain at 500 ..
m. read the chapter to the first mate.
The latter threatened to put the cap
tain in irons, but the captain seized q
fclaspknife and defied the whole crow.
When the Usk got back TO Newport
Captain Matthias told Block Tom" OF
the vision and also asserted that he
had turned back because he had dream
cd his cargo OF coal ~ aflre.
Whether the coal had actually been
Fafire at Cape Horn was never learned,
but when the ship arrived back 1t New
port the coal showed no signs ten feet
down from the matches Of having been
afire. Captain Matthias was tried IN
q marine court ana his license was sus-
pended for q year. The Usk was re-
provisioned an entire new crow WA
signed and she started again for Cald-
era with her cargo OF coal under COM
mand OF Captain Williams.
'If I dont't get to Coldera I'll 90 %
hell" Captain Williams shouted to
the crowd on the Newport dock AZ he
get sail.
That was the last ever seen there OF
the Usk. In latitude IS in the Pitch
Of the Horn, and many miles to the
south the usual track OF sailing vessels.
she burned and sank. Captain Win
Jams and his crew took 70 the boats
and were rescued by a ship.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-11-07

Canada. the worlds greatest granary, is
now importing corn. The Clinton Hall,
consigned TO the Robert Record company,
With which It sailed from Buenos Ayres
about six weeks ago. and the Glenarm
Head sailed from Belfast With another
corn cargo. shipped at that port after be-
ing brought from Argentina to Belfast.
Tie explanation of the seeming absurd
tty3 Is that thu corn crop OF the United
States in the middle west has been q fall
ure.. and, under present eondfti0ns, At Is
direct. or even t~ostranship it~1t Belfast
after importation from Argentina than to
bring It from Chicago to Montreal.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-11-07

Chicago. all showing Increased activity
as compared with the construction work.
OF this time one year
MORTGAGE money In New York IL much
easier now than at any prior period OF
the present year, md that will be con-
ducive to greater construction In the
metropolis. as much building work has
been awaiting this loosening up Of the
lOaning funds.
we have cited above facts as to blsf-
ness activity hat are SO well established
that no one can doubt them. and they
must be accepted by the most persistent
pessiinist as constituting 9 powerful, and
creasing volume and value OF business
throughout the union.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-11-07
ALL SAINTS. DAY las
BECOME AN ALL DEVILS
NIGHT OF MUCH REVEL,

Doubtless little Abel rubbed his grimy
fists In his.eyes and sobbed inconsol-
ably on Halloween when he discovered
there was no garden gate at the Eden
place.
sages have written that the holiday
Halloween. was not invented. but that
It developed. Once it was called "All
Hallows Day and the night before
the day was the hallowed evening. In
more modern English It Is, IAN Saints
Day." Those .superstitious forefathers
of ours back on the island empire long
ago evolved the idea that II witches.
imps. and fairies. ever invaded the
earth 1t would be on Halloween. Most
likely the Irish were responsible. Any
way. they providedNt the imp theory, ana
q thoughtful growing generation hast
ened to furnish the imps. There has
been no shortage In hat latter conn
modify. since.
Half Baked lmps Have Parties.
Today it is the custom of imps, when
they begin to OutgrOw their excessively
mischievous habits, to attend masqu-
obtain outlets for effervescent spirits
that just can't help. bubbling over on
Halloween. The weening process il
unusually very successful. and an ex-
imp OF 30 years often has been known
to soundly spank an imp OF 10 fol
helping to carry on the work to which
he, himself, had once been SO xealously
devoted. n.
on October 81 this year, many balls
and parties will be given in Sioux City.
Masquerade balls. as usual. will be
vastly popular. Also. it is likely that
imps and fairies win be abroad, despite
the efforts ofsthe police. Coppers can't
make fine Its" In the Halloween game
! OF tag.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-11-07
ZONE TOUCH OF NATURE'
HOW AN INDIAN CAME TO GIVE Up SHOOTING BEARS.
Francis La Flesche in the Southern
....M HNorl1noan .A.L.I

Francis La Flesche in the Southern
Workman. ii
The hunting of black bear was a
sport much loved by h Usage indian
white settlers into the country west
of the Mississippi. 1t afforded them
not only the thrill and excitement OF
the chase, of which every hunter is
fond, but 1t also added largely to the
animal food supply upon which the
Indians depended for their living.
Many strange and interesting tales
are told to this day of black-bear hunt
ing, but of those that / have heard
not one is SO human as the following
which was an actual occurrence.
One day a man noted for his skill
bear that he might add to the food
supply OF his home. Being familiar.
with the and habits of the
animal the hunter soon found signs.
and as he cautiously looked abOu he
saw q female bear in a large tree busi-
ly gnawing at a hole in the trunk. The
man quickly raised his gun and took
aim but he suddenly seized with an ir-
resistible desire to see What the crea-
ture was doing.
After scratching and biting at the
edge of the hole for some little time the
ment quickly Withdrew 1t. She put
something into her mouth and smack
ed her lips with apparent. delight and
satisfaction. Then she suddenly scram-
bled down to the ground and with an
ambling gait disappeared in d low
bush.
The hunter brought the butt. of his
gun to the ground and waited to see
II the bear would return. He had not
long to wait, for h soon reappeared
with two cubs on her back. On arriv-
ing at the foot of the tree the bear
shook the cubs down, then Selling the
larger one with both her paws she put
him up against the trunk Of the tree
Is high as she coud reach. The young
ster seemed to understand what was
expected OF him, for he went up the
tree with the agility of a cat and took
a seat on a limb close to the hole. Then
the. mother picked up the younger one
and held him against the tree. He
clutched the bark tightly but whether
out Of mischief. deliberate disobedience.
or lack OF common bea sense. he would
not move. After waiting a few, mo-
ments the mother lifted a paw and
| gave the little imp a whacking spank.
which. perhaps was not the first he had
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-11-07
SWEEPING PLANTO
BOOST FARMING IN
ENGLAND LAUNCHED
Minimum Wage for Farm Laborsra
decent Housing and chanes 10
Own Some Land included
ia Scheme.

Swindon. Eng.-Special: Chancel-
Tor Of the Exchequer loyd-George, in
an address here gave further details Df
the government land campaign. FIe
said again that 1t was his object ITO
free British and from ~landlordism and
get the people back on It," and added:
1.-THE two purposes which the liberal
government has set for itself are to at
tract and retain the rural population on
the land and to devise means to develop
both the quantity and quality of the
total agricultural production Of the
British Isles. Everything will be SUBJ
Ordinated to the attainment of these
two objects.
A the first step 1t Is purposed to
establish a ministry Of LAMBS with SON
troll and supervision of all questions
dealing with the users of land both in
town and country.i The functions Of
b transferred to the new ministry.
THE government intends to take the
land out of chancery.. Hereafter II q
landlord finds that some. silly settle
ment hampers his schemes for improv-
ing his lands, he can apply to the min
tstry>Of lands which will enable him to
override, the barrier.
To Name Commission.
.aTae new ministry will operate
in g judicial capacity and have the
some power to reduce rents on small
farms as the Scottish courts now pos
sesS. Large farmers also will have the
right to appeal to the commissioners
Tor a reduction of rent IL the action of
The state causes a rise In the wages
OF the farm labOrer. In such an event
the landlord will have to come in as a
contributor and in times of great agri-
cultural depression a temporary les
sening of the rent will be o~btainable.
"The new ministry Of lands is to be
given full power to acquire at a reason
able price all waste, derelict and neg
lected tracts of land nj to plant them
with forests and to reclaim and drain
the springs on such lands with a view
to their cultivation to the full limit Of
their possibilities. The ministery is to
be not only empowered but instructed
to act and the of the state
will be placed at its disposal for this
purpose.
"If men want sport, it must be at
their w expense and the game laws
will be revised in this direction.
Conditions Of Labor.
"The establishment of a fair mini
mum wage for laborers with reasonable
hours of work, decent housing and the
prospect of the laborer obtaining some
land for himself, will all be within the
scope of the powers of the commission
ers, who will ave authority to fix the
price of and in the case of, compulsory
acquisition.
1.-THE government proposes to remedy
the grave deficiency of cottages in the
country by building some themselves
with state funds and we have got q
nice little fund at hand-the insurance
reserve fund.-"
The announcement Of the land pro-
posals by Chancellor Lloyd-Geotge was
made by unanimous decision of the
cabinet,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-11-07
Halloween Has an Ancient and
Honorable History and
Pretty Leuendry.
A TIME FOR SMALL BOYS
Nowadays They Get Trounced
by Fathers Who Did Same
Stunts in Their Boyhood.
Some merry. friendly. country folks
Together did convene
To burn their nits and pou their stocks.
And haud their halloween
Robert Burns.

And while they were thus engaged
Z band of youthful spirits hauled away
the front gates of the countryside and
tossed them into the lake. It isn't SO
recorded by the bard because the prank
vas net poetical. but 1t must have
happened
What? Had stiles and not gates in
Burns Scotland? Well, that would
never have troubled an enterprising
party of small boys. II necessary, they
would have taken the fence down for
= dip. or the barn, for the matter Of
that. No 1t can't be that modern Hal
lowe'en depredations are wholly new.
The alacrity and facility with which
every small boy takes to the droll and
delightful little custom of destroying
the property OF his fathers neighbor
On the eve OF the holiday proves com
slusively that the gift is inherent and
s0t acquired.