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heads of Kern and Cullop.
Counting the brides.


has been undertaken by the United
States government has shown a por-
ton of Washington-the Chevy
Chase districts the most thickly
populated district for birds in the
! United States. The average was
/ found to be about seven birds per
acre. 1t may be surprising to learn
that timber land supports a much
smaller bird population than an equal
area of farm land. In the bulletins
issued by the bird counters of the
government no special reference is
made to the golf course of Chevy
Chase, although everyone knows that
this place is famous for it's country
clubs, and as the spot where EXPIRES
ident Taft used to take his daily ex-
ercise in order that he might keep
from weighing half ton.
Keep the Roads Drained.
mo permanent road has ever been
constructed or ever will be-" accord
ing to road specialists of the United
States department of agriculture,
who amplify the statement with an
appeal for keeping the roads in good
repair. The federal officials claim
that 1.-The general impression that
there are certain types of road that
are permanent is erroneous" 1t is
pointed out that the only things
about the road that may be consid-
cred permanent are grading, culverts
and bridges, and therefore the Wash
ington authorities assert that "the
first and last commandment toward
road maintenance is to keep the sur
face we'll drained"
When Will Congress Adjourn?
There is serious talk to the effect
that the senate may continue it's
work almost up to the day of cleo
ton and few people even predict
that congress will be in session until
December. With the antitrust leg
islation still in the foreground, the
fight unsettled as to just who will be
members of the federal reserve
board, and the Columbia and Nicara-
qua treaties promising a splendid
row, there is but one conclusion.
Either The administration plan must
be cut and these matters passed over
to the regular session in December,
or the lawmakers will be wrangling
until late in the fall.
"Joy Riding in Government Boats.
Representative Good of Iowa has
been making considerable fuss be-
cause Secretary McAdoo took his
bride out for little boatride on one
of the revenue cutters. McAdoo is
the administrators head of the re-
venue service and 1t has been the
custom for former secretaries to avail
themselves of the privilege which he
and his bride enjoyed. Good called
it 10y riding" at the government
expense and the way he went latter"
the presidents son-in-law made some
good copy for the red type papers.
Bull Fighting and Baseball.
General Funston put a stop to the
bull fighting at Vera Cruz and de-
clared that cit does not give the bull
a fair chance" Captain Leonard, U.
8. NJ, who has just returned from
Vera Cruz. says that on the corner
lots the boys are now playing the
game of baseball, and there is few
erish anxiety for that game among
the Mexicans. VINO knows but what
the great American game will yet be-
come national sport and civilizer in
Mexico?
The People Who Work.
Over 33 per cent Of all the people
lin the United States who work for a
living are engaged in agriculture, for
estry and animal husbandry and con-
siderably more than one-fourth, or
27.9 per cent, are engaged in manu-
featuring and mechanical industries.
It has been determined that 53.3 per
cent of the population Of the country
10 years Of age and over are bread
winners.
Rumpus Over Secrecy.
The rumpus in the foreign rela-
lions committee Of the senate con-
tinues and Senators Borah and Will
liam Alden Smith are insisting that
the Columbia and Nicaragua treaties
should be discussed in the open sem
ate, instead of behind closed doors.
Although those treaties contain GER
tain features that are of intense in
terest to the American people, yet
Senator Stone and a few others are
insisting on maintaining the old gov
eminent policy of secrecy in consider
ing treaties.