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AMERICAN HUMoRIsrs.

(By Joyce Kilmer in Chicago Herald
Mark TWAIN" said T. A. DAILY,
twas not humorist." The poet who
discovered the literary value of the
Italian immigrant was sitting on the
porch of his Germantown home, not
far from the pleasant shadows of
Wister Wood. We were discussing
American humor-what it is and what
it Is not. r.
"Our humor." said Mr.. Daily, sis
considered by some critics to be a
thing based on surprise and horrible
exaggeration. That is an idea for
which Mark Twain and other writer's
of his sort are responsible.
II object very much to having this
coarse, violent sort of fun called char.
acteristic American humor. Mark
Twain, Josh Billings, the Danbury
News man, Philander X. Doesticks-
these people formed a school of slap.
stick and seltzer-bottle humor before
settler bottles were invented. They
were the Charlie Chaplins of their
time"
would you class Artemus Ward
with these people?" I asked.
"Not at all, said Mr.. DAILY. carte.
mus Wards work does not depend on
vulgarity and violence for its effect.
Artemus Ward was a much greater
humorist than Mark Twain. In fact,
Mark Twain really was not humor.
list at all.
Il cannot separate Mark Twain's
humor from that story of his about
the corpse and the Limburger cheese
that at any rate, you must be quite
sure he is dead story. And I don't
like to have man who could write
such story as that called repre-.
sentative American humorist."
What great humorists, besides Ar.
temus Ward, has America produced? 2"
l asked.
WELL" said Mr.. DAILY, ~ believe
that Finley Peter Dunno is the great
est of all American humorists. E. S.
Martin is great humorist; his essays
are full of keen observation and
shrewd wit. And admire greatly the
work of the late James jeffrey Roche
James jeffrey Roche and Finley
Peter Dunne," said. "Then the best
American humorist is of Irish de.
scent?"
Mr.. Daily laughed. american hui
NOR" he said, lis mixture, blend
ing of the humor of many races that
have populated this continent. And
it changes, as the country develops
and the people change; it is not sta
tionary through the centuries, like
English humor. And of the mixture
that makes up American humor 60
per cent is Celtic. (.
Now, don't want to give the i'm
preston that think American humor
is purely Irish. There are good
many dull Irishmen-I know a lot of
them. But here is one absolute fact
humor is not Anglo-Saxon
There Is the wit of the French for
instance; that certainly has played
its part In the development of our
sense of humor. The French wit
pierces; it is like rapier.
"But the Irish wit is like the flash
Of sunlight on the rapier's blade. 1t
but 1t seldom harms.
"And this is true of the highest
form Of modern American humor. It
is true Of the chronicles of the i'm
mortal Mr.. Dooley. Finley Peter
Dunno does not need to club q foible;
he merely makes his blade flash over
it. So he has the reputation Of being
q kindly humorist, when as matter
Of fact his delicate satire is most Of
tective weapon"
Costa RIGA yearly imports $4,000
wnrfh NJ laundry anana
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M EATH

Died-August Is, at her residence,
Cormeen House, Mrs. O'Reilly, mother
of the Rev. Peter O'Reilly. G.. c.,
Drumkeeran.
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DUBLIN.

Wexford District Council have ap-
pointed Mr.. Donnelly (of the firm Of
Messrs. Donnelly and Moore, Dublin),
as engineer in connection with the
new cottage scheme.
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NATIONAL OFFICNRs-L

NATIONAL OFFICERs-L. A. A. o. H.
National President--Mrs. Ellen Ryan
Jolly, Pawtucket, r.. I. ~
ma Nataonal Vice Pre:idsnt-Miss B. A.
Christy. Cleveland. Ohio.
National Treasurer-Mrs. Mary G.
Connolly, Syracuse. N. 7.
STATE 0FFICERs-L. A. A. O. H.
President-Mrs Mary B. Daily, 1906
Central Ave-, Minneapolis.
Vice President-Miss May q. Hammill,
secretary-Ella c. Heating, 147
Pleasant Ave., st. Paul.
Treasurer-Miss Mary Coogan. Fari-
Board Of Directors-Mary M. sullivan,
Duluth: Ellen Conroy. st. Paul; Mary
]. Reilly, Brainerd.
Auditing Committee-Margare Scott,
81. Paul; Margaret Sullivan. Minneapo-
lis; Elisabeth McNally, st. Paul.
Insurance Secretary Margaret A.
Grady. Saltwater.
insurance Treasurer-Margaret Sulli-
van, Rochester,
State Medical Director-Dr. =. w.
Buckley, st. Paul. -.
Directors Of Insurance Fund-Nellie
Eurran, Minneapolis: Annie Conroy, St
Faul; Josephine Hagerty, Shieldsville;
Anna Willesen, Duluth; Margaret Mol.
Auditing Committee-Ellen McGrath
r. PaH M;;c Annie Kennedy. st. Cloud;
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HENNEP1N COUNTY.

Nance, 1927 9Th st. s.; Vice Pres. John
Mason. 313 9Th Ave: n. E.; Rec. Sec, +.
Sec sGSlgsr M Saos Golf 1hs, Aye 81 Fin
Ins: Sec. James Kelly. s5is a4th se Ave Ss
g.; Treas, Edward Bevans, 2515 Chica IA
ave-, ave; Med. Examiners, Drs. w. =. MUIR
first Sunday afternoon and third Thursy.
dMay night Of each month at Richmond
rla Diy liz th N %vs sdPrssidsnt E. JEFF
E: A Hadley, 1880 5th St. N. f.; Fin.
p; Treas, NJ. Lydon. 4o7 4th st. N. E.;
Med. Examiner, DR.. r. J. Phelan, 32S
Central Aye. Meeting held every first
ns q eaeh moth at o1esday Sa;
Division No. President, John Mem
5as Haaiihan A 1sss iii N We
n; Rec; Sec, Edw. Delaney 1900 James
James =, Aye; N; "a: Sec, t Rice. 2sos
7 HKnsa LII AZ 4th 81 Meas Thos Mecon-
Division No. president, T. F. Dor
sey, Linden Hills, Route No. ., Minne-
faRI s Ros ss pNsH o ~ asaa n fss
No. 2, Minneapolis: Fin. SEQ. Jas Ryan,
LaH0en 5llAs, Route NO. ., Minneapolis;
Route No. 3, Minneapolis. $3.50 = ! !
Division No. .6-President. p. L. Cum.
mings. 2720 18th Ave. s.; Vice Pres. II.
J: Roscoe. 81 Nicollet. Ave; Sec, Leon.
J. G. Sheridan. 1891 seth Ave. g.: Treas.
g. F.. Cummings. 2720 18th Ave. s.
noD ass u MG xSs 3 s1 wee
Pres. Jas: McHugh; Rec. Sec. Thos
Pepper: Fin. Sec. J. F. Cogwin; Treas,
J. e. Cullen, ILL Harmon Place; ms.
Sec, ]. NJ Brownrigg, 81 18th Ave, n.
Division No. s-President n. G.
O'Donnell, 354 Security Bank Bldg;
Vice Pres, DR.. Fox. 1901 Grand Ave. S.
Elm. and ms Sec. ]. G. sheehan. 22i
Hennepin Ave; Rec. Sec, J. n. Cribby,
1lf6 Hawthorne Ave; Treas, ]. C. Nc.
Mahon, 124 It'll st. N.
Cormick, Hopkins. Mimi; Vice Pres.
N. Quinn. Hopkins, Mimi, r. r. No. 4;
Rec. Sec, Thos. Fitzgerald, Hopkins.
Mimi, r. r.. No. I: Fin. and ms, Sec.
a. ]. Weldon. Hopkins, MIMI, r. r. No.
y: Treas. Thos. NcGannon. Hopkins,
Division No. 1o-President, r. D.
9: ]. Nolan, 1913 Jefferson ST. N. r.:
Fin. Sec, John Moran. sos 9Th Ave. n
e.: Rec. SEQ, T. r. Lynch, iO2s Ssth
Ave: n. n;Treas- John Gormley, 2757
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School Hall.

-z-s- SdIuIudy, september llS, 1910.
on first Sunday of month in Catholic
MURRAY COUNTY.
r d Division No; 2. Currie-Pres.. M. n.
Sec. 3; J: Ca4ley;; Fin. Sec. J. j. DOR.
aorman Chaplain, Rev. "a chas sec S.y 4 =:
naugh; Med. Examiner. DR.. w. r.. PAT.
terson: Meetings held the third satnr-
Gay or each month in Germans Hail.
Currte, MINI. 1850
ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
\, County President. John simons. sil
w Ri,iiyision Nc: !. Duluth-President.
V Wai,'a Pre. =. NV, MsTrnians 5os 2. sEd s.;
s Sl;a st.; Fin. and ms. Sec. W. J: No.
f1rias. ~ 9Th St.; Rec: Sec. W. J.
Eyaea 4ss IL T. q e s 81 M a Tssas
Meetings are held on first and fSiri
M,eanssdays ct Cathedral Hall. Second
Division No. I. West Duluth-Presi.
IWe gen. John p. Cullen; Vice Pres. john
Fin. and ms. Sec, Jas. Conneiiy: N"d ~.
EXAMINER. DR.. Payette. -
SCOTT COUNTY.
County President. F. J. Leonard, Jor-
d. Di y Nc; !. Belle Plaine-Pres.
Pres. John Kelley. Belle Pisine: ~ ~
&c., Sec, James sans =: stFatton: Belle Fisins:
PIsins: John c sIsTff.te Ned ssl 4
aminer. DE-. g. r. Maloney. Moetin9s
are held on first Sunday Of month IA
STEVENS COUNTY.
RI County President NJ. Mahoney. Nor
Division No. President, James +.
r 1awier' Norris Norris; Vice Pres, Frank Han
E aran; Norris arri:; Rec Sec, Eugene FITS
Fan Norris III. Sec SCI TSos T. + 4 M MScssa.
Z: Fitzgerald; Sick COMMITTEES, jehn
ings first Sunday Of the monte. nj lin.
ney's Hall. - ...'A' o. A4i In
STEELE COUNTY.
County President. George c. Toher.
oTpais Sl1ion NJ M,n i. ovatonna-pr.,,,...
John S. Brick; vice Pres. .J amea IS
S 2uinn; Rec Sec. J. q. Malone; Fin.
Zone ons,: :! Tr p; Ma1i nSn ms; see = 90.
inar u.s. vvAH logan MeQ. Exam.
nelq on first Wednesday Of month in
SWIFT COUNTY.
c, Gotnnty President-D. F. McDermott.
Division No. President, VIM. NJ.
Asenna; Vice Pres. p. J. Mccarthy; Rec.
sec, d: F. McDermott; Fin, Sec Tim
E,oley; ms. Sec, NJ. e. Conlogue: Treaa..
las ODonnell; Med. Examiner, DR.. q.
Sunday Of each month at Hibernian
W1NoNA COUNTY.
County President, M. J. Ryan, ss4 p.
=. Division No. Pres, J. A. MCMILLAN.
s2s wv; Howard St.: Vice Pres, r. Rice..
614 Indiana Ave-; Rec Sec. John Dnsnn'
z93 W; Mark St; Fin. Sec, III. 81. Iyneh.,
5l4 washington St.; ms. Sec. III. Il.
iyfRS Hs,n el a. Washington St.: Treas. N.
liner. DR.. Lester, zos Winona 81. Msaf.
mgs are held on second and fOurfh
1hursoays OF month in st. Thomas hail
WAsEcA COUNTY.
County President. Thos Foley, James,
Division No. Pres, Michael Lam.
pert; Rec Sec. J. w. Conway; ms. Sec.
Gnaries McLoone; Treas, B. J. Lilly:
Med; Examiner, DR.. A. J. Rudolf. Meet.
ing held every first Thursday and third
S Sa'n1oa y. OF o.. each month at. workman
Sullivan; Vice Pres, n. Foley: Fin, snI
n 4ng seq y. M. Byron; Rec. Sec, j.
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MURRAY COUNTY.

Division No: 2. currie M a.
Sec. 3; !: cauiey: Fin. Sec, J. ). DOR DOR
man; Treas, JOS: Byrne; ms. Sec, J. J.
Gormani Chaplain, Rev. Chas. Cavan.
naugh; Med. Examiner, DR.. W.. n. Pat.
terson: Meetings held the third Satur.
day OF each month in Gorman's Haii.
Currie, MINI. ~>.AAs
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DAKOTA COUNTY.

County President, 7. P. Moran, Hast
ings, MINI.
Division No. 1. Hastings-Div. Pres,
81 3; J. Barrett, Hastings. MN; Vice
Rec. Sec, Thos. s. Ryan, Hastings.
Mimi; Fin. Sec, M. O'Brien, HastinEs.
MINI: ms. Sec. M. o'Brien. Hastings,
iners, Drs. Peck and Brady. Meetings
held on second and fourth Thursdays
OF month in A. O. u. w. hall.
DIVISION No. President, p. ".
Pres. Jas. McKenna, 268 Goth Ave. S.:
Treas, D. ]. McHugh, 2439 12th.Aye..
g.: Treas. p. J; Owens. 2425 26th Ave.
Ave- s.; Fin. Sec, w. r. Casey. ga
Fremont AVA N S"eSs, Ee0o
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BIG STONE COUNTY.

Graceville, MINI, =
Division No. j, Graceville-Pres. ]. p
Trafnor; Vice Pres, 7. F. Rowan; Rec
Sec; J; M Scanlon; Fin. Sec. g. p. Gin
Sunday and third Thursday Of each
month at Fraternity hall.
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DIVISION OFFICERS A. O. H.-r1an
AND PLACE OF MEETING.

County President-John P. Coleman.
L Ward; Vice Pres, John l. Green;
Rec. Sec, Charles e. Green; Fin. Sec.
James McArdle; ms. Sec, James Nc
Ardle; Treas, John Ward; Med. Exam
liners, j. H. Frank and A. T. Game.
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wAsEcA COUNTY.

County President. Thos. Foley. Janes-
,, Division No. Pres. Michael Lam
CHARLES McLoone; Treas, B. j. lily:
inc; meai bs Examiner, DE- A. J. Rudolf. Meet:
Sunday Of each month at Workman
hall, Waseca. VIZ ~A1A"
s,; Division ~. 2. Jane.vllle-Pres.. Jas.
ms. Sec. j. NJ. Byron; REC Sec I.
Dalton; Treas. James Mcbride.
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w1NoNA COUNTY.

&c, County President, NJ. J. Ryan, ss4 p.
90, Division No. Pres, J. A. MCMILLAN,
~ ~ ~; Howard St; Vice Pres, r. Rice,
zgs v: Mark St.; Fin. Sec, M. j. Lynch.
Sl4 Washington ST.; ms. Sec, III j.
fIynsh, 6la Washington ST.; Treas, N.
liner. Dr.. Lester, 40S Winona ST. Meet
mgs are held on second and fourtf
thursdays OF month in st. Thomas hail
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BLUE EARTH COUNTY.


County President P. J. McGrath,
Vice Pres, Daniel coughlin, Manka-
to; Sec. w. A. Lyons. Madison Lake;
Treas. Michael O'Brien, Mankato; sar.
geant. M. a. Sullivan. Madison Lake;
Sentinel. John Mccall, Mankato; Chap.
lain. Rev. FIR. Hughes, Mankato.
Division No. I. Mankato-Pres., Mi
Ghael O'Brien. Carol ST.; Vice Pres.
Dan Coughlan; Rec. Sec, r. H. Jordan,
s1e Pleasant St.; Fin. Sec. G. Fitzsers.
aid; ms: Sec, John Mccall; Treas, T.
r. Coughlan. Meet in x. c. hall, Sec
p. m. =
Division No. .. Madison Lake-Pres..
Jas. Sullivan, Madison Lake; Vice Pres,
NJ a: Sullivan, Madison Lake; Rec.
Sec. W. A. Lyons, Madison Lake; Fin.
Sec, 2; J. McGrath. Madison Lake; ms.
Sec. VIM; p. Connor. Madison Lake:
Med: Examiner, Dr.. Firgina.. Meetings
are held on second and fourth Sundays
OF month in Woodman's hall, Madison
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CROW WING COUNTY.

County President, VIM. Barron, 414
Fourth Ave-, Brainerd, MINI. =
,,; Division No. \ Brainerd-President.
Pres, H. II. Mccartney, 215 N. Srd St.;
Rec. Sec, ]. ]. Nolan, 615 N. 6th ST.
Fin. Sec, ]. J. Brady, SIG N eth St;
dns. Sec; 7. J: Brady, 616 N. eth St (:
Treas, b. G. Mcnamara, 706 Laurel 81
Med. Examiner, DR.. F. A. Bennett, Citi.
zens State Bank Bldg. Meetings are
held on second and fourth Tuesdays Of
month in K, C. hall :.
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SWIFT COUNTY.

c, cotSnty President-D. F. McDermott
ka Diy,:iS Vice Ne S,.a aI5Prss1seat, VIM, NJ
Sec, D. F. McDermott: Fin. sec TN
Eoley; ms. Sec, NJ. e. Conlogue: treas.
las "a ODonnell: Med. Examiner, Dr.. 8.
gsagIna9lt. Meeting held every drst
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ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
SCOTT COUNTY.

:. County G ,4y President, F. J. Leonard. Jor.
Division No. 1. Belle Plaine-Pr.s..
BE- 9. e Maloney. Belle Plains; vios
sae es.'r c yon4 kelley. Belle PLANE; Roo
sec, James II. stratton, Belle Plane:
n Sec, James II. Stratton, 6slic
a am;ne:: Treas, John =. Clarke; Med. 1x-
are held on first Sunday OF montS RI
Fraternity hall. at 12:90 y ~ ~
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STEELE couNrY

&C, County President. George c. Teher.
1a Division No; j. ,owatonna-President,
NS0nn .. Brick; Vice Pres, James n.
quinn; Rec, Sec, ]. q. Malone; hin.
SSec., =, %. Malone; ms. Sec, J. ii. ~.
it zone; Greas. John Hogan; Med. Exam.
nelq on first Wednesday Of month in
x. p. Hall, at $3.50 D. m. -
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County President, M. Mahoney. Nor.
Division No. President, James 7.
L l. Sas Norris; Vice Pres. Frank Han:
e raraid; MM1 nI; Rec. Sec, Eugene Fits
nan, Norris; ms. Sec, Thos. F. McCan.
nMey; ;Dtonnelly; Med. Examiner. DE-. b.
-, ,Eltzgerald; Sick Committee, John
LAY, =. MCCARTHY, John Ring. Meet.
lngs hrst Sunday Of the month, at Lin.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02
Jobs Stand Between
People and Money
By Harold H. cOryeII. Boston. Mas.

he wants Lots Of people think job getting money
they that they want money they ought like their job Some
people advance from this position and persuade themselves they really
do like their jobs This not because they persuasive but
because they wmnded they easily persuaded They
unable to tell the difference between hndrance and help But it
ought be clear that anything which has be
thing obstacle Cuebra hill hardly said
to have been of much help Colonel Goehas his desire
the Atlantic with the Pacific but it his job to it.
Not that job help On the contrary If Jones work.
ing for Smith for day Smith selling what Jones makes for
of Jones' job help Smith job be great help
who not doing it, but it obstacle the person who doing it
to get something else
Many people think job unpleasant because it hard but these
people, when Saturday afternoon will around the hot
sammng ball back another fellow and think great fun They
probably would give their for playing tennis that they liked it.
Ask your slightly dpose friend why he closes the Office hour early
and goes off to knock little white ball around retired farm If his
conscience pc him he tell you reduce weight but he knows
well do that if he lay his back night morning and raised
his legs 20 times until they right angles the floor and ate mod
eae he would achieve his endf really to reduce weight
much more rapidly
1t is not the hard work which makes job ded and determines
the difference between work and play the for doing given
thing that makes pleasant unpleasant If you catch fish for
there great joy in it, however much fun be to get up at
snatch hasy bite and off to the fishing grounds until sunset
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02
Preparedness in
Farming Is Urged
By c. F. DAVIS. colQrado Agricultural coHss.,
FoSt Collins, Colo.

that any line depends upon knowledge and application
OF these laws is longer possible meet the brutal competition
business successfully without careful and systematic preparation
Agriculture looked upon the occupation to which man
might turn when he had failed everything e has become business
in which, succeed must have thorough preparation
No young would his native ability to him
through the practice of law incidence would believe that In
of the trades requiring the exercise of skill he could bluff his
through Even in the work the eamse the digger of bitches and
the driver of railroad spikes there best and most economical
do the work. which learned from who knows by the long
and wasteu process repeated failures Yet knowing all this knowing
that every of the business of life there need of PREPARATION
how many young there who take this business of life entirely
without preparation.
With opportunities such before offered for acquiring
thorough working knowledge of the principles underlying art craft
trade he may wish pursue the young dng his
m and finally driven take occupation for which has made
preparation.
An observant scarcely passes day OF his life without meeting
with who has tale of re of how everything he under
takes ends in ur how u" always against him. and how he
not understand why others succeed while h working much harder always
fails.
In the very great majority of there mystery the whole
explanation lies the fact that he who always fails always undertaking
which he for the understanding of which
he neglected to prepare himself
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02
immigration Down to Zero.

Those who fear too many immi-
grants are rushing into Missouri and
that their cheap labor will reduce the
wages of the native born working men
and women Of the state may see q
ray of hope in bulletin just issued
by the bureau of laboor statistics
which states that during the months
of July, August and September, 1915,
only 372 alien men, women and chill
dren entered seaports of the United
States with Missouri as their direct
destination. For these three months
this only means an average influx of
124 each month, compared to an aver
age monthly arrival of about LOO
immigrants during the ten years pre-
ceding July /, 1915.
The direct immigration into Mis-
aliens, when compared with the high
water mark of the preceding nine
years, the year 1906, when 1850 men,
women and children arrived in this
country with the intention of settling
in Missouri, shows a tremendous fall.
ing off. Had Germans, Austrians,
English, Irish, Belgians and French
been able to leave their countries af-
! ter the outbreak of the war as before,
the fiscal year just closed might have
broken all records hitherto shown.
1t is certain that after the war is
over that such stringent regulations
will be placed on movers at both ends
of the journey that it will be some
time before the tide ever rises to its
/ earlier volume.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02
RECOGNIZES ADVANTAGES ACT
WILL GIVE TO STATE OF
MISSOURI.
FIRST STATE TO TAKE 1T UP
Thorough Discussion Reveals That
Proposed sehcme viii Be Most
Successful That Has Ever
Been Conceived.
jefferson City.


Information received by Col. Fred
d. Gardner from G. o. Raine, master
of the Missouri state grange, who is
In Oakland, Cal, representing this
state at a convention Of the National
Oranges of America, is to the effect
that that body has unanimously in
dorsed the Missouri land bank act.
Since Missouri is the first state Of
the Union to propose q system OF
rural credits through which farmers
can borrow money for long terms at
low rates of interest, the Endorsement
is q huge recognition Of q philan-
thropic proposition which is old for
European countries, but new In North
America.
In attendance at the convention
were representatives Of state oranges
of nearly every state in the Union,
and there was not a dissenting vote
to the resolution. In addition to the
delegates there were present at the
convention students Of rural credits,
presidents Of state oranges and 9th
ers who have given years Of study
to the subject; and after a thorough
discussion it was the unanimous de-
cision of the delegates that Gardner's
land bank act was the most practi-
cable and reasonable, and would be
the most successful system Of rural
credit that has ever been conceived
in America. The adoption Of the
resolution was strongly urged by Mr..
RAJ. :, and he stated afterward that
the Endorsement by this representa-
tive body of farmers from the entire
United States would undoubtedly be
a great boost for the principles of
rural credit as enunciated by the
Missouri act.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02
INDIANS ARE PROGRESSING
Figures Show That the Wards Of the
Government Take Advantage Of
Their Opportunities.

The Five Civilized Tribes" whose
original domain was formerly known
as Indian territory, comprise the Cher
okee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek
and Seminole tribes OF Indians
in Oklahoma. Their total number Of
enrolled members and freemen is
101, 200 OF the total area OF land
embraced within the tribes domain
there were allotted to members 49,
794,400 acres. On sales the total de-
posted to the credit of the five tribes
July /, 1885, to June 30, 1914. was $17,-
OBS, 1926, and there is yet due and draw
ing interest at six per cent the sum
OF $5,623,950. The tribal form OF gov
eminent of the Cherokee tribe was
practically abolished at the close of
the fiscal year June 30. 1914. Pursu-
ant to previous acts Of congress ap.
plicable to all the tribes, the Choctaw,
the Chickasaw and Seminole tribes
have been deprived of their Legislative
and judicial functions, retaining only q
couple Of executive officers for the
transaction Of business matters. In
the Creek nation the only work OF
Importance looking to the ultimate dis
position Of tribal affairs is the equal
ization of Creek allotments. OF the
total enrolled population Of the five
tribes the restricted class numbers
36,S57. By the latest available fig
ures the total number of Indians who
have professed Christianity is $500;
the number in 1912 was $3.50. There
are 5sS churches among the Indians
now, as compared with 513 in 1912.
The latest figures show 27,775 Indian
children in government schools and
1929 in mission schools. The aver
age school attendance In 1914 was g..
1877; in 1912, 26,2S1; in 1900, 21,56S;
in 1890, 1898. The number OF
schools in 1914 was 399; 1912, 412;
1900, 307; 1890, 246.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-12-02
LEFT THE ARTIST GUESSING
"HoW" and "WhyD the Two Great
Questions Which the Years Were
Called Upon to Solve.

Ernest Lawson, the impressionists
Joined a group of fellow artists one
day and, blushing with pleasure, an
nounced:
Say, fellows, think perhaps at
last l am really arrived. have just
been up to the Metropolitan museum
and found an old lady copying my
picture"
why don't you buy It from her,
sign it and sell 1t at a profit?" coldly
remarked one of Mr.. Lawson's rivals,
entirely unmoved by the evenement.
Perhaps he pays the old lady to
copy his picture for the sake Of the
adj" remarked another.
Say, what's to prevent a fellow
from going up there and copying his
own picture" said an ecademician,
getting excited at last. There's no
law again It, is there?"
zone might learn something even
at that" replied Lawson. "often when
you see one Of your pictures after .
few years you wonder how you did It;
also why you did I'll"