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HERDS OF ELEPHANTS KILLED TO
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Every Egyptian was commanded by law annually to declare by what means he
maintained himself; and if he omitted to do it, or gave no satisfactory account of
his way of living, he was punishable with death. This law Solon brought from
Egypt to Athens, where it was Inviolably observed as a most equitable regulation.
Herodotus.
. HEPPNER'S DEBT TO
THE O. R. & N.
' Much has been said of the generosity with
which the people of Oregon have responded
to the appeal for help for the Heppner flood
' sufferers. The papers have been filled with
the lists of benefactions and with accounts
of the self -sacrificing efforts of those who
went to the scene of the terrible disaster to
aid the survivors. In this general recog
; nltlon of those who gave so liberally of their
money or their strength, there was one
agency In the work of rescue which should
pot be overlooked. First of all to extend
efficient help to stricken Heppner was the O.
R. A N. Co.
Every facility which the road could extend
to the rescue parties from outside points was
freely given. Special trains were rushed to
"the scene, carrying, free "of charge, supplies
of food, clothing and tools, and gangs of men
to carry on the work of recovering the dead
and removing the debris.
" The O. ft N. was itself a heavy loser by
the flood, but its own losses were forgotten
and every energy was bent to the work of
relief. Superintendent James P. O'Brien
was himself one' of the first to reach Hepp
ner after the disaster and to his untiring ef
forts It was due that communication was so
quickly re-established, thereby averting the
suffering .which would otherwise have been
Inevitable.
1 Heppner received no more prompt or gen
erous help than that given by the O. R. & N,
Co.
KENTUCKY'S DISGRACE
' Every American citizen must feel some
sense of shame In reading of the reign of
terror which prevails in Breathitt County,
Ky., and of the utter contempt for the law
which has marked the trial of the two feud
fighters, -Jett and White. From first to last
the trial has been marked by Incidents which
could occur only where Justice is a mockery
and where outlaws are in unchecked control.
But for the presence of state troops, it is
doubtful whether any trial would have been
held. Witnesses were intimidated and of-
, ficials of the court were threatened. But
for the militia murder would have been done
a dozen times over. As might have been ex
pected, the trial ended in a failure. A new
trial ifl to be had, but in the meantime the
principal witness for the defense has had to
leave the county and keep in hiding in order
to save his life.
.!,Whtt has become of the chivalry of the
Blue Grass State, when cowardly murder Is
thus permitted to become rampant? A dark
blot rests Upon Kentucky and her people. It
Will be removed only when this barbarous
state of affairs is brought to a summary end,
and the authority of the law is once more
established and recognized. Upon Governor
Beckham and the other state officials rests
the grave responsibility of compelling
Breathitt County to recognize the law and to
drive out the cowardly assassins who have
brought shame upon their state.
ADVERTISE THE FAIR.
If Portland and Oregon are to derive any
real benefit from the Lewis and Clark Fair,
It must be advertised. A campaign of pub
licity must be inaugurated at once. No time
is to be lost, for It Is at best slow work to
acquaint the 'whole country with the attrac
tions of the coming exposition. The Journal
published yesterday a series Of dispatches
from large cities in other parts of the
country, showtngthat the Lewis and Clark
Fair is practically unheard of. The ma
jority of the people are In ignorance of Jts
scope, Its purpose and the time when It will
be held.
The advertising of the Fair should begin
at once and it should be so thorough and so
systematic as to ensure results. Valuable
suggestions as to the methods to be pursued
can ba obtained from those who have so sue
cessfully advertised the St. Louis Exposition,
which has attracted the attention of the
whole world. Now is the time to act.
R. Van Baer has for years been prominent In the Ivory Industry of the .Congo,
which Is now the greatest source of Ivory In the world. He has recently written
Mrles of articles on the ivory Industry, which have Just been published In Le Mouve
went "Geogra phi que. Some 'of the most Interesting facts, particularly those which
are not widely known, are reproduced here from his exhaustive treatment of the
subject. -''.'.;(.' ' '. '
Ivory Is derived from the secretion and solidification of gelatinous matter, called
dentine, which Is contained In the hollow part (pulp cavity) of the tusk. This matter
is conveyed through minute veins extending radially to the surface of the tusk, where
It hardens in concentric layers. The surface of the Ivory Is covered wlffl a crust,
about three millimeters thick, which Is removed before the Ivory is turned Into
any industrial product.
An Intimate relation exists between the age of the' elephant and the rapidity
of Ivory growth. The young animal secretes a much larger quantity of dentine than
an old elephant. Its tusks are hollow almost to their point
This hollow part or pulp cavity gradually decreases Jn sice with advancing age.
About three fourths or four fifths of each tusk of old animals Is solid Ivory.
Another way to tell whether the tusk comes from a, young or an old animal Is to
examine the hollow part of It If the hollow Is of the same diameter where the
tusk emerges from the head as at the further end of the hollow the tusk Is that
of an adult animal.
Some writers have referred to the large number of small tusks In the market as
proof that elephants are killed for ' their Ivory before the tusks mature. The fact
is that more than two thirds of the Ivory sold Is that of adult animals.
It is from the older tusks of solid or nearly solid ivory that billiard balls are
made. Most of the elephants are killed by the natives, and Ivory hunting Is with
thm a secondary consideration, f heir chief reasons for killing the elephant are that
he destroys their plantations and that his flesh Is regarded as an excellent food resource.
Elephants have not been so recklessly destroyed In Africa as In India, where the
wild elephant is now almost unknown. It will be remembered that In India, on account
of thetr destruction of crops, wild elephants were for a time poisoned in large numbers.
Many tribes which organize great elephant hunts In the Mobanl region of the
Congo Impair the value o the Ivory by driving a herd Into an enclosed space and
then setting fire to the tall grass, so that the animals are nearly burned to death
before they are finally killed with spears. The tusks are thus more or less calcined and
their value Is greatly reduced. , '
The elephant is found In all the well-watered and fertile parts of equatorial
Africa. The finest and most transparent Ivory Is obtained from the humid and low-
lying regions.
In the higher and colder districts the Ivory is coarse In texture. Along the fron
tiers of the animal's habitat his Ivory becomes very hard and brittle, as, for example,
thelvory coming from Senegambta.
About one fifth of the tusks coming from Central Africa are affected by some
strange disease, the results of which are seen in little masses or threads of a substance
that differa from Ivory In structure and composition. They are harder than Ivory,
darker in color, and evidently originate In some interference with the secretion of the
dentine. The Germans call this disease "Ivory smallpox."
The tusks that come Into commerce greatly vary In weight, with about two
pounds as the minimum. The maximum weight is not definitely fixed. One pair of
tusks from the same animal that recently came to Europe weighed a little over S16
pounds, or about 158 pounds to the tusk.
Tusks are occasionally found of even greater weight One enormous tusk, for
example, weighing 206 pounds, was sold a few years ago to the late King of Bavaria
to serve as the principal piece In a chandelier.
The Iowa Democratic state convention,
which met yesterday at Des Moines, refused
to reaffirm fhe Democratic national platform
of 100, and adopted the following declara
t Ion Of principles:
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"We, the chosen representatives of the
Democratlo party in Iowa, In delegate con
vention assembled, hereby declare anew our
faith in the fundamental principles of the
Democratlo party, and renew our allegiance
thereto.
, "We find much In the domestic affairs of
the- nation that ought to be changed. The
tariff policy originally adopted . for the
avowed purpose of raising revenue to meeM
the enormous burdens of the Civil War has
been turned to the use of Individuals and
class Interests until it has become the cre
ator of countless unearned fortunes, and
the shelter of huge combinations of capital,
organised in the .forms of trusts, which
are. strangling competition In many of our
industries, destroying Individual effort,
crushing ambition largely In every . line of
Industry, and already acquiring a power
which enables them to dictate their own in
terests and the prices of labor and raw ma
terial and the cost of finished products."
Government bysjVnJunctlon and imperialism
are opposed, ana election of united States
Senators by direct vote demanded. The
platform continues:
"We condemn the Republican party for its
financial policy, which would foist upon the
country an unstable currency, based upon
uncertain private securities.
"We protest against the plan presented In
the Aldrlch bill recently before the United
States Senate, by. which the money of the
nation shall be lent to capitalists upon the
bonds and securities of private corporations,
as an effort to give value and stability to
watered bonds and securities of corporations
and trusts, many of which are maintaining
monopolies In defiance of law and public
sentiment.
"We insist that the Integrity of the money
or our
:n come
e made
e class
of the nation be guarded with zealous care,
and demand that it' shall be sufficient In
volume to meet the needs of the'buslness
interests of the country, and .that Jt shall be
safeguarded by 'careful legislation, so as to
prevent gamblers of Wall atreet from corner
ing, the money market, thus inflcltlng untold
Injury upon the smaller business men, the
farmers and the laborers of the land."
"As the most alarming features'
present conditions are the evils which
from trusts, and as these evils are .
possible by legislation favoring one
and against another by transportation priv
ileges and by monopoly of original sources of
supply of natural products, therefore, to the
end that the evils connected with he growth
of trusts may be eliminated, we call for
the removal of the tariff from all trust-made
goods, and demand that all tariff schedules
be adjusted with a view to tariff for revenue
only. . .,. ".. .
"We ask for such changes in our law.
statutory or constitutional, as will limit the
charges by rallrpads to such an amount as
will yield only a reasonable return on the
capital actually invested, and will render It
Impossible for transportation favors to be
granted to any one, and such as will make It
certain that all railway companies will be
treated alike, such statutes to provide pen
alties, that will be effectual to secure a com
pliance with them.
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"When the sources of supply of any pro
duct are in the ownership of those who com
bine to extort from the people an unrea-1
sonable amount for such products, then we
believe It is the duty of the government to
take such steps as may be necessary to se
cure an equitable distribution thereof, with
fair compensation to the owners of the same,
so that the design of nature in making pro
visions for the wants of man may not be
perverted into meets for his oppression."
The platform concludes with a demand for
thorough investigation of the corrupt con
dition of the Postofflce Department
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The independent as well as the Democratic
press of the East Is practically unanimous
In demanding that President Roosevelt shall
remove Payne from the office of Postmaster
General. Many Republican papers also Join
in the demand. It seems evident that the
advice is to be unheeded and, that the man
under whose administration the fraud and
corruption have reached their height is to be
retained in charge of the investigation,
Nothing could be more farcical and nothing
could be a better guaranty to the big rascals
involved in the scandal, that their misdeeds
will not be disclosed to the public. Payne
can be depended upon to shield his political
friends.
Either Judge Cake knew the law and wll
fully allowed the political grafters to pocket
the funds that should have gone to the
county, or else he was Ignorant of the
county's rights and therefore unfit to occupy
the bench. It does not much matter which
horn-of the dilemma he prefers to be Impaled
upon. In either case he should never have
held public office.
There are small boys that would be glad
to lead a movement to start "the Fourth of
July business" early In June. But don't
blame the boys, for they have energy to
spare and they must have the best of op
portunity to expend it. Neglect to give
them Such opportunity is often the cause of
their going wrong.
Senator Morgan Is again himself, having
recently read in the newspapers that the
government may yet build that canal over
the Nlearaguan route. The Senator will
doubtless resume spouting at an early day.
UNWORTHY PUBLIC
SERVANTS.
, The Journal published yesterday some
fresh disclosures of maladministration of the
county's affairs. In this Instance, former
County Judge W. M. Cake and former Sheriff
(William Frazter are concerned, and they will
doubtless be called upon In due time to ex
plain, the transactions which are apparently
so questionable.
u The first duty of a public official should be
to the, public. Both Mr. Cake and Mr.
Frazier appear to have considered that their
first duty was to themselves and their po
litical friends. Boodlins and grafting are
the natural concomitants of such an attitude
on the part of, public officials, and they were
not absent in this case: Both Mr. Cake and
Mr. Frailer may be able to clear them
selves of anyllrect complicity in the dis
honest . practices that prevailed. Neither of
them can pretend, however, that he dis
charged the duties of his office with an eye
1 single to the taxpayers' interests.
While the Republican leaders are bickering
over the question of who shall be boss In
Multnomah County, it is barely possible that
the people may conclude that they can get
along: without any boss at all.
Our strenuous President will find the
hunting in the Postofflce Department suf
ficiently good to render a trip to the Maine
woods unnecessary.
Lucky is the city by a river that Is built
upon a hill, remarks the Chicago News
anent the Heppner disaster.
Multnomah County paid a pretty heavy
price for the privilege of having Judge Cake
upoji the county bnch.
Servla's new King will probably find that
the life Insurance companies will charge him
pretty stiff rates..
, When ex-Sheriff Frazter wanted a hundred
dollars, all he had to do was to ask for it,
and it was promptly paid to him out of the
county treasury, ' ,
Charles Jesse Bullock, professor of polit
ical science in Williams College, Is to become
assistant professor of political economy of
Harvard University next fall.
I
"Drowned in a tank of milk" must be the
real epitaph of a little girl near Middletown,,
N." Y., who was trying to get a drink of the
lacteal fluid.
England has nine submarine war vessels
built or building, and France has 60. Their
presence is expected to make' blockades im
possible. 1 - : .
The most remarkable pair of tusks that has yet been obtained In Africa was
purchased at Zanzibar two and a half years ago, for the large price of $5,000. They
were taken from an elephant that was killed near Mount Kilimanjaro, German East
Africa, by an Arab aftfihe had chased the animal for many weeks.
His attention was attracted to this particular elephant by Its enormous size, but-
' mucn time ana patience were expenaea Deiore ne got near enough to put in a
killing shot. The tusks weighed 459 pounds, one weighing about 20 pounds more
than the ' other. One tusk was very slightly longer than the other and measured
10.18 feet.
One of the classifications of ivory is based upon the weight of the tusks. A heavy
tusk weighs 25 kilograms or more; medium tusks from 18 to 25 kilograms. The smaller
tusks are adapted for bangles, bracelets, billiard balls, and other such purposes. About
30 per cent of the stock Imported Into Antwerp Is Tieavy tusks and. about 17 per
cent medium tusks, the smaller tusks making up more than half of the total.
The form of the tusks also varies greatly. The longest tusk yet obtained measured
10.18 feet. As regards their form, tusks occasionally come into the market that
are absolutely straight, but they are very rare.
The tusks of the domestic elephant are likely to be longer, more slender, sharper,
and also more curved than are those of the wild animals. There also exists a species
of elephant that has no tusks. They have been found in the delta of the Rusisl
River, and In certain parts of the Hobangl River Basin.
The fact is not generally known that there exists in the trophlcal forests a race of
dwarf elephants which are exactly like others except In stature and weight. Thus
elephants as well as antelopes and human beings, have their pygmies.
The three great Ivory markets of the world are Antwerp, London and Liverpool.
For the past six or seven years Antwerp has forged ahea4 of London, for it controls
most of the great new field of the Congo. Since 1895 Its ivory receipts have In
variably exceeded those of London, excepting Jn 1898. The receipts last year were 32$
tons for Antwerp, 208 for London, and 40 for Liverpool, a total of 571 tons. y.
,.
The total receipts of these markets from 1894 to 1902 ranged between 624 and 620
tons a year. The receipts of London are slowly declining, while those of Antwerp are
rapidly increasing, although It Is probable that the height of its trade will be reached
before i many years. Liverpool cuts a small figure in comparison with its rivals, its
receipts having varied in the past nine years from 32 to 60 tons a year.
The ivory reaching the British market comes from Zanzibar, Bombay, the largest
sources of Its supply; Egypt, West Africa, and Abyssinia, a very large amount also
coming from Benguela and the cape. About one third of the London Ivory comes
from the west coast of Africa and Abyssinia, and the supply Is Increasing.
The West African Ivory has been chiefly obtained from Senegambia, Liberia, the
Guinea coast, and the Niger, which have been extensively worked for many , years...
The supply is failing, though it is now being re-enforced by Ivory from the Hinterland.
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The receipts from Abyssinia reached their maximum in 1900. The important quan-i
titles exported from that country in recent years have been due to the organization of
large huats with the best weapons. Hunting the elephant In King Menclik's domain has
thus been abnormally stimulated of late years, but the supply of Ivory from this
source Is now decreasing. "
About 43 per cent of the ivory sent to London comes from the east coast of
India; its quantity has been nearly uniform, but the present prospects are that It
will slowly decrease. The ivory from Egypt will probably increase In quantity for a
few years, owing to the reopening of the Egyptian Soudan.
The Antwerp market came Into existence only in 1893 and It has had Very rapid
development, its great specialty being Ivory from the Congo Free State. The two
great classifications of Antwerp Ivory are hard and soft ivory. About seven eights
of the total supply is hard ivory, which means ivory that has been accumulating in
the country for many years, much of it having been collected by the natives before they
had any Idea of Its commercial value.
In 1892 only 18 tons of soft Ivory came from the Congo State, though 124 tons of
hard Ivory were shipped. The soft Ivory is the fresh tusks obtained from newly
killed animals.
The French Congo includes, a very large elephant domain and the French began
In 1900 to export Ivory from It. The shipments in 1901 were 82 tons, and they bid
fair during the present year to be 60 or 60 tons. The French Congo Will be the
outlet for a great deal of Ivory in the next few' years.
It is not expected that the Congo State can much longer keep up Its enormous
shipment of ivory. The maximum to all appearances will be reached within the next
four or five years. Then there will probably come a period of about uniform ship
ments for a number of years, which will be followed by an era of rapid decline The
day is oon approaching when the reserve stock of Ivory accumulated by the natives
will be Exhausted.
When that source of supply is at an end the ivory industry will decline until
railroads open up the far interior of the country in regions not now accessible by
steamboats. Then there will be new fields to exploit, for the elephant , still lives
In numerous herds in some parts of Central Africa, as In, the regions of the upper Banga
River, the upper Mobangi, and some large districts of the French Soudan and the
Egyptian Soudan. Perhaps these now almost inaccessible sources of ivory will supply
tlfe world for a century to come. ' ;
The Congo State is now enforcing laws to prevent the glutting of the Ivory market
and the extermination , of elephant herds' within the state's .territoTy, , It is entirely
GETTING THE NEW8.
So frequently one hears the charge that
the newspapers are so unreliable and inac
curate. A little Instance occurred yester
day that is worth mentioning, as it bears
directly upon that subject
i
A dispatch dated from Lexington "was
received at about 1 o'clock by the East Ore
gonlan, saying that a relief train had gone
through a bridge about 80 miles north of
Heppner, drowning four men and two horses,
There was no way of telling whether it was
a train of cars or one of the wagon trains
sent out from Pendleton.. The most natural
supposition was that It was a wagon train
on account of mentioning the drowning of
the horses, and from the further fact that
the vicinity mentioned woutd not be on a
railroad. The East Oregonian first wired
the Scrlnns-McRas News Association at
San Francisco for confirmation of the report j
and for further details. The report was con
firmed, but no further details were obtain
able. Next Echo was called up. Echo knew
nothing Of it. The names of those who had
left Pendleton in charge of the relief wagons
were ascertained. Being unable to secure
Heppner either by wire or 'phone. Lexington
was secured by long-distance 'phone. Lex
ington promised to find out and call up the
office. Meanwhile Dr. Cole and Joe Tatrum
of Pendleton were 'phoning along the Echo
Vincent line for Information relative to the
relief wagons sent out from Pendleton,
Presently Lexington was again gotten and
the information was given that the operator
at Arlington knew something of the acci
dent Arlington was gotten by long-distance
and the fact was ascertained that it was a
work train of cars that Had gone through
defective bridge near Douglas on the Hepp
ner branch road. Eventually, after nearly
two hours' Work to verify the story, a short
item was printed. The average reader
would know nothing of the efforts put forth
to tell the facts correctly.
! .
The facts of the case are that a newspaper
must print the news as sOon as possible after
its. occurrence and It uses its utmost to en
deavor to tell the truth. No paper wishes
to acquire the reputation for lack of truth
fulness, so when you see an occasional mis
statement in a newspaper, you may usually
conclude that it la not an intentional mis
statement of the facts. Pendleton East Ore
gonlan.
TWENTY FATEFUL DAY8.
In the history of this country no- previous
20 days, we believe, afford a parallel to those
between May 26 and June 16 for combined
destruction of life and property.
Beginning with the tornado at St. Elmo,
Mo., on May 26, In which 20 persons were
killed, the list continues as follows:
May 29 to June 6, . Kansas River floods; 80
killed. ,
June 1, 'Galnsville, Ga tornado; 100 killed.
June 6, Glendale, S. C, coudburst; 68
killed.
June 7 to 15, St Louis flood; 80 killed.., V
June 14, Heppner, Or., cloudburst; . 800
killed.
The total value of the property lost in the
above-named disasters Is estimated at $27,
500,000, and 18,000,000 more is computed to
have been lost in the forest fires that raged
from June 2 to 7 In New York, New Jersey,
New England and Pennsylvania. This
makes a grand total of 668 Uvea and $20,500,-
000 worth of property wiped out by flood and
Are In these 20 days of destruction. New
York World. :
GIRL'S WILD RIDE ON AN ELK.
A fearless Colorado Diana, famed for her
many thrilling adventures with wild animals,
her splendid horsemanship, and her knowl
edge of woodcraft Is seeking appointment
as game 'warden of Routt and Rio Blanco
Counties.
Miss Emma Kellogg Is this remarkable
young woman. Her home is In Routt County,
one of the best game sections in the state.
If she secures the position she will be the
only woman game warden In the United
States.
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Miss Kellogg's . most thrilling adventure
was a wild ride on the back of an elk. While
out in the hills one day she came suddenly
against an angry bull elk. She had leaned
her gun against a tree, and before she could
get It the elk was upon her..
She took refuge in a sapling and tried to
hold the animal's antlers around U, but her
strength was not sufficient, and the elk
broke away. Miss Kellogg took advantage
of a moment's respite to climb a tree and
sat on the first limb. This angered the elk
more than ever, and he gave the tree such a
bump that Miss Kellogg fell off.
She would have been stamped to death by
the animal's boffs had it not been that,
luckily she fell on the elk's back. Then,
with great presence of mind, she grasped the
antlers and held on for dear life.
', .
The elk was not expecting a development
of this kind, and it tore off through the
woods terror-stricken, endeavoring to shake
off its burden. Miss Kellogg, however, did
not propose-to be shaken, and she only clung
the tighter.
Away they went, the crazed animal dash
ing" through the trees with the velocity of an
express train. Up hills and across valleys
rhA flnlmnl nan. 1iimnin Avur rhA rAnlrst ,
wtiVi rromanitnnn Iad ns OK of almn'sf tinsas f Att J i
the frightened rider. w
miss xieuogg was Decominff weax irom uie
terrible strain, and felt that she must soon
release her hold, when an unexpected in
cident proved her deliverance. The elk had f
made vlojent efforts to dislodge the girl, end
it was one of the animal's tricks to accom
plish this which saved Miss Kellogg's life.
The elk darted through" some thick brush
where overhanging branches came low down,
In order to brush the rider off. But the ter
rified animal miscalculated about its antlers
and got caught In the branches. It struggled
and struggled, but could not get loose, and
It was but the work of a moment for the In
trepid mountain girl to kill the captive ani- '
mal by cutting its throat with her hunting
knife. .
After her ride of several .miles was over
and the danger was all past; the plucky gl
gltl
r?S
action. She could hardly make her way
home, but she got help and returned to claim
the animal. Its branching antlers how or
nament her home. ,
She says the would have entered the
broncho-busting contest last fall had not her
parents dissuaded her on the ground that she
would be the only lady entered. She lassoed
a young bear once and took It home alive by
giving her pony rein whenever Jt tried to
attack her.
EXCHANGING CHILDREN.
The practice of exchanging children by
parents living in French and German Switz
erland, in order to enable their hoys and
probable that long, before the supply of ivory r threatens to fall 'below the world's I Jtfrls to learn another language, Is spreading
demands the other powers interested in Africa will also adopt measures calculated greatly in Italy. .'. Recently an exchange
to place limits upon the destruction of elephants and to Insure, If possible, the ''per agenoy to further this' object was founded fn
manence or tne ivory traae- 1 i Zurich.
PAPER WINDOWS. ' "
In Japan very thin, transparent paper is
used Instead of glass In windows not that
glass' Is not as plentiful and cheap as In this
country, but that the Japanese desire the
paper to filter the air they breathe.
"i
Gen. M. W. Ransom, . a former United
States Senator from North Carolina, is de
vottng his time to farming, and this year
will tun about 250 plows. " ;
i Official statistics show that there are 17,
000,000 children in Russia, between the ages
of six afid fourteen receiving absolutely no
education
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