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DOINGS OF OUR NATIONAL
BODY OF LAWMAKERS
ARMY IS READY.
Friday, March 2.
Washington, March 2. The senate
today passed the bill providing for the
settlement of the affairs of the Five
Civilized Tribes. Under the guise of
considering the bill, the senate spent
practically the entire day in discussion
of the railway question. The bill has
passed both the house and the senate,
but as the senate amended it in many
respects, it will now go into confer
ence. It is a general bill for the ad
justment of the affairs of these tribes
upon their abandonment of their tribal
organisation.
Washington, March 2. The first pri
vate claim session of the 68th congress
occupied the house today, 25 bills be
ing passed. All these measures carried
small amounts for the relief of private
individuals, who are precluded under
the laws from obtaining their rights.
Opposition to many of the bills was
made by Mann, of Illinois, and Shack
leford, of Missouri. This opposition
accounted for the small number of
measures considered.
Thursday, March I.
Washington, March 1. The discus
sion of the railroad rate question was
continued in the senate today by Dol-
liver, who spoke in support of the
Dollier-Ilephurn bill. He said that the
bill was intended merely to supplemen
the existing interstate commerce lai
and contended for its validity from
consittutional point of view, predictin
that government ownership of the rail
roads would be forced upon the coun
try if congress did not meet the present
demand for regulation. Dolliver was
not questioned, and, when he con
eluded, the remainder of the day was
devoted to Ihe bill providing for the
settlement of the affairs of the Five
Civilized Tribes of Indians after the
termination of their tribal relations.
close the senator was warmly congratu
lated bj a number of his colleagues.
Tuesday, February 27.
Wasbignton, Feb. 27. The senate
today agreed to vote on the statehood
bill before adjournment on Friday,
March 9. The proposition was made
by Beveridge, and there was little dif
culty in reaching an understanding.
The suggestion immediately followed a
speech in support of the bill by Hop
kins, during the course of which Hale
suggested that the territories were not
prepared for statehood, and suggested
that their admission be deferred.
The remainder of the day was devot
ed to the discussion of the bill provid
ing for tbe settlement of the affairs of
the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians,
the major portion of the time being
given to tbe provision for the disposal
of the coal lands in Indian Territory.
Washington, March 1. The house
today passed the army appropriation
bill, also the Foraker bill providing for
the marking of the graves of Confed
erate dead buried in the North. The
discussion developed a unanimity of
sentiment in favor of marking Confed
erate graves and, as the bill had re
ceived favorable action by the military
committee, it was brought in by Prince
and passed unanimously, amid ap
plause on both sides of the house.
The army bill as paesed carries some
thing more than $69,000,000.
The house agreed to a senate joint
resolution, which continues the tribal
government of the Five Civilized Tribes
in the Indian Territory until the prop
erty of the Indians shall be disposed of
Wednesday, February 28.
Washington, Feb. 28. The details
of the provisions of the army appropri
ation bill occupied the houpe of repre
sentatives throughout the day.
Throughout members of the appropri
ation committee, beaded by Chairman
Tawney, were in controversy with
Chairman Hull and the members of
the military committee. Each contest
was an effort either in the direction of
reducing or restricting the amounts
carried in the hill. In some cases the
appropriations committee was success
ful, and in others the military com
mittee.
Washington, Feb. 28. The treaty
between the United States and the Do
minican Republic, under which the
former undertakes to collect and dis
burse the customs revenues of the lat
ter, was reporred to the senatd in exec
utive session today by Senator Lodge.
While the treaty was given a place
on the senate legislative calendar by
the report made today, it will not be
called up until after the railroad bill
has been disposed of, and even then it
may go over for some time.
For three hours, lacking three min
utes, today, Foraker held the attention
of the senate while he read a carefully
prepared speech on the railroad rate
question. His speech was a protest
against any general legislation, on the
theory that the existing Elkins law
could be so extended as to make it an
swer all the requirements. He did
not fail, however, to point out what
he considered the defects of the
Hepburn Dilliver bill, and he made
the declaration more than once that it
woudl fail to remedy the evils com
plained of The speech was listened to
by a large attendance, both on the
floor and in the galleries, and at its
Smoot Makes an Enemy.
Washington, Feb. 27. When the
senate takes a vote on the Smoot case,
it is quite likely that Senator Heyburn,
of Idaho, will vote to unseat Mr.
Smoot, notwithstanding it has always
been understood that Mr. Heyburn was
a Mormon sympathizer in his own
state, and was elected by Mormon
votes in the Idaho legislature. Be
hind this apparent change of front on
the part of Senator Heyburn lies an
interesting story that developed during
the course of his now famous speech
against Roosevelt's forest reserve policy.
No Aid for Congo.
Washington, Feb. 27. The attitude
of the American government towards
the conditions in the Congo Free State
and the American desire for some plan
for the administration of Central Africa
by the several powers ruling or exer
cising a controlling influence there are
stated in a letter sent by Secretary Root
to Representative Denby, of Michigan.
Secretary Root says this government
has no power to investigate Congo conditions.
Washington, Feb. 27. Military mat
ters held the attention of the houee to
day, the army appropriation bill being
under consideration for amendment.
That Geneial Corbin and General Mac-
Arthur might become lieutenant gen
erals, the provision abolishing that
rank was eliminated on a point of order
raised by Grosvenor, of Ohio, who sub
stituted an amendment to abolish the
grade after these officers had been pro
moted, but this, too, met defeat. Mem
bers of the appropriations committee
disputed the right of the military com
mittee to appropriate for an apparatus
for fire control of field artillery, but
without success. Only eight of the 50
pages of the bill were passed upon
when the house adjourned.
REPEAL LAID
ON THE TABLE
All Details Arranged to Send 25,000
Men to China.
Washington, March 2. It is possible
today to give for the first time tbe de
tails of the preparations which tbe
War department is making for an in
vasion of China. In case of necessity,
which to military minds seems immi
nent, it is the intention of tbe govern
ment to dispatch 20,000 regulars from
the United States to join a Philippine
f0raneXpediti0nt Three Northwestern House Members
House Committee Kills New Timber
Land Bill.
Monday, February 26.
Washington, Feb. 26. The death of
ex-Speaker David B. Henderson was
the subject of appropriate action in the
house of representatives today, when,
after the transaction of les than a
day's business, resolutions of regret
and esteem were adopted and adjourn
ment taken as a further mark of respect
to his memory. Several bills relating
to the District of Columbia were
passed, incorporating the Lake Erie &
Ohio River Ship Canal company. The
bill will be put on its passage the first
thing tomorrow.
During the consideration of district
legisKtion, Sims, of Tennessee, made a
severe arraignment of the form of the
District. It was un-American, r.n
republican and un-democratic.
A bill was passed giving a national
charter to the National Society of Sons
of the American Revolution.
Washington, Feb. 26. The Hepburn
railroad rate bill was reported to the
senate today by Tillman, in accord
ance with the action of the senate com
mittee on interstate commerce last
Friday. Large crowds assembled in
the galleries, anticipating a field day
of debate, but were disappointed.
There was little of interest in the pro
ceedings regarding the bill. A brief
statement from Tillman with the neces
sary arrangement for printing the re
port of the hearings before the commit
tee and a promise that a formal report
would be made later, was followed by a
few remarks trora Aldrich, showing the
position of the five Republicans who
opposed the bill as reported. Aldrich
mhcated that there would be no un
necessary delay, but that the bill would
be diecuseJ in accordance with its im
portance.
Clapp called up the bill to dippose
of the affairs of the five civilized tribes
n Indian Territory, and the prelim-
nary discussion was mainly criticism
of the disposition of the coal lauds
owned by the Indians.
Dick occupied the floor during the
fternoon, continuing his speech in sup
port of the joint etatehoood bill.
Among the bills passed was one ap
propriating $75,000 for a public build-
ng at Moscow, Idaho, and one at Baker
City, Oregon, costing $75,000.
The troops for the Oriental service
have been selected, the posts from
which they will be taken are named
in the plans and the proper allotment
baa been made among the various
branches of tbe service. Not only has
this been done by the officers who have
been working out the invasion scheme,
but they have perfected a plan
distribution of the troops which will
remain in the United States, so that
they may be available in case of home
disturbances.
The scheme of invasion as at present
contemplated is with tbe view princi
pally of a combination of the Amen
can forces witn tnose of other powers,
but a subsidiary arrangement has been
made to meet the possibility that the
United States will be forced to act
alone.
If the situation in China demands
the dispatching of American soldiers
for a march to Pekin, within three
weeks of th time of the call to arms
there will not be a regular infantryman
left within the borders of. the United
States, for it is the intention of the
department to send its full force into
tbe field, save only the infantrymen
doing duty in the Philippines.
As stated in previous dispatches, the
officers of the War College have esti
mate! that 100,000 men will te neces
sary to make an invading force strong
enough to conduct a successful cam
paign against Pekin. If by an unfor
tunate trend of events it should become
necessary that America act alone, there
would be no attempt at the outset to
reach the Forbidden City. Tentative
plans, in case America goes alone into
the fight, contemplate a joint army and
navy expedition to seize one of the
greater coast towns in China. This
might or might not have an effect on
the Chinese government, but, because
of recent events, it would seem that
the Chinese governments is not all
powerful in the control of its affairs,
and as a consequence such a seizure
might be of little avail, save possibly
for indemnity purposes.
RAISE PAY OF RURAL CARRIERS.
Oppose Measure Favored by the
President and Public Land Com
mission to Get Fair Price for
Government Timber.
" Tn mattfiv itf nival faiAVB'
it can be authoritatively stated
Five Year Census of Agriculture.
Washington, March 1. Secretary
Wilson, of the department of Agricul
ture, appeared before the house com
mittee on census today in Biipport of
the Burleson bill for the compilation
of farm statistics by the government
every five years, instead of every ten
years. Secretary Tomlinson, of the
Stockgrowers' association, also urged
favorable action on the bill.
Decides for Railroads.
Washington, Feb. 28. The suits
known as the citrus fruit cases, in
which all the railroads of Southern
Cailfornia were inrtoduced, were today
decided favorably to the railroads by
the Supreme court of the United States,
the opinion being by Justice Peckham.
The cases involved the right of the
railroad companies to designate the
route for fruit shipped East after leav
ing their own lines. The decision of
the Circuit court for tb Southern dis
trict of California and also the order
of the commission were reversed.
New Naturalization Bill.
Washington, Feb. 2S. The house
committee on immigration and natural
ization submitted a favorable repoit to
day on a bill to create a bureau of Im
migration and Naturalization under the
department of Commerce and Labor
and to amend existing naturalization
laws. Representaitve Bonynge, of
Colorado, prepared the report which
which reviews
Cortelyou Recommends an Increase
When Routes are Adjusted.
Washington, March 2. This state
ment has been furnished the Associated
Press tor transmission:
pay
that
there is no disposition on tbe part of
the Postoffice department to cut rates.
On the contrary, tbe department has
strongly recommended the advisability
of congressional consideration of the
subject, looking to more adequate com
pensation.
"In the recent readjustments to com
plete county service, the number of
routes reduced in mileage has exceeded
the number increased. These condi
tions have resulted in lowering the pay
of the carriers somewhat. Until the
service is completed throughout the
country, the average of carriers' salaries
based upon present legal allowance will
naturally fluctuate from time to time
as routee are increased or decreased in
length. Under the so-called new rural
policy of the department, out of a total
of 34,938 routes installed up to Febru
ary 1, but 27 had been discontinued.
These discontinuances were mostly due
to readjustments in order to complete
service in counties."
Washington, March 1. By a vote of
for the I u t0 the house public lands committee
today voted to table the bill to repeal
the timber and stone act and substitute
therefor a law authorizing the sale of
mature public timber at its appraised
value. The action of the committee is
in line with its action taken in the last
congress, and effectively kills the pend
ing bill, which was endorsed by the
president and the public lands com
mission. The committee a action
makes it impossible to bring the bill
up on the floor of the house, even for
discussion.
Mondell, Wyoming, French, Idaho,
and Dixon, Montana, aie among those
against repeal.
The public lands commission, after
a careful study of the operation of the
timber and stone law, condemned it,
and recommended its repeal and the
substitution of a law which would per
mit the governmnet to realize some
thing like the real value of its timber.
Such a law as recommended by the
commission and favored by the senate
committee would yield from $25 to
$100 an acre for the choice timber
lands of the West, where the govern
ment now receives a beggarly $2.50.
Moreover, a law such as proposed
would tend to put a stop to the rank
timber monopoly that has been under
taken in tbe Pacific Coast states. In
that it would require lumbermen to
pay a fair price for timber, instead of
permitting them to get it for a merely
nominal sum.
The most vigorous opponent of repeal
on tbe house committee is Mr. Mon
dell, who believes in legislating to
meet conditions in his own state, not
withstanding the effect on the rest of
the country. Mr. Mondell contends,
probably very truly, that the timber
and stone act has baen beneficial to
Wyoming. The timber of that state is
perhaps worth no more than $2.50 an
acre, lor the Wyoming forests cannot
compare witn tnose of tne JNortn west
ern states, either in extent or in qual
ity of timber. Mr. Mondell argues
that, inasmuch as the act has benefited
Wyoming and has ljd to no fraud,
therefore it must have benefited the
entire West and should not be repealed.
KAISER GETS READY.
Continues Present Rates.
Washington, March 2. President
Rcosevelt today issued a proclamation
imposing the rates of duties provided
by section a of the lJingley act upon
imports from Germany in return for
Germany's concession of minimum
tariff rates on United States products.
The articles and rate of duty named in
the president's proclamation are the
same as those now in force, which
would have been terminated yesterday,
but for the recent action of the German
government in giving this country the
benefit of its minimum tariff.
Shaw Opposes Souvenir Coins.
Washington, March 2. Secretary
Shaw, of the Treasury department, ap
peared today before the house commit
tee on industrial arts and expositions
to discuss the bill providing appropria
tions for the Jamestown Tercentennial
Exposition. He expressed emphatic
disapproval of the provision of the bill
for the coinage of 1,000,000 $2 silver
pieces upon which the exposition de
sires to realize $600,000 profit on the
cost of seniorage.
Fortifies Kiaochou and Prepares His
China Squadron for Action.
Berlin, March 1. Admiral von Tir-
pitz stated in the reichstag Wednesday
that the government had decided to
fortify Kiao Chou in order that it may
be made impregnable from both the
land and water sides. He expressed
the belief that German residents of the
port were in danger from a threatened
uprising in Chnia.
This is the first admission officially
that Germany is anxious as to the out
come of the present anti-foreign agita
tion throughout China, and is held
here to mean that the situation is much
more serious than formerly has been
admitted.
The German warships on the Chi
nese station were recently overhauled,
and ara in readiness for any action that
may become necessary to protect Ger
man interests at any point on the
Chinese coast. Arrangements have
been completed by which the admiral
in command is keeping in touch with
the German embassy at Pekin, and
will act under orders from there. All
vessels in the squadron, according to
the latest advices, are well provisioned
and coaled and ready for action at a
moment's notice.
Increased Postal Appropriation.
Washington, March 1. The sub
committee of the committee on post
offices and postroads, which has been
considering appropriations for the Post
office department, practically adopted
the bill today, fixing the appropriation
for the department at about $192,000,
000 or $10,000,000 more than the last
appropriation. The bill provides for
some changes in the department's
methods and contains a provision to
prevent the shipment of anything but
actual mail matter through the mails
of the government.
A faint luminous mist In the bulb
and on the fingers has been noted by
Professor Sommera on rubbing electric
light bulbs that have been not long In
use. No satisfactory explanation baa
been given.
Tbe layer of the sea taken up by the
clouds each year la now estimated at
fourteen feet In thickness. The winds
carry tne cloud to land, where tne
water falls aa rain, to find Its way
in due time back to the ocean.
Late statistics show that a Spaniard
Uvea less than two-third as long aa
a Norwegian. The average duration of
life Is, In Norway, SO years; England,
45; Belgium, 44; Switzerlnd, 44;
France, 43; Austria, SO; Germany, 89;
Italy, 39, and Bavaria, 88.
A remarkable effect of pile-driving
was lately observed at Rotterdam. On
withdrawing some piles that bad been
rammed through quick-sand by 150 to
two hundred strokes per minute, the
points were found to be charred by
friction and they Ignited spontaneously
on contact witn the air.
A new sugar plant from South Amer
ica, which has been named eupatorlum
rebandlum, Is pronounced by Beronl,
the German chemist, to be of great in
dustrial value. It grows from eight
to ten Inches high and Is found to con
tain from twenty to thirty times a
much saccharine matter as sugar-cane
or the beet
A physician writes of the effect of
London's smoky atmosphere upon the
human lungs : "The coal miner's lung
Is black, tbe lung of the Eskimo is a
pearly white, the lung of the Londoner
U a rich gray. Natural selection
evolves beings adapted to meet all sorts
of natural circumstances among which
a carbon-laden atmosphere Is not In
cluded. Such an atmosphere Is a prod
uct of man's own stupidity and nature
has had no chance of protecting him
against Its consequences."
Birmingham, England, Is having
trouble with Its new water supply. The
water Is "soft" The city's health
board has warned hardware dealers
and manufacturers that galvanized
kettles and utensils are dangerous, as
the zinc coating Is quickly dissolved by
the water. Birmingham plumbers say
that their business has Increased Im
mensely since the new water arrived.
It seems to have no great effect on
brass taps, but leap pipes and cisterns
are eaten away much faster than be
fore.
Readers of the late Paul du Cballlu's
travels still recall with many a thrill
vivid descriptions of encounters with
the gorilla in Its native forests. But
none of the monsters seen by him could
be compared with a gorilla recently
shot on the shores of the river Sangha,
L' French Congo, which measured" no
less than seven feet six and three-quarter
Inches In height The substantial
accuracy of this measurement seems
to be established by photographs that
have been sent to Europe. Pruf. E. T.
Hamy, the French anthropologist
thinks that this specimen indicates a
new race, If not a new 6iecles, of
gorilla.
Gradually all the great rivers are
being harnessed for the great advance
that the mechanical powers under the
control of man are destined to make
during the twentieth century. In the
nature of the case, those livers whose
upper courses are marked by many
waterfalls possess the greatest avail
able power. Recent calculations by
Bavarian engineers show that the
Danube Is capable of developing, to
gether with Its Alpine tributaries, a
little less than 2,0V,000 horse power.
This applies only to that part of the
river's course lying In Bavaria. Only
700,000 horse power could be effectively
utilized, and only 73,000 has as yet
been developed. The principal uses
found for water power In the Alps are
for mountain railroads, and for electro
chemical and electrometallurglcal In
dustries.
num In a very few years." Frightened
at the Incredulity expressed on the
faces of those who heard this wild
prophecy, he hastily added, "at least
eventually I" Nine years later, In 1844, '
only forty-four miles of road were In
operation, from which was received In
that year the munificent Income of $48,
178.84 from passengers and $79,841.fl0
for freight The cost of operation and
repairs was but $06,945. Tbe only other
great railways then were the Baltimore
and Ohio and the road between Moscow
and St Petersburg.
From that time on the road grew
lowly enough, like all the other new
roads. But unlike them, it could not
combine with other local railroads.
Early construction in this country was
almost precisely like the development
of electric street railways during tbe
laat decade. First were a lot of little
railroads between cities. Then came
connecting links, and finally an amalga
mation of many roads Into a trunk line.
Of this procedure the New York Cen
tral Is the best example. It was made
out of a chain of ramshackle local
roads of different gauges. The Erie It
self was forced to lease two roads con
necting it with Jersey City, as Its pas
sengers disliked getting off at Pied
mont Its terminal, and coming down
the Hudson on a steamer to this city.
The ceremonies at the Erie's comple
tion In 1851 were attended by President
Fillmore and four members of his cab
inet Including bis Secretary of State,
Daniel Webster. Two palatial special
trains conducted the guests to Dun
kirk with some difficulty, It Is true,
as one engine, although a monster ca
pable of pulling forty tons, gave out
early In the trip. But Elmira was
reached In ten hours, and on the second
day the remainder of the forty -six
miles was covered In seven hours. "This
peaceful victory," snid a baftner on the
special train from Newburg, "Is more
glorious In Its triumph than Austerlltz
or Waterloo." Another declared that
"this day wanting, the world had not
seen the extent of human greatness."
"COUSIN" GRAFT OF JAPS.
EARLY DAYS OF THE ERIE.
Report on Female and Child Labor.
Washington, Mar-h 1. The house of
committee on labor decided today to
make a favorable report on a bill an-! Purchase
Government Has a Surplus.
Washington, March 1. For the first
time aince May 1, 1904. when the gov
ernment made its payment of $50,000,
000 for the Panama canal property and
$4,600,000 was loaned to the Louisiana
Exposition company, the
daily statement issued today shows for
What IlrKlnnlnyrn
Thla Country
of Railroads
Were Like.
In
propriating $300,000 for a compilation
of full statistics by the department of the fiscal vear a surplus of receipts over cost only $3.0OO.(iOO.
Commerce and Labor on the condition expenditures. The surplus
of women and child workers through- amounts to $1,102,003. This
out tne United Mates, ibis bill grew
out of the movement inaugurated by
Governor Curtis Guild, of Massachu
setts, for the investigation of labor con
ditions.
Aid Sent to Famine Sufferers.
Washingotn, March 2. The Nation
al Red Crosi today cabled to the Japan
ese Red Cross $5 000. making a total
of $27,000 contributed bv the Atneri
naturalization frauds . can people and transmitted to Janan nothins-new had developed.
and Says tWO principles Controlling 1 thrnnj-h thAt nronnir.ntinn forrelipfnf nied that Prnai.tpnt Pastrn had an T air
garded by the treasury officials as a
remarkably fine showing.
Castro Not Aggressive.
Washington, March 1. Senor Gar
bieras, the newly appointed charge
d'affaires of Venezuela, who arrived in j
this city last night, took charge of the J
1 a a -ar i "
legation today, vtnen apnea cone r i
ing the condition of affairs between
France and Venezuela, he stated that
He de
naturalization are included in the bill, the famine sufferers.
greesive plans.
The monument dedicated at Deposit
N. T., Nov. 10, In commemoration of
the seventieth anniversary of the begin
ning of work on the Erie, marks an
Important date In American railroad
ing, says the New York Evening Post
Few, If any, roads have passed through
such vicissitudes as fell to the lot of
the Erie from Its very Inception ; none
has been more typical In Its construc
tion, and certainly none has been more
often or more ruthlessly plundered by
conscienceless financial managers. The
first pnsenger train with a locomotive
had been put In actual service In South
Carolina on Jan. 15. 1S31. Two and
one half years later the New York and
Erie Company was organized, upon the
assurance that the desired road would
As a hint of the
today lawlessness to come, the organizers vio
ls re- lated tne act incorporating tnoir com
pany by beginning business with only
5 per cent of Its capital subscribed. In
stead of 10.
That James Gore King himself was a
visionary appears from the speech he
made as he dug up the first spadefuls
In the "beautiful meadow" in which
the inaugural ceremony took place.
That vnle, he declared, would soon see
a different spectacle "a track of rails
with oars passing and repassing loaded
with merchandise and the produce of
the country." "The freight" he contin
ued, "w ill amount to $200,000 per an-
Seeret Service Sralera Among Yel
low Servant Amailng.
The hundreds of Japanese who are
doing their best to solve the servant
problem for the American cities, Just
as they have solved it for the peoplo
of the Pacific coast form one of tho
most compact and dependable bureaus
of general information that any cit
has ever seen.
By virtue of what is known as the
"cousin system" these Japanese house
boys, cooks and valets know absolute
ly everything that there is to be known
about the working conditions in houses
where not they, but other Japanese,
who naturally might be expected to be
their rivals In business, are employed.
They know to the minute when any
other Japanese is to leave his position
and they know all about the habits of
the household In which this Jap has
been employed.
Servants of no other nationality ever
kept such close tab on affairs. This
solicitude on their part to accumulate
all possible knowledge about every
thing is never known to their employ
ers until it becomes necessary for the
Japanese' own purposes to reveal the
same.
For Instance, there is a broker who
for three years has had as general fac
totum In bis bachelor estahllshment an
intelligent Japanese. This little yellow
man has been getting $100 a month, all
his employer's old clothing, and other
perquisites. The Itch for culture at
tacking the Japanese, nothing would io
but that he must go to the university,
lie would resign bis place, he said, !f
his employer would agree to engage la
his stead his cousin. The first cousbi
proving unsatisfactory, exactly four
teen more were submitted for Inspec
tion. The fourteenth having proved
worse than the first, the original serv
ant was steered from his higher
thought Idea and lured back to pressing
clothes and setting bachelor table.
1 uring the experience with the fif
teen the broker learned what everybody
on the Pacific coast has known for
years that among tho Japanese serv
ants there exists an organized and won
derfully effective secret service, and
that the cousins, who are no mow
cousins than they are deadly enemies,
are responsible for tho dissemination
of much knowledge about their em
ployers. But they don't break their
trust either with him or themselves,
even if they are long on the distribu
tion of news that la useful to their
craft
Their Verdict.
It was the first case ever tried in
Stony Gulch and the Jury had sat for
hours, arguing and disputing over it
In tb j bare little room at the rear of
the court room. At last they straggled
back to their places, and the foreman,
a tall mountaineer, voiced the general
opiniou.
"We don't think he did Tt," he said
slowly, "for we allow he wa'n't there;
but we think he would of ef he'd had
tho cbunst"
A I jo a Reformer.
"Doy're sendln' a lot o' grafters to
Jail." remarked Meandering Mike.
"I'm glad of it" answered Plodding
Pete. "If dis bitfh-class patronage
keeps coniln' in maybe de wardens will
wake up an' Improve de accommoda
Hons." Washington Star.
An English Armr Order.
An army order advises that wbcro
possible, mules should be used to draw
machine guns. "When, however, a inulo
Is not available, any Intelligent r.on
commiHsloned officer will do Instead.''
Iiondon Mail.
You can't convince a stubborn man
that It is ur.pjsslbl to convince him.