END Of Till STKAW HAT SEASON.
IVri'iirlimllnii I'ete These will count In handy when I go South for tlie
Wllller.--('llielllllllll I'llHl.
JAPAN'S UIIEATC8T QENEHAL.
4iiniii Wn Triilned to Wur from IIU
L'IiIIiIIiimmI I)ii.
Field Marshal Ojiiiiiu. roiiininudcr-lil-ehlef
of tin' ,laiiiiiii force which
iiiifruiiliil Kuropnlklii around Milk
li'ii, was Ixirn In 1HI1. a samurai or
nolilu of the KjiKoNlilnifl chin, l'roiu
III earliest infancy In' brought tip
m a soldier. At -I )oirs of age liu was
separated from hi mother and begun
lo tram tint lesous of hardihood. Ho
wus never allowed Id wince for pain
or c'Dinplnlii of lumber. Ho was com
pelled to go Uirvfnnl In tliu snow In
Uio winter to tonxlien lilui. In wintry
winds lie wore lull tin thinnest clothe
to keep III Hklit from being tender.
I lit itnyn were spent In thu pnu-tlco of
nrms ntul physlmil exorcise; Mh iiIkIiIii
In studying Imntitili. or old Japanese
iho of honor, which tn unlit tho
FIELD MARSHAL OVAMA.
s.unural that life wus nothing as com
pared with Uio glory of his dalmlo or
leader. I.lttlo Oyama was of sturdy
stun nud could stand Uio training
which killed miiny who uro devoted
(o It
At tlio nee of 1(1 he had killed n hear
unaided, and tlio mime year took part
In tils llrst liattlo wllh the retainers of
n rival dalmlo. Young Oynma nt this
tlmu was piiHHlonately devoted to his
cousin, the great Halg", the head of
Uiu HalHuma elan. Aftor th period of
the Civil War In thu Ws. when tho
new regime was llrnily established, tho
young Oyniua was scut to Franco ns
inllltnry attache, to study Uio organiza
tion of modern armies, and had the
opportunity of observing modem war
fare during Hiu Franco-German con
flict of 187(1 He remained abroad
three years, nml on hi return home
was appointed n general In tho Im
perial army.
At tho outbreak of tho Sntsuma re
bellion, headed, by Ills cousin Halgo,
nud In which his own brother took n
leading pnrt, Oynma found himself In
ii painful dilemma; his loyalty to the
central government nml to the person
of Uio Emperor triumphed, however,
and bo took tho Held against his clans
men, nud as commander of tho "Hying
brigade" fought bravely nml success
fully until Sulpo's full.
During tho piumlng leu years of re
coiiHtrucUon and Uio military strength
ening of the country Oyniua was tho
right hand man of Maniuls Ynmagata.
During tlio war with China lie was
commander-in-chief of tho second
Manchtirlan army, In lMW ho was
mndo 11 marshal nud tlio following year
became, chief of thu general staff. Ho
Is Uio only one of tho older generals
who Is nctlvo In tho present war, tho
liealUi of Vamngata not permitting
lilm to tnko an nctlvo part In the great
Blrugglo wlUi Russia.
A vivid pen picture, of Uio commond-cr-ln-cJilof
of tho armies of Japan In
Manchuria is given by nn American
correspondent who was presented to
Mm. He say:
"Tho first Impression was that of re
pulsion. Oynma Is short, squat and
long-armed, IIU huge lirnd scorns to
feat upon heavy shoulders, without a
eoiitieotlng medium, nut! till peculiar
lly In Intensified ii x Hie Marquis turna
III liiHly hi wull on hi head when lie
wishes to hHik nl mi object liehlml or
nt hl k Id The physical peculiarities,
howi ver. nre nothing. It In the fin e of
Oyiiiim wlileh II rut repel, then fas
clnntes. It was the naintr with Hones
Pierre, the same wllh Talleyrand. Tho
phiy of the liniln was needed to wipe
out tlio ghnstllnos iiml gloom. Hln
skin fiifjni'il to he drawn by tlio lire
of suffering. Smallpox hud left it one
mas of Dory pit. I thought of the
('ounollsvlllo country unit the square
mile of coke ovens Inverted. Other
scars Intermingled steel nud front,
perhaps nml from the serried counten
ance shone the. restless black eyes,
piercing but crooked.
"Ill rolco Is deep nntl gentle, mid
bis speech Is studded with unexpected
burst. of humor or intensity. Tho fa
cility Is western, ns opposed to tho ster
eotyped nothings which nro continually
upon tho lip of Uie Japanese. Certain
noblemen sny that Oynma Is the most
brilliant conversationalist In Japan.
Ho speaks Uugllsh well, but French
much better. Hack of tho gentlo voice
nud the reaction of fascination which
comes after n few moment In the pres
ence of this great soldier of the Orient
there Is something resistless, mysteri
ous. You feel the Iron force of tho
man, a force Inexorable. Napoleonic. If
Jnpnueso nro nbout, you nro caught In
t'ltisHlIri) of tlielr passionate adoration
and his sereno power."
I'rol'orrcd Arrest.
A Ullef broke Into a largo mnnslon
early In tho morning und found him
self In the music room. Hearing foot
step npproaclilng, he hid behind u
screen.
From 7 to 8 o'clock tho eldest daugh
ter hud n lesson on tho pin no.
From 8 to 0 o'clock tho second
dnughter took n hinging lesson.
From I) to 10 o'clock tho eldest son
had a violin lesson.
From 10 to 11 o'clock tho oUier son
took n lesson on tho lluto,
At 11 o'clock nil tho brothers nnd
sisters nssemhloil and Htudled nn ear
splitting piece for tho piano, violin.
Utile nnd voice,
The thief staggered out from behind
the screen nt half past 11 nntl, fnlllng
nt their feet, cried, "For mercy's tuiko
havo mo nrrestcd, but Rtop!"
Aroliblslutp of AVoatiuliistor,
Tlio Archbishop of Westminster hns
become a. totnl abstainer, I, Ike Car
dinal Manning, he has recognized tlio
havoc mado among his Hock by drunk
enness, nnd ns ho must preach teetotal
Ism to tlioao who ueed It, ho has decid
ed to practlco It as well.
Hpurs Iloforo tho Olirlstinn Era.
The earliest spur known consisted of
a sharp prod mounted on a bnso to
fasteu about tho heel. AnUqunrtans
place its dntci at from 000 to 100 II. 0.
ICvory tlmo a woman sees the hide
ous underwear on tho lino w'jlcU the
men havo to wear, sho must bo grato
ful that she Is a woman.
GOOD
i Short Qtoriesl
Miller Heese Hutchinson, tho Inven
tor, was talking una day nbout gout
"Clout," bo mild, "Is very painful." "I
It different from rheumatism?" some
one nskeil. "It Is, Indeed." "vVhnt Is
thu difference?" "Well," said Mr.
Hutchinson, "suppose you should tnko
n vise, put your finger In It, and turn
the scrow tighter nnd tighter, till you
could benr the pain no longer. Thnt
would bo rheumatism. . Then suppose
you should give tho screw ona full turn
inoro, Thnt would be guilt."
Tho Into Clement Hcotl was much In
terested In American Indians, nnd hnd
ii fund of stories nbout them. Ho told
mm of n robust Indian who nsked n
farmer to glvo him work, but wns re
fused on the ground thnt the Indian
were no good -that they nlwnys got
tired. This particular Indian snlil that
he didn't belong to thnt elnss, mid hnd
nerer been tired. Ho ho wns put to
work lioelug corn. An hour nfterwnrd
the farmer went around to see how he
wns getting on, nnd found him asleep
under n tree. "Here, wako up here."
bo cried: "you told mo you never got
tired." "Ugh," said tho other, yawn
ing, "this Injun don't. Hut If bo not
Ho down often ho would get tired, Just
the same ns the rest."
During a recent Haptist convention
held In Charleston, tho Itev. Or.
(Ireene of Washington strolled down to
tho Mattery one morning to toko a look
across the harbor at Fort Humter. An
old negro wns sitting on Uie sea wall
fishing. I)r. Oreeno watched the lino
llshennnii, mid llimlly snw him pull up
an odd-looking fish, a cross between a
toad and a catllsh. "What kind of n
fish Is that, old man?" Inquired Dr.
fircone. "Dey calls It de Ilnptlst fish."
replied the fisherman, ns he tossed It
awny In deep disgust. "Why do they
call It tho Ilnptlst 'flh?" asked the
minister. "Ilecause dey spoil s soon
after dey comes outen do water," an
swered the fisherman.
C. D. (llbson, the Illustrator, recent
ly received from a soop company a
clrculur Inviting him to participate In
ii drawing contest for $'J0. the drawing
winning tho prize to bo used by Uie
soap company as an advertisement.
Olbson was nettled at llrst, then the
humorous aspect of Uie sltunUon
struck him. and he wroto the soap
manufacturer as follows: "You uro
heartily Invited to participate In a soap
contest that I havo Inaugurated for a
prize of $I.W. Ilacb competitor must
submit 1U0 ihiuiiiU of his best soap, put
up In orunmentnl one-pound boxes, and
nil the snap that Is not adjudged wor
thy of the prlzo will remain Uio prop
erty of the undersigned. It Is neces
sary Uint tho soap bo forwarded pre
paid." At a dinner party Dr. Woodrow Wil
son, of l'rlnceton, was describing the
absent-mindedness of a certain maUio
mntlclan. "This man," he said, "Is so
absent-minded that once he walked
along fur a quarter of a rallo la tho
gutter Instead of on the sidewalk. He
would have kept on In tho gutter Indefi
nitely, had not the polished back of n
brougham, that was drawn up beforo
a shop, brought him to a halt The
mathematician stopped within a foot
of Uio brougham. He looked at tho
black, smooth, lustrous surfnee before
him, and it suggested to his mind a
blackboard. Accordingly he drew a
piece of chalk from his pocket and be
gan to work out an abstruse problem.
On and on he worked, covering tho
carriage with figures, until finally It
started off. Still wor- ng, the mathe
matician followed It: he held on to tho
hotly with his left hnnd, and not un
til tho pnee became too quick for htm
did he realize thnt something was
wrong. Then ho sighed, looked about
him In n dazed way, pocketed his chalk
and started homeward."
WILD DOQ3 OF CALIFORNIA.
They Attnck Rheep and Calves of
Farmer and Cnus Panic
Over In the hills of Marin County
the stock rnlseni, dairymen and farm
ers aro suffering from tho Inroads of
snvaga pests such as are perhaps found
nowhere else In tho State, says the
Pan Francisco Chronicle, For years
tho tenants of the valley and foothill
ranches have raised domestic animals
and fowls In abundance and with a
rare sense of security, because coyotes,
so troublesome In certain other sec
tions of California, were practically
unknown. Rut tho new pest which
has been dojng most serious and In
creasing damnge for six months Is far
fordo Uian the skulking coyote, who Is
a natural coward, Hiding In recesses
of the woods by day, almost as wild as
In their original state, nnd coming
forth at night for Inroads upon tho
circumjacent farms, Is a band of fierce
dogs. First tho turkey and chicken
roosts suffered, then tho sheep fold,
and now cattle and especially calvca,
nro not safe from the pack.
Nearly a year ago somo man moved
nway from tho I,ucas valley vicinity
and failed to take his two dogs along
with him. The dogs remained In the
nelghliorhood and no one seemed to
caro to adopt them Tho forsaken ca
nines feil ns best they could about the
various ranches and dairies. Hut un
fortunately for them, each place had
already Its full quota of dogs and up
on their repeated visits to an)' farm
that farmer wns on tho watch for thou,
and sent them scurrying with n show
er of stones. Once ono wns caught In
a trap nnd whipped soundly with a
strap before It wus allowed to skulk
away, bowling.
Wllh mankind against them Uie two
dogs began hiding In Uio thickets by
day and emerging only at night when
thcro would bo fower attacks upon
thorn as they sklrmlslied for food.
Gradually tho dogs grow wilder and
wero seen less often. Hut tho resi
dents know that Uiey were bUII In Uio
nelghlxirhood, for evidence of their
nocturnal visits was often found neat
morning, Tho moat, hung In Uio open
air higher Uian a dog would be sup-
Ijjoscd to go aftor It, would disappear.
Olho pans of milk left on the porches
would bo lapped dry. Then tho moat
'was hung In a stout, venUIated box
and the milk was kept in the collar.
The chickens which roosted low would
disappear In Uio night wlUi a f nro well
squawk. Then Uio lienhouso wss
pntfhcd up and tho chlcktn were care
fully shut In at night.
With tho farm house nnd barn yard
offering forngo no longer, Uie wild
dogs, which Iiml now Incrensed In num
bers by additions and propitiation,
wont after larger game. First Uio
lamb fold suffered. Hhc! herders on
tho range would bo awakened at night
by a bleating In tho pun and would
nrrlvo only In tlmo to catch n glimpse
of a scurrying form In the dark bear
Ing off a lamb. BomoUines the hrrders'
dog would attack and Klit the In
truders, but they wcro no match for
dogs which wore hungry nnd had lie
como nil but wolves, and Uiey wero
bitten and torn. After one or two on
counter tho herding dogs became as
much In four of tho wild dogs as were
tho sheep.
Then the flocks of full-grown sheep
which sprnt the night In Uie opon be
Ifnn to suffer. Next It was Uio calve
which were killed and partially de
voured. One afternoon a ranchman
snt In bin snddlo on the ridge top too
far away lend any assistance, and
watchul half a dozen of the fierce wild
dogs spring from cover and attack a
cow In a pasture. WlUi horns and feet
Uio cow Iiml off several of them, but
the struggle was unequal, nml finally,
with two savage brutes clinging to her
thront, Uio cow sunk down and wax
soon dead.
Hcvcral of tho dogs have been slain
In different localities, but Uie dog,
which- have become as wild and sav
age as Mere ever their ancestors, are
really Increasing. Other stray doss
take up with Uirm readily and grow
wild In an amazingly short time.
INVENTIONS "PUT TO 8LEEP."
Much llrnln I'nwer Gone lo Waste
Tlirouiflt Iater Jniceniiltj.
It Is not surprising that the world Is
often led to wonder ns to what be
comes of all the remarkable Inventions
for saving Umo and labor which, after
being announced as complete, or near
ly complete, are. heard of no more. It
has often been asvrted that one cause
for Oils failure to apjwar Is that In
tentions which seem likely to prove
dangerous rivals to device now ac
tually In use are bought up by the per
sons or corporaUoas owning these de
vices and "put to sleep." Anyway,
somo that promise great usefulness
disappear In a most unaccountable
way. What, for Instance, has become
of l'rofessor I'upln's remarkable suc
cessful device for promoting and
cheapening long-distance telephony?
Where also Is the "perpetual light"
projiosed by Mr. Magrady of Chicago?
This may have leen an unsuspected
radium, but at any rate we have heard
no more of It. The electric light which
was to equal the brilliance of sunshine,
too, has gone Uie way of other prom
ised revolutions. Even Mr. Edison has
not kept his word yet In regard to that
marvelously cheap electric storage bat
tery of which so much was hoped.
Then tho telectroscope, which prom
ised the long-expected "seeing by tele
phone," where Is that all this time?
What, too, has become of the marvel
ous noiseless, smokeless electric gun.
said to have been Invented by the son
of a Portland grocer, an apprentice at
Whitehead's torpedo works In En
gland, who was reported to have been
offered $375,000 by the English gov
ernment for bts Invention. What has
become of the fuel economizer which
was to give SO per cent more speed at
half the cost in coal? What has hap
pened to deprive us of the InvenUon
by means of which a liner was to cross
the AUanUc In three days, and to give
us engines no bigger than a typewriter
which would hove flfteen-horso power
strength? What has become of the
"radiator," tho machine which makes
butter In sixty seconds? There must
be n dormitory or a graveyard some
where for sleeping or dead producUons
of Inventive genius, and It must be get
Uug pretty full. Leslie's Weekly.
In Other Cltlesj Too,
"Speaking of high rents In Colum
bus," said a wcll-kuowu business man,
"reminds me that a great many land
lords aro trying to make tbelr tenants
pay for the property In ten years.
"The laudlord purchases a lot and
then a building and loan association
puts up a building for him. Wo will
suppose the building costs $2,000. On
this the landlord must pay back $20
per month,
"He rents the house for $25 per
month, which gives him $t!0 per year
for taxes and repairs. In ten years
his tenant has paid tho debt. Interest
and all,
"Tho tenant could havo dono this
for himself, Just as easily as ho did for
his landlord, a'nd then after be had fin
ished paying he would have the prop
erty, instead of It belonging to some
one else.
"I am surprised that the laboring
men do not see this matter Just as It Is
and own their own property. They
ore paying for It anyhow, and If they
wcro wise they would pay It on their
own account." Columbus Free Press.
Travels of tho Ooltton Plover.
Some of our shore birds appear to
make traveling their chief occupation,
says the Saturday Evening Post The
American golden plover arrives In the
first week of Juno In tlio bleak, wind
swept "barren grounds" of Alaska,
above the Arctic Circle nnd fur be
yond tho tree line, nnd, while the lakes
aro still icebound, hurriedly fashions n
shabby little nest In tho moan, Hy Au
gust It Is In Labrador, where it stuffs
Itself with such quantities of "crowher
riea" that Its tlesh Is actually stained
by tho dark purple Juice. From Nova
Scotia it strikes out to sea, and takes
a direct courso for tho West Indies,
1,(500 miles away, finally reaching
irnuthern llrazll nud tho prairies of Ar
gentina. Sixteen thousand miles does
It traverso In order to spend ten weeks
on tho Arctic coast!
The choice of route and dtstanco cov
ered by a single flight are governed
chiefly by food supply-
Itooatlwr Uio orroiKlloK Hpot,
Ttnrnca Tormer (as Hamlet) There
Is something rotten In tho state of Den
mark.
Volco (from tho gallery) You're It
old man. Smart Set
Many a pollUcal boom explodes bo
fare it Is loaded.
Khe Knew Heat.
"Ma," remonstrated Hobby, "when I
was at grandma's sho let mo have pie
twice."
"Well, she ought not to havo done
so, Hobby." said his mother. "I think
oneo Is quite enough for little boys.
Tlio older you grow. Hobby, tho moro
wisdom you will gain."
Hobby was Hllont, but only for a
moment.
"Well, ma," be said, "grandma Is a
good deal older than you uro." Natur
al Deduction.
HucIihm J.xprt-ssfoii.
Traveler (snap-shotting tropical riv
er, suddenly confronted by hippopota
mus Just keep like that one moment,
please! (Rapturously) Such a de
lightful expression! Punch.
Then He (lot Ilimy.
Him Last night as you stood In tho
moonlight I couldn't help but think
how much I would like to kiss you.
Her Well, ns the poet says, "the
thought of yesterdny Is the action of,
to-duy," so It's up to you.
Nutnrut Deduction.
She What reason have you for be
lieving Miss Elderlelgh to be a man
hater? He She told me she was
thinking seriously of opening a cook
ing school. Chicago Dally News.
DOUBTFUL
Dr. Flatfoot What am dls child bin eaUn'?
Mrs. Snowball He ain't done eat nuffln" but 'bout er quart ob plnms.
Dr. Flatfoot Dat shorely do Jibe wit my suspectshuns. He am got
cr bad ense of plumbago.
Uncle Allen,
"Speaking of horrible butchery," said
Uncle Allen Sparks, who had been
reading Uie war news, "did you ever
see a woman trying to cut a chicken's
head off?"
One Woman's Way,
He The Widow Gotrox seems to be
growing younger every day.
She Yes, indeed, wny, wnen sne
took off her mourning she also took
off several years In a bunch.
lie Oct Back Atl Iilnht.
Mrs. Otdwed If I had my life to go
over again, I wouldn't marry the best
man alive.
Mr Oldwcd I know you wouldn't
I wouldn't ask you to.
About Kven,
Ilenpeck, what do you think of n
man who marries for money?
"Think he earns every cent he gets."
Detroit Free Press.
fill IIU Knee.
Tess Y'es, Jack proposed last night.
Jess lteally? And did ho get on
his knees beforo you!
Tess Oh, my, no! Why, I was there
before ho started to propose. Phila
delphia Press.
The Impropriety,
Horseowner Did you feed tho horse
his oats?
Stable Hoy Yes, but bo wouldn't
eat: l wonder whnt's tho matter?
Foollsher Probably objected to ent-
Ing breakfast food for supper. Detroit
Free Press.
No 8iiuuncr Girl.
Jibes, they tell me that daughter
of yours Is a typical summer girl,"
'Jest like their mint fool gossip; sho
was born In January 'loveu, 18 , but
that's nobody's business,"
The True Bocletj.
'What nro true society manners, old
man? You've been In Uio swim for
years."
"Slake every guest think that he Is
It' 'und then glvo him tits when he
1 gone." Detroit Free Press.
litiy Money.
Hlggs It's a pity young Swift
doesn't take ndvantago of the many
good opportunlUes offered htm
Dlggs Yes but I guess he finds It
less strenuous to take advantage t
those who offer the opportunities.
Kxcnaable,
Mrs. Stubb Why In the world did
Mrs. Newrlch allow her UtUo boy to
talk so loud at tho table?
Mr. Bttibli Sho encouraged him.
Mrs. Htubb (astonished) Encour
aged him?
Mr. Htubb Yes, sho wanted to
drown tho sound made by her hus
band eating soup.
J.lmlt.
Bally Martha Weathers 1 Uie lazi
est woman In this here county.
Cynthia What makes you say that,
Sally?
Sally I know It. Why, sho left the
window open so the rain would come
In the kitchen and wash the dishes.
Matter of Hex.
"Jfost men," she remarked, "would
rather be president than be right"
"Yes," he rejoined, "and most wom
en would rather be wrong than be silent"
He Wanted to Know
He Why does a woman always shed
tears when she Is happy.
She She doesn't
He Well, why doesn't she?
Aa Compared.
"A woman," remarked the bachelor
boarder, "always reminds me of an
egg."
"The answer?"
"You can never tell her age by her
looks," replied the b. b. ChlcagoNews.
Point of View.
Mrs. Weeks There can be no do
mestic happiness unless there are mu
tual concessions.
Mrs. Strong Nonsense! Me and my
husband get along all right, and I
make blm make all the concessions.
How It Happened,
Sbsrpe The major says be lost a
limb during the late war.
Wbeslton Yes, he was np a tree
and the enemy shot away Uie limb he
was sltUng on.
DIAGNOSIS.
IIU Only Comment.
"According to this paper," remarked
Mrs. Gabbleton, "Uie average person's
vocabulary Is only 2,500 words."
"Considering the number of times
you use your entire vocabulary dally,"
rejoined Mr. Qabbleton, "I'm surprised
that you haven't worn it out long ago."
As to Scrlblet's Fame.
"Scrlblet has turned out a great
quantity of stuff with bis pen, but has
he ever written anything that will en
dure?" "I think he has. I have several of
his promissory notes In my possession
which I expect to hand down to pos
terity Just as he gave them to me."
Chicago Tribune.
Aboat to Attack It.
Girl with the Gibson Girl Neck
Joined a theosophlcal club, have you?
Do you think you can ever understand
theosophy?
Girl with the Julia Marlowe Dimple
Well, I'm going to make a stab at
it, anyhow.
Vital Question.
"Let me have your daughter, sir,"
pleaded the anient suitor. "Why, I
can buy her an automobile."
"Not a bit of It," thundered the stern
parent; "you'd buy her an automobile
and have me mortgaging my mansion
to. keep U In repair."
A Oraft.
"Hello! Slouchy, In any regular busi
ness now?"
"Yep. I'm glttln' knocked over by
automobiles and collectin' damages.
Best graft I ever had."
llequesr Air Posterity.
"I shall leave It all to posterity," said
tho rbymo-snilth.
Knowing that he was no exception
to the rule that poets are born but not
paid, I could not see bow posterity
would be benefited by his bequest
"I mean," he explained, "that pos
terity will do me Justice."
"You evidently aro a wag," said I,
as a red ray of understanding broke In
upon me. "You Intend to get out bo
tore posterity comes In and be gone
safely before It has any chance to re
taliate on you In view of all things, a
moBt commendable decision,"
Htio Wept.
Cleopatra dissolved the pearl. "Did
you ever see a costlier banquet?" she
asked.
"Yes," answered Anthony, scorn
fully. "I once Upped the waiter."
Seeing her plans gona for naught,
the lily of the Nile wept bitterly.
Judge.
One of Uie most pitiful sights in the
world Is an intelligent, energotlc, pro
gressive woman married to a worth
less man who doesn't know much.
FAflMCflS TO DROP THB DfiBT.I
Colorado Bagar Mannfactnrara WIU
liny Land and HaUa Own BuprlT.
There Is a wist whisper In norUiern
Colorado of an approaching revolution
ary change In tho methods of the groat
beet sugar Industry.
It Is now said that the northern
Colorado farmer It neither an enthus
iast In the culture of tho sugar beet
Itself nor a firm believer In tho Justice
of prices, weights and measures meted
out to him at sugsr factory doors.
On the other hand, it Is reported that
the sugar factory managers are not In
love with the preieit system of con
tract sugar beet cultivation.
Tlie farmers and the factory have)
dcvolopcd a mutual antagonism, tho
farmer saying that ho can got bettor
roturns from his land In other crops,
while the factory owners claim that
they have already reached, If not
actually overstepped, the tnnrgtn of
profits la the present prices paid and
methods pursued.
Tho northern Colorado fanner has
already practically refused to raise
sugar beets, while tho northern Col
orado sugar beet factories are pre
paring to meet the conditions which
confront them by the outright purchaia
of sufllclent lands to supply each fac
tory with beets, lly this combination
of factory and farm, the factory people
claim thnt they can reduco their pres
ent beet growing expense at least
one-half, and can produce a much high
er saccharine beet average than can
be grown under the farmer contract
system.
The land purchases can be made at
from $50 to $100 an acre, with Uio
cheaper and more distant lands prefer
red. These ouUytng and therefore
cheaper lands are to be reached by
electric line. A significant pointer In
this general direction Is found In the
recent statement of a well-posted and
observant northern Colorado business
man: "Every beet sugar factory In
northern Colorado will be compelled to
close down within three years If-they
do not buy and farm their own sugar
beet land."
The next move of tho manufactur
ers. It Is said, will ba a gigantic beet
sugar manufacturing trust which will
speedily add to the six northern Col
orado factories all the other sugar
manufacturing plants of the State, and
eventually form a combination of west
ern American beet sugar factories.
Detroit Post
LOCALITIES AFFECT FOOD.
Each Part of the Conn try Ilaa IU Own
Peculiar Dishes.
"Hot doughnuts and maple sugar,"
said the trout fisherman to the wait
ress. She brought the doughnuts on a
dish of brown earthenware. The sugar.
melted, was In a red clay saucer.
The man, began to eat Ho dipped
a piece of doughnut In the melted
sugar, swallowed the sweet warm
morsel and with wonderful rapidity
prepared and swallowed another piece
of doughnut In a short time he bad
cleaned up eight doughnnts and a half-
pound of maple sugar New Hamp
shire maple sugar, taken from trees
whose shade bad sheltered him that
day.
"In New Hampshire," he ssld after
ward, as he sipped a cup of black
coffee and smoked an Egyptian ciga
rette, "you must never fall to eat hot
doughnuts and maple sugar, fcr this
Is the dish of the State. Hot unsweet
ened doughnuts, dipped In melted
maple sugar nothing in the world is
more delicious.
"Wherever I go," he continued, "I
eat the dish of the district Thus, in
Vermont I eat green apple pie. In
Boston I eat baked beans. In Mary
land I eat Maryland biscuit and fried
chicken. In Philadelphia I eat scrar
ple and fried oysters. In New York I
eat onion soup. On the New Jersey
coast I cat fish. In Virginia I eat
corn. In Rhode Island I eat soft shell
clams."
In an absent minded manner he took
a fragment of doughnut from the
earthenware dish and dipped It in
the sugar that still smoked a little In
its red saucer.
"In Baltimore," he said. "I eat
crabs; In Missouri, Mississippi, catfish t
In Washington, terraplnl In London,
crumpets; in Paris, escargots; in Ber
lin, sausages."
He swallowed the last of his dough
nuts and maple sugar.
,'But this New Hampshire dish," ba
said, "Is the best of them all." iew
York Telegram.
Soarolty of Heroes.
Tn addressing the class of cadet
nrhleh rerentlr was craduated from
the Military Academy at West Point,
General James It. Carnahan, of In
dianapolis, a member of the uoara or
Visitors, tried to impress upon thsj
graduates that Uiey wero not heroes.
"In all Uie world's history," he said,
thom hnvn heen onlv two or thre
tinmen hut there hava been a irrtiat
many good soldiers. Now that you are
enterlnc the irmT. VOU Can IalS lO
honrt the srilrlt of this little incident
of Uie Santiago campaign, when war
correspondents were making neroes as
fast as they could write.
"It wns the afternoon of a Datue.
and a young woman came upon a sol
dier who was returning to camp uauiy
wounded.
"'Are you one of the heroes?" sho
asked.
"Lord. no. miss. I'm no hero Just
one of tho Sixth Regulars."
A ryreuenn Euho,
At a watering place In the Pyrenees,
says a French Journal, Uie conversa
tion at table turned upon a woudtrful
echo to be heard some distance off oa
the Franco-Spanish frontier. "It is as
tonishing," said an inhabitant of Ga
ronne. "As soon as you havo spoken
you hear distinctly the voice leap from
rock to rock, from preclplco to preci
pice, and as soon as It has passed the
frontier the echo assumes the Spanish
accent"
Jlellnblllty.
TV vnn think the methods of tin
trusts are strictly honorable?"
"Of courso I do," answered Senator
Sorghum. "I don't know of anybody
that Is more liberal or surer pay than,
a trust" Washington Star.
Did you ever read a love Utter that
didn't sound foolish?