The Columbia register., July 01, 1904, Image 2

Topics of
the Times
It Ltd to com. Togo Jensen was
lion la South Dakota tbe other day.
It frequent! happens that a did
who pays as be goes doesat go very
far.
Consider also the grass bow every
spire of It that grows baa to hustle for
a living.
Now that rubber ribs bar proved
successful awful possibilities threaten
la the literal adaptation of rubber
becks.
In Korea widows are not permitted
to remarry. Homely widows needn't
frX;tbey ought to offer excuses
rcrs.
By the time a maa thoroughly an
derstanda the ways of a woman be la
so old that be doesn't care anything
about them.
London bas a hospital where women
are trained as nurses for dor- This
la throwing physic to the dogs literally
as well as figuratively.
In lighting desperately In a snow
storm the British and Tibetans showed
bow It la possible to hare a bot time
under adverse conditions.
The mumps germ bas been definite
ly "Isolated." Won't somebody please
gun for the microbe which causes that
swelling a little higher up?
A Texas man bas been sentenced to
the penitentiary for an accumulative
term of 396 years. lie hopes to get
the ninety-six years off for good beha
vior. The winnings of the bank of Monte
Carlo are said to average $25 a min
ute. This may account for the fact
that there are so many poor fools In
the world.
In the sweet sisterhood of states
Utah excels In plural marriages. South
Dakota In plural divorces. New Jersey
In plural corporations, and New York
in plural politics.
Is It possible that In giving a bril
liant description of bow be escaped
and what he did when the Petropav
lovsk went down Grand Duke Cyril
topes to butt Into the Carnegie hero
fund?
The lady who is suing a gentleman
for breach of promise because be did
sot make good on the ten million-mil-lloa-mlllion
kisses he promised her
ought to have suspected that he was
overestimating bis capacity.
Tbe Princess of Wales Is one of the
most expert typewriters la England.
She can rattle off 100 worda a minute.
If anything ever happens to make the
British people quit supporting their
royal family the Princess needn't wor-
y.
During the progress of a breach of
promise suit at Wichita, Kan., It was
brought out that the defendant sent to
tbe plaintiff ten milllon-mlllion-million
kisses, and all that It cost him for their
shipment was a 2-cent postage stamp.
Still we have to pay about Jhe same
old rates on coal and furniture.
Boys who, when they are "speaking
their pieces." suddenly discover that
they have forgotten what they were
going to say, may comfort themselves
with the knowledge that they are in
distinguished company. So experienced
a debater as Winston Churchill was
lately obliged to sit down In the midst
of a speech In tbe House of Commons
because his memory failed him. The
toy may be sure that his audience
will treat him as the House treated
Mr. Churchill with sympathy and con
sideration. The Pacific slope has flowers of its
own, but Eastern people there some
times long for even tbe weeds of their
old borne. A Pennsylvania-bred wom
an, visiting In New England In the
spring,' said she wished that she had
some goldenrod at her borne In Wash
ington. Amid all the luxuriance of
that Western State, where they raise
rosea by the bushel and cherries by
the ton, she missed the' yellow plume
of the wayside weed of the other side
of the Rocky Mountains. So when the
frost was out of the ground her host
dug up a clump of goldenrod roots and
sent them to her, and now they are
sprouting near the shore of Puget
Sound, tbe first plant of tbe kind in
that part of the world. It was In just
this way that many of the common
garden flowers were introduced into
America tbe seeds were sent by
friends In the Old World.
A prince across the water was re
cently tried and found guilty of mur
der. The account which tells of his
crime tells also of his childhood. What
would you expect to find was tue story
f that prince's life? Would you ex
pect to be told that when a child he
was playing in the forest where he
found a bird with a broken wing, and
tended it until it could fly away?
Would you expect that when a child
this murderer washed the blood from
a dog's crushed foot and nursed the
little fellow back to health? Would
you expect that one who could drive a
knife through ft man's heart spent his
early days caring: for his dumb pets
and doctoring their bruises? The child
that Is tender, and thoughtful and hu
man does not 000II7 commit murder
wbea he grows to be a maa. Tbe child
that mends a broken wtng does not
grow to torture prisoners and mutilate
their living bodies. What the unharpy
prince did wbeo be was a boy was to
burn rata alive, tear the toe nails from
dogs, cut off their tails sad Inflict other
exquisite tort-re. Saiall wonder that
be grew to be a murderer. It was but
tbe as tarsi outcome of those sports of
bis childhood la which be took delight
Look to the little boy that finds pleas
are la abusing dumb animals! Watch
the child that watches pain and suffer
lng with eager eyes. Those children
are learning to be murderers. Break
up the habit of cruelty before it la too
late.
In spite of the long term of study
and great expense Incident upon a
medical education In Germany, the
number of doctors Is Increasing so rap
Idly that the profession Is becoming
alarmed. The German Association of
Physicians Is co-operating with tbe for
eign office to find remunerative places
In other countries for German doctors,
la other words, a foreign market la
sought for the excessive medical prod
act of the home industry. There are
29,000 doctor in Oermany, or about
one to every 1.900 people. In larger
cities statistics show one doctor for
every 800 inhabitant. This, together
with the fact that In Berlin SO per
cent of the medical practitioners have
a taxable Income below 1714, inspires
tbe government with grave alarm. In
cidentally It may be remarked that
the estimate for the total expense of
securing a medical education and get
ting fairly established In practice Is
between KXK and $7,000. if there Is
any cause for alarm over the plethora
of doctors In Germany, what shall be
said of this country? Here there Is a
doctor for every 650 people approxi
mately. With better sanitation and a
greater knowledge of hygiene among
all classes, with an effectual check
upon the ravages of Infectious diseases
due to the great strides taken by med
ical science In recent years, why Is it
that the medical schools turn out 50
per cent more students In 1901 than In
1S02? There would seem to be but
one answer, and that Is not compli
mentary to the American people. There
must be a greater fondness for being
doctored, due either to physical de
generacy or a morbid growth of Im
aginary complaints. It Is doubtful If
the first supposition will hold la view
of the uniformly flattering returns of
the health statistics. There would,
consequently, appear to be good foun
dation for the latter hypothesis. As a
modifying argument. It may be aald
with some truth that doctors are, to
an extent, a luxury, the demand for
which grows with civilization and
greater wealth per capita. At the
same time too many luxuries tend to
enervate the race. There la little doubt
the profession Is overcrowded, and the
example set by Germany msy be a
valuable suggestion to America. Let
this country start an export trade In
doctors and get rid of the buidIub
stock.
NO DUSTY ROADS IN FRANCE.
Tmr Coating- Hu Proved Saccessfol 1st
Abating; Crying- KriU
How to obtain dustless hlarhwsvs
has long been a problem to which
municipal supervisors In all parts of
the world have been devoting a great
deal of attention. An official reuort
of the department of bridges and roads
in France shows the continuance of
the good results obtained la rendering
roads free from dust by coating the
surface with tar.
The. engineer for the Seine and
Marne departments reports that after
an unsuccessful trial of a mixture of
oil and petroleum a coating of tar was
In the summer of 1902 laid down on
seven different lengths of road. After
carefully observing these during a
period of twelve months, he finds that
dust and mud have wholly disappear
ed and the cost of maintenance of tbe
roads has been considerably reduced.
Further comparing the previous out
lay on the roads with that of those
with tarred surface, he says:
"It appears that the tarring method
requires no greater outlay and at the
6anie time very considerably Improves
tbe condition of the roadway. In La
Cher two lengths of the Cbausee Na
tionals were coated with tar In June
and August of 1902. Both these ex
periments have been entirely success
ful, the road now being covered with
an elastic skin, while the sound of
foot passengers' tread Is muffled and
horses and draught oxen require only
one-half the effort they put forth be
fore. The noise and vibration caused
by vehicular traffic is much reduced
and neither dust nor mud Is formed on
the tarred surface.
A Good Dog Story.
From Prague is reported an amusing
trial In which a dog played the leading
part The owner of the dog was sued
by an engineer, who claimed damages
for a bite from the animal. He also
denounced the dog as vicious. At the
trial a veterinary surgeon who was
called In tried the utmost to Irritate
the dog by teasing blm, but the animal
kept his temper. The complainant
then demanded that In order to test
the dog's real disposition his owner
should be turned out of court and tho
dog let loose among the audience. This
was done after the dog had been muz
zled. The dog, however, continued to
display the greatest good humor, hold
ing up one paw after another and
wagging his tali Finally he ran to
the Judge, before whom he sat on bis
bind legs begging in a most pathetic
manner. The Judge thereupon pro-,
nounced the dog to be a veritable
lamb, and 'gave Judgment for his
owner. .
Some things are pretty bad, but the
worst bap never happened. .
OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
A Great Wet Be? a
OW that t21.000.000 of the
N meat's Irrigation fund bare
I certain specified projects. It
wimi 1 utj iu i'ivtv mj vav itiii in
ternal Improvement work ever undertaken by
tbe Government of the United States I well
started. It Is difficult to appreciate tbe ulti
mate meaning of these great works.
civilizations of the past have nourished
redeemed from the deeert by the artificial sppllcstloa of
water. Tbe highest stste of civilisation reached by the
aborigines of America was among those
gation. Already la our owa time, the
regions la this country are those where
sary and where the desert cornea back
once held wbea the water 00 longer
la most of the arid and semi-arid portions of the United
States nature atones for the lack of
the soil great fertility. It is well known thst In years of
extraordinary rainfall the semi-arid regions produce enor
mous crops. Under Irrigation tbe crops are uniformly
large, "compared with what caa be obtained In bumld re
gions without Irrigation. The fact la that tbe arid country
Is fertile because it Is without much rain. Tbe fertility
has not been washed out of the soli by the pounding ralnt
of count!es ages. The result Is thst It Is left for men
to turn on the water and take from the arid regions, In the
shape of vegetation, the fertility that bas been lost In
the humid regions. That la why the fertility of the Irri
gated country seems Inexhaustible. There nature has stored
her treasures for man to use; elsewhere they have been
largely depleted by natural processes.
All of this explains why an acre under Irrigation Is
worth so much more than one not Irrigated. If the Gov
ernment shall eventually redeem 100.000,000 seres of land
It will be equivalent to the addition of several times as
many acres of humid region land to the national area.
Think of bow much room for population that means. And
already the time has come when room for our Increasing
population is a problem worthy of national attention.
Minneapolis Journal.
Submarine Warfare.
HE frightful destruction which tma latelv be-
Tr4 I fallen Russia on the sea resulted from the use
I . I of the torpedo or the submarine boat Ouly
mm
or put out of action were seriously Injured
above the water line. This fact has elicited
from Senator Hale, one of our bewt naval ex
perts, Che declaration that tbe battleship Is obsolete. He
calls a bait on the further construction of these travel
ing sea forts, saying that the $150,000,000 which we have
already expended therefor U practically so much money
thrown away. Hudson Maxim, the renowned Inventor of
Instrument of destruction and defense, shows that there
Is much reason In the position taken by Senator Hale. He
says. In the Review of Reviews:
A battleship costs 10.000,000, and
on board, while the torpedo boat costs
fifth as much, and may not have one-fiftieth part aa many
men on board. In other words, fifty torpedo boats may be
built and manned at no greater expense than a single
battleship; consequently fifty torpedo boats may be de
stroyed with all on board, in order to sdnk a single battle
ship, and the loss be equal on both sides; while If two
battleships be sunk by the sacrifice of fifty torpedo boats,
the torpedo flotilla bas won a decided victory. But It 1
probable Dbat not more than ten torpedo boats on an
average would be destroyed for every battleship sunk.
This means that the present torpedo system la five times
us efficient as the battleship." '
There is no doubt that the Russian
AQUINALDO IN 8ECLU8ION.
His Ketlremeot Bsld to B Dae to Fesr
of Assscaiastlon.
Agulnaldo, tbe leader of the revolu
tion in tbe Philippines, leads a life of
practical retirement in Manila, writes
William E. Curtis. He seldom leaves
his home and Is never seen upon the
streets. If It Is necessary for him to
go to any other part of tbe town be
always takes a closed carriage, and
strangers who call upon bim are very
carefully Inspected before they are al
lowed to see him. Occasionally he
visits the old town of Cavlte. about 13
miles from Manila, where his family
have a plantation, and where his
mother Is living. She Is said to be a
woman of remarkable traits and
strength of character and was his In
spiration and chief adviser during tbe
revolution.
Agulnaldo's seclusion Is attributed to
fear of assassination. During the in
surrection be was guilty of acts of
atrocious, cruelty upon persons whose
friends still survive and ordered sever
al assassinations, particularly that of
Gen. Luna, one of his rivals, who was
a great favorite with the public and
bad many loyal and devoted admirers.
There Is also an Impression among
many of Agulnaldo's former associates
that he profited financially during the
insurrection, while they lost and for
feited everything they had. The Fili
pino is a revengeful and vindictive
creature, and does not hesitate to take
vengeance Into his own hands. Hence
Agulnaldo Is supposed to be continual
ly on bis guard, and the police authori
ties would not be surprised any mo
ment even at this day, to learn of his
assassination. When he was released
from prison he was exceedingly -nervous
and apprehensive, and would have
preferred to 'remain under the protec
tion of the military. Since that time
no notice bas been taken of him. He
bas been treated like an ordinary na
tive, and everything that might excite
sympathy for or attract attention to
him has been avoided. He bas been in
vited to public functions like other
prominent Filipinos, and when Gov.
Taft gave a reception to the natives
Agulnaldo was never overlooked. He
seldom availed himself of these cour
tesies, however, and bas avoided
crowds and public demonstrations for
the reasons I have given. '
The police have kept him under
semi-surveillance that Is, they bare
observed his movements . and. bar
iLMldDSIIALS)
Federal Qovem-
beea set asrde for
msy be satd that
Many of tbe greatest
la arid countries.
who practiced irri
richest agricultural
irrigation la neces
to claim what It
flows.
rainfall by giving to
O about
tbty
to be
really the founder
may have 1.000 men
nERE
not more than one-
and Japanese war
known bis whereabouts at ail times.
As long as be remains in tbe city be
la not watched, but when he leaves
Manila tbey make It a point to learn
where be goes and who he communi
cates with. For a while after his re
lease they watched him closely, but
bis conduct bas been most exemplary.
He bas been tempted on several occa
sions. - Conspirators have endeavored
to Interest him In their plots; San
Miguel, Pilar, KIcarte and other "in
surrectos" have tried to secure his
sympathy and co-operation, but be bas
never responded to their advances, and
the secret service people say that he
bas allowed their letters to remain un
answered. He has scrupulously avoid
ed dol uk anything that could excite
suspicion. - and is practically cut off
from all bis old friends and associates.
INDIANS NOT DYING OFF.
Aborigines Mors Numerous Than Evsr
Before Since America's Settlement.
Recently Charles M. Harvey pre
pared from the records of the govern
ment tome Interesting facts with re
spect to the irrepressible conflict be
tween -the white and the red man. He
notes the error of early historians who
estimated the number of Indiana in
this country at from 8,000,000 to 10,-
000,000. It bas been the theme of
many a sentimentalist the supposed
slaughter and extermination of a great
Indian population. Mr. Harvey finds
that in the Indian troubles from first
to but fifteen white persona perished
to each Indian slain. He shows from
.the beet information obtainable by the
- rXIMO AOtTTNALDO.
baa disctused a new problem for the navy to solve, but
nevertheless kt bas not yet proved the worthlessnesa of bat
tleships. None of the Japanese big and heavy armored Tea
sels have turned turtle or been put out of action. Russia
bas about fifty-four torpedo bwt and at least four sub
marines, but she has done nothing with them. Ths Jap
anese are brave and daring. The Russians are timorous
and sluggish. 80 a test under derisive circumstances has
not yet been made. It would be highly rssh and Indis
creet to reconstruct the navies of the world along the Hues
demanded by Senator Hale before the effectiveness of ton
pedo and submarine fighting la given a thorough trial.
Kansas Ctty Journal.
School Music
my persona of adult age who have any real
musical knowledge or ability can mall their
school music with Interest or pleasure. They
mmhf V thv aan ttnni Uttls SODS!
moonlight and dreams, but the airs. If
are remembered at all, are recalled only
laughed at
Mr. Daniel Gregory Mason, whose grandfather was
of the study of music In the American
public schools, and who has himself been closely identi
fied with tbe teaching of music, bas lately suggested, In the
Outlook, both the virtues and the defects of the modem
school music. His deductions and recommendations de
serve careful study and thought
The time Is past when the utility of music In the schools
can be questioned. Physically, mentally and spiritually It
refreshes and enriches. It Is both the most self sufficient
and the most general of the arts. Few persons are wholly
lacking In knowledge or appreciation of It and to those
who hare no other culture, music speaks Intelligibly and
sympathetically.
- Tbe trouble In the schools and It Is worth tinting that
It Is also the trouble In the church hyuinals Is the tendency
to pay too much attention to the words, too little to the
melody. If a song x about birds, anliiinls, domestic life
or patriotism, says Mr. Mason, It Is considered good. The
result Is the adoption of a lot of silly, vapid music, because
It happens to be set to edifying words.
The remedy lies In giving the children an opportunity
to become familiar with music which Is good enough to
stand on Its own feet The folk-songs of many different
nations, much church music and the simpler productions
of the great composers productions In which the melody
is clear and dominating might all be placed within reach
of children In the public schools, to the displacement of much
musical pnp and the lasting happiness of several millions
of young people. But this, In Its particular aspects, Is
matter for the supervisors of music, before whom It will be
brought this summer by a committee of the National Edu
cational Association. Youth's Companion,
Demand for farm laborer.
Is no danger of the farmer passing from
a" u A I existence. He knows a good tiling as well as
1 Ibis urbsn brother, and so does his boy. Im-
I rvtwl rrkf si 4 si rml n s tvt m maiii Inns 4) a
iv vva uiviuvue vi ana 11 1 1 ia) urn j vvuiiuuv tit
diminish the number of farm ha mis, but not
even that fact will work to a discontinuance
of the necessity for the farm laborer nor for
tbe laborer In the harvest fields. The fact that Kansas
farmers this early In the season are Inviting farm hands
to their corn and rye and wheat and alfalfa fields, with
promise of good wages and board. Is a strong argument
against the blueness which so often attacks tbe American
citizen when be Imagines be sees an Inpourlng of the farm
er and the fanner's boy to tbe cities. Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune.
government that the Indian popula
tion at the time of the discovery bv
Columbus could not have been more
than 800,000.
"The early explorers, missionaries
and traders," be says, "Journeyed by
way of the seacoast the rivers and the
lakes, along which the Indians were
most numerous. In traveling through
the wilderness the whites attracted In
dians from miles around through curi
osity. The whites thought the Indians
were equally numerous everywhere.
but vast stretches of forest and prairie
were absolutely untenanted, except for
short tljnes each year whon visited by
hunting parties. War and bunting of
ten took the same bands of Indians to
several points In the course of a year,
the whites thinking they were different
bands. Many tribes were known bv
different names to the Spaniards, the
French and the English, and among
some tribes the names varied at differ
ent places and times. These
accounted for the exaggerated notions."
The last census showed an Indian
population of 270,000 outside of those
In Alaska. In 400 years, then, the
white man has reduced the Indian pop
ulatiou from 800,000 to 270,000, or In
the full number of 530.000 souls. But
this was not done directly by the white
man. Much of It was due to the sick
nesses and vices which came with the
white man's civilisation. A still larger
proportion was due to the wars car
ried on between the tribes, these belns
made more frequent and deadly as the
wnite men crowded the redmen Into a
limited area and made them rivals for
the same hunting ground. Still, of
course, the whites were nrtmarllv re
sponsible for the decadence of the In
dian population.
The Indians are now increasing in
numbers. Between the censuses of 1800
and 1000 they increased by 30,00o. But
they are no longer Indians In the sense
or 01a, ror most or them have come to
the white tnan's mode of life and are
merely an element of the common pop
nlatlon. Kansas City Journal.
A Saintly Sentiment,
"And it's a law-abiding settlement,
is itr'
"Yon bet! Ain't been a lynchln1
'roun' here since a harrlcane blowed
the trees down, an' rope rla in price!"
Atlanta uonsntuaon.
A woman thinks her husband is bet
ter than she wants blm .to think she
thinks he Is.
JUDICIAL DECISIONS.
Mere failure of a landlord to comply'
with his sgreement to make repairs on
tbe leased premises Is bald. In Thorn p.
son vs. Cleiut us (Md.), 00 I R. A. 6K),
not to render blm liable for personal
Injuries auffsred by a member of tbe
teuant'i family because of wast ot
repair.
A statute Imposing upon landowners
In ths city a duty of repairing side
walks adjactot to their premises Is
held In Lincoln vs. Janescb (Neb.), 6T
L R. A. 703, not to tlolate any conatl
tittlonal provision and to be a lealtl.
mats exercise of tbe police power of
the State.
A landlord who lenses a building In
tc)erat sections Is beld. In Kuhn vs.
rol Heavenrtcb Co. (Wis), 00 L, It A.
f83, to be under no Implied obligation
to keep the portion remaining In ble
possession la repair, so that damage
resulting to properly through breach
of It ran be set up as a counter clalru
In an action for rent
A trust created by a devise to the
testator's wife, of all bis property In
trust for ber and bis children with full
power to continue bis business if for
the best Interest of bis estate, Is held.
In Holmes vs. Walter (Wis.), 02 L. It.
A. DKrt, not to be void for uncertainty
merely becsuse the particular manner
of executing It Is not pointed out.
A combination of Individuals for the
purpose of Inflicting a malicious In
Jury upon another by ruining his busi
ness Is held. In State tx rel. Durner vs.
Iluegln (Wis.), C2 L. It A. "00. to be
actionable, both ss common Isw snd
under the statute. With thrso cases
Is an extensive note on the effect of
bad motive to make actionable what
would otherwise not be.
A statute excepting the proceeds of
o certificate of a fraternal beiieflciury
nssoclatloii from liability for the debts
of the holder or liencflclary Is held U
Williams vs. Iionougli (Ohio), itf I R.
A. "tut, to be Invalkl because It con
fers upon such societies and their
members a sicIal privilege not glvu
to other Insurance companies and is a
denial of equal protection of ths laws.
An option to renew a lease In ac
cordance with the terms of the Instru
ment giving the lessee the privilege of
rcnewnl la held, In Andrews vs. Mar
shall Creamery Co. (lowai 00 U II. A.
1100, to be exercised, so as to be bind
ing on the lessee, by the statement of
Ms authorised sgent, shortly befor
the expiration of tbe term, thst tbe
lease will be renewed, on the faith of
which he Is under no obligations to
mske, followed by the sssursnce ot
the sgent of Intention to remain, and:
that no written renewal is necessary.
when pressed for such writing after
the expiration of the term and while
the lessee Is still in possession.
IS IMMIGRATION A PERIL?
Mors Children of Fort I m Than o
Nstlve flora la (schools.
Immigrants came at the s vers go
rate of 12.000 a year to 1823, 100.000
year to 1850, 200.000 a year to 1875..
400,000 a year to 1900, and 005.000 pr
year sluce then. In all. 22,000,000 have
come.
Yet the percentage of residents ot
foreign birth wss greater In 1870 thai
It Is now.
Of the 22,000,000, 6,000.000 were
from Germany, 4,000,000 from IrelamL,
2,750,000 from England, 2,000,000 frona
Canada, 1,500,000 each from Norway-
Sweden, Italy, Austria-Hungary and:
Russia. The three latter elements havo
predominated In recent years.
Some critics bold that the last-
named nationalities furnish less desir
able Immigrants than the earlier ar
rivals, Tbe census of 1800, showing:
the percentage of persons of each na
tionality in Jails, prisons or asylums
or otherwise public charges, put the-
Poles lowest on tbe list followed la
order by Austrlans, Russians, Ger
mans, Hungarians, English, Scotch
Italians, French and Irish. The av
erage of all forclgn-born . who were
public charges was 7,718 per million
of native-born,. over 3,708. Tbe natives
have been here long enough to "get
ahead."
Contrary to usual Impressions, 8,813.
out of every million foreign-born are
Insane, and only 1,329 of each million,
natives. .
More children of forclgn-born than.
of native-born persons are In school.
More persons born In the United Sta te
of foreign parents can read and write
than among those born of native par
ents. The twelve States of New York
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecti
cut, Massachusetts, Ohio, Illinois
Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
and California contain half the people
of the country, 78 per cent of the foreign-born
population, 81 per cent ot
the Italians, Russians and Austrlans
and two-thirds of tbe property. North,
American Review.
Town Without Towq Offloers.
Spokogee, a town in the western
part of the Creek "nation, la the only
town of 1,000 population In the terri
tory that bas no town officers. Tbe
people toy they have no need of offi
cers and do not want any. They pay
no taxes, and whenever they want any
public Improvements they call a meet
ing of the citizens and raise the
money. A deputy United States mar
shal is located there and ia all that
is needed to keep tbe peace. There le
not a gambler or a gambling bouse Inv
the town, and the people win not per
mit them. They needed a schoolhouse
so the people got together and builf
a good two-story building for that pur
pose. Whenever a boy sees anybody eating-something
he wants a bite.
There Is no hope for a conceited mam
whe boasts of bis mistakes. .