Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 14, 1906, Page 4

> BONTINUE IN POLITIGS RECOMMENDATION OF THE EX. ECUTIVE COUNCIL OF FED. ERATION OF LABOR. DISTINGT PARTY NOT CONTEMPLATED WILL URGE CERTAIN LEGISLA- TIVE MEASURES AND KEEP TAB ON FRIENDS. Minneapolis, Nov. 14—The recent political activity of the American Fed- eration of Labor occupied a prominent place in the report of the executive council to the twenty-sixth annual convention of the federation, in ses- sion here, which was read at the morning session by Vice President James Duncan. While the report did not go into the details of the recent campaign for the defeat of Speaker Cannon, Con- gressman Littlefield of Maine and oth- er congressional candidates it defined clearly the attitude of organized la- bor toward politics and gave a sum- mary of the receipts and disburse- ments of the campaign fund subscrib- ed by the affiliated unions of the Amer- ican Federation of Labor. for campaign purposes was $8,056.89, the total expenditures $7,834.11 and |to construct the Burlington lines in the unexpended remainder $222.78. The report further stated that a de- tailed report of expenditures was in preparation and would be mailed to all contributors and to all others ap- plying and paying 256 cents. The American Federation does not con- template the formation of a distinct political party. It does not intend to dictate the party membership of any union man. It does propose to sug- gest from time to time legislative measures of advantage to labor and to secure the nomination and election of representatives and senators fa- vorable to their enactment and to give full publicity to the action tak- en on these bills that all union men may know who are their friends. Pre- ceding this declaration of its political platform the committee outlined the political declarations of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor made since 1894 to show that its entrance into active campaigning in the late elec- tion was not a sudden departure from its former policy, but a logical cul- mination of a long period of evolu- tion. “We have never opposed politics in; our organization,” says the report,} “though we have always opposed par- tisan politics. “Independent voting with an eye Accordlng | Kansas freight rate law. Mr. Stubbs to the report the total sum received [ sald it did not cost at the very out- single to the interests of labor is urg- ed upon all members of the affiliated unions.” ENFORCE EIGHT-HOUR LAW, Attorney General Moody lssues Let- ter of Instructions, Washington, Nov. 14,—Attorney General Moody has issued a circular letter of instructions to United States attorneys' regarding prosecutions of SHAW VISITS NEW YORK. Decides Not to Help Out Bankers at Present. New York, Nov. 14.—Secretary Shaw was at the sub-treasury during the day to consider the money situa- tion in Wall street with a view to determining whether government aid may be necessary. Secretary Shaw said that he had discovered no ma- terial change in the financial situa- tion since Saturday, when he said he ‘would not take any measures for re- lief of the money market under con- ditions then prevailing. He says that be still adheres to that determination. Secretary Shaw, in explaining his visit to New York, said: “You may say that there is a ‘duf- fer’ at Washington who is trying to keep posted on conditions and who is in sympathy with the United States.” “How about Wall street?” he was asked. “Wall street is not the United Stntes of America by any means,” replied the secretary, with a broad smile. TO DISPROVE ROAD'S CLAIM. Evidence Regarding Cost of Construc- tion in Houses. Kansas City, Nov. 14—W. R. Stubbs of Lawrence, Kan, speaker of the Kansas house and a railroad con- tractor, testified for the state at the hearing here of the Burlington maxi- mum freight rate case. He told of the cost of construction in an attempt to disprove the railroad’s claim that because of high operating and main- tenance expenses it would be impossi- ble to operate with a profit under the side figure more than $20,000 a mile Kansas. The improvements in the way of ballasting and heavier steel would, he thought, bring the cost of constructing the main line up to $25,- 000 a mile. FOR UNIFORM DIVORCE LAWS COMMITTEE SUBMITS MEASURE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION AT PHILADELPHIA, Philadelphia, Nov. 14.—The nation- al congress on uniform divorce laws held its second meeting in this city during the day. The first meeting was held at Washington nine months ago, at which time an adjournment was taken to permit a committee to draft a bill on uniform divorce laws to be presented to the legislatures of all the states. The bill drawn by the committee ‘names six causes for which divorces can be granted. They are’ infidelity, felony, bigamy, deser- tion, habitual drunkenness and intol- erable cruelty. The committee recommends that the various legislatures be asked to agree on a period of residence before application may be made for divorce. It is expected by the committee that this recommendation, if adopted by all the states, will decrease the number of migratory divorces. Delegates from all sections of the country attended the day’s session, at which Governor Pennypacker presided. In reading sections of the bill Chair- violations of the elght-hour law, In|man Smith called special attention to ‘which he says the government is de- | {he paragraph which provides that termined upon a strict enforcement | yo record or evidence in any divorce of this statute as relating to public | case ghall be impounded or access works of the United States. thereto refused. He said there had In the last ten weeks as many as |peen some opposition to making all 300 alleged violations have been re- | givorce proceedings open to the pub- ported. All United States attorneys are di- rected rigidly to investigate all com- plaints which may come to them from any source of violation of the law and upon their own initiative to make in- vestigation if there appears any rea- sonable ground for suspecting viola- tion and if sufficient evidence be se- cured it must be submitted to a grand Jury with the view to securing a pos- sible indictment. Mr. O. J. Carlton, a lawyer of Haverhill, Mass., has been appointed by the attorney general to have special charge of these cases in the department of justice. Mr. Carl- ton will act in conjunction with Com- missioner O'Neill of the bureau of la- bor, who has furnished much of the evidence upon which the government is now acting. CONCESSIONS TO FIREMEN, Committee Called Into Conference With Erie Official. Cleveland, Nov. 14.—A committee from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen was called into conference’ with the master mechanic of the Cleveland division of the Erle rail- road with the intention, it is said, of offering concessions to the men. The conference was still in session an hour and a half after it had begun. Discussing Labor Differences. Philadelphia, Nov. 14.—All of the division superintendents of the Phil- adelphia and Reading railroad system were called to this city during the day for a conference with Vice Presi- dent Voorhees. It ia said the griev- ances of employes and the result of the conferences held by representa- tives of different labor organizations with General Superintendent Dice, at Reading, will be discussed. Senator Cullom Indisposed. ‘Washington, Nov. 14.—Senator Cul- fom suffered g 4light attack of indi- gestion and ngusea while at the navy department, requiring the attention of a physician. He is resting easily ; and' it is believed soon will be com- ‘pletely recovered. o et o lic because of the evil influence they may have on the community, but the committee, he said, decided on open proceedings because the benefits from pub]ic hearings outweigh the dangers. COMMISSIONERS AT BERLIN, American Tariff Experts Prepared to Begin Task. Berlin, Nov. 14—S. N. D. North, director of the census, and James L. Gerry, chief of the customs division of the treasury department at Wash- ington, both members of the commis- slon designated by Segretary Root to confer with German officlals regarding tariff complaints, arrivéd here during the day and joined Nahum I.-Stone, tariff expert of the depArtmient of commerce and labor and third mem- ber of the American commission, who has been in 'Germany for some weeks. The commissioners-will have diplo- matic rank as attaches of the embas- 8y, although their functions do not extend to negotiation but only wide inquiry into trade relations between the United States and Germany with regard more particularly to the com- plaints against the customs adminis- tration and to what Germany really wants under the new arrangement to be hereafter considered by the Unit- ed States government. The foreign office and the interior department will designate three or four representa- tives to co-operate with the American commissioners. ENTERS ARMOR PLATE FIELD, New Company Will Erect Mill In Pennsylvania, Norristown, Pa., Nov. 14,—The Alan Wood Iron and Steel company of Con- shohocken has decided to enter the armor plate field and bid for armor plate contracts against the other com- panies now furnishing the material to the navies of the world. The eom- pany has purchased the realty of the Conshohocken Quarry company, in- cluding the village of Connaughton, and will erect an armor plate mill on lthe newly acquired la.nd. GANADIAN necwnucmr' J. ADAM BEDE SAYS IT WILL BE BATTLE CRY OF NORTHWEST- ERN ‘CONGRESSMEN. HOPES EXTRA SESSION WILL BE HELD DECLARES ENTIRE PEOPLE OF THIS SECTION ARE IN FAVOR OF THE MOVEMENT. Chicago, Nov. 14.—The Recnrd Her- ald says: “Canadian reciprocity” is to be the battle cry with members of congress from the Northwestern couniry dur- ing the coming session of congross. It President Roosevelt calls the Six- tleth congress into extraordinary ses- sion on March 4 next then the fight for the issue which James J. Hill made so predominant before the Mer- chants’ club Saturday night will be taken up with renewed energy. This was the word which Repre- sentative J. Adam Bede, from the Eighth Minnesota district, has brought to Chicago. “Mr. Hill undoubtedly has sounded the keynote of the situation so far as we in the Northwest look at the mat- ter,” said Mr. Bede. “Mr. Hill, if he were to back individuals for political preferment, might come to grief, but when he asserts so reasonably and so ably the conditions existing in the great Northwest he has the backing solidly of the entire people. “There have been those of us,” con- tinued Mr. Bede, “who have advocat- ed Canadian reciprocity for many years. The serious drawback which we encounter and which we shall en- counter in the coming winter will be that the Canadians have been stead- ily growing and from a province have evolved into a nation. It is very pos. sible, not to say probable, that the same state of mind regarding reci- procity does not exist among the Ca- nadians as prevailed some years ago.” SENTENCE IS APPROVED. Decision on Appeal of (Minn.) Banker. St. Paul, Nov. 14—The United States circuit court of appeals has handed down a decision affirming the Jjudgment of the United States district court in sentencing Thomas B. Clem- ent, the Faribault banker, to eight years in the state penitentiary. Clement was indicted in the United States district court for making false entries and wilful misapplications of the funds and credits of the First National bank of Faribault, of which he was president. He challenged the panels of the grand and petit juries, because they were drawn from the dis- trict at large and were not composed of persons who resided in the Third division of the district. He demur- red to some counts of the indictment on the ground of duplicity. He mov- ed for a continuance of the case at the time it was first set for trial, on the ground that his physical infirmi- ties disabled him from preparing for trial. At the close of the case he demurred to the evidence on the ground that it failed to establish the commission of any of the offenses charged. He filed a motion in arrest of judgment on the ground that the indictment charged no criminal of- fenses. These challenges, demurrers and motions were overruled and denied and the defendant was found guilty on twenty-four of the twenty-seven counts. NO LONGER POPULAR, Witte’s Return to Without Incident. St. Petersburg, Nov. 14.—The ar- rival of Count Witte here created scarcely a ripple on the surface of Russian politics. In contrast with his reception after his return from Ports- mouth, when a throng gathered at the railroad station to greet him and the street in front of his house was block- ed the following day by the carriages of high personages coming to pay their respects to the man of the hour, the count was met at the depot by only Baron Alde and a few reporters and he received very few callers. The rare arrivals were closely scrutinized by agents of the secret police on ac- count of the reported threats of as- sassination. Count Witte denied him- self to reporters and declined to make a statement regarding his reported in- tention of resigning: his seat in the council of the empire and being can- didate for election to parliament. The Constitutional Democrats are eager to receive him in their ranks in case he decides to be a candidate. Faribault Count Russia Banker Goes to Penitentiary. Cleveland, Nov. 14—J. R. Zimmer- man pleaded guilty to the charge of ponspiring to wreck a national bank in the federal court here and was sentenced to serve two years in the penitentiary and to pay a fine of $10,- 000. Zimmerman was the chairman of the board of directors of the Woos- ter (0.) National bank, which' failed about two years ago. Conscripts Refuse to Take Oath. Moscow, Noy. 14.—During the swear- ing in of conscripts here disorders broke out, over half of them refusiug | to take the usual oath of loynlty to the /emperor. SHOT TO SAVE HIMSELF, New York Italian Kills Alleged Mem- ber of Black Hand. New York, Nov. 14—In the pres- exce of scores of men and women hur- rying through Mott street, in the Ital- ian quarter, Enrico Pavone shot and killed Nunziato Legato. Pavone, who was arrested, claims that- the killing was justified, as Legato, who had rep- tesented himself as an agent of the Black Hand society and demanded money, would have killed him had he not fired first. A revolver, fully load- ed, was found on Legato’s body. Pavone submitted to arrest quietly and readily admitted that he fired the fatal shot. Pavone said that Legato learned a few days ago that he saved several hundred dollars which he pro- posed to use in bringing his wife and children to this country. Two days ago Legato came to him and repre- sented himself as an agent of the Black Hand, demanded that Pavone contribute $500 to the society. The money was to have been paid at the corner of Mott and Grand streets and both men kept the appointment. Pa- vone said he had only $28 with him and this he offered to Legato. The latter refused to accept anything but the full amount, however, and Pavone declares Legato made a motion as it to draw a weapon from his hip pocket. Then Pavone fired. NINETY PEASANTS KILLED. Slain by Russian Troops Forming Punitive Expedition, Mitau, Russia, Nov. 14—A puni- tive expedition, which has been oper- ating in the Kreutzberg district dur- ing the last few weeks, killed ninety peasangs belonging to a revolutionary organization termed the Forest Broth- ers, who levied tribute on the sur- rounding country. Several robbers have been tried by, drumhead ‘courtsmartial and execut- ed at Jakobstadt, seventy-eight miles from here. THREE UNDER INDICTMENT FEDERAL GRAND JURY AT KAN. SAS CITY.INVESTIGATES AL- LEGED REBATERS. Kansas City, Nov. 14.—Indictments were returned during the day by the federal grand jury as follows: Against Davis H. Kresky of Kansas City, a freight broker, charged with ‘conspiracy to violate the imterstate ) commerce act in securing concessions on export shipments of flour sold by the J. A. Howard Mill company of Wichita, Kan,, to A. F. Roberts & Co. of New York for export to Bristol, Eng., and Leith, Scotland, and which ‘were shipped from Wichita to Kansas City over the Missouri Pacific, from Kansas City to Chicago over the Chi- cago and Alton and the Chicago, Mil- waukee and St. Paul railroads, and from Chicago to New York over the Nickel Plate road. Against W. A. McGowen, agent at Kansas City of the Nickel Plate fast freight line (the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad company), for conspiring with Kresky to violaté the interstate commerce act in. granting concessions on shipments of flour des- tined from Wichita to the foreign ports named. Against Henry S. Hartley of Kan- sas City, a dealer in cottonseed meal, charged with accepting commissions and rebates on shipments made from Roff, I. T., to Tarkio, Mo., and Plano, Ia.,, over the St. Louis and San Fran- cisco and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroads. FACES GALLOWS FIFTH TIME. Murdered Denounces Judge When Sentenced to Death. Valdosta, Ga., Nov. 14—1J. G. Raw- lings for the fifth time has been sen- tenced to death, Monday, Dec. 3, be ing fixed for the .day of execution. Before sentence was passed Rawlings protested the entire. innocence of him- self and his sons, concluding with a warning to the court: “If you do not give us a new trial our blood will be upon your hands.” Rawlings, his three' sons and Alf Moore, a negro, weré convicted of the murder of two children of the Carter family near Valdosta more than a year ago. One son was given a life sentence, the other four being under sentence of death, to be executed in December. EPIDEMIC OF' CRIME. Many Cases of Violence in Pittsburg and Vicinity. _ Pittsburg, Nov. 14.—Almost simul- taneously with the numerous burgla- ries and cases of highway robbery in this city comes reports from through- out Allegheny and adjoining counties of like crimes accompanied by vio- lence. In dispatches ito the Associ- ated Press in the past twenty-four hours no less than elght such cases ‘were reported within a hundred miles of Pittsburg: Gored to Death by Deer. Milwaukee, Nov. 14—Word has been received In Milwaukee of ‘the death at Montclair, N. J., of Herbert Brad- ley, trafic manager of the Millers’) National Federation, by being gured by a buck.. Mr. Bradley was on & visit to his hunting-preserves in New Jersey and, it is gald, was attacked | by a buck while inspecting a numbel of animals.” He was well knoy among' millers throughout the coun- try. ! [RUST LOGATES LANDS FEDERAL AUTHORITIES INVES TIGATING STANDARD DEAL IN CALIFORNIA, CHARGE OF FRAUD IS SUBBESTED CHARACTER OF LAND SELECTED CAREFULLY STUDIED AND OIL DEVELOPED. San Francisco, Nov. 14—The Call says: It has become known in federal clr— cles that recent locations of land in Kern county by agents of the Stand- ard Ofl company have been made the subject of investigation by govern- ment officials. "As a result it I8 as- serted indictments will follow. The land was taken up by the petroleum combine ostensibly for the gypsum de- posits, but in reality for oil purposes. That the character of the land had been carefully studied is shown by the fact that a flowing oil well has already been developed. The inquiry is being made through the office of United States Attorney Devlin of San Francisco. Federal agents have heen at work for several weeks in Kern county. From their preliminary reports it is believed that the manner in which the land was se- tured will warrant indictments on the part of the federal grand jury. The evidence gathered by these agents will be placed in the hands of United States Attorney Robert T. Dev- lin, who will in turn forward it to ‘Washington to the attorney general. FINAL CONFERENCE HELD. Moody and Assistants Discuss Oil Trust Suits. Washington, Nov. 14.—Attorney General Moody held a final confer- ence with Messrs, Morrison and Kel: logg and Mr. Purdy, assistant to the attorney general, on Standard Oil matters. While all concerned are ret- icent as to the action to be taken there is no longer any doubt that suit will be entered within a few days against the Standard Oil company ot New Jersey under the Sherman anti trust law. - 5 THAW’S NEW ATTORNEY, California Lawyer Will Defend Slayer of Stanford White, New York, Nov. 14.—Delphin M. Delmas, a leading member of the bar on the Pacific slope, has been en- gaged to defend Harry K. Thaw, in- dicted “for the murder of Stanford ‘White, the architect. He was in con- sultation with his client in the Tombs and had agreed with him on the line of defense. This, it is-stated, will be Jjustification of the ‘deed. < Regardless of what may be the out: come of the trial Mr. Delmas, accord- ing to the World, will abandon nis residence in. California and. continue the practice of his profession in New York. The California lawyer will dominate the trial throughout, it is understood, with the full consent of Clifford W. '| Hartridge, the attorney of record and personal counsel of Thaw. As to the retaining fee the estimate of Eastern lawvers who know the ‘Western lawyer’s ability, is that the understanding could not have been far short of $100,000. It.is expected the trial will begin Dec. 3. WILL REPORT TO ROOSEVELT. Secretary Metcalf Concludes Investi- gation at San Francisco. San Francisco, Nov. 14—Secrétary of Commerce and Labor Metcalf, who was sent to San Francisco by Presi- dent Roosevelt to investigate the ex- clusion of Japanese children from the schools attended by whites, has con- cluded. his work and will depart for Washington to make his report. Sec retary Metcalf has, during his visit here, gone very thoroughly into the matter and will take a great amount of statistics and facts bearing on the case to Washington with him. He heard complaints of the alleged buy- cotting of Japanese restaurants and other places of business; Investigated cases of assault on Japanese, and the numerous street brawls between Jaxm- nese and white boys. Secretary Metcalf declined to say what conclusions he had reached or to make any, statement until he ‘has made his report to the president. S g et G ENTIRE TRAIN DITCHED. Missouri Pacific Passengers Miracu. lously Escape Death, St. Louis, Nov. 14.—A westbound Missouri Pacific passenger train, while running at full gpeed, was hurl- ed from the track b; reading rails near Glencoe, twent; en miles west of here, and beyond and bruises Hald an Al London, Nov. 14—The house of commons, ‘gitting ‘all p| disoussing the land fenyre bm, _objec PR o 8 Scotland, .:djwm‘dr :4 e News of the World By Wire Domestic--Foreign--Financial--Social-Political and Commercxal NEW JERSEV SENATORSHIP. Zonference at 'l'renton App:renfly Without Result, Trenton, N. J., Noy., 14—This was a day of conferences on the part of Republican leaders. The question on ll sides was the election of a United Btates senator In succession to John F. Dryden, who was on the ground himseif. Nothing seemed to have de- veloped as the result of the confer- ence. The man to whom the opposi- tion to Senator Dryden is turning is Governor Stokes, but the governor, while refraining from coming out openly for Mr. Dryden, says he is not a candidate. Under the New Jersey election the governor cannot be elected to another public position while holding office. ‘While this is in contravention of a rule of the United States senate it has the effect of making some mem- bers hesitate in declaring for Gov- ernor Stokes. Senator Dryden and his supporters are claiming pledges from a very large majority of Republi- can legislators. SHOW OF WARSHIPS. British Fleet Will Join With French to Overawe the Moors, Gibraltar, Nov. 14—The British At- lantic fleet is to leave here for Tan- gler to make a junction with a French fleet of warships and engage in a demonstration in Moorish Waters. The British warships were provisioned on very short notice. During the last few months condi- tions in the interior of Morocco have constantly grown worse. Foreigners have been assaulted and outraged, for- eign vessels on the coast have been fired on and while the diplomatic rep- resentatives of the powers concerned have protested to the sultan their demands have been received with slight attention. FREE HOMES FOR MANY. Wealthy Mexican to Give $10,000,000 to the Poor. Galveston, Tex., Nov. 14.—Pedro Al varedo, the owner of Palmillo mine at Parral, Chihuahua, Mex., whose wealth is estimated at more than $150,000, 000, announces that he will distribute $10,000,000 or more to the poor of Mexico within thirty days. His plan is not to give cash, but tc provide hemes and lands for the poor and equip them so they can earn a living at trades or on plantations. Claims Self-Defense; Rhinelander, Wis., Nov. 14.—William Stow of Three Lakes is confined in the county jail, awaiting trial for the murder of William Bierbrawer, whe was shot dead whlle riding home in a boat on election ' day. 'Stow admits doing the shooting, but claims self’ defense. He was shot three times once through the back of the head The case will be tried before Judge Silverthorne, in the circuit court this week. A long standing grudge is sup posed to be back of the murder. Stow is nearly sixty years old. One More Victim of Explosion, Cleveland, O., Nov. 14—The sev: enth death, that of Frederick Kergen, occurred during the day as a resull of -the explosion of a boiler in the shops of the Lake Shore road at Col lingwood Monday. The badly injured now number seven. It is believed that at least one or two of the latter will die. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS, * Brigadier General Frederick Fung ton has formally taken command o. the Southwestern division of the Unit ed States army, the headquarters which have been removed to St. Loui from Oklahoma. It is expected that the state of W consin will collect $400,000 inheri: ance taxes this year. For four montt from July 1 to Nov. 1 the state ha collected $163,986, an amount large. than for any full year previously. MARKET QUOTATIONS, Minneapolis Wheat. _Minneapolis, Nov. 13.—Wheat—Dec., 76%c; May, 79% @79%¢c; July, 80Y%c On track—No. 1 hard, 80%c; No. 1 Northern, 80c; No. 3 Northern, 78c; No. 8 Northern, 72@74c. 8t. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, Nov. 13.—Cattle—Good: tc cholce grain-fed steers, $5.50@6.25; fair to good, $4.50@5.50; cows and heifers, $3.50@4.50; veal calves, $4@ 6.50. Hogs—$5.40@6.00. Sheep—. ‘Wethers, $450@5.10; good to choice yearlings, $5.26@6.75; good to prlme spring lams, $6.25@685. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Nov. 13.—Wheat—Dec., T4@74%c; May, 78%c. Corn—Dec, 34% @34%c; May, 35% @36%¢c. Pork —Jan, $14.15; May, $14.25. Flax— Nothing doing, . Butter—Creameries, 19@26%c; dairles, 18% @23c. Eggs, 22@24c. Poultry—Turkeys, 16c; chickens, 9%c; springs, 10c. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, Nov. 13.—Wheat—No, 1 hard on track, 79%ec. 1 Northern, 79%c; e 77%c. On track—No. 1 Northern,| 793%c; No. 2 Northern, 77%e; Nov.| 78%c; Dec, 763%c; May, 79%c; July, 80%c. Flax—To arrive and on ack, $1.28%; Nov., $1.28%; Dec., 1.17%; May, 31. 31.22%. Av % omcauo Unlon Stock Vqr#n. Chicago, Nov. u —Oltfla—m :AIgom .25; cows and. ) condil 'n“0¢006 50. ; ers, $6 %a Brewster Was a Dandy. Benjamin Harris Brewster, one time attorney general, was a most unique character. According to his idea, he was always faultlessly attired, and his makeup once seen would never be for- gotten. He usually wore a bell shaped white silk high hat with long whiskers on it, a plaited and frilled white shirt front, with a high standing collar, car- dinal necktie or scarf, buff waistcoat, maroon colored Prince Albert coat with gold buttons, yellow trousers, patent leather shoes and soft frilled cuffs, which matched his shirt front, around his wrists. On the thumb of his left hand was an amethyst ring encircled with perfectly matched dia- monds and a bunch of old fashioned seals in heavy gold settings dangled from his watch fob. This was his usual makeup when he attended to business at his office, which was in the old Freedmen’s bank building, oppo- site the treasury department, or visit- ed the United States supreme court to participate in cases which concerned the government. His voice was pitch- ed in a high key, and this peculiarity was intensified by his sartorial getup, which always made him ‘conspicuous at any gathering. Apparently he was oblivious of the sensation which his appearance almost invariably created. —Charleston News. Ten Acres Enough. Many a man who has gone into busi- ness with the notion that he must have an extensive plant in order to succeed has found that he has undertaken too much. This was the experience of an Arkansas farmer, who for many years fitfully tilled a farm of 200 acres with- out making at any time a comfortable living. At last he sold the land to five Italian families, who took forty acres each. A northern traveler who passed that way and was attracted by the neatness and evident prosperity of the small farms entered into conversation ‘with one of the proprietors. “How -much land have you?" he asked. “Forty acres,” said the Italian. “Is it all in tillage?” ¥No, Indeed!” exclaimed the farmer. acres are all one man can attend to. 1 bought the rest for my sons.” Ten acres may seem like a small farm to most Americans, but carefully cultivated it produced for the Italian more revenue than 200 had for the pre- vious owner.—Youth’s Companion. Plants That Take Pills. A very large and sturdy orange tree ‘was growing in a small pot. “If that tree,” said the florist, “didn’t take pills it ‘would require a pot as big as a bathtub to grow in. But it takes pills like a hypochondriac. Chemists, agri- cultural experts, make plant pills— pills no bigger than chestnuts that con- tain sustenance for six months, a kind of tabloid food. These chemists an- alyze a plant’s ash and make pills of the constituent salts. The pills, in- closed in a metal cover, are burled in the earth at the plant’s roots, and the salts gradually dissolve and diffuse through the metal, giving the plants day by day the sustenance that they require. Pills are also applied to weak, sickly plants, which they help wonder- tully.” Checking a Cold. One of the best and simplest means of checking a cold at its onset is to drink In bed a glass of hot, not warm, water In which have been placed the Juice of a lemon, three or four lumps of sugar and a large teaspoonful of pure glycerin. This dose should be sipped as hot as possible after the pa- tient i in bed. Taken thus it will probably induce a flow of perspiration which will throw off the cold. -The simplicity of this remedy is only equal- ed by its great efficacy. As with other remedies, its chance of working a com- plete cure is increased if applied at the beginning of the complaint. An 0dd Ceremony. Colchester is England’s great oyster fishery, and so much of the wealth and fame of the place is derived from the industry that the season is opened with much ceremony. - “The city fathers sail to the fishing ground, and the mayor formally assists in raising the first dredge of bivalves. Afterward, in ful- fillment of an anclent custom, there Is a luncheon, at whi¢h the distinctive luxury is gingerbread washed down with raw gin, a combination which, a London paper assumes, will fix the event in memory for several days.” Hix Specialty. A little boy was on his knees recent- Iy at night, and auntle, ctaying n the house, was present. “It is a pleasure,” she said to him afterwaid, “to hear you saylng your prayers so well. You speak earnestly and seriously and mean what you say and care about it.” “Ah,” he answered, “ah, but, auntie, you should hear me gargle!” His Excuse, A—I say, old man, do me a favor and lend me $5. B—Sorry, but it's quite impossible. = A.— Impossible? And you are such a wealthy man? B. ~I know, but I can't part with my money. ther.—Salon-Witzblatt of Vienna." Out, Mrg. Madison ‘Squeer—I suppose in nw wshmflythmarelnumber of historic jewels. His Grace—Yes, in- d, T must get them out some day them to you, by Jove. Mrs. ueer-—Ah, then yn\l ltlll Puck. It is & keepsake from my fa-