Ligonier Banner., Volume 45, Number 7, Ligonier, Noble County, 5 May 1910 — Page 2

Ny Sty tNpHE PAREARDLE

‘ APTAIN ILL boarded a f “train one day in Fort Worth P R - | S : just as it was pulling out of | 7/ the station.| He noticed two | 7~} disreputable.looking charac- | ———— g | ters crowding against a welli : dressed 01%b _ gentleman and I~ | an _instant | later heard the s | latterexclaim: | | g - ~ have been robbed!” At ; . the same moment the. two toughs started o leap from the car steps. | Capt Bill seized one of the men and icalled ta the other to halt. = The man detained made an attempt to strike his captor, who pfromptly “bent” his gun over his head—mildly at first, then with force, bringing the offender to his kmies. The Ranger captain now pulled the:belljcord, brought the train -to a standstill, turned his prisoner over to a policeman who |had appeared on the scene, apd set out in lnx[rsuit of the other thief, who by this time h_qf}_‘?‘.)tainc:d a healthy start. e Capt. ' Bill 1s bullt like a greyhound, with lohg hind legs, ?\}vd a prow designed for splitting the wind. The thief was active,. and makibg good time, but he was npne match| for a Ranger of that architecture. ,‘lihe distance between them closed up rapidly, and presently’ the fugitive, having reached what {s known as “Niggertown,” dived into 01‘1]8 of the houses, causing a regular stampede rmong the inhabitants. Men, women, and a rabble of little pickaninnies féll out in every direction. -Capt. Bill, now close behind, added to the excitement: as he plunged in, only to find the room vacant. A quilt, however, hung across a second doorway, and stepping over {o it, his| six-shdoter ready for emergency, he drew .the -hanging quickly aside. As he did so, he was cenfronted by a man standing on a chair,’ holding in his hand a hottlé“"(iUed with ‘'some qransparent liquid, which he- was in the act of throwing. The crack of McDonald's revolve} was followed by such a sudden collapse ofjth‘e would-be vitriolthrower, that the Ranger captain thought he had wounded‘-him seriously,| though his ‘intention had been merely to disable the arm in action. Invéstigation showed, however, that the thief was only frightened; that the ball had grazed hls arm, plso his ear, cutting a hole through. the rim of his hat. " Securing the vitriol as evidence, Capt. Bill marched his”man back to where he had left thief Number One, only to find that the inexperienced policeman had allowed him to escape. He did not trust him with his second capture, but personally saw him safely locked up, and then set out for home by the next traln. . : Notong after, a package arrived one day in Amarillo, and upon being opened, it was found to contain a handsome gold medal, contributed by a prominent jeweler and others of Fort Worth. ‘ : o

Thla, decoration was engraved with Capt. McDonald’s name and official title; and an accompanying letter stated that it was awarded as a token of appreciation of his efforts in bringing criminals to justice, and as a premium for his superior swiftness of foot. = i w;hs during the Panhandle period that Charles . A, Culberson—son of the Dave Culberson who nearly 30 years before had cleared " the boy, Bill Jess McDonald, from a charge of treason—was attorney general for the state of Texas. Capt Bill was at Quanah, one day, when he received notice from Culberson that the latter was anxious to locate the 100th meridian, preliminary-. to beginning a suit against the United States to test the claim made by Texas for ‘Greer county—now a portion of Oklahoma. The attorney general invited Capt. Bill to accompany him as guide and bodyguard, knowing him to be familiar ‘with the distriet and capable of( taikng care of such an expediticn. . _ - Z . : They left the railroad at Vernon, Willbarger county, procecded in a buckboard to Doan’s - Store on the Red river, and crossed over into Greer county. It was a pleasant drive across the prairies and Capt. Bill, who felt in good practice, beguiled the time by bringing down prairie-dogs, running rabbits, saili¥g hawks and the like, using his six-shooter with one hand and his Winchester with the other, riding along as they were, without stopping. To Culberson,this performance was amazing enough. “Captain." ‘he said, “that beats anything I ever saw. Why, I believe you could throw a nickel up in the air and hit it before it touched the ground.” : McDonald smiled in: his quiet way. “Do you think so?” he sald. “Well, I reckon 1 might, but I wouldn’t want to waste a nickel that way.” . - Capt. Bill then gave a few exhibitions of what he really could do in the way of shooting, and Culberson declared without hesitation that there was not such another marksman in the state of Texas. The attorney general was enjoying himself immensely. They camped. that night, and next morning were continuing their journey t;owa"rd Mahgum, the county seat of Greer, when they began to meect men and’ women on horseback, evidently , getting out of that section of the country without much waste of tgme. Capt. Bill inquired the reason of this exodus and was told a cowboy had killed an Indian over on the North Fork of the Red, and' that the Indians were getting on thveir war-paint, preparatory to ma- * king a -raid—Comanches and Kiowas. “General,” said Capt. Bill, “I’ll have to look into this thing. You can go on to Mangum with the team and T'll get me a horse and go over and take a hand in this trouble.” “Not at all,” said Culberson. “You've undertaken to see me through this *rip and I'm not .going to let you desert, now, Indians or no Indians.” E o : “But I've got to, gemeral. This here's a pleasure trip, and that's business. Them devils are goin’ to start something over there and it’s my duty as Ranger to investigate it.” _Culberson laughed. | . ol " “Now, captain,” he said, “you know very well ‘that all you want is to get over there where there’s a chance to give ‘a shooting exhibition. You've got tired of hawks and prairie-dogs and want to try your hand »(mrln?ians." N A new arrival just then furnished the information that the offending cowboy had. been jailed at Mangum, and that the Indians- were likely-to storm the jail. This settled the matter, for Ranger duty and inclination now lay

His Wifely Ideal

A Philadelphia clergyman collected and read from the pulpit on a recent Sunday a number of letters from husbands—presumably model husbands—bearing on the model wife. One man wrote that the ideal wife should not spend $25 a week whesn the income was bui $2O. He probably meant that, in any event, $25 was too much, and only an extravagant housekeeper would lavish any such sum upon the home: It was a man of this

in the game | direction . McDonald ‘ and Culberson drove as b rayidly as : possible to- » ward Man- . gum, -then about 50 miles away, | changing A horses once - on the hard journey. The V ! town was . well-nigh de- § serted, 48 B | . nearly everyone- who s could get a : gun had gone® ' to the scene '* of the kil ing. Capt Bill | therefore establishe d = himself - as guard of the jall where the cowboy || was confined, and waited : results. Noth- - >ing .of consequence hap- 1 pened. The ‘ conntry ! quieted - down, Cul ; berson and LW Capt. Bill | bresently re- | | turned to }i Quanah. ) But a few . days® later " - when the attorney general had ar- ! rived in Austih, Capt Bill re ‘ceived a package by express, prepaid. On opening it he was stupefied to find that it congained a ‘“plug” hat of very fine qualfty. It was the first silk hat {n the Panhandle, where the soft wide-rimmed cowboy". Stetson predominated, and it took more courage to wear it than to face an assault with intent to kill, sl

But Capt. Bill was game. He was a “broth-er-in-law to the church,” as he said—his wife being a member—and the following Sunday he put on the silk hat and .accompanied her to meeting. . .Their seat was up near the front, only a step from the pulpit—a good thing for the minister, otherwise nobody would have looked in his direction. As it was, all eyes were atmed toward Capt. Bill and his hat. The congregation had seen him come in with it in his hand, and they could still observe the wonder, for it ‘would not de to put so fine a plece of property on the floor, while to set it toppling on his lap would be to court disaster. It seemed necessary therefore to hold it in his hand, raised a little, and at a distance from his body, in order tha,t’-_' by no chance movement the marvelous gldss of it should be marred. The people of Quanah who attended church that day were glad fo be there: They are still glad. “ They do not remember the sermon they heard, but they do remember that hat. Even the minister wan: dered from his text in his contemplation of the splendid exhibition. Those of Quanah who remained away from service on that memorable Sunday have never entirely : recovered from their regret. For At was their only opportunity ever to see Capt. Bill in a plug hat. When services were over, the congregation crowded about for a nearer view. Cowboys stood up on the backs of the pews to look over the shoulders of those in front of them. Homesick women who remembered such things back east, shed tears. Many wanted to touch the precious thing—to stroke lits silken surface, and among these were little children who insisted on rubbing ths,: fur the wrong way. 4 Capt. Bill got out at last and headed for home. Once there, the gift of the attorney general was reverently damned and laid away. Somewhere in a secret stronghold, deep buried from mortal eye, it exists to this hour. Culberson became governor in the course of time, and, remembering Capt. Bill’s peculiar talents, was wont to rely upon him for special work in any portion of the state where nerve, determination and prompt, accurate marksmanship were likely to be of value. : , During February, 1896, a national sporting event—a ring 'contest between Bob Fitzsimmons and Pete Maher—was advertised to take place at El Paso, a busy city dropped ‘down on the extreme western point of the Texas desert, on the banks of the Rio Grande. Gov. Culberson, speaking for himself as well as for the better class of citizens in his state, announced that, so long as he was in office, Texas would not go on record as a prizefighting common‘wealth, and that the fight would not take place. Whereupon there came a crisis. Certain interested citizens of El Paso had made up a purse of $lO,OOO to bring this event to the “Paris of Texas,” and these and their friends were filled with indignation. Dan Stuart, prominent ‘in Texas sporting matters and promoter of this particular event, issued a proclamation which bore not only the announcement that the fight would take place as advertised, but a' picture of Dan himself. Also, it was declared that there was no law in Texas which would prevent prize-fighting, ‘and the preparations for this particular event continued. Thereupon Gov.. Culberson promptly called a special session of the legislature to pass a law which would be effective, and Adjt. Gen. Mabry ordered the State Ranger Service -to assemble at El Paso to see that this law was enforced—it having: been widely reported that Bat Masterson with a hundred fighting men would be present to see that fight come off. Then, when it was rumored that the contest

sort, who when he got off the old and trite remark about the bread. that mother used to make, was tartly told, “Well, you don’t make the dough that father used to make.” , * The hardest domestic experience for women is to have her husband asscribe to her lack of thrift the failure to lay by money against a rainy day, when the real reascn is that his own’ earning capacity is inadequate to ‘supply the elemental requisites. Wom-

. ./ A CHAPTER FROM THE MEMOIRS OF CAPTAIN ~Ua\ “BILI' MEDONALD,OF TEXAS

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en as a rule are the savers rather than the spenders, and when the penny is laid by on its way to the dellar mark the saving is generally due to her economy. e _ Another man holds that it is the part of the ideal wife to keep herself neat and tidy. It is; but too many men throw the whole burden of the household drudgery upon a woman’s shoulders, without once reflecting that a mald-of-all-work cannot keep her coiffure, her complexion and her attire as ifmmaculate as the lady of

would take place in either old or New Mexico —the boundaries of both being near El Paso— President Cleveland ordered the United States marshal of New Mexico to proceed to the vicinity of El Paso and guard the isolated districts of that territory, while the governor of Chihuahua took measures. to discourage the enterprise in that state. . Things began to look pretty squally for the sporting fgraternity, both in El Paso and at large, and they were mad clear through. The city council assembled and passed a denunciatory measure, condemning the governor for asking for Rangers, the adjutant general for sending them and the Rangers for being present. It was no use. The Rangers went quietly about the streets, paying no attention to.unfriendly looks and open threats as they passed along. They were quiet, but they were ready for business and the fighters knew it. Efforts were made by the principals and their friends to elude the Rangers, but with no other result than that a Ranger was appointed as a special body-guard to each of the pugilists, while a third, Capt. McDonald, took charge of Dan Stuart. They had npothing particular to do—these Rangers—except ta be companionable and pleasant, and to stay with their men. Wherever Stuart and Maher and Fitzsimmons went their official attendants went with them, and even if not always welcome they were entertalned with sufficient courtesy, for the person of a Ranger is sacred—besides, he is reputed to be quick and fatal. Such spart became monotonous. The pugilists and their friends gave up the El Paso fdea, and, still accompanied by the _Rangers, took the train for Langtry, a point where' the Southern Pacific railway touches the Rio Grande. Arriving at Langtry, Stuart, Fitzsimmons and Maher were escorted to the Rio Grande, where, with-all their fraternity, they crossed over to Mexican soil and the fight was pulled off In good order. It was a good fight, as fights go, and Fitzsimmons won with a krock-out landed on Maher’s jaw; but it did not take place on Texas soil. The absence of Capt. Bill and his Rangers from the Panhandle was construed by Kid Lewis as an invitation to rob a bank. He selected the City National of Wichita, Falls for his purpese and with a partner named Crawford rode up to that institution one day about noon, and entering, demanded the bank funds. Cash¥er Frank Dorsey falling to comply with that demand, was shot dead; H. H. Langford, bookkeeper, was wounded, and the vice-presi-dent of the bank escaped by having in his left breast-pocket a small case of surgical instruments. This deflected the ball which otherwise would have entered his heart. ‘ _ The robbers then secured whatever money was in sight—about $6OO in gold and silver—then ran out the back door, mounted their waiting horses and galloped away. The citizens were by this time alarmed and a number set out in pursuit, full speed. There was a running fight, during which Lewis’ horse was shot, but ‘an instant later he was clear of it, and leaping behind Crawford the two went plunging away double, until they met an old man driving into town with a single horse, which they appropriated forthwith, leaving their pursuers a good way behind. Still farther on, they crossed Holiday creek and came to a field where a man was plowing. They now abandoned their blown horses and at the point of a gun took his heavy plydesdale team and once more dashed away, making for the Wichita river. Thelr pursuers gained on the clumsy ‘animals and fired several more shots at the

leisure, who may loiter as long as she likes before the mirror and the toilet table in her boudoir. It is a source of unhappiness in many a home that the man makes disparaging comparisons between his careworn and preaccupied wife and some airy fairy Lillian whose chief concern is whether her white shoes are spotless and her gloves quite clean. i _ ; Another man believes that the ideal wife is one who “does not harass the life and soul out of a man.” Heckling or henpecking at home is, beyond per-

BY" ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE

fugitives, then decided to return and organize a posse, which they raised in short order. This posse followed the track of lL.ewis and Crawford beyond the Wichita river, to a place where the robbers had taken to the thick brush.overgrowing the river bottom. Here the trail was lost. Capt. McDonald, returning from the Fitzsimmons-Maher contest, via Fort Worth, had got as far as Bellevue in the adjoining county when he was met by a telegram, containing the news of what had happened that morning at Wiéhita Falls. He immediately wired the a‘gthorities at the Falls to have horses in readiness for himself and men. : The Rangers reached the city about two in the afternoon and mounting the horses, already :waiting, dashed away in the direction the robbers had taken. : Presently they met the local posse coming back. The posse had given up the chase but was able to furnish information. Capt. Bill and his Rangers learned where the robbers had disappeared, and pressed on in that direction; the posse followed, a respectful distance behind. . - * It was now geiting toward evening and would soon be dusk. It.was desirable to make an end of matters by daylight, if possible, and the Rangers wasted. no time. They picked their way as rapidly as possible, into the thick undergrowth of the bottoms, and suddenly in a bend of the river discovered the Clydesdale "horses tied close 'to the bank. Their riders were believed to be close by, and the Rangers expected to be-fired upon at any moment. Without waiting for any such reception, they charged in the direction of the horses, with no other result than that Ranger Sullivan broke a. stirrup, fell, and with a fractured rib, retired from action. Lewis and Crawford had abandoned ithe horses, and their trail led down the river bank. FEinally the tracks led to the river where it was evident the bandits had crossed. ; .It was February and the water was

very cold. Capt. Bill had not entirely recovered from the bullet wounds received in the fight with Matthews two months before, and was bent and debilitated, but he did not falter. With Queen and Harwell he plunged in and waded the icy water, chin deep, to the other side. Twice more the trail led to the river and crossed, and twice more McDonald and his men waded that bitter current. - : ; McDonald now made up his mind that the robLers would be likely to cross a road that had been cut through the bottoms, and head for the Territory. He called to ‘one of his men—Ranger McClure, who appeared just then, a little distance away—to get all the force he could and guard that road, while he, McDonald and Queen and Harwell, would continue to beat the brush and search carefully through the bottoms. At that moment Lewis and Crawford were near enough to hear this order, and the realization that it was Bill McDonald and his Rangers who were on the trail gave them a sudden and more severe chill than the icy water they had waded. They had been heading for the Territory as McDonald suspected, but decided to change their course toward a creek that ran parallel with the river. On their way. to it they were obliged to cross an open field, and though by this time it was night—between nine and ten o’clock—a full moon had risen and they were discovered by the men guarding the road, and fired upon. They returned the fire as they ran, but no damage was done on elther side. Meantime, McDonald and his two companions, nearly perishing with wet and cold, having come upon a house in their search, had stopped to try for a cup of hot coffee. At the sound of the shots they rushed out. A horse was hitched at the door and Capt. Bill leaped into the saddle and hurried in the direction of the alarm. As he rode up, he saw in the moonlight a crowd, the local posse, gathered on the little hill overlooking the wheatfield where the robbers had crossed. The Ranger captain fully expected to find the captured or dead bandits in that crowd, and called out as he came up: . : . ~ “Boys, where are they? Where are the robbers?” “Right over there, Cap. They ran in the brush, over by yonder big tree.” . “Well, boys, we've got them. We’ll charge in there.” . : They pushed rapidly into the bushes without further parley—McDonald aiming for the tree, McCauley and McClure spreading out to the right. - Suddenly the captain found himself confronted by a creek, and looking across saw two armed men squatting in the weeds. They appeared to be cn the point of ralsing their guns to fire, but with McDonald’s appearance and his sharp command: “Hold up, there!” made from behind his own leveled Winchester, they were unable to complete the action. Their guns dropped into their laps—they geemed stupefied. “Throw up your hands!” was the next order. The hands went up. : it ~ Capt. Bill stepped into the creek, about three feet deep, and, waded across. He noticed a bag, doubtless containing the stolen money, and observed that the outlaws had laid their ecartridges out on a log for convenient use. McCauley and McClure waded across and assisted in searching the prisoners. A purse of gold was found in one of the men’s pockets. Tha bag on the ground contained the silver. A reward of $2,000 for the capture of Lewis and Crawford was paid by the two banks of Wichita Falls. The local posse divided it into 32 equal parts, in which they shared pro rata with the Rangers. : e

adventure, the continual dropping that wears away a stone, but it is only fair that the man should ask himself a few searching “questions before he blames his better half. Has he been kind or cross after the days worrisome business? Has he been thoughtful or negligent about the minor items that in life’s appraisal make up the major portion of the inventory? The man who finds fault with his wife will sometimes find that “on his own head, in his ‘'own hands, the sin and the saving lies.” £

PLEASES SCHURMAN

Cornell President Sees Good in Big Philanthropy Scheme. Believes Congress Should Grant Request for National Charter— Would Change Only One Small Detail. ; Ithaca, N. Y. — In an address before the Council congress on Friday night President Jacob Gould Schurman of Cornell commended the scheme for the Rockefeller foundation for which congress has been -asked for .a national charter. President Schurman devoted his entire speech of several thousand words to this subject and in sunmiming up he said: . “I recognize that section No. 2 of the bill, which defines the object of the Rockefeller foundation, authorizes and empowers that foundation to do anything and *everything which may promote and advance human civilization, that is to say, morals and religion, art and science, manners and social intercourse, and all that concerns the political, economie, and material well being of individuals and communities. This is a vast field for the exercise of philanthropy. “But Mr. Rockefeller has conceived a vast scheme of philanthropy, for the benefit of his fellow citizens and miankind. His character, ability and organizing skill are adequate guarantees that he will carry out his scheme wisely and successfully, with- incal culable benefit and blessing to man. kind. It is in the interest of the nation that he be given a free hand in the exercise of his colossal beneficence. So long as he.is active or his influence remains it would be wise and safe to give the foundation .the sort of organization he desires. Neither now nor hereafter does it seem necessary to limit the scope of his beneficence, which is coextensive with the efforts of mankind to attain a higher civilization.

“The only change I would desire to see in the propesed bill is the total or partial elimination of the method of selecting trustees by co-operation. The organization might well be left a close corporation, if Mr. Rockefeller so desires, for a generation. But after that time I am confident that it would inure both to the efficiency of the foundation and to the public welfare—to say nothing of the satisfaction of the sentiment of a democracy—if the majority of the trustees were appointed by the president of .the United States, with the advice and consent of the senate, or selected by some other high abiding, governmental agencies that may fairly be regarded as representing the people of the United States, whose welfare is the primary object of the immense and glorious benefaction.”

AIRSHIP RUNS AWAY TO DOOM

Zeppelin 11, Belonging to German - Army Post, Is Wrecked in Gale. s

Limburg-an-der-Lahn.—The Zeppe-g pelin 11, one 'of the three di-| rigible balloons of the German govern- | ment’s aerial fleet, ran away and was | destroyed. = The airship, which was | forced to descend here, owing to a% storm, encountered while attemptingg a return trip from Homburg to Co- | logne, broke its moorings and without | a crew drifted. in a northeasterly di- | rection. A half hour after its escape I the dirigible dropped at Wellburg and | was smashed to pieces. S |

Saves Train From Disaster. Spokane, . Wash.. — Because the

engineer put on brakes after his engine struck a defective switch near North Yakima a Burlington passenger train over the Northern Pacific ‘railroad was saved from disaster. Engineer Gordon of Ellensburg and Fireman Meyers of Pasco were killed.

GIRL IS HELD AS DYNAMITER

Suspected of Wrecking Residence Occupied by Her Former Fiance - and His Bride.

Prairie City, la. — Suspected of having exploded dynamite - which tore almost to atoms the magnificent $12,000 residence of Jesse A. Quick, wealthy farmer, three miles east, Miss Mary Guthrie of Carthage, 11.., has been arrested. Occupants of the house escaped ‘inJury. In the home were Dr. Alexander Hall of Colfax, a former suitor of Miss Guthrie, and his bride, formerly Miss Myrtle Quick. ; At one time Miss Guthrie and Dr. Hall were engaged to be married.

Runs for Ball; Drowns.

New York, April 25.—Louis Rose, a ten-year-old boy of Jersey City, running valiantly to catch a foul tip in a baseball game, fell head foremost into a shallow pond and stuck in the mud bottom. He was dead when pulled out. ;

AUTOS® TO CROSS CASCADES

State of Washington to Complete Link in Highway Through Snoqualmie Pass. ,

Seattle, Wash. — Orders will be given immediately by the state highway commission for the construction of Snoqualmie pass road across the Cascade mountains, connecting the eastern and western sections of the state and completing a transcontinental automobile road. A gap of 15 iniles is all that needs to be covered.

LOOK FOR GRAFT CONFESSION

Pittsburg Authorities Suspect Jury Tampering in Bribery Scandal—- . New Inquiry Begun.

Pit¥sburg, Pa. — A new grand jury began service. Attention will be given to alleged jury tampering in the recent trial of an indicted councilman. In the aldermanic graft and bribery scandal the doors to the “immunity bath” are still open. Several confessions are expected.

HOME OF FAMOUS SINGER House 100 Years Old Where Annie Louise Cary Spent Girlhood, : S¢ill Stands. - i Durham, Me.—ln this town Is & wellkept story and -a half house, the girl hoqod home of Annie Louise Cary, one of the most famous singers Maine ever produced. : 6 After having successfully practised. medicine in Gorham and Wayne, Doctor Nelson Howard Cary-in the first half of the last century purchased the house at South West Bend owned A ¢ R eon, > 1 il e f_l=n PR B B Y2l “.&—'ﬁ-sy‘" _2" - ". Annie Louise Cary's Home, . by the heirs of Jarvis TBeals and moved his.family to it. .There were three sons and three daugl%r,s,- one of whom was Annie Louise Cary. She first sang in public at the Union church at South West Bend.. Her voice attracted the attention of Joseph G. Tyler, the .village music teacher, who gave her musical instruction, the first she received. . It was not many years before the girl became famous, and soon was recelving large sums for her singing. She then purchased from her father her old home, which she greatly improved. Ea . After her marriage to Charles M Raymond, | Annie Louise Cary no longer made Durham her home, but she_frequently visited her family, and for‘years after the death of her father in 1877, kept the house up, and frequently stopped there. Eight years ago she sold the house, and since that time it has passed through - several hands. ‘ : The house is generally thought to be more than 100 years old, and is ‘one of the oldest in-town. Annie . Louise Cary still visits Durham and goes to see her old home. . PREMIER OF THE VATICAN Cardinal Merry Del Val, Papal Secretary of State, Conducted Nego: , tiations in Rooseveit Incident. Rome.—No incident in years, except possibly the severance of state ‘and church ties in France, has caused such a feeling at the Vatican as the failure of Theodore Roosevelt to have an audience with the pope. GRS It was Cardinal Merry Del Val, papal secretary of state, who carried on the diplomatic negotiations which resulted in the refusal of Colonel Roose-

| [/ F v 1 % Ve s | :;, ‘ i i “ih, | | e £ oy | S | Cardinal Merry Dél:Val. - 5 velt ‘to- accept the terms under which ' he might visit the pope. . In some {quarters the cardinal is being = censured for his actions in the affair lwhile in others his course has been i commended. T ‘ Incorrigible. i | “Your son looks so very much like iyour daughter, Mrs. Raymond,” said ' the friend, according to Mack’s’ National Monthly. “Are they alike in temperament?” - LR ! “Not a bit. She’s easy to handle, but that boy, I can’t do anything with. - Why, I can't keep him home at all; I he’s continually running away for days at a time.” i “I'll tell you what to do. Put him in girl’s clothes and I'll gamble he won’t move out of your back yard!” . “You don't know my boy.. I tried that scheme!” : ~ “Surely he didn’'t appear on the street in his sister’s clothes!”™ “Didn’t he? He hadn’'t been in them ten minutes when his sister’s fellow’ came along, and, seeing him sitting in the hammock with a book, invited him out to the theater and supper; and he went!” : S Do a Full Day's Work. ‘ It’s all well enough to fix your eyes on some distant goal with the determination to reach it. That may help some, if one has the grit to stick to it and not be discouraged when the goal seems further and further away instead of nearer. Anyhow, it does no "harm—in a boy. But in the young man who has achieved the serious responsibility of a job it'’s much more important to do a day’s work, or a little more, every day, than it is to think about some ambition that may be realized years in the future. ot _Our Fair Constituents. - “There’s one thing we will have to change if these ladies who wish te vote have their way,” said Senator Sorghum. : . “What is that?” e “We'll have to quit talking about ‘the wisdom of the plain people.’” ; Honestly Dishonest. r “That floorwalker at Gittem & Skinnems is honest, anyhow. “When a person gces in thers instead of saying, ‘What can we do for you, madam? he says, ‘What can we 4o you for, madam?” =~ = -

World’s Vital Statistics. It is computed that 67 people die, and 70 are born every minute.

Western Canada As A 'Grain Producer NEVER SAW SUCH FINE WHEAT ...+ -ANYWHERE. ‘ -Gust. Anderson of Maidstone, Sask, was formerly of Minnesota and has been in Central Canada three years. On January 16, 1910, he writes: . - “Arriving_ fifteen miles from Maidstone, I bought a couple of steers from a rancher, as my capital was: net large, and with the two oxen I brought with me, I broke 25 acres which I put in crop in 1908 and had to clear some brush. I earned $45.00 by breaking fifteen acres for a neighbor. and during the summer I put up hay and hauled timber and put up houses for other settlers. Notwithstanding a heavy frost on August 12th, I had 2214 bushels of wheat per acre and 60 bushels of oats. Off 35 acres of wheat in 1909, I got 27 bushels of wheat per acre and 1,300 bushels of oats off 20 acres. I never saw such fine wheat anywhere. We have plenty of rain between May and August and after August seldom any but dry. warm days.” Water .can be had at from 28 to 40 feet and plenty of grass for cattle” - _"The evidence of ‘Mr. Anderson is given because it is encouraging to the man of small means who is desirous of bettering his condition. It shows what can be done, and there is really but small limit to the man with push and energy to become wealthy on Canadian lands, And the grain that he ‘raises is good.''A press dispatch says: i ) - The quality of the wheat continues to be the feature of the. deliveries. In the total of 3,37B°cars in the February inspections there were 2,847 of high grade stuff, a percentage of 84.28. For January the percentage was 82.21, and for the 'six months it was 88.6. This 18 an unusually high average, and it demonstrates beyond the shadow of a doubt that the farmers in this part of .the Dominion still know how to grow first-class wheat. ‘The crop of 1908 was considered good cnough, and its average of centract wheat was only 76 per, -cent. Good geather throughout the season was an important fac¢tor, of course, in insuring the high quality of the grain, and it is not likely that atmospheric influences of so favorable a character will ‘be encountered for a long time to come. The best that can be expected is that a fair average for a term of years will be maintained, REASON FOR SOBRIETY.

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