Walkerton Independent, Volume 34, Number 36, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 19 February 1909 — Page 2

WALKERTON INDEPENDENT W. A. ENDLEY. Publisher WALKERTON. - INDIANA Hypnotism is a fine little cure for alcoholism. Another good was is to auit drinking. Wireless telegraphy has won a place among the great life saving inventions of modern times. Give the English sparrows a chance for their lives and put a handsome bounty on rats. Although the birth rate in France is less than the death rate, the guillotine has been set going again. A Toledo woman wants a divorce because her husband won’t kiss her. We reserve decision till we get a look at her. Kongo natives are growing troublesome, which means that they are tired of working for some one else without pay. The amethyst is the lucky stone for this year—although you can’t get half as much on it as you can on a diamond. The new planet that is supposed to be coquetting with Neptune appears to have attracted Neptune’s attention, anyhow. Although a Balkan war has been averted again that does not prove that the Balkan war rumor will go out of business. Castro says he’s going to live in Berlin the rest of his life, but Berlin isn’t worrying. She has excellent police protection. A Brooklyn milkman has invented an aeroplane. It ought to be fine for delivering milk to the second and third story flats. Generally speaking the public would have more patience with buyers of de luxe editions if the books were intended to be read. Turkey and Austria-Hungary have escaped with honor and no bloodshed, but the Balkan situation is not entirely denatured even yet. One of the anthropologists is of the opinion that man descended from the hog. He probably conducted his researches in an owl car. An Oklahoma woman has discovered 801 ways of cooking corn. We wish somebody would discover a new and better way of eating it from the cob. If unsound teeth cause people to commit crime, as somebody claims to have discovered, a good dentist is a public benefactor, in spite of his bills. Augustus Thomas denies that play writing is “holding the mirror up to nature.” The mirror, we take it, mainly facilitates the application of grease paint. A Wisconsin state board wants to find out why more persons do not marry. We are sure it is not for lack of attractiveness on the part of the conitfU^ uii sLuuCulu Cii Hat history if he will try'To ascertain whether or not there is any such creature as the snark or the giasticutas. A teacher of dancing has been chosen speaker of the Delaware house of representatives. His ability to keep from treading on the corns of those around him was probably responsible for his elevation. King Edward is preparing to go to Germany for the purpose of paying ; a visit to Emperor William. It may be that Edward desires to inform William how to be happy while reigning but not ruling. The triumphs of the scholar the | public regards as individual; the prowess of the athlete is popularly held to establish the name and fame of his col- ' lege. Os course this is unreasonable, for the reputation of a university as an institution of learning should de- - pend upon the liberal education she gives to those within her gates. But, remarks the Philadelphia Public Led- ; ger, it is quite true that, despite the ' excellent reasons why it should not do so, the public continues to pay homage I to brawn rather than brain, in so far as the undergraduate is concerned. Various legislatures are now break- ! ing out with freak bills designed to create a boom in the business of Cupid & Hymen. In Wisconsin a tax is proposed on bachelors and a state bureau to provide would-be benedicts with wives. A bill in Texas proposes not only a tax on all bachelors under 70, but also that bachelors who do not propose at least once a year to at least one woman shall be made to pay a double tax. And yet, says Baltimore I American, some misguided women are wasting their energies crying for the ballot, so they can affect legislation. Simon Pure is a character in Mrs. Centlivre’s comedy, "A Bold Stroke i for a Wife.” He fell in love with a charming girl and after being counterfeited by an impostor succeeded in establishing his identity, proving himself to be the Simon Pure. The expression then came to be used to mean the real article, or something genuine. It has now been discovered that the Romans and the Etruscans were nearly related. What shocks we are getting, nowadays! A writer in a Washington paper thinks that widows make the best wives and presents an interesting array of historical widows showing that the weed-wearing state is conducive to soul development that makes for the managing of other husbands than the one for whom she mourns. She knows that a man is a contradiction before she begins and there is no danger of her losing h< " illusions. Personal taxes are coming in from those who like to get a । alnful duty ovet with as quickly a. possible.

END VENEZUELA ROW BUCHANAN SIGNS PROTOCOL THUS SETTLING DISPUTE. ARBITRATION THE BASIS Points on Which United States and South American Republic Were at Variance Amicably Adjusted. Washington. — Special Commissioner Buchanan has telegraphed the state department that he has signed a protocol with the Venezuelan government for the settlement of the disputes between that country and the United States. He will le^ve Caracas for home Tuesday. The settlement of the Venezuelan dispute was received with general delight in Washington, for the trouble with the South American republic has been a thorn in the routine of the secretary of state for the past several years. Trrouble of Long Standing. The trouble dated back over a year and originated during the routine of President Castro when that official piled indignities upon the head of Jacob Sleeper which caused the envoy to return to America and left the United States without a representative in Venezuela. For some time it was reported that Mr. Buchanan was having a great deal of trouble coming to an agreement Hi ////w W. L. Buchanan. with the authorities who were under the direction of the new president. Gomez, and for five weeks a deadlock existed. The announcement of the signing of the papers for a settlement came as a distinct surprise, for only yesterday a dispatch from Caracas said that no agreement had been signed up to Friday. Three Claims for Arbitration. Three claims go to The Hague tribunal for arbitration; the fourth is settled by a small cash payment, and the fifth has been settled directly between the Venezuelan government and the claimants. The protocol is equally satisfactory to the United States and to Venezuela. It saves the dignity and honor of Venezuela, while as for America, t York and ,some claims that have led (pany, th lll negotiation are S.s reachec „ ment with the goveg ’ which the company obtains possession of its property in Venezuela and agrees to pay the government a minimum revenue of $20,000 a year. Will Pay Cash Indemnity. Furthermore the company will pay ' the government a cash indemnity of $60,000 to compromise the suit brought I against it on account of its alleged | participation in the Matos revoluI tion. i A. F. Jaurett, an American newspaper man who was expelled from Veni ezuela by former President Castro, is awarded $3,000 without arbitration. The claims of the United States & I Venezuela Company, otherwise known I as the Critchfield Concession; of the I Orinoco Steamship Company, and of j the Orinoco Corporation, are to be submitted to The Hague tribunal for i arbitration. Victory for Buchanan. In the case of the last named claim ' a method of reference to The Hague j was found that was entirely satisfac- ; tory to Venezuela. Mr. Buchanan, it is felt here, has achieved great success, and the outcome of the negotiations is due to his i extreme patience in a most difficult 1 undertaking, to his willingness to rec- । ognize all the rights of Venezuela, and to the fact that he brought about a direct settlement between the Bermudez Company and the government. Bad Fire in Buffalo. Buffalo, N. Y.—Fire Wednesday night destroyed the entire south end of the block facing on Michigan, Scott and West Market streets. The Buffalo । produce exchange and about twenty I commission firms were burned out, involving a loss of about $225,000. The worst blizzard of the winter was raging and for a time the whole produce commission district was in danger. One Killed; Eight Hurt. i Omaha, Neb. —One passenger was killed and eight others injured, some of them seriously, when three coaches of a Missouri Pacific passenger train left the rails at Union, a small i station 40 miles south of here Sunlay. Lightning Aids Jail Escape. Springfield, Mo.—Lightning aided in : the escape of Oscar Rowe from the ' county jail Sunday night. A sharp flash of lightning put out the lights > n the jail and Rowe fled. Wants SIOO,CCO for Trust War. Washington.—ln a letter submitted ■ o congress Friday through the secreary of the treasury, Attorney General Bonaparte asks that an appropriation jf SIOO,OOO be made for the fiscal year 1910 for the enforcement of the anti- ' trust laws. Chicago Aiderman a Suicide. Chicago.—Joseph F. Kohout, senior ilderman from the Thirty-fourth ward ; ind -mder Mayor Dunne a leader on , he council floor, committed suicide by । ihootiug himself Friday. i

GOSSIP ABOUT THE CABINET TAFT MAY COMPLETE THE LIST THIS WEEK. Wants Ohio or Illinois Man for Treasurer—Will Make Canal Report to Roosevelt and Talk with Knox. Cincinnati—Mr. and Mrs. Taft, who arrived in the home city of the presi-dent-elect from Panama and New Orleans Saturday, departed at,noon Monday for Washington. Mrs. Taft contemplates a visit to New York while the president-elect will spend one day in the capital, return here and remain until Saturday. The trip to Washington has importance, inasmuch as its primary object relates to the report of the engineers who accompanied Mr. Taft to Panama. This report is expected to be placed in his hands upon his arrival there Tuesday morning. With the engineers he will take the document to the White House, where it will be the subject of a general conference with President Roosevelt. Tim contents of the report have been forecasted, the features being a strong indorsement of the carrying out of present canal plans and the commendation of the organization under Col. Goethals, and recommendations tending to show that whatever error has been made has been on the side of urn necessary precautions for safety. While in Washington Mr. Taft expects to have conferences with Senator Knox, and with others whose advice he values, relative to cabinet appointments. The cabinet gossip ' which is regarded as the most reliable, and stated with the understanding that Mr. Taft has declared he would reserve the right to deny all cabinet suggestions, is that no one has been determined upon for the treasury portfolio. Senator Knox and Frank 11. Hitchcock have been asked and have accepted the positions of secretary of state and postmaster general. As to the other places, unconfirmed rumor, with a fair percentage of likelihood for correctness, maker the cabinet of Mr. Taft as follows: Attorney general, Mr. Wickersham of New York. Secretary of war, Mr. Wright of Ten- j nessee. Secretary of navy, Mr. Meyer of Massachusetts. Secretary of the interior, Mr. Bal- : linger of Washington state. Secretary of agriculture, Mr. Wilson of lowa, i Secretary of commerce and labor, Mr. Nagel of Missouri. ELECTORAL VOTE COUNTED. i Taft and Sherman Are Declared Elected by Congress. Washington.—With simple but impressive ceremonies the counting of the electoral vote for president and vice-president took place Wednesday at a joint session of the senate and house of representatives, William H. Taft of q S. Sherman of - New A * ^cSily declared to be r''^he people for the । ter' -e 4 ® , ears^^y.wmiug March 4 / - t^apaL^v ... York occupied his accust on the floor and took gre in the proceedings. When Mr. Bailey of Texas, one of the tellers, called attention to the fact, I that the certificate of Wisconsin read ! that the vote of that state was for j “William H. Taft of New York and ’ James S. Sherman of New York,’’ Mr. i Bailey said that “of coutse under the ' constitution it is not permissible for a state to vote for a candidate for presi- I dent and vice-president from the same ; state, but your tellers perfectly under- ! stand that this is a clerical error.” I TWO DIE IN FREIGHT HOUSE FIRE One of Bodies That of Thomas Ma- ; lone, Night Watchman. Chicago. — Flames destroyed the incoming freight house of j the Wabash railroad yesterday, the | loss being $500,000, and two persons | were burned to death. A body, sup- j posed to be that of Thomas Malone, 1 the night watchman, was taken from ' the ruins yesterday and another a few i minutes later. The head, arms and i part of the limbs of Malone were | burned off and the body was charred j almost beyond recognition. The body was found under a pile of I smoldering debris in the office of the | freight house about 50 feet south of I Twelfth street. It was taken to Me- ; Nally & Duffy’s undertaking rooms by the Harrison street police. Big Money for Bryan. Chicago.—William Jennings Bryan I is going to smash into smithereens all public speaking and Chautauqua lecturing records during 1909. If his voice holds out he expected to make SIOO,000, or as much as President elect Taft will receive under the new bill in congress. “Drys" Fight for Kentucky. Louisville, Ky.—Kentucky, second producing liquor state in the union and up to this time unscathed byj a statewide prohibition fight, will be the battlefield for the declaration of total prohibition from to-day forward. Fatal Fire in Milwaukee. Milwaukee. —Five firemen lost their lives while fighting a fire which started in the warehouse of the JohnsManville Manufacturing Company at 225 Clibourne street, Saturday afternoon. The loss was $200,000. No Cussin’ Over Telephone. Austin, Tex. —The bill introduced by Representative Vaughan making it. a criminal offense to swear over a telephone was reported favorably Friday by the house committee on criminal jurisprudence. Dies of Hydrophobia in Jail. M'Calester, Okla. —James Bell, who was confined in the county jail on a charge of selling beer, died Friday of acute hydrophobia. He was bitten on i the lip by u mad foxhound three । months ago.. .

I PRIVACY ON HIS AFRICAN HUNT. s । I ®IiB 'W If • O' W Roosevt Afctoi- the English Government to Keep Off Correspondents.

BARIT JOLTS CONGRESS (NCO - NT TO settle tarFF, HE SAYS. Ironmastc Declares Trusts and Mon °P oli < Must Be Controlled d Suggests Plan. New i — Andrew Carnegie yesterday L .jared congress is incapable of|L ng a j us t tariff schedule and that al, - maneri t bi-partisan commission of , ~e rt s j a the only solution of the eve ••iblesome tariff problem. Mr. Cat ...» ur g e( ] that all manufacturers • CO untry attend the national tar • ommission convention, which as * [ eß Indianapolis on Febrnarv ... ..... .

reoruary . He a)so asaertP d that the averaj mgressman as a rule is unequlppei .. trainlng or knowledge j ito faiHy ai iderstandingly deal with such an al , (ae proposition as tariff Ihe dil with the tariff commissions < , Matora composed of members ingress,” said Mr. Carnegie, is j £ these gentlemen are neeessaril- * qnformed upon the true conditions i t | ie var j e( i industries. Evidence interested parties cannot be । en d e( j upon us disinterested. I' -j;Bted people form distorted vk , , colored as these are by their own f erests. This is inevitable. Such is hi * in na t ure . They may not wish to d< Y€ The>’ are themselves deceived. ( ongre Ynen hearing evidence on the technl points of an industry are not famili witii the language. They cannot un, stand the bearing of the I testimony g Another ortune is that con--1 Kressiona committees get no trustw"— nce U p On conditions 1 In r n-a hnfnro men

^tions »v. w^n manufac>4 a permanent staff are only l eed men. Some of reality are ant industries to-day understandin illy competitive and in will prevail. .onopolies so far as an "These vin exists as to prices that ' controlled in > 1 supreme indulual monopolies must be be created a:l some way or other. A to pass upon Istria! court will have to we may.” pd eventually will have | trices —disguise this as ICE CLOGS| Tremendous F-'.^' N, AGARA FALLS, po? fry of the Great WhirlNiagara Falls’! is Lost. rivulet, not deer* —— carry a pulp k N. Y.—Only a tiny flowing over il nor swift enough to : Niagara Falls. ' over the brink, is wind which ha ! American side of has held back | |A strong northeast the ice to gain <I S blown since Friday A great wall* he water and allowed head of Goat * 1 foothold, mainland thrc of ice runs from the streams are ab land to the American has even encrc h which only tiny channel, extern to trickle. This wall | beyond the T 'hed on the Canadian ; greatly diminis ‘g out some 200 feet Horseshoe. d Sister island and ag the flow over the Cuban Havana.—A Guard mutinie °°P S Mutiny. and made an a npany of the Rural The storming Thursday afternoon by the police nit on the palace, gained the sta ‘Hy was driven back dent Gomez’ a ard after they had of the mutiny 'ay leading to Presiring the compa tments. The cause army. * an order transfer- — to the permanent Minor’ Washtn*^. - — to three the knox Job. the election q a vote of five dent and repre; "^committee on Saturday agrees j .sident, vice-presi-on the Gaines b itives in congress of the secretarj favorable report Senator Knox reduce the salary tion. This wa ate, thus making til the comm for that posimotion to asl lone, however, unlegal questio id voted down a mittee on th >use to refer the i report will b< ved to the com- — ary. A minority Eloping ed to the house. Muscatine, — before Judge rly Frozen, corrigibility,— -’ing to appear i 16, eloped v, harged with in- : ing through Markes, aged I miles north Pacey, trampThey were i Mayfield, ten — hursday night. Ma< i Burlingtoft,— — ing to a neg -tree. : cipal down-t< ( dog belongbit three pet mgh the prinafter a chas Thursday and * (og was killed ice.

“AMERICA” STOPS FIRE PANIC. Mad Rush in a Fargo Theater Stayed by Music. Fargo. N. D— With the Fargo open, house packed to the doors Friday, majority of the audience school children and women. George Radley, engineer at the theater, dashed from the stage through the audience calling for Chief Sutherland of the fire department. In an instant the place was a veritable mob, with everyone cramming for the exits. Cries of "fire, fire, were all that could be heard. But then cooler heads prevailed until the piano player was rushed to the inßtiument on the stage and “America" was played with a charm that thrilled the mob. A chorus of voices on the stage

took up the air and in a moment the audience joined and order was restored again. Although a few were jostled dnd slightly bruised, none was seriously injured. The address of President E. M. Vittum of Fargo college was then resumed and the Lincoln centenary program was carried out. CHURCH OFFICIAL A SUICIDE Chicagoan Kills Himself Following a Charge of Theft. Chicago.—Despondent under the charge of embezzlement of church accounts. Allen Depue, 56 years old, financial secretary of the Roseland i Central Presbyterian church, commit- . ted suicide in the parlors of the ■ church rather than face the church > board. His body was found by Rev. Albert D. Light, pastor of the church, who was on his way to open the reg- , ular evening prayer meeting. 3 Depue had been a regular church- } goer and had been financial secretary ' I several years. Sev-

s | eral weeas age.* ...... ■- | he was short in his accounts and the ' officers of the church spoke to him j of the matter. He denied the charge f and said he had been blackmailed. ’’ TWO NEW BISHOPS ELECTED. 1 1 Episcopal Convention Fails to Act on “Open Pulpit” Canon, New York.—The house of bishops of 1 the Protestant Episcopal general con- ’ vention, in session here Thursday, 5 elected Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Seymour ’ Thomas of Philadelphia bishop of Wyoming and Rev. Benjamin Brewster of Salt Lake City bishop of western Colorado. The amendment of the “open - pulpit.” canon was neither repealed nor interpreted and will stand in its present form until the general convention ■ of the house of bishops and the house i of lay and clerical delegates meet in ; October, 1910. Anti-Japanese Bills Killed. ; Sacramento, Cal.—Yielding to the. pressure brought to bear by President Roosevelt and Gov. Gillett, the California assembly retired from its previous position on the anti-Japanese matters Wednesday by reconsidering the former vote on the segregation of Japanese students in the public schools and finally rejecting the measure oy a vote of 41 to 37. An effort by the supporters of the bill further to reconsider was lost by I a tie vote and the assembly is now clear of any anti-Japanese measure objected to by the national administration. Plan a Deep Channel. Washington.—A deep water channel from Chicago to Buffalo via “the Soo” is in contemplation. In a few days a measure will be introduced in congress providing, in brief, for the complete survey and, perhaps, for the construction of such a waterway. King Edward Leaves Berlin. Berlin. —King Edward and Queen Alexandra left here for London Friday afternoon after a visit of four days in the German capital. They were ac- ; companied to the railroad station by I the emperor and the empress, and their ! military suites, and Prince Henry of Prussia. Russian Graft Revealed. St. Petersburg.—lrregularities which ■ amount to $1,000,000 have been dis- | covered in an investigation of the Russian army quartermaster’s accounts. ! Smallpox Closes a College. Liberty, Mo. —William Jewell col- ■ lege is closed because of an outbreak I of smallpox among its students, who number 600. Fifteen students are afflicted with the disease and the entire ' school dormitory is quarantined. Loses Life in Blizzard. Bellefourche, S. D. —W. B. Chiseman, \ one of the wealthiest and best known । ranch owners in this section, lost his ! life in Monday’s blizzard, while trying to recover sheep on the plains 60 miles northeast of here.

FIX JOB FOR KNOX HOUSE REMOVES BAR TO PLACE IN CABINET. CUT DOWN THE SALARY Following Defeat of Motion to Amend the Rules Dalzell Fixes Them Up and Measure Passes —Vote 173 to 117. Washington.—By a vote of 173 to 117, the house Monday passed the bill removing the bar to Senator Knox’s eligibility for the office of secretary of state. This was the second vote of the day on this measure, and the two were separated only by about two hours’ time. The first vote was taken on the bill under general order for the suspension of the rules and under that order, according to the standing rules of the house a bill must receive a two-thirds majority to insure its passage. The first vote stood 179 to 123, the majority thus falling considerably below the two-thirds requirement. Immediately after this result was announced, the house committee on rules held a meeting which resulted

in Mr. Dalzell bringing in a rule mak- 1 ing it in order for the house to again i take up the bill and act upon it under i conditions which would require only : a majority to pass it. The opponents of the measure did not cease their antagonism which on the previous consideration had brought out a number of sharp criticisms, but immediately demanded a roll call on the previous question on the adoption of the rule. This call consumed 25 minutes and after the rule had been adopted the debate was resumed. Mr. Olmstead of Pennsylvania, contended that the bill does not accomplish an evasion of the constitution. Among several other precedents Mr. Olmstead cited the case of Senator Morrill of Vermont, who was appointed secretary of the treasury. In the opinion of Mr. Williams of Mississippi, who opposed the bill,

that was the only reputable authority alluded to. Senator Morrill, he said, had been confirmed through senatorial courtesy, which, he said, “overrides all bars, constitutional or otherwise.” The bill, he declared, was “a clear, plain, palpable, obvious and manifest case of a direct expressed constitutional inhibition.” Mr. Clark of Missouri, for the second time during the day, took the floor in opposition to the bill, and said that congress was making itself "the laughing stock of every intelligent man on the face of God’s green earth.” He referred to a famous expression by the late Tim Campbell of New York, who had said to Grover Cleveland, “what’s the constitution between friends?” and said that if the bill under discussion should pass, Mr. Campbell would stand justified as a constitutional lawyer. In adding his voice against the bill, Mr. Caulfield of Missouri declared that it was a case of constitutional jugglery or legislative favoritism.

The debate was Liuugfl^lu if liuuU by Mr. Do Armond of Missouri, who argued for the passage of the bill. WOULD GUARD THE CHILDREN. President Wants Uncle Sam to Protect the Little Ones. — Washington.—The president in a special message to congress Monday urged legislation in the interest of dependent and wayward children. Chief among the president's recommendations is one for the establishment of a federal children's bureau. The president believes that such legislation is important not only for the welfare of the children immediately concerned, but important “as setting an example of a high standard of child protection by the national government, to the several states of the union, which should be able to look to the nation for leadership in such matters.” The president also transmits with his message to congress a copy of the conclusions, together with the full text of the proceedings of the recent conferences here on the care of dependent children, in accordance with the request of that organization. The president makes a strong plea for keeping the family intact and declares that poverty alone should disrupt the home. 300 ARE BURNED TO DEATH. Delayed Report from Mexico Tells of a Theater Halocaust. Mexico City, Mex.—Three hundred people were burned to death Sunday when the Theater Florres of the city of Acapulco was destroyed. Several Americans are said to be among the victims. The telegraph office was burned and for that reason the news of the disaster has just been received. House Passes Statehood Bill. Washington.—The struggle of Arizona and New Mexico for separate statehood was rewarded Monday in so ; far as the house of representatives is ; ' concerned, when that body passed the I bill granting separate statehood to the i two territories. Ships Collide; 30 Drowned. I Algiers.—An unknown sailing vessel I rammed the Belgian steamer Australia [ during a storm February 12. near Al- , boran island, in the Mediterranean. ' Thirty were drowned. Flyer Wrecked; One Hurt. Philadelphia. — The Pennsylvania j special, the 18-hour flyer from Chicago i to New York, struck a rock at Newton ' Hamilton, 83 miles west of Harris- | burg, Monday morning, wrecking the | train. The baggage master was 'lie । onlj’ person hurt. MacVeagh for Treasury. Chicago.—Franklin MacVeagh, Chicago business man, bank director and financier, is to be appointed secretary of the treasury by President-elect Taft He will accept.

MONEY MADE IN LIVE STOCK IN CENTRAL GANAD*. W. J. Henderson, visiting Seattle, writes the Canadian Government Agent at Spokane, Wash., and says: "I have neighbors in Central Canada raising wheat, barley and oats for the past 20 years, and are now getting from.the same land 20 to 30 bushels of wheat per acre, 40 to 60 bushels of oats. “It was the first week of May when I got my tent pitched, but the farmers all around had finished putting in their crops, so I only got fifteen acres broke and seeded. They advised meas it was late not to put in much wheat, so I put in five acres of wheaS and ten acres oats, one-half acre po*«^ toes and vegetables. All kinds of vegetables grow well up there, sweet corn, tomatoes, onions, carrots, peas, beans cabbage. My wheat yielded about 20 bushels per acre, for which I got 76 cents, others got 80 cents; oats threshed 35 bushels per acre, for which I got 35 cents per bushel. You see I was three weeks late in getting them in, still I was satisfied. “From my observation, there is more money made in stock, such as cattle, horses and sheep, as prices are high for such, and it costs nothing to raise them, as horses live the year around ; out on the grass. In fact, farmers turn

their work horses out for the winter, and they come in fresh and fat in the spring. Cattle live out seven or eight months. They mow the prairie grass and stack it for winter and give oat straw. My neighbors sold steers at S4O each, and any kind of a horse that can plow, from $150.00 up. I raised 60 chickens and 5 pigs, as pork, chickens, butter and eggs pay well and al ways a good market for anything a man raises, so I have every reason to be thankful, besides, at the end of three years I get my patent for homestead. I heard of no homestead selling for less than $2,000, so where under the sun could an old man or young man do better?” HEADING OFF THE CALLER. Plan for Getting Rid of Life Insurance Agents Not Patented.

The bell rang three times, and theman at the desk hastily reached for a flannel bandage. This he put round his neck. Then he arranged a sling, in which he put one arm, disarranged his hair, drew down the corners of his mouth, got out of his chair, and painfully limped toward the door. “Mr. Jones?” Inquired the welldressed caller, who opened it at that' moment. The man with the bandage half suppressed a groan. “Yes, that’s my name. What can I do for you?” “You appear to be suffering," said the intelligent caller. “Suffering!” returned the other. “Devon think I’m doing this for fun? But what is your business, sir?” “Er —pardon me,” stammered thecaller, “I think I’ll drop in some othertime —eh?” “It’s some trouble,” soliloquized the man with the bandage, as he removed the piaphernalia and returne^t^hr ~ " qui ckest

way to get rid of these life insurance agents. That man will never" trouble me again.”—London Tit-Bits. BRINGING HIM OUT. I XX W J f U/7 J — J Asker —How Is it you never speak: | to Duffly? I'm sure he's a diamond in i the rough. Miss Trimm—Yes; I think so, too — i that's why I'm cutting him. A Dire Threat. It is well known that certain vagaj bonds desire nothing better, especial- ! ly when the cold weather comes on, than to be arrested and locked up, in order that they may be taken care of a while. One of this fraternity succeeded in getting himself arrested for vagrancy, and on the way to the lockup he was so much overjoyed by the prospect of not having to sleep in the open air that he behaved somewhat boisterously. “Keep quiet!” threatened the policeman; “if you don't, I’ll let you go!”— Exchange Perquisites. Hy Whittlesticks (perched on a barrel in Dupay’s store munching a cracker and reaching for a piece of cheese) —I do think that if that thar Andy Carniggy ’ud give our town a lib’ry it 'ud become right smart pop’lar with th’ boys. Don't you Think so, Cy? Cy Dupay—B cal'late would—providin’ he kept it right well supplied with crackers and cheese. GOOD CHANGE Coffee to Postum. The large army of persons who have found relief from many chronic ailments by changing from coffee to I Postum as a daily beverage, is growing each day. It is only a simple question of trying it for oneself in order to know the joy of t eturning health as realized by an Ills, young lady. She writes: “1 had been a coffee drinker nearly* > ail my life and it affected my stomach I —caused insomnia and I was seldom ! without a headache. I had heard about Postum and how beneficial it was, so concluded to quit coffee am! try it. “1 was delighted with the change. I can now sleep well and seldom ever have headache. My stomach has gotten ; strong and I can eat without suffering afterwards. I think my whole system great!'’ benefited by Postum. “My brother also suffered from stomach trouble while he drank ceffe. but now, sine" using Postum he feels sc much better he would not. go back tc coffee for anything.” Name given by Postum Co.. Battle Creel;. Mich. Read “The Road to Well ville,' in pkgs. “There’s a Reason.' Ever rend the af«»AV Jotter? V one ttppea™ from li-n* to Hir*. The* uro ueniilue, true, ami fill! of hum&o Julvi v st.