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The czar’s subjects now number 160, 000,000 and increase every year by 8,600,000 despite wars, epidemics and Internal disturbances. As there is no lack of cultivated soil in Russia there Seems no reason why this big annual Increase should not continue. Asking Too Much. “The count has promised that he will never beat or kick me if I will marry kim,” said the beautiful heiress. "But has he promised to work for you?" her father asked. “Oh, papa, don’t be unreasonable.” Experience is a safer and more use jful guide than any principle, however accurate and scientific it may be.— Ruckle. The girl in the silk stockings never gets her skirts muddy. r ^ Gives Breakfast Zest and Relish Post Toasties A sweet, crisp, whole some food made of Indian Com, ready to serve right from the box with cream and sugar. Flavoury Delicious Economical “The Memory Lingers” ; Poatum Cereal Company, Ltd., Battle Croek, Mich. V___J Washington j PROGRESSIVES NOT PLACATED BY TAR No Adjustment of Past Differ, ences Has Been Discussed Even by Either Side. Washington, Dec. 13.—Feeling be tween the White House and the pro gressives in the Senate and the House has not been helped by the recent con ference. In the talks that such pro gressives as Cummins, Borah, Norris, Hubbard and others have had with the president, the discussions have related chiefly to the Judgeships or the mes sage. So far as can be learned there has been no talks over past differences or any suggestion in definite terms by the president that he would like to heal them. The position taken by the progressive leaders, Cummins, Da Fol lette, Bristow, and others, is that the president ought to appoint progressive public-spirited men, and that If he does not they will fight them to the la*t. They are setting up a certain standard for the president to come to and if ho does not they will make war. As the result of the recent confer ences the Indications are that Judge Hook, of Kansas, will be pamed. The other will probably be a southern man, though Chief Justice Winslow, of the Wisconsin supreme court, stands some show. The whole series of White House progressives’ conferences have been about as pacific as the negotiations of the two men who persist in talking peace while busy reaching for their gun handles. Reparation claims aggregating more than $100,000 growing out of the Mis souri river rate case have been filed with the Interstate Commerce commis sion and more are coming in. On June 24, 1908, the commission directed the carriers operating between the Missis sippi and Missouri rivers to make a re duction in freight rates between these points on traffic originating east of the Mississippi river. The railroads got out an intunctlon and carried the case to the supreme court, which several weeks ago sustained the commission, and the lower rates were then put- into effect However, for a period of nearly 18 mftntViQ tlio rnfft hv thfi onm - mission as too high prevailed and the shippers now seek to collect the differ ence between the rate directed by the commission and the. higher rate of the carriers. The commission will hold a special hearing in Chicago on Decem ber 21 to hear all the cgses together. A claim Involving a large sum has been filed by the Traffic bureau oi Sioux City upon behalf of William Warnock, of that city. In a telegram to Presideht Taft pro testing against the appointment of John C. Pollock of the United States district court for Kansas to the su preme court. Governor Stubbs asserts that Pollock is unfit for his present po sition. The governor in a second telegram says he has important court records which the president should see beforo naming Pollock. The governor's tele gram says: ‘‘I understand you are being peti tioned to appoint Judge Pollock to the federal supreme court. In my opinion he» is wholly unfit for the position which he now holds. The corporations would be greatly pleased with Pol lock’s appointment, but the rank and file of the people I know would con sider him a corporation judge. I sin cerely hope the newspaper reports re garding the appointment of Senator Sutherland of Utah are not correct.” Senator William Lorimer timed his appearance on the floor of the Senatr the day congress met with such carr, that he walked into the chamber aw the moment the vice president ae clared the hour of adjournment had arrived. , His face was bland and genial in iti$ expression, and was cast to convince his colleagues and the world, as rep resented in the galleries, that the in vestigation of the Senate committee on privileges and elections into charges of corruption and bribery in connection with his election had caused him not the slightest mental anxiety. Innocence and a kindly feeling to ward all his fellow men radiated from his person. He ostentatiously greeted a senator here and a senator there and chatted smilingly with democrats and republicans. Senator Cummins, of Iowa, called at the White House yesterday. Mr. Cum mins spent an hour or more with the president. He waited until the end of the busy afternoon in order to see the president alone. It was said the senator again talked with the president regarding supreme court appointments and made a report on several suggested candidates. Iowa is In the Eighth circuit, which is to be represented in the supreme court appointments, , and the president la anxious to consult as many of the senators and congressmen from the circuit as possible. Senators Bacon and Terrell and Representative Bartlett, of Georgia, were at the White House to urge the appointment of Judge Joseph R. La mar, of Augusta, Ga. He is a demo crat. —4— Information from an efficient, if not absolutely authoritative, source Indi cates that President Taft has deter mined upon two new members of the new court of commerce. They are Judge Charles A. Prouty, of Vermont, and Franklin K. Lane, of California, both of whom are now members of the Interstate Commerce commission. It is understood to be the desire of the prudent to secure men for the new court who are not only In touch wish the freight rate situation throughout the country, but familiar with pro ceedings of the Interstate Commerce commission. It is well known that Chairman Mar tin A. Knapp, of the commission, was considered for the position of presiding Justice of the new court, but it is said the president felt Judge Knapp was too valuable in the position he now oc cupies. Iowa postmasters have been nomi nated as follows: Cecil Adams. Dan bury; C. F. Hath, Lake Park; Walter 3. Campbell, Batavia; William H. Jen ings, Garden Grove; James C. Din widdle, Marengo; Frank E. Fritcher, Nashua; G. L. Van de Steeg, Orange City; Charles L. Early, Sac City; Isaac Patterson. Stansgar; Chas. C Bender. Spencer; M. McDermott, Buf falo Center; R. M. Harrison, Fonda; C. A. Easterly, Manning; William Springer, Manson; George Clark, New ton; William H. Moore, Shelby; A. T King. Glaubrook; James J. Pruitt Larchwood; C. A. Van Bushing, Alta; James Patton, Cherokee. I BRAOSTREET AND DUN REPORT ON BUSINESS Approach of the Holiday Season Has a Stimulating Effect, It Is Said. New York. Dec. 13.—Bradstreet’s Saturday said: Sqow or rain, followed by cold weath er, throughout considerable areas, have tended to stimulate retail sales of winter goods and wearing apparel, while the approach of the holidays has helped specialties adapted to the sea son. Jobbers and wholesalers catering to this class of business have appar ently done well rs a whole, replenish ing of broken stocks giving a slight impetus to trade in seasonable goods. In regular wholesale trade the ap proach of the inventory season makes for quietness, and spring buying in general is reported of rather light vol ume, with conservatism still ruling trade for distant dates. Collections, as a whole, will not class better than fair. Business failures in the United States for the week ending December 8 were 267, against 217 last week, 269 in the like week of 1999, 298 in 1998, 284 in 1997 and 229 in 1996. Business failures in Canada for the week number 32. which compares with ?2 last week and 39 for the correspond ing week in 1909. R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trad^ today says: The year now drawing to a close will be notable for its harvests, the money value of its farm products being enjp puted at close to $9.000,000,000—a > H - ord figure. This fact forms the best possible basis for industrial advance next year. There is. however, little change in financial and business sen timent, which remains conservative and cautious. Continuous restriction of output has not prevented steady ac cumulation of pig iron stocks and the movement to curtail operations is ex pected to be carried still further. In the dry goods markets the holi day trade is shaping up well, and re orders for merchandise are going into Jobbing houses steadily. The cotton goods and cotton yarn markets nro. hampered by the difficulty of getting prices commensurate with high cotton costs and curtailment continues. While there is some improvement in the shoe trade business, it is still con siderably below normal for this sea son of tlie year. Prices on footweaf are not strong, but no concessions of cure are reported, as values are al ready low, considering the cost of pro-' ductitm. ANARCHISTS* TRIAL OPENED IN JAPAN Leader, His Wife and 25 Asso ciates May Be Condemned to Death. Toklo, Dec. 13.- -Tile public trial o* Denjoro Kotoku and 25 associates. In cluding his wife, was opened in th« supreme court today. The special court which first examined the prisoner! found all of them guilty of plotting against the life of (he emperor anc recommended capital punishment. The alleged conspiracy was uncov ered in September. Kotoku, asserted tc be the leader of the plotters, was for merly connected with a Toklo news paper and at one time lived in America where It is said he was associated witl: a political organization with head quarters in San Francisco. All of tin accused are described by the police as anarchists. Though the present proceedings are nominally public, those not directly concerned with the trial were admitted* only during the formal questioning ol the defendants. This over, the court room was cleared and the trial pro ceeded. It will continue for several days. It is expected the death sentence will be returned though there is a possibil ity of commutation. THIRTY BODIES’TAKEN FROM A WRECKED MINE Winnipeg, Man., Dec. 13.—A special to the Free Press from Bellevue, Al berta, says: Thirty bodies have been removed from the Western Canada Collieries mines here, where an explosion occur red last night, entombing 45 men. Ten of the bodies are of dead men. Several are fatally burned and others are un conscious. The explosion was caused by poisonous gases. LIBERALS STILL GAIN IN BRITISH CONTEST They Capture Three Seats From . Tories, According to the Latest Returns. London. Dec. 13.—A liberal gain 01 1 three seats from the unionists on the ' returns announced today once more equalized the tally, the coalitionists and •the unionists each having captured 21 seats from the other. The liberal gain in the Cockermouth division of Cumberland, where Sir Wil fred Lawson won with a majority of 611 over his successful opponent of last January, Sir J. S. Handles, was not un expected. However, the unionists had not contemplated such an early loss of the Saffron-Walker division of Ess ax and the Lowestoft division of Suffolk from which constituencies they hud turned out the liberals in the preceding elections. £ Premier Asquith comes back to the house of commons from the east divi sion of Fife with a majority of 260 less than he received before, while Colonel Sprot, his unionist opponent increased 1 his vote by 247. , The total of seats thus far secured In the new parliament are: Coalition ists, 267; unionists, 224. 1 NEW YORK.—Erwin J. Wider told , the district attorney yesterday what became of the missing $240,000 of the $640,000 which he confessed to having ’ stolen from the New York branch of 1 the Russo-Chlnese bank while cashier, i After his arrest in July he accounted for all the money except $240,000 and pleading guilty has asked several times I to be sentenced. But the district at- i torney, hoping to trace the unaccounted i for funds, had Wider held unsentenced In the Tombs. Yesterday, on advice of counsel, he decided to confess in the hope of lightened sentence. The con- 1 fesslon will probably be made public i Saturday. . ^ THRESHING RETURNS FROM WESTERN CANADA. They Reveal Larger Averages of Wheat and Oats Than An ticipated. The returns from the grain fields of Western Canada as revealed by the ■work of the Threshers, show much larger yields than were expected as the crop was ripening. It Is a little early yet to give an estimate of the crop as a whole, but Individual yields selected from various points through out Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Al berta show that the farmers there as a rule have had reason to be thankful over the results. Excellent yields are reported from many portions of Mani toba and a large district of Saskatch ewan has turned out well, while the central portion of Alberta Is splendid. There will be shown at the land ex position at SL Louis a sample of the Marque's wheat—a new variety and one that appears to be well adapted to the soil and climate of Western ■Canada—that yielded 63 bushels to the acre. The exhibit and statement will be supported by affidavits from the growers. This wheat weighs well, and being a hard variety will find a ready market at the highest prices ob tainable for a first-class article. It Is ‘nteresting to point out that a field #f one hundred acres of this wheat would give Its producers 6,300 bush els. Sold at 85 cents a bushel would give him $45 an acre. Counting all the cost of interest on land at $20 an acre, getting the land ready for crop. Seed sowing, harvesting and market ing, the entire cost of (Production would not exceed $8 an acre, leaving the handsome net profit of $37 an acre. Is there any crop that would yield a better return than this, with the same labor and Initial expense? Cotton fields will not do it, apple or chards with their great expense of es tivation and the risk to run from the various enemies of the fruit cannot begin to do it. While what is consid ered an exceptional case Just now Is presented, there is no doubt that this mnn’fl PYnorlanr>o mnw V><% .,^1«_* _ i by others who care to follow his ex ample. As has been said the growing of this wheat is but in its infancy, and wheat growing is still largely con fined to other older varieties that do not yield as abundantly. Even with these we have records before us of farmers who have grown 40 bushels to the acre., others 35, some 30, and others again 25 bushels. Taking even 20 bushels, and some farmers report that amount, it is found that the re turns from such a yield would be $17 an acre. This wheat will cost to get to market, including all expenses, about $8 an acre, and the farmers will still have a net profit of about $9 an acre. Certainly the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Mani toba are progressing, settlement is In creasing and there is a general con tentment all over the country. The social conditions are splendid, the cli mate is excellent, and there is every condition to make the settler satisfied. At the farming congress, held at Spo kane in October, wheat shown by the Alberta Government, took the silver cup, awarded by the Governor of the State. It completely outclassed all other specimens on exhibition, and it was but an ordinary selection, hundreds of fields in Alberta and Sas katchewan being able to duplicate it. There are still available thousands of homesteads, as well as large areas of first-class land—that is being offered for sale at low prices. The agent of the Canadian Government from whom the above facts have been learned ex pects that the rush to Canada will next year largely exceed the numbers who have gone this year. Progress in Railroading. 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