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About Harrison press-journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (July 18, 1901)
Czrr'isa Press-J::rn3l GEO. D. CANON. Publisher. HARRISON. NEBRASKA Bate measuring nearly five foot free Up to Up e( their wings have bee found la a ear aaar Tanga, la Bast Africa. Ifme. da Bury" hotel la the Ave aua da Paris, at Versaillee. Is about to ba sold. Louia XVIU turned the palaco Into stablea for many years past It has been disused. Iadla Is rapidly becoming an Impor tant factor In the coal market The output last year was nearly 40 per cent In excess of that of the year before, and a still further Increase will be seen this year. Exportation of coal from In dla has already begun. The coal Is found orer wide areas. Over 50,000 acres of unoccupied lands ru Nebraska, Wyoming and Kansas were disposed of during one week re cently, the largest amount in any one week In the history of the land depart ment The majority of sales were to Duakards, who attended the conference of that sect at Lincoln, Neb. Large numbers were Induced to give up their Eastern homes most of them in Penn sylvaniaand settle In the West A national fencing competition has Just taken place at Bologna, and the championship was won by Sign or At tllio Monferrito. This "maitre d'armes" is only twelve years old. He fought the most celebrated Italian fencers and beat them all. He used to be the fencing room assistant of the celebrated fencer Sartor!, and he has now succeeded in vanquishing his former employer and many other past masters of the art The Zion Lutheran congregation at Lancaster recently made its annual payment of one red rose to the descend ants of Baton Steigel, who over a cen tury ago donated the land on which the church stands. The anniversary proceedings, which are known as the feast of vhe roses were taken part in this yeat by thousands of people, each of them bearing a red rose. Hiss Annie Boyer of Pittsburg represented the heirs of Baron Steigel and accepted the rose from the congregation. More people over 100 years old are found in mild climates than in the higher latitudes. According to the last census of the German Empire, of a population of 55.000,000 only seventy eight have passed the hundredth year, France, with a population of 40,000,000. baa 213 centenarians. In England there are 146; In Ireland. 678; and in Scotland, 46. Sweden has 10, and Nor way 23; Belgium 5; Denmark, 2; Switzerland, none. Spain, with a popu lation of 18,000,000, has 401 persona over 100 years old. Of the 2,250,000 in habitants of Servla, 575 have passed the century mark. The submarine Narval, convoyed by the sea-going torpedo boat Zouave, has returned to Cherbourg from a series of deep-sea trials. These trials extended over a pariod of fifty hours, and were eminently .satisfactory. Rough weather caused great inconvenience to the tor pedo boat but the Narval sank out of tr rough surface water and remained below la perfect security. Five times she torpedoed the Zouave, and on her return to port it was found that she still had a sufficient supply of oil on board for twelve hours' consumption, although she had steamed from Cher bourg to St. Lo and back. The statue of the late Empress Eliza beth recently unveiled at Oodollo Cas tle, a seat of Emperor Francis Joseph, near Budapest, Is a bronze figure of more than life size on a high pedestal la Gothic style. She Is represented in a walking costume, such as she most frequently wore at Oodollo; In one hand a sunshade, in the other a few wild flowers, and she appears to be resting after one of her long excur sions. Her head is crowned only with rich pleats of hair. The figure Is the work of the Hungarian sculptor Rona. and stands In a part of the park most frequented by the empress. It to hard to realise that the boot black Is an invention of the last half century, yet he la bow celebrating In London the fiftieth anniversary of his appearance. He came upon the scene la 1851, the year of the great exhibition la London, the first of the "world's fairs." The city was full of visitors from all parte of the world, and the problem of the street Arab was a art oos one. Mr. Macgregor of the famous Rob Roy canoe suggested that the boys be organized into a great boot-blacking brigade, and he himself made the first aaa: far holding the "kit." the model of Usee still la see. Idlers leered the beyi at f rat, and oetlms stoned Omsbv feat the public found their serv tern so uaarsalent that the trade was fnCtaMa. It has prospered ever sine, aavd la bow, If not one of the learned jiigisaliaa, at toast one with a kla tsqr - A Eaktmore maa, convicted oa a etarca of "aavlag wilfully neglected at rr a daab aalsaal a horse aCa C Moaaattlas of life." aad sen fcxerl to pay the oasts, told the Judo t il t r'A have Che horse for the f fct tie aasetnte taatsted apo ; ;QlaW,1U. IT rjt Eerartyeaa J UTca t BCaa f V::-rirtr'rtr--a art st-a Kl -3i f fcj asi WANTS PARTY AID. NEW YORK SUN CALLS BACK DEMOCRATIC PARTY. Te Ike Fasltlea It Oeaaplas la la Days c Trayhatiaaa" Bar That the Ally t the raaellate But Bat arm ta Wataara-sv That Republican organ of the trusts, the New York Sun, voicing, no doubt, the general feeling of the "better ele ment of society,", says: "War upon plutocracy la hopeless. The democra cy wijl never prevail until it satisfies the country that the Democrats, not the Republican party, are the friends and Instruments of plutocracy. They must offer more favorable conditions for money-making than the Republi cans can furnish, or they will remain indefinitely as poor in political strength as they are today." Thi brazen echo of Wall street Is as Ignorant as Insolent in thus giving advice to the Democracy. The Sun evidently does not know what Democ racy means or has forgotten it. Many years ago, when it was an honest sheet It published an essay on the wide gap between Democrats and Republicans and if the flippant editor who now holds rule will refer to it, he may learn something to his advantage, if only not to expose his Ignorance again. The Sun now believes that by the bait of success the Democrats should be willing to forego their principles and go the Republicans one better in their march of commercialism, Imperialism and exploitation of the people. The war upon plutocracy will never be hopeless while the Democracy ex ists as now organized under fusion. If for a while a majority of the people are led away to worship at the shrine of plutocracy and are willing to pick up V: crumbs that fall from the table of Dives they will soon find their mis take. The rule of the rich cannot be a gov ernment in the interest of the people and any party that is "the real friend and instrument of plutocracy" and that appeals to the people to support It is a fraud, delusion and a snare that only the 8un editor could belong to. But it Is well to have tbls exposure from such high Republican authority of what the real purpose and plans of that party are. Before this if a Dem ocrat accused his opponents of being in league with the plutocrats he was denounced as a demagogue. Now he can cite this high Republican authority to prove his assertion. Despite the blandishments and cor ruption of the plutocrats there are yet six million Democrats that have not wavered or bowed the knee to the golden calf they have set up In the Wall street wilderness. A Fusion Democrat A FOREIGN COMPETITOR. The steel trust is not going to have clear sailing In Its efforts to export its productions to Europe. Not only will tariffs be raised to prevent its com peting in Russia, but a combination of all the iron industries of that country has been organized to hold that mar ket according to a dispatch from Lon don, which says: American consolidation of industries has already borne fruit in Europe. We have news of the formation of a gi gantic Russian iron and steel trust whose purpose It is to compete with the American combine formed by J. Pierpont Morgan. The scope of the new trust Is a wide one. All the ex isting metal works of South Russia are to be combined into one enormous steel and Iron trust their respective shares and debentures to be replaced by shares in the trust The immediate advantages of such a trust are obvious. The price of raw products will come down and the different branches of the manufacture will be specialised. Then the prices of manufactured Iron and ateel will be raised, as all compe tition will be done away with. All those factors which have hitherto done good work will be assured of a con tinuance of remunerative trade. The weaker factories will be strengthened by means of the trust When asked what benefits the trust would bring to the consumer Mr. Tra sonstoeur, the manager, could only shrug his shoulders and look wise. He added, however, that all the iron works of western Russia and Poland would probably combine to form a similar trust and that he looked upon It aa his life's mission to combine these two trusts Into one gigantic whole. Tbls, be hoped, would take place In the com ing summer. Aa long aa we have ultra protection, which prevents foreigners from send ing any of their products to this coun try, we must expect retaliation to pre vent onr prod acts from being pur chased abroad. A tariff for revenue is the only sensible solution. THE EXPRESS MONOPOLY. There la no greater moaonolr in the Dai ted Stales than the exoraaa earn. Paalea enjoy. For many years they aava had aa asreement not to eat rata so that competition has been eav ttralr eliminated. It now appears pos sible, however, that a rival corpor atloa mar Invade tha eastern section of tee country aad a aoasibla rata war mar ba Inaugurated Express re as aaa ba eat la two aad still allow tha com paalea to pay large dividends, bo ercaaa or farmer wno aas to ise la meaaa of blBoina Derlshable fratskta bat has to par these eormor aata tha greater portfoa of his atwflt asi is aaaaa laaUaces the charge aava how knows to eat aa all tha gsaO brought when sold oa tne mar kaC Tfcaaa nof noratlaaa era ileal a fa avediag taxation aaa It Is eatj anted cm taar no box par as if par of the value of their stock or asset. It Is bow stkted that an express trust Is to be formed by the consolidation of the American Express Company, the Adams Express and the United SUtes Express, of which Senator Thomas C. Piatt is to be president Tha United States Express Company under Senator Piatt's management has become one of the most prosperous companies In the country and Is said to be earning 20 per cent on the stock. It enjoys a monopoly of government business, procured through Senator PUtt The price that the government pays Is kept from the public but it is well known thst many treasury of ficials have franks that give tbem fre use of the express service and thai many Senators and Representatives have like favors and as Boss Piatt is noted for not giving unless he receives some equal advantage in return, the government must be fleeced to an amount that Is considerable and year ly growing larger. These big pickings have Induced George Gould, It Is said, to bring his Pacific Express Company to the east with his transcontinental line and the three companies will combine to meet the competition of the new company. May the fight be prolonged and fierce, tbough there Is no doubt that a trust covering the whole continent will result unless some means Is found to prevent it, for competition Is Im possible aa long as railroad monopoly continues. FEDERAL CONTROL OP THE TRUSTS. The trusts and corporations that are monopolies are quite willing to have a law passed giving national instead of state control of such corporations. They have seen the inter-state com merce law and the anti-trust legisla tion nullified by complacent Republi can attorney generals and feel that they would be safer in such bands than at the mercy of those states that have enacted laws against unjust combina tion or under the common law which has power to suppress monopolies. It Is a preposterous proposition that congress could take away from the states the control of corporations that have been chartered by any state, that would be an infringement of state rights that even the most ultra fed eralist judgo would at once declare un constitutional. It would be undemo cratic and yet some few Democrats have proposed such a measure of re lief from tbe extortions of the trusts. The federal way to curb the trusts Is to take from them the protection that a Republican tariff law has given them and thus enabled them to con trol the market Independent Repub lican newspapers like the Washington Post take this view of the situation. They see that some remedy must be applied or the people will revolt against the party of protection. The above named newspaper says: There could he no effective national control of corporations without amending the constitution so as to make provision for It That is practi cally Impossible. No impairment of vested lights is, or ever can be, constitutional. Existing state charters could not be annulled by national legislation. As the trusts and combines now include nearly all tbe great industrial interests of the country, the proposed law would have but a limited sphere of operation. The only effective anti-trust work with in the jurisdiction of congress is In the tariff schedules. Only a part of the trusts are. In any way, dependent on the tariff. But there are a few great trusts or combines that are abusing protection by demanding exorbitant prices for their products. They do not need, nor does labor need, the favoi which they are abusing. There is no parallel between fed eral control of banking and federal control of all business corpora tions. Tbe law does not In direct terms prohibit state banks to issue notes. It simply puts a lax on such Issues. State banks doing a deposit and loan business are numerous, and some of them are very prosperous. No constitutional amendment was re quired to open the way for national banking. Without such an amendment federal control of corporations would be impossible. And even with such an amendment all tbe state charters granted before Its adoption would be valid. THE FARMERS FOREIGN TRADE. All this excitement about our enor mous exports would dwindle to a small matter If U was not for the farmers, as our agricultural exports Increased during the month of April nearly SC. 200,000 and made 63.55 per cent of tbe total. On the other hand manufac tures decreased about $6,000,000 anu contributed but 29.15 per cent of tbe total. These comparisons ahow that the American farmer Is tbe great standby of the nation and the above percentage would be much increased on agricultural exports If packing house products aad some ether arttelt were transferred from the manufactured products to that of agricultural as they ought to be. Tbe farmer who receives no protec tion oa his productions, except oa wool, has prospered la spite of pro tection aad having to pay bis share to make the manufacturer rich enough to ba able to sell tbelr warea In torn petition with the balance of the world. The discord In Hawaii Is Increas ing, charges have been prepared against a judge by the Dole faction who charge blm with oppression and aaU-Amerieaalsm because be take tha Ida of tbe natives, which of course la a crime la tha eyes of the exploiters. Dole should ba removed by the presi dent aad a fair-mind td aaa appelated m hi imbs. ALLISON CORNERED. CANNOT WIGGLE OUT OP A DIFFICULT POSITION. Vfca Mat m tha High Tart Baaairr Is That AawtoBe OaaU Are Batac Bale for Meeh Laas la faral aara Thaa U Aaaarlaaaa Tarta? QmUwi tha Iataa. Senator Allison was Interviewed ' while lo Washington and speaking of tariff revision and the Babcock bill, he said: "I can understand that pop ular sentiment will endorse tbe prop osition that American manufacturers should not sell at lower prices abroad the products which they sell to the ; American people at a higher price. j But this question Is not a new one. ' Some years ago, upon the motion of Hnator Vest, we had an Investigation of this assertion. He quoted the prlcej at which agricultural Implements were sold in Buenos Ayres to prove that the people of the Argentine Republic were getting those Implements at a lower rate than tbe American farmers paid. We found that it was true that the wholesale dealer In Buenos Ayres did pay less for plows and harvest ers than was charged In this country, but we also found that he had to bear the cost of distribution, so that by the time the machines passed through two or three hands and freight was paid, the individual consumer paid as much as the American farmer. The manu facturers did nothing but ship the goods to Buenos Ayres, so that the expense was very light" Now that case proves the contention of those who want tbe tariff revised. It does not matter how many profits are made by middlemen and thus raise tho price to the Argentine farmer, but the fact that the manufacturer sold the plows and harvesters, after paying the freight for less money to tbe for eign wholesale dealer than the same implements were sold to dealers here is the nub of the matter. The distri bution of them in a new country like Argentina is, of course, more expensive than In the United States, especially as the lack of railroads and the high freight rates there make It more diffi cult It Is a similar condition there as existed from 1860 to 1880 when some of tho western states were being set tled and before there were many if any railroad facilities. In those days farm machinery sold for double what It was selling for In the central states. Senator Allison Is a slick and smooth politician, out he cannot dodge the fact that the trusts are selling at a lower price to the foreigner than to our own people and to try and do so only shows that he, with other Repub licans, Is willing to aid thu trust by legislation to rob the people. THE COAL TRUST TAX. A soft coal trust Is organizing, the Indiana consolidation la practically ef fected and options have been obtained on mines In other slates, and it is ex pected that a complete combination will be brought about. The price of this class of coal will be largely ad vanced when the combine has beea effected, this has been the effect of the organization of the anthracite coal trust. At this time last year anthra cite coal was selling in the market at $5.25 a ton, white today it brings $6.70 and the price will riBC steadily until in September it will be $7. The Pennsylvania combination was engineered by the Morgan interests, and under an agreement In which the railroads of the state are Included, a graduated price for coal has been es tablished. Beginning with May the price dropped to $0.00; this month it Is $6.70, and with a gradual rise of 10 cents per ton each month the cost is to be Increased until in September the figure reaches its limit This price is maintained throughout the winter. The prices quoted are the Chicago market and a similar advance of $1.35 per ton has gone Into effect elsewhere and every family in tbe land Is paying that tax to J. P. Morgan and the other trust magnates to Increase their al ready enormous fortunes, and yet Mark Hanna says the trusts are "good things" and must cot be legislated against and tbe greater portion of the Republicans follow and endorse that policy. THE TRUSTS AND THE TARIFF BARONS. The trusts and the manufacturing combines arc getting by the ears about tbe protective tariff, they cannot much longer bold together, which Is some consolation to all of us who pay tbe taxes. "Tbe tariff," says Senator Han na, "la so scientifically arranged that It must not be meddled with." There Is no doubt that Hanna Is right about that as far as the perpetuation of the present tariff is concerned. If the tar Iff on the products of tbe steel trust is taken off it will break the combination Tho carpet manufacturers will demand that coarse wool be free. Tbe shoe people will ask, for free hides. The sugar trust will want free raw sugar aad so oa up or dowa the whole gamut Tho people will aay a plague on ail your houses, give us a tariff for rove- nne sufficient to meet the wanta of tbe government economically administered. We will no longer pay taxes to build up colloaaal fortune or pay vast dlvl deads to monopolies that can take car of themselves much better than tha farmer or the worklngman caa do. CUBAN RAILROAD FRANCHISES, Sir William Van Homo, the Cana dian railroad magnate, la buildiag railroads la Cuba and a dispatch from Saatlagv do Cuba reports him as very well pleased with the conditions tarn, This la very comforting, but how will it ba with tat Cubaa when Vaa Homo begins to tag tha trade sjl It will bear, will tbey be as pleased at the pros pect? There Is another matter that will perhaps take some of tbe pleasure from the full cop that Van Horne and his American partners are now quaff ing when tbe new Cuban government coses into possession of its own Un der what terms and what authority was the franchise given that allows Van Home to build these railroads? There has been no authorized govern ment In Cuba, except the military one that we have set up, since the Span lards evacuated tbe Island, and the power of eminent domain and the other franchises that are necessary be fore railroads can be legally con structed cannot have been constitu tionally granted. Is this one of the reasons why the Piatt amendment was so vigorously Insisted upon by tbe ad ministration, so that this case might be covered? THE TRUSTS THREATENING LABOR. The threat of the trusts to reduce the wages of their worklngmen If the tariff Is taken off their production Is an old tale and should deceive no one. Reducing or taking off entirely the tar iff on trust productions would have no effect on the sur plus they sell abroad and If the coBt of what they sell at home is reduced It should Increase con sumption here and If that Is the case the factories will be running full blast and the demand for labor will be in creased Instead of diminished. Wages follow the law of demand and supply quite as closely as the price of the ar ticles made by labor follow like causes. It is quite likely that the steel trust for instance, might shut down its plants If the tariff is removed from its monopolies and its workmen refused to accept a reduction of wages, but it cannot long remain closed or the inter est on its bonds would be unpaid and a change of owners would again take place and It would have to fill con tracts already entered Into, which gen erally extend six months ahead. WAGES IN A PROTECTED IN. DUSTRY. The coke Industry, like coal mining. Is very profitable to the operators, but according to the figures given in cen sus bulletin No. 63, prosperity hag cer tainly not struck their workmen. There has been an absolute decrease In in dividual yearly wages of more than $35. In 1889 the average annual ram for each operative was 452.61. But in 1899 this decreased to $116.83, or only a slight fraction over $8 a week and in many cases this small sum Is dwindled by having to pay 1: rge profits at the store for all th y eat arid wear and at which tbelr masters compel them to deaL Now the coke Industry Is protected under the Dingiey tariff by a tax of 29 per cent ad valorum, but It does not appear to have protected American la bor although the operators were able to build tip vast fortunes which is pretty strong evidence that protection protects the rich and not the poor. THE PEOPLE PAY THE FREIGHT. How much stock tbe ral'.road manag ers have in the steel trust is an Im portant question, for if they participate In the enormous profits they will not kick so bard against paying from $7 to $8 a ton more for steel rails than they would have to pay If tbe tariff was taken off. The railroads controlled by J. P. Morgan will, of course, have to be silent, and it Is probable that some of the other railroad magnates have been squared by being on the iniiide of the steel trust deal. The people who travel and pay the exorbitant freight rates are the ones that suffer and they are demanding that the tariff be re vised and the passenger and freight rates lowered. The treasury officials are taking some heed of the protests of the labor organizations and are making a be lated effort to enforce the Chinese ex clusion law. There Is no doubt that thousands have crossed the Canadian border either by the laxity or conniv ance of the officials. Tbe railroads and some other large employers of labor are anxious to employ Chinese, who accept less than the going rate for la bor and do not strike for higher wages. The admission of another horde of Chinese like that before the exclusion law was passed would degrade Ameri can labor and bring about the same riot that then occurred. Which ever way we turn the sugar trust confronts us and It seems all powerful. Secretary of the Treasury Gage la Its willing tool and Interpret the law In Its favor by Imposing coun tervailing duties on Russian sugar. This has cut off our export trade to that country which has Imposed la retalia tion, for the aid given tho sugar trust, an extra duty of SO per cent oa prod ucts of tha United State. The Atlanta Constitution wanta a bill passed to pension all the congrea slonal "lama ducks." The better way Is as the president aaa arranged It He tells them to pasa a bill creating a commission, of which about twenty have come Into existence under this call, and then he appoints tha "lama duck" to Investigate something, prin cipally, however, to draw a good, fat salary. What are the Republican going tc do with Neely and Rathboa when the Cubans set up their owa government? Bring them here for trial they cannot aad leave thorn to the tender mercies of tha Cubaa would merely remit In dividing, tt swag with the aew officials. STORY ON STOCKINGS. aay W aaaaa Mat ah Their a with This Is the story of the womaa aad her stockings. It Is a story that must be told In whispers, for the world la general Is never supposed to think that the wsmaa wears saythlag t&nn par tonal thaa hosiery. But the stockings of the womaa this year are something to dream about Tbe dealr for thin footwear ha come In with tha demand for light and airy fabric la dreas goods, and tbe stockings are quite tha thinnest of them all. There are ao particular stockings for any particular purpose. The finest and most beauti ful of hoeiery Is worn for all purposes. Naturally, tbe more elaborate designs of lace and embroidery are reserved for evening and dress wear, but stock ings of the finest quality are worn for all sorts of outing purposes. It ia natural that, with abort skirts and low shoes there should be a desire for pretty stockings, and they come with fancy clocks, open work, and with em broidered figure In little neat pat terns, as well as In more elaborate de signs. The most elaborate silk stockings have medallions of lace running up over the Instep, handsome embroidery appllqued upon net, and vertical lines . of lace set In with embroidered edges, and there are alternate line of lace and open work. There are designs In roses, butterflies, bow knots, cuplds, baskets of flowers, and the eagle and violets In the L'Aiglon stocking. Many women like to match their gowns In their stockings, and there are tans and grays "ni blues. Blues al ways are In deuund, for blue Is a popular color; It comes nearly up to the black stocking, which Is the mort aatlsfactory In the long run. Red stockings are sold to go with red shoes for house wear, and there are beauti ful white stockings, which are sold to the bride and to wear with white shoes. KEEPS KEYS OF THE JAIL. Woman Ha Cbarga of tha Caantr! Horn far XfaUrartors. Probably tho only woman jailer to the United States Is Mrs. Anna McDon ald of Marysville, W. Va. She occupies the position of a deputy sheriff ano has charge of a jail lu which some of the most desperate characters are kept. She is a widow and lives alone with her two children in the Jail, In which there are now confined two of the most desperate moonshiners ever captured in the state and one man charged with murder. Sho was appointed by Sheriff Isaac Lewis over several oth er applicants because of her great personal bravery and her skill In handling a rifle and a revolver. She does not know what fear la; she Is a dead shot with either a rifle or a. re volver, and has a killed a good deal ol big game especially deer which she is very found, of hunting. She will be 43 years old this month, Is descended from one of the original settlers of Grant county and has never been out of the country. Her husband died last year, leaving her dependent upon her own resources. The Jail is at Marys vllle, but the county seat Is at Peters burg, and when her prisoners are want ed In court she has to take them ten miles under her own protection, but none has ever yet escaped from her. Sam Self, one of the most notorious moonshiners tbe state has ever known. Is now in her custody. Officers have been trying for many years to arrest him, but he always managed to eludo them till a few weeks ago, when they slipped up on blm at night at bis home at the Smoke Ho:n. After his arrest be said that he had ten guns on his premises when ho was arrested. Rename ta Aaathllata DUtanea. A description the proposed ex press electric mono-rail line between Manchester and Liverpool was given to a committee of the Hourc of Lords. The railway Is constructed on an A shaped platform, on which is kid the line which bears the carriage. Two sets of rails at the side, against which two sets of wheels operate, keep the car steady when running round a curve at a high speed. It Is intended to run these trains at 110 miles an hour, so that If a line were constructed be tween London and Liverpool the dis tance would be covered under two hours There Is no risk of eoll'slon, aa by a system of blocking and signal ing the trains are kept fourteen miles apart. London Dally Mall. Oraagaa tor Mainland. There Is a prospect, it scemt, that Maryland and Virginia may be able to add orange to their annual crops. The Department of Agriculture Is mak ing experiments that promise well for those state. Five years ago the first experiments were begun with the Jap anese orange, which la extensively used for hedge. Later the sweet or ange waa grafted upon this hardier stock, and trace representing tha cross are growing vigorously In the depart ment grounds la Washington and are now covered with blossoms. Should the yield thi year be up to expecta tion, steps will ba taken toward planting the new variety extensively ia Virginia and Maryland. Utile riaanatal rMa. The new director waa positively revolutionary la hla device. "Instead of paying all this money to detectives for catching defaulters," said be, "why not us it to affect such aa Increase of aalarlaa aa would place our help be yond tha necessity to defalcate?" Tha eld director sneered wlthertngly, "You evidently doa't understand bank alarka,- aald thr. "War. If wa were to raw wagaa that war, probably al oat every maa la tha bona would mil dead, asi thaa where ibould we ear Thi mada tha aew alrecVor frel wry feettah, eg eeura.