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Red Cloud Chief. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. men ci.oui). NEBRASKA Utbraska UoUs Holdrcgo In one of the lntcst addi tions to tho number of towns that have a commercial club. which threw tho belt off or ho would doubtless havo boon killed. Tho In jured man wns taken to tho homo of Lloyd Green, near Murray. f A wavo of reform has nwopt over 'Axtell. Tho Hunday lawB aro belli enforced and merchants havn been pay lng fines for their violation. 1 Tho Cass county mortgage record foi July Is aa follows: Nino farm mort gages wero filed, amounting to $25,500; nlno released, $22,278; city property, nlno filed, $7,010; six released, $3,C85. J. D. Hoover, who died recontly, helped lay out tho town of Nemaha forty-olght years ago. He had lived whore Nemaha Is now since 1854, and 'iiB death thus rounded out a half cen tury in Nebraska. 1 During a thunder storm at Monroe a telephone girl rocelved a shock while 'answering a call that nearly coot her her life. Her faro was seriously iburned, and she was partially para lysed. I The 8prlngfleld waterworks bonds irhlch havo been held up on account of aa error In advertising havo at last been sold and the system will be put In Immediately. Contractor Nicholson has most of the material on the ground and he expects to have It In operutlon Inside of sixty days, i The $40,000 school bonds which were voted In Hastings July 5 for the con struction of a new high school were sold at public auction. The bonds were bought by Noble, Moss & Co., of Detroit, Mich., through the Exchange National bank of Hastings at a pre mium of $1,050. They are for twenty years and boar 4H Pr cent interest. D. Duckner, who has been postmas ter at Oconto, Custer county, for the past two yeans, was taken before United States Commissioner Beghtal on tho charge of embezzling $442 from tho money order fund. Duckner waived examination and waa placed under $1,000 bonds, In default of which ho was committed to the Douglas county Jail to await tho action of the United Btates grand Jury. Wentzol Kounovsky of Fremont had his leg broken In an unusual manner while- attending a dance at Arlington park. Ho playfully stnrted to run around among tho trees with two or threo other young men following him when one of his legs caught under a seat between two trees. Tho forto of his body falling forward caused tho bono to snap below tho knee, cutting through tho flesh and sticking out so It could be seen. His friends hurriedly drove him to Fremont, a distance of eight miles, whero he was given med ical attention. Strangely, ho suffered little pain for more than nn hour after the accident, though fully coubcIoub all tho while. Tho county board of supervisors de cided to erect a new steel brldgo across tho Elkhorn river nt n point threo rnUoa below West Point. This will afford nccess to tho town to tho farm ers in lower St. Charles township. Tho business of tho city Is expected to ben efit materially by tho erection of this bridge. Jackson ft Suwlnskl, n local drug firm of Peru, are having a slego of grief. Dronson Dros. of Council Muffs held' a mortgage against their stock, and while ono of tho partners was out of town Dronson appeared and per suaded tho other to allow htm to tako enough goods from tho stock to satisfy his claim. This was douo and then tho storo was closed and nil clerks and everybody left town. This brought tho creditors and when Suwlnskl returned from his visit ho was surprised to find his storo looted, his business closed and tho door plastered with attach ments. Ho promises to pay all claims and give Dronson a chnnco to tell tho court why ho should not put his stock back and pay him for a ronowod credit. Tho city of Osceola used to have a weather service, but on nccount of neglect it got into disrepute and was abandoned. But through tho work o? Congressman Hlnshaw tho section di rector and Judgo Saunders, a weather aervlco has been established again. Telegrams aro sent every day and the flags aro thrown to tho breeze as the telegrams say. Whllo playing near a liny loader which waa in operation tho 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Zee I of Paplllion caught hold of n ropo at tached to the loader and her hand wns drawn into tho mnchlno. Tho hand was badly bruised and burned, nnd every partlclo of flesh wns torn from tho mlddlo finger. It will bo soma time before tho child has the use of Its band. K ead accident occurred upon tho streets of Cedar Rapids, by which Wil liam Sterling lost his llfo. Mr. Ster ling was engaged In moving a largo frame building, using block and four horses for motive power, nllo ho was driving tho hnrsos a double-tree broko and tho end of tho four-horso evener being released, camo back and truck him in the region of the (Stomach. He was taken to the homo of his mother, whero he lingered in great pain until death occurred, Several Lincoln county farmers are losing hogs at a rapid rate from chol era. The most trying feature of the case la that the farmers have to stand till and watch them die. Nothing that they can do seems to do any good. . Mrs. Iftlen Slattery was tho unfor tunate victim of a serious runaway In which eho was thrown from the buggy and sustained eovoro Injuries. Her horse became frightened and upon turning too sharp a corner both sho nnd her llttlo boy wero thrown from the buggy. Tho little boy escaped un-Inturad. JAP'SARMYI80000 This Fighting Forco is Now Bo sioging Port Arthur. RUSSIANS ARE HEMMED IN LnnA nntl Sen 111 tie of Ncnr lints Will Dtrltl ,NiiiriMicy of Tito tirrnt Nitllorii. According to n lato dispatch .to the London Times, tho fighting boforc Port Arthur Is now directed against the last of tho outer defenses, namely, Wolfs, Green and Christ hills, situated north and east of the city. The Jap anese captured Wolf hud Green hills, but failed to take Christ hill, which was the only outpost held by the Rus sians. A Port Arthur nuwspapcr esti mates the Uusslnn loss nt 200 killed and 800 wounded the Japanese, loss at 17.000 killed a "J'Jel It Is rutlnuled ''' the Japanese fired 125,000 roundr of shrapnel. The ground was covered with broken shells. The Japaneso attacking force wa estimated nt 180,000 men. A truco was declared for the purpose of burying the dead which strewed the hills. Tho Russian tlect emerged from the harbor and engaged Admlrnl Togo, wh withdrew to safety beyond his mines. A Japanese gunboat struck a mine and wns damaged, but not suf ficiently to sink her. Sho was towed away. The Russian warships then re tired, ono going to tho Innor basin, the other behind the Tlger'B Tall. Nono of them wero Injured. Tho main force of the Russian army dofendlng Port Arthur Is Insldo tho numerous permanent forts which con stitute the fortress. They have 2,000 guns owecplng the plain over which the Japaneso must cross. An assault Is expected August 15. Thero wns general confldenco prevailing that tho fortress Is Invulnerable, although tho courago of tho Japaneso Is described as reckless to an extreme. The Jap aneso aro mounting heavy guns on tho positions captured. It Is alleged that tho Russian battleship Rctvizan threw a twelve-Inch shell, which hit a Jap aneso gun which was being mounted on Wolfs hill, killing many. The prlzo court nt Vladicostolc has decided to conllscnto such portion of cargo of tho Portland ami Asiatic lino etoamcr Arabia as wan consigned to Japaneso ports, namely 590,000 pounds of flour and tho railroad equipment, this portion constituting less tlia half tho bulk and weight of her cargo, the remainder consisting of 142,500 pounds of flour consigned to Hong Kong. Tho confiscated portion of the cargo has been unloaded. Tho steamer will be released. Mm. Nrlmm A. Mllr Henri. Mrs. Nelson A. Miles died suddenly at West Point, N. Y. General Miles was not present nt tho time of her death, but arrived shortly afterward. Mrs. Miles and General Miles had been visiting their son, Sherman, who Is n student at tho military academy, but the general had gone out of town for. a day. Mrs. Miles was sixty-two yenrs of age. She made a number of calls and apparently was in her usual health. Mrs. Miles was tho daughter of Judgo Charles Sherman nnd a nleco of tho late Scnntnr John Sherman of Ohio and General William T. Sher man. IUI to (live SflOO Hull. Roy Elliott, the young man accused of having started tho fire at tho Keppcl residence In Plattsmouth, was given a preliminary hearing beforo Justice Archer. Tho court, after hearing tho evidence In the case, bound tho pris oner over to tho district court in the sum of $5Q0. Practically no additional facts, asldo from those reported nt tho tlmo of tho fire, woro brought out at tho hearing. Elliott still claims that ho Is innocent and that tho flro started during his temporary absence from the building. His story, however, wns con flicting. Tho state is keeping back its strongest evidence for uso at tho trial in district court. DIpcI of llrurt I)lrno. Death camo very suddenly to Thomas Huttan, residing six miles south of Edgar. He wns n man about CO years of ago and had boon In his nsual good health. He was threshing wheat and was working about tho mnchlno nnd had gone to the wator tank to got a drink nnd whllo reach ing for the water fell and when tho other workmen ran to his assrstunco he was found to be dend. lllch Antomobllltt Ilcltl Up. A party of four In on automobile were "held up" at Willow Grove, a re 6ort ncnr Philadelphia, Pa. Tho high wayman secured about $1,000 In money and Jewelry, Tho victims of tho rob bery wero A. G. Hall, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. L. Jackson and Mrs, Thomas C. Wal ton, all of New York. Tho highway man rodo a motorcycle. Ho disabled Mr. Haifa automobile and tho victims wero compelled to walk tw mllcc to a toll gate. MISSOURI AFTER TRUSTS Attorney (Irnrrnt Crow llrrnininnntU th Cotidarntlon of Kuril HrlitRe, Attorney GencrnI lOdwnrd C. Crow has submitted tho enso of tho state of Missouri ngalnst tho nlleged St. Louis terminal monopoly to the teerctnry of war, Mr. Taft, with tho recommenda tion that the Merchants bridge, which ho statos Is owned and controlled by tho Kails company or the terminal association, bo confiscated by tho United States government on tho ground that tho Merchants company has violated tho terms under which a charter was granted by tho United Stntcs government. In a communication forwarded to Secretary Taft at Washington tho at torney general sets forth at length the history of tho terminal association and cites facts and court decisions to show that the federal government, not only as a inallr of right, but from the standpoint of public policy, should disrupt the terminal bridge combine, which hns worked to the disadvantage of the trndo and commerce of tho Mis slsslppl valley. RECEIPTS NOT LIKE 1903 Dellclt In (luTcrnmnnt Inrnmo Com pnrmt With Yeur Act), Tho comparative statement of the government receipts and expenditures for tho month of July, 1904, shows a deficit of $17,407,728, as agaiitn n de ficit of $7,77C,G13 for July Inst year. This largo deficit Ih accounted for by a falling off In tho receipts from cus toms and lntornnl revenue and In creased' expenses on sevoral miscella neous and war and navy accounts. The total collections for the month of July were $4t5,78G,387, ns follows: Customs, $19,483,749, decrease ns compared with July, 1903. $3,002,758; Internal revenue, $20,234,004, decrenso $1,725,739; miscellaneous, $7,008,032, Increase $3,503,307. Tho expenditures for July, 1904, ng grogatcd $04,194,115, nnd Included: War, $18,481,284, Increase $530,000, and navy $12,1C3,C33. Increase $4,584,000. Thero wns nn lnercnso In tho Interest payments of $901,000, nccounted for by tho fact that last year the July in terest was anticipated to n largo cx tent. Coal rm ml nt Fremont. W. J. Harmon hns a force of men nt work on his place six miles south east of Fremont boring for coal. Evi denco of bituminous deposits hns been found In that vicinity nt different times, nnd Mr. Harmon proposes to ascertain whether anything valuable will come from It. A thin layer wns encountered nt tho depth of 325 feet. This was passed through and the well was sunk deeper. Year before last de posits were found under tho Remello fnrm, north of Fremont. Horlng was dono to n considerable depth and sev eral small deposits wero found, but tho work wns finally abandoned. Mr. Remello still thinks something might bo developed if tho work was pushed. Crrilltom Wnlt Thirty Venn. About thirty years ago John Shoff, who had built tho Grand Pacific hotel of Nebraska City and who wns sup posed to be a very wealthy man. died. When his estato wns probated It waB found that ho had less than $300 with which to pay $0,000 debts. The cred itors wero pnld pro rata. Now, after thirty years, It Is found that the de ceased had n quarter section of land In Cedur county which wns not listed und tho probate court has opened tho estate and asked tho old administrator, Henry Drown of Omaha, to finish his task. This action of the court will result In much litigation. World's Fair ruylnc Up. Another semi-monthly payment of $500,000 on tho government loan was niado promptly by tho Loulslann Pur chase Exposition company. Shortly after tho banks opened for business tho money, which had been on deposit at tho Nntlonal Hank of Commerce, was transferred to the Unltcu States sub-treasury. Slinrper .IiiiiiiumI OIT Trnlii. When No. 42 arrived at Tablo Rock from Lincoln a call was sent for a marshal to arrest a couple of sharpers, who had succeeded In fleecing a pas senger out of $80 on tho nnclent freight bill gamo. The ono who committed the robbery, and his confederate, tho reputed freight agent, trying to collect the bill, both Jumped from the train und mado their escape. Farmer' Klvtntor nt tloeliner, Tho farmers of Goohncr, Neb., havo completed tho preliminary canvass for stock in tho farmers' elevator, and nearly $4,000 is subscribed. Arrange ments will bo made at once and busi ness will commence by track shipping whllo tho elevator Is being erected. Corn Is looking excellent and thresh ing is being pushed as fast as the sup ply of hands will permit. &EEAT LIBERALITY DEMOCRATS FAVOR LIBERAL TRADE ARRANGEMENT. They Are Always Extremely (Liberal to People of All Country Except" Intj Their Own When Intrusted with the Responsibility of Tariff Making. "Wo favor liberal trade arrange' ments with Cnnada nnd with peoples of other countries where they can bo entered fnto with benefit to Amer ican ngrlculture, manufactures, min ing or commerce. Democratic plat form, 1904." Liberal to whom? Why, to tho Ca nadians nnd peoples of other coun tries, of course. Tho Democratic party has an unbroken record of lib erality to foreigners In tho shnpo of low duties nnd no duties on Importa tion from foreign countries that com peto with domestic production. A llbernl trndo treaty with Canada, for oxamplo, would mean freo trndo In natural products only. Cnnada has given ample notice that sho will not consent to freo trnde in, or even to any reduction of tariff upon, manu factures from tho United States. So, If tho Democratic party is going to bo liberal In mnklng a trado treaty, It Is restricted to tho removal of tar iff duties upon Cnnadlnn products of tho fnrm, tho fishery, tho forest nnd tho mine. Tho Democratic party would bo lib eral toward tho growers of Canndlan wheat In enabling them to dlsposo of their cheaper-grown crops across tho border instead of being obliged to Bhlp them to Liverpool. But what about tho wheat growers of tho United States who farm higher-priced lands and pny double tho Canadian wnges for farm labors how would they faro under this avalanche of cheaper wheat from the cheaper and moro productive soli of the Canadian Northwest? How would tho Now England and New York market gar- WILL KEEP low (WAGES 2 -jt- .,22. krh3? 5S" WpM. deners faro ns against tho competi tion of chonper Canadian produco sent over tho lino freo of duty? How would tho border stato farmers faro who depend upon the homo mnrket for their hay, oats, barley, poultry, eggs, etc? Tho Democratic party would bo lib eral toward tho Canadians who want to sell their lumber, their coal, their iron ores nnd their fish In tho Amer ican maiket. But how about tho lum ber workers of Maine, Michigan, Wis consln, Minnesota and Washington? How about tho coal miners of North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and Washington? How about tho thou sands of New Englnnd families who nro supported by tho fishing Indus try? Every ono of tho Interests named would suffer sorely from tho unrestricted competition of cheaper labor and lower market values In Canada. It Is known that tho llbernl policy of tho Democratic party with refer ence to foreigners, ns carried out In tho Democratic tariff law of 1894. cost tho farmers of tho United States fivo billion dollars In four yenrs. Foreigners have reason to admire Democratic liberality. There Is not n foreign producing country In tho world to-day that would not rojolco mer n Democratic victory in tho election of 1904. Every one of them knows that such a victory would mean lower tariffs nnd tho privilege of taking possession of tho greatest of tho world's markets. Americans, however, havo no such cnuso to wel come tho advent of Democratic liber allty. Tho Democratic party never yet pnsscd a tariff law that was lib eral to American producers, and it never will. Sound Economy. Tho very fact that our manufac turers can lnvado tho foreign market is a proof of tho succcbb of protection In firmly establishing tho iron and steel industry. It has reached tho po sition in which it can use forolgn trado as a sacrlfico market in which to dlsposo of surplus production. Of :ourse, that means a bargain prJco. but it docs not follow that tho homo consumer is really disadvantaged. If production Is not Bteadtly maintained, prices would fluctuate severely, and the ohnncps aro that domestic buyers would havo to pay moro than they il? ven if paying moro than Is rhirged upon occasional lots sold Ahmad In the Geifjnn Rclchst.v fs3w MM 2Mli' JmmESN Sj ixasa.--" -sbwv y ai rt- ". mwr .jpsv- VKsaaJ&fcSSS vjkl, ,c, tfv frlTT'irilltifc I somo tlmo ago the manufacturers of that country were commended for their enterprise In forcing their goods In foreign markets by cutting rates, on the ground that they wero thus enabled to keep their fnctorles going nnd to furnish employment to their workmen. Instead of reviling the manufacturers for such conduct, It was held thnt It wns sound economy, nnd that tho net result of the process wns n lower rate to home consumers thnn would otherwise bo tho case. The same reasoning holds good In this country nlso. Pittsburg Commer cial Gazette. As Maine Goes. Tho Republicans of Mnlno, who nro right on tho bo.'der nnd know just what Is Involved in tho proposition to enter upon free trndo with Cnnndn In nnturnl products only, ndopted tho following resolution nt their state convention In Bangor n few dnys ago: "Tho Republican party stands for tho reciprocity of Blnlno nnd Arthur nnd Hnrrlson nnd McKlnlcy and Ding ley, which covers tho Interchange with foreign countries of articles which wo do not produce, nnd our own products needed In such coun tries. It opposes such reciprocity with Canada as will flood our market with Canadian lumber, fish, hay, po tatoes and other fnrm products,, ns It would seriously embarrass many of Maine's Important Industries nnd es pecially that of agriculture. Under piesent arrangements our trado with Canada Is constantly Increasing, with tho balance lnrgely in our favor. We believe In letting well enough nlonc.'s "As Mnlno goes, so goes tho Union," used to bo said regarding nn tlonal elections. Tho saying Is true to-day regarding reciprocity In com pctltlve products. Canada's Protectionism. Tho Canndlan Parliament showed sound sense In adopting a resolution to the effect that British goods, to se cure tho benefits of tho Canadian pre ferential tariff, should be restricted In landing to Canadian ports. In other words, British goods coming THE LID ON. through the United States in bond must not be allowed the preferential tariff rates. That Is protectionism straight and square. It gives tho preference to homo ports, as It should do. It Is tho policy of tho United State?, nnd no fault can be found with it. If Canadians choose to pay the higher cost of long railroad hauls to tho Interior from tho only open winter porta of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, instead of cheaper hauls from Portland, Doston and New York, that Is their privilege. That they elect to do this, howover, does not promlso well for reciprocity. Canada Is learn ing a thing or two. High Average. Thero is constant Increase In rail road mileage. According to tho Rail way Ago of Chicago tho amount of track laid during the first half of the year Indicates that the mllengo to bo constructed during tho year will approximate 5,000. This, though not equnl to tho now mllengo of 1903, Is still above tho avorago of protection years, tho averago of low tariff years being about 1,700. Why Change It? Tho policy that has mado tho coun try prosperous beyond tho wildest drenm of tho most sanguine a score of years ngo Is that of n protcctlvo tariff. If that policy Is right why change It? If It is wrong, wo all Bhould shout for Its abolition, but tho conditions, tho facts and figures aro all In favor of It and against Mr. Luck lug's freo trado policy. Clinton (Ind.) Clintonlan. Railroad Gain. The gain In gros3 and net earnings of many railroads for Juno was most satisfactory and Indicates Uiat tho tide has again turned. Tho total gross earnings of tho Wabnah road was nearly $2,000,000 moro iurlng tho fiscal year 1903 than tho preced ing year. Tho passenger earnings show a gain of 14.7 per cent, ano tho freight earnings a gain of 5.5 per cent. Prosperity and Pianos. Pianos to tho number of 150,000 and valued at $50,000,000 woro mado and sold In this country tho past year. This would lndicato prosperity indeed, nnd among the farmers and wage earners, most of whom woro able to possess such an Instrument for tho "t time. ("SM&ffll- S5?l MOTOR MA3E BY SAVAGES. Natives of Tahiti Used It Hundreds of Years Ago. Mortnr was mndo by the people of rnhltl when our ancestors were shlv orlng In holes In the rock,). Thcv dived Into the sea, brought up groat lumps of coral, burned them In pltv, using wood ns fuel, and mixed tin lime thoy got In this fashion with sharp sand and water. With this mixture the Ingenious savage pins tcrcd tho walls nnd floors of his house, and n better mortnr could not bo obtained. Another purely savage Invention which Is perhaps the most familial object of modern llfo Is the tobacco pipe not only the common clay, which the North American Indians molded centuries ngo out of tho roil sandstone of Colorado, but tho wood en pipe, the prototypo of tho ovorj day briar. The bowl wa3 hollowed out of any well-sensoncd piece of hard wood, but the stem rather puzzled people who had no nugurs. In son savage pipes which have crookeu stems the wood of which the latter was composed has been split, each piece hollowed separately and the two pieces spliced together again. The great steam plow that tills with steel point ten acres of land In n day Is the direct descendant of the sav ages' wooden plow which oxen pulled, or, beforo oxen wore domestlcnted, a team of women hauled through the soil. RUSSIAN POOR DINE WELL. Wild Mushrooms and the Finest Tea Supplied to Peasant's Table. Tho Russian peasant, oven If tho bread ho cats Is black, has a bon bouche to add to his meal much sought by epicures In the western world the wild mushrooms, which grow thousands upon thousands on the steppes of Russia. At any time n full and savory meal Is provided with tho addition of sausago and onions; even a mushroom alone often contents them for a meal with their coarse rye bread. Tho poorest laborer has also a lux ury drink always available from the ever-present samovar, and tho tea they drink would be tho envy of any American connoisseur of that bever age, for the best of China's tea Is found In Russia and all classes enjoy Its quality and fragrance. Never is tho wntcr allowed to stand on the tea over a few moments, .so none of the poisonous tannin Is extracted, and a delightful, mildly stimulating, straw colored drlng Is the result. It would bo well if the Russian peasant would content himself with this, for his only vice Is drunkenness. New Drink Stumped Bartender. "It's getting to bo a fright. My brain foams around like a milk punch just poured out of the shaker." The perspiring bartender at one of the popular hotels passed his hand kerchief otico moro over his corru gatcd brow, and while this action seemed to "help some," ns Shakes peare says, the wild, hunted look still shone in his eyes. "Did you hear what that last young fellow called for?" "No," returned tho sympathizing stranger who leaned a friendly elbow on the far end of tho bar. "I didn't quite catch it, but 1 noticed you turned him down." "Turnud him down? It was him that turned mo down. What do you suppose he wnnted? A 'rnnnyenhoo. Who ever heard of such a drink as that? And when I asked him what sort of n thing thnt was he turned on mo with, 'Oh, thought you were a bnrkeep,' and walked out on me. "But it's that way every day this summer. People seem to be all gone nutty on new drinks. If they can't hear of a now ono they Invent one of their own nnd then give It sonic durn fool name, nnd It's up to me to know what It means tho moment I hear It." Albnuy Journal. "Now's the Time." (Jnp.iiiPse populnr linllml. The refrain means, "Now's the time!") Wide an the flrmamont above HpreiiilM over us our country's oe. While deeper far than ncean'H bed Our HOwri'lRn'H mercy d"th un xteud. Your Kiutltudo now would you show'.' Inm tokl uaru zo. Heroes of the Sacred Land, in crlm array of wir that stand. Sworn to defend your country w rint With steeled hearts ami lists clem-In d 'Bhl. , , , Your loyal bravery would you show? lmu tokl naru zo. Trusty seamen of the licet, Would ye know when best to meet Your foe with storm of shot and shell, From every tloatlnj; citadel, Krom guns above and kuiis helou? Jin. i tokl naru zo. Now's tho time for deed of fame. Small your country, reat her tianitf. Hear, and watch, endure, nnd toll, "hlnlc of filory. not of spoil. Strike, and heaven direct the blow" I ma tokl naru zo. Translated by A. Lloyd In the Inde pendent. Burden Transferred. Representative Curtis of Kansas, wnltod patiently nt a hotel for the coach which was to tako him to tho depot. Only fifteen minutes remain ed, and, seeing no sign of tho convey ance.'ho askod of a loitering native if thero was n short cut to tho station. "Yes, sir. Hurry over that hill, pass tho red barn, nnd then you'll seo tho railroad. Youil make it In ten minutes." "Thank you, my man," sold the grateful congressman, "you've taken qulto a weight off my shoulders." The Informant followed Mr. Curtis and was gratified to see thut tho statesman had reached tho station ahead of time. But tho congressman's shoes wero submerged In mud. See ing his guldo approaching, ho said: "'our ndvlco has taken qulto a weight off my ihouiders, but It has added a considerable burden to my feet." i 1J rl X