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THE CITIZI3N, WEDNESDAY, DUO. 14, 1010.
RS PRQSPi
A'0ala Season.
Willie South of the equator Christ
inas comes right In the summer time.
Johnny Right close to de Court o'
Inly. Gee, wot n snapl
Fielding at Lisbon.
Lisbon contains the grave of Henry
Fielding. It was on Oct. 4, 1754, that
Fielding died In the Portuguese cap
ital, and It was In 1830 that his tomb
wns erected In tho English cemetery.
And Fielding didn't like Lisbon. "As
the bonnes, convents, churches, etc.,
nre Inrge," be wrote, "and nil built
with white stone, they look beautiful
at n distance, but ns you approach
nearer nnd find them to want every
kind of ornament all Idea of beauty
vanishes nt once." At that time a
voyage to Lisbon was nn undertaking
not lightly to be contemplated. It
took Fielding exnetly fifty days of
foul weather. St. Jnmea' Gazette.
Norwegian Wives Half Fnre.
Under n now Norwegian rail ay
rr -illation, when husband and
ar traveling together the wife nt 1
only pay half prlco. Tho Idea u .
sluiMy be to encourage fatn.ly i ,
on tho theory that a Norwegian t
normally loaves his wife at L' !
wl I bs tempted take her along a
du.-d r..te3. It will, of course 1 n
n- -ssary when taking a hur.lK !
an -wlfo ticket to display one's
rinse certificate and make an a 1
davlt that tho lady Is one's v; ft n
orddr to prevent collusion at i
banking ofllco between perfect u i
ere. Kansas City Journal
P. T. POWERS.
SECRETARY WILSON.
His Agricultural Report Shows
Great Prosperity For Farmers.
Head of Eastern League
Is to Resign on Monday.
Agriculture Report Shows
Great Gain In Crops.
PRICES ARE NOT TOO HIGH.
A Christmas Query.
"Vi'liy docs Bantn. reindeer use?"
Asked eager little Knte.
"This time of year I think snowdeer
.Va'h more appropriate."
Maternal Pride,
Mr. "Newlywcd This paper says
there nre 50,000,000 babies born every
yenr. Mrs. Newlywcd Oh. darling,
doesn't that make you proud? Mr. N
Why should It? Mrs. N.-Why, just
to think that our bnby Is the smartest
nnd prettiest of 50,000,000. Cleveland
Leader.
Considering Investment, Labor and
Risk, Secretary Wilson Says, Prod
ucts Do Not Cost Any More
Than They Should.
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Xew Y. vk, ncc. 8. Edward Harrow
of Tormno will lie the next president
of (ho Eastern League of Professional
Baseball clubs. The club owners will
meet here Monday to elect a new
president. P. T. Powers will notify
them that he has no further time to
devote to liaseball.
It is said that Barrow has obtained
pledges from the Baltimore, Newark,
Buffalo, Montreal, Toronto and Provi
dence clubs on condition that Powers
withdraws. The Rochester and Jer
sey City clubs are still loyal to Pow
ers, as they have received no direct
word from him as to his contemplated
retirement.
Barrow handled the Detroit Ameri
cans one year nnd since has managed
Montreal.
STEUBEN STATUE UNVEILED.
Miss Taft Pulls Strings and the Presi
dent and Other Notables Speak.
Washington, Dec. 8. Miss Helen
Taft, daughter of the president, un
veiled the heroic stntuc erected by
this government in honor of Baron
Frederick William Augustus von Steu
ben, one of the foreign noblemen who
helped to wlu the revolutionary war.
President Taft, Count von Bernstorff.
the German ambassador; Representa
tive Kiehard Bartholdt of Missouri and
Dr. Charles J. Hexamer, president of
the National German-American alli
ance, made addresses, extolling the
foreigner who came across the seas to
help light America's battles nnd who
became a major general In the Ameri
ca n army.
When Miss Taft tightened the
strings that pulled the flags from the
statue a battery of artillery fired a
major general's salute of thirteen
puns. Following the dedication there
was a parade of more than 10,000 men
through the streets through slush and
Know which covered the streets of
Washington by half a foot.
INSURGENTS RETREATING,
Falling Back Into Mountains, Where
It Is Safer to Attack Troops.
El Paso, Tex., Dec. 8. News from
the insurrection infected region of Chi
huahua, Mexico, is that the lusurgents
are falling back Into the mountains as
the troops advance, In the hope of
drawing the troops Into the rough
country before fighting. Machine guns
have been sent from the City ol Mex
ico to Chihuahua for the regular army,
and these are to be sent out against
the rebels, who have only rifles and in
some instances are short on ammuni
tion. Americans from that region gener
ally agree that the Insurgents aro
strong and that there must of neces
sity be some bard fighting in a few
days, as the troops are invading the
hotbed of the rebels.
JOBS FOR "LAME DUCKS."
Cannon Puts Them on Committees and
Helps Clark Next Session.
Washington. Dee. 8. Speaker Can
non has announced appointments to
fill several committee vacancies. The
most important place, that on the
umlttee on appropriations, goes to
Representative Dawson of lown, who
Is a "lame duck."
Most of the appointments wero made
with the idea that the appointees, bo
inf; either short tenners or "lame
flucks," would not embarrass Champ
Clark by their presence on committees
next year when he comes to make up
the schedule If that power Is left to
him by the house.
Thieves Slay Fourteen Indians.
Carson, Nev Dec. 8. Fourteen Sho
shone Indians are supposed to have
been killed and their bodies, with
those of their horses, burled in two
trenches in Elk county, Nov., nccord
Ing to a communication sent to the de
partment of Justice by T, Barley Iee,
prosecuting attornoy for Cassia coun
ty, Ida., who seeks to havo tliu de
partment aid In bringing tho murder
ers, who are snld to be White Horse
thieves, to Justice.
Washington, Dec. 8. The sccretnry
of agriculture, J nines Wilson, has Is
sued his nnnual report. Ho reviews
conditions throughout the country In
n comprehensive manner.
He says In part:
"Nothing short of omniscience can
grasp the vnlue of the farm products
of this year. At no time In the world's
history has a country produced farm
products within one year with a value j
reaching $S,!)-'0,000,000, which is the
value of the agricultural products of
this country for 1910. The value of
farm products from 1899 to the pres
ent year has been progressive without
interruption. If the value of the prod
ucts of ISO!) is placed at 100 the value
for this year is ISO. or almost double
the vnlue for the census year eleven
years ngo. During this period of un
exampled ngrlculturnl production, n
period of twelve years, during which
the farmers of this country have stead
ily advanced in prosperity and wealth
and in economic independence, in in
telligence nnd a knowledge of agricul
ture, tle total value of farm products
Is ?79.O0O.000.000.
"The corn crop of 3,121,381,000 bush
els exceeds that of the record yptr
190G nnd is greater thnn the average
crop of the preceding five years by 1 1
per cent. While the vnlue of this corn
crop is below that of 1009 nnd also of
1008, its amount belongs to stories of
magic. It can hardly be reckoned ns
less than $1,500,000,000, a sum suffi
cient to cancel the interest bearing
debt of the United States, buy all of
tho gold and silver mined in all of the
countries of the earth in 1909 and still
leave to the farmers a little pocket
money.
"The growing Importance of the
south in corn production Is becoming
conspicuous. In 1889 it produced
hardly more thnn one-fifth of the na
tlonnl crop; now It produces onc-thlrd.
The cotton crop of this year may be
worth In lint nnd seed nround $900.
000,000 at the farm, or more than the
corn crop was worth In any year
prior to 1901. This value Is 13 per
cent above the five year nvernge. The
value of the hay crop Is nbout $720,
000.000, an amount which has been ex
ceeded but once, and that In 1907. It
Is 13 per cent above the nvernge of
the preceding five years. Fortunately
the wheat crop is divided into two
sowings, autumn nnd spring, so that
the two crops nre subject to different
climatic accidents, us wns the ense
this year. The production of spring
and winter wheat is 091,707,000 bush
els, or substantially the average of
the preceding five years, whereas the
value Is nbout $025,000,000, or 7.0 per
cent above tho five yenr avernge.
"Production per acre Is beginning to
overtake Increase of people. The evi
dence is very plain that the yields per
aero of our crops nre now Increasing,
and If the facts were nssembled In de
tnil for the stntes It would be found
that the percentage of Increase in yield
of many of them Is greater than the
percentage of normal Increase of pop
ulationthat Is, the Increase of births
over deaths In the old native element."
After presenting many details with
regard to the Increase of prices on
farm products between farmer nnd
consumer, the secretary of ngrlculture
declares that "the conclusion Is
Inevitable that the consumer has no
well grounded complaint against the
farmer for the prices that ho pays.
The farmer supplies the cnpltal for
production and tnkes the risk of his
losses; his crops nre nt the mercy of
drought nnd flood nnd heat and frost,
to say nothing of noxious Insects and
blighting diseases. He supplies bard,
exacting, unremitting labor."
The report nlso says:
"Twenty-eight new associations for
j the co-operntivo testing of cows be
longing to members wero formed dur
ing the year; flfty-flvo are now in
operation. Such tests, which ennble
the owners to disenrd unprofitable
cows, raised the nvernge annunl profit
per cow in one association from $21.43
to 42.82 In four years."
ENJOINS AN AERO CLUB.
Wright Company Complains of Small
Pay For Flying at Belmont Park.
New York, Dec. 8. The Wright com
pany was coinplalnniit hi un Injunc
tion grunted by Justice Seabury of tho
supreme court to restrain the Aero
corporation, limited, from paying out
or dlstr' )Utlng or disbursing1 any fur
ther sums of tho proceeds of the avia
tion meet held nt Belmont park under
the defendant's management In Octo
Ver. In tho charges the Wright compauy
nsserts that the Aero corporation has
fulled to keep Its agreement nnd that
the company has not been paid the
per cent that wns to havo been al
lowed above a certain sum, and $16,
000 Is nsked.
Allan A. Ryan, general manager of
the tournnmuiit, snld that the Aero
corporation has lived up to Its agree
ment and that the suit Is not only un
warranted, but uusnortHmanllko.
RACING EVIDENCE LOST.
Cashier Can't Find Ledger Showing
Bookmakers' Account.
New York. Dec. 8. August Belmont
reappeared In the witness chair of the
legislative Investigation, t and Judge
Bruce re-examined htm concerning ex
penditures by the Westchester Racing
.association, which operates Belmont
park. Before this examination was
completed Mr. Belmont had testily ac
cused Justice Bruce of asking mis
leading questions and trying to con
fuse the witness.
Q. Klrkland, cashier of the Mutual
bank, was directed to produce the
bank's ledger showing the account of
I ho Metropolitan Turf association (the
bookmakers' club) with the Mutual
bank. The witness said that the ledg
er showing that account from Jan. 1.
1008, until June 11, 1908, the latter
being the date of the passage of the
anti-race track gambling bills, could
not be found. He was directed to pro
duce the Metropolitan Turf associa
tion's deposit slips.
SETS NEW AVIATION RECORD.
Barrier Flies Sixteen Miles in Less
Than Eleven Minutes.
Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 8. Rene Bar
rier flew sixteen miles in 10 minutes
55 1-5 seconds, establishing n new
world's record for the distnnce. Bnr
rier's average height was 4,000 feet,
and his speed was at the rate of
87 93-100 miles an hour. He won the
Commercial-Appeal's $5,000 prize for a
triangular flight from the Trlstnte Fnir
grounds over this city to President's
Island nnd return.
He defeated John B. Moisant, who
flew tho sixteen miles in his tnono
plune, passing over tho city nt a height
of 0,500 feet.
Shot by Supposed Madman.
New York, Dec. 8. Albert Balk, a
ivatchm.in on the Second Avenue "L,"
wns shot and seriously wounded ns he
was passing through one of the empty
cars stored on the middle track at
Ninety-eighth street. His assallnnt,
who is thought to nave been demented,
iscnped, but left nn overcont and n hat
behind. In a pocket In tho overcoat
tin police found n notebook In wulch
wns written: "My name Is Simon Bry
nut. I live nt 31C2 West Colfax ave
nue, Denver, Colo. 1 am a musician."
Warning the Colonel.
A raw recruit from a remote corner
of tho Green Isle wns engaged for the
first time In a Held maneuver in Eng
land on outpost duty. The sergeant in
structed him to look out carefully for
the colonel coming to Inspect the post.
After an hour he returned and asked
tho soldier, "Has the colonel been
here?"
Receiving an answer In the negative,
he went away, returning Inter on with
the same inquiry.
Awhile later the colonel appeared.
The recruit did not salute properly,
which incensed the colonel, who as a
hint asked him:
"Do you know who I am!"
"Faith nnd I do not," answered the
recrulL
"I am the colonel."
"Begorra, you will catch It then." said
the soldier. "The scrgennt has been
nsklng twice for yez already!"
Mayonnaise.
Ctrdlnnl Richelieu is credited with
lmviug Invented mayonnaise.
The Bedroom Lamp.
When using n kerosene lamp In a
bedroom place it in front of the mir
ror, but not near enough for It to heat
the glass. There will bo about twice
as much light, the mirror acting like n
reflector.
Changing Sides.
When summer heat can't bo delict)
And Fcorclilnsr zephyrs raid,
The man who loves Hfu's sunny side
Will now prefer tho shade.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Punishment to Fit Crime.
"What do you think ought to be done
with persons who give short weights
la trade?"
"I think they ought to bo given long
jmilts In jail." Baltimore American.
Shot at Shakespeare.
"Shakespeare was a smart man,"
eald SI Slmlln. "but there was times
when he didn't hit It right."
"For instance?"
"That remark about 'rather bear tbo
Ills we havo than fly to others that we
know not of,' If that wa3 the case
thero wouldn't bo no boss trades."
Washington Star,
An Amendment.
A health, hint says, "Do not bok
your food." And u comedlnn comes
back with tb.6 observation, "It Is much
better to use a padlock." Exchange.
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