EVENTS  OF  THE  WEEK 
DOMESTIC. — The  school  trustees 
and  the  local  dental  association  of  La¬ 
fayette,  Inch,  have  cooperated  and  free 
dentistry  for  school  children  who  are  un¬ 
able  to  pay  the  regular  fees  is  provided  in 
this  city.  Each  dentist  gives  a  certain 
amount  of  time  free  of  charge. 
The  factory  of  the  Sommers  Wood¬ 
working  Company,  Washington,  N.  «T„ 
the  biggest,  in  northern  New  Jersey, 
burned.  March  If!,  at  a  loss  estimated  at 
$200,000.  Two  adjacent  dwelling  houses 
were  hurried  also. 
A  Pennsylvania  train  of  10  express 
cars  was  wrecked  near  Metuchen,  N.  J., 
March  17,  causing  a  complete  tienp  on  all 
four  of  the  tracks  of  the  line.  A  steel 
signal  bridge  whieli  spanned  the  four 
tracks,  and  was  equipped  with  eight  sem¬ 
aphore  signal  arms,  was  either  blown 
down  or  collapsed  a  short  time  before  the 
express  from  Now  York  for  Philadelphia 
came  along.  The  engineer  did  not  notice 
the  wreckage  on  the  rails  until  he  was 
too  close  to  prevent  the  wreck. 
Two  United  States  citizens  were  mur¬ 
dered  on  a  ranch  west  of  Torreon,  Mex¬ 
ico,  March  12,  according  to  American 
and  foreign  refugees  who  arrived  at  the 
border,  March  17.  Tt  is  said  the  Ameri¬ 
cans  were  killed  during  an  anti-American 
demonstration  in  which  a  hundred  Mex¬ 
icans  participated.  .Severe  lighting  be¬ 
tween  Zapata  and  Carranza  troops  was 
reported  in  the  State  of  Durango,  March 
20.  Gen.  Pershing's  advance  in  pursuit 
of  Villa  was  being  actively  pushed,  March 
22;  his  column  was  accompanied  by  five 
scouting  airmen. 
March  10  a  fire  which  totally  de¬ 
stroyed  the  Durham  Duplex  razor  fac¬ 
tory  in  Jersey  City,  N.  .T.,  caused  a  loss 
of  $800,000,  and  was  controlled  with  dif¬ 
ficulty. 
Thomas  Coleman  Younger,  notorious 
as  Cole  Younger,  border  raider,  bandit 
and  bank  robber,  died  at  Lee's  Summit, 
Mo..  March  21,  aged  72  years.  He  was 
the  last  of  three  brothers  who  with  the 
James  hoys  terrorized  the  Middle  West 
for  years  with  their  desperate  deeds. 
Fire  in  the  oil  fields,  near  Drum  right, 
Okla„  March  22,  caused  damage  esti¬ 
mated  at  more  than  $1,000,000.  Fire 
started  in  a  pile  of  refuse  spread  to  the 
wells;  12  wells  were  burning,  24  derricks 
destroyed,  and  an  enormous  quantity  of 
oil  was  lost. 
Fire  at  Paris,  Texas,  March  21-22, 
destroyed  nearly  20  blocks  in  the  busi¬ 
ness  and  residence,  section,  and  caused  a 
loss  estimated  at  $2,000,000.  At  least 
2.000  people  were  reported  homeless,  and 
there  was  great  shortage,  of  food. 
Vigorous  prosecution  of  tax  frauds 
against  the  internal  revenue  service, 
which  was  initiated,  March  20,  with  the 
seizure  of  about  $1,000,000  worth  of  to¬ 
bacco.  cigarettes  and  cigars  in  New  York, 
Brooklyn  and  Long  Island  City,  is  prom¬ 
ised  by  acting  Secretary  of  the  Treasury 
Malburn.  Secretary  M alburn  said  the 
Treasury  Department  had  entered  on  a 
campaign  to  stamp  out  frauds  committed 
in  the  last  15  years  through  the  refilling 
of  cigar  boxes  and  the  use  of  counterfeit 
internal  revenue  stamps.  Mr.  Malburn 
expressed  the  opinion  that  the  Govern¬ 
ment  has  lost  many  millions, 
WASHINGTON.— A  bill  appropria¬ 
ting  $25.0(10,(100  for  a  nitrate  plant  for 
military  as  well  as  commercial  purposes 
was  reviewed,  March  17,  and  the  general 
plan  commended  before  the  Senate  Com¬ 
mittee  on  Agriculture  hy  Thomas  II.  Nor¬ 
ton,  special  agent,  of  the  Department,  of 
Commerce  and  former  Consul  at  Chem¬ 
nitz.  Mr.  Norton  has  been  contributing 
valuable  information  on  the  dyes  toll  in¬ 
dustry.  He  has  been  in  touch  for  sev¬ 
eral  months  with  the  private  interests 
that  have  been  planning  to  put  capital 
into  a  plant  for  the  manufacture  of  dye¬ 
stuffs.  Mr.  Norton  advocated  a  modifi¬ 
cation  of  the  bill  introduced  by  Senator 
Smith  of  South'  Carolina  ‘to  provide  for 
three  plants  instead  of  one.  lie  sug¬ 
gested  that  one  plant  be  located  near  the 
junction  of  the  three  States,  North  Caro¬ 
lina,  Tennessee  and  Georgia;  another  in 
Western  Pennsylvania  and  the  third  in 
the  West.  All  of  the  plants  would  have 
to  he  convenient,  to  water  power.  The 
western  Pennsylvania  plnnt  would  draw 
from  the  Niagara  Falls,  Mr.  Norton 
thought,  and  the  Georgia  plant  from 
Some  of  the  natural  power  sites  in  the 
vicinity.  He  advised  that  the  plants  be 
located  sufficiently  inland  (o  be  protected 
from  the  invasion  of  a  foreign  foe  in 
ease  of  war. 
By  a  vote  of  240  to  14  Hie  House, 
March  10.  shelved  the  free  sugar  pro¬ 
vision  which  wns  put  forward  ns  one  of 
the  cardinal  principles  of  the  Democratic 
tariff  policy  when  the  Underwood  tariff 
law  was  framed. 
By  defeating  the  Kalin  amendment 
raising  the  limit  of  tin*  regular  army 
proposed  in  the  Ilay  hill  from  110.000  to 
220,000  the  House,  March  20,  indicated 
what  it  regards  as  an  adequate  measure 
of  preparedness,  in  the  way  of  national 
defence.  The  amendment  was  rejected 
by  a  vote  of  182  to  102,  a  majority  of 
80  in  favor  of  (lie  smaller  army. 
Leader  Kitehin  and  (lie  other  Demo¬ 
cratic  members  of  the  House  Committee 
on  Ways  and  Means  have  reached  an 
agreement  as  to  the  essential  features  of 
the  revenue  measure  to  be  formulated  as 
a  means  of  financing  the  national  de¬ 
fence  programme  and  other  additional 
expenditures  to  he  authorized  by  the  pres- 
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fro  m  the  cave  ihan  by  his  habit  of  his  clothes,  his  shoes,  his  tools,  his 
co-operation.  vehicles  and  his  tableware,  or  who 
-ri  v  i  r  ii  mines  his  metals,  or  who  provides 
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inci ease  our  capacity  foi  prociuc-  the  more  he  assists  others  the  more 
tion  and  attain  the  advantages  of  they  can  assist  him 
civilization.  11  .  ,, 
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We  may  sometimes  disregard  of  the  Bell  System:  the  more  ef- 
our  dependence  on  others.  But  ficient  they  are,  the  more  effectively 
suppose  the  farmer,  for  example,  the  farmer  and  every  other  human 
undertook  to  live  strictly  by  his  factor  of  civilization  can  provide 
own  efforts.  He  might  eke  out  an  for  their  own  needs  and  comforts. 
existence,  but  It  would  not  be  a  0r  fake  our  government  en. 
civilized  existence  nor  would  it  trusted  w;,h  ,hc  ,ask  of  regulating, 
satis  y  1m.  controlling  and  protecting  a  hun- 
He  needs  better  food  and  dred  million  people.  It  is  to  the 
clothes  and  shelter  and  imple-  advantage  of  everyone  that  the 
ments  than  he  could  provide  un-  government  shall  be  so  efficient  in 
assisted.  He  requires  a  market  its  special  task  that  all  of  us  may 
for  his  surplus  products,  and  the  perform  our  duties  under  the  most 
means  of  transportation  and  ex-  favorable  conditions.  Interdepen- 
change.  dence  means  civilized  existence. 
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CALEDONIA  MARL  RRANCII 
808  MARINE  BANK  BLDG.,  BUFFALO,  N.  Y. 
$3,000  REQUIRED 
FARM  OF  150  ACRES 
23  Head  of  High-Grade 
Holstein  Stock 
BOOKS  WORTH  READING 
2  Horses  and  50  Hens 
All  Kinds  of  Farming  Tools 
This  is  one  of  the  best  producing  farms  in 
Broome  C’o. ;  raises  great  crops  of  Timothy  and 
clover  hay.  corn,  oats  and  potatoes.  The  soil  is 
very  line'  loam  and  free  from  stone.  lays  fine, 
running  water  at  house  and  liaru.  springs  nnd 
creek  iu  pasture,  plenty  of  wood  nnd  Umber  for 
use  of  farm,  fine  two-story,  fen- room  house, 
basement  cow  and  horse  barn,  silo,  ice  house, 
milk  house,  hen  house  and'  garage,  nil  in  good 
repair,  it  is  located  four  miles  from  Kmiioott, 
N.  Y.,  and  one  mile  from  river  and  niaejadam 
road.  He  sides  carrying  this  large  amount  of 
stock,  the  owner  sells  yearly  from  $300  to  $400 
worth  of  hay.  The  dairy  is  one  of  the  finest 
milk  producing  dairies  in  this  section.  Has  or¬ 
chard  of  7r.  trees  of  choice  grafted  fruit.  On  ac¬ 
count  of  poor  health  for  quick  sale  tho  owner 
Offers  this  farm  for  $8,000  on  terms  us  above 
Stated.  Included  In  (ids  price  besides  the  above 
is  the  following  personal  property.  Gasoline  en¬ 
gine,  thresher,  ensilage  cutter,  sulky  plow, 
reaper,  mower,  hay  rake,  hay  tedder,  manure 
spreader,  3  cultivators,  wide  tll'e  farm  wagon. 
Webber  lumber  wagon  with  double  box,  2  har¬ 
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platform  wagon,  grain  drill,  set  of  double  heavy 
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