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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-29
ENNAN~NNNESI
AN ODD OLD CHAIR.
Used by the Presidents OF Harvard
For Many Generations.
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~ NE of the most interesting
~ saws the Boston Herald, Is the
chair used by the President of Harvard
University during the annual COM
mencenent exercises in June. Aside
from the fact that 1t is very old, the
chair has the distinction Of being al
most the only one Of its kind In Amer
ica SO far as collectors have been able
to discover.
The Presidents chair, as IT IS always
called has been used by thirteen Presi'
dents of the college and university.
It is stoutly constructed Of oak, in the
style known as thrown" OF turned
and dates back to the sixteenth CEN
tury so that 1t was already something
of IN antique" when it was brought
over TO this country by some early
Puritan or Pilgrim. Oliver Wendell
Holmes has described 1t thus:
"Funny old choir with seat like
wedge,
Sharp behind and broad front edge
One of the oldest of human things
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-29
Bird d Protection Need d in Egypt.

DrW ..,sz,cs III the Journal of the
Khedivial Agricultural Society," calls
attention to the marked dimlnurion
which has taken place in the numbers
of the more common species of birds
net with in the nelghborhood of Cairo.
The rockdove, 1t is admitted, does an
appreciable amount of damage to agri-
cultural products, but the majority OF
birds, and especially the birds of prey,
die beneficial. In the last-named
group the dtminutlon in numbers is
very noticeable. Quite as serious is
the almost total determination of the
cattle-egret. which few years ago
was Common on wet lands or might
be Seen following the plow In search
Of mole-crickets and larvae. This
bird was so common in the past and
did SO much good that many travellers
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-29

One of the most benefcent philan-
trophies in New York City is the Prov
Ident Loan Society, a humane pawn
broking establishment controlled by
men prominent in religious and busi-
ness affairs. Mr. A. 8. Hewitt was
one of the trustees Mr.. James w. De
Forest is president and Mr.. Otto L.
Barnard is secretary. Mr.. James
Speyer, treasurer, reports that last
year s3,S66,325 was loaned on l3O,l5S
pledges. Since its organization IN
1894 the society has loaned S12,4S9,21O,
and has received in redemptions S1O,-
S6S.O25. The average individual loan
last year was s29.70, and the average
amount loaned per day was s12,9+2
Over ninety-nine per cent. of the loans
last year were redeemed when due.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-29

sofa. The station is located at st. An
thony Park, which is between the
cities CT st. Paul AMI Minneapolis. The
proximity Of the great Touring mills
Of the latter city gave excellent facll-
tiles for testing the milling qualities of
the various whcats with which expert
mcnts were made. All tie variety
tests were not made at st. Anthony
Park, however y large number OF
experiments were made :, the March
& Spalding farm, in the northwestern
part of the State, near Warren. In the
famous Red River Valley; at Glyndon,
in the southeastern part of the Red
River Valley; at the Northwest EXperi-
mcnt Farm, near Crookston, Mlnn., and
at the Northeast Experiment Farm,
near Grand Rapids, MINI. Extensive
tests made at the North Dakota Sta
tion were also taken into consideration
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-29

in drawing conclusions. The average
results OF tests made at all these Wide
ly separately points cannot help but be
comprehensive and conclusive.
The variety tests were begun in 1888,
and have been patiently continued un-
til the present time, Nearly 200 varie-
ties or samples were secured in the be-
ginning from Minnesota and various
other States, as well as from Russia
Hungary and other European countries
and from Canada.
The method of making the field tests
is interesting. The land at the univcr-
sity farm is divided into plots eight
rods long and one rod wide. y shoe
drill a half rod wide is used, so that
one round will plant plot. After one
variety is planted the sccdcr is cleaned
by hand, and then every remaining
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-29
NYhIto Cross OH Luggage.

London Truth returns to It's charge
that OIL the Continent there exists Il
system of marking luggage ut hotels In
order to Indicate the owners value
from the point of view of tips to SER
wants. and quotes its correspondent on
the Kivicra in explanation Of the meth
ods used: ~ small white cross is
placed on the luggage close to the hotel
label If the tips to servants are unsatis-
factory" Truths informant tested its
effect when moving about by compar-
ing the behavior Of hotel servants When
he arrived with his luggage marked
this way and when he had wiped oil
the cross.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-29

seed blow. out with bellows and
rubber tube. An alley two feet wide Is
left between the plots of grain. AS
wheat is nearly always self fcrtliZcd.
there is little cross breeding of vare-
ties. After rhe grain heads out, the
plots of newly secured varieties are
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-29
For Shooting Poisoned Arrows.

Indians who use poisoned arrows do
not trust alone to the venom Win
which they anoint their darts. In All
dition. they often apply poison to the
how itself and utter certain spells over
It with the idea that it would launch
death with the arrows it shot. The
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-29
IMPROVING WHEAT.
Testing Many Varieties to Se=
Iect the RiOst FrOfitable==x
Experiments iH Cross
Eertiliz alton.
by D. II. BarnI:ill.

by y. II. BarnI:ill.
T LIE Improvement Of wheat Is
a very important matter, and
it is only natural that the
work should be undertaken
by the experiment station Of the lead
ing wheat State OF the Union, Mime
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-29

iconfoundeu it with the sacred ills OF
ancient times. Although its flesh. is
poor, this bird has not escaped So
called sportsmen, who kill it simply
for the sake of killing"
If the birds are not speedily rehhbll-
itoted resort to other and expensive
means of destroying deletcrious III
sccts will be necessary. The writer
urges the authorities to take such
steps for bird protection as may seem
most suitable without loss 0f time.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-29

gone over, and .aii plants not of that
variety are removed. - -
The different varieties are planted
In the order of their ripening season,
beginning at one side of the field. The
earliest variety can thus be cut first,
and each succeeding plot rs 1t rlpens.
The binder Is carefully cleaned after
each plot, and the varieties are marked
by placing q stake beside each shock.
The separator used in thrashins is con-
Structed so that it will clean Itself
thoroughly when ruin d few minutes
after the feed is stopped.
To further guard against the adnilx-
ture of varieties, the first half bushel of
variety is placed in large sack, aud
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-29

then half bushcl is caught and placed
III q small sack and saved for seed.
The remainder is placed In q large
sack. The vitality Of the seed Is tested
in terminating chamber, in which
the temperature is rs low as that of
the soil at sowing time. Where neces-
sary the seed is treated for smut.
Many of the Russian wheats were
found 10 be badly mixed, although
they were samples of the best varieties
grown in that great wheat country.
Some contain from two to four distinct
kinds.
In 1897 the 200 original varieties had
been so closely culled out that only
eight of the best were still retained
for further testing. IN order to still
further decide among these, small
amounts of each, kind were @made-into
flour and were subjected to careful
tests. Known among milling experts as
the "color test" "gluten test" and the
"baker's sponge test" sf
The gluten test Is made by mixing
water. within one ounce Of -four and
then kneading it into dough. wlrich
is held under Il stream Of water and
pulled and worked Until the starch has
all been washed out The wet gluten
is weighed and then dried and weighed
again, in order to ascertain its moisture
holding power 1t is stretched into
long threads and the ductility is noted.
Lastly it is moulded into round ball
and laid upon Il card. The Letter the
flour the better the gluten ball Will
retain its shape. The poorer the gluten
the more it will llatten out and spread
over the card
In the hakcr's sponge test the volume
and time of rising Of the dough are
noted. Gluten from Boltcn's Blue
Stem produced sixty times its volume
of loaf. while Rio Girandp only pro-
duccd fifty times It's bulk Of bread,
though it contains one per cent. more.
gluten than the Blue Stem.
In 1890 the work of improving wheat
by selecting the best individual plants
was begun. In 1892 400 kernels Of
each of light varieties were planted
singly in hills twelve by eighteen
inches, and the best plants were Sc
lected from each variety. In 1898
1900 of the largest hard kernels Of
Bottoms Blue Stem were selected and
planted by hand, four inches apart
each way. AS the grain approached
maturity the poorest stalks were re-
moved. Successive cuttings reduced
the number of stalks to seventy-tive.
These were carefully saved and used
for succeeding trials. Other Varieties
were tested in a similar manner.
Another method Of improving is that
of hybridizing or cross pollenating.
The grain is planted with a machine
which places each two kernels four
inches apart. One hundred seeds are
planted in plot, which is called a
"centScncr."
Cross fcrtilizlng, or pollenating by
hand, IS an interesting and delicate
opcratiC.. The bcst stalks are selected
and when the towering period ap'
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-29
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THE HEROISM OF MICHAEL MCMILLAN.

By Ed. w. Riis.

Michael McMillan's heart was heavy
and it was all on account OF Rhoda.
Rhoda was a pretty, brown-eyed, light
haired girl, whose mission it was to
iron shirts in downtown laundry,
and Michael was her ardent sultor.
Ardent, but not successful. In fact,
on this very day in which our story
opens he had presumed to tell her OF
his love, after many attempts, in all
OF which his heart had failed him at
the critical moment. The secret out
at last he stood before her blushing
and shifting from one foot to the other
like an awkward schoolboy. Rhoda
looked at him kindly from under her
long lashes-there were no such eyes
as hcrs-and replied:
Michael, you know like you well.
do not know of any young man like
better; but cannot say that l love
you. You're a very coed fellow Mike,
but the man whose wife l become
must be more than that want him to
be brave and able to show by some
great sacrifice or the performance OF
q deed of merit that his love does not
lie in words alone. Don't think me
selfish or that / don't believe you.
do, but if l said yes to you should
not only be acting falsehood but
untrue to my ideals as we'll"
Poor Mike! He was speedily made
to see that Rhoda's determination was
adamant and he left her with mourn
full steps. AS he went he wondered
what had made her SO romantic of late
so set on what Michael termed
strange ideas. Most young girls were
romantic, he knew, at q certain age,
but Rhoda should have passed that
period in the natural order Of t2inss.
She should have been more practical
satisfied, according to Michael's view.
with a good husband. who would pro-
vide her a comfortable home, and not
gone gallivant;rg around after heroes.
This was no longer an age of knight
hood-the days when lover rode
out with his lady's favor on his sleeve
to fight for her in valiant combat, Mi
chael laid it all to the books she had
rcad-the ones he had seen her pour
ins over of late at the laundry. No
doubt the germ of her fancy originat-
ed in them.
Now, if Michael had been like GER
tain other young men the prospect
would have discouraged him. But his
love for Rhoda was founded strongly.
After the first bitterness Of his dis
appointment he took his rebuff philo-
sophically and made up his mind that
he would win Rhoda in spite OF her
whims. His chance was not long in
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-29

proachcs the upper and lower spikelets
are removed, leaving six or eight OIL
each head. The anthcrs are withdrawn
with sharp-pointed tweczers to prevent
Standardization. Pollen grains from
;...other plant are placed upon the stig-
ma and the head wrapped in tissue
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-29
Iper to- exclude pollen from other

paper to- exclude pollen from other
plants.
The hybrids produced in this way
generally show great variation III
typess "a, cross between Blue Stem and
Fife produced over a dozen different
varieties. In this way many new varl-
etiesfhave been originc led, though Few
are equal In value to the parent plants.
Compara lively few true crosses are OBJ
tuined, and only four to twenty-five
PEI. cent. Of tile experiments In arti-
Standardization are successful.-New
YORK. Tribune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-29
Source of Dialect Stories.

Lots of fellows with literary aspira-
tions go to college, learn Latin and
Greek, and then write dialect stories.
-Phila6elphia Record.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-29

done, the movements of the body Of
the mother or nurse IN walking, or,
indeed, the sudden lurching OF the
baby itself, may seriously affect the
head and spine"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-29
TIE PRESIDENTS CHAIR, HARVARD.

turned all over with knobs and rings
But heavy and wide, and deep ah0
grand
Fit for the worthies of the land"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-29

"The child should always be lifted
with both hands, held lightly, but
firmly, the entire length Of the back
and the head being carefully support
ed. One Of the most common and
dangerous errors Is leaving the back of
the head unsupported. When this Is
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-29
Arrested For Not Going to Church.

I'd such an extent does religion pre-
vail at Gonoatoa, in the South Seas.
that every man, woman and child on
that island who does not go to church
atslGast three times week is liable to
be arrested. and fined, the fine going to
the king.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-29

Lie may be lotseyy, but a wiss
uan takes no chances.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-29

The mortgage is always looking for
somebody to give IT lift
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-04-29
CARRYING THE BABY
Head and Spine Troubles Caused Where
Incorrect Ways Are Used.

The accompanying suggestions and
Illustrations, for which we are indebt-
ed to Leonard's Illustrated Medical
Journal. are worthy of attention:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-16
An Aroostook War Veteran.

The application papers for pension
for Arastus b. French were made out,
yesterday. Mr.. Branch, who is now S5
years old, is the only veteran of the
Aroostook war in the city, so far as
is known. No one else has yet ap-
peared to make application for the pen
sion for the veterans of this war au
thoriZed by the last Legislature.
Mr.. Branch served under Captain
Samuel Burrill of Fairfield, and was
away three months, marching up into
the country through snow that was
usually waist deep and coming back
through mud that was almost as bad.
He will be entitled to but 81 a month,
but this will be a great help in his
case, as he has no means of support
and is too feeble and too nearly blind
TO work a great deal. He lives alone,
boarding himself and getting a scanty
living as best he can. He was at one
time in possession of some property
but lost it through misfortune.
Mr.. Branch thinks that there are
about 60 veterans of this war now
in this State. Although he saw no
fighting he expected it when he enlisted
and remained in the wilderness until
the whole difficulty was settled. None
of the State funds will be used to a
better advantage than the small pen
sion that will go to Mr.. Branch.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-16
Freiaht Wreck on the Bridge.

There was q small freight wreck ON
the bridge over the Ticonic falls, Tues
day evening, that caused some delay
and did small damage. Freight Al,
east bound and due here at about 7
o'clock, broke apart while crossing the
bridge and a fiat car "jackknifed" just
before leaving the Waterville end. The
car broke almost exactly in the middle,
being forced into the air in the shape
of q big inverted V. The trucks
came together underneath all in a
bunch and the car stood just as it had
been placed. No serious damage was
done to the bridge and it was not a
bad tangle to straighten out.
A wrecking train was hustled down
and had the line clear in about an
hour, as about all there was to do
was to hitch onto the car and drag
it off the bridge out of the way.
Passenger No. 25 was delayed at
Winslow while the track was being
cleared, most of the passengers coming
around to the city by way Of the high
way either on foot or in teams. The
broken car behaved beautifully, allow
ing itself to be hauled off the bridge
and switched off onto a side track
been joined again it stuck on the
grade, and Passenger 25 was coupled
onto the rear end to push. The two
trains arrived at the station in this
way shortly after o'clock. The track
was not damaged so there was no
further delay.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-16
The Temperance Meeting.

The regular meeting of the ToguS
Temperance Union was held, Tuesday
evening, with Pres. Towle in the chair.
The usual routine of business was car
cied out, consisting of singing, reading
the Scriptures by Mrs. Morse of Au-
gusta, and prayer by Mrs. Wyman.
Vice Pres. Mrs. Annie Sibley was alb
sent on account of the continued sick
ness of her mother.
Pres. Towle read a few words of
greeting from Mrs. Hannah Bailey of
Winthrop in which she expressed very
much pleasure at the progress of the
work here. Brother Reed of the Hos
pital recited a piece entitled "Bernado
Del Carpio," and it was finely rendered.
Comrade Sewelrs remarks were con-
fined to Whatsoever Man Soweth,
so Shall He Reap" which was clearly
demonstrated.
Brother Gould gave a solo, accom-
panied on the, organ by Miss Mabel
Wyman, and was well received. Miss
Wyman gave a reading entitled Loyal
and True" Remarks We're made by
Vice Pres. Jewett Brother Taylor gave
a reading entitled milk Punch" There
were remarks by Mrs. Morse, Brother
Lamont, Treas. Hanson and Brother
Riley. The president, Mrs. Towle, read
a nice composition dedicated ITO a
STAR
Further remarks were made by
others, and after singing Rock OF
Ages" the meeting came to a close by
general handshaking. Miss Mabel
Wyman presided at the organ.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-16
SKOWHEGAN.
StinchfieId- Withee.

A pretty home wedding took place, Sat
urday evening. April IL, at the home Of
Mrs. Eliza Smiley. when her brother
Charles A. Stinchfield, and Miss Gertrude
Belle Withee were united in marriage by
Rev. II. F. Huse. Both the bride and
groom are among the most popular young
people in town. The groom was grad
uate of the High school, class of 1900, and
has always lived here. The bride came
here several years ago from Fort Fair
field and has won many friends here in
the meantime. The parlor was prettily
decorated for the wedding, with evergreen
and ported plants. DR.. w. S. Stinchfield
brother of the groom, was best man.
and Miss Smiley, a niece, was maid of
honor. After the ceremony, a wedding
dinner was served. The young couple
will reside on Free street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-16

The steamer Kennebec did not make
her regular trip to Boston, last night.
on account of the extreme rough
weather. She left Bath at her usual
time and proceeded outside Seguin, but
the waves were running high and the
wind blowing at the rate of 40 miles an
nour, 80 Captain Mari turned about
and anchored at Parker's Flats leav-
ing there at daybreak. This afternoon
at 2 O'Clock she proceeded to Gardiner
and will make her regular trip from
that city tomorrow afternoon. The
Portland steamers did not make their
regular trips-Bath Times, April Is.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-16
WILL TIE UP ROAD.
New York Elevated Men Threaten
Strike-Want Shorter Hours,

New York, April ia crisis in the ne
gotlat1ons between the employees of the
Manhattan Elevated Railway and the
manayemenr was reached, today, when a
committee of employees presented to the
directors demand for a 9-hour working
Day and the directors refused to grant IT,
" neither the employees will retort with a
strike that will tie up every elevated
train IN Manhattan, none OF the repre-
sentatves of the employees will atteinnt
to predict: but prior to the meetins Pras.
ldent Pepper. Of the union of Manhattan
employees, said: IF the directors refnsa
our demands we will call meeting of ali
our men, tomorrow or next day, and from
mean strilse.'' ~ "iu
After the. committee left the meeting II
was learned that they had prepared a cir.
GUAR calling for general meeting Of Sslo
members of the Manhattan division ~ A.
Amalgamated Association of Raiirva nv
employees to be held, tomorrow # T. SAY
az this meeting. the grievance cdn,nnitaaa
Will be called upon to formulate snr,,a 80 g
OF ultimatum to be presented to the Il ar
borough officials and that q vote viii ia
l TAX, to whether or not the ernnInv %,
Will strike. pioyes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-16
] STATE NEWS.
HANCOCK.
SARGENTVILLE.

7. E4zfer was appropriately observed by n
,c6Jeft under the management of the Y.
H5&4C. E. The manner in which the ex-
.sf34aS were carried out reflected much
1eQ& upon those who took part. Among
.tl&H POST attractive features were the
niar&hing and motion songs and recita-
tioh& by six little children dressed in
wbit& Appropriate music, under the d.
ree1i6n of the music committee. was pleas
ingay.rendered. The chapel was prettily
dsNurated with ported plants banked
about the platform.
Reu~E. S. Drew viii go to Ellsworth.
this week, to assist Rev. David Kerr of
the Baptist church, in. a series OF meet
ings. 10y
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Foster are away
on vacation trip
Charles Hooper. who was native of
this place but now resides in the West.
has been visiting relatives here after an
absence of 25 years.
Harold Young is preparing to erect u
building to lie used as a FISH market.
The Sargentville school commenced.
April IL. with Miss Knowlton of Monsoon,
as teacher.
Mrs. Sarah Grindle has been quite sick
for the past two weeks.
j. w. Grindle and son Henry took trip
to Bangor, last week.