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Charlevoix county herald., 1905-11-11
Largest
Grape Vine
sx tie World,
.SantaBarbaYa
California.

vines are heir, horticultural investiga-
lions have shown that they can be conn.,
batted with comparative ease by spray
ing, and rot not only prevented but
the vine stimulated to even greater
than normal production.
AS a matter Of fact, the grape in
dustry in the United States when con-
sidered both as a large commercial
proposition and as one where each man
has his own vine, if not fig tree, is one
of great deal Of importance and of
great interest.
Count Their Age by Centuries.
Although the product of it's fruit Is
accountable for much that is unseemly
and frivolous, the vine il itself an OBJ
ject of great age and dignity. 1t is not
known how old the grape will grow in
America, since we have not been here
long enough to make the test, even had
a vine been planted with the landing
of Columbus. Pliny mentions an Old
World grape vine 600 years of age.
Some entire vineyards in Italy held
good for 800 years and others in Bur-
gundy produced for 400 years and more.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-11-11
Feeding OIeO 10 The Navy.

Considerable of q sensation has de-
veloped over the furnishing to League
Island navy yard. Philadelphia, of but
ter which analysis has proven to be
simply oleomargarine colored with coal
tar dye. Samples were taken from the
government receiving ship Lancaster,
several battle ships and cruisers and
from the hospitals of the navy yard by
agents Of the Pennsylvania Dairy and
Food Commission. DR.. Warren, the
State Commissioner, declared them to
be specimens Of coal tar oleo and after
considerable controversy, at the in
stance Of President Roosevelt, they
were finally submitted to DR.. Wiley, the
chief chemist of the Department Of Ag-
riculture, who in full report has sus-
tanned DR.. Warren's findings. Secre-
tary Wilson has referred the report to
the President. who has. it is stated,
called the attention of the Department
Of Justice to the matter. Several ar.
rests have already been made.
In speaking, however, of the substi-
tuition of oleomargarine for butter in
the market, DR.. Wiley said that at pres
ent the amount of oleomargarine sold
in this country whether fraudulently
as butter or when marked as oleo is
quite small. The government mas rem
dered the making and sale Of the stuff
improbable by levying 10 cents a
pound on all that is artificially colored,
and half cent on me uncolored.
Foreigners Refuse CoIored Buffers.
Goal tar dyes" said DR.. Wiley, care
not fatally harmful, though by no
means wholesome. and dairymen are
permitted under the law to use such
coloring matter to impart to their but
ter rich yellow color. TO render this
unnecessary, the Department Of Agri-
culture is now trying to educate the
popular taste in favor of uncolored but
ter, and we are making some Roadway.
over in Europe one never encounters
colored butter in any Of the hotels or
first class markets. The people there
have learned to distrust it. We are
coming to this in the United States. To
day first-class hotels and fancy gro
ceries will not buy butter that has a
high color. Our epicures and those
that live we'll are also fighting shy OF
it, and as result the dairymen are be
ginning to realize that the bottle OF
coal tar dye is no longer a necessary
adjunct to a successful dairy"
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-11-11

'"rhe grape is the poor mans fruit. ess
pecially one who has only a house lot OF
the smallest possible dimensions. he can
plant vines beside his cottage and their
roots will extend and profitably occupy
every inch of ground underneath II ana
from that small space produce all the fruit
his family can consume, while the vines
afford shade and protection and add
beauty to his little home, occupying no
space, either above or below TIA ground
to interfere with other interests, ana
producing more fruit in less time and
with less labor and attention than any
thing that was ever planted"
All of which is charming in truth
unless the phylloxera or the downy
mildew or the aphis or the dry rot be-
come appurtenances to vine, or the
chickens or small boys OF the neigh
borhood steal all the grapes just as
they are getting ripe.
Chickens, however, should be kept in
pens, and if every small boys father
had a grape vine which furnished "all
the fruit his family could consume"
there would be no incentive to pillage
the neighbours vines.
AS for the downy mildew and the
other ailments to which civilized grape
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-11-11

In commenting on the need which
has hitherto manifested itself in the
West for calling upon Eastern money
centers for funds with which to move
Western crops, New York financial
letter states that with conditions as
they were ten years ago, the present
record-breaking crop would have
strained the capacity Of the New York
financial centers to the utmost to fur
nish sufficient funds. So greatly, how
ever, has the wealth Of the West in
creased and so large are the surplus
reserves Of the farmers that even with
crops SO stupendous as to amaze Eu-
rope, New York financiers have been
hardly Inconvenience by the demands
for funds. In not distant future it is
predicted the West of the Mississippi
Valley and of the Missouri Valley as
well will be found exclusively lending
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-11-11

or advancing money with which to
move the crops that are grown in the
remoter regions of the Southwest or the
distant Northwest.
No expert can estimate accurately the
gains that will come this year to the
farmers, the surplus that will be left
for them after paying expenses, which
represents their profits. Some Of the
most experienced experts have venturcd
to estimate that the farmers Of the
United States this year as a whole will
find themselves to the good by not less
than s300,000,000, and possibly $780,
100000. These are the gains as we'll as
those which the great transportation
companies expect to receive for carry
ing the agricultural products from the
harvest fields to the market to which
Mr.. Vanderlip referred in his address to
the National Bankers Association at
Washington. The United States as a
whole ought to be richer by reason of
the years industry, agricultural and
manufacturing and transportation, by
an amount considerably in excess Of a
thousand millions.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-11-11
CHICKENS As GARDENERS.
Can Be Taught to Pull Weeds and
Harvest Grain.

81 see as how a scientific perfesser
has trained yaller dorg to count ten
an answer fool questions" said the
hired man to the tourist. "Wy that
amt nothin.' / knows an old Teller
back .yere in tn Valley what beats
that all to flinders. Began raisin'
chickens when he was boy. I seen
some bantams he had no biggern' feas
an game birds what cd step over a
six-foot fence. But that amt nothin'.
Last time l was down t his place he
had hunderd-acre farm an bout ten
thousand chickens, an was raisin'
truck for early northern markets.
Powerful big chickens they was, an
he had 'em trained SOS they'd work
his farm for him. They wasn't weed
nur a blade O. grass in that whole
farm 'cep'n in the pastures. An bugs?
wy they cudn't later bug, nur a cut
worm, nur even a cabbage flea get a
foot inside o. that farm afore
chicken had i'm. An that wasn't all.
Them chickens cd see at night. Guess
he must a. crossed 'em with owls.
ANY ways, lc AcNeI WOIIlcu uOuc
bout early frost. If twas cold in the
spring them chickens was out all
night coverin' up tomatoes an beans
an ev'ythin' tender. Jest squat over
the plants with their wings spread
out an set there till sun up He had
tomatoes three weeks ahead o. any
body else. An that wasn't all. When
he planted his beets en- turnips en-
passnips he sowed 'em powerful thick
an as soon as they'd get up bout
right size them chickens come along
an thin 'em out jest right. Fine eatin'
for 'em, too. An tween times they
was going up an down the rows all
day long scratchin' up the dirt an
keepin' ev'ythin' cultivated jest par
feet. Wy that Teller never had a hoe
in his ham from one year end to an
other. An lay! Gee whiz! Them
hens was the stiddiest layers 1 ever
see. But they didn't use no nests.
Jest laid in regular egg crates. An
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-11-11
GASOLINE POWER ENGINES.
Constitutes Great Saving I'm Horse
and Man Power Have Come
Into General Use on Many
Prosperous Farms
and Homes.

inexpensive, reliable power on the
farm and around the home is becom-
ing more and more desirable these
days when unskilled labor is so high
and hard to procure. Gasoline engines,
which when started practically take
care Of themselves, are rapidly sup
planting steam engines and horse pow
er, the operation of which requires con-
slant attention. The difference in the
cost Of operating and the advantage Of
starting at a moments notice has ad-
vanced the popularity Of gasoline en-
gines where comparatively small power
is required in contrast with other
power devices.
A few years ago we heard but little
about gasoline engines for use on the
farms, while to-day we find many Of
them on up-to-date farms and small
business plants. This growing inter
est has been brought about largely
through the improvements that have
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-11-11

been made by manufacturers during
late years in simplifying the working
parts of the engines so that the aver
age man can operate them with the
ease Of an expert. AS matter Of fact,
a bright boy can handle modern gas
oline engine with but little teaching.
Take the farmer who has never seen
a gasoline engine and let him start and
stop one a few times and study some
Of the principles of operating it
and in few days he will become as
familiar with its workings as he would
with team of horses or n tread-mill.
The general usefulness of machine
Of this sort on a farm is apparent.
There is ensilage to cut, wood to saw
feed to grind, corn to shell, water to
pump, in fact q multitude Of things
that can be done with a gasoline en-
CINE at small expense.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-11-11

PACKING CONCORD GRAPES, LAKE
KEUKA, NEW YORK.
These were cultivated vines. Doubt
less native vines grow to much great
er ages.
The viticulturist Of the Department
OF Agriculture, George G. Husmann,
states that he has never seen a vine
among the endless number Of natives
Astounding in our forests that has died
from the effects Of age. Some old grape
vines grow to immense size. There is
a wild grape vine on the shores of Mo
bile Bay under which Andrew Jackson
twice pitched his tent in his cam
paigns against the Seminoles, which
has a circumference of over six feet,
with supposed age of about 100 years.
The Size of Great Tree.
The largest known grape vine in the
world was planted in California in
1912. 1t has made phenomenal
growth. Beneath it's spreading branches,
which cover nearly half an acre, 800
persons can find protection from the
suns heat. 1t bears from six to ten
tons Of grapes for a crop and the cir
conference Of its trunk is eight feet.
While the wine industry is by far the
most important feature Of grape grow
ing. enormous quantities Of table
grapes are raised and by means Of i'm
proved transportation facilities sent to
all parts of the country. The Con-
cords, the Delawares and the Niagaras
come from the North, the Scuppernongs
from the South and the Flame Tokays
and other sugary raisin grapes from
the Pacific coast.
The last census reported IL States
having in bearing over 100000 vines
each. California being first with co..
100000 vines. New York second with
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-02

His Mother tsuddenly entering the children's room) Why. Tommy, you ought to be ashamed to have so untidy a desk! And why have you scattered these scraps of paper all over the fioor?' Tommy {with a pencil behind each ear)Im playin' I'm carryin' on a real business, same as papa does.''- Chicago Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-02

centuries before it was heard Of in Scotland Yard. Title deeds and other legal instruments are often found to bear. in addition to signatures, the finger-prints of the parties concerned:
 sometimes. indeed, the imprint of the whole hand. In a small volume, enti- tied Omissions from History pub lished in the twelfth century, we have this story: r ......-
 A favorite concubine of the Emperor Ming Huang GA D. 713-56), having sev- eral times dreamed that she was inyi-
 ted by man to take wine with him on the sly, spoke about it to the emperor. 1 This is the work of a magician" said
 his Majesty. Next time you go, take care to leave behind you some record. ' That very night she had the same dream: and, accordingly, she seized an
 opportunity of putting her hand on an
 ink slab and then pressing it on a
 screen. When she awaked, she de- scribed what had happened; and on a secret investigation being made, the imprint of her hand was actually found in the Dawn in the East Pavilion, out side the palace. The magician. howev-
 CT, was nowhere to be found. Nine teenth Century. .4....-. .8
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-02
RUSsIA,s SdV4L PLANS.
Absolute Necessity of Sea Power One
 Lesson of War.

Lesson of War.
 St. Petersburg, Jan. With refer ence to the report published in the United States under a St. Petersburg date that Emperor Nicholas had sane tioned the expenditure of $500, 00,000 for rebuilding the navy. the fact is that Russia's naval programme has not yet been definitely decided or promulgated. All that is positively known is that the plans cover a long period of years.
 The absolute necessity of a sea power is one of Russia's latest lessons of the present war, and, with practically the complete destruction of the Port Arthur fleet, the government is determined not cnly on filling the gap, but on building up a fleet which will keep Russia fully abreast of other first-class powers The press has unanimously supported the plans of the government for the regen- eration and reorganization of the navy, and to this end 1t has been determined to build up great shipyards at home. The figures given, however, are not con- firmeds The Russ on December 30 spec ulated upon a five-year programme with an expenditure of $250, 100000, and on December 31 upon a fifteen-year programme and $750 COG, 900 expenditure.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-02
HAVEN MORNING JOURNAL COURIER MoNDAY JANUAR

begin with, that he could smcke three stander remarked that no man alive could smoke even one cigar continuous ly until it was consumed without talk ing it from his lips. 'Bosh!i said the man; I do that right along, and think nothing of it. I'll get you a box of perfectos you can't do 1t right now,' said the other, and in half a minute the wager was made. By its terms the ei-
 gar was to be consumed in steady, con- seeutive puffs. and not removed from
 the lips until burned to mark one and one-half inches from the tip. A clear Havana colorado maduro was selected for the test, and the smoker took seat and began. He puffed like an en- zine for about two minutes and accu- mulated something under half an inch of ash, and then he began to wabble. He shifted the cigar from side to side, pulled slow and fast, and seemed to have difficulty getting his breath be tween the draws. At any rate, ne kept turning his head to avoid the smoke,
 and finally got to laughing. could see SC was in torture, but he stuck to II until he got within half an inch of the mark. Then he jumped up suddenly. threw the cigar away, and walked out of the shop. I paid the bet and charged it to his account, and he told me last evening that the very idea of tobacco made him sick. I doubt whether 1t would be possible for anybody to smoke even a moderately strong cigar through in the manner I have described. - Kansas City Journal. ~
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-02
CHADWICKS MEET AND
 BOTH BREAK DOWN

tcontinued from First Page).
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PiIl-Fame--d0 cents q vial for Dr. Agnew's Liver Pills would not make curative powers were not in them. Worth will get to the top and that ac- counts for the wonderful demand for these little gems, They positively cure Constipation. Biliousnesss Sick Head aclle.---75
 Sold by w. H Hull and Gillespie & co.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-02
ANNUAL SOCIETY DINNER
GIVEN SATURDAY EVENING BR
 WILLIAM f. DOW.

To Delta Ps1 Members and Others-Ex-
 perIenee of Year Reviewed-Eew Year
 Ushered In With COiIge songs-Host
 Recipient of Many Gifts.
 The fourth annual New Years eve dinner to members of the Gamma Delta Psi society of the New Haven high school and others was given Saturday evening by William F. Dow at his home on Carmel street. Society members and others congregated from all parts of the state to witness the going and the coming of the old and new year, and altogether it proved a most enjoyable occasion. s.
 The house was prettily decorated with things reminiscent of the holiday season. the general color scheme at tempted being green and white, and blending artistically with the other dec- orations of the house. s4 .s+.s
 The dinner was served late in the evening, the tables being arranged with many humorous and original conce.ts. The fayors were shell ash trays with a combination holder for cigars and ci- 1 garettes.
 Although there were no set toasts, many interesting stories were told, and the experiences of the past year were reviewed amid much laughter The Quartette Mandolin club played during the entire evening. and the new year was ushered in with college songs and old school fayorites. It was also the occasion of Mir. Dew's twenty-second birthday and he was the recipient of many useful and valuable presents.
 Among those present were c. R. Mes- I singer Frederick l.. Coe, Lee c. Wilson Philip s. Smith, A. R. Austin. Hawley ". Lincoln. W. E. Van Leuvan. A. K. Dow, William R. Mackay, Charles I. French. ST. Stanley F, Mackay, Charles I. French, jr.. William F. Dow, Gardner 4 Dow, Walter French, Donald E. French and George Sterling.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-02

When MT. Dawley and pr. Chadwick arose to leave the jail, Mrs. chadwick apparently felt more severely than ever before the desolation of her position She knew neither that her husband va as her companion and protector nor that his sympathy for her had been swept away. She clung to him for moment and again pleaded for his confidence. With tears in his eyes he told her she had his confidence until proof is pro- duced to shatter it.
 The doctor was dazed for a moment upon reaching the turkeys room. Emil Hoover had arrived at the jail while pr. Chadwick was with his wife. and was awaiting his stepfather in the Of flee. The man grasped both hands of the boy and searched his face for a moment before eeither spoke.
 Emil slowly said the doctor, it | has been a long time since I saw you, Many things happend since them The boy made no response to his step, fathers remark, and they started to leave the jail.
 Has your regard for Mrs. Chadwick l changed since her" began question
 CT of Dr. Chadwick, as they were leav- I ing the jail.
 I T cannot say anything interrupted the, physician, you will have to talk with Mr Dawley or Mir Kerruish.'
 "There will be no statement" said
 MT. Dawley, "so you may as we'll let him rest.'' On the ride from New York, pr. Chad wick became somewhat reserved as his train neared his home city, and he grew appreciably sadder He was loath to discuss his troubles
 Tt is a little different home coming than I have been accustomed to-" he said, with a wan smile.
 Sheriff Barry has been most kind, and has made the trip as pleasant as possible under the circumtances. My daughter remained in New York and will leave at once for Florida, where she will stay at least for the present. All this trouble has come upon me with such suddenness that I am almost crushed Of course am not guilty of any wrong QOlNB. af.F
 ''How do the people of Cleveland look upon me?'' the doctor anxiously in qtiired. For thirty-five years I have made that city my home, and this is the first time there has been any talnt on my name. It is too terrible. Even
 my home has been taken from me and of all reports are true am a penniless pauper. I cannot suspect my wife, for I must first learn her story from l1erNown lips before I can judge her. Heaven grant that it all may be cleared up at once" ''+ X After that statement Dr. Chadwick was silent until his train reached the Euclid avenue station, where he was greeted by Attorney Kerruish. The two men have been friends for fffteeen years. <.-.s :.,..s; y;,.s$e y,;s$e
 After leaving the jail Dr. Chadwick and Attorney Kerruish had breakfast in a down town restaurant. @
 There has been some question in the minds of the lawyers whether Dr. Chad wick has the occupancy of his Euclid avenue home since. it has been taken possession of for the benefit of creditors of Mrs. Chadwick and it has been de- cided by the lawyers that Dr. Chadwick cannot be barred from it's use. l.. He spent to-day at the home of Attorney Virgil P. Kline, and he may go to his own home tomorrow. 5
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-02
TASK oF SMOKING A CIGAR.

q have customer who thinks he smokes twenty cigars a day" said a
 dealer to reporter "As a matter of fact he gives away many of them and
 throws away some that are only partly consumed. However, he is firm in the belief that he smokes more actual to. bacco than any man in town. and a boast on the subject in my store recent ly led to curious bet. He declared, to
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-02
THE coNsoLIDATED's NEwtoGc
 MOTIVES.

A representative of the Baldwin loco- motive works arrived here Sat lrday night in advance of the first deli zies of engines to be made to the NeJ Ha- ven road on the order for 100 lot jno- tives recently given to different dom- panies. Some of the new engines are expected here to-day and others Szill follow them fin quick succession.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-02
GRIP COLDS.

Laxative Bromo Quinine, the world wide Cold and GriD remedy, removes the cause. Call for the full name and look for signature of D. w. Grove 25c.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-02
Theodore Thomas Better.

Chicago, Jan. 1.-Theodore Thomas, leader of the Chicago orchestra, who is suffering from an attack of pneumonia, was reported as slightly improved to- night.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-02

What you pay for extracts is import ant, but what you get for your money Is ten times more important. Burnett's Vanilla costs more because worth more.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-19
WOMAN'S DEATH
IS MYSTERIOUS
Mrs. Hannah McSweeney May
BE Victim of an Unknown
ASSailant Bent on Murder
VIOLENT BLOW STRUCK
DR.. Bacigalupi Inclined to
Believe That Old Woman
Died of Unnatural Cause

An autopsy on the body of aged Mrs.
Hannah McSweeney yesterday indi-
Gates that the old woman was the vic
TIN OF brutal murderer. The Morgue
surgeon. DR.. Bacigalupi, declares that
her death was due to hemorrhage of
the Drain, caused by violent blow
rom q blunt instrument
Inc BODY was found on Friday on
Sne noor OF a sQualid tenement at 22I
Elgnth street, where Mrs. McSweeney
nao been living for several years. Mrs
:, slmms, neighbor. entered the place
with some food for the old woman and
1ouno her stretched on the floor life
less. No visible marks of violence were
round on the body, and Deputy Cor
oner Meehan attributed the death to
neart failure. Yesterday afternoon DR..
5acigalupi discovered that Mrs. Nc
sweeney had probably been murdered.
The old woman was last seen alive
on Thursday night as she entered her
rooms. Though the neighborhood is
tnickly populated. no one else was seen
70 enter the place or leave IT, No
weapon Of any sort was found near the
body.
While ii is shown that Mrs. Nc
Sweeney came to her death through
violence, the police are at a loss TO find
any motive for the crime The old
woman had been living in poverty for
years The theory is advanced that
she, being very feeble, fell 10 the floor
and received the injuries that caused
her death. Detective Bailey is work
ing on the case.