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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-18
Weather Is UnfavorabIe.

Leaden skies, low-hanging mist-laden
clouds and a moderate east wind were the
unfavorable conditions under which the
great ocean race was started. and the
three big square-rigged vessels were hand
icapped at the very start; for beating to
windward. in a light air, their spreading
courses and bugng topsails. were not
to be compared with the hard-fitting fore
and aft canvas Of the trim schooners
Weather prophets declared Ii pot un-
likely that the racers We're in FOR day
or two more of moderate headwinds. II
the forecast be fulfilled nothing but half
a gale of wind from astern Will save the
big Yalhalla from defeat.
Despite the lowering weather condi-
tions, the start of the great and hetero-
genous fleet was inspiring. After the post
ponement the day before, the yachts lay
in their anchorage within the shelter OF
Sandy Hook last night. The fog of the day
previous had lifted considerably but still
hung low and obscured the vision be-
yond a few miles.
The Blue Peter, giving warning of i'm
pending departure, was run up on the
mast of the committee tug at noon;
there was a flash and squirt of smoke
from the gun on her deck, and warning
report rolled among the fleet, giving no
minutes. Ten minutes later another gun
sounded. and the prov of every craft
swung toward the starting line.
Presents Inspiring Spectacle.
II was an inspiring spectacle. Near the
line the small Allsa bearing every mark
of the racer, was engaged In jockeying
match with the Hlldegarde. and to avoid
being forced across the line prematurely
performed some startling ranenvers. Be-
hind them to the north and east the fleet
was spread out in fan shape.
Almost at the flash of the starting gun
the Ailsa and TIlldegarde went across the
line with the kawl slightly in the lead,
and in the windward position. crowding
close behind them came the Atlantic,
Endymion, Hamburg, Thistle, Utowana
and ValhaIla in that order. AS the yes
sells crowded together at the windward
end of the startling line each captain,
anxious to secure the weather position,
kept crowding the schooners so badly
that they were unable to cross the line
without collision.
Barely in time to prevent a collision
the feet made an opening for them and
they went through and swung into line.
Warning whistles and signal flags re-
called them, but not until they had gone
more than half mile on their course
were they able to get clear of the fleet
and return and recross the line.
Miss Stimson Is Aboard.
In the meantime the little schooner
Fleur de Lis, the smallest of the fleet,
on which Miss Candace Stimson, the own
er's daughter, was a passenger, slipped
across the line and quickly overlook the
Thistle.
All the leaders got away within a min
ute of the starting gun, at 1915, but the
Fleur de Lis crossed at 1927, Sunbeam
at 1870 and Apache at 1886. utowana at
1851 and Valhalla at 1:25 The latter was
in irons and tackng at the line, and thus
badly DELAYED.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-07-15
SOC per Year; SC the Copy.

profit from the same area. The de-
partment of farm management is or
ganizing thirty more of these model
farms this season, and it is expected
that in the course of little time there
will be such farms throughout the en-
tire country.
Prof. Spillman is intensely interested
in the work he is doing, and recently
refused the offer of the position of
dean of the department of agricul-
ture at the Pennsylvania state college,
giving as the reason his preference to
remain in the department of agricul
ture, even though at lower salary,
and work out his ideas on studies of
farm practice and conducting demon
stration farms for teaching advanced
methods of farming. The Importance
of this work and the valuable results
that are sure to be reached under the
management of Prof. Spillman cannot
be measured in advance. The United
States department of agriculture is
fortunate in having the services of
such a man as Prof. Spillman.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-07-15

same time meet the demands of the
millers for high grade of the cereal
was made close study by Prof. Spill
man, and in 1899 he began breeding
wheats and produced several winter
club wheats adapted to eastern Wash
ington. While at this work he dis
covered the law that enables the breed
er to predict the result of crosses be-
tween varieties.
Since going to Washington, D. c.,
as agrostologist to the department of
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-07-15
Alfalfa in Western Washington.

Alfalfa grows best in well-drained,
loamy soil, with subsoil sufficiently
open to allow the roots to penetrate to
considerable depth. An excess of
water in the soil is a very unfavora-
BILE condition for alfalfa, because it
tends to drown it out. Where the
water level is near the surface, or
where the surface water from heavy
rains is unable to drain off readily,
alfalfa usually fails. For this reason
an alfalfa field is injured by being
submerged from an overflow, or even
killed if the water remains over the
surface for too long period. This
being the case, in the western part of
Washington and Oregon, where the
rainfall is so heavy and the soil often
remains too wet for successful growth
of alfalfa. the plant is not generally
grown.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-07-15
Fruit cannery on Cherries.

The Nooksack Valley Canning Com
pany week ago was at the height of
it's cherry-canning season and work.
ing overtime disposing of the fruit
that was being received daily from the
vicinity of Bow and other parts of
Skagit county. The management ex-
pected to work on cherries for more
than a week longer, and after that the
cannery will start work on string
beans and peas, which will then be
available.
The plant was moved from Everson
to Bellingham this spring, and is as
yet not running on as large a scale as
before the transfer. An increase in
the capacity of the cannery is contem-
plated next year. At present it furn-
ishes employment for force of TWEEN
ty women.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-07-15

AN OF our readers Will TeCOS-
III nize in the cut on this page the
likeness of one of the hardest workers
in the interest of the agricultural
classes and a man who, more than any
one else, is responsible for the greater
diversity of farming in the state of
Washington. Prof. W. ]. Spillman, OF
the bureau of plant industry, United
States department of agriculture, is
the gentleman to whom we have ref
erence; and as he is coming to the
northwest sometime during next
month brief sketch of his life and a
presentation of his genial features will
not be out of place.
Prof. Spillman first saw the light
OH a farm in Lawrence county, Mis-
souri,, on October %, 1863, and until
he was seventeen years old he remain
ed on the farm, attending the district
school and working tween times. AT
ter teaching in the home school for
one year he went to the state univer-
sity at Columbia, Missouri, in the fall
of 1881. He arrived there with $24.3O
as his cash capital and during the
next three years, which he spent in
the university, that and what he
made to pay his entire expenses. He
taught one winter in college at Pierce
City, Missouri, but continued his stud
les at the university and in June,
1886, he graduated at the head of his
class. He was principal of a graded
school at Marshall, Missouri, the fol-
lowing year, then became assistant
professor of science at the state nor
NAL at Cape Girardeau, and the next
year following he became head pro-
fessor of science. The two years fol
lowing were spent at the university OF
Vincennes, Indiana, as professor OF
science, and during the next three
years Prof Spillman was professor OF
science at the state normal school at
Monmouth, Oregon.
1t was in 1894 that Prof. Spillman
became identified with agricultural ed
ucation in the state of Washington,
for on July 1 of that year he became
professor of agriculture at the Pull
man college, which position he hlled
until December 81, 1901, resigning to
become agrostologist to the United
States department Of agriculture. His
services at the Pullman college were
of the highest value to the agricul-
tural interests of the entire north
west, and it was a great loss the col
lege sustained when he left When
he became connected with the college
the single crop wheat growing system
was in vogue and had led to disaster
among the growers, as such systems
always do. Prof. Spillman set to work
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-07-15
Prof. w. J. SPILLMAN

to introduce grasses particularly suit
ed to conditions in this section, with
the result that today there Is grown
extensively variety of grasses with
out which stock raising and general
farming could not be successful. In
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-07-15

addition to the introduction of grasses,
Prof. Spillman developed the dairy
school, which has proven of such great
utility to the dairying interests of the
state. He is the originator of the
system of paying more for butterfat
in cream than in milk.
The question of securing varieties of
wheat that would produce the largest
yields in Washington fields and at the
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1905-07-15

agriculture Prof. Spillman has devel-
oped the Office of farm management
and instituted system of demonstra-
ton farms, of which there are now
twenty-five in operation, mostly in cot
tongrowing states. They will event
ually emancipate the cottongrower
from his one crop and show him in
what other lines of production he can
conduct his farm and make a larger
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-04-27
Lead, Zinc md sulphur ores
Tlue Merit RecnrniZld.

Last winter the oldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul f. Mueller, publisher
of the Volksblatt- Rundschau, Lincoln,
H., was afflicted with very bad cold
and cough. In speaking of how they
cured it, Mr.. Mueller says: "We used
different kinds of medicines without
any benefit to him until we commenced
to use Harris Honey and Horehound.
This medicine gave immediate relief
and soon cured him. In my estima-
ton Harris Honey and Horehound is
the most wonderful and certain cure
in the world for all throat and lung
troubles" 25c, SOC and Sl.00. Sold
at Vivian's Pharmacy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-04-27
CHAPTER XII.
PRIDE AND SIMPLICITY IN THE INTER
COURSE OF MEN.

PRIDE AND SIMPLICITY IN THE INTER
COURSE OF MEN.
TT would perhaps be difficult to find
a more convincing example than
pride to show that the obstacles to
4 better, stronger, serencr life are
rather in US than in circumstances.
The diversity and, more than that, the
contrasts in social conditions give rise
inevitably to all sorts Of conflicts. Yet.
in spite of this, how greatly would
social relations be simplifled II we put
another spirit into mapping out our
plan Of outward necessities! Be well
persuaded that 1t is not primarily diff
ferences OF class and occupation, diff
ferences in the outward manifesto
tons Of their destinies, which embroil
men. II such were the case, we should
End an idyllic peace reigning among
colleagues and all those whose inter
ests and lot are virtually equivalent.
On the contrary, as every one knows,
the most violent shocks come when
equal meets equal, and there is no
war worse than civil war. But that
which above all things else binders
men from good understanding Is pride.
II makes man hedgehog, wounding
every one he touches. Let US speak
first Of the pride OF the great.
What offends me In this rich man
passing in his carriage is not his equi-
page, his dress or the number and SPLEEN
dor of his retinue. 1t is his contempt.
That he possesses great fortune does
not disturb me, unless ! am badly dis
posed. But that he splashes me with
mud, drives over my body, shows by
his whole attitude that | count for
nothing IN his eyes because am not
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-04-27
A Wonderful Zinc Region.

Montfort Mail: Hundreds of strau-
gers are visiting the zinc mines of this
section and those having an intelli-
gence of other zinc fields say it is
proving a surprise to them to learn
that zinc mining in southern Wiscon-
sin has become a legitimate business
proposition instead of wildcat"
speculation as is the case in most new
mining fields. The reason for this
success is largely the fact that devel-
opments of recent years have proved
that zinc deposits underlie many of
the old lead ranges, and there are
thousands of these ranges in the dis
trict, which await the work of com
panys to prove them. This reduces
the area being prospected to mini
mum, and by u small expense for
drilling, the ore may be found before
the expense of sinking a shaft is UNI
1prtakpn
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-04-27
Last Hone Vanished.

When leading Physicians said that
w. NJ. Smithart, Of Pekin, Ia, had
incurable consumption, his last hope
vanished; but Dr.. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, kept him out of his grave. He
says; This great specific completely
cured me, and saved my life. Since
then, have used it for over 10 years,
and consider it a marvellous throat
and lung cure Strictly scientific
cure for Coughs, Sore Threats or
Colds; sure preventive Of Pneumonia.
Guaranteed, SOC and sl.00 bottles at
Prideaux & Bliss drug store. Trial
bottle free
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-04-27
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear There
Is only one way to cure deafness, aud that Is
by constitutional remedies Deafness is eau
scd by an infamed condition OF the mucus
lining of the Eustachiau Tube, When this
tube Is inilamed you have u rumhling sound
or imperfect hearing, and when ii IS entirely
closed, Deafness is the result, and unless the
Inflammation can he taken out and this tube
restored to its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever; nine eases out Of ten
are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but
an indamcd condition OF the mucous
services.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case Deafness caused by catarrhl that can
not he cured by Halls CHtarrh Cure Send
for circulars, free.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-04-27

forty seven ~ degrees west twenty 20 feet,
thence north forty.one and one-haH Il1s de-
greCS east one hundred and twonty-seVen
east scventy-tivc ~ feet, thence south forty-
one and one half 4I's degrees west ~ Spruce
street, thence north forty-seyen ~ degrees
west stNty. two az feet 10 point OF beginning,
9N-looths acres,
Parcel No :; Those parts OF lots ono hum
dred ntnety 100 and one hundred ninety-one
l9t in Nltets survey Of Mineral Point bound
eu Nv q line cnmmcncing ON Spruce street
north forty-Seveu ~ degrees west two hum
dred and thirty -etght 23S feet from the
southeast corner " lot No, one hundred
ninety one lal thence north forty-ono and
oue-haf IL y degrees cast forty four "a feet
thence north torty-Seven ~ degrees west
twenty ~ feet thence north torty-one and
onc-halt 4lNs degrees east one hundred and
twonty-seNNn l27 feet thence south thirty
eight KS degrees east seventy hve ~ foot
thence north tortysonc aud one-hah tlS do
greoS cast one hundred and thirty-tVe 1875
tcet " the north ltuc ~ lot No, one hundred
and ninety 100, thonco along said limo north
torN-thrce a. doNrceS west stN hundred and
forty -onC Ntl feet, thence south thirty eight
vs. degrees west one hundred and sixty five
100 tSot, thence south thlrty-four and one
half 3AI dcgreNS east hNc hundred and sixty
i've HnS teot, thence south torty-one and one
haH Ills dcgrNcS west thirty one ri feet,
thence south torty.ScNen "a degrees east
twenty 20 feet 10 beginning, containing
about IA acres,
rarCct Ne, s; Th0se parts OF lots No. ono
hundred and uiuety 100 aud one hundred
and ninety one OF Nlict's survey VI Mineral
Point bounded by line commencing ON
Spruce street at the west corner nf said lot
No, one hundred and uuCty- ono ipl run
ming thence south forty seven ~ degrees
cast ono hundred and HNo loA tcct thonoe
north tfty 80 degrees cast ono hundred and
ScNeutN five lIS feet thence north thirty
Ntght SS degrees west one hundred aud four
t0} tCCt thence south atty 10 degrees west
one hundred and ninety four lal feet to
point W hcEnninE containing "a l0nths
acres,
Dated ShortNs office, pndEovnle, Wis
NPF" ~ TWO T. II, HoSkINs,
sheriff OF Iowa County,
Ficdlcr \ Ficdlcr, platntltls' attorneys,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-04-27
l. EGG Al NOTICES.
PARTITION sALE


SrATE " WiScouSiu~-lo Iowa County, Cirruit
- Court
Ice Mitchell Fannie kurth, Mary Mitchell
and Matilda Mitchell, Infants, by Richard
J, MITCHELL their guardian, Plaintiffs,
vs.,
Leonard PnQuettc, Francis LaNiua rOluctte
and lohu roQuctte her husband, George
pHQucttc and Ncttie roQuette his wife,
Louis PNtuCttc and Margaret foGucttC his
wife, Sarah J Davis aud Isaac navtS her
husband, sophia Powers and Ellis Powers
her husband, Joseph kurth, and Nealy \
\ Anderson, nefeudantS,
Pursuant to and by virtue " am order FOR
partition ana sale made Ivy and issuing out 0i
the above named circuit court In the above
entitled action, dated the 9th day Of April
\, u, 1908, |, tho undersigned sherttI Ut Iowa
county, will on the Goth day VI May, A u.
1908, al ten O'clock in the forenoon of said
day, ut the front door W the city hall on
High street IN the city VI Mineral Point ia
Iowa county, Wisconsin, sell 10 the highest
bidder or bidders for cash. alt OF tho follow
ing described rCal estate situate, lying aud
being in the city " Mncral Point, county of
Iowa aud state W WISCONSIN. and part ocular
ty described rs follows, tOwtt;
Lot number ScNoutytNc Cta IN NliCtS sur
NcS Ot the city VI Mineral Point
Dated ShCriGS office, ntlAgGNillc, Wis,
NP'"N = '"es' T. II NuSktNs,
sheriff " Iowa County.
Fielder & Fielder rtRtutitS' Attorneys,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-04-27
Arrested ut Gratiot.

DARLINGTON, April %, l905-Eli
Sheldon was arrested yesterday Mt
Gratiot, charged with taking indecent
liberties with y female child at Lam
sing, Mich. 1t is alleged that he was
arrested in Lansing six weeks ago
and jumped his bail, coming to to this
county, where he has been AT work on
a farm for u month past, He was not
armed When arreseed he had just
taken the train at Gratiot, and had u
ticket for Portland, Oregon, He was
arrested in consequence of a telegram
from the chief of police of Lansing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-04-27
Elrdlnr N Llnhlnr nIinrnnyn.

STA 4 OF Wisconsin, In Iowa County Court,
~ In Probate
Notice Il hereby given that ~ II special
term OF tho Iowa County Court, 20 bc hold In
aud for said county, at tho court house In the
city of nudgcvilc In said county, on tho 9TH
day of May A, H. ln0o, hcing tho second
tn, $ iay OF said month, nj ten o'clock IN tho
fore noon Of said day, the following matters
win be heard and considered
The petition Of james brewer, executor of
the last will and testament uf james BREWER
deceased for tho construction of the last VIII
and tcstamonto OF said deecuHod, aud for an
order ndiuglng that urnte Rrewor tho widow
Of said deceased, elected to take under said
Will aud testament instead ~ under the law,
aud for mn order dlschnrRnR said petitioner
from his trust
And H. Is further ordered that public notice
thereof be given 10 all persons Interested ny
publishing u copy OF this notice for three
weeks successfully prior Ia said day OF
hearing, IN the Iowa County Democrat. ~
weekly newspaper published In said county.
by order of the COURT
ALpHo jerks, County Judge.
Dated, Dodgeyllo Wis.,, April II, 1908.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-04-27
Fielder & Fielder. Attorneys.


NOTICE or ORDER ron FINAL SETTLEMENT
IsTKsTATE ESTATE.
STATE Of Wisconsin, Iowa County Court,
~ SIN Probate.
Notice n hereby given that at u special
term OF the Town County Court. To be held In
and for said county, at the Court House IN
the city OF Dodgeyille, In said county, on tho
9th day Of May, A, u. 1905, being the
second Tuesday of said month. ~ 10 O'clock
In the forenoon OF said day, tho following
matters VIII De hehra ana considered;
mlnistratrix Of the estate ~ Richard FlGsher,
late Of sad county. deceased, for the ex-
animation and allowance Of her ndmlnlstra-
tlOn account and the assignment OF the
residue Of said estate 30 such persons as are
by law entitled 10 the same.
And II Is further ordered tba9 public notice
thereof be given % nil persons Interested by
publishing copy Of this notice for three
weeks successiyeIy, prior 20 said day OF hear
Ing, In the Iowa County Democrat, n weekly
newspaper published IN said county
by order Of the Court:
ALDRo jerks County Judge
Dated this 4th day Of April 1908
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-04-27
fro BE CONTINUED
w the Gentle Japs Treat Animals.

How the Gentle Japs Treat Animals.
The Youths Companion gives Pro
fcssor Morse as authority for the
touching sketch OF japanese treatment
OF animals:
Birds build their nests in the city
houses; wild fowl, geese aud ducks
alight about the streets. He had act
ually been followed by wild deer IN
the streets. nibbling melon rind out Of
his hand. as tame as calves and lambs
on our farms. A dog goes TO sleep in
the busiest streets; men turn aside so
as not TO disturb him. One day a
beautiful heron allghted on the limb
Of tree, and the busy, Iostllng throng
stopped. No one attempted to injnre
the bird, but several began sketching
him"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-04-27
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-04-27
rjcdlcr \ rtcdter Attorneys,
NNrlNN M rnNnlrnns.


STATE ot Wisconsin, Iowa County Court
~ ~, In Probate,
In the matter vt the estate W Elizabeth
Cornish, dcCoascd
Letters " administration ON the estate ot
Elizabeth Cornish, deceased, having boon is
sued to A L, Rlshop,
Notice is hereby gtvcn, that the creditors
ot said EllgahCth Cornish, deceased, arc
allowed and limited by order ot this court
until and Including tho first Tuesday " M
NembCr 1908, betting the nth day said month
tO present their claims and demands against
said Elizabeth Cornish deceased to the county
court for examination aud allowance,
Notice IL also hcrchy gtvcn, that tho
Olatms so presented wilt IN examined aud
adjusted 10y this court at the office ~ tho
county. judge, ~ tho court house, ia tho
trst TuodRy OF nrccmhor, 1908
Dated this "Ath day of April 1908,
ny the Court,
ALnpo lENKs, County Judge,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-04-27
Cheated Death.

Kidney trouble often ends fatally,
but by choosing the right medicine,
Z. H. Wolfe, of Bear Grove, Iowa,
cheated death. He says: Two years
ago | had Kidney Trouble, which
auscd me great pain, suffering and
anxiety, but | took Electric Bitters,
which effected complete cure, |
have also found them of great benefit
in general debility and nerve trouble,
and keep them constantly on hand,
since, as | find they have no equal"
PrideauX & Bliss druggist, guaran-
tees them at soc.