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The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21
GREAT CORN CROPS OF KANSAS.
Have Added immense Sums to the
Wealth of the Nation.


The value of the Kansas corn crop
of 1902 from only 13 per cent of her
area, was sufficient to more than five
times cover the cost of the entire
Louisiana purchase and nearly eleven
times as much as the United States
paid for Alaska. Uncle Sans reports
point out that in the five-year period
ending with the year 1900 the COM
bined value of Kansas corn and
wheat exceeded that of the same crops
of any other state in the union. Illi-
nois came next, but fell behind Kan
sas by little less than $19,0000O0.
The value of corn grown in Kansas
the last twenty years is S100,000.O0
more than that of all the wheat crops
grown by Kansas since her beginning.
In the last ten years the value of
Kansas corn crops has been s1O6,O00,-
600 more than that of the wheat pro-
duced in the same period, which in
cluded three of the states largest
wheat crops and one of the smallest
of corn. In the preceding ten years
the corn crop was worth nearly $780,,
The Kansas corn crop was worth
over $6,000,O00 more than all her other
products of the soil in 1902, and in
two preceding seasons corn outvalued
all the other field products, wheat in.
cluded.
The fact that Kansas produces more
wheat than any other state of country
in the world always causes much ear
nest watchfulness and discussion OF
its acreage, condition. prospects. yield,
and quality. at home and throughout
the Srain, milling, transportation,
breadstuff, banking, and commercial
centers of civilization. This would
naturally persuade those without
knowledge of the facts to suppose that
wheat Is by far the states main and
foremost crop; yet compared in i'm
portance and value with her corn,
wheat is a side issue, and but one of
various secondary items the worth of
which must be aggregated to even ap-
proach the value of corn.
Great as the wheat crops have been.
for twenty-five of the forty-three years
of which there is record, statistics re-
veal that the aggregate value of the
corn crop was more than double that
of the combined yields of winter and
spring wheat, and in but few years has
the value of the wheat crop approach
ed or surpassed that of the same
years corn. The value of the corn
alone in each of fifteen years of the
last twenty has been greater than that
of all other field crops together wheat
omitted, and in only one year G90D of
the last decade did corn fail to out.
value the same crops
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21
Biaaest Dredaer in the World.

The most powerful dredger in the
world, both in point of size and out
put. has recently been added to the
German navy. So heavy has been the
sitting in the harbor and approaches
of Wilhelmshaven the existing plant
has long been unable to cope with the
deposits, the great German liners be-
ing barred from the harbor in conse-
quence. The new dredge, with up
wards of 1000 horsepower and a ca
pacity of $500 tons, is proving capa-
BILE of performing the enormous task
presented. however, dredging $4,000
cubic feet of compact sand an hour
and lifting light silt at the rate Of
10000 cubic feet hourly. The vessel
is thus capable of removing over 200,-
100000 cubic feet in year of 250
working days, the estimated cost be-
ing less than one-fifth of cent per
cubic foot, including interest and run.
ming expenses. The boat is 1924 feet
in length and Az feet beam.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21
Model Dairy Farm Pays Well.

Two Brothers, Albert and Harry
Fahnestock, have a model dairy farm
at Quaker Bottom Valley, in Baltimore
county, and the other day they had
the members of the Baltimore Stock
Exchange out to look at it. The Wis
itors were driven over the $50 acres in
wagons drawn by teams of eight nice
ly matched gray Percheron horses,
and they found the dairymen and the
stablemen all neatly uniformed. 1t is
also reported that they found scene
of unusual pastoral beauty" There
are hills, valleys and tumbling, splash
ing waters on the big farm, and the
keynote of the management is organ
ization and system. The result is sue
cess.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21
Joseph Choate Taking a Rest.

Although Joseph Choate, the former
ambassador to England, has been
home only seven months he has had
occasion to refuse flattering offers for
legal services which would have net
ted him many thousands of dollars.
He declined to mix in the Philadelphia
affair a few months ago and recently
he wrote a positive letter saying that
he could not possibly be persuaded to
go into the Equitable business. Choate
is in demand from many quarters, but
he has steadfastly refused TO entertain
proposals. His excuse is pressure of
personal business" For a man worth
less than a million this seems strange
to many New Workers
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21
Mark Hanna's Parable.

A late story of Mark Hanna tells
how some friends were urging the
burly Ohioan to try for presidential
nomination. 1t was when Mckinley
was at the height of his popularity,
Senator Hanna reflected for moment
and then answered: Two skunks
were sitting in the shade of a fence
one day when an automobile went
whizzing by, leaving behind a partcu-
larly emphatic odor of gasoline. The
sKunks shifted in disgust for a while
and finally one said to the other,
Whats the use?"
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21
For Broadening the Shoulders.

A good exercise for broadening the
shoulders requires the person to place
in his hands straight before him
against a door or wall, which he must
face. Straighten out the arms and let
the palms of both hands be spread
out upon the surface of the door
Then slowly press the chest forward
toward the door This will cause the
arms to bend at the elbows, but at the
same time will throw back the shOul-
ders. Rowing will broaden the shou!.
ders very porceptibly. Exercises with
dumb-bells are also good.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21
A one-Piece Railway Wheel.

A process for making a one-piece
steel railway wheel has been devised.
For "A S3-in. wheel an ingot about 1G
inches in diameter is used. and with
steam-hammer and hydraulic press
the ingot is forged until the hub
and web are brought to practically
the finished size. 1t is then subjected
to process of heat treatment, so that
the outer portion of the wheel Is
brought to a rolling heat. while the
web and hub are kept at lower red
heat. The rolling process brings the
wheel to its final shape.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21
Claims oHice.Holdinq Record.

E. w. Sweeley, justice of the
peace in Loyalsock, Lycoming county,
Pa, claims the record for offce-holding
in that state. Altogether he has held
various township and county offices
whose terms aggregate 109 years dur
ing his life of siXty-eight years. and he
is still adding to his record. Mr..
popular is shown by his record as fol-
lows: Justice of the peace, thirty-fve
years; assessor, twenty-siX years;
supervisor. eight years; school direct
or, fifteen years: overseer of the poor,
six years; township auditor, twelve
years; county auditor, four years;
jury commissioner, three years.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21
New Anesthetic.

Stovaine enters the list beside
chloroform and ether Stovaine, the
new anesthetic of DR.. Fourneau, is in
jected into the spinal fluid and within
five minutes gives complete insensi-
bility below the point of injection,
while the patient does not lose con-
sciousness. The effects last for an
hour and a half. No unfavorable re-
suits have been reported in the numer-
Gus tests that have been made in
France. but fears of lack of control
and danger of blood poisoning have
been expressed.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21
Mrs. Potter Palmer Changes style

At the first dinner she gave in
Hampden house, London, Mrs. Potter
Palmer staggered everybody by lead
ing the way into the dining room. At
first her guests thought Mrs. Palmer
had acted absent-mindedly, but she
continued the practice so inaugurated.
In England the hostess invariably
goes into the dining room last, but
several of Mrs. Palmer's friends hope
that her example will become the
fashion in London, holding that 1t is
obviously more sensible for the host
correct any mistakes in the ''order of
sitting" before the guests begin to
founder around the table in search of
their names.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21
Vanity a Trap for Criminals.

What is our greatest help in cap
turing criminals? Why, their vanity,
of course" said the detective. Men
and women who make crime a bust
ness are always proud of their work
when 1t is well done, according to
criminal standards, and sooner or la
ter they brag of 1t and it gets to our
ears. Even men who commit unpre-
meditated crimes seem unable to keep
their doings to themselves, and if they
do not openly boast they give out mys-
terious hints that rouse suspicion and
bring about surveillance. Then, again.
no matter how well a crime is plan
ned, there is nearly always an unfore-
seen contingency to be met, and it's
the failure to take precautions against
the one contingency that gives many a
clew. New York Sun.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21
l!lNVENElONT. u
AND
EIPR6NENlENI)
zirconium the New Filament.

hHC lNC"
Zirconum is the material used In
The production of a new filament for
lncandescent lamps by Prof We'd
ding. To obtain the filament he sub.
mits oxides of chromium and magnet
!sm at high temperature to the &C.
lion of hydrogen. Pulverizing the re-
sultant alloy and adding a cellubose
solution, 1t is transformed into plas-
tic and homogeneous mass, from
which the fllaments are drawn, one
pound of the raw material yielding up
wards Of $4,000 filaments. They pre-
sent a metallic appearance when car
oonized in an atmosphere free from all
traces of oxygen. Requiring a current
of only thirty.seven volts, three of the
chromium lamps can be placed in SER
les across the usual 10 volt circuit,
while for the 226 volt circuit another
type using forty-four volts is made,
five lamps being placed in series. For
high candle power lamps several fila
ments are placed in the same bulb
and connected directly with the ITO
colt circuit.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21

A good way to ventilate your stable
is to place four or six inch tiles un
derneath your wall, in the shape of a
U, having the end outside the wal
high enough so that no dirt or drain
age can get in. Cover It with a screen
Have the end on the inside of the wall
reach a few inches above the floor
This makes a better fresh air intake
pipe than a tile straight through the
wall, as it creates more suction. Have
these intake pipes in the feed alleys
ii possible in front of stock. Then put
in air flues made of one-inch boards
about eight inches square. or a galvan
lied iron pipe will do. running from
the roof of the barn down the gable
ends or the center perline posts
through the floor of the barn to a few
inches below the under side of the
joist These fiues will take off the
heated air and thus draw on the fresh
air pipes to III the stable with pure
fresh air. You can use as many OF
these flues as you require. The aver
age number for a barn 40X56 or &C
feet is four of each kind. In severe
weather some of the intake pipes may
be covered if the stable is too cold.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21
Hints for Building
and Improvements
Plan of Grain Barn.

The above cut shows the plan Of a
barn, which combines capacity with
cheapness. The upright supports may
be either sx6 posts. or round poles,
and where large, fiat stones are not
available may be set in holes with
concrete in the bottom and all around
the posts well up and beveled at the
top, so as to shed the water. The barn
is AZ feet wide by any desired length,
the side posts to be set feet apart.
On account of the double angle of the
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21
First View Of Turtle at Andover

The late q. p. White, of Andover,
hired a cOachman named Dennis, Den
mis- had but recently arrived in this
country. One day he went to the
brook for a pail of water and there
saw his first mud-turtle. He ran back
to the house, grabbed his master by
the arm and began to haul him
toward the brook, saying: Mr.. White!
Mr.. White! Come and look at this
animal down there. 1t has a foot loike
that" Cmakng his hand like a claw.
1T has a trapollion on its back and,
begorra, it swallers its own head"
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21

If sand is used in making the &C.
ment blocks, 1t will take two barrels
of Portland cement to one cubic yard
of sand. If fine gravel is used it will
take one and one-quarter barrels OF
cement to one cubic yard of gravel
and would make as good a block. A
continuous air space as described is
generally sufficient, but if strapped.
lathed and plastered it would be sure
to make a thoroughly dry wall.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21

The formula for estimating the
horse power of an engine by the brake
test is as follows: The diameter OF
the wheel to which the brake is ap.
piled, multiplied by II to give the
circumference; this multiplied by the
number of revolutions per minute dur.
ing the test; this again by the differ
ence between the weight hung to the
free end of the rope below the fly.
wheel and that indicated by the sprins
balance at the other end of the rope
above the fly-wheel; this continued
product divided by $4,000 will give the
horse power.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21
Rivals SUGAR Cane or Beet.

Sugar cane and the beet are to have
a rival. The new sugar plant from
South America which has been named
eupatorium rebandium is pronounced
by Bertoni, the German chemist, to be
Of great industrial value, It grows
eight or ten inches high, and is found
TO contain from twenty to thirty times
as much sacchRrine u.Rtter as sugar
cone or the beet,
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21
Material for Cement Blocks.

]. r. FL intend to build a house
Of concrete blocks. How much cement
will be required to be mixed with each
cubic yard of sand in making the con.
crete? Q If the wall has an air space
in the center is it necessary to lath
and plaster on the inside TO prevent
dampness?
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21

rear of the mirror complete the out.
fit. Two of the arms are adapted for
engagement with the ears, and the
other is adapted TO rest on the chest
of the user. BY adjusting the chest
rest an upward or downward slant can
be given TO the mirror. enabling the
user to view either the topmost feath-
er of her bat, her collar or even her
skirt
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21
cHINAMAN MARKED FOR pEATH
Secret Society Has Set Price on
Head of Rich Celestial.

Tom Lee. mayor of New York
Chinatown, is marked for death. As
leader of the On Leong Tong society
a price of $4,000 has ben set upon his
head by rival organization, the Hip
Sing Tong society. Lee is guarded
by a band Of armed men day and
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21
Ventilatina a Damp Basement.

c. B.-I have a barn 40X56 feet. with
underground stables, which are very
damp. Three feet of the wall are OF
concrete, with FIVE and one-half feet
Of wooden work, which reaches the
ceiling. How could this basement be
ventilated?
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21

the inquiry that had much to do with
securing the indictments. 1t was
Judge Humphrey who heard the tes-
timony in connection with placing
witnesses needed by the prosecution
under bonds, and it was he who fixed
the amount
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21
JUDGE TO HEAR PACKERS CASE.
Prominent Business Men VIII Plead
Before Illinois Jurist.

Judge ]. Otis Humphrey of Spring,
field, ILL.,, before whom the officials
and employees of large packing firms
under indictment upon the charge of
conspiracy in violation of the federal
antitrust and interstate commerce
laws were cited to appear to enter
their pleas; has been a prominent fig
ure in the packing industries investi,
cation from the time the last federal
grand jury began its work until 1t
completed. His charge to the last fed
eral grand jury. which conducted the
inquiry and which voted the indict
ments against the packing officials, is
claimed to have given an impetus to
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21

Subscriber.-Give an illustration of
in building a log house.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21
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LESSON XIII, SEPT. 24.-REVIEW
OF QUARTERS WORK.

Golden Text-"The Lord ls Thy Keep
er."-Psalm 121: 5.-God Will Keep
in Prosperity and Happiness Those
That Obey Him.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21
Determining Power of an Enaine.

w. B.-Please publish a rule to fig.
ure out the power of steam or gaso
line engine by the brake test.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21

and one that has cheapness to recon.
mend it, is to notch the logs one into
the other, but by this method the ends
of the logs stick over.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21
TX
End VIEW
Side View,

roof purline posts are not required
AS there are no timbers in the centei
there is plenty Of room for hay.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21
KNOWN AS GOOD BUSINESS MAN.
New Assistant Secretary Junior Part
ner of j. p. MORGAN G. Co.

Robert Bacon of New York, an in
innate friend of President Roosevelt
and his classmate at Harvard. has
been appointed assistant secretary OF
state to succeed Francis B. Loomis,
resigned.
Mr.. Bacon for many years had been
an important factor of business life in
New York city, having been until
within a year or so junior partner
in the banking house of ]. p. Morgan
& Co. He will assume his duties in
the state department as soon as he
can arrange his private affairs, which
will be some time in October
Adept in High Finance.
Robert Bacon is recognized in the
east as beng more than usually well
versed in matters of high finance. 1t
was Bacon who was in charge of the
interests of ]. PierpOn Morgan in the
famous Northern Pacific corner of
1901. He arranged the British end
of the great steamship merger. his
diplomacy being directed to removing
the obstacles raised by the British
government. During the settlement
of the anthracite coal strike in 1907
he took an active part in arranging
the details of the arbitration scheme
with President Roosevelt.
Famed as an Athlete.
Personally Mr.. Bacon is more than
six feet tall, and unusually broad
shouldered even for man of extreme
height. In Harvard he was famous
for his skill in all branches of attn
letics. AS half back on the varsity
eleven he was regarded twenty years
ago as pre-eminent.
He is fond of hunting and all out
door sports, and takes a keen interest
in yachting. particularly the inter
national contests. He was .dr Nor
gan's personal representative in the
direction of the Columbia. which on
two occasions successfully defended
the America cup against the challeng-
ers sent here by Sir Thomas Upton.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21

The accompanying cut shows the
manner in which logs are notched and
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21

Graded Schools will find among the
following plans something suited to
each department. The primary depart
ment may use No. /; the senior, Nos.
2, 4, or 8; the intermediate depart
will probably choose 3, 4, or 6.
l. The nk entr ReXieM.
The Jackson herald., 1905-09-21
The Kept" Review.

This review finds its keynote in the
Golden Text THE Lord is thy
keeper" Every lesson of the quarter
illustrates the great truth that God
will keep in prosperity and happiness
those that obey him, while those that
disobey him are lost. This aspect of
the lessons may be exhibited thus:
JEHOVAH THE KEEPER OF HIS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-29
DULUTH CHANGES
CONTRACT GRADE
BOARD OF TRADE ADOPTS NO. 9
NORTHERN PLAN.
Members Of the Minneapolis Chamber
of Commerce Holding Memberships
in Duluth Went There Personally to
Vote for Change Another Strenuous
Fight Promised in Local Grain Trad
ing Circles.

Twenty-eight members of the Mime
apolis Chamber of Commerce, holding
Duluth memberships also, but unable,
under Duluth Board Of Trade rules, to
vote by proxy, travelled to the head OF
the lakes and back to cast their votes
in favor of the change in contract grade,
and the proposition went thru late Sat
urday by vote of SO to II: Three men
who were members of the Chicago Board
of Trade and the Duluth board came all
the way from Chicago to vote. Much
The outcome in Duluth has an impor-
tant bearing upon the proposition which
will come up for vote here in few
days. Minneapolis has twice voted
down a somewhat similar proposal, but
now that Duluth has made No. 2 north.
ern the contract grade it is doubtful II
Minneapolis will again kill the plan lest
business be diverted from here to Du'
luth. Hs
When the matter comes to vote
here a big fight will be on. The millers
| will marshal their strong forces on the
one side and the elevators will line uE
on the other. Members will come dowr
from Duluth and up from Chicago, anc
from all the smaller markets and int
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
memberships are held. The first trades
in September wheat, on the new basis
were made in Duluth this morning a.
.3*c under the old style. Trades already
made in September are "old style, ;,
but trades from now on will be "nev
STYLE meaning that the seller may de
liver No. 2 northern instead of No.
northern, the former Duluth contra!c
grade, and still the contract grade il
MINNEAPOLIS.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-29
FRANCHISE TAX IN
NEW YORK LEGAL
Big Corporations, Defeated in su-
preme Court, Must Pay Mil
lions to State.

Washington, May 29.-The New York
special franchise tax cases were decided
today by the j. supreme court of the
United States adversely to the corpora
lions, by which they were brought to
the court. .
The decision was handed down by JUS
tice Brewer and it held the law under
which the tax was levied valid.
Unpaid taxes amounting to almost
$1S,O60,000 in Greater New York are
made payable by the decision. Among
the companies affected and the sums
due from them are the following:
The Manhattan Elevated, 50, 221 ,95l
Consolidated Gas, $1,489;966; Metropoli-
tan Traction, $6,025, 1874; Brooklyn Rap
id Transit, 1922, 656; Brooklyn Union
Gas, $93l,268 and the New York & Har.
lem Railroad, $685., 1924.
The cases have attracted much atten
| ton, not only because new principles OF
taxation were at stake, but because OF
the large interests involved. They con
stituted direct attack upon the specia
franchise tax law of the state Of New
York Of 1899, when President Roosevelt
was governor. The law subjects to 6
system of general ad valorem taxation
the special and local franchises of the
public utilities, such as street cars, cleo
trio light, gas and telephone plants oc
cupying the public streets.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-29
HAY AVOIDS OFFICIAL
VISITS WHILE TN PARIS

Paris, May 29.-The following au-
thoritative statement was given out
here today:
"Mr. Hay is spending a few days in
Paris and is by order of his physician
observing strict after-cure regimen.
He has not called at the foreign office,
and does rot expect to. He has not
been presented to President Loubet mol
has he asked it. It is understood that
he has explained thru Ambassador Nc
Cormick that his state Of health makes
it impossible to have that honor. He
makes no visits and receives none so
cial or official
The foregoing is intended to stop the
reports attaching certain degree q
significance to Mr.. Hay visit to Paris
in connection with pending information
al affairs, and the war in the far east
Mr.. and Mrs. Hay leave Paris Friday
for London, sailing from Liverpool OF
the White Star line steamer Baltic
June -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-29
LOG OF THE RUSSIAN SQUADRON
FROM BALTIC TO THE CHINA SEA

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