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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-07-28

Birmingham to a point four miles from
the city and erected twenty-four
houses for the workmen. Mr.. George
Cadbury, from long observation ana
experience, concluded that the only
practical way to solve the problem was
to take the factory worker out on the
land where he might pursue the ma
tural and healthy recreation of garden
ing. Says Mr.. w. Alexander Harvey
in his book ON Bournville, ut was I'M
possible for working men to be healthy
and have healthy children, when after
being confined all day in factories they
spent their evenings in an Institute,
club room or public-house. If 1t were
necessary for their health, as 1T I'M
doubtedly was, that they should get
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-07-28
The LEGAL Handicap.

The Prophet is without honor in his
own country. So the village and small
town are without confidence in their
own resources. We get so familiar
with the things about us that we re
apt to underrate their value. 1t is
often necessary for a total stranger to
come along and show us the neglected
opportunities that have been under ouI
nose unseen for years.
The writer while pursuing some in
dustrial investigations had occasion to
visit thrifty little city in the South
west. 1t Is an old town that has liter
ally been forced to the front by the
pressure Of development and northern
energy. The place has five railroads
a population of 10000 and number OF
modern buildings. Still the natives
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-07-28
THE HOr1ECROFT VS.. THE TENEMENT.

From ST. Paul Press
By way of affording a practical OBJ
feet lesson in the "Homecroft' Idea,
George II. Maxwell has acquired hfty
acres Of ground at Watertown, Mass.
Jess tn: n thirty minutes by rail-
road or forty-five minutes by trolley
from the center of Boston-whicn
will be broken up into small "crofts''
for city workers. There, 1t is TO De
presumed, will be illustrated, by de-
rrees. all the different phases of bet
rment which characterize the
homecroft as compared with the
tenement-house idea, in It's appiica-
lion to the life Of the average Amer1-
can wage-earner; especially he whose
weekly stipend comes from WORK ln
city shop or store or factory. Among
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-07-28

have not yet fully realized the
still are doubtful ana
SUSPICIOUS. About four years ago, be-
fore the tide Of immigration and capt.
tai set in toward the Southwest,
stranger from the North drifted into
this particular city. He was just
Choking around with no special pur-
nose in view. A curbstone real estate
broker had on his list tract of bottom
land. timbered, but worthless on ac-
count of the annual floods. This land
he had hawked about the street Tor
75c per acre, but found no takers
among the home spectators. Inc
tract was "no good" 1t was oHereu
to this stranger for S1.OO per acre:
Would he look at it? Yes. He looked
II over, examined every acre OF IT
came back to town and handed over
$4,000 for the worthless tract. Great
was the 10Y Of the natives who were
lined nm Mt the various bars, to drink
40 the health of the sucker" But
tbe sucker returned in about month
with another capitalist from the North
ma sold this worthless tract FOR S3O,-
OOO But this was not all. WITHIN
ninety DAYS the second sucker brought
a third and sold him the timber alone
For 100000. And then the local
bankers and conservative capitalists
Kicked themselves for not thinking OF
!.
For years people have been leaving
Arkansas and Missouri-going west
looking for opportunities. To-day
strangers are taking their places ano
finding money on every bush. The
newcomers are simply developing the
resources which the natives failed &c
recognize.
This principle holds true of a ma
FORTY Of individuals in every com
munity. We are too near to see the
onportunities at our feet. We pass
them over and leave them for some
one to pick up.
The twentieth century for the United
States at least will be time OF con
centration rather than expansion.
century Of rural development AM
home-building. AS has been indicate.
the people must get back to the land
and Industrial institutions to reacl
their best development must give th
worker a chance for home.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-07-28
The VaIue OF a Good Garden.

Many people fail to realize the
great value Of a thrifty, well-kept
garden. Even an inferior one Is much
better than none. Vegetables are in
dispensable to a family, so far as
health is concexned, to say nothing OF
the money saves by not having to buy
SO much -four and so many groceries.
1t would seem that every man
should manage to obtain a piece OF
ground and see that it becomes well
fertilized and enriched and then put
under a thorough state Of cultivation
before trying to plant the seeds. !!
only costs a little to buy enough SEEDS
for quite a good-sized garden.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-07-28

in the condition of the wage-earner,
the general carrying out of the horle-
croft idea would relieve the con-
gestion of population in cities, and
greatly assist in their development
along those lines which are Q much
better than mere bigness. A hun
dred thousand or a million people
living on small tracts of land, WI in
an hours ride of city would make
far more business for the city, OF
every desirable kind, than the same SAM
number closely packed in tenements:
The sshomecroft" experiment not
to be limited to the settlement fost-
cred by Mr.. Maxwell near Boston
The idea combines with. its sugees
t;ons Of social betterments the prob
ability of very satisfactory returns
to the owners of vacant lands, near
cities, who may be disposed to ex-
pertinent with it
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-07-28

such betterments, either already
demonstrated or anticipated, are
these:
1. Healthier ho1he surroundings,
air, sunlight, trees, q vers; room
for children to grow up without con-
tact with the communicating in
fuences Of crowded city streets and
tenements.
2. Diversity IN employment and
healthful recreation for the wage
Garner himself, and wholesome op-
portunity for his We and .dren
TO contribute to the family In
come, in the cultivation of an acre
more or less, Of ground. This would
enable him, especially, to keep his
girls at home, instead OF sending
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-07-28
tenths per thousand in Bournville.

tenths per thousand I'm Bournville.
The garden features in Bournville are
planned with much care, provision in
most cases being made for some lawn,
flowers, vegetables and fruits.
To return to the Homecrofters Gid,
there is one distinctive advantage in
Mr.. Maxwell's plan, in that he aims
to attach to each home emo Ga land to
make 1t feature and not merely an
incident i'm the life of the worker, and
he has added the crafts work for wo-
men and for men in the winter. He
already has under way plans for an
experimental group of four houses
under one roof, to be placed at the
centre Of a square so as to secure the
greatest economy Of space and place
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-07-28
IMPROVING School Grounds.

In Rochester, n. Y, the school
authorities grade and sod the school
yards, while the shrubbery and other
planting is by private effort in con-
junction with the school children.
Ample land is furnished for decorative
playground purposes, and most exemp-
larry results have been obtained.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-07-28
Wherever
anywhereinthis country
there Is
Any One
who has the
Shirt of True Patriotism
and
Genuine Love Of Humanity
in his or her heart.
"The Coming People +"
BY CHARLEs F. DOLE
should be the first book 30 be read

There Is a multitude of thinking people
who see the dangers the future holds for
our country unless we reach wise solution
of the tremendous social problems that
confront us.
The spirit In which we should approach
the consideration of these problems " SCI
forth In this remarkable book In way that
must be an inspiration to every truly hu-
name and patriotic heart.
Let the spirit of common sense and opti.
rnisn and fundamental economic and phil
osophicai truth that pervades this book be
taken as the underlying motive of the
movement, and the Greed and Platform o.
the Homecrofters as the practical plan ia
work to, and the rest of the great social
questions are certain to be rightly solved
NV application 70 them of the sound and
humane principles that viii guide the action
of our people upon an great nstionai Ques-
tons
One copv of 1.-THE Coming People" post
-. rr.naid will be mailed to any ad
dress IN the United States for twenty 4vs
cents.
m. oopv of both ''The Coming People
"a srbe First Book of the Homecrofters~
-, .Maxweli's Taiisman" monthly for tn
rest Of the year 1906 win be mafisd 10 snS
address IN the United States for hfty osnu
pems IN postage stamps TO The Hone
crofters, i4s Main street, Wateftowu, Nass-
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-07-28

the worker in direct contact with his
land. These plans are being prepared
by Mr.. Allen w. Jackson, the archi-
tect.
Something over fifty acres of land
have already been purchased for subdl-
vision, and improvement. This will be
sold to workingmen for homes for prac-
tically what it cost in large ira It's, plus
| the Cost of division and Improvement
A special plan is to sell homes to in
duStriouS working men on long
| time, on the monthly instalment plan,
at a rate which will be no more than is
usually paid in rent, but which Will
| create q sinking fund that will pay
the purchase price and in the mean
| time carry what will amount to an in
surance policy covering the amount OF
the purchase price remaining due, so
that if the purchaser should die the
property would go to his family with
out further payment.
lFOLLOWS SUCCESSFUL ENGLISH
| PLAN.
The movement is not intended to be
an isolated one as the shops and
gardens are open to any one who Will
use them in the right way. Mr.. Max
we'll feels that isolation has been the
cause of failure in such attempts and
J that the people of the community must
themselves become part of such 9
movement if it is to succeed. Here
Iagain the scheme resembles that OF
lBournville. There, though practically
lall the houses have been built by the
management, only forty-one and two
ltenths per cent. of the occupants worl
lin the village. Eighteen and siX-tenth'
Iper cent. work in villages within ;
lmile and forty and two-tenths per cent
Iwork in Birmingham. Fifty ant
Iseven-tenths per cent. of them are EN-
lployed at indoor work in factories
thirteen and three-tenths per cent. ar
clerks and travellers, and thirty-si!
per cent. are skilled workers and pre-
fessional men. By this arrangement
normal community life Is main
tanned. The Homecroft Gid is bein
developed along the same lines.
OVERCOMING PHYSICAL
DEGENERACY.
The Gid is not making the mistak
of trying to make farmers pure an
simple out of city workers. Such
I hard and fast line between city an
Il country will always lead to failur
Mr.. Maxwell says: "Give the cit
worker home in the suburbs, wheI
4 he can have a garden and poultr
n yard, and where his children can hay
NJ sunshine and fresh air without stin
I, and you have largely done away wit
the terrible evils that are cursing IL
denizens of the congested quarters
D our great cities-physical degenerao
tuberculosis, and social, moral, al
political dangers too numerous to
enumerated" Henry w. Grady d
, scribed the antithesis when he sal
1.-THE citizen standing in the doorws
R of his home-contented on this thre
hold-his family gathered about b
hearthstone-while the evening or
VI well-spent day closes in scenes M
- sounds that are dearest-he shall sa'
Us the republic when the drum tap
X, futile and the barracks are exhausted
q. The Homecroft Gid has other plai
% in immediate contemplation. Ne
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-07-28
THE HOMECROFTERS' GILD.
To Enable People to Live in Their
Own Home and on q Piece OF
Their Own Land.
CHANCE FOR FACTORY WORKERS

Every Child i'm a Garden and Every
Mother in a Homecroft" is the
Motto of the Organization-A Hun
dred Children at Work in the First
School Garden at Matertown, Mass.
EDWARD T. HARTMAN
Secretary Massachusetts, Civic League.
At WATERFOWL, Massachusetts,, there
is being put under way what seems to
be one of the most sane and practical
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-07-28

elsewhere in England. 1t will not De
out Of place to outline the BournViIle
plan which is identical in many re-
spects and has been carried out TO an
assured success. This model village
was started in 1879 when Messrs. CAD
bury Bros. removed their WORKS from
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-07-28

to $500 each a much higher grade or
home than the workers had been ac-
customed to was provided. Rents
range from As. Cd. to 12s. per week,
not including rates; and the death rate
Of nineteen per thousand in Birming-
ham has been reduced to six and nine
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-07-28
HOME LANDS IN SMALL
PARCELS.

The more far-reaching and substan-
tial feature Of the movement is
the acquisition and subdivision or
land into small tracts for actual croft
purpose as outlined above. This close
" resembles the schemes developed in
Hitchin, Port Sunlight, Bournville and
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-07-28

town, has been purchased and con-
verted into a Gildhall and shops for
work. The land around the
house has practically all been appro-
priated to the use of garden school
and laid out In children's gardens.
The director of the gardens is Miss
Elizabeth S. Hill Of Groton, who last
year conducted the school gardens In
Brookline and Groton. Over hun
dred children are already at work and
many more, almost two hundred in all,
have applied for space. 1t is an inter
esting sight, and poor commentary
on our public school system, to see
the wistful look Of the children mot
in it, as they watch the fortunate ones
and inquire of the instructors as to
how long they will have to wait.
Many children not connected with the
school watch the workers and play on
the grounds, so that 1t has become
children's center for the town.
The opening or the garden school has
aroused an interest among other pri-
yate organizations in the neighborhood
and the Women's Club Of WATERFOWL
has established another garden school,
also under, Miss Hills supervision, as
Is still another opened by the Women
Social Science Club Of Newton, whose
garden is on Jackson Road near Non
antum.
On the outer boundry Of the town
the old Emerson Place has been pur
chased and set aside as a garden
school for boys and even men who de
sire to do practical work. The plots II
this garden are large enough to perinl
of practical experiments and to ever
supply quite a quantity of vegetables
which each gardener is allowed to ap
propriate to his own use. The onl!
requirement is that each gardener pro
vide his own tools and seed and pa!
sufficient attention to the instructor
and to his work to keep his plot in fai
condition and in harmony with tn
| garden as a whole. There is in thi
| garden plenty of space not taken an
| it offers a unique and valuable oppol
| tunity for any one desiring such wort
The garden is supervised by youn
man with practical experience !
market gardening.
WEAVE BEAUTIFUL THINGS.
The weaving department, the onl
handicraft department as yet d'
veloped in the Gid, is supervised b
Miss ]. A. Turner, formerly with til
experiment station for the blind
Cambridge. Miss Turner, assisted b
her sister, has several looms alread
in working order and instruction hf
been taken up. The aim of the woi
in weaving, as it will be in other HON
craft work, is not to have wea
ing establishment for the production
goods, but to conduct school
weaving and design where women
the community may learn to do wo
which may be carried on in the
homes. This, as in the case OF u
croft work, will enable them to occur
spare time, which would be otherwi
wasted or improperly spent, in co
genial, healthy and remunerative Ell
ployment. 1t Is hoped and believ'
that such work will enable mai
women who have to supplement the
income to do it in their homes and n
be forced into factories and other u
satisfactory conditions. A system W
be developed whereby looms will
supplied by and the product SO
through the Gid. By this method e
penses will be kept at minimum a.
the highest profits accrue to I
workers.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-01
FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET
Process by Which italian Cherries Are
Prepared for the Festive.
*s#F 81 ss Cocktail. &

An interesting report showing the
maner in which Italian cherries, mil.
lions Of which are used in American
cocktails, are prepared, has been re.
aceived at the department of com.
merce and labor n
By the Italian processes, cherries
to be packed In spirits are brought
to the factory and cleaned by women.
They are then subjected to the sui
phur bath to preserve color, and are
afterwards passed through three al
cohol baths In which the strength OF
the fluid is increased from 80 to the
60 grade. The entire process OF
preparation consumes nearly As days.
Male labor is employed throughout
after the cleaning process at wages
approximating 20 IcentsEza day.
When bottled for shipment the
cherries sell at about 40 cents a
pound. Preserved. or candied cher
ries take the sulphur bath, are then
stoned, cooked in sugarad water, to
which sweetening is gradually added,
and are then left for two or three
days In the basins until the sugar
slightly ferments They are then
boiled again In water In which the
proportion of sugar is increased, and
on finishing are either sold for can
died cherries or are bottled in q
heavy syrup. Women do the cleaning
and pick the stones; men do the rest.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-01
AN OLD TIMER.
Has Had Experiences.

A woman who has used Postum
Food Coffee since 1t came upon the
market years ago knows from ex.
perience the necessity OF using Pos
tum in place Of coffee II one values
health and q steady brain.
She says: "At the time Postum was
first put on the market I was suffer
ing from nervous dyspepsia and my
physician had repeatedly told me not
to use tea or coffee. Finally ! de-
eided to take his advice and try
Postum, and got q sample and had It
carefully prepared, finding it deli
cious to the taste. So i continued
its use and very soon It's beneficial ef-
fects convinced me Of its value. for
/ got well Of my nervousness and dys-
pepsia.
my husband had been drinking cot
fee all his life until It had affected
his nerves terribly. I persuaded him
to shift to Postum and It was easy to
get him to make the change for the
Postum ID delicious. Il certainly
worked wonders for him.
I'VE soon learned that Postum does
not exhilarate or depress and does not
stimulate, but steadily and honestly
strengthens the nerves and the stom-
ach. To make long story short our
entire family have now used Postum
for eight years with completely sat
.sfying results, a. shown In our fine
condition of health and we have mo-
Iced q rather unexpected improve
ment In brain and nerve power" !"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
sreek, Mich.
Increased brain and nerve power Il
ways follow the use Of Postum In
ylace OF coffee, sometimes In very
marked manner.
Look in pkgs. for @The Road to
Melville"
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-01
He Hit the Bookmaker.

x
Patrick Murphy had an afternoon
ii. so he thought he would go out TO
nee the horse races.
Pat had heard about the. fortunes
made at the race track. SO he thought
he would try his luck. He went down
stairs before every race but didn't
find any odds that suited him until
the last race. It was . large gray
l1orse.$ l don't remember its name,
but It suited Pat all right, for 1t had
SOL after 1t. i.
Pat put up his dollar and went up
stairs to see the race. His horse won
by q neck. Pat hurried downstairs
with q lively step tos cash In his
check. az ss-#
It was the last race Of the day and
the bookmaker was anxious to get
rid Of his silver, therefore Pat was
pafd with silver dollars.
Pat stood there few minutes fum-
bling over his handful OF silver dol
lars. when the bookmaker hollered:
'What's,the matter, Irish? Don't you
think they are good?"
Pat said: They look all right. but
/ am just trying TO see II | can find
the bad one gave you among them
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-01
@a@amnRa@akn4 4@a@@z1&s
@ : THE SECRET 'CABINEroi -
&@A BY aIsELA D1rTR1cK BRITT d&aa
BY 81 d1sELA DITTR1cK BRITT.

before ths slampahr - 81 ii nsstery 81.
could almost SCI the treasure! So
.Pl7 = aAss yasp ] Wien NONE 9
The man drew a long breath. With
out word he laid aside coat and vest.
He turned back the big rug. He
pushed the buffet out into the room.
then deliberately andasloWly he raised
the hatchet Mo1lie= handed him ~
C-r-ark. Doxn tamnled squNe
OF tinted wall!
s"O-oh.. Mollte!!'"' !!''. gasped the girl IN
Pink.
Go on" said Mollie, ina low, inex--
orable voice. The blue eyes were un-
relenting. The spartans paled into
iasignifcance before this slender
young priestess. ~ IL
Again the hatchet went up-the cash
w1dened. .s> -, ~,
The plaster=was IN down. the gray
dust was settling over the pretty china
and silver,s over the polished tables
and chairs. over the blue and the
pink Paris gowns, over the black and
the golden heads. -
One! rang the tall cathedral clock
Down fell the tools with a clatter upon
the floor. Mollie slrang forward witk
a startled cry: =....z. Il
Look" the whisper sounded hoarse-
" through the silence. "Oh, look! "'=''
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-01
Grocer w,. eettfno Even.


THAT was tit for tat with . ven
geance," said Walter Christie, the au'
tomobilist, apropos Of q quarrel BE-
tween two French chauffeurs. 1T re'
minds me Of q grocer used to know
in Paint Rock. This grocer went over
to the jewelers. one day to get . new
crystal put on his watch. The latter
rs he fitted and cleaned the crystal
suddenly flushed. He. bit his lip and
frowned. His hand trembled so that
he could hardly 30 on with his task.
Finally, handing the watch to the gro.
Ger, the jeweler said in restrained
voice: Beg pardon, but didn't just
see you put 4 couple Of rings and .
scarfpin In your pocket?"
- Sure you did, said the grocer
boldly. When you come to my place
aren't you always putting things u
your mouth? p" 4*@
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-01
Foreign Born Men Of Fame.

. Foreign Born Men Of Fame.
OF the 100000 Canadians engaged
In business or following professional
pursuits in the United States many
hold prominent posts. who's Who
In America mentions 245 Canadians
Allowing one-eighth Of those born In
Great Britain but brought up in and
therefore rightly to be credited to
Canada, the number of Canadians be-
comes ZIG, or 2.3 for every 10000,
Canadians in the United States. With
this may be compared the British rate
per 10000 OF 20. that Of 81 for the
Dutch, that of s. for Swedes. and
that of'.9 for native Americans (black
and white). or 1.e for native white
Americans. f.z
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-01
HEAD COVERED WITH huMoR.
Bothered will, itching for Long Time
kentucky Lady Now Completely
- syell,-cured b. cuticurA


=. AFTER, using Cuticura Soap, ONT
ment and Pills, am very glad to say
I am entirely relieved OF that itching
humor of the head and scalp which l
was bothered with quite a length OF
time. did not use the Cuticura
Remedies more than three times be-
fore began to get better, and now
am completely well. / suffered with
that humor on my head, and found no
relief until took the Cuticura Rene
dies. / think used several cakes OF
Cuticura Soap, three boxes OF Oint-
ment and two Walls Of Pills. / am
doing all can to publish the Cuticura
Remedies, for they have done me
good, aqd know they will do others
the same. Mrs. Matte Jackson, Nor
louisville, KY, June II. 1906"