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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-04-14

general. greatly modified because OF
ouiiding operations or necessary grad
ms The soil with which one has 10
deal. therefore. Is seldom a normal soil
OF the locality. In genera. n Is A
portion OF the surface soil mixed with
more or less OF the subsoil which has
come rom excavation. in making the
foundations OF a house.
The ideal soil for grasses bes- suit
&c Tor lawn making is one which is
moderately moist and contains a con
siderable percentage of CAY. So,
which Is somewhat retentive oS r,ois-
ture. but never becomes excessively
VET and Is inclined 20 be Reavv ana
compact rather than light. loose and
sandy \ strong clay loan or 4 sandy
.oaia. underlai6 by q clay Erbsol. Is
Uucouoteoly the nearest approach 10 |
an local soil Tor a lawn: a. Therefore |
should be the aim in establishinr a
avn 70 approach as near as IS r,ossihie /
10 one or the other OF these txnes 81 1
SOIL In many localities IL will how
ever. be very difficult 70 produce BY
any ARTIFICIAL means az ones command
sou which Will approach in texture
elther OF the tvpes recommended Our
Efforts nevertheless. should D. Si-s~..
e 20 attaining a. closely as possible
these ideals
Preparations for the Lawn.
Since tho lawn IS intended 20 10
= permanent feature OF The decoration
4. iIlce. rs endurance or spaR o.
IKE 8 of utmost importance. In gen
e'".. SraSS Sees-s are small and the
7 uIl@ee seed bed Tor the reception OF
-'~t see-s heed not be more than I
'aca IA depth. but since the grasses
IS they become established send or+
onS. -ate-A feeding roots. IL is nee :
sSarN that The area containing the
~ ai-ahle food for these plants should /,
e Amp .ihei- This object can only be f..
'-Aine1 ty deep cultivation ana <
thorough preparation % az least s. 70 / /.
inches OF The surface soil. Tho soil &.
? ms depth should be made rich and =
-o1.1 be put into an ideal condition | 7
- The development OF plant roots. ,
ne mechanical operations OF ure-
AFilS me soil can Re carried on w r
ne use o. the modern plow = tie ,
"A IS -arse enough. or by sratirr ?
. ne ara - small The Sod bod E
aon-c be thoroughly and frequently =
.lrrel' 50 IS 70 grind the soil par r
.--tS loSethfr IS much as possible / 3
or the purpose OF reducing them 70 =
uniformly fine condition and 10 H. =
raie plant food. Cultivation should +,
50 nave Tor is object the destruction p
Z weeds which NAV interfere with The
s-al-ishment OF the lawn or which
nay e detrimental 20 IL after Il IS
nee established. After the soil has
zen thoroughly Tiowed or shaded Il
horl1 - carefully fined ~ narrowing
T raAinC. after which IL should De
thoroughly comQacted by the use O,
-eNE or ned rcllerA and the surface {
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-04-14

sSl 49, his pl0w perfectly ir TIE
ace. Next. re must - lad 10
All the cou11erce q his tezrn.
z11- can 90 good plowiZg VITA
9 confidence and cooperation Of
an
al DAY was ST aside for tie
= euc al three class. that 81.
r'res1Men. Junior azt Senior
=, con peted for the prizes. Taese
snlky piow for first prize. Z
rloW Tor second prize and Ten
frs In Cash Tor the rhlr6 prize
- prizes were furnished By one
Ne leading Di0V concerns O the
&c States gratuitOusiy.
!, sc0ring. expert piOWner- who
been WITH TIE Universlty YARN
Ear. acted as 5udgeG 4 STANDARD
snsience - SStzbsfzze1. Twelve
unuA ~ OF The -Lat far
Its On sSghtness
oirts on ir's an1
points on depth
ten points on
dirty points
ecs and ten
me vas no.
ia scoring.
iyeE a strong
lie had q 49,
ynd WLif5e tree
Z tie land. He
but his land So
r. The LAND
wide ard three
=
New ksehmond,
~ the Freshman
ye. Ills soOrs waS
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-04-14
What FertiIizers7

Since The lawn is permanent fes-
tlre, u is hardly possible 20 make the
SOL for the reception OF the lawn 100
rlch- stable manure which has been
thoroughly coupOsted and rotted and
which IS a. free as possible from de-
irlmental weed seeds is undoubtedly
he best material % use IN producing
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-04-14

New Richmond,
the Freshman
ais Scors waS
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-12-13
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

The important post of secretary Of
the Smithsonian institution has beet
filled by the election and acceptance
of Professor Henry Fairfield Osborne
of New York. The appointment car.
ries a salary of $1,000 a year and has
been eagerly sought by educators and
scientists. President G. r. Van
Hise's name was even mentioned In
connection with the position. The
question OF 4 successor TO Professor
Samuel p. Langley has been urder
consideration for nearly a year and
the choice Of Professor Osborne IL
considered particularly good one, as
he is one Of the leading scientific au-
thorities OF the world and the most
prominent BIOLOGIST and paleontologlst
in Am erica. He is 40 years old and
for several years has held the position
of curator and vice president OF tn
American Museum of National His
tory in New York
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-12-13
MINISTER SHOT BY
HIS DAUGHTER

Philadelphia, Dec. 11.-Miss Mary
McAntee yesterday shot and prob
ably fatally wounded her father, Rev.
John Quincy McAntee, at their home
here. The shooting, according to the
police, followed quarrel between
McAntee and his wife in which the
daughter asserted McAntee was try
ing to throw Mrs. McAntee down a
cellar stairs. The daughter rushed
to the mothers rescue and seizing a
revolver fired three shots at her
father, two of which took effect in
the head. One bullet penetrated the
brain. Mrs. McAntee and daughter
told the police he HAD been drinking
lately and had been quarrelsome and
caused much trouble. The mother
and daughter and a colored servant
were arrested McAntee was a mem
Der of the Lutheran synod, but is now
on the retired list
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-12-13
Mistook II for Face Lotion.

An Erie woman who Is very partial
to "A particular brand of face wasa
had occasion TO go TO her daughters
room the other day and she esptsd
sitting on the dresser bottle OF her
kind" "Eh, he she said. "Mary's
got bottle of this an she wasn't
goln' TO let me know anything about
Il; III just fool her a trip an put
some OF IL on" And she did n sood
thick coating. But II looked funny
and felt queer and her cheeks burned
terribly, but she never mentioned IT
TO a soul, The next day again she
had occasion to go into her daughters
room and-Oh! oh! oh She found
her polishing her white canyes shoes
out Of the same bottlo.-E Erie. Kan
Record
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-12-13
A Four-Story Farm.

From Howard county comes the
tale Of four.story farm. Charles
Ridgeway is its owner and the farm
is located near Fayette. Mr.. Ridge
way has fine clover field. Beneath
the clover Is one Of the richest beds
Of coal and underneath the coal is e
fine bed OF shale. from which excel.
lent building brick is made. In and
above the clover is an apple orchard
on which there is an abundant crop
Of apples. This makes a four-story
farm-shale, coal, clover, apples
and SHOWS how the wealth is piled up
in Missouri. -Columbia Herald.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-12-13
Growth of the Service.

With the close Of the fiscal year
1905, rural delivery was in operation
on S57,66 routes, On sSS Of these
routes service is performed tri
weekly On nearly all of the re.
mainder the service is daily. as It Is
contrary to the policy of the depart.
mont to establish rural delivery with
service more frequent than once a
day, During the year $3.50 new routes
were established and 76 routes were
discontinued, the net increase for the
year In the number of routes In operO
alton being 1856, The decrease in
the number Of routes established la
due to the falling or in the demand
for the service, The number of Pc
ttttons pending June so. 1906. was
So99 Since that date 449 petitions
have been accepted and 752 routes
established or ordered established.
There are on hand awaiting action
Ss5 petitions favorably reported,
making the net number of petitions
pending October /, 1906, 1865, The
expenditure for the service for the
year was S24,7S6, 256.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-12-13
LIKE slAMEsE TWINS.

Moundsyille. Ohio, Dec 1.-THE
Cullom twins died Monday after a
short illness OF pneumonia. The
twins were Joined at the abdomen
and faced each other. Above tie
waist line they were two; below the
waist line, one. There we're twj
chests, two heads and two pairs o.
arms, but only one pair Of legs Thee
were boy and girl
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-12-13
Changed After gelna sIansd.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. lin the tria.
Of the land frauds cases yesteday tht
principal testimony was to the erecl
that number Of declaratory state
ments made by old soldiers al Quinn,
H., before s. NJ. Mann, were changed
after being signed and sworn TO.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-12-13
Mlners Get a Rails.

Calumet, Mich, Dec. ll.--Increase
Of per cent in wages at their mines
was announced yesterday by the Wi
mona. Challenge and King Philip COM
panies, controlled by the st. Mary's
Hineral Land company This makes
a total OF nearly 1000 men who have
had their wages increased during the
last two weeks.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-12-13
Ambassador,s Wlfe EscEpes.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE wife OF
Baron spreck Won sternberg, Ger
man ambassador, yesterday bad a
narrow escape when an electric cal
crashed into her automobile
The chauffeur narrowly escaped
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-12-13
Large Surplus Funds

The investigation, the committee
says, disclosed the fact that a numher
of stock companies have accumulate
ed a large general surplus. This sur.
plus is paraded before the prospec-
tive policyholder as an argument In
favor Of the economy and solvency of
the company. The polieyholder is
led to understand that this surplus
belongs to the policyholders. We are
Of the opinion that the retention of
100000 surplus by the Union Cen.
tral for the purpose Of securing the
stability of the company is not ex'
cesslve, We are not, however, con.
WINGED that the retention of $4,000,
600 surplus by he Equitable is essen.
ial to the safety of any company
doing business in this state.
Would Require Table.
The committee recommends that a
table be required to be inserted in
every policy showing in dollars and
cents, separately for each year dur
ing the possible history of the policy
the amounts set apart to provide for
expenses and for death claims. and
the balance belonging to the insured,
being the deposit or reserve. The
insured would then be able to com
pare the amount charged to provide
for expenses with the amount
charged to provide for death claims,
which latter is the real measure of
the insurance furnished. Companies
would thus be compelled to offer
only facts of insurance which would
appeal to the prospective policy
holder as being fair and equitable In
the charges 50 made
Premiums Too Large.
There are several very clear indt.
cations that the premiums now
charged are too large, Perhaps the
most certain evidence is the i'm
mense surplus which has been &C.
cumulated by insurance companies
through the unreturned overcharges
made in premiums on deferred divi-
dend policies
The committee state that from
whatever point of view the subject is
examined they are led to the newt
able conclusion that tontine policy
holders of the Northwestern Mutual
have been greatly Disseminated
against in order to increase annual
dividends and that from inquiries
propounded to other companies there
have been similar determinations In
the improvement of the tontine funds
in favor of annual dividend policy
holders.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-12-13
PRESENCE or MIND
SAVES sWiTCHMAN's LIFE

Milwaukee, Dec. ll.-Held fast In
frog at Allls station OF the North
western railroad. William Seitzler, .
switchman aged 20. saw string q
cars bear down upon him. but with
rare presence OF mind bent over to
one side and calmly awaited until the
cars passed over his foot.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-12-13
GREAT STORM IN FRISCO.
One Man Killed and Half.Mllllon
Property Loss.

San Francisco, Dec 1.-The
liercest storm this city has ever OK.
perienced in IA years swept over
San Francisco yesterday, causing the
death Of one man, injurIng score Of
others and doing damage estimated
at 100000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-12-13
New Rate Suggested.

MT. tie ItNu fHCN NllNNnuS tnat for
the years 1904 and 1905, congress fix
n rate Of postage of 5 cents per pound
or amy fractional part thereof on
books and merchandise aot exceed
ing 5 pounds in weight mailed at
the distributing postoiilce of any
rural delivery route for delivery TO
u patron of that route, or mailed by
patron of any rural delivery
route for delivery to a patron there.
on or at the distributing postofllce Of
said route. Such rate should apply
only to packages transported on a
rural delivery route To or from a
patron of said route,
Such n rate of postage he says
would enable patrons of the rural do.
livery service TO have delivered to
them through the mails by rural car.
riers small packages of household
supplies of little value which Is not
possible ut present because the rate
of postage on such matter--1 cent on
ounce--practically precludes the use
of the malls for such purpose
Estimates for 1903.
There were In the service June
30, 1906 carriers and II Is estimated
that the service installed during the
current fiscal year will require the
employment of $500 additional, max.
ing total of 39,166 In the service
June so, 1907 To pay these car.
riers for the ensuing year will re-
quire s27,612,2S5.
SO far during the current year tho
number of routes established has
averaged $50 per month. With an
average number of petitions filed OF
only 200 per month, II il not believed
the number OF additional carriers TO
he employed during the fiscal year
1908 will exceed 5000, or an aver.
age of $50 per month. Si,0i0,412
will be required to pay that number
of carriers. To pay the substitutes
for 1896 carriers on fifteen days
annual leave with pay will require,
1t is estimated, s9,,,l75, and the pay
OF clerks in charge of rural postal
stations will not exceed $4,000.
Therefore, an estimate for an ap.
preparation of 500 ,675 900 to pay rural
carriers, substitutes and clerks in
charge Of rural stations has been sub.
mittcd Should the maximum sal.
airy If the carriers be InCrenaad from
$500 to 5000 per annGm, as recon.
rrendod,s II will neoessItate an In.
crease in the above estimate OF
about s4,50O,000, or Is per cent
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-12-13
STORER REPLIES
TO PRESIDENT
ANOTHER CHAPTER IN RED
CAP CONTROVERSY.
CONSIDERED FOR CABINET

Roosevelt Wrote Ambassadors WIfs
That MIR. Storer Would Be Given
Place In the Cabinet II POSSIBLE.
ity offered-President Favored
Cardlnalate for ireland
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-12-13
What Committee Favors.
1fadiSor, Dec. IL

-IdulSOiy LSS- IL
The committee recommends the re-.
peal Of all retaliatory laws, but
makes no recommendation as to
either industrial or fraternal insur.
ance. 1t recommends the passage of
bills providing as follows:
Defining the terms used in legisla
ton relating to life insurance: regu.
lating the election of directors and
trustees, Of domestic mutual life
companies; the appointment by the
governor of one additional director
upon the board; the admission of life
insurance companies of other states;
prohibiting the writing of both par
ucipating and non-participating poll
cies; requiring stock companies to
ascertain, determine, and report to
the commissioner of insurance the
respective rights of policyholders and
stockholders in unassigned surplus.
amending the law with respect to the
valuation of policies; relating to the
form Of policies and applications
therefor, and prescribing certain
standard provisions; prescribing lin
1tations Of expenses. limitations of
salaries; prohibiting rebating and
misrepresentation; for an original
accounting to classes of deferred div
idend poHcyholders, an annual ac.
counting thereafter, and a report
thereof 10 the commissioner of in.
surance; an annual accounting to
report to the commissioner of in
surance all disbursements made in
opposing or promoting legislation
and to keep an accurate account
thereof; repeating the insurance re.
taliatory laws; annual reports OF con.
tributions for campaign purposes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-12-13

The report of the legislative com,
mlttee appointed to investigate the af-
fairs of life insurance COMPANIES
doing business in Wisconsin recon.
mends the passage of a number Of
Dlils amending the insurance laws of
the state in the interest of policy
holders. The examination was con.
hned to three companies, the Wfscon.
sin Life Of Madison. the Northwest
ern Mutual of Milwaukee and the
Union Central Life of Cincinnati. The
evidence was to the effect that none
OF these companies made any contri.
button from the company's funds TO
any campaign committee, or gave aid
In the election or defeat of any can.
didate for public office, nor was there
any evidence that they have engaged
directly or indirectly in anv svndi.
cate operations or that any officer
mas any interest in such operations.
There was no evidence of any mis-
appropriation of the companies funds
or manipulation of the companies
business for personal gain, EXCEPT by
inference.
IL was the intention of the legisla.
lure to place the election of trustees
IN the hands of policyholders whose
personal interest In the management
OF the company should be measured
oy policy of insurance of at least
*l'Ooo This provision should have
been an efficient suggestion of the
improperly of selecting men with alb.
solutely no interest in the companv
to cast over 10000 votes for trustee
and the conduct of officers in placing
over 10000 votes In the hands NJ
such men is indefensible. declares
the committee.
Proxy System Weak.
The trustees select the officers and
nix their salaries. They employ the
assistants and clerks in the home of.
nee and prescribe their compcasa-
ton. In the Judgment of the commit
tee no plan or system which permits
proxy voting will enable the policy.
holders as against the activity of Of.
hcers and agents to control the man.
agement Of mutual company.
The weakness Of the proxy system
is strikngly manifested today by the
strenuous efforts Of certain great
New York companies through an
army OF agents to control proxies In
favor Of the administration tickets
OF the different companies.
To the end that the policyholders
in mutual life insurance COMPANY
may have the opportunity to exercise
the right to participate in the cleo.
ton of the trustees we recommend
Recommendations.
That in all such companies the
right to vote by proxy be abolished
that every member Of the company.
irrespective Of the amount Of insur-
ance carried by him, shall be emit.
tied TO cast one vote for each trus.
tee; that all such mutual insurance
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-12-13
Recommendations.

That in all such companies the
right to vote by proxy be abolished:
that every member Of the company
irrespective Of the amount Of insur.
ance carried by him, shall be emit.
tied to cast one vote for each trus
tee; that all such mutual insurance
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-10-04

Cs.s,y vssts sGd, h.ils ES.sy .as. year, and
.n!gys a vel arssd rps..aSz tAs trssssss; t,llSv
II u. ssssss'sest On Tee .,iL rgs. Of tie tragedy
a., ss0st 70 unvsi ss soing to dsnes vita ore
Q, hii bss, rirs- Hs pieisd her up AZ Der sosss,
,sS-, h.t Els eova Ii. ro,s ass they we're s,rolss
LsEr = hs Eoorligti ei-7yisg issir ,Aoes ssss tie
,ss bossatd Of II, bushes iso At hirsvly s7ss;.
ted ard stra. to wobss IL aes. With a=o., st-aiss
vle!eres
CAa,y Bosgs wss ssAr=se, LroeEs brave - !ri.ss
Ci.sir He got II troa, Of b. companion AID e.lzly
vItss FOR TIE onilsugst He lad s..; Apaes aIrs.
iag eeti pak hIsd FADE ,hir sss tss Whit. striped
psnts and the rry hnlt ,af: Of esIs vssktrs
these particular par SEE. of rs 5t;-le
tors id that tins ehin ssrk, tie frsi et d.
i!y bat reliably Informed to ibs ecs,rl-,- T..
Truth TO be ;hi, Saiure Il aakIaty zooa hsi
pushed Cses.ys chm "a; haek rsasr IS fAes an6
that ,t had grown the t5t: 10 tosesIl lsLs Eit
gate tss. und.sered calamity Al al eSe.;s ss stood
his ground like hero Aad hurled deslae. si;h tAs
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-10-04
ssrH CONSTITUTIONAL DELEGATE DISTRICT

For the purpose of nominating Candidate tor the Con
sututional convention.
Pursuant to the authority vested n me- BY III, Indian
Territory Republican Executive Committee hereby issu.
the following call.
There will be held IN the ci,y Of Tulsa Indian Ter
ntOp, Tuesday, the Ninth day Of October 1906 at
p mp Republican Delegate Convention Tor the purpose
Of nominating candidate Tor the Constitutional Conven
ton, and to transact such other business pertaining to
said district as the convention may deem d, and proper
Such disnc, convention TO be composed Of delegates
selected in The various election precincts on tbe basis
Of one delegate for each twenty-five Republican votr-,
or major fraction threoi enrolled IN such precinct a,
certified to and selected by the various precinct eaa,u..
held on Thursday. the ith day of October 1906, a. 2
p. n.
Such district convention shall bcheld at Frs,,rnAi
Hall, in the said city Of Tulsa, lndiap Territory.
Dated this 2sth day Of September 1906
MYR0N BOYLE,
Member Of The l. e. Republican Executive Committee
Tulsa, l. T,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-10-04

Yea count .Asn Is Al idle class,
You ,.ll them Of the lesser breed,
WsO 'zid your roaring interests pass
Vita none 10 give t1en hint or
heed.
Bu, dr,aners, dreaming as they 90,
They are tbe first, ih. pioneers;
They plant the seeds tia, swell and
grow
Into the grandeur OF the years.
They are the salt Of earth. in fact
TIE dream IS father Of the act.
Utility, with raut hand,
Lays hold Of substance wits its
might
A nev force trenbles through the
land.
A new creation springs TO light.
But back of it the dreamer dreams,
And wha, utility hath wrought
Through all the tides Of time but
streams
From out the dresmer's busy
thought.
The builder builds. the dreamer lays
The broad foundations Of the days.
The grand achievements Of the years
The march Of commerce, swift and
true,
The message that fulfllment hears,
The maryels that the time simbue-
0, mock the dreamer not he sleeps
Upon the roaring rim Of things,
Blu, it is through his dream that
sweeps
The thought from which the deed
upsprings.
He deals in fancy's plant clay,
He dreams the darkness into day.
He dreams, and men catch up the fire
lie dreams, and down the grooves
OF time
To broader beauty worlds aspire
10 llSntT USES nhllOnS cllnO.
He dreams, and something Of his
hope,
Some light that flashes from his
star,
Throws the iron engines lever ope,
Bids the world builders build afar.
The dreamers, dreaming faith makes
fact,
They are the fathers OF the act
Baltimore Sun.