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Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-21
Enough is EnOuoh.

Quitting work with a million dollars
saved in twenty-five years, the mana
ger OF the Waldorf-Astoria in New
York sets an example that might well
be followed by those men who get the
money-making craze and develop
from captains of industry" through
"plutocrats" to something worse.
Thomas HI. Hillard came from ireland
when he had attained his majority.
He is now forty-six and a millionaire,
having made 1t all in hotel manage
ment and a careful investment of his
savings. He Is of the opinion that he
has worked hard enough and long
enough. Acquaintance with the range
Of hotel prices, in connection with ho-
tel tips, would indicate that he had
also worked people enough, although
there has been nothing in Mr.. Hill
lards career to show that he has ever
made an overcharge. On the other
hand, he has devised many Of the
modern conveniences that add to the
delectability OF hotel existence. But
the best thing he has done has been to
'-now when he had enough and TO
stop when he got 1t.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-21
Nine Million Pfows at Work.

It's plowing time. Two hundred
million acres of land will be plowed
this year in the United States and
about 100000 plows are on the farms
to do the work. The capital invested
In plows alone represents $4,000, 900.
Such multitude of types OF plows
and plowers can be found on this old
continent that we can but name a
few. In the great southwest the Mo-
have with his three or four squaws
starts for the planting ground. Each
woman carried her digging stick, the
most primitive Of fall plows, and the
man stands guard all day while the
original farmers" of this country dig
the land and plant their gourd seeds.
In Canada but for the interference of
the government we might see the
Doukhabor women drawing the plow
in exactly the same way that they
have done for centuries. In New
England the oxen are being yoked,
and in the middle west the fourhorse
teams are ready. In the south the
negro sits on his plow hilt to watch
the train go by.
In other parts of the country we find
traction engines at work, plowing
forty or more acres a day and requir-
ing but two or three men to do 1t.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-21

Haveyoua small garden? Ifnot, why :?
There is no reason why anyone with
the slightest taste for the pursuit
should not be successful in raising
a garden with very small expense or
effort. Unfortunately in most works
on horticulture, and in all short art
icles on the subject it is taken Ior
granted that the reader has some pre-
vious knowledge of the business, or at
any rate has his garden already pre-
pared by an expert. This will not be
the case with many who intend to
move into suburban homes this spring,
so it is for their benefit the following
hints are given. Even the circum-
scribed area available at the back OF a
twenty-five foot frontage, will, il prop
erly handled, furnish enough green
delicacies to materially reduce the
grocery bills during the summer, and
add much to the health and comfort OF
the family, for twenty-five foot lot
Of ordinary depth should permit the
rear fifty feet to be used for gardening
purposes.
In many instances careless contract
ors scatter the subsoil removed when
excavating Easements all over the lot.
When this has been the case the work
Of preparing the garden ground is in
creased as this unfertile soil must be
removed, until not more than three
inches are left on the plot it Is pro-
posed to cultivate. When this Is well
leveled the ground can be treated the
same way as il still covered with sod,
the trenching being carried slightly
deeper. The ground having been made
reasonably level the best course to
pursue Is to stretch garden line three
feet from the fence lengthwise Of the
plot, and parallel with it stretch an
other, leaving a space OF two feet be-
tween them. Cut along both lines
with sharp spade, and a turf path
clear to the alley is the result. Prob
ably the sod on this will not at first
look very tempting, but constant travel
over it, If not too frequent, will I'M
prove it so that in time it will AFFORD
smooth green walk. Now dig a
trench a foot wide and a foot deep
across the end Of the three foot space
between the fence and the path, plac-
ing the soil removed, somewhere con-
venient for future use. Into this trench
throw the sod removed from the second
foot, taking care to invert 1t when do
ing so, and then add thick layer OF
coarse manure, tramping it we'll down.
On top OF this throw deep spadeful
Of the underlying soil, and repeat the
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-21

straight, will in any case be attractive,
even when the beds are bare.
1t is obvious that to ensure SYM
metry, and for many other reasons,
a plow is entirely out Of place in
gardens of this size. In order to
achieve success the work must posi-
lively be done by hand and conscient-
iously done at that. The expense Is
really very small, and need only be
incurred once, for a garden SO con-
stucted will need very little work to
prepare it the second season.
AS to the use to be made OF the
beds when properly prepared, much
depends on the taste of the gardener,
but a very good way to utilize the
fences on either side is to SOW along
them scarlet runners mixed with other
beans. The runners with their gor-
geous flowers which bloom from June
till October are very ornamental. They
are also prolific croppers, and despite
an absurd prejudice against them, the
young pods, when cooked green, are
delicious, while the shelled beans are
superior to limas. Scarlet runners
may be planted as soon as the ground
is warm, even as early as mid April,
for the bean itself remains in the
ground sending only its shoot to the
surface. They should be sown two at
time; about four inches deep, and a
foot apart, so that when all danger
of frost is over, more delicate beans
may be planted between them. The
best for this purpose are Cranberry,
Kentucky Wonder and Golden Clus-
tnr hai nd a
charming contrast with those of the
runner. In order not to interfere
with the early care of the climbers
it would be we'll to leave the space
between them and the grass walks va
cant until tomatoes, cabbages and pep
pers are ready to plant out by which
time, il the soil has been kept we'll
the beans will be able to
care for themselves. The little bed
at the foot of the garden might be
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-21

ditch, the next two feet from it, and
the same on the other side The two
middle rows Of the first bed should be
planted with a second early, pea, such
as Heroine or Dwarf Telephone and
the outside two with an extra early,
such as Motifs Excelsior, as this ar
rangement enables the peas first ready
to be picked without disturbing the
others. The same course should be
pursued in the second bed, a second
early filling the outside rows, while
one of the giant late varieties such as
Stratagem or Duke Of Albany oc-
cupies the other two. Nothing Is
more vexatious to gardener than TO
raise a patchy crop. To avoid this
The drills should always be made four
inches wide. For peas they should
be three or four inches deep according
to the heavy or light nature Of the
soil. The seeds may be planted some
what thickly, say dozen to each four
inches of row of the width recommend
ed. When six inches high, the soil
should be drawn we'll against the outer
stems in order to induce the plants to
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-21

New HorScradiSh from Bohcmia.-An Improved
and Excellent Variety for Garden Use.
supply pods. Valentines for a green
variety, and Wardwell's Wax for a
yellow one are probably the best. The
outside rows should be reserved for
beets, as they require thinning and
wedding. The centre rows of the fifth
bed should also be put in beans, late
varieties being chosen that are suitable
for shelling, just as they reach their
full size. Yellow Swedish and Red
Flageolets are far the best for this
purpose. One outside row should be
sown to Chard, delicious and pro-
lific vegetable much neglected in
this country, while the others will sup
ply plenty of radishes il they are
sown broadcast. On a double lot a bed
or two should be reserved for early po-
tatoes, as nothing is better than the
young tubers when fresh dug, but
they begin to deteriorate very rapidly
as soon as exposed to the air. for
nothing equal in flavor to home grown
product can be obtained from a
market man.
With regard to culture, no matter
how strong the temptation may be, no
one should ever attempt to do any.
thing in a garden when the foliage is
wet with dew or rain, or until the soil
is sufficiently dry to crumble between
the fingers without adhering to them,
and IL it can be avoided no foot should
ever press the cultivated ground. The
most efficacious tool in any garden is
a sharp and narrow rake, which should
be constantly run between the rows
whenever the ground is dry. Except
in very wet seasons this implement
when frequently used will suffice to
keep down all weeds between the rows,
which it also keeps the soil sufficient
ly pulverized to act as watering pot
as we'll. An expert gardener seldom
needs to use a hoe, except when pre-
pairing his beds for SECOND crop or
when a spell Of rainy weather has
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-21
LONG ISLANDS Barren LANDS.
Project to Make Them Productive
Railroad Making Experiments.

Another railroad has essayed the
problem of reclaiming land. Thi.
time 1t is the Long Island Railroad
Company. 1t has taken under Its CON
troll a plot OF land containing abou,
seventeen acres near the end OF the
north shore Of the island. The land
Is typical Of much OF that on Long Is
land 1t is known as pine-barrens,
Is considered sterile and Is in the full
est sense Of the word waste land
The railroad company Will establish
an experimental fruit and vegetable
farm. The company also intends ia
establish an experimental farm near
the middle of the island and another
On the south shore.
Suffolk county has an area Of 73o,
1T acres Of which 10000 have been
esteemed Of so little value that they
have never been assessed for taxes,
and the value OF 100000 acres of the
remainder is so slight that the taxes
levied have been nominal. The des-
patches telling Of this experiment Of
the Long Island Railroad announce
that several other railroad companies
will be interested spectators Of the re-
suits, which II satisfactory will be
accepted as examples worthy to be
followed.
American railroads not only open
up new land to settlement, but exert
themselves to attract settlers and al.
80 reclaim waste land. The railroads
OF the west have done effective work
IN promoting emigration to that section
and the roads Of the south and south.
west are now particularly active In
soliciting immigration. The southern
Lines have perhaps done more than
any other agency In turning the tide
OF Italian immigration into the cotton
and sugar fields and the mill cities OF
the south. ~
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-21
MISTAKES ABOUT NICOTINE.
Doesn't Accumulate in Pipe Stems
Very Little Nicotine Poisoning.

Doesn't Accumulate In Pipe Stems
Very Little Nicotine Poisoning.
There are probably few subjects
about which more people are misin-
formed than nicotine.
Nearly everyone speaks Of the dark
brown substance which has about the
consistency and color Of molasses and
accumulates in the stems Of pipes as
nicotine. According to scientific ar
| ticle, it is not nicotine at all, and 1t
has no nicotine in it.
1t is nothing but tar-tobacco tar,
distilled from the smoke, just as coal
tar is distilled from coal and pine tar
from pine wood. One might swallow
all the tobacco tar that rank clay
pipe contains without serious harm.
If he swallowed the same quantity OF
nicotine he would probably be dead
inside of five minutes.
1t is the tar that stains the pipe,
and it is the same tar that stains
the cigarette smokers fingers. 1t is
also found inside the nostrlls OF one
| who inhales smoke, and it puts an
| indelible stain on mustacheS.
1t IS true that tobacco contains
| more nicotine than any other known
plant, but nicotine is not a plentiful
article in nature. The rankest Ken.
| lucky tobacco contains less than 8 per
cent of nicotine, and the finer grades
of tobacco, such as Havana, have less
than per cent.
One often hears cigarettes condemn
ed because the smoker gets so much
more nicotine through inhaling the
smoke. The fact is that a cigarette
smoker gets almost no nicotine, be-
cause the tobacco Of which cigarettes
are made contains next to no nico
tine. Turkish and Egyptian tobaccos
carry only trace Of nicotine, and
some Of them none at ALL
| But no matter how much OF this
| deadly element a tobacco contains
the smoker does not get it. Nicotine
is not extracted by burning the tobac
co. Burning destroys it entirely.
One often hears of nicotine poison
ing, but it is very doubtful if there is
any such thing. When one is poison
ed with nicotine he dies, and he
doesn't get poisoned by smoking
There are plenty Of good reasons why
smoking should not be carried to ex
cess, but nicotine poisoning is not
one Of them.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-21
THE SMALL GARDEN.
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

A garden SO constructed will stand
great extremes of wet and drouth,
for 1t Is a mistake to suppose that
plants on well laid up beds suffer in
dry weather, on the contrary they will
continue to thrive when those on the
level are whitening, so no one need be
afraid of making high beds, though
eighteen inches from the crown to the
foot Of the ditch is sufficient elevation
unless the location is very low. Some
people might think that to devote so
much space to paths with such a
small area available is a useless
waste. This is not the case, for the
frequent paths enable the gardener to
till and gather his crops without the
necessity Of treading on the cultivated
ground, an advantage that far Offsets
the loss of space. The same plan may
be followed on property lot and a
half wide, though, il two full lots are
available, an additional grass walk
down the centre will be useful, and add
much to the appearance of the garden,
which, if all lines are kept perfectly
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-21
A SMALL GARDEN WITH CAREFUL CULTIVATION
will PRODUCE ABUNDANT CROPS OF FRESH VEGETABLES:

lean towards the centre Of the bed.
The third bed may we'll be used for
crops suitable for salad The two
centre rows being devoted to a late
and early lettuce, the outside ones to
white barletta onions, which are a
sure crop and the best variety for
punching or picking. They will do
best in the outside rows, as then they
can more easily be weeded and thinned
out, and may be sown quite thickly an
inch deep in drills four inches wide.
To mark the rows radish seed should
be sprinkled very lightly in them.
The centre rows OF the next bed
should be sown with early beans to
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-21

Market Gardener Cutting Asparagus Tips.
process until the bed is all dug over.
AS soon as the surface is dry rake In
thoroughly dressing of fine manure,
mixed with a liberal amount Of lime,
and little coarse salt. Then smooth
and level the ground, giving a slope
Of about foot from the fence to the
edge Of the path. Follow the same
course on the other side of the lot, and
at the rear end.
This mode OF procedure furnishes
two beds fifty feet long and one Of
fifteen which are available for climbing
plants, with permanent walk around
the garden giving access to the alley
on both sides. The space between the
paths II treated In the same fashion,
will be sufficient to provide five beds,
each eight by fifteen feet leaving be-
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-21
PICKLE SUPPLY

tween them a shallow trench a foot
wide to serve as wedding path, and
as drain for carrying off the surface
water, an outlet being provided for
this alongside either or both the lon
gitudinal walks as circumstances may
require. These beds should be neatly
rounded up with soil taken from the
intervening spaces and as soon as
dry, thoroughly raked and smoothed.
They will then furnish an admirable
seed bed that should be almost free
from seeds, the undersoil OF which
their surface is composed. not having
been exposed 10 inpregnation.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-21

devoted to japanese climbing cucum-
bers. They do well in this climate
and their fruit is more symmetrical and
cleaner than that of the creeping
variety. which take up too much room
to be available in a small garden.
AS to the five centre beds they
should Of course be mainly devoted to
vegetables that are at their best when
fresh gathered. Peas belong to this
category, and besides yielding we'll,
are almost a sure crop for an amateur
to raise. The eight feet wide beds
should be marked out in straight
rows, the dgst one foot from the
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-21

AS PUT.-Mrs. Slowe: "I am 80
glad your brother enjoyed his visit to
US, Mr.. Greene"
Mr.. Greene: ooh, he is the sort Of
youngster who can enjoy himself any
where, you know"
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-21
By Finn, the Comedian.
"Iike a crate full of Goals ] burL
A great full house to see.
And should I not grateful prove
A great fool ! would be-"

A report Issued at Simla gives the
number of deaths last year In India.
caused by serpents, tigers and wolves.
as 2.157.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-21

Sixty thousand elephants arc
slaughtered annually to supply the
world with ivory.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-21
No FIi1hf or Fancy,

A bird in the hand is worth two In
the bush-if it was on hat, the mil
liners bill would show 1t was worth
about forty in the bush.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-21
PAINT WITHOUT OIL.
remarkable Discovery That Cuts Down
the Cost of Paint Seventy-6ve Per Cent.
Free Trial Package and Big Book Telling
All About Paints and Paint-Maktn are
Mailed Free to Everyone Who Writes

Mailed Free to Everyone Who Writes.
A. L. Rice, a prominent mautactUer of
Adams, N Y, has discovered process OF m ak
ing a new kind of paint without the use OF Oil
He calls il Powdrpaint. 1t comes to you dry
powder and all that is required is cold water
to make a paint weather. proof, fU 1f3ot and
as durable as oil paint. For many, PoSes it
is much better than oil paint, ano is indis-
pensabie to every property owner. It adheres
to any surface, wood, stone or brick, spreads
and looks like oil paint yet costs only one
fourth as much. -.
Write to Mr. A. L. Rice, Manufr, 966 North
ST., Adams, N. Y, and he will send you free
trial package together with color card and his
is necessary to a1l who use paint. 1t lets you
into the secret of paint making, exposes fake
paints, tells you how to get the best results
| from paint for different purposes, and shows
| YOU how YOU can save and make good many
| dollars Write today and the book, free trial
of paint, ETC., will be sent you without any
| cost by return mail. ~~-t
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-21
A~SS S$-~,S
'MAlLNER KREN |"

New Horscradish from Bohcmia.-An Improved
and Excellent Variety for Garden Use.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-12-26
Farragut's Pig.

David G. Farragut was but thirteen
years old when he served as midship-
man under Porter in the battle OF the
Essex against the Phoebe and Cherub.
He was taken to the Phoebe as a pris-
oner Of war. says his biographer, and
came aboard crying from modification.
At the same moment, however, a Brit
ish MILDLY also came alongside with q
young pig in his arms.
"a prize! A prizey' he was shouting.
"Ho, boys, a fine grunterr'
II was pig that had been a pet in
the steerage Of the Essex, where 1t was
called Murphy. Farragut at once claim
ed 1t as private property.
"You are prisoner, and your pig,
too" replied the British MILDLY.
I've always respect private proper.
ty." said Farragut grabbing the pig
and determined to hold on till forced to
surrender.
Go 1t, little Yankee cried the old
sters present. "If you can thrash
shorty you shall have your pig
A ring was formed, and Shorty came
at Farragut hammer and tougs, but the
American was handy with bis fsts.
He quickly laid his opponent low. The
British blueJackets cheered him hearth
", and the Dig was declared to be his.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-12-26

more than a century before, regarded
the negro race as so far inferior that
they had no rights which the white
man was bound to respect, and that
they were never spoken of except az
property He also declared that the
trainers of the constitution held tne
same views, and said the Missouri
compromise and all other acts restrict
ing slavery were unconstitutional. For
several years after his death Taney's
bust was excluded from its place
among the chief justices on the wall
OF the court room. 1t stood in a sort
OF limbo in niche in one of the
PASSAGES near the senate chamber.
and Charles Sumner watched every
appropriation bill to prevent an item
included to authorize its purchase.
When Sumner died there was no fur
Their opposition to paying for it and
giving It its proper place. Both of the
attorney generals whose nominations
we're fatty rejected by the senate
were appointees OF. General Grant. who
had more individual cabinet officers
than any other president and whose
cabinet changes have been exceeded
in number only by those OF President
Roosevelt Grant did not believe in
transferring cabinet portfolio to an.
other When he made a cabinet
change he nearly always put new
man in the cabinet Grants nominees
who failed OF observation-disclosures of
Oregon, and Hoar of Massachusetts
were appointed at time when the
supreme court had been the subject
of much controversy in the senate"
Edwin NJ. Stanton was nominated
for the sunreme court in 1859 by
President Grant. but according to the
Sun writer he died immediatelv after
his nomination had been sent in. The
Sun writer adds. Nathan Clifford.
one Of the first attorney generals con-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-12-26
Elevation Of Attorneys General
To Supreme Court Bench

The first attorney general elevated
to place on the supreme bench was
r. B. fancy of Maryland. Referring
10 fancy the Baltimore Sun writer
says: '.He had been attorney general
under General Jackson from 1881 TN
til 1888, and had been out of the cabi-
net several years when Jackson named
him for the supreme court. Two
years after fancy entered Jackson's
cabinet old Hickory to whom Mr..
fancy had rendered important polite
al services, wanted to give him the
treasury portfolio. but the senate re-
fused to confirm him. In January.
1895, Jackson nominated him as an
associate justice of the supreme court,
but the senate, still adverse, indef-
inately postponed the nomination. Bet
ter fortune attended his appointment
to the chief justiceship, on the death
of Marshall, in the same year. and
though fancy was strongly opposed by
Clay and Webster, he was confirmed
by majority of fourteen votes. He
sat for twenty-eight years in the
chief Justices chair and was a jurist
of remarkable ability although one of
his opinions-the bred Scott decision
aroused great INDIGNATION in north
ern states when rendered in 1867. In
this opinion Chief Justice fancy de-
clared that any person whose ances-
tors were imported into this country
and held as slaves had no rights to
sue in a court in the United States.
In other words, he denied citizenship
to any person who had been a slave
or a descendant of slave. fancy.
with the sanction of the court, further
declared that the trainers and support
ers of the Declaration of Independence
did not include the negro race in the
proclamation that all men are Great
ed eOual,' and that the patriots of the
revolution and their progenitors for