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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-18
al Her Perilous Experience.

1 The Rhode Island, Will on her shake +
down "trip IN Virginia wa ters N May 9Th.
ven ground $at ork Is spit t, y at the sen-
trance, to York River She had no t as
!, Yet sbeer1f attached to any 80 Iron. Tho
vessel at that time went ashore at nearly
high water. drawing about twenty four ~
feet; She q was subsequently noa ted y and
was srninjured. As a result OF TINT $accl-
dent, Captain Garst, her comnnnd Ter, 4 was T
court -mnrtialed and suspended from duty
for d period OF six months. with one -half
sen pay !; lost five numbers for allowing
the big. bat ttleship to 90 aground 4 ana was
ssucceeded Sin command of that sl,ip4fby
Captain Charles G. Bowman, Ca ptain sof
the Pensacola Navy Yard The r r. Rhode
Island arrived lat Newport News a last
Friday from Annapolis ls. 4 7 he 4 Guernsey IS
commanded by Captain Gjortsen' and IS
d vessel tof 300 tonnage.
& IT Us learned tonight that the Rhods
Island probably " will sail to-morro W ! for
Boston! After tho collision tho vessel Ire-
turned to her original anchorage
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-18
.G|B.S!.O.N. Held |F|'!O|R.
N|'SINURDGRI [ |! !.
Coroner Jury r conlme ended,
'Thatstlle FSLaWy Ell B e FI ED for $sS
] slBs SON On il i / {: STAND 1 \ NJ
oman dentl S'Windl. 81 Out
s5Soff Large ou It'll iii 3I2 cal

Estate stat q, p Deal ,;'y q. 81 G3 s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-18

HE Owe RR LIES
THE EMU RRER'
eclares the Power 70 Fix Rates
is I;I Vested V: a Only o in the Corpora a h, n
ton Commits s:;o niss 81 Quotes "
from a Parallel Case 553
~ in the State Of 55f5,
5s8 Michig nj

\. ,es,a, y 5,rhe I. y. Dtspatch.Y

@ Especial to The Times. Dtspat tch.) )S 81
s ssTAUNToN \, A:,s Jul vi II The case@
ofs THE Commonwealt II inst the Balti-5fSs i-5s
more and Ohio Railroad was heard Il oIl q 4
ds,i,,urrer thls morning n the# corpoc.ra:-si n:
ton Court, and Jud ge Henry Iiolts l''lt'
held that the Churc iiman two-cent mile;
age bill was onatitutional null and
Void N
q wealth's Attorney Carter Bray
ton, ta Y the A instance 81 Hon. John
Church man, n 81 gusta, N pa tron ofg tho
Bill, had institute suit against the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad TO compel this
corporation to place mil Sofa 6qo
miles each on sale g 81 per book The I11t'1
railroad, through It q ttorreys MessTs::s .
Bun gardner g. Bumga rdner: demurr'e.dtls .tls
Is tho charges 81 the CO onlrnony on
tie grounds that the sbill was unconst'ti.S it'
tutional IN that ate ConstitutionrlalS q ,rl n
Convent Ion had deleg ca to the Co,rpoS:s$ y! e:s
ration Conmis the power to tes
rates, and that the bill was an. un Just
against the people 8wh0s q.
could not pure hase who lesale tickets or,s
inSot her words, \, could not ford the price
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q Continued 1' on Second P.ase.> t'E
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-12-01
ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT
OF PROMISING NEW FRUITS
a. Tailor. Pomoiogst Charge
vestigations Bureau OF Plant Industry.

In couatry Ike the United States
which embraces 50 vide a range Of
climatic and soil conditions. the orig
nation and dissemination OF fruit
varieties Is a very important phase OF
economic pomology Without the
originatlon OF varieties adapted to pc
cullar regional conditions. there are
few sections In which profitable com
mercial fruit culture can be perma-
nently maintained. A considerable
degree Of adaptabillty to climate. re-
slstance to particular diseases or in
sects. and suitability for special uses
Is essential 10 the profitable mainten-
ancc OF fruit plantations in the open
a.i ia most OF our territory. While a
few varieties Of most cultivated fruits
possess a high degree OF endurance
OF varying conditions. such varieties
are usually OF rather inferior quality
and not well suited 10 highly special.
lied uses. Until a sufficient number
OF American-grown sorts has been ac-
cumulated our fruit growers must
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-12-01

sums by the charming widow. Helen
Hamilton otherwise Blaa Verrault
The police now say that these men
and several other, Ike them were but
the small fry" In the schemes Of
these women and that several OF Wall
streets wealthy men. two In particu
lar paid dearly for their acqualnt-
ance
Mrs Brown. O seems. took care OF
the big game and left 90 Mrs. Yer.
rauli those Of the observation-disclosures
stripe
Nirs Brown IS of thc peroxide blonde
typo. She Is tall and well built. with
fine haze, eyes aud she scarcely looks
her 20 summers She has a preitily-
tlrned arm and Is free and graceful
OF action.
According 90 police Investigations.
izclla Mason ran away from Halifax
about 1o years ago With J. p Brown.
civil engineer 20 yeiu her senior
a few years later Brown died. leaving
her utat little fortune in insurance.
Then Ng Brown ven, 90 Boston.
Before -ho departed she made the ac.
Qua.niaacc Of B.ua Fluuevau. and
they made a circuit of the country.
touchIn- Chicago Philadelphia and
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-12-01

II was now time for RE 10 go back
and fiii my 1880 appointment. I'm
lshed within an hour and took a very
satisfactory order. This man knew
what he wanted and bought II quick
~. lie was strictly business and l
didn't ask him TO stay to luncheon
with me. fear that great many OF
the boys ON the road anyway make
the mistake OF OVERRIDING the friend
ship act Did he down and take a
nap az half past eleven Not on your
life. jumped on a street car and
went over 10 another part Of town
where there was a big company store.
I had never done any business with
them. but I had a half hour that
could do nothing else with. 80 =
thought ! would try one more.
couldn't get the man 10 come over
with me but he gave me little order
for a few items for immediate ship
ment and promised me that he would
look my line over on my return "trip.
The order did not amount 10 great
deal. but the commissions were more
than enough 10 pay my travelling eK
penscs for the day.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-12-01

In this Geld is the "Crockc-." which
appears 70 have originated In a small
orchard planted by gold miners on the
American river. near i.0omls. Cal.
about 1850 to 1860.
It's form Is oblOng. Oboyatc pyriform.
somewhat angular: size medium IN
large surface rather smooth: color
rich yellow. somewhat netted and
oyerspread with russell: dots miaute.
russell. stem medium 10 long. rather
slender. inserted obliquely. with little
or no depression. basin 81 medium
size. regular. deep. abrupt. russeted.
and furrOwed: calyx segments rather
small. c0nyerging. eve small. closed;
skin rather thick. but quite tender:
flesh yellOwlsh. buttery. juicy. with
some woody granuies near core: core
Of medium size. oval. slightly open.
meeting the eye. seeds short. plump
round. rather numerous; flavor mild
subacid to sweet and very rich. quail.
lty very good.
The tree o. reported 20 be- a vigOr-
Gus grower. thus FAR free from blight.
and regularly productive. The fruit
Is somewhat subject 20 scab In tho To-
cality OF rs origin. and therefore needs
70 be sprayed to protect against this
disease. Season. January TO March in
Placer county. California.
The Golden Plum.-Of the hybrid
plums originated by Luther Burbank
that have been introduced for a sui
hciont time 10 render a forecast OF
their climatic requirements possible.
this variety appears adapted 20 the
widest geographical range. The orig
inal tree was grown In 1857 10 ISIS.
by MI Burbank. from a seed OF Fob
lnson (Prunus angustifolIal. which
was the result OF a cross With pollen
OF Abundance isyaouyms BOtan. yell
low.heshed Botan. Sweet Botan or
burbank. but not Of others). one OF
the best known and most widely grown
Of the Japanese plums IN America. II
vas named Golden" by Mr. Burbank
In 1892. aud a brief description Of the
variety. based on specimens submitted
by him. was published IN the report
n the pomologi5t OF the department OF
agriculture for that year It's form Is
globular 20 globular oblate; size medi.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-12-01
FATHER AID DAUGHTER
LEAD LIVES OF TRhMPS
Girl and Aged Parent Travelling over
Country Together Seeking False
Mother and wife.

Des NO.ues. In Father and dauCh.
ter tramps OF the lowest order. with
a record Of fifteen years together ON
the road kwerc guests the other night
In the cTy Jail The man. who gave
his name az J j Francis. Is a years
OF age The girl Is 20 years old.
The couple were picked MP In the
railroad Yards near West Seventh
street
Don separate me from my daugh.
ter" the old man begged when he
vas taken into the jail Seldom has
she been out OF my sight Mary is a
good girl and would not leave me"
The girl refused 10 talk. I'm Just
going 20 stay with my father until
he dies she said laconically. "and
then | am going to work. This life
Is killing me. though We are on the
go day after day the year round. trav.
cling from the north Ia the south
with not a break The police won't
let No stay anywhere and we Just
have 70 keep on going"
Francis finally got confidential with
newspaper reporter
Yes : am a tramp nothing more
nor less. I've had a history Just like
every other man on the road. I don't
generally tell anything about my past
life. butt YOU want 10 hear and the
police ~ let you talk 10 me a little
while m tell Il % you"
Fifteen years ago. when Mary was
but 10 years old my wife ran away
and left me was running At that
time small grocery store In Gin.
cinnau. O Up to that time my mar.
ried life had been happy NV wife
eloped with a close friend OF mine.
He was a snake In the grass. rep.
tile-well. words can not express a.
He won the love OF my wife from me
and my daughter She left without
leaving a note u explain her absence. /
Soon learned OF the treacherr OF my
friend. ! sold my business. took |
the money secured and with nv ne. |
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-12-01
'eoS1nsAi. l<s, :, ss,sSA .. Bo....,

4 tell you rs lots different selling
goods nowadays from what Il was
in the old time" spoke up the New
York furnishing goods man. I'm not
such a gosling az the business myself.
Nineteen years next January since be-
gan. and I'll tell you that things have
changed. In the old times IL was sim
ple-Iust walk into your solid Gus
toner. sell him all he bought. go up
to his house 10 dinner and leave the
next morning. and the same thing
over the next day. But it's lots more
strenuous now. Just for example. I'll
tell you exactly how I worked one OF
my towns last trip:
4 reached there at five o'clock In
the morning and gave the night porter
a dollar extra to get my samples right
In 80 that I could open up before
breakfast. It's a good thing to stand
In with the porters around hotel
anyway and a dollar for two or three
hours time during busy season Is
mighty cheap
so right after breakfast I started
In. The first man | called on an OK
team couldn't move. az any rate. not
the OK team that was driving. We
have our old house that We have been
dealing with for a great many years
said he. Our lines are established.
they pay US a good profit. we don't
like 10 mix up-and what's the use OF
changing? Your line may be a good
line and all that. but Il will not be a
good line for ms because We don't Ike
70 mix You are right about that
said l. II you wish % differ from a
man. always first agree with him. 1
have some special lines 10 close. how
ever. at a very great discount have
Just left home aud the house Is Civ
ing me what jobs we have TO dispose
Of can give you some mighty good
stun on which you can make a special
sale. You need net put Il on your
shelves. just out on your tables and
make a drive Perhaps as YOU board
over az the hotel. when you so from
luncheon you viii drop In for a mo-
ment no. / won't bother about Il.
said he Very well. / won't ask you
to. Perhaps shall and time some
time DURING the day when you are
not busy and will bring In n few OF
those special things under my arms
A merchant viii always look at sam
pies II YOU bring them to his store.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-12-01
Coed Use Of Diplomacy.

Without introducing myself.
merely walked up 20 the desk. as
saw him blot an envelope. and waited
until / would not interrupt him. said
Well, my story Is short. Furnishing
goods It's a bad time for you &c
strike The. l am afraid said he.
Here I've Just written a letter to a
firm that have bought lot OF under.
wear OF. have always had trouble
with those confounded people about
terms. and they have a salesman. too,
who has a little too much starch In
his back bone 20 suit me Here. see
this letter | have just got from them.
Il makes ne so confounded mad that
I could cat a pod OF red pepper and
think II vas a strawberry | read the
letter. Well this Is rather provoking
said /. and then / talked to him about
the relationship that should exist be-
tween a Wholesale house and It's rep
resentatiye and The retail man. Well
confouud 70. said be after a while
tearing up his letter. I am not going
20 trucklc % these people. ! am just
going TO countcrmand this stun You
are here will look az yours When
will q be convenient for YOU to see it,
About 1880 win strike me all right
Welt. 1880 goes. said /. Now !
walked up the street-it was not hall
past nine-to see my old customer
whose business had not been satlsfac-
tory. very easily made an appoint
ment with him for 1880. but ! spent a
little while with the clerks in my de-
partment-this was the biggest store
In town-and little by little caught on
90 the fact that some OF my com
petitors lines had not turned out
quite as well as the old man had ex-
pected. and that was a good chance /
for a fair order.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-12-01
One Way to C, Business.

THE boys on the road must make
many turns to get business" started in
retail merchant from the west. who
had Joined the group. Il remember
one fellow whom just simply couldn't
turn down. He came into my store the
morning before Christmas. Just as he
began talking 10 me. three or four Gus
toners came In. He himself took right
hold OF one man and sold him a CON-
plete OUTFIT Then he waited on a lady
and sold her a lot OF stun. We were
all busy. ami do you know that fellow
kept that up all day long. never saying
a word about his own business, except
occasionally throwing In a little side
remark and joking about the corsets he
sold. When all was quiet that night
he came az me in a very straightfor,
ward manner and said: 1 have been
very pleased 10 be with you to-day. II
Is a day expected would lose entire
ly, ana Il has done me good. too. 70 get
In touch with the retail trade again.
used TO be behind the counter myself
a good many years ago. Now. haven't
very much 10 say about my line except
this: II you haven't bought any corsets
you car use a few. I have managed dur
ing the day 20 take the sizes on your
stock and why cant We squeeze in just
few minutes tonight. I can get all
the strn you need right here in your
store and go over Il with YOU. / shall.
Furthermore. be very happy to come
here as often as Is necessary and size
up your stock and keep II In good
shape for you
We'll. now. those samples are en-
tirely unnecessary said I. had CON-
plete confidence In him. Send me what
you think I need and do you know
that man has had all my business in
his line ever sinceg"
Aud I suppose" said the clothing
man. that his house didn't think ne
was working very hard that day"
Well. that Is where the house was
wrong replied the merchant mo
man on earth works as hard as the
man on the road. and mingled in with
their hard work Is always. with the
ones. a spirit OF fairness and
good cheer. Yes sirreei these whole
sale houses may say what they please.
but good representative goes a long.
ong way with Us merchants
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-12-01
One Customer Easy.


The second man on whom I called
did not have a very large store. but he
struck me as belng a man who would
give one firm his entire bills.
Yes, ! will look at your goods,
said he. dow long are you going to
be here? Until / get through with
my business I replied. Never want
TO rush away from IT. saw he was
easy. So / said. Maybe you would
sec me this evening after you close
up. have a splendid light in my sam
pie room That will just exactly
suit ne. sold no. = close mn At eight
o'clock aaa I VIA come right over /
rather turned my engagement that
way in order that / might have day
light for others not so easy.
Then ! stroiled in on another man
whose stock was tuIlbied all 10 pieces
md you could almost plant pumpkins
IN tie dust on the tops Of the boxlids.
~ stay there was short
he next store I entered looked
good 90 me. The stock was well kept.
A clerk had a whisk broom in his
hands brushing Of a pile OF goods. A
customer was trying on a pair Of
shoes In the back end Of the store and
the man who looked 10 me like the
boss stood az his desk up froat writ
ing. said 20 myself. well here is the
man I am really after. but could see
that he was a little chilly and that /
would have TO warm him Up.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-12-01

the New England states. both for the
home orchard and as commercial
variety.
The apple in form Is oblate. some
times slightly conical. size large: sur
face smooth. with occasional russell
knobs and patches; color pale yellow.
washed. splashed. and narrowly striped
with bright crimson. dots rather large.
conspicuous. and protruding: cavity
medium. regular. deep. russeted: stem
OF medium length and rather slender.
basin very large. deep abrupt. FUR.
rowed. and sometimes russeted: calyx
segments cOnyerging: eye large.
closed: skin thin. tough. flesh yellow.
ish. with satiny luster when fresh cut:
texture fine. tender. juicy: core small.
broad. oval. clasping. nearly closed.
seeds few. plump. medium. brown.
flavor subacid. pleasant. quality very
good. Season. November to March in
northern Ohio
Tree vigorous and upright in habit.
very productive.
The Croker Pear.-One OF the most
evident needs OF the American com.
mercial pear grower is an attractive
winter variety OF good dessert quality
that Is at the same time productive
and az least fairly resistant TO blight.
Most OF the European winter varieties
thus far tested In this country have
failed In one or more OF these impor.
tant particulars when transferred 20
America. so that the supply OF desir.
able winter sorts Is rarely equal to the
demand OF our domestic markets. One
Of the most promising new varieties
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-12-01
Had Piece OF Luck.

1t was nearly one before | got back
10 the hotel | was Just about two-
thirds through with my luncheon
when saw my old customer with the
man In my department pass the din
Ing room door OF course | didn't wait
for pie. In the sample room my old
customer laid out a big pile Of sam
pies. this showed me very plainly
rig.t at the start that he had been
worshipplng false gods elsewhere. and
when ! was through with him about
three o'clock he had given me the
best order had taken for years. IL
was really a lucky thing for me that
he had turned me down for a season
or two because the town was too big
a one for me TO conane myself 10 him.
and this gave me a chance 10 go out
and work on. other people-a thing
which I perhaps would not have done
II he had not turned me down.
After / had finished with this Gus
toner. took my little bundle under
my arm and went 20 see the first man
had called on. ! did nothing with
him beyond getting q promise that he
would 60 into my house when he went
to the market OF course | did not
value that In itself as amounting 10
anything because a man Is in luck II
one promise Of this kind In a hundred
Is fulfilled. Yet | vas satisfied 10
make the acquaintance. Before my
supper appointment I made a couple
more calls. but didn't put very much
heart In them as | had already got
two good sized orders and jag and
had prospects for the night. That was
where. however. should have kept on
plugging just the same. There Is no
use in a man rushing away from one
town that Is not well worked only TO
get into another 10 do the same care
less trick over again. ! sold my two
men after supper and was packed up
By p o'clock That day ! made ten
calls. had four customers in my sam
pie room-no two OF whom handled
allke-and next morning I left at Eve
n'c.ocl." - -
-
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-12-01
LIGHT ON
NEW BUNCO GAME.

other cities. Then. after a separation.
during which Miss Finnegan was mar.
ried to George T. veTault. they met
In New York
Mrs. Browns money had disappear.
ed. OWING to her extrayagant living.
and she secured a position as a cloak
model and maintained a small fat
on Elghty.second street One day she
saw an advertisement for a steno-
grapher TO man of wealth and IN a
few days was on very good terms
with a Wall street man who has q
large family.
The Wall street mans wife died and
ne wanted Mrs. Brown to marry him.
but she preferred being fancy free.
He INDUCED her every within. but he
failed TO win her for wife.
She worked the personal" columns
OF newspapers 20 great advantage
4 Broad street stockbroker fell VIC.
lently In love with Mrs. Brown and
wanted TO elope with her She 20,
much money out Of him. but did not
elope. because there were other adyer.
tisements and other candidates we're
calling
when the love business got too
heavy for Mrs Brown alone she sent
for Mrs verrault. and that accommo
dating young woman promptly left
her husband. then In Baltimore. and
the steady procession OF loye-lorn men
and fortune hunters continued.
Mrs Brown did not rely entirely
upon the advice OF Mrs Verrault In
the selection OF the victims. but had
around her several younger women
and few men. One OF these men
was an actor connected with a Broad
way stock company. When the love
project began to bring In substantial
returns he quit the stage and took a
Job as butler In the household.
Mrs Browns pretty daughter Helen.
donned maids outfit and waited or
the door
Whenever an accepted applicant for
love honors would appear he would
be wlned and dned until he was
dizzy The lnvarable impression
would strike him that the widow"
had nothing but money Then Mrs.
Brown was very suddenly hard pressed
for funds for the Kentucky Coal a.
Fuel company a concern which ex.
listed only on paper. and was conduct.
cd by tho galaxy ~ "widows' from an
office IN Wall street Its principal
work was 90 noat few thousand
shares Of stock that weren't worth a
cent
The concern lasted long enough to
take In about $4,000
One feature OF the loye-plant was
a spiriiualistic show In which Mrs.
Nerrault would tell the millionaires
all kinds Of queer stories that spirits
were telling.
Your grandmother says TO Invest
$4,000 In the Kentucky Fuel Com
pany. was a iayorite message.
A Brooklyn brewer gave 10000 and
came back with several encores
The spIri'uaiistlc exhibition was a
tremendous success. Mcclellan,
Count ZolInGG. leo Kieslcr. the MA.
tual Liio Insurance man. and others
OF that Kind dIl not see this feature
OF the place because they were only
uut Tor lOVcmlklug
Tho establishment maintained
gambling layout and the cllnk Of
chips was heard az the roulette
wheel os poker table an night long.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-12-01

crossed the country north and south
and east and west. Only twice have
I gained track OF my wife and her
lover. Once seven years ago learned
she had been for a few months In
Los Angeles. Cal She was gone whom
reached that city The other time
was about two months behind her
in Akron, Ohio
II finally acquired the habit of
tramping. I'll keep II up now until
die or find the man who broke up my
home. My daughter refuses TO leave
me. We have got so We do not care
what happens TO us"