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The Greeley tribune., 1906-08-16

cluded that he would gain in both
purse and pleasure by going back TO
The farm. Such a young man, ana
there are many like him in the Norton
County High School, would have vel
coined an agricultural course. and
would have gone back to the farm
much better prepared for the duties of
life than he was with a business train
ing. So the county superintendent or
schools and the other members of the
board of trustees decided that IN
course should take the
place of the general science course. and
hired a graduate Of the Kansas State
Agricultural College to teach agricul-
turc and other sciences in the high
school Secretary Wilson of Agricut
ure while making a trip through the
short grass country" learned of the
enterprise. became much interested in
H. and in response to an appeal for
aid sent II representative of the Office
Of Experiment Stations to Norton TO
hclp start it, The president of the
Kansas state Agricultural College also
responded to a call for assistance and
made one of party of four that toured
The Greeley tribune., 1906-08-16
RELICS OF JAMESTOWN.
Site of Exposition battle-ground of
Conflicts Between Early Settlers
and Indians.

OF all the Smiths. who havc ever
lived. Captain John is becoming the
most famous. due to the prominence
given to his dOiuGS, incident 10 the
Jamestown Exposition. The romantic
davS Of pocahontaS and Captain JoHn
Smith are vividly recalled by tn" old
Indian and frOntierSmen' relies Whl'h
have been dug up in preparing the
ground for the Jamestown Exposition.
, The Site selected for the celebration
of the three hundrcdth az TCrEAry or
the first permanent English settlement
in America was once IN Indian village
occupied by the PowhatanS. the most
powrrful tribe Of the early American
Indians. who roamDl over the country
east Of the Ohio River several cen
turics ago.
Near the State Exhibits Ru'hiluG
stands n majestic live oak tree, tue
"powhatau Oak" estimated 10 o'
nearly 1000 years old. which WIS
favoritc camping ground OF the Ut,
dams before America VAS ul~'''r',HI
by The pulcfaccS Here w"r" hrlu
councils of war when the only W""p-
ons in use wcrc stone hat"hrt>. Stone
war clubs. spears with >ruu" points
and bows and arrows TN" arrow,
heads used We're mHdv Of Hint. "hiNpeb
down to cutting "d-r, almost us
sharp MS knife. every arrow h'lH
rcproscutiu. many hours oI hard ana
puticnf toll scores ui tNr~" ulhi ar
raw-heodS are hciug found on IN" IN
position ground, in rN'H\HlI'l- '''
streets and buildings S"ur "i mem
are hrukrIl. perhaps 10y StrlNl"+ N""'
foe of the. Indians IN hHt,i" or some
wild animal in those days IN" """N
uhout HAMPTON Reads Wrr" alive NllN
deer bear aud other ANIMALS NJ
wells Point where these r"lrN are
found were fought bloody h"l
tween the carly English settlers ana
the Indians and. avcurdinG Z" "'
dian traditions. this WAS ais" ll'
BATTLE ground on, winch N'i'1,'-
dian tribes desperately roui'u'i'h '"'
the right Of domain i"H- "'''' 10"
ocrurreurr Of the historic rNrnl NIlI''
the Jamestown Exposition '"'i'''l'"
rates. The valuable u~h'rn~ ' "'.'
are now called Hampton H"'|~ ,.
Chesapeake Bay. Tee h"aui'''" u"''.
ing grounds ulouG the water '"'I
and the many attractions n''".'. ~
this locality made Ihl~ paw 'I'a t
point of lund very d"~Nhhl'' 'lIN l'I
its possessions Indian ir'h"~ N"'','
with one another Now. N'''
turics have gone toy Hnd tine 'I" ~ -"
dian nations that one" '"lU'''''
region have PASSED away '"'.. ,'
cient battle fields M'r '''"
formed into tuuEuiilrrlN "l.' ,I,,
al exposition ground, lu~' 'N' go
corporate limits of the 'i'A "'
Virginia.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-08-16
DIVA OF GRAND OPERA.
,J,,pJE LIFE For MRS. JULIAN
ST0RY WIEN SEASON IS OFER
F0R EMMA E44MES.

.,t,d Singer Flies to Husband at
,,',I,,, Home as Soon as Last Note
,Co,tract Season Falls from Her
IolJen Throat.
rnare are thousands of Madame
Emma Eames' admirers who. hearing
r.- .,.r This season. will think they
know Upr we'll They will have seen
n,r i'm The trailing robes of Juliet, or
,br simple gown of Marguerite; dark
skinned as Aida or fair and white as
tho Young bride. Elsa. They Will ind
In her neighbor, giving plenty of
heart and strength and personality to
those who weep or thrill as they listen.
Sympathy is meat and drink to the
singer. hut. in the spring when the big
thearcr home of her triumphS is
closed Madame Emma Eames flies to
VaTomhrosa where sympathy awaits.
As soon as she reaches her Italian
estate she becomes Mrs. Julian Story.
II is the beginning of the simple life;
Of household duties and dairy superin-
tpp5pnae. of the friendship of little
chickens. new puppies and old ponies.
NJ fayoritc flowers in a personal gar
den, and the companionship of a
husband.
Mrs. Story was reared in New Eng-
land, Mr. Story in Rome. The: have
luxurious house in Paris, out 1t is
This sunny mountain slope in Italy
that awakens a responsive throb when
the home longing is keen and the ap-
rquse of the public fails 10 reach the
heart
OLD NALLOMBROSA MONASTERY.
Many Years ago w w Story
travelling for his health in Italy
found the beauty of the Apprentices
to eliminate in the stretch of land
known as Vallombrosa. The monas-
tsry Of the name, founded in the tenth
The Greeley tribune., 1906-08-16
Van, industrial Training.

Resolutions were I'''''E
at the CLOSING Session" 'I '"' >,,,.
can Institute of luS'rUrlon ''
Haven favorinE the inS'''I'"- i.,,,t
dustrial departments IN N',. also
school system The INSTITUTE |..t I.
n,accd itsnIr nr record MS holding mat
i in Nov ns rcrsnf developments OF dis
honnsty IN hirb places and OF the in
rrsnsn or rri,nr i'm different directions
II is the drt, Of the tearhrrs jo per
INSTANTLY tr,in thc American youth III
1onestr integrity. aud uprightness.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-08-16

It's simply fine in you to come.
Have some seltzer!" cried the lady. A
hearty laugh from the group on the
terrace broke in upon her greeting and
made her call hastily: Don't tell any
stories ABOUT me. Let us 30 over
there she said, rising. "one can never
afford to miss a good laugh. and Ger
man dialect is too rare on these prem.
ises to be sighted often wish that |
had one of my own, or that Joe Weber.
Lew Fields or Sam Bernard could hear
some of the attempts at English that
reach my ears during the opera season.
AS 1t is. | can only enjoy them for a
moment and repeat them afterward to
some one who can perpetuate the in
cident. OH we have droll times"
Mrs. Story has a keen sense of hui
nor. and quite loses herself as she
listens to group of story-tellers. I'm
like most strong personalities, she
does not rob those around her of poise
and ease, but possesses the rare fac
ulty of bringing out the very best that
is in them.
After dinner that wonderful even
ing music came in for its share. The
last Wagnerian production to the popu-
lar songs of the season was the range.
A fragment of "Tammany" was sung
by that voice which will go down in
history. and the chorus was taken up
in many keys by the dinner guests.
All had heard the voice before, but it
was not Madame Eames OF Grand Opera
who sang. 1t was Mrs Julian Story
singing to her friends.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-08-16
From Above the Clouds.

The view of a Storm.cloud from above
is one of the most interesting sights
ever beheld by man. According to a
famous aeronaut, a storm view from
that position has the appearance of
a vast sea of boiling. upheaving snow.
The falling of the rain can be distinct
ly heard. making noise like water
fall over precipice. The thunder
heard above the storm-cloud is not
loud, and the flashes of lightning ap.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-08-16
The Homer Pigeon.

The homer pigeon. when travelling,
seldom feeds. and if the distance 10 its
home be long ii arrives thin. exhaust
ed. and almost dying, If corn be pre-
sented to it. il refuses TO eat. con
tentiug itself with drinking liul"
water. and then sleeping. Two or
three hours later it begins to eat with
great moderation. and sleeps again
Immediately afterwards. If its flight
has been very prolonged the pigeon
will proceed in this manner for forty
eight hours before recovering its nor
nal mode of faediE~
The Greeley tribune., 1906-08-16
John WESLEY'S "POEM."
j. ". Gaines OF len
ncssee. Created Roars of AnuSe-
ment in the House. During
Closing Days OF Session by
Reciting "Mhen Democ-
racS Will Die"

When the lions eat grass like an OK,
And the fisherman swallows the whale.
when the tcrrapins knit WOODEN socks,
Aud the hare Is outrun by the snail:
When scrpcuts walk upright like men,
And doodle bugs travel like frogs.
when the Grasshnppcr feeds on tn" hen.
And feathers are found on tn" hogs,
When Thomas cats swim in III" air,
And elephants r"ost upon trees
When insects in summer are rare.
Aud SNUFF never makes people snerzc'
When the hsh creep over dry land,
And mules on v"locipcdcs ride.
When foxes lay eggs In the sand
Aud women In dress take no pride
When putchmcu no longer drink beer.
And girls get to pr"a"hinc' on time,
When the billy goat butts from the rear
And treason no longer is crime
When the humInluE bird brnys liz" an aHs
Mud limhurE"r smells like cologne.
When plnwshnrrs ar" mad" nut "f glass
And hearts Of Truucssrcnns nr" stone
When sens" grows In Republican heads.
And wool on the hydraulic ram.
Then the pcmocrnti" party will he dead
And this country not worth
The Greeley tribune., 1906-08-16
WILD WOODS BECOME rAEks

The landscape gardening which his
transformed a wild woods into one of
the most beautiful scenic parks. WI.
also serve as an object lesson to farm
erS and all who have grounds TO beau
tify with flowers. shrubs and trees
More than a million plants and trees
are growing on the Exposition
grounds. many of which have heru
transplanted: others are native TO tN'
soil. Among the trees transplantrd
were several hundred old trees some
comprising an apple orchard. whose
trees We're removed and planted
around the thrty-aCre drill plain Nu
the grounds. These and the pines.
cedars. doGwoods and other trees have
not suffered by being transplantrd
Even trees which were hauled many
miles over land and water and plant
ed on the Exposition grounds ure
thrifty They have all been handled
under the guidance of Landscape cnEil.
GERS The work has been done scicn-
tifically and skillfully, The results are
seen in the fine condition Of the trees.
The arrangement of trees. tiowrrS
and plants of all kinds. in various
parts of the Exposition grounds can
he studied to great advantage by all
Iaudscapc gardeners. and the unique
fence of wire aud Towering vines, IS
n study worth going miles to see. a
magnificent model which every fence
The Greeley tribune., 1906-08-16

for smut and potatoes for scah; spray.
ing trees and garden crops for insect
pests and diseases. and making plans
for farm buildings. roads. water sys-
TENS. etc Such work could be done
largely by the pupils at school or on
the different farms on Saturdays. IL
would he educational and at the same
time would make the farmers feel
that they We're getting some immediate
tangible return for the taxes paid in
support of the school.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-08-16

builder viii lind worthy of following.
rms fence is eight feet high. made of
s''rIa. Strands OF wire, and running
over lhe wire IN every direction. com
p"eiy covering it, are vines of honey
Su'hIe' crimson rambler. rose and
.tWpet crreper. making what seems to
De an immense hedge of towering
The Greeley tribune., 1906-08-16

teachers to the grounds, April l6, 1906
and under direction of Warren RI
Manning. landscape designer OF th'
Exposition, every boy was assigned Il
small plot of ground in the gardeI
and was given sseeds to plant and in
structionS how to plant them. IL
these gardens are now growing beans
peas, parsnips. carrots. marShmallow
parsley and other vegetables. They are
attended by their little gardeners anc
are kept clean and free from weeds
most of the boys taking special pride
in their gardens.
This is but a preliminary trainin-
for he schoochildren in gardening
trial heat, as ii were. for the race neA
year. The actual work is to be taker
up at the Jamestown Exposition neNi
spring.
PRIZES FOR BEST GARDENS.
Those who have made a success ui
their gardens this season Will be given
preference next year and will nav
their same gardens. The EXposltion
Company will give prizes or medals ivT
Itha best cultivated garden on u
Exposition grounds and the youu-
gardeners will be given some va .
aule LESSONS III agriculture. l ne i .
Department OF Agriculture and son
OF the state departments will have e.
perimental stations and gardens al
the Exposition as object lessons
the young as we'll as Older gardener
The young minds amongtthe visljo IS
which have bent toward aSricultur
pursuits will have an opportunity
learn much of value in the way of u
ing the soil They VIII learn when .
plant. what TO plant and how 10 plan
to get the best results. They W
also be given an opportunity to slu'
soils and their treatment, aud how '
enrich and improve them. Tree plll.
ing and transplanting will couStitn
another phase of Uncle Sans OBJ" I
lessons, as are done at other COVER
ment experimental stations At Tho
st. Louis Exposition Uncle Sans =.
dens and the Children's gardens prov
exceedingly interesting as well aS i
structive to the farmers who W'''
wise enough TO appreciate the h'r.
fits to be derived from them. At I'LL.
jamestown Exposition 1t is expect
the Agricultural Department
broaden its scope of instructions .I
many ways and surpass its efforts ..
ST. Louis.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-08-16

In the Friends burial grounds, in
salem. N. J.. there stands the largest
OAK tree in thc state and possibly the
largest in the United States. II is now
used as the trade mark" OF the Ne"
Jersey Forestry Association.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-08-16
HOME IMPROVEMENTS.

IT the Exposition results in imbuing
ITS many thousand visitors with the
spirit OF home improvement and with
determination to 90 back home and
make OF their own towns, or houses
ah! grounds models OF beauty and con
'pnieure. it viii 20 far toward proving
a national success.
Hustle benches and bridges, pretty
walks under cauopics of vines and
IoNerS, shady lanes and streets and
@ thousand other interesting things at
he Exposition are studies for the peo-
pie worthy of the most careful at
teution. 1t will not be an exposition
The Greeley tribune., 1906-08-16

r"'urS, WAS in the hands of a few
nu"hs The scattering of the monastiC
I,utf was the first of innovations. The
u,"IllS. famed for it's health.giving
.operNes. offers peace and immunity
,,un t me world, in a few hotels and
r'In,"tIuMs. Two or thrsc American
Iul""haires have erected summer
,.,,' ,ulNeS oI nearby hill tops and several
..,'neS "t the aristocracy of Florence
,, vuN me hot months here in feudal
nos.', ,ne shooting box of the ancient
no,. +, family, where the American
d,nu. or, l,NeH and died. is occupied by his
tba ''F' and Julian Story because
bic sIu' IS endeared to him through
,S '''her's memory. has built on n
,"u ."uIu OF many acres a great souare
- and hall. Campirl;oni is the
",S,D. aud Tore hi Cnmnir,ioni is
,ts nome. which signifies thn h,nnv
NJ aI' and good fellowship.
! yno,,,- "tory Paints pictures. and
! ,r,ir nus energy wherever his nor
his y.ir, i,,S7lons may take him while
'rpnd A., 10 S'hsing. To the visiting
r0m E,I,n' ,.'' singer the 20 mile trip
10 hor T',.,''e inc, was fitting approach
Which c,.o,,,.'l IiuI retreat. The road
of II rra,,hinaIiy led up to the terrace
worEcI ',,e a was tied in bowknots. and
was | so,,' oN' Hike a puzzle The puZzle
living 'r,n WV. however. and in the open
gayc mo ,''N' or 'lorria." MIR story
' III" hc.rry Welcome Nh '''' ;
"'> 'N.LY DEMOCRATIC
by professto,,%@Iho VINO had been separated
rTFer, prsS, looked forwar5 v,5e ,, from the great
swoepirr,,o. to meeting d,y,nity , an IN
pros " sun omhroidnrcI ,.,,a. n,,,"''y VI VI
O whit" "G"n S,,, Mir story came me-, ON, T''p IN
'h'rtwaIrt SKIRT uud a drawnwork
"A Su4
The Greeley tribune., 1906-08-16

a tentative agricultural course was out
lined. and arrangements were made
with the three farm implement dealers
of the town to open their warehouses
to the classes in agriculture and fur
nish experts to give instruction on the
mechanics. care, and use of farm ma
chinery.
STARTING IN AGRICULTURE.
The agricultural work of the course
includes botany. with special reference
to variation, development of species,
hybridization. and the influence OF
light, heat, moisture, etc, on the plant;
soils and tillage: plant physiology.
farm crops, grain Judging. and horti-
culture; farm accounts; farm manage
ment, including farm plans. methods
of cropping. farm machinery and its
care, and rural economies with spe-
cial reference to the problems of
business nature that will be met on the
farm; animal production and stock
judging, and dairying. The teacher of
agriculture reports that the implement
dealers have given further evidence
of their interest in the agricultural
course by Offering prizes aggregating
SIP in value for grain-judging
contest. open to all young men in the
country. and that these prizes have
| been supplemented by SIS suit OF
clothes from a clothing dealer. Con-
| tinuing he says: II am well pleased
with the way the boys take hold of
the work. Out of 10 boys we have
enrolled in the agricultural course, and
I think most of the first-year boys will
take it up when they get to it in the
course 1t is proving popular in the
school and entirely free from the pre-
iudice | had anticipated at the outset.
This is the nucleus of an important
. experiment in education. Norton is
, Just in the edge of the great semiarid
region of the Middle West. Agricul-
tural practice in that region differs ma
terially from that of the more humid
regions on the one hand and from
, that of the irrigated districts on the
y other The teacher of agriculture is
:; thoroughly familiar with the agricul-
ture of the. region. and has but recent
II ~ graduated from an agricultural col
q lege which is devoting much study to
r the problems of the hundredth meridi-
: an belt. The agriculture of this belt is
q extensive. Here one man works as
A. much land as four or five men in the
10 East: he cultivates three rows of corr
x at one crossing of the field, and doe:
n. other things on an equally extensive
a scale. Improved farm machinery makes
this method of farming possible. II
is therefore of the greatest Importance
THAT much attention to farm machinery
n be given in the agricultural course
e at the Norton County High School
l. The cereals (Corn and wheaD are the
= leading field crops. hence the import
& ance OF srain-judginc contests and
e other school work relating to these
d great staples
y The county superintendent of schools
n has expressed the hope that the school
e may also do much work that will be
i of immediate practical benefit to the
4 agriculture of the country. such as
i testing seeds for viahilitv, or germin-
! ating power. and milk and cream for
r butter fat: treating oats and wheat
The Greeley tribune., 1906-08-16
JUVENILE GARDENING
EXPOSITION HAS A
MODEL SCHOOL GARDEN or
A HUNDRED BOYS.

Practic al Demonstrations by DePA'
nent OF Agriculture and various
States-Landscap Improvements
and Beautifications.
Among the many novel features a'
the jamestown Exposition is the gar
den work by school children one
hundred boys from the public schoois
of Norfolk, Newport News and Ha"p
ton. near the Exposition grounds were
selected by their teachers to carry OUT
the plans for school sarueh at 'he
Exposition. Special trolley cars con
uouad these vn4ng gardeners and thelr
The Greeley tribune., 1906-08-16
FARM HIGH SCHOOL.
GREAT IMI'RO TEMENT IN EDEC4.
TIONAL METHODS IN THIRTY
ING KANSAS TOWN.

of the Sod-HouSe
Schools into a Large and Well
Equipped High SchooHStudentS
lmbibe the Spirit OF Village lmprov-
cmeuI.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-08-16
NO FARMING TAUGHT.

Previous to this year the Norton
County High School has offered college
preparatory. normal. business ana gen
eral science courses, 'but no course re-
lated in any direct way to the Leading
industry of the cOunty-tarmlng. lhe
county superintendent OF schools SAID
that his attention had been forcibly
directed to this lack in the curriculum
of the high school by the experience
Of a voung man who came to the school
rom one of the many large farms in
tbe vicinity took the fOuryear husl-
ness course spent one year in local
bank at $50 a month, and then CON
The Greeley tribune., 1906-08-16

the country for eight days in the in.
terests of the new course of study.
AS result, considerable interest was
aroused in the proposed new work.
a tentative agricultural course was out
lined. and arrangements were made
with the three farm implement dealers
of the town to open their warehouses
to the classes in agriculture and fur
nish experts to give instruction on the
mechanics. care, and use Of farm ma
chinery.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-08-16

lmbibe the Spirit OF Village lmproV-
ement.
Actual examples of successes-of
things that already have been done
are more convincing than a thousand
plausible arguments to prove what pos
Sihly can he done. The Department OF
Agriculture cites a case in Kansas,
showing the practical operation of
county high school. which has done
much for Norton County. and which,
if faithfully worked out, in other in
stances, would give a tremendous i'm
petus to amy other county in any
state
Kansas has local option in the es-
adjustment of county high schools.
As result several sparsely settled
counties or counties in which there
are few large towns are supporting
such schools. Norton County, which a
| few years ago was GDtted with sod
school houses. and which still has
many sod dwelling houses, now sup
ports a good county high school in the
| village of Norton, town cf 1900 in
hahitants. located near the geopraphl
cal center of the county The high
school building is Of brick, stories
high. over well lighted basement
anu is located On lut th'Shll - Vi INV
village. where land can be easily sc
cured The basement contains fur
mace and fuel rooms, laNatories, and ;
gymnasium On the first floor is
physics and chemistry room. natura
history room. music and art room
and the rooms of the business depart
ment The second floor contains a
assembly and study room and two re
citation rooms. The apparatus an
other equipment for the work in ph!
sizes. chemistry. and natural histor
are exceptionally good for small hig
school. There is also a good lihrar
and a reading room with current new
papers and magazines.
The expense of running the scho,
{ in l9O3-4 was sass, including s4.4;
for teachers salaries and S5,15S ft
buildings. grounds. and incidental
This was a year when conslderah
sums were spent for furniture. appar
tus. supplies. and additional land. IT
running expenses for the first S
f months in 1905 were sS.775. Heret
fore five teachers have been employe
hut this wear there are six,
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veyed these young gardeners al
The Greeley tribune., 1906-08-16

<,trd Singer Flies to Husband at
I,,i,an Home as Soon as Last Note
',rn,tract Season Falls from Her
Laden Throat.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-02-16
BUSINESS IS RUSHING
With Urgengator & Co. The Trou-
bic Adjusters

UrgengatoT & CO. (incorpoIsled)
the trouble adjust-rs, are doing a
rustling business. his company
war recently organized with CAPT
tai OF Sra, 900, 600. The local Office
is in room 20, Schluter building,
Geo. Ross, president; S. E. Stout
secretary and treasurer, The
Office is elegantly filed up with
oriental rugs and all the latest ap-
pliauces for adjusting trouble in
the most scientific manner, includ-
ing wireless telegraphy and dev-
ices for absent treatment.
Mr.. Ross stated that the COM
pany handling John d. Rocketell-
er's case, but as all business IS
strictly confidential he didn't state
the nature of Johns trouble.
While the reporter was in the office
wireless message was received
from Count Boni Castellane, asking
the company to take his case. He
wanted to soak his title as a fee but
Mr.. Ross observed that it was a
trife shop worn and declined to ac-
cept anything but the coin.
Vim. Conner, the foreign repres-
entative Of the company, is hand
ling the boxer situation in China
an d reports satisfactory progress,
and matters in fair way for am
icablc adjustment.