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The Washington times., 1906-03-11
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10 Bert Lester Taylor. ~

| l was obliged to confess that l ex-
| pected 20 find a man Of his position
housed amid somewhat different sur
r'oundings
| MY income is barely sufficient for
my daily needs said Mr. Greatheart
with a trace Of bitterness in his voice.
NY wife a noble woman. helps by DO
| ing sewing for the neighbors Nor do
/ / know Of a single publisher who is in
better circumstances than myself"
You amaze me. SIR / cried The
DoDular impression is quite otherwise"
THE popular impression is usually
wrong I assure you. sir. thst the
American publisher places literature
, above material prosperity and esteems
| himself fortunate If he is able to pro-
vide for mis- family even so modest a
home as that which you see before
you"
But. surely" said / tine profits of
book-InakinS were never greater than
| today"
'"rrue. And royalties were never so
high. The authors reap all the profits
| il is they who occupy the apartment
| houses. who keep carriages. who are TO
be fouad in Capri. or Rome. or Paris
or cruising IN their yachts through
summer seas
| But your great successes. your best
| sellers"
con IA Il or - per cent royalty the
mere Best Sellers I publish the more
money / lose. 1t is oily by publishing
magazine on the side that / contrive
| to keep the scales even. II punished
nothing but successful novels / shorld
be sold olat by the sheriff and my little
wife would be without a roof for her
head
| J Was deeply affected and for space
there Was no sound in the room save
/ the scratching Of my pencil
How SIT ! asked presently. do
yen account for the prosperity Of MIR
| Plates. the publisher. whom ! know
Well. lie lives in style aud keeps his
csrriage. Perhaps. he has en- independ-
eHt income
Plates IS a printer. or a reprinter. -
Tepliec Mr. Greatheart He issues
only reprints Of old books. which he
sells in sets at q dollar a month Dead
! authors ask no ROYALTIES THAT Is not
! .l.Ig publisher, that is not devoting
ones life 10 the cause of Literature
One cannot serve hDth Literature and
, ..4sEnnon
~ Nr. Greatheart spoke these ringing
words the door opened ana his wife en-
tered-a braV e-faced little woman. plain
~ but neatly dressed. She Rad been 10
q delicatessen store, she explaiued, and
smilingly. even gayly. exhibited her puT-
ehases-three kinds or sausage. rye
bread and Dill pickles. must stay and
take supper with them she said
But I was compelled 10 decline the
invitation, as / already had a dinner
ngageme1t at the Waldorf With a ia
nous Indiana author
/ was r -her glad OF il. / confess. for
=. : dinner proved uueommonIy good
III as ] sat slipping my champagne
and smoking the expensive cigars my
host provided. the picture Of Mrs Great
'.aa~t doing neediewOrk by Iamplight
f'rs-- iT nay mind. And when my novelist
fr,sFd informed me that he had Just
r5g3eJ a contract with Mr.. Greatheart
for another book, on a fat royalty cf
- per cent 7 felt so sorry for the pub
fisher that ] could barely murmur my
congratulations.
BERT LESION TAYLOR.
Copyright. 1906 by Joseph p. BovIesl
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Mrs. Gays Success.

Through an inadvertenee, Mrs. Rich
ard Gays name was not included in
the list OF artists who assisted the
Washington SaengeTbund at their con-
cert last Sunday night. Mrs. Gay re-
oeived one of the most enthusiastic re-
ceptions Of the evening, and proved her
self a pianist of exceptional talent. She
played double number in Liszt's
'Tdebestraum, and the same eompos-
er's transcription Of Schuberts "Erl-
king" Her work was brilliant illus
tration of her art, and after having re-
ceived q number of recalls, she re-
sponded with n delightful reading of
Foldiuis dance of the Dolls"
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THE ABSENT-MINDED CHAMPION

He is the main prop of a large cor
poration in Detroit.
The other day in changing his trous-
ers he forgot TO extract from his pock-
ct the key to the glass cupboard in
which he keeps books.
He had to wait until the old. man"
arrived with the duplicate key before
he could set the world a-going by
starting to work
This performance was rehearsed fc-
six consecutive days.
He now holds the cabbage as the
champion forgettist Of all Detroit, and
his friends think of challenging in lis
behalf for the championship of the
worid.-Detroit News.
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Faith in fhe President.

The New York Times Hnds occa-
sion in the prospective retsement of
Justice Brown and the possible re-
tirement of Chief Justice FJAer for
column and a quarter of slecula-
ton on the possible impurity oAspar-
pose with which Theodore ROosSelt
viii choose their successors Albeit
800 words are devoted TO telling =
story that the President had once
declared that his next appointments
TO the Supreme Court should be men
who would support his policies. ut
was said" is the introduction. and
the conclusion is:
IF this story be not true of the
President there is a very widespread
belief that he Is capable OF the senti-
ments if not OF the utterance 1t
would be much more serious If he
were capable OF the act"
No one Will pretend 10 be paralyzed
at the suggestion that a President
might undertake TO pack the highest
court in the land. II has been done
more than once And # Theodore
Roosevelt is capable of the extraor-
binary speech reprinted by our
New York contemporary, i serious
weighing of the countrys chances
against his prejudices in the editorial
columns of a newspaper like the New
York Times would be entirely ap-
propriate
But surely not even the New York
Times seriously doubts the Presi-
dents purpose 10 make the best Sc
lection in his power for appointment
to the Supreme Court Probably not
even his worst enemy thinks him dis
honest. The country knows him 10
be honest And this is one OF his
greatest commissions.
His choice is said TO have fallen on
Senator Knox and Secretary Taft. In
either case there is no sign that any
qualification was sought save that
of complete fitness for the office.
Both men possess larger qualities
than agreement with the President S
most hotly contested policies. One of
spicuously; the other has already
achieved distinction as a fair. honest.
and learned jurist. If the New York
Times had a ease 10 plead against the
President 1t need not hesitate 10 60
before either Of these men. We think
il would do so with confidence that
the Judgment would rest on the law
and the evidence and nothing else.
So far, then, there is no more war
rant in the Presidents conduct in
these premises than there was in the
prospect 10 believe that the column
and-a-quarteT apprehension was jUsti-
fed.
Enough occasions will arise when
disagreement with Theodore ROose-
Welt Will be inevitable He thinks
too positively not TO be mistaken some
times. So farm our judgment-hiS
mistakes have been of vastly less
Importance than his good judgment.
He stands before the country for good
things-fOr independence. for thor
ough honesty of purpose, for a manly
fight against great odds When one
reflects on that. is it not the course
of good citizenship, of fairness. of
common sense, 10 stand with him for
the big things he is doing, and not
seek occasion 10 question his motives
before he has even had time to act?
The Washington times., 1906-03-11
CRICKETS ANNOY PRISONERS
IN CAMDEN COUNTY JAIL

PHILADELPHIA, March 10.--Jaiiors
at the Camden county Jail are annoyed
by hundreds of crickets that chirp day
and night in all parts of the first floor
of the building. Where the insects
came from is q mystery
Jailor Entriken said yesterday: The
building is full of them. More than a
hundred were killed in the cellar the
other day. They're around the jail the
wear around
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The Sad Case of Mr.. Greatheart.


The heighborhood was shabby in the
extreme; and when found the houa.
number ! sought and mounted -FOUR
flights of creaking stairs / was assured
/ mad gone astray. that ii was impos-
sihle MIR. Greatheart should live in such
a place. When J raped at door on ne
top floor ! was prepared 10 be informed
That no person named Grestheart had =
lodging here
But when the door opened perceived
| had made mistake. The grave. brave
and kindly patient face that greeted ma
could belong 10 none other thsn FraIs
reatheart- the famous publisher
With gentle courtesy he signed me to
he seated. and / stated my business.
which was the preparation OF a maya
zine article entitled '~rhe Home Life OF
American Publishers
We live very simply as You see.
said Mr, Greatheart. waving hand
around the shabby but scrupuIously
clean apartment.
! murmured something about plain
living and high thinking
Yes: this Is the top floor. he said
quietly Ia is not q pretenii0us estsb-
lishmsnt. for our needs are few. AID nv
wife's tastes are as simple as nly own
May J ask sir, whether you have in
terviewed any other publisher in his
home
] replied that 7 had not that ! rad
oeeun. as 1t seemed fitting. with &t
Great heart. Americas most faEa0Cs
Publisher. whose spring and faH c2ta-
logIes contained more famous authors
and Best Sellers than the lists Of any
two other publishers.
And YOU assumed % he commented.
that I vas A man OF means with
enough. say. 20 live in an apartment
.house and Keep a carriage. 7 read that
n your face when you entered"
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REAL FRIENDSHIP.

o friends of mine. ask Of me what you
will
For very ievings sake.
Your asking thrice the emptied coHers
fill.
Giving the more you take.
No little joy 1 send you hut returns
A giadness that endures;
Brighter the flame upon the hearthstone
burns
Knowing it's light warns yours
Never can / be poor while | pray.
Share you my love and store"
shall be beggared only on that day
You ask of me no more.
-Theodosia Garrison, in Harper's Bazar.
The Washington times., 1906-03-11
JURY HOLDS SUNDAY
THEATER A NECESSITY

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. March 1e.-
jury of business men today acquitted
the managers of the Lyric vaudeville
theater for giving a performance on
Sunday.
The performance was admitted but
the defense contended that the theatri-
cal vocation came within the limit OF
being considered a necessity.
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The CrucifMOn.

The choir OF Emmanuel Church. Ana
costa, viii give a reading Of Sir John
Sfainer's orstorio. The Cruciixion." ." in
the church on April 4 The work vii
be given under the direction of Milford
Wits. organist and choir master Of
the church
z. Theodore Martin, tenor soIoist Of
Calvary Baptist Church. New York,
VIII sing the solos Mr.. Martin has sung
In Washington many times, but has not
been heard recently. and his coming
is anticipated with much interest.
William Clabaugh. who Is well known
20 Washington music sovers for his fine
voice and artistic work. will sing the
bass solos
The Washington times., 1906-03-11
Miss Menefee's Recital.

Miss Menefee will give a piano recital
tomorrow evening at S clock in Wash
ington College, Third and T streets
northwest This recital is one of the
many interesting musical events which
have been a feature Of the college term.
Miss Menefee is 9 talented musician
and her recital promises to be among
the most conspicuously successful en-
tertainments of the season.
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Marine Band Concert.

The Marine Band Orchestra. under
the direction of Lieut.. William H San
telmann. will give a concert in the
navy yard tomorrow afternoon when the
following program will be played
March. Boiler Wiegand, overture
'Seraire mide," Rossini: Characteristic,
Laughing Water" Hager: grand
scenes from Merry War" Strauss I;
waltz. Die Schoenbrunner." Tanner:
idyI Longing for Home" Jungman
descriptive, "A Hunting Scene" Bucca-
Iossi.
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THREE MEN ARRESTED FOR
MURDER OF MRS. NAGLICH

DALLAS. Tex. March 10.-Three ar
rests have been made at Shreveport IN
connection with the mysterious murder
of Mrs. John NagIich, of Kansas Cit.
The suspects are Charles Sertich
white, and Sol Bell and Gene Robinson.
colored, both hack drivers
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SOUVENIR posi- c.nn

1t was the original
mir postal card inventR OF the souve-
the sender was staying 20 snow that
was too indoIent to ay(hleWhere yl.here and
1t, except to convey the, fythlhs about
he had arrived The indulgence that
venir postal card is the or the SOU
ION again. off again, FinnealiT,;alent OF
ican Magazine =. Amer
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UT o. AYES INFANT,
: KILLED HERSELF

Annie Tohrs Ohio. March 10.-Mrs.
band of evnsis member of Stevenson
was Killed bv in camp at Carthage.
bles Corner fbf automobile at Pee
quick display afternoon, but by a
saved her infant presence of mind
The Washington times., 1906-03-11
American Girls Debut.

The Paris papers are generous in
their praise OF Miss Pearl Ladd, a
young American girl. who. after devot-
ing three years to the cultivation of her
voice. has made 4 successful debut in
the French capital
The Washington times., 1906-03-11
ROYAL Arcanum to Entertain.

District Couscil. No. 1895. Royal Ar
canum, will give E concert and dance in
Pythian Temple tomorrow evening A
fine program has been arranged and
many of the most popular singers and
The Washington times., 1906-03-11
MEAN INSINUATIC

Said tho maid.
I'm afraid
That my darling Jim
Won't love me when ] grow
Said her friend.
'I'd not spend
Any time on him
He's already CROWN cold. -
Cleveland Leade.
The Washington times., 1906-03-11
SECOND ARTICLE.

of drawing which
Sunday publishing Charles Gbson pictures il
pictures supplement
this Special art supplement
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EVENTS OF THIS WEEK.
In WASHINGTON.


cis meets q
at sreham
alurnnid
Friday Geo Dol o Law debates
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A New Composition.

Fitzhugh Coyle Goldsborough has
composed an obligato to THE Pill
grims" of Tschaikowsky. 1t is a splen-
did example of the musical talent of
this young yioIinist.
The Washington times., 1906-03-11
MATTERS OF INTE REST
TO ALL MUSIC LOVERS
Song Recital.

Song Recital.
Miss Grace Updegraff will give a song
recital on Tuesday evening. March IS
al s,i5 O'Clock, in the Friends School
1903 1 street northwest
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In Congress.


lnhnlshed the
esisia'i't eAecVe. nd judicial
SENATE
"
cuionn Clapp will a
he subj
Sim
bicatIon :
first of the
ma resol concerning 'he
aturday
fonda
-LegisIat
be lifted Charles z
During the week
from :, oe reported
u ' @ i District a preventi io.
bly, be ed O0'"H'Vi'e
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lTen6I

Observation-Disclosures at Algeciras expeete,o s,an o--..
Wednesday-Nelson- -McGovern prizefsht
Tharsday-Coal operators and miners will Co. g. ,.s.-
Saturday-St Patricks Day. - "F0'iS'
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-20

The most important point in bean
culture, to my thinking, is the first
hoeng. This must be done right to
get even fair results without it there
will be a very poor crop and tough,
strlngy pods, as well as small ones.
The first hoeing if done right, will in
itself insure faiF crop.
The first hoeing must be done as
soon as the beans are up. When they
poke their noses above the ground and
put forth their first green leaves, they
also carry the kernels of the old seed
with them on the stalk. These ker-
nels divide into the two halves just
under the first leaves. These must be
covered at once This is all that the
first hoelng calls for, and, indeed, all
that is necessary in future hoeings is
to keep these old seeds covered by soil.
II these two kernels are not covered
at once but are allowed to dry in the
air the vine will lose yigor. If the
bean is to have only one hoeing. l
would say by all means let II be this
one, AS 4 matter of fact the bean
should have at least one hoeing after
this, preferably two and always up to
the lowest leaf. l must repeat the or
der for the first hoeing, because it is
so important. Cover the old bean kerr
nels at once and keep them covered.
II you do not, you will lose half the
vine can offer you in the way Of
healthy pods. | have seen beans go
to waste because this hoeing was neg
lected. Also do not hoe beans when
the vines are wet or damp. The pods
will rust If you do. Hoe only when
weather is dry and there is no dew on
the vines.
In setting out young cabbage plants.
set low so that the stalk is covered
up TO the lowest leaf. This also applies
to lettuce and caulifower. Cabbages
should be hoed often and always so as
to cover stalk up to lowest leaf. Some
people even nip off sickly low leaf
and hoe above ii.
Another don't" relates to cucumbers.
Don't plant them in a hill. Plant
them level and hoe them high. 1 have
kept on hoeing my cucumbers until
they stood up like stalks three or four
feet Then they get ready to run.
Over they tumble and run along the
| ground, but they are healthier plants
for being hoed high and kept erect.
w. n. Freeman.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-20
Forcing Rhubarb.

A test was made at the Vermont Sta
ton during the winter Of the value of
ether in forcing rhubarb The rhubarb
roots were dug in the fall and placed
in a cold frame, where they were sub
iected to the action of frost In the
usual way. A part of four separate
lots was etherized, the first lot Decem-
Der is to 30 the second January o to
II, the third January 30 to February
1. the fourth February "a to 2G. Sui
phuric ether was used at the rate Of
ten &C. per cr' &c foot in all cases ex-
cept with the third lot, wherL seven
teen &C. was used.
The first and second lots. which were
ctherlzed. gave results decidedly in
favor of the process. The third lot.
which received seventeen &C. per cubic
foot. was injured by the treatment,
while the fourth lot was etheriZed so
late in the season as not TO show
marked benefits from the treatment.
The increased yields in lots one, two
and four were 34,4, S9.T and 81 per
cent respectively. in favor of etheriza-
| ton. while in lot three the untreated
plants gave an increased yield of 26.S
pc" cent. over the etherized plants.
Considering only the three lots which
are strictly comparable. the gain in
| favor of the etherized plants for the
/ different picklngs was as follows:
| First picking. go per cent: second,
eighty-six per cent; third. twenty-three
per cent, and fourth, forty-seven per
cent. These results show a decided
increase in earllness and in weight of
product due to etherization. 1t is be-
lieved that still better results might
have been obtained had the work been
undertaken a month or six weeks
/ earlier Forcing took place under the
benches in the greenhouse in darkness.
| Wy Stuart
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-20
Don,ts For Pouitrymen.

Don't keep your house without hens;
your garbage can will feed several.
Don't bank on "twice two are four"
in poultry raising.
Don't expect 10 succeed without some
hard work and study.
Don't try to get along without two or
more poultry journals. Q take seven).
Don't begin with several varieties.
Don't begin on large scale.
Don't think that any old place will
do in which to raise poultry.
Don't sell ,he best of your flock.
Don't set hen where other fowls
can molest her.
Don't disturb a sitting hen or an in
cubator when the chicks are Matching;
wait twenty-four hours.
Don't put too many chicks in a
brooder.
Don't feed baby chicks wet food;
prepared food is best.
Don't count your chickens before
they are hatched.
Don't forget to feed regularly.
Don't forget that green food is good
to feed the year round, and 1t lessons
your grain bills.
Don't overfeed, but be sure you feed
enough.
Don't feed corn alone, except for fat
tening.
Don't throw grain on the bare floor
or the ground; make the birds scratch
for it in deep litter.
Don't forget to have plenty of shade
for fowls in the summer.
Don't put fowls in a filthy place;
have good drainage.
Don't neglect to find the cause when
things go wrong.
Don't guess at accounts. but keep
hooks.
Don't allow sick birds with your
! flock Successful Poultry Journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-20
Too Much Funny Business"

A well-known Kentuckian tells OF
marriage ceremony that Justice of
the Peace in the Blue Grass State
was hurriedly called upon one day to
perform.
It appears that the bridegroom, a big
mountaineer, very roughly dressed had
brought his prospective bride with him
to the Office of the Clerk of the Court,
thinking to secure his license and have
the ceremony performed at one visit.
When his license had been duly grant
ed the mountaineer asked If there was
a Justice of the Peace then in the
court house who could tie the knot.
Upon being advised by the Clerk that
he himself was a Justice of the Peace
and that he was willing to join the
two lovers, the bridegroom said:
"Waal, then, were ready; go ahead"
"But you'll have TO secure two wit
nesses," smilingly observed the Clerk
and Justice ''before I can proceed"
At this the mountaineer demurred,
saying that he did not care for wit
nesses. Nevertheless, he was con-
vinced in moment that this formality
was an indispensable one, and accord
ingly the necessary witnesses were
procured and the ceremony began.
When the couple had promised to love.
obey, etc., together with the rest of
the service, the Justice of the Peace
quite innocently observed that the
bridegroom should "klss the BRIDE"
Thereupon the mountaineer exhibited
fresh impatlence at the exactions of
the official. Look here!" he ex-
claimed, angrily, sit seems TO me that
you're draggin' in lot of funny busi-
ness in this weddln'. Why, kissed
her before we came in":--Success
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-20
WORDS OF WISDOM.

They seek in vain for power who
fear all pain.
federation may be but a synonym
for sloth.
He can not reach earth who does not
touch heaven.
The man who will not waste his love
always wastes his life.
It's easy to have large ideas of liber-
ality with other peoples money.
The heart that is hot with passion
may have an icy face for the poor.
He can not be light to others who
is unwilling to be consumed himself.
Accepting favors means carrying a
load of observations.
Before an old man makes marrying
fool of himself he begins to argue that
he is not so old.
Everyone naturally disllkes those
people who are so good they suggest
the top line in a copy.
Which brings worse luck; To break
a mirror or to spend lot of time every
udy Ill Ol one!
The only men who ever complained
of Gods service were those who sought
His pay roll for their own promotion.
When a man asks a girl to let him
call her by her first name it means he
thinks her last name ought to be
changed.
1t is good plan to listen to every
mother you meet in order that you
may find out who is the smartest child
in town.
When a woman takes her sewing
to the back room "for quiet" the truth
is that she is trying to get used to her
first glasses.
Tact in married woman consists lin
refusing to remind her husband in his
cross moments of what he used to say
to her when he was in love.
If any one shall say unto thee that
thou knowest nothing, and notwith-
standing that thou must not be vexed,
then know that thou hast begun thy
work.-Epictetus.
When woman demands that doc
tor should be sent for her husband
should put the two dollars in her
pocketbook and refuse; she will then
get to thinking of how she will spend
the money, and all will soon be well.
1t is so that we must come to the
sense of the deepness of the blessing
of the life we live. Go into the heart
of ii, at whatever labor and pain; en-
ter nightly into its duties; watch not
for its shadow alone, as complainers
do, but most OF all for its light.-Rob-
ert Collyer