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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-08-18

we shall in time have plants thriving
upon all Of our so-called arid lands"
And talks with the various explorers
and travellers of the Department shows
that the Secretary's statement Is
founded upon concrete facts. Already
from distant and little-llnown quarters
of the globe. and especially from the
vast dry regions of Central Asia-the
Cradle of the WOrld"-where the prac-
tice of agriculture reaches far back
from history into dim traditional past.
have been brought forth some Of the
most remarkable of desert plants,
which are found to require but incred-
IDLY small amounts of moisture to pro-
duce luXuriant yields.
Opens Vast New Grain Belt.
But to return to durum wheat. Mark
a. Carleton, to whom Secretary Wilson
sent me for "details" said this:
''The Durum Wheat Belt extends on
an average the width of the United
States. 1t includes n very large frac-
ton of n million square miles. This re-
markable wheat will grow with ten
inches of rainfall and yield fifteen
bushels to the acre, where ordinary
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-08-18
TRIED PLAYING HOBO.
EXPERIMENTER FOUND THATTHE
REAL HOBO HAS SOURED THE
SOULS OF HUMANITY.

Connecticut Man Thought 1t an Easy
Matter to 1 ravel Penniless from
New York to Torrington Now
Realizes HIS MISTAKE.
A prosperous Connecticut man has
made what he believes 10 be Ialr test
of the charity of the world, and has
found it wanting. More, he has lost
faith I'm his friends and is absolutely
convinced that clothes do make the
man, no matter what schools may teach
or teachers preach.
William A. Gleason is his name. He
was a delegate to the National Temper
ance Convention at Wilkes-Barre, Pa,
and stopping over in New York on his
way home, he decided to play "hobo''
for the remainder of the journey, and
started out without money and dressed
like tramp.
He Had Theories.
He argued that the world is charit-
able. He believed that car conductors
would take pity on his plight and give
him lifts; that farmers would allow
the homeless one to sleep in their barns,
and that kind-hearted housewives
would feed the hungry after the man
ner Of the Good Samaritan. Now he
knows better.
The first conductor he told his hard
luck tale to would have thrown him
off the car If he hadn't jumped. The
first night out he was turned down"
by half a dozen farmers and slept
hungry next to fence. Housewives
called to their dogs when he APP
preached, and one woman-charitable
soul-made him saw wood for two
hours for one meal.
Friends as Bad as the Rest.
Matters got so bad at last that
Gleason went out Of his way to visit
some of his friends who had boosted
Of their charity. He was sure of
warm welcome, even though they
wouldn't recognize him. He found his
friends were no more charitable than
the rest of the world, and without eX
ceptiOn he got from them the cold
shoulder, and not cold pork shoulder
either.
A postmistress scowled at him when
he wrote three postal cards in the pos
,fTice, because he was disreputablt
oOking.
Even the Dog Misunderstood.
Even a dog that he met troubled hi"
soul and made him waste half an hour
his trousers. In all his jour
icy he met but one person who was
Kind to him. and this was a waitress
N a cheap Bridgeport restaurant, who
'ead him a lecture on the error of his
Ways.
Mr.. Gleason says he is glad he made |
he trip, but he doesn't want to try |
t again. The charity of the world, he
las found, is not what it is cracked
Up to be.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-08-18
Unique Fishing.

Up in Wisconsin there Is disciple
Of Isaac Walton who has unique way
Of propelling his boat and fishing at
the same time. Fitted up at the stern
Of the boat there is a paddle wheel
something on the same style as those
used on the Mississippi river steamers.
From this there is run gearing and n
chain to crank in the center Of the
boat. This the old man turns with
one hand while with the other hand
he Is able to attend to his fishing lines
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-08-18

Of the Western desert and semi-desert
land was suitable for such dry crops as
durum wheaton this wheat will
make a big crop on only ten inches of
rainfall-and he said. as quick as a
fash:
AL American Acres of Some Use.
why, we have no useless American
acres. We shall make them all produc-
tive. We have agricultural explorers
in every far corner OF the world, and
they are finding crops which have be-
come SO acclimated to dry conditions,
similar to our own in the West, that
Swedish Oats Black Finnish.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-08-18

wheat for supplying macaroni and the
concurrent establishment of new
American manufacturing industry.
This feature has been Il success, but
macarOni, however, is not q staple food
among Americans as it is in Italy, and
no very great things were expected.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Mark Carleton, q
cereal expert, was sent abroad into
Russia and Turkestan to get seeds of
durum wheats, and these he brought
back some years ago, and the Depart
ment distributed them for trial in diff
ferent parts of the country. They grew
well, so well, in fact, and under such
dry conditions where other wheat
would not yield profitably that it was
considered a shame that this splendid
looking, large grained wheat, which is
moreover, rust proof, could not be made
into bread. 1t is an unusually hard
and close meated wheat, and it was
supposed to be good for only macaroni
and vermicelli.
Useless, Said the Crackers.
But the Department of Agriculture
is nothing if not progressive, and the
cerealist experts began to investigate
whether it might not possibly be some
good as n bread maker. Dozens of eX-
periments were made in bread max
ing and baking-a line, you may say,
somewhat out of the beaten pathway of
an agricultural department-and final
ly it was announced by Mr.. Carleton
that splendid bread could be baked
from this durum wheat flOur-light,
nutritious and sweet as q nut. A hun
dred loaves were baked for the Depart
ment by Washington bakery from the
durum wheat flour and Il hundred
other loaves from regular Minnesota
flour. and then samples were sent out
to n. hundred different judges to deter
mine which was the best bread. In al
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-08-18
MACARONI OR DURUM WHEATS
Work Of The United States Dep Itment Of Agriculture
ELLIOTT MITCHELL
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

most all Of the cases the decision was
given in favor of the bread made from
durum wheat -four.
Then began the planting of this
wheat on great scale by the farmers
of the Northwest all along the western
edge Of the wheat belt, where ii yielded
twenty-five, fifty and even seventy-ive
per cent. better than blue stem or the
other standard wheats.
Opposed by thelN1lIlers.
But now came a check. It was diff
cult to grind this wheat, and the gr0 .
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-08-18
A Toast.

"Here's to you old pal!
May you live a thousand years
Just to keep things lively
In this vale Of tears.
And may live a thousand years
Just short one day,
For I wouldn't like to stay here
When you are gone away"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-08-18
What Are the Other Things.

Lebanon (Tenn.) Banner: Messrs.
zoe and Avery Grannis have been run
ling a very successful bachelors hall
IN Spring street. They have company
most every night and delightfully."- en-
terrain them with music, cards, and
other things.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-08-18

A writer in the Century Magazine in
quires when do birds moult?' And the
Washington Post hastens to reply that II
is at about the time of the year that they
lose their feathers.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-08-18

London crowds have been gazing at the
display of models of the Japanese fleet
contributed by the makers of these ships
that were constructed In England A
working model OF the Russian navy might
be displayed by junk dealers.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-08-18
Great Minnesota Tournament.

Mallard (Minn.) Call: Bassie Pat
ton and ROg Bovee were out boat rid
ing. Blanche Bovee and Ralph Stev-
ems were out bicycle riding. Ollie
Chapman was out buggy riding last
week.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-08-18

tt should be suggested that If John ID.
Rockefeller will fit up a laboratory for
scientific research In mosquito extermina
ton, and provide all the kerosene needed
for experiments, a great deal will be for
given.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-08-18
4 FEW AFTERTHOUGHTS -.

THE dollar Is less potent than former
ly,' according to Governor Folk of Mis-
souri,. Mr.; Folk has probably been trying
to buy beefsteak.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-08-18
Even the Dog Misunderstood.
IMPORTANT AFFAIRS.
In at the Finish.

York Springs (Pa.) Comet: We al
ways thought our town was finished,
but we see that Il. T.. Brenizer Is pre-
pairing to build q new barn.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-08-18

1t is said that each army recruit costs
Uncle Sam, all told, $1,000. Missouri
legislature figure.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-08-18
Movement i'm Cereals.

Cheyenne (Wyo.) Sun: /. b. Corn,
Of Rice, has announced his intentions
of moving to Wheatland.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-08-18

When the Mlkado served up iced whale
at his banquet given to Secretary Taft,
he undoubtedly had In mind providing
something In the Secretary's own class.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-08-18

A young hippopotamus is on sale in New
York for 100000, IL taken this month
Immediate advantage should he taken o.
this offer. before the fall advance In prices
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-08-18

wheat is an absolute failure. This is
about two bushels more than the aver
age wheat yield for the United States
There are many other crops with as
great possibilities which thrive on but
slight moisture, including splendid for
age plants l might mention Kaflir
corn, the sorghums. millets and bronze
grass. as well as new kinds of oats and
barleys Of wonderful drouth-resisting
powers. the emmer or speltZ and long
line of others.
Plenty of Food for the World.
ave are constantly finding new
grains and forage plants in the eau
casus, in Algeria. in Turkestan and
other dry countries which will bring
under cultivation amazing areas of now
waste lands"
In the face of this, what does the
prediction, few years ago. Of Sir Will
liam Crooks. of England. look like, to
the effect that the agricultural lands of
the earth had practically reached their
producing limit in grain production,
and who fOresaw within n short time
an increasing population crying un.
availingly for bread?
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-08-18

The Chicago man who was robbed b!
footpads In Berlin must have felt at home
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-08-18

A great deal OF money can be made by
not having private vegetable garder
How about the week-old vegetables you
otherwise eat0
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-08-18

With a good many people, having ,
pull consists In getting for 81 something
worth 50.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-08-18

Senator Burton Is charged with Nepo-
tism Most people spell 1t with two
syllables.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-08-18

A girl has an awfully appealing way Of
acting In a hammock as though she would
fall out unless you held her In.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-08-18
Reflections Of a Bachelor.

From the New York Press.
II hurts n girl awfully to get sunburnet
through her open-work stockings.
The Washington times., 1906-07-11
INGERSOLL STATUE
IN PEORIA PARK
First Monument Erected to
Great AgnoStC's
Memory.

PEORIA. IL. July 1.-THE first
monument 10 be erected 70 Robert g.
IngersoII will be in the shape Of a life
size statue at the entrance to Glen Oak
Park in this city.
Since the death OF the famous agnos-
tic the citizens Of Peoria have been very
active in raising subscriptions for the
erection Of a monument 10 the memory
OF their fellow-citizen. and the amount
OF private contributions received has
been such that the committee in charge
has felt justified in ordering a bronze
statue 10 cost $4,000
The contract has been awarded 10 the
New York sculptor. Fred Z. Triebel, Of
6 Macdougal alley. who is already at
work upon IL and expects 10 be able
to assist at its dedication in August.
1907. on the eighth anniversary OF In
gersoiI's death.
Mr. Triebel recently received a di-
pIorna OF life membership in the famous
Academy Of St. Luke IN Rome. II was
largely 20 this distinction that he owed
his selection by the Peoria citizens
committee for the work
The Washington times., 1906-07-11
PRAISE OF A SOLITARY LIFE.

Thrice happy no who by some shady
grove,
Far from the clam'rous world. doth live
his own,
Though solitary, who is not alone,
But doth converse with That eternal
love;
o how more sweet is birds harmonious
moan,
Or the hoarse sobbings of the widow d
dove,
Than those smooth whisperings near a
princes throne.
Which the good make doubtful. do. the
evil approve!
o how more sweet is zephyr's whole
some breath
And signs embalmed, which newborn
dow rs unfold,
Than that applause vain honor doth be-
queath'
How sweet arc streams TO poison drunk
IN goldi
The world is full of horrors, troubles.
sights,
Woods harmless shades have only true
delights.
-Drummold Of Hswth0Epdsp QSsszlS4l,
The Washington times., 1906-07-11
Nevada.

It viii interest the people of the
country, when the next decennial
census figures are announced, TO
learn what State has enjoyed the
greatest percentage of increase in
population. Without doubt it will
be Nevada.
The little rotten borough about
which there has been so much worry
for a long time, got down at its
lowest ebb to something like 10000
population. But il viii never get
down 10 that figure again. It is
having one OF the greatest booms
in the country just now, and it is
altogether likely TO be a permanent
one.
Irrigation and the new processes
OF extracting gold from ores are to
rehabilitate Nevada. The gold work
ings there are among the most re-
markable this country has known.
New regions are being discovered
and opened aud developed; and the
Nevada output viii soon be mp near
if not actually in the lead.
But your argOnaut, always a pio-
neer of civilization, is more useful
for other forms of wealth that he
encourages than for the gold he
produces. Gold can't be produced
xyhera there Is no wafer The Ne
vada coIdseekers have had a ire
mendous water problem to solve,
but they are solving il. They are
bringing water from the mountains
and the rivers; they use it for hy-
draulics and for irrigation. They
arc proving that Nevada can vet be
made an agricultural State of no
mean account. When all the avail
able water Is in use the State will
have under intensified cultivation an
area larger than that of several
other States
The reclamation service of the
Government is giving much atten-
tion to Nevada because of the
anxiety that this broken-down State
be rehabilitated. The effort will
succeed. Nevada will yet see the
day when il Will equal or pass sew
eral of the States that have been
wont TO point the finger of scorn
and demand its abolition.
The Washington times., 1906-07-11
DEATH Of EMORY
MAY KILL MOTHER
Ill, and Suffers Relapse on
Hearing of Seattle
Tragedy.

News OF the death of Judge George
Mead Emory, in Seattle, Wash. Monday
morning, as the result Of being shot by
an infuriated suitor for the hs ID Of his
seventeen-year-old niece has implicitly
prostrated his three sisters. VINO are in
Washington. while his many i.ieads in
this city were deeply shocked on hearing
OF the tragedy. His mother who has
been in a sanitarium near Baltimore for
several months suffered a severe relapse
when notified by her daughters yester-
day OF their brothers death.
Details of the affair are not known as
yet by members OF the family. Infor-
nation received by them has been brief,
stating only the bare facts. Judge
Emory was well known IN this city.
where he came with his parents in his
boyhood His early education he re-
ceived in one OF the private schools here,
after which he attended Cornell Univer-
sity For the last ten years be had prac-
ticed law ia the West.
Judge Emory was born IN Atlanta.
Ga thirty-fiye years ago. and was the
son of Capt. Campbell Emory. He is
survived by mis- mother, Mrs. Campbell
Emory. and three sisLers-Aiiss Elizabeth
and Miss Clara Emory, who reside in
this city at 1754 Church street. anu Mrs.
ton last night from her summer home i'm
New York State.
II was stated this morning that no
arrangements had been made by the
daughters 70 attend the funeral, which
probably viii be held In Seattle.
The Washington times., 1906-07-11
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

John P. Hardy and Mary Massenburg.
both Of Hampton, Va
Walker Trumble and Louise a, Hugle.
Agnes w. Brown. Mt Hope. ". Va,
and Zilla Anderson. Inez, Va
John II. Mart and Grace T. Lowe.
Herbert S. Ward and Anna l. KIM
ball.
James H. Clark and Edith NJ. Fender.
George r. Davis. Clifton Forge. Va,
and Enid Day Manchester, Va.
". B. Greene, Lewiston. Me. and
Edith p. Pooley. District Of Columbia
George W. Jones and Carrie L. Carter
Hezekiah L.eftwich and Rebecca Pres
ton.
Harry G. Gassage and Nora E. De
Long.
Harry c. Tyler and Annie Hawkins.
George z. Mccoy. District Of Colum-
bia. and Hattie Ellen Arnold. Menhelo
Va
Clarence II. Birch and Ellen NJ
Hardy.
John W. Giles Gnd Cora Reeves.
The Washington times., 1906-07-11
THE LOBsTER's BIRTH NAME.

Did you ever see the name a lob
ster is born with?" asked a fish dealer
the ether day. 1T is marked on his
body. No? Well. I'll show you one"
The dealer took a live lobster out of
a heap on the marble slab.
It's name is joe" the dealer said
after he had inspected one of its legs.
Now, can you find tt?"
TIE customer took the lobster gin
gerly by the back Of the neck, where
il could not reach his hand with its
nippers Turning il on its back so that
the brown legs at its side Topped back
ward, "A smooth streak nalf an inch
Icng and nearly as wide was seen on
the inside of the thigh. In this streak.
like a mosaic, were short lines. as
though some one had printed on il with
indeliblc brown ink IN baclkhand the
characters JOE.
Some Holsters are named JIM" the
dealer said, some Jack, others John.
and once clearly made out the name
Julia"
The Washington times., 1906-07-11
HUSBAND IS DEAD,
WIFE ON THE SEA
Sad News for Mrs. Calvin
When She Reaches
Manila.

When Mrs. P. a Calvin. Of ST. Louis.
No, reaches Manila on the transport
Thomas the latter part Of this week, 10
Join her husband. who was recently pro-
NOTED and sent for her 10 go and JON
him 10 make that their future home.
she will find him dead. Early IN the
week he fell a victOm 10 cholera.
Calvin was a clerk in the land office
division he having left his home in ST.
Louis two years ago 20 cast his future
in the Philippines. Being so long from
his home and family, he was on the
verge OF giving up and returning 10 his
wife and children. when he learned that.
beginning the new fiscal year, he woulC
be promoted. TO receive 81. 200 instead Of
81. GO as previously So he wrote for
Mrs. Calvin TO take the first ship for
Manila.
The wife and her two children. one a
boy aged five and the other a three
year-Oid girl. left San Francisco on the
Thomas. which went aground at Guam
LAST Friday. This delayed the ship so
that she will be three or four days late
al Manila.
The Washington times., 1906-07-11
PENNY FOR EACH CHILD
WHO HEARS HIS SERMON
Kansas City Pastor Evolves Unique
Plan to Raise Congre-
cation.

KANSAS CITY, July u.-"Three
hundred pennies free TO 800 boys and
girls. Oakley Methodist Church. Sun
day morning. Penny sermon by the
pastor" The foregoing advertisement
was inserted in the Tapers by Rev
Harry a. King. who believes that il he
can reach the children the parents can
be saved
Some people say it's wrong TO get
child TO do something in the hope OF re-
ward" ." said the pastor. but I don't be-
lieve il. As a child of six or ei1S.t can't
grasp the value of religious training. I
think IL proper to OFFER some attraction
to get them into church and Sunday
school, where they grow up learning
and studying in the best influence until
they reach an age Of discretion"
The Washington times., 1906-07-11
ROBBED BY HIS BRIDE
ON THEIR WEDDING DAY

PARIS, July IA commercial trav-
eler named Adolphus Fernier had a
strange matrimonial adventure here
yesterday. when he was married to a
dressmaker, aged is. whom he had
courted for eighteen months. During
the festivities the bride left the room,
and when he sought her he found her
bridal dress Torn 20 pieces, while his
bride and his mothers jeweL'y to the
value of 500 and his own belongings,
amounting to 5000, were missing.
Pinned 10 a curtain was a note. with
the words, You are a silly old dear.
dressed in black. had left with a man
who had been waiting for her in the
closet
The Washington times., 1906-07-11
The Worries of PittSburg.

It's getting in PittsbUrg so that
poor millionaire can't sue his wife
divorce, or lead a double life.
give an oil painting of himself
an actress, or even violate the in
state commerce laws, without
lsing embarrassing and invidious
nment. What with the Hartie
1hd the Thaw and the Corey and
dozen other cases all developing to-
gether, il does seem as if no Pitts
burger was sure of keeping out of
the limelight with his purely per
sonal affairs.
Thus Mr.. Hartje accused his wife
of going 10 a hotel with another
man, not named but readily iden-
titled. The other man was of course
a millionaire, and a right good fell
low Feeling was strong that Hartje
oughtn't to have dragged his name
in it; seemed sort of unprofes-
sional and all that. Then Mrs.
Hartje proved that she didn't 90
10 the hotel with the man at all:
and the millionaire set, casting
about TO find some other handsome
blonde woman who would qualify,
located the wife of another and
heretofore uninvolved millionaire
as the lady who had the clandestine
meeting with the man at the hotel!
Thus by firing into the air Mr.
Hartje brought down game, but not
the particular bird he wanted.
It seems as if the referee ought
20 enforce the rules a little more
vigorously in this Pittsburg game.
If a man wants to divorce his wife
and marry a chorus girl or a French
maid, or the cook, that's all right
If we understand The game in Pitts
burg; but in making his arrange
ments he has no business interfer-
ing with the domestic concerns of
other men VINO, for all he can tell,
n..~ want to keep on in the old
g.. hioned way of living with their
vi ea. one or both, as the case may
~ Mr.. Hartje's anxiety, for in
nee. TO show the community that
wife preferred her coachman to
lr husband, and TO convince it that
.e wasn't much TO blame for doing
So is well enough. But Mr.. Hartje
GIght 10 have some consideration
for other members of his own set
who don't wish too much publicity
Just yet It may prevent their get
ting more evidence, or something of
the sort.
SO the new and somewhat ineK-
The Washington times., 1906-07-11
SANE YELL WORN
BY FIVE BRIDES
Sixth, Result of Pledge With Others
Will Don it on Her Wedding
Day in Fall.

TRENTON, n. J., July u.-When Miss
Margaret Wickon yelling, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. yelling, Of this city.
was married to George Blood Willard, Of
Passaic, she wore veil which she and
five other girl pupils AT the Framingham
School made and pledged themselves 10
wear on their wedding day.
Four OF the other girls had been
welded wearing the veil and now Mrs
Willard viii hand the veil over 10 the
remaining girl for her wedding early in
tette," and Is en- EXQUISITE bridal Veil.
Miss Mary Macdonald yelling, her
sister, was bridesmaid. Charles T Will
lard, OF Stori ington, Conn, was the best
man, and the ushers were Richard l.
OUTLAW and Howard 3. Angle.