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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-12-02
Copyright. 1909. by American Press
Association.

Copyright. 1909. by American Press
Association.
I'm most parts Of the country II Is
necessary to provide some sort Of
shelter for the stock during a con-
siderable portion of the year.
Good buildings are expensive, and 1t
farm improved as it should be. BY
having a definite plan in mind, how
ever, every building that is put up can
be made TO conform TO that plan, and
the final results will be much better
than if the work had been gone at in
haphazard manner.
There is usually rise of ground
somewhere along the road that makes
good building site. Natural drain
age is very important, as the yards
will be sloppy enough at best in a wet
season. The first step after the site
has been selected is to provide a good
windbreak on the north and west.
There is nothing so effective for a
windbreak as an evergreen hedge.
The best evergreens to use for this
purpose are the pines. OF these the
Scotch pine is one of the hardest and
is also a fairly rapid grower. 1t does
not make as good a windbreak as
some of the others. however. The
Austrian and bull pines are among the
best for windbreaks. White pine is a
rapid grower and is very valuable for
lumber when it reaches sufficient size.
The worst fault with it is that IL is
rather tender when young. The white
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-12-02

FIG. Iv.-TANK-wILL NOT RUST OR ROT.
so that they will not be cracked by ice
in winter. After the forms are re-
moved brush the inside of the tank
with a paste of pure cement to pre-
vent any leakage.
In locating the buildings keep con-
venience always in mind and figure to
save as many steps in doing chores as
possible. Do not have the barn too
far away from the house. IL you
build a silo. have il at the end Of the
COW stable. where most Of the silagc
will be used. Have all the buildings
where stock Is kept as close together
rs possible and corncribs and granaries
close TO each building. This matter of
saving steps is not regarded as careful
ly as II should be. Every device which
lessons the actual labor on a farm Is
worthy Of consideration, and the step
saving scheme Is by no means trivial.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-12-02
Alumni Day.

DO you remember the night we put
a COW in the Greek professors room ?"
Yes. And when we lampblacked the
bust of Aeneas?"
Sure. And the cold winter evening
we turned the bell upside down and
filled II with water?"
"Ah, those were great days! How's
your boy getting along? Do you think
the students OF today are as studious
and progressive as we used to be-"
Then the gray-haired gentlemen be-
gan to discuss the moral influence OF
modern college life.-Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-12-02
New Works Modest Governor.

New York state has 5000 uni
formed and equipped citizen soldiers,
yet Gov. Hughes manages to get along
with q stan Of Is oficers.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-12-02
Home Course
In Live Stock
Farming
H.-WindbreakS and
Buildings.
By c. v. GREGORY,

Author of Home Course In Modern
Agriculture" Making Money on
the Farm" Etc.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-12-02
ODE New and the Old Way.

In the old days when calculations small and
impossible reach all the people through the
necessary auction bills But that days gone by Adver
Using cheap wonderfully effective that the auction
bill is rapidly becoming back number.
this territory the advertising spacenI The Recod
rapidly upersedng auction bills just altogethersup
erseded the use of bills by merchants.
Inv is
Evening star., 1909-07-18
DIRECTIVE SENSE OF BEES.
Fly for a Long Distance From Hive
In Quest of Nectar.

From the Srientlnc
The directive sense which is possessed
by bees is the object of researches made
by NJ CASTOR BONNER of Paris. and he
seems to prove that bees possess spe-
cial sense like that of carrier pigeons
Bees can fly for two miles from the hive
and are then able to return after gather
ing their supply of honey. Langstroth
and others suppose that vision comes
into play and that bees can see for a
great distance and can also note objects
on the way SO as to find their path.
Others, with Dadant. suppose that the
bees are guided by the sense OF smell.
and that they can smell flowers at ais-
tances of one and a half miles. Ihe
author makes experiments TO prove that
bees can return to the hive without using
either sight or odor. AS to sight, ne
takes bees to distance OF IL miles
from the hive, in closed DoN IheS
always fly back to the hive When re-
leased The same is true when their
eyes are covered so that sight is not
essential.
AS regards odor experiments seem to
prove that bees perceive odors at only
Short distances. When needle dipped
in ether is brought near the head OF the
bee it shows signs of percelving the
odor, but not so when the needle Is
placed back of him. near other or
gans. Besides, when the organs OF smell
(antennae) are removed entirei!' Tue pees
will return to the hive. NJ. BONNER
makes tie following experiment: At 6n
feet from the hive he places a supply 0.
sirup. and the bees soon find 1t. pro-
ceeding to and fro to the hive Such
bees he marks with green-colored pow
der. He then places a second supply OF
sirup at the same distance from the hive.
but spaced at twenty feet from the for
mer. Other bees are now engaged In the
to and fro movement to this point, but
these are not the same individuals as the
green-marked ones who are still work
ing on the first supply. and he marks
these in red. We thus have two distinct
sets of bees. and we see that they can
distinguish two directions which form
very acute angle. We seem TO have here
a special directive sense which does not
reside in the antennae, but probably in
the cerebroid ganglia. Other facts may
be cited in evidence of the directive
sense of bees
Evening star., 1909-07-18
SARACEh'S HEAO CLOSED UP
INCREASED TAXATION PUTS
HOTEL OUT OF BUSINESS.
Place Made Famous by Dickens Is
to Be Torn Down by
Owners.
'cial Correspondence OF Tho Star.

Special Correspondence OF Tho Star.
LONDON, July I. 1909.
The Saracen's Head Hotel, Snow Hill.
long ago, closed its doors July 3 forever.
the proprietors giving as the reason the
now fashionable and popular plea OF
''increa sed taxation
The old hoste1ry had many claims on
public interest and was favorite resort
of tourists. In the days Of mail coaches
it was of considera BILE Importance, being
one OF the recognized stopping places.
Coaches passed through the archway
under the hotel and visitors stopping in
on the balconies surrounding the court
yard TO watch the arrival and departure
of passengers.
Lord Nelson when he left his home as
youth to join the navy broke his jour
ney at the Saracen's Head and stopped
the night in the historic building
But 1t was Dickens who really immor-
talized the hotel. 1t was there that he
had Squeers interview the students who
were TO be accurately educated at his
school. 1t was there he met lis pupils
and took them down TO Dotheboys Hall.
with Nicholas Nickleby in attendance
teacher already regretting that he had
accepted the position
TIE hotel will be torn down, to the
despair of Dickens lovers, who bewal
the yearly destruction or public loss o.:
places the novelist brought to the notice
of England by weaving them into his
stories.
Evening star., 1909-07-18
RAILWAYS OF THE WORLD.
America Leads in the Matter of
Mileage by a Wide Margin.


America still continues. by a wide ms--
gin, to lead the world in the extent of
its railway system. Out of a total OF
J4. .S67 miles of railroad in the whole
world. 26S,loS miles are located in North
America This is but little less than the
total for the three continents Of Europe.
Asia and Africa: Europe having 1885
miles, Asia 56,234 miles, and Africa 1919
miles. total of 274.1Gs miles for the old
world. South America has a total o.
34.91i miles, and Australasia of l1,IC0
miles of railroad, which added TO the fig
ures tor North America, make grand
total for the new world of 32c, 1853 miles.
TIE above figures form part Of a report
compiled by the Prussan ministry of
public works. for the year 1907, which
shows that, compared with the previous
year, the largest percentage of increase
is that of G,S miles or 81 per cent in Afri-
ca, followed by 1857 miles. an increase
of . per cent i'll North America, and 2,9l1
miles. representing an increase Of II. per
cent in Europe. The greatest amount OF
construction in European countries was
that in Russia, where 1,625 miles of new
track were built; France was next with
All miles, and Germany built All miles.
The largest additions in Asia were made
i'll British India. where 900 miles were
built. China coming next with 464 miles.
In South Africa, the largest addition was
In British South Africa, where the mile
age was increased o4 per cent by the ad-
dit.on of :52 miles.
During the decade from 1897 to 1901
there was extraordinary activity i'm the
building of railroads throughout the
world, 40. 131 miles o. new railroad be-
ing built i'm that time, representing an in
crease Of .31a per cent. The largest gain
was in North America. The statistics OF
So per cent Of the railroads owning the
l,lN hat
is q total capital invested of nearly S42,-
oOu u0O.GDO If the same rate of cost has
obtained in the railroads of which statis-
tics were not availa BILE. the total outlay
on railroads. from their inception to the
present time, must he nearly SioWo.s0D,-
tOo This would represent an investment
Of about S31.a, for each inhabitant of the
globe at the present time.
Evening star., 1909-07-18
BOYS FIGHT WITH AN EAGLE.
Bird Held Him Prisoner in Tree I'm
til Rescued by Companions.

San Rafael Cor. San Francisco Chronicle
Harry Davis, fourteen-year-old bov,
who resides on Petaluma avenue in this
city. had fierce fight with a young
Rocky Mountain bald eagle on Puerto
Suello Hill, East San Rafael. yesterday.
" The boy was out hunting squirrels witt,
party of boys, and while walking
along rocky point he noticed three
He finally ascertained that two of the
birds were chicken hawks and the large
bird was an eagle After the eagle had
finally beaten its adversaries until they
retired from the field the exhausted bird
alighted on a rock near the young nim-
rod 4 shot from his rifle wounded the
bird and it flew to the top of large pine
tree.
In his excitement Davis scrambled up
the tree in search of his prize. At a
point fifty feet from the ground the
young hunter attacked the wounded
eagle with a small branch of tree. The
eagle resented the attack and made
vicious lunges at him. With one stroke
of it's claw it almost tore the boys coat
from his back. But young Davis was
game and fought the bird at the risk of
his own life. The bird succeeded in get
ting below the boy, and thus holding
him prisoner in his lofty perch.
Finally one of his boy companions car
ried his gun to within reaching distance
with the result that we'll directed bullet
settled the question OF supremacy be-
tween the eagle and the young hunter.
The boy. who escaped with a few bruises
brought the eagle to San Rafael, where
1t was measured and found to reach five
feet SIX inches from tip to tip. This is
the first eagle that has been seen OF
killed in this vicinity for many years.
Evening star., 1909-07-18
Der o, the secession convention of 1861. Of

ber OF the secession convention OF 1861. or
which body Gen. Jubal A. Early of
Franklin was member, in discussion
on the question of secession Gen. Early
took exception TO statement of Mr..
Goode, and correspondence ensued. which
came dangerously near to an appeal to
the code After an exchange of let
ters the matter was explained to the sat
isfaction Of both. though the wonder Is
that there was not fight. as both men
were of unquestioned courage and were
not known to balk when fight was In
prospect. Following that incident Col.
Goode, during the war. became member
of the staff of Gen. Early at the request
of the latter.
The Anti-Saloon League has decided to
contest the election in the city of Bristol.
That city voted wet by a majority of
some thirty-two votes, and an investiga-
ton has been made and evidence collect
ed that warrants taking the case to the
courts The grounds are that there are
more than a hundred persons on the poll
books of the city who are residents OF the
state of Tennessee, or who are known to
have their homes beyond the borders of
the corporate limits of Bristol. The mat
ter has been gone into with a great deal
of care and after the fullest investigation
of the matter The presence In the city
of Bristol of some seventy-five representa-
tives of liquor concerns for week pre-
ceding the election. the fact that one
piece of property on State street was OPP
toned by liquor man on condition tlat
the city went wet. the purchase price be-
ing boosted from $40 600 to 100000 the
size of the majority when the size of the
vote is considered all forced the conclu-
sion that the matter was worth an airing:
The liquor men are sorely disappointed
at the turn of affairs. for they had con-
cluded that with a mere majority re-
turned all would be ended. There is a bit
ter struggle on for licenses in the town:
and it is not impossible that the council
may put the sum TO $1,000. If the cleo
tion shall be declared valid there will be
an immense business for much of Nir-
ginia and all of Tennessee and Georgia
will get liquid refreshment from Bristol.
which is located in two states and one
half of which is dry. ii.
Evening star., 1909-07-18
PRUDENT MINISTER BRAND.
Preferred to Regulate the Chro-
nometer Given to Him.

Special Cablcgram to The Star.
PARIS. July I.-An amusing little ad-
venture happened the other day to the
French minister of justice, NJ. BRAND.
He paid an official visit to a little town
in the southeast of Franch. which is
famous for it's clocks and watches. The
minister opened the local exhibition, and
after the speeches the local mayor pre-
sented him with q magnificent cEro-
nometer made in the town.
If your eXcellency viii allow" he
said, we will keep the watch for a
few days and regulate it,"
NJ. BRAND. who though a solialfst, has
a sense of humor. comes from the south
of France himself, and knows that
promises there are not always kept. He
knew. too, that colleague had the same
watch given to hun last year, that 1t
has been kept to be regulated, ard that
1t had not yet reached Paris. So l..
BRAND. minister of justice, shook NJ lie
Marie warmly by the hand. told MIN that
he was a bit OF Il clockmaker himself,
and would enjoy puttlns the Wttc ~
order, and would think while he d1d SO OF
the kindness of the town which had pre-
sented it to him. NJ. BrIanu mas dis
covered that the watch is an excellent
tinekeeper.
Evening star., 1909-07-18
BAD YEAR FOR cLARET.
Vineyard Troubles Increased by
Practices of Bordeaux BUYERS.

Special Correspondence of The Star
LONDON. July {, 1909.
A bad claret year is predicted by the
winegrowers of the French district OF
Medoc owing to the persistent rain which
has soaked their crops and caused ire
trievable damage.
Some vineyards will this year yield only
one barrel of wire, as against ten OF
twelve in good seasons.
One difiit ulty the growers have had ia
contend with is that Bordeaux houses are
increasing their practice of buying cheap
er wines from Algeria and the south OF
France TO the neglect of the Medoc vim
tages. In some places Medoc farmers
have III their cellars four or five vintases
which they have been unable to sell
The evil has grown to such an extent
that bill has been presented in the
French chamber restricting the use of the
term 'Medoc' to the legitimate areas
This would all be to the benefit of the
purchased. for many of the wines labeled
st. Julien. st. Estephe" Or "Margaux''
We're never grown on Medoc soil, and il
is easy TO see how the growers of the
district have been damaged by piracy OF
this nature.
Evening star., 1909-07-18
THOROUGH INQUIRY IN VIEW
COMING CONSIDERATION OF IN
LAND WATERWAYS.
Questions to Be Divided and Studied
by Twelve Different Sub
committees.

The inland waterways commission mas
decided to divide the questions before
it into twelve different subdivisions and
10 place each one i'll the charge of a
subcommitte. The first of the subdi-
visions will deal with the relation he
tween waterway and railway transporta-
ton. including terminals, transfers, COM
petition and joint tariffs. In the next
division canals alone will receive atten-
ton and especial consideration will be
given TO the distinction between short
canals connecting large bodies of water,
such as the SEQ and Panama canals, and
long canals like the Erie and those Of
the Ohio valley. The third subcommittee
Will deal with appropriations. including
the share to he expended each year and
the steps to be taken before the adop-
ton of projects for improvement.
Other Subdivisions.
Other subdivisions relate to food and
drought prevention irrigation, harbors,
wllarves and docks. water power, locks
and DAMS effect of forestation, size. typ.
and style of boats. means of propulsion
and comparison of European and other
foreign waterways with those of the
United States including questions of nav
1SaD aDllLy, Idnu ana HOdtlnS equipment
anu tuwS. the question OF the coop
Grafton of rail and water lines. and a
comparison of European and American
transportation rates. both by land and
by water.
The personnel OF the various subcom-
mittees has not yet been determined, but
it is understood chat each of them will
consist of five members. 1t also has been
decided that Senator Burton shall be
chairman of the commmittee having i'll
tall,
ways of tie United States with those
OF Europe. and he will give especial at
tention to foreign canals during the
forthcoming tour of Europe Mr.. Stevens
will be chairman of the committee hav-
ing in charge the relation between canal
and railroad business
Evening star., 1909-07-18
TRAFFIC In TALISMANS.
"Magnetized Water" and Other
Fakes Sold to the Credulous.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
LONDON, July :. 1903
The world sill wants 10 be deceived
but it is difficult 20 believe that there are
amy people left whose childish credulitS
makes the fortunes of persons such as
NJ. and Nine Talazac. who are being
tried b. the Paris courts. The couple
trattickeG IN taiismars and fatal mag
netIZed water, which was credited with
remarkable properties. They asserted
That tire sprinkiing Of a few drops OF il
on Z Friday night while the subject mur-
INJURED certain invocaions was certain TO
ao followed by the realization OF one s
wishes. magic ring enabling the
rpssessor - ind hidden treasure was sold
Tor -. and four ounces of parspiration
ifplh tEe body of a man VINO hanged him
S.it was said 10 produce ma gIcal results
ard could be had for 81 4 VOLTS tooth.
Walch preserved the owner from SANDER
only cost 81. Ire we'll OF love" which
Evening star., 1909-07-18
LAWToN CAMP WINS TROPHY.
Rifle Match Between Local Camps
of Spanish War Veterans.

Henry w. Lawton Camp, No. 4. United
Spanish War Veterans. won The Even
ing Star trophy in the rife match be-
tween the six local camps, held yester-
day at the annual celebration of the
surrender of Santiago, at Marshall Hall.
under the auspices of the Department
Of the District of Columbia. L. S. w. V.
Capt. Sheridan Ferree won a silver medal
for the highest individual score. D. Y.
Chisholm won the fat mems race. and NJ.
NJ. Melasll. and f. w. Allen were the
winners OF the three-legged race. L. III.
Miller captured first prize in the potato
race. One of .he most interesting events
of the excursion was the ball game be-
tween Miles and Hardin Camps. Miles
Camp won by score of to !.
DeDa rtment Commander G.. +. Rausch
had personal charge Of the excursion,
which every one said WIS Il great success
The silver cup donated by The Star to
the winning rifle team will be presented
at the annual department encampment.
which will be held i'm Eagles Hall, 9th
and + streets northwest, July 2j.
Evening star., 1909-07-18
LIVELY RACE FOR LINER.
Immigrants From Germany Over,
take Galveston Steamer.

NEW YORK, July 11.--Wirelcss teleg-
Apply, a fast tug and rope ladders all
came into play today to enable forty i'm
migrants who arrived on the steamship
Amerika from Germany to catch the
steamship Denver for Galveston more
than All hour after the Denver had left
her pier.
The Amerika passed the Denver as the
latter went down the bay. At the pier
the immigrants were bundled into a tug.
the captain of the Denver was notified
by wireless to he ready and the tug start
ed in pursuit
A stop had to be made at Ellis Island
however for an examination of the aliens
and then the ting continued it's chase and
overlook the Galveston bound boat of
Fort Wadsworth. Rope ladders were let
over the side and the anxious immigrants
were hauled aboard each cutchinS his
baggage.
Evening star., 1909-07-18

exercised an irresistible attraction on in
different persons, cost 81. But the most
valud Die weapon in the sorcerer's armory
was the skin of an infant covered by
magical characters. which was able TO
prolong lite indefinitely" and cost only
$50. For So clients of the Talazacs might
obtain the head of black cat which for
five days had fed on human flesh. This
sinister talisman conferred dominion owe,
all minor powers of darkness
The accused received large mass OF
correspondence and their customers must
have been very numerous. The ma lie
prisoner admitted that the fatal water
was ordinary water boiled over a fire
made with olive wood The wolves teeth
he procured fro mthe Paris zoo.
Evening star., 1909-07-18
Jennie O'Neal Released.

MACON, Ga, July 1T.-Jennie ONeal
the yourg woman from New York who
was sentenced to brief term in the city
stockadc Thursday last for saying that
Miles Reid negro, was 'aS much of q
gentleman az any southern white man.
was acquitted today when tried on a
more serious charge of misconduct with
Reid. She was released from custody
Evening star., 1909-07-18
Status of the Deadbeat.

From the Atchison Globe.
No man is wholly free from sin. but
SO many lesser evils are tolerated that
a man should hesitate long before be-
coming a deadbeat. Criminals are de-
spised and abirorred, but to the dead
beat all that is coming, as well as the
contempt of his fellowmen. There is
something at once SO mean and so lit
tie in taking advantage of the confidence
which comes with friendship that the
hand of every man is turned against d
deadbeat as soon as his reputation is
well established. The deadbeat may
fondly imagine he is living easy and max
ing money without work. and of course
he takes no account of the confidence he
violates and the hardships he infiicts on
others. But. that aside, he really has a
harder time than the man who is honest
and fair. He is compelled to move a
good deal and peace of mind he knows
not. Like other types of crooks. he
doesn't prosper, and his finish is more
unpleasant than the beginning.
Evening star., 1909-07-18
Edgefeld, S. g.. Mill Sold.

EDGEFTELD. S. g.. July 11.-Acting
under an order of Judge Pritchard' Re-
ceivers T. !. Hickman and 4. S. Tomp-
kns today sold the property of the
Edgefield Manufacturing Company to L..
W. Parker of Greenville for $4,000. The
property consists of the cotton mill. the
cotton seed oil and operatives houses
1t is understood that the mill will be
reopened with increased capacity.
Evening star., 1909-07-18
Ambassador Admits His Loss.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MEXICO CITY, Mex. July 11.-United
States Ambassador David Thompson ad-
mitted tonight that he had lest $4,000
through the dishonesty Of one of his
secretaries The accused man is now in
the United States, and the ambassador is
endeavorins to recover some of his lost
money.
The money was embeZzled by a private
empioye, who tried unsuccessfully to
finance "A small manufacturing concern
here No one connected with the diplo-
matte service was implicated in tie fraud.