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The Detroit times., 1909-07-09
VISITS BIG SUGAR PLANT
J. r. Hartz Much Impressed. with
CrosWeIl's Industry

J. +. Hartz. OF the j =. Hartz Co..
from four-day trip TO Pointe aux
barques N has new EMF car He
stopped en- route To go through the
big sugar plant in Croswell, of which
Capt. Gilmore Scranton is superin-
tendent
Il was amazed at the size of this
liant" says Mr.. HartZ. The sugar
factory has been running only 40 days
per year. but they expect TO run 100
days this season, greatly increasiny
the production. This plant gets sugar
beets from all the section :or so TO 10
miles around. and also imports beets
from Canada.
1T has taken a six-years' campaign
OF education TO teach the farmers
how TO plant their crops in rotation
so as To get the best result with the
beets. The beets can be planted only
once in four years on any particular
tract. Capt Scranton has 100 in
spectors out helping the farmers 20
get the best results.
THE great drawback to sugar beet
planting seems 10 be that labor Is
hard to get Americans will not work
In the beet fields and the farmers
have to get Russians, Poles and Hun.
garians. Some OF these are settling
down now and buying farms TO raise
bects on their Cwn account.
1T was interesting TO observe the
perfection OF the Michigan plant.
which cost 100000 since | had pre-
viously seen the Cuban refneries"
The Detroit times., 1909-07-09
ACTORS BENEFIT TONIGHT.
Stranded Circus Performers Give
Show In Lafayette Theater.

A benefit performance in behalf OF
the stranded circus performers left
here as result or the collapse OF the
Mackay circus which showed NJ the
ID. A. c. grounds last week, will be
given In the Lafayette theater begin
ming at Sis p. IN. Friday evening.
Some OF the performers have had
TO sleep at the ID. A. c. grounds ali
week, being entirely destitute. Almost
all of them live at distance and the
benefit Is expected TO realize enough
money To take them TO their homes
The circus was an unfortunate enter
prise from the start and most OF the
people connected with IL received no
salary at all from the time II started.
When the burst-up came. the can
vas men and other laborers connected
with the show were able to get other
work and take care OF themselves,
but the performers. especially the
women. have been In hard straits.
Most of them are adept only in their
particular lines OF work and II has
been impossible for them 10 get new
engagements at this season.
The show to be given at the I.afay-
cite will be above the average. ~ the
circus included some very good acts.
Among the notable acts are the Dav-
exports. bareback riders. the Daven-
ports having been famous as riders
for three generations, and the Deco
ma and King troupes OF acrobats. The
exhibition given by the 10 performing
The Detroit times., 1909-07-09
PLUNGES TWO
STORIES TO DEATH
Jas. Wheeler, Former Circus PEI.
former, Killed by Fall From WIN.
dow Ledge at Knox's Store.

Risking his life recklessly in un-
necessary daring. James Wheeler
plunged from the third-story window
OF Knox's five and ten-cent store at
No. 1917 Woodward-ave.. shortly be-
fore o'clock Friday morning. he
was terribly crushed by his fall on tn.
sidewalk and diea on the operating
taDie III 81. Mary's hospital half hour
later.
Wheeler was a circus performer by
vocation but had had To leave that
business for time owing 10 an in
Jury. His specially had been diving
llom 6O-foot platform into a shallow
tank, and on one OF these dives he
had broken his leg. He came 10 tho
McGregor mission June IA, and had
been working in the stock depart
ment of the Knox store for two weeks.
Anxiety To keep up his acrobatic
practice made Wheeler do many
things that seemed foolhar to the
other employees. Thursday evening he
was told 10 close the windows of the
stock room and, to do SO. ran along
the ledge on the outside OF the build
ing. He came to work at 6 80 Friday
morning and was told by Foreman G.
L. Peltz TO open the windows.
He went at ii agaip in the same
way that he had closed them before. -
says Peltz. Il had warned him that
he was risking his life. but he was not
afraid"
None OF the employees saw Wheeler
fall. but their attention was immedi-
ately called by the screams of pass
ersby who saw him plunge downward.
He was bleeding from mouth. nose
and ears when picked up, but lived
until after the East End ambulance
had carried him TO the hospital
In addition TO his work in the Knox
store, Wheeler sang I'm a nickel thea
ter on Gratiot-ave. He was popula-
with the other men In the stock de.
partment of the store because of his
witty talk and his singing He was
about 30 years of age.
Very little was known OF him in
the McGregor mission
Coroner Bennett was called.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-09
DEATH TAKES OLD SOLDIER.
Charles W.. Reynolds Was Veteran o,
Civil War.

Charles w. Reynolds. proprietor OF
the Reynolds Shoe Upper Manufacture
ing Co. No. Champlain-st.. died.
Thursday. in his home, No. 2Ss Mel
bourne-ave. aged 50 years. He was
a civil war veteran, having served In
the Fifth New Hampshire infantry az
color guard from 1861 20 1865. He
was color bearer OF the Detroit post,
G., "A. r.. and bore the colors In the
last Decoration day parade. When the
body Is carried 10 Woodmere ceme-
terry, Saturday afternoon. Detroit post.
with the colors he had carried. will
be waiting 10 receive IL. His former
comrades Will conduct the funeral SER
vices and bugler will sound taps"
over his grave. The regular services
will be held in the home Saturday af-
ternoon at o'clock.
Besides his wife, Mr. Reynolds IL
survived by a son. George z. Rey-
nolds. OF Oakland, Cal. and daugh-
ter. Mrs. w. II. Cooley. OF Detroit.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-09
ICE CREAM KILLS BABE
Brother and Sister Also III of Pto
maine Poisoning.

Ptomaine poisoning said to have
resulted from eating ice cream on In
dependence day. caused the death,
Thursday. OF Bronlslawa Koperska
aged two years, daughter of Frank
Koperska, OF No. 1874 Dubois-st., and
the serious illness OF two other chill
dren.
The child was taken sick late/Tues-
day night, and while DR.. G.. CT Grifils.
OF No. 1902 Chene-st, was working
over ner, Helen. aged seven. Apd Wal
ter, aged three, were also stricken.
The latter two are still in critical
condition, but the doctor has hopes
OF their recovery.
The parents say they will demand
an investigation into the methods en-
ployed in manufacturing the ice cream
which killed their child.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-09
FOURTH" VICTIM DEAD.
Lemuel Flint Was Shot in Royal Oak,
Monday.

Lemuel Leroy Flint. who was ac-
cidentally shot in the abdomen by Rus
sell Debler fellow employe on the
farm OF Fred A. Baker. in Royal OAK
last MONDAY. died OF his wound I'm s.
Mays hospital. Thursday afternoon
Debler Is greatly broken up over the
AFFAIR. He will not be held for Flint s
death. Flint was unmarried and came
to Michigan from San Francisco about
three months ago.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-09
Hartman Goes to oastlen.

VIENNA. July &c. II. Hartman.
the American financier. seemingly
much improved In health left here for
Bad Gastein In a special train today
where he will begin series OF me-
diclnal baths. He is confident that a
short time spent at Gastien Will do
much toward building up his nervous
system. which the physicians have
told him is depleted from overwork.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-09
DEATH COMES SUDDENLY
VIM. n. Anderson Stricken With Neu
ralgia Of the Heart.

William H. Anderson, a retired glove
manufactures. residing at No. 105 Hor.
ton-avc.. was stricken with neuralgia
of the heart while dressing. Friday
morning, and despite the efforts OF
DR.. Grace Clarke. OF No. l07 Horton
ave. and DR.. Mason. Beaubien-st. and
the Boulevard. he died in less than
a half hour. He retired in his usual
health Thursday night. and his sudden
death was a shock to the members OF
his family
Coroner Burgess was called, but dc
clded that death was due to natural
causes, and no inquest will be held
The Detroit times., 1909-07-09
LONG ON IDEAS; SHORT ON CASH.
This Is Local Situation Relative 20
Fairgrounds, SAYS Mayor.

Mayor Breitmeyer has not fastened
To appoint a Fairgrounds commission
because of the fact that the new city
plan commission has taken up the
Fairgrounds movement as one OF its
activities aud has entrusted TO one
of It's committees the work Of pro-
ceeding to get plans for further pro
gress In that direction here.
we have plenty OF data. enough 10
20 ahead with the finest system In
the country, but we haven't the mon
ey," says the mayor II shall. per
sonally, try 10 raise the money for
an extension OF playground work by
appealing TO certain citizens to aid
with their means In this worthy pro
iect"
The Detroit times., 1909-07-09

Herman Burns. Hudson-ave. Baptist.
and the Rev. j. -. Jeffrey, ScOvel
Memorial Presbyterian church.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-09
The annual convention of the Michigan
nd M he 4 4

toe held In Detroit Aug 81. the meet
ing having been secured largely
through the efforts Of city Assessor
Henry =. Doran. who returned Thurs
day night from Grand Rapids, where
"A meeting OF the board Of trustees
Of the organization was held. About
1876 delegates are expected from the
80 branches In the state. Mr.. Dorian
and Mr. Gore Can Antwerp. are
members of the local committee on
The Detroit times., 1909-07-09

polar bears is also a novelty and
worth seeing.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-09
Russell 4. Algcr. whose purchase OF "A
w wig hi ncrOplnne sOme Iimc ngn hnA

awakened anticlpdtory thrills. is
occupying himself while awaiting the
arrival OF the lying machine in
driNin motorcycle . He has pur-
chased IA pierceArrow cycle from
IA Crosse Pointc Several other
members Of the Crosse Pointe sum
nIer colony have taken to the motor
cycle this summer as more interest
Ing than automobile driving.
The Detroit times., 1909-07-09
ia a.n IA Ia dluIInIl frnIu Aeunr

Emilio Frers president OF the So
Cictad Rural Argentina, To parttci-
pate In the International agricultural
exposition or the Argentine repub-
lie. 10 be held In Buenos Ayros In
1910 While the board viii not at
tend. II Will give the exposition
publicity IN the hope that this part
OF tine country may be represented At
thu. eNnositiou
The Detroit times., 1909-07-09
Mnyden. stone a GO. have petitioned

the circuit court Tor inJunctlons re-
straining Anna Condln and Royal A
Jenny of Ann Arbor. from MAINTAIN
ing suits agaist them for securities
which came into their possession
through Cameron Currie q co. Both
these parties claim the stock In ques-
elton was paid for but not delivered
at the time of the failure. Hayden.
stone Il Co claim that these suits
Will only complicate matters, and
that the plaintiffs have remedy as
intervening petitioners
The Detroit times., 1909-07-09
'h%n"s W: s'"nley MED sui, against

the circuit court Thursday after
noon. ia which he asks for So dam
ages lie alleges that when a piece
OF emery lodged in his eye the fore
man OF the plant applied carbolic
acid, installing IL for a cocaine So
luton. He claims TO have been ter
rihly burned and his sight almost
ruined
The Detroit times., 1909-07-09

inhsniuch ~ the county insane YUM
la Eioise In filled 10 Its capacity, the
county officials are figuring on sub
initting tho matter OF building a
$t5.000 addition 10 the asylum TO a
popular vote whenever another cleo
ton IA held
The Detroit times., 1909-07-09
Gen. w. l.. Marshall. In charge of the
engineering hrmnch of the war de-

paftmcnt IL Tue In Detroit Wlthlh d
few days on "A general trip OF insptf-
tion Of the harbois and channels as
far north as Duluth. He Will inspect
the new Livingstone channel with
COL e NJ Townsend and then viii go
up the lakes on the Amaranth with
Mai Charles Keller engineer In
charge OF lighthouse and lake sur
Ney work stopping at Sault SIC.
Marie aud concluding his trip win
"A personal Inspection of Duluth har-
Dor
The Detroit times., 1909-07-09
A Tale of
Two Tags

One hasn't much TO tell about. Just the
price and the quality OF the Chtfonier it was
attached to-
But it tells it in manner that one doesn't
need TO consult an encyclopedia to read Ii.
The other, to be candid. don't think you
read -, A,n Will cxnlain
The Detroit times., 1909-07-09
Park CoInmissIoner Uuribut has start
ed u force Of men nt work OIling the

boulevard. This work would have
been done earlier but for the fact
that the appropriation was not avail
able until July l. Work Will begin
at the intersection OF Jefferson ave.
and the Eastern boulevard and the
whole stretch OF boulevard viii be
oiled two or three times. Complaints
OF dust have been very numerous
during the past TWO OF three weeks
and the commissioner is anxious to
get the work done as quickly as
possible
The Detroit times., 1909-07-09
Mayor Dreitmeyer has not yet appoint
ell mnN IcIegntcs TO the nntiOnnI ir-

rigatiOn congress 10 be held In Spo-
kane In August. The city Is entitled
to 10 delegates. but. from the abund .
ance OF water here, there seems to be
very few citizens interested In trri-
CATION. II any citizens who desire to
attend the convention make their
wishes known to the mayor, their APP
pointment to represent Detroit is
very likely Delegates Will pay their
own expenses Il do not know OF
anyone in Detroit who is interested
I'm this subject or ] would have made
the appointments long ago" says the
The Detroit times., 1909-07-09
~ ca'."I recsnti, rom th. n'Ar'

cambal farm, made a clever attempt
To keep out of the detention room In
the county building, Thursday night
lie discovered that the screens over
the windows were fastened with
screws the heads OF which ere hid
den In cement He had uncovered
and removed several Of the screws
and was about to take out the screen
when Guard Fred Ernest heard him
at work and foiled his plans. Hang
ing from the window and reaching
to the sidewalk was n piece OF white
Irvine By which IL Is believed the boy
hoped To get help from an accom-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-27
Culinary Courtsnip.

Janet had molded the domestic af- fairs of the family with whom she lived for SO many years that the news of her intended marriage had much the effect of an earthquake. Have you and David been engaged long?" ven tured the mistress of the house. hold
 One week when next Sabbath conles," stated Janet briefly
 "And-and had you any thought cf marrying before ;aat:" asked her Iuis- tress
 ''TineS ] had and tines l had not :, said the iiuperturbable Janet. ''lis au? person will But month ago when !! gave David a wee bit of the cake !t, been making and he said to me. Janet. have you the recipe firm in your tain3 lass, so you could make it if a.rs, Mann's book would be far from v0'fs reach?' I knew we'll the time was d,a x. ing short.
 And when." said Janet. c!osine, ',"t eyes at the recollection. II sai;! to Ilj,s. David. lad. the recipe is copied in ? little book of my own and I saW t'a ,,.int tn his eye 1 reckoned 'twou!d t,s, within the month he'd ask me-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-27
How Rats Move Eoos.

Strange as the story may appear c, rats removing hens eggs fro'a t,'s bottom to the top of a house by oHe yaf l,+:ias. on his back and graspin. tightly his ovoid burden with his fore ,la ws while his comrades drag hi;2 away by the tail, I have no reason writes q naturalist, to disbelieve it. ] have seen two rats accomplish the feat from stair to stair i'll a farm house fn Banffshire, the first anxious rodent pushing the egg up on it's hind legs and the second assistant liftin- 1t up with it's fore legs It was the best athletic feat ever witnessed but it is not out of the common. The rat will exf ract the contents from 2 flask of F'iorencs oil, dipping in his long tail and repeating the maneuvel until he has consumed all that can he reached
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-27
An imaginative Statesman.

Imagination Is the greatest moving force In the world In saying this I am merely repeating a remark of Dis raeli's, and to prove the strength Of his conviction will repeat story Mir. Lowell told me when he was minister to England. It Is the custom of the Royal Academy of Painters to hold a private view of their pictures before the public exhibition. Disraeli, walk Ing arm in arm with Browning through the galleries, said, What strikes me most forcibly here is the lack of imagination" and he proceeded to enlarge upon the power of imaglna- tfon. declaring 1t to be the greatest force in the world. In responding to toast at the banquet which followed the private exhibition he dwelt upon the wealth of imagination in evidence on the walls about him and again ex- pressed his conviction that fmagina- tton is the moving force in the world Browning repeated Disraeli's first re- mark to Gladstone, who sat beside him, and he muttered, '"The deyil"'-- John Trowbridge in Atlantic.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-27
Wlliinp to Help.

Lord pauncefote suffered greatly from rheumatic gout in hIs latter days, and he walked stiffly and sometimes had to use two canes. He went one afternoon to make call, and he re- ma,ned quite long time, so long that the horses got restive and the groom walked them up and down the street. When Lord Pauncefote left the house the carriage was not In front and, thinking there was some mistake in his orders. he started to walk to the embassy. which was only a square or two. But ne had twinges of his old enemy, and the pavementS were icy. He was a large, heavily built man, and he feared fall. While he was pOndering over hiS dilemma along came a young man in working clothes, and the British ambassador, after q salutation. asked: My friend, will you walk beside me and help me home? It is just short ways, but l am afraid Of falling. l shall greatly appreciate it." The young man looked him over and then said thickly, "Old gent. I an pretty fuI, myself, but I'll do tue best can-tha very best can''
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-27
First Cantaiever BridQe.

The first cantalever railroad bridge is the one across the Firth of Forth at Queens Ferry. Scotland. It is nearly one and half miles in length. Fifty. one thousand tons of steel were used in its construction. employing as many as 5000 men at one time. It cost $16.- OOG,OOO and fifty-six lives. The work. men began at either end and worked toward the center. When they met and undertook the last connection 1t was found that the two ends lacked a small fracion of an inch Of reaching far enough to allow the insertion ol the bolts that were to complete the span. For time this was puzzle, but was finally solved by an ingenious wuftman who suggested expansion by artificial heat, and 1t was forthwith supplied by means of burning kerosene oil under the steel girder.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-27
Human Heart as a Power EnoinA N

A
 great physician once remarke0 that, despite it's complexity. there was no organ of the body readier to adapt itself to circumstances or more capa. ble of repaying ordinary care than the heart. This IS very true, and an ap preciatlon of that fact should cause us all the more carefully to follow the wise mans advice and to keep our heart with all diligence. When we have regard to the tremendous work the heart accomplishes We might well with Wesley say, Strange that harp Of a thousand strings should keep in tuae 50 long" Estimated in scientific fashion, a mans heart In twenty four hours performs an amount of wcr.i which if represented by the energy G" iuanued for big lift would raise 12o toilS of weight one foot high. Such q calculation can be accurately deter mined by measuring the force eXpHlld ed In one beat cr cycle of movefaeSt of the heart and .T,tiplying the shGft work into that of ''te day. Thus ia no small degree de. rhe hearts labor contribute to swe.l ne big total of tha energy the human engine eXpends each day it lives.-New York World.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-27
Hippo's Mouth an Impressive Siyns

The hippopotamus Is a sort of foas- Ing island which inhabits the Afriuau rivers. To see hippopota mus rise out of the water and go away is as discon- rerti9g to tue tourist as it would be t, see a sand bar get out of the Missouri river and chase COW. The hippo lsFe is too short to write his full na!np is big brother of the pig H. weighs five tons, and gargoyle is cute and pretty beside him. He is fat and flabby, covered with reddish skin adorned with bristles and has , broad, fiat head as wide as a dinner table. The mouth of the hippo Is an. other of natures African extrava gan"es. He has mouth enough to do the eating for a boys boarding school. His Jaws are very flexible. and these who have gazed into the inner works of q hippo when he has opened his vast pink lined mouth. studded her2 and there with tusks that look like broken off Grecian columns, have been impressed with the sight. = Cotiier'; Weekly
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-27
Where Wives Are Kept Under.

A Chinese Mrs. Caudle is incon- ceivable, for she would promptly be returned to her father labeled 'Too muchee bhOberry." Only by one means can the lady obtain any right what ever to use even the mild moral sua- sion wherewith the tactful western wife is wont to turn events to her llk- ing If as bride the Chinese woman succeeded in sitting on any corner of her husbands clothes at the moment when, halfway through the nuptial ceremonials, they first seat themselves side by side she is understood to oc cupy the position of mistress tn her own house. Even then it generally stops at understanding.-Fro ''Things Seen In China" by J. R. Chitty.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-27
A Curious Thermometer.

Otto de Guericke, burgomaster of Magdeburg. made curious ther- mometer. which was twenty feet long and gorgeous with blue paint and gilt stars. In consisted of large globe fastened to tube, both of copper. The tube was bent upon itself to form a very narrow U, in which was placed the requisite amount of alcohol. One arm of the J was shorter than the other and open at the top. On the liquid was float, to which was at tached a cord passing over pulley. At the other end of this cord was hung q gilt angel. its finger pointing to a scale on which the degrees were painted
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-27
His Mistake.

The vender of images. who had jus' been thrown out of q large office build ing. wept bitterly as he looked at his torn clothes and broken wares.
 ''Who did this?" inquired the friend ly cop. "Pll pinch 'em If ysu say the word"
 ''No; it was my fault" said the vie tim. gathering up the remains of 5 plaster image 'I insisted on trying to sell bust of Noah Webster to q meet ing of simplifed spoilers" - Denver Republican.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-27
Preparino For the Worst,

Both boys had been rude to their mother She put them to bed earlier than usual and then complained to their father about them. So he start ed up the stairway. and they heard him coming.
 Here comes papa" said Maurice. "1 am going to make believe am asleep"
 I'm not" said Harry. I'm going to get up and put something on"-La- dies Home Journal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-27
Harry's Share.

1eacher-Now. Harry, suppose had mince pie and gave one-sixth to Johnny. one-stxth to Tommy. one-sixth to Willie and took half of 1t myself. What would be left2 Harry prompt- ly)-I would.-Exchauge.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-27
Color Tn Lies.

It's white lie when mamma tells papa what baby has been saying, but when papa goes and repeats 1t at the office it's another matter; a He becomes more or less soled by being mopp"d around. d.-Exchange.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-27
Some Excuse For the Sun.

Arttst-There, sir, is my latest pie .ure Ingenious Friend-Well, yoC haven't economized paint on Ii. have you? What title have you given to It? Artist-What do call 1t? Why. sir, that Is an autumn sunset. ln-en- uous Friend-You don't say so. Well. don't blame the sun at all for set tlng
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-27
No Applicants.

Lincoln. sick With varioloid once, turned grim face to his doctor one day and let rueful smile appear.
 Do you know, doctor" he rema rked. tits an i'll wind blows no one good? I've got something at last that the office seekers don't want"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-27
His Choice.

Bustin Seems-How'd yer like to bc one of desc here turin rulers, Sel! Seldum Shaves-Not me, Bus. I'd lot rather be king bum dan bum king. Kansas City Times.