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The Greeley tribune., 1910-12-15
CHOP REPORT FOR YEAR
SHOWS ENORMOUS GAINS

Washington, Dec. 9.-"Nothine
short of omniscience can grasp the
value of the farm products of this
year." is the statement of Secretary
of Agriculture James Wilson in his
annual report for 1910, made public
yesterday AT no time in the worlds
history has country produced farm
products within Cne year with
value reaching sS,926, 900,
which is the value of the agricultural
products of this country for 1910.
The value of farm products from
1899 to the present year has been
progressive without interruption. If
the value OF the products of 1899 is
placed at 100, the value for this
year is 1S9. or almost double the
value for the census year eleven
years ago. During a period of twelve
years the farmers of this country
have steadily advanced in prosperity
and wealth and economic independ-
ence, and knowledge of agricul-
ture. The total value of farm pro-
ducts is $40, 1000.
"The corn crop of 3,121, ,3Sl, 900
bushels exceeds that of the record
year 1906 and is greater than the
average crop of thu preceding five
years by IA per cent. While the
value of this corn crop is below that
of 1909. and also of 1908. its amount
belongs to stories of magic. 1t can
hardly be reckoned as less than ST.
100000, sum sufficient to can
Gel the interest bearing debt of the
United States, buy all the gold and
silver mined in all of the countries
of the earth in 1909 and still leave
the farmers little pocket money.
"All OF the cereals except corn are
together worth only three-fourths as
much as that crop. The great allied
iron and steel Industries had. in the
/ latest census year for which results
have been published. 1904. a produc-
ton worth only 60 per cent of the
value of this years corn crop.
'The growing importance of the
south in corn production is becoming
conspicuous In 1889 1t produced
hardly more than one-fifth of the
national crop: now it produces one
third.
"The cotton crop of this year may
be worth in lint and seed n round
5000, 100000 at the farm, or more
than the corn crop was worth in any
year prior to 1901. This value is Is
per cent above the five year average
THE value of the hay crop is
about $720.OOO.O00. an amount
which has been exceeded but once
and that in 1907: it is 13 per cent
above the average OF the preceding
five years.
Fortunately the wheat crop is
divided into two sowings. autumn
and spring. SO that the two crops
are subject to different climatic ac-
cidents. as was the case this year
The production OF spring and winter
wheat is 691.767.00O bushels. or
substantially the average OF the pre-
ceding five years. whereas the value
is about $625. 100000. or 7.6 per
cent above the five year average
The Greeley tribune., 1910-12-15

extent is now the belief here and re-
lief will be sought from the county
commissioners, If some way OF ex-
termination of the disease is moi
found. Within the past two weeks
here ten dogs affected have been
killed and five OF the heads sent to
Boulder for examination showed
traces of madness on the part OF the
animals.
While no people have been bitten
two horses have been attacked by
mad animals with serious results
The infected animals belong to farm
ers who are under no restrictions
regulating the keeping of their dogs
in bounds, so that unless the county
authorities act there is but little
t hope OF eliminating the disease.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-12-15
Swelling of the flesh caused by il

Swelling of the flesh caused by in
flammation, cold, fractures of the
bone. toothache. neuralgia or rheu-
matsm can be relieved by applying
BALLARD'S SNOW LINIMENT. 1t
should be we'll rubbed in over the
part affected. It's great healing and
penetrating power eases the pain,
reduces swelling and restores nat
ural conditions. Price csc. soc and
s1o0 per bottle. Sold by Carson w.
Gilbert.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-12-15
tAL Is CLOSED
Iry COUNTY AND Ella

Dsjtion OF the Greeley
! TO sell 65 feet OF their
cining the court house
Einth street has been ac-
% county commissioners
that remains for the
losed is the filing of the
is will be done at once.
ere iormality.
to be paid is $4,000.
all that was needed to
Elks beginning work at
possible date on the
new home they have
ich will be built on the
b BY 1870 feet the lodge
south side of Ninth
Sase Of the property also
tcult question for the
hmissioners. The new
has been in contempla-
The Greeley tribune., 1910-12-15
StOcLhoItlcrs Meeting

The regular annual meeting OF 'ne
North Side Lateral company VIII oe
held at Odd Fellows hall Friday a'
. o'clock. December %. lmpo''"
business to be transacted.
w. II. PALMER. Pres.
E. REA COUzENS, Secy.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-12-15
Rabies Prevail ut Eaton

Eaton, Dec 9.-That rabies pre-
vail in this section to an alarming
Manchester Democrat., 1910-02-02
1ntell,gence of the Fo..

The intelligence of the fox is often
shown by the way he refuses to be
headed when he has made UP his
mind as to the safe course to take.
says the London Globe. The West
Somerset have an excellent fixture at
Kilve. but it has one drawback-the
sea is not far off. and foxes naturally
often make for the cliffs, secure ref
uge. A fox can be easily headed at
times, but that is nearly always when
to be seen would betray him to his
enemies the hounds and give them an
advantage; but when, If he makes his
point, the advantage is on his side,
then nothing will turn him.
To return to the West Somerset at
Kilve; they found a fox, and the
whipper-in. seeing that the fox meant
to go to the cliffs If possible, started
to head him off. The. ground was
open, and for half mile the whipper-
in and fox were taking parallel lines,
the fox clearly meaning to slip by and
find refuge in the cliffs. The man
turned the fox away at last, but in a
short time the hounds lost him, and
i believe he got back after all.
Again the master ranged up some
of the field to prevent another fox
going back into certain covert. In
vain whips were ratified against sad
die flaps; the fox went right through
the watchers and made his point. 1t
Is thing I have often noticed both
with stag or fox. that the quarry
seems to distinguish between real and
false dangers.
Manchester Democrat., 1910-02-02
Aa1za1oo Ieaplzs0
SecoooSoo

i
A map such as the world never
dreamed Of is to be made in London
as result Of conference recently
called by the British government. Its
scale is to be roughly one to one mil
lion, or, in exact measurements, one
inch for every sixteen miles Of the
earth's surface 1t is planned that
this map will show every detail Of the
land and waters of the world with
such mtnuteness as has never before
been possible with maps as they are
at present understood.
1t was Sir Charles Hardinge, perma-
nent under secretary of the foreign Of
nee. who had the honor Of welcoming
the delegates who represented France,
Germany, Austria, Hungary, Spain,
Italy. the United States, Canada. Aus.
tralia and Russia,
He pointed out the salient truth that
the more widely geographical knowl-
edge is spread, the better would the
peoples of various nations come to
know each other and the more certain.
would come the dawn of an interna.
tional peace. He also explained the
commercial advantages Of better geo
graphical knowledge.
In giving statistics of the proposed
map Sir Charles reminded his hearers
that the diameter of the earth is about
Manchester Democrat., 1910-02-02
The Negro. Idea of marriage.

A white savage roamed the forests
of nosthern Germany. Skin.clad and
war-proud, he worshiped Odin and
Thor; he gambled and he drank; he
was fierce and cruel. But he had
clear conception of what marriage
meant. He honored the woman at his
side; she was his brave and virtuous
companion; trained like himself to
the use Of arms, and together they
drove back the eagles of imperial
Rome.
To this naked Teuton marriage
meant family; group of families
meant village; many villages meant
nation. The existence of nation
presupposed the honorable families OF
free men. Upon this indestructible
unit the white man built his civiliza.-
tion. every law and all progress max
ing for the hetterment of his home
nest, says Harris Dickson in Success
Magazine.
The negro's hazy idea of marriage is
the greatest barrier in the path of his
success. No race can become perma-
nently good or great If they are not
home makers. In Africa he,had scant
perception of the Institution as Anglo
Saxons understand 1t. Therefore he
felt no need for laws and customs.
which made the family sacred. Trans-
planted to America, he regarded the
rule Of one-husband-to-one-wife as part
of the discipline of slavery-a restric-
tion forced upon him by his master.
Incidentally. he throve and multiplied
under 1t. So
After the war, many. If not all the
Southern States. decreed that couples
then living together as husband and
wife should be legally SO. After that
the negro was free to carry out his
own idees. cannot tell you what
these ideas are-no white man can.
1t is hard for the white man to get
at the negro's idea about anything.
Manchester Democrat., 1910-02-02
The compromi.e.

The young man had entered that
mysterious realm called matrimony,
and as 1t was his first offense his ia.
ther was handing him some paternal
advice as to how he should treat the
young wife.
When you have any little differ
ences of opinion, my son." he said to
the boy. "if you can't persuade Mar
garet that you are right-and you
probably can't, for they are all about
alike-you must compromise. Be firm,
yet be considerate and compromise"
Yes, father" replied the son.
Il we'll remember a little experi-
ence," and reminiscent expression
came over the old mans face. "on the
very threshold of the married life OF
your mother and myself, and 1t was
the basis of all future disputes. It
was this way: wanted to spend the
summer, our first vacation together, In
Maine. and your mother wanted to go
to Saratoga. That was thirty years
ago But ! shall never forget how
firm and yet how considerate / was
with your mother and how we COM
Il d g. i " .
Manchester Democrat., 1910-02-02
Louisiana Flshermen.

There are all kinds of fishing along
Mississippi Sound from Bay st. Louis
to Biloxi, according to H. G. Ryall Of
New Orleans.
The mullet. a small but very palat.
able fish, is the common diet, of the
people all along the coast, and is IA
miliarly known as Biloxi bacon The
mullet is caught with a little cast net
Familiarity known as the Biloxi life
preserver,' because anybody can go
out in boat at any time and catch
fish enough for a meal in few min
utes.
eThe Louisiana fishermen are call
ed 'cajans,' the diminutive of Aca-
dians, and they are the same people
whose pathetic story is described in
.Longfellow's 'Evapgeline.' They are
scattered ali along the coast and
make their homes chiefly on the
banks OF the bayous and inlets, but
have not yet seen any one resembling
either Evangeline or Gabriel. They
are not poetic looking class Of peo-
Pile, and they live the most unpoetic
lives, satisfied with very little. -
Washington Herald.
Manchester Democrat., 1910-02-02


s He shook his head. Il nevsf sell
Them he said, That's part OF my
theory. A man should have some.
thing of his very best that he won't
exchange for money"
certainly showed my disappoint.
ment. but appreciated his feelings.
81 will not sell it. but l will give
1t to you," he said, simply
"Oh, mol" i was embarrassed. II
could not take 1t for nothing"
A look of disappointment came into
the carpenters face.
Il am sorry" he said. Il was in
hopes you would
why, there is nothing. I would
prize 80 much," answered. But
it represents SO much Of your time
and work.'
'eThat is why / wanted to give 1t
to you. think you understand 1t
and love It."
Thank you," I said. Il will take
It. Do you give many away?"
whenever / find a man that ap-
preciates 1t, give him what he
wants. imagine" he added, apollo
getically. that every time he sees it
I'll be telling him what is a good
piece Of work, and when he remem-
bers that the goodwill Of gift went
with 1t. he will think kindly Of old
man Macy"
YES" ! said. humbly, Il think he
will, and will be better man for
having known one who never sold
his best."-Youth's Companion.
Manchester Democrat., 1910-02-02
ITALIANS AND IRVING.
Memorial Presented by Amba..ad a,
in london to D., q. :

iai PRESENTED by Ambassador
IN London to Drury Lane. s,
ihe. critics were very seyere-and
IN my Judgment justly severe-to.
ward the Dante Of Sardou; but the
iact remains that Irving, at the de-
cine of his life, felt the attraction Of
the influence of Dante's great person.
AMY. Irving's endeayor to
iiipersonate on the English stage that
powerful individuality turned his last
thoughts toward Italy, and today 1t is
.hose among her sons who are united
70 MIN by the brotherhood of art who
oner this tribute to man who has
SO highly contributed to show to man.
Kind all the nobility and loftiness Of
his art"
Ihus spoke the Italian ambassador
IN London, the Marquis of San Giulia-
no. at Drury Lane theater recently
IN unveiltng the memorial to the late
SIR Henry Irving presented by Signor
Iommaso Salyini and the leading
members of the dramatic profession in
Italy, says the London Chronicle. The
memorial shows the effigy of Irving
In bronze, enriched by wreath of
laurels, with background of gray
marble.
The memorial has been placed on
the wall at the head of the grand
staircase. Around it yesterday were
gathered many people well known in
the dramatic world.
You English artists" said the am.
bassador in the course of his speech,
have greatly assisted me in my study
of the English language. Frequenting
the theaters and seeing your acting
! have learned more of the English
character, life, feelings and mode OF
thought than in reading many learned
books-which | have tried to forget
as much as possible"
THE English artists have given eIo.
quent proofs Of their sympathy with
Italy by the homage they have paid to
Salvini, the magnificent benefit to the
memory of Ristori, and the part they
have always taken in our charitable
works. When Italy was still divided.
when its independence and unity
were still goal and an ideal, and to
many people even dream and a Uto-
pia, Salvini and Ristori were among
the forces which contributed to our
national deliverance.
"Salvini in 1S49 acted in Rome. and
at the same time fought in defense of
Manchester Democrat., 1910-02-02

representatives of various nations will
ind themselves engaged in debates as
to priority of discovery.
For instance, 1t is not to be expect
ed that Norway will cheerfully yield
It's contention that 1t was Lief Ericc.
sen, the Norwegian, and not Christie.
pher Columbus, the Genoese, who first
reached the new world. There are
annals and legends, there are even re-
cltais, fairly well authenticated, that
prove the Norseman to have been here
centuries before the date when Chris.
topher Columbus. aided by the purse
OF Ferdinand and Isabella, made his
memorable trip from Palos in his three
caravels, landed in the Bahamas, and
took possession of the new world for
the honor and glory of his Spanish
sovereigns.
Ihis was the golden age of discov-
cry, for in this period in hundred
years, dating, for instance, from 1880.
an amazing amount of geographical in.
formation was gained, the more credit
to Its principals. because Of the made
quate equipment Of that day compared
TO what Is available now.
To sound the glories of that period
IT Is necessary to- tell of the Cabots
making their trip to Newfoundland
and the mainland. of Sir Francis
Drake. opening new territory, of the
gallant America vespucci, whose was
the fate to take the laurels of Colum.
bus and have the new continent named
after him, for no other reason than
that he was the first person to make
an adequate map Of the new world.
Henry Hudson would fit impressfyely
into recital of the triumphs won for
the worlds knowledge by discoveries.
and In other parts of the world come
the advances made by Captain John
Smith. the great leader Of Virginia.
Ponce de Leon. the discoverer Of Flor.
ida in that quest where his goal was
the fountain of eternal youth; De
Soto. getting his first look at the great.
est river on the continent, the lordly
Mississippi; Marquette making 6is ex.
plorations of the central West mnst
all have place of high honor in the
list OF those who have contributed to
the work of map building.
Manchester Democrat., 1910-02-02
salmon Rounded up by ssal.


While sitting on the shore of In.
verness Firth the other day a CORE.
spondent of the Scotsman observed
about half dozen seals, each at a
short distance from the other, NOV
ing in a kind of semicircle toward a
small bay.
Curiosity made him follow their
movements as the seals slowly made
for the shore. Each kept his place
well. though occasionally disappear
ing and. reappearing. To his great
surprise he saw that shoal of sal
mon were being herded toward the
shore, where there was little chance
Of escape and where they ultimately
fell victims to the seals. What struck
the correspondent most was the intel
ligent way in which the salmon were
chased into the bay. reminding him
of the manner In which a collie dog
brings sheep to fold.-The Scots
man.
Manchester Democrat., 1910-02-02

earth Its diameter would have to be
l25 feet, which would make it as high
as flve-story building. This, of
course, Is not the plan of the mapmak-
ers. Such a map would be too cum
bersome to have any value.
Instead, following the plan mapped
out by the geographical conference at
Berne. the map will be split into sheets,
each sheet comprising an area of de-
grees In latitude and degrees In Ion
gitude, or 240 geographical miles in
one direction and $50 miles in the
other. Reducing this to inches 1t will
be seen that each sheet will be 15
inches wide by about 221a inches deep.
There will necessarily be huge bile
OF these sheets. II the whole area of
the earth, oceans and all, be covered
there will be 5,40O.
Naturally no one country could at
tempt this piece of mapmaking alone,
for to do this would be to repeat the
errors that used to e>made in the by
gone centuries when for personal ad.
vantage mapmakers of various nations
twisted the outlines OF the earth In
order to suit their own purposes. But
backed by the united power Of virtu.
ally every nation of the earth the map
that is to be produced ought to repre-
sent the most faithful picture ever
known of the earth's surface.
1t will be the glorification of the ex-
plorers. for all the information that
VIII be carried in this wonderful map
stands for the heroic conquests of
those who dared the unknown, the
perils of contact with savage peoples,
the transits of stormy oceans, the bat.
ties with arctic cold and with tropic
heat. in order to discover new land,
and give the world knowledge Of 1t.
In a sense 1t Is those who made
these discoveries that are the worlds
real mapmakers, for without their
achievements those who meet In Lon.
don would have none of the informa-
ton required for charting the earth's
surface.
1t is proposed to give recognition In
this map to those who have performed
such notable feats for the gain of the
worlds geographical knowledge, and in
this connection it is likely that the
Manchester Democrat., 1910-02-02
An Experiment..

The Rev. Clarence Godfrey. on re-
tiring one night, determined that he
would try to "telepath" a phantasm
OF himself to a lady living in another
part of the city. tells H. Addington
Bruce in Success Magazine. For
about ten minutes he endeavored, in
thought, to appear to her At the
end OF that time he fell asleep.
About four hours later the lady on
whom he had been "exerting his will"
awoke with an impression that she
had heard curious sound. She felt
nervous and uneasy, and thought that
II she went downstairs and took a
drink OF soda-water it might have a
quieting effect.
Coming back. she was astounded to
see the form OF Mr.. Godfrey standing
on the staircase. He remained stand
ing there for three or four seconds,
while she stared at him in horrified
amazement. Then, as she approached
the staircase, he disappeared.
Manchester Democrat., 1910-02-02
THE RECRUITS.

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From lands beyond the rolling sea
The ships come up the bay,
Deep-laden with the human freight
They bring from far away;
From every liner'a crowded deck
A thousand faces turn &
Toward the empire of the West,
For which their spirits yearn.
The slAv, the swede, the merry Celt,
Old Scotia's rugged BARNS,
And Albion's sons from moorlands
marked
With ancient tars and cairns.
For them the ranches, mills and
mines,
The fields and forges wait,
And So to labor's new recruits
Fling wide the nations gate.
-Minna Irving in Leslies Weekly.
Manchester Democrat., 1910-02-02
For the Little Folks
:MUSHROOMS.

Ii
The fairies that danced in the past
ure
Last night. in the dark and the dew,
Forgot to take home their. umbrellas
When the fun and the dancing
were through.
Right down in the grasses they left
thsm,
White velvet with lining of pink;
And when they come back there to
get them
Then what will those poor fairies
think?
For Auntie, who lives in the hollow,
Today with a basket has come
To find all their pretty umbrellas
And carry them OFF to her home.
Washington Star.
Manchester Democrat., 1910-02-02

me intrepid vasco da Cana, max
ing the circuit of Africa, is another
innovator whose place in history is se-
cure and the same can be said of the
amazing Magellan, who had a career
that will ever reverberate in history,
because he of all men was the first
VINO ever circumnavigated the globe,
an exploit that in point of Its dramatic
adventures, his varied experience and
the great geographical truth 1t estab-
lished, must ever rank him with the
supremacy great of the worlds geogra.
piers.
Sir Walter Raleigh made his con-
tribution, SO did Clark and Lewis in
a later period when they made their
memorable trip to the Northwest.
Joined togther in fame and in the
nature of their work, England has two
men whose achievements must ever
stand notable in the conquest of Afri-
ca, DR.. Livingstone and Stanley. Liv.
fngstone was an Englishman born and
bred, while Stanley was born in the
United States, though his great fame
was won as British subject.
The dramatic incidents of the life of
the two men are well known. Living
stone. lost in the heart of,Africa In his
quest for the head waters of the Nile,
was believed to be dead. Stanley was
sent into the interior to find Living
stone. He had task of herculean pro-
portions. but he succeeded. and there
after he also devoted himself to inves-
tigating the dark continent. What is
known of the interior of Africa repre-.
sents In large measure the work Of
these two men.
England has its present-day contrib
utor to the worlds geography, Lieu
tenant Shackleton. His recent voyage
to the antarctic region opened up a
wealth of information concerning that
section, and made him national hero.
In the final conquest of the worlds
geography, 1t was the north pole that
had to be reached, and while the dis
pute between DR.. Cook and Command.
er Peary seemed unsettled, it was the
general practice to give credit to both.
In South America and Mexico Cortez
and Pizarro must be remembered as
among the great captains of discovery.
Manchester Democrat., 1910-02-02

Jedson-Ha! Ha! Ha! Silas-Wht's
the joke, Jedson? Jedson-Why, just
as soon as the county went prohibition
old Hiram Hardapple got buncoed.
silas-What was the game? Jedson-
Why, Hiram got circular that stated
some firm up in town would send him
keg of hard stuff for So. Hiram sent
the 50 and smacked his lips. silas-
Gosh! And what came back? Jedson
Scrap iron, and they said If that
wasn't hard enough they'd send him a
keg Of spikes at the usual rates.
Chicago News.
Manchester Democrat., 1910-02-02

promised. avoiding all dispute. We
stayed from Saturday noon to Tuesday
morning at Bar Harbor, and then we
spent the rest of the summer at Sara
toga Yes, indeed" the old man added,
with sigh. that's the only way to
deal with a woman. You must be
firm, but be willing to compromise
little once in awhile, as l have done
with your mother New York Trib-