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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-12
"soME PUMPKINS. FOR MAssACHU.
SIC'IvrS

Massachusetts claims a new world
record in corn production. The judges
Of the New England Corn Exposition,
at Worcester, have awarded the distinc-
ton for having achieved this now re-
cord, and prize of $500 to Perley G.
Davis, Of Cranky, in that State Now
listen to this new record:
MI Davis harvested from one acre
OF land 1o5 Ia bushels of crib-dry yell
low hint corn. At the time the corn
was harvested it made 1877 bushels of
shelled grain, which was reduced to an
equal of 1913 Ia bushels on scientific
basis Think of that! Wonderful, isn't
It? And wonderful it Is, truly, that
there is an acre Of land in Massachu-
sets that would yield 100 bushels of
anything except trouble for the rest
of the country, But let us keep down
to our subject
Dozens of records, hundreds of re-
rds, we should say, have beaten this
Massachusetts record. Years ago Zeke
Drake, of Marlboro county. South Caro-
lima, produced on one acre of land
was regarded as being so poor before
the War that 1t was not planted at
all-255 bushels and three pecks of
corn, and received a prize OF $1,000
from the orange Judd Company for
this performance. That was record,
indeed, and it has never been beaten
In the history of the world, so far as
we know. But 1t Is not the only record
State, received yesterday, contained a
very interesting account Of how Jerry
Fl. Moore, age fifteen years, of Winona.
in Florence County, South Carolina. pro-
duced this year on one acre of land 2aS
bushels and three pecks Of corn, The
statement Is accompanied by attidayits,
Jerry Moore Is son OF a minister OF
the Gospel, and his feat Is certified to by
Ira w, Williams, state Agent of the
United States Farm Demonstration
Work, and A. III. Gasque,aC Super
intendent Of Education in Florence
County The cost Of making this crop
was sl2soS, and the net, profit was
$1,000.
Some very remarkable records have
been made in other Southern States.
and notably in the State of Virginia.
The largest yield OF corn TO the acre
in this state, according TO the figures
obtained yesterday from the State De-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-12
Daily Queries and Ansyer
Address all Query Editor
valued and no will given.

letter sent by the Rev. Jacob Duohe
former chaplain o. tho Continental
ct Valley Forge in tho dark ' days q
the Revolution, l777
mean the letter in which he tries to
traitor like Benedict Arnold.
Give a brief sketch OF his lifc ana
T. the {, church ,,.1 he was pastor OF and where
When the British took possession l. Of
to despair OF the success OF the pat
riotie cause, and wrote letter to
Washington. in October, 1T77.. urging
1 ope AND what to t
Congress the INDISPENSABLE Necessity
OF resembling the hasty and ill.adviscd
Declaration OF Independence" Wash
sress and Il soon found it, way n nto
pucho left this country and wen. to
England. where he soon made a rep,i-
Gated. and he himself declared trait
Or; He returned h,r l,. 70 philaaelphia in
January 3, 1898. He was rect. OF the
and st. Peters, at the time tho letter
was written.
Duche was born in philadelphia, in
1897. the son OF a HuSuenot who came
to America with William Penn. He
was educated at Philadelphia and
mt Cambridge. England. He was
licensed in 1859 by the Bishop OF Lon
don to officiate in the churches OF Phil
adelphia. At the beginning OF the Rev
olution he espoused the cause OF the
Colonies. and was invited to make the
opening prayer on the assembling OF
the First Congress. September Z. 1774.
Address of Superintendent of Public
Instruction.
Please answer through your Query
Column the following questions:
]. Please give name and address OF
the Superintendent OF Public lnstruc-
ton Of Virginia.
g. Is 1t dangerous to apple trees for
cedars 10 grow near them? H.
!. Hon. j. w. Eggleston. state Capt
toll. Richmond.
q Not that we know Of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-12
THE EGYPTIAN COTTON SCHEDULE

| The Egyptian cotton crop this year Is
said by Consul Birch to approximate
IEoo, 00o.o 900 pounds, or 100000 bales OF
500 pounds each, that being the average
weight Of the American cotton bale.
The crop last year aggregated 100000
600 pounds, or 100000 bales. The
acreage devoted to the cultivation OF
cotton in Egypt has been steadily In
creasing. the acreage this year being
13S,o79 acres in excess of the acreage
last year.
or course, we arc glad that new
crops and new methods of farming are
being introduced into Egypt, and that
there appear to be improving condi-
tons of living and working in the land
of the Pharaohs which has lain fallow
for so many generations of men. But
can anybody tell us why the cotton
grown In Egypt should be admitted to
the United States free of duty? Why
1t should not at least be taxed to the
extent OF the difference in the cost or
producing the Egyptian cotton and the
cost Of producing cotton i'll our own
highly favored land? That is one OF
the principles laid down in the new
tariff primers. and of course, it can
be explained to the satisfaction at least
OF those who buy the Egyptian staple
for manufacturing purposes. This Is
one Of the cases in which II is claimed
that free raw materials can be brought
into the United States without injury
to any of the other established indus
tries, q subject which we do not in
tend to discuss at this time. AS the
question of revising the tariff will be
taken UP for consideration by the new
Democratic Congress, it would seem
that the report of Consul Birch might
be fled for the attention of the new
tariff makers. Manifestly, cotton and
woollen goods manufactured in the
United States of cotton grown in Egypt
should not have any advantage of cot
ton goods manufactured in England
and Germany and France and in other
foreign countries of cotton grown In
the United States; at least that appears
to be q logical application OF the great
principle of trade reciprocity.
We would not have Egyptian cotton
imported into the United States taxed,
We would encourage in every fair way
It's use by our mills; but at the same
time we would have the law changed
SO that cotton fabrics, manufactured
from American grown cotton in foreign
countries should be admitted to the
United States free of duty. That that
would be fair exchange nobody could
question. and all for the benefit Of the
consumer who must wear cotton cloth
Ing, and of the American manufacturer
who has found the Egyptian cotton so
well adapted to the requirements of his
trade.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-12
MUsTN,T GET roo CocKY.

The Charlotte Evening Chronicle has
not lost it's head 1t does not think
that the elections on Tuesday mean
that the Democratic party has the
world in a sling. III there are those
who think that the Republican party
in this State CNorth Carolina) will give
up and quit says the Chronicle, "they
would do well to undeceive themselves.
There will be new alignment, re-
organization of the forces for the presi-
Dental year. and the fight Will be even
more vigorous than 1t was in the re-
cent campaign" There is a great deal
Of common sense in that view.
One swallow does not make sum-
mer; offe election will not re-establish
the Democratic party In control of this
country. The fight for Constitutional
Government must so on. 1t is a never
ending struggle, and II we would win
IN 1919 we must prove by the record
we shall make in the next two years
at Washington. by our law making,
and in tho several States which swung
over to the Democratic party on Tues
day, by the ability with which their
affairs are administered, that the inter-
ests of the country may be left safely
in our hands.
After fourteen or fifteen years OF
! famine. we must not over-feed our
selves. when the grazing is good, lest
we founder
THE CASE SYSTEM IN PREACHING.
The greatest evangelist in the world
to-day Is DR.. j. Wilbur Chapman Just
at present he is conducting an evan
gelcal campaign in Chicago and the
fruits of his labors there have been
plenteous The Chicago Record Her.
aid, in story about him, says.
| "One of the secrets of DR.. j. Wilbur
| Chapman's success as an evangelist
lies in the number and aptness of his
| illustrations. DR.. Chapman does not
| preach doctrinal sermons, His exhor-
/ tattons consist largely of a connected
series of short dramatic stories, which
\ illumne the truths hidden in the Scrip
/ ture text, In his White City eXhorta-
I! tions DR.. Chapman rarely speaks for
Imore than twenty minutes. Many times
| he talks less than fifteen minutes, or
ten he with recite dramatically as many
as q dozen emotional and thrilling
stories In the course of one short APP
] peal, His fund OF illustrations seems
j inexhaustihle. and each. in It's way is
4 a classic.
4 All those who have heard or read
the sermons of this great leader in the
i evangelization Of America. know
that this statement as to Dir. Chap
mans method OF speaking is absolutely
correct II is a far cry from the old
fashioned discourse" almost devoid
/ OF illustration and ord-picture. to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-12
HUMANE TREATMENT OF PRISON.

4.
Tho ideas of prison reform which
have gained SO much ground in the
United States are yet almost unknown
in other countries The Director of
Prisons in the Republic Of France at
tended the recent international prison
reform congress in Washington. Re-
turning to his native land. he declared
that he had been astonished by some OF
the features Of the management OF
prisons in this country. Life in them
he said, IS "the height of luxury for
criminals." The prisoners he though,
better lodged and fed than the ma
ierity of French workingmen They
had three good meals day; they
could read papers and take part in
athletic games: they sit in rocking
chairs, smoke. and read magazines
Moreover. they are given an educatio
while they are incarcerated.
The reason which the director as
signs for this leniency IN prisons is the
American esteem OF personal liberty
lie thinks that the American people be
lieve that the deprivation Of liberty i.
about enough punishment for man
He believes that our kind treatment o.
prisoners makes for the increase O
crime This view we do not accede
What the Director says, though. al
~ leniency exercised toward prisoners
is only partly true. Some institutions
are more liberal and more advanced i,
their ideas than others, Perhaps /;
case Ia point illustrating the liberia
method is that OF the Massachusetts
state prison, at Charlestown, wher,
prisoners are allowed to furnish thei
eeils.--ealled in the prison. by the way
Blooms" Rugs ana easy chairs car
DO put IN AZ their expense or That o,
their friends. They can subscribe 70,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-12

All the papers are talking about
George Harvey's guess about the re-
suit Of the elections in the pivotal
states this year and how nearly he hit
1T. Says the Waterbury American:
i"Colonel Harvey is a wonder--this
year" Colonel Harvey is al wonder
every year, and tho older he gets and
the more guesses he makes the more
wonderful he seems. 1t is now the In
tention OF the Dhual Suffrage people
OF Richmond to have him speak here
before the season is over about the
rights Of women and the hall will not
be big enough to hold the people who
will want to hear him
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-12
Mescbin,,xn.
lVeBCUIuUZW. ~. ~ ~ n n ~ ~
Please print the meaning OF the
word "Meschianza." the ball given. In

v5rs aeI sns tss nsa 5a s 2,
m Tssvs GSa snf 0S lis sxAs nerlcan Rsveiu
ton" says "Meschianza" Is an. Italian
word, meaning medley. The festlvity
with a grand regatta. This was fol.
lowed by tournament, at which two
Queens OF Beauty zone English and
one Americanl presided and SIX
challenged and contended with six
dressed In black and orange. In the
evening there was a ball. witt, supper
for 1900 guests. while outside there
was a grand display Of fireworks,
the account with the dry remark that
this was the last gunpowder which
General Howe saw fred in America"
Monuments to American indians.
Are there any monuments In the
United states erected to the American
Indian chiefs, and II so, wlere?,
In the United states there are a
number OF fine statues erected to. Amer
lean Indians. leading among which are
the following:
at Portland.
Pocahontas. Jamestown Island
Mahaska. recently erected In Iowa
Red Jacket, in Buffalo.
Miantonomoh, in Boston.
Sleepy Eye. at Sleepy Eye. Mimi.
Shabonce, at Morris. III.
osceola, at Fort Moultrie, Charles
ton, S. G.
Tomochichi. In savannah.
Uncas, at Norwich. Conn
Pushmataha. in Washington, d. G.
Cornplanter In Pennsylvania.
Cornstalk, at Point Pleasant w. Va.
Logan. at Auburn. n. Y
keokuk, at Keokuk, Ia.
Attucks, in Boston Common.
Waban. at Newton, Mass.
Leatherlips. Franklin county. O.
Brant (Thayendanegca), at Brant-
ford, Ontario.
The last named. who assumed the
name of Joseph Brant, was tho chief
of the Six Nations.
Dgshe's Letter to washington.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-12

fIoSsey fell mile the other day in
the airship races at Baltimore; hut
Hoxsey missed the opportunity of his
life at st. Louis, ana should be known
In aeroplane history as the bird who
had chance to serve his country ana
wouldn't take 1t.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-12
CORD WOOD.

A little bulletin has Just been pub.
lished by the United States Depart
mcnt OF Agriculture concerning the use
OF cord wood for fuel. 1t points out
that more than third OF the wood
cut in this country Is consumed in the
farm house and in the open firepIaces
Of the smaller cities. Twenty billion
cubic feet of timber are used annually
and seven billion cubic feet OF this
amount is cord wood. Lumber and
shingles alone explain more cutting OF
timber than the farm house and open
fireplaces of the smaller eli. es. Lumber
and shingles account for nine billion
out OF the twenty billion cubic feet
yearly disposed OF. In comparison with
these two demands on the country's
timber resources the remaining items
are small. Poles, posts and rails take
two billion cubic feet, hewn cross.
ties less than one and half
and all other items amount to
only about half billion cubic
feet. The cord wood burned in
the entire nation is estimated at &c.
100000 cords, valued at $3.50, 600. 900, or
s2.91 cord. The farms burn 10000
900 cords, worth s1s2,7oo,o0o. or 1891
cord Towns and cities containing not
more than 10000 inhabitants. take
12.615,ooO cords, valued at s50.590, 900.
or $i.01 a cord. The remainder, less
than 100000 cords, Is used by cities
above 10000 inhabitants and by mines.
and costs the consumers nearly ST..
100000
Tennessee leads all other States as a
cord wood burning state. 1t uses A.
42o.97s cords the year. North Carolina
uses 4,043,4so cords; Alabama uses A.
123,1oo cords; Georgia uses 4,212,s6o
cords. Other States using cord wood
In large quantities are: Arkansas, Il!i-
nois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Michigan, Mississippi. Missouri, Mime
sofa. New York, Ohio. PENNSYLVANIA.
South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and
Wisconsin, Their share ranges from
100000 to nearly 100000 cords each
the year.
Cord wood is used more. generally
speaking, south Of the Ohio and east
of the Mississippi Rivers. The use of
1t is greater where transportation ia
c'lities are least in evidence, and where
wood lots are ample. Where open
hreplaces are used Instead OF stoves,
the CONSUMPTION is, of course. greater.
The Department of Agriculture, II
should be noted, by no means condemns
the use of wood for fuel. Some Of the
wood so used is not adapted to other
purposes Much Of it is not market
able, for the reason that it is found
in scattered wood lots remote from
common carriers. Forestry by no means
denies the demand for wood for fuel
purposes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-12
rNIs oNH-MAN nUslNEss.

The Hampton Monitor says this
weeN:
This thing ut one-man business
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-12

h Arc we TO have a government by
college professors? Champ Clark used
to be one and Woodrow Wilson is
another. Rah! Rah,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-12

The artillery got it's raise after
long fight. and we are glad of It,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-12

Monuments to American Indians.
Are there any monuments in the
United states erected to the American
Indian chiefs, and II so, where?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-12

Duchc's Letter to Washington.
Please print main statements OF the
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-22
EARLY HISTORY READS LIKE ROMANCE

THE original townsite of Wenat-
chez was plated in August, 1888, BY
Don Carlos Corbett. The next year
the following additions to the old
town were plated: Haley's, Bur-
rells, Murray & company's, and Ha-
ley's second addition. In 1890 Prov
ellis addition was plated; in 1891
Stahl & Tidmarsh's first, Bolen-
baugh's first and HaIey's third we're
added, and in 1892 Stevens first.
These additions were all to the old
town
The Great Northern plat of We.
natchee was filed May 4, 1902, by
the Wenatchee Development company
and an amended plat was filed by
them August 5. 1892. The same year
the first addition. Engineers was
plated. In 1893 came the Central
addition; in 1899 Suburban Home.
Second Suburban Home and Manufac-
turers addition; in 1901 Warehouse
addition and Smith Park; in 1901,
Garden Home addition and Mob Hill;
in 1902 Home Lands, Fairview AMI
Keefers addition, and in 1903 Grand
View Addition.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-22
METHOD OF FIXING
RENTALS

How many people do you sup
pose pass our door every minute?"
said Ed. s. Russell this morning to
the Daily World. Il made a count
yesterday for one minute and thir-
ty-seven people passed by. l dare
say that other counts would show
more and some less, but there is
continual stream of people passing
back and forth and / notice the
same thing here as in Seattle. They
are all in a hurry. Everybody is
rushing just as though time was
precious. This is especially true
during the past week or ten days
while the holiday trade has been
on"
do you know" said o. B. Fuller.
who was listening to the conserva-
ton. that in most of the big cities
the basis of rental is on the number
of people who pass along the street?
This Is the invariable rule of the
Union Cigar company, the big mon
opoly which controls the cigar bust
ness in most of the large cities.
Their locations are made entirely
upon the number of people who pass
the place each minute. Rental Is
no object with them, but they have
to have the place where the stream
of humanity is passing back and
forth each minute"
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-22
PHONE TALK WITH
SANTA CLAUS

Hello, central, give me 40 below
zero, north pole. All right. Is that
you. Santa CLAUSE"
Yes, yes, who's calling?'
Uncle Sam. I want to give you
the list of things you're to bring for
my children"
'All right. Wait till I get a pen
Gil. Ready now. Go ahead"
Put down a hobble skirt for the
Goddess of Liberty. She's getting
so old-fashioned nobody ever notices
her any more
'One hobble skirt. Next"
you may bring Wall street a nice
new standard of business morals"
Very we'll
For the democratic party a big
bunch a plain common sense
Right. OH
And for the suffragettes a little
old-fashioned feminine modesty.''
Yep"
For the trusts you may bring,
let me see-well, never mind
Scratch them off. They've got ev-
erything already. Instead of that
put down the common people Bring
them a new tariff
In the stockings of Willie Bryan
and Teddy Roosevelt. you may put
certificates of life membership In the
Down-and-Out club
Got it,
And for the soldiers in my ar
my you may bring them the canteen
that was taken from them
Down"
TO my congress you may fetch
good quantity of honest desire to
serve the people"
That's a pretty big order. SAM
uel.'
Pack up for the American wom-
an a bundle of sensible clothes to
take the place of the silly duds she .
wearing now"
Right"
Put on the list some celebrity for
my judges and lawyers"
Correct"
ITO my people who live on farms
and in lonely places, the comforts
and conveniences of parcels post
system"
Entered" =, 81 :,
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-22

Within Memory Of Scores of Residents of the Valley the
Townsite of Wenatchee Contained but the Tepee of
tine Red Man-Orginal Building in Valley Was
Built at Rock Island in 1867.
The Glenwood post., 1910-09-10
Breckenridge Wants Train Service.

Denver.-Delegation from Brecken.
ridge have been waiting upon Vice
President AZ. ID. Parker of the Colorado
& Southern in efforts to ascertain the
chances of their city for receiving a
continuance of the train service which
has been for years and is now being
given by the Colorado & Southern rail
road.
1t is the intention Of the railroad
company to discontinue the operation
of trains over Boreas pass, the highest
in the state, during the winter months,
and SO far the railroad company re-
mains unmoved from its resolve
Breckenridge people, according to
present plans, must go to Leadville
and come to Denver over the Colorado
Midland or the Denver & Rio Grande.
The Glenwood post., 1910-09-10
Unexpected Underground Stream.


Colorado Springs.-An artesian we'll
opened by Judge James A. Orr on his
ranch near Falcon is attracting atten-
tion Of farmers in the eastern part of
the county, owing to the fact that it
indicates an underground source of
water supply never suspected. Judge
Orr has $500 acres and the new water
supply is sufficient to irrigate at least
500 acres, the indications being that
with greater depth larger supplies OF
water may be found.
The gusher was tapped at a depth OF
only fifteen feet in an open trench run
into the side Of the hill which forms
the greatest elevation on the ranch.
The flow is about one cubic foot per
second and the pressure indicates a
great underground supply. The well
is in the vicinity of the oil well being
bored by j. V. Orris & Co.
The Glenwood post., 1910-09-10
mo FRILLS"
Just Sensible Food Cured Him.

Sometimes good, healthy CONNER
cial traveller suffers from poorly Sc.
lected food and is lucky If he learns
that Grape-Nuts food will put him
right
A Cincinnati traveller says: about
year ago my stomach got in a bad
way. had headache most OF the
time and suffered misery. For several
months ran down until lost about
10 pounds in weight and finally had to
give up a good position and go home.
Any food that might use seemed to
nauseate me.
my wife, hardly moving what to
do. one day brought home a package
of Grape-Nuts food and coaxed me to
try it. l told her it was no use but
finally to humor her L tried a little,
and they Just struck my taste. 1t
was the first food had eaten in near
ly a year that did not cause any suffer
ing.
well, to make long story short, I
began to improve and stuck to Grape
Nuts. l went up from 135 pounds in
December to 1874 pounds the following
October.
my brain is clear, blood all
right and appetite too much for any
mans pocketbook. In fact, I am thor
oughly made over, and owe 1t all to
Grape-Nuts. I talk 30 much about what
Grape-Nuts will do that some Of the
men on the road have nicknamed me
'Grape-Nuts.' but stand today a
healthy. rosy-cheeked mAn-a pretty
good example of what the right kind
Of food will do.
you can publish this II you want to.
It IL . true statement without any
frills."
Read the little book. The Road to
Wellville." in pkgs. There's . Reason" :"
Ever read the akevs lsttsev a nsss
80 appoasu 1Ro0 t1Re - ttnA TAoy
ase 0sauanes tzues aaA fsn - human
oeesDe
The Glenwood post., 1910-09-10
Try to Come Back.

Not long ago Lord Kinnaird, who is
work, paid a surprise visit to q mis-
sion school in the east end Of London
and told a class Of boys the story Of
Samson. Introducing his narrative,
bis lordship added:
He was strong. became weak, and
then regained his strength, enabling
him to destroy his enemies. Now.
boys. II had an enemy, what would
you advise me to dor"
A little boy. after meditating on the
secret of that great giants strength,
shot up his hand and exclaimed: Get
bottle Of air restorer."