The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-11

= Slonal callers as ner Socldl aspirations
would incline her. The recent death
Of Solfcitor-General Bowers, whom
every one regarded as a sure successor
to Mr.. Justice Moody. a place now be-
lieved to be Mr.. Nagels for the asking.
as an official hostess. and the tenn
porary retirement from society of her
young daughter. who was being &C
counted one of the social assets of the
i high court circle.
Secretary Wilson, of the Department
of Agriculture, led the vanguard of re-
turning Cabinet members. Good far
mer that he Is. M. Wilson spent m most ?, =
S S the IT the sk aPsn hay VEINS
the sun shines" but garnerins infor-
nation from the various experiment.
stations under his department.. to ba
ers of the soil in order that two blades
Of grass may grow where only one
grew before" and, as Is rapidly becom-
Ing the case in the Southwestern
States. "the desert may bloom like tho
rose"
Good deeds are ever retroactive: It is.
therefore to be expected that while,
spending his vacation going up and down
the country for the benefltof others. Mr..
Wilson should himself be benefited. He
shows the benefit to him in look and
step, and his rugged manhood at'seyen-
ty-tve years OF age Is no less lesson
I to the people. than the principles OF
his doctrine OF agriculture.
John Barrett, the capitals Beau Brum-
mel, diplomat, linguist and first aid to
hostesses. is Mr.. Wilson'S latest con,
vert to the methods Of twentieth cen
|wili be of a kind unknown to the De-
lpartment of Agriculture. 1t will ,ba
within fifteen miles of the Bureau Of
American Republics. where the owners
Official days are Spent ,. aaa s on trsas
from every American country. contrib-
.uted largely by his confreres on tho
governing board of the bureau. Tho
United States will be represented by
1.-THE cedar posts supporting the fence
that will inclose his miniature estate.
These posts, in the shape of big
sticks" planted thick end up. VIII ID, ba
a constant reminder of the power that
appointed him to office.
and Honduras "a chestnut. Brazil Will
have a coffee tree in remembrance OF
the cafe nois SO heartily advocated
by the distinguished agriculturist. Pan
tation, will contribute 1000 tons of
earth to I'LL the gullies on the place.
After his Pan-American collection Is
planted. it Is hoped that Mr. Barret
ton Of oranges, though he has SO far
refused to recognize their symbolic
blossoms
Apropos to Mr. Barret's new plans.
mention may here be made OF bro-a
chure fresh from the printery of the
Department Of Agriculture, entitled
|"Agricu1tural and Botanical ENplora-
tons in Palestine" This modest little
book draws interesting analoGies ne
tween the land from which -Americans
have for generations drawn splrltnal
sustenance and the Gold State OF tha
Union. 1t states that the toposraph,y
.of California and the Holy Land Is
words. Palestine is California res
duced to about ne-twentleth the sla.
OF the American State, but so marked
ly like 1t in Topography, china te, vege-
Etation and economic conditions, as 70
Justify the expectation Of hest results
from the adaptation of Palestine plant
life to American soil and ciimates
Among other things found by Aaron
Aaronsohn, the departments tnyestl.
gator. is the chick pea. zone OF the
most valuable legumes In the Holy
Land" which Is said to be very rerau-s
nerative as a rotation crop before 4
wheat The lattsr by the way, ~ |
the basis Of another discovery by Mr. .
Aaron ohm, destined to be or consider.
able value 10 Uncle sam, In View of .
the fact that by tnoculation with tho f
Wild eynger OF Palestine, s variety
Of wheat can be produced that VAN
grow in. nay even prefers, poor, z ockY III
sna''0 Z GRACE ss FoRrnR HoPkINz