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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-24

I'm the United States Of America" John VI.
Glenn is the secretary and general director
Of the foundation 80 esta lished. lie is d
Baltimore man. lawyer and a specialist
foo sociological questions.
If plain old Russell sage were to return
10 life he probably would be dumfounded
10 learn that part Of his fortune is being
spent in an investigation OF the tramp
problem. Nevertheless. the question is Dig
and vital enough for anv mans money. l
asked Mr. Glenn why sage left the whole
burden Of distr!buiEs his immense estate
20 Mrs. sage.
you will have 90 wait until you get 70
heaven for an answer he replied.
II is conceded. however. that the fortune
accumulated with so much thrift, industry
and sagacity could not nave gone into a
wiser or more kindly management. The
Foundation" Mr. Glenn said, does not at
tempt 20 relieve individual or family need
It's effort is 20 eradicate, so far As possible
the cause Of poverty and ignorance, rather
than to relieve the sufferiHss OF those VINO
are poor or ignorant"
Colleges wanting funds, persons needing
financial help, churcnes desiring organs
and towns seeking Iree Libraries VIII De-
turned away empty-AaHded If they apply
10 Mrs. Sage or Mr.. Glenn. The income
from the 100000 given the Foundation
. IS being spent, Mr.. Glenn explains, for suci
work as the "anu-tuDerculosis campaign
movements for public recreation and mode
tenement houses. the placing out and man
agement OF children in institutions, The
medical inspection Of schools. the exten
.fyarfTrC the uTOIa
ganda for prevention OF blindness, the stud.
Of workingmen's insurance and the n
yestigation Of the salary loan and chatte
loan business in the large cities OF tn
United States
Il Naturally the tramp, nearly always poor
occasionally illiterate, is a proper subJec
for intelligent inquiry. The Foundation
however has gone further than the tramp
Ii is also interested in the homeless man
All tramrs are homeless, but all home
less men are not tramps. There are sail
10 be forty thousand homeless men IN Chi
ca-o every winter After the panic o
October 1907, word going mp and down the
.Eichwqvs and railroad tracks in all direc
tons that Chicago would supply free too'
and beds 10 the unemployed. sixty thou
sand mon. it is estimated, poured into tina
city. most of them remaining until spring
As a basis for its research into th
causes that turn some men into iuneran
pr-HIers and mendicarts and others int
svindlcrs. imTostors and writer's Of beggin'
letters. and still others into permanen
dweIlers iu cheap lodging houses, IA
Foundation has taken the remarkable stud.
Of Mrs. Alice Willard Solenberser. i
1900 Mrs SoIenberger. then Miss Willard
was put lu charge OF the central distric
Of the Chicago Rureau Of Charities. ,Sh
worked for several years in region
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-24
Now for Scientific STUDY of the Tramp and Reform Prevent Him
Eouang Collectively the Entire Population of Satimo
He Exists Solely at the Expense of Those Who Work
for Their Living and Inflcts Much Additional
Loss on Them Through Fires.

WAYS been Migrants. vagahonds. ramhlers.
wanderers. strollers and beCgars When
the English monasteries were closed during
the sixteenth century thousands OF poor
and idle persons living on the charity Of
the monks turned public mendicants. In
1890, under Henry VIII. sound man physi-
cally found begging might be tied TO the
end of cart and beaten with whips
throughout the town till his body be bloody
by reason OF such whipping Still later
the upper part Of the grstle" Of a tramp's
ear might be clean cut off, When such
punishment was not enough to cause an
able bodied idler to change his scheme of
life he could be tried and executed as a
felOn.
Those were iron days; these are the days
Of mercy, charity and clemency toward
the unfortunate and the delinquent. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-24

gineers cannot be employed, and where
unframed men are forced 10 spend their
own time and their own and their neigh
boris money IN the effort TO keep the coun-
try roads passable and in good condition
there is a great need for instruction and
belp."
The good roads train reaches the people
J directly interested, many OF whom would
not otherwise come in contact with the
governments good roads bureau, and who
would not have the chance 70 inspect an
exhibit at a fair or exposition. The farmer
is the man who needs good roads, declares
! Mr.. Page. and the man for whose benefit
the government is striving TO perfect sim
pie but effective methods OF keeping coun-
| try roads IN condition.
The cost OF hauling a load OF wheat from
\ the farm 20 the shipping point is often
| more than the cost OF transporting that
wheat from the shipping point 20 Liver
| pool Mr. Page declares efficiency Of the
farm team can be increased anywhere
from % TO 50 per cent II the road repair
and road building work in the country Is
| properly done.
Between 100000 and 100000
would be saved annually in the Unite.
States II every state would improve IT,
main highways TO the highest point OF
efficiency" is one Of the striking state
ments made by Mr.. Page.
The Improvement Of the road Increase
the efficiency OF the farmers transporta
ton method opens up new country fol
local trade. widens the farmers horizon
brings general prosperity 10 the local com
munitles, and automatically raises the prize
OF land, he adds
The road models that form "A chief par
| OF the exhibits I'm the three good road
| trains are interesting reproductions %
highways in course OF construction. The
are all made in the top story OF the build
ing occupied by the office OF public road
IN Washington. and the real materials use
for different kinds OF road building an
finishing are used in the models. Every
thing is on the scale of one-tWeifth. so tina
an inch Of the model represents Zoo
Of road.
The road models consist OF wide founda
tons of lumber, properly arched 10 cor
form to the curve OF a road and its ditche'
on this foundation the road-building ma
terial is laid. beginning with the FIRST pref
aratlon of the road bed for the fouudatio
material a single model will show
short stretch Of road In each stage OF II
: preparation. from the foundation to Il
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-24
Sending Free Exhibition Trains
Through Country Districts,
with Teachers, to In
struct the Farmers.

completed traflc road The binding ma
terial actually used on the road is used
in the model, and the lecturer who demon
strates from the model is able 10 give his
visitors an accurate idea OF how a road
should be laid.
Models show scrapers and drags at work
on the roads. giving illustrations OF how
road machinery should be used and the
condition the road should be in when the
work is completed. The handling OF dirt
roads is the subject Of several models, as
proficiency in the work OF keeping dirt
roads I'm condition is most 20 be desired
in the country.
one car OF the train is devoted exclu-
sively 10 the models. \ passageway leads
along the side. so that they may be exam
ined az close range. In this car are models.
also. OF road building machinery. stone
crushers. concrete mixers. steam rollers.
scrapers, split-log drags and other ma
chincry needed for extensive road building.
There are models OF concrete bridges and
culyerts. showing how the mouids are made
and how the work can be done by ineXperi-
euced hands
The gospel Of the spiit-log drag is the
. EOSIfl OF NNNA lba'Ar 4Il Altf AN'AilAAN hiHr
/ trict, and this the federal experts preae.
/ with enthusiasm wherever the good roa.---
trains go The country z!rt rH'A- a b.
farmers transportation line. and 10 keer
il In condition without going 20 the ex-
pense OF new surfaces or costly repairs 10
/ the great problem OF the country COM
munty. The split log dragged over the
surface after rains. M cost often as low
as 50 cents mile. has solved this prob
lem IN many sections OF the country. and
is keeping thousands OF miles OF dirt road
free from ruts, level and conducive to easy
+ travel
The second car OF the special is tho
lecture car. fitted up with lantern and NOV.
ing picture machines. and with seats for
large audience The Office OF public road.
has a collection OF pictures that would san
the conscience OF any one guilty OF neg
lectng road Improvement There a.,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-24
b. James r. Morrow

UMAN lives are going to waste, as
- well as coal. trees. soil. and water
Il Il Two armies Of tramps are cease
,ssslv crossing the country. one toward the
wet and one toward the East. both pass
A., through ST. Louis or Chicago.
tn. southern route is preferred in winter.
A.. that season Of the year the army tramp
,,7 N the East becomes a narrow process
,,or NJ r1archers. California, bright with
roses is a happy camping ground in cold
weather. Though the line is thin. men are
moving constantly. So the armies are ever
in motion. No count Of them has ever been
-sde. Experts say. however, that they
Number al least FIVE hundred thousand men.
They 1--we OF the people as they go along.
Tran1ps eat-the food is either stolen or
begged. They use tobacco and liquor. Shoes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-24

government is unable 10 furnish the lect-
urers ard construction superintendent tor
more trains at the present time or 70 equip
the trains with sets Of models and lanterns
and picture machines. The trains are fur-
risbed bv the railroads, and hauled with
ont EXPENSE. the government paying Ior
tb, transportation Of the two experts with
each train. their salaries. and the expenses
# eoulppiug the trains with models.
"Since we began making exhibitions at
the large fairs. Ike the Seattle exposition
there has been a demand for a good roads
cyhibi; az every state or local fair says
Director Page. 1T is a sort Of Donnybrook
fair for us all the time. We cannot furnish
separate exhibits enough 10 meet the de-
nands. but the travelling exhibits are be-
mig made as complete as the government
can make them. and they are expected 10
accomplish much more good than would
stationary exhibits az local fairs"
To teach correct road building methods
10 the country districts, where money IS
not TO be had either for expensive types VI
road or for the employment Of skilled Co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-24

dreds OF sections that cannot be easily
reached by other means
Where the states handle appropriations
or directly supervise the work careful and
competent engineering methods are lo'-
lowed" says Mr.. Page ana eAeeneh'
roads are built as a part OF 'o"npIe-
hsnsive scheme Of highways.
But throughout the districts where en-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-24

Rineers Is the primary purpose Of the good
roads trains The government Office Of
rubIic roads has developed lis field Of ac-
uvity greatly In the last few years II Is
sending expert road SUPERVISORS INTO nun
drods II communities 10 teach proper meth
cds % the local road builders. ana through
. the device Of the special good roads trains
! IL expects 70 teach road building IN nun
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-17

CBy ]. NJ. BELL. virginia.)
Try to be patient with your colt
Mr.. Farmer. Remember he is green
yes, as green as the grass he eats so
peacefully when you turn him out to
Craze and the harness no longer chafes
his soft young body.
All farmers know that a four-year-
old colt will stand more than a three
year-old- Bone and muscle are better
matured and generally better size.
therefore. he is better able to stand
a days work. But, when 1t comes to
that, NO green. unbroken colt should
be expected to do full days work
In the team of we'll seasoned farm
or road horses.
So many good colts have been aged
and made dull by this foolish habit
OF letting them run absolutely un-
broken into the spring when they are
three or four-year-olds and then catch
ing them and putting them at hard,
steady work Just as the busy season
comes on, when the crops need work.
when the flies are rampant and when
neither the masters nor the colts
tempers are at their best
Imagine a farmer starting out to
NOW hay with a green or half broken
colt hitched alongside OF a mule or
steady farm horse to a moving ma
chine. double row cultivator, corn
planter. pillow or harrow.
All implements need steady, we'll
broken team and at the same time a
good driver. who, In order to do his
best work has little time for else than
quietly handling his team and nipple
ment at one and the same time
This man will not get much salts
faction out of a days work if he has
to worry with a green, FESTIVE colt.
who. chatting at the unexpected misery
OF heavy work in hot weather. starts
up little too soon or not soon enough,
protests at having to walk in a
straight line at a slow gait. etc.
1t is not impossible that he will balk.
kick or rear upon what might be con-
sidered very slight provocation. or
no provocation at all to a broken, mid
dleaged farm horse.
In that section Of Virginia known as
The valley" famous for its splendid
line of stock, the farmers are very
successful breeders of horses. notably
Eeavy draft horses and their rule is
to break these big colts at two years
old. never working them over half a
day at time and beginning the break
fr@fx II, -, H.. Ia ...s.. \
early spring.
The first link is to a wagon In a
steady team and with a quiet team
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-17
When Genius Becomes Insanity.

Where my eugenic friend goes
wrong Is In falling to realize that a
great many of the maladies which he
calls degeneracy are just too much OF
the highly developed nervous system
which Is the special endowment OF the
gifted families. writes J. A. Spanger
In Westminster Gazette.
Overcharge the battery ever so IT.
tie and genius becomes insanity: give
one member of the family a volt TOO
much and the delicate balance OF phys
ical and mental qualities on which
sanity depends is broken down. Elk
tlnguish the family and you will rid
the world OF some degeneration. but
you will also and at the same time
rob 1t of some of its most gifted
men.
The doctrine of heredity should
never be forgotten by parents or re-
membered by children. To the first
1t is the assertion Of their responsible.
ity; to the second a reminder Of their
helplessness.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-17
ONE BROlLER WAS MISSING
Rsstus Couldn't Bear to See mir
teen at Table, SO He Re-
moved One.

Colonel Dobson was making his
usual daily tour OF his preserves. In
specting the gardens. both flower and
vegetable, and had now come TO the
livestock. AS far as the eye could
see everything in the stables and the
barns was in ship-shape order. ana
the colonel was somewhat inclined
to compliment Rastus on the general
condition of matters In his charge,
but decided to withhold final com
mendation until the chicken coop had
been inspected. And here 1t was that
the only noticeable shortcoming vas
to be found. A careful count OF tue
spring broilers showed that there was
one missing. The brood had nstched
out some time before just IL little
chicks. and they had safely reached
the point where the colonels mouth
watered in anticipation OF their I'M
mediate service upon his table. Three
careful counts demonstrated beyond
all question that their number had
been reduced by one. Twelve broilers
and no more were there. and the col.
onel turned a cold eye upon Rastus.
There are only ~ troilers here,
Rastus." he said. with a steely cut
to his voice.
"Yassuh. Cunnell." said Rastus,
Jess ~ nice fat broilers. sub.
Mighty fine lot o'chickens. Cunnell."
There were 10. Rastus." said tho
colonel. severely.
'Yassuh. dey certainly was dat
number. suh." said the old darby
"Well?" said the colonel. incisively.
Go on"
"Wuh-well. yuh zee. Cunnell.-
stammered the old man. "Ah wanted
to save dat air brood fob you table.
sub. an when | done remember. sub.
dat 10 am onlucky numbah. sub. an
found dem 10 broilers asserting down
to DER tables a-eatin' togeddah. sub.
All Jess couldn't set dab mahself and
see dem takin' no chances. so ! Jess
done removed one OBJ 'em, sub"
did you kill it," demanded the
colonel.
"Wuh-well. Cunnell. ah--ah wrung
his neck. sub. and nacherily he died.
said Rastus.
And what them" persisted the
colonel.
"Wuh-well. Cunnell." said the old
man. with an appealing smile. "yuh
know. sub. dey amt many nlggahs as
would waste dead chicken. sub. -
Harpers Weekly.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-17
GIVE MILK cow
GOOD TREATMENT
Animal Should Have Access to
ROCK Salt at All Times
Should Not be Hurried
by Dog or Horse.

small quantity of barrel salt
should be given the COW once or twice
a week; and she should have constant
access to rock salt. either in the yard
or pasture.
In going to and from the pastures,
the COWS should have the use of good
wide lane. so that they may not be
hooked and damned about. Do not hur-
ry them with dog or horse. If the
floors of the barn are of cement, a
small quantity of sand should be
sprinklcd on the floor before the cows
are turned out or allowed to come in.
This will prevent them from slipping.
p Care should be exercised, when they
are running together. that heavy COWS
do not ride the young heifers when
the latter are in season. Heifers are
frequently injured for life by this
treatment; broken-down rumps being
rather common in some herds.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-17
When Slccpinu.

II is we'll to sleep from infancy with
tAe head uncovered. as the hair THUG
retains its beauty longer On retir
ing the hair should be raised high
above the ears. without pulling. plait
ed loosely In single braid and tied
with a silk or cotton ribbon. Avoid
wearing starched nightcaps. as the
starch is injurious to the hair. When
old age approaches 1t may be well
to wear nightcaps.
Brush the hair well, using a roft
brush. on going to bed and In tho
morning. The best brushes are made
with short bristles. II the hair ia
combed from the roots downward
without being divided In several parts.
much harm may be done to It. The
hairs would certainly be broken of.
become uneven and cous1 never be
made to look cared for. It Is an excel.
lent thing to smooth the hair with the
hands.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-17

ster, generally a white man who is
used to the daily handling of horses.
The writer visited that section two
years ago this month and while the
guest OF a well-known horse breeder.
saw four full-blooded Percherons
working to a manure spreader. nine
year-old-mare under the saddle, a
three-year-o ld-stallion in the off-lead
and young mare under the line.
The average weight OF these splen
did horses was about 1880 pounds
each, but the remarkable part OF the
business wa that these two young
rigorous stations were working quiet
ly with mares. Their teamster had
them under perfect control, but they
had been worked the same as two
year-ods and had become used to
farm labor by degrees.
or course. advice is cheap and the
farmers get lots OF It and in this mat
ter of working colts and green horses
IN the summer time they have heard
1t all-ftting on the harness. scraping
the collars at nj. ut, washing of the
shoulders and sparing the lash.
have only to say this, and | speak
from experience: II the farmer don't
go easy with the three and four-year-
olds at this season they will be old
and sluggish long before their time.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-17
BREAD MADE WITHOUT FLOUR
Ingenious French Idea That 10 Said
to Have Produced Excellent
ResuIts-

In France bread has been made
forms the wheat directly into dough.
This machine shows a large screw
turning loosely in case. on the inner
surface of which is a screw thread
running In an opposite direction. Be
tween the main threads on the cylin-
der are smaller threads. and the depth
Of the groove becomes progressively
smaller from one end to the other,
so that it will hold the entire wheat
grain as II enters the machine, at the
same time accommodating only the
pulverized wheat at the exit.
The wheat is prepared by a thor.
ough washing, after which operation
about a pint OF tepid water to
pound OF grain is added. the whole
mixture being allowed to stand some
six hours. Then the grains OF wheat
have swollen TO twice their size The
mixture is then treated with yeast
and salt. and is poured into the ma
chine. II falls between the threads
OF the moving screw and OF the fixed
contrary screw, which simultaneously
crush the envelope and body OF the
grain. making of them a homogeneous
mixture that forms smooth paste.
Bread made by this process con
tains succession OF holes whose size
increases as they approach the crust.
which is thin. The odor given OF is
said To be most agreeable.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-17
WhistIina Stimulated His courao.

Whistling Home. Sweet Home" as
substitute for an anesthetic was
tried at Clayton when DR.. o. w. Snod.
grass probed for 20 caliber bullet in
the back of Perry Richie. II years
old. who was shot accidentally by his
companion. Edward Toy, while hunt.
ing In the woods near their homes at
Spring Avenue Heights.
When asked to keep up his nerve"
the boy started to whistle the refrain
II was necessary to repeat the chorus
several times before DR.. Snodgrass
succeeded In extracting the bullet
The accident occurred the other morn.
ing Just after the Toy youth shot
IND killed an owl. Young Ritchey ran
20 pick up the bird and was stooping
over when Toy tripped and fell The
'ine was discharged and the bullet
oiowed furrow four inches long IN
the boys back. The wound is not 90
rious.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-17

Silage Is going to be more used than
In the past. and cattle feeders are COM
ing to the conclusion at last that it
should not be ignored. says the Ma
tional Stockman. Cheaper grains have
been made by using silage as rough
age, while gains have been made more
rapid. especially where the cattle
we're fed only 80 days. The plaI
adopted in handling silage is to let the
ear of the corn reach as advanced a
tage of maturity as possible without
iring the fodder. Mary stock feeders
IN the upper edge of the corn belt.
where dent corn often falls to come to
maturity because of early frosts. are
sing this silage method with the best
VI success, and for wintering cattle
IS use is equal to pasturing item.
ieanwhile the demand for breeding
-attle Is showing a steady increase.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-17
Blackberry Bread.

Take loaf Of stale bread. butter
one end. and cut or a thin slice. The
bread must be quite stale. Continue
to butter and slice until you have
used the whole loaf II is always eas.
Ter and nicer to butter your bread be-
iore slicing. Remember this n Won
ever have to make sandwiches. Put
one quart Of blackberries In a sauce.
pan with about one cupfui OF granu.
'ated sugar aud three-quarters OF a
cupful Of cold water. Stew the Der.
RES on a hot part OF the stove until
they are tender arbl the Juice Is run.
ming freely This will probably take
ABOUT 10 minutes. Stir from time to
time Put layer OF buttered bread
INTO deep dish and pour some Of the
not stewed berries over II. then more
bread and more blackberries until nil
are used Let the berries cool then
set on Ice. Serve In the same disb
with cream or milk.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-08-17

and Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and
Ohio farmers are buying thousands of
good breeding cows. paying as high
as $50 per head, or more than killers
VIII oner. Furthermore. west of the
Missouri river. in the former range
country, new farmers have fenced in
the lands and are in the market look.
ing for pure-bred bulls in soma IN.
stances, although most of the demand
now is for cheap bulls. The illustra.
lion shows Shamrock H., grand cham.
pion steer, at the recent international
Live Stock show.