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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-08-03

ycstiug the grain with sickle and gpS&
fail, as they do 70 this day in certain
European countries. but the small farmer is.
perforce. putting a great deal more manual
labor into the gathering Of his grain than IS
the owner OF one of the vests 5o00-acre
wheat fields where combination haryesters,
drawn by traction engines or 40 or 80 horses,
perform automatically every function from
cutting the stalks as they stand in the field
TO delivering 10 the waiting wagons the
threshed. cleaned and sacked wheat. all ready
for the market. without the touch OF human
hand
Under the old conditions harvest time on
the farm meant hard work for the women folks
as we'll as for the and this is still the
case just in proportion as the old-time condi
tons vet prevail. The burden OF response
bity that fell upon the farmers wife and
daughters was that Of feeding the harvest
hands To be sure the wife had help, for her
neghbors all pitched in and helped even as
their husbands and brothers, on a similar CO.
operative basis were assisting the farmer in
getting in his grain-a service that would be
repaid in kind the turn OF each came in
the round of harvesting activities that EN-
braced The whole countryside. Under this
PLAN when harvest time meant a continual
succession of neighborhood gatherings, there
were conversations OF the farmers wives in
the opportunities for gossipy gatherings that
went the tme-hOnOTed sewing circles one bet
ter whereas the farmer girls might behold
romances grow under their eyes as the lads,
fresh from the harvest fields had most con
yincing evidence as to the prowess in cookery
of the local bellies
As a development of this system, that was
scarcely an Improvement from the feminine
standpoint came the plan of harvesting by
means Of hired hands-possby through the
medium of a crew" that accompanied
portable steam harvester that made its rounds
FROM farm to farm. Under this plan, which is
yet the approved one in most sections, the
farmers wife and daughters have to get up
three meals a day for a dozen or a score of
husky harvest hands and yet they not so
sure Of assistance from the other women of
the neighborhood as was the case when these
latter had no similar duties at home through
the presence of The men folk at the common
harvesting rendezvous. Worse yet, the young
ladies have scarcely the interest that was mani
fest when the volunteer harvesters to be
served were the eligibles of the neighborhood
instead Of as now nomadic laborers or at best,
college boys working for funds to put them
through school.
Latterly there has been some relief from
that phase of the harvesting system which has
meant so much hard work for the fair sex. 1t
has come through the Introduction of cook
wagons or kitchens on wheels which accom-
pany the big threshng outfits from farm to
farm and serve food to the harvest hands right
at the scene of their work-theTeby saving, by
the way the time that was formerly spent in
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-08-03
WHEN THE SHAH TRAVELLED

But I had to insist pretty strongly before
he consented TO lay aside his weapon.
The shah, for that matter. was no less dis
trustful of his own subjects l observed that
when the Persans were in his presence they
adopted a uniform attitude. which consisted
in holding their hands crossed on their stom-
achs no doubt as evidence of their harmless
intentions. 1t a guaranty-of very cas-
ual sort we must admit
For the rest his alarms displayed them
selves under the most diverse aspects and in
the most unexpected circumstances. For in
stance there was no persuading him to ascend
the Eiffel tower. The disappointment Of his
guides was increased by the fact that he would
come as far as the foot of the pillars; they
always thought that he meant to so up.
But no, once below an immense iron frame
work, he gazed up in the air, examined the
lifts, flung a timid glance at the staircases,
then suddenly turned on his heels and walked
away They told him in vain that his august
father had gone up far as the first floor;
nothing could induce him to do as much.
The instructive dread of darkness and soil
tude was so keen in the Persian monarch that
he required his bedroom to be filled during
the night with light and sound. Accordingly
every evening, soon as he had lain down
and closed his eyes, the members of his suite
gathered round his bed, lighted all the can
delabra and exchanged their impressions
aloud; while young mobiles Of the court, re-
leving one another in pairs, Conscientiously
patted his arms and legs with light, sharp
little taps.
The king of kings imagined that he was
in this way keeping death at a safe distance,
if perchance it should take a fancy to visit
linn in his sleep; and the extraordinary thing
is that he did sleep, notwithstanding all this
massage, light and noise"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-08-03

Each time the shah Of Persia went to Eu-
rope, where he spent large sums, he procured
the money needed for his journey not only by
raising a loan, generally in Russia, but also
by another method, which was both ingenious
and busnesslike.
Before leaving his possessions writes NJ.
Paoli in McClure's. he summoned his chief
officers of state-ministers. provincial COVER
nors and the like-and proposed the following
bargain TO them. Those who wished to form
part Of his suite must first pay him a sum OF
money, which he fixed in accordance with the
Importance of their functions; it varied be-
tween 10000 and 100000 francs. In return, he
authorized them to recoup themselves in any
way they pleased.
Here we find the explanation of the large
number Of persons who accompanied the shah
on his travels, and the quaint and unexpected
titles they bore, such as that Of minister OF
the dock yard Though Persia has never
owned navy, and one still more eXtraordi-
nary, that of attorney to the heir apparent
Although they sometimes had romantic
souls, they invariably had terribly practical
minds Eager to recover their outlay as
quickly possible, they practiced on huge
scale and without scruple or hesitation what
l may describe as the bonus or commission
system. This explained how on each Of his
trips to France the shah able to spend
from eight to twelve million francs in pocket
money
He always carried loaded pistol in his
trousers pocket, though he never used it. On
one of his journeys in France he even took
it into his head to make high court official
walk before him when he left the theater car
rying a revolver pointed at the peaCeable
sightseers who had gathered to see him come
out. AS soon as | saw this l up to the
threatening bodyguard.
Put that revolver away, said. 1t is not
the custom here
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-08-03
LNALRN RAhlE M4UnYnP KHhH1Y q Il1IZZ,

forgetting the disadvantages OF the harvest
season. II has quite escaped his memory.
most likely. how he was routed o., of bed
at daFbreak or earlier when there was har.
yas'irs 10 be done and how be turned in with
the chickens and slept like log from sheer
exhaustion. lie has lost all recollection Of
the nerye-racking anxiety. shared by every
member Of The family, lest it rain before the
harvesting was finished and he passes lightly
over The "reminiscences Of those weary hours
under sCorChrg sun with no protection save
a broadbrimmed straw har its lofty peak
filed with leaves TO help break the force of
old Soils shafts
Harvest time on the farm, past and present.
marks the climax Of the year in hard work
and in worry-in short, in nerve and muscular
strain generally. Of course. it will be under
stood that reference is made 20 the season Of
the grain harvest To be sure. there are what
might be termed harvest seasons at intervals
all through the season, from the time the
strawberries are ripe in the spring, only the
farmer never thinks of dignfyiug the garner.
ing Of these crops by the name OF harvest In
the eyes of the tiller of the soil harvest time
means the crucial juncture for gathering the
n-parucularly the wheat-and storing it
away in barns and elevators, or mayhap load
ing it direct on the railroad cars that are to
carry it 10 the -four mills or to the ship which
y
eaters of Europe and the Orient
In the old days practically every farm in the
land had its harvest time and it held the secret
OF the profits of the whole years work on the
farm That this is true no longer is due
simply to that tendency to specialization which
has invaded the farmers occupation as it has
every other field. Nowadays We have chicken
farms and truck farms and fruit farms and
other kinds of farms where attention is so
concentrated upon the one product in hand
that the proprietOrs do not raise enough grain
for the needs of their own stock On such
special farms the once universal harvest
time is unknown. But to make up for them
We have vast farms in the west and on the
specialized and in consequence we see on
these big farms harvesting operations which
IN magnitude and picturesque features so far
overshadow the corresponding operations on
the old-fashioned farm east Of the Mississippi
that there is literally no comparison
One odd thing about harvesting is that al
most all methods yet in vogue in one
section or another of the country The ex-
PLANTATION is found of course in the fact that
the first cost and the operating expense Of
the great steam harvesting outfits designed
for the bonanza farms of the west are such
as to make them impracticable for the farmers
controlling small areas. Consequently, these
farmers are getting along and getting along
very well, with the old-time equipment, modern
ized by the introduction of some of the i'm.
prOvements devised originally for the big
power machines. We are not any longer har-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-08-03
A SPOON SHAKER.
Straight From Coffeedom.

Coffee can marshall good squadron
of enemies and some very hard ones to
overcome. A lady in Florida writes:
Il have always been very fond OF
good coffee, and for years drank it at
least three times day. At last, how
ever, l found that it was injuring me.
Il became bilious. subject to fire.
quent and violent headaches, and SO
very nervous, that l could not lift
spoon to my mouth without splitting a
part of its contents
MY heart got 'rickety' and beat so
fast and so hard that l could scarcely
breathe, while my skin got thick and
dingy, with yellow blotches on my face,
caused by the condition of my liver
and blood.
Il made up my mind that all these
Affections came from the coffee, and
determined 20 experiment and see.
so | quit coffee and got a package
Of Postum which furnished my hot
morning beverage. After a little time
! was rewarded by complete restora-
ton of my health in every respect.
Il do not suffer from biliousness any
more my headaches have disappeared,
my nerves are as steady as could be
desired, my heart beats regularly and
my complexion has cleared up beauti-
fully-the blotches have been wiped out
and it is such a pleasure to be well
again Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book, The Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's a reason"
Ever read the above IetterF A new
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true, and full of hnmAn
interest.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-08-03
Harold Knows the Slams.

Five-year-old Harold's older sister
was in the habit Of making a good
many demands on him. Generally
her requests for fayors, usually the
running Of errands around the house.
were prefaced by what she considered
subtle flattery.
Now, Harold" she began one day,
you're a dear, sweet little boy, and
you know l love you" but Harold
cut her short
We'll. Ethel" he said, earnestly, IF
it's upstairs, I won't go"-Lippin-
colts Magazine
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-08-03
Sincere but Awkward.

1t was at the private theatricals.
and the young man wished to compli-
ment his hostess, says the Boston
Transcript:
Madam, you played your part
splendidly. 1t fits you to perfection"
I'm afraid not A young and pref
ty woman is needed for that part"
said the smiling hostess.
But, madam, you have positively
proved the contrary"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-08-03

derfu yet is the steam cooker" which looks
Very much like fire engine but which per
forms maryels in quick cooking. Why, in the
early morning, for instance, coffee will be
ready for all the members OF the largest
harvesting force within twelve minutes OF
the time the fires are lighted. This plan Of
cooking for the harvesting crews has virtually
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-08-03
tHAPE<S/ SCEXE m Zzr NzZ-F| EMRI2E

going TO and from the farm house
This latter was a considerable item
eral miles from the harvest field in
which the men happened 70 be work
ing at noon. These kitchen cars have
been in use to some extent for sew
cral years past, but great improve
ments have been made in them Of
late There are now provided for the
use OF the big travelling harvesting
crews range wagons with several
Of the largest size kitchen ranges
mounted on truck. and more Won
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-08-03

HE most vivid recollections of
every man and woman brought
up on a farm must be of the
golden harvest time. Even the
persons whose farm experience
has been limited TO prouacted
visits to the country are likely
to retain mental pictures of the
gathering Of the grain as the
most lasting impressions of such
intervals provided. OF course.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-08-03

Officer Muldoon-That fellows firt
ing with every servant girl on my
beat. I'd run him in if | could charge
him with some offense.
Chalker tthe milkman) That's
easy. Charge him with impersonatins
an officer!
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-05-31

into existence everywhere, aided in a mysterious way with money and with arms. The old forces have been d;s- carded by the foreign interests, the insurrectos will have none of them, as they have shown by 'deposing Fig ueroa. and now Diaz is a broken man. Peace will not be proclaimed for weeks, for there will be no peace as long the old Diaz ring can com mand money in an effort to black mail themselves into security for their ill-gotten wealth and their per sons.
 But, when the insurrection shal; have ended and the revolution sbaI have been completed, it will be found that the revolution has indeeI been a complete one, and Mexico vii! be back exactly where she was before - foreign interests in control.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-05-31
AERoPLANE ADVANCEMENT.

The accomplishment by Yedrine of the long flight from Paris to Madrid, made in three stages, brings the aero plane forward at once as a eommer. eial possibility, despite the diseour- aging views of Orville Wright and others, who have denied that the aero plane would ever be anything more than mere machine for amusement or for use in war. ...t
 If it be possible to make the trip from Paris to Madrid with heavier than air machine, it will be possible 10 make voyages to any part of Eu- rope, for there is no point on the con tinent that requires in the passage between two countries a greater ele- vation than the 6,5OO feet attained by Vedrine in crossing the SomO Sierras. By following ordinary trade routes, much lower attitudes would be necessary to negotiate For ex- ample, there should not be the slight est difficulty in maintaining an even height in a trip from Paris to Der lin, and selection of a safe and satis- factory route from Paris to Rome could be made by any one of the three or four lines.
 It appears that the question of sus- tained flight has been settled and requires no further discussion. It has been satisfactorily demonstrated that aeroplanes can fly successfully between Paris and Madrid, between Albany and New York.
 With the matter of length of flight out of the way, inventors and stu dents should now devote their ener-
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-05-31
THE FIRST EXCURsIoN.
(Phoenix Republican,


 While the excursion to Prescott was a success, it would have been a much bigger success if it had been on some other day of the week than Saturday. The business men of Phoe- nix find it difficult to get away from the city on Saturday, for the whole day-it is their busiest day and they cannot leave without in convenience.
 If the business men could have been consulted as to the date they would have fixed upon some other day than Saturday, and most of them would have made it a point to take advantage of the opportunity to meet socially the business community of Prescott.
 Much good, however, has been ac- complished by the two excursions - the trip to Phoenix by the business men of Prescott, and the invasion of Prescott by Phoenix peOple-for there has grown out of these visits a bet ter appreciation of the community of interest which should bind the two cities in close accord.
 It is always a pleasure to visit PrescOtt-its people are charmingly hospitable, and the wideawake; clean city is attractive. The summer eli mate is simply perfect, and the peo- pie of the Salt River valley are be- ginning to realize at last that Pres eott is about the best place of all for the summer vacation. There will, of course, be other excursions to Prescott this summer.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-05-31
SONORA CONNECTS
 NOW IN UNITED STATES
lFrom Thurgdav s Dailg.l ]


 In strong and emphatic language. does William Green denounes the. Federal and insurreeto wings of the Mexican revolution. and the duplie- ity praetieed by each to secure Am eriean recruits by the most ingenious of devices only intensif;es his bit terness of the entire situation as the game has been SO successfully carried out. MT. Green reached Pres eOtt a few days ago, and stated that unfortunately he went into the ranks of the insurreetOs, along with other Americans, who were kindly disposed toward the cause of the dOwntrod- den race. After a few weeks of very active service, all appreciated their mistake and the futility of re- eeving consideration so willingly promised, and retraeted their steps to American soil in disgust and cha grin. The same inducements were also held out by the Federals, and those Americans who were lined up with them have similar story to relate as those on the opposite side. In all 1t was a clever ruse and by win ming a battle the victors also lost out. so far as the Gringo was reekoned with.
 MT. Green states that the prisons of Sonora were emptied of their con viets and hundreds were lined up on the Federal side. At the first op- portunity they deserted, and the fact is known that all of them went over into American territory and are now Tn this country. From start to. finish, and on either side it was simply a scene of footing. and the extermination of f1e enemy was of secondary consideration, if there was anything in sight that was of any value. A sad feature of the situation is the loss of so many young Ameri- cans, who fell in fighting for cause that has not one amediorating condition attached to it, no matter who wins or who loses.
 MT. Green was formerly a miner of the MeCabe district, and is fresh from the scene of hostilities. He will leave today for MOhave county and will go to work in mines near Kingman.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-05-31
QUIET WEDDING OF POPULAR
 COUPLE
MiSsLyda SineS andJohn 0'Connell United In
 Wedlock
CEREMONY PERFORMED IN THE CHURCH or THE SACRED
 HEART.
(From Sundays Daily.)

Miss Lyda Sines and John O'Con- nell, two of Preseott'E most popular and best known young people, were united in marriage Sunday afternoon in the Church of the Sacred Heart by Father Mandin, in the presence of only a few relatives and friends The event was a surprise and in or der to have the ceremony perform ed with as little publicity as possible, the principals simply outwitted their many friends and had the knot tied just before the train to the south ar rived, one day ahead of the time pre- viously announced. They will remain. for few days in Phoenix, visiting relatives of the groom, and from there go to San Francisco, Denver. and Chicago on their honeymoon, re turning in about two months to make Prescott their home.
 The bride is a very charming and young woman and was born in this city. She is the daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. George W. Sines, estimable people, and has a host of friends and admirers. MT. O'ConnelI is one of the skilled mechanics of the s. F., P. & P. shops, is frugal in habits and very industrious. Mir and Mrs. O'Connell are followed by the best wishes of friends for happy and prosperous future.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-05-31
Ed,tor1a1 Con,n,e,,t

gies to perfeeting q machine that will carry greater weight than any aero plane that has yet been tested. It is in this direction that the hope of travellers dies, and the next eompeti- ton should be so arranged that a sys- tenn of credits shall be allowed for weight carried. If the credits shall take the form of cash, so much the better, because the aeronautie invent ors have keep eye for coin, and the jingle of the gOld-piece is what takes them into the air.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-05-31
ID 60 ID TERRITORIAL
 PRISON
(From Sundays Daily.)

Chief Justice Kent, Friday night, in chambers, denied the certificate for probable cause in the case of A. P. Rhode, convicted of murder in the second degree, and today Rhode will leave for the Territorial prison at Florence is custody of Sheriff Smith. Rhode was convicted of the killing of Lee Murphy at the last term of court and sentenced to serve twenty years in the penitentiary. Judge Doe denied a motion for a new trial be- fore the case went to Judge Kent. Rhode s attorney will now appeal to the Supreme Court of the Territory, the petition for release of his client on bail, pending the decision on ap- peal, having been denied.
 Rhode is about 45 years old. He has a wife and two daughters. Mur- phy was his brother-in-law, and left wife and five children surviving.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-05-31
NEGRO SHOT AND
 KILLED IN PHOENIX

PHOENIX, Ariz., May 23.-W. P. Crump shot and killed Virgil c. Lane yesterday afternoon, in front of the Arizona & Eastern railroad offices. on Center street. The shooting fol lowed an argumena started by Lane the day before. Both negroes were armed and Lane fired the first shot. Crump was arrested immediately af- ter. the shooting by Officer Moore. Lane died in the Mercy hospital at 2:15 o'clock this morning.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-05-31
POPULAR COUPLE UNITED IN
 WEDLOCK
(From Fridays Daily.)

Saturday night, in the office of Probate Judge Hicks, i the presence of only few friends, L.. marriage of Roland c. Rieketts ana Miss Louisa I. Hinton, both of Humboldt, was sol emnized. The bride is a recent ar- rival from the East, while MT. Rick etts is a son of MT. and Mrs. John Rieketts, well known pioneer resi- dents of this county. The newly married couple will make their home in the shelter town, returning yester- day.