davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22

troit. Mich, the highest bidders, who
offered s20,S26.50 and accrued interest
to date of Observation-Disclosures to
1oi.iS14 as OF date
The next highest bid was that OF
Splitter, Rorick 6. Co.. OF Toledo. who
offered to pay s2o,+35.5o and accrued
interest. and in addition to furnish
the bonds Ten bids were received In
all. tho lowest being $4,000 and ac-
crued interest. less $1,000 to cover
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22
SUBURB SELLS BONDS

Issue Of $4,000 for improvements. Goes
Mt Premium.
Bids for the purchase OF $4,000 of
Improvement bonds of the town Of
Barton Heights were opened Wednes-
day night by the Finance Committee
OF the Town Council. The entire issue
was awarded to Bumpus & Co., OF De-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22
THE WEATHER

Forecast: Virginia and North Gao
weather. probably rain
Fridn! nnd Saturday; light to moLcr-
ate, variable winds
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22

legal expenses and preparing bonds
There was no local bidder
The bonds carry 6 per cent interest
and run for thirty years. The an
nouncement of the sale was made yes
terday ny Chairman Thomas Arm
strong, of the Finance Committee.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22
CROWDED TRAIN WRECKED.

Not Passenger Injured in Accident
on the Southern.
Kings Mountain. y. C. December 81
Train No. rs on the Southern Rail
way. from Atlanta TO New York. was
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22

Once tried. always used--F'ruit Brick
Ice Cream, The Velvet Kind"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22
Special Local Dnta for y,.,

Special Local Dnta for YESTERDAY.
, y W ',m,,eralure ........... 81
MaAimnm temperature up to
u. NJ nc
Mi y. temperature up to
80 -
Mean temperature 30
Normal temperature IN
pcnciency in temperature
deficiency in temperature since
Acrmn, o,.,. ............. liz
-ASGum' excess i'll temperature
since January ... IN
Rainfall last twenty-four hours ~
deficiency tn rainfall since March
80. $500. ..........., %,
Accum. deficiency in rainfall since
January 4 10
Local Observation 8 p. VI. Ye.terdny.
Temperature &c
Humidity a.
WIN i vi es;!oh -...........:.. North
'. '.'.-.. Misty
Rainfall last twelve hours. III
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-17
LIQUOR LICENSE
LIQUOR Application city of wne.nnx

- 49, MheellnE. W. Va. May Il. 1871.
To Whom II May Concern.
The following application has been
filed with me for liquor license year
1911 and 1912.
Alex. Ballsnt. 1919 Market St Res
IS Eleventh st
do hereby certify that the above ap-
plicant for retail liquor license has re-
ceiNed certificate from the Sheriff OF
ohio County, certifying that he has de-
posted one Thousand Dollars as required
BY law.
Respectfully.
CHAS. II. GEIGER
je-i-s-15-22
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-17

There is one medicine that every
family should De provided with and
especially during the summer months:
viz. Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. II Is almost Ger
tain TO be needed. II costs but a
quarter. Can you afford 10 be without
II? For sale by all druggists.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-17
DAILY BULLETIN.
SITUATIONS WANTED

Young man wants situation as clerk in
grocery OF dry goods store
1ouLs gifl wants situation as nurse
capable young man who speaks Ger
man, SlaNlsH. Hungarian and English,
wants work Of any kind.
Man wants situation To take care OF
""r"ts. law ms ar to 10 general garden
ins. can give references.
YOUNG girl wants situation as stenog-
fapher, has had some experience.
louns man wants situation as stenoG-
rapher, several months experience
l"urE man wants situation as driver
capable woman wants situation 10
'ake charge of linen room In hotel. does
not object 20 going out OF the city
ALply or address
FREE EMPLOY MENT BUREAU.
l4S sixteenth ST. City
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-17
SEALED PROPOSALS.
Scaled Proposals.

Scaled Proposals.
L. $. Engineer Office. Wheeling. W
Va. June Il. 1911. Sealed proposals FOR
building six two-story. eight-room lock-
Keepers houses. two each at Dams Nos
IL. -. and 20. Ohio River. will be re-
ceived at this office until ii a m. EAST
ern time. July %. 1911. and then pub
ncly opened Information on appiica-
ton. +. w Altstaetter. Major. Engrs.
tei7-i
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-17

man wants situation as
agent 70 ran insurance company: can
give good references. Apply or address.
city
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-17

WANTED capable office man desires
position. Can take care OF any denarf-
ncnt Of office work, and advertising.
Must give present employers thirty DAYS
notice. Address Box 30. Bluefield. w
Va je-is-n
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-17

'." people trouble fhemanIve. tu
f'n. rif" rrfiIH'aem for fHrss In
which they haVo no interest
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-17

PoR SALE-'IIunch." the beautiful
bun pup. owned by Thomas Chatter
ton. Inquire office Court theatre.
je-15-J
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-17

FOR SALE-Barber shop. good business.
up-to-cate. at bargain for quick
buyer. Population about 1000 care
Davies. the Inteliigencer ie-I5-tf
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-17
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-fony. set OF harness ard
two seated spring wagon. Cheap TO
cash buyer Address carl Schank. r. r.
No. !. BOX SIS Elm Grove. te-l7-i
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-17
COOP rARna ron SALE

FOR SALE-Go-cart. brown leather top.
fl good condition; price reasonable Ap.
ply 40 Market ST fei4
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-17

$50 acres. good land. wei located. well
watered. First class dwelling good
large barn and out-buildings Near i'm
proved road. church. school telephone
s;rabie farm.
j. o. BOYD. Administrator.
Rural Route >. GAINESVILLE. Ohio.
je-l2-t-iy-f2
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-17

wAHTED-sIpu monthly ard EXPENSE
Geo travel tfd distribute samples fo-
biz manufacture. steady work =
Sch'ffef. rrcasf.. 31f ]. Chicago. ie-11-,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-17
'''NJC ~ItSt FONINJ aINs.
John II. Pebler,
Proprietor.
SHORT CREEK. w. VI.
WAlt1'ED-SiaIc ueip

HASTEE-At once several good dsliv-
cry and Gales boys, to work before
school AEFly At Circulat ION de part
menf lntelligencer. between = and &
l..
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-09

secured roots of the wild grape and
wood vine and planted them along
the wire fence surrounding the yard.
This work has been continued for a
number of years and the school
ground now, If visited during the sum-
mer season, appears like bower OF
beauty-shade trees, vines, flower gar
dens and vegetable gardens flourish
and the whole community has had its
life vitalized and redirected. and the
problem of identifying the rural
school and the home has been solved
so far as they are concerned.
In most instances 1t will be found
best for the teacher to select some
projects which she has mastered and
teach them to the children, and after
these another one, and so on. A lit
tie later the children may be per-
mitted to select, either individually or
by groups, the kinds of work which
they like best. In some communities
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-09
Agriculture in the
Rural Schools
By w. II. French. Professor Of Agricultural
Education. Michigan Agricultural College

We are coming more and more to
recognize the fact that the public
schools must be brought into closer
relationship with the life of today.
The courses of study need some modi-
fication and teachers need broader
and better training. They need train
ing particularly in those subjects
which constitute the dominant inter-
ests of the community.
For the rural schools there is abun-
dance of natural material with which
to supplement the text book work In
all subjects. Many teachers have been
giving successful instruction in ma
ture study and thus widening the
childs view of education and at the
same time giving him fund of infor-
nation which will always be disable.
In many of our cities school gar
dens are becoming popular feature
of school work The educational re-
suits are clearly to be seen, and we
can Judge with considerable certainty
that the future effects will be equally
valuable.
Any teacher with an earnest desire
to help her community may learn
enough from bulletins, books, gar
deners, farmers, etc., to begin the sue
cessful teaching of the gardening
phase of agriculture. The teacher
should interest few of the eople in
the community, and especially the
school officers. If the school yard is
large enough part of 1t may be
plowed for the garden, or small
amount of land may be rented. The
wise teacher will begin by concentrate
ing the attention each year on few
projects. We have many districts In
Michigan where work of this kind has
been done, thereby adding great inter-
est to the school work and resulting
in almost revolution in the life and
agricultural practice Of the communi-
| ty. For instance, In one district the
| teacher and children used one-quarter
| of an acre of land, and from this
raised products which they sold for
| SIS. In another instance the school
was located upon an uncultivated and
ungraded plot of ground. The teacher
interested the. children in cleaning up
the rubbish and burning out the
stumps the first year. After this had
been done, ,somefof the boys brough,
spades, hoes. and rakes and a small
flower garden was arranged, together
with some climbing vines on the
school house. The flower garden pros
pered we'll and the succeeding year
the ground was graded, good wire
fence put around the yard and the
children planted q garden 40 by q
feet In area. The children were ar
ranged In groups and each group SO
lected vegetable which they would
plant and cultivate. In this way 20
tatoes, popcorn, tomatoes, carrots
fAdishes and sweet peas were raised
to the great delight Of the teacher
and The pchoaL The children Ak
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-09
HARVESTER At WORK
Uncounted Miles Of BountifuI
Crops Make Glad the Farmers
Of Western Canada.
YIELD WILL BE RECORD ONE
Practically Beyond Reach Of Accident,
tho Fruit Of the Fertile Fields
10 Being Gathered-EIevators
and Railroads viii Be Taxed
to Their Capacity.

On a beautiful Saturday afternoon.
four weeks ago, the writer started for
Q twenty-mile drive into the country.
from one of the hundred or more new
towns that have been well started dur
Ing the past spring, in the Province of
saskatchewan, In Western Canada.
Mile after mile. and mile after mile.
was traversed through what was one
continuous wheat field. the only relief
to the scene being the roadways that
led back into other settlements.
where would have been repeated the
same great vista of wheat.
What wealth! Here were hun
dreds and thousands, and millions of
bushels OF what was declared to be a
quality OF grain equal to any that has
ever been grown in the province. AS
we drove on and on thought of those
fellows down on the Board of Trade
at Chicago. St Louis. Minneapolis
and Duluth. While they were exploit
Ing each others energies the farmer
of Saskatchewan, Aiperta and Mani.
toba was contemplating how much he
would realize out of his crop. now
past any danger of accident, over
what his anticipations were two
months ago. One man said to me:
THE profits of that field Of wheat will
give me sufficient money to purchase
800 acres of land. for which the rail-
way company is asking $4,000, and
nav * In cash" Another with n f1eld
Of iax-it was only 800 acres-said
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-09

splendid country, all one beautiful pic
ture. and such an opportunity to use
ones imagination In figuring up the
amount of the wealth OF the crops
through which the trip into town took
use was not to be enjoyed every day.
And away we started.
1t was delightful. We drove and
drove through avenues of wheat,
which today, having yellowed with
the beneficent sun, is being laid low
by the reaper. stacked and threshed
by the thousands of hands required to
do 1t, and in great wagons is being
taken to the elevator
A nights ride by train took US
through 225 miles Of this great prov
ince Of Saskatchewan-into the south
western part-and from appearances
1t might have been as though trans.
fer had been made across township
There were wheat fields, oat fields.
barley fields and fax fields, and many
more that could not be seen. Yet
there they were. and during the night
we had passed through a country sim.
ilarly cultivated
It will all secure a market and get
its way to ocean or local mill by
means of the great railways whose
well-arranged systems are penetrating
everywhere into the agricultural parts.
Prosperous Alberta.
We afterward went over into AL
berta, and here again It was grain and
cattle. cattle and grain. comfortable
farm homes. splendidly built cities
and towns, the best of churches and
the most thoroughly equipped schools.
While talking with a Southern Sas-
katchewan farmer he said that the
land he was working. and for which
he had been offered $50 an acre. had
been purchased five years ago for $12
an acre, but he won't sell. He Is
making a good profit on his land at
$50 an acre, and why should he sellR
Farther north, land was selling at
from SIS to $18 and $40 an acre. 1t
was learned afterward that the soil
was similar to that In the south, the
price of which today Is $50 an acre.
The climate was similar and the mar
kets as good. In fact the only differ
ence was that today these northern
lands occupy the same position that
the more southerly ones did five years
ago. and there are found many who
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-09

The pea bean has become one Of
Michigan's most valuable products.
The value of this crop depends very
largely upon it's being harvested in
manner which will prevent the beans
from being discolored This is more
important when 1t Is remembered that
each pound of bad beans cost another
pound to have them removed by hand.
or course weather conditions are a
vital factor in the harvest, but there
are methods which shorten the period
of exposure in the field and others
which prevent spelling in case Of
continuous rainy spell. The most i'm
portant point In curing the crop
without waste is In avoiding delay
after the beans are ready for harvest
or during harvest. This can often be
made more certain by giving the ma
chinery thorough going over before
hand and securing extra sets OF puller
knives. which are kept sharp in readi-
ness to replace dulled ones. In case
the area to be harvested Is very great
the work should be begun before all
the pods are ripe and while the top
green leaves are yet on the vines.
Since gathering by hand has been re-
placed by the use of the side-rake
leaves on the vines are an advantage
in that they prevent the pods from
being shelled and make bulk large
enough for the rake to work well.
The usual plan followed In using
this machine is to rake two rows, as
left by the puller, into one, and on
the return trip two others are raked
on top of these, making windrow
containing eight bean rows. There
will always be few struggling vines
left by the puller and rake which can
be gathered while the windrow Is be-
ing punched by hand. II the fields
are large and labor is scarce, vines
that are missed can be left without
much loss above the cost of gathering
them. The delay occasioned by gath
ering all loose vines often results in
damage to the whole crop from bad
weather later in the harvest.
A general plan which has worked
well in many bean regions Is to run
the puller and side rake in the morn
ing while dew makes the vines tough,
leaving the hand work, such as bunch
ing, to be done later In the day. This
routine can be followed until the first
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-09


the teacher may begin with potato
culture, in others corn culture, In
others alfalfa, In others small fruits,
etc, etc. The teacher may call to her
assistance some expert farmer OF the
community who will be glad to render
assistance, both to the teacher and
to the children.
In working out this plan, the chill
dren will learn the different varieties
of soil, the uses Of fertilizers, meth
DDS of planting and cultivating.
The garden as whole, or certain
plants In 1t, may be taken as a sub
ject for language stories and drawing
lessons. Arithmetic, business forms
and geography can also be taught.
The wise parent In each community
will see to 1t that children are given
plots OF ground at home, the products
of which become their own. or the
boy may be given the care. inspec-
ton and products of y certain COW.
II the parent and teacher will unite
in assisting the child to discover
what he likes to do, they will give T.
the child an end. or purpose, in life.
the value Of which cannot be go
mated.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-09

say they will come into price nearer
their legitimate value Of $50 or $50 an
acre quite as quickly as the southerly
lands. And I believe II.
Throughout all this great country,
practically 500 by 800 miles square,
there are still great many home.
steads which are given free to actual
settlers. Many who have secured pat.
ents for their homesteads consider
their land worth from SIS to $25 per
gore.
Immense Crops Assured.
Throughout the southern portion of
Alberta, district that suffered NOR
or less last year from drouth, there
will be harvested this year one of the
best crops of fall wheat, winter wheat,
oats. fax and alfalfa that has ever
been taken OF these highly productive
lands.
In Central Alberta, which comprises
the district north of Calgary and east
two hundred miles, through Camrose.
Sedgewick, Castor. Red Deer. Wetas.
kiwin. Edmonton. Lacombe. vegre-
vile, Tofield. vermillion and score
of other localities, where are settled
large numbers Of Americans. the
wheat. oats and fax. three weeks ago,
was standing strong and erect, large
heads and promising from 80 to 35
bushels Of wheat and as high as 100
bushels OF oats on carefully titled
fields, while fax would probably
yield from Is to IS bushels per acre.
In these parts the harvesters are
busy today garnering this great crop
and It will shortly be known whether
the great anticipations are to be real
lied.
Throughout all parts of Saskatche-
wan, whether north, south, east or
west, the same story was heard, and
the evidence was seen of the splendid
and bountiful, crop
Rich Yield In Manitoba.
In Manitoba 1t was the same. The
fields Of grain that were passed
through In this province promised to
give to the growers a bumper yield
and as high as 35 bushels of wheat
and so bushels of oats was freely dis
cussed.
It would appear as II the expecta
ton of an average Of rs bushels oil
wheat throughout the three provinces
would be met.
In few days the 10000, 000-bushe
| elevator capacity throughout the coun
try will be taxed, the 25,000.000 bush
els capacity at Fort William and Port
Arthur will be taken up, and the rail
ways and their equipment will b.
called upon for their best. Today the
great, broad. yellow fields are indus
trial haunts. the self-binder is at worl
In its giant task Of reducing intt
shsaves the standing grain. the har
vesters are busy stocking and stack
ing, the threshing machines are beinl
fed the sheaves, the large box wagons
are taking Il to the elevators, and ne
| matter where you 60 It II the Same
story and . picture such 90 can onlJ
b seen IN the great Grain fields o.
Manitoba, saskatchswan and AIberta
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-09-09

HARVESTING BEANS AND TREATMENT
OF BEAN FIELDS AFTER HARVEST
Weather Conditions Are Vital Factor in Havest-Poper Care
of Land After Harvest Is Most Important
Consideration. m
By R. J. BALDWIN,
Michigan Agricultural College

beans pulled are cured and ready to
be drawn. then these should be stored
as rapidly as possible.
In case rain vets the lunches
through they will need to be turned
In order to get the soaked pods on
the ground and also to leave the
punches loose to allow free circula-
ton Of air, which insures rapid dry
ing. II bad weather continues the
day to prevent mildew and contact
with wet earth from rotting the pods
and discoloring the beans. 1t Is pos
sible to save crop with small loss
from discoloration even under bad
weather conditions II the turning Is
pursued continuously.
After Harvesting.
After harvesting crop Of beans
has been removed from the land the
soil is usually in loose, open condi-
ton as left by the cultivators and
puller If not used in the fall for
some other crop, such as wheat or rye.
these upper layers of soil will suffer
considerable damage from teaching
during the fall rains and spring fresh
ct. This is due to the fact that the
working of the soil while the crop Is
being cultivated and pulled leaves
much readily soluble plant food near
the surface, where 1t can be dissolved
and washed away by every rain.
In case the beans are harvested late,
or for other reasons, 1t is not desirable
to SOW wheat or rye, very light seed
ing Of oats may be used. These will
make considerable growths before
killed by frost and the roots will hold
the surface soil enough to prevent loss
from teaching and washing. The tops
will be killed and become packed
down on the surface before spring, but
IL the seeding is not more than three
pecks or bushel there will not be
enough material on the surface to
prevent the land being fitted for oau
in the usual way without blowing.
An additional advantage in this
plan is that the fall growth of oats
leaves enough decayed plant material
in the surface layer of soil to help
prevent it's becoming hard and dry
during late spring and early summer,
thus assuring a catch Of grass seeds
! and clover.