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Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05
Kansas Woman
Makes Farm Paw

hogs, number of milcn cows and .
lot Of chickens, and is sitting pretty"
And In addition to all this farm
work Mrs. Ford wig was once q
scnool teacher, keeps up her yard inst
like ii was city lawn. She has roses
and all sorts of flowers. has planted
shade trees and ornamental shrubs
best kept and most inviting farm
home in the county.
But 1t didn't look that way when.
seven years ago, with her small sou,
she came to live on the farm, with
no experience and big debt hanging
over her.
decidedly l would rather work on
the farm than teach school" says Mrs
Ford. Il have farmed seven years and
! taught school in city school for
four years. l prefer the farming"
Made Money on Hogs.
Mr.. Ford died late in the summer,
seven years ago. He had already
plowed up the land for wheat, but the
seeding had not been done. Mrs Ford
hired man and the two Of them put
in the wheat.
But the winds blew the seed out Of
the ground and we raised nothing"
says Mrs Ford.
"In fact we have never made any
thing raising wheat. Once in a while
we had good wheat crop, but not
often. Sometimes one thing bay
pened to 1t sometimes another"
When he wind blew the seed out OF
the grounl. Mrs. Ford turned round
and put in milo maize, and thus made
crop.
81 raised hogs four years until the
drop in price came, ana then quit"
she says II made money on them all
except one year, when / broke even"
Secret of Her Success
Recently the woman farmer has
rented 240 acres Of her land and Is
now operating but 100 acres herself.
She has 100 acres IN pasturage and
GO acres In kaffir corn. In addition to
the cattle, she sells ten gallons Of
cows. for which she gets SO per week
Il made good money with my chick
ems last winter" she says. II have
800 White Rocks and 80 laying hena
| have been selling about twenty-fous
dozen eggs week.
"The cattle, hogs and chickens have
paid off the mortgage. The wheat has
Just about paid taxes and interest
never coulo have paid that mort
gage off by raising wheat alone"
I'm going to raise less wheat In
future and more beef cattle hens and
hogs" says Mrs. Ford. My seven
years experience has taught me that
In those three items Is the secret Of
farming success"
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05

| by Champlain to accompany Il Huron
advance party bound fol the sources
of the Susquehanna to secure aid from
the tribes there in the raid on the
lroquols. He preceded Champaln over
the Lake Ontario route and returned
with the Indian allies to Oneida lake.
He arrived too late for the battle,
found the Hurons in retreat and re
turned home with his allies, to follow
the Susquehanna to its mouth at
Havre de Grace on Chesapeake bay.
So presumably Brule was the first
white man to see Lake ontario and to
travel overland to Chesapeake.
Father Sagard wrote the details of
Brule's return from the Indians of the
Susquehanna. He was captured by
the Iroquois. In stripping him for the
stake they seized upon his Agnus Del
IF you touch it," he warned them.
you and all your tribe will die"
Just then thunderstorm threat
ened. Brule pointed to the black
clouds as a sign of the anger of his
God. The Iroquois fled, but returned
to pay him high honor and set him
on his way home.
In the meantime Quebec had fallen
into dire straits. The French had dis
which had been captured by Admiral
Kirk and an English fleet. Kirk had
then demanded the surrender of Que
bee, which Champlaia had refused.
In 1929 Kirk returned and a French
pilot guided three ships up the river to
Quebec, which promptly surrendered.
That pilot was Brule. He was exc
Grated as a traitor by some, but had
his apologists, Inasmuch as the Quebec
garrison had been reduced to 16 men
and the women and children were
grubbing for roots.
Nevertheless Brule, when the treaty
of 1852 gave Quebec back to France.
left and went back to live with the
Hurons.
The French fathers bring the story
of Etienne Brule to close by record
ing that few months later the HUI
rons, after sudden and mysterious
quarrel, had killed and eaten him.
Now, the Hurons were not cannibals.
What really took place, probably. was
that the Hurons put him to death for
some offense against the tribe and ate
his heart-that they might secure for
themselves his courage and qualities
Of leadership. That was their custom
when they tortured to death a man
with great heart. And surely Etienne
Brule was that
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05
Stately Houses in Demand as
Grouse Season Opens.

London.-Hundreds of thousands OF
acres of Scottish moors and scores
of the most stately Scottish homes
have been rented at fabulous prices by
wealthy Americans and Britishers for
the forthcoming grouse shooting sea-
son, In which King George will par
ticipate
Bernard Baruch and c. ii. Mackay
of New York are among the wealthy
Americans who have rented estates
and are entertaining large house par
ties for the season. Bernard Baruch
has rented the magnificent FetteressO
in County Kincardlne, while Mackay
has taken Castle Grant. with 1900
acres of broad Scottish moors.
They have taken over these famous
old houses complete for two or three
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05

which has been credited to Samuel de
Champlan.
Gen. Sir Arthur Currie, commander
of the Canadian army in France dur
z ing the World war, unveiled n memo
rial cairn to Etienne Brule and Gre
nolle, his companion, whose first name
is unknown, the coureurs de bois who
found the Sault and discovered Lake
Superior 800 years ago.
Moreover, the Indians gave pag-
cant portraying Longfellow's "Hia-
watha" and the pageant identified
Brule and Grenolle as the first white
men TO arrive in the Sault country
although in the poem the white men
are not named.
The Indians of the Garden River re-
serve, on the banks of the historic ST.
Mary's river, live in the very heart
of the liiawarha country. The Indians
are descendants of those whom the
first white man found living along the
famous rapids which give the city Its
name.
Pawiting tor Bowating) was the old
name for the Indian village which ex-
listed there when Brule and Grenolle
and their immediate successors came.
1t was only in 1905 that the Indian vii
lage on Whitefish island, in the St.
Mary's rapids. within the city limits,
was abandoned. due to the onward
march of civilization which decreed
the construction of additional great
locks and power houses.
1t was colorful pageant and fol
lowed strictly the famous poem. with
the exception Of the Identification of
the first white men as Brule and Gre
nolle Miss Waubonosa, the Mime
haha of the pageant, Is an Indian girl
of exceedingly attractive appearance.
The leading role of Hiawatha was
taken by Young Ojibway named
Zhach He is twenty-one years old and
comes of II very good old Indian fam
lily. He has the looks and the figure
for the part.
There is no portrait Of Brule extant
and there Is no record Of any kind in
his writing. But there are abundant
references to him. Indications are
that he was uneducated, Impatient of
discipline, neglectful of his religious
duties and that he lived among the
Indians as one of them.
The French priests refer to him as
''Brule the interpreter" so does Park
man in his "Tioneers of France in the
New World; the historian praises
him as the pioneer of pioneers" but
nevertheless credits Champlain with
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05
Tree Alphabet.

On the estate Of Sir William Geary
at Tonbridge there Is an avenue Of
alphabetical trees, which is being add
ed to by new set, which are being
planted in pairs on each side of the
existing avenue at intervals OF ten
yards. beginning with alder, ash, birch,
catalpa, davidia. elm, fir, and so on
through the alphabet to yulan and
zelkova.
In the Weser district in Germany
there Is another fashion in trees which
Is entirely commercial one. The
trees have Il red and blue tint,
which is the result of experiments
in dyeing. Each tree is hung with a
receptacle containing blue or red
coloring. This is conducted through
rubber tube into the roots of the
tree. In about month the coloring
matter makes its way through all the
branches. The trees die off and are
felled, the wood being used for many
purposes, but especially for making
furniture.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05
y. S. NOW USES OLD PALACE
Mansion Used by Spanish Governor Of
St. Augustine for 200 Years Now
Customs House.

Set among tropical trees, through
which one gets glimpse of the SHIN
mering bay beyond the sea wall, and
beside the cathedral, with its quaint
Moorish belfry, stands the old Spanish
governors mansion, now used as post
Office and customs house at st. Angus
tine. Fla.
The palace was built in 1903 by
Gonzalo Mendez, and purchased by the
king of Spain as dwelling for the
Spanish governor general. For 200
years the flag of Spain foated over st
Augustine; and then from 1763 to 1888
the British occupied the city, and 1t
was the colors of Grsat Britain that
waved in the gentle breeze that was
waited from Matanzas hay.
Again Spain came ints possession of
Florida and it was not until July TO-
1921, that the United States acquired
the land of Ponce de Leon, and since
that date the Stars and Stripes have
waved over the quaint old town.--De-
troit News.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05
Millionaire Weds Wealthy Wom-
an Who Tilted Him Years Ago
Because He Was Poor.

Lincoln, Neb.-Miss Eva Thompson.
sister of David Eugene Thompson. one
of Lincoln's few mllonaires and for
mer ambassador to Mexico and to Bra
zil. sprang a surprise on all her friends
recently by going to Denver and there
marrying her girlhood sweetheart. Ed
VIII A. Brown, millionaire. Both Mr..
and Mrs. Brown are sixty-eight years
Of age
Engaged 40 Years Ago.
Nearly forty years ago Brown and
Miss Thompson were engaged to be
married, but Brown was then poor and
his suit was frowned upon by members
OF her family. Under this pressure she
broke the engagement and Brown left
this city. He found another sweet
heart and married her. On the day Of
his wedding he received letter from
Miss Thompson. in which she declared
that she would wed him if the whole
world stood in the way and that her
love for him was stronger than sea
or opinions or mountain of opposi-
lion."
went Into Business.
When she heard the news Miss
thompson determined never TO wed,
ana turned to Il business life Her
brother was then one of the big off,
clals of the burlington railroad and
owned string of eating houses. After
: serving her apprenticeship In the bust.
ness she became the manager of these
railroad restaurants and operated
them for years until his growing for
tune found other means of increasing
his revenue. and he sold out
Miss Thompson then devoted her at
tention to civic betterment programs
which she outlined and carried out IN.
der the patronage Of number Of won.
ems clubs. Only few months ago.
when the Lincolnshire. a fashionable
tearoom, got into financial difficulties.
she was persuaded to take over the
management. When this was sold out
she was free again.
In the meantime Brown had become
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05
AoTN7eE ar QzE2xE EI529

the discovery of Lake Huron in 1915.
Champlain usually speaks of Brule's
services as those of lone of my young
men" Nevertheless, his third work,
which covers the period 16l5-19, con
tains Brules narrative of his travels
among the savages south to Chesa-
peake bay and In his writings about
1882 there Is a passage which states
that Brule was fort vicieu & adonne
aux femmes." He also says that "it
was bad example to send persons Of
such bad morals as the Interpreter
Brule among the Indians. . Such
characters ought to have been severely
chastised."
Samuel de Champlain was the ruling
spirit and prominent figure in French
! exploration and colonization in the
New World from 1903 to 1885. AS ge-
ographer of the king, under Sieur de
Monts, he explored the Atlantic coast
! south to Massachusetts bay at time
when there was no settlement between
Newfoundland and Mexico. Then on
his third expedition he founded Quebec
G60S). 1t was the dream Of France
to discover new passage by water to
Asia and the wealth of Ormus and
Ind"
So Champlain was keen explorer.
In 1909 he discovered and gave his
name to Lake Champlain. In 1918 he
induced the Hurons to take him to
Lake Huron; in return he agreed to
head an expedition against the lro-
quois Confederacy in central New
York. The Hurons took him to Geor
gian bay Thereupon Champlain and
the Indians set out on their rnid.
They crossed Lake Ontario just where
1t empties into the st. Lawrence; two
conjectural routes are shown by the
dotted lines in the map. Champlain
fought an indecisive battle with the
lroquois at Oneida lake and was
wounded He withdrew his forces and
arrived at Quebec after an absence of
nearly a year, Then he left on visit
to France.
Brule, it appears. was born In 1902
and at sixteen went as servant with
Champlain to Quebec. He left CHAIR
plain In 1910 to live with the Hurons.
1t was during this time that 1t is be-
lieved that he was taken by the In
dians to Lake Huron over the route
followed by Champlain in 16l5-the
tribal thoroughfare up the Ottawa.
across Lake Nipissing and down the
French river.
made record of the fact that Brule
told him of vast mines of native cop
per known to the Indians. Father
Sagard also wrote:
The interpreter Brule with some
savages assured us that beyond the
fresh sea Lake Huron] there is an
other large lake which empties into
this one by waterfall named the Saut
de CASTOR, being nearly two leagues
wide, which lake with the fresh sea
continues about thirty days journey
by canoe, according to the statement
of the savages, and of the interpreter
400 leagues in length"
This is strong evidence that Brule
had been to Lake Superior and to st.
Mary's rapids, to which he had given
the name of the brother of the French
king
Brule came out from among the
Hurons to go with Champlain on the
1915 expedition as interpreter. AT
Georgian bay Brule was commissioned
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05
Raises Hogs, Hens, Cattle and
Wheat and Has Valu-
able Ranch.

Hutchinson, kan.-Here's a Kansas
woman farmer who is making good
with big farm.
Seven years ago MIR. j. f. Ford
of Sanford. in this state was sud
denly left Il widow with a 40O-acre
farm, II seven-year boy, $1,000
mortgage and no experience as a
farmer.
She got right out in the field. did as
much physical work as man, plowed
and she listed. She cut wheat and
looked aft> the threshng. When
hogs were np, sne raised hogs. When
hogs went down. she raised cattle. In
between time she MIXED cows and
took care of her 800 thoroughbred
chickens.
Prefers Farm Work to School.
She has paid off the $4,000 mort
gage, has her farm clear az debt, with
the whole 400 acres under cultivation
has herd Of cattle and bunch of
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05
u reasure Iroxe.n

Maurice Hewlett was once a guest
In an old English country mansion
dating from Edward II. The same
family had always had it. In the ante
room of the library he found books,
the overflow of the shelves beyond
directories, Bradshaws. and things of
the kind and took down at random a
tall, old book, bare-backed. but with
faded green sides, opened 1t, then
looked quickly for the title-page and
portrait. All were there. 1t was a
first folio Shakespeare worth $4,000.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05
Pair Separated
40 Years MARRY

a millionaire. His wife died and he
devoted his time and money TO the
amelioraiion of tramps, lie ma lie his
home in Denver, and there sought the
privilege of conducting lodging house
for the downand-outs. Mayor Speer
lramps. Brown thereuDon doffed MS
hne rainent, put on old clothes and
started out rs tramp. He said he
wanted to study the unemployed at
first hand, find out how they lived and
what their ambitions were. and then
help them. He did this, and in time
became known nationwide as the mil
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05
THE GUILLOTINE

The guillotine devised for painless
decapitation, was introduced during
the French Revolution by the national
convention. 1t received its name from
its supposed inventor, Joseph Ignhce
Guillotin Q73S-1S14). a physician who,
as IA member of the convention, simply
recommended its adoption from mo-
tives of humanity. The statement
that Guillotin was a victim Of the in
strument whose use he had suggested
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05

is untrue. He lived to become one of
the founders of the Academy of Medi-
cine in Paris, and died peacefully at
the age of seventy-slx. The guillotine
was first used In Paris to put to death
a criminal named Pelletier on the
Place de Greve, April %. 1892. The
first political victim to suffer death
by this means was Dangremont, who
was guillotined August q Of the same
year.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05
The Right Kind Of Folks.

One of the most successful real es-
tate operators in the United States
once told me:
"Give me 80 families of the right
sort who will agree to live In a new
locality, and there will be no trou-
BILE getting plenty more to live there
people who are wholesome, orderly, pay
their bills promptly, like artistic homes
and wel-kept lawns, will always at
tract others. Fred Kelly In the Ma
tons Business.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05
Making a Barber

A major In a certain English regi-
ment had great contempt for inca
pacity Of any kind. and was also some
what impatient. A sergeant com.
planned to him that he could get no
man to undertake the duty Of barber
to the company. 'Is there no garden
er In the company" asked the major
testify. "See II you can find one. and
send him to me-" The man was duly
sent. but on receiving orders to act a.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05
Bright Children.

At nine, Dante composed a master
ly sonnet; Tasso wrote verses at ten;
Mozart learned the harpischord in his
fourth year; Byron indicted fluent
and passionate love verse when he
was ten, and Macaulay wrote a Com
pendulum of Univers>. History" In his
eighth year.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05
Deer Killed by a Train.

Sunbury, Pa.-A full-grown buck
deer was killed by passenger train
near here. The animal jumped In
front of the locomotive, the crew said
apparently trying to get TO the Sua.
quehanna river nearby. The animal
was dressed and sent to the Aary
NJ. Packer hospital. Sunbury.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05
Bird and Mouse IN Fsts, Duel

Logansport, lnd.-A battle to death
was fought here by canary and q
mouse. Mrs o. D. Hunter placed ths
cage containing her canary on the
floor and when she returned iasee
found the bird dead and witnessed the
death of the mouse from injuries re-
ceived in the battle.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05
Tns ReaIist.

Speaker-Think of the poverty on
the other sidel Think Of It'll How
would you feel II your family were
composed Of widow with little or
phans7
Casey--Pd feel like a corpse
American Legion Weekly.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05

II see dancer has gotten a divorce
on account of insults. The Insults con-
sisted in her husband asking her to
leave him in peace"
as that grounds for divorce?"
asked ma.-Louisville Courier Journal.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05
Date Palm a Beauty.

To the date palm is given the praise
Of being the most beautiful of all
palms, and although as family they
are foreign-born, they have taken
happily to the new world.-Nature
Magazine.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05

barber, ventured to expostulate.
"Why!" cried the major. IF you can
cut grass you can cut hair! Go on
and do itp
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05

People would pay for being In
structed as they pay for being
amused. II instruction were made
cheap enough.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05
Vicious Minds.

Little, vicious minds abound with
anger and revenge, and are incapable
Of feeling the pleasure Of fOrgiving
their enemies.-Chesterneld.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05
Can One.

Two can't live as cheaply as one,
but one can live as cheapIy as one naa
the strength Of will power to.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05

Find Manganese Ore In Africa.
London.-A huge belt of manganese,
about 20 feet wide and four mtIeu
long, has been found at Hekpoort, near
the West Rand, In South Africa
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05

Jud Tunkins says in these busy
times a work-dodger is liable to be
kept busy sidestepping 16 hours 4 day.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05

Philosophy helps us bear other
peoples troubles.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05
CHRONOLOGY

Champlain.
1soa-Sails up st. Lawrence be-
yond Montreal.
l6OS-Founds Quebec.
l6o9-Discovers Lake Champlain.
l6l5-Discovers Lakes Huron
and Ontario.
l62S-War between France and
England
l629-Quebec surrenders to Eng
lish feet; later returned
to France.
1853 659-Explorations of Radisson
and Groseilliers resulting
in Hudson Bay COM
pany's charter.
Brule.
160S-Servant to Champlain at
Quebec.
1610-16-Lives among Hurons.
visits Lakes Huron and
Superior.
lsl6-Precedes Champlain across
Lake ontario; travels
south to Chesapeake bay.
1e32-Put to death by Hurons.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-10-05
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN

ISCONERY WEEK, cele.
brated this summer al
Sault Ste. Marie, brought
belated honors to the mem
ory of Etienne Brule and
tardy recognition of his
claim to fame as the first
white man to see the
Great Lakes, discovery of
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19
Rev. Low to Fill
Baptist Pulpit

? In the absence of the Rev. c. F..
Flanagin of Hhe First Baptist
church who was called to Long
Beach following the death of one
of his well known parishioners, Mrs.
Thomas II. Wilson, the pulpit of the
Baptist church will be filled in the
morning by Rev. M. Low, and in
the evening by Brother w. p. An
derson. There will be special music
by the male quartette at the even
ing worship.
Sunday school at 9:45 and young
people S meetings at $3.50 will be
held as usual.
Midweek service will be held on
Wednesday evening at 1880.
Next Sunday morning at IL o.
clock n special patriotic memorial
service will be held. The members
of the American Legion, Spanish
War Veterans, G. A. r. and South
crn Veterans are invited to worship
here on this day. Rev. Flanagan will
preach, and there will be special
music.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19
National League
BUICK SALES LARGE
REPORT INDICATES

The following letter from Os-
car Moss & Company, certified pub
lie accountants, Los Angeles is au-
thority for the statement that an
actual count of ears on the road
shows that one out of six seen (not
counting Fords,) was Buick: a.
Howard Automobile Co., u
Los Angeles, Cal. B
In accordance with your instruc-
tions, we have made count of the
number of Bucks seen in use at
three different points in Los An
geles: to-wit, on Cahuenga Pass, on
Seventh and Broadway and on the
Long Beach Boulevard.
We counted. one thousand ears of
all makes, excepting Fords, at
each of the above locations, or
three thousand ears in all. The
number of Bucks seen was one
sixth of the total number of ears
counted. In other words an aver,
age of one car out of, every six
counted was a Buick. ....
OSCAR MOSS & co.
= Another, letter from Motor Fax,
indicates sales figures of last three,
years show that one out of every
ten ears sold in Los Angeles (ex-
cepting Fords) was a Buick. The
letter in part follows:
The total registration in Los An
geles City and Hollywood of new
automobiles, excepting Fords, for
the period of January l to April l,
1923, or three and one quarter years
was 61,607, of which total 6254
were Bucks.
In other words, approximately,
one out of every ten new automo-
biles registered during the above
period was a Buick.