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West Side H NTERPRISE LNDKJ'KNDC.NCE. ORKCON. FRIDAY. AUCUST J0 lft : ai ; ; tv, UADAUE JUSSERAND AUiRlCAX CIH 1170 HARRIED A F HE SCUM IS. AOM DIVUtMiTIC SWIM. frencli Amhaeaadoc at Washington i.lven l4(ion largely - Atun of fetfe'e rallty-New rmbassy MuMdlnc Projected. How tnurh a wife ran da to help bar liuimid la iiuidie career le iw Itirlnifly pro en by (lift married life of Madame Juwrmia, Ilia American wlf of Hi Jr rrtirh AuibawMidor t V lilne ton. Indeed M. Juaecraml n arb-cted ljr the (.uvi riiinpul of rmirf lo art a the accredited agent f our slater rvtuihiicat inde ham' l.ri)iuart. r largely berau of the fart that h bad an Amrrlran wife w tio It a lellevcd . juld I' Of front imlnuniMi lo lilm In handling any negnttatlnna which might bava to b carried on Utwern the 10 m lioni, Madam Jnaaerand, althonrn Am- erlran Ixirn, wnt mot of her life, up lo the lime of her marrluga, In France. That alia waa thus an axlle from it land of th Hart and Ptrlpe" wi nil la lha fart that her fat liar, Mr. Illrhnrda, win an American bank er In Paris, and tliua til bualneiia In tcrest compelled Mm In rcaido al fiioat continuously t tha French cap It at. Ilia daughter educated on lha banks of tha flclna and speak French quite aa read 11 aba doe F.ncllsh. Her husband liai a irraat admiration for lha American people-possibly le rattna lia la no fond. of Ma wlfa. lie la an author of note and ha trans lated several American II erary worka Into French. Trior to eomlna; to Washington, . Jusserand andbla wife resided In Copenhagen, tha capital of Denmark, whera M. Juaaerand irtnl aa tha envoy of Iila government. Itla promotion to Waeblngton waa a decided advance la rank and carries with It big Increase In salary. AN INSEPARABLE COtTLE. noth if. Jnaaerand and hla Yankee helpmate ara very genial and hospit able, but tbey ara manifestly much Hoarier, 1Ua ciivrrnmpiil al I'arl reifiilly ('urcbed a i"l l.d tra1 of (ftHiii.l In I lie iiiot dclrlle aer- lion of hintfton ami a ill erx thereon a splendid embassy home of Ita 0n. aladanta Jucrli'l being an American woman ami thoriiiiijlilj i'inieraiit Willi Hie wauta l Aiikt ran aoiin'O ami Vankra 'tiiultllma of Ufa In K' ''"'l l '"'i ai'lo lu give lha n iii h an hiliM't hn Jmirtn-j : from I'aria nutny valual'ln ttiiiiifr an lo ilmifc'iiini; tin new lii.u. and alie a 111 la Me la wlwt tha ruriilhliig. re., with fnr erraler e' aim au rea Ilia roiild a Krenrliwoiuao Hot la tout-to wltn AuiiTlinn waya. IXSC1JSCB SIDE IICHTS. Mathoda Employed fur Courlnc tha MariJ Worked Asvni. Piirlnff the rerent ar-andal and tha alrlnf of Innnrnnre methorta In renaral whlrh fallowed, one of tha tenderat aiwila of that biixlnaaa waa left un touched. It la the avatem known 10 tha fiarlanr of Indimtrla! Inauranrt workera aa "arraara and adanraa." Ilia taklnir of arreara and adranra nrrtira wnklt on tha Imok of every aifent, when t!i aeant muat pay for earh week on every poller whlrh la eyond tha trara period allowed bj tha ompany, namely "four weeka." Pitperflrlfllly It " uld appear eaay o tier tha company "a rulea or ann- poaed rulr; hut Ilia eanrt-lllnir of a pollry er pollrlea might prarlpltata what la known aa "thrown off claim ne;." vhcrehr th rompanr ref nar to pay further apeelal aalary until a ufllrlent numliir of atihafanllnl appll- canta ara approvatl to off-act the can- ccllntlona. Ho It may aeem eipw'l- nt to tha Tioedful aeent, to pay a dol- nr tor the currant wet-k, rather tlian to loa Ilia proaiN-t of racx-lvlng fifteen or Ilia week following Ha thereby lorrowa money from tha company at lanra rata of Intoreat one dollar for tba loan of fifteen for ona week ond If lis wlihea to retain thJa loan ba tnnat pay for tha week following. radually but almoat atirely. It be cornea a caaa of tha "Spider and tha nr." t'nleaa lia ba an uncommonly irood writer, or an exceptionally wary man, the wcl tlKhtcna and bis eource of SOOTHUESrS SMALL FARCS. U OSDEUH L CROP klSCL TS fUOH A H1SGLE ALUS Ot GOOD IKK 10 A TED USD. Inataoca f Man Who Maaea Cood Uvlng and Lay by rouf Hundred Uellara Vear Na f ear el Urowtft or tailurt WlUUAM X aMTTHS. Tba tiacratui'Uio Vallrjr of Vall fi.rnm la a In ml of big iariua. 1'rl vata oUUi ruu all Hie way from out' tliuUKuiid In tmu iuudrvd tbouaaod inn. It waa out-e orulUable to farm taut anna lu gralu. AIUhiiilIi tbia vailt-y la L!enl With luiM-l ai'uudaut wati-r tiiiliB, Irri gation la Dot pe nr rally employed. Xbrre la little rainfall from May to November, let (rata and det-Mttoua fiujta are rrgwu srltiiaut rUUclal lug (timl I loiia ara nrl.ir ein In UiiMMj f nui Ixrn t'alif urnla. Iberr la a great future for Una anuth wraicm rorn. r uf Aiin-n. a, and It a ill atitne Uay l KtiiiM aa ennmlt rly aa Ita Homlrrful rum ahow it ta bae liwu unkuuau m ii r u- Tbe II uJtstxr Ueturot. It waa old home week, and tha re turned aou a and fxamliwma had been Itllins ai'U tuura ur lta pride of tti" rtiHiik-ra t ine bad wrought for them, Al limt IxlHard JaiiiitMin aiHike: "I weut away from bt-re twenty jeara fiisn a (toor man, with only ontt nolitary tloll.tr In my M-k-l. I walked the fuiir niSh-a frtnn my father'a farm to the matlon, and there I Ix-cgi-d a rlda to liiwton on frrlkbt car. Jjiat nlk-tit 1- drove Into town behind a aplritcd pair of bor-et, and my piirao KUena bow inutli my pnrno bottla In money to-day, bcufdea a larre rhtHk," and ilr. Jatneoo looked about Lita with a tfUXl&ttt auiUts 1 aCI'TN. "1 . ii 1 1 ii n . u i i a-ia ii iii ni.-ia jjSe - f aiailWp"aa ea mr'jr- i '"' aaw-)-lr--,i ''m-.m , .bh- rS HOW TH1NG8 OllOW IN THE) SOUTH-WEST UNDER lKRItlATIO.V. Madame jus seuand wife op the fiiench ambassador. wrnpned up In ench other. Indued, when the French Amlmaandor visited the St. Louis Exposition alone by reason or the fact that Madame Jimse rnnd was prevented from accompany' lng him because of an abscess on her forehead It was the first time In their married life thnt they bad ever been Bopn rated, even for a few days, Madame Jusserand Is rather dark complexioned and in many respects has the appearance of a typical French woman. She Is a firm be liever in outdoor life as a source of health and pleasure. When In .Wash ington or at their summer home on the coast of Massachusetts she n:id her husband daily Indulge in long walks and spend hours playing tennis. Madame Jusserand Is a most cliarlt nbly disposed woman and since her arrival In America has constantly but Inconspicuously aided many causes. She has no children, but on several occasions she has given parties at her home for the French children residing at the national capital. 1 NEW FRENCH EMBASSY. The lady la looking forward to bar ing the privilege of fitting up a new French Embassy at Washington that will be In keeping with the dignity of our sister republic. For years the "branch office" of France in the United States was located in an old residence In Washington that was at one time the home of Admiral Porter. Then a few "years ago the French es tablishment was moved to the house owned by Bellamy Storer the house which President Roosevelt leased lust after his election as Vice-President and before he bad any thought that be would be called upon to go to the White House when he took up bis residence In tbe city on tbe rotomae., livelihood wanes, until he ia finally forced from that field of labor, to be followed by another whose experience Is most likely to be a repetition of his predecessor's. This stupendous gouging system Is startling In its vastness, for about two hundred thousand men are en gaged In ijis vocation tboughout the country as agents, and the amount of money thus obtained by one company alone (employing about fifteen thou sand men). Is upwards of one million dollars annually. The officials resort to many methods of Intrigue to pre vent the real mission of the "arrears and advance" manipulations from be coming apparent to the agents, among which Is the tacking of placards in the offices forbidding agents to pay on in surances which Is beyond the com pany's grace period. To the experi enced agent t reads, "we know yon will pay." Why this subtle system of graft has remit Ined almost unmolested for more than thirty years is a subject for conjecture. tnolatore. But the big farms are not l.roaperoua. They are largely culti vated by tenants and are etrangely devoid of features which make the true aouthweatern farm ona of the moat delightful home-spots In tbe world. The men on the land sell all they produce and buy nearly all they consume. And bo tbey pay tribute to others "going and coming." I have been visiting a farm In the Pacramento Valley which consists of "Fifty dollar "Seventy-five: "A hundredr shouted the boya, filled with admiration "No." said Mr. Jameson, drawing a large flat purse from hla pocket when the clamor had subsided, "none of you has guessed right. When I paid the 25 cents to Ozzy Boggs for my re freshing drive In tha roach. I bad besides my trunk check (which I re tained- for financial reasons.) exactly a single acre of Irrigated land and Ucents, I have come back, my friends. which makes a better home and larger net income for Its owner than many of his neighbors enjoy on places of thousands of aeres each. Tha little farm Is at Orland. In Glen County, and Is tha property of a man named Samuel Clocks, who has grown old and gray while tllllng lt for the. past thirty years, . Mr. Cleeks tells me that ne naa no difficulty whatever In making a com fortable living from tins one acre or Irrigated land. Not only so, out he is able to save an average of four bun dred dollars a year beside. He has money to loan, as well as fruit, vege tables and poultry products to sell to those who are getting poorer every vear In carrying on big farms without irrigation. I was bo curious to Know how ha could set auch good results from ao small an area that I asked hlra to give me a list of what the place contained. Here It Is: ON A SINGLE ACRE. Bara and Corral spare 75 x 78 reat Kerer Drink Water. There are many different kinds of animals that never in all their lives sip so much as a drop of water. Among these are tbe llamas of the Andes and the gazelles of tbe far East. Many naturalists believe that the only moisture imbibed by wild rabbits is derived from the green herb age they eat. Ocean steamers carry from six to ten cats, whose duty Is to keep the passengers' quarters free from mice and rats. If the cats are not rat eaters, they are dismissed. Rabbit Htitoh ......25x25 Honaa and Porche 3080 " 2 Windmill Towarg each 18x16 " Garden ..48x84 Blackberriea 16x80 " Strawberrle 65 x 90 " Citrus Nursery, In whloh there ara 2300 budded orange, lemon and lima treea 90x98 " 1 row of Dewberrlea 100 feet long, 4 Apricot trees. 2 Oak trees. 3 Poach treea, - .-. " 6 Fig treea. 10 Locust treea. 30 Assorted Roses, 20 Assorted Geraniums. 12 Lemon treea. bearing, aeren yeara old, 1 Lime tree, olae years old and bearing. from which, were sold last year 160 dozen limes. . 8 Bearing Orange trees,. 4 Breadfruit treea, 6 Pomegranate trees, 1 Patch of Bamboo, 3 Calla Llllles. 4 Prune trees, 3 Blue Gum trees, 9 Cypress trees, 4 Grapevines, 1 English tvy, 2 Honeysuckles,, , 1 Seed-bed, 1 Violet-bed, 1 Sage-bed, . 2 Tomato vinea. 13 Stands of Beea. ERA OF THE SMALL FARM. Time was when the man who had said that a living could be made from o acres, mucn less a single acre, would hax-e been considered a dreamer or a greenhorn. Now, how ever, all through the Southwest, In great sections of California and Ari zona, where the sun Is warm, the soil is deep and fertile, and the water for irrigation ample, little farms are mak ing for their owners more money than many of the big ones. Two. three, five and ten acre tracts closely and faithfully cultivated have become. In hundreds of instances, veritable gold mines. Some of the communities of southern California, composed of thee little ranches, resemble the suburbs of a village, so close are fhe farm houses. Arizona Is not so far along In this class of settlement, because it Is a newer country, but the enthusiastic claim is made for many parts of the Territory that tbe climate and grow- to stay. Any little Jobs of sawing and splitting will be gratefully, re ceived. 1 outh a Companion. Worked the Double Cross. "This," said the Jeweler, ;isAwL t happened here last month.' "Mr. B. drove nn In a hansom and entered my shop, accompanied by bis valet, who carried an oblong box of ateel. Mr, B. asked for a private Inter view and I took him Into my office There he opened the box exposing a splendid array of diamond and pearl necklaces, earrings, tiaras, and stom achers. " 'Mrs. B..' he said. 'Is now abroad. Before ahe returns I want you to ex tract all these stones and to replace them with good Imitations, selling the real jewels and giving me tho money. This, of course. Is to be a confidential transaction. Mrs. B. is to know noth ing of it I looked at Mr. B. I think I blushed a little." ' ' 'My dear sir,' I said, 'I should be glad to do what you ask, but It Is impossible. Two years ago Mrs. B. called here on the same errand that now brings you, and this errand, In her case, was successful. The paste Jewels that you offer me are worth little more than the hir of the hansom awaiting you outside. " TC3 ARUHR&KSFC2T. PACIFIC SQUAVUOS IS A UODll 102 UASDLlSli TUB COVERS. VEST'S TRU01S. rntate Steamahip Companies SiJ ta b Unequal ta tha Taaa, uf trans porting ulUier boya lhe Coat la Crcalcr. Along the Pacific C'oaat the army tranHtrt aervica tn operation with the rtiilipiiioea and Intermwliate jvilnta, ta not reirardi-d with faror. I'rivate tti-auiitliip i-otiipitiiica covet the bul lie whlt-ti la now being dime by tho dozen ami a half vchim-U making up II14 trniiiMrt flet-t. 1'uriig the last fural year the Wirb dan, Hierman. Thomaa, Lo-an au I 1U carried to Honolulu, Guam and Manila Iil,ut pnssrngera. IKVis'l tone of freight, hmki.I of I'nited Mates mail, and fJ,47s,0U0 In lnltcd Statea money, besides a eonslderalilo amount of rhllippina peos coined In the Han rranciaro mint; and In Jan uary, l:tfL th srliediilo waa doubled. that Is. instead of one aaillng a niouili there are now two. Tba army prefer to do lis own frcl lit and pnaHonRer btmlnesa cn e Pacific for the .ollowlng reasons: Primarily, private companies secur ing contracts could not furnish the aer- Vice desired without specially con Mructed vessels, an expense which. though demonstrated absolutely neces sary by experlenee, tbey would not undertake owing to tbe uncertainty of the traffic. Secondly, tha pre went aervlce I found "Diora conomlcal, tha cost of operation last year amounted to f ":). 000 less than the lowest estimate pre sented by any of tbe private con cerns bidding for the buslnesi. Lastly, tha exigencies of the service whloh might at any moment demand the rapid transportation of large sliip menta of troops and supplies would necessitate the holding; In reserve of a considerable number of vessels, an Impossibility to a private steamship company which Is forced by competi tion to operate with strictest economy. COMBINED COMFORT AND CAPACITY. ' lark la fifteen da, Aautn!nfc ihia rstl, it would re-juira, to atma th drat quirk blow of a fore correpnJ lug to our pre-iit mihisry e!niiliJi ment. tha eulira hlj. on tlia At laotic and mure thtu ih euUra ton lie of the pacific." It U doubt ful If aay frlvata baa would car to hold etmugti hie lu reaerva tn trail. Irt lu divii..ua on a fortnight a uotlt-e. 'I be V tartertnantrr t.eu.-ral save It. aa b! optnlon that, "111 Tl. w of the futile c (Tort a of tha Quarter- n.aater'a lpartmcnt ta obtain suit able trni.rt from tha merchant marine lo I'-aiH for tha transportation of the army to Culia, and of tha further fact that hen withdrawn from regular line aervlce tha trans ports run not 1 advantaseoiinly d ixwed of, owing to their peculiar n. terlor const ru tion. It would be wine pollry to retain a antTlclent number of bonta aa part of the equipment of tha army, to ! eronotnically cared for an t kcj.t In surd condition aa to he prompt ly available for any emergency wbirli may arle requiring the transportation of troope on the oeean." Hmca tha whisper of fronida In the Orient, two f.rt-t -laa troph!pa have been held at anchor In Manila Hay, and until Janu ary ad the freighters of the transport servl-e were out of active aervlce, with tho exception of the IMx. PACIFIC FLEET A MODEL. Tbe army hat built np Ita Pacific transport fleet after long and trjlnst experience, and It Is generally conced ed that the vessels are model of their klnd. Representatives of foreicn government have asked for and re ceived copies of the specifications. The transportation of live stock has lieen fruitful of disasters. The first consignment of mules shipped to Man ila was a source of great anxiety. Every rrec.nution waa taken, and fi nally the fatal precaution of belly- handing the animal caused the lost of all but one. who became known In Manila as the hundred thousand dol lar Jack. Tha rest ail died of the on- acenstomed exercise of swinging on their stomachs. In explanation of the Bret of these reasons the average transport Is a type of marine construction peculiarly Individual. While exteriorly it has all tbe appointments of a modern ocean going steamer. It differs essentially In ita interior arrangement. The trans portation of larffe numbers of tronns across an ocean distance1 of 7.0OJ miles, the greater part of this mileage lying within the tropics, demands the best possible ventilation and sanita tion. The sleeping accommodations for soldiers are between decks, and the entire apace allotted for this purpose is orten from end to end. Metal berths In tiers of three, one above the other, make the place resemble a giant honeycomb. Shower baths, read ing and recreation rooms are pro- Tided, and a regularly equipped hos pital with Isolation wards is in charge of a surgeon and assistants drawn from the army Medical Corps and the Hospital Corps. These quarters are lEARS'S LASG CAGES IX JAIL. Berkraann, Who Triad to Kill Henry C Trick, Becomes Llngulat, When Alexander Berkmann left the Allegheny County prison In May last, after having aerved fifteen years for an attempt to kill Henry C. Frlck. the coke and ateel magnate, be found himself able to converse fluently In eight languages. The years behind prison bars have converted him from an avowed an archist to a student and philosopher. Many persons have forgotten both Berkmann and his crime, yet they startled the nation during the days of the preat JTomestead strike of 1S02. Mr. Frlck was one of the managers of the ateel Industry when It grappled In the gigantic struggle with Its work men. Berk man a was so radical, at the other end of the scale, that be was classed as a leading anarehlet During the excitement of the Indus trial controversy Berkmann found bis way Into the Pittsburg offices of Mr. Frick, reached that magnate's pres ence and shot him twice, then attempt- Ac Liked the Game. 'A eeedy looking Individual, ap parently from the rurals, entered Flockner's barber shop one day last week," says the Hobart News-Republican. "He got in the second chair. and told Charley he wanted the whole works. "After fCharley had trimmed him np till he would have passed for Leslie Niblack, he woke him up. ., " 'Hair cut," says the sleeper, drowsily..,-,, i - " 'Hair's cut,' says Charlie. "'Shave,' says he, still half asleep. " 'Done shaved you.' "'Shampoo. " 'You've got 'er "'Shine. "'Been shined.- "'Neck shave.' " 'Already been there.' " 'Singe hair. "'I've burned it "The customer settled down In the chair until be was sitting on his neck, and says, 'Pull a tooth.'" The Other Fellow. ' The butcher thinks the baker has an easy time through life; The baker thinks the doctor's path is ever free from strife: And to us all this truth comes home as through this life we bob It's the other fellow every time that has the easy job. I - IV Hi .- - - . 4 pi TRANSPORT "THOMAS" ABOUT TO SAIL FOR THE ORIENT. freight transport "dix" loading animals for philippines ' Football as Played. "T hear your son tas been winning high honors at college?" "He has. Indeed. He has been a quarterback, a halfback, a fullback, and now "Yes, what la he now?" said the speaker eagerly. "Now." replied the other, "he's a hunchback." not stich as are provided for steer age passengers on the Pacific, and if vessels so equipped were owned and operated by a private line, that line would be long in getting rid of them. should the army be suddenly recalled from the Islands. Furthermore, the army transport must carry a battery of rapid fire guns in her bows, some thing for which private steamship companies have very little use. The second argument advanced by the adherents of the present system needs no comment. The third and last contention ia best supported by a report made on January 14 of this year by the Gen eral Staff of the Army to the Senate Committee on Merchant Marine, in which it was stated that "to embark a division would require ten 6,500-ton ships and nine 5,500-ton ships. With the strength of the regular army two, divisions could be made ready to em- ing to complete the work with a dagi ger. Overpowered before he could accom plish his full purpose, Berkmann was hurried to jail. Being convicted at his trial be was given a fifteen year term In the penitentiary for attempt to kill. This was supplemented by a oneyear term in the Allegheny County workhouse for carrying concealed deadly weapons. Once behind prison bars he gave np all his ?isure time to study. At the beginning of his term he could read and write English and German. Dur ing the first years of his imprison ment he eagerly perused all books In those languages that he could secure. In course of time he mastered tna Slavic, Polish and Hungarian lan guages, and also acquired a good gen eral knowledge of Italian, Spanish and French. .