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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 9, 1906)
fvr rrWW AW w i a lakeviluv. oiu:gon. TJIUKSDAM AUGUST o, tyf. PAGES 1 TO 4. MAGAZINK RKCT10N. X MADAME JOSSERAND American girl xrno married A FRESCIIUA.X, SOW JA DIPLOMATIC SWIM. nch Ambassador at Washington Given Position Largely on Account of Wife's Nativity-New tmbassy BuUding Projected. How much a wife rnn do to help her husband In a public career In con vincingly proven by the married llfn of Madam Juaacrnnd. thn American wife of the French Ambassador at Washington. Indeed M. Juaacrand solcrted by tin ,Oovcrnmcnt of France to art n the accredited agent of our sister republic at Uncle Sum headquarter largely Isvauae of the fart that he had an American wife who It wn believed . .uld be of (trout assistance to him In handling any negotiation which might have to be carried on Wlwwn tti two na t lonn. Madam Juerand, although Am rrlrnn born, axnt moat of her life, tip to the time of her marriage. In Franc. Thnt she wna tliun nn exile from tln Innd of the Star and Stripe wna due to th fnrt thnt hrr father, Mr. Klrharda, wan an Amrrlrnn brink rr In Pari, and thus hi business In terest compelled him to reside nl moat continuously at the French cap Hal. Ilia dmiKliler wan cdiirntcd on the bank of the Brine and speaks French cjulte an rendllv na she doe English. Her huahnnd hn a Brent admiration for the Amerlcnn people possibly be cause lie la ao fond of hi wife. He la an author of note and tiaa trans tnted aeveral American I crary work Into French. Prior to coming to Washington, M. Juaacrnnd aud hi wife rcaldod In Co(enhngon, the en pi Ml of Denmark, where M. Jussrrnnd acted na the envoy of hi government. Ill promotion to Washington wa a decided advance In rnnk and carrle with It a his Increase In anlnry. AN INSEPARABLE COUPLE. Roth M. Juerand and hi Yankee lelpmata are Tery genial and hosplt alle, but they ara manifestly much llADAMK JUSSEUANn WIFB OK wrapped up In cuch other. Indeed, when the French AmhiiHHiidor vIhIIimI the St. Ix)ula KxpoHltlon alone by reaaon of the fact thnt Madame Juaao rnnd wna prevented from accompany ing him liecnuao of an nbacea on her forehead It waa the tlrnt time In their married life that they hnd ever been acpnrnted, even for n few dnya. Madame Juaxcrnnd lit rntlier dark complexioned and In ninny reaped hna the appenrunce of a typical F'rench woman. Sim I n firm be liever In outdoor life nn ii aource of health and plenanre. When In Wash ington or nt their Hummer home on the const of MnaanchuMettrt nhe nnd her hUHband dally Indulge In long walka and upend bourn playing tennis. Madame JuHaerand Ih a most charit ably dlapoHcd woman nnd alnre her arrival In America hna coiiHtautly but IncontmlcuouHly aided ninny cuuaea. She hna no children, but on neveral occasions she hna given pnrtlea at her home for the French children reading at the nntlonnl capital. NEW FRENCH EMRASSY. The Indy la looking forward to hav ing the privilege of fitting up a new French Embassy nt Wnshlngton thnt will be In keeping with the dignity of our sister republic. For yenrs the "branch office" of France in the United State was located In nn old residence In Washington that wn at one time the home of Admlrnl Porter. Then a few years ago the French es- tahllshment was moved to the house owned by Bellamy Storer the house which President Roosevelt lened Inst after his election as Vice-President and before he had anv thought thnt he would be called upon to go to the Wblte House when be took up nis UK 1 ; ash W-&jft ;Vl I residence In the city on the Potomac 1 1 m However, the government nt Parla recently purchased n ietx- sl,od tract of icround In tint most desirable Men tion of Washington mid will erect I hereon o splendid embassy home of It own. M iiiln tin Jusscrund brink' nil American woman und thoroughly conversant with the wants of Ani'T enn women und Viinkre condition of life In general lui been able to give the French architect who Journeyed from Purl ninny vnlimbli' nliit-rn n to designing the new limine nnd she will be nble to select the furnishings, etc., with fur Krenler case und aue cea than could a Frenchwoman not In touch with Amerlcnn way. INSVRASCB SIDE LIGHTS. Method Employed fur Gouging the Hard Worked Agent. During the recent aeandal and the airing of lniirnnce melhoda In general which followed, one of the tendered spot of that htiKlnofiB wn left un touched. It I the system known In the pnrlnnce of Industrial Inaurnnce worker na "arrenr nnd ndvnnces." The taking of nrrenr mid ndvancea occur weekly on the book of every a cent, when the ngent must pay for ench wi-ek on everv policy which I beyond the grace period allowed by the company, namely "four week. Superficially If nld aeftr eay to obey the compnny'a rule or sup posed rules; but the cmirrtllnil of a policy or not Idea mlcht precipitate whnt I known nn thrown off claim ing." whereby the company refuara to pny further aperlnl anlnry until a aufflrlent iiumiImt of Hut)tiinllnl nppll ennta are npprovod to off-et the run cellntlona. So It inny aeem exiKll ent to the needful ni'ent. to pny n dol In r for the current week, rather than to lone the proH t of rer'lvlng fifteen for the week following. He thereby Itorrowa money from the company nt n large rate of Intercut--one dollar for the loan of fifteen for one week and If he wImIicm to retain t Til h loan he tnuat pny for the week following. Crndnnlly but nlmoxt aurely. It le come n ciimi- of the "Spider and the Fly." I'nlea lie be an uncommonly gool writer, or nit except lonnlly wnry man, the web tighten und hi aourcc Of ' THE KUKNCII AMHASSAIHHt. livelihood wanes, until he In finally forced from thnt Held of labor, to be followed by another whose experience Is most likely to bo a reietltlon of hU predecesKi r's. This stupendous gouging system Is startling In Its vast'tiesx, for about two hundred thousand men fire en gaged In : lis vocation thoiigliout the country us agents, and the amount of money thus ohtalnrl by one company nlotio (employing about fifteen thou sand mem, Is upwards of one million dollars annually. The olllclals resort to many methods of Intrigue to pre vent the real mission of the "arrears nnd advnnce" manipulation from be coming apporei.t to the n gouts, among which Is the tacking of placards In the ofllees forbidding agents to pay on ln Huranccs which Is beyond the com pany's grace period. To the experi enced ngent t reads, "we know you will pay." Why this subtle system of grnft has remained almost unmolested for more than thirty years is a uubject for conjecture. Sever Driak Water. There nre mnny different kinds of animals that never In all their lives alp bo much ns a drop of water. Among these nre the llamas of the Andes and the gazelles of the far East. Many naturalists believe thnt the only moisture Imbibed by wild rabbits Is derived from the green herb age they eat. Ocean steamer enrr from six to ten cnta, whose duty Is to keep the pnssengers' ounrtera free from mice and rots. If the cnta arc not rat eaters, they are dismissed. SOUTHWEST'S SMALL FARMS. WOSDERtVL CROP RESULTS I ROM A SISULE ACRE 01 OOOD IRRIGATED LAM). Instance of a Man Who Makes Good Living and Lays by rour Hunurcu UulUra a Year-No hear of Urouin or failure. WJLUAM S. riMVTHE. Tho Sncrameuto Yullvy of Cali fornia is u l.iuU of big furuiH. I ll tutu estates run all the wuy trout our thousand t" one iiuiidl'cu thousand acres. It was once profitable, to larui vusl a reus In k'uiii. Although this vulley is blifssed With most ubiiudiiiii water supplies, irri gation Is uot generally employed. There is little ruiufull from Muy to November, yet grniu and deciduous fruits ure grown without ftruucluJ HOW TlilMSS ;ttOV IN TUB SOUTH-WEST 1'NDEIt IRRIGATION., moisture. Itut the big f.irtns are not prosperous. They are largely culti vated by tenants and are strangely devoid of features which make the true southwestern farm one of the most delightful home-spots In the world. The men on the land sell nil they produce and buy nearly nil they consume. And so they pay tribute to others "going nnd eorn'ng." I bnve been visiting a farm In ttie Sacramento Valley which consist of one single ncre of Irrigated land nnd which makes n better home nnd larger net Income for Its owner than many of his neighbors enjoy on places of thousands of nrres each. The little farm Is at Orlund. In lilrn iVuinty. nnd Is the property of a nian named Samuel Clerks, who has grown old and gray while tilling it for the past thirty years. Mr. flecks tells me that he has no difficulty whatever in making a com fortable living from this one acre of irrlgnted land. Not only so. but he is nble to save an average of four hun dred dollars a year beside. He tins money to loan, as well as fruit, vege tables nnd poultry products to sell to those who nre getting poorer every year In carrying on big farms without Irrigation. I wm so curious to know how he could get such good results from so small nn area thnt I asked him to give me n list of what the place contained. Here It Is: ON A SINCI.i: ACRE. 7.1 x 7.1 feet X " .TO I So " 1rtl " 4xtn lflt HTixOO " there lemon 00 x OH ' .100 feet loot!. Hum ami Corrnl mn. '... Itahblt HnMi IIiiiihi anil 1'nrehe 2 Wliulnilll Towers eie-h. (Innten Itlm-ktH-rrle Strawberries Citrni NnrsiT.v. ta which are '.'' tnnMed orange, and lime tn 1 row of iwwherrlea 4 Apricot trees, '1 Ouk trees, .'t J'eaeli trees, II Fig trees. 10 IjoetiHt trees. : Assorted Hoar. JO Assorted iermilum. VI LrfMimu trees, henrlnc seven yeara old, nld and liearlnK. 1 L,lnie tree, nine yeara front which were sold luat yeur 100 iloxen limes, 8 Hearing Orange trees. 4 breadfruit trees, JS 1'oiiicRTiinnte treea, I 1 'nt eh of Haul boo, ;i t'lilln Ullletl, 4 I'riino trees, .1 lilne (in in trees, II Oypreaa trees, 4 tirape Inea. 1 Kngllsh Ivy. J Honeysuckles, 1 Seed-bed, 1 Violet-bed, 1 Sage-lied, 'J Tuuiatu vluea, 13 Stands of Bees. ERA OF THE SMALL FARM. Time was when the mnn who had suld that a llvlug could be made from 5 acres, much less a single ncre. would have been considered u dreamer or n greenhorn. Now, how ever, nil through the Southwest. In grent sections of California and Arl- tona, 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 mnny of the big ones. Two. ' three five nnd ten ncre trncts closely nnd faithfully cultivated tiave become. b hundreds of Instances, veritable gold mines. Rome of the communities of southern California, comnosed of the,o little ranches, resemble the suburbs of a village, so close are the farm houses. Arlxonn Is not so far along In this class of settlement, because It Is a newer country, hut the enthusiastic claim Is made for many ports of the Territory thut the climate nnd grow- log condition in nuperlor even to those of soul hen, (jalifortiia. 't here Is a greul future f. thl southwestern rorner of Aiiieru a, and It w ill some day lie peopled us extensively a Its wombrful ruins show It to huvv been biiknowu centuries ago. The Wauderer Relurut, It was old-home week, and the re turned sons n nil grandsons ha-1 been ti lling wiin more or less pride of the change fine had wrought for them. At last Kdwurd .lamcxon spoke: "I went away from here twenty years ago a poor iiiun, with only one Military dollar in my pocket. I walked the four inlles from my father's farm to the station, and there I begged a ride to I '.os ton on n freight car. Iast tiltiil I drove Into town lehind a spirited pair of hor: cs, and my purse .'lies how much my purse hold In money to-day, bealde a In nre check," and Mr. Jammion looked about him with a brilliant auille. "Fifty dollars!" Seventy-five!" "A hundred!" shouted the boy, filled with admiration. "No." said Mr. Jameson, drawing a large flat purse from his pocket when the clamor had subsided, "none of you has guessed right. When 1 paid the 2.r cents to Ozzy Roggs for my re freshing drive in the coach. I had besides my trunk check (which I re tained for finnncl.il reasons.) exactly 4 cent. I have come back, my friends. to stay. Any little Jobs of sawing i and splitting will be gratefully re- eclved." Youth's Companion. Worked the Double Cross. "This." said the Jeweler, "Is what happened here last month. "Mr. R. drove up in a hansom and entered my phop. accompanied by his vnlet, who carried nn oblong box of steel. Mr. R. asked for a private Inter view nnd I took him Into my office. There ho opened the bo exposing a splendid nrrny of diamond and pearl necklaces, earrings, tiaras, and stom achers. " 'Mrs. R.,' he said, 'is now abroad. Refore she returns I want you to ex tract all these stone and to replace them with good Imitations, selling the rcol JewelR nnd giving me th( money. This, of course. Is to be a confidential transaction. Mrs. B. Is to know noth ing of It.' "I looked at Mr. R. I think 1 blushed a little." "'My dear sir. I said. 'I should lie 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, nnd this errnnd. In her case, was successful. The pnste Jewels thnt you offer me are worth little more than the hlr of the bausom nwnitiug you outside.' " lie Liked the Game. "A seedy looking individual, np parently from the rurals, entered Flock ner's barber shop one day last week," says the Hobart News-Republican. "He got in the second chair, nnd told Charley he wanted the 'whole works.' "After Charley had trimmed him up till he would have passed for Leslie Niblack, he woke him up. " 'Hair cut,' says the sleeper, drows ily. "'Hair's cut, says Charlie. " 'Shave,' says he, still half asleep. " 'Hone 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 he was sitting on his neck, and suys, 'Pull u 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. Foot bull as Played. "T benr your Ron hn been winning high honors nt college?" "He tins. Indeed. He has been a quarterback, a halfbaclt, a fullback, and now " "Yes. what Is he now?" KaM the speaker eagerly. Vow." replied the other, "he's a hunchback." m ARMY TRANSPORT. PACIFIC SOUADRON IS A MODEL Kit UAXDLISG TUE i'JVERS VIST'S TROOPS. Private Steamship Company Said to be Unequal to the Task, of T rans porting soldier boys The Coat is Orcatci. Along the Pacific Coast the army transport service In operation with the Philippine mid Intermediate points, is uot regarded with luvor. Private steamship companies covet the busi ness which is now tiring done by the dozen aud a half vesst.-U making up the transport lb-eL Iur:-ig the last fiscal year the Sheri dan, Sherman, Thomas, Logan uud Dlx curried to Honolulu, liuiiin and Manila 31 IK; passengers, 11."..ihh) tons of freight, tMJO.wtf pounds of United States mail, and $2,47s,UUO in United States money, besides a considerable amount of Philippine pesos coined in the Sun Frj i-iwo mint; and in Jan uary, 11XKJ, tu schedule was doubled. that in, instead of one sailing a month there are now two. The army prefers to do Its own frel ht and passenger business on e Pacific for tin following reasons: Primarily, prlvnte companies secur ing contract could not furnish the ser vice desired without specially con structed vessels, an exsrise which, though demonstrated absolutely neces sary by experience, they would not undertake owing to the uncertainty of the traffic. Secondly, the present fervlc s found more economical, the ci.st of operation last year amounted tc ?T"0, (HK) Icsr than the lowest estimate re sented by any of the private Con cerns bidding for the business. lastly, the exigencies of the service which might nt nny moment demand the rapid transportation of large ship ments of troops and supplies would necessitate tin; 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. In explanation of the first of these reasons the average transport Is a type of marine construction peculiarly Individual. While exteriorly it bns all the appointments of a modern -cean going steamer, it differs essenti lly in Its interior arrangement. The trans portation of large number of troop across an ocean distance of T.tuM miles, the greater part of this mileage lying within the tropics, demands the I .est possible ventilation and sanita tion. The sleeping accommodations for soldiers are between decks, and the entire space allotted for this purp'o is often from end to end. Metal lerths in tiers of three, one above the other, make the place resemble .a giant honeycomb. Shower baths, read ing and recreation r.uns are pro vided, and a regularly equipped hos pital with Isolation wards is iu charge of a surgeon and assistants drawn from the army Medical Corps and the Hospital Corps. These quarters are TRANSPORT THOMAS" ABOUT TO SAIL FOH THE ORIENT. FREIGHT TRANSPORT "DIX" LOADING ANIMALS KOU PHILIPPINES not such as are provided for steer age passengers on the l'uciflc, and if vessels so equipped were owued and operated by a private line, that line would be long in getting rid of tneni. should the army be suddenly recalled from the Islands. Furthermore, the army transport must carry a battery of rupid lire guns in her bows, some thing for which private steamship companies have very little use. The second argument advauced by the adherents of the present system needs no comment. The third and last contention Is best supported by a report made on January 14 of this year by the uen- erul Staff of the Army to the Senate Committee on Merchant Marina, In which It wns stated that "to embark a division would require ten 6,500-ton ships nnd nine n.5M-ton uhlps. With the strength of the regular army two divisions could be made ready to em- ii', If- W bnrk i fifteen days. Assuming .his ratio, it would rerpiire, to strike the first quick blow of a force correspond ing to our present military estsiiiisli ment, the entire shipping on the At lantic and more than the entire ton nuge of the Pad He." It Is doubt ful if any private line would care to hold enough ships iu reserve to trans port two division on a fortnight's notice. The (juartcrinaster General gave It, a his opinion that, "In view of the futile efforts of the Quarter master's Department to obtain suit able transport from the merchant marine In 180S for the transportation of the army to Cuba, and of the further fact that when withdrawn from regular line service the trans port can not be advantageously dis posed of, owing to their peculiar In terior construction. It would be wise policy to retain a sufficient number of boats as part of the equipment of the army, to be economically cared for and kept In such condition as to be prompt ly available for sny emergency which may arise requiring the transportation of troops on the ocean." Since the whisper of trouble In the Orient, two first class troopships have been held it anchor in Manila Bay, and until Janu ary ad the freighters of the transport service were out of active service, r .io the exception of the Dlx. PACIFIC FLEET A MODEL.' The army ha bnllt up it Pacific transport fleet after long and trying experience, and it is generally conced ed that the vessels nre model of their k.ud. Representatives of foreign r vera men ts have asked for and re- c ;!ved copies of the specifleatlon. The transportation of live stock has been frnitfut of disasters. The first consignment of mules shipped to Man ila was a source of great anxiety. Eve: precaution was taken.' and fl nnt'y the fatal precaution of belly b.'itid:ng the animal caused the loss of all but one, who became known In Manila as the, hundred thousand dol lar Jack. The rest all died of the nn. accustomed exercise of swinging on their stomachs. m & LBARXS LANGUAGES IN JAIL. Berkmann. Who Triad to Kill Henry C Frlck, Becomes Linguist. When Alexander Berkmann left the Allegheny County prison In May last, after having served fifteen year for an attempt to kill Henry f. Frlck. the coke and steel magnate, he 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, j-et they tartled the nation during the days of the great Homestead strike of Mr. Frlck was one of the managers of the steel industry when it grappled In the gigantic struggle with its work men. Berkman wn so radical, at the other end of the scale, that he wns classed as a leading anarchist. During the excitement of the Indus trial controversy Berkmann found his way into the Pittsburg offices of Mr. Frick. reached that magnate's pres ence und shot him twice, then attempt- Ing to complete the work with a dag ger. Overpowered before he could accom plish his full purpose, Berkmann was hurried to Jail. Being convicted at his trial he was given a fifteen year term In the penitentiary for attempt to kill. This was supplemented by a one-year term in the Allegheny County workhouse for carrying concealed deadly weapous. Once behind prison bars he gave up all his leisure time to study. At the beginning of bis term he could read and write English and Germun. Dur ing the first years of his imprison ment be eagerly perused all books In those lunguuges that be could secure. In course of time be mastered the Slavic, Polish aud Hungarian lan guages, aud also acquired a good gen eral knowledge of Italian, Spanish and French.