MADAME JÜSSERAND
nowever, the government at Paris
ing conditions are superior even to
recently purchased a good-sized tract
those of southern California. There
of ground in the most desirable sec
is a great future for this southwestern
tion of Washington and will erect
corner of America, and it will some
AMERICAN GIRL WHO MARRIED thereon a splendid embassy home of WONDERFUL
CROP
RESULTS day be peopled as extensively as Its
its own. Madame Jusserand being
A FRENCHMAN, NOW IN
FROM A SINGLE ACRE OE GOOD wonderful ruins show it to have been
American
woman
and
thoroughly
an
unknowu centuries ago.
diplomatic swim .
IRRIGATED LAND.
conversant with the wants of Amer-
can women and Yankee conditions of
The Wanderer Returns.
french Ambassador at Washington life in general has been able to give Instance of a Man Who Makes Good
Given Position Largely on Account Hie French architect who journeyed Living and Lays by tour ilunured
It was old-home week, and the re
of Wife’s Nativity—New Embassy from Paris many valuable pointers as buliuis a Year—No tear of Uroutn turned sons and grandsons had been
to designing the new house and she or tailure.
Budding Projected.
telling with more or less pride of the
will be able to select the furnishings,
changes time bad wrought for them.
WILLIAM 3. SMYTHE.
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How much a wife can do to help etc., with far greater ease and suc
At last Edward Jameson spoke:
I her husband in a public career is con cess than could a Frenchwoman
The
Sacramento
Valley
of
Cali-
not
“1 went away from here twenty
vincingly proven by the married life in touch with American ways.
fornia is a land of big farms, 1TI-
of Madame Jusserand, the American
vate estates run all the way from one years ago a poor man, with only one
wife of the French Ambassador at
thousand to oue hundred thuusaud solitary dollar in my pocket. 1 walked
Washington.
Indeed M. Jusserand
acres. It was once profitable to farm the four miles from my father's farm
INSURANCE SIDE LIGHTS.
to the station, and there I begged a
was selected by the Government of
vast areas iu grain.
to Boston on a freight car. Last
Although this valley is blessed with ride
France to act as the accredited agent Methods Employed for Gouging the
night I drove into town behind a
most
abundant
water
supplies,
irri
of our sister republic at Uncle Sam’s
Hard Worked Agent.
spirited pair of horses, and my purse—
gation is not generally employed. guess
headquarters largely because of the
how much my purse holds In
During the recent scandal and the 1'bere is little rainfall from May to money to-day, besides a large check,”
fact that he had an American wife
who it was believed
juld be of airing of Insurance methods In general November, yet grain and deciduous and Mr. Jameson looked about him
great assistance to him In handling which followed, one of the tenderest fruits are grown without artificial with a brilliant smile«
any negotiations which might have to spots of that business was left un
be carried on between the two na touched. It Is the system known In
the parlance of Industrial Insurance
tions.
Madame Jusserand, although Am workers as “arrears and advances.”
The taking of arrears and advances
erican born, spent most of her life,
up to the time of her marriage, In occurs weekly on the book of every
France. That she was thus an exile agent, when the agent must pay for
from the land of the Stars and Stripes each week on every policy which Is
was due to the fact that her father, beyond the grace period allowed by the
Mr. Richards, was an American bank company, namely “four weeks.”
Superficially ft ’ nld appear easy
er in Paris, and thus bls business In
terests compelled him to reside al to obey the company’s rules or—sup
most continuously at the French cap posed rules: but the cancelling of a
ital. His daughter was educated on policy or policies might precipitate
the banks of the Seine and speaks what is known as “thrown off claim
French quite as readily as she does ing.” whereby the company refuses
to pay further special salary until a
English.
Her husband has a great admiration sufficient number of substantial appli
for the American people—possibly be cants are approved to off-set the can
cause he Is so fond of his wife. He cellations. So it may seem expedi
is an author of note and has trans ent to the needful agent, to pay a dol
lated several American 1! erary works lar for the current week, rather than
Into French.
Prior to coming to to lose the prospect of receiving fifteen
Washington,M. Jusserand andhls wife for the week following. He thereby
money from the company at
resided In Copenhagen, the capital of borrows
a large rate of Interest—one dollar for
Penmark, where M. Jusserand acted the loan of fifteen for one week—nnd
as the envoy of his government. If he wishes to retain this loan he
His promotion to Washington was a must pay for the week following.
decided advance In rank and carries Gradually but almost surely, it be
HOW THINGS GROW IN THE SOUTH-WEST UNDER IRRIGATION.
with It a big increase in salary.
comes a case of the "Spider and the
“Fifty dollars!”
AN INSEPARABLE COUPLE.
moisture. But the big farms are not
Fly.”
“Seventy-five!”
Unless he be an uncommonly good prosperous. They are largely culti
Roth M. Jusserand and his Yankee
“A hundred!” shouted the boys,
helpmate are very genial and hospit writer, or an exceptionally wary man, vated by tenants and are strangely
able, but they are manifestly much the web tightens and his source of devoid of features which make the filled with admiration.
"No,” said Mr. Jameson, drawing a
true southwestern farm one of the
most delightful home-spots in the large flat purse from his pocket when
world. The men on the land sell all the clamor had subsided, “none of you
they produce and buy nearly all they has guessed right. When I paid the
consume. And so they pay tribute 25 cents to Ozzy Boggs for my re
freshing drive In the conch. I had
to others “going and coming.”
I have been visiting a farm In the besides my trunk check (which I re
Sacramento Valley which consists of tained for financial reasons.) exactly
one single acre of Irrigated land and 4 cents. I have come back, my friends,
which makes a better home and larger to stay. Any little jobs of sawing
net income for its owner than many and splitting will be gratefully re
of his neighbors enjoy on places of celved.”—Youth’s Companion.
thousands of acres each. The little
farm Is at Orland, In Glen County,
Worked the Double Cross.
and Is the property of a man named
“This,” said the jeweler, “Is what
Samuel Clocks, who has grown old happened here last month.
and gray while tilling it for the past
“Mr. B. drove up In a hansom and
thirty years.
entered my shop, accompanied by his
Mr. Cleeks tells me that he has no valet, who carried an oblong liox of
difficulty whatever In making a com steel. Mr. B. asked for a private Inter
fortable living from this one acre of view and I took him into my office.
Irrigated land. Not only so, but he Is There he opened ths box exposing a
able to save an average of four hun splendid array of diamond and pearl
dred dollars a year beside. He has necklaces, earrings, tiaras, nnd stom
money to loan, as well as fruit, vege achers.
tables and poultry products to sell to
" ‘Mrs. B.,’ he said, *1« now abroad.
those who are getting poorer every Before she returns I want you to ex
year In carrying on big farms without tract ail these stones and to replace
irrigation. I was so curious to know them with good imitations, selling the
how he could get such good results real jewels and giving me the money.
from so small an area that I asked This, of course. Is to be
’ a confidential
him to give me a list of what the transaction. Mrs. B. I« to know noth
place contained. Here It is:
Ing of It’
"I looked at Mr. fi. I think I
ON A SINGLE ACRE.
blushed a little.”
Barn and Corral «pace............. 75 a 75 feet
" ’My dear air.’ I «aid, ‘I should bo
Rabbit Hutch ............................. -J x
glad to do what yon auk. but It 1«
House and Porches.................... 30x30
impossible, Two year« ago Mr«. B.
2 Windmill Towers each......... 16xlfl
called here on the same errand thaï
Garden ................................................1
now bring« you. and thl« errand. In
Blackberries ................................ 16x90
her
case, was successful, The past“
Strawberries ................................. 65 a 90
jewels
that you offer me are worth
Citrus Nursery, tn which there
little more than the hlr> of the hansom
are 2300 budded orange, lemon
and Itm» trees ............90x98
awaiting you outside.’ ”
M adame jusserand — wife
of the french ambassador .
wrapped up in each other. Indeed,
when the French Ambassador visited
the St Louis Exposition alone by
reason of the fact that Madame Jusse
rand was prevented from accompany
ing him because of an abscess on her
forehead It was the first time In their
married life that they had ever been
separated, even for a few days.
Madame Jusserand Is rather dark-
complexloned and in many respects
has the appearance of a typical
French woman. 8he is a firm bé
liever In outdoor life as
_ __ a source of
health and pleasure. When In Wash
ington or at their summer home on
th« coast of Massachusetts she a id
Indulge in long
her husband dally indulge
walk« and spend hours playing tennis.
Madame Jusserand Is a most charit
ably disposed woman and since her
arrival In America has constantly but
Inconspicuously aided many causes.
She has no children, but on several
occasions sbe has given parties at her
horn« for the French children residing
at the national capital
NKW FRENCH EMBASSY.
The lady Is looking forward to hav
ing the privilege of fitting np a new
French Embassy at Washington that
*111 be In keeping with the dignity
°f our sister repnMIe For year« the
“branch office” of France In the
T'nlted State« was located In an old
residence In Washington that was at
°ne time the home of Admiral rortor
Then a few years ago the French e«
’sbllafctncnt was moved to the henv
owned by ReHamr Storer—the bouse
which President Roosevelt 1ea«cd 1n«t
after his election a« V1re-Presld<-nt
and before be had any thought that
he would he called upon to ro to the
’’'hits House when he took np hl«
residence tn the city oo th« Potomac
livelihood wanes, until he Is flna,'F
forced from that field of labor, to be
followed by another whose experie™-®
Is most likely to be a repetition of bls
predecesRcr’s.
.
This stupendonR gouging system w
startling in its vastnes«, for "bout
two hundred thousand men are en-
gaged In :jls vocation thoughout the
country as agents, and the amount of
money thus obtained by one company
alone (employing about fifteen i thou-
sand men., 1« upward« of one mUllon
dollars annually. The officials resort
to many methods of Intrigue to pre
vent the real mission of t..c ’n-rerr.
nnd advance” manipulation, from be
coming apparent to the agents, among
which 1« the tacking of placards In the
offices forbidding agents to pqon bl
eu rances which 1« beyond the «om-
uanv'a grace period. To the experi
enceda£nt t read», “we know yon
"wbv'thls subtle system of graft
has remained almost unmoh-t- for
more than thirty years 1» a subject
for conje<-ture.
JVergr Drink Waler*
There are many
animals that never In «6 tbelt^llves
efp so much as a drop of water.
Amnnff th*R* »re tb* llaffMIR
th*
Ande* »nd th* g***I^* of the fir
rut Many mturallatR believe that
£ onlv moWnre Imbibed by wild
rabbit« 1« derived from the green herb
age they eat
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THE ARMY TRANSPORT.
PACIFIC SQUADR0N 1S A MODEL
POR HANDLING THE GOVERN
AI EST'S TROOPS.
Private Steamship Companies Said
to be Unequal to the I ask ol 1 rans-
porting boldier boy»— The Lost »»
Greater.
Along the raclfic Coast the army
transport service in operation with the
Philippines and intermediate points, is
not regarded with favor.
Private
bteaiuship companies covet the busi
ness which is now being done by the
dozen and a half vessels making up the
transport fleet.
During the last fiscal year the Sheri
dan, Sherman, Thomas, Logan and
Dix carried to Honolulu, Guam and
Manila 31,000 passengers, 115.000 tons
of freight, 860,863 pounds of United
States mall, and $2.478,000 In United
States money, besides a considerable
amount of Philippine pesos coined in
the San Francisco mint; and In Jan
uary, 1906, the schedule was doubled,
that is. 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 the following reasons:
Primarily, private companies secur
ing contracts could not furnish the ser
vice desired without specially con
structed vessels, an expense which,
though demonstrated absolutely neces
sary by experience, they would not
undertake owing to the uncertainty of
the traffic.
Secondly, the present service Is
found more economical, the cost of
operation last year amounted to $750,-
000 less than the lowest estimate pre
sented by any of the private con
cerns bidding for the business.
Lastly, the exigencies of the service
which might at any moment demand
the rapid transportation of large ship
ments of troop« 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.
In explanation of the first of these
rensons—the average transport Is a
type of marine construction peculiarly
Individual. While exteriorly It has all
the appointments of a modern ocean
going steamer. It differs essentially In
its Interior arrnngeinent. The trans
portation of largo number« of troops
across an ocean distance of 7,000
miles, the greater part of this mileage
lying wllliln the tropics, demands the
l»est possible ventilation and sanita
tion. The sleeping accommodations
for soldiers arc between decks, and the
entire space allotted for this purpose
Is often from end to end.
Metal
lierths in tiers of three, one above the
other, make the place resemble a
giant honeycomb. Sbower baths, read
ing and ft-creatlon rooms are pro
vided, and a regularly equipped hos
pital with isolation wards la In charge
of a surgeon and assistants drawn
from the nrmy Medical Corps and the
Hospital C oris . These quarters are
bark in fifteen days. Assuming this
ratio, it would require, to strike the
first quick blow of a fore« correspond
ing to our present military establish
ment, the entire shipping on the At
lantic and more than the entire ton
nage of the l’acllic.” It Is doubt
ful if» any private line would care to
hold enough ships In reserve to trana-
I'ort two divisions on a fortulght’a
notice. The Quartermaster General
gave It, as his opinion that, "In view
of the futile efforts of the Quarter
master's Department to obtain suit
able transports from the merchant
marine in 1898 for the transportation
of the army to Cuba, and of the
further fact that when withdrawn
from regular line service the trans
port h can not l>e advantageously dls-
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 any emergency which
may arise requiring the transportation
or troops on the ocean.” Since the
whisper of trouble In the Orient, two
first class troopships have been held at
anchor In Manila Bay, and until Janu
ary nd the freighters of the transport
service were out of active service, with
the exception of the Dix.
PACIFIC FLEET A MODEL.
The army has built up Its Pacific
transport fleet after long and trying
experience, and It Is generally conced
ed that the vessels are models of their
kind.
Representatives of foreign
governments have asked for and re
ceived copies of the specifications.
The transportation of live stock has
been fruitful of disasters. The first
consignment, of mules shipped to Man
ila was a source of grent anxiety.
Every precaution was taken, and fi
nally the fatal precaution of belly
banding the animals caused the loss of
all but one. who became known In
Manila as the hundred thousand dol-
Inr Jack. The rest all died of the un
accustomed exercise of swinging on
their stomachs.
LEARNS LANGUAGES IN JAIL.
Berkmane, Who Tried to Kill Henry
C. Frick, Become« Linguist.
When Alexander Bcrkmann left the
Allegheny County prison In May last,
after having served fifteen years for
an attempt to kill Henry O. Frick,
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 nnd philosopher.
Many persons have forgotten both
Berkmann and Ills crime, yet they
startled the nation during the days of
the grent Homestead strike of 1892.
Mr. Frick was one of the managers of
the steel Industry when It grappled In
the gigantic struggle with Its work
men. Berkman.» was so radical, at
the other end of the scale, that be
was classed as a loading 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 and ahot him twice, then attempt-
row of Dewberries.......... 100 feet long.
Apricot trees.
Oak trees.
Peach trees.
Fig trees.
Locust trees,
Assorted Roe
Roses,
Assorted Gcranlatns,
Lemon trees, bearins. seven years old.
Lime tree, nine .rears old end liearing.
from which were sold last year 100
dosen limes,
.
Bearing Orange trees.
Breadfruit trees.
Pomegranate trees.
Patch of Bamboo«
Calls Lillies.
Prune trees. .
Blue Com trees.
Cypress trees.
Grapevines,
English Ivy,
Honeysuckles,
Seed-bed,
Violet-bed.
Sage-bed,
Tomato vines,
Stands of Bees.
He Liked the Game.
“A seedy looking Individual, ap
parently from the rural«, entered
Flockner's barber shop one day last
week,” says the Hobart News-Repub
lican. "He got In the second chair,
nnd told Charley he wanted the
■whole work«.'
“After Charley had trimmed him
up
till ho would have passed for Ix-slle
8
Niblack, he woke him up.
4
“ ’Hair cut,’ says the sleeper, drows
5
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ily.
" ’Hair’s cut,’ says Charlie.
3
4
’’ ‘Shave,’ say« he, still half ««loop.
3
" 'Done shaved you.’
6
" ‘Shampoo.’
4
•’ 'You've got ’er.’ <■
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" ’Shine.’
2
" ’Been shined.*
1
" 'Neck »have.’
1
" ‘Already been there.*
1
" ’Singe balr.’
2
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“ ‘I've burned It’
“The customer wttlel down in the
ERA OF THE SMALL FARM.
chair until he was sitting on bia beck, not such ns are provided for steer
Time was when the man who bad and ■ays, •Pull a tooth.’ ”
age passengers on the Pacific, and if
said that a living could be made from
vessels so eqalpped wen- owned and
5 acre«, much less a single acre,
operated by a private line, that line
The Other Fellow.
would have been considered a
would be long In getting rid of them
dreamer or a greenhorn. Now. how The butcher thinks the baker has an ■bould
the army be sud»l»-nly recalled
easy time through life;
ever. all through the Southwest. In
from the Islands. Furthermore, the
great sections of California and Ari Th« baker thinks tbs doctor's path is
army transport must carry a battery
ever free from strife;
sons. where the sun Is warm. th« soli
rapid fire guns In her bows, some
Is deep and fertile, and the water for And to us all this truth comes home of
thing for which private steamship
as through this life we bob—
Irrigation ample, little farms are mak
companies have very little use.
Ing for their owners more money than It’« the other fellow every time that
The second argument advanced by
has the easy job.
many of the big ones. Two. three
the adherents of the present system
five and ten sere tracts closely and
needs no comment.
faithfully cultivated have become. In
The third and last contention la
football as Played.
hundred« of Instances, veritable gold
n hear your son h«« been winning best supported by a report made on
mines. Rom» of the communities of
January 14 of this yesr by the Gen
•outhem California. comnosed of the*« high honors at college?”
no has been a eral Staff of the Army to the Senate
"He b««. Indeed
little ranches resemble the «nbnrtw of
a vlllsre so close are the firm hoo«e. quarterback, a halfback, a fullback, Committee on Merchant Marine, In
which It was stated that “to embark
Arisons hi not so far along tn th!« and now----- "
"Tee whet la be nowT aald the a division would require ten 6.500 ton
claaa of settlement because It Is s
ships and nine fi.Vlrt-ton ship«. With
nearer eowntrv. but the enthnslsstlc «peaker eagerly.
“Now." replied the other, “be’a a Ithe strength of the regular army two
claim 1« made for many parts of the
divisions could be mad« ready to rm-
Territory that the climate and grow- hunchback."
Ing to complete the work with a dag.
ger.
Overpowered before he could accom
plish hls full purpose, Berkmaun 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 weapons.
Once behind prison bars he gave np
all hls leisure time to study. At the
beginning of Ills term he could read
and write English and German. Dur
ing the first years of hls Imprison
ment he eagerly peruse»! all hooka In
those languages that be could secure,
fn course of time be mastered the
Merle, Polish and Hungarian lan
guages. and also acquired a good gen
eral knowledge of Italian, Spanish and
French.