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WKTM which art hut in the infancy
of thoir development. There is no
•thar part of the Republic which
makes a stronger appeal to enlerpris
iag asea, wkvtaur they have large or
sautll oapital. It is a beautiful coun
try & healthful country and a country
which holds out every promise of so
eial satisfaction for those who go there
to make their homes.
The most amazing thing about the
South Is the cheapness of its fertile
agrieultural lands, though one hears
en every hand that prices have gone
up considerably during the past few
years. They must have been giving
land away before, for after years of
national prosperity and wonderful
strides In local settlement and deve
lopment, one can still buy fine farm
ing land st prices ranging from $5 an
acre upward.
People regard 925 an sere as %
pretty stiff price for lands which
would be considered very reasonable
at three or four times as much under
the same conditions In Colorado, Utah,
Idaho, Washington, or California.
True, the Far Western lands are Irri
gated, and Irrigation Is a sort of mir
acle which, among other things, gives
extraordinary value to land. Rut, wo
can pompure th'se fertile Southern
lands with the agricultural districts of
Illinois, lowa, and other prnlrie Statm,
and still they are literally 'dirt cheap.*
There Is no way to account, for It ex
cept that the process of readjustment
which has been going on since the
War, has not yet brought Southern
land up to the level of prices prevail
ing In other parts of the United States.
With regard to markets. In the
West, we are accustomed to long dis
tances. When we atart on a Journey,
gre do net expect to arrive anywhere
THE CRAPY MONUMENT AT ATLANTA. GEORGIA.
in particular In loss than two or three,
days. Our markota aro a long way
oft and the bur don Os transportation
la nocoHsarlly heavy.
Close to Fine Markets.
But the Southern truck-gareJeneT
and fruit-grower can roach groat cities
ia every direction in twelve, twenty
four, and thirty-six hours. Ho is sur
rounded by mining and manufacturing
venters and lias quick access to tho big
cities of (he North. He is favored, of
course, by the latitude, which enables
hint to produce both tho necessaries
and luxuries of Northern tables while
.lack Frost still holds the earth in his
grip abovo Mason and Pixofi's line.
In the matter of transportation, the
new settlor in tho South is fortunate.
Compared with newer sections of the
country, the South is gridtroned with
railroads. Not only so, but It enjoys
Important natural advantages in tho
way of navigation, both Interior and
axterlor. It Is manifestly good rail
road policy to facilitate’ the settlement
of tributary railroad territory by mak
ing rates which encourage colonisation
and enable the settler to prosper. Kail
road earnings and values increase
rapidly with populatiou and develop
ment
The opportunities of tho South cob
stitutc an open Invitation to all men
who desire to improve their condition*
of living by getting an independence
from the soil The man who wants to
avail himself of these opportunities
may do so at once, with a small outlay
of capital, without waiting for the
adoption of new ptihlle policies of any
•ort. But it is impossible to travel
through the Southern States without
thinking of the obligation which rest*
upon the Nation to do certain things
which must be done before the largest
economic results can be achieved.
I hare been interested for many
years in the promotion of a govern
ment Irrigation policy and in scientific
forestry and systematic colonisation,
which are inseparably associated with
It But these are only a part of the
great work of internal improvements
to which the government must set Us
hand. They are but a portion of the
bigger problem of Building the In
finished Republic and • finishing the
world In partnership with God.”
To Upbuild live Nation.
The United States should drain the
Southern swamps for precisely the
tame reason that It stores the waste
food water to irrigate the Western
deserts In order that w-e may widen
the foundations of our national life,
enhance the common prosperity, and
give men more room ia which to build
their habitations. We should preserve
and extend the forest* on ail the water
shed* of the United States and not
—rely la tfe* mouaUlaa of the West.
r Wo should store the floods and regu
) late the flow of streams throughout
i the land. We should adopt policies
- which will everywhere facilitate the
r subdivision of the soil into
- small holdings, and the growth of In
r dependent homes upon these holdings.
- Cven in those sections which are most
j densely peopled, and, perhaps, least'
favored in natural advantages—New
» England, for example—there is much
; to be done in improving natural con
-4 ditions and opening new opportunities
s for successful rural settlement.
r j Hut it is not enough to make the
:' land ready for Its highest uses; the 1
F people must also be made ready to
I utilize tbe land. Every boy and girl |
- should leave the public schools pre j
- pan-d to make a living, and to collect
i it from mother earth herself, when
they desire to do so. This is distinctly
i In line with our great need of increas
i ing economic efficiency, and thus en
) aiding the country to meet the do
• mantis of Increasing population. The
, Booth is beautiful and promising as
, jlt Is, but how much moro beautiful
I and promising It would become with
■ the adoption of public policies which
I I would make tho utmost of Its natural
11 Advantages and which would train the
j rising generation so that they could
’ realize the best results from tho oppor
, tuniUcs thus opened to them!
I reached Atlanta on a winter morn
■ Ing and killed time before breakfast
by visiting a statue which loomed
t through tbe growing light. It was the
i memorial erected In honor of ilenrj
- W. Grady by his appreciative fellow
citizens. And there 1 found two In
t scriptlons which may well inspire all
the friends of national development
and, especially, those who believe that
> our future security rests chiefly in the
hope of establishing millions of new
homes on the soil. Here are the words:
: Give us the broad anil perfect
: loyalty that loves and trusts :
: Georgia alike with Nassaehu- :
: setts —that knows no South, no :
: East, no \Vest, hut endears with :
j : cgual and patriotic, love every :
: foot of our soil, every State in :
: our Union. B
: The citizen standing in the door- :
': u (jv of his home —contented on : .
: his threshold—his family path- :
; end about his hearthstoni:
: while the evening of a well- : ;
: spent day closes in semes and :
: sounds that are dearest —He :
: shall save the Republic when :
: the drvmtap is futile and the :
: barraeks are exhausted. i
IFus on the Bill of Fare.
A man entered a restaurant, took a
scat, and, after a little deliberation, asked
the waiter for a "plate of fly-specks.
The waiter reported the uncomplimen- 1
SCULPTURE BY MACHINERY.
tary request to the proprietor, whereupon
the latter approached the customer and
informed him that he did not "serve fiv
speeka.” "Then,” was the replv, “1 would
suggest that you take them off the hill of
turn!*
' CARVING BY MACHINERY. '
BATTLEFIELD MEMORIES OF
GETTYSBURG FASHIONED
BY COMPRESSED AIR.
Historic Spots of the Conflict Mark
ed by Memorials of Artistic De
sign Expense and Time Saved by
Yankee Ingenuity.
Tho field of Gettysburg and the
other scenes of strife in our great
j Civil War are rapidly being filled with
j memorials in granite, marble and
bronze, which will greatly enhance the
interest of these national parks for
all visitors and particularly for those
A MASTERPIECE SHAPED BY PNEUMATIC TOOLS;
of future generations who cannot have
the aid of any veteran of the great
conflict to guide them, to the points
of interest.
The (ablets, statues, monuments and
other memorials which are llnding
place in rapidly increasing numbers
upon these historic battlefields have
been erected in some instances by the
Congress of the United States, but in
a majority of cases the expense has
been defrayed by States or by veteran
or patriotic organizations. Some of the
memorials are mute testimonials to
tho bravery of fallen comrades, while
others are tributes to the command
ers conspicuous in this engagement
or that. However, the matter does not
stop hero and of late many commemo
rative masterpieces of sculpture have
lxen installed to mark in each in
stanco the exact spot rendered memor
able by some notable assault or de
fense or some other unusual event in
t'-n r-reat drama of the War for the
Union.
Tho production of great numbers of
those battlefield memorials has re
sulted In another Yankee scheme for
saving time and labor, namely, the In
troduction of sculpture by machinery.
Formerly all tho statues carved from
marble or granite had to be slowly
and laboriously chiseled by hand. Un
der tbe nmv order of things all this
is changed and mechanically operated
tools cut away the hard material and
carve, in the stone, representations of
human figures, lettering, etc., in a frac
tion of tho time that w’ould bo required
for the same work under tho old
methods.
Many ingenious Tools.
Tha tools which are Instrumental In
performing this Ingenious sculpture
by machinary aro what aro known as
pneumatic tools, that is, they aro op
erated by comprossod air instead of
by si earn or electricity. Tho type most
commonly used might bo described as
a combination hammer and chisel, and
how much mors speedily such can
work than could a workman with the
old-fashioned chisel and hammer may
ha appreciated when it is stated that
by means of the compressed air tho
hammer is mads to strike hundreds
of blows per niinuto.
In this mechanical chiseling the
pneumatic tool, which is a portable
piece of apparatus, is hold in the hand
of a workman and by him guided
fiack and forth on the stone surface
wherever cutting is to be done. The
compressed air is lod to the tool
through a rubber hose, and the oper
ator can with the utmost ease and
at a moment’s notice regulate the
force of the hammer blows according
to tho depth of the cutting required.
Moreover different styles of pneu
matic tools are provided for the va
rious classes of work to be performed
in producing a statue or other monu
ment. For instance, there is one tool
for light carving, tracing and letter
ing on granite, and a different one for
heavy carving and large raised Vetters.
The tools require from five to seven
cubic feet of free air per minute to
operate them. In the battlefield memo-
rials now being erected In many lo
calities figures of soldiers, mounted
or on foot, are Introduced in great
numbers, but there is also extensive
use of representations of cannon, can
808 balls, flagpu. etc.
la (Md Ireland.
In connection 'with what la known
as tb« "Iri*h revival,” an interesting
work has been started by Irish ladie-j
in a village close by Dublin.
Three industries were selected,
namely, the printing of books, embroid
ering on Irish linen and the weaving
of tapestry and carpets; and some
exquisite work has been produced.
One of the leading ideas of the pro
moters has been to produce things
which will be recognized as Irish both
in style and design. In the carpets,
for example, all ordinary patterns are
discarded in favor of those recogniz
ably Irish.
Many of the workers are Irish peas
ant girls, who, by patient training.
i have acquired rare skill in their ar
tistic pursuits. As a means of keep
ing the Irish people at home, and
winning back their old prosperity,
everyone will wish the scheme to be
a success.
Why Wc are Right-Handed.
Why do we use tbe right hand in
preference to the left?
An anatomist, who has studied the
question very closely, says that it is
largely a matter of heredity. The
early races of men must have used the
right hand in fighting, reserving the
left to cover the left side of the body, I
where wounds —as their experience '
showed them—were the more danger
ous. This more frequent use of the
right hand would react upon the brain,
bringing about a special development
of that part which controls the right
hand.
One of tho most scholarly women of
society in the National Capital, is Mrs.
Henry Cabot Lodge. As the daughter
of Rear Admiral Charles H. Davis, she
’ was roared in an atmosphere of culture.
■ She took a college coure in Wellesley, I
■ and studied in other seats of learning,
i She takes a keen interest in Greek
’ research and the reading of proof 1
- sheets.
31 Boxes of Gold
300 Boxes of Greenbacks
For the most words made up from these letters
Y-1 -O - Grape-Nuts
331 people will earn these prizes.
Around the fireside or about the well-lighted
family reading table during the winter evenings the
children and grown-ups can play with their wits
and see how many words can be made.
20 people making the greatest number of words
will each receive a little box containing a SIO.OO
gold piece.
to persons will each win one box containing a
$5.00 gold piece.
300 people will each win a box containing SI.OO
in paper money; and one person who makes the
highest number of words over all contestants will
receive a box containing SIOO.OO in gold.
It is really a most fascinating bit of fun to take
up the list evening after evening and see how many
words can be added.
A few rules are necessary for absolute fair play.
Any word authorized by Webster’s Dictionary
will be counted, but no name of person. Both the
singular and plural can be used, as for instance
"grape” and "grapes.”
The letters in "Y-T-O-Grape-Nuts” may be re
peated in the same word.
Geographical names authorized by Webster will
be counted.
Arrange the words in alphabetical classes, all
those beginning with A together aaid those begin
ning with E to come under E, etc.
When you are writing down the words leave
some spaces, in the A, E, and other columns to
fill in later as new words come to you, for they'
will spring into mind every evening.
It is almost certain that some contestants will
tie with others. In such cases a prize identical
in value and character with that offered in that
class shall be awarded to each. Each one will be
requested to send with the list of words a plainly
written letter describing the advantages of Grape-
Xuts, but the contestant is not required to purchase
a pkg. These letters are not to contain poetry', or
fancy flourishes, but simple, truthful statements of
facts. For illustration: A person may have experi
enced some incipient or chronic ails traceable to
unwise selection of food that failed to give the body
arut brain the energy, health and power desired.
Seeking better conditions a change in food is made
and Grape-Nuts and cream used in place of the
former diet. Suppose one quits the meat, fried
potatoes, starchy, sticky messes of half-cooked oats
or wheat and cuts out the coffee. Try, say, for
breakfast a bit of fruit, a dish of Grape-Nuts and
Cream, two soft boiled eggs, a slice of hard toast
a&d a cup. of Postum Food Coffee. Some amateur
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says: “A man would faint away on that,” but my
dear friend we will put dollars to your pennies that
the noon hour will find a man on our breakfast
huskier and with a stronger heart-beat and clearer
working brain than he ever had on the old diet.
Suppose, if you have never really made a move
for absolutely clean health that pushes you along
each day with a spring in your step and a reserve
vigor in muscle and brain that makes the doing of
things a pleasure, you join the army of "plain old
common sense” and start it now. Then after you
have been two or three weeks on the Grape-Nuts
training you write a statement of how you used to
be and how you are now. The simple facts will
interest others and surprise yourself. We never
publish names except on permission, but often tell
the facts in the newspapers and when requested
give the names by private letter. »
There is plenty of time to get personal experi
ence with Grape-Nuts and write a sensible, truth
ful letter to be sent in with the list of words, as
the contest does not close until April 30th, 1906.
So start in as soon as you like to building w ords,
and start in using Grape-Nuts. Cut this statement
out and keep the letters Y-I-O-Grape-Nuts before
votf and when you write your letter you will have
some reason to write on the subject “Why I Owe
Grape-Nuts.”
JRemember 331 persons will win prizes, which
will be awarded in an exact and just manner as
soon as the list can be counted after April 39’ 1 906-
Every contestant will be sent a printed list of names
and addresses of winners on application, in order
to have proof that the prizes are sent as agreed.
The company is well known all over the world
for absolute'fidelity to its agreements, and every
single one of the 331 winners may depend on re
ceiving the prize won.
Many persons might feel it useless to contest,
hut when one remembers the great number of
prizes— (331) —the curiosity of seeing how many
words can really be made up evening after evening
and the good, natural fun and education in the
competition, it seems worth the trial; there is no
cost, nothing to lose and a fine opportunity to win
one of the many boxes of gold or greenbacks.
We make the prediction that some whp win a
prize of gold or greenbacks, will also win back
health and strength worth more to them than a
wagon full of money prizes.
There are no preliminaries, cut out this statement
and go at it, and send in the list and letter before
April 30th. 1906, to Postum Cereal Co., Ltd Battle
Creek, Mich., and let your name and address be
plainly written.
