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PAGE SIX Ten Richest Women in World By Mrs. John A. Logan To bo in that list would b< grati fying to the gride and ambition ol almost every woman in the world. Five of the list given are Ameri cana. Three of the five have inherited their million from parents v. ho ac cumulated them by their own exer tions; men who in their youth knew the meaning of poverty, and whose lives of frugal!!" and continuous es lert for the a umulatlon of money gave them 11 time or inclination fr.r extravagances and dissipation. To the day of their death they knew no idleness or a reokler • waste of time and money. Their pleasure consisted In the pursuit of fortune's favors, seemingly forgetting that "Man heap eth up riches and knowoth not who shall gather them.” In the canes of some of the Amer ican heiresses, their ancestors would have been overwhelmed with indig nation and disgust could they have foreseen the way in which their hoard «d riches have been scattered to tip four winds by profligates and unwor thy scions of titles who have married their innocent daughters to obtain the wherewithal to liquidate their in (lebt»dne»H, settle with their pura mours and continue their lives of pro fligacy and excesses. Once these de luded have taken the fatal step by marrying men representing ll ties, they have discovered too late that they will be lucky If they escape a Jlfe of unhappiness, and that the patrimony inherited from indulgent parents has passed from their con trol to that r.t selfish profligate hits hands. They are not expected to pro test against anything which their hus bands conclude to do for their own pleasure, however much suffering it may inflict upon the disappointed and helpless wives, Mrs. Hetty Oreen heads the list with her 1275,000,000, which she hns amassed by her marvelous gift for money-making. Many curious stories have been told of Mrs. Green's parsi mony and lack of generosity even to her own family. These stories fair minded people have discredited as lie ing unworthy of a woman of her rare intelligence. The prnhaW lilies lire that seeing the misuse of large for FITTING SCHOOLS FOR IMMIGRANTS The Lost Opportunity of Our Public Educa tional System to Make American Citizens out of Foreigners (By Peter Roberts.) InduHtrtal l>epiutlimit, Internalionnl T. M. C. A. (Kxclusive Service the Survey Pres* Bureau.) Michael Novak, a pnmg Kusslan. hud heard of the I idled State*, and had come to AnutrU'a with two strong urm« and a stout haarl. When h« looked for work he had only three words at hi* com mand “Job" and “how much/* Hut tbrae years ago that waa enough, for •mpk»y«rn then hired thousands of men who knew not a word of lilngliaty. Mloh •el begsii with sfi a week. He realised tbs advantage of Kurllmli, and Immt dlwtely begun to study. All his knowl edge of the language Increased, hi* wages rose and when last 1 heard of him he was earning ss.6o a day. Foreign Tongue Detrimental. The foreign tongued men In the Indus tries cam rise* to the maximum of their efficiency only when they *i>«'uk (he langeege of the country. . »rt nowhere 1m the knowledge of a lung unite so Import ant an asseet us In the lives of these men Is America. Both employers ami employes know this. Slavs, Magyars, Italians, Greeks, Syrians and Persians are anxious to learn English, but tin opportunities offered them are not many. Some public schools are doing good work, but they are oases In the desert. The general equipment of schools Is 111 adapted to the needs of foreign adults, and the teaching is still more wide of the mark. To squecac a six-foot Aus trier* Into a child’s combination desk. gKe hkn s primer, and have him wre* tie with the sentence. “Sophie hss a lit tle dc*H/‘ Is Incongruous to say the least. If the deeire of the foreign adult to learn our language la to be properly mat we must devise any equipment whotb different from that in use to teach the child elements of hts mother toague. Immigrants Studious. I Have known many Immigrants to plod over books, printed in their native tongues and designed to Instruct them In our langnege It la safe to say that no one ever learned a foreign tongue by studying disconnected words, grammat ical rules and directions for prrmwacta tfon. The men are in a hurry to learn (be IDngHsh of the shop and the mine, the mitt and the forgo, the factory and the dock They do not want book Eng lish. Most f them wttl continue to write their mother tongue, but they weat their ears trained and their tongue* aaoustotn.d to the sound of English. They should be '.did to this knowledge by the easiest • quickest way. This use beet be done by helping them clothe the eapertsnrre of dally life In an Eng- Itßh g-erb His World Smalt. The foreigner lives and moves tn a email world of whten he is the confer and about which he cmh freely converse In Me native longue. But English lets Mm Into the larger lift of America, raises hts wagee. <aJls bin to a higher standard otf living, and Is the medium of better oommimlontlon with hta follow* worker* A vocabulary of eight hug lines by untrained Improvident heirs, Mrs Green has her own ideas In the management of her wealth while 11 v ing and its distribution when she must relinquish her control on her mil lions. It is more than probable that she has some great philanthropic project in mind, which will bring health to the unfortunate and education-and ad vaucement. to the impecunious, ambi tious struggler* for knowledge, that will enable science and inventive genius to perform phenomenal serv ice in the world’s work. Mrs. Russell Sage ranks next to Mrs. Hetty Green in this list, with her $85,000,000. She had a large share in the accumulation of this vast sum, and is today doubtless car rying out tin beneficent plans for the betterment of mankind which were evolved by her and her husband dur ing their happy married Hie. That, she Is prompted by the. noblest inten tion to do the greatest good to the greatest number of people there is no disputing, nnd one wishes that her millions were multiplied many times. Mrs. Anne Weightman Walker Pennfleld, with her $00,000,000 has the power to disseminate much happi ness, relieve the suffering and ad vance the fortunes of many worthy persons. Her reputation for chari table deeds argues that she will lose no opportunity to further the causo of humanity and civilization. The other five represent Germany, Kngland and Mexico. From a person si acquaintance with Madame Creel, of Mexico, I am sure her great, gen erous heart will prompt continuous liberal response to the calls of her people and her country for the pro motion of every movement for their welfare. The parable of the talents should Impress all persona so abundantly blessed with the grave responsibility resting upon them for the proper use and administration of such blessings, which after all are only loaned to them for a few brief years at most, and for which they are doomed to render a sit let account at the, last day. Do not envy them, but pray that Justice and mercy may guide Ihem nrlght during their stewardship. died words will suffice if acquired in Hie form of simple sentences pertaining to «v« ry day occurrences. These words cannot be acquired from books, lan guage is not to be practiced in the se clusion of a room, nor used in monologue but in the relation of men with men. It is the medium by which to express rtiu intelligence, the activities, the necessi ties of Ilfv* in the interdependence of modern society. English Language Necessary. A knowledge of Kngiish is also neces sary to protect the foreigner in life and limb. ShudwU.ss in his recent book on Industrial efficiency declares that em ployer und employe must co-operate if tfu* horrifying accidents of modern in dustry are to be eliminated, and that no man should be employed In danger ous trades until he Is made thoroughly conversant with the dangers Incident to the work. rx* mining, the steel and Iron works, the white lead a*d grinding trades employ thousands of foreigners who do not comprehend the simplest warning given In i.atgtish, and who can not read the warnings even If printed fn their native tongues. Again and again men are Injured, who would have been K'ved If they had known s dozen Eng lish words And the terrible casual' ties, the disgrace of our Industrial rec ords. will not diminish until our langu age Is taught to foreigners employed In oangerous trades, that they may become familiar with the simple rules laid down for th#lr protection. THE FARM GARDEN FOR ECONOMY’S SAKE Our of the most sadly neglected factors of farm eonomy is the garden. It may be made a source of profit from produce sold, hut te Important from the standpoint of money saved I v careful estimate of the food which j may be produced on a small garden ! patch show* that the smear's bill j may b. reduced one-half during; the | season when tho garden is in crop. It should recevo careful attention, | and the work of planting mid caring i for * row** t"' well planned, and both varieties and arrangement decided upon in advance It Is well to have the garden In the same plaoe sev eral years In succession, by then the 1 ground it kept in a better state of j fertility and Is freer of weeds. The variety to grow is not of so j much consequence, for there ,r> : many good varieties of each vege table. A care must be exercised to j plant so that a continuous supply ! may be hml tor tho table. Th > ! ground mav be marked in the case of |tbi larger seeds, as hearts, peas, etc., ! wth a plow, and the fertiliser drop ] pad with the corn planter. When the rows nre straight and i long, it is possible to do most of the ] eultiv attng with the horse. Almost j attv plant may be cultivated with a ; modern riding cultivator-with the use j of a lUUe cat o. Leaders of Anthracite Miners Here are three of the leaders of the Anthracite Miners, to whose work is due the calling off of the strike in the Anthracite region. From left to right they are— C. P. Gilder, Andrew Watti and M. J. Flizik. MW Will CO TO IRRIGATION MEET Will Discuss Saving For ests, About Floods and Reclamation of Desert Lands. SPOKANE, Wash.—Apostles of irri gation, deep waterways, drainage, good and conservation of resources nnd recruits from various parts of Hits continent, England, Germany, France, Hawaii, the Philippine Is lands, the Latin republics, and China and Japan, representatives of foreign nations and colonial governments, of ficials of the federal reclamation, for estry and agricultural , departments, governors and members of stale and territorial legislatures, railroad and hank presidents and members of ag ricultural, horticultural, commercial and fraternal organizations will gath er In Spokane, August 9 to 14, where the National Irrigation Congress will have its 17th session. Object of Meeting. “To save tile forests, store the floods, reclaim the deserts- and make homes on the land,” are the four pri mary objects outlined in the official call, issued by George E. Barstow of Ban,tow, Texas, president; B. A. Fowler of Phoenix, Arizona, secretary [Of the nations’ organization, and R. lnsinger, chairman, nnd Arthur Hook er, secretary of the local board of control, adding: To Demonstrate Benefits. "We aim to demonstrate to the West the wonderful development pos sible through irrigation, drainage, for estry, deep waterways, good roads and home-building, and to show to I The East the economic importance to ihe whole country of this develop , ment." Many Visitors Expected. Arrangements have heen made by the board of control for the entertain ment of 4,000 accredited delegates, in addition to which it is expected there will be between 35,000 and 40,- 000 visitors from the irrigated dis tricts tn Kansas, North and South l>a kota. Montana, Wyoming, I'tah, Ari zona. Texas, Nevada, California, Ok- I ltthoma. New Mexico, Idaho, Oregon and Washington, and the provinces of ltrltish Columbia, Alberta and Man itoba, and from districts in the mid dle western, southern Hnd eastern and New Knghtnd states, where forestry, deep waterways, drainage and good i roads are the chief problems in the 1 development of the country. The regular program wlil consist of ; addresses by officials of the reciama ; tion. forestry and agricultural depart- I ments of the United States, states men nnd scientists, railroad and fi nancial men. promoters of the Carey i act reclamation projects and officials I of private Irrigation enterprises. The | call say a: Addresses Short. "Speakers will be allotted not to exceed 20 minutes on any one subject and addresses will be followed by general discussions by delegates, lini i itvd to five minute talks, i "It Is planned to make this a prac * -cal. live congress for the considera tion and discussion of the questions (in which the delegates are interested and whose actions wIH be of great j value lu the promotion of the objects tor which this congress is working." the federal department of agrtcul i ture has taken charge of a 20-acre I tr *et of land lu the Spokane valley, where there will be demonstrations - of the latest approved methods of sup plying tho soil wiih moisture by ar -t--tidal means will be demonstrated by irrigation experts. In this connection j the call states the following: 1 he selection of Spokane was pecu : Marly fortunate for this congress, as it provides every opportunity for the j study of ail methods of irrigating and THE AUGUSTA HERAT D. the various systems of Irrigation pro jects. Within a few minutes’ car ride j of the city are gravity canal systems, pipe distribution of water, and mod- j ern Electrical pumping plants. “The irrigated areas in Idaho, Mon- i tana, Oregon and Washington! produce every kind of fruit and vegetable that can be grown in the semi-tropic zone, also the perfection of the red apple, as was demonstrated at the flrstx na tional apple show in Spokane in De cember, 1908,” Information Free. The hoard of control will maintain free information departments for the convenience of delegates and visitors, j and it is officially announced there | will be no advances in rates at ho- l tels during the convention. Irrigation Army Parade. The open u:r features of the con gress will be the parade of the Irri gation Army of 10,000 and the indus trial parade, in which Indians from four of the reservations in the north west will participate. In the latter it is designed to show the progress of the western country In the last quarter century. One day has been set aside for the governors of states and territories, and there will be ai series of banquets, receptions, then- ! tre parties and excursions to nearby j lake and river resorts. The personnel of the congress will | be permanent officers of the organ!- j zation, the president and vice presi dent of the United States, members ! of the cabinet, members,of the United : States senate nnd house of represen- j tatives, governors of states, territor- I Ips and insular possessions of the I United Stales, members of state and territorial legislatures, ambassadors, ministers, consuls and other repre sentatives of foreign nations and col onies and members of state, territo rial and insular irrigation and for estry commissions. Governors of states and territories are empowered to appoint 15‘dele gates, other officials invested "with appointive power being as follows: Ten delegates by mayors of cities of 25.000 on more, five in cities of 25,000 or less, five by each board of county commissioners or supervisors, five by each national, interstate or state organization interested in the work, five by each stale conserva tion. irrigation, drainage, forestry, ag ricultural or horticultural association, five by each state association of pro fessional, commercial, fraternal, pat riotic, religious or labor organization, two by each chamber of commerce, board of trade, liufuigration or com mercial club, two by each regularly organized Irrigation, agricultural, hor ticultural or forestry club, two by each irrigation company, two by each agricultural college and collt hav ing chairs of hydraulic engineering or forestry, and two by each regularly organized society of engineers in the United States. YOUNG “BANKERS" SWINDLED CLIENTS Made Persons Wanting j Loans Deposit Money for Inquiries, Which Were i Always Unsatisfactory. PARIS. —The police arc at present j quirlng into a daring bank swindle, the aecu.'ed being the son of a chevalier of the I.tglon of Honor. Five years ago 1 the latter rented a llui in the Boule vard Strasburg. for which he paid sl,- \ 200 years. His two sons converted the flat into a bank, and announced their readiness to lend to people in enibnr rassed circumstances at a small rate of | Interest. The bankers naturally received nu- ' nterous applications, but before they on tered Into any transaction they de manded sums varying from $2 t»0 to $lO. ‘ payable In advance, from would-be j clients. This money. It was pointed out. had to defray the expenses involved In s instituting Inquiries. Tht Inquiries al- j ways ended unfavorably to the persons ; who wanted loans. The loans wer*'* 1 never granted, and the preliminary fees J SPRING AND SUMMER FURNITURE We have this and other swings, ranging In price from $4.50 to $8.50 Better get one quick, as our supply Is limited and the demand will be great as the days grow hotter and hotter. DON’T FORGET THE CHILDREN ! Bright sunshine will soon be here and the little folks ought to be outdoors all they can. We have Go-Carts and Baby Carriages to suit all tastes and pockets. Refrigerators Almost everybody sells refrigeratory but we sell the BEST one —the ONLY one for you to buy. It is the “WHITE MOUNTAIN GRAND” Absolutely sanitary and odorless—one of the Greatest Ice-Savers in the world. We want your business. We want you to open an account with us. If you will only call and look through the store we are sure you will. WE HAVE THE GOODS, THE PRICES AND THE TERMS TO SUIT YOU. GEORGIA-CAROLINA FURNITURE CO. 904 BROAD STREET went into the bank. It is stated that the “bankers” got hold of $200,000 in this way. The authorities received no fewer than 500 complaints, and an in quiry was instituted. One son was ar rested In December last, and the other “bankers” was apprehended in London yesterday. The chevalier of the Legion of Honor has also been requested to hold himself at the disposal of the ex amining magistrate. He declares he knew nothing of his sin’s operations. , THE CONVENIENCE, ECONOMY AND CLEANLINESS OF G_AS As a fuel, are unquestioned and vastly superior at every point to any other fuel in existence, Just think of the comfort you’re missing by not having a Gas Range. Come in and see our 1909 models. Liberal Terms. Stoves Connected Free. GAS COMPANY For tha Porch and Living Room Nothing could be more de sirable than Willowcraft, Reed and Rattan Chairs, Set tees, Couches and Benches. We have the latest styles, colorings and finishes. What do you want more restful than this chair? They are worth $2.25, but for the next few days we are going to sell them at $1.75. We have others also, with val ues as low as $1.50 and as high as $5.50. r' MARGUERITE. Now, Marguerite is very sweet When all around doth please her, But, goodness me, a sight to see If anyone should tease her! She’d be a dear, sad hearts to cheer, Love's dream with roses crowning, If she'd refrain from quick disdain And not soon fail to frowning When things don’t go just so, just so, Which isn't lovable, I know. —Exchange. - DAY, APRIL 11. The price for this Go-Cart is now $1.45, used to be $2.00 and if this don’t suit you we have one that will. REFRIGERATORS Each and every “WHITE Mountain Grand” is fully guaranteed. Your money back if you are not more thran pleaded. Among the many good points of the “White Mountain Grand” may Be men tioned—Removable ice basket of flues of heavy galvanized steel— removable pat ent ice grate of thieje corrugated steel— removable waste pipe which cannot rust —sliding open steel shelves adjusting at various heights and removable. These things mean: scientific construction, su perior material, beauty and durability, perfect refrigeration. The prices are right and reasonable, but It is the supe riority of the “White Moutain Grand” over all other makes that make It the most desirable refrigerator on the mar ket. PHONE 1421 “MISTAKEN FOR A DEER/* “I don’t aeo 'SmytMng of Coonakln Charlie up here?” said the new arrival in the Great North Woods. “No," sighed the native, “the peor guide has passed in his checks.” “Gracious I How we city hunters will miss him.” “Yes, but that’s the trouble. Some of you didn’t miss him.”—Exchange!
