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materials which appear in the making o
sugar, and on lime precipitation without
COa). That by Dr.. KRUGER is on Disc ses
and Enemies ofthe Sugar Cane, and is IN
three divisions. The FIST, on diseases due
to animal parasites, treats of disease caused
by borerS AId PhysOpoda the second, ON
dlseF~aS due TO vegetable Parasites, .tIeatS
OF blight, red spot Of the leaves. rust, aml
disease Of the leaves caused Is a %sclelt~
tlnm the third treats OF obscure diseases
probably due to vegetable organisms.
Among the nine plates accompanying
the text ate Illustrations Of ScirpophGqa
%iniacto; Chic infuscatellus; Djafrtpa strata
lis; Grapbolitbd schistacenan; Trips SGrh0ri.
u. sp; Phleothrips lucasseni n. sp.; Tyienchus
succharYi CercospOrG k6pkei; IL. sp.: ~U$t'dgO
sacchari ~, and Uromyces kVhnii. n. sp.
A few months after the establishments of
the West Java Station a secoud, similar in
organization and purpose, was founded at
Samarang, Middle Java. The members of
the Association which controls it contribute
to its support III proportion TO the amour
ofsugai produced each year. Its income
averages about $4,000 per alDurD It was
first organized with Dr.. BpntCke, Il b0taniSt,
az director, and a chemist IN assistant. In
connection with tile station work there was
also q course of instruction 10 about a dOz-
Ell students.
The third Sugar Experiment Station was
started ia 1886, in PasSoeroeau, East Java,
on essentially the same plan az the one in
West Java. Its in come is over $4,000 per
anuum. The working staff includes DR..
KrameS as director and chemist, u Wee di-
rector and 10 auist, a bacteriol0gist, and an
assistant chemist. For manual services
-four helpers are generally employ ed.
The institutions mentioned above are
working exclusively in the interest Of
the production OF caue sugar, and are only
in his limited SENSE agricultural experiment
S|tptions. The latter designations may, bow
ever, be properly applied to the station con
nected with the b0;anical garden Of Buiten-
zorg. LIS work is principally botanical. and
az above stated, it has to DO with tropical
plants, the %evelopment OF which is so i'm
portant in Java. Extensive Investigations
have been made with t~prtiliz tn 1t this as dt
.the other stations, but their success has
been ntrrfered with b. diseases which have
attacked The plants.
II is probable that other stations will soon
be organized in the interest Of the produc-
ton of coffee, quinine, tobacco, etc, and one
especially for indigo.
The management Of The stations is liberal
The buildings, especially the laboratories,
are very substantial, aud are provided with
water. gas and other cOnveniences The
equipments for the particular lines of inveS-
tigali0n are excellent. The salaries are
generous So. 900 per year for directors,
4 $500 to SO, 100 for chemists, and 2 I,50) for
aSsiStantS.-Erperimea Station Record,
, 1892-03-23
REPORTONTfTE BOTANIC GAR
DENS, DEMERARA.
The Weather And Its Effects.
Wan erara Arqosq 20. GA

Dem srara Argosg Feb. 9Th
We have already in previous issues
reviewed the first part Of the annual
Report on the Botanical Department,
which was devoted strictly to a con
Sideration of the progress and condi-
ton of the Botanic Gardens and of
the minor Government and Municipal
Gardens in the charge of the depart
ment. 1t was stated in that part Of
the Report that the agricultural and
general economic work would be
dealt with separately. The second
Part-a much more bulky pamphlet
comprising this matter, has now
been issued. The two parts combined
make one of the longest Annual Re-
ports we remember to have ever seen
issued, reaching as it does over eighty
pages Annual Reports, thoughdoubt-
less of service as preserving a record
of the work and progress of the adj
ministrative departments Of Govern
ment, are rarely interesting reading,
We bring no particular accusation of
dizziness against the writer's in this
colony want of interest is the uni
ersal-possibly, in many cases, UNA
yoidable- ~ characteristic ofsuch docu-
ments all the world over. The Report
in question has not however very
closely preserved the traditional cha.
racteristic of lis race, for. in spite of
its unusual length, long tables, and
statements and explanations of facts,
there lisa onsidcrableamountofinter
est in the matter it contains. This Is
chiefly due to the fact that much of
the information is new, the writer's
having had the favourable opportu-
nifty of pursuing Investigations into
the subject ofthe production of sugar
cane from seed. We have said "wri-
ters." and may explain that, as a pre-
fatory note tells us, the report is the
jointissue,d detailing theiointlabours Of
the Government Analytical Chemist,
Professor Harrison, and Mr.. lehman,
Professor Harrison's labour havin-
, 1892-03-23

The sunfowcr. Ike ali rge-leafed plants
inclgases the fertility of Ilr land. The large
roots of the plant, absorbing the water
soon decay IN the garth and leave according
80 a careful estimate, about 5000 pounds of
manure per acre in The soil. 1t is claimed
that The >unfoweS cultivated in low nm
healthy, Swampy, on maIarious districts
prevents spreading Of mlaSmallc diseases.
For some years suntiower oil has been
made III on Southern States, but the pre-
Sent production is on such i limited scale
that it eau hardly be termed an industry.
At one time there was a call for it to sub
st.itute the products OF poppy seed, hemp
seed and mustard seed, and it was regular
is quoted in the New York market, but
curing the past few years the article has
seldom hten mentioned here.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-17
"married and settled

one OF the proprietors of The Reflector His
bride induced him TO learn typesetting,
and be has been with The Reflector ever
since, having passed through the stages OF
apprentice, compositor and foreman &c
chief editor and part proprietor.
Judge Wickham has had thirteen chill
dren, thirty-six grandchildren and nine
grandchildren. Ofthis large number
OF offspring all are living but six. and
these died in their infancy. One Of his sons
is Hon. Charles Il. Wickham, ex-iudge Of
the court Of common pleas and ex-member
of Congress. The judge himself has been
frequently honored by the people of his
section. Many years ago he was an asso
ciate Judge of the county court, and when
be was more than seventy the voters OF
Norwalk elected him mayor. He would
have been reelected at the expiration OF
his term, but he declined to serve again
nnder any circumstances.
During the war he was a member OF the
state senate for one term. lie Is as expert
ut sticking type" and making up" now
as lie was half century ago. lie never
writes an editorial; be simply goes TO the
case, stick" in hand and composes the ar.
ticle and the type at the same time. The
lady to whom he was united in 1885 Is still.
alive and we'll, and as much Of a helpmeet
and sweetheart as ever. Judge Wickham
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-17

ton, Cal, Nov. IS, 1891, Clipped more than
six seconds off the worlds yearling pacing
record, and gave Fausta world renown.
The best previous time was Rollo's mile
in 2.2S
Fausta is bay filly, and one Of the get
of that remarkable sire Sidney, whose
pacing record is 2:l9l. Fausta's dam was
Faustna, and she is "A full sister TO Faus'
tino. the great horse that covered mile in
2.14I as "A 3-year-oId. Fausta was bred by
George Valensin OF Pleasanton, Cal, and
trained by the famous horseman Millard
Sanders
The annual tournament of the Harvard
University Cycling association will be held
on Holmes field, Cambridge, Mass, June 4.
The Kings county wheelmen and the
West End Bicycle club, Of Rochester, are
planning TO hold a contest over the Buff
falo-Rochester course toward the end OF
May for trophies worth 500.
College athletes are all in active training
for the intercollegiate championships TO
be held at New York, May %.
Captain Buck Ewing says that New
YOrk's left handed pitcher, Van Zant, will
prove a wonder in the box. In the course
of his career Van Zant has had both legs,
both arms and his jaw broken. lie is q
brother of Nina Van Zant.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-17

Patriotism also adds 20 his popularity,
for when he was regularly drawn as sol
der he promptly entered active service.
He has seen actual war and taken part IN
il, and so his battle scenes have lively
realism which no other French painter can
equal. OF course his officers soon relieved
him of the ordinary duties of camp, and IN
the campaign in Tunis he marched with
pencil in hand, noting every striking incl
dent of camp, field and bivouac. In 1871
also he witnessed those occurrences which
reappear in his painting of Champigny
(the battle), the group OF Saxons struck 10y
the discharge Of mitrailleuse, and the
painting known as Lies Nainqueurs" (Ihe
Conquerors)
He was born in Paris, and in early boy,
hood executed drawings which astonlshed
artists by their correct details. AT twenty
his first painting to be displayed Mt the
institute was completed, and at twenty -iive
he was famous. The so called lnstitut
National was organized out OF the five pre-
existing academies by Bonaparte in 1903.
Louis XVIII reorganized it by making five
sections corresponding to the old acade-
mics. Iii Of the one known as the Academy
of Fine Arts that NJ. Detaille Is now an
honored member.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-17
Before tho limo OF Bella.

Before bells came into use, various In.
struments were used TO summon congrcga
tions to worship. In Egypt they are said
to have followed a Jewish custom in usina
q trumpet. In some oriental churches .
kind OF rattle gave the signal In monas
teries, monks took 1t in turn to 20 around
the cells, calling the inmates TO their de.
votions by knocking with hammer.
This was called the night signal" or the
awakening instrument" Bells are said
TO have been invented by Paulinus,
bishop Of Nola in Campania, who lived 10
the latter part Of the Fourth century.
This, however, il doubted They were
unknown in the Eastern church until the
year sG5, and were first introduced into the
Latin church in 604. They were common
In France as early as the Eighth century.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-17
A Cabman Caught.

One day it was raining very heavily iu
Berlin, when wealthy merchant. on leay.
ing the exchange, hailed a cab and asked
20 be driven TO distant part OF the city.
On the way the merchant discovered that
he had forgotten to put his purse in his
pocket. What was to be done9 On reach.
ing his destination he got out of the cab
and said 10 the driver:
"Will you please give me a match' |
have dropped a sovereign on the floor Of
the cab"
Instanter the cabman whipped up his
horse and soon disappeared around the
next corner.-Dida skalia.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-17
WOmeu In IrrilcY.

Women are very useful in Turkey. IT,
Roumelia and Macedonia girls do much OF
the harvest work and most Of the thrnshing
Is done by them. There ~ very little agri
cultural machinery OF any kind. Girls
also take care OF the aocks, and the shep
herdess is favorite character in the much
loved idyls. The rights of women are re-
spected in Turkey. A daughter inherits
the same rs her brother. In cases OF di
vorce, the husband must pay dowry to
the wife As regards custody Of children.
the son belongs TO the mother rs long as he
requires her care and the daughter until
she reaches the age OF puberty. II the
mother dies, her female relatives have the
daughter; II there are no female relations
on the mother's side they 60 10 those on
the fathers.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-17
IOTTIE COLLINI.

The words of this new song are not over
hurdsned with intellectually, and IT'S
meter IS not precisely Lowellesque, but IL
goes; it goes everywhere. The hrst verse
reads like this:
A smart and stylish girl you see,
Belle of good society;
Not too strict. but rather free,
Yet as right as right can be!
Never forward, never bold
Not too hot and not too cold;
But the very thing I'm told
That in your arms you'd like TO hold.
The burden OF its refrain is:
Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay.
This should be repeated eight times.
Farther along in the song comes
I'm not extrayagantly shy.
And when nice young man Is nigh,
For his heart have try
faint away with fetching cry.
When the good young chap in haste
Puts his arms around my waist,
don't come TO while thus embraced
Till of my lips he steals a taste!
Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay, etc
In the last verse. in order to correct any
mistaken impression that may have been
made this occurs:
Ere my singing conclude
! want it fully understood,
Though free az air Pm never rude
I'm not too bad and not too good.
Iottie Collins, famous London music
hall artist" was the first one to sing this
song in the form which captured England
and has spread with rapidity worthy OF
ia grippe in America. She says the air has
been folk song in Europe for years, but
that she got it from America. We ought
TO be more careful.
II may be mentioned that Miss Collins
salary jumped from 500 to $500 week
after she had "Boom-ta-ra-rad" few times
The other day new interest was added
to this song by the beginning of contro
yersy. which, if the emphasis with which
its parties speak is TO be regarded, can only
be appeased with b-l-u-d. a bakers dozen
of gentlemen have claimed authorship OF
its words, as many singers have disputed
Miss Collins claim &c priority OF warbllng
it, and nearly every country, civilized and
savage, has been called the land OF its
birth. Ta-ra-ral
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-17

ones certain flower Inc lily was sacred
70 Juno; the myrtle and the rose were the
emblems OF Venus; to Minerva were given
the violet and the olives; dittany was the
flower OF Diana; Ceres had the poppy:
Mars, the ash; Bacchus. the grape leaf:
Hercules, the poplar, and Jupiter, the
monarch Of trees, the oak Translatinn
this floral code we may conclude that
among the Romans the lily and the oak
stood as the emblems Of power; the myrtle
and the rose, OF love; the olive and the yio-
let. Of learning; the ash. Of war. and the
grape leaf. OF festivity.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-17

yival of an old one at the Lyceum, in Lon
don, every one knows that it will be well
acted, and, moreover, that it will be given
on scale of scenic magnificence that nc
one else attempts. Mr.. Irving's latest pro
duction is a revival of Henry VlII," and
is the most elaborate from every point OF
view that he has ever made His part IN
the play is Cardinal Wolsey, Miss Terry
plays Queen Catherine, Mr.. Terriss per
sonates the King and Forbes Robertson.
who was so severely criticized when he ap
peared in the New York production OF
"Thermidor," wins high praise as the Duke
of buckingham
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-17
WONDERFUL MACHINES.
They Turn Ont Screws So Small Iha'
ooo 600 Are Required to Make Pound.

They Turn Ont oc'e"" ." "
ooo 600 Are Required to Make Pound.
No. the least marvellous OF the many
,,genious automatic machines OF the pres
ont dav is one for turning out the small
so,,o and narts of a watch. The Horo
,oc;c,l Review SAYS of il: Some OF the
screws are so small that the thread and
slot for the screw driver cannot he seen by
the naked eve. 1t takes about POO. OOO OF
these little screws, made by the automatic
machines, 10 make pound, and yet they
are perfect in shape. They are made thus
The wire is fed in the machine automatic
ally through swiftly revolving spindle
and is griped by chuck. Instantly circu'
lar cutter comes into place and turns down
the screw part. While the turning IS oeins
done a threading die is operating ana the
instant the cutter is through with its part
the die turns around on the turned part
and screws on and of like flash cutting
the thread. At once steel arm IL seen 10
swing over. and lust as the screw IS Deihs
cnt off from the wire il is picked up by
steel fingers and carried over TO u spot
where a saw IL swiftly running.
"Tbe slot is then cut and another motion
OF the arm and fingers releases the screw
which ia carried by a stream OF OIL INTO "a
e;ove among thousands OF screws just like
1t. That part of the mechanism which
prips the screw is called arm and finger
and the term seems opposite because the
motions accurately resemble those OF
human arm and hand. That arm has IN
uncanny look as it works with ceaseless
regularity The operation goes on con
stantly and tirelessly for ten hours per
day. and when night comes each machine
has made 10, O0Oot the tiny screws. One mo
ton follows another so quickly that
novice is filed with wonder and amaze
ment. Oil is forced in tiny streams with
great pressure upon the cutting parts and
then runs off through drip, to be again
pumped and forced to the machines"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-17

Foremost among living poets stands
Christina Rossetti Her feryid genius
finds expression in lyrics of surprising
sweetness and sonnets admirable in form
in ballads where the supernatural is treat
ed with eerie simplicity. The deIicacy of
her touch is as remarkable as is the passion
of her soulfelt music. 1t creates an illu
sive atmosphere well suited to such vision
airy ballads as the Goblin Market" THE
Princes Progress" the Pageant" and
which is part of the spell woven by one
who comes TO us from dreamland Led by
"A Single Star" Death, the transient M
ture OF love and Joy are the motives OF
many of her sweetest lyrics. Christina
Rossetti, in an age when doubt chills many
a woman's heart. has reached TO a height
OF spiritual vision from which she looks
To where the sunshine sleeps
On the everlasting hills
OF late years her writings have been al
most altogether Of heavenly things. We
must not omit 10 mention her delightful
nursery rhyme book, Sing Song" Mis-
Rossetti's first poems appeared in The
Germ, the organ Of the pre-Raphaelte
movement, of which Dante Rossetti was
one of the leaders She wrote in its columns
under the pseudonym of Ellen Alleyn.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-17
Fired the Gun and All.

In the Crimesn war raw recruit was
told off 10 watch the fire Of the Russian ar
tillery and cry out to his comrades when
shot, shell or rocket was fired, so that they
might be prepared for it. He gave the sig
nal, "Shotw "shellw "shotW "sheilp' pune
tually until be saw a rocket, which of
course is long, tubelike missile. 1t was
the first he had seen, and imagining il was a
cannon he yelled out: "Tare an ages, boys,
the gun an all is COMMIT If the Rooshans
are coming alter it they won't lave a
mothers son of us alive Irish Times.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-17
Busy and Ambitions.

France leads all the countries of Europe
IN the employment Of women. Most of the
accountants and bookkeepers in French
shops are females, whose salaries range
from three to ten dollars Il week, according
to proficiency and the size of the establish
ment A peculiar phase Of the employ
ment Of women is that most of them save
their earnings very carefully in order TO
buy an interest in the business. This in
chnation Is always encouraged by the pro-
prietors, inasmuch as it il the general opin-
lon that part ownership induces greater
fidelity on the part OF the clerks
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-17

Ont. Doc is an old campaigner, and he's
trotted exhibition heats at races and agri-
cultural fairs for several years. lie pulls
a tiny sull1y, and on ice or hard track he
can trot half mile in I'm. 3ls., and Il
quarter in 45 seconds. Doc is rather
small setter, but his stride is said to be
extraordinary, From two 10 four FUR
longs is the distance the Canadian wonder
usually covers.
The proud upholder of the stars and
stripes is pointer owned by Willie Gree,
of Carson City, New. The dog is only two
years old, but before he was much more
than a puppy his young master had dis
covered that he always trotted whenever
hitched up. One day Gree raced with and
passed his fathers trotting stallion Black
Prince, on the main street of Carson City,
much TO the elder Circe's discontinue,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-17
Chocolate Custard.

Add a tcacup evenly full Of grated choco-
late to quart of fresh milk not skinned.
Boil together then set aside TO cool Beat
we'll four eggs, reserying three of the
whites. however, for meringue. Sweeten
with teacupful of sugar, and season with
teaspoonful of extract of vanilla Mix
chocolate and eggs together. Bake in a
pudding dish slowly, and only until set
like custard. Put the meringue on when
the custard is cold.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-17

The king then removed him and appointed
NJ. Tricoupis. The latter approved the
change of policy shown in the removal OF
his predecessor but confessed his own in
ability to form a cabinet and conduct the
government. After a dangerous interreg-
mum the king called the president OF the
legislative chamber, Constantopoulo, 10
the place.
The new premier is fifty-six years OF age,
and n man of wide and varied experience
He was educated in France and England
is imbued with progressive western ideas
and is accounted leader among lurists OF
Greece. He is very simple in his tastes
democratic in life and manners and has an
ardent faith in bright future for his
country
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-17

achievements being to strike out nineteen
of the Syracuse Stars. In 1886 he was Sc
cured by the management of the Louisville
team. Then followed two seasons with
the Binghamton club, which played him in
every position on the diamond.
In 1889 he was signed to play left field for
Syracuse, but he OBLIGATED more often rs
shortstop and his brilliant work in the
latter position led to his being re-engaged
for 1890 Last year he transferred his serv-
ices to the St. Paul club. where he re-
manned till the club went 10 pieces. Ely
is a sure hitter, fair pitcher and an excel
lent base runner.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-17
They Buv amontiS.

The well TO do natives of the East Indies
have not much faith in stocks and bonds.
Most of them prefer to invest their savings
in diamonds. The rich buy white stones,
while those whose means are limited con
tent themselves with diamonds which
either contain flaws or specks or are of
color Naturally, the average East In
dian is an excellent judge of diamonds.
other gems are also purchased as invest
nents, but not so generally as diamonds.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-17
Transvaal's Mineral Wealth.

Transyaal, in South Africa, is extremely
rich In mineral deposits. William Young
Campbell, president Of the chamber OF
mines OF johannesburg, who is now in
London, says that mon, copper, coal, silver
and gold are found everywhere In the re-
public. Thus far tie mining Of gold has
received the most attention. This metal
was urst discovered In 1888 in what Is
known as the Rand field, south of Pretoria.
During the following year the yield from
surface and pioneer scratching WAS 2QOo
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-17
THE DESERT INDIANS.
ruev ARE AT PRESENT ATTRACTING
MUCH ATTENTION.

Tho Attempt 60 Gust tho Hereo''ary
chief OF the CahuiIias-Thc Ch'ei OIL
Tho Yumas Astonishcd at What He
Saw In san Francisco.
OF all the Indians in the United states
,bose Of Arizona and adjacent sections
have awakened the greatest interest. Ihey
are OF every possible grade. from the Dig
gers in the northwest-a singulariy ue
Graded. filthy and stupid set of sayages-uP
70 tribes which live in well built dwellings, X,
and till the ground with considerable sA'i'.
The recent trouble among the PueDiVs ~
the southwest of Arizona and the o"n",i-
las in California show how diiucuit ~ Is
for some white men to understand ihd'an
nature MILLS and
The first division Is into Pueblos anu
yomads, the Apaches and Navnloes penn
Me most noted Of the latter, and though
NE Pueblos. or villagers, are IN genera
more civilized, yet it would seem thai 'he
Nomads have the most energy the keehes'
inteIlects and the largest number OF aDie