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The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-12

OF the Guarantee company, he went to
their office, resolved in his deep despair
to accept any terms in order to extricate
his family temporarily from the
meshes of poverty. Then, too, he had been
promised a position, and when he pro-
cured that, be believed he could quickly
release himself from the snares of the
money-lcnder, even if he was compelled
to pay usurious rates OF rates OF interest for
a short w hile.
With these thoughts in his mind, the
veteran called upon the concern. The
manager, with smile that was Chld-like
aud bland, but full of deep meaning,
finally agreed 10 let the soldier of mis-
fortune have q lean of $25 on his $3.50
worth OF household effects, representing
his worldly all. The loan agreed upon
was $25, but by the acrobatic system of
mathematics employed by the money
lenders, the victim received in actual
cash only S22.50, while the note and
mortgage were made out for $27.50, the
suave clerk giving the veteran the chest
nutty old story about So for filing, ex-
peuses, etc.
For fifteen long months, rs his receipts
will show, has the old soldier been paying
the usuriouS rate of S2.50 per month
interest ON the loan, until he has now
paid into the Golfers of the concern
S37. 80 in a little more than one year on
| further payments now and will place his
case in the hands of The Times attorneys
| for action.
OTHER CASES OF UsURY.
A citizen of Southeast Washington called
to state that in 1898 he went to the Wash
ington Mortgage Loan Company to bor-
row $50 on household goods valued at
$500. He had to sign a mortgage and
note for S22, received S17.50 in cash,
since which time he has paid usury at
the rate of 10 per cent. per month. He is
a struggling poor man, has family OF
five persons to support, and is anxious TO
release himself from the coils of the money
grabbing octopus.
The southwest section of the city for
nishes another poor colored woman, illit-
crate and unread, who has paid Money
grahber Foulke SO interest, at the rate
| of 10 per cent. per month, on q beggarly
little loan of SO.
These are only a few specimen cases.
There are many Of the same kind in this
District, and although some of them are
| concealed in the recesses of darkened by
ways, they are being rapidly brought to
view
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LIFE In THE BALANCE
Miss Effie Grinders Recovery I'm
Ueriled by Building Operations.
Interesting Case Submitted to the De-
cision of the Courts-Temporary
Restraining Order Issued.

An interesting question is brought be-
fore Judge Cox by a suit for injunction
filed yesterday by William Clement Grfu-
der, the brickmaker, of No 46S street
southwest, against Thomas Rupert, the
grocer, at No. 312 Four-and-a-half street
southwest, and Heury Schneider, the
architect
Mr.. Grinders daughter, Miss Effie,
has been i'll with brain fever. under the
care of DR.. George w. Grinder About two
weeks ago Mr.. Rupert began building a
residence next door west of Mr. Grinders,
the work being under the direction of
Mr. Schneider. The noise OF hammering,
saving, etc, seriously affected Nj SIS
Grinders condition. Last week upon
urgent request Of Dr. Grinder Mr. Schneider
suspended operations for three days and
the patient improved. But Friday work
was recommenced on the house and no APP
peals have availed To stop it again
Mr.. Grinder says his daughters life is in
danger and he believes il the building is
suspended for time she VIII recover. He
has no other remedy than TO ask the court
to enjoin Mr.. RUPERT from further opera
tions.
A restraining order was drawn yesterday
by Judge Cox and made returnable on June
10. Bond will be furnished to-day and
the order issued
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ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.

The closing exercises Of the Virginia
Theological Seminary viii take place on
JUUe 26, -. aud -. and viii be uf great
interest to the Episcopal Church, not only
IN VirgiuiI. hut an over thc country
The badly of EeTnaTd Smith. who vas
drJwued from the sloOp Julius Driefies
Just be!uW this city on sunday last. was
yesterday found floating in the river off
Broad Greek by George Wood ard James
Philips, vyho brought il up % tins city 10 q
sail boat aad tied il up IN the Cock at the
foot Of Prince street. An inquest was
held. a verdict rendered in accordance with
the facts. acd the body viii be Inferred to-
day in s.. PaUrs Cemetery
Capt. Il. kempeF as seriously i'll
Or Julian Miller has rutifietI the mayor
that On JHly l he VIII resiga the office OF
city health officer
The Alexandria Athletic Club viii plav
d game 0f baseball with the POtomacs. 0f
Washington. IN Washington on Saturday
next
st. Johns Academy. the oldest school IN.
Alexandria aud une OF the oldest in the
State. had its final cluSinC exercises yester-
day after life of sixty, wo years There
are large number Of the alumni OF St
Juhn'siu Washington and the clos ing OF the
old school will be u matter Of deep resret
tu them
At The meeting of the Alexandria city
S"''hC1l tSSt uiAHt tiIe appropriation uitiS
Tor 1886 were passed as follows. For
salaries, $4,000; police and extra police,
S9.S0O; schools, Sl3,5OO; repairing streets,
81, 900; cleaning streets $1,000: pumps
and repairing. S3CO; chain gang. 81 zoo:
puor aud workhOuse. 81. SEQ; printing and
advertising, $3.50; fire department.. S6,TO0;
fire plugs. S3C0: new building hydra uliun
Fire Company, SS eco; public property.
$500; city council. aud offices. S1.z50,
contingencies ST5Q. h0arsI of Hsafb S5Q0-
election expenses. $3.50, ground rents.
S1O0; electric lights. IS. 600; courts and
JAIL Sf.2GC; law expenses, $500, interest
IN public debt. S31 ,325, coTOuers in-
quests. $50. aud Alexandria infirmary,
$500; total. SOS. 300
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Meeting of Committee Interested
in Redeemiag Waste Ground.
AN IMPORTANT REPORT READ
Considered with View of Asking
Legislation-The Legal Points and
Sanitary Condition Carefully Gone
Over Commiss ioner Powell Is
Interested

The committee on the reclamation Of
the flats and Improvement of the channel
Of the Anacostia River held a meeting
at the city hall last evening to hear the
reports from the various subcommittee.
All of the members of the committee We're
present, and Comm issioner Powell at
tended by special request. There Were
also several others present from Anacostia,
Interested in the Improvement, who came
by invitation
The committee was organized by the
East Washington Citizens Association over
two years ago, and has been ever since
canvassing the question BY invitation the
Anacostia and Northeast Washington Citi-
Zens' Associations, respectively, have been
participating, and the committee has been
enlarged by the selection Of four additional
members.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Tracy L. Jeffords, chairman of the
committee, presided last night, and Mr..
j. r. Nottingham officiated as secretary.
The report upon which the committee
is at work has been is course of preparation
for several months. 1t has been carefully
considered in sections, and each phase has
been intrusted to a Subcommittee. 1t
is divided into sub-sections, and 1T was to
hear the reports of the several commit
tees that the meeting was held last night.
Reports were received from the sub
committees respectively on the legal as
poets, the sanitary question, channel nayi-
cation and commerce. and on parks, streets.
and avenues
Tue entire legal situation has been ex-
baustively reviewed by Messrs. Hugh T.
Taggart and James A. D. Richards, and
the subcommittee with which they are
associated has prepared an elaborate pre-
sentation OF the whole subject.
Gen. Duncan S. Walker, as chairman OF
the subcommittee Oh dedication of the
reclaimed flats; Mr. Evan H. Tucker, OF
the sanitary subcommittee, and Mr.. A. F
Sperry, representing the water ways and
channels committee, respectively, each
made report, all of which VIII be en-
bodied in tue general report which viii
be Soon presented TO the several associations
interested, and afterward TO Congress.
1t will form a most important paper,
and the legislation to be asked, If enacted,
will accomplish more for Washington,
probably, than has been embodied in any
one bill for number Of years.
Those who were present last night were:
Messrs. Tracy l.. Jeffords, j r. Noting
ham, Thomas W. Smith, II a Linger, A.
+. Sperry, r. b. Buckley, W j. FriZZeH,
Carroll W Smith, Gen. Duncan A. walker,
DR.. w. A Croffutt, Hon. James 4. ID.
Richards. Hugh T. TaggaFt, j. w. Babson,
E. H. Tucker and Major Charles F.
Powell
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PRODUCERS MARKET.
Committees Appointed to Confer With
the District Commissioners.

Committees Appointed to Confer With
the District Commissioners.
A meeting OF the farmers and truck
gardeners, who carry on wholesale and
retail country produce business at the Cen
ter and other city markets, was held at the
American House yesterday Al the last
meeting, held some weeks ago, a committee
of seventeen was appointed to confer with
the District Commissioners with reference
TO establishing producers market in the
old hay market square, bounded by Tenth,
Twelfth, 3 and Little B streets northwest
AS no such conference had been held, the
meeting yesterday deemed it advisable to
appoint new committee OF three, which,
in conjunction with an advisory committee
oftwo, would confer with the Commissioner rs
at an early date. The special committee
consists OF Messrs. Horace Croser, G. G
Carter and B. F. JOY; the advisory of Col.
Wright Rives and Mr.. Samuel Howison.
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NIRVANA.
is 1T ATTAINABLR?
DR.. Walker, the Specialist, Causes
the Weary to Rest.

Many people are tired, languid, weary,
exhausted, debilitated, and fit for moth
ing, yet they cannot find rest. The rest
and peace for which they are longing and
signing come not. What can be done?
Such persons are physically disordered and
need the care and help OF a skillful physi-
cisn.
Dr.. Walker has given rest and restored to
health and happiness thousands who have
sought for assistance in vain. Do not
abandon hope. See him.
DR.. Walker may be consulted free of
charge, personally or by letter. His we'll
known sanitarium, at 1411 Pennsylvania
avenue, adjoining Wizards Hotel, is
open daily for consultation and treatment.
Office hours, 10 a. IN. to 3 pm =; Wednes-
day and Saturday evenings, TO 6; Sundays,
10 to I2..
Charges for treatment very low.
All interviews and correspondence sa-
credly confidential. No cases made public
without consent of patients.
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HELD THE FETE INDOORS.
Christian Endeavors of Central NJ. p.
Church Had Good Time.

Christian Endeavors of Central NJ. p.
Church Had Good Time.
In consequences of the rain the lawn fete
which was to have been held yesterday
afternoon on the lawn adjoining the
Central ii. p. Church, corner of Twelfth
and NJ streets northwest, was held in the
Sunday-school room of that edifice last
evening. The affair was under the aus
pices of the Christian Endeavorers of that
church as a benefit to the go conven-
ton of the Christian Endeavor Society.
The room was handsomely decorated with
flowers and bunting, and numerous Chi
nese lanterns swung from the ceiling.
Mr.. George Compton was in charge, and
was assisted by the following persons, in
charge of the tables named:
Refreshment Table-MTS. Ong, Mrs Per-
kins, Mrs. Taft, Mrs. Compton, and Mrs.
Whiteside.
Lemonade Table-Miss Helen Cooper
and Miss Compton
Peanut Table-Little Ethel Nichode-
mus, Master Winfield Wilson and Little
Eva Compton.
Soap-bubbe Table-Masters Harry Ong
and Gordon Smith.
Jacobs Well-Little Helen Nichodemus,
Ketchup Table-Master Lewis McRee
The waters were Miss Blanche Reid,
Miss Bessie Reid, Miss May Deming, Miss
Cora Locke and Mrs. Smith.
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-@ H-
TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
Contest VIII Probably be Brought to
n Close TD-day

n Close To-day.
The District championship tournament
which commenced on Monday at theg grounds
of the Bachelors Club is expected TO be
brought TO close to-day.
There have been several hotly-coutested
matches thus far but the greatest interest
is attached to the fight between Geoghegau
and GoodfellOw, which takes place this
afternoon at four o'clock
In the pFeliminaries Devereux was
defeated by p arks, 81, 81 Clark wonfrom
Perkins, 6-1, Cd; Boag from Tucker, 10,
6-3; Geoghegan from Doolittle, 6-2, Go:
Davis from Hit, SO, 6-1 In the firstrou
Mcpherson beat Parks, Cd, g.; Mccain
mon won from Blair by default Doyle
beat Hits, Ga, 6-3; Clark beat Swissat,
6-2, 6-1; Boag beat Needham, 81, Go;
LeipOld defeated Clay, SO, 6-3, 60;
Geoghegan defeated Davis, 4-6, 6-2, 60;
Goodfellow and Huyck have not yet played
In the semi-finals and finals, which
take place to-day, the following will be
antagonists: Clay and Boag, GoOdfelIow
and Geughegau, Huyck and the winner of
the last-named set. There will be given
three prizes for singles and a consolation
prize. The winner uf this tournament will
have Ia play j. c. Davidson, who now holds
the District championship. A large crowd
of fashionable folks is expected at the
grounds
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IMPORTANT TO SUBSCRIBERS.

The following works, which were
published for The Times Free Library,
are entirely exhausted They cam
not, unfortunately, be duplicated and
subscribers who have ordered them
are requested 10 select another book
and either mail taeir selection to
The Times or else call In person a the
office.
Adam Bede. BY George Eliot.
Anna Karenine. by Count Lyof Toll
stoi.
Beyond Pardon. BY Charlotte NJ.
Braeme.
Born CGquette, y. by "The Duchess"
Camille. BY Alexander Dumas.
Confessions of an English Opium
Enoer. BY Thomas De Quincy.
Consuelo. BY George Sand
Dicks Sweetheart. BY THE Duch-
esS"
Father and Daughter. BY Freder-
ika Braeme.
French Revolution, The. BY Thomas
Carlyle.
Heroes nd Hero w orship BY Thomas
Carlyle.
House of the Seven Gables, The. BY
Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Hunchback of Notre Dame, The. BY
victor Hugo.
Jane Eyre. BY Charlotte Bronte.
Lamplighter, The. BY Marie S. Cum
minis.
Last Days of Pompeii, The. BY Sir
Z. Buiwer-Lytton.
Lost Love, The. BY Mrs. Oliphant.
Lucille. by owen Meredith.
Marvel. by "The Duchess
My Danish Sweetheart. BY w Clark
Russell.
Pilgrim IS Progress. BY John Bunyan.
PIutarch's Lives.
Scottish Chiefs, The. BY Miss Jane
Porter.
Second Thoughts. BY Rhoda Brough-
ton.
Self-Sacrifice. by Mrs. Oliphant
Terrible Temptation, A. BY Charles
Reade.
This Wicked World. BY Mrs H.
Lovett Cameron.
Three Guardsmen, The. BY Alex
anier Dumas.
Thrown on the World BY Char
Iotte N Rrneme.
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NOT FIT FOR DOGS.
Compound Sold in Paris Under the
IL L

Compound Sold in Paris Under the
Name of American Lard.
The Department of Agriculture has re-
ceived from France an extended notice OF
the condemnation by the municipal chem
list of Paris of compound which is being
sold in France under be name of American
lard.
The chemist has ascertained that the
compound consists of hog offal treated
chemi cally at a high temperature and
under strong pressure. 1t is deOdorized
and beached with chlorides. The Jour
nal des Debats, Partisan newspaper OF
prominence, denounces tie compound sold
in France under he name of American lard
as unfit even for dog to eat.
The authorities at the Agricultural De-
partment Know nothing of this alleged
American product, and intimate that it
may not be OF American origin at all
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-12
RECOVER THEIR WAGES.
Crew of the Burned Lady of the Lake
Successful In Their Suit

Crew of the Burned Lady of the Lake
Successful In Their Suit.
Chief Justice Bingham yesterday made
an order for the payment of wages by
the Peoples Transportation Company to
James Thornton and Others of the crew
of the Lady of the Lake, burned at the
wharf here last February.
The crew was employed on the boat
last summer, and brought suit in admiralty
last September to recover their pay The
amounts due them range from $25 to S1O0.
AS the boat against which they had
claim is burned, their final recovery OF
pay will depend on the collection of in
surance. The question of insurance is
involved in the suit against President
Patterson of the company for arson
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-12

Two rafting hot bouts were put on at
Kernan's last night. The preliminary was
if anything, a fiercer contest than the main
go of the evening. Henry Jackson, Of
Washington, and 1.-The Gloucester Lamp
lighter - of Gloucester, Were the contestants
and went at it hammer and tongs from the
fall of the flag The boy from Gloucester
had the best of it up to the last round,
when Jackson floored him The referee
ordered another round, but Lamplighter re-
fused to go on and the bout was declared q
draw
Billy Payne, OF Philadelphia, then met
Jack DAILY OF Wilmington The latter
was superior up to the seventh round, but
Payne rallied and gave his opponent as good
as he got. Manager Stewart refereed the
bout and gave Daily the decision Despite
the fact that he was bleeding freely from
the nose the Quaker City lad was still fresh
The contest tonight viii be q ten-round
go between Joe Cans, who defeated Howard
Wilson, and Fred Swigart
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VIII Take the Largest Ships.

Specifications are now being prepared
for dredging the entrance to the Puget
Sound dry dock, and the Navy Department
will soon ask for bids for the work 1t
viii require the removal of about f5O 600
square yards of earth TO secure thirty-two
feet OF water to the entrance of the dock
When this dredging is completed it is ex-
pected that the big dry dock viii be ready
to receive the largest war ships of the navy
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-12
Horse Fell Upon Mr.. stutz.

During the fall of rain between and
O'Clock yesterday afternoon a horse on
which Harry j. Stute was riding fell on
the slippery concrete on Pennsylvania
avenue, near Washington circle The an
imaI fell upon StutZ, painfully crushing
him. He was taken to his residence No.
326 G. street. The horse ran away after
regaining his feet
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-12

All this week will be Gold
Week-Don't m S t b e
chance to get Gold articles at
X per cent. off reg ii a T
prices.
O. q DAWSON, Jeweler,
llO5 ST n. w.
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Reno CounciI's open Meeting.

A goodly sized audience gathered in Good
Templars' Han, Tennallytown, d. c., last
evening, the occasion being an open meet
ing OF Reno Council, No. 46, Jr. o. q. A
NJ Patriotic and interesting remarks We're
made by Rev. Mr. Smith, pastor OF the NJ
T. Church, at that place, S. V. C., w. W:
Hall, Jr.; Mr.. A. Boulden and others. A
very enjoyable evening was spent by those
who participated and after prayer the meet
ing closed. II is the plan throughout the
order in the District TO hold more OF these
open meetings in the future
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Young Mems League Elected officers.

Young Mems League Elected Officers.
The Young Mems League of the Vermont
Avenue Christian Church held meeting
in the Sunday School room of that edifice
last evening, and reports We're read from
various committees and officers elected
for the ensuing term, as follows:
Executive committee, William b. Stokes,
president; Frank d. Moore vice president;
James X. Mock, secretary; Russell Barnes,
treasurer, and F. L. SUNNY, W b. Cragg,
and E. G. Siggers. Committee on bylaws,
Russell Barnes, R. ii. Balderson and De
Forest Gray. Mission committee. Ottmer
Saum, Clayton slocum, Frank Moore and
j. k Mock.
Cha rged w ith Larceny.
Charles Bell was arrested last u,ght by
Policeman pnvnp nf fha Siytf, prteirct
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Beecham's pills for constl-
patton zoe and 253. Get the
book at your druggists and
go by it.
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LAST DRILL OF THE YEAR.
Evolutions Of High School Cadets OF
the White Lot Tn-day

Evolutions of High School Cadets on
the White Lot To-day.
The final appearance of the High School
Cadest to-day is looked forward to by the
boys and their thousands of friends and
admirers as second in interest only to the
competitive drill.
1t will be the last drill of this years
regiment, Which, $50 strong and headed
by the Marine Band, viii march up Penn
sylvania avenue from Sixth street 10 the
White Lot. There the regimental drill VIII
take place, consisting of foot movements
and the firing exercises, for which fifteen
rounds of blank cartridges per man Will
be used. This win be followed by a
review and dress parade, after which the
boys viii march down the avenue to Sixth
street for dismissal
The drill on the White Lot VIII begin
promptly at T. N. and Will last a little
over half an hour. The Marine Band al
ways adds greatly to the interest of these
occasions, and was ordered out for the drill
by the Secretary of the Navy at the re-
quest OF the District Commissioners. 1t
is expected that the Secretary of War and
large number of military and District
officials Will attend.
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COALl

If you are wise enough to
arrange for winters coal now,
you'll save enough to pay for
your summer vacation.
MILLER, ROBBINS s. CO.,
Main uface and yard, sw. cor. l4th and NV.
Branch Office, ISIS l4th St NV. Telephone
NO. S9.
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Those who received the degree Of

Those who received the degree OF
bachelor OF law were.
Robert Able. William J. AcSer, BFainard
Avery, Morris Bien, Cornelius Billin Is,
Andrew Bradley. Charles A i. Brown, Dan
lei J. Carr, John Clark. it., Alan Clephane,
John COn Walter T. COlQuitt Arthur F
Cosby, jesse Crawford. J. A z CriswpHl \
Alfred Dalr 5nple- William Z. Davis. JOhn
E Dawson. Hampton Y. Denman, ir-,
William b. Depue, HarTy Evans. John r
Fellows, jr. George {. Fraser. Stephen
w Cambria. Daniel GaTges. H Prescott
Galley. Frank Gc1tsch. John c. GOOdfellOvg,
OrianGo W. Goodwin, Harvey b. Gram,
George c HaZeitOn, Jr.. John Fl HazeIton.
Julius v HOeffler. Arthur Hood, Herman
K HOWeHStein. Earle A Humphrey. A
Roland johnson. Eugene A Jones, Lee
Jordan, Carter kcene, Harry G. Kimbau
Arthur hnnan, Rufus Lane. a W Nc
GregOr, Christopher h. Macey. E B
Markham, c. Carroll .@-rtfn, Charles A L.
Massie. Edgar H May. George A II
Mills, William b. Nixon, George NJ Moore.
Joel y. Morris. Edwin A Mess, Francis
Nye, A. J. Pearson. Jr-, Grahame II Pow
ell. Jesse W Rawlings. VIII P. Robinson
Albert L Ryan, ,Adolphe VI Sayre. Emil
G. Schneider, John c. scofield, Charles
F Sensner, Elmer ID. Sherburne. John B
SlenaD, Jr., Addison T. Smith. F NJ
Smith, Robert A StiCkney. FreGsrick G.
StutZ. William L SyInons, MoTven ThCulD-
son. Harry ; aS=nis, Richard h Tyler.
Guy Under yoOd. John G. UFgUhaTt. Harry
". Van Dyke. HOraceG. Van Evers1. George
a Warren, William W Werntz. Horace
II. Westcott. EdgaF-Fs Williams, David
E Wilson, Harvey T Winfield
The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-12

People leaving the city for their
summer vacation cannot afford TO also
leave THE TIMES. 1t viii be mailed
20 any address and VIII cQ<&nue TO
be the best local neSEspaper Az ash
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ExperIn1 enttng With Rnmte PIant

experimenting w TN kGmie Plant
About One-half of a small plot of ramie
under cultivation at the botanical gardens
was yesterday tranSplaCted as an exper-
lment to a space provided for it in TIE
agricultural Department GROUNDS. IN the
rearOCthe eseedbunding- ThetFansplanting
was done for the reason that the soil
where it is too rich FOR the product
caHsiug too heavy 4 growth The CultivJ-
tion OF thiSplant was begun inthe botanical
gardens in 1855, very small space being
devoted to il, the original stock coming
from Java. Mr. SlOught has another Plot
under cultivation opposite the botanical
gardens, the plant having in a few weeks
grown TO a height OF five or SIX feet 1t
is planted thick and is being grown espec-
tally for fiber, the stalks being all OF
small size