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to pick for market when it is three years old.
 The only plantation on this continent where tea is grown successfully for the market is not very large. Dr. Charles U. Shepard, who is making tea culture his life work, thinks twenty acres enough to lay out in gardens at present, though, eventually, he expects to double this area. And it is a queer looking patch, this twenty acres. The doctor has simply made a clearing in the woods, and as the visitor emerges from the trees into the open space, he sees what is apparently a stunted peach orchard, only the leaves are too small and of very dark green. On closer examination the leaves resemble those on currant bushes, though they grow stalks thick enough for three branches. Some plants are as high as the waist, and some nearly as high as the head. Planted at regular intervals and in rows with branches carefully pruned, they do resemble an orchard of small fruit trees with the branches forlking like peaches. But it is not an orchard 1t is garden similar to thousands in China and other Asiatic countries. It is genuine tea garden.
 To those who have seen the cheap prints and China representations of tea bushes growing on mountain sides, these straight rows along the flat ground have an unfamiliar look, but it is the climate, and not so much the Hay of the land" that fosters them. Right in this Carolina forest the temperature happens to be the best in the country for tea growing it is just about warm enough, and just about moist enough, and heat combined with moisture are two special require ments to make good tea leaves. The twenty acres of gardens" contain sew eral thousand shrubs" we will call them From these the owner hopes to secure this year about one thousand pounds of black tea, which will retail at one dollar to one dollar and forty cents per pound. Last year his crop was about five hundred pounds from an area of fifteen acres; this is consider ably better than raising cotton at the present prices, so he thinks
 The gardens contain shrubs raised from tea seed imported from Japan, China. Ceylon. Formosa and Assam Asia; also what are called Assam hy- brids, which are considered the most profitable. and Ceylon hybrids. which are obtained by mixing the seed of the pure Assam or Ceylon with some other grade. The shrubs grow six feet apart, as they require large amount Of nourishment and exhaust" large area of ground. Shingles or straw is placed over the plants when the first shoots appear, and every care is taken to protect them from frost until they have reached height of two or three feet, when they become fairly hardy, and can withstand usually the changes. Of temperature which occur during the year The shrubs can be grown by grating, but are less hardy than II raised by the seeding process. When the shrub is about three feet high the harvesting" of the tea begins, and
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lrned eighteen summers-

They go out walking with mamma or chaperon, and there are often two or three in family. You will notice them at once; for their long locks hang in simple waves far down their bacxs-all the young girls seem to have very long hair = and they are all dressed exactly alike. One cannot dis cover shade of difference.
 One wonders at first whether this is not another phase of the economy which is constantly cropping out among the French, even among the wealthy French. But modiste assured me that it was not so.
 ''Oh, no; it is distinctly the most proper thing to dress young girls of a family alike. Sometimes it is not easy to suit two or three in tints and styles especially where there are blondes and brunettes. It is puzzling to get tints that will suit each.
 "The girls themselves do not like it. I remember blonde and brunette pair both of them have just been married and they used to compromise by wear ing on one day the favorite color Of the blonde, and the next day that of the brunette.
 sThey arc. restricted to the simplest styles before they come oat. Plain skirts and corsages, with puffed sleeves and rufies. EVA A. SCHUBERT
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as' ol men surprises you. Many of ra0ui come in, unaccompanied by ladies, esatlng tea for its own sake.
 MISS Davies, the hostess, comes and Gpeaks to you. It does not take her lYAs to get acquainted with her guests. a protege of Lady Dufferin, her story = sul ot interest. It was only few TTe4s ago that she lost her fortune in N; a1nuon and came here to establish s, sl's nttle tea place. But her heart is na:'re, o.sewhere, She is deeply interested in lTs.u'ihg' and gives to the art all her 'elsure moments.
 i. VI /. course you look at the style, and a ,bae strikes you at that moment that if F.s sse IS any particular color that the as.a ass.enehwoman affects. for carriage and Dsla sIsrnoon wear, it is, perhaps, gray gray in a big hpted silk crepon. in V 'ess than four enter the room with tb.s lew minutes, each worn by girl is A enthusiastically Parisienne. One viii lhomoined with pale yellow, two
 oa "nite' the other is all gray
 a loo. e o' the whites is very pretty, with tba Oose @ ifcat of white silk, and with faeea, ,esers of the small godeted jacket wi,h with white satin and overlaid hat 'aee' She wears white gloves and her er a;,, Companion wears a fresh sum
 A oi blue and white stripe, with
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. The many, who live bet ter than others and enjoy life moro, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the worlds best products to the needs of physical being, will attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced in tho remedy, Syrup of Figs.
 It's excellence is due to its presenting In the form most acceptable and pleas ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of perfect lax ative effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and levers and permanently curing constipation: It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession, because it acts on the Kid neys, Liver and Bowels without weak ening them and it Is perfectly free from every objectionable substance.
 Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug gists in 50c and 51 bottles, but it is man. ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Go. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being we'll informed, you will not accept any substitute if offered.
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its peculiar flavor. The sizes are then sifted and fired, or thoroughly heat ed, also by machinery This is done under the doctors personal supervision, as upon the process depends much of the flavor and coloring. The leaves are strewn on metallic sheets and placed in a receptacle hot enough to bake potatoes. The sheets are moved from time to time and the rolled leaves stirred by certain method so that all receive a uniform treatment. A few moments too much or too little of this firing" may spoil the flavor and the color. The utmost delicacy and ac- curaey are required, and when the work is over the expert can easily tell by his senses of smell and taste just about what price per pound the batch" will sell for. After firing the tea is ready to be packed and shipped. The total cost of picking and curing pound of Pinehurst tea is about twenty cents. When it sells at one dollar per pound handsome profit is realized.
 Perhaps Dr. Shepard may consent to return to the inn with you. He is fond of spending part of his leisure time there, and, as he settles down in one of the big chairs on the veranda and puts his feet on the railing, all you have to do is to keep still, to hear more about tea than you could get out of a years study of the encyclopedias. He will tell about his first visit to the Ashley river-he has been all over the yIo, tree which was planted in 1894, and is now over twenty feet high, though the leaves are not good for sleeping pur- poses. This is probably the first of it's kind in America, and it gave him the idea that tea could be raised and have commercial value. He brought his knowledge of botany cnd chem istry into play, and, after careful cal culation, fixed upon Pinehurst as the right spot for his experiments He owns five hundred acres of the pine lands in that locality. But here is his hobby. It is to prepare an American tea which will bring twenty dollars per pound from the consumer. We do not begin to get the best teas from China and Japan" he says. They send us the sweepings and the most inferior grades. The Japanese would not think of drinking cup of the beverage we call Japan tea. They have mandarin teas, used by the higher classes, which sell at from five to ten dollars per pound in their country. feel convinced that 1 can raise even a better grade here, which will realize twenty dollars per pound if cured properly. Of course it will require elaborate preparation, but the result is worthy of the expert ment."
 The home of the pioneer tea grower is also an attractive spot, few hun- dred yards from the factory Surround ed by the great pines, it's architecture of the Queen Anne period, with wide verandas and ornamental roof, it is, in decd. a pleasant contrast to the monoto- ny of the forest. The grounds have been laid out carefully, and the white sand has been fertilized, so that flower beds and shrubbery flourish luxuriant- ly. D. ALLEN WILEY.
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 puckers.
 An exquisite white toilet. all in mo- hair, enters next. There is no color, save in her cheeks, and those are deeply enough tinted-is it by the sun, or by the wine that she habitua1ly drinks, one would say, to note the careless way in which she orders? Not every one drinks tea. Oh, mol Some are slipping wine, others strawberry ices, and there are delicious tarts fast disappearing.
 You stroll into another place. It is in the Rue Damon, and everybody knows it and visits it before leaving Paris. It is not half so pretty to look at, or so comfortable to lounge in, but it gives you delicious beverages, and is always filled with fashionables; so you do not complain.
 The Americans, some of them, go to a place on the Avenue de pOpera. There you will rarely see French or English. The Americans are willing to pay the prices. and the five o'clock" fourishes.
 There are plent of shirt waists in Paris-at the shops and on the tourist. But the Frenchwoman never wears them. The great feature of American street costumes in summer and for ordinary afternoon wear as well, the plain, dark skirt, with shirt waist sur mounting it, is scorned by a Parisian. She may wear corsage with her dark skin, but 1t will be of different sort silk or mousseline or some pretty batiste, puffy and always trimmed. T but never for the streets.
 The shopping costume of the French woman is far more chic. There is one all in golden brown, dark tint, that l saw the other day. Over the plain skirt fell the short jacket that has al- together replaced the discarded figaro the jacket that turns back in broad though sharp revers, and continues gracefully after the sharply rounded front, in small godets at the sides and back. A very cool and very loose front, of alternate white batiste and pale yell low insertion, hung inside. White satin faced the revers and lined the jacket.
 Another that is perhaps r1ore original has it's jacket trimmed with deep collar that sweeps over the shoulders in an easy line. In front the jacket is turned back in straight line, from top to bottom, about three inches, and the band thus formed embroidered in small black designs. The back is go- deted. The silk front is closely shirred throughout the center. The coloring ir this costume is in good taste. A bluish gray, in fine mixed wool, makes skirt and jacket; the front is of clear blue silk, and black embroideries and a fine braid edging the collar and front bands emphasize the paler tiuts.
 The Parisienne mademoiselle is a pretty sight to look upon. and when there are two or three of her in fam fly she becomes part of a pleasing pie ture am not speaking of the young lady who has been formally presented to society, but of the damsels who have scarcely turned eighteen summers.
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Ten rhonsand Miles or rhIr.x.

1t matters not which, may subject you to sea sickness on the ''briny deep" Whether you are yachtsman, an ocean traveller, out for day or two's fishing on the salt water, or even an inland tourist in feeble health, you ought to be provided with Hostetter's s Stomach Bitters, a valuable remedy for nausea, collie, biliousness, acidity of tho stomach, malaria, rheumatism, nervousness and sick headache. Lay in all adequate supply.
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-1iany women owe their beauty to pr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Because beauty of form and face radiate from the common center-health. The best bodily condition results from good food, fresh air and exercise coupled with the judicious use of the Prescription.
 It reaches the origin of the trouble and corrects it.
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ON THE ROAD

to recovery, the
 young woman
 who Is taking Doctor Pierce's Favorite Pre- s scription il. In
 naaidenhood, wo- manhood, wife hood and moth- erhood the !" Pre- scription J is a supporting tonic a Il d nervin C that's peculiarly adapted to her ne c d S, regulat- ing, and strength ening the system and curing the
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WAGes-"Did you have a fine time last night' Jaggs-"No, had 1t this morning, ten dollars fine, three dollars costs. ."-Phil- adelphia Inquirer.
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SKILLED LABoR.--Friend--"p told that most prescriptions cost little or nothing to make up" Druggist-.Y es; but we charge latlng the Latin. Pluck.
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"ONcE. at least, ridicule was of great ben- eft to the human raeen sWhen was that2" "When Edison made light of cleo tricity."
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"WILIIE, havey been In another fighte" "No, mamma. This fellow outclassed me and wasn't in 1t. .n-Brooklyn Life.
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SWELL" said the monkey to the organ grinder as he sat on top of the organ, 'I' 'm simply carried away with the music."- Philadelphia Record.
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Mas. RIcKErTs-ssW do von thnls of Mrs. Dickey3" Mir. Snooper-"Shei is one of the manifest little women 1 know.,,-- Judge.
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ssDo YOU think that Blickens would de- ceive friendsn "Of course not. None of his friends would believe word be says" Washington Star.
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TIE JEsTER-ssYou broke all tho good resolutions you made last year" The Fool --''Yes, but I shall make others quite as good. d.n-Life.
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CONC To-She-"Where are you going this summern He-"Going to stay at home. ."-Detroit Free Press.
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PREcEPTs are like seeds; they are little things which do much good.-Seneea
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.sTuERE's nothing like poached eggs," as the man said when he robbed his neighbor's 8 fowl house.-Tit-Bits.
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SAFETY to mother and child and less un. after contin ement, result from use of Mothers Friend" Sold by druggists.
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MAaIsrRATE-"Whyd did your father whip your motherp Boy-"Dunno, 'cept ma was overtrained." Pluck.
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IY the wicked flourish, and thou suffer, be not discouraged. They are fatted for de- struction; thou art dieted for health.-- Fuller.
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SOME of the dogs with the longest coat have the shortest pants.-Philadelph Rex ord.
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BEAUTY, devoid of grace, is a mere hook without the bait.-Talleyrand.
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Ir fun Is good, truth is still better, n-i love best of all.-Thaekeray.
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FAITH without works is sign over the door of an empty shop.-Ram's Horn.
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NOTHING is rarer than the use of word in it's exact meaning " nipple
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ALL are born to observe good order, but few are born to establish it.-Joubert.
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Hamilton Brown shoe Co.'s Sales.
 Sales for June, 1895. S5ls GOT fa 18JA 18JA.................... 455, ,693 28 Gala for June, 1895. t63 OOa a4 Total sales for 1895 up to July l. ...s2574 785 % '' '' a 1894 .. '' !. I..... S87 e43 54 Gain for 1895 up to July l.......... sls7,l2L4 4o
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THE devil will keep on calling as long as we answer his knock.--Ram's Horn.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-05

operate with aud the gamblers increase
iust as the banks have money for them
TO operate with. There Is limit, OF
course to what tho banks can use, but
that limit includes a very large sum-
and when 1t is reached the currency has
tcccmc so redundant that We have
ranic confidence ceases. values shrink
up, and the whole business OF the coun-
try Is Frustrated. Volume OF money.
therefore, whether coin or paper cur
isncy, will not meet the demands OF
the case. Freedom for all men in the
use Of their credit is the only thing that
will meet It. for that bases all trdnsac-
lions upon the effort of the Individual.
and keeps each party to transaction al
ways eager and busy in watching 1T ana
that Is the price that must be paid for all
successful business.
Mr.. Latham is totally In error also in
saying that the increase in wealth mas
been in the cities rather In the rural dis
tr.ots The increase in the wealth in
cities Is more Immediately apparent 10
|
IT is not at all more real If regard be
had to those rural districts where the
population is industrious and economi-
cal, and where there Is good demand
for what they produce. one man in
city speculates on the produce or stock
exchanges and ne is lucky in trading
number of others out of their accumu-
lations. He becomes rich quickly and
axes n great display Of his wealth.
Another in a city is at the head of
great manufacturing establishment. ne
is lucky in getting orders, makes mon
cy rapidly. and makes a great display
of his wealth. Mr.. Latham has these
two classes in his mind. But where
these two men in the city accumulate
money, there are thousands who ac-
emulate none. ard live from hand o
mouth.
But in the country every man who is
Industrious and economical, and has a
market for what he produces, is adding
each year TO his wealth. He sows clover
on this field this year and tile drains
that next. and each year adds TO the
productvencss OF his farms, and would
add ten times as much if the tax on
his loca' bank did not keep it from
granting him the accommodations that
he needs TO make full use of his re-
sources. The true increase of wealth Is.
therefore, in the rural districts whose
people are Industrious and economical.
Speaking Of the oak. Thomas Carlyle
has fully described the case in one Of
his essays when he says: The crashing
fall Of the monarch of the forest is heard
of many ears. whilst an unnoiiced breeze
may plant a thousand acorns.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-05

Jonna Lodge. Nasons. Masonic Temple.
Richmond Royal Arch Chapter. Masonic
Hall. ..,,,.
virginia Lodge. X. Of r., Gatewood
Aurora Lodge. I. O. O. T.. EIletts Han.
Henderson Lodge. l. o. o. F. I'ney
Hall. r~..s
Manteo Tribe. !. o. r. NJ hersey
Hall. ,..,,...,
Pawnee Tribe, /. o. r. NJ, odd-Fellows'
Hail. - -,
A. W. CHM Council, Jr. o. U. a. NJ
Belvidtre Hall
Davis Council, Jr o. L. a. NJ bls"'i
and Hull streets.
1ron Moulders' Union. Eagle Hall.
Virginia Council, II. A., Powhatan Han.
Mccarthy Council. II. A., Lee Camp Han.
Cvnthus Grove, u. A. 0. D., Cersley
Hall.
liberal Grove L. A. o. D., Druids' Han.
Monroe Grove. L. A. o. D., BelVidere
Han.
Richmond Lodge. Elks. Concordia Han.
Stationary Engineers, Jr. Q. L. A. NJ
Hall.
jefferson Lodge, /. o. G. T., Boxes
Hall.
Soldiers Home Lodge, l. o. q. r., Sol
diers' Home.
Howards Grove Lodge, i. u w. H. poou
Templars' Hall.
St Patrick's Beneficial Society, twenty
sixth and Grace streets.
west-End beneficial and Social Society,
Laube's Hall
Stuart Horse Guard, New Arrnory Ninth
and Cary streets.
Richmond Senate, No. 1l52, knights OF
the Ancient Essenic order, ST. Adams
Hall.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-05
John Daniels Strength.

The Washington correspondent Of the
Alexandria Gazette says:
Inquirers for Virginia news are begin
ming 10 note the fact that with scarcely
an exception the opinion is expressed hy
every one from that State that in the
approaching or expected contest between
Senator Daniel and Gov. oFerrall for the
SenatOrship the Senator will without
doubt distance the Governor. and indeed
will easily "spread-eaglc" any field Of
contestants that can be brought against
him. To-day a politician Of the Valley
put his opinion In very picturesque Ian
suase lie said the physical impossi-
bility OF O'Ferrall beating John Daniel
was more manifest that that OF a camel
passing through a needles eye. In con-
nection with this II may be stated that
among the applicants who were examined
the other day for statist.can OF the Agri-
cultural Department was a Mr.. Preston,
of Montgomery county. d member of the
well-known Preston and Pcyton families
of the Southwest He said he MAS n
"gold-bug" but was for Daniel. silver OF
no silver. He said If John" should hang
himself with d silver rope. the people
would re-elect him in whatever dead.
half dead or questionable shape he should
choose to come in. Mr.. Preston's posi-
ton is in no questionable shape, however.