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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-27
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Notice.
administrator Notice

Having this day qualiifd as administra
tor of the estate of John Eaton Bledsoe, de
ceased, late of Wake county, Y c., this is to
notify III persons having claims against til e
said stare to present them to the under
signed a. ON be fore the Sth day of Decem
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of their recovery, and all persons indebted
10 the said estate are hereby notified to
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T. r pURNELL Atty.
December 6tn, 1895.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-06-19
DeLand, Fla, Wednesday, June 19, 1895.

Indies. India enjoys no special and ex-
elusive facilities for raising jute. Its
industrial advantages are equally fav-
orable to the production of cotton. If
then with all the benefits of cheap abor
it cannot obtain an ascendencY in grow
ing cotton, how can it prevent profitable
com mpetition in the cultivation of jute?
In the case of both fbers, the skillful use
Of machinery is an essential factor of
American success.
The raising of cotton is laborious and
costly. From the turning of the furrow
to the completion of the harvest, unre-
mitting care is necessary to insure a
good crop. But the tillage of jute is
easy and inexpensive. The operations
after the stalks have been gathered re-
quire the greatest work and outlay.
This difference increases the probability
of success in the attempt to raise iute In
the United States; for a large part of the
toll expended upon the culture of cotton
is necessarily manual. But a great
portion of the work which prepares jute
| for the market can be performed by
mechanical processes. Hence the cheap
labor OF India is more favorable to cot
I ton than it is to iute; for, as intelligence
trained to the use of the best methods,
| does not exist in HindOostan, the rude
| physical toll for which alone the natives
are fit, can be more effectively applied
| to the growth of cotton than to the pre-
paration of iute. If, then. the East In,
dians, though aided by so signal an ad-
vantage, could monopoiZe the supply OF
cotton, is it not Just to infer that dex-
ferrous application of labor-saving ma
chinery will enable Americans to com
pete with their foreign rivals in the
production of jute?
The foregoing facts and reasons seem
to indicate that fair profits will reward
the cultivators of jute in the United
States.
| ADAPTATION OF THE SOUTHERN STATES TO
JUTE CULTURE.
In India jute is raised almost exclu
siveIy on ground that has been flooded
by the annual overflow of the rivers.
The alluvial deposit left bv the innunda-
tion forms just the soil that the plants
require. The bottom lands of the lower
Mississippi closely resemble the jute
fields of India. There are in the south
extensive tracts not suited to the culti-
walton OF sugar or cotton, but well
adapted to the growth of iute. If the
plant will flourish on the salt marshes
that fringe the gulf, the area of land
available for this tillage Is almost i'm
measurable. The capacity of these
lands should be thoroughly tested. If
suited to, the production of jute, they
can be converted into prolific sources of
public prosperity.
In India the mass of people has an in-
ertia which the forces of modern civili-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-06-19

mature a nascent industry into steady
growth.
But 1T is alleged that the present tariff
on jute, which levies a higher rate on
the crude material than on the textile
product, unwisely discriminates against
home manufactures. So grave a charge
challenges the attention of American
statesmen. To devise protection
which, with just encouragements, will
oster an industry abounding in possibil-
tiles Of national enrichment, is the con-
genial task of patriotic congressman.
If the endeavor to introduce the new
staple should ultimately fail, it would
undou btedly be wise TO remove the tariff
on raw jute; but until that event which
no signs at present portend, it would be
an act of impolicv and unfriendllness to
American prosperity to withdraw from
a young and struggling industry the
guardian care of the government
Some planters have feared that the
competition of India would prove fatal
to the profits of iute culture in the
United States. An illustration will show
the probable groundlessness of this ap
prehension.
There are lands in India as rich AS
any the sun shines on. The luXuriance
of the vegetation attests the fertility of
the soil. The plains and intervals of
India resemble the prairies and alluvial
bottoms of the Mississippi Valley. I'm
limited levies of cheap labor can be en-
listed in the service of agriculture. Yet
not withstanding the productiveness of
soil and cheap labor, no American
planter breads Indian rivalry IN the cul-
tivation of cotton. The quality of the
Indian staple is noticeAblv inferior. One
of the remarkable sights witnessed in a
personal tour through India was thou
sands of acres of cotton which seemed
too poor to gather. Probably tie excel
lence of American cotton is attributed
10 p0CulIGrltl0S O1 dIE anu sui. uc cA'
ceptional favors which nature has be-
slowed upon the "Sea Islands" exclude
their product from this general comp par
ison. But it is not known yet how much
of the qualities commonly ascribed to
climatic conditions is really due to diff
erence of cultivation. If the population
of India and the United States should
change places, it is not certain that
Hindoostan would not obtain the suprem
acy in cotton-growing that the South
now holds. At all events, after the
most liberal allowance for the effect of
atmospheric influence, the superiority
of the American staple is largely due to
better methods of agriculture. 1t is
simply incredible that, on similar soil,
the rude tillage of India should produce
as fruitful results as the enlightened
culture of the United States. The yield
per acre of American cotton is not only
far more abundant, but the dber is
longer and finer than that of the East
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81 per Annum, in advance

zation can but sluggishly move. Utter
ly unacquainted with improved pro-
cesses, the native workmen plod on in
the unthrifty ways of their fathers. By
always sending the best jute to market
and reserving the poorest for seed they
have produced q marked deterioration
in the quality of the fiber. The infe-
rlority OF recent products is a matter of
universal observation and complaint A
desire to escape the oppressive exaction
of Indian monopolists, as well as to Sc
cure better material, has led the manu-
facturers of Dundee to try expensive and
costly experiments in Egypt. But,
while the soil of the delta is well suited TO
the production OF jute, the intellectual
and industrial character of it's inhabit-
ants does not indicate successful re-
suit. The same lethargY and indiffer-
ence to modern methods which are prov
ing so disastrous in India will in all
probability insure failure in Egypt.
| ut the South has cheap and docile
labor which can be easily trained to the
requisite degree of skill In elligent ex-
perts, experimenting every operation Of
the new industry, will apply to the cul-
tivation and treatment of jute the best
processes which science has discovered.
Experience will determine the exact con-
ditions of soil and moisture best adapted
to the growth of the plant, and careful
selection of the seed of the finest stalks
will soon improve the quality of the
fiber. It. is probable that in the course
of years American grown jute will at
tain an excellence as high and distinct
i've as that of Sea Island cotton. A Wig
liant attention to every means of i'm
provement cannot fail t. produce
fiber of superior strength. fineness and
beauty. The yield per acre in the South
has often been larger than that of India.
Scientific agriculture, enriching the
soil with generous supply of plant foodl
and preventing it's rapid exhaustion by,
a judicious rotation of crops, ough: as
ouACOlJ w OCNCAOp SICdOCT 1CFUIIlGX
than that produced by system of ig>,
norant and wasteful tillage.
The excellence of the fiber is gener-
ally proportioned to the freedom of the
plant from branches. When there are
no off-shoots, the filaments have greater
strength, softness, and gloss. But thick
sowing seems to be the only practicable
way of preventing branching. If, there
fore, the seed is sown broadcast, it
should be scattered with liberal hand;
but if it is planted in drills, the rows
should be near each other. Then the
struggle for light and air will cause the
plants to grow tall, straight and branch
less.
In India the plan OF planting in suc-
cesslve months has been tried. The ex-
ample may be worthy of American imi-
tation. II the seed were sown at inter.
walls in April, May or June, as the hAr-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-06-19
Vol. XXI. No. Is Whole No. 1863
Jute Culture.
Jute Culture.
PROF. 8. WATERHOUsE, ST. LOUIS.
CONTINUED From Last Week.)
NEED OF MACHINERY.

From the outset some rapid and eco
nomical process for the removal of the
fiber has been an indispensable condition
of the prosperity of the jute industry in
this country. In India the wages of
adults are 10 or Is cents a day. IN ex-
ceptional cases of work or skill the work
man may obtain quarter Of a dollar,
but in the rural districts where iute is
raised the average pay for rude labor is
probably not more than half this sum.
In the United States wages are so high
that any manual competition with the
hand work of India must Inevitably
prove a failure. 1t has been evident
from the beginning that mechanical
treatment of the fiber WAS the only
means of snccess, and consequently
urgent apprals have been made to the
inventive genius of our cnuntrymen to
~ .et he demand 1t was confidently
believed that Am rican ingenuity, stlm
ulated by the motive Of public useful
ness, and the hope of private riches,
would conquer the difficulty. The con-
hdence was not misplaced The prob
lem has been solved Mr.. T. Albee
Smith, of Saint Louis, has invented
machine which will enable planters to
determine whether jute can be profit
ably cultivated in the United States.
PROFITS.
The capacity of Mr.. Smiths present
machine is Is, 900 pounds of green stalks
in day of ten hours. The days work
of. the larger machines which it is pro-
posed hereafter to build will be 10000
pounds. The service of the machine re-
quires three men. The inventor author
ICES the statement that the total cost of
raising jute and preparing it for market
will not exceed or d cents q pound.
Calculations based upon this estimate,
show that even at current rates which
are exceptionally low, jute is more
profitable crop than cotton. Planters
whose long and varied experience en-
titles their judgments to respect, con-
firm the assertion. The baggiug mills
of the South offer for home grown jute
the same price they have to pay for the
foreign article. The freight from Cal
cutta to New York is now about half a
cent pound. The cost of foreign jute
In the American market is still further
enhanced by charges of Indian factors
for purchase and packing, brokers' COM
missions, marine insurance, and the
United States impost. All these ex-
penses which the American importer
cannot evade, favor the domestic pro
duction of jute. Aided by mechanical
facilities and judicious tariff, the pro-
teotive duty which distance imposes will
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07

Is absolutely necessary in order TO have
good health. The greatest affection OF
the human race is impure blood.
There are about 24O0 disorders Incl
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The best remedy for all blood dis
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Its remarkable cures are its loudcst
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No remedy has ever had so marked
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07
IN IEMORIAM.


OF Mamie Lou Claghorn. who died
March 80, 1895, in the eighteenth year Of her
age.
US, bright and happy; in the dew and
bloom of youth. with the wild rose OF
childhood still warm on her cheek tho
future sweet with bright visions, the heart
unwearied with strife and toll and pain;
but alas the angel of the covenant hath
set his icy seal on her brow and Stilled for
ever the voice that was so dear to us all.
She was generous, warm hearted and
social In her temperament, of an affec-
Tomato dispOsitiOn--a smile and a kind
word for every one.
In March, 1892, she put on the ornament
Of Christian profession, the loveliest Of
all graces. and connected herself with the
Independent Presbyterian church.
Some time before her death she seemed
to have a premonition of its approach,
and though conscious of many errors and
wanderings from the fold, said ''she had
prayed to be forgiven and felt it was well
with her soul"
For many months past she was n suf-
ferer from disease, that racked her frail
and delicate frame, yet the messenger S
summons came silently and swiftly
No more pain and suffering now; no
more Will the heart grow faint and weary
because Of faltering steps IN life's tangled
reached and perfect rest is won.
None could look at the smile that how
cred on the sweet face, as she lay in her
narrow bed in robes Of spotless white and
fragrant flowers, and doubt but that she
slept 10 Jesus; blessed sleep; from which
none ever wake to weep" Yes. she sleeps.
and the winds, as they sigh through the
trees around the lonely mound. chant a
sweet requiem for the early dead.
They go, and why should they linger
here,
OUTLYING all gifts that are sweet and
dear,
TIL the crystal drop Of the morning flies.
And lifes fair stream at the fountain
dries?
All! mourn for the things that to earth
are wed,
But not all! not for the early dead"
Who can measure the anguish which
this blow has inflicted on the loving hearts
that mourn her?
We can only hold out our hands to Thee
O, merciful one, and pray that grace may
be given to say Thy will be done"
TO- II s
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07
Pure Blood

"Iwish to say that 3 years ago we had .
beautiful boy born to US. At the age OF IL
months he breathed his last, victim to
impure blood. On Aug. 4, 1891, another
boy vas born, who at the age Of two
months became afflicted with the same
disease. We believed the trouble was con-
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procured bottle OF Hoods Sarsaparilla
and commenced to give it regularly to
both mother and baby. Improvement be-
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ana today We are blessed with a nice, fat
baby boy, IS months Old-the very
Picture Of Health,
all life and full of mischief thanks to
Hoods Sarsspsrilla. / am e minister in
the Methodist Protestant church, and it
affords me much pleasure to recommend
Hoods Sarsaparilla to all as a safe. sure
remedy. Even nv wife. after taking
Hoods, became healthy and fleshy and has
the bloom Of girlhood again" Rev. J. M.
PATE, Brookline Station, Missouri.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07
READ THIS CAREFULLY.

The real question. after all, is not the
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07
NEW YoRk's ACCUSED OFFICIALS
All Arraigned and Held in Bail in
Various Amounts


New York. April 6.-The persons against
whom indictments We're returned by the
extraordinary grand jury yesterday were
arrested this morning on bench warrants,
by central Office detectives. Bail was
fixed in the cases Of ex-Park Commits
sioners George c. Clausen, Abraham b.
Happen and Nathan Strauss in $500 each.
They are charged with misdemeanor in
evading legal provisions which require
that no contract exceeding Sl,pJ0 shall be
given out except in public competition.
Several contracts under the N,w1000 ap-
preparation were given out privately.
In the case of eX-Superintendent OF
Buildings Thomas J. Brady. charged with
bribery. bail was fixed at $1,000.
The bail for Police Capt. Kilbrien.
charged with bribery. was also fixed at
$1,000.
In the cases OF the three policemen
Edward F. Mney. John II. Thran and
Hugh Cassidy. charged with attempted
extortion-bail was fixed at $500 each.
All the Indicted men were released on
bail shortly after being taken 10 the dis
trict attorneys office and having their bail
bonds approved by him.
Supt. Byrnes this morning suspended
from duty Capt. Thomas killiea and Pa
trolmen Cassidy. Thran and Mley, who
are under indictment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07
A CYCLONE AT Ell PAso.
The Wind Blows 20 Miles an Hon
for EOur HOurs

The Wind Blows 20 Miles an Hour
for FOur Hours.
st. Louis, April Ga special from Ell
Paso, Tex. says a wind storm prevailed
there yesterday. At the signal station it
was learned that the maximum velocity
of the wind for four hours was seventy-five
miles an hour. A large number of houses
were unroofed and windows blown out.
The Vendome hotel was unroofed and con-
siderably damaged
At Fort Bliss the wind played havoc,
completely wrecking the quartermaster
and commissary buildings. One section of
the non-commissioned officers quarters
was unroofed and the walls blown in.
The quarters of company II were partially
wrecked, the walls being so badly sprung
that the ceiling fell in. All of the small
out houses were also badly damaged, but
no person was hurt.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Mutual RESERVE

The Company is sound with a Grow
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The following letter has been received
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07
SEALS OF THE PACIFIC.
Sir George Baden Powell TO IntcrpO-
late the Governmenf

Sir George Baden Powell TO IntcrpO-
late the Government.
London. April 6-sir George Baden
Powell. NJ p. has given notice that
on Tuesday next he will ask the govern
ment in the House of Commons whether
they will refuse to Join the conference
proposed by the United States to deal
with the seal fisheries question in the
North Pacific unless the conference is
instructed on lines suggested by the Paris
tribunal Of arbitration to deal with the
whole question. He will also ask whether
the governments asserting to Join the
conference involves or permits interfer-
ence with the decisions of the Paris tri-
bunal.
Sir George will further ask II the gov
eminent Will advance as a loan TO the
Canadian sealers a portion OF the sum
awarded as indemnity by the Paris tri-
bunal pending the final settlement Of the
award by the United States.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07
FLoRIDA's QUARANTINE.
The State Health Officer Getting
Ready for the summer.

The State Health Omcer Getting
Ready for the summer.
Jacksonville. Fla. April 6.-Dr. ]. Y.
Porter. the state health officer, is here get
ting everything in readiness for the open
ting of the quarantine stations. These sta
tons will open May I and continue until
Sept. Is. The most important station is
that at Tampa Bay and It has received
early attention. The steamer Germ OF this
station is being overhauled for active ser
vice.
The first of next month it is hoped that
the new station at Fernsndina will be
ready for operation. The steam plant is
of an improved pattern and well suited
for that port.
DR.. Porter says that with the quarntine
stations at Fernandina, Pensacola. Mullet
Key and Tortugas, and a small one in CON
temptation at Key West for disnfecting
baggage Flor.da's coast win be better
protected than that of any seaboard state
in the union.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07
Two Boys shot.

Asheviile, y. c.. April 6.--Ernest sum-
ner was shot from ambush last night eight
miles from here and instantly killed
Charlie West was filled with shot from
the same charge that killed Sumner. The
boys were riding double on horse within
175 yards of the house of Jesse Sumner.
West was fatally injured. Jesse sum
ner is suspected OF the shooting. and is un-
der arrest. All the parties arc we'll known
and of good and wcll-to-do families