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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08
RULE OR RUIN

To tho Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir. The dominant principle Of "y"ry political
dictator IS the sane-"Rue or ruin" The truth Of
this ii., IS proved by the fact that Dictator Plat
SAYS. II prefer Tammany TO Low" and Dictator
croker says. Il prefer Tammany's defeat to it,
success with DAYTON" In other words both n
those unscrunulous machine" boldly avow their
ai ,outc dictatorship md welcome rum -'he crash
of matter and Tho wr-ck 81 worlds -sooner than
coo.rt or ohey the will Of the multudes OF voters
:, no constitute their respective parties
All manlnsss ard every feeling OF " ir'e man ar"
sho ked al fho .irCWil = 81 ointment - utterly
s.ia4h 80 subvcr-ive OF the Slrred ballot DO
these men utterly dospise their t'Ho~ ptrlSans
ne 20 believe that they VIII bhndlv ahdicaie me
right of private judgment and personal response
our voters will consciously degrade thems' Ives 30
as 10 be- mere registers or ~" VIII or th'T ihd-,
torsp can think Of no graycr Insult 70 mallhoOI
Than thar OF Piatt and trokcr-'d E"ole pair OF
hrothcrs"-when they boldly gay. as inc elder
slayc-drlycrs said.
Yours not to reason Why.
Yours but do. or die,
as I command l. q reasonable 10 hope that all
manly men viii St"rnly rebuk" the TWO dirtatofS
yXho have SO long cursed New YORK
How can this rcbuke be most effectively admin,
i.farod@ Clearly hy repudtflng the tools presented
hv the base mechanic hands Of Plttt ana iok"r,
md nv supporting one or tho Other OF Inc tNo
,rlfd,t cs v no come before the people win clean
harLs and uuro hearts. free from the slavery ot
srv machine or tho two Mr.. Low. As AN up
holder OF financial honor. Of conservative so'.rh-
mont and Of large municipal aud admin stFailN"
vneri.uce should Toe profcrrci 20 MS nopler' bul
mistaken rival who stands Tor r,nun,l'ioll, nIn
t.rn.llsrn and revolution. and VINO mas hid no u u
nicip,l or administrative experience. INC prtruoll
oy, should be chosen oyer IN" th"oretl'al tt,I|''
Ncw-York. Oct. :, l0 h'N'NN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08
HENRY GEORGE AND Ills DEMOCRACY.

tIry George has received the nomination Of
Navor Of Network by several party organizaii ions
and SAYS ne is Jenersonian democrat e. S ndne
49, hoard that jefferson attacked inc supreme
Court OF the United States. nor that ne had any
,ooning toward the doctrine OF Anarchists, nor
Nj no favored practical confscauon OF lands
ov,ned by individuals.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08
WEDDINGS PAST AND TO CONE.

Miss Margare: vanierpoel, daughter o, the late
Aaron J. Vanderpoe, and Waldo Newcomer. Of
Baltimore, We're married yesterday at K.nderaook'
~ y. The ceremony took place a. -qarTen-hoeue'
a colonial mansion butt by Il grani-uncie Of the
brides mother some years before the Revolution.
ard whore he. though noted L3yalist. entertained
many prominent men o. both political parties OF his
day. The o'c-iashioned house beautifully deco
rated with palms. smilax and cnrysanthemums
The attract!N cness OF the spacious hall extending
through the mansion was increased by huge
branches Os pine and festoJns OF autumn leaves.
IAe nTiia! procession passed through the hall. me
bride was escorted by her brother. Augustus II.
Nande-poel Z this city The best WAS gree
Land y. Gardner Of Georg. town. :. C. The MAD OF
honor wns niece Of the bride. Miss Edith amer
potl Franko, OF Orange, y. J. \ nephew ana Nee
ICED as pages. The ushers were EUs;a % Con" ~
o. this ci;N, ana Frank y. Maslin. OF Bd .tlmo'f'
me ceremony was performed y the irN' Jdnlt'
W. smith, assisted by the Rev. T.. :. Dec. loUp-
kins. both OF Undertook. The bridal costume was
white hrocated satin, trimmed with point Airh-
Con lace, which worn by htr mother OF si!n-
iIar occasion haf century ago Ne pl'uHl vi
OF tulle was fastened with rcsebuGs. The on oTHd-
ment worn by the bride magnificent sun
burst, G!ft OF the Bird, groom. Sue carried
bouquet OF white roses and orchids. The ndlh OF
honor was gowned In a white mousSelne ae sore.
with pale b.uc ribbons. AMI she carried pouqle'
OF pink roses. Among The guests were - +. New
conner. Ms. J. H. Hack. Ir. and Mrs. II - tIPln'
hooeF, :. AidsHn. Mrs +. T. smith: Mirnari 1en-
Henry Walters. Warren q. Elliott alr. ana Mrs,
William y. Horrb.ower. Ms Russell Sage. Anon
Goodwin. William -. Rankine. Harold Rankhe,
George y. Hamlin. DR.. and Mrs. {. G. Barrows OF
Mrs. r. r. Gregory OF Chicago. ana Nj and MIS-.
Marcus Hun. OF Albany
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08
GEORGE AND TAMMANY.

From The SaratoSian.
We do not anticipate Mr.. Georges election 10 Tho
Ncu,-Yo-k Mayoraitv. His candidacy VIII create
An excitement among those peculiarly suhJ"ct 10
the agitation he will conduct under the GUS .. -
,o,i@n his main strength will be drawn from
,rammany and his candidacy will injure MT 'rok-
er's nominee more than any other
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08
THE "REGrLARs" AND THE OUTSIDERS"

IRE present situation in NcwYork shows M In
most papable wa the absurdity Of the carrying on
~ civ government through the machinery of Ma
t.onal party politics. Each OF the great parties
has a Irregular" candidate In he ilcld 'Or IN"
M.voraltv .rd besides these there arc TWO other
cand dates. Now. The remarkable thing abou, the
sifuation is maj each Of the two outside candidates
stands for sonnet hing which every body thoroughly
recognzc- while the TWO regular candidates
stand for absolutely nothing tnat anybody can
pe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08
THE WEATHER REPORT.
4 RISING pARoMETER IN THE EAST.

WASHINGTON oct tn. barometer has risen generally
over districts TIE Mississippi and In the extreme
Northwest: It has fallen from Minnesota and the Da-
,,ofas southwark 70 Texas There Is Of low
nregse central north Minnesota. and tho barometer :
hches, north e Montana. where the temperature has
fallen decidedly with high uorthwestery winds. II IS
slightly cooler from the pper Mississippi Valley east
ward 10 Ene1nt. Light 'csl showers reported
from and the Middle Atlantic States and
the lower AXE region. also from the Central Rocky
The weather continues clear through
valleys southern States. Generally
flfr prevail the lake southv ard
,;rlf Tie conditions favorable for
showers from colorado northeastward 10 Minnesota.
showers on Atlantic Coast north OF virginia. VIII
r,r,habv be followed by fair weather Friday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08
DETAILED FORECAST FOR TO-DAY.

rr Maine New Hampshire and Vermont. air. preceded
M Local showers IN southern portions the early
n..
For Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut. fair
showers the coast cooler, iresn 10
brisk northeaster.y yiEts.
ra~ssv "a Teagare generay fair and cooler Friday.
D-s}c bv local showers near the coast in the early
morning: rorthea stsriy winde
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08
TIE QUEEN AND THE UNITED STATES.
= THE AGED SOVEREIGN OVER TIE
RFpVrIrC'S FUTURE

London. oct Vanity Fair" today says:
The Queen Empress very much grieved at
the attitude o. tho United States eighteen months
ago. and IL * an open secret tina, Her Majesty who
has made close study Of the American people.
holds almost pessinistir Views in regard the
stabi ity and future ~ tho Republic"
The Queen, long -onversation with sir Nilfrid
1.aurisr. when thar statesman Was IN England,
would make mos, interesting reading
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08
SAD CASE OF CONFUSION.

From The Boston Herald
81 am a Democrat says Henry ,Ieorge; hat
deciarsfion has a familiar sound. II used 10 b"
David y HIS platform, but the later state.fntl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08
MR.. LOWS QUALIFICATIONS.


W. Low stands FOR good government. an admin
,,ra,ion conducted on strictly business principles
I'd iorr experience in public affairs lie has
az III ,V,.ce a. Mayor OF Brooklyn. is thoroughly
sSr,tacd v,ith re higher life Of the metropolis;
INA rsnrot be swaycd By bosses OF the Plat and
Sio ,bie 10 tho nee politician should render him
CD" acceItb!e 20 the thoughtful and Intelligent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08

Menzies defeated Morten by up and TO play.
The former dormie d, nut Morten won the
fourteenth fifteenth ana siT'eshhm a,, IN a gor
his game throughout vas the pest ne mas ever
stewart defeated Shaw In rafting fashion. and
T. now ono OF the hot fayorites for the finals while
Douglas put an md to Grahams skyroeket squirt
OF the morning by beating him up rms leaves
Douglas TO play Stewart, and Bowers to meet
Menzies In the seml-hnalS today. ,,
The consolation contests we're run on IN rap'a
Teenit az the play sherman Day and II. Mortimer
Billings dcfaulted IN the morning 50 that the tls
w" e tbir ,6serce III the required sixteen to
be drawn for the hole-play rounds 49,. -.
IN view OF the tact that rs entries nave been
received FOR the handicap on saturday. the com
mittee decided late last evening 10 make the con-
test eighteen instead OF th.rty-six holes
The summary % yesterdays play follows;
s. Andrews cupFrsi hole Play round Alexander Mo-
=, NV, > " Menzies -. Andrews. bat 4 l.. Rip
ae and S G D9y s. s. P F EG%s' fa Gfssfo
Seat c,rss Ams'rns Rfhmond iou M, u" Ph ana
u R,bbtns b. Anirews / gP 80 holes: NJ g oiiaham
fTr1y Douglas fairfield County. beat W II. sands. 81
Andrews. ny 20 hyes)v .,z,.. ,ss, Alexander Moren
Hr n lnd 10 p'ay: s D. Bowers beat \. Il Fem.
m and ! + play: W 6. stewart beat q A. shaw. up
' grst,t5n tournament FOR Hobrook Cup-First hole
,l,v r,,Iul: 7 VI Knapp. Westbrook. beat W Radcliffe
Eps Sa e a5a TO- H} up A he
Il. p. Davis West Pont ne%s D. =, bak k :,
SHhaiwck. Richmond County. up l. b. stodlart. st.
Andrews heat J. b. phari ST. Andrews q up ana 70
r. Shnn~cocS up and to pay; C. l.. Topoin Wssi-
brook boat Harry Holbronk. r.. up ana 10 pay;
Howard townsend. oyster Bay beat L. F. Inany' west
sseoni ~ Toardw T Cray beat R. P Davis UP; /
d9rd heat J. Lar HSF u5 "G a4a rs s R Beat H.
Townsend UP and 70 play
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08
Religions Notices.

SISTER LILY Of the West London Mission. Will give
an address at the Metropolitan Temple 7th-evs ~
l4th-et., this evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08
BRYANITEs DRIFTING TOWARD GEORGE

From The Waterbury American.
Horny George looms up bigger and bigger Not
wifnstanding tho claim that Van WICK voted for
Hrvan the drift OF all The Bryan Democrats Is
toward George. Van Wyck may be frczen out, II
Lot withdrawn
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TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

7, the diagram a continuous white line shows the
IN pressure % indicated by The Trbunes SELF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08

Miss Harriet eldest daughter O., the Rev. Dr.
Lyman Abbott. pastor o. Plymouth Church. Brook
lyn married al Cornwall-on-the Hudson yester-
day to Francis jordan. a young lawyer oi New
York city. The ceremony performed by Or
Abbott IN the presence ~ tho irnmedite relatives
and friends of the fg.,fly Miss Abbott has not
been in good health OF late. and I'm the summer
feared that the wedding might have 20 be de-
layed FOR a few weeks. ont the summer months
improved her health. Mss Abbott hds Deen Il
most efficient worker in IN" church ana Sunday-
school with her father. AMI has been SORT oI SCI
reta,y the doctor IN MS literary work. the young
couple will TO a number o. points In IN" West on
their wedding trip. ana thcir return Will Nv" III
Mliisoa-st. Brooklyn IA" Ahho'is nave sum
home a. Cornwall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08
\ DANGEROUS QUANTITY.

II f. becoming evident that Henry George is .
dangerous quantity IN the NeW-lo rk municipal
s;,ue,,on He is an earnest. honest man. a philo-
snnhicsl theorsf Of much personal and inteec tua
force. who draws TO ms support the 'houSaids
~ discontinued men In the great city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08
WoodInwn Cemetery.
Gperial Notltes.

Office No. 70 e. 23d-st.
vooalavn station cath Ward. Harlem Railroad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS

spRINTED MATTER. Etc-German steamers sailing .
TUESDAYS take Printed Matter ETC for Germany snc
r,rts OK Enropc. American end White star steamer
on Wednesdays. German steamers or Thursdays ana
Freucn German steamers on SATURDAYS tsks
Printed Matter ioI all countries fcr *nicn they
are advertised 10 carry mall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08

\ number Of wcll-Euown Ncw-Nork people a.
tended the wedding NJ Miss jeanne N"V Howe 20
William Harmon Brown. jr.. in Trinity EPisc"p'I
Church. Ncr-- Rochelle Yesterday afternoon. Tho
bride moth-r Ms. Lindsey Howe. Is cousin oi
3 snop Potter and he had consented 20 perform
the ceremony but owing to scknes- could rot be be
pre.cn. TIE R.v charles = tdredy rector "l
Trinity church. dictated. Tho maid of honor was
Miss Anne No't cousin Of ~. bride Inc P,at
man WIS Sfcwr-t Brown. brother or tho pride
groom AMI %, r.. hers Wero Dawson hroHh nom
a. g. CHAPLIN Howard Doughty ana hor@'io ;.
iarr Harmon Brown. - N"w-York 'iiy. He y a
graduate ~ Frinro.or. 20. lic j. ne uaias'r oil
III. iirook,Vr branch ~ the Lawyers Slre'y 'om-
.ptnv \ rscertlcn foliowci the wedding AZ me
home Of the brides sister. Mrs W. brcnton N''-
Ing q, ~ q Willow Drive Residence Fan"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08

Should read daily by all interested as changes may
tmeD
Foreign mails for the week ending oc,ooer ieS!.
promptly in all casesl az the General r9et-
Office as follows Parcels post malls close hour earlier
than closing time shown below.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08

Providence. oct tSpcciaD Cards aere sent out
to-day for the wedding ~ Walter Hidden and Mrs
Kate A II. Hoppin on October J.. Tho couple VIII
60 20 Europe whore 'hc honeymoon viii be passed,
The trip abroad 20 occupy the entire winter. Mr..
Hidden - the son or Henry Hidden. manufacturer.
banker and large owner OF real estate. Mrs Hop
pin came 10 Providence to I've Witn her mother.
Mrs Kate \ Hei~c- several years ago. They were
Newly orkcrs and related the Nanierhits.
Miss Heiser married Edward ". Hoppn
NOyembor .. 1872 IIc died IN 1876
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08

After the closing Of the supplementary rrsnsauantc
N,s named above additional suopleme 3tary mails are
~nenea on the piers % the American English, French
Ia Garnan steamers. and remain open until within
Ten Ninutes Of the hour OF sailing u steamer.
NAILS FOE ~OUTII AND CEN rTlAI. AMERICA, WEST
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08

Middlciown Conn. oct. = The marriage Of Miss
Catherine Fearing Hubbard. daughter % F. Is.
Hubbard. TO Clarence :. Wfdsworth. x this CITY,
took place At O'Clock this afternoon I'm Tho church
OF tho Holy Trinity Tho fun English choral SER
vice was used There were neither bridesmaids
nor maid Of honor The best man Was j. Hayard
Kirkpatrick of Newark. y. J. and the u-hcrs
were r. x. Hubbard. r.. +. Dyer Hubbard. Samuel
Russell. jr.. Thomas McDonoush Of Middl"town.
J W Al-op Of Yale and K & Wadsworth. l.. II.
Smedes and Captain -. r Dyer. % New York.
The couple departed ~ 3.is for Boston. where the
bridegroom will rosun" his study Of law this win
at the Harvard Law school. Among the guests
were Governor and Mrs. Dyer Of Rhode Island;
Mr. and Mrs y. y Pcnfir". OF New York. and
Mr. and Mrs Reginald DE- Koycn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08

The marriage ~ Miss Alice Southwortn Water
man r. Clarence Baker Sturg's. Of scranton PENN
took place IN tho Congregational church AT south
nor, Conn. on Wednesday n 80 p m. The pas
TOR the Roy william Il! Holman. performed the
ceremony. after which small reception was Meh
az the home OF tho brides grandma her Mrs W a.
ren H. G0Okiu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08

The marriage Of Miss Mamie ianghorne. sister
81 Mrs Charles Dana Gibson. 10 Robert Shaw. Of
Boston viii take place on wednesday. October ..
at The country place of the hrii'srooms father.
IN Alhern arlc County. Va
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-09-15
Z Brutal Assault.

Miss SAllie Chapman, aged twenty,
living with her brother-in-law. J. G.
McInvale, IN Macon, Ga, was assaulted
ard bru:ally outraged in her bedroom
before daylight Wednesday morning.
A nias year Old girl was in the room
mi,h her, but was so frightened that
s1e could not give alarm. Miss Chap.
man does not know whether the man
vas black or white. she was so
frightened ana SO terribly hurt o5 the
c2Sa's Brutality that she became lnssn-
si5.a aud has not Jet recovered her
WIS. The police are Working, aud
the who}e tom Is wrough. up to a
higd pitch ot excitement. This is the
second assault! of 8 ike nature N the
las :w3 Ts.ks IN this city.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-09-15
whisk.v stiII RaiGaG.

The Columbia REGISTER, OF Tuesday,
says that Revenue Odic9r Hal Rich
ardson returned t. Columbia Monday
night from Swansea on the Soush
bound Railroad where he made q sue.
cessful raid OF an Illicit whiszey dis
tillery. The Register goes on to say
that at the last term CT the United
States court, a party living eigat miles
west of Swansea was indicted fer run
ming al Illicit sill, bat he was acQ2it.
ted Of the charge. 0Lii2er r GARRISON
we0t to Swansea, ard proceeding 70
the pl&ca where It vas alleged that an
Illicit d:ssillery vas ia full blast. L
vas scoa discovered ln&t the sill was
in complete operation. The ownecS OF
the illicit still were 10: present wle2
Mai Z caaEds3n made his appearances.
Investigation developed the fac. That
rev tanks and copper lined ysts were
largely in evidence, and the revenue
officer proceeded to capture the entire
outti:. Tue distiilery had 0een IN o2-
eraIion for some time, and twenty
gallons OF apple and peaca brandy
were distilled every day. Ready Gus,
toners in Lexington were patrons 0f
tie Illicit concord, and tie evloe2ce
is tina: steady sales have bee1 mace.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-09-15

5CS. the total liabilities being sl1 $685.
S4a G36. TEE passenger r0ilaaee was
13, ,054 SO. .243 miles; tha freight mile
age, g.. S85, ,85S, 634 miles EARNINGS
1e~c. f-ou passengers, $265, ,313 25S:
from freight. &77O 424, 4,013; from
o.hersources, $50 S94 754. D,ducsina
operating expenses the pct fsrnires
are fcuI d to have beer 1892 333, 756
end total revenue 1886. 81, 29S.
The e-erGGe receipts PER passenger
per nile were 9 032 cents: the average
distance Travelled by each passenger
q q noiits, and the average number Of
passengers carried to .eaca mile ofroad
w&s 38 Is. Tre funded iDde5tedness
Of the railroads decreased, IN conse-
Guence ii Teorganizati0rs. as much as
$179 tS5 $50. or 5 II ger cert ShsTe
capital fer like reason. in part, in
cre3zyG 81 ger c@rt. The average COS:
Of roads per nile. as measured bV
stocks y1d bonds wss S59,732 or
$456 less t5an il 1895. Nst earnings
were 3 % pr cent b@:ter il 1896 than
iu the previous year, though the earn
in2s per ION rer mile we're 2.15 per
cert. less TIE tonnage moved arG
number G. passengers carried we're ap-
preciatefs greater than IN 1895, the IN
crease q BE former beiGg s per cent;
Of the la.tsr 3 46 ger cent. Over IS
per cent 0S our railway mileagels now
in steel Tsiis.
The manual sho@s that the new
rail S-v construction IN the south dur
ing 1895 wss greater than that in any
other part Of the country. The il
crease IN railway building in the
south since 1870 has been phenomenal:
It vas never eqUalled IL any region Of
equal extent in an equal period and IS
al tie Eaore remarkable that this de
velopneat should have taken place n
a section SO recently devastated BY
war. The total railrosd mileage OF the
south in 1870 was only II 7335 By the
end Of 1895 it rad risen to the epor.
nous 6gures Of 67,279. The prospects
OF railwsy construction in The south
for the next yeSr or two are ine and
the condition, both tiaancisl and ply
sical, of the railroads in this section.
has been much improved during the
past year. Poor's Manual is a valua-
BILE publication, Lot only to railroad
men, but to all who want to keep up
with tha material progress and develop
meu tSf the country.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-09-15

e;er rsceived Letter from Mr. A.
Plum.r Burgess, prominent 6rQg
isr, Of SGnmerton, S. @, nr. Bar,
csSs saic':
iIr. j. r. F1rss, Iisin@ within t1o
rT:.cs cf This plsce. l.ss so0e OF the
f4Tous J&oksoa African cot:7" Ere
5. = ~nS eir.a hin b7 lis brc.her.
air. ". G Farse, OF Appleton, S c,
Hho got it il persoa from &r. J&c&.
s0u. O. Atlanta. So the psGigrEe is aiy
ri:ht, AID tie goods are straight. |
wect out TO see :. Yesterday. ard IL.
&3@se you & sample of the Stapie re
ca:tol1 is nov in pretty c"l6i.:9H,
gyowiog ia Mr Furs-'s garden. Ga
ore STALK, wh:ca IS TO- ejGhs fee:
hieh aad r&s seven biz limbs - The
bottom. there ara Gow Li2eay we:! de-
veloDsd or2w1i 54!ls, ard eaoush
you4c bells snd shapes to make with
a late f.css $50 bol!s o. another
stalk. wifi two branching limbs,
tbere a3e seventy grown boils. \ stalk
rot 50 well developed has 40 bra@ en-
ing limbs at &ll. The limbs &se all
right at the bo.tom and sre several
.e,t long; they seer TO be verg essly
detached from the parent stem. as was
shown where cne had been knocked
Off. Tnis wou!d bs unfSvo.abLe to
crowding or late plorgbing. The rest
# the stalk has no limos IS such, bu:
oolls sre on little stems fro:C one 70
three inches long, three and four
toils putting cut from tie ED OF this
stsn.
The bollS az 0. average siza, ard
tc ali appearances are similar to the
usual cotton. Thare is nothing new
or unusual il either stalk or foliage.
The babit OF growing hmble@s varies
with kind Ct cultivation. Oae stalk
having gotten il the grass havinE no
limbs at all. 1t seems that if given
room sud good cultivation It Will
throw out several limbs. and deganeS
ate into usual limb cotton.
The test made this year Is Dot 3
fair one for farming purposes. as ::
must be grown IN large qusn;i;les ard
with some fertii'z rs 20 prove It's quail
iti,s, comoared with cur Pe;erkln
cotton. The idea that it 7lll do better
in proportion on poor land seems cls-
Del!ea, IS The stalks getting the best
cultivation, and in better part OF the
eardsn are much better f,uted and
developed than these nearer the edge,
where it IS always poorer.