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o"iSI VI our own
Niagara and distribute the sccumu,otad
force in every direction taking in the
mines Of Mashonaland, Matabeleland tho
Rand, and supplying power to whatsoever
wants 1t and for whatsoever purpose
throughout Rhodesia, the Transyaa1 and
other stages roundabout The scheme
has been declared perfectly feasible by
the eminent electrician, Professor George
Forbes, who went over the ground in South
Africa for the purpose of estimating its
pract1cability. Some OF the mines to ne
supplied are hundreds of miles from the
falls. This will, however. make but little
adherence. as the general plan includes
transmission 400 miles in length. A scheme
Is also proposed whereby the rapids of the
Nile may be harnessed. At Assouan there
Is waterfall forty-nine feet high which
might be used to generate power for oper-
ating some cotton mills in Cairo, nearly
seventeen miles distant Still another
scheme is the Harvesting of the rapiGs
which come down from Lake Nyassa, in
central Africa. The last two projects are
simply in contemplation, but the utilization
o. the Victoria Falls will shortly be an
assured fact.
VIII OvershadOw Niagara.
The Harvesting of Victoria Falls will,
as an engineering feat, overshadow the
Niagara plant, Tor the reason that the
power Will be utilized at such a great dis
lance from the falls. Niagara for 4 long
time to come, at least, will transmit its
power for comparatively short distances
AS long as the company controlling it can
dispose of Its total output within a few
miles of the falls they will do so, because
while from an engineering point Of view it
is possible to transmit current all the way
around the earth, yet from commercial
standpoint the scheme loses value be-
cause of the rapid increase HI the cost the
further you go from the plant. At Vic
toria Falls, however, the transmission will
all be over one hundred miles in length,
through stretches of Wild country forests
which will be opened for the first time,
over level plateaus where Ldbengula car
ried on his savage w4rfaren through ra-
vines as wild and grand as any in our own
western country to mines taHtalizingly full
Of mineral wealth which has been, except
in a small way. almost impossible to get
out because of the Insufficient power at
hand q ).
1t is also likely that the transmission
machinery will be more powerful than
Niagara. for the reason thnt the power
house can be located at greater distance
below the upper river. The Victoria Falls
are over 1000 yards wide. and the river at
this point drops sheer into a; huge fissure
in the earths surface lAnearlya 400 feet
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again the eyes Of the two~me met; and
those Of the elder cleaned with q cunning
curiosity
'How-how did you know" he asked,
lowering his voice and leaning forward as
he spoke.
Two and two was the reply. 81 put
EN- together as soon as ever I saw you
in the box"
"Thatn never be beHeved-got like this
will 1t not? Wait bit: you've not done
yet. AS a proof Of what I say'-do you
hear me?-'as proof Of what 1 say. the
gun which the wad will fit, that saved
Henry Cattermoies life, will be found -
Cattermole waited until the old man
had caught him up.
Now" said he, you finish the sentence
for yourself"
"What?' cried Fitch.
write where that guns to be found
you know-I don't-and then sign your
name!'
But I don't know
You do
II sold it!'
You wouldn't dare. You've got that
somewhere, see 1t in your face. Write
down where, and then show me the place
and If you've told lie"
TIE revolver was within a foot Of the old
mans head, which had fallen forward be-
tween his hands. The pen lay blotting the
wet paper. Cattermole took the brandy
bottle, poured out stiff dram and pushed
it under the others nose.
DRINK he cried. Then write the
truth, and sign your name. Maybe they
wont hang an old man like you; but, by
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deep. II the general plan Of the
Niagara plant is adopted, the power
lower end of the falls. The tunnel carry
ing the water from the upper river would
supply the immense turbines at greatly
accelerated pressure. The turbines, In or
der to take care Of this pressure at its
full power, would neces sarily have to be
very large, and If the electric generators
to be run in their turn by the turbines
are as large in proportion, the. electric
power 1t would be possible to obtain would
aggregate many thousands of volts.
The Power Of Water.
The Zambesi. or River of signs, ranks
with the Congo, ard is the only means
of communication with, the Interior. It is
nearly 1000 miles lcrg g. and has been the
most important factor in the development
of South Africa. 1t rises in the marshy
country west of Bsngweolor and passes
through Lake Dilolo at the extreme south
western point Of the Congo Free State. 1t
receives many tributaries or Its way to
the Indian ocean and drains during its
course over half million square miles
OF territory. Il
1t has many cataracts. narrows and
rapids, and navigation Is only possible
victoria Falls are 900 hiles from the sea.
They were discovered by DIP Livingston
In 1855. After plungipg down into the
chasm, which Is form8 by AN immense
by the way. is at right5angles to the for
mer course of the river, the stream is
carried along in a narrow channel for
nearly 80 miles. between steep basaltic
rocks, which at some points are scarce
ly 100 feet apart. The power Of this swift
ly running water can easily be imagined,
and the electrical horse power into which
1t can be converted Is great enough to be-
come In course OF time eone of the most
civilizing factors that Africa will probably
encounter.
The method of transmitting the power
viii be the same as is followed in all the
big transmission systems of America and
Europe. The current obtained from the
dyanmos. at voltage Of, say 0.000.w will be
passed through enormous transformers,
which will. as they say In electrical cir
loo, 600. This enormous power will then be
transmitted by pole line across country, the
force and nature of the alternating current
easily overcoming al. resistance which may
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03

bell-mou:hed gun above the chimney piece
and that gave him greater confidence for
he kept II loaded. He got up and began
10 whistle. but stopped in the middle of a
bar
Curse him." he said aloud. they should
Ia hanged him and then = never should
Ia been held like this. Tkat'll be a good
job II they take an hang him now, for
l fare &c feel afraid, do, as long as Har-
ry Cattermole's alive"
Old Fitch opened the door a moment
saw the thin moon shining on the snow
but no living soul abroad, and for once
ne was in want of a companion; how
ever. the voices of the choir sounded
nearer than ever in the frosty air. and
heartened him a little as he shut the door
again. turned the heavy key, and aho.
both bolts we'll home. He was still, stoop-
Ing over the bottom one, when his eyes
fell upon a ragged trouser leg and a stout
stocking planted close behind him. It was
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The Partners of Poverty Flat.

ank Putnam in Chicago Times Herald.
There was Molly, who started with me
On capital shcckingly small:
Helen came, We divided by three
And by four with the coming of Paul
we have hopes, as what mortal has not7
OF delights to be finally won;
We're expecting to better our lot
As So many mortal Las done.
We have youth, Of all riches the best:
We have love. and are grateful for that;
Yet We're humanity hoping to test
Something finer than Poverty fat.
Ii We were not. the sense of the age
Would accuse US Of tagging behind;
30 I'm writing this whimsical page
10 assure you We bear II in mind
Yea. we're tryins-though oft We forget
To remember the duty of man
Is to train with the dressiest set
And to catch every dollar be can.
But withal. when the days In the bud,
And the cdor Of Springs In the air,
There's a spirit of bliss in the blood
And our world is exceedingly fair.
In the street 1t is restful and still
Ere the rattle of traffic begins;
It's the time when the masterful will
Is asleep and ut peace with Its sins.
From the view in the highway I turn
To the sight OF my babies asleep;
They have many lesson to learn,
They have many duty to keep.
As write. the miraculous sun
Has arisen from out Of the seas;
IT'S on omen Of victory won
By the grace Of high fortunes decrces.
Il Il we'll with today; we are glad
For the merciss past seasons begat;
Though tomorrow may prove to be sad,
We are happy In Poverty fat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03

AAA Gno L ADJ i . III .
ment Of an immense
electric Transmission
system which will
p r &C tically encom-
pass the whole
southeastern section
of Africa Is to be I'M
dertaken by English
capital s t 8. Tn e
plan Is to harness
the magnificent Vic
toria Falls on the
Zambesi river in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03
LIKE SCHOOL BOYS
Sailors in Uncle Sans Navy Are Dr.
vided Into Glasses.
And THEY LIKE IT NOT At ALL
Which.is One Cause for the MANY
Oesertions of Late.
TOO SEVERE ON THE MEN
nd THEY LIKE IT NOT At ALL
TOO SEVERE ON THE MEN

r E c. f n T D 1 S.
patch from the navy
yard at Mare Island,
Cal, announced the
prevalence of a sin
gular mama for de-
serting the naval
service among the
seamen and app"en-
tees ttached to the
ships of the Pacific
squadron. over fifty
bluejackets, most of
I h e II apprentices,
quit a single cruiser
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03

5-mile plant. Even Ceylon has plant
which utilizes the waters of the Kotma-
laegauga. and transmits current overland
in India.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03

She-"Before we We're married you used
to say 1 was an angel
Dad used to tell me there were three
celebrated liars in our town; that my
brother was one, and 1 the other two
Life
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03

From Puck.
1.-The question Is" said the Turkish min
lister. ''how much indemnity Greece will
pay"
us that it?' asked Abdul Hamid, cheer
folly. II thought the question was how
much Indemnity Greece would owe"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03

The festal board Is made brilliant -
with the highest quality In cut gfass EkR
Libbey Ware. This trade mark IN ts$sSoeZ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03
Not In 1t Now.
From Puck.

From Puck.
Jack-"she used to be an old fame of
yours. did she not?'
Arthur-"Yes; but that was when I had
money to burn"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03
Good Intentions.

He starts or from his ship at o'clock In
the evening. say. with a full money bag
underneath his mastering shirt, and ca
pacity for shore enjoyment such as Is only
possessed by the man who passes his life
cooped UP under rigid discipline on a man.
of-war. A. like a. not he sets his teeth
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TO CIVILIZE AFRICA
The Introduction OF Electricity Far
in the Interior.
~
POWER FROM TIE ,ZAMBESI RIVER
Will Be Transmitted From Victoria
Falls to Buluwayo.
AN IMMENSE UNDERTAKING
Written for The Evening Star.

T HE ESTABLISH
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-10-27
Remedies for Cut-Worms.

Many remedies have been recon-
mended to- kill or drive away cut
worms, such as ashes, salt, lime, gas
lime, copperas, sulphur, ETC.; but I
know of none, harmless to plants,
worth the trouble of application.
Some have been deceived by the dis
appearance of the worm at the time
it is about to undergo it's changes, as
cribing it to the effect of remedy.
Dilute washes of soap, tobacco, etc.,
do not seem to be repulsive to cut
worms. Pyrethrum, the mere touch
of which is so deadly to some insects,
seems in the open air perfectly innoc-
uous to these, and they soon recover,
even after being covered with 1t for
half an hour or more in close conflne-
ment.
Covering the stems of plants above
and below the surface of the ground
by funnel-shaped fold of paper or
tin, or surrounding cucumber or
melon hill similarly with a hoop OF
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-10-27

face next to the ground. Two such
applications, particularly in cloudy
weather, at intervals of three or four
days, will suffice to allow the cut
worms to make away with themselves,
which they generally do with perfect
success. This plan, first recommended
by Prof. Riley, is the best that have
found. Whoever adopts it, will rid
himself of the pest at least cost. and
trouble, and will not be compelled to
replant constantly, or to sow his seed
so thickly as to provide:
zone for the black bird, one for the
crow,
Two for the cut-worm and three to
grow"
Natural Enemies of Cut-worms.-In
the front rank of all insectivorous
birds as a destroyer of cut-worms
stands prominently the much SANDER
ed crow. He is up early enough to
catch the worm, before it descends;
but, if need be, he digs it up. The
good the crow accomplishes in killing
cut-worms, tomatoworms, and field
mice, far outweighs the value of the
few grains of corn he may pilfer, and
he should therefore be protected in
stead of being prosecuted.
Domestic poultry are also useful
aids in destroying cut-worms. The
common mole, it is true, does consid-
cradle damage by burrowing between
the roots of growing crops; but he is
wrongfully accused Of feeding upon
grain, and roots of crops, for he is ex-
clusively insectivorous, and he prob
ably devours numbers Of cut-worms.
Fortunately for the mole, and for the
farmer, too, attempts to poison it with
corn soaked in strychnine are based
upon the fallacious belief that he
feeds upon the grain.
Notwithstanding the subterranean
and nocturnal habit of cutworms
they have several insect enemies,
which attack them both above and be-
low the surface. There are four
winged flies, belonging to the genus
Microgaster which deposit their eggs
in the body of the worms; and large
yellowish brown, four-winged Ichneu-
mon fiy, Paniscus geminatus does the
same. Among the insects that devour
cut-worms for food, is the useful spin
ed soldier-bug, and the larva and COM
p1ete insect of the fiery ground-beetle,
Calosoma calidum.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-10-27
Quick Growth of Pecan.

| Quick Growth OF Pecan.
In our issue of July 14th we publish
Fed a letter from Mr.. Hampton giving
the dimensions of a pecan tree that
had been budded ON a hickory five
years previous. The growth was so
remarkab BILE that we wrote Mr.. Hamp~
ton inquiring what treatment the tree
received. We publish his reply.
Editor Florida Agriculturist:
In reply to your favor Of July IL,
would say that there was little hick-
Dry tree or bush, about one and half
inches in diameter at the surface,
which stood about forty feet from the
gate where l was penning my milk
COWS. In March 1892, took graft
from pecan seeding of Texas, and
put into the tap root of this hickory
bout one foot below the surface, af-
ter the sap had begun to burst the
buds I packed the soil firmly around
the graft, leaving the top bud out. In
ten days the graft started to grow,
and continued to do so until the last
of August, when a worm bored into
the top bud stopping it's growth up
ward, although it reached the height
of nine feet above the surface.
When I saw it had started to grow
so quick, 1 set four posts and stretch
ed some barbed wire, making pen of
about six feet square around it, for
protection. AS the cattle passed in
and out of their pen by the pecan,
they left droppings which I would
shovel around the tree during the first
year or two. [ kept it hoed all the
time until last year, when I plowed
up the land and cultivated crop or
corn around it, and this year, corn on
one side and potatoes on the other.
In addition to this, during 1895 I
kept some pigs in a pen just against
one side of the barbed wire pen, and
occasionally would throw ashes
around the tree from the stove. This
has been done for several years past.
Also the wash tubs have been placed
about twenty feet from the tree two
or three years, and during the dry sea-
son in the spring, when the tubs were
emptied, special application was
given the pecan, besides the water
that was poured on the ground near
the tubs every wash day.
At this writing, Oct. 2, '97, the tree
measured twenty-six inches in diane
ter at the ground, and eighteen and
one-half inches, six feet above, Gust
below the first limb) with height of
twenty-seven feet, and spread of
twenty-nine feet. You see it has made
considerable growth in the last five
months J. w. Hampton.
ST. Cloud, Fla.
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have no upper stories to your hives
then remove two or three of the
combs at one side of the. hive in the
lower story, and put your can of feed
in there; be sure the entrance is re-
duced as given above, SO no robbed
bees get by the guards and get to
the feed; as an extra precaution
against robbing, it is best to only feed
the colonies just at night.
At this season of the year. bees are
prone to be cross and one should use
smoke freely before opening hive.
Generally four or five good puffs OF
smoke in at the entrance, then as you
remove the cover and top story few
more puffs will be all that is needed.
Always remember, before opening a
hive or ever touching or Earring it, to
blow little smoke in at the entrance.
Old burlap sacking'or fertilizer sacks
rolled up tight lighted and dropped in
YOUR smoker make the best of smoke
to handle bees with. If you have no
smoker you can drive the smoke
where you wish by blowing upon the
bunch of burning sacking or rags.
Still every one who has even one SIM
gle colony of bees should have one OF
the little bellows smokers sold for rs
cents. Those with larger number Of
colonies will find large size smoker
costing $125 to $3.50 the proper inn
plement. With the use of smoke one
can do almost anything with bees.
without it, not one man in 100 that
are keeping bees today would carry on
Bookkeeping as a business.
During this month in the high pine
woods, and in some stretches OF the
higher of the fat woods, Give weed''
throws open its blossoms and the bees
strong and in good shape often secure
quite a little surplus honey from this
source Again in the prairie sections
and around the marshes and reclaim>
ed muck lands, are often quite little
acreage of wild sunfowers and gold
enrod. Of the latter there are three
species that yield surplus honey here
in Florida That which grows about
two feet high with very fine foliage
and giving little ''tuffs'' of yellow
blossoms on the top yields the most
honey The wild sunfowers grow six
to eight feet high and quite branch
ING blossoms about one and one-fOurth
inches in diameter. This opens about
the 5th of the month and continues in
bloom till about November list. The
goldenrods vary according to species
from September 18th to October goth,
and the latter last from May on into
November. This variety is only found,
I believe, en- the prairie or muck
marsh lands.
To derive much surplus from any OF
these fall blooming blossoms, one has
to be prepared to harvest it in the Elk"
tracted form, as the bees are slow
about building new comb in the fall OF
the year. If supplied with empty
combs or the honey extracted from
the combs already in the hives they
work we'll and I have had colonies to
store so to rs pounds per colony from
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pensive for the truck-farmer.
Round holes made in loamy or heavy
soil by the insertion of stick are said
| to entrap these worms, which may be
killed the next morning by re-inserting
the stick. This is one of the few rem
edies, the utility of which 1 cannot
deny from actual experience, never
having cultivated land heavy enough
to prevent the worm from promptly
burrowing himself out of the trap.
On large field the small holes, to en-
trap them, would necessarily be very
numerous, and the labor of re-insert-
| ing the stick into each, whether emp
ty or full would condemn the rem
edy.
The instinct of the parent moth will
lead it to place it's eggs only where
the future worm will find it's proper
food; and if field upon which the
gardener expects to put out valuable
plants in the spring is kept bare of
vegetation during the months in
which the eggs are laid, it will be
free from cut-worms. If plowed up
later, and then kept bare during the
winter, the worms will migrate to bet
ter pastures, which may even be pro-
vided for them with advantage. But a
bare fallow is destructive to fertility
in our climate, and thick mulch
should be provided, which when burnt
off will destroy crickets, etc., harbor-
ing under it. I can vouch both for
this plan as a measure against cut
worms, as we'll as a means of fertil-
ity; but it is rarely practicable. If
in the rotation a clean fall crop, not
subject to cut-worms, can precede the
one to be put out, the latter will not
be apt to suffer from them. A cut
worm genrally indicates it's presence,
by destroyed or injured plant, cut
leaf or freshly stirred SOIL and, on
small scale at early morn, it may be
hunted at the root of the plant and
killed; out never until SOME udHldSe
has already been done. When the soil
is damp, the worm is generally to be
found at early morning near the sur
face In dry sandy soil, and as the
day advances, it burrows deeper.
My method of dealing with cut
worms, of late years, has been to re-
move them from the field, before the
crop to be jeopardized is up, or the
plants are put out.
By placing cabbage leaves and
punches of grass along the rows OF
watermelon hills four years ago, L
caught, by hunting them daily, fiji
teen hundred and thirty-eight worms
on about one-fourth Of an acre, before
the seed came up, and lost but single
melon plant.
On one occasion, captured, one
morning, fifty-eight of all sizes under
a single turnip leaf, and my son found
fifteen at the root of single small
cabbage plant. But, even when the
worms were as abundant as this would
indicate, I found the process unsatls-
factory and time-consuming and re-
sorted to my present effective plan
of poisoning them.
Ae+o,, +bo loDd ;c Dranarad for GA H.
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-23
MATTHIAS FERRY pRIEFs.

The Phantom Club, composed oil
twelve young ladies of Martins Ferry,
which was recently organized, met with
Miss Josephine MCGOWAN at the resi-
dence OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Reed last
night, and spent n most delightful even
ing.
W. z. Clark, ]. A. Clark, Bruce Clark,
and Joshua Hoge have sold their COM
bined clips Of wool amounting to over
10000 pounds, 10 Thomas Booth. OF
Minerva. for thirty cents n pound. So
much for the new tariff law.
John A. Gschwender. of Martins Fer
ry, has invented a nut lock, which is
said to be by far the best ever placed
on the market. BY using this lock the
nut cannot come of even II all the
threads are worn of.
The members of the Arcadlan club
were handsomely entertained last night
by Mrs. Robert Kerr and Miss Marga-
ret Ralston in honor Of DR.. and Mrs.
WIN II. Hall
In his nome township, e, b. Arm
strong will practically have solid
vote. He is n first class man In every
respect and will make an excellent rep
resentatiye.
Mrs Louisa Saunders and Mrs. Hen
re- Burkle will arrive to-day from
Cleveland, with their mother, Mrs. Eli
"a Jenkins, who has been very sick.
Mr.. and Mrs George NJ. Gray, of Cos
hocton, and Miss McIlain. OF Clnys-
vile. spent yesterday with Mr.. and Mrs.
w. L. Noble.
Henry NJ. Davies. chairman of tho
Republican county committee, was IN
Martins Ferry yesterday.
Good progress is being made in the
excayatlng for the foundation Of the
new tin plate works.
Last night Miss Jennie Lyle enter
talned her Sunday School class at her
home on Clay street
Or. VIII II. Hall will leave for Col
orodo on November 2, where he expects
TO locate.