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| OSEeEs GOC0 SGa1e C0ITy luX IN lmmcHS0
Rectangular box nicely balanced upon
ite platform, which has capacity oi
over Is tons or 500 bushels of wheat.
Below the scale floor comes the blower
floor, where the grain is freed from dust
and dirt and other foreign accumular
tions which may injure its standing OF
grading as set by the inspector of grain
for the city of Baltimore. This blowing
Il done by huge centrifugal fans in
large rectangular boxes, across which
the grain falls BY gravity. and the dirt
aud dust are thrown to one side by the
mir. Here also the grain 10 run through
o series of screens when necessary. TO
remove sticks. cl0ds Of dirt and stones.
The next two do0rs are known respcc-
lively n the circle door and the bin
i!cor, and it II here that one sees the
most apparently inextsicable confusion
OF ramifying grain chutes which di-
verge in every direction from great
centralizing circles. and permit the
grain to be distributed far and near to
tie various storage and shipping bins.
These two floors are wild and weird.
with little footpath bridges and hand
ruils running from circle to circle and
disappearing far away in clouds Of Ay-
ing dust.
Before the vast bulk OF grain in the
storage bins can be placed in the steam
ers' holds It must go through COM
plete rehandling. 1t q dropped from
the bottom of the storage bins to the
shipping bin leg and again carried to
the top Of the building to the scale door,
weighed by the shipping scales. and
then stored in the outside series OF bins
known as the shipping bins.
When q steamer il to be loaded with
grain these shipping bins are drawn
upon by long ckutes hung upon the
outside Of the building, which fairly
well adjust themselves to the varying
position of . floating vessel.
The energy api motive power required
to accomplish the constant refilling and
depletion Of these stupendous granaries
is simply appalling. and n an exempli-
fication Of this fact il may be said that
the Locust Point elevators herewith il
lustyated can unload, at their MAXI
mum capacity. 500 cars averaging 1900
bushels each day. storing the grain in
their rapacious maws Of bins and dis
gorging il again with equal facility.
To do all this necessitates the con-
eerted action Of IN army OF employees
and two 1000 horse power engines. The
belts, by the way, which run the hum
dreds and hupdreds of feet OF steel
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c. A. Lilly. . nephew Of Judge George
w. Paschal. Mr.. Lilly's mother was
Paschal's youngest sister. and cied last
year. aged 81. Mr.. Lilly now lives in s..
Louis. His grandfather Paschal was .
soldier under Sumter in the revolution
ary war and lived then in Savannah.
Ga. Judge Paschal's eldest son. George
w. Psschal. resides In Washington city.
His second son. Ridge Psschal. 10 liv-
ing with the Chefokees 1T Tahlequah.
l. 7. His youngest daughter married
T. r. O'Connor. . member Of parliament
in London, England. Judge Paschal's
most notable and enduring work was
the annotated edition Of the constitu-
ton and laws Of the United States. He
also wrote the memoirs Of his mother.
who lived to the great age Of ~ years.
which book Mr.. Lilly has promised to
send to me. - It contains great deal Of
the history Of north Georgia and the
Cherokee Indians. Many younger citi-
xens than an have written me letters
Of thanks for these Indian sketches and
asked for more. May be will write
some more when I learn more.~Biu
Arp. In Atlanta Constitution.
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COOL AIR sEEKERa

pile Of red stone, on the blum over the
eastern branch Of the Potomac, II the
St. Elizabeth hospital for the insane.
It In . government institution. and u
splendidly kept. Numbers Of the unfor-
tunates ~ well - cranks Of Washington
are IN that asylum. There II Col. Burn
side, the defaulting disbursing ohicer
Of the post ohice department. He h
really man with IN unbalanced mind;
formerly one Of Washington's foremost
citizens. In the same asylum II Col.
Maurice Pinchover, the man whose lit
lie losses Of property involved the DOM
lnant thought ON his mind. and stamped
lt ON his active brain, that he had bean
sM:ndled out Of untold millions BY
Tom Scott. the great railroad king.
Many . time and oft have heard Pinch.
ever deelaim for ths deleetation ot the
little crowds II curious people IN the
hotel lobbies. demanding tie return Of
his money from Scott and a other rail-
lpod thieves. - he expressed iterOnee
he WAS induced 70 believe that he had
been elected to eoagreaa. A1d that Scott
was eontesting his seat Into tho house
Be walked, botpco IL opsaine of tAs
norujpg session. and II required force
70 ejost him from the seat to whjeh hs
BELIEVED - hsd beop elooeo1. pooe ~
sp3pehis JJe was enee 3 hsilAt fellow.
\ Donl7M IN u \ leeeoe6 ~ ~
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0aehinery. weighing bins and scales,
ahd the multiplicity Of criss-cross,
txansverse chutes are found. In this
particular elevator there are 254 stor-
age bins alone. each one being some 1:
feet square and 90 feet deep. with ca.
pacity Of about $500 bushels. A 1t il
1aecessary that this enormous weight of
grain should be supported above the
tEps Of the railroad cars which run un-
DIR the entire length of the granaries
On two separate lines of track. the tim
herring and snoring and studding are Of
snagai1cent proportions. To withstand
Tie frightfui lateral strain Of the grain
each bin il built'of heavy pine plank
ing, tvo inches thick and eight inches
wide. spiked together on its greater
width. Outside OF the storage bins. rum
n3lk along the entire length of both
aidoe oe the building and connected with
0ss1n3de chutcs for steamer lading, are
IL shipping bins" more than 20 In
number. Each Of these contains over
49, buahelA At the end Of the build
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rying sheet.iron buckets eight inches
apart. aud cmpty;ng their contents
above into weighing bin on the top
door.
The modern. large freight car will
hold 1000 to ! 200 bushels of wheat, aud
it can be unloaded from the elevator
floor by expert handling and with the
mechanical contrivances in vogue in
about five minutes after the door il
opened. The opening of the door nrst Is
stipulated. as the average wayside
farmer. in spite Of the sign: "Don't
nail this door," and the patent locking
devices. will persist in driving every
thing from railroad spikes to shingle
nails in the edges Of the door to insure
the safety Of his precious grain. a most
lamentab!e proceeding. rs II wears out
the car. and the worse than thread
bare expletives OF the grain handlers.
This lightning change act Of unload
ing . full car in few minutes is ac-
complished by the use of automat tically.
driven shovels in the hands Of two men.
These shovels look much like sheet-iron
lined snow shovels, minus the long
handles. and are attached by long rope
and small chains to Z clutch ON Z re-
volving shaft. The men handling them
alternately recede to the extreme cor
ners Of the car. bury the shovels deep
In the grain. and then twitch the rope
with the free hand, which throws the
clutch automatically in the gear. winds
up the rope. and pulls the shovels for.
ward to the door, where they are auto
matically released again. This recip-
rocal shoveling by first one and then the
other il done with exceeding rapidity,
and the grain pours from the open door
in IN almost constant stream, finding
its way through the hoppers beneath
and up the great legs into the weighing
bins or receivers" A. they are called,
which each hold 500 bushels.
The scale floor. next to the highest
point in an elevator-only the driving
machinery being above-is where all
the grain Is weighed. both when re.
ce;ved and at the time Of shipment.
There are - receiving scales and the
same number Of shipping scales, rum
ming from one end Of the building to the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-11-06
TwENrv.hlNE DANGEROUS AGE.

Man Comntts More Crlnes TAen
Than 1t Any other Tines
It is q singular fact, yet one substan.
tiated by statistics. that most crime Il
committed In this state by men 20 years
old. This Is not only true Of the lesser;
but also Of the greater crimes, although
q man is presumed to be at that period
of his life not only in zenith OF his
physical. but also in full and complete
possession Of bis mental powers. with a
complete appreciation Of right and
wrong and their respective conse-
quences. This condition 10 problem
which has not been solved by the stu.
dent of criminology. and one which /,
made the more complex by the fact
that the ages of 81, q and - years neat
" equal 1t, with the Intervening years
showing far less percentage Of crime.
1t is indeed peculiar that the criminal
tendency should be 30 strong at 80 with
no such inclination. 80 far AZ criminal
statistics show. in as great degree for
the succeeding 1e years. and then an.
other outburst OF the animal in man.
This condition is found to be true by
actual figures, and as all statistical
computations at which average condi-
tion are sought to be determined are ar
rived at by this method, 30 may the
student Of this subject, as well As the
insurance magnate who bases his rates
on the general average of losses In pro-
portion to the risks taken, and does 20
with full safety. employ it in solving
the problem before him.
Charles K. Baker. chief clerk to Super
intendent Lnthrop. has made this SUBJ
ject one Of close study and will soon
have completed table showing this to
be true. He has already completed one
relative to mur5erers serving life SEN
tences in the penal institutions. and its
figures bear out the general conclusion.
He offers at this time no explanation
for this. hut hopes after he has ex-
hausted the subject. 80 far as the
presentation Of figures Is concerned.
to be able to set forth reasons why
these years should be productive of the
most crime.
The following figures show how old
the various murderers who are serving
life sentences were when they commit
ted the act for which they are serving
time, together with how many like
crimes were committed at such specific
year of age: Fifteen. 1; sixteen. 1:
2: eighteen, 2; nineteen. 4;
twenty. 2; twenty-one, 8: twenty-five,
.; twenty-three. 8: twenty-four. s;
twenty-five. s; twenty-six. 10; twenty
seven, II: twenty-eight. 2; twenty mine,
IL; thirty. S; thirty-one. 6; thirty-two.
z; thirty-three. 6; thirty-four. 6: thirty
five. 2; thirty-six. s; thirty-seven. 3;
thirty-eight. S; thirty-nine, 4; forty. s;
forty-one, 3; forty-two, 3; forty-three,
s; forty-four. 3; forty-dve. z: forty
six. /; forty-seven, 1; forty-eight, 3:
forty-nine. 2; fifty. I; ffty-one, o: fifty.
two, 2; fifty-three. 2; fifty-four, o; fifty
five, 2; fifty-six. o: 1ifty-seven. 1; fifty
eight. o: ffty-nine. I: sixty, o: sixty
one. I: sixty-two. 0; sixty-three. 1: six
ty-four. I; sixty-dve. 0; sixty-six. 0:
l; sixty-eight, 1; sixty
nine. o; seventy. l.-Albany Times
Union.
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HOW GRAIN is HANDLED.
Tho Seeming Mysteries OF ths On
GRAFTON Fully Explained
yaloablc Accoaae % 4 Visit 70 the
Great Sea-Doaea Export Eleva-
tors ut the Baltimore &
ohio Railroad.

Especial Baltimore letter.
Spectators do not control the price
Of wheat except within very narrow
limits. This is an interesting discovery
I have made during the past week, after
several visits to the Pandemoniacal ex-
change. and after climbing through the
number Of mighty export grain eleva-
toEs In the city Of Baltimore city,
b. the way, which certainly holds tn.
palm to-day as being the greatest grain
expert center in the western hcmis-
pAsee.
One million eight hundred thousand
bcshels Of wheat and corn are being
handled In Baltimore's largest elevator
about every four days, and during the
0caths OF July and August this as
aoun6ingly high-pressure condition Of
afIeiss has been practically constant.
BY the courtesy of the Baltimore 4
Ohio Railroad company I have been
privileged. during the past week. to un-
rasel the seeming mysteries, CONNER
cial and mechanical. of how grain 10
handled in these largest OF large sea-
board export elevators located at their
gscat marine freight terminal. Locust
Hcint.
The outside dimensions of the larger
Of the Locust Point elevators, which
May be considered as among the finest
ever built. are A07 feet long. ~ feet
wide and 10 feet high (the height from
the car floor on the pier to the top of
the machinery loft above). Everyone
- familiar with the peculiar Offset con-
struction of an elevator which makes
Is look like huge barn with . little
barn rising from its roof. In the solid.
~indowless structure beneath hegrain
Il stored. while in the attenuated. win
1ow.bcdecked superstructure all the
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in the asylum because of ~ inAssase
Of wealthy enemies who are using aAA
fattening on his property.
But we pass the asylum and appruoe6
OiesboFo Point. This little wharf, - !
was saying, II the remnant Of the great
landing places for Camp Stoneman dur.
ing the war. It was . cavalry dismount
camp. That Il. the sick and wounded
eavalrymen from the army Of the Poto-
mac were sent here for Anal rest and ~.
cuperation. after they began to com
valesce In the hospitals, before they
were sent to their regiments for duty
again. You know the cavalry corps Of
the army Of the Potomac was divided
into three divisions. Tho dismouns
camp was similarly divided. The men
were sent to the divisions to which they
belonged to the field. and when At for
duty, were returned to their regiments
down this same Potomac river.
This excursion steamer we are on II
the Mary Washington. During the war
she was . hospital steamer, or, a she
was then termed. . Hospital Afloat." :"
She carried no less than 10000 sick an4
wounded men from the front. at Har-
rison's Landing. White House Land
ing. City Point, and other base hospi-
tails. to the hospitals in Alexandria and
Washington. She has been remodeled
since that time, and il now good ex.
cursion boat.
Camp Stoneman extended clear back
to the hilltops there. and the officers
quarters were elegant. Here. on the
lawn. they used to hang Chinese lam
terms at night, and with music by the
post band they would swing the pretty
Washington girls through the mazes
Of the popular dances. Here they were
all "play soldiers" but the men had al
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seen service, and were recuperating fUs
further hardships. They deserved their
little play days.
Over there to the right. that steeple
which you see peeping over the Alex
andria hilltops II the tall tower Of
Fairfax seminary. Fairfax seminary
has . history; war history. too. In
the Offices Of the surgeon general there
are records showing that no less than
10000 sick and wounded soldiers were
treated in Fairfax seminary general
hospital. After the battle Of the vii.
derness. ON May s-s. 1854. when the
hospitals Of Alexandra were full, Fair.
fax seminary was thrown open to the
sufferers and was fitted up n . hos.
pital; and here the poor fellows were
brought. many Of them famed into
life by the breezes from the Potomac,
which always sweep over these hills.
{ And now we are passing sleepy old
Alexandria. with her grass-grown
streets. There are many historical OBJ
jects IN the old town, which we must
see some day. There il Christ church,
with it, unchanged pews. wherein wor.
SHIPPED George Warrington. Of Mount
Vernon, and Robert E. Lee, Of Ar.
lington Heights- There 10 the old Mar.
shall house, up King street. where the
gallant and foolhardy Ellsworth was
killed by jackson, the proprietor, wht
was in turn shot down by Sergt. Brow.
nell. Jackson's daughter. . most beau
tiful girl, II employed in government
department at Washington.
Do you zee that little bit Of IN island.
NO bigger than Q mans hand. down the
river about half . mile? There h one
tree on It and about ten feet Of cress
on either side Of the tree. Il IL about
20 feet square. That b Craney island.
Only few years ago It was . splendid
island. containing about Is acres Of
good ground, with . house and out.
houses upon It. The last purchaser has
lost his Investment. Gradually the Po.
tomac has eaten and swallowed the
island. All that il left in sight il the
tree which you can see. That used to b
. great place to 60 Ashing and . splen.
did covert from which to shoot ducks.
It Is soon to be one Of the things Of the
past.
The bell tolls, and all steamer bells
toll, N We pass Mount Vernon, where
lies the body Of George Washington. We
have had quite trip down the Potomac.
and it has been delightfully."- cool ever
since the steamer started. Now wa
win stop, II you please. At 0lymont.
That II one Of the many Iandingawhere
the excursionist stops and spends an
hour or two In the pavilion. under the
trees, ON the water in small boats, or in
the sporting and shooting galleries.
But let M return. II IL cool here a
Glymont. and Il = equally delightful
at MaFshall Hall. Mount Vernon
Blackiston's island. and the other
places where the excursionists have
gone. But n evening approaches, we
want another whi6 Of river mir. and
return to the city reinvigorated. 10 an
Joy tired natures sweet restorer,
balmy sleep.' SMITH 8. FRY.
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Denver has dog that smokes cigar
cites. He h . cocker spaniel and
lives in . cigar store. he II only ten
months old, but he II confirmed Aend
and IL cross and peevish until he has
had his daily smoke. His owner has
taught him . number Of tricks, which
Billy-that il his name-will perform
when . cigarette il offered ~ reward.
When ready for his 2moke Billy seats
himself on the cigar case. permits .
pair Of spectacles 70 b adjusted 70
his nose. and then daintily takes the
lighted cigarette IN his mouth. He
pu1s away with abeatiAc expfession on
his intelligent face until the Are gets -
closs to his nose n 70 be uncomfortable.
Then be drops the stub and RENAME
quiet until the spectacIes are removed
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An ola Crocodile.

One Of the notwithstanding specimens
in the British museum Is q crocodile
more than 1000 years old. II - . big,
well-preserved specimen, and ON its
back there is . whole family Of little
crocodiles. Years before the Christian
era the Egyptians worshiped crocodiles
among their animal deities, and many
specimens were kept at great expense
in their parks and royal gardens, where
they were attended by priests and given
all sorts of dainty morsels FOR food.
When these crocodile gods died they
were embalmed and placed in the tombs
along with the sacred mummies Of
other sacred animals. This particular
crocodile was prepared BY dipping it
in wax and pitch. which rendered it
hard aud ahiny. and il lay in one Of
the pyradsids century after century,
until the Egyptian government dag It
out and presented II to tho British mu-
Angeles Times,
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Uow n Te6,

Nelisao-Tm sure Fred y IL love with
me. He eumes 70 - me three sights
. week.
Noliude-He's only halt u Jevo-wait
w y ssnse sys'7 sieaa ~vlse'ggs.th
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4 1penisS C0Ot1 s.

In sose places IN epain. among them
.Vuxara, where Coli wNb G1f5uked, IN
old cuseom prevails Of immediately a3t-
er tha execution arresting the execu-
toner and charging him win murder
before The court a justice. "Yes, ]
killed : man" auEwess the ezecut3on-
q, sbut I did n In the uame Of the law.
Tor The beueat Of society. aod in obe-
dieuce to tn cummsuds d your hoooe." !"
5Aea ~ court 0sc3nsega him. 0ying
~ t1ejes - eees 4eee@-X egs.
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Something New This Week.
A July Bargain.

One ease of Orgaudie Mn sheer fine
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THE WEATHER.

For North Carolina: Fair; southeas-
terly winds.
For Raleigh and Vicinity: Fair Sat
urday.
Weather Conditions.-Th barometer is
high over an extensive area extending
from New England to the Gulf of Mex
leo, while only an indefinite low pressure
area exists in the west. The weather
continues generally fair, except local
rains occurred at Knoxville 1.24 inches),
Cincinnati, St Louis and Chicag go.
Cloudy weather prevails in the Lake
region and Ohio valley and over North
Carolina; elsewhere it is generally clear.
The winds are variable on the east side
and generally from the south on the west
side of the Mississippi river.
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HEALTH Z RECREATION!
AT THE~.
SUMMER HOMES
RESORTS
SEABOARD AIRLINE.
Finest Lithia Springs in the World.
Excursion Tickets.
Excursion Tickets.

Panacea Syringe the analysis of the Panacel Water
to be for dyspepsia chronic diarrhoe,
kidney and liver troubles eczema and scrofua and 1T Is
particularly efcaciouS in restoring weak delicate
fema IS and sickly children to health.
Mineral Springs Lfthia Arsenic and Alum. The water
of the famous Lincoln Lithia Springs. celebrated
throughout the United States for their healing qualities
of the kidney and bladder also for govt rheu
matism. and the varied forms of dyspepsia.
The famous sulphur Springs at Cleveland and PAtter
son, two and four miles respectively from town. The
Cleveland Springs four in number viz White sulphur
Sulphur Chaly beatean Pure Freestone a half
century these springs have been known to pos
medicinal value but it is only during
that effort has been made to bring them be-
fore the public and place them where they stand in
the front rank of well earned popularity.
The Ltha Water at these Springs is noted for its cur
alive qualities for torpid liver, skin eruption scrouous
diseases kidney and bladder troubles of every kind,
rheumatism and govt The atmosphere all through the
is delightful and the most astidious hardly
fail to be sa isied with the even balmy climate Large
pools been provided for bathing together with dan
cling pavilion tennis court bowling alleys, croquet
grounds etc for the amusement of the pleasure seeker
and invalid.
rates, schedules etc. call nearest s. A. L. ticket
pna Auanf porfaH OYlfh Va
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MARLBOROUGH HOUSE ARRIVALS.

II. Ballantine, n Y; J. Amsbach, At
lanta, Ga; II. NJ. Saunders, va; j.
Weimann, Philadelphia; J. l.. Presson,
Charlotte; A. b. Justice, Winston; j. j.
King, N. Y; A. G. Atwood, 5. A. L.;
Rev. J. r. Kendall, Goldsboro; A. Il.
Wishart, n. c.: Geo. d. Bennett, Colds
boro; A. w. Blair, Guiford College; ii.
Hirsh, Danville, Va; Herbert Deiches,
Baltimore; w. III. Chapman, Green's
iboro; w. II. OBrien, Durham; Joe
Brown, Baltimore; J. X. Park, Jr., n.
Y; Henry Spann, Baltimore; Jno. E.
Woodland, Wilson; III. l.. Hunhun,
Georgia; J. G. McReynolds, Cincinnati,
o.. 6. d. Vernon, n. Y: Wilson
Thatches, Westfeld, Mass; NJ. l.. Kill
roy, Aberdeen; B. w. Edwards, wife and
child, Snow Hill; Mrs. Josiah Dixon,
Snow Hill; Mrs. Pipkin and daughter,
Goldsboro; A. Il. Afford, GPldsboro.
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WANTED.

At st. Luke's Home brKeau' WASH
stand, bowl and pitcher al cna.rs.
These articles will be nKIu,iy re
ceived at once, by any ~ ,ha mno aus
such ON hand and mo-
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SELL AGAIN.
THE RUSH CONTINUES.

what
kind
OF RS ing
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For full nforma ton regard to rates, schedules 81
agent. T. j. ANDERSON, General Passenger Agent, P(