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The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-11
ONE THOUSAND CARS.

A Significant Statement Made by Assistant
General Superintendent Thompson.
That was a significant statement
made by Assistant General Superin-
tendent j. S. B. Thompson, of the
Southern railway, in an interview
published in the Atlanta Journal of
Thursday. Mr.. Thompson was COM
menting on the increased business
which the railroads will have to han
die the coming winter, and, incident
ally, on the shortage of freight cars
which would have to supplied before
the season begins.
Mr.. Thompson went on to say, by
way of illustration, that the Sou tern
would need 1000 extra cars this winter
expressly and solely for handling the
pig iron which would be shipped from
Alabama. Almost, if not quite, all of
this iron comes to Brunswick, for
shipment by steamship, and in this
fact lies the Brunswick significance of
Mr. Thompson's statement.
A local railroad man, when shown
the interview, said that the entire pig
iron freight of the Southern would be
brought to Brunswick this winter.
"In 1885," he said, "the shipments of
pig iron through Brunswick amounted
to 1926 tons. This amount will be
more than doubled this year. Direct
trains, loaded with the iron, will be
run to this city and loaded at once on
the steamships. 1t will be one of the
largest items of our next annual ship
ping report"
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-11

Rob Roy flour has no superior and
few equals. 1t is beautiful. If
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-11
SHIPPING REPORT.
PORT OF BRUNSWICK, SEPT, 10, 1891

PORT OF BRUNSWICK, Sept. 10, 1897.
0.>I(~"|N>>O>>~O~0-ONNON>~NN
CORRECTED DAILY BY CAPT. OTTO JoHANNEsoN
WITH &. H. MASON u co.
ARRIVED.
Helen L. Martin, Am schr, 34S, Foun-
tain, Nassau, Hilton-D odge-Boston.
CLEARED.
Sagitta, Nor blk, 512, Petersen, Rio ia
metro, Downing Co.
Tafalla, Sp blk, 995. Roig, Havana, Pa
drosa.
Joven Antonio, sp brig, 2S7, Ferren, Ha-
vana, r rorras.
Cedardene, Br, SIS, 1887, Rigby, Las
Palmas, Brunswick Termin al Co
Rio Grande, Am IS, 204S, Staples, New
York, Mallory-New York.
IN PORT.
STEAMSHIPS.
Albion Br IS, 2373, Race, West Hartle-
pool, Johnston line.
Inchdune, Br IS, 1895, Purse, Barry,
Churchill
.. Buonaventnro, SIP IS, 1851, Lazarraga
Cienfuegos.
SHIPS.
Gustave Adolf, Nor blk, 723, Svenningsen.
Port Natal, via Barbados, Downing Co.
- - ~ OiAllOllJ all UhJ OOOj I1OOD6E, EdSI
London, Hilton Dodge-Boston
Maria Antonio, Sp blk, 423, Font, Ha-
Vana, Torras.
Maria Dolores, SIP blk, 44o, Santos, Pa
drosa.
schwanden, Nor blk, S17, Eriksen, Santos,
Downing Co.
verdad, sp blk, 48S, sosyilla, Havana,
Torras.
Emita, Am blk, 496, Bray, Pernambuco,
Baxter u Co-New York,
Stephen G Hart, Am blk, $50, Hart,
Waldsooro, H1ltonD odge-Boston
Hawfruen, Nor blk, 662, Monsen, Santoo,
Hilton-Dodge.
:, Joel, Port By, 282, Miraudes, Cape de
Verde, Torras.
Daisy, Am Big, 418 Moore, Santos via
Barbados, Hilton-Dodge.
sCHooNERs.
Robert Mcfarland, Am schr, 545, Small,
Noank, Mccullough.
Isabella Gill, Am schr, 525. Collision.
Kingston.
Dora Matthews, Am schr, 1878, Brown,
New York, Torras-New York.
Leila Smith, Am schr, 237, Trainer, \ CIV
York, Torras-New York.
Nimrod. Am schr, 257, Green, New York
Charleston, Hilton-Dodge Boston.
Thelma, Am schr, 400, Cummings, Bos-
ton, Southern Pine company-Boston.
G G Sweeney, Am schr 57l, Miller, San
tos, Southern Pine Co-New York
John Paul, Am schr, 352, Anderson, Ha-
Vana.
Frank W Howe, Am schr, 463, Williams,
Boston, Hilton-Dodge
Annie L Henderson. Am schr, 4O7, Hen
derson, Port of Spain, Hirsch q Co.
Kate s Flint, Am schr, 500, Topley, Los
Palmas, Torras and Southern Pine Co.
Colon.
Humarock, Am schr, 500, veazie, st
Johns, Hilton-Dodge.
REOAPITULATION.
Steamships, 8; Ships, 0: Banks, 10; Briggs,
3; Schooners 13. Total, 30.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-11
ALONG THE BAY.

Items of Harbor News and General Shipping
Interest.
The Mallory liner Rio Grande sailed
yesterday for New York, via Port
Royal.
There were no arrivals of vessels
yesterday,
The Norwegian bark Sagitta, Cap
tain Peterson, cleared yesterday for
stettin with cargo of 1908 barrels
rosin, valued at $6,976, from the Down
ing company.
There are now 30 vessels in port-3
steamships, 10 barks, briggs, Is
schooners.
A number of vessels are waiting for
favorable weather to sail
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-11
Did Not Excurt.

The Cumberland Routes excursion
around the harbor did not occur last
night. When s O'Clock came there
were only three passengers on board
and their money was refunded. The
Marine band was on hand, but their
music failed to draw crowd. The
ram, which kept up, with short inter
missions, all day, probably was the
real reason for the absence of excur-
sionisUs.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-11
.JOhnSO12'S
Chill and
Fever
Tonic
Cures Fever
In One Day.
Go to John Gonzales grocery store
md get free sample of Numsen's
Old Orchard Vinegar.


Brunswick hates to lose old citizens
aud two instances have happened re-
Gently in which the courts interfered
with the plans of old residents to
leave for other fields of effort. Within
the last two days, the officers have
stopped the shipment of household eff
fects which were In the depots, ready
for transportation. One attachment
was settled yesterday, but the other
is still in statu quo.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-11

U. NJ. G. "New Club" loaded shells.
Dealers can get them from the Down.
ing Co., Brunswick.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-11

Every merchant in Georgia is in
vlted to ask the Downing company for
prices on groceries and feed, If
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-11
To WASHINGTON D. c.

The Plant System has made the low
rate of $26,54 from Brunswick to Wash
ington, d. c., and return via Savan-
nah and Atlantic Coast Line. Tick
cts on sale up to and including Sep
TENDER 30, with final limit to October
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-11

persistent Saving is the Road to Wealth"
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-11
Notice.

Water supply will be cut off from
the entire city at $50 this morning
for the space of three hours. Consum-
ers take notice and draw your extra
suuply. BRUNSWICK L. < w. Co.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-11
j. H. King Is Dead.


The many friends In this city OF
Mr.. j. II. King are PANIED to learned
of bis death which occurred several
days ago st his home, Essex, Connect
Icut. Mr.. King was formerly mana
ger of the Oglethorpe of this city and OF
Hotel st. Simon. After leaving here
he had charge of the Tampa Bay hotel
and afterwards of the Majestic, New
York city, lie had been in bad health
for some time previous to his death
Mr.. King was one of the best hotel
men in the country.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-06

Never 60 to a lawyer when you wan,
assistance in settling fusa.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-06
HAWTHORNE EsMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA OCTOBER g. 1897

entlced into the nostrils In the form of
an impalpable powder, tobacco is alike
enthralling to its devotees, and m each
and every case binds them to Its SER
vice as with shaekles of iron.
In every nation where tobacco is used
at all, that is to say, all over the world,
smoking is the favorite method of en-
Joying the seductive influences of the
weed, and pipe the principal medium.
1t is true that among millions of the
human race cigars are in fashion, but
however elegant may be the cigar as a
means of realizing the benefits of the
incense drawn from the leaf, every one,
even among the devotees of the ha-
vana, must concede that, so far as gen
uine luxury is concerned, the cigar, in
whatever form. is infinitely inferior TO
the pipe.
until recent years the United States
has had but little reputation as to-
Dacco growing country. OF late, how
ever, there has been Il growing ten
dency to judge the domestic product
fairly on its merits. and the sale has
wonderfully increased. The Cuban war
has also increased the demand for ma
tive tobacco.
The annual production of tobacco in
the United States now amounts to
oO0,O0O,OO0 pounds; during the past 81
years $1,000,000, has been collected
In revenues on this by the government.
The leading tobacco growing State is
pennsylvania, and there are dozen
others in which the weed is raised. The
seed leaf is grown principally in
pennsylvania, Ohio, Connecticut, Wis
consin and Massachusetts; the white
hurley" in Wisconsin, Illinois and Ken
lucky; the bright leaf in Virginia and
the Carolinas, and the shipping leaf'
In Kentucky, Tennessee and Florida.
Last year in Pennsylvania alone 64,-
100000 pounds of tobacco were raised.
The "seed leaf" yielded from 1,2O0
pounds to $500 pounds to the acre, and
Havana seed" from 1000 to 1000
pounds.
The popularity of Pennsylvania to-
bacco is that it has a gummy leaf of
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-06

counties of the State are Brown. Darke.
Montgomery and Noble In the southern
part of the State, and Wayne and Medi-
ma In the north. The best Ohio tobacco
Is grown in sandy soil.
The expense of growing and harvest
ing is about $50 an acre, and other ex-
penses coming in up to the time of mar
keting make total cost of $S5 an acre.
Even at these figures the crop Is said
to be profitable.
About the first of April the seeds are
sown in beds and covered with glass or
canvas. The slips are transplanted the
first of June into ground which has pre-
yiously been fertilized. In dry weather
the plants will require watering, but If
set out after good rain will take care
of themselves. The growing tobacco
plant Is topped when the buds are de-
yeloped and y or II leaves are left. 1t
takes three or four weeks longer for the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-06

close texture, which units it for wrap
pers. As a filler it cannot be detected
by experts from the best Cuban filters.
A few years ago the acreage in the Key
stone State amounted to 10000 acres,
but owing to a series of unfavorable
seasons the acreage and the production
both have fallen off. The tobacco plant
grows four and one-half feet tall and
bears a leaf resembling that of the
house rubber plant. Tobacco seeds are
almost If not the smallest seeds in the
world, and it said that enough to plant
ten acres of ground can be held in the
palm of the hand.
In Connecticut practically all the
farmers raise tobacco. The Connecti-
cut leaf is in great demand for wrap
pers because it is dry ahu tough, with
just enough moisture in it to keep the
cigar in flavor. The flavor of the Con-
necticut leaf is fine. Many who are
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-06

the rich and the novels of the poor, that
the naked savage in the jungles of
Central Africa would become as fond
of it as the fur-clad savages of North
America he would have been deemed a
crazy dreamer. Yet all these things
have come to pass; the weed that to
most animals is a deadly poison is con-
sumed every year by thousands of
tons.
AS long ago as 1884, an estimate was
made that 100000 acres of the world S
cultivated land were known to be plant
ed in tobacco, with yield of nearly
100000 tons, while the annual con-
sumption to each person, made and fe-
male, old and young, in the countries
where statistics are collected. varied
from % ounces In Great Britain to 81
in Holland. 1t is probable that the sta
tistics of the acreage and the amount
of product grown are far too small,
since no account is taken of the mill
ions of little tobacco patches in every
country In the world, planted by farm
ers who raise only enough for home
consumption, nor of the quantities pro-
duced In such countries as Turkey, Per-
sia and China, where the collection of
statistics Is unknown, nor of the enor-
nous quantities grown in the heart of
the Dark Continent, where everybody
smokes who can get anything to smoke.
SO II the estimated acreage was dou-
bled, and regarded as 100000 instead
of 2.OOO, 600 and the estimated crop
were placed at 100000 instead of l.
OOO, 900 tons, the probability is that the
figures would more nearly approximate
the truth.
That n portion of the earth's surface,
equaling one-tenth the area of Mis-
souri, should be wholly given up to the
cultivation of plant that 300 years
ago was practically unknown to the
civilized world Is marvellous enough to
satisfy the moss extravagant fancy, but
that the use of plant which does not
allay hunger, which, of itself, is rank
poison to all the animals, should have
spread all over the globe in a compara-
lively brief time, seems absolutely in
credible, and suggests that there must
be something in the qualities or medical
properties of the herb which makes it
not only universally acceptable, but ey-
erywhere craved as one would crave
n necessity of life. For people may
talk as they choose about the taste for
tobacco being an unnatural and acquir-
ed taste; this may be true, and yet the
taste is none the less strong for all that
The taste for alcoholic stimulants Is
also acquired, and every one knows its
power. But whether used in the form
of an incense to the goddess of ease
or chewed to pulp while engaged at the
.arious vocations Of life, or whether
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-06

plant to mature. A warm and moist
season Is best for tobacco.
After the plants are fully matured
they are cut off ut the roots with to-
baeco shears Then they are sheathed
and taken to the drying shed. There
the leaves are strung on lath four
feet long, seven or eight plants to n
lath. The laths are hung across poles.
Sometimes after harvest 1t takes ten
months to get crop of tobacco ready
for market. After curing the punches
of tobacco must be stripped. The doors
of the sheds are left open during a
damp spell and the moistened leaves
are taken down and stored In a cellar
or some place where they will not dry
out. Afterward they are sorted in the
stripping room according to length and
quality. They are then tied into hands
of proper size, 1S or 20 leaves to a hand,
and pressed in bulk until they are put
In boxes for shipment, The bulkng-
room Is kept cool to prevent sweating
before the leaves are packed in cases.
Three hundred and twenty-five to three
hundred and fifty pounds is the weight
of one Of these cases of tobacco. They
are often kept by the farmer until the
tobacco has undergone the sweating
process and then sold to the manufac-
turer.
The tobacco crop of Illinois grows
principally at the extreme ends of the
State, the leaf used in making plug to-
bacco in the south, and the finer "Ha-
vana seed for cigars, In the north.
In Florida the tobacco plant was first
cultivated by the Indians, so that its
history there goes back for centuries.
In 1S49 Gadsden County, Florida, pro-
duced 776,177 pounds of tobacco, and in
1860 the crop in that county amounted
to 100000 pounds. The old FLORIDA
leaf is much priced and of late years
fine grades of Cuban tobacco have been
grown.
In Vermont the proper conditions for
growing tobacco are found only in a
limited area along the Connecticut riv-
er. At present only about so acres are
under cultivation. In New Hampshire
tobacco is grown almost identical win
that raised in Vermont.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-06

competent to judge consider 1t superior
to any foreign leaf Connecticut was
the first State to engage in the growing
of tobacco for cigar leaf purposes. The
lands along the river valleys are par
tlcularly adapted to the production of
fine tobacco. For many years the en-
tire market supply for domestic cigars
was confined to Il few hundred acres
scattered through the valley of the
Connecticut river. The Connecticut seed
leaf" or "broau leaf" is now used for
wrappers almost exclusively, the por-
tions unfit for this being used as filters
in connection with imported tobacco.
The "broad leaf" variety is stocky
plant standing about three and one-half
feet high. The leaves are from 10 to 1S
inches broad and 24 to 30 inches in
length. After topping there are ABOUT 16
serviceable leaves to the plant. Expert
ments have been made with Havana
seed" and this grows well in some To-
calities, so that now Connecticut pro-
duces two distinct kinds of cigar leaves.
Fifty thousand of the 100000 acres
under cultivation in Ohio are devoted t.
the culture of tobacco. In fact, tobacco
is grown in SO of the SO counties OF
Ohio. The greatest tobacco growing
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-06
Costumes of the SpreewaId.

Consul-General de Kay writes a pa-
per entitled "An Inland Venice" for the
Century. 1t is a description of life in
the Serbian Swamp, Vendland. Mr.. de
Kay says: school out" at the village
school of Burg is pretty sight. The
substantial brick building overlooks the
ever-murmuring highway, and the BOYS
and girls, instead of stringlng up dus-
ty road, tumble into punts and pole
away for dear life-the boys much like
other boys, but the girls reduced fac
SMILES of their mothers and elder sis
ters, clad in bright but short raiment,
and visible afar off through their
strange mob-caps with wings. AS one
moves down stream from Burg by
Leipe to Lubbenau, these wings grow
smaller and collapse, while the, skirts
grow longer and more resemble the or
dinary dress of women. At u dance the
Spreewalder knows instantly, by tue
peculiarities of her costume, from what
WALLACE woman or girl has come. AT
Lelpe the multitudlnous skirts OF
alarming girth are no more the gown
reaches the ankles, and the cap fits
close tc the head instead of resting on
framework as in Burg. Thus the dress
In Leipe is perhaps more graceful, but
it is more commonplace; 1t no longer
testifies to that pride of the peasant
father or husband which Is shown by
the number of yards in the skirts OF
his womanfolk and the variety of their
caps, by the richness of their dress aA
well as their jewelry.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-06
OUR TOBACCO CROP.
THIS COUNTRY RAISES ANNUAL
LY 100000, 900 POUNDS.
In 27 Years This Has Yielded in Reve-
nue. $1,000, 900, o,ooo-Leading Tobac-
CO. Producing States-spread of the
Cultivation of the Plant Marvellous.


If, when Raleigh returned to Eng
land in 1865 with package of tobacco
and pipe, any one should have fore
told that in about three centuries the
plant whose leaves he brought wopd
have spread round the world, would be
cultivated in every zone from the froz-
en regions of the North to the burning
sands of the tropics. would form one of
the most important sources of wealth
TO the farmer and manufacturer, one
OF the leading solaces of the worlds
misery and loneliness, that societies
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-06
PRETTY LITTLE TWINS,
They Reside at the Hebrew Orphan
Asylum in New York.

IN 4tcW Orks
Louis and Samuel Bergofsky are the
prettiest 2-year-old twins in America.
At least such is the opinion of all the
visitors to the Hebrew orphan asylum
in New York City, in which the Bergof-
sky boys are spending their childhood
These cherubs have light curling hair,
black oriental eyes, very fair complex
ion, and weigh just forty-three pounds
each. They are fat and as good ma
tured as they are beautiful. Louis and
Samuel were made orphans by thelr
mothers death when they were only II
hours old. They have lived in the asy-
lum since the spring of 1895, and many
applications have been filed by visitors
with the superintendent for permission
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-06

to carry off Tie beauties. But the su-
perintendent loves beauty and refuses
to let her darlings go until they get a
little older and fatter.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-06

would be formed to prevent It's use,
that governments would derive large
part of their revenue from taxes laid
upon it, that poets would sing its
praises, and kings write books denounc-
Ing It's use, that 1t would be the cause
OF schism among the adherenrs of one
of the worlds greatest religions, that
1t would be used alike in the palaces of
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-06

A grief that is prolonged when
prompt action would be more effective,
Is not only very foolish, but very tire
soma
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-10-06
Needs of a FIowerine Plant.

A howerins plant is said to abstract
from the soil 20 times It's own weight
of water.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-25
SOUTH PORTLAND.

The members of Volunteer Hose COM
pany have voted to hold their annual fair
during the middle of February. The
preparations will begin at an early date.
A football team is being organized
among the employees of the P. and G. r.
electric road for the fall season. The
management of the team will try to ar
range for a game with the Portland High
school eleven to be played on the Port
land grounds Thanksgiving day. The
eleven is made up of solid men whose
average weight will doubtless exceed any
team in the state. Superintendent Mac
readie will be captain of the team and
Merle Griffith will act as coach.
The nemb bers of the Universalist parish
will give a reception to Rev. and Mrs, W.
NJ. Kimmell of Portland, at Union Opera
house next Wednesday evening. Mr.
Kimmell has become greatly beloved by
his local parish, for whom he has
preached since it organized about two
years ago.
A long distance metallic circuit tele-
phone service has been established at N.
e. Gordon S store on Ferry wharf.
The young mems reading rooms are
now open and are being enjoyed by the
members during the cool evenings of the
season.
: Miss Alice &. Dodge who has accepted
a position as assistant teacher in the
kindergarten was member of the grad
uating class of ~ Westbrook seminary.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-25
HIS GIRL GAVE HIM AWAY.
How a Machias Burglar Was De-
tected.

Machias, September 24.-The mystery
concerning the numerous burglaries that
have occurred in Machias during the past
few weeks, has been cleared up by the ar
rest of Thatcher Clark, a young man who
belonged here, and full confession of his
guilt.
Clark sent pair of bracelets to a
young lady in Rockland and she wrote q
letter to young Machias lady, telling of
her present from Clark. On the strength
of this clue, Sheriff Longfellow went to
Rockland and interviewed the young
lady asking permission to take the brace
let's to Machias to see If Mrs. Stones
clerk could identify them. When shown
to Mr.. Wilder, the clerk, he at once recog-
nized them as the property taken when
the store was entered and Clark was then
taken into custody. He admitted his
guilt to the sheriff and gave him the key
to his trunk where he had a number of
other articles that were taken from stores
he had broken into.
Clark has always borne good reputa-
ton. He WAS for two years clerk at the
Eastern hotel and the affair has been q
complete surprise to everybody who knew
him. He has been a great reader of
dime novels and his folks claim that they
have worked upon his mind,