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GREATEST AGRICULTURAL CITY.
Features which Make New York stand
Out Above All other Cities.

While the enthusiastic manipulation
OF figures has been dilating on the
commercial, manufacturing and fnan-
cial prominence of Greater New York,
he has forgotten the singular fact that
it is the greatest agricultural city I'M
der one Government on the globe, says
writer in Leslie's Weekly. The
larger part Of its territory IS under
cultivation to-day. Richmond and
Queens Counties are almost wholly
farm lands, with more acreage than
nll the other boroughs put together.
The agricultural and garden products
OF tho city reach total value as great
rs that OF some Granger States. Dur
ing the next few years politicians at
least will realize the Importance of the
agricultural element of the Greater
New York. The limits of the new
city embrace 1876, 500 acres. Territor-
tally, il is the largest OF cities, and il
is as large as some of the States in the
Union. OF the Commonwealths, only
New York. Pennsylvania, Illinois and
Ohio exceed 1t in population. London
is the only other metropolis with more
inhabitants. Our friend, the sta
tlstican, says that in 1916 the two
cities-London and New York-will
have an equal number OF residents.
New York has more miles of paved
streets, sewers and street railways
than any other city. It's debt exceeds
that of all the States in the Union.
New York is to be n city OF bridges
and tunnels. The various boroughs
must be connected in order that the
Of the people may be
served and that the communal feeling
may be developed. One new bridge
over the East River is being construct
I'd; two others are projected. A mag
liticent bridge over the Harlem River
= nearly finished, and contracts have
'een made for the erection of two
'thers. Staten Island may be connect
ID by tunnel under the Kill Won Kull,
md thus, by railway and ferries, o.
" tunnel under the Hudson, with
Manhattan Island.
Inc puDllc library In Bryant Park,
he geological and botanical gardens,
he additions to the museums of art
nd history, and the public baths
'hich are under way, are merely the
eginning Of colossal undertakings IN
ais and other directions for the com
'rt, convenience and instruction of
s citizens. Parks and recreation
iers are to be increased in number,
nd magnificent drives are planned:
he ocean beach OF the new city will
lord opportunity for the laying out
water front parks which in accessi-
Ility, healthfulness and popularity
illnot be equaled in the whole world. (
Including the underground rapid
ansit as planned, and not taking into
count the cost OF its probable extern {
ons, the expenditure for the great s
lblic improvements along the lines
dicated will be nearly $500, 900, 600. {
lis sum does not include the cost of 5
g ordinary city's work, such as street
tensions, paving and the like. Y
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Fad OF u Retired Musician.

Eugene Coffin, the popular clerk a,
Wizards, is musician of years ex.
perience. He was a member of the
band that accompanied the ODD Ohio
regiment to the front when President
Lincoln made his first call 70,
volunteers in 1861. After the war he
was connected with q number of we'll.
known musical organizations in the
country.
Coffin hasa wide reputation among
travelling men because of the musical
inscriptions with which he heads the
register at Wizards each day in the
year. He latest fad, and one which is
unite likely to be productive of no lit.
Tie amusement, was conceived a few
days ago, when a large quantity of
bedding was added to the hotel stock.
With indelble ink he inscribed n
bar of some familiar strain on each
sheet, and in such place that when
a guest turns down the clothes to get
into bed the music will confront him.
Among the songs thus represented in
the Wizards bedding are: "Happv
BE Thy Dreams" "Now I Law Me-
Down to Sleep" "Sweetly Dreaming"
After Toiling Cometh Rest" Come
Where Ny Love Lies Dreaming"
"oft in the Silly Night" Good
Night, Good Night, Beloved" "Wed.
ding March from Lohengrin, ''NIend.
eIssohn's Wedding March. " "Do T
wake, Or Am 1 Dreaming" 81
Dreamt Dwell in Marble Halls"
oh, What Difference in the Morn.
ing Let Me Dream Again" "Of
Thee l Am Dreaming, Marie" and
many others.
Collins plan is to first spot his
victim and then a note to the bonea.
keeper calling for certain tune for
such room is all that is nee essary 70
complete his happiness. His first
victim was New York drummer, who
1ritted in late one night this week with
4 jag of fair dimensions. The house.
keeper was notified, and a he'd was
placed IN order. When the drumme,
'woke. the first thing that met his
gaze was the chorus Of Tony PASTORS
,id song, "Oh, What a Difference in
he Morning" II made q hit with
iim' and he wanted to purchase il for
Christmas present for friend
Coffin is considering the advisab;,;tv
y getting his scheme copyrighted. .
Star.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-03-11
SALVATION ARMY FARM.
4 Thrifty Community Engaged in Learn
ing 20 Till the Soil.

ing 10 I'LL inc ooif
The usually quiet and uneventful
life OF the little company who have
their home at the Salvation Army farm
in York township was pleasingly
broken into yesterday by the presence
Of his Excellency the Governor General,
says q recent issue Of the Toronto
(Capada) Mail.
II was a beautiful bright afternoon
and Lord Aberdeen seemed to enjoy
the drive through the snow, as, accom-.
panied by Field Commissioners Eva
Booth, his son, Lord Haddo, and
Matthew White Ridley, son OF the
Home Secretary of Great Britain, he
traversed the miles of country road
leading to the farm. Arrived at its
destination, the party was received by
q group OF officers, including Brigadier
Margetts, Territorial Secretary; Brigad-
Ter Complin, editor of the War Cry;
Mrs. Brigadier Reid Of the Women's
Shelter, aud Miss Page, assistant
editor Of the War Cry. The party
then proceeded TO the residence, the
Army band playing the national
anthem the while.
Led by Miss Booth, a tour of inspec-
ticn was then commenced, Lord Aber-
deem expressing admiration for the
excellent appointments and perfect
order in THE stock sheds and barns,
the result Of painstaking care Of Over
seer Dodd and his efficient staff.
Work was in full swing, and his Excel.
lency had an opportunity Of seeing the
character Of the work done during the
winter on well-conducted farm. The
systems of drainage and heating were
especially admired. The stock build.
ings contained forty-four cows, twelve
horses, one hundred and two pigs and
twelve sheep, all comfortably housed,
and oil in prime condition.
The mems building was next visited,
aud the same order and neatness else.
where noted characterized the dining
room, dormitories, and meeting room.
AS the company paused on the TIRES.
hold the officers were given an opport.
unity to explain the system followed.
Men, chiefly drawn from the lower
class, were admitted to the farm. the
sole condition being willingness to
work. Food and shelter were found
for the inmates, and, when they showed
an industrious spirit and the efficiency
of their services warranted il. thew
were paid wages, according to
graduated scale, the amount due them
being paid when they left the farm to
take situations elsewhere. The farm
now includes 800 acres, and has prov
an marked success since its institu-
hon, two years ago. There are at
present nineteen men on the farm, ex-
elusive of the officials.
After the survey had been concluded
he company adjourned to the over
GERS residence, where lunch was
erved by the matron, Mrs. Dodd. As,
he party drove off his Excelleucy OK
'ressed his approval of what he had
cen to Miss Booth in the words:
II admire very much the order
'hich prevails on the farm"
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How to Make Southern Farm. pny..

H. w. Hale, Pike County (Geor-
gla) farmer, has realized the value of
diversified crops on farm by his ex.
perience during the year just closed.
He made forty.six bales of cotton and
sold it for less than it cost hin to pro.
duce it. On the other hand Mr.. Hale
has young orchard Of forty-six acres
OF fruit trees, Only ten acres were
old enough to bear any fruit last sea-
son, but, nevertheless, fruit men paid
him one thousand dollars cash to let
them ship what they wanted to from
the orchard. When they got through
distiller gave Mr.. Hale two barrels
OF brandy for what fruit was left.
After this, the hogs had feast on the
balance. Atlanta Constitution.
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her hair, her arms-she is shorn OF all
her ornaments aud the white flesh
CLEANS bare and creamily above the
fall of her lace.
Stepping softly, she comes TO the
very edge of the stage. Then she folds
her hands upon her breast, and, with.
out accompaniment, sings a simple
ballad that stirs every heart in the
audience.
Douglas,
In the old likeness that know,
would DO so faithful and loving. Doug.
| las
Douglas, Douglas, tender and true"
A tender expression comes into the
face OF the prima donna as she sings.
and her eyes, seeking out a certain
spot, dwell there. The rich trills and
roulades OF the operate pieces fade
and grow dim beside the almost pain.
ful sweetness of the simple ballad.
Her very soul seemed to rise and foil
with the ebb and flow Of the strain. II
was replete with gentleness, sadness
and an infinite, unconscious LONGING.
There was scarcely dry eye in the
audience. Those who had sweet.
tender memories we're living them
over again, while those across whose
path no shadow as yet had fallen real.
lied fsuddenl y and acutely what tragic
possibilities life might have in store
for them.
None understood the apparent
change in the mood OF the singer
possibly it was not n mood at all, only
trick, coup do theater, put on in
coquettish affectation after her ovation.
Tor there is no one quite so proudly
vain and maniere as your truly great
artist.
But when she was at home-alone
in her splendid apartment, amid the
many trophies Of her success, tho
singer knew it was no alfectation
Yet what was it that was lacking?
Here were gems, there flowers, all the
votive offerings Of success and the lad.
der OF fame to which she had aspired.
she had climbed to the very topmost
round, yet something was lacking.
She hears again the thunder OF ap.
plause, the music throbs like hot wine
in her veins. All, yes that was a
triumph indeed
What is this strange pain that comes
% her in the very height of her glory,
lisquieting her and making fame seem
Incomplete?
A knock on her door, and her maid
ome to her, late as it is, with note.
She takes it with listless fingers, but
uddenly her eyes burn and the color
urges back to her pale cheek II is
lerely car,l--a mans card-but
crawled across its back in hasty lines
nth lead pencil are the words:
May hc come back to you in the
Id likeness that You knew?'
1t was signed simply, "Donglas. ten.
er and true"
And no came back to her on the NOR.
'w in the old likeness, only with eyes
hat were somewhat graver grown and
mir that had a streak or two like n
liver artery running through it; and
he held her hand aud looked down
Ito her eyes the successful woman
lddenly found out what it was that
as lacking and why it was that the
'rfect fulfilling of her ambition had
't satisfied her woman's heart.-The
edger. {
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-03-11
Reforms In Sixty Years

Thirteen crimes were punishable in
Great Britain by death when Queen
Victoria assembled the British throne.
To-day there are practically only two
treason aud murder.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-03-11

In the island of the Barbados large
quantities of mineral have been
found which the natives call "man.
lak." 1t is Of bright black color and
occurs at very slight depth, some
times on the surface in beds l to .
feet thick; it generally appears under
an angle of about 40 degrees and in
the immediate vicinity Ct rock. II is
presumed to be solicited petroleum.
which is often seen there exuding from
the earth or floating on the water. In
its composition this mineral is similar
to the pitch OF Trinidad, to the gibson.
lite OF Utah, and the Canadian ALDER.
tite, but it is of much better quality.
The best varieties of "manjak" con.
tanned per cent. OF water, 70. 80 per
cent. OF volatile organic substances,
26.97 per cent. Of ditto solid ones, and
us per cent. OF mineral parts. It is
used, among other purposes, for the
insulation OF electrical conduits, for
yarnish. bituminous concrete, aud for
fuel, mixed with peat, etc. II is ex-
pected that it will supplant gutta
percha as an insulating medium.
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100 ooooooooooocooooooooo
ny VIRGINIA NILES LEEDS

HE had chosen.
Fame was to be
her part and she
wo uld dedicate
herself to her art.
The goddess of
the laurel wreath
should take the
place of lares and
penates, and she
would live alone
for fame. So she
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-03-11

ioT ldine. 30 Bhc
studied diligently with the finest mas.
tiers until her rich voice was cult.
waited to the highest point and she
could hold mighty audience in thrall.
There had never been n moment of
encouragement throughout the long
process, tedious as it seemed, for.
with ambition spreading the sails and
glory ut the helm, the course was al.
ways fair and promising and the
haven close at hand. Many had
sought her hand since success had
shone upon her, but she had dismissed
them oil with disdainful shrug.
there had been one in days gone by
bat why speak OF that now? She had
declined him Of her own sweet will
only another small sacrifice on the al
tar of her ambition. And now she is
In the zenith Of her success. She
makes her debut on the greatest stage
in the world tonight.
There is rustic aud hum among
the audience, and programmes hutter
like the wings Of white birds.
A hush follows the hum as the pri.
ma donna floats toward the footlights
Her beauty is resplendent in her
cleaning satin aud laces, and the
splendid jewels that sparkle like n
thousand suns on her bosom, neck
aad arms become her well.
And her, voice-ah! with what rich,
Wild, perfect melody it rings outl 1t |
throbs, it quivers, it swells in n very
heaven of harmonious sounds.
The piece she has chosen is an on.
cratic selection with fute.like trills.
difficult rouades and rich cadences,
and she executes it faultlessly. One
moment her tones are soft as the
nightIngale's; the next breaking into
tumultuous fulness.
The audience is hushed, and scarce.
ly programme nutters, aud then
bursts forth in tremendous applause.
ln the midst of it her eyes, half dazed
with the intoxication of success, wan
der over the house. In the pit, close
to the footlights, they meet another
para pair that bring back old ASSOC
Citations, old thoughts, old memories.
long before this great, wonderful
achievement was dreamed Of.
The last notes of the prima donna's
cadenza die away in passionate thrill
ing.
Flowers are showered upon the
stage; wreaths, pyramids, loose
punches. The lofty dome reverber.
atcs with the wild applause. Ladies
wave their lace handkerchiefs; gloves
split asunder in their wearers' en-. {
thnsiasm. 1t is an ovation. Cries of ,
Encore! Bis! Encore! rend the air.
Inc whole vast opera.house is in an {
lproar. c
The singer, flushed with victory. re- $
appears from the wings and bows her /
hanks and appreciation, then hurried. I
y retires. But mol They will not t
nav e 1t so. She must sing again. q
the cries OF Encore! are louder than Q
,efore.
"Oh, do you think she will not /
ONE again?" cries a lady, nervously.
s the Wild storm continues without
esponse.
"Shc mast. She cannot refuse" {
But what is this? The cantatrice \
rs laid aside every gem. tho flashing 7
res are gone from her bosom, from :
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-03-11
Diamonds From Eabyion.

Over 400 diamonds are known TO
have been recovered from the ruins of
Babylon. Many are uncut. but most
are polished on one or two sides.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-03-11

One hundredand forty.eight British
SOLDIERS are in possession Of the Vic.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-06-15
WHO LOST FOUR KILLED
AND ONE WOUNDED.
Spaniards Repulsed With Heavy Loss
Another Battle Expected and Rein
forcements Landed.

this writing. Neither had the men
been mustered nor had the outposts
of Lieutenant Neville and Shaw
been relieved.
Lieutenant Colonel Hunting
ton and Major Cockrell gave high
praise to the nerve and steadiness
of the officers and men, especially
the young ones, as the engagement
was a baptism of fire for large
majority. The men we're in dark
ness and in a strange land, but
they stood to their posts with
courage and fortitude and there
was no sym otom of panic.
The marines, though exhausted,
were eager for more fighting, prom
ising to infict heavy punishment.
They complimensed the daring of
the Spaniards with characteristic
profanity.
To-day the amplest precautions
have been taken, and, as the Daunt-
less was leaving, reinforcements
were landing from the Marblehead.
A stormy time was expected.
Estimates vary rs to the attack
ing force, some saying 200 and the
figures run as hign as 1000. Col.
Can. pima, the Cuban guide, said
the Spaniards were mostly irregu-
lars, but the reports of the dis
charge Of Mauser rifles would in
dicate that they were regulars, as
most of the guerrillas carry Rem
ingtons. The Cuban guerrilias, as
g. rule, have more dash and cour-
age than the regulars.
The new campaign uniforms
prove satisfactory, and, are almost
invisible at a distance of 200 yards.
The Lee guns caused several acci-
dents. in drawing cartridges. Cor
poral Glass shattered his hand.
Despite the loss of the men, who
are keenly regretted, the marines
rejoice that they have been engaged
in their first fight on Cuban soil.
They sailed from New York the
day war was declared, and expected
to land within week at Havana.
Since then, until they landed on
the shore of Guantanamo bay, they
had been cooped u2 on the Panther,
and they had begun to fear that
the troops would beat them after
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-06-15
Suffering in Silence.

Women are the real heroes of
the world. Thousands Of them
endure the dragging torture of the
ills peculiar to womanhood in the
silence of the home. They suffer
on and on-weeks, months, years.
The story of weakness andtorture
is written in the drawn features,
in the sallow skin, in the listless
eyes, in the lines of care and worry
on the face.
Unborn modesty seals these wo-
mems lips. They prefer the pain
to humilistion. Custom has made
them believe the only hope of re-
lief lies in the exposure of exam
ination and ''local treatment" :"
But in nine cases of female weak
nesses out of ten, local treatment
is unnecessary. There is no good
reason why modest, sensitive wo-
men should submit to it.
McElree's Wine of Cardui which
is attracting so much attention
now, has brought about a revolu-
ton in the manner of treating this
troublesome class of diseases. 1t
is a pure vegetable wine that exerts
a wonderfully healing, strengthen
ing and soothing influence over
the organs of womanhood. 1t in
vigorates and stimulates the whole
system. 1t is almost infallible in
curing the peculiar weaknesses,
Irregularities and painful derange-
ments of women. 1t does this
great work year after year-in the
privacy of home-away from the
eyes of everybody. Every drug
gist sells Wine of Cardui. The
price is $1.00 per bottle,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-06-15

voice of my brothers. blood cries
unto me from the ground" I have
often wondered how the spirits of
dead soldiers of opposing armies
meet each other on the other side.
Do they shake hands and make
friends or how? Or do they say
like Nathaniel Hawthorne said
when asked if be was in favor of
the civil war. "Well, yes suppose
30, in fact, I am constrained to
approve it, but still I don't know
what we have to fight about"
But one thing is certain. We
are coming slow speed in feeding
starving Cubans and if our fleets
don't hurry up there won't be
anybody to feed. Lord help them
for it looks like we cannot.
BILL ARP.
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1t is the general understanding
in official circles that Skaters
force of $1,000 men will be divided
after taking Santiago, one part to
remain there and the others going
to Ponce and the east of Porto
Rico. The positive date of their
departure will be determined by
Coppinger's readiness to start to
San Juan.
Simultaneous attacks by land
and sea on San Juan will be fol-
lowed by a junction with Skaters
expedition, which will travel the
military road, seventy-fve miles
from Ponce to San Juan, dissect-
ing the island. 1t is believed the
campaign at Porto Rico will dis
hearten Spain and season the
Americans for a decisive victory
at Havana.
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Total $3,179,972,95O.79

Enormous as this total is, it
really represents but small part
of the entire cost Of the civil war.
1t does not include the eXpendi-
lures of the Confederate States
government, which were very large.
More than s2,5OO,0O0,O0O has been
paid by the government to pen
sioners of the civil war, and this
must go into the account.
When We include the value of
property that was destroyed and
the loss on account of suspended
production we shall have to add
several thousand millions more to
the estimate of Mr.. Roberts. The
total cost of the civil war cannot
be calculated, and if it could, the
figures would be beyond our COM
prehension.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-06-15
The Cost Of War.

1t is impossible to estimate the
cost of war. The expenditures of
governments in carrying on wars
are enormous and may be ascer-
tained with some degree of &C.
curacy, but these do not constitute
the total cost of a war or anything
like it.
Mr.. Ellis H. Roberts, United
States treasurer, has, however, pre-
parel statement which shows
how vast a Gum of money our gov
ernment has expended in wars.
Mr.. Roberts estimates our expen-
dlturea in the war of 1912 at
y$102,993,15 War in those days
was very far from being as costly
as it is now 1t was comparatively
inexpensive when the conflict with
Mexico came on. The cost to us
of that war, Mr.. Roberts puts it at
$125, ,447, ,483.
When we reach the civil war we
come to great 6gules. Mr.. Roberts
gives the following statement of
the expenditures by the United
States government for each of the
four fiscal years of that struggle
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-06-15

Ex-senator John J. Ingalls,, OF
Kansas, whose fame as a brilliant
writer, a man of remarkable schol-
arship and literary attainments,
is even greater than that of the
distinguished senator, announces
a new book on the subject of the
American Spanish-Cuban War.
It is entitled "America's War For
Humanity in Picture and Story"
1t is published by the N. D,
Thompson Pub. Co., of ST. Louis,
Mo-, and is an exhaustive discus
sion of the cause of the war, and
equally exhaustive history of it's
incidents, and a brilliant analysis
of the famous characters conduc-
ting it. Itpromises to lie the one
great and popular work called
forth by this wonderfully lnteres-
ting national episode. Whatever
Senator Ingalls, touches he adorns !;
and this book shines and sparklea
in the light of his genius. The
present work is worthy of his
genius, and will be a monument
his fame. The subject now 80
engrosses the popular mind as to
forecast for this book a sale that
will be universal. twill be sold
by subscription only, and the
canvassing samples are now ready
for agents, We advertise it in
another column.