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their own tea at home, yet the advances
made in that direction thus far have done
much to encourage the belief that the
experiments will one day result success
fully
The national department of agriculture
recently issued report upon the expert
ment of raising tea in South Carolina.
The report was made by Mr. Charles U.
Sheppard. special agent in charge of tea
culture Investigations That report fur
nishes very encouraging reading in
deed. Mr.. Sheppards operations have
been carried on at Summerville, South
P1nehurst plantation.
The two essential conditions of tea
culture, according to Mr.. Sheppard. are
locality where the temperature rarely
below zero: also a liberal supply of wa
ter, so liberal as. in all but exceptional
cases. to necessitateA irrigation. About
ten years ago Mr.. Sheppard's expert
has now over fifty acres planted. and the
results Of his experiments thus far cause
him to believe that the cultivation of
tea can be made profitab BILE, both for the
general market and home use. In the
farm garden. Last year Mr. Sheppard
sold his crop of '98. 1900 pounds, and
500 pounds of the crop of 81 at a profit
of about Is per cent Although the cold
last winter in South Carolina was I'M
usual. the crop for this year, it is I'M
derstood. will not be materially dimin-
ished.
On the acreage now cultivated for the
growth of tea by the author of this re-
port the plants at full bearing are ex-
pected to yield at least 10000 pounds of
high-grade tea. and this, Mr.. Sheppard
thinks, will decide whether commercial
tea may be profitably grown under local
conditions of soil. climate and labor.
No more than tobacco is the tea plant
necessarily tropical production. SO
fas as the observation Of experienced
men. like Sir Thomas Upton, goes, the
indications are that so close is the sim
ilarity Of soil and climate in certain Sec
tons Of the Southern states to those in
China In which the tea plant is most
extensively grown, that there is a strong
likelihood Of the experiments now under
consideration resulting in success. This
result. If ever accomplished is one which
will not only be financially OF much profit
to this people, but will be very satisfying
to the national pride.
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peruses the cable account from Paris.
Charlemont may open his eyes, but he
Will gasp for. breath when he reads that
the Frenchman with the fancy name won
on a knockout in the seventh round,
giving his opponent a smashing kick in
the leg.
This is confusing, of course. but it Is
all right in Paris. That is the way they
do it over there, The French prize fight
er does not waste time waiting an oppor-
tunity to plant mis- glove on the jaw or
the zolar plexus4 Hez does a few fancy
Jig steps. movement or two in waftz
time and a bit of the sailors hornpipe
or the Highland fling. Then he draws
back his foot and lands a good, nara
kick on his opponents preaxial and wins
or a tibia knockout. There Is really moth
cut CT 10000 purse falan there is In sud-
denly advancing him FROM Saturday
evening to late next Wednesday after
noon by blow from the fist. 1t only
seems SO. But q 1.-THE same time 1t viii
take more or asss Education, to bring
Americans up tos theFFreneh' idea OF the
manly art For the present accounts Oh
French prize fights,s where tibias are shat
tered, and fenurs unjointed, will read TOO
much like accidents In powder mills TO
popuiarize the Parisian past1me on tnis
side of the sea. Your true American
sportsman will never grow enthusiastic
over ring records that are likely TO De
confused with boiler explosions and sur
gicai operations. -.-.>
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FRENCH PRIZE FIGHTS

The oddities of the French people. ex-
tend sto all their activities of life. Re-
cent events have acquainted the world
with the latest Partisan novelties in rev
olutions, treason trials and cour' mar
tial. Now comes the news that even in
the matter Of sports and clean down to
the prize ring the French have frills
which are entirely novel to Anglo Saxon
hstic etiquette.
There was a prize fight yesterday at
Paris between Charlemont, the French
champion, and an English expert known
as Jerry Driscolr. French Deculiarities
crop out all right at the start in the mat
ter of names. A prize fighter should be
known as Teddy or Jerry" 'The Kid
or something like that Anything called
Charlemont should be ventriloquist or
{. dining car, but not bruiser But to
the American ring follower this Hitting
name ys4l; soon be forgotten as he further
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THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 49, 1885.


of Minneapolis, says, that Mcbride made.
threats against Officer McNctt. who was
subsequently murdered at Geneva To
this news Mcbride has had free acce ss,
and that he should ingeniously connect
himself with that murder IS not at all
surprising. His object Is, plainly, to take
advantage OF a chance to escape from
present durance, and run all risks before
other courts with nothing before them
in the shape of evidence but the gauzy
stories now being promulgated by M =
Bride in Saltwater. 1t is a bold gan e,
but unavailing. Mr.. Mcbride will, doubt
leSs, have ample time to revise his
numerous confessions In the sweet
secIusion which his present prison grants.
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Al 4 NAVAL POWER.


There is nornaFfon in Europe which has
made as great advances In internal trade
and manufacture In the past decade as
Germany. The Germans are steadily adj
vancng to the POSITION CT being seri-
Gus competitor an many lines of trade
with England, France and even the Unit
ed States Her manufactures of steel
and iron, especially in the line of table
ware, have successfully invaded the mar
kets Of England and have caused 10
slight anxiety among that people as to
the long established ascendancy Of their
Sheffield products.
Those who are unable 10 see anything
in the character or conduct Of the Ger
man emperor save something to laugh
at may one day have occasion to regard
that ruler with entirely different feel
ings. Without having recourse to any OF
the very doubtful methods pursued by
BismarckN he is doing as great work in
the direction of civil development for the
German nation as the IRON Chancellor
ard Won Moltke did in the direction of
It's mill airy greatness
Like Russia, although unembarrassed
as Russia is or has been by her limited
access to the ocean. Germany has here
tofore cut but small figure as naval
power. The battles which have been
fought for the establishment of German
unity have necessarily been fought by
land. The enemies that have assailed at
any time the Integrity of the peoples
who now comHose the German empire
have been contiguous craces
It is only within a. decade that Ger
many has put herss1f forth as a coloniz-
ing race. Her progress in that time has
been great. The German people are es-
sentially colonizing people; and in their
trading operations in foreign lands have
won an ascend3ancy second only to the
English It isTnot at all surprising, in
view of the DEVELOPMENTS of the reign of
the present emperor, that the German
people should aim at greatness on water
as well as on iaand. The work of inter
nal development has gone on undated
in recent years, and the people are begin
ming to feel the beneficent, results Of the
courageous and far-sighted policy OF
young William.
Within few days past the German
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now VIZ ADVANCE.

The hold which the imperialist mania ls
taking of the minds of the administration
crowd is forcibly shown In the attitude
which is being developed by our rulers
at Washington toward the Samoan
islands.
It has always been conceded that the
original purpose of our interve ntion In
the affairs of the Samoan people was with
a view to prevent their territory being
gobbled UP by any European power or
parceled out between any such powers
against the will OF ithe natives.
The national organ of the impefialtsts,
presented to it's readers an altogether
new and strikingly original view of our
relation as a nation to Samoa. 1t grows
quite belligerent in:its assertion of the
doctrine that our interests in the islands
are far from being mere matter of SEN
tirnent and puts forward doctrines which
in their ultimate result must involve ter
ritorial ownership .on the part of these
states In Samoa. III IT.:
1t heaps a deal of abuse on ex-President
Cleveland, who, whatever. else may be
said of him, remained from the outset
the steadfast opponent Of all movements
on the part of either Germany or England
for the absorption of 2the Islands. 1t de-
clares that the annexation of Hawaii, the
acquisition of the Philippines and the ap-
pearance of the United States as a prime
factor in the affairs of the Pacific magni-
fly greatly the interest and Importance
of the. Samoan question to this eouatry.
Then it proceeds as follows:
5. Samoa was the first atic1 In our prog
ress as world spower:. There, In one
sense, the flag was Hrsts planted outside
our continental bel ndaries: - The Samoan
enterprise was the pioheerl step In the.
movement which; IS making this country
ready for the wentde tn century. The In
terest whiehSaesexeited at the time when
it covered almost entire horizon of
cur fona anldoek did more than any.
other one ing t6gbuild up thesspirit of
new MISUNDERSTANDING has nasrifastsd
itself In AAeTe1lts
No mere Goa Ing station at Page Page
or elsewhere on thesislands will meet our
requirements. have American int r
ests to look afterzon the Islands, and, ap-
parently. according to this inaperialfst
oracle, they. can only be properly looked
after by getting our grip on the Islands.
Through the scheming Of certain ira-
perialista politicians representing us. In.
Samoa We were some time ago. brought
to the verge of FERROUS msunderstand-.
ing with <Germangs Nothing save the
good sense of the German emperor saved
trouble. AS England s interests are mere
ly nominal. whaS more likely nsw than
joining of hands sbst ween her representa-
tives and our jiAgo statesmen looking to
the establishments Of the United States as
5.1ss.
the 'paramountapower" In Samoa?
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,r,sA c.yI,TURE IN AMERICA.

The statement made by Sir Thomas
between the Columbia and the Shamrock
that that gentleman would visit South
Carolina with view to examining into
state directs more than ordinary atten-
ton to the subject of the production of
tea in the United States.
seriously the possibility of producing
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WEATHER FOR TODAY.

Aflr-n5 S ,ta-Fa.r Sunday and Monday:
ti,sa rortkw star,y wiids. becoming va
riab.e.
The DakotaS-Fair Sunday and Mon
day; variable wirdS.
Montana-taIr Sunday and Monday;
variable winds.
Wisconsin-Fair Sunday and Monday;
fresh nOrthW, s,erly w.nds. b-cJm.ng va
riable
IoWa-Fair Sunday and Monday; varia-
bic WINDS
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with the young man are sorry victims
Of morbid sentimentality.

OF course Secretary Root will recon-
mend permanent standing army Of 1O0,-
Oo0 men. Having done so, he will, nat
utaily, turn around to our noble executive
and inquire, What shall L do next?"
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FOREIGN IMMIGRATION.

The report Of the commissioner of i'm
migration is an instructive document 1t
shows that our regulation of immigration
is much more effective than many sup
posed 1t to be. The great evil of the past,
that of the introduction of pauper irami-
suppressed. and the practice of importing
laborers under contract. while its extent
probably will never be known, and its
total prevention remain impossible, is
ttonal authorities to render any such
general recourse to it as prevailed up to
within the past ten years impossible.
The fact that fully one-fifth of those
admitted to our ports last year were I'M
able to read or write is itself fact Of
much significance. The G o b e has
never accepted the doctrine that igno-
rance ought Of itself to operate to exclude
an immigrant. Health and habits of in
dustry go a long way to lessen the evil
to our country Of the admittance of ig-
norant foreigners. The descendants OF
immigrants thoroughly illiterate are
. citizens. Accompanied by no faint of
crime, illiteracy is no discredit to the
children of certain sections Of Europe.
1t rather reflects on the civilization of
lands wherein people of good natural
intelligence are maintained in state of
forced illiteracy
The fact that the increase in our immi-
grafton is from the people of Russia,
Austria and Italy merely shows the Won
derful assimilative power of American
society. These people have the qualities
essential to good citizenship. There is
not a section Of Europe but that the con-
ditions of soil and climate peculiar to it
can find reproduction In this country.
The men Of Northern Europe have made
their homes In vast numbers In the North
western states, while those of the more
southerly lands can find natural condi-
lions peculiarly adapted to them in the
wide range Of territory In our Southern
and Southwestern states. In Louisiana
and other Southern states the population
of Italian blood or nativity ranks high
in intelligence and thrift.
The recommendation of Mr.. Powderly
in favor of increased care in the super
vision of immigration through Canadian
ports should be acted upon. Only in that
direction is there left a channel through
which undesirable immigration may flow
unchecked. 1t Is we'll known that many
immigrants who would fail to pass the
scrutiny of the authorities in New York
find admittance through Canada. Yet 1t
is doubtful whether any system can be
devised In this direction which will be
wholly effective short of a thorough
scrutiny by American authority of Euro
pean emigration at the principal points
of embarkat ton.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-29

1t is becoming more and more evident
that every football club should have a,
surgeon on the field as part of the team.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-29

Our noble executives Thanksgiving
proclamation is such a one as Pecksniff
might have dictated and dore no violence
to his proverbial character. He gives
thanks that 1.-The United States are now
on friendly relations with every power on
earth" despite the fact that We require
a larger army at greater expense to
wage the war against the Fillpinos than
was required to whip Spain to stand
still The presidents proclamation will
go, down in history as piece of blatant
hypocrisy. along with a number of other
similar state papers from his pen.
1t appears that Gen. Funston has taken
pronounced position against deceit He
refuses to accept a sword bearing a senti-
ment attributed to him and one which he
never uttered But if Gen. Funston pur-
poses to mix up with Kansas Republic
ans he must be prepared to encounter
just this low down, sniveling deceit on
every hand 1t was while contemplating
this same kind of Kansas Republicans
that ex-senator John j. Ingalls, was NOV
ed to say: Purity in politics is an iri-
descent dream"
There Is considerable sarcasm conceal
ed in the assertion that Cornelius Van
derbilt was "cut off with a beggarly mil
lion and a half dollars More than this
could be of no advantage to him; much
less would enable him to keep the wolf
from the door. Those who sympathize
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-29

1t just beats the Dutch how the Eng
lishmen are fighting in the Transvaal.
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lGtee 8t. 3s1nul Olpt'e
BRANCH OFFICES.

New York. ~ Spruce 81
Chica so. Room 609, No. 81 Washington st.
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A correspondent of a New York paper
asks plaintively do nice girls kiss men?"
What is the matter with New York?
1t Is very evident that the early education
Of the writer of that letter was sadly
neglected. We don't know how 1t is in
New York, but :. in the West nice girls
DON'T have to kiss men. Women have
trouble, but not of that kind.
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This Is English as Prof. Andrews,

ITS IS I1IiSIIsH d9 TUT 175IuI6"S' O1
Chicago, would have her written:
1.-The yot race haz bin deferd agen on
akount NV a lax NV wind, oltho thare
woz a fare prospekt NV a breez hwen
the yots started Sir Tommus Upton is
sed tn be thoroy disguised with the
wether in this kuntry and IL reddy to
sale for home as kwik az the race il
over 1t il pritty ruff on Sir Tommus.
He IL welthy man, but he haz run thru
a pile Nv mummy trying tn kapchure the
Amerika's kup, and nobody kan blame
him If he XIX"
Evening star., 1899-07-10
WASHINGTON GROVE.
Third of Series of Entertainments
Occupants of Cottages.

Special Correspondence If The Evening Star.
WASHINGTON GROVE, Nd, July Z, 1899
The third OF series of entertainments
arranged for Friday evening, was held here
tonight at the Tabernacle. The lecture was
by Rev. Chas. Pate of Baltimore, On his
experience as young preacher in the min
ing regions of the Allegheny mountains
The large audience was highly entertained
Misses Ella Laurenson and Bessie Pate
sang solos. and Mr.. Melville Lindsay play
ell violin solo. Mr.. Carleton Hughes pre-
sided, DIR. Peck being unable to be present.
The following are occupying cottages here
this season:
Grove aVenue-Carleton Hughes, Norman
Reed DR.. Merriam, Mrs. Z. G. Merriam, b.
II. Welch, DIR. Peck, F. W. Ritter jr., H. l..
Strang, f. II. Stinemetz, P. B. Gordon, W.
II. Hougbton, Mrs. Anna Woodard, w. II.
Allen, Mrs. York, Capt. Rearick. W. II. III.
Smith, Mr.. Tenney. Mr.. Crockett Robert
Cohen, Mr.. c. II. Shafer, A. T. Tracy, r.
H. Peck and Mrs. OBrien.
First avenue-D. Bennett. Miss Emma
Reese, Mr.. II. Burgess, S. F. Hunt and r.
II. Williams.
Park piace-B. S. Platt. ]. n. Bovee and
II. S. Childs.
Second avenue-Mrs. r. H. Kaiser
Third avenue-Dr. c. r. Clark, Miss Cor
della Jackson
S. r. Boyer, S. c. Cissell, ]. r. McCatha-
ran, Homer Harlan and John Davis.
Fifth avenue-B. sherwood. Mrs. Church
and c. l.. Pate.
Circle-C. S. Pusey, w. P. Ramsey, W
D. Calhoun, Thos. Benson and Mrs. Gra-
ham.
Chestnut avenue-Melviue Lindsay, A. L.
Banes, DR.. Wiber and Mrs v Hurdle.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Duvall and Mr. H
Y Ellis are guests at Mrs. York's.
Evening star., 1899-07-10
NEW DEVICE INSPECTED.
Invention to Prevent Turning in of
False Alarms OF Fire.

District Commissioner Wight, who has
immediate supervision of the fire alarm tele-
graph system, inspected Saturday afternoon
in company with Mr.. Walter c. Allen, the
District electrical engineer, an invention of
Mr. Loud0un Campbell, designed to pre-
vent the turning in of false alarms of fire.
Mr. Campbeils device is SO arranged that
in order for a person to turn in an alarm
of fire from box it becomes necessary for
the person to pass the hand through a
small opening. This opening is protected
by thin metal shutters, and when the hand
pushes them apart 10 reach the key of the
box an electrical connection is made This
connection instantly sets off gong placed
III a latticed box located three four feet
above the fire alarm box, The ringing of
the gong thereby attracts such general at
tention as to make the turning III of an
alarm a matter of publicity.
Mr.. CampbeliS device also contemplates
the substitution, if deemed desirable, of an
arrangement cOntrived to secure the hand
of person using d fire alarm box equipped
with it in such manner as to make the
party prisoner. When this device is used
the person desiring to turn in an alarm
passes the hand through box-like ar
ranSement attached to the outside of the
fire alarm box. When the key of the box
is turned several metal points close around
the wrist of the party so tightly as to pre-
vent the withdrawal Of the hand. The per-
son. indeed. cannot be released until the
arrival of a policeman, or of some other
person authorized to carry release key
The device can. however, so Mr.. Campbell
claims be set by fire alarm headquarters
as to hold the hand of the person turning
in the alarm for such length of time as
may be deemed desirable.
The hand-catching device neither Mr.
Wight nor Mr. Allen considered desirable
as it would inprison citizen whose motive
was good as well as one who simply desired
to see the fire department turn out They
also stated that the gong device is not new
Evening star., 1899-07-10
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION
Present and Former Prime Minister'S
Disagree About Reforms

w. P. Schreiner, prime minister of the
colony of the Cape of Good Hope, says the
Cape government regards the TransvaaPs
reform proposals as adequate and calcu-
lated to insure peaceful settlement The
colonial premier, however, represents the
Afrikander element.
Sir John Gordon Sprigg, former prime
minister and colonial secretary, who is an
ardent imperalist. considers them totally
Inadequate to meet the. just claims of the
Outlanders, and altogether less than Sir
Alfred Miner, governor of the colony and
British high cpmmiAsioner for South
Africa. demanded of President Kruger at
the Bloemfonteina conference.
Evening star., 1899-07-10
GOLD STANDARD, FOR INDIA.
Important Recommendation of the
British Parliamentary Committee.

British Parliamentary Committee.
A London dispatch says: The report Of
the parliamentary committee on Indian
currency, just issued in, the form of a blue
book, approves the decision of the govern
ment not to revert to q silver standard 1t
argues that it would be impossible to
maintain the status quo permanently, and,
therefore, recommends that measures be
taken to introduce gold standard with
the British sovereign as legal tender, and
advises that the Indian mints be allowed
to coin gold without restrictions on the
same terms as the Australian mints.
Finally, by majority of votes, the COM
mittec recommends fixing the rupee rate
at sixteen pence.
The report says In conclusion:
'tThe effective establishment of a gold
standard is of paramount Importance to
the material interests of India, not only to
promote existing trade, but to encourage
the influx of capital
Evening star., 1899-07-10
Gen. Walker Acquitted.

AT Bristol, Tenn, Saturday night, the
jury in the case of Gen. James A. Walker,
charged with shooting Lawyer Hamilton,
returned verdict of not guilty.
The jury were out about forty-fiye min
utes, and their verdict was loudly applaud
ed by friends of Gen. Walker in the court
room.
Evening star., 1899-07-10
Use Aliens Foot-Ease in YourGloyes

lady writes: II shake Allens Foot Ease into
my gloves and rub little my hands. IL saves
my gloves by absorbing perspration. II is niast
dainty toilet POWDER Aliens Foat-Fase makes
tight or new shoes easy. Always use IL to rrcas
In New Shoes IL Keeps the feet cool and cogafors.
able We invite the attention of physicians and
nurses 10 the absolute purity Of Aliens Foot -Eas.
Al drug and shoe stores sell IN, 25e. Samnla semi
FRtE Address Allen s. olmsted. lie Rcy. y. Y.