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acres l looked about for market, and
got freight rates from here to DeLand.
The Plant System wanted 30 cents per
100 poundG So ton. The e. G.. & p.
% cents-$4.6O a ton. | wrote again
to the Plant System at Savannah that
l could not we'll afford to grow the
seed, plant, (nO pun), cultivate, dig
and haul the crop to their depot and
give them all that the product was
worth at the factory, viz: So ton, so
they were good enough to say they
would take one half, or So a ton for my
interest in the trade. Since then an
other factory is on the way at Lake
Mary, and they are ready to give So
ton f. o. b. at any depot on the
Plant System for delivery, in car load
lots of not less than ten tons, on JAN
uary 1, 1900. I have sold my crop OIL
these terms, subject to the penalty for
default on either side, of 5000.
AS a money crop, l believe if the
present price of S. a ton, is maintain
ed it is the most certain that can be
raised, and, to show my faith in it, l
propose planting fifty acres this fall
and am renting land for the purpose.
Velvet Beans.-In the spring of 1896
the late Maj. o. 2. Rocks gave me a
handful of these beans (the first had
heard Of them, some of which plant
ed near the fence of the kitchen gar
den, and from two plants I picked two
quarts of shelled beans. On Febru-
airy 16, 1898, l purchased from Mrs.
Rocks five bushels and planted the
middles of two ten-acre orange groves.
The trees were kept cultivated and the
beans away from them the whole year,
so that I consider the beans occupied
one-half of the land say ten acres on
the two lots.
In December and January last 1
paid six cents a bushel for picking 495
bushels from the two places and esti-
mate as many more were left on the
ground.
Some of these have sold at $1.25
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brown moths.
After awhile the females are moved
to lay, and seek locations favorable to
the welfare of their offspring. Wher-
ever a clump of nice cool, wet grass
exists, in a fence corner or elsewhere,
there the females flock. When the
spring is cold and wet there are more
of such spots, and hence wet spring
is followed by greater number Of
the worms.
The female takes her seat on stalk
of grain, clasps it with her legs, and
thrusts her OvipOsitOr into the sheath
of leaf Within very few minutes
she lays fifty or more eggs. Within
ten days the young worms are Matched
out and the whole round is repeated.
This cycle is completed at least twice
during the summer in the Northern
and Central States, and at least three
times in the South.
The brood at present working ruin
y
North, but there will very likely be an
other partial brood of worms in the
South.
Prevention and PrOtection.-Speak-
ing of the worms, DR.. l.. o. Howard,
entomologist of the Agricultural De-
partmcnt, said the other day: "There
is never any demand on this office for
remedies for worms until it is too late.
There are certain Oldtime methods
that may be adopted such as blowing
a furrOw, with it's perpendicular side
towards the field to be protected, and
subsequently dragging a log through
it to kill the worms that have fallen
in. Another is to sprinkle the field
with solution of Paris green or Lon
don purple. When the worms have
once entered the field little can be done
that will not destroy the crop. They
may be sprinkled with an arsenical So
luton or rolled with heavy roller, or
sheep may be turned in to crush them
10y trampling.
mature however, is the great guar
dian against undue increase. AS the
worms increase their enemies, having
plenty of food, also increase cores
pondingly, so that an outbreak one
year is always followed by a scarcity
the next. Some years later the ene>
mics having little to eat, have also died
off. and the pest may come again.
''TherefOre when the worms are dis
covered in a field it is best to protect
unaffected fields from invasion as far
as possible, and leave the destruction
of the worms until the last.
"In many localities the worms are
never seen. This is due to unconscious
preventive measures. Clean cultiva-
ton. rotation of crops, cleaning fence
corners, close pasturage, burning over
waste land in spring and fall all de-
stroy the eggs or prevent their beng
laid and nip the plague in the start. =
Crittenden Marriott, in Times-UnlOn
and Citizen.
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bushel of shelled beans (three bushels
in the pod make one shelled), but this
price will not be maintained as l see
they are advertised for 81, and l eX-
pect this fall they will get down 10 Is
cents or even lower Now there is not
much out of beans at this price. Sup
posing you can get fifty bushels per
acre to shell out sixteen bushels, worth
say Is cents, $12; pay for picking tif-
ty bushels at 6 cents, So; Smelling six
teen bushels, asst 10 cents, $50: lcav.
ing $40 for your beans.
have had a quantity ground in the
pod and fed to horses, COWS and chick
ems. Horses do not take kindly to
them except when mixed with bran,
meal ETC., and given as mash, say
once week. l am of the opinion that
they are not a proper feed for horses
except as above stated.
My COWS have always eaten them
when mixed with bran, meal or cas-
OuIChCho CIC LEU OACC q uCS
with same ration as COWS.
[ fortified ten acres of orange trees
with the gound bean and am satisfied
that it is one of the best fertilizers
that have used. The trees have had
no other and have made a splendid
growth and show a lark, healthy
color.
1 have sold all my growing crop at
good prices and refused an order for
600 bushels Gear load) at a paying
price because l could not grow
enough to fill orders.
You can't grow velvet beans and or
anges on the same land, as the pump
kin bug, which is always found with
the velvet bean, will destroy the fruit
[ find that the bean does best when
planted early in February. By so do
ing you get both good stand of vines
and seed. By later planting you get
seed only, and it is the vine that bene-
fits the land if you turn under.
Summary.-Grow cassava between
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is a surprise to
every one w h O
knew me. My
appetite was SO
poor 1 could eat
scarcely any
thing; but I can
Q It an y a n q
everything now
without pain. 1
cannot fecO =
mend your medi-
cines enough"
Catarrh is the
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year planted ten acres.
I Preparing the Land.-I find that the
land cannot be too well prepared. At
ter blowing, which should be done two
months before planting, usually give
good dressing, broad cast, of stable,
cow, chicken and closet manures, well
mixed together and harrow it in with
a double Acme
! l have not as yet used any CONNER
cial fertilizer on cassava, but intend
adopting the formula recommended by
the Florida Experiment Station, which
is 125 pounds acid phosphate, $50
pounds cotton seed meal and IS pounds
muriate of potash; total, $50 pounds;
cost, $3.50 per acre.
Planting.-I have tried both shallow
and deep planting, and find | get the
best stand when planted six inches
deep. This prevents the seed drying
out, which it is very liable to do when
lightly covered. Plant three feet in
the row, rows four feet apart, open
furrOw; drop one piece of seed cane
six inches long. | find one piece is bet
ter than two, if you are careful about
the Seed and will give better yield
Gust as one stalk of corn to the hill
will do better than twO) and your seed
goes further. The seed should be cut
with a sharp Ratchet on a block and
not be bruised at the ends. After
dropping seed, throw furrow back anG
level with Acme harrow, length ways,
as by doing so you are not so liable to
disturb the seed.
CultivatiOn.-GO on with cultivation
and keep down all grass and weeds
until it shows above the ground, when
it should be hOed and worked, say
every fourteen days, until it is say 10
inches high, when it will begin to
shade the gOund and take care OF it
self. At the same time believe clean
culture is necessary to the successful
cultivation Of cassaVa. l have caSSava
here now six feet six inches high on
land that la 81 veal was in velvet beans.
Harvesting.-This, the most in
teresting part of the business, is very
easily done. After cutting Off the tops,
say six inches from the crown, with an
assistant with shovel, you can, if the
land is in fair cultivation, lift the en-
tire plant out of the ground. Another
great advantage about it is that when
wanted for home consumption, you can
leave it in the ground and use it as re-
quired. 1t takes no house, and, if left
until the second year, will put out new
tops and go on growing above and be-
low.
Seed.-I have previously cut the seed
about December LIST, and have success
fully preserved it by burying it in a
pit, covering with dirt and pine straw,
but there is considerable risk about
this mode of dealing with it, on ac-
count of it so easily rOtting, that l in
tend planting the seed when cut and
so save handling it a second time. In
the event of it coming up and getting
caught by frost, it will come again.
(The same applies to sugar cane)
Yield.-I have kept no record, but
my son occasionally weighs hill, and
| 4 !, nv, x,o ,.x, f,o,,, m nOnn6c tO Sd nOnn(1
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to try Pe-ru-na and [ took four bottles.
I am now we'll of the catarrh. | believe
Pe-ru-na saved my life. The doctors
and all others failed. | can recommend
your Pe-ru-na to all my friends. 1t is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-30
PROGRESS OF CIVILIZATION.
This Country Entering Upon Its Na-
tionaI Manhood.

Dr. Teunls s HamIin. pastor of the
Church Il the Covenant. delivered a pa
tnotc Thanksgiving sermon to a good cor
gregation this morning.
he pulpit was draped with an American
nag, hanked on each side by huge lunches
of yellow chrysanthemums. and American
hags decorated each eide Of the organ loft
Dr. Hamlin took his text from tha eiobtb
chapter Of the book Of Nehemiah. ..T,bl,,
he said unto them, go your way eat +ba
fat' and drink The sweet and send nor
tions unto them for whom uothfnsy j. u LII
pared; for this day is holy unto oIIr 7 "a
neither be ye sorry, for the joy of tbe
Lord l. your strength e
such. said Or. Hamlin. lis the Thanks
giving proclamation OF Nehemiah povarru
OF Jerusalem, issued 2.331 years ago H..
teaching for lies In the circumStar rcss
of the time 1t was he said. "a command
not to weep, but 10 rejoice: 20 feast on ma
holy day, not to grieve: to make great
mirth because they had understood the la y,
OF their God
Now. the single truth that this incident
furnishes for our use today is this: Their
Consciousness OF personal and national
shortcomings must not interfere with their
gratitude TO God; their expression OF it and
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IN NEED OF AN ALLY
Joseph Chamberlain's Significant Re-
mark Regarding Great Britain.
THINKS GERMANY MOST DESIRABLE
Some of the Casualties at Modder
River Sent In.
GEN. METHUEN WOUNDED

LONDON, November 30.-Joseph Cham
etrlain. the secretary Of state FOR the col
onies, In a speech al a luncheon at Leices-
ter today. said that ever since the great
split in the liberal party h. had found him
sell a mark for tho ISLANDERS and mtsrepre-
sentations Of the ''baser sort Of politicians"
but that he had found compensation I'm the
generous appreciation OF the majority OF
his cuuntrymen
Continuing. Mr.. Chamber lain said he was
deeply gradiied that the foreign relations
OF Great Britain We're 81 satisfactory, and
he asserted thar the country owed a debt
OF gratitude to Lord Salisbury for the great
Improvement in Great Britain's position. It
was especially CRAFTY ing. h said. to note
the friendly relations existing between the
Ang!o-SaXon branches, saving ;Eal The uu-
acrstanding between the United States and
Great Britain was indeed a guarantee, OF
the peace of the world.
This statement was greeted with cheers.
II was Of the utmost Importance. Mr.
Chamberlain further remarked. that Great
Britain should not remain Isolated in Eu-
rope, and her natural alliance was with the
great German empire. They lad had diff
heuIues with Germany. bat thair interests
and sentiments We're lie same
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MIR. SHERNAN'S VIEWS.
Financial Bill VIII Pass and There
Will be Territorial LegisIutjou.

Representative Sherman of New York
caucus financial bill would be ,lv
passed by The House, and that the Senate
would act on the matter, though probably
not with such promptness. The Senate. he.
lhought, would probably adopt a bill diff
1ef1ns from that of the House in minor de-
tails 1t might differ in some important
feature, but Re did not think it wolild. lie
said he thought the republicans could count
on carrying out their policy as to this mat
ter successfully.
He said that he thought there would he
some sort of legislation this winter relating
TO Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines
Porto Rico, he thought would be given a
territorial form Of government and that
the legislation with reference to Cuba would
pe III Ihe nature of step toward carrying
out our promise Of ultimate independcnce
though the time had not vet come when
the full length could be gone
AS 10 the Philippines, he said il was I'M
certain Just what form action would taLa
put ne thought some action would be had
py congress during the session. after
ASuiHaIup Is captured. and il looks now as
ne might be captured in a few davs. the.
rc"elIlon VIII be at an end and the oues-
doh OF What is to be done will have To b..
taken under consideration by Conpresr
90 NOT thlnh there will be any action as 10
maj disposition of the islands nor any
declaration by resolution as TO wbethar We
intend TO mold the islands for all time hut
theFe VIII be need of some legiSlarion ia
eha Ole the President to proceed with some
Soit OF temporary government"
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proved by the country. Thus far We oava
uotie exactly what ought to be done
MI. Allison said he considered it impossi-
PIE 10 outline general policy to be fol-
io"eu over a series of years in relation to
such a question is presented by the situ-
aoon IN the Philippines just what shoOId
De done should, he Thought be determined
Hoth uine to time. He believed the Philip-
pine question would be satisfactorily
solved
Speaking of the bill FOR financial legisla-
tlon approved by the House caucus com
nilttee' Mr. Allison said he did not think
there would be any differences between the
senate and House mat could not be recon-
clled, but he said the Senate would uu-
utpuoIediy nave notifications to propose in
the details of the bill
MI Allison said that when the last Con-
eresS adjourned there was an understand
ing that Gen. Clarkson of Iowa would be
MADE secretary of the Senate by the SEN
ate OF lhe coming Congress. So far as he
kheW' TINS understanding was general. and
ne knew OF no Interference with it, and be-
neNed 1t would be carried out
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THANKSGIVING MORN
Beautiful Weather an Additional
Reason for Gratitude.
SERVICES IN THE LOCAL CHURCHES
Themes Upon Which the Pulpit
Orators Discussed
PATRIOTIC SENTIMENTS

No driving snow storm nor blood-chilling
north wind marked the advent Of Thanks
giving day in Washington. There was gIo-
Tious weather. such aS 10 make one glad
TO be alive and thankful to live i'm the de
hghtfui climate Of the national capital. A
bright sun. balmy air and a fair breeze
from the south crowded the beautiful
streets Of the city with wcll-drcsScd
thFongS, and the avenues and rrumenades
were gay with life throughout the day.
Those whose inci.ua ti0uS led them that
way attended tn. services which We're held
in nearly every church, in fulfilIment OF
that spirit Of the occasion which would
make OF il q religious celebration. Others,
who preferred to express their thankful
hess in other ways, made the day a bright
holiday. To eat. drink and be merry, each
man in his own fashion.
The Catholic churches were earliest in
the field Of religious observance. Before
the sun had got fairly across The Eastern
branch 20 dispel the frosty mists of the
morning the congregations of the Catholic
churches were abroad 20 attend carry mass.
In the Protestant churches the principal
service was held at IL o'clock. but at
the temple of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation services did not take
place until this afternoon. In some Of
the frotes ant churches the ceremonies
character. The national anthem was sung
and special prayers were offered for the
President Of the United States and all 9TH
err in authority The nations growth and
welfare formed the theme of many SER
mons. while thanks were rendered for the
material blessings which have fallen upon
the people.
The President attended services AT the
Metropolitan Church, and most of the high
officials Of The government were in their
peWs in The tdihce> of their respective de-
nominations. Some representatives, aud
senators whose families have arrived ceIe~
bratrJ the day by attending divine service
also
The afternoon was given over to recrea-
ti0a and Joili-y. Na-iuees. foo, bail games.
bicycling. golf or vpen-aIr exercise OF some
Kind attracted thousands 10 60 abroad, and
the street cars were crowded.
The custom Uf having an early afternoon
dinner still preyail~ i'm many households n
Washing especially among the older
families Of the D.-triet. and the festive
tUrke-- was disposed of bajimes-
The poor We're by Uy means forgotten by
those IN more fortunate circumstances.
Tha churrH-s. the c4aEIrahIe organ.za lions
and private geuer"-i. y contributed TO many
a tao.e which would staerwIse have shown
but SeaEty fare
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CHANGE At FORT RINGCoID
Troop Id, 9th Cavalry. to Re Replaced
by Others.

Owing to the troubles between the ,i,i-
zens of Rio Grande. Texas. and the ree,,1a-
troops stationed at Fort Rfnggold near
that city. which recently eliminated in an
attack n the garrison. it has been deemed
eApedient to make a change at that post
Troop d, 9th Cavalry, commanded by Lieut.
hubottom, has been Withdrawn from Ring
eeld and ordered to the post at San An
tonic, and a detachment Of twenty men
from the same regiment, commanded hy
Capt Pritchard, will take its place The
9TH Cavalry is a colored regiment and made
Itself famous by its heroic conduct at San
Juan nil The regiment is stationed in the
department of Texas and COMPRISES The
ohIy troops available for service along the
Mexican frontier at this time If tb,H ,,eo
pie OF Rio Graude cannot get along with
the new troops it is probable that the post
Will be abandoned f
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PATRIOTIC DISCOURSE.
Rev. Bristol Points Out COuntry's
Exalted Position.

President Mckinley. as stated, attended
the Thanksgiving day services at the
Metr1puIitan VI. r. Church. 4L2 and G
streets. and was accompanied by his
brother Abner. The church was we'll filed,
although not crowded. the sermon being
preached by the pasSor OF the church. the
Rev Frank NJ Bristol. who selected as his
text the twelfth verse Of the seventh
chapter Of first Samuel: Then Samuel took
stone. and set il up between Mizpeh and
Shen and called the name Of it Ebenezer.
saying hitherto hath the Lord helped US"
The services were commenced by singing
the hymn, When Israel Of the Lord be-
loved prayer being offered by the Rev.
Mr.. Baker who thanked God that the peo-
pie Of the Land live in the nineteenth CEN
Iury. that they have a goOdlv heritage.
and that they are citizens of so favored a
nation. He asked that God let His spirit
rest on its people ana on those OF the other
nations Of ihe earth, thanking God for the
tokens ~. approaching peace.
The President : Thanksgiving day procIa-
nation Was read by the pastor. who read
with the congregation the siNty-hfth Psalm.
Praise waiJeth upon Thee oh God. in
Zion
Mr.. Bristors sermon was patriotic dis
course. in which he pointed out that the
high position attained by this country and
is success and prosperity have been due at
al times 10 love Of God. obedience to His
Commands and patriotism. Every step in
d+EatCr taken Dy the country, he de-
CEtrei. has been attended by Gods provi-
dence. and the people may well say The
God OF our fathers is our God"
The people Of America, ne said live in
days as prof. ieHtial as nose Of Moses and
Samuel, and his day Of NATIONAL thanks
giving, ne asserted. Is no less a monument
To God goodness tnan was the stone set uu
by Samuel Mr- Bristol referred to the
events Of the past TWO years saying that
Wh..e no man and no party could have fore
told their history, neither man nor party
could nave prevented its making
America Has Mission,
America. ne declared, has a mission
among the nations Of the earth. a duty to
perform in establishing perfect liberty and
seif-governm n, and that mission will be
fulfilled and that duty performed DESPITE
the opposition with which they are meet
ing God, not chance, said Mr.. Bristol
made the history OF th- past two wears and
OF the nation whole life, and great Iiberty-
blessed America Will be neither indifferent
nor narrow minded in solving the great
and perpleXtug problems now before her
These problems, he asserted will be suc-
ctssfuily solved. for he expressed the belief
that that Christian spirit which filed ana
guided the fathers of the republic will con-
NrUc and make success possible and Ger
tain But for Chris tianity. he declared me
American republic would never have exist
e.. for .he Bible made il.
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MANY PLATES SAVED.
LippincOtt & COmpnny's Salvage Will
Amount to Over $IOp.OOO.

PHILADELPHIA, November 3O-It was
learned today that with few exceptions
the valuable electrotype plates stored in
vaults in the J. B.. Lippincott Company's
building were not damaged by the fire
which yesterday destroyed that publishing
house.
Secretary Mortimer of the company said
that this means salvage of between $780,
coo and $I50,0O0 With these plates saved
the loss on the contents of the building
may be rightly estimated at $500, $50 The
building is valued at S1J0.OO0
The only plates of Importance that were
in actual service and were destroyed are
not numerous.
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ASCENSION CHURCH.
Bishop Satterlee Talks of Pessimisnl
and Optimism.

An impressive Thanksgiving service was
held this morning in Ascension P. E.
Church al IL o'clock, when the vested choir
was heard in a program of hymns and an
thens appropriate to the time, and Bishop
II. Y Satterlee of the local diocese delfv-
cred An eloquent sermon suggested by the
thoughts of the day.
Bishop Satterlee in opening his sermon
quoted from the eighth chapter of the Epis-
ties to the Romans, 18th verse, following
this up by saying that in joining together
in observance of Thanksgiving this year
the people were echoing the praises of the
ages. singing the hymns of the ages and
praying the prayers of the ages The
bishop declared that no matter how bitter
the past year may have seemed to some.
there was yet some reason for thanksgiy-
ing, in so much as failures often prove hut
stepping stones to higher and greater suc-
cesses in the future, and that trials.
Continued on Third Pava)