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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-15
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right there, and ever since that hour
the conductors and enginemen have
very frequently shuddered If the
morning had been foggy, instead Of
bright and clear, or if either Of the
enginemen had not been on the alert
as they were. it seems certain the mon
ster locomotive, with its load of fat
stock hurrying toward the market, and
the panther-Eke passenger engine,
long and slim, with its burden of hui
manfty, would have rushed together in
deadly embrace. The two engines
caught sight of each other at the same
instant. Then there was quick work
in the cabs, and in thirty seconds the
two stopped on the curve near the res
idence of Alderman Tredway, with
distance Of about two blocks between
them. The enginemen on the passen-
ger train, pale with excitement lean
ed out of his window and asked John
B. Cosgrove. section foreman for the
Illinois Central: What in Sam Hill is
that up the tracke" Second section
of 49," answered the track boss, who
had seen the danger the trains were
in, and who is said to have signaled
the passenger train. He also was do
ing some nervous skating. foot,
toot!" shrieked the passenger engine
foot, toot, toot!" sullenly responded
the big mogul, which began to move
its train backward.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-15

ing to decide who should receive the
gift by casting lots. The gift was
made in the seventeenth century. and
it was stipulated that a sum of money
should be invested in consols calcu-
lated to produce the sum of f12 lis.
net for maidservant who should have
lived for two years or upward in one
service in the old borough of Guilford,
ard who should throw the highest
number with two dice or cast lots with
another maidservant.' 1t is further
explained that the unsuccessful maid
is permitted to try three subsequent
times for the gift. providing she re-
mains an inhabitant of the town and
does not marry. The testatOr stipu-
lated that no maid who was a servant
in a licensed inn or ale house was to
be selected as a candidate. The pro-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-15

ceedings took place in the council
chamber, when Mark Bowling, the
oldest trustee. presided in the absence
Of David Williamson. J. P, the chair
man, there being present a number of
the old Guilfordians. including j.
Mason Sweyne and r. Salisbury lex
mayors), C. J. Jacob, R. Mason and
Drs. Russell and Morton. This year
no less than ten names were submit
ted to the trustees for selection. The
successful two were Louisa Remnant,
a servant in the employ of Matthew
Kleiser, of North street, Guildford, for
the past ten and a half years. and
Sarah Ann Frogley, in the employ of
Richard Sparks for fifteen years. AS
soon as the trustees had taken their
seats, the two candidates were sent for
to complete for the gift. A cup and
two dice were handed &C them. and
these they threw on the table The
young woman Frogley succeeded in
scoring eight, while her rival secured
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-15

had for the first time been placed in
the hands of the natives. One day the
missionary in his private reading made
the awful discovery that the passage,
1T is required Of ministers that they
be found faithful" had been rendered
in the vernacular 1T is required of
ministers that they be faithfully
hanged An "e' for an "a in the
rendering of the local word for found
had made all the difference The e.
ror was happily corrected before any
effort had been made to reduce the pre-
cepts to practice.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-15

The proposition to remove the pres
ent high school style Of .esks from the
house of representatives, replacing
them with plain English parliament
benches or Roman forum sitting &C
commodations, without desks or con-
veniences for writing, has many argu
ments in its favor.
II is said that the members devote
too much time to writing letters and
transacting home affairs. 1t is held
that the local political intrigues of an
obscure town in the southwest, OF no
Importance to any but q few friends of
the repre- entative from that district,
should net interfere with his duties in
congress. The ideal patriot who has
taken the oath to serve his country
az $1,000 q year maintains that the
chamber should be devoted exciu -ively
to national affairs
Americans abroad have ridicu;ad the
&c "a 1es' in parliament, where the
Il mrs have no writing facilities and
ID SIX room foc garden seeds and
b -:dies of laundry to be ''franked"
home by mail for economical cleans
Ing.
1t is fact that the present seating
capacity in the house of representa-
tves is inadequate to the wants of civ
i, zed legislators. The ventilation has
long been a disgrace to the govern
Lent. The chief change of air comes
when the doors are swinging or some
excited member is pouring out his elo-
quence to mingle with the invisible
exhalations of his fellow-sufferers.
1t is absurd to expect good laws.
original ideas, practical measures and
public improvements from such an
overcrowded, overheated. horribly VEN
tilated Black Hole of Calcutta sort of
chamber of distress as the present
house OF representatives. The half
stifed people in the galleries, the gasp
ing diplomats in the upholstered re-
served portions of the chamber can
never appreciate the liquid genius
poured out on the floor below.
Tho members could do double the
business in less than half the time
they usually consume if they were in
a weli-lighted, well-venti1ated and
properly seated auditorium.
Think of the millions OF cubic feet
o. bad air exhaled from the gentlemen
who represent the various states in
tha union, The scholar and high |
string. sensitive gentleman Of keen |
H.; 4 and active brain, being sand |
wicded between the heavily breathing
inValidS from the backwoOdS districts, |
who are rapidly going into decline be-
cause deprived Of their native air, can
never do his best work.
Besides this, there is the cloakroom
habit or nuisance, or whatever it may |
he called The clOa krOOmS have long |
been a menace to vigorous. up-to-date |
legislation.
The house of representatives may be
divided into two sectionS-the cloak
room and the chamber. 1t has been
said that more time is spent in the
cloakrooms Matching intrigues. sam
ping liquids and lodging debate on
important questions by many delegates
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-15

than in the chamber itself in serving
the government
If cloakrooms and seats were re-
moved and simple chairs substituted,
there would be plenty of room for
members, far better ventilation and
mt and much more effective work
I formed for the anxious constituents
Z: home.
That a radical change should be
made in the present arrangement of
seats and ventilation is admitted by
majority Of the members and the pub
lie.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-15
ENGINES NARROW ESCAPE.
They Stop just In Time to Prevent .
Serious Smash-Up.

Serious Smash-Up.
The Railroad Gazette record Of train
accidents for January will not be so
long as it might have been, says the
Sioux Times, for two engines which
tried to touch noses out in Iowa failed
to carry oct their evil purposes. For
the particulars we are indebted to an
eloquent contemporary. 1t was on the
morning of January 5, near Sioux City,
the trains being a passenger and a
freight of the Chicago, ST. Paul, Min
neapolis G. Omaha. A special freight
train bound south ought to have wait
ed at Leeds, few miles north of Sioux
City, for the rorthbound passenger
train, which starts out at 7:15, but the
conductor and the engineman of the
freight train had forgotten about the
passenger and they were steaming
ahead at a furious rate, without
thought of danger" The conductor
and engineman of the passenger train,
having the right of the road, were
likewise steaming ahead, with a SINH
lar absence OF thought: but danger was
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-15

urchin in Lincoln once got the better
of him in a perfectly legitimate way.
He was looking for a certain chemists
shop one morning, and, meeting lad,
he said: My boy, may 1 inquire
where Ms shop is?" Yes, sir"
said the boy, in very solemn and re-
spectful manner. We'll" said Lord
Tennyson, after waiting a while,
where is it?" 81 haven't the least
idea," replied the boy, in the same re-
spectful and solemn manner
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-15
The Queens Income.

Queen Victoria'S annual income
from the state amounts to 1856, 900. Of
this sum 100000 is for her private ex
penditures, f172,50O for the maintain
ing of her royal household, f131. 26O for
salaries and pensions Of her court serv-
ice and f13,20O for presents, aims and
special services. Thus there remains
only fS.040 to be accounted for or de-
posted as savings by the queen. This
would not suffice to meet the many ex-
penses incumbent upon a royal court.
The queen has revenue Of $4,000
yearly left her by her mother, the
duchess of Kent, and the special al
lowances made by the state to her
husband, amounting to 100000 yearly.
Lord Tennyson's Story.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-15
MAIDS MONEY"

"A Quaint Way Reward Humble
Virtue.
An interesting custom was observed
recently at Guilford, says the London
Telegraph, on the occasion of the dis
tribution of municipal charity, famil-
larly known as the Maids Money. The
event causes considerable interest by
reason of the selected candidates. hav-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-15
Not Mentioned.

Footlight-Did you notice that on
the programme now the name of every
person who furnishes anything for use
in the theater is printed? Sue Brette
We'll, 1 don't find the name of the
person who furnished those eggs which
were used in your act.-Yonkers
Statesman,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-15

Should Ministers Be Hangede
The January number of the Bible So
ciety Reporter tells an amusing story
illustrating the difficulty Of printing
TRANSACTIONS of the Bible. In a dis
tant land copies of the New Testament
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-15
Silver Cradles for Mayors.

Sage the Westminster Gazette: Sill
yer cradles for mayors who have "in-
teresting events" in their homes are
now generally recognized. Bath and
bennington are recently examples,
and yesterday Coventry gave such an
article to it's mayor DR.. Webb Fowler
II tie youngest occupant OF the civic
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-15
How Our National Legislative Hall Would
Look if the Idea was Adopted.

chair in the SEQ years tie city has been
incorporated, and there is no record
of any previous chief magistrate of
that city getting a cradle
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-15
AMUSING IGNORANCE,

One of the most common subjects OF
amusement in American society is the
mistakes of its members who have
more money than education. The wife
of a millionaire in one of our cities
recently expressed her preference for
fancy dress parties to all others. ut
was at one," she explained, that I
first met my husband. He appeared
in the garbage of a monk
Another socially ambitious woman
who gave costly dinners declared that
her daughter had lived so long in
Paris that she spoke like a Parasite"
had found sudden promotion had
studied French for a few months, and
in trying to show that she knew the
language proved that a little knowI-
edge is a dangerous thing What a
petite girl Miss ]. is?" some one said
to her.
ooh. you ought to see her sister!
She is much petiter," she rejoined
The mother of an American heiress
who has made a brilliant marriage in
England has a genius for plumbers
of this kind. 1t is said that when she
was presented to the prince of Wales
he politely expressed his regret that
her daughter did not seem to be in
vigorous health ''She looks delicate"
he said.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-15

In Kentucky and Vermont and In
Minnesota. where most immigrants are
Scandinavians. the average height Of a
man IL an inch or 40 greater.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-15
II MAKES 1T LOOK ENGLISH.

five. The gift was thereupon handed
to Miss Frogley.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-15

ooh. your royal highness is mistak-
en!" she assured him, eagerly "She
is one of the most indelicate girls /
know"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-15

Lord Tennyson's Story.
Lord TennySon used to tell how an
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-04-05

the product of heterogeneous foods as the
Japanese, and hence are less muscular.
He was unable to visit the tobacco Sec
ton in North LuZOn and the hemp dis
teal reports and his interviews with
exporters at Manila satisfied him Of
the prosperity or these industries un-
der normal conditions. Millet,. maize,
sage, and indigo do we'll and are Or
dinarily profitable crops. Philippine
coffee, of which there were formerly
many plantations, has a peculiarly
rich and pleasant flavor. Evidence was
presented to him showing that the i'm
Custry can be made profitable. Cocoa
nuts, pineappleS, oranges, bananas,
grapes, figs, and many other fruits
grow almost spontaneously; with rea-
sonable care they would become arti
cles of export.
The Philippine Islands abound in
valuable wood for building, furniture,
dye woods, and some yielding costly
gums. While unable to visit the for
ests DR.. Knapp saw many remarkable
specimens cut from the giant trees,
among which was a section of a ma
hogany tree from Mindanao, over sew
en- feet in diameter. Consul Williams
shipped this to his home in New York.
According to the best authority near
ly two-t thirds of the land is still public
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plicable to China
The great area, the large per cent of
fertile lands, and the enormous popu-
lation of China, stagger the observer
on the threshold of investigation. Here,
however, as in Japan, radical changes
in agricultural methods or products
must be made very slowly, if at all,
because the food supply can not be
materially reduced or even changed
with safety. Large areas devoted to
fiber plants for the promotion of man
ufactures would be a dangerous inva>
sion of the acres necessary for the food
supply and must be speedily followed
by importatiOns from the United
States. Doctor Knapp reports that he
was deeply impressed by the alert, in
dustrious and frugal character of the
Chinese.
From China he proceeded to the
Philippines, and there took UP the
same line Of Investigations pursued in
Japan. On arrival at Manila he found
it somewhat dangerous to go into the
country but concluded to go by rail
as far as San Fernando, passing
through the rice section to the east
and north Of Manila, ON to the sugar
lands to the north. He observed that
but a small portion of the rice lands
was irrigated; that the fields were
small and the system Of planting and
harvesting similar to that of Japan
The water buffalo is universally used
for blowing and drawing loads. De-
pending mainly upon the rainfall for
irrigating the rice, planting is not done
till commencement Of the rainy season.
Much of the rice was still unharvested
at the date of his inspection Decem-
Der 10, 1889 The yield per acre, ac-
cording to the best authorities, is about
1000 pounds Of hulled rice on lands
under rainfall irrigation solely and
1000 pounds on lands artificially irr1
gated This shows very careless hus-
bandry. With such lands, and under
such a favorable climate, the product
per acre should be much greater.
The rich clay-loam soil about San
Fernando is we'll adapted to sugar
cane. In the island of Luzon the
methods of sugar farming are quite
different from those practiced in the
United States. The cane lis not allow
ed to ration but is planted annually.
At the time of cutting the cane for the
mill the immature portion of the stock
is we'll planted in a field previously
prepared. Very little cultivation is
done. The cane natures in twelve
months from planting and is harvested
before the rainy season commences in
May. The sugar factories in Luzon
are the crudest conceivable. The mills
are not better than farm sorghum
mills. The kettles are simply wooden
tubs with cast-irOn bottoms. The sug-
ar is drained upon the open kettle
plan. The proprietor furnishes land
and factory and the tenant furnishes
seed, does all the work in the field,
delivers the cane to the mill and sup
plies most of the hands for making the
sugar. The proprietor receives one
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the Japanese pear, persimmon, plum
and the giant biwa were selected to
test their value for general use in the
United States.
The perfection attained by Japanese
fruits and seeds is due to very
thorough cultivation and fertilizing.
The entire system of agriculture is
slow, laborious and painstaking, but
the results are marvellous in quality
and quantity of product. Fertilizing
the soil is labOrious and expensive.
There are practically no domestic ami
mails in a large portion of the en-
pire. Human eXcreta is the chief fer
tiliZer. This is carefully preserved in
cities and villages, transported upon
mems shoulders or in boats to the
fields and, in a diluted form, used to
water the plants. Green manureS,
grass, straw and fish are considerably
used. Rice straw is, however, too val
liable to be thus employed. 1t is used
for rice and coal sacks, for mats and
rope, for manufacture of paper, and in
numberless economic ways.
The limited amount of arabic land in
Japan, only about one-eighth of the
entire area of the empire, makes it nee
eSSary to conserve and stimulate all of
the productive energies of the soil
available for cultivation. Hence the
field crops are all managed upon gar
den methods The seed for all the
wheat, rice, rye, and barley produced is
first sown in highly fertilized beds and
when the plant is of sufficient size it is
transplanted into the fields, much like
cabbages.
When it is considered that there are
three persons in Japan for every acre
susceptible of cultivation it is plain
that the home market is sufficient for
all the home products of the empire.
The population of Japan Exclusive Of
FormOsa) in 1896 was officially given
as AZ, 7O6,264 and the area cultivated in
food products as 13,O64, 568 acres. All
fear Of competition from Japan along
agricultural lines may be dismissed.
On the contrary, it must become a
large consumer of farm products from
the United States The diffusion of
knowledge and the introduction of new
Industries in Japan have had the effect
of more than doubling the cost Of la
Dor in the last ten years and, in pro-
portion, of stimulating consumption by
the common people. Future progress
must be mainly made i'm the direction
of manufactures. In such event the
food for the operatives, the cotton anil
other fiber ma terial for the fabrics, the
lumber and iron for the construction
of the factories and much of the ma
chinery will be drawn from the United
States. This will tend to stimulate
the prices of our farm products. The
same general facts hold good for Chi
ma. The opening of the Orient to COM
merce will act most beneficently upon
our agricultural Industries.
The common impression that the
people of Japan live mainly upon rice
is disproved by the number of acres
dovoto6 TO whaat rvQ and hoanS. tO
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The manufacture of silk employed
$50, 400 families. Weaving is mostly
done in the homes by women. Of the
total number of operatives 1,042, 86t
employed in 1895 in the manufacture
of silk, 9S5,O16 were women. The mat
ting industry gives employment to 1O3,
how the factory system of the United
States could be substituted generally
for the home system prevailing in ia
pan without a social revolution. If
successful, it must be exceedingly
gradual.
OF the fabrics, cotton and wool alone
have made much progress under the
fact that they were not produced to
any extent in the Empire and hence no
home system of manufacture had been
established for them. The wooden fac
tory of JOsaku GOto, the largest in the
Nlly VI 1ONyO. 10 ~ C1lC 1tt "
of 25 per cent annually, but Dr. Knapp
noted that the increase was exclusive
ly in the number of hand looms and
called the attention of the foreman to
that fact. He admitted it, but remark
ed that it had never been observed by
a foreigner before. He explained that
they paid for weaving by the yard and
that Operativ would do the work on
hand looms at the same price as on
power looms, saving to the proprietor
considerable in first cost of looms and
in the power to operate them.
Dr. Knapp does not think Japanese
girls handle power looms with the
same skill exercised by American girls,
while they are far more expert with
the hand looms. In several cotton fac
tories where two power looms We're
assigned to one operative he observed
that one or the other was idle most of
the time.
The many helpful industries carried
on at home by the Japanese with Ia
Dor that otherwise would be idle is
worthy of imitation.
The principal agricultural products
imported into Japan are wheat, flour
sugar, cotton, butter, cheese, and meat
The annual value of these articles is
at present between twenty-four and
twenty-five million dollars in gold. I'm
der favorable treaty regulations Japan
will import from the United States
nearly all her flour, butter, cheese, and
meat, three-fourths of the raw cotton
required, and from the Philippines
nearly their entire surplus output OF
sugar.
The butter and cheese market will
be of comparatively slow growth in
Japan but will steadily improve if
properly fostered. The matters OF
most vital Importance to the butter
trade are the following: First, ship
ment of first quality butter for table
use; second, small air-tight packages
with official stamp on same, denoting
inspection and certifying to grade
third. cold storage ON ocean transpOrta
ton at reasonable rates for small
quantities; fourth the establishment
of cold ctOIsaOn i'm tho 1nadinO cities al