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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-19

which pearl diving IS generally carried
0n U.s. from thirty % forty feet. though
depths OF eighty feet have been Thus
reached Id q few instances. once at the
bottom. TIE diver quickly proceeds 20 cut
tne Shells from the rocks IN his neighb0r-
hood and while filling his bag remains
under water for a period Of SIXTY 70
hundred seconds.
While thus engaged the divers are
sometimes subject 10 the attacks OF sharks
lut .ney uut ID Tar dea0lier enomy 900 the
exhausing nature Of their work. carried
on beneath the waters Of the tropics.
Their lives are generally Of shor, Gura-
ton after once adopting the pfofcss.oa
When vessel has received IT'S full ca
pac,ty of from twenty 10 thirty thousand
shells, IL is put into the shore. where the
cargo g. landed and piled high on th-
beach for tho sun 20 assist IN causing
che doc0mp0 Of the dead fish, so
that the pearls may be the more easily
obtained During the cleaning and wash
Ing process great care is exercisd in
order % discover the loose pearls which.
being nearly all perfect sphere. and the
most valuable for strinEing or necklace
purposes. after which the shells are cx-
amined for those that may remain at
tached. furnishing the many quaint
shapes 20 be seen ia jewellers windows.
Pearls Of value are seldom discovered 10
shells under four years OF age-the ag-
being computed by the weight ~ he
shells-and eight wears. r. would seem.
being the extreme limit OF pearl mussol
longevity
The pearls found IN tho Sulus are re-
markabia for their fine white color and
soft iridescent sheen and M till tho pres
ent have found their principal market
in London but now that the archipelago
has become an outlying territory % Tho
United States ono may naturally expect
that these gems viii come more into
favor on this side 81 the Atlantic thas
heretofore ~. Y. sun
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-19

steady income 10 the proprietor.
The harness horses IN use AZ Ellcrslie
are big-boned, free-going sorts. as they
Wei may be. seeing that they arc ai
sired by Eolus. or his son Eon. These
are the kind that 40 journey Is too long
for and an extra squirt 10 catch train
Is fun for these long-striding sons OF
gallant old EOlus, which, by The way, had
been doing service Tor TWO years between
the shafts OF buggy before Captain
Hancock could locate him. Eoius was
at that time ownel By farmer in tho
ncighborh0od OF the now outlaw track
at Elkon, IN Maryland.-Kelston. IN the
Horse Fancier.
Mr. ]. Story Curtis. the South African
millionaire and owner ~ the Mayheld
stud Leesbwg, Va, has made three
nominations 60 the English Derby, VIZ:
Nuccins IT,. Method (brother 10 Orna-
mcnD, and Knight Of the Rose. brother
TO Henry Of Navarro. The latter was
sired By the Virginia bred horse Knight
OF Ellcrslie. Mr. curtis has a fine col
lection of thoroughbred stations and
brood mares az Mayhcld. Imported Sa-
Vile. whose service fee Is $3.50, being a.
the head OF the stud. while his stud
companions are the imported sires Con-
tract. winner of the Prince Of Wales
stakes. Renvcnutc. winner OF the EPSON
grand prize. and lakewood, winner Of the
Colds Field handicap During his turf
career Saviue won the GOodwood handi-
cnp and after being retired 90 the stud
got numerous winners I'm South Africa.
Mr. Joseph Lasitter. of the Richmond
Bazaar. has sold to DIR. w ID. Turner
Fcrgus0n's Wharf. Va, who will drive
him ON the road, the chestnut geioing
Lord Athel. by Athel, dam Miss Phailas,
by Phauas 2I3 81. second dam Novel,
sister 20 Farce. 200 IA. and Romance.
2.20 10. by Golddust, 80. Lord Athcl
was bred by Mr.. William Ellison. breeder
OF Mosul 300 ia. who paid j. j. Oloctt
SEQ for the privilege ~ mating Miss
Phallas with Arion. the latter fun
brother 90 Arion who trotted TO a two
year old record Of 2.l0 3-4. was sold by
Governor Stamford to j. Malcolm Forbes
for {i2501.
Smyth Brothers of the Southern Horse
Bazaar owners OF the fast brown geld
ing Hucksham. by Ironwood. and the
bay stallion Marian Craig. by Nuthurst.
PIP out Of Mistake. 2:29 IL by Marshall
Kleber. havo purchased Of d. r. Mid
yette. and VIII use him for road work.
the speedy brown pacing gelding oakley
y. 2:24 1-4 by Hanninal. Dam BY Kent.
oakley p is one ~ the cleverest road
horses here. and while in training could
pace a hair in 1903 quite handily. and
quarters OF a stin fastcrc clip.
Mr. George r. Finch a prominent law
yer and president of tho Bank of Neck
ionburg at Hovdfon. Va. is seeking re-
newed health AZ Ormond-by-the-Sea,
Florida and will remain there TN spring
Mr. Finch is "a student Of nodigrces and
breeder Of trottcrs. and among those
owned by him IS a we'll made. hand
some bay mare five wears old, by King
Red son If Red Wilkes. and Squib by
General Washington. second dam Nell.
hy Tdttler son of Pilot. Jr
BROAD ROCK.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-19
A RECEIVER APPOINTED.
VIII Take Charge Of Clara Bears NJ
fccts-Case- IN BankruptCy.

Hon. George D. Wise yesterday APP
pcared before Judge Waddnl, % tho
United States District Court and asked
for discharge for r. r. Carter, who IN
November last. flied a petition in bank
TuDtcy.
Judge waddin will render his decision
in the case later
a decree was entered in the United
States District Court terday. ap-
pointing Mr. A. 3. Dickinson receiver w
the mater Of Clara Bear. of Gordons-
Vile. bankrupt Mr. Dickinson qualided
and gave bond IN the sum ~ $50. With
the United States Fidelity and Guarantee
Company as surety.
A petition was tiled in the United states
District Court to-day by Rosa 3. Torrent
of Henrico. for a. discharge IN bank
ruptcy. An order was entered. dxing
March nth as the date for hearing.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-19

A simple clothes-pn is formed n a
piece of tubing with "a wire bent aroInt
% 10 make clamp. the ends of Che vire
extending on ono side and tho central
portion forming a U-shape member OK
the other side.
The Globe-republican., 1899-08-10
Potato Blight

6O0t0 0u&nG
b. T. Galloway: This disease at-
tacks the leaves. stems and tubers.
Generally the first noticeable effect
upon the leaves is the sudden appear
ance Of brownish or blackish areas,
which soon become soft and foul SMELL
ing. So sudden is the appearance of
the disease in some cases that fields
which one day look green and healthy
may within the next day or two be-
come blackened as though swept by
nre. The rapid spread Of the disease.
which Is caused by parasitic fungus,
is dependent in large measure upon
certain conditions of moisture and heat
A daily mean or normal temperature Of
from u to "a degrees Fahrenheit for
any considerable time, accompanied by
moist weather, furnishes the best con-
ditions for the spread of the parasite.
On the other hand, II the daily mean
or normal temperature exceeds u de-
grees for few days. the development
OF the disease is checked. This fact
explains why tie fungus seldom occurs
to any serious extent in sections where
the mean or nomal daily temperature
exceeds u degrees for any length OF
The Globe-republican., 1899-08-10

A gentleman of the Virginia Hot
Springs was in the city the other dav
on a trip combining business and
pleasure. He related a little incident
connected with President and Mrs Nc.
Kinely's visit to the springs recentlv
When the distinguished party were
taking the train on the return to Wash
ington he, with many others of the
village. went to the station to bid then,
public good-by. and by their presence
to assure them of their appreciation ~
the stay at the resort. After the nartv
had entered the train he happened to
look underneath the presidential car
and near the wheels lay sometime
glittering. He reached down and
picked up the object. and discoveries
that it was a miniature picture NJ .
little child set in a heavy gold oval
frame. He handed it to one of the
trainmen and requested him to hunt
the owner aboard the car. The train
man did SO and found the owner in the
person Of Mrs. Mckinley. She had not
noticed its loss. and was very grateful
Tor Its recovery.-Washingto Post
The Globe-republican., 1899-08-10
STORAGE BATTERY.

~ Motor for Street Cars, said e a,vu
Half the Expense.
New York Mail and Express: The
installation Of the storage-battery can
will add a new motive power to the
diversified resources Of city which Is
using steam engines, the cable, the un-
derground trolley, compressed air and
horse power In the business of local
transportation. The storage battery,
however, is not a novelty to the me
tropolis, for almost the first cars to
be manufactured were placed on the
old Madison avenue line more than a
dozen years ago by a Frenchman
named Julian. Half a dozen ponder
Gus vehicles were kept running on the
horse-car tracks with some success for
about eight months, when adverse liti.
cation compelled. their withdrawal.
Since then the storage battery has been
perfected ard elaborated in this city
and applied to electric cabs. The op-
Grafton of the two storage-battery cars
upon the Grand street line has demon
strated the efficiency Of the system to
the satisfaction Of The officers of that
line. A report has been rendered upon
1t by the secretary. based in part upon
the findings Of the chief engineer Of
the electric company that supplied the
cars. The favorable results enumer-
ated were attained despite the fact that
the track Is an old one and intended
for lighter cars, and despite the fact
that the motors were designed for q
speed Of sixteen miles an hour-and
not half that speed could obtain on
Grand street. the effect being a con-
siderable loss Of power. This will not
be the case with motors designed for a
lower rate Of speed. The two cars
were kept running for four weeks, ex-
Guiding Sundays, and covered in that
period 1929 miles. The secretary OF
the Grand street road estimates from
the cost of operating these two cars
that II all the cars on the line had been
Independent. motors the cost of oper-
ating them in the items relating ex-
to traction for a given period |
Of nine months would have been $685. |
boo less than what it actually cost to |
run them for that period, a saving OF
more than one-half. Again, the num-
Der OF cars could be reduced Is per
,ent, because of the superior size and
quicker schedules of the storage-bat-
cry cars. On this it was estimated
hat saving of $1,000 more in plat
orm charges" could be made, making
he total estimated saving to the line
period Of nine months about $780,
90.
The Globe-republican., 1899-08-10

The cashew nut is q tropical produc-
ton with which the people Of the
United States are not at all familiar.
but 1t seems likely that it may be
introduced into the market at no dis
tant date. The cashew is a bush-like
tree. which bears a nut shaped some
thing like a large lima bear. only
much thicker and meatier. On the end
OF this nut or seed is borne what gen.
orally passes for the fruit. though In
point of fact the seed itself is the fruit
and this pulpy mass simply the recep-
tacle. as IS the case in the strawberry.
This so-called fruit Is as large as a
small pear and of q delicious acid
flavor. very refreshing on Q hot day.
The seed when roasted Is considered
by many the peer of any nut on the
market, being spicy and highly ia
vored. Roasted almonds are compared
as nat. The ceshew is q native Of the
tropics. and arrangements are now
being made to plant groves in Porto
Rico and Hawaii. Attempts will also
be made to grow them in south Flor
ida and southern California. The tree
rejoices In the botanical name of Ana.
Occidentale.
The Globe-republican., 1899-08-10
SELDOM MARRY AGAIN.
widows of Chicago Policemen Remain
Single and Draw Pensions.

"A0O"S OF Chlc0gO Policemen Remalr
Single and Draw Pensions.
Chicago Times-Herald: Only one
per cent Of the widows of the Chicago
policemen who are left with a pen-
sion ever marry again. OF 200 wom-
en- who have received pensions
during the past % years only two took
second trip on the matrimonial sea
and both of them married policemen.
AT present there are $50 women on the
pension list whose husbands either
died Or were killed in the service. This
list Will soon be increased on account
OF an act passed by the last legislature,
which provides pension for a police
mans widow, no matter whether he
was in active service or not, SO long as
she remains unmarried. Heretofore
the law has been that if a retired no.
liceman, drawing a pension, should
die. his pension died with him. All his
widow received from the police depart
ment was $4,000 life insurance from
the Benevolent association. But the
pension law recently enacted makes
her eligible for her husbands pension.
the smallest sum being $500 a year.
The amount of widows pension de- |
pends upon the rank her husband held
in the department A patrolman's
widow receives $500 a year, one half
his salary; sergeant's widow
$500 year, lieutenant's widow $3.50
a year. and so on. Mrs. Welter, widow
OF Colonel Welter, who a few years
ago was drillmaster Of the department.
with the rank Of inspector, draws the
largest pension Of any woman on the
list. She receives $500 a year. This
IS perhaps the largest pension received
by any woman in Illinois. Next to
Mrs. Welter comes the widow of In
;pector Michael j. Setback, whose an
lual pension is 81 400. The Oldest pen
;ioner on the list is Mrs. Nellie T.
dackey. who has been a widow for
learly 20 years. Policemen's widows.
is said. have many opportunities to
marry again. because in most cases
hey are left in fairly good circum-
tances and are sought by bachelors =
r widowers who have an eye to money
latters when casting about for a mate.
Tut from the examination of the pen-
ion records one is forced to believe q
lat q policeman's widow thinks $500 r
year better than husband. II
The Globe-republican., 1899-08-10

4 fruit which is likely to find its
way into American markets since the
tropical war is the alligator pear or,
as the Spaniards and Cubans call II
Aguacate. The tree is very suscepti.
Ole to frosts. and has been ninned
down time and again in Florida. where
otherwise it does well. The fruit d;v,.
sion OF the department of agriculturs
mas recently received a large amount
o. seed tom Mexican trees which h.ve
oeen k.'own to fruit after a tempera-
ture considerably below the freezing
point, and will distribute them to sonth
FLORIDA and southern California. where
.nis nait has been tried. While the
oem.nd Is not large. fancy prices are
ootamed nom naval officers and Others
who have visited foreign lands and be-
One iond Of this fruit In Washing
'oa these pears retail 1t q ana =
'eeo eaeA. The fruit b totally unlike
The Globe-republican., 1899-08-10
THE PULPIT AND THE PEW.

minister Makes tho Congregation and
| the Congregation tho Minister.
Between minister and his congre-
CATION there is an action and a reaction
So that the minister makes the con-
gregation and the congregation the
minister, says Ian MacLaren in the
Ladies' Home Journal. When one
speaks of minister's service to his
people one is not thinking of pew
rents and offertories and statistics and
crowds; nor of schools and guilds and
classes and lectures. The master
achievement of the minister is to form
character and to make men. The chief
question, therefore, to consider about
a minister's work is: What kind of
men has he made?
And one, at least, of the most deci-
sive questions by which the members
OF a congregation can be judged is:
What have they made of their minis
ter? BY that one does not mean what
salary they may give him, nor how
agreeable they may be to him, but how
far he has become a man and risen
TO MS height In the atmosphere of his
Some congregations
have ruined ministers by harassius
them till they lost heart and self-con-
troll and became peevish and ill-tem-
pered. Some congregations. again.
nave ruined ministers by SO humorine
and petting them that they could en-
lure no contradiction and became
childish. That congregation has done
is duty most effectively which has Gre /
tied an atmosphere so genial, and vet
70 bracing, that every good in its min.
ster has been fostered and everything
|etty killed.
The Globe-republican., 1899-08-10

When going to distant fields to work
with the team the farmer will be pretty
sure to take with him water for his
own drinking, for he would regard
himself as greatly abused If he was
compelled to work a long halliday
without drinking water, and he would
be right. It should be borne in mind.
however. that the team has similar
needs, and If it is to be taken out for
Z long half-day's work in a distant
Held that is unprovided with water. a
supply should be taken along. saws
Homestead. The way work presses
one Will not feel that he can AFFORD to
unniteh and drive very far to water
along about the middle OF the fore
noon, but the team should not be al
lowed to so without water. either. and
the way to meet the dimculty is to
carry supply along. A mereiful man
Is mercfful to his beast. That il tta
moral and sentimental aspect Of TIA,
question. The material aspect is that
It don't pay to let the team suffer for
water, and on one or the other Of these
grounds, or both. those who work with
'eams should see that there is no den. |
'ivatten Of this kind.
The Globe-republican., 1899-08-10

aothing but perfection Is found here.
Under the arching branches cool ave
nues stretched away in dreamy vistas;
fountains Of perfumed water scattered
fragrance on the air; music from
ss-inged instruments lloated on every
breeze. Flowers bSessomed along the
pathways: lilies of the valley shooK
their tiny bells and mingled their
sweetness with the odorous violet.
"All is beauty. all is peace" 1 mur-
Eured.
See you not those who dwell here?"
asked Angsea. Suddenly the place
seemed peopled with smiling, happy
beings. Old friends whose earth-life
mad long since ended came toward me
with greetings. Kings, warriors, priests
and poets Of all times mingled in the
passing throng. Queens and women Of
humble birth walked side by side. all
smiling, happy.
A FEELING Of perfect peace stole over
me. Taking Angela's hand in mine,
led her gently from the throng. "And
thou hast never forgotten thine earth
love. sweet one:" asked.
NAY. dearest" answered she. "Such
love as mine and thine lives down
through the forever of eternity. Oft
have I been with thee when thou
knewest It not. When danger threat
ened thee. Angela's hand did ward it
on, and ofttimes guide thy footsteps
over rough and stormy pathways"
L seem to have seen thee many
times In dreams. my sweet one," whis-
pered I.
Truly" said Angela, between the
earth and the City of the Blessed lies
country they call Dreamland, whittier
we OF the city may go at will: out
thou. hampered by thine earthly body.
couldst travel thither only when the
body was in that state which they cah
sleep. Inactive. thy senses deadened to
all things earthly. while in the state so
like unto death, thine inner being,
which now hath come to dwell in re-
gions OF light forever, mightest steal
away for brief while to Dreamland.
there to commune with other spirits.
some like thyself. subject to a sum-
mons from the waking body, ana those
who dwell in the soul existence only."
Thus. listening and marveling as the
beauties of the new life are
revealed to me. 1 wander with my dar-
ling through Paradise.
The Globe-republican., 1899-08-10
COLORED WOMAN.
Who Saw the Capture Of Washio~..,
BY the British.

VI washington
By the British.
MRS. Hope Ann Cook, colored. who
d:ed at her home, 1917 Madison street
recently. was one of the few remain.
Ing witnesses to the capture of Wash.
ington by the British in 1914. Mrs
COOK was a remarkable woman. Sbs
was born in Charles county, MARYLAND
in 1904. Her ancestors were never
slaves. Mrs. Cook, though 95 wears of
age at the time of her death, had a re.
markably clear memory. She was
about 10 years old, she often said. wber
the British entered the city. She had
vivid recollection Of the stormy
srenes OF that period. Mrs. Cook with
hundreds of others, took refuge at
Alexandria. she going with her aunt.
She also told Of the numerous atrocitie,
committed by the British soldiers in
the neighborhoOd Of Washington and
some of which have never
been recorded in history. Mrs. cook
was brought to Washington bv her
aunt. and since her coming had reside.l
IN the same house till she died Her
husband. in 1910, and for some vears
lfter, conducted a restaurant on F
street. near Fifteenth street, which was
fevorite resort Of the prominent men
u those days. Among the distin.
'uisned military men who frequented
he Hope Club" as the place was
Allied VarA Gou w;uA.3S 6.
Ter STAN omcers-'Washington Post
The Globe-republican., 1899-08-10

anything growing IN the temperate
zone. and seems to Be Is much . vege-
aoie a. fruit. being used for salads.
It has . peculiar favor which Is usu-
ally not liked at nrst. but the fond
ness for 1t becomes almost . mania
With many travellers. The writer has
eaten 1t In Florida and Nicaragua, and
believes there is NO fruit In his esti-
nation over which it does not take
precedence. It Is like q pear only in
general shape.-Guy E. Mitchell.
The Globe-republican., 1899-08-10

+.Lse Ls!e blight; due to Phytophthora infes
;sans; l, blight of the foliage; 2. discol.
oration and rotting Of the tuber.
Time, and probably why it appears later
tnan the disease discussed under the
Iormer heading. The tubers affected
with the disease show depressed DARK
coiored areas on the surface, while
within are blotches and streaks OF a
Drownish or blackish color. Other dis
eases may produce similar effects. so
tnat IN this case the changes are not so
Characteristic as those shown by the
leaves. For many years it was be-
heved that most of the injury to the
potato was due to this disease, but re-
cent investigations have shown that
view to be erroneous.
Treatment.-The same treatment as
recommended for early blight should
oe followed here, and will be found
20 prevent the blighting of the tops
and rotting of the tubers. In regions
where late blight is known to occur.
care should be taken to begin the an
piication Of the Bordeaux mixture be-
lore the attacks Of the fungus. In all
this work it must be constantly kent
In mind that the main object is pre-
Tention rather than cure. Benefit will
undoubtedly result If only clean
,ealthy potatoes are used as seed. De. |
aged and discolored tubers should he
ed to the hogs. as it is poor policy
o plant them.