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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-10

ests OF this port have been guarded by
at least one former Board of Harbor
commissioners is interesting reading at
this time.
Page %, of the record book of the
Board of Harbor Commissioners. is II
portion of the report of a meeting held
by the board on June Z, 1881.
There were present Charles Reid.
president: VIM. II. Peters. l.. r. Bal
lard and w. S. Butt. 1t is n copy of a
report by the president. In the report
appears the following:
list. United States Government Is APP
plying vast sums of money annually to
widening the present channel ways of
the harbor, which do not afford sufi-
cient room; that is. in deep water, hence
u cannot % said that navigation is not OBJ
sfrHctcd by Rdrro,ciRg the channels tcifh
.ohdrrcs.
"2d. The Port Warden lines are the
true and only guide to the waterway
that should be left open to the public,
instead OF It's being sciscd by PIRATE parties /;
therefore this board protests against
the Keeping such wharf outside the
its removal ut the risk and cost, per-
haps, of the board"
Inc report was received adopted and
ordered spread upon the records.
a CONDITIONAL PERMIT.
fhat pier privileges have been grant
&c conditionally at this port is shown
by page AZ of the minutes of the meet
inss OF the Board of Harbor Commits
sioners.
At the meeting OF the Board. held
March % 1873, present Charles Reid
president; w. II. Peters. T.. {. Brooks
l.. L. Ballard and w. d. REYNOLDS. II
pier privilege was granted TO Balm Il
iSros;. OF Portsmouth. to build n pier
CONDITIONED that il shall be removed at
owners
section of the harbor Is improved by
dredging, as contemplated by the
Board of Harbor Commissioners.
RIGHTS OF SAILING CRAFT.
In reference to Norfolk's great fleet
OIL small craft and their rights. and
also In reference to construction of the
channel. the following is taken from
me minutes of the meeting of the
Eoard of Harbor Commissioners hold
Thursday, December 10, 1883. present.
Wn IL. Foster j. G.. Wallace. j. ].
Williams and J. II. Ciillet Mayor Eos
ter being in the chair.
Norfolk, Va. Aug. 1883
ITO General V. d. G,oner:
Your letter of the 10Th of July last.
asking, In the name of the Board OF
tarbor Commissioners of Norfolk and
PORTSMOUTH, for the recommendation
OF the United States Advisory Roard
zen lines. where not already located.
IN the Harbor of Norfolk and Ports
mouth, SO far MS the authority OF the
tarbor Commissioners extends. and
also for lines in branches and creeks
emptyinS into the Elizabeth river. was
received during the absence OF one
member Captain G. o. Boutelle. u. S.
I. 81 of the Advisory Board. from this
city. he being engaged in the field work
or the Coast and .Geodetic Survey
This absence has. up to the present
time. prevented a full discussion OF
the subject submitted, but, fortunate
~. at meeting of the Advisory Board
held before Captain Boutelle left the
city. his views upon the proper Local
ton of the Port Warden's line. from
Fort Norfolk to Tanners Creek. were
obtained and agreeing with those OF
the other members of the Board. =;
recommendation can be at once sub
mitied to your Board upon this part of
the line.
Continued OH Page 2.
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Continued on Page 6.
A BIT OF HISTORY.
Five Portraits of Harbor Boards-Past and Present.
Continued OH Page 2.
OTHER TELEGRAPH PAGE

Whenever
OF
private
'"@N'e' VI
For this the
the
cn boards The Board
appointed
COUNCIL OF the City
Court. NeS
to wasas follows:
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enlAEsE CITY

the urgency OF the message. In the
technical parlance OF diplomacy it diff
fers from an ultimatum, which usually
fixes a date or sets Il time within
which there must be n compliance
the lack of compliance during the
stated time being ground for war
While q demand is less specific as to
time of compliance, it none the less
asserts a positive right which the gov
eminent will enforce If the right be
not conceded. Owing to the difficult
ties of communication with Pekin, it
is expected that some days must elapse
before an answer can be received, and
there is a disposition to grant all rea-
sonabe time for this transmission.
BRITISH TROOPS LANDED.
Late in the day the State Depart
ment received an important dispatch
from Consul General Goodnow at
Shanghai, announcing the landing of
British troops at that point The
Consul General did not state that he
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(By Telegraph to virsinian-pilot.,

Chicago, Aug. 9.-W. J.. Bryan. his
wife and son, the Stevenson party,
Governor and Mrs. Thomas, and
Thomas S. Martin. sergeant at arms of
the National Convention arrived over
the Big Four in this city this after
noon. Mr.. Bryan and party were
driven to the Auditorium, where Mr..
Bryan will remain for several days for
the purpose of consultation with Chair
man Jones and the members of the
National Committee regarding the con-
duct or the campaign. When MIR. Bryan
leaves here he will go to his home in
Lincoln, where he will remain during
the balance of the month.
To- morrow Mr.. Stevenson will pro.
coed to Lake Minnetonka with his fam
ily, where he will remain for some
weeks.
AN ADDRESS.
The following address was issued to-
night:
To the Democrats of the United States:
The Democratic party and it's friends
must meet the forces OF corruption and
intimidation in politics this year by
thorough organization. ~ Democratic
club or society should be organized in
every city. town, village and precinct
In the United States. Democrats and
all who are in sympathy with the prin-
platform are earnestly urged to Join in
the Democratic clubs. and when none
exists to assist in organizing them.
This work in uniting the forces OF law
ana liberty into one great systema-
tized civic army should be carried on
simultaneously in every part of the
country without delay. The friends of
the government, according to the hith-
erto unchallenged American theory OF
political equality everywhere under our
taS cannot afford to be less jealous or
less active than the advocates of an
American colonial empire supported by
rites. NO patriotic citizen can ignore
the attacks which are being made upon
the very foundations of our present ir-
reproachable form of government This
year every citizen should be n politi-
clan. Clubs and societies should at
once communicate with the Secretary
of the National Association of Demo-
Continued on Page s.
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ALLIES FORCE INCREASING.


Hardly less important was Il dispatch
from General Terauchi, second In COM
mand of the Japanese staff. sent TO the
War Office of Japan, and transmitted
to the legations here. stating that tie
international army would total 30. 600
men on August Is. at which time the
real advance on Pekin would begin.
General Terauchi's dispatch stated
that on the 4th, when 1t was forward
ed, the advance had not yet begun
This was al first iucomprehcnsible, in
view of the fact that lighting has ac-
tually occurred.
GENERAL CHAFFEE' MEANING.
But the latter statement that the in
ternntional forces would total $4,000
men on the 18th, appears to make clear
General Terauchi's meaning. and to
reconcile it with General Chaffee's dis
patches. The present movement, of
some 10000 men, doubtless is viewed
In the light of reconnaissance in
force. the main movement OF the army
of 10000 to follow on the 18th. This
makes clear the meaning of General
Chahee's dispatch that Yang Tsun was
the objective point.
WAR DEPARTMENT PUZZLED.
The War Department here has been
considerably puzzled over this state
ment OF an objective point, far short
of Petin. 1t would appear, however.
from General Terauchis dispatch that
the first force of 16,OuO men have OPEN
ed up communication to Yang TSun,
brought forward supplies. and estab-
lished this advance base. the way
would then be clear for the advance
of the larger force on the 18th. The
capture of Yang Tsun is therefore an
important strategic branch OF the fast
maturing military plans. The place is
about eighteen miles beyond Ten
Tsin, and little less than quarter of the
way to Pekin.
COMMUNICATION WITH THE
ARMY.
Colonel Scrivens statement: "Wire
UP" contains much meaning, as it is
accepted as showing that there is direct
Geographic communication with the
army In the field. Aside from the as
surance this gives of speedy transmits
sion of news from the front, it gives
the additional assurance that the line
of communication is intact back to
the first base OF operations. The cap
ture of Yang Tsun on the day following
the battle OF Pietsang is regarded as a
highly successful military achievement.
especially in view of the fact that it
was looked upon as a stronghold,
whose capture might give the foreign
ers considerable trouble
DEMAND OF UNITED STATES.
Aside from the military developments
of the day. the diplomatic aspect of the
crisis was made more clear by the pub
lication of the demand made by the
United States on the imperial govern
ment of China and transmitted to Min
lister WI last evening. The document
is as follows:
I'VE are availing ourselves of the op-
portrnity offered by the imperial edict
OF the 9TH of August, allowing to the
foreign ministers free communication
with their respective governments in
cipher and have sent communication
TO Minister Conger, to which we await
an answer.
~We are already advised by him, in
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-10
SOME OFFICIAL RECORDS
OF MUCH INTEREST NOW
President Groner Gave the Norfolk Western Its
Valuable Pier Privilege
BETWEEN TWO SESSIONS OF THE BOARD

What the Records Of Former Board Show About the Lack
OF Sufficient ROOM Narrowing the Channels With
Wharves and the Seizure Of the Waterway by Private
Parties-The Boards Records Quoted as to Rights of
Sailing Graft and the Rights and Needs of the Truck
Boats and the Area of Tidal Basin-A Pier PRIVILEGE
Conditioned on Removal of Pier by Grantee When the
Water Area was Needed for Harbor Purposes-More In
terviews With Well Known Representatives Of the Ma
rne Interests-The Board Meets Again To-day at II
o'clock to Consider the Norfolk & Westerns Application.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-10
YANG TSUN TAKEN
BY THE ALLIES.
General Chaffee Cables That it
Was Occupied Monday.
CASUALTIES ABOUT so MEN.
Many United States Soldiers
Frustrated by Heat and Fatigue.
ALLIED FORCES INCREASING.
CASUALTIES ABOUT go MEN.
ALLIED FORCES INCREASING

The international Army VIII Number
10000 Men by Next Wednesday. Whom
the Actual Advance OH PcIsin VIII, Be-
gin Communication with tho Army by
Wire Established The Demand of the
United States Transmitted to tho I'm
pcriai Government British Troops
Landed Mt Shanghai Secretary of War
Root Regards the Situation us Improved
.Othcr News.
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| 1nUllcS ltelu, PRESIDENT. w. ID. Rev
nods. Wm. II. Peters w. S. Butt, Il.
c. Brooks, John Il. Whitehead, L. II.
Ballard.
FROM 1882 TO JULY 1854.
The above board was as follows:
General V. ID. Groner. PRESIDENT; j.
r. Gillctt. Henry Parker. w. e. Foster,
John ]. Williams. y. II. Lindsay. John
| G.. Wallace
FROM JULY. 1884, TO JULY s, 1886.
| The above board was as follows:
Charles Reid. president, Norfolk; r. A.
Dobie Norfolk; w. II. Doyle. Norfolk;
VIM. NJ Hope Portsmouth: VIM. II.
Peters. Portsmouth: Thomas ]. Not
tingham, Norfolk county; Henry kim,
Norfolk county.
March. 1sS6-At this meeting John L.
Thomas. of Portsmouth, filed his certi-
| ficate of election and qualified as n
member of the board from Portsmouth.
He evidently succeeded Mr. Hope.
April II. 1SS6-Mr. Jos. a. Parker pre-
scented his certificate of election and
| qualified as Harhor Commissioner In
place OF VIM. II. Peters. resigned. AT
the same meeting letter was received
| fro m Mr.. Reid stating his intention TO
resign his position as president and
member of the board.
July Z. lSS6-Mr. Chas. G.. Elliott pre-
scented his certificate of election as Har-
| Dor Commissioner from Norfolk to fill
vacancy caused by the resignation of
| Mr.. Chas. Reid. At same meeting Capt.
Chas. G.. Elliott was elected president
of the board for the unexpired term.
December 20, 1SS6-Mr. Il. NJ. Tiley
presented his certificate as Harbor
Commissioners from Norfolk county to
fill vacancy caused by resignation OF
| Thos. ]. Nottingham.
February %, 1SSS-Special meeting OF
the board. a. =. Grice and II. l.. May
nard. both of Portsmouth. appear as
members OF the board. but minutes of
the meetings do not appear to show
when they We're admitted TO the board.
February IS. 1SSS-Mr. John Lesner
| appears as n member from Norfolk
county. but record does not show when
he was received.
April IL. 1SSs-NIr. John Lesner and
w. S. Johnson now both appear as Nor
! folk county members of the board.
May 8, iS90-Captain Elliott resigned
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-10
BRYAN AGAIN
VISITS CHICAGO.
A Consultation With the Demo.
cratic National Committee.
IMPORTANT ADDRESS ISSUED

Democrats of the Counsry Urged to Meet
the Forces of Corruption and Intimida-
ton by Thorough Organization Clubs
Should BIO Organized Everywhere This
Year Every Citizen Should be Polits-
cian-A Stop at Lebanon. Ind, Where
tho Presidential Candidates Exchange
Pleasantries.
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GEN. CHAFFEE CONFIRMS.

GEN. CHAFFEE CONFIRMS.
Washington, Aug. 9.-The fol-
lowing dispatch has been receiv-
ed at the War Department, sent
by way of Che Foo:
Yang Tsun. Aug. G., 1900
yang Tsun occupied to-day.
Wounded, Second Lieutenant
Frank II. Long. Ninth Infantry.
moderate; casualties about sixty
men, Ninth United States Infan-
try, Fourteenth United States IN
fantry and Battery Il, Fifth Uni
ted States Artillery. Nearly all
from Fourteenth Infantry. Names
later. Many men prostra ted,
heat and fatigue. CHAFFEE"
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tBy Telegraph to vlrelnlan.p Pilot,

Wy Ieiegraph 10 V!rElnlnn -Pilot)
Washington. Aug. 9.-The capture of
Yang Tsun. the final objective point of
the international forces, was the su-
premc news of Importance received to-
day on the Chinese situation. The first
word of this capture effected last Mon
day, came in brief dispatch to the
signal office at the War Department
from Colonel Scrivcn. the signal Off
Ger at Che Foo, saying:
SCRIVEN'S DISPATCH.
Washington. Aug. 9.-The following
dispatch has been received by the sig
nal Office of the army here:
che Foo, Aug. 9.-Signals. Wash
ington, Aug. 6.-Yangstun captured to-
day Wire up. Need own transporta-
ton. All well. SCRIVEN."
Half an hour after this message. a
cablegram came from General Chnnee,
giving additional detai:s of the capture,
and showing that it had been at the
cost of about sixty casualties among
the American troops. General Chat
fees dispatch is as follows
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-10

Personnel of board:
Charles Reid. president; w. d. Rey-
nolds. Wm. II. Peters. w. S. Butt, r.
c. Brooks, John Il. Whitehead, L. r.
Ballard.
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pier matter that will come up before
the Board to-day at IL o'clock.
GENERAL GRONER'S PRINCEL.Y
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-10

ests OF this port have been guarded by
at least one former Board of Harbor
commissioners is interesting reading at
this tina
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1900-08-10

La population de pEurope
tout enti6re s'est accrue, de 1915 a
1900, de 75,6l5,000 habitants, ct
est pass6e au chiffre respectable de
39l, 100000 personnes.
lie record de la maternlte ap-
partiendra d6sormais a une femme
de Sicile, signora Granata, qu1 ma
pas moins de quarante-deux en-
fants.
Signora Granata s'est marlee a
vingt-six ans; ellie cut, au bout
dun an de marriage, une petite Ill
le, Dix mois plus tard, ellie &C.
complit un coup d'6clat ct cut dun
seul coup cling garcons, tous Via
bles ct tres bien constitutes; ensul-
to vint un petit trio, puis un petit
quatuor; chaque. aimee, ?, 8 ou u
quatre rejetons vinrent s'ajouter a
| 4 ga famille; enfn, il y quelques
iours signora Granata cut la jo1e
de faire present a son mari de
cinq petites files qui Torment un
total de quarante-deux enfants
L'histoire est-elle vraie? Nous La
reproduisons sans en- garantir l'au
thenticit6.
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visiteur:
"-Vous oubliez votre manteau
dit-il.
al nest pas a mol, r6pondit le
poete.
I'll faut bien quill soft a vous
reprit Lamartine, puisqu'il nest
plus a moi.
Est-il possible de montrer plus
de d6licatesse?
En- dormant de cette mani6re, on
dome deux fois ct l'on Sc rend
agreeable a Celui qui ne laisse pas
sans recompense un verre d'eau
froide dome en- son nom.
Malheureusement bien peu de
personnes savent donner de cette
maniere. Les unes demandent leul
r6compense a la publicite des jour.
naux; CONNIE les Pharisiens elles
font laumone au son de la from
petite; les autres donnent de mamie
re a humilier ceux qui recoivent
ct leurs pr6tendus bienfaits, We
nant de la main ct non du c@ur,
ne m6ritent pas d'etre Inserts au
livre de la vie.
LIE ch6tien seul conna1t ct pratt
que la v6ritable amiti6 ct la verita-
Bile charit6. Dams la grande deli,
catesse de son occur ct de son anne
il Sc rend utile a ses amls sans les
humilier ct sa main gauche ignore
touiours les blenfaits que r6pand
sa main droite.
JEAN DEs ERABLEs.
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"L'AMI DE L'ORPHELIN.
Carries a 7ouer patrlot1ques.

On Went de lancer, en- Angleter-
re, un nouveau type de cartes a
jouer, .dites 'tnatisatales" ou Spa
triotiques," a Ddestination de la
Grande-Bretagne, des Etats- Onis,
de lAllemagne ct de la France.
Dams ces jeux, le carreaux re-
pr6sente l'Angleterre, le pique la
France, ct lie tr6fe pAllemagne.
Les as sont figures respectivement
par le drapeaux de chacune des
quatres nations. Lies rois danes
ct Wallets sont figures par les por-
traits des rois, reines, presidents
GU ministries,
Au dos des cartes sont imprim6s
des cadrans montrant les varla.
tions de lheure dams les diff6ren.
tes parties du monde.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1900-08-10
LIE PQETE

Dernierement, je voyais dams un
journal deux ou trois COLONIES de-
di6es a nos jeunes poetes qui, par
leur talent litt6raire, tendent a de-
venir des hommes c6lebres. j '6tais
heureuse des success m6rit6s par
ces amis des muses., Je ne le cache
pas mais je me disais en- moline
me: "Autant de po6tes, autant d'a-
mes souffrantes pourtant"!
Je vous vols rire de ma r6hexion,
amis lecteurs: ct les int6ress6s, eux,
m accordent leur piti6 entiere; bien
sur ces derniers me rendent ce que
je leur dome de tout occur; merci!
ST vous le permettez, je vais vous
fare part de mes id6es sur le poe
to, ct au risque de m'attirer la dis
grace de tout un peuple, je vous
dirai comment je lie juge.
D'apres moi: Etre poete fait
soufrir! Je crois que le don de Ia
po6sie est un don de souffrances
parmi les beaux horizons bleus, et
celui qui le possede ignore souvent
Temperance, bien quill chante les.
poir ct lie ciel!
Quand un jeune homme devient
poete, il cesse de sourire, il sent
son ceur Sc briser, ct leur gazette
les francs rires qui sufisaient jadis
pour le faire reposer, n'existent
plus!.
! All! sans doute, il est bon de ri
mer sur la rose que Went de falre
6panouir une goutte de ros6e!. -.
Sur les marguerites qui feurissen1
dams les bois, sur l6pi dor6, SUI
ioiseau enfn don't lie chant capt.
We ct berce. 80. il fait bon de re-
yer quelque douce chose, sous Il
lune, au bord dun ruisseau: mais
devant tous ces d6cors, au milier
de ces parfums ct de ces chansons
le front du poete Sc penche triste
ct il 6crit a travers des pleurs!. 80,
Oh! CONNIE je le plains! il passt
sa vie constamment 6pris d'ideal
h6las! quill ne trouve jamais, ST
pauvre anne SQUIRE. -. ct dur
NAL 81 myst6rieux!. !.... Oui, JOS
l6crire, Jaime la poesie,. jj'admir'
le poete, mais je le plains, Car i
est parfois tres malheureux ct ra
rement il go1te des jouissance
completes.
Me blamez-vous 81 al pitie d
lui?
MADELEINE.
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So naissance de jouir de ne rien
faire. Sa vieille mere q travaill6

Sd udlSSduC0 AO JUL NO AO AAOA
faire. Sa vieille mere q travaille
pour lui tant qu'elle a v6cu; 50
femme, qul Ia plus tard nourri
dams son labear, est morte q la pei
ne; aujourd'hui SO file brode dams
un grenier ct veille une partie des
NUTS pour entretenir son oisivet6!
QUAINT a Get homme, au visage
6teint, assis a la droite de Pamph-
tryon, ct qui ne peut plus soulever
son verre, il travaille, lui, mais
settlement a lheure Oh les homie
tes gems dorment.
L'enfant, qui a atteint la porte
du marchand de vim, regarde a ira
vers le vitrage: il cherche des yeux
le pere ct le reconnait enfn, au
coin de la table, endormi sur So
chaise ct son verre renversant de-
want lui. II Sc glisse doucement
derriere les buveurs, il arrive JUS
QUA Antoine, quill s'efforce DE-
WELLER. "Pere, p6re, 6coute-moi!
il ny plus de pain a la maison;; is!
la mere ma pas mang6 aujourd' hui
ct ce soir ellie s'est endormie, ct je
ne suis pas capable de l6veiller,
j'ai peur! Pere il faut venir, car la
mere est malade, ellie va mourir!"
Peut etre rouvrira-t-il enfn les
venx 4 cette vo1x de Penfant; peut-
etre ces mots terribles: Ella mere
va mourir!' arriveront-ils au fond
de son ivresse ct trouvera-t-il la
force de s'arracher q lorgie pour
monter a la mansarde Oh la pauvre
femme dort enfn en- repos! Mais
que vous importe! pauvres enfants
don't les caresses mont pu retenir
votre pere ct qui avez eu faim 81
longtemps sans quill ait souffert!
LIE cerceuil de votre mere une fols
CLIQUE, il retournera aux amis quill
a laiss6 la-bas, ct vous devez vous
prendre par la main pour aller
frapper a lhospice des orphelins,
car Ia Oh Marguerite ma pu trou-
YER le cpur dun mari, ses enfant
ne trouveront jamais le cgur dun
p6re.
"L'AM1 DE L'ORPHEL1N.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1900-08-10

-"L Express public une d6pe-,
che de Loureneo Marques, disant
que M. Kruger a fait couper ses
cheveux ct s'est fait raser.
One ya-t-il bien arriver?
Les chlnois ont perdu 81 ca
mons ct 5000 hommes dams leu
premier choc contre les troupe
! alli6es q Tien TsiD.
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Agriculture

Pendant la saison chaude, lie sol
a pexposition sud ct dams certaines
limites est d'autant plus chaud, ct
a pexposition nord il est d'autant
plus froid, que la pente est plus
forte, tandis que Influence de Fin
clinaison sur l6chauffement est
tres fable aux autres expositions.
Les engrais chimiques doivent
etre employees, de maniere a don
ner au sol les clements nutritifs
don't il besoin. Si lazote manque,
les phosphates ct les engrais po-
tassiques ne produiront pas une
bonne r6colte, quelque soft la
quantit6 6pandue. ST la potasse
manque, P6pandage d'engrais azo-
t6s ct phosphat6s.
LIE cultivateur doit s'occuper
moins de P6tendue a cultiver que
du rendement a obtenir par acre.
Les soils sablonneux sont gene
ralement pauvres en- potasse, RI
ches en- phosphates ct pauvres en-
azote.
PERTEs D'ANGRAIs DAMS LES BAssE-
COURS
Rien de plus commun de volr
dams lie nombre de nos basse-cours
la perte d'engrais qui sly fait. La
plupart pr6sente une espece de
bassin, tous les ans creus6 davan-
tage. LIE fumier y s6journe sans
que Pon songe a l'enlever pour les
besoins de la terre; il y est accu-
mule ct abandonn6 Ia depuis un
an, 81 non advantage. Les bati-
ments sont autour, baignant le bas
de leur portes dams le "purin" ct
| les eaux croupissantes qui, les
iours du soleil, exhalent des mlas-
mes pestilentiels, ct, les jours de
pluie, sont entra1n6s au hasard
par les chemins, par les fosses
dams la marne OH s'abreuvent les
bestiaux ct quelquefois jusque
dams les puts, jusque meme dams
la fontaine Oh pulse la famille.
On dirait qu'un esprit du NAL 8
cree a plaisir ces tristes laboratol.
res pour d6truire une force fecon'
de ct pour engendrer les germes
de maladies mortelles.
lei, pas d'exag6ration, d Ia veritf
est que le plus souvent, de tous les
engrais de ferme, il reste seule
ment q ces cultivateurs insouciants
CO que la pluie ct lie soleil ont bier
youlu leur laisser.