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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-10
PRIZE SHIPS.
TWENTY SEVEN OUT OF FIFTY
ONE SOLD.
tBy Telegraph to virginian-Pilot.)

(By Telegraph to Virginian- Pilot)
Washington. April 9.-Thc Navy De-
partment has received from ]. N.
Stripping. United States District Attor-
ney for the Southern district OF Florida,
statement of the results OF the pro-
ceedings conducted by him before the
court in that district in the matter of
condemnation OF prizes taken by Amer
lean warshps during the Spanish
American war
1t appears from his statement that
there were twenty-seven ships declared
prize, and twenty-four captured vessels
were released and restored to the own
ers by decree of the Prize Court. These
were:
e. Raoul. Pilgrim, Greenau Castle.
Three Bells, Franklin, Paquette, A.
Suuarez. Espana, Severeto, Buenaven-
tura, Miguel Jover, Catalina, Regulas,
Engraca, Fernandita, Oriente, Lola,
Wary, Nickerson, Tnbasqueno. Quatro
de Septembre. Antonio Y Paco, San
ttago Apostol. Poder dc Dlos.
The twenty-seven prizes and the dis
position made of them were:
The Matilda, captured by the Porter,
was condemned, realizing $6,i52 for YES
sci and cargo.
Sofia. captured by the Cushing, VIII
lnington. Algonquin and Porter, real
lied $1,000 for ship and cargo.
Tres Hermanos, captured by the
Foote, Terror and Machias. realized
S5,3S4.
The Pinero. captured by the Cas- tine
| and Newport, realized $500.
In the case of these four vessels the
Attorney General is considering the ex-
pediency OF refunding the net proceeds
on the ground that the owners Of the
vessels were Cuban sympathzers.
The other % vessels declared prizes
disposed OF were:
The Candida, captured by the Cush
inE and Wilmington, realized net 1899.
Pedro. captured by the New York.
realizing net 5000 ,367.
The Panama. captured by the New
York and Aangrove realizing net S45,-
| S3I
The a. Bolivar captured by the Ter
ror and Machias, realizing $l2,i3S net
The Lorenzo, captured by the India
| ma, Terror, Iowa New York, Porter and
Amrhltrite. realized S2l,5l2 net
The Guido, captured by the Foote.
Mnchias and Terror, realizing Sl66, 021
net.
The Carlos +. Roses captured by the
Terror and New York. realizing $l7,111
net.
The Amphala, captured by the VIII
mington, Newport, and Marietta, rcali-
| ling 81 ,S34 net.
The Benite Estlnger. captured by the
| Hornet. released on bond.
The Sante Domingo. now under con-
sideration by the Secretary of tho
Navy
The Gallitc, captured by the Eagle
realizing $500 net.
The Belle ez.captured by the Pom
pey. Uncas and Hudson. realizing s2S5
The Domingo Aurelio. captured b,
the Maple and Topeka. realizing s2,o57
The Anguedita. captured by tn,
Nashville and the Marblehead, realiz
ing s306.
The Gibara, captured by the Nash
Vile. realizing $2.69l.
The Dolares. captured by the Eagle
realizing $3.50.
The Cristina, captured by the Hud
son. realizing $151.
The Espresso. captured by the Nash
Vile. realizing S2,2S5.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-10

~ TRONG statements are all right when
~ the solid truth Is behind them. In fact.
truthful advertisers duty to the public
is to make his statements as strong as
possible. We can and do give greater
piano values than any one else in Nor
folk. and certainly we should say so; and
it is to your advantage to know it, Tho
proof Is In the seeing. 1t is for You to
investigate.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-10
LATEST TELEGRAPH CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

gomery and Indiana, realizing S20,459.!
The Mascotta, captured by the Ma
chlas. Terror and Leyden, realizing s92.
The Argonauta, captured by the
Eagle and the Marhlehead, realizing
S4S.923.
Paul. cargo condemned, realizing $751;
32l:. vessel released.
The Twickenham, CAPTURED by the
ST. Louis, cargo condemned, realizing
S1,076; vessel released.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-10
ECHOES FROM THE
WORLD OF SPORT
Especial to virginian-Pllot.)

Williamsburg. Va, April 9.-William
ana Mary Defeated Randolph Macon
py score of 20 to 4 to-day. The score
up TO the sixth inning was four to one
In tavor OF Randolph Macon. This wa
1heir last score In the sixth, and VIII
nam and Mary made seven runs. and
after the sixth scored three to five each
inning. This is the first defeat of the
season for the visitors. which was a
surprise for baseball critics. The fea.-
ture Oh the game was very clean ball
playing by both teams.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-10
PEOPLES FORUM.

NOTE.-The Peoples Forum being
freely open to all parties classes. per-
sons, views and capabilities, the Vir-
ginian-Pilot is responsible for none
OF the statements nor opinions eX
pressed therein. nor for the style in
which they are set forth. The ignorant
and uneducated shall be heard here
equally with the learned
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-11
lR||I "A A 4, .. p. ...'.. :
s7dGHHiS and fever.
The Best Prescription Is Groves
", u Y Taste1ess Chill Tonic. a,.a.u i
The Formula Is Plainly Printed on Every bottis'
nee' So That the People May Know Just
.if What They Are Taking.

Imitators do not advertise their formula
knowing that you would not buy their medl-
cine if you knew what it contained Groves
contains Iron and Quinine put up in correct
proportions and is in Tasteless form. The
Iron acts as a tonic while the Quinine drives
the malaria out of the system. ANY reliable
druggist will tell you that Groves is the
Original and that all other so-called "Taste-
less. chill tones are limitations An analysis
of other chill tonics shows that Groves is
superior to all others in every respect. You are
not experimenting when you take Grove SITS Its
superiority and excellence having long been
established. Groves is the only Chill Cure sold
throughout the entire malarial sections Of the
United States No Cure, No Pay. Price, SOC.
H0IEs1zs Paris AassoGss Co., Ste Iosfs,
sbow fhaf ana 0s0-AaH asdw00 b0ffkss Of
0rovs's Ieassssss 0hw IoaSo soas Asf ass6
~ sakDs oosdssagy Asoreae0. ~ ooscassfos p
lnseahas dat Groves Nssss0ss 01AH Toa&0 - Rre.
eorlpdoa ssaEarfs hsvfsg Gs0afaD nsrfs, ana
arsgDfst oAsnafsf WIN ssg yos
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-11
NOTES FOR THE SEASON.

Treat the rose slugs to a dose of paris
green and water F4.Es
busting in the early morning with
powdered white ehellebore is -effectual
treatment for the currant and goose.
berry worm.
Shading celery plants, cabbage, etc,
for few days after transplanting is
good practice, especially if the wealth
err is warm and dry. Boards eight or
ten inches wide, supported over the
row on bricks, laid on edge, will answer
well.
Picking of the seed pods as soon N
the flowers fade saves the vital force of
the plant for another season. What is
probably better is to gather the hosv-
ers in their perfect condition and have
them in water in the house, or give
them to friends or to the sick. ss-S 5
The young gratis and buds in their
first seasons growth will need atten-
tion occasionally. The sprouts will
come out very freely from the stock
and will act a. robbers if left alone.
They must be rubbed of from time to
time. being careful to do no injury to
the growing bud or graft.-National
Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-11
SELLS HER BABY.
= g~~---.sssz-. -
starving New York Mefher Ussp
Of Her lnfa.t soa for
III soc Cash. W.

The life of baby boyswas put ur
for f,arteEin New York city the other
day. 1t was not an auction sale, but
the starving. mother gave. to the pub
lie. 3 chance to bid for the life of hes
child. The sale was made, and $1O1
was paid for a human being. The bill
Of sale was made out. 1t ives Wit
messed by . lawyer and two othera
and the zeal of notary public was
attached. Then the document was
carried to the registers Office and
there formally filed.
The matter was submitted to Reg
lister Fro.nme. He said:
1.-The sale Of human life is a viola.
ton of the constitution. l suppose
this document, however. will have to
be accepted for fling
The mother of the child was Pauline
Mathis. Her brother and father are
out of work, and the family almost
starving. Then the mother decided to
dispose Of her child. Mrs. Annie
Gross, wife Of a butcher, has no chill
dren. She heard of the Mathis fam.
ily's restitution, and offered 500 for
the baby. 1t was accepted, though the
mother was heart-broken over having
to give up her baby.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-11
A REIGN OF TERROR.
Rural Districts Of China Are Dom
n mated by the Boxers.
Hatred Of Foreigner and Mission
! aries the Cause of the Present
@ -Chinese il Amer.
lea Are Hopeful.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
NATURALLY the intelligent Chi
IN namen living in the United
States are taking profound in
terest in the present oriental crisis
which, some fear, may end in the ex-
tinction Of the Celestial empire as an
independent nation. Others express
the opinion that the concefted foreiEp
attack on Picking and thearbitrary ac-
tions of European and American mill
tary and naval commanders will ma
tionalize" the people of China, that it
will make the Chinese soldiers patriot
ic and that the defeatsof to-day will
mean the creation of a new empire,
based upon genuine love of country in
stead of fear of powerful officials.
Among the Chinese who have estab-
lished themselves in legitimate bust
ness enterprises in San Francisco. New
York and Chicago there is q fair
sprinkling of educated men. Residence
in this country has developed in them a
national pride which, outside Of the
4ristocratic caste, is virtue unknown
in China. Anation numbering between
35O, ooO, 900 and 400, 000. 900 people, if
held together by common, love Of their
native land, could never be subdued by
foreign invaders. 1t could withstand
successfully the concerted attacks of
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-11

Experiments to find the influence Of
shade upon garden crops show that
shade retards termination of the frs,
crop of lima beans, but not of the mid
summer planting. All root crops, a
turnips, carrots and potatoes, grow
larger leaf surface in shade, but small.
er roots. Shade improves salad crops
noticeably celery. With seed or fruit.
producing plants, as beans, peas, egg
plants, tomatoes and cucumbers, the
time of blooming is retarded and the
period OF fruitfulness prolonged. The
foliage becomes . deeper green in the
shade with tendency to increase the
size of the blade Of the leaf.-Midland
Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-11
A. Indiana Cor. standard.

Following is the standard adopted at
the recent meeting of the Indiana
Corn-Growers' associations: A perfect
ear of corn in the northern third Of
the state should be nine inches in
length; in the central third, ten
inches; in the southern third, II
inches. The diameter OF the ear
should be equal to one-fourth of the
length. The ear should yield 90 per
cent. of grain by weight. The ear
should taper slightly, approaching the
cylindrical to near the point. 1t should
be well flied out at both ends, With
the rows regular and straight. Dis
qualifications: Red cob in white corn
or white cob in yellow corn. e.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-11


doubt that the military oligarchy and
the common soldiers are in sympathy
with the anti-foreign movement.
There is but one brigade in China
which has not yet refused to obey or
ders and that is the European drilled
contingent of Ii Hung Chang. So far
this body has been held together by
the strict discipline enforced by its
European drillmasters. But even their
loyalty is not to be depended upon for
any length Of time. Fortunately the
international forces already in China
are powerful enough to cope with the
revolutionary hordes, and order in the
coast country viii BE restored before
long. The real ting Of war will come
when the peaeenakers of to-day begin
t. qulrfel about the. dfsisioa Of the
spoils a. ". wrrrPrrRr.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-11

I always like to make the best use
of eveFy Ngailable foot of land. For
instance, Tehsse set ssnew strawberry
plantation : sbpriAe (as 7 Invariably
do snesy sqSing = Most people set tha
pla1Sss4 I'D apart "a tie FoWe NTH
rows four feet apart this talxesN6sut
1000 plants to the acre. When have
varieties that are good plant-makers,
such as Splendid, Warfeld., Crescent,
Bubach, Hayerland, and in fact most
Eothers. set the plants not less than
three feet apart in the rows. and often
as much as four feet apart. sEventhen,
as l look over the patch set in this
way last spring, find that Ihave too
many plants in the row. Plants might
be set five feet apart and yet make a
good, matted row. In the first place,
l have this saving Of plants, as i need
only 5000 plants to the acre instead
of 11,0OO. like most other growers.
Then l. have a better matted row, and
/ also have lot Of space left for inn
mediate use that can devote to cab
bages or other crops which win be
off by the time that the young rum
ners will need the room. My COM
bination last year was Strawberries
and cabbages, a cabbage-plant being
set midway between each two straw
berry-plants. To-day you cannot see
by the looks OF the patch that the
berry-plants were set so wide apart,
or that any other crop was grown be-
tween them. This year have a double
combination; namely, Strawberries,
cabbages and onions. The ground il
laid of in rows % inches apart. Straw
berry-plants are set four feet apart
In every other row. Between the
strawberry-plants in the row have
set Prizetaker and Gibraltar onion
plants, the latter to be pulled up for
bunch-onions as soon as large enough,
which will give to the strawberry
plants the whole row as soon as they
need it. The middle row, between the
strawberry rows. is planted with early
cabbages and cauliflowers. This ar.
rangement, will necessitate close culti-
walton and prompt attention to all
these crops right along-Farm and
Fireside
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-11

all the powers of the world and crush
them by sheer force of numbers. But
at the present time, the Chinese mil
lions are divided into hundreds Of fac
tions and societies, just as they have
been for thousands of years: and not
even the capture and occupation of
their capital city by christian. pigs"
as they call all foreigners, has aroused
them to united action.
Whether civilization will be benefited
by the passing away of an Independent
China remains to be seen. Certain It is,
however, that great nation which has
not enough vitality to forget its fac
tional fights in the hour Of national
danger does not deserve the pity Of the.
world at large. 1t is nothing more nor
less than political corpse whose re-
moval is demanded by every law Of ma
ture and statecraft. But should the
Chinese nation ever experience ! truly.
genuine revival, should it give birth to
a great patriotic leader or political
Messiah, it may be taken for granted
that the powers who now rule its af-
fairs with an iron hand will be igs
ANONYMOUSLY crowded out of the coun-
try whose division has been bone Of.
contention for more than a decade.
sThe-insurrection of the Boxers, all
though heralded as q patriotic upris-'
ing. had its origin in hatred, and there
fore resulted in murSer, devastation
and the subsection Of its originators.
The leaders of the marauders and as
sassins managed to compromise the ma
tional government, but their extermin-
alton of Christian missionaries and
their converts was not prompted by
patriotism. They we're actuated by
greed and fanaticism, the lowest of hui
man passions. They did not fight be-
cause they loved Confucius, but be-
cause they hated the God of the Chris
tians. because they were afraid of
Christian schools and education in
Christian citizenship. They realized
that men and women trained by Euro
pean and American missionaries would
not forever submit to the exactions Of
Chinese tax-gatherers and tyrannical
officials. Their fight therefore was, and
is. one for the perpetua tion Of the mis-
rule which has made the Manchu dynas-
ty notorious in every country and
province of the orient and has earned
for it the contempt of the white race.
1t would be going too far to say that
all Boxers are thieves and assassins.
The Aistory of the organization would
such q sweeping assertion.
The Society of the Great Sword" was
organized as = protest and means of
defense against the bandits with which
the province of Shan Tung was infest-
ed. 1t was, in fact, vigilance commit
tee on large scale, and accomplished
much good. Highway robbery was
practiced openly in every part Of the
district; men and women were muir
dered for the sake of obtaining few
cents, and rich persons were carried
away into captivity and held for ran
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-11

som. The Great Sword society. now
known as the Boxers. put stop to
these excuses and put scores of bandit
chiefs to death. 49, (.
Soon after a: semblance 6f order had
been restored the country districts of
Shan-Tung were invaded by German
Catholic missionaries who made many
converts. Being .ostensibly patriotic
organization, the Boxers opposed the
elyting methods employed by the
newcomers, and to make their remon-
STRANGE as emphatic as possible pro-
ceeded to kill number cf missionaries
and their converts and destroy mission
properly. These outrages led to a col
ision with the German government,
which promptly seized the port OF
Tsin-Tau and subsequently, .'leased"
the prosperous district of Kiao Chou
for an indefinite periOds Embo2dened
by Germany's success, Russia grabbed
Port Arthur and Great Britain Wei
HaiIWei, under the form of indetermin-
ate leases. ,fts 8R a. =
From this time on the Boxers ceased
to be reform equalization. They
blossomed out as a patriotic" and
semi-military body, organizing posts
in all parts of China and yowing ven
geance against the Caucasian invaders
from Europe and the yellow devils
from Japan. That they acted with
the consent of the government at
Peking is the popular impression.
Equally general is the opinion that the
uprising was premature. 1t was the
intention of the leaders to begin OPP
erations simultaneously in all of the
principal provinces of the empire, but
the iInpatience Of the conspirators in
Shan-Tung upset their calculations.
Tie Chimes troops sent against the
Hoxers either were defeated ignomin-
iously or else they Joined the revolu-
tionists demonstrating beye4d a
3 n y
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-11

from one to the other, winding the cord
about the tree as it passes. Tie piece
of burlap on the south side OF the tree
as shown and the tree will be protected
from whipping by wind and from the
sun. A piece of leather or old rubber
hose should be put around the tree and
the cord tied around this to prevent
cutting in the bark and injuring or kill.
ing the tree. This method will be
found very effective in preventing sun
scald.-American Agriculturist. l
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-11
Lydia E Ptnkham's Vegetable Compound

cures Abo9o troubles 0f
women ana s,0bS sss0n-
efyzx1fkon Of It's fes50s.8s
No vNoosAn need 10 WITH
out tho SAfo8f and eexrosf
0ovfoO, for Hrs nfnkklkass
00unee&6 women free Of
0AbarNlos Aor address Il
lynn Mass
Dan my woman afford
to lgn0e'o tho DpoaNciB0 and
6bo advice that has cured
q msAlMon vvos1san7
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-11
e=lFsH
The
Pnkham1
Record

u = proud and poeskasS
s000s1L II u = record of
00r0L Of constant 0on-
guosf 0Vor Obstinate No
a. SvoBsonS Ms that deal
cut AosPalsy ssffes.ah0
dsaf many SN0ssseD think
b vNonaaWc8 natural kbesaE1
GaQOS aNeos,das.e and dis
Dkaooa1s0nf6 that drive oUl
hQpo.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-11
CHoATR AND The BABY,
Anericea y Ambassadors Nau
Head Wit In an Address In
England

Lately, It the opening Of free library 4
acton &C England, Hon. Joseph II. Choase,
eelIyered an address, and caused much
laughter by his impromptu references to =
oaoy who persisted in distractine the a.
fentlon Of the audience by making its voics
heard at the most inconvenient moments.
says the San Francisco Argonaut. The fir,t
Interruption occurred early in the speech.
cal provision for children in your Ibrary.
ana l think when men come to make n
cnoice Of = residence in Acton they win
not forget that fact" Here the baby
screamed in such a manner as to drown the
words Of the speaker. There was some dis
turbance, but Mr.. Choate said: Don't be
disturbed by the baby. Nobody knows bet.
ter than my Lord Bishop that out Of the
mouths Of babes and sucklings cometh wis
DOM; Things went fairly wen after this.
the baby appearing to be fiattered by The
reference, until Mr. Choate was SAYING:
There is book with which all OF YOU"
Here the baby walled loudly. Except, Dos
sibly, the baby-are familiar" the ambassa-
dor went on; at is Ecclesiastes, and it says
shat Of the making of books there is no end"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-11
Her Cynicisn.

'Why does a fairy tale customarily
end: And they were married and lived
happily ever after?"
THAT has come to be essential" re-
piled Miss Cayenne. THAT is what
shows it is a fairy tale. "-Washington
Star
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-11
..Lana 81 TIE SKY,

Blue Ridge on the east and the Alleghanies
on the west, in the healthful valley Of the
French Broad, two thousand feet above the
sea, lies Asheville, beautiful, picturesque
and world famed as one of the most pleasant
resorts in America. It is land Of bright
skies apd Incompatible climate, whose
praises have been sung by poets, and whose
beauties of stream, valley and mountain
ton for the painters brush. This 10 truly
the Land of the sky" and there is perhaps
no more beautiful region on the continent to
attract pleasure tourists or health seekers.
Convenient schedules and very low rates 70
ASheville via Southern Railway
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-11
Oaly one Danger.

with my arm around you, you
should fear nothing" he said.
Except gossip" she replied, as she
quietly disengaged herself.
After all, there are some things that
woman understands better than man.
Chicago Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-11
CARE OF YOUNG TREES.
Simple CentPivance for GuardinR
Against Saa scald and Elects
Of Heavy Winds.

Young trees need protection against
the severe heat of the. sun, also protec-
ton against the whipping power OF
the wind. Set stakes east and west Of
the newly-set fruit tree and run . cord
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-08-11

grafton 6f many Of her residents to this coun-
try. It i stated that they are lured here By
Misrepresentation and then turned adrift.
This u like the Misrepresentation which
delude people into believing that any other
medicine u equal to Hsstettef's StsmAsA
Bitters for stomach disorders. In the Bit
tsEs lies safety and surety. It u worth its
weight in gold in ali cases of indigestion, con-
stipations dyspepsia. malaria, fever and akue.
~ Hurt Hin PreSessisnaAy.k
A New York barkeeper who was spend
ine his vacation in Maine found himself one
evening IN l. hotel in Portland. While he
fingered .. terrible storm took place. The
windows Of the room in which he vas sitting
were broken BY hailstsnes ''alnaost as Big
~ eggs" The proprietor Of the hotel mo-
tie, tisss I .1 ... the ara'sper tPd ASIDE 70
to ask his guest. I'll
att isn't that" replied the barkeeper,
but can't bear to see so much cracked ice
wasted ina prohibition state. IN. Y. Mail
and Express. ,sf5..,