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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-02
$ Of the United States BY grand
NAVAL WORK OUTLINED
FOR THE COMING YEAR.
Estimates Nearly Completed ny the
Department 10 lie Submitted
To tonarrss

WASHINGTON. Oct LIN antlcipa-
tiun Of the assembling Of congress two
months hence. October has been set as
the time for receiving the annual reports
from the naval bureau chiefs. outlining
the naval work 90 be done during the
now completed and In the hands OF Sec
rotary Long. and the more detailed re-
ports will go Ia within the next few
days
until they have been gone over by the
secretary. no authentic details are await
able In the main. however they are
understood TO involve little In the way
81 extensive or new projects. ana 90
cover only the usual requisites OF shn
service OF the year. The chief Item, "a
usual. II that for the Increase % tho
navy" covering both construction and
engineering work on ships already au-
hood Of sos go
In the branch 81 yards and docks >,
4 understood the total will be nor far
from si2.woNs1. and viii not Involve any
additional dFydofks or extensive changes
IN our naval stations In addition to the
foregoing Item for increase al the navy.
there is the usual sum for repair ~ Fea-
sells already ln service, which - con
siderable sum. amounting this year %
approximately fiwN."9
IN the branch ~ steam engineering. the
mants for carrying forward the regular
service The item 81 aFutor and arna-
ment - 81 special interest. IN vieN %
the controversy over armaF. Hut the fu-
ture course regarding tbiA probably VIII
depend considerably on the reNpii raf fha
present efforts % get aFfpo7 within the
rate Hned BY the last congress,
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nAnrEn q nros. Wv nav.
riru IL Incorporated VIA k2s~os.osso
gRpfGat~tne@sn Hsnds.

ALBANY M frf ffaFpef 4
5.osiaess - Thar efsrffn ia Esw Yafk
rffg IRE fsriiai ~ fhe rfafRanizes e6n-
fang Is 81 ss bfN ana the aiftHsara Rres
George p M Harvey Alexander p Orr,
&rtNuF ID f'Narfter Fre1sfirS DHnn&a.
- New York ritf aHd fHafeeeA ~ Mll-
Ns}fa - fkHfea EaatsUN
THE plan ~ rstsfFs riKsfiar 8fsafupiat@S
fhs iHesfne ~ q ~ ~ fire. u4ertFtKf
t~r reat An-gemr est h3r4F fa - fsiiv.
erred ~ Yalsams5 Gaa amf A quarter mill
g~t sftfg fsf Ann ~ $50 es. ~ ssagfa yRa-
faftaa company dshs 81 30 80 Secure A
esatth = rn Heef So Fus ~ pfefrff
holders ~ nfieea h1pfs f7Ssi. and ilFR9
o. - reNefEfN fHs 4Ma fi9trfssse ~ sasetHR
warkg8S ta9iai ans E&QF3ding repfKanixa-
tiar tNtssN sees
A. fea&a ~ g esMe afty-Yeat incpme
bones aifh vcrins itaWHf. - provided Ter
o. Pc delivered 90 general creditors AZ par.
fhe excess % resuefn Va The treasury.
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AID FOR THE PRosPEcToR.
British Columbia Attorney lakes
Some Original Suggestions.

Gordon Hunter. who has been in Ross
land in connection with the lie Roi Min
counsel for the crown. has some ideas as
TO the policy which should be pursued By
the government in encouraging the in
dividual prospectOr To a reporter for
the Record he said:
The idea must occur to every man who
visits the mining camps OF this province
as they are today, that the man who ac-
tually discovers the property as a rule,
PROFITS nothing nv his discovery. Inva-
riably il ultimately becomes the proper
~ OF the wealthy capitalist. IL seems
great pity that the man who risks his
life and suffers personal privation in
these mountains should not be assured
the greater part, at all events, OF his en-
ergy ana enterprise.
MY opinion, based on close obserya-
ton. Is that ii is the duty of the govern
ment TO bring about a radical change In
the whole matter. and to introduce some
measure having for its object the guar
anfeeing TO the discoverer of the bench
cial ownership of his claim. see no
reason why a mining fund should not be
established say $4,000. TO be devoted to
the development OF promising prospects
The government should establish compe-
tent mining experts at various points in
the province, whose duty II would be-
upon application OF the nrospectors, to
examine the properties and in the event
Of the expert coming to the conclusion
that the prospect should be developed
the government would on his recommen-
dation, advance out of this fund on the
security of the claim itself. and for a
small interest OF 10 or Il per cent, re-
served to cover the possible mistakes OF
experts. whatever sum he recommended
to be expended.
"In this way the prospector would re-
tain s. per cent. of his interest In the
claim and money could easily be adj
vanced from time to time II the expert
considered such advances warranted. In
this way every able-bodied man In the
province would have an opportunity to try
his luck in the mountains. II so disposed.
with the assurance that II he struck a
good prospect he would be able to secure
the fruits OF his enterprise for himself
and not have 10 yield up the greater part
In order TO keep even a small Interest.
~ feel sure that IL such policy were
adopted an enormous impetus would be
given TO the prospecting OF our noun
tains. and that new mining camps would
open up on every side. with the necessary
consequence Of a great railway and in
dustrial development. rs it Is a we'll
known fact that the business OF our
shipping mines Is worth more to the rail-
ways than numbers of farms. The true
policy in my opinion. In short, is 10 en-
courage the poor but thrifty and ener-
getic prosrector and not TO give bonus
to people who are already INDEPENDENT
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Governments Report Of the Issue 90
Postage stamps.

WASHINGTON Oct. The annual
report OF Third Assistant Postmaster cen.
eral Madden FOR the fiscal year ending
June 20. 1850 which IN soon te hr guh~
lished viii show that the total number
of postage stamps Of all kinds issued, In
Guiding ordinary STAMPS postage due
STAMPS stamped envelopes and postal
carols reached the enormous total ~
i've and nne-ihird hiilone. valued at kM-
oia.@n--an Increase ~ over faaana
milton stamps over the preceding year
The use ~ what IL known as "Apecitl
fcuunaf.f envelopes, on which the pnntof-
Gee prints the rul htsers return address
free ~ charge has Increased ntrr =
per cent over the previous year. the
total number issued being nearly sNain-
o0A The uae ~ these stamped enysl0nes
IN condrpH largely 70 business concerns
and The immense Increase IL aigrifcant
of the increase ~ business
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AMERICAN sn,rsur,prxe.


WASHINGTON. Oct. The quarter
~ statement ~ the commissioners of naV-
ieatien shows that sfe vessels OF "a -
gf0ss tons were hum IN the United
States and 0fnelAty numberea during
the quarter ended September ~ l*u W
tho yeasair constructed ~ wood. 80 wete
sail snA igg steam.
pf tke steel feNaNie four Nere sail
and n airaus ~ he whole NUMBER. ~
were haiit on the Atlantic and aDif
csasta. tNcnty~atghi on the Pacific. thif-
tv-twa on enc Great fakeR, ana nfry-
eight IN the Western rivers. the iAfK-
rsf tonnage g3ef1. ras on fhr Great
Lakes ana the next largest was on tne
Atlantis and Gulf coasts
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STRIKE ON THE VENUS.
some Rich Ore Encountered I'm One
of the Lower WORKINGS.

Or. Doolttle, SAYS the Nelson Miner. Is
down from the Venus mine this morning
with piece OF free milling ore which Is
exceedingly rich In gold values he men
we're working on a croSacut In the No :
tunnel and prospecting for the running
81 fourth tunnel he ore was encoun-
tered near the surface and Is very rich
In gold values Where the ore was found
is some distance down the hill, and the
ore "a much richer than that taken from
the upper portion OF the vein. The com
panv VIII sink a shaft on the vein and
expects to find rich ore and larger vein
below Arrangements are being made 20
install the new stamp mill as soon as
possihle
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large part in the srasfnaaic upward movements q
last week This was made clear hy the comparative
heayiness all day q stocks which have shown the
most pruncuneed weakness lately and in which
distressed short interest wonld naturally make itself
mast evident Notwithstanding the strength shown
BY the hull contingent. they were unable 20 main
tain prices TO the close and the tone therefore
heavy Al the end and prizes were considerably Of
from the best. Because q the brokers who
EMPLOYED in the buying the Fumor circulated thu
exchange that II Represented operations for the &C
count q 4 we-k known steel magnate who has al
ready electrified wall street Oh one occasion this
year. ard who is known 10 command an Influential
following The pleasure q the noon traders in this
hypothesis was not altered hy the quietssss q the
American Steel and Wire stock which forced The
traders to the explanation adopted hg the JEALOUS
husband IN the plsy that this absence q al sig-
nails must IN itself he 4 signal" The movement
eentered IN Union Pacific. which was absorbed IN
very eonndent manner and in very heavy blocks al
day An extreme riss u "a resulted The south
western railroads moved in sympathy but not 80
widely. New York Central and Cleveland Cohtm-
bus. Chicago - Louis stocks were strong. in
1uenced. apparently hy the rumors that the latter
Is 70 be absorbed BY the former as other subsidiary
rcssis have aready been absorbed. The leading in.
custrias The local fractions and some Of the steel
stocks rose from 20 ~ points. and Pressed steel
Car rose ~. raid IN The late dealings on Ten
nessee Coal, which carried that stock III under
Saturday. unsettled the market The coal strike
seemed 70 be ignored. and the coaiers a who'll
moved eeutraTy 70 the market The professional
money outlook, Notwithstanding advance IN the
call loan rate on the exchange TO = per cent The
continued marked weakness ~ sterling exchange
which was quoted * cent to the pound Under the
Friday rate for demand sterling gave further ground
for the expectation that sold may come in from En-
rope. Discount rates were slightly easier in Lon
don. and there relaxation also in Berlin,
where the relief Is great at the successful termna-
tion o. the stock exchange settlement The easing
Of the money rate AZ these ccnters, IN spite o. the
suggestive decline az exchange rates az New York,
leads to some claims that the difficulties eetete N,
foreign money markets have been exaggerated, and
that gold can he spared for New York without pre-
cipitatine crisis II cannot b said that this view
meets with much favor outside The speculative Gle
rnfu VII WAS
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NEWS IND GOSSIP Of THE MINING WORLD.

of the Government officials at Victoria
have caused us TO discontinue work on
our properties until crown grants have
been obtained. ! am going home now TO
advise the company to hydraulic a large
number of claims we have purchased on
Mckee creek during the last three weeks,
and We Will leave on quartz mining until
the government people are ready for US
TO begin again"
Mr.. Fetherston brings news Of an i'm
portant strike on the Silver Salmon river,
at the south end Of Atlin lake. The place
IS reported TO be very rich.
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WASH NOTION 0ci i-fsan NaeAr.
fNur IL Manila feeemtiv isHnad taa ~.
fgMtnr wHneraf order Tor M hfttprsrrHf
~ ire government ~ be e1tY " Naniis
TE1lsfins grdefe requiring residents ~
fhe sl5Y a Manila - tuuEne themselves
20 iheiF hatnts at.sr % 0etack ~
re- hagraF amfhaf1 e. eFfFs& tha hour
ta "a a'Etaek yn afEsf whifn hugf shs
streets ~ the eigg uiil w. cleared ~ fa@
golids AslnHHa wai Poi tinsgA - 80 WFieex
81 ia aWa fhF eHte ~ itg&Yf IL pyU-
hlfIfaa after thas bout
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Thomas Maloney and the Eastern expert
connected with the Drummer BOY group.
which Is owned by the American Mining
and Investment Company. were IN C,urlew
recently looking the property over. They
were well pleased with the showing and
progress that IN being made They left
70 examine the Surprise mine near Mel
son. on their way 10 Grand Forks where
lhey viii visit the GRANNY smeltnr.
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EXPORTS ACROSS PACIFIC.
AUGUST SHOWS APPARENT DECLINE
OVER LAST YEAR.
Attributed 60 War In China and 10
the Refusal of Exporters TO FUR
nish Statements of Trade With

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Intollsenoer
WASHINGTON, Oct. August ex-
ports TO Asia and Oceania show faii-
ing of of nearly 10000 as compared
with August OF last year.
There are two reasons cor this: sarst
the war in China second, the refusal or
exporters on the Pacific coast 70 furnish
statements OF the value OF their exports
10 the Hawaiian islands. which they
claim are no longer foreign territory,
and that therefore the bureau OF SINUS
tics has no authority to require n state
ment OF the quantity and value OF mer-
chandise passing between those ISLANDS
and the United States. The reduction IN
exports 70 China Is from 81. ZS,2N in Au-
gust, 1899. TO sal6,sa in August. ls1. due
OF course to the existence OF hostinties
in that country. The apparent reduction
In exports to Hawaii is from N.osi.sl In
August 1899. TO nothing in 1900 though
II is probable that IL the facts were
known the exports to the Hawaiian Is
lands in August, 1900, would show
much larger sum than In August, 1879.
Notwithstanding these adverse con-
ditions, one Of which is real ana the otn-
er apparent our exports TO Asia ana
OceaniA viii show during the eight
months ending with August an increase
of more than % per cent. over those OF
the corresponding months OF last year,
as against an increase OF per cent. IN
our exports to the South American eoun-
tries and "a per cent. In our exports to
Europe In no other port OF the world
do American exports show as rapid an
increase as In Asia and Oceania.
Exports to Japan.
To Japan our exports during the eight
months ending with August amount TO
more than SCI 10000 ms against si2.ss,"a
in the corresponding months OF last YEAR
to China our exports in the seven months
ending with July. up 10 which time the
disturbances had not seriously affected
the exports. showed an increase over the
corresponding months OF 1899 and fNH. TO
Hongkong our exports for the eight
mouths amount TO nearly ss.O1.oo as
against a trIfie more than ss."po,o in the
corresponding months of last year, and
20 the Philippines our total exports for
the eight months amount to sl,sgs.eg AZ
against s39l.SS5 In the corresponding
months of last year.
The following table shows our exports
to each OF the grand divisions OF the
world during the eight months of 1900.
compared with the corresponding period
OF 1899:
Exports OF tho United states by grand
diyteinus
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WASHINGTON. oct LIT has h~sn
proposed 90 the navy department fhaI
che tfiai irius ~ iSH monitor WYOMING
and The tnrrgtn boats raul ionna and
prebie shah ~ IN san Ffhusfeea bsy ~
the standard dr. Npfsw mefhad Instead
- NVar rneasusea COURSE. ne Or usual
rtruclian IN the ftnlnn fFun Works =
San wraneiFfo. a determination has not
yet hsea reached aud a HiI depend anon
the piHws ~ iae bHfsRu fhisfa As 70 ths
tifaetira hiiiiY ~ the riau.
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This shows an increase in one year on
So. Soss ss or over IA per cent This n
the largest increase in amount IN per-
crntaEe that has ever occurred In the
history Of the postal service 1'he auditor
estimates the total receipts ana cxnendi-
lures for tho fiscal year 1900 Of the postal
service at seinpe4 lks The grand aggre-
gate ~ money transactions Of the postal
service. including the money order sv--
tenn, viii thus he approximately sls.-
900 600
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TO MODIFY WARsHIP PLANS.
xentfIntfoa of Vessels ny Electric
uowers Advocated as netter Than
ny steam Power.

WASHINGTON 0et The hoard -
lnsaactler arsd survey whlen examined t5s
baffieshiD Alabama nhs made recon-
rrtndAflon whtch may ~ afvpffd IN tho
dealEne q vessels ~ fho same class here
sitter hwIf Tho criticism ~ made that
the ventilation u tfs res ship is less
perfect hE reason u tbs operation - ffsa
hlausrH ~ steam than - electricity The
designs FOR the large vessels Tor which
contracts ViM b. snortlE awarded con~
Template the uAs OF steam Ia driving she
bfoNerg. ard thls 10 ccflsldsTod a defect
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The rnartst ~ rac'sls kxhlfrA very Hts strength
nv srtlYitg soiav Ttr elnseA lHlis frrner IN
fsfhy with fsfnrsiie ffrees fra sheeaa AMI closed
Arr. ~ sl aaan 1859 T1r resi = ~ Ass sh0uti
ro material rtanrs
rake to-r=r n.ist ai5Ii q; Sis aEf7 sin ~ 81
isg Aaaasss
rsp iron wsrFants we're vsrr CON q iofi1
Lead sns vaelto srre 8rn, ~ Nrat art g ~
81 rfseettff'f
r.. sselsrs' reics far lsas vss g. ass o. soppst
Nsgts.
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VANCOUVER. n. G., Oct THE own
ers % the new copper milne on Howe
sound. three miles from Vancouver
known as the Goldsmith mine. have re-
fused r cash offer of $4,000 from an
American syndicate. The Goldsmith mine
al toins the Britannia mine.
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YEARS MONEY ORDER BUSINESS,
Increase ot Fourteen Per Cent. over
Last Fiscal Year.

WASHINGTON, oct. 1.-The postcf-
flee department has issued a tanuiated
statement OF the money order business ~
the country for the fiscal year ended
June 80 1900. During the year SO iss. go
money orders were issued IN the United
States The total transactions, IA COM
pared with the previous year, foot np as
follows:
lNn i.sD
Money orders issued s22a. sSs yss ssSse7c,uy1
Money orders paid. 2iS.ssi.e ai 2sa fsu,s 80
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Isrryone MN GO.

EverbofF that can spare the time win
attend the Fruit Fair AZ Spokane. Round
trip tAckats. vla ne Great Northern hy.,
only siaB. Oct ..
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FINANCIAL AND
STOCK REPORTS,
SAN FRANCISCO.


sAN FRANCISCO o-t l-ssssilns "a tezsoa 20
Stats dka SIS s3shL Ng
Financial.
sarrr hers. Gt4r Mssi.en 8siian. So gale.
psz'is s.sat fae tltuaaAr ha
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FOREIGN.


NV YORK ~ ne C,r,wsfelsi Astsrfis.
sfs fasa.n fuatrial rsfttxfsu raff
tn rasftsts hfff vfss fraf~'ri7es fafsr fs1f An,
"a thr esrfrs = arrrF s7t elara asfe h1gffll
yiae - shs CtiHees sitassta- feiaear hrs faliief
gatafv
frH3au aesttrfes auvatans tN gAsFit1 tirfH3
rHnm Feed HhIth tFth ffaaBn arF Hsr Yea
bfsaasf tcga1t Nastr eessf3 % 'f3 fagslitp 70
,sfa ft -, u,1.rr --fers in N-srtera Fsf.f- e.
n-rtts hns 18d ~ tssss 'hen ~ f.aar uts tars
ga
Farrrea me~f Nos far strfiEfA07 -h-ufHa slrfsa
a-sr Na ta-r 4Uff.i.rs fsaFtHr. decreased Calls
fae fans -~iaE fe eseti 3n tssaet
Tn t.nt fso rrt E-a ~ ss tf1m kestfalts sng
s1an esfs ar.f Ner
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LIGHT ON A NEW SCHEME.
Letters Sent Out by the Burke
mont Smelter People.
FIND THEIR WAY INTO PRINT.

Nebraska Farmer Asked to Take
stock I'm the Oregon Ore Heduc-
tion Works, which the Promoter
Says VIII BE Established Nenr
BAKER City-The Post-IptelIigen-
Ger Correspondent Investigates
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DIR FLEIsCHER. diseases az Eaen and
women.
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DR. wAGoNEA Dentist. olympic block
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one Fare for the Hanaa "Trip.
xtn the e.. y. ~.

Crlv so n Seattle fe SPOKANE ard 70
ruru- rs attend ths Fruit FaiF Tickets
"a qa5e oct 3 Goad 90 return Oct. a.
rsr.ffFsS evoG.ns sna. fafhlauaale be-
-..-~t-,r trexr-rnsfre roufGrtahy ADJUST
~ rgrrerfiY Atiea Miss wlEinskl. Op-
ticlar ~ cherry
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-03-15

TO get the best results from lecumi-
nous crops (pcas, ctc,) they should be
grown on ground which Is compara-
lively unfcrtilc. Tests have shown
that if planted on this kind of soil they
take large amounts of nitrogen from
he air and store it up in available
form for following crops. If planted
on comparatively fertile soll, the Gle
mcnts.arc taken from the soil and not
from the air, and the crop is OF little
comparative benefit on this kind of
land.
The application Of lime in some Ala
banla tests to soils devoted to corn, to-
matocs, lettuce and tobacco greatly i'll
creased the yield and the quality Of
the crops. With the tomatoes it was
noticed that heavily lined plats were
remarkably free from blight and other
fungus diseases. The SOIL was lined
at the rate of from lJ to ~ barrels per
acre.
The loss Of diamonds, which has
proven a serious drawback in the use
OF diamond SAWS for stonc-cutting, IS
obviated by Mr.. James Anderson, Il
Scotch inventor, by fixing the stones
III sockets in the steel by means of an
electric welding machine.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-03-15

FARMER Dies Ir Fossils. .--Evid-
cnccs Of prehistoric civilization on
what is now the broad prairie land of
Kansas have been dug from thirty feet
below the surface OF the ground by j.
w. Dice, an Allen County farmer. Mr.,
Dice has also discovered some rcmarka-
bic fossils of ancient animals.
HIS first discovery was on the banks
of Ncosho river, where the stream Joins
his farm near Ncosho Falls. 1t con-
sisted of the skeletons OF two imm cnsc
buffalo, which were found standing
erect between twenty and twenty five
feet below the surface. Their positions
were natural, indicating that they had
been suddenly caught by some SUBJ
tcrranean disturbance or swallowed by
a bed OF quicksand. Immediately over
them was growing a walnut tree meas
urihg four feet in diameter. Thi, tree
vas without doubt between 900 and
400 years old.
Most interesting, however, Of the
discoveries by Mr.. Dice are parts Of Il
human image which sccms TO have been
made out OF concrete, though it. may
have been carved from peculiar stone
not known TO this age. These pieces
are found about thirty feet beneath II:
surface. TO ascertain TO what age they
belonged or what hands probably made
them Will be an interesting study for
scientists. Thc workmanship seems
to have been as artistic as modern
sculpture.
The vicinity in which they were
found was occupied by the Indians un-
I'll about thlrly-fvc years ago, and since
that time it has been an 1nfrcqucntcd
prairie.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-03-15

The latest Kansas corn yarn IS at
tribulcd t0a Pennsylvania who is now
visiting relatives in Kansas City, and
who is said to have written home as
follows: "Most Of the streets are
paved, the grains Of corn being used
Tor cObblcstOncs, while the cObs arc
followed out and used for sewer pipe.
Tie husks when taken off whole and
stood on end make nice cent for the
children to play in. 1t sounds queer
to hear the feed men tell the driver to
take a dozen grains of horse feed over
to Jackson's livery stable. If it were
not for soft, deer soil here don't see
how they ever would harvest the corn, :,
as the stalks would grow up in the air
as high as a Methodist church stccplc.
However, when the ears get too heavy
their weight presses the stalk down in
the ground on an average of ninety
two feet; this brings the ear near
enough to the ground to be chopped
off with an axe"