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Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16
RaisingTeain the South

A company chartered under the laws
OF South Carolina began, last week,
to plant tea on 600 acres of land pur-
chased near Charleston. Tea requires
rich soil for the best results, and, as
little of the land on the proposed tea
farm is in the best condition. only a
small acresage will be planted this
year. Meanwhile all the land will be
enriched and next year 5000 acres will
be planted. The company expects to
raise at least 100000 pounds a year for
the American market. 1t is negotia-
ting for other lands and expects to OPP
crate very large farm.
The results of these experiments will
be watched with interest. 1t is al
ready known that the tea plant will
thrive in several southern states, but
the bushes has never been placed on
a paying basis. The experiments of
Charles U. Shepard, near Summerville,
S. c., and others have proved that ex-
ceptionally good teas of the Chinese
and Japanese varieties may be grown
in the South under the stimulus of
high cultivation 1t has also been
also been shown apparently that the
shown apparently that the Assamese
species will not thrive here.
The main difficulty in the way of tea
growing here is the lack CT cheap la
bor Even negro labor in the South
costs at least five times as much as
labor in the Orient The cost of leaf
picking alone would be five cents per
pound higher in this country than in
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16
CONDITIONS IN COLUMBIA
Towns Burned and Inhabitants Cruelty
Tortured

Gen. Tribe, leader of the Colombian
revolutionists, now in New York, is
sued statement in relation to the
present state of affairs in Columbia
He said that the revolution in Column
bia is still going on, although the gov
eminent has several times announced
that all is quiet. He continued:
1--WE have received reliable news
of at least fourteen serious engage
ments in which the revolutionists have
had the advantage-o in Panama,
wnere Col. Noriega defeated the gov
eminent troops, taking $50 prisoners
with arms and ammunition; second
on the upper Magdalena River, where
the Liberal chief, Marin, took the port
of Honda. with its whole garrison, 400
rifles, 100000 cartridges and $500, 900;
third in Chita and fourth in Boy
AGA, where Gems. Comancha and Ne
ira defeated the dictatorial troops.
''The government says that the de-
partments of Cauca, Antioquia and
Santander are completely pacified, yet
it has to support large armies every
The revolutionists are employing tao
tics similar to those of the Beers.
''In the meantime the Dictatorials
have given the war the most cruel
and bloody features they set the
towns on fire, abuse the women, tor
ture the children and the old men, and
boast in their official reports of not
giving quarter to any of those who
have the misfortune to fall in their
hands
1.-THE rate of exchange continues on
the advance; in Bogota, the capital,
it is at least 1900 per cent. for the ma
tional bank notes, and on the Atlantic
coast at 1900 per cent. for provincial
paper currency. All trade has come to
complete standstill; the whole pop
ulation is in mourning, and the gov
eminent has confscated their property.
The situation is so desperate that ev
erybody is anxious to see a solution,
no matter what it may be. The price
of pair of shoes is $40, a chicken 81
pound of meat 81, and so on"
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16

The cadets at West Point Military
Academy, realizing the storm of indig-
nation that gathered as a result of the
investigations concerning hazing, have
voluntarily signed pledge to abandon
entirely that practice which has
brought the institution so much dis
credit. The cadets have done well. The
military academy belongs to the people
and not to the cadets. The cadets are
not even patrons of the academy. The
people are the patrons. Students at
tending other institutions where they
pay tuition may be said to be patrons
Of those institutions The cadets at
West Point pay no tuition. The people
pay for their education and pay the
cadets salary besides. Therefore the
people have right to dictate how the
academy shall be run as the managers
of no other institution have a right to
dictate. When the people learned how
their academy was being conducted the
cadets knew there would be Il change.
The latter have wisely determind in ad-
vance that they will reform. The peo-
pie will expect the pledge to be kept.
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16

Rural free delivery is an addition to
the postal facilities of the country that
has come to stay. When an appropri-
alton of 100000 was asked for to in
augurate the experiment, Mr.. Loud,
chairman of the House committee on
postoffices and post roads, objected; but
when it was proposed to appropriate
$3,5OOOO0 to go on with the business
the chairman of the committee had
nothing to say. Mr.. Sperry of Connec-
ticut, member of the committee, had
much to do with getting the matter
started. He was for many years post
master at New Haven, and his practi-
cal ideas with reference to the conduct
OF the business of the Postoffice De-
partment have been of much service.
Mr.. Sperry gives it as his opinion that
1t would be useless now to try to pre-
vent the spread of rural free delivery,
in which opinion, doubtless. the other
members of the committee, and the
department itself, agree. Rural free
delivery has commended itself to the
people of the farms, and since they
like it Congress would not presume
to withdraw or do much hanging back.
The wonder is that free rural delivery
was not undertaken before, but now
that it has proved of such utility and
popularity, the whole country is reach
ing out its hand, and expansion of the
system must go on until there are no
more townships to conquer.
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16

After a recent contest it came out
that in some instances the struggling
athletes were sustained by the use of
arsenic, strychnine and nitroglycerine.
The winner in q close trial may trI-
umph because the trainer has been ju-
dicious in administering tonic drugs.
But does not the pharmaceutical road
to victory seem less attractive than the
old way which led through physical
strength and skill unaided by the stim-
ulants which medicine offers? There is
a modernness about the possibility of
being beaten by a sixtieth of a grain of
strychnine, which to earlier athletes
would have brought both wonder and
regret.
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16
Large Potatoes for Seed

Small potatoes will do for seed as
well as large Ones" said a potato
grower at Long Beach to the editor
last year, who bought fifteen sacks of
him to plant. Doubling the wisdom OF
that remark, the editor selected lew
large ones and cut them into generous
pieces, two eyes to the piece, as rule,
planting them just as the others were
planted. His experience leads him to
say to Herald readers who are about
to plant potatoes, that the statement
of the Chicago Farmers Journal is
sound, that larger and stronger plants
come from large potatoes, and that the
yield is also largely increased by
planting large pieces of seed. The
Journal also states that "the potatoes
should be so cut that an acre will ,e-
quire ten or fifteen bushels of seed in
order to get the most profitable yield"
This may also be true; but it is certain
that the same labor and water re-
quired to produce poor crop Of pota-
toes improperly planted will reward
the farmer with a large crop of supe-
rior potatoes if generous amount OF
good seed is used.
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16
Drink Tabooed

The superintendent of the Dubuque
division of the Chicago, Great West
ern railroad has issued a sweeping or
der to employees which has caused a
sensation. In effect it prohibits them
from using intoxicating liquors in any
form or at any time. 1t applies to
trainmen, station agents, foremen and
others, who hold responsible positions
with the company. 1t prohibits them
from entering saloons or using liquor
whether on or off duty, and the penalty
for any violation of this rule is the
immediate discharge of the offender.
The order also commands all employ
ees to pay their honest debts, and any
failure to do so will cause their i'm
mediate discharge unless a reasonable
excuse can be given.
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16
THE WILDMAN ESTATE
Some Exceedingly Technical Questions
Involved Therein

The probate court, which handles
the estate of the late Consul General
Rounsenvelle Wildman and that of his
wife, Mrs. Letitia Aldrich-Wildman,
will have some very hair-splittlng
questions to decide.
Mrs. Louis Aldrich, mother of Mrs.
Wildman has applied for letters of ad-
ministration on the estate of her
daughter, and the public administrator
has applied for letters of administra-
ton over that of Mrs. Wildman. Ed
win Wildman, brother of the dead
consul, is here, and he is seeking
proofs as to which died first-Mr. or
Mrs Wildman.
That is the point that may cause
trouble If Mrs. Wildman died first,
with the children. her husband would
be her heir. while if she survided Mr..
Wildman, no matter how many min
utes, she would be entitled to her
half of the estate and to that of the
community property. In the first case
Edwin Wildman would inherit the
property Of both, as his brothers heir,
while in the other, Mrs. Wildman's
relatives would get nearly all of both
estates.
From the testimony of the witnesses
at the investigation Mrs. Wildman
was half way down the ships ladder,
near the ships surgeons boat, when
the Rio went down, while one of the
children was with Pilot Jordan at the
top of the ladder. Mr.. Wildman was
elsewhere on the deck.
Which withstood the water longest
is what the court will have To deter
mine. Who knows?
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16
AMERICAN ATTITUDE.
GOVERNMENT FOR THE FILIplNOS
Five Hundred More Rebel Rifles Sur.
rendered in Last Four Weeks a

Manila.-Judge Taft and his asso-
ciates of the United States Philipeine
Commission, accompanied by their
wives and a number of prominent
F1lipinos, embarked on the United
States transport Sumner and sailed for
Lucena, province of Tayabas, Luzon,
where they will organize the provin-
c1al government. At the time of their
departure the pier was thronged with
natives.
The insurgents have surrendered 500
rifles in the provinces of Pampanga.
Bulacan and Bataan during the last
four weeks.
The Methodists report 12O converts
IN Manila last week, and the Philippine
Evangelical Church claims to have Sc
cured many new members.
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16
1.-THE SMASHER'S MAIL"
Carrie Nation Makes Her Debut in
Journalism a

Topeka, Kan.-The initial edition OIL
Mrs. Carrie Nations paper, 1.-THE
Smasher's Mail" is interesting. 1t is
sixteen-page paper of neat appear
ance, containing several half-tone il
Illustrations of various scenes during
the late joint crusade. Mrs. Nation
says in her Salutatory:
Il have no apologies to make for
having Nick Childs for the publisher
of The Smasher's Mail. Our Saviour
ate with publicans and sinners to do
them good. The servant is not above
his Lord. This paper shall be as its
name, The Smashers Mail. 1 shall
put into its columns letters 1 get from
Americans from all over, and those I
get from across the water. Those
wishing to say anything through the
columns of The Smasher's Mail must
put it in the form of letter and use
brevity, the soul of wit, for 1 reserve
the exclusive right as editor
On the fourteenth page is found a
picture of the negro, Nick Childs, the
publisher. Underneath are these lines,
business manager of The Smasher's
Mail, and the plain dealer who went
to the relief of Mrs. Nation when de-
serted by the law and order people,"
The first page contains an excellent
half-tone of Mrs. Nation. The depart
ments under which the letters are pub
l1shed in the Smasher's Mail are: Let
tiers from He'll" Letters from Honest
People" Appeals for Help" Some
Poetry, Notes and Comments en-
dorsements and Invitations "Snap
Shots" and Answers to Correspond.
entS'
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16

No reform would ever have been ac-
complished if the element of self-inter-
est had been wholly eliminated. Ev-
cry advance in the direction of popular
government has been due to the dis
satisfaction of men with existing con-
d1tons and their determination to get
more out of life than had been allotted
them under monarchical institutions.
SO, also, with the trusts. When the
people Of the United States feel that
they have the closing end of the trans
action" they will, purely as a matter of
self-interest, apply fhe remedy which
they may conceive to be most effective.
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16
The Celery Growers

The movement for the organization
of celery growers in Orange county
is certainly wise one. The Southern
California Fruit Exchange has not on
ly saved our citrus fruit orchards from
gradual extinction and made them a
permanent source of remunerative in
come, but it has also taught an invaI-
liable lesson to all other producers.
The celery growers have learned the
lesson, and it is reported that their
proposed organization shall be on sim
liar lines of cooperation and be affil-
lated with the pioneer organization,
whose president, A. R. Sprague, is to
address the meeting for reorganization
on the benefits of cooperative mar
ketinS
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16

One Sunday evening a rough-cast
man rose in the Reform Clum meeting
and said: 81 believe in owning I'D
When get into trouble by making q
fool Of myself, or by letting somebody
else lead me out of the way, l amt
goin' to shirk the blame. l am goin'
to take my own load on my own shout
ders. l shall just speak up and say
1, Bill Pike, did thatr" There's an
example, as well as rebuke, for sew
eral kinds of whimpering sinners, in
high places and in low.
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16
Chinese Claim Citizenship

San Francisco.-On board the Japan
csc mail steamship America Maru
now in port, are two Hawaiian Chin
csc laborers who have applied to be
admitted into this port on the ground
of being citizens of the islands, claim
ing they became citizens of the United
States, or American citizens" as they
strictly term it, when the annexation
act went into effect on August II, 1898
Collector of the port Stratton has
detained the men on the vessel pend
ing the production of their credentials
and the receipt of advices from the
United States Attorney General as to
their right to land.
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16
Precious Stones

The recent United States Geological
Survey on the production of precious
stones, as prepared by Geo. F. Kuntz
special agent in charge of that inves-
tigation for the division of mining and
mineral resources, shows that the to-
tai value of the output of precious
stones in the United States for 1900
is $685., 210, as compared with $780,
in 1899, a gain of $46,440 or 25 per
cent.
The stones of greatest value pro-
duced in the United States were tur-
quoise, $4,000; sapphires, $4,000;
rhodolite, $4,000; Beyrl, S11 900;
quartz crystal, $4,000, while the val
ue of diamonds produced in the United
States in the year under review was
only $3.50.
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16
Will Suppress Slave Trade

Collector of the Port Stratton at San
Francisco has received a copy of a
letter addressed by the Secretary of
the Treasury Gage to Acknowledgement
Griggs, recommending that all Chinese
women in that city who are believed to
be held in slavery be arrested and
taken before the courts, to test their
right to remain in this country.
Chinese Inspector Dunn, to whom
the letter was referred, says that he
is undecided as to the feasibility of
such method, but that he will CO.
operate with the state authorities in
any movement to suppress the slave
traffic.
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16
Riverside Fruit Shipments

The weekly reports of orange and
lemon shipments from Riverside for
last week, shows the output to have
been total of ITO cars of oranges and
eight of lemons. These figures are a
decided drop from the record of the
previous week, and the falling off is
on account Of lack of cars. The ship
ment of oranges the previous week
was 262 cars, and % cars of lemons
The total orange shipments for the
season now amounts to 1858 carloads
Many of the Do liking houses have sew
eral cars of 'r ut packed ready for
loading, but ca Ut get the cars.
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16

Albert Edward comes to the throne
of England at an age when most men
consider their active ifework practic-
ally over. He faces a task calling for
every energy of brain and body and
freighted with the gravest responsible
ties. AS an offset to this, he is stout Of
frame, rugged of constitution, and gen
orally in robust health. He Is idolized
by the English, a fact that Is accounted
for by his democratic habit of making
every man he meets his friend. His
princely bearing has been agreeably
shaded with courtesy to his interiors in
rank, and he has been active in his sup
port of deserving public charities. In
entering upon his reign he has the good
will of every subject-a condition that
lessons the difficulty of his position
One of the penalties of royalty is the
obliteration of private feeling. The
state demands of the new king the per-
Torrance of certain public ceremonies
with which his personal bereavement
must not be permitted to interfere. His
mourning for his mother must be OBJ
served in secret. Before his subjects
he must bear himself with cheerfulness
and dignity. 1t is situation Identical
with that of the favorite actor, who
must strut and grimace for his public,
even though his heart be breaking. In
his youth this king was a rollicking.
devil-may-care prince. He had the fol-
lies of youth and outgrew them. By
his acts as Edward VII. will be dis
covered the exact strength and quality
of his manhood.
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16
Lord Pauncefote to Remain

The unofficial reports current some
time ago that Lord Pauncefote, the
British ambassador. who had his per-
iod of service in Washington contin-
ued, have now been confirmed, and it
appears that the extension will last
throughout the present year and is
likely to be followed by another ex-
tension, owing to the ambassadors
vigorous health and thorough acquain-
lance with all of the important inter
national questions in which the two
governments are interested
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16
Argument for the Canteen

Chicago, March 9.-Army officers at
the headquarters of the Department of
the Lakes express the opinion that last
nights rioting at Highwood, near Fort
Sheridan, during which a number of
soldiers were injured. was due entirely
to the abolition of the army canteen.
Gen. Otis, in command of the de-
partment, said today: 81 was strong
ly opposed to the army canteen when
first proposed, but after investigation
found it worked so much better than
| expected that 1 was compelled to en-
dorse it. Under that system the prof
its went to buy delicacies for the
mems tables. Now the men spend
more and the profits go to the owners
of private gin mills.
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16
Scrubs and Dries Windows

The picture shows an improved clean
er, which has just been patented by
Ernest NJ. Farmer of Cleveland, Ohio,
Hitherto a brush mounted on a pole,
with rubber mop on a separate ham
die, were in common use for this pur-
pose, and water has also been applied
to the brush through a hose attached
to the faucet. But the implement
shown below is complete in itself, hav-
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16
Keep off the Grass

London.-The government of the
United States addressed a note to the
Danish government, almost threat
ening in Tone" says the Copenhagen
correspondent of the Daily Mail, to the
effect that it would not permit any
transfer of the Danish West Indies to
any foreign power, and that, in the
event of Denmark refusing to sell, the
United States will require that the is
lands maritime neutrality shall be
properly guaranteed and the United
States sphere of influence be re-
spected.
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16

Alvord, the bank embezzler, has been
sentenced to thirteen years in the peni-
Tertiary. Good conduct may cut this
down to about ten years. Alvord's
stealings amounted to nearly 500, 900,
or almost $4,000 year for the term
that he will have to serve. The pun
ishment is not severe enough to re-
strain other men from committing sim
liar offenses.
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16
Effect of New Law

The first Riverside county corpora
ton to run up against the new law fix
ing fees for filing papers of incorpor-
alton is the Esperanza Oil Company,
which is composed of Corona men,
and which company proposes to devel-
op oil lands in the Rincon canyon, to-
ward the county line between this and
Orange county. The papers are in the
hands of the county clerk, but he will
not file them without first notifying
the directors that it will require $50
instead of 81 to pay the filing. The
lion, and the directors are T. P.
Drinkwater, w. D. Grow, W. L. Brown,
A. M. Phillips and August Bila, all
Corona.
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16
New Extradition Treaty

The Senate in executive session con-
firmed the supplemental extradition
treaty with Great Britain which has
been pending for some time. The
treaty adds to the list of crimes for
which a man can be extradited from
one country to another the following:
Obtaining money under false pretenses,
the destruction or obstruction of rail-
roads, the endangering of human life
and the procuring of abortions. The
vote upon ratification was 40 to 16.
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16
Lee VIII Visit California

1t is the intention of Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee to leave in a week or two for a
trip of a couple months duration, Wis
iting points in California, Arizona.
Mexico and Oregon. He has not yet
determined as to his future plans. His
family is now in Arizona. where Mrs.
Lee went to seek relief from bronchial
trouble. She is improving, but will
remain there for month or more
longer
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16
DENET HAS ESCAPED
-Four Boer Leaders Still in the Orange
River Colony
BUBONIC PLAGUE TROUBLE
impossible to Operate Against ? the
General in His Own Country--Kruser
Gets Interested,

London. March 1.-THE Times pub
fishes the following dispatch from
Aasvogelkop, March 9:
General Dewet has escaped north
ward by forced march with 400 men.
His objective is believed to be in the
vicinity of Kroonstadt.
-Four other Boer leaders are still in
the southwestern part of Orange River
colony -
Now that General Dewet is back
in his own country, it will be almost
impossible to operate against him.
Just so soon as he is pressed his COM
mando dissolves, to meet again few
days later.
"Only few bands of Beers are now
left in Cape Colony"
KRUGER GETS INTERESTED.
London, March 11.-No further news
has been received concerning the ne
gotiations between Lord Kitchener and
General Botha. The Daily Express says
| it hears that Lord Kitchener declared
tie surrender must be unconditional,
while the question of the future treat
ment of the Beers was referred to Lon
dom
| 1t is asserted that Mr.. Kruger,
through DR.. Leyds, has sent a long
telegram to Mr.. Schalkburger, acting
president of the South African repub-
lie, asking for details regarding the
negotiations.
BUBONIC PLAGUE TROUBLE.
Cape Town, March 1O.-The official
reports regarding the progress of the
bubonic plague in Cape Town since
the outbreak show total of twenty
two deaths and 102 cases.
The Malays gathered today to op-
pose the removal of a Malay who had
been attacked by the disease, and of
several persons who had come in con-
tact with the victim. The police were
overpowered and the persons who had
come in contact with the Malay made
their escape. In the event of repe-
tition of this experience it will be
necessary to employ an armed force, so
that trouble is anticipated.
AMERICAN ATTITUDE.
London, March ia dispatch to
the Daily Mail from Lourenzo MARQUES
says that Mr. Martinizen, who re-
signed a post in the United States
army to join the Boer forces, was
shipped for Lisbon last Sunday on the
transport Stare, which carried 1O3 Boer
families, after he had made an ineffec-
tual attempt to obtain consular pro-
lection.
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16

Fashion is beginning to comport with
good sense in one particular. A Wash
lngton fashion expert says small con-
tracted waists are no longer fashion
able.
Holbrook argus., 1901-03-16

Speaking of Senator Davis, his col
league, Senator Hoar, said: mo spark
from his wit was ever a cinder in the
eye of friend" Both as a tribute of
friendship and as an epigram Senator
Hoar's sentence deserves to live.