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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-19

down into the leaves which they are pre-
pairing for our palates. 1t takes about an
hour to fire one lot. After firing the finer
teas are picked over leaf by leaf and then
packed up for shipment to the United
States
In the Tea Factories of China.
The most of the tea of the world. how
ever, still comes from China The total
product amounts to something like $50 ,000,-
600 pounds and the Chinese raise about
two-thirds of this amount. Their product
is in the neighborhood of 300, coo. 600
pounds, tea being raised in nearly every
province of the empire | have seen tea
there which sold for SO pound. but this
is consumed entirely by the mandarins
and none of it comes to the United States.
Tea which costs $40 a pound is not UNI
common among the rich Chinese, and [
have heard of tea leaves which have
brought as much as $50 a pound and even
more. The difference in the tea is largely in
the district in which it is raised. There is
one little section of Formosa which pro-
duces the most delicious of tea, and there
are regions south of the Yangtse-kiang
where the tea is almost worth its weight
in gold.
Brick Tea at Hankow.
The central tea market of China is at
Hankow, about seven hundred miles up
the Yangtse-Kiang. I spent some time
In going through the factories there not
long ago. The tea comes in by water
from all parts of the empire. Hankow is
a great. center of navigation, and there are
thousands of barges always moving tow
ard it UP and down the various rivers
over the Poyang and Tungting lakes and
through the numerous canals
A large part of the business is in the
hands of the Russians. who ship by steam
er down the Yangtse and round through
the Mediterranean and Black seas to
Odessa, and also by caravans of camels
across the Trials. While there 1 saw them
making brick tea for the Russian mar
kets. This was done in large factories.
ed until they became soft and mushy. They
were then pressed into bricks and dsied
by STEAM that they came out as hard
as chocolate, the fine varieties looking for
all the world just like the little cakes of
sweet chocolate sold in our groceries.
Low Wages.
The Chinese tea which is sold in the
United States is cured much in the same
regard being paid to cleanliness. The tea
is fired by hand. and some of it is packed
in the boxes by bare-footed coolies; who
tramp the tea down with their feet.
The wages of the tea workers in China
are almost as low as in Java, and it is
doubtful whether we can do anything at
tea raising without we can have Chinese
cheap labor About Fuchow, south of
Shanghai, the tea pickers get ten cents
and upwards per day, the children being
paid less. Much of the tea is raised in
women who do nothing else but pack tea
on their backs over the mountains to the
ports Their wages are % cents a day
FRANK G. CARPENTER
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was but little more than $4,000. OF this
population 10000 at least reside In our
cities and villages, leaving not more than
5000 who make their homes in the country.
Out OF this rural population 1t is my BELIEF
that three-quarters are engaged in various
pursuits not connected with agriculture
Such being the case, we have today no
more than 1900 to 10 900 employed In agri-
cultural pursuits.
ut is well known fact that during the
past year the great tide of immigration
that has steadily set westward has not
been turned into Montona. During the last
fiscal year there have been sold from the
federal lands of our state 1,15I,0SS acres,
netting the government more money than
it has received from any other state except
ing Oklahoma. This enormous acreage of
land has been selected from the very choic-
est of the federal lands of our state. To
one unacquainted with the conditions pre-
vaiing here this would apparently mean
that We had received very large number
of farm settlers. This is not the case. The
bulk of these has been taken up and paid
for, not by new settlers and homeseekers,
but by capitalists desiring to increase their
already large holdings of lands for pastoral
purposes. The question now facing the peo-
PIE of this state is shall Montana, Ike Me-
vada, be delivered over to a small humber
of men? 1t is useless for the government
to attempt reclamation of the public
lands by constructing irrigation works
til the land laws have been SO changed as
to prevent the absorption of the public do
main to be improved by those whose inter-
ests demand that it should remain in an
unimproved condition. The upbuilding of the
west is not the issue of any one political
party, but its advocates are to be found in
all parties. The duty of the national gov
eminent is to provide homes for the people
upon the enormous area. of land still in
cluded in the national trust.
For Home Building.
when the desert land act Is repealed
and the issuing Of scrip is stopped, as 1t
should have been long ago, and the pub
lie lands are held for home building, then,
and not until then, VIII we have laid the
for the upbuilding of agriculture
and for an industrial growth never sur
passed in any country. Twenty-Five years
ago California produced $1,000 600 pounds |
Of wool from the sfsep fed upon native |
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at the time of the queens jubilee had
never appeared in public on horseback in
his life, and when he discovered that ira
dition would require him to ride on that
occasion the poor man hurried off and
took some lessons. He was badly fright
ened when the great day came, but man
aged to stick on his steed, although with
considerable loss of dignity Sir Joseph
however. makes fine figure of a man on
horseback, and will be an honor to the
city, whose 519th lord mayor he will be-
Sir Joseph gives a hint that he is going
to be on the alert to protect the city's
rights at the time of the coronation. The
city, Of course, isn't the metropolis of
London at all, but merely the naughty
little square mile in the middle of London
which has a separate government, separate
police and a lot Of ancient dignities, which
have precious little to do with the liberty
of it's citizens, but great deal to do with
the Importance and pomp Of it's officials
The city Is always afraid that the rest Of
the empire is not going to recognize the
lord mayors Importance. When King Ed
wards accession to the throne was for
maliy made, a few hours after Queen Vic
toria's death, the lord mayor was elbowed
out of the room at one part of the cere-
mony, and the city was inclined to think
that 1t had been affronted. Sir Joseph
promises to see that nothing of this sort
happens again If he can help it.
The alderman next in line for the posi-
ton of lord mayor a year from now ia
named Marcus Samuel.
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CARE OF HORSES,
suggestions Made by the Humane So
ciety of Cleveland, Ohio.

Suggestions Made by the Humane So
ciety of Cleveland, Ohio.
From the Cleveland (Ohio) Leader.
The Cleveland Humane Society In
pamphlet just issued offers valuable sug-
gestions to owners Of horses as to their
treatment The society has the following
to say on the subject!
Never wash a horse with cold water
when he is heated. On the farm dispense
with shoes as much as possible. Feed your
horse regularly three times a day, but
never overfeed. Water before feeding, but
not while the horse is hot from work Use
the whip very little, and never when the
horse SHES or stumbles Never leave a
horse standing unhitched; 1t is the way to
make him run away. Do not storm and
fret Be quiet and kind and the horse
will be SO, too, in most cases. Give a horse
a large stall and a good bed at night, as it
Is important that he lie down to rest.
II morse is vicious and unmanageable
at your business, sell him to some one who
can control him. Do not expect your horse
TO be equally good at everything. The
horse, like the man, must be adapted to
least once a day is Indispensable; better
be fed at night after the days work is
done. Ground barley, oats and rye for
hard-working teams. Fine middlings and
Near the close of journey let the horse
walk. If covered with sweat rub off with
rag to prevent too sudden cooling. Col
lar gals and bruises are benefited by wash
Ing with salt water. Wash shoulders daily
when using the horse. Brine is good also
for stiff joints. Nine-tenths of lameness in
the feet is from contraction, which can be
prevented and greatly improved by a salt
water bandage placed around the heel and
coronet to remain all night. Moisture is
needed to keep up the growth of the hoof,
which. like the trees, is much more rapid
in springtime.
Horses should be shod frequently, and
with plates thin enough to give a bearing
upon the frog, as the fluids of the foot are
generated by such pressure. Loaded teams
and slow-moVing vehicles should drive near
the curb so as to admit of being passed
without driving over the car rail-. Never
stop vehicle in the middle of the street,
but drive to the curb, which renders your
self safe, and does not stop the traffic OF
the street.
DO not clip horses during the winter
months. With the same propriety we might
cut the hair from the dog or shear sheep
this season Of the year. The argument in
behalf of the practice is that the horse In
perspiration will dry more quickly if the
hair is short. If the animal is thoroughly
blanketed and kept In a sheltered or warm
place after being driven, no danger results
from perspiration, whatever the length OF
the hair: while the horse that has been de-
prived of his coat in the winter time suffers
perpetually while being exposed to the cold.
1t Is a cruelty inflicted upon a beautiful
carriage horse for the purpose of style.
BLESSED is the ordinary work horse in
winter time, for, however much it may
perspire, it is allowed to carry its full
growth of hair during the cold weather"
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grasses. The annual wool clip Of that
state has now fallen to less than 20, 600, 600
pounds, but California is infinitely richer
because of the development of a splendid
agriculture upon lands that once were only
pastures for sheep"
Senator Gibson will reach Washington a
few days before the assembling of Con-
gress and he will devote his energies as
sisted by number of other members who
think as he does, toward the enactment Of
some legislation which will remedy the
evils of which he Is so keenly aware. 1t
may be that no bill will actually pass at
the coming session, but it is intended to de-
bate the matter SO thoroughly that the peo-
pie of the whole country will be aroused to
the necessity for action.
J. D. WHELPLEY.
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Just az We All Suspected.

From Puck.
Doctor. what's the difference between
sanatarium and sanatorium?"
II ought not to tell;-it really a profess
sional secret"
"Oh! Tell me, doctor;-I won't tell q
SOUL
'Well-on your honor, nowhere isn't
any difference" -zs. -
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Terrible Truth.

From the Chicago News.
Editor-'Fm sorry we haven't room for
your story, for 4. has some good points.
You certainly have a vivid imagination"
Author with a sigh)-"Not as vivid as IL
once was. There was a time when 1 i'm.
agined could sell my stories.'
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Great Pastoral Resources.

Montana embraces more than 146, 600
square miles and possesses great pastoral.
agricultural and mining resources. It has
long been known as the best watered Of all
the arid states, three OF the great conti-
mental rivers finding their source In Its
mountains. Notwithstanding all these re-
sources and the fact that It il traversed by
four of the leading western railroads. its
population. according to the last census,
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The director of Sinagar has both a 20
illogical and botanical garden about him.
He Is fond Of animals and fond of flowers.
Luncheon was served shortly after I ar
rived and while we were eating two little
red parrots flew in and took part in the
meal They moved this way and that at
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quotation From the Records.

The records of the church show that "a
number of members of the different Bap-
list churches OF the city, residing in the
seventh ward, more commonly known as
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BIGGEST TEA FARM
Pays Big Dividends on Annual Pro-
duction of Million Pounds.
DAILY LIFE OF THE PLANTERS
In a Java Factory, Where Wages
Are Seven Cents a Day,
SOUTH CHINA TEA FIELDS

Copyright. 1901, by Frank 6. Carpenter)
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
SINAGAR TEA PLANTATION,
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Songs and Their Singers.

Phil May, In Punch.
Evening star., 1901-05-18

The possibility of trouble between the
Washington Traction Company and its EN-
rloyes over the summer uniforms became
acute, but was averted in season 10y am
agreement to permit the men to buy their
suits at S12 if the quality standard
maintained. The conference of charities
and corrections adjourned after a series of
instructive meetings. The high schools of
the District gave an exhibit of pupils work
at the Central School. The Board of Trade
held its annual shad-bake and excursion.
George Gibson was elected grand command
er Of the Knights Templar Of the District.
Gurley & Johnson, brokers, closed their
doors, with liabilities approXimating S21-
600. Ceremonies in dedication OF the Glas-
tonbury cathedra presented to Mt ST Al
bans Church were held. James Seymour
AyreS, a young census office clerk,
Killed in his room at the Kenmore Hotel by
an unknown person, thought to be wo-
man; the police made an unayailfng search
for direct evidence to fasten the crime upon
an individual guest OF the house. A coro-
ners jury declared that Charles Thomas
was killed in an accident under unknown
circumstances. Among those who died were
Mrs. Lyman j. Gage, wife of the Secretary
of the Treasury
Evening star., 1901-05-18

Long Meadows-Nellie Green to Martha
D. Green. lots 1874 and 1875, block 81; $40.
H street northwest between 21st and 22d
streets-Charles A. Kelgwin to Jacob NJ.
Stein. lot s. square 70; $40 (stamps, 80
cents).
Twenty ninth street northwest between Q
and U streets-Robert w. Mcpherson ct al,
trustees to Ella NJ Grover, lot 40, square
1888: $500.
Oregon avenue northwest between 18th
and 18th streets-James B. Nicholson to
Robert W. Mcpherson, lot p. square 152;
$40 (stamps, 50. 50).
Douglas-Joseph A. Glare ct ux. to Fred
]. Oscar lot "a; $40 (stamp, 80 cents).
Bloomingdale-Ray f. Middaugh ct al. to
Carl C. King, lot 46, square 1; $40 (stamps,
$4.
Nos. Is and 16 Mccullough street north
west-Solomon Joseph ct uX. to Philip Jo-
seph, lots 112 and 113. square 62S; So
l street southeast between 18th and 18th
streets-David ]. Wilson ct uX. to Judson
7. Gull. west half original lot 3, square
1920; IS (stamps, 80 cents). Judson t. Gull
conveys same property to Estelle f. Will
son; s. (stamps, 80 cents).
Trnidad-Herma V. MCGEE ct vir, Walter
P, to NJ Wilson Offutt lot 80, block IL;
$40 (stamps, so cents).
East Capitol street between Sd and 4th
streets-Nora NJ. Thorn ct al. to Jno. F.
Donohoe, part lot s, square 1856; $40
(stamps, 80 cents).
Moore q BafDOuF AuulllOn TO WdSnlnS-
ton-David Moore ct al. to David Moore and
James F. Barbour, trustees, lot 80, block f.:
SO.
l street northwest between 2jth and 9th
streets-Margaret Fitzgerald to VIM. A.
Coils, lot 6. square 6; $40 (stamps, $3.50.
Twenty-first and X streets northwest
Martha D. Beckley ct vir, Edgar r., to Dan
lei Johnson, part original lot 10, square 76;
$40 (stamps, $3.50.
Columbia Heights-Frederick NJ. Price ct
ux. to Herman H. Pechin, lots 20 and 21 (;
$40 (stamps, 30 cents)
and 18th streets-Stasius Meade ct ux. to
Jno. w. Wright, lot 100, square 1856: $1,000.
Connecticut Avenue Heights-Edw j.
Stellwagen ct al, trustees, to James G.
Hill. lot %, square 2; $1,000.
D street northeast between 9Th and 9th
streets-Henry l.. Briscoe ct ux. to Eliza
beth Witthaft, lot 49, square south Of a15:
SO (stamps, $3).
Evening star., 1901-05-18
THE COURTS.

Equity Court No 1-Justice Hagner.
Robson agt. Robson; rule on defendant
returnable May D. 1901, granted.
Equity Court No. 2-Justice Bradley.
Pach agt. Bundy: order discharging re-
straining order and dsmissing rule. Cald-
well agt Coles heirs: appearance of absent
defendants ordered. Dennison agt Denni-
son; order for issuance of commission to
take testimony. Thompson agt. Barclay
heirs; decree quieting title.
Criminal Court No. 1-Justce Bradley.
United States agt. Liston d. Bass, violat-
ing section 54S0, r. S. L. s.; bail on appeal
fixed at $1,000 and recogniZance taken, with
Union Surety and Guaranty Company as
surety taken United States agt. same; do,
do.
Circuit Court No. 2-Justice Clabaugh.
Klenk agt. Grand Lodge of A. o. U. W.;
demurrer to defendants second plea sus-
tanned, with leave to plead in three days.
Polling agt. Capital Traction Company;
commission ordered to issue. Evans agt.
Meyers; four cases consolidated); verdict
set aside and new trial granted.
Probate Court-Justice Anderson.
Estate of Elizabeth B. Sailor: motion to
strike caveat to will from files. In re
Frank McKnew; order Of allowance. Es-
tate of Andrew W. Hammond; order di-
recting distribution. Estate of David Nor
gan: inventory filed. Estate of Juliana
Gales May: will fully proved. Estate OF
Luther H. Pike; proof of publication filed.
of John T. Marcy; order of publication.
Estate of VIM. T. Yeatman: do. Estate of
Daniel P. Luch; do. Estate of VIM. T.
Alvey; consent Of distributes to appoint
ment Of c. c. Cole administrator, in
ventory filed and order of sale. Estate of
Margaret NJ. Carrico; order confirming
final account of eXecutrix. Estate of Eliz-
abeth Polkaty; petition for appointment Of
administrator filed. Estate of Frank o.
Staats: order granting letters of admins
tration to John c. Gittings to serve with
out bond. Estate of VIM. F. Sliney; will
dated April 4, 1901, filed. In re Blanche
H. Pike ct al. order allowing expenditure.
In re Thomas A. Rhodes jr.; order ap
pointing Thomas A Rhodes guardian and
authorizing surrender of life Insurance pol
icy. Estate of Alfred EhOmas; order ap
pointing Sarah P. Thomas Administrative:
bond, $500 In re Alexander Magruder ct
al: account passed. Estate of Isaac
Steinem; final notice issued returnable
June Is, 1901. Estate of Mary E. Harlan;
account passed. Estate of Alice Moran;
time to file record in Court of Appeals eX-
tended to June 20, 1901. In re VIM. S. Bo-
teller; summons returned served. Estate
Of Ann Toliver; order allowing counsel
fees. Estate of Austin Herr: petition for
letters of administration fled In re Allen
l.. Scribner ct al: petition for appointment
of guardian, etc, filed Estate of Elizabeth
B. Sailor; powers of attorneys and letters
filed
Evening star., 1901-05-18
WORK DON'T HURT.
POOR SELECTION OF FOOD IS THE CAUSE OF
BREAkDOV-ES

Many men, and women. too feel that their work
is the cause OF symptoms of nervous breakdown
put WORK is not the cause any one can prove to
their entire satisfaction. by leaving on the food
they have been trying to subsist on and taking
In Its place food made for the express purpose Of
rebuilding the brain nerve centers in the body
and supplying other portions with sufficient noursh-
ment and keep right with the same work and
get we'll and strong.
An illustration is given In the case of F. A.
Whitley. superintendent of public schools at Ex-
celsior, MINI. He is also student and teacher Of
hygiene He says: This spring at the beginning
OF the last month OF school was very much run
down. and since my duties quite confnng. l
naturally ascribed my condition to that
Il discovered that made the same mistake that
many do. 1t Is not work, but lack OF proper food
that causes breakdown. Wife went visiting at this
time. ana concluded to get my own meals for a
time. Inc grocer suggested that ready
cooked food known as Grape-Nuts. l found the
food delicious. requiring no cooking. l simply
poured milk or cream over it and had 1t in that
way.
II used Grape-Nuts for breakfast dinner and
supper ana liking 1t SO well, i simply lived on it
for the next three weeks My work continued
quite as arduous and confning as before. but ex-
perienced decided rise in spirits and vitality,
well as In general health. Found did not tire as
before and entirely lost that worn-out feeling
which seems to take the heart out Of one.
i am satisfied the change was due to my charge
In FOOD. and have been greatly helped and
have been taught SO valuable lesson In food as
reated to the human body that wish to express
my appreciation in this manner"
1t Will pay any brain worker to dispense with a
part OF the ordinary diet and use Grape-Nuts once
or twice day at least. for the food is made by
food experts, for purpose and that purpose is to
fnrnish the human system with the elements. in a
concentrated form, required for rebuilding the
Drain and nerve centers throughout the body. There
Is no sort Of question Of the truth of the
and value Of the food. as can be demonstrated by
any one.
Evening star., 1901-05-18
SPECIAL NOTICES.

THE ANNUAL ELECTION OF NINE TRUSTEES
OF the German American Fire Insurance Company
OF D. &. will be held at the office Of the company
No OIL 9TH st. NV. on THURSDAY, June H.
1901. Polls open from IL al to l pm.
IL. II. BERGMAN, Secretary
rylS-s 81
Evening star., 1901-05-18
PEOPLES MISSION.

PEOPLES MISSION. 80 PA. AvE-SERyICEs
daily noon and ,;45 pm; Sundays, and 7:45
pm. Sundays; Messrs. Bailey and HaveIl'
evangelists. IL
Evening star., 1901-05-18
Deaths In the District.

The following deaths have been reported
to the health office during the twentyfour
hours ending at noon today: Mary E.
Meredith, II years; Mary A. Dorsey, 20
years; William Tinker, 10 years; Henry Pc
terson Ross, % years: Jessie Cook q
years; Elsie Carter, years: Joseph An
drew Smith, months; Mabel Altdorfer 8
months; Annie Ready, &; Catherine Haw-
kins, 4 months.
Evening star., 1901-05-18
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
White-Benjamin II. Greenstreet and An
ME B. Dillard Stanley D. Walker and Lena
A. Murray. Henry l. Apern of Pittsburg,
Pa, and Ella Cohen Of this city.
Colored-George Taylor and Essie Bris-
Evening star., 1901-05-18
Fire at LouisviIIe. Ky.

LOUISVILLE. KY. May 1s.-Fire today in
the four-story wholesale tinware and hard
ware store Of Stratton & Terstegge, 10
West Main street. caused loss Of S65, ,00O.
Adjoining buildings were damaged to the
extent Of IS 500; all insured for about W
per cent.
Evening star., 1901-05-18
CLOUDY TONIGHT, WITH SHOWERS.
Sunday Clearing, Light. Variable
Winds. Mostly Southwesterly.

Forecast till pm. Sunday.-For the DIS
trict OF Columbia. Maryland and Virginia.
partly cloudy tonight, with showers. Sun
day clearing: light variable winds, mostly
southwesterly.
Evening star., 1901-05-18
Records for T~enty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
al p. m. yesterday:
Thermometer-May II, 4 pm, -; pm.
6S; - midnight. 6'; May Is. m. go: 8
a. m. "a: y noon. 6S: , p NJ. 6S. Maximum,
-, at 1 pm, May Il; minimum, co, at 4
a. m, May IS
Barometer-May IL. 4 pm. 1890; 8 pm.
2oSG; - midnight, 29.S5; May Is. am,
30 76; m, 2t.77; noon, 23.74; pm, % "A
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at s
am.-Great Falls, temperature, 6S; condi-
tion, 13; receiving reservoir, temperature,
67: condition at north connection. s: condi-
ton at south connection 6; distributing res
erVoir. temperature 6S; condition at influ-
ent gate house, 4; effluent gate house, 4.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. :27 am. and 2:14 pm. (;
high tide, 7:3G am. and S:04 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 2:1S am. and 3:OS
pm; high tide, S:2S m. and S:55 pm.
The SUN and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 4:42 am; sun sets,
7:1O pm.
Moon sets. 7:55 pm. today
Rev moon, 12:31 am. today.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 4:42 am
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; eX
tingushing begun one hour before sunrise.
All are and incandescent lamps lighted fif
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.