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new location would prove advanta-
geous, and the machinery was taken
TO Sequel, CAL The move to new fields
did not prove profitable, however, and
in 1850 the factory at Sequel was
closed for good. In the meantime a
new company had installed new ma
chinery in the factory buildings at
Alvarado, and to-day it is one of the
most successful factories in the Unit
ed States.
In 1880 four beet sugar factories
were in operation in the United
States; two of them in California and
one each in Maine and Delaware. Of
these four but one remains-that at
Alvarado. In 1890 there were but two
factories in operation in the coun-
try, and both of these were in Cali
fornia. The combined value of their
product at that time was about
$275,o00, or about two per cent. of the
total cane and beet sugar used in the
United States. Even as late as 1897
the total number of factories had
grown only to nine, and these were
producing 10 per cent. of the total
consumption of sugar Of the country.
The boom in the beet sugar indus
try began in 1896, when a new i'm
petus was given it by the building of
a factory at Jacksonville, Cal, by
Claus Spreckels, and the favorable re-
suits obtained at the Alvarado fac
tory during that season. Since that
time 35 factories have been built,
with a total capacity Of 100000 short
tons of sugar per annum, and a nom
inal daily capacity of 22,310 short tons
of beets per day.
In 1900 there were 81 factories in
operation, of which eight were in Cal
ifornia, three in Colorado, one in nli-
nois, ten in Michigan, one in Mime
sofa, three in Nebraska, one in New
Mexico, three in New York. one in
Ohio, one in Oregon, four in Utah and
one in Washington. In point of beet
consumption capacity California and
Michigan were far in the lead of all
other states, the factories of the for
mer state being capable of consum-
ing 1900 tons daily, and those of the
latter ALSO tons.
The total amount of capital invest
ed in the industry throughout the
country is about $21, Oo0, 900, Of which
more than $1O,0oO,OOO is in California,
and more than 100000 in Michigan.
Fourteen and one-half millions of the
capital invested is in machinery.
Nearly 1900 men, women and chill
dren find employment for at least a
part of each year in the beet sugar
factories of the United States, and to
these is paid in salaries and wages
more than 100000. The factories
In California employ more than 900
operatives and pay out in wages and
salaries more than half a million of
dollars, while the number of en-
ployes in the Michigan factories is
nearly 500, and the amount paid them
nearly one-quarter of q million dol
lars.
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They "Popn win a Pin.

Among the Tchulian Tartars a Curl
Gus mode of popping the question" is
reported. The Tchulian Coelebs in
search of wife, having filed a brand
new pipe with fragrant tobacco.
stealthily enters the dwelling of the
fair one upon whom he has bestowed
his affections, deposits the pipe upon a
conspicuous article of furniture and
retires on tiptoes to some convenient
hiding place in the neighborhood, local
etiquette requiring that he should
execute this strategic movement ap-
parently undetected by the damsel of
his choice or any member Of her fam
lily. Presently he returns without fur
Their affectation of secrecy and looks
into the apartments in a casual sort
of way. A single glance at the pipe he
left behind him enables him TO learn
the fate of his proposal. II it has
been smoked he goes forth an accented
and exultant bridegroom; If not, the
offer of his hand and heart has been so
irrevocably rejected as not to be worth
even pipe of tobacco.-Detroit Free
Press
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-05-17

An interesting item in connection
with study of the beet sugar indus
try is the amount paid the farmer for
beets from which the sugar is made.
In 1900, the last year for which sta
tistics are available, they were paid
total of S3,4s5,320. OF this sum
S1,5s5,953 went to the beet growers
OF California, s9o2, 1892 to the growers
in Michigan, 1896, IT'S to those in other
states in which there are beet sugar
factories. The total cost Of mate
rails used during that year, including
beets, was S4,so3, 700, and the value of
the product for that year of all fac
tories S7,323,s57, of which California
claimed $3,499,996 Michigan s1,6o2,-
266 and other states S2,221, 5e5.
The 794,65s tons of beets consumed
by the factories In 1900 represented
the product Of 135,305 acres OF
ground. of the acreage planted, Cali
fornia led with 60, SIS acres; Michigan
had 37,034 acres under beet cultiva-
ton, and all other states S4,393. For
the beets there was paid an average
price throughout the country of
S4.39 per ton. The price was highest
in California, where the beet growers
received an average of SAY; in Mich
igan they were paid an average of
$4.3s, and in all other states an aver
age of s4.2e. The percentage of
sucrosse was higher in California
beets, however, than elsewhere, av-
eraging 1879, while in Michigan it was
but 1913, and in all other states 1876.
While since 1896 the beet sugar in
dustry in this country has been show
ing rapid advance, it is still very
small in comparison with the beet
sugSr industry of Europe, as will be
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Amy's Birthday
Flowers
by EhIzRezTH uocREcKHN.

MRS DALE'S fingers trembled, and
lF her lips trembled, too, as she
stood before her mirror, tying her bon
net strings and pinning her veil. Amy
had usually tied her bonnet strings and
pinned her veil.
1t was almost a year since she had
one day folded Amy's hands and slipped
into them the last flowers that they
ever would hold in the world, but she
had not yet grown accustomed to doing
for herself all the little things those
once busy hands had done for her.
During the time that was almost a
year she had missed Amy with that
loneliness with which mother does
miss the daughter who goes away into
the great, strange silence just when
she is old enough TO be her mothers
friend as well as her child. Mrs. Dale
missed all those things that had made
up Amy's life, and. perhaps most, she
missed the little things that Amy had
done for her, and that now she did for
herself.
Then, too, Amy had been her only
daughter. Mrs. Dale's two sons were
IN college, and. her husband was away
from home all day. She had many in
tereSts, and many duties, too, yet she
was very lonely. She was much more
lonely without Amy than even her hus-
band or her sons could know.
As she stood before the mirror, tying
her bonnet strings and pinning her
veil, her heart was even heavier than it
usually was. The next day would be
Amy's birthday, and instead OF pre-
pairing gifts and susprises Mrs. Dale
was about TO go into the city to buy
the most beautiful flowers she could
find TO lay on the girls grave. Amy had
loved flowers, and the next day would
be her first birthday in that other
world. that world.in which mothers are
never left lonely.
Mrs. Dale was thinking all this TO
herself as she went into the city on
the trolley car. It was September and
1t was afternoon. The car went past
fields beginning TO turn brown, and
between lines of trees beginning to
show among their green sometimes a
red leaf, or a leaf of bright gold. The
sun made the leaves all the brighter.
and it gilded the brown fields, too, and
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-05-17

SONN AAih L-OAOENlt-S Ot' LIFE
made the trees cast long shadows.
Amy had alyays been so glad that her
birthday had fallen on one OF the mys-
tic days that come just before Septem-
Der slips into October.
Her mother thought OF that, too. She
thought of so many things about which
Amy had been glad. She was a little
less sad andlonely as she remembered
some of them. She thought and re-
membered all the time that she was in
the trolley car, and even after she was
in the city, and walking along the
crowded street to a florists shop on
one Of its corners.
When she reached the florists shop
she stopped and stood looking at the
flowers in the show windows.
What shall I get?" she said TO her
self. Roses, white roses; Amy always
loved them. Or violets-it is rather
carly for violets, though. Or lilies-I
might get lilies"
For moment she almost forgot that
she was not buying them to give into
Amy's eager hands. She was not very
rich, and she began to consider. She
roses with the number of lilies that she
might get. She decided upon the roses.
They are sweeter and simpler for
young girl like Amy" she. said to her
self, gently.
She turned away from the windows,
and was just about to open the door
of the florists shop when she saw COM
ing up the street toward her one of
Amy's girl friends. She paused and
waited. She had always been very
friendly with the girls, and now she
felt even greater interest in them.
She had especially liked Eleanor
Greer.
The girl was coming so rapidly up
the street that she would have passed
the florists shop without seeing Mrs.
Dale if that lady had not spoken to
her.
"My dear Eleanor, you certainly are
In hurry" she said.
Eleanor came to sudden stop. go
Mrs. Dale, dear Mrs. Dale, I am so glad
to see you'll" She took Mrs. Dale's
hand and held 1t for moment.
Eleanor had loved Amy, and she. too.
had been lonely without her. She. too.
remembered that the next day would
have been Amy's birthday She said
not a word, but she held Mrs. Dale's
hand very closely, and looked into her
eyes; and Amy's mother understood
the unspoken sympathy.
How are you, my dear child ?'' was
all that she said for she did not yet
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-05-17
Famous Gerleos coIIeot,on.

Information from Madrid has iust
reached London art circles to the eff
feet that the famous Gerleos collec-
ton of Limoges enamels has lust
been bought by London firm, for $780,
600. This colsectioIf4s one of the most
valuable in the world, and comprises
some of the finest and most important
pieces of this ware known. It is made
up OF tryptichs, caskets, cups, dishes
and plates.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-05-17

These statistics of the beet sugar
industry show that after MANY years
of experiment and heavy loss to the
promoters It has assumed consider
able proportions. In 1900 more than
one-third of the sugar produced in
this country came from beets, while
the equipment of the present fac
tories would easily have handled
more than ga times the amount of
5eets they were able to secure. The
average quantity of beets worked per
factory in 1900 was but 26,4so short
tons, while the actual average ca
pacity per factory, based upon three
months work per year, was 10000
tons. Up to the present time Il is
reported that number of factories
in the country have paid fair re-
turn on the capital invested, that 9TH
ers have paid expenses, and that 9TH
ers have lost considerable sums, but
altogether the industry is pronounced
a commercial success.
WRIGHT A. PATTERSON
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FIrenrmn I'm Rn..,.

The carrying of firearms in Russia
is only permitted after an official in
vestigation Of the character of the
person who requests the privilege.
His name md the Rumber of the
weapon are recorded. Should he
afterward desire TO dispose of the
weapon he must notify the authori-
ties and cause the transfer to be
entered on the public records
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-05-17
Cause for sepnrntion.

Her Pastor-Do you know that
what God has Joined together man
should not put asunder?
The Divorcee-It was not man in
our case; it was a milliner.
"a what2"
"A milliner. You see, my husband
said he'd rather pay alimony than
buy hats, as it would be cheaper in
the long rum. Y. Times.
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bedtime.

Mamma-Wen, did you tell God
how naughty you have been?
Lhy-No; / was ashamed. I
thought it had better not get out of
the family.--Harlem Life.
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A Typical FeminIne on,n,o,,

Blanche Gay-So you were at the
church? l suppose the bride looked
charming?
Madge Cutting-I suppose SO - to
the groom.-Puck.
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Quo Before Hi. Ti1ne.

There's one of my faults that rm
free to admit" said the convict who
always managed to break Jail.
What's that?"
i have never lived up to my eouvic-
tions-"-Philadelphia Press.
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ALN,N congress have aroused a
MNIN new and widespread inter
NS est in the beet sugar in
49, dustry in this country. To
what extent is American
capital invested in the industry, what
is the history of the industry in
America? These and other questions
regarding beet sugar are asked every
day.
From a historical standpoint the
beet sugar industry is not new. We
must go back as far as 1888 to find
its beginning, at which time a small
factory was erected at NORTHAMPTON.
Mass. That small pioneer factory
produced but 1900 pounds of sugar
from beets and then discontinued op-
Grafton, and the experiment. was pro-
nounced failure. 1t was not until
1865 that another attempt was made
to establish a beet sugar factory in
this country, and from that time un-
til 1876 several factories were erected
in California, Illinois and Wisconsin.
Each of these ventures, all of them
small, were operated for a short time
and then pronounced failures by their
promoters and discontinued.
Four years after the last of these
ventures had passed out of existence
came the erection of the first beet
sugar factory in this country that
may he said to have attained anv
measure of success, though it, too,
may be classed as at least a partial
failure. 1T was a factory erected at
Alvarado, Cal, and its operation was
continued for three years. At the
end of that time it was thought by
the promoters that its removal to a
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-05-17
In Some Gases.

Marriage" said the thoughtful
man, els merely preliminary to re-
pentance."-Chicago Post.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-05-17

shown from the following figures,
which give the total product of the
factories in the leading beet sugar
producing nations of the world:
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q LARGE TYPE r.
X UNABRIDGED 4


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Total for
The u. S...... u,427 s2'471 an 20,
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The suburban citizen., 1902-06-14
Rave to Be on Time.

Before l became a suburbalite,' '
said man who recently moved out
Of town, according TO the Philadelphia
Record. II used TO note with consider.
able amusement the crowds Of people
who every day would compare their
watches with the official timepieces tc
be found in front Of several Chestnut
street jewelry stores, l used to regard
them as cranks when they would say
TO each other Right on the dot OF
draw long faces over a difference of a
fraction of minute. For my part ]
was satisfied If my watch kept decent
ly good time. and never bothered my
head over n matter Of five minutes OF
so out of the way l have since dis
covered that the people L used to
think were cranks are really suburb
antics, with trains - think about II
hasn't taken me long to discover the
importance Of having a watch exactly
right, and after having missed several
trains myself have Joined the crowds
around the places where the official
time is kept"
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-14
Rnbber From Greasowood.

The ingenuity Of a Yankee inventor
has devised use for that humble and
unlovely shrub OF The western deserts
known as the "greasewood." 1t has
been found TO contain a gum that az.
fcrds a valuable substitute for rubber
The method of obtaining the gum
which has been newly patented, con
sists in bruising the woody stalks of
the grpasewood, soaking them in a so.
luton Of carbon disulphide. and then
drawing off the liquid, which is dis
TILED. The chemical used as solvent
Is driven off by heat, and there re.
mains IN the bottom Of the vessel q
gummy stuff, flexible and elastic.
Finally. the gummy stuff is washed
and purified, the result being a very
fair substitute for India-Tubber-sC
good, in fact, as TO suggest the notion
that some day the American deserts
may he made to yield very satisfactory
profits in the production Of raw ina
tcrial Of gum shoes and bicycle tires
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post.
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-14
Reasoning Powers of Grabs.

Eugene Blackford the ex-fish com.
missioner was standing in the door
of his Office in Fulton Market when =
literary woman came up to him and
said: Mr.. Blackford, ! am gathering
material FOR an article on crabs. Do
you think those little crustaceaus have
the faculty Of reasoning"
"Wcll. madam" replied Mr. Black
ford, according to the New York Times,
Il have never given the subject y
thought, but l have known crabs TO do
some remarkable things. Last sum
mer | was fishing for founders in
Jamaica Bay The water was shallow
and could easily see the bottom. A
crab sidlod up to my bait, picked up
the hook with one claw, took off the
bait with the other, ate il and then
climbed up the line for the bait box.
If that isn't reason il certainly is a
very high degree Of instinct"
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-14
wasps Worse than Bullets.

Richard Harding Davis relates this
incident, which happened while he was
acting as correspondent during the
Englsh-Boer war.
A regiment of Scottish Highlanders,
noted for their bravery in action, dur
ing the heat of the battle were sudden
ly seen to break ranks and run in all
directions. The officers as well shared
in the stampede, and apparently made
no attempts to urge the men under
them into line. Their behavior was a
Surpi ise to everybody on the field, and
after the battle was over the colonel OF
the regiment was summoned before
Gen. Roberts.
What the devil was the matter with
your regiment?" asked "Bobs."
Well" replied the colonel, there is
not man in the regiment afraid Of a
Dutchman's bullet, but we we're steer
ed into field literally infested with
wasps nests, and you know, general.
we were all in kits and with bare
legs"
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-14

Watch for a town, Congress Heights,
D. c. IT,
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-14
nanren npd ,nnpA. Yet Lived.

1t is not given to many men to be
hanged and buried, and yet be able
to tell the tale, but such was the ex-
perience OF one John Bartesdale, who
was executed ct Yorh in 1884 for fel-
ony. After his body bad hung for
nearly an hour, it was buried A gen.
tleman passing by the grave, which
had not been filled up thought he saw
the earth move, and with the help OF
hes servant, he disinterred the con-
vict, who was still alive. 1t was the
custom in those days to bury suicides
and executed criminals without any
CONN. The man was carefully treated,
and entirely recovered. He became
hostler at the coaching house IN YORK
and lived a most exemplary life.
When asked what he could tell in re-
lation to hanging, as having expert
enced 1t, he replied: That when was
turned off flashes OF fire seemed 10
dart from my eyes, from which / fell
into state OF darkness and insensi-
bility.'
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-14
Ins4ruotIonst, Subscribers.

PosrAoE-The postage to Rll psrtti St the
GATED states and Canada 10 paid by the
publishers.
REMIrTANcHs OF small sums may be made
With comparative safety In ordinsTy letters
buns of one dollar or more must be sent by
registered letter or post-offlce mon order {
ptherwise, we cannot be responsible iopsame
CHANGE OF ADDREss-subscriber wishing
eheir address changed must invariably give
their former as well as new address.
MISSING NuMBERs-It occasionally AppenL
Mat numbers OF our paper sent " subscribers
gre lost or stolen in the msils. In cnse you
"a not receive any number when due, write
Ne q postal card, and we will oheerfully fur
hssE duplicate Of the missing number.
Moor IMPORTANT OF ALL--In every letter
shat yoO write us, never fail to give your full
address plainly written. name, Post-ofioe.
county and State.
The suburban citizen., 1902-06-14
"MALARI0."

This is a new discovery in medicine.
One dose of WYCKOFFS MA
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fever
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within ten days from the date of this
issue.
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The suburban citizen., 1902-06-14
AROUND WORLD FOR TWO CENTS.
Distance a Letter May Travel with
United States Stamp.

United States Stamp.
Now that the Danish West Indies
will become an insular possession CT
the United States upon the completion
Of the diplomatic negotiations for their
acquisition, and the eastern shore line
Of this country practically extended
over 400 miles into the broad eNpanse
Of the tempestuous Atlantic, 1t will
prove Of interest to show the postal
possibilities of this country as to tie
carriage of letter weighing an ounce
for two cents, said a gentleman tG'
miliar with postal affairs
venture to say that even an Off
hand statement Of these remarkable
possibilities cannot readily be given
Having occasion 10 90 into this cues
tion recently, l made n new calcdla'
tion, which is approximately correct
1t is based upon the Island Of St
Thomas. in the Danish West Indies,
as an eastern starting point. Upon
the completion of negotiations Amer.
ican postoffices win be established in
the islands. We will proceed to the
recently established postoftice at Point
Barrow. Alaska, well within the arctic
circle. on parallel far above the
northernmost shores of Iceland and
not so very distant from the north
pole itself. Thence we will take an
aerial journey TO the tropics Of the
south seas, at Manila, and then home
again to st. Thomas.
From st. Thomas to New York it is
1923 miles; to San Francisco, 1915
miles: from San Francisco to Unalas
ka, 2035 miles; from Unalaska to
Nome, about 1000 miles and thence to
Point Barrow, overland, 400 miles, or
q total of S2SS miles from our most
eastern Atlantic postofice TO our
northernmost postofice amid arctic
ice The revenue cutter which will
visit Point Barrow this summer, when
the ice is out Of the Arctic Sea suffi
GENTLY. and which will carry the sup
plies for the new office, will go around
The western shores of Alaska through
Bering Strait, and the total distance
will be somewhat increased Actual
distances in this remote region cannot
be stated with positlvcness, but theso
figures are not far out of the way. and
are based upon official data.
Returning southwark, overland part
of the way, it is approximately 1900
miles from Point Barrow 10 Unalaska;
thence It is 2016 miles to Honolulu;
from this isle in the sea it is 1887 miles
to Guam. and from that island 1906
miles to Manila or total of $3.50 miles
from our arctic postofiice at Point
Barrow to our Southern Pacific post
Office Of Importance,
And now for the homeward leap. II
is 7041 miles from Manila to San Fran
cisco via Guam and Honolulu, and
4743 miles from the Golden Gate city
to ST. Thomas, and the complete cir
cult, as here outlined, approximates
29,4S1 miles, which a letter might
travel, under certain conditions. foI
two cents under the American flag