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The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-04-30
rYPEwRIrERs FoR MANY NATIONS
One Company Alone selis Shnitien N4f
Twenty-six LnnEuakes.


How many typewriter operators
know that machines have been Invent
cd for peoples using more than twenty
i've different languages? The latest
patent is the Arabic typewriter, With a
keyboard no larger than the one we
use in America, although the Arabic or
textbooks is described as having 03S
different characters. Up to date the
japanese tongue is about the only one
IN extensive use that does not boast
Its typewriting machine, but 1t is an
nounced that a scholar Of the language
is now working on keyboard arrange
ment, with view to supplying the de-
ficiency.
The difficulties of providing keyboard
arrangements for n language having SO
many characters as the Arabic can be
guessed at That languages 08S forms.
however, consist of variations Of only
about thirty letters, and the inventor
had to do lot Of compromising with
the variations 1t is too early yet, ac-
cordlng to men connected with the
manufacture of machines, to tell how
successful the latest addition will
prove, but II is presumably 10 serve
many thousands of merchants In Ara
bla, Egypt and Persia. ..
A single typewriter company of this
city advertises zone hundred styles OF
type-shuttles In twenty-siS languages"
Many Of these languages, Of course,
have nparlv tlp same characters as the
English. For instance, the French,
Spanish and Scandinavian machines
are like ours except THAT the keyboards
contain certain accents that are not
needed by us. The German, Greek and
Russian keyboards, Of course, have
their distinctive characters, but tho
number Of keys is practically the same
in every case. There are special ma
chimes for writing Gaelic, and these
the dealers speak Of rs Irish type
writer's"
One company makes a typewriter for
Chinese. This one Is necessarily very
Incomplete, for the Language contains
an almost unlimited number Of char
acters, but It serves In ordinary busi-
ness. There is another machine with
Keyboard Of Burmese characters, rs
well as one for the Slamese, There is
no instrument for writing Hebrew, and
this fact a typewriter maker explains
by saying that, although thousands use
that language, business operations arc
not conducted in it very extensively.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-04-30

water within one ounce OF -four and
then kneading 1t into dough, which
is held under stream of water and
pulled aud worked until the starch has
all been washed out The wet gluten
is weighed and then dried and weighed
again, in order to ascertain Its moisture
holding power II is stretched into
long threads and the ductility Is noted,
Lastly 1T is moulded into round ball
and laid upon a card. The better the
-four the better the gluten. ball will
retnln Its shape, The poorer the gluten
the more st win natten out. and spread
over the card. .Ir
In the bakers sponge test the volume
and time of rising of the dough are
noted. Gluten from Bolten's Blue
Stem produced sixty times Its volume
Of loaf. while Rio Grande only pro-
duced fifty times Its bulk Of bread,
though It contains one per. cent. more
gluten than the Blue Stem.
In 1890 the work of Improving wheat
by selecting the best Individual plants
was begun. In'1S02 400 kernels OF
each Of eight varieties were planted
slngly In hills twelve by eighteen
inches, and the best plants were Sc
leeted from each variety In 1893
1900. of the largest hard kernels Of
Bottoms Blue Stem were selected and
planted by hand four inches apart
each way. AS the grain approached
maturity the poorest stalks were re-
moved, Successive cuttings reduced
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-04-30
ohinn riddles.

The latest invention in the domain
Of ceramics is the manufacture Of vio-
Inns and mandollns from porcelain. A
well-known manufacturer of the Meis-
sen ocarinas and porcelain organs has
invented a process for the manufacture
Of viollns and mandolins from clay
Some violins have already been COM
pleted. and the inventor has applied
for letters patent for the same in diff
ferent countries.
Under. this process the violins are
cast, and every violin is guaranteed
success and to be uneXcelled for pro-
ducing music. The latter quality con-
stltutes precisely the chief value of this
Invention. The porcelain body IT Is
claimed, is better able TO produce sound
than wooden one, since 1t co-operates
IN the production Of sound, making the
notes soft and full. q
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-04-30

rods long and one rod wide. A shoe
drill half rod wide is used, so that
one round will plant a plot. After one
variety is planted the seeder Is cleaned
by hand, and then every remaining
seed blown out with q bellows and
rubber tube. An alley two feet wide is
left between the plots of grain. AS
wheat is nearly always self fortified,
there is little cross breeding of varie-
ties. After the grain heads out, the
plots of newly secured varieties are
gone over, and all plants not Of that
variety are removed.
The different varieties are planted
in the order Of their ripening season,
beginning at one side Of the field. The
earliest variety can thus be cut first,
and each succeeding plot as It ripens'
The binder is carefully cleaned after
each plot, and the varieties are marked
by placing a stake beside each shock,
The separator used in thrashing is con-
structed so that 1t will clean Itself
thoroughly when run a few minutes
after the feed is stopped.
To further guard against the admlx-
ture of varieties, the first half bushel OF
a variety is placed in large sack, and
then half bushel is caught and placed
in small sack and saved for seed.
The remainder is placed in n large
sack. The vitality of the seed is tested
in a terminating chamber, in which
the temperature is as low as that OF
the soil at sowing time. Where neces'
sary the seed is treated for smut,
Many Of the Russian wheats were
found to be badly mixed, although
they were samples Of the best varieties
grown in that great wheat country
Some contain from two to four distinct
kinds .-'..
In 1897 the 200 original varieties had
been so closely culled out that only
eight of the best were still retained
for further testing In order to still
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-04-30

"A friend of mine from up the State
who came to the city for the first time
the. other day." said II. L, Preston.
twas naturally amazed at the many
strange sights he saw. After watch
Ing the crowds on Broadway and the
surface and elevated cars for n time,
he turned to me and asked; Where
does the food come from to feed an
these peopleT
IL took him down in the produce
section and we walked for blocks
where the sidewalks were covered
with fruit, vegetables, poultry and pro-
visions. Then he turned TO me and de-
manded; Where In thunder do sou
find people to cat oil this STUMP New
York Times. ---.-..4 -...- u
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-04-30
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AN ODD OLD CHAIR.
Used by the Presidents Of Harvard
For Many Generations

~ NE Of the most interesting
F Easai'rr: Ct a en' !s1. s s"5Ss55
says the Boston Herald, is the
chair used by the President Of Harvard
University during the annual COM
mencement exercises in June. Aside
from the fact that 1t is very old, the
chair hns the distinction Of being al
most the only one of its kind in Amer
icn, so FAR MS collectors have been able
to discover.
The Presidents chair, as 1t is always
called, has been used by thirteen Presl'
dents of the college and university.
1t is stoutly constructed Of oak, In the
style known as thrown" or turned,
and dates back to the sixteenth cen.
fury, so that 1t was already something
Of an antique" when It was brought
over to this country by some early
Puritan or Pilgrim. Oliver Wendell
Holmes has described It thus:
Funny old choir with seat like o
wedge, - ...,.
Sharp behind and broad front edge
One Of the Oldest Of human things
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-04-30

Indians who use poisoned arrows do
not trust alone to the venom with
which they nnoint their darts. In ad-
dltion, they often apply poison to the
bow itself and utter certain spells over
IT. with the idea that 1t would launch
death with the arrows 1t shot The
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-04-30

sofa. The station is located at st. An
thony Park, which is between the
cities of st. Paul AMI Minneapolis. The
proximity of the great Touring mills
of the latter city gave excellent facll-
tiles for testing the milling qualities of
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-04-30
IMPROVING WHEAT.
resting Many Varieties to Sc
eiIcet the Most Profitable...
: Experiments in Cross
N" Fertilization.
py o. II. DarnhIn.

.T lie improvement Of wheat is
very important matter. and
1t is only natural that the
work should be undertaken
hy the experiment station OF the lead
Ing wheat State of the Union. Mime
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-04-30
THE PRESIDENTS CHAIR, HARVARD.

Turned all over with knobs and rings
But heavy and wide, and deep and
grand
Fit for the worthless Of the land"
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-04-30

the various wheats with which expert.
ments were made An the variety
tests were not made at st, Anthony
Park, however. A large number OF
experiments were made at the March
& spalding farm, in the northwestern
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-04-30

part OF the State, near Warren, in the
famous Red River Valley; at Glyndon,
In the southeastern part Of the Red
River Valley; at the Northwest Expert
ment Farm. near CroolSston, Mimi, and
at the Northeast Experiment Farm
near Grand Rapids, MINI. Extensive
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-04-30

To such an extent does religion pre-
vail at Gonoatoa In the South Seas,
that every man, woman and child on
that island who does not go to church
at least three times week Is liable to
be arrested and fined, the fine going to
the king.
An Englishnan has Invented o brick
laying machine which lays and mort
ars the bricks FvUfFNrffA =
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-04-30

further decide among these, small
amounts Of each kind were made into
-four and were subjected to CAREFUL
tests, known among milling experts as
the color test" gluten test and the
"baker's sponge test
The gluten test Is made by mixing
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-25
Notea and Personals.

J. Rollo, travelling auditor Of tho Santa
Fe route, was IN Houston yeaterday.
c. IT, Carringcr, commercial agent ot the
Santa Fe route, has returned 10 the city
Charles j. Golding, commercial agent ~
tho Rock Island, was in Galveston ycstcr
day.
Vice President C. II. Markham OF the
Sunset Central lines was in beaumont yes
terday.
j. A. Grand. travelling freight agent Of
tho Frisco system, has returned to the city
after business trip.
T. H. Gnodwyu, general freight agent Of
the Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fc route, was
here from Galveston Yesterday
! j. Coleman lumber and coal agent Of
the Santa 20 route, with headquarters IN
Chicago, was in Houston yesterday.
John Il. Goodhue ot Rcuumont n director
In the Houston. Beaumont mud New OrlcR ns
railroad, was I'm Houston yesterday.
W. H. Taylor. general freight and pas
senCpr agent Of tho Houston East and West
Toxins railroad, has returned from trip
to shreveport
s. H. Dixon, immigration agent ~ the
whore he attended meeting Of the Living
sfon Truck Growers association.
]. d. Rome, commercial agent Of the Cot
ton Belt route, has returned TO bis head
quarters IN this CITY, ntter a IT'D nlong tR'
limo Of the international and Great North
ern.
c. n. seger, auditor of the Sunset Central
lines. WINS In Victoria yesterday on business
W, y. Mcclure, general freight and pas
Mcpherson railroad, was in Houston yes
! terdny.
II. c. Archer, commercial agent OF tho
Kansas City Southern railroad IN TINS CITY
viii return home this morning from rom WHINE ne
| lend tho funeral Of his friend, T. T. W
! Bre9dv, who died in this city.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-25
WORK OF COTTON BELT
TAKING AN ACTIVE PART IN RAIL.
ROAD CoLoNlsT MOVEMENT.
Ask Every Citizen to Send Names and
Addresses Of Three Friends In
the Old States.

the St Louis Southwestern railway ia
keeping pace with the other railroads In
this state In the great work they are doing
In upbuildlng Texas. They are assisting
TO their fullest extent In developing this
state and doing their utmost to induce a
desirable class OF immigrants to come
here ana make Texas their home.
The railroads are doing wonderful things
/ LOT Ie1as' and whatever the future great
ness this State is, 1t can not be denied
"a I9at much OF II will be due to the efforts
j; r. Leblanc, general passenger and
Mchet agent of the Cotton Belt route IN
IeA9s, has addressed the following com
muiMcatldn 10 the newspapers OF Texas:
'Ihe railroads with tines penetrating the
southwest are just entering upon the most
Important work ever attempted looking to
the upbullding and development OF the
''lhe colonist unconventional this is the
work referred tots hardly begun, yet IN
/ the short period In which II has been IA
effect thousands have taken advantage OF
! throughout the Southwest looking FOR
homes and locntions. These are hut the
advance. guard. Hundreds Of thousands
The question arises, What has your
town or community done to attract q por
| tion of this great Influx Of immigratonT
Every newcomer. among you brings a
certain amount OF wealth, creates a cor
/ tain amount Of now business, adds to the
/ taxable property and increases the value Of
orery foot VI land in the community,
/ what are your people doing towards
locating share Of these homeseekersi
Here is n suggestion;
"Lct every citizen send us tho names
and addresses of three friends back IN inc
1 old States We viii mail them illustrated
pamphlets descriptive of the country along
! the Cotton Belt route. We viii write them
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-25

a 1i,' been somewhat delayed by the con
unvs1 uad weather, hut would he pushed
.epllly when the weather settled. ''ine
sraae, said Mr., bowers, "from Navesota
70 Madisqnville, on the Madisciytlle brRnch.
- now about completed and we will begin
70 lay track about February 1 aud hope 10
nave y completed ready for trims Within
s.Aty Gays, at the outside. This will be n
nne track from the start and regular
schedule Of trains will be established al
Judge n, A. stedman has returned from
stay IN Austin.
George II. Hunter, general foreman Of
We shops here, returned yesterday FROM
Mart whore tho company will establish
It's shops for The Fort Worth division
a carload OF polo ponies passed through
mere today They are the property OF Mr.
george J, Gould and were purchased by
nlm at San Antonio and were Ell route e
MS polo grounds nj lakewood, y. j.
Mr.. ID. j. Price returned home today from
few days stay In Tyler, where he has
been on official business
IL !. Housemau, paymastur OF the In
ternatonal and Great Northern, Is back nj
MS desk from an extended VISIT IN Missis
sippi
Assistant General Manager @. l. Nobl,
returned today from business trip To
! Tyler.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-25
TO REACH HOUSTON TODAY
representatives Of The BOer Republic
Touring The Southern Pacific
WITH A VIEW TO COLONIZATION
Route from Beaumont TO Naooedoohes
Alter Which Trip viii Be Made
to Houston---The Party.

Mt w. II. Taylor, general freight and
passenger agent Of the Houston East and
West Texas railroad loft last night for
Beaumont, where he will meet Passenger
Traffic Manager 8. #. d. Morse Of the sun
set-Central lines, who is In charge Of a
party of representatives OF the Boer repub-
lie, escorting tbrm throughout the State.
These gentlemen will go to Nacogdochcp
this morning. and will reach Houston to.
night.
The members of the party arei DR.. Fran.
els William Reltz, ex-president Of the
Orange Free State; Mrs. Reits, DR.. C. w
Wander Hoogt, former representative Of the
Bocr republic at Washington; Rev. ]. A.
Van Blerk, chaplain Of the Boer prisoners
In Bermuda during the war; General Sam
uel Pearson. II. L. Brintal of Saginaw
Mich; y. A. Dalm OF Kalamazoo, Mich
editor Of n Dutch-Americnn newspaper. and
Mr.. John Neman, land and Immigration
agent for the Southern Pacific company
with headquarters 10 New York
They left New Orleans yesterday morn
ing and are travelling in private cars and
via special trains. They will visit every
section Of the State along the line Of tn,
Sunsct-Centrnl route, and will give careful
attention TO the agricultural possibilities Of
TeXas with the view Of preparing report
upon the subject.
A very large number Of the people Of tn,
Boer republic are quite anxious to locate II
this country and have sent Or. Reitz anC
others here for the purpose Of looking int,
conditions in Texas to find suitable Locations
for them. The Beers are an Industrious Sc
Of people. and take an active interest II
agricultural affairs. They will do much to
ward developing Texas along this line, ant
1t IL said by those acquainted with thei
habits that they make desirable class O
| Immigrants
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-25
THE BOERS IN LOUISIANA
DR.. RElTz THINKS FEW OF THEM
WILL COME
Those Who Do VIII Desire 10 Remain
Beers and Preserve Their Gus
toms, He Says.

Crowley, La, January 24.-Just before
noon today special train brought & II. Il.
Morse and a party Of Beers to Crowley
from New Orleans. Besides Colonel Morse,
there were in the party Dr. e. w. Reitz,
eN-president 81 the Orange Free state OK
secretary Of the Boor republic and one OF
tho leading BOcr generals, Mrs Rcit2' Dr.
G. W. Vnnderhoopt representative OF the
Borr interests at Washington during the
Bopr war: Rev j. A. Van Blcrk formerly
OF Cnpo Colony, who has spent two years aS
chaplain Of the Rocr prisoners at bermuda;
T.. A. upht, editor and publisher Of tho
UalIondish American NJ Kalamazoo, Mich
General Samuel Pearson, who gained much
uotorictv by his efforts at New orleans
and Washington 10 induce tho united SiHlcS
10 prpvont the shipment of muloa ana hpIheB
from thla country for tho british army Mr.;
John Davis Newman, general eastern '4iln
eide locptpO al New York. and MT Briut-
neil. n friend Of Colonel Morse.
A party Of Crowley citizens met tho Wis
itorg and explained how and why the rice
the Visitors showed much Interest In rice
and the gulf coast country
'-rhls IL wonderful country this Amor.
lea said Or, Reltz, "a wonderful country.
would he likely TO settle In the rico belt. In
case q colony came, lie said ''Ivo hcep
away from my people 80 long I'm not pre-
pared 10 say. ] don't think n large proper
there are some who prefer 10 live IN other
lnuds. America bns 80 much that suits the
Beers, that they naturally regard II with
| favor. They would like 30 settle some place
whore they could keep together ana bc free
| he free tn keep their own religion and
/ language and customa,"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-25
NOT DUE TO CLIMATE.
catnrh L. Found Everywhere.


Cntarrh IL nj home anywhere and every
where. While moro common In cold,
chnngeable climates IL IL by no means con
fined to them HIT Ia prevalent IN every
Statp ana Territory 10 the Union.
Tho common definition 81 cnt0rrh Is n
chronic cold IA rhc head. which n long neg
lcctcd often destroys the sense oi smell anI
hearing; hut There nre many otner forms OF
the disease, even more obstinate ana dah-
Cntarrh OF the throat and bronchial tubes
as well as cntnrrh Of the stomach ana liver
are olmost as common as nnsnl catarrn ana
generally more difficult TO cure
Catnrrh IL undoubtedly a blood disense
and can only he successfully eradlcated by
an internal treatment. Sprays washes and
powders are useless as far as reachlng thh
reai seat Of the disease h concerned.
Or McIverncy advises catafrh sufferers
to use new preparation soil ~ drug
gists called Stuart's Cntarrh lhhlets, ne
cause actual analysis has shown these
trhlets 10 contain certain ntiseptic quail
lies of the highest value and being an IN
ternai remedy, pleasant 20 the taste, con
venieut and harmless Gan DC ustu 40
freely as required. as well for children as
An attorney and public speaker. who had
been catarrh sufferer for years. says
,yo,,ia se,ti I' In iar head and thront ana
hang on ali winter long md every winter
II seemed 10 get httle worse. } was gu
tinually clenring my throat ana ing koitr
hecgms affected 10 such ON extent M ~
intcrfere with MY public speaking
~ .rtsd 4roches and cheap cough cures
and sometimes got relief. hut only for 2
short limo. until this winter when ] learned
az the new catarrh cure, Stnaris q
tnrrh Tablets, through 2 neWspnps. az
yerfisensnf Two ~ cent boxes which
houebt AL my druggists. cleared my head
and throat in hne shape. ana 80 Ennre
asoltef n return OF my old trouble keeI
aSbby ~ the tablets on hand ana whenever
I eaton li,ie cold take q tablet or twf
and ward IN any serious developments.
stuart's Catarrh Tablets deserves 10 aea,
ana hrcak M coughs and colds becaus'
unlike many sther catsrrh and cough cure
theee ta,iets contain no opiate, cocaine o
any Injurious drag.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-25
THE GALVESTON ELEVATOR.

Test Run Of the Southern Pacific Elevator
VIII Be Made Next Week.
Mr.. Alex Nichol, representative Of the
Rosenbamn Grain company Of Chicago, was
visitor To Houston Yesterday. Mr. Nichols
company recently lcasod the elevator erect
ed 10y the Southern Pacific at Galveston
They have bccn operating at Galveston for
some years, using elevators and b, owned
by the Galveston Whnrf compauy, aud Will
trepsfer their business 10 the Southern Pa
cidc elevator. Tho machinery Of The new
elevator will he set In motion, on neAI
"Wednesday. mud test run Will he mace
then Tho first regunr work viii begin
within o wcck or ten days. Mr Nichols nhs
been engaged In the business OF running
wheat elevators Tor many years and mas
seen a large number of elevators, re &C.,
cl1res That tho galveston elevator Is the
hnesi aud hest elevator in all Of It's "a, hp
ponrmcnts he has ever ohserye,a, c dnr
| Rnsnnbanm company Is an extensive con
Germ n1vinq elevators at Chicago ana ~
| Paeo. ii. addition TO the one at Galveston
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-25
COTTON BELT DIRECTORS

Met at Dallas End Authorized nan
Million Loan
Tyler. Texas January 24-The St LOUIS
Southwestern Railway company Of Texas
met here today in special session and passed
a resolution granting the company the
power to borrow $4,000 with which 10
complete the road into Dallas and for depot
bettprnients In that city. a.. a,,,
rho party spent several hours IN me 'l,ay
ana irft this afternoon for Waco IN SUI
Reimbursement GREEN'S special car. The. FOL
lowing officials were present: Freight Ir .il
Gc Manager II Il Farrell OF ST. Louis
First vice President W y. Green on l1FE
General Freight and Passenger Agent i. !.
Leblanc. Several other uTe'tV''
attendance.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-25
Mr.. Tramnell Here.

J. n, Trammcll, chief engineer Of tho
International and Great Northern, with
headquarters at Palestine, was in the city
yesterday on business connected with that
road. Ono or tho matters which MIR, Tram
mcll gave consideration yesterday was the
International and Great Northern tunnel
with view Of making n report tn l., 'rrlcr
general manager OF that road, upon tho
proposition made by the council committee
that the city pay - per cent aud the
company 10 per cent ~ the coat Of tho
tunnel on Preston street. Mr.. Trammcll',
report win no doubt have considerable
weight IN the decision Of General Manage
Trice IN the matter