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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-12
The MiI|er& & Peck Co Bargain Day, Friday, Nov. B

0us 6uNH Uuy sIIIuuJ3s NUIs iU At $1.s9, Misses Walking Skirts in
 variety of styles. At 4ec, Ladies Flannelette Wrappers,
 were 75c.
 At s99s,; Ladies' Pipeline Coats in
 black or Oxford, all silk lined, value
 S12.5O. ,e At 49c. 27-inch Black Taffeta Silk.
 was 75c.
 Att 9Sc, all our $1.5o Black Velvet. At 75c, Black Panne Velvet, was $1.0O At 4c, yard wide Brown Cotton, from
 5c. At 5Ac, Best Apron Ginghams. from At s1-ac, Printed Flannelettes, from
 12hc, ssFs1 X 5% At 19c, Bleached Table Damask. from
 25c. At TAG, yard wide White Cambric,
 from 1Oc. At 25c, Fancy French Flannels, from
 49c.
 At 24c, Boys Blue Ribbed Fleece
 Lined Shirts and Drawers. At S1.S9. special sale of Boys 2-piece
 Wool Suits, ages to Is. value $2.o %. At 40c, OQQ SlZeS III MeH 5 VOOi OA-a
 derwear. value 69c. At 29c Women's Jersey Ribbed Vests
 and Pants, value 39c. At 13c. ? for 25c, Boys scksol Hose,
 extra weight. At 15c, Infants Daisy Cloth Jackets.
 embroidered edges. value 25c. At 49c, Ladies Kimona Dressing
 sacaues in stripes and plain colors,
 value 69c. At 23c, Ladies' Outing Flannel Short
 Skirts. with ruff1e. value 39c. At 6Ac, 36-inch Sash Muslins, from
 10c
 At 8 1-3c. 36-inch Muslins. from 1215c. At $18.75. Brussels Rugs, 9x12 feet,
 from $21.5O. At 69c. Door Panels, from S9c. At $1.59 each. 3h-yard Nottingham
 Lace, from $2.O0. At 59c, Tapestry Brussels. from 75c- At 19c yard, Rag Carpets, from 25c.
The Greeley tribune., 1903-12-17

Name OF Owner,
tf known
The Greeley tribune., 1903-12-17

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WimodaughSis Notes.

Wfmodaughsis held its annual meeting
on Tuesday and Wednesday last. On
Tuesday evening Mrs. Ellen Spencer
Mussey gave an address on The Higher
Education of Women" and an entertain
ing musical program was given by Mrs
Zula Burkhart and Mrs. Vida Rousseau.
On Wednesday business sessions were
held at 1920 ard 4:3O o'clock.
Reports were read by the president
and other officers, including reports Of
the magister of the Academy of Forty
and the chairman of the Current Litera-
ture Club. The terms of three members
of the board having expired. nominations
were made for their successors. as fol-
lows: Mrs. Edgar. Mrs Lohr, Mrs Col
ford. Mrs. Andrew, Mrs. Months, Mrs
Cameron and Mrs. North. The result Of
the ballot was the election of Mrs. Anna
NJ. Edgar. Mrs. Margaret c. Lohr and
Mrs. Ida NJ. Colford. A luncheon was
served at noon in the rooms of Vino
daughsis and the proceeds contributed
to the refurnishing fund.
Next Monday evening officers will be
elected for the ensuing year. and on
Tuesday evening Charles f. Weller will
give lecture illustrated by atereopticon
views. on Problems of Poverty in the
National Capital"
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Junior Equal Suffrage Club.

The Junior Equal Suffrage Club held its
home of Mrs. Marie Heath. at 300S y
Street northwest. During the business
meeting George A. Warren, Miss Annie
P. Goebel, and Miss Gertrude E. MetcaIf
were chosen to represent the club in the
District Debating League for the COM
ing year. George r. Davis and Will
liam S. Heath were elected as debaters
to represent the club in the tie debate
to be held in June between the Junior
Equal Suffrage Club and the Capitol
Fill Literary Society, to decide the cup
contest for this year.
The members then joined in a discus
sion, led by William S. Heath. on the
subject, Women Are Represented by
Men," after which followed suffrage
guessing game, in which the first prize,
a set of suffrage clipping envelopes, was
won by George A Warren. and the
BOBBY, a small dust brush, with the ad-
vice to brush up on the subject, was
presented to Miss Beulah Parsons. Re
freshments were then served, and the
club adjourned for the season.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam s. Heath, Mr.. and Mrs. George
J. HesseIman, Miss Beulah Parsons. Miss
Gertrude E. Metcalf. Edward R Magic.
A. Upperman, George A. Warren, and
William D. Mackenzie.
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ART AND SCIENCE.
Columbia Heights Art Club.

The Columbia Heights Art Club met
on Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs VI. c. Fisher, in Clarendon. Va. 1t
was a delightful change from the heat
of the city to this tree-sheItered spot
Mrs. Baldwin assisted her mother in
receiving, and entertaining the club.
The meeting was called to order by the
vice president, Mrs. Evelyn Clark Nor
gan. and Mrs Fisher, the appointed
chairman. presided The Art Notes."
sy Mrs. Louisa Dorriss, an artist of
some ability, treated of that little ham,
let in France, where. about 1880, the
Barbizon School of Art had its birth.
The Influence of French Art and Lit
erature Upon America" was fully dis
cussed a number of the members pre-
pairing special papers showing the re-
suits of this influence upon American
artists and authors Mrs. Hyde, Mrs.
Morgan. Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Seip, and
Mrs. James spoke of this influence upon
the drama. the novel, the historical
writings, and the short story, while Miss
Hadley led the discussion upon art.
Mrs. Baldwin read selection on ''Wo-
man." Mrs. Fisher read an original
story. published a short time ago, en-
titled The Romance of a Silk Dress"
this told of a series of remarkable ad-
ventures of a roll of black Lyons silk,
sent to Japan, when her husband was
the first consul general Mrs. Seip play
ed piano solo, Miss Dorriss played
Spanish Dances" and Hearts Wish
es;" both ladies played with their usual
skill. The last meeting OF the club for
the season will be held at the home of
Mrs c. W. Schneider. 2O2S Fifteenth
Street northwest, on Thursday. May 2S,
when Music" will be the order of the
day
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MINUTE MEN INVITED
TO NEW YORK

Col. NJ. A. Winter, commanding the
First Regiment of Minute Men, held
conference with the officers of that or
g&nization last Morday evening at regi-
mental headquarters, 339 Pennsylvania
Avenue. Among the matters presented
to the council one of great interest to
Minute Men and their friends was
communication from the Old Guard Of
New York inviting the Minute Men to
send a detail to the military fair to be
given by the Old Guard in Madison
Square Garden in October. and asking in
the event of the acceptance of the invi-
tation that one of the District Commits
sioners might accompany the detail as
It's honorary commander and as the Old
Guards special guest of honor during
the visit.
1t was decided to accept the invita-
ton and send one, and possibly two com
panies to give an exhibition drill of tao
tics of Revolutionary days at Madison
Square Garden.
Colonel Winter has designated Lieut..
Col. E. R. Campbell to command the de-
tail that will give the exhibition drill.
Lieutenant Colonel Campbell is now
making his plans to make an exhibition
that will be of peculiar interest to the
occasion, for it Will be especially inter
esting to note the advance made in the
manner of drilling over the days of
1875.
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PATRIOTIC.
Dolly Madison Chapter, D. A. R.

Dolly Madison Chapter, D. A. R.
Dolly Madison's birthday was cele-
brated on Wednesday evening by the
Dolly Madison Chapter, D. A. R., at the
home of Mrs. Job Barnard. Miss NAL
lett, regent of the chapter, welcomed
the guests. in the drawing room, decor
ated with flags, palms, and a portrait
of Mrs. Madison. The chapter was
recently presented with an autograph
letter OF Mrs. Madison to Anthony Nor
ris. of Philadelphia, dated 1872, which
was quoted. 4 brief sketch of Mrs.
Madison's life was read by Miss Tulloch.
Mrs. Main, State regent of the District
gave an entertaining talk on the lovable
traits of character possessed by Mrs.
Madison. Mrs. Evelyn c. Morgan read
a letter from Mrs. Fairbanks, president
general of the d. A. r., regretting that
absence from the city prevented her at
tendance at the meeting. Songs by Mrs.
Barnard. accompanied by Miss Seweu on
the piano. and a piano solo by Miss
Mcclellan were interspersed in the pro-
gram. Among those present were Mrs.
Tulloch, vice president general; Mrs.
Holcombe, recording secretary, and Mrs.
Ellen S Mussey, Mrs. Rosa, Mrs. Peake
and Mrs. Mann. members of the national
board.
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RELIGIOUS.
Young Peoples Union.

The last meeting of the Young Peo-
pies Union of the Peoples Church, took
place at the residence of their pastor,
1924 Twelfth Street northwest, on Fri
day evening. short business meeting
was held, during which the club decid-
ed TO accept the invitation to Join the
Federation Of Young Peoples Unions on
a Decoration Day picnic. The literary
program for the evening was postponed
for a farewell reception and dance in
honor of Edward c. Bobb. who was 10
leave the city for the field work in con-
nection with the Geological Survey The
last indoor meeting of the union viii
be held on Friday, May %. with Mrs.
Jennie L. Munroe, AT $50 A Street north
east.
Among those present were Rev. and
Mrs. Alexander Kent, Mr. and Mrs.
George r. Davis. Mr. and Mrs. William
Osborne, Mr.. and Mrs. George J. HessoI-
man. Mrs. z. c. Bobb, NArs. Frances Up
perman, Mrs. Jennie L. Munroe, Mrs.
Elizabeth Goebel, Mrs. Eli Smith, Mrs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-24
Woman's Aid in Reform.

Hon. John T. Doyle, secretary Of the
United States Civil Service Commission,
delivered an address at the Arlington
before the Women's National Industrial
and Patriotic League on "Woman's Aid
in Civil Service Reform" The address
was attentively listened to and applaud
ed. After the speaker concluded he was
given a unanimous vote OF thanks by
the league. James Garfield, of the De
partment of Commerce and Labor, was
TO address the meeting also, but was IN
avoidably detained. Mr. Doyle said in
part:
1T gives me especial pleasure to ad-
dress you as a body of women of sound
minds and warm hearts gathered in a
league devoted TO the amelioration Of
the condition of the working women.
am glad to learn of the effective work
you are doing in lettering the lot in
the life Of the wage Garner. I am also
glad that you are a women's organiza-
ton in the cause of women, and not an
organization of men and women.
Those, of you who believe in woman
suffrage also believe that the most effec-
tive way TO give woman the ballot is to
show her fitness for it. Let her be
come a factor, working side by side.
with man in government by public opin-
ion. and no political party. no body of
Misunderstanding human-can pre-
vent her securing the ballot. The stars
viii fight on her side.
The first thing a woman finds when
she studies any form of governmental
activity is the spells system. That sys-
tenn corruDts the public schools, blights
hospitals and prisons, degrades the fac
tories ana tenement house; and women
/ md that. no matter what especial field
they take up, they just take up civil
service reform. They also find that
with a reformed civil service all other
reforms are assisted. Take the spoiIs
system out OF the schools and In
eyitably you get better teachers and
principals. Take the sDoils sys-
TEN out of city governments and
the whole system OF inspection
IN all the departments of city life is
purified. public standard are raised. and
public interest aroused in the most eff
fective manner
1T Is not necessary to convince wo-
men Of the necessity for civil service
reform. No one ever heard of a woman
spokesman. What is needed is that wo-
men shall understand clearly the de-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-24
COTTON PLANTING IN
WEST INDIAN ISLANDS
Crop as Substitute For Sugar Where the Latter Is
Improbable

from the new world shipped to Europe.
In 1901. $4,000 bales were exported; IN
1886, 1000 bales Afterward cotton was
discarded in favor of sugar and other
crops yielding larger profits. There was
a slight revival Of cotton planting in
the West Indies during the civil war in
America in 1876. but since that time
cotton has almost disappeared from our
lists of exports. the only locality where
the cultivation has survived being the
small island Of Carriacou-a dependency
of Grenada.
Soil and Climate Favorable.
1T is desirable to repeat that cotton
growing is not likely to offer the pros
pect of greater gain or more congeniaI
employment than sugar If the prices OF
the latter are moderately good It is
only in localities where sugar growing
cannot be carried on at a profit that cot
ton should, at once. be attempted to be
cultivated on large scale.
"A few of the points in favor of re-
establishing a cotton industry in the
West Indies may be mentioned. There
are large stretches of cleared land, for
merly under cultivation in sugar cane,
well adapted for the cultivation of cot
ton. The soil and climate have. long
ago, been proved 20 be favorable and
the present labor supply. especially in
such islands as Barbados, Montserrat,
Antigua, and ST. kits, is likely TO be
equal to the demand. and available at a
lower cost than anywhere in the United
States.
THE variety of cotton available for
cultivation in the West Indies is the Sea
Island cotton This Is a special kind of
longer staple than the Egyptian cotton
and usually commands the highest price.
1T may be added that the planters re-
gard favoratly the prospect Of at least
a partial return TO cotton planting in
these colonies. It will readily fall into
line with the estate routine with which
they are already familiar. and IL Will
require almost identically the same kind
of field preparation as sugar. Irrigation
and the use of expensive artificial ma
nures will be unnecessary II the whole
of the cotton seed that is produced
were converted into meal and fed to an
finals and the resultant manure applied
10 the land. il is probable that no other
fertilizers would be required
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@Esmeraldan by Gin Students.

The pupils of Washington College at
lexington gave the four-act drama
"Esmeralda' Friday evening in the COL
lege hall. Both male and female roles
we're taken by the young ladies of the
school. With the exception of the skirts
worn by those who impersonated the
men, the male costumes were correct in
every particular. Miss Amelia Menefee
enc Miss Helen Foley showed ability
which would have done credit to many
a lover in real life. Miss Stella Blum.
Of Illinois, as Lydia Ann Rogers. the
jealous parent and domestic tyrant,
could scarcely have been exceIled by a
professional The remainder of those
in the cast. without exception, did good
work. and carried off the entire per-
fGrmance with marked ability.
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WOMEN'S CLUBS.
Press Union Supper.

The International Press Union Will
have its annual supper at the Ebbitt
House next Tuesday. at s O'Clock. The
Invitations are novel, representing a
scrap torn from newspaper bearing
the following lines:
Friends Of the Pencil, the Brush, and the Quill,
Come and enjoy Feast OF the Grill.
The thought is wine; the words a jeweled cup:
Thus may you quaff If you with Us viii sup.
If your friend the scribe be jolly, bid her come,
that may toast her;
But if she be melancholy, and insist all fun
is folly,
Though she comes. well surely roast her when
toast herl
Women who write must also eat. One hundred
cents viii buy you a seat.
Send your dollar by postInan feet, to Treasurer
SpeTTy, on Delaware Street
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Continued from Seventh Page.)

ment-Emma Eulalie Boland, Maryland
Mabel Lee Burton. New York; Martha
Elizabeth Campbell, Emma Jenette Hud-
son. Virginia; Lottie Cooksey, District
OF Columbia: Elizabeth Dixon, District
of Columbia; Pansy AIine Duckett
Maryland; Beryl Gardner, District OF
Columbia; Mabelle Eugene Harper, Dis
trict of Columbia, Annie Margaret Har-
riman, New York; Mabel Bayne Hayes
District of Columbia; Lena B. Hersch-
man. Germany; Joseph Bernard Holmes.
District of Columbia; Louise Gertrude
Houpt, Virginia; Elizabeth Gertrude
Howsor. New York; Annie Maude jar
Doe, Harry Hall Kinsey, Carrie Anita
Rrey, Louisa Marie Krey. District
OF Columbia; Emma Mary Lederer,
Pennsylvania; Mabel Gowing Nichol-
son. Maryland; Ellen II. Pinkerton.
Ohio; James Ralston, Pennsylvania:
Anna Winifred Richmond Virginia;
Margaret Cecilia Smith. District OF Co
lumbia: Irene Alberta Stuart, West Vir-
ginia: Harvey Watkins Summers, Vir-
ginia; Fannie Westbrook. North Caro-
lima, and Susan Leazer Whitmore. Viz
ginia.
Business Experimentation F. Allen
North Carolina; Edward Files Ayre.
Virginia; George Bury, Richard J. elem
ents. District of Columbia; Pausy Aliue
Duckett. George Cotthardt, Maryland;
Anna Maria Heavy. Thomas ". John
son. Carrie Anita Krey. Louise Marie
Krey. District of Columbia; Emma Mary
Lederer, Pennsylvania; Alan Joseph
I
Germany; Alice Norris, J. Linwood
Peatross. William Thomas Peake. Dis
trict of Columbia; James Ralston, Penn
sylvanie; Anna Winifred Richmond. Vir-
GINA: Paul Ray, George Stevens. Law
renee Spencer, District OF Columbia;
Chester Van Horn, Maryland; Hattie
Tolbert WGIIoughby, Virginia, and Ralph
Wigton. Iowa.
The program is as follows:
Overture The Twilight Hour" E.
Baeltger; selection, King Dodo," Hid
ing Anderson; march, The Bride
Elect" Sousa; invocation, the Rev. H.
Allen Griffith; song. Palms" Faure;
annual address. the Hon. William E. Al
drews. LII M; gavotte, Our Little
Nesting" Miseo; presentation of di-
plomas. by H. NJ. Rowe, Phi. D., author
of International Business Practice;
march. "a Warm Reception" Bert R.
Anthony; address, Brainard H. Warner;
waltz Woods Commercial College NJ
r. WaIdecker; award of prizes and
medals by the president, Court Foster
Wood Ii. D.; march, Blaze Away
Holzmann; selection, Southern Patrol: :"
benediction; selection, America" The
Weber Orchestra furnished the music
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fects of our systems of administration.
national, State, and municipal, and the
methods OF reforming public abuses. She
is advancing with men in political edu-
cation and in applied politics, and all
good reforms are being won. In her
cubs she is gathering and distributing
information and expressing her convic
tions in adequate ways.
Here is your opportunity in cooper
ating with officers of the national and
State civil service reform associations.
Among these are the National Civil
Service Reform League, which has its
headquarters in New York city. with
branches in large cities throughout the
country; the Civil Service Commission
Of New York and Massachusetts. and the
city commissions in those States, as
well as the city commissions of Seattle.
New Orleans, Chicago and Milwaukee.
"As I have pointed cut. civil service
reform is the basis of all these reforms.
1t is allied with woman suffrage move
ment. Civil service reformers are near
iy always woman sunragists. and they
believe that where the suffrage is given
10 women IEe pubic StINlCt VIII w
purified and strengthened The move
ment for civil service reform Is now
making Roadway in the NORTHWEST,
largely due to the woman suffrage move
ment. Wherever woman suffrage has
made the most advance there also civil
service reform is making Roadway
Civil service reform is an issue upon
which all women can unite, whether they
be Republicans. Democrats, woman
suffragists. or POpulists. 1t is the one
common political issue upon which edu
Gated and informed men and women are
agreed and can work in unison"
When Secretary Doyle reached his
desk yesterday morning he was sur
prisod to see it fairly empowered II
blossoms. They were the gift of the
National Woman's Industrial League, as
a0 expression of their thanks for his
speech on civil service delivered be-
fore them. The flowers were roses and
carnations, and his desk was besieged
by the less fortunate for several hours.
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Annual Memorial Service.

The annual memorial service of Henry
Wilson Post, No. II. G. A R., will be
keId today at Stanley Hall, Soldiers
Home, at o'clock. The program is as
fellows: Selection, sacred; overture,
Providence" Tobani. United States
Soldiers Home Band, John S NJ Zim-
norman, bandmaster; Invocation; quar-
tie, Pauline Holer and Sophia Fritsch and
J. Harry Davis and w. W. Potbury; roll
cab of deceased comrades. followed by
tups, by United States Soldiers Home
bugles; alto solo, Weary Waitings. -
Corbett, Mrs. Blanche Muir Dalgleish
Lesson, Psalm, CHI; soprano solo, 80.
Dry Those Tears Mrs. Grace Miller
prayer, the Rev. John H. Schick, D. D.. /:
Hymn 500, America" accompanied by
United States Soldiers Home Band;
sermon. text, l Chronicles. xii:33, the
Rev. Gustav Facius; soprano solo, 4
Heard the Voice of Jesus Say" Torbet.
Mrs. w. S. Torbet; Hymn 603; quartet;
selection, Nearer, My God, to Thee, -
LaLgey; benediction; Doxology.
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Lyla Randall, Mrs. William Kent, Mrs.
Rosa Weloz, Misses Faye Kent Elsie and
Lucy Lightbown, Lucy KelIerhouse. Stel-
la NJ. Wilson. Mira Speer, Florence Ham
mond, Kate and Dora Reese, Marie VAIL
gren, Annie p. Goebel. Katie NJ. Potter,
Marie L. Siemers, Julia VeIoz, Gertrude
B. Metcalf. Prof, Frank Parsons, of Bos-
ton, Albert Willis, Edward c. Bobb,
George H. SHIRLEY, Nicholas Veloz, A.
Upperman, Adelos Gavelan, Arthur Alb
bCtt, George A Warren, Harry Wild,
Louis Randall, Horace Mann, William
Kent, and James Dorman, of Kentucky.
Debate at Brightwood.
A spirited debate was held last even
ing before a large and enthusiastic
audience at Van Horn Hall, Brightwood
Park. between teams representing the
Epworth League of Brightwood Park
NJ. E. Church and the Brotherhood of
Andrew and Philip of Emory Chapel NJ.
e. Church South at Brfghtwood.
The question debated was the relative
merits OF private ownership as opposed
to community of property rights.
John Flynn presided. The audience
decided the merits of the debate and
voted by large majority to award the
victory to Epworth League debaters.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-24

Sugar growing has proved Improbable
in so many parts of the globe that near
ly every issue of the Crop Reporter, -
the official publication of the Agricul-
tural Department. contains accounts of
efforts to substitute some other crop for
sugar in the places where the cane is
not paying The May issue contains the
following interesting account, taken
from the West Indian Bulletin OF the
efforts to re-establish cotton among
some of the West Indian Islands:
THE experiments in cotton growing.
started IN st. Lucia in 1900 by the i'm
perial department of agriculture. were
instituted with a view of bringing into
cultivation lands that had once been in
sugar but had been abandoned owing
either to the poverty of the soil or the
arid nature Of the climate. It was hoped,
as in Carriacou. that some varieties Of
cotton would withstand conditions IN
favorable for the sugar cane and bring
in returns that would leave a margin OF
profit to the planter.
Later. owing to the rapid fall in the
price of sugar. the idea of taking up the
cultivation of cotton as subsidiary, or in
lieu OF that of sugar, was seriously en-
tertained by the planters at Montserrat
Antigua, and St kits There are at
present about 500 acres under expert
ment cultivation in cotton In these is
lands.
Cotton More Profitable.
at is too early yet TO estimate the
results of the abolition of the sugar
bounties, but unless central factories can
be established in the islands above
named and at Barbados. or the price of
muscavado sugar can be maintained uni
formIy at not less than s45 or $50 per
ton, 1t is not improbable that cotton
growing may be successfully substituted
for sugar in many localities. The re-
suit would be that a cotton industry
would flourish in these colonies side by
side with sugar, cacao, fruit. and other
industries.
There is no doubt that the West In
dian colonies are well adapted for the
cultivation of cotton. They formerly
grew comparatively large quantities,
and in fact, a hundred years ago sup
piled nearly the whole of the cotton