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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-31
URGED TO GROW NATIVE SILK.

state Biologist of North Carolina Dis
tributing Mulberry Trees.
There is new chapter in the awak-
ening movement for growing native
American silk in the South, begun by
Gerald Mccarthy. biologist of the
North Carolina Department OF Agri-
culture, at Raleigh, n. G.. The State
Is arranging to furnish free mulberry
trees to farmers who will experiment
In raising silk. All over the State of
North Carolina Mr.. Mccarthy is scat
tering this circular:
1.-THE first seasons experience in silk
growing In North Carolina has proved
most gratifying success. 1t has dem
onstrated that the women and chill
dren of the State may, by light and
interesting work during six weeks of
early summer, earn, without interior
ing seriously With their ordinary du-
ties, at least $50. Those who can de-
vote more time to the work may earn
much more
ITO place silk growing upon perma-
nent basis we must increase the out
put of silk cocoons to a volume which
will attract to the silk reelers and
weavers, thus creating a home market
for the product of the silkworm. The
first and most necessary step is to in
crease the available supply of silk
worm food. We must plant mulberry
trees until each farm suited for this
kind of work has at least 100 trees.
Every farm having dry soil, lying be-
tween Goldsborough and Statesyille or
Asheville, can successfully grow silk.
I'm order to encourage the planting
of the mulberry the State Department
of Agriculture will distribute among
the farmers OF North Carolina in lots
of fifty and one hundred rooted seed
ling trees of the varieties best suited
for feeding the silkworm. Not more
than 100 will be sent to one person.
''Silk growing will prove valuable as
nature study and q remuneratiye art
in schools and is well worth the at
tention of all who have supervision
over educational institutions. 1t is also
well adapted for charitable institu-
tions. Public institutions which wish
to experiment with silk growing will
be supplied with trees"
North Carolina Is only one OF the
possible States for the growing of silk,
this scientist says, according to the
New York Times. He expects a wide
range for Its production before many
years, far beyond the confines of the
Southern belt.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-31

Mr. Pinchpenny stepped aboard the
car at 4th Street, and paid his fare
but the conductor, who was very busy
forgot that he had received the nickel
and at 7th Street held out his hand.
Fare" he said.
IT paid you half mile back" pro
tested Mr.. Plnchpenny.
81 think not" rejoined the conduc
tor.
" say did"
81 say you didn't"
Mr.. Pinchpenny hesitated moment
and then said, with the air Of an IN
jured citizen:
Don't you rec'lect a man that got
on about Ave minutes ago and held
on to his nickel as II he didn't want
to give 1t up. and you almost had to
PRIV 1t out of his hand"
eyes"
'fWell, that was me-"
'I remember you now" said the con
ductor. passing on with a grin.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-31

ness men or their managers and "bor-
row" SIS, $40 or $50. These "loans" are
always made, and at once charged to
business losses. as they are never paid.
Nothing at all Is done by the general
government of Venezuela In the inter
ests of its people. Everything attempt
ed by Castro is with view to his own
perpetuation In office and his own en-
richment. That also has been the pol
Icy of his predecessors, for he is no
worse than the others. After each one
Is overthrown 1t Is found that he has
anticipated such result and has laid up
a fortune In Paris, not In view Of the
proverbial rainy day" but to sport
upon In Europe.
There Is no attempt to enforce any
health regulations In Venezuela, and
smallpox and yellow fever are always
with them. In fact, it Is not unusual to
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-31
ter to Persia, hay


Ing been appointed to that post in 1899.
But it was in Spain. before the out
break Of hostilities between that coun-
try and the United States, that Minis
ter Bowen gained the especial expert
ence which will stand him In good
stead In the Venezuela imbroglio. He
first went to that country in 1890, be-
Ing appointed consul at Barcelona by
President Harrison. In 1895 President
Cleveland made him consul general.
Barcelona was the scene of manifes-
tations of hostility toward the United
States in March, 1896. The feeling
was aroused by the passage by the
Senate of the Morgan resolution, which
recognized the Cuban insurgents. A
mob of several thousand persons gath
cred In front of the United States con-
sulate In Barcelona, and with shouts
and execrations demanded the destruc-
ton Of the building and the death of
the occupants. Consul General Bow
en- appeared at the entrance and defied
the mob, which dispersed In a short
hAAAV VAIAAouh ILL Vic. hhu uO-
Ing little damage to the edifce. Mr..
Bowen was the last representative of
the United States to leave Spain at the
time of the actual outbreak of HOSTILE
ties. After the close of the Spanish
American war he was preparing to re-
turn to his post at Barcelona when
made Minister to Persia.
Minister Bowen was born in Brook
lyn In 1856 and is distinguished as a
literary man of excellence and a poet
of considerable power. He Is six feet
and three inches in height, of athletic
build and great personal prowess. He
speaks French, Spanish, German and
Italian fuently and is thus well
equipped for his present post.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-31

lnelr hatred of citizens of the United
states was noticed and remarked upon
Oy all our people residing in Venezue-
"a, and was shown by them in various
ways. Foreigners of other nationaii-
ues' among them English and Ger
uans, considered the treatment Of
americans by the Venezuelans q great
JOKE, and improved the occasion to
make sarcastic remarks about the
love" of the Venezuelans for us.
The Venezuelan government officials
are as characterless and corrupt as
nose Of any on earth.
While Venezuela Is a so-called ire
public" President Castro has not per-
nnued an election since he succeeded
uazman through q revolution to the
Presidency. Castro arbitrarily regu-
@1es the tariff, and an import that has
outy or per cent on 1t to-day may
W MS order have % per cent on 1t to-
morrow. One of his acts since he be-
zane President was to order, under
ue penalty of Imprisonment for its
noiation, all olive trees cut down, In
Osuer that he might derive more reve-
Aue from imported olives.
Most of the foreign companies and
business men ascertain after they have
Invested their capital In Venezuela
aat they are subjected to systematic
0.ackmail. II they do not contribute
:. .aileo upon by the government off,
.sls they soon find their business ham,
a ps1so, II not entirely ruined, by said
~. s' a who are responsible to no one
~ Su' castro, and 1t is understood that
stands in" with them In their de-
n,s sAus upon the foreign business peo-
r rs as ne alone, as already stated,
. h.sates the tariff, it Is plain how the
~ business of any or all foreigners ma =
ssa.l : quite common thing for the
Intas s1ary of war. the Secretary of the
u. 30, p and the private secretary of
'ss'oent to call on foreign bust
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-31
VENEZUELAN CORRUPTION.
An Americans Criticism of Affairs In
South American Republic.
chicago Tribune.

An Americans lrtt1cfSm of Affairs In
South American Republic.
Notwithstanding President Cleve-
lands action on behalf of Venezuela,
which saved that country the loss Of
part Of It's territory and which would
have rendered the people of any nation
our warmest friends, says an American
long resident In the South American
republic, the government and people
Of the United States are really more
hated by the Venezuelans than those
dany other nation-not excepting Ger
many and England up to the time of
their present attack on Venezuela.
Through their illiteracy and dense ig-
norance the Venezuelans have imblbed
the Idea that the United States govern
ment intends to absorb all Central and
South American countries.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-31

see persons broken out with smallpox
walking the streets in the towns and
cities of Venezuela.
There is one disease l should have
excepted, however, and that is leprosy
Near Caracas they have a reservation,
few miles out of the city, for lepers.
AS insufficient provision is made for
clothing and feeding these unfortu-
mates, 1t Is not unusual for the lepers-
some of them minus ears, noses, fin
gers and toes-to parade through Car
acas and demand food to keep from
starving to death.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-31
A Timely Combination.

Let not this good old world be grave,
Since sorrow has forsook 1t;
The oysters here and soon Wen have
The coal with which to cook 1t.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-31
Tho shade Trees OF Paris.

The city of Paris, France, spends
about $4,000 every year In maintaining
It's trees. There are about 81, 800 trees
In the city, and they grow In rows along
the sidewalks. This number, however,
does not include the trees In the parks.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-31

matte and consular
service of the ma
ton to deal with
t h e contingencies
which may arise In
the distracted South
American republic.
He went to Vene-
zuela in 1901, sue
ceeding Francis B.
Loomis. Prior to
that he was Minis
ter to Persia hav-
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-31
Equally Tough.

Landlady-White meat or darki
Boarder-It doesn't matter; I'm coloA
York Times.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-31

Women patients are more popular in
hospitals than men patients. They
are easier to get along with, and COM
plain less. But men are more popular
than women In boarding houses.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-31

The price paid TO quiet conscience
keeps mighty few people poor.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-31
OUR MINISTER TO VENEZUELA

Herbert w. Bowen Admirably Adapted
for Any Emergency.
Herbert Wolcott Bowen, United
States Minister to Venezuela, has been
qualified by twelve years in the diplo-
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-10-15
KE5P IN THE FRESH AIR.
Retain Your Heath by Getting Out
Into tho Sunshine.

Into tho Sunshine.
Artificial heat will keep people
from freezing, but there is no life
in it. Warmth that comes from
the sun has life in it, vitality,
magnetism, electricity. Sprink-
ling the lawns will keep the grass
from dying. Indeed, the lawn can
be kept fairly green and vigorous
by repeated sprinklings. But one
shower of rain is worth more TO
the lawn than days and weeks OF
sprinkling. ...
1t is just so with the heat that
comes from the CRATE. 1t willkeep
a person from freezing; indeed,
some people will thrive fairly we'll
without any other form of heat.
but as a rue sun heats necessary
to health. The sun does more
than elevate the temperature. 1t
brings to the kody v%italizinr
agents that cannot be produced by
artl1clal means, says the Scots.
man. ''
When a person is we'll he cen.
orally gets, in the pressure Of
business, enough Of the direct
rays OF the sun to keep him well,
AS soon as a person gets sick lie
is shut up ard heFtcarefully away
from sunlight. This is very
wrong. The sicker a person cots
the more he is il need Of sunshine.
If sunshine and fresh air arc
necessary for the well, they arc
loudly necessary for the sick.
"anitariums and seaside resorts
set the credit of making'a great
many cures that are simply due to
sunshine. People going to these
places spend more timethanusual
out Of doors. They get well,
They attribute the cure to the
place rather than to the sun. Had
they while at home spentthesame
amount of time outdoors they
would probably have gotten tho
same result !,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-10-15
MERRY MEALTIMES.
The Table No Place for FauItlndic1,
Eagging and Strife.

Eagging AID Strife.
Has it ever been your lot to sit
at a table with a group Of young
folks who eat the meal in silence,
Or with a few constrained re-
marks, looking askance at the
lead of the family before ventur-
ing on any remark? Ihave seen
such a sight on more than one oc-
casion. Doctors have told us
over and over again of t~he,bene.Gi-
cial results arising from a mel
eaten with q ccntcnted frame Of
mind and with cheerful surround.
ings, but, sad to say, says the
Scotsman, there are many house
holds where each meal is a con.
slant scene CT Lickeri-g, na"nira
and faultfnding.
This is not only tie case where
there are Young children, who re-
qulre a rcprimand occasionally
for c:relcssrcss, but | an srpak.
ing of those homes where the
girsl and boy: are well into thei:,
teens. Sad is that house and
wrong is that parent, either faith
er CT mcticr, who chooses the
Eour when all are assembled
round the table to mention some
half forgotten grievance or to
find some fault.
If any trivial thing has been
done wrong or any duty onlitte@,
wait until after dinner or tea is
over before you sco!d, blame or
r~cprimand. Let tie food which
God gives US for the purpose OF
nourislling and sustaining or:
bodies have the opportunity Of
accomplishing that end, whic1,
cannot be tie ease if every mouth.
full is swallowed with either a sar,
castle word Or an unGomr!j-
mentary remark. More indises.
ton, nervousness and other de:
engagements are caused by the too
common fault CT uncomfortable
meal times than many people
would SUPPOSE, audit is our POS.
tive duty, which we should all
try to remember, to make those
hours of the day cheerful and
agreeable to the children, and to
set them an example which yo,,
would be the first to notice ard
approve in others.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-10-15
Remarkable Statement,

Once VIXEN the late bishop CT
Canterbury, who was an almost
fanatical advocate CT the temper.
ance movement, was bishop of E..
eter, he Travelled some distance
into the country to attend an ag.
ricultural function. On his return
his rest was disturbed by a news.
boy shouting:"Remarkable state.
ment by the bishop of Exeter"
TO crafty his curiosity he dis.
patched a servant to purchase the
paper. This was found to contain
his morning address, but over his
remarks = loosely made, OF
course-"I have never been drunl;
in my life" the sub2ditor had
placed the bold cross-head: Gre.
markable Statement by the Bish.
Op of EXeter.w
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-10-15
RACING WITH BARE FEET,
C--:o-s Story Related % a Paris F2-
lice Conmissary,

C--r:o~s csory Related % a Paris F2-
lice Connissar7.
Very curious is 4 story which is
related OF a race that was impro-
Ns2l Recently, with Tie result
that Tie co:lTctitors have Lad
So6d T%a&cn to rue the gullibility
which tiey had evinccd cn this OF,
casicn, saysa Paris correspondent
Of the London Telegraph. a Ear.
t. Of E2cn were refreshing them.
selves at q bar when the CONVEX.
sation turned On tie Interesting
subject OF athletic sports. TEey
had Been discussing various rec.
ord performances when ore OF
their number delivered hicnselfo Of
the opinion that a race with bare
feet was ABOUT the most trying OF
al. The others having ccntendel
that, on the contrary, it was by
DO means difficult matter to run
under such conditions, the inGi.
vidual who had started the arru,
ment offered to back it with a
round SUM Of money. The let was
accepted without a moments hest.
tation, and a course TERMINATING
at the Place dc la Basti!e having
been agreed upon, tie whole par.
ty proceeded to divcst themselves
OF their boots, which we're dcpcs.
tied in a convenient nook, and tho
signal having been Given, off they
went as fast IS they could 90. Ono
competitor Jagged behind. and
this W2s the man Who had main.
tanned that to rnn barefoot wa3
no easy undertaking, tut as tho
others locked behind them and
noticed that he was already limp,
ing they cn,y laughed. When,
however, the race over, they re-.
turned to the spot where they had
left their hoots they soon realized
that Tie situation was 70 subject
Ter mirth. as tie shoes had disar.
Ecared, end with them tie indI.
jv:dual Who had started the wllo,o
affair. The surprise IF the police
co;iAmi&s&ry Of the district when
he received the visit of the party
who had called on him to lodge y
formal complaint may readily be
imagined.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-10-15
EARIlJE Laboratories.
LIE in Waters of Gulf Of rr;xico -
Be Studied.


The proposition to establish, "
the aid Of the Carnegie i-stitU-
ton, a scientific laboratory fo:
studying the marine life Of the
tropical waters III and adjacent to
the Gulf of Mexico has raised g
discussion in Science as to til"
most desirable location fer such
an institution, says the Boston
Transcript. The Dry Tortugas,
about IS miles west of Key West,
which were first proposed, are OBJ
jected to by several biologists be-
cause of their comparative mac.
feasibility and the lack of any Of
the comforts of civilization.
Jamaica, which has been proposed
instead, is said to possess all the
natural advantages of the Tortu-
gas, so far as regards the large
amount of marine life available
to the collector, and also the com.
forts of a city of considerable
size physicians, good mail and
telegraph facilities, good mar
kets and regular lines of passen-
ger steamships.
The fact, however, that the
Tortugas station would be On
American soil may outweigh it's
disadvantages in other respects.
There are three distinct faunao
along the Atlantic coast of North
America. Prof. j. s. Kingsley
places the dividing line between
them at Cape Cod and Cope Hat
teras. For the middle section, be-
tween the two capes there are al
ready three well-equipped labora-
tories - the Marine. Biological!
laboratory and the station of the
United States fish commission at
Woods Hole, and the Cold Spring
laboratory on Long Island. Til"
southern coast has at present
only two stations-the recently
built station of the United States
fish commission, at Beaufort, n.
c., and another, only opened this
month, at the mouth of the Cal
casieu river, near Leesburg, in
Louisiana.
The stretch of coast north of
Cape Codd has but one small sta
ton, the Harpswell laboratory,
on Casco bay, near Portland, Me-,
which is maintained by Tufts col
lege.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-10-15
SWAMP -LTE,.
-io,uact Tribute - Virtues Of tie
C-cwn &luid.

-ioIua2t Tribute = Writes CT tie
C--cwn fluid.
Here under t! pines and hecl-
locks glidcs q amher-bIown
brook, stained b. the vegetable
juices of deep sw~aaps and decom-
posing layers Of crest mold. Dip
up some of the N.Htcr in a glass,
says What-to-E2tt, and it is like
clear old wine, #-Acse last lees
settled to the t. :$om half a CEN
fury ago. Their = no faint of im-
purity in the DE-; kness of it's col.
oring. Not even lie crystal noun
tain stream slipping down over
granite lodges and white sand is
purer than this brown, wine-like
water. Nature has filtered it, and
turned it ever and over beneath
the sun and wind and rain, until
it is as clear and innocent as the
air Of the wilderness. Even where
the sun breaks through and turns
its tide TO transparent old gold
you may knecl and look in vain
for any floating particle of fmpur-
ity. Drink Of it, with delight and
without fear. 1t is the tonic wild
water of the woods. There is vir-
tue in every drop.
How often have I fed hither,
painting like the hart for the water
brooks of the wilderness, thirst
ing for a taste Of this primitive
medicine distilled in the ancient
laboratories cf the swamps! I
have come, choked with all the I'M
wholesome accumulations of the
so-callCd civilized community
with rich and too abundant food,
with glowing Injuries, with con
fined, polluted, germ-laGen air. l
have come with the stagnant
blood Of the scdcntary. worker,
with q liver heavy and inert as
lead, brain clouGed ard stupeaed,
and plunged my lips deep into
this wild water, like a parched
and hunted deer, and with that
draught refreshed ard renewed
myself as from the fountain of
eternal youth. Within a week nv
whole system has become purgcd
and c}eansed and toned Up to the
key CT happy living again. Ah!
TITS wcnGer-WerkiE, medicine of
TIE woods, this tonic cordial pre-.
scribeG by primitive instinct, and
poured forth without money and
without price in the great rhar-
stacy OF tie wilderness!
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-10-15
Did Not Favor the Match.

Marriages between white
American men and Filipino WON.
en- are regarded with as much
horror as marriages between
blacks and whites in Tennessee.
A white chief Of bureau who mar.
ried a Filipino woman was
Stunned BY his associates and
bounded by his suEeriors so that
he was glad to find seclusion in
q common clerksEip in another
department.-Manila Letter.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-10-15
WOOD ON ALASKAN ISLAND.
Possibility CT Creating Forests il the
Alautian Chain.

Alautian Chain.
Unalaska is, says the New IorR
Tribune, one of the islands which
reach out enthusiastically h a
long line from Alaska. They 7
practically uninllahited, and
scarcely a tree can be found on:
any of them. Such wood as is
used there, aside from the drift
wood picked up by the natives,
comes from San Francisco, and
the freight charges make it ex-
pensive. Sod is used for building
huts and sea lion skins to cover
boats. All possible makeshifts
are resorted to in order to pro-
vide substitutes for that useful
material.
On Unalaska, in a sheltered
cove near Dutch Harbor, there is
a clump of small Sitka spruces,
probably planted by a Russian
missionary since the island was
made a trading port in 1905.
These few trees, six or eight in
number, do not look thrifty, and
it is impossible to tell how many
others have persisted and disap:
peared from the number original
ly transplanted thither. On the
other hand, no one can know how
much more vigorous the growth
would have been if the trees had
been we'll cared for.
A plentiful supply of native
wood would be of value in, case
these islands became stopping
places for transatlantic steam
ships. With that and other pos
sibilities in view, we'll known ex-
perts have been discussing the ex-
r~ediency Of tree planting, not only
on Cnalaska, but also on neigh.
boring islands. Henry Gannett,
geographer of the geological sur.
vey, can see no good reason why
trees should not, thrive there.
The climate is scarcely more Sc
we're than at sitka, and there is
plenty Of rain. Sunshine is
scarce, but the sitka spruce does
not require much of that. The
winds are often high, but the
same conditions prevail on other
coasts where forests abound.
An encouraging fact is that
other vegetation on the Aleutian
Islands is rank. Says a writer in
Forestry and Irrigation: "Grass.
es and wild grains grow with
fabulous luxuriance to remark.
able heights, and some vegetables
may be raised. Even On the Priby.
lof islands, some 200 miles to the
north, the ground is matted with
the creeping arctic willow and
glorious with yellow peoples and
blue lupine; turnips and quick ma.
turing vegetables can be grown,
and from the presence of white
men there, almost from their dis
covery, 1t would seem that some
attempt might have been made to.
ward having a tree or two for the
sake Of mere company"