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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-20

Liverpool.

limited, demand, prices 10 points higher,
American middlipg fair 63S, good middling
62I, niddling 6.12, low middling 5.96, eood
ordinary o.74, ordinary $50. The sales of the
lay were 1000 bales of which 200 were for spec
ulaton and export and included $500 Amer-
can. receipts q 600 bales including all Amer
lean.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-20
Cash INNOVATIONS were AS follows:

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour was firm steady, winter patent
4.7oa 100, sraights 4.5'@4.o0, spring
patents I.70@520, straights I.l0@4.70,
bakers 2.GO@3.7O, wheat No. 2 spring llN@l2
No 3 lOO@lC4, No. red Soils, corn No. :
3 81 o; No. yellow 5jA, oats No. sl34f@3i
No. 2 white S5@54..., No. white 35Ag52,
rye No. 3 7o@..., good feeding barley S6@3,,
fair to choice mailing ij@49, flax seed No:
il61S. No. northwestern IA, prime timothy
seed 2.90@...... mess pork per Dbl il;75@ l.oO,
Coose, 7.35@7.i5, dry sailed shoul. (boXed)
... short clear sides (boxed) SvV9S.2O,
whiskey basis of high wines l.25, clover con-
tract grade Ii .50@ll.7J.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-09-24

Broken stone roads may q conven-
iently divided into two classes mac
adam and telford The principal dif-
ference between these two yonsruc-
tions is as 20 the propriety or neccssi-
IS OF paved foundation beneath the
coating OF broken stone. MDc1dam
denied the advantage of tlls. while
Teiford supported and rletcod BE-.
This pC'nt viii not DEE argued here. but
10 is suggested that good iudgment
should Doe used in the selection of one
or the other OF these systems. The
macadam system is the best under
some conditions. while fhe teiford Is
more advanta geous under others. The
latter system seems 90 have the advan-
race I'm swampy. wet places. or where
the soil Is In strata varying I'm hard
ness. or where the foun,n ton i- ha
be to -et SOFT ln spots. Juder mos'
other circumstances experienced road
builders prefer fhe macadam conStruc
ton
The earth foundation Cor either sys
tom is Identical Do should have th'
Same slopes irom centre 90 sides al
the finished roai. With sufficient shout
dcring to hold the stone ID place at th
sides.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-09-24
SOUTHERN : FARM :: NOTES.
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NOTES.

s;uffs were substituted Tor corn: the
crops used were sweet potatoes. cas-
sava and low grade syrup Owing TO
the bulkiness OF sweet potatoes and
the smallness OF the stomach OF the
horse. this substitution did not take
place 10 the extent that all the corn
was displaced by sweet potatoes or
cassava. In the case OF sweet pota-
toes. three pounds were substituted
for one pound OF corn. From ten TO
fifteen pounds were fed per day. de-
pending upon the size OF the animal.
-Four mules and four horses were
used In the test All were doing hard
work. except the team OF ponies. which
did no regular work. The teams were
divided into two lots. one Of each
team being in Lot I and the other in
Lot p Lot / was fed on One-hslf "a
ton OF corn and one-bsf ration OF
sweet potatoes. with AL the beggar
weed hay they could~cat. At the end
OF six weeks. the rstions were changed
and Lot , was fed on sweet potatoes.
! and Lot 1 on an all corn ration. taus
making the experiment extend over
twelve weeks. All animals. but two.
made a slight gain while Oeing fed on
sweet potatoes. which proves that the
ration was satisfactory. On the whole,
the sweet potato ration was censid-
cred more satisfactory than any other
fed.
At the end OF the sweet potato ex-
| pertinent, cassava was substituted Tor
sweet potatoes, but this ration was not
found 70 be as satisfactory as the for
mer one. on account OF the fact that
the animals did not seem 70 like th'
cassava 50 well. This was also true
when one mule was fed on ten pounds
OF sweet potatoes and ten pound o.
cassava hay per day. with no corn. bu
an the hay IL would consume. tn
potatoes were all consumed while NOR
or less OF the cassava was left
one team was put on ration OF si'
pounds OF corn and five pounds o
syrup. which proved very satisfactory
Since IL IS shown that three rSund
, OF sweet potatoes may replace on
, pound OF corn. provided this subst
. tuition does not exceed one-half the n;
7 / ton. II follows that one acre yieidin
E / 100 bushels OF sweet potatoes, is ecu.
Z 20 a yield OF fifty bushels OF corr
r whereas the average yield OF corn. %
D. such land as would yield 100 bushe
Z OF sweet potatoes without fertiiize
IS about twenty-five bushels.
n seems that the sweet potatoes are b
= ceming more and more important
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-09-24
The str,ped Cucumber Beetle.

Because of the striped beetle. few
cucumbers are raised in some local.
ties. Its name is diabrotica yittata; *
is yellow. with black stripe on the
wing covers. 1t feeds on ali kinds OF
vines. damaging the plants by eating
into the stems of the young shoots.
and hides in the sniddle OF the day be-
low the surface Of the soil. The larvae
or worms live in the roots or the
plants underground. They are very
troublesome. but we believe that II
the readers OF the Southern Agvicul-
turist will purchase a pound OF Lon
don purple. which is a psison, and mix
1t with bushel OF dry wood asues.
and dust the mixture around the Gu
cumber plants. it will drive OF the
beetles or kill them out. This. in
many instances, has saved the eants-
loupe plants.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-09-24

As a chain is uo stronger than its
weakest link. just so the greatest load
which can be hauled over road Is the
load which can be hauled up the
steepest hin on that road. The cost OF
haulage is. therefore. necessarily IN
creased in proportion 20 the grade, as
il costs one and one-half times as
much 70 haul over road having
i've per cent. grade. and three times
as much over one having a ten per
cent. grade as on a level road. As
perfectly level road can seldom be had.
it Is well to know the steepest allow
able grade II the hill be one OF great
length. It Is best TO have the lowest
part steepest. upon which the horse Is
capable Of exerting his full strength
and 10 make the slope moSe gentle
toward the summit 10 correspond
with the continually decreasing
strength OF the fatigued animal.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-09-24

Thoughtful progressive people are
earnestly discussing She ways and
means hy which the highways OF the
country may Doe improved The great
est obstacle Co progress along this line
appears TO be tGat. under existing laws
and conditions no general movement
is possible Everything depends on
local EFFORT and local initiative What
is needed is National legislation which
will stimulate action i'm all sections.
and coordinate local effort. At pres
emit those who have given the matter
most thought are IN favor OF National
aid law similar 60 the state aid laws
now I'm force In several states Just
what will be the solution OF the prob
lem cannot now be foreseen. but this
much appears certain that the era OF
road building on q large scale is dawn
inc. and something OF Importance Il
going to be- done ia the immediate ia
lurc.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-09-24
rnttInr IN What.

Taking it for granted that All Souta-
ern farmers. who are progressing some
what. Will prepare their land thorough
ly for wheat. the next consideration
is the method Of sowing IT, The drlA
is the best machine for putting IA
wheat'snd fertilizer ar the same time
Fer the farmer who sows emily three
TO eight acres that is expensive. lac
community ownership OF drill does
not work we'll The hiring Of one -
not always satisfactory. But III a
farmer has land suited go the use 81
machinery and he sows forty TO eighty
acres i'm small grain. be can onorc 10
buy a drill Always get a disc dril.
FOR the hoe drills are not satisfactory,
except I'm land free from weeds and
cotton and corn stalks. The siN-disc
drill is better than larger one, Tor
it is lighter and more easily turned IN
corners around terraces. With IL one
may put in eighty acres daily. but
the snail farmer cannot afford TO IN
vest $50 TO $40 in a drill 10 put IA =
| few acres Of wheat. Sowing 10y hand
and covering with small shovels on
I double foot plow stSck. or with cut
away harrow will secure good
stand. BY that method small por
ton of seed is lost. being left on the
surface or covered too deep. But
/ good hand will get 4 regular stand
and it often seems 10 do better sowI
that way than with n drill. Tho eX
ira labsr comes. il when scattering th'
fertilizer by hand. But that Is NJ
great burden, as one can SOW the Ter
tlizc- on an acre IN an hour. In
drill plants the seed so regularly ina
none Of il is lost. That is one advan
tage. The sther is the regular distrl
button OF the fertilizer.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-09-24
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That the first quarter OF the TWEEN
tieth century viii be a great era Of
road building in this country now
seems probable. All persons who have
given serious thought TO the question
are agreed on The following PROPOSE
lions: That road building IN che United
States has been greatly neglected.:
that we are Tar behind other civilized
nations IN this respect: that the gen
eral improvement OF the Highways
throughout the country would do more
to promote the welfare and happiness
OF the people than any other work
which could be undertaken. and that
the present is an suspicious time for
inauguratng national good roads
campaign.
The last % these propositions IS In
some respects the most important be-
cause on 10 rests the hope that some
thing is actually going TO De- done. The
last quarter OF the nineteenth century
was The great era OF railroad building.
but that has now passed into history.
OF course. we are stin building -aii-
roads. and VIII continue 20 build them
for ages. but never again on the cnor-
/ nous scale OF the past thirty years
| The necessity and the opportunity no
! longer exist. The energy. the enthu
siasm. and the capital heretofore di
rected 10 the building 90 railroads
is now seeking other channels. ONE OF
which is the building OF improve,
/ highways.
Another reason Tor believing tha
the time Is ripe FOR a great popular
uprising for good roads arises from th
extension Of the rural free mail deliv
cry. This Is rightly booked upon O.
one OF the most beuehcent develop
meuts OF modern civilization Tn fac'
the people have scarcely begun TO ~
alize the extent " its benefits.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-09-24
Minor Events.

The executive committee OF the Lin
coin Republican National League, a
cclored political organization of which
James w. Pope is president. met last
Thursday at Washington and decided
TO issue a call for a national conven-
ton OF the league and its auxiiaries
ct Charleston, w. Va, on October 10
sor the purpose of arranging for an
active canvass of the colored voters In
All States and doubtful Congressiona'
districts.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-09-24

Even the poor in the United States
and England eat white bread. In most
OF the continental countries OF Europe
rye bread is the staple The Russians
use buckwheaf. The Laplanders have
a bread made OF oaten meal mixed with
pine bark. and the Icelanders make
their -four from iichens. Banana rour
is .ssed in the South Sea Islands.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-09-24
Odds and Ends.

There are fifteen symptoms Of
drunkenness" said medical witness
in an English Police Court. The judge
hastily fined the defendant s. and
called for the next case.
James Bryce. NJ. F., the distinguished
English author, arrived in Boston last
Thursday on the steamship Saxonla
from Liverpool Mr.. Bryce plans to
stay in this country until after the
means to make study.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-09-24

A remarkable negro youth acts as
door keeper at the Apostolic Legation
In Washington. His name is James j.
Mattingsy. he Is twenty-one years OF
axe. he fiuently speaks five languages.
and is studying three more
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-09-24

OF the kcbeccns, OF
Topeka. Kans.. Room
10. St2 Kansas ave-
nue.. writes: Il used
Dcan's Kidney pills
during the past year,
for kidney trouble and
kindred ailments. !
was suffering from
pains Ia the back and
headaches, but found
after the use o. one
box OF the remedy
that the troubles
gradually disappeared.
80 that before / had
finished a second
package l was well.
1. therefore. heartily
endorse your remedy -
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-09-24
Sweet Potatoe. aud casSava.

y bulletin giving the results OF feed
ing horses and mules on home grown
feed stuIfs has just been issued by
Prof. Chas. W. Conner. Agriculturalist
cf the Florida Experiment Station In
thls experiment. home grown feed
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-09-24
A QUICK RECOVERY.

= Prorninent onaccr of the Rsbseoas
Writes - Thanh Dosn's Kidney Psns
For II. @
Mrs. @. T. Bumgardner. a local ofnrer
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-09-24

FITS permanently cured. No nts or nervous
ness after frst days use OF DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer. S2trial bottleand treatise free
DR. 4. II. KLINE Ltd, 9Si Arch St. Phila-, Pa
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-09-24

Piso's Curefor Consumption IL Al infslnbl
medicine for coughs and colds--N. W
sAMUx1. Ocean Grove. n. J.. Feb. II. 1900
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-09-24
The Quest.

I saw the towering clouds take IRE
From the low sun. and thought them
They neafed the land OF my desire.
The splendid West
gprinr laughed In breaking bud. clean
air.
In skleE that took the tone OF rest.
/ saw. yet found them not 50 fair
AS In my West.
Might grew. a breathing silence fell.
Xnd peace. pure peace. was maniteet;
Yet loved ] not quiet peace 50 well
AS In my West
what balm then. FOR this ancient pain.
mis- torture or the banled Quest1
Only to take the same dear road again
That reaches West.
London Outlook
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-09-24

(signed) MRS. . E. BUMGARDNER.
A FREE TRIkIs-Address Foster
Miiburn Co. Buffalo, \. Y For sale
by all dealers. Price. so ce1ts.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-09-24

Telegraph poles along a railway are AZ
ranged thirty to the mile.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-09-24

PittsburE has already expended f25, Ooo,-
900 ia the skyscraper boom.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-21

THE HAPPY YOUNGSTERS OF CHINATOWN

To the western eye the home life
of child in the Chinese settlements
of Americas large cities would not
seem to be very joyful one. The
tenements are crowded, the stairways
are dark and narrow, and every
where is the pungent Chinese odor,
an indescribable mixture of opium, in
cense from joss-sticks, and other evil
ingredients. Yet no children get more
fun out Of life than the little inhab-
itants of Chinatown.
They don't believe in our maxim,
Early to bed and early to rise" They
stay up with the grown people, lis
tening to marvellous tales or romp-
ing in their queer games. If they
are quite small, the nurse amuses
them with wonderful stories about the
Star Maidens' and the Heavenly
River"-the Milky Way. They are
very fond of nonsense rhymes, and
have kind Of Mother Goose" of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-21
Joseph w. Babcock Of Wisconsin

Joseph Weeks Babcock. Of Wiscon-
sin, who has managed the Republi-
can Congressional campaign for five
campaigns, is known as the Sage Of
Necedah." This does not indicate the
silvcred locks and snowy beard that
are supposed to be the outward sign:
Of ripened wisdom. There is no silver
about Dab" as he is more Familiarity
known among his Congressional col
leagues. He has the outward appear
ance of prosperous, we'll contented
business man. He is of stocky build
generous girth. Aorid complexion and
wears black mustache and chin
whiskers and a full suit of black
hair. He has Teutonic cast Of coun-
tcnance, but there is no German strain
in his blood He comes Of an old New
England family and first saw the light
Of day at Swanton, Vermont. He IS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-21
THROWING the SECRET SWORD NJ TAE RR.DE$ FACE |

priests of the Bon sect into their
house. The Bon (the Dragon King)
is the god of the family, who directs
their fortunes. The parents are seri-
ously afraid the family will go to ruin
if the Bon should be angry, or
should go away with their daughter to
the house of the bridegroom. They
think they must prevent the Bon's leav-
ing their family. They will pray as
follows:
The house to which our daughter
will go is not so rich as our own. 1t
would not be the act of god so great
as to be called the Bon to go there.
Pray, leave not our house, and, pray,
protect our family"
Then the family will invite the pro-
fessional advisor, who will give a few
instructions to the daughter. He will
tell her that she should obey her hus-
band, and likewise his parents. He
will tell her that she should treat her
sisters-in-law like her own sisters, and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-21

they will do the best they can to re-
fuse the wine. But the hosts will use
their best endeavors to force them. If
they should fail to display their clever
ness in urging, they will be ridiculed
as utterly ignorant of any beautiful
language, which they should learn.
On the day appointed for the brides
departure, her parents will rise very
early, and call upon the priests of the
"Old Religion" that is, the RED Hat
Sect" and make them pray in a
church. The following words will be
repeated:
Pray, all the gods of the village and
all the gods Of the family Give unto
So-and-So, the daughter Of So-and-So,
the leave from her house. Pray be
not angry on account of her leaving
her family and her village, and, pray,
bring no injury upon her! We read
the sacred book and repeat the prayer,
to please your hearts!"
And the parents will invite the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-21

Crow Indian reservation, which is alb
solutely worthless, but which in a few
years could be turned into vast farms
bearing alfalfa and other rich crops
The reservation is adjacent to the
Yellowstone River, which every year
pours millions of tons of water into
the sands of the Bad Lands, and which
could be diverted by the simplest Of
operations to irrigation of the lands
of the Grow Indians. But first it will
be necessary to open the reservation
to settlement and then for the Gov
eminent to supply the water
This is Senator Clark's favorite pro-
ject. He is working out the details of the
plan with infinite patience, and when
it is presented to the Senate he will
be able to answer every question
about the project, down to the num-
Der of tons of cement required to build
the dam to furnish the reservoir and
the probable yield per acre of alfalfa
the first year after irrigation is sup
Piled. That is his way of handling a
subject.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-21

his shoulder. The unlucky wight
who becomes 1T" receives dozen
slaps from his companions. This
boisterous game causes great fun, and
is played wherever Chinese children
assemble together.
The little Chinese uses his pig-tail
for reins when he plays Horse" and
whips his cat with it. His father of
ten takes hold of it, instead of his
hand, when they go for walk.
One of the favorite games for boys
is "Man-Wheel." Another is Blind
Man." which corresponds almost
exactly with Blind Mans Buff" They
play Shiny" too-a game which
resembles hockey Fireworks are a
great joy to the Chinese child, es-
pecially during the Chinese New Year
festival in February.
When Johnny Jones is dragged off
reluctantly to bed at eight or nine
o'clock, the days fun is just begin
ming for little All Sid and Hum Yuk.
They generally stay up until mid
night. or even later, playing their
games and having ali sorts Of fun with
the grown-ups.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-21
Translation by Yone Woguchi of AM
Articte BY Or. Ekai Kawaguchi,
LUhO Spent TUO Years in LhQSd

| according to the divine will The pa
rents Of the girl are given to under
stand when the formal go-between
from the other party will arrive.
A few hours before his appearance,
they will tell their daughter to make
an elaborate toilet She will immedi-
ately surmise whittier she is being led,
even though she be not particularly
clever one. Her servants will fetch
dipperful of water She will take
the water in her palms to wash her
face. She will even be crazy enough
to wet her face with some Of her
saliva afterward. What a strangely
dirty custom that is! Then her pa
rents will offer her new comb and
some choice oil, which are presents
from the bridegroom, begging her to
use them. She will complete her tot
let, and presently the go-between will
enter their house. She will be told
that she is to be married to So-and- So.
The sending -bride-away" feast will
be held Immediately. It takes two or
five days, not rarely ten days or half
a month. The parents of the girl and
her friends will give her presents.
Those who bring presents are respect
FULLY treated to some tea and cold bar
ley wine. They scarcely take any hot
drink. The feast will be jolly. They
eat the meat of yak, mountain goats or
sheep, very seldom beef The meats
boiled, but never roasted They are
cooked with some oil and salt. They
eat with them some food which is
mixture of cheese, butter and sugar.
They eat three or four times day,
and between meals they will drink
wine or tea. They tell funny stories,
or dance to the music Of "daminyon"
(Thibetan banjo).
The agent of the bridegroom's pa
rents will arrive, carrying the milk
money" and wedding gown for the
girl The bride will be presented with
marriage jewel, which she will wear
on her brow. 1t would be sign that
she is married woman. If she should
be divorced, her husband will take it
away.
The parents of the bride should
treat the agent and the go-between
very handsomely They will urge
them to eat, and to drink wine. The
latter will, however, apologetically OBJ
ject to drinking. There is scene of
repartee, one side urging, the other
Directing.
There is reason for the refusal to
drink on the part of the emissaries of
the bridegroom. If they should drink
too much. and accidentally fall asleep,
the friends and relatives of the bride
will steal something--any old thing,
it may be-and then the Others are
bound to pay twenty 'tangars" 1.-TWO
dollars and half in American money!
as fine for their slothfulness. So
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-21

their own of which they never tire.
One Of their most popular jingles
amuses them as much as This little
pig went to market does our own
children Translated, it reads:
This little COW eats grass,
This little COW eats hay,
This little COW drinks water,
This little COW runs away,
This little COW does nothing except
lie down all day.
Well whip herr
And with the last line the nurse
playfully pats the baby's small bare
foot, to the little cherub's huge de-
light
The larger children play with dolls
and other toys, or with a queer set of
blocks, out of which they build a
kind of picture story somewhat after
the style of an American child's dis
sected puzzles"
After Chinese boy is seven years
old, he begins to grow his queue, and
soon finds it very useful in his games.
One of them is called Queue" The
object is to catch a boy with his
queue down his back instead of over