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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-17
MEMORIAL TO A WOMAN.
Library Costing 100000 in Tenement Dis
triot Erected to Mrs Reds Memory

A beautiful library. surrounded on all sides by
tenement houses is the memorial which Peter Reid
of Passaic y. j.. has selected for his wife, Jane
Watson Reid. who died several years ago. and the
statistics of the year during which 1T has been
open show that IT could not have been put any
where where 1t would have been moro appreciated
The tenerents are occupied mostly by foreign
from all parts of Europe. and as soon al they
realized what the library had been erected for they
began 10 advantage Of its privileges manifest
ing literary taste far IN advance Of thu Ameri-
who ordinarily patronize libraries. They do
not take to light fiction but want history science
and that sort OF thing making the OF tho
books in all classes except fiction greatly above the
average In New-Jersey.
The library building cost 500 CO., and 10 Of Bed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-17
LEARNED IN THEIR YOUTH.

n is curious what a wonderful hold habits and
ideas acquired in early life have people. even In
their middle age. One would think that the many
changes and multitud!nous and interests that
absorb them. would entirely efface any childish
memories, especially when. is often the case
they are quite unimportant, and have no moral
even particularly intelligent meaning or in
duence
You will laugh when tell you what gives me
reprehensible in the household said a
mAtron of many years experience. land that is
when the candle ends wasted can stand
anything better than that tell the maids always
to put fresh candles In the bedrooms and to keep
the burned ones for kitchen and cellar use, and
also for their own candlesticks. When 1 find.
despite ell my directions, they often throw away
perfectly good ends when they clean the candle
sticks, II makes cross, and yet, In most
my having lived with an aunt for a few years. who
taught me that II was sinful waste to throw
away candle ends"
ST know Just how II is" laughed the hearer. "for
! feel exactly the way about rubber bands.
the careless way they are snapped on parcel
me. When l was young rubber bands were 81.
pensfve, and was always told to take care OF
this day. although now, Of course. there is no rea-
son for it"
who present. how 1t vexes older people when
you cut string. instead Of untying it. suppose
that also the result OF tradition They look upon
the former as waste OF good material. While
1T always snnoys me TO see people take more
butter than they are going to use" acknowledge
old woman who one of the party, and
know that feeling is entirely due to the nursery
rules when ! was a little child" -. s,.v ..,,,..
my y'I prayers at night with God bless papa and
show that that habit is one OF the strongest and
most enduring characteristics Of our nature.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-17
Some Gays of the tVorld.

My scrub about To wash my porch
the other day." said housekeeper. land as It
looked rather shabby It occurred to me that 1t
would be just easy paint it. and II would look
far better ''Shure. an niver had paint brush In
hand" said Biddy, who came weekly 10 clean
up as she expressed IT,, for me. when l suggested
painting. But. Biddy, answered, 1t is just moth
ing at all TO paint! Not half hard scrubbins
See / continued giving object lesson. you just
each board. and that is all there is to It. Biddy
looked attentively, but shook her head. i
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-17

Stockton. when he makes the shipwrecked Mrs.
Aleshine and Mrs. Lecks find that they can pro-
pei their raft splenddly II they are only allowed
10 sweep with their oars. Just they used their
brooms at home. instead OF rowing in the conven-
tional manner, has depicted Characteristic Of
femininity in a way that shows the master hand
Women, that is TO stay. the majority of women
can do better work If they do 1t after their
own fashion, and are not compelled TO adopt con-
ventional masculine regulations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-17

the water. to get wet and to catch numerous colds
then the little chicks would without doubt stray
to the brook and fall overheard. and there were
other reasons why both Tom and Jane grumbled
that place otherwise perfect should have
mean little brook at the foot of the garden
That was the first year. The next spring Jane
was to be most enthusiastic about this same
little brook. and all the neighbors wondered why
she was clearing away the rubbish from its banks
But Jane knew what she about. She purchased
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-17

ford limestone and granite. the architecture being
Ionic. II contains space for 400 books. and there
are now $500 the shelves. nearly all purchased
by Mr. Reid. There IS 4 lecture hall on the second
floor. Il reading room for children as we'll as one
for adults and various other rooms for meetings
and educational work.
Mrs Reid TO whom the library is a memorial
was greatly Interested IN the mill hands employed
hv her husband and institution for their benefit
was thought be the most fitting monument
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-17

oh" he said TO Bettina, IT Will promise any
thing that you say: only fiji my grapes once more,
that may not lose all my fortune
Bettna promised that II should be so, ana Borso
promised to increase the wages OF the poor peas
ants which he did and afterwards Bettina
called the Grape Girl! For many years she
prospsred with other peasants and lived 20 be an
old. old woman. and IL was said that she possessed
the power change the grapes at Will all her HE
long thing Is certain. old Borgo believed so.
and never dared TO illtreat his peasants again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-17

are devoted to golf. prefer tennis and
They do not all take up the same thing at once and
then drop it. like you Americans. And that re-
minds Why has the good old game Of croquet
become obsolete over here Lots Of people who do
not to Jump around at tennis or do strenuous
work at golf play croquet in England and It Is a
very good. scientific game well played. almost
equal to billiards. Well. / suppose you Americans
will get settled some day, when you get
older
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-17

couldn't do II loike that at all. she declared but
Frightening up. If yen let put a bit OF scrub.
bing rag into the paint, I'll scrub II yaller Tor We
recognized that she must her own way 10
obtain the desired result and allowed her TO
substitute the paint for the scruhbing PAIL and
go ahead she chose.
Half hour later I went TO the door. A re-
Fpendent porch gistened like gold in the sunshine
and Biddy. besmirched and despatched. stood on
the road before it triumphant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-17

TO him. and put one little hand timdly on his
shoulder.
Don't cry, master" she said, for have / not
told you that will restore your grapes II only you
Will promise to pay your people fairly for their
hard labor See' she said. and touched with her
forefinger several grapes that lay the ground
before him. One of the peasants standing by
sprang forward and crushed the fruit under HIS
foot. and there, at once thin stream of red wine
flowed out. Borgo raised his head quickly at sight
of the wine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-17
HosU TO tGir1 q Prize.

% & a @ Of japanese bah"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-17
GROWING WATERcREss.

When Tom and Jane first bought their small place
IN the country the little brook that ran along the
foot of the garden considered a misfortune.
First Of ALL the children would be to play In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-17

that could be erected to her memory. Miss J. NJ.
Campbell Is the librarian Of the Jane Watson Reid
Memorial Library.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-17
6bines to Think About.

Elise Mallory Holmes twelve years old. of Kent
House. Greenwich. Conn, sent in such neat.
we'll perfect. solutions of last Sundays puzzles
that the prize which was offered goes to her.
A book will be given for the neatest and best
solution OF the Things to Think About for to-
day.
All papers must reach the office by Thursday.
July 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-17
BEHEADED WORDS.

I. am fictitious story enforcing useful truth:
behead me and have power.
2 am an established connection: behead me and
i am elevation of mind.
8. l am frolic: behead and l a harbor.
4. l work hard: behead me and unctuous
substance.
o. 1 not large: behead me and a public
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-17
DIAMONDS

A third of sea; ever: full of sand; to fetter; to
contract by taking out letters from the middle OF
word: that which flaps; dazzling light; part of
verb eat, third OF
Z third or MT; not new; an apparatus for heat
ing. one who cultivates flowers: young person;
poisonous serpent; third of ht.
g. A fourth of tart; delneation Of the earth: q
long spear; a line touching n circle at place;
vapor of boiling water: girls name: a fourth OF
tart
T. A third Of can: natural compound OF metal
and other matter: 10 mount; deep red color:
malicious burning of house; man child; a third
of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-17
REBUs PRIZE WINNERS.

The FIVE prize winners In the rebus contest OK
July were selected from hundreds Of competitions
Each winner will receive the prize that he or sns
selected. The successful little men and hfa'
women are:
Janet Meets. No. s.Tr7 BrfghtwOod-ave.. Wash
Florence X Walker. No. 5S4 Marker-st.. Pas''-
Nellie Post Ottawa. Kan. R. F. D. No. So
William Wren Institute for the Deaf Broadwss
and Observation-Disclosures ird-st. New-AOfA
Harold s White No 4SS NobIe-ave.. Bridgeport
Conn. East Side Station, checkerboard-
PRIZE sTANZA.
Dear Sir: have tried to think up four ~
piece of poetry. and have got one. Maybe =
not good enough. but will try anyway. viii !"
again II do not win prize this time. The p'e''
OF poetry Is:
In the quiet mOonlight
Meath summer sky.
Gay little owlets
Are seen flying by.
Your sincere Fiddler. ALICE TA1Lyynsa
No. 15s Fifth-ave.. New-i0'.
SOME OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS.
SUMMER MOONS
shinmering In the golden light.
Summer meadows fragrant ne'
Hush'd is the song of every oird'
In the dreamy Moons OF July
ANNA MARGUERITE NEUBUku1oSa
No. liz West Sixth-st. Erie ~
Summer has come.
Our fun has begun
Our books away,
Ills the first holiday
BY GENEVlENE ETIlN' yoshL
No. l60S Iexington-ave-. Ne"-i
The summer days are here.
Our hearts are fun of cheer
The bros are singing in the trees.
And nowerets nodding to the bree1e,
ELEANo9R s, scaISaLxy.,1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-17
HIDDEN BIRDS.

l. A vowel and a fowl.
2 To study over and entrance
g. To do without and line of things
4 To be able. part of verb TO be. and persona
pronoun.
O. TO steal and within.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-17
Answers to Puzzles Published July IL

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-17

We produce only the highest grade OF workm.p-.s
give the latest lines IN the garnenf
Advanced styles ready.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07
Cotton Diseases and the Causes.

Hagood, Sept. 5.-Much attention is
being given just now to cotton, its
diseases, it's enemies, etc Iwish here
to note what others have doubtless OBJ
served, that certain plants growing
near to cotton seem to be almost rank
poison. When I was boy l heard it
said that common poke, if cut and al
lowed to die near it would cause cot
ton to rust. ! am not prepared to say
that this is true. One thing [ know
and that is squashes seem to occasion
in cotton something resembling
blight. Our farmers, if they will
keep their eyes open will discover the
causes of many evils as also their
remedies. 1 report what [ have seen
in my own fields, let others do like
wise some one will discover what will
be of immense value. Everyone knows.
for instance, that cotton is more liza
BILE to rust in bottom lands than else
where. AS to blight or wilt l believe
it is as often as otherwise occasioned
by injudicious fertilizing. Here is
pointer; it is more prevalent i'll the
fields of negroes than Of whites. The
excessive use Of phospboric acid or
other stuff, all cheap. called fertil-
izer, will do harm. This brings out
what have before stated in your ex-
cellent paper, that it requires brain
more than anything else to farm sue
cessfully. Just word more, as the
preacher says, and l am through.
Some fellows read lot on agriculture
to no profit. because they do not think.
It is good to listen at the recital of
others experiences, but if you can't
sift the wheat from the chaff let it
alone. A man reads bulletin of
certain state which advises the use of
acid as most profitable, and never once
thinks that the soil of that state is al
luvial and ad in6nitum. While
len these lines it is as novice.
am ready, willing, and glad to learn
from others. Hagood.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07
COSTLY FIRE IN MANNING.
Naval Stores Plant Destroyed Saturday
Morning. Less $4,000.

A telephone message from Manning
stated that the spiritine plant Of the
Manning Naval Stores Company was
burned at 8 o'clock Saturday morning.
The entire plant was destroyed, togeth-
or with large quantity Of the mann
factured product-spiritsss ssEturpentine,
tar, creosote and charcoal. The loss
is placed at $4,000. The plant was
only partially insured, there being
only $40, 600 on the plant.
The fire originated in the retort
room and spread with Incredible rap
idity, owing to the very infammable
nature of the products of the com
pany. The fire is said to have been
one of the fercest and most spectac-
'ular ever witnessed, the flames lespiog
hundreds of feet into the air, while a
pail of smoke of inky blackness was
suspended far above the towers OF
flame.
The plant was located close beside
the A. G. L. railroad tracks, and the
intense heat ignited the cross-ties
which were burned out for several
hundred feet. When the morning
train from Charleston arrived the
track was impossible and the trains
had to be run back to Wilson's Mill,
from which place it came to this city
over the track of the Wilson & Sum-
merton R. R, via Summerton, arriv-
ing about two hours late.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07
TIE THIRD BATTLE OF BULL RUN.
The Mimic War On Historic Ground
Began at Midnight and Con-
tinued Throughout the
Day.

Corps Headquarters, Gainesville,
Va, Sept. 6.-Most of the night and
all of this morning the third battle OF
Bull Run has been raging between the
armies Of Brown and Blue. At mid
night last night Gen. Bell, who is
supposed to be on the defensive in
Thoroughfare Gap broke camp and sent
out the Brown troops toward Manassas
to meet the approaching enemy. Be-
fore daylight the outposts of the two
armies, extending along a line several
miles in length, met and general firing
began. The movement of the Blue
troops under Gen. Grant, who has the
the aggressive side of the first problem
which is the forcing Of a passage
through Thoroughfare Gap has been
quickly carried out, hnt the Browns
are equally swift in .aovement and
and up to this afternoon neither side
seems to have gained any strategic
point.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07
Tenement House on Sumter Street Par.
tally DESTROYED.

y tenement house on South Sumter
street, owned by Mr.. Perry Moses and
occupied by Mr.. Hartwell Bradford,
was partially burned 1870 o'clock
Saturday. The furniture and other
household effects were removed and
the damage sustained by Mr. Brad
ford was not great. The roof Of the
kitchen was hnrned off as was a por-
tion of the roof of the body Of the
house.
When the alarm was given the hose
wagons were sent up North Main
street by mistake and valuable time
was lost in hunting for fire in the
second ward. When the mistake was
discovered the 6remen made the best
time possible in reaching the fire and
quickly got the flames under control.
AS usual, the pressure was sadly de-
fcient and the iremen had to work
under difficulties. With strong pres
sure the fire could have been extin-
guished in half the time.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07
Chief Constable S. Y. DeIgar Leaves Dis.
pensary ConstabuIary.

Mr.. S. Yeadon Delgar, who has eff
ciently discharged the duties of Chief
Dispensary Constable for this section
of the State for the past eighteen
months, having been appointed by
Gov. Heyward at the beginning of his
administration, has sent in his res
ignation. to take effect on the 5th
instant. Mr Delgar resigns to ac-
cept a position with the Sumter Bank
ing & Mercantile Co., at larger
salary than he is now receiving as
Chief Constable.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07
.Eood News to Tobacco Planters.

Wilmington Star SAYS: The Raleigh
News and Observer is after getting all
the tobacco growers in North Carolina
to pulling for the Japs. Not only
naye the japanese got the Russian
Bear on the run but here comes our
Raleigh contemporary with statement
which will cause the American tobac-
co trust to sit mp straight. 1t is good
news that the News and Observer fur
nishes to the effect that Japan is to be
competitor in buying North Car
Ina bright tobacco. IL it is true. and
our esteemed contemporary editoriaily
Youches for it, it will mean much to
the tobacco growers In this State.
sIt is in the fullest sense good news
to the tobacco planters Of North Car
.clina that it is reported, aud on relia-
ble authority. that the American To-
bacco Company, the giant tobacco
trnst. is TO have an active competitor
J for the bright tobacco of North Caro-
lima
The report to whiehsscredence is Civ
en- is that the japanese Government
proposes to handle the tobacco busi
ness of that empire itself, and through
its own buyers; that it will do away
with the American Tobacco Company
as the middleman in its purchases,
and will deal direct with the people
who make the tobacco.
To do this it is said that the govern
ment will provide It's own corps of to-
bacco buyers. placing these in the
bright tobacco belt section, which
means that large part of the field IN
North Carolina Will be covered IN this
way. The japanese government Is
said needs at present some twenty mil
E lion pounds of bright tobacco for Gig
aretbes. and as the trade in North
Carolina brigbts is increasing in
.Ianan it is to be reckoned that soon
there will be demand for from fifty
TO seventy five millions pounds of the
North Carolina product.
The great value in this is, OF course,
that ss competition for the weed arises
there will be better prices. The
American Tobacco Company is known
TO be reaching for a larger Canadian
trade. and the report from Portugal IS
that it is trying for monopoly in the
markets of that country. As its trade
grows it must of necessity secure to-
bacco, aud meeting with competitor
of nerve it must perforce go mp in its
figures to the joy Of the tobacco
planter. That Japan is able, singh
psnded. to deal with the tobacco trust
is amply shown in its dealings with
the Russians. The little brown folks
IF the Orient are stickers when they
60 after anything.
The people have noticed and won
sered a little at the recent increase IN
che nrice paid for tie raw tobacco, but
rhis move OF the japanese, first told to
the public in this paper, and the great
cut made in the tobacco crop by the
farmers are sufficient reason. To do
business the American Tobacco Com
panyF must get the tobacco. With a
prearIy decreased crop and an active
bidder against Il, there is one thing
{ IS muss 40 aud that is to pay the to-
bacco farmers decent price for to-
bacco.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07
Mr.. r. J. Williams was the bes

Mr.. T.. J. Williams was the best
man in the race for congress i'll the
second district, but be made the mis-
take of running on his record as chair
man of the dispensary board. His
record in that capacity was above re-
proach. and the majority of the people
of the State are in favor of the dis
pensary, but they are tired Of electing
to Office men whose only claim is
their loyalty to the dispensary. In
other words the people are getting
tired of the dispensary as political
issue. Mail
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07

George Washington Dunn, of San
Francisco, nauralist, and in his day the
friend and associate of the great ones
of the scientific world. has been admit
ted to the almshouse. He is entirely
without funds, although he has an
chronological nd botanical collection,
which. at a uaturalist's estimate, is
worth 500, 600. If not more.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-07
THE WATCHMAN AND soUTHRoN, SEPTEMBER z, 1904

State, the South Carolina College will
teach them how to study and how to
live, and how to teach, and will leave
upon them i.er mark as men and geE-
tleEaen