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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-26


 My Dear Sir: Replying to your personal request for information regard ing the colored people, whom you met while on your visit to Alabama with the Thompson party last year. I introduced to you on my plantation, James Whitlow, colored, who can neither read or write. and who owns $50 acres of well-improved farming land valued at s12,000 and upon which there Is no incumbrance, and also ten head of mules, cattle etc. He is the father of ten children, all of whom can read and write. His oldest son has pur- chased and is operating a public steam gin, and gins cotton for his community, keeps the books and manages the bus mess Whtlow is a good citizen. enjoys a good credit. and is well respected by all of his neighbors, both white and black He pays but little attention to politics, seldom ever votes and is an honest, upright citizen.
 I also introduced to you Nose Green. who owns 400 acres of land. valued at s4OOO. which he purchased from me eight years ago on time without making cash payment and paid for in your years He has 1t well improved. Is out of debt and owns six mules and horses.
 He is an ex-slave, and canont read or write, but has six or eight children. all of whom can read and write. and his old est son has recently bought and paid for 1eO acres of land.
 You were also introduced to Anthony Griffin, who purchased 400 acres of land adjoining that of Nose Green. He has 1t paid for, and has educated all of his children at Booker Washington's school.
 He, like the others, can neither read or write.
 Charlie Davis was also present, who owns GAO acres of land valued at $4O00. which he purchased some years ago on time, and which is now unencumbered and paid for. He has a fairly good com mon school .education. Is a good citizen and enjoys good credit
 We have. in my county, 20 or 30 other colored citizens. who own good tracts of land. well improved and who are accumu-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-05-10
COWS TRAINED
EAn THE TECsT
ION l ILL I'D 1
Jerseys at the Worlds Fair Are Ex-
pected to Show That They Are
Superior to All Other Breeds.

The herd of Jersey cows assembled
at the Worlds Fair at st. Louis to rep
resent the Jersey breed in the universal
dairy test has been inspected4And has
been pronounced in perfect condition
and ready to start upon their six
months grind on a days notice.
w. II. Spann of the Burr Oak Jersey
farm. Dallas. Tex. was the inspector,
and he was thorough in his work. He
passed week on the Exposition
grounds, and much OF the time was
spent in aud around the Jersey cattle
barn, and the condition Of each indi-
viduai of the herd Of forty cows was
definitely ascertained.
Never was more intelligent and care
full treatment lavished on animals. No
athlete was ever better trained for a
contest requiring the development of
speed. skill and endurance than has
been this herd of Jerseys. When it is
known that this herd is to compete
with selected herds of Holsteins, Short
horns, Brown Swiss and DevoHs, and
the herd making the best score for the
production of butter milk and cheese
Is to establish the standing of the
various breeds. the Importance Of the
cows being in perfect condition may
be understood
For a solid year the Jerseys have
been in constant training. Twenty
five cows will participate in the con-
test. Cows We're selected from the
best herds In the United States.
DR.. ]. ]. Richardson, president Of
the American Jersey Cattle Club, UNI
der whose auspices this entry is made
toured Europe and visited the famed
Isle Of Jersey. where the breed origi
mated He was seeking the best cows,
but returned satisfied that Europe
could show no COWS that were better
than those bred in America.
Though only twenty-five cows will
participate in the test. forty cows were
selected. They were assembled at
Jerseyville ILL.,. year ago. This is
near St Louis. and the cattle have be-
come acclimated. Last December they
were removed to ST. Louis The cows
are the property Of Individual members
Of the club and are loaned for the term
Of the test. G. T. Graves. breeder
at Maitland. Mo-. was selected as the
superintendent to have charge Of the
cattle. and he has been highly COM
plimented by Or. Richardson and In
spector Spann for the wonderfully fine
condition In which he has placed the
herd
A series Of model dairy barns have
been built for the breeds competing IN
the test. The barns are octagonal In
form. and are SO arranged that the
cows are in the center and wide
promenade permits visitors to pass
around and view the cows as they
stand In their stalls.
The milking and feeding are to be
done in plain view Of the public, and
Representatives Of the various herds
viii at oil times have access to all the
barns to see that 90 sharp practices
are INDUCED la.
The test not only consists In show
inc the amount OF butter milk and
cheese produced. but the cost Of pro-
duction is taken into consideration,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-05-10
CURIOUS THINGS FROM CHINA
The Most Magnificent Beds Ever Seen
Are Part of The Celestial Empires
Worlds Fair Exhibit.

The Chinese exhibit at the Worlds
Fair is filed with pleasing surprises.
Some of the most magnificent articles
Of furniture are a part Of this wonder
full display. The carving and inlaying
Of ivory, bone and wood illustrate the
marvellous skill of the Chinese.
Models included in this interesting
exhibit show the homes and home life
Of the Chinese their weddings and
funerals, Chinese tea house, restau-
rant and shop, Chinese weaving and
some Of the beautiful silks and wear
ing apparel Of the Chinese and their
methods Of manufacturing them.
One feature Of the exhibit is two
magnificent Chinese beds, each Of
which has the appearance Of being a
small house Of great beauty. One is a
summer bed, the other for winter. The
summer bed is hand carved and inlaid
with ivory and bone figures and land
scapes exquisitely carved and so
skillfully joined as to appear part Of
the wood. The bed and furniture are
of carved bamboo. The bed consists Of
an anteroom, with tables, chairs and
tea stands, and in an inner room, which
is the sleeping apartment, there is a
couch with coverings of gauzy silks.
The winter bed is still more elabo-
rate. 1t consists Of three compartments.
The first contains four chairs, tea poy
and chest of drawers. This is the sit
ting apartment. The second Is the dress
ing room, and the third is the Sleep
ing apartment, or the couch itself. The
furniture is of rosewood inlaid with
ivory carving of birds, flowers and
trees. The couch is covered with silks
of the finest texture and in gaudy col
ors. The sleeping compartments are
lighted with Chinese lanterns Of silk
hung at the outer entrance. while the
light enters through gauze panels, hand
painted and in forms of rosewood in
laid with ivory figures.
A table and dish made of highly pol
ished ash, with exquisitely carved
bamboo figures inlaid, are shown. The
work Is so artistically done that each
article seems to have been made OF
one piece Of wood.
There is also large display of Chi
nese lanterns made Of silk, gauze and
other light material and some made of
beads artistically arranged with glass
centers. The silk and gauze are beau
tifully hand painted.
There are models of some of the
great Chinese temples, theaters and
arches, showing elaborate carving in
wood and ivory and two large elephant
tusks exquisitely carved.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-05-10

Every ounce of TODD gwen each COW is
weighed and carefully recorded. When
the cows are MIXED. the milk is con
veyed to a model creamery in the Ag-
ricultural building, where it is tested
and made into butter and cheese and
where all records are carefully kept.
The Jersey cattle participated in a
similar test at Chicago during the G.
lumbar Exposition and carried of
first honors.
Superintendent Graves is sanguine
over the result of the present test. He
says that the Jerseys have always
demonstrated their superiority over all
other breeds when placed in competi-
ton. and this time they will show to
better advantage than ever Not only
is the Jersey milk richer in butter fat
than the milk of any other breed. says
Mr.. Graves, but 1t can be produced at
a less cost. The Jersey cows are the
smallest Of the standard breeds. and
he asserts that they consume less feed.
They assimlate their food. and it is
converted into milk and butter and is
not used in building up and sustaining
a large carcass.
1--WE are going to make all other
breeds take to the woods after this
test" said Mr.. Graves. "A few days
ago L was testing some of our Jersey
milk. and my hands were all sticky
and greasy from the enormous amount
of butter fat the milk contained. Mr..
Won Hcync. who Is in charge of the
Holsteins, sent over quantity of his
milk for me to test. OF course. from
commercial standpoint, there was no
comparison between the milk. but it
was pleasure to test his milk, for
when got through there was no
grease on my hands. After this
will have bucket of Holstein milk
around handy to wash my hands in
after testing our own rich Jersey milk"
The test begins May 10 and contin-
ues 100 days.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-05-10

world. Its interior decorations, by FL
mer Ellsworth Garnsey, furnish one
of the chief delights of visit to the
national capital. A large model of this
splendid building is a feature of the
exhibit. The decorative features of
the interior are reproduced In their
original colors
The next exhibit on the right hand
side of the central aisle is that Of the
Interior Department, occupying 11.792
square feet. In this large space the
visitor finds so many things of COM
polling interest that he is loath to
leave. The Patent Office exhibit be-
longs to this section. There are mod
els Of many machines that have borne
an important part in the development
of the nations industries. The earliest
form Of every device of human inven-
ton, so far as possible, is shown here.
For instance, you may see the actual
sewing machine that was the first con-
trivance of its kind every constructed;
1t was patented in 1916 by Elias Howe.
The first typewriter, patented by 9.
Thurber in 1912; the model Of the first
cast iron pillow, patented by Charles
Newbold in 1897; the first screw pro-
peller, invented by Robert Hook in
1880; and many other first" things
are to be seen. The model of Abraham
Lincoln's celebrated device for lifting
steamboats, off shoals is shown here
The first harvesting machine, made in
the year $50 B. O.. is one of the most
ancient exhibits at the Exposition.
There is also a model of the first steam
engine. made in Egypt in the same
year.
Every foot of the 100000 feet Of
floor space in Uncle Sans Worlds
Fair building is occupied by exhibits
Of surprising interest, and every phase
Of the peoples welfare is shown.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-05-10

but is one of the most improved mail
cars, in which men attached to the
United States railway mail service are
actively engaged in throwing" the
mails. Here you will see the postal
clerks at work, just as they work while
speeding along railroad track.
A curious collection of old time rel
les from the postoffice museum at
Washington illustrates as no verbal
description can do the crude begin
.nings of the postal system. One of
these relics is an old fashioned stage
coach that once carried United States
mails through portion of the Louisi-
ana purchase territory President
Roosevelt, who once inspected it, ex-
amined with rough riders interest
the bullet holes which stage robbers
and mountain brigands shot through
its stiff leathern curtains. Generals
Sherman and Sheridan and President
Garfield rode in this old coach during
the strenuous days of frontier life.
Among the collection of documents
showing the primitive postal methods
In vogue In the early days is to be
seen the old book of accounts kept by
the first postmaster general, Benjamin
Franklin, all written by hand. There
As rare collection Of stamps, includ-
ing ancient Filipino, Porto Rican and
Cuban stamps. The postofiee depart
ment's exhibit occupies 12.469 square
feet
Across the aisle, at the right, is the
exhibit of the new Department of
Commerce and Labor, occupying 1866
square feet. This exhibit shows what
the new executive department stands
for and what it is accomplishing. Mr..
Carroll D. Wright. United States Com
missioner of Labor. had charge of the
preparation Of the exhibit. Charts ar
ranged by him. showing the rapid
growth OF the nation In agriculture,
arts manufacture. population, etc. are
OF special interest to sociologists and
all studentsof the labor problem. The
Census Bureau exhibit Is made in this
section It shows the tabulating ma
chimes used in compiling the census re-
ports. The Lighthouse Board, also OPP
Grating under this department, shows
the great revolving lenses in light
houses. with other Interesting appli-
ances.
The space inl the projecting north
west corner Of the building Is devoted
70 the Library Of Congress. The ,edi-
nee which houses this library at Wash
ington Is held BY many architects to
be the most beautiful building in the
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-05-10
An optimisit.

20 aged man. pray, II you know,
Now answer me the truth
Which Of the gifts that the gods bestow
Is the greatest gift of youth?
20 aged man. have far to fare
BY the divers paths of earth.
Say which Of the gifts that with me i
bear
Is Ahe gift Of the greatest WORTH
us 1t tne might Of the good right arm
Whereby shall make my way
Who're dangers threaten and evils harm
Holding them still at bay7
rs It the strength wherswith shan
climb
Where few have trod?
To the mountain tops. the peaks sublime.
That glow ili the smile Of the godg
rs II the never failing win,
Invincible Ia might.
Which armed against oppression sim
Shall vanquinh for the rlght2
~Or ia It the heart. thou aged man.
The heart impassioned. strong
Which shall be blest. as nauFhf else can.
In perfect love ere longYs'
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-05-10
WHARFAGE FREE AT ST. LOUIS
Twenty Miles of River Front For Wa
ter Craft at Worlds Fair City.

tWSuty WIVES VI RttSE EF0HF TIT W -
ter Craft at Worlds Fair City.
Free wharfage win be given to all
boats landing at St Louis during the
Worlds Fair. Traffic Manager Hill
leary OF the Exposition and Joseph p.
Whyte harbor and wharf commissions
err Of st. Louis, have decided on the To-
cations assigned to the various kinds
OF boats.
Yachts. steam launches and all boats
propelled by their own power have
been assigned wharf space between
Choteau avenue and Biddle street.
These streets. running east and west,
form the boundary lines for the CEN
trial business district Of the city.
House boats have been assigned
wharf space north Of Biddle street
and south Of Choteau avenue.
st. Louis has river front of TWEEN
ty miles. The Broadway line Of the
Transit company parallels the river
from the city limits on the north to
Jefferson Barracks on the south. At
no point are the cars more than five
blocks from the Mississippi river. The
Worlds Fair may be reached for one
fare BY transferring to any Of the
eight lines that cross Broadway and
reach the Exposition grounds.
No charge win be made for wharf
age. Application for space should be
made to the harbor and wharf COM
missioner at the City Hall. on Twelfth
street between Market street and
CLARK avenue.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-05-10

A unique exhibit at the Worlds Fair
was prepared BY the agricultural de-
partment of the University Of Califor-
mia. 1t is large map, SO colored as to
show the character Of the various soils
of the state. 1t gives clear idea Of the
situation and the extent of the arabic
and untilIable sections. In the locali-
ties that cannot be cultivated are
shown the Sierras. the lava beds and
the desert. The map indicates the lo-
cation Of the cultivable portions Of the
mountains and Mohave plateau and
shows the nature Of the foothills and
valleys Of that wonderful state.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-05-10

From any point within 300 miles Of
st. Louis person may travel to the
Worlds Fair this year, view the Won
ders Of the Exposition for three days
and expend the same money he would
pay In any other year for train fare
alone. This Is an absolute fact.
The Western Passenger Association
has agreed on ten day excursion rate
$50 miles or more from st. Louis. for
one and ope-nfth fare for the round
trip.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-05-10
UNCLE SANS
WONDERS
All Executive Departments Send
Treasures to the
Worlds Fair.
Display Installed In the Largest Gov.
ernmentaI Exposition Building Ever
Constructed - Precious Docu-
!! s;4sssssts Relies Of Famous
Statesmen and Soldiers.
Working Postal
\ Exhibit.

The United States Government build
ing at the Worlds Fair occupies an
elevated site just south of the main
picture of the Exposition. The great
central dome Of the Government build
ing is visible from the very center of
the Fair, looking across the picturesque
Bunken garden that lies between the
Palaces Of Mines and Metallurgy and
Liberal Arts.
The hill slope in front Of the Gov
eminent building is terraced with
broad stairways almost completely
covering the slope. The building is 800
feet long by $50 feet wide and is the
largest structure ever provided at an
exposition by the federal government
ut is distinguished from all the other
large buildings at the Exposition by
the steel truss construction, the entire
ROOF being supported by steel arches
forming a splendid domed ceiling.
4 In this building are installed the ex-
hibits of all the executive departments
OF the government. The building is a
vast storehouse of an endless variety
of treasures dear to the heart of every
true American. Precious documents
are to be seen here, and the autographs
OF our great men of the past are on
display. Relics Of famous statesmen
and soldiers, carefully preserved
through generations are exhibited.
Each governmental department has in
stalled an exhibit showing It's official
character and mode of operation.
Entering the Government building
from the eastern end, the visitor sees
at his left a railroad postofice car.
This is not a mere coach standing idle
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-08-13
Fierce Battle
Is Reported

st. Petersburg, Aug. 10.-There are
persistent rumors that the right flank
of the Russian force that has been NOV
ing north from Haicheng toward Lao
yang has been heavily attacked by a
division that has advanced ahead of
the main army of General Oku. De-
tails are wanting and the general staff
has received no official confirmation of
the engagement. 1t is known, how
ever, that General Fukushima is adj
vancing from Newchwang and it will
occasion no surprise if the attacks at
this point are vigorous and persistent.
In addition to the promise of sharp
fighting between Haicheng and Lao
yang, there is rumor that General
Kuroki is secretly attempting to 0ut-
flank the Russian left with view to
putting force to the south of Mukd den,
thus possibly cutting off Viceroy Alex
Jeff and General Kuropatkin, who We're
yesterday at Liaoyang. The japanese
have carefully concealed this move
ment, if it has taken place at all, and
the general staff is not inclined tc
credit the rumor.
The city is full of wild rumors that
Port Arthur has fallen, due to reports
from ChefOo of another assault il
which the fortress was, taken by the
com bined and and sea forces, though
the japanese lost three warships, in
GLIDING the protected cruisers Chiyods
and Itzukushima. There is not the
slightest confirmation of these rumors
1t is believed tina the japanese ar,
still unable to capture the outer works
much less the fortress itself.
| Newchwang-A japanese gunboa
which has returned from a trip up tn,
river reports that she fired few shot
at the sunken gunboat Sivoutch, which
was scuttled by her crew and no
blown up, previously reported. Tn
Russians destroyed their stores befor
leaving for Haicheng, either owing t.
being in a hurry or on account of de
fective transportation. All is quie
here and trade is fairly brisk, consider
ing the circumstances.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-08-13
Wheat Prices
Going Upward

Chicago, Aug. 9.-Wheat scored a
sensational advanced today under
furious demand from bulls and bears
alike. For September delivery, the
principal trading option, there was a
bulge of 3 I8c, but this was outstripped
by the figures for other months, Decem
Der and May each scoring an advance
OF 4 &c on top of an almost unprecnted
gain of sc bushel during the preced-
ing week.
On reports that the spring wheat
crop in the northwest is being largely
destroyed by black rust, every trader
seemingly who was sort became frantic
to cover his trades. September started
at 971ec, and closed at only 1sc under
the top figure. May opened at CSC to
99c, sold at $1.02 and closed at $1.O1T8.
Nothin quite so radical as today 8
sharp rise in values following the con-
tinued advance last week has been wit
messed in the wheat pit for long time.
According to private dispatches, the
wheat in the northwest had apparently
been more or less affected by the dead
ly rust. Reports indicated loss of the
entire crop in sections, while the per-
centage of damage in field after field
was described as extremely heavy.
September wheat, which opened
strong at 97Rc to 9734c, went to
! $1.00I in a succession of leaps with
few pauses, when holders, satisfied
with their profits, realized. Many such
sellers, howerev. and bears in the pit
who have scoffed at the increasing ad-
vices of rust enrcoachments were soon
in the big rush for grain, and carried
the price of September to $1.0l16.
! There were bearish features in the
foreign market, and statistics showed
the worlds shipments to exceed esti-
mates by over a million bushels, but
such news was overlooked in the gen.
era fright that appeared to possess
traders. September closed strong at
81 OIL. The amount of wheat on pas
ssge was 36, $40, 900 bushels, against
3S, 7I2 900 last week and "a, 528, 900 a
year ago. The visible supply was 49,
$50, 900 bushels.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-08-13
Situation al
Port Arthur

The Shanghai correspondent of the
London Morning Post, cabling Wednes-
day morning, states that he has re-
ceived information from reliable
source" that conditions within Port
Arthur are appalling. The garrison is
famine stricken and has been deprived
of meat or vegetables other than rice
for weeks. The result is that the suf-
ferings of the sick and wounded are in
describable.
According to the correspondent,
there are upwards OF 10000 in the hos
pitfalls and doctors are unable to attend
to all of them. This latter state of af-
fairs has resulted i'll many deaths of
patients who might have been saved
had they had proper care.
The correspondent closes his dispatch
with the amazing announcement that
General Stoessel, who was in supreme
command in Port Arthur, committed
suicide because he was unable to re-
lieve the sufferings of brave men under
his command. The fact has been sup
pressed, declares the correspondent, be-
cause of the effect it would have upon
the garrison.
None Of the other London dailies
have any information confirlnatory of
the POSTS advices and they are not
generally credited. 1t is pointed out
that, so far as General Stoessel is con-
cerned, dispatches signed by him have
been given out at st. Petersburg and
that refugees who won their way from
the fortress during the last fort night
say that General Steossel has been the
life of the seige and has been very
much in evidence at all hours of the
day and night. That there is suffering
in Port Arthur is undoubtedly true; al
so that many of the garrison are sick
and wounded, but the Post correspon-
dents figures seem much too high and
are undoubtedly exaggerated.