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The Washington times., 1904-05-08

After twenty years OF newsgathering
I am constantly running into odd corn
ers 1 never heard or BEFORE" said the
reporter. THE other afternoon the
trail OF a man l wanted to see landed
me in the little village OF Somers. in
Westchester. While waiting for him at
the Elephant Hotel l made some re-
marks about a monument on the green,
near by. The landlord informed me,
with a great deal of polite pride. that
was actually on the spot where the
first elephant ever imported into this
country initiated the first circus ever
seen in this country. and that its own
er had put up the monument sixty
years ago Ia commemoration of the
event
. Old Bet was the elephants name.
and Hackaliah Bailey was her owner.
His brother. who was a sea captain,
bought the beast at a bargain some
where on the Asiatic coast and brought
her TO New York on his sailing vessel
in 1921. 1t was a long and wearisome
journey OF many months, and old Bet
didn't receive as much care d ,ring the
voyage as circus elephants receive
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In what old days, in what far lands.
What busy brains. what cunning
hands,
With what quaint speech, what alien
thought,
Strange fellowmen these marvels
wrought
AS thus l unused, was aware
There grew before my eager eyes
A little maid too bright and fair,
Too strangely lovely for surprise.
1t seemed the beauty of the place
Had suddenly become concrete,
So full was she of Orient grace,
From her slant eyes and FURNISHED
face
Down to her little -bronzed feet.
She was girl OF old Japan;
Her small hand held a gilded fan,
Which scattered fragrance through
the room;
Her cheek was rich with pallid bloom,
Her eye was dark with languid fire,
Her red lips breathed vague desire;
Her teeth. of pearl inviolate.
Sweetly proclaimed her maiden state.
Her garb was. stiff with broidered
gold
Twined with mysterious fold on fold,
That gave no hint where, hidden well,
Her dainty form might warmly
dwell
A pearl within too large a shell.
SO quaint, so short, so ussome, she,
1t seemed as If it we'll might be
Some jocose god, with sportive whirl,
Had taken up a long 1.-THE girl
And tied a graceful knot in her.
I tried to speak, and found, oh, bliss!
1 needed no interpreter;
knew the japanese Tor kiss
l had no other thought but this;
And she, with smile and blush divine.
Kind to my stammering prayer did
seem;
My thought was hers, and hers was
mine,
In the swift logic of my dream.
My arms chung round her slender
waist,
Through gold and silk the form 1
traced,
And glad as rain that follows drouth,
l kissed and kissed her bright red
mouth.
What allied the girl? No loving sigh
Heaved the roHnA bosom; in her eRS
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nowadays. But she was a capital
sailor. When she landed in New York.
HackaIiah Bailey bought her. He made
her walk all the way to Somers, tray
cling only at night and giving exhibi-
lions in barns during the day at ten
cents a head.
Il was told by the landlord. whose
father had told him. that Old Bet was
the sensation of the hour. Crowds fol-
lowed her at night, and greater crowds
got into the barns by hook or by crook
during the day. When Bailey reached
Somers he rented a lot. put up a tent,
and started a circus with the elephant
as his only attraction. She was on ex-
hibitiOn for many months there before
he sent her on the road.
But Old Bet was Overfed and
otherwise spoiled by her keepers. She
broke loose and killed one =, hem. but
as IL Wa shown that the man had
angered her, she was forgiven and
permitted TO live. IN South Carolina,
In 1927, che killed another keeper and
started IN a run across country with
mischief in her eye. The circus hands
chased her for twenty miles before
they got a fatal bullet into her. New
York Exchange.
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I come into town with some turnips,
And my little Gabe come along
No four-year-old in the county
strong
Peart and clipper and sassy,
Always ready to swear and fight
And I'd larnt him 70 chaw terbacker
Jest to keep his milk-teeth white.
The snow come down like blanket
AS l passed by Taggart's store;
I went for a jug of molasses
And left the team at the door.
They scared at something and start
ed
l heard one little squall,
And hell-to-split over the prairie
Went team, Little Brooches and all.
Hell-to-split over the prairiel
| was almost froZe with skeer;
But we rousted up some torches,
And sarched for 'em far and near
At last we struck bosses and wagon,
Showed under a soft white mound,
Upsot, dead beat-but of little Gabe
No hide nor hair was found.
And here all hope soured on me,
OF my fellow-critter's aid
Jest Topped down on my marrow
bones,
Crotch-deep in the snow and
prayed.
BY this the torches was played out,
And me and Isrul Parr
Went off for some wood to a sheep
fold
That he said was somewhat thar.
We found it at last, and a little shed
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Where they shut up the lambs at
night.
We looked in ard seen them huddled
thar,
So warm and sleepy and white;
And thar sot Little Brooches and
chirped,
AS peart as ever you see.
81 want a chaw of terbacker,
And that's what's the the matter OF
me-"
How did he git thar? Angels.
He could never have walked in that
storm.
They jest scooped down and toted him
To whar 1t was safe and warm.
And think that saving a little child.
And fotching him to his own,
Is a derned sight better business
Than loafing around the Throne.
The Washington times., 1904-05-08

It has been realized that the first re-
quisite step in this great enterprise was
to secure the planting, in suitable places,
Of enough mulberry trees to feed the
worms.
Large numbers OF white mulberries
grow here and there throughout the
United States-some of them descen-
dants of cuttings set out in the early
SOS. during the famous silkworm craze.
Others are the result OF the accidental
distribution Of seeds by birds.
All together. enough of the trees are
already growing to provide for a very
considerable crop of cocoons. But II is
desired to increase the available supply
as much as possible, and. with this end
in view, cuttings are furnished free Of
charge to applicants.
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He IS Trying Hard to Establish the Silk
Industry in This Country and Is Even
Carrying On MiIlin Washing
ton at a Loss.
ton at a Loss.

The material for this letter Is OBJ
tained from advance proof sheets Of an
article, to appear In the forthcoming
year book OF the Department Of Agri-
culture. by DR.. L. o. Howard. He was
sent recently by the Government to
southern Europe to study silk culture
In all its phases. Incidentally. he OBJ
taired supplies OF silkworm eggs and
mulberry cuttings, for distribution.
He says there are many portions Of
the United States well adapted for silk
raising, many places which might well
become silk centers, where labor can be
employed at rates comparable TO those
OF Europe. The establishment Of a SILK
mill in such a location, with its own
Keeling outfit attached, with the neigh
boring people employed as operators in
both reelery and weaving factory, is
feasible. and can be made to pay.
Our Silk Imports.
This country imports annually about
s42. 100000 worth OF raw silk. half of
which. comes from Japan From Italy
we get about $4,000. 900 worth of the bal
ance. and from China over ss.0oo. eco
worth. France contributes s2.O00.Oo0
worth. It is a lot of money to spend
for stuff which might. apparently. be
produced Just as well by our own peo-
pie.
A couple OF years ago, while travelling
IN the South, Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson made up mis- mind that every
possible effort ought TO be made TO i'm
prove the condition Of the extremely
poor people of the Suthern States. par
ticularly OF the colored race. Among the
ideas which suggested themselves to
him was that OF silk culture. which he
well knew was a household industry in
other parts OF the world. and added
materially not only TO the national
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A DrednOf BriC-a-BraC
&C. X. loquitur.)


l dreamed I was in fair Nippon.
Amid tea-felds l journeyed on,
Reclined in my jinrillishaw;
Across the rolling plains l saw
The lordly Fusi-yama rise,
His blue cone lost in bluer skies.
At last babe my bearers stop
Before what seemed a china-shop.
reused myself and entered in.
A fearful Joy, like some sweet sin,
Pierced through my bosom as I
gaZed,
Entranced, transported, and amazed.
For all the house was but one room,
And in its clear and grateful gloom,
Filled with all odors strange and
strong
That TO the wondrous East belong,
] saw above, around, below,
A sight to make the warm heart glow.
And leave the eager soul no lack
An endless wealth of bric-a-brac.
saw bronze statues, old and rare.
Fashioned by no mere mortal skill,
With robes that luttered in the air,
Blown out by Arts eternal will;
And delicate ivory netsukes,
Richer in tone than Chedder cheese,
or saints and hermits, cats and dogs.
Grim warriors and ecstatic frogs.
And here and there those Wondrous
masks,
More living flesh than sandal-wood,
Where the full soul in pleasure basks
And dreams Of love, the only good.
The walls were all with pictures
hung:
Gay villas bright in rain-washed air,
Trees to whose boughs brown mon
keys chung,
Outlineless dabs of fuzzy hair.
And all about the opulent shelves
Uttered with porcelain beyond price:
Imari pots arrayed themselves
} Beside Ming dishes; grain-of-rlee
Wed with the Royal Satsuma,
Proud Of its sallow ivory beam;
And Kaga's Thousand Hermits lay
Tranced In some punch-bowPs golden
CLEAN.
Over bronze censers, black with age,
The five-clawed dragons strife en-
gage;
A curled and insolent Dog Of Foo
snifs at the smoks aspiring through
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They screamed and writhed with bru-
tai glee,
With fingers rudely stretched to me
Till 10! at once the laughter died,
The tourists faded into air;
None but my fair maid fingered there,
Who stood demureIy by my side.
who were your friends?" l asked
the maid.
Taking tea-cup from its shelf.
This audience is disclosed" she said.
Whenever a man makes a fool of
himself"
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wealth and prosperity Of those coun-
tries in which it was carried on. but
also to the family incomes OF the poor.
Thus it came about that he asked
Congress TO give him money for ex-
periments.
Earlier Silk Culture.
SILK culture was pursued in a small
way by the early cOlonists of Virginia,
South Carolina, and Georgia, the reeled
silk and cocoons being exported to Eu-
rope. 1t was introduced in New Eng
land as early as 1860 In 1893 WIndharn
county. Conn.,. produced four tons OF
cocOons.
Interest in the industry became wida-
spread, and soon passed all bounds. Civ
ing rise to what came TO be known as
the ''Morus multicaulis mulberry tree)
craze" Expecting a most profitable in
vestment. If not speedy riches thou
sands of people purchased mulberry
plants-they brought sometimes as
much as s. apiece-and set them out
over large areas Of valuable land.
The money expended was far in excess
of possible returns Frosts destroyed
the trees. The bubble soon burst
But this gigantic failure did not prove
that silk culture. properly pursued.
could rot be made a success in the
United States. where the climate over
most of the country is exceIlently
adapted for the purpose What should
be realized is that there is not a for
tune for anybody in the production Of
cocoons.
In Europe silkworrns are raised on
small scale in a multitude of house,
a1F,
year to the family income by turning
out a few pounds OF cOcOonS. II We
succeed with the work on this side OF
the water, IL will be on that basis.
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Silkworm Moths.

fetal market, so to speak. IN order to
interest individuals throughout the
country in the art Of silk-raising. and
to stimulate effort in the production OF
the best possible cocoons. The prices
paid are according to quality This plan.
If Congress continues to supply the
money. will be pursued until a time
comes when a natural market will be
supplied
Meanwhile the raw silk turned out
at the factory in Washington, while of
the finest quality, is produced at loss.
The cost is greater than the price IL
viii fetch. This condition of affairs,
however. is due largely to the fact that
operations are conducted on so small
scale.
The Washington times., 1904-05-08

they may increase their incomes by ever
so slight an amount.
The only difficulty is to prevent the
growth Of extravagant ideas regarding
the profits to be secured from the in
dustry. Many have already abandoned
the work because they were not salts
fed with the small sums received from
the Government for their cocoons. On
the other hand, many seem to be much
interested and content with what they
get.
1t is believed enough people will take
up the business and keep at it to as
sure before long a very large annual
crop.
Making a Market.
Meanwhile IL Is the policy Of the Gov
eminent TO create for a time an artf-
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Industry, II Is believed, may have a
great future in this country.
Congress recently gave 900 for ex-
periments. Part of the money was in
vested in machinery to reel silk from
cocoons. This is now set up and in
operation in an annex building of the
Department of Agriculture.
The Keeling machines, OF the latest
pattern. are run by three expert women.
Two Of them were brought for the pur-
pose from the city of Lyons, in France.
Net Many Raised.
Silkworms are raised in many parts
Of this country. but. generally speak
ing. only in a small way. The produc-
ton Of cocoons is in the aggregate not
great. All the cocoons that can be OBJ
tanned from native growers are purches-
ed. The fiber is reeled from them in
this Government factory.
The process is noteworthy and inter
esting. Cocoons are thrown by hand
fuls into hot water, contained in shall
low metal basins. and bobbing about
with much activity as the siIken threads
are unwound from them.
The silk, OF beautiful golden color,
is finally wound upon reels, on being
taken from which it assumes the form
OF hanks" What is known as floss. ;,
or waste silk, is from the outside OF the
cocoons. and is not employed for weav-
Ing. though it has other uses
Many Want to Learn.
The department has found that # is
easy enough TO arouse interest in silk
culture. There are tens Of thousands
Of people in the United States who are
eager TO learn Of sone means ruhernh,,
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Little Breeches.

don't go much on religion,
| never amt had no show;
But I've got middlin' tight grip, sir,
On the handful o. things know.
| don't pan out on the prophets
And free-will, and that sort of
thing
But l b'lieve in God and the angels,
Ever since one night last spring.
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He Will Buy the Cocoons From You, Will
Send You Silkworm Eggs, and Even
Provide You With Cuttings of
Mulberry Trees.
Mulberry Trees.

T INcLE SAM has set UP in Wash
ington silk factory. which is
~ turning out the finest kind of
raw silk for sale to makers Of
textile fabrics.
All cocoons used are purchased from
DUR own people who raise silkworms in
various parts OF the country. The high
est market price is paid for them.
If you care to take the trouble 10
produce some cocoons. whether few or
many. the Department Of Agriculture
will buy them from you for spot cash.
VIII Set You Up in Business.
But this is not all If you want to
go into the business. the department
viii send you a small quantity Of silk
worm eggs free Of charge, with little
pamphlet that tells you how to hatcn
and rear the insects.
But OF course. you will need null
berry leaves TO feed the caterpnIars,
and TO supply these the Government
will furnish you, gratis, with cuttings
OF mulberry trees. With the cuttings
%Tiil come another pamphlet containing
instructions as to how to start a null
berry plantation.
But it should be distinctly understood
that eggs are in no case given 10 any,
body who has not already available
mulberry leaves TO serve as provender
for the worms when they shall have
been brought into the world.
Would Encourage Industry.
The Government is anxious TO encour-
age the growth OF silk-producing. The
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A Blessing.
After Heine.

When look on thee and feel how
dear,
How pure and fair thou art,
Into my eyes there steals a tear,
And a shadow mingled Of love and
fear
Creeps slowly over my heart.
And my very hands feel as If they
would lay
Themselves on thy fair young head.
And pray the good God to keep thee
Away
AS good and lovely. as pure an5
gay
When and my wild love are dead.
The Washington times., 1904-05-08

The Government is anxious TO encour-
age the growth Of silk-producing. The
Evening journal., 1904-11-09
Late Returns Make the Victory
Greater Than Was at First
Thought
By Publishers Press.

New York Nov 9-Roosevelts victory did not dimn-
ish to any degree night
On the contrary it has grown much larger, and fuller
from everywhere show that the victory Of the Re
publican party of the astonishing in America
political history.
The candidacy of Watson and Debs probably contributed
largely the Democratic crushing defeat but to what extent
is yet known Roosevelt probably had three hundred
and twenty-five in the electoral college and Parker
hundred and seventy-one.
Roosevelt has carried every northern State and appar-
emily has captured Maryland which thought last night
had me Democratic by a small majority
Parker secured the lowest electoral vote of any Demo
cratic candidate since Greely's time
Every doubtful fell into line in Republican column
and the surprise of Republicans themselves by tremend
plurality Another surprise in the election is the fact
that several Northern States notably Massachusetts and Min
elected Democratic governors in the face of the
Itonishing plurality.
Evening journal., 1904-11-09
REPUBLICANS
WIN IN KENT
Local Option Cut Big Swath
In Vote of Middle
County
UNIONS FAIL TO CONTROL SENATE

Special to the Evening Journal.
Dover, Nov. 0.-Kent eounty's Repub-
lican majority foots mp to $50, some can
didates receiving plurality of 500. The
Union Republicans elect by large MAORI
ties two OF the three senators and seven
of the ten representatives. This of the
entire Kent delegation in the next Legis-
lauue, eleven of the fifteen are Union
Republicans. The Union Republicans fail
of controlling the State Senate by one.
Their eight senators are q. C.. Moore.
Houston, Barnard, Conner. Pennewll. d.
o. Moore, Lynch and there were as usual
many freaks of the ballot.
Prettymen is one of the few Demo.
crafts who were pledged 90 local option
hence his election. The local optonist.
claim every Legislature in Kent county
and it is % strange coincidence that thi
only Democrats landed are the local Op
honists. The temperance people helpel
10 snow under Joe Frazier, who was de
feated for representative In South Mur
derkill by q few vote, because Frazier on
posed local option at the last Legislntur,
The Onion Republicans landed ever
Levy Couriman except Robert S. Downe.
whose election may be cousummated b.
the threatened recount of the Mispillioi
returns
The Democrats make the best shown,
ON their vote for representatives,. ii
which they were aided here by Reguln
/ Republicans, who refused to support il
any way the Union candidates. The of
fetal count for senators and representa-
tives shows this result;
Senators Second district, Houston
/ Unions Third, Barnard, Union; Fourth
Reed, Democrat.
Representatives First district, Baggs
Union; Second. Deneny, Union; Third
Garrison, Union; Fourth. McGmness
Union; Fifth, Benson. Union; Sixth
Meredith. Democrat; Seventh. Murray
Union; Eighth, Stevenson. Democrat
Ninth, Prettyman, Democrat; Tenth, Da
Wis, Union.
Evening journal., 1904-11-09
FIGHT.
FOR THE
List of Those Who Were
Elected to the General
Assembly In This
County

Tho next legislature will be composed
of 81 Republicans and n Democrats The
Republicans win control both houses. In
the House they win have a and the DEM
ocrats A. while the Senate viii be made
up of 10 Republicans and Z Democrats.
This IS what the returns OF yesterdays
election shows, although these figures
may be- changed as there will probably
Doe contests in several districts where the
vote was close.
The members of the General Assembly
elected I'm this county yesterday follows;
STATE SENATORS
Thomas M. Monaghan, ID.
David G. Rose. ID.
John NJ Mcndinhal, r.
REPRESENTATIVES,
Henry Stafford. r.
Mnnlovo Howard Jester II.
William Henry Miller, r..
John =. Armstrong, II.
Elwood L. Wilson, r..
William M. Eastburn. r..
willard s. Meredith. ID.
Thomas O. Cooper ID.
Francis NJ Scvicr d.
Jacob *. Handy.
Jonn y. Mahoney. ID.
Willard a. Smith ID.
Frank j. Pennington. y.
Edward Hart u.
+ Andrew j. Wright, y.
There are four hold-over Senators IN
! this county, Sparks and Sterling. Republic
cans and Smith and l.atta, Democrats.
In Kent county the Democrats elected
three Representatives. proityman, Stcv-
ems and Meredith and one Senator Reed
The Republicans elected seven Ronresen.
f., tatives and two Senators and have two
! hold over Senators Moore and Conner
ia gives thom total OF eleven mem
bers ot the Legislature in that county.
The Democrats in Sussex county elect
ed Pierce Ellis and B. Ells 70 the Hous
T. and Boyce to the Senate and also have
}. hold-over Senator. The Republicans elect
7 ed eight Representatives nndfonc Senate
[, in Sussex and have two hgid-over sena
7 tors. Pennowil and Brazer, which give
them eleven IA that county also.
The election of Meredith In the Socon,
Representative district may bo contested
} His majority Is given us n. Pennington
beat Emerson IN the Thirteenth dlstrlc
by bat four votes and his election ma,
also be contested
Fight For Levy Court.
A fierce battle was wagcd In this count,
for The Levy Court and Il now looks al
though the Democrats have control o
that department. The following were tn,
successful candidates for Levy Court:
james Loguc, r.
Harry A. Brown. r..
John w. Greenfield. ID.
Caleb G.. Hopkins. r..
john w. Morrison, ID.
Charles II. Salmon, ID.