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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-24
POTATO CULTURE in EMPIRE
Of CAR OF ALL THE RUSSlAS
ME Tube is as Much the Staple Of Diet There in re-
handsome Details Of it's Cultivation in the
Cars Dominions.

implement is OF native manufacture.
weighs about ono hundred and sixty
pounds. and Is drawn BY two horses, It
sells at retail here for % rubles (sll.ss).
After the potatoes have been laid In
the burrows they ar ecovered and hilled
by another implement OF native manu-.
facture drawn by one horse. which re-
tails for from Z to 10 rubles ($3.6l to SID.
One horse hoes are used Tor cultlvatins
the potatoes.
For some time there have been efforts
made by German manufacturers to In
troduce machinery for planting, cultl-
waiting and digging potatoes, among
which was machine for digging holes.
This machine consists OF four rows OF
stars each having six spades. the dis
lance between the, stars and the distance
between the spades being adjustable TO
suit the different requirements OF the
farmers, In the holes made by these ma
chimes potatoes are put by hand, ten
people being necessary to do this work,
Tho depth Of the hole made - also adj
Unstable to the kind OF soil,
Tho hole digging machine Is followed
by a four row disk covering machine,
which covers the potatoes and ridges
them up, This same machine Is also
found useful as a weed destroyer. It mas
another advantage, VI tllstt ~ WoA So'oAS
potatoes planted on fresh stable manure.
without dragging tho manure from the
ground
Both machines weigh nearly the same.
about $40 pounds, and sell In Germany
for the same figure-30 marks (about
$7l4o),
Tho dlggers used In this country arc
nearly exclusively of German make, and
OF tho "AIuenster' pattern (more or less
modifed).
These potato diggers are tar from being
perfect, but they are the best known,
The plowllke diggers, even Of Ameri-
can make, have been frequsptly tried
here, but without success. One. of tho
enterprising Warsaw dealers In ma
chlnery tried to introduce American po-
tato dlggers into this market. but his
efforts we're discouraged. because the
American manufacturer with whom he
dealt failed to make the required altera-
tions In his machines or to adapt them
to the local method Of raising potatoes.
The American rnanufactor cannot afford
to neglact a field which promises 50 rlch
reward for his effort, particularly when
one considers that potatoes form almost
The solo food Of the WORKING classes ~
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tinues il inspire apprehension III GER

stinues 10 Inspire apprehension III GER
tain quarters. N
s5 Tho facts are simply that, with the exc
.reption Of q few favored localities, Ger.
many Is, for climatic reasons, not well
adapted to the growth OF high.Erado APP,
pies; that horticulturlsts here have been
strangely negligent and have permitted
their orchards IN many cases to dcgen-
erste Into groups Of old trees bearing
poor, natural fruit, tough In fibre and OF
indifferent flaVor that the superor.
crisp tenderness and aromatic taste or
the American apples. combined with
Ecl,enpness OF price, are now 50 well
Known and highly appreciated that their
homo market can never DO reconqnercta,
IL at all, until new orchards OF carefully
selected and grhfted varieties can pc
grown and brought Into bearing ii,,.,, E ,,,
then there will be seasons so humid anu
deficient In sunshine as to make tho
comnetltton difficult for the German TAR
b1OffIcial statistics show that in 1900.
c,ermnny imported t2i,S74 tons Of fresh
nnples; in 1901, 1928 tons: and IN 1907,
.G35 tons-of which the United states
supplied ,76o tons, 1912 tons, and 6Sao tons
respectively. This year the American con.
tribution will far surpass tnnt Oh any ,,
previous season, but 1t Will be after all
n,,l,,fa small fractton-probably not more
fti,nn or 10 pcr cent--of tho aggregate
annie imports Of Germany. There IS,
therefore, and will always be-, abundan. t
room for expansion in this branch OF
American exports to Germany not Tor
q generation to come, IL ever, can the NJ ma
Eliye.grown supply be expanded ana I'M
moved to meet tho steadily growing de-
tnand. The advantages Of superior dual
ity and generally lower price, the he l.s
So 4 ia Cnf
fui1;' ho permanently in favor Of tho
a American fruit. If the trade is vigor.-
ously pushed and judlciously managed.
the tendency of our fresh fruit exports
vii, be to replace more and more tho
vast quantities Of apples that are now
imported from Switzerland, Austria, "a: fiol /.
land and Italy.
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1 - our regular Correspondent.

(From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 3-The
American apple has about Captured tfhe
German market, according to report 20
. ba .Denartment Of Commerce and Labor
nv United States Consul-General Mason
ri ;Berlin. What Is more, the consul
general thinks that the market VIII never
be regained by the Germans II ING
Americans continue to- ship as GOOD tru 1.
as they are now doing. and pay as grea.
caro- to getting 1t to the customer ~ sooa
condition. | quoted Dr. Galloway. chier
az he Bureau OF Plant Industry OF the
Department OF Agriculture. In this cor
rcspondence some days ago to tho erect
that Virginia was practically the only
state in the Union in which there was
ANYTHING like a full crop of apples TINS
year. and that Virginia's was thought 10
be the largest ever marketed. SO II
must he that a great many OF the apples
which the Germans are eating this WIN
ter were grown in Virginia orchards.
Following are some extracts from the
report:
Under the familiar headline, another
American Danger" the agrarian and con-
servative press in Germany is comment
ing somewhat demurely on tho unprece-
season and the extent to which they
have flied and dominated all the more
important markets in this country. There
a not n fruit store or hardly market
fruit stall or retail grocery shop In Berlln
or it's suburbs that does not display as
prime attraction one or more barrels
4 OF Baldwins, plppins. or other standard
varieties. surmounted by a placard bear
ing the legend, Echte Amerikaner .s NOT
only this, but wagons piled with the
same attractive merchandise patrol the
outlying streets and peddle the American
fruit at the uncommonly low price Of 20
pfcnnings e cents) per pound, This at
a time when ordinary cooking applss
grown in Germany and Austria retail for
from to cents per pound, has fur
nished an object lesson Of comparative
cost. quality and flavor as between the
American and European fruit which can
not be misunderstood or ignored, The
dimensions TO which this special import
has grown will BIO indicated by the fact
that only a few days ago the steamship
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f,rror, DIR 17erulur corrcspopden.)

trrom Our Regular Corrcspopden0
WASHINGTON, d. ca, Jan 2':--Tle
efforts which Europe is making to get her
cotton supply from other countries. and and
shake OFF the rllo Of America IN the
trade, is tho subject of nh important and
Interesting report to the Department Of
! Commerce and Labor BY United States
Consul Monaghan at Chemnitz. Germany
TIL, roport was made public to-day, and
is bound to attract tho attention OF cot
ton planters generally throughout tho
Southern States.
Consul Monaghan say that Should TINS
movement to Introduce tho culture of cot
ton into the cxpaAslve tropical colonies
OF tho world continua-and that thero
Is no reason why 1t should motif Will
have n profound effect upon the cotton
growing Industry Of tho United States.
Colonial cotton culture, he says, is at
present being promoted by all European
countries with such activity and on the
basis OF such thorough and scientific
methods that much Is to be expected
from It, In England Germany and
France there are associations formed for
the purpose of encouraging the culture or
cotton In colonial and Intercepted coun-
tries;
no SECURE INDEPENDENCE.
The avowed aim Of all such associa-
lions is to secure the Independence OF
European manufacturers from the Amer
lean cotton spectators. Tho European
cotton spinning and weaving industries
have been repeatedly more or less injured
through their absolute dependence upon
American cotton For this reason senti-
mont is strongly in favor Of an indepen-
dent colonial cotton supply, and the day
on :shich IT is accomplished, II ever 1t
can hs accomplished. Will undoubtedly .
DO hailed pretty much like q liberation
from bondage. The report cOntlnues:&
'',The recent history of cotton prices
we'll demonstrates the instability Of QUO
tations, the extreme sensbi1lty OF the
market, and the disastrous fluctuations
from week 10 week-at times, even, from
day to day. Wild. zlgzag figures repre-
sent the movement of the market. Just
as the accidental discharge OF a toy piss
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Russia, and supply also large part Of
the income OF the farmers who crow
them for sale to the dlstlllerles. The pres
ent year has been an exceptionally poor
one; but the totals from the ten districts
of Poland for the years 1888, 1900. l9l-
4. Q, s,1t2,s05. s.ssl ,06s. 7.ss6,2ss tons-siiow
conclusiYely the extent ot the Industry
ana furnish cough estimate 81 the
acreage under cultivation, Fl &;
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Main. of the North German Lloyd line
landed at Bremen % ,929 barrc5 and 1,54o
boxes OF American apples, which Is said
totbe tho Largest fruit cargo ever carried
across the Atlantic In a single vessel.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22
EDITORIAL ANNOUNCEMENT,

The Bulletin announces to its read
ers that it has made arrangements
for daily letter from the st. Louis
Worlds fair which will appear in
The Bulletin from now until the close
OF the great exposition.
The letter will have peculiar inter
est to all the people Of Cairo because
they will be written by bright, we'll
known woman now "dolng" the fair.
whose real name, If made known.
would instantly awaken great local in
terest On account of her modesty.
however, he contributions will be
signed with fictitious name.
Readers OF The Bulletin will find
these letters extremely entertaining
and they may also find 1t interesting
by carefully following each letter, &c
andeayor to recognize The personality
behind them.
The first letter of the series will be
found in another column of today S
Bulletin.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22
BECAUSE HE is A CANDIDATE.

He may not smoke 10 cent cigars
Or ride in Pullman palace cars
Or drop into cafes OF bars:
For that-you see 1t at glance
Is riotous extravaganza.
he may not sometimes stop To chat
With one who is a plutocrat-
10. there wouid be howl at that!
For, II hex does. you understand,
He wants to sell His native land.
He may, perhaps. make one short
speech.
But he should not attempt to teach,
Some flag waves and on eagle screech
Win be enough for him to say.
For he might talk some votes away.
He may not tell the laborer
That no loves work. Not he, no sir!
Unhappy strife such words would stir
For that shows any one who's wise
That he's inclined TO patronize.
He may not read or talk OF books;
He may not think upon his brooks
For books or rest or honest pride
BY half the peepul are decried.
He may not seek the oceans foam
Or to the fields and forests roam;
He may not even stay at home;
He may not even sit up late
Because he is a candidate.
He may not eat Of this or that,
Ho may not wear stylish hat;
Must not be thin; must not be fat;
For things like these have influence
Upon the peepul's confidence.
Nobody likes the things he does
Or doesn't-and the critics buzz
Ger what he wasn't or he was.
Twas thus with all who ever ran;
'Tis thus the office seeks the man.
w. d. Nesbit in Chicago Tribune.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22
THE WORLDS FAIR.


The attendance ia the Worlds fair
on st. Louis Day was 404,450. This
was the record -breaker for the expo
sition. The total adm Asions for the
week ending Saturday September IL,
were 1,027,9lS. the largest attendance
of the season. The total attendance
at the fair from the opening day,
April 30. to the close of last week was
11,O22,50S. These figures include the
free admissions. and fall much below
the number for a corresponding peri
cd. On Chicago Day at the Columbia
exposition the number of paid admis-
sions was reported to be 1861.
which broke the worlds record for
any single day. The total number of
admissions to the Chicago exposition
for the season was over 27.500. 600, II
Is evident that this figure cannot be
reached at St Louis, hut during the
remainder of the time there will be
an Increased attendance which will
notably swell the grand total of ad-
missions. October will doubtless be
the great month at st. Louis
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22
A TREATY WITH THTBET.

A treaty between Great Britain
and Tibet. which is said to be on the
point of ratification, gives the English
man the best of the bargain in about
every paragraph. The Tibetans are
to establish three marts for mutual
trading between British and TibetsH
merchants and 20 allow traffic along
existing routes and others which may
be opened between India and Tibet.
An indemnity Of $2,5O0.00O is to be
paid by Tibet in annual installments.
British troops are to occupy the Chun
Tai valley for three years and until
the indemnify is paid Without Brit
fish consent, no Tibetan territory is
TO be sold or leased to any foreign
power. A similar inter,tctIon is
placed on the construction of railways
and telegraphs and the opening of
mines The opening Of trade viii be of
benefit to the world though it is to
be under British regulations. Still.
there is an appearance Of audacity
in Great Britain going into a far-ofi
country. willing and anxious 10 be
-let alone" and making bargain OF
it's own and leaving troops on the
ground to enforce T.. An indemnity
is charged for going to Tibet and in
terfering with Tibetan affairs The
end is not yet and viii not be till
Tibet Is gathered 30 the arms Of Great
Britain The treaty is merely an in
cliRed plane down which % slide in
to possess ion.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22
SOUGHT DEATH
BEFORE TRAIN
Two Sisters Locked in Each Others
Arms Meet With Suicidal
Death.

Bucyrus, o.. Sept. 2i.-Locked IN
each others arms, Mary and Lizzie
kehrer threw themselves in front OF
a fast passenger train on the Ohio
Central and died. The young women
lived five miles south OF. Bucyrus. They
gained living from little farm
Their lives were lonely ones, their on
ly diversion being the church. Ii hal
been their custom To retire at dark
but last night they prepared to enc
their lives. They put their little home
in shape, prepared and set out food
for the chickens, read their Bibles and
then locked up the house and went t.
the railway track
EACH wrapped a bed quill. about hei
shoulders and together they sat down
upon the track to await the arrival OF
the 1920 express. Neither the en-
gineer nor fireman saw the women
on the track and the double killing
was not known until This morning
when section men found the bodies
horribly mutilated beside the track
Coroner Marquart held an inquest, but
withholds his verdict.
According to the neighbors the wo
men had contemplated suicide fol-
some zine because one of them wa.
suffering from an incurable disease
Humiliation caused them to stop at
tending church, which had been theii
only solace, and the double suicid'
was the elimination of their troubles
They were inseparable through life
and met death together. Mary was
aged So and Lizzie was Sc.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22

Today marks the fifth anniversary
Of the death Of Capt W. p. Halliday
whose demise occurred at the Lexing
ton Hotel Chicago al midnight OF
September 20, 1899, Capt. Halliday
was at the time of his decease the
foremost citizen Of Cairo. He was
born in Meigs county, Ohio, and came
to thisfeity in the fall Of 1859. where
the remainder OF his life was spent.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22
PRECISION OF STATEMENT.

The cxactitudc with which some ed
itors stick to facts Is examplel In the
following from Parsons paper: 'She
is a young tifteen-yearo girl, and
the daughter of widow woman. II
will be observed that the editor has
done away with every possibility OF
her being an old ilfteenyear-old girl
anu the daughter 'of q widow man.
Kansas City journal.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22
Democracy made assurance doub

Democracy made assurance doubly
sure yesterday by nominating Justice
Herrick for governor of New York
state. The selection Is an excellent
one. The voters OF the Empire state
will have the privilege OF electing two
distinguished jurists to osfiee next
November. The contrast between the
gubernatoriaa nominees IS
quite as marked as is that of the pres
idential candidates.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22

Mr.. Roosevelt had a good deal to
say in his letter Of acceptance about
our opponents There is no doubt
that beneath all his buster "our OPP
have been giving Mr.. Roose-
welt not little concern.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22

0I. .ll@a
The above Is correct statement OF
the circulation OF the Cairo Bulletin
daily and Sunday, on the dates stated.
month of August. 1904.
A. J. BENEDIC,
Circulation Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this first day of September. 1904
ALFRED COMINGS.
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22

Liao.Yang, according TO the war Of
flee at st. Petersburg, was a great
Russian victory. II would be difficult
to discover such optimism outside OF
the headquarters of the Republican
committee.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22

Statistics show that the telephone
girl is very popular as a wife and
judging from the samples we have
right here In Cairo we can easily un-
der tand the fact
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22

however, says the Peoria Journal.
that he win accept the, honor that re-
has been limited has been conferred
on him. The Republican candidate
accepted sixteen or seventeen col
umns' worth,
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22
champagne. little to suit the mood, "

champagne. little to suit the mood "
An influential committee has been
formed in England, with Lord Bras
sey as chairman, and including Mr..
Chamberlain the Aga Khan Rud-
yard Kipling and the Japanese min
lister, TO establish a permanent mo
mortal of Sir Edwin Arnold II is
suggested that the memorial shall
take the form Of one or more schol
arships at Oxford for proficiency in
Oriental literature, and that they
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22
WON THE DECISION.

BY the Associated Press.
Saginaw. Mich. Sept 21.-"Dixie
Kid" Of California received the decls
ion over Joe Grim of Philadelphia IT
a ten-round fight tonight.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22
HILL is VERY sANeUINE.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
Saratoga. n. Y, Sept 2l.-Former
Senator Hill. responding to a sere-
made tonight declared that the action
Of the Democratic state convention
today means victory in the state OF
New York and in my judgment is the
forerunner Of victory in the nation.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22

OF Killarney; Duchess Of Connaught,
Countess OF Sussex. Empress Eu-
genie travels as Countess DE Pierre
fonds. and sthe late Queen Victoria
used the title, Countess of Balmoral.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22

II would be interesting to know
Col, Roosevelt's expert private lopin-
ion of his running mate as rear
platform attraction.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22

The German school has entered up
on it's sixth year under the most fiat
terlng auspices. Prof. NJ. Wisrching
the principal. is a thorough German
and English scholar and an experienc-
ed educator.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22

The baby who took the prize for
the finest physical specimen of baby
hood at the Worlds fair was brought
up by man The new man." we
presume
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22
DECIDE UPON WASHINGTON.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
San Francisco, Sept. 21.-The SOW
ereign lodge of Odd Fellows today de-
cided upon Washington as the next
place of meeting and adjourned until
tomorrow. This afternoon the dele
gates visited the navy yards at Mare
Island.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22

IN the second year Of Cleyelanj's
administration II cost s422 per CAPT
"a TO run the government in the sec
ond year OF the Roosevelt admins
tration il cost S7.14.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22

This is the time of year when the
the young man begins to sadly re-
fleet that the amount he blew In for a
Panama hat lest May would purchase
a good winter overcoat now.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22

Don't believe the yarn that alien
izfz are greatly Interested in Presi-
dent Roosevelt for professional rea-
sons. An attempt was made to I'm
pcach the sanity OF Kaiser Wilhelm
IL the same way.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22

II would have been gracefully mag
unanimous had Candidate Roosevelt
inserted a little apology to poor old
General Tyler in his letter OF accept
ance.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22
SEARCHING FOR A NEGRO.

Patton. Pa. Sept. 21.-Hundreds Of
men are searching for a negro who Is
accused Of criminally assaulting Mrs
Emma Rozzon. She may die.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22

Although the watermelon season q
pretty well passed comfort may be
taken in the near approach Of the
period of the open-faced pumpkin pie.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22

There Is very little reason for CON
tinuing the campaign. The Republic
cans have conceded the election of
Roosevelt
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22

A scientist declares that a steady
diet of prilnes will strengthen the
moral character. Cairo boarding
houses win please take notice.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22

1t Is said the number of blondes Is
decreasing SO rapidly that the blonde
viii soon be extinct. This is the real
yellow peril"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22

Messrs. Goldstine and Rosenwater
have just opened their fall stock OF
dry goods and clothing. on CONNER
cial avenue between Eighth and
Ninth streets.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22

The Republican apology for the re-
suits in Maine is a trifle self contra
dictory
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22

Nick Williams. Patrick Collins,
John Cain. Green Massey, II. Fitz-
gerald, Harvey Woodbridge and Den
mis- Mahoney are acting as bailiffs to
the circuit court now in session.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22

AS soon as the X. !. 7, pennant is
awarded the war in the east will be
resumed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22

The following are the names as
sumod by noted Britons when travel
ing ncognito King Edward, Duke
OF lancaster; Queen Alexandra, Mrs.
stephens: Princess Charles OF Den
mark. Miss Mills; Princess Louise,
Lady Sundridge; Princess Christian,
c,,,nra,sa Grayanstein: Princess
Henry Of Battenberg, Eady Carts
brooke: Princess of Wales, Countess
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22

In Vienna. the answer made by
prisoners in the Sweat box" will be
recorded by a phonograph so that
there can not be subsequent doubt of
the statements made
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22

When you push the street fair
boost Cairo. All together now
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22
Of New York

Port Arthur seems to be falling on
the European plan.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22

Prince Adelbert of Prussia. having
spent some eighteen months in the
China seas as sub-lieutenan: on board
the cruiser Hertha. is now 10 return
20 Europe via the United States. trav-
cling by ordinary passenger steamer
from Japan.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-22

More than three thousand expert
ments on living animals were made
for British government departments
of public authorities in 1903, End 1913
for the tuberculosis commission.