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tenance Of experimental stations and
for the constant services Of a small
army Of experts in every department
Of research that has a bearing on the
land and its productiveness. These
efforts are focused, so to speak, at the
Worlds Fair in st. Louis, where a
magnificent demonstration is given of
what the department is accomplishing
60 aid the farmer, the stock raiser, the
lumheru,an, the fruit grower. and all
who derive their livelihood from the
soil II there are enemies to be
fought. new methods to be learned, the
experience of other nations to be
drawn upon, here is the place to come
In quest of knowledge.
One of the chief methods adopted to
inculcate truths established by ex-
perience Is the effective one of con-
trast The inquirer is invited to look
on this picture and ON that. In this
show case. for example, are apples of
Q particular kind grown on sandy soil,
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Interesting Facts for Farmers
An Education iD Display of the Depart
ment of Agriculture at the
Worlds Fair.

N tie United States Government
building at the Worlds Fair the de-
partneat Of agriculture occupies q
tan eiSAth Of the immense floor space.
This Is In fair proportion to the i'm.
portancs Of the industry on which the
real wealth Of the nation depends. For
II b fron the soil. from inexhaustible
Mother Earth, that vast tribute is
drawn year By year. from generation
% generation
Agriculture not only supplies the
FOOD Of the people, but II Is the foster.
mother. direct or indirect, of all our
manufacturing industries and COM
mercial enterprises. In recognition of
this great truth the government spends
lavishly Of Its revenues for the main
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and sids By side are apples Of the same
kind produced under identical condi--
tions Of climate but grown on heavy
clay soil Even q child, II asked to
take one" win put his hand into the
proper box Again. there are about
50 varieties Of strawberries shown by
means OF models that exactly repro.
dnee sire. shape and color. All are
eneellent all are marketable. But the
1Eohaem presented to the grower is
p1leA Il the one variety that best
eu16 ~ climate and my soilf Tha
ooo4rtneAt helps him to make the de
elddn-sa which commercial success OF
nlfure dsDends Once more, the ques.
- ~ aria: "Have l handled my
&un preosrlyr Look on this box Of
ypazs that after gathering vert
Vnuk1y p1k away for safe keeping
- eu11ose 4 With The juxtapossd
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BIGGEST IN HISTORY.
LIVE STOCK SHOW AT FAIR
BREAKS ALL RECORDS.
Chief Mills Announces Staff VIII
Have Charge of Exposition Events
from August 20 to November
1880, 900 in Prizes.

st Louis, Aug. t5.-Bcgfnutng ku-
gust % and continuing until Novem-
Der IL. there will be held on the
Worlds Fair grounds the greatest
live stock show in history. More than
quarter of million dollars have
been set apart for prizes and there
will be exhibitors from every state Ia
the Union and nearly every nation In
the world.
Dates for the exhibition Of stock are
so arranged that each class will have
season and something will be con-
tinuously on display. Horses, asses
and mules will be exhibited from Mon
day. August 20, to Saturday. Septem.
Der 3. Cattle will be exhibited from
Monday. September IL, to Saturday,
September "a. Sheep and swine will
occupy attention from Monday, 0cto-
Der 3, to Saturday, October Is. Poul-
try, pigeons and pet stock will be ex.
hibited from Monday. October "a, TO
Saturday. November 5. Dogs and cats
will be exhibited from Tuesday, 0cto-
Der 25, to Friday, October 2S, The
southern breeding cattle exhibit will
continue from Monday, November Z.
to Saturday, November IL, and on the
same days there will be displays Of cat.
tie in carload lots.
Col. Charles f. Mills, chief OF the
Department OF Live Stock OF the
Worlds Fair, has completed his selec
tion Of the show yard staff, The ap.
pOlntmeuts are as follows; General
superintendent, j. B. Dins more, of Ne,
braska; superintendent of horses. o,
p. Upiegraff, of Kansas; superintend.
ent of cattle, c. R. Thomas, Missouri:
superintendent of sheep, John l..
Thompsons Indiana; superintendent OF
swine. George S. Prime. OF Iowa; super,
intendent of poultry, T. e. Orr, Penn.
sylvania; superintendent of pigeons.
II. Tiemann, of Maryland; superln.
tendent of dogs, A. P. Vrodenburgh, of
New York; marshal, II. II. Kinds, Of
Michigan; assistant marshal, A. p,
Madden, of Iowa; secretary, Fred H.
Rankin, of Illinois.
The men composing the above staff
are.all widely known in live stock cir.
cles throughout the United States, and
some of them have been connected
with every stock show given in the
country in recent years. The Live
Stock Forum and judges will be under
the immediate protection of the show
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garbed In their picturesque native
costume-white robe, crimson sash,
and tortoise.shell comb to confne the
long flowing tresses But the sight
seer, rested and refreshed, should not
depart without visit to the upper
story Of the building. where he will
find himself transported to the orient,
surrounded by objects Of rare beauty
and fascinating interest, wandering
for spell in the bcauteous isle that
has been so apply named 1.-THE Eden Of
the Eastern Wave"
But, after all, the Ceylon with which
most of us are concerned is the white
mans Ceylon-the country where tea
is produced by the hundred million
pounds and forms the basis of a thriv-
ing and worldwide commerce. And
yet even In the history Of the tea
trade there Is romance-the romance
that lies in the display of human grit,
in the wrestling of fortune from direct
ruin and disaster. A generation ago
Ceylon was a land Of coffee and of
prosperous coffee planters. But fun
gus blight swept over the gardens, and
in an incredibly short time almost
wiped out the industry. Cinchona, or
Quinine, was tried as a substitute, and
for time proved profitable, but soon
over-supply made this product "a
drug in the market" ia the metaphor.
ical as well as in the literal meaning
of the phrase. Then the tea plant was
introduced from Assam and Darjiling
in northeastern India, and so soon as
1t gave evidence of thriving the cult
walton was promptly extended, not
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-01
CeylOn Has Rare Exhibit
"Tbe Eden of Eastern We've" Well Repre-
scented at the ST. Louis
Exposition.

tobacco. cocoanut fiber and cocoanut.
products. the highest priced rubber OF
the worlds markets, gems, pearls.
from the Strait OF Mannar. tortoise
shell, sponges, plunhago lor the msEy-
facture OF crucibles and lead pencils,
also for lubricatinS purposes and for
certain processes in electroplating. are
all valuable exports. and are fully IL
lustrated by samples both in the Cey-
Ion pavilion at st. Louis and also m
her special court within the Palace OF
Agriculture.
In the latter section there Is much
of interest to be seen by every observ
ant visitor, For example, the lesson
to be learned from the thorough util,-
cation OF the cocoanut palm is one
that may be taken to heart by all who.
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Ind cradles; the sawn timber supplies
:ables, chairs, and virtually all the
furniture Of comfortable home; while
he rotos again help to keep the family
IRE alight In the east or in the west.
10 more perfect illustration is afforded
II a commercial "clean up" That tho
profits Of cocoa-nut farming are great.
let the following table OF exports frcT,
asst years returns bear its eloQuent tos.
:imony: =
Cocoanut oil, 665,357 cwt
Copra (dried cocoanut), 721,575 cwt-
Poonac (feed for cattle), 299.S72
.wt.
Coir (the iber), 244,965 cwt.
. Desiccated cocoanut ASS, 269 lbs
!, Arrack. 1853 gallons.
Nuts Eau natureD, 12.129,349.
And all this was In addition to the
supplies utilized on the island itself.
EDMUND MITCHELL.
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box Of the same fruit that had been
left carelessly lying around for sew
eral days; or contrast the fruit gath
cred at the proper stage Of its ripen-
ing with the fruit picked too soon or
too late. The difference In each case
is so manifest the market loss so very
apparent, that. surely such an error,
once so convincingly brought home.
will never be repeated. Or the pack
ing may be defective-here are
oranges that have travelled far with.
out damage, shown as they should be
packed; close by are others that are
bruised and discolored, simply be-
cause they were improperly packed, as
the eye guided by contrast can tell at
a glance. and SO on. and so on. These
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in their own particular industries,
have not yet found uses for each ar
every by.product. In American pack
ing houses it Is a proverhal sayiu
that everything is saved except the
squeal of the sacriicia porker'
But the cocoa-nut palm in Ccylon Is
made to yield quite as full a prof'
The leaves OF the palm are used COX
roofing, the ribs of the leaves 10;
brooms, the coarse outer fiber of the
nut for mating and cordage, the finer
inner fiber for the stufting Of mat
tresses. The flesh of the nut supplies
natural food, and, desccated ans
shredded, a flavoring for ccnfectiop-
cry; its milk is q delicious fresh bey-
erage, its extracted oil forms yalu-
able material for soap and candle
making, the residuum from the Gil
press goes to the fattening of cattle,
while the refined oil makes an er,el-
lent substitute for lard for cooking
purposes, and the refined lard 2 lrli.
cious butter for table use. The toddy,
or milk drawn from the tree stem. Is
distilled into arrack, a potent spirit.
or turned into vinegar; its sugar. Oh.
tanned by evaporation, forms a sweet.
meat; the bud or cabbage" at the
apex of the stem makes an excellent
vegetable, and is often picked; the
best of the shells are carved for orr7-
ment. or converted into cooking inter-
sils, while the others are burned az
fuel. smokeless and giving good char
coal; even the blossom in its long
sheath is utilized as a torch; the trualc
affords rafters, beams, troughs, canoes
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yard staff and every safeguard against
interference with the judge In his ex-
aminations will be provided.
Arrangements have been made by
the National Horse Breeders asso.
Citations for public sales of horses dur
ing the period of the horse show on the
Fair grounds. The highest class Of
horses has been assured for the sale,
and there will be no lack Of spirited
competition from buyers from all the
horse.breeding districts OF the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-14
Col. Guffey and Prince David.

Col Guffey is figuring far too conspicu
ously in the anti-Parker calculations. He
is a deserving man, and a good politician,
and in many things could wish him for
an ally. BAt do the opponents of Judge
Parker really rely upon him to turn the
scale at St Louis with his Pennsylvania
delegation in their favor? Is it their idea
that a democratic nomination made by dele
gates from a state where the average re-
publican majority in presidential year Is
a quarter of million or so would be popu-
lar in debatable territory? 1t is likely that
this gossip IS circulating without Col Cuff
feys approval; that he is not grding up
his loins for a grand stand play at the
national convention, but is going there to
take counsel rather than to lay down the
law.
The democracy at Kansas City four years
ago permitted Hawaii. which had no vote
of any kind in the electoral college. to de-
eide the momentous question of reaffirm-
ing the silver plank of the Chicago plat
form Prince David. who was a member
of the platform committee cast the decid-
ing vote. The wonder has always been
that the minority did not contest the mat
ter with greater vigor. and point out first
to the committee and then to the conven-
ton the unwisdom of permitting Hawaii to
saddle upon states like New York. New
Jersey, Indiana and Illinois a money de-
liverance which in 1896 they had over
whelmingly rejected
Pennsylvania is not as small as Hawaii.
but it is of quite as little use to the de-
mocracy in a presidential election. Whether
the st. Louis nominee be Cleveland or
Parker, or German or Olney, Roosevelt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-14
Am bassador Mccormick

IL would be we'll to receive with caution
all gossip concerning Sights and boycotts
In the experience of the American ambas
sador at st. Petersburg. The subject lends
itself 10 yarns, and the silly season is at
hand
We may believe that at present Mr.. Nc
Cormlck and his family might be more
popular at the Russian capital In some
way American sympathy was assumed in
Russia when the war with Japan began
Long time good will between the two gov
ernmcnts seemed to fix our status, as the
Russians appraised the case. OF course the
United States was for Russia. Why not?
Added TO years Of friendship was the fact
that Russia was Christian and Japan
pagan. and how could we fail to take the
right side?
But this view of the case left en-
tireiy out of the reckoning Americas long
time friendship for Japan and Americas
interests in the Manchurian matter We
have always been Japan's friend. In fact
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-14

We introduced her to the modern family of
nations. It may be said, too, that we are
very proud of her. What she has done for
herself has justified our interest in her.
and contributed to the general welfare.
She has shown marked capacity for
progress. and he would be rash or poorly
informed man who should set linAt to her
achievements. Her Paganism does not
alarm us. 1t is associated 50 intimately
with education, and art, and family life,
and religious freedom within the borders
of the empire, that we see nothing in 1t
to fear.
II is strange that Russia cannot appre-
ciate the fact that in repudiating her en-
gagements as to Manchuria she outraged US
along with the other powers. Why should
we have been silent or blind about that!
Why should Russia have treated an old
friend in that fashion? We had done her
no injury; had given her no provocatlon
for breaking faith with US. But break
faith she did, and then Immediately began
to complain because we resented 1t and
gave sympathy to another friend of ours
who had been outrage by the same trans
action, even more severely than we had
been.
We may be sure that Mr.. Mccormick is
carrying himself with all propriety at his
pest and will continue to do So Some
GOODNESS toward him in unofficial quarters
may exist and now and then show itself.
But it would be surprising. indeed, If his
mission should be hindered or his personal
comfort lessened by any action in any ofn-
cial quarter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-14
The Suburban Grade Crossing.

The other day a steam locomotive collided
with an automobile the former was run
ming on the line through public park in
the suburbs of New York city. One man
was killed, and other occupants of the
automobile were severely injured. Now the
public has awakened to the fact that the
crossing at which this accident occurred is
dangerous" 1t is guarded by no gates or
others barriers. there being there only a
hagman and an electric gong which rings
upon the approach OF the train. Yet four
roads meet at that point and cross the
tracks. and the traffic is especially heavy.
clamor has arisen against the continu-
ance of such dangerous crossings, and
other death-traps are being pointed out and
a demand is being voiced for instant relief
from the menace.
The New York Herald cites statistics
from official reports to show that there are
in New York state no less than 6.S52- I'M
protected grade crossings in and near cities.
and 2.445 protected" crossings, that is
with gates. AS against these 9297 cross
ing at grade there are only 1915 crossings
over or under grade. The work of abolish
ing grade crossings has been progressing
under state statute enacted seven years
ago In response to popular demand fC. a
redress OF the intolerable grievance of rail-
road slaughter but the progress has been
slow. From the time the work began in
1878 until June 30 OF last year only 123
crossings In the whole state had been aboI-
ished. a rate which, IT Is easy to see. will
continue the peril for something over $40
years.
The majority of collisions between steam
cars and vehicles occur at the suburban or
rural crossings, Yet the tendency in the
abolition of these menaces is to draw limit
ing lines closely around the cities and to
conhne the corrective work to the strictly
urban or closely suburban areas In the
country reliance is placed in the so-called
safety gate or the automatic bell or the
hagman. devices which are all notoriousIv
inadequate. This problem will never he
solved until grade crossings cease to exist.
until railroad trains run throughout their
cours" between walls or on embankments
or In trenches. at least in the vicinity of
lnterSectins roads. regardless of the near
ness to large cities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-14
Mr.. BRYAN and Judge Parker.

The following, taken from a New York
news story, should be read, marked learheo'
and inwardly digested:
"William ]. Bryan has promised to ad-
dress the mass meeting to be held next
Monday night in Cooper Union of demo-
Gratis who are opposed to the nomination.
of Judge Parker. Melvin G. Palliser, sec
rotary of the committee in charge OF the
arrangements in announcing yesterday that
the date of the meeting had been changed
from June IS to June 20. stated that MI.
Bryan has promised to attend me Two
principal speeches will be made by MI
Bryan and Frederic w. Hinrichs. who ran
for controller on the fusion ticket in this
city last fall and who in 1876 was the can
didate the Palmer and Buckner ticket
for lieutenant governor.
The purpose of the meeting is not only
to condemn the action of the Albany con-
vention but to appoint a delegation to rep
resent the views of the meeting to the ma
tional convention at st. Louis.
Mr. Bryan speaking from the same stand
with a man who supported Palmer and
Buckner? Has Mr.. Hinrichs recanted his
sound money views? Has he publicly and
humbly expressed regret for his conduct In
1896? Has he worn sackcloth and ashes
for the regulation period? Probably not,
for here he is in effect in the boiling bust
ness again. The New York democrats, by
Judge Parker for President. and that, ac-
cording to party usage, should bind Mr..
Hinrichs. But it does not Here he IS CO.
operating with Mr.. Bryan. not only against
Judge Parker, but against the general in
terests of New York at ST. Louis.
If despite this activity Judge Parker is
nominated, will Mr.. Hinrichs support him
then? Mr.. Bryan declines to say what he
will do. Speculation has been busy on the
subject. Bets have been offered and some
of them taken, that if either Parker, or
Cleveland, or German, or Gray, or Olney Is
put up a platform acceptable to Wall
street Mr.. Bryan will refuse his support.
Still, he leaves the question open, and
will only say in reply that he will cross
that bridge when he comes to 1t.
Was ever saying more frequently verified
than that politics makes strange bedfel-
lows? Age cannot wither it, nor repetition
stale its remarkable truth. Mr.. Hinrichs
bolted the nomination of Mr.. Bryan in
1896, and helped defeat him at the polls.
He now bolts instructions for Judge Park
er and joins hands with Mr. Bryan in an
effort to prevent Judge Parker's nomna-
ton. And yet both In 1896 and in 1900.
Judge Parker, a more loyal democrat than
Mr.. Hinrichs, surrendered his personal
views and for the party's sake supported
Mr.. Bryan for President. And so Mr..
Bryan takes the hand of the unrepentant
bolter and works against the loyal sup
porter.
The plot has thickened until it is thick
enough for a knife. And maybe that is the
reason we are hearing so much about
knives, and are told that every piece of
steel owned by democrats has been put on
the grindstone in preparation for the st.
Louis convention
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Flag Day.

Certain DAYS have been set apart in the
calendar for the purpose of stimulating the
patriotism of the people One of these IS
Independence day, the anniversary or the
birth of the republic: another is the ami
versary of the birth of the first President;
another Is the day chosen for the decora-
ton of the graves of the men who gave
their lives for the preservation OF the
Union: the fourth of the great group or
ceremonial occasions is Flag day. the an
niversary of the adoption in III by the
Congress OF the form of the national BAN
ner This last-named observance Is now In
progress. 12I years having elapsed since the
decree was passed that the flag should con-
sist of thirteen stripes. alternate red and
white that the union be thirteen stars,
white in a blue field. representing new
constellation.
These ceremonials and observances have
their real value in maintaining the ideals
of the people They concentrate national
attention once a year upon certain funda-
mental truths. They preserve historical
recollections and encourage research. ex-
plot the inspiring records of the men who
builded and maintained the Union glorify
the deeds and words that have passed into
the structure of the body polite and be-
come part of the life of the nation.
Each day has it's particular function
The celebration of Independence day turns
upon the story of the struggles and sacri-
fees of the colonial soldiers and the wis
dom of the nation-founders. Washington's
birthday keeps green the memory of the
great man who so bravely led in war and
so sagely guided in peace. Memorial day
turns the national thought to the later
sacrifices In the name of the Union of
states. the willingness of to die for
principles cherished more dearly than life.
Flag day teaches respect for the symbols
of the republic. the eXternals of the living
thought which animates the great organiZa-
ton.
Respect for the flag is no mere formula of
speech or passing sentiment. 1t is no virtue
to he paraded. 1t is a deep-seated rever-
ence for what the flag means in the ma
tional and the international economy. The
especial care today is to nculcate in the
young American mind a sense of the sig
nificance of the emblem, an appreciation of
the purposes, powers, possibilities of the
great American democracy. The hope is
that these annual observances will deepen
the sense of responsibility to the flag and
through 1t to all the requirements of the
republic. A certain irreverence has sprung
into being In these days of commercialism
which does not hesitate to make a base
use of the flag for ends of pecuniary profit.
Some laws have been passed and more are
today needed to check this tendency. But
better results will flow from a wholesale
education in the function and meaning and
sacredness of the flag than from the laws
themselves. If Flag day ful1lls it's ends
there will eventually be little need of
statutes commanding reverence for the ma
tional symbol which the fathers of the re-
public prescribed June A. 1777.
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will sweep the keystone state That is al
ready written in the book of fate. So that
those people who are insisting that Colonel
Guffey should go to st. Louis and, In the
matter Of the candidate. play the part OF
Prince David Of Hawaii, are shortsighted.
He could not do his state, his party, or
himself greater injustice.
If he carries himself with sufficient diplo-
macy at st. Louis and Judge Parker Is
nominated, why would not Colonel Guffey
make an acceptable chairman of the ma
tional committee? That is where a Penn
sylvanian. and particularly Colonel Guffey.
should come in strong Mr.. Cleveland In
1892 committed his campaign to the care OF
Mr.. Harrity of Philadelphia, and the choice
proved to be excellent. Colonel Guffey Is a
rich man, is well known in money circles In
New York, and would probably be a most
successful hand at raising a campaign fund