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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-14
FROM POLE TO EQUATOR.
Arctic Explorer Now Penetrating
the Heart Of Africa.

Whether in the frigid grip OF the
north polar country or the BURNING
sands OF tropical Africa. the Duke or
Abruzzi seems equally at home rms
Italian scientist. who made such high
reputation by his recent arctic eNplora-
lions. has started for unknown regions
OF Central Africa with a fully equipped
expedition. proposing 70 explore the
RuwenzOri Mountains and climb thelr
highest peaks. This range crosses the
EQUATOR in the vicinity OF the Lakes
Nvanza. whence flow the waters OF the
Nile. II IS some eighty miles long. a
vast pile OF blaC- rock hurled upward
IN some ancient convulsion OF Nature.
The English explorer. Stanley. found
Tuwenzori twenty years ago. IL was
POINTED out 10 him as big salt noun
tain. AS the sun assembled. IL assumed
shape before his views great noun
tain clothed in snow-and 81 took him
weeks OF travel 10 find out that 10 De-
lon-ed 10 n range. Stanley believed
chat the Ruwcnzori range and The
Mountains Of the Moon. which can be
found on old maps. are Identical Ac-
corting 10 the old geograrhics. the
waters OF the Nile rise ia the Noun
talns OF the Moon.
The Duke OF AbruZzi has q difficult
task before him 90 conquer the Noun
aims OF the Moon. even though their
SUBMITS fall somewhat short OF that
orb. a large quantity OF supplies must
sc carried on the backs OF natives. and
though the start viii be made in the
most torrid OF tropical climcs, the party
will soon ascend into temperate regions
and then trudge FOR months in a truly
polar climate.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-14
UNEMPLOYED PROJECTHES.
Danger Turks observation-disclosures
lnQuisitiNcncss Proves fatal.

The dispatch coming from the Far
East OF the killing OF nearly n dozen
people by the explosion OF a mine near
ChriOO. brings 20 light incidents going
90 show that the land in the vicinity
~ Port Arthur Is a fertile field OF IN
exploded land mines and shells.
Whcl the Russians were Smelling
TIE japanese positions near the vii
l--e OF Suishiying many shells fell IN
the localities desired by the gun
POINTERS. but the ordnance was O.
such q defective quality that they
failed 20 explode. A good lot OF these
p~cjcct.ies have LAIN where they fen.
objects OF the careful investigation
and inspection Of the wondering and
speculative villagers. On one occa-
sion a dispute arose as to the danger
in these innocent looking pieces Of
iron. and bold native. TO prove his
contention that they were harmless.
rs wei as his bravery, struck one or
the missiles with a big stone. This
was going a little too far, and unfor-
tunatcly DE hit 30 on the nose, the ten
der spot Of projcctiles. II exploded
with a terrible noise. killing ten OF the
interested spectators.
Another Chinese discovered n shell
which lad found a resting place In
the fresh water lake just behind the
Russian naval d0ckyard OF Port Ar
thur. At that time the lake was one
mass OF Ice and the head OF the shell
was just sticking Up through the
+ frozen mass. John Chinaman was at
T tractcd by the shining brass screw a
I the top and went out on the Ice 10 II.
\ % Get 10 or. Good metal was wortl
| having 10 the land OF the Oriental
and this is what attracted him. II
used an old nail 20 remove the tempt
/ Ing object His inquisitiveness was
dear lesson for his family. although
the pieces were never found.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-14
FARr1ER and PLANT BREEDER.
Work of Assistant Secretary WiIIet M. Hays.
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

The country has realized for some
time that IL has in its Secretary OF
Agriculture a real farmer; its new
Assistant Secretary is likewise q
farmer. and ualeSS all records and aT>-
pesrances are false. \ good one. Ne
has the valuable faculty Of knowing
how TO DO things. and az the same time
70 be able 20 tell others how. This
Assistant Secretary is Willett NJ. HAYS.
Professor HAYS was Secretary Wilson s
choice for Assistant Secretary. after
Colonel Brigham's death. and IL ap-
pears as though Professor HAYS ap-
pointment was anything but political
one There is a fine entente cordial
between these two broad-CauCe men
and the work OF the Department has
taken a distinct forward sweep since
Mr.. HAYS appointment he put his
shoulder 70 the wheel al once and
seemed able 20 dispense with the usua
two or three months OF breaking in.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-14
Mix In Your Tea.

The use Of plenty Of milk with tea"
SAYS The Lancet (London), "is wise
precaution and must be regarded as a
sound physiological proceeding, since
the proteids Of milk destroy astrin-
gency and probably prevent the other
wise injurious action OF tannin ON the
mucous membrane OF the stomach. u
the intestinal juice the protells are
separated and the tannln probably COM
blnes with the sodium salts. The I'M
moderate drinking OF tea IS an nm
questionable evil, but, on the whole
we are inclined 20 think that the evils
OF tea-drinking have been exaggerated
The real difficulty Is 10 convince people
that a lightly drawn infusion gives
them their moneys worth"
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-14
GROWTH OF RAILROADS.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE CON.
MISSION PLACES PAR VALUE
At - MILLIONS.
More than Three Quarters of Billion
Dollars Paid Out Annually by the
companies I'm Salaries 20 over a
Million Regular Employees.

The annual report of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. giving rail
road statistics at the end OF 1904.
shows the enormous total OF 291 .OI3
miles OF railroad IN the United
states More recent railroad cOnstruc-
ton has brought this figure up TO
more than SUu.UOO miles. The num-
Der OF railroad corporations included
In the report was 2.lU4. That the
railroads are prosperous is shown by
tie fact that only 1875 miles OF road
were In the hands OF receivers.
The total number OF locomotives In
use was 46.743 and OF cars. exclusive
OF those owned hy private companies.
119S.OO0. OF these. $4,000 were In
the passenger service and 1.O9-.OCO
engaged in hauling freight. Prac-
( ticaly all the passenger locomotives
/ and cars were equipped with air
| brakes and automatic couplers. and
/ the same was true OF freight lOcomO-
I tives and a large majority OF freight
cars.
The number OF persons on the pay
rolls OF railroads In the United
I States was 100000, with annual
wages and salaries amounting e
! T.59SOOO.
The par value OF the amount OF
railway capital was S13.213.124OOO. Of
q capitalization OF $Gi.265 per mile.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-14

in this way in the cities. and the result
has been that much school garden work
has been organized and thousands OF
pupils have learned something OF grow
ing plants.
A small tract OF land back OF the De
partment Of Agriculture Building has
been set aside for model school garden
work.
The bulletin in question has illustra-
tions Of a number Of successful school
gardens in various cities, and has plans
outlined for carrying on such work.
The following interesting paragraph is
quoted from the bulletin on the work at
Hampton Institute, Virginia:
when II was announced two years
ago 10 the children OF the Whittier
school that they were 10 be taught gar.
cening on a two-acre tract the news
was received with mixed feelings.
While the little ones were pleased, the
older girls thought IL a disgrace &c
work in The fields. After two years
there are no pupils in the school who
do rot look forward with eagerness tc
tails work. IL IL Is necessary TO Be sb
sent from school, they think It mus
not b On gardening day"
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-14

forward way q taking people AZ their
word and believing Just what they say
] asked him fo- a photograph 70 &C
company this letter. reuarkl-g that !
would Ike 70 have one O. hin as he
looked as ! last saw h-m down OF the
farm" (he would be arrested u be vent
around Washington looking as be Vas
the1l. and he gravely responded I1-t
be had 10 photograph such as ! wanted.
but that lie would send ne one taken
a. later date.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-14
Breeding Up PIsnt..

The work which has made Professor
Hays most famous Is bis p-ant-breeclng
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-14

The Department OF Agriculture IS
just issuing an attractive illustrated
bulletin on school gardens. In his in
troductory, DR.. Galloway. Chief OF the
Bureau OF Plant Industry. says. that
as agriculture in its broadest sense IS
the primary bzsis OF wealth ia the
United States. IL seems essential that
efforts SHOULD be made IN our general
educational system TO bring early 10 the
mind OF the child facts which viii he
OF value as emphasizing the importance
and necessity Of agricultural work.
There Is no better way 10 do this. be
says. than through a well-manased and
well conducted system OF school garden
training which early awakens Interest
IN an Industry which means much TO
the future prosperity OF the country.
When the work OF handling Congress
sional free seed distribution was turned
over 70 the Bureau OF Plant Industry
several years ago efforts were made 20
arouse interest on the part OF members
OF Congress with large city constitucn-
cies, who might be able 20 encourage
the school garden movement through
the distribution OF specially prepared
seed packages. Since then millions OF
packages Of sseds have bsea distributed
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-14
81 q Ccnt. Dividends.

or the total capital stock out
standing. - per cent paid no
dividends. The amount OF dividends
declared during the year was
S221.94l.0 0o or little over per
cent. on diviGend-paying stock. The
number OF passengers reported as car
ried by the railways IN the year was
1lIil9OOO. The number OF tons
OF freight carried was 1903. $4,000. an
increase over the previous year Of over
Eve and one-half million tons.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-14


they were taking e sort OF high school
agricultural course, many OF them for
ore CT TWO years. and were not hgur-
ing On getting q diploma and then
le-vI-g the firm and striking out for
some city. as Is unfortunately the his
tory o. 50 my O. the graduates Of the
agricultural colleges.
Working through the Boys.
DO yo-r new methods stick with the
boys when they get hack on the old
l-rz:" I asked How do the boys
fathers take ft?"
oh, they think az first when the
boys 20 home and want 70 make
changes that we are teaching them q
lot OF new-fangled notions. After the
lrst year perhaps they let the boy take
. 10y OF q small scale Then with the
good results SHOWN BY the trial they
are more than likely 10 come around
by the second OF third year and there
Is apt 20 Dc quite a shaking up Of
methods 81 the work on the old place
You can't expect 20 make much head
way teaching the older farmers. bu;
you can get az them through the boys.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-14

by breeding. And. Professor Hays
drew a parallel. step by step. between
the Improvement Of the wealthy apple
tracing It's history and Improvement
from the tree developed by Peter Nj.
Gidden Of Minnesota. and Messenger.
an imported English racing horse,
which became the leading progenitor
OF the American racing or trotting
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-14

gratifying results. The average wheat
yield OF the North western States
Minnesota and the DakotaS-rangeS. as
remember. from thirteen TO fifteen |
bushels to the acre. which is about the |
average for the entire United States. |
Increase this say onefourth by simply !
using this new seed. as in the case OF
thousands OF acres in the State OF Min
nesota, and figure out the gain 10 the
country. And this is only from re
suits already obtained in seed improve
ment-
To Double the Wheat Yield.
The wheat breeding work is going
on steadily. and Professor Hays says
that he has probably not yet reached
the halfway point in increased yield.
/ In the work Of simple wheat breeding
By selection each grain is planted and
1 cultivated separately. 4 thousand OF
them in rows. each one like tree. and
ltaen the best ten heads are selected
from those thousand plants. and the
plumpeSt grains acain selected from
those ten heads. Then you are ready
for the planting Of next year. And so
on for ten years In hybridization
there are many moro pains taken.
Here the best specimens OF two differ
ent varieties are crossed upon each
other BY hand poilinaton and the com
pick system or selection simultaneously
carried on year by year. But the labor
is more than justified by the results
/ Other experiments have been success
fully carried along under Professor
HAYS with the idea OF changing the
constituents or the cropS-putting more
protein or musclc-prOducing elements
la the grain and forage crops just as
the beet grower works 10 put more
sugar into his beets-
Practical Farm Teaching.
All this work is technical. il might
be the doinEs OF the recluse. tn,
other side OF Professor Hays make-uI
stands forth when be gets out on {
swing round the circle and preache:
what he knows: when he distribute:
/ literature and delivers lectures 10 tbs
farmers in halls o. from the rear plat
fOr-s OF trailS-a practical educator.
: Mere agriculture in our national svs
S ten OF education is his sloan. pracu
- c1l farm education that viii enable .
2 mn 10 farm better and make nor,
p money al l. He urges the consOlida
q ton OF the small rural schools-brilg
{ ing four or FIVE OF them into one good
! sized school where more Ccmpeten
, teachers can be hired and a mucl
e broader education Afforded. The in
terestinC thing about his boys AZ The
P University OF Minnesota was that the
were there 20 study plants and AM
g mails and then 80 back 20 the farl
They were al a college, 70 be sure, bu
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-14

horse. and he thus showed that plants
were capable OF the same development
oy breeding as are animals.
II you are interested in learning
something about plant breeding you
might write 20 your Con gresham fer
a copy Of Bulletin 20 Of the Department
OF Agriculture. or probably Professor
HAYS himself has a few extra copies
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-14

A seventy-paSe bulletin which Pro
fessoF Hays wrote for the Department
Of Agriculture sumo four years ago on
the subject Of plant breeding brougbf
his work into great prominence. In IL
be outlined numerous possibilities OF
increased production Of all crops
through plant breeding Every man
Knows that the American trottine
horse has been -ycncsrful-y Improved
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-14

experiments he Is the wizard OF farm
plans life as Luther Burbank is OF bos-
ticulture. He has taken wheat ano
bred AZ Up. by selection and hyoridiz4,
zion covering periods OF i've and ten
years, so that the improved strain
yields probably y 20 80 per cent
heavier. he has oone. the same with
dax and with timothy. and With corn
and other farm crops This has en-
tailed fhs raost pzinstaking work, con
tinned year altar year, bat always with
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-05-25

one woman in twenty-five but what
suffers with some arrangement of the
female organism, and this is the secret
of SO many unhappy hsmes.
No woman can be amiable. light
hearted and happy, joy to her hus-
band and children, and perform the
duties incumbent upon her, when she is
suffering with backache. headache,
nervousness, sleeplessness, bearing.
down pains. displacement of the womb.
spinal weakness or ovarian troubles.
Irritability and snappy retorts take
the place of pleasantness and all sun
shine is driven out of the home. and
lives are wrecked by woman's great
enemy-womb trouble.
Read this letter:
Dear Mrs Pinlham:-
81 was troubled for eight years with irregu-
larities which broke down my health and
brought on extreme nervousness and despon-
dency Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Com
pound proved to be the only medicine which
helped me. Day by day improved in health
while taking 1t until was entirely cured.
can attend to my social and household duties
L. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound has made
me n well woman. without an ache or pain"
Mrs. Chester Curry, AZ Saratoga Street,
East Boston, Mass
At the first indication of i'll health,
painful or irregular menstruation,
pain in the side, headache, bsckache,
bearing-down pains. nervousness or
"the blues" secure at once a bottle of
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and begin its use.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-05-25
The Mean Godfather.

Congressman Morrell, of Philadel-
phia, in discussion of the Delaware
river appropriations. mentioned a
mean man.
There are many mean men," he
said, "but this man surely was the
meanest of them ALL Besides being
mean he was also rich.
ITO poor young couple living near
him son was born and they decided
% name their son after the mean man,
and to ask him to stand as its god
iather.
HE consented. He was f1attered.
"Thereupon the joy of this poor
young couple was great They won
Tered what gift the rich godfather
would give to his little godson. Per
haps house and lot? Perhaps a half
iozen government bonds? Perhaps a
herd of cattle?"
Senator Morrell paused and smiled
What do you suppose" he said,
the mean man sent the youngster?
He sent it, sir, cup that one of his
Cochin China hens had won at poul-
try show"
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-05-25
"ExcIamatorxn AIl Riuht.

While the oil excitement was at its
height in Texas several years ago
John w. Gates put up at hotel in
Beaumont where colored girls are
employed as mattresses.
At the dinner table. on the even
ing of his arrival, wishing to be pleas
ant to the girl, who had taken great
pains to see that he had everything
he wanted, he turned to her and said.
not knowing whether she was mar
ried or not: How is your husband.
Eliza?'
He amt much bettah, Sah," re-
piled the girl.
"Oh. then he's been sick. What's
the matter with him." asked Mr..
Gates.
why, de doctah say he got ey-
clamatory rheumatism, Sah."
Explanatory rheumatism! You
mean infiammatory. don't you? Elk
clamatory means to cry out" said Mr..
Gates.
Oats jes' it, Sab. OATS jes' it.
He do nuthin' but cry out all de time"
New York Times.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-05-25
Items that Count.

There is one important fact that
should be indelibly fixed in the mind
of every thinking, reasoning being,
and that is that any physical derange-
ment, no matter how slight, leaves its
impress on the system, and that the
individual can never be exactly the
same as before. We know this is con-
trary to the opinion generally held. for
we frequently hear the remark made
concerning one who has recently
passed through slight sickness:
THE doctor says he is as sound as a
bell now!" This is optimism. pure
and simple, on the part of the phys
ician. and it does good by establishing
confidence in the mind of the whilom
patient; but, in reality, It is not so.
No disturbance of the normal course
of the functions can pass away and
leave things exactly as they were. A
permanent damage has been inflicted.
and although 1t is not appreciated at
the time. Nature is rigid bookkeeper.
and these apparently trifiing debts to
her are duly entered against the indi-
vidual. and you may rely upon it that
sooner or later the bill will be pre-
scented. 1t is the sum total of these
minor injuries that become formula
ble-the accumulation of these trif-
ling arrangements that break down
constitutions ultimately.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-05-25

DR.. S. H. Arnold gives some interest
ing facts and good advice in regard
to that daily friend, the tooth brush:
Nearly all brushes are made from
bristles taken from the wild hogs of
Russia or China. rhe handles are
common beef bones. They are made
mostly in Japan, France, England and
Germany, and by one firm in the
United States. Probably English
brushes are the best made and worst
shaped. The French are next in quail
ity, but far ahead in form. Germany
and Japan are generally irnitators
Some of the most expensive English
and French, and all American brushes,
are made in factories under more or
less sanitary conditions, but the cheap
er grades, including all German and
Japanese brushes, are made in the
huts of the peasants. where cattle,
dogs, swine. fowls and humans are
herded in common. The bristles and
bone are given out by the dealer and
taken into the country where they are
assorted by the aged and young chill
dren and diseased persons, the strong
err members of the family working at
more remunerative employment.
These cheap brushes ara often in
the most unsanitary and wretched sur
roundings imaginable. and 1t is sig
nificant fact that after being made
they are seldom sterilized before
using.
The English brushes are generally
very much too large to be efficient.
The French are better shaped, but are
apt to be too long of head, making
much waste to the brush, and are too
long of bristle.
A wide brush is not advisable be-
cause it limits the movement possibly
longitudinally to the tooth. Long bris-
ties are not the best, because they
bend when the brush is thrust back
between cheek and teeth, and stay
bent till the brush is withdrawn, thus
missing the interproximal spaces so
much in need of cleaning Soft bris-
ties become softer when wet, and
utterly fail to enter the spaces at ALL
II the surface of the bristles is con-
caved longitudinally to fit the labial
curve of the teeth. then when the
brush is reversed and used on the lin
quail surfaces, only the ends of the
brush engage the teeth. hence, more
teeth are missed than cleaned. and
the user Is deceived into thinking he
has cleaned his teeth because he has
brushed them.
Studying the brush over and what is
required of it. 1t would seem that the
brush best adapted to use in the hui
man mouth should have short. mar
row head. with short. rather stiff bris-
ties. trimmed straight longitudinally
and convex latitudinally, that each line
of bristles may come successfully into
use as the brush is rotated.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-05-25

Capt. Kaempf. of the Deutschland
was entertaining a little group of
passengers with sea stories.
''Why is it," said Capt. Kaempf,
that landsmen are so Ignorant of the
sea? Seaman are not ignorant of the
land. 1t is only, in fact, through
knowing the land well enough to avoid
it, that seamen keep their ships afioat.
But landsmen's ignorance of the
seat is deplorable."
'"In Bremen. one day, I saw farm
err looking at the shipping in the har-
Dor. A longshoreman was explaining
the shipping to him. Finally l heard
the 'longshoreman say:
cit is low water, now, SIR
"The farmer took his pipe out of
his mouth and pointed it solemnly
toward a heavily-laden tramp steamer
that was passing.
"It's a good thing for that vessel
going past that it is low water he
said. The waters near over the edge
of her now"