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The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-10
JOURNALISM IN CHINA.
Dialect Newspapers Increase Gulf
Between Provinces.

United States Consul Anderson, at
Annoy, has made report on Journal
ism among the Chinese. He says:
1T is rather surprising, In view OF
the comparatively small population
of foreigners in China, how many
large publications there are in foreign
languages. The prices they obtain for
their publications and their work
probably explain the situation.
Shanghai has five daily newspapers,
three morning and two evening pa
pers; one is French. 1t has six for
eign weeklies, one German. 1t also
has four Chinese dailies and n large
number Of Chinese weelilies.
Practically all of the foreign pa
pers sell for Az cents gold per copy.
The subscription price is about SIS
gold per annum, postage extra. The
Chinese dailies sell for about "a cent
gold per copy. In addition to these
publications there are many religious
papers, mostly in Chinese. published
by the mission authorities.
"In the south Hong Kong domi-
mates the publication business, and
as it is British colony, English publ
cations might reasonably be expected
to lead, but on the face Of the record
the Chinese predominant. There are
four English dailies, the Post, the
Press, both morning papers, and the
Telegraph and the Mail, both evening
papers.
There are six Chinese dailies, and,
as in the case Of Shanghai, there are
a large number of publications de-
signed to fill various wants in South
China, a Portuguese weekly and the
Government Gazette being among
them. In nearly every port OF i'm
portance in China there is an English
publication of some sort.
THE publication houses, as q rule.
both newspaper concerns and con-
Germs for general printing only, are
fairly we'll equipped for their work.
Some of them attempt work in the
| line of high grade magazine and book
publishing, and while it Is not always
an unmiXed success from a technical
| typographical standpoint, it demon
strates that the Chinese workmen,
who do most of the work under for
eign supervision, will in time ac-
quire considerable merit in this line
OF effort
at is rather interesting to note
that China at present seems to- be
passing through much the same pro-
cess with its newspapers and other
publications that many parts of the
United States have passed through.
All over the empire native newspap-
ers are being started in the collo-
quial dialects, and are more or less
local in character.
1T is unfortunate in many re-
spects that the publication of news
papers in the several local dialects
has developed so generally. While
such publications will afford means
of educating the people of the en-
pire in some lines. they also furnish
the means. for deepening the CULTS.
dividing the several provinces which
differ in dialects. Each newspaper
center. if it performs it's natural mis-
sion. will develope its own language
in its own field to the exclusion OF
a language which might in time be.
come common to all China"
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schools and at home that manual
labor is not honorable. There is no
reason why farm life should become
monotonous to any one residing with
in the boundaries of ordinary civiliza-
ton. The rural mail carries the daily
papers and magazines to the farm
door yard; telephones place the farmer
in direct communication with the out
side world; railroads open the channels
OF trade to every commercial port;
yet there is a life of monotony on
many farms. The places are not i'm
proved, the owners follow the fashions
of their forefathers, they do not
adopt new methods in any line and
their children become discouraged.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-10

Corn planting time! The United
States this year will have over 9O.OOO-
600 acres planted to this king of crops.
For this enormous acreage 15,0OO,OOO
bushels of seed will be, required.
Probably but little thought is given
by the average farmer to the germln-
ating quality of the seed used, Tor ne
has so long been accustomed 10 get
ting stand under ordinarily faVor-
able conditions, varying from 6o to 80
per cent. that many have come to
think n more complete stand lmpos-
sible, Yet experiments have shown
that barring unfavorable weather at
planting time. the work of grubs, wire
worms, and the like, there is no rea-
son why a stand of corn should be less
than 90 per cent. OF recent years, how
ever, conditions have much improved,
and never before has there been such
a demand for seed corn of high vital
ity Some of our best farmers are be-
ginning to realize that one of the great
est factors in profitable corn produc-
ton is the use of seed which will show
a high per centage of termination,
If each corn grower would give lit
tie time during the early spring to the
testing of the seed, the vitality of each
individual ear of corn intended for
planting could be readily determined.
The poor ears could then be discarded,
and the millions of bushels of seed
corn which fail to grow each spring
could be very proftably converted in
to pork and beef. OF the 100000
bushels of seed corn which will be
planted this year, ii is almost certain
that from two to three million bushels.
or nearly 30 per cent. of the corn first
planted, will fail to grow as result
OF the low vitality of the seed. Thou
sands of acres will have to be replant-
ed either in their entirety or in part.
and many thousands more will grow
to Caturity with an imperfect stand,
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To Test Each Corn Ear.

The statement is made by officials of
the Department of Agriculture that
while corn breeders have achieved
marked success in the production of
improved types of corn during the last
decade, unless the farmers take better
care of their seed corn and test each
ear separately, preparatory to planting,
the chances are that the average yield
of corn per acre in the United States
will not be materially increased.
In our principal corn-growing States,
corn is planted in hills 31a feet apart
each way, giving 1856 hills per acre.
In most sections three stalks to the
hill is considered a perfect stand; in
some States, two is the standard. Yet
if each hill would produce but one
medium sized ear, 6 or Z inches in
length and weighing trifle more than
9 ounces, the yield for each acre would
be 2S.S bushels, the average yield per
acre in the United States in 1905.
A single ear OF corn to the hill the
size shown as A in the illustration
would give an average of 2SS bushels
to the acre: single ear shown as-B
would give 30 bushels per acre: an
ear such as c would produce 40
bushels per acre; an ear such
as d would yield As bushels per acre;
while an ear like E, which weighs a
trifle less than a pound, would yield SO
bushels of shelled corn per acre, count
ing only one such ear for each of the
1856 hills. There are. however, very
few farmers who raise as much as so
bushels of shelled corn per acre. Yet
every corn grower can probably pro
duce many ears which are larger than
that shown as E in the cut. Eliminat-
ing. however. both ears d and E and
granting that every farmer could har-
vest from each hill two such ears as
the one shown as c, an ear which is
less than 8h inches long. and weighs
l2.6 ounces, the yield would be 80
bushels of shelled corn per acre. Are
The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-10
Better Now Than Not at All.

termination tests should be made
five or six weeks before planting time,
but even if it is necessary to stop the
plow in the field, it is far more prof.
table to have good stand of corn on
19 acres than it is to have poor stand
on 20 acres, thereby saving the time
and labor necessary to prepare the
ground and to plant and cultivate the
additional acre. Yet many farmers are
every year planting and cultivating 8
or acres in every 90, for which they
receive comparatively no returns
In making the tests 1t is essential
that each ear tested should be given a
number and all kernels taken there
from given a corresponding number
so that after the tests the faulty ears
may be thrown out.
Many kinds of terminating boxes
and methods for testing seed corn have
been described in various publications,
but the Department of Agriculture has
designed a simple box which is be-
lieved to combine most of the advan-
tages, and give good results in the
hands of almost any operator. The box
would be about ~ or 2 inches deep
inside and the length and width such
rs to suit the needs of the individual
farmer, but it should not be made wa
ter-tight. Instead of filling the box with
sand, soil, OF sawdust. as is commonly
recommended, the seed bed is made
of heavy canton flannel or similar ma
The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-10
BICYCLES ON THE WANR.
Over Three Times as rlany Fac
tories In 1000 as Mt Present.

Statistics furnished by the Census
Bureau at Washington show a marked
decrease in the manufacture of bf-
cycles. Since 1900 the business has fall
len off 65 per cent. the number Of
establishments being reduced from 312
to 81.
Formerly there were 2,O34 salaried
officials and employees of the facto-
ries where now there are only 360. The
falling Off in the number Of wage earn
ers was 81 per cent. The capital in
vested in 1900 was s297s3, $50. where
as in-1905 it was s5,s47. 500.
The production in 1900 amounted to
nearly 32,O00,0OO bicycles and was re-
duced in the five years to little over
100000.
In contrast with these figures, the
motor cycle factories increased from
159 to 2,2S9.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-10
WHAT MAKES THE CORN AVERAGE LOW.

suspended in some suitable place and
there need be no fear of the ears be-
ing mixed while the termination test
is in progress.
The kernels in the testing box
should begin to germinate freely a
bout the third or fourth day. but the
counting should not be done until the
sixth or seventh day, or until most of
the shoots or stems are from 1 to Z
inches long. This part of the testing
must be done with considerable care
and requires good judgment, as kerr
nels will be found in all stages of de-
velopment. If the six kernels in any
one square in the terminating box
show six good healthy sprouts, the ear
The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-10
OLDEN DAYS OF WHALING,

The days of the old-time whaling
fleets when more than two hundred
full-rigged ships sailed out of New
Bedford harbor on three and four
year voyages to the most distant and
dangerous seas, were over more than
half century ago. The right of
Greenland whale of the Arctic waters
with his mouth full of whalebone and
his cousin. the sperm whale of tropi.
car waters, bearing in its head the
precious spermaceti, were practically
exterminated by those all-daring. iron
nerved, keen-eyed Yankee shippers.
Their splendid ships, the Annie B..
the Mary Jane, the Blue-Eyed Susan
great lovers of their wives and sweet
hearts. were this race of gentlemen ad-
venturers-rotted at the wharyes or
were degraded to service as coastwise
and with them vanished a world of
romance and adventure. No men, in
no time, more truly than they. Event
down to the sea in Ships.
But when the pennant of the last
old-time whaling ship was hauled down
forever. there still proudly swan
the oceans the vast rorqual or racer
whale, greatest Of all his mighty kin.
10 the sailing fleet of the old days, the
rorqual was an almost impossible prize
because OF its tremendous speed, 1t
was practically unmolested, and null
tlplied exceedingly in both North At
lantic and Pacific waters.
1t was the abundance of this levi
athan, measuring ninety feet in length
and weighing almost as many tons
bulk1nB larger than whole herd of ell.
ephants-which was the inspiration of
the modern whaling industry.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-10

1t seems incredible of realization.
that the average yield of corn in the
United States in 1905, when the total
production was the largest in our his
tory, was only 2S.S bushels of shelled
corn per acre. 1t is still more sur
prising to know that the average pro-
1uction per acre is practically the
same to-day as it was forty years ago.
In fact, the average yield per acre for
the ten years from 1866 30 1875 was
26.07 bushels as compared with 25.2
bushels for the ten years from 1896 to
1905. While there are several rea-
The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-10

samples tested are representative OF
the present supply OF seed corn. the
testing of every ear and the subsequent
rejection of poor ears will increase the
stand 1871 per cent. This increased
stand would mean an increased yield
of 29S, ,1iO ,G95 bushels. with value OF
slO0, ,739,912.91 calculated on the basis
The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-10

per cent, while the average germina-
ton Of both the good and the poor
ears, the seeds of which would ordin-
arily have been used for planting, had
not these tests been made, was 86.3
per cent, showing that 1877 per cent.
was gained by discarding ears OF low
vitality Granting. however that the
The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-10
From "Farming,"

tom of the terminating box The ker-
nels from ear No. / are then placed,
germ side up, in square No. / and so
on. When all of the squares have been
filed, fold the other end of the cloth
carefully over the kernels If during
the sampling the cloths have become
dry, sprinkle them well with water
The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-10

the kernels tested fail to germinate or
show only weak sprouts, the proper
ton will be the same for all of the kerr
nels on such ears. And the experienced
corn grower will be not a little sur
prised to find many fine looking ear
of corn among his selected seed, the
kernels of which will not sprout at all.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-10
COMMON DINNER PLATE FOR SEED
TESTERS.

of the average yield and price for the
last ten years.
A full description of how to make
tests is found in Farmers Bulletin NO.
253, by j. w. II. Duvel, which can be
had from Members of Congress or the
Secretary of Agriculture.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-10
A SIMPLE TERMINATING BOX.

sons for this, the principal reason is
probably carelessness in the use Of
seed OF low vitality
The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-10

About one billion feet of timber in
the Black Hill forest reserve has been
killed by the Black Hills beetle.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-10

Artificial pumice stone Is now made
from mixture OF sand and clay.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-10

At least one American has sue.
ceeded in London Journalism. Ralph
d. Blumenfeld, late OF Milwaukee, is
the editor OF the London Express.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-10

terial, using two or three thicknesses
of cloth in the bottom of the box and
one or two thicknesses of cloth for
covering the kernels after the frame
has been filled. The cloth at the bot
tom should be marked off into squares
Q inches each way, and numbered, each
one of which is to be filed with ker-
nels from ears which are given num-
ber corresponding to the square used.
A Very Simple Test.
For use, first wet the cloth thorough
ly by soaking in water, and then place
the half cloth, double thickness, which
has been marked in squares, in the bot
The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-10

which they represent should be taken
for seed. There will also be cases in
which all six kernels have germinated,
but will be lacking in vigor. While
these kernels might produce a good
ear of corn, the chances are that they
will never develop, or else will produce
but barren stalk. 1t is only necessary
to remember that all ears showing
dead kernels or weak and poorly devel-
oped sprouts must be discarded and
only those used for seed in which
every kernel tested has given good
healthy sprout. The ears which have
shown perfect termination are now
ready to be butted and tipped and
shelled for planting. In order to in
sure further uniformity in planting it
is advisable to sort the ears before
planting into two or three grades, ac-
cording to the size of the kernels.
This grading may also be done by
screening, If more convenient
The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-10

New Zealand exports annually $685.
100000 worth Of kauri gum. 1t Is
used in the manufacture of varnlsh.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-05-10
Remarkable Results of Government
Tests.

The Department of AgricultL.e re-
Gently made tests of seed corn fur
nished by farmers in the corn produc-
ing States, and of the 1892 ears tested,
1,906, or the startling percentage OF
more than one-half, were unfit for seed
These samples were taken from ears
picked for seed by good, careful far
mers, and are evidently much above
the average. The average termination
Of the 1906 poor ears was only 77.7
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-16
CbristnlDs In Guam.

Christmas was celebrated in Guam last yer" in as tree American style as the possibilities of the situation woHIl permit. Great interest was taken by the Americans III celebrations for the native children \ number of enter tainments were proHidsd A feature was Aoating Christmas tree, mag nificentl7 decorated, Wilicl. was parad ed through the streets of Ag;tha drawn by six p!umed mules with costnmed outriders and preceded by native band and from which santa Claus dis tributed abundance of good cheer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-16

of New Orleans and by "bott.ing him self up" as Grant expressed it. IL Dutch Gap, on the James river Sheri- dan's renoWn rests upon Early's blum der at Cedar Creek, Naa and oa Ais boast that he had burned and pillaGrd the Shenandoah valley and laid ' ~o waste that 6 crow l}yins across it would have co carry it, ration. ur starye. Side by side with him stands Sherman who burned q swathc thirtv miles wide across Georgia. drove de- fenseless women, children and old men out of comfortable homes with out giving them time to dress, and then set fire to their homes, and set fire to Columbia after it's mayor had surrendered t, and whom there was not an armtd Confederate near
 Grant only remains. While We may deny him i high order of general ship, while We may denounee the pol icy pursued by him in refusing to eX- change prisoners, and in sacrificing the lives of bis own men so reckless ly, We must yet acknowledge that he was a gentleman To the mannor born,
 that he wa& a magnanimous enemy, and that when the South laid down it's arms, he did al he could to save it from the evils and horrors of re construction on the lines advocated and adopted by the ruling political powers Buu place him by the side of Lee and ask the world which was the greater. and what will the ans wer be? Robert l.. Lee,
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YULETlDE iN SHETLAND.
Curious Customs !n the Island Where
 the isonic. Come From.

The festival of YHle. aS is well known, dates back to prehistoric times, when men vor,hipcf nature rather that natures God.
 The inhabitants of the Shetland isles are descended from Norsemen, who were zeaots in religious belief, and .'Hule' to them meant d season of great importance. The "Gammel Norsll Hjur' signifies. literally, wheel" and the festival so called was held in honor of the sun at the winter solStiee wheel ing round toward the equator The re turn of tlle sun formed an important period of the year as being the begin hing of renewed life in nature, which only coal,l he revived by the light and warmth of the ascending orb
 The course of the sln was observed in all things as far as possible. Every thing was turned from left to right the boat wt.S so turned on the water, the corn stacks SD built in courses the mill so turned in grinding and the wheel ia spinning in fact, everything went with the sun. even the round of the drinking horn.
 Many suIerstitlon, included in na t,re worship had full scope at the "Hjul" timc-or more modern "Yuie' when a vast multitude of 'troWs." or fairy folk, who at that season were not only active but maliciously dis posed bad to be propitiated.
 To give the fairy folk no opportunity of playing tricks the fishing creel and lines We're removed from the wall, the spinning wheel taken out of gear and its integ.al parts laid aside and every thing suspended from ceiling or walls lifted down. ;,s if left in their usual places thc u .;e1itous elves were SID posed to set all going against the sun, motion. which of course would mean serious trouble. The time of Yule was and still is, rigiliT observed as ''helly' Ii e. q time of rest from all manner of laDor.-Madane.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-16
Fasting in Poland.

gation among the Poles, and this de- votion is most strictly observed. The Advent season is observed nearly as strictly as Lent, but it's latter days are enlivened by the preparations for the coming of Christmas. At the close of first star the meal of the day is serV- ed amid blaze of lights, even in the
 most humble farm house. The meal consists of fish, prepared with oil in various traditional ways, and is in- variably ended with a dish of "kutia, " which is similar to the English plum
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A New Malady

It was Christmas day. and the candy lion had been waiting-Oh. so patiently flor Mary to finish her dinner. Much against Der baby wishes had she been obliged to swallow the last of her bread. When her mother insisted on her finishing her milk the small face looked up in desperation as she llspet, 'Mozzer, if eat any more food | will be humpback ill my stomach. like grandpa a"-LippincOtts
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Only Two Realities.

Billy-So yer didn't get nuthin' but iackknife and sled fer Christmas:
 Tommy-Yes, dat's all got worth speakin' of Dere wuz suit of clothes. and overcoat, and hat or two, and some underclothes, and book of poems, and some stockin's and gloves and some collars and cuffs, and few other things like dat, not worth speakin' of.-Men and Women.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-16
In Ireland.

In Ireland every one used to go tG midnight mass on Christmas eye, and then celebrate by eating, drinking and dancing until almost morning. That custom is dying out and morning mass on Christmas day is considered enough of religious service There is no San la Claus, no stocking hanging and no Christmas tree for the Irish lad. He gets useful presents and Christmas cards, and to remind him of the day everything is green with laurel, holly and ivy. Hunting Wrens or taking the hounds after hare or foxes is the or der of the day before the dinner St Stephens day follows Christmas and the hunting is continued
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Brooks Little Liver-Roo- Pills are wonderful A new d.acovered anti malarial purga,jve, Bring the bile freely. Do not sickea, gr.pe or con- stipate
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-16
Don,t Let the MistletOe Drop.

It is very unlucky if the mistletoe should fall from the place where it has been hung up.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-16
Customs in Denmark.

With the lighting of the Chrlstmas 1i=ee in Denmark the family assemb.4 for tue first time during Che day. The older people get their presents OH ! silver tray, while the tree holds those for the younger ones. \ roast goose is always q feature of the day and dish of rice k always eaten on Christ mas eye 6e1orc the regular dinner i. served. Christmas day Hself is ai- ways observed as q strictly religious festival. but the day before and the day after are holidays On Christmas eye the maidoDs teli their fortunes by breaking an egg amt dropping the white of it into q glass ot water. watching the shape it assumes
 Frances Way Of Observing tic Day.
 Christmas begins with mass it the churches in France at midnight oi1 Christmas eve, which lasts for about an hour. On the return of the people to their respective homes a good dinner is served in which black saul Sa2eS and champagne always figure prominently, and this is kept up until the early hours in the morning The shoe takes the place of the stocking at Christmas time, and it is always placed in d corner of the room by the children, with the hope that 1t will be filled b2 Noel the French Santa Clans. IL is only the children Christmas, all the shops and stores are open and ablaze with lights and greens. \ French Christmas dinner consists of turkey, partridge, roast beef and plenty of champagne and bordeaux
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-16
CUSTOMS OF THE DAY
Christmas in Other Lands. English Family Gatherings. Russia's Celebration Mex ican Festival Lasts Nine Days. The Ann:- versary Among French O nd Greeks

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