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New-York tribune., 1907-07-04
THE N1TION4L FLOWER.
Corn Tassel Suggested By Depart
ment of agriculture Official.
lFrorn The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington, July. S.-Niuet NJ HAYS. Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture. IN view of the many di
verse suggestions contained in letters the editor
Of The Tribune. recently, in regard 10 the choice
OF a national flower inclined TO the opinion that
the corn tassel is the most dstinctively charac-
teristic American plant that could he selected
Corn probably suggests itself as a plant he
said to-day more than its tassel appears as
flower II distncttvely American, grows through
out the country and has strong hold upon the
people II Is true that the suggestion of the corn
tassel as a national flower snacks somewhat OF
hog and hominy and might not appeal TO the
finer sensibities the ultra artistic, but never
theless it is thing of beauty. IL strikes me
that the plant itself might enter readily into
schemes OF decoration. There is nothing more
beautiful than young corn. and its graceful blades
might be used in many instances. There is an ar
tist out West who has devoted himself almost ex-
clusyelv to the painting Of ears Of corn, and who
has gained d wide reputation in this work The
various beauties Of the plant should make II or ar
tistC value
Were the people OF the country allowed to vote
upon a national flower l Of the opinion that
the cOlumbine would receive very large vote
n is widely distributed and has hold upon the
masses 1t has a pretty name. These two would
seem 10 me the candidates that would probably
have the strongest claim upon the public for maj
adoption
New-York tribune., 1907-07-04
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Officers to Ride OUer CiJI Var
Battlefelds.
[From The Tribune Bureau

Washington July a
HISTORY STUDY IN SADDLE.-About twenty.
five officers who have been attending the army
staff college at Fort Leavenworth left that DOS,
to-day for Georgia make what is known as a
staff ride from Chattanooga. Tenn, Atlanta
This IS similar to the ride which taken last
year and covers territory which is historic and is
considered enIightening to army officers who are
under instruction in military strategy No an
nouncement was made last year of the intention Of
the army officers 10 make this ride. for the reason
that few years ago. when the Rev. Father Sher-
man. son of General W. T. Sherman. proposed to
ride through the country raversed by his father in
his march to the sea- there a great outcry. and
the trip had be abandoned. The officers
who took the trip last year found that there
much interest evinced by the Southern people along
the route in the ride. and they were treated with
marked courtesy from end of the trip the
other There is indication that there will be
any further trouble at any time.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders hav.
been issued:
captain MICHAEL J. LENIHAN. General stat detailed
cises, July 10 in artillery district OF New London
sherman, report to commanding general DEPARTMENT.
california. for duty pending arrival 18th Infantry
Second L.eutensnt ARCHIE ". BARRY: Phlippins
Scouts. from General Hospital. san Francisco, TO
Dental Surgeon RAYMOND e. INGALLS, from Fort
First Lieutenant SAMUEL r GIIEAVES. 1st Cavalry
detailed TO attenA enCampments 1st and regi-
mAats National Guard OF Tennessee. AT Naverly,
16 Sd Infantry. National Guard OF Ten
nessee Knoxville. August g.
Lieutenant JULIUS G PETERSON. cost artillery
corTs from unassigned list ioSth Company coast
artillery corps
Resignation Of chaplain Paul, T BROCXMAN. 29th In
fantry. accepted. 10 take effect September /
NAVY
Rear Al nlral G G. REITER to Be placed on retiTsd
captain A. P MARIO detached from the BROOKLYN; 70
the Wabash.
Lieutenant Commander G.. VI MCCORMICK. detached
from the navy yard. Mare Island to the bureau
ordnance. Navy Department
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.-The following
movements Of vessels have been reported 70 the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED
July The Yankton. A. navy yard. York tno
Prairie. ~ League Island; the Des Moines. East
pert. Ne
July The Talbot and the Manly. from League Island
for Annapolis.
July 2-Tbe Glacier. cape cod Bay for Tompkiu=
vile. the RrJtus. from TompknsviIIe for Newport
News; the Yankton- from North River for yard.
New York; the Lebanon. from Bradford FOR Lambert
Point
The Truxton detached second torpedo
hotlIa and assigned 70 the reserve torpedo hotilla
The Lawrence ordered commissioned navy ya-d.
League Island and assigned second torpedo notia.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-04
SENDS 81 ,OOO TO MANILA.
Mrs. Sage Gircs Money to Dr. Ros-
sitcr's Church There.

1t learned yesterday that Mrs J, Russell Sage
had recently given $500 the First Presbyterian
Church in Manila, Philippine Islands, Of which the
Rev Dr. 6 b. Rossiter Is pastor. DT. Rosster was
pastor Of the North Presbyterian Church, In l55th
street for twenty-seven years and has been in
Manila since 1904
the purchase OF property for parish mouse. Right
next the church Manila there IS said 10 be lot
which Dr.. Rossiter has two reasons for desiring to
buy In addition TO being a convenient location for
a parish house IL is owned at present by Catho-
lie Spaniard, who he fears. may give the American
possession
Mrs Sages gift 10y cable to Manila, and
il is expected that Or. Rossters next letter Will
bring news that the lot has been obtained
New-York tribune., 1907-07-04
COInUTERS IN PROTEST.
Mount VernOn TraCellcrs RecelCe
Manu- Recruits an y. Y. {. Right.

number OF cities and towns which are affected
by the increase made by the New York Central
railroad in its Communication rates will soon follow
the example OF Mount Vernon in formulating
protest Mayor Coyne of Yonkers will call mass
meeting I'm a few days for that purpose and the
Mayors Of other cities expected 10 do the same
1t has not been decided when the mass meeting
will be held
The Mount Vernon commuters are continuing
their boycott. one Of them said yesterday; III
isn't the difference in the cost, but II IS the prln-
cipe Of the thing that is impelling our protest
No re;iv has been received to the COMMUNICATION
sent TO tho Public Utilities Commission by the
Mount Vernon residents, and none Is expected Tor
several ,Iavz until the commission is in good
working order
New-York tribune., 1907-07-04

pretty lawns, batistes and the like appropri-
ate II also could be made from Japanese silk,
from cotton crepe and from such light weight
woods as cashmere and abatross, while for winter
DAYS pretty light weight hannels are appropriate
The quantity of material required for the medium
size is 22s yards a. 2ls yards &c. or Ia yards Al
inches wide, with 5k yards banding.
The pattern No. $685. >is cut in three Sizes small,
medium and large, corresponding TO 80. SO and 40
inches bust measure
The pattern will be sent 10 any address re-
ceiut OF 10 cents. Please give pattern number and
bust measure distinctly. Address Pattern Depart
nlent, New-York Tribune. II in a hurry for pat
tern send extra two-cent stamp, and we will
mail by letter postage in sealed envelope.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-04
HARRIMAN EMPLOYE LOST
Mysteriously disappeared from
Farm DairU Store June 27.

soutbfeld. n Y July 81 W. Keister. man
ager of the company store of the Arden Farm
Dairy Company owned by Z. ii. Hartman Is
strangely missing and, Notwithstanding a carefui
search ordered by Mr. Hartman. not trace OF
the missing who disappeared on June - ht's S
heep found Keister's disappearance cannot be
accounted for. as he had family troubies ana
his accounts in perfect order A note ieIt ior
his wife contained the suggestion that perhaps ms
wife did not care for him. Mrs keister says sns
never had any difficulties with her HUSBAND anu
cannot imagine why he should nave ielt Ioine, ~
Keister was last seen leaving the company store
on the evening of June p. Under the dlrec'on VI
Mr. Hartman searching parties secured the Iels,-
horhood and Spruce Lake. on Mr.. Hartman
estate was dynamited in order to bring 10 tne sur
face Keisters body in case he had drowned hiii-
self. e.
The New York nolice have been asked 10 look for
him Keister is about forty-fve years old ana mas
a wife and four children.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-04
OVER IRONING BOARD TO SAFETY.
Firemen Bridge Areaway to Rescue Two
Women and Child.

With much difficulty fremen rescued Mrs La
hay. her baby and Mrs. Manion from fire which
broke out In the five-story tenement house at No
165 West 1921 street yesterday. The women were
the fourth floor and the smoke OFF their
escape by the stairways.
Firemen got an ironing board from the basement
and brdged the areaway. over which both women
and the baby taken TO safety. Neither was
much injured.
About twenty families occupy the tenement house
and they were quickly got out by the reserves
OF the West Tooth street station The fire. which
started in woodbin In the cellar. quickly nut
out by the ftremen. The damage done amounted 10
only $75.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-04
SUES ACTRESS FOR COMMISSIONS.

An action has been begun by William l. Lykens.
theatrical manager and booking agent. in the 1ith
Nunicipal District Court to recover 1925 commits
sons from Eva Tanguay, comic opera singer II
is said by Iykens that he arranged for the engage
n1ent of the actress in vaudeville by the Keith &
Proctor syndicate a salary Of $500 a week the
first year and $500 the second. and that the COM
missions during that period due him will amount
TO several thousand dollars The actress says that
she has paid Nj. Lykens all that Is due him.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-04
IMPORTANT SESSION PROMISED.
Annual Meeting of Jewish Historical So.
ciety to Open at Newport.

The opening session OF the fifteenth annual meet
ing of the American Jewish Historical Society will
take place at l0:30r to-day in the rooms of the
Newport Historical Society. Newport r. l.
Another session will take place this afternoon and
one tomorrow, when officers for the year will be
elected.
Heretofore the society has discussed only matters
pertaining TO Jewish affairs In America, and some
OF the members favor continuance of this policy
while there others who think there should be
no geographical limit TO the field OF research and
investigation, and this question will be decided at
the Newport TusetinS
New-York tribune., 1907-07-04
HORSES TREATED LESS ROUGHLY.


Horses are not being roughly handled in this
city as in years past. This Is due to the many
arrests and convictions OF drivers on charges OF
Ill treatment of animals. The Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals is back OF the
prosecutions. Charles H. Hankinson, the society's
general superintendent, said yesterday that there
was large falling on In the number OF COM
plants He said:
THE energetic work OF agents and the police
we'll of women and children who are lovers
of animals, has been the means OF educating the
ignorant to treat horses with some respect As
long the public is with 1t will be only short
time before horses will be treated like human be-
ingA"
New-York tribune., 1907-07-04
zIoNIsTs ELECT OFFICERS.

Tannersville. n. Y, July S-The convention Of
the Federation OF American zionsts to-day elected
the following officers; President. DIR. Harry
Friedenwald. Baltimore; vce-presidents. z. W.
Levin Epstein New York; Rabbi Feisenthal.
Chicago: Professor Solomon Schechter. New York:
DR. Shafrer, Baltimore: Professor Richard Gotthe.
OF Columbia University New York: Miss Henrietta
Szold New York; the Rev. H Ashinsky. Pitts
burg; George Tunkls. Augusta. Ga: tho Res
Joseph Friedlander. Waco, Tex, and the Rev. III.
Masliansky New York: treasurer, Henry Jackson,
Pittsburg.
The convention closed with great enthusiasm and
crios OF Next year In Jerusalem"
New-York tribune., 1907-07-04
CITY OF LAWRENCE STILL ON ROCKS.

New London. Conn. July S.-The steamer City
OF Lawrence. of the New Haven Railroad. which
crashed TO Black Rock Thursday morning.
is still fast the rocks but the wrecking COM
pany which has the contract to hoat the biz
steamer IL at work and expects 10 get her ahoat
in a few days There are three large holes in tbs
second compartment forward OF the engine ROOM
The steamer is in immediate danger from the
elements unless . strong southwest gala slyirSs uA
New-York tribune., 1907-07-04

night. The board of managers Is making plans
now for the enlargement of its work if the
sary financial support is forthcoming, and will lie
glad to -ive Information the subject to any
one who may desire II. The officers are the Rev.
DIR. Henry Wilson, president: the Rev. Alfred u.
Fell, vice president; Mrs. John Cleverley, second
vice president; Miss Emma NJ. Bangs, secretary;
Miss Helen NJ. Thompson. treasurer; Stafford
superintendent.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-04
YANKEE CRICKETERs IN A DRAW

match here to-day between the visiting University
of PENNSYLVANIA eleven and Shrewsbury School. the
Americans after making 14I for six wickets.
declared the inning closed. Shrewsbury replied
with 5S runs for four wickets. when play was
closed and the match was declared drawn
New-York tribune., 1907-07-04

Ton. CR4VEN WOULDN'T AGREE
Brief Furry, Then Back to RemoU-
ing Gmbage-Letter to MayOr.

For brief time yesterday there ominous
look about conditions In the offices of the Street
Cleaning Department. The drivers of the garbage
carts who were strike and who returned wanted
to know who was going to pay them for their lost
time Commissioner Craven didn't to be in
terested. and when the question put to him he
said the city had Controller in the Stewart Build
ing ready to attend to any claims of that kind.
The men were unhappy for few minutes. threat
enng for about many seconds and then decided
to take what pay there was coming to them and
let II go at that.
The pay day yesterday knocked something of a
hole in Mr. Cravens calculations. He expected TO
nave the city practically cleaned by last night
and to give every man in the department who
could possibly he spared the half holiday customary
on the Fourth. But the half day that was lost a
result Of pay day changed tho outlook. Mr..
Craven had been so busy for the last few days
that he had forgotten that important detail. and
many of his figures had TO be changed.
II takes about quarter of day 10 pay off the
men, and that is, practically speaking the loss of
half days work. Yesterday half day looked big
ger 10 Mr.. Craven and his big assistant Bill Ed
wards. than two days would at other times.
Work along smoothly yesterday while 1t
was going at ALL and there was no reason to
complain of loating soldering by the drivers The
department had some accurate figures on the work
done on Tuesday compared with the work done
on July 3, 1906 which said by Mr.. Craven TO
be an average day in that year The figures fol-
low:
New-York tribune., 1907-07-04
THE TRIBUNE PATTERN.

The jumper knono is one Of the later develop
ments Of fashion. 1t involves so little labor in
the making that even the busiest woman may have
a number In the illustration dotted dimty is
trimmed with embroidered banding, but all the
New-York tribune., 1907-07-04
TO ENLARGE WORK FOR sEamrN

From the modest exterior Of the seannen's Chris
tian Association Mission at No. 399 West street
the observer would hardly realize the amount OF
work II carries on. The mission, which has been
IN existence for twenty years maintains free
shipping bureau visits the sick and needy on sbp-
board ard IN hospitals. and holds meetings every
New-York tribune., 1907-07-04
pURNELL BUYS PROMISING YEARLING.

c. E. Durneu paid $500 for colt by Ben Strons
-Alasha at the sale OF thoroughbred yearlinss. at
Sheepshead Bay yesterday. The other sales Of
81 Geo or more follow;
r. c. by Gold Heels-Jans Oaker; Q. e Durnel. $1,000
B. c. Gold HeelS-Wings :. Eanery. lNo
3. c.. by Goderest-Gracs Lee; G p Durnel lENO
Observation-Disclosures: J. II. Mccormick lIeo
en- c. by Nasturtiunl-FanliSe: H MCDANIEL. l0to
New-York tribune., 1907-07-04
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VACATION HOME.

Love thou thy land. with love far brought
From out the storied past
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of accomplishment Don't select birds
this season with view particularly
to increasing egg production, whereas
last season the only aim was deep
breast and wing color and perhaps
next season nothing will be worth no
ticing but rich yellow legs. IF there
be royal way to make nothing out
of bunch of chickens, this is surely
the way.
Gull with an aim, after you have es-
tablished one. Don't seriously attempt
the work till this has been DONE Once
established, let nothing sidetrack you
till you have followed the system far
enough to know that you are thor
oughly right or wrong. When you
Gull, Gull with vengeance. Remem-
Der always that a dead fowl with
strong traits opposed to your highest
aims will give you less trouble than
a live one Never lose sight of the
ideal fowl as whole by becoming
absorbed in the rare qualities of sin
gle section or trait. By using such a
bird as breeder you are apt to estaD-
lish a family with these traits or
qualities. Use ordinary good judg-
ment and discretion and never make a
decision hastily Better weigh the
matter for weeks and reach just de-
cision that have it over in an hour
and wonder for weeks whether you
possibly made a mistake.
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F1ourishing Orange Grove.

OF the many attractive places in the
city, DR.. Garnett's orange grove is
numbered among the most interesting
at the present time The trees are
laden with golden fruit, and there are
so many grapefruit that they are
breaking the branches. Many trees
were propped before the fruit attained
mature size, but those that were neg
lected resented the omission by strain
ing the branches beyond the breaking
point. DR.. Garrett will soon build a
pavilion and packing house in the
grove. The pavilion will be for the
accommodation of visitors, and will also
serve other purposes.-St. Augustine
Record
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These with early corn would be a
start, and clover sowed in the corn
would come next. In time, the full
mixture would be found useful. [
will try to take up the crops in some
detail, and tell how they are grown.
Japanese millet is now being fed.
1t was in full head, and some of the
stems seemed a little hard, but the
COWS were evidently eating it up clean.
This millet was seeded after rye AS
soon as it is out of the way the ground
will be fitted for cow peas, and by the
time this is ready these peas will be
several inches high. After they are
cut and fed the land goes into rye
again. Another great piece of Japan
csc millet had been seeded on an AL
falfa sod. Three weeks after seeding
the millet stood at least three feet
high, and dark green in color. The
reason for blowing under the Alfalfa
dLI0I Tie nISI CuCCLLS was Cudl IL was
too weedy-the land needed cleaning.
The dark color of the millet showed
what successful fertilizer factory
that Alfalfa field was. We have pota
toes planted on an old Alfalfa field
where the crop had mostly run out,
and we have never had a finer growth,
though only moderate amount Of
fertilizer was used Prof VOORHEES,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-02
Barn Pasture for Cows.

1T has been said, as an objection to
Florida as a stock raising state, that
we have no good pasture grass that is
equal to the blue grass of the North
will not thrive in this state, but ex-
cellent pasture can be made with Ber-
muda grass and we believe that st.
Lucie grass, a sub variety of Bermuda,
would do still better. While it is no
doubt true that stock raising, on
large scale, is dependent of pasture,
yet it is also true that dafrying can
be made more profitable without
pasture than with it. If you have any
doubts ON the subject, read the fol-
lowing from The Rural New Yorker
On page 454 I described the system
of feeding COWS on green crops which
is followed at the New Jersey Expert
ment Station. A table was printed
showing when the various crops were
planted this year. At the time of my
visit MAY y the COWS were being fed
on green rye, the wheat was about
ready to feed, the oats and peas were
about three inches high, and Crimson
clover was being plowed under for
corn planting. Since then the cows
have been fed on green wheat, Grim
son clover, green grass and oats and
peas, while the ground upon which
these crops grew has been plowed and
seeded to cow peas or corn, while two
crops of Alfalfa have been cut and
either fed green or cured for hay At
the present time the barn is we'll stuff
ed with dry fodder, while in the fields
are growing a bewildering mass of
corn, cow peas and millet
Let it be understood that here is
a farm carrying 80 COWS, besides
young stock, 10 horses and 10 hogs,
without any pasture at all, and with
no idle land There is a small yard
where the cattle exercise, but the rest
Of the land is so arranged that it pro-
duces two or three crops each season.
Imagine the amount of grass taken
from the average pasture compared
with the vast amount of green forage
produced on such farm. For ex-
ample, last year an acre in rye cut
over seven tons of green fodder. 1t
could be plowed at once after cutting,
and seeded to oats and vetch, which
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says that this has been an ideal sea-
son for utilizing sod, since the hot,
moist weather has fastened nitrlfca-
t on That millet is certainly a great
success
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cut nearly 8 1-2 tons early in October,
or planted to corn fodder July 10 to
cut 1-2 tons of forage the middle Of
October In either case, as soon as
the cow peas or corn fodder were TAX
en- off the land was plowed and seed
ed to giving early feed this year.
Or take the case of an acre of wheat.
1t was seeded October SIS. The fol
lowing year it was cut and fed June
SO, giving six tons of forage. The
ground was pIoWed and seeded to cow
Kaffir corn, which gave six to seven
tons during the first half of Septem-
Der, after which the land was fitted
and seeded to rye or wheat for the
winter. This gives an idea of the
way this soil is driven and kept busy
[ have been watching the farm for
some years, and in spite of the enor-
nous crops which are annually pro-
duced the soil is evidently growing
more productive. An accurate plant
food account is kept with each field.
For example, if this year 400 pounds
Of fertilizer or, eight tons of manure
are put on an acre, so many pounds
of nitrogen, potash and phosphoric
acid are charged to that acre. If five
tons of rye and six tons of cow peas
or other forage are taken from the
acre the amounts of nitrogen, potash
and phosphoric acid figured from
average samples) are credited to tire
acre. This has been carried on for
a series of years, making a dOubly
interesting experiment. Here it must
be evident that one great advantage
of the soiling system is the fact that
more Of the manure is saved for the
farm. Where the COWS spend all day
and part of the night in pasture only
small proportion of the summer
droppings are utilized-for pastures
are rarely cultivated From the fig
ures showing the value 'of poultry ma
nJlre we see that only 40 per cent of
the manure was left at night. This
proportion would be still less with
cattle at pasture. Under this system
practically all the manure is saved
The COWS spend most of their time in
the barn, and when out of doors the
droppings are left on a small area,
which is plowed at intervals and plant
err will say at once that this system is
impossible for him, as he cannot afford
the time and teams required to pillow
and cultivate so frequently. With
most Of these crops a single blowing
each year would be sufficient. A disk
or Getaway harrow would, if a stout
team were used, fit the field for grain
and cow peas, and do h rapidly. The
labor required to cut and haul the
fodder daily is considerable, yet if a
farmer made a business of it he would
find it quite possible to care for a
good-sized herd
On this farm the soiling system is
carried out in elaborate detail On
July 81 there was field of Japanese
millet being cut, another which would
be ready in about 10 days, Alfalfa
ready for the third cutting, cow peas
in all stages from just peeping through
the ground to a mass, with Kaffir corn