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The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-09
AN OLD sReAsrwoRks.
Remains Of osfsnses OF Massachusetts,
Coast Town 8tili 10 D Seen.

During the war OF 1919. when the
British warships were bombardIng x
the towns on the Massachusetts
coast. the residents along the> Vine.
yard sound shore hastily threw up
brcaatworkH.
Al different points where II was bc
iicved that the enemy would attempt to
land these fortincations were con.
structed and behind them the natives
remained In hiding, ready TO give up
their lives In defense OF their homes
Only one is icf, and that Il ON Nau.
shon island. near Tnrpaulin cove.
This old brcastwork ls In = remarka.
bic state Of preservation.
II In said thu, one OF the British
ships had Intended to land . crew on
Nsushon for tho purpose of obtaining
. supply Of frcah meat. the island Ut
that time bcinx stocked with sheep
and cattle. In order to divert tho a..
tsntion Of the residents of the near.
BY towns who had rupbcd y .hs for.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-09

tincations ON Naushon when the Brit.
ish warship was sighted sailing Into
Vineyard sound the ship bore In close
to shore on Falmouth and began To
lombard that place. This II was be-.
licycd would cause the Falmouihitcs
to return to their homes. Hut mono OF
the small company left the breast.
works, The attempt to land vas
abandoned.
That many sailormcn. when In por,
at Tarpaulin cove. have visited the
old brcastwork In evidenced by the
names that have been carved on III.
trees that ar. now growing In the vi.
cinity.
Residents Of SauShon say that n few
years ago there were trnccs OF other
brcastworks north OF Tarpaulin cove
and also nj the French watering place,
so.cniicd. south Of Tarpauiin cove.
Time has obii,crai.d them. however.
and the one shown In tho illustration
Ii the only one GU the island that
shows the nature OF tho fortincationp
behind which the men Of nearly 100
years ago took their aiand. determined
10 defend with their lives any attack
ma ie by the hostile British.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-09
Preparing for Air Battles.

II foreign power were to launch
An aerial fleet against Great Britain
tomorrow, Great Britain would be
able to meet II in mid-air. For many
months past the government has been
making experiments with view TO n
possible aerial war, and arrangements
are already in progress for the forma-
tion of home and attacking feet OF
airships. Nearly 500 men are being
trained for service in Britain's future
aerial fleet. This aerial force will con-
sist of balloons. kites and aeroplanes.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-09

fully packed and duly shipped. And
then the people used to bring In the
things: and though. somehow. I never
thought Of II then. ! have thought
often since. with what loving care
and tenderness must those Christmas
gifts have been prepared. those things
sent from home TO their soldiers In
the field!
When everything was all In our
friend would have the things securely
and safely packed. and then he'd hike
the box down to New York and there
the quartermaster's department would
put II aboard nm army transpor, and
bring II down 10 us So Santa Claus
wasn't coming to MS. with his pack on
his back. down the chimney. but In
a box In the hold of u steamer.
When We got our first Christmas
box We were on nm island down the
coast there. drilling some and doing
guard and picket duty. but largely
engaged In building corduroy roads
through swamps by day. aad by nigh,
hauling by hand. with u whole rexi
mcnts on the ropes. heavy mortars
and guns over these roads. and also.
under the same friendly cover OF dark.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-09
Horticulture and Health.

Horticulture is n branch Of aEricui.
,ure that ID closely connected with
health. The more fruit people con.
sumo the more II their digestion
helped. This In particularly 10 with
= people that eat large quantities OF
meat. ~ do the American people, Tho
fruit grower ix therefore supplying tho
world 4 very important class Of food.
II Is sometimes urged against his prod.
ncts that the food value Of them IL
small. but this deficiency Ia more than
made up for by the sanitary vsiuc Of
the Juices In the fruits when they arc
taken In their natural state.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-09

Ths GUARD. tree with heavy
cords. but this harbors insects and
may he blown away by heavy wind
storms.
An arrangement which serves the
purpose and also forms a support for
the tree is shown herewith. II con.
sists OF two Nat stakes driven into the
ground on the sunny side Of the tree
and tied about the top with . piece
OF cord or wire. This guards against
both sun and wind and the tree trunk
Is not Injured. This protection may
he left during the winter. says Farm
and home. and will often prevent In.
Jury by rabbits. One set Of stakes is
usually sum hcient to protect the tree
until II Is old enough TO need no such
protection.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-09
THE GIG ORCHARDS.
Their Management 10 More Difficult
Than with Smaller Ones.

A very few big orchards exist IN
this country and still bigger ones are
promised. In some OF our western
and southern states great tracts Of
cheap land have been secured and
have been planted In orchards. One
man that has made success of peach
growing In Michigan on rather large
scale concluded 1t would be a fine
thing to have an immense orchard In
Texas. where he could spread out
over many square miles. He got the
land and planted the trees. Then he
began to figure on the harvesting and
marketing the peaches. He found, by
doing little figuring. that II he had
a fair crop Of peaches on his hun.
dreds OF thousands OF trees, he could
not get enough mules In the surround
ing country to haul his peaches to
market before they would spoil. This
was an unexpected obstacle and shows
one OF the drawbacks in having too
large orchard. The only solution to
the problem was to build spur OF
the railroad into the orchard. and
We are informed that this is being
done. The larger the orchard the
greater will be the dificulty Of get
ting pickers and packers, especially In
the case of peaches and plums. which
must be marketed at once.
In the case Of apples 1t is different.
A very large area might be devoted
to apple orcharding and no such trou-
BILE occur as could readily occur in
the large peach orchard In Texas re-
ferred to above. Especially II winter
apples be grown the matter OF mar
keting can be made to cover over a
considerable period. This fact alone.
says Farmers Review, should make
men lean strongly toward the grow
ing OF apples In large quantities. in
one place rather than the growing OF
peaches, which must be marketed at
exactly the right time to bring good
returns, 1t is possible that the big
orchards that We have now are as
big as any the future will see. for the
big orchard Is managed at a disad-
vantage when compared to the or
chard OF moderate size-that is to q
commercial orchard OF few hundred
acres.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-09
HORTICULTURE
@g9iaRtA4A4hg
sARl{|S;s~
PRuNlNo-rop.eRAFrlNo.
How Poor Grade Of Fruit Trees Can
es Greatly Improved.

Upon the style Of pruning in the
iursery row depends largely the fu-
:ure shape Of the tree The present
tendency is to head apples low and
% open up the center OF the trees as
much as possible Low heading
orings the fruit nearer the ground.
making 1t much more convenient to
spray and harvest. while the open cen
ter admits sunlight. which gives
color to the fruit and assists In con-
trolling diseases. To prune for this
shape. start the head about two feet
from the ground. allowing four or Ave
branches to grow. and prune 30 as to
throw them away from the center
rather than toward 1t. by cutting out
most OF the shoots which lead toward
the center. The main feature OF
nursery pruning is to select the right
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-09
MULcHiNo THE ORCHARD.
A Task Which VIII Reap the Reward
In More Fruit.

Trees need food In order to do their
best. for \ tree is simply n big plant
and 80 needs more food than Thousands
of little plants. A tree that will pro.
ducc 20 bushels Of apples during =
sood apple year. and say an average
Of :s bushels every year. Ia certainly
taking more from the soil than II can
return. Yet no many farmers persist
not only In giving such tree no food
but In cutting and hauling away all
the material that grows near Il. No
wonder tho tree ceases to yield re.
muncrstive crops.
Let him give such trees . mulch Of
stable manure during the winter
months. Scatter II thickiy and In \
circle reaching somewhat beyond the
limbs. II the orchard In to b~ cuiti.
waited. Orange Judd Farmer 1uxxcstn
that II bc plowcd under the next
spring. II not. let II lie as = mulch.
Al any rate. do no, attempt to grow
another crop In = large orchard unless
u II to br left on the ground. A few
years fertiiixing. with pruning and
spraying. viil render tho old orchards
the most rrmunerative 10, on tho farm.
n the orchard IL young and the ground
rich the mulch would better b. Of
straw or coarse manure. snd applied
more for protection and 10 bold moist.
urc than for esrtilissr.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-09

buhue or IN u
thickly set nurG.
cry when they
are planted IN
I h Q or c h . d.
T he sun m = y
scald the tender
bark Of such trees
and result in the
death OF the tree
or In the introduc.
tion OF insects or
disease. Some sort
Of shade Is heces.
sary and this may
be applied 4 10 q way
which will not In.
jure the tree by
close binding. In
many instances rye
straw may be tied
about the trunk OF
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-09
Quarter Acre Berry s,d.

Onc-quartrr acrc Of good land. urt
with proper varieties and we'll cult.
waited. should produce from 20 10 20
bushels Of nice berries every season.
says n. A. Thayer This would givs
an ordinary family fresh berries every
day In season. and . liberal supply.
canned. preserved or dried. during The
entire year.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-09
Millionaire's Troubles.

Il wish had your money" n fairly
weli.on politician once said to the late
Cornelius Vanderbilt Don't bother
80 much about money" was the reply
What have l In life that you lack :
You have clean linen. good food. q
home: that's all have. And you are
not compelled TO fight like a tiger Ia
keep what you have got. am"
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-09
Total Abstinence Mine.

]. b. Martin of Tacoma owns mine
In Alaska. the profits of which he has
sworn to devote to the cause of total
abstinence. even though these profits
should reach 100000 year.
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-09

A Kalamazoo editor begins the days
work with prayer. There are other
editors who begin and end with swear
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-09
DANGERS FROM SUN scALo.
Young Trees Should BE Protected BY
Board Shield.

II Is very necessary to protect young
trees which have been thrown In the
The Monte Vista journal., 1907-03-09

The manure pile should aov ~
making It's hest growth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-30
Another Drop in Copper.

NEW YORK. August 3O.-Copper was re-
duced v cent per pound in the bid and ask
ing quotations yesterday at the New York
Metal Exchange, leaving the quotations IS
cents bid and 1874 cents asked. While no
sales were made at these prices. the action
Of the exchange in further reducing the
quotation was looked upon with interest
in Wall street, as showing the trend Of
sentiment in the metal trade.
1t Is admitted by producers that the
users of copper have not yet shown any
signs of responding to the reductions made
a month ago by the United Metals Selling
Company. and 1t is the accepted belief
that further reductions Will be made by
these interests within a very short time
Copper has been accommodating in the
hands of the producers since early in July.
and though the price of electrolytic has
not been officially quoted by the big SELL
ing companies below % cents, there have
been considerable quantities sold below Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-30
BROUGHT TO THIS CITY
DISPOSITION OF REMAINS OF
JAMES LAWRENCE MINITREE.

The body of James Lawrence Mnitree,
who was found dead in Pullman berth
yesterday morning while a passenger on a
Norfolk and Western train. arrived here
this morning on q Norfolk steamer. Mt.
Minitree had complained Of feeling Ill
Wednesday night while at Roanoke. He
posted a letter to his mother. telling her he
would breakfast with her Sunday morning.
and boarded the train shortly after the let
ter was mailed. When the train reached
call the occupant. the latter having left
the porter tried to arouse Mr.. Mnitree.
and then discovered that life was extinct.
The body was taken to Norfolk. where Col.
folk and Western Railroad Company. took
charge Of 1t. He and Mr. Minitree had been
close personal friends for many years. Wal
ter P. Gray of Norfolk, cousin of the
deceased, accompanied the remains to this
city.
His wife and two children survive the de-
ceased. who was thirty years Of age. They
have been at Rehoboth Beach, Del. all the
summer. and it was necessary to advise
them by wire of the death. Col. James p.
Minitree. father of the deceased. who was
a member of Gen. Mahone's Brigade during
the civil war. died only q few weeks ago.
1t is stated that the son had not been in the
best of health for several months. He was
pany of New York and was in Virginia on
business. Mr.. Minitree's home was at 1749
Corcoran street, his mother and sisters re-
siding at 1723 P street.
An undertaken was at the wharf when
the Norfolk boat arrived this morning and
took charge Of the body. Later in the day
the body was taken to the Corcoran street
house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-30
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.

Quotations given below are for large
lots. Jobbers' prices from 1c to &c higher.
EGGS. Nearby fresh Virginia. 22a23;
west Virginia and southwest. Virginia,
%; Tennessee, %; North Carolina, 20.
BUTTER. Creamery, fancy. 25Ma 2e.
Process. fancy, 81 ka22: fair to good, Goa
Il. Store-packed fresh 18a19.
CHEESE. i New York state factory,
new. large. 14ka15.
POULTRY. - Chickens, spring. Der h.,
II; hens, per h., 10; ROSTERS, per lb., 7;
keats. per h., 10.
DRESSED POULTRY. Hens. choice,
per lb., 10; ROSTERS, per h., Gallo: chick
ems. per h., 18a19; ducks, per h., 1Oa12
vEGETABLEs.-Potat new, per bbl.,
No. 1. 1.50a2.O0; No. 2. 75a1.0O: potatoes,
new. sweet. per bbl.. 4.OOa500: carrots,
new. per bunch, 2; cucumbers per basket,
25a4O; onions. per Dbl. 2.5Oa3.50; pep
pers. per hundred. 1.5o: tomatoes. per
SO; eggplant. per doz 25a35; squash, per
basket. 25a35: per Dbl, rs; snap beans,
per bu.. SO; per Dbl. 7oa1.5O; wax beans.
per bu.. 40: lima beans, per qt. 15a2o:
bbl.. 1.50a2.O0; peas, per bbl.. 3.OOa4.OO
corn. per doz.. 1Oa15; okra, per carrier. 90
a1.OO.
GREEN FRUITS.-Apples, new south
ern, per Dbl: 150as5o; oranges. CAL. per
DOA, o'OVdf.tos Craps lTulC per DOX, Z.OOa
400: pineapples. per crate. I,2aa4.5O;
peaches. per crate, 2.OOa3OO; cantaIoupes,
per crate. 75a20O: watermelons. each.
1oa35: plums, per crate, 1.23a2.5O: black
berries, pre- quart. 5a15; huckleberries,
per quart box. 10a12h.
HAY AND STRAW.-Timothy, choice,
5000; No. 1, 10.OOa20.OO; No 2, 1SOOa
1900: mixed hay. 15.O0a17.OO; clover. 1900
a16.OO. Straw. rye. bundle, 11.JOa11. so;
rye, machine thrash. S.00a8.5O; wheat, $50
acts; oat straw. per ton. 500.
LIVE sTOCK.-CattIe. extra. Der cwt.,
5.50a575; butcher. per cwt.. 4.75a5o0: ordi-
nary. per cwt:, 2.5Oa3O0. Hogs. per cwt.,
gross 65Oa8.75; Sheep, 3.00a350: lambs.
spring. choice. 7a7s. Calves. choice, per
lb.. 8; medium. per ID. 7a7h. Cows.
prime, fresh. each, 35.OOa5O.OO; common,
each. 2O.OOa3O.0O; old and dry. each. 1000
a12.OO.
BEEF CUTS-Ribs No. 1, Der h.. 10:
No. 2, ~; No. 3, 10. Rounds, No /, per
h.. 10: No. 2. 8, No. 3. 8. Loins NO 1.
per lb.. 10; No. 2. u; No. 8. H. Chucks,
No. 1. per h.. 8; 10. 2 Z; No 3. 6.
WOOL AND HIDES Wool. washed.
free Of burrs, per h., 80 ;. wool, unwashed
per h.. 22a24. Hides, green, per h.. 8:
dry, per h.. 16a1s Sheepskins, green.
each, I25a1.50: dry, each. 75a1.2j. Calf
skins, green, each 1.35a1.5O
GRAIN.-Wheat, new southedn, 6Oa85.
Corn, shelled white. 68a73; yellow GSa73;
ear. 3.65a3.S5 Oats. western white. No e
64a66; mixed. 62a84 Bran, per ton 24.OOa
$500. Middlings per ton. 26.OOa2a.0O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-30
NEW HAVEN STANDS FIRM.
Will Not Revoke Its Withdrawal
From RAILWAY Annexation.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, August 9O.-It Is
authoritatively stated that the proposition
of the American Railway Association to
submit to arbitration the question OF the
per diem rate to be paid by the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad Com
pany on detained foreign cars has been re-
jected by the latter corporation. so that the
announcement of withdrawal from the as
ISOLATION made by the New Haven company
still stands and unless some compromise Is
arranged 1t will 60 into effect at an early
date
A counter-proposition was submitted by
the New Haven to accept the proposed
change In the per diem rate. provided 1t
was allowed by its connecting roads. a
reclaim charge amounting to the per
diem charge for two days. This reclaim
clause was undoubtedly inserted In the New
Haven's proposition. because under the
laws of Connecticut the road ia compelled
to allow its consignees ninety-six hours
free time to unload cars Instead OF the for
ty-eight which is customary on other roads.
This proposition was not accepted by the
railroads subscribing with the New Haven
to the per diem agreement now In enect,
and they have taken tho stand that they
do not feel that as owners Of cars they
are entitled to what they have figured out
Is proper compensation without regard to
the local conditions on the New Haven.
Railroad men prominent In the lines con-
Meeting with the New Haven say that the
road has been chronically short OF cars
and has tried to get the use Of foreign cars
without being willing to pay properly for
the privilege. Lately. however. 1t has or
dered between 1900 and 1900 new cars,
which will be delivered In the next six or
seven months. Meanwhile II 1t does not
come to some terms with Its connecting
lines before then 1t is predicted that 1t Will
face an embarrassing car shortage because
OF the refusal of other lines to accommo-
date 1t with empties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-30
THE GEORGIA CENTRAL.
Bondholders Name Committee to Pro-
tect Their Interests.

NEW YORK. August 3O.-Representatives
Of the holders of income bonds of the Cen
trail of Georgia Railway In New York held
meeting here yesterday to take action on
the passing Of the interest on some Of the
bonds in spite Of the fact that they had
given the railroad very plainly to under
stand that they wanted the entire interest.
A committee representing the holders in
the south was IN New York recently and
made thorough examination of the books
Of the company under the supervision of the
roads new owners. Oakleigh Thorne and
Marsden J. Perry. II went back south again
after saying that it considered that If the
books had been kept properly enough earn
ings to pay all the interest would be shown
Subsequently the railroad declared all the
interest on the first class of the bonds 1878
per cent. instead of per cent on the second
class and nothing on the third class. The
total amount of the bonds is $l5,OOO.OOO.
After the meeting the following committee
was appointed to protect the interests of the
bondholders: c. Altschul Of Lazard Freres,
r. Walter Levy Of Maitland, Coppell G. Co.,
Ernest Groesbeck Of Groesbeck & Co., F.
w. Scott Of Scott & Stringfellow, Rich
mond, Va, and J. F. Minis Of Savannah,
Ga.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-30
THE GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO, August 30.-The wheat mar
ket today opened easy, on the prediction
of showers in the west and an easier feel
ing on the Minneapolis curb. It was re-
ported that large quantities Of wheat are
being started for the northwestern market.
Trading was chiefly in the December option.
December opened u lower at ssh to 95s
and sold at %. September opened haA
lower at s9h to $685.
The corn market was firm. because Of
wet weather in the west, and predicted
a fair speculative demand, December open
ed 1saA higher at 5SA to 1915, and then
declined to S.
September was up u at 59B.
prices were firm because of the wet
weather. which, 1t is believed, will delay
threshing. December opened u higher at
AIN. and sold at AN. September was n
higher at COZ.
The provisions market was firm. October
lard opened 2h higher at 905. October ribs
were unchanged to higher at $50 to
9.62h.
There were no early quotations on pork.
The wheat market showed considerable
strength later. although it was nervous and
irregular. The close was strong, with De-
cember nc higher. at 96Asa96Ac.
Corn prices held strong through the
greater part of the day on damage reports.
and in sympathy with wheat. The close was
strong. with December Aa7sc higher, at
5S7sa58c.
Close: Wheat. September, 9O1sc; Decem-
Der. 96tsa964c. Corn-September. 607sc: De-
cember. 5S7sa59c. Oats-September. 51Ac;
December. 1870. Pork-September. 15.45:
October. 1880. Lard-September 8.95: Octo-
ber 9.O7k. Ribs-september $50; October,
s.65as.67h. Rye--Cash, S31aaS41ac. Barley
Cash. 7SaS6c. Flax, clover and timothy
nothing doing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-30
Dun'S Review.

NEW YORK, August 3O-R G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade tomorrow will
say:
Bank clearings at most cities still COM
pare favorably with preceding years and re-
fleet a larger volume of payments through
the banks than in the last week of August
In any other year. total exchanges this
week at all leading cities In the United
States outside New York being 1874, 357, $40.
an increase Of per cent over last year
and 1913 per cent over corresponding week
of 1905. Considering the existing conserva-
tism In some lines. the closeness with which
money is held in nearly all markets and the
generally high range Of commodity prices,
1t is rather remarkable that any increase
appears when 1t is remembered that moth
ing like these same conditions existed at
this time in either Of the two preceding
years. and at this time a year ago there
was an exceedingly active speculative
movement in progress in the New York
stock market. which considerably swells
payments through the banks. not only at
New York, but at other leading cities. the
heavy losses this week at New York. Bos-
ton and Philadelphia in the comparison
with last year being largely due to this
influence. At most other leading cities there
Is a gain, which continues notably large in
the west. Baltimore reports a good in
crease. rejecting improved conditions at
South Atlantic points. but there Is g. small
loss at New Orleans and San Francisco.