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ice all kinds of vegetables can be profta- bly, grown in Cuba. The soil and climate are admirably adapted to the vigorous growth of potatoes, onions. tomatoes. eggplants, cucumbers, beans and squashes.
 It is highly probable that a market will be created In time for some of the native fruits in the United States, but the small farmer cannot. of course, afford to ex- pertinent with such uncertainties. The aguacate. or alligator pear, is one of the most prized fruits in the West h. dies, and our people will probably soon demand a large supply.
 Bee culture is receiving a great deal of attention from the Americans in Cuba. and for those who have had experience in the business 1t is a very promising field. The savannas, covered with great variety of flowers, furnish ample sources for the accumulation of honey, and the insects are not subjected to any trying temperatures. There are three species of bees in the island-the native, the Ger man and the Italian. They all do well, but the last named Is considered the most productive. As the bee requires but It. tie care, a few hives make an excellent adjunct to a fruit orchard in case 1t Is not desirable to devote ones entire atten- ton to one thing. The value of the ex- ports of honey and wax exceed S1 100000. Germany takes the greater part of both products, but considerable quantity goes to the United States and France.
 Tobacco growing Is quite out of the question for the man of moderate means. Indeed, all the desirable tobacco land is in occupation, despite the contrary state ments of some of the promotion compa- nies. Nor can the small capitalist take up sugar-cane growing, except under the "colono," or tenant-farmer, system, which seldom appeals to the American and has the disadvantage of competition with the native. It Is highly probable, however, that there are many unopened fields of agriculture In which future fortunes will be made in a country where almost any thing will grow luxuriantly. The most likely of these possible endeavors Is vini- culture. Spain forbade the growth of the grape in the island, fearing that 1t might compete with the home industry. Vine yards were. however. planted and main- tained by priests, with results that proved that in certain parts of Cuba the grape will flourish amazingly well.
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yana without much difficulty, and in the crude state of the city's utilities wide awake American is almost sure to see some opening for the exercise of enter prise He may readily find an. opportu- nlty to cultivate the land or tend the orchard of nonresident owner. In that manner he can learn whether the life is attractive to him and what prospects of profit 1t offers. He may work spell for one of the large railroads or other corporations and gain very useful ex, perience. Meanwhile he avoids the danger of entering in ignorance upon some oc cupation that might prove uncongenial or unremunerative, and the worse dan ger of being cheated by one of the un- scrupulous land companies or agents, of which there are not a few offering en- ticing bait to the unwary newcomer. As a rule few people have been caught by the spacious advertisements and hand books of the rural colonizcrs, but many of them have been beguiled into pur- chasing town lots where there will never be any towns. Cuba is essentially an agricultural country. and must ever remain such. It's manufacturing interests will never be great enough to cause the establishment of large urban centers. With the increase of its population and the growth of its industries rural towns
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most of the bone Is secured, was dis covered by Capt. George A. Covell, of New Bedford. while fishing in the Ochotsk succeeded with little difficulty In killing 1t. Before cutting i'll he estimated that the whale would yield about TO barrels, but instead it made over 150 barrels, with bone In proportion. From that time on the pursuit of the bowhead became an important part of the whaling indus try. In 1S4S a Sag Harbor whaler, the Superior was the first to pass through Boring Straits into the Arctic. This was the beginning of Arctic whaling, which has been prosecuted ever since with varying success. At first sailing vessels were used, as in sperm whaling today, but the scarcity of whales and the dan ger of the long cruises to the eastward, whither most of the bowheads had been driven by the relentless hunters, made the work too perilous for sailing vessels and the modern steam whalers were sub stituted.
 Hardly a year passes without some disaster in the Arctic but the most memorable occurred In 1871, when 33 New Bedford vessels, crushed to pieces or frozen solidly in the Ice, were abandoned. Twelve hundred seamen were snlp- wrecked, but all were ultimately rescued, while the property loss in ships, bone and oil was $1,090, ,000 In 1876 IF yes sells were lost in the Ice, and In 1888 five more were abandoned. The record Of men and ships lost is appalling, but the lure of the profits which attend sue cessful voyage draws men into the bus iness One ordinary sized bowhead will yield S1O.OOO, and captains have come down from the Arctic in the spring with cargoes valued as high as $225, GOO.
 That a business so dangerous should have produced heroes whose names would be famous the world over had they been Arctic explorers Is but nat ural Perhaps the most conspicuous ex- ample is George Fred Triton, captain of steam whaler Belvedere It was in 1898 that Hilton performed a feat which the more famous explorers would not have dreamed of attempting under similar cir cumstances. The whaling fleet of eight vessels became caught in the Ice off Point Barrow, which Is about as far east as the whalers ever go. Various plans were tried for getting the ships to open water, but they all failed. Two of the ships were crushed to pulp in the night, their crews having barely time to es- cape to the remaining vessels. Communi- cation with Point Barrow established the fact that there were practically no sup plies there, while the vessels themselves had scanty provisions for their aug mented crews. Starvation and death stared the whalemen in the face unless
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A Bamboo Thlcket

NN OIN NG men frequently ask what are v the opportunities for Americans in A Cuba. It is from this point of view that the following article is written.
 It is probable that before many years have passed by Cuba will have become a territory of the United States. It is diff cult to see how this is to be avoided. even though the endeavor Is made 70 avert it. For, if the island comes i'll no other way, it will ultimately be forced as Hawaii was, by the action of the prop ertyowners, who are almost entirely for eigners and chiefly Americans
 The fact that so large q proportion of the industrial and commercial interests of Cuba are under the control of Ameri- cans and supported by American capital. added to the probability of its soon coming under the flag, makes the island the most favorable country in the world for the emigration of our people, who before the close of the present half century are going to find themselves little crowded. With the exception, per haps, of the Dutch possession of Java, there is no spot on earth so fertile and so full of promise as the Island of Cuba It must ultimately contain Il large popu- lation, and without doubt can support 2O,OOO,O00 of souls in happy prosperity.
 Year by year the number of American tourists to Cuba and settlers in the isl and increases There are several dis tinctly American colonies in the country Some of these were doubtless formed pre- maturely and. In districts remote from good transportation facilities. As a con sequence the members found themselves subjected to inconveniences-possi hardships-that had not entered Into their calculations Also they experienced difficulty in marketing the produce of their fields and orchards. These condi- tions have now almost entirely passed away, however, and the settlements are beginning to thrive and share in the gen eral development of the island. The ex- tension of railroads, highways and trolley systems in the past few years has done much to improve the prospects of the small American farmer in the island.
 The bright young man who goes out to Cuba at this time and grows up with the country cannot fall to find many avail able avenues leading to the accumulation of a moderate fortune. Of course, there is an unlimited field for the profitable in
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etter than in their native habitat.

better than in their native habitat.
 The cultivation of pineapples has proved profitable, and the area devoted to 1t is constantly expanding. A few years ago all the fruit was shipped to New York, with the result of glutting the market and lowering prices. Now 1t is sent direct to other ports as we'll, and good prices generally prevail. Still the market is somewhat fuctuating and un- certain, and the crop of a season apt to be in excess of the demand. The an nual value of the pineapple exports Is $1,500, GOO.
 Apart from the Mediterranean littoral and the Island of Sicily there js no part of the world in which lemons can be as successfully grown as in the noun tainous districts at the eastern end of Cuba. Lemons and Times are more easily cultivated than oranges, and find as ready a market in the United States. Also, they are less liable to injury in shipment, an important consideration in the fruit business where a certain DOT tion of the carriage is by road.
 few Americans are engaged in grow ing bananas, but 1t is not a promising in- dustry in Cuba. The Jamaican and Gen. tral American fruits seem to be more in favor in the market, and are the product of the cheapest labor There is, how ever, large domestic demand for bana-
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~ HE romance of the most romantic calling which men have ever pur-
 ~ sued and the hard actuality of mod ern business methods carried to the de- velopment of a monopoly more absolute than that of any trust that ever accepted a rebate or demanded a drawback; the ice-girt seas of the frozen North and the 'boulevards of Paris resplendent with foliage and flowers and the gay dresses of women; the fringe of the world a thousand miles beyond the point where civilization ceases and the heart of the world of grace and fashion-these are the extremes which one must bridge in any consideration of the whalebone industry. Half way round the world the whalebone travels from the spot where it is taken from the jaws of the right whale and the bowhead to its final destination, and there is but one stopping place on tho way-one point which bridges the two extremes-and that Is the city of New Bedford, Mass. Here, in a musty old building near the waterfront, within a stones throw of the wharyes which once bristled with the masts of whalers and resounded with the hammers of caulkers and coopers, is stored whalebone worth half a million dollars-practicaly all there is in the world in first hands. The Arctic whalers land their catch at San Francisco, from there 1t is shipped over land to New Bedford, and from New Bedford 1t is distributed to the markets of the world. three-quarters of 1t being consumed in Paris And 1t Is New Bed ford man who controls the entire supply so completely as to have earned for him. self the sobriquet of ''the Whalebone King"
 Everyone has heard of whalebone but 1t is only upon reflection that one realizes how seldom one sees any. The very name is suggestive of days of long ago, of od-fashoned trunks in dusty attics stored with laces and silks exhaling the fantest of perfumes-the dresses of our grandmothers and great -grandmothers. Time was when every well dressed wom. an had whalebone somewhere in her ap- parel. Today the scarcity of the com modity and the consequent high price nave resulted in its being employed only in the most expensive artielas of clothing.
 Since the hey-day of the whaling in- tustry. half century aGo- the market
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word could be sent to civilization for re- lief.
 Then George Fred Triton volunteered to make the attempt to summon aid. The fleet captains fouted the idea as being impossible ..very likely 1t is,' said Triton, "but we have chance if I go, and none if I remain. and If any body can get through l can." This was conceded, and the whalemen gave their reluctant consent to the trip.
 With his pockets full of biscuit, with two Indian runners and sled drawn by eight young dogs and with the Arctic night closing in around him, Triton started on his 3,000-mile walk to civiliza- tion. The crews of the fleet cheered him as he departed, and watched him until his outfit faded away In the distance. Not one of them expected to see him alive again. Space does not permit tell ing the awful story of that trip-how storms and blizzards and bitter cold weather were endured, how Tiltons feet were frozen, how the shelter tent which afforded their only protection from the storm was lost; how, on the fifteenth day, the provisions gave out. and it be- came necessary to kill the dogs one by one in order to subsist; how, after days of starvation, village 600 miles from the starting point was reached and small quantlty or 1000 ulscoVereu, how for many days a single frozen fish was all there was to eat, and how, at last. at St. Michaels, Triton encountered the government expedition under Jarvis. headed north, and furnished 1t with in- formation as to how to reach the impris- oned whalemen. Then more days of suf- fering and hunger until, on March 22 the Kodiak Islands were reached, five months from the time that he left Point Barrow. A month later Triton arrived at San Francisco. Ebert Hubbard has immor- talized the man who carried 'Tne Mes sage to Garcia;" the story Is yet to be written of the infinitely greater bravery of George Fred Triton, intrepid hunter of whalebone. finest type of the race or men whose slogan was "A dead wnaie or a stove boat.'
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Telephone girls become "left-eared.
 The soap consumption of India IS one ounce a head year.
 It Is said that Austria has produced more fine skaters than any other country.
 No goods can be landed In IurKey which bear trademark at all resem. bling a crescent. TT Japan are the most expert needlewQ in the world. Hv
 In Germany all workmen, servants N clerks above 16 and getting less $500 year are obliged by law to iy against old age.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-04
Roosevelt so Years Old

Washington, Special. = Pd
Roosevelt observed his 50th al
sary Tuesday very simply. He
ed to his executive duties as
and except for the reception /
delegation from the HungariI
publican Club of New York
east room of the White Housd
The reception of a large numb
eongratulatory messages, some
tributes and gifts from the m
of his family, the day was th'
to him as any other day.
Late in the afternoon the Pr
donned his khaki riding unifor
rough rider hat and went for a
back ride remaining out until {
There was a jolly family dir
the White House in the even
honor of the Presidents anniv
No guests were present.
King Edward, of Great f
sent one of the first congratl
messages received. 1t said:
"I request that YOU will acc|
cordial congratulations upon |
casion of your birthday togethe
my best wishes for your welfa
prosperity" I"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-04
Bermuda to Celebrate Ter-centenary.

Hamilton, Bermuda, By Cable
An influential committee of leading
citizens has been elected for the pur-
pose of celebrating the ter-centenary
of Bermuda. The proposed program,
which will occupy six days, COM
mences April 18th next. Among the
distinguished guests it is proposed to
invite are the Prince of Wales, Pres
ident Roosevelt, Earl Grey, the Gov
ernor General Of Canada; Admiral
Sir John Fisher, Sir. Archibald ALI
SON, at one time Colonial Secretary
of Bermuda; Lieut.. Gen. Sir Henry
Gcary, of the British army; Claude
A. Swanson, the Governor of Vir-
ginia, who is a descendant of Sir
George Somers, the Governor of
Jamaica; the Commissioner of Turks
island, Samuel L. Clemens Mark
Twain), James Gordon Bennett, H.
H. Rogers and st. George Tucker.
Cashier Butt Short Half Million.
Norfolk, Va. Specialize report
of Receiver Sifin, of the Peoples
Bank at Portsmouth, shows short
age in the accounts of Cashier Alex
B. Butt of 549,sS4. Butt is now
serving sentence of three years in
the penitertiary unc,' plea OF
guilty of misapplying the banks
funds.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-04
A Satisfactory Year.

Atlanta, Ga, special.-A
factory years business, consi
financial conditions, has Just
passed by the Atlanta, Birmil
& Atlantic Railroad, according
annual report of the president,
Atkinson, made here. All the
rectors and officers were re-elet
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-04
West Tennessee Town has Big
Blaze.

Dresden, Tenn, Special.-A lis
astrious fire at Greenfield, twelve
miles south of Dresden, consumed
the M. E. church, South, the Metiio-
dist parsonage and two other resi-
dences. The fire originated from a
defective Aue in the house of Sam D.
Baker, and rapidly spread to others.
Loss. $4,000, insurance, $4,000.
The sparks set fire to spoke fac
tory. stave mill and other dwellings
which, owing to the extremely dry
weather, were with difficulty saved.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-04
Pennsylvania Lad Kills His Brother
Accidentally.

Harrisburg, Pa. Special.-Albcrt
Bell, a 12-ycar-old schoolboy. was
shot and instantly killed by his 16-
year-old brother. RAYMOND, while
hunting in Wildwood Park late Sat
urday afternoon. With the brothers
on a hunting expendition were three
other boys, one of whom without say
ing anything to any one, slipped a
cartridge into the rife. which was the
only weapon thew had. Later or
Raymond playfully pointed the rifle
at his brother and pulled the trigger.
The youth sank to the ground with
a bullet in his brain.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-04
Louisiana Cashier Gets S Years.

Baton Rouge, La, special.-oscar
Kondert, formerly cashier Of the
First National Bank of Baton Rouge,
charged with the cmbezzlemcnt of
about $4,000 of the banks funds,
was sentenced to five years in prison
by Judge Saunders in the United
States Circuit Court. Kondert and
his family made restitution an Al
consequence his sentence was compar-
atively light.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-04
Forest Fires Do Great Damage ir
West Virginia.

Charleston, W. Va, Speeial.-For-
est fire around Turkey Knob near
here threatened death to miners en-
ployed in the mine of the Turkey
Knob Coal Company. The fire reach
ed the fan house of the coal COM
pany, destroying it, then burned the
drift mouth and set the mine afire.
Fortunately there was no explosion
and the men in the mine escaped.
Two men were overcome by smoke
but will recover. The fire was brought
under control.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-04
Convention of Coal Miner

Pittsburg, special.-A conv
of delegates from all locals o
miners union in the Pittsbura &
trict was called here to consideE
check system and other impof
matters. The action of the cot
ton will directly affect 10000
and may have an Indirect effect
coal miners throughout the coul
While there has been no ruptuf
a serious nature between the ol
tors and miners, it is claimed I
the operators have not been llvln
to their agreements. especially II
gard to the check-off system.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-04
Prohibition in Ohio.

Columbus, O., Special.-The wave
of prohibition sweeping over Ohio
has already rendered Z out of 50
counties dry, according to state
ment by the Anti-Saloon League. A
total of 1,S43 saloons have been put
out of business. Trumbull, Greene
and Williams counties voted ."dry"
last week.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-04
PRINCE HENRY FL
Splendid Success Attained
Practical Airship
HIGHLY SATISFACTORY .FL|
Count Zeppelin Makes Ascensil |
Relnodeled Airship With Pr,}
Royalty as Guest.

FrederichsLafen, by Cable
Henry Of Prussia spent several
in the air as the guest Of Count
pelin, who made an ascension j
remodeled airship. Not only di|
Prince thoroughly enjoy his e2
ence, but lie sat at the steering ,
for many minutes of the flight gu
the movements of the craft and
pelling it to execute all kinds, of
plicated maneuvres.
Prince Hcnry's satisfaction at
great fight was unbounded an :
gave expression to it in tell
which he sent to the Emperor.
der Zeppelin's guidance | felt i.
safe as on, my own flagship"
The start was made in the di# 81
of Uberlingen, to the northwa n
Constance. With Count Zeppel
self at the wheel, the airship II
an altitude of 600 feet, soon
pearing behind a bank Of
Messages began to arrive shofR
forwards from the towns in thd /
valley announcing the passage #
airship, but about 2 o'clock
afternoon a sonorous sound fro
sky indicated that the craft
turning. Soon it appeared abb
thronged streets Of Constance
the Prince gracefully saldted
kno owledsement of the ovatio
the crowds below.
After manervring above La M
stance in fall view of the 4
some time the airship made
towards the Swiss frontier, dis
ing in the direction of Tyrol. =
turned to its moorings about
The Associated Press cor
dent followed it in a racing s.
boat, but was' unable to keep
ship long in view, as it soon '
a speed of 81 miles an hour. 4
ly, however, the airship rea{
above the lake, emerging from s
bank like some uncanny visit
all unknown world.
Count Zeppelin evidently WI
show the Prince some mani
by the craft and he descent
about 300 feet from the sur
the water, turning from right
and from left to right like M
drilled file of soldiers. TIL
denly it mounted a thousand /
shot into the clouds, only the
hum of its propellers indicat
course it had taken.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-04
Pass Rulings Announced.

Washington, spccial.-Free passes
may be issued to bona fde ex-em-
ployees of railroad who are travel
ing to re-enter the railroads service.
Passes cannot be extended to the
families of employees who died a
natural death while in the service
of common carriers, though that
privilege is accorded to the families
Of employees killed in the service.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-04
Japan's Clock Industry.

japan has thirty-two timep!sce fac
tories Of which twenty-five are in
Nagoya,,5one in Toxic and six in
osaka: The annual output is 2os,-
7O2 standing clocks, 441,75o hang
ing clocks, 25,36O watches, represents
ing value of s794,90O.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-04
Vessel Wrecked Off North Carroll:
Coast.

Norfolk, Va, special.-CaptS
Chisholm, of the steamer Gaorg,
town, Atlantic Cost Line Corporation
en- route from Georgetown, S. G.Nt
New York from Norfolk, reports Ii
sightirc Of an unknown submerge
" :. With three masts protrudinl
il miles south of Frying Pan shoa|
lishtship, North Carolina. The aarI
Of the vessel is not known. III
wreck is a menace to navigation.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-04
Admit Their Age.

In japan women have to admit
their true age. A woman dresses ac-
cording to her age. She wears gold
pins until she is twenty-five. Al tnlr, :,
ty the pins are white. merely spotted
with gold, and at fcrty she wears
plain shell combs.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-11-04
Breakfast Food in Bankruptcy Cd

Chicago, special.-Hearing in b1
ruptcy proceedings against the
tie Creek Breakfast Food Comp1
manufacturers of "Egg-o-See, ,"
begun in the Federal Court mai
the third move against the coPp
in four days. The proceedinga
vealed condition Of internally
fare between the stockholders 8
the officers of the cooperation.