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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-29
OPERATE FACTORY
AT FARMVILLE

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FARMVILLE. VA. Sept. 2s.-At a
well attended meeting OF representative
business men OF the town which was
held Tuesday evening last stock to the
amount of $4,000 was promptly SUD
scribed with the understanding that
operated In Ohio, would be induced TO
transfer it's plant to this place. The
company has been doing a successful
business, and the move Is to be made
on account OF the difficulty OF securing
proper labor there.
One hundred hands will be employed
In the work, and there Is thought 10
be no difficulty in obtaining the neces-
sary labor, Farmviiie Is 10 control IA
ma jority of the stock and have as It's
directors. G. N. Robson, II. E. Bar
row. and f. Scott Martin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-29
LIGHTNING STRIKES
RESIDENCE TWICE

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HARRISoNBuRG. VA. 6sptssnbak
2s--For the second time in two yeax
lightning Wednesday struck the roctsSs
denee of Weather Observer LoWi1 x@
Heatwole. at Dale Enterprise. Ihos
bolt landed In the identical spot th&t;
was hit in the summer OF 1908, tl1
centradicting the old saying that liSlR
ming never strikes twice In thA SnS1 &
place, III ssS
AS before. nobody was inhr1Na
Bricks were knocked from 4 chit II
ney. and the plaster ins an upn1
room was loosened. s4S5szII
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-29
lively encounters as this canvaas pro~
crosses.
Mrs. Richard Phillips BEN.

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HARRISoNBURG. VA, Sept1mbeg
29.Mrs. Richard Phillips Bell. III
years old. is dead in Staunton. She
was Miss Emma Lyle Frazier, dAugh-
ter of William Frazier. and WA born
at Rockbridge Alum Springs. She
leaves two sons: Dr. TT. r. Bell, Of
Staunton: Lewis Porterfield Bell. AZ
Birmingham. Ala. three daughters,
Janet Taylor, Anne Kinney and sue
Lewis; four brothers. James Lewis
Frazier. of Europe. Howard TAto
Frazier, of Boston Edward Frazier
OF Tyler. Tex, and Harry E'rasi4r, of
Richmond and two sisters. Mr.
William p. Tams, of Staunton. and'
Mrs A. Stuart Baldwin, OF ChicAeA.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-29
ALFRED STEVENS KILLED
BY FRIGHTENED MULES
Mules. Frightened by Automobile,
Run for Two Miles, Dragging
Stevens.

(Speeial - The Richmond Virgin ian )
RALEIGH. n c.. September 2s--
Alfred Stevens. of Johnston county.
who was here yesterday to sell load
Of cotton seed. met with a fatal ac-
cident az he was returning home An
automobile that has not been identi-
fled passed and frightened his mules
so that they ran over two miles caus-
ing Mr.. Stevens TO fail forward under
the running gear. being caught so that
he was dragged a long distance.
When rescued he was unconscious,
and died before medicai aid could
reach him. There seems TO he no
clue to the automobile and IT'S driver.
The machine was running toward
Raleigh.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-29
RAIN COMES AFTER
LONG DROUGHT

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HARRISONBERG. VA. September
2a.--Rocktngham people woke up
"Wednesday morning and found the
Ions drouth at an end A terrific
electric storm Tuesday afternoon be-
came general rain by night. and
this morning il looks as X there Will
be more. Weather Observer Heat
wole at Dale Enterprise reports q
fall or LII inches in one hour dur
ing that afternoon.
Farmers will now proceed with
seeding and Harrisonburg's electric
and water famlnine will be averted.
The October peach crop in some
sections Is spoiled by the dry weather.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-29

Cars lssxs Manshestsr. Seventh and Perry
pSfsets, for petersbufg:
~, 4, 3. -, 10, II, sia r. NJ, /, q, 20. 4, s.
,es:is, a. I. .. scloP =. N.
. lloo r. ~. ior Chsssss, 1900 midnight 70,
stoonanba0.
4 Csv iasvs fsssssbars. isos syeanors STREET.. ios
8:ik GA ss7:tS. s7:3A ssSS p:3s, sio;ss
tl:3S a Nj. I1:31, = ~, 2;S6. asA .s:sS. s;as
Mss. "a is. SIS. Gas. sl0.l0. ll.t0P.M.
gsAs Carries baggage and express.
Z ssIimifsd, except Sundays and holidaya
Al ear. froEa Pstsrsbpsg connect With cars 70,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-29
FILE BANKRUPT PETITION
AGAINST N. 9. PINE co.

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RALEIGH, N. c.. Hspt. 1s.--,A Pc
tition against the North Carolina Pine
Company. Of Durham. asking that Ii
the Federal court hero by Citixeng
Bank of Creemoor. and others. The
Carolina Pine Company has Its prin-
ciapl once N Durham.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-29

more usually in bad sharpe than
otherwise
Since adopting the new system he
said Houston has been able 10 ex-
pend $l,75o, 600 for public improve
nents.
Houston was the second city in the
United States TO adopt the commits
sion plan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-29
place Ban 81 Fooshaii.

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HARRISONBURG. VA. 8epf. IL
Shenandoah Collegiate Iunkttuk1s nn&
ton. Rockingham county. the fIa1f
Virginia school Of the unttod HTSf 2T47S \!
church. The faculty MAKES IT N
nouncement to-day that tho n6N II
will have TO prove sAtiafac<nfy -
institutions before the GAmo WI
allowed at s. G. r. q : a ssssss sszzs|S
coach az tho Hafrtsonkufw
School left this m0rniuG fnT
Military Institute. IextnG1n
some points from Coach 430fE
University OF yirxtnia r1S
training the Cadets S7sS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-29
MAKES CAMPAIGN TRIP
THROUGH WESTERN \. G.

Especial 10 The Richmond yirginian)
RALEIGH. N. C.. Sept. 2s.--Gover-
nor kitchin left Wednesday night for
campaign trip into the western part
of the State and includes speeches al
Hickory Thursday and at Concord
Friday, AIhemarle Saturday, at Ora
ham October 3. Franklinfon October
4 and Wilson October s.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-29
RICHMOND-MEMPHI sLEEPING
CAR SERVICE.

Via Southern Railway; effective Oot.
<th. Through car: without change. TO
Memphis. Leave Richmond l0.46 A. M,
daily.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-29

by Evangelist George A. Mills. The
couple viii reside in Stafford county.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-29

HOARDERa.
FOR SUMMER BoARDERs TRY THE
Richmond ylrglntan Wants Ada
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Tiir $500 mad 9eutlalauo.
DemtTd . amerfaniide Yettaaaeu

Oeutfd amerHaniide !Seitnageu
perDen TIM aIten Baterlaro nit arc.
Benz Sntereiie geIeien, neil fie fid)
frei ausipre1en un6 b1ufig bon bril-,
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5ringen, aIs Die oeutihen 3eitungen
felbit. 9ie .Sreie Yreiis fir Seras"
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miro, Elm febr germ gelebener @ait
uno fam fid riibmen, Mnerfennnng
unb @iiroigung gu finoen, pie aus
sablreiden 8riefen an uus, iotpie al
Oieienigen, meIhe oas 8Iatt an TIRE
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baber ieinen 8erpal6ten uno Greur.
ben cine Greu6e erpeiien linen Elm
w~iqfommenes @eibenf MAIDEN min.
Der beiteue fir fie sic vSreie 8reiie
fir Eeras". Das Srtereiie fir Eeros
nie iiberbaupt fir ben etaat un6 Die
Gegen6, mo Die 8ertpanoten mobaen,
lit in DeutfbIanc iebr Iehbaft un6 es
lit ,nmoglih, in Bripatbriefen cine
10 griinoli6e MuffI6rutrg uno 8e-
lhreibung 6es frem6en 2onoes al ae.
ben, tpie 6ies Die .Sreie preije" ali.
mo6cntlih int. Sir ben gerinqen
Hreis bon $500 perienoen mir porto.
fret infer reidbaItiges @odenbIat,
auf elm Sabr an irgeno cine MoreIs
I'm MusInn0e.
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Yin oas Ynblifnnt

Die .5reie Brefie fir Seras" miro
an iiber $50 Boitofficen nerian6t.
nno Bat cine groBe @erbreittng in
Der Wahbar-& epubIif Merifo, I'M ST.
bianer Eerritorium mno Oflabomo.
SIR GirfuIations. @ebiet in Seros
eritredt fid bon @albeiton Bis binmnf
mad 9eniion bonn diBerften Often
Bis mad 81 8aio i'm ferniten @eiten;
Is idIieBt ieIbftberftdnolid nit be-
fonbers aabIreihen 2efern Dos oiht.
beiieoelte MitteI-Eeras uno ben 5iib.
neiten Elm. Muh in Merifo bat fe
cine groBe 8erbreit,tng.
Smei Neiienbe fino beitdnoie,
iabrein, iabraus i'm Sntereife oes
1Iattes unterpees urto fiibren benz
leIben int Berein NIT unIeren riibri.
zen 2ofal-@ genten forttpGbreno neua
Geier gu.
Sn Mnbetradt 6ieier Eatfaden lit
bic v5reie Breiie fir Eeras". mo- es
fid oarum banoeIt, Die beutihe Be-
b~oferung gu errefdem bas bette Mn-
jeige.Nebinm i'm Staat: Seras.
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TO THE PUBLIC.

Tho weekly Issue OF the" FREIE
PREssE FJER TEXAS has po-
sitively the largest circulation
Of all German papers published
in the State of Texas. 1t IS
mailed to $50 post-ofices. and
has an extended circulation in
Mexico 10 the Indian Territory.
and in Oklahoma.
1t clrculates from Galveston
to Denison. from Marshall to FL
Paso and of course mainly In
the thickly populated central
and southwestern parts OF the
state. as also in Mexico.
Two tlaveI1ng men and our
very active local agents are con
tinuously adding new sub
scribers to the lists.
In consideration of these facts
the "FREIE PREssE FUER TEXAS
claims to be the best adver-
Using medium IN the State Of
Texas. when it is the object to
reach the German reading po-
pulatlon.
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R~skanntmacbune fur Steusr'
ZabIer.

Mapor's Office, 1. Slinr 1910.
Sn nebereinitimmung NIT oer
Sroinan5en Der Staot Sall Intonia
miro hermit ieoe 8erionL Jirnla,
Seilboberidaft uno &orporatio,i,
Die am l.. Gage BEG Suni 1910
gigentum innerbalb ser @re,ljen Ger
Staot San @ntonio eigneie ooer
fontronierte, Dos Ser 8eI teuerli,tq
ultterliegt, oabon bena6riUtigt oal
Die Bidder BEG lta6tiiden aiieiiors
fir Die @ngabe bon @igentIm our
@elteuerung Jest geoffnet fino nrt
baB ale hie @enannten BON 5eitcr
Der Staot eriu6t tperoen Bis gum en-
item Gage bes September 1910 i6r
@igentum fir Die 8eIteuerrl,le a1l-
sugeben.
Mabor Gallagban,
Mtteitiert: MoDor.
TreS. Tries, StaotcIerf.
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Gun Mutpnio. %. SSltn;. 1,
@en1Mie.

@artoffeltL Segas, neue grirte, $t.25.
3fpiebelil, grbfal @nr, $3.50 per
100 Yfb; Seras, 8ermu1bas, $500 uno
1925 per 100 Efunb.
Somaten, Seras, 4 8asfets, 15c.
&obl, $500 nnb 1925.
@nrfen, Seras, 25c Ii. 30c fir Elm 1/3
gufbel.
8obneu, Segas, runbe eriile. rs gts /;
Campers 80 nnb 60c; 8a9s. Csc FER
Site.
@riiner 9feffer, 75c pet A aorb@
Crate.
grbien, seras, sriiite, 25c uuo 35c per
8ed.
@noblalt6, 8 ntlb &c per Bfa,lo.
Niiben, 90 II. 25c per 9uberb Sitnbcf.
8eeten, Csc Biz SOC Der 9ukenb.
Sqnaib Coo per 2/3 8nfbel.
Segas, Sfra, 75c per 1/3 8n5DeI.
Gantaloupes $3.50 per Buffet.
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ersss>e
&anmmpQe.

San autoniu, Seq, %. Sum. Dr.
binary 8 1915 Cts; @op6 Iaibbliu9
11B Cts; 2otp Miobling Is 1/16
Cts; Wibbling IA 1/16 @ts.; Gppb
Iiobling IA 3/16 Gents.
@albeitun, Seq, 80. Suli,- GrDie
narp 11$ Gets; 2pn Wiobling al Is
Cts; Wibbling 14& Cts; @uoo 0ioo>
ling Is Cts; @ibpling Soir 1875
Gents.
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eearer.@eimdl.

SIR bic Snin Siiters Shu(e
in 8lanco County miro Gin 2ebrer
geiuht. MuB 9eutid ullo Cngllif
unterri6terl fon1en. Collie mirlhe-
items elm gertififot 5fpeiter &loiit
baben. 9 Wonate Sfulc, gutter
2obn, quite freie @obnuag nit 9
@fer Selo, 8aiture uno gutes &ai,
fer auf Dem 8Iabe. @eeen Maberes
menoe man iid an Die 9ruItees: So,
Sod, 9lbert Mmeaer ooer IiaD Is
9rueser, Gmin Si1ters, geras.
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Werlamat.

Cine 2ebrerin ODER 2ebrcr nit 9.
Gertififat fir cine s Monat Sdule,
mnb neben gngliid, 9euti6 unter=
rihten fonnen in beioen Spraden
big gum 4. @rao, eingeidIoncn. &C.
bolt nod uebereinfunft. Mal: tpenoe
iid iofort ON S. 6. Hanls,
Yaige, Serag.
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Qehrer-Deind..

Gin beutif-englii9er 2ebrar miro
berIangt fir sic 8romnsbpro Sdlu-
Re. SfyuItermin s ooer 9 Monate.
@ebaltsonipriide iino Der Ntplifa-
tion beiaufiieen. gin5uienocn an
Gonis 0anfler,
ODER Mlbin Nnroiu,
q. 8. 9or 80, Comfort, 9eras.
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Gehrer.@efmd

fir Die Gppreb-S duIe, tpeIder
Deutid uno gngIiid uilterridten
fam. Sdultermin 10 Monate I'M
Sabre. @ebaItsaniprii6e iiro Der
applifation bei5ufiigen, ul,o Iesere
fino Big gum s. Suli ein5uieitoen OIL
Grnit Sdell6aie,
81. 81. SEQ. 1, gomfort, Ieros.
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Qehrer.0eSudl.

Cine 2ebrerin, melhe Deutih un6
gneliih nnterridten fam miro fur
Die Nogers Stand .Shule seindt.
GhuItermin s Monate. MaDeres bel
SenrD IS. 31oene,
81. 81. SEQ. 2, Boz 49, 2od6art, Ter.
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Qehrer aei1tht

fir Die glum's SduIe, Ser beutih
iino engliih unterrihten fam. va.
.beres Bel Dem Eruitee
emil Ioie,
g.. S. 9. SEQ. 1 Seguiit Eeras.
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2ehrer aefmdt

fir Die Union 8alep 5du[e, mel.
der 9eutid uno @ngliid unterrid,-
ten fam. Neln Monate Sdule. &C.
baltsanipriihe iinb Der MppIifatioa
beisufiigen. 8erbeirateter porge5o-
gen. Ndberes BET
gbas. 8iernamn,
81. Sc. $50. /, Comfort, Ser
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0ie6-Warft.

Gan Mntonio, %. SUM = 1910.
S6fen, $500 Bis $3.50 per 100 Hfo.
&Ibe $3.50 Biz 1878.
8unen $3.50 Biz $3.50.
u5tags" $3.50 Bis $500.
Sd6rlinge $3.50 Biz $500.
&dlber $3.50 Big 5000.
Sdnfe $3.50 Biz $3.50.
Sieeen $3.50 Biz $500.
96tpeine $3.50 Biz $3.50.
ct. 2ouis, %. Stunt 1910. = Jirl5z
bieb, Serase@ieh $4.75 bis $50.
66fpeine 1910 Biz 1910.
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0erlanatl

Gin &nabe bon a6tbarer Samilie,
melder bas Sattlerbanotperf ol en-
lernen miiniht. Ni6t inter II Sab-
rem. ST.. Brill,
@aQis Station, Seras.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-05
CROPS FOR GOOD ROTATION
Excellent Method of Succession to
Support Herd of Fifty Hogs With
Piqs-The Plan.

My field is 20 rods in width and 40
rods in length, divided into five sec
lions. each four rods in width, con-
tanning one acre. Along the division
fence are mulberry trees for shade.
Beginning in April, lot No. 1 was
planted in sorghum, to be followed by
turf oats and vetch in October. No. 2
was planted in sweet potatoes, also to
be followed by oats and vetch. No. 3
was planted in peanuts; No. 4 is plant
ed in sweet potatoes; No. 5 is planted
in artichokes.
The following year, lot No. 1. which
was in oats and vetch through the
winter, is planted in sweet potatoes.
to be followed by oats and vetch in
the fall; No. 2 also covered with oats
and vetch through the winter, is
planted in artichokes; No. 3 Is planted
in sorghum or kafir corn, to be fol-
lowed by oats and vetch in October;
No. 4 is planted In peanuts, and No. 5
in sweet potatoes, both to be followed
by oats and vetch. This succession
and rotation is to support so hogs
with pigs. etc.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-05
HIGH MORALS IN AMERICA
Standard Higher Than In England,
American Tells British Royal
Commission.

r. Newton Crane, senior counsel to
the American embassy In London.
told the royal commission on divorce
in England recently that there Is a
higher standard of morality manner
lea than in England.
He admitted that divorce Is more
prevalent in this country than in any
other country in the world except
Japan, but contended this was due
to the fact that persons Of respecta.
bility had come to regard divorce as
a firmly established institution. de.
signed to cure unhappiness.
J. A. Barratt, of counsel to the
American embassy, pointed out that
there are more varied causes for di.
vorce in European countries than in
the United States. In Austria "in'
vincible aversion" In Hungary "vexa.
tious notification" in France "prodi-
gality and violent disposition" in Swe'
den opposite Of feeling and thought
amounting to hate" and In Formosa
'1oquacity'' are considered sufficient
grounds for divorce. /.
In Algeria, where there are thirteen
causes, previous wooing in which nc
final acceptance or refusal has been
made" was a cause of divorce. Bar
raft argued there is not a single cause
Of divorce in any state in this coun'
try that cannot be duplicated in
Europe.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-05
GENERAL FARM T

Feed the slop to the hogs before
the grain is fed.
Never attempt to keep summer but
ter for early fall prices, because il
will not keep.
Look out for all breeding places for
mosquitoes and flies: abolish them.
Sow a good patch of carrots for
the horses this year, if you have
before.
When two horses become accus
toned to working together, don't
change them.
If the incubator does the Matching
you can keep the hens laying all the
time.
If the ewes are young they may not
let the lambs suck until they are held
once, so that the lambs can get at
them. There is no trouble after that.
Goats do not fatten on pasture as
fast as sheep. They prefer brush, but
brush is not a fattener. They ought
to take kindly to straw.
There is great room for more dairy
work in the south. Millions of dollars
are sent north for cheese, butter and
other dairy products that ought to be
made at home.
Making the hens do all they are
capable of doing and then through
selection and breeding, growing bet
ter hens, will put any poultry plant
on a paying basis.
When the vigor of the flock is low
productiveness cannot long be kept
up, therefore the profit will be very
little, if any, so it pays to keep the
flock vigorous.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-05

should extend well forward and not
hang down. The milk veins should
be large and the farther they go the
better. The udder should be loose m
pliable, when empty-not fleshy.
The eyes should be large and bright
and project well out from the face.
This is a strong indication Of the
nerve force needed for strong diges-
ton and large milk secretion.
The dairy COW should be deep and
wide from one to two as this gives her
large capacity for rough feed. The
back from one to four should be sharp.
With little flesh, when she is in good
condition. She should be well cut up
behind so that the udder a extend
well up, as at three. Her flank should
be we'll arched, as at five, to provide
room for a large udder.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-05

worst infected spots. OF two plants
in the small hill one may die and the
other live.
The disease reappears in the same
place each year cotton is planted and
on a larger scale. This annual ap-
pearance and spread will distinguish
wilt from barren spots due to other
causes.
Wilt is most prevalent during June
and July, but some cases continue to
develop until the end of the season.
The standard varieties of cotton differ
considerably in susceptibility to wilt,
but none of them are sufficiently re-
sistant to be cultivated with profit on
infected land. Extended variety tests
on infected fields have shown that as
a general rule the large boil sorts,
Russell, Truitt, ETC., are more subject
to wilt than other groups or varieties.
The most resistant of the American
Upland varieties tested was the Jack
son Limbless, which produced about
As per cent. of a crop where other
kinds failed. The original Jackson
was not sufficiently resistant to justi-
fly it's general cultivation, but it has
been of value as a basis for breeding
better races.
Egyptian cotton, is more resistant
to wilt than Upland cotton, but 1t
has not as yet been found practicable
to utilize this quality, as the Egyptian
varieties do not succeed in Jul south
eastern states and it Is easier to breed
resistance direct from Upland va
rieties than from crosses with Egyp-
tian cotton.
The use Of resistant varieties has
been shown by experiments in most
of the southern states, to be a sat
isfactory method of combating wilt.
The illustration shows an enlarged
section of part of a diseased cotton
stem, with vessels filled by the wilt
fungus. Normal water vessels are
shown CID in comparison with several
such vessels (F) plugged by the wilt
fungus.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-05
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tend to the upbringing Of her of
among some of the tribes it has been
customary to tie them to a tree and
permit them to perish.
Sickness is supposed to be a punish
ment inflicted by the spirits of the
dead. Dreams afford a medium
through which the spirits Of the dead
communicate with the living. The
Atayal and Paiwan groups believe the
virgin forests to be the abode Of the
spirits of their ancestors, and on this
account trees within certain desig-
mated areas are never disturbed. Old
men and women have supernatural
powers of the kind usually attributed
to witches. and for this reason they
perform the religious rites for the
tribe.
Spirits Of dead persons other than
ancestors are dangerous and possibly
malevolent. The Atayal consider that
the ghosts Of their forbears will not
be satisfied unless a human head Is
part of the offering made at ceremo-
malls. Likewise in the case of a dis
pute between two persons the spirits
of his ancestors will guide and pro-
tect the one whose cause is just, SO
that he may obtain the first head and
thereby win.
The soil of Formosa Is exceedingly
rich, and nowhere is a finer quality Of
tea produced. The eastern half Of the
island Is covered with jungle, In
which grows the valuable creeper
known as rattan. But the most prec-
ious vegetable product Is camphor,
which Is the resin Of a tree that grows
to huge size, sometimes attaining a
diameter of twelve feet.
The only way to get the camphor is
to chop the tree into chips. which are
subjected to a crude process of dis
tillation, the vapor. when condensed,
being deposited in crystals on bamboo
screens. This is crude camphor.
which comes to market in wooden
tubs. 1t Is refined by rehabilitation.
At the present time Japan exports
about 5000, 900 pounds of camphor
annually, one-fourth of it being ship
ped to the United States. 1t used to
be refined in Europe and America, but
now the Japanese refine their own
Compton and ship the finished pro-
duct.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-05
COTTON WILT LOSS
Amount Involved Probably More
Than 100000 Annually.
Extended Variety Tests on infected
Fields Show That Large Boil Sorts
Are More Susceptible to Dis
ease Than Other Plants.

1t Is very difficult to estimate the
total loss from cotton wilt. The In
jury varies from the death of a few
plants to the destruction of hundreds
of acres. Several factors are to be
considered in estimating the loss. We
must add to the actual shortage OF
the crop in the spots where the cot
ton dies: (1) A diminished yield OF
the surrounding cotton due to the
dwarf1ng of the plants from partial In
fections: (2) a lessened income to
the farmers on account Of the neces-
sity of planting on infected land some
less profitable crop, such as corn, OF
of throwing cotton out Of cultivation
altogether; 60 the increased cost OF
cultivation of wilt-infected spots due
to the foothold obtained by crab-grass,
nut-grass, cockleburs, and other weeds,
after the death Of the cotton; az q
depreciation in the market value OF
wil~t-infected land.
These losses probably amount to
more than 81, OO0,O 900 per annum and
are annually increasing.
Cotton wilt may make its appear
ance on single plants in a field, but
it's later and most characteristic de-
velopment Is in definite spots OF IT.
regular size and varying area in which
most of the plants slowly wilt and
die. Some plants partially recover,
but remain dwarfed and bushy, often
one sided, while for some distance
around the wilt-infected area the cot
ton Is more or less stunted by partial
root infections. Occasional plants are
found to remain healthy even in the