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Import Also Has Become
Pest.

From Memorial day to the Fourth
of July the large white daisies In some
form, dwarf or tailgrowing varieties.
are found in abundance. decorating
the unimproved grounds Of suburban
country seats, and yet proving daily
annoyance to farmers throughout the
hills and valleys of eastern Pcnnsyl-
vanIa, according to correspondent
of the Philadelphia Record. No soon
er arc the large daisies gone for the
season than the little ox-cyes and the
other white and yellow blooms with
dark centers. known as July and Au-
gust daisies, and only cXclamations
of delight and rapture are heard from
the appreciative youngsters who arc
"Out a-daisylng"
While the daisies have been well
known both in censurc and praise for
many. many summers. It is only very
recently that the responsibility OF
their Introduction into this country
has been crcdibly fixed. HOrsham
township is declared to be the offend
ing community, and Sir William
Keith. first lieutenant governor of
Pennsylvania. the individual who
brought the flower weed" over from
England.
1t has been mystery to many
Pennsylvanians, where the daisies
are the thickest and their history evil
IDENTIFY the most familiar. as to why
they have become known in the past
as park weeds" The reason Is ex-
planned when their source Of intro
ductiOn is taken into consideration.
They received the name from Gracme
Park. the Montgomery county home
of Governor Keith.
Since the historic Keith mansion
has been in ruin and even the ancient
trees and shrubbery in It's famous
doOryard have largely died out. the
profusion of daisies surrounding the
old home have been the most brilliant
monument to the days OF colonial gov
ernment In provincial Pennsylvania.
The old ruin OF a maLsion house
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-08-05
ToR7OSAn N>qRRh0T H/xD 6oH7

tend to the upbringing Of her on
spring. Twins are n bad omen. and
among some of the tribes 1t has been
customary to tie them to tree and
permit them to perish.
Sickness is supposed to be n punish
ment inflicted by the spirits of the
dead. Dreams afford 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 w.'thes. and for this reason they
perform the religious rites for the
tribe.
Spirits Of dead persons other than
ancestors are dangerous and possibly
malcvolcnt The Atayal consider that
the ghosts OF their forbears will not
be satisfied unless a human head Is
part Of the offering made at ccremo-
mails. Likewise In the case Of a dis.
pute between two persons the spirits
OF his ancestors will guide and pro-
tcct 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 crceper
known rs rattan. But the most prcc.
ious vegetable product is camphor.
which Is tho 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 70 crude process of dis:
tillation. tho vapor. when condensed.
being deposited In crystals on bamboo
screens. This Is crude camphor.
which comes to market In wooden
tubs. II 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. II used TO
be refined In Europe and America. but
now the japanese refine their own
comphor and ship the finished pro-
duct
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-08-05
HIGH MORALS IN AMERICA
Standard Higher Than in England.
American Tells British Royal
Commission.

II. Newton Crane. senior counsel -
the American embassy In London.
told the royal commission on divorce
In England recently that thnr" is a
higher standard of morality in Amer.
lea than In England.
He admitted that divorce Is more
prevalent in this country than I'm any
other country In the world cxcop.
Japan. but contcnded this was duo
to the fact that persons Of r"speCtb
bility had come to regard divorce as
firmly established institution. do
signed to cure unhappIness.
J. A. Barratt. of counsel TO tn.
American embassy. pointed out that
there are more varied causes for d.
vorce In European countries than in
the United States. In Austria in
vinciblc aversion" In Hungary "vcxa-
tIous notification" in France "prOdI.
gality and violent disposition" in Swe-
den "opposit" of feeling ari thought
amounting to hate" and In Formosa
"loIuacity" are considered sufficient
grounds for divorce
In Algeria. where there are thirteen
causes. previous wOoing in which no
final acceptance or refusal has been
msGe" was cause OF divorce Bar.
raft argued there is not n single cause
Of divorce in any state in this Coun-
try that cannot be duplicated In
Europe.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-08-05

four or five weeks before freshening
AS a rule dairymen and farmers be-
lieve that the COW should have a rest
and consequently turn her dry during
this time II is then believed that
because she is giving no milk she re-
quires little or no feed and. in conse-
quence. she is turned out, II in the
winter tine. In a cold stalk field or
In the harm lot where she has little
TO eat except corn stalks. straw and
water. As a result she has no oppor-
tunity whatever Of storing up on her
body any surplus flesh or fat that
can be used at a future time, but she
freshers in a poor and emaciated con.
dition and does not have strength or
power or stamina to produce the milk
and butter fat which her owner de-
sires that she should produce and the
whcle consequence is that she. being
robbed OF the opportunity, never sees
the time when she can be a very large
souce OF profit to her owner. 1t IL
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-08-05

found TO the greatest extent in the
corn plant in proportion to protein
which is found in oil meal. gluten
feed. cottonseed meal. bran. dried dis
fillers grains. clover hay. alfalfa.
COW peas. soy beans. etc. There was
n time when bran could be purchased
for $40 or $12 a ton and oil meal for
a little more. Cottonseed meal the
southern planter paid to have de-
stroyed. Gluten feed was very cheap
and. In fact. the protein feeds were
less valuable than was corn. Grad
ually as the intelligent feeder became
aware of the extreme value of these
products in balancing up the abund
ance of corn raised on the farm in
the corn belt. he began using them.
thus creating a demand which in time
reached or even exceeded the supply.
aid at the present time we find these
commercial products. rich in protein.
selling for a high price. The farmer
@! the corn belt has It In his power
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-08-05

BUSINESS for those who are engaged
in that line OF work. II Is not for me
to give in the short space here at my
Command any great amount OF advice
to be followed In the feeding of dairy
COWS. and even II It were the best ad-
vice that could be given It would be for
tho feeder to study the COW herself
and through the lessons which she is
capable of teaching determine those
feeds in quality and quantity which
her best work demands and supply
them to her with regularity, patience
and kindness. dare say that there
is one rule which. II followed by every
feeder OF dairy cows in the corn belt
would suffice in itself to increase the
butter production by one-half or two
thirds.
Increasing the Milk Yield.
II is impossible to increase the
milk yield Of any particular COW to
any great extent, no matter what the
care. feed and attention given her. ex-
cept during the period when the COW
is fresh. The proper time to begin
feeding the COW for best results Is
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-08-05
The Deft Hand

The WIdow-Oh. Mr.. Smith. you'll
never mako me believe that?
The Candidate said | had never
loved a woman till now: not that no
woman ever loved me. course.
wouldn't say anything so stupid as
that.-rhrone and Country.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-08-05
DAISY CAME FROM ENGLAND

long preserved in memory of Sir
William Keith and the gay life here
o. the dashing. pleasure loving lieu
tenant gOvernorl has o. late become
known as the home o. the daisy"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-08-05

F T E f N years
had been allow
ed. under the
plan on I e m =
plated. for wip-
ing out or paci-
flying the saw.
ages Of Formo-
Sa. But now 1t
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-08-05

Is to be accomplished In
side of a twelvemonth. and
the Japanese government
has made a special appro-
priation of S7.l75.000 to
pay the military expenses.
This Is on account OF
the camphor business. Un-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-13

In his annual report to the legIsla-
ure Commissioner CLEMENT Of the
state Excise Department. ob ject inR 10
the proposed increase of the force Of
special gents IN his department and the
placing on II of greater responsibility
for ths enforcement Of the liquor tar
law asks Tins question
Are W. prepared 20 cOaceds 'bsI 80 fsr a.
iO-sI police supervision OF the liquor rsr, is
concerned home rule Ong highly cherished
IN de- ans Ton T. succes-fh Only In thsory asd
In practice Il . failure beosuss Of The indi1er
en-s Of Tue People 20 81 extent rat .usunes
Intsrs ,auon ny the SSfe'
Home rule j. frequently an empty
CIV. but the admission that local police
forces. already overburdened with other
duties. are unsuccessful in enforcing an
unlawful statute that IL in many ways
unsuited To the desire and needs OF the
people IN their respective communities
does not carry with IL confession that
IT. principles are good in theory only
Ifthe authorities IN ALBANY want 60 have
New York take full responsibility for
the enforcement Of the liquor Law they
should let New York make the liquor
Law. which they will never do. Mr.
CLEMENT must have written the para
graph 81 his report in a great hurry. for
he will not seriously contend. after due
reflection. that the measure OF cOmmu-
nIty's capacity for home rule il the man
ner in which i'- policemen enforce laws
unsatisfactory To great numbers Of its
inhabitants and ena"ted by = body in
which their representation - m the
M nor,ty
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-13

clares that Mr. ScMwAB told the truth
and Il n just a. true to-day He writes
that the article on the cost Of rails was
very cleveriy written to deceive. cven
II TEE Sun was misinformed and did
not intend TO deceive The fact that
the figures are Official and have been
used officially would indicate that Il
The SUN - misinformed deceiver,
deliberate ar unintentional, former
President ROOSEVELT. under whose
authority the information was gathered
and who authorized its use was also a
misinforned deceiver and must share
the Odtm of misinformation and decep-
ton with the Congress of the United
States and oar humble and insignificant
selves We quote from the charges and
assertions II this Boston authority.
He writes:
n your editorial Is true, nos do you seeounl
for earnings BY the Uuitsd states steel Corpora
riOn Of ti.a@D.o0 10 SiSOOooyOon . year ~ they
make 20 uiUe g. 10 o. . ton. 90 more than hall
Jheir entire output. yes. nearly tuo thirds thei'
gross output
We are reluctant TO characterize such
comment according 20 itS worth. II ID
Al least worthless The article in que%-
ton showed average cost Of production
a. So % a ton and average selling price
A. s27.34. or an average profit Of sax
ton instead OF the 81 or 81 stated by
our critic. The article made no men,
ton whatever az the United States Steel
Corporation. and we have no exact
knowledge Of the cost figures Of that
particular producer II ~. however
presumable that its COS, il in the neigh
borhOod Of the lowest average shown
by any Of the individual manufactur-
ers. and that was gwen as s20.7l. which
would show a margin Of 90 90 a ton.
This. however. We merely guess. or at
mos, infer Again this authority errS
widely. He says that rails represent
nearly two-thirds Of the gross output
bf that concern. The annual report II
that company for 1909 shows a total
output Of o.S50 o6O tons Of rolled and
o, her finished steal products for sale. =
This includes mess tons Of steel rails,
or a little more than II per cent of that
sps cial branch Of the business. A. an
ave age of S2S a ton the rail business
represented less than = per cent Of gross
receipts. and that u "a long way from
-two-thirds OF gross output 30 much
for our Boston friend
Other comments and criticisms are
similarly III founded or III considered
A fair inference from the~e various
communications j. the need OF ade-
quate and accurate public education on
matters which form the basis Of much Of
the agitation Of the tariff issue
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-13
The Census.

ndsT the Constitution OF the nited
States an actual enumeration" Of the
inhabitants Of the country must be
made every ten years to furnish the
basis for the apportionment Of Repre-
sentative~ in Congress On Friday Of
this week the people Of the United States
will be counted by the Federal Govern
ment for the thirteenth time Advan-
tage will be taken Of tho opportunity
herein offered for inquLSition on a num-
Der Of subjects. stAtistIcs concerning
which are conceived TO be OF Importance
or interest The questions tO be asked
Of every householder NAV be made
offensive by tActless census agents. but
IN general they are harmless, and in
any event must be answered
There are. sad To relate. many scoff-
ers who think that the Government
wastes much time and spoils great
quantities Of clean paper by insisting
on gathering many Of the details 81 do
nestle establishments Some persons
go 40 far a. tO saw for example. that the
Official records Of real estate ownership
should satisfy all legitimate curiOsitv.
and that 10 bother householders bv
asking them questions on this subject
il Unnecessary The mother tongue u
citizens m"thsr-in-law dce- not ap-
peal 70 all as a matter Of great moment
But these objections are II minor I'M
portRnc'.. and the tabuletion Of the fig
uTes relating 20 such -'Ibjects provides
employment for many worthy persons
and thew Furnish sub Iects ~ converSa-
ton some wears after publication for
SCORES NJ eminent thinkers and deep
broWed students Of social history
4 mere counting vi the inhabitants
with the gathering ~ The few essential
political facts concerning them. would
fulfil the requirements 81 'hs ConstIiti-
ton. and IN comparison with the cost
Of the modern exhaustive aud "xpen-
sIve inqui-Itlon save a pretty penny to
the 'aNpavers Nor IL " tO ba believed
that any particular harm would be done
were We ~ be deprivs1 NJ some bv-
products which now make the census
reports tones Of amazin g @iZc and weary
ing weight II thssse SIDE Isuies should
be droppeh. however great many wor-
shippers Of statistics would feel deeply
grieved ana fancy the immediate end
Of the republic 10 be IN sight There
fore. a. they do no harm and do bring
comfort 10 not few patriots. all good
citizens will answer cheerfully the queries
that are put 20 them. without being
imper'inent IN the enumerators who
appear al their door por- folio in hand
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-13
The Cost Of steel Rail-.

Several Of our esteemed readers have
BEEN kind enough 10 send us their opin-
ions Of our recent statement Of The cost
~ steel rails Some Of the letters are
interesting and some are funny. some
ara sane and some ara silly. some are
revelations If inexcusable Ignorance
and some ara characterized by preju-
dice. For the enlightenment Of th0ss
who question the accuracy Of the fig1Ire-
given II NAV be SAID thar they were
taken from an official report made "a
tho WAYS and Means committee 81 the
HOUSE by the bureau of corporations.
In the collection Of the figures from the
books and cost sheets ~ rhe rail max
ing companies a force of'-pecial exam
iner~ was employed for more han a
year their work being done under the
direction Of an expert in steel and
rho steel business The search was
thoroughly made and iia results are
accurate and reliable
One 81 our correspondents confesse-
frankly thar he ~ one II ihe public who
has had a conviction that steel rails can
he manufactured and profitablv sold in
this country aJ something like Sl2 ton
His conviction appears TO be shaken by
our statement. bat he writes: IF the
average cost Of steel rails il 81 20 a ton
how - IL possible for American manu-
facturers Of rails TO sell their product in
South America forsI4 or sI5 a ton and
in Canada at SO a toni II our CORE
spondent will furnish proof that such
sales are made II may be possible 70 sub
MT an explanation. What authority IL
responsible for that assertion and where
- there any evidence whatsoever OF it,
truth
The price 81 rails IN South America 10
fXch by the international Rail Svndi-
cate. and price cutting, though perhaps
not impossible. - az least extremely
Improbable II u even more improbable
that there has been any price cutting
IN the Canadian market, and stores OF
salcs A. Sf3 are quite absurd For the
protection 81 it, domestio industries
Canada m 1904 adopted ia so-called
-anti-dumpIng lay Under that Law
merchandise competing With Canadian
products - subject 20 a special duty II
the prio" quoted - the Canadian p,Ir-
chaser - is-s than 'he fair market vain.
Of the mer' handiSe IN the country in
which it il ~old Before that law went
into effect rails were sold m Canada
much cheaper than in this country. but
SO H. the lowest fairly authenticated
quotation ~ which We have any knowI-
~rigr Tho Trustworthy evidence IL, the
orNe points clearly n n OoncIu-ion that
The stori"- and rImops 81 sales a. heavily
e'it DTio-s IN south Amrri"a and canada
are wllls1Ii fountaii I'm
A Bs@tnn Correspondent -ho 'Iai'n.
sesuS lNisvssa IN sBi 'Ypspi~t ahI~
hsOvisfgs a fhs ssAai l",z,Nasa 10
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-13

and its impregnablity in the event Of
attack by q bastard foreign foe.
Only q few months ago the New Or
leans newspaper were beating the air
with Protestations 81 the helpless and
unprotected condition Of the city "a the
gateway II the valley and threatening
even ". Paul and Omaha with hostile
invasion. The only ezpedient proposed
~ against these devastating inCursions
- the enemy was the establishment az
New Orleans Of a powerful naval sta
ton where thousands of Workmen. all
good speDder-, would be EMPLOYED. and
whence great avalanches Of warships,
gunbOai-, torpedo boats. dc. could be
precipitated upon the inglOriOus and
fooled invaders. Now Admiral Evans
comes along dear Old BoB. and tells
them that New Orleans ought to have a
navy ward OF any desired proportions
because t il already defended he
knows something about the army ar
rangements-a and will make a splendid
refuge for our fleets in time OF stress.
So We hear no more Of the helpless con-
ditiOn OF the Mississippi Valley. and all
the bards and troubadours are harping
on the value Of New Orleans ~ an
asylum already dramatically scaled TO
foreign ravages
or course Il is amusing. and now that
all New Orleans in chasing after the ex-
pOsItion-we mean the Panama Canal
exposition 10 seems quite natural.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-13

IL - q pleasure to record the fact that
there has been no shooting vet in con-
nection With The bribery scandal AZ Jack
son Mississippi In the rough and tum-
bic fight on the House side OF the Captto
On Monday l,riWsen Representative FRASK
BUREETT and Director 10 Archives and
History DrNBIN ROWLAND no pistol was
drawn nor ~ there any evidence that the
hip pocket of ~ith~T combatAnt concealed
q az shooter
II was merely q p~r@Onsl difticultv
conducted ~Ith spirit and agility on both
sides none u the spectator. having to
,.--h cover from hvtng huii-ts. The
Director u Archives aud History a small
why hard hitting man. got the Repre-
sentative down On the floor and pun
mellei him with pIsionliks viGnr Mr.
BURNETT a portly man who once sought
the Nics-Preuldencv on the PopulIst
ticket. sNtri~ated him--f from punish
ment and laid th,. Hon DUNBAR ROWLAND
low with handsome walking stick
The Dirsctor ~ Archives and History
thus rendered. unconscious was una bio
TO continue the unequal struggle. but will
probably write q monograph upon ~
N an encounter Of the sams kind we're
TO occur during an ve~tigstion at Albany
there would be a painful sensation and a
nine days ale with pictures, but Jack
son vas not affected IN that way. Men
merely said Have you heard. &C, and
went on with the days work On the
whole ss the fray might have been car
ried on With a fusillsde of shots resulting
in one or more deaths and some damage
TO mural decorations In the State HOUSE.
Mississippi - to Ia congratulated. She
10 making progress toward the higher
life. and in co,Irss Of time will he able
10 conduct a bribery investigation in so
civilized a manner that only regulations
Will suffer
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-13
rKE KnUkLL BEETMOvBN.
q n an Ausmemeie Pertfaat. 90 Merely .
"Plstws" 90 the CsmDesrpP


To TnE EDrroR on TRn sUN-Ssr' In an
Interview regarding the Beethov~n relies
In the New Theatre Mr.. Ames speaks IN TMR
Sun OF April 10 very highly Of be~tho ven
portrait by kruell
Beng a collector Of portraits Of musi-
clans. I am Interested to know n this 10 IN
authentic portrait. which I doubt I my
self never place In my collection any print
ave an exact reproduction Of a portrait
that can be absolutely authenticated -
having been done from life: and the repro
artist -lithORrapher OF the period Indeed
even tho reproduction should be made dur
ing the cempSssIis life or within very few
b~cker made q drawing OF Beethoven from
sitting BY gong through the nles Of the
and is27 I discovered a paragraph saying
months after BeethOvrn's death. .ArtaTia a
S. D % xssH %.Ss T sS iS.s TSrRs lien
After considerable time and trouble | was
able to SECURE a copy Of this now rare print
Lea me give another instance; In MAY.
ls:i. A W Rleder made. under most I'M
81 soSSS.lI from ts. {. p2Sdac s
during the same year and In q small edition.
= lithoGraph. Alter several years Of effort
very ay' rare prints The same : the case
with the Bromley engraving witch shoy.
he Hudson half figure portrait Of Handel
sS ss po.s mSs %sasIon % HoSsRt -:
HAYDN by George Dance. and many others
u BY Er1eIl Mr Awes means the Amer.
Interesting a. q MIXTURE but u worthless
a. q portrait " there was krueD
who actually PAINTED or drew Beethoy en-
from life ! should like TO kn0w Of u. The
subject Of authentic portraiture Of must
clans n most obscure and requires IN every
instance careful work Ing up and investi-
cation " v not made any easier bv tho
numerous pictures which masquerade a.
portraits CoLIErIOR.
NV VoRG Anril 4.