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Dominican

the best Bahia product. Dominican
labor is inexpensive. and perhaps can
be employed to better advantage on a
work is the rule.
To start a cacao plantation the
Initial and principal Investment would
be confined to the land itself. Then
would be the item for fencing. No
expensive machinery is required nor
is any elaborate plant necessary. OF
course there will come of years. as In
all pursuits. but II they do the loss
will not be heavy. as would be the
case II 1t were necessary to maintain
a costly establishment during a dis
astrous year.
The worlds consumption OF cacao
Is increasing at a greater rate than
the recorded gain In production. 1t 10
unlikely that the latter will overtake
the former. The demand for choco-
late. cocoa, and the many connections
In which cacao 10 used expands year
by year. Sections Of the worlds area
where cacao can successfully be
grown are necessarily limited. owing
to climatic requirements. The com.
parative facility with which this crop
can be produced. harvested and trans.
ported gives 1t advantages not en-
joyed by other tropical products.
The principal markets for Domini-
can cacao are the United States. Ger.
many and France. in the order
named. During the current year the
prevailing price obtained In the Re-
public has been around eight dollars
per quintal Of so kilos.
W. z. PUlliAM.
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MAKE GOOD WITH cANTAL0UP
Melon Growinc-Care Needed
Where Irrigation Practical.

by PHILo X. BLINN. Colorado Agri-
cultural College.)
The cantaloup grower should be
more of specialist in his line. There
are too many Indifferent growers who
are not primarily interested In ths
crop. Like most fruit. the crop re.
uuires quite Close attention on many
cultural points throughout the season
from seed time until harvest. and only
the most enterprising. who are max
ing n specially of the crop. are likely
to succeed.
The commercial cantaloup grower
usually has his time and attention
too much occupied with his crop and
other things to properly develop and
produce the best grade OF seed. AS
a result he generally plants the ordi-
nary seed he is able to save. or de-
pends on the seed merchant for his
supply. Such seed Is usually grown
under contract. and often 1t Is seed
saved after the best Of the crop has
been harvested and shipped on the
market. The grower who Is unable to
produce his seed and keep 1t pure
should depend on a seed breeder who
is making a specially Of the crop Tor
seed, whether 1t Ia cantaloups. onions
or tomatoes.
First, do not attempt to grow the
crop on soil untitled for its needs.
as is often the case. The soil should
be a warm. sandy loan. with the sur
face and the subsoil we'll drained. In
fertility It should equal good clover or
alfalfa sod. or clean land well fer
tilized with well-rotted barnyard ma
nure. Either will do.
Second. the lanC should be very
well prepared. to make the plant
food easily available. Tho plowing
need not be extra deep. but the seed
bed should be fine and we'll settled.
SO the plant can make a strong. Wig
orous growth from the first.
Third. plant plenty Of seed. to
withstand the loss from many causes.
and to have the selection Of the best,
when the hills are thinned to- two or
three plants. Do not plant seed until
the soil begins to warm up. and the
dangers Of frosty nights have passed.
as the cantaloup that suffers set
back will not make its best develop
ment.
Fourth, a crust that forms after
heavy rain on the hills before the
plants come up should be broken with
a garden rake. to prevent the hill
drying out and the hard crust OBJ.
structing the little seedlings.
Fifth. the hills should be busted
with air.slaked lime rs soon as the
plants are up. to repel the cucumber
beetles: spraying the plants with Dor.
deaux is also good repellant.
Sixth, cultivation should begin
early and be followed frequently. but
not deep. as the roots are shallow.
and root pruning Is not a benefit to
cantaloups.
Seventh. where irrigation Is prnc
ticed. great care should be exercised
that the ground Is not flooded. or
oversoaked. to settle. harden aud
bake the soil
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Different TYPES OF HORSES
Heavyweight Than Il Docs to Raise
Few Interesting Facts.

To get more Information on the
question Of cost Of raising horses the
selling price Of different types was
considered. At the present time. 100.
pound horses are quoted on the mar
ket at around $40: 1.500.pound horses
at 5000. and 1.s0O.pound horses around
$275. Thus, We see by comparing
figures illustrating the cost with those
OF the selling price. that to raise an
l.100.pound horse costs $145. whereas
one equally as good can be purchased
for $40. From this. 1t would seem.
that the farmer who said he could
purchase as cheaply as he could raise
was correct In his reasoning.
When we consider the medium and
heavyweight classes. however. We fnd
a different order OF things. To raise
a $500. pound horse costs $l60. while
to purchase one costs 5000. or $40
more than to raise him. With the
! 1.S00.pound horse the matter Is still
more Interesting as to raise such an
animal costs SITS, while TO buy one
costs s275. or 800 more than to raise
such horse.
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ENTERED IN LONG CONTEST
Farmers Explanation Of Matters
Proved That He Had . Strong
Sense Of Humor.

A farmer was chasing an escaped
pig along the highroad. The animal
was putting him far to the rear. A
neighbor. passing In u buggy. came
to a stop. turned to watch the pur.
suit. roaring with laughter. Don't
you want to borrow my horse and bug.
gy?" he cried.
The farmer seemed incensed by this
pleasantly and drew himself up as II
TO make an angry reply. But he
thought better Of It. Over his face
crept a look Of stolid good nature. He
perched on the fence and kicked the
dust from his boots.
IT'S q powerful firing race" he be-
gan in tone that invited friendly
conversation.
well. l guess It is. You'd better
walt and take train and head him of
at some way station during the night"
Hes still falling farther behind
me-" drawled the farmer. But I'm
afraid he's begun to get his second
wind. Still don't think he can catch
me. do you?"
Behind you! Catch you? Well.
hardly. going that way"
That's what think. You see, this
is one of them round.the-world races
that automobiles talk about. He's q
whole lap behind me. except ;or the
few rods that he seems to be ahead
Of me. All that surprises me Is the
way he can keep up the trail. being SO
far behind.
"Oh. there. I see he's losing It now
going through that gap into a pota-
to patch. want to be fair. SO II
you'll excuse me. III run down and
lap him. and steer him right
Youths Companion.
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PREVENT INJURY TO FRUIT
Apple Trees In Cape Colony. South
Africa, Sprayed With Syrup Of
Water and Molasses.

A new plan for preventing injury to
fruit from apple maggot Is being tried
successfully In the orchards Of Cape
Colony. Africa. The trees are slightly
sprayed with syrup made from sugar
or molasses and water. about three
pounds OF sugar to four gallons Of wa.
ter. The spray Is poisoned by adding
three ounces OF arsenate OF lead In
paste form. The fly that lays eggs
producing the maggot is destroyed by
feeding on this syrup. which can be
applied with a common garden syringe
or knapsack sprayer. The spray Is
applied once in two weeks. beginning
about month before the maggots are
expected. The plan is based on the
idea that the eggs are generally laid
in fruit that Is nearly full grown. The
plan is a little different from that EN-.
ployed in this country for the apple
and peach maggot and might be well
worth testing.
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An AstonIshed Bow,

In February of this year a Wiscon-
sin farmer took his twelve-year-old boy
to a village for the first time, and
there the lad saw train Of cars. He
was SO astonished at the sight that he
lost the power of speech for three
weeks.
II that youngster is ever taken to
circus or geological garden he'll
surely be struck dumb for the rest OF
his life. His fathers farm must be
hidden away In hole In the ground.
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IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMER TIME

Many q time this summer you're 60
ing to be just about done out by the
heat-hot, and so thirsty 1t just seems
nothing could quench It. When such
moments arrive or when you Just
want q delicious. palate tickling drink
stop into the first place you can find
where they sell COCA.COLA. It's de-
licious, refreshing and completely
thirst-quenching. At soda-fountains or
carbonated in bottles-5o everywhere.
Send to the COCA.COLA CO.. Atlanta,
Ca. for their free booklet THE Truth
About COCA-COLA." Tells what
COCA.COLA Is and why 1t Is SO deli
cious, cooling and wholesome.
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Australia Rich In Libraries.

Victoria's (Australia) five hundredth
free library was opened lately. One
and all Of the older libraries are we'll
patronized. The gross revenue re-
-ceivsd by them in the aggregate from
halls. members subscriptions. and
grants is about $4,000. There are
about million books In these libra
ries and 1t was claimed that some
thing like s.500,00O visits are paid to
them In a year. While works Of fic.
ton are read to the greatest extent.
general literature and history receive
a good deal of attention.
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was almost paralyzed. hobbled
around with a cane as weak as q child.
l was afiicted with q bladder weak.
ness and was compelled to arise sew
eral times during the night. Shortly
after commenced to use Doan's Kid.
nelly Pills. l could do work. that was
before impossible. I am stronger and
better than In years."
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by druggists and general
storskeepers everywhere. Price Soc.
Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo. N. r.
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glad I did, for It ,

glad I did, for 1t has cured me.
II know of so many cases where wo-
men have been cured by Lydia E. Pink
ham, Vegetable Compound that I can
say to every suffering woman If that
medicine does not help her, there is
nothing that will."-Afrs. JANETzK1,
2oes Arch St., Chicago, Ill.
This is the age Of substitution. and
women who want a cure should insist
upon Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Just as this woman did, and
not accept something else on which tho
druggist can make little moro profit.
Women who are passing through this
critical period or who are suffering
from any Of those distressing ills Pc
culiar to their sex should not lose sight
Of the fact that for thirty years Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
which is made from roots and herbs,
has been the standard remedy for fe-
male ills. In almost every community
you will lind women who have been
restored to health by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
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Bordeaux Mixture.

Do not use iron or steel vessels for
sulphate Of bordeaux. Not only will
these be corroded. but the chemical
action resulting from continued con-
tact may injuriously affect the mix.
ture. Timed or galvanized pals are
unsafe. as the zinc or tin coating is
apt to be imperfect. Use only wood.
copper, earthenware or glass.
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Fowls In the Garden

The best way Of managing poultry
in a vegetable garden is to allow the
fowls to roam only toward the close
Of the day. They are then usually
too active and have too little time to
do much damage.
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forerunnerb of
dangerous kid
ney illness and
should be treat
ed without de-
lay.
Obadiah b.
Crane, 222 First
Av.. Watertown.
8. OAK. says: II
was taken with
rheumatic pains
and my left limb
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WIntac AnnIaa.

The standard winter kinds should
not be set less than 40 feet apart
in the orchard. Otherwise they will
crowd long before the trees become
old.
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Ara. winsiow's Soothing syrup for Children.
teethinG, Softens the gums, reduces innamma.
ton. allAys pain. cures wind collie, 36c bottle.
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Taking No Chances.

visitor-And you always did your
daring robberies single handed? Why
didn't you have a pair Prisoner
Well, sir, wuz afraid he might turn
out to be dishonest
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MIdoets Blocked weathe ervans.

On examining the weathervans on
Lurgan parish church County Ar
magh. Ireland), which refused to
work lately. a steeplejack found It
blocked with myriads OF dead midgsts.
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SHE GOT
WHAT SHE
WANTED
This Woman Had to Insist
Strongly, but 1t Paid

Chicago, 1ll.-"I suffered from fe-
male Weakness and stomach trouble,
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Garfield Tea regulates q lazy liver.

Your wife. as well as your sins. will
find you out.
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DON'T NEGLECT YOUR KIDNEYS.

Kidney troubles are too serious to
neglect. Slight ailments arc often
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Isn't It about time to bury the dead
languages?
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ana 1 went TO Cl0
store to get = bottle
Of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vege table
Compound, but the
clerk did not want
to let me have it
he said 1t was no
good and wanted me
to try something
else, but knowing
all about 1t / In
sisted nd finally
got 1t, and / am so
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Wrath and wine unveil the heart Of
friend to friend.-Plutarch.
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LTHOUGH the cultivation Of
cacao was introduced into the
island OF Santo Domingo from
Venezuela by Spanish settlers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-29

locate the submarine cavern where
the porphyry casket lies.
The yacht viii also be supplied
with means Of dragging to the sur.
face and giving his quietus to the
great octopus that makes his home
in the cavern Of the pearl. This.
indeed will be the first object OF
the expedition, for it is appreciated
that not until the devil fish guardian
Of the relic is publicly dispatched
will it be possible to induce native
divers to attempt the pearls recoV-
cry.
Most newspaper readers will be
inclined to look upon this enterprise
as the apOtheosis Of the fantastic.
But they should take into cOnsiderar
ton the extent to which its fair in
stigatOrs have STEPPED themselves
in Buddhism and in the innumer-
able legends surrounding the life Of
Siddhartha Gautama. Also the in
huence Of the constant teachings Of
their native teachers, whose fanatl-
cism is really hypnotic. Besides,
such a quest is not much more fan.
tastic than that of King Arthur'S
knights for the Holy Grail-which is
supposed to have been found be
meath the walls Of Glastonbury Alb
hey.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-29

submarine cave-but, alas! that Il
is safely guarded from human hands
by the devil in the shape Of an
enormous octopus, which makes its
home in that cave.
Legendary accounts have It that
the pearl in its casket was thrown
, overheard by missionary disciples
Of Gautama Buddha to save it from
the hands Of Malayan infldels by
whom they we're pursued and slain,
all but one survivor.
The expedition being organized
for the purpose Of recovering this
pearl-known as aBuddha's Tear
is promoted by a choice circle Of
Paris converts to that religion.
These include Nine. CatulIe Mendes.
widow Of the celebrated poet; Nine.
Maeterlinck, wife Of the poet-dra.
matist; the Countess de Plata. and
such members Of the Punishment.
can colony as Mrs. John Munroe.
Mrs. Robert Van Wyck, Mrs. Clineh
Smith, Mrs. Henry Bispham. Mrs.
Getty and her father, of Chicago
and Mrs. Jack Gouraud, of New
York.
All these ladies are ardent Bud.
dhists. with welcomed plans for a
Buddhist temple in the outskirts Of
Paris. They hold regular meetings
at their various homes. at which
they burn strange incense and recfte
prayers in voices impressiveIy in.
toned.
They have stepped themselves in
the teachings Of Buddha, reciting
their catechism to Hindu SWANS
and receiving their oral instruc.
ton Especially in the homes Of
Mrs. Munroe, Mrs. CIinch Smith and
Mrs. Van Wyck are these duekv in
sTuctors welcome.
But it is the widow OF CatuIle
Mendes> who is really the focus Of
this circle, owing to her possession
Of a wonderful statue Of Gautama
Buddha, which represents him al
the end Of the fast which prepared
him for his great mission-in fact,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-29

When. at the age Of more than
forty-five years, one Of the wives
a-miraculOusly gave birth
to a son, the pious sages Of Benares
predicted that the infant would be-
come a prophet to restore degeu-
Grated people to their ancient state
Of virtuoUs spirituality.
But the young prince-Siddhartha
Gautama, he was named-chose a
life OF elegant luxury. Until his
beautiful and beloved wife, YasOd-
hara, presented him with an infant
son he did not even surmise that
there were such things as poverty
and misery in the world. Then,
one day. he was enlightened His
thOughtless charioteer drove through
a street in which the prince was
shocked to see a man utterly broken
down by age.
A month lateB while still sad
dened by that sight, he saw another
man suffering from a loathsome
disease These new experiences set
the luxurious prince to meditating
deeply. And when, a few months
later, his eyes rested upon the hor-
rible spectacle Of decomposing
human corpse he vas moved to
leave his palace, his loved wife. his
infant son and every luxury be had
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-29

become accustomed to and fee 70
the wilderness, governed by but one
passion-to purge himself Of all
earthly desires and become a Bud
dha-which means one enlightened.
Although tempted by the devil
as Christ was-he pesevered and
won the battle. It was his last tear
Of regret for his wife and son that
proved his victory BY being instantly
transformed into q pearl.
While Gautama Buddha lived, the
miraculous pearl was guarded So
cretly BY his nearest disciples.
After his death these disciples be
came missionaries, propagating the
new faith in distant parts. They
went down the Ganges making con
verts. The whole Of northern India
yielded to Buddhism. Temples
were built, and in the great temple
at Benares rested "Buddha's Tear"
in its carved casket Of pOrphyTy-
most precious Of relics.
Centuries rolled by. There came
b time when, in Ceylon and on the
Malay Peninsula, the natives so re-
sisted the efforts Of Buddha's mis-
sionaries that miraculous interYen-
ton was deemed necessary to their
conversion For this purpose Bud
dha's Tear" in its casket, was car
ried to that region. But sight Of
the miraculous pearl only excited
the cupidity Of the natives. The
missionaries fed in a ship to pre-
serve their priceless treasure. They
were pursued in another ship and
were able to save the pearl from
dissertation by throwing It over
board, as above related.
Few legends are as fascinating a.
IS this one concerning ''Buddha's
Tear" If the Paris expedition
headed by the Countess de Plata
and Nine. Mendes succeeds in re-
covering It from its octopus-guarded
ocean cavern they calculate that
they viii have advanced the cause
Of Buddhism all over the world fur.
Their than another century OF orif.
nary missionary work could possibly
accomplish.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-29
Paris, Sept 10.

Paris, Sept. 10.
HE immense growth Of Buddh-
/ ism in Paris-as well as in
other large cities Of Europe
and America-since France shook
herself clear Of the influence of the
Roman Catholic Church, has devel-
oped plans for an interesting, even
sensational, quest for the recovery
Of the lost, most precious relic SYM
bolizing the rigorous preparation of
Siddhartha Gautama, in the sixth
century before Christ, to qualify as
the Lord Buddha, founder Of that
most spiritual Of Oriental religions.
This relic is the great pearl which
the Singalese and other Buddhistie
legends Of the period declare was
miraculously formed from Gautama's
last tear shed in renouncing earthly
desires. and which thousands Of de-
vout Buddhists in Ceylon-and on the
Malay Peninsula believe still rests
in its indestTuctible casket Of carved
porphyry at the bottom Of the shall
low waters Of the pearl fishing
grounds OF the east coast Of Ceylon.
For centuries the pearl fishers,
too, have kept alive the legend.
Time and time again these expert
divers for pearls in those peluc.d
waters have asserted that in clear
weather the precious casket is Wis
ible just within the entrance to a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-29
Pearl Merchants of CeyIon Watching Opening of Cargo of
Pearl Oysters

KToW when the Lord 5uddha had
IN tasted for seven days and had
remained under the bo tree all
night in deep meditation, his last
earthly desires passed from him; but
when he had cast from him even his
family name, siddhartha Gautama,
and thought for the last time Of his
beautiful young wife, YasOdhara, and
his infant son, single tear dropped
from his eye, and, ere it touched the
ground, became a pearl Of price, the
treasured future emblem Of the spirit.
uaI authority Of the Lord Buddha.
-Smgalese legend Of Gautama Bud
dha.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-29
How This holy Pearl"
Of Buddhist Legends
Is at Last to Be
Rescued from It's
Octopus-Guarded
Ocean Cavern by Rich
Women Converts in
the Paris Smart Set

as Buddha appeared when he shed
the tear which was transformed into
a pearl.
This statue shows Buddha ema-
ciated and meditative, and with
wonderful eyes which open and
close, according to the distance and
the angle from which they are
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-29

The various leg
ends about Bud
dha's Tear" indeed,
tie accepted history
Of that great relig-
ious teacher, are all
interesting. and off
en- impressive. Bud
dha's father was
suddhodana, a pow
erful rajah OF north
ern India, and Ben
ares, on the sacred
Gauges. the chief IN
dian seat OF piety
and learning. was
his capital. he
family name was
Gautama. The raiah
had two wives, both
Of whom. to his and
their gre at grief,
reached middle age
childlesg.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-29

terprise, and for two or three Of
the Hindu teachers whose vocation
viii make their authority supreme
with the pearl fishers OF the coast
Of Ceylon who profess to be able to