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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-02-13
TAXES HIGHEST EVER
Rate Has Increased Four Times as
Fast as Valuations.

Compilations by the state tax COM
mission show that the total taxes
! levied for all purposes in the state.
including state, county, municipal
and school district taxes, for 1918,
total s3S,273,351, these taxes being
now payable.
This is an increase of S7.06S,531,
or % per cent, over the 1912 taxes,
which previously held the high rec
ord. The largest single feature of
the increase is the gain in the state
taxes, made necessary by the appro-
priations of the last legislature.
The tax commission has also made
a comparison OF this years taxes
with those levied in all previous
years, beginning with 1891. In this
period OF time the total taxes have
increased 7l3 per cent. During the
same length Of time the assessed
valuation of all taxable property in
creased over 1891 just 200 per cent.
showing that taxes have been in
creas.ug a. from three TO four times
the ra'u that the valuation OF prop
crty has increased.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-02-13
CLEAN ST.. U }HTER HOUSES
State Enforcing Sanitary Conditions
in These Establishments.

With the closing of the slaughter
house at Sunnyside fifteen such es-
tablshments have been temporarily
put out of commission by the state
department Of agriculture until prop
erly cleaned and made sanitary.
During the inspection tour of
VIII II. Adams, inspector of the de
partment, slaughter houses at Cen
tralia, Kelso, Kalama, Vancouver
and other southwestern cities were
ordered closed and cleaned up, some
of which, however, have since met
the department requirements and
are again open.
When the inspector finds condi-
tions that he believes are menace
to the public health he orders the
establishment temporarily closed and
leaves a written copy of the repairs
recommended by the department.
The place cIro. bee opened again
until perm sion les srauted by the
department or the local health Off
Ger.
$50 filthy do thes places become"
says 7. ,. H.esus, head Of rhc pure
food division. "that O. complete rem
oyatiug is sometimes necessary and
aH additional var.r supply is often
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-02-13

The second grand prize in the
contest will be $40O piano. which
Will go to the district that does not
win the car. For example, if a lady
in District No. . should win the au-
tomobile, then the piano will go to
the contestant in District No. that
polls the highest number of votes.
This will assure each district one of
the big prizes.
Because of this change in the first
grand prize, we have postponed the
date for opening the contest one
week, so that it will open on Wednes-
day, February IS, instead of Febru-
airy IL, as previously announced,
and will close Saturday evening,
April Is. A little effort on your
part will win you one of these fine
prizes tor a certainty. Make your
start today and get your friends
lined up to help you. This is the
very best opportunity that you will
ever have of getting a high grade
car. We will pay you for your time
and if you happen to have put in
your time to better advantage than
any other lady in the contest we
will give you fine automobile.
Equal Chance for All.
Now, don't let anyone talk you
out of trying for this fine car by let
ting them tell you that you have no
chance to get it. You have Just as
good chance to get the car or the
piano as any other lady in the con-
test. OF course it will take some ef-
fort on your part, but then you
never get anything in this world
without some effort, except trouble
that is the only thing that comes to
you without your hunting it.
Note the special offer that will
help you get start in the contest.
The closing date of the big special
offer has been postponed for one
week and it will close on February
10. Note that you get extra votes
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-02-13

Elmer {. Tew, local agent for til,
Maxwell automobiles, has leased the
two storCrooms in the Reed block a
Sixth and Washington streets and is
remodeling them into an up-to-date
garage and automobile display room
AS soon as this work is completed
within the next two or three weeks
the Maxwell "25" 5-passenger auto
mobile which viii be the first gran,
prize in The Washington standard o.
Ereat popularity contest will be pu
Ton display.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-02-13
HOW TO GROW PEARS IN THURST0N COUNTY
The Second Series of Articles Giving the Pear
Business-Wren You Can Understand Them and
Prepared Particularly to Fit Conditions Here.
A Series
Depnrtm OF fAgricul ulture
By Eagle Freshwater-For tn

BY Eagle Freshwater-For the Man the Farm.
Last week told you the of this and then took
the general question of the praccaby
county. told through
with Mr. Morrison, began told soil
favorable
in color and that the initial
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-02-13

Miss Tower of Beloit, Wis, sister
or Mrs. George +. Yantis of this
city, expects to arrive in Olympia
early in March for an extended visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Yautis recently moved
into the James residence at Fif.
teen 2ad Adams stryats.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-02-13
Cost of Production Less.

But that is not the only which pears
herein addition the production land
far cheaper than irrigated for only pay
for the latter the but the second
water right then you applying
water to land and many other expenses incidental
gated land it will practically the cultivate
for you'll have mulch orchards here while they
ditch them
worth considerngbut these irrigated
land that would would
make another distinct advantage
There you have smaller cheaper
production.
ut will cost you about the prunc your and
them, though the of the latter likely would be-
smaller in the first few growing this side of the
until there orchards, the
would have do would be entirely different things There
that the end the total
spraying would be about any
diStri
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-02-13

Continued on page 8.)
Washington Journal., 1914-03-07

mas BON biefsm gsTu6s, eutf8nfoiss
te iih dlio aud nint BEL @ftber,
unb 0ieie mar Der Wleinuug, boB fie
nidt mebr nit ibr bertebren ipOlIte.
6orrb berfolsts Ie in3pifHen In
ritterlihiItr Meifs. mir glnubeH
Is ibm aufs Wort, oaB er uneliids
Ith mar; ct maHte aud gFtber uns
oliidli@. Gr tdufte einen @erlos
bungsrins. ben lie ni9t onnobm.
Gr fhmur, oaB ct i'm in oie @ers
pentine iperfen niir0e, aber 6ds unz
terlieB ct. @HIieBli9 lteIIte Ct ibr
einlltimatum, ipenn lie nirtliH CUR
8iibne ging, Damn mar allies aus
stpifhen ibnen.
Nm feIbsn 9lbenb f9risb is an ben
Disqualification JiBrOD uno bat ibn,
ibr flint Minuten feiner ~foitbaren
8eit 5u f9enten.
Washington Journal., 1914-03-07

gsidIdnIaes Hbcr ben @erbseaus bss
glnfos.


Der Neltrelorb i'm G6neafdtren,
ben Beng in oieIem Sabre uuFseIteat
bat uno nod bdlt, bat Diefer Jirma
@eronIaFung geseben, iiber Die @Hts
nidlung oes QutomobiIs i'm aleemeis
men unb iiber ibre eigeneu MaseH
i'm beIonoeren Elm prdHiDoaes gdnos
den bsraus3ueeben, bcs ben uniers
titsI fiibrt: BON sriten 8en3inaus
tomcbit bis sum MeItretoropagen.
4arI Benz, Der 1874 in Rarlsrube
geboren ipurbe unb 1888 3ulommen
nit 5ipei oufltrebenOen 8aufleuteH
Die beute nod btftsbsnbe 6irma 8en5
& So. Mannbeim griinoete, bate
mad iabrelangen NnItrengungen Die
@enugtuung, inon 1885 NIT Ieinem
8ogsn bic erIten probefabrten ouT
benz 6obritbof un0 Elm Sabr fpdter
rie srltsn srfolgreiden 9eriudsfobrs
ten ouf Der Wannbeimer HingItrabe
81 unternebmen. Bon Dteiem .eriten
GrfoIg an ging ss in fat raIenoey
@eIdpinbigteit BON Stufe 5u Gtuge
binouF auf Den @ipfeL oes ho6ents
ipidelten beutigsn Stanoss bss Qutos
mobilbauss. Dele fauneusperts
GntpidIung. Ole cas- 4lto icl eriten
9ierteIidbrbuabert felt 1siner @ntItes
hung Ourdsemo9t bat, 1T in Dem
8ude in grOBen Sfaen feitselest uno
bur9 Die Itottlids 3eise BON 60
@ilbern uno 3ei9nuneeR BON Mos
aentnpen erlGuteri. IS Iino babel
bouptId6li9 ole BON Benz ielbft GEE
routen MObe[e dis 8eiIpiele 5ur
geranf9aulihuna in BEN BORDER
gruno geriidt porosH. naO nebenbei
1T aud Ole aneensins Gnipidlung
bes Nutomobils, fppeit Is uotpenbig
mar, geItreift poroen Dus tIeint
Wert min in6es teinen Nnfprud auE
@oaItGnoigteit ber DarIeguug iiber
ben Merbegang 6es 8enSinipogsnS En-
beben; ouf Der anoern Gsite oiirfle
jebo1 bos @sbotene gsniigen, UNI
aud benz 6ernerItsbenben in onses
meinen umrihen einen leterbIid 3u
eeben iiber Die sepoItige Nrbiit. Die
in taum rs Sa5ren g~eleiItet poroen
lit. Gtount 70 Der Nsi!ino iiber bic
unaebeure NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. eis
ncs itreng burhgefiibrtsn teHnii1en
@ebantens, 70 miro monher, Der Oies
fen @%erbeeong IsIbit miterlebt bat.
beim 2elen Oes Sarifthens unb bel
Dem 8etrahten Der beute fat perseIs
lenen Mogenformen nod einmal feline
eigsnen @rinnerungen ouffrifhen
uno Iid ber srrungensn @rfoIee freu-
en- tOnnsn.
Washington Journal., 1914-03-07

Die Fabti1den apneoisn
bon Miinnen baben ben @sl9lnb
sefaBt, an bic Oeutide SuruerfdoTt
G~inlobunQ ereebsn gu laHen. bos
Dsuii9e SurnfeIt 1918 in MiiRnen
obSlh1Iten. 9obei murbe ongereet,
nit benz Surnfeit cine g~usrelune
bon 9urns unb 9urnlpieIserdten gu
berbinben.
Washington Journal., 1914-03-07
9as subertnlOIe.S Serum irci seoe.
ben.

0kNa
9as Or. JrieOmannI9e 6eils unb
SAuBmittel 5ur ,9~ebnnblung Der
SubertuIoIe unb Stropbulofe 1T
nunmsbr in Berlin freigegeben pprs
ben unb obne @9pierigteiten bur9
iebe Npotbete 3n bs5iebsn. 9abur9
1T ben gler5ten bic gepinfdte 9eIes
genbsit geboten, cas- piel umItrittene
Wleoitament in peiteItem umfouge
on3uipenDen uno nuf feline 9eilpirs
flung gu priifen. Wenu man aud i'm
9inbIid auf bic DieIen gnttdui1un>
gen, bic mir gerabe nit Der mebitaz
mentOIen 8ebanblung Der S9ninbs
iudt felt Dem Tubertulinraui1 3u
4ntang Der 90er Sabre bnben erfabs
rem mifIen. gut tun nirb, bic Grs
m%ortungen niht aIl3u bod 3u ipon<
nen, 10 muB bod berboreeboben tpers
zen, baB Das WitteI foipobI mad Der
tbeorstiI4en, ipie mad Der prnttilden
Settle pbne 3peifeI bns groBe Sn>
terefIe perbient, Drs ibm BON allen
Seiten entgegengebra9t mirb. MaS
es 81 Ieiiten permog. Sei9en bic ges
rube3u beesiiterten Beri1te berporros
GENDER 9erIinsr RIiniter fpie prof.
GaIei1, prof. Grid MiiIIer unn
@ebeimrat RnruB, bic tiir3Iih in Der
Rgl. Gbarite in Berlin cine Nn3abI
BON p%atienten DorfteIIten, bic nit
Or. 6riebmanns Yrdparot bebanbeIt
porben iporen. Nom ben iibereinz
ftimmenben 9erihten biefer 3upers
Idfiigen @elebrtsn Iinb I1tpere JGlle
bon QungenIhpinbfuht unb BON die
rurgiider GubertuIoIe oft mad ipes
uigen GinfpriBunesn ausgsbeiIt ODER
70 auffallenb gebeifert ipor6en, baB
man bic DoIIitdnbiee 9eiIung in
Nusiiht IteIlen tOnnte. Menn man
aud onnebmen BARI bnb BEL bieIen
@~ortrdgen bic beiten 0eilergebniIIe
CUR Denomination nuseeludt mprDen
iinb. 70 muB bod ~5ueeseben i%ueroen.
baB tein 6eilmittel gegen bic Subers
tulpIe eriItiert, bas aud nur onnGz
bernb etipos QebnIi9es gu Ieiiten im=
Itanoe mare. Srgenbpel9e f9dbs
Iihen Mirtuneen bes Mebitoments
Tinb niemals beobohtet norben. Or.
6rieOmann, Der Oaronf binpies.
baB Die bisber gefommeIteu Grfnbs
rungen ii9 bereits auf etlpa 5000
GGlIe beInufen. iparnt sinbringIt9 DOR
elmer trititIoien MnpenDung ieines
prGpara.es. @r ~DerIanst, bnB IS nur
bon IoIben Qeroten e~ehanbbnbt pirb.
bic feline Wirtuns in beIonbern Gpe.
aiaIturfen ftubisrt boben unb 10 cine
binreidenbe g~rTahrung beiiben. bic
gu Der 3ur geeigneten aranten riHtis
o%us5uipdblen.
Washington Journal., 1914-03-07

9orft4tie. Banter (oer
cine I9on biibif dngsiabrte go4ter,
sic nod lsbig lit. bat Dor elmer Sa'
ftl gum @iener): nllno Spbonn,
riGten sic bic SnfeI 10 Elm, ooB
meme 9o1ter niGt pieoer brett uns
Ter cine sIettriI9s gIibIumpe su TT
stn tnmintl"
, 1914-09-24

ones to admire them more closely.
Then he unfolded roll after roll. stop
ping from time to time for a look at
the larger brilliants.
These are from the famous e
lace which the grand duke Inherited
from his grandmother" lie said. calling
our attention TO a little pile of mar
Vicious gems in N of the last packets.
Not n of these brilliants would be
marketable in Europe for many years.
Each of them Is a marked gem. Here
In America your police regulations are
not so complete. but | fancy that even
, 1914-09-24

OF this ORA wer was known to him. and
ne availed himself of II when need
arose"
NJ. Pigot paused. his head bent in
thought.
Now, NJ. Simmon." he said briskly
in an altered voice, eff you will have
! the kindness to hold the drawer for a
moment in this position. I will draw
the serpent's fangs. There is not the
slightest danger" he added, seeing
that Simmonds very naturally hest
tated.
Thus assured. Simmonds grasped
the handle of the drawer. and held It
open. while the Frenchman took from
his pocket a tiny flask of crystal.
"a little farther he said; and as
Simmonds. with evident effort. drew
the drawer out to its full length. a
tiny. two tined prong pushed itself
forward from underneath the cabinet.
There are the fangs," said NJ. Pigot.
He held the mouth OF the flask under
first one and then the other, passing
his other hand carefully behind and
| above them. THE poison is held in
place by what we In French call at
traction capillaire-I do not know the
English: but | drive 1t out by intro
ducing the air behind it-ah, you seer
He stood erect and held the flask up
to the light 1t was half full of the
red liquid.
Enough to decimate France" he
said. screwed the stopper carefully
into place and put the flask into his
pocket. "Release the drawer. If you
please. monsieur" he added to Sim
monds.
1t sprang back into place on the in
slant. the arabesqued handle swapping
up with a little click.
"You will observe its ingenuity" said
NJ. Pigot. at is really most clever.
For whenever the hand, struck by the
poisoned fangs. loosened its hold on
the drawer. the drawer sprang shut as
you see. and everything was as before
except that one man more had tast-
ed death. Now | open It. The fangs
fall again; they strike the gauntlet;
but for that, they would pierce the
hand, but death no longer follows. BY
turning this button. | lock the spring.
and the drawer remains open. The
man who devised this mechanism was
so proud of 1t that he described it in
a secret memoir for the entertainment
of the Grand Louis. There is a copy
of that memoir among the archives of
the French National library; the orig
inal is owned by Crochard. IL was he
who connected that memoir with this
cabinet, who r~ediscovered the mech
anism. rewound the spring. and re
newed the poison"
This Gresham or whatever his name
is-seems to be n ~'strordinary Teller"
observed Grady. %relighting his cigar.
"He is" agreed NJ. Pigot. quietly: "a
most extraordinary man. But even he
Is not i%nfallible. for. since the mem
DIR made M mention of the other Sc.
cret drawer the Que In which madame
in duchesse concealed her love letters
-Crochard knew nothing of it. 1t was
that fact which defeated his combi-
nations-a pure accident which he
could not forsee. And now. gentlemen.
it shall be my pleasure to display be-
fore you some very beautiful bril-
liants."
, 1914-09-24

this country. ana we warned your ue-
partment Of customs. For we Knew
| that here he could sell all but the very
largest not only almost without dan
ger. but nj II price far greater than he
could obtain for them in Europe. We
closed every avenue ia him. AS we
tllought-and then. all Mt once. he dis
| appeared.
"For two weeks We heard nothing,
then came the story of this mar Drou-
ct, killed by "A stab on the hnnd. At
once we recognized the work of Gro
chnrd. for he alone of living men pos
sesses the secret of the poison of the
Medici. II is n fearful secret. which.
in his whole life he had used but onc
and that upon a man who had betray-
ed him.
NJ. Pigot paused md passed his hand
across his forehead.
I'VE were at n loss to understand
Orchards connection with Drouet."
NJ. Pigot continued. 'Drouet. while
a mere hangpr-on of the cafes OF the
b~oulevards. was not a criminal. Then
came the death of that creature. Mo-
rel. in an effort to gain possession Of
" -
'
the cabinet. We learned its history
Wv n"na,nrIa- y.
~
correct that ! came to America"
what is the conclusion?" queried
Grady. who had listened to all this
.N
20. .hUum,!. ,on,,as y, pIaot ter
49,. a.. a,1s,: ,r,aIa.auon fG,aaah
,"r ~. -" ,,ta,.I,aH..an sanoss.
-, ,a .nta aahIn -
tht,a mot",s , = :, nnd un shou 90,
80
A. ou 1T. ,
ct n steel gauntlet. marvelously like
the one Godfrey had used. and slip
ped it owe his right hand.
when II attempts TO fathom the
secrets of the invincible one" ne said
with a smile. zone must go armored.
Already three men nave paid with
their lives the penalty of their rash
ness"
"Three men, repeated Grady.
deringly.
Three" and Pigot checked them
Off upon his fingers. First the man
who gave his name as D'Aurelle. but
who was really n blackmailer named
Drouet: second. NJ, Nnntine. the con
noisseur. and third, the creature Morel.
or these the only II that really mat
fnrG iG Nj Nnnftnn HiG dnnfh yunC
most unfortunate. and am sure that
Crochnrd regrets 1t exceedingly"
"One moment. monsieur" | said.
bursting in. unable to remain longer
silent. This Is all so wonderful-so
thrilltA.:-w will YOU not tell us more?
Fol what were these three men search
Ing for the jewels?"
"Norsiour 10 os Familiar n,.h +,o
facts .s no .nswarod in .,roostic
tome n, knn,ys hot Dro,,ot wos
kiIlad wbilo soorchi,g for n noc,,at ~
Iattors whIcb n,,,II haUo ,an,nnon,t,
od mo,+ .o,ior,I, unon - n
Lpows +h.t vn,t;no 80 ,,nad
while ondon rorira 60 onor tho dnaua-
af+or A.. sacrot h,d haon noro,Iaa -
him nv tho moid ~, .hot soroa -
lad, T,bo mn, ho,tnn -
for tbom Moral NO. death d,n"a.,u
ot +ha horas ~ cra,h,ns - ~
wos n traitor and dasoryad IT,"
Nora ond No. ,nsai.atas
,t him what socrat NO. sn,a 80
cd mvs.,f From this -,
"Rnt avon yat" stamm,nnnd ~ a.
NOT undors,a1d Wv -
secret drowsr ~, tha nabInot -
was No n,isnn &C., a",pa :, 80
killed Dron.t md NJ voUtina," "
'" NV MI. N"ntlhe!
Death came IN Drn,,nt aud Al von-
tine because the maid NJ modoma la
ducbesse mjstook her left hand fn,. har
richt The draw o, which "antn,nea
the letters is nj tbo Ieft of +ha aaninat
, 1914-09-24
CHAPTER XVI.
The Miehaeloviteh Diamonds.

HTOW, ! perceived that the draw
Nh er was filled with little rolls
IN of cotton. which had been
pressed into it quite tightly.
M. Pigot removed The first OF these.
unrolled it and spread it out upon the
desk, and instantly we caught the gilt
ter of diamonds-diamonds so large. so
brilliant. so faultlessly white that l
drew a deep breath of admiration.
Even NJ. Pigot. evidently as he prided
himself upon his imperturbability.
could not look upon those gems wholly
unmoved. A slow color crept into his
cheeks as he gazed down at them, and
he picked up one or two OF the larger
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18
MOORE IS CHARGED
WITH EMBEzzL|NG
FORMER DEPUTY LAND COMMITS
SioNER ARRESTED AT JACK.
soN--WaivES HEARING.
SENSATIONAL CHARGE MADE
Claims That Big Shortage Exists In
Land O~ffiee--Says He Resigned
Because He Knew investiaa.
sos ton Was Coming.

Jackson.-Odie Moore, who was dep
atty land commissioner for a year and
resigned last June, was arrested here
on an affidavit sworn out before Jus
ttce of the Peace #. Nj. Featherstone
by 0. W. Kelly, charging embez2lement
OF $202,50. Moore, Mt the county iaii,
said he would not make any effort TO
give bond. He also said that he would
waive u preliminary hearing.
While Moore maintains his inno-
cence, stating he never profited n
cent from any transactions while In
the land commissioners office and
that the money mentioned In the ar
fidayit was properly appropriated, he
did say that the total shortages In the
land commissioners office amourA ed
to fully $4,000. He said that men In
the office. including Land Commits
sioner NJ, A. Brown and a clerk, M, A.
| Pilgrim, had been In the habit OF &C.
| cepting money, and keeping 1t until
the commissioner approved appliea'
| tons were approved the money went
into the state treasury. He admitted
that no money was supposed to be sent
to the offices and II II al should
have been returned. He claims that
money he received from Mr.. Kelly
went to pay back somebody else whose
application had not been approved,
"Who Ia responsible for this $1,000
shortage you say existsT' was asked
Moore, and he replied:
~ will not call any names. wall
until later" .
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18
RrsroRINo WORN OUT SOFT.


Stories OF abandoned farms In New
England states are declared pure nc
ton by PROT. Edward Wallace, OF
the Indiana college OF agriculture. He
recently completed a tour OF fnyesti'
CATION and found some interesting
facts. Some farm residences were
found vacant and some farms SO worn
out that cultivation vas hardly profit
able, but he found such land selling
from $40 per acre up to SITE, depend
ing on how well land was situated,
says Cleveland Plain Dealer. Men
who understand soil reconstruction
are buying the land and taking their
chances on increasing its productivity.
When crops fail, these new farmers
do not blame providence or the wealth.
err, but look for chemical conditions
In the soil, II the soil Is lacking In
elements necessary to plant life, they
correct conditions. Lime, phosphates,
and various fertilizer compounds are
employed. The same fight Is being
waged IN Ohio. The state board of ad,
ministration has used many carloads
Of pulverized lime this year on state
farms, putting the soil In condition
for Increased production. 1t is using
pulverized limestone from the peni'
Tertiary rock Quarries los Columbus,
Analysis shows 1t ideal for soil bet
terment,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18

There are more people engaged In
domestic service In England and
Wales than In any other industry or
service in the two countries, Domes-
tic indoor servants, according to the
census returns. number 1,S02,43S, Of
whom ALTOS are men Exclusive OF
domestic service, agriculture affords
employment to more persons than any
other single industry or service, there
being 1,229.555 farm workers, Of whom
94,S41 are women. In coal mining
9T1,236 persons are engaged, includ-
ing 37,1S5 women. who nowadays are
employed in the lighter work on the
surface, such as sorting. Figures for
other industries are: Building. ST.
942; cotton manufacturing, 623,S25, Of
whom more than half are women,
railway services, $4,000; engineering
an. machine making, ir~onfounding
and hoilermaking, b10,226, while there
are 588,95t persons engaged in local
government services, including the
police.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18

Some French industrialists recently
made a study of the considerably
large culture of "fchi d'India" tOpun-
tia In Algeria with n view to ascer-
tanning what b~y-products could be
gained from this plant. After several
experiments by expert chemists 1t
was found that the "ichi d'India' are
adapted for creating a new industry
which will require only small capt.
tai afsd will give profitable results.
The "fchi d'India" contains IA per
cent Of sugar. BY a fermentation
process the results have been surpris-
ing; 22O pounds of fruit returned As
TO go per cent of pure alcohol. This
alcohol is of excellent quality and con.
tains aromatic ingredients of agree.
able taste.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18

The effects of smoke on cattle were
the subject OF an inquiry addressed to
farmers In the vicinity Of Leeds, In
connection with the Investigations be-
ing carried out at Leeds university
concerning the effects Of atmospheric
pollution on vegetation. 1t was learned
that the effects Of a smoky at
mosphere on both cattle and horses
are marked; young stock does not
thrive, while older animals require
more food and greater care than those
living In q less contaminated at
mosphere. The effects are partly due
to the respiration Of the smoke-laden
air, and partly to the inferior quality
Of the grass growing under such con-
ditions. The raising of sheep is even
more difficult because Of the deprecia'
ton In value of the wool due to the
smoke, and Is rarely attempted near
Leeds. "T"