The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 05, 1895, Image 4
GIRLS WITH $50,000,000 EACH.
The two rich cat unmarried girls in the
whole unlveruu today are Alt a and
lQdlth RockeftJler, daughters of John
I). Rockefeller, head of the Standard
Oil oonoeru.
The much talked-about fortuuea of the
Gould and Yanderbllt glrla pale Into lu
fflg'nifioanco when tl,?e Rockefeller wealth
ie mentioned. It U au over-estimate
when it U ?ald that Helen and Anna
Gould have fifteen millions each. lOleven
millions would bo much nearer the mark.
Since tho death of .lay Gould there hat
been a considerable shrinkage lu the val
nation of the aocuiitlwt lu which ? !?*?
Ml mm Alt 14 I Ik tlie Park.
family wealth is largely in vfSto*'. Jlin
wealth when ho died was *<>?eiiiy two
millions, and n larger ttharo went to Ins j
cJder won George than to any of the other
fWo children. Tho latter inherited about
eleven millions each. and their unspent
accumulated Incomes barely iromprusate
for the depreciation of the pi mm . p i 1 <lnr
ins tho last two yee rt of iimtnciil de
pression.
The heads of the various bmnchoM of
Vanderldlta will undoubtedly adheiv to
the family traditions and bequeath the
bulk ot their respective fortune* to the
eldest Hons and a comparatively modest
fortune to the daughter*. This plan keeps
ttho main wealth intact and secured in
tho family railroads. Tho Aston* adopt
fdmilar methods for the preservation of
their city real estate holding**.
80 when it comes down to the ban
question of millions, tho Rockefeller ?ir!s
as they are invatiably called, are 1 111
measurably above all contemporary
heiresses. Some time ago in court the
father of tho giris swore that he could
not tell within .$I2,<HH),<MH> what his
wealth was. This certainly leaves a
wide margin for conjecture on The sub
ject Moil who claim to know *yiy that
his present wealth 1b In tho neighbor
hood of $1-10, 000,000, and that its not
increase is at tho ifeto of eight millions
a year, ns lila investments earn an
nually large dividends. Ho 1h only fifty
live years of age now, and were he to
live six years moro ho would then bo
worth moro than $200,000,000.
Thero aro four children In the Rocke
feller family and they will inherit all
of the wealth. It has been Mr. Rocke
feller's policy to make aJl the churl la
ta, hlo bequests in his lifetime thn: lie
intend* to make, and (lie supposition is
general among his friends that, with a
few small exceptions, the bulk of It in
money will ko to his family. <>f tin
four children the eldest Is lless'e, wh?>
married 'Professor Charles Strong, ?>f
the Chicago University, to wliieh Mi
Rockefeller has given J2,ri(V),0<'0. Mrs
Strong iK twen y eight vears <>hl. Miss
AlUl is twenty four jeiirs oil. Mis?
Edith is twenty two, ami .l<>hn !>, Jr.
the only son, is twenty-one.
ljtr>0,U00,000 II <? I ri'KHrii
Ma eh of i bene ehildren will inhet ;t
anywhere from forty to tifly m i 1 1 i ? > ? i -
a.Ui.1 It- Ly. duu.Ut.tu.1 If \>. Ilo1<v vx: i le.
world contains t \\ <.? girls of sueh \" i ?
wealth as tlie M.rs s !{? ?-kefell?r.
flow these girls spend their da \x will
l>e told here. In the llrs' place it mu^i
bo understood that they are not |
women of fashion. They never made
a formal debut in the social w ? m I ? !
simply Iiccaiise th?y are unknown in ,
the regular walks >>f swiiggt^ri'in, and
their circle of friends it. an cxtrcmclv >
n:irr?w They tnke no interest i:i
do- changes of styles, dancr*. he then
re, f.'tsll otl.'lble c]iil,H. ,.)? the 'ho>|s:it)<t
and one l.^iit atiiuseiie fits of the so
c.. ? . ? ?man.
1'i.e'r i r . * * ? ???-.-< t ends in a r r . ? . r ? ? mi..:-. .
d. recti on. I'dueational affjiin-, the s^i ,
? .-li'ip h and mis.^cn work at, J -
V: t.dr* d subje.-t,. nr.- h-.r . nj<c. rue; t
They arc tr !? -ok w> .run i.r over- - vi I -
? tit?-J u by any ii.?ai.s; they a: -
lo-.-il hy-mit^ie } and h? althy-bo ! !?? i g r
wh''.M?? vigorous rx . t -?? 1 i ' y f"V<T- tic:.!
to prolie deeper into the problems of
life than d-> th ir butterfly ?i?'er*. wh >
!<?%'?? to llut'eiT ab?yut in . hu s.ittsh.ne
of Queen l'1' a.snre.
Milch (> f their time is np-M ;; t 5' .
city home of the fnmtiy a* Nn. 1 West
Fifty-fourth h r -?d. a big, roomy,
brownstone mansion facing the park
surrounding St. I?uke's I I01pit.1l. The
twy-j-girls never go to N'vwport. I,enux
or other Sumer rc?*orts of fashion, bu
often spend mueh <f the hot season in
town looking after th- ir lit !?? cJiarg<s
in the church m'ssion.
Tllf y Art" Knrly Itlirm
Thine young ladles are up every
morning a; 7 o'clock? not a very fasb$
ionable hour, but an extremely heal by
onr. Everything in ;he Hockef. ||< r
household moves Jlke o piece of ma
ehiiwry, and for years the family fins
sat down to breakfast at 7:30 o'clock.
The two daughters have only oue maid
between them. What is more^ t^ey tsfc
cupy the same large bedroom <5 lT the
east side of the seeond floor. There are
two small beds .'11 the apartment, which
open*! in.v two Iuiko, ntinny rojiux one
furnished in oik and tin* o'ln-r ill ma
botany. TIiohh miv t !*?> tliVKsirHf i iii*,
houdolrtt iind winkiiiK-i ??>iiih all < >m
Mliod. MihH Alia ust?% llu? mndiukany
room niut M it* a Kdith tin- oakon ??!?."
mont. JKadi r<H?m luts it Nul'Htfi ii i la )
I' uni in. hh - 1 i k t ? ?U'sk, II ' <? < I with a lit: >?
rark of pigcoji-lioloH, tin* latt< r nil
wi ll noatly folded l?-t t ?-iVi an I t>
liotll of Llil'MK K i '1 ?'?' tllOlMluh I'll*
nt'HH wouifii. Tin y uif u 1 1 1 ? w ? ? 1 1 !? u
MUliiM y?aily and tluy con ivl <*
Ltondituro !^si?ltiic)y, Almost
fancy ti**?y iiavi* Ihvii tMiu:li ? >? i
<n?ity oi sy*t in and un til ' l ... .?!! '
doiiiKn. Tin} t ' ii < *1 1 krop a tut'
not of hook*, haw Individ lal I*
i'ountH, and fall It'll 1 > a
where thidr moiM-y ban K '? >?! ihi*
|Mi?t scvoraJ y fin a. It . ? ? >
Ii-mh to nay lit at wry li t.<- <?! ? t ? ?
oy hu* koiio Into :ho ootli'is "f i I t'h
avenue moditUc or mlli'iur.
The l.rt-akfa*Ht in ihv k?> k. .'<? l?r : << i?
i? a plain umal. 'Da* family f>- ?ml>l' m
the din I it# -room lit 7 .'!?? nY.'o k. and
Mr. It'n l(i fi'llt-r ask i a Idi ss;i
i Iii* IIK-Ill anil (lion i/<H'N a ' liap ri <>f
ltt? Mild.-. Kiviikfiis! is tr,i'i' a', a frw
minutfH nilor K'ul'n'k. Tilt' fa-thor and
win ko downtown to iniinau'f th<? fyii lions,
ai l 1 li^ /not In r niiil lo-r sislor, Mins
S| llmanV H'lm l? a n.t nr < i i>t' tin
!ioii ? -hold, ii 1 1 t-iid in tin al'tmiH of.-.. tli?
Inn -
\ ro SUJItfil M ii s 1 1' I k ti h
Tin- hour iniint' ial< ly af ?t lii?*.?k fast
tin- ^irls il-voti' 'o iiini- !? M!sh Al a in
a f 1 1 1 i h 1 1 ? il |i'im iM . \v 1 1 . 1 1 ? Miss IM lit 14
< 1 1 1 ' 1 1 ? i ikjurt Willi llif vi"lin and 1< ?.
'I"ht*y piar ist- r^nlaily cvi'i) ?im k day.
Tit If las ?? I'lir imw <? is .in iiilmil ft!
olio. Tito 1 I'ailti-r In <?ii" >'f 1 In- llio hi
amal- nr jift formi c on tin- violin in
tin- I'oiiiiti.'. and lias teen so pron iiim-i-tl
liy famous muss inns who haw la" n ? 11
I !? rl ni n ti 1 a tin- It 1 ? k ? ? ? 1 1 ? r Iihiihi*. Tin'
fu'ht-r ami da iikIiIi ? < ? f 1 ? ? 1 1 play to
irolli r in III.' ? vi-n iik to tlio moat
plraMIIV ?.f III- I'lloHt'll i'?<Vv of 1 1|??
f til- n tin u tin a . o pi 1111II 1 "?l io lira r 1 1 n> m.
Tlit- fiu l !ial ilr iv sin four piain h, a
> 1 1 a ? r 1 1 1 1 1 1 ? 1 1 1 pi|if M'Kiiit ami I it 11 il mi- lalilo
ot lif r Inst I'liim ii n in tli" Ii.iiiko allfsts
llio musifii! iliara trr of the inma fs.
>IInm l'!tll|li 11 .III |>ll 11 1'Mt' Si* littl 11 r .
Aft r (In* inns. c oi llio iinruiiiK lias
lit'on 1 1 ispo^i -I I oi' lit" i;ii Is i ik" up ilif'.r
favori ?? stiiillvs. I'rioi in Iot ma iiiaKi'
.\l 1 *-> . U ifki'l'i IP r vvun a si In. n! ri ai'luT
1 11 < 'l"\ In n l, t ? . it, 1 1 i'im- pi op" iiy
?ponkliiK a pi'olVsMoi < 1 1' In il 11 iiv. Tin'
stmlioilH lial.ls ...nl: i. I". I lli. *tt m ill
I i 1 < t'i In r and li'iw In- n transuii!
t ? 1 1 o Ii" .1 nitliliM.M |i , |, i'i. i-lrvn*
IIIKU si s j| . i i j, |', ml. ? | \| r,n \ 1 1
a vol .s I'i. m 1 1 and Mis s I.' I ! h pi i- I'im h
' i 1 1 1 1 iii. a 1 1 ii ' an: Ii slu> lias : ? i ? ? 1 a
\ in .ii i iTk<' o' J a 1 11 1 1 -so, ' 11 III ill 1 mo
I.iii > si<rji.iisl> I 1 1 ? ? 1 ',jt I' jniii'ii' \ i 1 : f ? 'i,
ilia I'olili 1 y iii> a uiiss on a t'V
I The m| ?i*? ? i . i ? ? 1? ? i ' ! a III I \ iiii!I<>ii ? I ? ? 1 1 i i !?
j ln'iii-sM k ' in; as :t miss * ? f i si i*> w ?Mill.
: n ' . Iinvr I'll an icl'l fin-.
i'n o lliirlnu lliirni'M iiiik-ii
IAfli-r III" i'i ailing' is n\i>r 1 1 1 ? ? {.-iris
fur a il l' in iti< [niiU. Tin' \\ 1 1 ? j 1 ? ? lam
lilv ;S pa J-v'i.iui i-'y I'i 1 1 1 ? I nf t!n- ? ? 1 1 1 1 1 1 ?
j Wnl'lil, ill." I I 1 1 ? ? I : I III ;.<||| null lit; fart'
I r. ? 1 1 ? ? rM aii I tlif ;; i ris t'a \ ? r 1 1 ? r I ! i ? ? :?a ? 1 -
{ ?J I ? ? lull's 'I'I, i \ a i'i- ii - 1 1 : i ly ill t ? ? 1 1 ? I ? I In
| a ?*!<?? ? ? 1 1 a l ii aii' )"'!li if l':il*M*s. ft
| nui'iMy < <?> in?: il rt ? n hi I ? -.T in an
j liniir aii'l a li;? It". Tip \ at'- usually Karl*
j J ? . ? f " ? . i ? I ali'i s,M'i;i| tin' i ma niliK li"iir
] 1 1 r 1 1 ; 1 lun Ii liti.i' in ,:ii,im n\ii I li? -i r
>iinH i ;?i i ? it i * i n > I it u i in* (i-iio
ill ? f ln-tii ha\'i> S i:: l.iv s
r, -i ! ii I t A rin I ;i ni' H 1 '..t pt a
?Mir .i ?; t.. s.
T!i?*ir xv ??hai ; t . ? > h;i\ n.!l-l< ln*m .
I:?i...\ii t tin- t i ? ? 1 I ] >!i i l.i i- ?
thr ?;>>' :t ' 1 nv.r aii I ?vL- '?> v ? r |
,i l ? ; i . ! ?! V. ? \ : 1 : J T in ' ll<v "Ulll" tv 1
!i-- ! i ? ? ? ? K ? ? f ? 1 1?- r' K-i!* aiv u-'i:ill> t ? m i - j
t r i i ) i ? : ; 1 1 ? 1 ?a.*'. l> mi;-}' > h> n. ? . ; . ? . ! i
I. : ? ti- 'li :s at 1 <?'? k . Mi, I
? ' . ? .i ' t l"..' ? >li | nff* ,i .t \ ? j ? i i ? K 1 > A " |
?:? I :;r \ i .1 r I! . : li h vl ! '? < ' ' ??!!.? I
is 1 1 1. - s.i rr ?.?mi 1 : iik t Ii - -
li'?ii>'\ In i! ;s ;?n nit ' 1 ? ? -i si 1 ,
!???!? .!:??: ? ? i i ; i 1 1 f i- ???-.'< r< rn i'ty a * !
aCT*>r<ls a (liii- hkntiiifc ? ? n 1 1 1 ? ! . \vhi?\i m
iisi1*! ilrtil.v \\ r 'hi?r?- is ;my
i 'I'licir fritii?l> : t T v- . us- t. ;un| ih iv .ii .
, nf ??!! inary 1 1 ? ? ? i i > skitiiiK I'Strtp'.i : ? I -
' t!?-n Ki tiiii'l !:<? ! t'li ?r< ??!! .? miii
' uiiijf jilnmj t lw I'ift > - foil i tli -t r t f i- ?n ? .
S.X 1 1 * * ' I ' 1 1\ !r l!l> 'lili'-r Jl'Mll', ;it|il til*
| meal is a plain, mil'stant ;i 1 oiiv. w . h
? ii.? u'.Iii h ..r !i<('i<>i"s Th'-y ?? ; ?? ? r i 1 many
; r. .1 till** MHIllldllv ill llk'il lllf< I !???
I vvil.
Kllli-il !>) ii ii Kx|i1imlon ,
. -i N. Y , March 2l>.? The l?<ill?-r
' In tfl? aaw mill <>t D. .1. Injo-rsoll at
Kant T-olianon. about r-ltfiit miles from
I thin vlllaK*". Mew 1 1 1 > .this Afternoon. 'I nc
mill waj? comiilfii-ly destroyed. The
owner. D. J .InKcr*orfl, and his unrd?>,
Denzlel Iritferspll, who wlm In tin- mill,
?iui badly J/i}urivl, and i). Hum. an em
ploye, Is badly hur(, an<l It Is thought h?
CAnnot por*?llily Jwe. Jhfre u ?r?- two
other* Injured, Uul not seriously.
I lie llml Soit? S|iarru\t
Smi.Hl.iiiM Ki t t<> music'
Hear i li> uparrow slim'
III Mit lllttl lii I I'l'.HhlH-fcH
(if t hit m w ltnni Spruiu.
Ill hi* tVlill .l.ll.t.lUS
StlMUII,*'!' OV *M (low * .
\\ tilti IK-*.S of III.' Ill>.
l.n . 2i
>kto?.
A 4 llii'.H llhtllK.
? Tofll !?i"i Mll-I
,s. ai t -?-?-? I ,i i out; I. i t.
'i hi we .-liiK i li' r
* <ll. 1 1 11 I llf.' I.1* SWe I 1
I ..si- I.' ?lu SoliK -tfplll l"o\\ '
Spirit? <>r a t . i i . I
Stlnplo joy (if hIiikIiiit
In Ids souk Is hear. I.
HoUlcWllI I till 111 f'.h'I'.V,
I.nvc our mv Iiiim Mused,
It.- r. -sounds tin* rapture,
1 1 .a \ <uly opt km L?t !
I;, sun i i Ion hI i?k< ?>* !
( 2 |fii|iii*KM or the y.iii ,
I it I lllllO KllStt*!' < '.II i?.
lirlii^iiiK ht-avon so near
That \\ . ? scarcely Know it
Kroni i h> i-ai i h apart ,
MIiik. Immortal Summer,
To t lie m int r y leui t !
Walt us tlown faith's liifSSUK''
from behind i)i> sky,
Till oiir aspirations
) With Hi i*M kIiik ami lly!
"(lo.l In ^ood forever!
Xo-IMiik shall k<? w route!"
Sunshine s.-l lo music;
'Tin the bpa r row's souk
I - 1,1 TV I, A I ;i VI.
H IIL'H. I.C0N0MY AM) PLFRSURE
I s|M'ii U ae a very |?n?>v man who is u
j beneficiary I ? X the methods HtiKgesleil of
i j-'ettinK it little pleasure an. I rocrea I hut,
| just nfl< r or before n Ionic hard day's
i work. That is, hy perrmnnlly looking
alter a miiiiII Kcirden from which the
! t';i 1 1 1 i I tan lie supplied during the spring
and summer, fresh every day, the elioie
est I mils ami vetfvlabliti. Who ever
saw pens, raddlsheM ?iinl lettuce as lender
I and d**l leioiiM front the hucksters ns llmsc
| jiir>l from yorr uwii (fiirden. t'onsull the
?eed cm I ii lolim K, whose publishers this
season, filler to tin- wants of horti<-ultur
i-t,> in an unrivalled manner. Their
| liberality ol' Hlpril is utisurpas*?-il and
I \ on K"et hi^er relit rii* for money spent
willi tin 'in than fitn he pollen in any
j other business.
j Now is I he time lo ho^in active pivj?a
rations. I'ii pure yciir ground w. II by
| (cow iiiK deep. l>oii't make I lie very coin
j in ui mistake of burning oil your ground
l.efore hreii k inu, iim t Ii i*s stuff adds val
1 1 : 1 1 > I e organic matter lo the soil and aids
j it in ti 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ) m "i* of wilts. Then buy yottr
-e d judiciously, lint liberally, it is l.el
! l. i' I. . have U> Ihia tail, than to r. plant.
! I .;?sl hut not least, procure plenty of fer
j t ili/'.' rs, some hluh grade trucking varie
I iv. I ?..n I huy cheap hlii IT, you are only
ward i in; linn* and money. The IJxpcri
mcnta) Siali'Mi lailhtiiiii aro full and in
slriiclive aa t ?* this. Thorough prcpara
. t ion. liberal fertilization ami personal
supervision of the oulti vntion <>f your
? i..ps thereiil'|?>r. if done at once will
j l.iinK i'.t-iil(.s that will iiHlound you. 1". n
di'.it.ir to have the finest vegcta.b!o?s
llowcrn. fruit and Kiirdcu in your tieluh
horli I. Stimulate friendly rivalry, en
courage horticulture; nml a contented
tiiiml. a healthy hody ami a smaller Kfo
j cei's ami doctor's !>ill will he your re
wiirdn. S line hitsine.s.s men. and I hey
are the ones I refer fJ^tiiake (he ex
cuse tlii t t hey hitve m^^TOe Mine lo un
d.ii ike thlri, hut let thrin try mv plan
one season, an. I they will ni'Ver ahandoti
it. ami experience tejichen me thill their
hiisiess will *>l suffer either.
I id |m> rl i? I It <???11 1 1 ? of 10 \ pi- r I in e ?i < ??
Tlii' work nf the ? ? n p? *i*i ti t< -it t stations
liriiiinx' upon ; 1 1 1 i i ? i j 1 1 e oiiotny has re
sulteil in iln> ile uioiist'ra I i??n -.f many
very i i ? 1 1 ?? ?>)- 1 ;i 1 1 1 fill ts.
I)\|mtIiii< ii Is in plj; feeilinj; in throe
j Slates lui\<> 1 1 ? 1 1 1 < >i is t i*ji t ? ?< I tli?' if up* >|-t :? li t
I (:i? i ili, 'it cotton si'cil (*?iiit:i ill a poison
j w liii-li iri f: t f :i 1 t < > tin* li'Vi'tli of tlii' |'i?
! : I III ill IllJlliy ? VM callers (Iflltll.
l'*\|M'i'inii'iits In feciliiitf <5?Xton seed
I iiii'iif in.nle In ISSO, Hi llii* it'll t r:i I i*\
! |" liiiiiMil station at A u I ?n I'll , Ala., an<l
j it (hi1 lirain li stali"ii at I' ni< >n town. 1? -t 1?
, resulted in tin- death of tin* pi^s fed in
j pill ??!' wholly upon ltd loll ?t'is| meal,
j Si tii i l.i i* i- \ |>i>i'i in? nts conducti-l a little
.iter in 'IVmih ?ii\o si 'iii In r iWults. In
IV''J. I * ? f M I Hardin, chcmi.xl of
* 1 1 ? ? S- .iii 1 1 ('arolina K\|torinicnt Sla'.lon.
1 1 1 ? ? I ? ? a vi-r.v f \ h a list I ve investigation of
' i i * ? '?I'lnjiiisil ion ..f cotton sis ? ; I meal and
?"??liii.l that it I'oiitaim <i two forms of
|i|i<>s|ihiit i<* iifiil, which iiiv poisonous,
\ i/: tin la phosphoric. i.old and jiyrn |iln*<
!'h"i i ? : i ? ? i ? I Tho supposition is | lnTrfori;
| that tin- cumulative effects of tin-so in
. i.l.ons j io I so 1 1 s iiTN-nlts in the death of
I?'l> fi-.| 1 1 j h ? 1 1 i-itioii seed nii'-a!.? \ Ki'i ?
I ii it ii ?i 1 i- 1 ii I ii ml l.iilinr Ni>(?s
V ?? Yi?rk makes $ni.ih?i,in?i wortli of
??!? ?f liinu a yi-ar.
\ sani|>li' order nf I'll. i??ii tons of i n.!.;
Ii.is iMiim frmn Mexico to tin- coat > ? t > r . i
ii.rs i if thv l*'a ltnioun I i \\ Vm i ii-^lnii.
Tin- l'>. in liuiisiii slartc.l last v.ii '?>'
St Hartholonvw church. ? > f N-w >ork.
has since M.iv loaned Jti'.om. an I In no
instance has had to foreclose a iiioi I -
ran i*.
\ 1 . I Tcddent .1.1 III is |: I mm i ? i I- ..II
du'y a! tin' 1 1 1 ? 1 1 a r i a | 1 1 1 ^ 1 1 ?.?'!? 1 1 1 . i : t? is
of lhi> \linti III | ? 1 1 ? I a I |.l!l ..t' I ,.l ! ii 'I*.
? Iiiritii: the | . f . i r i - 1 1 - 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 ffs of IT. si
ll n? John Mc| irl' Ii-.
I In; j \ i j of ili.- I i . j. *n I i-l fli ? mill. i, it
have l'.No|\i.| t.i . l!.-|.i|is.. Willi !||i* waliv
i ? i ?* "ii'l.-jia 1 1', a ti.l w ?! I In r? . i fti r conduct
their ti L-otlatioi.s an I business with the
. oiii|i.iiiy directly.
The shifi'lnif of all nation* <,( I |l(.
j approximate value of $1 . 1",',,? ?> >??!, w Idle
II'i.khi |r? -oiiio his at work !? j > r ? ? -
I si-m .i value of J1 .?>?? ihii,i?pi. Tin' railways
iM\ .? . ni|i!o\ mi nt to ;? i ???! p. opl. . w mi
? Mi'l itijt i niploys only 7<
N.?t alone at t! ?? I ton March', hilt aii
? at i lit- J.ouvrc ami sumo of i lie other
i.i,; ?h"| s nf I'tirls. cli-rks who n*matn
I- iiioii^h In t lii-lr ?*tit|.loy ar ? a III Ha t eil
to ? house, ami share In the prolits of
j *'.? iotii|>any at tin cii I of the year. I>e
sl li s ii i lvln^- thilr Milartes, ?onmils
i slotis ami meals.
Tli avi-riit'1 ?'oat of pnw-r for lh<?
I ticiiiilf.n^ ore of a t?ai re| of Hour In
M l'tl.ea|iolls Is sail to In- 1* 1-2 eetitH tor
< water, mi'l ?> to 7 eeii t s for sl?-am. wlil'e
| at 1 > 1 1 1 1 1 1 It . whore wte.uii l.s use.| excluK
ivi'lv I lie iswl )>er Imiu'ii) 1m 2 2-1 itUllM
io I-J i eht.M a h.irri'l. the ?'o.il us? il
tielnjf tlie ref u H" from the ilocks.
Statistics nlve the mileage of all the
railways on the Klo'*e at 'lie en<l of 1ST.'
at I'*"., 110 inlhs, or on* mile th nVry X. -
. l?; Inhabitants. I'm-rto Klco Is ih?- Stat
coiitalnlmr the shorWut length of rail
way, miMilierliiK eleven intlcs. ami the
l'nlte.| Sta??ss have hy far the Kri-nte?t ?
1 7 mlleH. Next, luit a Ion if wTiy. I>? -
hlnit. rr?roe?? (iiTiiiAny v?lth 27.4.V, mll< r.
then France v^t' !i ?t.nis iul??'i?. The t'ntteil
Kingdom ^*T(?iirlh with ao..TJ5 miles* ami
Hussla tifth with 19, 6W mile*.
V\ li > I'll rin i iik Hoc* N"l I'll)
(An KiikHmIi \ I- vv of tic tjucntlon >
Mr H i.a> > Kvnvll, in* in i??-i i >?
I !.l In. : : t 1 1 ? .HI W tb*> '!*??? . d|v lsi"U "r
Kntrolk. tuui the follow 1 kmc '?? Hay uN
the ival v.iuko why iminluK Uvvn not n'?W
pa y t ri I'li^-atid:
?We all know Mi. it f-u .-oinc time past
i a i in i iik in u*u i-t?uiiu> ha* luwn in u
very bad w.iy. Miirh .?( ...n laud ts not
l.iiinvl li' at' as Mi ll a? It was, fiifmcm
lii iluf Aide ?t? liti.l III-- lliuliey with
whieh to pay w ik'1* I" most neighbor
hood* a deal of I rt 1 1 ? I which wan
Hi, In It . I'inM has1 It. <11 put down t<?
^1,11.11. Ill noinc t iitlll t !t s, llil I'.'sHC V ,
i i a mp*hii uut.sh.m-. < :r . a K??nd deal
has b- i ll aha n lone. I alto? th.-r, aim ?.ie
tal luhousc*, jir. ilil.M-S, >1 1 1 < t COT t a K''* al?*
KwtnK n> nun In many hundred*. ii not
I hoosuiida, Of \ lllaK' H today collaKivl t<>
Which KM HI' I IOIIK, hollcM laborer* tilli-f
look homo 1 1 ? * ? 1 1" brideH, ami in w hlc^i
they lived and brought up th'ir lamittpy, 1
may bu *? en HtanduiK empty, with Win
dow* I >r??k ??!? or boarded lip, ami no ptO*- !
pe l of llmlliiK n?'W tenants. '1 he abor
cid ujuJ thcll- families who imh-c lived in
them have l> ?-n driven to tlio towns to
increase the already too ilercc competi
tlon tor employment there.
??'l'li-? losses farmer* have hail to suiter
may be cuunted l>y score of millions ol
poiimlH, ami those of tin- landlords |i>
hundreds of mlifloji*. Numbers ol laim
< im -many of tln-m oneo well olf- -navi'
lost all the HavliiKs of a ilfut tni**. ami
aro now bankrupt, broken-hear'.cd ami
i til lit-* t . Many of the landlords liavi- had
to reduce their establishments, ami some
aro no Ioiik't aldo to live In their old
homes, hut have ha<l to let tin-in to
nl ra liters . Village tradesman i n
tin UT trail" fallliiK away; tin- income* ol
t rlt-rny ami of the ininist.-rs of the
UlgKi'ii t ii'K chapels an* drying up. l'.v<*ry
whi'fii In tli" vWlsiK'H there Is shrlnka?{i
ami pliichliiK.
is this-.'
^,^**Tvhy are things so different from
wlbal they were a few years iik"'.'
"There may he several contributory
causes*-- Inn ihe chief, h. yon. I all (pi s
tion, is the fall In prices. Year by year,
the produce of the farm has soul for
less ami less, thus reducing tin income
of the vlllaROH. If tlier* is not tin
income from Ihe laml It of course enn'l
he spent. The former suffer* lirsi, as he
Is the Si-.1lir of most of the produce.
From him the loss passes on to thi- oth< r
elassi'H. Theri- ran la- no real improve
ment in the state of our v linages unless
the fall oi' prices is stayed. Airriejilluro
cannot posslhly rovlv" while tin- returns
of the cultivator of tin- soil ?et smaller
i-iii-li >'ear.
? I am k<>Iii? to try and show what has
caused the fall In pi lees which lia.s l>ceu
Kolnu on now with Utile check for the
last li ft ecu or twenty y.ars, and which
shows no sIkii of having come to an did.
The explanation Is perft-etly e'ear and
simple w lieu we know all the lai ts.
"What .lo we mean l?y "price ?? I ty
?price' we m> an the quaniity of money
which what we sell will x.-Imhim' lor.
When we si ll anyihliu; we may he said
tu have made a ?ileal* with somebody,
lie lakes our poods and wo lake ins
moil We of: en I:;ikkIc a ko<?i| 'I al lie
tore the 'deal' Is liliislied. When it Is
tinl-hed tin- I.uyer takes our Is and
t:ivcM lis in e x e 1 1 a 1 1 k e as much as It Is
a?l'e. d of Ids money.
"Thus you w III fi'c that every s*ji.'e is
really a barter, a barter ol what w liuvp
io sell for money. Monev Is half of
every birmiin; ami if anythiiiK happens
? o money to raise Us vain- It has hist the
name elicit on the bargain as If some
thing had happen, d to what we sell, we
know that If there were to be very <1.
Iii'ient iiarvests thrnn^hnnt the world
for two or three vein* that would make
corn scare and send up the price. Jusr
so. if for s-'Veral years the harvest of
money is very delietent money K"cs up
in value, and anybody waiiliiu; any has
to kIvc more produce for It.
"Now this is ju-it what lias happened
tn money during the list twntv years.
All that While there ha v been short
harvests of It.
"The root of the acrlcnlt ural d-pi s
v'.oti we are salTeritm umlcr now is un
doubtedly the fall it) prices, the l? ss and
|< ss money which w i;>-t for ocr pro
|,,.t tht sooply "' money b. come
free a-.-.aln and It w-"il.| \cv <|iilckly
Ineoine more plentiful, jo that our pro
? luco and labor would buy more of It.
.,v .1 i::.. in <e.le n K||
/.aleth's rei::ti, and since diirim; the pro
gress of ill - ureal Kohl dlsepvera-s In
<>m-en \'letoria's rehrti. It Is as fo-ihsh
to limit Ihe supply of money as it would
be to limit Ihe supply of food or cloinim;
or lluht or air. What ev< rybo.lv wants
and what m> ono can do without oimht
to be unite free. |'"vcrv silver coin and
every t'old coin which is in circulation Is
as a kooiI anif.-l to him that has it. I.et
lis have as many of these uood tilings
ns ihe vearly harvest of the tnlm-s and
open mints will eiiab-e to be produced.
Miu lev If the very life of industry, of
deployment, ami of proMnction. "l lv- p-o.
|>le's blessltics should be upon Ihe head
of him who helps lo make money ataind
ant. and their curses on him who artui
etallv makes it scarce.
"The restoration of free coinage would
do more than anvthliiK id so thai can be
done to briiiK b.aek prosperity to our land.
I I v makiinx money more abundant we
on Id Increase t lie reward of Industry.
W e are <llsh> arlened now because we
continually have to kIvc mor-< and more
labor or produce for money. With money
In full and free supply, what we have
to sell, whether I' is our labor or our
pro. In. o. would brln?r us more money in
si ad of b-ss. to our prcat encoiirap. -
men t a ml profit .
" Kiee eoiuaire for both silver and cold
should be our demand from the tJovcrn
inent of the country. 1 hope every one
ef you will pr ss the demand on any
parliamentary candidate ?v1u> asks for
v.nir \ote it Is liellevc.l thai the other
irrcaf nations would ir'adly Join with
lvtmland In returiilm? to free col na ire If
Kiu'tand will only show herself wiillni?
to loin with them. Some of our dev. r st
public men. like Mr I'.alfour. Mr. r.aitt
n e y and M r I'haplln. are In favor of li>i?
efmrse are most of the l.ancnfhire
memlx'rs. ..f bo I h sides of politic*. ;'.v.
they believe It wouUd h ? 1 1> this crnuury
in ti-adimr with the Kant, where sliver
oioiu-y only Is ns-. I. All. or nearly all.
the professor* of po| ' leal I'coiiomy !'i
Oiir C.>lli k'es believe it would h 1)1 onr
|t..ln?irh s and comno-i-. e. an I especially
?he ereat in. lust rv of a trrlciilt lire. Tile
? . acti.-rs of political economy t.h-. | .??
vv. II as 1 1 \ 1 1 u: 1 ar icr.ed as to He ef
, ,,f ,,11 inei.a-e ?>r decrease of
t'lever II <'ii no ii I tt b
'!">? ?c '> i v.r\ ? -1 ? ? \ ?-r vtikiII u'tl In
I'' \\li.i r- MS II ? ""I i;l'i-.-|( lll.'III.V
? 1 1 : t . - !" ?!' !i. I-: l!'. :i : I \v!|o entltM' 1 ?
-i\ 'rl . ii !??? i vrn:il1 i:lH< :m>.
?>> (Ii-.- s ! ? . i f .-i" t"M I 1i?"ii ??f.u- fun."
I I :i ?. i i; 1 1 ? n 1 1 .1 ! ! - \ . l ? ? ? i >! Ii-T :i till 1 ??
' Ii il 'In- in nit \\:ts 1 1 s : i !?? i.f 1'fi- II --lie'-si-,
-In- -Til 1 1 i.-f I ? I \ - ? ? ? j tr 1 1 ' nit ll-.'f urJIII'!
:'.i ' !'? r. ! i ? \\ 1)1 -in sin* s:i i ? ! :
\ ? 1 1 i . ' ? ;i \ - In- 1 1 : i ? - ' '* Ml:l !?"- ill
r :i !i i ? . I ii I I . 1- ? i ? " ! l-i l't" v?- il
"\- ! why it' - ? :i?kci| the i?r:ind
!*. i ? Ii i ? i* .
? I . i 'i v.- | * \ ; i-. -| I-..JI ? | ; n* in I lu
ll M--. .-in I i: |ii-.>\'i-< ilu- ill-mil : | i 1 1 " t
? ? i ; ? . 1 i i. ii . In ? Im'i-uiixii tin- 111... m
u:i> iii.i l-t-fi?ri- tin- ciiwn wnx." -I I i r
:? r 's v.. |?. ? ?!?!?* .
<Ii-iH-r.il Seerelary John II l.etinmi. ?.f
the .lo??rm*ym> ii Tallnrs 1'iilon ? ? f \mer
I a. Is pr. parinc for the romlnK nrnni.il
eon v- ill Ion i ? f tliil organization. t'roin
rt'iKirts* <>f i In' lix'al unions nil ?>\?-r i tu
rn, n. try It appears t'?at business at
present f.ir het??-r than It was 1 :* v t
year. Tfie r.-celpt s f.-r ? 1 n ? s last month
w.*m $1.4.;l. ('>?'. and *1 I.I was fxpnul-il.
I'-avln^r a l?alan?*?- In t Im treasury of II,
22'.. 21. I 'nlon.i No*. <, 1T.Cn, 23, 30. "l, "T7. * ?..
u?. 7?. 71. O'.i. Si*). I"'!. 1 1 ?7. II.'., 12.'., 1-1. . 12Y.
I .a, P'.l, Wii, 173, In... l:?t, HC, i: lit. 214. and
221 ar?. In arrears.
Mitnoy to I 'lull I <ul?n
Mn-lil'l. Maroh 'Navarro Kevorter.
Minister of Kinnnee. n-k.ii the deputies
?Today for a ("uhan i-ri < 1 1 1 nf 1 |>e
setan. The C'ftrlljits trieil fo start a -I -
!.*8o au to tho rwm <*.if.!nef erlsls. ?.i? t
Reverter r.-fns i! to make any explnna
i Ion, miiiI the dls? usslon of the limine!
proceeded.
? *->
TAB ON LIGHTNING.
IN i ililvi |\<. I 1 1. 1 |( i:h II KMsimo
tit 'in i : u i;\tiii:h it c m: \r.
i. ill IK uttiti.i: in i n ir.s-soiii:
roi'i i \i< i ? i : 1. 1 sio\s.
II Ih I In- I oil il I r ) Whorl' tl?? l-'lvfy
Hull 4 ? I m In IIm WorU .
Sill' < I V) III.- Wea llcl' Uuri'iui has
!; ?;?( :i i ? ?-? i|*il nf all lirrhnll.i killed by
st |..im:u1o. s and lightning, m it< I it
?l*jn?ar-. i lit i < I ? wing the four
Hull ? I :i t ? ? V.M livtM ilttVU been lost
.il !li'- i'nitcd S attv* from lies* causes,
A 1 1 : < ? 1 1 i.s ,iu a v. rage of liW li VOH U J'C'UI.
t? i-. iiImi kI.i'Hh that nearly all ot
tla .S'- I'a'a! ties occul t ed during the KUlit
nil -r ni iiiilis from A |i ri 1 to Scptoinl?er
in! tlnti tin- maximum ?lcu li rate each
. i in was ii .hi'iit- ami July. The rec
? i-iU i > ! ill- Weal her Hurcau do noi,
ii?.w . v. r. kIvc any information an t<i
ill.- extent damage to proi>erty, noi I
i? li possible to uli a n accurate iufor
million on tliat KiiliJitrlV <>ut Prof. Mo- I
\ilif, <>f tin- Weather Uureau, who i*
making protection froiu lightning th*
siil.ji-.-t 1. 1' special sludy, has examined
ln-.l>oi.ka <>l" tin- lire insurance ooinpn
ui s tlirouvlioiii ili- united Hiatus, ami
has ascertain il tliat during -.lie last
> -ight years H . 5 1 C 11 res have occurred
.v I: ii-h wi-re atiiiliiitc.l o lightning, Willi
>i lota I loss in tlie w ay of damages of
'I lie I'l-ei.i-ds also show thai
lur iik the nine years ending in 18D2 3,33b
tarns ami sta les, lot churches and Oil*
I w 'filings wires. ruck l>y lightning. The
'records since 1 N'J'J have not been cxiiiu
ilied .
The geographical distribution of tho
damage done l>y lightning presents a cu
rious study, and the following table
shows tho proportion of destruction
during 1S{>2 in the several states:
Stales. Harps. Dwellings.
Mow York 117
Pennsylvania 7.'t li.'{
Michigan 7<) III
Indiana' lis 1)
New .Jersey .'{<) 7
Ohio 20 -1
Maine 2.'t 1(5
Connecticut 2't ll?
Ma skii cli ii.sel Im ... .... 15 lli
Wisconsin II ,'J
Maryland 8 i>
Illinois 7 12
Texan 7
Iowa <?
Minnesota ,r> <5
Delaware f?
Kliotb* I sin ml -1 'J
Kentucky 4
North Carolina 2
Sou I h Dakota
Kaunas 2
Now Hampshire 2
Missouri 1 3
Most of the damage was done on flat
hind, nnd the statistic show that the
least liability to accident from lightning
is in thickly settled communities. The
rink in the country is five times greater
than in cities. a1nl for ordinary dwelling
houses In city blocks lightning rods are
hardly necessary, as very considerable
protection is afforded by tin roofing, cor
lilce, cullers, etc.
It iippeaiv from the iviords also that
the geological fornHitl-.u hits considerable
iulliK'iiee npoi liir Ij^htniiig st i oliiv;, there
being l wcnt.v-i tvo act i b uts ii| ?o.i loam
soil nine up ni s.md. seven uj>ou duy,
?two ii i it m mimI. and one upon chalk forin
e l_'.- ..I" the for.v-t.
Lightning oft. -n strikes I wire, and in
f.iet i evi jmI ti n .s in lie1 sa'uie place, a
well known piM\erli lo the contrary not
withstanding. 'I he heart of a buiMii1_'
makes no < I i 1 1'- ? -1 ? ay the strokes fall
iiiliscriiiiin.'i I ??!> upon trees, rock s or
1 ? ? i i ! Ii lies r?ga rdl -ns of their height in
i o(n|i:i riiS' in \\ i t Ii tIii ir surroundings.
Another popular dciiisioli is that it
unsafe i?. stall I uiidi r trees during thine
leivsinrais, :? t an open doorway or open
win. low. or near a chimney or fireplace,
oi* in tin- le'iglilioi'leiod of cattle. The
lightning tr.av strike a person who ex
j i* i?'cs h:ins> If in su ii a way, hut his
sui'i'ouiuliuLt'S have ii'ilhiiiu whatever to
do with if. An itch of hoards in a dour
or a pane of jlass is no protect ion. None
of tie -si ? conditions attract lightning, nor
do canal! articles of steel have any in
fluence in ? I ? ft I'lliiilillg the i oill'se of a
itrclie. as j> popularly supposed. Nor
Is there any more n^o in going to bed
or g< ttin_' i 1 1 1 < > a feather hod for pro
tection t'liii in avoiding an open window.
The stroke iMially comas from the
clouds and always follows tlie line of
least nv-istanee. Its path will depend
entirely iijkiIi tlu1 comlition of the nt
uiiv-phere, hhI it is simply impossible for
.it to he L'ovtrneil liy jm.v conditions in
which a human heiug may exist. .Most
people will lie surprised to learn that
lightning comes from the earth at times
as well as from the clouds; that is to
say. a light ning Mesh, which is the dis
charge of electricity caused liy frecpient
?i Itcrna t ions, joniething like .'ItKMHIO tinn\s
i s-eeoiid may originate in a spark or
? ?..re of iiicandoseeiit air at the enrfh's
surface, and arise to the ? hunks instead
of di v^ciuul i ng from the i louds. as is
more f reijueiit |y the ease. There Is also
:i plieiiouieiion known as the "return
? s.LL-aLj . w:l,
? i . ? i ir-. i r\ ffivoralih- a flash of the elec
tric i iiM'eiit may I ? ? repeated in the re
ien-.i dii'Ctiiui like a ri eoil, There are
.?fleii doiil'le strokes whi b may lie e\
actiy par.ilb'l to ea 'h other thpui^li all
the zigzag mot ioiis which they* follow.
\ train. tlie ? a me stroke may lie intilti
plieil. and scatter in the air. running off
into little streaks like the roots or
o|:;!|i lies of J 1 1'ce.
Lightning rods arc very useful, nnd
should he placed n|>on all barns, stables
and exposed buildings, particularly if
they are in the country, and especially
ii]h?ii the hillside, but chain or link con
ductors are no protection. The area of
protection can not be calculated. A
stroke may fall within a few / feet of a
I lightning rod if ii happens to have much
force, but under ordinary cl rcumstanceo
lightning, whi h seeks ttto path of least
i rosister.ee, wi'.l be attracted by a cop
per rod. particularly if the tip is plated
j or in some way protected from corrosion
I and rust.
A series of Very interesting experi
( meats has I conducts! by the Weath
i er Bureau people upon the Washington
monument, which, standing 555 feet
high, in the center of a flat, well -watered
ground, constitutes a most dangerous
exposure. It w?s struck by lightning
| June 5. 1SS.1, which suggested that
measures lie tnken for its safety, and a
I committee of scientific men was np
! pointed to investigate the subject. Tbey
! reported in favor of erecting rods, and
! there are now four copper conductor*
j running from the top of the monument
! into a pit or well fifteen feet beh^v the
' hottom of the masonry foundation, in
j which there is permanently two feet and
I eight inches of w'nter. They are also
i connected with each other by means of
I copper rods, nnd are studded at every
> five feet of their length with coppei
' points three inches long, gold-plated nnd
i tipped with platinum.
Since that protection was i?'-accd upon
; th-> monumrnt ft has not sintered any
damage, although tlie lightning plays
around ft every tlm? there ts n thunder
?ti>rm. During the summer season I'rnf.
MeAdle. the llghtnlnsr *harj> of the
! Weather Hureau, has a camera conj?ta?il
I ly trained upon It so as to mak* nega
| fives of Uie Hashes as they occur. A
Kxperiments in Georgia j
show that the best cotton fertilizer should contain not less than from
3 to 4 y. Actual Potash.
Any failures to this crop can be traced to a deficiency of Potash
in the fertilizers used.
We will ^Udly send you our pamphlets on the Use of Potash. ^
They are tent fiee. It will coat you nothing to read them, and they will save you
uoiLuv CfcKMAN KALI WOKKS, Nassau Street. New York.
second camera w- 1 Fort Myer, a ?Ik
servloe station on tho Virginia sfto of
Uut Potomac. and a third on the roof of
tho house wing of tho Capitol ure used
for a similar purposo.
Tho distance bot^^eon oat h of tho cam
oras and tho momimtent has been accur
ately ascertained, airlL the photographs
are used for determlnlihkjho truodiJCiKT
tlon of tlaslvos and meajsurtw ttfiSTr in
tensity ami velocity. Tho direction of thej
(lash can l>e determined hy thwpnoto
graphs taken from throe points of view,
and tho measurements are made by trl
angulation. Tho olectric energy, that is,
the horse power of an electric current,
can thus l>e obtained, which will l>o use
ful in treating tho probiom of protection |
against lightning from a scientific stand
point.
Prof. McAdlo has invented an instru
ment hy which lightning Hashes may l>o j
anticipated. While studying atmospheric
conditions at the top of th^ Washington
monument during a thunder storm he no
ticed tho effoet of tho a If Immediately
preceding a lightning Hash- upon a stream
of water issuing from tho nozzle of a col
lector. When charged with eloctrlclty
air will stand a strain of one and three
tenths pounds per square foot before
splitting? and a llgthning llash Is nofh
ing more or leas than tho splitting of
tho air hy electricity. As the atmospner
10 pressure became intense the water es
caping from the nozzle of tho collector
fell In sprays until after the Hash of
lightning, when tho pressure was reliev
ed and the stream recovered its normal
condition and proj>ortlons. This discovery
suggested to Prof. MoAdie an instru
ment\to foretell the approach of llght
ning, which has boon found to be suc
cessful and accurate in a number of ex
periments.
The Wertther Huroau advises those who
are In thej vicinity of persons struck by
lightning to make immediate effort to re
s'toKo consciousness, because the effect
of lightning Is to suspend animation
rather than produce death. Inspiration
and clrcuilatloi) should l>e stimulated, and
tho usual remedies for relief In such
cases should bo administered at least for
an hour before giving up the victim a?1
dead.
I \ I> I'STIt I A I. NOTES.
According to official figures. 41, 391. 11*9
tons of anthracite coal were markc ed in
1891, though probably from 5,000,600 to 7.
tmn.OOO tons more were mined. This is les:<
.? i:?. iisw '?;<:( ions in AW3. or th* 4t,
tons of 1892, but exipSt-eds the output
of any year previous tp ist?2.
More than half of tho world's supply
of tin is mined in lh* .Straits settlement
at tho tip of the 'Malay peninsula. Th<
output In 1891 was 36.061 tons, out of a
total of 56,651 tons; 12,106 tons camo from
tho Dutch East Indies, chleily from the
Island of Kanka, leaving only 8,381 tons
for the rest of the world.
Tho French -ar? building a fleet of n-w
river steamers at Havre. The Ilrst of
them Is called 1/Idoo. It Is driven by a
propeller worked by a gas engine. The
advantages over the steam-engine are
two-fold. First, gas is more economical;
and, secondly, an engine of this sort oc
cupies less space and Is easier ot" manip
ulation.
No American company built half as
many locomotives in 1891 us in 181*3, and
only the smaller builders were able to
keep within a third of the output record
ed for 1K90. These figures are. unprecedent
ed In ilocomotlve building in the United
States. Going back live years, we get the
following record of locomotives built in
tho United States: In 1894. ten companies
unlit 695 locomotives (three built none);
in 1893, fourteen built 2,011; In 1892, thir
teen built 2.012; In 1891, thirteen built 2,16:>;
\u 1S90, fifteen built 2.300. It is to be noted
that over eighty locomotives of the total
i. umber built in 1891 were built for ex
port .
Mr. Hilton Craves, the largest cotton
?naiiufaelnrer In' tho wortd. dl' d at Old
ham, England, from cancer.
Tho late pinch In Great Britain con
stituted iho longest p'triod of extreme
cold known since 1S13, when an ox was
roasted entire on the frozen Thames, and
a fair was held on the ice for three
nights. Tho mercury has fallen below
z .ro in some districts, as for instance,
12 degrees below in Yorkshire. The or
?,? English thermometers aro only
niade to go down to 10 degrees above, ai?l
tho present generation of Iiritons count
from tho freezing point and hardly know
that there is such a thing as zero, so that
this snap has caused something of a
panic.
A large deal for board pine was closed
at Ash'land, Wis., a few days ago, 7.000,
000 foot being cut at Mellen, to be snip
ped direct to Europo as soon as naviga
tion opens. The pine is to be delivered
In Liverpool before July 1.
Tho Insurance Department of Pennsyl
vania Is to examine the muluuJggp' com
panies of that State. It will IWli good
idea to stir them up. The companies are
kicking against the proposed 50 prr cent,
reserve requirement.
AMONG TUB IIICYCI.E RIDEIIS.
1 1 o ii lie ii Cnn't HmIno 415,000 to liner
/.immrrmnn, It In Sit Id.
The wiliingneFs of A . A . Zimmerman
to meet II. Ilouhyi). tile lU'lgiuin cham
pion, in a series of match racin for a.
M K I purse, lias aroused considerable
interest among wheelmen. Ilouben de
? '.wh'h /* t"i77fffi r.?.r it Jvivrr
1 tai> when the Aineriean rider was re
, mrled to be in poor shape, and his re
ent \ietori?s over all the leading profes
sional riders in Kurope resulted in Ilou
ben issuing a challenge t<? race any rider
iu the world. It is reported by cable
i ha t M. H.i inlel, the director <>f the
i'ulValo-Si-ine racing tracks, who had
/.imiiiormaii under his charge last year,
j 'tas consented t.i hack the latter against
I IuiiIm'U for $?"?.' H H I a side at any distance.
Zimmerman. who has planned lo race
in Australia tliis year, lias consented to
t.i l-'rance and meet Ilouben upon
low terms, but it seen.,* that the Ite!
,'iu in rider did not anti< ipale that Zim
merman would accept his chal.enge, and
is a result eannoi find a backer for the
i mount mentioned. Zimmerman has
.. en in re fur several days hoping to re
ei\e word that ilouben had accepted
id* t. mis. but lie left for his home in
i-'rc' hold yesterday doubtful that the
l.iee would take pl'll'-e . His friends e\
themselves hi* confident that Iloii
I.eii issii d his challenge not anti ipaling
thai Zimmerman would take it up, and
now that lie has done so the foreigner
>s seeking means to avoid a match .
\Vhile abroad last year Zimmerman tried
.eVel'.ll times to g.-l oil a III A t-ll with
Ilouben. but tlie '.litter was not anxious
to race.
The friends of .lolui S. Johnson. who
has expressed his ilet crini nil ( ion to go to
i'ranee and race as a profetisioii.il, main
tain that his plans may he upset by the
departure <?f Zinnnerirtaii for I'aris.
Johnson ha* U-cn in Syracuse for sev
eral days attempting to get a release
from his employers to go abroad. They
seemed unwilling to allow him to go.
hut he states that he will go without
their consent, * if ?n*e? ?s?ry . Wlnm
Johnson made his i^.ins to go abroad
ho had not ealralsted npon Zimmer
man going over for another season, and
.1 is how thought that in the event of
arrMigoi'ieiits being consummated for
a rm**? between lloalien and Zimmerman
I Jnisoii itfay decide not to go to Franco
this year. ? New York Sun.
If** ? After nil's snld the really nnppy
man is he who thinks he Is better than
nnyt^ly else, who Is stuck on himself, ns
the phrase goes.
Hhs? Well, I suppose you ought to
know.? Iiotton Transcript. ?
POTATO FAHM SfllliMM,
!?*!?? Tract* or New York l.uml (??
I?eeonie Vi>k'<* OttrtltMiM.
The xchcme of potato farms for the
poor to !m> adopted here on i < 1 ! ? ? tracts
of city lands, by which iWt'dy families
will be allotted one-third of an acre
en oh for the cultivation < ? f potn'ocs ami
other vegetables for their own n<e, has
popularized itself, and will be warmly
Rupportcd Ity owners of unoccupied and
unimproved propert les, ?-uys a Ww York
d>Y>wtcli. . The old idea that 100 acre*
Wore necessary to give a farmer Ids
living is wholly disproved. Ouo aero
carefully tilled will keep a family. Onctt
having a taste of country life many of
111 - tenement house dweller* will he led
into fanning regions. 10 very family de
pendent on charity that can be taken
out of the city betters the condition of
the whole to a great extent. Above all,
however, will the idea that thin In a
complete charity be token away. It is
simply a plan to enable the poor to help
themselves. Ous'av 1< Jolgatml lias
been selen e.l as superintendent of the
irardciis, and 'the various charities will
furnish Assistants. A great deal of the
success of the experiment in Detroit
was due to rapt. Cornelius Gardner of
the Nineteenth tTni'ed States Infantry,
who is station <1 at Fort Wayne, near
that city. lie took entire charge of the
?vork, ami devoted a great deal of >tlm?
to it. Tn a recent letter Captain Oard
nor said: [ , , v 1
'"The land was given gral* hy char
i table people, and consisted largely of
subdivisions held for speculative pur
?ioscs in the suburbs. Hut for the tin
?tsnal and extreme drouth_i?f some nine
weeks the success would have been phe
uoinenal. As it was. it was good. Af
ter selecting the laml we have It plow
d ly con mot and then harrowed and
rolled. Assign your poor people to
take?l-off lots. Oct fenci d pieces if
mss hie. although ours were not fenced.
<}et tli -ir addresses and inquire lie fore
hand if tin y are worthy and need- help.
Remember you are ass'stlng, and do
?iot interfere too much with 'them."
The instructions of Captain Qardnoi
v i 1 1 h? followed by the farm managers
in this city. It ban been decided to re
juiro one-half of each j>!ot to lie planted
n po ato \s, and the remainder in beans
? ml cabbages. The committee estimates
hat by good manuring and careful at?
'enilance remarkably good crops of po
a toes can l>e rafsod on each acre. In
> troit the ed'maled value of the crotp
?fvVed pn 430 acres, or about 7,000 city
->ts, was although many faml
?-s w re eonipclled t" dig up for con
: 1 1 1 1 1 > I : > i t c< rt i i ii portions of the pota
oos before they had attained any size.
">n ? thousand families cared for them
elves in this manner.
SHIRKING YOI K NMIKRS.
Charlie's Mother? Charlie la gen rous
to a fault.
Charlie's Girl? Well I guess I'm not a
fault, then. ? Petrolt Free Press.
Watts? T>ld you try that hot water cure
for your cold?
Potts? Yes. It ts simply great, too. You
see, I mlx'?l it with,, a little whisky and
lf>mon, and ! never had anything slip
down so easy. ? Indianapolis Journal.
Rockaby. baby, your mamma has gone.
She's out at a caucus and will be till
dawn.
She wore papa's trousers, ami in them
looked queer.
So liusaby, baby, your papa. Is here.
? Fr- -sno Itr-publlcan.
"Kanm twelve animals of the polar
regions," said the professor, and the de
spairing student wrote:
' Six seals and six polar bears." ?
youth's Companion.
Bronsonhurst ? As yon are living out In
the suburbs, T wish you would tell -me
something about chickens. What kind of
food do they dike l>est ?
Howsoil I,ott? Mine seem to prefer the
(lower seeds my wife planted In tin- gar
den.? J udge.
The ladies of th.- Methodist Church
a Way it* sboro will give a "Birthday
ccptjoii" on Auril 10. the scheme of
vhich !s that each person in attendance
diall pay as adin'ss'on on.e cent for each
veil r of their age. Some people will
e in -lined to fudge a little on the rec
?rd.
4c COTTON
Makes 4-?'. I'KKIIvS, even on
PIANOS & ORGANS
nn\lT be discouraged, but
1J W IN 1 write for o? grfM
Bargain List and Wondenblfy
Easy Installment Terms.
4c. PRICES.
A new M?tUusli?W Piano #5<* Iwa than
?vor befrjre Mid.
?40 Saved on a sterling Ptaqo.
Twenty Nearly Squnr* Piano*
at New York give nwaj Prlora.
?Ifty Nifw L'prlgfiu? from Beet Mak
ers Jft Cut Prlc??.
Mirror Top Organ oulj ISO.
SAVE MONEY by buying from the
Greatest Southern Nlu6ic House.
Ill D1)EX & RATES,
Savannah, Ga.
?Tjf- steliiway Pianos mt
IX' inclorv I'rlccM.
k^f
feMI T?l? Aafwrta, fl*.
no tkoorr No Ut? boots. Actoal bv-'atm trvm
lay of ?st?rlBf. Collrc* |Mf, now ~m4 Maw
Pkfrn ?w4. K R. fere mM Ik Amm~ -*??
wriu tor toadioBft; lll??lnl??W?|M
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