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' CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER," 'AUGUST 3ri903.: iTHElSPOTING WORLD Where they play ' to-pat. ' Greensboro at Charlotte,. -. Greenville at Anderson. -- : . .f"V ; Winston at Spartanburg. - BASEBALL YiaTltliAX .cnicags a; wamni.u - . '.-.St Louis I; Philadelphia- I. ' ;:- Southern League. Memphis 4; Ltttls Bock 4, . Mobile-New Orleana came postponed, . sret grounds.- ."K ' .,. :' Eastern League. WV - " " ,- vtdenes . Second (arte Providence 12; Montreal 1. -Newark 7; Buffalo 1 y i' V AMERICAN LEAGTJK. ,. , .' 6t Louis, Aug. 1 St. Louis to-day toolc the last game of the series with Phlla- de ohla. I to 6. Plank was batted hard. Bcore: R. H. E. - St Loul 1W122 00X-4 10 J Philadelphia .. .. ... 020 000 103-S 1 Batteries: Waddell. HoweU and Spen cer; Plank; Dygert and Schreclc. Time, J:0i Umpires. Hurst and Connolly. ' - ' Detroit, Mich., Aug. J. Boston had the game practically won before Killlan aould fee taken out and scored enough runs oft Donovan, who followed him, to make a Detroit rally towards the close of the game futile. Score: R. II. K. Detroit 000 000 301-4 U S Boston i - HOOlOOUi- IS 1 Batteries: Killlan, Donovan and Schmidt; Clcotte and Crlger. Time, 1:50. Umpires, Sheridan and Evans. 'Chlcaao.' Aug. 2.-Hahn's doubls and Dougherty's single scored the winning run for Chicago to-day in me win in ning. Waihingten failed to -eennect safe ly after the second inning. Score: R. H. B. Chicago .. '.. v. .... 000 100 000 1-3 T 0 Washington 010 000 000 0-1 I Batteries: Smith and Bullivan; Keely and Street. Time. 2 hours. Umpires, O'Loughlln and Kgan. SOUTHERN' LEAGUE. Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 2. Score: R. H. B. Little Rock 010 E2 100-4 10 2 Memphis 001 100 200 4 2 Batteries: Buchanan and Wood; Shields, Chappelle snd Owens. Time, 1:50. Umpire, Moran. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. CAROLINA ASSOCIATION. Won. Lost. Tct Spartanburg 46 S4 .B7S 1 33 .500 44 3j -5-"'7 3S 41 .4M 34 44 .4M 29 46 .387 Greensboro Winston .. EASTERN CAROLINA LFAGUE- Won. Lost Pet 13 7 . 10 7 .58J 10 7 .5KS J 15 .167 Wilmington Goldsboro .. Wilson Raleigh .. . NATIONAL LEAGUE. Won. Lost Pet . 57 M .411 .54 87 . 593 ,54 37 -69J , 5t 41 .85 , 4 47 .K'K , 35 54 .XS 33 57 .a; Jl 61 .331 .EAOUE. Won. Lost Pet. 5S 3S .-' 67 39 .593 61 42 .5M 50 43 .53 45 47 . 4X9 43 61 .457 34 66 . 391 12 .314 Philadelphia Cincinnati .. ponton .. .. Brooklyn ... St. Louts .. Chicago .. .. Cleveland .. Philadelphia Washington New York . SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Won. Lost Pot 62 39 .571 49 42 .63S 48 - 43 .5'.'7 44 40 . 624 44 42 . 621 47 64 4S3 42 47 . .47:! 30 . 55 .K3 New Orleans Memphis Mobile : TJahvll1a Atlanta Little Rock Montgomery Birmingham SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Won. Lost Pet. Jacksonville Savannah Columbia Charleston Aiiffuata. .. .. .......... 70 22 .74" 51 41 .554 39 4 .439 39 61 .433 40 62 .435 18 64 iS- Macon M ' VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Won. Lost Pet. Richmond . Danville .. Roanoke .. Norfolk .. . Portsmouth Lynchburg . 64 32 .K3( 61 33 .407 44 47 .4S4 S 61 .4-7 37 47 .410 34 61 .400 TWO NEW PLATERS HERE. Fred Spring and Sorrel 1, Both of - Knmtrr tinn, in owum Irajrnf to Be in Game Fo Char lotte) This Afternoon. Two new faces will be seen on the .Charlotte team this afternoon at Latta Park when the first game of the aeries with Greensboro Is called. Fred Springs, late of the Sumter club. In the South Carolina League, 1-111 play one of the fields, probably centre, and SorrelU also of 'the Sum ter club, will play third. Springs is known to every fan. In Charlotte" as one of the heaviest belters and fastest fielder in the Southland his pres one of the heaviest hitters and fastest Sorrell has been playing on the In field of the same championship club and la reputed tcf be one of the best in the laague. . The Charlotte fans will watch their work thla afternoon With a maximum, of Interest . Motor Boat Races Thla Week, - , ' New Tork, Aug. I.The motor boats have a full week ahead of them beginning Monday, for thla race week of the Motor Boat Club of America. The contesta will be decided on Long Island sound, off. Huntington. Chief Interest is centred la the showing of the two speedy English boats, the Wolseley-Siddeley and Daimler IL which have been . sent across the the British International cup known as the Harmsworth trophy, which was won laat year by the Dixie. The Dixie It the Den and the U. 8. A" the American defenders are In prims eon d I tion for tha rare aa-alnat tha British fliers. ; . The feature of the week for the sailing yachts will be the commence ment of the New Tork Tacbt Club's annual cruise and races.- - .. W SHE LIKED GOOD THINGS. Mrs. Chaa. K. Smith, of West Franklin. Maine, says; "I like good things and feaVa adopted Dr. King's New Life Pills as aar family laxative medicine, because they are good and do their work without making a fusa about If These paialeaa purifiers sold at all drug stares, 25e. STINGS: ' The matinees are over. e. - , Newton is now captain of the Hor net. , . . . , And" Carter said that The would not make good. : .... ,. -The pitching -staff, of the Hornets Is without an eouat in ine league. The, hornets have shaken the cel lar mud from their - shoes and are climbing some. r' --s ;:;wv. ' ' Not a Greenvllla player saw third base Saturday. Tha Spinners only ma4 half a circuit of the bases. ... i ' . -- ' , Hunter la measuring up. as was exnected of him. both in the field and at the bat He is a Collins' find The way In which the boys have worked the squeese play has been rreat The word to 'the wise ia I'bunt" " ' With Ered Borings In the field and Sorrell at thlnd. the Horneta will be wonderfully strengthened. Here s hoping! Orenvlli srot only five hits off Fulenwlder. He fanned seven men Laval was outpltched every way The Spartanburg Herald. - If Winston drops three more games to the 8partans this ween, me Hor nets will certainly head the second division when the season closes. Greenville and Anderson will try conclusions again this week; Stouch's reinforced bunch is hoping to break the hodo and make rings around the Electricians this trip There is no need of talking about what It might have been but had Collins had charge of the Hornets from the start, there would be some body hustling for that rag Just now "Pan" McKavitt and his erew will disport themselves on the local grounds the first three days of this week. While two or the tnre wouin not be bad, a clean sweep would be far better. NooJln. while not the heaviest hit ter on the team, is Just about as valuabln a man as could be had. Tl fields his position in great shape and aa a run setter has few equals. And comn to think about it. runs are the things that count in baseball. Whenever a player ets to that point where he considers himself es sential to the team righf there he should be called down and called 4)own proper. Manager tolling has shown that he Is well aware of this. "Take It from me" that he is the man to give Charlotte a pennant-winning team next season. The dope artist of The Spartanburg Herald Is moro kindly disposed to wards the Charlotte bunch now that It has given the Greenville aggrega tion such a drubbing. And there were some of the Spartanburg fans who depfared that the Hornets were going to hand over those games to the Spinners.- ' The latest reports from Greenville are to the effect that the ball which Newton drove over the fence in the seventh for a home run has not yet been recovered. It may still be flying through space and likely is, judging by the way it was moving when it disappeared from sight. The Charlotte baseball club Is run ning no kindergarten for embryonic baseball stars. A player who gets mad and acts childish cannot be gotten rid of too soon. And one who knocks the other players and the management he is beyond the pale. These remarks - are ' submitted ' "With next season in mind. "The dope looks good for the Spartans to win the pennant," writes the hot-air artist on The Spartan burg: Herald. Tes, Mabel, so It does with the Twins, thrice vanquished and minus Stelner, scheduled for another series the first of this week. The Hornets will tea off at least two of the three Greensboro games this week if that will help any. "Whatever was -cause ef Lanhai the occasion or kicking yester- day we do not know, but- " The Spartanburg Herald. Neither do we, but we will gamble that he merited Just what he got If he acted In Greensboro as he did here. A few more Westervelts and the game would be cleaner for their presence. And we are willing to take, what we say. others should have. But maybe Lanham cloesn't act at home as he does away. The fight for the rag that bit of cloth which we can't understand who wants between the Spartanburg and Greenville clubs is fast waxing warm. The Spartan line-up .will show the following new faces this week: Bob Thackam and Averett, pitchers, and Prim, outfielder, from Chester, and Dud James, of Rock L Hill, all from the soutn Carolina League. Stelner, late of Danville and Winston, has already reported, and Abercromble, a first baseman, Is said to be on the' way from Georgia. A special to The Atlanta Journal from Chattanooga, Tenn., relative to a new circuit for the South Atlantic League, Including Ctaarlote Is as follows: "Some enterprising dopesters have been figuring out a 1908 circuit for ths South Atlantio League, which is to Include Chattanooga, Knoxvllle and Charlotte, N. C. dropping Co lumbia.. 8. C. Tha circuit .would be much, more compact than most per sona realise without a study of tftne tables and maps. - It is doubtful if Chattanooga fans would be reconciled- to South Atlantic baseball, especially when there Is so much agi tation among some Southern League moguls for this city to secure a berth In that circuit" "The Charlotte ball: team passed through the city on No. 40 last night homeward bound, . after beatlnj Greenville two games and losing one an eleven Inning contestby tha score oil W 1, , ' "The' Hornets are In fine feather, and Manager Collins Is confident of putting his Xast team about third place even In the short time left -if tha players meet with no serious handicaps or accidents.' " "Friends of this ball team were at the depot and during ths halt of fif teen minutes here the players talked of tha Greenville series. . They are a Jam tip bunch of ball men and are roing hard up against Greensboro the flrst or this week. . -Tha Hornets aar R was ridiculous for Greenville to . make any , claim whatever to Thursday's cams. - The The Peaceful and : Prosperous : , V Tobacco Written for Th 'Observer. - ; ,', Lea vlna; the large and busy Jersey City terminal of tha Pennsylvania Rail road and looking from, our window oz the famous Lehigh Valley flyer, "Black Diamond Express,' what first attracts our notice Is the many chim neya T of many factories scattered around the City of Newark.; Yv Newark Is foremost Jn 'Us produc tion of finished leather, and varnish. and paint watka abound everywhere. Seventy-five per "cent, -of the leather finished in the .world comes-as such from Newark, the softness of the wa ter affording the tanner the required properties, of course. Newark near ness to New York gives it ths unsur passed shipping facilities so well known to the world's shippers. This city of 500,000 inhabitants also con tains numerous other industries. The Worthlngton Hydraulic Pump .Works, Clark's O. N. T. Cotton Company and the Stewart Hartshorn Shade Roller Company are found In Harrison, tho eastern suburb, and' are all large fac tories of distinction. The paint and varnish works of Sherwin Williams, Murphy Varnish ' Company. Devoe & Reynolds, and Flood & Conklin are conspicuous from our car window and many Jewelry manufacturers have centred their interests here. The shoe manufacturer and trunk and bag man are also accommodated and the fa mous "Celluloid" factory, producing manv thousand collars, cuffs and toil et novelties is easily seen on our left as the station "Newark" Is called by our conductor. - If we alight here, we are surprised by the many busy trolley cars trans porting suburbanites to the beautiful towns which aro clustered- in and around the Orange mountains. Bloom- 4ield, Montclalr. Orange, East and South Orange, are the most noted and then Llewellen Park, where the great Edtaon found such a beautiful spot to produce his many inventions of voice- recording machines. While returning through Newark we pass the large factory of the Do mestic Sowing Machine Company, where our ladles are supplied In their homes with one of -our best modern conveniences. Many of the large corset manufao turerg are here also and W. B. has its largo home on a very prominent point bordering the Morris and Essex Canal which passes up through the city. We board ur train and in Elizabeth la the famous Singer Machine Com pany, but our next stop la Easton, Pennsylvania. Easton, founded in 1719, is located on the point where the Lehigh river meets the Delaware and was tho seat of many early Indian battles. The magnificent soldier's monument erect ed here is of interest and beauty. Here, also, are many large industries but hosiery, underwear and met al ' casting seem to bo the most extensive. The hill north east Is occupied by Lafayetfb College, founded in 1832. and here is an ideal Fpot for Rood clear air to provide that hcalth-Kiving l30r to its many stu dents. By trolley nortfiwest we reach Naz areth, where, ugain, hosiery and un derwear are manufactured in im mense quantities and many of the old homes of famous good men of the Lu theran Church still remain. The trolley now takes us to the good old town of Bethlehem. Bethlehem, founded In 1741, has long been known as a place of musical distinction and called the "Lelpsic" of America. Beach's fugues and compo sitions seem to be the most enjoyed by these BethlehemHes although Mo zart. Beethoven and the beautiful soft music of Liszt are Indulged In often and lend to the peaceful and quiet re finement of this city. The Moravians are, no doubt, the better class of peo ple here, and their cemetery Is of great historical interest. It Is here the last of the Mohigans found their rest and the grave stones which record their existence ae still well preserved. The sisters of the Moravian Convent . . 1 ' . 1 1 , . . 1 i pnae inemseives on ineir canajr -wiiiuu is very similar to our flat wlntergreen and peppermint lozenges, but much finer In flavor and texture and scrupu lously clean. Pas3ing from here across the bridge to South Bethlehem we find the fa mous Schwab industry on the river's bank. Lehljrh University, also In South Bethlehem, Is well worthy of note. It Is very interesting to' see the many students, at evening going to their society homes In Bethlehem. These boys form the usual college so cieties and hire large detached houses. Each house is a separate society' and their housekeepers make every effort to reack the boys' hearts through their stomacli and the beys have very com fortable and enjoyable living quarters. There is no servant trouble here and many evenings are spent In these homes with healthy and enjoyable amusement. The tinkling of banjos and mandolins and the songs, oft times accompanied by the pianos, are sure signs of such enjoyment - The trolley is again convenient and In twenty minutes we travel about sev en miles and reach Allentown, one of the moat progressive cities of eastern Pennsylvania Allentown, founded by William Al len In 1752, now contains 40,000 peo ple and la one of the largest producers of furniture in the United States and ranks second In the production of silk, Patterson, New Jersey, being first. Here is Muhlenberg College, the Lutheran Institution, and It was In Al lentown that the bells that now hang in Christ church, Philadelphia, were hidden during the revolution. It Is In teresting to observe the life of t,his official score shows who won the gams and how. They denounced the treatment of Umpire Sheppard In Greenville as outrageous, and said he umpired a fair game. "Ths Hornets rave a lusty three cheers and tiger for Spartanburg in her race for the pennant before the train pulled out carrying them on to Charlotte. . Manager Collins and his men are a swell set of ball play ers, and appear to have an entirely different feeling to the 8 par tans 'as that entertained by the brilliant dope writer of The Charlote Observer.- Ths Spartanburg Herald. Americana Capture Many Events In - - , Parts. -: :. t Paris, Aug. J. The last day of the special games brought great success to the visiting Americans, who cap tured a majority of ths events. . -.William F. Hamilton, - Chicago A. A, won ths 100 metres dash from scratch. His time was 11. seconds, II. L. iTrobe, New Tork A. C, took tha 1.500 metre run In 4 minutes nd IS seconds. E. T. Cook,' Cornell, won the pole vault Tha 400, metre flat race want to J. C. Carpenter, Cornell, who negotiated the distance in tO seconds flat. II. A, Glddney, Boston A A captured the high Jump. Ths attendance at tha cames was larsa. Districts of Peiiiisylyanic city, from the- public square.. The evening promenade seems almost end less and reminds one, somewhat, 01 Broadway, New . York, after theatre time. On this square Is a magnificent soldiers' monument and the , streets are north and south. and east and west from this square. . There are seven shoe factories and as many large cigar rnrtortes here beside th furniture ana silk mills spoken of. By trolley northwest we reach Slat lngton. It Is .here the school slates as well asr roofing slates are finished Slate roofs are on all dwellings and many of the Bog kennels and bams are covered with thla best of roofing. Returning to Allentown and then via Philadelphia A Reading Railroad to the City of Reading, one here real ises the Immense business of the Reading system a large 'terminal. triangular in shape, sending trains in air directions and constantly crowded with busy, anxious people departing, or those awaiting the re turn of laminar faces. Reading Is another progressive city, containing 78.J00 people, laid out by Germans in 1748. Cter It was settled by the English In 1781. who named It Reading after the Reading of England. It was made a city in 1847. Situated on the Schuylkill river and canal, it affords great facilities for manufacturing. There are five hun dred established manufacturing plants representing one hundred different industries. The Invested capital Is 128.000.000 and the output exceeds $37,000,000 annually. With over two hundred acres of parks one can easily find room for outdoor recreation. Neverslnk mountain on the south or Mount Penn (1.140 feet above sea level) on the east are both attractive parks. Not the smallest of Import ance Is the cigar manufacturing, numbering about twenty factories and all largo size. There are also two immense hardware companies here. who manufacture everything from knives and lawn-mowarg to stoves. A short ride west hy trolley takes us to Edison and Mohnton. where we find thriving- towns. aph rnntnlnlnc- large cigar factories. One may well he surprised at the capacity of these lactones and the number of the helD employed. A careful investigation, however, about 0 a. m. or 6:30 d. m. shows the immense distances walked every day hv these laborers. Thev don't spend ear fare unless It Is abso lutely necessary. jNow returning to Readln and bv trolley passing northwest thronirh Sinking Spring, Rohesonia, we arrive nt Womelsdorf. Here are three verv large factories and a very successful town. Everyone seems to hw that healchy good cheer and happy laugh found among hard, honest and Indus trious labor. In fn--t. this seems to be the disposition throughout the en tire tobacco district. In Womelsdorf Is the typical tobacco town hotel a small office with a register seldom used, a bar-ronm and. n large sitting room, also a fine bright dining-room composing the llrst floor. The sitting-room Is provided with tables and chairs for card-playing and every evening is rilled with happy workmen of the cigar factories play ing "Hassenpfeffer," rhc local game, until about 9:30 p. m. They then peacefully cease and go to their re spective homes. The little drinking done Is remarkable. One might sup pose many glasses of beer would find an outlet in the card room, but this Is not so. in most Instances where heer Is drunk. It Is pald for by the drinker. Little or no "tmatlng" Is done. After the evening's enjoyment some few go to the bar and have a glass of beer and each pays for what he drinks. At tho eight tables, each occupied by four players, only ten glnsses of beer were drunk lii oni evening. A short drive of about two miles west brings us to Newmanstown which has four cig.tr factories and the usual happy contented faces as are met with everywhere. Returning toward Readjng to Sink ing Spring, which has two cigar fac tories, we board a train of Lancaster branch of the P. & n. Railroad. Half way between Reading and Lancaster we nlight and find ourselves In the heart of the tobncco-growlng district of Pennsylvania. In the thriving town of Ephratn, of about 2.500 population Here we are pleased to find very comfortable quarters at the "Cocallco Hotel." This hotel cost originally about 160,000. and covers over an acre of ground one large building of about fifty rooms, and a smaller one 01 anout niteen, ennnepta hy a large piazza ten feet wide and one hundred long. A space between these buildings of about six hundred square feet la large enough to use for danc ing when the summer evenings allow chls enjoyment out of doors. Ephrata was first settled In 1735. It has long been known for its pufe spring water, containing medicinal properties unsurpassed In any part of this country. This water Is bottled and sold on the market and also served on the dining cars of the P. & R. Piped from the sprmg at 'the top of the mountain. It Is brought to the hotel and there used for cooking as well as to quench the thirst. Ephrata contains one of the largest cigar fac tories of the tobacco district and six smaller ones. Over four hundred are employed In this large establishment and one can Imagine the enormous output, There Is also a large silk mill here, employing upwards of 200 hands. This Is the home of the Sev en Day Adventlsts, who claim Sat urday as their Sabbath and do 'dally toll Sundays as "others would Mon days. The people adhere strictly to the New Testament and wash each other's feet before administering sac raments. They formerly used the dress of the Franclsan "White Friars" but recently the few that still re main are not so rigid In thla Thsfo are two buildings of Importance here In this sect: the sisters' house and tha brothers' house. The latter con tains the "sooi" or church, where th services, funerals and feasts are cele brated. It la to this tittle settlement that three hundred wounded and 'dy ing soldiers of Washington's army were brought and ear-sd for after tha battle of Brandywlne. Those . thst died sre burled about halfa, mile over the hill where has been erected a magnificent granite "monument iS feet high and unequaled by any at Gettysburg for beauty and grandeur. The early morning rays of the sun on this grsnite column make tt re. semble a shaft afire. We -are met on the grounds of ths buildings by a une specimen "r woman. large and happv. whose life and pleasure Is to nrouMly exhlMt th" many different historical relics and manuscripts and S"uld yon throus-h these Interesting old buildings. The beams of these houses were posted down Stream and carried ' tn Ephrata and ths foot prints sf the lumberman, as h stood on on log and raided others, are still easily seen on then beams. Tt was th ntstotn of these men to rraa their feet with animal at or gress fn pvent soreness. This ac connts fn ths xltn of these foot prln'f which arr fndellhl, -.jt Whlla rstaralaf ta Us hstsl tut WILLIAM FIRTH, PRES. AMERICAN MOISTENING COMPANY i ' i y ; 73 Milk Street, Boston, Mass. ' ' J. S , C0THRA&, fouthera RcprcsenUUve, 0S Trnst BM. CHABLOTTE, K. 0. ' attention Is drawn tor a long cement sidewalk, which followed to the end. leads to a beautifully arranged pri vate r racetrack. Many very - fine horses can be seen running the course dally and a circular covered stable affords exercise In Inclement weather. Tho pretty, home-like dwellings In and about the estate have the usual hospitable attractive appearance of th famous district. "We may return now to ths .hotel and quench our thirst with this pur est of water sad eat "home-cured" ham, the flavor of which no one can appreciate who has not tasted it here The sun rises early and before 7 a. m. driving northeast our attention is called to the many larze and healthy fields of tobacco. These fields are tilled to the fence, not an inch of ground Is wasted and the beautiful dark green bushy plant Is truly a pleasing sight. me seeds planted under grass early In the spring, are ready to replant wnen tne frost has entirely, left the ground. About June 1st the farmer transfers his plants from house to .the long furrows of his fields, allowing each plant a healthv snace of around about three feet square. Eleven weeks of alternate sunshine and light warm rains bring the tobacco to a height of from four to six feet. It bears seven to twelve leaves and re sembles our Eastern mullen, although the leaves are much broader and larger and grow from the stalk with very short stems. The white flower, allowed to bloom for seed. Is a very beautiful, small, delicate bloom, re sembling a small Jasmine, it droops during the day but at evening this niossom Issues an lndescrlbablo and delicious perfume. The time for harvest la early Sep tember, when each plant Is cut off Labout six Inches from the ground, and strung on long sticks that it hangs at rlxht angles. It is then carried Into barns for drying and curing and left hanging until a damp day In the late fall. The leaf Is so tender when dry that the dampness, to whlch.lt is very susceptible, is necessary before it can be touched. Then the first strip ping Is done, the leaves being taken from the main stalk and separated according to size, color and texture. They are then packed In uniform bundles for market and eventually the cigar maker. Kurly spring opens and the former drives to town with his bales of to bacco to be cased and made readv for market or warehouse and eventually the cigar maker. It Is found necessary to use a dif ferent field for tobacco each year and to thoroughly fertlllie the Held Just used. Although other crops will flourish, such as corn, wheat or rye, the tobacco takes all the ammonia from the ground the tlrst year and will not grow a second year in suc cession, to good advantage. After about three years, however, when the fields have been -thoroughly fertilised, tobacco can sgatn bo planted and a ifine crop reaped. . Many small towns, about Ephrata contain cigar factories of surprising capacity. At Reamstown, about five miles Irlve, there are two large factories, hiring over one hundred hands and there Is also much work done In the homes. It Is not uncommon to hear the children while returning from school tell each other, "I must hurry lome nnd finish, my strlppln'. This, however, means the removing of the main stem of the leaf, leaving only the silky green petal, which meas ures from twenty to twenty-live Inches long and fifteen Inches wide, to warp a cigar or be broken up for filler. Leaving Reamstown. about four miles further east. Is Adamstown. Here there are three large factories. iusy turning out clgurs, hesldea hos iery and underwear mills of medium capacity. Returning a few miles along the same "pike" owing to the mountain H-ic. and by brant nlng off northwest, we arrive In Denver. Denver has moro than half a dozen large cigar factories beside many other industries of different lines. Passing north through Rchoeneck and Hopeland, each containing one or two cigar factories, we reach Clay, where man and beast can tlnd both rest and food at a comfortable little hotel. Clay our way Is east to. Lincoln, one of the neatest and best- kept towns of this section and ex ceedingly prosperous. Although on ly one large factory Is here, there are three smaller ones and all find h ready-market for their output. Returning along a well-kept "pike" to Ephrata and after a cooling and refreshing bath, we once more seek enjoyment In and about our hotel. Many people from Heading and Lancaster as well as Philadelphia and mops distant cities find this spot ideal for summer's rest. Beautiful landscape, clear air, fine water, good food and refined entertainment help to recuperate any ailment of mlsid and body, and often we find the town ministers on the veranda to ad minister to our souls. By driving west we pass through a valley of unsurpassed beauty: fields of tobacco, corn and rye. Intermingle their graceful tassels of white and yellow. This makes a scene pleas ing to the eye and gives the. air that fresh, clear taste and smell Incom parable. Climbing a steep hill and passing along the edge of woods filled with oak and linden trees wa aye suddenly in the Town of Akron, df about 600 population and sta cigar factories that employ over two hun dred hands. Driving on .over these fine lime stone roads south ws reach Browns town. Here again wa find six cigar factories, hiring about the same number of hands as Akron, but boasting of mors and finer large de tached house. Passing southwest about seven mires ws are now among the most beautifully kept farms known In this country. No broken fences or un palnted houses are' anywhere to be found, and tha barns, oftentimes larger than ths dwellings, are built to accommodate all tha farming Im plements as well as to house - the tobacco and ths beasts. Many mules are used through this country for farming and are found best for ths hard wear of this continuous work. New Holland ' is oar next stop, where two good hotels provtds food and shelter. Hera Is but ana cigar factory of slse. but other Industries, such : as hosiery, - underwear and hardwear manufacturing are very ex tensive. i Passing from New Holland " cast through Blus Ball wa reach tha sur prising town of Terra Hill. With ths trolley reaching bers only every hour for transporting goods and passen ger. It Is a town of about 000 poopt and nine elgar factories, all largs and hiring from twenty to ona hun dred hands sach and : busy at an times ts their utmost capacity. A JTRAMC top THE s Up About leaky roofs and use Rex FUntkota Roofing. ' .... -.For.-salrnlyby..., : l : . ..... Charlotte Supply Co. Wa carry everything fine town this is. about one mile and a half along the main street or road and the neat, well kept houses show prosperity existent everywhere. Our next drive takes us about twelve miles along a limestone road to Bowmansvllle. The changes In scenery from fertile valley to wildest mountain is remarkable. Bear is often seen here through the woods and the numerous birds, robins, partridge and the smaller ones make the country most enjoyable to the lover of nature in its true condition. The Guinea fowl Is raised plentifully In this section of the country and often after Its wild run through the woods In the early summer It re turns to the farmer to be fattened and the early fall finds them In prime condition for the market. Driving west and passing through Mlllway and Rothsvllle wu strike Lltlts. known like. Ephrata, for its pure spring water. Cigars Innumer able are manufactured here, besides the famous Lltlts pretzels always handy In the sitting rooms of tho hotels throughout this Interesting country. Passing west to Manhelm. one of the largest rat trap factories Is here nd a very large chocolate and cocoa mill. Seven large cigar factories are in Manhelm. Going south by train or trolley we reach the famous City of Ijincaster. Lancaster is the county seat of Lan caster county, worthily called the parlor county of Pennsylvania and on the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. I,ancaster, founded In 171 by the Menonltes, was callad "Hickory Town" until 1730. It was made a borough In 174:' and a city In 181. The famous Franklin and Marshall College Is here and Mlllersvllle, about one mile from tewn, Is a Inrgo school for girls to study the higher clnssics. Incaster has the dis tinction of having once been the capital of Pennsylvania, from 179 to 1812. Ijmeaster prides herself upon hav ing seven hundred and fifty manu facturing plants. Here Is the princi pal market for that tobacco and thoKc clears of which we have been speaking and every principal street contains tliu large warehouses of the leaf dealers. In tho County of I.an caster during the season of 1S00 nearly 15.000,000 worth of tohucco was raised. -Iancnster has many large cigar factories, two of the largest umbrella factories In the United States and two very large carsmel factories. A short trip northwest passes through the towns of Mount Joy and Elizabethtown. where more factories are located. Crossing west through l oiumma ana across me nus.jue. river to Wrlghtsvllle we begin to realize the Immense proportions of tho cigar business, York, our next stop, the county sent of York county, Is one of the busiest cities of this section. A Ger man colony In 17.13, It was planned and laid out In 17 41 by John. Thomas and Richard Penn. In 1777 the Continental Congress met here, fear ing capture In Philadelphia by Howe's army. This was for only one year, however. York was a borough In 1 787 and was made a city In 1837. To-duy there are four hundred and seventy-live manufacturing establish ments representing a combined capi tal of $10,000,000 and making finished products annually of $12,000,000. Of these products $1,200,000 are to. bncco, one-tenth of the entire output of the city. Carriage manufacturing and that of Ice refrigerating ma chines, paper, shoes, wire-cloth an agricultural Implements is very ex--tnslve, and the city has every ap pearance of success and prosperity. The trolleys running south pass through Dallastown, of 1,400 popu lation, and eleven cigar factories, and Red Lion (named from the hotel or road house formerly there) haj 1.500 population, fourteen cigar facT torles snd a large furniture .-factory now building. lof, a short mll from rtallaatown with 400 neonle. i hns twenty-seven registered cigar manufacturers, but most of these work at their homes for the larger factories. Driving from Red Lion through Windsor. mttersviUe, Crayley. East Prospect Yorkanna. Holt and Frey vllle, we find all of these town con taining two or three cigar factories each and very prosperously kept. Returning to York snd driving southwest through to York, New Sa lem, 8mysers Station snd then east to Jacobs and Logansvllle we find In terestingly full of cigar factories. Southwest of York Is Hanover, not ed for Its -wealth tn proportion to its population; the banks having monsy on deposit averaging over f 1.500 to ewch Inhabitant of the town. Shoes, gloves, -water-wheels and eleven cigar factories sre found here. Seven miles southwest la Litt'eto wn. another thriving, busy place with four large clgtr factories. JdcSherrystown, northwest of Han over about two ml lea has ten large cigar factories, but the shortage of help and targe supply of orders keep the manufacturers somewhat worried. Returning toward York, we pass through Spring Grove, Nash vt He and Thomasvllle, all containing largs elgar factories and from Tork wa go north to Harrtsburg. Much' has been pubr lishad of Hsrrlsburg- politically- ws will consider tha other slds. John Harris, (17:) obtained a of Lemon, Orange, Vanilla, etc, impart their c!:!i cate fresh fruit "flavor B. CO SONS, Vlc Pres. and Tre. Kiken In Mill Furnishing. , grant from Great Britain of 800 acres and the town was settled in 1785 and Incorporated in 17l. It became tha capital of Pennsylvania In Hit and was made a city In 18S0. It la a most Imposing site, situated on tha eut shore of the Susquehanna rtver. with five beautiful bridges and sixteen acres of pak along the shore'. - Threa of these bridges are modern Steel structures. Hsjrlsburg has he most perfect system of electric car.servtosi In tho world. Several largo cigar factories are here as well as a Urge machine shop, shoe factory, cel luloid collar factory and typewriters) and hosiery are manufactured in large quantities. . Is the toiwnf Hershy. so named by the enormous factory of the Hershey. chocolate and cocoa factory situated nere. it is wormy, or note to mention the great care taken of the employes of this factory, both socially and financially. The dwellings and stores are all In keeping with the architect lure of the factory, as is also the rail road station. Fifteen milea further east is the fa mous old Lutheran town of Lebanon, settlwd tn 1T00 r. y (lerman emigrants and laid out In 17T.0 by George Htelts and called Steltzland. It was incor porated In 180 and made the city of. Lebanon In 188 5. Most of Lebanon's wealth comes from the quarries and mines, and of course the manufactur ing here Is mostly In hardware such as nuts, bolts and chains. The rolling; mill employs 10,000 people. Thera are many cigar factories here also, but not large ones. Great Interest In cigar manufacture can be found along the Perklomen Hallrond, 'between Allentown and Nor rlstown and then north by Philadel phia & Heading Kailroad through! Soudertown, Sellersville, Quaker town and llellt-rtown, and all these towns contain lirge cigar factories most of which belong to the lsrge Phtud '.ohla manufacturers. Mik Ii may be said for tho chances In this tobacco country for honest, hard and industrious lajor. Tha cheapness of the living makes wages buy more. Many families work evenings, stripping and bundling to bacco, fo receiving large returns for their week's labor In the smaller town many families live on $300 a year, and an -.icre of tobacco properly cared for will yield from 190 to $100 worth of tobacco. Houses rented at $5 a month are well built and very comfortable. Hoard for a single man at $10"a month ln?ludeshls washing and mending as well as a nice room and healthy, well cooked food. Ths earning capacity of S3 a day and up ward ought to attract much labor. However, with all these attractions for a money maker, there is continual oompInlnt of ,aCK of ,abor and many . , ,,.,., .... k..i.. cigar factories turn away business be- eune of the limit of the output. The poo pi seem to be mostly direct defendants from Holland Dutch and, arc scrupulously clean about their houses and fond, but their person does) not receive tne attention people of tha east give themselves, where enamel 'buth-tubs and running water are so convenient. Thn languag spoken mostly la Pennsylvania lutch, a mixture of German, English and localisms and is learned only by constant association with the speakers, books being scarce and reading considered only a lazy oc cupation. HOltSOV A JOKE. But Foreigner Have Not His True- Measure. Pittsburg Gazette. At Rome, even in the congressional district which sent 'him to Congress, the Hon. Richmond Pearson Hobson is considered something of a Joke, Abroad, but more especially In Japan,, they cannot b expected to hare his true measure. The American peopla thought very well of Hobson for his ga'.lant fiction in g-lng in under tha fire of the forts a nd sinking tne Mern- mac In th'." channel to blockade tha Spanlt'a siut(iron In the harbor. They rtlll honor him for that, but have had little rco'on to commend him sine -for anything that he has done. Ha has not adde 1 to 'his reputation for . wisdom or common sense 4n the years . since he left the navy. Evn at tha Democratic national convention . tha . delegates, members of the party t whic-h he represents In Congress. ' hardly cou'd be persuaded to glva him a hearing. He was almost hooted from the platform. His sincerely is unquestioned, but the sincerity of a -monomaniac has .lrttle to recommend ' It. If the Japanese could mads to understand the opinion the American people have of Hobson his speech ia or out of Congress would not have tha unfortunave effect described by Am baasador O'Brien. Tha Japanese gov- ' eminent understands, but thr mass of people are misled by the circum stances that Hobson' has held an Im portant position. In the American navy and Is now a member of tha national ' legislative body. Thla they construe as ho represents American sentiment or an influential part of It and they ar gue therefrom that there Is large un friendliness here for Japan. Vnfortu na&ty. ths Hobaons cannot be sup pressed. They are an unpleasant Inci dent of tha inestimable privilege of free speech and part of tha price whicj a nation must pay for It
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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