The Gastonia
1 D«Tot»d to lh« Froteouon at Horn* land tk*
Vol. XV III. , Gastonln, N. CH May 27, 1807. ' "
^■LI.U 1J I »■ - III I II —— ■ — _
BILL ARP’S WEBKLY LETTER
CHARACTERISTICS OP FRUIT AND
MEAT EATERS,
A DlwcrCat!«u on Uitnlmlhc-Il* T#lla
llow 1‘ropl/1 Lliwl Ikfttre ib« lalro
4nHIub of rinb m* nu 4r4lrl« of
food.
HU Arp ui AU&nl* CtaMItuitoo.
And uow Urn potato bur* have oooio
again—ootaa early—ahead u( time, aud
1 have to wsgi' war on lliem. There i*
always something to prey on every
thing tlial l* good. Pilernat vigilance
I* the price oflibeily and Just so it la
tbe pries of a good garden. Tbe weed*
outgrow everything yon plant and
nothing linrta them. Briers and this
tle* and crabgrass and dogfenoel and
ohickwvod grow right along Just Ilka
liltje stua und bad habit*. It takes
constant work and constant watching
to keep down weed* und orlglual ito.
Hoc, every one tlial thtratetb I l
bought a dime’s worth of parts green
and dissolved halt a tablespoauful in
half a bucket of water and sprinkled
the beetle* carefully last evening and
this morning they are dead. But tins
docs not end It, fur they bavo just be
gun to come. It is not modi trouble
and will save the potatoes. I tried It
last year, lie sore aud mark the pa
per that coutAins tbe powder “poUou”
and put '.it where the grandchildren
cau’l get it. Put the mixture on with
an old whisk broom aud wltat Is left
lu the bucket liang it up high some
where till wanted again.
We bad a fruit gruwers’ convention
here last week and learned a good deal
about exterminating tl>e»e pestiferous
things, bulb visible aud invisible. It
Is a right good education to bear sueh
experienced mou talk as Hr. Hiller,
Colonel Nesbitt and Mr. Starnes, t
wish tire convention would meet here
ouco h month. My respect for horti
culture and horticulturists Is very
great. The Berckmanaaud Mr. Humph
and Dr. Jonm have douo a world o(
gold io advancing the growth of (rult
tree* and diffusing knowledge among
the people. Hr. Miller, too, though
more recently domiciled among u*, Is
already a household word in this part
of Qeorglu.
rno growing or fruit is uo doubt ibe
oldest occupation known to man. It
meet happily com bias* physical labor
with scientific study and the reward la
useful, gratifying and reflniog. There
Is no doubt but fruit aud vegetables
were the only food of maoklod for
1,500 yoar* after icon wu created.
1 alluded to this In a little talk 1 de
livered to the convention, and some of
toy Uible-readlng frteods have since
questioned me about it and asked for
my authority. They reminded me
that Abel's a.'orl0oe was from his docks
and was more acceptable titan Cain’s
offering of the frulU of the ground.
It does not follow, however, that the
flocks were for food. Ouly a fow of
the animoJs were Qt for auylhing and
these few, soeh as domestic cattle,
were required for beasts of burdou and
tilling the soil and furnishing clothing,
“And the Lord made coats of skins
and clothed them.”
"Before the fall, and while Adam
and Kve lived In Uie garden of Kdeo,
tlie fruit or the trees and Uie herbs
therein were their ouly food. After
they were dwren from the garden the
Lord said:
“Thou shall eat the herb of the
Held. In the sweat of thy fsee sliaK
thou oat bread.* And God sent him
forth from the garden to till the
ground whence he was taken.”
There is nothing about eating flesh
up to that time. Before Kve was crea
ted the Lord said to Adam:
“(have given you every herb and
tho frnlt of evory tree and to you it
ahnll bo for meat.”
He gave Adam dominion over the
unitnali and Adaui named them, but
nowhere !» It intimated that they were
for meat.
Now let us pass down tlie genera
tions until after tlio flood, “And God
(aid to Xoah, Tlie fear of you shall be
upon every beast of the earth and
a very fowl or lb* air and tlie fUbes or
tea; and every moving thing that
llvelli shall be meal for you. Keen as
tbo green herb have I given you all
things, llut flesh, with tho life there
of, tvliloh it the blood thereof, shall ye
not eat.”
When Moses came ho limited the
kind of Hn!muls that might be used for
food- Swine were especially. prohi
bited and to this day no Jew will make
a bog of himself by eating hog. Flesh
eating has never beon eonsiowed re
flnlng or spiritualising In Us Influences
upon our nature, and yet there Is uo
doubt that the laboring man needs
animal food. Solomon says, "Go not
umoug the riotous waters of flesh."
Tbs children of Israel oblded Moses
for bringing tlwm sway from tho flesh
Pots of Egypt, and so the Lord sent
them quails to eat for supper and
mnnoa for breakfast, Even some of
our teeth am called eaulnes, from
‘•oaots,’’a deg, because we tone flesh
wllii them like a dog. Asa mau grows
old be cares U-as for flosh, but bis ap
petite for fruit never leaves him. Out
If Its dident lose bis liking for flesh be
couldn’t eat much of tt nohow, for
about tbit time he loses lil* teelb and
i'rovldence admonishes him that it 1*
time to prepare fur tint spiritual food
that oomeili fiom above. Tilers tea
food of the gods called ambrosia, but
Ills made of fruit and not of .leflb,
Canuibul* love fleet.-raw flesh, and
even eat human ileth. end they are
navi to doge In the eeale or creation
No, there is no reflnemeut In flesh
eating. nrd)RtIiuu free to confess
that I aoi not yet old enough or aaiul
enough to refute to dine on turkey or
fried chicken or quail on toast. Gold
smith’* hermit wan dreadfully heart
broken when ho eald ;
Ihsl mo>n tbo emlh ) free
1\> etauthu-r I m,ntci«ni
Ta nia by Thai newer tknt pious we,
I Umrn fo pUy ihom,1
That was til right until ha foiu d hit
Angelina and then f nrkos he killed a
oblckcn for breakfast fl„t it It a fact
that moat klnd-hawr led people will con
fiu. that If tboy had to kill thair own
■beep and bollock* and chicken* for
food they would do without tteah for n
long time. It take* a bard heart nod
a atroog inao to butcbet a lamb, and
yet It hat to be done. I don’t mean a
hardened Iteart, but a heart that will
not faint at eight of pain or blood
My mother would not kill n chicken,
bat ihe would dree* U and cook It
without objootton. 1 bare wrong their
bead* off, but I wouldn't do It now for
my own tak*. A* we grow older w*
grow kinder and have more reepect for
the life that God gave to all hla crea
te re*. That la. except snakes. I
Dover hesitate about killing snakes.
Uncle Ham killed a little one Id tbe
lower corner of the garden last week
and my wife ha*enl been In those parts
•lnee, for the *1111 insists that wbero
there is on* there are two.
But ( don’t blame woman for her
autiuatby to tnakes. They gave old
mother Eve a great trouble and it baa
■urvlved to all her daughters. “In
sorrow thou shall bring forth children
and thy daslro (hall be to tby Uuabeod
and he ehall rule over thee.” What
au awful curie I especially the last.
it wai hard, very bard, on Eee; lor
tbe command not to oat of the tree of
knowledge was not given to her, but
to Adnm before Bve wa* created.
Maybe Adam did not tell her In ao
Imprussivo manner.
Nevertheless the corto I* upon her
nnd will remain to until aha join* Um
angel*. 1 reckon.
• HulllnUn.
MU Lout* UepuliUc.
Spain may well be uneasy over tbo
developments of tbe past few days.
In the President’* message and tbe
petition of business men for Interven
tion, two atrong Indictments of bpan
lsti policy bare been placed ou record.
Tbelr fall force U baldly realised.
When tbe President asked Congress
to appropriate funds for tba relief of
starring Atnorioau citizens In Cuba,
be directed attention to tbe unparal
leled violotiou of tbe laws of humanity
Uy the Spanish authorities. When tbo
business turn demanded relief from tba
threatened destruction of business in
terests in Cuba, they protested against
tbe utter disregard of tbo recognized
rules of clvlllxatiun by tba Spanish
authorities.
Spain cannot plead that the coodl
tlous which have called out these
extraordinary protests aro necessary
Incidents of war. lu both cases they
are the results of deCoite and dcliber
atu policies proclaimed by tbo represen
tatives of bar Catholic Majesty lu Cub*
and approved by the borne Government.
tVeyier has deliberately planned, pro
claimed aud attempted to execute a
policy of barbarity embracing the de
struction of all life and property out
side of tho little zone remaining under
Spanish sovereignty.
So-called clvllizad warfare aims to
crush military oppoeitlou with the
least loss of life, the least damage to
commerce aud the least destruction of
property consistent with effective
operations. Otlierwlse tbe phrase
would hare ou meaning. Spain, on
tbe contrary, is proceeding on the
policy of attempting to crush military
opposition through tbe wholesale de
struction of property and peaceful
population. Regsrdlesa of tbe inter
ests or commerce, which aro vital in
civilization, or of the taws of bumaui
ty, wblcb are supreme among civilised
peoples, ter author Ivies are resort log
to the crudest nod Costliest methods
of restoring order. They are willing
to destroy a whole people, with all tbe
property they possess, in order to de-,
feat a small force of soldiers.
In this case the interests of com
merce and of humanity am one. Tbe
vast property losses and reductions of
commerce recited by Uie business men
In their petition embody the story of
starvation and daitruetfon suggested
by ths President’s appeal for aid from
Congrewi. The whole story of Spanish
atrocity Is sot forth for the indignation
of the world.
Bat while it is a good thing to re
lieve the miserable victims of Hpauisli
barbarity, this great oatlou ought to
have tho courage to adopt an effective
method of putting a stop to the bar
barity. _
BtM-irlcttjr ra< ItlMn.
A11 Aii tjt Journal.
Ever ttuee Uie aueoeeeful application
of electricity u a motive power the
prediction that It would supplant steam
oo the great highways of trattle has
been (rtely made.
Those who think that this prophecy
is alow of fulfillment should remember
bow brief hue twen the period since
even a street car was propelled by
electricity, and how vast am the
interests now involved In steam
machinery.
Hut electricity is gradually and
steadily making Its way. ftoveral of
the smaller railways of New Ragland
are already equipped entirely wild
electrio engines, and another was
added to the list last wosk.
A prominent railroad man who wit
nessed Uie final lest in that case re
marked that he expected ‘ to see loco
motive* go Into llie scrap heap, as the
old stage ensohes had lo go.”
It will require time, however, and
much of It to make this revolution.
Money is going into steam railroads
every day, and a vast amount of It It
now invested la such property.
Taka Uie Item of locomotives alone.
There are already ovsr « 000 of Uiem
In use on the railroads of ilia United
Stelts representing s value of at least
9970,000.000, while lheir original cost
was nearly twice that sum. Here Isa
nonserystlva force which will oontend
mightily sgalost the advance of elec
tricity ts s propelling power
Ilul though the contest may be long
and atabborn 11m result Is a foregone
couelnalun. Economy, the greatest
element In lavrstsaent and Operation,
la oo Mm aide of eleclrtelly, and proba
bly there are children now living who
will see the day when they will look
upon a steam locomotive as a curiosity
«ud wonder that their father* could he
satisfied wllh cue), a clumsy con
trivance for IransportalltMi audepted
THERE IS NO REST!
Rest? No!—The Only Period of Quiet Here is
Between Weeks.
The Machinery of Our Mammoth Store Accumulates
No Rust by Reason of Idleness.
Our buyer has Just returned from his second trip this spring to the Northern
and Eastern markets and his arrival has been followed by another rush of new
goods-a fresh supply of all the latest and prettiest things out.
For the past 10 days we have been kept busy opening up and celling these
stylish new SUnMER GOODS. And we are eelllng them at prices which admit
of no lull in the life and activity of our store. The power to do and the wisdom
in knowing how to do it right make our sales constantly larger week after week.
Dot These Prices Down.——
i.ooo Yards Lhalite*, pretty styles,...._ 3^c
z,aoo Yards Lawns, beauties,.. 3c
800 Yard* Organdies, lovely style*,_ Jc
Embroidery, ia-in wide, heavy cdx«.. ioc I
Ladies’ Handkerchiefs, with border. ic J
Ladies Hose, ribbed,____ 3^ j
Don l Seeiug these Bargains. “There ore Others.’.* Come to See Us—Our Goods Will Talk
for Themselves.
^—^Millinery. ^ ^
Our Millinery Department, tog, ha* been replenished. Everything Is up
to-date and prices lower than ever. Olad to have you inspect our SECOND
OPENING. Yours,
^^GRAY AND LOVE.^fc>
i YANDERBILT F0R8ST.
IBB BILTMOEB WOOD DOWS XV
NORTH 0 ABO LISA.
JamnmL
ulTtunHuo4MbttUtU» Vufm
hilt form and arboratom. to North
ConAloa constitute together on at tho
pmteot aoderteklags Out have over
bran attempted by Individual enter
prise tho world over; aad n tjanurr
Korton of tbe United flutes BenS.;
rfAgrlraUum. baa himself do*land
that nothing owned tg sovsralga or
•utrfoet will compare with K.
Thla lo high loot tmoay. and a brood
federation, and if it be tnto as stated,
tbd^fbolo oeronty mtlUoea of oar pop.
ulotlce will loin In aa acclamation of
pralao when tboy loan that It lithe
•Whoco In taction to hove It aa a
}y»°y PhbUo, at too prepsr
time, whan ho bao oompistod it, and
so)vyod tho oopramommm of pimmloo
to the full. Than on 110.000 aono
of woodlooda am tho imt»rww w.r.
■coordlog to to art of tho North
Carolina State domo of AsrloaKoro, |
jutt iHMd, Mod Um aod totlwror
will bo to carry out only those exact
principles of forestry which apply no
wrll to gortroment foreeuta to tim
ber owned hr lumbering Crane.
Mr. Vanderbilt hat undertaken to
feral* tho highom pooelhle exempts,
of too otiomeo of me cotton to every
ooa of IU braoobra; and to thiaond be
hoe divided bio Immomo tnet late two
diaUnot parte, esob to be treated by
entirely different methods. Tho Bret,
too Lai Blow 10,000 aorta. Um In the val
ley of the French Broad River, end la
known distinctively ne too U lit mo re
forest. Tbe mordmoUbln timber bad
bam cut oat in format years, aad oo it
«• decided to grow ooly fl rewood
KMWK'Jinss'ssstusr
Tbotrom are chiefly oak and pine, and
■a the pine grow too fastest, the oaks
veragivwastozt when aappUsgaby
growing toam to asperate grounds, or
by cutting back toe pises when they
threatened to ovartop aod kill (ho
oaks. A rafOcieatly donee covering
be* to be kept at all limes so that the
oU may not deteriorate. Tbe other,
nod larger tnet of nearly 100,000 acres
Ike almost entirely Id tbe mountains,
sod li known oo f*lmnb forrat, oo
tolled from Mt. Piagab dominating,
which baa an elevation of over 9,000
feet.
These are virgin wood* and the Um
ber in of large alia, tome trunks at
tainiog 7 feat in diameter, with fre
quent groups or yellow poplars averag
ing 3 or 4 net in diameter. There are
cherry, curly walnut, hickory, and
various valuable faraitexe woods In
great abundnaoe. Ou this <11 vision the
forestry department is growing oaly
Umber trees; and, under this system,
the amount ot either timber or fire
wood which alinll be cut Is Used by
what Is kaown ns Uie ‘-sanctioned ac
naal Prom the amount of
wood fiber added to a tree eaoh year, it
to quite possible to dednoo the amount
ot wood nddaa to the wbols forest eaoh
year. If no morn then this increment
to cot the forest# ennoot baoimlnisfaed.
No trees are taken under a specified
diameter. The mother trees are left
to seed the ground again, which they
do moat liberally in that particular
oil mate and location. And most im
portant of all, the undergrowth la ea
peeJnil; looked after. Kvery tree ia
felled carefully; the smallest possible
amount of damage 1s done, and the
underbrush la aedulomly cleared away.
Up to date the United States bee
been behlud nil other nations to the
care and management of their Umber
laode; but ander Urn prospects of the
greet emoluments which this begin,
sing In forestry forecasts (all ptmlaa to
the genius who Inspired It), the coun
try may well congratulate Itself that
the scheme of segregating Urge for
estry areas of tbepubllo domain to be
eared for by the Government, has not
mtoeerried after all; and that the so
portative reeervcUooe are to stand a*
defined by lbo forestry ocxamtaeioo,
except that entries may be made fur
“Intag Purposes—a provision which ia
eminently proper sad satisfactory.
within an yaara a tree uoraery baa
t»M eetablItUed on tba aUnviat data
of Uw Swaananoa Rivar, acar Aaba
villa, aad alaoa tba aractloa of UM
Oat props*at in* boneo between 3.000.- j
000 and 4,000,000 Of forvnt trot* and
nbrubnhave bean to rand over to tba
planters, and tba annual patent any
| now bn eaumated at soawlblng over
9.000,000 of plant a Thaao are almoal
InounoelvaWu Ofnrea, and yat tbay
oonaUluU only no Ora of tba preliminary
atepo toward Uto entnblMiiment of a
rant lauaaam of llvia* Ueaa and atirabe
to be called the UUimoro A bore tom.
in which will bn llvia* example* of
•my opoelen aad anb0[wclet of woody
vegtoatluc. tallimwand lulradaoad
that will thrive unprotected to Uw aoU
aad etlwato of tba locality. Tba Una
of dlapUy will appear Ilka a oonltouooa
highway or drive iramatog tba val
loyo aad alopn for a dleteaee of Id
mllaa, iootadlrvg loop roada; and aa
altbar itoa, extandtog book tor M0 deal
ar more, wilt ba arrayed tba Utaa aad
ahruba on permanent exhibition to
their fallaat perfection and pride of
Ufa, to 1 rotated apeelwena, to swell
maaaaa aad In balk.
To plant Uria veto ground apace with
autUbta specimenr, and lo provide a
llvlag, growing blanket lo prateat tba
toterveale* ground beaaatu tbvaprved'
tog Itwba of Uw greater trees will re
quire KMM'.UKJ of ptaou. A sctoolltte
UawtHcation and arreunrmret will
ba adortrd, aa that ooanaawotng wltli
Um lutUal ipewlea owe way paas along
Ua alignment under review and mm
baforeMm Uw llgaewea pUnta of away
temperate oowalrive to botaoMM
arormnoe, as far aa Uw proatlarftta* of
coil aad expoeam will paratlt saali aa
arrangement.
Whoa tba nmravry and arboreta mare
no far advanced IM Um prat <owd
|4anlliwm ahaU have iwarbod «taanaclrv
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!»«l«ffiRrri5S3BS
library of mteooce books and Ntnl
herbaria, or ooHootlono of dried plan to,
wUI bo available. Collector* are oven
aow preparing tboeaaada of botanical
ggrsj&rsifc.tB^i
Ohsogetl Cor mate rial not reprssected
la tbo borne coUeeOan, and oo the
letter will be oontloasUr enlarged.
Tosreare Gtrotaa* and Frenchmen
and italtaaa and legtlriiaea amployed
utvonttlM In tbe Oki World, and
spend tbelr vacation*, three, four or
fixmoatfan. oo tbo (im lookla* after
their respective departments.
Bsgardtng forestry from tbe high
pUneof Biilmon. tbo bomblo lodgers
and swampon, who lay their ruthless
UadM at tbe roots of Ue tome. might
well imagine tbeanaelveala tnksnot
danUag far oootempinUan. It is
tleso to rescue oar Ideas] luberitanee
from tbe hnada of tbs dcspollrrs, that
•a may omariyea live,_
**• Mlu «m
WfttUurtMi XliiMlah.
striking lllustMiion of the pro
greee of elvtlicaUon is shown In the
attire and demeanor of the hand of
Biou Indians, now in the city. Ttin
arc undsr the lead of the tamoti* old
chief. Red Cloud. They Inn paid
eiaita to the Indian bureau and have
had meetings before the Manats com
mittee os Indian affairs sad been
taken the occasion to peasant their
Views with freedom nod loteilinsnoe.
until within u very meant period nit
the Indians coming to Washington on
boalnas with “the Orest Father*’ pee
served the characteristic Indian
stoioUm and ladlffsreooe to Sii eur
rouadioga, evincing no cariosity nnd
appearing entirely okUvteua to every
thing seen end beard. But the red
men now here have discarded blankets
and feathers and all iba paraphernalia
of nomads. They parade the streets
teeters elotbed of the meet approved
hand-me-down variety, and stow as
much interest to mailers and things as
tho most laqnlsiUve Down-Eeeter.
To-day atx or sight of them spent a
ooeple of hours in doing P street la IM
buslMk part. They stared at the wo
men and indulged la “Midas” to each
ojher. The, Stopped in frost ad the
8mn building and eoouted the stores
and the windows, and the crowd con
cur passing la and out. Thar
peered down into the depths of the vast
sewer, and took an absorbing interest
■a tbe explanation of its design and
punmaea. Tbe faptaatie and bright
designs in assn's aeekwear in Urn shape
evoked enthusiast io expressions, and
Urey rolled their tongnee to and out at
tbe aigbta In tbe windows of tbe fancy
confection era.
m.Loth*uhmiwic.
Ouoo mot* th* used*] of trust
bribery and of opeeelattoa I* truck
■took* is oaarklag tba trail of (agar
tariff Inglriatlou |a tha rtcaath
bomersef bmiatnrlal ipocatotioii on
Um sugar aebadute am thick tu Wmb
Infton.
Bov much truth that* may bt ta tba
ramott oannot ha driamioed without
Um right kind of aa Invmlgatloo, but
Kb aortal* tlwk groasd forth* ruooon
is found In lb« fat pluck lag v|*m Um
Trust to Um Mfu aohodulo and in Um
abundant opportunity tot prootabl*
•J>feal*Uw «tar«d by Um < cr*ct Um
srimdul* will bar* oo um oosrkrt prMa
of sugar olooka.
Thera Is * dtffrreuo* of optnioaeah*
th* amount of protection given the
Sugar Traot cMvfljr broxaaa of tha
veOed protoetloa la tbs *d valorem da
Uto on row and mined sugar*. In ad
dtUe* to tba speetfe dalw* on taw gad
(*flo#ri nvasrt which giro the traat a
dlffh»vott*r of about on* vigt.tli of*
eeol a pound them hit.nl valorem
duty whtoh, by rooeon <4 uw dlffomuc*
la tha prieeof raw and rvttned sugar*,
*1,7* U*e Tract about.» of* crat.
All together th* Troat's differential le
fallly «wt Imoted at abnat half a o*nt a
l»uad— an adraatago rstoilm to
sa-scrsjr ** •“
The rottagaam of RepnbUcan areUo
*»wpi''W to »K anger mhaST
"to Aoenrduig to tho theory of pratoo*
lion It la dvmign>4 to Mid op 'ocoo
oomnariUou and taws mala tala a Mr
level of prte*. with tba advaatngo to
Um country of the sUaiotelto* of homo
thdoauWa. lint her* Is a oaao—oweof
nwuy-ta wMob epraftable private
m glvtm a vast eoabtoatloo, formed tor
Um purpose of MaaripilWng tho mOOM
of prudaaua* am* lb*toffHMk
Cutoai tho fciiilliiii auk off oU
troata from th* faooadt* of tho tariff
tow they wHI stood aonrictodaf ariag
UfOtMtiffto aff to nlaaR IL* kkg (magnsJ m3
Sx&StmSJS^i
i rnhig MMMH>4y.
HTOMMY TEIIMU OS' HATYMA*.
A U»ta>aH ar(hl|Mbr T» UianitnA
Iwra a*al am.'
Cbpc Hiiimi, N. C,. Oar. Ilalcbnorc Inn.
This la the particular portion of
North Carolina but known to the
world. AU mariners these two hun
dred years snd mars have known of
Its dangers. It is tbs graveyard of
shir* and it kespa tbe secret of tbe
grays. T. F. Smith, who for ulooteen
years has been the keeper of the light
house, says that In tlae "Diamond
Shoals,” which are the dreaded future
of the caps, a ship once caagbt Is
literally swallowed up. The largest
tramp steamers disappear In twraty
four hours.
The secrets of Hatters* are mauy,
but some ere koown. The shoals ira
the "Inner end “nntor diamond,” and
between Iheso is a slough or "lead,” in
which tha water is JO reel deep. Hut
In had weather the water actually
"breaks” in thie depth. The water la
always mads additionally heavy by tbs
ssud. and this It mads plain by tlis
fact tint when a wave breaks over a
boat It always loaves a large deposit of
sand.
It is ton miles from tho lighthouse
to the outer diamond, and from the
latter the Gulf stream Is ouly eighteen
miles away. It Is the nearest point to
the stream on the Atlantic coast. It
Is very often cloudy and stormy hers,
when at places quits near there la
sunshine.
Tbe attempt to place a caisson on
tb* outer diamond was a failure, and
It srems that tho trial was not a fair
trial. Tire caisson wss towed down,
bat there wss not enough cement to
dll It, nor were Uie other sections
ready to bolt or aud thus get It well
above high water and weighted with
ceioont. Tho caisson wse tipped over
sod disappeared. No trace of It re
mains. Tbs "experimental atrueturo.”
s* it is termed, shared the aamo fate.
Tbe Brat storm indloed It. and then
ovii It went.
Now lira problem It whether the pro
posed lightship will etaud Uio terrible
fettling of the ee.it. It It the opinion
of tbe HeUeme people that the llght
■hip will litre to bo pleoed lo the lead
where tbe steamers go, where the
water it 30 foet lo depth. They eon
aider it very doubtful whether U will
stay there. The absolute failure of
the skeleton beacon or experimental
structure, aoeou to show that a light
ship it tbe only resource.
Tbe sand it not quicksand, bat It is
ell tbe while in motion. 11 anon the
quick burial of ships. Thera ta little
or no wreckage on the beach save the
remains of tbe ship Altooa. The
point of the capo ft now "losing.’'
The beacon light or "bug,” as It is
termad, was built high on lira beech.
It is now In the surf at ordinary tides.
The shoal* do not reach out nearly to
far as those at Cape Iraokout. the nr it
oapa to tbe soothward.
One of the light-keeper* says that
wlthiu the "sound''l* scape which Is
a duplicate of Usttarss, .with the
double shoals known as the diamond*
This he referred to as **tbe shadow of
the oape In tbe sound,” to illustrate
bow strikingly llse cepe le duplicated.
There la a remarkable change lu the
appearance of the I we eh at Uatteia*.
The bewcli above It practically tree
less and very low, to low that the sea
breaches It at many points. Below
Hatters* liter* ere heavy wood*. Urge
tend bills, and the beaoh becomes two
miles broad. It 1* qolte a different
world and all in Ihs space, ooc may
any, of a few yards. Tbe wood* con
tinue twelve mile*, all the distance to
Hatter** Inlet.
The lighthouse, built la 1H70, to re
place tbe old one, which was badly
eraoktd, is 900 feet high. Ice light la
oftea seen at Itoaooka Island, AO osllen
away.
The old lighthouse was not tom
down, hut was blown ri|> and baa left
agrtat pile of masonry two hundred
yards usurer the point of the cape than
tbs present light.
The view from the top of the Itghi
ke nse le a singular one. With a glees
no lea* than Dye llfa-aavlog atatloo*
an visible. There are fresh-water
lakaa quite oeer tbe light end id theee
garden* of toll reclaimed from the lake
and dyked. Fan palmettoea grow
Plentifully, nod ibia I* alcnoat their
northern limit. The Spaniel-, bayonet,
rising to a height of 6 to 10 feet, la
•ran in all direction*. Tbe IlgbthonM
rt*e* from e large area of green grate.
The appearaao* of tbe place I* far from
forbidding.
la mm HMIHt laUmt.
MuafarUiren' Ktuord.
Since the day when lie entered office,
U>« new Secretary of Agriculture, Ur.
Wilson, hat avluoed a purpose to place
lilt department In a position to be or
greater Ixnieflt Uiaa ever before to tbe
farmers of the oountry. Ha itaciTi.
and he brings forth ootivlnelng facta
aa hla auxiliaries, that tbe American
liutbandman is capable of raising
many product! which are now brought
in part or whully from abroad, and ha
proposes to make lb* way a« easy as
l>oeelble for this to ba done. He ares
no reason why tba United Slates
should Import one million dosao twgs,
$10,000,OU) worth of goat akins, W6B,
300 worth of baaos and peas, (660,044
worth of eabbag*, 1137,606 worth of
potatoes, (3,773,696 worth of hay,
(000.001) worth of hopa, sad nearly
(3.300,000 worth of riee; and, with tba
belief that It la absurd to pay to other
nations 8100.000,000 for sngar each
year; be baa not only distributed sugar
beet seed by tbe wholesale In llie hope
of encouraging tbe ealtiratlon of that
crop, but lie Is now undertaking to
demonstrate llio practical ad vantages
In beet-sugar manufacture to thorn
who will be able to Invest capital la
Ilia undertaking.
■ A glance at the Hat of products men
tioned by the Secretary reveal* tba
fact that the South baa a date interest
in the anoetea of the plana of tbe Sec
retary , and tbls should be Increased by
his stale maul In this week’s M'inufuo
turtrg' lttcord, that ha Is anxloua and
willing to second tbe tntlcna'ton from
the President that the Department of
Agriculture give the South a large
•bare of official attention. With that
object In visw, Mr. Wilson la prepar
ing to make an extended trip through
tbe South in ordar to baeonas ac
quainted with Its resource* and Ita
people, and to tba meantime be prao
liually iovltes nan who are la position
to aoqoalnt him with tho beads of tbe
South from tba standpoint of Ilia de
partment, to suggest to him measures
for promoting agrkultaril prosperity.
Thus la presented a particular ohanoa
for the South to get Into close touch
with an official wbu is desirous of
bringing his practical knowledge and
uflleUI Influence to bear upon the study
of nutations of Importance to the *grV
culturiit, and It remains for competent
men in the South to offer him every
facility at their ootamand to acquire
tba suggestions of their, apaolal experi
ence.
t*t Cm* a* Waa m* I!h Paar at War.
I>t«c Waal Prrabrtedan.
It la a*Id that OOC third of England^
ravr-tia* gnee to pay totarrat on dabta
Incurred by paat war*, on* third to
keep In a itata of rcadlneae for war.
and otto third to moat the expauaaa of
tha civil fovwatnant. If it ware not
for war, taxation would be reduced
two third* People pay dearly for tba
privilege and glory ot fighting and
Killing each other.
Old people Who require medlclno to
regulate I ha bowvta and kidney* will
find Um trite remedy la Electro Hil
ler*. Ttil* medicine doee not all mu
le te and contain* no whlakey nor otbar
Intoxicant, but act* a* a tonic and al
terative. It acta mildly on the atom
aeh and bowela, adding aliength and
giving tome to the organa, thereby aid
fug Nature In the iwr fonnai.ee of lb*
function*. Electric Hitler* la an ex
Silent appetlaar and aid* digestion.
d IVopa* ted It just exactly what
they a sail. I’iIo* flfly cent* per bottle
at furry 4 Kennody’a Hruceturr.
advick rat nnt urn*.
■ mwllntSf W«MIh o*wm —-*
w»iw»iiniiiM wan. onwui
h»w<a» «mwi»ulilfaw mm*
k T«jrjr raa*.
Maikla
•t. Louis BopuWin.
Tbe month of roeee tbe loveliest
month Id all ths jest—u a dsservedly
popolar month for weddings, and as
Juae brides an Isgtou a few sugges
tions may ba in order.
▲ fault of many a girl Is to work up
until tbs last minute, and then, in
spite of all tbe lima and theoght ex
panded and the airy loveUuaaa ef
white gown and rml, she dose not
look bar best just wbtn the wants to
most, because sbs It dragged eat. lie
sure to avoid tbla
Another reason Is that many bars a
balrdraster arrange their hair aad rail
In a style entirely foreign to their no
customed way. Tbla alter* their looks
very mocb and almost always is not
becoming.
It Is well to arrange joqr bair as
you have always done, carefully and
nsatly, taking plenty of Uma to It and
than nave roar vail and wreath pbrntd
on so securely you oanoot feel them.
Have them adjusted Spain and again
If neeeasary; don’t let tbam puli or
feel the least bit insecure.
A daisy wedding is a singularly ap
propriate one, the daisy being a /one
blowaosn and la symbolic of the girl
bride, being “pore wbtte outside with
a heart of gold.” litatdee, nothing
could be sweeter or daintier es a house
or church decoration than hugs loose
bunches of this pretty flower aad they
are so easy to get: they are very Inex
pensive. Have the bridesmaids’ bou
quets of tbea> also.
White organdie U the wedding gown
par rxcellaooo for a gUliati Juno bride.
It ia not na heevy m aatln and Its atrt
n«us make* it most becoming. When
prettily trimmed with lace It makee a
charming wadding gown.
A square court train la not aa efleo
tlre a* the pointed one, onleae tlie ma
terial ia vury heavy aatln. As her
train la of great importance to a bride,
■ee yuo have a nicely shaped and Imag
ing oo*.
The shower boquet la the Latest. la
this tbo Howto are arranged with
steamer*, of ribbon or tulle to fait at
moat to tbo knees. there being a lot of
peodant dower* below tbo bunch at
the top.
Tbo ultra-fashionable hour for a wad
ding In 12 o’clock, after tbo bgllah
ntyla, bat thloaa look ao much prettier
by gaslight, aud the fall Area* of the
men add* no much to tbo tout eoacta
ble, Uiat there are qullo a* many
alter ft.
It a weddlno takes place after 0 and
tba bride wear* her traveling gown,
tbo groom and beet man does too, bot
iDcougruooaee It may ndpMr, etiquette
require* that tbo other* wear dree*
■alia.
ITavo yoor material for Urn wedding
gown Ht up before purchasing It, If It
b to hs an evening wedding, niuc
while b usually mors bocomlag to
btoodee and tiro creamier tints to
brunette*.
M* IMntaMS Iter.
fonlmluliMn.
W» believe llnii CkhMffo HI
who recently rejoined lit* wtf» after a
rear’l separation and lolrodnotd bcr as
his "fonsar widow