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AFTEE SURK END Ell
SPANIARDS NOT TROUBLED
BY CHANGE.
From lu be (Unit tlmt II In All Der Pop
ulation (lathers About the Whnrve and
Watch tlir 8tatr of Teius Vnlnadlnc
Cargo of Hupullr.
Hantiaoo, July '0. Santiago in now
a city of fttlcuco. The American flng
iraves over tho nillltiiry headquarters
on Morro'a ihigstnff nnd Red Cross
cmblcuis nro as plentiful as church
plrcs.
Almost tho entire population Is
Cathered about tho wharves, whe.ro tho
Hpanlsh shipping, now prizes of the
United States, will soon he augmented
by n lurgi fleet of transports flying Un
American eolors.
Sonic stores, mostly for the Rale of
liquor and drugs, arc opon, but their
patrons uro few. ltcggars arc In evi
dence, of the sime Importunate sort
which make Havana unpleasant for
foiclgners. Now and then n man or
woman of the better class beg tho cor
respondents for "milk for my little
one, in tho nnnio of God."
At the dock where the lied Crots
steamer State of Texas Is unloading
and preparing for u long stay, n guard
from tho Ninth infantry has been
mounted, but the soldiers have- had
little trouble, except from the inroads
by bad boys, indigenous to seaport
cities.
There nre no evidence of gloom -on
the faces of tho Spanish men and
women. Thcso mercurial people nro
already laughing and are pleased at
the military and naval show, and at
the prospect of getting food other than
Ice and Bait meats.
Nearly all the better class of houses
aro closed. Tho residents evidently
liavc not yet returned from HI Caney
nnd other suburban places to which
Ihcy fled upon the threat of bombard
incut by the land and bc;v forces of the
Uuitcd States.
Tilth is noticeable everywhere and,
itrnngc to say, the city is healthy in
spite of it. Hut if .Santiago is to con
tinue healthy much sanitary work Is
necessary. Arrangements, therefore,
arc now under way to remove the
most dangerous feature and to im
prove those which tend to purify tho
city. "
22,789 SPANISH PRISONERS.
Urnrnil Torn! Turns Otrr Ills llosti-r to
(ienerul blind rr.
Wasiiinoto.V, .Inly 20. Tho War de
partment has received n dispatch, dated
yesterday, from General Shatter, say
ing that the roster of prisoners was
handed In yesterday afternoon by
General Toral, aud that tho total Is
V2.7S9 men.
ilcneral Shaftcr's dispatch added
that the prisoners turned over to him
for exceeded in numbers tho strength
of his own army.
Word as to the arms and ammuni
tion surrendered came to tho war de
partment this afternoon in tho follow
ing cablegram from General Shatter:
"Playa, 0M7 it. m.. Headquarters near
Santiago, July It). Adjutant General,
Washington: My ordnance oflicer
reports over 10,000 rifles bent in and
about 10,000,000 rounds of ammunition.
Send ofllecrs nnd troops to-morrow to
receive surrender of Interior garrisons.
About 'J.000 at these places. Will send
officers to receive surrender of coast
garrisous, Guantnnaino, Holclon nnd
Sagua, I'anclani. W. it. Shatter
Major General Commanding.
LAWS FOR THE CONQUERED,
rhs President's Proclamation on Huntl
nro'n (lovernment.
Wasimnotox, July 20.--A state paper
that will be historic, marking an epoch
In American history, was Issued last
night by direction of President MeKln
ley, It provides in general terms for
the government of the province of San
tiago do Cuba, nnd Is tho first docu
ment of tho kind ever prepared by a
President of the United States. The
full text of tho document Is as follows:
"Of ncntl Shatter, Santiago, Cuba: Tim fol
lowing U ent you fur your Information and
guidance. It will li published In such manner
In tioth English nnd'Stjanlih as will give It the
widest circulation In tho territory under your
control:
"Tho capitulation of tho Spanish forces In
Santiago do Cubs and In the eastern part ul
the province of Santiago and the occupation of
the territory by tho foreas of thn United Slate
render It necessary to Instruct the military
eotnmamler of tho I'nlled Stntes ns to Ihn con
duct which ho Is to observe during the military
occupation.
"Tho first effect of the military occupation of
the enemy's territory Is the severance of the
formal polltlcul relations of tho Inhabitants
and the establishment of a new political power.
Under this changed condition of things the In
habitant, no long as they perform their duties,
are entitled to security In their persons nnd
property, and lu ull their private rights and
relations. It Ik my desire that tho Inhabitants
of Cuba should 1)5 acquainted with the purpose
of the United States to discharge to the fullest
extent Its obligations In this regard.
"It will, therefore, be the duty of the com
mander of tho army of occupation to announce
and proclaim lu the most public manner that
vie come hot to make war upon tho Inhabitants
of Cuba, nor upon any party or faction umong
them, but to protect them In their homes. In
tbelr employments and In their personal and ro
llidous rights. All persons who, cither by ac
tive aid or by honest submission, co-operate
with tho United States In 111 efforts to glvo ef
oct to this benlllcent purpose, will reocle the
reward of its KUpporl und protection. Our oc
cupation should bo us froo from severity a
losslble.
NOTES OF THE WHEEL.
MATTERSOFINTERESTTO DEV
OTEES OF THE BICYCLE.
.lost I'osltlons Affected by Them In
correct and Injurious to Health Two
Porm of Camel Hack Lunacy lool
Aitvlca from a Physician.
S-S&SjiSs
COIN FOR SHAFTER'S TROOPS,
Ho
Tho Hurremlerett Territory Will
Taught to Vh Atnerlt'un Money.
Wabuikotox, .luly !!0. The auxlli
lry cruiser Resolute will sail from
2s'ev.' York with S7.'.0,000 on Iward to
pay the American troops nt Santiago.
This is the amount duo General Shaf
ter'a nrmy for June. Major Slilflln is to
have charge of tho payment. All the
money tttken is to be in coin. The
colli ranges in denomination from 85
n gold to copper pennies.
"The taking of tho Santiago army's
pay all In coin," said Major Flshback,
"Is an idea of Paymaster General
Stanton. Tho purpose is to introduce
thei American monoy In Cuba. General
Stauton was of tho impression that it
-would be an excellent idea to drive out
the Spanish depreciated currency at
tho same time that tho Spanish soldiery
are driven out."
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KAN SANS POISONED IN CAMP.
Ptomaine In the Hash May Cause rift ecu
Deaths In tun Twenty-Second.
WaaiusflTOK, July 20. Fifty-five
men belonging to Company A, Twenty -fvecond
Kansas volunteers, at Camp
Alger, wore poisoned to-day by eating
hush cooked in u tin-lined vessel that
had becomo corroded.
Fifteen of tho men are seriously ill
nnd aro not expected to recover. Tlie
hash was eaten at breakfast this motju
ing and thoso who partook of It be
came 111 shortly afterward. Tho hos
pital doctors pronounce it ptomalno
poisoning.
The names of tho men have not been
ascertained.
THE PELAYO AGAIN DISABLED,
A HUamer Iteports Passing Hie llattle
hip In Tow of a Cruiser.
Majiskii.i.ks, July 20. A steamer ar
riving hero has just reported sighting,
July 10, tho Spanish ileet under t'amn
ra, off tho coast of Tunis. As she
passed the battleship Pelayo a volume
of cmoko suddenly Issued from the
Spanish vessel. From the fact that one
of'tho cruisers had. to Jakcthe Pelayo
In tow, it" "is evident that tho most
powerful worship of Spain bos been
damaged. -
Municipal Laws Stilt In Force.
"Though the powers of the military oee i
pants nre absolute and supreme, and Immedi
ately operate upon tho political condition til
the Inhabitants, tho tnunlclpul laws of tho
conquered territory, such us affoct the prlrata
rights of persons and property, aud proildu for
the punishment of crime, ure considered as con
tinuing In force, so far ss thoy are compatible
with the new order of things uutll thoy are
suspended or superseded by the occupying be
llgcrent, and In practlco they are uot usuall
abrogated, but nro allowed to remain In f orc
and to bo administered tiy the ordinary tribu
nals HUbfctuuttnlly as they were before tho oc
cupation. This enlightened practlco Is so
far as possible, to be adherod to on the prevent
occasion. The Judges nnd tho other oOlclals
connected with the administration of Justice,
mny. If they accept tho HUpremaey of the
United States, continue to administer tho or
dinary law of the land, as between man and
man, under tho supervision or mo American
commander-in-chief. The nallto constabulary
will, so fur as mav bo practicable bo preserved.
Tho freedom of the people to pursue their
accustomed occupations will bo ubrldgud only
when It may to nttcessary to do so.
"While tho rulo of conductor the American
commandcr-ln-chtef will bo su;h as hws been
defined. It will be his duty to adopt measures
of adlfferontklnd. If, unfortunately, the course
of the people should rondor such measures In
dispensable to the maintenance of law and or
der. He will then possess tho poncr to re
place, or ox pel, the natlvo officials, In part or
altogether, to substitute new courts of his own
constitution for those that now exist, or to cre
ate su:h now or supplementary tribunals tis
may be necessary. In the exercise of these
high powers the commander must ba guided by
bis Judgment aud his experience, und a high
sense or justice.
Collection of Revenue.
"Onw of the most Important and most prac
tical nroblcms with which It will be necessary
to deal Is that of tho treatment or property und
the collection nnd administration or the rev
enues. It is conceded that all public funds and
securities belonging to the government of the
country In Its own right, and all arms und sup
plies and other movuble property of such gov
ernment may be seized by t hi military occupant
and conrerted to Its own uso. Tho real property
of the state ho may hold and administer, at the
same time, enjoying the revenues thore
of, but he is not to destroy It save In the case
of military necessity, All publlo means of
transportation, such at toiBlgrjph Hues, cables
ntUwaysund boats belonging to the state, may
be appropriated to his use, but, unless In case
of military necessity, they are not to bo de
stroyed. All churcboi and building devoted
to religious worship and to tho arts and
sciences, and all school houses are, so far at,
possible, to be protected, and all destruction
or Intentional defacement of such places, or
historical monuments or nrchlfes, or of works
of srlencn or art. Is prohibited, save when re
quired by urgent military necessity.
"Private property, whether belonging to In
dividuals or corporations, Is to be respected,
und can be confiscated only as hereafter tndl
dlrated. Meuns of transportation, such us tel
egraph Hues and cables, railways and boats,
may, although they belong to private Individ
uals or corporations, be seized by the military
occupant, but unless destroyed under military
necessity, ore not to be retained.
I'rlvato Property Secure.
"While It is heU to be the right of the con
Qticror to levy contributions on tho enemy In
their seaports, towns or provinces which may
be In his military possession by conquest, and
to apply the proceeds to defray the expenses of
the war, this right Is to be exercised within
surh limitations that It may not savor of
confiscation. As the result of military occupa
tion the tuxes aud duties payable by
the Inhabitants to thn former govern
ment become payable to the military oocu
paut, unless he sees fit to .substitute for them
other rates or modes of contribution to tho
expenses of the government. The moneys to
collected are to be used for the purpose of pay
lug the rxponses of government under the
military occupation, such as the salaries of
Judges and the polloe und for the payment of
ttm expotisas of the army.
"Private property taken for the use of the
army Is to be paid for when possible In cosh at
a fair valuation, aud when payment In cash It
not possible, receipts aro to be given.
CAIMANERA SURRENDERS.,
NE great udvnn
tago gained by,
thoso who nro
taught to rldo bi
cycles lu cycling
ucndemles under
tho direction of
competent Instruc
tors is tlmt they
t know how to sit on
tncir wnceis ueioro
they nre grndualeJ.
Comment Is frequently called fortli
from among thoso who watch tlm
throngs of bleycllutB aklmmlng over
the smooth paved nvenues on uny
bright ufternoon by tho variety of po
sitions assumed by thoie who nrodo
'ng tho pedaling, says tho New York
llcrnld. Members of the medical pro
frseicitt nnd others who havo given tho
subject uny study will tell you that the
vast majority of tho positions affected
by bicycle riders nro Incorrect from a
health standpoint, while really expert
riders ure equally emphatic that tho
positions of nine-tenths of the riders
In the saddlo ure not conducive to get
ting tho greatest amount of epeetl ut
the least cxponso of power.
While the majority of wheelmen are.
it fault In this respect, whcelwomen
by no means aro exempt. If moro
faulty positions are in evidence among
men cycllBts than among thoBP of tho
oppuslto sex. It may bo because a lurgcr
proportion of the former give little, If
any. consideration to tlio mntJtT o' the
position n rider can moat easily revolve
his wheel nnd obtain most comfort
while doing It. "There nro sovornl
mechanical principles Involved lu tU'
correct position of n tidcr ou a bicy
cle," said Dr. Poole, when I asked him
to brlclly deflno what that position
should be, "but the simplest definition
Is that tho body should be Inclined
slightly forward from tho saddle, bu
that the Jar of the wheel will not l
communicated to tho head, but will
ynss nut from the hack of the shoul
ders. The palms of tho hands should
rest lightly on the grips of tlm hantllo
bars, tho nrms thrown back ho uu to
expand the chest. The Incline should
not ho such iir to Interfere with the
play of the abdominal muscles. It that
rule would ho followed by both men und
women bicyclists more benefit would
bo rerelved from wheeling than somi
of them now enjoy."
Flgttro 3 Illustrates lhe ronect In-
IN THE ODD CORNER.
QUEEN
AND CUniOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.
Profitable Fruit Uniwlntj About Ancient
HoctorsTlio Hentle Son of .liin
Hhou Window fires Preserving Hie
Color of Plants Patents In Clilnn.
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(l.) THR CAMKL-DACK.
tNobody Hut Lunatics Assume This
Position.)
figure they cut before onlookers. Men
who rldo bicycles do so, ns a rule, for
pleasure and recreation, nnd If they
Imagluo they rldo easier by having
their heads nnd shoulders protruded
out over thn handle bars or by lmvlng
their backs bent almost parallel with
tho upper cross bnrs of the bicycle
frame, they will ussunio thoso positions
regardless of appearance.
Among tho younger male riders tho
Jeslro to bo known us "scorchers" or
to poso as racing men Is responsible for
some of tho most unnatural positions
it Is possible to attain In the bicycle
saddle. It Is to this class that thu
"camel hack" rosltlon, illustrated In
tho accompanying figures 1 und 'J,
owes its origin. PchIiIps presenting nn
awkward apt oarance, the "camel
back" ns shown In figure 1, prevents the
abdominal muscles from properly per
forming their functions, thprcby ham-.
(4.) OFTEN SEEN.
(Uody Inclined Too Knr Forward.)
clluatlon of the body, though tho posi
tion would bo Improved If the rider.
Instead of pulling up ou the handle
bars, would rem the palms of his hands
on the grips nnd throw his shoulders
slightly further buck, so uu tu expand
his chp?t, which here Is rather con
tracted. ' Thn position, however, Is :t
good one for climbing a grade, where a
rider sometlmeii finds It ti help to pull
upward on his handle bars nnd to
throw his weight on tho driving wheel.
In UgureH 1 nnd fi the body lu Inclined
ten far forward for ordinary riding,
though tho positions nro frequently ob
served on tho cycle paths and raco
tracks. Klgure 5 Is n typical position
of n racing man lu readiness for tho
nlstol shot that stnrts the race. The
sixth llfitiro sIiowh tho position of tho
average racing man when making hla
The Last I.rnf.
T faw him once before.
As ln punned by the door.
Ami iikiiIii
The jiiiveinciitn stones rewound,
Ab tin tollers o'er the Krond
Willi his cuiir.
Tliry nay that In Ills prime,
Km tlio piutilim knife of time,
(Ml Id tn down,
Not n better man wns found
My the crier uu Ids loinnl
Through tlio town.
Hut now he walks the slreoli,
And lie looks ul all he meets
Ho forlorn;
And tin slutkcH Ids feeble heiul
Tlmt It seems ns If he imld,
"They nro none."
The mossy mnrliles rest
Ou tho lips Hint lie bus pressed
lu t lift r lilnom:
And the mimes lm loved to hear
Have been curved for ninny u yttar,
Ou the tomb.
My Rramlnmmnm bus said
l'oor old litily, slio Is dead
I.OI1K URO
Tliul he hud a ltiiumu nose,
And his cheek wits like a roue,
In the snow.
lint now Ids noso Is thin,
And It rests upon tils chin.
I, Ike ti HtufT;
And u crook Is In Ids back,
And u melancholy cruel:
In Ids IiiukIi.
T know It Is n sin
Kor iiki lu sit and grin
At 1) I til here;
Hut tlio old throo-eoriHTi'd lint.
And thn lirecehes, und nil tlmt,
Are so queer!
And If 1 should live la bn
Tlio lust leaf upon the tree,
In Uiii Hprlmr,
T.ot llii'tn Hinllc, us 1 do now,
At the old forsaken IioiikIi
Wliuro I clItiK.
-Ollxer Wendell Holmes.
demons Instead of to natural came.
Hut there was it continually Increasing
number of tho educated who lookort
for alti in their maladies rather to tho
physlclnn with his medicines flinn tf
tho sorcerer or priest with IiIb charms.
Tho Drills)! museum contains frag
ments of nn edition made for tho li
brary of Nineveh of an old and re
nowned llithylontan treatise on medi
cine. In this work nn attempt Is mndo
to classify nnd descrlbo diseases, nnd
to enumerate tho various romcdlcB thnt
hnd been proposed for them. Somo or
tho prescriptions nro of Inordinate
length, containing-n mixture of thn
most heterogeneous drugs. At other
ttmrB thn patient wns given his choice
of the remedies ho might ndopt. Thus,
for nn attack of spleen, he was told that
he might "sllco tho seed of n reed anil
dates In palm wines," or "mix cnlvoV
milk nnd bittern In palm wine," or
"drink garlic nnd bitters In palm wlno,"
or finally try several other recipe
which nro severally named. . "For un
nchlng tooth," wo nro told, "the root of
tho plant of litimnn destiny (perhapu
thn mandrake) Is tho medlclno; It mut
bo placed upon tho tooth. Tho fruit
of tho yellow snnkeworth Is tho medi
cine for an aching tooth; It must bn
placed upon tho tooth. . . . Thn
roots of n thorn which does not boo thn
face of tho sun when grovylng Is tho
medlclno for nn nchlng tooth) It mint
bo placed upon tho tooth." In thtr
midst of nil thcso prescriptions, how-
over, room wiih still found for somo cf
tho superstitious charms nnd Incanta
tions which might be tried when every
thing rise had failed. Tho practice ot
medlclno hnd advanced to a much high
er point In Egypt, but It Is probitbln
thnt It wns from Ilnbylonln rather thaa
from Egypt that tho Jowb .ncQUirwl
their knowlcdgo of It.
12.) ANOTHER TYPE.
(Mild Form of Lunacy of tho "Camcl-
llack" Varloty.)
pcrlng tho breathing of the rider. This
position Is not uncommon umong rac
ing men, though, other conditions be
ing equal, "camel back" No. 2 Is likely
to last longer In n prolonged contest,
becnuso more piny 1b glveu to his ab
domlunl muscles. Both positions aro
Incorrect for ordinary riding, and med
ical oxpertH havo declnrcd that both are
Injurious to the system.
Perhaps no ono In New York city has
given the subject ot correct position
on the blcyclo more careful study than
Dr. G. F. Poole, physical director of the
Twenty-third street brunch of tho
Vousg Men'H Ghrlstlnn association. Dr.
Poole is an enthusiastic cyclist, and
has ridden mnny thousand mllos
awheel, ono of his longest slnglo trips
(5.) POnlTJON OF AVERAGE uACEH
(Throwing the Weight of tho Uody Ul
rectly Over tho PcdnlH.)
"splint," with tho weight of his body
thrown directly over tho pednls. Thore
is no excuse for such a position on a
wheel outside tho ruco track, though It
Is not Infrequently seen on tho ns
phaltcd thoroughfares of tho city.
Whcelwomen, In their regard for ap
pearances, and In ignorance of tin.1
proper position, sometimes err In tho
extreriio opposite to that of the wheel
men, by nlttlng bolt upright In their
saddles. Such a position, while per
haps mora dignified -than leaning tu
far forward, Is scarcely less Injurious
an the Jnr of the machine Is certain in
bo carried direct to tho head. A ollght
forward tilt Ih easily cultivated, nnd
will ho found to bo the cnslcst position
for ordinary riding, besides adding to
tho gracefulness of tho rider.
Home Knee Kvrnts.
Sept. 7 Waterbury (Conn.) Wheel
club full raco meet.
Sept. 10 Massachusetts Athletic a
Do r.rarnliiKof Toral'a Capitulation. A,000
Troops at fluantanamo Giro In.
1'i.ava iiki. Estk, July SO. A launch
from the Mnrbjehead went up tho bay
this afternoon to Veeracaya del Toro,
opposite Calmnncrn, and gavo formal
notlco to the Spanish 'commander of
tho surrender of General Toral's
troups, together with tho conditions of
the capitulation of Santiago. The flag
was hauled down, From Spanish
sources it Is learned thnt tho total
force In (luantanamo und Catmaueru it,
about ft.OOO.
MANZANILLO BOMBARDED,
Havana Htory Hays That Beveu Ainerlraq
YVaililp Played Haoo
London, July 20. A special dispatch
from Havana, dated Monday, says;
"rjeven American warships hcuv
ily bombarded Mnnznnillo this
morning. Three steamers of
tho Mendendcz line were set on lire.
.Several gunboato that wero In tho har
bor issued forth in defenso of tho
town, but were stn. tided. Tho result
of tho bombardmer.t U uot yet known
here." . n
(3.) A FAIR TOSITION.
(It Would He Improved If tho Palms
ot tho Hands Hosted on the Hnndlo
Par Grips so as to Expand tho Chest.)
having been from Detroit, Mich., to
Halifax, Nova Scotia. Asldo from tho
theoretical sldo of it, therefore, he
knowu by practical experience in what
(f,,) POdlTION OF RACING MAN.
(TIiIb Position Is Sometimes Auaiimed
In Hill Climbing.)
sociatlon race meet, Cambridge, Mass
Sept. 13 New Hnvcn (Conn.) 'Cyc-'
ling dub rnco meet.
Sept. IB Ruco meet ut Plcnnuro
Peach, Bridgeport, Conn.
Sept. 17 New Jersey IMcyrle Track
company fall raco meet, Vullsburg.
Sept. 21 Orescent Park 'Cycle Track
association raco meet, Providence, R. f.
Sept. 2C Interstate Fair nsBoclntlon
rnce meet, Trenton, N. J.
Oct. 1 Now York National 'Cyclo
dromo rnco meet.
Oct. (5 Pnrk Dlcyclo club full rnco
meet, Washington, 1). C.
Oct. 15 St. Louis (Mo.) 'Cycla club
race meet,
Oct. 21, 22 Harris & Haumann's
tournament, Denver, Col.
Nov. 24 Annunl football match, Uni
versity of Pennsylvania vb. Cornell Uni
ycrulty, Philadelphia, P.t.
Considerate Wife.
"Now that tho war Is hero," Hald the
sidewalk strategist, lu it vnrlfrrniifi
plaint, "why don't wn do something
besides talk about It?" And his wife
looked nt him mildly nnd exclaimed;
"That's what I would hayq aqked you
long ago It I hadn't been afraid of
hurting your feeiing3."--waBhlnBtop
Star.
Prolltnblo I'rnlt (IronliiR.
T7ow and again aomo Inteiestlng facts
romo to tho nurfaco about tho produc
tion of fruits und delicacies of various
sorts, by means of which some grower
moro Bhrcwd, pnlnstaklng or practical
than IiIb fellows has made n fortune, or
Is on the high road to thnt most nllur
Ing state of things. It may ho straw
berries, mushrooms, hot house grapes,
cucumbers, tomatoes or whatnot, but It
Is n succesH with consequent results.
Straightway scores of persons rush
Into the Hiimu buslnes, and for a tlmo
thumarket Is threatened with overstock,
and prices will, It Is predicted, romo
down far below tho cost ot production.
Hut for somo mysterious reason, after
a fow yours alt of tills excitement dies
out, glass, sash frames nnd materials
for hotbeds arc for sale for u song, ami
the enthusiastic grower, having parted
with a goodly amount of his surplus
cash, If Indeed he has not becomo ut
terly bankrupt, makes up his mind that
thoro Is somo trick or catch about tho
business, aud that as for him nnd his
house, they will stick to old-fashloncd
legitimate farming aud gardening. It
Is only tho genius who succeeds In
accomplishing grnnt things In the way
of forcing fruit and vegctublcB. Indeed
It Ih tho experience of llfo that groat
Biicccsses nre umong tho most uncom
mon of occurrences.
There Is very little danger of over
stocking tho market with exceedingly
lino products. A gnrdotier who hns fol
lowed his business for halt n century
remarked tho other day that It would
mako hut very little difference to him
If hothouses were set up on every placo
in his community. He hatt his trade
secured and established, by tho most
painstaking and Intelligent work on hlH
specialties, aud It In tlio height ot ab
surdity to supposo that any amateur
can come along nnd successfully com
pete with him. Thu rules that apply
to one clnss of growers fit equally to nil.
Thero are hut few men who can con
tract to furnish at n glveu date a
given number of apting lumhs In per
fect condition. Tho sumo bo said
nt poultry and other meats. In
out-of-door products and tho ordinary
garden yield there In almost oh much
certainty that the uncertainty will bo
tho rulo. Agreement to supply n
thousand heads ot cnullllower resulted
In the production of less than fifty that
wero up to tho standard. Lettuce
grown by ordinary methods Ib practi
cally unmerchantable.
Tho impression prevails that tlio
stnndnrd vegetables can bo grown with
tho greutest enso, and so they can, hut
n few experts havo taken thcso familiar
friends of ours In hand, und havo
brought them up to n quality that has
completely demoralized tho market.
Vegetables such ns wero grown ton or
fifteen ycurs ugo dealers would not take
at any prico, und any ut tempt to reallzo
a profit from them would bo met with
utter failure. Apples that would have
been merchantable when tho presont
farmers wero starting out In llfo now
go Into the elder mill.
Wheat In as carefully scrutinized as
butter, and tho unscrupulous farmer
who would resort to mixing a grain of
an Inferior grade In order t,o Increase
tho bulk of bis crop would be very
Ukoly to find his entlro output thrown
back on his hands and himself stamped
us n man with whom commission mer
chants would not euro to deal. And
ull over the country the same condition
of affnlrs prevails.
Mitip-Wlmlniv Vires. .
So numerous havo flren In shop win
dows become that special attention hi
called , to .tlm protection ofihe llghta
used; In' order to show tho goods to th
best advantage. It Is recommendo'l
that wlro gas globes und shades bt
used aud so arranged that the air can
pass between layers of protectlvo ma
terial In order to vcntllnto thcso
spaces so that tho outer ones do nM
becomo overheated. There Is great
(lunger In tho uso of lnmps covorotl
with fabric shndea where the space !
not fully open nbovo und below. If
gas lights of the old-fasliloned sort ara
used there should bo eomo means or nd
mlttlng the freo passage of air undor
the humeri". Ono of tho best plant! 1
the use of a metallic cap. or cover, wltu
a ventllntlng pipe running Into a flan
which Is practically fireproof. No
soldering should bo used In these p!pei,
ns the heat might molt them, ami.,
passing through tho broken spaces, lg
nlto the surrounding articles. Win
gnuzo mado Into screens and Bhndea tt
among tho most valuable guards for
such purposes, but thcso should bn
placed outsldo of porcelain Hhnde.
which nre unquestionably tho best pro
tective materials, us they certainly ant
tho most nttrnctlve. If electricity i
used, thu utmost enro must bo exer
cised thnt tho wires nro properly In
sulated, and that thero Is no wearing
or hreakliif, o'f tho covering, ns tho
sllKhtest baro spot on tho wlro may I
sufficient to start a conllagratlou.
The acntlo .III p. ,
To those whof.o duty or pleasure call
them Into tho busy thoroughfurcH ot
large rltlr, und whoso cars aro h
Biilled with tho shocking expression.
with which many of tho passers-by de
light to garnish their language, .Tapanr
should bo a terrestrial paradise for
tho Jnpauer.e never utter nn oath. Aa
n matter of fact, tho reason for this nt
that thero In no word In tho Jnpunesn
langungc equivalent to an oath. Even
tho vast number of , forelgnpra iwho
havo gono to that country, durjng t!io
Inst ten years, and tho thousand ol
new words nddod to tho language, havit
not In tho least affected tho Japnooso
in swearing. In this respect tho 'Ja
panese stand alone, for all other -inhabitants
of earth can uso pretty strong
language, when, for example, on get
ting out of bed they step on a tactc
with Us "buBlneso end up."
Ancient Doctor.
The doctor was a recognized Institu
tion in ABHyrla.aud Bsbylonla, It is
.true thnt tin? great bulk of'thojmeoplo
had recourbO to religious charms and
ceremonies when thoy wero 111, and as-
I prllied their sickness to possession of
PresmltiK the Colors of Plant.
To preserve tho natural colora ot
plnnts Is oftcntlmeB ot great Impor
tance. Asldo from tho mere appear
ance, tho color is vnluablo as a dis
tinguishing foat.ure. A method ,ot pre
serving tho color Is given whloh la sim
ple and practical. Immcrso Iho plant
In 00- to 95 per cent nlcohol, or place It
In a cylinder nnd apply an air purap
to produce n vacuum; then linmersn
tha plants In a 5 per cent solution or
glyccrlno that has been made slightly
bluo by Biilphato or acetate; of copper.
Tho combination produces copper
phyllocyanate, which Is not affected by
light, and Is almost lusolublo In nny
preservative medium. If tho copper
salt is in excess, It may be removed by
a mixture of formnllne and glycerlno,
which Increases the value of the nr
ecrvfitlve medium.
Patents In China.
China has no patent ofllco or lawn,
and therefore the Chj'nese can uso with
Impunity any Jnveotlon patented la
uny othor cbunffyJAicordlng to cus
tom, howgverH Americans holding
American pa 11 "cannot bo Infringed
upon In China' "without getting them
selves into trouble The consuls tak
nil such matters under advisement untl
protect the,' patentees ns though they
woro In thelrpwn., country. Therefor
all questions, as to topyrlghtB, patent
rights and Inventions of all descrip
tions aro "subject ti) tho decision ami
arbitration ot ttid'cohsula, according to
tho laws ot America on such subjects,
but there Is no such protection against ,
tho BhrewdnesB and greed of a CMna-
rnan.
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