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THOMASVILLE. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1905.
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AMERICAN GIRL IN LONDON.
| SINGER jOF SOUTHERN PLANTA-
TIOX MBI.ODIES BECOMES .
FAMOUS IX BXGIAXD.
[ Is to Sins Old Negro Songs to King
and Queen. Has Declined Stage
Career. Preferring to Sing the Na -
tlvc Songs of the Southland.
Another charming American girt
has set the fashionable world of Lon
don by the ears. She has sung her
way Into their hearts and taught them
the beauty of old plantutlou melodies
uptll the English capital Is fairly ring
ing with the sound of her praises.
This fortunate young woman Is
Miss Clara Alexander of Memphis,
- Term., and as pretty and attractive a
girl as ever crossed the water to Old
England. She Is Just now anticipat
ing her appearance before the King
and Queen of England, and when
IT PAYS TO DRESS IN STYLE.
Stirring Adventure of the Hon. Augus
tus Browne, In Cleveland, Ohio.
Things went very hard the other
day with the Hon. Augustus Browne,
of Cleveland, Culo. As Mr. Browne
stepped off a street car during the
busiest hour of the day and at one of
the most crowded localities In Cleve
land, his well-made trousers caught
on the lower step—It seems that some
of the Iron work was , loose. Simul
taneously, the conductor started the
car, and the Hon. Augustus Browne
at once sat down upon the Belgian
blocks In a shocking manner. More
over, tbri Hon. Augustus kept
right along with the vehicle, towed
by the left leg of his expensive trous-
era, 1 and presenting a picture of unus
ual distress and consternation. What
made It worse was the fact that the
spectators on the sidewalk were dis
posed to ' be disrespectful. Mr.
Browne expostulated against the treat
ment he was receiving, though, of
course, In a perfectly dignified way.
MISS CLARA ALEXANDER,
this Is accomplished, she will Indeed
feel that her success Is complete.
A llttlo more than a year ago some
Interested friend of Miss Alexander
sent her on her Journey, to London,
armed with letters to prominent mem-
ben of the social world there. One
of these was to the famous Mrs. John
Mackay, who became her social spon
sor, and practically made the clover
little girl from Tennessee tbo toast of
London drawingrooms.
Miss Alexander has never been on
the stage, hut from her old mammy
In the south, and a score of servants
who had onoe been In her family, she
learned the real plantation melodies,
learned to sing them as only a girl
who spent her early life In the real
south could sing them. She learned to
Imitate the old darky In all bis quaint
characteristics and her . triumph was
declared complete when she moved a
fashionable audleoee to tears by her
touching recital, of a little negro poem.
W. 8. Gilbert, author of "Pinafore,”
advised her strongly to go In for
emotional acting, and Lady Bancroft;
ene of the shining lights of the Lon
don social world, and herself a talent
ed actress, offered to coach the young
American girl In the role of Juliet If
she would study for the stage.
Lady Ludlow recently lent her
splendid mansion In Portland Place
for a redial by this talented American
girl for which the nodal world of
London cheerfully paid IS a ticket
Her services are constantly In'demand
and With Mrs. Mackay and other In
fluential women to i-and sponsor for
her, this little girl from Tennessee Is
adding fresh laurels to her crown.
And now she Is to appear before the
Ring and Queen! The "command*
which has been sent to Miss Alex
ander is the same as that which goes
to every artist whom King Edward
and Queen Alexandra wish to hear.
It Is In reality an Invitation, but Is
called a "command” for the rer
that an Invitation from the King
Queen brooks no declination and is
therefore. In a sense, obligatory.
Miss Alexander breathes the Hfe of
the south In all her work and nd
amount of persuasion will Induce her
to give It up for a stage career. She
is taking Into London drawing rooms
and even Into the presence, of His
Majesty. King Edward VII an atmos
phere of love, freedom and the pretty
Instincts which make of the southern
girl another type of the Americas
beauty which Is eVre ajmxxle and yet
m veritable Joy to our
friends
but the conductor was'Inside collect
ing fares .and did hot bear him. At
last, Mr. Browne's suspenders gave
way with a mighty snap, and their
owner was left sitting In the street,
with tbo car vanishing Into the dis
tance, and tho trousers flying wildly
from the lower step.
Naturally, the Hon. Augustus
Browne couldn't sit there In the mid
dle of the street indefinitely. Already
be bad narrowly escaped a garbage
cart and two short-haired ladles on bi
cycles. So he arose and took a look
around. Excepting the loss of a pair
of bcautlfully-creascd trousers and a
large assortment of abrasions, which
would perhaps cause him to take,hls
meals at tbo mantelpiece for a -Week
or so, Mr. Browne was In pretty fair
shape. He wore a very shiny silk hat,
a perfectly-cut frock coat, patent lea
ther shoes, a boutonneira, the finest
garters In the market, and a suit of
ufilon underwear fit for the most limp
id and Illustrious legs In any land. It
Is undoubtedly a sad thing to be di
vested of one's trousers In broad day
light, but It was ventured, by an eye
witness. that there ought to be a
whole lot Id a silk bat. frock coat
boutonniere, patent leather shoes, and
Improved garters. The frock coat must
have concealed any ravages caused by
the gentleman’s rapid transit over the
Belgian blocks In a sitting posture,
and otherwise.
On the whole It Is a question In
Cleveland whether Mr. Browne should
attempt to collect excessive damages
from Hon. Thomas Johnson, the Inno
cent owner of the car line.
CHINA’S ARMY OF 40,000.
FOREIGN ATTACHES WITNESSED
RECENT FIELD MANOEUVERS-
AMAZED AT RESULTS.
Japanese Training Apparent In Su
bordination and Discipline.—Mauser
Rifles Used, but Cavalry Service Is
Inferior.
Evidence that China Is shedding her
skin of conservatism and Is preparing
to take her place with other Oriental
nations, Is evidenced by her first regu
lar army manoeuvers, Just ended at
Blmngtung. A number of diplomatic
attaches, representing the military of
tho principal nations of the world,
.were present as guests of the viceroy,
Yuan Shi Kal, by whom they, were
lavishly entertained. To those who
remember the condition of Chinese
troops five years ago this feat of
raising an army of forty thousand
men to its present efficiency Is mar-
vclous. ThereAvere some unfavorable
criticisms, to be sure; but all gave un
stinted praise for tbe complete control
of the troops and their steadiness of
discipline, tbe latter blearing compari
son with that of European veterans.
Armed With Modern Equipment-
The scheme of tbe manoeuvers was
tbe assumed invasion of Chdel by a
southern force from Shantung, whose
advance Was opposed by the northern
army. The Infantry were armed with
Mauser magazlno rifles, with short
dagger bayonets. Officers carried
sword, revolver and field glass. The
private’s kit weighed fifty-four
pounds, knapsacks being of Japanese
pattern. The pioneers carried picks
shovels and saws.
The cavalry were mounted on smell,
Mongolian horses, and carried Mauser
carbines, sabres and revolvers. Tbls
Is regarded by the military observers
as being the weakest branch of the
army.
There were no tom-toms, no stink
pots, fire works, gods on poles, or hid.
eous masks. In which the Chinese sol
dier of tbe past placed his whole re-
Uance.
Hand of Japan Discovered.
This wonderful transformation In a
few years, from an unorganized mob
of fanatics to a well equipped, Intel-'
llgent army of defense, Is said to be
due largely to Japanese Influences.
One attache remarked that he had no-
tlced at least twenty Japanese officers
among tbe troops. Many of the can
non are of Japanese type, and the
knapsacks are Japanese In design.
The fine hand of Japan U seen at
every turn.
Tbe artillery consisted of field guns
of various types, and Japanese moun
tain guns carried on mule back. Tho
guns were served excellently, and tbls
branch of the army appeared to be
efficient, though there waa no signal
ing apparatus, and no range finders.
Each regimental commissariat In
cluded thirty-two wagons, German In
pattern, but poorly constructed. The
rations consisted of rice, 11-2 pounds;
cabbage, 0 ounces; salted vegetables,
6 ounces, and meat 6 ounces, carried
In Japanese haversacks.
All things considered, {Be progress
of China In her military organization
appears to be wonderful. With a few
more years of effort, aided by Japa
nese Influence, with her Inexhaustible
natural resources and her multitude of
men to draw upon for raw material,
China will be a formidable enemy and
a powerful ally In tbe .development of
the East
Japan's Grand Old Man.
Marquis Ito. who was recently
stoned by a Japanese mob, Is of com
paratively humble birth. His father.
Jure Ito. was a rustic gardeher. Mar
quis Ito first went to Europe, stow-
Ins himself away In a bale of silk on
board a ship bound for Liverpool. He
was concealed In this hale for 3C
hours, until he was discovered by one
of the ship’s officers. The reason for
bis leaving Japan was that he desired
to escape the vengeance of tbe Con
servative party of that country, which
resented hie more advanced views and
attempts to adopt Western manners
and customs In Japan. He is now
said to be the most Western Japanese
In the Occident; and spends probably
five hour* a day reading European
newspapers and magazines. Yet. with
all, he IS said to be the poorest Prime
Minister In this world’s goods; either
actual or retired In the world.
Texas Sulphur Deposits.
Texas, a State which claimed the at
tention of-the whole country as a cab
tie State, and as a petroleum State,
will'probably soon become remarkable
as a sulphur State. In the trans-Pecos
country In El Faso county, north of tbe
Texas Pacific Railroad, geologists com-
puts that there are tefl million tons of
40 per cent native sulphur ore avail
able end almost In sight. Tbs sulphur
area which has been explored and sur
veyed covers about ten thousand acres
and the deposit has sn average thick
ness of nine and one-balf feet (It has
been recently reported tbit tbls sul
phur field has been bought by Illinois
capitalists, who hays associated with
them, la the enterprise a number ot
European capitalists. At present no
railroad Is near the deposits, ths near-
cat station being Toyah, twenty miles
to tho northwest. The Intervening
country presents no obstacles In ths
way of railroad construction, the
snides being low.
It is calculated that the United States
annually consumes 500,000 tons of sul
phur. Much of tbe sulphur used in
the United, States Is Imported from
Italy, the tonnage brought In from that
country varying from 100,000 to 150,000
tons a year. The American State which
leads In the production of sulphur Is
Louisians, but a vast amount of sul
phur la obtained from the pyrites
mines In Louisa county, Virginia. It
Is said that the visible supply of sul
phur Is sufficient for the requirements
of trade for the next twenty years.
The sulphnr trade of the world Is prac
tically monopolized by the Anglo-SIcll-
Ian Sulphur Company, Limited, of Lon-
A SEW EASTER LILT.
Crossing the Bermuda Flower with a
Philippine bpeclea Is Successful,
If the expectations of tbe Depart
ment of Agriculture are realized with
experiments now ■ going on, the price
of Easter Lilies will be much lower
uext year. This-will enable persona
who have been obliged to deny them
selves the luxury of an Easter Lily, to
purchase this beautiful flower with
out laylug themselves open to the
charge of being extravagant. The
high price of tins spring flower Is
caused through the long growing
season of the bulb before It bursts In
to bloom. From tho time tbe bulb
of tho Bermuda Illy la planted until
It Is In full bloom la a period of five
to seven months. Florists usually
plant the bulbs In September In order
that they may be ready for the com
ing Easter. They have always been
studying tbe flower with a hope of
shortening the time of growing, for,
in greenhouses, time and space are at
a premium, and any shortening there
of represents a decided gain.
The Bureau of Plant Industry ot
tbe Department ot Agriculture early
last year took up this problem and
Imported from tho Philippines a lily
resemblng thle common Easter Illy in
size and color, though It bears usually
only one, but ht times two flowers to
the plant Its chief virtue, however,
lies In the fact that ita growing sea
son Is but two to tbriee months. This
Illy the department has crossed with
the common Easter lily, and the re
sult has been a hybrid, bearing aa
many Howlers as the old Bermuda lily,
with no difference In appearance from
this plant except that tho hybrid will
develop In four or five- months, rep-
POBUC TIMBER GRABBING.
PRESIDENT’S COMMISSION ANX
IOUS THAT CONGRESS FAYE
AMERICAN FORESTS.
Second Instalment of Commissions
Report-Protests Against 640 Acre
Homestead Scheme-Repeal of Lieu
Land Law-
Two pieces of public land legisla
tion which engaged the attention of
Congress last winter were the 640-
acre, or qquare-mUe homestead bill,
and the lieu ' land timber bill.
The former was defeated the latter
was passed, both properly. Under
tbe 640-acre bill It was sought to In
crease tbe 100-acre homestead entry,
covering some twenty million or more
acres of land In South Dakota and
Colorado, to 640 acres, tbe claims be
ing that the land was not sufficiently
productive to support a family on 160
acres, and that 040 acres would be a
proper unit A similar bill was also
Introduced to Include tbe lands of tbe
entire state ot Montana.
These measures were vigorously
opposed on tho ground that MO acres
were either too much for a farm or
else not large enough for stock graz
ing exclusively, and also on the
ground that the agricultural capabili
ties of this, or In fact, any part of
tbe west are not thoroughly under
stood and that land which may today
bo considered df little use for agricul
ture, will, under Improved methods of
culture and' tbe Introduction ot
drouth-resisting plants, be found to
morrow to bo entirely suitable for
farming purposes. Aa a matter of
hundreds of thousands of acres'-
land embraced within the forest re-i
serves naturally almost bare of forest
cover or which hod been stripped ofi
their timber and left worth perhaps
a dollar an acre, were thus purchased j
by corporations and exchanged on an
even basis for the finest government
timber lands of the northwest Sev
eral bills were Introduced to amend
this law, but finally, after much con-
troversy, the eptlre act was repealed,
Igreatly to the dismay of the timber
grabbers, and this mode ofi robbing
the government stopped. : '~-
A bill waa alto Introduced repealing
the timber and stone met ana provid
ing for the disposal of timber In tha
manner recommended by tho Public
Lands Commission, but this bill-slum
bered and finally died In tbo Public
Lands Committee of ,the House o£
AS THE NEW QUICK FLOWERING HYBRID LILY APPEARS,
resenting a shortening In time of fnct the Deportment of Agriculture
from one to three months. While the has within the past year, grown mac-
experiments of tho Department arc • ------
not yet completed, the results attain-
ed so fhr warrant the belief that tbe
new hybrid Enater Lily can be pro
duced vastly: cheaper than tbe old
variety,
Starling In Early.
One year tbe gardener told ms that
tho rose bugs threatened to work de
struction among my choice roses. Bo
I hit upon the idea of hiring my two
youngsters to pick them off and de
stroy them ten cents a hundred
hugs. This worked beautifully for a
short time, until suddenly there came
a devastating horde of the pests. Dick
grasped the situation at once and sal
lying forth Invited bis friends to as-
slat, at fire cents per hundred, tab-
contracting, as It were, while be did
ths bossing and pocketed the profits.
•font'wheat to the extreme western
boundary of South Dakota In crops
ranging from fifteen to twenty bu
shels per acre and Colorado’s semi-
desert lands have, nnder "dry-farm
ing" methods, yielded up undreamed
of and highly profitable crop*. The
bills, In question,' however, were 're
ported upon adversely by tbe Secre
tary of the Interior and tbe Commis
sioner of the General Land Office
and also by the Public Lands Com
mission, as Is shown by tho following
printed report
Timber Lieu Lands.
One of-the most detrimental ofi the
land laws has been what wae known
as tbe Hen land selection law, which
provided that where rarest reserves
are created by the government; set
611 FORD PrNCHOT
U. S forester and Mcmbsrof thsPnblloLnnite
Commission.
Representatives, the. opinion of the
majority of the members of that com
mittee being, apparently, that the
timber Jhonld be allowed to
continue. The strictures oi't? 6 Presi
dent?!) Public Lends CommlSsiwi
quoted below, on the colls of the law
nrq a sufficient condemnation ofi Its
maleflclcnt provisions.
The second Instalment of tbe Com
mission's report follows:
Ths uzrlcnltnnl possibilities of ths re
maining public lands are as yet almost un
known. Lands which a generation or even
n dorado ago warn supposed to bo valueless
sro now producing largo crops, either wits
or without Irrigation. This has been
brought about In part by the Introduction
of now grains and other plants snd new
methods of farming and In part by denser
population and Improved systems of trans
portation. It Is obvious tbit tbs drat es
sential for patting tbs remaining publle
lends to their best nsa Is to ascertain wbat
that Vst use la by t preliminary study and
chumflratlon of tbem, and - to determine
tbelr probable tutors and development Dr
agriculture.
until It can be dellnitely ascertained that
any given area of tbo poblle leads Is and
In an probability forever will .amain on-
aulted/io agricultural development, tbe ti
tle to that land should remain In the (Jen.
rial Oovernmsnt In trust for tbo future
settler.
For example t Tbs panel* of tbo reels,
math.n act (Jons IT. 1002) mads rentals
tbs disposition to actual settlers of large
arras of'lsud which tip to that time bad
been considered as valueless. Other area.,
which ere too blgb and barren to have
notable nine even for grazing, are now
known to bnvo tmportznro In ‘be future
development of tbe country through tuetr
rapacity to produce foreet growth. The
making of wells will give an added value
to vaK tracts of range lends- tor which
An Enfeebled Giant.
It look! a* If Europe bad another
"tick man” on Ita hands, the mighty
Empire of Russia, although It may
not be Incurable aa Is tbe case with
Turkey, or chronic as Is the case with
Spain. Nations, like men. go down In
tbe march of ttme, Russia Is too
yotmr, perhaps, to go to pieces like
Turkey, which In tbe days of the
iroogh forest presemtl— .
control, the remaining public lands ban
n Importance hitherto bat dimly ferseen.
, In view of these facte It Is of tbe drat
Importance to save tbe remainlog pm ile
domain for actual boms builders to the ut
most limit of future poeslbllltfe. and not
of «M?.fe3.r b W3 $«?.
lag win not keep etep with disposal. To
t end year Commission rerommrnds
e p. 12) a method ot range control Tinder
Ich present resources may be used to tbe
I without endangering future fettls-
After the agricultural possibilities ot the
public lauds have been ascertained with
reasonable certainty, provlsleu should be
-- Is tor dividing them Into areas sum.
tly large to sopport a family, end no
or, and to perml* settlement on eucn
is. It Is obvlons that any attempt to
implied tbls end wlwont t careful else-
ntlon ot the poblle lands m-.t acres,
ly fall. Attempts of ‘hit rind ere be-
made from time to time, and legtala.
ot tbls character la now pending,
modeled on tbo Nebraska etO-acre bone-
stead law, which waa passed as an czperl-
mont to meet n certain restricted local con.
tltion. This act (33 8tat., M71 permits
ho entry ot WO acre homesteads In the
•and hill region ot that Rtate. Whether la
practice the operation of this law will re-
-ult In putting any conalderahle number of
enters on tbe land Is not yet determined.
Tour commission Is of opinion, after rare-
_ul consideration, tbnt general provision*
o fthis kind ibouid not be extended untlj
after thorough study of the public land*
(Continued on next page.)
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English Tudors was tha first military
power of earth, and too virile to go as
Spain did, which at the time- of
Charles Y waa tha wodd’e foremost
military power.
That night I had a bill of $3 from
poor tired Arthur, and nearly *14
tom my enterprising and business
like younger hopeful. So I reduced
wages to ten cents per thonwtad.
whereupon they promptly struck. Tho
next day I found them bard at work
picking resobugs for a confiding
neighbor, at the original price, while
my bathes were left to their tote.
tiers or private corporations .owning
lands within each boundaries might
•elect In Uon thereof any public land
not reserved, and this right was trans
ferable. The result was mat parties
sold their lieu land rights and these
were purchased by giant timber syn
dicates and lumber corporations for
speculative purposes. The tltlo to
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