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GINSENG A
VALUABLE ROOT.
Brings a High Price in the Chi
nese Market
FOUND IN THE MOUNTAINS
Piized bv the Mongolians Above
God and Rare Jewels— Some
thing About It,
< In' tHiionga Times.
In the daily stock market report
given m b\ tue Goodman Hide and
Leather Company to the Chatta
ihh ga Times eacli day is a quo - a
tiou in ' ginseng.” "VYh T is gin
seng and v\ hat is the value oi its
cultivation?” is the question 01
many.
Ginseng is a small ; nd appa
rently unmarketable product. To
one unaccustomed to the plant it
might he passed in the mountains
and left to the winds and rain, but
to the old mountaineer the sight oi
a ginseng plant is as interesting as
the sight of so niucn upturned
gold.
In the mountains adjacent to
Chattanooga is a small amount of
the ginseng plant to be found. It
is a dirty, scrubby little root. A
pound of the article would fill one’s
two hands. That pound is worth
from S3 to S2O, according to the
time of the year and the age of the
nlanf and the condition in which
it is found.
When rue mountaineer discovers
ginseng he careluhv digs it up and
prepares it for market. It is then
taken to the btijeis, who may be
found in all of the large cities and
it is then shipped tot New York.
There it is carefully sorted and
placed in the grade to which it be
longs. and this is based on its sala
ble value. From New York the
plant goes to the Chinese empire,
where the Chinaman buys it as
quickly as the American would buy
a diamond.
CHINAMEN WANT IT.
Ginseng is to the Chinaman
what no other growth has ever
been. For four hundred years it
has been a prized product. It is
used in the making of medicine,
blessed by the gods of the China
man, and if it is taken in time the
Chinaman alleges that it will cure
any trouble from a spider bite to
a case of the mumps.
If one wants to test the value of
ginseng he has only to call at the
laundry whe r e the oriental washer
man plies his trade and eat his rice.
Say “ginseng” and John Chinaman
becomes excited and demonstra
tive.
F'or this reason the American
exports it as fast as it is found. But
the American ginseng is not as
good as the Chinese product. The
older it grows the better it is re
garded, and the imperial gardens
of China have ginseng in cultiva
tion which has been tended for four
hundred years.
Th re is said to be not over 200
pounds of available ginseng in the
United States.
SIOO A POUND FOR SEED.
The price of good seed is SIOO
per pound. This means that there
is about two huu-dred pounds
of seed valued at that many
thousand dollars. There are 8000
seeds to the pound. Two hun
dred thousand plants can be set
out in one acre of ground, should
the cultivation of ginseng be de
sired. The lowest obtainable price
of the ginseng root is about SIOO
on the thousand for one-year old
roots, but the root must be from
five to seven years of age before
it can even be sold at the lowest
market figure.
Therefore, at the above figures
the cost of planting one acre of the
herb at 200,000 plants to the acre
would be 520,000. This money
must remain idle for five or ten
years before it can draw interest,
and then it is subjected to the dan
ger of weather, as are othet crops.
It is said by the Chattanooga
dealers that any attempt that has
yet been made to raise ginseng has
been a complete failure. It will
only grow where it selects to grow,
and the plants are frequently dif
ferent in quality within two feet of
each other. Thus no soil condi-
> always keep on hand 1
nPain-KiWev:
I There is no kind of pain 1
or ache, ln*ernal or exter- 1
’ nal, that Pain-Killer . will i
• not relievo.
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tion has been considered perfect
for the cultivation of the Chinese
materia medica, for such it is gen
erally termed by the American
school of medicine.
THE AMERICAN GINSENG PLANT.
When the supply of ginseng be
came scarce in the kingdom of the
Chinaman, the eye of the oriental
'urned toward other continents.
It was finally discovered by the
explorers for the root that in Can
ada a species of the Aralia genus,
o which it belongs, thrived in tiiat
country. Immediately British in
vestors began the search. At first
it sold well enough, and until ev
ery sort of degenerate branch of
the "Quinquefolia” was shoved off
on the Chinam 11 and termed as
ginseng. The Chinaman is pro
verbially suspicious, and though
America has discovered exactly the
same species as did the explorers
of Canada, the American product
will bri lg a fair price, whereas the
Canada plant must be sent to this
country before it can be exported.
The incident which led to the and
-of the Chinese ginseng ine:-
chant occurred nearly fifty >ears
ago, but. true to the customs of
the Chinese, age only perfects tra
dition, and Canada will probably
uever be able to sell ginseng.
Ginseng has been found on
Lookout mountain. It always
grows on the sandy soil of a moun
tain. and in its finest state is said
to be more valuable than its equiv
alent weight in gold.
LOCAL SALE GOOD.
In Chattanooga the Goodman
Hide and Leather Company sent
out the reason’s supply a few days
ago. This supply was only a few
hundred pounds. The entire sup
ply exported from America last
yetr was not over 2,500 pounds.
Shrewd buyers are sent out by
several of the companies wh" deal
in ginseng, and these buy the mot
at the lowest possible price. Un
knowing mountaineers have been
induced to look lor ginseng root,
and to sell it at a figure as low as
50 cents per pound If this were
of the best grade, it might easily
be resold for as much as $9.50
profit on the pound.
The government of the United
States has taken the ginseng cul
ture uuder its eye, and is now mak
ing special reports on it. Several
large companies have organized
for the purpose of cultivating the
root, but these have amounted to
nothing as yet.
The ginseng merchants insist
that no roots are worth buying ex
cept those which come up natu
rally and those of the Chinese em
pire, which are nourished by men
who inherit the art of its cultiva
tion.
AMERICA’S PLANT SECOND CLASS.
Gi ,seng tea is said to be the
luxury of the wealthy Chinese,
and it is sipped with great delight
by the ladies of the imperial court
of China. In Japan the mikado
also prefers the ginseng draught to
any other beverage, and when oc
casions of court are held the Chi
naman drinks it profusely. Amer
ican ginseng is sold chiefly to the
middle classes The lower classes
cannot afford it in any style,though
the man of medium estate drinks
the $lO per pound article, which is
sent out from New York.
It is said that one American
mountaineer reaped a fortune by
devoting the entire time of one
year’s work to searching for and
selling the gimeug root.
It is estimated that within one
hundred miles radius of Chatta
nooga there is the value of a gold
mine undiscovered in ginseng.
Good Everywhere Used.
Bransford’s “Clifton” is guaranteed
by the maker to be the best flour in
the market. It is earfully milled
from sound wheat, making bread
that is pure, wholesome and nutri
tious*-just what the American people
need for their daily food. Besides
“Clifton” is an all-round flour, being
as well adapted to making cake and
pastry as it is bread and biscuits.
Stanford Bros, and Foster & Eav s.
A Kind Father.
A young man in his shirt sleeves
and a straw hat was observed, one
of the hottest afternoons this week,
wheeling a baby car i ige back
ward and forward in front of one of
the small houses in the vicinity of
Fairmont Park. He appeared hot,
but happy, says the Philadelphia
Ledger.
“My dear,” came a voice from
one of the upper windows of the
house.
“Let me alone, can’t you,” he
called back, aud went on wheeling
aud mopping his face.
An hour later the same voice
came from the window in earnest
and pleading tones, “George,
dear!”
“Well, what on earth do you
want?” he asked. “Have the water
pipes burst?”
“No, George, dear, but you have
been wheeling Anna’s doll all the
afternoon; is it not time for baby
to have a turn?”
SENT TO TURKISH HAREMS-
Bulgaria's Answer to Notes of the
Turkish Representative.
Sofia, Sept. 15. Replying to
note" of the Turkish representa
tive here, in which it was alleged
mat the insurrection in Mace lonia
was the work ot Bulgarian bands
who had crossed the frontier, he
Bulgarian government on Saturday
last replied, refuted the accusa
tions, reviewed the history ot the
insurrection and claimed that the
outbreak was the direct result of
the existing form ot government
in Macedonia, which had forced
the youth of the country to flee
abroad and gradually organize the
insurrection.
Bulgaria also declined all re
sponsibility for the events at Adri
anople, which, it is declared, are
; due to the persecution of the Bul
garian population. Finally, Bul
garia stated that the Tuikish gov
ernment was prolonging a situa
tion filled with perils to the princi
pality, and pointed out that there
was clanger of a catastrophe disas
trou to both countries.
Prince Ferdinand returns here
tomorrow.
The revolutionary headquarters
have received news of a terrible
situation at Losengrad. The whole
district is filled with Turkish and
Albanian troops and Bashi Ba
zouks. Twelve villages have
been burned, and over a hundred
families have been massacred.
Many of the women and girls cap
tured have been sent to various
harems. About 400 widows and
orphans have arrived at the fron
tier village of Tekendje from Lo
sengrad.
All the Bulgarian prisoners in
the town jail at Losengrad have
been killed by Mussulman prison
ers, aided by the prison guards.
When Love Waned
“You admit,” said the attorney
for the plaintiff in the breach-of
promise case, that you were en
gaged to my client?”
“I do,” admitted the defendant.
‘And you presumably loved
her?”
“I did.”
“And yet you broke the engage
ment. Why was that?”
“Love had waned.’’
“Oh, love had waned, had it? Do
you know wh>?”
“Yes. sir.”
“Do you know when it first be
gau to wane?”
“Yes. sir.”
“When was that?”
“The first time I saw her adopt
the prevailing feminine fashion of
riding a horse astride. That
smashed a love dream sir, and
smashed it good and plenty.”
The lawyer for the plaintiff gave
the jurors a quick look, and he
knew then that the case was lost.
Who ever heard of the like of
sudden deaths? It seems the world
is dying on its feet! When people
feel bad they “tauk up” on a stim
ulant, and go at it like fighting fire,
until he drops dead on his feet.
When you feel bad —when the
liver becomes clogged, the secre
tions closed and the system stag
nated —the proper thing to do is to
take a course of the celebrated Ra
mon’s Liver Pills and Tonic Pel
lets two medicines—the Liver
Pills open up the secretions, the
Tonic Pellets tone the organs and
tonic the system and insure natu
ral, normal conditions. Complete
course 25c.
Only Dili Ills Duty as He
Saw It.
•‘I deem it my duty to add a word
of {trai: e for Chamberlain’s Colic.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,”
says J. Wiley Park, the well-known
merchant and postmaster at Wiley,
Kv. ”1 have been selling it for three
or four years, and it gives complete
satisfaction. Several of my custom
ers tell me they would not be with
out it for anything. Very often, to
my knowledge, one single dose has
cured a severe attack of d'arrhoea,
and 1 positively know- that it will
cure the flux (dysentery). You are
at liberty to use this testimonial as
you please.” Sold by J. H. (jilreatli
& Son. sept
Money to Loan.
1 am authorized to make
application for the loan of
money on real estate
through the Georgia Loan
& Trust Cos., of Macon, Ga.
Terms reasonable.
T. C. MILNER,
Attorney at Law.
Johnson’s Tonic does in a day wnat
slow Quinine cannot do in ten days.
Its splendid mires are in striking con
trast with the feeble cures made bv qui
nine.
If you are utterly wretched, take a
thorough dose of Johnson’s Tonic and
drive out every trace of malarial poi
soning. The wise Insure their lives and
the wiser insure their health bv uaing
Johnson’s Chill and Fever Tonic. It
costs 50 cents if it eures; not one cent if
it does not.
aT.
Bear* the /y Thß Kind You Have Always Bougtn
Tutt’s Pills
v HI sav t h 2 dyspeptic from many
Favs .<1 misery, and enable him to eat
cover ne wishes. They prevent
SICK HEADACHE,
ctf-isc the rood to assimilate end nour>
isij i.ie body, give keen appetite,
TEVCOPFLES;*
r-v! ildmuscte. Elegantly suga’
Do Business Men Think of This?
Savannah News.
The money that you spend away
from home “never comes back any
more.”
Do business men think of this?
Take you, for instance. Have
you ever bought an article away
from home because it was a few
cents cheaper than you could get
it at home that you did not feel
that you were retarding the growth
of your town by injuring the bus
iness of its citizens?
It saves little, if anything, to
send your orders away, or to buy
your supplies away from home.
Such a system indirectly hurts you.
no matter who you are? And it
works direct harm to your fellow
citizens, who have taxes to pay,
rem to pay, employees to pay and
other charges to meet.
'MAKES PROPER DIET"
fjhPLEASINS^
Relief In MX Hours
Distressing Kidney and Bladdei
Disease relieved in six hours by “New
.Great South American Kidney Cure.”
,Itisag r eat surprise on account of
its exceeding promptne s in relieving
pain in bladder, kidney-s and back, in
male or female. Relieves retention
of water almost immediately, lfyou
wan* quick relief and cure this is the
remedy. Sold oy Young Bros’ drug
gists, CartersviJle, Ga. 1 vr.
The Genuine vs. Counter
feits.
The genuine is always better than
a counterfeit, but the truth of this
statement is never more forcibly re
alized or more thoroughly appreciat
ed than when you compare the genu
ine DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve with
the many counterfeits and worthless
substitutes that are on the market
W. S. Ledbetter, of Shreveport, La.,
says: “After using numerous other
remedies without benefit, one box of
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve cured
me.” For blind, bleeding, itching
and protruding piles no remedy is
‘equal to LeWitt’s witch Hazel Salve.
Sold by M. F. Word. stpt
>1 it'nrG I< i ?..*( lit tiers!
How many children are at this sea
son feverish and constipated, with bad
stomach and headache. Mother Gray’s
Sw-?et Powders for Children will al
ways cine. It worms are present the\
will certainly remove them. At aiJ
druggists, 25 cts. Sample mailed.
A Purgative Pleasure.
It you ever took PeWitt’s Litt'e
Early Risers for biliousness or consti
pation, you know what a purgative
pleasure is. These famous little pills
cleanse the livei and rid the system
of all bile without producing un
pleasant effects. Thy do not gripe,
sicken or weaken, but give tone and
strength to the tissues and- organs
involved, W. H. Howell, of Hous
ton, Tex., says: “No better pill can
be used than Little Early Risers for
constipation, sick headache, etc.”
Sold by M. F. Word. sept
“C” With a Tail.
The “C ” with a tail is the trade
mark of Cascarets Candy Cathartic.
Look for it on the light blue enameled
metal box! Each tablet stamped
C. C. C. Never sold in bulk. All
druggists, ioc.
DON’T GET THIN
get fat; get nice and plump, there is
safety in plumpness.
Summer has tried your foodworks;
winter is coming to try your breath
mill. Fall is the time to brace your
self.
But weather is tricky; lookout!
Lookout for colds especially.
Scott's emulsion of cod-liver oil is
the subtlest of helps. It is food, the
easiest food in the world; it is more
than food, it helps you digest your
food, and get more nutriment froih it.
Don’t get thin, there is safety in
plumpness. Man. woman, and child.
Has Sold a Pile of Cham
berlain’s Cough Rem
edy.
I-have sold Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for more than twenty years,
and it has given entire satisfaction.
I have sold a pile ot it and can rec
ommend it highly.— Joseph McElhi-
NKY, Linton, lowa. You will find
this remedy a good friend when
troubled with a cough or cold. It
always affords quick relief and is
pleasant to take. For sale by J. H.
Uilreath 5i Son. sept.
Bed-Wetting and all Bladder and
Urinary Troubles
(Quickly relieved and permanently cur
®d by Dr. Kesner’s *‘in-con-ti-nink.”
amlpe free. Address Dr. Kesner
Remedy Cos., Lock Box 4ti>, Atlauta, Da
5628 t
J 'C. C. C.” on Every Tabiet
Every tablet of Cascarets Candy
Cathartic bears the famous C. C. C.
Never sold in bulk. Look tol’t and
accept no other. Beware of fraud.
All druggists, toe.
| Ihe Man and the Woman-
A man will run as fast as he can
i to cross a railroad track in front of
i a train, says the Kansas City Jour
! nal. Then he will watch it till it
: goes out of sight. .Then he will
: walk leisurely away. He seems
>to be all right, and probably is.
That is a man. A woman in a street
car will open a satchel and take
out a purse, take out a dime and
close the purse, open the satch
el, put in the purse, close the
satchel and lock both ends. Then
she will give the dime to the con
ductor, who will give her a nickel
back. Then she will open rim
satchel and take out the purse,
put in the nickel, close the purse,
open the satchel and put in the
purse, close the satchel and lock
both ends. Then she will leel for
the buckle at the back ot her belt.
If you feel too tired for work or
pleasure, take Hood’s Sarsaparilla
—it cures that tired feeling.
!
If constipated or bilious, call for
Ramon’s Tonic Regulator, and be
certain our clerks give you the
genuine Ramon’s; nothing so good;
25c.
The poet's exclamation: “O Life!
I feel thee bounding in my veins,” is
a joyous one Persons that can rarely
or never make it, in honesty to them
selves, ire among the most unfortu
nate. They do not live, but exist: for
to live implies more than to be. To
live is to be well and strong—to arise
feeling equal to the ordinary di ties
of the day, and to retire not over
come by them—to feel life bounding
in the veins. A medicine that has
ma le thousands of people, men and
women, well and strong, has accom
plished a great work, bestowing the
richest blessings, and that medicine
is Hood's Sarsaparilla. The weak,
run-down, or debilitated, from any
cause, should not fail to take it. It
builds up the whole system, changes
existence into life, and makes life
more abounding. We are glad to sav
these words in its favor to the readers
of our columns.
Farm for Sale.
Sfxty-five acies of good farming
land, all cleared and in cultivation
except four acres in timber; good
eight-room house, outhouses and
stables, horses and farming imple
ments. One mile from court house.
Fine bed of ochre on the place.
lIUO Ab>l. SiEDKKER
EarSy Risers
The famous piils.
Tin Renewal a Strain.
Vacation is over. Again the school
bell rings at morning and noon, again
with tens of thousands the hardest
kind of work has begun, the renewal
of which is a mental and physical
st ain to all except the most rugged.
The little girl that a few days ago had
roses in her cheeks, and the little boy
whose lips were then so red you would
have insisted that they had been
“kissed by strawberries,” have al
ready lost something of the appear
ance of health. Now is a time when
many children should be given a
tonic, which may avert much serious
trouble, and we know of no other so
highly to be.recommended as Hood’s
Sarsaparilla) which strengthens the
nerves, peifects digestion and assim
ilation, and aids mental development
by building up the whole system.
Valuable Property for Sale.
I will sell at private saie all the real
estate belonging i<> the <s’steofT. It.
Juries, bank, upt, cmMstb g •.1 stores,
die respleii'-e prooertv of 'l', R. Jones,
1 e nt houses, vacant lots; about *t>C
a<- *- - .i litmi in the cir.v limits, mineral
lamis. et<-. List of this property can be
-ecu at. my office. This property must
be sold. Bargains for investors. For
further information applv to
JOHN H. YV IKLE, Trustee.
A "gust 1, 1904. tf.
Itch on human cured in :S0 minutes
by Woolfords Sanitary Lotion. This
never fails. Sold by Young Bros,,
druggists 1 yr.
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