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THE CANNING
Ail Industry Employing 750,000
People in One State.
How the Different Varieties
Food are Preserved.
Each year has marked some improve¬
ment in the method of preparing the
different varieties of food for canning
until now, with the various appliances
and improved machinery at command,
the careful packer is enabled to preserve
each article in hermetically sealed cans
to be opened months afterwards, yea,
even years, as good, rich and nice as
when fiist packed, Thus has the can-
ning industry become one of the great¬
est of the country, employing thoinauds
of hands and giving to the world food
in convenient packages which may be
transported to the most remote corners
4 f the globe.
This is unquestionably the most im¬
portant industry of Maryland in opera¬
tion today, says the Winnsboro Hews
and Herald , particularly when consider¬
ing the immense force of workers it cm-
ploys. The fruit and vegetable pack¬
ing season commences ia July and con¬
tinues until October. About 750,000
people in Maryland depend on this in¬
dustry for a living in packing fruits,
vegetables, oysters, etc. Tho labor
employed in the packing trade is com¬
posed largely of women, boys and
girls.
There can be no more interesting
sight than a visit to a large canning
factory when in full operation. The
mother with her entire family, the baby
rolled in a blanket asleep tucked away
on some convenient box; while she
with her boys and girls are at work to
procure the means with which to sup¬
port their home. It can be said tliefe
are no “hours of labor” about the pack¬
ing house in the busy season, as they
are at work on perishable goods which
must be put up. Wages are mostly
paid by piece work and vary according
to the article packed.
Heretofore the machinery required
for the business of canning was held at
such prices that but few persons out¬
side of Maryland and a few Northern
States cared to make the venture. It
was also hard to obtain the secret of
the business; no one cared to give it
away withhout a consideration, and it
was necessary if one did go into the
business to obtain a man who under¬
stood the process; but now an outfit
can be had for $150 that has a capacity
of canning 2000 3-pound or 2,750 2-
pound cans per day. The purchaser
obtains with his outfit all necessary in¬
struction as to putting up and operat¬
ing liis own factory, gets all of the so-
called secret of the business, in fact in
a very few days will be thoroughly fa-
mibar with its workings; Larger out¬
fits can be had and can be operated by
steam power or set ia brick.
The tomatos are brought from the
field in bushel baskets, and are then
dumped in some convenient place near
the cealdiug kettle; they are taken
then and put in tho scalding basket (an
iron basket for the purpose); the
scalder then dips them into the scalding
kettle; here they remain three minutes,
and the basket is lifted cut and emptied
on the peeliug table. The process just
gone through with-is done for the easy
removal of the skias. Here the peelers
remove the skins. They are then
passed to the packers, where they arc
packed in cans, then passed to the
capper, who puts the cap (or top) on
the can, but leaving a small hole in the
centre of the cap as an exhaust.
After leaving the capper they go to
the man in charge of the kettles, who
places them in a wire cage suspended
by a crane; they are then lowered in
the exhaust kettle and allowed to re¬
main ten minutes. Thus the cold air
is exhausted by means of the little hole
in the centre of cap, and after exhaust¬
ing the cage is swung around to the
capper or tipper, who closes up the
little hole, and thus it is hermetically
sealed. The cans are now placed ia
the process cage and lowered into the
process or cooking kettle, and here
they remain 25 minutes. After going
through with this, the last process, the
tomato is ready to go on the market
with the exception of putting on the
label. Absolutely nothing is used to
flavor the tomato, the native flavor being
retained. Some packers use a teaspoon-
full of salt with each can packed, but
the majority use nothing.
Other vegetables are even more simple
in their preparation; so are fruits,
which require very little processing.
In packing tomatoes it is usual to fi'1
the can up with the fruit, but often
packers fill up two-thirds and the bal¬
ance use a liquor; the same with corn.
Fruits 8 re with or without syrup. Ma¬
chinery can be utilized for filling the
cans with tomatoes, corn, etc., but as a
general thing this is done by hand.
Machinery is also used for silking and
removing the corn from the cob. There
is also a pea huller and separator for
canning peas. Tomatoes, as a general
thing, pay better than any vegetable
packed, and this season they are bring,
ing better prices than in some time.
Last season the pack was short and
prices will rapidly advance. Any kind
of vegetables will pay.
American canned goods are now
largely exported and the foreign de¬
mand is increasing every year. There
has been large shipments made recently
to South and Central America and other
foreign markets. If the South packed
a sufficient quantity to supply her own
demand, it would require a very large
number of packers.
Mutilation Among African Tribes.
It is customary among the Uppei
Congo peop'e, writes Herbert Ward in
the Ledger , to stamp their features and
persons, by means of cicatrization, with
various designs, differing according to
the tribe. About the age of four th«
operation i 3 first coinmcuced, the skin
of the face being gashed in conformity
with the tribal pattern; after some
months have elapsed, so that the
wounds may be completely healed,
they are recuf, and each gash is filled
with redwood powder, produced from
crushed camwood, of which the forest
yields a plentiful supply. After fre¬
quent repetitions of this barbarous mu¬
tilation, the skin and flesh becomes
hardened and protrule in lumps, be¬
tween the incisions.
The Bangala tribal mark consists of a
series of horizontal cross-cuts varying
from half an inch to an inch in length,
extending down the center of the fore-
head from the hair to between the cye 3 ,
with a smaller patch of diagonal cuts
upon the temples.
That of tho Balolo or “Iron People,”
a numerous race inhabiting the banka
of the Lulungu or Malinga and Ruki
rivers, is formed by the creation of
three separate lumps, as large as and
similar in shape to pigeons’ eggs—one
either on tho bridge of the nose or
higher up toward the centre of the
forehead, with tho others flanking it
upon each temple. Occasionally, to
these will be added, as a sort of a
pendant, or, perhaps, to compensate,
yet a fourth upon the chin, while the
bodies of the happy possessors of thu
uncouth adornment, particularly thos*
of the women, will be covered with a
series of lumps standing out darkly
from the paler skin, which, thus ad¬
orned, might very well serve for a map
of the midnight sky.
Others again, and notable among
them are the Butekc, score their cheeks
and temples with long, thin incisions,
much resembling the cuts maJe by a
butcher upon a piece of pork to tempt
the would- be purchaser with visions of
“crackling.”
A Lamb With a Trunk.
Last week Alex Cunniugham brought
into our offico a fully developed and
wt»41 formed lamb that had been born
on his place, near town.
There is nothiug remarkable about an
ordinary young lamb, but when we
state that this lamb had a trunk on the
end of its nose or where his nose ought
to have been, exactly like an elephant,
we say this lamb was one of the great¬
est freaks of nature ever witnessed. It
looked exactly like a miniature ele¬
phant, and what produced the malfor¬
mation or freak of nature no one has
yet been able to advance any theories
whatever. Quite a large number of ou
people saw the lamb and all were
struck with the curiosity. The lamb
died soon after its birth and it is S
pity it could not have lived.
Dress Interfering with Eating.
In 1579 the ruffs of the French, it is
said, had such an outrageous size in
depth that the wearers could scarcely
turn their heads. It is told how “Reine
fcargot one day, when seated at dinner,
was compelled to send for a spoon with
a handle two teet in length wherewith
to eat her soup.”
Hereditary Blood Poison.
Many of the evils of life are inherited. Pa¬
rents transmit to their children a state of blood
impurity. What a fearful heritage to bequeath
an innocent child ! Scrofula, skin diseases,
erysipelas, heads, sore scabby eyes, surfaces ringworm, syphilitic tetter, eczema,
scald consumptive tendencies, symp¬
toms, ulcerative and the
etc., all of which make life miserable, and
victim a prey to designing shoufd quacks. It is sure¬
ly a disgrace that this be so. It is mani-
festly tne duty of every one to keep their
blood pure and their systems in a condition of
good health. Nature has given us kindly herbs
that will accomplish this if properly used.
The best are used with careful selection in
that compound known us Dr. Bull’s Sarsa¬
parilla. There is no phase of blood poison
this incomparable alterative will not relieve.
If a sufferer from blood disease, you do your¬
self great injustice if you fail to try it.—
Springfield Express.
Men would not care to be wicked if mingled women
did not look on naughtiness with
dread and admiration.'
An Eccentric Millionaire.
The New York Star says: “The most eccen¬
Charles tric millionaire in New York is probably
Broadway Rouss. Thirteen years ago
he was ruined and $50,000 in debt. To-day he 75
has built a massive structure 200 feet deep,
feet front and 12 stories high on Broadway,
costing $1,000,000, and was paid for step by
step^ His business methods are unique. He
has 750 employes, and pays seventy-five off
everyday. This makes every day a pav day.
His annual income is estimated at He $550,000. works
Mr. Rouss’s energy is wonderful.
from 6 in the morning till 10 at night. outside He does
not spend more than $1000 per year of
his household expenses. His principal platform source
of amusement is to stand on the rear
of a street-oar, and throw dimes and nickles
to boys. A short, time ago an English syndi¬ Mr.
cate offered $2,000,000 for his business.
Rouss subscribed $25,000 to the World's Fair
iund in New York city.”
The only thing that can stand irony without
flinching is a silk hat.
My son twelve years of age, has been afflicted
with scrofula for eight years. His hip joint
protended through the skin, and he could not
walk except on crutches, and he was also near¬
ly blind. I had him under the care of the best
doctors without avail, and had given him up
to die, when I was urged to try Bull’s Sarsa¬
parilla. He has used eight bottles and already
his eyesight is restored and his limb much bet¬
ter. His appetite is now good, lie looks well
and is quite cheerful. 1 think with a few more
bottles he will he completely restored. Janies
Lee, Xashville, Tenn.
The Indian was the original ticket-scalper,
with the axsent on the scalp.
DR. L. L. GORSUCH, Toledo, O., says : “I
have practiced medicine for forty years, have
never seen a preparation that I could prescribe I
with so much confidence of success as can 75c.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure.” Sold by Druggists,
Wail of the dying postage stamp—See that
my grave is kept green.
Many mothers would Worm willingly Destroyers pay a if dollar they
a box for Dr. Bull’s
could not get it for less. It costs only 25 cents
and is sold by druggists.
Doctors never kick when they can show a
clean pair of heals.
FITS stopped free by Dit. Kline's Guf,at
Nerve Restorer. No Fits after first day’s
use. Marvelous cures. Treatise and Phila., $2 trial Pa
bottle free. Dr. Kline, 931 Arch St.,
Rich ! fragrant! fine ! are the Punch” expressions Cigar. of
those who smoke “Tansill’s 5c.
Your Blood
Needs a good cleansing this spring in order to over¬
come the impurities which have accumulated during
the winter, or which may be hereditary, and cause
you much suffering. We confidently recommend
Hood's Sarsaparilla as the very best spring medicine.
By its use the blood is purified, enriched and vital¬
ized, that tired feeling is entirely overcome and the
whole body given strength and vigor. The appetite
is restored and sharpened, the digestive organs are
toned and the kidneys and liver invigorated.
"I was feeling very much worn out and found
nothing to benefit me till I took Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
1 have now taken several bottles and it has made me
feel perfectly well. I was also troubled with sores
breaking out lu my mouth, but siuee taking Hood’s
Sarsaparilla have had no further trouble from them.
1 have reeonimeuded it to others, who have been
very much benefited by using it.”—M rs. Mary Ap-
hi.KLv , «27 North Water St. Decatur, Ill.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggists. *1; six for #5. Prepared only
by C. I. HOOD & CO.. Apothecaries, Lowell, Maas.
I OO Doses One Dollar
V JSITORS
to Atlanta will And it of *
interest to inspect the jew- \
elry house of J. P. Stevens A s
& Bro., the handsomest in 4
the city. 4
.
p The exhibition which they \
^ make in Diamonds, Jewelry
f and Silverware is well worth <
( seeing.
\ > earned This an establishment extensive reputa¬ has 1
i tion in connection with the
well known Stevens’ Patent
i by Watch, preference which all is now over sold ,be ^
/ J South. <
Do not neglect the oppor-V
u tunitv of calling on Messrs. >
/ J. P- Stevens A Bro., 47
Whitehall Street. t I
vs J. MOTHERS Friend”
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BRADFIELD REGULATOR DRUGSISTS. 0/1
SOLO BY ALL
DETECTIVES
Vated t» vrary Caoaty. Shrew4 ma to art mtehiiiwtoM
Ismr Stmt Swrttov. Bxprnroaw oot Mamaij. Panieator*Owa.
erasaan Dttoctirt Bmrua C«.«i JLK»te,3a4ixati.a
IRON FENCE
SIXTY STYLES FOR
CEMETERY & LAWN
CATALOGUE FREE
J. W. RICE. ATLANTA, GA.
<$Y^Jp®Cs
TO
i?» iV
> ONJS ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, the
Liver and Bowels, cleanses sys¬
tem effectually, dispels colds, head¬
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro¬
ceptable duced, pleasing stomach, to the taste ana ac¬ in
to the prompt
its action and truly only beneficial m its
effects, prepared from the most
healthy and agreeable substances,
its many excellent qualities com¬
mend it to all and have made it
the most popular remedy k nown.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 5Qo
and il bottles by all leading drug¬
gists. Any reliable druggist will who
may not have it on hand pro¬
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL
ky. HEW rORK. N Y.
SEVEN seventeen SEVENTY
-- NT,
-fe. >
To cure Bltlousness. Sick Headache. Constipation,
Malaria. Diver Complaints, SMITH’S take the sale
and certain remedy,
Use the SMALL SIZE (40 little beans to the bot¬
tle). They are the most convenient: suit all ages.
Brice of either size, 25 cents per bottle.
17, 70: Photo-gravure,
rsEgRvonsw panel size of this picture for 4
cents (coppers or stamps).
J. F. SMITH & CO..
Makers of ‘•Bile Beans. '' St. Louis, Mo.
¥0. & TEm
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Bristol Land Go.
-WILL, ON—
May 15,18 and 17, 1899,
‘ AT BRISTOL,
Offer ;or sale, at auction.
1,000
Business and Residence Lots,
from its additions to the c'ty of Bristol, Va.
Bristol is situated ou the State Line, between Va.
G id Tenn., at the juneUou of the Norfolk A Western,
X on ., Va. & Oa. Railroads; is the eastern
terminus id the Souta Atlantic A Ohio R. R., extend¬
ing from Bristol into the coal fields and connecting
with L. & N. R. K., as Big .Stone Gap, aud is the west-
(‘III terminus of the Bristol, Eliz. & No. far. R anil R
now building into the rich ores of Doe Mountain
Roane's Creek in Johnson County, Tenn.
Bristol is not a -Paper” city; it has a population of
about lii.OJO live, energetic people, Is rapidly grow¬
ing and is dcstiued to be one of the largest manu¬
facturing cities of the south. It lies within :i hours
of inexhaustible coking and domestic coals, the
richest iron ore iu the U. S., and immense bodies of
virgin timber, all of which reach Bristol via the
S. A. & O. aud Kllzabctbtou roads.
Us advantages of transportation and nearness to
markets, its elevation 1 nearly 1700 feet), MIN?:RAL delightful
Climate, WEALTH aud and timber, its SOLID BASIS imlueemeuts IN
present for in-
vestments rarely met with. During the past year
over $i,tW,0UO have been invested.
The Bristol Iron A Steel Co. (owned by Pennsylva¬
nia irou men) has commenced the construction ou
tiie Company's lauds, of tho largest furnace plant iu
the south.
Wait /or this sale. Go to it, and take
advantage ot an opportunity to in¬
vest tchere. returns must he Large
and gttick. Ample hotel accommo¬
dations.
DON'T MISS THIS r„Tt
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for particulars apply to
VV. MUIDEKOPER, President,
T.H.WENTWORTH Jr..Sec’v and
Trcas , 619 14th St., Wash., D. C..
—OH TO---
H. W. BATES, Vice-President,
Bristol, Tenn.
A feiv ofttve many i rko have invested and are '«•
tere:i:d in the develop itent of Bristol are;
Wm. P. Clyde, Sam'l Dickson,
l.x. Norton, tJoo. Burnham,
F. D. carley. W. rt. Trotter,
John H. Inman, Wm. H. Bennett,
F. W. Huidekoper, Edwar.t Emstburn,
B. S. Clark, David Jenkins,
Oeo. s. Scott, Va. Investment Co. aud
H. V. Fatmestoek, others of Phila , Ph
Gan. T. St. Logan. H. C. McDowell,
W. u. Oakman and others J. W. Gautbert Boyle'
of New York City, St. John aud others
Cord lay & Co., or Kentucky,
Nath. Thayer, A. M. Shook,
Chaa. L. James, N. Baxter, Jr., NashviUe,
£. B. Abbott, Teun.
E. A. Adams, Col. Juo. C. Haskell, Co-
Lewis B. Russell, lumbla, S. C.
Benj. Dean, Jos Bryan,
F. S. & E. V. Sherburne, W. K. Meraditb
Lee. Higginson A Co., Jno 1.. Williams & Son,
A. t ochane A Co., W. O. Skelton,
Jackson A ( urtis, L. B. imuru.
D. A. Gregg, Allison A And son.
Mies k Smith and many H. L. Cabell,
others of Boston, Mass. W. H. Flournoy ’
O. W. NotvrosB, vVo.ce*- Ft. G. Cabell, Jr., aud oth¬
ter. Mass. ers, Richmond, Va.
Wm. McGeorge, Jr., J. Y. Risuu, Danville, Va.
Chas. H. Scott. Gen. R. A. Ayers,
Justice Cox. Jr., U. W. Bate*.
Aoraham -s. Patterson, J««. L. Kelley, and many
Wat. D. Junes, others of Va.
DO
YOU WISH
To make a start in life? Are you aware
with a comparatively small amount of
by allying yourself to us, we can place yon
the front rank of commerce, improve your Cl
dition and make a successful merchant
you? VVc can give you instances without c
bet- where men possessing but an
amount of capital—two, three or four
dollars—have, backed by our bargains. m
short space of one or two years, fought tJ
way up to affluence, M. Foley, of Red J« c t
Mich., 18 months ago kept a small soda J
shop, his sole wealth—a billiard table-boil J
it down into cash, invested with us, and u
worth $6000. D. 8. Lynn, of Hunting] wifJ
Penn., invested all he had in the world
—$375; to-day carrying a stock of $8000;«
and independent; doing a business brinj
him in an annual income of $4000, and rapj ij
increasing. Space forbids us mentioning
men who have accomplished the seme res'
One naturally asks what has brought about!
great prosperity? The answer is, under] the fJ
their being able to underbuy and
competition, no matter how wealthy it audl nj]
be, as by the natural law of dollars
chord of self-interest they are bound tori
monopoly of the business in any town u?
they may locate.
CHARLES BROADWAY ROUS;
F
started fourteen years ago with nothing ($ t :
speak) and $51,000 in debt. We now own I
occupy entirely the largest and finest who] ii
dry goods warehouse in the world. It
stories high, 200 feet deep and 75 feet frontJ
absolutely fire-proof ; value $1,000,000.
Anything that is cheap that we can bay ill
price, no matter what the quantity may bj
stand ready with the coin to absorb it. 1
buyers are scattered all over the United S*
and Europe. These goods are supplied Haul toj
tamers at an advance of five per cent.
exclutively and sold for cash at a prefa
twenty-five percent., they will make commJ any |
rich, no matter how small he mar
One representative allowed in a place off
thousand people and under. 1
We will be glad to correspond with any 1
desire information. ql j
In this limited spaee it is impossible loodaj to
prices on $2,000,000 worth of Dry <
tions, Shoes, Millinery, Laces, Stationery, ■
e ry, Hats, Cigars, Hardware, Hosiery anfl
other various departments. Apply for o;,:l
page catalogue- -sent free, giving prices. 11
will gladly submit on approval a bill ofJ
pies. If the goods are not better value ■ I
you’ve been getting, send them back tol [
This privilege goes with every item we panj eoud®
Upon application we will send you a wliichB
(in addition to price-list catalogue)
plains a special offer we make to our rq>raft
tatives, and which quotes verbatim letters
scores of customers to whom we refer.
CHARLES BROADW AY HOI "H
549, 551 & 553 Broadway, and 124, 126 if
Mercer Street, New York City.
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PURELY VEGETABLE. 1 25 Cents per 0
THOROUGHLY RELIABLE. 3 Boxes for 65i
Sent by mail i
ABSOLUTELY SAFE. ago fro*, on reed
price. j
FOR SALE BV ALL DRUGGISTS.
DR. J. H. SCHEMCK & SON,
I f F YOU WISH A l!ll
GOOD 'fSSOH
REVOLVER f
purchase one of the cele- STi* — »
brated SMITH & WESSON r yg
arms. The fincet small arms \V )J if
ever manufactured and the
first choice of ail experts.
Manufactured in calibres 32. 38and 44-100. Sin-
gleordonble action. Safety Hammerlesa amt qH
Target ntodelR. Constructed carefully entirely inspected of best for
Ity wrought steel, unrivaled for fi
mansh’p and stook, they are lionotbedece
durnhllit v tt ml neni rncy.
cheap mtillenble cast-lion article imitation* and arM
are often gold for the genuine
onlv unreliable, but dangerous. stamped The ::.W
WESSON Revolvers are all upon of
reix with firm’s name, address and dat-s
and are guaranteed perfect in every aud
sistupon having the genuine article,
dealer below will cannot receive supply you an order careful s-nt atteaM^
prompt an.l furnished
Pescrptiveoatalovne aud orions WESSON
plicaton. SMITH &
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pasteboard . c boxes, pink wrappers.
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mail. Aflme Paper.
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OPIUM and -WHISKEY ®
ITS cured at hoc:™
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