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MUSHROOM TO
Built by Americans "V\
New Yoi
"The mushroom towns of our great I
West wern't a hit more remarkable j
than those of American growth which
at present are springing up all over i
Cuba," said Charles E. Hall.
Mr. Hall has just returned from
Cuba, where he owns a plantation on
the outskirts of one of thc largest of ,
these American towns in Cuba. It
is a town with broad streets, a school,
a churoh, banks and business places,
which stands on a spot where not
five years ago there was only ? tropical
jungle.
"TheafAmerican towns in Cuba are
not boom towns," Mr. Hall went on.
They represent a growth which is
steady, even if it is rapid. The peo
ple are planters, not prospectors.
Yet fortunes are made practically over
night, though not by discovering gold
mines.
"There was one man who arrived in
our town not three years ago. He
had been a planter in Florida, and'thc
frost had eome, and in one night had
swept away his fortune and his means
of livelihood. When he landed on
our shore he had his wife, child,
household goods and $25 in oash.
"Five dollars of his money he paid ;
to have his effect.! moved from the
pier beyond the town. There he
squatted on a bit of vacant land and
built-a palm shack for a home. i
"He knew everything about plant
ing and raising orange trees, and that
was what he set about doing. To-day
he has his own ??plantation, a nice i
house and several thousands in bank.
His daughter has her own horse to
ride and all the pretty clothes she
wishes.
"There was another man who came
to our town so poor that he begged
two strawberry plants from a neighbor
with? which to start his garden. That
was only two years ago; yet just be
fore I left he was digging up straw
berry plants and giving them away
free, simply to thin his beds out.
"I never saw anything like the
strawberries in Cuba-they increase :
so rapidly. The fruit is large and of
a delicious flavor. It ripens first ia
the latter part of December, and the
plants continue to bear right on into
June.
"Tomatoes are another wonderful
crop in [Cuba. The plants grow to a
great aiee, and bloom and bpar con
tinuously for five months. One man
ia our town invested his last dollar
ia Biz tomato plants, and he now has
thousands.
"Peaohes falso are abundant and.
ineapples-I never knew what a pine
pple really tasted like before I went
o Cuba!
"It is with an idea of raising
rangeB that most Americans buy
lantations in Cuba, and this will
oubtless beoome a great future in
ustry in the island. A great many
ho?own orange groves in Florida are
>w[fiocking to Cuba, beoause frost is
known in the island. The next sea
n will be the first in which we will ,
ve a ohance to find out just what
e orange crop will be.
"It takes fully three and a half or
r years for orange trees toi bloom,
me of our frees were ready to bear
t year, but the owners went around
nipped the buds. To save the
Dgth of the tree for a season in
fashion improves the fruit in the
A friend of mine, who allowed
e of his trees to bear in order to
the fruit, picked over a thousand <
es from, a single tree. So we con
iKthe outlook hopeful.
1?re are opportunities of all
besides orange raising in Cuba,
son who could start a ohickeu 1
there would strike a gold mine,
r town eg'gs at no time bring less 1
?5 cents a dozen, and the smallest
r costs 75 cents,
rapefruit is another thing whioh
acting attention among Ameri
n Cubs.'' It seems to thrive ex
tly there- sud p.ys weil at this .
1 Grapefruit trees bear in three
I An aversge tree, ia found to
?00 pieces of fruity and a box
By pieces 2oils in New York for
ve woman who owns a small lot
m town bas ? a grapefruit tree
lg in her beek yard, from wbieb
Balitea" no less than $15 during
. leon when it was two and a half
lld. She did this by selling the
I fancy ?rices.
I raising, too, should become a
- Ile industry in Cuba in the fu
ll think the boney made by
?ban bees bests anything J. ever
ly life. There is a palm grow
Indantly down tbere which is
. ?as the royal palm and of the
ls of which the bess are par
I fond.. The honey of bees
Jive fod on tho royal palm hs s
indescribably delicious.
Itt Americans begin to nnder
^l^^raHUawHS?-.: .V
WNS IN CUBA.
rho Start [Plantations
k Sun.
Bland what the olimate of Cuba really
is they will go there in summer a&
well as in winter. I am speaking now
of the northern coast, where my plau
tation is situated. On tho northern
coast wc get the trade winds, which
temper the heat. It is no hotter in
July and August than in January.
"I have placed a thermometer out
ia the sun on some of tho hottest
du; 3, and have never known it to
register moro than 104 degrees. The
temperature with us varies from OS to
90 degrees, and there is a difference of
about 16 degrees each day.
"Thus, in the morning a man will
find a warm jacket comfortable, to
ward the middle of the day a linen
suit is all one can stand, and by even
ing it is cool again. There is no such
thing as the continual, enervating
heat of our summer days to endure at
any time.
"Another odd thing is that no mat
ter how hot the sun may be the
shadows are always delightfully cool.
If one is dripping with perspiration
out under a torrid sky ho has only to
step into the shade of a tree or into
the house in order to be in another
atmosphere.
"The only trouble with the atmos
phere is that there is something so sa
lubrious, so indescribably delightful,
in the air that the mont energetio of
Americans is apt to forget the whole
some traditions of his bringing up
and to begin to wonder what is the
good of working when it is so pleasant
just to sit around and breathe. Un
consciously, but irresistibly, what we
know as southern languor falls upon
every one who lives there for a time.
So I always advise any one who comes
down there with work to accomplish to
start right in and get that work done
as quickly as possible.
uOf course there is a rainy eoason,
when it may pour for an hour or so
every day for from six weeks to three
months. But this is not BO great an
inconvenience as might be imagined,
Tor the rain comes at more or less
regular intervals, and one can calcu
late just when to expect, it.
"The jejen is something for the
comings and goings of which there is
no accounting. It is blaok and about
the size of the point of a very fine
needle, and that is all any one knows
about it.
"It arrives unexpectedly, in swarms
that seem to fill the air, and as sud
denly departs. While present it is
excessively uncomfortable, settling
on the under part of the wrists and
upon the ankles and causing them to
swell and sting as though poisoned.
When we are Bitting outdoors of an
evening some one may suddenly -ex
claim: 'Don't you feel something?'
And it will dawn upon the rest of
us that we do. Then there is noth
ing for it but to beat a hasty retreat
within doors until the jejen has de
parted.
"To guard against this plague all
our doorways and windows are cover
ed with coarse cheese cloth. But,
with this exception, there aro no
pests-no poisonous insects or rep
tiles-in ?ho north of Cuba."
Practiced Under Difficulties.
"Don't try to make musicians out
of all children indiscriminately and
thus you will avoid suoh household
conversations as one I overheard the
other day," said Baron Kaneko of
Japan, who has been spending the
Bummer in the Maine woods, accord
ing to the Buffalo Enquirer.
"I was on a train and a father and
his young son sat near me. Tho
father said:
" 'John, do you practice regularly
on the piano when I am away at busi
ness?'
" 'Yea, father,' replied the boy.
"'Everyday?'
" ?Yes, sir.*
" 'How long did you practico to?
day?'
*. Three hour?.'
' " 'And how long yesterday?' /
11 'Two hours and a half.*
11 'Well, I am glad to hear that yon
aro so regular.'
i " 'Yea, father.*
" 'And the next time yon practico
be sure to unlook the piano. Here
is the key. I loosed the taltra
mont last week and I have been
carrying the key in my pocket over
.ino*.*"
-?-, ,r-.
-- Tommy had drawn the picture of
a locomotive on hie elate and his
father asked him why he didn't draw
the earsj toou "Oh," answered Tom
my, "the locomotive oan draw them.'*
- Brevity may be the soul of wit,
but there is nothing humorous in a
short answer.
/ - Lasy people like tor^imagine
nil the world's a stage sb they may
ride.
MWMaui" ^ ' . . . ~-11 'h?*Wrati I?M?i?iiMiH:
Baptisms Contrasted.
Spartanlurg, Nov. 1G.-As ODO re
sult of the protracted meeting in the
Baptist Church here several persons,
after a confession of faith, were ac
cepted as proper candidates for bap
tism. Last night the paste preached
a forcible sermon on the fundamental
doctrines and prinoipabjof thc church,
after which the rite of baptism was
administered. It was the first time
the new baptismal pool was used. It
is beautiful in design and most artis
tically arranged, so that a baptismal
scene is quite attractive. A largo au
dience attended last night to see the j
first baptism in tho new ohuroh.
These Baptists are wonderfully pro
gressive. They believe in keeping up
with the procession. It has not been
fifty years since candidates for baptism
wont from the church in town out to
White's Mill, nearly two miles, and
were baptized io the creek. That was
the style in the old days. Seventy
five yearB ago three-fourths of the
population affiliated with that church.
Ail houses of worship were in the
country. When tho day for baptizing
carno it was usual after the sermon for
the congregation to adjourn to the
nearest oreek or mill pond. At Prov
idence, near Gaffney, they went about
two miles out to Clark's pond on Cher
okee. Sumo times accidents would
happen, as was the case in a mill pond
in the country. On account of a race
having been dug before the pond was
flooded there was a sudden depression
of about four feet. Preacher and
candidate both suddenly stepped off
and went under. They were rescued
by the assistance of friends. When
persons were baptised in the winter,
fires were built near the creek or pond
so that the people might warm after
thc immersion. But a great step for
ward has been made from performing
the rite in a pond, after breaking the
ice, toa baptismal font elegantly made
out of plate glass and marble, and the
water warmed to the right tempera
ture, with we!! heated dressing rooms
close at har.d.
It is very different from a scene in
Clark's mill pond. Two or three per
sons were to be baptized on a certain
Sunday in the winter. It was one of
those days that gets colder and colder.
When the congregation reached the
pond ioe was forming. One of the
baptized was a woman. After getting
on dry clothes they started homeward
on horseback. After riding three or
four miles in a driving wind they
were foroed to stop at a house. The
woman was so cold and stir! she had
to be assisted to got in the house.
With food, fire and stimulants they
were warmed and sent on their way
home. The suffered no evil results.
But after all the elegance, comforts
'of modern methods, and baptismal
robes prepared with utmost skill,
somehow the old method strikes us as
being more solemn and impressive. It
was nevera speotaculiar showtbut a reli
gious ceremony that commanded the
respect of the unbelieving and silenced
those who were disposed to sooff at
any religious ceremony. The sturdy
pioneers were in earnest in religious
matters as they were in clearing the
forests and subduing nature. When
their faith or emotions prompted them
to join the ohuroh they were ready
for baptism whether it was cold or
hot. The preachers were also real j*
at any time to immerse believers.
They did not wait for special clothes,
and if they did not happou to Lavo a
change in their saddle bags, they
would borrow some clothing from a
neighbor and baptize the couvert.
They will never have such singing
around a tuarblo font as they us^.d
to have on the hanks of these clear
streams when a thousand voices would
unite iu singing sonic of the suitable
hymus. It was a grand and impres
sive ?sc?ne. ?he new way is better,
but young people must understand
that their parents and graud .'parents
woi 2 very earnest and devout. But
thc churches arc moving forward and
getting away from the old simple
ways of good ancestors. Let us
hope that they will not get far away
from tho God of our fathers.-Charles
Petty, in Nows aud Courier.
Life Sentences for Highwaymen.
Chicago is receiving some criticism
because of her rigorous treatment of
robbers. The statute making high
way robbery punishable by life impris
onment bas been resurrected and in one
week nine hold up men were sent over
the road for life.
It is humane and just to talk about
reforming criminals. Every man who
errs and is sorry, and wants todo bet
ter Bbould bo given as muoh oppor
tunity for reformation as the welfare
of society can stand.
But the man who makes an assault
for the {purpose of gain is at heart a
deteotnblo.murderer. He isn't an or
dinary thug. Me is prepared to slay,
and in almost every case he is a grad
uate in erime, not a student.
Human life is sacred. It is a faot
pretty well ground into the brain of
every human being. The man who
waits in the dark armed with a blud
geon and a revolver, keyed to the
point where he will kill in order to
gain your personal property, is a pre
meditated murderer. He knows what
he is doing, and what he proposes to
do. He also knows that in most
cities if he can employ a smart attor
ney, one with a political pull prefer
red, and has enough money, or friends
who have money, he can either escape
entirely or get off with a short sen
tence.
That kind of a man is an enemy of
sooiety. Decency forbids electroeut- ,
ing him unless he has taken life, and
so wisdom demands that he disappear .
not for a few months or a few years,
but until he shall emerge from behind
the dark walls of a prison in his cof
dn.
Reform him in his coll if you will.
Treat him humanely and kindly.
But keep him where he will never
again be tempted to raise his murder
ous hand against his kind.
A look at the criminal statistics of
thia country and persual of the thous
ands of criminal tragedies reported in
the newspapers prove that the terror
of the law does pot appeal to those
who do wrong with the force it should.
- A physician says that women
seldom talk in their sleep. Of course,
they don't; the organ of speech must
have an occasional rest.
- It is sometimes hard to distin
guish patience from downright lazi
ness.
By Elimination.
Jokes about twins are more numer
ous than twius themselves. For all
that, there need be no hesitation in
repeating a joke which passes carrent
in at least one section ot' the coun
try.
"There used to live over on Pain
ters farm," said the humorist who
told the story, "a couple o' twins
named Dan and Abe. They moved
away since. At the time I remember
'em they were grown men, but they
were as near like as thom two jugs.
The only difference was that l>au had
good, sound teeth and Abe he'd lost
most o' his out o' the front part of his
face.
"The only way to know which was
which was to stick your finger in
Abe's mouth. If he bit ye it was
Dan."-Youth's Companion.
Who Saw lt First.
?Jim and Fred, brothers of six and
four years of age, wero fond of argu
ments between themselves, says thc
Chicago Record-Herald. They were
arguments that never went beyond the
wor?y ?tage, but on occasion became
somewhat heated.
They were out one day with their
nurse when they happened to pass an
old houso that was a landmark in the
neighborhood. Instantly the spirit cf
disputo waB aroused. Said Jim the
elder: "I saw that house first."
Fred picked up the gage of battle
promptly and replied: "Nc, you
didn't; I saw it before you did."
"No, you didn't,"' persisted Jim.
"I saw it before you were born, 'cause
I'm older than you and passed by here
'fore you were born."
This was convincing, even to Fred's
infantile mind, and for some time he
waa silent. Then after a pause he an
nounced triumphantly: "I don't
care if you are the oldest, I saw it be
fore you. When I was dust I blew by
this house and saw it."
Jim was silent._
A Cotton Picking Machine.
It came out yesterday that the visit
of Mr. Theodore H. Price, the New
York cotton baar, to Charlotte had
more than one purpose behind it. Mr.
Price left tho city shortly after thc
arrival of Dr. A. A. Hammcrschlag,
president of tho Carnegie Manual
Training school, in Pittsburg, Pa. Tho
latter met here Messrs. W. P. Quen
tell and W. S. Dean. Sunday morn
ing the gentlemen drove out into the
country South of the city, preceded
by a large box which had come by ex
press. It has been learned that the
box oontained a new cotton pioking
machine and it was sent here to be
tested in the cotton fields near by.
It is known that Mr. Price, besides
the other gentlemen, is interested in
the machine, but the construction and
operation of it has been kept a se
oret. It is said to be operated by
electricity. It is not known how the
experiment oame out, but it is rumor
ed that the maohine failed to work ia
a satisfactory manner. Mr. Prioe is
said to have remarked that he was
much disappointed, as he had spent
about $30,000 io experiments with va
rious cotton picking machines, and
none of them had given entire satis
faction.-Charlotto Observer.
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This Establishment has been Selling
IN ANDERSON for more than forty years. Daring all that time competitors
have come and gone, but we have remained right hera. We have always sold
Cheaper than any others, and during those long years we have not had ono dis
satisfied customer. Mistakes will sometimes oooor, and if at any time ve
found that a customer was dissatisfied we did not rest until we had made hjsa
satisfied. This policy, rigidly adhered to, has made Befriends, true and last
ing, and we can say with pride, but without boasting, that we have the oontV
deno* of the people of this section. We have a larger Stock of Goods this
season than we have ever had, and we pledge you our word that we have never
sold Furniture at as close a margin of profit aa we are doing now. This is
{?roven by the fact that we are selling Furniture not. only all over Anderson
Jonnty but in every Town in the Piedmont section. Come and see us. Your
parents saved money by baying from us, and yon* jd your ehildren can save
money by bnying lon leo. We carry EVERYTHING in the Furniture line?
S, F. TOLLY & SON, Depot Street
Tho OId;.Ite1iable'.Furniture;Dealers
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WE have moved our Shop and office below Peoples' Bank, in front o?*
Mr. J. J. Fr et well'H 6 tables. We respectfully ask all our friends that need
any Roofing done, or any kind of Repair work, Engine Stacks, Evaporators,
or any kind of Tin or Gravel Roofing
it promptly and in best manner.
